Chapter 451: Attack

The Chinese army drum beat sounded, and the front battalion of Yang Guozhu's new army, as well as the next two infantry battalions, attacked on all fronts!

The earthen carts were heavy, so they mostly rushed towards the wall of the Qing army with shouts under the cover of the chariots. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

The defense line of the Qing army, at this time, the walled wall collapsed in many places, and some of the walled gates were opened, and the suspension bridges of the walled gates were seriously damaged.

However, the three trenches in front of the main wall were fine, so there were a large number of mountain attack equipment with the new army soldiers.

Some of the friendly car battalions also accompanied the attack on the mountain, and the rest of the car battalion's Francophone and other guns, some of which were lightweight, loaded with scattered bullets and marched along. The rest stayed at the foot of the mountain, depending on the situation of the war.

A large number of people shouted trumpets and pushed the trench carts, carts and pointed donkeys up the hillside, and on either side of them, there were Yang Guozhu's new army bird hands to cover.

In front of these bird-bearers, there are also people pushing chariots.

These chariots are the light chariots in Yang Guozhu's camp. The single-wheel style, relatively lightweight, inserted on the card, covered with leather bedding and other objects, also has good protection against bows and arrows and birds. Behind the Bird's Gunners, there are teams of pikemen, ready to take over the power of their brothers and come forward to fight.

Among the hand-to-hand combatants, some of them are cavalry soldiers from the main barracks, and they fight sharply, and this kind of melee is the best at it. So some of them also participated in the battle, armed with swords and shields, as elite fighters for the forwards.

There were also chariots filled with 10,000 enemies.

Because of the attack on the mountain, Wang Dou supported Yang Guozhu with many 10,000 enemies, poisonous smoke bombs, ash bullets and other trench warfare weapons.

However, considering the close combat in the trench, poison bombs and ash bullets, and wounding the enemy and himself, Yang Guozhu mainly used 10,000 enemies to attack the mountain.

The 10,000 enemies in the Jingbian army were made small due to the improvement of the formula, but they were powerful and could be thrown farther.

Usually, the 10,000 enemies in the Ming army, sharp weapons such as earth-shaking thunder are the size of a human head, and they are stout and powerful sergeants, and they are only thrown a dozen steps away. The 10,000 enemies of the Jingbian Army, the strong sergeants, can be thrown 20 or 30 steps away, which is really convenient and powerful.

Seeing the Ming army rushing towards with a shout, dense chariots and mountain siege tools poured up, and the Qing soldiers behind the walled wall roared loudly, shouting to meet the battle, and a large number of reinforcements poured in from all over the defense line in Zhongling.

Niangniang Temple has a section, because the wind is strong on the ridge, so the poisonous bombs fired by the mortar cannon of the Shenji Battalion before, the poisonous smoke caused by the ash bombs has slowly dissipated.

Most of the cloth belts on the heads and faces of the defending Qing soldiers were also removed, but there was still a strange smell left in front and back of the wall, which made people smell it and couldn't help coughing a few times.

The Qing soldiers defending there, except for the heavy ones, most of the rest also inhaled some smoke, although they did not show anything in front of them, but it is unknown what physical pain they will have in the future.

Here, Jialazhang Jingyanzha, roaring for the Han army to meet the Korean army, some undestroyed catapults and other objects, also put the rolling stone fire jar, ready to be thrown. He also ordered the Manchurian soldiers with white flags in Jialanei to also use bows and arrows to prepare for battle.

However, because the equipment was seriously damaged under the fire of the Ming army, the wall defense equipment that could meet the enemy was less than fifty percent of the original.

Especially the wall collapsed everywhere, can it be held, Yan Zha and others are really bottomless, and the Ming army has already rushed up, and it is too late to repair it at this time.

Seeing the Ming army coming densely, Yan Zha quickly rushed to an oil pot behind the wall, where it was boiling and burning, all of which were hot oil. Originally, there were several sections of this kind of oil pot, but after the Ming army's artillery fire, there were only two places left in the section of the Niangniang Temple.

Near the oil pot, there are also five trebuchets, which belong to the kind of small catapults, with a range of dozens of paces, but the rolling stones roll down the slope, plus the fire oil is drenched, the power is not small. But under the artillery fire of the Ming army, three of them were also destroyed.

"Shoot, hurry up and yell at the panicked Korean soldiers next to the trebuchet, those North Korean soldiers looked at him in fear, Yan Zha spoke Manchu, how can these North Korean soldiers understand? …,

It was still Yan Zha who roared and whipped with a leather whip that they understood what they meant.

A North Korean soldier said that the Ming army had not entered the firing range, the trebuchet had not gone far, and there was no accuracy at all, so it was better to wait until the Ming army was closer before throwing.

The counselor of the Korean soldiers there saw that Yan Zha was a little frightened in his heart, and said in Goryeo: "Lord Yan Zha let me shoot, you can shoot!" ”

The Korean soldiers could not, so they had to raise the winches of the two catapults and put a stone on each of the iron jackets, all of which were carved round. Then each person scooped a spoonful of fire oil, poured it on the stone, and with a bang, the stone turned into a burning fireball, and the flame rushed to the old high.

"Shoot!"

The counselor roared, and several Korean soldiers suddenly pulled the pull cable, and immediately the heavy fireball shot out in a parabola and flew out of the wall.

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Liu Yongzhong led his bird armor and hid closely behind a wheelbarrow chariot, there were also several chariots beside him, and behind the chariot, the bird claw brothers in the team were gathered.

Each chariot was pushed hard by two civilians, and the new army birds and soldiers behind them, cats bent on their waists, followed closely.

Behind these chariots were several Hundred Sons Gun Wagons and Franc locomotives, all loaded with scattered bombs to provide fire support at any time.

At present, the car battalions of these friendly towns are still closely cooperating with Yang Guozhu's new army, of course, there is the temptation of laying down the mountains and making military achievements half of the first.

On the left side of Liu Yongzhong's chariot, there were several trench cars side by side, and the trench in front of the chariot was erected high. These trench cars, after reaching the trench, put down the trench plank, and can cross the ditch like a smooth road. Moreover, these trench frames are wide and thick, which can protect against bullets and provide cover for people behind the car.

Behind each trench cart is a black-pressed cart man. Although the mountains are gentle, and it is not difficult to go up the mountain with the mountain-attacking equipment, after all, it is a heavy trench car, and it is going up the mountain, and each car cannot move forward without more than a dozen people pushing it.

To the left of those trenches were a number of covering chariots and gunners.

However, if there was no gap in the Tartar wall in front, or there was a low wall behind the ditch, the Ming army used chariots and pointed donkeys. As far as the eye can see, the front and back of the mountain range are full of winding chariots and trenches.

Along the way, Liu Yongzhong could clearly see that the wall in front of him had collapsed, leaving a gap for several people to enter. In front of the wall, there were three trenches, and in front of the trenches, they were all covered with wooden stakes that rejected horses. However, as long as the trench is erected, it is just idle to remove obstacles such as horse rejection.

From a distance, the remnants of the walls on both sides of the gap were already covered with Tartar men and archers, looking nervous, just aiming their firearms and arrows at their own people.

Suddenly, the people next to him exclaimed: "Be careful! ”

Liu Yongzhong hurriedly looked over and saw that behind the wall of the Tartars, two fireballs were thrown.

With two loud bangs, the fireball shot down the slope, igniting some remnants of the shallow grass, and then the fire ball rolled down the slope, leaving sparks along the way.

A fireball rolled into the air, and a fireball collided with a chariot not far from Liu Yongzhong.

The chariot, the two men pushing the cart couldn't help but panic, threw away the chariot at once, turned around and tried to dodge backwards, but they were blocked by the bird-gunned soldiers behind them.

With a bang, the fireball slammed into the chariot, knocking it to the ground, and then the stone did not move, but the oil splashed on the chariot, causing it to burn.

In particular, some fire oil was splashed on a people's body, and the fire oil was extremely viscous, and as soon as it got on his body, the people's body immediately caught fire.

He screamed loudly, and the other man came up to slap him, but to no avail, and at last the man was covered in fire, and rolled around, and soon remained motionless.

Liu Yongzhong smelled a smell of burning human flesh, and couldn't help but feel sick to his stomach, and secretly glad that the fireball was not coming at his chariot. …,

The Qing army behind the walled wall threw some fireballs out from time to time, sometimes crashing into chariots, sometimes crashing into trench carts or carts.

They set fire to some of the attacking equipment, and some of the soldiers were on fire, screaming and rolling around, or running and howling, causing panic.

Fortunately, these fireballs are not accurate, and the number of throws is also small, compared to the huge mountain attacking army, the harm caused by these guardian instruments is only a small thing.

Amid the sound of war drums, Yang Guozhu's new army quickened its march, and soon approached the walled wall sixty or seventy paces.

Here, the chariots stopped, prepared to cover the shots, and slowly moved forward.

Although the bird guns on the east road can break through the heavy armor in a hundred steps, it also depends on the elite level of each army, and whether this distance can hit the target.

Even if the projectile reaches a long range, even if the accuracy is insufficient, the lethality is still not to be underestimated, and if the enemy is hit by mistake, it can also inflict heavy damage on the enemy. This is not as good as an arrow, and when it comes to the long range, the lack of power is insufficient, so there is a saying that at the end of the strong crossbow, it is impossible to wear Lu Min.

However, at such a distance, no matter how powerful the bird gun is, it will be in vain if it misses.

Even if the bird gun is higher than the bow and arrow, it is difficult to shoot at a hundred paces. Even if it hits sometimes, it is a blind cat that encounters a dead mouse, and the war cannot be fought only by these small probability events.

Therefore, entering the seventy step attack is a principle set by Yang Guozhu before entering Liaodong.

Seeing that the Ming army was preparing to open fire, the Qing soldiers behind the walled wall were even more panicked, and in the roar of the officers, they rushed to make the first move.

The sound of firearms like popping beans sounded, and the Han army birds behind the wall, as well as those North Korean soldiers wearing bright red short-cut cotton armor and three-pronged rods on their helmets, opened fire on the Ming army.

Everywhere in front of the wall, heavy white smoke burst out one after another, and the firelight emitted by the bird gun flashed from time to time.

In the sound of the gun, Liu Yongzhong felt that the chariot in front of him was rattling, and some gunballs hit the quilt in front of the car, and the cotton wool that was scattered immediately floated up.

Fortunately, the Tartar soldiers' bird guns are not very powerful, and at such a long distance, it is rare to penetrate the plate baffles on each chariot, not to mention, there are more thick quilts and bedding in front of these chariots. As for the bird guns used by the Korean army, their range and power are worse than those of the Eight Banners Han Army.

However, perhaps some of the Tartar craftsmen were highly skilled, and some of the bird guns they created were so powerful that a single shot almost pierced through the quilt and plaque on Liu Yongzhong's chariot.

At the same time, Liu Yongzhong had a gun beside him, maybe he couldn't dodge, he was shot and rolled out, and a stream of bloody arrows shot out from the right side of his chest.

Another bird in a chariot next to him was played, although the bullet did not completely break through his cotton armor. But the projectile at this distance struck the gunman like a sledgehammer, causing the gunner to snort.

He covered the bullet and groaned, afraid that his body was damaged, and internal injuries had already formed.

It seems that the Tartar's bird gun, although the power is large and small, but within seventy steps, it should not be underestimated.

Papapapa, the smoke in front of the wall, the bird of the Tartar rings non-stop, whenever the sound of the gun, the wall will be like a white dragon free.

Listening to the sound of the huge thunder launched by the rockets, many rockets were whistling and flying, but it was the Tartar soldiers behind the wall, holding a large rocket from nowhere, and launching it at the Ming army in front of the wall.

"Shoot back!"

"Fight back......"

In the sound of guns and the rain of arrows, the roars of the Ming army sounded one after another.

A large number of new army bird guns stepped forward, pulled out the people who were pushing the carts, and put their bird guns on the chariots.

A loud explosion more violent than the Qing army's bird guns sounded, and bursts of thick white smoke erupted in front of the chariots of the Ming army.

There were some screams from behind the wall, and some Qing soldiers were shot. The excellent bird guns on the east road, coupled with the powerful medicine, caused Yang Guozhu's new army gunners to send out extremely terrifying shells, as long as they were hit, they would either die on the spot or be seriously injured,...,

Some of the Qing soldiers who were shot were hit by the flash bullets, and the cotton armor on their bodies was torn in an instant, whether they were inlaid with armor leaves or not, to no avail.

The buckshot deformed inside them, rampaged, and tossed everything inside, and as the blood spurted, the soldiers fell to their feet and let out an inhuman howl.

Liu Yongzhong also shot a shot, which seemed to hit the helmet of a Korean soldier, but from a distance, he couldn't see much clearly.

Moreover, this kind of battle of attacking the mountain, because of the situation, it is inconvenient to use the bird gun to pass the tactic, the people in front are finished, and the people behind are up. After Liu Yongzhong finished firing the gun, he immediately stepped back, leaving the position to the Youjia brothers, and only left the doubts in his heart.

The two sides come and go, shooting at each other across the wall.

The sound of guns was endless, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the front of each other, and the cotton wool, dirt, and stone chips carried by the guns flew and flew out.

There were rockets flying towards the Ming army.

The power of the rocket cannot be underestimated, but the rocket is not accurate, if it is not hit, the soldier is wearing armor, it is an arrow, and the injury is not serious.

At the same time, behind the wall, some genuine Manchurian soldiers also shot sharp arrows, but at this distance, the bow and arrow power is small. In general, the combat style of the Qing army was that the enemy shot arrows after entering 50 paces, and if they shot from their backs, they would form a rocket-like effect.

The two sides fought each other for a long time, and from time to time each other's fighters fell.

The smoke of gunpowder, mixed with the smell of blood, entered the noses of the fighters on both sides.

The drums of war are sounding, and under the scorching sun, both sides are desperately tearing and killing.

The Qing army relied on the tangible benefits, and the Ming army relied on the strength of the fire, and in general, the Ming army attacked the mountains and gained the upper hand.

Under their cover, among the chariots, a large number of trench carts, carts and pointed donkeys, under the impetus of the black pressure people, slowly moved towards the hillside.

Under the roar of the soldiers of the new military camp, some hundred guns from the Che Battalion of Youzhen, who were hiding far behind, stepped forward. These guns are filled with shotguns.

These cowards were supposed to be good, but as soon as they saw the Tartars firing their guns and arrows, they staggered and hid behind and refused to come up. I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will be hit with a hammer or an arrow.

Liu Yongzhong despised them a little, but in fact, these gunners were not much in danger, because those guns had guards, but they were hollow. Just like the Maxim machine gun of later generations, it has two wheels and has baffles on both sides.

He thought to himself that in the future, the officers and soldiers will have to rely on them as soldiers of the new army to fight wars.

Next to Liu Yongzhong, two hundred guns were also pushed.

These two Baizi guns are slightly smaller, erected on light chariots, with a cannon body of several feet, and a rod under it, which can be rotated up and down, left and right. The breech is loaded, and dozens of projectiles are filled inside, including one large bullet, weighing two, and dozens of small leads, each weighing a few dollars, about a hundred paces away.

There are two hundred guns, and there are crosshairs on the guns, which can be aimed, and they are like arquebuses when they are ignited.

Under the cover of the chariots, they pushed up and aimed at the wall.

At this time, the Ming army was filled with gunsmoke, and from time to time there was smoke drifting towards the wall, and the Qing army could not see the movement of the Ming army clearly, and still kept firing arrows. The Ming army was slightly clear about the movements of the Qing army, because the relatively strong wind on the ridge made it easy to blow away the gunsmoke.

Suddenly, the cannon roared, the Ming army in the hundred guns, the Franc machine opened fire one after another, the bright flames and heavy white smoke rose, and many projectiles formed a barrage, scrambling to shoot at the wall of the Qing army.

Those walls have battlements, and many Qing troops are hidden next to the battlements of the remnants of the wall, and if they open their guns, their upper bodies will flash out. Suddenly encountered the Ming army's shotgun bombardment, behind the wall, at the same time many screams.

Liu Yongzhong could see clearly that several Qing soldiers on the right wall in front of him, their upper bodies, shot countless blood arrows, and then many people's bodies exploded. In particular, the heads of a few people became rotten watermelons on the spot. …,

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Ming army behind the chariot broke out with more violent fire, and the shotgun attack, coupled with the bird gun, made the Qing army behind the wall even more chaotic.

In the shout, the chariot in front of Liu Yongzhong began to push again, sixty steps, fifty steps, forty steps, thirty steps, and there was a wall and ditch in front of him.

By this time, the battle was even more intense.

A large number of people, under the cover of the chariots on both sides, came out from behind all kinds of mountain-attacking equipment, desperately moved away from the horses in front of the wall and ditch, tore off the wooden stakes, and then put down the trench in front of the trench and erected it on top of the deep trench.

Some trench carts even pushed the horses in front of the trench directly.

There were low walls in front of and behind the trenches, and a large number of people dug the low walls, and many people hid in their cars, desperately throwing sandbags and dirt bags into the trenches.

Inside the wall, the Qing soldiers' stone and fire pot missions were thrown, and some stones stained with fire oil were thrown, and arrows were also fired at those people or the Ming army.

The Ming army behind the chariot was desperately trying to cover.

At this distance, no matter the birds, bows, arrows and rockets of each other, they all reached the maximum lethality, and people on both sides continued to fall.

Some of the people or soldiers of the New Army were thrown by the enemy's stones, and their skin and flesh were opened, and they were even seriously injured and died, and when they were thrown by the fire pot, they ran and screamed with fire all over their bodies.

Some of the mountain-attacking equipment was thrown by the fire pot and burned, and the people inside fled in a panic.

In just a few dozen steps, it is a bloody battle for each other.

Most of the dead and wounded of the Ming army were those people, and many of them paid the price of their lives for a reward of ten taels of silver or a few stones of rice.

In the Ming army, the chariots carrying 10,000 enemies were also pulled up, and the 10,000 enemies of the Jingbian army were smaller, and some strong people could throw them at this distance.

Some wrestlers behind the chariot picked up 10,000 enemies, held one end of the handle, and the other end of the long rope was set on fire by others.

Then in a hurry, he threw it hard towards the wall.

Rumble! Rumble!

One loud bang after another, these 10,000 enemies, the Ming Dynasty version of the grenade, there are many iron thistles, gravel, broken iron and other things in it. It's okay to throw it in front of the wall, but if it is thrown into the wall or behind, it will immediately blow up the flesh and blood of those Qing soldiers and roll screaming.

These things in the interior of 10,000 enemies have been soaked in horse manure, which can be said to be full of toxins. In this kind of weather, even if you don't die on the spot, if you are blown out of the wound, nine out of ten will be infected and die. And he was tortured before he died.

As the trenches were filled in one by one, the Ming army chariots in front of the walled wall were getting closer and closer, and the tens of thousands of enemies thrown over became denser and denser.

One by one, the round, black and flickering 10,000 enemies kept falling into the wall, and the soldiers at this time did not have the concept and courage to grab them like lightning and throw them back.

Unless they dodge and flee immediately, as soon as the enemy is blown up, it will be a ghost crying wolf.

Seeing the Tartars fleeing in a panic at the wall, Liu Yongzhong admired that the firearms produced by the Jingbian Army were sharp, like birds, and the same was true of the enemy.

Finally, on Liu Yongzhong's side, the three trenches in front were all paved with trench boards.

And the wall of the wall, which has already collapsed, can be entered by several people at the gap, and is only half a person high from the moat.

With the shouting, a large number of sword and shield soldiers poured out from behind the chariot, climbed up from the gap, and attacked the wall. (To be continued.) This article is provided by Xiao Ai 332335 If you like this work, you are welcome to ◣◥ to vote for recommendations, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. )