Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 457 Lushun Attack and Defense 5
The next day, Houjin's artillery fired another round, destroying several layers of deer villages, and then stopped.Their cannonballs are not made from trees, and you can get a lot of them with your hands. These shells and gunpowder have to be transported from Shenyang, which is expensive. Seeing that the bombardment for so long has no effect, they also Save your energy and stop wasting those precious shells.

This saved the Ming army a lot of trouble.The Ming army outside the city hurriedly repaired Luzhai and Juma, while the Ming army inside the city was busy repairing the city plate that had been bombarded, and everyone was busy.Yang Menglong took a look around and regretted secretly: "It's a pity that the cement was not transported here, otherwise we could use cement to build concrete fortifications..."

Li Yan pointed to the Golden Mountain and said to Yang Menglong: "My lord, beware of Jiannu attacking the Golden Mountain!"

Yang Menglong was startled: "Why?"

Li Yan said: "The Golden Mountain is dangerous. Once Jiannu captures the Golden Mountain and sets up artillery on the mountain, they can bombard any corner of Lushun without restraint. At that time, our army will be afraid!"

Yang Menglong squinted his eyes at the Golden Mountain, and said: "What you said is also reasonable. If the Golden Mountain is lost, this battle will be difficult... Fortunately, Jiannu's artillery is extremely heavy, and I want to transport such a heavy artillery up the mountain." It's not easy going!"

Li Yan said: "You must guard against it!"

Yang Menglong nodded: "I'll go find Huang Shuai and tell him to pay attention to the direction of the Golden Mountain!"

Before the words were finished, Houjin's artillery position sprayed out a large piece of artillery again, and the shells flew out of the barrel screaming, aiming at the Golden Mountain!Yang Menglong couldn't help stomping his feet and said, "Li Yan, you really are a crow's mouth!"

As soon as the cannon rang, Huang Long and Li Weiluan both ran over and stared in the direction of the Golden Mountain with stern expressions.Under their watchful eyes, the Houjin Artillery fired violently at the Golden Mountain, and the bullets fell like rain on the Golden Mountain. It collapsed after being hit, and there were endless rumbling noises, and the exclamation and screams of Ming soldiers could be faintly heard.Huang Long said in a low voice: "It seems that Jian Nu is planning to chew down the Golden Mountain before making any plans!"

Li Weiluan sneered: "It's not that easy to win the Golden Mountain! There are three hundred elite soldiers stationed on the Golden Mountain, equipped with a large number of powerful crossbows and Frang machines. If Jiannu gnaws on this iron walnut hard, he will have to break a few big teeth!"

Shang Keyi cupped his fists at Huanglong and said: "Huang Shuai, the final general is willing to lead five hundred elite troops out of the city to reinforce Jinshan!"

Mao Yongjun also clasped his fists together and said: "The last general is willing to go with General Shang!"

Huang Long waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, let's take a look first!" He cast his eyes on Yang Menglong, as if asking for his opinion, but Yang Menglong just shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, which means that it is up to you to decide.

The Houjin Artillery fired two to three hundred shells at the Golden Mountain, blasting the Golden Mountain barracks into chaos. The casualties of the Ming army are unknown, but the morale of the troops must have been disturbed.Probably satisfied with the effect, the Houjin artillerymen stopped firing, the conch horn blew, and about one armored Houjin infantryman held a long spear and a large shield, and quickly pushed up the mountain with firm steps.The Golden Mountain is steep. In such a terrain, cavalry is useless and can only rely on infantry.The soldiers of the Ming army on the city wall were all sweating, and looked at the Golden Mountain worriedly. You must know that there are not many defenders on the mountain, and they were suppressed by such fierce artillery fire. After Kim's onslaught?

When the Houjin infantry advanced to the middle of the mountain, the Ming army on the mountain finally began to fight back.The prelude to the counterattack was the boulders rolling down the mountain with a rumbling sound. The big ones were as big as a millstone, and the smaller ones weighed twenty or thirty catties. The soldiers of the Ming army did not need to show their faces at all. Just push the stone down.There was a little confusion in the formation of the Houjin infantry, and everyone subconsciously wanted to dodge, but how could they dodge?The high-speed rolling stones slammed into them, and there was a loud sound of broken bones, followed by screams, which made people feel horrified. If they were not hit, they would die. It's not one or two.Houjin's infantry archers immediately fought back, the compound bow was drawn into a full moon shape, and the strings sounded together. A wave of arrow rain poured over the Ming army camp. The army soldier was shot in the head by an arrow and died on the spot.The infantry and archers shot at the ground, shooting sharp arrows one after another, trying to suppress the firepower of the Ming army. The sword and shield soldiers and spearmen let out howls like beasts, and rushed towards the mountain facing the rumbling rolling stones !The bodies of these guys are really not covered, and they ran so fast on such a steep mountain, they rushed up the ridge almost in the blink of an eye, and were less than forty steps away from the Ming army camp.

Inside the camp of the Ming army, there was a loud tremor of bowstrings, and a row of crossbow arrows shot out. The Houjin soldiers who rushed to the front fell down screaming, and were shot through their chests.After suffering a loss, the Jin soldiers did not dare to be so arrogant anymore, and used large shields to protect the vital points and approached at every step.Although the strong crossbows of the Ming army could pierce such a large shield, they could not kill the soldiers behind the large shield unless they hit the arm holding the shield just right. When the second row of crossbow arrows came, very few Houjin soldiers were killed.But the Ming army immediately retaliated. More than a dozen French machines fired at the same time, and lead bullets with a caliber of more than [-] mm roared out and hit the shield.The firepower configuration of the Ming army made Hou Jin miserable. They had to form shields to withstand the fierce shooting of the Ming army's crossbows. Nothing they do is right.Probably because they felt that it was not enough to greet guests with Flang machine and Shansang crossbow. Under the horrified eyes of Houjin soldiers, more than a dozen burning haystacks were pushed down. Gunpowder must have been added to the hay. Something like that, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to burn so violently, and their goal is the shield wall!I let you play shield wall, play you to death!

Huang Long clapped his fists excitedly, and shouted: "Okay! Well done! This will make slavery suffer a lot!"

Hou Jin really suffered a lot this time, the big fire crashed into them, thick smoke billowed, and the flames soared into the sky, many soldiers turned into fire men, throwing away their weapons, crying and running around like headless chickens , making a terrific wail.At this point, the shield wall could no longer be maintained, and the Ming army shot random arrows and knocked them down again.After hitting this point, the Hou Jin Warrior also became furious. Jia La Ezhen was the first to let out a roar, threw away the big shield, and rushed up against the rain of arrows with a hatchet in his hand!Someone took the lead, and the Golden Warrior who had gone crazy threw away his shield without hesitation, brandished his weapon with both hands and charged, while the archer gritted his teeth and shot a dense rain of arrows regardless of the weakness of his arms, suppressing the firepower of the Ming army. The arrows hit their own people, but they didn't care, just rushed forward!The Ming army was also a little red-eyed, and crossbow arrows shot over like the wind, smashing things like horn stones, gray bottles, oil tanks, and ten thousand enemies like money, and burned the outside of the camp into a sea of ​​flames. With the momentum of whoever comes and whoever dies, the two armies quickly twisted together, and the sound of killing shook the sky!
Yang Menglong nodded secretly.As long as the equipment is strong and they can eat enough food, the combat effectiveness of the Dongjiang army is still considerable, at least more reliable than the bombing camp iron cavalry that has been reduced to a warlord group.The Dongjiang Army and Houjin have deep feuds, and they are trapped in the rear of Liaodong. It can be said that they fight every day and never forget to recover Liaodong. National interest or something, in their eyes is a pile of shit!No, the Ministry of War ordered Zu Dashou to attack in the direction of the Daling River to contain Houjin. It has been ten days, and this man's troops are still circling around Jinzhou, and they are traveling at public expense with the military salary issued by the state.

Just as he was muttering, the cannons rang out again, this time it was Hou Jin who was firing, and the target was the South Gate of Lushun.The shot ball fell from the sky, the deer village was wiped, and immediately fell apart, and the soldiers of the Ming army who were repairing the deer village were beaten to pieces.Under the horrified eyes of the generals of the Ming army, the post-gold iron cavalry roared towards them at full speed, the sky was filled with roaring shells, and the ground was filled with cavalry rolling towards them. This momentum was really terrifying!
Li Weiluan raised his thick eyebrows: "Sounding east and west?"

It was indeed an attack from the east to the west. Hou Jin's attack on the Golden Mountain was only a feint. Taking advantage of the Ming army's attention being attracted by the battle on the Golden Mountain, he quietly mobilized more than a thousand cavalry, and under the cover of artillery fire, they rushed towards the south gate with lightning speed. A mobilization is really ingenious and secretive, which is amazing!

The cannons erected by the Ming army on the city wall fired one after another, and the shells accurately fell into the middle of the Houjin Iron Cavalry, setting off a rain of blood. Under the fierce bombardment of the cannons, the Houjin Cavalrymen turned their backs on their backs, causing many casualties.But their speed was too fast, and the rate of fire of the front-mounted smoothbore guns was too slow. The gunners of the Ming army had only one chance to fire one shot.The ones rushing forward were still the Mongolian light cavalry. They spread out their wings in the formation of wild geese and galloped on horseback. Each of them held three arrows in their hands, and one was still biting in their mouths. They shot towards the Ming army camp almost in the blink of an eye. In a short time, the Ming army barracks were filled with arrows.Under the cover of the arrow rain, the Ming army suffered many casualties, and the screams were endless.After the light cavalry dispersed, the real post-golden cavalry rushed to the front. The post-golden warriors on horseback did not gallop back and forth like the Mongolian light cavalry to shoot arrows, but rolled down from the horseback, brandishing long swords and heavy swords, With a big ax and a hammer, they overturned the deer village, smashed the horses, and rushed into the Ming army camp to kill!
Ming Jun's heart suddenly hung up.

(End of this chapter)