Chapter 63 Bloody Battle of Huanggu Island Fort
According to the standards, the Ming army's water camp was under the jurisdiction of two posts and prepared twelve ships, including the Fu Ship equipped with six gates, the Hai Cang Ship equipped with four gates, and the Cangshan Ship equipped with two gates, and the firepower was relatively strong.
The large-scale Franco machine cannon is eight or nine feet long and weighs five or six hundred kilograms. It is one kilogram of ammunition and one kilogram of medicine. It is mainly used for naval guns and fortress defense.
The weight of five or six hundred kilograms is not too heavy for the Dongjiang Army, which is mostly infantry. However, in order to ensure the speed of travel, Mao Wenlong only unloaded four gates to attack the city.
Of course, the hundreds of ships lent him vary in size and their equipment is not standard. In total, there are only about twenty Franco cannons.
In order to break through the city as soon as possible, Mao Wenlong led his army to surround Huanggu Island Fort in the morning and only took half a day to create rough siege equipment.
After lunch, Mao Wenlong gave an order and pushed the four large-scale Franchise aircraft to the west gate, and was operated by the gunners on the ship, and bombarded the city gate within less than three hundred meters.
A pound of shells weighing no effect on the brick wall, but bombarding the wooden city gate is like poking a window paper with one hole at a time.
Moreover, the biggest advantage of the Franco aircraft is its fast firing rate. Each cannon has six sub-guns and can fire another shot in more than ten seconds. This is not the fastest speed.
Amid the rumbling cannons, the city gate was first broken and then collapsed. You could already see figures running around in the city.
Jiannu from Huanggu Island Fort never expected that the Ming army would attack. There were less than 300 people in the fort, and there were not even fifty people in armor.
Just this little man was basically in a state of disgrace in the face of the thousands of Ming troops with artillery that suddenly emerged.
The drum sound changed, and under the command of the officers, the sword and shield soldiers began to approach the fort gate, and Jiannu also fired his bow and shot arrows on the city.
The Fran cannon stopped bombarding and began to adjust its angle and aim at the enemy on the city.
There were only about two hundred people in the few Dongjiang Army archers. Under the cover of the giant shield, they approached the fort wall and shot arrows upwards to suppress Jiannu.
The drums suddenly became excited, and the officers raised their arms and waved their swords, commanding the soldiers to start a fierce attack.
"Run!"
"Kill!"
Amid the thunderous shouts, the sword and shield soldiers rushed towards the city gate; dozens of simple cloud ladders rushed out of the queue, stepped across the frozen moat, and approached the city wall.
The arrows on the city were even more dense, and screams kept sounding in the charge team, and the soldiers who were caught fell to the ground.
The rolling wooden stone fell from the city, and the soldiers in Dongjiang who rushed to the bottom of the city, who were preparing to climb the city were smashed to death with blood. But several ladders were still stubbornly, and the soldiers bit their swords with shields and began to climb the city.
At the city gate, a group of Later Jin soldiers rushed up screaming and started a fierce battle with the Dongjiang officers and soldiers who were snatching the gate.
The sound of swords and guns, the roar of killing, and the screams of wounded resounded through the narrow city gate.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Fatty Zhao was still mechanically stabbing the ground with his gun, his eyes were already straight, and he had never seen this bloody battle flying everywhere.
The first brave soldier climbed up the battlement along the ladder. As soon as he showed his head, he slashed over with a knife. He hurriedly covered it with his shield, raised the knife with his right hand, jumped upwards, and jumped to the city wall.
A long spear stabbed out from under the city wall insidiously and penetrated deep into his lower abdomen. He screamed, leaned back, and fell from the city.
"Hey--" Zhang Zongbao made a regretful and hatred voice and stomped his feet heavily.
A thick rolling wood was thrown down from the city, smashing several Dongjiang soldiers on a cloud ladder into pieces.
Zhang Junneng gritted his teeth hatefully, held the spear tightly in his hand, and his fingernails pierced into his palms, and he didn't feel any pain.
Another Dongjiang soldier climbed over the battlements. Before he could stand firm, an arrow shot towards him and hit him in the face. His body shook and fell down.
"Hey--" Zhang Zongbao stomped his feet again, his eyebrows and eyes frowned.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Continuous cannon sounded, the enemy building above the city gate was hit, smoke and snow were everywhere, and several Later Jin soldiers were also defeated.
The fierce battle continues, and people fall down every moment. The flesh and blood fly, and life disappears like grass, in the cold wind.
In this close-knit hand-to-hand combat, personal martial arts may allow you to live for a while, but the effect will definitely be reduced to the minimum.
A few knives slashed over, a few spears stabbed in a mess, and there were comrades beside you, where can you dodge and jump space?
The city gate is narrow, but the fighting is the most tragic. People are next to each other, just chopping or thorning. The corpses are covered with the ground, and blood flows from hot to cold, and there is a slight mist.
Under the officer's shouting and command, the Dongjiang soldiers crowded at the city gate finally retreated.
Jiannu, who was blocking the gap at the city gate, did not rush out, panting and bloody all over.
However, Jiannu, who blocked the door, quickly looked frightened, as if he was afraid of death and retreating.
Just as their fearful eyes were met, a cannon that was pushed over at some point made a deafening roar.
Hundreds of projectiles were shot into the narrow city gate with the hug of death in the muzzle. The screams sounded loudly, not one or two, but a group.
The Ming army gunner quickly replaced the gun and shouted loudly: "Push forward, push forward, give the dog a shot again."
Squeak, squeak, the wooden wheels and the vehicle made a terrifying friction, and the cannon pushed forward dozens of meters.
A cold arrow shot from the top of the city, and the gunner holding the torch shook his head, and the arrow's tail feathers trembled around his neck.
Another gunner stepped forward and snatched his torch and poked it to the fuse. A string of Mars jumped happily and penetrated into the cannon.
"Boom!" This gun was almost fired at the city gate, and the projectiles shot in like raindrops, and Jiannu who blocked the city was seriously injured.
"Kill, kill!" An officer with a helmet and armor suddenly appeared, galloped on his horse, and gently walked around the cannon cart in front of the city gate, waved his spear, and rushed into the city gate in an instant.
A Jiannu suddenly stood up among the corpse of a pillow at the city gate.
This Jiannu wore armor and had no helmet. He was caught in many bullets on his body, bleeding out. His face was also covered in blood, and his left eyeball drooped outside his socket, looking very terrifying.
The officer riding a horse did not stop, and he thrust his spear in his hand. With the inertia of impact, the sharp blade of the spear swept across Jiannu's neck.
The human head tilted, and only a trace of flesh was connected to its neck. Dirt blood was spurted out of its cavity. The body stood up for a moment and planted like a piece of wood.
"Kill, rush!"
Amid the excitement and craziness, the Dongjiang army rushed into the fort like a rushing river. Although there were still rolling wood and rocks falling down from time to time, it had nothing to do with the victory.
Chapter completed!