Win the Ding 1617

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Several large trees whose crowns had been cut off, whose trunks had been partially removed by someone with a knife and saw, were still smoking green smoke in the cold winter wind.The canopy with lush branches and leaves in the past was dragged to the Huzhuang River for use as a deer village.

The houses outside the Taoyuan Walled Wall became ruins, and the wells were either filled with bricks or stones, or thrown into dead cats and dogs.All the houses, beams and columns were dismantled and transported into the stockade, leaving only the crumbling walls.

These beams, pillars and step stones were transported to the village and played the role of rolling logs and stones.

As the vanguard of the South China Army appeared on the horizon in the distance, the atmosphere on the Taoyuan Walled Wall became extremely tense.

On the top of the wide and solid wall, there were men from the clan, from fourteen or five-year-old boys to old men with white beard and hair.Among them, hot oil was burned in a large pot, and nearly a thousand houses outside the stockade were demolished to collect raw materials such as rolling logs, sheep's head stones, Leiyi night made of house beams, poles, rams, wolf tooth cards, It is piled up on the top of the city, on the horse road, and under the feet of people.

On the carriageway of the city wall, people nervously moved gunpowder and shells to several turrets and forts.Provide sufficient food for the six-pounders, eight-pounders, and large and small Franglers there.

The entire Taoyuan village has become a large barracks, a fortress firmly guarded by the city.

There are more than [-] people from three nearby families gathered here. According to the patriarchs, they are all traitors in the eyes of the officers and soldiers. When the officers and soldiers come, they will be slaughtered. "Stones have to be cut, and thatch has to be burned.", "Fields have to change their surnames. People have to change their species!"

Therefore, when facing the threat of death, people have to muster up the courage to resist with the courage of their ancestors against wild animals, wild animals and poisonous snakes.

People are organized in a unified manner according to the organization of the big society. Not only men have to go to battle, some young and middle-aged women also have to take on the task of standing on the wall, and the old and weak women and children are responsible for handling, cooking, and medical treatment.Food supplies are also managed in a unified manner, and people's rations are distributed on a daily basis.Even several patriarchs took the lead to eat at Dazao.

"If there is no skin left, how will the hair be attached?" The words of the patriarchs made people more motivated.

The leaders will distribute the subordinate clansmen to each important battle, and how many people are needed for each battle.We need more firearms and more swordsmen.Allocate clearly.The sergeants who were withdrawn from Shekeng and other places were gathered under the city to serve as the mainstay.

At this time, the city wall was covered with relevant defensive equipment.Every few crenels.Which crenels and equipment are in charge of each team.They are all divided into paragraphs.Distinguish responsibilities one by one.

at each crenel.There is a kind of city defense equipment called Xuanhu or soft wall, which is built on wood and stands on two feet in the city.The shaft stands outside the city.There is a grid on the top, covered with old wadding quilts moistened with water, to prevent sharp arrows from outside the city.This hanging wall is always the most important thing for guarding the battlements. Without this kind of equipment, the soldiers on the city would not be able to stand if the sharp arrows were shot from below the city.

The Xuanhu faces the side outside the city, and has hollowed out several holes to peek at the movement outside.

There are also dozens of grass factories built on the city walls, with moso bamboo as the backbone and covered with thatch thatch, which are used as temporary resting places for the guards on the city head.There is a tall bamboo pole outside the grass factory, which is used to hang team flags and lanterns.There are also thick bamboo tubes in the grass factory.Used to hang everyone's weapons.

Under the city wall, the Huzhuang River is filled with river water. Under the river, there are countless sharp bamboo sticks and wooden stakes hidden. On the outside of the trench, there are also repelling horses, deer villages, and barbed wire. The siege team couldn't have a foothold on the edge of the trench, so they set up ladders to attack the city wall.

"This group of sons of bitches! They have taken the whole family to their backs!"

Standing at the top of the city where the artillery can't reach, Ou Dapeng and Wu Liuqi observe the village from the camera, which is said to have never been breached for hundreds of years.

Behind them, from the southeast direction, black troops swept across the world like a tide.The voices of the people in the ranks, the noise of the chariots and horses, and the heavy sound of the wheels of the cannon carts rolling over the ground, mixed into a huge sound wave and hit the people on the top of the city.

"Set up camp first! We will attack the city tomorrow!"

After a short discussion between the two, a military order was issued.

Therefore, the scene that Zhang Tingyu saw the day before yesterday was replayed in front of all the people, landlords, patriarchs, and leaders of Taoyuan Village.

With an order, the South Central Army around Taoyuan Village began to measure the terrain and began to dig trenches and erect fences on the spot.Slowly, a continuous camp that surrounded Taoyuan Village on three sides appeared in the eyes of the people on the wall. Looking from the top of the city to the southeast, west and three directions, it was the Nanzhong Military Camp that could not be seen at a glance. Flags of different sizes and colors divide the camp into small pieces.

Amidst the clamor and noise of people yelling and horses neighing, the prisoners of the brigade were escorted or imprisoned by the South Central Army, looking for water sources around the camp that could guarantee drinking water for people and animals, so as to ensure the daily water for more than ten thousand people.

Amidst the yelling and cursing, dozens of wells were filled and polluted.We had to arrange for people to slowly remove the bricks and stones that filled the well, and clean up the sewage in the well.After finishing all this work, it was already nightfall, and the lights in the Nanzhong Army camp were gradually lit up, like stars in the night sky.Finally merged into a bright sea of ​​lights.

In order to prevent the Nanzhong Army from attacking the city at night, the Taoyuan village was also brightly lit. Two huge lights illuminated most of the night sky, and they could be seen clearly even dozens of miles away.

The season is approaching the twelfth lunar month, which is the coldest time in northern Guangdong, and there are a few snowflakes falling in the sky from time to time.In order to prevent soldiers from frostbite and frostbite, in the outer line of defense of the camp, the South Central Army also reduced the number of dispatched sentries and sentries, and replaced them with rows of wooden poles placed on the ground between the earth wall and the trench. Layers of lanterns are hung, and the sides of the trench are as bright as day, even if a needle falls on the ground, it can be found.In some important areas, long guns were used to set up a refusal formation.

In the big camp, after passing through three earthen walls and two trenches, they entered the camping area for men and horses.The soldiers of the brigade laughed and laughed in their respective tents, enjoying the steaming food and soup.

In the middle of the camp, at the core intersection of several roads, under several banners, is the command tent of the Sixth Security Brigade.The officers of the two brigades are enjoying their supper here.

Several tables were skillfully assembled into a long table by the soldiers. The officers of the two brigades were mixed together. There were several huge copper pots on the table. The charcoal fire was burning under the copper pot. The soup boiled and boiled, sending the smell of chilies and spices into the air.Around the copper pot.There are more than a dozen bowls and plates listed.Most of the plates are fish and the like, occasionally some vegetables, thinly sliced ​​fish and meat slices, scalded by the boiling spicy soup.Eat it hot in your mouth.That kind of hot and spicy.This group of soldiers had their noses running straight after eating, and they were very addicted.

"Brother District, do you want the brothers to go around and grab some peasants tomorrow? In front of this camp, dig another long trench around Taoyuan Village, and prepare for a long siege?"

Ou Dapeng complained again and again, and after swallowing a piece of meat, he didn't take it seriously. "We need to dig a long trench after building a fence? Let's let the brothers rest well, keep an eye on the terrain, start attacking the city in two days, and take this village within five days!"

"Get it within five days?"

Not only Wu Liuqi was shocked, but many officers under him also laughed in their hearts, "You're talking big! This class is talking big again!" All the officers thought in this way.

On the contrary, the officers of the Sixth Security Brigade, especially Huang Damu, the battalion officer of the Artillery Battalion, had a serious face and a very determined look.Thinking about the way he traveled westward, what he saw and heard was subtly influenced, Wu Liuqi felt that if the more than 3000 people in his hands were brought back to Sanheba in Tai Po, there would definitely be a gap compared with the people there.

"Boss Wu, don't think how strong this stockade is. It has not been breached for hundreds of years. It is because our South China Army did not come! No matter how strong his stockade is, how is it compared with Hue City? Compared with the Zheng family back then How about the well-fortified Thang Long City? Such a city cannot withstand our artillery attacks, how dare a mere local tyrant and evil gentry use it to exploit and oppress the people in the village, and dare to raise a banner in front of us?"

A group of people laughed confidently.

The fourth day of the twelfth lunar month in the tenth year of Chongzhen.

The sun had just emerged from the sky, and the South China Army had already eaten their breakfast. One by one, they walked out of the barracks and assembled inside the second earthen wall, preparing to start today's siege.

Not far away, dozens of artillery fortresses have been built, and the heavy soldiers, civilian men, and coolies (captured regiment bravery) are working hard to carry gunpowder and shells.A huge amount of ammunition piled up like a hill behind the gun emplacements.

The officers, each in full military uniform, led their horses out one by one.

According to the agreement the day before yesterday, the sixth garrison brigade of Ou Dapeng was the main force to attack Zhengdong, and Wang Jin, Wu Biao and others each led 1000 men to attack the west and south.Wu Liuqi led the guards as the general reserve team.Two battalions of men and horses were left in the barracks to serve as guards.

"Brother, it's up to you!"

Wu Biao has been getting close to Huang Damu and others these days, and he patted him on the shoulder loudly, "Screw your mouth here, I will start a violent attack in the south, drag this group of thieves and let them Don't dare to go east for reinforcements."

"Don't worry! We gunners are all good! We all fought from south to north!"

Huang Damu raised his chest proudly, and pointed to the dozens of cannons not far away.From the eight-pound gun, to the Dafolang machine to the twelve-pound gun, there are dozens of "frog" guns that are more manned than other artillery positions.

"These guys come here once. If the wall of this village is not stripped, I will return to Guangzhou, the most beautiful girl on the Pearl River flower boat, brother!"

"Okay! If the attack goes well, I'll invite you too, brother! Two of the most beautiful girls on the Pearl River!"

A fort made of bamboo and wood was built with thick sandbags piled on top of the frame, and black holed muzzles protruded, pointing at the city wall of Taoyuan Village.The artillery fortress was only one mile away from the wall of the village. Although it was within the range of the artillery fire from the city tower, it posed a huge threat to the wall of the Taoyuan village.

The two fortresses were also made of bamboo and sandbags, but they were not capped. They were only surrounded by a thick wall, exposing two rows of huge gun ports. The point of the gun ports was Taoyuan. Zhai Wall.

Ou Dapeng commanded the siege troops, formed a battalion formation, and spread out an extremely wide front on both sides and rear of the artillery position.

In winter, the clouds are densely covered, as if the sky is extremely low, and there is a murderous atmosphere between the sky and the earth, which makes people unable to breathe.I can't wait to rush to the front of the battle and shout loudly to be happy.

Seeing a round of red sun slowly rising in the eastern sky, Ou Dapeng and Wu Liuqi exchanged glances, then turned around to look at the soldiers who had lined up on the left and right and were sitting on the ground waiting for orders, Ou Dapeng Nodding in satisfaction.

"start!"

The commander waved the signal flag in his hand and conveyed the order to fire to the artillery position.

"fire!"

Huang Damu, who had long been unable to restrain himself, waved the command flag in his hand, and the gunners waved the matchlock to the fuse made of goose feather pipes,

The [-]-pound guns used direct aiming and firing at close range, and the target of the muzzle was the middle of the wall of Taoyuan Village.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Dong dong!"

The dense shells hit the city wall, causing the hearts of the Sanxing people defending on the wall to tighten!The concentrated fire of the artillery is so powerful! !

Immediately afterwards. "Boom!" Another round of artillery fire was fired.

"Boom!" Another batch of shells hit the city wall.

There are some deviations from the measured results.The terrain of Taoyuan Walled City is relatively high. Although the target is the middle of the Walled Wall, the people who built the Walled City here back then.It is very clever to use the terrain and people's visual deviation here.Caused aiming at the middle of the city wall.But it hit a huge deviation in the foundation of the city wall.

(Take advantage of the visual error. There are many successful cases in the practice of building fortification forts. The more famous one is the fort built by Russia at Lushunkou. The Japanese artillery fire made them dizzy.)

The wall of Taoyuan Village.The foundation is made of bluestone strips, covered with a layer of city bricks, and the inside is made of a mixture of amalgam, glutinous rice paste and egg white. Over hundreds of years, under the action of time and gravity, it has formed an effect similar to concrete. A few years ago, a layer of burnt ash was used to reinforce the wall, making it even stronger.The bombardment of two rounds of shells only caused huge cracks to appear on the wall of the Taoyuan village.

Under the wall of the village, the defensive equipment such as the deer village and Juma beside the ditch were smashed in all directions by the shells, and fell into the ditch along with the fragments that burst out from the wall of the ditch, floating around on the water.

Just as the artillery started firing the second round of shells, the artillery fire above the city also began to counterattack.

As the gunpowder burned and exploded, the cannons at the top of the city, the turrets, and the cannons on the horse face adjusted their muzzles and began to pour iron balls towards the fortress.Hot iron balls weighing several kilograms kept hitting the front, back, left, and right sides of each gun position, and the bamboo and wood frames made creaking noises, and they were painfully under tremendous pressure.The two cannonballs rolled and jumped on the frozen ground, directly hitting two coolies who were carrying a huge cannonball, and took away their two calves. Blurred traces.

"One, two, three, four... Eleven, twelve. That's it! Let our big guy sing a good show!"

After counting the exposed artillery, Huang Damu sneered twice, and waved his hand to signal the mortar to fire!

The forty mortars, affectionately called "frog cannons", immediately began to spray anger and shells on the wall of the village.

Although these mortars can fire huge 24-pound and 48-pound shells, the gun body is not very heavy. They are powerful, have a long range, and are flexible.It's just that the requirements for the gunner are relatively high. In the process of aiming and shooting, it is necessary to master complex mathematical problems such as trigonometric functions. In terms of actual operation, it is much more difficult than those twelve-pound guns.

Unlike the direct aiming and shooting of twelve-pound guns and eight-pound guns, the ballistic trajectory of mortar guns is curved, and the aimed targets are the towers and the defenders' artillery at the top of the city.

The mortars in the two fortresses were divided into two waves, and the shells were poured towards the head of the city.A 24-pound mortar shell flew away, and after flying to the top, it turned around and went straight down to the defenders on the wall of the village. Broken ribs.What's more, the unlucky guy who didn't cultivate in the previous life was smashed into two parts by the shell. Under the huge impact force of the shell, his upper body flew backwards and flew out sideways, hitting a hot oil pan directly. Turning over, the soldiers around the oil pot screamed, and their bodies were already in flames, and the flames spread across the city immediately!

Then, more than a dozen heavy and huge mortar shells whizzed in, either smashed hard on the ground at the foot of the wall, or flew over the wall, and landed in the group of regiments assembled under the wall, sending the team Smashed into a piece of blood and mud.More shells fell on the walls of the village, on the turrets, and on the forts.

Bombarded by these big iron balls, the smashed bricks and stones flew everywhere, instantly hitting the turrets of the fort that were still firing artillery towards the city just now, screaming incessantly.

"Adjust the angle of the muzzle! The large mortar hits the wall of the village! The small mortar kills those cannons!"

Huang Damu observed the city with a telescope and carefully observed the impact of the mortar.Then issued an order to adjust the shooting angle and secret positions.

Immediately, with the efforts of those coolies, the huge shells were loaded again and again, and the fierce artillery fire continued to pour on the city.

With the full cooperation of shells, gunpowder, and masonry, almost no one could stand up on the walls of the village, Fortress Hill, and turrets that were listed as key targets.From time to time, artillery parts and bricks were smashed and flew to the bottom of the city to become an accomplice of the South Central Army and continue to kill.

After two rounds of mortar fire, the firepower points that Huang Damu had counted fell into silence for a while.

"Okay, it's time for us to go!"

Wu Biao, who was in charge of the siege task at the Xizhai Wall, waved the sword in his hand and shouted for a fierce battle. (To be continued..)