A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 481 Blood Road

In the Ming army's position, Hong Chengchou put down his binoculars and said to Yang Guozhu and Li Fuming, "You two generals, start attacking the mountain!"

The two generals clasped their fists and shouted loudly: "The last general takes orders!"

Seeing that Yang Guozhu was pulling his horse to leave, Wang Dou stopped him and said solemnly, "Shuai Yang, be careful!"

Yang Guozhu nodded heavily, and together with Li Fuming, rode back to his Xuanfu army formation,
He sent an order: "Sparse teams, each team is one foot and eight feet apart!"

The sound of the trumpet sounded, and Yang Guozhu's attacking army slowly advanced to the front and back, making the gap between each soldier and each team in the army formation more sparse.

Look at Li Fuming's side, the same is true.

Yang Guozhu took a deep breath, and ordered: "Sing the horn and move forward!"

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

The horns of Yang Guozhu's Central Military Headquarters sounded, and a tide of troops slowly poured out of the Ming army's formation. Li Fuming's subordinates also sounded their horns and marched.They attacked different positions in Huangtu Ridge, one on the left and one on the right.Yang Guozhu's army mainly attacked the Qing troops in the Niangniang Temple tower area.

Seeing them rushing out of the army formation, all the soldiers of the Ming army who stayed in place looked at them, and suddenly there was a flood of shouts from the Ming army: "Brother, come on!"

"Brother, give those Tartars some color!"

"Brothers in Xuanzhen and Shanxi Town, kill more Tartars!"

At the back of the Jingbian Army's Right Battalion, Division B and Division D, Zhao Rongsheng yelled, "Brothers in Xuanzhen, come on, let the Tartars look good!"

Amidst the shouts that shook the sky, the two towns' armies came out of the formation arrogantly and vigorously. With their heads held high, they marched firmly towards the Qing army's position.

Accompanied by the position of the middle army in the second town, there are also a large number of attacking equipment and four battalions of vehicles.They were selected from Liaodong Town and other towns. There are hundreds of small and large Flang machines, Baizi blunderbuss, Mielu guns and other small and light cannons.When approaching the wall of the village, provide fire support for Yang Guozhu's second unit.

The army followed the direction of Huangtuling, wave after wave of people, and countless equipment, and chariots moved forward.Along the way, the hills are undulating, and the ground is mostly dry and hard loess, which is cracked by the sun, and only some thin and shallow thatch can be seen from time to time.

Considering the artillery of the Qing army, the team attacking the mountain was covered by chariots layer by layer. The front chariot and the upper baffle were covered with thick quilts, and some were covered with cowhide and iron.The chariots behind were also wrapped in thick bedding as much as possible.

Looking from Huangtu Ridge, one can clearly see that along with the undulating terrain, the red armors and banners of the Ming army are rushing towards our side wave after wave.

On the Dongling tower, Dorgon shot a cold light in his eyes, and the Ming army finally came.

Unanimously, the Qing generals on the tower all came to the artillery positions arranged nearby.Looking at the dark heavy artillery on their own side, and seeing the Ming army approaching down the mountain, cruel smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

Shi Tingzhu laughed wildly: "Finally, I can give those Ming dogs a good look!"

Dorgon looked with satisfaction at the huge artillery array set up here. Thirty heavy artillery pieces all hit ten kilograms or more.Moreover, almost every artillery can hit three or four miles, and when the Ming army attacks, it can inflict serious damage on them.

At this time, the artillery formation was full of gunners from the Wuzhenhachao Battalion of the Qing Army, and many gunners were Portuguese.

When Kong Youde captured Dengzhou, it was the base for the Ming army to manufacture new types of artillery and train artillery. There were nearly a hundred Portuguese and other foreign gunners and craftsmen, as well as a large number of trained gunners, all of which were captured by the rebels.Therefore, the Qing army did not lack artillery skills, and was even very strong.

Although Kong Youde is the commander of Wuzhenha Super Cannon Battalion, Kong Youde's generals Cao Shaozhong, Liu Chengzu and others are also in charge of daily affairs.However, the specific command of the artillery battle was still commanded by Eduardo and other Frangji officers, as well as the Frangji soldiers who were captured together.

Subconsciously, everyone in the Qing Dynasty still thinks that the pure Fulang robot is more appropriate to command artillery battles. After all, most of the gunners of the Ming army were trained by them back then.

Their artillery battalions also have binoculars and use instruments such as scales and gun gauges.Even some Hongyi cannons in Zhongling are the cannons produced by the Bugarao Cannon Factory in those days, with shield and sail emblems on the cannon body.

The black cannons pointed directly at the Ming army formation at the foot of the mountain, while the cattle firing the cannons were concentrated behind the mountain, where there were also densely packed Qing army camps.

Looking at these heavy artillery pieces, the commander of the North Korean army, You Yizheng Jin Zi nodded with a frightened look in his eyes.Seeing his expression, Dorgon was very satisfied, and summoned the artillery battalion commander Eduardo, and asked, "Short Dejia, can my artillery from the Qing Dynasty inflict the greatest damage on the Ming army?"

When Eduardo faced others, his expression was always gentle and kind. No matter his clothes, his beard and hair around his lips and temples, they were all neatly trimmed.According to what he said, his ancestors were nobles, how could he not have the image and demeanor of nobles?

Eduardo was disgusted with the name Short, but his noble and meaningful name became a kind of joke among these oriental people.However, there was still a polite demeanor on his face, as if he didn't care.

Dorgon speaks Chinese, and Eduardo has been in Macau for many years, and he is also quite enthusiastic about Chinese affairs. Of course, he has already mastered the local language.

He bowed slightly, and said: "My lord, the cannons of the artillery battalion were positioned as early as [-] yards... no, three miles away, and thereafter every twenty steps, there will be markings. Especially at two miles or more At a certain distance, as long as the Ming army comes over, no matter the artillery of the main ridge or the artillery of the middle ridge, they can bombard them layer by layer. Their artillery is far away from four miles away, and the light artillery can't hit us. The infantry didn't fight back. Under the bombardment of my artillery, they will definitely suffer serious casualties and severely damage their morale. The closer the Ming army gets, the greater their losses will be."

Seeing the joy on Dorgon's expression, Eduardo said cautiously: "Of course, the terrain below the mountain is also disadvantageous to us, that is, there are many hills and mountains. If their army formation is hidden behind the hills, because of the slope, our artillery camp will The artillery poses little threat to them. If their army formation walks on the hills, the ricochets cannot be deployed, and the threat is also small. Only when they are exposed to the plains is the time when the artillery exerts its greatest power, and even one shot can give them Causing more than a dozen casualties!"

Dorgon said: "I have thought of this too, but most of their military formations are exposed to my artillery battalion, aren't they?"

Eduardo bowed and said, "My lord, I am deeply amazed by your wisdom!"

Dorgon laughed loudly: "Short Dejia, you work hard for my Qing Dynasty. In the future, when the Qing Dynasty takes over the Central Plains, you have made great contributions. Perhaps it will not be difficult to become a duke and a king."

Eduardo was disdainful in his heart: "Is it so easy to enter the Central Plains? Let's talk about it after defeating these smart people in front of us."

But to him, no matter Ming or Qing people, they are pagans, evil souls, the more dead the better.

At the same time, my heart was pounding, his ancestor was only a baron, if he could really become a duke and a king in his own generation... Calculate how high a title would be?

Although it is only the title of Tatars, the West has always been curious about the East, but it doesn't care about Han people and Tatars.For example, the Yuan Dynasty was also ruled by the Tatars?Look at Marco Polo blowing.Maybe one day, I will become a legend, and after returning to Europe, I will become the object of pursuit of countless ladies and girls.

He saluted Dorgon deeply: "Thanks to your good words, my honorable lord, I will serve this empire faithfully."

……

The artillery formation of the Qing army paid close attention to the arrival of the large formation of the Ming army, and Eduardo also nervously devoted himself to serving the Qing Dynasty.

Holding a binoculars in his hand, he looked at the various artillery marks at the foot of the mountain, and kept reporting the distance data of the Ming army. Finally, the chariots on the first floor of the Ming army passed piles of stones everywhere, and the marks were already sprinkled with lime. Entered Sanli.

Seeing all the gunners waiting in full force, Eduardo took a deep breath and shouted in strange Chinese: "The Ming army is a thousand steps away, shoot!"

The Qing army also used horns, and the sharp swan sound blew. Immediately, thirty heavy artillery pieces in the Qing army's position stepped forward one by one, and lit the fuses of each cannon with long matchlocks. The fuses hissed. Sparks fizzed, some burned quickly, others slowly.

at last……

On Huangtu Ridge, thunderbolt-like cannons sounded incessantly, thick puffs of white smoke rose, and shells whizzed towards the Ming army's position.

The booming sound continued, and the shells were fired one after another on the hard ground, and then bounced vigorously, rushing forward desperately.

boom!
A Ming army chariot was hit squarely by a Qing army shell, and the [-]-jin shell slammed heavily into the front baffle of the chariot.Even the thick quilts on the baffle were smashed into pieces all of a sudden, the quilts became cotton wool flying, and the baffle made of hardwood turned into countless sharp wooden thorns.

A few of the cart pushers fell to the ground and howled, bleeding profusely, clutching their prickly heads and faces in agony, regretting that they should not come to push this damned chariot for the reward of money.

Some of the soldiers who followed, Yang Guozhu's new army soldiers holding bird guns, were either shot by sharp wooden thorns, or hit by shattered wooden blocks.They were wearing cotton armor inlaid with iron leaves, and they were a little far away from the chariot. If they were lucky, they missed the head and face, and the wooden thorns did not penetrate deep into the body, but the pain would still cause cold sweat to break out all over their bodies.

Only one soldier was hit in the lower abdomen by a long and thick wooden thorn, and then penetrated deeply into his body.In addition, the blood of those peasants spilled all over him, making him look like he was soaked in blood.

He was so numb from the pain that he curled up on the ground, convulsing violently.

Cannonballs roared one after another. Due to the sparse formation of the Ming army and the undulating terrain, many Qing army shells missed or were difficult to bounce.However, there were also some soldiers who were hit by the jumping and rolling shells, and immediately lost their hands and feet.

In particular, a ten-jin artillery shell happened to hit the front row of the marching pikemen in the new barracks of Yijia Yang Guozhu.

The ground here was hard and flat, and the cannonball shot two meters in front of the line of soldiers, and then, under the fearful gaze of the leader of the armor, he jumped up vigorously and rushed straight towards his body.

The cannonball seemed to be slow but really fast, the armor chief wanted to dodge subconsciously, the cannonball had already protruded from his chest, dripping with blood, and with the crackling sound of bone fractures, several soldiers behind him fell to the ground.

In this way, the power of this cannonball is not over yet. After throwing down the sergeant in this armor, he still bounced and ran to the queue of the armor in the back. There was another sound of broken legs and bones, and the bones of several soldiers' feet were smashed into the air. break...

(End of this chapter)