In places like Songshan, Xingshan, and Tashan near Jinzhou where there are cities on the top of the mountain, the Heavenly Blessing Army can attack them. I would like to believe that the Qing Dynasty can still allow Goumanzi to gain a foothold in places like Laotieshan on the Qing's own territory.
As long as they can attack the top of the mountain, even if they lose the infantry in front of them, it won't be a big deal. The annihilation of the barbarians in front of them will be a great service to the emperor. The emperor will fully compensate for the losses of his troops.
The first time they were repelled by the gunfire from the barbarians at the foot of the mountain. The second time they attacked, they only fell short and failed to hold on in the end.
The setbacks of the two attacks did not explain anything. On the contrary, Shang Kexi believed that Goumanzi's defense line had become precarious under his own attack.
Even if the third time still fails to capture the hilltop in front of us, the fourth and fifth time will be very promising. In short, if there is no city on the top of the mountain, then it is impossible to hold it.
"Young men! The prince has an order. In this charge, anyone who retreats will be killed! Whoever dares to retreat first, don't blame me for being ruthless! Come on!"
In order to frighten his men, Jia La E Zhen Su Yang Zhi publicly explained the consequences of cowardice and flight. Then the melodious sound of the horn sounded, and nearly two thousand infantrymen regained their spirits and rushed to the foot of the mountain.
The outskirts of Jinzhou are much more difficult to fight than this. If the emperor had not ordered the withdrawal of troops at the last moment, there would have been a chance of defeating them. No matter how difficult it is to conquer the mountain in front of you, it is still easier to conquer than the one over at Songshan City.
Besides, King Zhishun has already made up his mind. If anyone disobeys King Zhishun's order, there is no need to attack the mountain, and his head will be chopped off directly at the foot of the mountain.
If we can really attack the top of the mountain this time, we can rest for a while. No matter how strict King Zhishun is, he will not make everyone exhausted.
The Tianzhu soldiers soon made a comeback. Due to the efforts of the Baoyi Aha, the pit at the foot of the mountain had been filled in more than half, which did not delay the infantry's attack.
Before that, hundreds of artillery pieces of various types equipped by the Tianzhu Army once again fired fiercely at the top of the mountain. Dust was flying, craters appeared one after another, and the formation was quite large.
Shang Kexi felt that his troops would go all out in this attack, killing the dog barbarians to a complete defeat, and planted the flag of the Qing Dynasty on the top of the mountain, which impressed Daishan who was watching the battle behind him.
"Kill..."
Encouraged by self-emboldening shouts, the nearly two thousand Tianzhu soldiers once again carried out the ant mountain climbing activity. After two quarters of an hour's rest, their physical strength had also recovered, and now they could charge again.
The dog barbarian is not scary, the scary thing is just those barrels of fierce fire oil. The dog barbarian has used a lot of it before, and maybe it has been used up now.
Many Tianzhu soldiers who participated in the attack on the mountain had this kind of luck mentality. No one knew the actual situation, but as long as they were not lit by the barbarians, it would be fine.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Before they could reach the top of the mountain, they were hit by hundreds of bullets at the foot of the mountain, hitting them all over their heads and faces.
No one knows whether the fierce fire oil in Gou Manzi's hand is still there, but the Folangji in the opponent's hand has already cooled down.
No less than fifty Tianshu soldiers were blown up on the spot, with arms and legs missing, and even the unlucky ones who were cut in half by bullets could be seen everywhere.
"Hurry up quickly!"
The Knight Riding School didn't care so much and strictly ordered everyone to rush through this dangerous zone.
Those who were injured or even killed directly would be considered unlucky for the rest of their lives.
If he was hit by a bullet fired by a Fo Lang machine, not even the gods could save him.
He died early and was reincarnated early, but twenty years later he was a good man again.
That’s all I can think about. It’s useless to think too much.
The artillery team of the Tianzhu Army did not help the infantry brigade that went to attack the mountain to suppress fire.
It's just that the barbarian's gunners hit the target by hitting, and the Tianyou army's gunners hit the target by blinding.
The Japanese defense line was a line along the ridge. Because the cross-sectional area was very narrow, it was difficult to hit.
Most of the time, the artillery team of the Tianzhu Army was, to be precise, using artillery shells to hit the soil...
The soil absorbed more than 80% of the artillery shells fired by the Tianzhu Army. If the shells flew into the sky, not much would be left.
The Tianyou Army did not use a fixed charge, but used experienced gunners to control the weight themselves.
A little more or a little less powder may cause the shell fired to be more than a foot away from the target.
In previous battles, even with such a large deviation, the enemy's brigade or city wall could be hit.
But it won't work this time. Even if the difference is half a foot, it will definitely not hit anyone, let alone a difference of more than one foot.
Even if five of the hundred shells fired hit, it would be a considerable success.
In fact, the hit rate of his own artillery unit simply did not meet King Zhishun's gratifying expectations.
Although the shelling scene looked earth-shattering, in fact the damage caused to the Japanese troops was minimal.
When the Tianzhu Army at the foot of the mountain came to attack the mountain, there was a huge sea of people, looking like a big meat pie, and the formation was very easy to be shot.
The Knight Riding Schools, who are very experienced in actual combat, have tried their best to disperse their slave soldiers, but it is still very limited.
Because if they are spread too far apart, it will not be convenient to supervise the battle and give orders, so the slave soldiers must be kept within the range that they can control.
This kind of loss is inevitable and cannot be stopped. The Tianzhu Army can only choose to swallow its anger.
All Japanese artillery teams were issued fixed-load powder packets. Instead of stuffing the packets directly, they had to be torn open and poured into the muskets.
Each medicine bag is written with the distance that the cannonball can travel with the weight of the medicine bag, which saves the step of weighing.
It is very easy for gunners who have not learned about the Franco machine before, as long as they estimate the target distance in advance.
There are only two types of artillery shells used by the Fo Lang machine. One is a single heavy shell, which is used to destroy the braided carriage.
The other is a multi-shot grape shot, used to kill braided infantry at close range and in a wide range.
No matter what kind of cannonball it is, if it hits Tianzhu soldiers, it will be unstoppable by flesh and blood.
The foot of the mountain once again became the cemetery of Tianzhu soldiers, but King Zhishun Shang Kexi could still bear this loss.
As long as this mountain can be captured in a short time, what's the big deal if one or two thousand people die?
Goumanzi's artillery fire was extremely fierce, but the persevering Tianzhu soldiers continued to climb up despite the artillery fire.
Jia La E Zhen Su Yang Zhi had previously said that whoever ran away first would be treated as a Dharma rectification on the spot if caught.
Therefore, no one wants to be the first unlucky person. As long as they can hold on, they will not go down the mountain until they die. If they fall down, they can still breathe.
But this is just their unrealistic extravagant hope. The higher they go, the more difficult it becomes.
After climbing halfway up the mountain, Gou Manzi's Crouching Tiger Cannon and Baizi Cannon opened fire one after another.
At present, there are not even a few trees left on the northern slope of the entire mountain, and large rocks are even rarer. Is there any place to hide?
"Get up! Don't lie down! You are a coward!"
When the Riding Schools see slave soldiers lying nearby who look like bastards, they will become furious and want to kick them to death.
This small-mindedness will not escape their eyes at all. If they are stubborn, they will end such a burden with one blow.
There was no way, the dog barbarian's firepower was so fierce that the slave soldiers were almost unable to lift their heads.
Is this because you are too ambitious and want to fight to the death with the Heavenly Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty? ? ?
When did the dog barbarian become so tough?
How dare you run wild on the territory of the Qing Dynasty?
But there is no time to find answers to these questions right now.
By the time they climbed halfway up the mountain, Tianzhu soldiers had already suffered hundreds of casualties.
For them, the biggest test is yet to come.
Only when you get close to the top of the mountain will you encounter the most violent resistance.
A barrel of oil rolled down from the top of the mountain, but it was much more powerful than a cannonball.
The Japanese officers and soldiers in the trench at the top of the mountain had already seen the situation down the mountain, but the gunners were busy.
Most of the samurai and ashigaru were calmly guarding their positions, waiting for the enemy soldiers to come within the range of the cannon before firing.
Everyone had tasted the benefits of trench warfare before, killing a thousand enemies but losing less than a hundred themselves.
This is an absolutely incredible strange thing, but it really happened before my eyes.
If only one head pops up in the trench, it will be unless the opponent's shooting or archery skills are extremely accurate.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult to hit a watermelon-sized target that is more than ten or twenty steps away during attack.
Under the fierce blocking of the Japanese officers and soldiers, the enemy soldiers actually behaved extremely panicked and could not perform to their normal level at all.
You have to dodge bullets and arrows, and pay attention to the oil drums that roll down from time to time. How many people can counterattack calmly?
What's more, you must never stand up straight when counterattacking. The Japanese Ashigaru always hit the target first who is more obvious.
Attacking from above under the scorching sun and flying bullets is an extremely painful thing for the slave soldiers.
They had suffered like this before outside Jinzhou, but it was still winter and spring at that time, so the temperature was not bad.
Now wearing cotton armor when climbing up, sweat drips down his face with every step he takes, and even a strong person will huff and puff.
"...Again?"
When they saw a barrel rolling down from the top of the mountain, the slave soldiers who were almost approaching the top of the mountain couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
When everyone's attention was focused on the oil drum that rolled down first.
Immediately afterwards, a pile of oil drums rolled down from the top of the mountain!
The first one was used to attract their attention.
It turned out that they were rolling down one by one, but this time it was better, they were rolling down in groups.
If one person was bombed, wouldn't a whole group of them be detonated?
"Quick! Blast the oil drum! Don't let it get close to us!"
The response of the Knight Riding School is very quick. As low-level officers, they will not be as stupid as ordinary slave soldiers.
This decision was actually correct, and the order was issued in a timely manner, but the reaction of the slave soldiers was not that quick.
From receiving orders, reacting, searching, to loading, aiming, and firing, you have to wait at least a while.
Due to the haste, the Tianzhu Army did not prepare rockets at all.
We can only hope to blow up these extremely terrifying things with a blunderbuss.
But before they could get what they wanted, the Japanese samurai on the top of the mountain helped them do it with their bows.
"Boom~!"
After a loud noise, no less than ten Tianzhu soldiers lay down near the explosion point, as well as the Xiaoqi School who was responsible for directing their attack.
Or be burned alive by the flames!
Or be beaten into a honeycomb by iron beads!
pick one of two!
When the Tianshu Army reorganized their third attack on the mountain, the Japanese troops on the top of the mountain were not idle either, methodically replenishing the oil barrel gaps on the front line.
To repel the Qing army's previous attack, the Japanese army only used less than 30 oil barrels. Since the gap was very small, it was completely late to replenish the full amount.
Last time, we just used oil barrels as an experiment, which was a small batch attempt. After accumulating a certain amount of experience, we can put it into battle on a large scale this time.
Most of the Japanese ashigaru were illiterate, but the samurai were professionally trained and knew how to fight and maximize the results.
They decided to use an oil drum as a bait, and after the enemy soldiers took the bait, they would throw down all the big heads behind it. This gameplay would naturally surprise the opponent.
One followed by thirty!
The slave soldiers were not afraid of the oil barrel in front of them. As long as everyone fired a salvo, they could blow it up.
But when they looked up, they found that the big head was behind them, and their psychological defense collapsed instantly.
His eyes were wide open, his expression looked extremely shocked, and his body was stagnant in place, not knowing what to do at all.
Did you come across something like this when you came up?
Is this over yet?
What to do now?
Everyone was dumbfounded!
"Don't be in a daze! Fight quickly!"
Under the orders of the Knight Riders, the slave soldiers began to shoot randomly at the oil drums that were rolling faster and faster.
They had to straighten up to see the target, but in this case, they themselves became the prey of the Japanese iron cannon Ashigaru on the top of the mountain.
He was severely slashed in the head and face by the opponent, and nearly a hundred people were killed and injured.
The slave soldiers are now in a position of being unable to get off the tiger.
Stand upright to be hit with a blunderbuss.
Get down and get fried in the oil barrel.
This is simply no place for humans.
Many people lay on the ground and began to curse, but it was of no use.
If he could win easily by yelling, then King Chishun could just hire some rogues to attack the mountain.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The bullets fired by the iron cannon have limited power and the accuracy is not too high. They cannot be compared with the lethality caused by the explosion of oil barrels at close range.
The oil barrels were detonated one after another by the warriors with rockets. In an instant, a huge and ferocious wall of fire suddenly appeared near the top of the mountain, quickly devouring the lives of hundreds of slave soldiers.
The slave soldiers who were not affected felt as if the mountains under their feet were shaking at the moment of the explosion, and the dust kicked up by the air waves made it difficult to open their eyes.
The ground near the explosion point had already been burnt to a crisp, and even the slave soldiers were burned alive. The horrific death scenes would make the companions nearby feel horrified.
Even the coarse cloth on the cotton armor was burned away, leaving only the iron pieces stuck together with the black and red skin. From time to time, the sizzling sound of burning grease could be heard, and a pungent smell wafted in the air.
"Ghost~!"
Even so, there were still slave soldiers who were half-baked by the flames and were considered lucky. They did not die immediately and were struggling to get up from the ground.
His appearance was no different from the evil spirits in the underworld, and his behavior immediately scared his companions out of their wits. They screamed and ran down the mountain.
"Don't go...save...me..."
Most of the wounded soldiers were screaming for help with hoarse voices, but no one would receive support or even treatment, and no one could save people like them.
"Don't run away... bang~!"
A member of the Cavalry School was about to issue a command to stop the surrounding slave soldiers from escaping down the mountain, but as soon as he straightened up, he was hit by a bullet.
He was punched through the left lung, and a stream of blood spurted out of his mouth. He couldn't even speak at all. He sat down on the ground and started whimpering non-stop.
Until his death, he still didn't understand why the dog barbarian suddenly became so powerful.
But it doesn't matter anymore. The fate of this heroic cavalry school and the nearby injured and dead slave soldiers can go down together to keep company.
The last time I attacked the mountain, I was able to hold on for a while, but this time it was better. When I saw the oil barrel, everything collapsed...
