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Although he also saw that the Ming army on the top of the city seemed to have used all the methods of defending the city. Cannons, wooden rocks, bows and arrows, wolf teeth slap, gold juice, etc., did not stop the army from siege at all. They were all attacking the city at the top of the city, and the dense soldiers under the city were waiting for a breakthrough and rushed in. Could it be... Does the Ming army have a killer weapon?
Thinking of this, something flashed in his mind like lightning. When Ajige returned from Changli City, he seemed to have mentioned that the defenders used a very powerful gunpowder defensive weapon.
Just as Huang Taiji thought of this, he saw rows of objects suddenly flying out of the head of Gaizhou City. He did not fly far and landed on the ground, about ten feet away from the city wall. As soon as he landed, he saw a fire ignited there, and the fire was rapid. Many of the soldiers nearby were burned by the fire, and the fire was scattered one by one, fleeing or leaving, which was very obvious on the battlefield.
Such a scene is not just a place, but is based on Gaizhou City as the center, which is almost ten feet away from Gaizhou City Wall, and it is almost a fire isolation brought out.
The fire circle was about 10 meter less than 10 meter, but the fire was fierce. Except for the people who were burned to death on the spot, the crowd was immediately isolated from the crowd. The outside retreated far away and did not dare to rush across the fire to attack. The soldiers in the inner circle were all burned to squeeze under the city. For a moment, the city, which was already many people, was immediately crowded and even the siege was affected.
After seeing it clearly, Huang Taiji couldn't help but feel shocked and said, "It's the Guanning Army's powerful weapon to defend the city!"
The so-called Guanning Army's powerful weapon to defend the city was actually not the Red Cannon, but the thing that was wrapped in quilts with oil, gunpowder and other flammable materials, and then thrown down and the fire was fierce. Originally, I didn't see this thing before, and I thought there was no such thing in Gaizhou. After all, it is the cold winter now, and what I need most is quilts and other supplies. Even if there is, it may be very few, and it does not have much impact on the army.
But what I saw now was enough to show that Ming Jun had prepared a lot in advance and was really willing to pay for this capital!
Before Huang Taiji could express his sigh, he immediately said in a lost voice: "No, hurry up, send an order to withdraw the troops!"
At this time, no matter how stupid it is, he knows that the Ming army spent such a great price to burn a large circle with fire, making the city full of siege soldiers, and there must be a backup plan. If he does not retreat, he will definitely suffer heavy losses.
However, before his will was passed down, he saw the Ming army on the top of the city, and suddenly threw cages under the city. Those cages fell into the crowd on the ground and did not kill anyone, but the cages soon spewed out flames, carrying thick smoke, and even many were spinning, causing the flames and thick smoke to spray everywhere.
Such cages are thrown off the city one by one, and they are not thrown around. Each section of the city wall is thrown down evenly. In just a moment, the distance between the fire ring and the city wall is basically covered by flames and thick smoke.
At this time, let alone siege the city, there is no distinction between the Mongols, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, or the elite Manchus. As long as they are in this circle, they all lose their weapons and cover their heads to try to hide everywhere. But they are surrounded by people, and there is no way to hide.
In just a moment, the area under the city became a hell on earth. The strong men who were still alive just now were crying for their parents and asking for help, trying to escape but had no place to escape, and they were trapped in a desperate situation.
Even Fan Wencheng, who had a wide range of knowledge, was shocked. He looked at the city of Gaizhou and murmured to himself: "What is that?"
In fact, this kind of thing is not mysterious, but is transformed from a large grenade. Before, Emperor Chongzhen proposed the idea and after he showed his power in Changli City, the craftsmen of the military battle made improvements based on that, which made it possible to have this thing today.
This thing was renamed a very domineering reputation by the Ming craftsmen, called "The Enemy of Ten Thousand People". The specific method is to dry the hollow mud ball, fill it with gunpowder made of nitrate and sulfur through the small holes left on it, and flexibly add and add poisonous fire, divine fire and other medicines, compact and install the leads, and then frame it with a wooden frame.
This kind of enemy who is lit and throws it down from the city. Because it is protected by a wooden frame, it will not break. It will spray firepower from it, and it will rotate in all directions, causing a lot of damage to the enemy. Because it is on the top of the city, it will not be affected at all. It is the truly most powerful weapon to defend the city!
In the original history, this weapon called the enemy of ten thousand people also appeared in the late Ming Dynasty. Song Yingxing had clear records in his "The Creation of Things in Heaven".
Of course, this weapon also has limitations. If it is a big city, the city is wide enough and there are not many enemies. If you throw it away, the enemy will naturally be able to avoid it after reacting, and the maximum damage will not be achieved.
But at present, just because Gaizhou City is not big, the Ming army had enough supplies. They first let the Jianlu army attack the city, so that their troops were concentrated in the city, and then they burned out a isolation belt with fire to further drive Jianlu to concentrate under the city. In this case, only the enemy of ten thousand people had the greatest effect.
Looking at the hell on earth under the city of Gaizhou, the soldiers outside the fire circle were shocked. They looked at the painful expressions of the brave accomplices who had just been burned to charcoal, covering their mouths and noses but breathing hard but unable to breathe. Anyway, it was the scene of being unable to resist in the face of death, which was deeply imprinted into their minds.
At this time, the sound of the Mingjin withdrawing troops issued by Huang Taiji finally came. The soldiers who had called back the gods, whether they were the Mongols or the elite Jianlu soldiers, all retreated like a tide. No one went to Guancheng again, because they knew that those soldiers must have a way out!
In the distance, Buhe saw all this and was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "Ming Jun has such a killing weapon in his hand, no wonder he is fearless!"
This is considered an early poisonous gas bomb. In this era, if you are not prepared, if you are hit, you will ignore whether your soldiers are elite. It is naturally difficult to avoid heavy losses.
After saying that, Buhe turned around and looked in the direction of Huang Taiji, but did not speak, but his heart was filled with sympathy.
Chapter completed!