There were many murderous intentions in the valley, and Nikan did not dare to make the same mistake again. When he saw the Ming army retreating into the valley, he also withdrew his troops and returned to the valley entrance. Looking up at the top of the valley, there were numerous figures and gunshots. It turned out that the Ming army's guns had begun to attack those who climbed the mountain from elsewhere. Qing army shooting.
Climb the valley!
Nikan thought for a moment and then gave the order.
Although the cliffs on both sides of the valley entrance are steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, they are still much easier than the dead ground at the bottom of the valley where it is difficult to fly.
The Qing army immediately swarmed towards the peaks on both sides, but heard a loud shout from above, and then stones fell down. At the same time, they fired bows, arrows and muskets. The Qing army was in chaos. Nikan and others hurriedly retreated more than a hundred meters, pointing their swords at the top of the valley and gritting their teeth: "Behead those who retreat!"
If you don't enter the valley, I'll deal with you at the valley entrance! Hu Ling's fighting method was simple and crude. The mountain road was so narrow and steep, and the valley was as sharp as a knife. With such a convenient location, the Qing army came in hastily and was already in the palm of his hand, ready to be slaughtered.
Of course, he was also worried about the fact that the Qing army was so brave. Although the infantry battalion occupies a favorable location, its combat effectiveness was mediocre and it had little actual combat experience. Whether it could withstand the fierce attack of the Qing army.
Halfway up the mountain, the Qing troops were densely surrounding them. At the mouth of the valley, which was a line in the middle of the mountain road, the Qing troops braved rolling stones and arrows and swarmed to attack the bottom of the valley... Hu Ling raised his brows and looked solemn.
"Don't use those artillery pieces, just keep them for show?" A familiar voice sounded in his ears. Hu Ling was overjoyed and turned around to look, and saw the little eunuch rubbing his sleepy eyes approaching.
"Lord, you're awake"
"I couldn't sleep well, it's so noisy..." Chang Yu sighed, looked around, and sneered: "Look at the Tatars all over the mountains and plains like grasshoppers, look at the Tatars swarming up at the mouth of the valley like wolves and tigers, look at the foot of the mountain Thousands of Tatars are watching with eager eyes, do you expect these three thousand guys who can only shoot can handle it?"
"There are still two hundred servants down there..."
"Those two hundred guys guarding the bottom of the valley are safe, but now if the Tatars don't leave the valley, they will be forced to do it!" Chang Yu chuckled.
"But there is no manpower right now. Apart from these guys who can only shoot, there is no one left, right?" Hu Ling was a little anxious. The Gongzi Camp and the Black Panther Camp were extremely sleepy and were still resting in the caves. Is it possible that they really needed to do it? Bring them here...
"Who said they can only shoot guns?" Chang Yu snorted, pointing to an artillery not far away from him and said: "You know how to do this?"
Hu Ling naturally wouldn't, but some people would.
The Shenji Battalion was transferred from the Beijing Camp and came out with the young eunuch. It had more than 3,000 infantry, 400 artillery, and 1,000 cavalry. Among them, the artillery had nearly 100 guns. When it passed through the central post, it left 15 guns and 100 artillerymen. , the rest entered Ningyuan City, and the rear infantry battalion was ordered to enter the mountain, carrying thirty cannons and more than a hundred artillery troops!
These artillery were previously hidden in the caves, but when the fortifications were built previously, the gun positions had been arranged. For this battle, thirty generals Zhankou had already set up their predetermined positions and were ready to go.
"It's going to be dark soon. The weather is on our side. We must defend the dangerous ground. The terrain is favorable to us. The soldiers are full of fighting spirit, and there are people and us. Xiao Hu, you can win this battle with your eyes closed. You have to win beautifully and easily to be considered capable.”
After Chang Yu's words, Hu Ling was enlightened.
The infantry battalion has little actual combat experience. This time can be used for troop training. The Qing soldiers on the mountainside can practice marksmanship and archery. As for the Qing troops at the mouth of the valley, they are located in a narrow place. If they are bombarded...
Hu Ling was overjoyed and immediately ordered the artillerymen to aim the muzzles at the mouth of the valley. Unexpectedly, Chang Yu sighed and shook his head, pulled him over and pointed to the foot of the mountain: "The big fish is right in front of you, why do you have to stare at the little shrimps and salivate?" .
Hu Ling's eyes lit up, brighter than the setting sun.
The rolling stones at the mouth of the valley were like thunder, roaring down, and arrows were like locusts, and the sky was like rain. The Qing army held shields and bravely rushed forward to attack the ridge at the risk of death. From time to time, someone was hit by the rolling stones, screaming in agony, or was shot by bows and arrows, spraying Blood rolled down from the top.
Nikan retreated to command a hundred meters away, allowing the Qing army to charge while allowing the archers to counterattack.
The fighting was in full swing, and the Qing army had reached the halfway point, and they were about to reach the bottom of the valley. Nikan was secretly happy. He just had to go up with all his strength, and before dark, he could break into the Ming army's lair in the mountain and feed him a nest. Vent my anger for many days.
Unexpectedly, before I could move my mind, I suddenly heard the roar of artillery. I was surprised to see dozens of artillery shells falling on the mountain road at the entrance of the valley. Many Qing troops gathered here, killing countless people in an instant, and swarmed out of the mountain road to escape.
The mountain road was already narrow and bumpy, and the Qing army scurried away, immediately trampling and injuring large areas, and the miserable howls resounded throughout the valley.
The Ming army actually had artillery in the mountains! You were shocked, but you didn’t have time to think too much. The bullet ran towards you and landed beside you. With a bang, your ears were ringing, you were dizzy, and your vision was gradually blurring...
Dorgon, who was supervising the battle at the general station at the foot of the mountain, was more than surprised. When he suddenly heard the sound of cannons, he thought it was Wu Sangui in Ningyuan City behind him who was playing some trick.
But seeing bursts of artillery fire in the mountains, I was immediately stunned, how could it be possible!
The Ming army actually set up artillery in the mountains, and there were a lot of them!
"My lord, be careful..."
Just when he was shocked, the guards around him roared loudly. Dorgon looked up and saw dozens of artillery shells roaring from the mountains. He was so frightened that he ran away...
Is it faster, the horse or the cannonball?
Thousands of Qing soldiers gathered at the Dianjiang Platform. The artillery shells roared in and fell into the Qing army's formation. People fell on their backs and their horses were turned upside down. It was too horrible to see. The Qing soldiers beat their horses and fled...
Shang Kexi, who was a few miles west of Ningyuan City, was also shocked. What the hell is this? Are there cannons in the mountains?
Dorgon, who was lucky enough to escape, escaped with his life and rode towards the northwest. He did not care about the defeat of the Qing army in the mountains and fled out. The hatred in his heart was overwhelming, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding.
It was a trap from beginning to end. I thought why Wu Sangui dared to tease his beard with a small city. Only then did he realize that in addition to the small Ningyuan City, he was facing many mountain cities!
That's right, the Ming army has built the mountain to the west into a city, guarded by artillery.
At sunset, the Qing army's attack on the mountain ended in failure.
Nearly three thousand troops were sent forward and backward, and more than half were damaged! What a disastrous failure!
"Now we know why the little governor in Taiyuan was able to fight against hundreds of thousands of bandits with an isolated city." Wu Sangui, who was watching the battle in Ningyuan City, let out a long breath when he saw that the Qing army was defeated and retreated.
"I've taken advantage of everything!" Tang Tong said with admiration: "I have led troops for more than ten years, but I am not as good as the little governor!"
Wu Sangui, however, left some room for himself: "In terms of adapting to changes, I am not as good as him!"
After arriving at Ningyuan, they first designed to lure Dorgon to come, and then ran around the surrounding mountains to set up an ambush in advance. When Abatai arrived, an ambush almost wiped out his entire army. Dorgon's main force came, Before the final attack, he was already bruised and swollen.
The little eunuch was cruel and scheming, which amazed the two of them!
"Commander Wu, look!" Tang Tong suddenly pointed to the south, and there was a group of people walking slowly in the distance.
"It seems that the Qing army was also defeated in the middle and rear post. As expected, it was plotted by the little governor again." Wu Sangui shook his head in admiration and looked to the north, fearing that there would be a violent storm tomorrow.
