Chapter 670: Artillery Battle
He Fei's move suddenly disrupted the deployment of the Qing army, and the Qing army on the eastern flank was also in a commotion, and there was also a feeling of helplessness at the approach of these two infantry regiments. It wasn't until Dolgon's order was delivered that Tan Tu, who commanded the Qing army on the right flank, hurriedly gathered nearly 3,000 Qing cavalry and rushed out of the straggler line in front.
After a period of confrontation, a major battle broke out between the two armies around the hill occupied by Shumo.
Seeing the two thousand-strong phalanx of the Runing army approaching, Liu Shunbu of the Qing army immediately made preparations, and the troops of King Sanshun, which was born from Sun Yuanhua's car battalion, were best at this kind of defensive warfare.
However, when the phalanx of the Runing army walked to a distance of five or six hundred paces from Liu Shun's department, they stopped again in the rapid sound of drums. Before Liu Shun and the others could figure out the situation, in the passage between the two phalanxes, an artillery carriage rushed out first, and then, a long line of artillery carriages drove out of the passage in turn.
The first artillery carriage rushed straight to a distance of three or four hundred paces away from Liu Shun's department, and then turned a 180-degree bend in front of the formation, aimed the muzzle of the gun at Liu Shunbu, and then untied the reins, adjusted the muzzle, compacted the ammunition, and a series of dazzling movements made Liu Shun and them stunned. It wasn't until the gunner lit the arquebus, and the cannonball flew out of the breech, that Liu Shun and the others reacted.
"Hangou has fired! Fight back! Liu Shun shouted hoarsely.
With Liu Shun's shouting, the soldiers of King Sanshun immediately fired more than 30 tiger squat cannons and Franc machine guns in turn, and even bird guns and eagle guns were fired one after another, regardless of whether they were within range or not. The artillery of the Runing Army was immediately covered by the shells of King Sanshun, and even the two artillery carriages that followed were also overturned by the shells.
Although the artillery of the Runing Army had a long range, they wanted to cover Liu Shun's troops with artillery fire, not simply hit Liu Shun's position. Therefore, the artillery of the Runing Army had to shoot at close range, so that the difference in range between the two sides had actually been offset. At this time, the artillery of both sides actually began to "fight bayonets", and it depends on who is more brave and tenacious.
Xiong Zhengen sat on the third artillery carriage in advance, and he saw puffs of white smoke rising in front of the Qing army, and then dozens of small black dots flew from small to large, and smashed around him at once.
The artillery truck in front of it was hit by a shell, and the whole car was immediately smashed to pieces, and a large piece of debris roared towards Xiong Zhengen. Xiong Zhengen subconsciously lowered his head, only to feel a gust of wind in his ears, and Xiong Zhengen fell under the gun carriage with a roll.
The artillery carriage behind hurriedly dodged Xiong Zhengen on the ground, Xiong Zhengen rolled around on the ground a few times, and climbed up with his hands on the ground. He felt a wetness on his forehead. When I touched it with my hand, my hands were covered with blood. Xiong Zhengen's own soldiers have also run over. They hurriedly supported Xiong Zhengen, who was a little unsteady.
But Xiong Zhengen pushed them all away one by one. He shouted, "Leave me alone! Move fast! Stop and shoot! But after he finished screaming, he found that he could no longer hear his own shouting, and there was only a "buzzing" sound in his ears, and Xiong Zhengen was temporarily deaf.
"My lord! You're hurt! The surrounding soldiers shouted anxiously.
Xiong Zhengen could only see the lips of his own soldiers moving, but he couldn't hear them at all. But he still wanted to persevere, and there was still luck in his heart: "Maybe my hearing will be restored soon." If the war just started. Having withdrawn from the battle himself due to his wounds, the bastards of the infantry and cavalry would surely roll on the ground with laughter. ”
So Xiong Zhengen once again pushed away the support of his own soldiers: "Get out of the way!" Then he raised his leg and walked towards the front of the formation. But as soon as he took a step, Xiong Zhengen lost his balance. He fell face down with a dog gnawing on mud. The flying debris just now not only hurt Xiong Zhengen's forehead, but also his cochlea, and now he can't grasp the sense of balance.
The pro-soldiers no longer dared to let Xiong Zhengen's willfulness go. They hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiong Zhengen, led a few empty horses, put Xiong Zhengen on the horse and helped him up, and then dragged the horse and ran backwards.
Xiong Zhengen also knew that he had to withdraw from the battle, and he couldn't command at all because of his appearance, so he shouted and ordered: "The artillery will be transferred to the command of the commander!" Then he beat the horse's back hatefully, and struck it into a long neigh.
Although Xiong Zhengen was forced to withdraw from the battlefield, after Guan Xin, the deputy commander of the cavalry association, took over the command, the artillery fire of the Runing army was not affected.
In fact, there was nothing to command at this time, that is, one after another artillery trucks drove to the front of the battle and kept firing. The artillery of the Runing army was originally more than that of Liu Shunbu of the Qing army, the caliber was also larger, and the firing rate was faster, so with the artillery in place, this artillery battle gradually became one-sided.
As soon as he saw that the situation was not good, Liu Shun wanted to escape, but it was too late for him, the shells of the Runing army had already torn the cart in front of Liu Shun's army to pieces, and now he was "plowing" Liu Shun's troops over and over again. A cannonball happened to fall in front of Liu Shun, and after it bounced, it hit Liu Shun's body, immediately smashing him into a bloody mess.
But at this time, these soldiers of the Sanshun King could no longer care about their commanders, they were all running around, and no one wanted to fight back, so they ran towards the main formation of the Qing army, and the farther away from the artillery of the Runing army was better.
Dolgon, who was watching the battle from the rear, saw the artillery wagons of the Runing Army driving towards the front of the battle, but he was not at all, but when he saw that the artillery of the Runing Army was firing so quickly, he immediately stood upright from his horse.
"Hurry up and get that cannon! Hurry up and get that cannon! Dorgon exclaimed excitedly, "As long as you take this cannon, the battle will be worth it." Hurry up! Several heralds immediately galloped towards the Tan Tubu on the east side.
Dorgon knew the significance of the cannons. If the Qing State has such a militaristic weapon, coupled with the unparalleled iron cavalry in the world, it is really at my disposal.
However, with the concentrated firing of the artillery group of the Runing Army, Dolgon gradually calmed down. Now these cannons are in the hands of the Ming army on the opposite side! Fighting against such an enemy, I don't know how many national athletes will have to be filled.
The generals of the Qing army also silently watched Liu Shunbu being covered by artillery fire, and they were all dumbfounded at this time, and everyone was thinking in their hearts: "The Han army of King Sanshun is over!" ”
There was silence for a long time, and suddenly, the herald who had gone to the east flank to give the order to "seize the cannon" galloped back, and he said to Dorgon: "Lord! Tan Zuoling refused to step forward, saying that Minggou's artillery fire was too fierce! ”
"How dare he? Is he really not afraid of military law? Dolgon's anger flared up, and he threw his whip to the ground. (To be continued......)