Chapter 555, Attack and Defense (4)
If Aobai's mood at this time was mainly doubt, then Dorgon's mood at this time was inexplicably impeached. Dolgon had reached the second earthen wall, and was about to urge his troops to attack, when he suddenly heard someone shouting, "It's on fire!" It's on fire! β
Dorgon looked back and saw black smoke billowing behind him, and the soldiers were in disarray.
"What's going on? Don't panic! Dorgon shouted. The white-armored soldiers beside him also helped to suppress the bullets.
"What the hell is going on in the back?" Dolgon said to a white armor beside him.
The white armor answered and squeezed back. Only a moment later, the white-armored soldier hurriedly squeezed back, and his face was completely devoid.
"Fourteen Baylor...... Oh no...... The trench is full of fire, the trench is full of fire, and our back road is broken! β
"What!" Dorgon grabbed the white armor, "How can there be a fire in the trench?" β
Under normal circumstances, of course, there would be no fire in the trench, but if there is crude oil hidden in the trench, that's a different matter. As early as the excavation of these trenches, the Model Army buried a large number of oil tanks in these trenches. There were also mines planted next to these tanks, and some Model Army soldiers hid in underground fortifications and immediately sounded the mines as soon as they received the order. The mines shattered the oil tanks and ignited the crude oil at the same time, which gathered in the trenches and flowed while burning, cutting off all the rear roads of the Qing army that had entered the fortifications.
The burning trench was a signal, and as the trench burned, the hidden firepower of the Model Army was suddenly revealed. Hundreds of cannons on the five fortresses opened heavy fire, spitting death at the Qing troops who entered the fortifications.
The heavy shelling lasted for half an hour, and in the entire area of the trench, the Qing army could not find a dead end where they could hide from the shelling. Although the flames and smoke also blocked the gunners' vision, the soldiers of the Model Army hiding in the underground fortifications monitored the movements of the Qing army on the ground with periscopes, and reported the situation of the Qing army to the artillerymen at any time, so the artillery fire of the Model Army was like having eyes, and any Qing troops who tried to gather together would be hit by artillery fire first. After this little half an hour of shelling, although there were still people alive in the Qing army, they had completely lost their organization and command, and they were no longer an army with combat effectiveness.
At this time, the flames in the trench began to gradually extinguish, but after such a long period of burning, the vicinity of the trench was still hot, and people could not get close. Some Qing soldiers who were lucky enough to survive fled here, but they were still stopped by the heatwave.
At this time, there was a model army armed with double-barreled shotguns, suddenly killed from the underground fortifications, relying on the familiarity of the terrain and ferocious firepower, and immediately beat the Qing soldiers into a mess. While chasing and killing, these people usually shouted in Mongolian or Manchu in a strange tone: "Abandon your weapons and kneel on the ground and don't kill!" "Seeing that there was nowhere to run, some of the Qing soldiers threw their weapons far away on the ground, knelt on the ground and surrendered, while others rushed to the trench where the flames had been extinguished but were still extremely hot, and tried to flee back from there. However, when they jumped down the trench, their clothes suddenly burst into flames, and the men became flaming torches, and they struggled and rolled in the trench before they fell. There were also some Qing soldiers, frantically brandishing their weapons and killing the model army, and then naturally they were taught to be human by several trolls.
When the fire broke out, Huang Taiji knew that something was wrong. Facing the raging flames that were several people high, and hearing the sound of cannons inside, Huang Taiji only felt a bitterness in his mouth, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground.
At this time, Dodor was running over, ready to ask Huang Taiji how to respondβhis own brother Dorgon was still trapped inside. saw that Huang Taiji had fallen, and surrounded by a group of guards, two medical officers were busy rescuing.
Duoduo looked back at the other side of the castle, where the flames were blazing, and Duoduo was so anxious that he could not do anything, so he drew his knife and slashed wildly at a tree on the hill.
However, whether it is fainting or taking out the air with a big tree, it is useless. With the efforts of the two medical officers, Huang Taiji woke up quickly, but Huang Taiji, who woke up, still had nothing to do. In the face of the raging fire, neither Huang Taiji nor Duoduo had any other way but to wait.
At this time, Hauge also retreated, he was originally ordered to bring the artillery team in, but the cannon moved slowly, and before he could cross the trench, the fire burned, so Hauge could be regarded as picking up a life. Looking back at the raging fire, Hauge only felt that his legs were weak.
"The old fifteenth, the old fourteenth auspicious person will not die so easily. As long as he doesn't die on the battlefield, no matter how much it costs, we can always find a way to get him out. Huang Taiji looked at the fire and comforted Duoduo like this. But he himself knows that this is just talking, although money is impossible without it, but it is not omnipotent after all.
Duoduo didn't say anything, just looked at the fire with straight eyes, and suddenly howled and cried: "Your Majesty, since the old Khan raised his army, we have eight banners, how can we have such a defeat!" Zheng Sen'er, if you don't cramp and peel your skin, a thousand cuts, I swear not to be a person! β
Duoduo cried and scolded, but the fire gradually became smaller.
"Starling, starling, look, the fire is small, the fire is small!" Duoduo jumped up and said, "Brother Starling, let the younger brother take someone to rescue the fourteenth brother." β
Huang Taiji looked over there and said, "Old Fifteen, Haoge, you bring people, bring the ladder that crosses the trench, and prepare to go over and rescue people!" Well, you yourself should be more careful, we Eight Banners can't afford to die like this! β
Duoduo and Hauge saluted Huang Taiji, then turned to leave, and in a few moments they saw their team approaching the trench.
At first, the Model Army's lookout post failed to notice the approach of the two teams, as the fire in the trench had not been completely extinguished and billowing smoke obscured the view. But as the smoke cleared, the team immediately caught the attention of the lookout.
"Shizi, look, the enemy has come to reinforce you!" A guard said to Zheng Sen.
Zheng Sen raised his telescope and looked over there, and then said, "The trench is not so good, the temperature there can't be lowered every once in a while. Inform the artillerymen that when they start erecting ladders in the trenches, and if someone can pass through, all those who can get their hands on their cannons will open fire together and give them a good look! β
The order was quickly communicated, and hundreds of cannons began to quickly adjust the angle of fire. The soldiers watched the movement of the Qing reinforcements while waiting for the artillery to cool down. After the heavy shelling just now, most of the cannons were already very hot, and they needed to be cooled down a bit before they could continue firing.
Dodor's party reached the vicinity of the trench first, but the residual heat in the trench prevented them from moving on, and some of the brave men ventured closer, but quickly retreated.
"Lord Belle, it's still too hot over there in the trench for us to get through." A white armor explained to Dodor.
"You damn thing, you can't bear any heat, what is the master raising you for!" Duoduo cursed as he whipped his head and face.
"Master, let the minions try again, let them get some water and wet the clothes on the minions! Minions try again! "The whipped Baijia Dao.
"Get some water!" Duoduo scolded, "The Great Liao River is on the side, you first mount your horse and roll in the river, and then come back immediately!" β
Several white-armored soldiers immediately came out, got on their horses, rushed to the river in one go, rushed directly into the river, soaked all their clothes and armor in the water, and then immediately turned around and got on their horses and ran back, took the ladder, and ran towards the trench. As they approached the trench, a large amount of water vapor rose from their bodies. These people held their breath, because they knew that if they sucked this hot air in, they were afraid that they would not be able to do it immediately. Holding their breath, the white-armored soldiers rushed all the way to the side of the trench and set up the first ladder on the trench.
"Good minion! What a good minion! Dodor exclaimed. Before the words fell, he saw that the white-armored soldiers shook, and two of them fell. A few others ran back with all their might, and as soon as they came near, they fell to the ground, vomited blood from their mouths, and died in a few moments. It turned out that they couldn't hold their breath anymore, and they took a few breaths of hot air, which immediately burned their lungs.
When he saw how they looked, he knew that he could not get through, and then he looked at the ladder that was erected in the trench, and saw that the ladder also began to smoke, and in a short time a fire rose and burned. At this time, many remnants of the Qing soldiers had fled to the vicinity of the trench, but they could not escape through the trench. Although Duoduo was anxious, he could only watch the model army chasing on the opposite side beat the Qing soldiers who were lucky enough to survive one by one with muskets, or forced them to surrender on their knees, and then tied them into a string with ropes, leading them away like a flock of pigs and sheep.
After a while, Duoduo asked people to try again, and this man went over, and then ran back, the armor on his body was not completely dry, it seemed that the temperature had dropped a lot, and it was estimated that as long as the armor was wet, he should be able to cross the trench safely.
"Prepare to go up, set up a ladder, be the first to pass, and enjoy a future!" Duoduo shouted.
A group of soldiers rushed towards the trench with a ladder, dozens of ladders were erected, and the white-armored soldiers who took the lead rushed over the ladder first, but at this moment, a cannon sound sounded on Niuzhuang Fort.