Marco remembered that Emperor Shenwu said before setting off that the Ming Royal Artillery Regiment would help them get rid of the Jiannu artillery on Rufeng Mountain.

The Jiannu artillery had not moved in the past two days, but today it suddenly started bombing wildly, causing a lot of casualties to the Ming army, but there was no movement from the Royal Artillery Regiment.

In the past, Ma Ke disapproved of Yang Guozhu, who was training the new army. He had experienced hundreds of battles and didn't trust the fire gun at all. Now he thinks about it and regrets it.

At that time, they only used the military pay from the imperial court to train and recruit soldiers, regardless of whether they were good or bad, and they would not reject anyone who came. There were many soldiers and horses, but there were not many who could fight hard, and there were even fewer excellent fire rifle soldiers.

Think about the National Protectorate Army, and then look at the Jiannu opposite. Alas, Ma Ke regrets it.

It's just that the environment is different now when we want to organize and train a new army. At that time, the whole country trained troops and all parties strongly supported it. Now it's too late...

But let’s see how Yang Guozhu and the others play first.

No one would have thought that so many thoughts would pass through Mark's mind in just one moment.

While Wang Tingchen comforted Ma Ke, he was also very worried. The situation in front of him was really not good.

More than 10,000 troops from Qiantun and Shanhai Town attacked with great momentum, but they came back dejected and lost many soldiers and horses.

This was an extremely heavy blow to the morale of our own troops. Looking at his subordinates, from senior generals to ordinary sergeants, they all looked frightened.

Although the Jiannu cavalry did not take the opportunity to attack at that time, the Qing army's artillery array was still there. If they fired again and the cavalry charged, their entire army would probably be defeated.

"What should I do? Emperor Shenwu is watching from behind..."

Ma Ke's mind turned around. Should he return to the camp? Will he be punished seriously by Emperor Shenwu? If Yu Zhen doesn't fight well, he still has a chance. If Yu Zhen fights well, then they will be in misfortune.

Ma Ke wanted to send some people to Shimen Mountain and other places to check the situation, but Jiannu started shelling again and it was too late!

Just when Mark was anxious and in a dilemma, smoke and dust billowed behind the hills, and several people and horses came running towards him, but it was Yang Guozhu's messenger.

After meeting the two generals and seeing the miserable conditions in the second town, several messengers were shocked. Before they could ask, Marco exploded.

Only then did they know that the Shanhaiguan and Qiantun armies were bombarded by nearly a hundred Hongyi artillery pieces, large and small, causing many casualties among their men.

Several messengers were even more shocked:

"Two military gates, the thieves and slaves attacked your military formation and used hundreds of red cannons. In the first two days of the battle, Jiannu didn't fire a single cannon. How could Jiannu fire so many red cannons?"

They hurriedly looked into the distance and then looked in front of them, feeling that what Marco said was true, he could only sigh:

"Marshal Yang and his troops led the attack on Shimen Mountain quite successfully, but there are low walls and trenches everywhere, making it difficult to capture in a short time.

The military formation of our chariot camp was bombarded by Jiannu Hongyi artillery, and also suffered a lot of casualties. Your Majesty issued an order to put sacks and earth baskets filled with soil in front of the soldiers in front of the chariot to defend against the Jiannu artillery fire."

"Yang Guozhu and other troops suffered heavy casualties?"

When Marco heard this, he was so happy that he almost jumped up, but then he suppressed it.

Wang Tingchen was also startled. Before the war, they never thought that Jiannu would have so many artillery pieces.

Seeing that the two commander-in-chiefs were not in a good mood, the messenger said again:

"Before the official came, His Majesty sent a message and ordered all ministries to use sacks and earthen baskets to defend against the Jiannu artillery. He was worried that the Jiannu would use artillery to bombard the two generals, but it was too late."

The two detachments of King Ma Ke's courtiers were far away in the Huangtu Ridge to the west of Songshan Fort. Yang Guozhu's soldiers did not know the situation between them.

The messenger said:

"Two generals, Yang Shuai asked the four of you to attack Huangtu Ridge as soon as possible. There has been no progress in the war for several days. I am worried that Emperor Shenwu will blame you!"

"Just behind Xianguan, a large number of civilians have arrived. They are mainly transporting many earth-moving vehicles. It is expected that with these earth-moving vehicles, we no longer have to fear the red barbarian cannons of thieves and slaves!"

At this time, Marko, Wang and the courtiers noticed what the messenger said, but could the earth-built chariot defend against the Hongyi cannon?

Soon, a large number of sacks and other objects were accumulated in their defense line, which were said to be artillery used to prevent the establishment of slaves. If they had known this, why would they have seized the cannon? How could they have suffered such great damage if they had not seized the cannon.

The more Ma Ke thought about it, the more furious he became, and he suddenly shouted: "Yang Guozhu had this great idea, why didn't he tell it earlier? Did he deliberately watch it as a joke?"

The messengers were displeased and had always been the object of flattery by all officials and generals. Marco roared at them. What did this mean?

The leader of the messenger was even more angry. Ma Ke lost his troops and failed to take precautions. Instead, he blamed Yang Shuai. It was really unreasonable. He had a stupid mind and blamed others.

"Shuai Ma must be careful, this idea did not come from Marshal Yang, but from His Majesty Shenwu!"

Wang Tingchen was also shocked by what Ma Ke said. Ma Ke was so angry that he yelled at the messengers. You know, the king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. Yang Guozhu is the commander-in-chief, so he is not afraid of them complaining?

He quickly smoothed things over and explained to Marco. The messenger snorted and bowed his hands to the two generals: "Shuai Yang's order has been conveyed to the subordinates. Take your leave!"

After saying this, several messengers got on their horses and drove away in a cloud of smoke.

Ma Kehan ​​looked at the direction in which the messengers left with a face on his face. It seemed that there were a large number of vehicles approaching faintly at the far rear of the hills, next to his own camp.

It seems that they are those earth-moving vehicles that can defend against Hongyi cannons. Where did Yang Guozhu find so many civilians?

Ma Ke's expression became more and more gloomy. These trucks never came sooner or later. They only came after he had lost his troops and generals.

He turned around, sneered sinisterly, and said to Wang Tingchen:

"Wang Shuai, tell me, did Yang Guozhu do it on purpose?"

Wang Tingchen didn't answer for a while. His eyes were deep, as if looking into the distant universe, and he said after a long time:

"Shuai Ma must be careful, if your majesty can think of using sacks and earthen baskets to defend against artillery, let's try it. The worst we can do is die in Liaodong. Once Liaodong is liberated, we can leave our name forever..."

Although Marco was very unhappy, apart from this method, he was really at the end of his rope...

Today's battle was clearly visible to Huang Taiji and others in Rufeng Mountain City. Coupled with the battle on the Loess Ridge, the power of the Qing army's guns and artillery was fully demonstrated.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Qing monarchs and ministers in the mountain city were full of laughter. Huang Taiji finally had a happy face, and he temporarily forgot the pain of losing his son:

"Artillery is truly the god of war. We will build more of them in the future. Kong Qing's great contribution..."

He felt a little regretful, but it was a pity that these battles were not fought by the National Defense Army. Otherwise, under the bombardment of his own artillery, the Ming Emperor's personal troops would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

He decided that no matter how many difficulties there were in the future, the size of the gun and artillery force must be expanded.

But then the battle started again, the Ming army used earthen vehicles, and Jiannu's rampant artillery immediately lost most of its power.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Guozhu's army broke into the first line of defense in Shimen Mountain.

Huang Taiji was very angry and ordered the slaves in Huangtu Ridge to hold the follow-up positions and wait for an opportunity to recapture the first line of defense.

When Huang Taiji was angry, great news came to his ears.

The Qing cavalry had defeated the Ming general's army and horse department, and the war went surprisingly smoothly.

Thinking again about the Ming Dynasty General's Army and Horse Department who were in a state of disarray under the attack of his own guns and artillery, Huang Taiji suddenly thought deeply.

It seems that the Ming army is not as powerful as he imagined, and there are only a few troops that can fight.

Moreover, the previously unbearable army seemed to be even more unbearable and weak than before, thanks to the separate attacks or cooperation of our own guns, artillery and cavalry.

There was a cold light in his eyes. After figuring out the overall combat strength of the Qing Ming army and comparing the strength of each department, Songjin and other places would still let their own Qing warriors gallop.

…

"Kill the prisoners..."

Following the shouts of the Ming army, a large number of sword and shield soldiers poured out from behind the chariots, crawled in through the gaps in the village walls, and broke into Jiannu's main wall.

"The Ming army invaded?"

On the main ridge, Bai Yintu and others clenched their fists. Their defense line, which they regarded as impregnable, was just like this forcibly invaded by Yang Guozhu's army?

A smile appeared on Yang Guozhu's face. In the telescope, his own troops were pouring into the stronghold wall, and there were sounds of killing and shouting everywhere.

"Yang Shuai's army has invaded the mountains?"

As the news spread, the Chinese army's formation burst into cheers.

At this time, the news from various ministries was reported by sentry cavalry. It seemed that all Ming armies were engaging in battle with the enemy.

Among them, Wu Sangui's tribe was closest to the Chinese army's formation, guarding the northwest side of the Ming army attacking Shanshan.

It was not far from Rufeng Mountain. The mountains were undulating and hilly. They were organized into car camps and guarded by chariots, which firmly blocked waves of attacks from the Jiannu. They also led cavalry attacks from time to time and achieved quite a lot of gains.

Shanxi General Soldier He Renlong's tribe attacked the left side of Huangtu Ridge. At first, like Yang Guozhu's tribe, they suffered a lot of damage from the Jiannu Hongyi artillery bombardment. However, after using earth-moving vehicles and braving artillery fire, they quickly approached the foot of the mountain.

.

The mountains in this area are relatively steep. Although there are fewer soldiers guarding the village wall in this area, the attack is still quite difficult.

However, Yang Guozhu's troops on the right have already invaded. It is expected that He Renlong's troops on the left can also attack quickly.

A few miles southeast of the Chinese army's formation, there are Ningyuan commanders Wu Sangui and Liu Zhaoji. The two towns have a total of more than 10,000 troops.

Although there were reports that a large group of Jiannu were advancing towards them, the two towns had a large number of chariots and artillery, and the two generals were battle-hardened, so they expected to be able to block it.

The latest news from Ma Ke and Wang Tingchen in the west of Songshan Fort is that there seems to be Jiannu cavalry approaching them from the west.

Even if the two of them can't get any benefits from fighting in the field, it is expected that there will be no problem if they hold on to their position.

"Except for the previous bombardment by the Qing army's Hongyi artillery, this battle overall went smoothly!"

Then not long after, a shocking news came, and all the officials were stunned.

The car camp of the Shanhaiguan Qiantun General Soldier went through a hard battle and was finally broken by the Qing cavalry!

Then bad news came one after another, making people dizzy and unable to react.

Within half a day, several Ma Ke car camps were completely defeated, the Chinese army was surrounded, and Wu Sangui's rescue was once again delayed.

Before Yang Guozhu and others could wrap their heads around it, an even more shocking news came: the Zheng barracks was defeated, and Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Ma Ke was killed in battle.
To be continued...