Chapter 611: Five Niu Lu Changed to Zhang Zhun

At this moment, someone came in a hurry, and he reported to Maubali with a gloomy expression. Of the hundreds of scouts he sent out, less than thirty returned. The others, all of whom have no news, are most likely killed by the cold guns of the Tiger Ben Army. Those scouts were his treasures, and now that the loss was so severe, Gedehong's mind was almost numb.

Maubali's face was full of horror again, and he said in disbelief: "Only more than thirty people came back? ”

Ge Dehong looked depressed, his face was gray, obviously he was greatly hit, and he didn't even have the heart to speak, but he had to reluctantly lift his spirits, and said with a crying voice: "Yes, no one else has come back, none of them have come back." ”

Maubali felt as if someone had suddenly reached out and pinched his heart, and he felt unspeakably uncomfortable. I want to vomit, but I can't. My chest is very clogged, and I panic. The scout team of more than 100 people, only 30 people came back, it was simply ......

You must know that the scouts of the Dajin Army are all carefully selected elites, and although there are no white-armored soldiers in them, their combat effectiveness is quite strong. People from later generations know that reconnaissance companies and the like are top-notch in combat effectiveness, and the same is true for the Dajin Army. Once these scouts are put in the ordinary army, as long as they fight a few battles, it is easy to accumulate combat merits and become white-armored soldiers. Now, these people are gone, and Rao is Azig is heartbroken.

Dongjiabao's Tiger Army, what kind of monster is it, it has devoured the lives of so many warriors of the Dajin Army. Does this Zhang Zhun have more powerful skills than a shaman? The Tiger Ben Army is also composed of Ming people, how is it completely different from other Ming armies?

Sure enough, Azig did have heartache. The loss of nearly a hundred scouts, of course, cannot be ignored. That's all elite, it's the backbone. However, he is, after all, the flag owner of the Zhenghong Banner. As the banner owner, he must be able to withstand casualties. He waved his hand vigorously and said gloomily: "Summoning everyone back!" Get ready to attack! ”

Both Maubali and Gedehong were slightly stunned. The situation has not been fully figured out, and Azig is about to attack? Then it became clear that Azig was angry. Even at a considerable price, Azig will destroy Zhang Zhun.

Sure enough, Azig waved his hand, not allowing them to speak, and said coldly: "Gather all the Jiala Zhangjing and Niu Lu Zhangjing, and I will issue an order to attack." ”

Maubali hurriedly gave the order.

Soon, all the officers of the Tartars came one after another.

"Zhang Zhun is in Dongjiabao! I'm ready to attack Dongjiabao! ”

"Kill Zhang Zhun and reward him with three thousand taels of gold! Grant the cow to record Zhang Jing! ”

"Capture Zhang Zhun alive and reward 10,000 taels of gold! Awarded the armor of Lazhangjing! ”

"Now, you go back at once and get ready for a full-scale attack!"

Azig announced in a succinct voice.

The pre-war mobilization of the Tartars was very simple. Most of the Tartar officers are veterans of many battles, as long as they know some basic information, they will do the rest on their own. Therefore, after Azig finished speaking, the officers of the Tartars dispersed one after another, and each went back to prepare.

"Maubali, come here!"

Azig stopped Mobali and carefully studied the Tiger Army's defenses.

Dongjiabao, Caojiabao, Liujiabao, the three forts seem to be three tuotuo, and the distance between them is only twenty miles. In military terms, it is a trend of turning corners. Around each tuotuo, there are fortifications built by the Tiger Ben army, and a large number of military camps have been built. If you attack from the middle of the two lumps, you will definitely be attacked from both sides. In case it is blocked by the Tiger Ben Army and can't get out, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, the best way is to take down the tuotuo of Dongjiabao first. The location of Dongjiabao is the most prominent, and it is easiest to exert the power of the Tartar cavalry. The surrounding terrain is also the most open, and the maximum number of troops can be deployed. All of this is beneficial to the Dajin Army. As long as Dongjiabao is taken, the triangular structure of the Tiger Ben Army will no longer exist.

Seriously, Azig really didn't want to take the city. The strategy of the Dajin Army has always been to pick and pinch persimmons to pinch softly, and it is not very necessary, and it will not easily fight the enemy. In a fortified city like Jinzhou, the Dajin Army has always only attacked and disturbed, and never moved the real thing. This is also the main reason why the Dajin Army is keen to join the army. Because after entering the Kou, entering the core hinterland of the Ming Kingdom, you can freely choose the target of attack, do whatever you want, and do whatever you want.

The problem is that Zhang Zhun, a thief, is now in Dongjiabao, and if Azig doesn't attack the city, he will definitely not be able to catch this guy. To besiege the city, there is a price to pay, which is inevitable. The current Zhang Zhun is like an old mountain ginseng growing in the thorny jungle, and if you want to dig it out, you must first clean up all the thorns around it. In the process of cleaning thorns, if you are not careful, you may get scratched on your hands.

"Maobali, you say, should we attack the city?"

Azig asked with a gloomy face.

"Lord Baylor...... This ......"

Maubali was also a little hesitant.

It seems that Dongjiabao is indeed not easy to gnaw. He estimated that with the combat effectiveness of the Dajin Army, there would definitely be no problem in defeating it. The problem is that there may be quite a few casualties to pay before it is brought down. The most terrible thing is that all the people who participated in the attack were people who were in the red flag, and one died one less. Even if he can win in the end, the loss of Zhenghongqi is probably very large.

For the high-level battles of the Dajin Kingdom, Mobali also knows a thing or two. It's really hard to say about this matter, and I can only understand that it is unspeakable. Now, the white flag and the white flag have been weakened to the bottom because of the trapping of Dorgon and Dord. Even if they barely exist, these two flags can only watch others be lively for a long time in the future. The strength of the Zhenghong Flag is not strong, and if it loses some of it here, I am afraid that it will be reduced to the bottom of the white flag and the inlaid white flag.

If only there were Mongol cavalry, or maybe there were servant troops. In the past, the Dajin army attacked the city, and basically the servant army took the lead, and the Dajin army pressed the formation behind. Every time Azig thought of this, he couldn't help but quietly curse Huang Taiji, if he transferred thousands of Mongolian cavalry to himself, or a servant army, the situation would not be so bad. Even if you don't have anything, it's good to give yourself a few thousand Han army flags. This time, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, two lackeys, also came.

Seeing that Mao Bali didn't answer, obviously thinking about the majesty of Huang Taiji, Azig asked in a different way: "Mao Bali, what do you think Zhang Zhun is worth?" ”

Maubali thought about it cautiously and said tentatively, "Five." Perhaps, ten, maybe. ”

Azig said slowly, "Five? Are you sure? ”

Mobali said with certainty: "If you can kill this guy with five Niulu, I think King Khan is also willing." ”

Azig shook his palm fiercely and said sharply, "Okay! Let's exchange five Niu Lu for Zhang Zhun's life! ”

Before he could say this, he regretted it again, and said hesitantly: "Lord Belle, are you waiting for King Khan to come?" ”

Azig said firmly: "Don't wait! Let's attack! If we can't bite the red flag, let someone do it again! ”

When these words came out, Azig didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and his tone was very natural. But to the sound of Maupali, it is very harsh. What does it mean that you can't bite the red flag and let others do it? That is to say, in Azig's subconscious, he already feels that it is possible to be defeated? This is unprecedented.

In the past, Zhenghong took part in the battle, and there has never been an enemy who could not gnaw away. Only the Jinzhou defense line is an exception. This defense line built by the Ming Kingdom, even if the Dajin Kingdom attacks with all its might, may not be able to take it. This time, Zhenghongqi killed all the way, Zunhua, Yutian, Xianghe, large and small Mingguo towns, none of them could stop the pace of Zhenghongqi. But in front of this small little-known Dongjiabao, Azig, who is known for his bravery, actually thinks that he may be defeated? It's incredible.

Apparently not sensing that his subconscious had changed, Azig exclaimed heavily, "Turkun! ”

Turkun hurriedly came over and said awe-inspiringly: "Lord Belle, what are your orders?" ”

Azig shouted in a deep voice: "You attack from the north!" ”

Tulkun replied awe-inspiringly: "Yes!" ”

Azig cried out again: "Bow down to Hindari! ”

The other Jialazhangjing hurriedly came over and said solemnly: "Obey the orders of Lord Belle. ”

Azig exclaimed, "You attack from the south!" ”

Bayindar hurriedly replied, "Yes!" ”

Zhenghongqi only has four Jiala, each Jiala commands five Niulu, a total of twenty Niulu's troops, Azig dispatched two Jiala, a total of ten Niulu's troops, into the first wave of attacks, it is indeed a relatively large stroke. In previous offensives, the Dajin army had not yet tried, and half of its forces were deployed in the first attack.

Ten dissatisfied Niu Lu, a total of more than 2,000 people. With the ability of the Tartar cavalry, if they find that the battle situation is unfavorable, there should be no problem in withdrawing. Even if half of the people died, the loss was five cows. If you had run faster, you might have lost less than five bulls.

At the same time, this shows that Azig is still a little conservative, and he does not dare to put all the troops of Zhenghongqi into it. If it were another Ming army, Azig would definitely have attacked the whole army. However, when facing the Tiger Army, Azig did not dare. In exchange for Zhang Zhun's life, Azig could do it. But if it had to be more costly, he would quit.

Zhang Zhun is not only the enemy of Zhenghongqi, he is the enemy of the entire Dajin Kingdom. It's not just him Azig who wants to catch Zhang Zhun. There are also a lot of high-level officials of the Dajin Kingdom who want to eat Zhang Zhun alive. In fact, when Zhang Zhun was making trouble, it was Huang Taiji who lost face the most, not Dorgon. In other words, the person who hated Zhang Zhun the most was not Dorgon, but Huang Taiji.

Dolgon accidentally capsized in the gutter, so it was a big deal not to take the position of the owner of the white flag, and go home to rest and wait for the comeback. Huang Taiji is different, he is the Khan King of the Dajin Kingdom. The losses of the Dajin army are so heavy that they have affected the foundation of the Dajin Kingdom, if he does not get rid of Zhang Zhun as soon as possible, he is afraid that the Dajin Kingdom will have more troubles in the future.

After the order was transmitted, the Tartars of the Red Banner began to move frequently. The atmosphere around Dongjiabao suddenly became tense. The officers of the Tiger Ben Army saw all this in the clairvoyant mirror, and their expressions were very solemn. Everyone knows that the Tartars are ready to launch a large-scale attack. Therefore, on the side of the Tiger Army, everyone is waiting for the Tartars to rush up.

"The artillery battalion is not allowed to fire!"

"No ** bags!"

Zhang Zhun reminded the officers of the Dingzi battalion.

The first wave of the Tartars' attack could not have been very violent. Zhang Zhun believes that Azig has not figured out his own background, and his first wave of attacks is more to test his own reality and reality. Of course, it is not ruled out that Azig is a bit of a gambler, and may feel that Dongjiabao is an empty shell and an empty city plan. If you go to the Hongyi cannon and ** bag or something, you may be so scared that you don't dare to come again.

This is a good dish that needs to be tasted slowly to have a taste. Azig was just the first batch of Tartars to go south, and there will be many more in the future. If the Tiger Ben Army throws out all the magic weapons, when Huang Taiji comes, there will be no good things to entertain others. As a host, you have to be hospitable, isn't it?

The main force of the Tiger Ben Army in the war was, of course, the Dingzi battalion stationed in Dongjiabao.

The Dingzi battalion currently has a total of four associations, each of which is under the jurisdiction of five squads, for a total of twenty squads, a total of 1,000 soldiers if you don't count the officers. If you count the officers and logisticians, there are almost 1,300 people. Relatively speaking, the army is still very strong.

Although Zhang Zhun is in Dongjiabao, he is specifically responsible for the combat command, and he is still the commander of the Dingzi Battalion, Yang Zixuan. According to Zhang Zhun's intentions, Yang Zixuan divided the troops into pieces to defend, and among the four associations, one of them was a reserve. The other three associations are just responsible for three directions. To the west of Dongjiabao, the place that could suffer the most fierce attack from the Tartars was the Xie, commanded by Huang Liang.

"Wei Ran!"

"Zhao Yuchen!"

Huang Liang shouted the name of the team leader.

Dongjiabao is the prominent point of the entire defense system of the Tiger Ben Army, and the position of the defense of Commander Huang Liang's co-defense is just the prominent point among the prominent points. Among them, with Wei Ran and Zhao Yuchen's two squads, the position of defense is the most important, and the pressure is the greatest. In other words, these two squads are likely to suffer the greatest casualties.

Don't underestimate the Tartars' mounted shooting. When they were in Huangxian, the Tiger Ben army suffered more than 200 casualties, most of which were killed by the arrows of the Tartars. The Tartars who attacked Huangxian did not have many war horses, but only approached the city wall on foot. And now, the Tartars are all cavalry. This can be described in a simple sentence: if the Tartar is within range of the bow and arrow, and you don't knock the opponent down in time, then it is likely that you will fall.

Therefore, the best way to save your life is to keep your tartars out of the range of your bow and arrows. In other words, to keep the Tartar out of twenty zhang. It's not easy to do that. Especially in the case where Zhang Zhun is not allowed to use cannons. They can only rely on the Mini bullets of the Tiger Ben to block the Tartars' approach.

"What's the problem?"

After Huang Liang arranged the task, he asked loudly.

"Nope!"

Wei Ran and Zhao Yuchen both replied loudly.

"Good!"

Huang nodded and turned to leave.

A moment later, Zhang Zhun came to the front line to check the combat readiness again. As a result, he had nothing to add, so he quietly retreated. After the experience of being hit by an arrow last time, Zhang Zhun consciously let himself retreat a little to avoid the rain of arrows from the Tartars. If he, the supreme commander, was inexplicably hit by a Tartar arrow, it would not be himself who suffered, but the entire Tiger Army.

"Da Da Da!"

"Da Da Da!"

"Da Da Da!"

Outside Dongjiabao, the sound of horses' hooves of Tartars was very chaotic.

The brigade of Tartars, began to move to the north. The other group of Tartars began to move south. There were many more Tartars, who continued to be stationed in the original camp. Judging from what has been observed, the Tartars that are pulled out towards the north and south are all about five oxen. If I guessed correctly, the attacking force that the Tartars put in, that is, ten Niulu, about three thousand men.

Azig's arrangement did disappoint Zhang Zhun a little. The legendary Azig has always been brave and unscrupulous, why did he become so cautious in front of the Tiger Army? Ten Niulu's Tartars, even if they are all killed, are just a copy of Huang County's achievements. What's more, it may not be possible to kill them all. If the situation is not right, the Tartar will definitely turn around and run. The most optimistic scenario is to destroy half of the Tartars, that is, five Niulu. If you don't get it right, you might kill a thousand people at most.

Damn, this Azig, it's so stingy. Even though there were twenty cows, they refused to send them all. What did he do with so many cows? Is it moldy? He deserved to be bullied by Huang Taiji. Compared with Dorgon's entire army, Azig was indeed too stingy. How can such a stingy person be a slave chief of the Tartars?

If Azig learned about Zhang Zhun's thoughts, he would definitely have to turn his back on it. Do you think he doesn't want to be big? Do you think he doesn't want to be pressed by the whole army? The problem is, he has no bottom! Since coming into contact with the Tiger Army, Zhenghongqi has died a lot of elites, but he hasn't even touched the ass of the Tiger Army. You say, in the face of such a situation, does Azig dare to press it all? In the event of total annihilation, his three brothers will never have a chance to turn the tables.

Yang Zixuan frowned and said, "My lord, it seems that the Tartars want to attack Dongjiabao on both sides. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said quietly: "The original plan remains unchanged. ”

He estimated that the first wave of Tartar attacks would not be a direct attack on the city, but a flying shot around the city. This term was invented by Zhang Zhun himself. It meant that the Tartars would sweep past the flanks of Dongjiabao at high speed and shoot arrows at Dongjiabao. The purpose of this was to reduce the living forces in the city, and at the same time to deter the defenders of the city.

Once the morale and firepower of the defenders in the city are suppressed, the Tartar infantry will come up like a tidal wave and launch a real siege. To paraphrase the terminology of later generations, the Tartar flying around the city means a bit of fire suppression, and the effect is equivalent to primitive artillery bombardment.

Don't underestimate this set of tactics of the Tartars. Facts have proved that this set of tactics of the Tartars has been tried and tested repeatedly. The Tartar's archery is very accurate, and it can easily shoot the target on the city, but the defenders on the city can hardly hit the high-speed moving Tartar. The morale of the defenders is indeed very susceptible.

The scattered snowflakes stopped, and so did the north wind. Between heaven and earth, it is very quiet. Calm as if you can hear the heartbeat of others. In the reserves, many veterans with combat experience quietly opened their eyes and listened carefully. Obviously, they sensed the solemn atmosphere of the coming big war.

"Da!"

"Da!"

"Da!"

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded rapidly.

The cavalry vanguard of the Tartars suddenly burst out,

They really wanted to shoot around the city and suppress the tiger army in the castle.

"Free fire!"

"Free fire!"

"Free fire!"

Yang Zixuan gave the order in a timely manner.

The muzzles of black holes were aimed at the Tartar cavalry galloping towards them.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The gunfire continued to ring.

When the Tatar cavalry was still about 100 zhang away from Dongjiabao, the soldiers of the Dingzi battalion opened fire one after another. Regardless of whether it can be accurately hit or not, it will first cause trouble to the Tartar cavalry, and then speaking, with the super long range of the Tiger Gun, as long as Mini's bullet hits the opponent, whether it is a person or a horse, the opponent can be blocked.

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

Sure enough, in the middle of the Tartar cavalry, people kept falling.

Because the Tartars' war horses are in the middle of a high-speed gallop, once someone falls, the movement is very large. The sound of the war horse falling to the ground was like a stone with hundreds of catties, slamming on the ground, causing the earth to shake. After some war horses fell, they slid out of a distance of twenty or thirty zhang by inertia before slowly stopping. And the tartar on horseback doesn't know where it was overturned. The snow was kicked away, revealing the swarthy dirt underneath, which was very ugly.

A large number of Tartars are in such a galloping queue, and once someone in front falls, the Tartars behind them want to change their route, which is quite difficult, and they can only rush forward with their eyes closed. In other words, if any Tartar unfortunately falls, the end will be very sad. Even if you don't fall to your death, you will be trampled to death by the horse's hooves behind. Often, after some tartars fall, they are swept by the dense hooves of horses behind, and there is nothing to see on the ground except a piece of blood red.

However, for the Tartar cavalry behind, the fallen companions were actually very dangerous to themselves. In particular, the fallen war horse, lying across the ground, blocked the way forward. If you can't get around in time, the war horse under the crotch and the fallen war horse collide together, and the result is often that you fall down with it. The more horses fell, the more Tartar cavalry were affected, and often five or six Tartar cavalry fell together in a row, as if they were rolling gourds.

The high-speed running war horses, as well as the human body, all carry a huge inertia. Once they hit each other together, the power is no less than being hit directly by a cannonball. No matter how strong the armor on his body is, he can't withstand such an impact. Weapons that are messy on the battlefield, such as scimitars, bows and arrows, can also cause great damage to the body that falls to the ground. As a result, after the Tartar fell, there was basically no chance to get up.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Puff puff!"

As the Tatar cavalry got closer and closer to Dongjiabao, the lethality of Mini bullets became stronger and stronger, and more and more Tatar cavalry fell, and the scene became more and more chaotic. The originally white wilderness has long been ruined.

The sound of the war horse falling to the ground was endless, as if it was bursts of muffled thunder. Whether it was Zhang Zhun or Azig, they could hear it clearly. Only a tartar on horseback, nothing can be heard. Now they are in a state of full body agitation, and it is impossible to receive any other information except for a desperate rush forward with one thought.

"Well played!"

"Come again!"

On the head of Dongjiabao, the roar of the officers of the Tiger Ben Army was constantly heard.

The soldiers of the Dingzi battalion were all shooting frantically outside, and the gunfire continued. The white smoke from the muzzle of the tiger gun soon shrouded Dongjiabao in white, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder. The snowflakes on the city wall had long been shattered by the gunfire, revealing the swarthy stone walls.

The Tiger Army, which is waiting for the battle, seems to be a robot, skillfully loading, shooting, loading, shooting, and so on. Outside, the Tartar cavalry kept falling, as if to them it was completely irrelevant. In fact, they, like the Tartar cavalry, only knew how to shoot numbly, and nothing else cared about it.

"Hurry up!"

"Brothers, hurry up!"

"There's nothing great about the Tartars, kill them!"

Zhao Yuchen, who was at the forefront, kept shouting back and forth.

The Minnie bullets fired by his squad were basically in a straight line with the direction of movement of the Tartar cavalry. Therefore, as long as the Mini bullet fell in the middle of the Tartar cavalry, it was able to inflict losses on the Tartar cavalry. The more Minnie shells were dropped, the more losses the Tartar cavalry had. Unfortunately, due to limited space, only more than thirty people in his squad can shoot, and the others can only be reserves for the time being.

Under the intensive fire of the Tiger Ben Army, there were still Tartar cavalry who luckily passed through the fire net intertwined with Mini bullets and successfully approached the front of Dongjiabao. They quickly found a target to shoot, and then bent their bows and arrows, and shot the arrows fiercely at the head of Dongjiabao.

"Whoosh!"

A sharp arrow roared up.

A soldier of the Dingzi battalion was caught off guard and was shot in the chest by an arrow, and suddenly snorted and fell to the ground in a languishing. The tiger guns in his hands, as well as the gunpowder and mini bullets that he was loading, were scattered around. Blood gushed out and flowed all the way to the soles of Zhao Yuchen's feet.

"Bang!"

Almost at the same time, the Tartar who was shooting arrows was also hit by other Dingzi battalion soldiers, and fell to the ground with a dull loud noise, as if it was a thunderbolt.

Because the speed of this Tartar cavalry was too fast, it is also possible that Mini's bullet hit the front leg of the war horse, and as a result, the war horse did not fall to its knees, but directly turned over on its heels, flew out of the air two feet, and then smashed heavily on the ground.

After such a heel, the skeleton on the body of the war horse was, of course, all shattered, and it slid out more than ten zhang away by inertia, and then there was no movement. As for the tartar, it was thrown by the war horse, and I don't know where it was thrown, but I can't see it anyway.