Chapter 133: Three Forks (End)

The battle on the Pantuo Ridge began with the Qing army's strong attack on the left town, which has lasted for several hours, under the attack of Zhongchong Town and Changlin Temple Yiyong, the middle battalion and the left battalion of Zhangzhou Town from the expedition completely collapsed on the Pantuo Ridge, and the chief military officer of the town of Zhangzhou, Wang Bangjun, the governor of the capital, was killed by Ke Chenshu, and the head was circulated in front of the formation.

A general officer, just blocked by the Ming army, and really died on the Pantuo Ridge, with the head confirmed, the morale of the Qing army plummeted, even if Wang Zhigang had seen that the Ming army had fewer troops, it was difficult to drive the soldiers under his command to fight hard to attack the mountain. •

The fog was still thick, and Wang Zhigang also began to wonder if this Ming army was the vanguard of reinforcements, or just as he expected. Since it is no longer certain whether this will be a trap, Wang Zhigang has to temporarily avoid the edge, so as not to suffer greater losses. Zhenbiao on the left road withdrew, and even the troops with Xie Ziwen and Wei Biao hurriedly left this dangerous place, and finally when Ke Chenshu returned to the division, Hao Wenxing had to give up the gate that had been breached, and tried to turn in the direction of Zhangpu and Haicheng.

As the sun reached the summit, the fog gradually began to thin and dissipate, and as far as Chen Kai could see, fiery red, gray-blue, and variegated corpses were all over the mountain roads, and many of them were lightly or seriously wounded abandoned on the battlefield.

"Bring all the soldiers of the king's division, whether they are wounded or killed. As for the tartars, the official did not remember that Chaozhou was rich in medicinal herbs, so he took away useful things, threw the corpses here to feed the wolves, and gave them a knife for the injured. ”

"Obedience!"

Everywhere Chen Kai went, his reverent gaze followed, Lin Dezhong began to clean up the battlefield with the courage and some of the soldiers temporarily assigned to him by Ke Chenshu, but as the initiator of all this, he was already so tired that he sat on a big rock, and he didn't bother to move.

"Thank you."

"Hey, I've known each other for a few years, and for the first time, I found out how you are like a mother-in-law like a girl, and you have thanked you for your hard work for a while."

When he met Ke Chenshu, Chen Kai explained the reason why he suddenly appeared on the battlefield because he estimated that the Qing army would pass through Pantuoling, so he came to help in the battle, and by the way, let the volunteers increase their battlefield experience. As for why it became the main force, a sentence that the fog is too big is the most perfect explanation, and everything else can be attributed to luck.

brought more than 220 volunteers, and now only 1780 people are alive, and the rest are all injured, and it is all because of the cohesion of the township party that Wang Bangjun died. On the side of Zhongchong Town, the situation is not much better, but the final winner is still the Ming army, Chen Kai and Ke Chenshu worked together to win no less than a thousand, and it is likely that the final result is more than their total number of troops combined.

In this, aside from the firm defense of the revised Spanish phalanx and the bloody battles of the soldiers, it is more because of the dangerous terrain and dense fog of Pantuo Ridge that obscures the vision, otherwise not to mention Zhongchong Town, Chen Kai is just a head.

"It's really dangerous, I was going to play Ren Tanghui to save Jiao Zan, but I didn't expect that what I entered was not a black shop opened by Liu Lihua at all, but a bandit den, which is really exciting."

The battle of Pantuoling, the Ming army was defeated under the thick fog in history, only to be broken by the Qing army, Chen Kai originally planned to use this day to come over to fish in troubled waters, as a-stirring stick, but the fog was filled, but the battle was fought into the main force to be the next hard battle, Rao is has already achieved victory, but Chen Kai is still inevitably secretly frightened.

There were many wounded, and they had already been arranged to bandage and rest in the camp, and the rest of the soldiers and some lightly wounded began to clean up the battlefield and repair the defenses in case the Qing army went and returned.

Chen Kai himself was not injured, all with a righteous brave to cover him with a rattan card throughout the whole process, but that righteous brave was hit by several arrows, especially to the death of the battle did not retreat, fortunately he was not injured in the vital situation, and there was no worry about his life. Lu Ruoji and Lin Dezhong were both slightly injured, and Ke Chenshu was the same, but Ke Chenmei almost lost her life and is still unconscious.

Ke Chenshu had already sent people to ask Zheng Chenggong for help, and at the same time, he also sent people to find reinforcements to suppress Zuozhen and Youchong Town, and strive to get them back to re-defend the position of Youling. In the afternoon, the dense fog began to gradually dissipate, Chen Kai inspected the wounded soldiers, and there was not much to do for the time being, so he began to effectively observe the Pantuo Ridge that had been fighting for a long time.

"A few Pantuo on Pantuo Ridge, Maozhu Xiao Xiao Yu passed by.

Plumbing fish out of the underworld, grassy reindeer eat the sunny slope.

The strange mountain is suspicious of getting lost in front of him, but the birds are welcoming but singing.

Even if the world is sinister, what about the Taihang Shu Road?"

As described in the poems written by the predecessors, the terrain of Pantuoling is dangerous, and the ancient road is difficult to walk, but it is the only way to communicate the capital of Zhangzhou with Zhao'an and Yunxiao. Looking down from the ridge, the winding path is narrow, and the mountains on both sides are steep. Even in Chen Kai's opinion, if this is to throw a big stone down from the top of the mountain, it will be a dimensionality reduction blow to whoever it hits.

The victory made Chen Kai's mood feel much easier, but in terms of casualties, it did make him quite worried, especially since some of them may not be able to survive tonight.

At nightfall, Huang Ting and He De, who received the news, also hurried back. It was only defeated, and more because the dense fog intensified the fear of his subordinates, and its actual casualties were not too many, but the loss on the way to escape was even greater than the casualties. Some of them have been collected by Zhongchong Town, and some of them were collected by Huang Ting on the way back, but they were completely lost, and their number is still not bandits, which is probably the biggest loss brought by this dense fog to the aid of Zuo Town and Right Chong Town.

"Ke Shuai, the two of us are not strict in governing the army, this time thanks to Chen Senjun's timely arrival, otherwise the two of us will be to blame."

As soon as the two arrived, they were about to bow to the ground, but they were still stopped by Ke Chenshu. Seeing this, Chen Kai also blamed the crime on the thick fog, and said that he would say something for the two in front of Zheng Chenggong.

"In history, the brothers of the Ke family were martyred, and the whole army of Zhongchong Town was annihilated, and Huang Ting and Hong Xishan, the chief military officer of Youchong Town at that time, were not punished by Zheng Chenggong due to the fog. A favor, why not do it for nothing? ”

In return for the favor, the two of them gave the medicinal materials that were not lost on the road to Zhongchong Town, and He De simply organized people to sweep the surrounding villages and towns, and moved all the Langzhong and medicinal materials that could be collected to Pantuoling, and even Wenpo did not let go. Although it was a bit excessive, the wounded Zhongchong Town soldiers and volunteers were also better taken care of, and there were fewer unnecessary deaths and disabilities, which was also a good thing.

Not out of Chen Kai's expectations, Zheng Chenggong hurriedly led the army to come after getting the news, and even the county seat of Zhao'an was only for Shi Lang and Yang Cai to take the left and right pioneer towns to get it, while he led the rest of the troops to hurry over. However, when he arrived at Pantuoling, Chen Kai also confirmed the news that Wang Zhigang led the army back to Zhangpu County to deploy defenses. Because of the thick fog, Zheng Chenggong did not punish Huang Ting and He De, but the excellent plus reward Ke Chenshu, Zhongchong Town, and Changlin Temple were brave,

Zhongchong Town's meritorious service reward for soldiers has been tripled, and the bereavement pension is further improved on this basis. Lin Dezhong was promoted from the general to the garrison and continued to work under Chen Kai, while Lu Ruoji was promoted from a guerrilla general to a deputy commander-in-chief, leading a battalion based on these volunteers to garrison Yunxiao Town.

"Trapped in a siege of Tartars several times larger than yourself, you can fight to the death, and then break through the captive division, and behead the commander Wang Bangjun, I Zhu Chenggong is proud to have subordinates like you. And today, what I want to be even more grateful for is to take Changlin Temple to travel hundreds of miles to aid Chen Kaichen, the prefect of Zhangzhou Prefecture, to join the army. Soldiers, together with me Zhu Chenggong, shout hello to Chen joining the army! ”

Thunderous cheers rose in Pantuoling, as if at that moment even the stars in the sky trembled. Chen Kaili stood beside Zheng Chenggong, feeling the cheers of the crowd, and his chest was also filled with passion, and almost wanted to burst out.

Note: In the scene of three forks, Liu Lihua's role was originally a villain, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, a leader watched the play and proposed that Liu Lihua should be a positive character, so it was changed to the later appearance. But before that, even from Liu Lihua's appearance and actions so far, the characteristics of the villains in this play can be seen. Therefore, Ke Chenshu plays Jiao Zan, Chen Kai plays Ren Tanghui, and Wang Bangjun plays Liu Lihua, there is nothing wrong with it.