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Volume 1: Invasion of the Capital, Chapter 956: The Power of Artillery

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    After three violent collisions, hundreds of human and horse corpses were piled up in the middle of the battlefield.  However, the pile of corpses also successfully divided the battlefield. The cavalry of both armies began to rein in and could no longer continue such a hedging battle.  The pause in fighting does not mean that the Daping Army and the Qing Army have no desire to fight.  They were all moving to the side, trying to find a new opening to continue the hedging battle that had not been continued just now.  But at this moment, the situation changed suddenly.  Today, the troops of Kang Zhengwu and Du Laoliu were ups and downs.  These two troops suddenly changed from inconsequential cannon fodder on the battlefield to the focus of attention under the mercury lamp.  But as the cavalry clash between the two armies began, everyone began to turn a blind eye to the two troops standing on the edge of the fierce battlefield.  But now Kang Zhengwu and Du Laoliu are feeling uneasy.  To be honest, Xue Yongli had only one request for these two rebel troops at that time, and that was to mess up the Qing army's array, and the more chaotic the better.  If we only look at this point, it should be said that both forces have completed their tasks.  But Kang Zhengwu and Du Laoliu didn't know this.  In their opinion: Xue Yongli asked them to kill the Qing troops around them. In addition to the purpose of surrendering certificates, they must kill as many as possible.  Unexpectedly, the two rebel forces were now fighting each other and did not kill a few Qing soldiers at all. This made Kang Zhengwu and Du Laoliu a little worried.  They were afraid that they would be scolded by Xue Yongli after the war.  The "benefits" of returning to the Daping Army may even be reduced or cancelled.  So when they saw the cavalry on both sides slowing down, Kang Zhengwu and Du Laoliu couldn't hold back.  Find wealth in danger!  They are already rebelling with their heads hanging on their belts.  Did he become a commoner after surrendering to the Daping Army?  So Kang Zhengwu and Du Laoliu issued orders one after another, directing the troops to rush towards the Qing cavalry who had slowed down their horses.  ¡­ ¡­ Today the two armies turned against each other in front of the battle.  The harm to the Qing army was particularly great.  Needless to say, the blow to the morale of the Qing army when they first turned against the enemy was a blow.  And now the focus of the entire battlefield is on the confrontation between the cavalry on both sides.  The counterattack of Kang Zhengwu's and Du Laoliu's troops, coupled with the Daping cavalry coming forward, immediately caused the Qing cavalry to retreat continuously.  And in this counterattack, these two rebel forces achieved greater results.  It's still the same old reason - the cavalry has no speed and is not as good as the infantry on the ground.  And on the entire battlefield, although there are other troops fighting.  However, the battle between these two cavalry units has become a "weather vane".  Seeing the Qing cavalry retreating, the morale of other Qing troops became even lower. Their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and some of them were unable to withstand the Daping Army's aggressive offensive.  "Boom, boom, boom¡ª¡ª!" Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, Dorgon finally let the Qing army's artillery fire.  "Whoosh whoosh!" Shells passed over the heads of the Qing troops in front of the artillery battery.  These Qing troops were so frightened that they moved to both sides to avoid the front of the artillery team.  And these Qing troops were just frightened, but the Qing troops at the front were not so lucky.  Dozens of extremely powerful artillery shells fell into the battlefield where the two armies were fighting, immediately opening a path of flesh and blood.  A small number of the fighting Qing soldiers were knocked down by their own artillery shells, and more Daping Army soldiers also fell on the bloody path of the Qing army's artillery shells.  In order to end the unfavorable situation, reorganize the army and prepare for war.  Dorgon did not hesitate to sacrifice part of his troops and used artillery fire to temporarily divide the battlefield and give the Qing army a breather, in order to eliminate some of the adverse effects of rebellion in front of the battle.  Of course, these Qing troops are fighting in a melee.  Most of them were Han military flags, so we really lost a little bit.  The Manchus and Qing Dynasties could still tolerate it.  And Dorgon's "strong man breaking his arm"-like move did have an effect.  The soldiers of the two armies in the melee also broke away from the battle and retreated towards their rear to avoid the artillery fire of the Qing army.  At this time, the only force moving in the opposite direction and going to the front line of the battlefield was the artillery unit of the Daping Army.  Before the war, Xue Yongli and others understood that the greatest threat to the Qing army was their artillery.  After all, the advantage of the Daping Army was their infantry, cavalry and artillery phalanxes, but as long as a powerful artillery shell fell from these phalanxes, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.  If you miss a few more rounds, you will be completely disabled.  If it is a skirmishing battle, the Daping Army is at a disadvantage compared to the Qing Army, both in terms of strength and personal combat skills.  Therefore, this attack by the Daping Army can also be said to be tentative.  This can be seen from the formation of the Daping Army for this attack.  Only ten phalanxes came up first, but the subsequent phalanxes did not continue to follow.  Moreover, the artillery did not follow up in time, and basically maintained a "regular" battle.  So when the Qing army's artillery team opened fire, although the Daping army's casualties were not high,?, but it also exposed the location of the Qing artillery.  So the artillery units of the Daping Army also moved forward to eliminate the Qing army unit that posed the greatest threat to them.  ¡°Boom¡ª¡ª!¡± When the first Daping Army artillery advance reached its firing range, the gunners immediately stopped the artillery truck and opened fire at the Qing Army artillery team.  And the shell landed far to the right of the Qing artillery position, stirring up a cloud of smoke on the ground.  However, the artillery troops of the Daping Army were not in a hurry, and they continued to carry out corrective shooting.  Therefore, although more and more Daping Army artillery pieces are advancing, only two or three of them are actually firing. These artillery pieces are firing unhurriedly, constantly correcting the impact point of the shells.  Finally, an artillery shell fell into the Qing artillery position. The artillery commander under his command immediately unified the firing angles of each artillery based on the firing parameters of the artillery.  Following the order, the artillery of the Daping Army immediately fired in a concentrated manner, and each artillery sprayed out flames.  There are more than forty artillery pieces pushed up by the Daping Army this time, half of which are powerful artillery pieces of more than six pounds.  This volley was simply earth-shattering.  A spectacular plume of gunpowder smoke immediately rose in front of the Daping Army's artillery, and the entire battlefield felt the earth trembling.  And the gunners of the Daping Army did not waste time. They worked hard to push the artillery back to its original position, and then loaded the ammunition skillfully. Regardless of the smoke in front of them, they continued the shooting angle and launched the second round of salvo.  On the artillery position of the Qing army, the artillery shells of the Daping Army seemed to fall like raindrops.  Several artillery pieces that were hit by chance flew into the air like matches, and the sand and gravel stirred up by the flying shells and ricochet knocked the Qing gunners off their feet.  Many Qing artillerymen who survived could not help but flee backwards.  However, Dorgon had long been prepared for this to happen. The Qing army supervisory team behind the artillery position chopped down several long-legged gunners one after another, and then forced the remaining gunners to go back and continue firing.  In this way, under the artillery fire of the Daping Army, the Qing artillery began an artillery battle with the Daping Army.
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