For the next month, the Qing army recruited a large number of craftsmen and craftsmen, and vigorously built iron carts at Zhen'an Fort day and night.

The military orders were terrible, the overseers were ruthless, and the slightest slackness of these craftsmen and the people was brutally slaughtered on the spot. Under such terrifying pressure, all the craftsmen and people who worked hard were terrified, and in order to save their lives, they had to work desperately to speed up the progress.

In the end, when all the more than 50 iron cars were built, the craftsmen and the people were exhausted and injured nearly one-third, which was really tragic.

It's just that these human life consumptions, in the eyes of Duoduo, are like dead ants, and they are not worth mentioning at all. After all, as long as you can use these chariots to successfully take the Zhenyuan Fort where the Tang Army is stationed, then all the sacrifices and losses are worth it.

You know, this is a battle of the Qing Dynasty's righteous name, a battle to turn over, if the 50,000 Qing army, even this small Zhenyuan Fort, can not be finally taken, then the Qing Dynasty is really out of luck, can only clamp the tail and be a man, no longer have to think about the world to compete for power.

However, Rao was all built with the iron car, and Duoduo did not immediately order the whole army to attack, on the contrary, he waited patiently for the most suitable time.

A rainy day.

Because, Duoduo knew that although the Tang army now stationed in the fort lacked heavy firearms such as artillery, it still had firecrackers and individual soldiers who threw mines, and if they recklessly launched an attack on a sunny day, it would undoubtedly give the Tang army these firearms troops sufficient space to display, which Duoduo would never want to see.

It is absolutely stupid to attack the enemy's strengths with such a short time, and only a mediocre general would do this. What's more, now that it's spring, there is a lot of rain in eastern Liaodong, and this kind of weather will not need to wait too long.

Of course, if it really rains heavily, their own artillery units will also not be able to use it, but if they can clear the perimeter of the Tang army and occupy those trenches, then the remnants of the Tang army in the town's far fort will completely become a turtle in the urn, and when the time comes, it will not be possible to let themselves slaughter.

The hard work paid off, and on the third day after the completion of the car, from the early hours of the morning, a spring rain that continued to pull the sky and the earth fell suddenly.

Dordor was overjoyed and immediately gave the order for the whole army to attack.

In addition to thousands of artillery units staying in Zhen'an Fort, the main force of more than 40,000 Qing troops marched towards Zhenyuan Fort in a mighty iron stream. If you look down from the sky, you can see that the Qing army's formation is like a long black snake that can't see its head or tail, and its momentum is terrifying.

Outside Zhenyuan Fort, under an oil-paper umbrella, Duan Shidi, the commander of the Tang Army holding a clairvoyant mirror, suddenly showed a solemn look on his face when he saw the Qing army emerging from the horizon.

At this time, from the rainy sky, the sentry cavalry personally commanded by Deputy Marshal Liu Wenxiu hurriedly returned.

The endless rain washed their armor, swords, and guns brighter and brighter, shining with a soul-stirring cold luster in the gray weather.

"Wenxiu, how is the situation of the Qing army?"

"Mayor Yuduan, the Qing army came all the way from Zhen'anbao, about 40,000 people, pushed more than 50 carts, and was driving all the way to our town's Yuanbao. It is estimated that the Qing army is coming here to forcibly capture the periphery of our army. Liu Wenxiu wiped the rain all over his face and reported to Duan Shidi urgently.

"Oh, so to speak, the Qing army is menacing this time, and it is determined to capture my Zhenyuan Fort." Duan Shidi smiled coldly: "They must have thought that in such a rainy weather, our firearms cannot be used, and there is no way to take them, so they can attack recklessly." “

"Mayor Duan, isn't our army's flint hair reckless waterproof? But you're afraid of him? Liu Wenxiu asked in a low voice.

"Wenxiu, our army's flintlock pistol, of course, its fire door can be waterproof, but the rain is getting heavier and heavier, which has exceeded the waterproof limit of the flintlock pistol, I am afraid that it is very likely to wet the gunpowder during loading, so that the risk of exploding the chamber has increased a lot. In case the gunpowder gets wet and the bore hurts his own gunner, it will be more than worth the loss. Moreover, the Qing army prepared a lot of iron carts, which must have been to prevent our army's muskets from firing with bows and arrows, and their intentions were also very clear and clear. “

The expression on Duan Shidi's face gradually became more and more solemn: "From the perspective of this town, the most feared thing for the Qing army to come here is not actually our army's firearms, but our army's hand throwing earth-shattering thunder." ”

"Oh?"

"Wenxiu, you know, the explosive power of our army's earth-shattering thunder is amazing, even if the Qing army is equipped with a chariot, it is difficult to prevent our army from attacking with hand-thrown mines at close range. Therefore, Duoduo is very cunning, so he deliberately chose such a rainy day to come and attack my fort, which is really well-intentioned. ”

"What about our army now?"

"Hmph, the soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, what are you afraid of! They thought that under the conditions of pure cold weapons combat, our army would be inferior to them, and they really miscalculated! Duan Shidi smiled coldly: "You must know that my Tang Army started from the spear and shield army formation, and can be called the top expert in cold weapon warfare. Whether it is a shield soldier or a spear soldier, they are very strong and good at fighting, and the average combat power of the Qing army can not be compared with our army. What's more, our army also has the most elite rampant heavy infantry, whose combat power is not inferior to the white armor of the Qing army. If he thinks that if he fights with simple cold weapons, our army will not be an opponent, then he is really ridiculous and generous. ”

"Mayor Duan is right, these damn Qing captives always think that our army is not strong enough, so it is not enough to stop its troops. But they didn't think that our army was a long-fought army, and cold weapons would only be superior to their skills. What's more, our army now has trenches to rely on, and the Qing army cannot fully exert its superiority in strength. Liu Wenxiu also looked confident.

Duan Shidi nodded: "Wenxiu, now this town orders you, immediately prepare for defense, concentrate the elite forces of the whole army, meet the direction of the Qing army's chariot, and fight to the death with the enemy in the trench!" ”

"Order!"

In the vast rain, more than 40,000 Qing troops came closer and closer, and about 200 steps away from the trenches of the Tang army, the Qing army's formation was scattered, and more than 50 chariots slowly pushed forward to the front of the Qing army's formation.

Under a green Luo cover umbrella, Duoduo, the main general of the Qing army, coldly saw that the formation of the Qing army under his command was in place, and immediately raised his right hand high and slashed down.

"Prince Yu has an order, the whole army will attack!" The Bashka soldiers on the side shouted loudly.

About 10,000 Qing troops, pushing heavy and sturdy carts, creaked and slowly pushed towards the Tang army's trenches.

The Qing army in front gritted their teeth and pushed the cart hard, while the Qing army in the back carefully hid behind the cart, for fear of being shot cold by the Tang army.

At this time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the end of the eyeliner was foggy, but Duoduo's heart was more and more happy.

With such a heavy rain, God really helped me!

Shuotuo, the deputy commander who supervised the battle, was also very happy, he waved the command flag in his hand, kept shouting loudly to keep the whole army's offensive formation consistent, and went all the way to the trenches of the Tang army, which had not moved.

The sound of rain was sluggish, and the beast-like shouts of the Qing army resounded through the heavens and the earth. However, the trenches of the Tang army were silent, as if there was no one in them.

The silence of the Tang army was regarded as weak and bullying by the attacking Qing army, and they became more and more aggressive, everyone's faces were full of greed and excitement, and the heavy iron cart was pushed closer and faster to the vicinity of the trench.

Seeing that the Qing army in front of them was advancing so smoothly and was almost unhindered, the Tang army did not dare to attack like a turtle with a shrunken head, and Duoduo, who was watching the battle after the battle, was ecstatic. He immediately ordered that only more than 7,000 Manchurian soldiers should be left to garrison the main position, and all the 20,000 reserve troops were also dispatched. Let them all immediately follow the vanguard and attack the trenches together.

In addition, he also sent all the cavalry to hold the two wings of the infantry battle formation, and the overall formation marched towards the trenches of the Tang army with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai.

The Qing army was so arrogant and arrogant, so self-righteous, and the Tang army was silently stationed in the trenches, and everyone was angry in their hearts.

Hmph, you arrogant Tartars, let you be proud for a while, you have the ability, you quickly come down and fight to the death with our army! Let's fight with a knife and a gun, in this trench in the rain, fight to the death!

At this time, Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou, who had surrendered to the Tang army and were arranged on the rest of the trench at this time to prevent the scattered Qing army from sneaking attack, saw the Tang army guarding in the trench, under such huge pressure, still maintain a neat and neat military formation, and could still be so calm, and his heart was amazed.

"Alas, I didn't expect it, Lord Li's Tang Army, not only has powerful firearms, but also sharp cavalry, and even these shield soldiers and spearmen are so disciplined and not afraid of death.

"Yes, the Qing army is pressing, although the number of Tang troops is small, it is not chaotic at all, extremely calm, it is like a tiger hiding in the grass, patiently waiting for the attack! According to Hong, even though the Qing army has a large number of soldiers, it is not easy to break through the trench army of the Tang army. “

"Hmph, it's not easy, according to Zu's opinion, these Qing troops who are rushing are purely ignorant of life and death!" Zu Dashou snorted coldly: "Now the two armies of the enemy and us, fighting in this narrow trench, it is like two rats fighting in the hole, it will be as Zhao Hao said in ancient times, the two rats fight in the hole, only the brave wins." In my opinion, although the Qing army is numerous, its mind is impetuous, and it is not a whole, and it is all based on momentary momentum. Therefore, they could only take advantage of the clamor in the hope of winning in one fell swoop, and they could never fight with the Tang army for a long time. With such a gamble of luck, Zu is still more optimistic that Tang Jun can win in the end. “

"General Soldier Zu is right, if the Qing army shows its defeat, our army can no longer sit and watch. We need to urgently attack the defeated Qing army from both flanks, and get as much military merit as possible to show that our army is available, and in the future, let Master Li think more highly of us......"

When Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou were talking in a deep voice, the more than 50 carts of the Qing army were finally pushed to a distance of only ten steps from the trench.

"Assault of the whole army! Rush into the trench and kill all the Tang troops who are stuck here to the commander! “

Seeing that the whole army finally arrived at the trench smoothly, and the Tang army did not make a decent counterattack at all, Shuotuo, who supervised the formation, was very excited and immediately gave a loud order to attack.

The beast-like roar immediately resounded through the field, and countless Qing soldiers with greedy faces and bloodshot eyes, wielding guns and knives, poured out from behind the cart like a tide, and rushed towards the trench in front.

The Qing army that rushed to the front immediately saw a scene that made them extremely cold in their hearts.

They saw that the Tang army in the trench had already vacated one side, and they were leaning against the wall of the trench on the other side, and the fine iron shield in front of them was arranged into an impermeable shield array, lined up in a very neat and solemn straight line. The two rows of thick and sharp spikes on the big shield were like the fingertips of the god of death, and they wanted to fight people.

And behind each big shield, there is a spearman who is ready to stand with a gun, and the three-sided blood groove head of the 4-meter stainless steel spear is resting in the middle of the top of the big shield, flashing with a clear cold light, like a poisonous dragon ready to attack. And behind each spearman, the spearman was still being prepared, and he was standing behind him, eager to try.

As for the gap between the two sides, there are more heavy armored infantry of the Tang Army wearing heavy steel armor, holding tiger guns, tiger knives, thick-backed military sickles, long-handled knives and other heavy weapons, and the whole body is wrapped in steel, only two eyes are exposed, and they are armed to the teeth like mecha monsters. They held the ends firmly, and the murderous aura that had been fought for a long time was like a tiger that had chosen an opportunity to devour people, as if they were waiting for them to jump down from the trench and tear them to pieces.

The Qing army that rushed to the front, almost instantly, could feel the god of death smiling kindly at him.

Depend on! The Tang Army's intimidating formation is obviously carefully prepared, where is it unprepared!

They are clearly completely in position, waiting for themselves to be like fat sheep, and they will go to death before entering the tiger's mouth.

However, these shouting Qing troops didn't have time to think more, and they were squeezed out of the trenches by the follow-up troops who rushed out from behind.

The Tang Army, a sophisticated and harsh killing machine, began to operate in earnest.

Under the heavy rain, the Qing army that jumped from the trench did not have time to stand firm on the slippery mud ground, and even had no time to see the appearance of the Tang army in front of him.

"Puff puff ......"

The dull pop of a spear piercing into a human body immediately rang out.

At least three or four hundred Qing soldiers who jumped down first were pierced in the face, neck, or chest, and were pierced by sharp and heavy spear heads.

There were also some more unlucky Qing troops, when they jumped, because the momentum was too great, they were really planted on the big shield. Immediately pierced by the sharp shield thorns. The Qing army, who died of convulsions in such agony, was like a bullfrog that was skewered and waiting to be grilled.

More Qing soldiers roared and swarmed down, they trampled on the corpses of the Qing soldiers who fell first, and almost frantically pounced on the Tang army's gun and shield battle array.

At the same time, the Tang Army rampant members guarding both sides of the gun and shield battle array also immediately began to attack. Like mecha monsters, they let out a terrible howl, like crazy beasts, quickly rushed into the Qing army's formation, slashing and killing mercilessly.

The clanging of knives and guns, the popping of spears into flesh, the porphyries of bones being cut or smashed, and the screams of soldiers dying or seriously wounded, immediately rang out.

The blood in the trenches quickly piled up and overflowed, trickling down, washed away by the rain into a terrifying river of blood. This circular trench, which was no more than two miles long, immediately became a hell on earth in terms of flesh-and-blood combat.

The two armies of Tang and Qing fought desperately, the sound of killing shook the sky, venting the most primitive hatred and ferocity to each other, everyone knows that the current situation is really two rats fighting in the acupoint, either you die, or I die!