Chapter 522: Defeat, Surrender to the Enemy!
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More than 1,000 people wore turbans wrapped in red silk on their heads, and yellow sheet paper written in cinnabar was pinned to the headscarves, on which were written with bells and whistles, and the congregants each holding a large knife in their hands were bare-armed, revealing half of their black chests in such weather.
Unlike the members of the sect who had wrapped their heads in red cloth and had only a sharpened wooden stick in their hands, these people were obviously the elite backbone of the bandits, and most of them still had cotton armor stripped from the officers and soldiers.
Seeing these elite bandits who had both the religious fanaticism of the bandits and the fighting skills of bandits for many years, silently bowed their heads and rushed over in the cold wind full of gunsmoke and blood, and the big swords in their hands were heavy and thick, and the hearts of the artillerymen of the Beijing camp began to tremble for no reason.
The iron and labor consumed by a broadsword is enough to create several spearheads, so the impact of the more than 1,000 broadsword teams in front of them on the gunners in front of the queue is huge.
What's more, these didn't shout, but the hideous face of the bandit who pounced on him, and the blood of the knife was still flowing down, I don't know whose blood it was.
"Don't quit! No refund! Whoever retreats Lao Tzu kills whose head! ”
Seeing that the gunners in front of him were showing signs of collapse, he couldn't help but talk about Chery and roared loudly.
However, it was too late.
A heart-rending howl that came out of nowhere, "Run, wow! ”
The gunners, who were still trying to reload their artillery, knocked thousands of bandits to the ground, shouted in unison. Turn around and run!
"Kill!"
The bandits roared, and the team of men and horses immediately rushed up, and the fastest wave had already begun to use the big knives in their hands to slash the gun carriage of the Buddha Franc machine, and several people shouted the trumpet, turning a big Buddha Lang machine aside, making a larger passage for the follow-up men and horses.
Like any cult leader, Wang Ke, the big leader of the Smelling Fragrance Sect, was immediately hundreds of steps away at this time, out of reach of artillery arrows. Carefully observe the battle in the distance.
It's the same with a certain teacher. This guy who recites the Buddha's name in his mouth, but has nothing to do with the Buddha in his heart, can be said to be untrue, vicious, cruel, and hypocritical.
"Sue everyone, kill the officers and soldiers. Maitreya was born. Killed by officers and soldiers. Heaven up! ”
The Sect Master said so. Naturally, the leaders at all levels below all shouted loudly, driving the red-eyed cultists who were bent on ascending to heaven on earth. But his feet were firmly nailed to the ground as if they had been cast by his ancestors, and he never moved in place. The mouth is non-stop, and the subordinates are also non-stop, and all kinds of strange immortal methods emerge in an endless stream, which is dazzling to see. What witnesses miracles, what David Copperfield has to bow down.
"Master! The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp are in chaos! Step back! ”
A sharp-eyed incense lord excitedly pointed to the somewhat chaotic formation in the Beijing camp not far away, and loudly asked Wang Ke for credit.
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, the firecrackers in the Beijing camp rushed backwards one by one.
"Kill!"
"Buddha bless! Invulnerable! ”
Seeing this move, the feelings of the leaders at all levels and the ordinary people of the church have reached a new peak, and it seems that one more step forward will be achieved, and the goal pursued by several generations will be achieved.
After a brief period of confusion and a few screams in the ranks of the officers and soldiers, the flags were waved, and soon the formation regained its calm.
"Huh?" Wang Ke had not yet figured out the mystery of the change, and was about to open his mouth to order someone to come forward to inquire about it and make a decision, but unexpectedly, a sudden change caught him off guard.
"Fire!"
Seeing that the bandits wielding broadswords had rushed to the point where they could distinguish the outline of their facial features, a battalion officer of the Third Brigade slashed downward, and as the light of the command knife in his hand flashed, the sound of fire burst out.
The swordsmen who were still slashing just now were suddenly killed and injured more than 100 people, and the rest were all screaming.
"Nanyue Army! It's the Nanyue Army! ”
The chaotic actions of the Beijing camp just now made Tan Chery extremely faceless, and even made Liao Dongzhi make up his mind that these Beijing camps must no longer fight on the front line. can only be adjusted to the rear to act as a reserve, and after defeating the bandits, let them go forward to fight the water dogs and pick up cheap.
After cutting off the heads of several soldiers and officers who took the lead in escaping, the Nanyue army quickly stepped forward to occupy the position of the Beijing camp, and ordered the soldiers of the Beijing camp to temporarily retreat aside, "Look how our men fight!" ”
Liao Dongzhi looked at the chaotic team of bandits, and the corners of his mouth showed a disdainful sneer, "Is such a team embarrassed to show up in the world?" Lao Tzu was better than this when he fought in the countryside and grabbed water! He ordered the troops to march forward in unison, slowly approaching the bandits.
The veterans of the Nanyue Army immediately executed the order after hearing the order, but many soldiers felt a little bored in their hearts, it seemed that it was still the same old-fashioned, after three rounds of shooting, the bayonet assault, and then the enemy in front of them collapsed, this kind of boring scene seems to have become the norm, whether it was the Zheng family or the so-called strong Jiannu, it was the case, I just hope that the person on the opposite side can resist a little, at least for ten minutes.
Sure enough, Liao Dongzhi's order was to approach the enemy in unison, but when the Nanyue army walked thirty steps away from the bandits, Liao Dongzhi did not give the order to shoot, but ordered to bayonet.
The veterans wondered for a moment what this was called, but no matter how many doubts they had in their hearts, they still quickly and without hesitation carried out the order. The bayonet was quickly loaded, but the next order was not to charge with a bayonet, but to continue in unison.
One step, two steps, three steps, the Nanyue army, which was lined up in a neat straight line, approached the bandits like three waves, but the tip of the wave was not a drop of water, but a cold bayonet. This strange scene made the bandits who had experienced a volley of firearms and still did not retreat also feel a kind of unexplained fear, although they couldn't say why, but their intuition told them that what they would face next was probably not much better than the Shura Temple.
While the bandits were thinking wildly, the Nanyue army had slowly approached to a distance of less than ten paces from the bandits. Seeing that after a few more steps, the two sides were about to touch their noses, and at this time, the bandits finally couldn't bear this suppression, and rushed up with a roar. At this moment, Liao Dongzhi finally gave the order to shoot, but only one salvo shot was allowed.
According to Liao Dongzhi's order, the first column of the Nanyue army squatted, and the second column squatted. The third column stands upright. Almost simultaneously, three columns of soldiers fired bullets at the bandits, who were less than ten paces away. At a very close distance, the power and accuracy of the flintlock pistol were fully guaranteed, and the bandits in the first few rows fell down almost instantly as if they had been cut wheat, and the bandits in the back row suddenly found themselves in front of them with the bayonets of the Nanyue Army. It was chaos.
Thousands of guns pulled the trigger almost at the same time. Thousands of projectiles flew towards the bandit team less than ten meters away! A terrible neighing of men and horses. Like the rice that has been cut down, the bandits who rushed violently suddenly fell in large waves on an invisible line ten paces away from the Nanyue Army, especially those broadsword teams that rushed in the front rows. It was almost swept away by a dense rain of bullets. Tan Chery was nervous and slightly excited to see that the bandits in cotton armor who rushed to the front had almost no room to fight back under the impenetrable rain of bullets.
Thousands of guns fired at such a close distance, like a wind sweeping through the leaves, and it was a typhoon rolling up in the Pacific Ocean! Dense buckshot iron pellets rushed to your face, saying that you were wearing a shabby cotton armor of the mainland official army, that is, you were like the white armor soldiers and Baya soldiers of Jiannu, wearing triple armor, at this distance, swept by these iron rains, regardless of people and horses, your body was full of dense thick blood holes.
One by one, the bandits either fell off their horses screaming, or fell to the ground without saying a word, and those who were shot but not dead rolled on the ground in a blur of flesh and blood, or screamed miserably, or were staggered by the impact of huge projectiles. The huge wounds on the wounded person's body, the tragic condition of the deceased's body, the blood flowing all over the ground, and the moans and wails in the ears, from the sight, hearing, smell, and perception, all caused strong psychological hints and huge impacts to the bandit brigade, this is hell! This scene caused great confusion for the bandits. It turns out that hell is really the same as the master said, and it can be seen when you are alive! However, at this time, the more devout the faith, the faster it dies!
Take advantage of your illness and ask your sister, since you are lame, don't blame me for kicking your lame leg. Seeing that the bandits were completely shocked by the effect of the salvo, Liao Dongzhi did not hesitate to give the order to charge with bayonets. When the smoke began to dissipate, out of the smoke rushed out of the soldiers of the Nanyue Army charging with bayonets. These people are surrounded by smoke, the muscles on their faces are extremely hideous, and they exude a murderous aura, and the bandits are all superstitious people, so they immediately remembered one thing, that is, the legendary soul messenger of the underworld, you see, the enemy in front of them is completely in line with the set image!
Since the opponent is a soul seducer, then it's a fart, run. Therefore, although it was only a few steps away, when the Nanzhong Army rushed up, most of them were facing the back of the bandits, and what was even more infuriating was that these people ran too fast, and a few soldiers of the Nanyue Army who wanted to assassinate the bandits from behind actually stabbed the bayonets, and the angry Nanyue Army soldiers shouted regardless of military discipline, NTM's stand for me and let Lao Tzu stab him. Well, it should be said that the effect is not bad, and the bandits run faster and even completely ignore their companions who block them. The surging crowds of people rushed to the back like a herd of migrating beasts on the African savannah, but unfortunately, their leaders were far less intimidating than the lions. Therefore, in the face of the surging retreating bandits, the other bandits also became migrating beasts and scattered.
Also shocked were Tan Chery and Luo Zuming. That's it? With a salvo, the enemy is scattered, all that remains is pursuit, is this a war or a joke?
Just when the two of them were full of emotion, Liao Dongzhi came over and said to him: "My work is done, it's your turn." Luo Zuming and Tan Chery reacted at this time, and immediately commanded the Beijing camp to start the pursuit.
So, in a short period of time, the Beijing camp experienced a dream-like process, giving up their backs to the enemy one minute, and chasing the enemy's backs the next minute, and I am afraid that only they know how bittersweet and happy they are!!
But at this moment, he didn't think much about it, Luo Zuming's 3,000 battalions were divided into two wings, and the cavalry roared wildly, like two red monstrous waves from the north and south wings to the bandit brigade. These cavalrymen fully used the tactics of group assault and wall-to-wall tactics that they had learned during this time. Dozens of people were in a team, and they just rushed over, and there were no horses and strong cavalry on the opposite side.
On the front, there were the firecrackers of the Shenji Battalion, and they didn't talk much about Chery, but they just pulled a few from the soldiers who fled back first, and picked up the horsewhip in their hands to beat them hard. After the fight, he yelled viciously at the team: "If anyone dares to retreat, he will never be so polite!" Kill! ”
The two wings are rumbling with iron hooves, stepping through the wind, and the war horses of the 3,000 battalions were originally selected from the best horse breeds. All are tall and majestic. During this time, I was enjoying the forage beans of the Nanyue Army, and the horses were all fat and strong, so it was time to use it! Heavy horses' hooves pounded on the earth, and there was a rhythmic muffled sound. Fat war horses. The big red cloaks of the cavalrymen on horseback. Bright knives and guns in his hands. It's amazing. With the momentum of crushing a qiē, the bandits who saw the rout were shocked and screamed in horror. There is wind under his feet, and he only hates that his grandmother has two legs.
The cavalry of the 3,000 battalion drove from both flanks, and the fire guns of the Shenji battalion pressed on the front, and those bandits didn't want to be beaten into a sieve by the fire guns, and they didn't want to be trampled into meat by the horses' hooves, so they had only one way, to flee east! Flee to the big tent of the Chinese army where the sect leader Wang Ke is! The sect master and the incense lord altar master are all people with great powers, and they will definitely be able to invite all kinds of gods and Buddhas to bless us to defeat these officials!
However, those disciples didn't expect that Wang Ke, the sect leader who had great powers and could do everything, was not only the same as when Xu Hongru rebelled more than ten years ago, hiding in a safe place far away from the battlefield, but at this time, when he saw that he was defeated in front of him, his face was blue and white for a while, and he was completely discouraged and full of ambition.
Wang Ke, the leader of the cult, like his foreign counterparts and domestic predecessors, has all claimed that he can talk to the gods, but in reality, they often bow down at the feet of mortals again and again. It doesn't matter if this mortal is Temujin or Attila. Of course, there are those who are unwilling to worship, but as long as mortals do not want to worship them, they will fall in batches in a pool of blood, as was the case in ancient Rome and China.
In the face of the bloody reality, the expressions of the sect members are diverse, some are unenlightened, some escape, and some convert, while the reaction of the sect leader is relatively simple, as long as possible, they will desperately save their dog's life. In particular, if there is a possibility of collusion with foreign forces, most cult leaders will gladly communicate with foreign countries, and there will also be a group of literati who will wave their flags and shout for them, and write disgusting articles and comments.
Today's Wang Ke, facing the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who have become as fierce as a rainbow offensive with the help of the Nanyue Army, can't help but feel a little nervous between his legs, and he is a little anxious.
"Master! What are we going to do? Do you want to go back to Zou County? ”
A person who had been named prime minister by him had a very gray face, and he was probably frightened by the crowd of people who were driven like sheep in the distance.
With a radius of dozens of miles, it has become a huge hunting ground.
The defeat was like a mountain, and everywhere were the cult bandits and soldiers shouting for their lives, and those ordinary believers who carried the whole family to worship the Wenxiang Sect saw that the officers and soldiers were fierce, and everywhere there were iron horses, and everywhere there was the sound of fire and swords and spears slashing on the body and making a dull sound.
"Capture the captives."
Luo Zuming and Tan Qiry saw that a large number of bandits had become caged birds and beasts, and under the reminder of their respective personal entourage, they suddenly remembered the price offered by Liao Dongzhi, a strong Ding bandit is a silver dollar for nothing!
In the sound of "those who abandon their weapons and kneel on the ground will not kill", countless soulless bandit believers knelt down and surrendered, waiting for the unknown result with blank faces.
In this battle, tens of thousands of members of the Wenxiang Sect were captured, and tens of thousands of people were killed.
Thousands of mules, horses, cattle and donkeys were captured, and nearly 10,000 stones of grain were captured.
The army pursued fiercely along the road, recovering Zou County, Teng County and other cities that had been captured by the Wenxiang Sect all the way, and opening up the canal.
It's a pity that when the Wenxiang Sect Leader and a big leader saw that the situation was not good, they immediately used the Golden Cicada Shelling and Five Elements Escape Technique, and took advantage of the noisy chaos on the battlefield to escape.
As in history, Wang Ke quietly passed by the Nanyue Army and the Jingying men and horses who were pursuing south. This guy has been able to spread cults with his family for many years under the noses of the Ming Imperial Court, so he is naturally a bit smart. Bucking the tide of the army going south, he quietly went north and went to the area of Dezhou in northwest Shandong to join Jiannu Rao Yu Belle Abatai, who had just broken into Shandong.
Like other cult leaders, they don't mind acting as a leader in the way, regardless of whether they play the banner of the wheel or the cross or the lotus, as long as the other party can guarantee their interests.
And Wang Ke, the leading party, should be more thorough, not only wept bitterly in front of Abatai, praising the incomparable correctness of the Qing Dynasty's war against the Ming Dynasty, but also profoundly exposing how the Ming court brilliantly persecuted the religious believers of the Wenxiang Sect. For example, seizing the property of the believers, refining silver with the eyes and hearts of the believers, handing over the believers to the executioners of the local government to practice swordsmanship, or letting the officials and soldiers use it to practice assassination and other heinous crimes.
In addition, Wang Ke even provided Abatai with the money and grain of the soldiers and horses in various prefectures and counties in Shandong, and brought thousands of stone of grain stored in the northwest of Shandong to Abatai as military rations.
With such a good leading party, how can Abatai not be ecstatic?
Immediately ordered someone to shave Wang Ke's hair and braid, and put him under his door to become a servant of the white flag.
Of course, this kind of behavior is a proper betrayal of the country for glory and betrayal of the Christians. However, do not assume that such people are necessarily condemned. The black and white in the Yama Temple were reversed, and the Boxers' rebellion against Christian atrocities was also criticized. On the contrary, the leader of the Hong sect, who refused to go to the ocean, was called a cult by some people. Therefore, at this time, Wang Ke had enough reason to believe that his choice was correct and was in line with the will of heaven and the people. As long as he helps the master of Abatai to achieve victory, there is still a great possibility that the sect will go down in history.
But he didn't know that his sect was in history, but after being used by the Qing army, when he found that it was a little too big to lose and the bottom of his buttocks was not clean, he immediately turned his face and became a cult organization and the target of encirclement and suppression by officials and soldiers.
However, at this time, Abatai needs a good dog who knows the road, although the king can shave his hair and keep braids, but he is kind words to soothe, and he is not treated as an ordinary clothed minion, quite a bit of Huang Taiji's demeanor towards Fan Wencheng Ning and others, rewarded a lot of looted gold and silver property, ordered him to gather the scattered sects everywhere to continue to serve the Qing Dynasty military horses, not to mention, and sent dozens of capable minions to accompany him.
As a result, the Wenxiang Sect, like the famous consistent Tao and wheel, has become a leading party through and through.
Speaking of the Wenxiang Sect, the unkind author remembered the Boxer Rebellion, which had been branded as "ignorant, resisting advanced productive forces, and hating foreign cultures" over the years. The author is a little puzzled, did China organize the Boxers to go to Europe, the United States, and the Japanese imperialist countries to rebel and "kill people and set fires"? Or did the imperialist countries come to China to invade China, oppress and exploit the Chinese people, thus arousing the Chinese masses to rise up against imperialism and its lackeys, corrupt officials and corrupt officials in China?
This is a major question of right and wrong, the author has read little, and wants to ask a master to ask clearly. (To be continued......)