They went down to the ramp wall, where there was a wooden floor, and the snow had been shoveled clean, and seeing that the soldiers were not baking the fire in the bunker, they were all leaning against the wall, and diligently wiping their firecrackers, and they were all satisfied, so they turned to the east gate, that is, by the river.

Seeing them leaving, the firecrackers here all breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Jingxing leaned comfortably against the stone inner wall, continued to wipe his firecracker, his hand wearing linen gloves pushed the copper bolt into the press with a "bang", dialed the metal piece to the right and locked it, and continued the topic just now: "Mrs. Yang is really a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, they came back yesterday, I was really shocked, were you shocked?" ”

Kong Wancai leaned on the bamboo fence at the slope, and also exclaimed: "I was also shocked, they sent out twenty people, and the heads of the Tartars cut back were thirty-one, and so many Tartar horses and mules were seized, and one was even caught...... Do you see the Tartar alive? That braid, that kind of fierceness, like a wild boar? and Li Ye is also strong, I heard that there are twenty people out of the whistle, and her tartar head is second only to Mrs. Yang. ”

Ma Xiaobao stood beside Kong Wancai, his steps were not scary, the fire hammer was on the sack on the wall, and he was obliquely looking at the road outside. This walled wall is "eight" shaped, the wall and the road are tilted, and the gunners fight here, and the two sides can form side-firing firepower.

He took a look, put the fire gun back, adjusted the flint on the hammer, and said: "Even the casualties are heavy, I heard that Mrs. Yang has 20 people out of the post, and more than half of the casualties have been killed, and now some of the wounded are still being raised in the village." ”

His eyes were shining: "Tartars are not easy to kill, but fortunately, I have a fire gun, and I can also kill some Tartars!" ”

The soldiers on the side of the walled wall are all talking, the atmosphere is warm, there are a total of fifteen firecrackers behind the wall, in addition to their two top ten, there are also three first-class soldiers, and the other fifteen firearms on the top of the walled wall on the slope guard the upper and lower two walled walls at the north end of the west gate.

Compared with half a year ago, the weapons in the hands of the firecrackers have also been changed, and all of them use the flintlock two-style new Angun without a sword. Using a single bullet, you can break the enemy's iron-inlaid armor in 70 steps, and break the enemy's second-layer heavy armor in 50 steps. Even close to forty paces, it is useless for the enemy to wear three layers of armor.

This kind of firearm is very powerful, and it is convenient to shoot, there is no need to use a fire rope, and all the gunners are like a treasure, and they usually maintain and maintain, and wipe and wipe with a fine cloth.

Not only that, but they were all dressed in soldier armor, a kind of fine iron armor, and even the helmets weighed more than 30 catties.

The nail pieces are mainly concentrated in the upper body, and the armor is stacked in the form of armor, especially on the chest, and there are heart guards. Even if the enemy uses the Twelve-Force Bow, it will need to be twenty-five paces away to break the armor, and if the Ten-Force Bow is used, it will need to go twenty paces to break the armor.

As firecrackers, they also have throat armor, a large "V" shaped hard armor, and an iron mask to protect their faces, which is also "V" shaped and curved.

At this time, everyone's iron masks were lifted to the right, behind the tun on the right side of the helmet. However, there are also people who close the iron mask, like an iron man, and speak in an urn. Inside them were masks, but the iron masks were made of fine iron, and this exhalation, the mixture of hot and cold air, and some ice flowers formed on the edges of the iron masks.

However, compared to the big shieldmen, like the spearmen, they did not have knee pads and shin armor to protect the knees and calves, and their lower bodies were only pure cotton armor, only copper nails were nailed, but they were three layers thick, which could prevent projectiles from fifty paces away.

As far as the eye can see, the helmets of the firearms are dazzling, and the armor pieces are shining in the sun, like silver and white iron armor. In addition, each person has a crimson cloak, one on the left and one on the right, carrying a medicine bag and a sundries bag, and there is a sword on the right side of the body, which looks majestic and majestic.

Yang He thought that the red armor and their red mandarin duck jackets, the red cloak color conflicted, and it did not show any characteristics, so the armor was not painted with red paint, and appeared in the color of the fine iron itself.

Generally, the color of steel is gray-white, also known as silver-white, and Yang He found that the armor maintained its original color and was also very powerful, so it was settled.

Therefore, now in the Xin'an Army, whether it is a general's armor or a non-commissioned soldier's armor, it is the color of the iron armor itself, and it is only coated with raw paint for maintenance. But they are all dark red cloaks, which are equally pleasing and eye-catching, with a very good sense of color, and they have their own characteristics. After all, neither the officers nor the Qing army have a standard cloak, and the Xin'an Army is the only one.

Compared with half a year ago, Cao Jingxing and others are much more sophisticated, and after half a year, their experiences are different.

For example, in the current first team, the original captain Guan Feng has been promoted to deputy general, the former deputy Huang Shouyi of the second team has become the captain, and the former deputy Yu Yugui of the first team has been transferred to the second team to serve as the deputy of the second team.

In the second class, the former captain Liu Zhiping was promoted to become the deputy of the first team, the former captain and deputy Zhao Yanhe became the first captain, the former captain Jia Pengdang became the first deputy, Cao Jingxing was also promoted and became the captain, and then five newcomers were transferred to the first team.

Although he was promoted, Cao Jingxing was still very arrogant, and his temperament of special gossip had not changed, and he talked about yesterday's events with great interest, which shocked everyone too much.

Soldier Kang Yingju said humbly: "I heard that the Tartars are indeed fierce, especially their arrows are very heavy and accurate, and the flying axes and iron bones and javelins they throw are also very ferocious, although Mrs. Yang and the others have beheaded a lot, but the casualties are too great." ”

He is a native of Pizhou, the son of a porter, who joined the army half a year ago, and participated in the war is just to suppress bandits, yesterday Qian Sanniang and others returned, everyone was shocked at first, and then couldn't help but be a little nervous, especially for them recruits.

Cao Jingxing said: "So what, they suffered more than half of the casualties, but they also cut off thirty-one Tartar heads, especially Mrs. Yang and Li Yeke are both women." Tartar arrows and axes are ferocious, just pay attention to some dodge, this is all trained. ”

A recruit said: "Mrs. Yang doesn't say, a character who is like a fairy like Yang Xianggong, what kind of woman does Li Ye look like?" I only pity her husband, and I may be beaten every day. ”

All the soldiers laughed, dispelling some of the tense atmosphere, seeing that everyone was not like words, Captain A Zhao Yanhe scolded with a smile, but he also pricked up his ears and listened with relish.

He has a hearty personality, he used to be a little melancholy by the old commander Liu Zhiping, but now Liu Zhiping has been promoted, although he is still his top boss, but there are more people in charge, and there are fewer opportunities to manage him at close range, and he is lively and cheerful again.

Jia Pengdang was smiling and listening to the side, his eyes were purring, and he was happy in his heart, this person has no cover, if there is a threatening opponent, this is the handle.

Just as he was talking happily, the thunderous hooves sounded on the side of the official road, and everyone was startled and looked outside the wall, and then everyone put their hearts at ease and said, "It's the ninth master." ”

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More than a dozen horsemen rushed to Zhongwu Village, all of them with iron helmets, gray sentry armor, and black cloaks, all of whom were rough in appearance and skilled in riding.

They were covered with wind and frost, all of them were covered with blood on their cloaks, and the first one was the Ninth Master. He held a white wax rod, wore a thick-backed goose feather knife, and there were several human heads hanging from the saddle, baring his teeth. Looking at his face, the tied money rat tail should be the head of the Qing army that he captured.

There are three horses behind him, all of them are strong, holding a white wax rod, carrying a thick-backed goose sword, and a bloody Tartar head on a spear, which is the brother of the "Tongzhou Twelve Horsemen" of the Ninth Master, Xia Shiye, Luo Eleventh Master, and Gao Twelfth Master.

They had about thirteen horsemen, and besides the horsemen, there was a great crowd of horses and mules around them.

Look at some of the horses, the armor and baggage carried on them, etc., these horses and mules must have been captured from the enemy's side. In particular, the two war horses were also tied to people, and as the horse's back continued to bump, it turned out to be the mouth of the captive Tartar.

They rushed over, Zhang Songtao hurriedly ordered to open the gate of the wall, put down the drawbridge, and thirteen horsemen rushed in, with a cold current.

The sturdy man with the head was Xia Shiye, and as soon as he saw Zhang Songtao, he shouted: "Zhang Heizi, you have a set of leading troops to set up a formation, but it is not as good as fighting in a battle formation." Look, this Tartar head is a generation. ”

Zhang Songtao said with a smile: "Xia Shiye is mighty. ”

Daizi is the share of the vest in the Shiku, the old slave period, there was a period of official name sinicization in Houjin, the leader, the flag chief, the son of the generation and other titles, it was left at that time.

However, in the eighth year of Tiancong, in order to prevent sinicization, Huang Taiji, the Later Jin Khan, specially advised: "In the future, the official names and city names of our country should be easy to use Manchu." If you do not follow the new name, you still call the old name of the Chinese character, you do not obey the law of the country, and those who act in disorder will not be forgiven. ”

Therefore, a comprehensive change was made to the old names of the Chinese characters used, such as Daizi is called Fende Paishku, the flag chief is called Zhuangda, and the leader is called Paishku, etc., and all the Chinese characters in the official names have been changed. The color of clothing also became strict during this period, and all Hanfu disappeared.

Looking at the tragic appearance of the group, although it was quite rewarding, many people were also injured, Zhang Songtao asked in amazement.

The ninth master said, it turned out that he selected thirteen horsemen, and he also went out on the third day of the first month, and went deep into the boundary of Teng County, and encountered the vest sentry of the white flag of the Tartars, and the two sides fought.

On this trip, they rode thirteen, equipped with white wax rods, thick-backed goose feather knives, and double-plugged, handcuffs and winged tiger guns.

Especially the Yanling knife, the tip of the knife is rounded and upturned, the blade is sharp, after Qi Jiguang's transformation, it can fight immediately under the horse, and then the blade is heavier and thicker, and it can also split the metal armor. It's just that the Yanling knife is thickened and weighs more than two catties, so it is not available to people who are not strong wrist strength.

Although Jiu Ye and the others have firearms, they are old, and they are still used to using cold soldiers when fighting with the enemy. They rode horses and shot, and used white wax rods to engage with thick-backed goose feather knives, and finally captured six Tartar heads, in addition to catching two white flag vests alive.

After all, the 12 cavalry of Tongzhou that year, 12 people encountered 600 Qing soldiers, a cavalry shooting, more than 300 Qing soldiers died, and none of them were injured.

Although many years have passed, Jiu Ye and the others are old, and there are only four people here, but Jiu Ye and others can still shoot arrows on horses, all with twelve force bows, plus the rest of the fine horses cooperate, beheading six, and capturing two alive is normal.

Jiu Ye recounted, Xia Shiye and others beside him were proud, all along, everyone thought they were old, but this time the sentinel fight, Xia Shiye and the others felt that their blood was back.

Zhang Songtao continued to admire, and Guan Feng and the others beside him secretly thought that if the Ninth Master and the others knew that Mrs. Yang and the others had won the thirty-one Tartar heads, they might not be so happy.

However, Qian Sanniang and others made good use of firearms, but they took advantage. Hand-to-hand combat, white-bladed combat, may not be as good as the Ninth Master. Moreover, everyone has their own habits, and it is not realistic to force the older generation to use weapons that they are not used to.

Zhang Songtao invited the ninth master and others to the meeting hall to rest, and the ninth master said: "Let's rest and talk about it, Mr. Zhang, the Tartar is not far away, you should be on guard quickly." ”

Everyone was shocked, and the ninth master Qian Zhongyong said: "When Qian returned, I saw the Tartar flag with white flags, blue flags, and yellow flags. When passing by Tancheng, I saw a bull from the Zhenglan Banner going south, and was chased by dozens of their vests, but fortunately they escaped quickly. Their brigade is not far away, and it is estimated that a pillar of incense will arrive. ”

Zhang Songtao is in a hurry, the soldiers and horses of the Tartar Zhenglan Banner will arrive in two quarters of an hour, and the Tartars are really here?

He shouted in response: "Tell the golden drummer, immediately sound the gong and be on guard." ”

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The gong "clanged" and kept knocking, and all the officers shouted and guarded, and the tense atmosphere spread.

Zhang Songtao and the others walked to the north port of the wall, looking at the official road in the distance, Tongjing Avenue was still snow-capped, spreading to the north. Suddenly, some black spots appeared on the official road, and the black spots expanded sharply, and the figures of people and horses faintly appeared. Then the hoofs thundered, and the ground shook like a storm.

The nearer the hoofs became, the larger the figures of the men and horses, and there was a faint howl, like the roar of a wild beast.

The iron hooves roared south, and the fierceness of the knights became stronger, and their blue armor could already be seen, especially the red tassels on their spears jumping in the sunlight.

Everyone gritted their teeth and watched, Zhang Songtao clenched his hands and muttered: "The soldiers and horses of the Tartar Zhenglan Banner." ”

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