Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 608 Military Prestige
The northwest corner of the Ming army camp.

A massacre against the Eight Banners Mongolia is taking place.

In the beginning, everything was actually going well.

Since the hooves of the war horses were wrapped in cotton cloth, the horses' mouths were covered with chewing heads, and even the cavalry on the horses bit the wooden sticks in their mouths, there was no sound from the beginning to the end.

And the Ming army did not seem to have deployed ambush troops on the periphery of the camp.

The Mongolian cavalrymen of the Eight Banners are even dreaming of the dream after the Ming army was defeated by them.

In Chinese history, there are countless battles in which a small number of cavalry launched night attacks and defeated tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, so the Mongolian cavalry of the Eight Banners felt that they could do the same.

However, such a dream was quickly replaced by a nightmare.

When they approached to the point where they were about thirty steps away from the Ming army, and they could even see clearly the figure of the Ming army standing guard by the bonfire, their nightmare began.

First, the horses in the front row fell down without warning.

In a horse pit, it is countless horse pits that upset the horses.

Immediately afterwards, the front convenience ignited a monstrous flame.

In the flames, groups of infantrymen of the Ming army knelt and sat up from the ground with live ammunition.

I saw that these Ming soldiers were holding self-generating firecrackers in their hands, and then the muzzles of the Ming army's self-generating firecrackers sprayed out clusters of red light, accompanied by the red light and dense gunshots like popping beans.

The Eight Banners of Mongolia, which were advancing in the dark, fell down row by row.

The cavalry in the rear quickly accelerated, trying to quickly cross the death distance.

The Mongolian cavalry of the Eight Banners believed that as long as they rushed to the Ming infantry, the battle would be over.

It is very regrettable that the Ming army did not give it a chance at all. The sound of the tiger squatting cannon was followed by the sound of the tiger squatting cannon.

More than a thousand Eight Banners Mongolians who attacked were turned on their backs in an instant.

……

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Damn cunning Chongzhen, this is indeed a trap.

Fortunately, he only sent one Jiala's Eight Banners Mongolia, even if all of them died in battle, the loss would not be too big.

However, the failure of the night attack this time also reminded Hong Chengchou that he should not take the idea of ​​night attack lightly in the future. Chongzhen's knowledge of soldiers is already certain, so there is no need to take chances on this point.

Any commander who knows the soldiers will not leave the enemy a chance to attack at night.

In addition, Hong Chengchou was also inspired by the Ming army and planned to set a trap in reverse.

At that moment, Hong Chengchou called Hong Da to him, and said: "Ada, King Dingnan's reinforcements will arrive in one or two hours. You should go up to him now and tell him to put out the torches and come here quietly, and then quietly send the troops here." If the Ming army does not come to attack at night, it will be fine, if they dare to come, they will be caught off guard."

"Hey!" Hong Da took the order and left.

……

Chongzhen and Xu Yingwei also witnessed the night attack just now.

Seeing the Jiannu cavalry fell to the ground row by row under the firepower of the flintlock guns and tiger squat guns, Jiang Tianyi, Zheng Sen, and Zhang Huangyan immediately cheered.

Xu Yingwei also said with a smile: "Hong Chengchou still takes chances."

"As expected." Chongzhen laughed, "I don't give up until I reach the Yellow River, and I don't cry when I don't see the coffin. It's a pity that this time I only ate more than 1000 Jiannu cavalry."

Xu Yingwei said: "Your Majesty, why not launch a night attack now."

Yan Yingyuan also said: "That's right, now that we are launching a night attack, the defenders on the opposite gun platform can only practice bravery. If we still follow the original plan to launch a night attack when it is cool, then the Eight Banners Han army and even the Eight Banners Manchuria may arrive. It is very difficult to seize the gun platform, even if you can capture the gun platform, the price you need to pay will be multiplied."

Chongzhen thought it made sense when he heard it, and immediately nodded in agreement: "I agree."

Xu Yingwei immediately turned his head and shouted: "Head the order, the North Korean army is on standby."

"The 1st Infantry Town and the 2nd Infantry Town cover the two wings to prevent the enemy from flanking."

"The rest of the infantry towns and cavalry towns are on standby and ready to respond at any time."

"The field artillery brigades and mountain artillery brigades will fire salvos at the target gun emplacements according to the pre-marked elements!"

The staff of the staff section quickly conveyed the general order, and soon, piles of bonfires were lit in the camp of the Ming army. These were wheat straw collected during the day, and there were locals in Jinghai.

……

After Hong Chengchou issued the military order, he was just about to leave Xiaotubao, when the Ming army's camp was lit up with flames that lit up the night sky at once.

"This?" Hong Chengchou raised his head suddenly, "Ming army also wants to attack at night?"

During the conversation, more bonfires lit up from the Ming army camp.

Immediately afterwards, Hong Chengchou and the servants behind him breathed in at the same time.

I saw that the Ming army had already set up rows of red-clothed cannons in the flames that lit up next time.

"God, so many cannons?" Ding Hong Er exclaimed in horror, "At least a thousand cannons!"

Before the words fell, the red cannons of the Ming army began to fire one after another, but they saw clusters of red light blooming, and then streams of light flew across the night sky.

This is the trajectory left by the iron bullet in the air.

It wasn't until rows of streamers flew over the Qing army's blunderbuss positions that the huge roar finally reached the ears of Hong Chengchou and a dozen servants, and the eardrums almost burst.

Hong Chengchou subconsciously covered his ears.

"It's troublesome, the canal probably won't be able to hold on."

There was only one thought left in Hong Chengchou's mind.

……

"It's so beautiful!" Looking at the meteor shower covering the night sky, Zhang Zongren couldn't help admiring.

Zhang Zongren was originally just a shabby householder in Jinghai County, who escaped the great turmoil during the Ming and Qing Dynasties by chance, but he finally applied to become a practitioner of the Qing Dynasty.

Nothing else, the conditions are too attractive.

There is no need to pay grain for every [-] mu of land.

With such generous conditions, a fool should not be recruited.

So Zhang Zongren became a brave practitioner in the Qing Dynasty.

Hearing that the Ming army was about to make a northern expedition and take away the job field bestowed on him by the Qing court, Zhang Zongren took his homemade spear and short knife without hesitation and came to the gun platform on the east bank of the canal.

Lian Yong who guards the gun platform is similar to Zhang Zongren.

Most of them are locals in Jinghai County, and some moved from Shanxi.

When had these peasants seen such a magnificent picture?

Seeing the rain of meteors and fire falling overwhelmingly, everyone was dumbfounded.

There were even quite a few people who thought it was a blacksmith, and heartlessly clapped their hands and cheered.

But after all, it wasn't an iron flower. In an instant, a shower of meteors and fire fell overwhelmingly within a radius of two thousand steps, covering at least one hundred blunderbuss platforms.

One of the "shooting stars" fell into the gun platform where Zhang Zongren was.

Moreover, the landing point was less than three feet away from Zhang Zongren. Zhang Zongren only felt a wave of heat passing by, and then heard a bang, followed by a large amount of mud and sand splashing violently.

Zhang Zongren's entire face was instantly covered.

Because he was unprepared, a lot of mud and sand entered his eyes, nose and mouth in an instant.

The mud and sand were still hot, and Zhang Zongren jumped up and down, screaming, "It's so hot!"It's hot!What the hell is this?

At this moment, a boss rushed out of the bunker.

Qian was always sent from the Eight Banners Han army, and had seen the scene of the Ming army firing cannons.

"Ming dog is firing, Ming dog is firing!" Boss Qian yelled, "Hide, hide quickly, hide in the bunker, or hide behind the parapet on the side of the Ming army , hurry up!"

Hearing Mr. Qian's loud roar, Zhang Zongren and others who practiced bravery woke up like a dream, and hurriedly scattered and hid.

Zhang Zongren also immediately hid behind the protective wall on the side of the Ming army, just next to Mr. Qian.

At this time, Zhang Zongren was already trembling with fright, and asked Mr. Qian: "My lord, the shelling of the Ming army is so terrible."

"Scary?" Mr. Qian said with a smirk, "If you've been hit by a cannon in red at close range, you won't feel how terrible the long-distance shelling is. "

"Ah?" Zhang Zongren's face turned pale with fright.

"Boy, I'm just kidding you." Mr. Qian patted Zhang Zongren and said, "Although Minggou's red-clothed cannon's face is very powerful, it can only be used for defending the city. Now we are defending the city. Tomorrow Dogs attack, so don't worry about it."

Zhang Zongren heaved a sigh of relief and said, "My lord, you are really amazing, you know everything."

"It's nothing." Boss Qian said, "If you're not dead after this battle, you're just a veteran, and you'll know everything you need to know."

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Li Yucheng is also encouraging the [-] North Korean troops under his command.

"His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty said that when this battle is won, the outstanding soldiers among us will have the opportunity to join the warriors of the Ming Dynasty and enter the Imperial College without examination."

"Do you know what that means?"

"It means that we can also become that kind of Guozisheng!"

After Li Yucheng finished speaking, he pointed to Guo Zisheng who was passing the news back and forth in the camp.

Hearing this, the eyes of the North Korean soldiers lining up became scorching hot.

For them, having the opportunity to become a member of the Ming Dynasty is already very good.

If there is still a chance to become Guozisheng, it will be like a crow turning into a phoenix.

Such an opportunity to stand up must not be missed, even if it is only a chance.

"Listen, this is the only chance for us to leave that sinful land, become a member of the Ming Dynasty, and even become a scholar of the Ming Dynasty! Don't miss it! So when it's our turn to attack, don't hesitate, don't be afraid, Not to mention don't back down, be sure to rush up and snatch Jiannu's blunderbuss!"

At this time, a Guo Zisheng rushed towards this side.

Immediately afterwards, another Guo Zisheng standing in front of them gave an order.

"Forward!" Li Yucheng pulled out the short gun and led it forward, and a hundred North Korean soldiers stepped forward.

During the march, Li Yucheng found that dozens of North Korean army phalanxes were moving forward.

Looking at the neatly lined up front, back, left, and right Korean military formations, and then looking up at the stream of artillery shells passing by in the night sky, Li Yucheng suddenly felt a strong confidence in his heart.

With such military power, it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to lose.

(End of this chapter)