Chapter Forty-Six: Miserable! Battle of Yaozhou

Between the Guran Gorge, the cliffs, and the depths, people don't feel frightened when they hear it. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

What's more, since ancient times, there has been a way that one husband should be a pass, and ten thousand people should not be opened!

But in the face of this mountain, even if he knew that this was a wolf's lair and a tiger's den, he also had to be vigorous, not to mention because of his strategy of attacking the east and the west, in his opinion, even if there were ambushes, what was there to fear!

Just after Geng Zhongming took the lead in prancing his horse and stepping into the Gulan Gorge, thousands of soldiers behind him also entered. However, after only three or four hundred paces of riding, the cavalry of the brigade stopped.

Because at this moment, what appeared in front of them was a ravine of corpses and bones, which was clearly the vanguard they sent, and in the face of a brother who died tragically in front of his family, the rebels had mixed feelings in their hearts.

There is fear, there is fear, there is loss, there is indignation, and more often than not, it is a kind of desolation......

I think it was an army of nearly 10,000 in the beginning, but now?

There are less than 3,000 of them, and they are full of tired remnants!

Touching the scene, it is even more desolate, even if it is this group of rebels who have been fighting for several years with their heads licking blood, they are all like this. And at this moment, Geng Zhongming, as the commander-in-chief, understands even more in his heart, but he understands even more that he must not waver in his heart at this time, and the only way to survive is to move forward.

"Brothers, see it! The Ming army is tyrannical, and we can only survive if we move forward! to avenge the death of our brethren! Brothers, here, I, Geng Zhongming, promise you that as long as Geng still has a breath left, I will take my brothers to glory and wealth! Brothers, rush out with Ben Shuai, avenge the dead brothers, and move forward for the future wealth and glory! Rush! ”

Although Geng Zhongming has not read much, he has experienced the battlefield and the ups and downs of officialdom over the years, but he has also forged a good general, but it is a pity that this road has deviated from the right path.

For his own selfish interests, he turned his back on his ancestors, made friends with Houjin, and secretly sent Qiubo, this crime is unforgivable!

But I heard what Geng Zhongming said, but the atmosphere that was a little subtle before was washed away by Geng Zhongming's words, the so-called people die for money, and birds die for food. The key lies in an interest, even if it is a little illusory, but it is still an idea.

Therefore, after leaving a few people to bury their bodies, the rebels continued to march.

However, the fast horse was only about 100 paces, but the rebels found that there were many melons, fruits, vegetables and vegetables, and even hot wine on the strange rocks on the two plates of the canyon at this moment.

Seeing this, Geng Zhongming was shocked in his heart. There is no white food in the world, and if you want to say that you are running all the way, the army is already a little hungry and thirsty, but this thing that has no way to come is obviously a trap!

Therefore, Geng Zhongming ordered that all items in the vicinity should not be tampered with, and there will be no forgiveness for violators!

But an order is just an order after all, there is a fluke in human nature, not to mention that among the armies, there is already hunger and thirst, and now in the face of so many delicacies, it is undoubtedly a long drought and a rain.

As soon as the ban came out, it could be managed for a while, but it couldn't be managed for a long time. Slowly, among the rebels, some people got off their horses and took the opportunity to get food nearby.

And when the first person used these melons, fruits, and cooked food, he was fine, so it spread ten, ten and hundred, and the army slowly began to have some commotion.

In the face of this scene, although the law enforcement officer in the army strictly enforced the law at first and cut down a few people who were in decline, it was useless, and gradually he was also lax, not to mention that after taking food, and what strange happened, even Geng Zhongming, who personally issued the order, turned one eye open and closed one eye.

However, just when a soldier was happily preparing to take the good 'Langya Terrace' that had been sealed on a high place, an accident happened.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, for the soldier, the wine in front of him and all the hope for the future had been shattered along with the 'roar'.

"Not good! There are mines, get on your horse and rush out! ”

Although they have been in contact with the minefield, in the face of this sudden change, rushing out quickly has become the most real idea of these rebels.

But once you enter the palace, how can you be so easily liberated!

The roar is undoubtedly a signal, and on the high ground on both sides of the Gulan Canyon here, there are rolling logs and stones for a while, plus the roar of more than a dozen artillery pieces sounded, but it is a grand sight!

The horses were frightened and most easily confused, and for a time, the rebel soldiers who had not yet had time to get on their horses were trampled to death under the horses.

For a while, the sound of rolling logs, the roar of cannonballs, the neighing of horses, and the screams of soldiers......

But it is a mixed mess, like hell on earth.

......

However, after an hour of incense, the disaster seemed to come to an abrupt end for the rebels. However, it was because the Laizhou Coastal Defense Army prepared too hastily, and the rolling wood and shells prepared here were already insufficient.

And here, in the face of everything that came to an abrupt end, Geng Zhongming seemed to see hope.

"Brothers, rush out, rush out!"

With a series of roars, the rebels were like crazy demons, and galloped towards the valley mouth with Geng Zhongming.

And just as the rebels were rushing out in the direction of Gukou, the front line of Laizhou coastal defense at this moment.

"Report! My lord, the thieves have broken through the Guran Gorge and are coming towards my position! ”

At this time, the valley mouth was only three or four hundred steps away from the frontline position, and when he heard that the thieves had already come out of the Gulan Gorge, Liu Zhaoji did not feel that his face was tight.

"Let the gunners' positions point all the small guns in the direction of the Guran Gorge, and as soon as the thieves enter the shelling range, shell them immediately!"

"Also, load the three rapid-fire guns with ammunition and prepare to shoot!"

"More than 100 cavalry on both wings! All the foot soldiers and men used were to go into the trenches......"

The rapid-fire cannon in Liu Zhaoji's mouth is a needle-shot hand-cranked machine gun made by the Imperial Ordnance Bureau in imitation of the later Green Cannon, because the production is complex and the amount of ammunition produced is relatively small, so there are only more than 20 rapid-fire guns in the Denglai area, but the three rapid-fire guns on the Laizhou coastal defense line were also recently transported from the Dengzhou Ordnance Institute.

Just as Liu Zhaoji was arranging the frontline position, Geng Zhongming had already taken the lead in rushing out of the Gulan Canyon, but the next moment he had already stopped, because of the ravines not far away, and the throbbing fear behind the black hole.

However, the more important reason for stopping is that under the previous sudden attack, the loss still needs to be carefully cleaned up so that the army and horses can be reorganized.

After that, I stepped on the last fence in front of me that hindered me from crossing the sea!

Thinking of this, after everyone rushed out of the Gulan Canyon, Geng Zhongming ordered to go down.

"Detect the loss quickly!"

Moments later, the only remaining commander of the rebels stepped forward to report the situation.

"Report! The commander lost more than 800 people in the army, more than 600 people were seriously wounded, and there were 1,401 people who were still able to fight. ”

As soon as these words came out, Geng Zhongming trembled slightly, in just a few incense sticks, eight hundred died, six hundred were seriously injured, and the remaining 1,400 sons and daughters were all injured.

But after all, the sea is just a stone's throw away, and if he gives up here, it will never be possible for him!

"Artillery men prepare, a hundred paces away, seek firing points, prepare to shoot!"