Chapter 162: Panic on the surface, secret joy in the heart
In the late afternoon, at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, Ming troops in red armor were everywhere.
"Tum! Tum! Tum!"
The shells whizzed past and exploded in the walls of various villages at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain. Strange yellow smoke quickly filled the air, and some shells exploded, scattering pieces of white powder that floated everywhere.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
As the fireworks soared, countless rockets shot out from the ignited rocket boxes, seemingly overwhelming the Qing army's Shimen Mountain position.
After being unable to attack for a long time and suffering heavy casualties, the Ming army's troops at Ningyuan Town, which was attacking the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, were getting angry now.
Wu Sangui also approached Chen Jiugao specifically for this purpose and offered to use his men and horses to lift up the Shenji Battalion's large mortars.
For this reason, the mountain-attacking army in Ningyuan Town temporarily stopped attacking the Qing army in the south. This move almost made Azig mistakenly believe that the Ming army was giving up attacking Shimen Mountain.
On the fire road pier on the mountainside, Manchuria Zhengbai Banner Baya Laji Zhangjing Ajigenikan, who was responsible for commanding and supervising the battle, was also looking coldly at the Ming army Ning Yuan who was shouting and approaching from the bottom of the mountain.
Looking down from where he was, the Ming army was swarming in dense darkness, seemingly endless. They were even more like crazy people, rushing forward with all their might.
The only difference is that the Ming army's mouth and nose were covered with a rag!
Although the Tatar soldiers on Shimen Mountain fought bravely, they were small in number. What was even more painful was that Azignikan, who was in charge of the southern defense line, had vaguely guessed that Shimen Mountain was just an abandoned place and would have to give up sooner or later.
Although he is not yet able to enter the core high-level and participate in the planning, he also knows that in the high-level strategy, the persistence of some warriors is meaningless. Their purpose is just to delay the Ming army and buy time for other battlefields.
As for where the battlefield for which they sacrificed their lives to gain time was located, it was not something that he, the little Baya Lazhangjing, could know!
Looking at the battle situation at the foot of the mountain, he could see that the Ming army seemed determined to capture Shimen Mountain. He couldn't help but think: Even if the warriors under his command fought tooth and nail, with the enemy outnumbered and we outnumbered, it wouldn't be difficult to hold on for long.
Another point that is particularly important is that the Ming army did not know how to do it, but they took the trouble to transport those large mortars to the front line. Poison bombs and gray bombs came from time to time, and many of the warriors were choked and unable to fight anymore.
As for the Tianyou Army, Han Army, and Korean Army soldiers who were the main force guarding the mountain, more soldiers withdrew from the battle due to poor protection, and a large number of them were directly smoked down on the battlefield, not knowing whether to live or die.
What's more, the Ming army spent a lot of money. Their big rockets, combined with poison bombs and gray bombs, would also shoot out large areas from time to time, as if they didn't spend any money.
At this moment, the Ming army, which was coming like a tide, had completely occupied the foot of the southern foot of Shimen Mountain by using poison bombs and gray bombs to clear the way, and was struggling to attack the mountainside.
As the Qing army's defense lines were broken through one after another, the Ming army in Ningyuan Town also lost its initial decadence. Now its morale is high, and the shouts of killing are loud.
At the same time, the morale of the Qing soldiers stationed at the southern foot became increasingly low. They were not afraid of attacking the Ming army in the first place. Even if the Tatars of Zhengbai Banner were not here to supervise the battle, the Tianyou Army and the Han Army would still fight hard.
Only the performance of the Korean soldiers has been poor. Regarding this, the high-level princes and princes of the Qing Dynasty also complained a lot. However, the Korean army must be reinforcements from friendly countries, and they cannot be punished like their own generals.
But at this time, the poison bombs and gray bombs of the Ming army attacked. The yellow smoke filled the sky, making people sick, and the white dust floated in the air, choking people so much that they could not even open their eyes.
Because they did not expect that the Ming army would use poison bombs and gray bombs, the Qing army guarding the mountain did not prepare wet cloth strips for protection, and the wet cloth strips they found temporarily were snatched away by the Zhengbai Banner Tatars.
Even if there are some left, they can be used as officials first. This will make it difficult for the ordinary sergeants, the Han troops and the Korean troops guarding the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, who dare not leave their positions to escape.
Not only afraid that the Ming army would take advantage of the situation, but also afraid of the punishment from the superior officers, he was knocked down or choked and passed out.
As the Ming army fired more and more poison bombs and gray bombs, they kept exploding in front of and behind the Qing army's formations. Yellow smoke covered the sky and white dust flew up. The scene was like Abi Hell, and there were constant fires inside.
There was a sad howl.
The strange yellow smoke is getting thicker and thicker, and the white mist has begun to block the view.
Even those Tatars and officers whose mouths and noses were covered with a layer of wet cloth would still cough endlessly once they were invaded by the poisonous smoke. Over time, they would become dizzy and have splitting headaches.
Such a situation caused the Qing soldiers guarding the mountain to fall into panic, especially the Korean soldiers, who had begun to howl and run around.
Just hope to escape from the hell on earth quickly!
Then there are the gray bombs, which explode after landing and are filled with lime dust. Everyone can cover their mouths and noses, but if their eyes are also covered with wet cloth, how can they fight?
I saw those Qing soldiers guarding the mountain, who happened to be shrouded in the white ash scattered by the explosion of gray bombs. They all covered their eyes and howled miserably.
Of course, when Ningyuan's army attacked the mountain, they fired poison bombs, gray bombs, and dense rockets so fiercely, but they also accidentally injured some of their own troops.
Rockets were better, and most of them were thrown into the back of the Qing defense line, but poison bombs and gray bombs were different.
Although the predicted landing points were within the Qing army's formation at the time of launch, the poisonous smoke and white ash were spread by wind. Although there was no wind today, there was no need for flat ground in the valley. It was impossible to say when
There will be a mountain breeze.
Moreover, this mountain wind comes so suddenly that you cannot take precautions. Some soldiers in Ningyuan Town may be knocked down by the sudden poisonous smoke, or their eyes may be burned by the white ash.
Fortunately, they all covered their mouths and noses in advance and were able to retreat in time after feeling the poisonous gas intrusion. Almost all of them were not poisoned deeply and suffered little damage.
In the fierce battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, generally speaking, it seemed that the Ming army had taken the initiative and could control the rhythm of the attack at will.
When the poisonous smoke was thick, the Ming army only stood guard at a distance. Anyone who ran around and rushed out to clear the soldiers would be shot and killed. When the smoke faded slightly, they would cover their mouths and noses and rush into the clearing formation.
Fight and fight.
Every time the boundless Ming army broke into the formation, the roaring sounds of the Ningyuan Town soldiers could be heard!
Seeing so many Ming troops at the foot of the mountain, Li Renzhan, the North Korean deputy general next to Ajigenikan, was like an ant on a hot pot. He just murmured: "What should we do? The Ming troops are about to attack.
What should I do?"
Although it looks like this on the surface, it is secretly happy inside.
Compared with the barbaric Manchu Qing Dynasty, in the heart of North Korean Lieutenant General Li Renzhan, the Ming Empire, which represented civilization and prosperity, was the place he longed for.
In the hearts of many Korean courtiers and generals, the Ming Empire was still regarded as the righteousness of China, but on the surface they had to bow to the force of the Qing Dynasty, which was actually a last resort.
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The advancement speed of West Shimen is obviously faster than before.
After all, it was the general's main barracks, which was the core combat force of Jizhen. What's more, Bai Guangen's retainers were fighting bravely in front.
Although he also knew that with his own strength, he could not guarantee that he could break through the West Stone Gate even before dark, let alone an hour, but Zhang Zhongping, the director of the Biaoyingyingqianqian, also said that Mr.
Go down to Shimen Mountain, otherwise even he won't be able to return to protect you.
Being able to become the commander-in-chief of a town, Bai Guangen naturally knew the meaning of Xie Sixin's words, so he did not dare to neglect and quickly organized his soldiers to attack the West Shimen Mountain Road with all their strength.
But even with the firepower support of the artillery teams on the mountains on both sides, the firepower output is too unstable!
Sometimes, the stone wall defense line of the Qing army was blocked by mountains and was outside the fire output range of the mountains. Even if they captured the mountains on both sides, they could not bombard them with artillery from high up.
In this case, we had to rely on the soldiers of the Ji Zhenzheng Barracks to attack hard. Fortunately, not all Qing defense lines required them to fight hard, so everyone's morale was always high.
In addition, the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner Jia Lazhangjing Ilza, who was responsible for supervising the West Shimen defense line, was directly bombarded by Shanling artillery early, which naturally seriously affected the morale of the Qing army.
Even though the Qing army always had strict military regulations, no one dared to retreat after the death of the general, and Niulu Zhangjing Ahuch immediately took over the battle command of the fallen Ilza.
But it more or less seriously affected the morale of the Qing garrison, and because the Ming army shelled fiercely, the position could not be defended, so they retreated all the way.
During the retreat, La Zhangjing, the leader of the God's Blessed Army, was successfully wounded, which made the soldiers of the God's Blessed Army, the main body of the defenders, even more demoralized.
When it seemed that there was no way to retreat, Huaishun King Geng Zhongming led hundreds of elite troops of God's Blessing and arrived in time.
After Geng Zhongming arrived, he immediately took over the power of commanding and supervising the battle. After all, he was a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he had a high prestige among the God's Blessing Army.
With him presiding here, the morale of the army immediately recovered, and a new round of defense was soon organized based on the stone wall fortifications.
However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the fall of the West Shimen Mountain Road is inevitable. All that remains is just a matter of time. Geng Zhongming also understands this clearly.
In fact, he didn't want to wait for help, he just wanted to wait for one more moment, just one moment!
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While fierce battles were taking place at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain and West Shimen, Tang Tong's Miyun Army was also fighting fiercely with the Tatar bandits on the East Shimen Valley Road.
This is a long and narrow river valley, with Xiaoling River on the left and Shimen Mountain on the right.
Although there are occasionally undulating hills and winding official roads in some places, generally speaking, many places are composed of gentle and soft river valley sand.
The terrain in some places is quite broad, with mountains and rivers far apart, which is suitable for the movement of large groups of chariots. However, in some places it is narrow and winding, making it difficult for chariots and large groups of people to pass. The sandy soil is soft and heavy tanks are difficult to pass.
The car can easily get stuck in it.
Moreover, the Qing troops defending this road were obviously more militant. They even rushed out from behind the stone wall defense line to counterattack the attacking Ming troops.
At one point, they pushed Miyun's army back for more than a mile, but because they were outnumbered, they were killed and retreated by Miyun's army. After leaving dozens of corpses behind, they retreated to defend behind Shi Qiang.
Of course, although this action demonstrated their bravery and fearlessness, it also angered Tang Tong and completely aroused the anger in his heart. For this reason, he did not hesitate to use his family wealth to motivate the soldiers.
Under the stimulation of real money and Yunzhou cigarettes, the officers and soldiers of Miyun Town could turn into man-eating beasts. They all received the silver reward and rushed towards the Qing army's formation like crazy.
However, Tang Tong was indeed very scheming. They were also death squad members who had received silver rewards, but he only encouraged the soldiers from other camps to move forward, leaving the soldiers from the main camp behind.
Of course, the servants and soldiers who were members of his family were almost always guarding him and never strayed far away.
These servants are all his treasures. After so many years, he has only raised more than a thousand personal soldiers. How can he be willing to take risks with them at will.
In his opinion, after using money, you can try to get it again, but if you lose one of these servants and guards who are loyal to him, you will lose one, and if you train them again, you don't know how long it will take to make up for it.
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But those warriors who dared to die in other camps are different. They have received the silver reward now, and they have to live to spend it. If they die in battle, will the reward silver return to their pockets? If they are lucky enough not to die in battle,
You can spread a good reputation for yourself that will not hesitate to reward you.
Therefore, he sent the brave warriors of other camps in the front and the main camp in the back, so that he could supervise them and prevent them from retreating, and also reduce the casualties in his main camp.
Of course, even so, there are still some warriors who are not afraid of death in the main barracks. They go out in large numbers to get the reward of those who get there first. Even if there are many such people among his servants, he will not
Very obstructive.
They just charged and hit hard all the way. In addition, the gunners of the Shenji Battalion also received silver rewards, and the guns were fired harder and harder. Not only was it much more accurate than usual, but the firing speed was also faster than usual.
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With the help of Shenji Battalion's artillery, the death warriors of Miyun Town destroyed the city and rushed north.
However, we did not encounter many Tatar soldiers and horses along the way.
The more the Miyun Army fought, the higher their morale became, and more and more men and horses gathered together. They often concentrated their superior forces to attack the stone wall defended by a small number of Qing soldiers.
To put it simply, use more to defeat less, and there will be no disadvantage!
However, the number of Qing soldiers defending on the opposite side became smaller and smaller as the battle progressed. At the last moment of the battle, there were only a few dozen people behind each stone wall, and no more than 200 people at most.
Under the charge of the Miyun Army's brave warriors, they could not hold on for long and were defeated.
Speaking of obstacles, I am afraid that the impact caused by the terrain is slightly greater than that of the Qing army. Every time they reach a relatively narrow place, the Miyun army will have to take a long time to get through.
Although they fought smoothly, they were not really afraid of death. They always had to gather a large group of troops and wait for the Shenji Battalion's artillery to be brought up before launching a real charge.
Most of the time is wasted like this!
However, Tang Tong did not feel sorry for this at all. In his opinion, in addition to the servants around him, including the soldiers in the main camp, casualties were inevitable. After being rewarded for meritorious service in this battle, it would not be a matter of how much it cost.
How many to recruit.
What he wants now is not ordinary soldiers, but military glory, so along the way he attacks, he always stands on the hills and rocks, shouting loudly to boost the morale of the army.
With the news of victory coming frequently from the front, beheading level 3 Tatars, beheading level 7 Tatars, or breaking through stone walls one after another, the news of victory can be said to be a steady stream.
Such progress on the East Shimen side also made Tang Tong feel proud of himself, and he began to brag again in front of Shenji Camp guerrilla Chen Shihu.