Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 42

Tian Wenchang, a member of the Tian family, was one of the prisoners of war captured by the Ming army in yesterday's ambush.

Because of his positive behavior after being captured, he took the initiative to cut his braids and join the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an made him a minor official, responsible for assisting the Ming army in managing prisoners of war.

The results are pretty good!
At the very least, the surrendered Tianjia militia were managed by him in an orderly manner.

It saved Zhu Jing'an a lot of trouble.

In order to show that he valued him, Zhu Jing'an also began to take him with him and ask him all the time.

And this is nothing more than buying horse bones with thousands of gold.

Zhu Jing'an is now very concerned about the naturalization of prisoners of war, because he knows that the subsequent development and growth of the Ming Dynasty is inseparable from the naturalization and utilization of prisoners of war.

Only by putting these prisoners of war to good use and turning them into Ming Dynasty's own people.

Only Ming Dynasty can develop into the fast lane under the current situation of limited manpower.

As for Tian Wenchang, to put it bluntly, he was an example that Zhu Jing'an helped up to show to other prisoners of war.

He was using Tian Wenchang's personal experience to tell other prisoners of war that as long as you obey and submit, I, Zhu Jing'an, will reuse you and give you the glory and wealth you want.

This was used to attract more prisoners of war to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty could better absorb these prisoners of war.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he nodded slightly.

"This enclosure looks very strong. It will not be easy for our army to capture this enclosure."

To a certain extent, such an earth-enclosed building is even more difficult to capture than some state capitals and counties.

Because the population in the prefecture and county is large and the people's hearts are divided, once there is internal chaos, no matter how strong the fortress is, it will be no different from paper.

However, such enclosures are built in units of clans and villages. Once they encounter foreign enemies, their cohesion will be very strong.

Han Sigu on the side heard the words and spoke.

"Grand Governor, I would like to ask you to take someone up there to give it a try. Even if you risk your life, you will definitely conquer this fortified building."

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an did not refuse, but still gave instructions.

"Okay, you can give it a try."

"You can try to see if you can use explosive packs to directly blow up the building. Try not to use human lives to attack it."

"Pay attention to controlling casualties, and if it doesn't work, think of other methods."

Han Sigu said with some emotion after hearing this.

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, the general will understand!"

Then, he prepared to lead his men to kill the Li family building.

Zhu Jing'an stood there with his hands behind his hands, watching the evolution of the battlefield situation.

……

The Li family's surrounding building!

Li Hongfa observed the specific situation outside the enclosure through the shooting holes on the wall of the enclosure.

Under his gaze, a large group of dark bandit soldiers wrapped in red scarves appeared outside Li's Ao.

After arriving in Lijia'ao, a large number of bandit soldiers began to camp outside the village for repairs.

The Ming army repaired for a moment, then formed a military formation and advanced towards the tower like a wave.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Boom boom boom!
As the dull sound of war drums sounded, some of the defenders in the building could see their hearts wandering.

Even Li Hongfa himself was a little panicked.

Although he had confidence in the defense of the surrounding building, looking at the dark mass of thieves outside, he still felt a little guilty in his heart.

Accompanied by the sound of war drums, the Ming army advanced in an orderly manner.

Under Han Sigu's order, the Ming soldiers held up the table and door panels, and wrapped a layer of wet quilts on them to use as shields.

The Ming army continued to advance in small groups.When Li Hongfa saw this, he shouted and ordered without any hesitation.

"Fire and shoot!"

"Brothers, kill the thief to protect the family."

When Li Hongfa's voice fell, the soldiers of the militia received the order and began to shoot through the shooting holes.

collapse!Bumble!

The sound of bow strings trembled first.

A wave of arrows was thrown towards the Ming army.

However, the tables and door panels held high above their heads by the Ming army stood up, and the arrows fired from the enclosure failed to cause large-scale effective damage.

Only a few unlucky ones were hit in the limbs or torso by arrows, and were dragged off the battlefield screaming by the medics for treatment.

bang bang!bang bang bang!

What followed was the sound of shotgun fire.

Black muzzles protruded from the shooting holes, aiming at the Ming army and starting shooting.

Streams of gunpowder smoke rose, flames loomed, and iron sand pellets fired from shotguns hit the tables and door panels above the Ming army's heads.

However, the wet cotton quilt absorbed the kinetic energy of the projectiles and iron sand, and even the sawdust could not be ejected.

boom!Boom!

This is artillery showing its power.

Several Ming army's earthen cannons aimed at the tall and solid towers and started bombarding them.

Gunpowder smoke filled the air, and artillery shells hit the tower. The rammed earth layer outside the tower collapsed and smoke filled the air.

But that's about it!
After all, a native cannon is a native cannon. Although it is well-made, its caliber and barrel diameter are limited due to problems with the casting process.

Although used in field battles, its power and momentum are considerable.

But if you want to use it to attack difficulties, then you are probably not making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger!
Several cannonballs were embedded in the walls of the enclosure, but they could not pose any threat to the entire building.

In fact, when the enclosure was first built, protection against shelling was taken into consideration.

Ordinary artillery poses no threat to the surrounding buildings.

Unless a large-caliber, long-barreled Hongyi cannon can be brought in to bombard the surrounding buildings.

However, in our Qing Dynasty, the Hongyi Cannon was exclusive to the Eight Banners.

Even the Green Battalion was restricted to using wrought iron cannons.

Zhu Jing'an didn't have the means to acquire a few Hongyi cannons to attack the besieged tower. Therefore, the Ming army's bombardment was naturally just a sprinkling of water on the besieged tower.

The Ming army continued to advance towards the enclosure. In response, two or three cannon shots were fired from the enclosure.

Large clouds of gunpowder smoke rose from several adjacent shooting holes, and artillery shells were fired towards the Ming army.

Obviously, there are artillery in the Li family's enclosure.

The moment he heard the sound of the cannon, Zhu Jing'an felt his scalp tighten, and the expression on his face began to become quite solemn.

Several black cannonballs rolled and rotated in the air, then landed, making a small crater on the ground. While the smoke and dust filled the air, the cannonballs continued to roll and spin forward.

It wasn't until the shell hit a tree or building that the kinetic energy was exhausted and it stopped.

Since the Ming army moved in small groups and dispersed towards the surrounding buildings, the formation was relatively scattered.

Therefore, the first round of shelling in the enclosure was not effective.

As a result, the Ming army quickly advanced to the foot of the enclosure and tried to attack the enclosure.

Above their heads were waves of arrow rain and dense clouds of shotgun pellets and iron sand, and in front of them was an indestructible tall building.

The Ming army was under tremendous pressure!
The explosive package was nailed to the gate of the enclosure. After lighting the fuse on the explosive package, the Ming army dispersed in all directions.

With a loud explosion, the gate of the enclosure was blown away. The doorway was filled with dust and black smoke, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke.

(End of this chapter)