Chapter 248: Jin Ge Iron Horse - The First Liaoshen War (6)
On the bank of the Green River, the cold north wind swept away, and the river suddenly rolled up a thousand layers
On the shore, the Liaodong Army was lined with guns and swords, and they were ready to fight.
A few miles away, the sound of horses' hooves shook the earth, and among the flying sand and dust, it was the 10,000 vanguard cavalry of the Houjin Army who came with a heavy murderous aura.
In battle, the vanguard is sent to the death, and it is also to test the enemy's firepower. Again, the army advances, and the vanguard cavalry is also in this role.
Amin Su and Huang Taiji can't pee in the same pot, so whenever the army attacks, Amin is stunned to be a pioneer, but it is also a good steel to use on the blade.
Seeing that the Liaodong army was in full array, Amin still arranged the tactics of the Ming army according to the past, ordered the whole army to charge, and gave the Ming army a dismount first. However, Amin had suffered losses in the last Jinzhou Battle and knew the strength of the Liaodong army's firearms, so he ordered the whole army to charge as far apart as possible.
"Rush again!"
Wielding his sword, Amin led his men to charge the Liaodong Army proudly.
10,000 Jurchen cavalry, the attack formation was also huge, two or three miles north and south, but the Liaodong army on the opposite side shrank its strength, like a clenched fist. This made Amin's 10,000 cavalry have to charge in a dense formation if they want to spread out an attack formation in a narrow area in front of the Liaodong army.
This is a taboo for soldiers, although Amin has not read military books and is illiterate, but he knows that this will not work.
Scattered! Scattered! Disperse again!
As the army advanced, Amin saw that the Liaodong army was still calm and did not fire, knowing that the more this happened, the more dangerous it would be, so he constantly ordered his cavalry to disperse, striving to reduce the casualties caused by the enemy's artillery bombardment.
In the blink of an eye, the Jurchen cavalry was already approaching a distance of less than two miles, and with clairvoyance, they could clearly see the opponent's banner and main general.
Amin's name was very resounding among the Mongolian cavalry, and the spearhead of Nurhachi's two expeditions to Mongolia was Amin, and the Mongol Modong and Monan tribes knew him very well.
The 30,000 Mongolian cavalry in the center of the Liaodong Army were already a little nervous, and because they were frightened by the Jurchens, the fear of the cavalry also made their horses a little uneasy.
On the other hand, the heavy cavalry of the Liaodong Army on both sides waited very calmly, because he knew the strength of his artillery and infantry. What's more, the other side only came with 10,000 cavalry, and the Liaodong Army could drown them with a mouthful of spit.
"Can they really hold their breath?"
Omubu Chuhuer looked at the tranquility on the Liaodong Army positions on both sides, and looked at the restlessness of his own troops, which was very unpleasant.
"Quietly!"
Gulus Shibu glared at Omubu Chuhu and said, "Just 10,000 Jurchen cavalry scared you like this?" ”
Omubu Chuhu glared back at Gurusihabu, but he didn't say anything, just scolded in his heart: It's really *** can pretend! You may be more scared than I am!
Shan said: "It seems that the Liaodong Army will not use the black armor elite cavalry, it should first resist the enemy with firearms, and finally let the heavy cavalry charge and kill." ”
Genger nodded, "It should be so!" However, Amin is not a fool, he rushed over like this, obviously trying to drag the Liaodong Army and prevent the Liaodong Army from retreating to the other side. It's a pity that the Liaodong Army seems to have received an order from Shangfeng to fight Huang Taiji! ”
"Let's fight!" Gulus Habu smiled: "Divide the winner and loser so that we can have a number in our hearts!" ”
The voice netted down, and Amin's cavalry was already close to seven or eight hundred meters away.
At this time, there was movement on the artillery positions in the north and south of the Liaodong Army.
"Ready to fire!"
After the order was given, the voice echoed in the open space, and Guru Si Shibu and the others heard it clearly, knowing that the Liaodong Army was about to make a move, and one by one they immediately raised their hearts to their throats.
A few seconds later, the arquebus burned out, and the first Apocalypse Five-Year Infantry Field Gun on the northern artillery position took the lead in attacking.
With a cannon bang, as the body of the first gun retreated half a meter sharply, the muzzle of the cannon spewed out tongues of fire, and a solid shell weighing twelve kilograms burst out in response, roaring into the air, smashing into the attacking enemy cavalry.
Knock knock!
The echelons of artillery opened fire in turn, and a series of trembling roars sounded like thunder. As black and white smoke erupted, shells shot into the sky wrapped in firelight, raining down on the enemy with a long whistling sound.
Whoosh!
The cannonballs instantly fell into the enemy's formation, and the hot cannonballs violently hit the earth, and suddenly smashed out a huge earthen pit, and the sand and gravel inside shot out, forming a series of earthen pillars several meters high.
As the two artillery positions in the north and south of the Liaodong Army opened fire one after another, the artillery arranged in echelons fired shells one after another. In an instant, countless shells smashed on the heads of the Houjin cavalry. Although the Houjin cavalry has superb equestrian skills, it is inevitable that a few points will hit the cannonball with their backs when they dodge left and right.
An enemy rider was howling and charging when suddenly a cannonball whistled in. He was momentarily dumbfounded, only to feel a black spot in his eye grow larger, and finally he lost consciousness when the sun finally blocked the light. The cavalry who charged after him stared at Yiqiē just now, and his mouth was wide open enough to hold a goose egg. He watched as the head of the brother in front of him was smashed by the cannonball, and even half of his body was gone, and it took him half a day to fall from his horse.
He forgot to shout, and the speed of his horse slowed down, and a cavalryman caught up with him.
"Hurry up! The slower you rush, the faster you die! ”
As he spoke, the cavalry quickly overtook the stupid cavalry. As a result, a cannonball came in an instant, smashing a huge blood hole into the enemy cavalry and the horse who had just spoken. Due to the lead coating on the shell, the unusually hot lead exploded when it touched the flesh. In an instant, flesh and blood were splashed, and the residual value of the broken arm was flying.
"Ahh
The stupid cavalryman suddenly roared madly, strangled his horse desperately, and was about to turn around.
With a snort, I only felt a chill on my neck, and Niu Lu, who came up from behind, had already dealt with him by military law.
There are many more things like the same, although the cannonballs flying in the sky are very accurate, and they only cause bearable casualties to the Jurchen cavalry, but the psychological shock to them is indeed unprecedented.
Amin kept an eye on his troops, and as they got closer to the enemy, his cavalry grew more and more frightened.
"Spread out!"
"Speed up the impact!"
At this time, Amin's cavalry forward was already three hundred meters close to the Liaodong Army. Both sides can see each other's formations and tactical moves more clearly.
The cavalry of the Liaodong Army slashed on both sides, and there was still no movement to meet the attack. The infantry of the Liaodong Army had already formed a defensive formation, and rows of muskets had been aimed at the enemy.
The roar of artillery was deafening. The smoke of gunpowder fills the air, obscuring the sky and the sun. At this time, the artillery of the Liaodong Army changed its order, and the second round of artillery that opened alternately was loaded with flowering shells.
Knock knock!
The improved flowering shells can already withstand the huge bore pressure generated when the gun is fired, so the sound of the fire is much deeper.
At a distance of three hundred meters, the shells came in an instant, and the whistling sound was not heard at all.
Boom Boom!
The shells smashed into the enemy formations and exploded with a bang. Suddenly, a huge explosion sounded in the enemy cavalry group, and in an instant, the yellow-green soil was swept into the air seven or eight meters high by the huge explosive force, and the shrapnel of the rubble flying everywhere ruthlessly harvested the fragile lives around. Shaoqing, there is a sea of fire around him. Smoke billowed from the sky.
Most of the Jurchen cavalry were hit by artillery fire before they could react, and the area around each bullet impact point instantly became a hell on earth, swallowing up fresh lives like a hellhound's bloody mouth.
In an instant, the limbs flew sideways, the blood rained, there were soldiers, there were war horses, mixed together and it was difficult to distinguish. The lethality of the flowering shells to the Jurchen cavalry was unprecedented, and in addition to the casualties at the explosion point, the shrapnel flying everywhere made the Jurchen cavalry unable to prevent it. At the same time, the explosion of the cannonball produced a violent shock wave, which spread to a radius of several tens of meters, and the Jurchen cavalry was suddenly overturned and fell off their horses by the sudden air wave. Even if he didn't fall to his death, he was trampled to death and trampled by the war horse galloping behind him. Suddenly, the war horses neighed and wailed, and the human voices howled and broke their hearts.
Looking at this kind of shell that could explode, the Mongolian cavalry in the middle was suddenly shocked.
This is the powerful firearm of the Liaodong Army? Let Nurhachi die with a halberd, shattering the myth of his invincibility The true strength of the Liaodong Army.
The Mongol cavalry had not seen the flowering shells of the Liaodong Army, but they heard that the Houjin army had been defeated by the firearms of the Liaodong Army.
I didn't have the opportunity to see it before, but today I was able to open my eyes, and I suddenly felt very uplifted.
This thing is amazing!
Gurushabu's hands, which were originally a little shaky, also stopped shaking at this time, and the fear in his heart suddenly diluted a lot.
Omubu Chuhu let out a long sigh of relief, he understood that the more than 10,000 Jurchen cavalry on the opposite side could not pose a threat to the Liaodong Army.
Isn't this clear! The Liaodong army had not yet used musketeers and heavy cavalry, and the use of artillery alone caused considerable casualties to the Jurchen cavalry.
"Phew!"
I don't know which Mongolian cavalry was excited and couldn't hold back and shouted, 30,000 Mongolian cavalry shouted one after another, for a time the enemy on the battlefield was wailing all over the field, and the Liaodong Army cheered endlessly.
On the artillery position, Li Han glanced at the Mongolian cavalry in the middle, smiled faintly, and said, "Did you hear that?" The sound of our cannons has made people suppress! ”
The adjutant smiled slightly, and hurriedly ordered all artillery fire salvos.
The main reason for the fire salvo was that the enemy was already approaching within three hundred meters, and soon the artillery would not be able to block the advance of the enemy's cavalry, so it would fire a one-time fire salvo, and then the artillery fire would be extended, and the infantry would have to perform the platoon guns.
All the officers and men of the cavalry artillery seemed to be addicted to the game, and one by one they rushed to seize the time to clear the chambers of the guns and reload them with gunpowder and shells. Finally seized the opportunity to fire the flowering shell, they felt that this was the most enjoyable, so under the orders of the artillery commanders at all levels, all the field guns raised their long barrels again, and the muzzles of the black holes seemed to be the nostrils of the little ghosts in the Yama Palace.
Knock knock!
Hundreds of cannons once again summoned the Grim Reaper, and countless cannonballs were fired at the enemy, continuing to search for the remaining life, conveying to them the will of God calling them.
Boom Boom!
The shells exploded violently, and suddenly a cloud of fiery red mushrooms rose. In an instant, the enemy army was filled with gunsmoke, sand and rocks were boiling, and heavy casualties were taken.
The poor Jurchen cavalrymen, after the net was blown aside, were ploughed again before they could catch their breath. The Jurchen cavalry could no longer organize a charging formation, even if their equestrian skills were high, because the war horses had not experienced the practice of flowering bullets, the war horses were suddenly frightened, and they could not command if they wanted to.
Amin was also hit in the arm and thigh by fragments from the shell explosion, and after being wounded, he also knew the strength of the other party, so he had to order a retreat
In less than 20 minutes, Amin's cavalry suffered more than 3,000 casualties, and after retreating to a safe area, when Amin learned of the casualty report, he was immediately half dead of rage, and his wounds were broken and bleeding.
Soon, Huang Taiji arrived with a large army, and when he heard this, he loudly reprimanded Amin. Blamed him for forgetting the teachings of the Golden State War.
Amin was speechless, and although Huang Taiji reprimanded him, he did not directly order an attack, but surrounded the Liaodong army.
On a high ground, Huang Taiji led his generals to observe the enemy's situation.
"I'm afraid it's useless to surround like this!"
Fan Wencheng said: "I looked at the layout of the enemy camp, although it was hasty, but it was very reasonable. At the same time, warships were also displayed on the river surface of the Liaodong Army to protect the flanks. More than a dozen pontoon bridges were erected on the river behind the enemy, and once all of them were erected, they could all cross the river in one hour. ”
"It's good to cross the river!" Dai Shan said: "Once the enemy crosses the river, we will give them a half-crossing attack, and we will definitely win a great victory!" ”
"The problem is that the enemy has taken control of the river, and it is difficult for us to get close to the river," Azig said. If the enemy chooses to cross the river at night, what can we do about it? ”
"Well said!" Huang Taiji nodded and said, "Right now, the main forces of the Liaodong Army are concentrated here, and it would be a big mistake to think that Ben Khan would attack them at any cost!" ”
"Great Khan!" Fan Wencheng asked, "What do you mean!" ”
Huang Taiji snorted coldly and said, "The road is one foot high, and the demon is one foot high!" As long as we contain them here, they will not dare to cross the river! Mang Gurtai! Azig! ”
"Great Khan!" Mang Gurtai and Azig are listed.
Huang Taiji ordered: "Order the two of you to lead your headquarters and leave quietly, so that the enemy will not find out." After dark, Ben Khan asked you to quietly cross the river to the east bank in a hidden place in the upper reaches of the Yalu River. After arriving on the east bank, the best strategy was to quietly ambush the Liaodong Army waiting to attack the river, and the middle strategy was to occupy the city of Yizhou and cut off the retreat of the Liaodong Army! ”
When everyone heard that Huang Taiji had a plan, they were immediately overjoyed.
Azig asked, "What's next?" ”
"Make up your own mind!"
Huang Taiji's eyes were cold, and Azig suddenly closed his mouth. Go down with Mang Gurtai and set off with his troops. D