This is obviously the Qing army's strategy to attack the heart!

Not only that, seeing that no one had left the city to surrender after calling many times, a group of Qing soldiers escorted some Ming people prisoners.

I saw that this group of Ming people were men and women, old and young, all of them were just crying in horror, and they didn't know where the Qing soldiers had captured them. The number of people is only about 1,000!

The Qing soldiers were triumphant, whipping the people wantonly, and shouting and cursing at the city from time to time.

Similar to the lines of the Japanese army scolding the Chinese and the sick man of East Asia in later generations.

Seeing this situation, the sergeants of the forts in the city were very angry and scolded one by one. Ma Chao is comparable to ten people by one person, with a huge voice, scolding the Qing army like Zhang Fei.

Soon some Mongol soldiers came.

With a sinister smile on their faces, they struck together, slashed with knives and stabbed guns, and immediately those Ming people were stabbed to death outside the city one by one.

Let the blood flow like a river under the city wall, and all the people who died were the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Afterwards, the Mongolian soldiers shouted: "Descendants of the Ma family, have you seen it?" If you don't surrender, these people will be your fate! ”

A fierce battle is inevitable!

Not long after, the horn sounded, and there was a commotion among the Qing army outside the city.

The shield carts of the Qing army came slowly, counted, there were about thirty of them, and several flags were erected on each shield cart, and it was impossible to see how many people were in and behind the shield carts.

The shield car is a necessary thing for the Qing army to attack the city, and the Ming people also call it a brand car. One point that differed from the Ming army chariot was that this vehicle did not have a sharp eye, and the chariot was used as a carrier of firearms like the Ming army.

This kind of shield cart was a very effective tactic for the soldiers of the Qing Army of the Eight Banners, and it played a very important role in several confrontations with the Ming army.

Fan Jingwen, a Ming man, has this description in the whole book of beheading: "The card is very thick, a layer of cowhide, a layer of iron, the small bricks and stones do not move, the big bricks and stones roll down, and the firewood is not burned." ”

The shield cart is made of a layer of cowhide, a layer of iron sheet, wrapped in thick wooden planks as a shield, erected on a two-wheeled cart, which can provide shelter for the soldiers behind the cart.

It can effectively resist the guns and bows of the Ming army, similar to the shield of the copycat armored car.

Although Ma Chao couldn't see the movement and number of Qing soldiers behind the shield car, he knew that the Houjin soldiers fought against the Qing soldiers, and they were always in the front of the shield car to consume the artillery fire of the Ming army at the head of the city.

Then followed by the dead soldiers, armed with shields, broadswords, spears and other weapons, to carry out a surprise attack.

Most of these dead soldiers are vests in the Qing soldiers. The battlefield experience is very rich, and they can't be allowed to lean into the city wall casually, otherwise they may even be allowed to borrow the shield city and jump to the city wall from some small places.

Seeing that the shield carts of the Qing army were pushing closer and closer, and when they were two hundred paces closer, they could already be seen clearly.

Finally, the foreshadowing before the horsepower surpassed the effect.

The holes in the ground and the rejection of horses made it difficult for the shield cart to travel.

Ma Chao took this opportunity to consult with the officers, and it turned out that there was no other way to deal with the shield chariot of the Lezi soldiers, given the situation in the fort, except artillery. can only obey the destiny of heaven and do things!

Seeing that the Qing soldiers were already approaching within two hundred paces, Ma Chao shouted loudly: "Open the cannon!" ”

"Boom, boom!" "Boom, boom!" "Boom, boom!" "Boom, boom!"

The bronze cannons of the Daming Franc machine on the city wall were fired one after another.

In the next minute, countless hot iron balls flew away in the direction of the Qing soldiers with light smoke tracks.

With a loud bang, an iron ball hit a shield cart from afar, tearing the shield cart apart and sending sawdust flying. Some of the Qing soldiers behind the shield cart saw that the shells were about to hit, and they were already frightened and fled.

It's just that such results are too few, in fact, most of the shells missed.

Ma Chao had to continue yelling: "Keep firing, don't stop!" ”

Hearing the order, the bombardiers of several artillery pieces immediately stabbed the iron rods into the Zirui iron handle and unloaded the Zijing from the mother dysprosium.

The bronze cannon of the Franco machine is composed of a mother and a subsystem, and each gun is equipped with several subsystems, which are preloaded with ammunition, similar to the whole gun of later generations, and the firing degree is quite fast. It's just that the range is not very far, just because it is easy to deflat!

The firing range of these Franc bronze cannons with super horsepower is within 300 meters. It's all old artillery!

The artillery officer looked at the Qing soldiers and shield troops who were approaching, waved the order flag in his hand, and shouted: "Open the cannon!" ”

"Boom, boom!" "Boom, boom!" "Boom, boom!"

The bronze cannons of the Franco-machine opened fire one after another.

A scream came, but it came from the city walls. It turned out that because the barrel was not very qualified, one of the guns exploded first.

The gunner covered his face, but he just knelt on the ground and screamed. Obviously, he could not continue to fight.

For a moment, the city was shocked by this sudden situation, and the other gunners were also affected. The shells that were fired out were getting worse and less hit!

Seeing the Qing army and the Mongol soldiers getting closer and closer, the city was quiet, and only the fierce sun shone directly on the city.

The generals were wearing thick armor, and their faces were beads of sweat the size of beans, but no one wiped them.

One-third of the Ming defenders had firearms in their hands, but they were only three-eyed firearms.

Three-eyed firearm, a very powerful firearm that appeared during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, can not only shoot the enemy from a long distance, but also can be smashed in close combat, is a dual-purpose weapon, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the military began to equip a large number of weapons, which is a commonly used weapon.

A kind of gun body is made of three pipes to form a zigzag shape, the three pipes are not connected with each other, have their own fire doors, respectively ignite and launch, the three pipes share a hammer, and a wooden handle is installed.

Known as the three-plate axe musket, after firing three shots at the same time, you have to fight hand-to-hand.

After a while, the shield cart advanced, and the Qing soldiers shouted like thunder, seeing that the Qing soldiers outside the city had rushed into fifty steps, Ma Chao stood up and waved his hand.

"Shoot!"

In the next second, the three-eyed firearms on the city wall fired in unison, and the fire and dysponea rang out in unison, spraying a large amount of fire and smoke.

However, the picture of the pit dad appeared.

Because the power of this firearm is great, but after the bullet is fired, it becomes half resigned to fate, not to mention the hit rate.

Moreover, plus the shield car is thick after all, only the cannonball can break it, and the bullet hits it, and the effect can only be said to be, hehe, hehe, hehe!

I saw that the leather quilt on the shield car crackled, the projectiles flew sideways, and the flagpole broke one after another. However, most of the Qing dead soldiers and archers, as well as the Mongol soldiers, who were hiding in the shield wagons, were unharmed.

Without waiting for the Ming army to reflect again, a group of Qing soldiers dressed in cotton armor flashed out in the shield car, the bowstring sounded, and the first wave of more than 200 sharp arrows had been shot at the battlements on the city.

The bows and arrows of the Qing soldiers were vicious and shot with great accuracy, and they either shot at the door, or in the neck, or in the eyes.

In addition, there is horse feces and horse urine on the arrow, as well as inverted triangular spines, which will produce heavy bleeding, so it can be said that as long as the arrow is hit, even if it is not an important vital part. Ming soldiers would also die soon after due to excessive bleeding or wound infection.

(To be continued.) )