Dominate the Country

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"Boom boom boom boom..."

In a very short period of time, four mountain-splitting cannons suddenly exploded in the Qing army's trenches less than a hundred steps away. The explosions of these mountain-splitting cannons, placed only fifty steps apart, were deafening and could not be compared to the Fuhan Army's grenades.

"Damn it!"

Chen Wei was shocked. The Qing soldiers actually fired artillery. Can they see anyone in this blind act? Why are you beating him so many times? ? Seeing four flames spurting out, Chen Wei's heart was severely tugged at this moment. His men are going to suffer casualties!

At the same time, Chen Wei and a considerable number of Fuhan officers and soldiers were confused. Since the other side had artillery prepared, why didn't they wait until the Fuhan army rushed to a closer distance before using it? If you launch the bombing so early, even if you can hit someone, the casualties will not be too great.

A black shadow burst out from the muzzle, and then countless lead bullets and broken iron horns exploded the black shadow, spreading into a large net in the air. The Mountain Splitting Cannon is like an enhanced version of the Crouching Tiger Cannon, but the shells it fires are not stone-crushing iron horns like the Crouching Tiger Cannon, but small shotgun shells that are very up to date with the times!

The Qing army's shotguns were packed with lead bullets and broken iron and broken nails. Although the small shotshells looked small, there were hundreds of lead bullets and broken iron and broken nails inside.

Four mountain-splitting cannons and countless iron horns crossed a small distance of a hundred steps, and covered the heads of many Fuhan Army soldiers with a fan-shaped surface of no more than 30 degrees like fishing nets.

The Fuhan Army, which lowered its head and shrank its body, still let out a scream. The armor cannot cover all parts of the body, and in addition to the armored soldiers, there are also some non-main forces attacking together. These Fuhan soldiers without armor and shields also fell in large numbers, but I don’t know who died among them. How many have been killed?

A thin cotton-padded jacket and a body of flesh and blood cannot stop lead bullets and broken metal.

The most terrifying thing was that he was shot in the head. Not far in front of Chen Wei, there was a man who was hit with brains splattered. Taking advantage of the explosion of the grenade thrown by the Qing army, Chen Wei could see clearly that the man's brain was rotten. Broken all over the ground. Red and white, the whole thing looks like a ripe watermelon that has been hit by an iron rod.

Some soldiers were hit by lead bullets and fragments of iron, causing bloody holes and blood spray.

These four cannons alone caused sixty or seventy Fuhan troops to fall to the ground.

The frontal bombardment had just started, and the cannons behind the Fuhan Army also began to roar. Hundreds of five-pound cannons and eight-pound cannons rained down bullets onto Hongshan Mountain. The Fuhan Army's current offensive position is only the Qing Army's position in front of the mountain, and the impact point of the artillery shells is still far away from the position.

"Boom boom boom..."

The soldiers of the Fuhan Army who attacked at night took another forty or fifty steps forward. The Qing army's shotguns had been opened, and there was still a faint light of fire in the trenches. Chen Wei laughed in his heart, only to realize that the Qing soldiers in front of him were novices. Is it possible to light a fire in the trench at this time? Just as he was thinking about it, dozens of grenades had been thrown far away by the strong bombardment team soldiers. When Chen Wei saw it, he felt that at least half of them had rolled into the trench. Then he heard the screams of the Qing soldiers, and finally all the screams disappeared in a violent explosion.

In the night, the fire of the artillery shells illuminated the south bank of the Yangtze River and the Hongshan Mountains to the west of Wuchang City.

On the eastern front of the Qing army, the Fuhan army and the Qing army were fighting fiercely.

It was like two waves were driven by huge force, rising towards each other, leaping high at the same time, colliding hard in mid-air, and breaking into angry waves.

Since the Fuhan Army entered Hubei, in the face of the famous Fuhan Army, whether it was Ali Gun or the former Ma Mingxun, they all asked the troops to defend, defend, and defend again. Spreading rumors is one thing, fighting a war is another. Except for that night in Hanyang, few people in the Qing army had experienced the power of hand-to-hand combat by the Han army. The Fuhan Army, which had shrunk during the day's offensive, suddenly turned into another army tonight, each one as if possessed by a hungry wolf, able to fight and dare to fight.

The number of Qing soldiers on the position dropped rapidly, while subsequent troops continued to fill in.

Without armor protection, the brutality of hand-to-hand combat would be much more severe than that of ancient armies. Because they don't have armor on them, a serious blow may result in serious injury or even death!

On the Fuhan Army's side, some troops wore armor with high protective power. There were two armies. One army had some elite soldiers wearing armor, and the other army was wearing single clothes and had no protection. If it weren't for the constant stream of Qing troops. Once the troops are replenished, it won't take long for the two sides to fight hand-to-hand to determine the winner.

There were five to six hundred Qing soldiers on the entire front, and thousands of militiamen poured into the follow-up front. The hand-to-hand combat lasted less than half an hour, and a large number of Qing soldiers fled to the rear with their hearts broken.

In a trench under Hongshan, Lieutenant General Enpu, the Governor of Huguang and Superintendent of the Army, who was commanding the battle, saw in disbelief that the tide coming from the west was pushing the black tide on the position to gradually move eastward, and soon, the tide They pushed the black tide back towards the front line.

"Shoot, fire..."

A Qing army officer brandished his sword and shouted at the top of his lungs. The Qing gunners on the position raised the muzzle a little, pointed it at the back of the dark crowd, and then opened fire regardless of whether the muzzle was raised high enough.

Let's attack first while the cannons they have can still fire. At least it can calm down the morale of the Qing army. If you are lucky enough to hit the Fuhan army's array and kill a few thieves, it will be the blessing of your ancestors.

In fact, without the officers shouting, the Qing army on the battlefield knew that they could not remain indifferent and watch the Fu Han army rushing up Hongshan. So when the cannons sounded, Enpu, who had already stabilized his mind, was commanding the soldiers to move from the left and right traffic lines to the two wings of the Fu Han army. When he led the troops to block the Fu Han army's assault group head-on, the Qing army's training and bravery on the left and right rushed out together to try to completely defeat this Fu Han army.

The battle lasted until 11:00 in the evening. Except for the calls and groans of the wounded, there was no sound of gunfire on the entire battlefield.

The Fu Han army retreated. It seemed that they also took the initiative to clean up the battlefield and took back as many of their wounded and corpses as possible. So could the Qing army declare victory?

Enpu and Gong Zhaolin, the Minister of Hunan Tuanlian who bravely rushed to the front line, were speechless for a long time when they looked at the Qing soldiers and bravery in front of them, who were less than 700 or 800 people. The officers and soldiers deployed at the frontline of Hongshan were from the city defense camp of Wuchang, with a total of 500 to 600 people, and there were also thousands of trained warriors, a total of 1500 to 1600 people. Only half of the people were left after one night. And this did not include the reserve army mobilized by Enpu, a total of 3000 people, 2000 people to intercept the enemy head-on, and 1000 people to attack from the left and right, and finally repelled the Fu Han army that rushed up.

"Sir Gong, I think the troops used by Chen the rebel will not exceed 2,000, of which there is only one battalion of elite veterans of the rebel army."

"Isn't the Central Army too self-deprecating? Our army has nearly 5,000 troops in this battle..."

"So what? Although the rebel army is divided into camps, they are united and watch each other as one. Although our army is called one army, in fact, there are many factions, each with its own thoughts. Moreover, in the dark, a strong army is brave and a weak army is timid. The rebel Chen traveled all over the world and swept across the two rivers. Regardless of the combat power of his soldiers, they all have the heart of a strong army." Enpu shook his head as he spoke. No wonder Zhu Gui only survived one night outside Hanyang City and hurriedly crossed the river. Fighting a night battle with the Fu Han Army was really tormenting.

Gong Zhaolin remained silent. He also knew what Enpu said. But can it be solved? No. "There are a large number of Jiangnan soldiers in Chen's army. Now that Chen has abandoned Jiangnan and come to Huguang, his army must be in chaos. The only ones he can hold on to are the old thieves from Henan and Hubei. As long as our army dares to fight, we may be able to defeat them outside Wuchang City." Gong Zhaolin comforted him.

"My lords, it's not that we didn't fight hard, but we really couldn't beat the rebels. The armored veterans among them are brave and unmatched. They fight like crazy tigers. They are really amazing. And their soldiers cooperate well. Whether they are veterans or recruits, they can form small triangle formations..."

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Enpu just wants to understand the combat effectiveness of the enemy on the opposite side and talk about the hand-to-hand combat of the Fu Han Army. Who is more qualified than the remnants of the battle in front of him?

The Qianzong in front of him said this to Enpu.

At about two o'clock in the morning, that is, the hour of the Ox, the Fu Han Army launched a second night attack on the Hongshan position of the Qing Army.

In this attack, the Fu Han Army brought out the mortars, used the trenches abandoned by the Qing Army, fired in the trenches, and launched a fierce attack on the Qing Army's positions. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, at least it boosted the morale of the Fu Han Army's attacking troops.

After seeing the Fu Han Army's second attack, Enpu's already stern face became completely silent.

They had a good grasp of the rhythm of their attack, and were not in a hurry to fight with the Qing Army. If they encountered the Qing Army resisting with grenades, even a large number of the Fu Han Army's attacking troops would lie on the ground, leaving only a small part of the troops that seemed to be specialized in throwing grenades with the Qing Army, and the result was often that the Fu Han Army won. Whether it was arm strength, accuracy or physical strength, the Qing Army was very different from the specially trained grenade throwers.

The attacking Fu Han army was divided into several groups, and it seemed that they had learned the lesson of the last attack on the left and right wings. Enpu didn't know that in the last attack of the Fu Han army, not only did they suffer a little loss in the attack of the Qing army on both wings, but the four mountain-splitting cannons at the beginning also caused heavy losses to the Fu Han army, directly reducing half of the team.

The second attack naturally had to learn lessons. Anyway, the night was their best cover, and the effect of the musket was reduced to the extreme under the night. And each Fu Han soldier was equipped with at least five grenades.

In the night, the Fu Han army launched multiple offensive operations from different positions. Some of them failed, but some successfully broke through the Qing army's defense line and entered the next level. Enpu was exhausted because the total force of the Hongshan position he was in charge of was only 6,000 people, and he had already mobilized 5,000 people in the last battle. Now the Fu Han army is attacking from multiple directions, either from the surface or from the trenches. He mobilized all the reserve forces for rescue, but the Fu Han army was also sending teams to continue entering the battlefield. If this continues, he will not be able to hold on. The news of reinforcements in the city has not yet arrived, but the news that many places were broken by the Fu Han army troops that suddenly came in the night has come. He was so depressed that he thought Hongshan would not be safe tonight.

Fortunately, not only Gong Zhaolin but also Aligun did not sleep that night. After hearing Hongshan's emergency, he immediately sent 3,000 Hubei trained warriors to rush to support, and arrived in time when Enpu sent out all the teams in his hands, picked up the knife himself, and prepared to lead the guards to kill. The second attack of the Fu Han army was ultimately unsuccessful.

"Long live, long live..."

"Cheers? Shouting "Long live!" What's going on? Has the Qing army on the other side received reinforcements?" After more than half an hour, the opposing position had not been taken down. Chen Qi did not hide his anxiety in front of his men. As a result, he heard voices shouting "Long live!" instead of the "Long live" that the Fu Han army often shouted. "Go check!"