golden scales

Chen Yiyuan only had a single coat that was so dirty that it couldn't be colored, and he was shivering in the cold November wind.He pushed the shield car with both hands, tilted his body, kicked the ground with his feet with all his strength, and felt the heavy shield car slowly rolling forward.

This kind of shield car is eight feet high, made of elm and locust wood, and shaped like a car with four wooden wheels underneath.There is a guard plate in front, and the wooden board on the top is also eight inches thick, which can defend against Ming army muskets and arrows.Some shield chariots are still covered with three layers of cowhide on the top, and covered with mud and Qinshui quilts, which are protected from water and fire, and can protect armored soldiers directly to the city.

Although it has strong protection, the shield car also has a fatal flaw. It is too heavy, and even if it is pushed by more than ten people, it will not be able to move fast.Especially in this piece of land that has been dug with potholes, it is almost impossible to push fast.

Those who pushed the cart with Chen Yiyuan were not coated Ahha, although they were dressed like beggar Hanako, but they were serious green camp soldiers.The real coated ahas are used to fill trenches, and they are not even qualified to push shield carts.

"Brother, I can't push anymore, my legs are weak." Beside Chen Yiyuan, a young man who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old panted, and wheezed out such a sentence from his mouth.

"Don't talk, stay strong." When Chen Yiyuan opened his mouth, his mouth was foaming and his energy was dissipated.

The armored soldiers behind them waved their weapons and issued warning sounds, ordering them to push harder.These armored soldiers, whether they were Jurchens or Han army flags, had the right to kill Chen Yiyuan and other Green Battalion soldiers in front of the formation.As for those coated Ahas, they were even more like ants in their eyes.

Behind the armored soldiers, there is a row of scattered cavalry armored soldiers.They were originally Bayala of each Niulu, each holding a riding bow.With a light arrow, the people in front of them, whether it is Zhushen Jiabing, Luying, or Baoyi, as long as they dare to turn around and run away, they will be killed with one arrow.If there are too many people fleeing, they will also switch to heavy swords and sabers, which can completely split people in half with a slanted slash.

"Come here, fill in the chalk on the ground!" The Zhang Jings behind him conveyed the orders of the generals.Have the Coat and the Green Battalion clean up the marks on the ground.

The same is true for their gunners. First mark the position, and then fire the gun according to the angle and dosage of the previous test.

Although the gunners of the Ming army were well-trained and able to calculate the bombardment elements on the spot, since it was their own home field, making some marks on the bombardment distance could reduce the error and make the bombardment more accurate.In fact, the chalk is covered.It also cannot affect the performance of Ming army gunners.

Chen Yiyuan really wanted to ask for this errand, which seemed much easier than pushing the shield cart.

But soon, there was a loud noise in the sky. Amidst the rumbling sound, a puff of smoke rose from the front of the Ming army formation, and black iron bullets had already blasted over.Those coats that gather in twos and threes to work at the mark.He was immediately bombarded by artillery, leaving no bones left.

Chen Yiyuan took a sharp breath of cold air, only to feel a foul and fishy smell in the air, which made people want to vomit out their stomachs and intestines.

In an instant, he was a little thankful that he didn't have such a job, and at least there was a shield car in front of him to protect him from guns and arrows.

But this joy quickly dissipated without a trace.Because the artillery of the Ming army obviously intends to kill the shield car first.

Just as Chen Yiyuan poked his head out, he saw a red flame erupting from the dark muzzle opposite.Immediately spit out a cloud of white smoke.

"call out!"

A sharp sound pierced the sky, and an eight-pound cannonball flew towards it at a speed visible to the naked eye, but it was impossible to think of avoiding it.

The artillery shell crossed the low and flat trajectory and landed with a bang before hitting the shield vehicle.

Chen Yiyuan just mentioned the heart in his throat, and finally saw a glimmer of hope.However, the cannonball didn't intend to stop there. It splashed a cloud of dust on the dry and hard ground, flew forward again, and hit a shield vehicle on Chen Yiyuan's right.

There was a loud "bang", and the iron bullet slammed into the front fender of the shield car.The shell was resisted by the plank, and still tore the shield with an unimaginably huge force.

The unlucky shield car vibrated violently, and the shattered guard plate shot out countless pieces of wood.These large and small pieces of wood flying out became like sharp blades, or like hidden weapons thrown by martial arts masters, piercing the Qing army behind the shield chariot all over their faces.

The soldiers who were shot screamed, their hands instinctively wanted to cover their faces and chests, but they stopped abruptly outside the sawdust, lest the sawdust penetrate deeper.This kind of pain that is worse than death torments the body and mind of the wounded soldier, and the only way to relieve the pain is to scream at the top of his voice.

Chen Yiyuan only felt nausea for a while, the corners of his mouth opened, and he could not help hissing and sucking in cold air, his whole body had lost half of his strength.

The two armored soldiers of the Qing army in the back came forward with a knife in their hands and slashed forward, hacking to death all the screaming wounded soldiers, so as not to let them affect their morale.

Chen Yiyuan felt cold all over, and was about to turn his head to talk to the brother beside him, when he blinked, there was no one around him!

He hurriedly turned his head and looked back, trying to see if his little brother had fallen behind.Unexpectedly, Chumu is a figure from the back, exactly the figure of his brother, he is running backwards!

"You're going crazy! Come back!" Chen Yiyuan couldn't help shouting.

His little brother was suddenly nailed to the spot, then backed up again and again, and fell to the ground on his back.

A light arrow shot him in the throat and shot him back to Chen Yiyuan.

He widened his eyes, covered his throat with his hands, and spat blood from his mouth, and soon there was no life between his eyes.

Chen Yiyuanmu couldn't say a word in a daze, but there was wind behind him.

The back of Shun Dao looked at Chen Yiyuan's shoulder, and a soldier shouted sharply, "Push!"

Chen Yiyuan ignored the burning pain in his shoulder, his tears and nose almost made him unable to breathe, and continued to push the shield car forward with all his strength.

The shield car rolled forward slowly, pulling out a long wave.

This time the Qing army invested as many as [-] shield vehicles in the Battle of Tianjin, in order to resist the fierce artillery of the Ming army.

"I read the war documents between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming army. The Ming army's tactics are nothing more than forming a hedgehog formation, and then bombarding them with artillery. When they are close, they will use firecrackers. As long as they break their artillery first, then break them These Ming soldiers can only kneel down and beg for mercy under the long swords of Zhushen warriors!" Aobai was riding on the horse, watching his shield chariot formation slowly advance, and it really blocked the first round of the Ming army. Cannon fire, showing off proudly to the left and right lieutenants.

Aobai used to be Huang Taiji's personal guard, and he had the most simple admiration for Huang Taiji.Many people were confused by his title of "Batulu", thinking that he was a reckless man who charged forward.In fact, ever since Oboi started to lead the army, he has always put himself into the perspective of the master of the "Heavenly Talent", and used his brain to think about how to defeat the enemy.

However, the traditional way of thinking that soldiers come to block and water comes to cover is not guaranteed to be successful.

Ming Jun's scatter on 250 steps is just a warm-up activity.When the shield car advanced all the way to [-] steps in the pothole, the artillery of the Ming army really began to explode with the power of salvo.

Cannonballs hit the shield car accurately one after another, smashing the elm planks to pieces.

Obai's face gradually became ugly, because from his angle, he could see that the formation of shield vehicles was getting sparser and gradually only dozens of shield vehicles were still pushing forward.

The coat slave who was rushing forward had to throw himself to the ground every step he took, lying on his stomach for a while, only after making sure that the shells flew over his head did he get up and continue running forward.

The artillery of the Ming army set the elevation angle very low, and each shell could not reach the head, and it would form a ricochet when hitting the ground, which brought greater panic to people.

Baoyi finally pushed to the edge of the ditch amid the sound of artillery, and threw the earth bag he carried all the way into the ditch.Just a glance, those bamboo sticks, sharp wooden stakes, and barbed wire in the ditch... made them tremble with fright.Just when they thought their mission was accomplished, real terror struck from behind them.

The armored archers of the Qing army showed no pity for the lives of these people, and shot arrows one after another, shooting the wrapped men into the trenches.There is no advance or retreat on the battlefield, can they be allowed to retreat and continue to carry earth bags?Not so much trouble, as far as the work of filling the trench is concerned, the body is the same.Anyway, there are so many Han people in Beizhi that they can't run out.

"Aim!" The gunners of the Ming Army behind the parapet took up shooting postures one after another.

With the sound of the sharp shooting horn, the uniform sound of firecrackers resounded through the sky.

Rows of armored and armored soldiers were equally killed by lead bullets, forcing others to seek cover for shield vehicles that had not yet been destroyed.

The entire battlefield was divided into two worlds by the trenches. In the world of the Ming army, there were only orders and their own heartbeats, while the world of the Qing army was engulfed by karma, tormenting everyone from the commander to the coat.

"The new standard gunpowder has really greatly increased the accuracy, and the hit rate is as high as [-]%." Long Fucai quickly wrote down the shelling records in his notebook, while looking for more valuable targets on the battlefield.

Suddenly, a general flag that he had never seen before appeared in Long Fucai's telescope.Under the general flag, there were a few generals of Donglu in yellow armor, who seemed to be gesticulating and issuing orders to Tianjin City.

As a Liao citizen who had a blood feud with the Manchurians, Long Fucai realized that this was an excellent opportunity.If these generals could be bombarded and killed in one fell swoop, the Donglu soldiers in front would surely flee.

"Please come out with the general." Long Fucai told his deputy and reported the shooting target.

His so-called "General" is not Xiao Donglou, but the General Cannon sent by Zheng Zhilong.This [-]-jin Hongyi cannon, with a medicine of nearly four catties, is a British navy naval gun purchased from the Portuguese in Macau. During the test firing, the shooting distance was as far as five miles.Because they were too expensive and heavy, Zheng Zhilong only sent two statues, and the crown prince put them all in Tianjin.

"Bomb him if you aim at it!" Long Fucai watched the two general cannons being stripped of their cover, gritted his teeth and ordered, as if he saw the murderer who ruined his family.

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