Chapter 1030 1121 City Artillery Battle

Chapter 1030 1121 City Artillery Battle

After the sound of bird guns at the north street entrance, the patrol team near the city center quickly gathered on the street outside Lin Feng's mansion to guard against the enemy's surprise attack here.

The Daimao City is not very big. After defeating the defense at the north street entrance, the commando led by Chen Lin arrived here soon, and fierce fighting broke out on the street in an instant.

The bird gunners of the Ming army opened fire first. After the crisp sound of "pa pa pa", many people fell on the opposite side.

After all, the width of the street is limited, and a large number of soldiers are crowded here. The array line of the bird gun is very lethal here.

Then, the bird guns in the pirate army on the opposite side also started, and the two sides began to shoot at each other.

But after all, there are three rows of bird gunners in the front row, and the three-stage attack that the Ming army has practiced hard at this time burst out with great power.

The pirates can actually charge the Ming army. After all, the loading speed of the bird guns in this era is not fast, and even with the three-stage attack, there is still a huge shooting gap to take advantage of.

However, the number of pirates here is limited, only a few hundred people, and the Ming army opposite and the thousands of Sulu troops behind them made the pirates afraid and dared not rush forward.

But the firearms used by the pirates were not as powerful as those of the Ming army.

Almost all the famous generals in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were familiar with the use of firearms and were very good at it, whether it was Yu Dayou or Qi Jiguang.

Even Ma Fang and Li Chengliang, who always attached importance to cavalry charge, used a large number of firearms in the army to resist the impact of Mongolian cavalry.

At the same time, they also equipped the cavalry with three-eyed guns or even five-eyed guns according to the arm strength of the soldiers. All they wanted was to shoot the bullets as quickly as possible before the cavalry charged and then wield the firearms as war hammers.

In fact, firearms such as three-eyed guns and five-eyed guns are indeed suitable for heavy cavalry.

Although the lack of charge limits its lethality and its armor-piercing ability is worrying, the sudden attack can still injure the enemy or even knock him off his horse.

It can be said that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, China had actually entered the era of hot weapons. However, due to the limitations of the development of firearms technology at that time, it did not gain an absolute advantage in the battle with cold weapons.

However, the lack of advantage was facing the fast-moving northern cavalry, not the pirates in the south.

If it is said that on the sea, the Ming army navy had no advantage in facing pirates because of the court's lack of attention, but now it is different. The Ming Dynasty has begun to pay attention to the development of the navy, and the pirates will naturally not get any good.

Now the pirates have left the sea and become mountain bandits on land, and their combat power is naturally weaker.

After several rounds of volleys from both sides, the Ming army naturally gained the upper hand with its numerical advantage in firearms.

However, Chen Lin saw that the other side had no intention of retreating despite hundreds of casualties, and he felt a little proud in his heart.

After all, his task was to quickly capture Lin Feng's mansion and not give others a chance to rescue.

The longer he delays here, the greater the possibility that Lin Feng will escape or even mobilize other troops.

Undoubtedly, it will pose a huge threat to the Ming army's rapid occupation of Daimao City.

After another round of volleys, Chen Lin ordered: "Go to the Portuguese machine guns and fire."

The other side seemed not afraid of death, because the people in the front row who were hit and fell to the ground did not look scary from behind, so the pirates standing behind could still be fearless.

In fact, the people in front became their shields.

And the people in front were blocked in front, and there was no way to go even if they wanted to turn around and run.

The smart ones fell to the ground and pretended to be dead after the volleys, but there was also the risk of being trampled.

It can be said that the other side may not have the confidence to persist, but because of some reasons, they fought to the death.

Then they can only use cannons.

Unfortunately, although the South China Sea Navy was equipped with a large number of firearms, it lacked a weapon in the Ming army, that is, the tiger squat cannon, which can kill enemies on a large scale.

In fact, there is a similar weapon in the navy, that is the Portuguese machine gun. There are small and medium-sized models on each ship. It is not used to attack ships, but a weapon to sweep the deck of the opponent's ship in close combat.

It is just affected by the size of the cartridge, and the power is not as great as the tiger squat cannon.

This time, the Ming army also brought some Portuguese cannons ashore, which were just used here.

Following Chen Lin's order, six small Portuguese cannons and one medium Portuguese cannon were sent to the front line to replace the bird gunners.

"Rapid fire, shoot all the cartridges."

Chen Lin immediately gave a loud order.

"Bang bang bang"

Then, dense gunfire sounded in the Ming army.

Seven Portuguese cannons fired quickly, and dozens of cartridges were used up in a short time.

After this round of bombardment, the formation of the dense pirate team on the opposite side instantly became riddled with holes, and countless people fell to the ground and wailed in pain.

The bombardment effect of the Portuguese cannon on the street is countless times stronger than that of the bird gun.

After the bombardment, both sides were only slightly quiet for a moment, and some people in the pirate team began to turn around and run.

The power of this bombardment was too great. The enemy obviously did not expect that the Ming army would bring artillery to land, and even use cannons to bombard the city.

Well, due to the heavy weight of artillery, it was only used in large quantities in the attack and defense of city walls before.

It is rare to pull cannons into the city and use them to bombard the streets.

Among them, the medium-sized Portuguese cannon obviously made a great contribution. The huge sound of the cannon directly destroyed the confidence of the enemy to hold on and wait for help.

Yes, the fundamental reason why the enemy could withstand several rounds of bird guns from the Ming army was that the city was so big. In their minds, as long as they held on, reinforcements would arrive from all sides to repel the group of Ming troops in front of them.

But after the bombardment, not only did the people in the front of the queue fall down, but the penetrating power of the bullets directly penetrated several soldiers, making the fear in the hearts of the people behind infinitely magnified.

They finally couldn't bear it.

Once the formation showed signs of collapse from the back, the people in the front naturally couldn't hold on, and the remaining people immediately turned around and retreated through the gap.

In just a moment, the previously dense formation collapsed backwards. No matter how the leaders and small leaders suppressed it, they couldn't suppress the pirates' desire to survive.

"Attack."

Chen Lin certainly wouldn't miss such an opportunity, and gave a loud order. Then the bird gunners and spearmen walked to the front and began to advance forward. Behind them, the black Sulu soldiers followed closely.

They were only shocked when they passed the previous pirates' defense line and stepped on the piles of corpses on the ground.

Although the previous Ming army's firearms firing was shocking, it was just a huge sound.

Only when they saw the bodies on the ground could they realize the fragility of people facing firearms.

At this moment, they were greatly touched, especially the generals of the Sulu Kingdom. Some of them bent down to check the bodies on the ground.

After seeing it, they all had a trace of fear on their faces. The powerful combat power of the Ming army put a lot of pressure on them.

However, it was only a moment of delay, and Chen Lin in front noticed it and immediately sent someone to urge them to keep up.

You know, the number of Ming troops is small, so there is no problem with the previous shooting.

But if the pirates on the opposite side launched a charge, Chen Lin would decisively withdraw the Ming army firearms and let the Sulu army take over.

The Ming army had few people and naturally could not withstand the consumption of close combat.

At this time, similar fierce battles were also breaking out in front of the towers of the east and west gates.

The Ming army firearms used firearms to attack the pirate guards on the city wall, hoping to defeat the opponent's defense as soon as possible, rush over to occupy the tower, and control the city gate.

After the bird gun volleys failed to defeat the enemy's defense line, they decisively used artillery to bombard.

However, the Ming army here also suffered considerable losses, because the pirates were not stupid. They pushed the cannons outside the city to bombard the Ming army on the city wall.

A small-scale artillery battle broke out on the city wall.

Thanks to the small number of pirate cannons, the Ming army still had a firepower advantage.

After the Sulu army withstood several rounds of pirate counterattacks, the battlefield had already approached the city tower, and victory was in sight.

When fierce battles broke out in various parts of the city, the most relaxed place was the South City.

The Ming army's advance had not yet arrived here, so they had not encountered the enemy's attack.

However, the boss had not yet passed on the order to send troops into the city to resist or to support the battle at other city gates.

At this time, the ultimate goal of the Ming army, the Lin Feng Mansion in the center of the city, which the pirate army desperately protected, was already empty.

After Lin Feng learned the news from Qian Laoliu, he took more than a hundred of his confidants and hid in a courtyard near the north of the city.

The north of the city is Lin Fengchun's defense zone. This is the courtyard he reserved. The wall and the surrounding adjacent courtyards are connected, so it can be blocked from approaching the north gate without anyone knowing.

After the enemy troops entering the city pass, the remaining defense forces will naturally be small. At this time, rushing out and heading straight to the river will have a glimmer of hope.

It can be said that Lin Feng had already planned to abandon others and flee.

There is really no way to take more people away.

There are too many people and the target is too big, so it is difficult to escape the pursuit of the Ming army.

However, the most shocked at this time is actually the Spanish military camp outside the city.

At this time, the highest commander of the Spanish army in the Philippines, the commander of the Manila city defense, Savella, was awakened from his sleep by the guards and told that the Ming army had broken through the north gate of the Daimao City.

After leaving the wooden house, he heard the sound of gunfire from the distant Daimao City. Savella urgently summoned his subordinates and prepared to gather troops as soon as possible to start attacking the city, put pressure on the pirates in the city from other directions, and create conditions for the Ming army to capture the city.

At this time, Savella did not realize that the Ming army came here when they arrived, and thought that they were attracted by Lin Feng.

After all, the Ming Dynasty could occupy these places almost two hundred years ago, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty ignored the territory here and left it alone.

Such an operation is indeed very confusing, making the Spaniards at this time mistakenly believe that the Ming Dynasty has no interest in this place.

Thinking about being able to take down Daimao City without spending a single soldier, Savella felt very happy.

Soon, all the generals under his command were gathered together. In the war room, Savilla pointed to the simple map hanging on the wall and said, "Tonight, we received news from the Ming army that they broke through the north gate of Daimao City at night and are now attacking the city with all their strength.

In order to help our allies and reduce the pressure on them during the attack, I ordered the garrisons at the east and south gates to immediately mobilize troops to participate in the siege.

I had planned to mobilize troops to enter the city from the north gate to help the Ming army attack, but they refused, fearing that they could not see clearly in the dark and misunderstandings would occur.

So our main focus on the siege is on the south gate, and the east gate is just a feint to contain the pirates defending the city and prevent them from withdrawing troops to attack the Ming army entering the city.

No matter which direction, we must pay attention to casualties. It is naturally best to capture the city gate, but we must not and should not cause heavy casualties.

Since the Ming army has entered the city, Daimao City should not be able to hold on."

"Your Excellency Commander, I think we should send people to enter the city from the north gate and attack the east gate along the city wall. This way, the probability of success is higher."

The officer in charge of the east gate stood up and spoke.

"Didn't you hear about the war at the east gate when you came here? The Ming army also planned this, attacking the east and west gates from the city wall, and finally besieging the south gate.

Even if you bring people over now, the sequence will only be behind the Ming army. Changing defenses back and forth will give the enemy a chance to breathe.

Night battles are all about taking the city in one go.

If the opponent is an experienced general, when you switch attack positions, it is an excellent time to counterattack.

I understand your eagerness to achieve success, but it may lead to our failure.

Besides, letting the Ming army fight would do us no harm. "

Having said this, Savera looked meaningfully around all the officers in the room, and then smiled sinisterly.

"Should the fleet also notify them and let them get closer to the coastline? If Lin Feng leaves the city from the west gate, the navy can also sniper with fierce artillery fire."

A naval officer stood up and offered his thoughts.

"Okay, you can contact the fleet immediately and ask them to get closer to the coastline and pay attention to the enemy's movements in the direction of the city.

In addition, the patrol team in the south must also be ordered to strengthen surveillance of the west gate. "

Savera nodded immediately and approved the naval officer's proposal.

At this time, the pirate army protecting Lin Feng's mansion was engaged in a bitter battle.

After using the Fran cannon to penetrate the first line of defense, Chen Lin decisively sent out gunners to bombard the local defense line every time he encountered pirate interceptions, destroying everything along the way to Lin Feng's mansion.

No matter whether the enemy is defending on the street or hiding in a house on the street, as long as a round of artillery shells hits it, everything will be solved.

"Master Chen, this is the wall of Lin Feng's mansion, and inside is where Lin Feng lives."

Xu Yingmei pointed to the high wall in front and said to Chen Lin: "Not far ahead is the gate of the mansion, which is the enemy's last line of defense.

The people responsible for patrolling in the city should have gathered there now. "

"Is this where Lin Feng lives?"

Chen Lin heard that Lin Feng's residence was inside, and she immediately became interested.

His main target for this operation is Lin Feng. As long as Lin Feng is captured or killed, the entire Tortoiseshell City will stop resisting.

After all, there is no point in continuing to resist.

People who are alive will never want to die.

As long as you shout at the pirates, many of them will choose to surrender and lay down their weapons.

"Find a ladder."

Immediately, Chen Lin issued the order.

Although defeating the place in front can control the gate of the mansion, time is urgent now, and he just wants to get Lin Feng's whereabouts as soon as possible.

Naturally, there is no need to fight hard with the enemy to capture people.

It's the same thing if you just abandon the gate and lead your troops to climb over the wall.

Soon, soldiers broke into the surrounding houses. Amidst the noise and the screams of women, someone found two ladders.

Chen Lin arranged the defense line and immediately ordered the Ming army to climb the ladder and prepare to climb over the wall.