The sweeping Jianzhou Han army kept a certain distance at a dense density and began to run at high speed from three hundred steps away, showing an inverted fan-shaped arc and converging towards the east gate.
At a distance of 130 steps, the personnel quickly gathered and began to form a formation and charge quickly.
Juniper took a deep breath, raised his hand, and the two hundred eagle-billed gunmen hidden behind the large shield began to take aim.
Faced with such a high-density massed charge, the advantages of eagle-billed muskets will become apparent. They can effectively kill the enemy twenty steps earlier than ordinary fire muskets, while ordinary fire muskets are most lethal when within a hundred steps.
A sharp copper whistle sounded, and gunpowder smoke filled the air, forming a strange smoke cloud barrier that curled up over the entire city.
The auxiliary deputy quickly assists the gunslinger in cleaning the barrel and loading ammunition, and the gunman suddenly pulls the trigger when the deputy completes loading as quickly as possible.
The loud noise once again brought up bursts of gunpowder smoke, like an invisible giant scythe suddenly swung in the air. The Jianzhou Han army, which had already rushed a hundred steps away, rushed across the grass weir and suddenly fell down.
There was a cry of panic throughout the entire army, but this could not stop the soldiers at the front from being pushed forward by the soldiers behind, stepping on the fallen Pao Ze, and continuing to move forward.
The archers also began to throw arrows into the air. In fact, the bows used by the Liaodong Army's archers and the Jianzhou Jurchen archers were very similar. They were both large bows and slightly recurved bows. They were basically the same size.
They are just the same, and there is not much difference in power.
It's just that the number of archers in Jianzhou is far greater than that in Liaodong. After the popularity of fire cannons, the number of archers in Liaodong stopped growing. It can be said that one person was lost in battle and one was lost. Instead, the number of archers in Liaodong was getting larger and larger. hand.
The too dense formation means that the hawkbill gunners almost do not need to aim when shooting. They only need to make a few mechanical movements to cycle through reincarnation. The power of heavy fire cannons is also fully reflected at this time. Often a lead shot can penetrate them. Two soldiers, even if they were carrying shields, would be of no avail.
But three thousand soldiers cannot be stopped by a mere two hundred gunmen. However, three rounds of shooting caused casualties of five to six hundred soldiers, and the remaining two thousand soldiers have already rushed in.
The soldiers had already rushed to a distance of less than fifty steps from the collapsed east city gate, but at this time the fire gunners who had already assembled finally fired the first round of shots.
This round of shooting was not as easy as shooting with an eagle-billed gun. In the first round, more than 400 gunmen fired the CT without any hindrance.
Three to four hundred Jianzhou Han soldiers were torn to the ground. The lead balls rotated rapidly in the air with infinite potential energy, tearing apart shields and armors. They penetrated into the flesh and blood and slammed the Jianzhou Han soldiers to the ground. Don’t wait for Jianzhou later
The pawns reacted and the second round of shooting came again. The entire distance of eighty meters almost became a Shura field. The Jianzhou Han army, who hoped to use iron-clad wooden shields to block the shooting, obviously underestimated the thirty-step distance, which was enough to maximize the lethality of the matchlock gun.
Compared with the first and second batches of firecrackers, the power of this improved firecracker has been increased by at least ten steps with the same gunpowder, and the improvement of granular gunpowder has also increased the range of this firecracker projectile by ten steps.
Although the rate of fire of this improved gun is still slow, the barrel is actually processed by a drilling machine, which greatly ensures the balance and uniformity of the gun chamber, and also unifies the lead shot regulations, improving shooting accuracy and power. All have been improved. A twenty-step distance advantage, or intelligence fallacy, is enough to tip the balance of a war.
The corner of Li Yongfang's mouth twitched, and his face became darker and darker. How long had he been away, and the Liaodong Army had changed so much?
He knew that the fire gun was a popular equipment, but why did its range and power become so great?
Not to mention that the three-eyed fire cannon was incomparable. Even the fire cannons he had seen before did not seem to have such a long range. What was going on?
But it is no longer time to consider this issue at this time. We must try our best to rush in and break through the gap to prevent the casualties of our Han Army Banner from continuing to expand.
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Sir, please let the crossbowmen with the yellow flag and the white flag get closer to suppress the gunmen on the city wall. If this continues, our people will not be able to rush in! "Li Yongfang was originally unwilling to rush Anfeiyanggu, but at this time he didn't care much anymore.
Anfeiyanggu was also shocked by the power of the fire net formed by the fire cannons fired repeatedly on the city wall, and he didn't even have time to close his open mouth.
Starting from a hundred paces away, people under the Han banner fell on the ground in large numbers, which made him terrified.
It was easy to get close to only thirty steps, and it only took one charge to jump into the gap, but this crazy continuous round of fire immediately killed him.
Lun She immediately suppressed the surging momentum, unable to break through the distance of twenty or thirty steps. It seemed that it was a line of death, and stepping over it would lead to death.
Hearing Li Yongfang's urging, An Feiyanggu woke up from a dream and gritted his teeth: "Order all the crossbowmen to come forward and shoot to death all the musketeers on those walls. , victory or defeat depends on this, I will ask a Jia La with a blue flag to go with you, this is not the time to show mercy to the men!"
Initially, Li Yongfang was a little displeased when he heard that Anfei Yanggu asked him to join another Jia La, but Anfe Yanggu then ordered a Jia La with a blue flag to join him as well. He felt a little more balanced and bit. He gritted his teeth and nodded, waving to his soldiers.
It has to be said that the Jurchen archers from Jianzhou came close and fired arrows, which caused great trouble to the fire gunmen above the city wall. The arrows that continued to fall during the shooting caused considerable damage to the fire gunmen.
In particular, the fire gunners are basically lightly armored and cannot withstand such projectiles. Every round of arrow rain will cause dozens of fire gunners to lose their combat effectiveness. But fortunately, there are still enough backup forces to fight back.
At this time, we must resist it no matter what, and we must not let the rising Jianzhou Army control this gap. Otherwise, once this gap is lost, what awaits is the complete destruction of the entire army.
Juniper was also furious, and the reserve team was divided into several lines under the city wall. As long as the gunmen couldn't control the situation, the swordsmen, shieldmen and spearmen would attack, but this was more dangerous. Once this time came, , which probably means that the host and guest have changed positions. The Jianzhou Jurchens have begun to gain the upper hand, and it will be difficult for our side to regain this advantage.
While the desperate battle was going on up and down the Tieling Acropolis, Mao Wenlong's elite were still stationed in Fu'an Fort to rest.
After traveling hundreds of miles, you really need to take a break, and Fu'an Fort is the most suitable place.
However, Mao Wenlong still had a hunch that since Lian Daishan was here
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The battle has been so difficult. It is impossible for Nurhaci to be unaware of the danger of Juniper in Tieling Acropolis. He must gather all his strength to capture Tieling Acropolis before the Liaodong Army breaks through the line between Yilu and Fanhe. What the Jianzhou Jurchens should do most.
In this case, if I delay for a minute longer in Fu'an Fort, the Juniper Department of Tieling Acropolis will be in greater danger of being captured and annihilated.
Thinking of this, Mao Wenlong hesitated again and again, but decided to set off westward an hour in advance and arrive at Tieling Acropolis as early as possible to avoid possible accidents.
But don't accomplish everything, only to have Tieling Acropolis fall because you rested here for two more hours. That would be a real failure.
The entire army only got an hour's rest and meal in Fu'an Fort, and then they hurriedly set off west again. This would be the last leg of the journey. Next, they would start to launch a surprise attack on the Jianzhou Army outside Tieling Acropolis. Everything depends on the information obtained by the scout team led by Mao Chenglu, who has already taken the lead.
When Mao Chenglu arrived at the Tieling Acropolis for observation, it was already nightfall, but the torches around the Acropolis reflected the entire city inside and outside as if it were daytime.
Nurhachi and Anfei Yanggu also received battle reports from the Yilu front line. The offensives of the Liaodong Army and the Northern Front Army were very fierce, and Eyidu could no longer withstand it. If it weren't for Feiying's full reinforcements from the east, Eyidu might have At this time, it had to be defeated.
Similarly, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong's tribe also defeated the Hu'erhan tribe at Dingzibo Fort, forcing Hu'erhan to retreat eastward. They had threatened Yilu's flanks, and Eryidu had to move to the Panhe River line when Feiying's eastern cover came down. , that is
That is to say, the Jianzhou Army has fallen into a passive position on the entire blocking front. If the Tieling Acropolis cannot be captured as soon as possible, then the Zhou Army may really come to the city. By then, the Jianzhou Army can only swallow such a defeat in despair. Anticlimactic results. In the early stage, the fight was successful, but in the second half, after paying such a heavy price, they had to withdraw from the Tielingwei line with their tail between their legs. That would be very disappointing. Nurhachi may have to bear the consequences from within the Eight Banners. huge pressure.
In the darkness, there were many fire shadows. Mao Chenglu kept locking his body and drilled in along the low ditch. He did not stop until the voices of Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers could be heard in front.
From the telescope, we could see that a fierce battle was going on at the east city gate. The Jianzhou Jurchen armored infantry continued to surge forward, but they were constantly entangled with the spear teams and sword and shield men of the Liaodong Army who came out of the city. Zhongneng could hear the crisp sound of the firecrackers like exploding beans, and the fight between the two sides had entered a fierce stage.
Mao Chenglu didn't have to look too long to understand that the city would be destroyed tonight, and he might not even be able to hold on tomorrow morning.
The soldiers had already gone back to report the news as soon as possible. What worried Mao Chenglu was the rush from Fu'an Fort. Even if his father had already led his troops to set off at this time, he might not be able to catch them in less than two hours, but Can Juniper and his gang survive two hours?
Mao Chenglu was not sure, but what could he do with just a few dozen people?
