Chapter Ninety-Five: Changing Style
At midnight, the wind rose again, and finally blew away the thick smoke that shrouded the Han army flag and the Mongolian camp Panshan Mountain, the pungent smell was disgusting, Dolgon held back the fear in his heart, ordered the soldiers to cover their mouths and noses with wet wipes, and waited for the smell in the air to weaken a lot, then lit torches, trembling and searched towards the camp of the Han army flag. This article was first published by In the camp, as usual, the tents, baggage, and equipment were not damaged or reduced, but there were many wails and screams out of thin air. The cloth armor on the soldiers who fell to the ground, the weapons in their hands were intact, but their eyes were red and swollen, and even worse, they actually gouged out their eyeballs in pain, and crawled around on the ground helplessly with two hollow holes. All kinds of goods that have been looted and looted these days, and which are regarded as treasures, are scattered all over the place, like mustard, and no one cares about them.
Some of the soldiers had already stopped breathing, their mouths filled their cheeks with vomit and white foam, and their hands were clutched to their throats, as if they were trying their best to taste the preciousness of the air. Although there were not many soldiers who died, the scene in front of them was really terrifying, and the most terrible thing was that many soldiers were injured in their eyes, and it was still a question whether they could be cured. After this catastrophe, the loss of the combat strength of the Han army banner will reach more than a quarter, and those soldiers with eye injuries will become the biggest burden and burden for the entire Qing army.
Seeing this, Dolgon's army, which included many shamans and medical officers, carefully and carefully diagnosed the wounds and symptoms of the dead and wounded soldiers, and could not help but turn pale, and when he reported to Dolgon, he only said repeatedly: "The southerners are crazy. The southerners are crazy! ”
Duoduo whipped it over, and shouted: "Give Lao Tzu a good answer, what is going on?" How could the firearms of the Ming army be so sharp? ”
An elderly shaman at the head was elected by everyone, and said to the Dorgon brothers with a wry smile: "Lord, where is the sharpness of this firearm, it is really against the peace of heaven. The Ming army was so mad that they actually used the flying muskets in the army to carry these highly poisonous things, and after the explosion, the poison was ignited, and the smoke released would make people blind. Some of them can be mind-wrenching. Some are directly fatal. Fortunately, this is in the wilderness of Yima Pingchuan, if it is in the valley, and if we do not evacuate in time, I am afraid that our army will suffer heavy casualties! ”
Duoduo was stunned. Random scolding. "Ming dog is vicious. actually used this kind of indiscriminate method to poison my Eight Banners powerhouse! It's really a beast! ”
I rolled my eyes and lowered my head helplessly. When the Qing army entered the Kou, the cities they passed were all scorched earth. Rape women, loot treasures, and do more things that are not as good as beasts, and at this time, Duoduo really has the face to show that the army and beasts are not as good, and even Ning Wan I can't help but have some slander.
Dolgon didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked the elder shaman, "In front of the two armies, is there a way to break such a trick as the Ming army?" ”
The shaman thought for a moment and shook his head, "Lord Wang doesn't have to worry, although these poisons are highly toxic, it is not a day's work for the southerners to make them in large quantities, not to mention the cost of this poison, the collection of various medicinal materials alone is a problem." At present, it seems that it can only be used as a surprise attack, and in front of the two armies, it will not play a big role, as long as you cover your mouth and nose with wet wipes, you can disperse most of the poisonous gas! ”
The generals breathed a sigh of relief.
"It must have been the madman of Nalu who was desperate to come up with such a trick. Don't worry, Lord Wang, once my Eight Banners Elite Rider gallops, how can this little poison stop it! Haoge's subordinate Ao Bai had some insight, but he was afraid that the army would be frustrated, so he hurriedly explained.
Dorgon looked at him and nodded approvingly,
Ao Bai didn't seem to notice the strange gaze of Haoge beside him, and took a step forward, "Lord Wang, how to deal with these injured soldiers of the Han Army Banner?" There are as many as a thousand people, if we continue to follow the army, we will have to take out manpower to take care of it, medicinal materials or something, the cost is also very great! ”
Dolgon was thoughtful and silent.
Duoduo and Abatai walked over in unison, "Brother, fourteenth brother, what are you hesitating about, now the army is embarrassed, and there is a shortage of food, grass and medicinal materials, how can you raise so many crippled minions, it is better to ......!" ”
Abatai's eyes flashed fiercely, and Doduo took advantage of the situation to make a downward gesture.
Ning Wan and Qi Chongge were shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them. Ning Wan I am a Han Chinese, and I don't want to see the soldiers of the Han Army Banner die in vain at the hands of Duoduo and others, and there are still feelings and feelings for the rabbit and the fox to die. Qi Chongge is now Zhang Jing, who is also in charge of the Han military banner, and he always does not want his slaves to become ghosts under the knife and become a loss-making business.
Ao Bai looked at the two of them, and a disdainful sneer came out of his mouth, "Since the two adults don't want to do it, then it's okay, these more than 1,000 people will be handed over to the two commanders, and they must be taken care of, haha!" ”
Qi Chongge and Ning Wan were immediately speechless.
Dolgon waved his hand irritably, "Needless to say, this king has his own decision!" ”
At this time, Temur ran over in a panic, "King Rui, it's not good, the warrior Buhe and the five hundred cavalry under the command of Bentaiji are gone, it is said that they went to the south to find the firearms released by the water, and they have not returned yet, and the people discharged by Bentaiji have also returned, saying that a lot of corpses have been found in the woods over there, and it is very likely that the whole army has been wiped out!" ”
Dolgon was taken aback, he knew Buhe's name, not only Temur's brother, but also a famous warrior in the Horqin tribe, who was good at riding and archery, and the five hundred Mongolian cavalry under his command were also rare elites, how could they be killed silently, and there was not even a person who ran back to deliver the letter?
Dolgon led a large group of men and horses to gallop away from the camp, and Ao Bai also followed, and when he arrived at the gate of the camp, he was stopped by a man, who sat on his horse, his face was full of anger, and he saw that Dolgon was far away, and then he shouted at Ao Bai: "Ao Bai, good slave, seeing that my old fourteen is being squeezed out, this is in a hurry to change the court!" ”
Ao Bai didn't panic, saluted slightly, and randomly pulled the man to the camp, "Big brother, you misunderstood the minion!" ”
Haoge didn't buy it, "Bastard, you want to get into the matter of the Han Army Banner, it can be seen that you don't take my big brother in your eyes, in this case, after returning to the army, I will give Emperor Ama and transfer you to the Zhengbai Banner!" ”
Ao Bai smiled wryly, "Big brother, you are confused!" The slave is instigating the Dolgon brothers to kill the wounded soldiers of the Han military banner! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you think about it carefully, the Han Army Banner is now the main force of the siege of the city, and it is expected to expand, and the emperor trusts the Han officials, even if it is not uncommon to get a Han Army Eight Banners in the future. If Dolgon kills the Han Army's bannermen, you might as well think about it, will Fan Wencheng and his ilk among the Han people continue to trust him? ”
Although Hauge was reckless, he was not confused, and after listening to Aobai's words, he suddenly realized, "This is true, but how can Dolgon not kill him?" Didn't you work in vain? ”
A cold glint flashed in Aobai's eyes. "Don't kill? No way! More than a thousand wounded soldiers, without food and medicine, in the blink of an eye, is the biggest burden to the army, Dolgon does not kill them, sooner or later will be burdened by them, this point, he must see clearly! ”
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In the deserted woods, there was no shadow of a Ming soldier for a long time, only the scattered wooden shelves and the sulfur, gunpowder powder and pungent smell left on the flat ground in the middle of the woods proved that they had indeed appeared here.
The corpses of Buhe's 500 cavalry were scattered in the eastern and southern parts of the woods, and the shock formation was scattered, apparently because they were afraid of the fire guns, bows and arrows that the Ming army might have. It seems that Bu He is not a brave and unscrupulous leader, and the generals of the Eight Banners may not be able to do better than Bu He in the face of the same situation.
The strange situation came from the corpses, a third of which had been neatly cut in two, and some of the corpses that had lost their heads were still in a charging posture, and the eyes on the heads also revealed the surprise of finding their prey, proving that the attack came from a sudden, and the sudden cavalry did not have time to react.
The wound is smooth, like a huge machete slashed through it, and the body and head are separated, such a knife method is probably only done by an executioner with more than ten years of service, but the reality is obviously not the case.
The five hundred cavalry died cleanly, but only one-third died in the way of being cut in two, and the rest were after discovering that the situation was wrong, when they were horrified, they panicked and were shot off the horse by the Ming soldiers with bows and arrows, crossbow arrows and other weapons, and most of the heads were lost, and it seemed that they had become the trophies of the Ming soldiers. Over the years, the head of the Qing soldiers and soldiers in the border town is very valuable, has risen to twenty taels or even thirty taels of silver, even so it is still difficult to find a goods, so the border town generals began to play the old trick of killing the good and risking the merits.
Qi Chongge got down, wandering around the woods alone, and suddenly shouted: "Lord Wang, please come over and take a look!" ”
Hearing this, Dolgon's people came over, and the woods were already surrounded by the soldiers of the Eight Banners, and Dolgon didn't want to spread the news that affected the morale of the army for the time being.
Qi Chongge pointed to an ordinary tree and said, "Lord Wang, please look, there are some strange traces on it, like something has been tied up, it shouldn't be a tripping horse or something." The slave looked at it carefully, and the position of cutting off the body of the Horqin cavalry was about the same, and it was far sharper than the rope, you see, did the Ming army tie up multiple roots of such a thing in this bush, so that the entire army of the Horqin people was annihilated? ”
Dorgon felt the marks, and indeed the rope did not make such deep marks on the trunk, and it was thinner and much harder than a tripwire. Look around, the spacing between the trees is very large, it is night, there is no moonlight, there is no other light, these things are tied in the bushes, it is indeed a big killing weapon for the cavalry in high-speed movement, even if it is found, there may not be time to dodge, this kind of thing seems simple, but it is the simplest and most effective weapon against cavalry in this environment.
First the flying musket loaded with poison, and then this kind of invisible killing weapon that kills cavalry, even Dolgon was surprised by the different changes in the combat style of the Xuanda Army, combined with the unpredictable attack of the Ming army for many days, but always avoided the countermeasures of the decisive battle with the Qing army, Dolgon couldn't help but lock his brows.
"When did this Lu madman become so cunning?" (To be continued......) u