Chapter 624: Deal with Dengzhou City within three days

"Walk!"

"Go in and talk!"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand and said.

The group entered the temporary command center.

The temporary command center is built of wood, and it is bright and transparent. The gap between the wood is also very large. The north is constantly blowing in. You can feel the obvious wind when standing inside. However, at this time, everyone's bodies are warm and they don't care about this north wind at all.

The sunset shines in from outside, reflecting a beautiful aperture on the ground. Sitting in the temporary command center, you can directly see Dengzhou City. At this time, Dengzhou City was also bathed in the sunset, and all the city walls seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light, which looked particularly beautiful.

There was no trace of the Tartars on the top of the city, only the Tartars' white flag and the white flag were hanging listlessly. Perhaps the flag was entangled by the flagpole and was not stretched out, and it looked more like a soul-summoning banner rather than a military flag. Between the battlements and battlements, you can see the piles of debris, and you don't know what the Tartars use to do with these debris.

It seemed that blood could be seen near the city gate. It was said that it was dog blood or chicken blood, which was used to eliminate demons and destroy demons. The Tartars probably thought that some demonic techniques must have been used on the Hu Ben Army, which would lead to their failure. Under the guidance of Changshengtian, they were determined to use dog blood to deal with the Hu Ben Army's demonic techniques.

The Hu Ben Army surrounded Dengzhou City. I believe that the Tartars in the city could feel that they had not had much time, and at this time they must be praying for the blessing of immortality. As for the rebels in the city, if they were still alive and had not been eaten by the Tartars as food, they should be praying for the blessing of gods and Buddhas in the sky.

Of course, Zhang Zhun had no sympathy for Kong Youde's rebels. The loyalty of the army was like the chastity of a woman. Once defiled, it would never be cleaned. In his eyes, a rebellious army would definitely be despised.

"I'll congratulate you on the New Year first!"

After entering the temporary command, Zhang Zhun stood in front of all the officers, kept bowing to greet the New Year and said with a smile. The officer who was not married yet received a symbolic red envelope containing a blessing written by Zhang Zhun.

All the officers laughed excitedly. This year's New Year is really special. Zhang Zhun decided to deal with the Tartars in Dengzhou City during the New Year. They all felt a little unexpected, and they were also very excited. I thought Zhang Zhun would let the Tartars in Dengzhou City live a few more days, but in the end, they really lived a few more days.

The Tartars in Dengzhou City were also pitiful. After being besieged for half a year, I believe that life must be extremely miserable. I thought that after the New Year, there would be at least one or two months left to live, but unexpectedly, Zhang Zhun couldn't wait to launch an attack on the third day of the Chinese New Year.

"Originally, the New Year should be peaceful and peaceful. However, we should have a more special year! The rumbling cannons of the siege are the sound of firecrackers celebrating the New Year! I believe that when you think back, you will still think that this is the most meaningful Spring Festival!"

"We have allowed the Tartars to live for half a year, which is considered to be the end of kindness. After all, we are hospitality, right? But if the Tartars are obsessed with regret and refuse to surrender, then we have no choice. Treat the enemy as cruel and ruthless as winter. Now, it's time to settle the accounts!"

After a change of topic, Zhang Zhun started a combat mobilization.

In fact, Zhang Zhun's combat mobilization was not needed, and the troops below were already screaming. Can they not shout? Other troops were on the front line of the fight against the Tartars and kept making military achievements. Only they were monitoring the movements of the Tartars in the rear. Other troops were fighting fiercely, and good news kept coming. They could only watch coldly, and of course they were unhappy. Fortunately, Zhang Zhun did not forget them, and immediately gave them a big gift pack after the New Year.

Chuangziying and Pinziying are both the main forces to attack Dengzhou City. Therefore, while monitoring Dengzhou City, these two troops also repeatedly practiced how to attack Dengzhou City. There is no doubt about attacking Dengzhou City. The only thing Zhang Zhun did was to advance the attack time.

"Do you have confidence to solve Dengzhou City within three days?"

Zhang Zhun said loudly in anticipation at the end.

"have!"

The officers answered loudly.

The Tartars in Dengzhou City are now wilted cucumbers and do not need much effort to pick them off. The Hu Ben Army has such a determination. When the Tartars arrived fiercely, they were also beaten back, let alone in their semi-crippled state now? Therefore, the morale of the Hu Ben Army has risen to its peak.

After the battle mobilization, Zhang Zhun and others sat down and carefully studied the battle plan. In fact, the battle plan was drafted early in the morning, and now they are just taken out to see if there is any improvement. Zhang Zhun actually likes to study the battle plan. This thing is always about excellence, and there is no best, only better.

According to Zhang Zhun's estimate, there should be about 2,000 Tartars and more than 5,000 rebels in Dengzhou City. That is to say, the total strength of the defenders will not be less than 7,000. Since Kong Youde pulled all the red artillery artillery to attack Huangxian, but he did not take them away when he retreated. Therefore, in Dengzhou City, there are only some Folang artillery artillery in the number of about ten. The threat of artillery fire is not great.

Zhang Zhun was still preparing to adopt the original blasting method when breaking the city. According to Zhang Zhun's estimate, only 500 kilograms of black gunpowder could be enough to blow up the south gate of Dengzhou City. For a long time, there have been constant wars in Dengzhou City, and the city gate has become very old. Even if the Tartars tried their best to strengthen it, it would be difficult to strengthen it to the point of indestructible.

"Who will be responsible for the blasting team?"

Zhang Zhun asked with concern.

"Mo Luo."

Hao Linyong answered affirmatively.

"It's him? Very good! That's him!"

Zhang Zhun nodded affirmatively and said.

When Mo Luo's name was mentioned, Zhang Zhun's mind appeared in his mind. When he bombarded Nanjing City, Mo Luo went up to explode the outer Jinchuan Gate. Later, after several consecutive battles, Mo Luo served as the leader of the blasting team. Now, he is the leader of the blasting team, which is enough for Dorgon to drink a pot.

After the city gate was exploded, the Hu Ben Army rushed forward and advanced steadily. Even if the starved Dorgon had the ability to defy the will of heaven, he would definitely be ruined. Although the Hu Ben Army's military strength was not as strong as the Tartars, its attack ability was much stronger, and his mastery of gunpowder was much stronger than that of the Tartars. These were the advantages of the Hu Ben Army.

"How is the explosive preparation?"

Zhang Zhun asked with concern again.

"We are going to use 800 kilograms of explosives to blow up the city gate."

Hao Linyong said with a smug heart.

"Eight hundred kilograms... are enough!"

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully.

Eight hundred kilograms of black explosives are enough to blow up the walls of Dengzhou City. It is definitely impossible to explode a path. After the gap is exploded, the flying dragon cannon will lock the area of ​​about twenty to fifty feet behind the gap, and continuously fire grape bombs, burying all the counterattacking Tartars under the overwhelming marbles, and then the Tiger Army stepped forward to stabilize the gap.

Zhang Zhun estimated that when the Hu Ben Army opened the gap, the Tartars would definitely fight back desperately. This was a psychological inertial thinking. In the past, once the city wall was broken, the defenders would dispatch reserves to step forward and counterattack wildly, trying to block the gap again. The Tartars should be no exception. The Tiger Army took advantage of this opportunity to consume the Tartars' live power. The more fierce the Tartars' counterattack was, the faster the live power would be consumed.

"Li Yang, are you ready?"

Zhang Zhun asked sternly to Li Yang.

To deal with the counterattack of the Tartars, the shooting of the artillery battalion is very important. Zhang Zhun must confirm whether the artillery battalion can be competent for this task. The effective range of the Tartars' bows and arrows is about twenty feet. If the Tartars cannot be blocked twenty feet away and the Hu Ben Army entering the gap will suffer losses.

"Governor, we are all ready. After the gap is exploded, the flying dragon cannon can definitely cover the area twenty to fifty feet behind the gap. If the Tatars want to approach the gap through this area, it will cost a considerable price. In addition, the Red Barbarian cannon can also cover the area fifty to one hundred feet. If the Tatars want to concentrate in the gap, they must also pay a certain price."

Li Yang answered affirmatively.

"very good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded with satisfaction.

Compared with the Tartars, the biggest advantage of the Tiger Army is that it has the cooperation of a variety of firearms to achieve the strongest power. This cooperation was slowly accumulated after two hundred years of history. It took many detours in the middle and paid a great price. Now, because of its time traveler identity, this cooperation is perfectly brought up in advance, which can be used to abuse the Tartars.

Afterwards, Hao Linyong introduced the attack plan after entering the city in detail.

Dengzhou City is an irregular city. If you have to say that it looks like something, it should look like an irregular fan. The north side is smaller and the south side is larger. Due to historical reasons, the north side of Dengzhou City has always been the place of government offices, and the powerful families are mainly in the north side, and shops, warehouses, temples, etc. are also mainly concentrated in the north side.

The south of Dengzhou City is mainly a slum area. Well, to be precise, it is a civilian area. The buildings here are relatively complex. Because the Shandong Governor Sun Yuanhua himself admired Catholicism and had a good relationship with Westerners. Therefore, Westerners, mainly Portuguese, built several churches in Dengzhou City. For the convenience of missionary preaching, these churches are located in the south city, in the middle of the civilian area.

When the Tartars broke into Dengzhou City, they expelled all the civilians in the city to Liaodong, leaving no one left. In other words, the southern part of Dengzhou City is now empty. Of course, those churches are also empty. All empty houses are the hiding places for the Tartar archers. Especially those churches, the buildings are relatively solid and will definitely become the core support for the Tartars to defend the city.

The Tartars actually don’t fight street fighting. However, some principles of street fighting are the same as jungle warfare. The Tartars, who came from hunting, are good at jungle warfare. Of course, they are deep mountains and forests in the north, not rain forests in the south. The Tartars’ arrows are accurate and ruthless. As long as they catch the opportunity, the target will be difficult to escape.

Hao Linyong reported that according to previous reconnaissance, the sound of buildings collapsed or jingling and renovating buildings was constantly heard in the south of Dengzhou City, and he didn't know what the Tartars were doing inside. The only thing that is certain is that the Tartars tried to use the buildings in the South City to block the Hu Ben Army's path forward.

“It doesn’t sound good news.”

Zhang Zhun said with a gloomy face and pondered.

Although the Tartars had been hungry for half a year and consumed most of their combat effectiveness. However, given Oboi's bravery, Zhang Zhun had to admit that if the Tartars fought desperately, they could still cause certain casualties to the Tiger Ben Army. The Tartars' cold arrows were often caught off guard, and it was impossible to predict what kind of accidents would happen after the battle began.

Zhang Zhun can bear certain casualties. There is no one who can't die in a war. As long as the casualties are controlled within a certain range, they can be ignored. However, he cannot bear the delay in time. His plan is for three days. At most, it cannot exceed five days. Dengzhou City must be taken down. He wants to free up the troops of two battalions for spare.

The Tartars' transformation of the Nancheng must increase the difficulty of the Hu Ben Army's attack. In other words, the time spent by the Hu Ben Army in Dengzhou City may exceed five days. This is something that Zhang Zhun cannot accept. The attack was launched on the third day of the Chinese New Year, and if the battle was not enough on the eighth day of the Chinese New Year, if the Tartars went south on a large scale, the situation would be a little passive - he did not have enough reserve teams in his hands.

“It’s not good news indeed.”

Hao Linyong also said in a low tone.

The ruined area in the southern part of Dengzhou City is three miles wide. The dense buildings can hide at least a few thousand enemies. The navy's cannon cannot hit it here, so it can only rely on the flying dragon cannon. However, the damage of grape bullets to buildings seems to be... smaller. Solid bullets can destroy buildings. However, in such a large area, how many solid bullets must be fired?

Therefore, Hao Linyong said expectantly: "Is that sir's heartless cannon, can it be..."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Yes."

When dealing with the buildings in the city, the unconscience cannon is naturally the most powerful. When an explosive package passes, all the surrounding buildings will fall down. No matter how the Tartars transform the buildings, it will eventually be ruined. However, after the power of the unconscience cannon exploded, the entire Dengzhou City was also flattened. It was like the fourth field attacking Tianjin, and they used cannons, explosive packages and grenades to push them flat, which was extremely easy to solve the battle, but after the war, there were basically no intact buildings in the entire Tianjin. As a result, the third field attacked Shanghai, and the superiors did not push them flat.

Zhang Lingyun suddenly said, "Sir, our army has designed a small thing. I wonder if it will come in handy?"

Zhang Zhun asked curiously: "What? Take it out and take a look?"

Zhang Lingyun said, "I'll ask someone to send it right away."

He immediately went out to pass the order. Soon after, someone pushed a small catapult. The catapult was the most primitive siege tool, and it was found in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The famous Mongols' Hui cannon was a powerful catapult. However, the catapult designed by Zhang Lingyun was very small in size. Its main purpose was not to cast stones, but to cast explosive packs.

This lightweight trencher can easily shoot a five-pound explosive pack to about thirty feet (about 100 meters) and the range is slightly further than that of the no-conscience cannon. However, its destructive power, like the no-conscience cannon, is actually the same as the no-conscience cannon, and it flattens the landing point. Regardless of whether there are enemies or not, it will be flattened first.

Zhang Lingyun specifically named such a catapult "Destroying Cannon". It can be imagined that more than a dozen catapults constantly eject explosive packs, which can blow out a way directly. The shooting distance of thirty feet can completely prevent the Tartars from fighting back, which is even more powerful than the conscience-free cannon. Of course, after the Destroying Cannon went crazy, Dengzhou City was completely razed to the ground.

But there is no way. It is impossible to take down the Tartars without paying a little price. Instead of paying more life and time as a price, it is better to razed Dengzhou City to the ground. Dengzhou City has experienced so many battles, but it is actually full of holes. Instead of repairing and repairing, it is better to just push down and rebuild it.

"Okay! Chuangziying uses conscience-free cannons to open the way, and Pinziying uses despise cannons to open the way, so as to promote as soon as possible and minimize the losses of personnel. Chuangziying's offensive route is on the west. The offensive route of Pinziying's offensive route is on the east. It is moving in unison, and we want to advance together in Dengzhou Prefecture."

Zhang Zhun made a decision sternly.

Hao Linyong and Zhang Lingyun were ready to go separately.

Zhang Zhun then went to the front of Dengzhou City, held up a thousand-mile mirror, and looked at Dengzhou City carefully. With the help of the sunset, Zhang Zhun could clearly see that behind the battlements of Dengzhou City, there were actually people monitoring the movements outside the city. Perhaps because they were afraid of snipers outside the city, they did not dare to poke their heads out.

"Dugu, arrange a few people to shoot cold guns on the city wall at all times."

"Don't stop at night."

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

Dugu Lie agreed to the order.

"Bang!"

A moment later, the first gunshot came.

I don't know if I hit the target. Anyway, this gunshot opened the prelude to the battle against Dengzhou City. The defenders in the city will definitely be ignorant of the smell and unable to sleep at night by sporadic gunfire. Their physical strength left is not enough, and they will consume faster in such tension and fear. And this is exactly what Zhang Zhun needs.

At midnight, Zhang Zhun received a report that Zhang Shenyan and Gao Hongtu had both come. Of course, they had to come for such a major event as attacking Dengzhou City. After solving Dengzhou City, there were no more Tatars within the control of the Hu Ben Army. Laizhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture, Dongjiang Town and North Korea were completely connected into one, which was conducive to the integration of resources and the allocation of labor. The prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture will also be relocated to Dengzhou City.
To be continued...