Ming Zuo

Chapter 941 The Battle of Busan

The offensive and defensive battle of Busan has finally begun.

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 Jinjingshan City.

Dorgon and Hauge ordered the North Korean army to be the vanguard, followed by the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han armies, and attacked the high ground occupied by the Xia army.

On the battlefield tens of miles away, the sound of guns continued, but Bai Xiaoqi, the commander, was very relaxed.

"At the beginning, His Highness asked the main force to be placed at the back, I was still a little puzzled. Looking at it now, the height is still higher than His Highness! There is simply not enough room for too many troops in this damn place."

There are not many other things in North Korea, except that there are many mountains, and they are all hills.

It is not so much a mountain as a highland.

This kind of terrain is doomed, and the troops that can be put into battle are very limited.

At Zuo Menggeng's request, the [-]th Regiment and the [-]th Regiment only deployed one battalion on the front, and the main force served as a reserve team, all of which stayed in the mountains and behind, ready for reinforcements at any time.

Xia Jun's fortifications are the closest to the ground, and they are also [-] meters high.

Even though the poured ice water melted, the fortifications built with giant trees and stones still provided good protection.

In such a fortification, even a company cannot be placed.

Two or thirty people guarded it, using muskets and mortars in their hands to kill and injure the enemy.In the condescending situation, the effect is still very good.

Fortifications and fortifications can cooperate with each other and take care of each other, so there are not many dead spots for shooting.

Although the firepower was not very intensive, the Qing army still couldn't lift their heads.

The number of Qing troops involved in the attack was not very large.

Both Dorgon and Hauge deliberately ordered the attacking soldiers and horses to disperse.

However, when the fight really started, the formation of the Qing army became even more sparse.

It's not that the Qing army was lazy and didn't obey orders, but that the terrain determined that they couldn't do it even if they wanted to concentrate.

The steepness of the mountain means that there are only so many paths to climb up, and they are bare.

The only bunkers that the Qing army could find were some stones and mounds of earth.In order to avoid being killed, they can only jump back and forth non-stop, and occasionally crawl forward, so the speed of travel is very slow.

In order to be able 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 go into battle.

In this era of cold weapons, the two armies have fought a hot war.

Hao Gekong had an army of [-], but he could only stay behind. Watching hundreds of people attack Xia Jun made him extremely depressed.

"Where is Shi Tingzhu? Why is he procrastinating? This king wants to punish him."

"Master, calm down. It wasn't General Shi's negligence on purpose, but the ice and snow melted, the roads were muddy, and the artillery was too heavy to be transported."

Fan Ji excused Shi Tingzhu.

In North Korea in March, spring has arrived.

The muddy road has become the biggest problem in artillery transportation.

People on Shi Tingzhu's side pulled horses and trudged hard, but the distance they traveled every day was only about ten miles.Rao is so tired and exhausted.

Of course Shi Tingzhu knew the sin of procrastination, but he had no better way.

Without the support of artillery, the Qing army's offensive always seemed to be thunderous and rainy.

Seeing another wave of attacks being beaten back by Xia Jun, leaving dozens of corpses on the hillside, Hauge broke his whip angrily.

"How is the progress with Prince Rui?"

How could Fan Ji not understand his thoughts, he hurriedly said with a smile: "Master, there is no need to worry, Prince Rui has not made any progress."

Hearing this, Hauge's anger dissipated.

"Tell Jin Zidian and the generals that they must not be neglected. Don't slow down Xia Jun and continue to attack."

With his strict orders, the battle started again.

The progress of the Qing army is not unpleasant.

After learning about the powerful firepower of the Xia army through the Battle of Lushun, they learned the formation of skirmishers without a teacher.

In addition, the terrain of Jinjingshan 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, just to make their bodies more flexible.

Anyway, even if he was wearing heavy armor, he still couldn't survive being hit by Xia Jun's cap gun. On the contrary, he had a better chance of surviving with flexible mobility.

Xia Jun's counterattack was unhurried.

In such a battle, you can't get up quickly.

Xiang Zuolin came to the front line and ordered the soldiers one by one.

"They all aim at each other, but don't fight at the same time. The firepower must be continuous, and don't leave an opportunity for the Tartars."

Looking down from the fortifications above, all the soldiers of the Qing army were hiding behind the bunkers.After waiting for Jun Xia to open fire, they took advantage of the gap in firepower before moving and ran to another bunker at top speed.

Xia Jun's corresponding method here is not to shoot together.

Although this will cause insufficient firepower, it is persistent and can effectively kill the Qing army.

Another benefit is that it prevents smoke from obscuring the line of sight.

Xia Jun was at a high place, and the smoke caused by the firing must have drifted upwards, which caused great trouble for Xia Jun's soldiers' vision.

If you don't shoot at the same time, the smoke will not be as thick and will dissipate faster.

Obtaining his orders, Xia Jun's soldiers carefully tilted their heads and observed the situation under their feet with only one eye.

Gunpowder and bullets have already been loaded in the gun, and the cap is even put 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, regardless of whether you hit or miss, you must quickly hide.

The archers in the Qing army and the North Korean army were very powerful, and they were 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 it really didn't work, the soldiers of the Xia army in the fortifications didn't even fire at all, but asked the nearby friendly troops for help, so that the friendly troops could shoot from other angles.

Relying on this way of helping each other, Xia Jun firmly occupied the fortifications without losing anything.

The Qing army attacked three times and was beaten back, so they quickly thought of a way.

And this method was used by Xia Jun.

That is to smoke.

With the smoke blocking Xia Jun's line of sight, the Qing army accelerated their climbing speed.

They covered their mouths and noses and got into the smoke.Full of joy, he thought that in this way, he could rush to Xia Jun.

Even Hauge was on his feet, eagerly waiting.

However, the miserable shouts of Qing soldiers in the thick smoke soon sounded, and then one after another, figures wrapped in flames fell down.

Seeing this scene, the follow-up people were all terrified and did not dare to rush forward.

On Xia Jun's side, the soldiers took out glass bottles one after another when they couldn't see them.It contained a light yellow liquid, and some wet cotton cloth was inserted into the liquid at the mouth of the bottle.

Soldiers lit the cotton cloth with a lighter and threw it from above.

The glass bottle is very brittle, and it will shatter when it hits anything, which caused a large number of flames.

The soldiers of the Qing army couldn't see the situation ahead in the smoke, so they stepped on it and turned themselves into burning men.

You have Zhang Liangji, I have a wall ladder.

Both offensive and defensive sides kept showing wisdom.

Although the battle scenes were not intense, the test of life and death was cruel.

(End of this chapter)