(0719) The firing of more than 500 cannons was indeed very ferocious. With the bursts of cannonballs, a large number of solid bullets were poured over, falling like raindrops on the positions of the white-clothed army. Especially in the first round of salvo fire, the dense shells blocked the sun's rays, which was a bit of a taste of obscuring the sky. When the shells fell together, the entire Yangguan Fort suddenly seemed to be boiling water, stirring up a large amount of sand and gravel. There are also solid bullets that bounce up, flying around irregularly until their way is completely blocked.

At such a close distance, the shell landing point of the Franc machine gun is quite accurate. If the white-clothed army had not set up anti-shelling bunkers in advance, so many shells would have fallen and the casualties would have been very heavy. Because of the preparations made in advance, the soldiers of the white-clothed army only needed to sit quietly in the bunker and watch the excitement outside.

Around the bunker, there is a lot of loose soil. The solid bullet fell on the loose earth, sinking deeply, and soon there was no movement. As for the lethality, it is naturally negligible. No matter how many solid bullets fell, Yangguanbao was like a muddy pond, spreading its broad mind and absorbing it all silently, and not a single one slipped through the net.

However, outside the Yangguan Fort, near the city walls, the situation is completely different. There isn't much loose soil here, only seemingly sturdy walls. One by one, huge solid bullets smashed down on the wall of Yangguan Fort, splashing a large amount of sand and gravel. The city wall of Yangguan Fort was not very strong in the first place, and Xu Xingxia did not particularly strengthen it, so when it was subjected to heavy shelling, the damage was quite serious. Sometimes, a solid bullet can smash the entire battlement. There are countless bricks that have fallen.

To be honest, the Dajin Army does not know how to use artillery. They had never seriously considered whether they themselves needed to be equipped with artillery or not. Due to Nurhachi's idea of a cavalry state, they were subconsciously resistant to firearms. They simply do not want to use such weapons. However, they were born to know how to fight, and after seeing the huge role of the cannon, they can give full play to the power of the cannon.

Amin led a team of white tooth lamas and patrolled back and forth among the Han artillery. Behind him, someone was holding a large blade, and someone was carrying a silver piece of white flowers. Those who play well, are diligent, and obedient will be rewarded. The silver of the white flowers will be given on the spot. At least each person gets ten taels. Those who fight badly, those who are lazy, and those who grind foreign workers will either be hacked to death with a knife, or dragged out to split the corpses of five horses. In short, there is absolutely no way to live.

At this time, the Dajin Army still pays attention to rewards and punishments. They are on the rise, and in many systems, they imply the performance reward system of later generations. It doesn't matter what your process is, just look at your results. If you do well, you will be rewarded more, you will be promoted, and you will be able to gain more power. On the contrary, if you do not achieve good results, you will only be left out, hidden, or even dismissed. Therefore, for the sake of their own future, once they are determined to do something, they can often do it well.

Why is the Dajin Army so willing to sacrifice life and forget death on the battlefield? Could it be that they are really not afraid of death? Of course not. In the world, there is no one who is not afraid of death, unless there is a problem with the brain. The most critical factor is the huge reward and stimulation of military exploits. The Dajin Army's military exploit rewards are the most generous of all the rewards. These rich rewards are enough to stimulate every Dajin sergeant to fight desperately to earn a heavy family business for himself.

Relatively speaking, the reward and punishment system within the Ming army was too dark, and almost all of it was done in the dark. Even when Yuan Chonghuan served as the governor of Liaodong, it was no exception. A large number of rewards are actually given to related households. Those who sacrifice their lives on the battlefield are not rewarded at all. And those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but through nepotism, flattery, rewards, and promotions, in the long run, the army will naturally have no warriors. Who is stupid, knowing that there is no benefit in dying, and still so willing to die?

During the Huang Taiji period, many Han Chinese troops who surrendered to Jianguo came to attack the Ming Dynasty with their backhands, and they were quite brave in battle. After the Qing army entered the customs, most of the battles were actually fought in front of the Han army flag. For the vast majority of the time, the Qing army followed behind the Han army banner to supervise the battle. It can be said that it was the Han military banner that laid down half of the Manchu Dynasty. It seems that Wu Sangui, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others are all pioneers in the south.

It stands to reason that they should be Han Annihilation, and they should have no combat effectiveness. However, in fact, this is not the case. Why is that? The reason is actually very simple, the top level of the Manchu Qing Dynasty successfully stimulated the combat effectiveness of the Han military banner through the system of clear rewards and punishments. For the vast majority of people at that time, no matter who they fought for, it seemed to be about the same. As long as they can gain their own benefits by fighting, they will show a high degree of positivity.

Amin's rewards and punishments were clear, and it did stimulate some of the Han artillery. In order to get the reward of ten taels of silver, they were all very positive, and they were eager to exert every drop of their strength. To put it mildly, the Han artillery at this time had simply entered a state of selflessness, and its combat effectiveness had been fully brought into play. As a result, the speed of their shelling became faster and faster, more and more fierce, and the overwhelming shells poured densely towards Yangguan Fort.

"Puff puff!"

"Puff puff!"

A large number of solid bullets fell around Yangguan Fort, stirring up a large amount of dust.

From the eyes of the high-level leaders of Dajin Kingdom, at this time, Yangguan Fort was completely shrouded by cannonballs. If there is no accident, the white-clothed army in Yangguan Fort should be in an embarrassed situation. In order to avoid the bombardment of shells, they will definitely run around. Under such a dense shell, any exposed personnel could be killed by a direct hit by the shells. The Dajin Army has suffered a lot of such losses.

However, what puzzled the high-level leaders of Dajin State was that there was no movement at all in the position of the white-clothed army in Yangguanbao. The white-clothed army did not appear to be in a mess at all, and not even a single figure of the white-clothed army was seen. They had to deeply doubt whether there were any living people in Yangguan Fort. Could it be that the white-clothed army has already retreated when they see that the opportunity is not good? Otherwise, Yangguan Fort would not have behaved so quietly!

In fact, the soldiers of the White Army were hiding in the fortifications and did not react to the shelling of the prisoners. The shelling of Jianyu, in their opinion, was purely pediatric. Above their heads, there are two or three meters thick loose earth bunkers. The shells fell in the thick loose soil and had no effect at all. No amount of shells is waste.

Only Yun Qifeng was very unwilling. As the commander of the artillery battalion, Yun Qifeng's greatest wish was to engage in an artillery battle with the other party and directly use artillery shells to smash the enemy's artillery. These damn Franco machine guns, in front of the mortars, are simply scum. It's a pity that Xu Xingxia has other considerations, and he has never approved him to fire. Otherwise, he would shoot at a rapid pace, and all the artillery that had been captured would be destroyed.

"The White Army...... A little off? Eyidu frowned and said.

After all, he was a very careful person, and he quickly sensed that the white army was not going well.

The other high-level officials of the Dajin Kingdom also frowned when they heard this. They also felt that the reaction of the white army was really a bit strange! How to say it, after the shells fell, the white-clothed soldiers did not react at all, which made them feel very bottomless in their hearts. It's like a heavy ingot of gold thrown into the sea, and at least it has to make a splash. If there is not even a splash, it is too disappointing.

The whites did not react, so they could not deduce the results of the shelling. What they were most worried about was that hundreds of cannons were fired vigorously for a long time, and as a result, the white-clothed army suffered no losses at all. Such a result will make them vomit blood. If even the artillery can't cause substantial damage to the white-clothed army, there is almost no need to continue this battle. The Dajin Army is no match for the White Army at all!

Tang Gu, Tabai, Abatai and others also looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you, I want to say something, but it's not easy to say. They couldn't understand whether the artillery was working, or if it didn't work at all. It seems that it should have played a role, and the entire Yangguan Fort was shrouded in cannonballs. However, looking at the reaction of the white-clothed army, it seems to have no effect. They can't see a shadow of a white-clothed army at all!

In the end, their eyes were all focused on Amin's body. They hope that Amin will be able to tell them the exact answer. After all, Amin is one of the four great Hutchibales, well-informed and knowledgeable. At the same time, he has the most battlefield experience. He was the first to come into contact with the White Army, and he had the deepest understanding of the White Army.

However, to their regret, Amin clearly gave them a response, which was that he didn't know either. Indeed, Amin did not know whether such a fierce shelling had caused substantial damage to the white-clothed army. If it were any other army, it would definitely be killed or wounded by artillery fire. However, the white-clothed army, Amin really can't judge.

The artillery fire seems to be earth-shattering, the earth is shaking, even the white-clothed army made of steel is about to be smashed. However, he always felt that it was impossible for the white-clothed army to be passively bombed in vain. They didn't react at all. Perhaps, what kind of conspiracy do they have, which can effectively avoid the shelling of the Dajin army.

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(To be continued)