Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 433 Civilization is Shooting~
Lian Shun looked at his colleague seriously and couldn't help but teasing:

"You people from Jiangsu are really weird."

"We bannermen are different. For example, Ningguta and Shengjing are thousands of miles apart. If we meet, we can recognize each other as fellow countrymen on the spot."

……

Sun Xiaohuan forced a smile:
"General Lian, let's focus on the city's defense."

"Well, we'll just fight back when the enemy comes and block the water with earth. Outside the city, we dug six trenches, four earthen walls, three chevaux de frise, and set up three lines of defense in the north, with red cannons on top to support them. To be honest, I've never seen such an iron barrel defense except in Guangzhou."

"I heard that there are many miners in this bandit army, and they are good at digging tunnels and blasting."

"It's okay. I'm prepared."

Lian Shun was telling the truth. He invited veterans from Guangzhou City to command the Green Camp soldiers to dig tunnels along the city walls and bury large urns.

Drawing on the wisdom of Mohism~
By then,

It can monitor underground excavation movements and also target water flooding.

The Governor General is very concerned about the defense of Shaozhou Prefecture.

From the Chinese New Year till now, the scouts come almost every three days. They give us whatever we ask for, without any hesitation.

……

"Lord Sun, 3000 militiamen are too few. Why not mobilize more?"

"General Lian, it's not that I don't want to, but I have concerns!"

"What are you worried about? A rebellion by the Hakka people?"

"Correct."

"No, not really. The Hakkas are all honest and kind farmers, while the Cantonese are slick and treacherous."

obviously,
During the years when Lian Shun was not successful in Guangzhou, he had many conflicts with the Cantonese people in the same city and had deep prejudices against them.

Sun Xiaohuan was half-believing and half-doubting. He would rather rely on 3000 Guangyong troops than mobilize the Hakka troops who made up the majority of the population in the city.

As a civil servant from Jiangnan,
He is wary of regional disputes.

……

The next day,

The 5th Army began to attack the city.

35 6-pound guns were lined up in a row with their muzzles raised.

Three 3-pound guns slightly behind ~
The artillery fire first cleared the obstacles outside the city, destroyed the barricades and low walls, and eliminated the Qing army camps.

The shells fell, destroying everything in their path.

By noon,
Of the so-called three lines of defense, only the last one remains.

The Qing army was terrified and there were rumors that Wu’s army had the help of a cannon god.

How can the artillery fire be accurate?

This is unreasonable.

Aren't you all just firing randomly? Why do your shells have eyes?

……

As the Wu army's artillery slowly advanced,

On the city wall, the Qing army's artillery also began to counterattack.

The main guns were red-coated cannons, interspersed with various types of sub-cannons and mountain-splitting cannons, with shells flying everywhere.

The Wu army's artillery has initially mastered a simple method of "estimating distance".

On the battlefield,
A second lieutenant of the Wu army artillery ignored the shells, bravely stood at the edge of the trench, stretched out his right arm and raised his thumb.

Close your left eye and open your right eye.

The left edge of your thumb is pointed at the city gate tower.
Without moving your arms, jump your eyes momentarily (open your left eye and close your right eye).

He found,
The left edge of his right thumb was at the target position, and he jumped half of the city gate tower.

……

Then I raised my telescope,
Count the corresponding number of bricks in the wall.

According to the information provided by the Zhao family, a brick is 1 foot long.

Half of the city gate tower corresponds exactly to the width of 30 battlements plus 30 parapet walls.

According to the bricks, it can be estimated that
The width of the parapet is 1 feet, and the width of the parapet wall is 2 feet.

It can be inferred that the width of half the city gate tower is 120 feet.

It can be seen that

120 feet multiplied by 10, you are 1200 feet (399.6 meters) away from the city wall.

[The eye-saccade method is simply to multiply the horizontal distance by 10 to get the distance between the target object and yourself. The only prerequisite is to be familiar with the size of common objects. ]

……

A 6-pound shell landed in the upper middle of the city wall, instantly collapsing a layer of the brick wall.

The gunners knew what was going on.
Adjust the elevation again, then bombard.

The shells hit the parapet accurately, breaking bricks and sending them flying. The Qing soldiers standing nearby immediately covered their heads and dodged.

The artillery battle lasted for a quarter of an hour.
The Qing army's artillery fire was severely suppressed, and Wu's artillery had a clear advantage.

As more artillery pieces were pushed forward, the Qing army in Shaozhou Prefecture was soon at a disadvantage.

……

Miao Youlin nodded with satisfaction.
The 5th Corps Artillery's 6-pounder guns were the backbone of its firepower.

The 12-pound gun was too heavy, and its speed of towing overland was slow, which obviously hindered the infantry.

The power of the 3-pound gun was too small to be effective against strong fortifications.

The 6-pounder is just right!

The bombardment lasted half an hour.
The sky was gathering dark clouds, so the troops were temporarily withdrawn.

The day was fruitful, destroying the obstacles on the attack path outside the city and breaking down most of the battlements on the north wall.

Half of the city gate tower collapsed.

The morale of the Qing army in Shaozhou Prefecture was even lower. 17 artillery pieces installed on the city walls were destroyed, and more than 200 people were killed or injured.

The Wu army only paid the price of three cannons and more than 3 artillerymen.

One of the artillery vehicles has been repaired and can be put into continued use.

……

the next morning,

Three fast crab boats and two rice boats from Nan'ao Town appeared on the surface of the Zhenjiang River.

The artillery of the 5th Corps pulled its artillery to the riverside and the two sides engaged in a fierce artillery battle.

Two rice boats were sunk and one fast crab boat was stranded and abandoned.

The rest of the Qing troops fled frantically.

Miao Youlin looked at the fast-moving crab boat and became interested in this type of paddle boat for the first time.

With the wind and the current going smoothly, and 15 oars on each side, it's like flying on the water.

Not good enough for fighting, but good enough for escaping.

The next day,

The 5th Legion once again prepared to attack the city, and came out in full force.

"Listen, Qing troops in Shaozhou Prefecture, leave the city and surrender immediately, and I will spare your lives."

……

There were many figures on the city wall, and no signs of surrender.

Miao Youlin sneered and waved his hand.

The gunners immediately pushed their cannons closer, and a large number of riflemen also formed a square formation to suppress the firepower of the Qing army in the city.

rear,

The soldiers of the 1st Expeditionary Corps were eager to try, carrying dozens of newly made ladders.

Although the probability of death is very high if we are the first to climb the city, our firepower is so strong that we have a great chance of winning the siege. We can live happily once we break in.

Blood and women are the greatest pleasure for these cannon fodders~
Rewards, silver, wine and meat are secondary.

Even the battalion officer Zhang Laosan himself admitted that Wu Ting had never cut back on wine, meat and rewards, and had always provided them with ample supplies.

After each battle, the brothers would eat and drink until they vomited, and then admire the silver flowers to the sound of thunderous cheers.

The mobile store accompanying the army has a wide range of goods.

As long as you can afford it, it's not impossible for me to make a pair of silk pajamas specially for you.

For example, Zhang Laosan spent five taels to buy himself a set of moon-white silk pajamas, which were said to be based on the recent popular styles in Jiangnan.

When people wear it, they look rich.

……

"Commander-in-chief, look!"

Miao Youlin was shocked instantly and saw black smoke billowing in the city.

Someone set the fire?

Was it the Qing army that was desperate, or was it the Hakka people in the city who were colluding with the city from both inside and outside?
I can't think too much.
He drew his sword and shouted:
"Set up ladders and attack the city!"

The soldiers of the 1st Expeditionary Army immediately howled like ghosts and advanced on the messy fortifications of the Qing army outside the city.

Some hired Hakka laborers braved arrows and lead bullets to clear the broken chevaux de frise and fill the trenches.

If they manage to escape alive today, they will be rewarded with 3 taels of silver; if they are injured, they will be rewarded with 20 taels; and if they die, they will be rewarded with 40 taels.

……

Miao Youlin pulled out a telescope to watch the progress of the siege.
He was not paying attention to the fighting, but was watching the performance of these Hakka men.

The Qing army fired arrows and bombarded with submachine guns crazily.

The Hakka laborers who were at the front were shot and fell one after another.

A lead bullet can take away a humble human life. Death is silent and leaves no trace in the world.

Nobody remembers his name.
Hakka laborers carried bags of sand and worked hard to fill the trenches.

The soldiers of the 1st Expeditionary Army followed closely behind carrying ladders.

The artillerymen used their fastest speed to frantically suppress the Qing troops on the city walls.

The musketeers rushed to within 30 feet of the city wall, knelt on one knee, aimed at the top of the city wall, and shot at any Qing army that appeared.

……

suddenly,

Something strange appeared in everyone's sight. It seemed that two groups of people were fighting each other on the city wall of Shaozhou Prefecture.

"Commander-in-chief, it seems to be a citizen of the city."

"is it?"

Miao Youlin laughed as he looked at the civilians fighting with the Qing army on the city wall.

After a while,
Ladders were placed on the city walls and the Qing army collapsed across the board.

1 quarters of an hour later,
The drawbridge was lowered and the city wall was opened from the inside.

A huge crowd of people, holding all kinds of weapons in their hands, poured out of the city gate and knelt down on both sides.

A middle-aged, wealthy man held up Lian Shun's head and knelt respectfully:

"Zhao De, a commoner from Shaozhou, pays respect to the general. The Tartar general has been beheaded. Please allow the army to enter the city."

Miao Youlin reined in his horse and looked at Zhao De.
laughed:

"Take a few people with you to guide the army, quickly take control of the prefectural government offices, government warehouses, arsenals, and barracks, and capture former Qing officials and defeated soldiers."

"As ordered."

……

5000 soldiers were ordered to enter the city like mercury pouring out on the ground.

The rest of the people camped outside the city.
All officers took a course at the Dongshan Infantry Officer School - Marching and Stationing.

among them,

One point is clearly pointed out:
If they encounter a small town, the entire army cannot enter the town.

Because of the limited space in the city, once the army was blocked by the enemy, the land was narrow and the resources were barren, and they could not move away, the consequences would be disastrous.

Most of the troops must be stationed outside the city to communicate with the people inside the city.

Shaozhou Prefecture,
This is a textbook example.

……

Miao Youlin, accompanied by his guards, was among the second group to enter the city.

The first thing he did was to climb up to Wangjing Gate.
The blood on the steps had not been cleaned up yet.

The bodies were piled up from the city wall to the city gate tower, including those of Qing soldiers and foreign soldiers. A careful calculation showed that the number of foreign soldiers was twice that of Qing soldiers.

He stopped and turned over the two bodies stacked on top of each other.

On the top is a young knight, mortally wounded in the front, his flesh and blood blasted by lead bullets. Below is a soldier from the Green Camp, stabbed to death by a dagger.

The fire is still being put out in the city.

The fire was started by the Hakka people in order to create chaos.

A full hour,
The crowd finally put out the fire, and three streets were burned to ashes.

Miao Youlin was surprised to learn that two of the streets were Zhao family's businesses. Zhao De was decisive in using his own grain and oil shop to start a fire.

after that,

He also expressed his willingness to provide food, salt and cloth to the army.

Miao Youlin pondered for a moment and decided to accept it.

This will reduce the logistical pressure on the court.

Southern Jiangxi could not support the logistics of the army for the time being, so food and clothing had to be transported from northern Jiangxi and southern Anhui. Guns and ammunition were even transported from Jiangning and Suzhou.

……

Sun Xiaohuan sat upright in the prefectural hall until he was knocked over by a soldier who rushed in with the butt of a gun.

Ten graduates from the Civil Service School carefully examined the government office.

The first step is to delist and relist.

On the same day,

Nearly 6000 Qing army prisoners were captured in the city, including 41 civil and military officers at all levels.

Old rules,
He was taken to a busy street and shot in public.

Sun Xiaohuan originally wanted to shout out a few last words, hoping to leave a small mark in history books.

unfortunately,

His mouth was blocked by a cloth strip, so he lost the opportunity to perform on the spot.

This made him feel that Kunshan and Wuxian were not from the same hometown after all, the relationship was too weak and the distance was too deep.
……

The people watching the execution ground below were talking about it.

"Why doesn't beheading require an executioner?"

"This is called execution by shooting. It represents civilization."

"What is civilization?"

A regular customer of the teahouse nearby explained:
"The new storyteller said that civilization means being polite and reasonable. The Wu army is a civilized army that advocates overthrowing the rule of the Qing court and restoring the Han world. That's why they didn't rob our people after entering the city."

……

As if to verify this person's words.

Gunshots suddenly rang out.

The people instinctively shrank their necks, and when they looked up, no one was left standing on the stand.

Beheading, blood spurting out, so barbaric.

Execution by shooting is different. There is not much bleeding, the body remains intact, and the death is relatively elegant.

Someone sighed:

"I understand. Civilization means execution!"

The onlookers were all grinning and their imaginations were running wild.

There is a lack of fun in daily life, so watching killing people has become a kind of pleasure, and I have also mastered a new word: "civilization".

New words, fashionable.

It was soon cited by all walks of life~
Use the most civilized words to express the most vicious curse. For example, be civilized to your whole family~
……

A group of storytellers from southern Jiangxi appeared in the teahouses and restaurants in Shaozhou City.

The original storytellers were told by the new government that if they wanted to continue making a living as storytellers, they had to go to Suzhou Prefecture for a one-month training.

The government will be responsible for food, lodging and transportation.
After the training, the work location should also be changed.

Those who can speak Cantonese go to Guangzhou.

Those who can speak Hakka should go to Jiaying Prefecture.

Those who can speak Teochew and Hokkien should go to Teochew.

In short, everyone has a bright future.

Their Hakka colleagues in southern Jiangxi who had taken their jobs also frankly stated that it was true and that they had also experienced such "collective unemployment and re-employment."

Now I can get less than 1 tael of silver in subsidy every month.

With this additional identity, the teahouse owner dared not take a cut. He would pocket whatever he could earn.

When something goes wrong, the guys in the Propaganda Department will support me.

……

Miao Youlin didn't waste time.
After spending two days sorting out the affairs inside and outside Shaozhou City, he quickly led his troops southward, leaving only two infantry companies and one light artillery company to assist the civil officials in defending the city.

Simultaneously,

1000 brave men from other provinces who participated in the fight against the Qing army and fought against the city walls were recruited and incorporated into the baggage camp as laborers, with a monthly salary of 2 taels.

Unexpectedly,

He suddenly summoned Zhao De, the leader of the Hakka people in Shaozhou Prefecture, and asked him to take his two sons and immediately set off to Suzhou Prefecture to pay a visit to His Majesty.

Many people thought it was His Majesty's order.

In fact, it was Miao Youlin's sudden idea with complicated intentions.

……

Before leaving,
He accepted a total of 5000 taels of gold and silver presented by Zhao De.

He kept 50 taels of gold for himself and sent the rest through the post office to the families of the wounded and deceased soldiers in the army.

The Wu Ting Post Office launched the "silver mail" business with official credit endorsement.

For remittances below 20 taels, a handling fee of 5 silver cents will be charged.

For amounts ranging from 20 taels to 100 taels, a handling fee of 1 tael will be charged.

Anything higher will not be accepted for the time being.

because,

The business cannot overlap with that of the "Si Hai Money House", which is another sharp sword of Your Majesty.

(End of this chapter)