Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 277 Attacking Shengjing ([-])

"Kill..." With a loud shout, the soldiers of the new army poured into the city from the blasted city gate immediately.

Because the new army broke through the city gate quickly, and the defenders chose the main defensive position at the gap, so the defense of the city gate was quite negligent.

A small group of defenders rushed over and were immediately swept away by the submachine guns of the new army.

The new army quickly rushed to the flank of the defenders blocking the gap, and then launched a fierce attack.

"Bang bang bang..." The firearms fired first, flintlock, 98K, and even submachine guns.

The enemy troops whose flanks were completely exposed suddenly collapsed screaming, and the formation became chaotic.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the attacking wolf soldiers quickly overturned the refusal horses that had been built up, one by one screamed and jumped off the refusal horses they were stepping on, and fought with the enemy soldiers who were close at hand.

Some wolf soldiers and white soldiers who couldn't keep up behind knew that the city gate was broken, so they quickly detoured and entered through the city gate.

When encountering any resistance force, strangle it immediately, then kill it from the horse path to the city wall, and fight with the defenders on the top of the city.

The defenders on the city wall were in a hurry to fight, so they couldn't spare enough energy to stop the wolf soldiers who used the ladder to climb the city.

One by one, the wolf soldiers jumped over the female wall fiercely, and cooperated with the brother troops who climbed up the city wall from the inner city, and began to attack the defenders on the city wall back and forth.

"Kill, kill me..."

"Ah..."

"Hack these bastards to death..."

"Damn it..."

Shouts of killing, cursing, and screams kept ringing in my ears.

General He Luohui of Shengjing knew that the city had already been breached, and there was no point in dividing troops to guard the other gates, so he transferred as many defenders as possible to prepare for a decisive battle with the new army in the city, because he had no other troops. retreat.

Shengjing is the real rear of the Qing Dynasty and the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. In a certain sense, Shengjing is even more important than the capital's significance to the Qing Dynasty.

Because the root of the Qing Dynasty was in Shengjing, there were a large number of family members of dignitaries who had not yet moved into the pass, and there were more than 5 common people.

Most of the common people who can live in Shengjing have certain status and origins, and can be called the elites of the Eight Banners.

If the city is broken and so many people are captured by the new army, the consequences will be disastrous.

In fact, He Luo knew that the new army was coming five days before the new army arrived in Shengjing. Within a few days, he could completely organize the evacuation of the common people and the family members of dignitaries.

However, he did not dare to issue this order for the simple reason that once these people evacuated on a large scale, the morale of the army would definitely be shaken.

Without the support of the people in the city, it is impossible to block the new army for a few days with thousands of defenders.

If the order to evacuate was really issued, it was undoubtedly because he didn't really think about defending Shengjing. Once Shengjing City was occupied by the new army, He Luohui would have an unshirkable responsibility.

The capital was captured, and He Luohui's ten heads were not enough to cut off.

Another reason why He Luohui concealed the news of the new army's imminent arrival from the people in the city was that as soon as he learned of the new army's appearance, he dispatched messengers eight hundred miles in batches to urgently seek help from the capital.

He felt that by concentrating Shengjing's forces to defend with all their strength, there would be a great chance of supporting them until the arrival of reinforcements.

At that time, He Luohui will not only have no faults, but will also make great contributions.

If they can cooperate with the reinforcements to attack the new army that failed in the siege, and defeat or severely injure them, it will be another great achievement.

At that time, the position of General Sheng Jing would no longer be able to accommodate him.

He Luohui is not the only one who has this idea, his lieutenant general and many generals below agree to gather the whole city's strength to defend the city, because they all want to make meritorious service.

Everyone knows that only in war can there be a lot of opportunities to make meritorious deeds, get promoted and make a fortune.

Since the Eight Banners Army entered the pass, the outside of the pass has become more peaceful. The opportunity to make contributions to the Qing Dynasty was snatched by the Eight Banners Army who entered the pass. Many people who stayed in Liaodong were very envious.

Now that they have this opportunity, how can they not cherish it?
In fact, it would not be blamed for the ignorance of He Luohui and others. After all, the transmission of news between outside the customs and inside the customs has been closed a lot, not to mention that the new army is mainly active in the south, and they lack a clear understanding of the new army. normal.

Not to mention people like He Luohui who don't know much about the new army, even if they are replaced by someone like Azig who has a certain understanding of the new army, I'm afraid they will not be willing to abandon Shengjing City.

Even if it is for the glory and pride of the Qing Dynasty, they have to fight hard. How could the residents of the city have to be relocated outside before the war started.

If he really did that, it would be fleeing and cowardice, something that had never happened since Taizu established the capital.

Whoever dares to do this is a coward and a disgrace to the Qing Dynasty.

It wasn't until the news of the new army's appearance could no longer be concealed that He Luohui disclosed the news to the people of the whole city, but it didn't arouse much blame.

Because the Manchus, who were accustomed to all kinds of victories, had developed a kind of pride from top to bottom, thinking that their Eight Banners Army was the most capable team on this land.

Although they didn't know how the new army came to Liaodong, and what kind of courage they had to come here, they didn't think that the new army had the strength to capture Shengjing City, so there was no need to flee.

After the new army approached the city, it took a few more days to build the siege equipment. He Luohui felt more at ease. The longer the delay, the greater the chance of reinforcements arriving in time, and the greater the chance of winning.

However, all the bombardment carried out before the new army officially attacked made He Luohui's confidence shaken for the first time.

Because, he had never seen such a powerful cannon before, and he did not know how many times more fierce than the red cannon.

With one shot, the entire wall of such a thick city trembled, and two or three shots could penetrate a wall several feet thick, which was terrifying.

However, this kind of gun is not the most terrifying. The most terrifying thing is another kind of artillery with a very terrifying explosive power. Once it blows up a large area, it leaves a large deep pit on the ground, surrounded by stumps and corpses.

At the beginning, they didn't know that the new army had such terrifying artillery. The troops were attracted by the attacking new army, and they were suddenly attacked by this terrifying artillery, and suffered heavy losses immediately.

Nearly 2000 people were lost around the time of cupping tea, as if a bucket of ice water poured He Luohui a cool heart, and also made the people in the city who were originally full of confidence start to become panicked, and people's hearts also appeared. A big float.

But this is just the beginning. The new army also has a much less powerful artillery, which is also small. Two or three people can carry it and run quickly, and the shooting distance is much shorter. They have to move to the edge of the moat before starting to shoot.

At the beginning, few people even realized that it was a kind of artillery. It was not until the new army fired that they realized that it was another terrifying artillery.

Although the power of this kind of artillery is far less than that of the previous ones, the shooting speed is so fast that the projectiles really fall like raindrops, and they are very accurate, many of them land on the city walls.

The defenders who were blocking the new army passing through the pontoon bridge suffered heavy losses. Many people, including him, He Luohui, lost their hearts.

Originally, He Luohui didn't think of recruiting the people in the city to join the war too early, but the one-time loss was so big that he had to quickly recruit the people to support.

Those who were intimidated by the artillery of the new army and refused to fight were forcibly dragged away.

At this critical moment, I can't care about anything else. If I can't keep Shengjing, everyone will be finished.

(End of this chapter)