Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Narrow Encounter
"Withdraw! Withdraw! ”
Wang Kefan watched from afar, shouting in his heart, his fists clenched, and he was extremely anxious. The blocking mission has been completed, the Puqi volunteers should retreat now, there are dense forests on both sides of the avenue, as long as you turn around and retreat in, you can get rid of the pursuit of the Manchu cavalry.
However, Su Boming did not retreat, nor did the Puqi volunteers, they did not hesitate to rush forward against the Manchu cavalry.
Fight to the death!
The iron hooves of the Eight Banners were like thunder, and the tiger tooth knife was waving, like a gust of wind blowing through the grassland, and the Puqi volunteers fell in a row, but they did not retreat.
Even if their teacher Su Boming was the first to die, even if they had already fought to Zuihou alone, they still did not take a step back, and still brandished their swords and guns and continued to move forward.
Unlike modern people, there were few atheists among the simple people of ancient times, who were less afraid of death, but more respectful of their promises, and would not hesitate to give their lives once their flesh and blood indignation was aroused.
The light of the snow knife flashed, and with a "grunt", the head fell to the ground, and a Puqi volunteer fell to Zuihou, and more than 300 people were killed.
The casualties of the Qing cavalry were very few, they were ambushed at first, and lost seven or eight people, but when they turned back and charged again, it turned into a one-sided massacre, killing all the Puqi volunteers, and the Qing army was almost unscathed.
The Qing generals who led the troops were extremely angry, they didn't expect to encounter a group of madmen who didn't want to die, and the lives of seven or eight Eight Banner warriors were worth much more than these hundreds of Han dogs.
Inexplicably fought, the task of exploring the way has not been completed, and the generals of the Qing army are even more confused.
These Han Weishenme want to die in vain, Weishenme wants to set up an ambush here, and they want to fight a battle that is destined to be unwinnable?
After the battle, the Qing army regrouped. Then explore the way. However, this time they were much more cautious, and they no longer dared to let go of their horses and gallop all the way, but carefully checked the surrounding situation along the road, and obviously slowed down their progress.
The lives of more than 300 Puqi volunteers were exchanged for not only seven or eight Tartar cavalry, but also precious time!
When the Qing cavalry finally came to the end of the valley, what awaited them was a strong fortress that was about to be completed!
Two moats, one high wall, and eight feet deep for the outer moat. The inner moat is four feet deep, the camp wall is eight feet high, one zhang thick, and there is a camp gate in the middle, and a women's wall is being built on the camp wall. Served as a bunker for the guards of the fortification.
Behind the wall, there is a lot of noise, and all kinds of defensive equipment are being built. The walls are flanked by towering cliffs. The way forward is completely blocked.
The Qing general's face changed greatly, and he urged him to step forward and take a closer look, and then turned around and left with his subordinates.
"The army of Tartars is coming soon, now arrange the antlers!"
Wang Kefan passed the order, and the Ming army immediately opened the gate of the fortress and poured out carrying the freshly made antler stakes......
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"Smack!"
Bolhui waved his horsewhip. It was heavily pumped on the face of the Qing army general, and immediately left a deep blood mark.
"Idiot! If you have a hundred men in your hands, will you run around? ”
After discovering the camp of the Ming army, two or three people should be sent back to report the news. The remaining nearly 100 Qing troops stayed in place, making various preparations for the attack on the camp and monitoring the attack on the Ming army. Anyway, they are all cavalry, and if the Ming army comes out of the village to attack, they can calmly retreat.
"Back to Zhangjing, these Ming troops are different from other southern dogs, they dare to rush out and fight with us, I am afraid that I will be ambushed again, so I will come back with the brigade ......"
With the explanation of the general of the Qing army, Bo Erhui's face gradually became solemn.
He has experienced a hundred battles, and he has seen scenes that are several times more dangerous. When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, and it is nothing to be blocked by the Ming army, just break through the camp and defeat them...... But the morale of the Ming army was so high that it was completely unexpected by him.
Both armies are brave, and when they meet on a narrow road, who can win?
Occupy the terrain and have a clear advantage on the side that holds the wall.
"Order, order Zu Kefa to explore the back road, if there is a Ming army to intercept, be sure to defeat it in one fell swoop! Also, divide another 2,000 troops to support the front army......" Boerhui ordered someone to go to the Green Camp to give orders, and then ordered his 1,000 Eight Banners soldiers to speed up their advance.
Let the Green Battalion explore the back road, just in case, whether it is from the honor of the Eight Banners or according to the needs of the entire battlefield situation, Bolhui will not choose to retreat.
Jingzhou is in danger, and the gains and losses of Chenglingji are related to the entire Huguang war situation, even if he pays a big price, he must break through the camp blocked by the Ming army and open up the passage to Linxiang......
However, when Bol Hui saw the camp of the Ming army with his own eyes, he couldn't help but gasp.
It's not easy to fight, this camp is so strong, it's like a small city.
Judging from the banner of the Ming army, the leader of the troops is Chongyang Wang Kefan, this person is really good at defense, and he actually built a camp in this barren mountain and wilderness, and all kinds of defense facilities are clear and very comprehensive.
Bypass? No way!
The camp of the Ming army was lined with cliffs on both sides, and if you wanted to get around, you had to go around in circles in the deep mountains and old forests, and once the Eight Banners entered the dense woods, they had to give up their most reliable war horses. What's more, once you enter the dense forest, thousands of men and horses will become a plate of scattered sand, not to mention going around to fight behind the Ming army camp, and you will already be defeated first.
(In ancient times, there was no radio or anything, and the command and operation communication with each other relied on flags, and when the flag was blocked after entering the woods, the command system of the troops would fail.) )
There is no other choice but to storm this camp!
Bo Erhui sent an order to the general, ordering the army to cut down a large number of trees and bamboos, and make a batch of ladders.
Although the camp of the Ming army is strong, it is not a real city in the end, the camp wall that has just been built is soft and soft, the width and thickness are limited, and large defensive equipment such as stone cannons, wolf tooth slaps, and yaksha beats cannot be set up on it, and the damage to the cloud ladder attack is much smaller.
Leaving two hundred cavalry on guard, the other Eight Banners worked together to make a ladder, and the camp of the Ming army also clanged non-stop, as if they were building some defensive equipment, and the two armies confronted each other like this, preparing, as if they were fighting a game.
"Whoosh, whoosh, smack——!"
Two stone bullets suddenly shot out from behind the camp wall of the Ming army, flying towards the Qing cavalry who was in charge of guarding, and the Qing cavalry was too close, and it was actually within the firing range, and they hurriedly scattered to avoid it.
Although there were no casualties, Bo Erhui's face changed, and the stone cannons of the Ming army could not be set up on the camp wall, but were placed behind the camp wall. There is such an official road in the valley, and if the Ming army builds more than a dozen stone cannons, it can block the road that covers the advance of the Qing army.
Can't wait any longer!
Bolhui gave an order and ordered the Qing army to immediately start attacking the camp. (To be continued......)