Like bursts of spring thunder rolling across the sky, with the fierce burning of gunpowder and the whistling of shells, they went to the camp of the Qing army.

Taking advantage of the simple fortifications of the Qing army's first line of defense, the soldiers of the Che battalion quickly placed four six-pounder guns. The breastwork, which was originally used as a bunker for the gunners, became the most ready-made bunker for the artillery of the car battalion, and with a little modification, it became a well-effective gun emplacement.

In this position, the four six-pounder guns made in Nanzhong have entered the effective firing range, although it is not the best range, but it can barely hit the second line of defense of the Qing army, if it is further forward, those areas that are taken care of by the rockets, the originally frozen hard ground is slightly muddy, although these six-pounder guns are less than 800 catties, but it is quite difficult to act, and it is easy to become the target of the Qing artillery.

The gunners of the car battalion, under the command of the officers of their respective artillery teams, calmly opened their guns and loaded their shells. These gunners were pampered in Ningyuan City on weekdays, and their treatment was no less than that of Wu Sangui's family, and their training was often carried out on weekdays. Although their artillery skills and tactics and shooting effectiveness were evaluated by the standards of the Nanyue Army, they could only be said to be barely qualified, not ideal; However, compared with the level of artillery used by a large number of soldiers and grassroots officers who know basic mathematical calculation knowledge and surveying knowledge and can skillfully use ranging tools in the Nanyue Army, and use a large amount of gunpowder and artillery shells to pile up artillery, it is undeniable that the gunners of these car battalions can be regarded as a few elite soldiers in the Ming Army.

The reason why it was necessary to bombard the first line of defense and the second line of defense again was that Ning Yuanming's army was worried about charging at his own time. There will be remnants of the Qing army rushing out from a corner. Such artillery fire is completely an additional insurance for everyone's psychology.

Not to mention that the Qing soldiers of the brigade had completely retreated to the cantonment hole of the second line of defense, even a few Qing soldiers hiding near the chest wall of the defense line might not be able to hit the target with the cannon trajectory of the Hongyi cannon.

The gunner next to each gun constantly used the parallax method to estimate the distance, and at the sound of their number, the other gunner constantly adjusted the muzzle with a crank and screw. Under their aimed fire, shells whistled out, causing frozen clods to fly on the defensive line from time to time, and occasionally some reinforcement timber rose into the air.

After a round of artillery fire. The opposing line of defense remained silent. Thinking that either they all died, or there was no one to run, the general led by Ning Yuanjun pulled out the sword at his waist very mightily, "Sons." Kill slaves with me! ”

The drums of war beat with blood and courage. Countless soldiers of the Ning Yuan Army wearing folded scarves let out a shout in unison. The chariot was thrust with a bang, flags were raised, swords and guns were held high. When boarding, the swords and spears are like ears of wheat, and the flags are like firewood. The black head was like a dark cloud. The dense formation stretched from Hongluo Mountain in the west to Baitai Mountain in the east, like waves, overwhelmingly pressing towards the second line of defense of the Qing army.

Tan Bai and others nervously waited at the entrance of the Tunbing Cave, and there was a watchtower on the third line of defense in the north, taking advantage of the distance, they could avoid artillery fire, observe the movement of the Ming army, and pass on military orders.

Fang Cai's artillery fire was fierce, and his right hand holding the hilt of the knife was full of sweat, "Damn, how many years of fighting, how can you look like a bastard who has been on the battlefield for the first time today?" He took off his gloves and let his sweaty right hand dry in the cold wind.

In the long second line of defense from east to west, there are twenty large Buddha cannons, thirty-five small Buddha wolf cannons, and fifty tiger squat cannons under the slightly lower part of the breastwork, all of which are flattened. The gunners of each cannon, each holding a fire rope and other objects in their hands, were guarded by the shields of the sword and shield soldiers, and their eyes were unblinking, waiting for the orders conveyed from above. The miscellaneous servants assigned to each cannon according to the weight of the cannon also looked at the gunners nervously, pricked up their ears, and waited for the order from above, lest they miss a major event and be cut down to sacrifice the flag.

The flags on the watchtower waved, indicating that the Qing soldiers in the garrison caves everywhere could enter the position.

Tan Bai and the others nervously urged their subordinates to fish out of the cave and hide in the trench behind the breastwork.

Although the defense line is long, the terrain in this area has long been surveyed by the Qing army, and where to enter the army and where it is suitable for the brigade to march are all in the minds of officers at all levels. And the few hard and flat passages that could be used for the Ming army to charge have long been blocked by large and small artillery. In front of the earthen wall, like the first line of defense, there are trenches and low walls. In the gaps in these earthen walls, there is at least one Wolf machine cannon and a tiger squat cannon.

Tan Bai, who defended this section of the breastwork, had more than 700 firecrackers under his command. Divided into three rows in the unit of Niu Lu, the front row of firecrackers, leaning on their shoulders, stepped on the steps reserved under the breastwork, nervously looking at the charging Ming army chariots and the formation of soldiers swarming relying on the chariots.

Three hundred steps, two hundred and fifty steps, two hundred steps, one hundred and eighty steps.

Closer and closer to the breastwork of the second line of defense. Tan Bai lowered his posture as much as possible and looked out from the chest wall, the formation of the Ming army began to become dense and chaotic, and the narrow passage in front slowed down the speed of the attack, and the crowd swarming behind was eager to step forward to make meritorious contributions.

A hundred paces, the formation of the Ming army became more and more crowded and chaotic, and the heads of people surging forward were like going to a temple fair. People only remember that they can get rich rewards for killing Qing soldiers, but they forget that there are fierce beasts that can devour lives with fangs and claws.

Just in time!

The second line of defense sounded from east to west with the dull sound of bull's horns. Almost all the soldiers and miscellaneous servants of the Qing army shouted one after another.

The miscellaneous servants rushed forward, raised their guns and shouted their trumpets, placing the already loaded guns in the positions reserved for the guns.

"Fire!"

One hundred and ten pieces of artillery were fired almost simultaneously, and the huge recoil shook the frozen earth, and a large stream of thick gunpowder smoke rose into the air. In the deafening sound of artillery, 20 big Buddha lang machine guns, 35 small Buddha wolf machine bronze cannons, and 50 tiger squat guns on the entire second line of defense opened fire together.

In order to create maximum damage for the Ming army, these guns were uniformly loaded with shotguns!

The tremendous momentum of more than 100 artillery pieces firing at the same time was like a huge gust of wind. Dense lead shots and iron bullets weave an iron net in a narrow area. Under the rain of bullets, several chariots that were pushed by the Ning Yuan car battalion to the front of the second breast wall were knocked to the ground, and the Ning Yuan army behind the chariots and followed left and right were swept to the ground, and there were dense blood holes on everyone's body.

The sudden blow suddenly made the Ming officers and soldiers who were still in high spirits and ready to rush up to kill and slash just now, and the Ming officers and soldiers who carried Jiannu's head to report their merits were stunned. The queue, which had been a swarm of people, became even more chaotic. People are rushing and bumping everywhere, and the officers cannot find the soldiers, and the soldiers cannot find the officers. The officers even wanted to organize an attack or retreat. I was also panicked by the projectiles that kept flying.

"Firecracker. Above! ”

Seeing that the ranks of the Ming army were completely in their original form, and the most familiar scene of the Qing army was presented in front of him, how could a grassroots general like Tan Bai, who has rich experience on the battlefield, let go of such an opportunity? Immediately command his Armor Gunners to enter the firing position.

"Fire!"

Another round of dense projectiles hit the Ming army dozens of paces away.

Just now, he was shouting a fierce battle, holding a sword in one hand and raising the battle flag in the other. At this time, under the escort of more than a dozen family members, he cried loudly. Running hand and foot together has always been on the road.

Today's attack. It's a complete nightmare from heaven to hell. Originally, I thought that under the intensive rocket and artillery fire, the defensive place of Jiannu had already collapsed, but who would have thought that. These damn dog tartars, and they still ambushed such a vicious and ruthless trick?

The Buddha Wolf cannon and the Hongyi six-pounder cannon that opened at some point in the gap in the earthen wall were the biggest nightmare. The cross-arranged artillery and the impenetrable rain of bullets make people have nowhere to hide.

After that came the firecracker. The dense crowd and the distance of dozens of paces all gave the musketeers the best shooting effect. At such a short distance, those firecrackers didn't need to aim at all, as long as they opened their guns, a Ming soldier would scream, a large cloud of blood mist collapsed from his body, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

"My lord! My lord! We can't afford to delay here, either rush forward or pull down. Somehow, a thousand generals pounced in front of the general, and howled at him with an earthy face. If it weren't for such an occasion, a thousand generals dared to speak to the generals like this, I am afraid that they would have been waiting for the military stick a long time ago, and the worst thing would have been to insert arrows into the camp and behead the public.

Today, however, the situation is truly unique. The general didn't care much, grabbed the back of a chariot, and carefully studied the situation on the other side.

After a round of artillery firing, the Qing army began to fire continuously with muskets, and the musketeers took the loaded muskets of the people behind them and fired at the Ming army. The monotonous but continuous sound of fire became the tone and source of the running, howling, and groaning on the battlefield.

"Damn, what are you talking about at this time? Remove! Withdraw it! Whoever the fuck wants to come, who's going to come! ”

The general cursed loudly in his heart, and with the help of several family members, he rushed towards the road from which he came. The speed of the gallop far exceeded that of Johnson and Robles, who had taken the forbidden drugs.

From the beginning of the charge to the wolf rush at this moment, it was only a few minutes, and the paper tiger paintings of this group of Guan Ning Army were torn and smashed by the artillery fire of the two white flags and thrown into the sea!

"Kill!"

The Qing army does not have the legacy of the ancient nobles who do not kill Ermao and chase after the poor, they follow the law of the jungle that takes advantage of your illness to kill you. Seeing that the Ming army rushing towards him was crushed by his own round of artillery fire, and under the serial bombardment of the firearms, he did not attack at this time, but when? The head of military merit is in front of you, just go up and cut it!

Dozens of gangplanks were set up between the breastwork and the trench by the miscellaneous servants, and those Qing soldiers with knives, guns, axes and sickles jumped out of the trench with a roar, jumped off the chest wall, and almost stepped on the back of the fleeing Ning Yuan army and slashed and killed!

The dense layers of Qing sabers, shields, and pikemen wearing heavy armor killed from behind, which made the already chaotic Ning Yuan army to the point of collapse, the gunners of the car battalion dropped the chariots and artillery and turned around and fled, and the fleeing infantry thought that the chariots were in the way, so they struggled to push the chariots into the trenches on the side.

There were also the emaciated soldiers, who were pushed into a trench that had never been completely filled by their comrades who had fled frantically and the Great Migration of the African wildebeest, and the sharp wooden thorns in them immediately stabbed them into meat skewers.

Those Ning Yuanjun, who were stabbed by the sharp wooden thorns embedded at the bottom of the ditch, covered the wooden thorns that came out of their bodies. There was a howl that didn't resemble a human voice. Most of the people who rushed after them refused to look at the brothers who had been stabbed to death by sharp wooden thorns, but stepped on the bodies of these comrades, crossed over the trench, and fled from the place of death as best they could.

The scene just now was as deeply engraved in their hearts as a soldering iron: a burst of cannon sounds that seemed to never stop, and the few people who rushed to the front of the team were directly beaten into a pile of minced flesh by the dense projectiles, and the people who followed were also blurred with flesh and blood. The blood flowed like an infusion. Take a few more steps. Those large and small Franc cannons or Hongyi cannons came in a dense burst of shotguns, and the Ning Yuan army that rushed to the front in a mess was directly opened up a flesh alley.

The trench was quite deep, and it seemed that water had been splashed on both sides. Very slippery. The blood of those who died in the first place. It has been able to get cold quickly in very cold weather. It also increases the slippery surface of the trench, and it is difficult to climb out. Each of them should be careful that someone falls off his head and crushes on himself

"It's a pity that the terrain of this tower hill is narrow. The iron cavalry is not allowed to be used, if my army of iron cavalry comes out, I will definitely be able to drive this southern barbarian force into the sea! ”

On the castle of Tower Hill, the Dorgon brothers stood on horseback, looking at this seemingly magnificent and majestic scene in front of them, and Duoduo couldn't help but feel moved.

"Don't be greedy, Dordor. We just need to hold this place and prevent the army of Naning Yuanbo from going to Jinzhou and Guangning. ”

From Tashan Fort to the sea, at this time, one side is a strict and orderly military formation, and the other side is the fleeing Ming army all over the mountains, and among them, there are many screaming people.

The so-called defeat is like a mountain, and that's what it is.

The Qing soldiers used the hunting experience accumulated for hundreds of years and thousands of years to this pursuit battle, driving away, intercepting, encircling, and flanking, which gave the Ming army, which was already in chaos, the impression that it was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and could only rush towards the sea.

In the midst of the rout, the officers could not find the soldiers, the soldiers trampled on the people, and the chariots, infantry, and people were mixed together, greatly slowing down the speed of each person's running. Many people were crowded together, and as long as someone fell, they were immediately trampled on by countless big feet, and in the howl, they were trampled into flesh like that.

No one cared about them, and everyone fled on their own, especially when the Qing soldiers were constantly covering up and outflanking.

Under the fear, countless people only knew how to run desperately, and after running for several miles, many people ran to death like this.

The eyes suddenly opened up, and finally, the retreating crowd poured out of the first breastwork, and the banner of the Ming army appeared on the front.

These routs immediately rushed towards the banner of the opposite army with snot and tears on their faces, just like the orphans who had been bullied and finally saw their mothers.

However, they forgot the provisions of the Ming military law, and the head-on attack on the army's large array was the crime of killing the head on the spot, according to the rules, they should bypass the two wings of the military formation, and then reorganize the troops.

They were greeted by the relentless sound of the gun.

"Dare to impact the big array of our army, and there will be no mercy!"

Li Huamei's cold and crisp voice was originally like a yellow bird, but when she heard it in Wu Sangui's ears, she shuddered, this little girl is too ruthless! Where is this Lamei, which is open to frost and snow, it is simply a tigress!

How did he know that Li Huamei's nickname was the Scarlet-winged Tiger?

The Nanyue arms gunners who were squatting or standing pulled the trigger, and the flames from the muzzles of the guns in the queue suddenly became one after another, and thick white smoke rose from the explosion. One by one, the routs in Ningyuan Town were hit by the lead bullets fired by the dense platoon. Blood sprayed from their bodies and they fell to the ground screaming.

The Nanyue army that fired at the rout was all veterans of the Guards Brigade, and they were old from fighting. One by one, the faces of the friendly soldiers who were constantly crying and screaming were as usual, as if they were just a group of targets that had been knocked over in front of them. After several waves of platoon sounds, the defeated soldiers came to their senses, either howling and fleeing to both sides, or slumping to the ground and not moving, revealing the formation of the Qing soldiers chasing behind them.

"Fire!"

On the artillery position not far behind Li Huamei, Shi Lang put down the order flag in his hand.

"Tom!" "Tom! "Tom! "Tom! "Tom! ”

In the dull sound, the muzzles of the five large-caliber mortars spewed out large puffs of smoke and fire. There was almost no vibration in the body of each cannon, and five huge and heavy shells, with the help of gunpowder, flew out of the barrel of the cannon, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and smashed away into the formation of the Qing soldiers roaring and howling.

"Come back to ......," Niu Lu Zhang Jing roared miserably, and the sound of the cannonballs whistling above his head cracking through the air made him instinctively sense the proximity of danger.

But by this time it was too late.

The mortar shell, which weighed far more than several times that of ordinary shells, climbed to the top of the trajectory and fell rapidly, smashing squarely into the pursuit team of these Qing soldiers.

The cannonballs that fell from the sky happened to fall in the middle of the team. On the spot, half of Niu Lu Zhangjing's body was smashed, and the whole person fell to the ground in despair.

Five mortar shells weighing more than 100 catties rolled slowly in the crowd, and everywhere they went, there was a burst of confusion and exclamations in the formation of the Qing soldiers.

The group of Qing soldiers who had just used the power of their own artillery fire to pursue and kill Ning Yuan's army immediately repeated the mistake of Ning Yuan's army, and under the blow of another round of mortar shells, they were crushed by the lime shells and poisonous smoke bombs fired by the mortar shells.

"It's our turn! Kill! ”

He Yifei, the temporary commander of Xuanwu Town, waved the long knife in his hand and shouted, leading two battalions of soldiers to rush out. (To be continued......)