Chapter 347 Gunpowder is damp for the moon
The changes made by the Ming army made Hong Chengchou very squeaked his head.
After the targets were dispersed, the power of the red-clothed cannon did drop a lot.
In the past, only a few cannons were needed to hit the target, but now we need to aim at each other.
This is too difficult for Qing army gunners on the top of the city.
But no matter how difficult it is, you have to bite the bullet.
If the Ming army had a high platform to build cannons, the unlucky one would be the Qing army.
However, Hong Chengchou was not blinded and deliberately left a few cannons to aim at the Ming army who were digging the tunnel.
As soon as they move, these gunners will shoot at them.
For the Qing army, we cannot make mistakes in any aspect now.
As long as you don’t do anything well, the result will be endless.
Hong Chengchou felt as if a knife was hanging on his head, and the knife might fall off at any time.
This feeling of worry is really bad.
Both sides fought wits and courage, and they fought each other very cautiously when they saw the moves.
Because both Zhu Youlang and Hong Chengchou knew that this battle might play a role in changing the pattern of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Seeing that the tunnel was too late to be dug, Zhu Youlang also adjusted his strategy in time.
Don’t you, Hong Chengchou, have to be careful of everything? Well, I will tell you that you can’t be defended against anything.
Zhu Youlang ordered the soldiers of the Engineering Battalion to start digging tunnels in a scattered manner, not limited to a few fixed points, but to bloom in all directions.
In this case, you will finally choose to dig a few coffins that were successfully transported to the city.
Anyway, there are many soldiers in the Ming army's engineering battalion, so we can do this.
The Qing army's artillery was limited, so it was already very difficult to suppress the Ming army from rushing to build high platforms. The remaining artillery blocked at most several tunnels that dug the tunnels. It was impossible to achieve full coverage.
Isn’t you Hong Chengchou greedy for too much and unable to chew it?
I will ask you to taste the bitter fruit.
Zhu Youlang's decisiveness boosted the soldiers of the Tiger Army.
His Majesty the Emperor responded very quickly throughout the whole process and was able to make targeted changes according to the opponent's arrangement, rather than going all the way to the dark.
This made the soldiers more convinced that the final victory would belong to the Ming Dynasty.
Compared to when they were fighting with the Qing army just now, the Ming army soldiers were no longer under psychological pressure.
In their opinion, the Qing army was just like this, and some of them were even far less powerful than theirs.
Since we have already shown confidence, we must take advantage of this momentum to pursue the victory and not give the Qing army time to breathe.
After this battle, I'm afraid the north hasn't reacted yet, right?
Time passed quickly. As Ming Jun's high platform got up and dug it into a tunnel, Hong Chengchou's heart was cold.
There is no way for the Qing army to let go of a mistake and lose one person.
And it is impossible to avoid making mistakes in this situation.
"What should I do now in Jinglei Hong?"
"Only prepare in advance when the Ming army was digging the tunnel. Once they exploded the city wall, they sent people to block the prepared stones and wood."
After thinking about it, Hong Chengchou only came up with this solution.
There is no doubt that the Ming army will blow up the city wall next.
Sadly, Hong Chengchou knew that this was the case but there was no good way, so he could only prepare for it first, and immediately make up for it once things really develop in this direction.
Geng Jimao's face turned pale, and his throat swayed slightly to say something, but he still swallowed it when he was at his mouth.
Forget it, since you have reached this point, there is no point in quarreling. Let’s get through this paragraph first.
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"Your Majesty has been dug up, and I'll wait for your order!"
After unremitting efforts, the Ming army finally dug up the authentic tunnel, and there were more than one and two!
You should know that this was done under the suppression of the Qing army's full firepower.
No wonder Zhao Xu was so excited.
Zhu Youlang nodded.
He was very satisfied with the performance of the engineering battalion this time, and he was the most outstanding group from any angle.
It is natural to dig out two authentic tunnels. This will allow Hong Chengchou to attack at the same time, so that he cannot take care of both the beginning and the end.
"Start the blow!"
"Abide by the order!"
Everyone was waiting for this moment with breathing intently. When the emperor really opened the golden mouth, the relevant personnel all breathed a sigh of relief.
Everything follows the process without saying anything.
The leads had been laid long ago, and all the soldiers except the soldiers who ignited the leads retreated to the safe area.
The soldier in charge of ignition took a deep breath to keep himself calm, and then opened the fire slash.
But with a crisp sound, the lead was ignited, and the soldiers ran out quickly.
Although the leads are long enough, it is better to run to the safe area as soon as possible to be on the safe side.
Everyone, including Zhu Youlang, held their breath and waited for the moment when the city wall exploded and collapsed.
It's soon, it's soon! They watched with their own eyes as the sparks splashed and burned towards the underground part of the leads.
But after waiting for a long time, they didn't wait for a loud noise.
Instead, a dull sound came from the opposite side.
This should have come from the tunnel on the other side.
But it seems that the city wall has no obvious damage, let alone collapse.
Everyone was staring at Zhu Youlang. What was going on? How did it turn out like this?
Didn’t this trick be tried and done?
Zhu Youlang kept asking himself, and suddenly realized.
It must have been the heavy rainstorm that caused the gunpowder to get damp for several days in recent days.
In this case, the gunpowder performance in the coffin is greatly affected and is not suitable for blasting at all.
He actually ignored this!
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Above the city, a smile finally appeared on Hong Chengchou's face.
When he saw the Ming army igniting the lead, he was ready to be blown up by the city wall, but now everything is intact and it doesn't even seem like an explosion has occurred.
God really helped me.
Geng Jimao's expression also calmed down a lot.
As long as the city wall is fine, he is still confident in defending Nanchang.
There are many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty?
There are also many people!
The Qing army's advantages in food and grass were absolutely unmatched by the Ming army.
The food in the city is enough for the army to eat for half a year.
Trying with me? Humph, can you afford to waste it?
Geng Jimao felt more and more that they could persevere until reinforcements arrived.
Or the Ming army will withdraw its troops if they lose food.
"It seems that Zhengluo Hong is God's will. We are saved!"
Zhang Chaolin, who was standing beside him, seized the opportunity and flattered him: "Jiang Hong is not surprised by his far-sightedness and is admired by his subordinates."
Hong Chengchou nodded very helpfully while stroking his beard.
Zhang Chaolin has no other skills, but his time to flatter is indeed awesome.
I have to say that Hong Chengchou was photographed very comfortably. The current situation is very good for the Qing army.
Since the Ming army could not explode the city wall, they had to attack the city head-on.
And this is exactly what Hong Chengchou is not afraid of.
"Send the order and order the soldiers to be on high alert and strictly prevent the Ming army from siegeing the city head-on, and do not slack off at all!"
Nanchang City is a first-class city and has the existence of a urn city. The Ming army would pay a heavy price to attack the city.
Hong Chengchou now wants to see what kind of moves this Yongli Emperor will have.
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Chapter completed!