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Chapter 808 Panicked on the surface, secretly happy in the heart

In the afternoon, at Weishi, at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, there were Ming soldiers in red armor everywhere.

"Tom! Tom! Tom!"

The shells whizzed past, and exploded in the walls of the villages at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain one after another. Strange yellow smoke quickly filled the air, and some shells exploded, scattering white powder and floating around.

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

As the fireworks soared, countless rockets shot out from the ignited rocket box, flying towards the Qing army's Shimen Mountain position as if overwhelming.

Unable to attack for a long time, and with heavy casualties, the Ming army's troops and horses attacking Ningyuan Town at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain have already become angry at this moment.

Wu Sangui also approached Chen Jiugao specifically for this, and offered to send out his men and horses, even if they were to carry and carry the large mortars from the Shenji Camp.

For this reason, the mountain attacking army of Ningyuan Town once stopped attacking the Qing army at the southern foot. This move almost made Azig mistakenly think that the Ming army was about to give up attacking Shimen Mountain.

On the Huolu pier on the mountainside, Manchurian Zhengbai Banner Baya Laluzhangjing Azignikan, who was in charge of commanding and supervising the battle, was also looking coldly at the Ningyuan Department of the Ming army who was approaching from the bottom of the mountain.

Looking down from where he was, the Ming army was black in groups, seemingly endless, and they were even more like madmen, rushing forward with all their might.

The only difference is that Ming Jun's mouth and nose are covered with a rag!

Although the Tazi soldiers on Shimen Mountain fought bravely, they were few after all. What was even more painful was that Azignikan, who was in charge of the defense line at the southern foot, had vaguely guessed that Shimen Mountain was just an abandoned land, and he would give up sooner or later.

Although he is not yet able to enter the core high-level and participate in the planning, he also knows that in the high-level strategy, the persistence of some warriors is meaningless. Their purpose is to delay the Ming army and buy time for other battlefields.

As for the place where they sacrificed their lives and fought for time, that's beyond what he, a little Ba Ya La Tiao Zhang Jing, can know!
Looking at the battle situation at the bottom of the mountain, he saw that the Ming army seemed determined to take down Shimen Mountain. He couldn't help but think: even if the warriors under his command were desperate, it would not be difficult to stick to it for a long time when the enemy was outnumbered.

Another point is particularly important, that is, the Ming army didn't know how to do it, and they worked tirelessly to transport those large mortars to the front line. Poison and dust bombs came from time to time, and many warriors were choked and unable to fight anymore.

The Tianyou Army, Han Army, and Korean Army soldiers, who were the main force of the mountain guards, quit the battle even more due to poor protection, and a large number of them were directly smoked and fell on the battlefield, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

What's more, the Ming army spent a lot of money again. Their big rockets combined with poisonous bullets and gray bullets also shot a large area from time to time, as if they didn't spend money.

At this moment, the Ming army pouring in like a tide, with the help of poisonous and ash bombs to open the way, has completely occupied the foot of the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, and is struggling to attack the mountainside.

As the defense lines of the Qing army were breached, the Ningyuan Zhenming army also swept away the decadence at the beginning, but now their morale is high, and the shouts of killing are loud.

At the same time, the morale of the Qing soldiers stationed at the southern foot became more and more low. They were not afraid of attacking the Shan Ming army. Even if there were no Tartars with the Zhengbai Banner to supervise the battle, the Tianyou Army and the Han army would still fight.

Only the performance of the soldiers of the North Korean Army has been poor. For this, the high-ranking princes and princes of the Qing Dynasty, Baylor, also complained a lot, but the North Korean Army must be reinforcements from friendly countries, and they should not be punished as they would treat their own generals.

But at this time, the poisonous and ashes bombs of the Ming army struck, and the yellow smoke filled the sky, making people want to vomit, and the white dust floated in the air, and it was so choking that people couldn't even open their eyes.

Because they never thought that the Ming army would use poisonous and ashes bombs, the Qing army guarding the mountain did not pre-install protective wet cloth strips, and the wet cloth strips they found temporarily were snatched away by Zhengbai Banner tartars.

Even if there are some remaining, they can be used as officials first, so those ordinary sergeants, the Han army and Korean army guarding the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, dare not leave their positions to hide.

Fearing that the Ming army would take advantage of the situation, and fearing the punishment of the superiors, he was suffocated or choked to death.

As the Ming army fired more and more poisonous and ashes bombs, they exploded in front of and behind the Qing army's formation, yellow smoke covered the sky, and white dust flew up. There was a mournful howl.

The strange yellow smoke is getting thicker and thicker, and the white mist has begun to block the sight.

Even those tartars and officers whose mouths and noses were covered with a layer of damp cloth, once poisoned smoke invaded, they would still cough continuously, and after a long time, they would become dizzy and have a splitting headache.

Such a situation caused the Qing soldiers guarding the mountain to panic, especially the North Korean soldiers, who had already started howling and running around.

I just hope to escape from the hell on earth quickly!

Then there are those ash bombs, which exploded after landing, and the lime dust filled the air. Everyone's mouths and noses could be covered, but if their eyes were also covered with wet cloths, how would they fight?
I saw those Qing soldiers guarding the mountain, who happened to be covered by the white ash scattered by the explosion of the ash bomb, all of them covered their eyes and howled mournfully.

Of course, when Ning Yuan's army attacked the mountain, they fired poisonous bombs, gray bombs, and dense rockets so violently, but they also accidentally injured some of their own troops.

The rockets were better, and most of them were thrown into the rear of the Qing army's defense line, but the poisonous bombs and gray bombs were different.

Although when launching, the predicted landing points were all within the Qing army formation, but the poisonous smoke and ash were spread by the wind. Although there is no wind today, there is no need for flat ground in the valley. There will be a mountain wind.

What's more, the mountain wind came so suddenly that you couldn't guard against it. If you didn't kill the soldiers of Ningyuan Town, you would be knocked down by the sudden poisonous smoke, or your eyes would be burned by the white ash.

Fortunately, they all covered their mouths and noses in advance, and they were able to retreat in time after feeling the poisonous gas intruding. Almost all of them were not deeply poisoned and suffered little damage.

In the fierce battle between the Ming and Qing at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain, generally speaking, it seems that the Ming army has taken the initiative, and they can control the rhythm of the attack at will.

When the poisonous smoke was thick, the Ming army only guarded at a distance, and if there were any Qing soldiers rushing out in disorder, they would shoot and kill them immediately, and when the smoke faded a little, they would cover their mouths and noses and rush into the Qing soldiers' formation Fight and fight.

Every time the boundless Ming army rushed into the formation, the roaring voices of the soldiers of Ningyuan Town could be heard in every ear!
Seeing so many Ming troops at the foot of the mountain, Li Renzhan, the deputy general of the Korean army beside Azignikan, was like an ant on a hot pot, and he just murmured: "What should we do? The Ming army is about to attack. How can this be done?"

Although this is the case on the surface, he is secretly happy in his heart.

Compared with the barbaric Manchu Qing Dynasty, in the heart of Li Renzhan, the deputy general of North Korea, the Ming Empire, which represents civilization and prosperity, is the place he yearns for.

In the minds of many courtiers and generals in North Korea, the Ming Empire was still regarded as China's right, but on the surface, they had to bow to the force of the Manchu Qing, and it was really a last resort.

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Xishimen's advancing speed was significantly faster than before.

After all, it is the main barracks of the commander-in-chief, which is the core combat force of Ji Town, not to mention Bai Guangen's family members, fighting bravely to be the first.

Although he also knows that with his own strength, let alone an hour, even before dark, there is no guarantee that he can break through Xishimen, but Zhang Zhongping, the general manager of the Supervising Biaoying Battalion, also said that Mr. Xie said that at least he will take it before dark. Go down to Shimen Mountain, otherwise even he can't protect him.

Being able to become the commander-in-chief of a town, Bai Guangen naturally knew the meaning of Xie Sixin's words, so he didn't dare to neglect, and quickly organized his soldiers to attack the West Shimen Mountain Road with all their strength.

But even with the firepower support of the artillery teams on the mountains on both sides, the firepower output is too unstable!

Sometimes, the stone wall defense line of the Qing army was just blocked by mountains and was outside the range of fire output from the mountains. Even if the mountains on both sides were captured, they could not be bombarded with artillery from high altitudes.

In this way, it was necessary to rely on the soldiers of the main barracks in Jizhen to attack hard. Fortunately, not all the defense lines of the Qing army needed them to work hard, so everyone's morale was always high.

In addition, Manchurian Zhengbai Banner Jialazhangjing Irza, who was in charge of supervising the battle on the West Shimen defense line, was directly bombarded by mountain artillery early on. This will naturally seriously affect the morale of the Qing army.

Even though the Qing army has always had strict military rules and regulations, after the death of the main general, no one dared to retreat, and Niu Luzhangjing Ahuchi immediately took over the command of the fallen Yierza.

But it more or less seriously affected the morale of the Qing army's defenders, and because the Ming army shelled violently and their positions could not be defended, they retreated all the way.

On the way to retreat, Lazhang Jinghe, a member of the Tianyou Army, was injured after success, which made the soldiers of the Tianyou Army, who were the main body of the defenders, even more demoralized.

When it seemed that there was no way to retreat, Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming led hundreds of elite Tianyou troops and arrived in time.

After Geng Zhongming arrived, he immediately took over the power of commanding and supervising the battle. After all, he was a seasoned veteran, especially with high prestige in the Tianyou Army.

With him presiding here, the morale of the army was restored immediately, and soon a new round of defense was organized relying on the stone wall fortifications.

However, anyone with a discerning eye has already seen that the fall of the West Shimen Mountain Road is inevitable, and the only difference is just a matter of time. Geng Zhongming also clearly understands this in his heart.

In fact, he didn't want to stick to it and wait for help, he just wanted to wait for a moment, just a moment!
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While fighting fiercely at the southern foot of Shimen Mountain and West Shimen, Tang Tong's Miyun Army also fought fiercely with the Tartars on the East Shimen River Valley Road.

This is a long and narrow river valley, with Xiaoling River on the left and Shimen Mountain on the right.

Although there are occasional hills and winding roads in some places, but generally speaking, many places are gentle and soft river valley sandy land.

The terrain in some places is also considered wide, with mountains and rivers far apart, suitable for the march of chariot teams, but in some places, it is narrow and winding, and it is difficult for chariots and large teams to pass through, and the sand is soft, and the heavy battle tanks Cars can easily get stuck in it.

Moreover, the Qing army defending this way was obviously more belligerent. They even rushed out from behind the stone wall defense line to fight back against the attacking Ming army.

At one point, they forced the Miyun army back for more than a mile, but they were outnumbered, and were killed by the Miyun army. After leaving behind dozens of corpses, they retreated back to Shiqiang to defend.

Of course, although such actions showed their bravery and fearlessness, it also angered Tang Tong and completely aroused his anger. For this reason, he did not hesitate to use his wealth to motivate the soldiers.

Stimulated by real gold and silver and Yunzhou cigarettes, the officers and soldiers of Miyun Town could also turn into man-eating beasts. They all received the rewards and rushed towards the front of the Qing army like crazy.

However, Tang Tong was really scheming, and he was also a death-defying team who had received silver rewards, but he only encouraged the soldiers from the other battalion to move forward, and the soldiers from the main battalion followed.

Of course, almost all the family members and soldiers who existed as his own family were guarding in front of him, never far away.

These servants are all his precious lumps. After so many years, he has only supported more than a thousand soldiers, so how can he be willing to take them to risk at will.

From his point of view, money, after using it, you can try to get it again, but these loyal family guards, if they lose one, they will lose one, and they don't know when they will be able to make up for it after further training. .

But those daredevil warriors from other battalions are different. They have received the reward silver now, and they have to spend it with their lives. If they die in battle, the reward silver will go back to their own pockets. You can spread a good reputation for yourself that you don't hesitate to reward.

Therefore, he sent the death-defying warriors of the other battalion at the front, and the main battalion at the back, so that he could supervise them so that they would not dare to retreat, and at the same time reduce the casualties of his own main battalion.

Of course, even so, there are still some warriors who are not afraid of death in the main barracks. Good hindrance.

They rushed all the way and fought fiercely, and the gunners of the Shenji Battalion also received silver rewards. The cannon also fired harder and harder. Not only was it much more accurate than usual, but the firing speed was also faster than usual. .

With the help of the Shenji Battalion's artillery, the dare-to-die warriors of Miyun Town destroyed the city and pulled out the village, rushing all the way to the north.

However, along the way, they did not encounter many Tartar soldiers and horses.

The more the soldiers of the Miyun Army fought, the higher their morale was, and more and more people gathered together. They often concentrated their superior forces and charged hard at the stone wall defended by a small number of Qing soldiers.

To put it simply, it is to fight more with less, and there will be no disadvantages!

On the other hand, the Qing soldiers defending on the opposite side fought less and less. At the last moment, there were dozens of people behind each stone wall, and no more than 200 people at most.

Under the charge of the death-defying warriors of the Miyun Army, they could not last long, and they were defeated.

In terms of obstacles, I am afraid that the impact of terrain and terrain is slightly greater than that of the Qing army. Every time it reaches a relatively narrow place, it will take a long time for the Miyun army to pass.

And although they fought smoothly, they were not really not afraid of death. They always had to gather a large group of people and wait for the artillery from the Shenji Battalion to launch a real charge.

Time is mostly wasted like that!

However, Tang Tong did not feel sorry for this at all. In his opinion, besides the servants around him, including the soldiers of the main army, casualties are inevitable. How much to recruit.

What he wants now is not those ordinary soldiers, but military merits, so all the way to attack, he often stands on the hills and rocks, shouting loudly, encouraging the morale of the army.

With the news of victory coming in frequently, or the beheading of the third level of the Tartar, or the beheading of the seventh level, or the breaking of one stone wall after another, the news of victory can be said to be continuous.

Such progress on Dongshimen's side also made Tang Tong feel that he was honored, and he began to brag again in front of Chen Shihu, a guerrilla in the Shenji camp.

(End of this chapter)