Chapter 465: What is the meaning of the words is not worth a piece of paper

No one expected this attack, this was a real storm of death...

The hull is divided into two layers, each with twelve cannons. The power of the volley fire at this moment is extremely amazing, especially the artillery on the lower level, which is almost flat.

The Tartar infantry near the shore all held shields in front of them, thinking that they could be safe. The hot shells flying at high speed smashed the shield, and then smashed the warriors behind the shield. The heavy metal balls would not slow down due to the obstacles of one person and two people.

A cannonball is a bloody road, and this road is full of flesh and blood flying, all of which are instant death.

This was the shooting of nearly a hundred artillery guns. The huge roar shocked the entire Qing army camp and Seoul at this moment. There were no living people within the first three hundred steps of the five ships.

The entire Qing Dynasty military camp was in agitation. All soldiers near the river were desperately trying to stay away from the entire terrifying area. The civilians thought that the end of the world was coming, and the swords that could scare them in the past were useless. They ran to all directions with no life.

Duoduo, the prince of Yu County, was napping in the commander's tent. The current situation has gradually stabilized. What we have to do is to fight for both sides.

The sudden vibration almost shocked him from the bed. Duoduo turned over and jumped off the bed, and had already picked up a knife in his hand.

But the horses outside were neighing wildly, and the soldiers were panicking, crying everywhere. Duoduo was still a little confused. There were continuous explosions outside, and the earth was shaking.

The artillery fire just now had already caused the five gunboats to be moved toward the center of the river by the recoil of the artillery. The ship was also in a mess, and the gunman and the leaders shouted at the top of their voices, asking the soldiers to clean the cannon chamber as soon as possible, load ammunition, and restore the cannons.

The captain and the first mate on the deck also widened their eyes and shouted and directed the sailors to adjust the direction and distance of the gunboat, as close as possible to the river bank, and to fight further.

In the second round of shooting, the soldiers and horses in the barracks were less killed or injured, but the long-distance range of six and eight pounds was still outside the concept of Tartar soldiers and horses. Some soldiers who had already been retracted were still killed and injured by artillery shells.

The Tartar soldiers who had already suppressed some of their positions became even more panicked. This was different from the ground artillery they had seen in the past. No one knew how far the artillery could hit. The only concept was that the farther away from the bank of the river, the better. These panicked soldiers and civilians made the camp even more chaotic.

Duoduo, the king of Yu County, was located in the center of the camp. He walked out of the military tent and saw the restless and chaotic military camp. He didn't know what had happened.

A personal soldier ran over and reported in anger:

"Prince...Prince. Several ships came by the river and fired desperately at our military camp. The brothers were killed and injured. Zoring Alla was also killed and killed..."

Before he finished speaking, Duoduo grabbed the front and slapped him hard in the face, and asked loudly:

"Don't shout in a mess, how many people have come up on the river and how many cannons are there!!!"

The personal soldier grunted for a long time but couldn't say anything. Duoduo knew that the personal soldier was already scared, so he was so angry that he threw the personal soldier on the ground, kicked him hard, and shouted loudly there:

"Each battalion is the general of the flag. I immediately evacuated inward. I will pass on military laws and call on those who walk around to kill immediately!!!"

After shouting at the top of his throat, Oboi, who also led his personal soldiers to come over. He leaned closer to the riverside, and received accurate information from the local area. He said hurriedly:

"It looks like a ship of the Ming army, I'm afraid there will be hundreds of cannons on the ship. We died just now, almost two thousand people. The Han army flags and civilians have more, so the officials have sent people to suppress them everywhere."

"The cannons on the boat. I don't believe they can still run to the shore. We don't want the area on the other side of the river bank..."

The personal soldiers of the Biaoyala who were beside Duoduo gradually gathered over. Duoduo gritted his teeth and started patrolling the battalions. He killed dozens of panicked soldiers and civilians along the way, and finally calmed down the situation.

The Tartars were empty within a few hundred steps on the bank of the river. Everyone looked at the gunboats on the river with terrifying eyes. The gunboats had completely scared them.

Duoduo, the prince of Yu County, finally arrived at the direction of the river and observed the movements of the ship at a safe distance. He could not see clearly from a distance, but he could still see the muzzles on the hull that had not been retracted.

Oboi may have said it a bit exaggeratedly, but without hundreds of cannons, the power of these more than a hundred cannons is incredibly terrible even if it is used to measure the power of the Qing Dynasty's own cannons. God knows how the Shandong soldiers can make such a powerful weapon.

After seeing the Tartar soldiers and horses on the shore away, the gunboats also adjusted their direction and began to sail towards the middle of the river. At this time, the young soldiers who were sent to shout crawled out of the water and went ashore in a panic. Speaking of which, the soldiers who were knocked out of the small sampan escaped their lives.

After the gunboats gathered, the large fleet slowly began to move forward again. The Qing generals who watched all this finally knew what the other party's purpose was.

"Mitsui..."

Oboi murmured in a low voice that the Seoul city wall has a gate specially opened for waterways, which facilitates the entry and exit of ships. On both sides of this passage, there are also fortifications built like other parts of the outer wall. It is said that this is the most difficult area to attack, because the Qing Dynasty ships were all simple rafts, sampans, etc., and they had to be overturned in such a situation.

The fleet slowly drove into the vicinity of Water Gate, and could see a large number of people gathered at the top of the city and in the city. Even if it was so far away, you could hear the cheers coming from Seoul.

The important point of siege is to cut off the supply in the city and gradually fall into hunger and panic. But today the fleet is swaying over. The waterline of the ship is so deep that it must be transporting the materials to the city. Once this passage is opened, what is the significance of this blockade?

Moreover, the Han River is wide, so it is impossible to block or dig a path. The blockade of Seoul has become a joke.

"We can't surround it, we will push it little by little from the North Gate, and attack hard!!"

Duoduo looked at the fleet on the river and almost gritted his teeth and said this. Aobai next to him had a cold face, and Duoduo was unwilling to watch.   Simply turned the horse back to the barracks. Oboi followed him. The current situation was already making him not know what to do. Duoduo paused for a moment and said:

"I'll give you instructions later and let the troops below go to various places to recruit Ding Zhuang civilians. Isn't it just a city? It can be filled with people."

"If anyone doesn't step forward, he will just chop his head."

Oboi also added bluntly that since he could not have a siege, he could only do it recklessly, arresting the Koreans and filling the fortifications at the cost of human life. Until he finally rushed to the city, the Qing army did not need to spend too much money, just drive away the swords and swords behind him.

After the prince of Yu County, Duoduo, began to arrange the camp, and the entire military camp began to move away from the Han River. Nearly 6,000 troops were heading towards the south of Seoul to capture the civilians.

There was a busy group outside the city, but the city was filled with joy. Although the power of the five gunboats was visible from afar, they could be seen clearly. In addition, the fleet transported a lot of supplies in, although most of them were military firearms, the medicinal materials and grain on the ship were symbolically transported over.

But this is extraordinary. This tells the trembling North Korean soldiers and civilians in the city that they do not need to worry about the blockade outside the city, and the fleet is still unobstructed on the waterway.

The water gate is also blocked, and the area where it can enter and exit the open area is not large. The city uses small and medium-sized boats to load and unload the goods, and then transport them back to the city.

Wang Hai, the commander of the North Korean garrison army, also left the city in a small boat in the afternoon. Denglas, the deputy commander of the fleet's command, had to leave after the unloading, and both sides handled the handover and acceptance on the ship.

There were three personal soldiers on the boat. The boating site was also a sailor of the North Korean garrison army. When the army came to North Korea from Shandong, it also took such a large ship. But it was the first time to observe it nearby.

Although these personal soldiers and sailors did not see them, they heard from their companions on the city that these five gunboats were close to the river bank, the earth-shaking momentum of the cannons, and the heavy casualties of the Tartars. This time, we must check out the powerful gunboat.

So the boat went around a little further, and when he got to the gunboat, he looked closer, it seemed that the gunboat was particularly huge. They were walking the outermost gunboat responsible for the warning area. The guns all extended out of the gunboat on the side of the hull, and were arranged in darkness, and they had a sense of awesome momentum. The personal soldiers and sailors were all amazed. Seeing this powerful weapon at close range also had a kind of beauty.

"Sir, we can also use this gunboat on the earthen encirclement and city walls. When the Tartars arrive, we will shoot together from above and below, and Guan Bao will let these Tartars be torn to pieces."

A personal soldier was happy to see it and said with a smile. After saying this, the personal soldiers and the sailors were both laughing. Wang Haiben saw these artillery and was joking, but he realized that when he heard the personal soldiers' words, he couldn't help but laugh and scold:

"These five gunboats cost almost a year and a half of military expenditure for the troops under General Denglai. Do you think it's so easy to get it? The commander really lived a tight life for this gunboat for a few years... This gunboat is the most powerful weapon in Shandong..."

When several personal soldiers heard Wang Haidi's dialect, they took a breath and did not make any sound. It is not necessary to say that the power of the weapon was the result of five gunboats, and any of them were taken out, and a single attack was the shooting of dozens of guns. Such power was of course the greatest in this era.

While looking and rowing, he arrived at the ship of Dunglas, put down the rope ladder on the ship, and picked up Wang Hai and his group from the boat.

In this era, sailing on the sea was not a leisurely activity. Denglas's clothes could only be called neat and his hair was messy. It was obvious that after some sorting, the deputy commander of the water camp and the commander of the Korean garrison army was very different. Therefore, when Wang Hai was on the ship, Denglas led the captains of each ship and a group of officials to greet him on the deck of the ship's side.

After boarding the ship, both sides saluted seriously, and this was just chatting to the fleet's conscription room. The fleet's conscription room was just a spacious cabin. After seating, Denglas took the list of the ship's tents, handed it to Wang Hai, and said:

"This is the goods transported this time. Please check it and use the seal. The official can go back and report it to the general."

Wang Hai took it and handed it to the quarantine officer around him. The quarantine officer checked the items one by one there. Although Denggras was a foreigner, he was the most standard among the military generals in Jiaozhou Camp. This may be because as a foreigner, he never wants others to notice this. Therefore, because he worked hard to learn the etiquette and behavior of China, Denggras bowed. He said with a smile:

"Mr. Wang crossed the sea to expedition, occupied the capital of North Korea, and fought against the Tartar army several times his own. It was really hard for this period. When the general went out to sea, he also asked the general to bring him a message, saying that it was his hard work for the general. The general would not forget it in his heart. Please continue to be diligent..."

Hearing these words, Wang Hai was a little moved, nodded, and replied solemnly:

"Please ask Vice Commander Deng to help Wang bring a message to the Grand Marshal. He is responsible for heavy responsibilities. The villain must be hardworking and diligent, and will not let down the Grand Marshal's high expectations."

After these initial procedures, the atmosphere finally became a little relaxed. Wang Hai glanced at the two quarantine officers and accountants at the checkout statements. He said with a smile:

"There are no problems with these firearms sent by Commander Deng. The city's reserves will last at least for the first half of the year... However, the Tartars are like beasts, and several methods have been cracked by our Shandong. This time, they may have to drive the civilians to attack the city. The fleet is docked behind the Water Gate. Seeing a Tartars' troops heading towards the south. It's really troublesome to capture the civilians."

Although Wang Hai will not be stingy with the lives of the North Korean civilians. But tens of thousands of sign troops are coming, and the soldiers will not be killed completely no matter how they kill them. The soldiers will be exhausted from killing, so they will easily be taken advantage of the situation.

"Tong Deng explained the goods. There are some gold and jewelry stored in the Korean Royal Palace here. After loading them together, please go back to Shandong soon. If Wang wants to be sure, he needs to send about 3,000 troops from the general to the branch, so he will be sure of it!"

When he was sent out for the first time, Wang Hai thought about his outstanding performance. However, these 5,000 soldiers were alone in the face of the opponent's 30,000 soldiers, and were surrounded by a group of vassal subjects with unpredictable minds. It was really too risky. For the sake of the overall interests of the Jiaozhou Camp, Wang Haining seemed timid and demanded stability.

Denglas nodded respectfully, but at this moment he suddenly turned his head and ordered the others in the cabin, "You go down first". After everyone went out, he approached Wang Hai and said:

"The general also said that he asked his subordinates to remind Lord Wang that he would not need to defend this Seoul for too long. Before July, the Tartars' troops would definitely withdraw and go around. At that time, the adults should not lead the army to pursue the Tartars' army. They just need to advance steadily and advance the army to Anzhou or Dingzhou area."

Anzhou and Dingzhou are similar to Kaicheng. If you keep one place, it means cutting off the traffic and communication between the two sides. However, these two places are close to the location of Dongjiang Town back then. They are at the junction of North Korea and Liaodong. They are still trapped under Seoul. How can you talk about what to do to Anzhou and Dingzhou after this month?

Wang Hai did not question the sudden appearance of Denglas's sentence, as if it were Zhuge Liang's tips in the Romance Commentary, and the judgment of Zhuge Liang's advances, but Wang Hai did not question it. His eyes lit up, but understood what Denglas said, and he was quiet there, and couldn't help but stand up excitedly and said excitedly:

"This arrangement has finally been completed! Tianyou Shandong, Tianyou Zheng!!!"

Denglas also stood up and said with a smile:

"Mr. Wang said it's good. Tianyou, General. We in Shandong must be favored by destiny. The lower officials will leave after the goods are handed over. I wish the master success."

The reconciliation between the military supplies and the account rooms over there was already completed. Everyone saw Wang Hai coming out of the cabin with a happy face, and they didn't know what was going on.

The next morning, the fleet set sail and slowly disappeared from the sight of various troops, missing the great troubles on their side. The Qing Dynasty's offensive began again. After yesterday's shelling, there were great casualties. The corpses were buried and burned at night, which made the entire Tartar barracks depressed.

But the siege started at noon. It became increasingly tragic. Originally, the civilians were building fortifications outside, and the soldiers in the Tartars were still concerned about their casualties, but now they are ignored.

The Qing army guarded in several directions, and then drove the civilians and men to fill the fortifications in front of the north gate of Seoul. Those who retreated immediately killed them. The Korean garrison led by Wang Hai also arranged the main force in this direction. Those who were within the range of the civilians opened fire without hesitation.

The sound was howling. The shells fell, killing countless casualties. In order to avoid the landing point of the shell, they accidentally stepped into the trap and were stabbed to death by a wooden thorn. At first, it was indeed extremely chaotic. The Korean local men and women still ran towards the back regardless of the situation, but the soldiers guarding the Tartars no longer showed mercy.

Anyone who ran over, the swords and spears of the soldiers were greeted without hesitation. Anyone who ran in front was killed there, and the frightened civilians ran towards the fortifications again. After so many reciprocities, the Koreans finally understood one thing to go to the city to fill the fortifications. Maybe they would be killed by artillery shells, but if they ran back, they would definitely be chopped and killed by the Tartars soldiers.

Weighing the trade-offs of this possibility and certain death, everyone knows how to choose. The fortifications in the north gate of Seoul were filled up little by little and gradually extended inward.

On this day, the Seoul defenders did not fight with the Tartar soldiers outside the city, but the fortification area was filled with blood and blood. Both sides were killing the Korean civilians.

In this era, artillery cannons could only use solid shells, but the killing of solid shells is the landing point and subsequent jumping killing, just a line.

The shooting of more than a dozen cannons was only a dozen lines. But there were nearly 10,000 Koreans, and they could not kill them all with this shell. They slowly advanced forward from noon, only two hundred steps away from the earthen encirclement outside the city wall. When it was dark, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally, and even the Tartar soldiers supervising the battle behind were a little lenient. This was the reason why they retreated.

The first group of young and strong people who were arrested arrived in the afternoon. They were added to the teams that filled the trenches and pushed the walls. The Tartar troops in a short period of time. Human resources were almost unlimited.

What Wang Hai said on the boat yesterday soon became a reality. At about afternoon, Wang Hai arranged two thousand infantrymen between the earthen enclosure and the city wall, preparing to attack and drive the civilians back when necessary.

At this time, those fortifications have become obstacles to the North Korean garrison themselves. Even if they attack, they can only follow the two reserved roads, with the best opportunity to attack and the situation where the people have achieved the greatest results. However, all the obstacles have been overturned and filled in.

After all, the janitors and cavalry in Jiaozhou camp can only play the greatest effect by fighting on the plains. If firearms in these days want to have the effect of massacre, they must have a salvo like those five gunboats.

The Korean royal family and the residences of various ministers in the city were dead silent again. They were already a little confused about the situation. At first, the defenders frequently attacked to gain the upper hand, and then the Tartars began to build the Changwei siege, and then the giant ships from Shandong arrived and opened the waterway.

When the waterway was opened, everyone was not only concerned about the siege of Seoul, but today there was another sign-in army to attack the city. If this trend continues, the fall of Seoul will not seem to be too long. After all, North Korea can still catch hundreds of thousands of people near Seoul.
To be continued...