Although Rooster Ridge is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, the entire hillside can be crawled on, which is more conducive to deploying troops and attacking in an all-out way than Rhino Rock and Monkey Pass.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The shells bombarded the hillside one after another, and because they were fired from the back, the Qing army did no heavy artillery, so it did almost no harm to the Shuixi soldiers and the Ming army hidden in the trenches on the ridge. Even so, many of the Shui Xi soldiers, who had never seen the power of artillery, looked at the earth, rocks and black smoke bursting in front of them.

Zhao Fu held the binoculars and observed the Qing army under the ridge, with a sneer on his face. If you want to use artillery to scare people, well, if there is no help from the Ming army, it is really difficult to say that the inexperienced Shuixi soldiers are really not good.

Trenches, breastwork, plum blossom piles, deer barricades, iron thorn quinoa...... The complete fortifications made Zhao Fu full of confidence, unless the Shuixi soldiers collapsed without a fight, otherwise, if the Qing army wanted to attack it, they would use corpses to assist the road!

"Woo, woo, woo-" With a long horn, the observation post gave a signal, and the Qing army began to attack.

The Qing army led by Wu Zhimao was no better than the Shuixi Army, and it had been tempered by a long period of war. It can be seen from the movements, many people are agile and swift, holding shields, broadswords and spears, shouting and charging towards the sky.

Crossbow arrows shoot each other, although the Qing army is low to attack high, but the skills of the archers are better than the water soldiers, the quality of the bow and arrow is also good, if it is not for the squatting body to have a bunker, a chest wall and a shield to cover, the casualties of the water soldiers are much higher than now.

Both sides paid for casualties, but the Qing army continued to charge towards Lushang, getting closer and closer, and the shouts became louder and louder.

The drums sounded, and the Shuixi soldiers tore down the rolling logs and stones, which tumbled and bounced along the mountain, causing far more damage and confusion to the Qing army than crossbow arrows. This is the advantage of relying on danger defense, soldiers and even ordinary people. With a little bit of strength, throwing rocks can also cause trouble for attacking enemies.

The well-trained and experienced Qing soldiers continued to charge upwards one after another, braving arrows and rolling logs and stones. That kind of momentum of victory made the Shuixi soldiers, who had occupied the geographical advantage, gradually unable to resist.

"Woo-woo-woo-"

With the desolate horn, the defensive fire on the position suddenly intensified. There are almost no iron cannons in Shuixi, but there are quite a few earthen cannons with iron hoops and wooden hearts. Although the firing range was only thirty or forty meters, it was the Qing army that had already hit the distance.

One after another flames erupted, shooting hundreds of gravel and rotten iron at the Qing army, accompanied by one after another exclamations and screams, the Qing army rushing in front suffered heavy casualties, and the momentum of the impact was stopped in front of the last obstacle.

The lethality of the earth cannon at close range is still very large, but there is a disadvantage, that is, the reloading speed is slow, after a salvo. The follow-up Qing army rushed up again. One of the Qing officers howled loudly and commanded, apparently experienced, to seize this opportunity to form a frontal breakthrough.

"Woo, Woo, Woo......" Clouds of white mist rose up, and the long-waiting Ming musketeers leaned out to expose the breastwork, and fired a dense fire at the Qing army.

Although the musket was not accurate, it was able to exert its power at a distance of less than forty meters. The fast-flying lead bullets turned the armor of the Qing army into an ornament, and shot mercilessly into the flesh. Deal massive damage.

A hundred musketeers lined up in three rows and fired using the musket relay method, forming a constant barrage of bullets that mercilessly knocked down the Qing troops who rushed ahead.

The sound of gunshots, screams, and wails rang out in one piece, and from time to time rolling logs and rocks rolled down the ridge with mud and grass clippings, knocking the Qing soldiers away like dolls.

Wu Zhimao's eyes were almost red at the bottom of the mountain. The frontal charge was about to collapse, and the enemy's musket fire was stretching forward, and the Qing soldiers within 100 meters were within range. The enemy was too insidious and did not open fire at the maximum range, just to make the Qing army, which was inconvenient to retreat up the hill, pay more casualties.

And - this is by no means a weapon that the Shuixi soldiers can have. Tactics that can be used. Wu Zhimao's heart was sinking. Although he knew that the rebellion in Shuixi definitely had the shadow of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would be able to intervene thousands of miles away.

The musket fire stopped, the smoke quickly dissipated, and the earthen artillery on the position was pushed out again, even if the Qing army organized a charge again, it could only face the dense bombardment.

Mingjin withdrew his troops, and Wu Zhimao gave the order helplessly and heartbrokenly.

In the face of the defeated Qing soldiers, the drums and trumpets of the attack sounded on the ridge, and the Shuixi soldiers, under the command of their respective generals, jumped out of the trenches and chased down with shouts.

The battle in the future will not be easy to fight! Wu Zhimao bit his lip tightly, not only because of the casualties and frustration, but because the Shuixi soldiers after the victory will greatly improve their morale and experience, and their fear of the Qing army will also be diluted by this victory.

The Qing soldiers are just like this, after two victories in the Shuixi soldiers, they should have such thoughts, right? Zhang Fu looked at the Shuixi soldiers who killed the wounded soldiers on the battlefield and stripped off their armor, and a smile appeared on his face. To devote all the strength of the Ming army to this is to achieve a defensive victory, which will not only blow the morale of the enemy, but also increase the confidence and courage of Shuixi to resist.

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Under the dragon.

Zhu Yongxing stood in front of an unfinished mansion and shook his head gently, which made Zheng Zhaoda, who was standing next to him, feel uneasy.

A resort for vacation and leisure, a palatial villa, of course Zhu Yongxing likes it, of course he wants to have it, but not now.

"If Your Highness is not satisfied, the grass people will immediately order the craftsman to modify it." Zheng Zhaoda looked at Zhu Yongxing's face and said cautiously.

Zhu Yongxing shook his head again and said slowly: "It's okay to modify it slightly." After the completion of this mansion, it will not be my mansion, but a sanatorium, where those officials with meritorious deeds will come to recuperate. You know what I mean? ”

Zheng Zhaoda blinked his eyes and thought about it, and hurriedly said: "If Your Highness builds a sanatorium, the grass people will choose another place to build it, but there is no need to modify this mansion." ”

"No, no." Zhu Yongxing hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The money should be spent on the blade, although it is a businessman's service, but it is not the time to build a large number of bonds, so it is better to buy more bonds." Besides, I still have to sit in Yunnan Province, how can I have leisure time to recuperate here? And-" Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly and said: "If I build a house in another country, I am afraid that it will cause a discussion and make people guess my thoughts." ”

Zheng Zhaoda finally understood, obviously the rumors of His Royal Highness Min's desire to become king overseas were getting louder and louder, and Zhu Yongxing had to worry about it. It's not enough to just explain in words, but also to have scruples in action. (To be continued......)