Huang Taiji's order to fire artillery had not yet been conveyed to the front, and all banners of the Han army were on standby, and the roar of artillery came from the west bank of the Xun River.
On the New Army's artillery array, Qian Qian shouted sternly: "Fire!"
A total of ninety-six Hongyi cannons opened fire first, and hundreds of cannonballs weighing more than ten kilograms accurately landed on the east bank of the Xun River. Most of the cannonballs landed on the artillery arrays of various banners of the Han army.
At the same time, General Fo Lang's machine gun was also aimed at the artillery arrays of the Han army's banners. With its efficient rate of fire, the damage caused to the Han army's banners was even higher than that of hundreds of Hongyi cannons!
The artillery battalion's rocket launcher also started bombarding at this time. The difference was that the rocket launcher all used the maximum elevation angle to shoot a steady stream of rockets into the military formations of the Han army's flags.
boom!
Nearly ten kilograms of shells fired from a Hongyi cannon hit a Franco machine gun hard. The heavy artillery was suddenly hit and "jumped", sweeping away several Han army red flag gunners in the surrounding area. The man's bones and tendons were suddenly broken, and he fell to the ground screaming.
In the distance was the artillery formation of the Han army with red flags. More than ten Franco machine shells fell one after another. The gunners of the Han army with red flags fired back with scary faces. Then a shell hit the powder box next to it. Suddenly More than a dozen boxes of gunpowder were ignited, and the huge explosion covered a thirty-step radius. Both the artillery and the gunners were all sent into the sky.
At this time, Huang Taiji's order to fire was finally delivered. Each banner of the Han army fired back. The artillery formations of each banner fought independently and suffered heavy blows. The gunners of each banner suffered many casualties. Three hundred artillery pieces were fired at this time. The ones who could still fire back successfully were only in their early 200s, and their firepower was severely damaged.
Big nerf.
"put!"
Kong Youde squatted behind a wall of sandbags and shouted loudly. The gunners around him were also noisy, and they no longer had the calmness and calmness they had during previous drills.
The surrounding artillery formations of various banners of the Han army were almost the same. Although these traitorous artillerymen had undergone rigorous training, they had no experience in manipulating artillery under enemy fire. At this time, they were able to counterattack in panic without being defeated. It's already an extraordinary performance.
At this moment, Liu Zhiyuan, the real Liu Zhiyuan with a red flag on his head, ran over despite the artillery fire of the New Army. Dozens of guards around him followed him with shields raised. When they finally got here, they hid behind the sandbags.
"King Huaishun! This sandbag wall doesn't work. Our banners have suffered too many casualties!"
Kong Youde said angrily: "Fart! If it weren't for the protection of these sandbags, the artillery formations of each flag would have been flattened by the Ming army's artillery fire!"
This is indeed the case. After learning the lessons of the Battle of Jinzhou, the Qing army learned the experience of using sandbags to protect against artillery and muskets. In this artillery formation, each banner of the Han army prepared a large number of sandbags and piled them in front.
After Qian Qian commanded the artillery battalion to launch a bombardment, the sandbags in front of the Qing army's formation did play a big role, and some of the artillery shells were fired.
However, the Qing army did not expect that the Xun River in Pinggu County was very narrow, only about two miles away. At this distance, the powerful Hongyi cannons of the New Army Artillery Battalion were enough to defeat these sandbag walls.
The numerous Folang machine guns in the New Army artillery battalion can also rely on their firepower advantage to hit more shells into places where sandbags cannot protect them.
As for the rockets fired by the artillery battalions of the New Army, since they were ejected, they were
The bag wall can't stop it at all.
Kong Youde shouted: "What are you doing here!"
Liu Zhiyuan said loudly: "If this continues, the musketrymen of each banner will be defeated. How about we learn from Liu Yan's tribe and let the musketrymen of each flag press forward and fire a volley at close range to extinguish Liu Yan's cannon. camp!"
Kong Youde looked like a fool and asked, "Who goes first?"
"Of course it's King Huaishun. King Huaishun has many soldiers and generals..."
"roll!"
Kong Youde cursed angrily: "The flag fire gunmen are not the bird gun soldiers in Liu Yan's hands. Do you expect me to take the lead in sending them off? What a beautiful idea!"
Liu Zhiyuan was scolded bloody, and he was about to retaliate when he saw a cannonball hit the sandbag wall in front of the two of them. Although it was blocked, the huge shock force made the two of them breathless. , Liu Zhiyuan fell directly to the ground on his back.
"ah!"
Liu Zhiyuan shouted, and then he ignored his quarrel with Kong Youde, called a group of personal guards, and ran back to the Han army's red flag formation in embarrassment.
"Tch! Bastard!"
Kong Youde looked at Liu Zhiyuan's back, cursed fiercely, and then ordered the flag gunner to retreat another three hundred steps.
Upon seeing this, the other banners of the Han army also followed suit and mobilized some of the gunmen in their respective banners back.
On the west bank of the Xun River, Liu Yan held up his telescope and watched for a long time. At this time, the artillery battle was generally dominated by his own side. Although the Qing army's artillery shells continued to fall on the artillery camp, a large number of soil troops were deployed in front and in the artillery camp. Vehicles, sandbags, and a lot of temporary earthen walls were also built. The three types of defenses formed a multi-level, three-dimensional defensive position. The Qing army's artillery shells would be hit by earthen vehicles and sandbag walls.
, interception layer by layer of earth walls. In the end, there were very few artillery shells that could cause damage to the soldiers of the artillery battalion.
On the other hand, the Qing army was basically a real-life version of Dong Shi Xiaoqiang. Although they also knew that sandbags could prevent artillery, when they were actually used, they just rigidly built all the sandbags into a horizontal wall, with only some sandbags in individual positions behind. That's all, there is no other protection besides this.
Such a simple fortification has really low defense under the three-dimensional attack of hundreds of various artillery pieces from the New Army Artillery Battalion.
"Not bad!"
Liu Yan watched for a while and saw that the Han army's banners were not defeated yet, and the gunners of each banner were still fighting back. He couldn't help but admired: "The Tatars are stronger than the bandits. At least they have a good will to fight. They can Holding on until now despite the artillery fire is enough for me to give you a positive parity."
Miao Shao and Xu Ming were watching with excitement. Hundreds of artillery pieces from both sides continued to fire at each other. Such a scene was rare.
"Artillery is really the king of weapons. If firearms continue to develop, I don't know what the future battlefield will look like!"
Miao Shao couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Ming heard this and said loudly: "By then, the battlefield will be full of exploding firearms, and everyone will have muskets in their hands, and both sides will shoot at each other desperately!"
Liu Yan looked at Miao Shao and Xu Ming in surprise when he heard this. They could see the development trend of the future war, which made Liu Yan very impressed. After all, most of the generals at this time only used firearms as bows and crossbows. It's just a weapon for fighting in hand-to-hand combat. Almost no one regards firearms as the mainstream of war.
At
It was Liu Yan who said loudly: "You are right. In future wars, soldiers will have firearms. Whoever has the most powerful firearms, the largest number, and the fastest rate of fire will win the war!"
Miao Shao and Xu Ming's eyes widened and they asked almost simultaneously: "Which side has the best strategy and the other has the best firearms? Who can win?"
Liu Yan was stunned for a moment again in surprise, and then said: "In the short term, the party with greater strategy has a greater chance of winning. However, with the development of firearms, there may be various powerful firearms that can destroy the world in the future. , at that time, the so-called strategies of the generals will be of little use, because in the face of absolute power, any strategy is just a joke!"
Miao Shao and Xu Ming were thoughtful and stopped talking.
The words are divided into two parts.
At this time, in the central army of the Qing army, Huang Taiji, Dorgon, Duoduo, Ashan, Baiyintu, Daishan, Dudu, Fan Wencheng and others looked solemn and silent as they watched the artillery battle in the distance.
Although only Huang Taiji among the people had a telescope and could observe the battle situation relatively carefully, everyone could hear the fierce roar of artillery, see the chaos of the Han army's banners, and see the constant battles of the Han army. The flag fell.
Under such circumstances, everyone knows what the situation of this artillery battle will be.
After a long time, Dai Shan said: "Your Majesty, the artillery of the Han Army Banner has always been at a disadvantage in this battle. I am afraid that the casualties caused to Liu Yan's troops are not large. It is meaningless to continue fighting. It is better to temporarily withdraw the army and consider the long term. .”
Huang Taiji nodded and said: "Okay, order the banners of the Han army to withdraw. At the same time, order the two red flags and the two blue banners of the Mongolian army to assemble behind the banners of the Han army and prepare to intercept Liu Yan's troops.
pursuit. "
"嗻."
As melodious horn sounds sounded, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others burst into tears of joy. The emperor finally ordered the withdrawal of troops.
The soldiers and horses of each banner of the Han army hurriedly dragged the artillery back, and the gunmen of each banner retreated even more quickly. Everyone seemed to have seen a ghost, picked up various supplies and ran away.
At this time, the banners of the Han army faced the shelling of the artillery battalions of the New Army. Although the casualties were not small, there were more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but at this time they were like lost dogs. Even if the New Army units did not pursue them, these Han army flag soldiers and horses were still in their hearts. Terrified, it was not until they were stopped by the Mongols supervising the battle from behind that the wavering momentum of the army was curbed.
When Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong, Liu Zhiyuan and others returned to the Central Army in embarrassment, and when they saw Huang Taiji, they all knelt on the ground to apologize.
"The slaves and others failed to severely damage Liu Yan's ministries, please forgive me!"
Huang Taiji said in a calm tone in front of the banner owners of the Manchu and Mongolian banners: "Liu Yan's artillery fire is sharp, and the banners of the Han army are still fighting to the death. I am very relieved. In today's battle, all the beloved ministers must draw lessons and prepare for it." Let’s fight next time.”
When everyone saw that Huang Taiji did not blame him, their hearts felt warm, and they all kowtowed and apologized with tears in their eyes.
Huang Taiji ordered everyone to go back and reorganize their troops and retreat to the camp more than ten miles to the east. Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others were even more flattered and kowtowed again.
When all the Manchu and Mongolian banner leaders saw this, they all had disdain on their faces. Fan Wencheng couldn't help but look sideways.
After Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others left happily, Huang Taiji said to everyone: "We can know from this battle that the fire of each banner of the Han army will
Liu Yan's army is still no match for Liu Yan. From now on, we, the Qing warriors, must be more careful and outwit Liu Yan's army. "
Everyone agreed.
At this time, Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Liu Yan will not be fooled. Now Minister Liu Yan is good at frontal combat, and the terrain here is conducive to frontal combat. The situation is very unfavorable to our army."
Huang Taiji asked: "What do you think of Scholar Fan?"
Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, our army doesn't know how many King Qin's troops are in the south of the Ming Dynasty at the moment or when they will return. Those Ming troops and horses are backed by Liu Yan's troops, and their combat power will increase a lot, so the longer this battle is delayed, the more likely they will be. The worse it is for me, the Qing Dynasty."
"So our army should abandon the direction of Pinggu, head north, pass through Malanyuguan Pass and exit the border of Beizhili, then detour westward from outside the pass, enter Beizhili again from Modaoyu, attack Miyun Town, and then march towards Passing south through Changping Prefecture, heading straight for Beijing City!"
Huang Taiji thought for a long time after hearing this, but did not reply immediately.
At this time, Shi Shan asked: "Liu Yan is not a person who takes things for granted. Will he allow our army to mobilize calmly?"
Fan Wencheng said solemnly: "I am willing to go to Liu Yan's army as an envoy to tell Liu Yan that our army is ready to withdraw and return north, and to make peace with Liu Yan!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Huang Taiji laughed loudly and said, "Scholar Fan is a good strategist. I must prepare more gifts to express my intention to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty!"
Everyone burst out laughing.
Huang Taiji looked to the west and saw that Liu Yan's new army was mobilizing, and there seemed to be signs of crossing the river on the ice, so he said to everyone: "Okay, I ordered all the banners to retreat slowly, and Liu Yan's envoy will be dealt with after returning." Let’s discuss it carefully.”
