Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 747 Siege
Snowflakes fell on Chongzhen's face, but Chongzhen didn't feel the snowflakes were cold.

At this time, Chongzhen's face was flushed red, and his body became extremely hot due to the violent beating of his heart.

"My lord, it's cold outside, let's go back!" Looking at Chongzhen's appearance, Wang Chengen said worriedly.

Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen, "Go back? Where to go? Where can I go back? I can't go back, I can't go back!"

Chongzhen shook his head, standing in the snow without moving.

A gust of north wind blew off the snow on the roof, and the blown snow intertwined with the heavy snow falling from the sky, and fell towards the ground.

Not long after, Chongzhen's body was covered with snow.

The sky gradually brightened, and the blackness disappeared from the earth.

Although the snow hasn't stopped yet, it's already dawn.

Chongzhen shook off the snow on his body, looked at the bright sky, his face was full of loneliness and death.

"Bie Zhao is probably about to attack at this time!" Chongzhen took a deep breath and said with a troubled expression.

At the same time, in the camp outside the capital, bursts of cooking smoke gathered above the camp.

A gust of north wind blew away the smoke.

Various scents wafted through the camp, and the soldiers squatted in the barracks eating breakfast.

The siege is about to start today, and they can only eat this meal today, so the meal is very rich.

Zhao Wen sat in the big tent, eating canned beef and drinking tea.

Without much effort, Zhao Wen finished his breakfast.

"Send the order, let all the soldiers start to act according to the previously scheduled plan!"

Zhao Wen stood up, looked at Song Hu standing next to him and said.

Song Hu saluted Zhao Wen and walked out of the camp with a few messengers.

Not long after, the soldiers in the camp started to move.

They walked out of the camp one after another and began to gather outside the camp.

Wearing new-style military uniforms, they looked unusually energetic, and their woolen coats wrapped their entire bodies, keeping them warm even in these cold weather.

The artillery had already placed the artillery on the outside of each city wall, and these artillery also came to the artillery positions.

Zhao Wen walked out of the camp wearing a woolen coat.

The guards surrounded Zhao Wen and came outside the camp.

After giving Zhao Wen's order, Song Hu came to Zhao Wen, "Your Majesty, the soldiers in the camp have assembled and are now heading to the predetermined position."

Last night, Zhao Wen made a battle plan.

It was similar to the previous battle plan for attacking Taiyuan, besieging the city on all sides, artillery attacking the city, and infantry follow-up.

These [-] soldiers and horses completely surrounded the four walls of the capital, and all kinds of artillery were aimed at the walls.

Song Hu's [-] soldiers and horses were deployed outside the four walls of the capital, and each wall had about [-] men.

There are about a dozen 152mm cannon howitzers outside each section of the city wall.

Although the number of howitzers is not many, their power is there.

In addition to the 152mm cannon howitzer, there are almost 20 120mm mortars.

As for the 107 rocket launcher, Zhao Wen didn't ask anyone to set it up.

This time the battle is mainly to blast open the city gate, not to kill the enemy, so there is no need to take out the 107 rockets.

After all, the 107 rocket launcher has no way to compare the cannon howitzer with the mortar.

Surrounded by Song Hu and his personal guards, Zhao Wen came to the outside of the southern city wall.

Zhao Wen stood in the compartment of a wood-burning car, holding up his binoculars and looking at the city wall in front of him.

Zhao Wen's guards surrounded the firewood car inside.

After a while, Zhao Wen put down the binoculars in his hand and said to Song Hu who was standing next to him, "Send the order that the artillerymen will start firing after [-] minutes. Get ready now."

"Obey!" Song Hu cupped his hands at Zhao Wengong, and ran down with a dozen messengers.

"It's coming, it's coming, it's coming, it's siege today!"

Cao Huachun stood on the south wall, looking out of the city.

Zhao Wen's soldiers and horses had come two miles outside the city, so Cao Huachun could also see the soldiers outside the city.

Cao Huachun's face was solemn, and he kept saying: "It really is today, it really is today. Bandit Zhao, Bandit Zhao, you really don't want to stop for a moment!"

"The order goes on, all soldiers get ready, the bandit soldiers are about to attack the city, everyone get ready!" Cao Huachun looked at the orderly soldier behind him.

Cao Huachun led the guards and kept shuttling on the city wall, reminding the soldiers on the city wall.

Cao Huachun came to the edge of a fort, and he said to the artilleryman behind the cannon in red: "Can you think of a way to fire a cannon to fight against the arrogance of the bandits?"

An artilleryman said: "Elder-in-law, this cannon was cast in the 42nd year of Wanli. It has been more than 20 years since today. Although the bandits are not far from the city wall, the cannon is not very lethal, and the distance is also very poor."

The cannons on the city wall were basically cast relatively early. Although some cannons were also cast during the reign of Tianqi and the early years of Chongzhen, the cast cannons were handed over to Sun Chuanting and others by Chongzhen. Get off those cannons.

There were not a lot of cannons cast between Tianqi and Chongzhen, but in order to deal with Zhao Wen, all these cannons were transferred to the front line.

"Elder-in-law, the amount of gunpowder is running out now, use a little less..." the gunner said with a tangled expression.

Cao Huachun had no choice but to give up the idea after hearing what the gunner said.

The soldiers on the city wall began to get busy, carrying all kinds of defense equipment on the city wall.

Cao Huachun also led his personal guards to be busy on the city wall, contributing his strength to defend Zhao Wen.

At the same time, the spies in the capital also moved towards the city wall.

They stopped behind the city wall, in an alley not far from the city wall.

The soldiers on the city wall were busy resisting Zhao Wen, so no one paid attention to the back for the time being.

Time passed by one minute and one second, and two quarters of an hour passed quickly.

Zhao Wen put down the binoculars in his hand, and said to Song Hu who was standing behind him: "Order all the artillerymen to start bombarding the walls of the capital.

The main target of the bombing is on the city gate, and we want to blow up the city gate in the shortest possible time.As for the city walls, there is no need for too intensive bombing. "

"As ordered!"

Song Hu ran down with Zhao Wen's order.

It didn't take long for Zhao Wen's order to spread throughout all the artillery positions.

"Whoosh!"

A high-explosive shell fired from a 152mm cannon howitzer headed towards the city gate with a whistling sound.

After a few breaths, the shell landed on the gate tower of the city gate.

"boom!"

The sound of gunpowder, fire, light and explosion rang out instantly, and the city gate and building collapsed in the blink of an eye, turning into ruins.

The place where Cao Huachun was located was relatively far from the city gate building, so it was not affected.

Cao Huachun was dumbfounded by the powerful explosion.

"Is this the strength of thief Zhao?" Cao Huachun looked at the scene in front of him, his body couldn't help shaking violently.

Cao Huachun had never fought against Zhao Wen, so he had never seen these weapons of Zhao Wen.

The sound of the explosion spread to the capital. Now that there are no tall buildings, the sound of the explosion can travel far.

Chongzhen returned to the warm pavilion, and not long after he sat down, a roar came.

The window frames of the Nuan Pavilion were shaking, and Chongzhen looked at the window frames in a panic.

"This is the true strength of Zhao thief?" Chongzhen swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with a look of horror.

Chongzhen's body was trembling constantly, and his hands were firmly grasping the armrests of the chair.

If you don't do this, there is a high probability that Chongzhen will fall off the chair.

Cold sweat broke out from Chongzhen's forehead and flowed down his cheeks to the ground.

Chongzhen kept breathing heavily, trying to use this method to suppress his inner fear.

Wang Chengen's mood and condition were not much better than Chongzhen's, but he controlled it very well.

"Boom boom boom!"

It didn't take long for Chongzhen to recover, and the dense artillery sounded like thunder in the sky, and it rang out continuously.

The window frame of the Nuan Pavilion also kept shaking, and Chongzhen sat on the chair, his face turned pale from the continuous explosion.

"How could this be, how could this be, how could this be!"

Although Chongzhen had seen the power of the red cannon when it fired, he had never seen the power of the 152mm cannon howitzer.

The power of the 152mm cannon howitzer when fired is simply not comparable to the black powder artillery of this era. Whether it is the sound of the cannon when it is fired or the power of the explosion, it is not comparable to the artillery of this era.

Wang Chengen was frightened by the continuous explosion and fell to the ground.

Wang Chengen hurriedly got up from the ground, and then stood behind Chongzhen.

"Big companion should be able to hold the capital, should be able to hold the capital!" Chongzhen said in a trembling voice.

These remarks are not so much that Chongzhen is affirming that Cao Huachun can hold the capital, it is better to say that Chongzhen is comforting himself.

Violent explosions kept coming from a distance, without stopping for a moment, Chongzhen was sitting on pins and needles, like a thorn on his back, his hands were unnaturally grasping the armrests of the chair.

With this level of bombardment, Cao Huachun couldn't defend the walls of the capital at all, but Chongzhen still hoped for a miracle to happen.

After hearing the explosion, the spies in the capital began to run towards the city gate.

However, before they reached the gate of the capital, the gate of the city wall was blasted open by artillery fire in a violent explosion.

The city gate and the city gate building above the city gate were blown down, and the top of the city gate was lifted by the explosion.

"Brother, let's wait until we make plans. Your Majesty's firepower is too fierce. If we pass by at this time, we may lose our lives.

Besides, the gate of the city has been blasted open by His Majesty's artillery, and it is useless for us to go there at this time. "

A big bearded man shouted at the leading man.

"You're right. If that's the case, then let's withdraw first and make plans after His Majesty's troops enter the city." The leading man turned around and shouted at the man behind him: "Everyone, stop advancing, listen! I order, go back and wait for His Majesty's troops to enter the city!"

Under the command of the leader, the spies turned around and ran back.

The capital is the capital of Ming Dynasty and the lifeblood of Ming Dynasty.

Beginning with Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, almost all emperors of all dynasties have reinforced the city walls of the capital.

No matter in height or width, the city walls of the capital are not comparable to ordinary city walls.

The base of the capital city wall is 24 meters wide, and the top is more than ten meters wide.

The height of the city wall is maintained at 12 meters to 14 meters, which is equivalent to the height of a five-story building in later generations.

The city walls are all rammed earth walls made of slabs, the inside of which is rammed with slabs, and the outside is wrapped with green bricks.

The Sanhe soil in the capital is mixed with egg white glutinous rice juice and other things, which is extremely solid.

The city wall built by this construction method is extremely strong. If it is the red cannon of this era, don't even think about breaking the city wall.

"Broaden the gap, and the artillery fire spreads to both sides of the city gate. For the time being, there is no need to control the defenders on the city wall."

Zhao Wen looked at the scene ahead with his binoculars, and then said to Song Hu beside him.

Song Hu hurriedly ran down with Zhao Wen's order.

When Zhao Wen's order spread throughout the entire artillery position, the artillery targets began to move to both sides of the city gate.

Because the artillery fire hit the city gate, the defenders on the city wall did not suffer any serious shelling.

Cao Huachun watched the continuous explosions at the city gate, trembling with fear.

He understood that under such intensive explosions, the city gate was likely to have been blown open.

Because of the explosion and gunpowder smoke, Cao Huachun couldn't see it.

"Damn it, let the artillery fire me, let the artillery fire me!" Cao Huachun stood on the wall of the capital, pointing at the artillery positions outside, shouting at the top of his voice.

Cao Huachun understands that if this continues, the gates of the capital will probably be blown apart.

The guards beside Cao Huachun hurried to the fort on the city wall with Cao Huachun's order.

There are more than 20 forts on the city wall where Cao Huachun is located. The artillery installed on these forts are all red cannons.

After hearing Cao Huachun's order, the gunners on the fort began to load ammunition and aimed at the artillery positions outside the city.

Not long after, the red cannons on the city wall roared, and the solid shells flew towards the artillery positions.

Because the artillery is old, the artillerymen are unskilled, and the gunpowder is not pure enough, almost none of the twenty red cannons can hit the artillery position.

The fire on the top of the city attracted Zhao Wen's attention, and Zhao Wen set his sights on these forts from the city gate.

"Hmph, do you still want to fight back?" Zhao Wen snorted contemptuously, and said to Song Hu behind him, "Send the order to take down the fort on the top of the city!"

When Zhao Wen's order was conveyed to the artillery position, some artillery in the artillery position stopped and began to adjust various parameters.

After a brief adjustment, the artillery fired again.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The shells flew towards the fort on the city wall with a whistling sound.

"Boom boom boom!"

Not long after, dozens of flames flashed on the city wall.

The impact of the explosion threw the bulky red cannon into the sky, and then fell heavily on the city wall.

The cannon body of the red cannon was severely deformed and could not be used again.

(End of this chapter)