Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 389 Camel Cannon

At the military meeting called by Song Xiance, all the generals under him were full of fighting spirit, and they simply dismissed the coming reinforcements from the Wan Daqing.

Although the generals did not dare to disobey Song Xiance's order, the dissatisfaction in their hearts was still very obvious. They couldn't understand the weak spirit of a scholar and literati like him, which was manifested in shaking their heads, chattering, arguing, and making noise. They didn't pay attention to the 1 Daqing masters who came to Qinwang.

Especially Hao Yaoqi, He Renlong, Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan, as well as the North Korean general Li Cui Changhao, seven of them were dissatisfied, and eight were not angry. Aren't they just some camel soldiers?Can you mount a cannon on a camel?Are you kidding me?Even if it can stand up, can it still be as powerful as our red cannons and new muskets?

In fact, these people can't be blamed for their arrogance. They followed their Lin Jianguo and had a great record. They were invincible, invincible, and invincible.

Once upon a time, the Manchu and Qing Eight Banners claimed to be invincible, and even Mongolia and North Korea had to pay homage to them, but what happened?
In just one or two years, there were so many founding fathers of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Baylor and famous big traitors, including Dorgon, 10,000+ Qing troops and Eight Banners were so invincible before, the result was not beaten. temper?What's the point of losing even one battle from Shanhaiguan to their capital, and now it's just a mere 1 kings?
So one by one competed to play, vying to be the first, and everyone used me in the first battle, as if I would win.

However, facing such high morale, Song Xiance was not happy.Because he knows that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, not because he can pinch and count, nor because he is well-educated, talented, and has the calmness of a literati, but because he has experienced too many such things.

I think that when I followed Li Zicheng all the way from Henan to Shaanxi, the first state of the Ming Dynasty, the Dashun Dynasty, was born. This is an unprecedented event in the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years, and then fought all the way from Shaanxi through Shanxi. When he arrived in Beijing, he forced that foolish king of Chongzhen to hang himself alive, who among the heroes of the world is not the only one?Li Zicheng, King of Dashun, is the proud son of heaven, and the change of dynasty is a certainty. How dare the princes of all parties and the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty not come to pay respects?
However, only Lin Yi's soldiers and horses and Wu Sangui of Shanhaiguan are ignorant of current affairs.
Song Xiance at that time was the same as He Renlong, Hao Yaoqi and the others now, even more arrogant than them.

But what happened?The Dashun Army was kicked out of Beijing abruptly, and the Shanhaiguan was defeated so badly that the emperor was killed in battle!
What's worse is that Dashun Army's hometown Xi'an, Shaanxi was also taken over by Lin Yi's Ming army. Dashun Kingdom was completely defeated like a flash in the pan.

At that time, Song Xiance had a long memory, and the arrogant soldiers must be defeated!
Now that Lin Yi, the supervisor of the country, is not in sight, he has to be cautious.Therefore, he felt a little unhappy seeing these stunned youths domineering, gearing up, and eager to try, and he said in his heart that he has never suffered a big loss, and if he doesn't suffer, he will not gain wisdom!
So Song Xiance's little black face was gloomy, looking at this, looking at that, and in the end he had to send out an army to defend against the enemy. Although he needed to be cautious in using troops and not be arrogant and underestimate the enemy, the battle still had to be fought.

Now that the camp has been settled, it means that they have a place to stay, they can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat. He must first send out a soldier to find out the strength of the opponent.

So Song Xiance picked and chose, and finally chose He Renlong to lead the battle.

Don't look at the two of them as natural enemies in the past, because Song Xiance used to be the military advisor of the bandit leader Li Zicheng to protect the country, and He Renlong was once the imperial court's general to suppress bandits. One of the mainstays in the extermination of the rogues, because of his bravery in battle and his recklessness in battles, he was called Madman He by the rogues.

But now the two of them are a family, and relatively speaking, Song Xiance values ​​He Renlong more. He Renlong is loyal to Lin Yi, and more importantly, he is a martial arts scholar who has led the army for many years. ,Experience.It's not comparable to Hao Yaoqi, Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan. These people are at most self-taught bumpkins.

So Song Xiance sent He Renlong to fight with [-] soldiers and horses, and sent an artillery battalion to cooperate with him.

Of course, Song Xiance was not idle, 5000 soldiers and horses against 1 other people, this in itself is to underestimate the enemy, he must not make such a mistake.

So after He Renlong left, Song Xiance ordered another 2 horses, and brought Hao Yaoqi, Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan to cheer for He Renlong.

It was in Heigang Town just outside Shengjing City, less than 20 miles away from Shengjing City, and only a dozen miles away from the camp of the Ming Army.

At this time, the 5000 Ming army led by He Renlong, plus 500 artillerymen carrying 50 red cannons, encountered the Qin King's division of the Qing army.

Song Xiance led Hao Yaoqi, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and other teams to watch the battle on the high slope in the distance.

5000 Ming troops lined up, 50 red cannons were placed on the high ground, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at the Qing army camp in the distance.

Hundreds of meters away on the opposite side, tens of thousands of Qing troops also set up a battlefield.

The 3000 Qing army is roughly divided into two camps. One is the ordinary cavalry camp with about [-] people. These are Mongolian soldiers from Horqin, that is, Mongolian iron cavalry.

However, the difference between these 3000 soldiers and horses is that they are all armored troops. Not only are the men in full armor, but the horses also wear iron helmets and armor.

This team looked particularly bright in the sun.

However, what is more eye-catching is the other camp. This camp is all camels and has no horses. These Mongolian Tartars are all riding on camels, and they look like 6000 to [-] people.

This time the Qing army was the first to act first, but it was not the kind of charge that came and went like the wind, but marched forward in a line, just like a military parade. 3000 armored cavalry and five or six thousand camel soldiers lined up neatly. The battle formation pressed over.

1 horses is not a lot, it seems overwhelming and boundless.

He Renlong had already made preparations. He stared at the slowly approaching Qing army. He led the guards and immediately commanded the battle from a high place.

The artillery commander of the Ming army saw that the Qing army had entered the range of the cannon, so he waved his hand down, which was the order to fire the cannon.

The 50 cannons in red opened fire at the camp of the Qing army. The ground shook for a while, the smoke billowed, and the flames shot into the sky, because the shells attracted the vegetation.

As soon as the cannons of the Ming army fired, the ten thousand Qing troops seemed to have received the signal. Instead of walking forward slowly, they accelerated their charge, and shells fell and exploded in their camp. .

The red-clothed cannon lived up to its reputation, 50 of them fired at the same time, and the power was quite powerful.The Qing soldiers on the opposite side were blown up, and the armored horses or camel soldiers were blown up and down, bloody and bloody, and some flew into the sky.

It also caused local chaos, but this did not affect their overall charge, and the overwhelming Qing army still advanced rapidly.

He Renlong, who was in charge of directing the battle from a high place, saw it, haha, you only have this ability, first you can be cannon fodder, and then you can be a target. He threw his sword into the air and shouted loudly: "Kill——"

The [-] Ming troops ready to go rushed towards the opposing Qing camp like water breaking through a dike.

When the two sides rushed to a distance of about 200 meters, the red cannons of the Ming army stopped firing. First, the first round of shooting had been completed, and second, because the distance between the two sides was too close, they were afraid of hurting their soldiers.

But at this moment, the camp of the Qing army charging from the opposite side suddenly changed. The armored cavalry and camel soldiers dodged to the side and stopped charging.

The soldiers of the Ming army who were charging forward were also a little dazed. According to their thinking, the two sides rushed together in the blink of an eye and started a hand-to-hand fight, but there was still 200 meters away. Why did the Qing army on the opposite side suddenly stop charging? ?
At this time, another special team appeared, and they were all camel teams. There could be hundreds of camels, neatly lined up in rows, and there was a certain interval between each row of camels. There is also relative spacing between them, so that there is no confusion.

Moreover, there is a cannon on the back of each camel, which is similar in shape to the red cannon, but much smaller in size and therefore much lighter in weight.

After the camel team came out, they were divided into several rows and stood still.Well-trained Mongolian soldiers ran over. Two soldiers were in charge of a camel, that is, a cannon.

The charging Ming army understood it, and they all picked up their muskets and started shooting, but at this time their muskets looked a bit like drizzle.

Because the Qing army on the opposite side was well-trained and skilled in operations, tens of thousands of guns were fired in the blink of an eye.

Although this kind of cannon is not as far-reaching as the red-clothed cannon, nor is it as powerful as the red-clothed cannon, but it is comparable to Qianjin Fulangji.In fact, this kind of camel cannon is improved on the basis of Huzun cannon, which can be regarded as an upgraded version of Huzun cannon.

The tiger squatting gun was invented by Qi Jiguang, and it was equipped with Qi's army to fight against Japanese pirates.But later Qi Jiguang also used it to equip the army, and part of the army fighting against Mongolia in the north fell into the hands of the Mobei Mongolians.

The Mongolian Tartars are not all idiots, and there are many smart people. The imitation of firearms is not only the patent of the Manchu Tartars, but also the Mongolian Tartars. They have improved and become the current camel gun.

Compared with the tiger crouching cannon, the weight of the camel cannon has increased by two or three times, from more than 30 catties in the past, to more than [-] catties now. Being on a camel makes him more mobile.

Increased weight means increased firepower.First of all, the barrel becomes thicker, and the caliber is about the same as the mouth of a bowl.The second is the increase in power. In the past, rocket launchers mainly fired iron nails and small lead, which are still the same now, but the quantity has increased, and the gunpowder has also increased, which means that the range and power of the rocket have increased.

Just as the pace of the Ming army's charge slowed down and their eyes were puzzled, some Ming army soldiers started shooting with their self-generating flintlock guns.

The opponent's camel cannon rang, and there was a bang, which was also earth-shattering.

Mingjun’s self-generated flintlock gun can only knock down one shot with a snap, but this kind of camel cannon can knock down the entire Ming army. Therefore, these two firearms are not equal at all, just like millet plus rifles Like an airplane cannon.

As the flames flickered at the muzzle, bullets rained all over the sky like fairies scattered flowers, and the soldiers of the Ming army who rushed over quickly fell down.

Then hundreds of these camel cannons opened fire one after another. For a while, the gunfire roared, thick smoke billowed, and the Ming army suffered casualties everywhere.

He Renlong, who was in charge of commanding behind, was furious. He Renlong is a very face-saving person.

He worked hard to win this battle. Hao Yaoqi, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and others were all vying to come over. Song Xiance didn't send them, but sent him alone to congratulate Renlong. This shows that he congratulated Renlong in Song Dynasty From the point of view of offering advice, it is quite acceptable.

If you defeat the prestige today, maybe Song Xiance's little black face will sink, and his head will have to be chopped off. Even if Song Xiance doesn't kill him, how will he explain to the supervisor Lin Yi in the future?

Isn't it these cannons mounted on camels?Go for me!
He Renlong was unconvinced, but organized three charges in succession, all of which ended in failure. In the end, it was useless for him to charge up himself, because he couldn't charge at all, and couldn't get close to the enemy. Most of the 5000 men and horses in the four charges were killed or injured.

And these camel cannons are not fixed there, they are still advancing, and in the end not only beat up He Renlong's 5000 men and horses, leaving corpses all over the field, but also killed the 50 red cannons, including 500 artillery battalions. The soldiers were blown up to pieces, leaving no bones left.

But He Renlong was still fighting to the death. With many injuries all over his body, he made up his mind. Even if he died on the battlefield today, he couldn't go back and let that little Song Heitou chop off his head. It's too shameful.

At this time, Song Xiance and others who were watching hundreds of meters behind them were very surprised. This camel cannon is too powerful, and it is indestructible when paired with an armored horse.

Hao Yaoqi, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and the others were all wide-eyed in shock, how could they still line up like this?They are simply unheard of!

Song Xiance saw that the whole army would have to be wiped out if the fight continued, so he immediately sent an order to withdraw the troops and retreat.

He Renlong didn't dare to disobey the order, and he was covered in blood, so he had to send an order to retreat. In this way, the more than 5000 Ming troops who were in charge of leading the battle were completely defeated and retreated.

But the Qing army was not finished yet, just like the Manchu Qing Tartars worshiped, and the Ming army bit them down, the Qing army chased after them, and the camel cannon moved forward to bombard them for a while.

In the end, the camel cannon couldn't catch up with the defeated Ming army. After all, camels didn't run as fast as war horses.But they still have a trump card, that is, 3000 armored cavalry rushed out like a whirlwind, and then it was time for them to truly exert their power.

The camel cannon stopped roaring, but 3000 Mongolian armored cavalry, like an indestructible chariot, charged on horseback while drawing bows and shooting arrows.

The eagle on the Mongolian grassland, Mobei Mongolia is also a mighty force capable of crossing the world.

At this time, He Renlong's 5000 soldiers and horses, to be precise, 5500 soldiers and horses including part of the artillery, did not exceed an hour before and after, and there were not many left.

Song Xiance saw that it was not good, so he quickly ordered Hao Yaoqi to lead thousands of troops to rush over to meet him. No matter what he said, they could not be wiped out, because it would be tantamount to dying, and He Renlong is a rare general. He was deeply loved by Lin Yi. If he died on the battlefield, how would he explain to Lin Yi, the supervisor of the country?Just left Ji Dong, commanding such a battle for the first time, to compromise such a general, he seems too incompetent!

Hao Yaoqi's men and horses are one of Lin Yi's elite troops. The first batch of musketeer battalions equipped is now 5000 people.

Hao Yaoqi's eyes turned red when he saw that He Renlong had lost the battle and the Ming army had suffered so many casualties.Gudong Gudong smoked a gourd of wine, then shook the wine gourd, the armor on the upper body was also stripped off, and his big arms with hairy chest hair were exposed, and he waved his big flagpole. He took the lead, ready to block the Qing army, turned around war situation.

The general is like this, and the soldiers are not afraid of death. The soldiers of the Musketeer Battalion are also bravely leading, like tigers on the mountain, rushing to kill them with a loud voice, like a mountain torrent.

Crackling, like setting off firecrackers, they exploded one after another.

But the Musket Battalion's power dropped sharply in front of these armored cavalry, because if they were far away, it would be useless for the bullets to hit the armored horse or the armored soldiers, but if they were closer, they would be injured by their arrow rain.

Less than half an hour after the two sides fought, the camel artillery team behind them caught up again. They aimed at the Ming army and fired again. The Ming army suffered heavy casualties.

Hao Yaoqi was fighting with the soldiers of the Ming army. With his bravery, he pierced through several armored toads in a row, but at this moment, the bang gun exploded in front of his eyes. Hao Yaoqi yelled and threw the big flag pole Fell in a pool of blood.

A few of the guards around rushed over desperately, rescued Hao Yaoqi who was covered in blood, and ran away, just like that, the Ming army was defeated again.

The iron armored cavalry of the Qing army and the camel artillery team chased after them, and in this way, Song Xiance's guard battalion was affected.

Song Xiance also had to run away, otherwise Song Xiance would have been captured and captured. Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan were also dumbfounded now, and they didn't dare to be brave.

But the [-] Qing army chased them endlessly, and they clung to the back. The Mongolian cavalry came and went like the wind. These big camels really run quite fast, at least faster than human two legs. quick.

At this time, Dorgon, the Regent of the Qing Dynasty on the top of the Shengjing City Tower, was standing on the high city gate. He took civil and military officials and a group of court ladies and eunuchs from the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang to view the scene before and after through a single-tube telescope. After seeing clearly.

At the beginning, he was also very worried, whether the mere matter of Ten Thousand King Qin could deal with the tiger and wolf divisions of the Ming army?

Now he was relieved, the Ming army retreated again and again, whether it was the red cannons or the invincible muskets, in front of the ten thousand Mongolian cavalry, they were simply vulnerable.

Now it can be regarded as seeing the Qing army chasing the Ming army and running away, Dorgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang couldn't help laughing, Dorgon's illness is cured with this smile, and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang's waist no longer hurts.

Then Dorgon ordered Boluo, Sony and Xihan Dazi's fierce generals to lead 2 Qing troops out of the city to help in the battle, let Huaishun play Geng Zhongming, Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi, and lead the remaining thousands of troops to defend the capital.

In this way, 2 Qing troops opened the south gate, east gate and west gate, and the tide rushed out. They rushed across the moat, like a tornado, and rushed towards the camp of the Ming army.

This time the Ming army couldn't hold back its position, even if it was defeated and returned to the camp, the defense lines of the Ming army's camp became vulnerable for the first time in front of the 3 ethnic soldiers on horseback. up.

In the end, the 20 Qing troops marched on the Ming army's company battalion, and the 100 Ming troops suffered a series of major defeats. They were defeated for more than [-] miles in one breath before closing their positions.

This was the first major defeat of the Ming army fighting outside the pass since Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in 1644.

After Song Xiance and others took hold of their positions, they saw that the Qing army was no longer chasing them, so they hurriedly looked for favorable terrain and built fortifications to prevent the Qing army from chasing them again, then counted the number of people, treated the wounded, and set up camp.

Song Xiance also ran in a panic, the Taoist hat on his head almost ran away, his whole body was dripping with sweat, and his little black face was shining brightly from the sweat on his face.

But now he didn't care too much, wiped the sweat off his face and couldn't catch his breath, and hurried to see the injuries of He Renlong and Hao Yaoqi, the two main generals were injured in this battle.

He Renlong had two arrow wounds and one was wounded by a shell, but none of his three injuries were fatal. He is now in a coma due to excessive blood loss. The military doctor is resuscitating him. Excited, He Renlong's face was pale, and he lay there motionless.

The most seriously injured was Hao Yaoqi, who was mainly injured by the camel cannon.

The wound was mainly on the waist, the piece of blood was bloody, and even the armor was torn away. Iron nails and lead bullets could be seen everywhere on his body, and he dragged a big shirtless, and several nails were still nailed to his waist. Above the ribs, it was shocking to see, and the military doctors shook their heads, unable to do anything.

At this time, Hao was lying there, no different from a dead person, only his chest fluttered slightly.

Song Xiance's face turned livid, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and others didn't dare to make a fuss, and asked Song Xiance what to do with mournful faces.
Song Xiance shook his head repeatedly and sighed, "What can I do? When will Lord Jian Guo arrive? I'll be ready to apologize!"

At this time, the number of casualties came up. More than 20 Ming troops, including the allied forces of Mongolia and North Korea, suddenly lost more than 5 people, not counting the injured soldiers. It is estimated that the number of casualties in this battle is about [-]. .

This time, the soldiers of the Ming army were silent, their faces were full of frustration, and their morale dropped.

Half an hour later, the camp was set up, but it was already evening, the setting sun was setting in the west, and the soldiers of the Huotou camp had already started to bury their pots for cooking, and the smoke was rising from the field.

At this time, dust was rising in the distance, and a group of people and horses billowed smoke and dust, like a dragon soaring into the sky, but the big flag of the Ming army in the front was particularly conspicuous. characters, and then there is a line of small characters: "Da Ming Jian Guolin".

Soon Song Xiance received the report, and Lin Yi, the supervisor of the country, came!
Song Xiance hurriedly straightened his clothes, and led the generals to line up at the gate of the camp to meet him. Seeing Lin Yi's horse head approaching, Song Xiance led Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and other soldiers to kneel down.

Song Xiance took the lead and kowtowed, "Sinner Song Xiance welcomes the supervisor of the country, we are incompetent, please forgive me..."

(End of this chapter)