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Chapter 724 When it comes to shooting guns, we are grandpa!
When Chen Jiugao heard Zhang Cheng's proposal to send his Shenji Battalion artillery team to bombard the piers occupied by the Qing army on Shimen Mountain, he couldn't help but feel reluctant. He said: "This artillery formation, my Shenji Battalion is the best I'm good at it, but there are Tartars stationed on the mountain, I'm afraid that before the cannons are fired, they will be taken by the Tartars!"

Zhang Cheng smiled and explained to him again.

In fact, the artillery team of the Shenji Battalion would basically not be in any danger to attack the defense line of the pier on the mountain. They only needed to bombard from a distance. Too bulky and difficult to go up the mountain, most of them are concentrated in the camps around Weijin.

Nowadays, most of the artillery deployed in the camps on the mountain are small cannons, at most medium-sized Frang cannons, and the number is not large. Basically, they are mainly captured in previous battles in Liaodong.

The national strength of the Qing army was not as good as that of Ming Dynasty. In addition to the lack of products and manpower, most of the iron materials needed to make firecrackers, knives and guns had to be smuggled from the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the casting of red cannons. .

At the same time, within the Qing army, only the Han army under King Sanshun, such as Kong Youde, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Kexi, who defected from the Ming Dynasty, was the best at firearms. It is even more incomparable.

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At this moment, the Han army in the Qing Dynasty only formed four banners, and the banners were distinguished by four colors: pure blue with yellow, pure blue with white, pure blue with red, and pure blue.

Tong Yangxing, the Efu of the Qing Dynasty, was appointed as Angbang Zhangjing and became the nominal general manager of the Four Banners of the Han Army, while Shi Tingzhu, Ma Guangyuan, Wang Shixuan, and Bayan were respectively appointed as Gushan Ezhen of the Four Banners.

Huang Taiji, a slave chieftain, began to form the Han army in the fourth year of Chongzhen. At the beginning, only one flag was set up, and the flag was blue. At that time, Tong Yangxing was the Han army flag. The scale is actually only more than 12 soldiers.

Huang Taiji's original intention was just to organize the Han Chinese under the eight banners of Jiannu to organize and practice firearms, so that they could be used as the vanguard of the army and the role of cannon fodder in wartime.

However, it was later discovered that the Han Army Banner formed by these Han slaves was not only brave in combat, but also more observant of military discipline.

So he gradually expanded the Han army into the four banners. In fact, Huang Taiji's selfishness was at work here, because he gradually discovered that doing so could weaken the strength of the Jianzhou Eight Banners owners.

It turned out that the Han soldiers who made up the Han Army Banner were originally the private property of the banner owners. Now, Huang Taiji extracted the young and strong men from them separately. After forming the Han Army Banner, they also got rid of the differences with the original flag master affiliation.

In this way, it will undoubtedly directly weaken the power of the kings and Baylors who are the owners of each banner.

Moreover, the newly formed Han Army Banner started from Angbaizhangjing, went up to Gushan Ezhen of each banner, and down to Niulu Ezhen of each banner, until it was divided into big and small officials and commanders such as Pashiku and Pashiku. etc., are all composed of Huang Taiji personally promoted and appointed.

These newly promoted officials have nothing to do with the original flag owners, kings, and Baylors. They are completely responsible to Huang Taiji alone.

No matter in peacetime or in wartime, they all follow Huangtaiji's lead, and they are far more loyal to Huangtaiji than the leaders, kings, and Baylors of the Eight Banners in Jianzhou.

This made him feel an indescribable feeling even more deeply. This feeling is the so-called doing whatever he wants. He finally has an army that he can trust and can command and dispatch as he pleases without consulting with anyone. strength.

As a result, he paid more and more attention to and trusted the banners of the Han army.

In history, the Han army expanded from the Four Banners to the Eight Banners, and even played a huge role in the Qing army's entry into the customs and the subsequent battle for the Central Plains.

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At this moment, the Han army gathered outside the city of Jinzhou only has about [-] troops from the two banners, and then there are more than [-] troops from King Sanshun, and more than [-] troops from Duke Xushun Shen Zhixiang, totaling only [-]. Only six or seven thousand soldiers.

They had to be scattered to camps in Rufeng Mountain, Shimen Mountain, Huangtuling, Songshanling, etc. At the same time, there were [-] Hongyi cannons and other artillery in the camps besieging Jinzhou, and soldiers were also required to stay there.

Therefore, there are not many artillery pieces of the Han army on Shimen Mountain, Huangtuling and other mountains, and some artillery pieces must be concentrated in the main camps on the top of the mountains, and some artillery pieces will be placed sporadically on the piers of each mountain.

Besides, the artillery team of the Shenji Battalion only needs to fire from a distance of one or two miles. How can there be any danger at such a distance?

However, Zhang Cheng also suggested that after capturing the piers and abutments in the surrounding mountains of Shimen Mountain, the artillery battalion soldiers of the Shenji Battalion should take advantage of the victory and advance along the mountains to bombard the Tartar camps in the east and west Shimen.

He said: "There is a Niangniang Temple on the mountainside outside Xishimen, only two miles away from Xishimen, where you can overlook the West Shimen Mountain Road, its location is very important.

Moreover, at this location, you can also bombard the main ridge on the mountain with mortars. Although the distance is a little far and the angle is not easy to grasp, it is better than other places.

Therefore, the artillery battalion of the Shenji Battalion must capture this place, so as to threaten the Tartar defenders within range and provide maximum firepower assistance to the attacking friendly forces. "

Chen Jiugao's countenance changed when he heard that, since the location of the Empress Temple is so important, the Tartar thieves would not fail to see it, and they would not be unprepared.

As for what his Shenji camp looked like, Chen Jiugao knew best in his heart. It was okay to shoot a cannon from a distance, even if he defended a city, if there was a strong camp, he was confident that he could defend it for a while.

But now Zhang Cheng wanted them to attack the important place of the Niangniang Temple. How could the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion do such a bloody battle.

Didn't this kill him?
What's more, the artillery array of the Shenji Battalion is located on the flat hills around the Niangniang Temple. Isn't it going to shoot each other with the artillery on the top of the Tartar Mountain? This is very dangerous!

Seeing the expression on Chen Jiugao's face, Zhang Cheng comforted him, saying: "Don't worry, Brother Jiugao. There are Yang Shuai and Li Shuai in the direction of Xishimen, who are responsible for the main attack. hinder.

If Yang Shuai and the others can't tell the difference, my Xuanbei Army will also send an elite force to seize the important place of the Niangniang Temple. Our Shenji Battalion only needs to fight hard! "

He went on to say: "As for the artillery deployed on the top of the mountain by the Tartars, there is no need to worry. Their heavy artillery has not been transported to the top of the mountain. If the small artillery confronts each other, we are afraid that he will fail.

What's more, this place is about two miles away from the mountain, and it is not easy for the Tatars' artillery to hit our artillery formation, so there is no need to worry about the arrangement of the artillery battalion of the Shenji Battalion. If you don't arrange it there, you won't be able to beat the Tartars.

Don't forget, when it comes to shooting guns, we are from the grandparents' generation, and the Tartars have to call us ancestors! "

Yang Guozhu, Wu Sangui and others were very moved, especially Yang Guozhu encouraged Chen Jiugao: "Chen Zongbing is relieved, I will organize a team of elite soldiers to take the Niangniang Temple for you, and the Shenji Battalion just fires the guns."

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard calmly and said, "Zongbing Zhang's proposal is indeed feasible."

Seeing that everyone said so, Yang Guozhu promised to seize the Niangniang Temple before, and then Governor Hong Chengchou agreed to Zhang Chengzhi's proposal.

Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. Killing slaves on the battlefield is a life-saver. If you want military achievements, how can you not take some risks?
God machine camp, fight!

(End of this chapter)