In the blink of an eye, the artillery battle lasted for more than a quarter of an hour.
Sony has high hopes for the green camp's artillery counterattack.
However, the cruel reality soon dealt him a heavy blow.
Because Sony discovered that the Green Camp's shelling did not cause much damage to the Ming army's artillery.
After more than a quarter of an hour of shelling, more than 1,700 cannons of the Green Battalion fired at least more than 10,000 solid iron bullets at the Ming army's artillery positions, but the killing effect was not ideal.
The Ming army's artillerymen killed a lot of people, at least several thousand people were killed and wounded.
However, the number of Ming army artillery destroyed was not large, only a few dozen at most.
The cunning Ming army prepared wheels, gun mounts and other parts in advance, and replaced them promptly if they were damaged, so as long as no critical parts were damaged, they could be repaired quickly.
Therefore, the artillery firepower of the Ming army was almost undamaged.
However, the Qing army suffered more than 5,000 casualties among the Eight Banners warriors.
This is based on Sony's order to expand the formation.
Had the formation not been expanded and become more sparse, Eight Banners Manchuria's casualties would have at least doubled.
Even so, from the beginning to now, the Eight Banners Manchuria has suffered casualties of more than 10,000 warriors.
The damn Ming artillery only targeted the Eight Banners and Manchuria. Most of the artillery shells hit the formations of the Eight Banners and Manchuria, and the number of shells that landed on other square formations was very small.
On the other hand, the Ming army's casualties were not huge.
The number of Ming army artillery has not been substantially reduced.
"General, this can't go on like this!" Suk Saha said sternly, "The Ming army's artillery is so insidious. They only hunt down our Eight Banners Manchurian warriors. The green battalion's artillery can't suppress the Ming dog's artillery at all. They continue to waste their energy like this."
Go down, the warriors with two yellow flags, two red flags and two blue flags will be dead and wounded!"
"I know." Sony scolded with a dark face.
"There is no need for you to remind me of this, General."
Speaking of this, a fierce look flashed across Sony's eyes.
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Li Zicheng was also very surprised by the result of the artillery battle.
"How could this happen?" Li Zicheng said in astonishment, "Did the Ming army not follow the rules?"
"Yes, isn't the Ming army acting indiscriminately?" Song Xiance also frowned and said, "Jiannu's artillery was bombing the Ming army's artillery positions indiscriminately, but the Ming army's artillery actually didn't want to counterattack the Jiannu's artillery.
, instead, they aimed their guns at the Chinese army that established the slaves from beginning to end and bombed them indiscriminately. What the hell kind of strategy is this?"
"Capture the thief first, capture the king." Gu Junen said solemnly.
"This tactics used by the Ming army's artillery is amazing."
"Capture the thief first?" Li Zicheng thought thoughtfully.
Gu Junen added: "Because Chongzhen knew very well that as long as the Eight Banners Manchuria that established the slave army was defeated, the remaining Green Camp, Eight Banners Han Army, Eight Banners Mongolia, Outer Mongolia and Lian Yong would not be a concern at all. They could be defeated in a snap.
, Jurchens are the foundation for establishing slaves. Once the Jurchens die, the establishment of slaves will be over."
Song Xiance said solemnly: "So Chongzhen is quite sinister?"
"This is a conspiracy." Gu Junen shook his head and said, "It is not a conspiracy."
Li Zicheng said solemnly: "So there is no way to crack Jiannu?"
"Yes, this cannot be cracked." Gu Junen nodded, "So if nothing unexpected happens, Jiannu will soon be forced to launch a strong attack..."
Just as he was saying this, the sound of horns and drums sounded again in the Jiannu formation.
Immediately afterwards, the originally stationary Eight Banners Han Army pushed the side carriages and moved forward again, and the Eight Banners Manchurians on the left and right wings also pushed the carriages and moved forward. However, the Chinese army of Jiannu and the Eight Banners on both wings moved forward.
Mongolia, the outer vassal Mongolia, still has its final exercise in bravery and is still holding its ground.
"Jian Nu really launched a forceful attack?!"
Song Xiance couldn't help but turn around and glance at Gu Junen.
I thought you were lucky this time, so I guessed it right.
Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "How do you feel that Jiannu is under control everywhere?"
"Yes." Gu Junen affirmed, "Until now, the Ming army has had the upper hand and taken the initiative, while Jiannu has been restrained in every aspect, and has been forced to launch strong attacks."
"Normally it shouldn't be." Li Zicheng said with a confused look on his face.
"How could the Ming army still suppress Jiannu with such a long snake formation?"
"I am also very confused about this." Gu Junen said, "But now Jiannu is indeed at a disadvantage, and the outcome of this battle has become unpredictable."
"That won't happen." Song Xiance said solemnly.
"The Ming army will definitely be defeated."
Gu Junen was too lazy to refute.
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Ming Army Zhongjun.
Seeing that Jiannu dispatched the Eight Banners Han Army and some Eight Banners Manchuria to launch a strong attack, he immediately ordered each artillery brigade to modify the firing parameters, target the attacking Eight Banners Han Army and Eight Banners Manchuria, and fire intensively.
Because after the Eight Banners Han Army and part of the Eight Banners Manchuria attacked, the formation of the Jiannu Central Army became sparser. At this time, concentrating artillery firepower on the Jiannu Central Army would not be worth the gain.
After the order was issued, 7 field artillery brigades and 4 mountain artillery brigades turned their guns and fired intensively at the attacking Eight Banners Han Army and Eight Banners Manchuria.
There were a total of 11 artillery brigades and 990 field guns or mountain guns, of which less than 50 were destroyed by the Jiannu artillery. The remaining artillery poured shells on the heads of the Eight Banners Han Army and Eight Banners Manchuria at a rate of one round per minute.
With the crisp sound of "Kacha" and "Kacha", rows of sidecars and carriages were destroyed, and strings of Eight Banners Han troops and Eight Banners Manchuria were smashed into pieces.
Jiannu could only throw away the destroyed side carriages and supporting carriages.
As a result, Jiannu's side carriage walls and carriage carriage walls shortened at a speed visible to the naked eye. From the beginning, it was almost the same width as the Ming army's array and gradually shortened to four-fifths.
Behind Jian Nu, there were left broken limbs and broken bodies on the ground.
Those Jiannu slaves who were hit by cannonballs were rarely left intact.
In addition, many Jewish slaves had their limbs broken and lay there wailing endlessly.
But no one came to save them. Soon, these slaves would bleed out and die.
Seeing this, Sony's heart began to bleed again. He didn't care about the Eight Banners Han Army, but he did care about the Eight Banners Manchuria. These Manchurian warriors were the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. If they died, one would be missing.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But no matter how reluctant you are, you can only endure it at this moment.
War is like this, there is no turning back when the bow is fired.
When the battle comes to this point, either the enemy will die or we will die.
The only thing that made Sony feel gratified was that after losing 20% of the sidecars and carriages, the musketeers of the Eight Banners Han Army finally got within fifty steps and could fire at the Ming Army.
Sony firmly believed that in the next battle, the Eight Banners Han Army would definitely be able to defeat the Ming Army infantry.
The reason is also very simple. The Eight Banners Han Army had sidecars as cover, but the Ming Army infantry had no cover, so they were bound to lose in this self-generated firefight.
Although the Ming Army dug trenches and the Ming Army infantry hid in the trenches during the Green Battalion bombardment just now, Sony never thought that the Ming Army infantry could actually hide in the trenches and exchange fire with the Eight Banners Han Army.
Then the cruel reality once again dealt Sony a blow.
In the firefight that followed for nearly a quarter of an hour, the Ming army infantry showed no signs of collapse and still stood in the trenches dug in advance and launched a fierce exchange of fire with the Eight Banners Han army.
The hit rate of both sides is not high, because they can only hit the head.
However, the Ming army also had strong support from artillery firepower.
Therefore, the side carriage walls of the Eight Banners and Han Army were still suffering continuous damage from the Ming Army's artillery.
Within a quarter of an hour of fighting, the Eight Banners and Han Army's front was struck by at least 15 volleys of artillery shells from the Ming Army's artillery, and at least two thousand sidecars were destroyed, forcing the Eight Banners Manchuria to replace the carriages.
But this situation obviously cannot last for long.
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"Jiannu's strong attack will fail!" Gu Junen said in a deep voice.
Li Zicheng also noticed this and nodded: "That's right, the attacking Eight Banners Han Army has no ability to defeat the Ming Army hiding in the trenches. If the stalemate continues like this, the Eight Banners Han Army's sidecar array will be exhausted first.
Even if the Eight Banners Manchurian generals put the carriage on top, it wouldn't last long and it would be of no use at all."
Gu Junen continued: "Once the Jian Nu were no longer protected by the car array, the Ming army's cannons could be loaded with hundreds of bullets. It would be a massacre of the Jian Nu and they would all be beaten to a sieve."
Song Xiance was completely confused. How could this be possible?
Li Zicheng asked again: "So what should Jiannu do now?"
Gu Junen said solemnly: "Jiannu has only two options now. One is to retreat. While the strength is still there, decisively admit defeat and withdraw from the battlefield with the remaining troops. Maybe we can also rely on the cover of the cavalry to save its main elite. The problem is this
Come, Jiannu will completely lose the ability to fight against Nanming, so in fact they have only one choice."
After a pause, he added: "That is to fight to the death and launch a general attack!"
"General attack?!" Li Zicheng's expression suddenly condensed.
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Chongzhen had also predicted that Jiannu was about to launch a general attack.
"Youzhen, you can let the artillery brigades prepare." Chongzhen said with a smile, "At this point in the battle, Jiannu has no way out and has no other choice but to fight to the death with us.
"
Xu Yingwei nodded and said: "The Holy Spirit clearly shows that Jiannu is going to launch a general attack."
After a pause, he added: "Give me the order to have each artillery brigade prepare shotgun shells."
Until now, the 11 artillery brigades have all used solid iron bullets.
But next, including the 1st Mountain Artillery Brigade, which had not fired a single shot so far, they all had to load shotgun shells and wait for Jiannu's two white flags and two yellow flags to launch a general attack from the east and west directions at the same time.
The order was quickly issued, and the supply battalions of each artillery brigade quickly began to take action.
As a result, boxes of shotguns were unloaded from the baggage train and opened.
The shotshells for the 4-inch field gun and 25-inch mountain gun are also packaged in advance.
It uses oil-soaked cardboard shells to seal several kilograms of gunpowder and hundreds of lead particles together. When loading, you only need to insert the cardboard fixed-loading ammunition into the gun barrel, which is very convenient.
Some people are talking about my water chapter, but they are also speechless. This is a war involving hundreds of thousands of people. To be honest, I had a hard time writing this war because I have never participated in the war in the flintlock era. I have only watched the movie.
, I have read some historical materials, but it is not easy to imagine and deduce the whole process of a war based on these things. Also, there are some who don’t like to watch the process, and there are also those who just like to watch the battle process. Don’t let it be because it is not your favorite chapter.
Just complain about skipping chapters, don’t read it, don’t read it if you don’t want to read it, but there is no need to leave a message to block people’s way of making money, why bother? Coding is not easy, and labor deserves respect.]