When Chu Ying saw his emissary again, it was just a head and a headless corpse.
Chu Ying was so angry that he personally killed the messenger sent by Nurhaci. He chopped off his head and sent his cavalry to throw it in front of Nurhaci's formation to express his will.
If you want to fight, I'll fight! Don't blame me for being merciless!
On the afternoon of the 15th day of the ninth month, the Qin army cooked a pot and ate a meal of dried meat and dried rice. After the meal, they regained their strength. After the lunch break, they prepared to attack Chimney Mountain under Ma Chong's command, intending to teach Nurhachi a lesson.
Although Mao Wenlong was sent to lead troops to attack the Jianzhou troops, it was still unknown whether it would succeed or not. Besides, if they just stood there and waited, it was hard to say whether Nurhaci would notice something fishy. So they still had to fight. An attack at this time could also bring great psychological pressure to the Jianzhou troops.
At that time, if Mao Wenlong succeeded, it would be a fatal blow to the morale of the Jianzhou troops.
At the foot of the mountain, the cannons were lined up in a row, ready to fire at any time. Looking from the top of the mountain, when Nurhaci saw that the cannons of the Qin Army were about to fire, he decisively ordered the army to attack. He didn't want to let the advantage of the Qin Army's firearms, but to fight in close combat.
A group of a thousand Jianzhou troops immediately attacked under Eyidu's order. The sword and shield bearers and gunmen of the Qin Army immediately rushed to the front of the artillery position to protect the artillery team.
At the same time, the cannons began to roar.
Boom, boom, boom, boom — —
The Qin Army's cannons began to fire. The frontal bombardment caused the Jianzhou troops to be blown to pieces. Flesh and blood flew everywhere. The scene was extremely tragic and spectacular.
The power of the improved Francis machine gun and the explosive bombs had been greatly improved. It began to gradually become an indispensable part of the fighting order of the Qin Army and was valued by the Qin Army. They no longer looked at the Francis machine gun as if it was of little value.
The Jianzhou soldiers charged forward under the bombardment of the cannons and suffered great losses. If they were not careful, they would be turned into sieves by the explosions or simply blown to pieces. However, they still did not stop charging. It could be seen that they still had courage.
After three rounds of artillery bombardment, the Jianzhou soldiers rushed into the firing range of the crossbows. They immediately drew their bows and started shooting. The Qin Army was already prepared for this. The shieldbearers immediately protected the gunners and cannoneers. The archers quickly moved forward and launched a counterattack with arrows under the cover of the shieldbearers.
The two sides began the contest of bows and crossbows. The result was, without a doubt, that the Qin Army had the upper hand. The crossbows of the Jianzhou soldiers were of varying quality. There were standard crossbows of the Qin Army, and there were primitive bows and arrows that they had made themselves. They were not as good as the continuous crossbows of the Qin Army. They were at a disadvantage in terms of range and frequency.
They did not have better defensive measures. They were not as rich as the Qin Army, where everyone was equipped with armor. They charged forward and died. When they reached the front of the Qin Army, more than half of them were dead or injured. Then, they were pierced through by the shining spears of the Qin Army gunners.
Not long after, the first round of attack ended in front of the Qin Army. The last Jianzhou soldier was stabbed to death by three spears. The cannons of the Qin Army were no longer a threat. Under the protection of the infantry, they began to show off their power. They kept pushing forward and increasing the coverage of the artillery.
Nurhachi's face was livid. He saw the failure of the attack and was anxious.
He did not have cannons, nor did he have long-range shooting weapons that could fight against cannons. The effective range of their bows and arrows was only seventy to eighty paces, while the range of the cannons of the Qin Army was more than one mile.
If they did not charge forward, they could only flee in panic under the artillery fire of the Qin Army. They had to retreat step by step, and their morale would be depleted.
After realizing his weakness, Nurhachi understood that the only chance of victory was to charge and break through the enemy lines in close combat. Therefore, under his order, Eyidu personally led a mixed army of infantry and cavalry and launched a deadly charge at the Qin army.
The mixed army of infantry and cavalry charged forward swiftly and violently, disregarding the fierce artillery fire of the Qin Army.
Within a distance of about one mile, the cannons of the Qin Army were forced to retreat after only a few rounds of bombardment. More swordsmen and shield gunners rushed forward to form a solid iron wall, directly stopping the momentum of the charge of the Jianzhou soldiers.
At the same time, Ma Chong also ordered Luo Rong to lead the cavalry to join the battle. The black armored cavalry of the Daqin army whizzed forward and joined the battle. In an instant, the ferocious Jianzhou soldiers were confused and disoriented.
Having lost their organization, the Jianzhou infantry was crushed by the Iron Wall Formation of the Qin Army, who advanced step by step in a tight formation.
The Jianzhou cavalry had no advantage against the black armored cavalry of the Qin Army. After fighting for about an hour, the Jianzhou soldiers left a ground of corpses and retreated in panic.
The Qin Army did not give chase. Instead, the artillery team that had been on standby at the rear once again went forward to bombard the defeated Jianzhou infantry and cavalry.
The battle lasted from afternoon to dusk, and was finally over. The Qin Army had won the first battle, and their morale was greatly boosted. The Jianzhou soldiers left a ground of corpses and retreated in panic. If it was not for the fact that the sun was about to set and the Qin Army did not intend to attack again, it was estimated that the stronghold, which served as a line of defense, would have been lost.
After the battle, the statistics showed that the Qin Army had lost 118 men in battle, 261 were seriously injured, and more than 700 were lightly injured. On the other hand, they had beheaded 791 Jianzhou soldiers and annihilated more than 3,300 Jianzhou soldiers. It was unknown how many of them were injured, but it could be considered a great victory.
Moreover, the Dragon Cavalry had also participated in the battle. It was unknown how many people had died, but as long as they were hit by lead bullets, with the medical standards of the Jianzhou Jurchen, they would undoubtedly die. It was estimated that the number of deaths would increase when they returned.
Ma Chong looked at the statistics of the battle results and was very happy. He felt that even if this battle had been a direct confrontation, they would have been able to win quickly. However, the price they had to pay might not be small, and Xiao Ruxun might not be happy.
On the night after the battle, Ma Chong ordered the entire army to cook meat soup and eat dry rice to reward the officers and soldiers to celebrate the great victory. On the other hand, the Jianzhou army was gloomy and gloomy.
The strongest mixed infantry and cavalry unit under the leadership of the fierce General E Yidu had suffered such heavy casualties. Less than 1,000 of the 5,000 men who had participated in the battle returned unscathed. E Yidu's arm was injured again, and it was shot by the Qin Army's muskets. The blood kept flowing, and he only managed to stop the bleeding after many bandages.
Nurhachi looked at the pale face of E Yidu and felt very sad. He then looked at Anfeyangu and Fei Yingdong and saw that they were also gloomy and gloomy.
What else could they do? What else could they do? Be elated?
After a great defeat and heavy casualties, the morale of the entire Jianzhou army was severely affected. They had strong doubts about whether they could defeat the Qin Army.
Even the strongest general had failed, let alone them.
Could they still win by taking the initiative? Could they still win?
They all had such doubts.
"If this goes on, we will all be wiped out in a few days. We can't continue to take the initiative."
Fei Yingdong tried to persuade Nurhachi.
"Yes, the Han army is too good at fighting. We must defend to the death to buy time and consume their provisions."
Anfeyangu also made such a suggestion.
Nurhachi kept shaking his head.
"The range of the Han cannons is too far. We can't hit them at all, but they can hit us. If we defend to the death, we will only be blown to death!"
Anfeyangu and Fei Yingdong looked at each other.
What Nurhachi said made sense. If they defended to the death, wouldn't they just be waiting to be blown to death?
What should they do?
The two looked at Nurhachi together.
"Night attack!"
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