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Abatai took his three Niu Lu with the blue flag, and with the support of the two Niu Lu with the yellow flag, quickly rushed to the front of the battlefield.

But they were not in a hurry to join the battlefield, but stopped about a mile away from the earth wall.

At this time, the three Niulu soldiers from Abatai's headquarters, Zhenglan Banner, took off the sacks on their bodies and poured out the contents.

It was actually a pile of wet twigs and rotten leaves.

Not long after, dozens of these dead branches and leaves were piled up in a straight line in front of them.

Daishan, Amin, and Mang Gurtai were not far ahead. When they saw Abatai's actions, they hurried over.

Amin was depressed one day and became angry all the time. When he came up, he angrily shouted: "Old Qi, are you crazy? When did this damn thing happen? You are still fooling around here!"

Although Amin ranks second, he is actually the Big Belle, the first of the four Belles, and has a high status.

He was used to being domineering, so Abate didn't bother to pay attention to him.

But at this time, when Abatai was about to make a big move, he was scolded by Amin in public. How could Abatai give him a good look?

He snorted coldly and regarded Amin as nothing.

Amin was about to lose his temper, but at this moment, Daishan vaguely understood Abatai's intention, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly stopped Amin and said: "Second brother, what are you in a hurry for?"

It won’t be too late for Lao Qi to finish it.”

Mang Gurtai also reacted somewhat, "Old Qi, do you want to..."

Amin also came back to his senses after hearing this. It was the north wind at this time, this...

But even if he understood Abatai's intention, how could Amin apologize to him? He hurriedly crossed his arms and deliberately didn't look here.

Seeing that Daishan and Mang Gurtai had understood, Abatai's mood improved a lot, and he hurriedly said: "Second brother, fifth brother, Li Yuanqing and the Ming army are already exhausted at this time. Once the smoke rises, we will

The best time to capture Li Yuanqing!"

Everyone in Daishan couldn't help but be overjoyed. Daishan hurriedly said: "Old Seven, what a great idea! If it succeeds, you will be the first in this battle!"

Mang Gurtai also laughed and said: "Old Qi, I'm convinced of your stupidity!"

Abatai is his subordinate under Zhenglan Banner. If Abatai achieves unparalleled achievements in this battle, how can he miss Mang Gurtai?

At this time, Mang Gurtai naturally had to stand up for his seventh brother, whom his grandma didn't care for and his uncle didn't love.

Amin also wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it.

Soon, the piles of leaves here were ignited one after another, and thick smoke began to rise. Under the influence of the north wind, it drifted straight to the Ming army's battle formation in the south.

Although the burning power of these rotten branches and leaves is not strong, they are almost rotten to the core. There is enough moisture in them, and the effect of creating smoke is comparable to smoke bombs.

Not long after, the smoke quickly covered the earthen wall of the Ming Army in the south at a speed visible to the naked eye, and continued to drift towards the Ming Army's battle formation in the south.

The soldiers of the Houjin army in front had already received the news and leaned down one after another. However, the Ming army inside thought that today's war was about to end. How could they have imagined that Houjin would come out like this? There was no preparedness at all.

The situation fell into chaos for a while.

Li Yuanqing was also shocked.

Although Li Yuanqing had long anticipated that being located downwind would have some impact on his own defense, Li Yuanqing never expected that the Jin army would actually use this tactic to kill everyone.

In fact, things like ‘smoke bombs’ have been used since the Ming Dynasty.

During the War to Resist Japanese Aggression and Aid Korea during the Wanli Period, the famous general Li Rusong accidentally inhaled his own smoke bombs and had to recuperate for several months before he recovered.

At that time, there were a lot of smoke and fog bombs in the Guangning army, and most of them were accumulated in the military treasury in Guangning.

Before the surprise attack on Zhenjiang, Li Yuanqing had a chance to get some when he went to Guangning to run connections. However, the conditions for use of this thing were very limited. It had to have a favorable wind to use. In addition, it was very expensive, so Li Yuanqing did not purchase it.

, but chose some more practical armors.

Later, when Guangning fell, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's tribes were considered part of the Guangning Army, but in fact, they almost started from scratch and did not have much substantial involvement with the Guangning Army.

Li Yuanqing actually didn't know much about many traditional and inherent weapons in the Ming army.

But I didn't expect that at this time, the Hou Jin Army would actually take the lead using this method.

In a short while, the smoke grew thicker and thicker, covering the sky and the sun, making it difficult to open one's eyes, and an indescribable stench began to fill the air.

Having faced fires several times, Li Yuanqing clearly understood that the smoke at this time was simply more threatening than rockets.

The respiratory systems of the young men were only slightly damaged by the smoke. If the Jin army took advantage of this moment to rush in, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Quickly, get some rags and wet them to protect your mouth and nose! Water will do, urine will do too! Don't be so stupid! Hold on tight!"

Li Yuanqing also lost his usual calmness and couldn't help shouting loudly.

The soldiers around him also reacted and shouted repeatedly.

Fortunately, when the camp was set up, the Ming army already had some experience in facing Du Du's rocket offensive.

At this time, with lives at stake, the soldiers had no time to care about face. They tore off the cloth on their sleeves one after another, soaked those close to the ditch with water from the ditch, and those far away from the ditch directly wetted them with urine and covered them.

on your own mouth and nose.

The smoke is getting thicker and thicker, and the visibility in front of us is getting lower and lower, and it is feared that we can no longer take more than ten steps.

But whether it was the Changsheng Battalion or Chen Zhong's Department, military discipline was very strict. After a brief period of chaos, the situation was quickly stabilized.

However, affected by the smoke, the Ming army had completely lost the initiative.

…………

The battle formation of the old slaves of the Later Jin Army.

Looking at the thick smoke billowing in front of him, the old slave couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly. The old folds on his face instantly stretched a lot, revealing a true smile that he had not seen for a long time.

"This is a good idea, Lao Qi, very good! Hahaha!"

Dorgon's eyes also shone. He never expected that seventh brother Abata could come up with such a method.

In fact, this is not something that is too secret, but why, how come he didn't think of it?

Seeing Dorgon scratching his head and head anxiously, the old slave couldn't help but smile knowingly, "Fourteen, do you feel that your brain is not strong enough?"

Dorgon said hurriedly: "Hui Khan Ama, the wisdom of the seventh brother is beyond the reach of my son and ministers!"

The old slave couldn't help laughing, "Fourteen, you are still young and have too little experience. You need to remember that the road is dead, but people are alive. When something happens, don't panic. Only calm down and think of a solution."

, can we get a real solution to the problem! Your seventh brother must have thought of this solution for a long time. But he has only come up with it now. His plan is not small! However, this is good! This is what my Nurhachi son should be like.

Such ambition! Hahaha!”

"Thank you Khan Amma for your teaching, I have learned from it!" Dorgon nodded repeatedly and quickly focused his eyes on the battlefield ahead.

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At this time, the smoke was getting bigger and bigger and billowing.

Seeing that the time was almost ripe, Abatai hurriedly said to Daishan and others: "Second brother, fifth brother, the opportunity is ripe. Let's work together to capture Li Yuanqing!"

The situation was completely on the side of the Hou Jin Army. How dare everyone in Daishan dare to neglect them? They all rushed forward on horseback, preparing to call on the warriors from all departments to charge into the battle.

How could Abatai waste the opportunity he had finally created? He quickly called the three Niu Lu from his headquarters and the two Niu Lu under the old slave's yellow flag to join the battlefield in a hurry.

At this time, Amin could not care about his face and rushed towards his Zhenglan Flag battle formation.

For a moment, the Hou Jin army seemed to have been beaten to death, and they swarmed towards the Ming army to fight.

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At this time, Li Yuanqing had completely calmed down.

Hou Jinjun's move was so poisonous, it was simply a desperate plan!

However, the battlefield is like this. Either the enemy will die or we will die. There is no room for any kindness from women!

"I will support you with all the pikemen and musketry soldiers! Hurry! Take back the earthen wall for me!" Li Yuanqing shouted loudly.

The order was passed down by word of mouth and soon reached the front.

Military orders fell like mountains.

No one dared to neglect, and under the loud shouts of their respective officers, they formed a neat square formation and quickly pushed towards the earthen wall.

Li Yuanqing, also escorted by more than a hundred soldiers, hurriedly crossed the ditch and rushed to the front.

At this point, it is clear that the pitchers can no longer retain it.

They followed Li Yuanqing and quickly moved forward.

Behind him, hundreds of auxiliary soldiers followed closely, carrying wooden boxes filled with grenades.

At this time, many Tatars had already jumped off the earth wall and rushed towards the Ming army's battle formation.

However, although the smoke was blown away by the north wind, due to the obstruction of the earth wall, their visibility here was not very high, and they soon got into a melee with the spearmen in front.

In this state, the field of vision is not clear, and the advantage of the pikemen can no longer be used.

But the Changsheng Campers’ greatest reliance is their team.

Under the loud shouts of the officers from each unit, they held tightly together, maintained a tight rhythm, and moved forward step by step.

Overhead, although there were various short-range soldiers, hidden weapons, and arrows from the Hou Jin army, they were constantly attacking the Ming army. However, with the suppression of the cannon soldiers and the cooperation of the sword and shield soldiers behind them, it was not enough in a short period of time.
To be continued...