As the rockets from the Ming army inside and outside Jiazhuang came like a sudden storm, the shield carriages in front of the Qing army were like hedgehogs, densely packed with flying rockets and arrows.
Those wrapped Aha fell down one by one, and the shield cart almost stopped in place. Many of the wrapped Aha had no place to hide, and ran away in panic.
Without exception, these deserters were all killed on the spot. Later, a group of coated Aha and even some auxiliary soldiers of the Qing army came up from behind the formation to supplement the manpower pushing the shield carts forward.
After the Ming army's rocket bombardment, the Qing army array continued to be pushed forward. After a brief panic, the formation was reorganized, auxiliary soldiers were added to replace the dead coated Aha, the shield car was pushed, and the Ming army slowly moved toward Jiazhuang.
The defense line presses in.
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Cui Shijie, commander of the left sentry post of the Thousand Infantry Headquarters of the Right Wing Battalion in Xuanzhen Town, stood behind the earthen wall. With his helmet on his head and his armor on his head, he looked at the slowly advancing Qing army array on the opposite side with a solemn expression.
The rumbling sound of artillery in the east made him envious in his heart. He didn't have such a sharp weapon in his camp. If a hundred cannons fired at once, why should he be afraid of the Tatar attack.
Suddenly, the guard beside him reminded him that the flag order was coming from the corner tower. Cui Shijie quickly turned his head to take a closer look and shouted loudly: "Rocket, hurry up... hurry up... rocket is ready..."
Cui Shijie felt extremely happy as he watched the rockets dragging their long tail flames toward the Qing army array on the opposite side. He could even imagine in his mind the scene of rockets piercing the Qing army's bodies.
"All armies are in position, inspect guns and artillery, and prepare for battle!"
Seeing that the densely packed Qing army's shield vehicles only paused slightly under the bombardment of rockets, and then moved closer to their own defense line after a commotion, Cui Shijie hurriedly shouted to all the headquarters and teams to get ready.
He turned around and said to the escorting soldiers: "Go and take a look at the situation of each artillery position. When the Tatars get within three hundred steps, look for opportunities to blow away those shield cars for me."
Cui Shijie's left sentry was assigned eleven artillery pieces, including six No. 4 Franco cannons and five Crouching Tiger cannons. Their advantages were that they were lightweight and suitable for infantry or cavalry to carry and use in the field.
The disadvantage is that the firing range is closer and the power is not as good as larger artillery. Their projectiles are small, with the large projectile in front and the small projectile in the back, which is more suitable for use against the enemy in close combat.
Not long after the guard sent the order, they saw more than ten sergeants trotting over carrying the No. 4 Fran machine gun. They came to the gun soldiers in groups of three, two carrying the Fran machine gun, and one person holding three blunderbuss.
Behind the first earth wall.
The gunmen dispersed backwards one after another, leaving space in front of the earthen wall to set up Fran cannons for them. Each Fran cannon was mounted on the earthen wall, and the muskets were also arranged in sequence next to them. The observer was making calculations.
The position, speed and direction of the shield vehicle.
The two generals under Zuo Shao were each supported by three Franco machine guns. Tian Mingyu, the officer of the C Corps of the A Corps, watched the gunner load the musket. He said with some worry: "Brother, you have to shoot accurately. This shield car
It's so in the way that even our bird cannons can't hit it."
Of the three gunners, one was responsible for observation and aiming, one was responsible for loading the gun, and the other was responsible for ignition. They all performed their duties and were so busy that they had no time to pay attention to him.
Tian Mingyu, however, was not angry. He just leaned against the wall and stared at the Franco machine gun and the three busy gunners in front of him.
The fire suddenly appeared, a cloud of smoke rose up, and an iron bullet whizzed through the wind like a meteor.
"It's... it's... it's... it's..."
Tian Mingyu was so excited that he almost jumped up. He squatted behind the earth wall, danced excitedly, and said loudly: "Quick, brother is awesome, hit more... there are too many shield cars... hit a few more..."
The gunner was tall and powerful. Tian Mingyu estimated that he could hold the Fo Lang machine gun and run by himself. He was seen standing behind the artillery, holding the torch high, grinning at Tian Mingyu with a big mouth.
With that, Tian Mingyu responded without any embarrassment.
The torch was put down, and another cloud of smoke rose up. As the fire flashed, the cannon flew out with a blast, and ran straight towards the Qing army array on the opposite side.
This bullet was not as powerful as the previous one, which hit the bracket of the shield cart and immediately shattered the shield cart. The bullets ricocheted and injured several more archers.
This time, it hit the middle of the shield car. Although it caused a lot of damage to the Qing auxiliary soldiers and archers behind it, it did not destroy the Qing shield car.
As far as the battlefield outside the south gate of Jiazhuang is concerned, this round of Fo Lang machine cannon firing once again caused a commotion in the Qing army's array. There are a total of twelve Fo Lang machine cannons in the two posts here, each firing three rounds of muskets, that is
Thirty-six iron bullets flew into the Qing army's formation.
The three fronts of the Ming army were equipped with Fran machine cannons. Although they were not as powerful as the volleys of Hongyi cannons, the more than thirty rounds of iron bullets on each side also destroyed more than ten Qing army shield vehicles and killed them.
Many Qing soldiers were injured, and the momentum of the Qing army's advance was obviously dampened.
Lu Xiangsheng, who was watching the battle from the watchtower, was very satisfied. He had a more comprehensive view here. Although there was the blessing of Hongyi artillery in the east, both the attack and deterrence against the Qing army were better than those in the south and north.
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But even in the direction where Zhang Yan, Jiang Mingwu and others were guarding, the rockets they fired caused great damage and shock to the Qing army.
Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but nodded in approval. The slave thieves had not yet rushed to the front of the formation, but these few waves of long-range strikes had greatly dampened their vigor.
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"Lu Xiangsheng is indeed not a simple man. He is indeed a powerful enemy of our army. It seems that he must be eliminated now!"
Two miles east of Xuan Dajun's Jiazhuang camp, there is a huge platform several feet high built with mounds of wood. On the high platform, Dorgon and several Qing generals also wearing gilded armor stood on several poles weaving gold dragon tapestry.
Under the big flag, I kept looking at the front of the formation.
The generals of the Qing Dynasty listened to Dorgon's thoughtful words, and Baya Lazhangjing Holben also nodded and said: "Although there are a large number of shield chariots blocking the way, we, the Qing warriors, still
The casualties were considerable, their artillery and rockets were too violent."
According to Dorgon's deployment, he personally commanded the east side, Duoluo Raoyubele Abatai commanded the south side, and Prince Heshuosu Hauge commanded the north side.
Hearing Holborn's words at this time, Dorgon smiled nonchalantly and said: "Didn't our army also capture a lot of artillery and rockets from the Ming army? They come in handy at this moment, so we can try those who surrendered."
The capabilities of the Ming army! Hahaha..."
Having said this, he continued with an even more excited expression: "In just one or two days, King Huaishun's command Zeng Chuan and the Han army Hua Yingchun will come over. He and his army have many artillery and they are good at using artillery to attack difficult positions.
, wouldn’t it be easy to break through this tiny place in Jiazhuang during the Jie Dynasty?”
Dorgon looked around at the generals around him, all of them were filled with excitement. He nodded slowly and gave the order: "Tell the warriors not to stop. You also send people to urge the new Ming generals to come up. We will also use artillery."