Chapter 150 Total Attack on the State 2

However, it cannot be ignored that at this time, there are still a large number of small artillery in the hands of the Dengzhou rebels, including some small Western-style artillery imitated according to the scale of the Hongyi cannon. In addition, there are also a large number of various firearms, so the firepower is still not to be underestimated.

The most important thing is that when the rebels captured a lot of Dengzhou defenders when they hit Dengzhou City, among which a large number of Sun Yuanhua spared no effort and asked the Portuguese to train gunners for them. In addition, there are also more advanced aiming tools such as guns and scales. The quality of gunners is in the Ming army, in addition to Yu's army. In addition, it is almost second to none.

Although these guns are of poor quality and have a close range, they can still pose a considerable threat to the ordinary Ming army. Although the number of Hongyi cannons on hand by the rebels is not large, the quality of the gunners should not be underestimated. The two Hongyi cannons are in the hands of the rebels and operate the shooting accuracy. It was quite powerful. As soon as the cannon on the side of the officers and soldiers sounded, they immediately began to fight back. When the officers and soldiers rushed to Dengzhou City in large and small artillery fire together, causing considerable casualties to the attacking officers and soldiers.

Soon, a general at the East Gate was hit by rebel artillery and killed on the spot, while at the West Gate soon, a general and a guerrilla also fell under the rebel artillery.

In addition, the rebels still have a lot of relatively good birds on hand, and even a small number of Lumi, so the officers on the east and west sides suffered a lot of casualties when they attacked the city.

But on the south gate, the situation is another scene. Yu Xiaotian's army's firepower comprehensively suppressed the firepower of the rebels' counterattack. As soon as the rebels' two Hongyi cannons appeared, they were stared at by the Yu's artillery. The large and small artillery concentrated their firepower and knocked on the position of the two Hongyi cannons.

All kinds of shells hit the wall where the two Hongyi cannons were located. The bricks and stones flew around the wall. The rebel defenders who were stationed in this area were also unlucky. Those who were bombarded by random shells were scattered. The stacks were lifted by the artillery of the Yu family's army one after another, and the rebels did not hide. Place to hide.

The rebel counterattack was that before the fierce artillery of the family army, it seemed very weak. The two Hongyi cannons fired less than five shells each, and were lifted under the wall by the heavy artillery of the family army and directly scrapped them.

After knocking off the two most threatening Hongyi cannons, Yu Jiajun officially began to attack the city. Among the training subjects of Yu Jiajun's army, the siege is also a compulsory training subject. For this reason, they have tried various siege tactics, coupled with the existence of the bug Yu Xiaotian, which provided them with a lot of stride artillery combined with attack. The method of battle makes them have mastered a good set of tactics combined with the battle after exploration and actual combat testing.

Yu's army made full use of their firepower advantages. First, they used artillery to fully suppress the various threatening fire points of the rebels on the wall, that is, the artillery they placed on the wall, knocked off the rebels' artillery one by one, and used artillery to approach the outside of the city wall, using accurate aiming and shooting. Flattening the stacks that can be used for the rebels to hide, not only knocking out the places where the rebels can hide, but also killing and injuring many rebel soldiers hiding behind the stacks.

From the beginning, the rebels were suppressed by the cannon of the Yu family army. As long as there was a gun, they couldn't help but fire, their position was immediately locked by the Yu family's artillery. Then they were immediately beaten by the Yu family's artillery, and they could hit their artillery in an instant. Drop.

The rebels were beaten with no temper at all and could only passively defend themselves and never dared to appear on the wall.

Then the * hands of Yu's army holding wolf-tooth rifles lined up to push some unicycles or two-wheelers equipped with wooden shields, pushing them directly outside the city wall, 100 steps away from the city wall, and lined up to hide on the side of the shield car, put * on the shield car, aiming at the wall. As long as you find a rebel coming out, you will immediately fire and shoot it accurately.

Some rebel * hands or archers have to hide under the stack and fire or shoot arrows through the holes in the stack, but this still can't protect their lives well. The small shot holes are still the target of excellent shooters with wolf tooth rifles in about 100 steps.

The first-class archers and special archers in the family army were given a task, which is to find the rebels who hid behind the stack and shot under the wall through the holes, and directly through the holes to kill these rebel generals.

Often, the rebel * hands and archers have a life span of firing only once. As long as they are found, they will be immediately locked and then shot. Once they are shot, they are basically shot in the face, and even many people are directly shot in the eyes and half of their heads are shot.

There is strong support from * hands holding wolf tooth rifles, and the rest of the infantry responsible for the attack become much safer during the attack. What's more, they are all wearing armor and shields to protect themselves. At this time, the knife hands played an extremely important role.

They hold shields or hold large shields in both hands. On the one hand, they protect themselves, and on the other hand, they also provide cover for other comrades-in-arms to prevent the rebels from shooting bullets or crossbows from the city.

Before the Yu family army, a group of strong recruits of 700 or 800 people were also used, but the family army was not crazy enough to use these people as cannon fodder.

When the civilian husband was forcibly drafted to the front of the army, Yu Xiaotian ordered the Huotou Army to give each of them a grain cake and a bowl of hot porridge to let them eat something first, but they were not allowed to eat too much. Most of these people have long been hungry, and many people have not eaten a decent grain for many days.

These people basically use rice bran or bran with some wild vegetable grass roots all day long, and can't even find anything like bran rice bran, so they peel off some bark, grind them into powder and eat wild vegetables for food. They will eat too much food at once, which will kill them.

When the people were forcibly recruited, many people were reluctant. Fighting the war was the government's business, not their business, but they were going to be forced to die. Although many people knew that this battle might die here, even if they did not die here, they would be starved to death.

But these people still don't want to die here for nothing. They are like dead ashes and have no spirit at all. Even when they look at the officers and soldiers, there is a trace of resentment in their eyes.

Not to mention the fate of the people assigned to other officers and soldiers, but when these people assigned to the family army arrived in front of the army, they found that the Fujian soldiers here were not bad for them. As soon as they arrived in front of the army, everyone gave a miscellaneous grain cake and a bowl. Hot porridge.

When people who haven't eaten decent food for many days saw these foods, they were immediately smoked by the fragrance of the food. When they got the food, they all swallowed them into their stomachs.

When they ate these foods, they suddenly felt some strength and began to feel a little warm. When they still wanted to eat, Yu Jiajun's soldiers told them that it was okay to eat more food, but they had to work first.

Yu Jiajun has formulated a rule, that is, if someone sends a bag of soil or a bundle of firewood, arrives at the trench outside Dengzhou City, and successfully fills things into the trench, then they can rely on this credit to come back to get a miscellaneous grain cake, complete two trips, and can also give a bowl of cow bones or sheep bones. Or the broth made with pork bones.

Such conditions attract many people at once. Although they know that they have to take great risks, many people think that as long as they do it twice, they can eat two pieces of miscellaneous grain cakes and drink a mouthful of broth, then even if they die, it is worth it. At least it is better to be a full ghost than to starve to death.

So the enthusiasm of the people was completely mobilized. At this time, the big pot had been set up, the fire was raised, and the bone soup was cooked. The fragrance of the fragrant bone soup almost stretched out a hand in their teasing throats, so they screamed and followed Yu Jiajun to the departure place.

People with weak physical strength are selected to be responsible for packing earth bags or bundling firewood. People with strong physical strength are responsible for transporting these things and following the Yu family army to fill the trenches.

Together with the war, these people frantically carried earth bags or firewood bundles and rushed to Dengzhou City under the cover of the family army.

Although some people were occasionally shot by the rebels' bullets or arrows on the way and died on the way, under the protection of the strong firepower of the family army, the casualties of the people here were not heavy. Even in front of the head, there were Yu Jiajun's knife hands holding shields and lined up to cover them.

These people didn't expect to have this kind of treatment, and they worked hard. Although they were weak because of hunger for a long time, they didn't know where they gushed out and rushed to the trenches with heavy things.

After arriving at the trench, they threw their things into the trench, turned around and ran back to the starting point, where someone cashed it on the spot and sent them miscellaneous grain cakes.

But there were also some slippery people who lost the things on their shoulders halfway and tried to muddle through the customs to get miscellaneous food cakes, but some people were always staring at them. Once they found such people, they immediately slipped him out, took off their trousers, and hit the board on the spot.

In this way, with beatings and rewards, the people naturally did not dare to cheat and play tricks, so they had to work honestly. These more than 700 people, like ants, ran back and forth in front of the battle, filling bags of earth and bundles of firewood into the trench.

Although some people were shot or injured by the rebels, under the cover of the family army, their deaths and injuries were bearable. Most people soon received the agreed bone soup, holding the steaming bone soup, and squatting on the ground with bone soup stained with the obtained grain cakes. While eating and drinking, many people cried loudly while eating.

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