As time passed, the crowd had almost rested. But Gushan Ezhen still did not give the order to set off, but asked everyone to hold their breath and concentrate, and not to make any sounds. Although the people did not understand what they meant, they were happy to carry out such an order.

Just when everyone was resting silently, suddenly they heard the drums in the direction of Lushun, and the sound of killing started again! Everyone immediately understood that a feint was going on on in front of Arthur City! I'm afraid it's just to create opportunities for this group of people.

And so it is. That night, the Houjin army attacked Lushun overnight. However, the offensive surface of the Houjin army was much narrower, and it was only attacking head-on. But the people who dispatched were all regular soldiers of the Eight Banners.

These Eight Banners soldiers recuperated for two days, and it was the time when they were full of energy. They were all dressed in heavy armor and armed with heavy troops, and they attacked the head of Arthur City in batches. It has caused great pressure on you Shuncheng!

Gushan Ezhen, who led the team, stood there, staring at the direction of the fire in Lushun City. It was almost two minutes later that he gave a low order, saying, "Order, everyone get up and start attacking." Remember, everyone is silent! ”

As the military order was delivered, all the soldiers stood up and moved their bodies. Although no one spoke, the sound of the nails colliding was still amazing. But at this time, all the attention of the Ming army was in the direction of the Lushun City Gate, and they couldn't take care of it at all.

Everyone straightened their armor a little and began to move in the direction of the firelight. In the dark, the lights and torches at the head of the city are the best signposts.

And Niu Mantun found one thing, that is, the people who opened the road in front of him were all Eight Banners soldiers! According to the past situation, such small things as opening the road were undertaken by the Han military banner. Because the open road is a battle that takes place, it is generally an encounter. This often means that the battle is short-lived, short and brutal, and the casualties on both sides are very scattered. Therefore, the Eight Banners of the Houjin Army never did this kind of thing. But this time, he actually sent the Eight Banners to open the way, which shows that Yue Tuo has high hopes for this strange army.

Niu Mantun and they were still moving forward silently, and the sound of fighting suddenly sounded in front of the team! The fighting was short-lived, and it stopped in a minute or two. Niu Mantun knew that this was a patrol of the Ming army.

This is the flank of Arthur City, and even if there is no large army stationed there, there will definitely be patrols on a regular basis. And judging from the sound, this pair of Ming army patrols may be surrounded and annihilated by the Eight Banners in front of them in a short time after the encounter!

After a while, the group passed by the place where the battle had just begun, and the corpses of more than a dozen Ming soldiers were thrown on the side of the road. You can see several people in front of them, with arrows stuck in their throats. They didn't even draw their weapons, and apparently they were shot with bows and arrows before they saw the enemy. Looking at the other dozen or so people, the flesh and blood on their bodies are blurred, and the wounds stain their clothes and armor red! Either there is no blood or damage on the armor, but there is blood gushing out of the mouth and nose. This was obviously hit in the body by a heavy weapon, and the internal organs were shattered and died!

It seems that this patrol of the Ming army was patrolling with torches, and as a result, the target was exposed and ambushed by the vanguard of the Houjin army. The Later Jin army first lay in ambush on both sides of the road, and then blocked the road with archers.

When the Ming army approached, they first shot with bows and arrows, and then ambushed the soldiers on both flanks. In just a few tens of seconds, all the patrols were solved. As a result, this patrol team was killed before even giving a signal!

Niu Mantun and they walked over the pile of corpses and onwards. Not long after, two more rapid fights erupted in front of them. It appears that two more patrols have been rounded up. But just as the fourth battle appeared, a trumpet cannon was fired from the ground, and with a "bang" exploded countless sparks in mid-air!

Niu Mantun subconsciously said: "Oops! It's been discovered! ”

Gushan Ezhen, who led the team, scolded and said, "Bastard thing! The whole army is moving fast! ”

Han Junqi also knew that his tracks were exposed, and he no longer had to hide his figure. They all started running quickly, and for a while the sound of the collision of the armor leaves, and the sound of feet not touching the ground became intense.

When Niu Mantun ran through the battlefield ahead, he found that the corpses of those Ming soldiers were quite strange. The few people in front of them were in the same situation as when they were ambushed just now, they were all shot in the face. But the dozen or so people behind him are different! The bodies of a dozen people behind him were arranged in a plum blossom pattern. There is also the corpse of a Ming soldier armed with a trumpet cannon in the middle.

Niu Mantun immediately understood

, this group of Ming soldiers made the right judgment at the moment of attack. They surrounded the soldiers with the cannon in the middle, covering him with their bodies and lives! It wasn't until he fired the cannon that they all died!

Looking at the unnecessary scars on the corpse, Niu Mantun knew how angry those Eight Banner soldiers were! They even slaughtered corpses to vent their anger!

More than a thousand people ran very fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had already rushed into the flank of Arthur City. This has been exposed, and the brigade simply lit torches to illuminate the road. It's a no-brainer to move forward.

Niu Mantun was running when he suddenly saw a large number of torches and light balls appear in front of him. It shows that there are Ming troops in front of them to intercept them. Gushan Ejin, who led the team, immediately ordered the column on the march to change into a horizontal line for battle.

This time, more than half of the Eight Banners soldiers took out their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot. On both wings are soldiers of the Han military flag. These Eight Banners soldiers have been involved in hunting since childhood, and their ability to bow and arrow is much stronger than that of the Han military flag. Even someone like Niu Mantun, who has been practicing archery for several years, is not their opponent. So everyone lowered their speed and let these armed bows and arrows take a step forward, and by the way, adjust their breathing strength and prepare to fight.

The light of the fire on the opposite side rushed quickly, and from a distance it looked like there were about six or seven hundred people. Although Niu Mantun is not a master of the art of war, he also knows that the Ming army's methods are wrong.

It seems that these Ming soldiers must have gathered in a hurry. They didn't know how many Houjin troops were attacking at night, but they just gathered together and ran over. However, this is tantamount to forming a refueling tactic, and batches of them were killed by the Houjin army.

The biggest reason for the Ming army's mistakes was still on the torches. Because the Houjin army came by boat, they didn't carry many torches at all. I brought some with me, and I got wet in the water. This did the Houjin army a favor.

Because the strength of the opponent is estimated at night, it is generally based on the number of torches. There were few torches here in the Houjin army, and the Ming army looked at it from a distance and thought that there were not many enemies ashore, so they had the courage to touch it. If they knew that more than 1,000 Houjin troops had landed, they would never have sent such people over. At the very least, a large number of people will be gathered, or they will defend the danger. As a result, a small mistake buried this Ming army.