In the distance, the column of Dragon Guard infantry had begun to move south.

Zhu Linmiao shook the reins, led the imperial camp to follow, and couldn't help muttering to himself: "But I didn't want Jianyu not to fight me under Jinzhou City, but to come to the narrow place of Songshan to die, which can be regarded as the sky has eyes." ”

……

Rufeng Mountain.

Zhang Luxiang carried a basket of gunpowder in his hand, looked at the Qing army surging all over the mountains with an anxious expression, and looked at these treasure-like cannons on his side, and finally couldn't hold it back, and took a few steps to Mu Han's side, who was holding a telescope to check the enemy's situation, "Mr. Mu Lian, there are too many thieves, so you still have to transfer some Japanese soldiers to guard the cannons......"

Most of the Ming troops who remained in Songjin were transferred to Jinzhou by the Son of Heaven, but because those forty-two-pounder cannons were really difficult to move, the artillery company of Mu Hansuo, who was in charge of these cannons, stayed in Songshan with the cannons.

Unexpectedly, the hussars on guard in front yesterday reported that tens of thousands of thieves were surging, and Mu Han hurriedly dragged the cannon up Rufeng Mountain, and made some careful arrangements.

Fortunately, those Japanese soldiers, Korean soldiers and Australian natives did not go with the army of the Son of Heaven because of their lack of combat strength, but at this time they became the main combat force on Rufeng Mountain.

And Mu Han, the highest-ranking military here, also temporarily assumed the command of the enemy.

Hearing this, Mu Han turned his head and smiled: "Master Zhang doesn't need to worry, I have my own measure." ”

"Mr. Mu Lian, these cannons are worth a thousand gold......"

Mu Han squeezed his eyes, "Why don't we make a bet?" I said that the thieves would never come near here, even if they did, they would not have the slightest thought of these cannons. ”

"Is what Mr. Mu Lian said true?"

"My lord," a soldier interrupted him, pointing to Mu Han at the bottom of the mountain, "the thieves from the south are within two miles. ”

"Okay, let those little cannons start hitting the enemy too. The heavy artillery is ready to scatter. ”

The "small cannons" mentioned by Mu Han were dismantled from the fortress of Rufeng Mountain, and in fact, they were all nine-pounder and six-pounder guns, but he was used to seeing forty-two-pounder cannons recently, and the other cannons felt light and small.

"Yes!"

Soon, the sound of artillery in the mountains suddenly became dense, and the unexpected extra ten or so cannons immediately caused a panic among the Qing troops attacking the mountain.

However, there were only fifteen cannons in total, and even if the firepower was fierce, falling into the crowd of tens of thousands was only like dotting a few ink spots on a painting scroll several feet long.

Due to Hauge's death order, although the captives were constantly torn apart by shells or rolled down the mountain with wailing, under the pressure of the Warda personally led the warlord, the Qing army was still slowly approaching the mountainside.

Finally, when the fastest Jianyu came to a distance of less than a mile from the Ming army, the forty-two-pounder guns were reloaded with scattered shells.

Under this cannon, thousands of iron beads and iron slag burst out, and the lethality was dozens of times greater than that of the previous solid bullets.

At the same time, under the command of Li Yezhi, the Japanese soldiers of the Huashan Jiushou and Dongxiang Lizhong Department pushed the stones and giant trees that had been prepared down the mountain.

Under the combined attack of scattered bullets and rolling wood, the troops in front of the Jianyu Assault suffered heavy casualties, and even some people fled down the hill with their heads in their hands.

Wakda saw the shaking on the south side from a distance, and hurriedly rushed to the bullet pressure himself, while sending people to urge Tunqi, who was in charge of the main attack on the fortress, to speed up.

Tunqi's side was also desperate, bringing more than 100 Bayala elites to rush to the front, and more than 1,000 foot armor on his side were scattered in a formation and followed him to climb up.

Perhaps because of their luck, only sixty or seventy people were killed by artillery along the way, and they saw that the ruined fortress was already in front of them.

It was only at this time that Tun Qi saw clearly that the Ming army's defense line was still more than 200 steps behind the fortress. He didn't think much about it, took a deep breath, and sprang out in the face of the rumbling cannon, and the people in the flash were already squatting under the outer wall of the fortress.

When his subordinates arrived, he drew his saber and jumped out of his hiding place, shouting, "Give it to me!" Those who are the first to climb the city will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and upgraded to three levels! ”

The captives beside him immediately howled and climbed through the gap in the outer wall of the fortress, and at the same time shot at the city with their bows and guns.

However, the fierce counterattack they had expected never came.

In less than a meal, Tun Qi was already standing on the top of the inner wall of the fortress, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart, it turned out that the barbarians had abandoned this fortress!

He hurriedly instructed his subordinates, "Quickly, go and tell the general that I have taken the enemy base!" ”

Just as the right flank of the Qing army had rushed to a distance of more than 300 steps from the Ming army, the Japanese soldiers on the hillside began to fire downward with iron cannons. Taking advantage of the condescending situation, many of the captives were shot over.

Although the hit rate was extremely low due to the distance, the sound of the fire guns was terrifying, which further demoralized the captives, who had already been overwhelmed by the cannons and rolling wood.

Wakda cut down five or six soldiers who tried to escape, and the overseers beside him hacked and killed hundreds of deserters, so that the captives finally cut off the idea of escaping.

But the attack of the defenders in front really frightened the Jianyu soldiers, and at this moment, someone shouted excitedly: "Lord Tunqi has captured that fortress!" ”

All the captives turned their heads to look at each other, and sure enough, they saw that the yellow dragon flag had been replaced on the fortress, and immediately some people ran towards that side - hiding under the fortress is not a cowardly escape, not only to avoid the artillery fire of the Ming army, but also not to be cut down by the warlords.

As more and more captives discovered this "safe haven", two or three thousand people soon gathered under the fortress, and people continued to pour towards this side behind them, and it was simply "hard to find an inch of land".

Inside the fortress, a pockmarked Jianyu Xiaoqi led a few of his subordinates and muttered in a low voice, "Just find a hiding place and hide until the battle is over." He walked briskly towards the bottom of the fortress.

A few people pushed open a closed wooden door, and they were surprised to find dozens of boxes piled up in the corner of the empty room, with thick hay in the middle.

"This eighty percent is a grain storage room," Mazi said with a face, "The barbarian walked in a hurry, and he didn't have time to transport the grain and grass away." ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and picked up a wooden box, and immediately wondered: "It's so light, isn't it grain and rice?" ”

A captive soldier pulled out a single knife, stepped forward to pry the box open, pointed to the dark yellow cotton inside, and smiled: "No wonder they left it here, but it is some shabby cotton." ”

"Damn, I was thinking of finding some grain and rice, and I could be counted on when I went back." Mazi scolded and pried open another box, and when he saw that it was still "old cotton", he couldn't help but be annoyed, and he put the wooden box still on the ground, and he was still angry, so he stepped forward and kicked it hard......

Mu Hanzheng said proudly to Zhang Luxiang: "Lord Zhang, look at it, just wait for the thieves to gather more......

Without warning, a roar like the sky and the earth suddenly broke out on the mountainside, which shook Mu Han and the others' ears with a tingling pain.

At the same time, the fortress in the mountains erupted into the sky, almost like a volcano erupting in Rufeng Mountain. A large amount of masonry was swept up more than ten feet high by the impact of the huge explosion, and then smashed down again.

The soldiers who had been hiding around the fortress were miserable. Four or five hundred people were killed instantly in the flames and earthquakes of the explosion, and then hundreds more were killed by the blast or falling masonry.

Almost instantly, the vicinity of the fortress became an endless purgatory, countless stumps and severed arms flew in all directions, blood flowed down the hillside, and a large number of captives rolled and wailed in place, some of which rolled directly down the mountain......

Mu Han was stunned for a moment, then stomped his feet and scolded angrily: "Damn it! Who made the fire early?! ”

Seeing that the soldiers beside him were also looking at each other, he knew that there might be some unexpected situation, so he hurriedly calmed himself down and ordered: "Quick, take advantage of the panic of the thieves, and order the Japanese soldiers and Australian soldiers to rush down the mountain immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Mu Han waved his hand behind him again, "Brothers in the artillery battalion, change the bayonet, and follow me to kill the thief!" ”

The captives who attacked the mountain were all frightened by the huge explosion, especially the three or four thousand people who were close to the fortress, and they immediately let out a shout, turned their heads and fled.

And the overseers behind them were also as pale as dirt, not only did they not care about the deserters, but many of them also ran along.

At this moment, Kayama Kumori, whose head was tied with a white cloth, stood up abruptly from the mountainside, pulled out his katana and shouted, "Suddenly! Then he took the lead and came down the mountain.

Behind him, dozens of bannermen and more than 1,200 Shimazu troops, each armed with a katana and a spear, rushed down.

The Uesugi army not far away received the order a little late, and nearly 2,000 people also rushed out quickly, and there was a great tendency to catch up with them. The last time the military exploits of the bombing fortress were taken by the Shimazu army, and this battle may be the last chance for the Uesugi army to perform on this trip.

The 500 Australian soldiers in the north were even more well-trained—they were carefully selected by Lin Yaocen from thousands of Australian "hunting teams", and they were trained by retired soldiers of the Dragon Guard.

The muscle-bulging, dark-skinned natives lined up in a three-foot-apart line, shields in one hand and sharp spears in the other, like black crushes, pressed down on the bewildered captives of the mountains.

……

Deng Shan heard the shockingly loud noise on Rufeng Mountain, and his heart also jumped, and he hurriedly ordered to speed up the march.

The 4,000 men and horses of his battalion were responsible for covering the right flank of the Ming army, that is, in the direction of Rufeng Mountain. According to previous reports, there were more than 10,000 prisoners on the mountain, and the enemy would rush from a high position, so his task was quite difficult.

When they reached the east side of the foot of the mountain, Deng Shan's headquarters immediately lined up in three infantry lines in front and behind, separated by more than ten paces.

This formation is extremely tough, once the enemy offensive is too fierce, the front row of infantry lines can shrink backwards to buffer, and wait to slow down the momentum of the enemy's impact, and then concentrate on annihilation.

Thousands of soldiers of the broken battalion were able to complete the formation, and when Deng Shan looked up, he saw that the overwhelming captives on Rufeng Mountain were rushing over like crazy, rushing to the front less than two hundred steps away from his own defense line.

He couldn't help but secretly clench his fists, ready for a tough battle in his heart.

In a moment, the drumming of the Broken Camp stopped, and the commander's shout followed, "Aim! ”

"Put!"

Suddenly, more than a thousand rifled guns erupted in flames, and there were immediately screams in the Jianyu army.

Deng Shan raised his binoculars to observe the momentum of the Qing army's charge to determine whether the infantry in the front row should be allowed to retreat or another salvo should be fired.

However, the sight in front of him made him stunned - the thousands of Jianjiao who roared like a flood seemed to have no intention of fighting, and after being killed by the salvo just now, three or four hundred people were killed, and they immediately scattered and fled to both sides without hesitation, as if they were not in front of them by flesh and blood Ming soldiers, but by a high wall made of gold and stone.

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