Chapter two hundred and seventieth no advance or retreat
The Qing army's central army's horn sounded, flags waved, and the order for a general attack was issued.
Amidst the rhythmic drumbeats, 20,000 to 30,000 auxiliary soldiers and followers shouted loudly, grabbed the edge of the wooden bridge, and lifted the wooden bridge with all their strength. The auxiliary soldiers and followers got under the wooden bridge and lifted the wooden bridge.
The bridge was moved towards the four trenches.
More than a thousand wooden bridges, like more than a thousand armored vehicles, pressed towards the Huben Division.
Those wooden bridges are three meters wide, but the front of Li Zhi's fortress is only more than 700 meters. With the gaps between the wooden bridges, only more than a hundred wooden bridges can be placed on one front. A thousand wooden bridges can be arranged in rows.
The long team grew to eight or nine levels, and looked mighty.
However, walking on the wooden bridge was very slow, and it took more than ten minutes to reach the first ditch.
Li Zhi did not let the cannon fire. The Qing army was a little surprised and sped up their hands and feet. The first row of wooden bridges in front set up wooden bridges on the first trench. A total of two hundred wooden bridges were built up to let the second row of wooden bridges go up.
A trench turned into flat ground.
The Qing soldiers who had laid the wooden bridge retreated holding their wooden shields.
Seeing the first trench being paved with wooden bridges, a burst of joy erupted from the ranks of the Qing troops in front of the Chinese army.
Hauge held up his riding whip and said: "General, we have been ordered to pave four trenches and charge forward in a short time."
Dorgon was wondering why Li Zhi didn't fire, and felt a little anxious. He looked at Hauge and said nothing.
After the first trench was paved, 800 wooden bridges crossed the first trench, only 180 meters away from Li Zhi's cannon.
The reason why Li Zhi asked the Qing army to pave the first trench was because he was afraid that the Qing army would collapse and escape after encountering the first round of shotgun shells. The range of the shotgun shells was 350 meters. After the Qing army's wooden bridge entered 180 meters, they headed towards
They had to run the same distance to escape the shotgun range. In other words, the Qing army that passed through the first trench had already fallen into the middle of the shotgun range.
Li Zhi sneered and shouted: "Gunshot! Fire!"
One hundred and forty cannons were already ready to fire. With Li Zhi's order, more than a hundred cannons were ignited and fired cannonballs at the 800 Qing wooden bridges 180 meters away.
Fourteen thousand iron projectiles were like a torrential rain, overwhelming the sky, pouring towards the auxiliary soldiers and followers of the Qing army.
The wooden shields under the wooden bridge of the Qing army were thick enough to withstand rifle bullets. But in the face of shotgun pellets, these wooden shields were useless. The shotguns flew from 180 meters away and hit the wooden shield hard, like
It was the can opener that met the sardine can and penetrated the entire wooden shield without any hindrance.
The clicking sound of the wood being penetrated merged into a loud "boom". Each wooden shield was hit by at least a dozen rounds of projectiles. The wooden shields on the front of the wooden bridge of more than a hundred vehicles in the first row were all destroyed. Everywhere.
It was all broken wood flying, and from a distance it looked like a cloud rising from the wooden bridge.
The projectile still had momentum after penetrating the wooden shield, and continued to stab towards the back, killing four or five auxiliary soldiers in the first and second rows under the wooden bridge before stopping.
Blood spurted out like water from the body shot by the shotgun, like small fountains, splashing everywhere inside the wooden shield. The air that was dry just now was suddenly filled with a salty and wet smell of blood, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Shortness of breath.
Without the protection of wooden shields, not only the auxiliary soldiers and followers in the front row were killed by shotguns, but the Qing soldiers in the rear row were also immediately in danger. Without the protection of wooden shields, the Tatars under the wooden bridge were exposed naked.
Under the rifleman's muzzle.
The riflemen opened fire without hesitation. The Qing soldiers who were densely lined up 180 meters away and moved slowly holding the wooden bridge were the best targets. Even if the bullets missed and missed the Qing soldiers in front, they would still be fired.
Hitting the Qing soldiers in the back. Six hundred soldiers in the first row pressed the trigger, and blood blossomed from the bodies of the Qing soldiers one after another.
Screams appeared from under more than a hundred wooden bridges at the same time, as if they had been arranged. The Qing soldiers who were shot were struggling on the ground, twitching and groaning. They covered their bullet wounds, hoping
It could stop the blood that was coming out there. But the rotating mini bomb destroyed too many body tissues, and the body under the wound had turned into a bloody paste. The blood was like a chirping spring water, constantly flowing out of the wound.
The Qing soldiers under the first row of wooden bridges suffered heavy losses. Carrying the heavy wooden bridge to attack the rifle array would undoubtedly lead to death. They threw the wooden bridge to the ground in a panic and fled behind them. But the Huben division in the stronghold
However, they still did not let them go. The six hundred soldiers in the second row quickly stepped into the shooting position and shot at the fleeing Qing soldiers.
The crackling gunfire sounded, and the fleeing Qing troops fell down one after another as if they were blown down by the strong wind. Hundreds more people died in the gunfire.
In the central formation of the Qing army, Baile from Manchuria under the Eight Banners and Gushan Ezhen from Mongolia saw the scene on the battlefield. They were all shocked and speechless.
This Li Zhi is cheating!
Why didn't he use the scatter cannon when the ten wooden bridges rushed into the formation just now? Now a thousand wooden bridges have rushed halfway, with no way forward or retreat, but at this time Li Zhi used the scatter cannon to bombard him
Qing army’s wooden bridge.
What a sinister Nikan!
Abata's face turned a little pale, and he murmured: "It's too bad, even if we retreat now, we will be bombarded by Sanzi several times."
Du Du panicked again, grabbed Dorgon's sleeve and said: "General, retreat quickly! Wait for the emperor to come! When the emperor comes, there must be a way!"
Dorgon did not expect such a battle situation, so he closed his eyes weakly.
Hauge's face was red with anxiety, and he turned around and said loudly: "General, don't retreat! Even if you retreat, you will have to endure several rounds of shelling, and the soldiers will die in vain! It takes a long time for Li Zhi's cannon to hit once, but we can rush forward."
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Hearing Hauge's words, Dorgon opened his eyes. Indeed, Li Zhi's cannon fired very slowly when the ten wooden bridges were rushing into the formation just now. If calculated at that rate of fire, a thousand wooden bridges could rush through the formation.
To the fourth trench.
Dorgon gritted his teeth and said, "Blow the horn and let the auxiliary soldiers charge with the soldiers!"
Li Zhi stood in front of the formation and smiled when he heard the horn of the Qing army charging into the formation.
As expected, the Qing army was not scared away and continued to charge forward.
The maximum rate of fire of Li Zhi's six-pound gun can reach three or four rounds per minute. But that is without cooling the barrel and moving the gun carriage back to its original position. At such a maximum rate of fire, the gun can be fired ten times.
The barrel is completely red-hot and can no longer be fired. If you have to do all the steps, use a wet cloth to cool the barrel, and use tools such as a gun gauge to aim, the six-pounder can only fire one round per minute.
Of course, Li Zhi now does not need a gun gauge to shoot shotguns. Even if the barrel is cooled, he can fire one shot in forty seconds. However, Li Zhi is unwilling to destroy all the wooden bridges of the Qing army. If all the wooden bridges collapse,
, the armored soldiers of the Qing army would not rush forward.
Li Zhi shouted to Lu Hu: "Slow fire! Don't defeat the Tatars!"
