Chapter 160: Surprise Attack on Kong Youde
After the army had been walking for half a day, it suddenly probed the Malay newspaper:
"Lord Wang, the front is 20 miles away from Liaoyang."
"Know, probe and report"
Too lazy to listen to Hong Chengchou's ramblings, Kong Youde immediately ordered to march as soon as possible:
"The cavalry went first, paid attention to the enemy situation in front, set up camp at a distance of five miles near Liaoyang, and behind the infantry and artillery, the whole army accelerated its march."
"Chirp"
Kong Youde gave an order, and the cavalry quickly broke away from the large army and headed towards Liaoyang.
Hong Chengchou rode on the horse and kept watching left and right, and when he passed Longfeng Mountain, he couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the surrounding terrain.
If Kong Youde listens to him, this is the best ambush point, but unfortunately Kong Youde ignores him and has to take Liaoyang directly.
Because he didn't give up, Hong Chengchou decided to try to convince Kong Youde again, he didn't believe that Kong Youde couldn't see such a good terrain in the old rivers and lakes.
Urging the horse to catch up with Kong Youde:
"Lord Wang, go slowly, you look at the terrain here, it is really suitable for ambushes, we can let a small army provoke the Ming army, let them pursue it here, and kill them all."
In fact, Kong Youde also saw that the terrain here was good, if it wasn't for Hong Chengchou who first proposed a plan, he might have tried.
But after Hong Chengchou said it, if he did it again, when the Ming army would be annihilated, Hong Chengchou would make a great contribution, and where would he, the commander of the whole army, put his face.
"Lord Hong, this king finds that you are very smart, so he will set up five hundred infantry for you, and this king will personally go to lure the Ming army, you see how it goes."
Hong Chengchou was almost spurted blood by Kong Youde, leaving him with 500 people to ambush, and Kong Youde nearly 30,000 horses went to lure the enemy, what logic?
With Hong Chengchou's IQ, how can he not see Kong Youde's careful thinking now.
He absolutely attacked Liaoyang, and after taking Liaoyang in one go, he would still stay in Longfeng Mountain.
Forget it, anyway, they are all Kong Youde's soldiers, and how many casualties they pay has nothing to do with him Hong Chengchou, it's a big deal to see that the situation is not right.
"Forget it, since the prince is unwilling, Hong will never mention it again."
Seeing that Hong Chengchou finally stopped pressing, Kong Youde immediately rushed to a burst of relief.
"Boom ......"
Suddenly, the roar of artillery sounded in the mountains and forests on both sides, and the target was directly aimed at Kong Youde's artillery, and one after another solid shells flew towards Kong Youde's artillery team.
Hong Chengchou's face changed dramatically at that time.
Kong Youde glared at Hong Chengchou fiercely:
"Didn't you say that this place is suitable for ambushes, how about now, people have been ambushing here for a long time......"
"Boom ......"
The shells kept slanting down like rain, and one after another solid shells bombarded the artillery and artillery violently.
"Bang Bang ......"
"Where to shoot ......"
"Ah...... My head...... My leg...... Help ......"
The sudden shelling made the traitor team without the slightest preparation suddenly chaotic, the artillery was bombarded and fled in all directions, and the red-clothed cannons revealed their true faces.
“123…… 50”
Huang Ming counted the red-clothed cannons brought by Kong Youde in one go, a full 50 red-clothed cannons, this number suddenly made Huang Ming a little dumbfounded.
"Oh my God, the traitor team actually has so many cannons, fortunately, Du Du Qi has a good move, otherwise these red-clothed cannons will bombard Liaoyang......"
Thinking of so many red-clothed cannons, there was a fierce bombardment on Liaoyang, and Huang Ming's scalp was a little numb.
"Open the gun"
"Open the gun"
"Aim for the redcoat cannon and blast hard."
"Boom ......"
Because this section of the road is not wide and the personnel are not very concentrated, forming a snake shape, the traitor team ran to the side to find cover when they saw the shelling, and as a result, they threw all the red-coated cannons on the road.
More than 20,000 people, where there are so many covers, they fled to the other side of the mountain, and caused a serious stampede, many of them were trampled to death or squeezed off the cliff.
Kong Youde killed several people in succession, and scolded angrily:
"Don't panic, be calm, if anyone is messing with our army's heart, correct the law on the spot."
Under Kong Youde's suppression, the traitor team gradually calmed down, but they knew the power of the artillery, and they all bent down and did not dare to raise their heads, for fear that the shells would fly on their heads.
Huang Ming saw the chaos of the traitor team, and immediately ordered:
"A thousand flintlock muskets fired at the panicked traitor team, and the artillery turned the muzzle of the cannon to the left and right respectively, and whether they hit or not, they all fired at the traitor team."
"Yes"
The muzzle of the gun immediately turned around and began to bombard the distance.
"Liu Yuan, you quickly lead five hundred people to rush down the mountain, overthrow all the red-clothed cannons under the mountain to the bottom of the cliff, and return quickly after you are done, quickly!"
"Yes"
Five hundred Qi family troops quickly rushed down the hillside and soon came to the red-coated cannon.
The artillery wagons of the traitor team were all war horse-drawn carts, but the artillery carriages were very ordinary, mainly for transportation, and did not fix the cannons.
Without much effort, the five hundred men overthrew all fifty red-coated cannons to the bottom of the cliff, and then quickly retreated.
Seeing that the personnel were safely withdrawn, Huang Ming gave an order:
"Brothers, retreat quickly, there are traitor cavalry in front, we enter the city through the west gate, retreat quickly."
The war horse was in the woods behind, and the two thousand Qi family troops retreated to the woods, and quickly stepped on the war horses and left.
You have to run faster, otherwise when Kong Youde reacts, their two thousand people will definitely be rounded.
Hong Chengchou and Kong Youde were tightly guarded in the middle by the guards at this time.
Kong Youde was so angry in his heart, he felt that Hong Chengchou not only had no effect, but also wanted his own soldiers to protect him, which completely became a burden.
The shelling stopped suddenly, and the traitor team gradually turned out from the back of the mountain, but suddenly found that the red-coated cannons were nowhere to be seen.
Hurriedly reported to Kong Youde:
"The prince is not good, the gang that shelled us just now pulled away all our red-clothed cannons."
Kong Youde was taken aback, this news was heavier for him than the death of 2,000 soldiers, and those cannons were the guys he ate for.
"Hurry up, they can't run far with the red-clothed cannon, and they must bring the cannon back to this king today."
In fact, when the Qi family's army pushed the cannon, some soldiers on the periphery saw it, but they didn't tell Kong Youde.
Because they all know that once they tell Kong Youde, they will definitely be a group of soldiers who rushed up to get in close contact with the shells, not to mention that no one knows.
Hong Chengchou walked quickly to the road where the red-coated cannon was parked, and immediately found a lot of traces.
He followed the rut to the edge of the cliff and found that all the red-coated cannons had been pushed down the cliff from here.
He immediately shouted to Kong Youde:
"Lord Wang, don't chase it, the red-clothed cannons are all here."
"What?"
Kong Youde was overjoyed and urged the horse to the edge of the cliff, but saw nothing.
"Lord Hong, where is the red-clothed cannon?"
"Lord Wang, the red-clothed cannons were all pushed off the cliff by them."
"You...... Poof......"
I don't know if he was angry with Hong Chengchou's half-words, or if he felt sorry for the red-clothed cannon, the big traitor Kong Youde opened his mouth and squirted a mouthful of blood.