I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

This is the thousands of kilograms of explosives buried in the tunnels dug by the Ming army. Although they are only black powder, the quantity changes and the quality changes. When enough quantity is used, its power looks like TNT explosives.

The eight-meter-high city wall was blasted with a gap of more than 20 meters, and this gap was not as full of debris as it was when it was smashed by artillery shells.

This section of the city wall has been blasted to the sky, and the soil has been blasted to other places. It still remains in place, that is, it is more than one meter high.

This height is no longer a height for the army.

As for the soldiers of the Qing army who were originally on the city wall, there were no bones left.

The commandos that had been prepared for a long time rushed in from this gap immediately.

Although this gap is not particularly large, the victory is sudden.

The Qing army had been fully prepared to block the section of the city wall where the shells had collapsed before. It was impossible for the Ming army to rush in easily.

But now that this section of the city wall has been blown up, it is beyond the Qing army's expectations, and they have never experienced the destruction of the city in this way. So there is no dedicated force to deal with this situation.

However, the Ming army had already made preparations, and when the dust had not settled, the prepared commandos rushed in.

Now the Qing army is in complete danger. If they can't plug this gap in time, the Ming army will pour into the city continuously.

When the influx of Ming army soldiers is enough, the Qing army on the city wall will be in danger if they want to retreat to the capital wall.

In this section, Man Dahai, who was in charge of the command, panicked when he saw this situation, and immediately sent people to contain it.

From Man Dahai's point of view, there was no need to defend the outer city wall at this time, and returning to the capital city wall was the most correct choice.

However, he couldn't give such a correct order, otherwise Bo Luo would give him a charge of retreating without authorization, then he would not be able to eat and walk away.

The last time he completed the task of covering the retreat, he did not satisfy Bo Luo, and this time he did not dare to make Bo Luo angry again.

It's just that the city wall on the southeast side is about seven or eight miles away from the south side where Boluo is located. When the messengers arrive at the Central Army and come back, the day lily will be cold.

He still needs to hold on for half an hour before he can get the order to retreat. If he can't hold on to that time, then everything will be over.

Thinking of these consequences, Man Dahai was sweating profusely, and kept shouting to hold on, and he was rewarded heavily.

But Man Dahai didn't know that the phrase "heavy reward" is actually more suitable to shout when you have an advantage, it is used to stimulate morale and reduce losses.

When you have the upper hand, if you shout a lot of rewards, the soldiers will scramble to earn credit.

And when you are at a disadvantage, shouting that there is a lot of rewards, it is actually telling the soldiers that the situation has reached a very critical point, and the generals must rely on the rewards to save the defeat.

Compared with heavy rewards, soldiers still cherish their own lives more. No matter how many rewards, you have to live to enjoy it.

Man Dahai's propaganda directly caused the morale to be sluggish and completely cleared.

On the city wall due south, Bo Luo was very anxious at this time. He wanted to know what was wrong with the right wing, whether the city had been broken.

He needs enough information to be able to make a correct decision. If the city has been broken in that direction, then there is no need to defend this section of the outer city wall, and must retreat in time to reduce losses.

If it is not broken, it will be a pity to retreat at this time, and a good opportunity to kill the Ming army will be missed.

Bo Luo waited anxiously, while the Ming army's siege continued without being affected by the southeast.

After all, the distance is too far apart, and the influence has not spread here so quickly.

The Ming army to the south still had to rely on themselves.

After a while, the Ming army in the gap also achieved a lot of victory, and the defending Qing army was pushed back, and more Ming troops poured into the gap, and they were continuing to advance towards the city.

At this time, the crash that hit the city gate finally achieved its effect, smashing and destroying a city gate.

Although the back of the city gate is still full of obstacles such as sandbags, these are all paediatrics for the Ming army eager to invade the city, and they can be removed soon.

During this battle of the city wall, the Qing army fell into an extremely dangerous situation.

At this time, the messenger from the southeast finally arrived in front of Bo Luo and reported the situation in the southeast.

Boluo had already planned to retreat, but when he heard that the southeast had fallen, he immediately ordered a retreat without hesitation.

At the same time, he also sent messengers to the southwest to inform Hong Chengchou to retreat.

The defense of the city wall depends on the integrity. As long as a large section of the city wall is lost, then the entire city wall is approximately equal to the loss.

Without the condescending advantage, they won't take any advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

In this case, it is better to preserve the strength and retreat to the capital wall. After all, the capital city wall is taller, thicker and larger, and its defensive power is several times that of the outer city wall.

Relying on the capital city wall, they can take a bigger advantage.

Boluo arranged for some soldiers to continue to resist and contain the Ming army, and retreated in an orderly manner with a large force.

The generals who were left were naturally scolding mothers in their hearts, but they did not dare to resist.

When the news spread to the southwest, Hong Chengchou heard that the city wall in the southeast had fallen, and tens of thousands of alpacas rushed past in his heart.

This is too fast, it is also a city wall more than eight meters high, just this city

If the wall does not stand for ten days and a half months, it is a failure.

However, now it is only a round of general attack, and the city wall has been breached.

When did the city walls become so useless?

Hong Chengchou was puzzled in his heart, but this doubt did not affect his decision, and he also announced his withdrawal immediately.

Anyway, there is a more majestic capital city wall behind, and the most important thing is to retain the troops at this time.

As long as the Beijing city wall can be defended, then Nanjing is not lost.

Hong Chengchou's retreat was much easier than that of Bo Luo and Man Dahai, because the city wall on his side was still firmly in his hands.

The city wall here did not collapse. Liu Han Sanguang relied on several building cars, and the number of soldiers transported to the city wall at one time was limited and could not play a decisive role.

After paying a certain price, the Qing army also beheaded all the soldiers who jumped on the city wall.

The main thing here is that Hong Chengchou has a good dispatch and good command.

Hong Chengchou is not just a civil official. He was also a handsome man who led troops and fought against the Manchus for many years in Liaodong. He is by no means inferior to Boluo in terms of military affairs.

It's just because of his identity as a Han Chinese, so he has never been able to grasp the military power.

Both Hong Chengchou and Boluo retreated smoothly, and they also withdrew a large number of troops, retaining their living strength.

The Mandahai in the southeast was miserable. He had not waited for the messenger to come back and was surrounded. The Ming army had already attacked the city wall from the inside, cutting off his connection with Boluo.

At this time, Man Dahai had already fallen into an embarrassing situation where he couldn't hold back and could not withdraw.