"It's a pity that it's still high." Huang Qi looked at the two Jurchen chieftains who were surrounded by guards and left quickly, and said with great pity.

In the end, these 12-kilogram guns are still experiments before the artillery system of the Ordnance Supervision has been built, and the calculation of the trajectory is always not quite in line with the firing table, and the difference between 300 and 400 steps is still accurate, but further away can only be used for rough shooting.

After crushing the artillery position that Hou Jin had just built, Huang Qi aimed at a group of Jurchen Tartars who had been standing there watching the battle, but before he could give the order to turn the muzzle, these Jurchens suddenly began to move. This also caused some errors in the trajectory of the emergency calculation, and finally the lead bullet passed over the heads of these Jurchen Tartars.

Seeing the rapid escape of the two Tartar chieftains, Huang Qi didn't want to waste ammunition in vain, so he immediately ordered the five 12-pound guns to be turned farther away, an important target he had already noticed, the Tartars' * stacking point.

Although these Houjin Tartars were unfamiliar with artillery, they had to let those surrendered Ming gunners control the captured artillery, but it did not mean that they completely trusted these surrendered Ming gunners, so they were extremely careful with the control of *, only according to the rations required for the attack, and the rest* was taken care of by the Jurchens themselves.

These Jurchens built a shed outside the camp, and then put nearly 30 barrels* in the shed, this kind of Ming army's standard * barrels have obvious signs, plus the Ming gunners came here to receive *, and the actions of lead bullets were also under Huang Qi's gaze, so he quickly understood that under the shed were the * and projectiles used by the cannons.

According to Huang Qi's estimate, the shed was about 1,000 steps away from him. If it's on flat ground, it's already out of the range of a 12-pound gun, but now you can try to see if you can destroy these*.

He turned back to the artillery commander and ordered: "The firing angle of A 1 and A 2 is adjusted to 10 degrees, 15 times the charge, and the target is the * stacking point outside the enemy's battalion, go up *, and fire in order." The third to fifth continued to fire the Furlong cannons left behind by the Tartars, ensuring that they were damaged to the point where they could not be fired. ”

Hearing Huang Qi's order, the gun commander who commanded the first to the fifth artillery position of A was suddenly a little frightened. The * in Huang Qi's mouth is actually to burn the iron ball in a charcoal basin until it is red, and then launch it. This so-called * is actually a way of naval warfare that came from the Westerner pirates.

The artillery performance and * performance of this era are not good enough, so it is okay to use artillery in naval battles, it is okay to hit small ships, but it will fall into insufficient attack when hitting large ships, and as long as you do not just break the opponent's mast, it is difficult to achieve any results. In order to increase the power of artillery, there was a movement to revolutionize the shells.

For example, it is mainly used as a chain bullet for the destruction of masts and canvas, it is mainly used to kill grapeshotter bombs on the deck, and it is also used to increase the ability to break through the hull of a ship by using heated iron balls, and even cause fires on hostile ships.

This kind of heating* requires a 2-inch thick wooden board to isolate the medicine pack, otherwise it can easily cause a bore incident, and it is rarely used even among Western pirates. However, the technical officers of the Ordnance Superintendent have tested and found that this kind of * is the most effective in attacking ships at sea when used as shore defense.

After all, the accuracy of artillery attacks on moving targets is too low, and if you want to get the maximum result with the minimum hit rate, this simple * is the most suitable. Therefore, the release * has become a subject that artillery cadets must learn, and I didn't expect to use it today.

Under the careful command of the gunner, a solid iron ball with dark red burned by charcoal was loaded into the muzzle of the gun, and then successfully ignited and fired. The shell did not hit Houjin's * stacking point, but hit the site where the climbing equipment was made, and soon a puff of smoke came out of it, presumably that the projectile had ignited something.

Just as the Ming army was shooting at the stacked greenhouses one after another, Dolgon, who was far away from the battlefield, was also looking in the direction of the Ming army's artillery fire.

He watched the direction of the cannonball for a while, and finally reined in his horse and anxiously ordered the people around him: "Quickly let people move those * barrels, the Ming people want to destroy our *." ”

"It's still not safe here, master, send you out first, and then the slave will bring someone to carry those*." A Jurchen guard pulled the reins of Dolgon's horse and didn't let go, and his mouth kept persuading.

"Let go, go and get those * back for me. What's the use of those cannons without *? Isn't it a pile of scrap metal? Dorgon whipped his soldiers on the back of their hands, forcing him to let go of the reins of his mounts, preventing them from continuing to pull his mounts forward.

However, today's goddess of luck was obviously on the side of the Ming army, and before these Dolgon's personal soldiers drove the captured Han army closer, a red-hot iron bullet happened to penetrate the greenhouse in the form of a ricochet, hitting a barrel*. First a burst of fire, then a loud bang,

The people within 100 meters of the *stacking point were all blown away, and the Dolgon brothers, who were at least 500 meters away from the *stacking point, felt that the ground under their feet was fluctuating, and their mounts were also frightened and jumped wildly, and two of them collapsed directly to the ground.

The Dolgon brothers' own soldiers stepped forward and clung to the reins of the two horses, and after kicking one and injuring the other, the two brothers' mounts gradually quieted down.

Dolgon looked at his camp with a blue face, and saw that the watchtower erected at the gate of the camp had now completely collapsed, and the soldiers on it were obviously more than lucky.

Although Dodor still maintained a calm appearance, his mouth pursed and his hands clenched into fists, which also showed that the explosion just now did not touch him.

Dolgon looked back at the fortress defended by the Ming army, and finally turned his horse's head and continued to walk farther away. The two soon made a detour back to the camp and made peace with Mang Gurtai, who was guarding the camp. Soon after, Azig, who was in charge of the attack on Nanpu, was also recalled to the camp by Mang Gurtai.

After seeing that the leaders of the Left Route Army had arrived, Mang Gurtai said: "I didn't expect that the Ming people also installed Hongyi cannons in such a small fortress, and now it seems that our camp is still too close to the city, and the Hongyi cannons of the Ming army can reach the gate of the camp, I think the camp should be moved back."

Also, what progress has been made in the siege warfare on both sides of yours? Are you sure you can take the fortress on the other side? Is today's attack ending early, and how do you want to continue the siege tomorrow? ”

Azig, who has always been short-tempered, did not speak first this time. Like his two younger brothers who attacked the North Fort, he suffered several defeats in the south. Although Azig has a reputation for being brave and good at fighting in the Later Jin Army, he does not have a good reputation in the eyes of the soldiers of the two white flags.

Azig was taller, with smallpox on his face, and his eyes were a little bulging out because he was constantly staring at people. He has a rough personality, and often turns his face and scolds even when he is facing his own people and his two younger brothers. But for the four high-ranking Baylors, they often bow their heads to their ears and dare not disobey the orders they give.

Although he was brave in battle, he was never very considerate of his subordinates, and once the battle began, he would rush and fight fiercely, and he would not give up until he defeated the enemy. Even if there were many dead and wounded soldiers, he would not retreat. Although his military exploits were outstanding, no Jurchen general was willing to support him.

The defenders of Nanpu also took the main approach of killing and injuring as much as possible to the attack of the Houjin army, and with the cooperation of Azig, they swallowed the two men and horses of the newly attached Han army in one go. When Azig also moved the Jurchen infantry archers to the front of the trench to suppress the defenders, the defenders of Nanpu dispatched several cannons and repelled the enemy attacking in one go.

Because the position of Azig was too far forward, he was frightened by the Ming artillery shells and fell directly to the ground. When he was recalled by Mang Gultai, he still had a dull pain in his back.

The three Dolgon brothers were silent on Manggultai's question, and they had now lost confidence in breaching the two fortresses in one day. After a long time, Dolgon spoke: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture these two forts today, these Ming people have placed so many artillery in the fort, and they have not been revealed before, and the Ming people in our hands are still too few, and it is difficult to exhaust the firearms in the hands of those Ming people."

In my opinion, it would have been more appropriate to concentrate on attacking the North Fort, as the Morning Three Belle had suggested, and to monitor the South Fort with a small force. ”

Mang Gurtai glanced at the silent Azig, knowing that the two brothers were not dead yet, or they didn't want to offend Huang Taiji, they still wanted to continue to attack Zunhua City, and had no idea of retreating back to the country.

He thought for a while and replied: "It's okay, the two white flag soldiers are strong and strong, then let the three of you preside over the attack on Beibao, and I will personally take the rest of the men and horses to monitor Nanpu's actions and block the Ming army in Nanpu to support Beibao." ”

After the three brothers left the tent of the commander of the Left Route Army, their faces were a little ugly. Mang Gurtai obviously wanted to continue to sit back and watch the two white flags fight with the Ming army to consume the strength of the two white flags, but they had no way at all. Compared with continuing to attack the Ming army fortress and losing some men and horses, and echoing Mang Gurtai's proposal to offend Huang Taiji, the result was obviously worse.

After the three Dolgon brothers returned to the ranks, they counted the losses of today's attack, only to find that the six Xinfu Han troops had lost half of them in one day, and the two white flags had also lost nearly three full cattle under the artillery fire of the Ming army.

There are a total of 65 cattle records in the two white flags, and this expedition is because the three Dolgon brothers are in the army, in order to prevent them from having any accidents, the two white flags have compiled a total of 48 cattle records with a full capacity of 60 people, not including some miscellaneous servants and personal units around the three brothers.

For the loss of the two white flags, Dolgon still felt very heartbroken, he and Duoduo both lives are above the strength of these two white flags, in one day to lose 3 Niulu, if it hits Zunhua City, how many more Niulu will be lost by the two white flags?

From the second day, the attack of the two white flags in the east eased somewhat, and Dolgon focused on the residential area behind the north fort, trying to bypass the Ming fortress and clear a road directly to the city of Zunhua. After all, they wanted Zunhua City, not the two small forts in front of them.