Chapter 158： Retreat temporarily

"Fire back."

Fang Guoan said angrily, they also have cannons, not many, fifteen.

Their cannons are all Franco cannons bought from overseas merchants, and they are slightly smaller than the red cannons in terms of range and power.

The most important thing is that they are all solid bullets. In terms of lethality, solid bullets and howitzers are completely incomparable.

However, at this time, it is better than nothing. The artillery position used to fight the Wu army is useless. The infantry used to blast the Wu army still has a certain lethality and deterrence.

As the shelling began, casualties began to occur on both sides.

However, the casualties on both sides surprised Fang Guoan. For the time being, he only knew that there was a kind of flintlock among Wu Jun that was very powerful, but he didn't know howitzers.

After seeing howitzer shells exploded on the head of the city, causing a large amount of damage, Fang Guoan hurriedly hid in the city tower.

This is horrible, he doesn't want to be hit by the wave.

"Why can their shells explode, aren't their shells made of iron balls?"

Fang Guoan asked, but unfortunately, no one can answer his question.

"It's a bit like a Thunder Cannon."

One of the subordinates said, but immediately others retorted: "The Thunder Cannon only fires a large number of small steel **** at once, and it is not a cannonball that can be exploded. Moreover, the Thunder Cannon has a range of less than a thousand feet, and it is a large bird. Guns. The enemy on the opposite side is obviously using a red cannon with a range of several miles."

They couldn't understand the super-epoch-like howitzer for a while.

After shelling for half an hour, Wu Jun began to attack the city.

A large number of soldiers flocked to the city wall, and shells fell among them from time to time, which would also cause great damage. However, these are necessary sacrifices, and Wu Jun is still moving forward.

Two thousand flintlock soldiers entered effective range and began to attack the wall.

The Ming army on the city’s head also countered with crossbows and crossbowmen. At this time, a major problem with the Wu army was exposed. Their strength was too small.

The Ming Army took advantage of its strength, and it didn't even suffer in the match with Wu Jun.

In terms of the rate of fire, the archers did not suffer, but when the archers in the current platoon were tired after shooting a few arrows quickly, there were immediately reserve soldiers to make up.

There are enough archers to circulate, and their firepower density is not much worse than Wu Jun.

Wu Jun did not have a reserve force to supplement, and the more he fought, the less he fought, and only a part of the soldiers with arquebuses could also come to suppress it. However, because of the rate of fire, the suppression effect of the matchlock gun is not obvious.

The long-range suppression force lacks personnel, and the force responsible for the ant-attached siege is even more lacking.

Thousands of people scattered in front of the li-long city wall, and you will find that there are not many thousands of people.

Moreover, in order to guard against attacks by the cavalry of the Ming army, Wang Dayong had to keep a part of his troops on guard.

"General, let the soldiers withdraw. We are not strong enough to fight."

Staff officer An Fugui persuaded that Wang Dayong's command of the general offensive was completely inconsistent with the combat regulations.

The army must meet the conditions for siege, and its strength must be at least three times that of the defenders.

The Wu Jun’s weapons are advanced. This number can be smaller, but at least it cannot be less than the defenders, otherwise it will easily become a war of attrition, and it will be difficult to conquer the city.

Now they have only one-third of the defenders. Such a big attack actually carries a lot of risk. If the cavalry in the city dared to rush out to chase and kill them when they encountered an unsuccessful retreat during the attack, they would suffer heavy losses.

Wang Dayong also saw through the telescope that his side did not have much advantage on the battlefield, so he ordered the withdrawal of troops.

He didn't expect this wave of attacks to take down Xuancheng. This is not because he was worried that Fang Guoan would suddenly be softened, so he couldn't wait to intensify the contradiction to the point of irreconcilability.

Now that the goal has been achieved, he can safely withdraw.

It was getting late, and Wang Dayong ordered the construction of a large camp, otherwise it would be too dangerous to sleep at night.

At the same time, he also asked the messenger to go to Liu Hansan to ask for support. He estimated that it would be easier for Liu Han to fight Tongling three times because there were fewer defenders in Tongling.

Watching Wu Jun retreat, Fang Guoan was not happy. He saw that his troops had suffered a lot.

After waiting for a while, Fang Guoan got the statistical results, and they lost 800 people just after the contact.

You know, Wu Jun's offensive didn't last long at all, it was just a tentative attack.

If a total offensive were to be launched, this number of casualties would probably be several times higher.

"As for the enemy, have they estimated their casualties?"

Fang Guoan asked.

Before the war is completely over, one's own casualties can be accurately counted, while the enemy's casualties can only be roughly estimated.

"Probably around 800 people."

The minister cautiously replied, in fact, he has slightly exaggerated this number, and his estimate is about six hundred people.

However, 30,000 to 10,000, and the advantage of the city wall, if the casualty rate is higher than the opponent, then this record is too shameful.

They are not willing to believe this fact, so they can't help but exaggerate the enemy's casualties when calculating, which is a kind of psychological self-comfort.

"It's not good, their attack was hasty this time, but they still gave us such a large casualty. When they are ready tomorrow, we will definitely have more people to die."

Fang Guoan frowned and said that he could not collect taxes on his own in Nanjing and other places like Wu Changqing. His income was very limited, and he relied on blackmailing big landlords and occasionally withholding some royal taxes. It's not easy for him to raise the army, and when 800 people die, it feels a little bit painful.

If tens of thousands of people died, he would probably give up Xuancheng and retreat.

The soldier in his hand is the source of his power. If the soldier is finished fighting, he is no longer valuable as the country's father.

"General, maybe we can take advantage of the enemy's unreliable foothold and carry out night attacks at night. If we succeed, we can not only defeat the enemy, but also capture the enemy's flintlock and cannon."

Fang Guoan's staff suggested.

This suggestion made Fang Guo'an very excited. Although he also knew that the night attack was very difficult, he was moved by the staff's saying, "You can still seize the enemy's flintlock and cannon."

There are many people who want to get the secrets of those guns, including the other party Guoan.

It is a pity that the Weapon Workshop in Suzhou is very tightly protected, and Fang Guoan has no way of talking about it.

But right now, he had a good chance to capture those advanced weapons.

This kind of opportunity is not always there. If you miss this one, you don't know when you have to wait next time. If he obtains these secrets, his strength can be improved by leaps and bounds, and he can even completely control the little court of King Lu.

"Let the chef start cooking, select some elite, let them eat and rest early, and we will go out of the city to make a sneak attack in the evening."

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