Although elites had appeared at the first checkpoint of the Hai Long Camp, it made sense. Under such circumstances, any checkpoint that was broken through would bring a devastating blow to the Bozhou soldiers of the Hai Long Camp.
The psychological effect of the checkpoint being broken was far greater than the actual effect. It might even directly destroy the will of the Bozhou soldiers.
Therefore, even if only one checkpoint was broken, Yang Yinglong and Hai Long Camp could not accept it. If they wanted to defend, they had to defend all of them. If any checkpoint was broken, it would mean destruction.
The battle lasted for two hours, but the Qin Army still did not take the tower. The fierce battle on the tower was getting more and more fierce.
More and more soldiers of the Qin Army rushed up the tower to join the bloody battle, but the Bozhou soldiers on the wall did not retreat, as if they had completely forgotten about life and death.
Equipped with fine armors and weapons, the Qin army, with an advantage in both military strength and weapons, failed to force the native soldiers of Bozhou into a desperate situation. Instead, the battle gradually came to a stalemate.
Two hours later, the reinforcements of Bozhou arrived. Instead of retreating, the Bozhou soldiers advanced and began to gradually recapture the tower occupied by the Qin Army. The Qin Army was unwilling to retreat, and fought back desperately. The battle on the wall became more fierce.
Whether it was the Qin Army or the Bozhou soldiers, they were fighting desperately, even without caring about their own lives. There were flashes of swords on the wall, and from time to time, bodies fell from the tower, some from the Qin Army, and some from the Bozhou soldiers.
Overall, the Qin Army did not have the upper hand. It was probably because the tower was too high and difficult to climb. Therefore, the number of Qin Army was too small, and it was difficult to make a difference.
After the two armies fought, the archers and archers under the wall did not dare to fight anymore. Only the Dragon Cavalry with rifled flintlock muskets could give some support.
But after the arrival of the reinforcements of the Bozhou soldiers, these support seemed a little insignificant.
The Qin Army's attack was blocked, and they had not been able to break through. The bloody battle lasted for more than two hours. Qi Dayong's brows were furrowed as he watched through the Monocular, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. If it wasn't for the Chief of Staff stopping him, he would have taken up his weapon and led the charge.
The battle situation was unfavorable. Seeing that the time was almost up, Qi Dayong really didn't want to let the advantage he had gained from losing soldiers and generals be taken advantage of by others. However, the rules had been set, and he couldn't violate them.
In the end, Qi Dayong's army lost a few hundred soldiers and failed to take down the rear gate. He had no choice but to sound the gongs to retreat.
Although the army maintained a complete formation when they retreated, the soldiers on the walls suffered heavy losses when they retreated. Even with the protection of the archers, the losses were not small.
Qi Dayong's entire army retreated. At this time, Liu Gu's troops, who had eaten meat and dried rice, had rested and readied themselves for the rear gate. Seeing that Qi Dayong's troops had retreated, Liu Gu laughed and walked up to Qi Dayong and patted him on the shoulder.
"Hahahaha, don't worry, Old Qi. If I take down this city, I'll give you half of the credit. I won't take advantage of you!"
Qi Dayong's face was as black as the bottom of an iron pot. He slapped Liu Gu's hand away and said, "Let me tell you, Big Saber Liu, this city is not so easy to take down. You might not be able to take the losses I've suffered!"
Liu Gu grinned and said, "Alright, alright, you've fought for six hours. You must be tired, right? Hurry up and bring your men to eat lunch. Don't tire the soldiers out. "
Qi Dayong left angrily. Liu Gu smiled as he watched him leave. Then he turned his head with a solemn expression.
"Although Second Rash Qi is evil and black-hearted, he has his own way of leading his troops. The Azure Dragon Camp is the most elite army in the Daqin army. If they can block the Azure Dragon Camp, I'm afraid this city will not be easy to take down."
His chief of staff, Li Cheng, said, "General, it's not that the Azure Dragon Camp is not good at fighting, nor is it that the soldiers on the walls are good at fighting. It's just that there aren't enough soldiers on the walls to break the situation. The troops below the walls are not cooperating well enough. The muskets have no eyes, so they don't dare to fire randomly. General Qi is being too hasty."
Liu Gu glanced at Li Cheng and asked, "What do you think?"
"In my opinion, we should use the Red Barbarian Cannons and the Francis Machine Guns to bombard the walls alternately. The Red Barbarian Cannons will fire from afar, and the Francis Machine Guns will fire from close range. When the bombardment is almost over, we will use the General Weiyuan Cannon to sweep away the native soldiers on the walls.
After the battle just now, most of their firearms have been destroyed, and their power has been greatly reduced. If we arrange the cannon array under the walls and bombard them indiscriminately, they will not be able to carry out an effective counterattack. They can only be suppressed by us. We only have two hours to attack the city. "
Li Cheng's words slightly surprised Liu Gu.
"You mean to bombard for two hours, and only use two hours to attack the city?"
"Yes, to preserve the lives of the soldiers as much as possible. If the shells are gone, we can continue to make them. If the cannons are broken, they can be sent back to the furnace to be recast. If the soldiers are dead, it will be difficult to train them. We have more than a hundred Francis Machine Guns and six Red Barbarian Cannons. If we don't make full use of them, why did we bring them here? Sharpening the axe will not delay the work of cutting firewood! "
Li Cheng's idea was to make full use of his advantages to destroy the morale of the native soldiers of Bozhou. Instead of engaging in hand-to-hand combat so quickly, they should use firearms to consume the fighting strength of the native soldiers of Bozhou on a large scale before attacking the city.
Liu Gu only hesitated for a moment before nodding and agreeing to Li Cheng's tactics. Therefore, when the second team of Liu Gu launched the attack, they were not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, they gathered all the cannons and bombarded the top of the city wall.
Obviously, the native soldiers of Bozhou on the top of the city wall had never experienced such intensive bombardment. Faced with the joint bombardment of the Qin Army's Francis Machine Guns and Red Barbarian Cannons, the whole top of the city wall was in a mess, with native soldiers of Bozhou fleeing everywhere like headless flies.
It was not that no one wanted to fight back. They wanted to fight back, but just as they were about to aim the cannons at the cannon array of the Qin Army under the city wall and prepare to fight back, the General Weiyuan Cannon of the Qin Army began to fire.
Before they had time to fight back, they were blown to pieces by the exploding shells that fell around them. A few scattered shots did not cause any trouble to the Qin Army at all, and they were drowned in the bombardment of the Qin Army's cannons.
Looking at the native soldiers of Bozhou on the top of the back wall, who had no way to escape, Liu Gu put down the monocle in his hand and sighed.
"In the battle of Korea, in the battle of Jade Hoof Hall, His Majesty mobilized two hundred cannons of various types and bombarded the Japanese pirates indiscriminately, causing the Japanese pirates to collapse. Only then could our army advance steadily and defeat the main force of the Japanese pirates in one fell swoop, and complete the encirclement.
In that battle, tens of thousands of Japanese pirates were annihilated, causing the Japanese pirates to be terrified, and the city of Han fell. Now, it seems that on the battlefield, swords, spears, and halberds are not as useful as before. Whether it is muskets or cannons, the whole army is getting more and more comfortable with them, and they are becoming more and more effective.
I also heard that the annual budget of the Ministry of Military Works is three hundred thousand taels of silver, and those who research firearms and make contributions will be rewarded at least fifty taels of silver. At that time, I was complaining that His Majesty treated the firearms craftsmen of the Ministry of Military Works too well. Now, it seems that the money spent is worth it. "
"Isn't that so? I also heard that His Majesty is asking people to study other new firearms. Some of them have already been produced and are being tested in the capital. If they are suitable, they can be sent to the army for trial. There are more and more firearms, and they are getting more and more powerful. In the future, will we mainly rely on firearms in battles and no longer use swords, spears, and halberds? "
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