Bolhui doesn't like Jiangnan.

In the eyes of a veteran, there are too many rivers, too many mountains, too many trees, and the climate is too hot, and the environment is completely different from the north, which is extremely unfavorable to the Eight Banners on horseback.

There is only one official road from Puqi to Linxiang, and most of it is between the mountains and mountains, which makes him faintly feel a trace of danger. Before entering the mountainous area, he sent more than a dozen waves of scouts to explore the road before and after, and the continuous cycle continued, and the marching team was lengthened, and the distance between the vanguard army and the baggage rear army was ten miles, just in case.

This is also another reason why Bolhui doesn't like Jiangnan, when the Eight Banners were in the north, they never had a baggage force, each soldier's military rations were carried by themselves, they came and went like the wind, and they moved quickly, if the food ran out, they would rob it, kill it, and get replenishment from the enemy and the common people. However, when they arrived in the Jiangnan area, the speed of the Eight Banners' march was greatly reduced, and they only carried grain and grass like the Han people, which felt like a heavy burden.

Therefore, after the Qing army arrived in Jiangnan, it was all Manmeng Eight Banners and Green Battalion soldiers to cooperate in action, and the same was true of Bo Erhui's troops, he took 1,000 Manmeng Eight Banners to explore the road in front, and Zu Kefa took 4,000 Green Battalion soldiers to escort heavy grain and grass behind, the distance between the two armies was ten miles, and there was any danger to support each other, and they would not be easily surrounded by the enemy.

Scouts should carefully check the surrounding situation when exploring the way, only slightly faster than walking, it takes more than an hour to go back and forth for twenty miles, and the interval between each wave of scouts is about a quarter of an hour......

Several Qing scouts urged their horses to climb the hillside, and a valley appeared in front of them, which gradually narrowed at the end of the valley, and suddenly turned a corner. Hidden in the dense forest, you can see the towering cliffs on both sides in the distance.

The terrain here was too dangerous, and several scouts glanced at each other, all showing vigilant looks, and reached out and pulled out their tiger tooth knives. The previous wave of scouts hadn't returned yet, and something was wrong with them.

(The Huya Knife, five and a half feet long, with a sharp arc of the blade, was best suited for slashing on horseback, and was a common weapon used by Manchu cavalry.) ）

"Whoosh. Whoosh, whoosh......"

In the dense forest on both sides, the bowstrings suddenly sounded, locusts flew like rain, and countless arrows were shot from all directions, and several scouts were caught off guard. Two were shot down at once.

The remaining three were seasoned veterans, and as soon as they heard the sound of the bowstring, they knew that they had been ambushed. Don't look up either. Directly urge the horse to bow its head and rush forward, avoiding most of the arrows, and then turn the horse's head to urge the mount, letting go of the speed to rush out of the encirclement.

Now is not the time to fight desperately, as long as you break out of the encirclement, you can notify the scouts behind. Inform Borhui Zhangjing to come back and kill this group of southern dogs to avenge his companions......

"Shoot the horse!"

There was a loud shout in the woods, and another volley of arrows came at him. The war horses that were specifically aimed at the three Qing army scouts, but these three scouts were quite brave, and seeing that they couldn't dodge, they simply lined up in a tight row and rushed forward in the rain of arrows.

The horses were strong, and the Qing scouts had cotton armor to protect them, and although they were shot one after another, they still rushed forward for dozens of steps before falling to the ground with a bang, revealing the scout in the middle.

The scout had companions on his left and right to help him block the arrows, and there was only one arrow hanging on the cotton armor, but it was only a slight injury, and there were arrows chasing after him, but he was extremely slippery on the horse, and raised his hand to knock two long arrows with the tiger's tooth knife, and hid in another stirrup to avoid the others, but the war horse under the crotch did not slow down at all, and was about to break out of the encirclement and fly away.

"Whoosh!"

He had just climbed onto his horse, when a cold arrow suddenly shot at his face, and the scout did not scream, and one of the fallen onions fell off his horse, and was killed on the spot.

Wang Meng stood a dozen paces in front of him, holding a spear tightly in his hand, looking coldly at the scout's corpse, but a bow was thrown at his feet, and the bowstring was still trembling slightly.

Several soldiers of the Gongyi battalion rushed up to intercept his war horse, and carried his body into the woods.

"Brother Meng, this guy is really powerful, is he a white-armored soldier?"

"No, the white-armored soldiers are more powerful than him." Wang Meng shook his head: "If it's a white-armored soldier, I can't keep him with this arrow." ”

This is just an ordinary Qing army armor, but even if it is a white-armored soldier, it is nothing, this arrow can't keep him, it doesn't mean that Wang Meng can't keep him. After Wang Meng shot the cold arrow, he had already thrown down the bow in his hand, and immediately picked up the spear and prepared to go forward for hand-to-hand combat.

The corpse of the Qing army had just been hidden, and the sound of the horses' hooves of the Qing army scouts was heard in the distance......

……

At the end of the valley, between the two mountains, Wang Kefan and everyone are building a camp at full speed.

It's this time difference that fights.

If it is an upright field battle, the Gongyi battalion will definitely not be able to defeat the Eight Banners, or even the green battalion of Zu Kefa, but by taking advantage of the terrain to build a strong barracks, the Eight Banners will be able to trap the Eight Banners in the mountains.

If I can't beat you in a battle, then I'll fight in a battle!

The Manchu cavalry was unparalleled in cavalry and shooting, with strong mobility, and was also very powerful in charging into battle, but it was not good at attacking the city, Wang Kefan planned to build a strong earthen city here, and defeated the rampant Manchu cavalry with an iron shovel and pickaxe.

More than 1,000 soldiers of the Gongyi battalion, as well as Meng Bao's young and strong soldiers, and the volunteers from Puqilai, more than 3,000 people worked together to dig ditches and build walls at the end of the valley, sweating like rain.

It's too much work!

Calculating the time, Wang Kefan was a little anxious.

In order to resist the charge of the Eight Banners, it is necessary to build a deep ditch and fortification, build a strong enough camp, and also completely block the official road, according to the current progress, it will take at least more than half an hour.

Even if Wang Meng can wipe out all the scouts of the Qing army, Bo Erhui will soon find out that the situation is not right, and will send a sentry force to check on them, and the Gongyi battalion is busy with civil engineering operations and does not have the physical strength and time to deal with them.

A force must be sent to set up an ambush to slow down the advance of the Qing army!

……

The cart creaked, and Zukofa's troops, waving the green flag, escorted the grain cart into the mountain road, and gradually walked away through the valley.

The few Qing soldiers who were dragging in Zuihou finally disappeared, and their horses' hooves could no longer be heard. Thousands of Ming soldiers and young men suddenly poured out of the woods, they had no weapons in their hands, but they carried pickaxes and shovels.

"Let's build a wall!"

Wang Sheng also carried a shovel in his hand and said to everyone: "We only have one hour, and within an hour we must repair the camp and block the retreat of the Tartars!" ”

Block at both ends!

The tactics of the Gongyi battalion were very simple, using the terrain to fight in the fortress and trapping the Qing army in the mountains.

Because of the need to use suitable terrain, there are not many places to build camps, and Wang Kefan is in front. Wang Sheng was behind, and the distance between the two camps was more than 30 miles, and the Qing army was packed into a super big bag.

As long as the front starts, Zu Kefa will send troops to investigate the back road, so Wang Sheng's time is also very tight. Fortunately, he also has a lot of people. More than 1,000 soldiers of the Gongyi Battalion and 2,000 young men transferred from Tongcheng and Chongyang. Let's do it together. A fortified earthen city is beginning to take shape......

……

"I'll go!"

"I'm willing to go!"

"I'd like to go too!"

The generals asked Wang Kefan for his life, willing to lead his troops to block the Qing army, Wang Kefan hesitated, and finally chose Zhou Guodong.

"Guodong, this battle is a matter of overall victory or defeat, not only to stop the Tartar sentry. He also wants to beat them up and beat them up, and he will be shocked and scared, so as to buy more time......"

He was just halfway through his speech when a large group of Puqi volunteers suddenly rushed behind him. The first person with gray hair and a face full of anger was the old school teacher Su Boming.

"General Wang, why did you forget the old man again? Do all my Puqi children eat dry rice? Su Boming raised his hand, pointed at Zhou Guodong and said, "Don't fight with me!" ”

"Uncle Su, you still don't want to go, right?" Wang Kefan was not at ease with him, shook his head and said: "This battle is critical, the volunteers under your command have not been trained for a long time, and I am afraid that they are not the opponents of the Tartars." ”

"Yes, Uncle Su, your old man doesn't know about the military, so let me come." Zhou Guodong was not reconciled.

Su Boming's face turned red all of a sudden, he glared at Zhou Guodong angrily, and suddenly shouted after being silent for a long time.

"I don't know the soldiers, but I don't know the fight!"

With a bang, the Puqi volunteers behind him shouted together: "Fight to the death and never retreat!" Fight to the death! ”

……

Ascending to the top of the mountain, Wang Kefan looked into the distance, a puff of smoke and dust rolled down the mountain road, and the sound of rapid horses' hooves could be faintly heard.

The vanguard of the Qing army came so quickly, there were about a hundred cavalry, and the banners and armor were all real Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, not green battalion soldiers. One hundred elite Eight Banners soldiers have strong combat effectiveness in themselves, and even if they encounter a large force of the Ming army, it is impossible to be completely surrounded and eliminated.

A hundred elite Manchurian cavalry slowed down their horses before reaching the hillside, which was long and steep, and it was too bad to rush up. They slowly ascended the hillside, gradually approaching the top of the mountain, and in front of them was the ambush of the Puqi volunteers.

"Yaa......a

Suddenly, there was a strange scream, echoing in the valley, only to see a tall and thin figure, holding a spear in his hand, rushing towards the Qing soldiers, and behind him, closely followed by hundreds of Puqi volunteers.

"Yaa......a

Although Su Boming was tall, he was slightly rickety, holding a spear with red eyes, and suddenly rushed out with a strange scream, Rao is Qing soldiers were also taken aback.

Is this old man a madman? Why don't you die?

It's really damn bad!

These Puqi volunteers have no formation, no discipline, only blood and hatred, and want to avenge their dead family members and friends! Hundreds of people swarmed up, and the Qing army hurriedly waved the tiger tooth knife to slash and kill, and cut down a piece in a blink of an eye, but the remaining volunteers rushed up against the steel knife, and no one retreated!

All lunatics!

The Qing soldiers were entangled, and casualties began to appear, one by two, three and four ......, and the leading generals shouted again and again, gathered their troops and turned back.

But instead of fleeing, they stopped halfway up the hill, pulled up enough distance to lift their horses and charge, and soon regrouped, and rushed towards the Puqi volunteers with their tiger tooth knives...... (To be continued......)