Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 231 Battle at Jigong Mountain

Several infantry regiments surrounded Jigong Mountain. This was the Qing army's last nail in the way of the Ming army advancing northward into the Central Plains.

"In order to pursue the main force of the Qing army in Mulima, we must capture Jigong Mountain as soon as possible. This evening, all the troops assigned to the task will besiege Jigong Mountain together according to the established plan. I want our troops to You can pass through the Dabie Mountains." Although Su Shuhuan looked calm, he gave a death order.

Shang Zhonghe patted his chest and assured: "Yes, Commander, leave it to us."

The other hilltops of the Qing army have basically been uprooted. Although there are still some scattered Qing army troops fleeing in the Dabie Mountains, they can no longer have any real impact on the Ming army.Only Jigong Mountain is the highest in this generation. Zhou Peigong still has nearly 2 people stationed on it, and he has become a mountain king.There are also some temporary forts set up by the Qing army on the mountain. If the Ming army passes through, they will be bombarded by the Qing army, so Jigong Mountain must be taken down.

The soldiers of the Great Ming Restoration Army at the foot of the mountain were making final preparations. Huo Yuanxia was chewing a piece of beef jerky in his mouth, and was wiping his rifle with a piece of gun cloth.Australia produces a large amount of livestock products, with a total of several million head of cattle in each ranch, which is more than the population of Australia.Australia's natural conditions in this plane are much better than those in the plane before Bai Mingxiu crossed over. The water and grass are abundant. Due to the vast pastures, the cost of raising cattle for herdsmen is not too high.

With the addition of kangaroos and other things everywhere, one of Australia's major exports to the mainland is meat products.The Ming Dynasty Fuguo Army has different non-staple foods from sugar to tea, and beef jerky is also rationed. As a native of Guli, Australia, Huo Yuanxia likes beef jerky very much.

Peng Lu, who had left his hair, was sitting on the other side, reading a book in his hand.

Huo Yuanxia said grinningly: "Old Peng, why don't you work so hard, you are already a corporal now."

Without raising his head, Peng Lu said casually, "So what about the corporals? The war will end sooner or later, and the army will leave a lot of people. Veterans have tuition subsidies. I plan to go to a university."

"Wow, Lao Peng, you actually want to go to college!"

Now Daming has begun to establish many universities one after another, but there are not many students entering them to study.Bai Mingxiu intends to transform the society of Ming Dynasty through education, and instill the spirit of science and knowledge into the whole people. But now, most people only see the imperial examinations, and the college entrance examination is still relatively hazy for them.After all, the imperial examination directly determines that they can be called civil servants, and they can be promoted to cadres after entering the Imperial College.But the university not only needs to obtain a set of graduation certificates from primary and secondary schools, but also everyone does not know exactly what to do after graduation.

However, Australians are still very clear about this. University graduates represent high-level intellectuals. Whether it is science, engineering or liberal arts, they represent the elite and can obtain more opportunities.

Peng Lu studied very well before, and if it wasn't for helping the family and tuition fees, he wouldn't have stopped studying.Huo Yuanxia is not like this, he doesn't like reading, but likes to be exposed to various things.

"Okay, Lao Peng, you will be a cultural person in the future, haha. But I like the army very much. Even if the battle in the Central Plains is over, we may still fight elsewhere." Huo Yuanxia said with a smile, not thinking about war at all. What a vicious thing.

The battle on Jigong Mountain finally started in the evening, and the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army began to climb the mountain from four different directions.

"Cheer up for me, the falling stones and trees you prepared, throw them down for me!"

The Qing army fought tooth and nail to protect this last stronghold.The Ming army ate up other mountains too quickly, and the power of the Ming army's guns and artillery was also well known to this Qing army. However, Zhou Peigong used many methods to completely suppress them, so that these Qing troops could only fight to the death. We cannot surrender to the Ming army.Whether it is spreading rumors and smearing, or coercing and luring, the Ming army is bound to fight today anyway.

"Be careful!" The officer leading the charge of the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army greeted his soldiers. The Qing army had come up with all the methods they could think of to use these tools to prevent the Ming army from climbing.

However, the will of the Ming army is unshakable. On some gentle hillsides, there are falling rocks and trees from the Qing army blocking them. Some soldiers of the Ming army chose to climb more difficult places, including Peng Lu and Huo Yuanxia.Regardless of the Eight Banners or the Green Battalion, the Qing army would definitely not train these things, but in the training base of the Ming army, there are various climbing trainings, requiring soldiers to have such abilities.

This slope is not bad, and it is not so steep as to climb rocks, otherwise the Ming army officers would not take this risk.The soldiers carried their rifles on their backs and climbed up from the steep side to the mountainside, just in time to appear on the side of a gentle slope with hundreds of Qing army defenders.

The soldiers of the Fuguo Army climbed very covertly, and the Qing army did not cover everything. When dozens of Ming army soldiers rushed over, the Qing army was a little flustered.

"Grenade!" This is the best heavy firepower of the Ming army soldiers besides machine guns. The Ming army soldiers who climbed up only had their own gun and some grenades. They occupied some rocks as their own bunkers. He threw grenades at the Qing army's position.

Peng Lu held his gun and fired at the enemy like all his comrades.The Qing army suffered great damage immediately.But this is already the final battle, and the Qing army also broke out with courage that was not there before.Even though the explosion of the grenade and the bullets killed many of their people, the Qing army, which had already beaten madly, still came out.

This kind of Qing army was almost never seen by the Ming army. The Ming Dynasty Fuguo Army was very used to relying on powerful firepower to directly defeat the Qing army, either fleeing or surrendering.But after all, there were only a few dozen soldiers who climbed up the mountain. Facing the Qing army with hundreds of people, the density of firepower may still be slightly lower.

A green battalion chief of the Qing army even took the lead with his sword in hand, shouting: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

However, one of Peng Lu's bullets had accurately hit his neck, killing Mr. Bai directly.Peng Lu is very smart, he has good marksmanship, and he also knows how to choose high-value targets to kill.

The Ming army's grenades and bullets were fired continuously, knocking down many Qing troops. When the Qing army finally came over, the Ming army was not afraid of hand-to-hand combat.However, all the efforts of the Qing army were destined to be in vain. After the Qing army in this direction was restrained by the Ming army climbing up the mountain, an infantry battalion of the Nationalist Army immediately began to attack on the other side of the hillside.

The reinforcements of the Ming army quickly rushed up and surrounded the Ming army with the climbing teams of Peng Lu and Huo Yuanxia.Almost all the defenders of the Qing army died in the battle, and a bloody battle was intensifying.

(End of this chapter)