Chapter 146: Night Attack on the Camp

Abatai sat in the tent all night, and his other three sons did not dare to sleep, but stayed with him outside the tent.

Abatai had a total of five sons, the eldest of whom died at the age of twenty-five in the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign (1634). This second brother Bo and Trustee took on the responsibility of the eldest brother at home, and these brothers listened to him very much. This time Bo and Fu disappeared, and everyone knew that the chances of Bo and Fu surviving in that kind of explosion were very small, and if they couldn't find their bodies, it was likely to be blown up. But these things, the brothers could only think about it in their hearts, and no one dared to say it.

What made this Abatai's heart ache was not only the uncertainty of his son Bo He's life and death, but also the annihilation of the entire army with the white flag. Because Abatai was born to Nurhachi's side concubine Ilgen Jue Luo, and his background was not noble, he had to be classified under the white flag of the lower five banners, and he only got six Niu Lu's subordinates. So this time, his descendants were wiped out all at once, which made it a little difficult for him to face. Back in Manchuria, the princes and Baylors were going to laugh at him again, especially if they couldn't explain it to the white-flag-steady-inlaid banner owner Duoduo. Because this was the first time that Abatai had led his troops as the commander, he thought that this time he would definitely earn some face in front of his brothers, and maybe he could join the ranks of Shobel in the future and discuss the government together. Everything was going well, but suddenly it changed so much. From the eyes of the lieutenant sent by the Emperor Taiji to assist him, the Minister of the Interior, Turge, he had already read the gloating.

Compared with the loss of personnel, Abatai no longer cares about the loss of those materials, and good things can be grabbed again, but the Qing army is gone, and there is nowhere to find it. The registered men of the Qing Dynasty are more than 300 cattle records. This time, it lost twenty-five Niu Lu in a solid mountain at once, and if it continues like this, the Qing army will soon be finished, and it will be repaid.

This Abatai knew very well in his heart that no matter what, the city in front of him must be captured, and if he retreated if he couldn't capture it, the consequences would be absolutely uncontrollable. The morale of the entire Qing army will be greatly damaged, and the morale of the Ming army will be greatly boosted. If this is the case, let alone conquer the Ming Dynasty again, it would be good if the Ming Dynasty did not fight in the past. He is very aware of the contrast between the two forces. The difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty is in morale, so the Ming Dynasty must not be allowed to turn over.

As soon as the morning dawned, Abatai put on his helmet and armor and personally formed a team to prepare for the siege. When they were ready to attack the city, they remembered that yesterday's baggage was robbed, ** were all robbed, and several red-coated cannons in an artillery position were also blown up. The angry Abatai had to barely scrape together a little ** from the other baggage teams, organized a few cannons, and reluctantly fired a few cannons, which could be regarded as cheering for the siege sergeants.

However, the soldiers and civilians defending the city were encouraged by the arrival of reinforcements yesterday, and became more and more courageous the more they fought. In particular, the officers and soldiers defending the city clearly felt that the artillery for this attack was much less than in the previous days. Therefore the faith in defending the city was strengthened.

This Abatai attacked for a day without success. had to hastily withdraw the troops.

Zhang Zhimu and they slept well all night, and when Li Jing came back, Abatai did not send troops to pursue, but only sent a small group of scouts and horses to reconnoiter and then went back. Zhang Zhimu felt that this Abatai was still a difficult opponent to deal with.

Ouyang He said: "Okay, if he doesn't come, we'll go." We can fight as much as we want, and the initiative is in our hands. If this Abatai doesn't fight the river, it will be difficult for him to collect his troops, and it will not be easy for him to chase us with all his strength. Hejian is his pot of raw rice, and he can't eat it. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "We will meet him again." This Abatai thought we were a small group of people, and we must have run away after grabbing something. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I listen to you about these things. ”

Li Jing still stood in front, and Zhang Zhimu and his team followed behind. When approaching the river, Zhang Zhimu's brigade stopped, waiting for Li Jing and them to go out to investigate.

Li Jing came back from reconnaissance and said that the Qing army had strengthened its precautions in front, but the Qing army in the brigade was concentrated and was attacking Hejian City.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Continue to investigate and see if they have any loopholes." ”

Li Jing agreed, and rode away. Zhang Zhimu admires this Li Jing very much, this is a natural special forces material, his head hair is very smart, and he can think of many things in front of others.

Ouyang He analyzed: "They didn't fight for a few days in Hejian City, yesterday we broke their baggage, those who came to get ** didn't get **, their cannons couldn't be fired, we also blew up one of their artillery positions, and they lost a lot of artillery." The defenders must have heard our explosions yesterday, and they must have felt that foreign aid had arrived, and their morale must have risen greatly. In this way, it should be no problem for the river to keep it for another day. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "Let's wait until the evening to see if there is a chance to do it." ”

Before dark, Li Jing returned. Not only did he come back, but he also brought back a few people.

Zhang Zhimu was amused, it turned out that the prince was here.

Zhang Zhimu greeted him and said, "The prince is really trustworthy." Really come and fight with me. I thought that as soon as I returned to Beijing, I would be reluctant to come out again. ”

Wang Gonggong laughed and said: "Haha, you are a Zhang Dongjia, the whole of Beijing knows that I am the most trustworthy." I said I would deal with these Manchus with you, can you not come? But you're not interesting enough, I haven't even gotten to you to get started. ”

Zhang Zhimu said with a smile: "Good dishes are not afraid of being late, and there are big heads behind." As soon as we arrived, we saw an opportunity, can we easily let it go? ”

"I'm talking about Zhang Dongjia! It's exciting. As soon as I heard that you had destroyed more than 30,000 of them at once, I had already reported it to the emperor, so that the emperor would be happy and happy. However, I said Zhang Dongjia, you don't understand the rules of the Ming Dynasty, that is to be rewarded according to the head. Why don't you cut off all the heads? Gee! The prince smacked his tongue and said.

Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He all laughed, and Zhang Zhimu said: "Princess, do you say, do I want officials from the emperor or silver?" ”

When this prince heard it, this Zhang Dongjia neither wants to manage nor ask for silver, maybe he has more silver than the emperor. He had no choice but to say, "Haha! Also, you come to fight and play. ”

A few people laughed a lot.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Let's talk about business first. ”

The prince said: "I ask the emperor to fight, and I want to help you fight." The emperor was happy to hear it. The emperor is afraid that something will happen to you. As soon as I got out of Beijing, I thought we were still few people. Fortunately, the emperor gave me the power to mobilize nearby troops at any time. But I also know that those who hold military power will not listen to me, on the surface they can deal with me, even if they send troops, I don't know that year and month, I think that the two general soldiers in Jixian County have been defeated, there must be no one to take care of, and the rout is indispensable. I took someone to Jixian County first. But Jixian County is still occupied by the Qing army. I will go back to the outside of the city and gather up the defeated army. Not to mention, let me get more than 20,000 people. I told them that as long as they went to war with me and did not come back, they would be relieved of the responsibility for losing the battle. It can also be awarded for meritorious service. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "This is equivalent to you saving them, otherwise they will be mixed up." If the military salary is gone, they may be implicated and punished. ”

The prince then said, "Yes. That's it, I'll put the team in order. Fortunately, tent supplies are everywhere in the field, and we can still use them after picking them up. Didn't you just rush over here. But I didn't find you when I arrived, and I didn't dare to touch the Qing army. Today, my men are investigating the enemy's situation, and they happen to run into your people. Otherwise, I don't know where to find you. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "You have more than 20,000 people? ”

The prince said, "Yes, more than 23,000 people. The weapons and armor are complete, but there are fewer horses. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Great. That way we have a better chance of winning. ”

Li Jing had been beside them and had no chance to speak, and seeing Zhang Zhimu turning his gaze to him, Li Jing said, "I found that there is an opportunity. ”

When several people heard Li Jing say this, they all gathered around. Li Jing took a stick on the snow, drew a picture, pointed to the picture, and said: "The Qing army camps are all set up between the attacking rivers. Their big tent of the Chinese army is also backed by a small hill, facing the direction of the river. When I saw that there was snow on the ground, I put on a white cloth and climbed up to the hill. On this hill, there is a sentry of more than 20 people, and behind this hill is a cliff, generally speaking, there are a few people watching, there is no danger, and they don't pay much attention to defense. We could climb up the hillside at night with a white cloth and destroy these twenty or so men. Then let Li Wei's crossbow thundermen go up, and I see that their big tent is within the range of the crossbow mines. So that we can catch them off guard. ”

Zhang Zhimu asked: "If you touch their sentry, is it possible to touch their big tent?" ”

Li Jing said: "It's too difficult. There are fewer people, and there are more people, and it is too close to the mountain bag and easy to be found. It is said that the guards around the big tent are almost next to each other, and it is impossible to sneak close. Why don't we make a surprise attack and retreat. ”

Ouyang He said: "I see this as an opportunity, so we will hit them in the sore spot, provoke them, and lure them out." We set up an ambush on the way and destroyed them. In addition, the son of Abatai, Bo and Zhen, can also be used. The prince's men and horses, let's transfer them immediately. We fight together. ”

The prince said, "All right, my people are at your disposal." After saying that, he ordered the two people around him to run back.

When the time was almost up, Li Jing, Li Wei and Liu Chenghuang set off with people. Li Jing led his squad of forty-eight people, and it turned out that two of the fifty people were killed. Li Wei led a hundred crossbowmen and ammunition men, and Liu Chenghuang led two hundred musketeers. All of them were clothed with white cloth, and those who did not have it wore their sheepskin coats upside down. When we reached the place, all the horses' hooves were wrapped in sheepskins, and since they were not on the horses, they were led slowly, and although there was some slippery, there were no major problems. Fortunately, there was no sound, and the horses were ready to be ridden when they retreated, so there was no need to worry about the sound of the horses' hooves.

The first thing to start the action was Li Jing, who led the two of them and slowly climbed on the snow to the sentry standing guard under the hill. This sentry, standing guard in the snow, although he was wearing leather clothes and leather trousers from top to bottom, was still blown straight on the snow by the cold wind. When Li Jing jumped up at his feet, his reaction was too slow. When a sharp knife slashed through his neck, he reflexively used his hand to plug the warm blood that spurted out. Then he fell down helplessly, and a person who came with Li Jing quickly threw away the white cloth on his body, stood up and held the sentry's spear, and stood guard for the sentry. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the patrol to find that the sentry is gone. Li Jing took another person and continued to climb along the edge of the cliff, down the hill to this hill. Li Jing and the others climbed to the hill and touched the double whistles on the mountain one by one. Then a signal was given to the downhill. Dozens of his other brothers also climbed up. After everyone climbed into place, Li Jing used gestures to make arrangements, some people were on guard, and the other part followed him into the tent to kill people.

Li Jing first lifted the corner of the tent door curtain and looked in, and saw that there was still an oil lamp lit in the tent. Because of the importance of their duty of vigilance, all of them were dressed in clothes. It's in a state of readiness. But now is the time of the hour, and these people are also snoring like thunder. Li Jing lifted the curtain a little wider, and then rolled into the tent. Several people behind him also rolled in. Maybe there were too many people coming in at once, and the air temperature in the tent suddenly dropped. There was a Qing soldier who opened his eyes suddenly, he found that it was not good, and he just wanted to shout. A person beside Li Jing moved faster than him, and while covering his mouth with his hand, he cut his throat with a knife.

Then the few people who entered the house began to kill people with skillful movements. After a while, the whole tent was filled with the smell of blood. All the sentries were killed.

Li Jing got out of the tent and signaled to the bottom of the mountain.

Li Wei slowly climbed up with someone.

Climbing to the top of the hill, Li Wei looked down and was happy. The tent below is too close, if you can stand up and run, you can throw it into the big tent with **. No wonder Li Jing was so cautious, if she wasn't careful, she would easily be discovered by the soldiers below. Li Wei ordered the crossbow thundermen to divide into two groups, the first group of targets the Great Tent, and the second group targets the tents around the Great Tent. The first round of firing was done with oil mines, and the second round of free fire was with detonating mines. The first round was to light the fire, and the second was to add some acoustics. It is both lethal and deterrent.

Li Wei saw that everything was ready, and shouted to launch. All crossbow thunderers pull the trigger after ignition. Before the bolts could hit the ground, the crossbowman pulled the strings again, and the bomber put the bolts on again. The crossbow thunderer took a slight aim, and then pulled the trigger after ignition.

The big tent of the Chinese army in Abatai, surrounded by a circle of personal soldiers. Suddenly, they noticed a little movement on the hill behind them, and then they noticed that a little bit of spark was flying from the hill. It was too late for them to shout badly, and the falling fire oil thundered and exploded, followed by a fire. Several fire and oil mines fell on the top of the big tent of the Chinese army at once, and soon they were set on fire, and several tents around it also followed.

The thunderous explosion that followed made the camp even more chaotic.

Originally, after the cavalry entered the camp, the horses had to be concentrated in the horse pen for feeding. However, these soldiers reacted quickly in order to have trouble, and they also led their horses when they stood guard. But the horses were stained with fire oil and burned, but they couldn't control it, and they were all strung around, and many of them were trampled to death in a panic.

In fact, this Abatai is really not in the big tent today, he almost didn't sleep all night yesterday, and he was really sleepy when he had a hard day of commanding during the day. After dinner, I went straight to sleep in a tent in the back.

But the tent in which the hapless Abatai slept was also set on fire. As soon as a few soldiers helped him out of the tent, several frightened horses rushed over. Growing up on horseback, Abatai didn't care about these horses at all. However, it was these horses who unceremoniously knocked Abatai down directly, and when the soldiers went to help Abatai slowly, they found that Abatai's mouth was already bleeding. As soon as he moved, Abatai screamed in pain. This god-like person in the eyes of the pro-soldiers was also afraid of pain, which made these pro-soldiers feel scared from the heart. These soldiers had no choice but to form a circle and use their bodies to shield Abatai from flying shrapnel.

These veterans of a hundred battles who have been in battle for a long time do not panic when encountering problems. Another part of the personal soldiers, led by a small leader, rushed towards the hill.

In this way, Li Jing's special forces began to perform. Li Jing's order was to shoot freely. The peculiarity of these special forces is that the gunfire is not very dense. But it almost bites the flesh. Before the dozens of pro-soldiers had reached half of the hillside, they all lay down. At this time, Li Wei's crossbow thunder was almost shot.

Li Wei said to Li Jing: "My business is over, you can play here for a while, I'll leave first." ”

Li Jing said: "You should withdraw first, it is still a burden here." ”

Li Wei and Li Jing have always had a good relationship, let alone cooperate in the war. The two of them talked and laughed and completed the task.

Li Jing saw that Li Wei had already gone away with the people, so he took his special to go down the mountain to chase them. The first thing they met was Yoo Sung-hwang, who picked them up. The two hundred musketeers that Liu Chenghuang brought were already waiting impatiently. He saw Li Wei and Li Jing and said, "You guys are back, and we are really uncomfortable waiting when we hear you fighting in front of you." Now you go quickly, the rest is ours. ”

The big tent of the Qing army was attacked, that is, the command center was attacked. The generals of the battalions came to the rescue one after another, especially Abatai's three sons. They heard the explosion coming from the big tent, and when they got out of the tent, they saw the fire in the direction of the big tent, and the eyes of the brothers were red, and they desperately beat their horses and ran towards the big tent. However, the camp of the Chinese army is already a sea of fire, and it is not easy to extinguish those fierce fire oils when they are lit, and these generals who came to the rescue are very clear.

But his father was still in the camp, and the three sons of Abatai poured water on themselves and their horses and rushed into the camp. When they came to an open space in the camp and saw Abatai lying on the ground surrounded by a circle of personal soldiers, the three brothers quickly dismounted and knelt in front of Abatai, but Abatai did not dare to speak. Because it hurts to drill my heart when I move.

They set up a stretcher with wooden planks, carried the screaming Abatai out, carried him to a tent, and hurried to ask Lang Zhong, who was with the army, to see him. After Lang Zhong finished the examination, he came out and told Abatai's three sons that Abatai had been injured by a horse. Now several ribs have been broken, and the most fatal thing is the internal injury. Now that he has been bandaged and given medicine to Abatai, it is difficult to say what will happen in the end.

Abatai's three sons knew that Lang Zhong's words had shown that his father was already unlucky. Yesterday my brother just disappeared, and today my father is like this again. The red-eyed three brothers decided after discussing it that they must catch up with these sneak attacks on the Han people and break them into pieces. They still have less than 10,000 Qing troops in their hands, and more than 10,000 Han Banner troops under their control. They decided to lead the pursuit. According to military regulations, they should have consulted Turg, the deputy commander, but they did not go. They knew that they would not be able to leave after asking him, and that he would not agree to pursue them.

By the time the three of them had finished tidying up their team, it was already dawning. The sky seemed to be against them, and it began to snow lightly. The three brothers were very anxious, they were afraid that the snow would cover up all the traces on the road, and it would be difficult to chase. Actually, there are people who are more worried about this than they are. Zhang Zhimu and the others were also afraid that the snow would cover up all the traces on the road, and the pursuers behind would not be able to keep up.

So Liu Chenghuang stayed, first, to prepare to provide cover for Li Wei and Li Jing, and second, to lead the way for the pursuers. Tonight, Liu Chenghuang's 200 cavalry suffered, and they waited until dawn to wait for a cavalry front team of Niu Lu of the Qing army.

Due to the light snow, Liu Chenghuang's cavalry was even wearing white cloth for men and horses, and when the cavalry was very close, they suddenly found someone on the side of the road. The man in front of them had just reined in his horse and wanted to brief the rear team. Liu Chenghuang didn't give him time, and the "bang" gunshots rang out.

Two hundred musketeers against one Niu Lu and three hundred Qing cavalry, in Liu Chenghuang's opinion, he didn't need to make a move at all. That's the way it is, and it will be solved in a moment.

Liu Chenghuang and the others did not hurry to circle the scattered war horses, and then retreated with the people.

When Abatai's third son, Bolo, heard the gunfire and arrived with his team, he happened to see the back of Yoo Sung-huang's retreating cavalry. He was about to chase after him, when he suddenly saw a headless corpse hanging from a tree on the side of the road, and the armor on the corpse looked like Bo He's. Bolo hurriedly stopped the brigade and had the body down. Bolo saw that the corpse was Bo He's one, and there was a letter on the corpse. The letter told them that we have taken away the head of Bo and Xu, and the body is left with you. If you want Bo He's head, take 50,000 taels of gold in exchange, otherwise, we will feed Bo He's head to the dog, and let the dog gnaw Bo He's head.

After Bolo heard that a Han soldier had translated the letter to him, he was so angry that he shouted and pulled out his waist knife and cut off the head of the Han soldier. At this time, his other brothers also caught up. As soon as they saw that their brother's head was gone, and when they heard Bolo tell him about the contents of the letter, they had long lost their minds. In fact, they had already lost their minds when they left the camp without permission, and this incident only added fuel to their fire.

After gritting their teeth and getting on the horse, the three brothers desperately chased forward.

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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.