Chapter Eighty-Four: Victory in the First Battle
The reason why the Mongolian cavalry has been able to cause disaster to the border wall of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years is that this cavalry shooting is their housekeeping skill. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough there are sixty or seventy separations, the bow and arrows shot are still very accurate.
Fortunately, Ziren's side had already formed a chariot formation, and most of the soldiers hid behind the wheelbarrow. Ding Youcai and Ding Shoutie, who went out to operate the tiger squat cannon, were also protected by rattan and branding. Even with the occasional hit by a few streams, the soldiers were well armoured and dealt very limited damage.
Seeing that Monu had come to within fifty paces of our phalanx, Ziren immediately ordered the three-eyed gun and the quick spear to be fired to meet the enemy. All of a sudden, the sound of guns and gunfire was endless, and the smoke of gunpowder instantly enveloped our car array.
It looks quite impressive, but because the soldiers have not been practicing for a long time, the speed of fire varies. The bullets fired did not form a barrage, and there were few people who were shot and dropped by the enemy to talk about.
Seeing that the Ming army's firearms had been released for a round, the Mongolian cavalry began to beat their horses and speed up, preparing to break through the thin chariot formation of the Ming army in one fell swoop.
Through the gradually dissipating smoke of gunpowder, Ziren saw that the Mongolian Tatars had entered the best range of the tiger squat cannon, and immediately ordered the two of them to open fire.
With two loud bangs, "boom" and "boom", hundreds of bullets erupted from the mouths of the two tigers that had been dormant for a long time, sweeping away the Monu who rushed to the front of the formation.
Taking advantage of the chaos of the opponent's formation, Ziren ordered Zhou Daqi to lead his troops to disperse the formation, and pushed the wheelbarrow forward to meet the enemy. He took Ding Bi and Wang Mingqiang to re-mount the horse and directly entered the enemy formation.
Zhou Daqi and his subordinates, driven by Ziren, greatly boosted their morale, and quickly pushed the chariot to cover the past.
The Mongolian cavalry was caught off guard by this sudden and strange change, and was beheaded several people by Ziren's side just after the battle. With heavy casualties, he couldn't resist it, so he had to retreat in panic.
Due to the lack of cavalry under his command, Ziren chased out about a mile, ordered the troops to be collected, and led his subordinates to turn back and clean up the battlefield.
Returning to his own phalanx, Ziren just got off the horse. Seeing that Huang Taiji ran to Ziren's side with excitement on his face, and kept circling around the master, Ziren was confused by it for a while.
Fortunately, Ding Youcai stepped forward in time to explain: "Young master, there was a Mongolian Tartar just now, who was lying on the ground and pretending to be dead after falling from a horse. Fortunately, Huang Taiji found out in time and directly stepped forward to subdue him, Taiji is showing you his merits. ”
Seeing that Huang Taiji had seen through the enemy's plan to cheat death, Ziren was very happy, stroked the wolfdog's head and said, "Good boy, well done!" This horse meat is open to eat tonight, and in the future, he will have a few more litters of puppies with Xiaozhuang to help the young master make great contributions. ”
Huang Taiji seemed to understand Ziren's praise, raised his head and wagged his tail in our camp, pacing back and forth. It seems to be showing his credit to everyone. Everyone was in a good mood after winning, and no one stepped forward to stop it when they saw its funny appearance.
In this battle, one of the Mongnus was captured alive and nine were killed, six of whom died under our firearms. The remaining three, Ziren, Ding Bi, and Wang Mingjian each killed one person. Four war horses were also captured, six dead horses were wounded, and several long and short blades were also captured.
Although three people in our formation were injured by Mengnu's arrows, they were all minor injuries and were not serious, and they could be regarded as a complete victory. Ziren asked the wealthy to register the meritorious people one by one and keep them for the purpose of asking for merit in the future.
Later, taking advantage of the victory, it was announced that all the regular soldiers participating in the battle would be rewarded with one tael of silver, the auxiliary soldiers would be rewarded with five coins of silver, and the wounded would be rewarded with three more pieces of silver. Seeing that it was not early, Ziren ordered people to tie up the captured Mongolian Tartars tightly, dragged up the dead and wounded horses, and went straight to Changning Fort.
It didn't take long to arrive at Changning Fort, and after Ziren revealed his identity, the soldiers in the fort learned that it was Shangguan who arrived, and hurriedly opened the city to greet him.
After Ziren entered the fort, he found that the fort was very dilapidated, most of the soldiers stationed there were wounded, their eyes were blank, and their faces were full of fatigue. It can be seen that the shadow left after being attacked by Mengnu years ago is still shrouded in this Changning Fort.
Most of the original generals of Changning Fort died in battle after being ambushed. The one who commanded the soldiers to greet Ziren was one of the only two remaining chief flag officers in the fort, named Han Shiyong. When Mengnu attacked the fort, thanks to Han Shiyong, who stayed in the fort, reacted decisively and gathered the women and children in the fort to retreat into the treasury and hold on.
Cui Desheng, another left-behind commander-in-chief, took his four sons and the soldiers who stayed behind to defend all the important places in the fort, and fought hard for a long time before forcing the Mongnu who attacked the fort to retreat.
After a bloody battle, Cui Desheng had three sons who died in battle, and Cui Desheng was disheartened and kept closed, so he said that he was sick and did not come to visit.
After Ziren understood the ins and outs of this matter, he knew that if it weren't for Cui Desheng and his sons desperately resisting, I am afraid that this Changning Fort would have been swept away by the Mongol Tatars. I admired it in my heart, and I didn't blame it at all.
Thinking about this, Cui Desheng and Han Shiyong are wise and brave, and they live in this fort, if they want to gain a firm foothold in this fort in the future, they can't do without the help of the two. Immediately asked Han Shiyong to inform everyone in the castle to gather at the school grounds, saying that there was something important to announce. Then after arranging for Youcai and others, he rushed to visit Cui Desheng, who said that he was ill.
Under the guidance of the soldiers, Ziren came to Cui Desheng's house. Seeing Shangguan personally visiting, Cui Desheng did not dare to delay, and hurriedly took his only youngest son, Cui Xiaoyong, out accordingly.
Looking at this Cui Desheng, he is only in his forties, and he is born strong and powerful. After experiencing the pain of losing a child, he is now gray with gray temples and a haggard face.
Seeing this, Ziren couldn't help but sigh:
"Li Chengliang, Li Chengliang! The blood of this Liaodong soldier burned the black gauze official hat on your head. Countless loyal ministers and righteous bones have helped you pave the way to worship the handsome and the uncle. Now that you are in power, the Li family is in a high position.
You can know that because you blindly raise thieves and respect yourself, how many soldiers in my Liaodong Town died in vain. How many families have been ruined because of your selfish desires? ”
After sighing with emotion, he said to Cui Sheng with kind words: "Cui Zongqi, please mourn and change." In the next day, he captured a dog Tartar alive, and was about to dig out his heart and lungs to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in the battle in the fort. I heard that Mr. Cui was a loyal martyr, so he specially came to invite Master Cui to go and torture. ”
Cui Desheng heard that Ziren was going to kill the Mongolian Tartars, and he was eager to avenge his beloved son, so he changed his decadent trend, and immediately followed Ziren to the school field.
At this time, Han Shiyong had already assembled the soldiers and civilians in the fort. Ding Youcai and the others had already prepared according to Ziren's instructions, and they also set up a two-foot-high platform in the middle of the school grounds. The soldiers who followed Ziren stood on both sides of the platform, and their bright helmets and bright armor were not majestic.
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