Ming Zuo

Chapter 178

When the artillery of the rear battalion fired, all the generals of the Hou Jin laughed, feeling that the Ming army was panicking.

It's not that they haven't seen the Franc machine before, and they know that this kind of small cannon has a range of three or four hundred paces at most.

But now Bao Chengxian's men haven't rushed into the strike range, are these artillery hitting the air?

"Hmph, Ming people really suck."

Amin snorted contemptuously, not so concerned about the war anymore.

In his opinion, this battle will end in an hour at most.

The only advantage is that if you get more heads, you can also rely on them as military exploits after returning to Shenyang, and eliminate some of Huang Taiji's blame.

But his laughter didn't end, and then turned into astonishment.

Dozens of black dots flew out of the Ming army's position, and in the blink of an eye, they crossed the void of more than [-] meters and landed accurately on Houjin's artillery position.

Unlike the shells he imagined flying, sweeping and destroying, the shells exploded violently the moment they fell into the position.

The deafening explosion instantly annihilated the artillery position, and the thick smoke crazily swept all around, affecting even their side.

After a few breaths, there was another explosion and black and red smoke rose into the air, and no one ran out from the position.

The artillery shells fired by the Ming army not only destroyed the artillery, but also triggered the explosion of gunpowder, killing all the later gold gunners on the spot.

Gao Hongzhong's complexion changed drastically before Amin did anything.

"It's broken, Cao Zhenyan is gone."

Amin was terrified in his heart, but he didn't care on the surface.

"The left and right are nothing more than a wrapped slave, if it's gone, it's gone."

Amin's only impression of Tong Yangxing's Han Chinese coating was that he knew how to handle guns.The rest of the time, he bowed his knees and beat and scolded.

Such a slave dies as soon as he dies, what's the pity?
If Zuo Menggeng knew about it, he would definitely be in a wonderful mood.

In one shot, the four major masterpieces have been classified into the three major masterpieces. Is this considered merit?
Like the Houjin artillery, the heavy armored infantry commanded by Turg was also bombed.

They were still two miles away, and they didn't feel any danger.As a result, four or five shells penetrated into the crowd, and the violent airflow and flying shrapnel killed thirty or forty people on the spot.

What double-layer armor and triple-layer armor are all paper in front of the artillery.

Turg was also cut off a piece of flesh on his left arm by a shrapnel, and he rolled over several times in pain before barely standing up.Without time to think about it, I hurried back to find Amin.

"Big Baylor, the artillery of the Ming army is evil, and this battle cannot be fought."

The artillery of the Ming army could hit them, and the shells would explode.Their artillery could not hit the Ming army, so they could only be beaten passively.

Amin also hesitated a little, but he actually agreed with his statement in his heart.

Unfortunately, the situation no longer allowed them to think too much.

The scouts flew over from a distance, and before they had time to dismount, they shouted: "Report, the Ming army entered Yongping, with more than [-] horses."

In an instant, everyone's expression changed and they panicked.

The Ming army occupied Yongping, that is to say, they had no way out.

If you can't break through the Qingshui Pass in front of you, and wait until the Ming army surrounds them, under this grand pass will be their burial place.

At the critical juncture, Amin finally broke out the ruthlessness of the famous general.

"Turge, go back, take your men and follow Bao Chengxian, you must break the defense line of the Ming army for me."

Turg hesitated.

"Big Baylor..."

Amin drew out the knife in a "choke", "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 went back to discuss with Huang Taiji, it was his fault for disobeying the military orders.

What's more, they have no other way now, and it's impossible not to work hard.

Turge gritted his teeth and shouted: "Namutai, Kuerchan, Gao Hongzhong, follow me."

The three generals immediately followed without hesitation.

Amin forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, and made adjustments while observing the battlefield situation.

"Chakala, Tang Gudai, you two lead the headquarters, cross the river immediately, and attack the mountain on the left wing. After occupying it, fire artillery and arrows from above to support the pass."

The two immediately led the Mongolian cavalry and the Xiangbai Banner across the river, hurriedly formed the team, and rushed towards Zuo Yong's formation.

As Nurhachi's fourth son, Tang Gudai did not get a status that matched his status.Just because he was a concubine, and his mother was from the Niu Hulu family.

As a result, the eight great Baylors were mighty, but he was no different from ordinary Jurchen generals, so much so that he was yelled at by Amin.The soldiers and horses at hand are only a small part of the inlaid white flag.

But this time, Amin didn't deliberately treat him harshly, because Amin had no time to play with this kind of mind.

On the frontal battlefield, Bao Chengxian's troops finally rushed within [-] meters.As a result, the continuous landmines and caltrops on the ground became the nightmare of the post-gold light infantry. Just passing through this minefield, Bao Chengxian's troops lost more than a hundred people.

Frightened, some soldiers turned around and ran away, but were hacked to death by Bao Chengxian.

It's not because of Bao Chengxian's bravery, nor because of his loyalty.But when he looked back, Turg had already led the heavy armored infantry to press up.

This scene made him shudder, knowing that something had happened.Otherwise, the post-Gold Army has never been so eager to fight.

Heavy armored infantry take a step forward, and their light infantry must take a step forward.

Later Jin strictly ordered that if the heavy infantry surpassed the light infantry, the light infantry would be cut from the general to the soldiers.

Bao Chengxian was also red-eyed, raised his sword high, and shouted: "Follow me."

He took the lead and rushed to the forefront, and he also encouraged the frightened soldiers to follow behind him.

Zuo Rong, standing in front of him, was as immobile as a mountain. Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, he didn't even frown. He still had time to give psychological counseling to the soldiers.

"Don't panic, just like we usually do on the training ground. Adjust your breathing, stabilize your rhythm, and hold your gun steady. You must hear the order from the whistle before you can fire. Don't look at the crowds on the other side. When we fire, they will will be cut off like wheat."

Zuo Rong's calm and powerful voice stabilized the morale of the army.

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 range of the rear battalion, but Zuo Rong still did not give the order to fire.

He knew that even with the excellence of the cap gun, its lethality and accuracy at a distance of [-] meters were not so good.

Anyway, the enemy's best long-range weapon is just a bow and arrow, which can't reach his side at all, so why is he in a hurry.

In the process, the artillery brigade fired another round of salvo.

Of the forty-five shells, forty-one fell into the enemy formation, and thirty-eight exploded.

Such is the case with weapons of this age.

It's already great to have this effect.

After that, Jin Jun was beaten out of the gaps again, but they were quickly filled in.

retreat?

nonexistent.

The only way to escape from outside the customs is the one in front of them, and there is no way for them to retreat.

Even Amin pushed forward, and followed behind the heavy infantry with his own guards.At the same time, he also sent out a team of cavalry, dragging a big broom made of dead branches, and kept running in the distance.

The dust raised by the passing places well obscured the vision of the rear camp.The last artillery of the Hou Jin Army immediately began to deploy, but aimed the muzzle at the fourth brigade on the other side of the river.

Amin is a veteran general, and he has already seen that the Ming army in Hexi is very tightly deployed and has the largest number of people.

The most important thing is that the terrain of Hexi converges inward.The space available for our army to expand is extremely limited.No matter how many people there are, it is impossible to attack.

The other side of the river is different.

At the foot of the mountain is a large flat area, as far as the eye can see, there is no slight ups and downs.

Moreover, there are few Ming soldiers on the other side, so they can't take care of so many directions.

Seeing Mongolian and Eight Banners cavalry coming together, Zuo Yong narrowed his eyes.

Compared with Amin, although he is a rookie on the battlefield, he has a very powerful battlefield intuition.

He instinctively felt that he was going to bear tremendous pressure.

Therefore, when the rear golden cavalry advanced within [-] meters and encountered interference from landmines, tripping cables, and barbed wire, he decisively gave the order to fire.

The speed of the cavalry is too fast. If you don't fight at this time, you will lose three to four rounds of shooting time.

When Chakala opened fire in the fourth battalion, he was overjoyed, thinking that the Ming army must be very weak.

How can the firecracker shoot at such a distance?

But then he stopped laughing.

Dozens of cavalrymen and war horses were seen howling and falling down one after another, and they were killed by the super-long-range firecrackers.

Cannons can hit more than two miles, and firecrackers can hit three hundred paces. What is the origin of this Ming army?
Chakara and Tang Gudai didn't have time to think too much, and immediately ordered the cavalry to split into several groups and attack together, increasing the speed of the horse to the extreme.

Almost at the same time, the artillery of Houying and Houjin both targeted this area.

Under the raging artillery shells from the Hou Battalion, Hou Jin's cavalry fell in pieces, and the killing effect really made these beasts terrified.

The fourth brigade was also in a bit of a mess.

Hou Jin's solid shells smashed into the array and rolled from the front to the back. Wherever they passed, everyone they touched had their bones broken and tendons broken, and they were crushed into pieces.

Even people who were within two meters of the shell were blown away by the shock wave from the shell hitting the ground.

It's not that solid shells have no range damage capability, and the vibrations generated by the few hits on the ground are not small in terms of damage to people.

In this wave of shelling alone, the Fourth Battalion killed more than [-] people and injured more than [-] people.

The battle has been heated up from the very beginning.

(End of this chapter)