Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Listening to the roar coming from the direction of Irkutsk, Yang Chen's face turned cold and he immediately spoke.

"Damn it, I haven't opened fire on them yet, how dare they open fire on me first?! This is outrageous!"

"Send the order and have our artillery crew open fire immediately to suppress the enemy's artillery at the top of Irkutsk."

"Be sure to suppress it!"

When the ordering soldiers heard this, they immediately clasped their fists and left.

Soon, bursts of thunder-like roars of heavy artillery were heard on the battlefield.

boom! Boom boom!

Amidst the roar, clouds of gunpowder smoke rose from the Ming army's artillery positions.

Black shells broke through the air and shot towards the city of Irkutsk.

With a loud bang, a shell landed on the city wall of Irkutsk.

The warhead of the cone-shaped cannonball pierced the wall of the city wall hard.

As the fuse inside the projectile burned out, with a loud bang, a large crater with a radius of several meters was blasted out of the city wall of Irkutsk by the explosive bomb.

The brick-clad city outside the wall made a clicking sound, and spider web-like cracks centered on the impact point of the cannonball quickly spread to the surroundings.

The bricks and stones fell off and fell to the ground.

Even the rammed earth layer inside the wall was shaken loose by the explosion of the explosive bomb.

The air is filled with smoke and dust.

Boom! Boom!
The sound of shelling continued.

Along with it, there was the roar of exploding bombs.

Guided by the observation balloons floating in the sky, the Ming army's artillery bombardment was frighteningly accurate.

After several rounds of shelling, almost all the shells fell on the city walls and city heads of Irkutsk.

The city wall was riddled with craters and was in dilapidated condition visible to the naked eye.

Even two artillery groups have been knocked out by the Ming army's artillery bombardment.

In order to avoid the bombardment, Pavlovich led people down the city wall and hid under the reflective surface behind the city wall.

Hearing the rumbling sound of shelling from above his head, his face looked quite ugly.

"How could this be so? How could this be so!"

"How come the Ming army's artillery can shoot so accurately and from such a distance? How come their explosive shells are so powerful and can't explode?"

Pavlovich was filled with doubts.

He actually knows something about explosive ammunition, because there are actually explosive ammunition in Europe now, but because of safety issues, it has not been used on a large scale.

He really couldn't understand why the Ming army's explosive bombs didn't explode? !
Pavlovich couldn't figure out when Oriental firearms became so powerful.

His stereotype of the Chinese still remains at the point where they conquer the world with cavalry, bows and horses.

Because, no matter it is Mongolia, the whip of God who once sent to conquer all of Europe.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is still in contact with them, has the advantage of cavalry.

The Ming Dynasty, which was between Mongolia and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, had no contact with Tsarist Russia.

Therefore, it is very normal for them to have this stereotype of China.

Pavlovich knew that if the Ming army's shelling could continue like this, he would begin to lose confidence in whether his side could hold Irkutsk.

Taking a deep breath, Pavlovich spoke.

"Be careful, be careful!"

"Since the Ming army suppressed us with artillery bombardment, they may let the infantry attack at any time and send orders to the entire army to prepare for the enemy..."

Pavlovich's order was issued, and the defenders in Irkutsk couldn't help but tremble.

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, once the Ming army successfully breaks through the city, Irkutsk will be finished.

In order to ensure that the Ming army could not take the opportunity to break the city, they could only send people to climb the city wall to take a lookout despite the artillery fire.

Always be ready to warn!

……

Outside the city of Irkutsk, the Ming army's artillery fired continuously.

The infantry also began to advance in the direction of Irkutsk in a skirmish line under the cover of cannon fodder.

The defenders on the lookout at the top of the city saw this scene and immediately sounded the alarm.

Call on your own soldiers who were hiding from the bombardment under the city wall to board the city and prepare for battle.

Boom! Boom!
The sound of shelling continued.

Amidst the shouts of killing, an unknown soldier rushed towards the city wall of Irkutsk.

After the defenders boarded the city, they immediately prepared to use artillery fire to block the Ming army's attack.

However, facing the skirmisher line array currently used by the Ming army, it is really difficult for the artillery at the top of Irkutsk to exert corresponding power.

One after another, the artillery shells broke through the air, drew a beautiful arc in the sky, and immediately shot towards the Ming army's array.

The cannonball landed on the ground and rolled and spun forward. Seeing this, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty spontaneously dodged to both sides early on.

Therefore, the shelling could not produce any substantial results.

Because solid artillery shells rely on kinetic energy to kill people.

As long as you can avoid the trajectory of the cannonball, you'll be fine.

The reason why solid artillery shells seem to be so lethal is because solid artillery shells usually hit dense arrays in the past.

Due to the limitations of the array, there was no way to dodge when the shells hit.

Wouldn't that mean that the artillery shells directly penetrated the array, killing and injuring countless people?

But now the Ming army uses skirmish lines to advance.

If you see cannonballs flying towards you from a distance, you can dodge them.

Naturally, the threat of shelling has become smaller.

Of course, the Ming army was not only passively being beaten, but was also constantly fighting back.

In addition to the roaring artillery, the infantry was also firing back.

Although the Ming army sent by Zhu Jing'an to capture Lake Baikal this time was small in number, they were all the elites of the Ming army.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of this elite force, Zhu Jing'an equipped them with all the latest cutting-edge weapons.

The firearms equipped by the infantry are all rifled guns.

The range and accuracy of rifled guns are self-evident.

This also allowed the Ming army infantry to shoot at the defenders beyond the effective range of the firearms used by the Irkutsk defenders.

Amidst the crackling gunfire, the defenders at the top of Irkutsk kept getting shot and falling to the ground, screaming in agony.

Some people even fell directly from the top of the city after being shot, causing their heads to bleed and their brains to burst.

In addition, many of the gunners who operated the cannons were killed by the Ming army's snipers.

For a time, even Irkutsk's city defense artillery began to become weak.

The defenders in Irkutsk wanted to fight back, but the range of the muskets in their hands was completely unable to threaten the Ming army outside the city.

Even if the bullet could fly to the distance of the Ming army, it would not know where it had strayed.

Although the range of those city defense artillery can reach the Ming army outside the city, the problem is that using artillery to attack individual infantry is nonsense, isn't it?
Looking at the Ming army's skirmisher line array outside the city, Pavlovich's face looked horribly ugly.

However, suddenly he seemed to realize something, the knot between his brows was relieved, and he spoke.

"Now the Ming army outside the city is attacking with skirmishing lines. Although the firepower advantage of the bastion cannot be used, it also exposes their weaknesses."

"If our army opens the city gate now and takes the initiative to go out of the city to launch a counterattack, we may be able to achieve unexpected results." In Pavlovich's view, the current formation of the Ming army may have miraculous effects in the firearms shooting phase. .

But once the two sides begin to fight hand-to-hand with bayonets, the Ming army will most likely be defeated at the first touch.

And what they, the Rakshasa people, are not afraid of the most is bayonets!
"Sir, is this too risky?"

Beside, a bearded officer asked.

Now that they have no strength advantage, if they take the initiative to go out of the city to fight with the Ming army in the field, they will have to bear great risks.

If they were defeated outside the city and were swept into the city by the Ming army, then Irkutsk would really be lost.

But when Pavlovich heard this, he waved his hand and said with a very firm attitude.

"I knew there would be risks."

"But I know better that this won't work."

"Based on the current battle situation, if we cannot seize the opportunity to counterattack and inflict heavy losses on the Ming army, then Irkutsk will lose sooner or later..."

After speaking, Pavlovich took a deep breath and then spoke.

"For God's sake, there is no need to say more. Let the Cossacks in our army prepare to go out of the city to meet the enemy."

"Strive to use our advantage in hand-to-hand combat to defeat the Ming army outside the city in one fell swoop!!"

"God will bless our most loyal people!!!"

Seeing this, several officers could only nod in agreement.

Immediately, they sent orders one after another.

The defenders in Irkutsk began to gather near the city gate, preparing to leave the city and take the initiative to attack the Ming army.

……

But as soon as the defenders in Irkutsk took action, the Ming Army's observation balloon floating in the sky observed their movements.

And immediately alerted Yang Chen.

After Yang Chen received the news, he was shocked at first, and then ecstatic.

Why did the defenders in the city take the initiative to gather at the city gate?
Needless to say?
He must have taken the initiative to go out of the city to fight back!

Otherwise, is it possible that they are doing team building at the city gate?
After thinking for a while, Yang Chen prepared to trick the enemy into defeating him, so as to defeat all the enemy troops who dared to leave the city.

Thinking of this, he began to ask the messengers to give orders to various ministries to prepare for battle.

As for whether you are afraid that a false defeat will turn into a real defeat?
In other words, the Ming army under his command now is all the best among the best.

With their military quality and morale, there would be no chance of a false defeat turning into a real defeat.

Yang Chen still had such a little confidence.

Soon, the Ming army and the defenders in Irkutsk made corresponding preparations.

At this moment, the city gate of Irkutsk was suddenly opened from the inside.

A group of Cossacks rushed out after hearing the bayonet and went straight to the Ming army outside the city who was shooting at the defenders at the top of the city.

The shouts of killing shook the heaven and earth, and the faces of these Cossacks leaving the city were all ferocious and ferocious visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this scene, the Ming army, which was still shooting at the defenders at the top of the city, immediately began to close their formation and retreat.

The two sides chased each other and quickly ran hundreds of meters away.

At this moment, there was a rumble of horse hooves.

I saw a group of fine cavalry rushing out from the Ming army camp, galloping on the vast grassland, charging towards the Cossacks who were leaving the city.

The knight on horseback is holding a sharp saber, beating the horse and galloping, looking majestic.

The war horses galloped towards the Cossacks who were leaving the city.

In just the blink of an eye, the Ming army's cavalry rushed straight in front of the Cossacks.

The saber passed by and heads were thrown away.

Although these Cossacks began to turn around and run away the moment they saw the Ming cavalry attacking.

However, how can a man outrun a war horse?

War horses galloped and roared, and heads fell to the ground one after another.

Some Cossacks were even directly hit by Ming cavalry on horseback, and their bodies flew out.

charge! roundabout! Charge again! Another roundabout way!
Under the repeated attacks of the Ming army's cavalry, the Cossacks who left the city completely collapsed.

No one dared to escape or resist anymore. They all knelt on the ground and surrendered to the Ming army.

I hope my obedience can be exchanged for a chance to survive!

At the same time, Pavlovich, who was at the top of Irkutsk, was so angry that his eyes were splitting when he saw this scene.

His chest was rising and falling violently!

"Fire the cannons, fire the cannons for me, and make those Ming army cavalry pay the price!"

Pavlovich yelled angrily.

The sound of shelling rang out again, and the shells fell towards the Ming cavalry on the battlefield.

Sudden bombardment, the Ming cavalry inevitably suffered some casualties.

Some people were even hit in the body by cannonballs, and their bodies and horses were torn apart.

However, this doesn't change anything.

The Ming cavalry began to quickly withdraw from the battlefield as soon as they were bombarded.

Those prisoners of war were escorted by the infantry who followed closely.

And using artillery to attack infantry...

The effect can only be described as haha!

The expression on Pavlovich's face was extremely ugly.

However, facing the current situation on the battlefield, he was really helpless.

There are not many defenders in Irkutsk. There are only two hundred regular troops, plus various Cossacks and adventurers, a total of six to seven hundred.

Now he went out to fight in the city and lost two hundred people...

Damn it, the battle can't be fought!
Now Pavlovich really feels like the sky is falling.

He doesn't know how to defend Irkutsk next!

……

Yang Chen continued to look at the battlefield, and then immediately issued the order.

"Pass the order and let all our military units continue to attack Irkutsk."

"Before sunset today, this general will have dinner in Irkutsk!"

The sun was now at its peak. If Yang Chen wanted to have dinner in Irkutsk today, the Ming army would have to capture Irkutsk within half a day.

When a Ming army officer heard this, he spoke with great determination.

"Sergeant, please lead me as a vanguard to capture Irkutsk!"

After hearing this, the other officers also asked for a fight.

Obviously, in the eyes of these Ming army officers, it is not difficult to capture Irkutsk within half a day.

Otherwise, they would not rush to fight.

When Yang Chen heard this, he just nodded slightly, looked at the Ming army general who was the first to ask for a fight and said.

"Since you, Zhuang Hui, took the initiative to ask for a fight, this time the second regiment will be responsible for the main attack mission, and the first and third regiments will do supporting work." (End of Chapter)