I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Seeing the Qing army retreat, Wu Changqing immediately regretted it. Knowing that these Qing troops were so afraid of death, he did not order the moat to be re-drilled.

Now that the Qing army dare not even attack, he has even less chance to destroy Liu Liangzuo's living force.

"We can only wait for the good news from Wu Yi."

Wu Changqing complained.

Wu Yi's troops had quietly left the city last night and headed to Taihu Lake.

For two days in a row, the Qing army did not move.

Until the third day, Liu Liangzuo's troops came to the city of Suzhou again. In addition to his soldiers, there were more than 3,000 civilians in the army.

Under the supervision of the soldiers, these people carried sandbags and walked towards the moat.

"mean."

Wang Dafu in the city scolded, this trick to drive the people is too poisonous. Shoot it, you will be reviled by the world. If you don't shoot, you can only watch the moat be filled up.

"Ready to shoot."

Wang Dafu ordered that he would rather be reviled by the world than let the Qing army fill the moat like this.

"Wait, it's all people, forget it."

Wu Changqing hurriedly stopped it.

Of course, he is not overflowing with the heart of the Virgin Mary. Although he does sympathize with these people, he will never be merciful in order to win.

It's just that he now has confidence in defending the city, so naturally there is no need to do so.

Let these people fill the moat, give them a way to live, and win a good reputation for loving the people like children.

"General, you can't be soft-hearted at this time."

Liu Hansan hurriedly persuaded that, as the so-called kindness does not command troops, a soft-hearted person cannot be a general. If you don't shoot now, will the Qing army drive the people to attack the city later?

"I have made up my mind, I don't need to say more. It's enough to fill the river. If the Qing army drives the people too much to attack the city, they will do it when the time comes."

Wu Changqing said.

Hearing Wu Changqing's decision, the soldiers in the city head had mixed feelings. Not only admired Wu Changqing's virtue of loving the people like a son, but also worried that this would increase his casualties.

Wu Changqing's decision made Liu Liangzuo and others stunned for a while, they never thought that Wu Changqing would not stop it.

They are not the first to do such things as cannon fodder. There are many examples of this throughout the ages. When the defending party encounters such a thing, it is no accident that they all shoot to kill.

Liu Liangzuo kidnapped these people in order to use their lives to fill the moat. He never expected that Wu Changqing would give up blocking because he couldn't bear to kill the people.

At this moment, Liu Liangzuo felt a little ashamed.

Compared with Wu Changqing, he is the more despicable one.

"Great general, so that we can drive the people to rush ahead, which can greatly reduce our casualties."

Xue Guiren was overjoyed to see this scene and thought he had found Wu Changqing's weakness.

"Fart, the rebels would rather the moat be filled than to kill the people. What face do we have to force the people to attack the city. This is the battle of the soldiers, and the people should not be involved."

Dong Tianbao fired directly, and he was very dissatisfied with Xue Guiren's cold blood. The last time Xue Guiren suggested killing the wounded soldiers, now he doesn't treat the people as human beings.

Wu Changqing's behavior of caring for the people made him very admire, he really has no face to use the people again.

"Dong Tianbao, what do you mean, I don't want to die less of my subordinates. Since you are against it, let your people take the lead."

Xue Guiren snorted coldly.

"Shut up and let the people go when they fill the moat."

In the end, Liu Liangzuo still had a good conscience and did not use the most extreme method.

The moat was filled up, and the people responsible for filling the river couldn't help crying. Some people even knelt in the direction of Suzhou City, shouting to thank the general for his grace of not killing.

They were terrified at first, because in previous battles, more than half of the people responsible for filling the river had to die.

But there is nothing to be afraid of. If you don't obey the order, you will be beheaded by the Qing army's supervising team, and you will die 100%.

In desperation, they could only shed tears of grievance and move with uneasy steps.

What they never expected was that the defenders on the city did not attack and let them fill the river.

This move moved the people.

The people retreated, and the Qing army began to move.

This time, they were much more prepared than the last time. Not only did they have siege ladders, but they also made five building cars. These buildings are more than six meters high, as high as the city walls of Suzhou.

As long as these building cars are close to the city wall, the soldiers on the upper building cars can jump directly to the city wall to fight, saving the difficult process of climbing the wall.

Leading the charge was Dong Tianbao's Ministry, with a total of more than 5,000 people approaching the city wall densely.

"The cannon is aimed at the building car."

At present, there are only three cannons on Wu Changqing's side, two of which are small-caliber Thunder Cannons, and the other is a red-clothed cannon that weighs 3,000 catties.

These cannons did not play a role in the previous defense battle, but now they are taking on the task of attacking the building. As long as one or two buildings can be destroyed, these cannons have played their due role.

The sound of cannons sounded immediately, but unfortunately the first round of shelling did not hit, and they all missed. In this era, the hit rate of cannons is similar to that of fire guns, and they are all random.

Fortunately, the Qing army's siege troops were very dense, although they did not hit

Building cars, but also killed several Qing troops.

Afterwards, the Qing army followed suit, and the two sides began to bombard each other.

However, both sides have few artillery pieces and cannot become the protagonists in the battlefield.

As the Qing army entered the firing range of the fire guns, the fire gun troops on the city wall began to fire in salvos.

It was the familiar sound of gunfire again, and the Qing army charged while trembling.

Soon, they rushed under the city walls, but this was only the beginning of the nightmare.

The second round of salvo from the fire gun came. At this distance, even hiding behind the wooden shield was useless. The power of the fire gun was enough to pierce the wooden shield.

After the fire cannon, the grenade began to greet again.

After this combo, the Qing army had already killed and wounded hundreds of people.

Later, the Qing army began to climb towards the city wall, and the soldiers of the Ming army who were guarding the city also began to face the danger of being shot by bows and arrows, pouring boiling tung oil and boulders down.

Without the support of the building car, it is very difficult to climb a soldier at a time by just relying on the ladder to attack the city wall.

What's more, the Qing army threw grenades at the city from time to time, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers under the city.

"General, this is not the way to go. Brothers can't stand it anymore."

Dong Tianbao, who was already commanding on the front line, got the report from his subordinates, and his heart was bleeding. These are all his soldiers, and if one dies, there will be one less.

"Hold on for a while, and the building car will arrive soon. One last attack, and then hand it over to the reinforcements."

Dong Tianbao said.

The building car is their hope. If the soldiers on the building car can rush to the city wall, the soldiers behind can continue to get up from the building car.