This time, Cao Yue ordered that during the first wave of Jiannu's attack, the artillery of the two Guards Divisions that did not show a frontal defense also began to shoot.

Twenty new guns of the two Guards Divisions remained silent, and nearly a hundred other old guns joined the bombardment.

For a time, the heavens and the earth were shaken, and the rumbling cannons everywhere buzzed the eardrums of the soldiers.

The bombardment of hundreds of artillery pieces was still very spectacular, and for a time dark clouds covered the sky and the sky was dark. The solid bullet swept through Jiannu's shock array at high speed with a whistling, smashing the Jiannu and their warhorses in a line into a bloody blur. The flowering bomb mixed in the middle of the power bomb blew the Jiannu and the war horse near the landing site into pieces, and threw countless stumps, broken arms, and mud and stones into the air.

The lethality of solid bullets mainly depends on the kinetic energy brought by high-speed flight, while flowering bullets are shrapnel that flies everywhere with air waves when exploding. The flowering bullets are filled with lethal things such as iron pieces and spikes, and the exploded shells are also lethal damages. Although the lethality of artillery in this era is far from being compared with that of later generations, except for Cao Yue, people in this era almost have no technology to guard against shell bombardment. The formation of the Jiannu charge was very dense, and a shell fell, and a large number of people were killed and wounded.

In fact, the actual lethality of artillery to Jiannu is not very large, and many people who are killed or injured by artillery will not die directly, but the huge psychological shock given by the bombardment of dense artillery is not comparable to other weapons.

For example, when the solid bullet falls at high speed, when you see your companions being smashed into pieces or a pile of meat by a huge iron ball, or even the bones are gone, even the horses, the lucky ones will definitely be frightened and their legs will be weak. A blossom bounces down. Many people were bombarded into the air by a huge wave of air, and finally turned into a pile of stumps and broken arms, and even the whole person disappeared, and the deceased didn't feel anything, but the living next to him saw this scene, how could they not be scared stupid? Shot with a bow and arrow. At least the person is intact and not so miserable.

Also, the black smoke that obscured the sky and the sun, engulfing everything around and making it invisible to the people on the side, would also cause great panic.

In the midst of a huge panic, many people lost their fighting spirit and turned their heads to flee.

Not surprisingly, the second wave of Jiannu's attack. Under several rounds of artillery salvo fire from the Ming army, it was repulsed again.

Seeing the Han army, the Korean army and the Mongolian Eight Banners receding like a tide, Dolgon's mouth was almost crooked.

Needless to say, he also knew that the Qing army must have suffered heavy losses in this attack, but he didn't even rush to the position of the Ming army. Such a result was something he never dreamed of. The battlefield was covered with black smoke, and the specific situation was not clear. But Dolgon, who had already become murderous, immediately drank the order. Kill all the routs that dare to retreat and continue to organize the attack. Be sure to attack the Ming position.

But at this time, Fan Wencheng, who was standing beside Dolgon, spoke out to dissuade him: "Master, the slave thinks that we should suspend the attack and change our strategy." The Ming artillery was so powerful that it was beyond our expectations. And their artillery fires at short intervals, we don't know how many rounds they fire before they pause, when they run out of ammunition. Moreover, our intensive charge just allowed the artillery of the Ming army to exert its maximum power. The minion felt. The master should not be in a hurry to attack, take a break for a while, wait for the smoke on the battlefield to dissipate, and then launch the next wave of attacks after seeing the formation of the Qingming army. The formation of the rush cannot be so dense, it must be changed. ”

After hearing this, Dolgon thought that it made sense, and immediately ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops first.

With the order to retreat, Jiannu, who was originally preparing to attack again, slowly retreated, and the retreating Han army, the Korean army, and the Mongolian Eight Banners were also temporarily restrained under the rectification of their respective generals. At this time, the sun had risen very high, but black smoke was shrouded everywhere, and although there was wind, it did not blow away the black smoke, but blew it everywhere. The sun was completely obscured, and it was extremely irritating and stuffy. Some of the injured Jiannu chose to commit suicide because of despair and the depression of the air.

Dorgon had returned to his tent, and Fan Wencheng followed him.

"Sir must have thought of a way to deal with it, let's talk to this king!" After entering the tent, Dolgon didn't talk much nonsense, and asked Fan Wencheng directly while drinking water.

"Master, the attack of my Qing army must be carried out in multiple directions, and the formation must not be too dense," Fan Wencheng did not hesitate, and immediately said his thoughts: "After all, the number of artillery of the Ming army is limited, and if our army attacks from several directions at the same time, their artillery will not be able to bombard all directions." If our attack formation is scattered, the lethality of the artillery will be much smaller, and this method can also deal with the fire of the Ming army's muskets at close range. Also, when attacking during the day, the Ming army's artillery and muskets are easy to find the target, but if our Qing army changes to attack in the dark, the Ming army's artillery and muskets will be much less lethal. Therefore, the minion felt that the master could change his strategy and abandon the daytime attack to attack the Ming army's position at night in multiple directions? ”

When Dorgon heard this, he was silent, frowning and thinking seriously.

Fan Wencheng didn't dare to say anything more, and stood aside with his hands down, waiting for Dorgon to make a decision.

After a while, Dolgon finally let go of his thick eyebrows, nodded slightly at Fan Wencheng, and said: "What Mr. said is good, it is an excellent countermeasure, but this king thinks that it is necessary to attack again during the day today, otherwise we will give up if we lose two consecutive attacks, which will greatly affect morale." If the daytime attack still fails to bear fruit, then continue at night. This king doesn't believe it, the artillery of the Ming army can shoot all the time, there are endless shells, hum, as long as you find a way to rush to the front of the battle, their muskets can also resist the dense impact of our Qing army. ”

Seeing that Dorgon basically adopted his opinion, Fan Wencheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "The master is wise." ”

Dolgon motioned for Fan Wencheng to get up, sat down beside him, and continued to ask some questions, Fan Wencheng did not dare to sit, stood very respectfully, and told Dolgon more of his thoughts.

After resting for a while, Dorgon got up, "The smoke is almost gone, and our attack can continue!"

As he spoke, he walked out of the tent quickly. Seeing this, Fan Wencheng also quickly got up and quickly followed out of the big tent.

Dolgon walked to the high slope where he had stood, and with a telescope he had obtained from the Ming army, he checked the situation on the battlefield.

Because of several gusts of wind blowing in a row, most of the black smoke on the battlefield was blown away, and the entire battlefield situation was basically visible.

On the battlefield, there were wounded or killed Qing soldiers lying on the ground, as well as countless war horses, and the tragic situation was a bit unbearable to look at. In front of the Ming army, however, it was no different from before the war, without any destruction, but Dolgon still couldn't see the specific layout of the Ming army.

The Ming army was hiding behind the fortifications, and neither the sergeants nor the artillery, Dolgon could see the situation clearly with his binoculars.

However, the characters "Ming" and "Cao" hanging high on the Ming warships in the canal can still be clearly seen in the telescope, and Dolgon also knows what direction Cao Yue's line is about, that is, near the dock of the largest warship. He forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and calmly gave the order to attack again.

While giving the order, he also secretly vowed that he must annihilate all the tens of thousands of Ming troops and break Cao Yue's body into pieces. (To be continued.) )