At the same time as the hand-to-hand combat above the pass began, the battle on the hillsides on both sides also entered a white-hot stage. Although a swarm of rockets began to wield, combined with other long-range attack methods, it caused huge casualties to the Jurchen soldiers. However, the number of swarming bazookas is really too small to form a wide coverage strike under the slopes. Even if the flexible and rapid movement of the transfer platform is adopted, it will not be very useful. The Jurchen soldiers attacking the mountain could not retreat under strong pressure, and they rushed forward desperately with red eyes. Even in the face of the blow of a swarm of bees, they still rushed out of the fireworks land desperately, and rushed up to the top of the hillside regardless of life or death.

A swarm of rockets finally stopped firing. Because the rockets are already out of stock. Soon, a large number of Jurchen soldiers rushed to within sixty or seventy paces of the makeshift fortifications on the hillside. The soldiers and horses on both sides could even see each other's hideous and twisted faces clearly, and could hear what was being shouted from each other's mouths.

The defending soldiers have a last resort, and that is a small melon grenade at close range. But like a swarm of rockets, the number of melon grenades is extremely limited.

Yalu Buhua's nonsense prediction was crooked, and indeed, the Luoyan army led by Gao Muqing was facing the problem of insufficient firearms. In fact, there were more than a dozen swarm of bazookas in the Luoyan Valley Arsenal, but Gao Muqing didn't bring all of them. It's not that Gao Muqing doesn't know the power of a swarm of bees, but because there isn't much rocket supply to consume at all. Rockets and grenades are not difficult to make, and the Arsenal in the mountains can quickly craft large quantities of rockets and melon grenades, but that is ideally. Rockets and grenades are not fabricated out of thin air, they require a lot of raw materials for gunpowder.

In the past two years, Lin Jue has never stopped sending the Lin family caravan to purchase raw materials for making firearms, including strategic materials such as gunpowder and iron ingots. At one time, a large amount of gunpowder was hoarded in the valley of the wild goose. However, none of this can stand up to rapid consumption. In order to prepare for the war, the Luoyan Military Arsenal opened fire and produced a large number of firearms. Especially after the advent of the small melon grenade, this kind of firearm that is easy to carry and easy to use, and has great power has been made in large quantities. The raw materials for gunpowder that had been hoarded were consumed in large quantities. By the time Lin Jue led the army out of the mountain to fight, there were few raw materials for gunpowder left in the mountain.

In the past two months, the mountain arsenal has produced only 4,000 melon grenades, plus 110 rocket discs for a swarm of bazookas. There are sixty-four rockets per set, that is to say, in fact, all the firearms in Gao Muqing's hands are only 4,000 melon grenades and less than 7,000 rockets.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. This time, Gao Muqing only had one hundred and ten rockets in his hands, and each of the eight swarming bazookas he carried could only be allocated to thirteen or fourteen plates. In other words, each bazooka can only fire thirteen or fourteen rounds of rockets, and it becomes a pile of scrap metal. And the launch of the thirteen or four-wheeled rockets is only a cup of tea, and it is consumed very quickly. A few more swarm of bazookas is actually meaningless, there are not enough rockets, no matter how many bazookas are decorations, which is why Gao Muqing only brought eight swarms of bees.

This thing is a behemoth devouring supplies with its mouth wide open. When you feed it, you will naturally be able to exert great power. If you can't feed it, it's just a pile of waste, and it doesn't work.

Four thousand melon grenades seemed to be a lot, but if they were distributed to the front in front of them, which was more than five or six miles wide, they would know that it was actually a pitiful number. In order to ensure the defense on the hillside, Gao Muqing allocated 1,800 melon grenades on each side of the hillside, while the pass position she herself guarded only had 400 melon grenades. Not long ago, all 400 melon grenades were used up, and more than 2,000 Jurchens were killed, which was already a great result. But the other party was not frightened back, but attacked desperately, Gao Muqing had no choice but to lead the crowd to meet the hand-to-hand combat.

The situation on the hillside also reached the point where the precious melon grenade had to be used. On the west side of the pass, the situation on the western slope defended by the tall pine forest is even more dangerous. Because this was the place where Ali Bai personally supervised the attack, there were six or seven thousand more men and horses attacking than on the right side of the hill. The Jurchen soldiers rushed dozens of steps below the hillside desperately, and in some places the soldiers were even within thirty paces, and the other party's wheezing could be heard.

Gao Songlin knew that he could not delay any longer, and he gave the order to throw melon grenades in a loud voice. More than 200 grenades fell on the hillside with green smoke, and the next moment the roar resounded through the heavens and the earth. The melon grenade blew up the grass, trees, mud and rocks on the hillside, and also overturned the Jurchen soldiers on the left, blowing them apart.

The power is naturally extremely great, and the momentum is indeed terrifying, but after one round, the number of opponents killed and injured is not much, and the opponent's death and injury is not more than 300 people. This result is unacceptable, but there is nothing to be done. The opponent's formation was too scattered, with soldiers and horses spread out on the hillside, and it seemed that they were everywhere, but they were not gathered. The explosion range of the grenade is limited, and only two or three people can be selected to gather close to each other in order to achieve a better kill effect. But even so, it's still not satisfactory.

The second round of grenades was thrown, and the dust and smoke billowed on the hillside, and the mud and rocks covered the sky. The mud and sand fell, and the other party's casualties were still only a few hundred, and it seemed that the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and although the power was terrifying, the results were not good.

Gao Songlin had no choice, and was about to order to continue throwing grenades and bombard the nearest enemy. At the very least, it can achieve the effect of relieving stress. At this time, an adjutant general of the Luoyan Army suddenly shouted: "General Gao, why don't we try to blow up the stone beam below with a grenade?" Perhaps even more powerful. ”

"What?" Gao Songlin didn't understand for a while, and frowned.

"Shiliang, blow up Shiliang, isn't it okay...... The ......" lieutenant pointed to the stone beam below the fortifications, and gestured with his hands and feet, because he was anxious, and for a moment he could not organize his words, and only drew circles with his two hands, and his face was flushed.

Gao Songlin's eyes fell on the circle of stone beams twenty steps down the slope, and when the army arrived here, Gao Songlin found this stone beam on the north side of the slope on both sides of Fangcheng Mountain. It was a circle of stone beams surrounded by large stones sunk deep in the mountain, like a deep wrinkle on the slope of the mountain. It was like a powerful hand pinching the ground above the hillside and forming a fold.

The tall pine forest looked at the rocks at the edge of the stone beams, which were buried in the hillside, deep and unshakable. Takamatsu Lin suspected that it was part of the rocks of the mountain, and could do nothing about it. But as part of the fortifications, it is still extremely useful. The fortifications of the Luoyan army were built on top of the stone beam, and the opponent would inevitably climb over the stone beam when attacking. It would be like a trench, and the other party would be trapped there for a short time, and that would be a good opportunity to shoot them at close range.

Now, the adjutant general pointed at the stone beam, saying that he was going to blow up the stone beam, Gao Songlin was a little confused at first, but soon he understood. The lieutenant meant that if you want to blow up the stone beams, the big stones at the edges will collapse, and you will have the same rolling stone effect as before. And if it collapses as a whole, the power is probably greater than that of the previous rolling stones.

Gao Songlin hesitated a little, the melon grenade is precious, all of them are used to kill the enemy, at least three or two thousand enemies can be killed. If it is used in this matter, if it does not work, it will waste valuable grenades. But if it succeeds, it could turn the tide of the battle. How to choose, Gao Songlin didn't know what to do for a while.

"Fighting a war depends on the brain, and the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, so we must make the most reasonable choice according to the situation. Sometimes, it takes a risk. You can't stick to the rules when it comes to warfare, because there's no ready-made example for you to learn from. When weighing the benefits of the battlefield, we must consider it holistically, and sometimes, the east does not shine brightly in the west, and the east corner of the mulberry and elm harvest is lost. The victory of the overall battle situation is 10,000 times better than the profit of the local war. Sticking to petty profits is not conducive to overall victory, and it is a taboo on the battlefield to dare not take risks or try it. ”

Gao Songlin's mind came up with this passage, which was the content of an article called "On Adventure" written by Lord Lin to everyone when the senior generals of the Luoyan Army organized a training class on the art of war. The Luoyan Army has military training courses on the art of war at all levels, and Lord Lin, as the initiator, has written many articles. These are the things that they read in the tall pine forest on weekdays. On weekdays, generals like Takamatsu Lin only read their mouths and knew each other, and many people did not have a serious experience. But today, the words that came out at this moment made Gao Songlin feel empowered. He knew what he had to do.