"Report! Your Majesty, the Donglu are defending from Zaotu Mountain to Suzi River. They have built trenches and deployed a large number of troops and artillery on Zaotu Mountain in an attempt to prevent the king's division from advancing towards Jianzhou Guard!"
"Yeah! Okay! Let's explore again!"
Three days later, a certain new emperor finally figured out what Huang Taiji wanted to do.
But...
A certain new emperor did not intend to take a detour. This time the Northern Expedition was to find the main force of the braid for a decisive battle.
If you don't station troops, set up ambushes, and dig trenches, I'm afraid you'll run away halfway!
It is a lie that I am attacking Hetuala, but it is not true that I am angry with you!
"I have ordered the whole army to march towards Zaotu Mountain and set up camp twenty miles away from Donglu's defense line!"
It seems that our current position is only more than fifty miles away from Zaotu Mountain, and we will almost reach the place in one day.
As early as tomorrow morning or as late as the morning of the day after tomorrow, we can have a decisive battle with Huang Taiji's main force.
After finishing today's journey and setting up camp, a certain new emperor ordered all the soldiers in the army to write farewell letters to their families.
If you can survive the decisive battle, you can get the letter back, otherwise it will be regarded as a suicide note.
Before that, a certain new emperor addressed the entire army using a royal electronic loudspeaker.
The upcoming battle is the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Donglu, and everyone should not take chances.
Because this battle is not only a big battle, but also a fierce battle, a bitter battle, and a fierce battle!
The captive chief Huang Taiji didn't want the Ming Dynasty's joint forces to attack his home base, so he decided to do so.
Therefore, there is no escape route for both sides. This battle is a true encounter in a narrow road, the brave one wins!
A certain new emperor ordered the cooks who accompanied the army to make soup with soy beef and wild vegetables for dinner, so that the soldiers could eat soup rice.
From the end of April to mid-May, the outdoor nighttime temperature in the Northeast is still very low, only in the teens.
The soldiers in the camp basically sat around the campfire. Before going to bed, they also heated pebbles and hugged them in their arms to keep warm and fall asleep.
It had rained for two days before, so the army took four days to walk from Fushun Pass to Zaotu Mountain.
Fortunately, according to the astrologer Yangtian's estimation, it is unlikely that there will be heavy rain in the next two days.
Even if it rains, it will most likely be a short-term shower, which will be conducive to the attack of the Ming Dynasty combined forces, which mainly use firearms.
It doesn't matter if it rains, a certain new emperor still has the weapons to deal with the braided armored soldiers in rainy battles.
On April 30, the Ming Dynasty joint forces arrived at the scheduled camping location.
On May 1st, the entire army rested, inspected weapons and equipment, and prepared for the upcoming war.
The next day, after a certain new emperor observed Braid's temporary position with a telescope, he deliberately asked his millions of subordinates to "work" too!
The nearby area is characterized by mountainous landforms, and there is basically not much flat land. Even if there is, it is like two mountains sandwiching a ditch. It is impossible to deploy millions of troops on flat land.
This time, the Ming Dynasty's joint forces finally achieved the legendary "mountains and fields", with people everywhere on the mountains and below.
In addition to people, there are many cavalry, pack horses and carriages on the mountain, and there are also a large number of tanks and chariots gathered at the foot of the mountain.
The surrounding terrain is similar to that of Lushun, except that it goes uphill and downhill!
Braid took advantage of this terrain to withstand the encirclement and suppression by the Ming Dynasty King's Division for hundreds of years.
Before the decisive battle, a certain new emperor ordered that each soldier be issued two special grenades.
This grenade is just as powerful as a venom grenade, but less deadly, yet still dangerous.
Because the warhead is filled with liquefied gas!
This is the secret weapon of a certain new emperor to deal with braided armored soldiers when it rains!
Each soldier equipped with a revolver has received twenty white phosphorus dum bullets, which together with napalm grenades and ordinary grenades are enough to cause great damage to the braided armored soldiers.
A certain new emperor has ordered the power of special grenades to be conveyed step by step, and try not to cause accidental damage, otherwise you will be lucky...
This attack was spearheaded by Ma Xianglin's 50,000 white pole troops, followed by 210,000 French and German troops.
Under the cover of missiles and mortars, a certain new emperor did not believe that the braided infantry could hold such a temporary position without the cover of cavalry.
The mountainous terrain is not easy to walk on, and it is full of holes dug by pigtails.
In order to follow up the attack of the troops, a certain new emperor could only order the engineering troops to follow the front-line troops and carry armored bulldozers to fill the holes at any time.
Although a certain new emperor planned to forcefully break through Huang Taiji's defense, he was not as willful as a reckless man.
It is still necessary to try to choose a route with slightly gentle terrain to allow the troops to advance, at least so that armored bulldozers can go up and fill the pits.
As long as the hillside is not too steep, bulldozers can work on it.
If the bulldozer can go up, its little friend the steam tank can also go up.
This advancement is of course very slow, but it can ensure the working width and prevent the infantry from being counterattacked by the braided cavalry after breaking through the braided defense line.
The route chosen by a certain new emperor was from Zaotu Mountain to Suzi River. If the steam tank was short of water, it could be replenished nearby.
This place should also be the key defense area of Huangtaiji, because it is the closest to Jianzhou Guard.
The Suzi River is not a big river, so the Ming Dynasty combined forces do not need to worry about being attacked by Braid Navy warships.
However, the terrain near the river valley is not very good. The road conditions near the river valley are extremely bad. There are rocks everywhere. The tanks cannot move forward at all, so they can only choose to attack on the front line near Zaotu Mountain.
The closer you get to the bottom of the mountain, the greater the number and depth of the pits.
It can be seen from this that Braid took great pains to prevent the advance of the Ming Dynasty combined forces.
As the Ming Dynasty combined forces got closer to the defense line, the hundreds of red cannons first deployed on the west side of Zaotu Mountain suddenly roared.
Taking this as a signal, the mortars deployed at the foot of the mountain began to fire frequently, and in an instant, thousands of projectiles hit Ma Xianglin's White Army.
"Defend where you are!"
Ma Xianglin shouted and picked up the small shield he carried with him.
Not only him, but all the white-poled soldiers were issued with shields.
This thing can also be used as a second layer of armor, which can effectively improve the survival rate of white-poled soldiers when attacking.
"Use tactical missiles to immediately attack all Donglu artillery positions that have been exposed!"
"yes!"
Within five minutes, a thousand tactical missiles soared into the sky and flew towards the designated targets at Zaotu Mountain and the foot of the mountain.
A certain new emperor has a lot of money, so he doesn't hesitate to spend money just to fight. Now he wants to use tactical missiles to wash away the mountains!
At least the fireworks effect from the telescope is worth the money. The braided gun emplacement where the cannons were fired at will is worth it.
At this moment, after the explosion, everything was basically turned into scorched earth, and there were still a large number of gunners who were still alive rolling all over the ground.
After several upgrades, the accuracy of tactical missiles is still unsatisfactory and far inferior to later generations of rocket launchers.
But if the salvo mode is used, it can still be used to attack a large mountain.
A certain new emperor does not seek strike accuracy, but coverage area!
With a "wow" sound, even people and grass will be set on fire for you!
From time to time, you can hear the loud noise of the ammunition being fired on the mountain exploding. This is a bonus, perfect!
"Check whether there are any missing positions in the target area on the mountain. If you find any, you can make follow-up shots without my order!"
"yes!"
Hitting the mountain at the foot of the mountain can be considered three-dimensional and intuitive. What happens on the mountain after being hit can be roughly seen at the foot of the mountain.
But to level the half-buried braided mortar position on the ground, one can only rely on speculation.
The mortar is loaded with fewer projectiles and more propellant. If it is loaded with more propellant, it can hit a distance of 800 meters.
It's not a big problem to cover it with tactical missiles, but I'm afraid that the braid will still have a back-up, so I will take out the spare cannon from the hole and continue to fire.
After the Ming army launched a counterattack, the position about one mile wide on the opposite side was temporarily lifeless.
If a certain new emperor doesn't think that he can destroy the braided soldiers in a given area in one group, then his luck will be unlucky.
Most likely, the opponent has suffered a lot and decided that shooting from a distance is not worth it. They have gone into hiding and are preparing for hand-to-hand combat.
"Report! Your Majesty, the rebels on the east side of the mountain are pushing the heavy artillery to the west side from the other side!"
"Continue the strike with tactical missiles!"
Can you still play like this?
Can! Can!
Aren't you afraid of death?
Come on then!
As many as you can push over, I will knock them down.
If you keep coming, I can still go back the same way after shooting the tactical missiles.
"Your Majesty! This place is extremely dangerous. I hope your Majesty will retreat for now!"
"Damn it! This battle is about the fate of our country, the Qing Dynasty. How can I retreat?"
Kong Youde, whose eyebrows and beard had been scorched by the fierce flames just now, did not want to be looked down upon by his men even if he was temporarily at a disadvantage.
Although our troops had a geographical advantage and adopted preemptive tactics, the firearms of Goumanzi were really powerful.
He was able to reach the mountain beyond the range of the red cannon, and destroyed no less than forty red cannons at one time.
Fortunately, Kong Youde had already prepared fifty gates on the other side of the mountain, so he had the capital to fight back.
"Hurry up to the artillery position and fire the artillery for me. Kill all the barbarians below the mountain!"
Kong Youde didn't know how many flying monsters the devil boy had in his hands that could spit fire from their butts, so his gunners had to move quickly, otherwise they might be hit by the opponent again.
You can't just let a unit equipped with hundreds of red cannons fire off once and then be beaten to the point of pissing by a barbarian, right? That's so embarrassing.
How should I explain to the emperor when I get back?
Even the reckless Hauge will look down on himself!
At that time, he would be accused of being unfavorable in covering artillery fire, and he would really be unable to defend himself.
The flying evil object that Manzi launched before was filled with something unknown, and it could continue to burn, causing his men extreme pain.
Kong Youde was also frightened when he saw this, but the military orders were overwhelming and it was a decisive battle between the two armies. This could not be used as an excuse for his troops to retreat and avoid the battle.
"Your Majesty! The barbarian at the foot of the mountain has already launched that evil thing!"
"Ah? How can it be so fast? Let's fire off the cannon!"
Kong Youde knew that the red cannon was no match for the flying evil things. At this time, it was too late for the gunners to move the cannon back, and they could only burn the boat.
"boom……"
When the gunners saw their comrades who had died tragically before, they were all frightened and reloading under tremendous psychological pressure. Under the heavy pressure, things would inevitably go wrong.
Especially the flying evil objects that can be seen with the eyes of barbarians in the distance are rushing towards their location at a very fast speed.
This was too scary. The gunners fired in a hurry without waiting to calibrate the muzzle. Because they were running too slow, they had to go to meet the King of Hell with their companions on the ground.
A distance of three to four miles, if flying evil objects and red cannons are used to shoot at each other.
Because the former can breathe fire and smoke from its butt, it puts much greater psychological pressure on the other party than the latter.
The more intuitive a killer weapon is, the more it will frighten ordinary soldiers.
After a series of deafening loud noises, most of Kong Youde's proud artillery team was destroyed.
The respectful king, who lost the ability to bombard, could only curse the devil boy from a distance to relieve his hatred.
Kong Youde's department is responsible for the west side, Geng Zhongming's department is responsible for the south side, and Shang Keai's department is responsible for the east side.
The artillery team of Duke Xushun Shen Zhixiang was weak, so he took charge of the north side and was responsible for supporting King Sanshun's artillery team at any time.
In less than two cups of tea, Kong Youde's artillery team was almost destroyed.
Fortunately, Shen Zhixiang pulled over hundreds of red cannons to use as a blocking force.
Due to the heavy weight of the red cannon, horse-drawn men were required to move it, making the entire process of moving the gun position take more than half an hour.
Before that, the Ming Dynasty joint forces at the foot of the mountain had advanced to the edge of the trench.
"Kill the barbarian!"
"Kill a barbarian and get ten acres of fertile land!"
Huang Taiji couldn't afford that much money, but due to large-scale reclamation, he could use a large amount of land as a reward.
Therefore, the reward for killing barbarians has now become fertile land. The more you kill, the more you will earn, and there is no upper limit.
The reward for killing an ordinary barbarian soldier is ten acres. The higher the level, the greater the reward. The total number of soldiers at the first level has reached ten thousand acres.
If he can capture and kill the puppet emperor Zhu Cixiang, Huang Taiji can reward him with millions of acres of fertile land, make him king and hereditary rebel, and marry his precious daughter to him, so that the two parties can become in-laws.
These three-in-one rewards are enough to stimulate the ambition of the generals under his command. In addition, this is a mountain battle, and the barbarian's chariots cannot be used. The Qing army has a great chance of winning.
The drums were beating loudly, and the excited armored soldiers of the Han army were finally waiting for the time to charge. They jumped out of the ditch one after another, holding blunderbuss and waist knives, and rushed towards the white-poled soldiers who rushed towards them.
"Throw a special grenade!"
Seeing that there was going to be a hand-to-hand encounter, the company and platoon-level officer leading the team hurriedly began to shout loudly, saying that if he didn't throw it away, it would be of no use.
The two armies met less than twenty steps away, and the Han army on the opposite side naturally heard it. They instinctively touched their waists, lit the grenades they were carrying, and threw them out.
Before the official start of the fight, both sides greeted each other with grenades.
The armored soldiers of the Han army wore double-layered armor and most of them did not hold a shield.
The white-pole army on the opposite side has one man per man and one shield. The soldier at the front does not know how to drop bombs, but uses the shield to cover the grenades thrown by his companions in the rear.
At one moment, there were no less than tens of thousands of grenades flying in the sky, but they were going in both directions.
After landing, most of them will explode, but their power is completely different.
"Ah...this is..."
Many Han soldiers let out shrill screams after being shot. An unknown sticky substance was burning into their skin from the gaps in their armor, and even burned into their bones.
Although the grenades equipped by the Qing army were imitated from similar weapons of the Ming army, the iron beads were soaked in gold juice and could infect wounds.
But compared to the Ming army's napalm-filled grenades, they are still slightly less powerful, and the mortars have already fired a batch of the same type of shells.
