Late at night, a fire dragon snaked out of the Qing army's camp and headed straight to the foot of Xishan Mountain. It was visually estimated that there were at least ten thousand people. Wu Sangui and Tang Tong who were watching the battle at the top of Ningyuan City were shocked by this move. The Qing army was going to attack Xishan overnight?
Tang Tong frowned as he was afraid that something would go wrong. If they could still go out of the city to support them during the day, they could also contain the troops at the worst. But it was so late at night and the situation was unclear. How could he dare to open the door and leave the city easily.
It's just that the Qing army sent out such a large number of troops to attack the mountain late at night, and they were really not afraid of a head-on collision, or they were really angered to the point of hysteria, and they vowed not to give up in a fight to the death with the little eunuch, no matter the cost.
The two of them were puzzled but could do nothing to help them. They could only watch helplessly as the fire dragon bypassed the ditch from the Qing army camp and gathered at the foot of the Western Mountain.
I just hope that the sky will get brighter soon, and I hope that I can call for help in time, and if things go wrong, I can clean up the mess.
The lookout point under the huge rock above the cave was affected by the Qing army's artillery fire and was in ruins. The secret sentry hurriedly made a small nest. At this time, Chang Yu and Chen Wangting were nesting here and looking at the fire at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
Qingque was stained with blood, and Chang Yu's hand was bandaged. He had previously ambushed a group of Qing army spies. During the fierce battle, his hand was spotted and almost broke off. This shows that the jungle is extremely dangerous.
After the two men fought for a while, they climbed up to take a look at the overall situation and take a breather. Unexpectedly, the fire at the foot of the mountain aroused the little eunuch's doubts. Is the Qing army planning to attack the mountain?
Actually a surprise!
At this time, the sky was already turning dark (it was past two o'clock in the morning). How angry was Dorgon that he went into the mountains in the dark? Did he really want to fight to the death?
Chang Yu pondered for a while and saw that there were more and more fires under the mountain, estimated at nearly 20,000, so he decisively ordered Gongziying to come out of the cave to fight.
After an ambush, almost all the Qing army spies in the mountains who showed up were eliminated. As for the hidden fish that slipped through the net, Chang Yu ignored them and just concealed their whereabouts and let the infantry battalion get out of the hole.
There are thirty gates of General Zhankou in the mountain. They are light and easy to move. When the Qing army bombarded the west mountain, they had already moved into the cave. At this time, Chang Yu gave an order and pulled them all out again. They were divided into high places.
Although the cannon is light, its range is not as good as that of the red cannon. Five miles for large lead bullets (solid bullets) is the limit, but small lead bullets (small solid bullets, which can hold dozens or hundreds at a time) can reach nearly ten miles)
Then use the mountain to shoot down, and the range is no less than that of the red cannon.
At this time, the Qing army gathered to attack the mountain. Chang Yu naturally wanted to strike first and ordered the artillery to load and bombard.
Solid bullets, explosive bullets, and small lead bullets took turns to appear. Thirty artillery fires were fired in a volley. There was a chaos of fire from above and below. Chang Yu sneered at the corner of his mouth, "Come on, Duozai!"
Before his smile could subside, Dorgon returned the favor, and the red cannon sprayed fire, leaving the mountain in chaos.
At that time, Yuan Chonghuan had a great victory in Ningyuan. He reported it and destroyed it ten miles away with one shot.
It's talking about the power of the red cannon.
Whether it is cavalry or infantry, they will suffer devastating casualties when encountering artillery. Those who are hit will be turned into flesh, and the explosive shells will fall into the dense crowd, and they will be destroyed countless times. The two armies are bombarding each other, one up and down, with the same range, and one is extremely powerful.
, there are many firepower outlets, and the loud noise can be heard within dozens of miles.
The mountains are shaking and the earth is shaking, and the chickens and dogs in Ningyang City are restless!
Chang Yu came out of seclusion and invited the Shenji Battalion, which almost pulled out all the gunpowder and artillery shells in the capital. So at this time, he was not worried about the lack of artillery shells at all, but was worried about the continuous bombardment of the cannons. These days, the iron
The quality of the guns is not very good.
The two sides exchanged bombardments for nearly half an hour, and the sound of the artillery gradually became sparse. Chang Yu was not the only one who was worried about exploding the barrel. The red cannon had a large charge, and the probability of exploding the barrel was also quite high.
This burst of bombardment, or rather the momentum of the fight, resulted in very few casualties on both sides. After all, the ranges were similar. Although the red cannons were powerful and had a long range, they did not dare to move too far forward, otherwise they would be covered by firepower on the mountain, and the cannons on the mountain
Although the Ming army wanted to kill the enemy, but they could not reach the range, they almost blocked the mountain pass and razed the general tower to the ground. However, the ruined temple was intact. Could it be that there was really a god to protect it?
The bombardment finally stopped completely. Chang Yu ordered an inventory of the damage. All troops strictly guarded each checkpoint, keeping a close eye on the Qing army's movements. At the same time, they secretly continued to hunt for the spies who entered the mountain.
Tu Yuan, Jia Waixiong and Jiang Fa came back from Heifeng Mountain. They cursed and cursed endlessly. They finally succeeded in making the Qing spies mistakenly think that there was an ambush in Heifeng Mountain. However, they gained very little and only killed seven people.
He was a Qing army spy, but his legs were sore and trembling from the exhaustion of walking back and forth over the mountains and ridges. While he was taking a rest, he suddenly heard the sound of artillery fire and ran back in panic.
Chen Wangting chatted and heard that Wuzhong led his troops to slaughter half a hundred Qing army spies with envy and jealousy. He also heard that there were also injuries in the Black Wolf Camp, even the young eunuch was injured, and his hand was almost chopped off.
Several people were shocked and hurriedly looked for the young eunuch, only to see him standing on a huge rock next to the entrance of the cave, looking up at the foot of the mountain with an extremely confused expression.
Seeing this situation, no one dared to disturb him.
The Qing army gathered its troops with great momentum, and watched eagerly but did not stop. Even when they were facing a bombardment, they still did not take the opportunity to enter the mountain. What did they want?
Could it be that you are just trying to scare me?
It's not necessary. We are not children, and we are not scared.
Chang Yu really couldn't understand why Dorgon was doing this. He brought troops to demonstrate but did not enter the mountain. He did not enter before the bombardment. It was not as good as during the bombardment. If he did not enter now, why should he wait until dawn?
Damn it, you don't want me to sleep! Chang Yu took a sip, and everyone around him laughed. "Lord, please go to sleep. I have something to say to you."
The enemy's intentions were unknown, so Chang Yu could not sleep.
After descending from the cave, he washed his face with cold water at Moshigou. The pain in his hands was gone, and he could hold the knife without restrictions. Then he led a group of people to patrol the mountain, and visited every important pass. Still no Qing troops were seen at the foot of the mountain.
Any unusual movement.
Feeling impatient, he decided to investigate nearby!
The attendants stopped him one after another and told him not to be involved in danger, so he volunteered to go to investigate.
Chang Yu disagreed. In Taiyuan, he personally led his team to conduct investigations. He once escaped into the bandit camp in disguise, assassinated Li Laiheng and escaped unscathed. At this time, he only went to the foot of the mountain to conduct reconnaissance.
Seeing that they could not stop him, his subordinates all volunteered to accompany him.
Chang Yu glanced around and selected the three nephews of Chen Wangting, Jiang Fa, Wuzhong, Kuang Ren and five sharp archers to accompany them, while the rest were on standby in the mountains.
A group of more than ten people formed three groups and groped outward along the valley. Unexpectedly, before they could get out of the valley, they suddenly heard the faint roar of cannons.
Chang Yu was startled, thinking that the Qing army was bombing the mountain again, and told everyone to be careful, but then he felt something was wrong. The sound of artillery kept coming, vaguely coming from far away rather than close to him. He stopped and listened, and his face suddenly changed.
He hurried to the entrance of the valley and climbed up to the top of the valley. There was a Ming army whistle on top shouting commands. Chang Yu answered the commands and climbed to the top of the valley in one breath. When he looked up, he suddenly took a breath of air.
The dense fires that were originally at the foot of the mountain have gone straight to Ningyuan City. In the distance, Ningyuan City is surrounded by artillery fire, like a sea of fire. The Qing army has actually attacked the city!
The Qing army suddenly attacked the city without any warning! (To be continued)