Heavy artillery is too heavy to carry out, and the quantity of equipment is extremely limited. What's more terrible is that it can only be fired once every quarter of an hour.
In desperation, Shang Kexi could only order his men to push other types of artillery to the front of the formation and launch a concentrated salvo.
A wide variety of medium-sized artillery such as the Folangji, the Deman Cannon, the Yegong Divine Gun, the Baizi Gun, and the Divine Flying Cannon were all pushed to the front line.
Due to the short range, which can only hit less than two miles at most, these artillery can only fire at close range.
But Shang Kexi believed that the barbarians on the opposite mountain were nothing to be afraid of and would not carry too many artillery pieces.
Even if the barbarians occupy the terrain advantage, the Tianzhu Army can completely make up for it with its firepower advantage.
First, give the barbarians on the opposite side a "volley of ten thousand guns" to let them know how powerful you are!
"Hahahaha~! Well done! Keep firing on me! Flatten the mountain in front of you!"
Seeing clouds of smoke and fireballs exploding on the mountain, causing dust to fly and trees to be broken, Shang Ke couldn't help but burst into laughter. This was the effect he requested.
Rats are rats!
What about digging holes all over the ground?
Do you think that by occupying the top of the mountain, you can resist the Qing soldiers?
Go ahead and dream!
Now you know how powerful God is, right?
While firing the cannon, let the coaters fill the holes, without any delay on either side.
At that time, we can attack the mountain in one fell swoop and kill the barbarian until he loses his armor.
There were two types of coated Aha in the Qing Dynasty. One was the local Han people in Liaodong, and the other was the Han people captured from the pass.
But they all do the same job, which is to work for the Eight Banners masters.
Baoyi Aha has no property, and his only allegiance is to his master, and even his life belongs to his master.
If Baoyi Aha commits suicide without his master's permission, the master will vent his anger on the dog slave's family.
Whatever the master asked, the wrapped Aha had to do it. He could not refuse and had no right to refuse.
He usually works as a serf, plowing the land for his master.
In wartime, he serves as a human shield, paving the way for his master.
Their status was worse than that of slaves in the Shang Dynasty more than two thousand years ago. Slaves in the Shang Dynasty could still serve as soldiers.
Baoyi Aha's qualifications to serve as a soldier had to be "drawn" by the emperor, and then the master submitted his name before the decision could be made.
Whose name the master wants to submit depends on which wrapper pleases the master more.
But this is not enough. If the master has a brother who is not yet a soldier, then it will not be his turn to be coated for the time being.
Going to the battlefield has both advantages and disadvantages for the packers. Survival is the biggest wish of every packer.
If the master has done something good, he will be happy and reward them with some sweetness.
If Bao Yi can also kill a few barbarians, after being verified, he will have a chance to get rid of his status as a slave.
Every Eight Banners master has a coated servant to serve him, and the soldiers of the Tianyou Army also have coated coats.
Because they were off-duty troops, they could not go back to farm during the busy farming season, so the assigned land was left to the packers to take care of.
More importantly, throughout the Qing Dynasty, whether it was the Eight Banners, Han Banners, or troops such as the Tianshu Army, they only allocated land and did not pay salaries.
When there is no war, all income, from princes to soldiers, must be obtained through land, with the exception of a small group of people doing business.
This mode of farming and warfare forces every cash-strapped flag soldier to be extremely eager for combat. Only through fighting can he obtain additional income, and the time required for farming is much shorter than farming.
For the Eight Banners soldiers, it was a very easy choice between farming and fighting, not to mention that the barbarian army on the opposite side had become vulnerable. Killing the barbarians was as easy as picking something out of a bag.
But today is a special situation. The dog barbarian is actually on the territory of the Qing Dynasty, facing tens of thousands of royal masters and resisting stubbornly.
"Quick! Go forward! Fill the hole with the soil in the sack!"
The knights shouted at the packers who were like livestock, asking them to carry sacks and rush to the front. If the barbarians on the top of the mountain opened fire, their ammunition reserves could be consumed.
The wrappers can't just throw the sack into the pit. The sack is not a one-time consumable and must be used repeatedly. At special moments, the sack is more valuable than the coated dog's life!
After hearing the master's order, the coatmen had no way to retreat, so they had to fill the sacks with soil first, and then rushed up in groups. At this time, anyone who dared to disobey the order would be immediately executed in public as a warning to others.
Sleeping in sheep pens, eating dregs, drinking cold water, and smelling of stench all over their bodies, the Bao Yis have long been insensitive to this inhuman treatment.
For them, living one day counts as one day, and if they die one day, they will be completely freed. If they die on the battlefield, at least their families will not be harmed...
"Hmph~!"
King Zhishun was pleased to see this and then showed a rather proud smile. Although the barbarians dug many holes, the Qing Dynasty had more coatings, and they could fill them all in succession.
As long as these impediment pits are gone, let's see how long you can continue to do whatever you want on the top of the mountain!
"Boom~!"
The shelling on the top of the mountain did not stop because the Qing army changed into coats. The Japanese gunners regarded any movable target under the mountain as prey.
The wrappers tucked the hems of their tattered robes around their waists, struggled to carry the heavy sacks, and rushed towards the pit on the opposite side one after another against the fierce shells.
Although there were hundreds of trucks serving as temporary shelters, this cover was of no use at the foot of the broad mountain. The top of the mountain afforded a clear view of the situation below.
Under the fierce bombardment of the Fo Lang machine, three to four hundred wrapped Aha fell near the pit in two quarters of an hour.
Not all of these slaves were beaten to death, some were pretending to be dead, many were injured and could not walk far.
The packers had their own little plan. Instead of carrying the sacks back and forth, they might as well just go to the pit.
If you are bombarded to death, you are done with it. If you are not killed or even unscathed, your life is at risk.
Time and time again, I was carrying sacks like an ant. If I ran too slowly, I would be whipped.
It's much more comfortable to lie in a big pit and be knocked out by a bullet than to be whipped a hundred times.
Some smart-aleck people didn't die immediately, but had their arms, legs and feet broken. They could only moan like evil spirits and crawl around in confusion.
No one will pay attention to such an unlucky guy, saying that nothing else is useful. He has to accept his fate when he comes to the front to serve King Chishun.
The head coach of the entire army, Shang Kexi, doesn't care how many coated Aha will die, he only cares that the pit can be filled when the time comes.
And it must be done as soon as possible. He can afford to wait, but Master Daishan cannot afford to wait.
Daishan also needs to report to Prince Rui Dorgon on the progress of the forward Tianyou Army.
Two thousand coated Aha were invested at one time. The scale was already quite large, and the casualties were also quite high.
After two-quarters of an hour of hard work, almost 30% of the pit formation was filled in.
"Gather the troops! Charge again!"
"嗻!"
Shang Kexi felt that after the first charge and the subsequent filling by the coated Ahabs, Goumanzi's Folan machine on the top of the mountain had overheated and needed to cool down for a period of time. This was the perfect time for his troops to charge.
Since there were no red-coated cannons with a long range on the top of the mountain opposite, the more than 2,000-day assistant soldiers who were resting not far behind immediately stood up and immediately merged into a huge wave of people, which quickly hit the foot of the mountain.
This time, part of the pit has been filled in, making it easier to charge. Just go around the pit at the front. As long as you cross here, it will be much easier to climb up the mountain.
"Hurry! Hurry! The barbarian is at the top of the mountain!"
During this charge, the Tianyou Army was not bombarded by the dog barbarians. This couldn't help but make the knights in charge of holding down the formation very happy. They hurriedly urged their men to run through the pit and continue to charge up the mountain.
The relieved Tianzhu soldiers also had high morale. They all thought that the barbarians were just using earthen pits to delay their attack. Without the earthen pits, the artillery fire was muted again, and the barbarians' death was coming.
Armed with spears, shields, waist knives, and blunderbuss, everyone began to draw a net in a confident manner and launch a large-scale upward attack toward the top of the mountain.
Shang Kexi, who has rich experience in actual combat, did not send out all the infantry this time, but only part of them. The first confrontation was considered as a test. If they could capture the hilltop in front of them in one fell swoop, it would be a surprise.
"Quick! Don't be lazy!"
Time was running out and they were still under enemy fire. Naturally, the Cavalry Schools would not take kindly to their lazy bastards. They almost always spoke harshly and kicked the infantrymen who fell behind.
It's hard to wait for the time when Gou Barbarian is silent. If he can't catch it, will he still have his own good fruits to eat when Gou Barbarian catches his breath?
Running a mile in cotton-padded armor under the scorching heat, and then attacking from behind in a hurry, the slave soldiers are absolutely not willing to do this.
But he is the one who eats this bowl of rice, and no one dares to openly refuse it. Even if you are sweating profusely and the mountain road is difficult to walk, you still have to grit your teeth, hold various types of weapons, and climb up with difficulty.
Looking down from the top of the mountain, it looks like a swarm of ants has swarmed at the foot of the mountain, densely packed and fan-shaped, spreading towards the top of the mountain.
Just now, because they fired too frequently, the Japanese army's Fo Lang machine was cooling down in the artillery position, and the range of the Crouching Tiger Cannon and Hyakko Gun was not too far, so I decided to put them in and then deal with the enemy soldiers.
Rows of small tapered tips emerged from the trenches. Those are the "formation hats" worn by the ashigaru. Without the orders of the samurai, no ashigaru would shoot the target easily.
Everyone was hiding in the ditch built along the ridge. No one was talking to each other, and their expressions were extremely serious. They all watched the movement down the mountain quietly.
The ammunition for all the iron cannons used by the First Line Ashigaru has been loaded and placed beside them, ready for use. All they need to do is light the match to fire the bullets.
Each combat team was also assigned three grenades. According to the requirements of the summit, they can only be lit and thrown out when the enemy soldiers are within ten steps.
The size of the bow was too large, so the warriors could not stand and shoot, so they adopted a tilted side-shooting posture. If they felt awkward, they could also use the crossbow arrows sent by the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Qing army's artillery fire was extremely fierce, as if they were deliberately retaliating for the casualties caused by the Japanese army before, the threat to the Japanese army was actually very small.
All the Japanese officers and soldiers were hiding in the trenches, and in some places specially dug anti-cannon holes. Unless the shells fell directly into the trenches, there was nothing that could be done against them.
The Qing army's artillery bombardment seemed to be huge and powerful, but in fact the gains were minimal, and they did not understand the characteristics and functions of trench warfare at all.
It was the first time for the Japanese officers and soldiers to come into contact with this extremely special method of warfare, and they could only explore and learn from actual combat. However, the daimyo and the generals who led the troops were very supportive of the method that could significantly reduce the casualties of their troops.
Dig a trench along the ridge, then hide everyone in it, and wait for the enemy to climb up before opening fire. This method seems to be rarely used in local melees.
Whether it is good or bad can be concluded after a battle!
"Hurry! We're going to the top of the mountain now! Don't be lazy!"
The Knight Riding School drove the slave soldiers under them like sheep, and even climbed the mountain on a hot day. If King Zhishun had not ordered them, they would not have been willing to do so.
Seeing that the enemy soldiers were close to thirty or forty steps away, the Japanese artillerymen, under the command of the general, secretly moved out the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the Hyakko Gun.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Suddenly there was a loud sound of cannons on the top of the mountain, accompanied by ferocious fireworks two or three feet long, and countless small iron beads sprayed out from the muzzle of the cannon, shooting at the Tianzhu soldiers who were caught off guard.
"ah……"
Because the distance was too close, nearly a hundred Qing soldiers who were still climbing with their heads down had no time to dodge before they were shot and screamed, and were knocked to the ground by the huge kinetic energy of the shells.
They knew that there were many barbarians on the top of the mountain, but they did not expect that these barbarians not only refused to surrender to the Qing soldiers, but actually dared to fire artillery to attack them.
"Pa bang bang..."
Immediately afterwards there was the sound of popping beans, and the sound of cannon fire was the signal for the entire army to fire at will. Ashigaru began to use iron cannons to greet the prey below.
In particular, the Qing soldiers who were crowded together were the focus of attention, because it was easier to succeed with more people. Many iron artillery ashigaru shot into the crowd in unison.
For the Tiepao Ashigaru, trench warfare has one of the most obvious advantages, which is that it saves physical energy compared to battle battles. It is especially trouble-free to aim the gun, as you only need to place the Tiepao ashigaru on the mound in front of you.
This method of shooting does not require arm support, so the stability is very high, which is equivalent to shooting in the crenels at the top of the city. Moreover, since there is no wall barrier, the shooting angle has almost no blind spots. You can hit whichever target is easier to hit.
In order to ensure front-line firepower, the Teppanyaki Ashigaru each had four guns per man, and this was true for more than 1,500 combat groups. The instantaneous explosive power can be imagined.
There were about 500 Japanese combat groups at the location where the Tensuke Army launched a frontal attack. In other words, these Qing soldiers who climbed the mountain had to take 2,000 bullets at close range in less than a minute, not counting arrows. …
This is all at a close range of twenty or thirty steps. Both sides can see each other's facial features. Even if the matchlock is just a low-grade smoothbore gun, the shooting accuracy will still increase linearly.
Both sides have more than 2,000 troops, but the combat effectiveness they exert is completely different.
The Japanese army on the top of the mountain completely occupies the terrain advantage and can fight wherever they want.
The Qing army, which was attacking from the rear, suffered a great deal. It was difficult to aim their bows and arrows, and they were in danger of being shot if they stood up and drew their bows.
Even if the blunderbuss in hand is loaded with ammunition and can shoot out the bullets, it is still fired randomly, and the results are not as good as those of bows and arrows.
Relying on the psychological advantages and arrogance gained from previous battles, the Tianzhu Army still advanced strongly to a position more than ten steps away from the Japanese army's position.
But this was the end of their efforts and they could no longer move forward because the Japanese army used a weapon of mass destruction - oil barrels!
The oil barrels themselves are not scary. What is scary is that each barrel contains five hundred iron beads!
There is no need to ignite it first, just roll it down, and then the samurai will use his bow and fire the rocket to detonate it.
Once this kind of oil barrel filled with iron beads explodes, it can knock all enemy soldiers within one foot to the ground.
The power is almost the same as fifty grenades bundled together, and it can roll on its own using the terrain without the need to throw it by hand.
"Boom~!"
"ah……"
After the oil drum exploded, heart-rending screams came from the opposite side.
Some Tianzhu soldiers were directly set alight, their whole bodies were on fire, and they were completely engulfed by the rapidly spreading flames.
Some had their bones and even internal organs penetrated by the iron beads thrown out by the explosion, and they lay on the ground and kept wailing.
