Chapter 42: The Battle for Da Hyeon Mountain II

From Xiangyang City to the south, the terrain gradually climbs higher, but at a distance of two or three hundred steps in front of Da Hyeon Mountain, it rises sharply.

The distance of these two or three hundred steps is only two mountain roads on the left and right, and of course there is a trail in the back mountain.

The trail stretches deep into Da Hyeon's Mountains.

And the left and right trails, but also people stepped out, there are many places of interest on the head of the peak. It is also a holy place.

But Da Hyeon Mountain is not a very high peak.

Just because there are no roads doesn't mean you can't climb a mountain.

However, the slope of the hill is relatively steep, under the countless large and small cannon muzzles. It's even tougher. The two mountain roads on the left and right are not very spacious. The brigade attacked, and it was impossible to carry out at all.

That's it, battles that can only accommodate thousands of people, and more battles are actually taking place on the periphery.

Limit the opponent's ability to enter the battlefield.

Zhang Xuan knew that this battle was extremely difficult, so he wanted to boost morale. Zhang Xuan also stood his formation about one mile south of Xiangyang City this time.

Zhang Xuan is dressed in golden armor, and under the sun, Ye Ye shines, which can be said to be extremely sassy. On the battlefield, this is a live target.

Zhang Xuan would not usually do such a thing.

But at this moment, Zhang Xuan finally understood the responsibility of a general, he was a target, and he must be seen by all soldiers.

for he is the source of faith for all soldiers. He had no way to dodge, so he could only gamble with his life, gambling on his life, and gambling on the accuracy of the mountain.

If Zhang Xuan is conspicuous, he has also become Kong Youde's main target.

A whistling.

A cannonball came from afar. passed by Zhang Xuan's banner, and ripped off a piece on top of this handsome flag.

On the handsome flag, there are two small characters on both sides.

One row is "Daxia Zheng Guogong." The other row is" Zhennan General Zhang. ”

Zhang Xuan looked up and said, "Keep moving forward." ”

As soon as Zhang Xuan said this, the people around him moved, and they persuaded one after another: "The body of the country's daughter can't move forward." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "It's okay. Don't you see? ”

Lou Lei's eyes moved, as if he had found something, and said, "Guogong, you mean that these Hongyi cannons can't get close. ”

"Yes." Zhang Xuan said.

This was just Zhang Xuan's guess, he had been standing here for a quarter of an hour or two, watching Xia Jun rush over the mountains.

He found that above the city, he rarely used Hongyi cannons to bombard the bottom, and mostly used small cannons. Instead, they bombarded the city walls with Hongyi cannons.

He suppressed the soldiers at the head of the city and could not raise his head.

There is a clear difference in firepower between the two places.

Zhang Xuan estimated that it was because of the angle of the Hongyi cannon.

The Hongyi cannon is heavy. At least above a thousand pounds.

Generally, there are a series of auxiliary things such as gun carriages and gun hoes. Because it was a breech gun, gunpowder and shells had to be stuffed through the muzzle.

Therefore, the muzzle must have an angle of inclination, which is upward, and never downward.

Moreover, these Hongyi cannons were placed here to bombard the city wall. Therefore, the distance near the foot of the mountain has become a dead end.

Of course, if you get too close, you will encounter the bombardment of small artillery, which is not as powerful as the Hongyi cannon.

But in terms of quantity, there are more than enough.

And Zhang Xuan continued to advance, but it was in the gap between the fire of the small artillery and the Hongyi cannon.

Of course, it's just speculation.

On the battlefield, many things are unilateral speculations, and there is no other way of intelligence to corroborate them.

It's just your own judgment.

Zhang Xuan's judgment is right or not, let's not say for the time being, but Zhang Xuan's courage to move forward still boosted the morale of Xia Jun.

It's just morale is one thing. But it's another thing to be able to beat it down.

Da Hyeon Mountain is not easy to attack.

It should be said that a lot of cottages are not easy to attack.

Wu Sangui held elite soldiers in his hands and entangled with Da Xian Mountain for a long time, and only then did he take advantage of the night to assault the mountain.

Now the situation in Da Hyeon, the firepower is stronger and more fierce. There are not only the artillery of the Xia army stationed on the hill at the beginning, but also the artillery that has been added by Kong Youde.

However, how many people rushed forward. All were beaten down.

Especially on two roads.

Although no one has come up with any theory of crossfire. But that's not to say no one has done it.

Kong Youde only needed to send one or two hundred people, plus several small cannons, to reflect scattered bullets in turn, and these two trails were blocked.

And on the hillside, it is even more cruel.

This is the area of concentration of fire. However, because the hillside is relatively steep, there are dead spots in many places.

There were still some people who took refuge.

And now at this time, they don't have the courage to go on the offensive anymore.

Zhang Xuan looked at this situation and knew that he couldn't blame the people below. Due to the slope of the hill, you can't line up, you can only rush with your head borrowed. Even if they rushed up, they would not be the same, and they could only break through the fire blockade piecemeal.

Then he was faced with Kong Youde's department, which was fighting in array.

Naturally, it was easily pressed down.

It can only be said in vain.

It can't be said that they don't have the courage, or that the fire runs too hard. It can only be said that in this situation, everyone has no experience, and neither does the Qing army. Neither did Xia Jun.

Zhang Xuan asked, "Where is the cannon?" Immediately pull the cannon at the head of the city. ”

Because of the problem of cannon transportation, the artillery he pulled out were all small cannons, such as the Tiger Squat Cannon and the Franc Machine Cannon.

And attacking on the back is a very difficult thing, these guns are hardly powerful, and they can't hit the top of the mountain.

The largest cannon in the city is actually no different from the Hongyi cannon, which is imitated by Western-style naval guns, but Zhang Xuan's imitation is as close as possible to the original. The Hongyi cannons imitated in the Ming and Qing dynasties were heavier than the original artillery, and the weight directly led to a long range. The shells are heavy.

Even so, Zhang Xuan's imitation of the naval gun is also very heavy, so it has been transported, once there is a problem.

I'm afraid these cannons will be thrown out of the city.

But without these artillery, it was simply not enough to storm the mountain.

During the period of waiting for the artillery, Zhang Xuan pondered carefully and said secretly: "This kind of attack, whether it will be successful or not, let's not talk about it for the time being, but the casualties are too great." ”

Most of the troops led by Zhang Xuan were Luo Rucai's Chinese army.

In other words, it is the most loyal and capable unit of the Luo family. This kind of backbone force can withstand such casualties.

But this loss made him feel distressed.

Zhang Xuan's eyes circled, and he suddenly saw the mountains behind the first peak, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said secretly: "The enemy is condescending, can't he be a little higher than the enemy?" ”

However, Zhang Xuan's thought was just spinning in his mind, and he suddenly heard some movement behind him.

Several cannons were pushed by dozens of people together. The leader is none other than Wang Cannon.

It seemed that in an instant, the feeling of tranquility when I was thinking quietly just now disappeared.

The noisy sound of the battlefield suddenly poured into Zhang Xuan's ears, the sound of chaotic fighting, the sound of crying, the roar of artillery, and the sound of Liu Fangliang struggling to block the Qing army from the west.

Zhang Xuan said: "Wang Cannon, flatten the mountain. ”

"Yes." Wang Cannon said.

Immediately, Wang Cannon immediately fixed the cannon. But after a while, fire was immediately fired.

"Boom." With a bang, the cannonball smashed on the top of the hill.

It crashed into a rock and suddenly cracked. Cracked stones burst out.

It's like a shotshot, bursting everywhere. A large number of Qing soldiers were wounded.

Kong Youde's originally proud face gradually became gloomy, and he knew that the real challenge had just begun.

Xia Jun is not so easy to deal with. The mountains were bombarded up and down, and Zhang Xuan saw with his own eyes that one army after another rushed up. But after a while, most of the effort was lost.

Time passed in a hurry, and before Zhang Xuan could pay attention, the sun was tilting to the west.

"Guogong. General Liu couldn't hold it anymore. Lou Lei said beside Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan said: "Order Ru Guogong to send troops to meet General Liu." Let General Liu withdraw safely. ”

"Yes." Lou Lei said.

Zhang Xuan looked at the remnants of the mountain like blood, and said, "Tell all the departments, retreat." Step by step, the artillery was also withdrawn. ”

"That's all for today." Zhang Xuan's tone was a little bitter.

"We have to find another way." Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "But what is the way to capture Dan Xian Mountain?" ”

For a while, Zhang Xuan had a splitting headache. It's like the whole head is going to explode.