Chapter 273 The red-clothed cannon also has its nemesis
Under Duoduo's strict order, the Qing army began to speed up the production of various siege equipment.
Siege hammers, chariots, ladders, and trenchers.
Since there were a large number of craftsmen in this marching, it did not take too long to complete this task.
When the siege equipment was completed, Duoduo immediately ordered a trip to Dezhou City.
He was completely angry and lost the mood to play slowly with the Ming army. He had to do his best to win the city of Dezhou in one battle.
Any conspiracy is a cloud in the face of absolute strength.
Duoduo wanted these Ming thieves who only knew how to pretend to be a god and a ghost to see how powerful the real Manchu warriors were.
But when the army reached about ten miles from Dezhou City, they had to stop.
Looking around, Duoduo found that there were strange-shaped forts around him, and between these forts, there were deep ditches.
"What's going on?"
Duoduo turned his head and looked at Ye Chen. This Manchu man with red flags inlaid with red flags could only smile helplessly.
"Master, I don't know. The errands of the detectives before were all done by Jueluo Bahana."
Ye Chen put the blame on Jueluo Bahana with just one sentence. Thinking about it carefully, there is no problem with this.
It was just a pain that Jueluo Bahana had been scolded by Dodo, but he had to welcome the prince's thunderous anger.
"It's really useless for something like a dog!"
Duoduo grabbed Jurobahana hard and shook the whip and said, "No matter what he knows, I want you to smash all these fortresses!"
Duoduo does have the capital to be arrogant.
This time, his army carried more than a dozen red-clothed cannons, all of which were transferred from Kong Youde.
The power of these red-clothed cannons is very terrifying. Duoduo once saw them with his own eyes when he was attacking Taiyuan and Tongguan.
Even a strong city like Taiyuan and Tongguan cannot withstand the bombardment of red cannons. How could a few forts last forts last forts?
"Ye Chen, I ordered you to direct the firecrackers!"
At this moment, Duoduo had completely lost confidence in Jueluo Bahana, and only Ye Chen could use it after thinking about it.
"Slave obeys the order!"
Ye Chen was overjoyed when he heard this.
Being able to show off in front of Master Duoduo is extremely beneficial to the military merits afterwards.
Although he had not specially directed artillery battles, it was believed that Kong Youde had commanded it.
It wouldn't be much worse if you copy it according to the gourd.
Ye Chen clamped his legs and turned his head toward the formation.
"Doway and push the red-clothed cannon to the formation!"
Under Ye Chen's order, the infantry and the cavalry dodged several passages to allow their companions to push more than a dozen red-clothed cannons into the front of the formation.
The red-clothed cannon was very bulky and pushed it to make a squeaking sound.
Fortunately, these things are powerful, so I'll wait for a while.
When all the red cannons were in place, Ye Chen shook his whip and ordered: "Start the cannon!"
The gunners were all coming from Kong Youde Tianyou Army and were very familiar with the process of firing artillery, so there was no need for Ye Chen to say anything more.
I saw them skillfully loading lead bullets and igniting the triggers. I heard a roar, and the shells flew out and smashed towards the fortress not far away.
The red-clothed cannons of Kong Youde Tianyou Army were basically dismantled from Dengzhou City that year. The red-clothed cannons in Dengzhou City were all imitated by Dutch people and Flanger-man-ship boat-borne cannons.
The firing angle of this kind of artillery is very low, so the firing range is not too far, but it is more than enough to deal with the current situation.
Duoduo is no stranger to the fortress tactics of the Ming army.
As early as in Liaodong, Sun Chengzong had implemented this fortress group tactic.
He repaired the fortress in Liaodong, trying to build it all the way to the door of the Later Jin family.
After the fortress group was built, it looked really intimidating, but when the Eight Banners army arrived, the Ming army defenders in the fortress abandoned them and fled, and handed over the fortress to the Eight Banners army.
The Ming army really fought hard to defend several big cities, such as Daling River, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou.
It did take a lot of effort to capture these places.
But those small fortresses are completely worth mentioning.
So when Duoduo saw the fortress group in front of him, he was not worried at all.
In terms of size, these fortresses are not as good as the fortress group built by Sun Chengzong in Liaodong. Moreover, the shape of these fortresses is extremely strange, and most of the walls are sunken. A gap will be blown up if a round of artillery goes down.
Humph, the Ming army had the advantage of cannons and muskets before.
Now that the Qing Dynasty has mastered and possessed these cutting-edge firearms, the Ming army can only be beaten passively.
"boom!"
A lead bullet hit the wall of the bastion, stirring up a stream of dust.
Duoduo also became excited and clenched his fists tightly.
But his excitement didn't last long.
Because after the dust dissipated, he found that there was no significant change in the wall where the lead bullet hit.
"How is this possible!"
Duoduo exclaimed in surprise.
It's impossible. Could it be that Kong Youde didn't transfer the sharpest red-clothed cannon over?
This dog slave is so brave!
Duoduo had seen the power of the red cannon with his own eyes, so he could only find this reasonable explanation.
But now it is obviously not the time to turn the blame. Countless Eight Banners soldiers are watching, and even if they bit the bullet, Duoduo must order to continue the battle.
"Start the cannon, keep firing!"
Even if Kong Youde gave him the sharpest cannon, it shouldn't be too different, right? If one shot doesn't work, two cannons will be there. If two cannons don't work, then three cannons will be there.
In short, Duoduo wanted to blow open the walls of these ugly fortresses and blow up the Ming army that was huddled inside.
However, after a round of fire, the red cannon must be poured into the cannon chamber with cold water for cooling, and then the position of the muzzle is adjusted.
It takes a lot of time to finish the whole set of movements.
During the waiting period, Duoduo observed that among these strange fortresses, there were not only one deep trenches dug by the Ming army, but many.
In this way, even if the Qing army wants to fill these trenches, it will not be easy for them to break through the Ming army's blockade.
"What a bunch of cowards who have nothing to do when they are full! They won't do anything other than digging trenches and burgers!"
Finally, the gunners finished the preparations before firing the artillery and launched another shelling of the fortress under the order of Dodo.
But after one round of artillery bombardment, there was no obvious change in the ugly wall, only the dust rising from the sky.
"Start the cannon, keep firing!"
Duoduo yelled almost madly.
The Qing army gunners had to repeat their movements again and again.
But no matter how hard they tried, the fortress group was still intact after more than a dozen rounds of artillery attacks.
Duoduo leaned back a little depressedly, his teeth clenched on his lips.
The shelling has proven to be ineffective, what should I do now?
Let the soldiers ants siege the city?
But there are trenches around these fortresses. If you want to surround them, you must first fill them.
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Chapter completed!