Through the previous round of probing attacks, Turg realized that it would be difficult to capture Guancheng if he did not try to suppress the artillery and musketry of the Muling Army. Although the Qing army did not have musketry in their ranks, this time they came to attack Muling Pass brought twelve artillery pieces, which can now be put to use.
These artillery pieces were all snatched from the border defense Ming troops in the Jiubian area when the Qing army attacked the Ming Dynasty. Among them were three medium-sized Franco machine guns, five small-sized Franco machine guns, and four squatting tiger guns.
At the beginning, the Manchu and Qing armies fought with the Ming army and suffered a lot of artillery. This also made the Qing army realize the role of some artillery. After Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they brought out a group of Ming soldiers. Artillery, muskets, and some artillery casting technology were manufactured in North Korea. With the strong support of Huang Taiji, Manqing also formed an artillery unit and played a considerable role in the Battle of Daling River. Therefore, in After the Qing army seized a batch of artillery, they also took the artillery south with them, preparing to use it when they encountered a fortified city.
In fact, the Qing army also grabbed hundreds of firecrackers. However, the Qing army did not know how to use firecrackers and did not realize the role of firecrackers. Therefore, they did not bother to use firecrackers and left all these firecrackers in Jinan. , and then take them back together when you are ready to return outside the customs.
Those who operated the artillery were all captured Ming army gunners. After being coerced and induced by the Qing army, they could only agree to fight for the Qing army. Therefore Turg was quite confident this time and wanted to see whose artillery was more powerful. sharp.
The sudden launch of artillery in the Qing army's formation did have a great psychological shock to the Muling Army guarding the pass. Many people felt panic in their hearts. Because of the power of the artillery, the soldiers of the Muling Army were really It couldn't be clearer.
In fact, even Shang Yi was also shocked. In order to defend Muling Pass, he had made a lot of preparations with Jing. It could almost be said that he was unaware of it, but he just forgot that at this time, the Qing army had prepared with Jing. The use of artillery in combat began. This was indeed a big oversight.
But now Yi Jing has no time to regret, he must make a decisive decision and come up with a countermeasure. Therefore, Shang Yi immediately ordered all Fran machine guns to fire at the artillery positions of the Qing army. For those who have always received modern military education For Shang Yi, the tactics of artillery bombardment are actually not unfamiliar. It is nothing more than the implementation of fire suppression, first destroying the opponent's artillery position, breaking the enemy's ability to resist and fight back, and then attacking other enemy targets.
However, Shang Yi was not sure how successful this tactic was. Although he had fifteen artillery pieces, he only had seven Franco cannons, and the rest were squatting cannons, which were of little use in artillery duels. Among the opponent's twelve artillery pieces, there are eight Franco machine cannons. In terms of firepower, our side does not actually have the upper hand, or is even slightly inferior. But now there is no other way but to bite the bullet. .
After Shang Yi passed the order, the gunners of the Muling Army immediately started loading ammunition. Although they were unsure and panicked, everyone in the army now had a close feeling towards Shang Yi. With blind confidence, he believed that no matter how difficult the situation was, Shang Yi would be able to deal with it and bring victory to the Muling army.
"Boom - boom -"
The artillery on both sides sprayed flames at each other almost at the same time, because at this time, using solid bullets made no sense, so both armies used shotgun shells, and the distance could not be too far apart, the distance was only a hundred
About twenty steps. The difference is that the Muling Army only fired seven small and medium-sized Fran machine guns, while the Qing Army dispatched all twelve artillery pieces, so the momentum was much greater than that of the Muling Army.
As a result, among the twelve artillery pieces of the Qing army, the shells of the four squatting tiger cannons only landed twenty or thirty steps away from the city wall. They only stirred up a cloud of mud and sand and had no impact on the city because the tiger squatting cannons
The firing range was only about a hundred steps. Three of the shells fired by the other eight Fran cannons also landed outside the city wall. At different distances, one shot hit the trench, and the other three hit the city wall.
Although holes of different sizes were drilled into the city wall, it had almost no impact on the city wall.
Only one cannonball was able to accurately hit the top of the city, beating all the more than 20 Muling soldiers around. They all fell to the ground or fell to the ground. It also injured more than a dozen soldiers, and there were many others.
The two shells hit only a few feet away from the battlements, and the flying iron pellets and gravel injured several soldiers.
The seven artillery shells fired by the Muling Army all landed accurately near the Qing artillery position. The error was no more than ten steps forward or backward at most, but for shotgun shells, this distance was still within the killing range.
Each artillery piece of the Qing army was equipped with twelve soldiers, including four gunners, four handymen and four guards. Therefore, the twelve cannons totaled 144 soldiers. As a result, after one round of shelling, the Qing army
Almost half of the soldiers in the army's artillery position were killed on the spot, and no less than 20 people were injured. In this round of artillery bombardment, the Qing soldiers who were lucky enough to survive were also frightened and retreated one after another.
Obviously, in the first round of artillery bombardment, the Muling Army undoubtedly gained an absolute advantage.
It turns out that the artillery manufactured by the Ming army had neither sight nor lugs. Not only could it not aim, but it was also impossible to adjust the angle of the artillery. The firing of the artillery relied entirely on the experience and luck of the gunner. In addition, the Ming army's gunners also lacked training, and it was even more difficult to
If you can fire the cannon, everything will be fine. As for whether the cannon is fired accurately and how powerful it is, you can only leave it to fate.
The artillery of the Muling Army was modified by Shang Yi and Sun Heding. Not only did it add front sights and lugs, it was also equipped with a scale and fixed distance, so its accuracy was much higher than that of the Qing Army's artillery.
Therefore, after the first round of shelling, the soldiers of the Muling Army saw corpses strewn on the Qing Army's artillery positions. The rest were so frightened that they retreated. Although they suffered some losses, they were still smaller than those of the Qing Army.
Many people cheered.
And Shang Yi also breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that he still overestimated the Qing army. The use of thermal weapons, especially in the era of thermal weapons, is actually a systematic and complex task. It is not just a few artillery, but also a
A few gunners can solve it. In this regard, although the Muling Army has just started, it is still much stronger than the Qing Army. It seems that even if the Qing Army has artillery, it is not something to be afraid of.
Turg looked at the main formation of the Qing army more than 200 steps away, and frowned tightly. Although he did not realize the changes in the war model in the era of thermal weapons, he could still see that these groups in his army
The artillerymen captured from the Ming army were far different from the artillerymen of the Muling army. It is a pity that the attack on Ming Dynasty this time was gratifying. The artillery team trained by Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others did not join the army to participate in the battle. If
With them here, they might be able to have a good artillery duel with the Ming army of the Muling Army, but now there is no hope for this group of artillerymen.
However, Turg still ordered that the artillery immediately return to the position and continue to bombard the Ming army. Anyone who retreated would be killed immediately. At the same time, a group of captured Ming troops were added to join the ranks of the artillerymen. Because in the picture
In Ergo's opinion, these gunners are useless anyway. It is better to use them to consume the strength of the defenders. Use them as much as possible. Anyway, it is not a pity to lose them all, and you can also save some food.
A dozen of the fastest runners were shot down by bows and arrows, which immediately shocked the remaining dozens of defeated soldiers. They finally realized that they were not in the ranks of the Ming army with lax military discipline, but the vicious and cruel Qing Dynasty.
In the past, the Ming army used to follow the wind and bully the weak but fear the strong. The Qing army would not be merciful to those who disobeyed orders. Killing yourself would be like trampling to death an ant.
Therefore, the artillerymen had to stop. Under the coercion of the Qing army, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and return to the artillery position. The more than one hundred artillerymen who had joined the army were even more ashen-faced, but they did not dare to
If there is any resistance, they can only join the previous artillery and return to the artillery position together.
However, just after they were delayed for such a period of time, the gunners of the Muling Army reloaded their gunpowder cannons and began the second round of bombardment.
Since the first round of shelling had gained a huge advantage, and the gunners of the Qing Army were so scared that they gave up their positions and ran away, the morale of the Muling Army was greatly boosted. After loading the shells, they immediately launched another attack on the Qing Army's positions.
bombardment.
As soon as the artillerymen of the Qing Army returned to their positions, they were immediately attacked by the second round of artillery fire from the Muling Army. But these artillerymen also learned a lot. When they heard the sound of artillery from the opposite side, they immediately fell to the ground. Anyway, they
They did not escape. As for life or death, it was up to God to decide. Therefore, this round of shelling did not have a big impact on the Qing army, only dozens of people were killed.
After the second round of bombardment by the Muling Army ended, the gunners of the Qing Army got up from the ground and hurriedly loaded their gunpowder cannons, preparing to bombard Guancheng again.
The second round of artillery bombardment by the Muling Army had just ended. This time, the Qing Army was able to get out of the front line faster than the Muling Army. Before the Muling Army's artillery was fired, two medium-sized Fran cannons were loaded.
After loading the gunpowder cannon, it immediately started igniting and firing.
"Boom!" A loud noise.
The artillery position of the Qing army blossomed again, and a large number of gunners immediately fell down. Several gunners were even blown into the air by the huge air waves, and then fell heavily to the ground.
It turns out that the gunner of a Franco machine gun who ran away and came back just now forgot to clean the barrel and filled it with gunpowder. In addition, in order to pursue the effect of bombardment, the gunner filled too much gunpowder, so that immediately after the first ignition,
The chamber exploded. At this time, other gunners were loading gunpowder, so this burst caused many artillerymen to be injured or killed.
While the gunners of the Qing army were in a hurry, the third round of attacks by the Muling Army fell on them. After the bombardment was over, the gunners had very little energy left.
Turge, who was in the rear formation, saw this situation and knew that all the gunners were gone, the artillery was reduced to a pile of scrap metal, and the battle could no longer be fought, so he ordered to take advantage of the third artillery attack by the Muling Army.
When it's over, while the gunpowder cannons are being loaded, immediately drag the cannons away and retreat.
This time the duel between the artillery of both sides also ended in the complete defeat of the Qing army.