Valley Emperor

How long can you hold on? A few days ago, some of them were more optimistic, saying that there is no problem at all if they hold on for more than half a year, and even more than a year is possible.

Because of the strong defense of Malacca, there are many artillery, and the reserves of ammunition and food are also very sufficient.

But when the artillery battle began and its artillery suffered heavy losses, the Portuguese became even more pessimistic. A very small number of confident Portuguese only believed that without the support of artillery, the time to defend Malacca would probably drop from the previous year to three months or less.

However, if the generals of the Great Tang siege force outside the city heard this, they would probably show a look of contempt: "I want to hold on for three months in this broken place, do you think highly of yourself, or do you think Lower me, Great Tang soldiers!"

When the Tang army and the former Ming puppet army fought, the Ming army was fully equipped with guns and artillery when it was defending the city, and its troops were much larger than the Portuguese, with tens of thousands of people at every turn.

But when the Datang Army really launched an attack, it actually couldn't last for a few days. It was usually shelling for a few days, and then the general attack was once or twice, and the Ming army collapsed.

And you can't say that the Ming army's combat effectiveness is poor.

Especially in the Ming army under Zhang Yue back then, their troops were plagiarized from the beginning to the end of the Datang Army. From organization to weapons and tactics, they were basically copies of the Datang Army, and they were equipped with a lot of guns.

Moreover, in the Ming army under Zhang Yue's command, in addition to the preparation of weapons, because of the method of teachers, students, relatives and friends to build the army, the officers were all relatives, friends, teachers and students. , all of them were Tseng Kui soldiers recruited in their own hometowns.

Whether it is loyalty or the tenacity of the troops, they are much stronger than other Ming armies at that time.

In addition to the military strength, the equipment level of these Portuguese people is actually no better than that of the Ming army under Zhang Yue. The Ming army under Zhang Yue also used arquebuses. Well, it is the Yuan Dynasty of the Tang Army. The imitation version of the Ming army of the 14mm arquebus of the year type, and it is not used on a small scale, but a large-scale equipment.

At the same time, the artillery they used were all five- or nine-pound field guns, as well as a large number of shotguns such as general cannons and Folang machine guns, which were not a lot at all.

Tactically, they followed the example of the Tang Army in the early years, using a mix of spearmen, swords, shields and musketeers. Basically, the ratio of musketeers and spearmen was one to one.

It can be said that in the late period of the Unification War, the Ming army under Zhang Yue had basically reached the leading level of that era in terms of equipment level and tactics. A little bit!

But it is definitely much stronger than the European army that is still playing the Spanish phalanx.

However, even Zhang Yueming's army like this could not hold on to the attack of the Tang army, and they were defeated like a mountain.

The Portuguese in Malacca have at most 3,000 local soldiers, and the rest are 5,000 colonial indigenous soldiers. In addition, it is estimated that there are thousands of merchant sailors and fox sailors. The total strength sounds like It seems that there are tens of thousands of people, but in fact, in the past many days of artillery battles, there have been at least 1,000 casualties.

And more importantly, the real professional local soldiers inside are actually only two or three thousand people!

The level of equipment is not strong enough to go there.

Can such a Portuguese survive for three months under the onslaught of the Datang Army?

This is impossible.

Many generals, such as officers such as Major Hu Baoguan, have great confidence in their troops.

The Datang Army may encounter some difficulties in the attack, but most of these difficulties are actually difficulties in material transportation. After the Datang Army is ready, the real siege does not take too long.

At 8:40 in the morning, the artillery units in all directions have entered the final shelling time!

They will use rapid fire to fire more shells in the short ten minutes, providing the most sufficient fire cover for the infantry units that are about to attack.

After the violent shelling ended, Ding Chenzhen looked at the pocket watch in the Seventh Army Headquarters in the rear. At this time, the pointer of the pocket watch just pointed to nine o'clock in the morning.

Immediately, he said: "Send the order, the whole army will attack!"

In fact, this order is the final confirmation order. All units have already made all preparations before this, and are waiting for the order of the general attack of the whole army to be issued.

As Lieutenant General Ding Chenzhen's orders were passed on through semaphores and messengers on horseback, the front-line units also started to take action one after another!

The first to break out was the 58th Infantry Regiment, which was responsible for launching an attack on the Eastern City Wall. Although this regiment was not the main attack mission, in order to attract the attention of the Portuguese, to contain the Portuguese's forces, it was to make the Portuguese After mobilizing its reserve troops, after the general attack order was issued, the general attack was launched without hesitation!

The two infantry battalions rushed towards the city wall like a tide. Some soldiers ran forward with long ladders, while others shot at the city head with muskets from dozens of meters to provide fire cover for the troops on the wall. .

The attack of the 58th Infantry Regiment quickly attracted the attention of many Portuguese without any surprise!

However, at this time, the second temporary formation of the Guards in the direction of the port also launched an attack from the direction of the wharf, and the attack of this unit made the Portuguese tremble even more, because when the battle just broke out, the attacking force was detonated. The gunpowder buried under the city gate.

In the process of sieging the city, excavating tunnels and then burying gunpowder for blasting has always been a good thing for the Datang Army to siege cities, and this time is no exception.

In fact, there are several directions for blasting, but the biggest threat to the Portuguese is undoubtedly the blasting of the main city gate.

The Portuguese closed the city gate early, and also reinforced the thickness and hardness of the city gate, even if it was bombarded with solid bullets from artillery, it could be blocked.

But their mistake was that they did not completely block the gate hole. If they had fought with the Datang Army for many years and experienced the puppet army of the former Ming Dynasty, they would have completely blocked the gate hole long ago.

No matter how strong the city gate is, it is useless to face the attack of the Tang Army!

It is a pity that, strictly speaking, it was the first time that the Portuguese had a large-scale battle with the Datang Army, and they were not familiar with many of the tactics of the Datang Army, so they did not completely block the gates of the city, thinking that the Once the door is secured, everything will be fine.

As a result, under the blasting of authentic gunpowder, the incomparably strong city gate was directly broken into pieces!

Then the huge city of Malacca instantly turned into a city gate that opened, as if the skirt of a young beauty was blown up by the wind, which instantly attracted the peeps of countless gentlemen.

The attacking troop of the second temporary formation of the Guards did not expect to open the city gate so easily. They buried artillery for blasting. It was just a matter of routine. so good.

The city gates are empty, what are you waiting for at this time, rush forward!

So, in the first ten minutes of the general offensive, that is, around 9:10 in the morning, the soldiers in front of the second temporary formation of the Guards rushed towards the city gate.

In this case, the Portuguese were scared to death. Seeing the city gates wide open, they could take care of the other two directions. On the one hand, they mobilized the original troops to block the city gate hole, and on the other hand, they also mobilized. The reserve team reinforces the South Gate.

If you don't keep the gates of the city, then it will be completely over.

The incomparably sturdy city of Malacca will be breached in just ten minutes. It is estimated that even the Datang Army himself cannot believe it!

Fortunately, the Portuguese generals were a bit sensible, and soon they dispatched troops to enter the city gate hole to resist, and quickly dispatched troops to reinforce the southern city gate, trying to block the attack of the second temporary formation of the Guards!

Just when the battle was fierce in the east and south, the 57th Infantry Regiment, which really shouldered the main task of attacking, also launched an attack!

The 57th Infantry Regiment did not hold any hands. The entire Infantry Regiment went into the attack in the first time. A large number of troops rushed to the city, and behind them, the 59th Infantry Regiment was in the final stage. They will be responsible for the second wave of attacks. If the 57th Infantry Regiment can't attack for a long time, or open a gap, in either case, they will go to Malacca as a new force, and finally establish the victory in one fell swoop.

The 59th Infantry Regiment was the fatal blow in the entire siege plan!

According to the battle plan formulated by Ding Chenzhen, the south and east directions were just feints to attract and mobilize the Portuguese reserves.

The north is the main attack direction, and in the north, the first attack of the 57th Infantry Regiment is to consume the Portuguese's defensive strength, and at the same time open a small gap. After the gap is opened, the 59th Infantry Regiment will follow. With this gap, he rushed into the city and completely captured Malacca.

If the 57th Infantry Regiment could not open the gap, then the heavy responsibility of opening the gap would be handed over to the 59th Infantry Regiment.

The 59th Infantry Regiment is the combat unit responsible for the final blow in the entire battle plan!

However, now this unit is still lined up in the rear for final battle preparations!

It was the 57th Infantry Regiment who fought fiercely ahead!

Several dozen meters below the city wall, Captain Shi Enli was still lying on the trenches, and he was watching the friendly troops in the rear continue to charge!

At this point, he already knew that it was time to play by himself!

Immediately, after taking two deep breaths in a row, he pulled out his command knife and looked at his subordinates left and right. At this time, the officers under his subordinates were also watching his movements, and they were the same as him. , pulled out the command knife one after another!

Shi Enli turned around and glanced left and right, and then said, "Take the fort on the opposite side and open the way for the army!"

Seeing that his subordinates were all showing resolute eyes, Shi Enli nodded slightly and said:

"Shi Mou is deeply honored to be able to fight for the Son of Heaven with all the lords today!"

Then I saw him stand up straight from the trench, and then raised the command knife: "All troops attack!"

"Grenadiers will never retreat!"

As soon as the words fell, the officers under his command all blew the copper whistle hanging around their necks, waving command knives in their hands and ordering the troops to attack!

The rapid copper whistle continued to sound, and the grenadiers began to climb out of the trenches one after another, and then strode forward to the Portuguese fort!

"Rush, hurry, hurry, don't stop!"

"Grenadiers will never retreat!"

"For the Son of Heaven, for the Empire, rush!"

More than 200 grenadiers rushed out, only thirty or forty meters away from the Portuguese, and in front of them was the strong fort of the Portuguese, and several successively concealed artillery holes soon protruded one after another. Fire at the running grenadiers!

As the muzzle flames flashed, the smoke rose, and several grenadiers in front were shot and fell to the ground almost at the same time!

Then you can see numerous Portuguese musketeers emerging from the battered battlements and firing!

Countless bullets and shells were flying, but Shi Enli didn't seem to see it. Holding a command knife, he shouted various charge slogans while running forward.

While running, I suddenly felt a wetness on my face, and when I touched it with my hand, it was sticky, it was blood!

Turning his head to look, he saw that his seventeen-year-old young messenger was choking on his feet. He was covering his neck with his hands, but he couldn't cover it. The sky is dyed red!

This messenger, although only seventeen years old, is already a corporal.

He only joined the army last year, but because of his excellent physical condition and excellent training, he was selected as a grenadier during recruit training, and then served in the second grenadier team. There are no second-class soldiers in the army, and the lowest is the first-class soldiers to start.

This summer, Shi Enli saw that he was more clever and at the same time ran fast enough, which made him run more like a rabbit, so he specially hired him to serve as a messenger, and his rank was only promoted to corporal accordingly.

But from now on~www.wuxiaspot.com~ this young messenger will never be able to pass orders for Shi Enli!

In the next instant, Shi Enli withdrew his gaze, then wiped the blood stained on his face, and wiped the blood stained hands on the military uniform, then held a knife in one hand and a single-shot pistol in the other and continued to move forward. !

Behind him, the young messenger was already on the ground, and a large amount of blood continued to spurt. At this time, he could no longer cover his neck, and the whole person twitched, and even the screams were gone. !

Immediately, when he was running, he raised his hand to shoot a gun, and the only bullet in the pistol in his hand shot at the soldier in front who threw his gun and turned to run away!

He didn't even look at the deserter who was knocked to the ground by himself, holding his command knife high, and shouting at the same time: "Grenadiers will not retreat!"

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