The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in at the start in Beijing

Agula was also on the battlefield at that moment. A shell had just hit him right next to him, just a hand's width away, and it could have killed him.

Having been unable to advance, Agula was getting anxious. Just as he was about to retreat, he saw a mound of earth within 200 meters of the city wall and immediately waved back.

"Quick, quick, everyone follow me!"

Agula held the Flying Thunder Cannon horizontally and pushed it forward like a snowball. This was much faster and less strenuous than having two people carry it.

Upon reaching the back of the small, two-meter-high mound, Agula immediately began digging, and the others did the same. After all, they had practiced this more than thirty times and were quite skilled.

Upon seeing this, the gunners on the walls of Juyongguan immediately lowered the muzzle of their cannons and reduced the amount of propellant they loaded. As a result, the cannons continued to fire in a straight line and failed to hit their targets.

Even a small mortar and submachine gun, capable of hitting a mound of earth, would only stir up a clump of dirt.

Meanwhile, laborers, under the cover of shield carts, kept filling the moat with soil.

Unlike the south, the north has fewer rivers, and the moats are not as wide or deep. After being filled with soil for half an incense stick's time, they are wide enough for people to walk across.

Just as Buku was about to give the order for his elite cavalry to charge into the civilians, a dozen burlap sacks, billowing black smoke, were launched from the same direction.

Although some of the gunpowder charges, whether near or far, did not damage the city walls, they produced deafening explosions. Those who were close enough to the gunpowder would suffer hearing loss or even bleeding from both ears.

When five or six gunpowder packs explode on the city wall, everyone within a ten-meter radius is killed by the shockwave, those within twenty meters are seriously injured, and those beyond thirty meters may be killed by bullets.

Because Juyongguan Pass is a strategic pass with a top width of nearly ten meters, the soldiers standing there were too densely packed. Just five or six gunpowder packs were enough to cause two or three hundred casualties.

Even though we've entered the age of firearms.

This is also appalling.

Especially those Eight Banner soldiers, they were all brought over from the Manchu city by Kangxi. They were young and had little combat experience. They thought that the gods were punishing them.

At this moment, five simple siege ladders were quickly erected on the city wall by the Blue Banner soldiers led by Wanyan Wu.

"His Majesty the Emperor has decreed that anyone who brings three heads of Eight Banner soldiers may enter the Han army camp!"

There were too many enemy troops on the city wall this time, and Wanyan Wu dared not be the first to charge. So he took out the reward given by Galdan and began to encourage the prisoners.

Including the more than 300 people in the Zhenglan Banner itself, plus more than 700 prisoners, this more than 1,000 people constituted the main force of the Blue Banner Battalion.

Stunned by the sudden explosion, the Blue Banner soldiers seized the opportunity to quickly scale the city walls and engaged in a fierce battle with the Eight Banner soldiers who had come up as replacements.

Subutai saw that the Blue Banner soldiers below the city numbered less than three hundred. Fearing that the subsequent attack would be insufficient, he immediately waved his command flag and called out three thousand men.

"Brothers, charge!"

"Restore the Han Dynasty, expel the Manchu Tartars!"

Among the 30,000 infantrymen, three centurions, upon seeing the command flag waved, immediately led their men in a charge. Even though they had only trained for a month and wore only a leather tunic, they charged forward fearlessly.

These people were Han Chinese slaves from several grassland tribes, and it was Galdan who freed them from slavery.

They don't care who Galdan is, but so far, he has been fighting under the banner of Han, and his goal is to expel the Manchu Tartars and restore the Han people's rule.

The Chinese people value having a just cause for war. Knowing that they are protecting their homeland and striking at the enemy, their soldiers are exceptionally brave.

While our country also suffers from post-war syndromes, they are insignificant compared to the sheer size of our military force. The only difference is that we didn't kill as many people back then.

This is because of the war gene in the Chinese people.

It's almost full!

With the Blue Banner soldiers leading the way, these Han infantrymen, though weak in combat, were gradually becoming stronger.

However, the Bordered Yellow Banner Commander Buku, left behind by Prince Yu, was a ruthless character among the Eight Banners. He led more than 300 Bordered Yellow Banner soldiers to supervise the battle from behind. He dared to kill any Green Standard Army soldiers or Eight Banner soldiers who dared to retreat.

In less than half an incense stick's time, the city walls were already a river of blood, with both sides fighting almost over corpses.

Subutai lowered his binoculars and waved to the light cavalry behind Liu Weiqing, "Bring in another three thousand!"

Soon, three thousand-man cavalrymen stepped forward, dismounted their horses, and charged toward Juyong Pass with only their weapons.

This was Galdan's plan. The Han Dynasty had an extra 30,000 troops, but no qualified officers. This siege was their way of selecting officers.

It may be cruel, but it's necessary.

There are still at least five or six years until the end of the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. What if Wu Sangui, seeing that the Qing Dynasty has been driven out, feels less pressured and lives a few more years?

That's hard to say!

If you don't believe me, ask the Great Han Chess Master!

As the second wave of three thousand men pushed up the city wall, the wall began to be pushed down. Agula, who had been watching the battle, suddenly remembered something and revealed a cruel expression.

He was seen carrying a gunpowder bag, running to the pass where the two armies were fighting, lighting it with a tinderbox, and after waiting two seconds, pushing it with all his might towards the Qing army inside the pass.

Why push it? Because a 20-pound explosive charge is impossible to throw. Luckily, we were on high ground, so we managed to push it eight meters away, and it landed right under the city wall.

With a loud bang, at least five or six people were sent flying into the air inside the almost crowded gate, clearing out a 20-meter area and leaving behind severed limbs and soldiers bleeding from all seven orifices, some even rolling around in pain.

Such a horrific scene directly shocked the Han soldiers on the city wall, and some even vomited.

"What are you standing there for? Charge!"

"Open the door quickly!"

Wanyan Wu was the first to regain his senses. He slapped his personal guard on the head and rushed forward, yelling.

Then the two sides engaged in another bloody battle.

However, after the explosion, the Qing army's fighting capacity became increasingly weak, because they had to constantly check the sky to see if anything was falling.

Agula, who was hiding behind, was also trembling. Fortunately, he was strong enough. If he hadn't been pushed that far, he would have landed right among his own men.

Why doesn't Galdan eat him alive?

Suddenly, Agula had an idea: if the explosives couldn't be pushed, surely the primer would work?

He did as he pleased. After climbing down the city wall, he took ten gunpowder pouches from his subordinates. When he returned to the checkpoint, Agula smiled.

A pound of gunpowder is much easier to produce.

Because the primer fuse burned quickly, Agula lit the fuse and then threw the gunpowder pack directly out, which landed among the Qing soldiers more than 20 meters away.

boom.

As the gunpowder pack exploded, two or three Qing soldiers nearby were blown backward, while Qing soldiers within four or five meters also died bleeding from all seven orifices.

An explosion that killed or injured more than a dozen people, even if it didn't contain any marbles and thus wasn't enough to cause damage to the surrounding area, still left people feeling hopeless.

After Agula threw the gunpowder packets, the Qing army began a large-scale rout, and the situation became almost one-sided.

At the same time, the gates of the fortified city at the pass were opened, and the remaining 20,000 infantrymen charged forward all at once.

This is a favorable situation.

Who wouldn't want to go up and chop a couple of times?