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Chapter 256

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    After three days of patient preparation, at the beginning of the night on the first day of the twelfth lunar month in the twelfth year of Kang Mazi, the main force of the Wu army, who likes to launch sieges at night, finally launched an attack on Jingzhou Jiancheng.

    Like the previous sieges by Xia Guoxiang's troops of the Wu army, the main force of the Wu army this time is still a new siege tactic of bombarding the city walls of Jingzhou with concentrated artillery. The focus of the artillery bombardment is also the west gate of Jingzhou chosen by Xia Guoxiang before.  To contend, and dare not go out of the city to attack the Wu army's artillery position, and can only struggle and support under the raging Wu army's artillery.

    After more than a year of actual combat training, Wu Jun's gunners have significantly improved their cannon handling skills compared to before. Not only have they been able to shoot more accurately through skillful adjustments to the shooting height, but the firing speed of the loaded ammunition has also been significantly faster than before.  The mastery of the delayed explosion time of the blooming shells is also close to perfection. Basically, it can be air-bombed if it wants to be air-bombed, and it can be ground-bombed if it wants to be ground-bombed.  In this way, the Qing army defenders on the west gate of Jingzhou were naturally in bad luck. They were completely unable to lift their heads under the pressure of Wu Jun's steel and gunpowder, unable to resist and had nowhere to escape.

    Drawing on the experience of the previous artillery attack, Wu Jun artillery has completely eliminated the original black powder flowering shells, and even basically eliminated the less powerful nitrocellulose flowering shells, replacing them with the most powerful Sanhao brand explosive flowering shells, and Wu Jun  The production of three good explosives in China can keep up with such a huge consumption. Apart from the old traitor Wu's willingness to spend money on this aspect, there is another very important reason, that is, after Wu Jun beat Yunnan and Guizhou, he unintentionally controlled a major gunpowder town¡ª¡ª  ¡ª Liuyang County, Changsha Prefecture!

    Since the Tang Dynasty, Liuyang has been the most famous hometown of gunpowder in China. Not counting the skilled craftsmen who are good at making firecrackers and fireworks in the county, there are countless skilled craftsmen who prepare and produce gunpowder.  Because of the isolation, most of these skilled craftsmen lost their livelihoods, and when Wu Jun moved the firearms camp to Jiji Mountain in Ningxiang County, Changsha, because of the large number of gunpowder craftsmen recruited, these Liuyang craftsmen who had been living on gunpowder since childhood naturally flocked  They rushed to Mount Jiji, not only providing Wu Jun with countless gunpowder craftsmen who did not need training at all, but also bringing Wu Jun countless various gunpowder production techniques. With the help of these gunpowder craftsmen, Wu Jun also  He developed a nitroglycerin production process that cools down with running water, which greatly increased the output of nitroglycerin, and the output of Sanhao explosives naturally increased accordingly. Naturally, Wu Jun would not use the cheap and high-quality Sanhao gunpowder instead of using expensive ones.  Poor nitrocellulose.

    The story is far away, but let¡¯s get down to business. From the beginning of the Wu army¡¯s artillery siege, the Qing army defenders at the west gate of Jingzhou were completely in the hell of iron fire.  The sound shook all the soldiers and generals of the Qing army on the city wall to be deaf, and the shock wave of the explosion made the city wall crumble again. The remaining and temporarily repaired garrison towers almost collapsed in the first round of artillery fire by the Wu army.  The soldiers of the Qing army were even more pitiful. They were either blown to nothing, or they were swept up and down by the shock wave of the explosion, and they couldn't stand steadily. Countless soldiers were thrown off the city wall and fell to their deaths.  Their internal organs were ruptured, and they died in an unspeakable pain. More soldiers of the Qing army stumbled and fled down the city wall, hiding in the dead corner of the artillery shooting behind the city wall, lingering on their last breath.

    In just over half an hour, under the fierce bombardment of more than a hundred large and small artillery pieces of the Wu army, the garrison tower on the west gate wall of Jingzhou was completely destroyed, and the city defenses such as arrow stacks, battlements, and antlers were basically destroyed.  sweep away.  It was also at this time that the old traitor Wu who personally directed the siege battle ordered to stop the shelling and moved the artillery position to the east gate of Jingzhou. At the same time, the siege infantry of the Wu army also began to march out.  They were pushed to the edge of the moat and lined up to form a mobile fortification. Wu Jun's archers and musketeers hid behind the car and shot and fired arrows at the city wall to suppress the defenders on the city. Other infantry took the opportunity to pick up stones and carry bags to fill the moat.  Siege road.

    "Bah! You old cunning old man!" After receiving the battle report of Wu's siege, Tu Hai, La Bu and other Qing army commanders spat heavily, scolding old Wu for being cautious and treacherous, and not rushing to attack the city with ladders.  Fill in the moat first, and make it clear that you are sharpening your knife and not mistakenly cutting firewood. You are going to fight steadily, first clear the obstacles on the road to the siege, and then take Jingzhou Jiancheng with minimal casualties.

    "My lord, if the slave's expectations are correct, Wu Gou will soon fire at the east city of Jingzhou again." After thinking nervously, Tu Hai quickly suggested to Prince Labu, the commander-in-chief of the Qing army in Jingzhou: "Our army should  Withdrew most of the troops on the east gate wall as soon as possible, leaving only a small number of troops to monitor Wu Dog's movements to reduce unnecessary losses. As for the west gate, more archers and shotgunners should be sent up.?Jin, I'm afraid that in less than half an hour, the troops in front will not be able to retreat back to the safe zone.  "

    "My lord, if we encounter such a situation in the future, should we try a new siege tactic?" Wang Shirong was calmer, and after careful observation, he suggested: "In the future, when we have superior artillery to cover the siege, should we try to give up?"  Use only light and flexible flying ladders to attack the city with heavy ladder vehicles and platform vehicles? In this case, wouldn¡¯t it be more convenient for us to advance and retreat when attacking the city?¡±

    "Regarding this point, you have to think carefully." The old man Wu said in a deep voice: "Although similar tactics are effective and can kill a large number of enemy troops, the morale can't be discouraged. When attacking the city, it is easy for the soldiers to form  Inertia, when attacking the city, it will only climb Mingjin, and refuse to fight to the death, but it will be counterproductive."

    "Grandfather is brilliant, this theory is indeed very high, morale can only be boosted, not vented." Fatty Lu quickly flattered, and then suggested: "Grandfather, regarding the aspect of boosting morale, my grandson-in-law has another suggestion.  , when our army was besieging the city, the slogans of killing were very messy, and the infection effect was very small, so my son-in-law thought that my grandfather should unify a simple and effective slogan so that the whole army can shout together and boost morale."

    "Good suggestion." The old traitor Wu was very satisfied, and asked again: "Then what kind of slogan do you think is most suitable?"

    "Da Zhou!" Fatty Lu replied decisively: "The word 'Da Zhou' not only represents the identity of our army, but also is simple and easy to remember, and easy to form a rhythm. When thousands of soldiers shout this slogan in unison, they will surely  It can play the role of encouraging companions and deterring all dogs."

    "Wonderful!" The old man Wu treacherously slapped his thigh, and quickly ordered: "All generals listen to the order. After a while, when our infantry begins to attack the city again, every time the flag is waved, the whole army will shout the word "Da Zhou!"  "

    "Obey!" Wu Jun and all the generals clasped their fists together and agreed.  The old traitor Wu ordered again: "Pass this order to the front again, so that the siege soldiers can do the same"

    "Boom¡ª¡ª!"

    The sudden violent explosion interrupted the old traitor Wu's order. The traitor Wu and the generals of the Wu army looked at the sound in surprise, but they were even more surprised to find that the explosion came from the tens of thousands of river embankments behind their own army.  With a cry, flames suddenly appeared on the Ten Thousand Dike, and another extremely violent explosion rumbled.

    "Who is it? Who blew up the embankment?" The old man Wu roared angrily, "This king has repeatedly told me not to move any brick or stone of the embankment of thousands of people. Who is so courageous to blow up the embankment behind my back?"

    "Grandfather, it can't be our army!" Fatty Lu roared, "If our soldiers blow up the embankment, it is impossible to do it at this time! It is full of dogs, it must be full of dogs!" (To be continued. If you  If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website URL: www.hlnovel.com
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