Niulu Zhangjing Niuerjia had a piece of flesh and blood on his buttocks cut off by Ming army artillery during the previous battle at Shimen Mountain. Although the wound has basically healed and scabbed, it has not fully recovered.
However, this is the time for the Qing army to employ men during this major battle. It was not easy for him to hold on to the artillery formation at the Empress Palace last time, so naturally he will be in charge here this time.
But this Niurjia was heavily bombarded by the Shenji camp's artillery last time, so he still remembered the scene of the Ming army's artillery bombardment, especially those gray bombs and poison bombs fired at the end, which almost destroyed their entire empress palace artillery array.
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For example, the first warrior in his Niulu, Fendebo Shikuwuta, had his arm broken by a cannon and then choked to death by a Ming army poison bomb. The tragic situation at that time is still vivid in his mind.
Fortunately, the Qing troops at the east and west Shimen were able to defend themselves effectively and forced the Ming troops back. Otherwise, he would not have been able to guarantee that the empress palace artillery formation was intact.
Now, Nuerjia's face was full of anger, but there was a hint of panic. He looked at the Ming army's artillery array on the opposite mountain ridge, and shouted loudly to remind everyone around him.
At the Qing artillery array in the Empress Temple, half of Niuerjia's men were still in charge of garrisoning. In addition, there were also some newly transferred 300 Han troops, 200 Korean troops, and some Aha auxiliaries.
, the total number is less than a thousand.
He looked to the south of the mountain collar, less than two miles away from the artillery array of the Empress Temple, where dense red figures were busy.
In the artillery array of the Ming Army over there, with the gun jackets pulled up, the shiny black iron cannons are very eye-catching in the sun. You can vaguely see the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion of the Ming Army wiping and cleaning the gun barrels, measuring the firing range, and loading the cannons.
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On one of the slightly raised hills, there are some short artillery pieces mounted high on four-wheeled gun mounts. Although these artillery pieces don't look very eye-catching, what they shoot out from their muzzles is exactly those gray bullets and poison.
Bullet, but extremely vicious!
Seeing this scene, Nuerjia's throat rolled up and down involuntarily. He subconsciously glanced at the Niu Luzhong warriors beside him, but saw that they were all uneasy.
Moreover, next to each person, there were buckets of clean water with a large number of cloth strips soaked in them.
This was the only way the Qing army could deal with the poisonous bombs and gray bombs of the Ming army. However, even if it was used in this way, it could only slow down the damage caused by the Ming army's poisonous bombs and gray bombs, and would still leave more or less damage afterwards.
Have some side effects!
Thinking about the many warriors in my record, they were hit by poison bombs and gray bombs, and they inhaled a lot of poisonous smoke. They still have a lot of injuries and illnesses until now. Everyone is unconsciously aware of it.
Mao Lai.
Finally, under the nervous gaze of the Qing soldiers at the Empress Temple, the men from the Shenji Camp leisurely used square and round tools to measure the distance between the two sides, and also adjusted the elevation angle and firing range of the artillery.
Nuerjia suddenly shouted: "Cover everyone with wet cloths. Hurry! Hurry!"
Amid the roar, Goshiha beside him hurriedly and nervously handed him a piece of wet cloth, and then did not forget to cover his mouth and nose with a piece of cloth.
Nuerjia's movements were equally agile. After taking the wet cloth, he stuck it on his face.
He completely ignored the water droplets on the wet cloth and kept dripping on his armor. He just leaned his body tightly behind the relatively strong village wall, carefully stretched out his head, and kept looking down the mountain.
"boom!"
The low sound of artillery fire came from afar, and white smoke rose from the hills more than a mile away. A cannon shot pierced the quiet sky and roared in the wind.
Just like the prelude before the thunder was launched, the roar of cannons continued immediately afterwards. Not only the Ming Army artillery array south of the Empress Temple, but also the East and West Shimen and other places, the roar of the Ming Army Shenji Battalion's artillery could be heard.
Come.
For a moment, the sound of artillery roaring was heard everywhere!
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To the left and right of Shimen Mountain, in the direction of Shimen, large clouds of thick smoke and fire were rising, and the cannons were flying in with piercing screams, one after another.
Jiala Zhangjing Yirza of the Zhengbai Banner in Manchuria led half of the Zhengbai Banner Tatars to garrison the West Shimen Mountain Road. Due to the solid mountain road, trenches could not be dug here, so they only pieced together a large and small stone structure that looked quite impressive.
A strong wall.
Lying across the mountain road, some parts of the village wall were built with very wide platforms, on which were placed artillery pieces. The muzzles of the cannons were also dark and deep, like a demonic beast with its huge mouth open, looking angrily at the progress down the mountain.
The Ming Army in China.
Ilza is now leading half of the Jia La, and is responsible for the defense of the West Shimen Mountain Road.
Niurjia, who was stationed at the artillery array at the Empress Temple, had half a Niulu, his armored soldiers and horses, and two Niulu were stationed in the camp on the mountainside.
Therefore, Ilza can barely count half a kiara of Tatar troops. In addition, there are 1,500 Tianyou troops led by He Chenggong, as well as more than 1,000 Han troops with red flags, and 500 Korean troops.
Remaining people.
Fortunately, they could be said to be holding on to the danger. The valley road between the mountains was already winding and undulating. Only between the two mountains were there some slightly gentle mountain roads.
Now, between these mountain roads, ravines of different depths have been dug, and walls made of stone have been erected.
The Qing army's defense in Shimen Mountain consisted mainly of Han and Korean troops. The biggest role of the Tatar armored troops led by Baya Lazhangjing Azignikan of Zhengbai Banner in Manchuria was to supervise the battle.
Jia La Zhang Jing Yirza led two Niulu from his Jia La and guarded them in the middle of the West Shimen Mountain Road.
In the previous battle at Shimen Mountain, Ilza's men suffered little loss. At that time, he was also responsible for guarding the mountain road and did not attack. Only more than 300 men from Zhangjing Niuerjia's men were heavily bombarded by the Ming army at the empress temple artillery array.
Nearly half of Niulu's troops were lost.
Just this made Ilza feel very distressed, and she scolded Niu Lu Zhang Jing Niu Erjia!
He still has fresh memories. At that time, he was stationed here. Although he did not see the Ming army, the deafening roar from the Empress Temple and the smoke that lingered for a long time still frightened him even thinking about it now.
I am still afraid of Ming army artillery.
In addition, he also heard Nuerjia talk about the poisonous bombs and gray bombs of the Ming army. He still had fresh memories of the suffering suffered by his warriors in Jia Lazhong after being choked by the poisonous smoke.
From then on, I learned that poison bombs and gray bombs are more lethal than other cannons.
Therefore, at this time, he saw the four-wheeled artillery carts pushed hard by more than ten Ming troops at the foot of the mountain, especially the artillery vehicles with short, short and thick muzzles.
Isn't this exactly what Nuerjia described. Those who fell to the ground would fill the sky with yellow smoke, making people feel like vomiting. Even after the yellow smoke dissipated, they were still deeply affected. Their limbs were often sore and weak, and they would vomit without knowing why.
Seeing that the Ming army once again launched such a vicious weapon, Ilza's resentment could not be washed away even if the entire Liao River was poured down.
At this moment, he looked at the south side of the mountain road, about three miles away from him, toward his defensive side. It was densely packed, and he didn't know how many Ming soldiers and horses had gathered.
On some slightly raised hills, the short and stubby artillery pieces on the four-wheeled gun mounts were being adjusted.
Although these artillery pieces looked very inconspicuous, Irza knew that they fired deadly gray bullets and poison bombs.
His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he roared suddenly: "Are you dead? Why doesn't the southern barbarian in front of you have sex?"
Ilza roared angrily. He looked at the dark gun muzzles in the distance and told Nuerjia about the tragic situation, and he felt a little panicked in his heart.
He subconsciously glanced at the warriors in the flag beside him, and saw that all of them had resolute faces and full of fighting spirit in their eyes. Ilza quickly calmed down and shouted again: "Go, take a look at He Chenggong's arrangements ahead.
Quickly bombard the Ming army."
Then he turned around and asked Goshiha who was accompanying him, "Are the buckets and strips of cloth I asked you to prepare ready?"
"In reply to the master, I have prepared everything. According to the master, there are thirty buckets of water, and more than twenty strips of cloth are placed in each bucket. It's just a lot more."
Ilza looked in the direction that Goshiha was pointing, and saw a row of buckets in the corner of the stone wall, with a large number of wet cloth strips soaked in them.
Just like the Qing troops stationed at the Empress Temple, they only knew how to be prepared for attacks by poison bombs and gray bombs.
"boom!"
An explosion came from not far away. Ilza raised his eyes and saw a small cloud of smoke rising from the direction of the empress temple artillery array.
I don't know if it was the ignorant person who actually muttered: "Why did you do this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a large cloud of smoke seeming to rise from the southeast, quickly rising upwards and spreading to all directions, forming a very large mass in an instant, and becoming increasingly dense.
There was a faint thunder-like sound in the smoke and dust, and black objects were flying in the wind. Many black iron balls pierced the sky, making a low "wuwuwu" sound.
Immediately afterwards, there was a faint sound of artillery hitting the ground, and a yellow smoke filled the air at the empress temple artillery array at the foot of Shimen Mountain.
"It's time to have sex... Ming Gouzi has time to have sex..."
A scream awakened the Qing troops at the foot of the West Shimen Mountains, and even Jia Lazhangjing Irza had no time to reprimand the Tatar soldier for screaming.
He turned around quickly and saw the roar of artillery on the mountains ahead. The defending Han army and the Korean army were already fighting against the Ming army in front. Large clouds of smoke and fire were rising, and there was a burst of screams of artillery shells.
It felt tight for a while.
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Almost at the same time, on the river valley road in East Shimen, large groups of Miyun Army officers and soldiers drove forward with chariots to cover, and nervously groped their way forward along the flat land between Shimen Mountain and Xiaoling River.
The shouts of killing resounded from the foot of Shimen Mountain, and countless soldiers from Ningyuan Town wearing red military hats and short body armor surged into the mountains in waves to attack the Tatars guarding the mountains.
Raindrops of rolling wood and rocks were thrown down from the mountain from time to time, sharp arrows shuttled, guns and cannons roared, and corpses and injured were piled up in layers up and down the mountain.
The air is filled with the strong smell of blood and sulfur smoke everywhere!
The war on Shimen Mountain has been in a stalemate from the beginning. Although there are not many Qing troops defending here, and most of them are Han troops and Korean troops, they have been afraid of the Tatars for a long time. Under the pressure of the Zhengbai Banner Tatar bandits,
Underneath, the defense was quite tenacious.
Moreover, the Manchurian Tatar soldiers who were supervising the battle in various positions were not idle. They saw the right moment and fired a cold arrow. These arrows were shot accurately and hard. Every time they saw the soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by the arrows.
Then there are the North Korean soldiers. Not only are they well equipped with firecrackers, but many of them know how to make trebuchets. There are several tall trebuchets standing behind their formation.
Therefore, although the Ming army under Wu Sangui of Ningyuan, who was responsible for attacking Shimen Mountain, had an advantage in terms of strength, the mountain was rugged and the advantage in strength was difficult to exploit. The chariots could only advance to the bottom of the mountain and could no longer move along the rugged terrain.
Mountain road, keep pushing forward.
Fortunately, the artillery force of the Shenji Battalion was quite large. With only two rounds of shelling, the Qing soldiers defending the empress temple artillery array were defeated and fled in all directions.
In fact, we can't blame Niu Erjia who defended the Empress Temple for being incompetent. It was really the artillery of the Shenji Battalion that was too powerful.
During the previous battle at Shimen Mountain, the Qing troops stationed at the artillery array at the Niangniang Temple were still able to engage in bombardment with the Shenji Battalion, and they had enough energy to bombard the Ming troops and horses under Yang Guozhu in Xuanfu Town who were attacking West Shimen.
But no one expected that the Shenji Battalion's last mortar salvo fired numerous poison bombs and gray bombs into the empress temple artillery array. Such artillery fire would cause minimal damage to the defenses.
But after it landed, the yellow poisonous smoke that rose up spread quickly and instantly enveloped the entire Qing army artillery array in the Empress Temple.
However, the Tatar soldiers, God-blessed soldiers, and Korean soldiers who were stationed there inhaled a large amount of poisonous smoke. Many of them were unable to be rescued and inhaled a serious overdose of poisonous smoke. They died on the spot on the artillery array of the Empress Temple.
Its condition is so miserable that words cannot describe it!
Even for mid-level officers like Niurjia and He Chenggong, firstly, because they were the first ones to get wet cloths to cover their mouths and noses; secondly, they received good treatment after the war.
Therefore, the damage suffered by oneself is slightly smaller.
Just like Geng Zhongming, King Huaishun of the Qing army who was also in the Niangniang Temple position at that time, he suffered almost minimal injuries, but he is still receiving treatment in Yizhou City and taking medicine every day.
Most ordinary soldiers died of poisoning, and most of those who survived had this or that problem.
Therefore, this time the mortar fired only one salvo to disperse the Qing troops stationed at the Niangniang Temple position. No matter how much Niulu Zhangjing Niu Erjia yelled, it was of no avail.
In the end, he had no choice but to cover his mouth and nose tightly with a wet cloth, and was supported by the Tatars around him to get out of the empress emplacement of the Empress Temple.
The Tatars following him all saw a deep red patch on Nuerjia's butt, with red water droplets falling on the ground from time to time.
But it turned out that in order to avoid the artillery fire and call out the fleeing Han and Korean troops, he had made excessive movements, which actually caused the old wound on his butt to be torn open again.
Perhaps the recurrence of old injuries on Nuerjia's butt was caused by him on purpose, and this is precisely where his cleverness lies!