The Eight Banners soldiers have commanded the Great Wall inside and outside for many years. Except for the Battle of Hunhe River, they have never seen such brave barbarians. Even the elite Ming army known as the "Tianxiong Army" seems to be no match for these people in front of them.
As if the warlike intention was more urgent than our own, almost as soon as we reached the top of the mountain, guys with weapons from the opponent swarmed up, and they were surrounded almost instantly.
Every Eight Banners soldier felt that the other side was merciless and wanted to kill everyone on their side.
"Have mercy" means to repel, and "show no mercy" means to be surrounded and killed!
As a result, none of the Eight Banners soldiers who reached the top of the mountain ran away, and they all died with their eyes open.
The infantry warriors and spear ashigaru who came up as reinforcements had no other mission than to protect the safety of various combat groups on the top of the mountain.
Their main duty is close combat, and the combat target is the enemy soldiers rushing into the trenches. No matter how many people come, they cannot affect the normal firing of the combat team.
C-shaped mountain alone gathered 2,000 people who came for reinforcements, and after the battle situation became critical, another 3,000 people were reinforced.
The forces of both sides were almost evenly matched, but the Qing army was in a very unfavorable position for attacking from above.
Even in a night battle, it is difficult to start a new offensive after being attacked by grenades.
The Japanese troops on the mountain had spent all they had, throwing away most of the hand grenades they had distributed in just two attempts.
Foreseeing that tonight would be a fierce battle and receiving the battle report, Abe immediately ordered reinforcements to carry 5,000 grenades to support the front-line troops.
This is currently the only effective way to prevent the Qing army from successfully reaching the summit and seizing their own positions.
In addition, a large number of samurai and ashigaru must be engaged in close combat with each other to the death.
Although he had a general understanding of the melee combat capabilities of both sides, Abe Shigeji still didn't have much confidence in his own melee combat.
If we cannot win, our own officers and soldiers over there will be shot and killed by the Qing army when they are defeated and go down the mountain.
That would cause a large number of casualties, just like the previous encounters with the Qing army.
Only by firmly controlling the mountaintop area is the most beneficial way of fighting for one's side.
Although Abe Shigeji had ordered the troops to build an offensive on the top of the second mountain range, the front-line retreat would not be during this period.
At the moment, the Qing army is like a wild boar that has been hungry for a long time, and the Japanese army is like a hunter who has inserted a spear into the opponent's mouth.
At such a critical moment, we could neither turn around and run away, nor let go directly. The only option was to use all our strength to stab the wild boar to death with a spear.
Even if you cannot kill the prey directly, you must continue to bleed it, so that you can turn your advantage into victory and finally defeat the prey.
"Report! The first line of mountains on the west side has been lost! The defenders retreated to the second line of defense for defense!"
The Japanese defenders on the C-shaped mountain stubbornly withstood the powerful offensive launched by the Qing army.
However, at the lower J-shaped mountain, the Japanese troops guarding the place were unable to withstand the fierce attacks of the Qing army.
They did not flee without a fight, but because the mountain range was too low, there was no high enough terrain to use.
Facing the fierce attack of the Qing army with almost 8,000 people on the north and west sides, after throwing away all the grenades, they could only lose.
The defenders here were not defeated, but chose to retreat. Once entangled by the enemy, they would inevitably cause a large number of casualties.
The J-shaped mountain is not an excellent defensive position. After on-site inspection, Abe Shigeji also allowed the defenders to retreat quickly in case of emergency.
Under the cover of bombardment by naval battleships, the nearly 3,000 Japanese troops stationed here were able to retreat smoothly, otherwise it would have been a large-scale rout.
"Report to your lord! The royal army has captured the top of the mountain!"
"Okay~! Send my order to the general! The whole army should not delay, chase and kill the dog barbarian immediately!"
"嗻!"
Prince Duduo of Yu, who was responsible for supervising the battle here, was very happy when he heard the news. The extraordinary effect of the night attack showed that the tactics of the second brother were extremely correct. It also proved that the fortunate Tianyou Army was just a bunch of drunkards waiting to die.
"With the prince's elite troops coming to attack, our army will be unstoppable!"
Kong Youde didn't have much confidence that he could capture the top of the mountain with a night attack before, because Shang Keai's example was there. Shang Keai said it clearly. After receiving Shuo Tuo's reminder, Kong Youde had lingering fears.
However, Prince Rui sent Duduo and his two men with white flags to come to help, which greatly increased their own strength, and they won the victory as expected.
It's just that the troops suffered too many casualties. If it weren't for the armored soldiers with white flags behind them, the slave soldiers would have returned to the starting point from the mountain.
In order to seize this inconspicuous hilltop in front of them, the two Qing army troops lost nearly 1,500 troops, mainly due to shelling from the east side of the hilltop.
Duduo had already seen the situation, but he was forced to divide his troops and might not be able to seize the target in front of him, so he had to be patient and endure it. The Qing Dynasty King's Division had successfully defeated the dog barbarians here.
The casualties among the officers and soldiers were mainly from the Tianyou Army. Xiangbai Banner only lost one Niu Lu, which was completely within the range that Duduo could bear.
"That's nothing more than a barbarian dog!"
After the victory in the first battle, Duduo's confidence greatly increased and he was very proud, and he despised his "eldest nephew" Shuotuo even more.
Shizi Baiganjun?
It's all nonsense!
With this kind of fighting power, are you still trying to resist the Qing soldiers?
What a wishful thinking, a daydream!
By maintaining the current offensive momentum, Wang Shi can annihilate this group of barbarians within three days.
When autumn comes, Wang Shi enters the pass in large numbers and besieges the capital, so that he can capture and kill the barbarian emperor Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right!"
Although Kong Youde was also a prince canonized by Huang Taiji, he was a king with a different surname after all. He could not compare to an upright prince like Duduo, so he could only flatter and agree with him.
"King Shun, do your best! You are my loyal minister who will take over the Central Plains of the Qing Dynasty!"
Due to the advance warning from his second brother Dorgon, Duduo still maintained a certain degree of humility towards Kong Youde, and was not as arrogant as usual.
This campaign also requires more use of Kong Youde's troops. We cannot just let the two Jia La with white flags charge into the battle. If we make good use of the slaves, we can also make contributions to the Qing Dynasty.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely serve Your Majesty! I will do my best for the Qing Dynasty!"
In front of Duduo, Kong Youde had no airs or temper at all. He was as good as a pug. If his master said he was a good boy, he would be a good boy. He only had to act according to his orders.
The enemy's defense line can be broken in one battle. From such a comparison, it is obvious that Shang Kexi didn't use all his strength before!
Kong Youde would not miss this opportunity. Besides, Duoduo was here to help, so he couldn't play tricks at this time.
"Okay, okay~!"
Although he was very disdainful of the fighting power of the God's Blessing Army, the humility shown by Kong Youde still made Duduo convinced and very satisfied.
As long as he could win consecutive battles and finally annihilate this army of barbarians, and the white flag would save fewer casualties, Duduo didn't mind saying a few nice words in front of his second brother for Kong Youde.
However, the Qing army's pursuit and secondary offensive did not last too long because of the opponent's "rout", because the forward troops quickly encountered the second line of defense built by the Japanese army.
The second line of defense is also built on the ridge, and the second line of defense is connected to the C-shaped mountain of the first ridge. The terrain is much higher than the almost undefendable J-shaped mountain.
Facing the five thousand Japanese troops stationed here and retreating, it was simply impossible for the Qing army to defeat their opponents again and win repeated battles.
"The barbarian dog is vulnerable!"
"They are all turtles waiting to have their heads chopped off!"
"Prince Yu has an order to climb to the top of the mountain to reward you with a bright future!"
"Warriors, charge at me!"
"Kill all the barbarians!"
Having just won a hearty victory, the God's Blessing Army and the officers and soldiers with white flags were in full force at this time, and they did not pay attention to the barbarians on the top of the mountain.
This is not the first time that the Qing Heavenly Soldiers have carried out an attack on the mountain. There is not even a city on the mountain, so how can the dog barbarians hold it?
Under the dual effects of rewards and psychological advantages, more than 6,000 Qing troops came up to cover up the enemy and launched a tidal wave of attacks on the Japanese army's second line of defense.
However, this is not the J-shaped mountain in front. The terrain is already relatively steep. The defeated Japanese army can climb up, but it does not mean that the Qing army can also climb up smoothly.
Waiting for them were more than a dozen Folang machines, Baizi guns, squatting tiger cannons, and more than fifty oil drums rolling down quickly!
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The Qing soldiers who were the first to charge forward were severely beaten. Bullets and explosions resounded through the night sky. They had no idea that the barbarians' stubborn resistance would be so fierce.
Many Qing soldiers, especially the Eight Banners soldiers with white flags, thought that after one defeat, most barbarians would lose their fighting spirit.
I never expected that the resistance here would be much stronger than before, but I could tell roughly from the explosion and the number of casualties on our side.
The more than 300 Tianyou soldiers who were the first to rush to the foot of the mountain were knocked down by about 20% by Fo Langji, but this could not curb the Qing army's extremely powerful offensive momentum, which surged towards the top of the mountain like a tide.
In this case, the Japanese army hurriedly launched a "controllable oil barrel", that is, the oil barrel was connected by a chain. When it rolled to a predetermined position, it would freeze until it was detonated by a rocket.
The God-Blessed Soldiers who were rushing ahead were too busy attacking and were afraid that the fire would attract barbarian bombardment. Few people lit the rockets in advance, which directly resulted in no one firing arrows to stop the oil barrels from rolling down.
After earth-shattering loud noises, almost two of Niulu's God-blessed Soldiers were wiped out, and the ground near the explosion point was reduced to scorched earth with smoke rising everywhere.
The burnt corpses caused the companions who were not affected to cough, and the half-dead guy was whimpering for help.
This situation greatly dampened the enthusiasm of the slave soldiers to attack. In order to avoid the same situation themselves, they all chose to flee directly backward, taking with them their companions who could be rescued.
However, they didn't run far before they were driven over by armored soldiers with white flags supervising the battle behind them.
For the Eight Banners masters, slave soldiers must either die on the mountain or fight to the top of the mountain. There is no third option!
Tens of thousands of the Qing King's troops went south to annihilate these barbarians in one fell swoop. If they were repelled by the dog barbarians, how could they still be regarded as the King's Master?
Even if all the slave soldiers died on the mountain, as long as the king's division could win in the end, it would be something he would not hesitate to do!
"Anyone who retreats will be shot immediately!"
"Everyone go back the way you came!"
After Niulu Zhangjing Zhaojia Shusai with a white flag ordered his soldiers to shoot and kill more than thirty deserters on the spot, he basically curbed the defeat of the Tianyou Army and ordered the messengers who were proficient in plain language to announce their orders in public.
This is a group of losers who pretend to be powerful. If it weren't for the Eight Banners soldiers, they would have been defeated like barbarians. These people were barbarians before, but after they took refuge in the Qing Dynasty, they still couldn't change their true nature.
It was because the Eight Banners had so few people that the emperor had no choice but to reuse Kong Youde's troops. In Shu Sai's view, using such a Nikan was really a shame for the Qing Dynasty. It was not as effective as the Four Banners of the Han Army in fighting.
The reason why the gratifying Tianzhu Army carried out the mountain attack operation day and night with little effect was because of the lack of Eight Banners soldiers behind the slave soldiers to supervise the battle.
Throughout the whole day, the Heavenly Blessing Army actually just ran back and forth between the foot of the mountain and the top of the mountain. Even though they were thankful that they were not injured and killed a few scapegoats, there was nothing they could do.
The slave soldiers who followed their respective generals to join the Qing Dynasty had the same speculative mentality as a grasshopper. They would choose to retreat proactively when encountering fierce, bloody, and bitter battles.
They thought that they came to the Qing Dynasty to eat, drink and have fun. It was the Eight Banners masters' job to deal with the main force of the Ming army. They only needed to be responsible for cleaning the battlefield and bullying the people.
How can there be such a good thing in the world?
The Qing Dynasty took in these unusable Nikans just to use them as cannon fodder!
If you can't act as a shield, what's the point of keeping you here?
If there were still times when the slave soldiers were needed, the Niulu Zhangjings with the white flag, including Shu Sai, would all want to kill all the slave soldiers in front of them!
When you encounter a slight setback, you turn around and run away. Is this really a fight?
What a bunch of bullshit!
No courage at all!
Can he still occupy thousands of miles of territory within the pass?
What a big joke!
The master of the slave soldiers was obedient to King Kong Youde and was very happy that Duduo came with two armored men with white flags to help in the battle.
However, to the thousands of slave soldiers under Kong Youde, Duduo was the Lord of Hell, and the Eight Banners soldiers were a group of evil ghosts.
They were afraid of being shot on the spot by the Eight Banners men, so they had to turn around again and rush to the top of the mountain.
But this is not the previous battlefield, and climbing the hillside is difficult.
Taking it back would mean killing and injuring many people, but it had to be done.
The barbarians are so condescending that it is as easy to hit them with guns and artillery as it is to hit your grandson.
do not laugh!
That's the truth!
It was said to be a night attack, but bright white fireworks continued to explode overhead, and there were numerous explosions on the ground. It was not much different from that in the evening.
You can see everything you should see. Anyone who can't see what's happening twenty or thirty steps away has probably been beaten to death by the barbarians on the mountain...
The firepower of the dog barbarians on the top of the mountain was so fierce that the slave soldiers who came back were extremely reluctant. They kept cursing in their hearts and were helpless towards the Eight Banners masters behind them.
They couldn't rebel on the spot. After they rebelled, the Ming army on the top of the mountain would not know, let alone verify the authenticity. They could only be driven like animals by the Eight Banners soldiers and continue to attack the mountain.
Fortunately, the Ming army above may not be so accurate, but the Eight Banner masters behind him can kill themselves at any time, so the slave soldiers can only accept their fate for the time being.
Who allowed himself to be a member of the Qing Dynasty King's Division?
What if the Qing Dynasty finally conquers the world and becomes a successful minister?
If I think about it this way, I feel a little better...
