Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 364 Fierce battle on the city

The Qing army did not attack the city again after exploring the city on the first day. After all, they were not in a hurry. In addition to sending people to plunder everywhere, Man Dahai captured some people to make siege equipment and robbed some food and grass. , there is no other action.

However, the troops he sent to collect grain in western Guangdong were severely defeated by the Guangdong navy, so that he never dared to send troops across the Pearl River.

Man Dahai soon learned of the news of the navy commander, so he asked Shi Fu to write a letter to surrender, but Shi Lang refused.

Seeing this, Man Dahai had to wait obediently for the delivery of luggage and artillery, which took four days.

The supplies for the Qing soldiers’ siege this time came from Zheng Zhilong’s war reserves for many years. The old thief wanted to be the king of Fujian, but he didn’t want a mountain to be higher than a mountain. He was known for his cunning, but the Qing court was obviously even more shameless.

Zheng Zhilong thought he had a strong navy, and the Manchus were good at riding and archery, and lacked the ability to fight on water. He must be as optimistic about him as the emperor of Ming Dynasty. Do what he likes, comfort him with kind words, and promise to be generous.

Zheng Zhilong believed it was true, and led 500 people to Fuzhou for a banquet. Boluo showed a look of admiration for a long time, praised him greatly, and swore that he would trust Fujian and Guangdong, but the Manchurian barbarians had no faith at all. How can you believe what you say?
Zheng Zhilong calculated all his life, but he never expected to be defeated by Boluo in the end. After three days of his banquet in Fuzhou, the Qing soldiers suddenly broke out and put him under house arrest.

Only then did Zheng Zhilong recall Zheng Chenggong's advice to him, "Husbands and tigers can't leave the mountains, fish can't escape the abyss, if they leave the mountains, they will lose their prestige, if they leave the abyss, they will be trapped and killed immediately, my father should think twice before acting."

Zheng Zhilong was careless for a while and was trapped by the Qing soldiers, so he had to obey Boluoyan and wrote a letter to appease the old ministries for the Qing court. Most of the Zheng clan would surrender to the Qing because of this, but some people were vigilant, such as the collateral forces of the Zheng clan, the Zheng clan Cai, Zheng Lian, Yang Geng and others began to fall for Lu Fan.

The Qing court took Zheng Zhilong's letter and called for surrender everywhere, and sent troops to raid Anping City, Zheng's hometown. Zheng Chenggong's biological mother, Tian Chuan, committed suicide after being insulted by the Qing soldiers.

The baggage transported this time included not only [-] Hongyi cannons, but also a large number of heavy siege weapons such as ladders, siege ladders, nest cars, and battering rams.At dawn the next day, the sound of war drums in the Qing army camp made the atmosphere in the sky above Guangzhou suddenly tense.

Liu Shun watched the mobilization of troops in the Qing camp. A large number of Qing soldiers were coming out of the barracks and slowly gathering in the camp.

Since the Qing army approached the city, Liu Shun hadn't gone down the city tower, and lived and boarded above the city tower.

Although Wang Yan took away the elite of Guangdong, there must have been thousands of Yangzhou veterans in his Zhongwu camp. These people were all elites who participated in the battle of Yangzhou and had rich experience in defending the city.

Liu Shun didn't have to worry so much at first, but this was the first time he stood alone, so it was difficult to calm down. At this moment, he walked to the city wall and turned around to order: "Beat the drums and prepare for battle!" There was also a rumbling sound, and nearly ten thousand soldiers of the Zhongwu Battalion quickly deployed on the city wall, and twenty thousand government soldiers who had never participated in a war also entered their seats.The Qing army spent five days preparing for the battle below the city, and the Ming army on the city also conducted many drills. Unlike many cities that had no artillery defenses or equipment and could only rely on human flesh, Guangzhou had sufficient preparations.

Amidst the sound of passionate drums, the [-] Ming troops were ready to fight, and Liu Shun felt a sense of pride in his heart.

An hour later, the Qing soldiers slowly formed their formation outside the camp, the generals Shi Fu and Hong Xishan came galloping on horseback, they got off their horses, walked up to Man Dahai and knelt down on one knee, saying: "Commander! "Today, the two of you each lead [-] troops to attack the city. Whoever breaks through Guangzhou first, is allowed to go with the Eight Banners soldiers and fight for three days first!" Prepared, Man Dahai looked at the backs of the two leaving, and his heart was very calm. Although he lost face in the city before, the Qing soldiers entered Fujian from Zhejiang, and then to Guangdong. There was no resistance, so he didn't pay attention to Guangzhou at all.

At this time, he lazily waved his hand on the horse, "Beat the drums and attack the city!" ?'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

"Boom~Boom~"

The war drums and the Qing army's Hongyi cannons sounded at the same time, and the gravel on the top of the city was splashed by solid bullets one after another. Each shell could leave a deep crater on the city wall, denting the city wall.

Under the city, ladders, nest carts, etc. were mixed in the army. The [-] army was as dense as an ant colony, covering the suburbs of Guangzhou.With the sound of war drums, Zheng's troops launched their first large-scale attack. The [-] troops rushed towards the city of Guangzhou like a black tide, among which were [-] ladders, [-] wagons, and battering rams. , Going all out to kill him.

Zheng's descendants held their shields high, the front held spears and sabers, their morale was high, and behind them were ten thousand archers.Boom!Boom! 'Amidst the beating of drums and the sound of "booming" cannons, they lined up in a dense line to the east city of Guangzhou.A ladder and a nest cart, pulled by the horses and pushed by the soldiers, walked slowly among the crowd. Behind each ladder and nest cart were hundreds of soldiers, accompanied by waves of shouts and killings. The sound, Zheng's descending army undulated like waves, with great momentum.

Another elite soldier from the Ming Dynasty fought back. Since then, apart from Wang Yan and He Tengjiao, Nanming has no other soldiers who can rely on to fight against the Qing court.

"threw"

At this time, the Qing army entered the firing range, and nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various types in Dongcheng opened fire at once. Hundreds of artillery shells hit each other in a straight line.

A nest cart was hit by several shells in a row, the nest cart collapsed immediately, pieces of wood flew wildly, the nest cart fell apart, another ladder was hit, the ladder was broken, and the board was pierced, it was useless and was cleared. The soldiers abandoned and stayed where they were.

The artillery fire in Guangzhou City was much more violent than the Qing soldiers expected. Because Zheng Zhilong had enough money and food, the Zheng's surrendered troops were the best equipped in the Ming army, but Zheng Zhilong kept his strength, so they did not experience fierce battles. In the crowd, screams kept coming, and the great fear caused the morale of Zheng's soldiers to drop, and many Zheng's soldiers turned around and ran away, but He Tuo, who was in charge of the battle, shot and killed the deserters with an arrow. Qian Baqi fired arrows at the same time, not only the fleeing soldiers, but also those walking behind were shot.

Seeing this, Zheng's descendants had to bite the bullet and charge forward. As the Qing army approached the city wall, the two sides immediately broke out fierce shooting. Arrows from both sides rained like dense rain, and there were people screaming and hitting the arrows in the city and the city.

At this time, another brigade of Zheng Jun surrendered and set up planks on the moat, but was a little careless, and immediately fell into the river, was stabbed to death by sharpened wooden stakes, and the blood was stained red.The artillery team of the Ming army on the city wall watched the ladders and tank cars coming up, which were the biggest threat to the city. A small flag saw a tank car approaching from the front and murmured: "Come here~ come~" He couldn't help raising his head from the window, pointing at a nest cart slowly approaching and yelling: "Change Zitong, lift it up and let it go!"

Several sergeants heard the sound, one of them took down the Zitong that had already been fired, and replaced it with a new one full of ammunition. One lit the fire, and the four immediately raised the gun carriage reasonably, and lowered the muzzle of the Frang machine. A shot was fired, and the smoke filled the air.

With the sound of a cannon, a shell pierced through the middle of the building car, and there were several screams from inside, but the nest car shook violently, but it did not collapse.

Seeing this, Xiaoqi immediately touched the gunpowder smoke on his face, and shouted loudly: "Change Zitong, come again~"

"Boom~" There was a sound, and a shell from the Qing army hit the wall directly. After cutting off the wall, it pierced through the small flag behind. Again and again.

(Thanks for the reward of the battle)

(End of this chapter)