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The heavy artillery of the Qing army had all been withdrawn, and even if some of the artillery remained, their power was insufficient. The blunderbuss of the Korean army might be threatening, but that was only for others.

The soldiers of the Xuanfu army were well equipped with armor and shields, and they were relatively scattered. At this time, they attacked with armor as a unit, and the Korean army had long been accustomed to three-stage strikes.

Their firecracker skills can be said to have been learned from China and Japan!

Back then, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent hundreds of thousands of troops to occupy North Korea first and then attack Ming Dynasty, the generals of North Korea suffered a great loss at the hands of the Japanese army and were chased all the way to the bank of the Yalu River.

Since then, they have seen the advantages and disadvantages of firearms, but they have nowhere to study. As a last resort, they first forced the prisoners of the Japanese army to teach them how to operate and fight firearms.

Afterwards, the Ming government army came in to help the DPRK to fight against the Japanese, and they pushed the Japanese army from the side of the Yalu River all the way across the Yalu River, almost pushing the Japanese army into the sea in one go.

Since then, North Korea once again saw the sharpness of Ming army firearms, especially the blunderbuss of the Qi family army. For this reason, they did not hesitate to spend a lot of money secretly to recruit the soldiers of the Qi family army to serve as their instructors.

But after all, they were taught by two families, so their firecracker shooting methods seemed nondescript. Although they combined the advantages of the Ming army and the Japanese army, they did not create their own characteristics.

At this moment, the North Korean sergeants lined up behind the stone wall in three horizontal rows, still shooting at the Ming army rushing in a sparse formation outside the stone wall in a three-stage strike posture.

In fact, this three-stage firecracker shooting method is most suitable for the enemy army rushing in a dense formation, but they did not expect that the soldiers of the Xuanfu army attacking the mountain would respond with a sparse formation.

As a result, the power of their gunfire salvo was greatly reduced, and many bullets fell into the empty space.

Moreover, the Korean general in command here is called Lin Qingye. He is an official in Ping'an Dao Bingma Jiedushi. He was temporarily appointed as the general of the boat division to transport grain to the Qing Dynasty for support.

However, after delivering the grain, he was detained by the slave chief Huang Taiji and asked him to lead [-] Korean soldiers to support the front line of Songjin.

This Lin Qingye has always been interested in the Ming Dynasty, and has always regarded the Tartars as barbarians. At this time, he also used secret means. Not only did he order the shooting because the password was unclear, but he also secretly ordered the North Korean soldiers under his command to raise the muzzle of their guns. a little.

Such a style of play naturally poses no threat to the Ming army.

At the beginning, the officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu army carefully avoided the bullets fired from the opposite side, but later they gradually discovered the mystery. These deadly bullets always seemed to avoid themselves, either flying over their heads or Kankan shot in the space in front of his feet.

Many even secretly rejoiced, thankful that they met a group of novices who couldn't play blunderbuss, some of them even thought to themselves: the blunderbuss can be beaten like this, they really don't even deserve to be called their grandfather.

Many officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu army still encouraged themselves in their hearts: I will let you know later how to shoot this firecracker!

In addition to the firecrackers of the Korean army, even the bows and arrows fired by the Tartars lost their threatening power in the past. At such a short distance, the degree of harm was actually minimal.

After all, the sparse formation of the Ming army is not as easy to aim as the dense formation, and the soldiers of the Xuanfu army are not only equipped with armor, but also the soldiers in the front row have large shields to protect their bodies, so it is not easy for the Tartars to shoot with their bows.

Furthermore, in such a big battle, even if some soldiers of the Ming army were shot sporadically, it would be of no avail to the already doomed fate of the Qing army!
The Qing people who were in charge of guarding Huangtuling had been replaced by Zhenglan Banner Gushan Ezhen and Doro Raoyu Beile Abatai. He was not loved by his father's old slave Nurhachi since he was a child, and because of this he developed a cautious character.

If so, even if Abatai's arrangement is proper and the defense is effective, it will become meaningless in the face of the powerful firepower of the generals of the Xuanfu Army.

He stood on the Huangtu Ridge, watching the Xuanfu army advancing steadily, from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, but he was helpless, he could only look at the Xuanfu army and sighed.

Early this morning, the Qing army stationed at Huangtuling, as usual, started to deploy defense lines after breakfast.

The armored soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner of Manchuria, led by their assigned Shiku, came to the forward position at the foot of the mountain, and they urged the stationed Korean soldiers to come behind the earthen wall.

Originally, I thought that the officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu army on the opposite side would shoot a few precise bursts of artillery as in the past, and then rush in from all directions in small groups, and fire a volley of guns before approaching. Today's battle is basically over.

But how could I ever think that the Xuanfu army is so dishonest!
To change the style of play suddenly, and not to communicate in advance, isn't that unfaithful?

Facing the fierce artillery bombardment from the Shenji Battalion, the Qing army guards at the foot of Huangtuling collapsed in an instant, and even the Qing army leader Abate, who was stationed at Huangtuling, was alarmed.

Standing on the ridge to watch the battle, he was also terrified: Is the southern army crazy?

Immediately, Abate couldn't help but gasped, and thought to himself: If all the armies in the Southern Dynasty fought like this, it would not be easy for our Qing warriors to enter the customs and plunder again.

Although he was angry at the successive defeats of the North Korean generals, there was nothing he could do. His brows were deeply furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

Maybe he was thinking about how to resist the attack of the Xuanfu generals, or maybe he was thinking about how to withdraw from Huangtuling without being punished for retreating and losing ground in battle.

In fact, as Dorobel of the Qing Dynasty, he is already one of the inner circle. Although he may not be included in the inner circle of the Qing Dynasty's strategy, he has been cautious and cautious in these years, and has made fewer mistakes.

Even Huang Taiji, the slave chief, looked at him differently, and began to assign him some important tasks, not only to further observe his abilities, but also to train him.

In the Qing Dynasty, although Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain, had established his absolute lofty prestige and prestige, after all, the Qing Dynasty had just transformed from the slavery system discussed by the four Baylors to the feudal monarchy system of one man.

Although two of the four major Baylors who were co-management of state affairs were punished to death by Huang Taiji for committing crimes, there is still a branch of the Big Baylor Daishan, and its power is the most powerful.

Moreover, his younger brothers are all in the prime of life, especially Dorgon's family, which worries him the most.

Dorgon was clever and cunning, wise and sinister. He even had a brother and a brother, both in their prime of life, and both were named for their bravery and ferocity.

All of this, how can Huang Taiji not be worried, although he has only reached the age of destiny, but he knows what his own body is like, he is the best.

This time he led the army to the front line of Jinzhou, didn't he just gallop all the way while catching nosebleeds with a bowl, this was not the first time that this happened.

Over the years, he has vigorously promoted his sons and nephews who are centered on him, thinking that he will be a check and balance, but like Bei Le Yuetuo, he was supposed to be a loyal minister and general who could be entrusted to future generations, but he was beheaded by Zhang Cheng in Jibei.

Except for Yue Tuo, it's not that there are no talents, but these people are still young and inferior in seniority after all, how can they suppress Dorgon and other three brothers.

For this reason, Huang Taiji had no choice but to find someone from among his brothers to train him. Abatai entered Huang Taiji's eyes like this. Although his reputation is not as good as Dorgon's now, Huang Taiji stands behind him to support him, and the future can be expected what.

At this moment, looking at the Ming and Qing armies fighting fiercely on the mountainside, Abate's complexion was also extremely ugly, and there seemed to be a trace of anger.

The task Huang Taiji gave him was very simple, that is, to hold on to the Huangtu Ridge until dark, and then quietly retreat from the pontoon bridge behind the Huangtu Ridge to the east bank of the Xiaoling River.

However, looking at the situation on the mountainside, he was sure that it would be difficult for his side to hold out until dark. Sure enough, two of the five defensive positions on the mountainside at the west foot of Huangtuling had begun to retreat.

"Ugh!"

Abate sighed heavily.

However, he is the general of one party after all, he always has to make a decision whether to fight or withdraw, which not only concerns his life or death, but also the life and death of thousands of defenders on Huangtu Ridge.

It is more related to whether the strategic goal of slave chief Huang Taiji can be realized!

Although he knew that retreating at this time was the best choice, but he didn't dare to make decisions without authorization. He had to call Geshha and ordered him to go down the mountain quickly to the east bank of the Xiaoling River to meet Prince Su, the leader of the Zhenglan Banner. Haug asked for instructions.

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Yu Ziwang was the leader of the top three in the first team of the second bureau of the left division of the Dengfeng camp. Before he joined the Xuanfu army, he had never touched the bird gun, at most he let go of the three-eyed gun.

But after Li Jiyu was recruited by Zhang Cheng, when he was reorganizing and training in Yongning City, there were very few people in the camp who could handle firearms. Even a fake monk like Yu Ziwang, who became a monk halfway, was regarded as a talent and promoted to the top fire soldier long.

Now, he led his brothers in Jiazhong and approached the Qing army's defense line on the hillside of Huangtuling. About [-] steps away was the stone wall defended by the Tartars.

The mountain in front of the stone wall is very hard, and there are only some small shallow ditches intermittently. It is estimated that the Tartars can't dig here, otherwise there must be a deep and wide ditch.

Less than a mile to the right of this section of the stone wall, there is another collapsed village gate and ruins of the village wall, as if it had just been bombarded by the light artillery of the Xuanfu army.

However, although the stone wall in front of me is not high, it seems to be very strong. It belongs to the type that is low but thick.

Looking around, the stone wall on the opposite side only reached the waist of the people, as if they could fly by with a vertical leap. At this moment, a row of shields and wooden boards were erected on the stone wall, and the figures of the Tartars and Korean soldiers behind them could be vaguely seen.

Yu Ziwang observed the defense line of the Qing army on the opposite side, but he was not in a hurry at all. He was waiting for his own attacking equipment to be pulled up. Just in the blink of an eye.

At this time, the brothers in his armor were hiding behind the rocks. Like them, there were soldiers of the Xuanfu army in red armor hiding behind the nearby rocks.

After more than half a month of the Huangtuling round, they have also become an old army of monkey spirits and monkey spirits. Knowing that the Tartars have powerful bows and arrows, they all hide themselves carefully so as not to be exposed easily.

What's more, he can come out from time to time and put a gun towards the stone wall. As a result, the Tartars and Korean soldiers behind the stone wall dare not show up. After all, there is only one life, and the consequences of being hit by a fire gun It was so tragic again, who would dare to show up so easily.

Yu Ziwang looked through the cracks in the rocks, and saw the Tartar soldiers behind the stone wall shouting and pointing at them.

However, the shields on the stone wall and the North Korean soldiers behind the boards were obviously indifferent, and there were occasional bursts of firecrackers, but they rarely hit the soldiers of the Dengfeng Camp.

At a distance of seventy or eighty paces, the Yunzhou Type [-] guns in the hands of the soldiers of the Dengfeng Battalion could penetrate the armor of the Qing soldiers on the opposite side, but the guns of the North Korean soldiers on the opposite side may not have such power.

Suddenly, a little fire flashed in the gap between the wooden boards on the opposite stone wall, followed by a small cloud of smoke, and Yu Ziwang bowed his head abruptly.

With a "pop", a bullet flew towards him and hit the rock in front of him, splashing a small stream of stone flowers.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The North Korean army behind the stone wall seemed to be in a hurry. There was a burst of not-so-intensive firecrackers, and the soldiers of the Dengfeng camp hurriedly dodged behind the rocks to escape.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At this moment, Yu Ziwang heard the sound of drums behind the stone wall.

Immediately afterwards, the shields on the stone wall in front were lifted up, and the planks were also withdrawn one after another. Many Korean soldiers with shields and knives jumped over the stone wall, and even launched a wave of charges against the soldiers of the Dengfeng camp.

It can be vaguely seen that there are some Tartar soldiers in blue armor mixed in, some of them are holding bows and arrows, and some are holding shields and knives like the Korean army, but the shields in their hands are much bigger than the Korean soldiers. Much thicker.

They came rushing with howls and roars, and Yu Ziwang's heart beat violently, and he couldn't help shouting: "Good time!"

The sources of sergeants in the Dengfeng camp are somewhat complicated. Among them are selected bandits, honest farmers, and some deserters from the army.

At that time, if Wu Zhizhong's opinion had been followed, these deserters would not have been selected into the various battalions of the Xuanbei Army, but Li Jiyu had been with them for a long time and admired their combat prowess very much.

In the end, they were able to stay in the Dengfeng camp under Li Jiyu's insistence. Therefore, these people were very grateful to Li Jiyu.

Later, after Zhang Chengyu came back from the province to help suppress the intruders, he found out about this, and he didn't say much, but specifically told Li Jiyu: "I was a thief in the past, but I know how to love the people and try my best not to disturb them. But now Now that you are an officer, you must also know that the military laws of my Xuanfu are strict, no matter who in your camp violates the military laws, they will never be lightly forgiven, you should save yourself!"

In fact, the reason why Zhang Cheng didn't want treacherous people at the beginning was mainly to ensure the purity of his camp.

After all, it is a newly recruited army, and everything is a new creation. Zhang Cheng just wants to lay a foundation for himself. Only when the foundation is solid and solid can he build a tall building.

When he recruited and recruited Li Jiyu's troops, the Xuanbei Army had already been established and had also experienced the test of the Great War. Therefore, some conditions could be relaxed appropriately.

Because, with the Xuanbei Army's battalions as the basis, the new battalions can be appropriately relaxed. Even if there are treacherous people mixed in, as long as he dares to violate the military law, he can only be ruled by the military law.