Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 252 Open your eyes to see the world, and learn from the barbarians to learn from their skills!
Huang Qing's army had been besieging Kunming for more than ten days. During this time, he was in charge of the plan to recover the entire Yunnan, and on the other hand, he let the artillery bombard him a few times from time to time, which made Kunming panic and morale low.

These days, Zhao Liangdong didn't even dare to go up to the city wall to check, because the bombardment of the guards would come at any time.

Several officers of the Qing army commanding on the city wall have died these days.

"Continuing like this is not an option." Zhao Liangdong was full of sorrow. Although the Ming bandits on the opposite side did not launch a large-scale offensive, they had completely cut off Kunming from the outside world.

Zhao Liangdong didn't know whether all of Yunnan had fallen into the hands of the hateful Ming bandits, or whether the imperial court had sent reinforcements.

His always resourceful son-in-law, Yu Qijuan, had no idea at this time, as long as the Qing army went out to fight in the city, they would be beaten all over the head by the vicious Ming bandits, or even wiped out.

These days, Zhao Liangdong's generals have also gradually seen some new ways of doing things. The Ming bandits on the opposite side fought in a way different from any army they had ever seen.

The musket phalanx of the Ming army was the thing that the generals of the Qing army pondered the most. Although the Qing army had never played with three-stage shooting, it seemed that the Ming army's method could better exert the effect of muskets. Even with the cooperation of artillery and cavalry, the tactics of the Ming army on the entire battlefield were very flexible and smooth, and could easily deal with the attacks of the Qing army at various levels.

It is true that the skills are inferior to others, they admit it.

Zhao Liangdong sighed and said: "After this battle, we must find a firecracker craftsman, or tell the court that the Qing Dynasty will build more firecrackers, imitating the method of illuminating the bandits, and training the musket array. Ming bandits have sharp firearms, and we must Obtain a few of their weapons and imitate them, there must be some masters behind the bright bandits, and those who are so good at using firearms should probably be Westerners or the like."

The second son-in-law Yu Qijuan also agreed, he said: "Father-in-law, there must be foreigners teaching behind the bandits, so our army should follow suit."

"Besides, I heard that the Frangji people in Haojing and the Dutch in Xiangjiang have a very good relationship with the Qing Dynasty. You might as well invite a few foreign teachers to practice the Qing Dynasty Green Camp."

"Qi Jun is right, only a strong ship can defeat a strong ship!" Zhao Liangdong highly agrees with the second son-in-law.

Good guy, this group of people is already planning to open their eyes to see the world and look forward to the Westernization Movement.

In fact, during this period, many soldiers in the Qing Dynasty were able to realize the advancement of the West in some fields. For example, weapons such as the Hongyi cannon and the Franco cannon were actually imported from the West.

In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were absolutely aware of the advancement of the West, but they just didn't learn, and they fooled the people.

For example, Qianlong, the dog emperor, and Louis XVI are still pen pals!
Not only Qianlong, but the three generations of emperors Kang, Yong, and Qian and the family of King Louis of France are three generations of family friends. There are more than 80 missionaries with complicated identities living in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty all the year round!

The dog emperor Qianlong was also extremely shocked when he heard that Louis XVI and his wife were killed. The death of his good friend made him determined to close the country to prevent the invasion of foreign ideas and cultures.

In many cases, it is not that the emperors of the Tartars have no vision. They are very clear about what is happening in the world. They know the existence of flintlock guns, new artillery, and the industrial revolution, but they are really afraid in their bones. When slaves have ideas, they will take up guns and get up If you resist, I'm afraid you will end up like Louis XVI.

However, even if the Qing Dynasty closed the country in this way and extended its rule, it still could not escape the arrangement of fate in the end.

Just as Zhao Liangdong and others were discussing the "Westernization Movement", there was a sudden boom of gunfire, and Zhao Liangdong's complexion became even worse.

"Has today's bombardment started? It's a little early." Zhao Liangdong had almost gotten used to the daily "greetings" from the Ming army.

However, a huge rumbling sound and shock spread throughout the city, Zhao Liangdong's eyelids twitched, and then he heard soldiers crying in the distance.

"The city is falling! The city is falling!"

Zhao Liangdong swayed and was about to fall. At this time, the veteran was quite decisive. He gritted his teeth and said, "Prepare the horse, let's go out of the city to break through!"

The city collapsed, and Zhao Liangdong knew that with his 2 troops, he could not stop the menacing Ming army, so if he wanted to live, he could only run away!

Zhao Liangdong had no intention of fighting Huang Qing's army, so he immediately led his most trusted soldiers and horses out of the city through the city gate in the other direction of the collapsed city.

He left several thousand Qing troops behind in the city, and he only hoped to delay the Ming army for a while longer to create time for him to escape.

Huang Qing saw that the city had collapsed, so he didn't have anything to be polite about. Although he originally planned to surround Kunming for a while, it would be best if he could wait for reinforcements from the Qing army, and then come to a siege point for reinforcements.

It's just that the artillery of the Guards was a little too powerful. They bombarded Kunming City every day. The city wall, which was not so strong and tall, was bombarded by the Ming army for a period of time, and it was too late to repair it, so it naturally collapsed.

To be honest, being able to last for so many days is also a miracle.

Once the city of Kunming collapsed, Huang Qing ordered the brigade to protect the mortars.

"Let the 24-pound Polu gun continue to bombard me, and aim at the Qing troops on the city wall!"

In this case, the Qing army, which was still partly strong, was holding bird guns or bows and arrows on the city wall to resist in the corner.

In order to clear a way for the infantry to attack the city, the Guards artillery could only allocate a part to undertake the task of suppressing firepower.

A large number of shells were fired into the city, and the Qing army in Kunming could not resist such powerful firepower.

A large group of Qing soldiers had no choice but to hide behind the female wall, suppressed by the firepower

"The Ming army is too powerful, let's withdraw quickly."

Seeing that the Ming army on the opposite side is about to enter the city, if you don’t run away, you won’t be able to escape. The Qing army guarding the wall has no intention of fighting. They have eaten the food of the Qing Dynasty and fought to this day. .

And at this time their officers all began to take the lead in fleeing, and the other soldiers had no intention of continuing to fight on the city wall.

Following the slope formed by the collapse of the city wall, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Guards climbed onto the city wall with little resistance.

"Occupying the city wall means occupying the commanding heights. Lift our mortars up to the city and establish a firepower point!"

The guards arranged the battlefield in an orderly manner, and the soldiers who entered the city from the city wall quickly opened the city gate, and more and more soldiers began to pour into the city.

At this time, the reinforcements in the Qing army city also came up.

"Take back the city wall and drive out the Ming bandits!"

Zhang Yunyi, Zhao Liangdong's third son-in-law, led hundreds of Qing soldiers to attack, trying to take back the city wall.

However, mortars had already been set up on the city wall, firing deadly shells downward, and the Qing soldiers who charged over quickly suffered heavy casualties.

"It's really hateful, a coward who can only hide behind the artillery!"

(End of this chapter)