Chapter 168: Diverting the Tiger from the Mountain
The four old men didn't have anything to do. When the bell sounded, they thought they were going to die, so they fell to the ground in fright, but after waiting for a long time, their whole body was neither painful nor itchy, and when they looked down again, there was not even a single bloody hole on their bodies.
Since they are not unlucky, then there must be other unlucky people, otherwise this fire gun comparable to the Seven Wounds Fist is useless at all? At the same time as the bang, four screams were heard, and then four figures fell from the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, rolled on the ground for a while, and saw that they were no longer alive.
It turned out that Zhu Youcheng had sharp eyes and saw people in ambush on the big locust tree, one by one, and knocked them down.
The smoke of gunpowder dissipated, and the effect of the Seven Wounds Fist had not yet subsided, because the yellow horse had to be unlucky again. Zhu Youcheng blew the gun in a chic manner, and hung the fire gun on the victory hook.
This firearm is a backloading rifled firearm developed by Sun Yuanhua and them, and the degree of loading ammunition is very fast, otherwise it is impossible to shoot four guns in a row. But it is the same as ordinary firecrackers, there is a disadvantage, that is, the heat dissipation is not fast, four guns are fired in a row, and the temperature of the gun tube can be imagined. The fire gun was hung on the victory hook, and when the gun touched the yellow horse's skin, a "snort" sound was heard, and the smell of burning came to the nostrils.
The yellow horse neighed, and the man stood up. Fortunately, Zhu Youcheng pulled the reins, and the yellow huss did not rush into the village, otherwise he would have stepped on the trap and stepped on it, which would be funny.
Zhu Youcheng hurriedly took off the fire gun and comforted him a few more words, and then the yellow horse calmed down.
Taking advantage of Zhu Youcheng's kung fu to control the yellow horse, the four old men shouted and ran into the village. It seems that I went to ventilate the news. The accompanying guards had already received Zhu Youcheng's secret order, and they only shouted in the back, and did not set fire to them. Wu Huping has the intention to catch up. Zhu Youcheng did not give an order, he did not dare to make an assertion. Everyone just watched the four of them run away.
It's not accurate to say "run", because they are tied so strong that they can't run with a step, they can only jump and jump like zombies, which is very funny. Jumping to the entrance of the village, an old man's feet sank. The whole person disappeared into the air. The soldiers of the Jinyi Guard thought that the old man knew how to do magic and went underground. I want to cheer. The old man screamed miserably, it turned out that he had stepped on the trap dug by the bandits themselves.
Zhu Youcheng nodded and smiled, praising the guards and Wu Huping's strict observance of military orders.
Wu Huping hurriedly said: "My lord." Four bandits ran away. ”
"Very well, I just want them to run and report the news."
"But if they have faith, they will be ready."
"Could it be that if these four old men don't report the news, they won't be prepared?"
Wu Huping was speechless, but there were doubts in his eyes, and he didn't understand Zhu Youcheng's purpose of letting these four old men go.
Zhu Youcheng ordered: "Everyone pay attention, look for the bandits hiding in the corners of the trees, aim and fight, and fight for one by one." ”
Zhu Youcheng's reminder had little effect. Bullets are still a lot wasted. It's no wonder that the soldiers' marksmanship is too poor, Zhu Youcheng brought two hundred soldiers, and the bandits arranged more than a dozen secret posts at the entrance of the village. How to get it. Therefore, the bandits who were killed had more than one hole in their bodies, and often fell down with more than a dozen guns in their bodies.
Zhu Youcheng ordered all the soldiers to dismount, in groups of ten, and slowly advance towards the village, eliminating the enemy they encountered on the road. Since the four old men wanted to trick the cavalry into the village, there must have been countless traps in the village. The old man who had just fallen into the pit proved that the horse could not be allowed to go through the trap.
Zhu Youcheng was about to take a small team into the village. was stopped by Wu Huping.
Wu Huping asked Zhu Youcheng to guard the horses outside the village, Zhu Youcheng was not hypocritical, and after a little thought, he agreed. He is the commander of this counterinsurgency, there is no need to do everything himself, if he is wounded or even killed in the battle to search for the village, who will lead the team of the West Town Fusi?
Wu Hu divided the group equally, personally led a group into the village, standing in the trap at the entrance of the village, he looked at it, shook his head, it seems that the old man is hopeless. Bypassing the trap, Wu Huping and his Jinyi guards all disappeared into the village.
There was dead silence in the village, no screams, no screams, no deafening sound of firecrackers. However, Zhu Youcheng was not in a hurry at all, and waited quietly outside the village.
After half an hour, Wu Huping walked out of the village in a hurry, followed by a group of sturdy tied men, the men were ragged but neatly dressed, and the women were mostly naked.
"Report to your lordship, the bandits have fled without a trace, and the last general will only rescue these bound villagers."
Zhu Youcheng was not surprised, and ordered: "Let's go, go back to the camp." ”
Wu Huping asked, "What about the bandits who escaped?" ”
"It's okay, they can't escape, you'll know when you go back."
Wu Huping followed Zhu Youcheng back to the temporary camp with a full stomach full of questions.
From a distance, I saw that Chen Guoqi was escorting a team of people who were tied up like zongzi to the camp. Wu Huping was surprised, and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Brother Chen, have you also rescued many people?" ”
"Where, these are all captives, Lord Zhu told us to guard the east, south, and west sides of Wu Zhuangzi Village, and said that those who ran out were bandits. As a result, you see, caught so many. Hey, you said that these bandits are really stupid, it's okay to stay in the village, you have to run out, it's unlucky......"
Chen Guoqi chattered endlessly, but Wu Huping was not interested in listening to him, so he returned to Zhu Youcheng and said, "My lord, I know why you put those four people back to report the news." ”
"Tell me about it." Zhu Youcheng was about to train all the thirty thousand households under his command to become generals who could take charge of themselves, so he asked in an encouraging tone.
"My lord, this is a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain. The bandits knew that we were on guard, and they were afraid, so they thought of running away. But when we were on the north side of the village, they fled to the east, south, and west sides of the village. Unexpectedly, the adults set up an ambush there, and they were all wiped out. ”
"Then do you know why I did it?"
"Don't you want Chen Guoqi to rob me of my credit? I'm here to contribute, and Chen Guoqi is picking up credit over there. Alas, who made himself the second group of troops equipped with firearms. It's a wrong step, a wrong step. Wu Huping muttered in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it.
Seeing Wu Huping's indignant expression, Zhu Youcheng knew that he was thinking badly, so he said: "If we don't transfer the chaotic people out, we will attack the village, there will be enemy attacks and traps, although the soldiers will definitely be able to win, but they will have to pay a heavy price." Why did I move the enemy out of the village? Because the battlefield in the village was chosen for me by the enemy. Whatever the enemy likes, we hate. There is also a principle of this officer, that is, not to fight in the street with the enemy. Casualties in street fighting were significant. The soldiers of the West Town Fusi are all elite soldiers trained by their own officers, and they are my treasures, even if the enemy exchanges a hundred soldiers for the lives of my soldiers, I am not willing. ”
Chen Guoqi happened to come over at this time to give orders, and when he heard Zhu Youcheng's words, he and Wu Huping responded in unison: "Follow the teachings of the adults." ”
After speaking, Chen Guoqi reported the results of the battle to Zhu Youcheng: 431 enemies were captured, 53 were killed by firearms, and 27 were trampled by horses' hooves; None of the Jinyi guards were injured, except for one horse that was slashed on the butt by the enemy's knife, but it was not seriously injured and was sent to the medical staff for treatment.
Zhu Youcheng nodded with satisfaction, if these 511 people fought in the streets of Wuzhuangzi Village, the number of casualties would be very terrifying.
Zhu Youcheng decided to bring the captives with him and give a meeting gift to the Cangzhou prefect.
At this moment, King Xin and Ke Qingqing came over with red eyes, and they said in unison: "Brother Cheng, you want to avenge the villagers of Wu Zhuangzi Village." (To be continued)
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