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Chapter 109 The fatal weakness of the Ming army

With Dai Kun's order, Chuzhou's offensive and defensive battle officially kicked off.

The Ming army, which had already been in place, climbed out of the camp first, carrying a cloud chariot and rushed towards the city wall of Chuzhou.

"Set up the cannons for me, don't let a Ming thief get close." Seeing that the Ming thief came to the camp first to attack, the Qing army commanders from all over the city immediately shouted and ordered.

These people are all the remnants of Wenzhou Town under Dai Kun. They have previous experience in guarding Wenzhou City, so they are not panicking now.

The Qing artillerymen lying behind the battlements received the order and quickly began to load the artillery shells, then ignite the cannons.

"Boom~Boom~"

There was a burst of cannon fire at the top of the city, accompanied by bursts of smoke. No surprise, one shot missed because the Ming army was not within range.

Seeing that the Qing army at the top of the city actually dared to fire artillery, the Ming army artillery battalion officer immediately shouted angrily: "Brothers, aim at those Qing dog artillery at the top of the city and hit them hard!"

"Boom~Boom~"

The Ming army soon remembered a burst of artillery fire, which was more violent than that of the Qing army. Then, one of the same ten shells missed.

No, it was still hit. It hit an iron pot that was boiling gold juice. The shell fell into the iron pot at an extremely fast speed, smashing a hole in the iron pot on the spot. The hot dung soup inside splashed out in a large area. The two closest "cooks" Qing Bing were directly splashed all over.

"what!"

The two men let out a shrill scream, stretched out their hands to subconsciously scratch the skin on their bodies, and then grabbed a large piece of rotten skin stained with feces and water.

Although these two people did not die, given the medical standards of this era, they basically would not survive.

The commander in charge of this area of ​​the city quickly ran over and stabbed the two of them twice: "Don't worry, your wives, children, and the court will not forget them."

It had to be said that these city-defending officers who were specially sent out by Dai Kun were quite capable. He knew that these two people would definitely not survive. If they were allowed to die of infection in the end, it would definitely shake the morale of the army.

Therefore, it is better to give them a ride now and promise pensions. Regardless of whether they can be fulfilled, in short, first stabilize people's hearts during the war.

This incident was just an accidental episode in the artillery battle between the Ming and Qing armies. The artillery shells of the two armies seemed to be free of charge, and it was very lively.

However, the artillery fire on both sides was diligent, but the actual results were very few. The Ming army was due to lack of experience. Although they were familiar with it once and twice, they were not as good as the veterans after all, and they were almost useless on the battlefield.

The Qing army was not much better. In addition, there was also the threat of heavy artillery from the Ming army, so they did not dare to concentrate on artillery fire.

when~when~
It was the Ming army's Yun chariot that first entered the camp and the iron hook caught the wall of Chuzhou City.

Several red-clad and armor-clad soldiers from the first camp held swords in their mouths and quickly climbed up the ladder.

Seeing that the Ming thief Yun's chariots were all set up, the Qing army commanders quickly shouted: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Shoot arrows, shoot arrows!"

The Qing army, who had been at a loss when they saw the iron hooks hung up, suddenly came to their senses. Several archers stepped forward quickly, bent their bows and nocked arrows at the Ming soldiers on the ladders, and shot at them.

The other soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were not idle either. The one who cooked the golden juice took a spoon and poured it down, and the remaining rolling stones and wooden logs were also thrown down one by one.

After a while, the first wave of Ming soldiers who climbed the ladder all fell down. Some were dead and some were injured, and they were still lying on the ground wailing.

However, this was of no use. The Ming army who followed up first seemed to turn a blind eye and climbed up the ladder more bravely and quickly. The first one had only climbed two steps before the second one followed.

As the Ming army's city-capture force, Xian Dengying, even the new army, selected the most courageous, physically strong, and the highest martial arts people in the army.

To put it bluntly, if the same number were to fight hand-to-hand combat, the combat effectiveness of the Xianden camp would not be as good as any regular Ming army force.

Although the Qing army at the top of the city was already struggling to defend the city, there were always some omissions. Finally, the first Ming army to board the camp reached the top of the city with one hand.The two Qing soldiers who were carrying an iron pot with bottomless gold juice and ready to dump it were dumbfounded on the spot. However, the Ming army who entered the camp first firmly remembered the instructor (this was Zhu Yijiong's special purpose) after he was selected to enter the camp first. (name changed) told them: Don’t worry about anything once you get to the top of the city. As long as it’s not a friendly force or a superior military order, then kill everyone you see!
puff...

Cut it down with one strike without hesitation.

"what!"

The Qing soldier loosened his grip in pain, and the other Qing soldier couldn't hold on to it at all, and the iron pot fell to the ground.

bang bang bang...

The remaining scalding excrement water spilled onto the Qing soldier's feet, causing him to jump up because it was so hot on the spot.

"呲~"

The Ming soldier who entered the camp first seemed to have turned into a killing machine. He pulled out his knife without even wiping the blood, and slashed at another Qing soldier again. After slashing, he drew the knife and continued.

At this time, the rest of the Qing soldiers finally reacted. They did not collapse or run away. Instead, they howled and attacked with swords. Even the nearby Qing soldiers also rushed over to support them.

As he ascended the city, more and more Ming troops climbed up the city wall first. These Ming troops who ascended the city quickly formed battle formations and fought together, intending to gain a firm foothold and create conditions for the subsequent friendly troops to ascend the city. .

However, Dai Kun was not a freeloader. Seeing that the situation in various parts of the city was not good, he decisively led the team to put out the fire himself, and even roped in Xue Shijie, the official commander-in-chief of Chuzhou, with him.

At this time, even the two mayors personally raised their knives (actually it was the soldiers who were charging, they were just raising their knives). The morale of the Qing troops defending the city was greatly boosted, and they regained the advantage in strength.

For a time, the two armies at the top of the city gradually fell into a tug of war. The Ming army that first entered the camp was forcing its way onto the city, and the Qing army at the top of the city was also resisting.

These Qing troops are basically elite combat forces selected by Dai Kun. Although he said before that there were [-] troops in Chuzhou, in fact, only a little over [-] were actually available.

After all, Dai Kun is also a veteran on the battlefield. Unlike those civil servants, he will never let a waste like Bing Yong with almost no combat power face the army of Ming thieves when his military strength is barely enough.

At most, they can transport food and baggage, build equipment to defend the city, and so on.

Facts have proved that his decision was not wrong. Although the Ming army's first camp was indeed quite brave, they did not look like new recruits at all.

However, the Qing army defending the city at the top of the city was also not weak. In addition, they had more troops and had the advantage of defending the city. Under the leadership of their respective generals, they quickly took control of the battle situation. The Ming army's position at the city head became smaller and smaller. …

The fierce battle lasted for nearly half an hour, and the Ming army's casualties in the first camp were almost [-]%. The first camp officers could no longer stand it and immediately ordered a retreat.

If they continue to fight, they are afraid that their soldiers will collapse, which will not be worth the gain.

The Ming army retreated quickly like a tide, and the Qing troops at the top of the city, under their general orders, forcibly destroyed and pushed down the cloud chariots connected to the city wall, and then relaxed a little.

They withstood this battle. Although the actual casualties were more than those of the Ming army who first entered the camp, they were still within the acceptable range.

All the surviving Qing troops cheered loudly, and on the side of the Ming army formation, all the battalion officers knelt down to apologize.

"Everyone, get up! You are not guilty of this war." Zhu Yijiong raised his hand.

This was not a relief. Just when he was watching the battle remotely with a telescope, although the performance of the first camp at the top of the city was pretty good, he still discovered a fatal flaw.

His own army, the Xiandeng camp responsible for seizing the city, was not equipped with heavy armor.

How careless!

　Go to sleep, let's see if tomorrow is okay

　　
　
(End of this chapter)