As the rockets from the Ming army inside and outside Jiazhuang came like a sudden storm, the shield carriages in front of the Qing army were like hedgehogs, densely packed with flying rockets and arrows.
The coated Aha fell down one by one, and the shield cart almost stopped in place. Many of the wrapped Aha had no place to hide, and ran away in panic.
Without exception, these deserters were all killed on the spot. Later, a group of coated Aha and even some auxiliary soldiers of the Qing army came up from behind the formation to supplement the manpower pushing the shield carts forward.
After the Ming army's rocket bombardment, the Qing army array continued to be pushed forward. After a brief panic, the formation was reorganized, and auxiliary soldiers were added to replace the dead coated Aha. The defense presses in.
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Cui Shijie, the commander of the left sentry post of the Infantry Thousand Thousand Infantry Headquarters of the Right Wing Battalion in Xuanzhen Town, stood behind the earthen wall. With his helmet and armor on his head, he looked at the slowly advancing Qing army array on the opposite side with a solemn expression.
The rumbling sound of artillery in the east made him envious. He didn't have such a sharp weapon in his camp. If hundreds of artillery fire were fired at once, why should he be afraid of the Tatar attack.
Suddenly, the guard beside him reminded him that the flag order was coming from the corner tower. Cui Shijie quickly turned his head to take a closer look and shouted loudly: "Rocket, hurry...hurry...Rocket, prepare..."
Watching the rockets dragging their long tail flames towards the Qing army array opposite, Cui Shijie felt extremely happy. He could even imagine in his mind the scene of rockets piercing the Qing army's bodies.
"All armies are in position, inspect guns and artillery, and prepare for battle!"
Seeing that the densely packed Qing army shield vehicles only paused slightly under the bombardment of rockets, and after a commotion, they moved closer to their own defense line. Cui Shijie hurriedly shouted to all the headquarters and teams to get ready.
He turned around and said to the escorting soldiers: "Go and take a look at the situation of each artillery position. If the Tatars get within three hundred steps, look for opportunities to blow away those shield cars for me."
Cui Shijie's left sentry was assigned eleven artillery pieces, including six No. 4 Franco cannons and five squatting tiger cannons. Their advantages were that they were light and suitable for infantry or cavalry to carry and used in the field.
The disadvantage is that the firing range is closer and the power is not as good as larger artillery. Their projectiles are small, with large projectiles in front and small projectiles in the back, which are more suitable for use against enemies in close combat.
Not long after the guard sent the order, they saw more than ten sergeants trotting over carrying the No. 4 Fran machine gun. They came to the gun soldiers in groups of three, two carrying the Fran machine gun, and one person holding three blunderbuss. Behind the first earth wall.
The gunmen dispersed backwards one after another, leaving space in front of the earthen wall to set up Fran cannons for them. Each Fran cannon was mounted on the earthen wall, and the muskets were also arranged in sequence next to them. The observer was making calculations. The position, speed and direction of the shield vehicle.
The two generals under Zuo Shao were each supported by three Folan machine guns. Tian Mingyu, the officer of Team A and Team C, watched the gunner load the musket. He said with some worry: "Brother, you have to shoot accurately. This shield truck It's so in the way that even our bird cannons can't hit it."
Of the three gunners, one was responsible for observation and aiming, one was responsible for loading the musket, and the other was responsible for ignition. They all performed their own duties and were so busy that they had no time to pay attention to him.
However, Tian Mingyu was not angry. He just leaned against the earth wall and stared at the Fran cannon and the three busy gunners in front of him.
The fire suddenly appeared, a cloud of smoke rose up, and an iron bullet roared in the explosion, flying away like a meteor in the wind.
"It's... it's... it's... it's..."
Tian Mingyu was so excited that he almost jumped up. He squatted behind the earth wall, danced excitedly, and said loudly: "Quick, brother is awesome, hit more... there are too many shield cars... hit a few more..."
The gunner was tall and powerful. Tian Mingyu estimated that he could hold the Fo Lang machine gun and run by himself. He was standing behind the cannon, holding the torch high, grinning at Tian Mingyu with a big mouth. With that, Tian Mingyu responded without any embarrassment.
The torch was put down, and another cloud of smoke rose up. In the flash of fire, the cannon flew out with a blast, and ran straight towards the Qing army array on the opposite side.
This bullet was not as powerful as the previous one. The last bullet hit the bracket of the shield cart and immediately shattered the shield cart. The bullets ricocheted and injured several more archers.
This time, it hit the middle of the shield car. Although it caused a lot of damage to the Qing army auxiliary soldiers and archers behind it, it did not destroy the Qing army shield car.
As far as the battlefield outside the south gate of Jiazhuang is concerned, this round of firing of the Folan cannon once again caused a commotion in the Qing army's array. There are a total of twelve Folan cannons in the two posts here, each firing three rounds of muskets, that is Thirty-six iron bullets flew into the Qing army's array.
The three fronts of the Ming army were equipped with Fran machine cannons. Although they were not as powerful as the volleys of Hongyi cannons, the more than thirty rounds of iron bullets on each side also destroyed more than ten Qing army shield vehicles and killed them. Many Qing soldiers were injured, and the Qing army's forward momentum was obviously frustrated.
Lu Xiangsheng, who was watching the battle from the watchtower, was very satisfied. He had a more comprehensive view here. Although there was the blessing of Hongyi artillery in the east, both the attack and deterrence of the Qing army were better than those in the south and north. .
But even in the direction where Zhang Yan, Jiang Mingwu and others were guarding, the rockets they fired caused great damage and shock to the Qing army.
Lu Xiangsheng couldn't hold back his jaw of approval. The slave thieves hadn't even rushed to the front of the formation, but these few waves of long-range strikes had severely dampened their vigor.
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"Lu Xiangsheng is indeed not a simple man. He is indeed a powerful enemy of our army. It seems that he must be eliminated now!"
Two miles east of Xuan Dajun's Jiazhuang camp, there is a huge platform several feet high built with mounds of wood. On the high platform, Dorgon and several Qing generals also wearing gilded armor stood on several poles woven with gold dragon tapestry. Under the big flag, he kept looking at the front of the formation.
The generals of the Qing Dynasty listened to Dorgon's thoughtful words, and Baya Lazhangjing Holben also nodded and said: "Although there are a large number of shield chariots blocking the way, we, the Qing warriors, are still The casualties were considerable, their artillery and rockets were too violent."
According to Dorgon's deployment, he personally commanded the east side, Duoluo Raoyubele Abatai commanded the south side, and Prince Heshuosu Hauge commanded the north side.
Hearing Holborn's words at this time, Dorgon smiled nonchalantly and said, "Didn't my army also capture a lot of artillery and rockets from the Ming army? They just come in handy at this moment. It's also a good time to try those who surrendered." The capabilities of the Ming army! Hahaha..."
Having said this, he continued with an even more excited expression: "In just one or two days, Zeng Chuankong and the Han army Hua Yingchun under King Huaishun will arrive. He and other troops have many artillery and they are good at using artillery to attack difficult positions. , wouldn’t it be easy to break through this tiny place in Jiazhuang during this period?”
Dorgon looked around at the generals around him, all of them were filled with excitement. He nodded slowly, and then issued an order: "Tell the warriors not to stop. You also send people to urge the new Ming generals to come up. We will also use artillery." Blow him and see how the Ming army reacts!"
