351 General Shenwei
Outside the east gate outside Taiyuan City, the Qing army began to line up again. The 50,000 infantry Han Eight Banners carried cloud ladders, pushed siege vehicles and well railings and other siege equipment in front, forming dense square formations. The 40,000 Eight Banners Cavalry gathered together, row after row.
This lineup is far worse than at the beginning.
When they first started to attack the city, there were 80,000 infantrymen in the Eight Banners of Han, which was nearly half less now, and most of the 50,000 infantrymen were wrapped in bandages. It can be seen that the siege battle was tragic a few days ago.
In front of the formation, Prince Ying Ajige, with a cold face, stood on the horse, his eyes were cold, as if there was no emotion at all.
Behind him, Wu Sangui, King Pingxi and King Pingnan, Shang Kexi, had a faint look of unbearable expression in his eyes.
Didn’t you say stop attacking?
Why are you still fighting?
A few days ago, the casualties of the infantry under their command were too heavy. There were no less than 10,000 people killed in battle alone, almost 20,000 people seriously injured, and countless people were slightly injured.
This Taiyuan City is really too difficult to fight, even harder than the Yongping Mansion City in the past.
When they were in Yongping Prefecture City, they didn't know that they had thunder in their hands, so they were knocked down by Li Zicheng. Nearly 100,000 people were injured in one siege, and not many people were actually killed.
So many people have died this time, so how can we still be so hard?
To be honest, the monk Wu Sangui didn't want to fight anymore, because the infantry under their command was the foundation for their lives. They used their lives to fill them, which made them feel panicked!
If all the casualties of the soldiers under their command are gone, wouldn’t they be worthless?
However, they did not dare to disobey Azige's orders because they were carrying 40,000 elite horsemen.
These 40,000 elite cavalry were not here to attack the city, but to supervise the battle.
If they dare to disobey the order, the consequences will be unimaginable!
There was no way, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only bite the bullet and let their subordinates go on.
However, Prince Ajige of England was a little strange today. This guy usually set up a formation and urged them to attack fiercely. However, today they all set up a formation and stood for almost an hour. Ajige had not ordered a siege to attack the city yet. What's going on?
Monk Wu Sangui was wondering, and a fast horse suddenly ran from behind the formation. He immediately sent an order to the soldiers to come to them and then stopped the war horses, flew down, knelt in front of Ajige on one knee and said aloud: "Report, Prince, General Shenwei has arrived."
General Divine Power!
When Monk Wu Sangui heard this, he couldn't help but look ecstatic on his face.
The General Shenwei is not a person, but a kind of artillery. The Ming Dynasty called it the Red Cannon, but Miqing called it the General Shenwei.
The Red Cannons are coming, and it is easy to attack the city.
So what if the bandits in the city have thunder and thunder? The red cannons can hit the city walls within a few miles. Moreover, they are very powerful and cannot withstand any female walls.
There was still no expression on Ajig's face. He just nodded slightly, and then ordered loudly: "Tell me the order, order Wu Zhenchaoha to push all the Divine Power General over and line up in front of the formation."
Soon, hundreds of Wu Zhenchao drove the war horses and pushed fifty magic cannons over.
Wu Zhen Chaoha is called Manchu, which roughly means heavy artillery.
This Divine Power General is not a small thing like a tiger squatting cannon. It is about 1,000 kilograms long and weighs more than 1,000 kilograms. The shells are afraid that they will not be as big as human heads. If they shoot down, they will not be able to withstand the female walls and arrow piles. If they blast into the battle formation, they will be enough to plow a blood groove of dozens of steps. Anyone who is rubbed by the shells will either die or be injured.
Outside Shenyang City, the White Rod Soldiers were bombarded by this red cannon, which eventually led to a defeat.
It was at that time that Liu Han, a craftsman who used a lot of money to lure prisoners, imitated the Shenwei General's cannon.
More than ten years have passed, and Mi Qing has cast hundreds of Shenwei General Cannons, but they rarely use them, because after they can mass-produce Shenwei General Cannons, the Ming army is already in a state of food and they have no chance to use them.
They pulled over sixty Divine Power General Cannons during the Battle of Songjin. As a result, before a few cannons were fired, the Ming army collapsed without fighting and was defeated.
Later, they used it as a killer weapon and did not use it easily.
When they attacked Yongping Mansion, they were going to use it, but Li Zicheng was too careless. He cut off the grain channel with just one move and let Li Zicheng escape in panic. As a result, before their powerful general's cannon was pulled, Li Zicheng handed over the capital to them.
Unexpectedly, this time Li Zicheng mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to defend Taiyuan City and Kaifeng City. He could not say that he could only let them taste the power of the Divine Power General.
Not long after, fifty powerful general artillery pieces were lined up in front of the formation.
Azig raised his hand without hesitation and ordered: "Aim at the arrow stack and the female wall."
When hundreds of heavy artillery soldiers heard this, they immediately started to work around the Shenwei General's artillery.
This powerful general cannon can also adjust the firing angle, but their adjustment system is not as easy to use as the red tool rubbish design. Hundreds of people worked hard for about a cup of tea, and each of them raised the prepared small flags one after another.
Azig then raised his hand and ordered: "Recharge ammunition."
There is no choice for the artillery shells of the Shenwei General's cannon. They are solid cast iron bullets, and they are separated by ammunition. They need to be recharged and compacted before stuffing the shells from the front.
This process takes about one minute even the most skilled heavy gunner.
Ajig waited patiently for a while until all the small flags that were ready for each artillery position were raised, then he waved his hand and ordered: "Light up, fire!"
"Sizi" a burst of blue smoke came out, followed by a shocking sound.
"Boom boom boom", huge shells sprayed out from the muzzle and quickly hit the city wall.
The power of this guy is really terrifying.
The female wall was hit, and it was a hole in the washbasin.
The arrow pile was hit, and it was just a gap.
Even if it is smashed into the wall of the city wall, it is a very deep pit.
Gao Yigong, Wada Mishui in the city, was stunned by this round of artillery attacks.
Although the artillery was not very accurate, and less than half of it fell on the city wall, its power was too terrifying. It was bombarded through the female wall with one shot, and it was even more amazing to hit the crowd. The one shot was gone!
They relied on their talents to withstand the fierce attack of the Chinese slaves. At this moment, the city walls were crowded with people. After being bombarded by others, the soldiers on the city walls began to panic. How could they fight this battle?
"Boom boom boom", after about a cup of tea, another earth-shaking roar of cannons sounded.
This time, there were more shells on the city wall. More than ten places of the female wall and arrows were destroyed. The people on the city wall also ate more than ten shells, and blood and limbs were everywhere. Everyone was almost scared to death.
This battle is really impossible to fight. Standing on the city wall is like eating shells!
After Jiannu blasted for a whole morning, the infantrymen of the Eight Banners of Han began to launch a fierce attack amid the roar of cannons. The city walls were already full of corpses, and almost everyone was scared.
Chapter completed!