Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 292 The local version of the "Osaka Division" goes out for the first time!
With the weight of the 6-pound gun and the iron-clad wooden wheels on both sides of the gun carriage, there is no problem in pushing it slowly on flat ground.

When they arrived within 2 miles of the city, nine gunners fell on the way, and one artillery wheel was hit and tilted to the ground.

"Load, aim."

The officer roared, drawing his sword and pointing it at the city wall.

Seeing this scene, Chang Guiren, the commander-in-chief of Jiujiang, broke into a cold sweat.

He didn't know whether to order to continue to focus fire on the heavy artillery that was protected by layers of protection, or on these light artillery pieces that were obviously malicious.

Just when he hesitated,

The green brick stack next to it was shot and shattered.

Broken bricks spattered, and several Green Camp soldiers nearby screamed and fell to the ground.

In defensive battles and naval battles, not many people died directly from cannonballs. Most of them died from masonry chips and wood spikes splashed by cannonballs.

Li Yu witnessed with his own eyes that a gunner was carried off screaming because several fingers were accidentally cut off by mechanical wires.

"General Zheng, there is no need to take risks. My soldiers will not climb the wall easily. They only need to enter the city in an upright manner. Don't forget our siege weapons!"

Time-consuming.

"I said that before the war, we must collectively worship the general (a customary name for the Qing army, which refers to heavy artillery), offer some wine, a pig's head, and burn two hangings of yellow paper. They officials just don't believe it."

Using this very intuitive aiming scale, the Wu Army gunners had a probability of hitting the crenellations of the city wall as high as 7%.

"With the artillery direct sight device, it is like having a bayonet on the cannon."

Broken bricks covered all the living people, and screams came one after another.

The Qing army on the wall of Pengze collapsed psychologically.

"I'm still too conservative. What Wu Jun sacrificed was definitely not a pig's head, but a cow's head, a horse's head, ten-year-old Fen wine, and many beautiful girls."

They couldn't understand, how could the artillery fire be so accurate? Shouldn't this thing be a faith bombardment?

The unfortunate green camp gunner's forehead was bleeding. This was not the worst, a long wood chip pierced his abdomen. He felt his life slipping away bit by bit, and leaned against the cannon and muttered:

The 320-pound iron ball hit the city wall hard, and the sound was like an earthquake. An 8-foot-wide opening was opened, and broken bricks fell like raindrops from the sky.

……

The voice has not fallen,

"Your Majesty, I would like to serve first."

Everyone's eyes turned to the giant cannon that had just been put in place.

Chang Guiren, the commander-in-chief of Jiujiang, staggered and held his helmet. He had just been hit by a broken brick and his head was dazed.

Zheng Hean was even more excited to challenge:

"fire."

Li Yu witnessed this round of shelling through the telescope and was very pleased.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"The thief gunner must have bribed the gods in the sky."

The gunners were working hard loading.

Occasionally, Qing troops who dared to probe back and fight back were immediately shot to death by gunfire.

……

The counterattack firepower of the Qing army in Pengze County was already too weak to be mentioned. Almost all the crenellations of one city wall were shattered, and half of the city gate tower fell down.

The 320-pound artillery shell is the most difficult to load and requires the assistance of simple machinery to ensure that it slowly slides in from the muzzle.

At this point in the war, it was already obvious.

There was a dull loud noise, and the people around him felt their ears ringing and their hearts palpitating.

Pengze County is finished.

A Green Battalion gunner left his gun position and hid behind a box with his head in his hands.

The second round of shelling followed.

The remaining crenels were almost cleared away.

The process is safe and very skilled.

Mouth crying:

Everyone echoed loudly:

……

……

The high-speed flying solid bullets give these mediocre debris extremely high speeds. Once it penetrates the human body, it will immediately cause horrific casualties.

40 kilograms of medicine bags are carried on the trolley, ellipsoid, 3 pieces.

"Look at this luck, Wu Jun sacrificed at least 8 pig heads."

This ending was not surprising to him at all.

Ordinary green camp soldiers didn't know what weapons Wu Jun had, but he knew it all.

Even Hangzhou could not withstand the bombardment of this huge cannon. How can He De, a mere county town like Pengze County, be able to withstand this?
He drew his sword and shouted:

"Don't run away, rely on the houses in the city and fight with the thieves in the streets."

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Green camp soldiers are all flexible, why are they risking their lives for the salary of 1 tael and 5 yuan?

street fighting? I'll fight you.

……

The 2nd Corps Musketeers who rushed into the gap did not encounter any hard ideas at all.

They only encountered stubborn resistance from Jiujiang Zhenbiao at the county government office.

Yang Yuchun led a battalion of soldiers, equipped with sophisticated plate armor and spears, and quickly defeated them.

The Qing army was defeated like a mountain.

The street fighting came to nothing and everyone was scrambling to escape.

Chang Guiren had already hit his horse and ran away from another city gate. He is not stupid. Pengze County has made it clear that he is an abandoned son. From top to bottom, no one expected to be able to hold on.

Even if he was defeated and fled, he would not be subject to military law by the Eight Banners soldiers.

The leader will take the lead, and the others will naturally follow his example.

The 2nd Army Corps did not rush to pursue them, but kept a distance and let all the green soldiers in the city escape.

……

Wu Laoer followed the army and rushed into Pengze.

He held up the sharply sharpened waist knife and ran wildly along the street, howling loudly to vent the pain of life.

This is the second time in his life that he has entered the city.

The last time I came to the county was to serve as a corvee.

Entering the city as a conqueror this time, the feeling is indeed very different.

What I was secretly happy about was that I didn't encounter a single Green Camp soldier who dared to resist along the way. Everyone who didn't run away threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground with their hands raised high!

……

Suddenly, he felt that fighting was nothing more than this.

Huhu was swinging the fluttering knife in his hand, stopping from time to time to howl meaninglessly.

suddenly,

He saw a door ajar on the street, and there seemed to be movement inside, so he rushed over and kicked it.

Bang, the door was kicked open.

A woman's scream came from inside, it turned out to be a brothel.

The old madam trembled and handed him the money, and he took it easily, happily.

Those beautiful girls who were high and mighty in the future actually looked at me with flattering eyes. This feeling is really indescribable, floating, floating~
Wu Laoer instantly became 5 years younger. He glared angrily and waved his knife:
"I suspect that some officers and soldiers have run in! I am the military master! I have a big sword! I want to search it!"

Several girls were frightened and cried.

……

Just as a certain idea in his mind was rapidly expanding, a musketeer shouted angrily from outside the door:

"Wu Laoer, come out. I need someone over there to help move things."

"I'm coming."

Wu Laoer rushed out quickly and went to the place where his efforts were needed.

When working, he never spared any effort.

Like a mule, he carried dozens of silver boxes to the car, which attracted praise from a baggage captain.

"You are strong and honest in your work. From now on, you can work as a heavy soldier under me and receive 2 taels of silver every month. How about that?"

"Thank you, Master Jun."

Wu Laoer was extremely excited.

I received a military uniform that was new and not old, without a military cap. He also made a homemade scabbard and hung it on his waist, feeling full of hope from then on. The work in the camp was never ambiguous, and eating was even more demanding. Over time, it actually won a lot of praise.

There was an idea in his mind that he never told anyone.

When I want to break through Hukou County, I can follow the army and charge again, really kill someone, and then drag a girl into a small dark room.

……

Pengze County was captured easily.

They seized 2000 shi of grain, more than 2 taels of silver, useless swords, guns, bows and arrows, and some despised artillery pieces.

The army was not stationed in the city, but was resting outside the city, patiently waiting for the light cavalry who were chasing the remaining enemies to return.

Wusimai led a cavalry battalion of 1800 cavalry in pursuit for dozens of miles, and his own losses did not exceed 2 slaps.

The results are very good:
More than a thousand defeated soldiers were killed and more than 2000 were captured. The rest jumped into the river, died of exhaustion, and disappeared. In short, it was very enjoyable.

This also made many officers realize that there was a great need to expand the size of the cavalry.

……

Wusi bought blood-stained armor and looked very arrogant when he returned from victory.

I even read a poem about the frontier fortress:

"The first battle in Peng County was very good. I chopped and killed a thousand and seven people."

For this poem,
Zheng He'an thought it was okay. Yang Yuchun knew that his level was very poor but he couldn't come up with Qijue that could suppress the opponent.

In short, Wusimai has made progress.

He has evolved from memorizing other people's poems to being able to compose his own poems. Although the wording is a bit vulgar and the style is a bit greasy, it is still original!

He even consulted Li Yu privately.

Li Yu’s evaluation is:

"Smooth and concise, it is close to the lower limit of Qianlong's level."

This evaluation made Wusimai excited for a long time and made progress.

He attributed the reason to:
Having been in Jiangnan for a long time, I have inadvertently infiltrated the culture of this place! If this were in the grassland, it would definitely not be infiltrated.

After all, the compatriots on the grassland were fooled by the Qing court.

Some are chanting sutras, some are repaying usurious loans from Shanxi merchants, and some are bleeding.

Where do you have time to think about poetry?
……

Chang Guiren rode his horse to the next pass in one breath, holding up his sign and shouting:

"I am the general of Jiujiang, and I have an urgent military report."

This successfully separated him from the deserters and was put into the camp high up in the hills.

"Is Pengze County lost now?"

"The combat effectiveness of the Wu army has improved again, and the fake King Wu has come to the battlefield in person. It is unstoppable, unstoppable."

The guerrillas stationed at this camp looked earth-colored.

In Qizheng, the deputy capital of Hukou County, Chang Guiren, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, was very sad after listening to the story of how he and 6000 brothers fought bloody battles.

Unfortunately, the enemy troops are not as strong as humans.

Tens of thousands of Wu troops stacked with countless cannons were really unbearable.

Just as he expected, Qi Zheng didn't want to kill him. He was just very interested in Wu Jun's artillery skills.

……

"Chang Zongrong, what other strategies do you think can be used to offset the firearm advantage of the pseudo-King of Wu?"

"Back to the capital, the lower official suggested that the common people should be the vanguard."

"Well, that's a way."

There was another person in the tent, the leader of the Turgut alliance, Sheleng.

Jian Qizheng's eyes turned to him, half-smiling but not smiling. He immediately wiped his oily hands and handed them over roughly:

"We and other Turgut warriors are willing to serve the Qing Dynasty."

"Okay." Qi Zheng slapped the table, "I will give you another 1 Green Camp troops for you to command."

"Can you give me more artillery?"

"no problem."

Qi Zheng agreed very readily, which made Chang Guiren murmur in his heart.

General Fuyuan was in charge of Jiujiang, leaving Qizheng in full charge of this large stall on the east bank of Poyang Lake.

Others may think that Qizheng is a rare and gentle man among the bannermen, unlike some banner officials whose words and deeds are rough and like wild boars. He knew very well how insidious this guy was.

……

To the east of Hukou County, the Qing army deployed layers of defenses.

Attacking the first line of defense, Li Yu came to the battlefield in person.

An artillery battalion commander frowned and said:

"Your Majesty, due to the height difference between the terrain and the hills, the frontal area where troops can be deployed is too short, and our artillery cannot find a suitable firing angle."

"Rely on the shield car and choose the musketeers to shoot at each other." Li Yu said softly, "Let the 4th Army Corps go up. After suppressing the enemy's firepower, Yang Yuchun's soldier battalion rushed forward in one go."

The two battalions of the 4th Army Corps accepted the mission with a sad face.

When preparing for the attack, they put forward many requirements:
For example, if the shield car is not thick enough, add another layer of shield.

It's still very dangerous to hide behind the shield car. Can you borrow some iron helmets?

The range of the smoothbore gun is still too close. Can it be replaced with a rifled gun?

……

The soldiers of the 2nd Army were stunned at first, and then laughed. The officers of the 4th Army Corps were eager to find a crack in the ground and crawl in, trembling with anger.

But if the prince doesn't say anything, then he can only do as he is told.

Half an hour later, a slightly insignificant offensive force was finally assembled. The first batch consisted of 400 people.

In a 2-person combination, the one with quick hands is responsible for loading, and the one with steady hands is the shooter.

He bent down and hid his head behind the third row of shield cars, and moved forward slowly together.

The Qing army's red cannon fired.

There is an advantage in range from being high up.

The casualties were felt from the start, and they were not light. Fortunately, most of the people pushing the shield carts in front were captured Green Camp soldiers, so they didn't feel bad if they were killed or injured.

Li Yu was very worried, and the next moment the 4th Army Corps abandoned their guns and fled.

In that case, he could only kill Ma Su with tears. Execution of deserters, de-organization, and making the 4th Army a joke.

……

100 feet,
The rifled guns behind the shield truck began firing. There were puffs of white smoke, sporadic but not chaotic.

Li Yu pointed his telescope toward the Qing defense line and saw Qing gunners falling from bullets one after another behind the low wall.

He said silently in his heart:
"Give me some courage."

"Although the Osaka Division is naughty and cunning, they are still one of the seven Class A divisions. They just don't like to be fooled by the military and don't believe in serving the country for seven lives, but their combat effectiveness is not bad."

God fulfills people's wishes,

After entering the blind spot of the artillery, the shield vehicle array stopped one after another at 60 feet, forming a simple obstacle.

Li Yu waved his hand,
The soldiers immediately drove the second group of Green Camp prisoners to charge forward with large shields. Their task is to further strengthen the shield car and form a simple fortification.

Although the large shield reinforced in front of the shield vehicle cannot block solid artillery shells, it can at least block arrows and lead shot.

quickly,

The second batch of 400 attacking troops dispersed and ran quickly, sprinting straight towards the shield vehicle in a -meter sprint.

Both the enemy and ourselves were stunned,
Talent.

The red cannon only had time to fire one round, and the results were pitiful.

After this battle, one of the wisdoms passed down from generation to generation by the 4th Army was formed: when entering battlefield fortifications, the charge speed should be fast and the formation should be dispersed.

……

With the addition of this group of people, the firepower behind the shield vehicle defense line became much denser.

The rifled gun was loaded with Mini bullets. He hid behind the shield car and fired, and an unlucky guy on the opposite side was shot.

The Qing army's red cannon is a backward old-fashioned muzzle-loading pig iron cannon. Coupled with tactics that have remained unchanged for hundreds of years, it is always placed at the forefront of the position to ensure the maximum range.

The artillery carriage is simple and the barrel is heavy. Once the gun position is fixed, it is difficult to move it in a short time.

In front of a red cannon,

The Qing army gunner held a gourd and ladle and risked his life to add gunpowder powder to the muzzle. As soon as he fell halfway in, he was hit in the waist by a mini bullet and rolled down the slope screaming.

The second gunner took the silver reward and wanted to be a substitute. As soon as he stepped out of the low wall built by the earth bags, he was hit by two shots at the same time and rolled down the hillside.

No one dared to show their heads now, and the cannon became a decoration.

No matter how much the officers scolded them and how much they raised the reward, no one would go!

Climbing first is just a narrow escape. Now go out and make it clear that there is no chance of death!
(End of this chapter)