Chapter 2310 The Gui scrolls are drawn together with white blades, and the swords see blood.
The Jianzhou Han troops that swept in were densely packed and kept a certain distance, and began to run at high speed from three hundred steps away, showing an inverted fan-shaped arc and converging towards the east city gate.
At a distance of 130 steps, the personnel quickly gathered and began to form a formation and charge quickly.
Jin Song took a deep breath, raised his hand, and the two hundred eagle-billed gunmen hidden behind the large shield began to take aim.
Faced with such a high-density massed charge, the advantages of eagle-billed muskets will become apparent. They can effectively kill the enemy twenty steps ahead of ordinary fire cannons, while ordinary fire cannons are most lethal at a distance of less than a hundred steps.
A sharp copper whistle sounded, and gunpowder smoke filled the air, forming a strange smoke cloud that curled up over the entire city.
Assist the deputy to quickly assist the gunslinger in cleaning the barrel and loading ammunition, while the gunman suddenly pulls the trigger when the deputy completes loading as quickly as possible.
The loud noise once again brought up bursts of gunpowder smoke, like an invisible giant scythe, which was suddenly swung in the air. The Jianzhou Han army, which had already rushed to a hundred steps away, rushed to the grass weir and suddenly fell down.
There was a cry of panic throughout the army, but this could not stop the soldiers at the front from being pushed forward by the soldiers behind, stepping on the fallen Pao Ze, and continuing to move forward.
The archers also began to throw arrows into the air. In fact, the bows used by the Liaodong Army's archers and the Jianzhou Jurchen archers were very similar. They were both large bows and slightly recurved bows. The only difference was the size. There is almost no difference in power.
It's just that the number of archers in Jianzhou is far greater than that in Liaodong. After the popularity of fire cannons, the number of archers in Liaodong stopped growing. It can be said that one person was lost in battle and one was lost. Instead, the number of archers in Liaodong was getting larger and larger. hand.
The too dense formation means that the hawksbill gunners hardly need to aim when shooting. They just make a few mechanical movements and cycle. The power of the heavy firecrackers is also fully reflected at this time. Often a lead shot can be used. Breaking through two soldiers, even if they were carrying shields, was of no avail.
But three thousand soldiers were not something that a mere two hundred hawk-billed gunmen could stop. However, three rounds of shooting caused casualties of five to six hundred soldiers. The remaining two thousand soldiers had already rushed less than fifty meters away from the collapsed East City Gate. At a walking distance, the fire gunners who had already assembled at this time finally fired the first round of shots.
This round of shooting was not as easy as the shooting of the eagle-billed musket. In the first round, more than 400 fire musketeers tore down the 300 to 400 Jianzhou Han troops to the ground without any hindrance. Spinning rapidly in the air with infinite potential energy, it tore apart shields and armor, penetrated into the flesh and blood, and hit the Jianzhou Han soldiers to the ground. Before the Jianzhou Han soldiers behind could react, the second round The shooting came again.
The entire distance of eighty meters almost became a Shura field. The Jianzhou Han army, who hoped to use iron-clad wooden shields to block the shooting, obviously underestimated the thirty-step distance that was enough to maximize the lethality of the matchlock gun.
Compared to the first and second batches of firecrackers, the power of this improved firecracker has been increased by at least ten steps with the same gunpowder, and the improvement of granular gunpowder has also increased the range of this firecracker projectile by ten steps.
This is an improved gun produced by the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex. Although the rate of fire is still slow, the barrel is actually processed by a drilling machine, which greatly ensures the balance and uniformity of the barrel and unifies the lead shot regulations. , shooting accuracy and power have been improved.
Twenty steps of distance advantage, or intelligence fallacy, is enough to tip the balance of a war.
The corner of Li Yongfang's mouth twitched, and his face became darker and darker. How long had he been away, and the Liaodong Army had changed so much?
He knew about the popular equipment of firecrackers, but why did their range and power become so great?
Not to mention that the three-eyed fire cannon is incomparable. Even the fire cannons he has seen before do not seem to have such a long range. What is going on?
But it is no longer time to consider this issue at this time. We must try our best to rush in and break through the gap to prevent the casualties of our Han Army Banner from continuing to expand.
"Lord An Feiyanggu, please let the crossbowmen with the yellow flag and the white flag get closer to suppress the gunmen on the city wall. If this continues, our people will not be able to rush in at all!" Li Yongfang was originally unwilling to urge An Feiyang. Fei Yanggu's, but at this time he didn't care much anymore.
Ambeyangou was also shocked by the power of the fire net formed by the fire cannons fired repeatedly on the city wall, and he didn't even have time to close his open mouth.
It was easy to get close to only thirty steps, and it only took one charge to rush into the gap. However, the crazy continuous rounds of fire directly suppressed the surging momentum, and it was impossible to break through those twenty or thirty steps. The distance seems to be a line of death, and stepping over it is a dead end.
Hearing Li Yongfang's urging, Anfei Yanggu woke up from a dream and gritted his teeth: "Order all the crossbowmen to come forward and shoot to death all the gunmen on the walls, the prince-in-law, and another Jia La." , victory or defeat depends on this, I will let a Jia La with the blue flag go up with you, now is not the time to be stingy with you guys!"
Initially, Li Yongfang was a little displeased when he heard that Anfei Yanggu asked him to join another Jia La, but Anfe Yanggu then ordered a Jia La with a blue flag to join him as well. He felt a little more balanced and bit. He gritted his teeth and nodded, waving to his soldiers.
It has to be said that the Jurchen archers from Jianzhou came close and fired arrows, which caused great trouble to the fire gunmen above the city wall. The arrows that continued to fall during the shooting caused considerable damage to the fire gunmen.
Especially since the fire gunners are basically lightly armored, it is difficult to withstand such projectiles. Every round of arrow rain will make dozens of fire gunmen lose their combat effectiveness, but fortunately, there are still enough backup forces to fight back.
At this time, we must hold on tightly no matter what, and we must not let the incoming Jiangzhou Army control this gap. Otherwise, once this gap is lost, what awaits is the destruction of the entire army.
Juniper was also furious, and the reserve team was divided into several lines under the city wall. As long as the gunmen couldn't control the situation, the swordsmen, shieldmen and spearmen would attack, but this was more dangerous. Once this time came, , which probably means that the host and guest have changed positions. The Jianzhou Jurchens have begun to gain the upper hand, and it will be difficult for our side to regain this advantage.
While the desperate battle was going on up and down the Tieling Acropolis, Mao Wenlong's elite troops were still staying in Fu'an Fort to rest.
After traveling hundreds of miles, you really need to take a break, and Fu'an Fort is the most suitable place.
However, Mao Wenlong still had a hunch. Since the battle here in Daishan was so difficult, Nurhaci could not be aware of the danger of the Juniper Division in Tieling Acropolis, and mustered all his strength to seize the opportunity before the Liaodong Army broke through Yilu and Fanhe. Before this line, taking the Tieling Acropolis was the most important thing for the Jianzhou Jurchens to do now.
In this case, if I delay for a minute longer in Fu'an Fort, the Juniper Department of Tieling Acropolis will be in greater danger of being captured and annihilated.
Thinking of this, Mao Wenlong hesitated again and again, and decided to set off westward an hour in advance and arrive at Tieling Acropolis as early as possible to avoid possible accidents.
But don’t accomplish everything, only to have Tieling Acropolis fall because you rested here for two more hours. That would be a real failure.
The entire army only got an hour's rest and meal in Fu'an Fort, and then they hurriedly set off west again. This would be the last leg of the journey. Next, they would start to launch a surprise attack on the Jianzhou Army outside Tieling Acropolis. Everything depends on the information obtained by the scout team led by Mao Chenglu, who has already taken the lead.
When Mao Chenglu arrived at the gate of Tieling Acropolis for observation, it was already nightfall, but the torches around the Acropolis reflected the entire city inside and outside as if it were daytime.
Nurhachi and Anfei Yanggu also received battle reports from the Yilu front line. The offensives of the Liaodong Army and the Northern Front Army were very fierce, and Eyidu could no longer withstand it. If it weren't for Feiying's full reinforcements from the east, Eyidu might have At this time, it had to be defeated.
Similarly, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong's tribe also defeated the Hu'erhan tribe at Dingzibo Fort, forcing Hu'erhan to retreat eastward. They had threatened Yilu's flanks, and Eryidu had to move to the Panhe River line when Feiying's eastern cover came down. , that is to say, the Jianzhou Army has fallen into a passive position on the entire blocking front. If Tieling Acropolis cannot be captured as soon as possible, then the Zhou Army may really come to the city, and the Jianzhou Army can only swallow it in despair. Such an anticlimactic result.
In the early stage, the fight was successful, but in the second half, after paying such a heavy price, they had to withdraw from the Tielingwei line with their tail between their legs. That would be very disappointing. Nurhaci may have to bear the consequences from within the Eight Banners. huge pressure.
In the darkness, there were many fire shadows. Mao Chenglu kept locking his body and drilled in along the low ditch. He did not stop until the voices of Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers could be heard in front.
From the telescope, you can see that a fierce battle is going on at the east city gate. The Jianzhou Jurchen armored infantry are constantly rushing up, but they are constantly being entangled by the spear teams and sword and shield men of the Liaodong Army who came out of the city. Zhongneng could hear the crisp sound of the firecrackers like exploding beans, and the fight between the two sides had entered a fierce stage.
Mao Chenglu didn't have to look too far to understand that the city would be destroyed tonight, and he might not even be able to hold on tomorrow morning.
The soldiers had already gone back to report the news as soon as possible. What worried Mao Chenglu was the rush from Fu'an Fort. Even if his father had already led his troops to set off at this time, he might not be able to catch them in less than two hours, but Can Juniper and his gang survive two hours?
Mao Chenglu was not sure, but what could he do with just a few dozen people?
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