When the artillery from the rear camp fired, the generals of the Hou Jin Dynasty laughed, thinking that the Ming army was panicked.
It's not like they haven't seen the Folan machine before, and they know that this kind of small cannon has a maximum range of three to four hundred steps.
But Bao Chengxian's men haven't rushed into the strike range yet. Are these artillery guns hitting the air?
"Hmph, Akito is really rotten."
Amin snorted contemptuously, saying he was no longer so concerned about the war.
In his opinion, this battle can be over in an hour at most.
The only advantage is that if you gain more heads, you can rely on your military exploits after returning to Shenyang and eliminate some of Huang Taiji's blame.
But before his laughter ended, it immediately turned into astonishment.
I saw dozens of black dots flying out of the Ming army's position, spanning more than a thousand meters of void in the blink of an eye, and accurately landing on Hou Jin's artillery position.
Unlike the artillery shells he imagined rolling around and sweeping across and destroying them, these artillery shells exploded violently the moment they fell into the position.
The deafening explosion instantly annihilated the artillery position, and the thick smoke swept wildly around them, even their side was affected.
After a few breaths, there was another explosion with thick black and red smoke rising into the sky, but no one ran out of the position.
The artillery shells fired by the Ming army not only destroyed the artillery, but also triggered the explosion of gunpowder, killing all Houjin gunners on the spot.
Before Amin could do anything, Gao Hongzhong's expression changed drastically.
"It's broken, Cao Zhenyan is gone."
Amin was frightened in her heart, but she didn't care on the surface.
"The left and right slaves are nothing more than a pack of clothes. If they are gone, they will be gone."
Amin's only impression of the Han man under Tong Yangxing was that he knew how to operate a cannon. The rest of the time, he knelt down and allowed himself to be beaten and scolded.
What's the pity for such a slave to just die?
If Zuo Mengeng were to know, his mood would definitely be very exciting.
With one shot, the four major masterpieces were reduced to three major masterpieces. Is this considered too much?
Like the Houjin artillery, the heavy armored infantry commanded by Turg was also bombed.
They were still two miles away at first and did not feel any danger. However, four or five shells penetrated into the crowd, and the violent airflow and flying shrapnel killed 30 to 40 people on the spot.
Any two-layer armor or three-layer armor is useless in front of artillery.
Turg was also cut off a piece of flesh on his left arm by a shrapnel. He rolled several times in pain before he managed to stand up. Without time to think about it, he hurriedly ran back to find Amin.
"Big Belle, the Ming army's artillery is evil, this battle can't be fought."
The Ming army's artillery can hit them, and the shells will explode. But their artillery can't hit the Ming army, so they can only be beaten passively.
Amin was also a little hesitant, but in his heart he actually agreed with what he said.
Unfortunately, the situation no longer allowed them to think too much.
The scout came flying from a distance to hit the horse. Before he had time to dismount, he shouted: "Report, the Ming army has entered Yongping, with more than 20,000 troops and horses."
In an instant, everyone's expression changed and they were panicked.
The Ming army occupied Yongping, which meant that they had no way to retreat.
If they cannot break through the Qingshui Pass in front of them, and wait until the Ming army is surrounded, their bones will be buried under this majestic pass.
At the critical moment, Amin finally broke out with the cruelty of a famous general.
"Turg, go back and take your people to follow Bao Chengxian. You must break the Ming army's defense line for me."
Turg hesitated.
"Big Belle..."
Amin choked and pulled out the knife, "If you don't obey the order, I will kill you."
Turge's scalp was numb, and he knew that Amin could do it. Even if he went back to Huang Taiji to explain it, it would still be his fault for disobeying military orders.
What's more, now they have no other way out, and they can't do it without trying their best.
Turge gritted his teeth and shouted: "Namutai, Kuertang, Gao Hongzhong, follow me."
The three generals followed immediately without hesitation.
Amin suppressed the panic in his heart and made adjustments while observing the battlefield situation.
"Chakara and Tang Gudai, you two will lead your headquarters and cross the river immediately to attack the hilltop on its left flank. After occupying it, launch artillery and arrows from above to support Guanxia."
The two men immediately led the Mongolian cavalry and the white flag across the river, hurriedly formed the team, and rushed towards Zuo Yong's formation.
As the fourth son of Nurhachi, Tang Gudai did not get a status commensurate with his status. This was simply because he was a concubine and his mother was from the Niuhulu family.
The result was that the Eight Great Beile was so majestic, but he was no different from an ordinary Jurchen general, so much so that he was yelled at by Amin. The troops and horses on hand were only a small part of those with white flags.
But this time Amin didn't deliberately treat him harshly, because it was too late for Amin to play such tricks.
On the frontal battlefield, Bao Chengxian's troops finally rushed within 500 meters. As a result, the endless mines and caltrops on the ground became a nightmare for the Houjin light infantry. Just passing through this minefield, Bao Chengxian's troops lost a hundred
Multiple people.
Some soldiers turned around and ran away in fear, but were hacked to death by Bao Chengxian.
It wasn't that Bao Chengxian was brave, or that he was loyal. But when he looked back, Turg had already led the heavy armored infantry to press forward.
This scene made him tremble with fear, and he knew something had happened. Otherwise, the Jin army would have never been so eager to fight.
If the heavy armored infantry takes one step forward, their light infantry must take one step forward.
Later Jin Dynasty issued a strict order that if the heavy armored infantry outnumbered the light infantry, the light infantry would be killed from general to enemy.
Bao Chengxian also got red-eyed, raised his sword high and shouted: "Follow me."
He took the lead and rushed to the front, inspiring the frightened soldiers to follow him.
Zuo Rong stood motionless in the front. Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, he didn't even frown. He still had time to provide psychological counseling to the soldiers.
"Don't panic, just like we usually do on the training ground. Adjust your breathing, steady your rhythm, and hold your gun steady. You must hear the whistle's command before you fire. Don't look at the crowd on the other side. When we fire, they will
It will be cut down like wheat."
Zuo Rong's calm and powerful voice stabilized the morale of the soldiers very well.
Although many of the soldiers had sweaty palms, they still persevered.
Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters...
The Hou Jin army had already entered the firing range of the rear camp, but Zuo Rong still did not give the order to fire.
He knew that even with the excellence of the flash cap gun, its lethality and accuracy were far from satisfactory at a distance of three hundred meters.
Anyway, the enemy's best long-range weapon is just a bow and arrow, which can't reach our side at all, so why should he be anxious?
During this process, the artillery brigade fired another salvo.
Forty-one of the forty-five artillery shells fell into the enemy array, and thirty-eight of them exploded.
Such are the weapons of this era.
To have this effect is already outstanding.
Later, Jin Jun was once again left with a blank, but it was quickly filled.
retreat?
nonexistent.
The only way out of the pass was in front of them, and they had no retreat.
Even Amin stepped forward, leading his own bodyguards to follow the heavy infantry. At the same time, he also separated a group of cavalry, dragging a large broom made of dead branches, and kept running in the distance.
The dust raised wherever they passed effectively obscured the view of the rear camp. The last artillery of the Hou Jin Army immediately began to deploy, but it aimed its muzzles at the fourth brigade on the other side of the river.
Amin was a veteran general, and he had already seen that the Ming army in Hexi was very well deployed and had the largest number of troops.
The most important thing is that the terrain in Hexi is inward. The space for our army to expand is extremely limited. No matter how many people there are, it is impossible to attack.
It's different on the other side of the river.
At the foot of the mountain is a vast expanse of flat land, with no ups and downs as far as the eye can see.
Moreover, there are few Ming soldiers on the other side, so they cannot take care of so many directions.
Seeing the Mongolian and Eight Banners cavalry coming together, Zuo Yong had already narrowed his eyes.
Compared to Amin, although he is a newbie on the battlefield, he has very powerful battlefield intuition.
He instinctively felt that he was going to be under tremendous pressure.
Therefore, when Hou Jin's cavalry advanced within 300 meters and encountered interference from mines, snagging ropes, and iron caltrops, he decisively gave the order to open fire.
The cavalry is too fast. If you don't fight at this time, you will lose three to four rounds of shooting time.
When Chakara opened fire on the fourth brigade, he felt happy and felt that this group of Ming troops must be weak.
How can a firegun be fired from such a distance?
But then he stopped laughing.
I saw dozens of cavalry and war horses screaming and falling down one after another, and were killed by fire cannons with extremely long range.
Artillery can hit two miles away, and firecrackers can hit three hundred steps away. What is the origin of this Ming army?
Chakara and Tang Gudai didn't have time to think so much, and immediately ordered the cavalry to divide into several groups and attack together, increasing the speed of the horses to the extreme.
Almost at the same time, Houying and Houjin's artillery targeted this area.
Under the raging bombs from the rear camp, Hou Jin's cavalry fell in pieces, and the killing effect really frightened these beasts.
The fourth brigade was also in a bit of a mess.
Hou Jin's solid cannonballs smashed into the array and rolled from front to back. Wherever they passed, everyone who was touched had their bones broken and their tendons broken, and crushed into minced meat.
Even people who were within two meters of the shell were blown away by the shock wave of the shell hitting the ground.
Solid artillery shells are not without range-wide lethality, and the vibrations produced by the few hits they land on the ground can do a lot of damage to people.
In this wave of shelling alone, the Fourth Battalion lost more than thirty people and wounded more than forty.