After the "Boom ......" I don't know how many times it was test-fired and positioned, finally a cannon rang out, and the shell hit the upper edge of the wall of the old city of Huai'an, directly smashing a battlement. On the artillery position www.biquge.info, Huang Jingting, the commander of the artillery, excitedly shouted: "Good, good!" Right on target! Well done this one! ”

"Come on, order each gun position, based on the data of the No. 3 gun position of the second team, and fine-tune each to reduce the spacing."

"A team is ready."

"The second team is ready."

"The three teams are ready."

"The four teams are ready."

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"Each team has its own artillery position, all of them are available, and they are fired in turn as a team, ten rounds of bombardment, and they are ready."

"Prepare ............"

"Prepare ............"

"Fire ......"

The rumbling explosion completely resounded through the heavens and the earth, and every shell fired was like a thunderbolt from the sky, shattering people's eardrums.

The Fu Han army arranged four artillery positions outside the city, 100 large and small artillery, Huang Jingting here is only one of them, but it also has 30 five-catty cannons and three-catty cannons, for the Qing army in this era, more than 100 cannons are completely unimaginable dense firepower, is a completely non-existent concept.

Not far away on the canal, boats loaded with munitions and grain anchored on the embankment, waiting for their own unloading. Most of the boats were operated by workers and hungry people, and of course, they were accompanied by escorted logistics soldiers. Except for those logistics soldiers who had seen such a formation earlier, they didn't care about it now, and the rest of the workers and hungry people were all full of panic, and some of the older ones, even the old leaders in their forties and fifties, were also weak in their legs, squatting on the board with their hands covering their ears, but their eyes were reluctant to see the rare scene of the artillery bombardment of Huai'an City.

This is a great rarity, and it can be used for them to spend the rest of their lives in the Dragon Gate Array in the future, and win countless respectful eyes.

But there are still many hungry people and workers who can't hold their legs on the ground, and they can't straighten their waists even if they want to. The logistics soldiers of the Fuhan Army who escorted the ship looked down on such a person: "It's really bad." A cannon shot scared the pee......"

Many of the Cao workers and hungry people heard the ridicule of the soldiers of the Fu Han Army, and they saw the soldiers of the Fu Han Army who looked at ease in the fierce cannon fire, and then looked at their own side, I don't know how many people blushed at this moment.

And the soldiers of the Fu Han Army, who were talking and laughing in the sound of artillery, suddenly became tall in the eyes of these workers and hungry people.

This kind of tallness is spiritual tallness, which does not come from the swords and guns in the hands of soldiers, but purely a kind of spiritual oppression.

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How big is Huai'an City? The old town is only ten miles away. That is, the length and width are less than three miles. The area of the new city is much smaller than that of the old city, plus the city of one mile, the entire Huai'an city is counted, it is a rectangle with a circumference of seventeen miles and an area of about 4 square kilometers.

The circumference of the seventeen-mile-long city was of course an absolute big city in this era, and there was a rich place like Qingjiangpu outside Huai'an. But such a city, being bombarded by dozens of cannons constantly, and all the landing points are still on the old city wall, hehe, can the Qing army defending the city and the people on the side of the city wall get it?

In such a big place, 20,000 Qing troops have gathered, and the Yingxun Gate [South Gate] that the Fu Han Army responded to has gathered two general flags, three deputy generals and staff flags, what kind of concept is this?

In less than an hour, the southern wall of Huai'an City was destroyed. Although the shells did not open and crack the walls of Huai'an City, the battlements and women's walls were almost swept away, leaving only a bare city head in many sections, and the artillery of the Qing army guarding its city wall had already disappeared in the continuous artillery fire.

The Qing soldiers that used to fill the city are now invisible. Artillery fire can directly suppress the head of the city. With a wave of Huang Jie's hand, the front of the Third Brigade moved forward one mile, and the front of the troops directly forced to a distance of about 200 meters under Huai'an City.

The artillery positions are still moving, and anyway, the artillery positions [the gun positions need to be dug and piled up to break the earth] are set in advance, and there are four or five burning red solid shells in each large brazier with red charcoal burning, and there is also a box of new-type artillery shells -- flowering shells prepared on the side.

"Boom, boom—"

When the cannon fire rang out again. For the Qing soldiers and supporters in Huai'an City, they really couldn't tell the difference between solid bullets and flowering bullets. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was used by the Chinese army in the war, and there was no legend left at this time in the middle of Qianlong.

In a courtyard not far from the south gate of Huai'an City, exquisite shadow walls, flowers, bonsai, attics, galleries, rockeries and ...... were shattered by cannonballs, and fragments of earth and stone were splashed on all sides. In the past, it was decorated with exquisite shapes and unique rhymes, and Ruan Jianing Garden in Huai'an City, which was known for its clear and elegant, fine and ingenious, was completely destroyed by artillery fire.

"Boss, be careful-" As soon as an exclamation from a personal attendant reached his ears, Ruan Xuehao was crushed to the ground before he could react. A flowering bomb landed in front of the windowsill outside, and the shock wave of the explosion shattered and ignited the entire window, and the violent heat accompanied by countless flying pieces of wood cleared the entire room.

The time has been carried out in the afternoon, and the rain of shells is still baptizing Huai'an City.

Flowering bombs were accompanied by scorching arson bombs, and there were already seven or eight large and small fires in the old city of Huai'an. Fortunately, there is no wind today, otherwise the entire Huai'an City will be turned into a sea of fire.

In addition to Ruan Xuehao himself, there were also Su Yishan, the same acquaintance of Huai'an Mansion, and several long-term servants, the incident came suddenly, Su Yishan and a servant couldn't dodge, and now they were covered in blood and fell to the ground. In addition, several injured officials couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Ruan Xuehao got up and quickly patted the dust on his body, and glanced at the official beside him gratefully with his two eyes. Thanks to this person's cleverness, otherwise I am afraid that I will follow in the footsteps of Su Yishan.

"Boss, this place can't stay any longer." The official was terrified.

Ruan Xuehao Yongzheng was a senior scholar in the eighth year, reviewed by the Hanlin Academy, edited and revised the "Records of the Four Dynasties", supervised Hunan Xuezheng, presided over the Shaanxi and Shanxi township examinations, served as the examiner of the Kyoto examination, and presented the Zhongxian Doctor to the political envoy to the council. In the sixteenth year of Qianlong, the forty-nine-year-old Ruan Xuehao resigned, returned to his hometown to serve his mother, built a spoon lake thatched cottage, and later changed it to a academy, read and teach, and hundreds of disciples became talents. Raise funds to maintain county schools and government schools. In the 22nd and 27th years of Qianlong, the emperor made two southern tours, and Ruan Xuehao was in Huai'an Honghuabu to welcome Luan, present a book of poems, and was given a large satin. Ruan Xuehao Yuan matched Chen Gong as his wife, and gave a gift to Mrs. Yipin. His two sons, the eldest son Ruan Kuisheng and the second son Ruan Zhisheng, have all gone to high school and entered their careers. It can be said that in the entire Huai'an City, in addition to those incumbent bigwigs, Ruan Xuehao is a first-class important figure.

Hearing the sound of the explosion, the housekeeper of the Ruan family outside hurriedly ran over to take a look. Su Yishan's appearance startled him, fortunately Ruan Xuehao had nothing to do, he hurriedly persuaded Ruan Xuehao: "Master, you can't stay here, you really can't stay." ”

Ruan's family is Ruan Xuehao's home, although it has been bombed by shells many times since today, and the yamen has sent people to invite many times, Ruan Xuehao has always been reluctant to leave the home that his ancestors have run for generations. But now look...... It's not okay to leave anymore.

Ruan Xuehao's eyes were a little dull, he was thinking about the choice he made four years ago, if he chose another path, like those of the Salar tribe, and was not moved by Ma Gasan, would the Ruan family still have this disaster today?

Ruan Xuehao is not a fool. He doesn't know if the overall situation in Huai'an City is bad or not, but the south gate is really not safe.

If Huai'an City is lost, with the notorious reputation of the Han army, the Ruan family's belongings and industries will definitely be completed. The ancestors have worked hard for generations, and they have worked hard to manage everything that the Ruan family has now, and the family voice of the first hope of the city is all over because of their own stubbornness.

Painful remorse was devouring Ruan Xuehao's heart like a poisonous snake. He knew that he should have transferred his floating wealth a few months ago.

Even when Chen Ming crossed the river to the north, it was time for him to transfer his family property; When the elite of the official army in northern Jiangsu was defeated, it was time for him to transfer his family property. Were you stunned at the time?

At this moment, Huai'an City seems to be guarded by 20,000 troops, but Ruan Xuehao's confidence and thoughts have already been shaken. Chen Wei's cannon outside was too powerful. Jiangning City can't be defended, can the small Huai'an City be defended? Since the Fu Han army came to the city, he has not slept well in the past few days. Now Ruan Xuehao's hair is still neatly combed, but his face is dark and blue, his eyes are bloodshot, and his spirit is Alexander.

But if he still lives and dies with the old mansion at this time, Ruan Xuehao is impossible no matter what. I had to nostalgically glance at the completely messy room, like an old dog exuding endless decadence, and ordered the people around him: "Immediately transfer, tell everyone, only pack up the valuables, and throw away everything that should be thrown." ”

As a prosperous place along the Grand Canal, there are not too many inns in Huai'an City, and with the status of the Ruan family, there is naturally no need to look for accommodation all over the street. The doors of the most upscale inns in the city are always open to the Ruan family.

Outside the city, the position of the Han army. Huang Jie looked up at the sky, the scorching sun made him have to squint his eyes, "God really doesn't give face, how good it would be if there was a strong wind!" "Fire and water are the most ruthless, and the lethality is needless to say. As for whether the fire will harm innocent people, the Metropolitan Governor doesn't care about the artillery team firing hot bombs, what kind of leisure does he have.

As long as there is a strong wind, the flames of Huai'an City will not turn into a sea of fire. But it will definitely give the Qing army defending the city a big headache. The people will also panic, and the Qing army's defense of the city will do all kinds of harm but no benefit. Maybe it is a disadvantage to arouse the resentment of the people in Huai'an City, but which is more important than the overall situation of Huai'an? The Fu Han army now needs to finish Huai'an City as soon as possible and erase the shadow of the defeat in the Fujian naval battle. If the people here hate, then hate first. (To be continued.) )