At the same time, near the mouth of Dagu.

Zheng Sen was a little embarrassed and said, "Holy Lord, don't you go up, right?" The minister is your eyes, and the minister can truthfully report everything you see, and you don't need to go up to the sky to see everything. ”

Gao Qiqian also followed and persuaded: "Yes, long live the lord, don't go up." ”

"I just want to see it with my own eyes." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Besides, isn't there a cable tied to it, and isn't it really flying the flying car over the battlefield, what are you afraid of?" ”

Zheng Sen said: "That can only rise ten zhang, today the wind is strong, no matter how high it is, it may be blown away by the wind." ”

If the wind is strong, the cable woven by the linen will also be broken, and such a tragedy has not happened during the previous training of the Air Force.

"Listen to you, it's ten feet." Chongzhen agreed.

Zheng Sen immediately arranged for the Air Force to assemble the flying car, and then ignited it and lifted it into the air.

A moment later, the No. 1 flying car carried Chongzhen, Zheng Sen, Gao Qiqian, and another Guozisheng, who had just been assigned to the Air Force, and slowly rose to the sky above the battlefield.

As the altitude rises, the field of view becomes more and more open.

Looking around, I saw that the Ming army had completely unfolded its formation.

Four infantry brigades were arranged in four huge solid phalanxes, lined up.

Hu Guozhu's cavalry town was divided into two parts, protecting the two wings of the infantry.

In front of the infantry are the artillery positions of 6 artillery brigades, 270 4-inch field guns and 270 2.5-inch mountain guns have been lined up, and the muzzles of the black holes are pointed at the camp of Jiannu.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Sen couldn't help but boil his blood: "The majesty of our army is rare in ancient and modern times!" ”

Chongzhen can't help but feel a little emotional, it has been five years since he crossed over to this world, during which it was not easy, and he finally had today's weather with all his efforts.

The French army in the Battle of Waterloo, I'm afraid it's just that, right?

Of course, the Ming army was not the French army, and the Jiannu army opposite was not the Anglo-Russian, Austro-Pbi-Dutch army, so it was impossible for the Ming army to turn the Battle of Dagukou into the Battle of Waterloo.

The final result of the Battle of Dagukou could only be the rapid destruction of Jiannu's position by the Ming army.

For this, Chongzhen still has enough self-confidence, because there are only about 10,000 Jiannu on the opposite side, and they are basically the Eight Banners Han Army and the Green Battalion, and there is no Eight Banners Manchurian Supervision Army, and the number of artillery is not much, only about 100 guns, and the number of Hongyi cannons is very small.

Both sides, whether in terms of troops, firepower, or morale, are completely on the same level, and it is difficult to lose this battle.

Jiannu on the opposite side obviously also felt the pressure, so without waiting for the Ming army to attack, the few Hongyi cannons in the formation began to fire first.

There are about 30 Hongyi cannons in Jiannu, which are deployed in more than 30 guns.

Therefore, the shells that came were also uneven, but the shells that hit the farthest were at least two hundred steps away from the artillery positions of the Ming army, and this distance was obviously calculated.

At this distance, the Ming artillery group could hit the Jiannu position.

However, Jiannu's Hongyi artillery could not reach the artillery positions of the Ming army.

A moment later, the 540 cannons of the Ming army also began to fire one after another.

Ten rows in front and back, 54 cannons in each row, row after row of second guns, that scene is still very spectacular, it can really make the blood in people's veins hot.

Zheng Sen and the newly graduated Guozi student couldn't help but cheer loudly.

It's a shame that there is no imperial history here, otherwise it would definitely be a loss of honor in front of the king.

However, Chongzhen's heart has some regrets, and it is still a little bit meaningless.

Cannons must be paired with flowering shells to become the god of war in the true sense of the word.

Before the flowering shells, artillery was at best an auxiliary arm on the battlefield.

Before the flowering shells, it was pure wishful thinking to expect the artillery to defeat the enemy, because the lethality of the solid iron bump was really flattering, that is, the movement was scary and scary.

In fact, the damage caused by the shelling was negligible.

Chongzhen held up the telescope, and he could see it clearly through the telescope's sixfold field of view.

Before the first row of shells of the Ming artillery fell, the Jiannu on the opposite side had already taken refuge behind the parapet wall of the platform, or simply hid in the bunker of the platform.

Therefore, when the shells of the Ming army fell, they smashed one pit after another on the parapet wall of the Jiannu platform, ploughed out one after another on the slope protection in front of the platform and the platform inside the platform, and even destroyed one after another Franc cannon and Hongyi cannon that were too late to transfer, but the casualties were very few.

That is, looking spectacular, the entire camp of Jiannu was beaten into smoke and dust, and Jiannu hiding in it may also experience the feeling of shaking the ground.

But that's what the actual killing effect is.

As long as you don't run around, and quietly hide in the blind spot where the cannonballs can't hit, nine out of ten will survive.

After all, a solid bullet is not a flowering bullet, a solid bullet is a point kill, and if you are lucky enough to form a ricochet bullet, you can turn it into a line kill, but the flowering bullet is a surface kill, and it explodes a large area.

Dodge solid bullets, there are shooting dead spots everywhere.

To dodge the shells, you can only dig anti-artillery holes, and there are not enough trenches.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen sighed lightly, when this battle is over, it is better to let Gewuke put the hot rolling mill first, the seamless steel pipe is not in a hurry for the time being, and the top priority is to get the flowering bullet out.

But then again, even if there are no flowering shells, even if the lethality is limited, for the Eight Banners Han Army and the Green Battalion in front, a cluster artillery bombardment of this scale is enough to make them frightened.

This is a cluster shelling of 540 artillery pieces of 6 artillery brigades!

That is, the shelling has not yet ended, so Jiannu has no chance to break and escape.

Later, as soon as the artillery bombardment of the Ming army is over, the Jiannu in the camp will probably scatter and flee.

The artillery bombardment of the Ming artillery group was still continuing, and each cannon was firing at a rate of one shot per minute, firing one iron bullet after another into the camp of Jiannu.

Although it is far away in the sky a thousand steps away,

The screech of the shells tearing through the air could still be heard.

……

Huang Deheng sat quietly behind the parapet of the platform, without a trace of expression on his face.

From Shanyang to Xuzhou, and then from Gaizhouwei to Dagukou, this dog slave can be called experienced in a hundred battles, although today's shelling is a little difficult, but it is still not enough to make him feel alarmed.

Huang Deheng even had the leisure to remind his soldiers.

In any case, he is now a sentry commander of the Eight Banners Han Army.

Therefore, it is the responsibility and obligation to pass on some experience to the Eight Banners Han Army under his command.

"Hide for me, don't run around, don't stay away from the parapet if you don't want to die."

"Don't cover your ears, it's useless to cover your ears, just open your mouth and open your mouth."

"Also, don't look at the dog's red-clothed cannon to fight fiercely, in fact, it just looks like a bluff, as long as you don't panic, the possibility of being killed is very small."

As he spoke, a cannonball landed on the platform inside the platform.

With a bang, a solid iron flick ploughed a groove in the rammed ground.

"How? See? Huang Deheng pointed to the trench ploughed out by the solid iron bullet and said, "As long as you are not directly hit by the solid bullet of the Ming dog, you can't die." ”

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Before the words fell, there was a bang.

But it was another solid iron bullet that smashed into the front parapet of the platform.

Because the field artillery and mountain artillery of the Ming army used parabolic shooting, the shells could cross the slope of Jiannu Xiu on the periphery of the platform from the air, and directly fall on the platform inside the platform of the platform and even the inside.

The retaining wall of the Jiannu platform is five feet high, the thickness of the bottom reaches eight feet, the width of the top is three feet, the whole body is made of clay ramming, the strength is still very high, even if the shell of the 4-inch field artillery hits the front of the slope protection, it can only leave a pit, if you want to directly break the parapet wall, it is impossible, at least in a short time.

Huang Deheng smiled and said, "How?" The parapet wall is very strong, the red-clothed cannon has no eggs, when Shanyang and Xuzhou were hit, the Qing soldiers suffered the same loss, and now it is the turn of the Ming dog. ”

After listening to Huang Deheng's words, the nearby Eight Banners Han Army gradually calmed down.

Looking at the artillery bombardment of the Ming army, it seems that it is no longer as terrible as it was just now.

……

The Ming army's shelling of the camp lasted for half an hour.

Half an hour later, the camp was completely covered by the smoke and dust from the shells.

Seeing that the timing was about the same, Xu Yingwei decisively gave the order to attack, the loud military horn and the officer's password sounded in an instant, and one of the infantry brigades immediately approached Jiannu's camp with neat steps, and the remaining three infantry brigades and the cavalry town platform stayed in place to be responsible for guarding.

About a thousand paces from the camp of Kennu, the attacking infantry brigade began to rapidly spread out on both flanks.

The interval between the individual soldiers was quickly widened to two steps, and finally three wavy skirmish lines were formed, and the width of the entire skirmish line was even more than two thousand paces, almost forming a three-sided encirclement of the Jiannu camp.

Jiannu is desperately learning the tactics of the Ming army, but the tactics of the Ming army are still improving rapidly.

Although Chongzhen is a modern person, he also knows a little about the tactics of the arquebus and flintlock pistol era, and he only knows that the tactics of lining up to shoot in the flintlock pistol era are the most effective tactics.

This is by no means stupid, but summed up from countless sacrifices.

But the existence of Chongzhen can speed up the evolution of tactics.

For example, the skirmish line used now was summed up after the failure of the last attack on Gaizhou, and it was proven in wargames that it could indeed greatly reduce casualties.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, both sides involved in the war are firearms units.

If there is cavalry on the opposite side, then pulling away from the skirmishers is self-defeating.

The Ming army opened a wave-shaped skirmish line, and soon approached within a thousand paces.

Seeing this, the Jiannu on the opposite side took the lead in launching an artillery attack with the Hongyi cannon with the longest range.