The offensive and defensive battle of Busan finally began.
On the sixth day of March, after completing all deployments, Dorgon and Hauge launched an attack at the same time.
The two sides fought fiercely around Jinjing Mountain City.
Dorgon and Hauge unanimously ordered the Korean army to be the vanguard, and then let the Manchu, Mongolian and Han armies follow behind and attack the high ground occupied by the Xia army.
On the battlefield for dozens of miles, the sound of gunfire continued, but as the commander, Bai Xiaoqi was very leisurely.
"At first, His Highness asked for the main force to be placed at the back, and I was a little confused. Now it seems that it is His Highness who is higher! There is simply no way to place too many troops in this damn place."
There isn't much else in North Korea except that it has many mountains, and they are all hills.
It is better to call it a highland than a mountain.
This kind of terrain is doomed, and the number of troops that can be put into combat is very limited.
At Zuo Mengeng's request, the 14th and 15th regiments each deployed only one battalion on the front, with the main force acting as a reserve force, all remaining in the mountains and behind, ready for reinforcements at any time.
The Xia army's fortifications were closest to the ground at a height of fifty meters.
Even though the poured ice and water melted, the fortifications built with giant trees and stones still played a very good protective role.
In such fortifications, not even a single company can be placed.
Twenty to thirty people were guarding it, using their muskets and mortars to kill and injure the enemy. The effect was quite good despite being condescending.
The fortifications can cooperate with each other and take care of each other, so there are not many blind spots for shooting.
Although the firepower was not very intensive, the Qing army was still unable to lift its head.
The Qing army did not put many people into the attack.
Both Dorgon and Hauge deliberately ordered the attacking troops to disperse.
However, when the battle actually started, the Qing army's formation became even sparser.
This was not because the Qing army was lazy and did not follow orders, but because the terrain dictated that they could not concentrate even if they wanted to.
The steep mountain means that there are only so many roads to climb up, and they are all bare.
The only bunkers that the Qing army could find were some stones and mounds of earth. In order to avoid being killed, they could only keep jumping back and forth, sometimes crawling, so they moved very slowly.
In order to effectively kill the Xia army, everyone in the attacking Qing army held either firecrackers or bows and arrows.
In short, without long-range killing capabilities, there is no way to enter the battle.
In this era of cold weapons, the two armies were engaged in a hot war.
Hauge had an army of 60,000, but he could only be trapped in the rear, watching hundreds of people attack Xia's army, which made him extremely depressed.
"Where is Shi Tingzhu? Why are you procrastinating so much? I want to punish him."
"Master, please calm down. It's not General Shi's intention to be negligent. It's actually because the ice and snow have melted, the roads are muddy, and the artillery is too heavy, making it inconvenient to transport."
Fan Ji excused Shi Tingzhu.
In March in North Korea, spring has arrived.
Muddy roads have become the biggest problem for artillery transportation.
On the other side of Shitingzhu, people and horses trudged hard, but the distance traveled was only about ten miles every day. Even so, it was tiring for both men and horses.
Of course Shi Tingzhu knew the sin of procrastination, but he had no better way.
Without the support of artillery, the Qing army's attacks always seemed louder than thunder.
Seeing another wave of attacks being pushed back by the Xia army, leaving dozens of corpses on the hillside, Hauge broke his riding whip in anger.
"How is the progress with Prince Rui?"
How could Fan Ji not understand what he was thinking, and said with a busy smile: "Master, there is no need to worry, Prince Rui has made no progress at all."
Upon hearing this, Hauge's anger dissipated.
"Tell Jin Zidian and the generals that they must not neglect it. Don't let the Xia army slow down and continue the attack."
With his strict orders, the battle started again.
The progress of the Qing army cannot be said to be unsatisfactory.
After learning about the powerful firepower of the Xia army through the Battle of Lushun, they learned the skirmish formation without any teacher.
In addition, the terrain of Jinjing Mountain City also made it impossible for the Qing army to concentrate.
In order to climb the mountain, some Qing soldiers even took off their heavy armor to make their bodies more flexible.
Anyway, even if he was wearing heavy armor, he still wouldn't be able to survive being hit by Xia Jun's cap gun. On the contrary, his flexible mobility would have a greater chance of survival.
Xia Jun's counterattack was slow and unhurried.
In a battle like this, it's impossible to move faster even if you want to.
Xiang Zuolin came to the front line and ordered the soldiers one by one.
"We should all aim and attack, but do not attack together. The firepower must be continuous and do not leave any opportunity for the Tatars to take advantage of."
Looking down from the fortifications above, all the soldiers of the Qing army were hiding behind the bunker. After waiting for the Xia army to open fire, they took advantage of the gap in firepower to move and ran to another bunker as fast as possible.
Xia Jun's response was not to shoot at the same time.
Although this will result in insufficient firepower, it is sustainable and can effectively cause damage to the Qing army.
Another benefit is that it prevents smoke from blocking your vision.
The Xia Army was at a high altitude, and the smoke caused by the fire would definitely spread upwards, thus causing great trouble to the Xia Army soldiers' vision.
If you don't shoot at the same time, the smoke will not be as thick and dissipate faster.
After receiving his instructions, the soldiers of the Xia army tilted their heads cautiously, using only one eye to observe the situation under their feet.
Gunpowder and bullets have already been loaded into the gun, and even the flash cap is on. Once the Qing army is spotted, the soldiers will immediately lean out of the wall to complete the shooting.
This action must be fast, no matter whether you hit or not, you must quickly hide back.
The archers in the Qing and Korean armies were very powerful and very good at seizing such opportunities.
Several soldiers have been shot and killed because they were too slow to dodge.
No one wants to die, so naturally they can only increase their speed.
If that didn't work, the Xia Army soldiers in the fortifications would not even fire at all, but would ask nearby friendly forces for help and let them shoot from other angles.
It was by relying on this mutual help that Xia Jun firmly occupied the fortifications without losing any of them.
The Qing army attacked three times and was beaten back, so they quickly thought of a way.
This method was also used by Xia Jun.
That's smoking.
With the smoke blocking Xia Jun's sight, the Qing army accelerated their climb.
They covered their mouths and noses and got into the smoke. They were filled with joy, thinking that they could rush in front of Xia Jun.
Even Hauge stood up and waited eagerly.
However, in the thick smoke, the miserable screams of the Qing soldiers soon sounded, and then one after another, figures covered in flames fell down.
When the people who followed saw this scene, they all shuddered and did not dare to rush forward.
On Xia Jun's side, when out of sight, the soldiers took out glass bottles one after another. There was a light yellow liquid inside, and some wet cotton cloth was inserted into the liquid at the mouth of the bottle.
The soldiers used lighters to light the cotton cloth and threw it down from above.
The glass bottle is very brittle and will break if it hits anything, causing large swaths of flames.
The Qing soldiers couldn't see what was ahead in the smoke, so they stepped on it and turned themselves into burning men.
You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder.
Both sides of the offense and defense kept showing wisdom.
Although the battle scenes were not intense, the test of life and death was cruel.
