Heizi Guo Jingpeng raised his head and grinned: "It's okay, company commander, you can't die." ”

As he spoke, he removed the arrow from his steel helmet, snapped it and threw it on the ground with a click. Only then did Liu Gaoming understand that the arrow was stuck on the net belt of the steel helmet, and it looked quite scary just now.

The mesh belt on this steel helmet was later braided, originally intended for special forces, and later extended to the whole army. The function of this mesh belt is to prevent the reflection of the steel helmet, and the other function is to insert some flowers and plants on it when it is lurking, which is convenient for concealment.

Liu Gaoming instructed Heizi to check the casualties of the others, and received a report that several people were injured, but there was no danger to their lives, and he was relieved that the effect of steel helmets and stab-proof suits was significant.

In the process, he observed the fighting situation of both sides. The side has sharp weapons, long range, high accuracy, and is in an advantageous position. However, the enemy was numerous, and the location was advantageous, and it was very difficult to attack the mountain in a short time. The combat mission of their company was to take Huli Mountain, and the artillery of the 5th Brigade would set up a mortar position on the top of the hill, which was three kilometers away from the city of Zhongzuo, and was in an excellent position.

"Headquarters, headquarters, my 1st Regiment, 2nd Battalion and 1st Company were blocked in the process of attacking Huli Mountain, and I requested artillery support." In order to take Huli Mountain as soon as possible, Liu Gaoming called for artillery fire in the rear.

"Please report the location of the shelling." The combat staff officer asked over the walkie-talkie.

"Azimuth 122–443, altitude 82."

"Recorded, please protect yourself."

Three minutes later, the shelling came as scheduled, mortar shells fired by naval artillery on ships. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Hulishan Fort was a large fort covering an area of 17,000 square meters, and the entire top of the hill was built into a fortress, of course, it took two years and eight months to build a large fortress.

There is no such a large construction in this time and space, but the area of its hilltop is not small, and there are many rocks and trees, so direct fire cannot be taken into account, so the shelling uses curved fire.

More than 100 60-millimeter and 100-millimeter mortars bombarded the top of Huli Mountain, and the rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute immediately blew up the top of the mountain, and the broken wood flew sideways, turning it into a sea of fire.

The 3,000-strong Zheng soldiers were bombed crying for their fathers and mothers, wolves rushed to pigs, and suffered heavy casualties.

A few minutes later, several 155-mm howitzers that had just disembarked were also put into the shelling, and the heavy grenades quickly reached their maximum speed at an initial velocity of 930 meters per second, crossing a distance of three kilometers to reach the top of the mountain, after which the shells hit the ground with a loud explosion.

The 2nd Battalion and the 1st Company had already crawled behind the rocks on the mountainside, but the broken logs and gravel on the top of the hill were still falling like rain.

The top of Huli Mountain was filled with gunsmoke, and the rumbling explosion reached the center and left, Zheng Zhilong looked at it with a monocular, and couldn't help but be secretly frightened, he knew that Hong Xu's 3,000 people were already difficult to protect under such artillery fire.

"How long will it take for Tong'an's reinforcements to arrive?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

Clan brother Zheng Zhiguan said: "The Tiance army is coming too fast, the news just sent by Tong'an has landed on the island with 5,000 people, and these 5,000 people are rushing to the center and left." ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed, it would take half a day for 50,000 people to go to the island by ferry, and the Tiance Army was already close at hand.

Zheng Zhilong ordered: "On the herald grain platform, quickly send 500,000 taels to the gatehouse, and I will reward the three armies!" The officers and soldiers who went out of the city to attack were rewarded with twenty taels each, and those who defended the city were rewarded with ten taels each! As long as the Tiance army is repulsed, each person will be rewarded with another fifty taels! In addition to the bereavement pension, those who died in the war will also be rewarded! ”

The generals were stunned, such a heavy reward is simply incredible. Under normal circumstances, a reward of four or five taels for a victory can only be rewarded with more than ten taels if one has military merits or "bringing flowers" -- this is already extremely generous among the various armed forces in the late Ming Dynasty, let alone officers and soldiers like Hanako.

Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but stand up and admonish: "This, big brother...... Isn't it too heavy...... As soon as this opening is opened, if there is no such heavy reward in the future, the sergeants will not be willing to fight ......! ”

"Now is the time for everyone to work hard, what is the silver?" Zheng Zhilong said, "If we lose the battle and lose the Zhongzuo Institute, the silver in this city is not the same as cheap, then Wang Yue!" ”

Rather than being defeated like this and giving the treasures and goods of the city to the Tiance army in vain, it is better to spread out and buy people's hearts and fight to the death, maybe there are still some opportunities.

“…… Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, as long as our brothers stand firm on this Xiamen Island, even if the people and ships are all gone, they can still turn over! Zheng Zhilong said loudly, "The daughter is gone and comes back, our brothers are all doing big things, so we have to be a little bold!" ”

Provoked by his words, the generals were enthusiastic, feeling that since the eldest brother regarded property as a mustard, he didn't have to suffer from gains and losses, as long as he desperately defeated the Tiance army, he would not have a chance to turn the book and eat it all.

"May only the general be the head of the horse!"

As soon as the general's voice fell, one of them stood up and bowed down and begged: "Big brother, if you want to cross the sea that day, the army must be limited, and the last general is willing to lead a team of men and horses out of the city to defend against the enemy."

Everyone looked at it intently, and the general who volunteered was Zheng Zhipeng, another brother of Zheng Zhilong, the brother of the "Eighteen Zhilong" who was righteous, was the descendant of Zheng Zhilong's lineage, and in this autumn when the Zheng family was in danger of survival, it was more reliable for his own family.

Zheng Zhipeng has a point, the Tiance Army came from afar, and the number should not be large. Zheng Zhilong's original strategy was to defend the city, but such a disadvantage was that the side with superior troops could not use it.

"Okay, then you're allowed to fight." Zheng Zhilong nodded, his eyes showing appreciation, "I allocated you 10,000 horses, you just need to stop the Tiance army and buy time for the arrival of reinforcements to encircle and annihilate the enemy." ”

"I am willing to go to the soup for my eldest brother and never give up." Zheng Zhipeng said in a loud voice, took a few steps back, turned around and walked quickly downstairs.

"Notify the grain station, quickly send 100,000 taels of silver to General Peng, and reward the soldiers who go out of the city to meet the enemy first."

Zheng Zhipeng galloped out of the city to lead the whole team under the support of his own soldiers, and the people on the grain platform had already pledged boxes and boxes of silver.

Because of the urgency of time, there was no time to weigh the silver, and all the money sent was Spanish silver. Boxes of boxes are open, and the white flowers are dazzling.

"Respect the general's order, and each person will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver! Fifty taels will be rewarded for meritorious service! Zheng Zhipeng said loudly.

Money touches people's hearts, originally they heard the cannon sound on the side of Huli Mountain so dense, there were already signs of instability in the people's hearts, this will send the silver of white flowers on the grain platform, and heard that such a big reward was opened, one by one was excited to itch their hearts.