The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 274 Broken Bamboo!

The sound of arrows piercing the air resounded in the camp, and the sharp sound was like a signal to wake up, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the soldiers in the camp.

The heavy arrows fired from the Ming army's formation were so fierce and accurate that more than 30 Qing army soldiers near the camp wall did not even have time to react before they were shot to the ground one after another.

"Beep———"

The high-pitched suona sounded again, piercing the ears of all the Qing soldiers in the camp.

"kill!!!"

Deafening shouts of killing followed, and the tight shield formation suddenly broke open!

The tips of the rows of spears were bright, and the blades of the swords were cold.

A crimson wave swept over the mountains, with the sounds of swords and guns piercing flesh and the screams of mournful wails. Scarlet waves rose up in the crimson iron current, and disappeared in the wave in the blink of an eye. middle.

At five and a half quarters, the Nanshan Company of the Qing Army broke through the first battalion on the right!

"Blow the marching bugle, the shield chariot goes in front, the artillery follows closely, the armored soldiers follow behind, and continue to attack the mountain!"

Chen Wang wore a three-banner Ming iron helmet, fish scale waist-length armor, and a gold-patterned brocade war skirt. He stood in the camp, looking up at Gongshu Terrace not far away, and issued military orders.

Youdao is a dead horse at Wangshan. Gongshutai does not seem far away, but in fact, if you want to climb Gongshutai, you need to cross two more fortresses built by the Qing army.

Because of the pressure from the east and west mountains, a large number of Qing troops were rushing to support the east and west sides, and the defensive strength of the Qing troops in the south had been reduced to a minimum.

And because of the previous stalemate, soldiers from the rear of the Qing army continued to fill the front line, trying to defend the outer battalion.

Therefore, the two small Qing army camps currently separated by the road to Gongshutai each have only about 400 people at this time, and the number of people is only about one Niulu.

The strength of the Qing army has been reduced to the minimum. Noon is approaching, and the Qing army guarding the camp has been slacking off for a long time. It is time to make a push.

"Zongzhen, what should we do with these prisoners?"

Chen Gong came from one side, looked at the prisoners kneeling in several rows on the ground, and asked with a frown.

After they broke into the camp, most of the Qing troops were killed, some fled along the mountain road to the camp behind, and some chose to surrender.

There were about 40 Qing soldiers who surrendered. Except for a few Jurchen soldiers, most of them were Han and Mongolian.

According to Chen Gong's wishes, he killed them all with one blow and chopped off their heads in exchange for silver rewards.

One head is 50 taels, and these three or 40 people are worth about 2000 taels of silver.

If you want to use it in exchange for military exploits, you don't know how many thousands of households can be raised.

Chen Wang glanced at the prisoners. He originally wanted to leave a team of people to guard them, but he changed his mind when he said it.

"The Jurchen soldiers killed them, and took down the rest of them, stripped off their armor, and gave them a knife and a shield to hold in front of them."

"Tell them, whoever climbs to the next camp first, I recommend him to be the flag general of Hanzhong Town and reward him with a hundred taels of silver for his tattoo."

"Take a person's head and give him 30 taels of silver."

"All subsequent attacks on the mountain will follow this example."

Chen Gong looked slightly surprised, but did not have any objections.

Chen Gong responded to the military order, and then led two personal guards to the front of the prisoners.

Chen Gong didn't talk nonsense, just the same color, and the two personal guards had already slit the throats of the female soldiers with money rat tails.

The sudden killing made all the prisoners kneeling on the ground panic, thinking that they might not survive.

Chen Gong raised his eyebrows slightly, shouted for silence, then told the reason for the murder, and handed out the reward given by Chen Wang.

After finishing speaking in Chinese, Chen Gong switched to Mongolian and said it again.

Chen Gong can speak both Mongolian and Manchu. Most of the generals in the border town can speak some Mongolian. After all, they have to deal with each other, and Chen Gong can also speak some Mongolian.

As for Manchu, Chen Gong can also speak some simple words.

Chen Wang can naturally speak Manchu and Mongolian.

All the prisoners were already distraught because of the sudden killing, and they did not dare not listen to what Chen Gong said.

After the swords and shields were thrown, a group of prisoners picked them up in a noisy manner, and then were driven all the way to the front of the road by the armored soldiers, in front of the shield vehicles and the artillery team.

"Don't you ask me why we keep these prisoners?"

Chen Wang glanced at Chen Gong, who had arranged everything and returned to his side again, and said with a smile.

Chen Gong thought for a while and replied,
"Of course the eldest brother has his own reasons. I just listen to him."

Chen Gong no longer called Chen Wang Zongzhen, but changed his name and called him eldest brother again.

He knew that Chen Wang wanted to say something to him that was only said between brothers.

Hearing Chen Gong's answer, Chen Wang felt a little relieved.

Since the Battle of Blackwater Valley, Chen Gong has gradually been able to listen to what he said, which is much better than before.

"The enemy's morale must have been weakened when he saw that his own troops had surrendered. Maybe more people would surrender in the future."

Chen Wang raised his head slightly, looked at the Qing army camp entrenched in the pass not far away, and said indifferently.

"But in fact, it was just an impromptu idea. These prisoners are useless anyway, so they might as well be used as cannon fodder, which is considered waste."

Chen Gong nodded, but after a while, he asked again.

"Then if someone really gets the first rank and takes the first rank, can he really recommend a flag general with a silver tattoo on his hair?"

"If someone really takes the lead and takes the first rank, what if I recommend him as a flag general and give him a little money?"

Chen Wang turned to look at Chen Gong and said seriously.

"Since ancient times, everyone has died, and people cannot stand without faith."

“If you break your trust with others, you will not be trusted by others.”

"If you break trust in the army, you will not be believed by the army. If the army does not believe it, how can you lead the army?!"

The roar of artillery suddenly sounded, and in just a moment it overwhelmed all the human voices.

Chen Wang and Chen Gong both turned their heads and looked forward.

The normally heavy Hongyi cannon would naturally be inconvenient to use on the mountain road.

However, the cannons cast by Pu Jue using a new cannon casting method are also made of the lightest bronze cannon. The three-pound cannon only weighs a few hundred kilograms and can be pushed by several people working together.

Moreover, the gun mount has been improved and can be used on rugged terrain.

The artillerymen who operate the artillery are all experienced gunners. Not only have they practiced artillery for a long time, they also trained with live ammunition in Hanzhong Town, and there are even corresponding training manuals.

There are even special surveying and mapping tools, and there is even a sight with a scale on the artillery, so the hit rate is naturally amazing.

Most of the prisoners standing at the front had a look of horror on their faces.

They simply could not imagine that the Ming army's artillery had such huge power and such fast loading speed, and even subconsciously ignored the problem of accuracy. "Beep——————"

Accompanying the high-pitched suona sound soaring into the sky were even more deafening shouts of killing.

At the front of the shield car, a group of captives who had been pushed onto the shelves forced down the fear in their hearts. They raised their swords high and ran towards the front while holding their shields.

Arrows flew out from the camp in front, and the soldiers guarding the camp showed no mercy at all because of their identities.

From the moment they picked up the weapons, the camp they belonged to had actually completely changed.

The soldiers guarding the fortress will never accept another surrender from them, nor will they believe them. Once the crisis of trust is established, it will be difficult to disintegrate.

They could not throw away their weapons and did not dare to look back.

Dropping the sword and shield in his hand, he was afraid that he would be shot to the ground by a bow and arrow before he even got close.

Turning back, I am afraid that before I could take two steps, I was already chopped down to the ground by the armored soldiers from behind.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

A large amount of smoke rose from the artillery position at the rear, and a huge roar echoed on the mountain road, hitting everyone's chest like a heavy hammer.

Some shells even flew past their scalps.

"kill!!"

The dozens of prisoners who were charging forward were shouting wildly, as if they wanted to vent their fear and panic.

The sound of arrows piercing the air kept ringing in their ears, some from the front and some from behind. From time to time, the wailing sound of arrows being hit tortured everyone's nerves.

At a distance of a hundred steps, 43 of the 37 prisoners fell on the charging road, and only six of them rushed into the camp alive.

Chen Gong was wearing ring armor, wearing armbands, and holding a big gun, leading a group of heavy armored infantry who followed him into the camp.

The same situation soon happened in the second camp.

The shield soldiers are in front and the archers are in the back.

The shield soldiers in front used tower shields to protect their comrades behind them.

The heavy arrows ruthlessly harvested those Qing soldiers who tried to intercept them.

Those who were lucky enough to rush forward and slipped through the net were easily dealt with by the gun and shield soldiers on the periphery.

The Qing army's second camp on the right fell directly in just a quarter of an hour after the bombardment.

Counting the quarter and a half of marching time, it only took only three quarters of an hour to capture the two forts, which was even a quarter of an hour before noon.

"Three quarters of an hour."

Chen Wang also received the adjutant's report at this time.

Chen Wang was not surprised at this time.

He had already observed the terrain heading to Gongshu Terrace early in the morning.

The three Qing army camps that need to be passed to go to Gongshutai occupy important roads, but the terrain is not considered dangerous.

Chen Wang had already surveyed the place where the artillery could be set up early in the morning. He had already planned where to attack and when to launch the attack.

Nanshan was originally the weakest defense area of ​​the Qing army. The Qing army had three camps, and there was a Qing army camp on the east and west mountains.

However, there is no large camp in Nanshan. The last large camp is for storing grain, grass and luggage.

Because the last section of Nanshan is steep and there is only one road that can enter the interior, so Dorgon never thought of setting up a large camp when he first designed it.

Moreover, the terrain of Nanshan also restricted the Qing army from setting up too many large-scale camps.

The strength of the Qing army was also divided on the left and right sides due to the pressure from the two mountains. There were no elites in the three camps along the road.

The Qing army remaining in the camp had only a few Manchu soldiers, and most of them were Mongolian soldiers and Han soldiers, with limited combat power.

If the camp is intact, they can indeed withstand an attack with several times more troops based on the terrain and camp walls.

On the first day, not a single fortress in Nanshan was breached. This was because the number of artillery used was very small, and they were all Franco machines and some small-sized cannons. It was difficult to break through the fortress.

The forts captured from three sides were almost filled with the lives of the soldiers. They climbed over the camp walls forcefully and captured them piece by piece.

This time Chen Wang attacked the stronghold and pulled up twenty bronze three-pound cannons and four five-pound cannons, a total of 24 artillery pieces.

Although the road was not considered open, the positions discovered during the original survey could only accommodate seven or eight artillery pieces at most.

But only seven or eight artillery pieces were enough to blast open the village gates built with earth and wood.

After several rounds of bombardment, the shells fired can deform the simple camp walls and eventually cause damage.

Of course, apart from the artillery, what is more important is the armored soldiers who follow up the attack on the stronghold.

When Sun Chuanting asked before, Chen Wang replied that his biggest reliance in attacking the mountain was actually his cavalry, not the artillery and infantry.

This is the truth.

From the time he was promoted to guerrilla in Chunhua, Chen Wang had never thought of using the Liao cavalry under his command as ordinary cavalry.

He trained the cavalry under his command to the highest standards, and the soldiers who were later selected to join the army as supplementary personnel were also the elites of each army.

The targets for training and combat were the Qing army's military guard camps, which were the red and white Baya soldiers who were part of the original army of the Later Jin Dynasty.

The cavalry under his command has never been a pure cavalry. Strictly speaking, from all aspects, they are more like a group of heavy infantry on horseback.

Dai Ming helmet, wearing Ming armor, a total of three layers of armor, one person and two horses, carrying a knife and a gun, holding a heavy bow, and using heavy arrows. Most of them are sophisticated weapons produced by the Hanzhong Guard Ordnance Bureau.

You can ride a horse and charge into battle, or you can dismount and form a formation to fight to the death.

The more than 1000 cavalrymen in the First Cavalry Headquarters are all experienced elites who followed Chen Wang all the way to the north and south, to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and traveled thousands of miles.

During the Battle of Jiazhuang, after a group of soldiers were eliminated, the remaining nearly a thousand soldiers had already wiped away the fear of establishing slaves from their hearts.

The current combat power has naturally reached a terrifying level.

Chen Wang seems to have no servants, but in fact every soldier under his command is a servant.

The cavalrymen at the [-]th Cavalry Headquarters are all elite servants.

Compared with the Bagaras who guarded the barracks of the Qing army, they may still be insufficient, but they were more than enough to cope with the current situation.

Nearly a thousand soldiers, who were close to the combat strength of Hou Jin Baya's soldiers, could not attack a fortress with collapsed walls in a short period of time. That was the real problem.

Chen Wang took one last look at Gong Shutai, who was already not far in front of him, and gave Chen Gong an order.

Before two quarters noon, he wanted to see the town flag of Hanzhong Town planted on the public tree platform.

At a quarter past noon, before it reached two quarters, a fiery red flag was already erected on the public tree stand. Under the sunlight, the fiery red flag looked extremely dazzling!

The power of the army has been strengthened, just like breaking bamboo, after a few knots, everything is easily solved!
(End of this chapter)