The Qing soldiers had strict military discipline. Once the order to attack was given, they must move forward without hesitation and courage.
The drums of the Chinese army were beating loudly, and the Manchurian Tatars with yellow flags were seen advancing in formation in the middle. To the north was the military formation of the Mongolian soldiers from the outer vassal, and to the south were the military formations of the Mongolian soldiers with two yellow flags.
Manchuria has a yellow flag on the top of the mountain to worship Yin Tu. He relies on his old age to show his seniority in front of Prince Duduo of Yu. Although Duduo can't do anything to him, today's attack on the mountain is arranged for his yellow flag to be the main attack. Bai Yin Tu can't do the same. reject.
"A mute who eats Coptis chinensis cannot express his sufferings!"
This sentence is very appropriate to the mood of the real worship sound picture on the forehead of the mountain with a yellow flag at the moment.
After yesterday's battle, Prince Duduo of Henan, Manchuria's two yellow banners Gushan Ezhen'ashan and Baiyintu, as well as the Mongolian two yellow flags Gushan's Ezhen'ashan and Kulai who accompanied them to the battle, and the outer vassal Mongolian Zhasak Ombuchuhu'er, Shanba, Gulusi Qibu and others held a collective military discussion on the future war.
Of course, those who also participated in the military meeting include Xiangbai Banner Gushan Erzhen Turge, Xiangbai Banner Baya Lahuzhang Jing Eshuo and others. However, the newly appointed Karma of Kalaqin Left Banner Zasak was resting due to serious injuries. , did not participate in the military meeting.
Two factions of opinions were formed during the military discussion. One was that Xianghuangqi Gushan'e Zhenbaiyintu proposed directly conquering Xingshan and Tashan first, and then returning troops to attack Changling Mountain.
The second one was mentioned by Zhenturge of Gushan E with a White Flag, which was to conquer Changling Mountain with all his strength and use it as a base to advance. While digging trenches and setting up trenches to block the Ming army's food routes and retreat routes, they also attacked Xingshan. The Ming army in Shan, Tashan and other places.
The focus of the dispute between the two opinions is whether to capture Changling Mountain first or attack Changling Mountain later.
Mongolia's Two Yellow Banners Gushan Ezhen Ashan and Ku Lai didn't want to attack Changling Mountain anymore because of their disastrous defeat during the day, so they supported Baiyintu's proposal.
Baya Lazhangjing Eshuo and others supported Turg's proposal. In addition, Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Ashan also supported Turg's opinion of attacking Changling Mountain first.
His reason was that it would be unfavorable to attack Changling Mountain today, but his losses were actually not large. However, if he retreated and attacked elsewhere, it might affect the morale of the army.
Moreover, the layout of the defenders on Changling Mountain has been roughly figured out. As long as they are properly planned, it is possible to conquer Changling Mountain in one battle.
After all, there are nearly 30,000 armored warriors in our own army here, and there are also two red flags from Manchuria and other soldiers and horses hurriedly coming. At the same time, pulling out the nail in Changling Mountain can also deter the Ming Dynasty defenders elsewhere.
The Outer Mongolian Mongolia Gezhasak has always rarely expressed its position in such discussions about military strategy and political affairs, and today it does not express support for any party.
In the end, Prince Dorgon of Henan made the final decision. Not only did he plan to attack Changling Mountain first, but he also decided to use Baiyin Tu's Xianghuang Banner as the main attack.
Baiyintu had great respect for Duduo before, and relying on Huang Taiji's favor, he repeatedly questioned Duduo's decision-making, so he was assigned to attack in the first round.
Although Duduo's move was suspected of avenging private revenge, it was also reasonable, and Baiyintu couldn't refuse it at all.
Moreover, in order to avoid suspicion, Duduo arranged for the Xiangbai Banner under his command to be the main force for the second echelon to attack the mountain, while the Zhenghuang Banner was retained as a reserve team, and also served as the supervisory team for the Eight Mongolian Banners and the Outer Mongolia on the north and south wings.
At the same time, many sentry cavalry were also dispatched in the direction of Tashan to explore the strength of the Chinese army and the places where grain and grass were stored.
In the early morning, before dawn, Zhenghongqi's spies came to the foot of Changling Mountain. They brought news that around noon today, Zhenghongqi's Tatar army of nearly ten thousand people would arrive here.
From Chen hour to Si hour, the Tatar army only watched from a distance and did not launch an offensive. Instead, they forced some coated slaves to come up in batches to fill the trenches.
Watching them fill in the trenches in the distance one by one, there is nothing they can do. There are only a few hundred people in each wave, and the targets they use to bombard them are too small and difficult to hit.
The Xuanfu army also organized several charges, but it was useless to disperse them. Then, under the pressure of the Tatars, they came up again to fill the trenches.
Moreover, the Tatar divine eagles who followed the coated slaves kept shooting cold arrows, posing a certain threat to the Xuanfu army soldiers, so they were allowed to fill the trenches.
After all, the Tatars will attack sooner or later. Is it possible that they can rely on these coated slaves filling the trenches to defeat themselves?
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At three o'clock in the morning, under the loud encouragement of the generals at all levels in the banner, the Tatar and Mongolian soldiers in front of Changling Mountain burst out shouting at the top of their lungs and rushed forward.
Seeing the Tatars rushing forward like a tide, Chen Zheng, the commander of the Xuanfu Army's Monolith Infantry Battalion, saw it clearly from the high platform in the northeast corner of the front line of defense in Changling Mountain.
He understood that today would be a new round of cruel and desperate fighting!
Chen Zheng's eyes flashed with cold light: Since these Tatars won't give up, let them shed their blood and wring out their flesh and blood on their solid defense line!
The surging flow of people from the Tatars at the foot of the mountain filled all the places under the east slope of Changling Mountain.
In particular, the ten passages under the mountain, which were wide at first and then narrow, had long been crowded with the attacking Tatars. In front of the Tatars, there were densely packed simple shield carts.
It turns out that the reason why the Tatars have not started to attack the mountain today is just to let the coated slaves fill the trenches desperately, just to wait for these newly made shield cars to arrive.
Through yesterday's two rounds of attacks on the mountain, the Qing army not only roughly figured out the defense line of the Xuanfu army guarding the mountain, but also knew that it could not be captured with brute force and bravery.
It is extremely difficult to completely capture the Ming army's defense line in Changling Mountain, and it cannot be completed in one or two days.
In order to show his authority and deter the surrounding Ming soldiers, Duduo wanted to be the first to pull out the nail in Changling Mountain. Therefore, before dawn, he forced the coated slaves to go out to collect firewood.
A large number of shield vehicles were prepared using the felled trees. Although Duduo knew in his heart that these shield vehicles could not stop the Ming army's artillery bombardment, they were better than nothing.
The first trench in the distance has been basically filled in by the coated slaves. In order to facilitate the passage of shield cars, it is also covered with some thick wooden boards.
As for the second trench, because it was too close to the Xuanfu Army's defense line, unarmored slaves could not withstand the bullets fired by the Xuanfu Army soldiers, so it was only sparsely filled in.
Although the shield car was made temporarily and the wood was insufficient and could only be cut down several miles away, the front looked very strong from a distance, and it was estimated that bows and arrows could not penetrate it.
Seeing that these shield vehicles, driven by the coated slaves, had crossed the first trench and were getting closer and closer to their own defense line, Qian Zongtian Mingyu, who was on the left side of the Xuanfu Army's Monolith Infantry Battalion, frowned.
Seeing them carefully pushing the shield cart up, there were still more than ten steps away from the second trench. Tian Mingyu quietly came to Chen Zheng and asked softly: "General, why don't we give him a round of cannon?"
"Huh...huh..."
Chen Zheng had a calm look on his face. He snorted twice and said: "Don't panic. Yesterday our artillery fire was fierce. Today we will keep it as a backup. As long as we don't fire artillery, the Tatars will always be panicking." With.
Furthermore, his shield cart will always have to push through the second trench. At this distance, our muskets are powerful enough, so why use cannons to kill mosquitoes? "
Suddenly, Chen Zheng shouted: "Prepare the firecrackers!"
After Tian Mingyu heard the sound, he hurriedly turned around and shouted orders. As the orders were passed, the Xuanfu army gun soldiers behind the low wall began to nervously check the fire guns in their hands.
At this moment, rows of teams of coated slaves rushed out from behind the Tatar shield car. Each team carried a long wooden plank. They ran as fast as they could to put the plank on the second trench.
"Firegun, fire!"
Chen Zheng suddenly shouted loudly.
"Snapped"
From the center of the general's platform, a blast of a handgun was heard.
As the herald shouted: "Fire gun, fire!"
The sharp and piercing sound of the swan trumpet sounded immediately, spreading throughout the entire Changling Mountain front defense line.
Amidst the roar of the volley of fire cannons, a gray-white smoke rose and filled the low wall behind the three trenches. Lead pellets flew out and shot at the Qing soldiers behind the trenches.
Hundreds of Tatars' coated slaves were suddenly sprayed with blood mist. They howled and fell to the ground, rolling and struggling.
The officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu Army were not only safe behind the low wall, they did not have to worry about Tatar soldiers coming to attack, but their shooting range was also very good.
After all, after operating here for a long time, a lot of soil was taken out of the trench. After building the low wall, it was slightly raised on the inner side. Furthermore, on the two frontal battlefields in the southeast and northeast, not to mention trees, even miscellaneous No grass can be seen.
With such a good line of sight, it is not only easy to aim at the oncoming Tatars, but also convenient to observe the casualties of the attacking Tatars after a volley of fire cannons.
More than ten Tatar coated slaves carried a large wooden plank. After a volley of fire cannons, more than a hundred corpses were left behind and they fled back in panic. Only a few planks were barely paved in the trench.
This second trench is the narrowest. If a person is agile and agile, he can barely cross it by using the force of a jump after running. When the Tatars came, the Xuanfu Army officers and soldiers often enjoyed this.
But now the Tatars are determined to lay planks in order for the shield car to continue to advance.
I saw a strange roar from behind the Tartar shield car, and the coated slaves who had just escaped came out again in fear, and their movements were obviously much faster.
He ran a few steps and came to the wooden board that had just been discarded. He threw himself to the ground. After waiting for a moment and seeing no movement behind the low wall, it seemed that they had agreed upon it. Suddenly they all stood up, holding the wooden board on their waists. Rush forward.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Another round of firecrackers roared, and smoke rose and filled the air. More than a hundred coated slaves fell to the ground, struggling and howling in pain.
After going back and forth several times, many large wooden boards were laid on the second trench, but pools of bright red were left in front of the trench.
Those who died in the battle, or those who were still alive, were forced to throw into the second trench by the Tatar soldiers, just like they did during the siege yesterday. The dead slaves could not be wasted. To be used to fill trenches.
There was a clothed slave inside. Although he was not very tall, he was extremely stout. His black and red face showed a slightly aged look. He ran back to the shield car with his waist bent.
I couldn't help but secretly rejoice in my good luck today. I went out to fill in trenches three times and was still unscathed. Thinking of this, I not only raised my hand to wipe the cold sweat on my forehead, but I saw two rows of clearly visible teeth marks on the tiger's mouth on my right hand.
He turned his head and looked around quietly, and it seemed that many familiar faces were missing: "Oh. These people are missing again. Damn, it's really not a human life!"
Crouching behind the shield car, he only had a jacket full of holes. The cold mountain wind blew, and even under the scorching sun, he still felt cold and had goosebumps all over his body.
He couldn't help but slightly raise his big black and red face, closed his eyes and looked at the sun floating in the sky, hoping to soak up a little more warmth from the sun and relieve the chill on his body.
The surroundings were still so noisy, but he turned a deaf ear to it, but he seemed to smell a hint of meaty fragrance. In a daze, he managed to open his extremely tired eyes.
At some point, a small table appeared about ten steps in front of me. On it was a roast chicken and a bowl of stewed meat. The aroma of meat that I just smelled seemed to come from here.
He immediately became full of energy, and even his eyes became bright and clear. The tiredness and exhaustion just now were swept away. When he stood up strongly, he saw another figure emerging from behind the square table.
A familiar voice drifted into my ears: "Second brother Wang, Xiaoqi invites you to eat meat..."
It turned out that this man was the one who escaped from the Tartar camp on the night Zhang Cheng attacked and killed Yue Tuo.
No longer able to hold on, he squatted on the ground
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Those who died in the battle, or those who were still alive, were forced to throw into the second trench by the Tatar soldiers, just like they did during the siege yesterday. The dead slaves could not be wasted. To be used to fill trenches.
There was a clothed slave inside. Although he was not very tall, he was extremely stout. His black and red face showed a slightly aged look. He ran back to the shield car with his waist bent.
I couldn't help but secretly rejoice in my good luck today. I went out to fill in trenches three times and was still unscathed. Thinking of this, I not only raised my hand to wipe the cold sweat on my forehead, but I saw two rows of clearly visible teeth marks on the tiger's mouth on my right hand.
He turned his head and looked around quietly, and it seemed that many familiar faces were missing: "Oh. These people are missing again. Damn, it's really not a human life!"
Crouching behind the shield car, he only had a jacket full of holes. The cold mountain wind blew, and even under the scorching sun, he still felt cold and had goosebumps all over his body.
He couldn't help but slightly raise his big black and red face, closed his eyes and looked at the sun floating in the sky, hoping to soak up a little more warmth from the sun and relieve the chill on his body.
The surroundings were still so noisy, but he turned a deaf ear to it, but he seemed to smell a hint of meaty fragrance. In a daze, he managed to open his extremely tired eyes.
At some point, a small table appeared about ten steps in front of me. On it was a roast chicken and a bowl of stewed meat. The aroma of meat that I just smelled seemed to come from here.
He immediately became full of energy, and even his eyes became bright and clear. The tiredness and exhaustion just now were swept away. When he stood up strongly, he saw another figure emerging from behind the square table.
A familiar voice drifted into my ears: "Second brother Wang, Xiaoqi invites you to eat meat..."
It turned out that this man was the one who escaped from the Tartar camp on the night Zhang Cheng attacked and killed Yue Tuo.
No longer able to hold on, he squatted on the ground
