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Chapter 477: Wuchang was broken and Wang Jie was dead. It’s time to strike hard at our friendly forc

Chapter 477: Wuchang was broken and Wang Jie was dead. It’s time to strike hard at our friendly forces!

Wuchang City Wall,

Wang Jie's forehead was covered with sweat and he was standing unsteadily.

After his last disciple reminded him, he realized that the new army really didn't know how to use cannons.

Seeing that the siege equipment of the Wu army was intact, the infantry phalanx approached step by step with ladders.
The unprofessional new army gunners could only reload even harder!

I hope I can make up for the shortcomings with hard work.

This unscientific and reckless approach led to three consecutive barrel explosion accidents.

On the other hand,

Each shell seemed to have eyes, and its hit rate was incredibly high.

……

The artillery officer of the 4th Corps holds a replica quadrant and a firing table~
He commanded all 6-pound cannons to directly bombard the enemy's buildings, battlements, arrow towers, crenels and battlements, causing heavy casualties to the Wuchang New Army hiding behind them.

Wang Jie witnessed this.

Kneeling and wailing:

"It's all my fault. I'm sorry to the people of Wuchang, to the 2 new soldiers, and to the emperor."

Humans cannot master knowledge beyond their cognition.

The top scholar is no exception.

……

Under the city,

Under the cover of their own artillery,
More than a dozen trench vehicles have come within a hundred feet of the city wall, followed closely by tall siege vehicles.

Wang Jie went crazy, holding the scholar's sword,
Yelling:

"Give up the cannons, and everyone pick up their muskets and fight hard."

"Move the soldiers from the west wall here, and also the reserve troops down there."

"The survival of Wuchang depends on this one move."

"Kill the thief."

he,
Made another mistake.

The loyal and honest new army gunners left their gun positions and distributed muskets.

The gunfire stopped suddenly.

Even the last bit of deterrence from sound and light is gone.

……

The 1st Expeditionary Army became even more excited, bursting into cheers that were not human-like.

Actually,
If the Qing army had quickly switched to shotgun shells at this time, they would have been able to kill many people even without adjusting the shooting angle.

and,

The sound of cannons means confidence!

Even blind faith is better than no faith at all.

……

rear,

When the commander-in-chief Huang Si saw the artillery fire suddenly stop,

Standing on a baggage cart, he drew his sword and pointed at the city.
Shouting:

"All the brothers of the 4th Corps, if not fighting for bread, fight for your dignity. The first one to enter Wuchang will be a brave general."

"Rewards, official titles, everything."

"Go ahead."

……

at this time,

Under the city,

The cannon fodder of the 1st Expeditionary Army had pushed more than a dozen long trench vehicles into the moat amidst the whizzing bullets.

Water splashes everywhere, turning natural barriers into thoroughfares~
The people behind threw the long wooden boards horizontally onto the parallel trench carts, and used sledgehammers to hammer in iron nails to secure them, using them as a siege platform.

then,

Ladders were set up on the city walls.

The recruits climbed up madly, holding swords and shields.

The sound of gunfire was dense.

Bodies kept falling.

But everyone could see that the defense of Wuchang City was in danger.

……

Anyway,

The current situation is not very good.

Not good.

But it's especially good.

Incredibly good!
Don't you see,
The fried dough sticks of the 4th Legion actually launched a group charge with guns in hand, and their cheers sounded like thunder.

Pushed in the front were dozens of mobile fortress vehicles, made entirely of hardwood, with shields hanging on the front, six pairs of wheels underneath, and a cover on top, with nothing in the back.

In the car,
They were bundles of loaded rifled guns.

A shooting hole was opened at the height of an ordinary person's eyes.

The shooting hole is high on the outside and low on the inside, which is convenient for upward shooting, which is opposite to the air conditioning drainage hole.

……

There are 3 people in a car.
One person is responsible for shooting, one person is responsible for handing the gun, and one person is responsible for loading.

These dozens of mobile fortress vehicles were hard-earned.

When stationed in Yangzhou Prefecture,
The soldiers first demolished the abandoned gardens owned by the salt merchants, and then searched all the mansions in Yangzhou in order to plunder the real and fine hardwood.

The whizzing lead bullets hit the car, crackling like hail.

can only say,
The Yangzhou salt merchants knew how to enjoy themselves and spend money.

Some wood,

If you take it too far, you will be beheaded.

……

Wuchang City Wall,

An officer of the new army risked his life to stick his head out of the battlement.

Overlooking the enemy,

There were flickering gun flames everywhere below the city, like sparks.

suddenly,

A shell hit the battlement in front of him, and he fell into the city like a piece of rag, splashing small blood.

This scene,
It happened right in front of Wang Jie.

The blood of the master and the apprentice is cold~
……

Wang Jie suddenly realized that it was too late to do anything!

So he turned around and walked into the city gate tower.

"Close the door and grind the ink!"

Zhao Zhuangwen quickly rolled up his sleeves and ground ink.

I saw the teacher's wolf hair brush dipped in ink and writing with great speed.

now,

He had automatically blocked out the sounds of fighting and explosions outside the door.

He wanted to warn the emperor that the Qing Dynasty had reached a critical moment of life and death, and if no changes were made, it would! perish!
……

Snapped,
Stamped with red seal.

Wang Jie folded it randomly and stuffed it together with the governor's seal to the disciple in front of him.

Word by word:

"Wuchang is about to fall. I will keep my promise and let you go!"

Zhao Zhuangwen fell to his knees.

"Master, do you have any last words?"

"Have."

"Teacher, please speak."

"As a master and disciple, I have no other request for you except one: never surrender to Wu!"

Zhao Zhuangwen slowly raised his right hand:
"Zhao Zhuangwen, a native of Qianzhou, Hunan, swears to heaven, earth, ancestors, and saints that he will never surrender to Wu in this life. If the Qing Dynasty falls, I will follow the example of Zhu Shunshui."

Wang Jie's eyes were bloodshot.
He also hurriedly wrote two more pieces of information, with just a few words and his handwriting was sloppy.

The note of recommendation for a frontier governor is worth a thousand gold coins in daily life.

……

The two separated.

Wang Jie's last words are incomprehensible:

"You may be right."

Zhao Zhuangwen heard it and went down the city wall without looking back.

Wang Jie didn't look back either.

"Futai, it's dangerous."

The voice has not fallen,

A nearby submachine gun was hit by a shell from Wu's army, and the gun carriage overturned, trapping two musketeers underneath, who screamed in agony.

The morale of the army collapsed.

Countless people were fleeing, and it felt like the end of the world was coming.

……

Wang Jie took off his hat,

A head of gray hair fluttered in the wind.

He raised his sword and shouted:

"Wang Jie, the top scholar in the 26th year of Qianlong's reign, the imperially appointed governor of Hubei, and a native of Hancheng, Shaanxi, died today in Wuchang, and died in battle with all of you brothers."

"Brothers, kill the thieves."

A miracle happened.
The new army was made up of simple farmers, and they were actually stunned by such words.

The human heart is so unpredictable.

It takes one second for loose sand to become a dam. It takes one second for a dam to become a dam.

Many people actually stopped running, grabbed their swords and spears, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the sword and shield soldiers of the 1st Expeditionary Army who had rushed up the city wall.

……

"Smash!"

"If you smash one stone, you will be rewarded with one ounce of silver. The governor guarantees this with his family's grave and the emperor's good reputation~"

The reserve team composed of young and strong people in the city was encouraged by the generous rewards and crowded onto the city walls.

For a time,

Stones and bricks were thrown down like raindrops. The cannon fodder climbing the ladders fell like meteors.

This wave of attack that was sure to be broken was actually just barely blocked.

but,

Huang Si was not angry either.

Just sneered:
"Let the dispatched troops take a break and don't climb the ladders yet. Deploy the supervision team 50 feet away."

"Yes."

……

The most feared consequence of a temporary retreat from the battlefield is a rout.

The supervisory team's rows of guns intimidated the cannon fodder.

After going through the brutal training in the recruit camp, the cannon fodders had no doubt about the determination of the supervision team to strike hard at their own people.

After a while,
The mortars (including those purchased at own expense) placed 70 feet below the city were filled with grenades.

"fire!"

After leaving the gun, due to the sudden change in pressure, the thin iron shell cracked, the shotgun shell spread out, and fell from the sky with a loud noise.

The casualties were horrific.
The new troops and militiamen crowded on the city walls had nowhere to hide.

Blood soaked the bricks~
Mortars have a big advantage, they can be loaded quickly! Because of their large caliber and short barrel~
After 5 consecutive rounds of rapid bombardment,

Huang Si yelled:

"First Expeditionary Force, move forward."

……

In the previous wave of iron rain, Wang Jie was pinned down by his loyal guards and luckily escaped.

He climbed up and looked at the seriously injured and dying guard, feeling grief-stricken.

He placed the sword across his neck.

sad smile:

"I thought I could be a contemporary Zhang Xun, but now I know that it is not easy to be a Shi Kefa."

"I'm not willing to accept this."

not far away,
The first troops of the Wu army had already jumped onto the city wall and were running straight towards him.

Wang Jie roared:
"Long live the Qing Dynasty~"

then,

He pulled the sword across his neck hard.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.
……

The soldier knelt down with great effort, turned Wang Jie's body over and over, and covered the wound on his neck with a rag.
The expression of sadness,
Those who don’t know would think he is a filial son and grandson.

"Oh, it's a big fish. What a pity. What a pity."

The soldier nicknamed Broken Tooth is now a sentry officer.

If he could capture the governor alive or kill him, he would be immediately promoted to battalion commander and be on equal footing with Zhang Laosan.

The more he thought about it, the more he hated it.
After chopping off the head, he threw the body off the city wall.

behind,

Teammates have planted two legion flags on the battlements. Wow, spread them out vigorously~
……

Huang Si saw the military flag hoisted on the top of the city wall through the telescope and couldn't help laughing out loud.

On one side was a black bear with blood dripping from its fangs and roaring to the sky - the 1st Expeditionary Army.

On one side is a golden fox pattern ready to attack - the 4th Legion.

He turned around and ordered:
"After entering the city, quickly take control of the government offices and treasury. Be sure to put seals of our 4th Legion on them immediately and add more sentries at the gates. Do you understand?"

The messenger with brightly colored helmet tassels immediately urged his horse to leave.

at this time,

The drawbridge was lowered and the city gate slowly opened.

A staff officer came over and whispered:
"Commander-in-chief, I also want to be among the first to enter the city."

"Ok?"

"Two legions entered the city at the same time. I was afraid that there would be friction and the soldiers would not be able to grasp the scale."

……

Huang Si looked the staff officer up and down.

whispered:
"be careful."

"Yes."

then,

The Shaoxing-born staff officer excitedly followed the first infantry company into the city.

He did not carry any weapons; the roll of rice paper and the brush in his hand were his weapons.

Promotions for staff officers are the responsibility of the General Staff Headquarters.

but,

The Corps can issue commendations to its assigned staff officers, and the General Staff will consider the commendations accordingly.

Huang Si muttered to himself,
At this moment, I don’t know what is happening to the 2nd Legion.

……

Time goes back to a quarter of an hour ago.
When the artillery fire of the Wu army in the north sounded like thunder and their cheers were like waves.

East Road,

Guns are sparse.

A tentative attack, very cautious and restrained.

Zheng Hean, commander-in-chief of the 2nd Corps, listened attentively and suddenly stood up, as if falling into an icy cave.

"It's broken, it's broken."

He looked at the cautious soldiers organizing the surrounding offensive.

shouted:
"Overthrow the previous strategy and launch a full-scale attack immediately."

The subordinates were dumbfounded.
Brother Zheng, didn’t you say that the 2nd Army can’t always be “reckless” but also have to be “professional”?

Why are we back to the old ways?

……

Zheng Hean was furious.
He threw the UFO helmet on the ground and pointed to the northwest:

"Listen, the damn 4th Legion has broken into the city!"

The subordinates exploded instantly:
"How is it possible? Is the huge city of Wuchang made of paper?"

There is nothing wrong with people thinking this way.

Because they encountered blockhouses blocking the way during the march, the new army fought with great determination. In the end, they relied on the generation gap in weapons to quickly resolve the problem of the blockhouses.

……

Northwest direction,

The dull and dense sound of artillery fire was heard again.

Zheng Hean couldn't hold back any longer.

Draw the sword:

"All brothers of the 2nd Legion, charge!"

"Don't worry about the casualties. If his damn 4th Army takes the lead, where will we Huai people put our dignity in the future?"

The subordinates woke up as if from a dream.
then,

A crazy siege began.

After attacking for a quarter of an hour,

A lieutenant said depressedly:
"The commander-in-chief may be right. The Wuchang New Army is just a bunch of show-offs."

……

The defenders of Dongcheng fired from their high ground with muskets, still causing considerable casualties to the 2nd Corps.

until,

The 2nd Corps' artillery moved forward across the board to provide fire suppression.

The anxious soldiers couldn't wait to set up dozens of ladders and climb up.

Zheng Hean paced back and forth angrily, wishing he could drag Wang Jie in front of him and whip him 100 times.

I was screwed by Wang Jie.

If you don’t know how to use artillery to defend a city, what’s the point?

The new army is more than capable of defeating the peasant army, but how dare you fight the Wu army without cannons?

……

Zheng Hean calmed down.
Grab a familiar face.

whispered:
"After you enter the city, bring a team of people to lightly control the Governor's Office and the Provincial Governor's Office. Don't worry about anything else."

"Yes."

The lieutenant ran away and gathered an infantry company to unload the excess burden.

Carry only flintlocks, bayonets and ammunition~
This is a big matter.

It concerns the honor of the legion and the reputation of the heroes of Huaixi.

Losing to the 4th Army is more unacceptable than losing to the Qing Army.
……

On the Baoyang Gate,

When the familiar flag of the Grey Wolf Legion with claws raised was raised,

Zheng Hean finally calmed down.

Shouting:

"God bless Wu! The two legions have entered Wuchang together."

"Long live!"

The officers around him, who had just woken up from their dreams, also shouted.

As soon as the city gate opened a crack, the light infantry company on standby rushed in.

On the way, they encountered troops surrendering to the Qing army or troops resisting the Qing army, but they ignored them and focused on finding important government offices in the city.

……

It is difficult for outsiders to get familiar with the roads when they first come to Wuchang.

The 4th Corps entered Wuchang first because they were one step ahead of the others. After spending some time, they took control of the Wuchang prefectural government office, the Fansi government office, the armory, and the academy.
Everywhere I go,
The door is routinely locked, glue is poured on it, and a bright red seal is affixed.

"The 4th Legion has seized it, and those who tear it down will be held accountable"

The staff officer who volunteered to take the lead ran all the way, his eyes turned black, and he held a bunch of seals tightly in his hands.
People from Jiangnan help people from Jiangnan.

No problem.

Officers encouraged the soldiers:
"Occupy one government office and receive a reward of 1 silver dollars."

……

The 4th Legion, which had suffered losses, deployed a squad of sentries at the entrance of each government office and treasury.

They also dragged over ownerless carts and overturned them to use as barricades, or dragged out a few tables and chairs from nearby shops to use as roadblocks.

The 2nd Legion is a fierce group of people, and if they get anxious, they might not dare to rob.

At the entrance of the armory,
The sentries even dragged over two cannons, with their muzzles facing outward, to intimidate friendly forces.

(End of this chapter)

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