Chapter 249 Kunming Attack and Defense (Please subscribe!)

Zhu Kezang launched a Renaissance in Guangzhou, and the war in Yunnan was already in full swing.

The advance of the fifth town of Jinwei was far faster than Zhao Liangdong thought.

On the third day after Zhao Liangdong received news that Ming soldiers were approaching the border, the forward troops led by Huang Qing had already appeared on the outskirts of Kunming City.

After all, Zhao Liangdong was a long-tested warrior of feudalism in the Qing Dynasty. Although he suffered great defeats and changes, he still had the ability to remain immovable.

It's not that he didn't know that the Qing Dynasty was at a relative disadvantage in Yunnan, but Zhao Liangdong was confident that with the Kunming Fort, at least he could hold back the powerful remnants of the pseudo-Ming Dynasty.

There are still more than 20,000 Qing troops in Kunming City, which is basically Zhao Liangdong's last base.

He already knows that the firearms of the False Ming remnants are powerful, and he will never engage in outdoor battles with the opponent again.

However, Zhao Liangdong's general Wang Wenchang didn't think so. He despised the Ming army's vanguard and wanted to take advantage of their lack of numbers to annihilate them. However, he was defeated by the Guards in one fell swoop.

After this battle, although they were puzzled, the Qing army in Kunming finally did not dare to act rashly. When they saw the Guards encamping far away, they just pretended not to see it and did not dare to attack for a fight.

"More mortars now!" Huang Qing ordered.

It has to be said that after attending the military academy, Huang Qing has initially become a general with modern military combat thinking.

The effective range of the artillery of the Guards of the Ming Dynasty is around 1,500 meters, and the Hongyi artillery of the Qing army is almost 1,000 meters. Although the maximum range can be increased theoretically, in fact, considering the dispersion of bullet points, it threatens the artillery of the Guards.

The possibility of establishing a position is extremely slim.

Since the explosion occurred above the city wall, these Qing soldiers had no chance to escape!

The artillery troops of the Ming Guards set up artillery positions on both sides of the city wall, with a total of one hundred and sixty artillery pieces deployed on both sides.

When Huang Qing arrived outside Kunming the next day, he was also very high-spirited and looking forward to it.

Really, their progress along the way is relatively slow.

The hunting wind rolled up the Ming Dynasty dragon flag (military flag), and veteran Huang Qing looked at the city of Kunming with an impassioned voice: "Recover Yunnan, capture Zhao Liangdong alive, and present it to the emperor!"

When the explosive bomb exploded, a large number of fragments flew everywhere, directly mowing down a group of people on the city wall.

For him, the Battle of Northern Burma was a great boost. It was the first major battle in which he commanded and decided independently. He annihilated 50,000 Qing troops and only lost 10,000 Burmese and more than 2,000 Siamese.

There were only a few casualties, but the loss ratio in the battle was unimaginable during the reign of the previous King Yanping.

The sound of the artillery was so fierce that Huang Qing would not call the cavalry or the Burmese. The Siamese elephant soldiers approached the artillery position for fear that the sound of the artillery would scare the animals.

Although it's not serious, if it hits too much, it will definitely be too much.

Seeing that the artillery was about to launch an offensive, the emperor's trainer Chen Mengwei suggested for safety reasons: "Old Huang, it is very risky for us to directly shoot against the Tatar Hongyi artillery!"

As an outstanding student of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Military Academy, he had become more and more familiar with the use of guns and weapons. After he set up camp, he immediately ordered the Guards artillery to set up positions. He decided to bomb Kunming for a few rounds first.

Boom boom boom!

The Ming Dynasty artillery finally began its bombardment of Kunming. Hundreds of artillery pieces began to pour artillery shells into this important southwestern town according to their own rhythm without stopping.

The imperial trainer Chen Mengwei on the side said: "According to my guess, the emperor has designated Guangzhou City to be captured!"

Although Kunming is the capital city of Yunnan, the overall city wall defense layout is a product of the medieval era, and its anti-cannon capabilities are very weak.

After Zhao Liangdong's defeat in Burma, coupled with the reversal of the entire situation in Yunnan, he was able to mobilize only about 20,000 defensive troops in Kunming. Facing the Ming army outside the city, there was basically nothing he could do except hold on.

The light mortars had already been set up by the artillerymen. They only needed to adjust the muzzle elevation to send lovely explosive shells into close contact with the Qing army.

Originally, the Kunming city wall had been heavily attacked by solid bullets and became crumbling. Only sporadic Hongyi cannons could continue to operate, but they were unable to cause substantial damage to the Guards artillery positions.

When mortars are used as direct fire weapons in siege operations, the purpose is not to destroy the city wall at all, but to kill the living forces on the wall.

Originally, Zhao Liangdong stood on the wall and observed the movements of the Guards, but the Qing army never expected that the Ming army's artillery was so powerful. It blasted the walls of Kunming City to the point of collapse, and could even cross the female wall and attack them.

Targeted bombing!

The Qing troops on the wall suffered heavy losses for a while, and they did not even dare to continue their attempts to use artillery on the wall to counterattack. They evacuated the wall one after another, and even the corpses of their comrades could not be taken care of.

Soon, under the precise calculation of the artillerymen, the mortars began to fire explosive shells towards the city wall.

While besieging Kunming, you can first control the surrounding state capitals and further consolidate and manage Yunnan.

Although Kunming is of great significance, it does not necessarily have to be attacked so quickly. Huang Qing has a plan in mind.

Huang Qing didn't care too much, and said: "Kunming doesn't have many artillery to begin with, because the roads in Diangui are rugged and difficult to navigate, and it is difficult for cannons from the Central Plains to reach them. Moreover, although the range of the Hongyi cannons on the city wall is

It is a threat to us, but I don't like the Green Battalion artillery. Even if our position is at the front, it is still 1,200 meters away. It will be difficult for the Tatar artillery to hit it, let alone the accuracy."

Deployment of troops from Guizhou or Guangxi for support will not happen overnight, but Zhao Liangdong is confident that he can delay the arrival of reinforcements.

Huang Qing also judged Zhao Liangdong's thoughts, and put in front of Huang Qing more plans on how to capture Kunming.

Huang Qing chose to besiege Kunming, because the Ming Dynasty had the Indochina Peninsula as its rear area and the Guangdong offensive, which could continuously consume the Qing army's strength.

Solid bullets hit Kunming's not-so-thick city wall one after another, causing holes and peelings on the wall.

"I wonder how the emperor's battle in Guangdong is going!" Huang Qing did not think about how to fight before the war. Instead, he was thinking about Zhu Kezang Yujia's personal expedition.

"Load the solid bullets first! Shoot!"

Chen Mengwei was also beside Huang Qing and said with emotion: "The emperor said before at the opening ceremony of the military school that if the artillery is used well, it can be more powerful than the infantry volley. Today, I saw that this statement is true."

Huang Qing saw that the bombardment was almost done, so he waved his hand and said: "That's it for today. Let's withdraw first. We will continue the bombardment tomorrow."

The messenger immediately conveyed Huang Qing's order, and the artillery at the forefront began to retreat backwards.

At this time, the city gate of Kunming City opened, and groups of cavalry rushed out from the city gate, immediately heading towards the artillery of the Ming Guards.
Chapter completed!