The shrubs in the valley make the "whining ......" elephant whistling, and the sound comes from the trunk like a horn. The heavy elephant's feet were on the ground, and the earth seemed to tremble. One after another, many native soldiers came out of the mountains and forests, as well as no less than dozens of elephants!

"Whew!" An elephant let out a long roar and uprooted a bush tree with its trunk, and many soldiers with knives and guns poured out of the valley.

…… Zhao Ping stood on the rammed earth wall of Dongzhai Gate, looked at the undulating mountains and forests in the distance, turned his head to Xu Caiqi and said: "I am afraid that this place will not be able to be defended for a long time, Xu Shopkeeper can take some people and leave first." Take the road to the south, and then turn the road to the east, or you may be able to escape to Tengchong Qianhu. ”

Just now, Xu Caiqi heard the military situation reported by the scout, and after a moment of silence, he hugged his fists and said: "In this case, I wish Zhao Baihu a victory!" ”

Zhao Ping nodded, and then turned his head to look at Diao Ya, the daughter of the local people: "Miss Diao Ya also left with Shopkeeper Xu." ”

Diao Ya asked, "General Zhao won't go with us?" ”

Zhao Ping said: "Defending the land and the people is a matter within the general's responsibility, and it has always been a serious crime in the Ming Dynasty for the military generals to lose the city and land and flee from the battle." I can't go, or I'll be able to escape, or I'll be a capital offense!" ”

Diao Ya shook her head and said, "Then I won't leave, when the Mengyang Tusi Army comes, Zhao Baihu also needs someone who understands the local dialect to talk to them." ”

Zhao Ping didn't persuade much, but said: "There are many auspicious here, Diao Ya girl is not a Ming soldier, she can try to escape and stay to make her own decisions." Shopkeeper Xu, without further ado, let's go! ”

Xu Caiqi hugged his fists and said: "If you can return to Yunnan in the future, I will definitely report everything here to the Han Palace." Leave! ”

A group of businessmen left the mine from Nanzhai Gate.

But in less than half an hour, a scout came to report that Xu Caiqi and others were intercepted by the Tusi Army on the road, and they were all killed on the road!

Zhao Ping shouted: "The whole army is fighting, and the people and the strong bring equipment to help!" ”

"Order!"

Diao Ya asked: "A few days ago, the envoy of Sijia came, and said that he would wait for the Yunnan government to send an envoy to discuss. Why is Sijia in a hurry now? ”

Zhao Ping frowned and said: "Or because the Sijia is extremely dissatisfied with the original dividends, they want to recapture the mining area first." ”

Meng Yang's consolation envoy is located more than ten miles east of the mine, and the native army that arrived first has arrived at the Dongzhai gate of the village. On the undulating roads in the mountains and forests, there were no less than 1,000 elephant soldiers and infantry who came first! A dozen elephant soldiers mingled with the Tusi infantry with swords, guns and shields, and the infantry surrounded the elephants, as if to protect the elephant's legs, and rushed towards the village.

The military flag with the word "Ming" has been inserted on the Dongzhai gate, more than 40 armor soldiers, two bowls, and more than 20 copper firecrackers are waiting on this rammed earth wall, and there are more than 100 people to help defend it.

The village walls of the Ming army were not high, the rammed earth wall was only chest high, and there was a dense wooden stake fence on it; In addition, a ditch outside the wall is also considered a fortification. When the army saw that there were many people coming, they all looked solemn.

Diao Ya was on the gate of the village and translated for Zhao Ping: "Please answer the people who miss the family, why did this come from?" ”

But no one paid attention to the shouting on the wall, and the elephants and people outside were noisy, and the five elephants, surrounded by a large herd of foot soldiers, rushed towards the earthen wall.

The Tusi army rushed to within ten steps of the earthen wall, and suddenly someone on the wall shouted: "Qi Fa! ”

"Boom!" The two bowls spewed out fire and smoke, and the sound of a huge explosion shook the heavens and the earth. In an instant, the bronze fire bolt and the bow and arrow were fired together, and the sound of "bang bang bang" exploded in the firelight, and the entire earthen wall was shrouded in white smoke.

The elephants that had just approached were startled by the loud sound and turned around and ran away in a frenzy, and the crowd of natives screamed. Those who were wounded by firearms, bows and arrows, and those who were knocked over and trampled by elephants, do not know how much they want.

There was confusion among the Tusi army for a while, and for the time being, they did not approach the earthen wall again. But more people came from the woods and mountain roads, and they made a detour from a distance on all sides of the village, surrounding Juntun Village on several sides.

In the sunlight, the long weapons of the Tusi army shone brightly, and they had short blades on the long wooden poles, I don't know whether they were knives or guns, there were many such long weapons. There are also many people holding colorful wooden shields, and countless people are screaming in the fields of grass and trees, and no one on the side of the Ming army can understand it.

After a while, the Tusi infantry on all sides, carrying wooden ladders, began to approach and besiege the village. The elephant seemed to be afraid of the sound of firearms, so the elephant soldier was far away and stopped coming forward.

The Ming army at the east gate refilled the copper fire gun with gunpowder and iron pellets, and stood in two rows on the earthen wall. The front row knelt on one knee, and the back row stood, waiting for the Tusi infantry to get closer to within a few steps, and then they all came together.

Previously, the military firearms of the Yunnan Guard Station used the three-stage strike created by Mu Ying, and the continuous firearms were fired in turn, which mainly played a deterrent role; Zhu Gaoxu's bodyguards, on the other hand, used firearms against the infantry by firing them in three or two rows together to increase their lethality with more intensive firepower. No matter how you use the firearms, the power is extremely limited, and the lethality is acceptable only when the enemy soldiers get very close.

After the sergeants finished discharging their firearms, they switched to bows and crossbows, waited for the enemy soldiers to climb the wooden ladder and climbed the wall, and then used their guns and shields to defend against the enemy. The people assisted with rolling wood and stones.

The Tusi army was repelled several sieges by one hundred and fifty Ming troops in a row, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled everywhere, and the sound of cannons and "bang" firecrackers came and went, and the world seemed to be in a hustle and bustle. The formation of the Tusi army was chaotic, but the soldiers had a ruthless spirit that was not afraid of death, and many people rushed over shirtless and without a piece of armor, and they didn't seem to care how many people died.

The battle lasted until the afternoon. At this time, dark clouds were thick above the smoke of gunpowder. Suddenly, a torrential rain poured down, raindrops splashed on the ground, and the sound ......of firearms immediately stopped. Only the remaining smoke of gunpowder remained in the air, like a white mist gradually dissipating in the rain curtain.

Dozens of elephants from the Tusi Army soon approached from all sides.

Zhao Ping's face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at the elephants with sharp blades on their noses and teeth in the distance, as well as the countless foot soldiers in groups, and he already had a bad feeling in his heart.

The village was not large, but the Ming army was also very small, scattered on four walls, and it was difficult to keep the enemy out of the earthen walls.

Zhao Ping shouted: "Send people to the north, south, and west gates to give orders, and all the generals will hear the gongs sound in unison, and all of them will line up at the camp gate!" ”

Several of the soldiers responded, and jumped off the earthen wall.

The rain poured down on the armor like a scoop, and the stagnant water flowed down the wide-brimmed iron hat onto Zhao Ping's face, and he reached out and wiped a handful of water.

The soldiers were still drawing their bows to kill the enemy, the bowstrings trembling in the rain, splashing bursts of white mist, and the lethality of the composite bow after the wet attack had been greatly reduced. As the elephant approached the ditch, the soldier on the elephant's back sat taller than the defenders and condescendingly threw javelins at the walls. The Ming sergeants are still fighting hard.

After a while, suddenly the muddy water splashed on the main road of the village, and a horse galloped over, and before he had time to dismount, the knight hugged his fists and said: "Zhao Baihu, the south gate has been opened!" ”

"Knock on the gong!" Zhao Ping shouted without hesitation.

"Bang bang ......" gong sounded chaotically in the rain. Zhao Ping also jumped off the earthen wall, and all the soldiers left the earthen wall one after another and followed him to the north. Not long after, the gate of the east gate was opened by an elephant, and an elephant collapsed the simple gate and howled in the rain. The Tusi soldiers then poured into the village.

The local soldiers chased the Han people and the people all over the street, a man was slashed with a knife and blood was splashed, and a flag with "rice" written on it was sprinkled with blood, which was soon doused by the rain and became bloody. An elephant walked out onto the street and lifted the roof of the wooden house with its nose, and the village was in shambles.

The remaining more than 100 people of the Ming army formed a phalanx outside the barracks gate. Listening to the screams coming from all sides of the village, the soldiers seemed very silent, except for the occasional cough or two.

No one has the intention of running away, and it is useless to run away in this Tusi territory, everyone is looking frustrated and waiting for death.

Zhao Ping rode on the horse, threw away the bow in his hand, pulled out the Yanling knife from his waist, turned his head and said, "I'm sorry brothers." ”

A military general said: "Sooner or later, there will be this day as a military household, and the only thing is to die!" ”

At this time, a group of Tusi foot soldiers came with two elephants, and the two elephants with sharp blades were driven, and after a few chirps, they took heavy steps and rushed towards the Ming army.

Zhao Ping shouted: "Bow and crossbow ready!" ”

The two rows of spear and shield soldiers in front of them squatted down, and after a while, the strings "crackled", and the bow and arrow in the rain were much weaker, and most of them failed to penetrate the elephant's leather armor. But a few arrows also hurt the elephant, and the elephant quickly ran uncontrollably. Another elephant sprinted at an angle.

"Ahh A Ming soldier screamed, and the cuirass was pierced by the sharp blade on the ivory, and blood flowed in the rain. Other soldiers stabbed the elephant with their spears, and the elephant had thick skin and flesh, and ran around the crowd in pain. The formation of the Ming army was turbulent, the Tusi foot soldiers and elephant soldiers swarmed one after another, and people were fighting on the muddy ground in the rain.

As soon as the formation of the Ming army broke, many people were besieged by a large number of natives, the armor was chopped to a clang, and the sharp short blades on the wooden poles and weapons of the natives were inserted into the flesh and blood between the armor of the soldiers, and everyone struggled and screamed in the muddy water.

Zhao Ping was surrounded by a group of natives, and he was stabbed and slashed on his heavy armor, and was pulled off his horse by the enemy soldiers. There was a heavy sound, he fell to the ground on his back, was pressed by many people, struggled for a while and didn't get up, and he didn't know where to throw the weapon in his hand.

He screamed and wanted to get up, turned his head to look between the countless mud legs, and saw the red blue-edged military flag with the word "Ming" written on it, thrown in the bloody muddy water, trampled back and forth by countless pairs of feet.