Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 249 Kunming Offensive and Defensive Battle (Please Subscribe!)

Zhu Kezang is engaged in the Renaissance in Guangzhou, and Yunnan is already in full swing.

The advance speed of Jinwei Fifth Town was much faster than Zhao Liangdong thought.

On the third day after Zhao Liangdong received the news that the Ming soldiers were suppressing the border, the forward troops led by Huang Qing had already appeared on the outskirts of Kunming City.

After all, Zhao Liangdong was a long-tested feudalist fighter in the Qing Dynasty. Although he suffered major defeats and changes, he still had the ability to remain immovable.

It's not that he doesn't know that the Qing Dynasty is in a relatively disadvantaged situation in Yunnan, but Zhao Liangdong is confident that with the strong city of Kunming, at least he can hold back the powerful remnants of the hypocrisy.

There are still more than 2 Qing troops in Kunming City, which is basically Zhao Liangdong's last foundation.

He already knew that the firearms of the remnants of the hypocrisy were powerful, and he would never engage in wild battles with the opponent again in the future.

But Zhao Liangdong's general, Wang Wenchang, didn't think so. He despised the vanguard of the Ming army and wanted to take advantage of the lack of numbers to wipe them out, but was defeated by the guards in one fell swoop.

After this battle, although they were puzzled, the Qing army in Kunming finally did not dare to act rashly. When they saw the guards camping far away, they just pretended not to see it and did not dare to attack.

When Huang Qing arrived outside Kunming the next day, he was also quite high-spirited and looking forward.

For him, the Battle of Northern Burma was very invigorating, and it was the first big battle he independently commanded and decided. He annihilated 2000 Qing troops, and he only lost [-] Burmese and more than [-] Siamese. Casualties were few, and this battle loss ratio was unimaginable in the period of the previous King Yanping.

"I don't know how the emperor is doing in Guangdong!" Huang Qing didn't think about how to fight before the battle, but was thinking about Zhu Kezang's personal conquest.

The emperor's trainer Chen Mengwei said: "According to my guess, the emperor has designated to take down the city of Guangzhou!"

It is true that their progress along the way is relatively slow.

The wind swept the Daming dragon flag (army flag), veteran Huang Qing looked at Kunming City, and said impassionedly: "Recover Yunnan, capture Zhao Liangdong alive, and dedicate it to the emperor!"

After Zhao Liangdong's defeat in Myanmar and the reversal of the situation in Yunnan, he can only mobilize about [-] troops in Kunming for defense. Facing the Ming army outside the city, he can basically do nothing but stick to it.

It is not a matter of one day to transfer troops from Guizhou or Guangxi to come to support, but Zhao Liangdong is confident that he can delay the arrival of reinforcements.

Huang Qing also judged Zhao Liangdong's thoughts, and before Huang Qing, there were more plans on how to take Kunming.

Huang Qing chose to besiege Kunming, because Daming had the Indochina Peninsula as its rear and Guangdong offensive, which could continuously consume the strength of the Qing army.

While besieging Kunming, you can first control the surrounding state capitals and further consolidate and manage Yunnan.

Although Kunming is of great significance, it doesn't have to be so fast, Huang Qing has a plan in mind.

As an outstanding cadet of the Daming Royal Military Academy, he has become more and more aware of the use of guns and weapons. After he set up camp, he immediately ordered the artillery of the Guards to set up a position. He decided to bombard Kunming for a few rounds first.

Although Kunming is the prefectural city of Yunnan, the overall city wall defense layout is a product of the medieval era, and its anti-gun capability is very weak.

The artillery units of the Ming Guards set up artillery positions on both sides of the city wall, and a total of 160 artillery pieces were discharged from both sides.

Seeing that the artillery was about to launch an offensive, the imperial trainer Chen Mengwei suggested out of safety considerations: "Old Huang, it is not a small risk for us to directly shoot at the Hongyi cannons of the Qing Dynasty!"

Huang Qing didn't care too much, and said, "Kunming doesn't have many artillery, because the roads in Yunnan and Guizhou are rough and difficult, and the cannons from the Central Plains are difficult to reach. Moreover, the red barbarian cannons on the city wall have a range. There is a threat to us, but I don’t like the artillery of the Green Battalion. Even if our position is set at the front, there is still a distance of 1200 meters.

It has to be said that after going to the military academy, Huang Qing has initially become a general with modern military combat thinking
The effective firing range of the Ming Guards’ artillery is around 1500 meters, and the Qing Army’s Hongyi cannons are almost 1000 meters. Although the maximum range can be increased in theory, in fact, considering the spread of bullet points, it threatens the guards’ artillery The possibility of the position is very slim.

"Load solid bullets first! Shoot!"

Boom boom boom!
The artillery of the Ming Dynasty finally started shelling Kunming. Hundreds of artillery shells began to pour shells at this important southwest town without stopping at their own pace.

The sound of the artillery was so fierce that even Huang Qing would not ask the cavalry and the Burmese and Siamese elephant soldiers to approach the artillery position for fear that the sound of the artillery would startle the animals.

Solid bullets hit Kunming's not-so-thick city wall, causing potholes and peeling off of the city wall.

Although it wasn't serious, it would definitely be unbearable if it exploded too much.

"Get the mortar now!" Huang Qing ordered.

The portable mortars have already been set up by the artillerymen. Just adjust the elevation angle of the muzzle, and you can send lovely flowering bullets to get in close contact with the Qing army.

Soon, under the precise calculation of the artillerymen, the mortars began to fire flowering shells towards the city wall.

Originally, the city wall of Kunming had been attacked by solid bullets and became crumbling. Only sporadic Hongyi cannons could continue to operate, but there was no way to cause substantial damage to the artillery positions of the Guards.
The mortar, a curved weapon, is used in siege operations, and the purpose to be achieved is not to destroy the city wall at all, but to kill the living forces on the city wall.

When the flower bomb exploded, a large number of fragments splashed everywhere, directly sweeping down a section of people on the city wall.

Since it exploded above the city wall, these Qing soldiers had no chance of dodging at all!

Originally, Zhao Liangdong was standing on the top of the wall to observe the movement of the guards, but the Qing army never expected that the artillery of the Ming army would be so powerful that it blasted the walls of Kunming City to the point of collapse, and even crossed the female wall to attack them. Fixed-point bombing!
The Qing army at the top of the wall suffered heavy losses for a while, and they didn't even dare to continue to use artillery on the wall to counterattack.

Chen Mengwei also said with emotion beside Huang Qing: "The emperor said before at the opening ceremony of the military academy that if the artillery is used well, it is more powerful than the infantry's volley. Seeing it today, this statement is true."

Seeing that the bombardment was almost done, Huang Qing waved his hands and said, "Let's go here today, let's withdraw first, and then bombard tomorrow."

The messenger immediately conveyed Huang Qing's order, and the artillery at the front began to retreat.

And at this time, the gate of Kunming City opened, and groups of cavalry rushed out of the gate quickly, and immediately headed towards the artillery of the Ming Guards.

(End of this chapter)