"General Conqueror" Abe once again distributed 500 barrels of "special oil" to those on the front line, and required that in order to avoid being detonated by artillery fire, the combat team that received the oil must dig a hole in advance and bury the oil barrels.
The oil barrels can only be dug out of the hole when they are in use. Otherwise, five hundred barrels of oil would be enough to send two to three thousand, or even more, Japanese ashigaru soldiers directly to the sky.
All oil is transported from the Yanchang Oilfield in Shaanxi Province. A barrel of oil weighs 180 kilograms. Carrying it up the mountain is very physically demanding. It usually takes four ashigaru to lift it to the top of the mountain. superior.
But it is extremely convenient to use. You only need to place the oil drum in front of the trench, and then kick it as the original power, and these round guys can roll down the mountain.
The samurai then wrapped the arrowhead with a piece of cloth dipped in oil, lit it, pulled out the bowstring, and aimed at the oil barrel. As soon as he let go, the oil barrel would turn into a huge fireball in just a few blinks.
To the Tianzhu soldiers, this thing is simply more terrifying than the red cannon. It explodes into a large area. As long as it rolls nearby, it is impossible to hide, because there are a large number of iron beads inside that can be sputtered.
Even if you are holding a shield, you cannot withstand the penetration of the iron beads. Even if you are wearing a layer of cotton armor, you are unable to defend against it. In an instant, multiple holes will be drilled out, even if you are wearing a shield.
Not to mention drilling several holes in the body, even if there is only one, it is extremely painful.
Penetrating means penetrating damage. If it cannot be penetrated, it means that the iron beads remain in the body...
A barrel of oil rolled to the right place and exploded, instantly turning more than a dozen Qing soldiers into cripples without combat effectiveness.
From extraction to transportation, plus the cost of iron beads, a barrel of "special oil" costs about six taels of silver.
There is no need to kill him directly, as long as a barrel of oil can kill a dog Tatar, it will be a huge profit for a certain prince.
This year alone, Imperial Oil ordered 200,000 barrels of oil from Zuo Maodi, the governor of Shaanxi Province, for a total price of one million taels of silver.
The one thousand barrels of oil arriving in Lushun is only a small part of the total amount. The second batch of "gift packages" has already been loaded and is on the way.
Barrels of oil were weapons of defense. Even if they were captured by the Qing army, they would not be of much use. They could only be used to light lamps.
But as long as even five hundred barrels are used in the right place, the lethality will be huge.
A certain prince had foreseen the possibility that the Qing army would enter the pass at the beginning of autumn, or even at the end of summer.
Therefore, we will spare no effort to support the Japanese troops fighting in the Liaodong Peninsula.
The more victories the Japanese army achieved, the greater the damage to Braid.
The more soldiers and horses the braid loses in the summer, the fewer troops it will have when it enters the pass in the autumn.
This is obvious and mutually reinforcing.
A certain prince company and its expensive special medicines had been provided to the Japanese army in large quantities free of charge, so they only needed this little oil.
As long as the Japanese army can effectively contain nearly half of the main force of the Qing army on the Liaodong Peninsula, a certain prince can spare no effort to send a fleet to transport it there, whether it is food, ammunition, oil, special medicines, or boxes of silver.
This was the trick used by Cardinal Richelieu in the early days of the Thirty Years' War.
France only contributed money, not troops.
Let the Swedish army be the vanguard, and then contain a large number of imperial troops while the French army stood aside.
After both sides fought until they were exhausted, the French army, which had been recuperating for a long time, made its debut again.
Deal a fatal blow to the enemy that has become decadent, and then put the fruits of victory into your own pocket.
A certain prince didn't have as many elite troops as the French army here. After the main force of the Yongwei battalion went south with them, what was left in the capital was a ragtag group of people, embarrassing their big task.
The elite Baigan Army is still fighting in the south, so we can only let the Japanese army, which is much more powerful than the Ming Army in the north, take the lead for a while. If nothing else, at least they are not afraid mentally.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
Facing a group of braided soldiers, a certain prince did not think that the Japanese soldiers would be scared because of their special hairstyle...
The entire planned summer offensive was actually completed by the Japanese army. The troops in Gwanning area could not be counted on at all. Zu Dashu's troops stationed in Jinzhou could only go out for a few dozen miles outside the city.
This is under the premise that the opponent withdraws his troops and retreats to Yizhou, otherwise he will be surrounded by pigtails and unable to leave the city. "Counterattack" is simply looking at the moon in the water.
Including ammunition, food, medicine, weapons, and money exchanged for battle results, the total budget of the summer offensive is about three million taels.
If the Ministry of Accounts does not have this reserved fund for the time being, a certain prince can take it from the East Palace account to advance the payment. In short, the Japanese army cannot be dissatisfied with the money.
The two sides will continue to cooperate starting next spring, and it will be a long-term cooperation. A certain prince hopes to sign a ten-year military cooperation agreement with the other party.
In the first year, both sides were testing each other's strength and adapting to this cooperation model.
For a certain prince, this would definitely not allow too many Japanese soldiers to die.
If the other party realizes that the business may lose money during the first cooperation, they will not be willing to continue the cooperation.
A certain prince could consider providing weapons that could cause great damage to the Qing army, except for mortars and rockets that are easy to imitate.
Although oil is a disposable weapon, it can achieve tactical purposes as long as it is used properly.
It was the soldiers who served as soldiers who were the first to taste this "bitter fruit" and were completely stunned.
Even if the artillery fire was not allowed, the Japanese army's oil barrels could still achieve the awe-inspiring effect of continuous artillery fire.
There were violent explosions one after another near the top of the mountain. Each explosion meant that several or even a dozen Qing soldiers were killed and injured.
Watching the round oil barrels being rolled down one by one by the barbarians, Tianzhu Bing's eyes changed from confusion to extreme horror when he saw the power of the explosion.
Some timid guys even turned around and ran away when they saw the oil drum.
They wanted to win in close combat, but Goumanzi refused to give them such a chance.
Before climbing to the top of the mountain, I was hit by artillery fire first, then by cannons, and finally by this thing.
How can anyone bear this?
Even if the invulnerable Eight Banners men come to attack the mountain, no matter how powerful they are, can they withstand the explosion and fire?
The barbarian dog is really despicable. In addition to digging holes, he also uses such insidious methods to shrink back.
The knights who were responsible for supervising the battle were yelling and cursing, but for a while they couldn't think of a way to deal with it.
There is no need to think about some knight riding schools, because even the people and armor have been cooked...
Fire and water are merciless, but humans are affectionate?
Feel sorry!
It's time to score!
In this situation, it's too late to save your own life, so how can you care about others?
After having dozens of precedents of oil barrels exploding, even if the oil barrels hadn't exploded yet, when the Tianzhu soldiers saw something rolling down the mountain, they turned around and ran away, no longer daring to fight to the death.
To them, the cowering dog barbarian is not scary, but this thing rolling over is extremely scary!
There is no way to continue to resist. It won't take long before everyone will die on the mountain.
Moreover, they are all roasted and thrown down the mountain, where they will be eaten by birds and beasts!
He looked at the unlucky guy nearby who had been burned to a charcoal black color and was already smoking.
Everyone was afraid and reluctantly swallowed their saliva, but they no longer wanted to fight.
The oil barrels were being thrown down one after another, as if they were not completely empty.
In this case, staying here means death, even a fool knows that.
"The barbarians are fierce!"
"The wind is so tight!"
Someone shouted loudly, and the rest instinctively turned around and fled.
But you have to compete with the running speed of the oil barrel. If you run slowly, it will be hard to tell whether you will live or die...
More than two thousand Tianzhu soldiers who came to attack the mountain could only hold out for less than a quarter of an hour before they were forcibly repulsed by the defenders.
It's not that they haven't tried hard, it's just that the longer they persist here, the greater the casualties will be, and it's really unbearable.
If they insist on going their own way and continue to attack from above, I am afraid that even if they reach the top of the mountain, they will lose all their men.
Being able to withstand 20% casualties is already the psychological limit of the Knight Riding School, and it can be regarded as worthy of King Zhishun's cultivation.
They were forced to leave more than 500 wounded people and corpses on the mountain. The wounded were all people whose legs and feet were weak and unable to evacuate the battlefield quickly.
Anyone whose lower body is fine can run as fast as he can. If he delays for a while, his life will be left here.
In a place like this, being knocked down is actually equivalent to being beaten to death, because no one will come back to save people.
The wounded soldiers of Tianzhu Army who could endure were pretending to be dead, trying to take the opportunity to slip down the mountain.
Only those who are in so much pain would open their mouths and moan, but this would be tantamount to exposing their position.
As the wailing continued for a long time, the Japanese iron cannons on the top of the mountain were able to locate the source of the sound.
There is plenty of time now, so you can slowly harvest the lives of your prey, just in time to practice your marksmanship.
Since it is on the top of a mountain and close to the sea, the sea breeze will quickly blow away the smoke generated by the fire.
The visibility was very good, which was the fundamental reason why the Japanese army could continue to shoot enemy soldiers.
The most important thing is that it is summer, the wind is blowing from the south, and the Japanese army is in the windward position.
With the advantages of terrain and wind direction, there are no extra worries when using various firearms.
Except for the possibility of being struck by lightning when it rains, everything else on the top of the mountain is fine...
"Pa~!"
"It's my turn!"
"Hurry up! I'm still waiting!"
For the sake of fairness, each battle group's iron gun ashigaru can only fire one shot in a round.
After all the colleagues in other groups have taken the shot, it will be their turn to take the second shot.
Killing a Qing soldier can be exchanged for two hundred taels of silver, so neither samurai nor ashigaru will let go of injured enemy soldiers.
These corpses near the top of the mountain are the best gifts. When it gets dark or the enemy troops withdraw their troops to rest, they can go and bring the corpses back.
After counting, they can be buried on site to prevent flies and mosquitoes from spreading diseases.
In the summer when mosquitoes are common, the battlefield is better protected against epidemic diseases than against artillery shells.
Because the distance where he was knocked down was very close, even if the Qing soldiers who were pretending to be dead moved even a little bit, they would be noticed by the Ashigaru who were staring straight at their prey.
The life of the ashigaru people is just a little better than that of the coated aha people opposite. Many of them can hardly eat meat once a week.
For most of them, going abroad to fight is a great gift because they have the opportunity to eat and drink.
If you can make money on the way, that would be great.
The Tianshu soldiers would not believe that even for ten cents, a Japanese ashigaru could put him to death.
Ten cents tragedy?
That's right!
It's happening on Laotieshan right now!
The Japanese army had a clear hierarchy. The daimyo were all generals, the samurai were middle-level officers, and the ashigaru were naturally the soldiers and coolies who worked hard at the bottom.
The difference from ordinary coolies is that they can use the iron cannons and spears in their hands, and they have an extra set of gear, that's all.
When fighting on the mainland, Ashigaru rarely received military pay, and the rice they received did not satisfy them.
Even so, they have to endure the humiliation because many people's lives are not as good as theirs.
Fighting in Liaodong, you can eat enough rice and seafood.
For the Ashigaru people, the longer these days, the better.
If you lose the battle, not only will you not make any money, you will also be scolded.
None of the Ashigaru people wanted to do that, so they had no choice but to fight hard.
No matter which troops of the Qing army come to attack the mountain, they will be brought down!
The Ashigaru wanted to eat meat and drink wine, the samurai wanted to buy horses and hire servants, and the daimyo wanted to build mansions.
The Qing army, which was determined to annihilate the tens of thousands of barbarians who landed, would never have thought that tens of thousands of people on the other side were counting on them to come to their door so that they could make a fortune...
Generally speaking, only people who are crazy about poverty will take desperate risks and use any means.
Although the Japanese army is still some distance away from going crazy from poverty, it is not far behind.
Especially after the Battle of Erlong Mountain, the Ming Dynasty fulfilled its previous promise and exchanged all the enemy soldiers at the price of 200 taels of silver.
The Japanese army naturally saw it with their eyes and remembered it in their hearts. Such good opportunities did not come across every day. If they could not seize it, it would be equivalent to pushing away the boxes of silver.
As the last battle before returning to the homeland, how could we not make up for it?
If you count on your fingers, you can earn all your autumn and winter expenses within a few days.
In order to provide support for half a year, you all have to work together~!
In general, I am very tight on money and will have a lot of expenses in the future.
If you can't make more money outside, you will have to make others laugh when you go home.
"Damn it! This king has lost all your face!"
They were about to attack the top of the mountain, but their troops were forcefully repelled by the dog barbarians.
Shang Ke was naturally furious when he saw this. Doesn't this mean that all the previous efforts have been wasted?
What is the use of this king raising you bunch of wine sacks and rice sacks? ? ?
After charging twice, nearly a thousand infantry were lost in vain.
As for the gains...
The battle ended like this, Shang Kexi didn't know how to report back to Dai Shan.
"Your Majesty, most of the barbarians huddle in the trenches on the top of the mountain to carry out sneak attacks. Although our soldiers are powerful, they are difficult to get close to!"
Jia La E Zhen Su Yang Zhi was supervising the battle from behind the carriage at the foot of the mountain. He could see very clearly that it was very difficult to succeed immediately in this situation.
"I don't want to hear how difficult it is! I just want news of victory! Let me launch a third charge immediately! Who dares to retreat first this time and seize the opportunity to rectify the law on the spot! You can leave this to Prince Rui. Bar!"
Shang Kexi didn't want to lose so many troops and not be able to conquer a single hill.
Even if the dog barbarian had been prepared and had the advantage of the terrain, his troops would not be so passive.
In front of the dog barbarian, are you still talking about excuses and reasons?
Can Dorgon let you go just because of what you said?
Man Ming's so-called Tianxiong Army was all annihilated by the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, and Guan Ning's Army huddled in western Liaoning.
How many barbarian armies are there in the world that can compete with the Qing army? ? ?
If they can't even defeat the barbarians who came across the sea, is it necessary to retain the Tianzhu Army?
"Hey! The general will organize his troops to attack now!"
Su Yangzhi did not dare to neglect. He knew that King Zhishun was under a lot of pressure, and Daishan was behind him.
That guy didn't even spare his own son Shuotuo, how could he still look good on the Heavenly Blessing Army?
Behind Daishan is Dorgon, who was given the power of killing by the emperor himself. Prince Rui is just a little more rational than Daishan.
But he is also a resolute and decisive master.
Otherwise, how could he have become the commander-in-chief of the entire army at the age of less than thirty, leading the Eight Banners cavalry to attack cities and territories within the pass?
Who in the Heavenly Help Army dares to talk back to Dorgon?
That’s such a boring life!
