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Chapter 655: Bombardment and Attack
Several days have passed since landing on Jiangxinzhou.

The civilians were all under the command of the officers, cutting down trees and digging trenches everywhere, and building fortifications and siege equipment.

There are several forts that have been built, and artillery has even been installed.

From the beginning, Liu De would chat with Xu Zhenglian from time to time, but now, after working hard for several days, he is too tired to move.

Not to mention him, even the other civilian husbands who were drafted would just lie down on the spot when they took a break, and they would only move after eating at most.

The work of a civilian husband is not ordinary tiring. Even if he has enough to eat, it is still hard work even if it should be hard. Yu Kecheng came to the front trench: "What, when can the artillery battalion fire?"

The battalion officer put down his telescope and gave a military salute to Yu Kecheng: "The fort position and surrounding trenches have been almost completed. Next, we only need to adjust the range measurement, and we can directly launch artillery bombardments on the city."

As he spoke, the experienced gunners were constantly adjusting the angle of the muzzle.

Several more teams of civilians were recruited to further strengthen the fort and transport shells and gunpowder.

As the commander-in-chief, Yu Kecheng could only understand roughly. After all, he was not a professional gunner.

"Boom boom boom!"

The rumble of artillery fire came from the Cossack Castle on the other side. The civilians like Liu De were far away, but they were also shocked by the shock.

On the day they landed on Jiangxinzhou, they were discovered by the Cossacks on the other side of the river. They saw the Ming army digging trenches and building siege equipment directly on Jiangxinzhou. These Cossacks would fire artillery attacks every now and then.

However, there is a trench, and most of the artillery shells fly directly from the top of the trench. Only a few shells will bounce in the trench, and so far there have been no civilian casualties.

When the Cossack bombardment ended, Yu Kecheng also ordered to fire back.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Ming army artillery set up on the fort fired a salvo.

Although it was just a test round, the shells were still fired very accurately. The distance between the two sides was so close that there was no need to accurately adjust the gun position and range.

More than a dozen artillery shells were fired in volleys, all of which passed over the bastion in front and fell directly into the wall on the side of the fortress.

"Bang bang bang!"

The shell exploded as soon as it hit the ground, giving the Cossacks no time to react or dodge.

More than a dozen cannonballs exploded, just like setting off firecrackers, one after another, endlessly.

All Cossacks within the explosion range were not spared.

Those who were lucky only suffered broken arms and legs. Those who were unlucky either died on the spot, or had no scars all over their bodies, but kept vomiting blood in their mouths and felt burning pain all over their bodies.

This is the kind of person who was exploded by a shell bomb and had his internal organs damaged at close range, and will not be able to be saved in future generations.

The hot air balloon that had already taken off long ago stood up and waved its flag to indicate that the artillery had accomplished its feat.

Yu Kecheng nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, keep firing, don't stop, let the Cossacks on the other side have a good taste of the new model of explosive bullets."

"Boom boom boom!"

The Ming army's artillery received military orders, quickly cleaned the gun barrels, reloaded the propellant and explosive shells, and fired at the Cossacks' castle.

"Bang bang bang!"

For a moment, the sound of artillery fire was mixed with the violent explosion of explosive shells.

The Cossack artillery was quickly overwhelmed by the Ming army's artillery.

In the Ming army's position, artillery pieces were rolled out and set up in trench emplacements.

Because the distance was so close, the entire river was only about ten meters wide. At first, only explosive shells were fired. Soon other solid shell artillery, even the Tiger Crouching Cannon, were pushed out.

After finishing playing here, continue playing over there.

Not stopping for a moment!

The Cossacks were completely stunned. There were gunfire and explosions everywhere, and everyone could only hide on the edge of the city wall. Even the Cossack gunners in the bastion did not dare to show up at all, and the fort simply gave up on the spot.

There was no other way. The Ming army had hot air balloons commanding them. As long as the Cossacks dared to approach the fort, they would reward him with a concentrated fire bombing.

The Cossack leader sent by the Nerchinsk Fortress is hiding in the tower of the bastion. He no longer understands how to fight this battle: "Damn it, why didn't anyone tell me that the Khitan artillery not only fired How far away can the shells still explode? Warlord Vlasov is a bastard, Shcherbabov is also a bastard, they are all bastards!"

No one paid any attention to the hysterical curses, and no one even thought of reporting the leader. The Cossacks in the fortress were all shocked by the shameless and rogue fighting style of the Ming army. How the hell could they fight back?
Not to mention the Cossacks, even today's Europe is still stuck in the era of school forts. The great thing is to have a new queue to be shot.

It wasn't until Nazi joined the game and the European field faction rose to prominence that cumbersome purely defensive buildings like bastions began to gradually withdraw from the stage of history.

In less than a hundred years, bastion buildings on European battlefields were already very rare.

This is a field faction led by the emperor. Generals from various countries often prefer meat grinders on the battlefield rather than castle battles where you attack and I defend.

Moreover, the power of artillery is not constant. The advent of heavy artillery and explosive shells, coupled with conical shells, have made the design of the bastion completely a decoration.

To speak human words is to defeat all laws with one force.

Well, the Ming army is doing the same thing now.

The Cossacks did not dare to leave the castle to fight in the field, and Jiangxinzhou Castle did not have the conditions, so the Ming army had no choice but to use new type of explosive bombs to forcibly bombard the Cossacks' bastion.

The bastion is not invincible, especially when faced with the Ming army's "sugar-coated shells", which are more powerful and penetrating cone-shaped shells.

This is a new thing that the Ordnance Bureau and the Academy of Sciences have developed in the past two years. In other words, the Heilongjiang Capital Division wanted to cooperate with the Mobei battlefield, so it got priority equipment. The design concept of the cone-shaped explosive bomb did not even come from Emperor Zhu, but was created by the craftsmen themselves.

Don't think that the ancients are too old-fashioned. During the Chongzhen period, some people made wooden airplanes.

"Suzhou Prefecture Chronicle": "The machine turned and the wind whirled, and it galloped away, more than a foot off the ground."

It's a pity that the inventor of the airplane was a poor carpenter who died of poverty while making the airplane. In order to vent his anger, his wife also destroyed the ancient airplane and failed to pass it on to future generations.

The Ming army's cone-shaped explosive shells continued to bombard the Cossack bastion walls.

In just an hour, the fortifications built by the Cossacks and slaves on the outside were almost destroyed.

More and heavier solid artillery shells directly bombarded the fortress wall. Large areas of the wall were covered with craters blasted from close range by the Ming army's heavy artillery.

The Cossacks were horrified, and the leader sent by the warlord hurriedly ordered: "Quick, push out our artillery and fight back immediately. We can't let the Khitans continue to fight, our castle won't be able to hold on."

"boom!"

The Cossack artillery fired back.

Just, the next second.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The Ming army gunners aimed directly in the direction and rewarded these brave Cossack gunners with a burst of explosive shells.

This battle is completely unwinnable!

Not only were there not as many artillery pieces as those of the Ming Army, but they were also not as powerful as the Ming Army's, not to mention their variety. Even the bastion defense they relied on became shaky under the Ming Army's heavy artillery and conical shells.

At the Nerchinsk Fortress on the other side of the river, Serbabov was completely stunned. He was still holding a telescope in his hand: "The Khitans...the Khitans actually have such terrifying weapons. Where did they get them?" Are they coming? The damn British, or the damn French?"

"Your Excellency the Duke, there are so many Khitans coming this time."

Vlasov said: "If the sub-fort cannot be defended, it is better to withdraw the garrison from the sub-fort. This can not only strengthen the defense of the main fort, but if it is not possible, we can also wait for opportunities..."

Shcherbabov hesitated and abandoned the sub-fort like this. Although it would strengthen the defense of the main fort, Nerchinsk's retreat would also be cut off by the Ming army.

The large ships of the Ming army could not pass through the narrow river downstream of Zibao, but those small boats could. As long as they carried a few artillery and went around to the upper reaches of Nerchinsk, they could calmly set up an ambush and cut off the Cossack reinforcements.

By then, Nerchinsk would be reduced to an empty city, and even he, the warlord, would be trapped in the castle.

But it doesn't seem like he has the final say whether to give up Zibao. It depends on the Ming army's offensive.

"Boom boom boom!"

While the two were talking, the Ming army's heavy artillery was firing again, and the firepower became more intense.

There are also a few more hot air balloons in the sky.

Sherbabov quickly raised his telescope and observed: "Are the Khitans preparing to attack the city?"

(End of this chapter)