"It's finally our turn!" On the hill on the west side, Margio, an artillery casting technician and chief instructor of the Agni Battalion, pointed to the swaying and tumbling flag at the position of the Chinese army headquarters, and shouted excitedly to the battalion officer Wang Juntao on the side: "Wang, do you see it?" The general let us shoot! ”

After Wang Juntao saw the order issued by the Chinese army, his spirits were also lifted. He and hundreds www.biquge.info of officers and soldiers in the battalion have been quietly guarding the hill on the west side for two days. Especially seeing that the round of artillery bombardment just now by the Qing army caused a lot of losses to the brothers behind the chest wall, Wang Juntao was even more impatient, and pulled the flag-bearer next to him and prepared to let him play the flag and ask the Chinese army headquarters to open fire. But Pang Yue's reaction was obviously faster, and before the flag-bearer of the Agni Battalion waved the command flag, he passed the order to open the cannon.

"Pass the order, let the artillery groups prepare, the Hongyi cannon is loaded with solid shells, and the Furlong cannon is loaded with shotguns!" Wang Juntao also shouted excitedly at the herald beside him.

"Move fast! Kill those bitch savages! Margio, a war maniac, added loudly.

"Yes!" Several heralds were given the order and quickly left. Soon, Wang Juntao's order reached the ears of the members of the various artillery crews.

On the hill on the west side, there were originally five Hongyi six-pounder guns and ten Hongyi three-pounder guns, because two six-pounder guns and five three-pounder guns were transferred to the frontal line yesterday afternoon, and there are still three six-pounder guns and five three-pounder guns. In addition to the Hongyi cannon, there are also twenty Furlong medium guns, and the firepower is still not to be underestimated.

There were more than 1,000 personnel deployed on the mountain, including more than 100 artillery crews, 300 gunners, 600 spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, and more than 200 auxiliary soldiers who were responsible for towing cannons, carrying shells and gunpowder. These are the forces in the Agni Battalion.

After receiving Wang Juntao's order, the commands of the officers of the various artillery groups rang out. The artillerymen pulled away the camouflage such as grass and trees from the artillery and began to reload ammunition. After loading the propellant, the members of the Hongyi cannon cannon team loaded and tamped the solid iron balls from the muzzle, while the members of the Fulong cannon crew loaded the shotgun guns that had been prepared long ago into the mother guns from the breech, closed them tightly, and inserted the bolts. After reloading the ammo. The artillerymen quickly turned the crank on the gun carriage to the sound of the officers' commands, and moved the wooden screws under or on both sides of the cannon to adjust the direction of the muzzle.

Due to the limitations of space and viewing angles, the twenty Furlong medium guns did not fire in a salvo, but were divided into two groups to fire in turn. As per prior arrangement. The muzzle of the Hongyi cannon was aimed at the Qing artillery group in the northeast. The medium guns of the Furlong machine pointed westward, aimed at the dense Qing infantry near the first low wall at the bottom of the mountain.

"Fuck off, you damn it! Didn't you have breakfast? Margio rushed behind a six-pounder gun, and pulled away one of the artillerymen who was adjusting the muzzle. Personally shook the crank. The reason is simple, the artilleryman's movements are too slow in the eyes of war maniacs.

After Margio finished scolding, he voluntarily shut his mouth, staring intently into the distance, quickly shaking the crank on the gun carriage, and extending his thumb from time to time. I closed my left and right eyes in turn, and estimated the distance using the parallax method. The muzzle of the guns was quickly aimed at a Qing artillery group in the northeast direction, that is, on the east side of the frontal defensive line. There, the Qing artillery that had just finished firing had not yet realized the imminent danger, and was gloating as the Ming army behind the breastwork was killed by their own troops and retreated.

Like Margio, the rest of the crew is following the same set of movements.

Due to the usual harsh requirements of the Yama King, the whole set of movements of the artillery of the Agni Battalion appeared to be very smooth, and the muzzles of the guns were adjusted in a short time. Immediately afterwards, Wang Juntao gave the order to open fire.

"Fire!" The officer standing behind the Hongyi cannon first drew the order flag in his hand. At the same time, he shouted.

In an instant, a series of loud noises suddenly rose on the top of the hill on the west side, and the strong sound waves and the tremor of the cannon body stirred up the nearby broken grass, fallen leaves and dust into the air, and the blazing high-speed iron balls erupted from the muzzle of the cannon and rushed towards the Qing artillery group in the northwest direction.

As soon as the cannon fell, the officer standing behind the Fran cannon also heavily lowered the command flag: "Fire!" ——”

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North of the first line of defense of the Ming army. The Kongyoude artillerymen, who were watching the results of their own army with great interest, were suddenly awakened from their joy by a series of loud noises coming from the hills to the west, followed by a series of rapid and sharp howls.

"Lying ....." An artillery officer of the Qing army, who reacted the fastest, only had time to shout a word, and one after another shells flew over and had a close contact with the Qing army's artillery trucks or directly with the Qing army's artillery.

A series of muffled sounds followed, and the three Qing artillery carriages on the east side were smashed to pieces and tilted to one side. The cannons on the car also rolled to the ground. Many of the Qing artillerymen next to the artillery truck were also killed on the spot, and those who were seriously injured could basically be classified as killed. One of the cannonballs came into contact with the earth, splattering a large cloud of dirt. It quickly rebounded again, pierced diagonally through the chest and abdomen of a Qing soldier, cut off the head of a Qing soldier behind him, and then flew diagonally down from the top of the parabola, piercing a Qing artilleryman again, and finally cut off the legs of another Qing soldier before losing the last bit of momentum, and slowly fell to the ground to reduce his speed.

The bystanders, who were gloating just now, became the targets of slaughter in an instant, with severed limbs and blood all over the ground, and bursts of screams rang out in a terrible way.

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At the position of the chest wall where the Ming army was stationed, more and more Qing soldiers poured in from the gap or crawled directly, and the temporary confusion of the Ming army's shape further increased the smooth movement of their movements.

In fact, the casualties directly caused by the solid bullets fired by the Qing artillery just now to the Ming army were not very serious, but they caused a lot of turmoil in the entire battle array. Although they had also experienced the artillery bombardment of the Qing army before, the soldiers had never been shelled in such a dense formation. The splatters of blood and severed limbs, as well as the screams of their comrades before they died, caused many soldiers, especially recruits, to panic. This situation seriously affected the overall combat effectiveness of the Ming army, and before the officers had time to adjust, the Qing soldiers who seized the opportunity came to the front.

The Qing soldiers who rushed in, especially those heavily armored Baya soldiers, cut down Ming officers and soldiers to the ground. There were already many small gaps in the surface of the originally tight spear formation, and although the basic formation was still maintained, the entire front was constantly struggling and retreating.

But just when the Qing soldiers were becoming more and more courageous and energetic, they were startled by the loud noise coming from the hills on the west side and the faint screams in the distance behind them. Before they could react, a series of loud noises that were even denser followed.

Stormy shotguns with a sharp whistling roar rushed into the Qing army formation near the first low wall one after another, sweeping the Qing soldiers who were waiting to fight the Ming army to the ground like autumn wind sweeping away leaves. In particular, Shen Zhixiang's department, which is located on the east side, suffered heavy casualties. Bloody dents appeared in the array, and the white armor on the survivors' bodies was dyed red with blood flying in all directions, and the screams seemed to come from the Shura Hell.

Although the artillery of the Agni Battalion did not directly bombard the battle line in order not to hurt their own people, the Qing soldiers who were engaged in a white-knuckle battle with the Ming army escaped. But after hearing the loud noise coming from the mountain and the earth-shattering screams of their companions behind them, the excitement on their faces froze on the spot. Some people turned their heads and were even more stunned to see the horrific scene. This sentiment quickly spread to the Qing army on the entire front. The originally fierce offensive suddenly came to a halt.

Under the two flags behind the breastwork, Lu Qiwu and Shi Lang, who had been silently seeking an opportunity, would certainly not let go of this excellent opportunity, and ordered to seize the time to adjust the formation and launch a counterattack against the Qing soldiers who had already rushed through the breastwork.

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A few miles away, on the command platform of the Qing army with a golden dragon. Duoduo and the Qing generals around him first showed shock, and then burst into bursts of gnashing of anger.

Duoduo didn't expect Pang Yue to have such a back-up move, which had been hidden for the past two days, but he caught himself off guard today. It's so enduring, it's really rare!

"Obey the King!" Duoduo turned his head to look at Kong Youde. Pointing to the artillery position of the Ming army on the hill, he gritted his teeth and said: "Let the gunners in your battalion level that hill to this king!" ”

"Huh! Prince Yu rest assured, Xiao Wang will go! Kong Youde made a thousand, and quickly went down to make arrangements.

Looking at the small hill with a large amount of white smoke, Duoduo's face was gloomy, the muscles on his face were shaking for a while, and his heart was full of anger and a hint of happiness rose at the same time: fortunately, the Manchurian warriors were not allowed to attack Minggou's frontal defense......

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"Boom!" "Boom!" …… The Kongyoude artillerymen, who had received orders from Dord, pushed out all the heavy guns above the twelve pounder in the battalion, and took turns bombarding the hills on the west side where the Agni Battalion was stationed.

One by one, large solid bullets weighing more than ten catties or twenty catties were fired towards the hills, and some of them hit the "anti-artillery wall" built by the Ming army, opening several gaps. It even flew directly over the anti-artillery wall and landed in the center of the artillery position of the Ming army, killing and wounding some Ming artillery who could not hide. However, due to the long distance and the upward firing, the accuracy of the Qing army's Hongyi cannon was greatly affected, and more shells still hit the hillside or flew directly over the top of the mountain. I don't know where it went. If this kind of shell hits the target directly, the lethality should not be underestimated, but it is a pity that this power cannot be sustained.

So, after several rounds of shelling like this. Even the most timid auxiliaries gradually stabilized. As for Wang Juntao and other professional artillery officers, they didn't take it to heart: the heavy red-coated cannon of the Qing army was definitely a terrifying weapon used to attack the city, but it was almost hot when used in field battles. Because in the field. Not all targets will be as tall and conspicuous as the city walls.

In contrast, although the Ming army's Furlong cannon was inferior to the heavy red-coated cannon in terms of range and power, it was far superior in terms of rate of fire, and the target was very close and obvious, and the lethality was much greater. At first, Wang Juntao only asked the artillerymen to take advantage of the gap between the Qing army's artillery to load ammunition and bombard the mountain, but later simply ignored the Qing army's artillery bombardment and carried out it completely at their own pace, and the dense shotgun continued to devour the lives of the Qing soldiers. Although soldiers were hit by Qing artillery shells from time to time, almost every Ming soldier died, dozens of Qing soldiers under the mountain died.

Under the heavy shelling, the battle formation of the Qing army in front of the frontal line became more and more chaotic, and the balance of war once again tilted on the side of the Ming army.

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It is not known how long the continuous shelling from both sides lasted. Finally, on the eve of the general collapse of the Han army with the red flag and Shen Zhixiang's troops, the sound of the cymbals that made them feel like they had been pardoned came again.