Chapter 535: Divine Soldiers Descended from Heaven
Daikin did not have artillery, and as far as Huang Taiji knew, the Denglai Ming army did not have field artillery. But now there was a continuous sound of artillery on the battlefield, which surprised him greatly.
Not only was he surprised, but everyone in the Ming army was also surprised.
When the sound of artillery sounded, both parties who were fighting stopped at the same time and looked together in the direction of the artillery bombardment.
Halfway up the mountainside where the canyon is located, I saw flashes of fire and smoke. At the entrance of the canyon, among the dense sniper formations formed by Jianlu and the Eight Banners of Mongolia, there were bursts of howling ghosts and wolves.
When the two sides of the battle took a look, two completely opposite reactions suddenly appeared. Jianlu looked at the place filled with gunpowder smoke in horror, as if he saw the entrance from hell, and the seducer Black and White Wuchang was jumping towards him with a ferocious smile.
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The soldiers of the Ming army, who were fighting hard and desperate, seemed to see the rescuing Guanyin Bodhisattva descending to earth and coming to rescue them. At this time, they felt a sense of intimacy towards the artillery that they had never felt before.
Sergeant Ariake reacted first and shouted happily: "Our reinforcements are coming!"
When other Ming troops heard this, they shouted: "Reinforcements are coming!"
"Wan Sheng!"
Some soldiers were overjoyed but very strange: Denglai did not have field artillery, so why were there suddenly so many artillery bombarding Jianlu. Moreover, Denglai’s comrades had all come out this time. Where did the reinforcements come from?
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The Jianlu at the entrance of the canyon suffered the most, especially the Jianlu and the Mongolian Eight Banners who were behind the blocking formation. Originally, they thought that with their companions in front of them, they could withstand the Ming army's attack, and they would be relatively relaxed and less dangerous.
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Unexpectedly, thunder rang out on the ground and then exploded above their heads. Many people went to see King Yama before they had time to figure out what was going on.
The Jianlu, who had not been affected for the moment, were so frightened that they hurriedly hid on both sides, but there was nowhere to hide. In order to block the Ming army's desperate struggle, they formed a dense formation, leaving no room to dodge.
In the dense formation of Jianlu at the entrance of the canyon, large blank areas soon appeared. Every time a cannon was fired, a new blank area appeared. In fact, it cannot be said to be blank, but a purgatory of flesh and blood.
Aziger saw this situation from one side of the canyon. While he was glad that he had escaped this disaster because he did not stand on the other side of the canyon to command, he also felt his heart bleed because his bannermen were massacred.
He no longer cared about Huang Taiji's orders. Under such a fierce artillery attack, it was impossible to stop it with human power. He quickly ordered his men on the side of the canyon to withdraw to both sides to make way for the flag men in the middle to escape.
Lu Xiangsheng was just about to rush over to fight again, but he was shocked as soon as the cannon sounded. He never thought that reinforcements would come from the sky at this time. And at such a critical moment, he brought artillery to bombard the Jianlu.
Open a retreat for them to the canyon.
He raised his head and looked intently at the smoke-filled area, and found some figures in strange costumes moving in the looming smoke.
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly remembered that Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son's letter had described the uniforms of the New Army, which seemed to be this kind of weird clothing.
A burst of ecstasy welled up from the bottom of his heart, and he shouted loudly: "Zhongxing Hou has arrived with the imperial army, everyone rush!"
Lu Xiangsheng's personal guards also looked ecstatic and shouted in unison, spreading Lu Xiangsheng's words: "Zhongxing Hou has arrived with the imperial army, everyone rush!"
Lu Xiangsheng guessed correctly, the reinforcements were the new army led by Zhong Jinwei. At this time, he was observing the situation on the battlefield with a smile on his face, and commented easily on the effect of the shelling: "It's not bad. It's worth it to come out this time."
Come on. Look, one shot of explosive ammunition can wipe out a group of captives and make a lot of money!"
Gu Baichuan was speechless as he listened. While the army was fighting, Marquis Zhongxing actually asked whether the shells were worth it.
When they came out this time, the fourth child also came with them. The four of them were looking at the entire battlefield in stunned silence.
Such a huge war scene, covering several miles in radius, with flags waving, and fighting shouting and fighting in different ways. The fourth child suddenly felt that the previous war between the peasant army and the Ming army in northern Shaanxi was just playing house.
Especially the power of the artillery, which could so easily kill the enemy on the battlefield, shocked the four little ones. This scene was deeply imprinted in their minds and greatly affected their future actions.
Use troops.
What Zhong Jinwei didn't expect was that the benefit he deserved most this time was not the benefit brought by a cannonball, but the impact of the war on the four children, making them all good at using artillery to achieve their goals when they fought for the Ming Dynasty in the future.
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As for Zhong Jinwei, at this time, he was not as relaxed as he appeared on the surface. He was actually secretly rejoicing. If it weren't for such a favorable terrain, the small army he brought with him, although powerful in firepower, would not be of much use.
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He saw that the middle area of the canyon entrance had been cracked open by artillery fire. Moreover, the Jianlu on both sides were fleeing, and the Jianlu who were lucky enough to survive in the middle also hid on both sides.
Zhong Jinwei was afraid that further artillery bombardment would damage Denglai's friendly forces, so he ordered the artillery to stop shelling the center and instead use solid bullets to freely attack Jianlu on both sides of the canyon. Then he dispatched the fusiliers at the bottom of the valley to plow the ground with artillery fire.
They were divided into two teams in the middle area and opened fire on both sides to drive away the Jianlu and Mongolian Eight Banners who were already escaping.
The soldiers of the Ming army who were originally attacking Jianlu in the canyon saw such a shocking scene and heard the shout from behind that the imperial support army had arrived. They suddenly felt that their bodies were suddenly full of strength again, and they began to attack crazily.
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Jianlu, who was sniping, saw that his comrades behind him were not dead and fled to both sides. He still had the courage and thought to block the crazy Ming army in front of him alone. He also retreated to both sides while fighting.
As a result, the road leading to the canyon was quickly opened, and the Denglai Ming army began to pour into the canyon.
As they quickly entered the canyon, they saluted the reinforcements who were shooting on both sides. The joy of being reborn after the disaster was tinged with a hint of surprise and gratitude.
On a high ground at the entrance of the canyon, five or six Dongchang officers were standing, gesturing for them to pass through the canyon in order.
The last rays of the setting sun shone on the Dongchang officers, making them glow red. Behind them, the sky was full of red clouds.
At this time, Denglai Mingjun felt how kind the Dongchang Fanyi was. From now on, whoever wants to say how evil the Dongchang Fanyi is, must argue for the Dongchang Fanyi.
Lu Xiangsheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the troops he had brought out finally began to enter the canyon. Then a feeling of fatigue immediately came up, and several wounds on his body began to hurt.
He looked at the artillery position halfway up the mountain, resisted the urge to go to see Marquis Zhongxing, turned over and got on the horse led by his guards, straightened his upper body and stood on the spot.
The handsome flag with the word "Lu" stood behind him, hunting in the wind, telling the Ming army that had not yet entered the canyon that he, Lu Xiangsheng, was here and did not leave first.