Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 127 Start Siege

"Tsk tsk tsk, the caliber of this cannon is really scary..." Dong Dawei, the brigade commander of the artillery brigade, stroked the cannon on the big carriage as if he were stroking the most precious treasure in the world.

The cold touch from the fingertips made Dong Dawei get goose bumps all over his body.These four 24-pound cannons that have just been cast are different from the usual cannons in the artillery brigade.Ordinary cannons and howitzers are long-barreled artillery, but these four artillery are thick and short, and the muzzles are thicker than the waist of a strong man.On the big carriage behind the four cannons, there were baskets of giant shells.

But Dong Dawei is no stranger, because the Ming army used to have a general cannon like this.Of course, compared with the new mortars developed by Chu Yun and others with the technology of the 18th century, the old mortars of the Ming army are far behind in various parameters such as power, range, and accuracy.

"When I was an unknown soldier on the Ningyuan defense line, I also came into contact with the mortars made by the Ming court, but they were really bad. The officials at the top withheld funds layer by layer, and the artillery was crudely made. It is possible to blow up the chamber. One of my little comrades was killed by his own artillery when he bombarded the Jin soldiers. Commander, how can you defeat Houjin in this way?" Dong Dawei recalled the arrangement in the Ningyuan defense line Artillery, sigh endlessly.
"You're right, the group of scholar-bureaucrats are colluding, and even our soldiers' life-saving artillery is crudely manufactured. There is really no bottom line. Therefore, our Liao Army should learn from it and let the soldiers use the most sophisticated equipment. I have repeatedly said However, guns and artillery are not important, the most precious thing for our Liao army is the lives of soldiers, they are the hope of our Liao army." Chu Yun said.

"Haha, what the monarch said is that with the addition of these cannons, Haizhou City is like walking on the ground." David Dong agreed.

"This kind of mortar needs to be fixed on the ground, and its mobility is insufficient, but it is the best choice for attacking the city. Now that the mortar has arrived, then everything should be done according to the deployment. If you can't win Haizhou City, I will dismiss you as brigade commander. .” Chu Yun said.

"The military master gave us so many artillery brigades. If we can't take them down again, let alone dismiss me, you can just cut off my head and use it as a stool for the military master!" Dong Dawei patted his chest vigorously.

"Who cares that your head is used as a stool, what I want is Haizhou City, understand?"

"My subordinate understands!"

On the wall of Haizhou City, an Eight Banners officer in silver chain mail led a few soldiers to patrol the city defense.

"Is there still no movement from the Liao army below?" The Eight Banners officer put his hand on his waist knife.

"Lord Tuyan, the Liao army still fired a few cannons as before, but they still didn't see them attacking the city." The little leader guarding the battlements replied.

"What the hell are these Ming soldiers doing? It seems that they don't have many cars and ladders, and they are mostly just bluffing. Hehe, don't look at them aggressively, but our Haizhou City has the strength of two banners. They No 5 to [-] people dare to attack the city? Just watch, they will all withdraw within two or three days." Tu Yan said heartily.

boom!Just as Tu Yan's voice had just landed, the battlement on his left suddenly exploded!The gravel from the battlements flew past Tu Yan's ears, making Tu Yan startled into a cold sweat!
He fell to the ground almost reflexively!

"The Fu Liao Army...the Fu Liao Army attacked the city?!" Tu Yan yelled in panic.

"Ahem... Don't be afraid, my lord. This is just the daily artillery fire of the Liao Army. They will randomly fire a few artillery pieces every day. The brothers are used to it." The shells were so frightened that they fell to the ground, and couldn't help being a little embarrassed.

"Oh, oh, so that's how it is. The Liao army still has a few brushes." Tu Yan got up from the ground in embarrassment, and patted the dust on his body vigorously.

A large part of the battlements hit by the artillery of the Liao army collapsed, and gravel was scattered all over the city wall.Fortunately, no defenders were hit.

"Hey, that's really strange. It's not that the artillery of the Liao Army didn't hit the battlements last time, but a single shot can only destroy half of the battlements. Why did they destroy most of the battlements this time?" unusual.

Tu Yan watched from the city wall. Sure enough, several battlements were damaged to varying degrees due to the casual bombardment of the Liao army these days, but the battlement around him was the most damaged.

"The Fu Liao army only tentatively fired artillery every day and caused a lot of damage to our city walls. If all their artillery bombarded our city walls, wouldn't even the strong city walls be able to withstand it?" Tu Yan realized the problem. Seriousness, "You continue to guard for the time being, I am going to see Erbaile, and let Erbeile recruit the people in the city to build the city wall."

Erbeile Amin, who lived in the city, heard a sound of artillery from the direction of the city wall, and couldn't help shaking his head: "The Liao Army still fires artillery every day, and I don't know when they will come."

"Lord Belle, some pieces of the battlements on the city wall were knocked down by the artillery of the Liao army. Please allow me to go to the city to capture some Han people and build them on the wall." Tu Yan came in front of A Min.

"Catch some Han people? You can catch them at will, and by the way, catch some Han people and block the city gate with stones, so that the Liao army will not bomb the city gate with artillery." A Min thought about it, but he didn't think it was useful for Tu Yan to conscript strong men. What's the problem? This is what Jin people have always done.

"Okay, I'll take someone to catch the strong man." Tu Yan said.

"Wait a minute, you Jiala are in charge of defending the city today, is there any movement from the Liao Liao army outside the city?" A Min asked Tu Yan, who was about to leave, to stop him.

"The re-Liao army outside the city is no different from the usual ones. The sound of the artillery just now was just a tentative shot. Lord Belle need not panic." Tu Yan replied.

"The Fu Liao army is always silent, which makes me feel uneasy. It's like an eagle on the grassland, hovering above your head, staring at you." Amin worried.

"Lord Baylor, please rest assured. The Liao army outside the city must be afraid of heavy losses, so they dare not attack the city. Even if they come to attack the city today, I will take our Jiala brothers to drive them out!" Yan slapped his chest swearingly.

boom!boom!boom!
While the two were discussing, the ground began to tremble, dust fell from the roof, and there was a loud noise from the direction of Nancheng!The continuous sound of fierce artillery was like thunder suddenly sounding in the distance, which made people tremble with fear!
"The Liao army has begun to attack the city!" A Min and Tu Yan looked at each other, and they could see the fear in each other's eyes.

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