The two Han Army Eight Banners, having learned the lessons of the first wave of the offensive, rushed directly to the left flank of the third battalion on horseback, and with the rapid maneuverability of horses, they directly reached the front of the barbed wire fence to avoid being attacked by muskets on the way.

Just as these Qing soldiers were quickly breaking in on horseback, the third battalion also discovered them, and Li Ran stared at these approaching Qing soldiers with a telescope, judging the direction of their attack.

"Jiannu wants to attack the left flank of our army." Li Ran made a judgment when the Qing army approached a hundred meters away, and immediately drew half of the musketeers and deployed to the left flank.

The thistle terrestris and barbed wire successfully blocked the attack speed of the Qing soldiers, giving Li Ran enough time to deploy. After the two Han Eight Banners on the left flank successfully broke the barbed wire, the 1,000 musketeers responsible for defending that section had also entered the battle sequence.

For a time, muskets and tiger squat cannons bombarded the Qing army on the left flank, and the Qing army close to the trench began to lay planks in the trench, but under the key attack of muskets and tiger squat artillery, the Qing troops carrying six or seven meters long planks fell down one by one.

At this time, a wave of feathered arrows flew from the rear of the Qing army, knocking down more than a dozen musketeers in an instant.

"There are archers, let the musketeers retreat 50 meters, and the baggage soldiers come forward to protect the gunners on both sides." Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Ran immediately ordered the musketeers to retreat, and 50 meters away, they still had a low wall.

The distance between this low wall and the first trench was 100 meters, and the bows and arrows of the Qing army were basically lethal at a distance of 100 meters. At this time, more than a dozen baggage soldiers rushed to the first low wall with a huge shield, and put the giant shield on the low wall to protect the gunners behind.

The musketeers retreated to a distance of 50 meters, and in order not to hurt the gunners, the Tiger Squat Cannon could not be arranged at 100 meters in front, and the Tiger Squat Cannon was placed in the back, and the enemy could not be hit. Therefore, the tiger squat cannons are arranged on both sides, and 4 tiger squat cannons are concentrated on each side to form crossfire with the musketeers behind.

The Qing soldiers who broke through the first barbed wire fence and came to the front of the first trench were only 50 meters away from these tiger squatting artillery, and each time the artillery bombarded it, hundreds of stones and iron beads sprayed out a barrage of barrage, which was more fierce than a salvo fire of the musketeers.

The Tiger Squat Cannon can fire twice a minute, and the 8 Tiger Squat Cannon can fire 16 shotshots in one minute, while the 4 Tiger Squat Cannon on each side can be fired in turn to achieve continuous firepower without causing repeated damage.

The two Han Army Eight Banners attacking the left flank were hit fiercely, and every time the cannon went down, hundreds of Qing soldiers fell to the ground, and every seven or eight seconds, there was a tiger squat cannon on each side, constantly devouring the living forces of the Qing army's two wings.

The Manchurian Eight Banners who hid behind and put cold arrows shot the heavy arrows on the shields raised by the baggage soldiers, these shields were made of wood, and a layer of steel was wrapped on them, although the feather arrows shot by the Qing army could shoot through the steel sheets, but they could only be nailed to the wooden shields, and there were few holes in the shields, and they could not kill the artillery behind them at all.

After the artillery finished firing a cannon, they pushed the gun cart to the back, and then quickly reloaded, and after completing the loading, the baggage soldiers withdrew their shields to the side of the company, leaving a gap that could accommodate the muzzle, and then the artillery pushed the gun cart forward and lit the fuse at the Qing army.

The scattered fire network formed by the tiger squat cannons on both sides continued to devour the soldiers on both wings of the Qing army. As well as the Qing army, which had planks laid at the first trench, the charging surface was sharply shrunk.

The musketeers in the back dealt with the Qing army in front, and the shooting speed was far inferior to the tiger squat cannon, but the wooden planks laid by the Qing army could only accommodate a little Qing army to pass, and the Qing troops who walked on the planks were constantly shot and killed. Moreover, at the same time that the Qing army was shrinking sharply, the scattered shells of the tiger squat cannon also attacked the Qing army rushing to the second trench.

This meat grinder was constantly running, and in less than five minutes, the Qing army had fallen nearly four thousand people, and there were layers of corpses everywhere.

At this time, the Qing army finally laid enough planks, and the Qing army rushed through the first trench and touched the second trench, but the Qing army that rushed to the second trench could not move the planks behind it for a long time.

In the face of such a five-meter-wide and two-meter-deep trench, the Qing soldiers could not cross it at all, and under the persecution of death, they reluctantly jumped into the trench, although there were no traps in the trench, but they wanted to climb out, but it took a lot of effort.

After jumping into the trench, many Qing soldiers simply ran directly to both sides, and then hid in the corner, and simply did not go out. They were very safe in the trenches, the Ming army in front could not beat them, and the cavalry behind could not cut them.

Some of the Qing soldiers ran to the area where there were no musketeers and crawled out of the trenches. But as soon as they crawled out, they were confronted by the barbed wire fence behind the first trench, and were shot by the musketeers who arrived quickly.

The 15,000 Qing troops who attacked the front at the beginning finally touched the first barbed wire after more than half of the casualties, but they were doomed to tragedy.

Without the cover of archers, the 1,000 musketeers in front did not need to retreat, so there were also four tiger squat cannons among the musketeers, and four on each side. A total of twelve Tiger Squat Cannons.

Under the fire of the twelve tiger squatting cannons and musketeers, the Qing army attacking the center continued to fall, and after most of the casualties, the Qing army finally collapsed collectively.

Even the Qing army behind realized that they could not break through the defense line of the Ming army at all, and they could only die if they stepped forward, and there was no way to live.

Both the Mongol and Han soldiers began to turn around and flee, spreading like a plague, and the Qing army behind them also realized that these people could not break through the Ming army's defense line, and immediately ordered to retreat.

The Qing army, which had been allowed to retreat, turned around and fled frantically.

"Prince Su, you can't go on like this! There are five trenches in the Ming army, and such a ** impact will only make our strength continue to be damaged. Daishan observed for a long time and said to Hauge, "We need to find a way to fill in those trenches." ”

"Those trenches are all three or four feet wide, and if we have to fill them alone, then we will lose even more people." Duoduo said with a solemn face.

The strength of the Ming army has completely exceeded their imagination.

Under such fortifications, they can only be beaten passively, and returning fire with bows and arrows does not work at all.

"How?" Haugton felt very troubled, and Duoduo suggested at this time: "We might as well make a truce today, and then send people to Zhenjiang and Phoenix Fort to recruit people, and at the same time concentrate all artillery, supplemented by chariots, and then let all the places transport grain here, so as to besiege the Ming army for a long time." ”

"What Uncle Thirteen said is good, but we can also attack and adjust at the same time, if we stop, it will give the Ming dog on the opposite side a chance to breathe." Hauge was unwilling to stop the offensive, and he was secretly difficult to ride a tiger.

"If the king of Suqing wants to continue the attack, he can first send a few Mongolian flags to storm the left flank of Minggou and lead Minggou to the left flank. Then raid the right flank of Minggou, so that the bow is fired left and right, and they will inevitably die without a place to be buried. Dai Shan made a plan at this time.

"Our artillery and chariots have not yet arrived, and such a fierce attack will inevitably cause many losses." Duoduo didn't approve of this approach, and although the idea of Daishan felt like it was nine out of ten, it might have to pay a big price.

"Now that my father is trapped in North Korea and cannot return, I will solve these Ming troops in front of me as soon as possible, and then cooperate with my father to return to Liao in Zhenjiang." Hauge said, and Daishan echoed it. Under the flattery of Dai Shan, Duoduo, who was originally on an equal footing, completely lost his right to speak, and Duoduo could only agree.

At this time, the Qing army rang the golden bell, and the Qing army, which was storming the left flank of the third battalion, immediately turned around and retreated after losing more than half of the bell.

When the Qing army retreated, Li Ran immediately ordered people to clean up the battlefield. Dozens of pikemen rushed down the trench and began to clear the Qing soldiers hiding in the trench.

When these Qing soldiers saw these heavily armed pikemen, they rarely resisted. Most of the Qing troops hiding in it are not willing to lose their lives, and being captured is also a relief for them, and if they escape back, they will have to be cannon fodder again.

After paving the route with wooden planks and passing through the trenches, the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion began to clean up the corpses all over the ground. There were so many corpses, and there were many wounded soldiers in between.

For these wounded soldiers, they usually make up for them, and at this time the war is urgent, they are not in the mood to treat these wounded.

There were at least four or five thousand corpses of the Qing army on the left flank, and six or seven thousand corpses in the central section of the defensive line, which were layered on top of each other, and the ground was completely stained red with blood.

The corpses of the left wing are easy to clean up, just throw them into the sea. For these fake captives, the soldiers of the third battalion did not have anything to cut off their heads, because they could not exchange for a bounty, so they simply threw them into the sea.

The layer of corpses in the middle was not so easy to deal with, Li Ran asked people to throw the corpses in front, and then repaired the fortifications and left them alone.

The damage to the barbed wire was repaired again. Tribulus terrestris was also scattered in front of the barbed wire, waiting for the next attack of the Qing army.

The beauty of barbed wire and thistle terrestris is that it can seriously delay the Qing army's offensive speed and give Li Ran enough buffer time to deploy troops.

The Qing army did not stop them from repairing the barbed wire, and the barbed wire and thistles could not give them much trouble, and the real trouble was the five trenches behind.

In their opinion, if they rushed through those five trenches, they would be victorious.

After Hauge and Daishan agreed on the offensive strategy, Duoduo began to arrange the attack line himself, and he ordered people to look for planks everywhere, all of which were five or six meters long.

Planks were not found everywhere, but there were many small trees five or six meters long, and Dordor ordered small wooden strips to be tied into integrated planks like bamboo rafts.

After the Qing army was defeated and retreated in the morning, it had been preparing until noon. Under the personal command of Duoduo, the 60,000 cannon fodder troops were divided into two parts.

There were 30,000 people in each section, and they all carried the kind of big wooden planks that were bundled together. As long as this integrated plank is erected on the trench, three or four people can pass through the trench at the same time.

In the past, most of the Qing troops would choose to withdraw after paying such losses, but the current form has forced them to be anxious, because Huang Taiji is in North Korea, and the Yalu River is blocked again.

After noon, the Manchus again chose to attack. Most of the 40,000 cannon fodder troops, composed of Mongol soldiers, fought fiercely on the left flank of the third battalion under the supervision of the white flag.

40,000 people, and it was still lined up in an offensive formation more than 30 meters wide, it was simply black and oppressive, like a long dragon.

"This time Jiannu is really here, battalion commander, let the artillery fire! This is a great opportunity. Deputy battalion commander Qian Zhengguo looked at the menacing Qing army and said to Li Ran.

"Such a good opportunity, it's time to fuck him. Artillery and rocketeers were ordered to be in position, and 125-mm cannons and rocketeers were aimed at the Qing army's large formation. Li Ran gave the order to fire without hesitation.

As soon as the order was given, the artillerymen, who had already been ready in the rear, suddenly jumped up excitedly, and under the commander's shout, quickly lifted the camouflage covering the artillery.

It was a hundred 75-mm cannons and a hundred 125-mm cannons, and a thousand artillery men began to load their chambers and aimed at the Qing troops approaching the left flank, while the 125-mm cannons were aimed at the large array of the Qing army.

At the same time, two hundred rocketeers also began to adjust their launchers, and after they tested the wind speed and distance, the hundred launchers were aimed at the Qing army in front of them.

At present, the rockets equipped with a range of 1,500 meters are enough to hit the Qing army 800 meters away, and at the same time, the artillery is also enough to hit the Qing army's military formation, but Li Ran just wants to lure the Qing army into taking the bait, and does not want to scare the Qing army away too early.

"The Qing army sent so many men to attack the left flank of our army, it seems that they want to attack the east and west, and order half of the 75mm cannon to open fire, and the rest are on standby. Send someone to put the warship on the right flank and stand by. Li Ran had a vague insight into the intentions of the Qing army, but he still placed all the musketeers on the left flank.

40,000 Qing troops dismounted on foot, carrying integrated planks, and pressed towards the left flank with great momentum. Suddenly, I heard a cannon sound from the rear of the Ming army on the opposite side.

Then I saw a big ball of light flying and fell directly into the formation of the Qing army. There was a 'boom', and the shell exploded in mid-air.

Shrapnel was scattered in midair, and the Qing troops below fell like wheat.

"Good fight." In the rear of the Ming army, the artillerymen who fired that shot couldn't help but smile excitedly when they saw such an effect. Against such a densely charged enemy, it is better to explode the shells in mid-air.

It is very difficult to calculate the time well, and it depends on luck.

Many Qing troops did not know what was happening, but then, the rumbling of artillery continued in the rear of the Ming army, and fifty 752-mm cannons opened fire one after another.

I saw large balls of light rising from the rear of the Ming army, and then crossed an arc and fell from the sky.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As soon as those balls of light fell, they would explode, and some would only explode after hitting the ground, and they could only blow up a dozen people around them, but if they exploded in the air, they would kill dozens of people.

The Qing army, which was suddenly bombarded by heavy shelling, was collectively frightened, and the artillery made the top of every soldier's head feel cold, as if he could go to Huangquan at any time, making every Qing soldier lose their sense of security, even the Qing army in the back, because the meat shield in front had no effect.

The scene suddenly became chaotic, the Qing army that was originally densely lined up, some soldiers screamed and dodged the cannonballs flying from the sky, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

Seeing this situation, Duoduo in the distance immediately made a decision and directly ordered the white flag to slash and kill the Menghan Eight Banners who were running around.

Fifty artillery pieces, not a blow that covered the surname, and it was not a salvo, although the shells were endless, most of the Qing soldiers were safe, as long as luck was not so weak.

But the casualties of one or two hundred people per second also made the suppressed chaos ready to stir again. Duoduo knew the important surnames of the left wing, and he had to let these Menghan Eight Banners contain the power of the Ming army and create opportunities for the right wing.

Within two hundred meters, two thousand musketeers began to shoot at the Qing troops. The Qing troops in front fell in rows under the barrage, but were quickly trampled under the feet of the Qing soldiers behind.

Duoduo's white-flaged cavalry rushed forward and back, constantly restraining the attacking Menghan Eight Bannermen, but they were also threatened by cannonballs and could be attacked by cannonballs at any time, but Duoduo also appointed Gushan Ezhen to supervise the battle, and any retreating white-flag-inlaid soldiers were beheaded.

Under the layers of supervision, the Qing army braved the rain of bullets and rushed into the area of thistle. The Qing army laid the planks on the ground one layer after another, until the spikes of the thistle terrestris were completely covered.

Then quickly rushed to the barbed wire, which was quickly destroyed under the sword splitting slash.

"I didn't expect those Ming dogs to hide a batch of artillery, Uncle Thirteen did a good job!" Hauge saw the situation on the left flank behind the formation, and was surprised and admired for the decisiveness of Dord.

"King Qingqing, Minggou has transferred all their soldiers to the left flank, and it's time for the right flank to attack." Seeing that the left wing had touched the trench, Dai Shan immediately said to Hauge.

"Attack ......" Hauge waved his hand fiercely. The 40,000 people behind the formation, at this time, also carried the integrated planks, shouted and rushed towards the right flank of the Ming army, and even Dai Shan's red flag moved, and as a result, there were only a few hundred guards left around Hao Ge and Dai Shan.

"Now my army is bowing left and right, and I will see how the dogs can cope." Hauge laughed wildly.

Li Ran couldn't help but be startled when he saw the Qing army suddenly rushing out of another 30,000 or 40,000 people on the high command platform, and his face changed suddenly, "It's not good, the Tartars have to make a desperate bet, if the command is not done properly, I'm afraid there will be some losses." ”

"Order the artillery battalion to strike at the left flank with all its might, and the rocket crews to cover the right flank and let the warships bombard the Qing army on the right flank. Mobilize pikemen to defend the right flank. "Li Ran already doesn't care about what to hide his strength, because most of the Tartars have rushed up, so what else is hidden.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The rear artillery all fired at the left flank, and in an instant the artillery fire was several times more intense, originally only fifty 75-mm howitzers were constantly exploding there, but now it was a hundred 75-mm howitzers, plus a hundred 125-mm howitzers.

The smoke of gunpowder filled the entire rear formation, and the Qing army attacking the left flank suddenly found that hundreds of shells had risen from the rear of the Ming army.

These balls of light flew into the sky and then fell above their heads.

The shells were so dense that after a round of bombardment, there were scenes of flesh and blood flying everywhere, especially the power of the 125mm howitzer, which was almost twice as powerful as the 75mm howitzer. With a single cannon exploding in mid-air, it can sweep through the Qing army within a radius of more than ten meters.

This is not something that flesh and blood can resist. In particular, the Qing army launched an attack in a dense formation, and suffered heavy casualties in such a dense artillery bombardment.

The bombardment continued one after another, and the will of the Qing army began to collapse in an instant, Duoduo bit the root and ordered people to fiercely suppress the fleeing Qing soldiers.

If you give up, how can you be willing? As long as the left wing can contain the Ming army, then the right wing can easily rush through the Ming army's defense line and break those Ming troops into pieces.

(To be continued)