When the artillery from the rear camp fired, the generals of the Hou Jin Dynasty laughed, thinking that the Ming army was panicked.
It's not like they haven't seen the Folangji before, and they know that this small cannon has a range of three to four hundred steps at most.
But now Bao Chengxian's men haven't rushed into the strike range yet. Are these artillery guns hitting the air?
"Hmph, Akito really sucks."
Amin snorted contemptuously, not caring about the war anymore.
In his opinion, this battle can be over in an hour at most.
The only advantage is that if you gain more heads, you can rely on your military exploits after returning to Shenyang and eliminate some of Huang Taiji's blame.
But before his laughter ended, it immediately turned into astonishment.
I saw dozens of black dots flying out of the Ming army's position, spanning more than a thousand meters of void in the blink of an eye, and accurately landing on Hou Jin's artillery position.
Unlike the cannonballs he imagined flying around, sweeping and destroying, these cannonballs exploded violently the moment they fell into the position.
The deafening explosion instantly annihilated the artillery position, and the thick smoke swept wildly around them, even their side was affected.
After a few breaths, there was another explosion with thick black and red smoke rising into the sky, but no one ran out of the position.
The artillery shells fired by the Ming army not only destroyed the artillery, but also triggered the explosion of gunpowder, killing all Houjin gunners on the spot.
Before Amin could do anything, Gao Hongzhong's expression changed drastically.
"It's broken, Cao Zhenyan is gone."
Amin was frightened in his heart, but he didn't care on the surface.
"The left and right are just a pack of slaves. If they are gone, they will be gone."
Amin's only impression of the Han dressing man under Tong Yangxing was that he knew how to operate a cannon. The rest of the time, he was groveling and allowed to be beaten and scolded.
What's the pity that such a slave will die?
If Zuo Mengeng were to know, he would definitely be in a wonderful mood.
With one shot, the Four Great Masterpieces were reduced to the Three Great Masterpieces. Is this considered too much?
Like the Houjin artillery, the heavy armored infantry commanded by Turg was also bombarded.
They were still two miles away and didn't feel any danger. As a result, four or five shells penetrated into the crowd, and the violent airflow and flying shrapnel killed 30 to 40 people on the spot.
Any two-layer armor or three-layer armor is useless in front of artillery.
Turg also had a piece of flesh on his left arm cut off by a shrapnel. The pain caused him to roll several times before he managed to stand up. There was no time to think too much, so he hurriedly ran back to find Amin.
"Big Belle, the Ming army's artillery is so evil that this battle can't be fought."
The Ming army's artillery can hit them, and the shells will explode. Their artillery could not hit the Ming army, so they could only be beaten passively.
Amin was also a little hesitant, but in his heart he actually agreed with what he said.
Unfortunately, the situation no longer allowed them to think too much.
The scout came flying from a distance to hit his horse. Before he had time to dismount, he shouted: "Report, the Ming army has entered Yongping, with more than 20,000 troops and horses."
In an instant, everyone's expression changed and they were panicked.
The Ming army occupied Yongping, which meant that they had no way to retreat.
If they can't break through the Qingshui Pass in front of them, when the Ming army encircles them, their bones will be buried under this pass.
At the critical moment, Amin finally broke out with the cruelty of a famous general.
"Turg, go back and take your people to follow Bao Chengxian. You must break the Ming army's defense line for me."
Turg hesitated.
"Big Belle..."
Amin choked and pulled out the knife, "If you don't obey the order, I will kill you."
Turge's scalp was numb, knowing that Amin could do it. Even if he goes back and talks to Huang Taiji, it will still be his fault for disobeying military orders.
What's more, they have no other way now, and it's impossible not to fight hard.
Turge gritted his teeth and shouted: "Namutai, Kuertang, Gao Hongzhong, follow me."
The three generals followed immediately without hesitation.
Amin suppressed the panic in his heart and made adjustments while observing the battlefield situation.
"Chakara and Tang Gudai, you two will lead your headquarters and cross the river immediately to attack the hilltop on its left flank. After occupying it, launch artillery and arrows from above to support Guanxia."
The two men immediately led the Mongolian cavalry and the white flag across the river, hurriedly formed the team, and rushed towards Zuo Yong's formation.
As the fourth son of Nurhachi, Tang Gudai did not receive a status commensurate with his status. Just because he was born as a concubine and his mother was from the Niuhulu family.
The result was that the Eight Great Beile was so majestic, but he was no different from an ordinary Jurchen general, so much so that he was yelled at by Amin. The soldiers and horses on hand are only a small part of the white flag.
But this time Amin didn't deliberately treat him harshly, because it was too late for Amin to play such tricks.
On the frontal battlefield, Bao Chengxian's troops finally rushed within 500 meters. As a result, the endless mines and caltrops on the ground became a nightmare for the Houjin light infantry. Just passing through this minefield, Bao Chengxian's troops lost more than a hundred people.
Some soldiers turned around and ran away in fear, but were hacked to death by Bao Chengxian.
It's not that Bao Chengxian is brave, nor is he loyal. But when he looked back, Turg had already led the heavy armored infantry to press forward.
This scene made him frightened, and he knew something had happened. Otherwise, there has never been such an urgent time for the Jin army to fight.
If the heavy armored infantry takes one step forward, their light infantry must take one step forward.
Later Jin Dynasty issued a strict order that if the heavy armored infantry outnumbered the light infantry, the light infantry would be killed from general to enemy.
Bao Chengxian's eyes were also red, he raised his sword high and shouted: "Follow me."
He took the lead and rushed to the front, inspiring the frightened soldiers to follow him.
Zuo Rong on the front was motionless. Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, he didn't even frown. He still had time to provide psychological counseling to the soldiers.
"Don't panic, just like we usually do on the training ground. Adjust your breathing, steady your rhythm, and hold your gun steady. You must hear the whistle's command before you fire. Don't look at the crowd on the other side. When we fire, they will It will be cut down like wheat.”
Zuo Rong's calm and powerful voice stabilized the morale of the soldiers very well.
Although many of the soldiers had sweaty palms, they still persevered.
Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters...
The Hou Jin army had already entered the firing range of the rear camp, but Zuo Rong still did not order to fire.
He knew that even with the excellence of the flash cap gun, its lethality and accuracy were far from satisfactory at a distance of three hundred meters.
Anyway, the enemy's best long-range weapon is just a bow and arrow, which can't reach our side at all, so why should he be anxious?
In the process, the artillery brigade fired another salvo.
Forty-one of the forty-five shells fell into the enemy array, and thirty-eight exploded.
Such are the weapons of this era.
To have this effect is already outstanding.
Later, Jin Jun was once again left with a blank, but it was quickly filled.
retreat?
nonexistent.
The only way out of the pass was in front of them, and they had no retreat.
Even Amin pressed forward and followed behind the heavy infantry with his own guards. At the same time, he also separated a group of cavalry, dragging a large broom made of dead branches and running in the distance.
The dust raised wherever they passed effectively obscured the view of the rear camp. The last artillery of the Hou Jin Army immediately began to deploy, but it aimed its muzzles at the fourth brigade on the other side of the river.
Amin is a veteran general. He has already seen that the Ming army in Hexi is very tightly deployed and has the largest number.
The most important thing is that the terrain of Hexi is inward. The space available for our army to deploy is extremely limited. No matter how many people there are, it is impossible to attack them.
It's different across the river.
At the foot of the mountain is a vast expanse of flat land, with no ups and downs as far as the eye can see.
Moreover, there are few Ming soldiers on the other side, so they cannot take care of so many directions.
Seeing the Mongolian and Eight Banners cavalry coming together, Zuo Yong had already narrowed his eyes.
Compared to Amin, although he is a newbie on the battlefield, he has very powerful battlefield intuition.
He instinctively felt that he was going to be under tremendous pressure.
Therefore, when Hou Jin's cavalry advanced within 300 meters and encountered interference from mines, trip wires, and iron caltrops, he decisively gave the order to open fire.
The cavalry is too fast. If you don't fight at this time, you will lose three to four rounds of shooting time.
When Chakara opened fire on the fourth brigade, he felt happy and felt that this group of Ming troops must be weak.
How can a firegun be fired from such a distance?
But then he stopped laughing.
I saw dozens of cavalry and war horses screaming and falling down one after another, and were killed by fire cannons with extremely long range.
Artillery can hit two miles away, and firecrackers can hit three hundred steps away. What is the origin of this group of Ming soldiers?
Chakara and Tang Gudai didn't have time to think so much, and immediately ordered the cavalry to divide into several groups and attack together, increasing the speed of the horses to the extreme.
Almost at the same time, Houying and Houjin's artillery targeted this area.
Under the raging shells from the rear camp, Hou Jin's cavalry fell in pieces, and the killing effect really frightened these beasts.
The fourth brigade was also in a bit of chaos.
Hou Jin's solid cannonballs smashed into the array and rolled from front to back. Wherever they passed, everyone who was touched had their bones broken and their tendons broken, and crushed into minced meat.
Even people who were within two meters of the shell were blown away by the shock wave of the shell hitting the ground.
Solid artillery shells are not without range-wide lethality, and the vibrations produced by the few hits they land on the ground can cause considerable damage to people.
In this wave of shelling alone, the Fourth Battalion lost more than 30 people and injured more than 40 people.
The battle was intense from the beginning.
