Chapter 224： Start total attack

In mid-May, the second batch of supplies from Nanjing arrived in Jiujiang.

This batch of supplies included a large number of shells, bullets, grenades and food. In addition, this time the fleet also brought ten new cannons.

These ten cannons have larger calibers, longer barrels, and heavier weights. They are eight-jin guns newly developed by Weapon Workshop.

The solid shells fired by the previous red cannons weighed only four kilograms, and these ten cannons can fire eight kilograms of shells, which are more than twice as powerful as the previous red cannons.

In the cannons of this era, the initial velocity of the shells flying out is almost the same, so the power of the artillery is determined by the weight of the shells.

The heavier the shell, the greater the power.

Therefore, the power of the cannon is often divided by the weight of the shell, rather than the caliber used in later generations.

"Tsk tusk tusk, if this shell goes down, the walls of Jiujiang City may not be able to stand it at all, but it is a pity that the number is too small."

Zhang Xuanyi, commander of the artillery brigade, said with emotion, he can roughly estimate the power of the artillery by looking at the size of the artillery shell and the caliber of the artillery.

Even the four-jin heavy red-clothed artillery enemy trembles, this eight-jin heavy cannon, the Qing army might have to pee their pants.

It is a pity that the number is too small, only ten.

"Brigadier Zhang, please be content. You don't know how much money these ten cannons cost. People from the Musketeer Division are about to make trouble with the Lord Guo. They said that the money for making cannons can be used to make firecrackers. Equip one more division."

Liu Jin from the Logistics Department vomited.

"Fuzzy, can you just use guns in battle? Without this cannon to knock down the city wall, you don't know how many people will die with a gun. Old Liu, you have to keep an eye on the resources that should be used to build cannons. Snatch it."

Zhang Xuanyi exhorted.

There can be no monoliths in any big power, and there are all small groups of their own.

There are differences between the navy and the army, and the firecrackers and artillery in the army will also compete for resources. In the civil service system, there are the Donglin Party, the surrender faction, the Zhejiang Party, the Imperial Party, and the lone minister...

Fortunately, the current interests of these small groups are the same, that is, to grow and regain lost ground.

Under Wu Changqing's deterrence, although there were differences between the various departments, they did not miss any major events when they cooperated, and there was no joke about the dispute between the land and the sea in future generations of Japan.

The Japanese navy and army in later generations were like a pair of enemies. Not only did the two sides fail to cooperate, they also stumbled each other and made a lot of jokes.

For example, the two sides did not provide support to each other during the battle, and the army was forced to build its own warships, and the navy was also forced to form the Marine Corps and build its own tanks.

Even when they went to buy technology from Germany, they would buy each separately, and they would buy two copies of the same information, and they would not share them with each other.

Even the Germans are stunned and want to ask if they belong to the same country. Why are they like this?

"Don't worry, they don't dare to **** our artillery from anyone's resources."

Liu Jin said.

When some other soldiers who helped transport supplies heard them, they couldn't help cursing the **** artillery in their hearts.

The artillery is not only safe, the military pay is high, and the logistical support can also enjoy preferential treatment.

This, soldiers of other arms are indeed a little difficult to balance.

The materials arrived and the siege equipment was adequate. Li Shaobin decided to launch a general offensive the next day, striving to break Jiujiang in two days.

He doesn't like wars of attrition, and wants to attack Jiujiang from start to finish in one fell swoop.

Early the next morning, Wu Jun began to act.

Based on the power of the ten eight-pound cannons, Li Shaobin changed the artillery offensive strategy. Instead of letting the artillery use howitzers, all the artillery used solid rounds, hoping to make a gap in the city wall.

With the sound of the guns, several major commanders raised their binoculars, wanting to see the power of these eight-pound guns.

On the Qing army's side, their generals soon discovered that Wu Jun was using solid bullets, which made them a little bit puzzled.

In comparison, howitzer shells pose a greater threat to them than solid shells.

Although solid bullets can knock down the city wall, as long as a death squad is sent to reinforce and repair the city wall at any time, the city wall will not collapse so easily.

Even if a short section of the city wall is down, they can send heavy troops to plug the gap.

As long as Wu Jun didn't break the city at one time, they could quickly fill the gap after the war.

In short, the effect of solid bombs in the face of Jiujiang, which has a large defensive force, is far inferior to howitzers.

"Is the enemy's bombshells gone? It is said that the manufacture of that bombshell is not easy."

Gong Adai guessed.

"General, have you noticed that the enemy's artillery seems to be more powerful than ordinary red cannons."

Some people also noticed some anomalies. After all, the shock caused by the eight-jin cannon on the city wall was much larger than the four-jin cannon.

"When you say this, it seems that you do feel this way. Come in, check it out immediately."

Lek Dehun ordered, arranging for someone to check the damage to that section of the city wall.

The Supreme Commander gave the order that even if that section of the wall was extremely dangerous at this time, the selected soldiers could only rush to that section of the wall with gritted teeth.

Just stepping on the bombed section of the city wall, it happened that an eight-pound cannonball hit the city wall, directly flying the female wall. The kinetic energy of this shell was also consumed as a result, and the shell fell on the city wall.

"This shell seems to be bigger than ours."

The soldiers who came to check were not professional artillery. They were not particularly clear about the size of the shells, but based on their feelings, I felt that the shells were larger than their own.

"Get some cloth and water. Let's get this shell back."

The shell that has just been fired is very hot, so you can't touch it with your hands directly.

With their busy work, they finally found water to cool the iron ball, and then wrapped it in a cloth to take it back.

"Good weight."

The soldier who picked up the shell made a rant.

At this time, another eight-pound cannonball hit the front of the city wall, stunning this section of the city wall.

The soldier holding the cannonball shook for a while, and then fell over when the cannonball slammed on the foot and the leg was deformed.

This was not the worst. A shell fell on the wall, hitting some unlucky soldiers, and directly killed them.

When the other soldiers saw this, their faces pale in fright, and quickly picked up the shell and evacuated from here.

As for the soldier who was still screaming, they couldn't take care of it anymore.

Anyway, the legs are smashed like this, it is very difficult to save.

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