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

Chapter 321: Show off your power
The next day.

Outside Guide City, the Qing army camp was all in action.

As the smoke and dust filled the air, flags were fluttering in the Qing army camp that stretched for several miles. Countless Qing soldiers quickly assembled in formation under the orders of generals at all levels.

Just judging from the speed of formation assembly, although it was equally noisy, it was far faster than the green battalions that the Ming army had encountered before, and everyone's morale was high.

Yongzheng rode in his royal chariot and came to the battle in person.

Although he was said to be in front of the formation, he was actually still behind the army. It was just that he had gone from hiding in the camp to now showing up.

Not only is there a dragon flag representing the Qing emperor next to the imperial chariot, but the imperial chariot is also large enough and conspicuous enough.The soldiers can see it as long as they turn around, thus boosting their morale.

Yongzheng just showed his face to boost the morale of the army.

Zhang Wenhuan was still responsible for the full command. He drew his sword directly, rode a tall horse, and was covered in armor. He shouted: "Send the order, the whole army attacks the city! When the city is broken, I promise not to seal the sword for three days!"

"Ow!"

With one order, the whole army boiled.

Generals at all levels shouted and ordered their armies to attack the city.

"Kill! Kill the rebels!"

"Kill all these Han barbarians!"

"Long live the Emperor! The Qing Dynasty will be victorious!"

"..."

Completely different from the previous days, today's siege force included not only the Han Eight Banners, but also the elite Manchu Eight Banners.

Tens of thousands of Qing troops swarmed forward, and no longer used the cannon fodder of the Han army flags to test the situation as before.

The siege army was surrounded by three and one missing, leaving no room for gap at all.

The entire Guide City was filled with shouts of killing, and the surrounding army stretched for several miles.

Hundreds of ladders were pushed up the city wall. As long as the iron hooks hooked on the female wall, they couldn't even be pushed away.

There are more Qing soldiers pushing forward carts steadily. These carts are covered with several layers of thick cowhide boards. Not to mention ordinary matchlocks, even artillery can hardly cause any damage as long as they are far enough away.

"Boom boom boom!"

All the artillery pieces of the Qing army were pushed out and blasted continuously against that section of the city wall.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Ming army's artillery was not to be outdone and also fought back.

"Aim! Fire!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

But it was the Qing soldiers who began to climb the city along the ladder, and the Ming army's artillery soldiers fired in a row on the city wall.

In an instant, many Qing soldiers fell off the ladder like dumplings, and fell directly into meat paste.

There are Qing troops approaching with a cart.

The carriage is a standard equipment of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. It is also another siege weapon besides artillery when the Qing Dynasty takes control of the Central Plains.

In fact, the carriage has been widely used by the Qing army as early as the Nurhachi period, because in addition to being used to siege cities, it can also be used in large army field battles.

Its defensive effect against artillery, firecrackers and other firearms is amazing. Since the Jurchens did not have the advantage of firearms at the beginning, this was Nurhachi's secret weapon used to deal with the former Ming army.

There was even a time when the Qing army went to fight the Ming army without bringing their carriages, and ended up losing.

As a result, Nurhachi gave a strict order that in the future, the army would not be allowed to engage in direct combat with the Ming army without carrying carriages.

"Raise the gun and reload!"

"Light a fire and fire a gun!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Each Qing army carriage has a shooting hole deliberately left, and the matchlock gun protruding from it fires a volley at the city wall.

Not only did they fire volleys of fire cannons, but the Manchu and Qing archers hiding behind also fired arrows at the city wall.

"Shhhhhhh!"

Arrows flew.

Just like the Qing army's volley of firecrackers, it fired from bottom to top.

As long as the Ming army hid behind the female wall, the Qing army's muskets and arrows would be ineffective.

However, not only were there people shooting muskets and arrows in the Qing army's carriages, but the carriages themselves were also weapons for siege.

There was a cart that was close to the city gate. With the combined efforts of the Qing soldiers, they pushed the cart and crashed into the city gate. "Bang!"

Under the huge sound, the city gate shook violently.

The Qing army was already determined to take down the city wall within today.Not only did the Qing troops attack the city one after another, but they were also brave and fearless of death.

Seeing that various sections of the city wall were in danger one after another, the city guard general He Xiangming did not panic at all.

He Xiangming gave the order: "Send the order, the grenadiers come forward! Prepare the mortars!"

"Give me the most clearing troops to target."

"Light the fire, drop the bombs! Fire all the mortars for me!"

Without hesitation, he gave the order.

The Ming army deliberately pushed all the grenadiers and mortars that had been useless for so many days onto the city wall.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Continuous violent explosions sounded, and the unsuspecting Qing army was instantly blown to pieces by explosive bombs and grenade hammers.

Moreover, the Qing army launched a general offensive this time, and the army was extremely dense. Such a wave of Ming army fired at least hundreds of explosive bombs and grenade hammers.

When this explosion occurred, the Qing army array under the city was blown out of several vacuum zones on the spot. There was fire and smoke everywhere, accompanied by burnt limbs and broken arms.

Not only was the death tragic, but it also had a huge impact on the hot-headed Eight Banners soldiers, especially the Han Eight Banners soldiers.

Is this the magic method of the Ming army?

The Ming army actually knows magic?
And the magic is so powerful.

Although the Central Committee of the Manchu Qing Dynasty has repeatedly explained to the following that the Ming army was just a special firearm, few people actually believed it, only those high-ranking civil and military officials.

Even many middle and low-level officers are skeptical. After all, there is no such firearm.And even if it was really a firearm, why didn't the Qing Dynasty create the same one for a long time?

Or are you saying that the Qing Dynasty is not as good as the Ming Dynasty?

The Qing soldiers who were still climbing the city on the ladder didn't even react. One of the Qing soldiers finally touched the outside of the female wall, and then faced several spears thrust towards them.

Swing your sword to slash over, either to hit the shield on top, or to directly confront the heavy infantry of the Ming army.

"when!"

The waist sword of the Qing soldiers could not cut through the plate armor of the Ming soldiers at all. At most, it would leave a hole and create a spark.

"Boom boom boom!"

Ming army grenadiers and mortars continued to drop bombs and fire at the city.

After holding back for so many days, we were finally able to use our full strength. These grenadiers and mortar crews were all working hard.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Under the city wall, there were explosions one after another, mixed with the screams and shouts of the Qing soldiers.

"What the hell is this?"

"Those Han barbarians are cheating!"

"It's a demonic method, a fake demonic method!"

"Run away..."

Zhang Wenhuan had pressed the entire army this time. The military formation alone stretched for several miles, and most of the Qing troops in the rear did not even know the specific situation in the front.

Once the chaos breaks out at this moment, it is really out of control.

Not only were the frontline siege troops in disarray, but even the Qing soldiers hiding in the carriages were also fleeing.

Because one of the carts was hit by the Ming army's explosive bombs, the huge explosion directly ignited the cowhide-covered carts.

Although the defensive power of cowhide is amazing, its oil content is extremely high. Just like rattan armor, it can easily get out of control when burned by fire.

Almost most of the Qing army's siege vehicles were scrapped. The Qing soldiers, both Manchu and Han, were all stunned by the unlimited "supply" of explosive bombs that the Ming army suddenly took out.

The whole army retreated!

Zhang Wenhuan's strategic deployment was completely defeated by the Ming army's back-up.

Zhang Wenhuan's eyes were about to burst, and he almost wanted to vomit blood, but after being on the battlefield for a long time, he still endured it and said with difficulty: "Send the order and withdraw the troops with gold!"

　Continue in the next chapter, let’s take a break

　　
　
(End of this chapter)