Win the Ding 1617

"Prepare!"

"ignition!"

A sharp whistle sounded, and several officers and assistants of the Rockets shouted loudly to the soldiers at their positions.

The rocketmen who had already prepared to stop took a last look at the angle of the rocket launcher, glanced at the flags floating in mid-air, exchanged glances silently, and touched the torches in their hands to the tail of the rocket.

In the eyes of Wu Sangui's personal soldiers who seemed to be chatting leisurely not far from the rocket team's position, these rockets were completely different from the ones they had seen in Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan. Conical shape, it looks a bit like the fireworks that are set off during the Chinese New Year, except that it is a little bigger.

Do these things work?The soldiers who had fought with Wu Sangui for many years were a little surprised.

However, a bigger surprise followed.Firework-like rockets whizzed like fire dragons from the positions of Hongluo Mountain and Diayu Mountain to the Jiannu position of Tashan Mountain not far away, and streaks of gray and white immediately appeared in the clear blue sky that was blown by a night of north wind. arc.Before the arc disappeared, there were bursts of explosions from the Tashan position.One by one, the fires rose rapidly along with the black smoke on the Tashan position, and those deer villages that had hindered the advance of the Ming army yesterday suddenly turned into piles of huge bonfires.Even rockets falling on ditches, earthen walls, and low walls can form a sea of ​​flames within ten steps near the point of impact.The arson rocket with a total weight of more than forty kilograms was called an oil arrow by the soldiers because it was filled with a mixture of more than ten kilograms of fish oil and fierce fire oil.After years of practice and exploration, the inclined rocket launch slot on the rocket launcher.The rocket body has changed from a cylinder to a circular platform, the rocket head retains the conical fairing, and the guide rod is no longer fixed on one side of the rocket body.Instead, it appears on the central axis of the rocket, fixed at the bottom of the rocket by 3 or 4 claw prongs.This "centerline guide bar" design improves the rocket's stability.Increased hit rate.In addition, three inclined stabilizing spiral plates are installed at the tail of the rocket. The gunpowder gas ejected from the tail of the rocket makes the rocket spin in flight to achieve stability. This new design greatly improves the accuracy of the rocket.

Dozens of rockets deviated slightly from their launch trajectories and landed in the traffic trench behind the first earthen wall.The hundreds of coated soldiers hiding in the ditch were in bad luck.Just now he was still high-spirited as if he had been pumped with chicken blood, looking forward to preparing for the Nanyue Army's charge this time, using the firecrackers in his hands to earn some military merit for himself, and to capture the kill that Prince Rui's master hanged down to kill the Nanyue Army. Enemy reward, silver.Raising the flag, these beautiful hopes were burned by the roaring rockets in an instant, and there was no ashes left.These coats who had just planned to call themselves a certain Jia family after raising the flag have become dead souls in purgatory.In the burning traffic trench, screaming and ramming around like headless chickens.Some of the cotton jackets on their bodies were ignited by the fire, crying and pleading, rolling on the frozen ground, trying to put out the fire, and some simply rushed out of the trench.He ran to the sea, wanting the sea to extinguish this evil fire, but.After running for dozens of steps, his body was deformed by the fire, and he fell to the ground. After struggling a few times, he was turned into coke. "Second brother! Let the servants behind the second earthen wall withdraw! Otherwise, they will be burned by the demon fire set by the Nanmanzi!" Even Dorgon, Duoduo and others have followed their father and brother since they were sensible. Conquering the South and the North, but when have you seen such a scene?He said it was demon fire.Duoduo has long regarded this fire as the real fire of Sanwei in the mouth of the storyteller.

Dorgon's heart was also bleeding.

After three consecutive days of fighting, he and his generals had a better understanding of the combat effectiveness of the army in front of them.Originally thought that these southern barbarians were only good at relying on fortifications to fight defensively, at most they were ferocious in field battles, but they did not expect that the attack on fortifications was also so ruthless.

With the continuous rising of the flames, the deer village and the low wall of the first line of defense have disappeared, and the heat brought by the combustion has made those fortifications that were frozen as hard as steel after being poured with sea water become like mud.What is even more frightening is that as the local temperature along the Tashan line rises, the sea begins to replenish this area with cold air, and the scorching heat waves are continuously pushed by the cold air and blown onto Dorgon's face.

The armor of the Eight Banners generals also began to feel slightly hot.

"Second brother, if we don't withdraw, our soldiers and horses will become rattan armored soldiers who set fire to Panshe Valley!"

"Withdraw! Order the slaves behind the second fortification to retreat into the garrison cave, and leave only a few watchmen in the ditch behind the parapet! The Baturu of Manchuria with the two white flags all retreat to the outside of Tashan Fort. Wait until the Ming army launches an attack before moving forward!"

"Duoduo, all the Ba Yala soldiers of you and me should go to the front enemy and supervise the retreat. If any servant panics and disturbs the army's morale, whoever escapes first will be punished on the spot! The family members will act as camp prostitutes!"

Although Dorgon's military orders were harsh, the soldiers in the two white flags and the Manchuria soldiers who could only bite the bullet and anxiously waited for the launch of the rocket on their heads were like the emperor's amnesty. Under the guidance of a senior officer, they retreated slowly and orderly along the traffic trench where rockets landed on the edge of the trench and exploded into fireballs from time to time.

According to Huang Taiji's order, Tulai and Mulima, who came to Tashan to accept the command and control of the Dorgon brothers, brought a thousand coats with yellow flags, and each led two cows' coats along a traffic trench. He ran quickly towards the several garrison holes behind the second parapet.

"Squeak!—" A rocket made a long sound, screaming and passing over the people's heads, which immediately made the group of coats with yellow flags feel a little upset.

Maybe it was due to the exhaustion of strength, or maybe it was deflected by the cold wind constantly coming in from the sea, so he plunged down and landed no more than ten steps in front of Tulai.

There was a muffled "bang", and everyone's eyes turned red.A ball of fire exploded.

"Don't mess! Don't run! Whoever messes up, I will kill him first and then his whole family!"

Tulai stopped the panic of his subordinates, and snatched a shovel used for digging fortifications from a guard. "This demon fire is not afraid of water, so let's use some soil for you!"

A shovel full of earth was thrown into the fire.The fire suddenly weakened slightly.

"Whoever has a shovel comes forward, each of you has a shovel of soil, cast!"

More than a dozen Baoyis with shovels stepped forward timidly, and hurriedly put out the fire.

"Turai, what official position are you in now?"

Being summoned by Dorgon's Bala soldiers to come before this Prince Rui, Tulai was still a little apprehensive, not sure if it was a blessing or a curse.

"Returning to the words of Prince Rui's master, the slave is now the third-class Angbang Zhangjing."

"Just now, this king saw it very clearly. You stayed calm and extinguished the demon fire. Very good! Set an example for my Eight Banners army. Since this king has the grace of the emperor and has the right to make decisions on the fly, then this king will be presumptuous." Once, you will be promoted to first-class Angbang Zhangjing, and you will be in charge of these servants with yellow flags! Your brother Murima, I think, is also a talent, so he will be promoted to Jiala Zhangjing, and let him assist you in handling affairs After the war, I will report this matter to the emperor!"

"Slaves, thank you, Prince Rui, for your promotion!"

Just because of a few shovels of soil, Turai never dreamed that he jumped from the third class Angbang Zhangjing to the first class, and even the clan brother Murima also jumped from the hereditary Niulu Zhangjing to Jiala Zhangjing .It seems.It's a joy to go out to fight with Prince Rui and his master on business!

"Okay, let's rest in the back! Nanman will come up later, and you have to work hard!"

"Turai, you are a good slave. I was ordered by the general to promote your brother's official position. This general has to say that you are two brothers, and each of you has two high-class Mongolian women. I will go to the castle to choose .Your officers under your command will each be rewarded with 50 yuan in silver. Those slaves in coats will also be rewarded with wine and meat!"

"Masters, thank you General Yangwu for your reward!"

This move, in Dorgon's view.It's a feat.Tulai's use of sand to extinguish the fire undoubtedly stabilized the morale of the army. Dorgon promoted him to an official position. One is that he is faithful to his word, which is helpful to his prestige in the army. Two, Tulai is under Xianghuang's banner People, this is undoubtedly reaching into the yellow flag.Huang Taiji allowed Tulai to be promoted, which is naturally the best, but for Dorgon, the Tulai brothers would only secretly complain to Huang Taiji.Just lay a wedge between the two yellow flags!Their Guerjia family has a large number of people, and it is also a family that Dorgon must win over.

"Don't be afraid if the Nanman fires the demon fire again! Spread out! Those demon fires can be broken with sand!"

"Scatter the formation! You can use the sand to break the Nanman's demon fire!"

"The Nanman's demon fire can be broken with sand and soil!"

Like any new force, Jiannu also has the same crazy and barbaric ability to learn and summarize. Tulai's discovery was quickly conveyed by Dorgon's Ba Yala soldiers on horseback among the various departments of the Qing army. .In the blink of an eye, the Qing soldiers who were burned to the core by the fire all passed on this surprising discovery to each other.

All the soldiers of the Qing army began to settle down. They drank water and ate some dry food firmly in the garrison cave, straightened their swords, guns and firearms, and waited for the orders of the officers.

Under this round of rocket strikes, the ditches, earthen walls and Luzhai fortifications, which were similar to Jincheng Tangchi yesterday, were gradually stripped of their camouflage and returned to their original appearance.

As the fortifications continue to burn and collapse, the frequency and density of rocket launches are also gradually decreasing. Because of the limited range, it is impossible to cover the entire Tashan position. It can only be a means of rocket attack on the first fortification.

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Unlike the Southern Guangdong Army that used copper horns to convey orders, the Ningyuan Army still traditionally used horns to convey the intentions of the commanders. However, with the gradual degeneration of the Ming Army, it was possible to convey all military tactical actions to every organizational unit. The ability has become that it can only convey simple offensive orders.

As the sound of the horn spread, the flags of the Ming Army in the direction of Diayu Mountain and Hongluo Mountain moved slowly. They were the two chariots of the Ningyuan Army.

"on!"

The round of rockets just now turned the Qing army's position into a sea of ​​flames, and it also boosted the morale of the soldiers in the car camp who rushed from Ningyuan.As the first wave of the offensive, they came out of the formation aggressively. With their heads held high, they slowly pushed various chariots towards the Qing army's position.

Behind their ranks are thousands of soldiers and civilians.The first wave carried straw bags full of dirt on their shoulders.Those behind them are mostly holding various tools in their hands.Among them are many iron spades and picks issued to them by the Southern Guangdong Army.

"Under the cover of the car camp, go to the first line of defense. Throw the earth bag into the ditch, then tear down the deer village, ditch, earth wall, and low wall, and fill them up. After returning, each person can have a silver dollar wages!"

In addition to wages, those strong laborers who took the tools of the Southern Guangdong Army were also promised that as long as they could dismantle and destroy the fortifications that hindered the advance of the army, they would use the tools in their hands.It can be used by oneself.

It's made of fine wrought iron!In Ningyuan City on weekdays, I am afraid that the waist knives in the hands of those officers and soldiers may not have so many wrought irons!

However, if someone dared to escape halfway, or intended to be lazy and work abroad, the more than a thousand cavalry under Wu Sangui, who were slowly pressing on the two wings of the brigade, had already been ordered to kill them immediately!

The large group of people slowly pressed towards Tashan along the coastline that had just ebbed.The front chariot.The upper baffles were covered with thick quilts, which were wetted with sea water and then covered with soil.Some are even covered with cowhide and iron.The chariot behind.Although there are not so many cowhide and iron sheets, they are all covered with thick layers of bedding, and the bedding is a combination of soil and water.Cannons and firecrackers used to defend against rebels in Liaodong. .

Looking this way from Tower Hill Fort.It can be clearly seen that along with the undulating terrain, the red cotton armor and banners of the Ming army rushed to the north in waves.

"General, the servants of the artillery team asked, do you want to shoot to block it?"

Dorgon's confidant, Cao Zhenyan applauded Niulu, and asked Dorgon for instructions in a low voice.

Squinting his slender eyes, he carefully looked at the undulating crowd.Dorgon shook his head.

"These people are just civilians. It's useless to kill them. Tell the servants of the artillery team that there is no military order from the general. Do not fire a cannon without authorization. Let them take care of the second ditch. one time!"

In a blink of an eye, the chariots of Cheying arrived at the outer edge of the first fortification. At this time, those Dorgon carefully integrated the long trenches of the Qing army, the parapets of the Southern Guangdong army, and the Juma trenches of the bunkers. , in front of the enthusiasm of the rocket, the steam has turned into piles of moist soil, and the earth walls and low walls in some areas even collapsed in many places.If yesterday, if there was a sudden attack by artillery fire, the generals leading the troops, Tan Bai and Tulai would definitely urge the Aha slaves in the army to rush to repair and recover, but today, under the unreasonable rockets flying all over the sky of the Southern Guangdong Army, Repair is useless.The three ditches and two low walls in front of the parapet, and the deer camp between the ditch and the low wall, and the wooden stakes and ropes, have long been turned into charcoal that is smoking green.

stop going..."

Amidst the officers shouting orders one after another, the tide-like crowd stopped and gathered in this narrow space.

The car battalion of the Ningyuan Army began to line up on this front.

Along with the chariot was transported a large and small Flanger and general artillery. The gunners quickly placed artillery positions on both sides of the chariot, facing the Tartar soldiers who might rush out at any time. The channel erected a good muzzle.

Similarly, on the chariot, the muzzles of each black hole pointed at the piece of land that had been devouring the lives of his comrades non-stop yesterday.

As long as there is a change in the Qing army on the opposite side, more than a hundred artillery pieces, large and small, will smash gunpowder and steel towards the opposite position.

The entire battlefield was eerily quiet, only the sound of people's heavy breathing.

"Cannon cover! Civil servants step forward!"

The password of the lieutenant general Che Ying shattered the momentary silence.

The officers shouted one after another: "The artillery cover, the civilians go up and fill the trench!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The heart-pounding sound of war drums sounded, "Fill the trench!" Thousands of peasants shouted, and under the leadership of their respective leaders, they rushed out along the reserved passage between the chariot and the artillery position like a tide.

Those peasants who rushed to the front with soil bags on their shoulders opened their throats and shouted desperately, to give courage to their companions around them and to themselves.Throw the soil bags on their shoulders into the trench one by one.

The outermost trenches were filled in the blink of an eye.

Then, the follow-up peasants with various tools swarmed up, and began to dig the low wall according to the pre-divided area, demolished the remaining roots of the deer village, and threw large pieces of soil from the low wall into the trench.

Behind them, the chariots of the Ningyuan Army were also slowly moving forward.

"The idea of ​​Princess Hejing is really good."

Standing on the top of Hongluo Mountain, Wu Sangui could clearly see every move of the Tashan position.

It was Li Huamei's idea to Wu Sangui to use the Ministry of Military Law to restrain the people.In fact, it is not a new method. The factories, mines, and shipyards in Nanzhong are all carried out in this way. Workers or official slaves are organized into teams for easy management.This is also an inevitable requirement for industrialized production.

However, this is a brand new concept for Wu Sangui and others who are still in the mode of thinking of agricultural economy.

"Commander! The general thinks that it would be a waste if these peasants were dismissed like this after the war!" Wu Sangui's confidant guerrilla, who is also the leader of the household, suggested to him in a low voice.

"These men are all in their prime, well-disciplined, well-organized, and have been on the battlefield. Although they have never really fought against the Tartars, they have become a group of good soldiers with a little training. The general will first congratulate the commander-in-chief. Thousands of elites have been recruited!"