Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 78 It's Not Easy
The vehicle-mounted Flang machine gun has become a decoration, and there are also bird guns.

As a firearms unit, the Eight Banners Han Army not only had cannons, but also matchlock guns, and each had 100 musketeers.

The 100 musketeers were divided into three groups to fire their guns in turn, and they fired at the Ming army on the gun platform across a 30-step-wide trench.

The Ming army musketeers on the gun platform were completely suppressed.

Because there are only 20 Ming army musketeers on the gun platform.

However, although the fighting was lively, the actual casualties were not large.

Because both sides have protection, the Ming army has wooden fences, and the Eight Banners Han army also has partial vans.

But this balance of power was quickly broken, because the two tiger squatting cannons on the blunderbuss opened fire again, and only two bangs were heard, and another van was actually destroyed by the shells.

To be honest, due to the poor airtightness of the tiger crouching gun, the accuracy of the open-mouthed gun is not to mention the short range. good.

Two side vans were destroyed one after another, and the Eight Banners Han army immediately lost their composure.

Because if the consumption continued like this, 12 vans would not be enough for the Ming army to fight, so Geng Jimao, the leader of the army, decisively ordered a team of saber and poker players to jump down the trench and directly attack the blunderbuss platform.

But in the end, the 30 knife players had just jumped off the ditch when they hugged their feet and screamed.

Bai Yintu and Aobai who were watching the battle in the distance were a little dumbfounded, so what's going on?Is there a trap in the trench?The Ming army scattered barbed wire in the trenches?
At this time, the Ming army musketeers on the gun platform also changed their targets.

Point the gun at the Eight Banners Han Saber player who collapsed at the bottom of the ditch.

"Boom!" Accompanied by the loud bang, seven or eight sword players were shot to death in an instant.

The remaining sword players panicked, and some ran along the ditch to both sides, but as soon as they took a step, they screamed and fell to the ground, and their feet were pierced again, because the bottom of the ditch was full of sharp wooden stakes and bamboos. prick.

There are also knife and poker players who turned around and wanted to climb up the one-foot-high slope protection, but their feet were pierced and they couldn't use their strength, and the bottom of the ditch was not at a right angle.

In this way, 30 sword players were shot and killed one by one by the Ming army musketeers.

"Trash!" Seeing this scene, Oboi scolded his mother angrily, "It's useless at all."

"It's done, I think I already know how to crack the Ming army's blunderbuss." Bai Yintu showed a confident smile on his face, and pointed his head at Zu Zerun below, "Let them withdraw, Stop attacking."

Zu Zerun hurriedly withdrew the Niu Lu who attacked as if he had received an amnesty.

……

On the other side of the watch.

Zhu Cijiong waved his fist vigorously: "Jiannu is nothing more than that!"

"This is just a tentative attack." Zhu Cihong said, "And this is only the Eight Banners Han army, not the real Eight Banners soldiers. The test is yet to come."

"It depends on what tricks Jiannu can play."

However, Zhu Cijiong didn't take it seriously. He felt that the Xiazhen defense line designed by his father was an impregnable wall, and Jiannu had no ability to break through.

However, Zhu Cijiong's idea was quickly shattered by the cruel facts.

Before the Ming army on the gun platform could take a breath, Jiannu launched a second wave of attack.

And this time it is no longer the Eight Banners Han army, but the real Eight Banners soldiers who are attacking.

Jiannu was more cautious than Zhu Cijiong imagined. After they approached, they did not attack rashly. Instead, they chose four positions and began to dig the back of the slope protection with all their strength.

"Ah, what is Jiannu doing?"

Zhu Cijiong was a little confused: "Is this going to dig out the slope protection?"

"Then how long will they have to dig? There are slope protections several feet thick in front of each line of defense."

"They don't need to dig everything out, they just need to dig a few gaps in the middle of the slope protection." Zhu Cihuang looked up at Chongzhen, and after being encouraged, he said, "In this way, the Frang cannon on the van can directly attack our The blunderbuss platform, the wooden fence on the blunderbuss platform can't stop the muzzle bullets of the Franc machine gun!"

There was no expression on Chongzhen's face, which was as expected.

The excavation process is boring, but Jianu is very patient.

Although the Ming army rammed and strengthened the slope protection, the strength was limited after all. After more than 300 Eight Banners soldiers and the accompanying more than 300 coats were excavated in turn, when it was dark, the bottom width exceeded Four large gaps more than one foot wide were dug out of the five-foot-long right-angled trapezoidal revetment.

Cars and vans can easily enter from it.

Speaking of earthworks, Jiannu is also an expert and a veteran craftsman.

When the four gaps were dug until only a thin layer of soil remained, Jiannu stopped digging.

Then he directly pushed the four gun-carrying vans into the gap, and after fixing the vans, just one round of shells knocked down the thin layer of soil.

The fence of the Ming army's blunderbuss platform was directly exposed to the muzzle of the Jiannu cannon.

Although the gunners of the Ming army on the gun platform had already judged the position and readjusted the shooting angle of the tiger squatting cannon, the accuracy of the tiger squatting cannon was really hard to describe.

"Boom! Boom!" The two tiger squat guns fired successively.

After the smoke cleared, the side van in the opposite gap was unscathed.

Obviously, the two rounds fired just now failed to hit.

When the gunners of the Ming army hurriedly reloaded ammunition and lead, they opened fire again.

The Franc cannon can be loaded with sub-cannons, and its speed is much faster than that of the tiger crouching cannon.

Four more cannon shots were fired, and four large holes were directly punched out of the wooden fence at the front of the gun platform.

This time, the Jiannu Flang machine gun used 25-jin muzzle ammunition again. It was a piece of cake to hit the wooden fence, and several Ming soldiers inside were killed.

At the same time, another group of musketeers from the Eight Banners Han army appeared on the top of the slope protection pushing the van, and under the cover of the van, they shot down at the Ming army on the blunderbuss platform.

The gunners of the Ming army on the blunderbuss rushed to dodge.

Because the bird guns of the Eight Banners Han Army can already threaten the inside of the gun platform through the four large holes in the fence.

Without the fire support of the tiger crouching cannon, the Ming army on the gun platform became more passive. Taking this opportunity, a dozen white armored soldiers jumped into the ditch outside the gun platform without hesitation.

These dozen or so white armored soldiers wore triple armor and thick and tough cowhide boots on their feet. They were not afraid of wooden stakes or bamboo thorns, and even barbed thorns could not pierce them.

The distance of thirty steps is only the time to urinate.

Approaching the gun platform, a dozen white armored soldiers threw four flying claws to catch the wooden fence on one side, and then divided into four groups to pull down the wooden fence with two big holes. half of.

Immediately afterwards, another white-armored soldier knelt down, arched his back, and put his hands on the ground to make a step.

The other two white-armored soldiers put their hands together to form another step.

A tall white-armored soldier stepped on two "steps" and jumped onto the gun platform, which was no more than 5 feet high.

The spearmen of the Ming army who were guarding the blunderbuss platform hadn't collapsed at this time, and immediately held their spears and stabbed them in a row.

As a result, the white-armored soldier just bent over and dodged it. When his feet landed and then straightened up, he freed his left hand to swipe and fish again, and then clamped the four spears under his armpit.

The four spearmen of the Ming army fought back to grab their spears.

As a result, the white armor soldiers used their strength to approach the four spearmen of the Ming army at once.

The moment they approached the Ming army, the white-armored soldier slashed with the long knife in his right hand, and cut the throats of the two Ming army spearmen. The two Ming army spearmen immediately fell on the gun platform clutching their throats.

The remaining spearmen of the Ming army retreated instinctively.

However, the spearman of the Ming army took less than half a step back, and the long sword of the white armor soldier swiped towards him.

There was a squeak, the bloody light collapsed, and the head of the third spearman of the Ming army flew into the air.

Although these white-armored soldiers wore triple armor weighing more than eighty catties, and had spare heavy weapons such as long knives, large bows, and even barbed thorns, they didn't look clumsy at all.

Because in the long-term fighting and training, the white armor soldiers have adapted to this load.

As the third spearman was beheaded, the Ming army on the blunderbuss finally collapsed, and they couldn't stand it anymore.

The rest of the musketeers and spearmen jumped up and ran, not to mention tiger crouching cannons, and even threw away their spears and bird guns, only regretting that their parents lost two legs.

Zhu Cijiong saw it from a distance, and was so angry that he cursed.

"These cowards only came up with one Jiannu, but there are seventy or eighty of them. Even if one person spit, they drowned Jiannu. What are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of?"

"It's not easy for them to persist until now."

Chongzhen just shook his head, and asked Zhu Cihong again: "Longer, how long have they persisted?"

Zhu Cilang looked at the sky and said, "One hour must be more than one hour, but two hours probably hasn't arrived yet."

"Jiong'er, now you know why you can't concentrate all the firearms on the outer blunderbuss platform?" Chongzhen said to Zhu Cijiong earnestly, "When marching and fighting, you must have a clear understanding of the strength of the enemy and us, and then based on the comparison of the strength of the two sides Make the most conservative estimate, and remember, it is better to be conservative than aggressive!"

"Yes, my son has remembered." Zhu Cijiong was taught honestly.

Zhu Cihong also gained something: "If the estimate is conservative, there is still a chance to make adjustments, but if you fall into a dangerous situation because of taking risks, you will not even have the chance to adjust and recover."

"That's the reason." Chongzhen nodded happily.

Chongzhen had already seen the characters of these two sons.

Zhu Cijiong has a smart mind and more active thinking, but his personality is a bit reckless.

The elder brother Zhu Cihong's mind is slower than that of the younger brother, but his personality is calmer.

At this time, there was a new change in the battlefield ahead. After discovering that the Ming army was defeated, the dozen or so white-armored soldiers refused to let go. , Captured the second or even the third blunderbuss platform, the appetite of these Jiannu white armor soldiers was too great.

The white armor soldiers paid the price for their arrogance.

Because the retreat channel connecting the gun platform is also a fire output channel.

The four tiger squatting guns on the two blunderbuss obliquely behind have already aimed at these two retreat channels, and even the ballistic trajectory has been calculated.

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