For a time, the artillery fire of the Ming army suppressed the Junggar artillery formation.

On the high ground of the Chinese army, the sound of death of the Ming army's machine guns sounded again, and under the dense and powerful firepower, the Dzungar army that was almost rushing up to Shandong fell.

In the panic, the Ming army finally stabilized its position, and under the personal leadership of the King of Han and Princess Zhaoyang, their morale gradually rose, and they all took weapons to shoot at the Junggar army under the mountain.

The Dzungar army attacked fruitlessly and temporarily retreated, and many Tartar soldiers were hit by the bullets of the Ming army and fell on the retreating hillside.

However, the artillery emplacements of the Dzungar army were still not withdrawn, which meant that their offensive intentions were far from over!

Before Xu Mingwu could speak, Qin Shiyue shouted: "In front of the target side, the ruler is eighty, 005 to the right, salvo!" ”

On the opposite hill, the Dzungar artillery bombed people turned on their backs, and several artillery pieces were also blown up, and the remaining artillery slowly turned the muzzle and aimed at Xu Mingwu here.

Xu Mingwu exclaimed: "Hurry up and move the gun position!" ”

"Lao Tzu is the commander of the artillery battalion!" Qin Shiyue shouted: "Listen to my orders, target the enemy's artillery, salvo!" ”

Six Wuhuang guns and thirty mortars were fired at the same time, and the shells once again covered the artillery position of the Dzungar army.

Many of the artillery shells fired by the Dzungar army fell at a distance of 200 meters in front of the hillside of the Ming army's artillery array.

Xu Mingwu then woke up to the fact that most of the artillery of these Tartars is small cannons, and the range does not seem to be good, and it is not even as long as the large-caliber mortars of the Ming army!

The national strength is strong, and the advantage of leading military technology is that you are awesome, your hand is longer than the opponent, and the opponent is uncomfortable!

Because Xu Mingwu temporarily changed the deployment of artillery, the Dzungar army suffered a loss, which they did not expect.

However, the artillery array of the Ming army was also completely under the nose of the Junggar army, as long as their IQ was higher than single digits, some men and horses were transferred to attack the artillery array of the Ming army, and the artillery camp was in danger.

Xu Mingwu clasped his fists and saluted Qin Shiyue: "Lord Qin, I was offended just now. ”

Qin Shiyue sneered: "Don't dare, Lao Tzu can't stand it." ”

Xu Mingwu said with a smile: "Lord Qin, isn't this all for the country, I will compensate you in the future, I will be punished, let Lord Qin, I, Xu Mingwu, will not be ambiguous." ”

Qin Shiyue held her breath in her heart, and said angrily: "Damn, you are a fucking adult, Lao Tzu is nothing, I can't stand it!" ”

Xu Mingwu smiled embarrassedly, and said with a haha: "Senior brother, the military situation is urgent at the moment, so let's do it, when the battle is over, I will personally go to your camp to plead guilty, and I will be punished, but with your words, senior brother!" ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a sharp stabbing sound in the air, and before Qin Shiyue could react, Xu Mingwu rushed up with a brisk step, pushing Qin Shiyue to the ground, and his body pressed against him, with a good posture.

There was a loud "boom", mud and rocks splashed, and a cannonball fell not far from the two.

Qin Shiyue lay on the ground and shouted: "Xu Mingwu, you can still listen to ballistics in your dog days, and you are out of breath!" ”

"Thank you, senior brother, for the compliment!" Xu Mingwu lay on Qin Shiyue's body and laughed.

Qin Shiyue, who was pressed to the ground to resist, had a black line, and said angrily with a red face: "Then can you fucking get up?" ”

Xu Mingwu jumped up, picked up a rifle, and rushed to the front of the position to relieve the embarrassment.

Qin Shiyue got up from the ground and shouted behind her back: "You bastard, Lao Tzu owes you a life!" ”

The artillery positions of the Ming army were exposed, and the Dzungar army changed the direction of the main attack, transferred the attacking forces from the direction of the Chinese army, and sent two thousand troops to attack the Ming artillery array.

The Dzungar army taught the Ming army the power of the field artillery, and they knew very well that only by killing the artillery battalion of the Ming army could they eliminate their main force and capture the prince on the mountain!

More than 800 people under Xu Mingwu caught fire with the Dzungar army.

In the distance, a herald rode over and said to Xu Mingwu and Qin Shiyue: "Two lords, His Royal Highness the King of Han has given the order, give up the artillery array, and the whole army will retreat freely!" ”

"What? Free retreat! Qin Shiyue's face was full of disbelief.

Xu Mingwu was taken aback, the so-called free retreat means that after encountering a strong enemy, the various departments do not have to resist, they run away with their ability, and leave a code on the road in order to reassemble.

To put it bluntly, it is to break down the whole to minimize losses.

However, Xu Mingwu heard that although the Ming army had this kind of tactic, since the Tianwu Dynasty, there had never been a force that had really practiced it!

Because in their opinion, this is an escape! It's a shameful act!

The generals of the Ming Dynasty would rather die on the battlefield than give this kind of order to discredit their military careers!

But the king of Han did it! Xu Mingwu secretly admired in his heart, Zhu Heqi, the king of Han, really got his father's true inheritance, and he loved soldiers like sons!

But what about others? Where are you going to break through?

Zhu Heqi gave this order, but he was also forced to be helpless, there were too many Dzungar soldiers and horses, infantry, cavalry, artillery, and a lot of them!

In the past few days, the 5,000-strong Wang Brigade has already lost forty percent of its soldiers, and if it continues to fight, I am afraid that it will really be wiped out!

Of course, the Dzungar army did not reap any benefits, and was killed and wounded by the Ming army amounted to more than 5,000 people, and 18 artillery pieces were blown up.

This battle is enough to save face for Daming!

He was only eighteen years old, a prince who was in charge of the army for the first time, with a force that was not the main force of the Ming army, and he could kill twice as many enemies in a nearly tenfold enemy encirclement, and retreated calmly, and no one could say anything bad.

The best outcome for the Ming army is to fight another battle, and then take advantage of the opportunity to retreat.

And it is not so easy to accept it when it is good, the Dzungar army is well-trained and morale is high, and there are cavalry, once they bite it, it is extremely difficult to get out.

Zhu Heqi could only give the order to retreat freely, in case he was lost by the enemy cavalry when retreating!

Xu Mingwu made such a fuss in the artillery position, which made Zhu Heqi see an opportunity.

The Dzungar army temporarily changed the direction of the main attack and attacked the artillery position with all its might, and there was a gap in front of the high ground of the Chinese army.

Zhu Heqi seized the opportunity, and immediately ordered to abandon the high ground, and the whole army rushed down the mountain!

Zhuot Babatur didn't understand the intentions of the Ming army for a while, and when he saw the Ming army pounced like a wolf, he hurriedly ordered a retreat in a panic.

As a result, Zhu Heqi's Chinese army broke away from contact with the Dzungar army and quickly ran away.

Hearing the command of the King of Han, Qin Shiyue turned back to the herald and said: "Send the order to go down, fire artillery at the Dzungar army, shoot all the shells, and retreat the whole battalion!" ”

"Yes!"

The cannon roared, and six Martial Emperor cannons fired at the same time, followed by thirty cannonballs, and the dense cannonballs shrouded the area in dense smoke.

A thousand-strong force of the Dzungar army, which had just attacked, was blown up.

Attracted by the fire of the artillery battalion, the Dzungar army was completely unaware of the retreat of the Ming army, and Zhu Daneng quickly escorted the King of Han and Princess Zhaoyang on the road leading to the outside of the valley.

Li Shangyong's men and horses, after withdrawing and breaking, the king of Han and the princess escaped!

(End of chapter)