There were several loud bang bang bang sounds, and another seven or eight stone bullets weighing nine kilograms roared in, smashing into the defense fortifications piled up with shield trucks, gun trucks and sand, violently shattering the wood.

The shield carriage and gun carriage were made, and then they got into the sand and made no sound.

The cats bent over their waists and were digging hard, and the trainees of the Shandong regiment who were piling up the soil breathed a sigh of relief. In this era, no one knew how to dig anti-cannon pits, but they still knew that mounds of soil could be used to withstand artillery shells. This was the advanced experience of the Battle of Qufu.

Ah! Moreover, Gao Hongtu's army was originally "migrant workers" who relied on hard fortifications and dull warfare to conquer the world, so they carried many shovels for digging. As soon as the artillery team of the Eight Banners and Han Army came up, they took turns to work and dug hard.

Mounds of soil, reinforce and heighten life-saving mounds.

However, occasionally some artillery shells would pass over the mounds that were not too high, or directly penetrate the weak parts of the mounds. Then they would cause certain casualties to the regiment training soldiers hiding behind the mounds.

The artillery shells passing by from high altitude will fall close to the river beach, and anyone hit by them will be killed! Fortunately, the soil on the Tuhe river bank is soft, and the shells will hit very deep in one go. It is not easy to bounce back, so they can't be killed.

How many people.

And the cannonballs that penetrated the mounds were so powerful that they could effortlessly carve out an alley of flesh and blood in the crowd!

When the Qing army just brought up the Hongyi artillery, because the defenses built by the Shandong regiment trainers were not generous enough, they were often penetrated and caused a lot of casualties.

Fortunately, Gao Hongtu stabilized the situation in time and personally went to the front line to direct his "migrant workers" to dig up the wall. Now he has finally built a barrier with a width of more than one and a half feet and a height of about six or seven feet. With such a thickness,

But it's not easy to penetrate with a 12-pounder.

Therefore, starting from today's daytime, the Qing army's Hongyi artillery has been unable to cause any casualties to Gao Hongtu's "migrant workers".

However, Duduo did not let Cao Zhenyan's Hongyi cannons rest, but let them continue to fire round after round of stone bombs. At the same time, Xu Dingguo, who had lost a son in the previous battle, was directly subordinated to Duduo.

The coated minions escorted him to the battlefield and took his remaining subordinates to build sandbags on the front line!

That’s right, it’s just sandbags!

The Eight Banners disciples of Duduo are not those unscrupulous descendants who carry cages and smoke cigarettes. They are very good at learning. After conquering Qufu, they learned to make sandbags, and even asked Dorgon in Beijing for 100,000 sandbags.

Sacks and cattail bags.

Now that some of the sacks and cattail bags have been transported to the front line of Tuhe, Duduo can also start to use the method of "treating him in return" to deal with Gao Hongtu. He wants to use trenches and sandbags to circle Gao Hongtu's regiment.

stand up.

Then gather around for reinforcements!

When the Hongyi artillery ceased fire and cooled down, Gao Hongtu, who had not slept for three days and three nights, and his subordinates Li Chengdong, Zhang Mingzhen, Ma Degong and others looked around together and discovered that the Qing army was digging trenches and building fortifications.

I want to surround myself.

Li Chengdong and Ma Degong are both experienced veterans, and they knew it was going to be bad when they saw this scene.

Li Chengdong said: "The Tatars are digging trenches and building walls. They are trying to surround us!"

Ma Degong looked at the barrier trench in front of him carefully, "Donglu is also building sandbags! They have learned our skills so quickly, what should we do?"

Gao Hongtu took a telescope from Zhang Mingzhen and began to observe the situation on the battlefield. He happened to see a group of cavalry in white armor trotting past behind the Qing army's fortress that was being built.

He said to Li Chengdong, Zhang Mingzhen, and Ma Degong: "It seems that the Donglu want to use the same method they used to deal with Hong Chengchou in Liaodong to deal with me! Once the barriers and trenches are reduced, we might really be trapped. We can only rely on the rations on hand.

But it won’t last long, what should I do next? Let’s talk about it.”

There is still a huge loophole in Gao Hongtu's "hard camp" strategy. His opponent is not the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom without any cavalry, but the Eight Banners soldiers who conquer the world with their bows and horses!

Therefore, the Qing army could easily surround Gao Hongtu's stronghold and starve the defenders of the stronghold.

Of course, Gao Hongtu also has some ways to deal with it. His method is to build sandbag bastions, and the number of deployments is not large, but he has a lot of squatting tiger artillery, assault artillery, second general artillery and other light earth artillery.

garrison.

Because the number of defenders is not large, usually two to three thousand people, the rations consumed are also small. A reserve of four to five thousand shi of food is enough to last for more than a year!

It was unimaginable for the Manchus that a small bastion should be besieged for more than a year. It cost nothing to build such a bastion. It just cost some sacks and the strength of Shandong men. So what's the point of being polite? Repairing it

There are hundreds of thousands of them, and they have to surround them one by one and starve them. Even when the Revolution of 1911 breaks out, the Manchurians will not be able to conquer Shandong.

Therefore, the method of building a broad bastion is definitely effective! However, there is a prerequisite for relying on the method of advancing the bastion to counterattack. It must have a certain number of cavalry that are not weak in strength.

For example, the Russians in history relied on the tactics of bastions and Cossacks to conquer large areas of Central Asia and Siberia.

However, Gao Hongtu had no Cossacks under his command, and his infantry was not even capable of fighting in the field. He could only rely on building fortresses to fight against the Qing troops.

Therefore, during offensive operations, large troops must be dispatched to cover the construction of the bastion, and it is easy to fall into siege.

"We can't let them build the barrier trenches, or we'll be doomed!"

"Yes, we have more than 20,000 people and a lot of livestock. People eat what horses chew, which consumes a lot of money!"

"Yes, if we stay around for a month, we will all die!"

Gao Hongtu listened to the advice of his subordinates and frowned deeply: "How about waiting for help?"

"Who will come to the rescue?" Li Chengdong shook his head, "Supervisor Shi, Zuo Tuanlian, King Lu's soldiers are just like us, they are a primitive army. They cannot fight in the field. Only the prince's new army can use it to overcome difficulties. But the new army can't fight in the field.

As far away as Jinling, we still have to deal with the Qing army in the direction of Henan and the bandits in Xiangyang, so it is impossible to come to Shandong!"

If Zhu Cixiang comes to Shandong, then the Ming Dynasty is really in danger of falling!

Duduo's soldiers with white flags had suffered a lot at Dagukou. It was impossible for them to easily fight a decisive battle. They must have tried every possible means to delay and entangle them. As long as Zhu Cixiang was trapped in Shandong, they would be able to wait for others to raid Zhu Cixiang's lair.

"The prince won't come!" Gao Hongtu thought for a moment, "We have to make our own shield vehicles! How many large vehicles are available?"

"There are still two to three hundred grain trucks available."

"Okay!" Gao Hongtu said, "Divide the grain and change all the grain carts into shield carts. The wooden shields are installed on the right side of the carts. At that time, we will retreat along the Tuhe River and line up the shield carts with the army.

On the right side, select some archers and three-eyed musketeers who can shoot, get on the vehicle, and rely on your shields to shoot arrows and fire muskets."

This is how the shield car evolved into a car fort.

Gao Hongtu looked at the three generals in front of him, seemingly seeking their opinions.

The three of them all had expressions of admiration on their faces. Old Man Gao can do it! He can think of such a trick!

"Okay!" Li Chengdong nodded, "I think you can put the spear on the shield cart!"

"But how do we rush out?" Ma Degong asked, "There are many Donglu soldiers and horses!"

"There must be a brave man under a heavy reward!" Zhang Mingzhen said, "I have to risk my money. Are you afraid that there will be no dead soldiers?"

Gao Hongtu stroked his beard and thought about it and said: "I'm afraid it's not enough to give me money and reward me with an official position! Anyone who dares to die will be given 200 acres of land. Ordinary soldiers will be rewarded with the rank of a small flag, and officers will be promoted to one level!"

He squinted his eyes again and looked at the three generals in front of him, "Whoever takes the lead will be rewarded with a state south of the Daqing River!"

Ah? That’s okay

Li Chengdong, Ma Degong and Zhang Mingzhen were all shocked. Gao Hongtu, just a governor of Shandong, actually used the imperial court's prefectures and counties to reward people!

Is this true? Is this really possible?

Gao Hongtu stared, "What? You don't dare to get rich anymore? You still don't believe me?"

Li Chengdong gritted his teeth: "I believe it! I want Tai'an Prefecture even if they risk their lives!"
Chapter completed!