It is not difficult for the "wanderer" division to capture Jianshui County, a county that has a gap with Kunming, and I will not go into detail here. However, it was said that after the "wanderer" division occupied Jianshui County, it was equivalent to guarding the southern gate of Kunming, so that the two key towns in the southeast and southwest of Kunming could not form a threat to Kunming.

At this time, the governor of Yunnan in Dali had already assembled the Qing army of the three major towns, plus the "promotion" directly under him, a total of nearly four towns of the army left a small garrison, a total of 20,000 soldiers counterattacked Kunming. If the Qing army in these towns is full, it can really reach 4-50,000, but it is also an unspoken rule of the industry that the Qing army's military towns eat empty salaries, saying that there are 4 or 50,000 people, but in fact there are 30,000 people, which is already the conscience of the industry.

At this time, the city of Kunming had just calmed down after the Xinghua Revolutionary Army changed its course in Kunming, and the people had to go through the threat of war, and they were also panicked.

Yuyao had to divide his troops this time in order to take the whole of Yunnan, so the number of regular troops in his hands was greatly insufficient, and although the Qing army was in a hurry this time, it was dispatched to fight 20,000 people, and she now has only 4,000 regular soldiers and horses defending the city, plus the militia supported by the alliance with each village has a total of 9,000 people, plus about 10,000 policemen temporarily recruited in Kunming City. Moreover, the militia is responsible for organizing the logistics, and the police need to maintain order in the city, and if she loses the battle, these people are not sure to cause chaos.

Yuyao was actively preparing for war, and every day there was basic information about the Qing army sent by civilian intelligence officers.

The female soldiers of Yuyao's pro-soldier team are organizing to clear the walls and wilderness outside Kunming, mainly because they must keep people out of the city for a long time, so as not to affect the common people.

The current governor of Yunnan is a Manchurian, although Kangxi reused Han generals in the Pingsan Clan, the Han general named Daniel Zhang was deeply appreciated by Kangxi, and he served as the governor of Yunnan, and he was also Wei Xiaobao's sworn brother in "Lu Ding Ji".

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On the official road from Dali to Kunming, it is as urgent as the wind, and the invasion is like fire.

This is exactly the portrayal of the current Qing army's counteroffensive troops, the current Yunnan Governor is still a Manchurian warrior, and the Eight Banners in the capital are almost gone, but this Yunnan Governor still has the faith and arrogance of others Manchurian Baturu.

Before, the army of the three towns gathered in Dali and rested for a while, and then the governor of Yunnan led the army to set off. The army of 20,000 people in the three towns also made a total of 2,000 cavalry, these Yunnan horses are full of endurance and adapt to the geography and climate of Yunnan, and the cavalry is equipped with swords and arrows, which is the elite of the Yunnan army.

The governor of Yunnan wore the cotton armor characteristic of the Manchurian generals of the Qing army, and ranked in front of the cavalry.

"Quick, keep up!" shouted the Admiral of Yunnan, urging his men and horses to speed up their march.

Another general soldier told the admiral that the infantry and logistics troops behind him could not keep up, and the soldiers were tired.

The Admiral was so anxious that there was no way, and there was only less than a hundred miles in front of him to reach Kunming, but the men and horses would always be tired.

Seeing that the admiral hesitated and did not speak, the general soldier said: "My lord, now that we are not far from Kunming City, if we are sleepy and lacking horses, and if the traitors are waiting for labor and setting up an ambush, our army will be greatly disadvantaged. ”

The admiral said: "The scouts did not find that there was an ambush ahead, presumably those thieves were dazzled after entering the city, where did they think of an ambush." ”

I have to say that the Admiral has a contempt for all kinds of traitors, even if the hero enters Beijing City like a king, it doesn't end up like that. And there are those small courts who have not yet stood firm and are thinking about the three palaces of the show girl, and their ugliness is revealed.

The Admiral also prefers to think like this, although he is afraid of the thieves who attack Kunming City overnight, but if he can't get Kunming back, his future will be over. Let's just say that the family of the former governor and governor will also trouble him, after all, as the highest military attache of Yungui, he lost the city and let Shangguan die, and he can't eat and walk around this crime. If he can extinguish the thief and sacrifice the thief to the saint, he still has a way to live.

The chief soldier said: "My lord, we have also inquired, the enemy's firearms are powerful, and they should not be underestimated. ”

The Admiral thought for a moment, raised his hand to signal a stop, and then ordered to rest on the spot first.

The army stopped at the moment, took a breath, and then buried the pot to make rice, and smelled the aroma of rice for about two quarters of an hour.

When the meal arrived, the scout came to report that there were almost no people in the villages and towns near Kunming City, and I heard from a few old people who stayed in the village that everyone had been arrested by the thieves.

One of the lieutenants listened, and said, "Are there only old men, no strong men, no women, and no children?"

The scout replied: "The villain disguised himself went into the village to inquire, and only saw a few old people. ”

A general soldier continued: "This is strange, it is not strange if the thieves want to build a palace or expand the army to arrest strong men, and it is not strange that they want women, what are they doing to catch children?"

The scout said, "My lords, could it be that there is another use for the rebels to arrest boys and girls? I have also heard in the rivers and lakes that some traitor cults specialize in collecting boys and girls. ”

The military attachés were again debating whether to attack Kunming in one go, or to slow down the march and plan before moving.

The Admiral said: "Our army is in a hurry to attack Kunming, and the grain and grass brought are insufficient, so it is not appropriate to delay. "A lot of their logistics forces are used to transport siege tools, so they can bring less grain and grass, and they can only attack Kunming to get supplies.

Although there was a vigil overnight, there was no accident, and after two days of marching, they arrived safely outside the west gate of Kunming City.

The gates of the city were closed and quiet, but within a mile or so outside the city, the Qing army was blocked from the way, only to see two layers of barbed wire with thorns in front of them, which were wrapped around wooden stakes.

Lord Admiral frowned, the range of several siege cannons he brought was less than a mile, so he couldn't waste shells here, right?

One of the general soldiers said: "It seems that the traitor seems to have set up obstacles." ”

Another scout came to report that there was this strange barbed wire fence outside the major gates of Kunming.

The Admiral knew that they were besieging the city, not encircling the enemy in the field. The siege and defenders have the danger of the city wall, and the attackers are relying on a fierce force, and it is not suitable to divide the troops and cannot be consumed for a long time, so I heard that there are barbed wire fences everywhere, so I did not think about dividing the troops to go elsewhere.

He lifted his sharp saber and cut down the barbed wire, but the wire was not loose or tight under the stake, which could eliminate people's strength, and the wire was iron wire after all, and he was not using a divine weapon, where could he cut it?

The Admiral also saw the way out of the door, and ordered: "Go and destroy the stake!"

As soon as the order was given, the Qing army formed a small team to cut the nearby wooden stakes, but the wooden stakes were made of southern hardwood, which was the material for the Xinghua army to be "funded" by the cottages, and the cast iron knives of the Qing army kept cutting at such a thick stake, and the Xinghua army buried the stakes so deep that they could not pull them out.

So the scene of the siege of the city became very funny, and they turned into woodcutters one by one. Right here, about forty meters away from the barbed wire, the camouflaged ground suddenly moved, and a person's head was staggered.

It turned out that the Xinghua army had dug trenches outside the city as early as possible, which was a means of warfare in the age of firearms.

The Qing army was not even the main weapon of the medieval army, and there were not many artillery, but in order to siege the city, it brought a lot of siege cabinets, iron armor, ladders, and catapults. The poor Qing army was bullied by the Xinghua army, and instead of fighting with them, they were not as good as guarding the battlements of the battle wall in the feudal era, but used the barbed wire with no conscience to block their heavy weapons from the city.

Yin Tao, the battalion commander of the "Li Dingguo Division", raised a red flag, and after two seconds, the squads distributed in each stake at a close vertical angle were assigned and released arrows to the Qing army who were concentrating on cutting the stakes.

Those Qing troops who had already chopped wooden stakes and cut their knives rolled up fell one by one, and the governor of Yunnan couldn't help but be furious when he saw it, and shouted: "Let me continue to go up!"

More soldiers had to make up for the stakes, and then one by one the arrows fell, and the Yunnan Admiral frowned and shouted: "The bow battalion is forward!"

When the order was laid, about two or two archers of the Qing army came up and fired arrows into the trenches. The trenches could even hold off bullets, so how could this bow and arrow be shot at a target below the horizon? Moreover, with barbed wire, it added up to almost fifty paces. Humane 100 steps through Yang is a divine skill, that is an unborn martial arts wizard, how can ordinary people have this ability, it is not bad to shoot at a fifty-meter stationary target.

The archery battalion fired three rounds, and the admiral saw the problem and ordered it to stop, but this was half a gap in the stop, and the soldiers of the fire/gun battalion of the Xinghua army caught in the camp fired a burst of shots at the bow battalion that had not yet dispersed, and when the Qing army returned, the archery battalion was already less than 400 people, and the admiral's eyes were red with anger.

"A Han dog who will only hide under the soil!" the Admiral scolded, and there was a general soldier beside him who was neither a Manchu Mongol, nor even a banner man, and he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable when he heard it.

A general soldier is a Mongol, good at riding, although he does not have enough Mongolian horses, but he will be on the Dian horse, but also trained a battalion of good cavalry, of course, his mount is a Mongolian high-headed horse.

"My lord, it will take time and effort to cut down the stakes, so it is better to let the last general lead the cavalry to rush in, the barbed wire is not high, and our horses will jump over it. When my cavalry crosses the barrier, aren't those rats in the mud for me to cut down?"

The Admiral also had some experience in leading troops, so he hurriedly let the remaining bow battalion go up again, and kept throwing arrows into the trenches of the Xinghua Army to cover, and let the cavalry scatter to attack.

It is much more difficult to shoot with the speed and impact of the cavalry, but if it is concentrated, the hit rate of the Xinghua army is much higher. This Mongolian chief soldier is also a veteran, so he naturally saw that the concentration of personnel in the Qing army to cut wooden stakes made the Xinghua army take advantage.

So the Mongolian general army ordered the cavalry to disperse and sprint collectively to perform the equestrian hurdle, only to see about 500 horses scattered, divided into two groups, sprinting and leaping, basically jumping over the first barbed wire.

At this time, the Qing army's heart was shaken, and the soldiers of the cavalry battalion were all raised to the point of murder, as long as they jumped over a wire fence, they could rush up and eliminate those hateful gopher thieves.

Leaping into the middle of two layers of barbed wire, the sprint start was too short for the horse to cross the second hurdle.

The Qing army was in a hurry, and suddenly heard someone from below to report that there was a small hole in the south, and everyone didn't want to wait for the attack of the Xinghua army here, so they quickly found that there was a small hole in the second layer of barbed wire, and everyone hurriedly rushed in the direction of the mouth, and if they didn't rush over, the bow and arrow battalion would also be weakened, and they should be beaten.

The cavalry ran south in the narrow passage between two barbed wires, and was about to rush out of the mountain pass.

However, just as the horses were out of the hole, suddenly, the horses stumbled and knelt.

"Despicable!" shouted angrily as the Mongol soldiers rushed ahead, but they had already fallen off their horses. It turned out that a layer of land had been dug up and rows of barbs made of wood and bamboo were concentrated, and then a thin layer of loose soil was laid on top of oiled paper.

The oiled paper and loose earth could bear the weight of the cavalry, and the horses' hooves stepped on the barbs.

But the first ones who were injured were also the horses of the first rows, and the ones behind were frightened and retreated.

The Admiral saw that it was not good, and only then did he put away his contempt for the "anti-thief" Han people when he saw everything in front of him. Their design, their weapons, could not be a rabble.

The Admiral was reluctant to let go of the elite cavalry of the Yunnan army, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers of the infantry battalion with sabers to go up and cut the stakes again, while the bows and arrows continued to cover, just to cut a few stakes, just a few.

Suddenly, I saw the flag of the West Gate Tower raised, and the war drums were loud. On one side is a red dragon flag with two big characters written "Zhong/Hua", and on the other side is a red flag with the word "year" written on it.

Hearing the rapid sound of the war drums, and the last three accents, I saw the gates of the city wide open, and four teams of troops dressed in strange gray-green clothes and wearing even stranger hats ran out like ants, and quickly lined up.

The army lined up in three rows, and then ran forward neatly to the beat of the drums.

At about fifty paces, the platoon of guns fired at the Qing army's stake-cutting and bow battalions. Where the opponents of the bow and arrow were fire/spear, the Qing army fell one by one, and their arrows generally could not shoot fifty paces.

The Admiral was shocked, and did not care about the elite cavalry still trapped in the barbed wire, and ordered a retreat, and then there would be more difficult battles waiting for him.

The Qing army retreated after leaving thousands of people, and the Xinghua troops in the trenches climbed out of the trenches one after another, one by one, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the target was cavalry.

On the upper floor of Xidaemun City, Yuyao was watching the battle here, with a few personal soldiers around him, as well as Li Qian, and then Huang Jiaping and several representatives of Kunming City watching the battle here.

Yu Yao was stunned when she saw those people, I don't know if she was frightened by the bloody scenes of the war, Yu Yao's life and soul memory has been fought for several lifetimes, and the zombies that are much more disgusting and terrifying than this one have also dealt with this, which is naturally no problem for her. Even if she has a bowl of large intestine noodles and a bowl of tofu brain now, she will definitely be able to eat it, this is a foreign language.

Yuyao held a horse whip left and right, pointed to the battlefield and said with a light smile: "Look, the Qing army is not very beaten." ”

The representatives of the audience nodded their heads and agreed with a flattering attitude.

Yuyao responded lightly and said, "You townsmen are also tired, go back and rest early." Saying that, he ordered the soldiers to escort the representatives downstairs, but Qian Xuemin, who came with him, did not leave, and his wide eyes did not return to his senses.

Li Qian said: "Commander-in-chief, there are still more than 10,000 elites in the Qing army, and it will not be so simple to attack again." ”

Yuyao said: "They have suffered a big loss, and now they are tired and disabled, they must run dozens of miles away to rest, and they dare not attack again for a while." ”

Li Qian said: "Then what should they do if they run back to Dali?"

Yu Yao said: "How far can a person run in a day? After the defeat, they are disturbed again, their morale is completely lost, and the army is in turmoil, they will run again, and then they will be more tired, and then they will eat in small bites. When the men and horses reach a certain level, they will be annihilated in one fell swoop with superior firepower. Yuyao should also point out Li Qian.

Li Qian nodded and said, "I still want to thank those cottage people for helping us hoard and escort these barbed wire fences and help us cut down trees, if it weren't for them, our people would have eaten a pot of these things." ”

Yuyao laughed and said, "So, this is the power of the people, the power of the people's war." It may seem like we are winning more with less, but in fact we are several times more than them. ”

Qian Xuemin suddenly murmured: "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world." ”

Although only more than 3,000 of them were killed in this battle and a cavalry battalion was captured, an army lost two-tenths of its strength and was the elite of the army, and it was already ineffective in the face of equal opponents.

Besides, there are some good things waiting for them on the road, so I won't go into details for the time being. (. Just Love)