Because of the contraction of the defense line, Chen Zheng could use the artillery in his hands more intensively.
At this time, the Baizi gun fired at a close range, and a piece of marbles or gravel was sprayed out with one blast. There was no place to hide within 200 meters, and even the shield car was bombarded like a sieve.
The Folang machine and the mortar fired solid shells, bombarding the middle of the attacking Tatars. The spherical shells, either made of iron or stone, were stimulated to bounce up high after landing, and kept jumping around. go.
Furthermore, on the northeast and southeast corners of the main camp on the top of the mountain, there are also the two large general cannons sent to Chen Zheng by the Shenji Battalion. They are also roaring continuously. The huge iron cannons they fired are almost hitting the Tatar formation. Went later.
This formed a three-layered bombardment, and the formation of the Tatars attacking the mountain was immediately thrown into chaos. However, due to the strict military discipline, they did not dare to run away and had to dodge left and right in the formation.
Although the trenches and low walls in this section are staggered and parallel, another characteristic is also obvious, that is, there are many gaps. Now, each gap, depending on its size, has one, or two or three artillery pieces lying across it.
Even if there was only one round of bombardment, the power of hundreds of large and small artillery blasts was really amazing. Not to mention the power of the artillery, the smoke that filled the sky in front of the Ming army's formation already represented everything.
However, except for those hundred-gun cannons that caused a certain amount of damage to the Tartar thieves, the other solid cannons were astonishingly powerful, but their power was limited.
Moreover, the Tatars have been accustomed to these iron lumps for a long time. Their attack on the mountain today is not as dense as the formation they had earlier.
They used teams as units, arranged in columns, or gathered into small formations, in order to minimize the damage caused by the cannon's ricochet.
Along with the thick smoke gushing out from each artillery piece, countless mud and smoke exploded on the slopes of the mountains, and bursts of blood mist sprayed out from behind the shield vehicles like waves of rice blown by the wind.
As the shield car was shattered or tipped over by bombardment, the Tatar soldiers were finally completely exposed to the Xuanfu army.
Some Tatars who reacted quickly dropped their shields in the ditch and then jumped in. This way they could avoid being stabbed by the spikes at the bottom of the ditch and effectively avoid artillery fire.
Originally, these places were places that they did not want to leave no matter what, but now they have become a place for them to survive. Who could have expected that the world is unpredictable?
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The biggest advantage of the Baizi gun is that it can be flexibly rotated left, right, up and down while mounted on the chariot by holding the tail handle.
Of course, due to its recoil and possible firepower spillage, the handle looks like a blunderbuss handle, extending slenderly backward.
Moreover, the loading of the Bai Zi Gun is also similar to that of the Ruofu Lang Machine. They all use Zi Zi Gun, and there are several gates in each passage.
Such rounds of bombardment made the front line howl in agony. Every time after several rounds of bombardment, the Qing troops attacking the passage would hesitate and retreat, leaving corpses and wailing wounded soldiers everywhere.
Of course, there were too many Tatars attacking the mountain, and the cannons and artillery could not hit them, or some of the more brave Tatar soldiers risked their casualties and rushed to the artillery.
In addition to the cannon soldiers behind the low walls on both wings bombarding them, there were also some sword and shield soldiers and spearmen protecting the gunners. However, the slave thieves were so powerful that they had no choice but to start to retreat.
After all, they are Tatar thieves with red flags in Manchuria. They are indeed more powerful than those Mongolians in foreign vassals, and even much stronger than the two yellow flags of Mongolia.
Before noon, there were some reserved passages that the Tatar soldiers risked their lives to break through. The remaining Qing soldiers were also refreshed and then poured in desperately.
The Xuanfu army gunners distributed on both wings fired desperately from the depressions on the sides, while the front kept smashing large and small rocks to protect the gunners who carried the artillery and retreated backwards.
On the second line of defense of the Xuanfu Army in Changling Mountain, soldiers from both the Ming and Qing Dynasties engaged in an extremely fierce close-quarters fight.
However, more and more Tatars charged forward, and Xuanfu's gunfire only lasted a few rounds before they were overtaken. Now that they were fighting hand-to-hand, the gunmen had no choice but to retreat. It was obvious that the Tatars had the upper hand at this moment.
Sure enough, soon the trumpet of the Chinese army sounded, and the carriage soldiers, artillerymen, and gunmen behind the low wall retreated one after another, and the accompanying soldiers and civilians also retreated like a tide.
As the Xuanfu army gradually retreated into the stone fortress on the top of the mountain, only baskets of stones and piles of large logs were left on the second line of defense.
The victory in capturing the passage made the Tatars with red and white flags very excited.
They continued to pour in from various passages. However, after entering through the space of the first low wall, they were faced with thick earth walls without exception.
They walked diagonally to the left or right for several steps, sometimes even ten steps, before continuing to see the new passage position.
Just when they were dizzy, the Tatars' eyes suddenly lit up. There was a wide area in front of them, with a distance of nearly a hundred steps. Looking to the left and right, there were long stretches on both sides.
However, the Tatars felt chilled again. A stone fortress stood more than a hundred steps in front of them, and in front of this thick stone wall, there were also several deep trenches.
"Mom, how come Nangou knows how to dig trenches?"
A Tatar with a red flag, Fende Bashiku, couldn't help but cursed angrily when he saw this.
Suddenly, a small cloud of smoke rose from the high stone wall in the distance, and then a soft "bang" was heard faintly in the distance. The Tatars who had been cursing just now were stunned on the spot.
A stream of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and he raised his left hand to cover his chest. Blood also continued to gush out from the gaps between his fingers. Before he even had time to scream, his huge body fell straight back.
This scene instantly shocked the Tatar soldiers. They looked around with horrified expressions, but there was no trace of the ambush.
Zhang Jing, a man with a red flag, came over after hearing the news. He looked at the stone wall more than a hundred steps away with a suspicious face. He didn't believe that the warrior under his command was hit by the fire cannon on the stone wall?
At this moment, Chen Zheng, the commander of the Dushi Battalion of the Xuanfu Army, put down his telescope with a smile on his face, and loudly said to a soldier next to him: "Okay, Li Mingjiu. I really didn't embarrass your master. This shot was so good." good."
He turned around and said loudly: "Reward. In addition to credit, I will also reward you with two packs of 'Yunzhou Cigarettes'."
"Wow……"
It was like a camp was opened all of a sudden, everyone looked at him with envy.
It has been more than a few months since they left Xuanfu, and all the cigarettes everyone brought with them have been used up, although Zhang Cheng also organized the Xuanbei Merchant Gang to continuously transport various military supplies here.
But there are only nearly 10,000 Xuanfu sergeants here, not to mention that soldiers from other towns now also like Xuanfu's Yunzhou cigarettes. Naturally, such a popular product will always be in short supply.
Even those counterfeit cigarettes imitated by outside vendors, although the taste is a little worse, still have good sales channels.
Now that everyone is about to run out of food, Li Mingjiu alone received two packs of the highest-grade "Yunzhou Brand" cigarettes, which is not enviable.
"Brother Ninth...Brother Ninth...this smoke is so good...divide it...all the brothers are suffering..."
"Brother Ninth is mighty. He was hit with one shot from all this distance. It's amazing!"
But not far away, there was a person who was unmoved, like a green lotus in a pond, emerging from the mud but not stained.
He was lying on the top of the cold stone wall. A thick and long musket was placed at the crenellation of the stone wall. The mouth of the musket poked out of the crenel and was aimed at a Tatar Niulu Zhangjing.
The front sight was put on and off, and as the mountain wind roared, he always seemed to feel that he was not sure, and he never made a shot. He just lay there motionless, turning a blind eye to everything around him.
"boom!"
There was a loud bang, and a large cloud of smoke rose up and was blown away by the mountain wind.
The officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu Army who gathered around Li Mingjiu were all shocked. They turned around and saw that the man was still lying motionless at the crenellation of the stone wall.
After a moment, he sighed: "Damn it, I missed it again!"
General Manager Wang Lianjiang took one look at it and said, "Oh, what a pity. It would be great to win."
After the gun was fired, no blood mist appeared on the opposite side. Everyone could see it clearly, so even though they were initially shocked by the explosion of the gun, they could all recover quickly.
Even the commander-in-chief Chen Zheng was startled by the explosion. He quickly raised his telescope and looked at it carefully for a moment, then said with a smile: "It's just a little off, just a little more off, alas..."
At this time, a voice sounded: "Okay, Li Mingshi. Your brother has already made meritorious deeds, and this time is right. Although this big gun can shoot more than a hundred steps, it is difficult to master accurately, and it is normal for it to miss."
It was precisely the persuasion that General Manager Wang Lianjiang gave him just now.
Li Mingjiu and Li Mingshi are both musketeers in his game. They train hard on weekdays, and their fire musketry is very good, accurate and fast. Moreover, the two brothers are both sharpshooters in the Xuanfu army. Tiger's apprentice.
Li Mingjiu glanced at his younger brother here and didn't say anything. He just promised everyone that when the Yunzhou cigarette reward comes down, everyone will have a share.
But his eyes did not leave his brother Li Mingshi until he clearly saw that his younger brother Li Mingshi's shot did not hit the Tatar, and he hurriedly separated from everyone and came forward to comfort him.
After all, they were brothers, but Li Mingshi didn't seem to appreciate it. He looked at the Tatars outside the stone wall with an indifferent expression, and secretly decided in his heart that the next shot would also hit a Tatar official.
Li Mingjiu and Li Mingshi were actually brothers. They were both from Mahu and had nothing to do with the shooting profession. However, after Xuanbei enlisted in the army, they were both selected into the sniper camp.
They worshiped under the sect of Cheng Sanhu, the top marksman of the Xuanbei Army, and learned skills from the same teacher, but the way of shooting depends entirely on talent, and the two brothers are the best among the apprentices.
His elder brother, Li Mingjiu, has sharp eyes and quick hands. According to Cheng Sanhu, he is more suitable for assassination. Once he seizes the opportunity, he will never let it go. This is Li Mingjiu's character.
Li Mingshi, on the other hand, was a man of new ideas and extremely forbearing. In order to hit his target, he could remain motionless for most of an hour under the scorching sun.
According to Zhang Cheng, Li Mingjiu is suitable for assassination, while Li Mingshi is suitable for sniping. Although they are not biological brothers, their different personalities determine their different life trajectories.
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At this time, Prince Duduo of Henan, the commander-in-chief of the Qing army, saw that it was possible to break through the Ming army's defense line in Changling Mountain, and quickly ordered the white flag and the red flag to be pressed down.
He had nothing else to ask for now. He just wanted to break through the Ming army's defense line so that he could show Gushan Ezhen Ashan and Baiyin Tu, the two yellow flags, what the Qing warriors looked like when they showed off their might.
Now, it was reported that he had successfully broken through the second line of defense of the Ming army and was approaching the last stone fortress defended by the Ming army. How could he not be excited?
Duduo issued an urgent order, and the Bagala warriors in each banner quickly attacked, trying to defeat the Ming army's Changlingshan position in one fell swoop, so that they could attack various parts of Xingshan.
Le Qihun has been leading his jawan warriors on standby. Now that the military order can be issued to attack, they are all excited, busy checking their armor and gearing up.
Almost everyone wants to go to the battlefield and capture the heads of the Ming army in exchange for their achievements and rewards!
However, things are unpredictable, and there is a huge gap between almost all dreams and reality. Just like in the eyes of the Tatars, no matter where the Ming army comes from,
Once they arrived on the land of Liaodong, it seemed that no one could compete with them. Even if the Ming army on Changling Mountain was very powerful, how could it matter?
Can they still stop me from reaching the iron heel of the Qing warriors?
Following Duduo's order, the Bajala warriors from all banners roared forward. They all fought bravely to be first, fearing that they would fall behind.
But based on this point of view, it seems that the Ming Dynasty's various towns and armies lack such courage. Even Cao Bianjiao, who is famous for his bravery, and the officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu Army seem to be inferior to the Tartar thieves.
Almost at the same time, the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner Tatars, who had gone upstream along the Daughter River, also discovered that the Ming army was hiding on its flanks. Perhaps they thought that their whereabouts were hidden, and the Ming army's outposts might not be able to detect them in time.
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Just after noon, the Tatars launched a full-scale attack, especially in the northeast and southeast corners, where a large number of Tatars gathered. They shouted and rushed towards the last camp of the Ming army in front.
For a time, rolling logs and stones were continuously thrown down from the stone wall, and the roaring sound of cannons and cannons was also heard.
Although the attacking Tatars continued to fall, and they continued to attack from behind, the power of the guns and artillery was only a temporary intimidation. The only way to truly defeat the Tatars was in close combat.
However, Chen Zheng's side was indeed retreating steadily due to the limited troops. Facing the attacks of the Tatars, this was intended to lure the enemy, but it was also intended to reduce his frontal battlefield.
In order to prevent the Tatars from attacking this last stronghold with all their strength.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly, there was a roaring sound from where the Tatars were standing, and it seemed as if the earth was shaking.
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It turned out that under this second line of defense, the Ming army had laid countless fuses for artillery, large and small.
On the surface, it seemed that both sides were still shelling continuously, but as the sound of bombardment came uneasily, there was also a trace of inevitable chaos in the Tatar formation.
At this moment, Duduo, Prince of Henan of the Qing Dynasty, received an urgent report from the sentinels: "On the northeastern defense line, the Ming army has been in a hurry. As for whether it is an enemy or a friend, it is really impossible to judge at the moment!"
The Mongolian soldiers from the outer vassal and the two yellow banners who gathered around Duduo had a look of terror on their faces. They originally came to attack the Ming army's food road, but they never thought that they would become someone else's dumpling stuffing.
