Chapter 487: Spike! Put all one’s eggs in one basket! Don't die!
Chapter 487 Spike! Put all one’s eggs in one basket! Don't die!
(o487)
"Bang la la"
Marbles fell like raindrops, covering the entire Huang County.
"Poof...... Boom"
I don't know where the scaffolding was, it was hit by marbles and collapsed, making a messy sound. I don't know where the wall is, and something has knocked it down, and there is an even more chaotic sound. From a distance, you can still see the rising dust.
After being baptized by the flying marbles, the entire Huang County seemed to have been hit by hail, and there was a wolf everywhere. Looking out from the Tibetan Soldier Cave, the entire Huangxian County seems to be a gray piece. The air was filled with dust that had been splashed up by marbles. The tower on the east gate was also beaten beyond recognition by the marbles that kept falling.
I have to admit that the firing of the 26 Hongyi cannons was still very fierce. The caliber of the Hongyi cannon is generally about 12o mm, which is 5o mm larger than the caliber of the flying dragon cannon. This means that the grapeshot shot by the Hongyi cannon contains much more marbles. A shot was ejected, bringing a rain of bullets. The shock brought by this is indeed very strong. If the ordinary Ming army had been replaced, there might have been panic.
If it weren't for Zhang Zhun arranging a sturdy hiding cave in advance, there would definitely have been casualties by now. So no one knows when and where the marbles will fall. Unless you are hiding under the bed or in the cellar, it is not safe anywhere else. Marbles are not as simple as free fall, but also contain the kinetic energy pushed by this gunpowder, which ordinary armor can't stop.
According to the general law of war, once there are relatively large casualties, panic will certainly spread. Once panic spreads, it will greatly reduce the morale of the troops, weaken the combat effectiveness of the troops, and even cause internal strife. No matter how clever a commander is, it will be difficult to stop this. Therefore, the best way is to avoid casualties among the troops. Zhang Zhun excavated the Tibetan Soldier Cave in advance for such a purpose.
In fact, it proves that as long as you hide in the cave, it is still very safe. These marbles can only kill and inflict casualties, can only destroy the roof of the building, but for other things, they do not have much lethal effect. For example, there is a thick layer of dirt on the top of the cave, and the marbles fall into the dirt and there is no reaction at all. The dragon cannon on the head of the city, even if it is directly hit by marbles, it doesn't matter. Therefore, Zhang Zhun resigned himself to it, and later simply closed his eyes and turned a deaf ear to the shooting of the Hongyi cannon.
If the Hongyi cannon really wants to wield its power, it must be transported to within a hundred zhang and directly bombarded the city wall. The solid bullets fired in this way are destructive enough to the city wall. With the walls of Huang County, it will definitely not be able to withstand the direct fire of the Hongyi cannons. However, if the Tartars use this trick, the Tiger Army's Wyvern Cannon is not vegetarian.
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
For the next whole hour, the Tartar Hongyi cannons were bombarding wildly. Kong Youde wanted to show the power of the Hongyi cannon in front of Dolgon, so he personally commanded and kept firing the cannon. After the barrel of the Hongyi cannon is red, it is cooled with clean water and then continues to fire.
In the continuous bombardment of the Hongyi artillery, marbles continued to fall in the city of Huang County, baptizing the entire Huang County one by one. The sound of clattering and popping is always in the ears. The soldiers of the Tiger Army hiding in the cave of the hidden soldiers were as if they were listening to a symphony. Of course, in this era, except for Zhang Zhun, no one else in the Tiger Army knew what a symphony was.
Huang County is only a very small county seat, and the area may be less than three square kilometers. With so many marbles falling, there is basically nothing missing. All the tiled-roof buildings were completely shattered. The thatched huts were even more shattered, and some of them collapsed entirely. At a glance, Huangxian was already unrecognizable, and he couldn't recognize it at all.
Fortunately, it hasn't rained much in Shandong, and even if you don't have a roof, it's not a big problem. War, if you want to not suffer losses, it is absolutely impossible. Only the roof was broken, and that was already a very minor loss. These losses will have to be compensated by the Tartars in the future.
If there had been such a Hongyi cannon in his hands before, Dorgon would definitely be full of confidence in victory. However, this time, he felt that he was not very relieved. As for why I don't feel at ease, I can't say it accurately. The Huang County in front of me feels a little weird. It's different from the towns he's encountered before.
Not only did Dorgon feel this way, but so did the other slave chieftains. The slave chiefs are all veterans of the battlefield and have a lot of combat experience. The Hongyi cannon is a novelty, and they can't yet accept the power of these behemoths. The Huang County in front of them, after being ravaged by the Hongyi cannon, they don't know what the outcome will be. Subconsciously, they feel that it may not work very well.
Dolgon asked Kong Youde a little gloomy: "Ritu, do you see if the defenders of Huangxian County will retreat after the shelling?" ”
Kong Youde was also uncertain about the Huang County in front of him, and said uncertainly: "Lord Belle, this is hard to say. ”
Dolgon frowned and said, "In that case, stop the shelling, and you send a few hundred people up to take a look." ”
Kong Youde agreed.
Soon, the Hongyi artillery of the Tartars stopped bombardment. Hundreds of rebels came out at the same time, moving forward to try the movement of Huang County. Their movements were sneaky, taking three steps and taking two steps back, as if there was some monster hiding in the Yellow County in front of them.
Some of the rebels walked and quietly looked back behind their butts, and then had to move on. Behind their butts, the Tartar archers were facing them. If they don't move forward, what awaits them will surely be the result of random arrows piercing their hearts.
"The Tartars are coming"
"Wrong, it's two tartars"
"There are hundreds of two tartars coming up"
The outpost stood on the inside of the castle and shouted to the cave below.
During the shelling just now, they had been clinging to the battlements to avoid marbles. Since marbles have a certain parabola and do not fall straight from the sky, they are relatively safe as long as they are not bounced back. Of course, it is impossible to have completely zero casualties. When the shelling stopped, two of the wounded of the Tiger Ben Army were carried down, and their fate was uncertain.
"Go"
"The Tartars are coming"
Zhang Zhun waved his hand and took the lead out of the Tibetan Soldier Cave and returned to the city wall.
Behind him, the other warriors of the Tiger Army quickly entered the position.
Sure enough, in the open space at the east gate of Huang County, there were rebels of about five hundred people, who were groping their way towards the city wall. They were about a hundred feet away from the city wall. Since their advance was slow, the distance was also shortened slowly.
"Got closer"
"Thirty to fifty zhang"
Zhang Zhun said in a low voice.
So, everyone quietly waited, waiting for the enemy to enter the prescribed firing range.
At first, the rebels were a little nervous, worried about the counterattack of the defenders, and they were moving very slowly. Later, there was no movement in Huangxian County, and it seemed that the defenders had retreated, so they quickened their pace. When they were fifty or sixty zhang away from the city wall, the defenders of Huangxian County still did not move, and the rebels speculated that the defenders of Huangxian County must have retreated, so they ran all the way.
Seeing this scene, Dolgon and Kong Youde in the back couldn't help but have some expectations. Perhaps, the defenders of Huangxian County were really bombarded by artillery. Every time the Ming army fought against the Dajin army, it relied on firearms to inflict casualties on the Dajin army. Now, it was the turn of the Dajin Army to use artillery against the Ming army. Perhaps, this Tiger Ben Army, under such a fierce shelling, should not be able to withstand it.
However, to their disappointment, when the rebels entered the position of thirty to fifty zhang, the guns of the Tiger Ben army opened fire together. The originally quiet Huang County suddenly seemed to explode. Because the sound was so amazing, that Dolgon and Kong Youde couldn't help but be startled.
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
The Wyvern Cannon shoots a dense stream of grapeshits,
"Bang Bang Bang"
"Bang Bang Bang"
"Bang Bang Bang"
At the same time, the Tiger Ben shot a dense array of Mini bullets.
In an instant, the rebels in front were completely engulfed in the guns. One by one, they were like gourds rolling on the ground, and they all fell to the ground and rolled forward. Grapeball bombs fell in a dense manner, knocking them down in pieces. The Mini bullet swept through them even more ferociously, knocking them down in pieces as if they were cutting wheat. The continuous screams rang out, and in the blink of an eye, they were suppressed by the violent gunfire again.
The one responsible for the defense of the east gate of Huangxian County was the Kengzi Battalion, which commanded the strength of the two associations below, almost 600 people. Including the sniper detachment around Zhang Zhun, there are more than 600 people in total. Together with the fighters of the artillery battalion, there were almost a hundred. With so many people and such powerful firepower, do you need to toss to deal with these rebels who are less than 500 people? It's completely swept away
Some of the surviving rebels turned and ran for their lives, only to be knocked to the ground by Minnie's bullets that caught up from behind. With so many snipers present, how could the rebels escape? All the snipers are holding back their strength today to set a record for killing Tartars. A tiger army of hundreds of people, against a few hundred rebels, if you let the rebels go, it will be incompetent
In the end, none of the 500 rebels who went up to test survived. Zhang Zhun stood behind the battlements, holding a clairvoyant mirror and looking at the field outside, and saw that all the rebels were honestly lying on the ground and would not move, so he waved his hand lightly to let the soldiers stop shooting. The sound of gunfire gradually fell silent.
Dolgon looked out from the Tartar camp and the clearing between him and Huangxian as if there was nothing. Because of the horns, the fallen rebels were basically invisible. When the gunfire of the Tiger Army stopped, it was as if nothing had happened. However, Dorgon was well aware that he had lost another 500 men if he was not careful.
For a while, all the slave chiefs felt a little cold. They finally understood why there were three Niu Lu's Great Golden Army warriors, all of whom were wiped out here. They finally understood why Bulgidai's Niu Lu was eaten by Zhang Zhun's Tiger Benjun in one bite. Such ferocious firepower is simply terrifying. Just now, a series of guns came down from the defenders of Huang County, and the rebels of 500 people didn't even have time to shout for help.
Even Duoduo, who was young and vigorous and not afraid of death, was obviously stunned. Of course, he knew that after these 500 rebels went up, they would definitely be more than lucky, but he never thought that the defenders of Huangxian County would be so fierce that they would all put down these 500 people in the blink of an eye. He was stunned for half a cup of tea before he subconsciously asked, "The guns of the Tiger Ben Army...... How is it so powerful? ”
There is certainly no answer to this question.
Just as the Tiger Ben Army has not yet established a complete intelligence network in Liaodong, the Tartars have also not established an intelligence network in Laizhou Prefecture. The Tartars don't have the slightest understanding of the performance data and manufacturing methods of the Tiger Ben. They only vaguely knew that the Tiger Ben had a long range, high accuracy, and great power. Nothing else is known.
To be honest, before this, who knows which corner Zhang Zhun is from? Even now, apart from Dolgon, few people will take Zhang Zhun seriously. The intelligence department of Daejin Kingdom has its eyes fixed on the cabinet, scholars, six ministries, superintendents, governors, governors, prime ministers and other high-ranking officials...... Zhang Zhun, what kind of thing? Who knows where he popped up from?
"Lord Belle, enemy...... It's still there. Kong Youde swallowed hard.
"I see it." Dorgon said coldly.
Five hundred people went up, and they were all knocked down in a blink of an eye, and you still want to say it?
Kong Youde felt that it was also nonsense, so he had to stand by stupidly, not daring to squeak. The scene just now scared Kong Youde. In all fairness, Kong Youde is definitely not a person who is afraid of death. You only have to look at his life experience to know this. A person who is afraid of death can't toss so many things. Kong Youde feels that he has seen all kinds of big scenes. However, the scene just now really scared him.
The reason is simple, these five hundred people died too quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye, they were all knocked down. From the time the Tiger Army opened fire to the time when all the rebels fell, there was at most a moment of breath in between. If you calculate according to the number of times you operate the firecracker, that is, you can operate the firearm to shoot about four to five times. Four to five shots from the firebolt killed all 500 rebels, what kind of combat effectiveness is this?
Where did this Zhang Zhun and his Tiger Army come from? Why is it so powerful? This is not only powerful, it can be said to be a pervert, five hundred people were engulfed in an instant, and the five thousand people went up, that is, it was to support the kung fu for a while, in the face of such firepower, the advantage of troops was not at all a problem
Dolgon's face was visibly gloomy. Five hundred men went up, but not one of them came back, and the touch on Dorgon was indeed great. The defenders of Huang County are really powerful, no wonder Haning'a will follow Ama here. This Zhang Zhun still has a few brushes. The combat effectiveness is much stronger than the strongest Guanning Iron Cavalry of the Ming Army.
However, the more powerful the defenders of Huangxian were, the more they aroused Dorgon's fighting spirit. His determination to destroy Zhang Zhun in his heart was also even stronger. Looking at the entire Ming Kingdom, the army with such combat effectiveness is probably Zhang Zhun's family. As long as Zhang Zhun is defeated, entering the core hinterland of the Ming Kingdom in the future is not like entering a no-man's land?
Therefore, Zhang Zhun must be eliminated
Even if it comes at a cost, it's worth it
"Kak Answering Gift"
"Fren"
"Kang Guo Li"
"Sanger"
"Zhu Keshu"
"Delder"
……
Dorgon calmly shouted the names of each of his subordinates.
The people who were called by their names were all dazed, hurriedly came up, straightened their waists, and said yes loudly. They had been fighting with Dolgon for many years, and when they heard Dolgon calling the name of Niu Lu one by one, they knew that Dolgon had made up his mind and was ready to fight each other to the death. This means that if they don't take Huang County, they won't come back.
That's right, that's what Dorgon meant.
The offensive just now has already shown that it is completely ineffective for a troop of size to go up and probe it. Fueling tactics will only keep losing your strength. Only by using all the strength at once can you overwhelm the opponent. Figuratively speaking, Hu Benjun seems to be a very edible man, if he eats one dish at a time, he will eat them all. However, dozens of dishes are served together, and if you give him a full banquet, the Tiger Ben Army will be strung to death.
Dolgon was determined to kill Jang Joon.
"Dordor, you go to the other three gates to oversee the array"
"The whole army is pressing, and no hands are allowed to be left"
After deploying the attack on the East Gate, Dorgon spoke slowly to Dorgon.
"Understood"
Dodor replied loudly, his face flushed as if it were a monkey's ass.
He was full of anger, and finally got a chance to vent.
Huang County, Zhang Zhun will become scum
Looking at the back of Dorgon as he strode away, Dorgon nodded in satisfaction.
Some people's anger, if it is in the right place, when it explodes, is quite terrifying. Dordor was such a man. His anger had been pent up for too long, and now, it was finally time to release it. Dolgon believed that the strength of Duoduo's battle to attack the other three city gates in Huang County would definitely not be more ruthless than the four city gates of the east gate at the same time, and it would be up to him to see how he responded to it
After everything was arranged, Dolgon waved his hand vigorously and shouted to Kong Youde without doubt: "Order your artillery to continue firing and suppress them, you use some brains to cause * casualties to the Tiger Army as much as possible"
Kong Youde hurriedly agreed.
Dorgon shouted backwards, "The whole army is pressed up"
The orders were conveyed one by one, and all the Dajin troops began to move.
The clouds in the sky were even more gloomy, and the visibility seemed to be getting lower and lower. The clouds seemed to be right above everyone's head, and they could be felt by reaching out. However, when you do reach out and want to touch the clouds, it will appear, and it is still a little bit away from the tips of your fingers. Even if you stand on tiptoe, you still can't reach it.
Everyone in Huang County can feel the heavy pressure on the battlefield. This heavy pressure comes from the constant movement of the Tartar army. Even with the naked eye, you can clearly see that the army of the Tartars, one after another, came out of the barracks and lined up outside, ready to attack. Looking at the enemy's posture, it should be pouring out.
In order to adjust their mentality, many Tiger Ben soldiers quietly closed their eyes and then took a deep breath. Those fighters with strong psychological endurance check their firearms in an orderly manner, not letting go of any detail. Because they know very well that when the real war starts for a while, their vitality lies in the guns. As long as the firearms do not malfunction, their lives are guaranteed.
Zhang Zhun raised his hand gently.
There was no wind.
There was silence between heaven and earth.
It seems that the wind doesn't want to see the big battle that is about to begin, and quietly hides.
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
The Tartar Hongyi cannon fired again.
Wave after wave of marbles continued to smash towards Huang County.
Most of the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army re-entered the Tibetan Cave. Many soldiers were holding their guns, silently bowing their heads and thinking, not saying a word. There was no tobacco in those days, so no one smoked, only people silently chewed the grass roots. Some warriors took out the flatbread in their arms and ate it slowly. Actually, they are not hungry. Eat just to relieve the pressure on your heart.
This battle was an unprecedented battle for the Tiger Army, no wonder everyone felt such heavy ideological pressure. There are six or seven thousand Tartars, and more than 10,000 rebels, such a force is enough to beat away all the 100,000 Ming troops. However, now, the Tiger Ben Army is shouldering this heavy pressure alone. This battle is absolutely unprecedented.
Zhang Zhun was still closing his eyes and recuperating.
He has to control his emotions well.
As a commander, he admonished himself to be calm. Only by being calm can he better command this battle. To be honest, the scale of this battle is already a bit out of Zhang Zhun's maximum ability. He is also gritting his teeth now. In his previous life, the largest battle he had ever commanded, that is, two teams, less than twenty people. But now, with four or five thousand men, facing an enemy army several times their size, they are still known for their ferocity. To say that Zhang Zhun is not a little nervous in his heart, it is absolutely impossible.
If this battle is won, from now on, when the Tartars see the Tiger Army, they will go around, and they will not dare to attack head-on. The Tiger Army will also have a comprehensive psychological advantage over the Tartars. This is very important. It was because of the successive defeats that the Ming army had developed a deep fear of the Tartars, and they did not encounter the Tartars at all, but when they heard the name of the Tartars, they had already dispersed. How can such an army fight?
If this battle is lost, the consequences will be severe. The Tartars will definitely break into the Laizhou Mansion and destroy everything he has worked so hard to manage. If this battle is lost, Zhang Zhun may not be defeated. However, if you want to rise again, it will cost you more. Therefore, this battle must not be lost
"The cannon stopped"
Suddenly, someone shouted.
Sure enough, the sound of the cannon died down, and the Tartar Hongyi cannon stopped firing.
The warriors burrowed out one after another, returning to the walls with agility, ready to fight back against the Tartars' onslaught. They moved quickly, and Liso appeared on the city wall.
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
"Tom Tom"
At this moment, the sound of Hongyi's cannon suddenly came again.
Not good
There is fraud
"Come back soon"
Zhang Zhun shouted loudly.
The cunning Kong Youde actually cheated
Those Tiger Ben soldiers also realized that it was not good and hurriedly ran back.
However, in the process of their retreat to the cave, a large number of marbles had already fallen. Some of the fighters were caught off guard, were hit by marbles, and fell in pools of blood. The rest of the fighters, hurriedly pulled them in. Jang Zhun also pulled a wounded fighter inside. However, the warrior was hit in the head by marbles, just where the Tartar was critical, and had stopped breathing.
"Grass"
"Tartar ** your Q family"
Someone next to him scolded fiercely, furious.
More people are silent, silent before the explosion.
Zhang Zhun's face was cold, and the thoughts in his mind were actually very active at this time.
He thought of the steel helmet. Perhaps, after this battle, he should equip his troops with steel helmets. Due to the relationship between operating firearms and equipping ammunition, armor is impossible to equip, but steel helmets can be equipped. The main purpose of equipping a steel helmet is to prevent marbles from harming the human body. After all, the human brain is very fragile.
Soon after, the shelling stopped. After the Tartar fraud just now, the warriors were much more cautious. Some of the warriors went out to test first, while the other warriors remained in the cave. If the Tartars are still cheating, everyone can withdraw in time.
"The Tartars are coming"
"A lot of tartars"
"Dense Tartars"
The sound of a sentry could be heard over the city.
"When the Tartars enter the fifty zhang, we will attack again."
After Zhang Zhun was angry, he completely calmed down.
Kong Youde, a big traitor, actually came up with such a method and caused losses to the Tiger Ben Army. If you catch this guy in the future, you will be cheaper for a thousand cuts. How to deal with this guy, be sure to consult with everyone extensively. However, at the moment, Kong Youde wants to cheat again, but it is impossible. As long as the Tartar enters a distance of fifty zhang, the Hongyi cannon will not dare to shoot. Because the accuracy is not easy to control. Scattered projectiles, it is easy to hit the Tartars themselves.
"The Tartars are coming"
"Fifty feet away"
After a few moments, the sound of the lurking whistle continued.
"Up"
Zhang Zhun shouted decisively.
The warriors of the Tiger Ben Army immediately drilled out like tigers.
Zhang Zhun came to the city quickly, and subconsciously looked out of the city.
"Whew"
“**”
"The Tartars went crazy"
The scene in front of him made Zhang Zhun gasp.
In front of him, in the open space to the east of Huangxian, all the black pressure was Tartar. Like a tidal wave, they flocked to Huangxian. Due to the large number of people, Zhang Zhun could only see their heads, not their bodies at all. Preliminary estimates put it at least five or six thousand people. In other words, Dorgon threw out all his troops at once
Put all one’s eggs in one basket
Don't die
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