Chapter 169: Burning the Company Camp (First Update!) Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass! )
The Ming army went up the river and walked for a long time and docked beside the dense forest in Zhao Xiaoliu's mouth.
Covered by dense forests, large warships will not be easily spotted even if they are docked.
Zheng Chenggong sent a large number of sentinels to investigate, and sure enough, as Zhao Xiaoliu said, a large number of Qing troops were stationed not far from the dense forest.
Judging from the number of tents, the Qing army numbered at least tens of thousands.
With so many troops stationed here, it seems that Mandoroni has transferred all the troops of Anqing Mansion to ambush the Ming army in a desperate way.
Zheng Chenggong did not have the slightest fear.
Don't say that he has more troops than Reckless and Doni, even if he has less, he will not be afraid.
This army was single-handedly pulled up by him, and he was absolutely loyal to him.
Zheng Chenggong was very confident that he would defeat the Qing army in one fell swoop.
What's more, this time they also took the lead, and there was no reason to fail at all.
According to Zheng Chenggong's order, the Ming army first picked up some dead wood branches in the dense forest and poured tung oil on them.
After the tung oil is poured, these dead trees are very easy to ignite, and can quickly burn down the camp tents of the Qing army.
According to Zhao Xiaoliu's suggestion, it is best to attack at night.
Because the Qing army was relatively lax in its defense at night or even late at night, it was easy to take it by surprise and attack it unprepared.
Zheng Chenggong took his suggestion and ordered the whole army to rest in the dense forest.
This dense forest is really big, even if Zheng Chenggong's army is all stationed in, it will not be discovered.
With this natural hidden body, all Zheng Chenggong had to do was to wait until it was dark and then lead the army to kill it in one fell swoop.
Damn Tartar, bully my Ming people, and make you pay today!
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It was finally dark. The stars hung on the pitch-black canopy, twinkling and twinkling.
Zheng Chenggong glanced at the recuperated army and gave the order for a night attack.
In order to ensure the effect of surprise, Zheng Chenggong ordered the soldiers to tie a piece of cloth to their feet, so that there would be no sound when they ran and it would not be easy to detect.
Then there is the need for a medal in the mouth during the march, which is also to ensure that the soldiers do not shout.
Everything is for the effect of the night attack, Zheng Chenggong wants to finish his work in one battle, but he doesn't want to come a second time.
Zhao Xiaoliu and the others were naturally eager to try, but Zheng Chenggong was afraid that their lack of combat experience would affect this night attack, so he ordered them to stay in the rear.
Zhao Xiaoliu was naturally a little disappointed.
However, since the surname of the country said so, he naturally had to comply.
The surname of the country is their savior, and they can't do it against the surname of the country.
Staying here honestly is the greatest support for the country's surname!
However, it was said that Zheng Chenggong was wearing silver armor and led the army to attack the Qing army camp.
At this time, it happens to be the third watch day, which is the most sleepy time of the day. At this time, people are in a state of deep sleep, and it is easy not to wake up.
The Ming army had already rested in advance, and he was in a good state of mind at the moment.
After they rushed into the camp of the Qing army, they threw the torches in their hands towards the tent of the Qing army.
"Burn you turtle grandchildren!"
"Die, brutes!"
At this moment, the soldiers of the Ming army no longer have to hold back, and vent their anger in their hearts.
Zheng Chenggong watched the bursts of fire in the Qing army camp, and his heart was very happy.
Burn it, burn it!
Burn to your heart's content.
It's better to burn this place to the ground.
Gradually, some of the Qing soldiers woke up from the firelight.
They rushed out before they could put on their pants, and were killed like chickens by the Ming army unarmed.
Some of the unlucky ones were even burned to the ground.
Under extreme panic, the Qing soldiers even stampedede.
They pushed and trampled on each other, causing great chaos.
The torches were doused with tung oil and quickly ignited as soon as they came across the tent.
Since the tents of the Qing army camps were all tied together, the spread of the fire was simply uncontrollable.
Soon Mandoroni was also awakened by the rushing fire, and walked out of the tent surrounded by his own soldiers.
Although the fire has not yet spread here, it is still fast at this rate.
Mandoroni gritted his teeth angrily, but there was nothing too good to do.
Although the Qing army camp was leaning against the river, it was too late to get water to fight the fire.
It was also that he was too careless, and felt that the army was stationed on the riverside, and the Ming army would not attack with fire.
It's good now, and I've been hard.
"General, it's better to withdraw now."
Seeing that Mandoroni had not made a decision for a long time, the pro-soldier reluctantly suggested.
Although the withdrawal of troops has hurt morale a little, it is definitely impossible to continue fighting in this state now.
Mandoroni shook his head and said, "Even if you want to withdraw, you can't withdraw now. If the general's banner moves, the army's heart will be chaotic. At the very least, a part of the army should be gathered before making plans. Pass my command, beat the drum and prepare to meet the enemy! ”
Of course, Mandoroni didn't really want to fight the Ming army.
His forces were under Zheng Chenggong, and he originally wanted to ambush Zheng Chenggong but was attacked by the Ming army at night.
In this case, he will not have any advantage.
He just wanted to gather as many routs as possible by beating drums to fight.
When the soldiers heard the drums, they instinctively ran to gather.
People follow the crowd from the point of view, and this is especially true at the moment of life and death.
Gather as much as you can, gather as much as you want, at this moment, Mandoroni is no longer thinking about winning, but about preserving his strength as much as possible.
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"Kill, kill and serve the country!"
The Ming army, under the command of the generals, rushed into the blazing Qing army camp.
They swung their swords and slashed, knocking down the Qing soldiers who had run out of the country to the ground.
Blood was sprayed everywhere, and the smell of blood filled the air.
The smell mixed with the stench of burnt corpses was disgusting.
In Zheng Chenggong's view, the military spirit of the Qing army had completely collapsed at this time.
What the Ming army had to do was to harvest as much as possible and consume the vitality of the Qing army.
He also knew that it was impossible to completely annihilate the enemy army in this battle, but he must expand his advantage to infinity.
In this way, the advantage can be turned into a victory.
The Iron Man Army, as the elite of the Ming army, rushed forward in one fell swoop.
They were covered in armor, and even if they encountered a resisting Qing army, they would not be threatened in the slightest.
On one side is the Qing soldiers with red stripes, and on the other side is the Iron Man Army armed to the teeth, and the contrast in strength between the two sides is too great.
In an instant, those Qing soldiers who wanted to resist were slaughtered.
The Iron Men did not have time to harvest the heads, but continued to pursue and advance.
They heard the sound of drums in the distance, it should be the Qing army commander to gather the rout, right?
They weren't going to give each other a chance to gain a foothold, but to take advantage of the chaos to swallow the tartars in one gulp.
"Avenge the dead brethren, avenge the dead people, kill the Tartars!"
The Iron Man's eyes were full of anger and hatred, and his chest burst with great energy with resentment.
"Kill all the Tartars and take Anqing Mansion!"
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