Chapter 32: The Sentinel Battle (3)

When the Baya soldiers in the house were panicking, more than 100 Ming officers and soldiers led by Tang Kun had already divided into five groups and came to the outside of the five houses where the Baya soldiers were, and made preparations before the attack. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Generally speaking, the Ming officers and soldiers entered the village relatively smoothly. Now it is when it is warm and cold, the weather is still relatively cold, in order to keep out the cold, and they don't believe that anyone can cross the green battalion outside the village and the sentry at the entrance of the village to launch a sneak attack on themselves, so they cover the door in the house, and do not notice the Ming army who quietly touched it.

Although the Ming army was later discovered by a Baya soldier who came out to relieve himself when they were about to reach their destination, the Baya soldier was shot through the neck by two crossbow arrows at the same time before he could raise the alarm.

There are a total of 53 people in the Baya soldiers who came to Dingjia Village this time, including the one who got the share of the Shiku, seven of them went to the grass in the north of the village to put the more than 100 war horses, and one person has been quietly killed by the Ming army, so there are still 45 Baya soldiers in the village, and there are only 50 people who brought the three green battalion officers who came to the village to eat and the two personal soldiers of the Qianzong, and the Ming army that touched into the village has a total of 104 people, which is more than twice the number of the Qing army.

But even so, the bold and careful Tang Kun still did not let down his vigilance, and had made careful arrangements before this, dividing everyone into five groups, each group was equipped with four sergeants with flintlock pistols and three sergeants with crossbows, and each group was responsible for dealing with a room of Qing troops.

Leading everyone to carefully advance outside the house, Tang Kun gave an order, and the torches prepared in advance were thrown on the roof at the same time. It hasn't rained lately, and the thatch on the roof has long been dry and burns in the event of a fire. At the same time, groups of flintlock muskets and crossbows aimed their muzzles and crossbows at doorways and windows, while sergeants armed with dastards and swords sneaked to the sides of doorways and windows, ready to break down or break in at any moment.

The group that Tang Kun personally led was dealing with the house where the distribution of Paishku and Green Camp Qianzong were located.

When the noise outside the door came, the battle-hardened Zhuanda didn't even bother to put on their helmets, picked up the weapons they had placed around them as quickly as they could, and rushed out of the door.

At the forefront was a man with a frightening scar on his face. Picking up a glittering axe, he kicked the door open and rushed out shouting. Although it is already known that someone launched a sneak attack. But there was not the slightest fear on his face, but it was full of anger and pre-battle excitement, and he vowed to use the weapon in his hand to cut those Ming people who did not know the height of the sky into two pieces.

"Ahh As soon as he stepped out of the room, a flying arrow struck him in the left eye. Due to the proximity of the distance and the power of the crossbow arrows, the arrows actually emerged from the back of his head. With this blow, Zhunda completely lost his combat effectiveness and fell to the ground in his final struggle before dying.

The other man who followed him dodged the bolts. Seeing that his companion was killed, he was immediately furious, roared angrily and threw himself at the Ming soldiers in front of him. Unexpectedly, not long after the specialist crossed the door, he saw a cold light coming from the left, and he raised the sword in his hand to block it, and after the sonorous sound of metal clashing, the weapon in the attacker's hand was immediately blocked. Unexpectedly, before he could breathe a sigh of relief. Another cold light came from the right side with a fierce force.

Now. This master's move was old, and he could only subconsciously turn his head, but he was still slashed on the shoulder by a short axe, and his body was suddenly deflected, and at the same time he roared, and quickly retracted the knife and slashed. Cut down the Ming soldier who attacked him. Almost at the same moment, the original Ming Junqi finally seized the opportunity. With the force of the power of Huashan, he slashed at the neck of Bayala Radharda. After a rain of blood, the expert's eyes widened. Dead on the ground without turning a blind eye.

"Bang! Bang! ......" At the same time that the second person Zhuanda fell to the ground, Tang Kun gave an order, and the four sergeants in the group armed with flintlock pistols opened fire, and lead bullets were fired into the house from the door and window respectively.

The third person who rushed out of the door was immediately shot and fell to the ground, and the high-speed flying projectiles tore through several layers of armor on his body, stirring up his internal organs. One of the Green Battalion men in the house was shot in the head on the spot by a buckshot shot coming in through a window.

At the same time, in front of the rest of the houses, the sound of flintlock guns like popping beans was also heard one after another. In the rising white smoke, the Bayara soldiers who rushed out of the house screaming were knocked to the ground.

Although the Bayala soldiers in the house already knew that the sneak attackers outside the door had been planned for a long time and were armed with sharp firearms, they had to continue to rush out the door. There was no way, the thatch on the roof was already wrapping up, and the smoke inside the house was getting thicker and thicker, and if they stayed in the house, they would have to be smoked to death even if there was no attack from the sneak attackers.

It didn't take long for the Ming soldiers holding flintlock pistols and crossbows outside the door to finish firing, and taking advantage of this gap, more and more Bayala soldiers poured out of the door.

The flintlock musketeers, who had no time to reload, dropped their flintlock pistols and drew their knives, axes and other weapons at their waists and rushed forward, and the sergeants with crossbows took advantage of the ease of reloading and fired another round before abandoning their crossbows and joining the melee team.

In the previous raid, there were seventeen Bayara soldiers killed by flintlock pistols, crossbow arrows, or hacked to death by the knife and axe by the door, and now only twenty-eight remain. The Ming army only suffered three or four casualties, and it had formed an absolute superiority in numbers, and through the previous arrangement, it had formed a semi-encirclement posture against the Bayala soldiers.

"Kill slaves!" Tang Kun roared, and with the two sergeants beside him, he raised his weapons and rushed towards the dividator.

"Kill slaves!!" The rest of the Ming officers and soldiers responded loudly with full of anger, and divided into groups of three or four according to the pre-plan, each group staring at a Baya soldier and rushing away.

In the face of the Ming army coming from three sides, the Baya soldiers who were leaning against the raging fire did not have the slightest fear, let out the same excited roar, and greeted them with great momentum.

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After Wang Zhangtang, who was guarding outside the village, heard the sound of flintlock guns and the earth-shattering shouts coming from the village, he ordered more than 130 cavalrymen, who had already been ready to attack, to bypass the hill and launch an attack on the green battalion camp in the wilderness west and north of the village.

The unusual noise in the village also reached the ears of the Green Battalion soldiers outside the village and the seven Baya soldiers who were releasing their horses.

The Bayala soldiers knew that something was wrong, so they left two of them to look after their horses, while the other five mounted their mounts and drew their weapons and rushed towards the village.

Compared to the fast-reacting Bayala soldiers, the Green Battalion soldiers were a little confused, and the three highest-ranking officers were not there, so they could not respond effectively for a long time. Although most of them had their weapons in their hands, the current situation of the enemy was unknown, and they did not know whether to stay where they were and wait for the superior to return and give the order, or whether they should immediately rush into the village to inspect the situation.

"Ming cavalry!" Just when most of the Green Battalion soldiers were at a loss. Some sharp-eyed people shouted when they saw a few horses emerging from behind the hill and the red armor of the knights on the horses.

Immediately after that, more and more cavalry emerged from behind the hills. Like a red arrow, it galloped towards the camp of the Green Battalion.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" The panicked shouts immediately resounded throughout the Green Battalion camp. But at this time, the commander and the two generals in the battalion were not present, and those sentry officers usually did not obey anyone, and they could not elect a supreme commander in a short time. The soldiers are organized in a unified manner, and each person is only directing his own soldiers to make what he thinks is the correct deployment. For a time, the footsteps in the entire camp were complicated, and the flags were fluttering, as if they had fried a pot.

"Kill!" Wang Zhangtang waved the saber in his hand and roared. The anger in his eyes almost engulfed the entire Green Battalion camp. This time he came out to patrol the guard, and he did not carry his usual iron spear. However, no matter what weapon he used, it couldn't stop him from venting the anger in his heart.

More than 100 cavalry of the Ming Army were like a red rapids, getting closer and closer to the green battalion soldiers, and within 100 steps of entering the camp, the ground tremor caused by it made the green battalion soldiers feel a chill down their backs.

'"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! A Qing army sentry at the very edge of the camp shouted.

Then, a chaotic rain of arrows rushed towards the Ming cavalry. The Ming cavalry that rushed to the front shot down seven or eight. But that was the end of the Green Battalion's luck. In an instant, the cavalry of the Ming army rushed into their camp, and between the swords in their hands, they brought out bursts of blood.

An inadequately organized infantry against a cavalry with a unified command is bound to be disastrous.

Any Green Battalion soldiers who stood in front of the Ming cavalry were either knocked out or cut to pieces. Wang Zhangtang and the others didn't make much effort to rush through the Qing army camp, and by the way, they also eliminated the two Baya soldiers who were taking care of the war horses on the grass not far from the camp.

After breaking through the Qing army camp, Wang Zhangtang did not stop at all. The cavalry under his command quickly turned a corner and continued to charge towards the panicked Green Battalion soldiers......

Gradually, the battle in the village came to an end. The more than 20 Bayala soldiers were encircled and suppressed by more than 100 well-organized Ming officers and soldiers. Although the Bayala soldiers were experienced in a hundred battles and were extremely brave, they caused many casualties to the Ming army that attacked them. However, the officers and men of the Ming Dynasty were also well-trained, and they were many-to-one, and they were still in an advantageous position on the whole.

The only surprise was the five Bayala soldiers who suddenly rushed in from outside the village. They tried to attack the Ming army from behind, thus opening up the situation, but because the number was too small and the Ming army was seen from afar, they only caused a few casualties of the Ming army and were wiped out.

I don't know how long it took, when Tang Kun killed the assigned Paishku at the cost of being wounded in his left shoulder, he looked around and saw that there was no longer a standing Baya soldier.

"My lord, these two guys hid aside and pretended to be dead, and we found out." Several soldiers covered in blood grabbed the two trembling people and threw them at Tang Kun's feet.

Tang Kun saw that it was an official in the armor of the Green Camp Qian, and there was also a person wearing a cloth coat but a money rat tail, which seemed to be a character like a general.

"Let's stake it first!" Glancing at the two of them with contempt, Tang Kun instructed the surroundings, "Deal with the tartars that have not yet died, and the first level will not be busy chopping, but go out to support the king and them first." ”

"Yes!"

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When Tang Kun led people through the village to the west of the village, most of the green battalion soldiers had broken up under the impact of Wang Zhangtang, and only a small number of diehards were still resisting, using all obstacles to resist the impact of the Ming cavalry, and constantly firing arrows, which also caused certain casualties to the Ming army.

When Tang Kun led people to attack from behind, the remaining diehards all collapsed and joined the routed team together.

In the face of the rout of the green battalion running all over the ground, Wang Zhangtang was of course not polite, and led his cavalry to rush into it again and again to slash and kill, and Tang Kun also led people to chase and kill from behind. The Green Battalion soldiers, who had completely lost their command structure and will to fight, did not dare to turn back and fight back. The whole battle was completely engulfed in a state of one-sided slaughter.

At last. A small number of Green Battalion soldiers escaped the pursuit of the Ming army and rushed to the east of Gaota Village, but more than half of them still fell in the wilderness or knelt in place and begged for mercy. Outcome. The green battalion soldiers who begged for mercy were all killed by the red-eyed Wang Zhangtang and his cavalry.

"What about your losses?" After the battle, Wang Zhangtang jumped off his horse and came to Tang Kun to ask.

"Twenty-eight were dead, and ten were seriously wounded. None of the fifty Manchurian Tatars, including five who later rushed in from outside the village, escaped the net. After Tang Kun finished speaking, he asked, "What about you?" ”

"Twenty died, and more than a dozen were seriously injured," Wang Zhangtang couldn't help but curse after speaking. "It's really damn bad, and it took so much effort to fight a gang of traitors."

"Okay, we've earned it," Tang Kun pointed to the dense corpses of the Green Battalion soldiers in the wilderness, and then pointed in the direction of Gaota Village to the east, "Let's hurry up and prepare." It's still dark now, and the Tartars of Tower Village may come to take revenge soon. ”

Wang Zhangtang nodded, and then everyone went back to the village to get ready.

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Less than half an hour. A large number of cavalry came out from behind the hills to the east of Dingjia Village. I saw that their banners and armor were all white and red-edged, and there were hundreds of horsemen, who were rushing towards Dingjia Village with great momentum.

These were the sergeants of the Han army's white-flag-inlaid Alha Chaoha battalion, among which there were three teams of about 150 soldiers in armor, dressed in cotton armor inlaid with iron leaves and thick copper nails on the outside, and wearing lightning rod-like pointed black helmets. Each person is equipped with two horses. In addition, there are 300 auxiliary soldiers in the banner of Yu Ding and Baoyi Aha and other followers, and the auxiliary soldiers with flag registration also wear non-iron leaf cotton armor. Wearing a peaked black helmet, weapons were issued for use as reserves. And the treatment of the clothed Ahabs is even worse, they do not wear armor, and the weapons in their hands are extremely rudimentary, some are simply barehanded, but everyone has horses.

Hundreds of Qing riders passed through the avenue between the hills, approaching Dingjia Village from the northeast, and for a while the smoke and dust were filled, and the sound of hooves rumbled, and it seemed that even the ground trembled slightly.

The Han army banner cavalry ran until it reached a distance of nearly two hundred paces in the northeast corner of Dingjia Village before stopping, quietly facing a silent village.

"How many puppet Ming troops are attacking you?" Under the big bow of the armor in the queue, a Han army flag general with a red tassel on his helmet and a shiny heart guard on his chest asked the two frightened green camp sentinels behind him with a trace of disdain.

"If you go back to your adult, probably... There were about two or three hundred people. A green camp sentry **** said tremblingly.

The Qing general did not speak, but looked at the other Green Battalion sentry officer with a blank face.

"That's right, it's two... Two or three hundred people. Another Green Battalion sentinel echoed in fear.

"Humph!" The Qing general snorted disdainfully, with endless contempt in his tone, "You useless Nikans (Manchu word, meaning "Han people"), who spend so much food and salary in the Qing Dynasty every year, are defeated by the puppet Ming army that is only half of you!" The face of the Qing Dynasty has made you lose everything! ”

During this period, the bannermen of each of the Eight Banners of the Han Army were Han Chinese, but many of the officer positions were held by Manchus or Mongols. However, at present, this Qing general who ridiculed the uselessness of the Han people was neither Manchu nor Mongol, in the final analysis, he was also Han before, and he had a great background.

This Qing general's name is Cezannebin, surnamed Ning Erjia, is the supreme general of the Han army's white flag cavalry, originally Niu Lu Zhangjing, because of this expedition, he added the title of Jia Lazhangjing. I saw that this Cezannebin was in his thirties, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a beard, which can be regarded as dignified, but a five-short figure is not quite commensurate with the appearance of this hall. Although he has such a shortcoming, his origin is different, and his distant uncle is the current Shining Wanme of the University of the Inner Hongwen Academy.

Although he has such an uncle with a background, Cézanne's position today is completely dependent on his own efforts. Just fifteen years ago, he was still a Han man under the banner of Manchuria with white clothing, and later by chance was selected into the auxiliary army, with his own hard work and performance won a good reception from the masters, he was able to be carried into the flag, transferred to the Han army under the banner of white as a soldier. When Huang Taiji ascended the throne and set up the Eight Banners of the Han Army, Cezannebin, who had performed outstanding in repeated battles, was promoted to the Zhuangda (Shi Chang) of the Han Army with white flags.

Later, Cezannebin, who tasted the sweetness, strengthened his determination to serve the Qing Dynasty, and participated in almost all the large-scale military operations of the Later Jin Army and the Qing Army against the Ming Army, two breaches in the ninth year of Chongzhen and the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Battle of Songjin in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the Battle of a Stone in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, etc., in these actions, the official was promoted to Niulu Zhangjing and was given the surname Ning Erjia. Since then, Cézannebin has changed his name from the original Ning Erdan to his current name. After so many years of conquest, Cézanbin had long regarded himself as a Manchurian, which is why he ridiculed the Han people for their incompetence so contemptuously.

"Look, sir!" While Cézanbin was laughing at the incompetence of the Green Battalion, one of the people next to him pointed in the direction of the village entrance and shouted, "Those lowly Nikans have humiliated our dead warriors in this way!" ”

Cezannebin looked in the direction of the fingers assigned to the shku, and saw a series of headless corpses hanging upside down on the trees at the entrance of the village, which could be seen from the fine iron armor on their bodies that had not yet been stripped off, that they were the warriors of the Bayala battalion with white flags who followed the green battalion this time, and they could vaguely see the Ming army in red armor in the village moving.

"My lord, hurry up and give the order to attack! Chop up the damned Nikans and avenge the dead warriors! The man shouted angrily. He is a real Manchurian, and his brother is among these Bayala soldiers, and now he is furious when he sees that his brother is more and less auspicious.

"Good!" Cézanne nodded heavily, gritted his teeth, and said, "Damn Nikan, how dare you humiliate our warriors like this!" Let them see the power of the Eight Banners Iron Rider today! ”。。 )