The spring of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen was destined to be restless. Three battles broke out in China almost at the same time. On the one hand, Li Zicheng assembled a heavy force of two million at the junction of northern Henan and southern Beizhili. The troops were divided into three groups.

After capturing Beizhili, the first stop was Daming Mansion. At the same time, Huang Taiji was not idle either. After capturing Shanhaiguan, the imperial court

The Ningjin defense line has collapsed, and Ji Town is flat, which cannot stop Huang Taiji's advance. Huang Taiji's army attacks from Shanhaiguan and goes deep into Ji Town. As long as it can capture all the big cities in Ji Town such as Zunhua, Ji Town will fall.

into the hands of the Qing army, then the imperial court would only have a pitiful line of defense in the eastern part of Beizhili. Things were going according to Li Zicheng and

Huang Taiji developed as originally planned, and the armies would eventually meet under the capital city. The fighting was lively in the north, and the southwest of the Ming Dynasty was not idle either. Liu Yi led three new trainers from Taiping Mansion, went straight to Huguang, and fought with the cavalry in Changsha

After the divisions merged, the army continued to move west. Since it was to attack Sichuan, Liu Yi had to choose a suitable entry point.

The terrain of Bozhou is complex, and the Bozhou Rebellion consumed a lot of energy from the court. Among the three major campaigns of Wanli, Bozhou Yang Yinglong's Rebellion should be the largest and most difficult, so Liu Yi did not plan to start here, but chose a

The important big city is Chongqing Prefecture. Since we are determined to attack Sichuan, we must first capture Chongqing Prefecture.

Chongqing is called a mountain city, which means that there are many mountains and rivers in the area and the terrain is complex, which is not conducive to marching and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, Liu Yi's army must overcome this difficulty. Chongqing is the barrier to the east of Sichuan and where Qin Liangyu's garrison was stationed.

Although he was forced to withdraw, Liu Yi still knew that the people in Chongqing were against him and that it was imperative to capture Chongqing.

After the army quietly entered Sichuan, the cavalry of the two divisions immediately covered the battlefield according to the established plan. Although Li Zicheng stationed tens of thousands of troops in Chongqing, they were completely unaware of the arrival of Qing Yi Army until the infantry of Qing Yi Army

After advancing to Chongqing Fucheng, the defenders inside suddenly realized that the imperial army had actually attacked.

"Ready! Release!" Boom boom boom, the roar of the heavy artillery was deafening. Only the roar of the New Army's artillery could be heard on the battlefield. Chongqing Mansion was considered the rear area of ​​the Dashun Army. The more than 30,000 defenders in the city could not have dreamed of tens of thousands of new troops.

The military gods descended from the sky and appeared outside the city overnight

, people can't believe their eyes. But the shells are real, they really hit the city, and the opponent's long-range firepower is too powerful. The artillery range on the city can't reach the opponent at all, so they can only stand.

To be beaten. In order to advance the army, Liu Yi will make the General Administration of Manufacturing

All the machine guns that came out were pulled over. There was exactly one for each infantry regiment, which was equipped with fifteen machine guns. By the way, the power of the machine guns was tested on the battlefield. The four-wheeled heavy cannon was like pulling out nails.

The Dashun Army's artillery position at the top of Chongqing City was bombarded to pieces, and the shelling

The fighting lasted for more than half an hour before it stopped. The barrels of all the artillery pieces of the New Army were red. The soldiers urgently dissipated heat for the artillery pieces. The three infantry divisions lined up neatly, with machine guns and medium-sized light artillery in front.

With a network of firepower, they rushed in like a wall and pushed Chongqing's city flat.

The Dashun Army at the head of the city had long been beaten to pieces by heavy artillery. They were very surprised how these soldiers and horses penetrated the layers of sentries and suddenly appeared under the Chongqing City. The Dashun Army was not fools, after all, Chongqing

The mansion is close to Huguang and can be regarded as a key area. Before Li Zicheng left, he arranged a large number of sentinel cavalry. Whether it was on the main road or the small road, there were groups of Dashun Army soldiers standing guard. However,

None of these people came back. What kind of magic was used by the imperial army? They couldn't believe that even the most elite troops couldn't leave no one alive, right? As long as one person came back to report the news, the new

It was impossible for the army to appear at the gate of the city so calmly. But it turned out that it was not possible. When the New Army's artillery shells fell on the heads of these Dashun troops, they realized that a catastrophe was coming.

"Go up the city wall, throw all the corpses down, and get into position. They are about to attack the city. If Chongqing Mansion is lost, the Holy Lord will not spare us!" Several battalion generals guarding the city were anxious, regardless of how the other party came.

, anyway, the goal is very clear

, that is, to capture Chongqing. Chongqing is the east gate of Chengdu. There is no danger to defend the Chengdu Plain. If they lose Chongqing easily, they will either die on the battlefield or be skinned alive by the Holy Emperor. Chongqing

Although the defenders of the mansion

It was hit by heavy artillery, but the artillery mainly destroyed the defensive facilities at the top of the city. The damage to the soldiers was not too great. In other words, the casualties of thousands of people were not too serious for the Dashun Army. After all, the lives of the Dashun Army were not too serious.

It’s worthless. Most of the troops defending Chongqing are hungry soldiers, with only a small number of regular soldiers. These hungry soldiers were created by coercing nearby residents. Their combat effectiveness is not strong, and their fighting will is even worse. Who is willing to give it to the big army?

What about being used as cannon fodder by the shun army? But

Under the pressure of the regular soldiers, they did not dare not go up to the city. If they went up to the city, they might be killed by artillery shells from the officers and soldiers. If they did not go up, they would be hacked to death by the regular soldiers immediately. Under the command of several battalion generals,

The soldiers were so frightened that they climbed up the city wall and surrounded the city.

The corpse of his comrade whose head was shot to death was thrown down. The artillery of the officers and soldiers was obviously dissipating heat, so it would be impossible to launch another attack for a while. Seeing the enemy infantry pressing up, these battalion generals knew that the officers and soldiers were going to attack.

The city is over, and the troops are fighting hand to hand

If so, everyone is carrying one head on two shoulders, who is afraid of whom? Moreover, the Dashun Army has been fighting in the north and south for so many years, and has also collected a lot of equipment for officers and soldiers. Although the artillery at the top of the city has been destroyed at this moment, the bows, arrows and firecrackers are still there.

Zhentian Lei and other city guards

However, there is no shortage of weapons, and they treat others in their own way. The bandits have also learned many methods of defending the city from the officers and soldiers. They are prepared with iron caltrops, gray bottles, gold juice, etc., as long as the officers and soldiers dare to come up.

, let them have a taste of its power.

But obviously, they thought wrong, because there were all kinds of artillery at the front of the officers and soldiers. When they reached a certain distance, the medium and light artillery fired another round. The Dashun army that had just come up was beaten again and turned upside down.

When the firepower stopped and the long-range artillery had almost dissipated heat, more shells hit the city again. Even though the Chongqing city wall was strong and had been repaired many times by Qin Liangyu, it could not withstand the new army.

With such fierce artillery fire, cracks have appeared in some places. The soldiers of the Dashun Army have reason to believe that if the officers and soldiers continue to fire at this moment, the city wall will collapse sooner or later. These soldiers of the Dashun Army do not dare to show their faces.

Under the covering attack of artillery, they went down to the city again to escape. Only a few observation posts were left at the top of the city. The battalion general below jumped to his feet and cursed, "Damn it, these officers and soldiers can't use up their artillery shells or they don't need to pay for it, so

If we continue to fight, we will fight a shitty war." Little did they know that the purpose of the New Army has always been to fight for logistics, and there are extremely convenient conditions for attacking Sichuan, that is, the waterways are smooth, and the canal transport navy can run rampant on the Yangtze River.

, this means that ships can be used to continuously transport gunpowder and artillery shells. Liu Yi is of course open to it. Anyway, the current goal is to attack Sichuan. Being able to cover it with firepower will naturally reduce the number of soldiers.

Casualties. The army of the Republic of China also had a saying in later generations: when it is poor, it shoots accurately, and when it is strong, it is covered by firepower. The Republic's army's phobia of insufficient firepower is vividly reflected in Liu Yi. If possible, Liu Yi hopes that every battle in the future will be with all kinds of firepower.

Firepower was used to greet the enemy, and the infantry and cavalry waited for the artillery to go up and clean the battlefield. However, under the production conditions at the time, even the new army could not fight such a wealthy battle.

The artillery fire finally stopped for a while, and the infantrymen rushed up with neat steps and guns. "Okay, damn, we are finally here. Get up there and give it to me." The battalion generals shouted.

Driving the hungry soldiers to the city again, the city was already riddled with holes. Under such dense firepower coverage,

, many of the people who were killed did not even have whole bodies. Often after they died, the bodies were tossed aside by various shells and turned into a pile of loose parts. The hungry soldiers spent a lot of time to prepare them.

With all their strength, they finally lifted all kinds of city defense equipment, but their archers and firecrackers

As soon as they showed up, a scene that made them desperate appeared. Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers shooting like exploding beans rang out on the battlefield. However, if you look carefully, you can see that the enemy's infantry square did not start shooting. The sound was made by ten soldiers in front of the infantry.

Several iron guys, dark looking, were mounted on the carriage, hiding

You can probably see several people on the carriage operating this machine. They shake the handle, and the gun barrel spits out tongues of flame. The deputy shooter holds the bullet chain with his hand, and the deafening sound is heard. Even though the operators are wearing cotton earplugs, they still have to open their ears.

His mouth struggled to adapt to the loud noise and vibration caused by the cannon.

However, the damage caused by the ferocious firepower of the machine gun was obvious. It was like multiple infantry regiments firing at the same time. In an instant, the city head was covered by a hail of bullets. The dense projectiles crackled on the city head. Soldiers who dared to show their heads were directly

They were hit by the projectiles and flew backwards. Some people's spiritual caps were blown away, and red and white things were sprayed everywhere. The soldiers of the Dashun Army at the head of the city screamed in despair. This kind of firepower network left them nowhere to hide.

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The light soldiers huddled in the corner, not daring to move. Some screamed in despair, and some collapsed and cried. Even the regular soldiers supervising the battle did not dare to go up to the city wall. They clearly saw the blazing projectiles passing by the top of the city, and they were hungry.
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