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Prince Hui Ai Xin Jueluo. Mianyu has been dismissed by Emperor Daoguang by order because of lying about the military situation, and the commander of the Qing army has been replaced by Chen Jinshou, the commander of the Zhili Army. Although Chen Jinshou was a Han Chinese, he was a rare good general among the many generals of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the most important thing is that he was loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, otherwise he would not have served as the commander of Zhili and was in charge of the army around the Beijing Division.

After Chen Jinshou took over, he changed his previous strategy and no longer launched a large-scale attack on the positions of the Xinhua Army, so as to reduce the casualties of the troops. However, with the help of the terrain of northern Guangdong, the Xinhua Army firmly controlled the various communication arteries, and if the Qing army wanted to break through the defense line of the Xinhua Army, it was more difficult than ascending to the sky. There was no way, and the battle entered a stalemate.

Chen Jinshou became the commander of the Qing army, and Seng Lingqin was very unconvinced. However, he didn't dare to blatantly resist the order, but he didn't cooperate with Chen Jinshou's order. Fortunately, the terrain in northern Guangdong is not suitable for cavalry combat. Chen Jinshou also rarely used cavalry, which made the conflict between him and Seng Lingqin not aggravate.

February 28, 1843, was the time for the Xinhua Army in northern Guangdong to launch a counterattack against the Qing Army's troops in the Hunan direction. Early in the morning, the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the artillery battalion belonging to the 6 infantry brigades were busy. The 90 105-mm howitzers of the heavy artillery brigade and the 144 75-mm field guns of the six brigade artillery battalions all advanced to the artillery positions that had already been prepared. In previous battles, the Xinhua Army had never used howitzers and field artillery. In the face of the offensive of the Qing army, only mortars were able to solve the problem. Therefore, this is the first large-scale artillery bombardment carried out by the artillery of the Xinhua Army. After holding it for more than a month. They're all full of energy, too.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Major General Sun Hao, who was in charge of directing this operation, personally arrived at the front line. The preparation of artillery fire is expected to take half an hour. More than 200 artillery pieces will fire about 5,000 shells at the positions of the Qing army. Such a large-scale artillery bombardment was absolutely unprecedented for the Qing army. Even in the Opium War, the Qing army fought against the British army, and it was never subjected to such heavy shelling. Major General Sun Hao believed that it was only by heavy artillery bombardment. It was enough to smash the Qing army's defense line and shake the morale of the Qing army. When the time comes, the Xinhua army will break through the defense line of the Qing army. It's much easier.

"Lao Zhao, are you ready?" Major General Sun Hao asked.

"General Sun, you can rest assured. The heavy artillery brigade and six brigade-affiliated artillery battalions are ready. Just wait for your order. Major General Zhao Shiwu, commander of the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, said. For the Qing army. They never took it into account. The Qing army on the opposite side was also equipped with some artillery, about a hundred. However, those old artillery, which was very heavy, had always been deployed in the barracks by the Qing army and had never been used. Major General Zhao Shiwu can be sure that if it comes to artillery warfare. The Xinhua army was enough to throw off the Qing army for several streets, and the two sides were not on the same level at all.

"Order the infantry to enter the position. Immediately after the shelling, the attack was launched. Major General Sun Hao ordered.

The 1st Brigade and the 8th Brigade, a total of more than 10,000 people, have all gathered in the vicinity of Sangong Bridge. Because of the narrow official road, the offensive of the Xinhua Army will also be affected to a certain extent. However, in general, there was artillery to open the way, which could reduce the resistance of the Qing army to a minimum. The powerful offensive of the Xinhua Army will also be fully brought into play.

When the hands on the watch pointed to 7:35, Major General Sun Hao gave the order to attack.

"Fire!" Major General Zhao Shiwu, commander of the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, gave the order for the shelling.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "90 105-mm howitzers of the heavy artillery brigade, were the first to fire. Clusters of crimson flames shone at the muzzle of the cannon, and the shells flew towards the position of the Qing army in front of them under the action of kinetic energy and accompanied by a sharp whistling sound. The rumbling sound of cannon echoed through the valley as if it were thunder.

At this time, in the barracks of the Qing army, the soldiers of the Qing army had already gotten up one after another, and after washing up, they began to wait for breakfast. Of course, the Qing army had a large number of troops, and the supply of materials was also very difficult. Therefore, an army without a combat mission often has only a small pot of gruel and a potato. Only those troops with combat missions will give two more white-flour steamed buns. Of course, it is very likely that after these people eat white flour steamed buns, they will never come back. Therefore, many Qing soldiers would rather drink gruel and gnaw potatoes than eat white flour steamed buns.

When the rumbling cannon sounded, many Qing soldiers raised their heads and looked at the sky in surprise. The morning glow has already appeared on the horizon in the east, and it is obvious that it will not rain. However, they were very surprised that there was thunder for something.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! Then, a sharp whistle sounded, which made these Qing soldiers feel even more inexplicable. They simply don't understand what's going on. A Qing soldier with good vision also saw a lot of small black dots, and was approaching them at high speed.

"Ahh It was the shelling, it was the shelling of the Xinhua Army. Everyone, get out of the way, get down! A Qing soldier shouted loudly, and took the lead in lying on the ground, firmly protecting his head with both hands. He had participated in the Opium War and led troops that had also been shelled by the British, so he had a lot of experience and knew how to dodge. However, the other Qing soldiers still looked a little dazed, and they didn't know what Lord Lu Dao Guan meant by this.

However, these Qing troops never had a chance to understand again. Because in the next second, the shell exploded right next to them.

"Boom! Rumble! "The 105-mm shells weighed 12.5 kilograms, had a charge of almost 4 kilograms, and were all smokeless powder, which was even more powerful than black powder. The violent explosion and the power generated easily tore the human body to pieces. The scattered shrapnel reaped the lives of Qing soldiers even more wantonly. Dense artillery shells began to fall into the barracks of the Qing army, causing great casualties to the Qing army.

"Mom, run!" Some of the Qing troops who were far away were completely frightened by the heavy shelling of the Xinhua army, and they ran away one after another, trying to escape from here. However, how can the speed of a person be compared with the artillery shells, when the six brigade artillery battalions of the Xinhua Army also joined the shelling, the fierce shelling of more than 200 cannons was enough to inflict a devastating blow on the Qing army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Violent explosions continued to sound, and the bodies of Qing soldiers were thrown high by the shock wave formed by the explosion of the shells, and when they fell, they were often already a pile of minced meat. Stumps and broken arms flew everywhere, and many Qing soldiers who had their hands or legs blown off but had not yet been killed were wailing helplessly. Such a scene is like hell for them.

The military tents of the generals of the Qing army were located in the deepest part of the barracks, which was not affected by the artillery fire of the Xinhua army. Chen Jinshou, the commander of the Zhili Army, the commander of the Mongolian cavalry, Seng Lingqin, the governor of Hunan, Changchun, the governor of Hubei, and Guiming, the governor of Hubei, all rushed out of their military tents as soon as the shelling began. When they saw the fierce shelling of the Xinhua army, they were all dumbfounded.

"God, even when we fought with the British, the British shelling was not so bad. Could it be that Xinhua is really more powerful than Britain? Hubei Admiral Gui Ming couldn't help but exclaim.

"Your Excellency, give the order to retreat. The artillery fire of the Xinhua Army was too fierce, and if it continued like this, before the Xinhua Army came, our army would be blown up and killed by the Xinhua Army. Hunan Governor Changchun called.

"Order the troops in front to retreat quickly." Admiral Chen Jinshou hurriedly gave an order. More than 100,000 Qing troops gathered together, and the camp stretched for more than ten miles. The area currently being shelled by the Xinhua Army is just a line south of the Qing army's barracks. However, this fierce artillery bombardment also caused huge casualties to the Qing army, and let the generals of the Qing army know how powerful the Xinhua army really was.

After the order to retreat was given, the Qing troops in front began to run back. In fact, before Chen Jinshou's order was issued, the Qing army in front had already begun to break and flee. At this time, military orders no longer have any effect. The heavy shelling of the Xinhua army made them feel the threat of death, and in such a situation, of course, they had to save their lives first.

"Immortal God! Is this the method of the Xinhua Army? It's amazing, isn't it? Monk Grinqin also muttered. He, a Mongolian warrior who is usually not afraid of heaven and earth, was also deeply shocked at this moment. The shelling of the Xinhua Army was simply not something that manpower could withstand. Even if the Mongol cavalry came and went like the wind and had a strong impact, they would definitely fall on their backs when they encountered such a fierce artillery bombardment. Thinking that his cavalry would be easily torn to pieces by the shells of the Xinhua Army, Seng Lingqin couldn't help but shudder. He suddenly realized that this time it might not be a good thing to go south to fight against the Xinhua Army, not only could he not achieve combat exploits, but he might also put the lives of his clansmen into it. If it weren't for the severe punishment for withdrawing the troops without permission, Monk Lingqin wanted to lead the Mongol cavalry back to the steppe immediately.

"My lord, what shall we do now? The shelling of the Xinhua army was too fierce, and we suffered heavy losses. And, when the shelling of the Xinhua army stops, they will definitely attack. Now that the troops are in a panic, how can we resist the attack of the Xinhua Army? Hubei Admiral Gui Ming asked. He is now behaving like an ant on a hot pan.

Chen Jinshou is also helpless, although he is a good general, but he is just a general in the era of cold weapons. In the face of the fierce shelling of the Xinhua Army, there was really nothing to be done.

"What about our cannons? Why don't you fight back? Chen Jinshou suddenly shouted. (To be continued......)