Chapter Seventy-Three: The First Battle
In this section of the road in Datong Prefecture, because the official road has been repaired, the marching speed of the group is very fast.
On the way, when they met the people in the territory, the other party was still waving to say hello, and Zhu Gui and the others had already left at a gallop.
But this only lasted one day.
The road gradually became potholes, and they had to slow down to prevent the horses from getting hurt.
At this time, Xu Miaoqing was still hunting around on horseback with great interest, and from time to time she would pick a few wild flowers.
But after another day, Rao is Xu Miaoqing also lost interest.
"Zhu Gui, how long will it take to get to Ganzhou?" Xu Miaoqing asked weakly.
"At the current pace of marching, it will probably take five to seven days." Zhu Gui said after taking a sip of water.
"Huh? It's going to take so long, isn't that even farther than Yanjing? Xu Miaoqing shouted with some despair.
"Of course, Ganzhou was originally the farthest domain in the northwest region of the Ming Dynasty, and the conditions were even more bitter than those of Datong Mansion, so this king didn't want you to suffer, and it was too late for you to go back now, and this king sent a team of government soldiers to send you back."
Zhu Gui said with some distress.
"Hmph, what do you think of me? My two older brothers are both generals, and I have learned a lot of kung fu since I was a child, but there is no scenery on the road, and I am going to die of boredom. ”
The corners of Xu Miaoqing's mouth twitched and said.
Zhu Gui nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's speed it up." ”
"Yes, yes." Xu Miaoqing nodded in agreement.
So Zhu Gui ordered the whole army to advance at full speed.
As a result, it would have taken five days to travel, but Zhu Gui and the others had already arrived in Ganzhou in only three days.
It's just that the three days of running have made their horses so tired that they almost lost their appearance, and if they continue like this, if they encounter the enemy, then they will be very dangerous.
So, on the same day, Zhu Gui led people to be stationed in a small village.
This is the third village they have encountered along the way, and the population is only a few dozen households.
There are only some old and weak women and children in the village, and according to the words of the village chief, the young and strong people in the village have been recruited by King Su.
This is a place where even the Mongols do not want to come.
Fortunately, Zhu Gui and the others brought a lot of dry food with them, and Zhu Gui exchanged some fruits for Xu Miaoqing, which made the other party very happy.
But that night, Zhu Gui, who was sleeping soundly, heard the sound of horses' hooves.
He sat up at once, and then his own soldiers ran in.
"Lord, the Mongols are here." Not only was the soldier not afraid, but he said with some excitement.
"How many are there?" Zhu Gui asked as he got dressed.
"More than 200 riders, listening to the sound of horses' hooves, it should be coming this way." The soldier replied.
"Very good, then let them in, don't kill them all, catch a few alive and ask about the situation."
Zhu Guidao.
"Yes."
The pro-soldiers ran out.
And Xu Miaoqing finally got up from the bed sleepy-eyed.
Because of the tension in the house, she had to 'get together' to the same bed with Zhu Gui.
However, she didn't even take off her coat, which made Zhu Gui have some regrets.
"Zhu Gui, what's wrong? Who were you talking to? Xu Miaoqing picked up the kettle and took a big sip of it.
"The Mongols are coming, but not many, and the meeting should be over by then."
Zhu Gui said as he got dressed.
Xu Miaoqing jumped off the bed all of a sudden, pulled out her twin guns and said, "I can finally move at this time, I have been suffocated for the past few days." ”
"Hey, be careful." Zhu Gui's words did not stop Xu Miaoqing, who had already run away.
Zhu Gui didn't rub anymore, and immediately dressed up and chased out.
……
The Mongol cavalry had already appeared on the sorghum, and they looked at the small village below with a bloodthirsty smile.
Along the way, they had destroyed several villages in order to demoralize the Ming army.
"Rush, kill the light man."
The Mongol cavalry, led by the leader, howled and rushed towards the village.
But to their surprise, they had already rushed into the village, which was still pitch black.
According to their previous experience, the village should have been lit up by this time.
"There's weirdness, isn't there anyone here?"
"What do you want to do so much, just swish."
Eventually, all the Mongol cavalry entered the village, and they began to break into the houses in separate groups, intending to kill all the Ming people.
With the two sounds of 'Bang Bang', the two Mongols who first entered the dwelling were lifted out by a huge force and fell heavily to the ground.
"What's going on?" The captain immediately rode over to look, but found that the two horsemen had two fist-sized blood holes on their bodies, and they looked dead.
"There are enemies inside, get them out."
The captain shouted as he raised his cutlass and raised his cutlass.
It was the first time they had suffered casualties along the way, and now they didn't even see a shadow of the enemy.
A dozen cavalrymen immediately gathered around.
But at this time, suddenly a loud bang sounded in all directions at the same time.
Then the Mongol cavalry crawled out of the houses with their wounds covered, or fell off their horses.
This squad leader is going crazy.
He pointed to the house in front of him and shouted: "Rushing in, it must be the Ming people pretending to be ghosts." ”
But then there was a pain in his chest, and he fell from his horse.
At the last moment, he saw Akito rush out of the house, still holding something like a burning stick in his hand, and then his eyes went black.
He died without knowing what had wounded him.
The battle broke out very suddenly and ended very quickly, and after more than a hundred dead and wounded, the Mongol cavalry finally broke up.
They fled in all directions, but most of them, except for a few lucky ones, were captured.
When Zhu Gui caught up with Xu Miaoqing, he saw that she had knocked down a Mongolian soldier who was about to escape.
"The third, is there anything left?" Xu Miaoqing asked the soldiers next to him.
"Princess, there's another one to the southwest, but it's too far." The Nafu soldier replied.
"Mean, look at me." Xu Miaoqing snatched the flintlock pistol from the hands of the Nafu soldiers, three points and one line, standard design movements.
'Bang', the fleeing Mongol soldier fell in response.
There was a cheer all around.
At this time, Zhu Gui came over.
"How's it going?"
One of the soldiers immediately ran over.
"Lord Wang, one hundred and twenty-one Mongolian cavalry were killed, sixty-eight were captured, one hundred and fifty-three war horses were captured, and the other wounded war horses have been distributed to the villagers as food."
Zhu Gui nodded: "Did you ask for any useful information?" ”
The pro-soldier scratched his head: "Not yet, these Mongols still have a hard mouth." ”
Xu Miaoqing, who was on the side, immediately walked over and said, "Is there such a thing? Let me try. ”