Following Yang Guozhu's order, the war drums of the central army in Xuanfu Town sounded, and nearly 20,000 troops began to attack across the board. After experiencing the casualties along the way, the soldiers of Xuanfu Town were extremely angry. Encouraged by the sound of war drums and under the cover of chariots, they shouted and rushed towards the wall of the Qing army's stronghold.
At this time, many of the Qing's first line of defense walls collapsed, some gates were opened, and the suspension bridges at each gate were seriously damaged. However, the three trenches in front of the main wall were intact, so the soldiers of Xuanfu Town also attacked with a large number of mountain attacking equipment.
In addition, a large number of Baizi guns and small Folang machine guns also attacked together, pushed up the mountain by some daredevils to provide fire support to the soldiers at any time.
At the same time, at the forefront of the army, there were a large number of earth-moving vehicles, with a large number of sword and shield men in front. Fire gunmen were then ready to provide long-range firepower, and then came a large number of spearmen, swarming towards the Qing Dynasty like a tide. Military defense line.
Watching the Xuanfu Town army rushing in with shouts, densely packed chariots and mountain-attack equipment also rushed forward. The Qing soldiers behind the wall continued to roar loudly, and a large number of reinforcements poured in from various defense lines in Zhongling. , preparing to block the Xuanfu Town soldiers in front.
On the pier of the Empress Temple, Jia Lazhang Jingyanzha was roaring angrily, asking the musketeers of the Han army and the Korean army to fight. Some undamaged catapults and other objects were also put on rolling stone cupping jars and prepared to be thrown. Then Yan Zha ordered the Manchu soldiers with white flags in Jia La to also use bows and arrows to prepare for battle.
However, because various equipment was severely damaged by the Ming army's artillery fire, the number of wall-defending equipment that could meet the enemy was less than 50% of its original size. In particular, the stronghold walls collapsed everywhere. Yan Zha and others were really unsure whether they could hold on. The Ming army had already attacked, and it was too late to repair it at this time.
Seeing the Ming army coming in thickly, Yan Zha quickly ran to an oil pot behind the wall of the village. What was boiling here was hot kerosene. Originally, there were several parts of this oil pan, but after the Ming army's artillery fire, only two parts of the pier and platform of the Empress Temple were left.
There are five trebuchets set up near the oil pot. These are small trebuchets with a range of only a few dozen steps. However, the rolling stones rolling down the slope and the addition of kerosene are still very powerful. Considerable.
"Hurry up and let me play!"
Yan Zha shouted at the panicked Korean soldiers beside the trebuchet. The Korean soldiers looked at him in fear. Yan Zha was speaking in Manchu. How could these Korean soldiers understand him?
It was only after Yan Zha kept shouting and beating him with a whip that they understood what he meant. A Korean soldier said that the Ming army was not within range, the trebuchet could not throw far, and there was no accuracy. It was best to wait until the Ming army was closer before throwing.
The lieutenant of the Korean soldiers there saw the fierce look in Yan Zha's eyes, and felt a little afraid. He said in Korean: "Master Yan Zha lets you shoot, so you just shoot, lest you be beaten to death!"
The Korean soldiers had no choice but to raise the winches of the two catapults and put a stone on each of the iron sleeves, both of which were carved into a round shape. Then each person scooped up a spoonful of kerosene and poured it on the stone. With a bang, the stone turned into a burning fireball, and the flames rushed up to Lao Gao.
"shoot!"
The staff officer roared, and several Korean soldiers suddenly pulled the pulling rope. Suddenly, a heavy fireball shot out in a parabola and flew out of the village wall.
At this time, in the large group of people in Xuanfu Town, each chariot was pushed hard by two civilian men. The gunmen and spearmen behind them all followed closely with their waists bent.
Behind these tanks were several Baizi guns and Folang motorcycles, all of which had been loaded with shotguns and ready to provide fire support at any time.
In front of the large group of people, there were several trench cars side by side, with the trench boards erected high in front of the cars. After these trench cars reach the trench, they lower the trench boards and can cross the ravine as if it were a smooth road. Moreover, these trench planks are wide and thick, can withstand bullets, and provide cover for people behind the vehicle.
Behind each trench cart are a crowd of civilians pushing carts. Although the terrain of the mountain is gentle, it is not difficult for the mountain attacking equipment to go up the mountain. However, after all, it is a heavy trench cart and it is going up the mountain. There are not more than ten people pushing each cart. There is no way to move forward at all. Looking around, the mountains in front, back, left and right are full of winding chariots and trench vehicles.
Soon the leading soldiers of Xuanfu Town rushed up and saw that the wall in front of them had collapsed, leaving a gap for several people to enter. In front of the village wall, there are three trenches. In front of the trenches, they are covered with wooden stakes to resist horses. However, as long as the trench planks are up, it is easy to remove obstacles such as horses and horses.
The remaining walls on both sides of the gap in front were already covered with Tatar gunmen and archers. Those Tatar soldiers were also nervous at the moment, just using their firearms and bows and arrows to aim at the Xuanfu Town soldiers who were going up the mountain.
Suddenly, two fireballs hit the heads of the soldiers in Xuanfu Town, followed by two loud bangs. The fireballs hit the hillside heavily, igniting some remaining grass on the ground, and then burst out from the slope like balls of fire. You have to roll up and jump down, leaving countless sparks along the way.
A fireball rolled away, and another fireball hit a chariot. The two civilians behind the chariot couldn't help but panic. They abandoned the chariot and turned around to avoid it, but they were blocked by the gunmen behind them.
With a bang, the fireball hit the chariot, knocking it over. Then it hit the stone and stopped moving. However, the kerosene on it splashed onto the chariot, causing it to burst into flames.
In particular, some kerosene splashed on a civilian husband. The kerosene was extremely viscous. As soon as it got on his body, the civilian husband's body immediately caught fire.
I saw the farmer screaming loudly, and another farmer next to him was busy, stepping forward to pat him, but to no avail. In the end, the farmer was covered in fire, rolling around on the ground, and soon became motionless.
The Qing army behind the wall continued to use trebuchets to throw fireballs, sometimes hitting chariots, sometimes hitting trench trucks or earth-moving trucks. They ignited some mountain-attack equipment one after another, and also injured many civilians and soldiers. They burst into flames, screamed, or rolled around, or ran around and howled, causing waves of panic.
Fortunately, these fireballs were not very accurate and the number of them was small. Compared with the huge mountain attacking team, the harm caused by these protective equipment was not enough to change the situation.
Soon, the soldiers of Xuanfu Town approached six or seventy steps in front of the village wall, where a large number of tanks stopped one after another, preparing to cover and fire.
Seeing that most of the Ming army was preparing to open fire, the Qing soldiers behind the wall were even more panicked. Amid the roars of the officers, they took action first.
The sound of firecrackers like exploding beans rang out, and the Han gunmen behind the wall, as well as the Korean gunmen wearing bright red short cotton armor with three-pronged poles on their helmets, opened fire at the Ming army. Thick white smoke erupted from various parts of the wall in front, and the flames fired from the firecrackers flashed from time to time.
Some bullets hit the card-playing quilt in front of the car, and the scattered cotton wool continued to float.
Fortunately, the power of the Tatar soldiers' firecrackers was small. From such a long distance, it was rare to hit the shields on transparent military chariots, not to mention that the fronts of these chariots were covered with thick cotton quilts. As for the bird cannons used by the Korean army, their range and power were worse than those of the Eight Banners and Han Army's fire cannons. At this distance, they did not pose a threat at all.
However, under the intensive shooting, there were some unexpected situations, and the Ming army also began to suffer casualties. Two gunmen behind a tank were shot one after another. Although the bullets did not completely break through their cotton armor, the projectiles from this distance hit the gunman like a big hammer. The impact made the two gunslingers groan, fearing that they had already suffered internal injuries.
Bang bang bang, gunpowder smoke filled the air in front of the village wall, and Tatar muskets kept ringing. Whenever the muskets sounded, white dragons appeared on the wall. The soldiers of the Ming Army heard the sound of rockets being launched again. They looked up and saw a large number of rockets flying around, but they were the "masterpieces" of the Tatar soldiers behind the wall. They were holding large rockets that they didn't know where they came from and were heading towards the village. The Ming army brigade in front of them launched.
"fight back!"
At this time, a large number of Xuanfu's fire gunners roared forward, pulled away the civilians pushing carts, mounted their fire guns on the chariot, and began to fire back. In an instant, an explosion more violent than that of the Qing army's gunfire was heard, and bursts of thick white smoke erupted from the front of a large number of Ming army tanks.
There were constant screams coming from behind the village wall. Those Tatar soldiers were hit by lead bullets, which tore their cotton armor instantly. No matter whether it was inlaid with armor leaves or not, it was of no avail. The lead bullets deformed inside their bodies, and then rushed through, turning everything inside their bodies into pulp. As the blood spurted, the soldiers fell on them, letting out inhuman howls.
Both sides came and went, shooting at each other through the village walls and chariots. The sound of muskets continued, and the smoke was filled in front of each other's formation. The cotton wool, soil, and stone chips carried by the musket bombs flew into the air. There were also rockets flying towards the Ming army. The power of the rockets should not be underestimated. However, the rockets were not accurate. If they missed the target, the soldiers wearing armor would not be seriously injured even if they were hit by arrows.
At the same time, there were some genuine Manchu Tatar soldiers shooting sharp arrows from behind the village wall. However, at this distance, the Qing army's infantry bows were weak. The general Qing army's combat style was to shoot arrows after the enemy entered fifty steps. They If it is shot upward, it will have a rocket-like effect, and its lethality is really limited.
The two sides fought each other for a while, and both sides suffered casualties, but overall, the Qing army suffered more casualties.
Subsequently, the Bai Zigun and the small Folang machine that were hiding far behind were pushed forward by civilians. These artillery pieces had been filled with shotgun shells, loaded in the front chamber, and filled with dozens of projectiles. One of them was a large shell with several weights. Two, dozens of small lead pieces, each weighing a few cents can cover a distance of about a hundred steps.
At this time, the Ming army's formation was filled with gunpowder smoke, and smoke drifted towards the wall from time to time. The Qing army could not see clearly the movements of the Ming army, but they continued to fire muskets and arrows. The Ming army was slightly aware of the Qing army's movements, because the wind on the ridge was relatively strong and the gunpowder smoke was easily blown away.
Suddenly the artillery roared, and the Ming army's Baizi guns and small Folang machines opened fire one after another. Under the volleys of one or two hundred Baizi guns and small Folang machines, numerous projectiles formed a barrage, rushing to shoot at them. The Qing army's stronghold wall was like a steel storm, sweeping away everything around the stronghold wall!
Those walls had crenels, and numerous Qing troops were hiding beside the crenellations of the remaining walls. If they fired their guns, their upper bodies would be exposed. Suddenly encountered shotgun shelling by the Ming army, numerous screams rang out from behind the village wall at the same time. Many Qing soldiers were hit in the upper body, countless blood arrows were shot out, and then many of their bodies exploded. In particular, the heads of several people turned into rotten watermelons on the spot.
Then the Ming army launched two rounds of volleys. The fierce firepower made it difficult for the Qing army to withstand and suffered heavy casualties. Taking this opportunity, the Xuanfu Town soldiers advanced dozens of steps forward, and soon reached the wall of the village.
By this time, the battle had become more intense.
A large number of civilians, under the cover of chariots and cannons on both sides, came out from behind various mountain-attacking equipment, desperately moved away the horses in front of the trench of the village wall, tore off the wooden stakes, and then lowered the trench boards in front of the trench vehicles and set up In the deep trenches, some trench cars even directly pushed away the horses in front of the trenches.
For those trenches with low walls in front and behind, a large number of civilians dug the walls. Many people hid in their cars and threw sandbags and earthbags into the trenches from inside.
Within the walls of the village, Qing soldiers threw stones and cupping pots, and some stones stained with kerosene were thrown. They also fired muskets and arrows at the civilians or the Ming army. The Ming army behind the chariot tried its best to cover.
At this distance, each other's firecrackers, bows, arrows, and rockets all reached their maximum lethality, and people on both sides continued to fall.
Some civilians or soldiers of the Ming army were hit by the enemy's rocks, and their skin and flesh were torn apart, and they were even seriously injured and died. Those who were thrown by cupping jars even ran and screamed with their whole bodies on fire. Some of the mountain-attacking equipment was thrown into the fire jars and burst into flames. The civilians inside also fled out in panic.
In order to counterattack the Qing army, the soldiers of Xuanfu Town began to throw thunderbolts, and loud noises were heard one after another. Among these ten thousand enemies were mostly iron caltrops, gravel, broken iron and other objects. Throwing it in front of the stronghold wall was okay, but if it was thrown in or behind the stronghold wall, it would immediately explode and cause countless deaths and injuries to those Qing soldiers.
Moreover, those things that are among the ten thousand enemies have been soaked in horse dung, which can be said to be full of toxins. In this kind of weather, even if you don't die on the spot, if you are injured by the explosion, 99% of the time you will be infected and die.
As the trench boards were put up one after another and the trenches were filled up, the Ming army's chariots in front of the wall were getting closer, and the tens of thousands of enemies thrown at them became increasingly dense.
Finally, after paying a lot of casualties, the three trenches in front of the soldiers in Xuanfu Town were paved with trench boards. The wall of the village had already collapsed, and the gap could allow several people to enter, and it was only half a person's height away from the trench board.
"Come in and kill the Tatars!"
"Kill!"
Amidst countless shouts, a large number of swordsmen, shield bearers and spearmen rushed out from behind the chariot. The soldiers climbed up from the many gaps, and then roared into the village wall.
The two sides started fighting!
Some people died, but not completely...
