Finally came to the outside of the village, Ding Meng's heart relaxed a little, the village was quiet, there was no voice, no cooking smoke, not even the sound of chickens and dogs barking. It seems that the people of the village got the news that the official army was going to attack and fled in advance.

Ding Meng ordered to enter the village, hoping to find the old and weak who couldn't run and inquire about the situation.

The horse team lined up and walked into the village, just walked not far Ding Meng felt the difference of this village, a good street in the middle of the wall to build a wall, this wall is more than one person high, across the middle of the road, pedestrians can only pass from both sides of the wall, causing a lot of inconvenience to travel, I don't know who repaired it, so no merit.

When Ding looked at the wall, several bricks on the wall were pushed out, and several small holes appeared, and the muzzles of several muskets protruded from the holes, and bang! Bang! A few shots rang out, and immediately one of the cavalrymen of the officer was planted from his horse. "Not good! There is an ambush! Evacuate! Ding Meng shouted, rushed over and lifted up the fallen brother, not caring whether he was alive or dead, turned his horse's head and ran out of the village.

What was even more terrifying was that gunshots could be heard on the rooftops on both sides at the same time. The soldiers of the Guanning Iron Cavalry themselves used weapons such as three-eyed guns, knowing the power of firearms, and desperately beat their horses and fled out of the village, while not forgetting to take their wounded brothers away. Before they could breathe a sigh of relief when they stepped out of the village, gunshots rang out from the fields, and no one was hit, but they were scared enough. The enraged officers and soldiers rode towards the place where the smoke had risen, but when they arrived, they found nothing.

Ding Meng knew that this was not a place to stay for a long time, so he immediately decided to withdraw with his team. Muskets rang out from time to time in the crops on the side of the road, but fortunately, the opponent's archery skills were not perfect, and there were no more casualties.

When they reached the open terrain, Ding Meng and they stopped. Ding Meng looked at the brother he had rescued, and he was no longer breathing.

The atmosphere of the whole team was very depressing, the soldiers of the Guanning Iron Cavalry were not afraid of death, and those who were afraid of death had already died on the battlefield. But today this brother died a little unjustly, and he didn't even understand who the opponent was, maybe he was just a peasant in the village. If this is the case, what is the use of the martial arts that everyone has honed so hard.

Ding Meng checked it, and several of his men were injured, but none of them were fatal. Looking back at the village that has returned to silence, how do you look a little evil, you can't stay here for long, who knows what else will happen. Ding Meng decided to go back and report to the adults, and let the adults send a large group of infantry to clear it.

On a tall tree at the edge of the village, a militiaman watched Ding Meng's movements nervously, and only when he saw that they were indeed gone did he send a safety signal, and the militiamen walked out of their respective hiding places, and the village was full of laughter.

The face of the enemy who hit him was full of pride, and when he put the empty gun, he thought of the way he was trembling at that time, and secretly hated himself for not being angry. Defeated the enemy, everyone is a hero. The militia members who participated in the war received everyone's congratulations.

As a Chinese who has lived in the new world, Zhang Chu has watched two military teaching films more than once, and he has some understanding of tunnel warfare and mine warfare, and the development of firearms has provided the possibility of these two combat methods. Zhang Chu compiled the things he remembered into teaching materials and distributed them to the village militia, and the militia dug tunnels and built high-rise fortifications in the village according to the teaching materials, not wanting to play a role in this first battle, if the mines had not been sent, the enemy would have been defeated even worse.

The militia platoon commander was still relatively calm, remembering that the marshal had said in the textbook that if a battle is won, it is necessary to guard against the enemy's counterattack. He immediately sent someone to report to his superiors, and at the same time told the villagers to do a good job of hiding the strong walls and clearing the wilderness.

Ding Meng returned to the camp of the official army and reported the situation to Cao Wenzhao, who tried to suppress his impulse to take revenge, soothed Ding Meng and them, and let them go down to rest.

I didn't expect a small village to be so powerful, and I injured people before I saw the appearance of the security army. It would not be cost-effective to storm the village with cavalry. Cao Wenzhao asked the soldiers and horses to be stationed and waited for the arrival of the infantry in the rear, and it was better for them to do the dirty work of cleaning up the village.

The report of the militia came up level by level, and finally arrived at He Jin, who commanded the whole army, He Jin looked at the report, and judged that this enemy should be Cao Wenzhao's team, and Cao Wenzhao had stationed his men and horses not far from the border of Yanchang County. Cao Wenzhao's cavalry was the most combat-effective force of the official army, and if they were defeated, half of the enemy's strength would be lost. It is best if the marshal Zhang Chu can arrive in time to join the army, and he will be able to destroy this official army. "Listen, the command has moved forward, let's go and meet this Cao Wenzhao." He Jin gave the order loudly, and the news of Cao Wenzhao's defeat of 40,000 righteous troops by thousands of people was divine, and He Jin decided to meet him in the past to see whether this Cao Wenzhao was a dragon or a worm.

In May, the fields in the western Jinxi region are already green, and the sun shines on the hurried people, making people feel more thirsty and hot.

On the road in the ravine, groups of soldiers, horses, and cattle carrying supplies hurried forward. As they passed through the village, the villagers stood on the side of the road and handed out bowls of water, and the warriors took the bowls and drank them all, and continued to walk forward without looking back.

This is a team mobilized from Shanxi under the leadership of Zhang Chu, and they gathered together in the western part of Shanxi and marched westward day and night. They will prolong the battle to protect the fruits of their victory, the battle will be very cruel, the environment will be more difficult, but the soldiers have no hesitation, their own happy life is worth defending with their lives.

The guns did not leave their hands, the horses did not unload the saddles, and after a few days of rapid marching, the soldiers reached the banks of the Yellow River.

The high mountains on both sides of the Yellow River stand tall, standing on the bank of the river and looking up at the blue sky above, the cool river water brings bursts of cold air, sweeping away the heat on the soldiers' bodies, and the soldiers gather at the ferry to prepare to cross the river in order.

Zhang Chu rode to the Yellow River, jumped off the horse and washed the dust on his face in the water. This is more like a ritual to sober one's mind through the cool water of the river, suppress the impatience in one's heart, and let the mother river bless oneself. The enemy you will face after crossing the river will be very strong and cunning, and it will take courage and wisdom to defeat the enemy. After Zhang Chu's war horse drank the water, he also looked up at the opposite bank, neighed at the Yellow River a few times, shook his head and tail, and scraped the sand and gravel on the bank with his hooves, as if he was in a hurry to go to the other side and throw himself into the battle.

The correspondent sent information that a small group of attacking enemies had appeared in the surrounding area of Yanchang, judging that it was the troops of the enemy general Cao Wenzhao. "This Cao Wenzhao is really positive, others didn't move, he rushed over by himself, it's okay, let's clean up this Hong Chengchou's urgent vanguard first." Zhang Chu thought secretly in his heart, turned to the staff officer and shouted: "Inform the whole army to cross the river, and you must rush to the battlefield before the scheduled time to destroy the enemy." “

The crossing began, the wind on the river swept up layers of waves, and the splashing water wet the clothes of the warriors, who sat in the boats and tried to control their bodies and make the boat a little more stable. The sailors on board struggled to swing the oars to steer the ship to the opposite shore.

It was more difficult for the artillery and horses to cross the river, but thanks to the mobilization of several large boats, the soldiers worked together to carry them, so that the journey was not delayed.

Zhang Chu led his troops to cross the Yellow River smoothly and marched at a rapid pace in the direction of Yanchang. That's where the battle will begin. (To be continued.) )