Chapter 230 It would be great if the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers were here (please subscribe!)

Before arriving at Leizhou Fucheng, the Guards encountered a little trouble.

Compared to the green camp soldiers, the people here are more virtuous.

Qin Zhiguo also had a taste of the "folk customs" here.

As a native of Fujian, Qin Zhiguo believed that the ferocity of this place was no less fierce than the fighting between locals and foreigners in Fujian.

On the way the Guards marched, some ordinary people took the initiative to confront the Guards with knives and hoes.

The reputation of the Ming Guards here has not spread.

Especially when transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, even if someone said there was a change of dynasty, it would probably take a long time for these people to react.

Previously, under the propaganda of the Qing Dynasty, the people of Leizhou Prefecture only knew that there were thieves on the other side and would attack at any time, so they were asked to prepare weapons at home to defend their homes at any time.

The soldiers of the Guards did not want to fight, so after firing a few shots into the air, the people fled in all directions, and soon the "simple folk customs" of before were gone.

It didn't take long for the Guards to completely control the villages near Leizhou Fucheng.

But not long after, the second round of bombing came, and a large number of artillery shells fell from the sky, hitting the city wall and causing huge sparks.

The garrison officials from large counties outside the village, such as Xuwen County and a thousand Qing soldiers, immediately fled as soon as they heard that the Ming Dynasty was attacking.

The eyes of the Green Camp soldiers were filled with bright fireworks. However, for them, this was not beautiful at all.

At this time, the Green Camp soldiers were stunned by the explosion.

His mortar hasn't even had a chance to be used yet!

Many Green Camp soldiers scrambled to hide under the city wall, but they still felt unsafe because the parabolic trajectory of the mortar went directly over the parapet and exploded behind the city wall.

Qin Zhiguo was slightly surprised to recapture Xuwen so easily. Could the Qing army run slower?

The number of their casualties also skyrocketed. With every round of shelling, hundreds of corpses of Qing soldiers would fall down on the city wall.

Although it is not as powerful as the mortar shells used in later generations, it is not something that the infantry of this era can withstand.

The mortar can shoot targets behind the cover. It has an arc design, which means that it uses a parabola to move the shells to the enemy's position, so that it can hit directly behind the cover.

Hidden infantry.

For a time, the entire Taqing city wall was in chaos.

Why is the firepower from the opposite side suddenly so fierce, and how can it be so accurate from such a long distance?

The green camp soldiers pulled out the Hongyi cannon in a panic.

It is about one thousand meters away from Leizhou Fucheng.

Whoosh... the sound of breaking through the air was heard, and it quickly hit the ground and the city wall, and then burst into huge flames.

Plus the number of artillery shells was too much for them to take care of.

On the battlefield, artillery combat has a very obvious feature, that is, you must shoot in a different place, because after you finish shooting this place, the enemy will know that you are here, and the enemy's artillery shells may fall on you.

above the location.

Fortunately, the Guards arrived in time and quickly restored stability to Xuwen County. They also formed a "militia organization" according to the Luzon Protectorate's routine to maintain order in the county and put out fires and arrest theft.

They hurriedly loaded ammunition, and some even took out firecrackers to shoot.

There was a bang, bang, bang, and the cannonball flew towards the city wall with a sound of breaking through the air, and then hit the wall heavily, causing a violent explosion.

This is the explosive shell of the Tiger Crouching mortar showing off its power!

The green soldiers who were within the explosion range of the shells flew out, then lay motionless on the ground, and immediately died.

This role is very important for modern warfare. With the popularization of thermal weapons, modern infantry will build bunkers crazily, because if you don’t have mortars, you will have no way to destroy the enemies hiding behind the bunkers. If you want to

To capture the enemy's position or to destroy the enemy, you will have to sacrifice a lot of money.

Compared with cannons such as the Hongyi Cannon, mortar shells have a larger charge. Due to the low firing chamber pressure, thin shells can be used to increase the number of steel ball fragments. Moreover, the shells fall at almost a right angle, which is more conducive to the scattering of fragments.

"Don't worry about the city wall. The Ming bandit's cannon can cross the city wall!"

The Guards' mortars are simply a dimensionality-reducing blow to the infantry of this era.

The scene was filled with shrapnel and blood, and it was unbearable to look at.

In World War II, the Japanese army used grenade launchers and Type 89 grenade launchers in the Taisho decade, which are the smallest mortars.

Under the command of Qin Zhiguo, the Guards bombarded a section of the city wall. A large number of tiger crouching mortars were loaded with sugar gunpowder, and then civilized bombs were stuffed inside.

For these villages, Qin Zhiguo did not use the most common method of ransacking homes and dividing land from local tyrants. Instead, he first stabilized the local situation and appointed local officials to improve public security, and then waited for the Ming Emperor's instructions to plan one by one.

The roaring sound of the cannonballs immediately scared the Tatar green camp soldiers on the city wall to death.

There were sparse sounds in the jungle, and some people even raised their thumbs, pointed at the position on the city wall, and then shouted: "Fire!"

As for other officials in Xuwen County, they also followed the guards and fled towards Leizhou Mansion overnight with their families and property.

The remaining Green Camp soldiers were so frightened when they saw this appearance, what the hell is this!

Even so, Leizhou's green soldiers were not easily defeated. Someone immediately shouted: "The Ming bandits are attacking the city! The Ming bandits are attacking the city!"

Several buildings in the city were even blown down by such artillery shells, causing panic in the city for a while.

But in a moment.

Soon, the green soldiers on the city wall could no longer withstand it!

The commander of the green camp quickly shouted: "Brothers, hide quickly, hide quickly!"

In fact, this was also the first time that the Guards fired a salvo of explosive shells. In the past, due to the nature of artillery, the explosive shells were only used at critical moments.

At least he seems to be a capable soldier.

As a result, Xuwen County fell into a state of no one under control, and chaos ensued.

They stretched their heads and looked into the distance, only to see dozens of small black smoke coming out, which felt like fireworks.

In addition, thanks to the popularization of mathematics in artillery, although this was the first time the Guards used Tiger Crouching mortars, they basically hit the target.

At the same time, because mortars are easy to set up and dismantle, they can often be moved in forward positions and various places. This can improve the mortar's survival probability and avoid being hit by enemy fire and causing casualties.

Therefore, after firing a few rounds of artillery shells, you must change positions and continue firing. Mortars are very suitable for this kind of mobile warfare and positional warfare.

"Those who run away will be killed without mercy!"

A green camp guard suddenly shouted and raised the knife in his hand, trying to stop the green camp soldiers from escaping.

But no matter how much he shouted, there were still countless people running away.

At this moment, he was thinking: It would be great if the Eight Banners heavenly soldiers that the Tatars were proud of were here. No matter whether they could defeat the enemy or not, at least they could suppress these green soldiers from escaping.
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