Desert, the northern foot of Yin Mountain.

After a short period of warmth and rest, the team embarked on the journey again, and although the road back to Datong was difficult and difficult, it had to go on no matter how difficult it was.

"Brethren." Wang Pu strode in the middle of the line and shouted, "General Ben will teach you to sing a song." ”

"General, what is a song?" As soon as Wang Pu's voice fell, a soldier asked, "Is it just a small song?" ”

"Pretty much." Wang Pu said, "But this little song has to be sung by all of you and me, so that it will be energetic, and everyone will sing vigorously, and it will not be hard to hurry." ”

"Is there such a god?"

"General, you can't lie to us, do you?"

The bearded, Tang Sheng, and a few others coaxed one after another.

Wang Pu said: "Okay, General Ben will sing a paragraph to everyone first, you can listen to it." ”

After that, Wang Pu sang loudly, and he sang the famous military song "The Flag is Fluttering":

The flag is fluttering, the horse is Xiao Xiao, the gun is on the shoulder and the knife is on the waist, the blood is like a frenzy, the flag is fluttering, the horse is Xiao Xiao, a good man, a good man, a good man serving the country in the present day.

Hurry up and don't be an old sick man, quickly unite Mo Yi scattered sand mockery, quickly rise up and don't be an old sick man, quickly unite Mo Yi scattered sand mockery, fast unity, fast unity, fast unity, unity and unity, rise up and unite, rise up and unite, the flag is fluttering, Ma Zheng Xiao Xiao, the gun is in the shoulder knife at the waist, the blood is like a frenzy, the flag is fluttering, Ma Zheng Xiao Xiao, a good man, a good man, a good man to serve the country in the present dynasty, the country is ruined and ruined, save the sinking of the whole battle of my compatriots, how not to revenge the hatred, do not kill the slave and hate, fast unity, fast unity, fast unity, Unity, unity, unity, unity.

The flag is fluttering, the horse is Xiao Xiao, the gun is on the shoulder and the knife is on the waist, the blood is like a frenzy, the flag is fluttering, the horse is Xiao Xiao, a good man, a good man, a good man serving the country in the present day.

This "Flag is Fluttering" and another "New First Army Military Song" is Wang Pu's favorite anti-Japanese war song, Wang Pu with his magnificent voice, sang a passionate anti-Japanese war song in a subdued and frustrated manner, and the soldiers who were marching did not understand the specific meaning of this song, but the momentum of this song made their blood boil after listening to it!

This is the charm of songs, a good song can greatly mobilize the enthusiasm and fighting spirit of the officers and men of the three armed services, can make the arduous march no longer arduous, can make the boring military life no longer boring, in short, until more than 300 years later, the role of political propaganda and condolence performances in boosting morale is undoubted.

When singing this song, Wang Pu had such an idea in his mind, if he can return to Datong this time, he must build a choir in the army, and teach them to sing a few morale-boosting anti-Japanese war songs.

Wang Pu sang a song, and the soldiers who were marching applauded.

The bearded man coaxed: "General, will there be another one?" ”

"yes, another one, right?"

Tang Sheng, Zhao Xin and a few others coaxed one after another.

Wang Pu smiled and said: "Brothers, this song is not powerful when sung alone, but it is strong enough when it is sung by more people!" Now how about you sing along with General Ben? ”

"Good!"

The soldiers responded with a bang.

Wang Pu opened his throat and sang: "The flag is fluttering......"

"The flag is fluttering......"

All the soldiers who heard Wang Pu's voice roared in unison, they were not singing but roaring, but inadvertently they alluded to the momentum of this song, in fact, this song is used to roar, not to sing, hundreds of soldiers who heard Wang Pu's singing roared in unison, and suddenly converged into a huge wave, straight into the clouds.

The soldiers who were marching in front and behind, and who did not hear Wang Pu's singing, were shocked when they heard this, and they raised their heads one after another, and threw envious and surprised eyes at the Chinese army, and then when the Chinese army sang the second sentence of "Ma Zheng Xiao Xiao", they also yelled indiscriminately, as for what they were roaring, they couldn't care much about it.

When Wang Puzheng taught the soldiers to sing one sentence at a time, the bearded man suddenly shouted: "General, Scarface is back!" ”

"Huh?"

Wang Pu raised his head when he heard this, looked ahead, and sure enough, he saw Scarface rushing back from the front, because he was far away, it looked like he was slipping on the snow, seeing this scene, Wang Pu's heart suddenly moved, and then looked at the reckless Yin Mountain in front of him, and a fast and energy-saving marching method sprouted in his mind.

In less than a cup of tea, Scarface grabbed Wang Pu and said breathlessly: "General, the front ...... There is a ...... in front There is cooking smoke...... Only...... Just in front of the mountain...... In the valley...... Whew, whew, whew......"

"Smoke?"

When Wang Pu heard this, a trace of ecstasy suddenly passed through his heart, and the presence of cooking smoke meant that there were Mongolians, and the presence of Mongolians meant that there were cattle and sheep, and the presence of cattle and sheep meant that the brothers could finally eat enough without starving, and more importantly, they could finally rest in the Mongolian camp for a few days!

This is too important for the current army that is close to collapse, this is simply the sky has eyes!

Wang Pu clenched his right hand holding the waist knife and shouted, "Bearded! ”

The bearded man hurriedly took two steps forward, and replied loudly: "Humble duty." ”

Wang Pu shouted: "Immediately gather five hundred musketeers, and then collect all the remaining Dragon King cannons!" ”

"Yes."

The bearded man agreed, and took the order.

In less than a meal, the five hundred musketeers had already assembled the competition, and Wang Pu ordered the bearded man to distribute all the last remaining more than 1,000 dragon king cannons to the five hundred musketeers, and then took the five hundred people straight to the valley ahead, and the five hundred musketeers and more than 1,000 dragon king cannons were prepared for the Mongolian herdsmen in the valley ahead.

Wang Pu handed over the army to Zhao Xin to lead, and he himself led five hundred musketeers straight to the valley where smoke rose in front of them, and before they could reach the foot of the mountain, dense Mongolian cavalry appeared on the mountain beam in front. Almost at the same time that Scarface found this Mongol camp, the Mongol rangers also discovered this sudden Ming army, and the Mongolian herdsmen in the valley quickly completed the assembly after receiving the alarm, and then took the initiative to attack and kill the Ming army.

The Mongol cavalry that appeared on the mountain beams numbered about three hundred horses.

Obviously, in the valley behind the mountain beam, there is a large-scale winter camp hidden, Wang Pu believes that as long as these more than 300 Mongolian cavalry are destroyed, the Mongolian camp behind the mountain beam will become a paradise for Ming soldiers, where there is food, clothing, drink, and women!

If you're lucky, you might even have enough horses!

The bearded man pulled out his waist knife and shouted: "The whole army stops advancing, line up!" ”

At the sound of an order, the five hundred musketeers stopped in unison, and then formed a five-line horizontal team on the snow as fast as possible, each team of 100 people, and the five generals also drew their waist knives one after another, and stood at the far left end of the queue with their heads held high, but Wang Pu had nothing to do, and stood on the sidelines to watch the battle surrounded by more than 20 personal soldiers.

The north wind howled, and the snow fell.

More than 300 Mongolian cavalry roared and screamed, brandishing scimitars and rushing down from the mountain beams, scrambling to cover up the 500 Ming musketeers, it was obvious that these Mongolian cavalry did not pay attention to the hundreds of Ming troops in front of them, in fact, these Mongolians did not even know that this group of people in front of them was a Ming army.

After half a month of arduous marching, the army under Wang Pu has already become unrecognizable, all of them are ragged, haggard, plus beard stubble that has not been shaved for more than a month, and a messy head like a chicken nest, where does it still look like a soldier? If it weren't for the weapons they had in their hands, the Mongols would have even thought it was a bunch of refugees!

The horse's hooves were churning, the snow was splashing, and the thin snow did not affect the charge of the Mongol cavalry too much, and soon, the distance between more than 300 Mongolian cavalry and the 500 Ming musketeers was less than 300 paces (about 450 meters, one step is about one and a half meters)!

The bearded man raised his waist knife and waved it forward, and shouted coldly: "The first team...... Preparation! ”

The first team raised their waist knives and flicked them forward, and a hundred musketeers quickly took two steps forward and then raised their muskets in unison, and the muzzles of a hundred black holes were already aimed at the surging Mongolian cavalry in front, and the Mongolian cavalry in front of them did not know that the shadow of death had shrouded them, and still urged their horses to gallop...... Wang Pu carefully observed the expressions of the five hundred musketeers, and found that they were all very calm, and the more than 300 Mongolian cavalry rushing up on the opposite side did not make any psychological fluctuations at all, and it could be seen from their eyes that they were all very confident, and they all thought that it was a matter of course to defeat the more than 300 Mongolian cavalry.

The chaotic sound of horses' hooves became louder and louder, and even the ground under his feet began to tremble slightly, Wang Pu roughly estimated the distance between the enemy and us, it was less than three hundred meters, the Mongolian cavalry had begun to charge, under normal circumstances, they could rush to within 100 meters in about 20 seconds, and one hundred meters was the effective range (direct fire) of the Mongolian cavalry's bow and arrow, at this time the Mongolian cavalry would begin to release arrows, until three to five arrows were fired, and the two armies would be short to each other.

If the Mongol cavalry has the advantage, they will crush the enemy with melee weapons such as scimitars, knives and forks, and if the Mongol cavalry does not have the advantage, they will turn their horses' heads, cut across the enemy's formation, and then start a second sprint until the Mongols have the advantage before launching the final blow!

The bearded man looked indifferent, the raised waist knife did not fall, the effective range of the new flintlock musket was two hundred meters, the Mongolian cavalry had not yet entered the range of the musket, and now shooting could only be a waste of ammunition.

The 100 musketeers who raised their guns and aimed at them also looked indifferent, the muskets raised in the air did not shake for a moment, they were as calm as a mountain, and after several actual battles, the musket team under the bearded man was now a well-trained and disciplined army, and without the general military order of the 100-man team, they would never shoot indiscriminately.

Finally, the Mongol cavalry came within range of the muskets of the Ming army.

The waist knife in the bearded man's hand swung down fiercely, and shouted: "Fire!" ”

He had been watching the bearded general with the corner of his eye swinging the waist knife in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Fire!" ”

At the command of the general, the musketeers of the first hundred-man squad pulled the triggers one after another, raised a row of 100 muskets and shook violently, and the muzzles of the guns erupted in clusters of flames, followed by a deafening roar, and then a thick smell of gunpowder smoke wafted in front of the battle.

The Mongolian cavalry in front fell dozens of horses in an instant, and suddenly a crowd of people in front of the formation turned on their backs!

The bearded man in front of the Ming army did not blink, and raised the waist knife in his hand again, and the commander of the second centurion team raised his waist knife and pushed forward, the first centurion who had finished shooting quickly retreated, and the hundred musketeers of the second centurion team had already rushed forward, lined up to raise their guns and prepare to shoot.

In total, it took less than four seconds for the two centuriens to complete the alternation.

The bearded man's raised waist knife swung down again, and shouted again: "Fire!" ”

The commander of the second centurion followed with a swing of his waist knife and shouted: "Fire!" ”

There was another deafening burst of gunfire, more Mongolian cavalry fell in a pool of blood, as the distance between the two armies approached, the hit rate of the Ming army's muskets increased significantly, and when the third hundred-man team finished shooting and retreated, the remaining more than 200 Mongolian cavalry finally rushed to within 100 meters.

"Woo Woo ......"

The poignant sound of breaking the air sounded, dozens of arrows came from the head, more than half of the arrows did not reach the front of the Ming army and had fallen to the ground, and seven of the remaining less than ten arrows missed, and only three arrows shot over the two musketeers, compared to the muskets, the hit rate of the bow and arrow was much lower after all, and the hit rate was even lower when shooting arrows on horseback at high speed.

Although the Mongols are a people on horseback, there are not many archers like Jebe.

(To be continued)