Late at night, a fire dragon snaked out of the Qing army's camp and headed straight to the foot of Xishan Mountain. It was visually estimated that there were at least ten thousand people. Wu Sangui and Tang Tong who were watching the battle at the top of Ningyuan City were shocked by this move. The Qing army was going to attack Xishan overnight?
Tang Tong frowned as he was afraid that something would go wrong. If they could still go out of the city to support them during the day, they could also contain the troops at the worst. But it was so late at night and the situation was unclear. How could he dare to open the door and leave the city easily.
It's just that the Qing army sent out such a large number of troops to attack the mountain late at night. They were really not afraid of a head-on collision and bloodshed. Or were they really enraged to the point of hysteria and would fight the little eunuch to the death regardless of the cost.
The two of them were puzzled but could do nothing to help them. They could only watch helplessly as the fire dragon bypassed the ditch from the Qing army camp and gathered at the foot of the Western Mountain.
I just hope that the sky will get brighter soon, and I hope that I can call for help in time, so that even if things don’t work out, I can clean up the mess.
The lookout point under the huge rock above the cave was affected by the Qing army's artillery fire and was in ruins. The secret sentry hurriedly made a small nest. At this time, Chang Yu and Chen Wangting were nesting here and looking at the fire at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
Qingque was stained with blood, and Chang Yu's hand was bandaged. He had previously ambushed a group of Qing army spies. During the fierce battle, his hand was spotted and almost severed. This shows that the jungle is extremely dangerous.
After the two men fought for a while, they climbed up to take a look at the overall situation and take a breather. Unexpectedly, the fire at the foot of the mountain aroused the little eunuch's doubts. Is the Qing army planning to attack the mountain?
Actually a surprise!
At this time, the sky was already half dark (it was past two o'clock in the morning). How resentful was Dorgon? He went into the mountains in the dark. Did he really want to fight to the death?
Chang Yu pondered for a while and saw that there were more and more fires under the mountain, estimated at nearly 20,000, so he decisively ordered Gongziying to come out of the cave to fight.
After an ambush, almost all the Qing army spies in the mountains who were visible were eliminated. As for the hidden fish that slipped through the net, Chang Yu ignored them and could only hide their whereabouts and let the infantry battalion get out of the hole.
There are thirty gates of General Zhankou in the mountain. They are light and easy to move. When the Qing army bombarded the west mountain, they had already moved into the cave. At this time, Chang Yu gave an order and all were pulled out again and divided into high places.
Although the cannon is light, its range is not as good as that of the red cannon. Five miles for large lead bullets (solid bullets) is the limit, but small lead bullets (small solid bullets, which can hold dozens or hundreds at a time) can reach nearly ten miles)
Then use the mountain to shoot down, and the range is no less than that of the red cannon.
At this time, the Qing army gathered up and down to attack the mountain. Chang Yu naturally wanted to strike first and ordered the artillery to load and bombard.
Solid bullets, explosive bullets, and small lead bullets took turns to play. Thirty artillery fires were fired, and the fire was chaotic. Chang Yu sneered at the corner of his mouth, "Come on, Duo Zai!"
Before his smile could subside, Dorgon returned the favor, and the red cannon sprayed fire, leaving the mountain in a mess.
At that time, Yuan Chonghuan had a great victory in Ningyuan. He reported it and destroyed it ten miles away with one shot.
It's talking about the power of the red cannon.
Whether they are cavalry or infantry, they will suffer devastating casualties when encountering artillery. Those who are hit will be turned into flesh, and the exploding shells falling into the dense crowd will cause countless erosions. The two armies faced each other, one up and down, with the same range. One was powerful, the other had many firepower points, and the loud noise could be heard within dozens of miles.
The mountains are shaking and the earth is shaking, and the chickens and dogs in Ningyang City are restless!
Chang Yu came out of seclusion and invited the Shenji Battalion to pull out almost all the gunpowder and artillery shells in the capital. So at this time, he was not worried about the lack of artillery shells at all, but was worried about the continuous bombardment of the cannons. These days, the iron The quality of the guns is not very good.
The two sides exchanged bombardments for nearly half an hour, and the sound of the artillery gradually became sparse. Chang Yu was not the only one who was worried about exploding the barrel. The red cannon had a large charge, and the probability of exploding the barrel was also quite high.
This burst of bombardment, or rather the momentum of the fight, resulted in very few casualties on both sides. After all, the ranges were similar. Although the red cannons were powerful and had a long range, they did not dare to move too far forward, otherwise they would be covered by firepower on the mountain, and the cannons on the mountain Although the Ming army wanted to kill the enemy, but they could not reach the range, they almost blocked the mountain pass and razed the general tower to the ground. However, the ruined temple was intact. Could it be that there was really a god to protect it?
The bombardment finally stopped completely. Chang Yu ordered an inventory of the damage. All the troops strictly guarded each checkpoint, keeping a close eye on the Qing army's movements. At the same time, they continued to secretly hunt for the spies who entered the mountain.
Tu Yuan, Jia Waixiong and Jiang Fa came back from Heifeng Mountain. They cursed and cursed endlessly. They finally succeeded in making the Qing spies mistakenly think that there was an ambush in Heifeng Mountain. However, they gained very little and only killed seven people. He was a spy from the Qing army, but his legs were sore and trembling from the exhaustion of walking back and forth over the mountains and ridges. While he was taking a rest, he suddenly heard the sound of artillery fire and ran back in a panic.
Chen Wangting chatted and heard that Wu Zhong led his troops to slaughter half a hundred Qing army spies with envy and jealousy. He also heard that there were also injuries in the Black Wolf camp, even the young eunuch was injured, and his hand was almost chopped off.
Several people were shocked and hurriedly looked for the young eunuch, only to see him standing on a huge rock next to the entrance of the cave, looking up at the foot of the mountain with an extremely confused expression.
Seeing this situation, no one dared to disturb him.
The Qing army gathered its troops with great momentum. They watched eagerly but did not stop. They still did not take the opportunity to enter the mountain when they were bombarded by themselves. What did they want?
Could it be that he was just trying to scare me?
It's not necessary. We are not children, and we are not scared.
Chang Yu really couldn't understand what Dorgon was doing. He brought troops to demonstrate but didn't enter the mountain. He didn't enter before the bombardment. It wasn't as good as during the bombardment. If he didn't enter now, why should he wait until dawn?
Damn, you don’t want me to sleep! Chang Yu took a sip, and everyone around him laughed. "Master, please go to sleep. I have something to call you."
The enemy's intentions are unknown, so Chang Yu can't sleep.
After descending from the cave, he washed his face with cold water at Moshigou. The pain in his hands was gone, and he was no longer restricted from holding the knife. Then he led a group of people to patrol the mountain and visited all important passes. Still no Qing troops were seen at the foot of the mountain. Any abnormality.
Feeling impatient, he decided to investigate nearby!
The attendants stopped him one after another, telling him not to be involved in danger, and volunteered to go to investigate.
Chang Yu disagreed. In Taiyuan, he personally led the investigation team. He once escaped into the bandit camp in disguise, assassinated Li Laiheng and escaped. At this time, he only went to the foot of the mountain to investigate.
Seeing that they could not stop him, his subordinates all volunteered to accompany him.
Chang Yu glanced around and selected the three nephews of Chen Wangting, Jiang Fa, Wuzhong, Kuang Ren and five sharp archers to accompany them, while the rest were on standby in the mountains.
A group of more than ten people formed three groups and groped outward along the valley. Unexpectedly, before they could get out of the valley, they suddenly heard the faint roar of cannons.
Chang Yu was startled, thinking that the Qing army was bombarding the mountain again, and told everyone to be careful, but then he felt something was wrong. The sound of artillery kept coming, vaguely coming from far away rather than close to him. When he stopped and listened, his expression suddenly changed.
He hurried to the entrance of the valley and climbed to the top of the valley. There was a Ming army secretly whistling and shouting commands. Chang Yu followed the command and climbed to the top of the valley in one breath. When he looked up, he suddenly took a breath of air.
The dense fires that were originally at the foot of the mountain have gone straight to Ningyuan City. In the distance, Ningyuan City is surrounded by artillery fire, like a sea of fire. The Qing army has actually attacked the city!
The Qing army suddenly attacked the city without any warning!
