prosperous age

Chapter 1030 1121 City Artillery Battle

After the sound of bird gunfire rang out at the North Street Entrance, the patrol teams near the city center quickly gathered on the street outside Lin Feng's residence to set up defenses to guard against a surprise attack by the enemy.

Daimao City is not very big. After defeating the defense at the north street entrance, the commando team led by Chen Lin arrived here soon, and a fierce battle broke out on the street in an instant.

The Ming army's musketeers opened fire first. After the crisp sound of "bang bang bang" from the musketeers, many people on the opposite side fell down.

After all, the street width is limited, and a large number of soldiers are crowded here. The array line shooting method of the bird guns is extremely lethal here.

Afterwards, the pirates on the opposite side also fired their bird guns, and the two sides began shooting at each other.

But after all, there were three rows of musketeers in the front row, and the three-stage attack that the Ming army had practiced hard burst out with tremendous power at this time.

The pirates could actually launch a charge at the Ming army. After all, the loading speed of the bird guns in that era was not fast, and even with three-stage firing, there were still huge gaps for shooting.

However, the number of pirates here was limited, only a few hundred, and the Ming army opposite and the thousands of Sulu troops behind them made the pirates fearful and they dared not rush forward.

However, the firearms used by the pirates were not as powerful as those used by the Ming army.

Almost all the famous generals in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were well versed in the use of firearms and were extremely skilled at it, whether it was Yu Dayou or Qi Jiguang.

Even Ma Fang and Li Chengliang, who always attached great importance to cavalry charges, used a large number of firearms in their troops to resist the impact of the Mongolian cavalry.

At the same time, they also equipped the cavalry with three-barreled or even five-barreled guns based on the arm strength of the soldiers. The goal was to fire the bullets as quickly as possible before the cavalry charged and met the enemy, and then wield the firearms as war hammers.

In fact, firearms such as the three-barreled gun and the five-barreled gun are indeed powerful weapons suitable for heavy cavalry.

Although its killing power is limited by insufficient charge and its armor-piercing ability is questionable, the sudden attack can still injure the enemy or even knock him off his horse.

It can be said that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, China had actually entered the era of hot weapons. However, due to the limitations of the development of firearms technology at that time, it did not gain an absolute advantage in battles with cold weapons.

However, the disadvantage is that they are facing the fast-moving northern cavalry, not the southern pirates.

If we say that the Ming navy had no advantage against pirates on the sea because of the court's lack of attention, things are different now. The Ming Dynasty has begun to pay attention to the development of the navy, so the pirates will naturally not get away with it.

Now that the pirates have left the sea and come to land to become bandits, their fighting power is naturally weaker.

After several rounds of volleys from both sides, the Ming army naturally gained the upper hand relying on its numerical advantage in firearms.

However, Chen Lin felt relieved when he saw that the other side had no intention of retreating despite hundreds of casualties.

After all, his mission was to quickly capture Lin Feng's mansion and not give others a chance to rescue.

The longer we delay here, the greater the possibility that Lin Feng will escape or even mobilize other troops.

Undoubtedly, it would pose a huge threat to the Ming army's rapid occupation of Daimao City.

After another round of volleys of gunfire, Chen Lin ordered: "Move up the Portuguese machine guns and fire in a sweeping motion."

The other side seems not to be afraid of death, that's because the people in the front row who were hit and fell to the ground don't look scary from behind, so the pirates standing behind can still be fearless.

Even the people in front became their shields.

The people in front were stuck in traffic and had no way to go even if they wanted to turn around and run.

The smart ones decisively fell to the ground and pretended to be dead after the volley of gunfire, but they also ran the risk of being trampled.

It can be said that the opponent may not have the confidence to persist, but it is only because of some reasons that they fight to the death.

Then we can only use cannons.

Unfortunately, although the South China Sea Navy was equipped with a large number of firearms, it lacked a powerful weapon in the Ming army, that is, the tiger squat cannon, a weapon that can kill the enemy on a large scale.

The navy actually has similar weapons, that is, the falconet cannon. There are small and medium-sized models on every ship. They are not used to attack ships, but are powerful weapons for sweeping the decks of enemy ships in close combat.

It is just affected by the size of the cartridge case and its power is not as great as that of the Tiger Crouching Cannon.

This time, the Ming army also brought some Portuguese cannons ashore, which were used here.

Following Chen Lin's order, six small-sized Portuguese cannons and one medium-sized Portuguese cannon were sent to the front line to replace the musketeers.

"Rapid fire, shoot the photon cartridge."

Chen Lin immediately gave a loud order.

"bang bang bang"

Immediately, dense artillery fire was heard from the Ming army.

Seven falconets fired rapidly, using up dozens of cartridges in a short time.

After this round of bombardment, the formation of the densely packed pirate team on the opposite side instantly became riddled with holes, and countless people fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

The bombardment effect of the falconet on the streets is countless times stronger than that of the bird gun.

After the bombardment ended, both sides were quiet for a moment, and then some people in the pirate queue turned around and ran away.

The power of this bombardment was too great. The other side obviously did not expect that the Ming army would move artillery onto land and even use cannons to bombard the city.

Well, due to the bulkiness of artillery, it was only used extensively in battles to attack and defend city walls.

It was rare to pull cannons into the city and use them to bombard the streets.

Among them, the medium-sized Portuguese cannon obviously played a significant role. The huge sound of the cannon directly destroyed the other side's confidence in holding on and waiting for help.

Yes, the fundamental reason why the other side was able to withstand several rounds of musket attacks from the Ming army was that the city was so small. In their minds, as long as they held on, reinforcements would arrive from all directions and repel the Ming army in front of them.

However, after the bombardment, not only did the people at the front of the queue fall down, but the penetrating power of the bullets directly penetrated several soldiers, infinitely magnifying the fear in the hearts of the people behind.

They finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Once the formation showed signs of collapse from the back, the people in the front naturally could not hold on, and the remaining people immediately turned around and retreated through the gap.

In just a moment, the previously dense formation collapsed backwards. No matter how the leaders and small bosses tried to suppress the pirates, they could not suppress the pirates' desire to survive.

"attack."

Of course Chen Lin would not miss such an opportunity. He gave a loud order, and then the musketeers and spearmen walked to the front and began to advance. Behind them, the large number of Sulu soldiers followed closely.

It was only when they passed the previous pirates' defense line and stepped on the piles of corpses on the ground that they were shocked.

Although the firearms firing by the Ming army troops in front was shocking, it was just a huge noise.

Only when they saw the corpses on the ground could they understand the vulnerability of human beings when facing firearms attacks.

At this moment, they were deeply moved, especially the generals of Sulu. Some of them bent down to look at the bodies on the ground.

After watching it, there was a trace of fear on their faces. The powerful combat capability of the Ming army put a lot of pressure on them.

However, Chen Lin in front noticed this brief delay and immediately sent someone over to urge them to catch up.

You know, the Ming army was not large in number, so there was certainly no problem in engaging in a shootout like before.

But if the pirates on the opposite side launched a charge, Chen Lin would decisively withdraw the Ming army's firearms and let the Sulu army take over.

The Ming army was small in number and naturally could not withstand the consumption of close combat.

At this time, similar fierce battles were also taking place in front of the towers of the east and west gates. The Ming army gunners used firearms to attack the pirate guards on the city walls, hoping to quickly defeat the enemy's defenses, rush over to occupy the towers, and control the city gates.

After the muskets and volleys failed to break the enemy's defense line, they decisively used artillery to bombard.

However, the Ming army here also suffered considerable losses. That was because the pirates were not stupid either. They worked hard to push the cannons outside the city to bombard the Ming army on the city wall.

A small-scale artillery battle broke out on the city wall.

Thanks to the pirates' fewer cannons, the Ming army still had the firepower advantage.

After the Sulu army withstood several rounds of pirate counterattacks, the battlefield had already approached the city wall and victory was in sight.

When fierce battles broke out all over the city, the most relaxed place was the South City.

The Ming army's advance had not yet reached here, so they had not yet encountered any enemy attack.

However, the boss had not yet passed on any orders, asking them to send troops into the city to resist or to send troops to support the battle at other city gates.

At this time, the Lin Feng Mansion in the city center, the ultimate target of the Ming army, which the pirate army fought desperately to protect, was already deserted.

After learning the news from Qian Laoliu, Lin Feng took more than a hundred of his trusted men and hid in a courtyard near the north of the city.

The north of the city is Lin Fengchun's defense zone. This is the yard he reserved. The walls and the surrounding adjacent yards are connected, so he can prevent anyone from approaching the north gate without anyone noticing.

After the enemy troops enter the city, there will naturally be fewer troops left to defend. At this time, there is a glimmer of hope if we rush out and head straight to the river.

It can be said that Lin Feng had already planned to abandon the others and escape.

There is really no way to take more people away.

There were too many people and the target was too big, so it was difficult to escape the pursuit of the Ming army.

However, the most shocking thing at this time was actually the Spanish military camp outside the city.

At this time, the highest commander of the Spanish army in the Philippines, the commander of the Manila city defense, Savella, was awakened from his sleep by the guards and told that the Ming army had broken through the north gate of Daimao City.

After leaving the wooden house, Savilla heard the sound of gunfire coming from the distant玳瑁城. He urgently summoned his subordinates and prepared to gather troops as soon as possible to start attacking the city, put pressure on the pirates in the city from other directions, and create conditions for the Ming army to capture the city.

At this time, Savela had not yet realized that the Ming army was heading here, and thought that they were attracted here because of Lin Feng.

After all, the Ming Dynasty could have occupied these places almost two hundred years ago, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty ignored the territories here and left them unattended.

Such an operation was indeed very confusing, making the Spaniards at that time mistakenly believe that the Ming Dynasty had no interest in this place.

Savella felt very happy just thinking about being able to capture the玳細 City without losing a single soldier.

Soon, all his generals were gathered together. In the war room, Savilla pointed to the simple map hanging on the wall and said, "We received news from the Ming army tonight that they broke through the north gate of Daimao City during a night raid and are now attacking the city with all their might.

In order to help our allies and reduce the pressure on them during the attack, I ordered the garrisons at the East Gate and the South Gate to immediately mobilize troops to join the siege.

I had originally planned to mobilize troops to enter the city from the north gate to help the Ming army attack, but they refused, fearing that it would be dark and they would not be able to see clearly, which might lead to misunderstandings.

Therefore, we focused our main efforts on attacking the city on the South Gate. We only made a feint attack on the East Gate to tie down the pirates guarding the city and prevent them from withdrawing troops to attack the Ming army entering the city.

No matter which direction you go, you must pay attention to casualties. It would be best if you can capture the city gate, but you cannot and should not cause heavy casualties.

Now that the Ming army has entered the city, Daimao City will not be able to hold out any longer."

"Commander, I think we should send people into the city from the north gate and attack the east gate along the city wall. This way, the chances of success will be higher."

The officer in charge of the east gate stood up and spoke.

"Didn't you hear about the battle at the East Gate when you came here? The Ming army also planned to attack the East and West Gates from the city wall and finally besiege the South Gate.

Even if you bring people over now, the sequence is only behind the Ming army, and switching back and forth will give the enemy a chance to catch their breath.

The purpose of a night battle is to capture the city in one fell swoop.

If the opponent is an experienced general, when you switch attack positions, it is a perfect time to counterattack.

I understand your eagerness to achieve success, but it may lead to our failure.

Besides, letting the Ming army fight will do us no harm."

Having said that, Savera looked meaningfully around at all the officers in the room, then smiled sinisterly.

"Should we also notify the fleet and ask them to stay close to the coastline? If Lin Feng leaves the city from the west gate, the navy can use heavy artillery fire to snipe him."

A naval officer stood up and put forward his ideas.

“Okay, contact the fleet immediately and have them approach the coastline and keep an eye on the enemy’s movements in the direction of the city.

Also, order the patrol team in the south to strengthen surveillance of the west gate."

Savilla nodded immediately, approving the naval officer's proposal.

At this time, the pirate army protecting Lin Feng's mansion was in a tough battle.

After using the Portuguese cannon to break through the first line of defense, every time Chen Lin encountered an interception by pirates, he decisively sent out gunners to bombard the local defense line, and he attacked Lin Feng's mansion with all his might.

No matter whether the enemy was defending on the street or hiding in a house on the street, everything would be solved with just one round of artillery shells.

"Master Chen, this is the wall surrounding Lin Feng's residence. Inside is where Lin Feng lives."

Xu Yingmei pointed to the high wall in front and said to Chen Lin: "Not far ahead is the gate of the mansion, which is the enemy's last line of defense.

The people responsible for patrolling the city should have gathered there by now."

"Is this where Lin Feng lives?"

When Chen Lin heard that that was Lin Feng's residence, he immediately became interested.

The main target of his operation this time is Lin Feng. As long as Lin Feng is captured or killed, the entire Daimao City will stop resisting.

After all, there is no point in continuing to resist.

A living person would not always seek death.

As long as you shout at the pirates, many of them will choose to surrender and lay down their weapons.

"Find a ladder."

Immediately, Chen Lin gave the order.

Although defeating the enemy in front would allow him to control the gate of the mansion, time was urgent now and he just wanted to find out Lin Feng's whereabouts as soon as possible.

To capture someone, you don’t have to fight a hard battle with the enemy.

The same thing would be to simply abandon the gate and lead the troops to climb over the wall.

Soon, soldiers broke into the surrounding houses, and amidst the noise and screams of women, someone found two ladders.

Chen Lin arranged the defense line and immediately ordered the Ming army to climb up the ladders and prepare to cross the wall.