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But what cannot be ignored is that at this time, the Dengzhou rebels still had a large number of small artillery in their hands, including some small Western-style artillery that were imitated on a reduced scale from the Hongyi cannon. They also had a large number of various firecrackers, so their firepower was still the same.

Not to be underestimated.

The most important thing is that when the rebels captured Dengzhou City, they captured many Dengzhou defenders. Among them, a large number of Sun Yuanhua spared no effort to hire Portuguese to train gunners for them.

Advanced sighting tools are also installed, and the quality of the gunners is almost second to none among the Ming army, except for the Yu Jiajun.

Although these artillery are of poor quality and have short range, they can still pose a considerable threat to the ordinary Ming army. Moreover, despite the fact that the rebels currently do not have many Hongyi cannons on hand, the quality of the gunners is not.

Look down, the two red Yi cannons in the east and west are in the hands of the rebels, and their shooting accuracy is very good. As soon as the cannons on the official army's side fired, they immediately started to fight back. When the official troops poured into Dengzhou City in large numbers, the large and small artillery fired together.

He got angry and caused considerable damage to the siege officers and soldiers.

Soon a military staff general at the east gate was hit by rebel artillery and died on the spot. Not long after, a staff general and a guerrilla at the west gate also fell under the muzzle of the rebel artillery.

In addition, the rebels also had many relatively sophisticated bird guns and even a small amount of Lumi guns on hand, so the officers and soldiers on the east and west sides suffered heavy casualties when they attacked the city.

But at the south gate, the situation was completely different. Yu Xiaotian's Yu Jiajun's firepower completely suppressed the rebels' counterattack. As soon as the rebels' two red cannons showed up, it didn't take long for them to be destroyed.

The artillerymen of the Yu Jiajun kept an eye on the two Hongyi cannons, and concentrated their firepower on the positions of the two Hongyi cannons.

Various artillery shells rained down on the city wall where the two Hongyi cannons were located, causing bricks and stones to fly everywhere on the city wall. The rebel defenders who had set up defenses in this area were also very unlucky and were disrupted.

The bombardment caused stumps to fly around, and the crenels were blown away one after another by Yu Jiajun's artillery, leaving the rebels with no place to hide.

The rebels' counterattack was very weak before the Yu's army's fierce artillery. The two Hongyi cannons only fired less than five shells each before they were knocked under the city wall by the Yu's army's heavy artillery and were directly scrapped.

After knocking out the two most threatening Hongyi cannons, the Yu Jiajun officially began to siege the city. Among the Yu Jiajun army training subjects, siege warfare is also a required training subject. For this reason, they have tried various

Siege tactics, coupled with the existence of the bug Yu Xiaotian, provided them with many methods of infantry and artillery combined with fortified warfare, so that after exploration and actual combat testing, they have mastered a complete set of good infantry and artillery combined with fortified warfare tactics.

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The Yu Jiajun made full use of their superiority in firepower. They first used artillery to fully suppress the various firepower points that threatened the rebels on the city wall. That is, the artillery they placed on the city wall destroyed the rebels' firepower one after another.

The artillery was knocked out, and the artillery was used close to the outside of the city wall. Using precise aiming and shooting, the crenels where the rebels could hide were flattened section by section. Not only did they knock out the places where the rebels could hide, but they also killed and wounded many.

Rebel soldiers hiding behind crenels.

From the beginning, the rebels were suppressed by the Yu Jiajun's artillery and were unable to raise their heads. As long as an artillery fire could not help but fire, its position would be immediately locked by the Yu Jiajun artillery, and then they would be immediately attacked by the Yu Jiajun.

The artillerymen can fire hard and knock out their artillery in an instant.

The rebels were beaten and had no temper at all. They could only defend passively and never dared to show their heads on the city wall.

Then Yu Jiajun's musketeers armed with mace rifles lined up to push some wheelbarrows or two-wheeled carts equipped with wooden scull shields, and pushed them directly outside the city wall, a hundred steps away from the city wall.

After lining up, the musketeers lined up and hid on the side of the shield car. They placed their muskets on the shield car and aimed at the city wall. Whenever they found a rebel emerging, they would immediately open fire and shoot accurately to kill them.

Some rebel musketeers or riflemen had no choice but to hide under the crenels and fire or release arrows at the city through the perforations on the crenels. However, this still could not protect their lives well. The small perforations were

A hundred steps or so is still a target that an excellent shooter holding a Wolf Fang rifle can reach.

The first-class shooters and special-class shooters in the Yu family army were given a task, which was to find the rebels hiding behind the crenels and shoot at the city wall through the perforations, and kill them directly through the perforations.

Rebel soldiers.

Often the rebel musketeers and archers only have a lifespan of firing once. As soon as they are discovered, they will be immediately targeted and then shot. Once they are shot, they are basically shot in the face, and even many people are shot in the face.

He could simply be shot directly in the eye, and half of their head would be blown off with one shot.

With the strong support of musketeers holding mace rifles, the remaining infantry responsible for the attack became much safer during the attack, not to mention that they were all wearing armor and had shields for protection. At this time, the sword player

played an extremely important role.

They hold shields or hold large shields with both hands. On the one hand, they protect themselves, and on the other hand, they also provide cover for other comrades to block the bullets or crossbows fired by the rebels from the city.

In front of the Yu Jiajun formation, they also used a group of seven to eight hundred people to forcibly recruit civilians, but the Yu Jiajun was not so crazy as to use these civilians as cannon fodder.

When the civilian husbands were forcibly marched to the front of the army, Yu Xiaotian ordered the Huotou Army to give each of them a piece of grain cake and a bowl of hot porridge, and let them eat something first, but did not let them eat too much.

Helping the people, most people have been starving for a long time, and many people have not had a decent bite of food for many days.

These people basically used rice bran or bran mixed with some wild vegetables and grass roots all day long. They couldn't even find bran or rice bran, so they peeled off some tree bark, ground it into powder, and mixed it with wild vegetables for meals.

, giving them too much food at once will actually kill them.

When the civilians were forcibly recruited, many people felt unwilling to fight. The war was a matter for the government, not theirs, but they were forced to die. Although many people knew that this war

They may die here. Even if they don't die here, they will starve to death.

However, these people were still unwilling to die here in vain. Each of them looked ashen and had no energy at all. Even when they looked at the officers and soldiers, there was even a trace of resentment in their eyes.

The fate of the civilian husbands who were assigned to other officers and soldiers is not mentioned, but when these civilian husbands who were assigned to the Yu family army arrived in front of the army, they found that the Fujian soldiers here were not bad to them.

Before the meal, everyone was given a multigrain cake and a bowl of hot porridge.

People who had not eaten decent food for many days, when they saw this food, they were immediately overwhelmed by the aroma of the food. When they got the food, they were all like wolves and tigers, and they took all these things in a hurry.

It was swallowed into the stomach.

After eating these foods, they suddenly felt some strength in their bodies and began to feel a little warm. When they eagerly wanted to eat, the Yu Jiajun soldiers told them that they could eat more if they wanted to.

, but you have to work first.

The Yu Jiajun made a rule, that is, whenever someone delivers a bag of soil or a bundle of firewood to the trench outside Dengzhou City, and successfully fills the trench with the stuff, then they can use this credit to come back and receive a grain.

After two rounds of cakes, you can also add a bowl of broth made from beef, mutton or pig bones.

Such conditions immediately attracted many people. Although they knew that they would take a lot of risks, many people thought that as long as they could eat two pieces of grain cakes and drink a sip of broth after two trips, that would be enough.

Even if you die, it's worth it. At least you can be a well-fed ghost, which is better than going back and starving to death.

So the enthusiasm of the villagers was completely mobilized. At this time, the big pot was set up, the fire was raised, and the bone soup was boiled. The fragrant bone soup aroma almost made their throats ache.

He held out a hand, so they howled and followed Yu Jiajun to the starting point.

Those with weak physical strength were selected to pack earth bags or bundle firewood, while those with strong physical strength were responsible for transporting these things and following the Yu family army to fill the trenches.

As soon as the war broke out, these civilians frantically carried bags of earth or bundles of firewood, and under the cover of the Yu family army, rushed towards Dengzhou City.

Although occasionally someone would be shot by the rebels' bullets or arrows and die on the way, under the cover of the strong firepower of the Yu family army, the casualties of the civilians here were not heavy. There were even Yu family members in front of them.

The swordsmen of the army lined up to protect them, holding their shields.

These peasants did not expect to receive such treatment, and they worked even harder. Although they were very weak due to long-term hunger, a burst of strength came from nowhere at this time to carry heavy things.

He rushed towards the ditch like crazy.

After arriving at the trench, they threw their belongings into the trench, turned around and ran back to the starting point, where someone cashed in on the spot and gave them multigrain cakes.

But there are also some people who are slippery and lose the things on their shoulders halfway, trying to get through and get grain cakes, but someone is always watching them. Once they find such a person, they will immediately sneak him out, take off his pants, and beat him on the spot.

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In this way, with beatings and rewards, the civilians naturally did not dare to fool around anymore and had to work honestly. These more than 700 civilians, like ants, ran back and forth in front of the formation, carrying bags of earth and bundles of

Bundles of firewood were filled into the ditch.

Although some people were shot or wounded by the rebels, under the cover of the Yu family army, their casualties were bearable. Most of them quickly received the agreed-upon bone soup, holding the steaming bone soup and drinking it with their hands.

The obtained multigrain cakes were dipped in bone soup and squatted on the ground to eat and drink. Many people burst into tears while eating.

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