Panzhou, western Liaoning, green mountains such as Dai,

Yao Pingzhong, the governor of Panzhou, led a group of troops, and also sweated like rain and trekked between the mountains and rocks. It was just that the hands and feet were scratched and bloodied, but no one complained or complained.

Not long ago, the last remnants of the Xue clan helped each other out of the mountains, surrendered to Yao Pingzhong, who was left behind, and then was sent to Cangzhou to settle in another place.

It was precisely these scrawny and ragged people who ran away, as well as the news and the situation of a good death, that made Yao Pingzhong finally make up his mind to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress.

These former subordinates of the Xue clan gradually parted ways with the remnants of the Yingzhou army, doubting the difficulties of their livelihoods, and finally in the fierce struggle of accumulating contradictions, they were seized several hidden and remote mountain villages and villages where they lived.

In this way, Yao Pingzhong has a group of leading parties who are relatively familiar with the situation in the mountains. And another reason for him to make up his mind was that the group of Fujian soldiers who had recently arrived in western Liaoning had more than 3,000 immigrants from Fujian.

You must know that the Fujian soldiers are good at mountain activities, while you are good at small and rugged places, doing small team assaults and group fights. Moreover, most of these immigrants were born in miners or orion families, and they have always been known for their toughness.

In order to gain a corresponding foothold and a place to live under the rule of Huaidong, they can be said to be the most eager group to perform and make a difference.

Therefore, with a little training, it can be used to form a semi-full-time cantonment patrol team, and more mobile troops will be freed up in the locality.

Although his subordinates were mainly second-line defense troops, he still managed to concentrate most of the firearms, so that this newly formed unit could achieve a firearm with a hand-to-hand combat sword, and some of them also wore a light round shield on their backs;

Coupled with five small scattering cannons that can be carried by horses or two people, a number of ******** bags and oil canisters, this is the main firepower and lineup of his troops entering the mountain to encircle and suppress this time.

But as the trail went deeper and deeper, the ruggedness and frequent accidents in the mountains still exceeded their expectations and imagination to some extent, but those Fujian soldiers seemed to be more adaptable and more stoic.

Although they did not have much advantage when they were doing battle drills in the wilderness, and even had some lack of stamina and timidity, when they arrived in this complex terrain with many mountains and hills, they showed another side of being like a fish in water.

I saw that as the vanguard and peripheral sentinels, they disappeared into the dense mountains and forests without a trace in a blink of an eye, only relying on the imitation of bird calls to maintain the simplest contact with each other and convey messages.

Soon after, the guide, who was in charge of leading the way, began to indicate that he was extremely close to his destination, and then took advantage of the last bit of clearing in the mountains and the interlude between stops to rest and prepare for battle.

After half a ring,

Between the confusion of the rocks and the cover of the trees, several low-lying scouts huddled in the pits, almost one after another scouts who were touched, cut their necks or pierced them in the back......

But at the end, something went wrong, and there was a sudden noise in a bush, and then a short, thin figure suddenly jumped out and stumbled backwards.

Fortunately, Yao Pingzhong was not without a backhand and countermeasures, and before the fish that slipped through the net let out a few rapid syllables and rushed into the crack in the stone, he shot his back with a light bow and crossbow, and then disappeared into the chaos of stones without looking back.

A moment later, the scouts, who looked a little uneasy, found his body, but it was a medicine arrow with Fujian characteristics, his face turned black, and he was bleeding and had already thrown himself on the ground and could not die anymore.

Then, after crossing the pile of rocks, Yao Pingzhong finally saw the goal of his trip, a hidden valley connected by several winding ravines, between the undulating trees, there were faintly old mottled tents and log houses,

The vegetable furrows and scattered slope fields that have been reclaimed on the side of the mountain are also more yellow than green, and there are no longer any larger livestock in sight, except for the scattered free-range chickens and ducks.

The figures who came and went by chance were unkempt and scumgy, and the clothes on their bodies were also tattered and they could not see stupid grinding, and they held all kinds of tools in their hands, with only a few swords; It's just that between their gestures, they especially see that only in the military can they cultivate the daily rules and training.

This also made Yao Pingzhong recognize the identity and origin of the other party again, these are obviously the remnants of the Northern Army that had just taken away the stronghold of the remnants of the Xue clan and were undergoing repair work.

Just the next news made him feel a little bad; He dismantled the gun carriage along the way, and spent a lot of effort and lost several pack horses, so that he could get a few small scattering cannons from the mountains, but because of the terrain, they could not be placed on the designated commanding heights.

Fortunately, he did not have a plan for this situation, and at this time, those skilled and mountainous Fujian soldiers came in handy, and a short and stout non-commissioned officer climbed to the height with a small team on his back.

Then they put down the few members they carried, and then tied the thick bamboo knots and slivers that had been cut down improvisely, together with the ropes, and a weapon of a rudimentary appearance and a little frizzy was ready; This is one of their best skills, using bamboo and wood that can be found everywhere, chopping down and assembling a catapult.

In a short period of time, more than a dozen improvised catapults were already ready to stop on the edge of the rocks.

But as the battle begins, the first to be knocked down are the sentries standing on high places, who often fall down through the chest and skull, but things are not always perfect.

When a lookout, dragging the shrill screams and falling down like withered leaves, fell in a blur of flesh and blood among the people toiling below, they began to stir up as if they had blown up a nest.

After a moment of anxiety and covetousness, it suddenly became apparent that they had what was left of their training and discipline, and began to draw closer and shout at each other, using everything they could find nearby as weapons, and quickly formed small groups that were easy to fight.

Then, after more than a dozen smoke-emitting trajectories fell near them in an uneven manner, they were caught off guard and caught off guard.

Although the catapult made of bamboo could not penetrate the powder packets and oil canisters farther, the sudden explosion and fire that fell from the sky still caused great shock, shock and confusion to these enemies while killing few people.

Amid the sound of trumpets and the seemingly ubiquitous sound of fried beans all over the mountains, the enemies who were exposed to the open area were defeated or blown apart, and for a moment there was no power to fight back, and I don't know how many enemies there were.

When they finally reacted, holding high the temporarily removed door panels, and the iron pot as a cover and protection, along the hidden path in the mountains, desperately breaking out, arranged in the relatively open woodland on low ground, the long-awaited scattering cannon finally waited for its chance.

Without any means of aiming or adjustment, they were tied to improvised fixtures by brackets, roughly facing the direction of the incoming enemy, pulling the lead in a preset order and orientation.

The successive resounding roars that were close at hand not only smashed and shattered the momentum of the decisive breakthrough, but also followed the amplification effect of the mountain and valley roads, seriously shocked and impacted the morale and fighting spirit of the remnants of the Northern Army.

They almost rushed out at a faster speed, crying and screaming back in the crowding and pushing each other, and even the generals who were trying to stop and suppress them in the rear could not stop their rout; After only a short pause, he was swept away by the horrified flow of people who were frightened by the sound of cannons again.

This was followed by a series of flashing swords and spikes, which alternately spewed fireworks forward, and thrust their spears to knock the scattered enemies that passed by to the ground, eventually flooding the entire valley exit......

A few days later, Yao Pingzhong, who looked a little tired, walked out of the mountains with the loot and the escort who captured Xu Ran. After conquering the largest stronghold in the hidden valley, the remaining enemies scattered in several other villages are really not enough.

In other words, the hardships and hardships of being stuck in the mountains for a long time without food and clothing have gradually worn out their fighting spirit and morale, and in addition to the hundreds of recalcitrant rebels killed in the initial occupation, they have finally captured nearly 2,000 scrawny captives of the Northern Army.

Because they were tossed by hunger and exhaustion, they didn't even have much perseverance and strength to continue fighting, and they couldn't hold it anymore after a little longer fighting, and they laid down their arms and surrendered, and they were no longer willing to continue to flee into the mountains.

Among them are several generals and lieutenants who were born in Yingzhou, but unfortunately the most critical leaders have disappeared very early. Because there were not enough characters to sit in charge and coordinate, this was the later internal strife and invasion of these northern soldiers and the old department of the Xue family.

And Yao Pingzhong's subordinates were also somewhat happy, not only because of the victory in this relatively well-prepared battle, which swept away the entrenched place in the mountains; This also announces that in the land of southwestern Liaoning, the last hidden danger and threat has also been removed.

In this way, there are more ready-made fields and villages along the land and hills along the mountain side, which can be developed and utilized. And the biggest potential beneficiaries are undoubtedly these local soldiers and civilians

It's just that when he returned to the station in Longcheng County,

With the banner of Zhe Keshi, he also returned from the other side of the Xiaoqing River in the south with a large number of prisoners.

Compared with Yao Pingzhong, whose main responsibility is to garrison and manage the local area, the main task of Zhe Keshi is to maintain the defense line of the Xiaoqing River, and at the same time monitor the dynamics of the Northern Korean military horses in the southern section of the Western Liaoning Corridor and Yingzhou in real time.

Therefore, compared to Yao Pingzhong, who only had two garrison battalions and a number of Jiansheng troops constituted the main force; The army under Zhe Keshi is stronger and more abundant;

In addition to the two main battalions and one garrison battalion, additional cavalry reinforcements were also made, including the 3rd Cavalry Hunting Battalion under the Marquis of Youyu, as well as several auxiliary cavalry brigades, several artillery crews, and a chariot regiment formed locally, all of which were assigned to him from time to time.

Therefore, Zhe Keshi was able to draw out the corresponding mobile forces and launch a tentative attack to the south. After burning down the walled cities in the three Yingzhou in one go, it was confirmed that the Yingzhou side had limited military strength, and they were bent on being a turtle with a shrunken head. http://