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

Chapter 265
Wuchang Mansion.

There was a commotion on the city walls.

"The pseudo-Ming army is coming!"

"Quick...quickly report to the commander-in-chief and the town commander!"

"Don't sleep anymore, gather together, gather together..."

On the Yangtze River, the Ming army came almost arrogantly and landed on the north bank of Wuchang Prefecture.

It is difficult not to notice the Qing soldiers on duty on the Wuchang City Wall.

Following a flurry of excitement at the top of the city, it didn't take long for Longkodo and Dai Kun to climb up the city wall, one after the other, guarded by their own soldiers.

Long Keduo spoke concisely and to the point: "Where are the pseudo-Ming army?"

A Qing soldier quickly replied: "Commander, the puppet Ming army arrived two-quarters of an hour ago and has landed and camped at the ferry on the north bank. So far, it seems that there is no intention to launch an offensive."

After hearing this, Longkoduo turned his head and glanced at the Ming army camp in the distance.

It's so far away that you can't see anything without a telescope.

Longkodo frowned, and doubts suddenly arose in his heart.

The Ming army's massive military expedition was obviously headed for his city of Wuchang.

But now they are all at the right place, not to mention that the camp was located far away, and even the army did not launch an offensive immediately. Instead, they built a large camp there, which also gave time to gather troops at the head of Wuchang City.

What is this going to do?
Not only Longkodo felt strange, but Dai Kun behind him also had something vaguely wrong, but he couldn't explain it.

Time passed quickly under the tension.

The next day.

There was still no movement in the Ming army camp.

No, there was still movement. The Ming army began to strengthen the camp, build wooden fortresses and dig trenches on the periphery.

Military camps without wooden fortresses or walls are called camp camps. They are usually composed of a circle of tents and a circle of tents.

There are wooden towers called Yingzhai, and there are walls built with earthen walls called Yingbao.

While the Ming army was building their camps, they finally moved into action.

First, the Ming troops in the camp quickly assembled in formation under the orders of officers at all levels, and then the naval warships moored on the river began to rapidly approach Wuchang Fucheng.

The Ming Army's Army Division had just left the camp.

"Boom boom boom!"

The naval guns of the Ming army's warships tested the guns without any warning.

Naturally, the Ming Navy did not dare to directly cross the Yangtze River waterway between Wuchang and Hanyang.

Not only were the two mansions facing each other across the river, Longkodo had already made arrangements in advance during the military training.

The river defense cannons on the city walls of Wuchang and Hanyang are not blind spots, but they are definitely not something that the sailing warships of this era can approach or force their way through.

The Ming Navy was not stupid. Even the docking location was outside the range of the Wuchang River defense artillery.

The Ming Navy launched a cannon there. Although one shot missed because of the distance, it still alerted the Qing gunners at the top of Wuchang City.

These gunners had been preparing for a long time since yesterday. Although they were panicked now, they quickly fired back.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The cannons on both sides are just a long way apart, and you come and go without giving in to each other.

The entire Yangtze River was filled with the roar of artillery fire.

Relying on the advantage of intensive firepower, the Ming army did bring some casualties to the city, but not much.

How many casualties can be caused by firing artillery at the maximum range?
Of course, the Ming army also had several warships that were also decorated.

However, these days, except for chain bombs and explosive shells, it is difficult for ordinary artillery shells to cause devastating damage to a warship unless they hit the mast or the powder room.

At the same time that the Ming Navy's navy was firing at Wuchang City's river defense artillery, the Ming Army's land division also approached Wuchang City.

"Boom boom boom!"

The artillery of the Ming Army's Army Division took the lead in firing.

Although Zheng Dingrui's Western Expedition Army did not bring Huang Dian's Fourth Army with them, they did bring over all the artillery and gunners of the Fourth Army.

There are twenty red cannons alone, and countless other light artillery pieces.

Although there were a lot of artillery at the top of Wuchang City, almost all of the long-range heavy artillery was firing at the Ming Navy's naval guns. Only some of the unhelpful ones turned their guns and pointed them at the Ming Army outside the city.

"Boom boom boom!"

After one round of gun test, the Ming gunners quickly loaded the gunpowder shells, and the second salvo soon followed.

In the Ming army's position, rumbling artillery fire accompanied a large amount of gunpowder smoke.

"woo woo woo woo!"

"Da da da da!"

The siege horn of the Ming army sounded, and hundreds of soldiers from the first camp wearing full plate armor pushed several trench bridges and ran towards the moat outside Wuchang City.

"Send the order, let the gunners fire! Don't let the pseudo-Ming build the city bridge." Dai Kun gave the order in an orderly manner.

Since the day the Ming army landed, Dai Kun was appointed by Longkodo as the chief defender of Wuchang Fucheng, with full responsibility for the defense of the city.

Longkodo took advantage of the situation and entered the tower to show his determination to coexist with Wuchang.

As for the Hanyang Mansion on the other side, it was entrusted to Wu Shaoan.

Although Wu Shaoan's performance in the Jiujiang battle was worrying, there was really no one available for Longkodo. Instead of changing the generals again and replacing them with new players, it is better to continue to use Wu Shaoan.

Moreover, Commander Long was also responsible for that battle in the end, and Wu Shaoan cannot be entirely blamed.

However, Hanyang could only provide support and work with Wuchang to use river defense artillery to block the Yangtze River waterway.

As long as the waterway is blocked, the Ming army can only attack Wuchang Jiancheng by land.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Qing army opened fire.

A soldier pushing the bridge was hit in the chest by a cannonball. Under the powerful kinetic energy of the cannonball, the Ming army's standard chestplate was like paper and deformed instantly.

The broken ribs behind the breastplate pierced the internal organs, and the man died on the spot.

No matter how good the armor is, it can't stop the artillery.

Another artillery shell hit the wheels of a trench bridge. The wheels flew off and the bridge was paralyzed on the spot.But the rest of the Ming army pushing the bridge continued to advance rapidly as if they had not seen it.

Under the strict military discipline and the quality of veterans, the Qing artillery at the top of Wuchang City cannot be said to be useless, but it is also greatly reduced.

"Boom boom boom!"

The artillery of the Qing army continued to roar, but it still could not stop the Ming army who was not afraid of death.

Within half a moment, except for the first two trench bridges of the Ming Army, which were smashed, all the remaining ones were successfully erected on the moat.

It's not that the Qing army's gunners' skills were poor, it was simply that the trench bridge was too big and too strong. Unless the soldiers pushing the bridge were killed or key parts were damaged, they couldn't stop it at all.

The trench bridge was just erected, and the Ming army who followed behind reached the camp first and then pushed the cloud cart and charged towards Wuchang City.

Although the Qing artillery at the top of the city fired wildly, they still couldn't stop Yun Che, who had entered the camp first.

"Dangdangdang!"

"Dangdangdang!"

As several cloud chariots hooked onto the city wall of Wuchang City, the soldiers who first climbed into the camp quickly climbed up the city along the cloud chariots.

After seeing the Qing soldiers on the city wall, they were nervous at first, but now they have gradually calmed down.

"Shhhhhh!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The Qing army's crossbowmen and cannon soldiers began to alternately release arrows and fire, but the effect was not great.

On the city wall, rolling stones and hammers have been prepared, and several large pots for cooking golden juice have been refilled with water and set on fire.

"Boom... ah!"

Ming soldiers continued to climb the city only halfway up the city, and were knocked down by rolling stones and wooden logs thrown from the top of the city.

There were also soldiers who were the first to board the camp and successfully climbed to the top of the city and started fighting with the Qing troops on the top of the city.

However, although this offensive and defensive battle was quite fierce, the actual intensity of the war was far lower than Dai Kun imagined.

Almost all the Qing troops at the top of Wuchang City were new soldiers, but they were still able to withstand the Ming army's offensive.

The two armies just saw each other repeatedly at the top of the city.

The battle lasted for almost an hour, but the Ming army could no longer withstand it.

Accompanied by a burst of shouts from the city, the Ming army's siege troops retreated like a tide.

The Ming navy on the river also retreated quickly.

When Dai Kun saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief and did not leave the city to pursue him.

Although the intensity of the fighting today was not very high, it was equivalent to military training.

The defenders of Wuchang City are all Hubei troops, and they are quite well trained, and they are definitely much stronger than the ordinary Green Camp. What they lack is just actual combat experience.

Now that he has actual combat experience, coupled with sufficient food and wages, he can't win in the field, but he is still a little confident in just defending the city.

In the following days, the Ming army almost only used artillery to bombard Wuchang Fucheng from land intermittently.

However, the Ming Army's land division almost never dispatched, and even if they did, they would only dispatch small groups of troops to tentatively attack the city.

However, the Qing army in Wuchang City still did not dare to take it lightly and only insisted on guarding it to the death.

……

Today is the fifth day of the Wuchang offensive and defensive battle.

Dai Kun was conducting a routine inspection of the Wuchang city defense with his soldiers. When he reached a section of the city wall, he suddenly stopped with a frown and turned to look at the Ming army camp outside the city.

"General Town, what's wrong?" the soldier beside him asked in confusion.

"..."

Dai Kun didn't speak, he just pressed his hands against the wall, feeling a little anxious.

The intensity of Pseudo Ming's siege in the past few days has been getting lower and lower visible to the naked eye. What are they planning?
Dai Kun said to himself: "Does it mean that the actual purpose of the false statement is not in Wuchang?"

After saying that, he immediately shook his head: "Impossible, Wuchang is the intersection of three rivers (Han River, Yangtze River, north and south, three major waterways meet), and there is no reason for Puppet Ming to let this place go. Moreover, if Puppet Ming doesn't want Wuchang, then why does it raise tens of thousands of troops? Come to attack?"

The soldier quickly kept silent and waited quietly.

Dai Kun always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.

Wait... Looking at the Ming army camp far outside the city, Dai Kun suddenly had an idea.

"No, no, the pseudo-Ming army shouldn't be so small..."

Dai Kun said, his face changed: "No, Hanyang is in danger!"

From beginning to end, the Ming army showed no more than [-] troops, which was obviously wrong.

The military structure of the Ming army was no longer a secret among the Puppet Qing Dynasty. As a confidant of Longkodo, Dai Kun naturally knew that the highest military organization of the Ming army was called "jun".

Zheng Dingrui, a veteran of the Puppet Ming Dynasty who led the attack this time, has the official position of army commander in the Puppet Ming Dynasty, and can also be called a general.

The Ming army had almost 3 troops per army. Counting the people's supplies, it was impossible for the siege force to be less than [-] people.

So where are the remaining troops?

Dai Kun almost didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Wuchang is the intersection of three rivers, so isn’t Hanyang the same?

Moreover, Hanyang is also equivalent to the back door of Wuchang. Now the front door has been completely captured by the Ming army. If this back door is blocked by the Ming army again.

The military morale in Wuchang City will definitely be in chaos, and it will be useless no matter how strong the city is.

Since ancient times, an isolated city cannot be defended, because the army will lose its morale in an isolated city.

Both Dai Kun and Longkodo had completely fallen into misunderstandings before. They never thought that the Ming army would ignore Wuchang and go around to raid Hanyang Mansion.

This is not the first time. Anqing was so disgraced before.

Dai Kun came to his senses and had no intention of patrolling the city defense anymore. He hurriedly went to the city tower to find Longkodo.

Jogging all the way to the city tower.

Dai Kun couldn't even wait to ask for instructions, so he barged in directly, raised his hands to the surprised Longkodo and said, "Commander, I will report something important at the end!"

Longkodo was also startled and was about to speak.

"Report! Urgent military report! Urgent military report!"

Hearing this voice, Dai Kun suddenly turned pale and his heart thumped: "It's over!"

　If you hold on a little longer, it’s almost time for the night shift (3[▓▓]
　　
　
(End of this chapter)