New Ming Empire mixed in America

After the National Defense Forces defeated the defenders of San Jose, they pushed the front line directly outside the city of San Jose before encountering the final resistance.

Countless citizens took to the streets and began to build bunkers with various debris.

The defenders who fled back, the newly organized militia, and male citizens formed the resistance force in San Jose at this time.

There were even many volunteers who stayed behind and launched a charge carrying powder barrels while the Wehrmacht was building their positions.

Such fierce resistance made Liang Youwen feel a little unusual, so he ordered the National Defense Force to postpone the attack.

If they attack face to face, the National Defense Forces will not be afraid of any enemy, but this is the first time the National Defense Forces have faced this type of urban combat.

So soon the anomaly in San Jose reached Li Mingqi through the communication group.

Li Mingqi was very disgusted with street fighting. Let's not talk about whether the street fighting could win San Jose. In the end, it is estimated that the loss of the National Defense Force soldiers would make Li Mingqi heartbroken.

So this time Li Mingqi decided to go to the front line in person to see what was going on.

When Li Mingqi arrived outside San Jose with more than a thousand imperial guardsmen, he saw a scene that shocked him.

After such a long period of preparation, more and more rebels took to the streets of San Jose, and even black people who had fled to the mountains appeared on the streets.

San Jose, once the capital of California, had a complete industrial system. Not to mention the shipyard on the other side of the dock, there were four or five lumber factories and smelting plants just outside the city.

But now these factories have been burned to the ground by the rebels.

Moreover, more than a dozen "big men" were found hanged outside the city. These gentlemen, who were still wearing decent clothes before they died, looked like they were no ordinary people.

Li Mingqi stopped a few hundred meters away from the National Defense Forces position, where the imperial guards began to unload woven bags from the carriage and began to load sand nearby to build a second line of defense.

By the time Liang Youwen arranged the security mission and came to Li Mingqi's side, a simple fortification had been built here.

Even the bunker for the rotating machine gun has been built.

This kind of interlocking fortifications made Liang Youwen feel like his scalp was numb.

"How about it? These soldiers around me are pretty good, aren't they?"

Li Mingqi is very satisfied with Liang Youwen's reaction. Now any experimental tactics or weapons will be used first on Jin Yiwei.

Now that the Jin Yiwei has been reorganized, those responsible for this task have become Li Mingqi's imperial guards.

However, Li Mingqi was very dissatisfied with the title Royal Guards and believed that only the name Royal Guards was worthy of the status of these warriors.

However, because the customized Velcro logo has not yet been completed, this number has not yet been officially established.

"It's more than good. I feel that the new fortifications put up by these soldiers will be difficult for my third regiment to break through."

Looking at the soldiers who were building the fortifications in an orderly manner, Liang Youwen had little pride left in his heart.

Originally, he thought that these soldiers from the Imperial Guard were just showmen, and it was their National Defense Force who had to fight the war, but now it seems that this idea is a bit biased.

"Let alone your third regiment, even if Sun Laifu pulls out all the National Defense Forces, he probably won't be able to take down this fortification."

Pointing to a row of thirty field guns that had just been set up behind the fortifications, Li Mingqi continued:

"Have you seen those new cannons? They can fire 10 times per minute."

After hearing that the rate of fire was much lower than that of mortars, Liang Youwen's interest began to plummet.

Looking at the cannon that looked like a flattened mortar with a bulletproof steel plate attached, Liang Youwen curled his lips in disdain.

Seeing the expression on his face, Li Mingqi just smiled. He was no longer surprised by his reaction.

Because when the Jinyi guards first came into contact with this kind of artillery, their expressions were similar to Liang Youwen's, they both looked very disgusted.

"But its range can reach 5,000 meters, and there are more steel balls filled inside, so its lethality is at least double that of a mortar."

"The most important thing is that it can launch explosive bombs to bombard the city wall!"

The third regiment had previously used mortars to bomb the parapet made of sandbags and wood, but the result was that the parapet was scattered and collapsed.

Moreover, mortar shells must penetrate behind the breastworks to effectively kill the enemy.

This resulted in many San Jose soldiers running back after the last shelling.

If it were replaced with the current Xinming Empire 75 cannon, it's hard to say how many of the soldiers from last time would survive.

This kind of artillery shell can even blast out a shell crater more than half a meter deep on the ground, let alone the parapet made of sandbags.

"5000 meters!?" Liang Youwen exclaimed.

You must know that even mortars are the limit of artillery range. Now someone told him that there is a kind of artillery with a range of 5,000 meters. How could he not be shocked?

When this kind of artillery is used against the mortars currently equipped by the National Defense Forces, the consequences are estimated to be the same as the heavy mortars used by the National Defense Forces against the 12-pound cannons used by the white army that can fire solid bullets to more than a thousand meters.

The range of this artillery can make the National Defense Forces despair, unless they can launch a charge and engage in close combat regardless of sacrifice.

But looking at the rifles carried on the shoulders of the imperial guards, Liang Youwen didn't think he could take advantage after charging.

"Long live Lord, can we equip our third regiment with some of these artillery pieces?"

"Right now, many barricades have been built by the rebels in San Jose. It is difficult to break through with mortars alone."

Liang Youwen was telling the truth. Those people not only used sandbags and wooden boards, but also simple bunkers made of stones and bricks.

"It is impossible to equip it to you for the time being. This kind of artillery is still in the experimental stage."

Li Mingqi looked at the disappointment on Liang Youwen's face and added with a smile:

"But this time I can ask the Royal Guards to assist your third regiment in the battle."

Royal Guards?

Liang Youwen was stunned for a moment when he heard this name for the first time, and then he realized that Li Mingqi was talking about the troops composed of imperial guards.

The name Royal Guards is really domineering, much nicer than the National Defense Force.

"That's great. With these...these 75 guns, the barricade in San Jose won't be a problem."

Although I have not seen the power of this kind of artillery, Long Live Lord just said that it can be used to bombard city walls.

It can deal with the city walls, and it must not be a problem to deal with the barricades.

"By the way, do you know why the residents of San Jose had such a big reaction?"

Li Mingqi was shocked by the residents' desperate resistance. If only the citizens of San Francisco had half the courage of these people.

Then the National Defense Forces will not be able to capture San Francisco unless they kill it and bleed it into a river.

"I don't know about this. Logically speaking, these white barbarians shouldn't have such a big reaction. What's more, our Xinming Empire has never killed innocent people indiscriminately."

Liang Youwen was also puzzled by this. He wouldn't be surprised if the volunteers had such a big reaction, but now that ordinary residents are involved, something is wrong.

"Don't worry about why they reacted this way. We can find out by asking some Ming Xie soldiers tomorrow."

Li Mingqi raised his telescope and looked at downtown San Jose again, and saw that among the residents there were women helping to transport materials to reinforce the barricades.

Sighing, women should not be involved in war.