On the battlefield, the roar of killing shook the sky, the soldiers on both sides were fighting bloodily, and the Iron Mountain Fortress was like a huge meat grinder, frantically devouring the young lives of the soldiers on both sides.

Qierharang knew in his heart that this heavy rain had rendered the Ming army's muskets and artillery useless, and this was his only chance to take the Iron Mountain, so he did his best to use the 20,000 elite cavalry as infantry, and ordered them to launch wave after wave of crazy attacks on the Iron Mountain Fortress, and conquer the Iron Mountain at any cost.

The soldiers defending the fortress resisted stubbornly, fought to the death and did not retreat, and the casualties were great, Wei Guisheng had to put a reserve into the defensive battle, fortunately, the Tieshan fortress only suffered the enemy head-on, otherwise it would be even more fatal, all the soldiers of the first regiment and the second regiment had already taken turns to fight, and the casualties were great, but before the troops were disabled, he would not let the three thousand marines behind the fortress enter the battle, and the marines were the treasure of Wei Qingyun, the chief officer of the Liaodong Naval Division.

In the open space behind the fortress, the soldiers have been ordered to set off three piles of wolf smoke, one pile of wolf smoke represents the enemy, and three piles represent the urgency of the military situation and the need for reinforcements.

There was a small wharf built on the seashore behind the Iron Mountain, with several watchtowers and beacon towers built on one side, and several rows of barracks, guarded by two platoons of troops, and a dozen or so small clippers and a medium-sized transport ship carrying supplies.

The soldiers guarding the pier saw three billowing plumes of smoke rising from the fortress, and immediately a dozen people boarded two small clippers and went out to sea to find the main force of the sailors and report the situation.

On the sea, the sails are lined up, and the dense warships almost cover the boundless sea, and after the rain stops, the wind and waves are significantly weakened, and the speed is increased to the maximum, in order to transport the soldiers of the wolf battalion to the Iron Mountain as soon as possible.

The sailors standing in the mast gondola had seen three wolf smoke rising in the distance through the monoculars, indicating that the Tieshan Fortress was not only attacked by the Jin army, but also in a critical situation.

In fact, the lookout can see the wolf smoke, which means that it is not far from the Iron Mountain, but the current ship power is all sails and artificial paddles, even if the distance is not too far, it still takes some time to reach the sea area of the Iron Mountain, and there is no way to rush, and the sailors who paddle have done their best.

Half an hour later, when the fleet was about to enter the waters of Iron Mountain, it encountered two small clippers who came to report the military situation, and after Cao Bianjiao learned about the military situation of the Iron Mountain Fortress, he ordered the fast boats to rush back to report first, telling Wei Guisheng and others that the reinforcements would arrive soon and hold on for a while.

The sailors of the large warships were busy checking the gunpowder, and the sudden rainstorm might cause the gunpowder to get wet, and the Franco's cannons could not be fired, so it was impossible to reinforce the Iron Mountain fortress, so it was necessary to prepare for battle in advance.

The ship's hold was stocked with a large number of flowering shells and regular gunpowder packs, wrapped in layers of moisture-proof oiled paper, and the sailors brought in new ammunition and carried potentially damp ammunition down to the cabin, and the ship was busy.

On the Iron Mountain Fortress, the roar of killing is still shocking, and the soldiers on both sides are still fighting bloodily, preferring to die rather than retreat.

"Brothers, hold on, our fleet is almost there." Wei Guisheng, who was injured and couldn't get out of the line of fire, shouted loudly, desperately boosting morale.

The soldiers on the watchtower in the back mountain had already seen the sails on the sea, densely packed with large and small warships, and hurriedly ran to report, which greatly inspired all the soldiers who were fighting bloodily, they repelled the crazy attacks of the Jin army again and again, and paid a lot of casualties themselves.

"Yo, there's no chance......"

In the barracks behind the fortress, the officers and men of the Marine Corps, who had long been ready for battle, had a disappointed expression on their faces, they also wanted to join the battle, but they did not receive the order of the commander of the fortress, so they had to sit in a hurry, and now that the main fleet was about to arrive, they had no chance to make a move.

"Raise three small red flags, two small blue flags!"

Wei Guisheng, who commanded the battle in front of the battle, ordered the heralds around him that the Jin army's offensive was too fierce, and the casualties of his subordinates were too large, and he needed the artillery support of the fleet.

The Liaodong fleet soon arrived at the sea area behind the Iron Mountain, the large warships crossed the hull, the small windows were removed, revealing the barrels of a black hole, after adjusting the elevation angle of the cannons, they opened fire in turn under the orders of the officers, and the small and medium-sized warships full of soldiers continued to gallop towards the dock, and then docked on the pier, and the soldiers began to land.

Under the fortress of Iron Mountain, groups of golden soldiers roared and rushed up the mountain, they themselves suffered heavy casualties, but they killed the head of the fortress many times, and also caused a large number of casualties to the Ming army defending the city, so that they saw the hope of victory. At the same time, they also knew in their hearts that this was the best time to capture the Iron Mountain Fortress, and if they missed it, they would have to wait for the next heavy rain, so they all mustered up their strength and fighting spirit.

Under such high pressure, this has to be replaced by other Ming troops, even the border army, which is known as the most elite in the Ming army, has long since collapsed, but Cao Bianjiao's wolf battalion is shockingly tenacious, and the ferocity is no less than theirs.

When the two armies meet, the brave wins, and the two sides are now fighting for courage and perseverance, depending on who can't support it first and collapses first.

Qierharang also sent a large number of scouts to closely monitor the movement on the sea, knowing that the Liaodong Naval Division had arrived, knowing that this wave of attack was his last chance, he gritted his teeth and sent all the reserves up, hoping to capture the Iron Mountain Fortress in one go, if it failed, he could only withdraw the army.

Desperately sent out all the reserves, the narrow hillside was crowded with dense soldiers, and any thunderbolt thrown down could blow up a person, but unfortunately the gunpowder was damp, the musket could not be fired, and the thunder did not blow up a few, which is also the reason why Qierharang dared to seize the last opportunity and put all the reserves into battle.

Boom Boom Boom ......

One by one, the flowering shells suddenly fell from the sky, landed in the dense crowd, and then exploded up a cloud of sky-high fire and billowing gunsmoke, and the stumps and broken arms flew and threw everywhere, this is the naval artillery of the Liaodong fleet roaring, the caliber of the naval artillery is much larger than the small-caliber Franc cannon equipped by the army, and the power of the explosion is even more amazing.

As many as 100 naval guns were fired, and the first wave of bombardment alone completely covered the entire half-hillside, which also meant that the dense gold soldiers crowded on the half-hillside were all blown into pieces, including weapons, armor, shields, etc.

"It's over......"

Qierharang, who was supervising the battle at the foot of the mountain, was like ashes, he made thousands of calculations, but he didn't calculate that the naval guns of the Ming army were so accurate and so ruthless, and when a cannonball fell down, he would reimburse more than half of all his reserves.

"Retreat, retreat immediately......"

He no longer had any illusions about capturing Iron Mountain Fortress, and he was lucky to be able to withdraw the remnants of his troops.

The dense and violent explosion almost covered the entire front of the Iron Mountain Fortress, killing and injuring a large number of Jin soldiers crowded on the slope of the mountain, and also scared the Jin soldiers who were crowding in the front to attack.

"Reinforcements are coming, brothers, kill."

The defenders on the fortress roared in unison, and the fighting spirit burst instantly, stabbing the golden soldiers who climbed up to the city one by one, and more golden soldiers were desperately jumping down the city, the fortress was not too much, jumping down may not necessarily be injured, and it is the royal way to survive.

Boom Boom Boom ......

When the Jin army retreated, the large-caliber naval guns roared again, this time covering the halfway slope and the area below the mountain, and blasted the Jin soldiers who were retreating down the mountain into slag, with a mess of dead and wounded.

Wei Guisheng did not give the order to pursue, this water dog is not easy to fight, there is no door hole in the front of the fortress for people to enter and exit, all open in the back of the fortress, you have to go around a big circle, moreover, Har Harang's troops are all cavalry, how can the two legs catch up, the field battle of the Jin army is very powerful, this is not a bragging, and the musket is invalid, it is not good to be killed by a counter-charge, and the joke is made a big deal.

He did not lead the army to chase and kill, but the reconnaissance company was still sent out to closely monitor the movements of the Jin army.

I wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year.