Chapter 409： Not easy to fight

The next day, Lu Guangzu arrived in Pingyang County.

The county seat of Pingyang is different from the ordinary county seat. It has only two city walls, the other two sides are surrounded by mountains, and then the city walls and the mountains are connected together.

Don't even think of it as a small county town, but because of its strategic importance, the city wall here is quite high. It is six meters long, which is comparable to the big city in Suzhou.

This is also the reason why Huang Huihong is determined to resist here. Even if he does not guard against this natural danger, there is no better place to defend and block the Chinese army.

Huang Huihong has four thousand soldiers and horses here. At the same time, he also employs more than one thousand civilians, ready to send to the wall to support him when needed.

There are more than 5,000 people in Lu Guangzu's department, but they can't give full play to their strength here, because the length of the city wall to the north of Pingyang County is only over 300 meters.

At this point, it would be a bit too dense to invest a thousand people to attack the city at a time.

When the enemy's grenade was thrown, it was a huge casualty.

As for attacking from the mountains on both sides and then smashing into the city from the mountains, this is not realistic.

Attacking the enemy on the mountain is not as easy as attacking the city wall directly.

Lu Guangzu’s family took a rest for a day and built some ladders for siege.

In order to facilitate the march, when they went south, they did not bring all the necessary baggage.

After preparations were made, the Chinese army began its offensive.

The mortar battalion came to a distance of several tens of meters from the city wall, attacking with firepower and killing the defenders.

"This is the kind of artillery? Is it so small and powerful?"

Huang Huihong asked, he didn't think that thing had any effect. Compared with the red cannon, the mortar was like a pocket toy.

The power of the cannons of this year is often proportional to their size.

Huang Huihong doubted its power for such a small thing.

"Although it is not as powerful as the red cannon, it can also kill people, and it has a large number and a fast rate of fire."

Said the head of a hundred households.

He didn't need to say too much, and soon Huang Huihong saw it himself.

The Chinese Army launched a shelling, and those shells flew over like raindrops.

Some fell off the city wall before flying, and some flew over the city wall and exploded in the city.

Only a few fell on the wall.

Moreover, the power generated by the explosion was indeed as small as he had expected, and it did not even cause any damage to the city wall.

However, those shrapnel shot in all directions also hit many soldiers.

The person who was shot to the point immediately died.

Others who were not shot at the critical point also lost their combat effectiveness.

"The rate of fire of this artillery is so fast, this group of people are so **** rich, this artillery can be used, and the artillery shells are squandered."

Huang Huihong couldn't help cursing after discovering the shelling speed of the Chinese Army.

He discovered that this weapon was actually only suitable for the Hua military, and he couldn't afford it when he sent it to him. It was too expensive for shells.

"Yes, if we also have such equipment to squander, how can we not beat them?"

Another general said.

Relying on trade with Western merchants, Emperor Longwu bought many advanced weapons, including flintlocks.

And their team was also assigned a five-hundred shot.

There are also grenades, they can all make their own now.

However, due to lack of money, the output has been very low, and they only got 2,000 pieces here.

If there were more grenades, they would not have to fear the Chinese army.

"Let the artillery fight back."

Huang Huihong ordered that they also have seven or eight very primitive cannons here. These cannons are placed on the mountains on both sides, very safe.

However, the power of these cannons is beyond words.

In short, after two rounds, only one shell fell on the mortar position of the Chinese Army, killing a Chinese soldier.

At this point of casualties, the soldiers of the Chinese Army did not feel it, just as if the enemy's artillery did not exist, they continued to bombard the wall.

Being so ignored, the artillery of the Ming Army was also embarrassed.

However, the goods in his hands are like this, they have tried their best.

At the same time, the Chinese infantry quickly rushed towards the city wall, preparing to launch a sudden attack when the artillery fired and the enemy's force on the city wall was empty.

However, this is what the Ming Army defended.

Every time the Ming army was defeated, it would sum up its experience and then make some changes to its tactics.

At this moment, as soon as Huang Huihong discovered that the Chinese army's shelling intensity had weakened, he knew immediately that the Chinese army was about to attack.

Since then, he also began to urgently transfer the soldiers hiding under the city wall to the city wall, ready to meet the enemy.

When the Chinese army rushed to the city, hooked the ladder to the city wall and was about to climb, the Ming army's grenades began to be thrown down to entertain the Chinese army.

The grenades exploded one after another, and there was a scream under the city wall.

"Damn it."

The Chinese army officer in charge of leading the offensive cursed. If the offensive continues at this time, the damage will be very large. Moreover, it may not be able to win.

However, he was not willing to retreat just like that.

"Hurry up, Grenadier, can you throw it up at this height?"

He urged the soldiers to attack again and again, while inquiring about the grenadier troops who came with the army.

The company commander of the grenadier company shook his head when he saw the height of the city wall.

It's too high, more than six meters.

He is not sure that his subordinates can throw it up. If he can't throw it up, it will be his own person who will blow up in the end.

As far as they discussed, the Chinese army’s siege troops had suffered heavy casualties.

"Head of the regiment, let's retreat first, consider the long-term plan, this kind of battle damage is too severe, it's unnecessary."

The subordinate persuaded.

It's not that they are greedy for life and fear of death, but they don't need to be tough.

After all, the above didn't stipulate how long they would take this place down, so don't worry.

Slowly looking for fighters and reducing battle damage is the most correct approach.

"withdraw."

With the order to retreat, the soldiers of the Chinese Army retreated quickly.

On the city wall, there was a burst of cheers.

No matter how miserable the Ming army was defeated before, at least at this moment, they temporarily won the victory and repelled the Chinese army.

Lu Guangzu's face looked rather ugly as he watched the troops retreating from his side.

This time the offensive did not achieve any results, but instead killed more than 100 soldiers.

"I can't fight like this, do you have a good way?"

Lu Guangzu asked.

Now that the pursuit of low battle damage has become the style of the Chinese Army, Lu Guangzu does not want to use his life to fill in a victory.

Everyone frowned when they heard the words, there was no siege vehicle, no large-scale siege equipment such as ladders, and it was really not easy to attack such a pass.

"It would be great if the Air Force were there."

Someone said with emotion.

"Don't count on the Air Force. The number is so small, and a large area of ​​failures occurred in the north years ago. Until those failures are resolved, everyone is useless."

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