On March 7 of the eighth year of Chongzhen, the middle guard battalion began to feint in the direction of Gaizhou and Haizhou, Xiuyan to Gaizhou 240 miles, deployed two flintlock companies, a mountain company and 500 Dongjiang soldiers, accompanied by one four-pounder cannon and four tiger squat guns. Xiuyan is also roughly the same distance from Haizhou, there are three flintlock companies on this road, a mountain company and a company, 500 Dongjiang soldiers, accompanied by a four-pounder cannon, and four tiger squat cannons. Shang Kexi personally led 1,000 troops to Tongyuan Fort in order to coordinate the relationship between Dengzhou and Dongjiang towns and avoid conflicts, while the rest of the second battalion stayed in Xiuyan to respond.

"Angry hair rushes to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rests. Raise your eyes, look up to the sky and roar, and ...... fiercely"

On the mountain road to Haizhou, the military song is bursting, the marching sequence of the red sè flows between the mountains and mountains, today it is the second day of the march, there are about one hundred and fifty miles away from Haizhou, because the mountain road is not wide, the Dengzhou flintlock pipers march in three columns, when marching in the plain area, it is a six-column march, and the local defense is the battle formation when the enemy is encountered on both sides, and there is also a kind of formation with the flag team as the unit and the squad advancing frontally, and the interval between the front and back is exactly the combat front of a squad, When the flanks meet the enemy, the flags turn ninety degrees to face one side, and this march is mainly used for attack, roughly the same as the Prussian army in the seventeenth century.

Others sang very vigorously, Tang Wei only made one appearance, he mainly jīng force was fighting with the mud under his feet, the mountain road was trampled by the soldiers in front of him and turned into mud, stained on Tang Wei's dirty shoes, the shoes were slippery and greasy, some mud flew to his line, and the white leggings looked bells and whistles.

Tang Wei couldn't help but look around with envy, many soldiers marched barefoot, most of these young soldiers came from farmers, mountain people and fishermen, most of them had no shoes to wear since childhood, and their lives began to improve after entering Dengzhou Town, but the kung fu of walking barefoot was still there. Tang Wei's conditions have been better than them since he was a child, shoes have always been there, and the soles of his feet have not practiced that kind of thick calluses, he doesn't dare to compare with these people, in front of these younger young soldiers, Tang Wei can't be too bearish, he can only endure it all the way, and only take out the last pair of shoes when he rests at night.

"Little Emperor Taiji, are you not used to walking on dirt roads?" When the singing stopped, a gentle voice came from the side, and Xie Fei and the others around laughed in a low voice.

Tang Wei turned his head and saw that it was Zhao Xuan, the battalion instructor, who hurriedly wanted to salute, and Zhao Xuan had already said: "Don't salute when marching, let's talk while walking." ”

Yuan Guzi in front heard someone talking, and was about to turn around and scold, but when he saw Zhao Xuan, he turned his head back again, and it was okay for the chief to come and ask. This Zhao Xuan has a good memory, and people who have seen it can remember 仈jiǔ without leaving ten, and many people can also call out their names. He had seen Tang Wei acting before, so until Tang Wei, he always called him Little Emperor Taiji.

Tang Wei was a little embarrassed and said: "Back to Zhao Instructor, I have a flat point over there, a flat point, and I am not used to walking in the mountains." ”

"It's okay, look at my shoes." Zhao Xuan pointed down, Tang Wei looked over, the shoes were not much better than his own, Zhao Xuan continued: "I was not bad at home when I was young, I always had shoes to wear, as I told you, I was deceived by the White Lotus Sect later, and as a leader, although it was rarely hard, I was always worried in my heart." After entering Dengzhou Town, I worked hard with the soldiers, but I was happy in my heart, and I felt that there was no more comfortable place in the world than Dengzhou Town. ”

Tang Wei smiled, the best thing about this Zhao Xuan is that he has no shelf, and he is responsible for the affairs of the whole army against the White Lotus Sect, and he shows up in various units to talk about his own "glorious years" in the Red Yang Sect of the White Lotus Branch, including how to deceive people and so on.

Zhao Xuan smiled at Tang Wei and said, "So don't worry, I can insist on this, and you should be able to do the same." ”

Tang Wei suddenly felt a lot more relaxed in his heart, and nodded hurriedly. Zhao Xuan looked at the people around him again and asked them loudly: "Brothers of the Second General Company, you are going to kill the Tartars, are you happy!" ”

"Joy!" The nearby Dengzhou soldiers replied in unison, and another shouted: "Drive Jiannu back to Hetuala!" ”

"It's not to drive away, kill them all!"

Zhao Xuan laughed, these sixteen or seventeen young soldiers were so enthusiastic that he felt that he was many years younger.

He stepped up and rushed to the front, ready to go to the front to have a look, and when he reached the head of this row, an excited voice said: "Lord Zhao, the mountain road is slippery, don't be tired." ”

Zhao Xuan saw that it was Liu Liu, a Dongjiang soldier in Lushun back then, and Zhao Xuan gave him a piece of his own clothes before attacking Jinzhou, so that this Liaodong man would always remember it in his heart. But Zhao Xuan was quickly transferred away, Liu Liu didn't see him for a long time, and after arriving at the second battalion of the guards, Liu Liu made a special trip to Zhao Xuan to express his gratitude.

Zhao Xuan patted Liu Liu on the shoulder, "Work hard, I heard that you are also married, better than your battalion officer Zhong Laosi, he picks and chooses, I have kissed him countless times, but none of them he can see." ”

Liu Liu touched the helmet and smirked, and Zhao Xuan hurried to the front with difficulty, "Sergeant Liu, I remember that the letter you received last time said that your fat pig was going to give birth to piglets, did you get down?" ”

The non-commissioned officer in front of me replied: "I have gone down to the nest, and another letter has come from home, asking Staff Officer Jiang to read it for me......

Xie Fei next to him whispered to Tang Wei: "This Zhao Xuan remembers it so well, even the piglets can remember it." ”

"It's not, well, you said, if Lao Tzu can't fight, can he become a trainer, I have also acted, I can speak, and my literacy is not bad, so I can keep it."

Xie Fei blinked and said, "That's right, but none of the instructors have won the battle medal when they fight." ”

Tang Wei thought about it sideways, it was true, he was about to continue, when the first three short military horns sounded, Liu Liu's voice immediately roared: "Enter the threat area, load the ammunition and put the bayonet." ”……

On the right side of the marching column, the bodies of two post-gold and white armor soldiers were hung upside down on the big tree on the side of the road, the silver-white armor was still stained with bloodstains, and the corpses of three soldiers were placed on the ground next to the road, two of them were armbands of the Dengzhou special service team, and the other looked like a Dongjiang soldier.

A few ownerless horses were grazing on the side of the road, Zhong Laosi spit on the ground, and a special service team captain next to him said: "There are six people in total, only these two wearing heavy armor were killed, and the others escaped." This is already the third group of white armor encountered around Xiuyan, and there are even more ordinary armor soldiers, all of which are scattered methods. ”

Zhong Laosi muttered: "Their purpose should be to intercept and kill our scouts and Tang horses, these Jiannu are more familiar with Liaodong and have the ability to hunt, now in the chūn season, it is possible that they are hiding in the mountains and forests for dozens of rì." ”

The squad leader of the special service team said: "My lord, our flintlock pistol company is conducive to battle, and to deal with this kind of disturbance in the mountains, we have to rely on the mountain soldiers and our special service team, do you want to search the mountains." ”

Zhong Laosi frowned and thought for a while, then raised his eyes to look at the surrounding dense mountains and mountains, and shook his head, "Such a big mountain, we can't find it in a hurry, let's just make a feint attack on Haizhou, first stabilize the camp of today, you take my military order to the front, and lead the mountain infantry and special service team to give priority to deploying around the predetermined camp." ”

After the captain received the order, Zhong Laosi opened his simple map, looked at the direction of Gaizhou and said, "There are so many Bayalas, could it be that Jiannu also plans to attack Xiuyan from Haizhou?" ”……

In the mountains of Liaodong on the evening of March, it was still cold and biting, Tang Wei rubbed his hands and took a breath of hot air on it, this is the north of the camp, Tang Wei's flag team cooperated with a group of the special service team, and served as the Fulu jǐng ring in this direction, mainly to intercept the Jiannu stragglers and prevent them from disturbing the camp.

If it is a night attack by a large number of enemies, they can only play the role of a pre-jǐng, and they will basically die in battle, but according to the prediction of the Military Order Division, the Houjin army has not had enough to eat in recent years, and the night blindness is strict, and there are very few people who can attack at night, and there will be no large-scale night attack.

A long wolf howl spread far ...... the dark night sky, followed by some birdsong.

"It's a bit fake, Jiannu may be coming." Xie Fei said softly beside him.

Tang Wei and others squatted in a shallow trench, their hearts were beating hard, he used to perform in Dengzhou, and only after arriving in Henan could he be considered to be in contact with combat, the first time he fought on the riverside of the Huanhe River in Linxian County, Tang Wei was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he couldn't walk on the road, and the most hateful thing was that these male team members were later sent to bury the headless corpse, so that he didn't eat well for a few days. However, the trip to Henan had a lot of tempering on his psychology, and the actual experience of the battlefield could not be described in words.

The Jiannu soldiers are accustomed to using the voice of birds and beasts to communicate with each other at night, and the Dengzhou soldiers have fought with them many times, and the Jiannu tactics have not been improved for many years, and they have long been remembered by Dengzhou Town.

Tang Wei put the thumb of his right hand on the hammer, Tang Wei's eyes stared at a lantern thirty steps away, although the lantern fire was not strong, but in this dark mountain old river, it could illuminate a larger area than usual, and it has always been used as one of the means to prevent night attacks.

Tang Wei glanced to the left, it was dark and there was no movement, there was the second team they sent over there, a group of all sixteen or seventeen, usually screaming feverishly, I don't know what the real battle will be.

With a whoosh, a heavy arrow flew into the darkness on the periphery, hitting the lantern accurately, and the arrow body brought up a piece of spark to break the lampshade, the lantern light was extinguished in a blink of an eye, and the broken lantern swayed violently in the darkness a few times and stopped.

"Ready!" Brother Guan's voice sounded softly, he was the non-commissioned officer who led the team at night, and he was also the backbone of these recruits.

"Remember to close your eyes, remember to close your eyes." Tang Wei kept reminding himself in his heart, while squatting up and pulling away the hammer, the click of the trigger jamming made him feel quite reassured.

A sharp whistling came from the periphery and headed southeast along Tang Wei's location. Tang Wei immediately raised the rifle horizontally, aiming at the direction of the lantern, when training at the Pingdu training base, he had heard it in the exercise with the Dengzhou Blue Team, it was a rattling arrow used by the Tartars, and it was used for communication at night.

There was a sound of iron hoops rubbing, followed by a few muffled snorts, obviously stepping on the thistles they had laid, and the fire lit up in a single soldier pit behind Tang Wei, and a torch flew out in a circle, and seven or eight figures flashed in the firelight.

"Put!"

Tang Wei closed his eyes and pulled the trigger, his closed eyes could still feel the bright gunfire, a recoil force came from his shoulder, and the heavy smell of gunpowder smoke rushed straight to his nose, and the sixteen flintlock pistols of the squad fired at the same time, shooting at him head-on, and the gunfire was deafening in the silent night.

The flash of fire disappeared in a flash, and there were a few screams in front of him, Tang Wei's mouth was dry, and his hands trembled and he felt out a fixed ammunition from the cowhide magazine on his waist, but it was not loaded, and the success rate of loading in the dark was very low.

In the parchment of the mouth, the bowstring in front of him sounded continuously, and the sound of several blades was heard, it was the men of the special service and the mountain infantry in close combat with the opponent, and it was impossible for the musketeers alone to block the enemy who attacked at night.

There was also a gunshot in the darkness on the left, Tang Wei couldn't help but take a look, there was a crazy shout after the shè was finished, Tang Wei heard the sound of "killing the Tartars", it seemed that those young soldiers rushed out.

"No attack." Brother Guan's voice came, Tang Wei hurriedly turned his head, the torch light in front of him gradually extinguished on the ground, the sound of fighting stopped, several figures shook a few times, and shouted towards this side, it seemed that the Houjin soldiers in front had withdrawn.

The left side was still shouting to kill Zhentian, and there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and when Tang Wei turned his head to look, Brother Guan had already rushed to the left.