I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 194 Longkodo: Attack and defense have changed.

Chizhou city.

Longkodo has already arrived at the city.

Thirty thousand Qing troops surrounded Chizhou City.

This is a common tactic in siege warfare. Surround three and one is missing, leaving a special passage.It not only deliberately allowed the defenders to escape, but also undermined the defenders' will to resist.

Even the Ming army had done this in many previous sieges. Otherwise, Dai Kun and Longkodo would not have had the chance to escape from Chuzhou and Nanjing.

"Command, attack the city!"

Longkoduo gave an order, and the Chizhou offensive and defensive battle officially began.

Of course, the siege troops from Anqing were sent first, and the Green Battalion of the New Army was responsible for guarding the formation.The [-]-[-]-banner infantry in Longkodo's hands supported the rear and arranged in the center to prevent the frontline troops from collapsing.

"President Dai, the commander-in-chief has ordered your troops to attack the city immediately!" Longkodo's messenger rushed to the front line and conveyed the military order to Dai Kun, the commander-in-chief of the Foreign Affairs Commission (equivalent to a mercenary officer).

"Commander Huilong, just say that the last general has the order." Dai Kun said with his hands in hand.

After saying that, he turned around with a solemn expression and issued siege orders to his subordinates.

Soon, under the orders of their superiors, the forward training troops carried the folding trench bridge and quickly moved closer to the moat of Chizhou City.

There were originally moat bridges on the moat, but they were quickly demolished by the Chizhou Ming Army who discovered it in time.

Although it is of little practical use, because the Qing army will definitely build trench bridges for siege, but if they do not destroy them, the Qing army will even save time to build trench bridges.

"fire!"

At the top of Chizhou City, the commander of the Fifth Town of the First Army, Fu Yunsheng, who was responsible for the garrison, calmly issued the order.

The siege troops of the Qing army were all covered with cowhide boards. After all, they were elites trained by Long Keduo, and there was definitely no shortage of equipment.

The arrows were useless, and even conventional caliber muskets were too weak at this distance, so cannons could only be used.

Before joining the Ming army, Fu Yunsheng was just an ordinary farmer's family, and he was somewhat related to Mr. Fu, the landlord in the village.

Whenever I encounter difficulties, I can get a little help from Mr. Fu, and my life can generally go on.

Don't think this is strange. This was actually a normal event in ancient times. The situation where landlords exacted excessive taxes and forced their farmers to die was rare after all.

This is not to say that landlords no longer exploit, in fact they still exploit, and the exploitation is not considered low.But there will always be some room left, so that all farmers will not starve to death.

In disaster years, farmers will also be able to survive through loans. In exchange for fame, they will also be deeply bound to the farmers below.

These landowners and gentry who have passed down the tradition for generations will not understand the principle of fishing from the bottom of the lake.

Making a quick buck can easily lead to civil unrest, so why not pursue sustainable development in a stable manner?

Moreover, if there are family farmers below, many landowners will deliberately send some food or other things to these small family farmers during the holidays for the sake of reputation and the cohesion of their surnames.

He only has a little money, but he can get the support of these people and continue to pass on the wealth of his family. Why not?
Similarly, there are many subordinate staff groups that have taken root in many places like local snakes.

"Boom boom boom!"

On the city wall, a volley of artillery fired.

Now the amount of sugar powder in the Ming army's artillery is much better than before, and unless there are special circumstances, high-intensity firing is no longer required.

Until the risk of chamber explosion is solved or reduced, the only way to reduce the strain on the artillery is as much as possible.

In fact, it is still not safe.

The shells were fired without much effect.

The heavy artillery was taken away by the siege troops, and what remained were light artillery and traditional tiger squat artillery.

The power cannot be said to be worrying, at least it is enough to destroy the giant folding trench bridge.

The first round of volleys was completely empty.

The gunner quickly cleaned up the powder residue, reloaded the shell, and then fired again.

"Boom boom boom!"

This time, a trench bridge was finally destroyed. It was not a direct destruction, but a wheel was damaged by a cannonball. The Qing soldiers could no longer push it and had to give up.

Facing the firepower output of the Ming army at the top of the city, it was naturally impossible for the Qing army to just watch.Several red cannons were pushed onto the fort by Qing gunners, and their muzzles were pointed toward the head of Chizhou City.

If you look closely, you will see that these cannons are still newly cast. "preparation!"

"Light it up, fire it up!"

A Qing army camp officer gave the order, and the Qing army gunners operating the artillery below hurriedly began loading gunpowder shells.

Although the Qing army did not have sugar cannons, the red cannons were actually similar. They were all heavy artillery weighing one thousand kilograms or more.

In terms of range and destructive power, it is better than the Ming army's light artillery and tiger crouching artillery at the top of Chizhou City.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Qing army's artillery fired the first salvo, and all the shells hit the thick and solid wall of Chizhou City.

During the Kangxi Dynasty, Chizhou City was repaired and raised several times. Although the height was still not as high as the Nanjing High Wall, the thickness was guaranteed.

In addition to not being equipped with heavy artillery to defend the city, it is basically impossible to defeat the entire Chizhou City with artillery alone.

Despite such excellent city defense capabilities, the Chizhou magistrate took the initiative to send troops out of the city to fight. After the defeat, he came to avenge the king on his deathbed, and did not even defend at all.

What a talent!

"Reload and keep firing!"

The artillery fired one round, and the Qing army did not commotion or yell, but only gave orders again.

The gunners worked hard, quickly clearing and reloading the gunpowder balls.

"Boom boom boom!"

The second salvo came.

Fine!

This artillery battle was impossible to fight. The Qing army took advantage of the range advantage of the red cannons and suppressed the Ming army's artillery at the top of the city, unable to move.

The tricks used by the Ming army were now learned by Long Keduo, and they were used against the Ming army in turn.

Fu Yunsheng and his troops huddled behind the parapet, unable to poke their heads out, let alone use artillery to block the Qing army's forward troops who were building a pontoon bridge under the city and preparing to attack the city.

The Ming army in Chizhou City was also helpless.

Although the total number of troops actually involved in Jiangxi by the First and Second Armies of the Ming Army was only 2 this time, the main force in attacking Jiangxi Province actually fell on Huang Dian's Fourth Army.

The Ming army stationed in southern Anhui consisted of nearly [-] troops.

These troops seem to be quite large, but when they are dispersed to the states in southern Anhui, there are not many left.

After all, southern Anhui is a newly occupied area, and troops are stationed in all prefectures and counties. Even some areas are still under military control, such as Guangde, and the new Guangde governor has not yet taken office.

In the entire Chizhou capital, only Fu Yunsheng's fifth town is responsible for garrisoning, with a full strength of 5000 troops.

That's why Fu Yunsheng gave up the strategic advantage of the Ming army and did not take the initiative to go out of the city to fight with the Qing army in the field. He did not even divide his troops and go out to cooperate internally and externally.

They only have such a small number of troops, and they are all new soldiers. If they are separated, the situation will only be worse.

Not only will it weaken the strength of the defenders in the city, but once the troops outside the city are defeated and annihilated by the Qing army, it will also have a huge impact on the morale of the defenders in the city.

Fu Yunsheng has made up his mind that he will stick to Chizhou City.

In order to boost morale, he made a special trip to summon the demoted officials in the city and bluntly stated that the Qing army was crossing the river to attack.Once the city is defeated, he can still lead his army to break through, but these people are really dead.

It has to be said that this rhetoric is more effective than anything else. The big families in the city and those who were demoted have the money and strength to contribute.

Even the subordinate officials went out to recruit people everywhere to prepare to defend the city.

There is no way, everyone's hair has been shaved, and it will not grow back at all in a short period of time. It really makes the officials... Qing Gou attack in. Based on their understanding of the government, these Qing Gou Qiu Ba couldn't even say: "Fellow, let me lend you your head." One use.”

Then write their names upside down.

In order to survive, these people worked hard from top to bottom.

It is a hardship for the people. Although the subordinate officials have no intention of being corrupt this time, and the big gentry have also paid to help the war, such forced conquest of the people will definitely hurt the people.

But Fu Yunsheng can't care so much anymore. There are wartime considerations, such as culpability, etc. Let's wait until he survives the Chizhou offensive and defensive battle!

Outside the city, Longkodo looked at the troops who were afraid to take the lead and had been suppressed by his own red cannons, with a smile on his face.

Haha, false knowledge?
The offensive and defensive positions have changed!
(End of this chapter)