Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 270 Good news: The fog has lifted. Bad news: There are people out there!

The high-speed charging Torgut cavalry rushed into the fort in just a few seconds.

Gan Changsheng roared:
"Fire~ the gun."

Boom, everyone felt their ears ringing, and white smoke filled their eyes.

Dozens of violent shotguns abruptly reduced the speed of the cavalry to zero, and the narrow passage was swept away!

"shot."

Fifty flintlock muskets fired in unison, and another scream came from the mist outside the fort gate.

……

The soldiers' battalion also slowly retreated.

They accomplished their mission, circling the fort and routing the enemy infantry. More than 20 people were killed in the battle and 10 were injured. They formed a formation and retreated to the fort.

"Although this fort has a strange shape, it is very good as a field fortress for a small force to be stationed."

Looking up, I was instantly ecstatic:
"The sun is out, the sun is out."

The red sea outside the fort is a cluster of green battalions of the Qing army wearing red tasseled hats. The sheer number of them makes one's hair stand on end.

"Xiaguan once attacked several similar fortresses on the border of the Kazakh Khanate. They are called bastions, which came from Europe."

"Oh?"

"I have been in the military for half my life, but I have never seen it before."

Agui has a gentle attitude and is not arrogant.

The castle gate full of holes slowly closed again.

In particular, several destroyed platforms needed to be replaced with new guns and firepower points rebuilt.

In just two quarters of an hour, the bastion experienced a test of blood and fire, and was almost breached!

In the telescope, a red line appeared on the horizon in the three directions of east, west and south. The red line gradually expanded and turned into a sea of ​​red.

He opened the telescope and looked at the fortress that was still emitting black smoke, and frowned.

Suddenly, he felt a hint of warmth.

God is with us, the sun shines down thousands of golden lights, and the fog gradually fades away visible to the naked eye.

Seeing that Agui was very interested, Sheleng was secretly happy and whispered:

In fact, there is no need for Miao Youlin to emphasize that all soldiers are aware of the urgency.

A Guinai was a handsome man with rich battlefield experience, and he immediately saw the advantages of the bastion.

As long as the vision is clear, there is no need to fear the siege of the Qing army!

It takes 2 sticks of incense,
The military line had already approached 4 miles away and stopped amid the sound of horns.

Sheleng quickly asked:

"Bring out all the artillery and guns, don't leave a single one behind. That's it!"

And gave an objective evaluation:

Seeing this, Sheling stopped showing off and quietly stepped aside.

"The general is wise."

"Commander Sheleng, please rise."

"General, have you ever seen a fortress of this shape?"

"Meet General Fuyuan."

……

Fifty feet, one hundred feet, one mile~
His smile suddenly froze,

……

Miao Youlin was still in shock and quickly arranged and rebuilt the defense line.

Boundless, rushing towards the fortress!

"Bastion? This name is quite descriptive."

Inside the bastion,
Miao Youlin also lamented: "If this heavy fog lasts for another two hours, we will be finished."

Miao Youlin climbed onto a platform and looked around, the visibility was getting higher and higher.

"Quickly, send out all the ammunition in stock."

……

After a while, Agui shook his head and said:
"God forbid, the sun came out too early. If this fog continues for another two hours, huh~"

Agui listened carefully and observed carefully through the glasses.

All the soldiers in the fort also burst into cheers.

"I've seen it before."

More than 20 officers stood in a circle in front of him.

"Huang Si, your military camp is resting under the plank road. There is no need to go into battle if there is no danger."

"As ordered."

"All the excess muskets stored in the baggage camp will be distributed to the soldiers. Load them in advance and prepare them for later use."

"As ordered."

"In addition to one artillery placed on each of the 5 corner platforms. Of the remaining 6 artillery pieces, 2 are arranged to be aimed at the fort gate passage, and the 4 are hidden in the house and aimed at the road."

Seeing that everyone was a little confused, he added: "In case the fortress wall is breached."

……

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, can all the baggage vehicles be dismantled and reinforced with fortifications?"

"can."

"You all perform your duties, and warriors need to be more courageous. The fast horses for help have been sent out, and the reinforcements will surely arrive soon." Miao Youlin suddenly laughed and said, "This battle will be fought beautifully, I and you all will Everyone can take a step further. Wealth and honor can be found in danger."

"I would like to live and die with the deputy commander-in-chief."

"That's right. We don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but we want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. I, Miao, will always be your good big brother."

Some encouragement and high morale.

Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and the Huaixi soldiers are eager to make contributions.

Several soldiers who were carpenters temporarily renovated several baggage carriages.

The extra bayonets and spears were fixed on the front to make a simplified version of the "Storm Gate Cart", which was parked on the side of the passage inside the fort gate.

……

The Qing army did not launch an attack immediately, but sent scouts to scout around for a while.

The generals also listened to the descriptions of Seleng and the remaining soldiers under his command.
Have a general understanding of the fort's strength, firearms, combat methods, and the terrain inside the fort.

"Qi Zheng."

"The slave is here."

"The Green Camp of Jiujiang Town is leading the battle. You will lead the troops to supervise the battle. Tell the soldiers that merit will be rewarded and crime will be punished. I will stick here and watch them."

"Whoo."

After suffering several heavy losses, the Qing government changed its thinking on combat.

The Eight Banners soldiers only supervise the battle but do not attack.

Let the Green Camp soldiers gnaw hard bones, and they won't feel bad if they bleed and suffer casualties. As long as there is military pay, the green army will never be exhausted.

Of course, the elites of the green camp are still precious and cannot be filled in casually.

Chang Guiren, the commander-in-chief of Jiujiang Town, is making arrangements with his subordinates:

"Behind the Zhenbiao Hall, hold your position. Each battalion will send all the new recruits up, and the veterans will follow and supervise the battle."

"Let me tell you the ugly things first. I will not default on the money reward, and I will not condone beheading."

"Whoo."

More than a dozen guerrillas and defenders clasped their fists to take orders.

……

Jiujiang Town came out in force,

contain:

Zhenbiao Camp, Guangxin Camp, Qianshan Camp, Raozhou Camp, Fuliang Camp, Jianchang Camp, Guangchang Camp, Wuning Camp, Ruizhou Camp, Fuzhou Camp, Tonggu Camp, and Nankang Camp.

There are more than 9000 troops in total, two-thirds of which are new recruits.

It took half an hour just to arrange the formation.

Jiujiang Town attacks from the south and west to avoid direct sunlight affecting the view.

It has to be said that there were still a number of qualified mid- to high-level officers in the Qing army during the mid-Qianlong period. After this group of people gradually aged, the Qing army experienced a sudden decrease in combat effectiveness.

The war drums beat loudly.

Various flags were flying, and the military formation began to move forward.

Sword and shield soldiers (recruits), gunners (recruits), archers, and veterans supervising battles in each battalion, the hierarchy is in order.

Separated 30 feet behind him are the Zhenbiao Battalion and the Artillery Battalion.

Another 50 feet away is the Turgut horse team.

Another 70 feet away is the Eight Flags Cavalry.

Our Qing Dynasty pays most attention to order and respect, and the same applies to war.

……

The leader of the Turgut Alliance, Sheleng, watched with excitement and whispered to the people around him:
"The Qing Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, so we must not have any thoughts of wrongdoing. Our troops will be loyal to the emperor from generation to generation and guard the borders."

The captain of the guard kept nodding.

They followed the Great Khan Obasi and fought all the way back from the Volga River.

Empress Yekaterina of the Rakshasa Empire, who was feared by the tribe, did not dare to send troops into General Ili's defense zone to intercept and kill him. The Cossack cavalry and Kazakh cavalry stopped at the border.

Since then, Torgut has successfully integrated into the Qing Dynasty.

The strength of the Qing emperor deeply impressed all the clan members.

Last year, before his death, Great Khan Ubaxi and his young son, wife, and tribal leaders in front of his bed repeatedly warned:

"You can only strictly restrain village customs, live peacefully, farm the fields diligently, breed livestock, avoid causing trouble, and express your hope and prayers."

Everyone remembers it.

The Qing Dynasty is the heaven of Turgut!
If he rebels, there will be no more Turghut in the world.

……

The sound of war drums suddenly accelerated.

The sword and shield soldiers and shotgun soldiers in the front row also quickened their pace.

Almost at the same time,
They were also accurately bombarded by artillery, and the solid bullets roared and bounced, piercing through the six layers of people.

The bloody iron ball stopped in front of Zhenbiao Camp.

Chang Guiren, the commander-in-chief of Jiujiang Town, breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the bandits don't have many artillery." Everyone agreed.

Gan Changsheng, the captain of the 5st Musketeer Team of the 1th Battalion, also had the same idea.

"We have too few cannons."

"There is no way. There is no room for artillery in the bastion. If it were replaced by Hangzhou City, a city wall can hold dozens of cannons."

Suddenly, Huang Si, the commander of the armored battalion below the plank road, stood up and shouted:
"Throw the helmets to the musketeers."

Everyone suddenly understood and quickly took off their iron helmets and threw them up.

The musketeers didn't show any pretense. They quickly picked up the smelly iron helmets and put them on their heads. They immediately felt a sense of security greatly increased.

……

After two rounds of shelling, the Qing army entered the shooting range.

"Free Fire."

A layer of white smoke instantly rose up and was blown away by the breeze.

God seemed to be on the side of the 2nd Army, and the sun and breeze helped a lot.

The defenders in the fort were all veterans, and they were firing freely without any panic.

The Green Camp soldiers 80 feet away were repeatedly shot and fell down.

The pace of advance slowed down instantly and morale became weak.

"The attack is not allowed to stop."

The veterans who were supervising the battle were hiding behind and holding up swords and shields, and immediately cursed and threatened. So the military formation began to advance slowly again.

Behind, the Zhenbiao Battalion and the Artillery Battalion stopped and began to set up artillery.

This battle was a surprise attack and they did not carry many artillery pieces. Just some light artillery, such as the nine-section ten-tenth gun, the Frangi gun, etc.

Agui wanted to make a surprise attack, so he did not send anyone to carry heavy artillery, otherwise the march would be half as slow.

Theoretically, heavy artillery can be transported down the river from where the artillery was built in Jiujiang.

However, Agui, who is cautious by nature, is worried about being intercepted by the enemy's navy.

Once encountered, the Yangtze River Navy will be defeated. A cannon made of heavy gold will sink to the bottom of the river.

After some calculation, it is more cost-effective to use the green battalion soldiers at the dead point.

……

The musketeers in the bastion loaded and fired calmly. Many people have one rod in their hands and another next to them.

But there were too many enemies, and they were like army ants swarming towards the fortress wall.

"Raise the gun."

The gunfire is noticeably duller, louder, and exhilarating.

Dozens of volleys from raised guns caused the Qing army to collapse.

The tiny barrage of iron sand is a nightmare for unarmored units. Most of those who were shot would not die, but would fall to the ground and scream in agony.

The veteran supervising the battle raised his steel knife and cursed:
"No retreat."

However, it was ineffective, and the green camp recruits still rushed to withdraw. The veterans supervising the war were naturally not lenient and immediately slashed with their swords.

……

Looking at these deserters who looked like frightened rabbits, Lieutenant General Zhenbiao drew his sword:

"Fire~ the gun."

The Fran cannon instantly sprayed out flames, knocking over the deserters in front of him.

Everyone is stupid.

It turned out that his mother's artillery was used to attack our own people, not to attack the city.

Lieutenant General Zhenbiao stood on a gun carriage, waving his saber with a ferocious expression:
"Go back and continue to attack the city."

"The court's laws are strict. Those who flee in battle will destroy three clans. They will first demolish the house and then the ancestral graves. Think of your wives and children, your parents, and your eighteen generations of ancestors."

However, the effect is opposite.

The deserters who had been stunned by the artillery fire and hesitated to move forward turned around and fled around the artillery.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Sir, most of the soldiers recruited this time are refugees. One person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. They don't have three tribes at all."

……

The deputy general cursed:

"Which turtle has recruited soldiers? He only knows how to save pensions! Do you know that such soldiers will mutiny!"

The soldiers immediately pulled him down and covered his mouth.

"Hush. This is the recruitment strategy formulated by General Fuyuan himself."

The deputy general immediately fell silent and looked around. Seeing that everyone was busy, he pretended not to hear.

Humanity is worldly!

"Stop the defeated troops and kill them without mercy."

The soldiers of the Zhenbiao Battalion could only raise their firearms, bows and arrows and spray them all over their heads and faces.

Coupled with the arrival of the Torgut cavalry, the sharp scimitar and the scary sound of horse hooves finally calmed down this group of recruits who lacked weakness.

After a messy moment of burning incense, they launched another attack.

Agui put down his telescope and said:
"Pull up the baggage trains and build a train formation."

"Whoo."

Car formation can increase morale by 10 percentage points. The Qing army still had the courage to hide behind the car formation and shoot with arrows.

……

there is always a solution to a problem.

The artillery in the fort immediately changed the focus of its attack to the vehicle formation.

Once the shell hits the carriage, it will instantly fall apart. Sawdust flew everywhere, causing misfortune to the surrounding soldiers.

Two hours of offensive and defensive battle,
The corpses of the green soldiers were ready to be used as barricades.

The green battalion soldiers from Jiujiang Town fought for an hour, and then switched to Changsha Town to continue the attack. People from Jiangxi cannot only bleed, but people from Hunan must also be replaced.

As the all-around handsome man of the Qianlong Dynasty, Agui knew how to balance.

The wheel battle may seem dull, but it's actually terrifying.

Absolute strength crushes him, no amount of military tactics can stop him.

inside the fort,

Miao Youlin had realized that he had reached the edge of the cliff.

Although muskets have low physical requirements on soldiers, they cannot withstand two hours of continuous fighting.

If it weren't for the 500 spare flintlock rifles in stock and the low firing frequency, they would have exploded long ago.

"How many casualties are there?"

"70 casualties and 125 injured."

"Where's the ammunition inventory?"

"do not know."

"Get Staff Zhang!"

"He, he's dead."

Miao Youlin was stunned, then left the fort wall and plunged into the house where Zhang Changguang lived before his death.

Roughly rummaging through his personal belongings.

A book was found, which recorded the reserves of gunpowder and lead bullets and cannonballs. There is also the estimated daily ammunition consumption for 600 people.

……

Miao Youlin put the notebook in his arms and whispered: "It's all life!"

He strode onto the plank road and observed the offensive and defensive battle for a while.

"Huang Si."

"My subordinate is here."

"Do you dare to play a big game with me?"

Huang Si smiled and said, "Why don't you dare?"

The two hid under the plank road and briefly discussed for a while before reaching a consensus. Then he summoned all officers above the captain level to convey military orders.

"Stop shooting."

The gunfire in the fort stopped abruptly.

Everyone squatted on the plank road to reload silently, one person had two.

……

Someone took off his white coat and rocked it back and forth with a wooden stick.

The Qing troops outside the fort also doubted the ceasefire.

The noisy battlefield fell silent.

"The thieves are about to surrender?"

"It seems, it seems so."

The commander-in-chief of Changsha Town, who was supervising the war, sent someone to ask Agui for instructions.

Inside the fort, the 2nd Army used this rare free time to distribute food and fresh water.

"Brothers, eat and drink enough. Later I will touch the head of Lord Yama."

An abnormal excitement appeared on Miao Youlin's tired face.

He was once a low-ranking military attache in Guizhou Green Camp, but he absconded due to crimes on the Jinchuan front line. Agui was once his most distant superior.

Today I actually had the opportunity to shake hands with him.

What an honor it would be if I were lucky enough to win?

……

The Changsha commander couldn't hold himself back and wanted to take the credit.

Instruct his men:

"Enter the fort first and plant the flag."

As soon as a group of soldiers who had received a silver reward approached the fort wall 30 feet away, the leader was shot down, and everyone ran back quickly.

Miao Youlin put his head around and shouted:
"Fire break, this time it was a fire break."

"Folks, don't run away. Let your managers come over. This matter is serious and we need to find a senior official to talk about it."

(End of this chapter)