Chapter Twenty-Four: Rocket Artillery Begins to Show Its Might, and the Mongol Soldiers Are Annihilated

The excited Li Wei picked up the phone to call Jiang Ping, and said to him: "General Jiang, do you know the news of Dolgon's cavalry?" ”

"Got it, our Second Cavalry Army has gone in a roundabout way! What is the opinion of the deputy commander? "Although Li Wei does not participate in their command, Li Wei is the deputy commander after all, and Jiang Wei is very polite.

"Come on! Don't talk about what you have to say. "We now have an advantage, which is that we don't know about our delta wing Dorgon, but we can monitor their movements at all times." Moreover, they attacked our army on both sides to attack the periphery of Daxingbao (Daxingbao of Montenegro), galloping from afar, and the team must have run away, and when they arrived in front of Daxingbao (Daxingbao of Montenegro), they must gather the army as a whole. I wonder if we should use the power of our artillery? ”

"Oops! Or the deputy commander has a high trick. Our two artillery divisions could attack them all the way separately. The position of the artillery division was very good, and the range of the attack on the periphery of Daxingbao (Daxingbao of Montenegro) was sufficient. Just give them a proofshot with your delta wings. There was some compliment in Jiang Mosa's words.

Li Wei didn't care about him flattering or not, and said: "You don't need to divide the labor of your heavy artillery division, the north is a little farther away, and it will be handed over to our rocket artillery division." Just concentrate your two artillery divisions and cover the east side of the road. ”

"Oops! According to your intelligence, there are also more than 20,000 cavalry on the north side, which is also overwhelming, can you rely on your rocket artillery? "Jiang Jian doesn't know the power of rocket artillery very well, he knows that Li Wei's rocket artillery only has a dozen launchers.

"Don't worry!" Li Wei said, "The power of our side is not worse than your two artillery divisions? In addition, our artillery regiment has gone to the outskirts of Daxing Fort (Daxing Fort of Black Mountain), and they will cooperate with your cavalry to destroy the remnants of the enemy. And our mechanized corps also went to the front, after defeating these two groups of cavalry, shouldn't we also take down these three points? ”

"I was about to tell you about sending out the gun carriages, with the gun trucks it will be easier for us to take these three points, and if possible we will try not to destroy all three castles. Let's leave some people behind, and we have to use them to deal with Wu Sangui behind us! Jiang Jian added, "The cavalry sent by Dorgon this time is estimated to be almost all of his mobile strength. After eating it, we marched into Jinzhou. Whether he runs or not, he's done. ”

"Alright! I'll talk about the rest later, and now I'll talk about solving the matter in front of me. "Li Wei is in a good mood, and he is going to watch a good show.

Departing in the morning, it was already afternoon when the Mongol cavalry advanced to the north of Daxingbao (Daxingbao in Montenegro). The Mongols hurriedly gathered their troops, and they had to attack before dark, otherwise the suddenness of the action would be reduced. Running long distances was the specialty of the Mongol cavalry.

These Mongols were the Nenkorqin Mongols, and they had been ordered by Dorgon years earlier to prepare and send troops with them.

On March 20 of the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636), 49 lords of 24 departments of Inner Mongolia and more than 100 civil and military officials of the Later Jinman, Meng, and Han dynasties held a general meeting in Shengjing. After the promotion of the Jin State Emperor Taiji as "Bokeda Chechen Khan", the country name was changed to "Daqing". These Mongolian households had already surrendered to the Manchus, how dare they disobey, so they came out with more than 20,000 people from the Ten Banners of Nenjiang. These Mongols did not fight with the kiln people, but they heard that the kiln people were very powerful, but they were not convinced at all. In their opinion, no matter how powerful the Han Chinese were, they were no match for their Mongol iron cavalry. The Mongols who were defeated were too close to the Han and made them as bloodless as the Han Chinese, so they were defeated by the Han Chinese.

The Mongols, who have been holding back for a long time, want to show the Han people this time, and also show Dolgon of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that the Manchus know that we Mongols are very capable of fighting. So when they set off, they were all full of confidence, galloping all the way, eager to fight early.

However, these Mongolians also occasionally heard the sound of humming in the sky, but because the delta-wing pilots generally flew very high in order not to expose the target, they could not see what was in the sky when they occasionally heard the sound, and some people thought that the immortal sky blessed them.

But just as their brigade had gathered together, suddenly there was a whistling sound in the sky, and then a thousand miles south of the flat land where they had gathered, there was an explosion that shook the Mongols a little dumbfounded.

How did they know that this was the rocket artillery division of Yaogang when they heard the delta wing pilot report that the cavalry below had been assembled and began to fire a test shot, and the result was that the first shot was 500 meters away from the target.

The officers and men of the rocket artillery division were also all fine on the battlefield, and they were restless one by one, and when they heard the order to join the battle, they were very excited, and they lifted the canvas on the rocket artillery early, fixed the fire rocket launcher, and aimed the rocket artillery muzzle at the general direction of Daxingbao (Daxingbao in Montenegro).

Hearing that the delta wing pilots sent back the coordinates of the enemy's cavalry assembly area, the rocket artillery men immediately adjusted the azimuth angle of fire and aimed. When the enemy was assembled, the rocket artillery division decided to conduct a test firing, because the distance was very far after all, and if the salvo missed with one hit, the mission would not be completed.

The 01** car undertook the test firing task, and the commander of the rocket artillery division ordered: "01 good car, one test firing, fire!" ”

A loud "sudden" sound was heard, a cloud of white smoke came out from the back of the launch vehicle, and a 100-millimeter rocket spat out a tongue of fire and soared into the sky, drawing a beautiful arc in the air and flying into the distance. The delta-wing pilot quickly reported the corrected parameters.

The commander of the rocket artillery division was one of the old artillerymen left by Li Wei, and the commanders of those heavy artillery divisions were almost all students of these old artillerymen. ”

Twelve twelve-barreled rocket launchers began firing one at the same time. Although the sound of rocket artillery firing was not as shocking as that of heavy artillery firing, the sound of "sudden burst" was like a mountain of seas, and the smoke immediately covered the firing position. A total of one hundred and forty-three *** were launched, one after another. It should have been one hundred and forty-four, missing one from the test launch.

As soon as the rocket was launched, the smoke had not yet cleared, and the ammunition truck behind it quickly drove over, and the artillerymen immediately began to reload skillfully. Li Wei nodded straight at the back, he knew that these rocket artillery soldiers didn't know how many times they had been trained to have such skilled movements.

Besides, those Mongolians who were just taken aback hurriedly gathered the team with lingering palpitations, and the Mongolian Wanhu wanted to rush over after the assembly, otherwise they didn't know what strange things would happen, and Wanhu already had an ominous feeling in his heart.

But before Wan Hu shouted a few words, he heard the sound of "rumbling" rolling thunder from the sky, and Wan Hu looked up at the sky to the south, only to see a bright spot in the sky, and one hundred and forty-three *** fell on their heads, covering the area where Wan Hu was located. Immediately, the coverage area was in flames. Not only did the warhead have **, but also the half-burned propellant participated in the explosion, which greatly increased the power of the explosion. The almost simultaneous explosion of these shells burns out the oxygen in the air at the same time, and the air temperature increases, and those who are not killed by the explosion will also burn out the lungs when they are inhaled by the hot air, increasing the lethality.

Because there were many Mongolian cavalry, these shells could not completely cover them, and the Mongolian cavalry behind them knew that the place where they were ten thousand and thousands of households was just covered by the devil's fire, and there was no possibility of survival, and these brave Mongolian cavalry began to turn their horses and flee back. The place where they assembled was flat and sheltered from the wind, and the surrounding area was closed, and the passage for them to flee back was too narrow, and people were crowded together, but the second round of rolling thunder rumbled again, and after the correction and command of the delta wing pilot in the sky, this round of *** fell on the heads of the Mongolian cavalry huddled together behind it. The devil's fire "roared" over them. The Mongol cavalry, which had not been hit, ran back again. When the third round of shells fell on their heads again, the Mongol cavalry, which had not been hit, did not run, only those who did not die were burned to the point that they had no hair, and the war horses were bumping around. They stood still in the place where the charred corpses of men and horses were everywhere, the place where they had gathered in a hurry, ready to be punished by the Immortals.

The delta wing shooter, who felt incomprehensible and hateful in the sky, commanded the rocket artillery to conduct a fourth round of firing. Until the family informs them that our cavalry has blocked the retreat of these cavalry, you can just watch them from heaven.

In fact, the Mongol cavalry that was directly killed and wounded by the shells was several thousand, but the number of casualties increased by the collision of those scurrying horses. The first and second cavalry divisions of the Second Army of the Yaogang Cavalry blocked the retreat of these Mongol cavalry and established positions behind them, and their fate of complete destruction was decided.

The current cavalry of Yaogang is completely different from the Manchu Mongols, horses are more of a means of transportation for them, whether it is Chen Yufeng or Ouyang He, they do not allow the cavalry to cut with the opponent with a saber, but require them to exert the power of automatic weapons.

The Mongol cavalry, who had been blown up, saw that there was no longer a fire falling, and they immediately rushed back like crazy, but at that very narrow exit, suddenly there was a rain of metal bullets like a violent wind. The light and heavy machine guns and automatic rifles of the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Second Cavalry Army fired impenetrable bullets, and the fallen horses and cavalry covered the ground with a layer of flesh and blood. Immediately after that, the mortars behind the position fired shells one after another into the cavalry piles huddled together, and these crazy invincible cavalrymen and their horses flew wildly with their arms and legs blown up by the shells.

The Mongol cavalry, who had been hit again, were even more panicked, and the retreat for their lives was blocked, so they had to rush back, but they didn't rush far, and there was a sound in front of them that made the earth tremble, and they saw a row of strange things with black smoke lining up in a row, and surrounded them, and before they could figure out what these things were, the things rushing from the opposite side shot at them with a dense rain of bullets, and at the same time "dongdong" opened fire on them. One by one, the cavalry and the horses were defeated in the merciless rain of bullets, and these fierce Mongolian cavalry became a group of lambs to the slaughter. In particular, those 12.7 mm bullets made these Mongolian cavalrymen tremble, and when they hit their bodies, they would break people into two knots. Hitting the horse's head will knock the horse's head away.

The nightmarish scene was finally interrupted by the loud horn of the kiln man. The loudspeaker of the kiln gang people broadcast the voice of Mongolian, as if it came from the sky:

Brethren of the Mongol soldiers! You are already surrounded by us, dismount and surrender is your only way to live, do not make unnecessary resistance. Thinking that there are still your relatives on the grassland, it is really unwise for you to die here for the Manchus and leave your dear relatives. Dismount and surrender! We guarantee your life. Now give you a moment, if you don't dismount and surrender, we will shoot cannonballs and bullets at you, so that you will die senselessly, and become a lonely ghost on the grassland.

There were nearly 10,000 Mongolian cavalry in the encirclement, but the self-esteem of the Mongolian cavalry was still difficult for them to dismount and surrender, and they did not dare to take the lead in surrendering. A quarter of an hour was fast coming, and the mortars of the Yaogang people and the guns of the gun carriages, light and heavy machine guns and automatic rifle bullets, once again set off a gust of wind, knocking the Mongol cavalry off their horses or down with them.

The Mongol cavalry once again rushed to the left and collided, trying to break out, but they lost the command of their generals, and they could not rush in front of the Yaogang people except for the lives of thousands of cavalrymen. The Mongol cavalry was forced to retreat again into the middle of the encirclement,

The sound of the horn sounded again:

One last warning! One last warning! Mongolian soldiers, brothers! As you see, if you don't surrender, you're dead. Is it worth it for you to die here for the Manchu Qing Dynasty and leave your families on the steppe forever? Mongolian soldiers, brothers! This is the last chance to live, please dismount and surrender, and save your own lives! This is your last chance! Be sure to cherish it! If you are willing to live, dismount and put your hands on your head and come over, and you will live. Otherwise, next time you will be here to bury Dolgon of the Manchus. Dismount!

In fact, there is no one who is not afraid of death, but it is just a reason to give them to live. This is absolutely true.

After a while, someone really dismounted and walked in the direction of the Yaogang people's position, one or two, and then the Mongol soldiers dismounted and surrendered. However, none of these Mongol soldiers surrendered in the direction of the Yaogang people's artillery wagon. They still don't know what the smoke and fire are.

After the surrendered Mongol soldiers were encircled, it was getting late. Cleaning the battlefield is also on the second day. In order to see the effect of rocket artillery, Li Wei and many officers of the rocket artillery division came to the scene, and they were also shocked by the power of rocket artillery. In particular, the pilot who followed him to conduct a calibration in the sky said: "It's terrible, and the rocket launcher will be a sea of fire." As long as the cavalry is covered by rocket artillery, it is impossible to live again. However, our rocket artillery is a little less in the face of such a large target, and if there are more artillery, it will be better to cover the entire battlefield at once. ”

Both Li Wei and the rocket artillery division agreed with the pilot's opinion. They were very happy to have first-hand information about the battlefield. The staff officers took a large number of photographs, which are very important materials for future teaching. Not all those who study rocket artillery have actual combat experience, and most of them have to gain some perceptual understanding from these indirect materials.

Seeing that the Mongolian prisoners were helping to clean up the corpses of the Mongolian soldiers, Li Wei asked the commander of the Second Cavalry Army: "How many prisoners were there yesterday?" ”

"Hey! There are only more than 8,000, which is still a lot of killed! There were more than 10,000 horses. There's a lot of horse meat! The commander of the Second Cavalry Corps complained, "This battle is boring, and you have to do everything with rocket artillery and artillery wagons, and we are left to take prisoners." It's still clamoring that we are out to fight, which is what our cavalry should do? ”

"Come on! If you weren't cavalry, how could you go around in such a big circle so quickly and block their retreat. Li Wei said, "You must also remember that in the future, the battle will not be fought by any part of the team, and you must study the matter of coordinated operations." You have a chance to see the power of rocket artillery and artillery carriages, and you will have to take a good summary when you go back. You should also think carefully about how you will make these arms cooperate in combat when you command operations in the future. ”

The officers of the Second Cavalry Army admired Li Wei very much, and nodded directly at Li Wei's words.

Li Wei's call to the east was very smooth, and the one personally commanded by Wei Xiang in the east was also very good.

The road attacking from the east was personally commanded by Azig, and there were 8,000 cavalry with red and white flags on this road, and more than 20,000 cavalry with red flags in the Han army, which was the main force of this sortie. However, Azig also knew that the Mongol cavalry in the north was also very strong. This sortie is not only a surprise attack with the defenders, but a direct attack, and it is also a very powerful force. He also knew that the reason why his younger brother Dolgon had made such a big effort to raid the periphery of Daxingbao (Daxingbao in Montenegro) was to kill chickens with a knife, and he must win this first battle to boost the morale of the army. Azig himself needs a victory to save face, so this time he brings out his three sons, and this is a battle that will decide his life and death.

Azig is the twelfth son of Nurhachi, born in the 33rd year of Wanli, and is 46 years old this year. Azig, Dorgon, and Dordo were born of one mother, and Dordo was killed by the Kiln Man. In today's battle, Azig knew that it was likely to be a matter of life and death for the Manchus, and he must win it today. Therefore, he brought his eldest son Fuguo Gonghe Du, his second son Zhenguo Gong Fu Lehe, and his fifth son Prince Lou Qin out to go out on the expedition together. It is said that fathers and sons are soldiers in battle, and they are right. This time the striker is Azig's eldest son and Du.

He Du led a team of cavalry all the way to the front, he knew that the speed and concealment of this raid were very important, and when the scouts in front came back to report that Daxingbao (Daxingbao in Montenegro) had arrived, and Hedu had already heard the sound of artillery coming from the direction of Daxingbao (Daxingbao in Montenegro). Hedu knew that the team couldn't go any further now, so it would be easy for the scouts of the kiln people to get the news. So he immediately found a hillside where he could gather his troops, and sent someone to report to his father, Azig.

But how do you know that this place is prepared for them by the Yaogang people!

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New progress in "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty": the Battle of Yashan, the defeat of the Yuan army, the counterattack of the Song army, and the landing in Fuzhou.