Chapter 139: Intercepting the Silver Car

This Manchu Jiala's arrogance and carelessness really made him pay the price quickly, and as soon as their horse team was running, Liu Yun ordered: "Archers prepare, shoot arrows." "These archers, most of whom were from the Ming captives, felt that they were worse off than dead because of the trauma of being captured. It is only when they meet the people of the kiln gang that they get a new lease of life. When they arrived at the team in Yaogang, they felt that this place was different, everyone cared for each other, and they could get warmth everywhere, so they worked extra hard in training, and they also expected to show themselves in battle. However, the previous battles had almost been overwhelmed by the Musketeers, and they had never been given a chance to show themselves. This time, Liu Yun arranged for them to shoot the first round of archery, and they also shot out the strength and hatred they had accumulated.

The dense rain of arrows caused the charging cavalry to constantly fall off their horses, and in front of the formation was a burst of people on their backs. After one round of arrows, the first musketeers began to shoot, the first musketeers finished shooting, and the second group continued to shoot. This time, a total of two rounds of shooting were arranged.

Since there were not many crossbow mines left, Chen Yufeng did not let Li Wei use crossbow mines. What's more, Chen Yufeng now doesn't pay attention to the Manchu cavalry of more than 1,000 people. The speed of the cavalry's impact was still too fast, and many of the horses whose masters had fallen still rushed to the carriage, and the horses without riders easily crossed the carriage. Some of the horses that did not cross the carriage were almost all knocked out of the carriage and their legs were broken.

Chen Yufeng said to Ouyang He: "That old thing Yan Boju is going to die of distress when he sees such a scene. ”

Ouyang He said: "It's better than our people being cut off by others!" ”

The cavalry charge ended almost without suspense.

Jiala, who commanded behind these cavalry, saw this result and realized that he was too careless and fell for someone else's plan. But now it's too late. Just when he was at a loss, his own soldiers advised him to go quickly, otherwise it would be too late. In fact, it is already too late. Liu Chenghuang with a hundred musketeers had already surrounded him from the flank.

More than a dozen of his own soldiers surrounded him, and two of them carried their horses forward and swung their swords straight towards Liu Chenghuang. This Liu Chenghuang and Fan Chengkun were the first batch selected by Chen Yufeng from Lingshui Wharf, and their kung fu can enter Chen Yufeng's eyes, which must be very good. Liu Chenghuang saw someone waving a knife towards him, Liu Chenghuang also put down the musket in his hand, pulled out his saber, knocked his feet, and picked up the horse to meet him. The swing of the knife seemed to cut at the person on the left, but when he suddenly turned around, the knife suddenly slashed at the person on the right. The knife severed the right arm of the man on the right. Liu Chenghuang pulled his horse back, and ran to the remaining soldiers who rushed over. This personal soldier also knew that he had met his opponent this time, and he would inevitably die. But he still picked up the horse to meet him, Liu Chenghuang swung the knife and slashed at him, this guy was already timid, and he was busy using the knife to block, but Liu Chenghuang didn't cut the knife, he turned his wrist and changed direction, and slapped the back of the knife on the shoulder of the person, and this time the momentum sank violently. When the man had been subjected to such a blow, he could not sit still on his horse, so he turned over and fell off his horse. This Jia Lae really saw that he was surrounded by a group, needless to say that these muskets were pointed at him, and even the two of his best martial arts soldiers had never fought with anyone. Yoo Sung-hwang said to him: "Surrender and die!" Knowing that the tide was turning, he sneered and swung his knife to wipe it off his neck. But now he can't help himself to die, Liu Chenghuang threw the saber in his hand and knocked the knife in his hand down at once. At this time, several of his own soldiers turned their eyes on him. He waved his hand helplessly and motioned for them to lay down their arms and surrender. The soldiers threw their weapons under their horses on horseback. Then he turned over and dismounted, and was caught.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He rushed over and asked Liu Yun to interrogate them separately, Chen Yufeng wanted to know where the more than 10,000 Manchu troops had gone, because according to the Manchu envoy who contacted the Mongolian cavalry, a total of more than 20,000 Manchu troops had arrived here and were waiting to make peace with the Mongolian cavalry.

However, the result of the separate interrogation made Chen Yufeng very disappointed. They confessed that this time they had a total of one cavalry from Jiala. It turned out that the Manchu had a limited number of soldiers, and they ordered the Mongol cavalry that broke through to the Great Wall to cooperate with them to attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. This time, the Manchu cavalry made a detour through the Mongolian steppe, followed the breakthrough opened by the Mongolian cavalry, crossed the Great Wall, and sent an envoy to contact the Mongolian cavalry. However, when the appointed time came, the envoys did not return on time. This Jia La'e really felt that the situation was not good, because it must have been the appearance of the Ming army that could make the Mongolian cavalry of the brigade have problems. Therefore, he did not send a liaison again, as Zhang Zhimu judged him. Instead, he immediately led the team to break through to the south of Zhangjiakou, avoiding the main road along the way, stealthily sneaking, and finally hiding in a mountain village where they had slaughtered the village, blocking the access to and out. Then he sent Xizuo to Zhangjiakou to contact their intelligence station and inquire about the situation of the Mongol cavalry. What they didn't expect was that the Mongol cavalry had all disappeared. This Jia La'e really felt that he had judged correctly, there must be a large number of Ming Dynasty troops, otherwise with the combat power of the Ming army like sheep, it would be impossible to destroy such a large Mongolian cavalry. Fortunately, he handled it flexibly and hid, otherwise he would have been buried in the face of the Ming army. Due to the extremely strict discipline of the Manchu army, this Jia La'e really did not dare to decide whether he should go south alone to join their brigade of Manchu troops, or retreat from here to the Mongolian steppe. They waited for the intelligence office in Zhangjiakou to give them a transfer order, so they have been hiding in this small mountain village that they have blocked all this time. But after a long time, they were still discovered. But the bureaucrats of the Ming army were too slow to react. They didn't wait for the Ming army to make any moves, they attacked first, and attacked several county towns by means of a surprise attack, and the Ming troops they encountered fled in despair. When they were on the rise, they received an order from the Zhangjiakou intelligence station to take over this caravan, and they never expected to be planted here.

As soon as Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He and the others heard that the situation was like this, they all let go of the hearts they had been carrying. Chen Yufeng said: "Since there is no threat here, the threat is in the south. As for what to do about this, let's go back and listen to Zhimu. We will now follow Zhimu's arrangement, these silver cars can no longer return to Zhangjiakou, and we must arrange for someone to send them back to Yaogang directly. The question is who to send back? ”

Li Wei said: "I know that everyone is willing to stay with Mr. Zhang, and is reluctant to leave. If there's no one, I'll go back again. ”

Liu Chenghuang said: "If Mr. Zhang has any plans to go south to deal with the Manchus, it is better to send someone back." Two men who had come with us from the Lingshui Wharf and followed us south and north were now in a position to take care of something, and let them bring fifty of our musket veterans, and two hundred new cavalrymen, and there would be no major problem in escorting these silver carts. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "During this period of time, we have already known that the combat effectiveness of fifty musketeers is no problem against one or two thousand ordinary bandits. As long as they're not careless, it shouldn't be fine. I was also very optimistic about these two people when I chose them, and it is good to exercise them this time, and we need more people who can help them in the future. ”

Everyone had no opinion, so Liu Chenghuang called the two over. One of these two people is called Lin Feng and the other is Wei Xiang. When Chen Yufeng handed over the task to them, the two were very happy. Lin Feng said: "During the period of following Mr. Zhang, we have gained a lot of insight from the south to the north. We also want to have the opportunity to do more, to be honest, Fan Chengkun and Liu Chenghuang and we were both recruited from Lingshui Wharf by Mr. Chen, and they can take on such a big thing for Yaogang, I also want to do more. This time, Mr. Chen handed over this task to us, and we will definitely do our best to complete it, and we will never dare to be careless and slack. Please rest assured. ”

Chen Yufeng and the others were very happy to hear these two people's statements, and he sincerely hoped that these people could grow up quickly.

Because the horse convoy traveled all night, Chen Yufeng and the others also walked all night, and after another big battle, they were already sleepy and tired, and they had to rest. However, the convoy ran in front of the panic, and the pursuing cavalry chased nervously, so they did not bring tents. It's just that the Manchu cavalry brought some improvised tents. I had no choice but to choose a larger village and set up camp next to the village.

After setting up camp, Chen Yufeng said to Li Wei: "Let everyone take a rest, you have to work hard." Take 500 men and bring back everything looted by the Manchu army. Otherwise, after a long time, the guards of the goods found that the situation was not good and took the things away. ”

Li Wei said: "Okay, it just so happens that my people didn't participate in the war this time, so I will lead them to bring people over." After saying that, Li Wei took the captives to get their things. To take the captives is to let them lead the way to the place where they hide something.

After more than two hours, Li Wei led people back with more than 50 prisoners and more than 1,500 horses.

It turned out that these Manchu cavalry were also one man and two horses, and this time they came out to meet the caravan and did not ride so many horses, but left all the horses at their temporary base. After Li Wei led people to rush into their base and killed a few people, the rest of the horsemen and others surrendered. When Li Wei saw that they had bound up the gold and silver that they had looted, and could carry them away on horseback at any time, he was amused and said to his brothers, "It seems that they know that we are coming to fetch things, and have prepared them for us." Then you're welcome. Hurry up and pack everything on the horse. ”

These Manchu cavalry did not steal a lot of good things, and Li Wei and they used more than 200 horses to finish it.

Chen Yufeng: They rested until the morning of the second day. After dawn, when all the personnel were assembled, Ouyang He said to more than 60 Manchu captives: "You follow our team back to Yaogang and still have a chance to live, otherwise you will run away now, needless to say that you will not survive when you encounter the Ming army, even if you meet the people of the Ming Dynasty, you will not survive." Because you have done so many sins, none of them will spare you. Run out and don't meet anyone, and you'll freeze to death in the wild. So you'd better be obedient. After speaking to the captives, he said to the charioteers and the housekeepers, the dart masters, and the four men who had been sent to escort the gold and silver: "You must also remember that if you run away, the consequences will not be as good as those of the Manchu cavalry, because according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, you will be beheaded for the felony of collaborating with the enemy." So your best choice is to go to the kiln gang with you, maybe you can make a living by eating, at least it won't drag down your family. You behave well on the road, and the kiln will give you a chance to live, because you are also contributing to others, and the blame is not on you. ”

After Chen Yufeng heard Ouyang He's words, he nodded at him, meaning that it was too good, these words directly hit their sore spots, which was better than directly threatening them with force. After hearing what Ouyang He had said to them, they should know that their best choice was to follow Lin Feng and them back to the kiln, so that they would be much more honest along the way.

Since the cars that came out of Zhangjiakou this time were all lightly loaded, Chen Yufeng asked everyone to disperse the things that Li Wei and the others brought back with horses to each carriage. Li Wei's horses that they drove back, plus the horses captured on the battlefield, totaled more than 2,600 horses, because many horses were killed and wounded in the battle. Chen Yufeng asked Lin Feng and them to bring back all these war horses, and the musketeers only rode two horses per person in order to maintain mobility. The other two hundred horsemen had ten or more horsemen each, tying ten horses one after the other behind the saddle. These captives also let them ride their horses, and now they are not afraid that they will run, even if they run a few, there is no problem. These simple tents of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were used less for all the staff to rest, but they were used by the team returning to the kiln gang, and they became rich.

After sending off Lin Feng and Wei Xiang's team, Chen Yufeng and the others rushed back to Zhangjiakou. He knew that Zhang Zhimu must be waiting for their news, although he had already sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhang Zhimu yesterday, telling him that everything was going well. But if the whole team doesn't go back for a while, Zhang Zhimu won't rest assured, and he won't arrange what to do next.

Zhang Zhimu, who stayed in Zhangjiakou, was not easy, and after Yang Yulin was injured at night, he didn't wake up until morning. But Zhang Zhimu couldn't be by her side anymore. Last night, the sound of gunfire must have alarmed the garrison and the princes, and they must have been briefed as soon as it was dawn. Now is the time to take action against those four.

The garrison Li Qing and Wang Gonggong both heard the fierce gunfire last night, and they judged that it was Zhang Zhimu and they had made a move. When Li Qing sent someone to understand the situation, there was no one at the scene. However, Li Qing and Wang Gonggong were not too worried, because they knew Zhang Zhimu too well about their abilities. They also knew that Zhang Zhimu's gunfire last night must have solved a big problem, otherwise Zhang Zhimu would definitely not shoot easily in Zhangjiakou City, especially in the middle of the night, the third watch would not have sounded so fiercely. Therefore, Li Qing and Wang Gonggong were guarding the yamen early in the morning, waiting for Zhang Zhimu to come and bring them news.

Zhang Zhimu, under the protection of Li Jing with more than a dozen people, rushed to the garrison yamen. Zhang Zhimu entered the lobby, and Li Qing and Wang Gonggong both stood up to greet Zhang Zhimu. Zhang Zhimu was not too polite today, so he told him about last night's incident, of course, Zhang Zhimu didn't say that he sent someone to chase the four silver convoys. Just vaguely said that before closing the city gate last night, it seemed that Fan Yongdou and their convoy had left the city, and the specific matter was not clear. This is to first make some foreshadowing for Li Qing and Wang Gonggong, and once they are copied, there is a reason why they can't find anything in these four houses.

Wang Gonggong said: "Zhang Dongjia, you just say what to do now, right?" ”

Zhang Zhimu asked with a smile: "Is there any news from the emperor?" ”

The prince said, "Oh, the news is not so fast. We're going to have time to run back and forth. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Then don't touch them yet." But now, four of the eight of them are ready to donate silver to our Ming Dynasty. As soon as the emperor's letter arrives, I will take action. ”

Li Qing suddenly asked Zhang Zhimu: "Why didn't Miss Yang come with you today?" ”

When Zhang Zhimu heard the question, his mood suddenly became heavy again, and he said, "Alas! Yesterday, in order to save me, Miss Yang was hit by a Mongolian poison arrow, and she has not woken up yet. I don't know how it's now? I'll have to go back and see it right away. If anything, we'll let each other know. After speaking, Zhang Zhimu got up.

Li Qing and Wang Gonggong were very concerned about Yang Yulin's injury, and Wang Gonggong said: "Zhang Dongjia hurry back, you must find a way to save Miss Yang, we are waiting for your news." ”

Zhang Zhimu said goodbye to the garrison Li Qing and Wang Gonggong hurried back to the inn, at this time, the doctor who treated Yang Yulin last night came over again and was changing Yang Yulin's dressing. Seeing that Zhang Zhimu was back, he was just about to get up. Zhang Zhimu waved his hand to signal him to continue, and the doctor continued to change the medicine, and then turned into another pill and poured it into Yang Yulin. Zhang Zhimu went over to help cover Yang Yulin's quilt, and then followed the doctor out. Zhang Zhimu asked, "How are the soldiers?" Why haven't you woken up yet? ”

The doctor said, "I have never seen such a patient, the patient's condition is good and bad, and the pulse is very unstable. It stands to reason that the patient took my medicine and took my medicine. As long as the condition does not worsen, it should be much better now. But this man was very strange, and I can't tell why he couldn't wake up. Don't leave anyone in this house, and come to me immediately if there is any situation. ”

After the doctor left, Zhang Zhimu sat on the stool in front of the bed and personally accompanied Yang Yulin without any disturbance. Looking at Yang Yulin's pale face, Zhang Zhimu felt a pain in his heart. But now the knowledge of his previous life can't help at all, and his heart is filled with a sense of powerlessness that he has never felt before. He was really afraid that this good girl would leave him like this, and even he thought that if Yang Yulin could survive this time and return to Yaogang, he would definitely tell Huang Yukun that he was going to marry Yang Yulin.

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By the way, I recommend "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty", similar to this article, it is also a "technology flow" through the novel, but it takes place in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yashan, Anti-Yuan, Restoration, and European World Wars.