Although Chige announced that the captured three thousand people could leave freely, not many actually left, and in fact none of them left on their own initiative.

Chige is right, the people who participate in the Dashun Army are actually ordinary people who can't survive. Even if you do let them go, they don't know where to go.

To the north was occupied by the Manchu Tatars, and it was a hell on earth where "no hair was left, no hair was left".

There have been no slaves in the hinterland of the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, but all the Han people captured by the Manchu Tatars have become slaves.

No one wants to live the life of a slave who lives worse than death, so there is no way out to the north.

If you can't go north, you can only go south, but the entire Huguang land is the territory of the Xiong family's army.

The land of Huguang is also the "Ming Kingdom" of Xiong Chu, which belongs to the most thorough implementation of "saving the people and resisting foreign humiliation".

If you want to go south, it's not an easy choice. Because the south of Huguang is now "all young and strong, all have the responsibility of defending the land and resisting the war, until the whole country is a soldier." ”

This is the basic principle of Xiong Chu's "Daming Kingdom", and no one can leave it.

Chige only said that he could leave freely, and the specific explanation work was done by the soldiers. As a result, none of the 3,000 captives squeaked, nor did they move their places.

Since they are not leaving, it is natural to reorganize on the spot, because Lei Gongzhai and the watershed need to immediately build defensive positions.

Although the military situation was urgent and the enemy was outnumbered, the three thousand prisoners could not all be left.

People under the age of 12 and over the age of 40 cannot stay, this is the rule of recruitment in the Xiong Family Army.

As a general personally trained by Prince Xiong, and Chige has always regarded himself as Prince Xiong's "righteous son and disciple", he has always been a meticulous person in enforcing military discipline, and this time is no exception.

"The enemy is right in front of us, and our forces are insufficient, which does not need to be concealed, it is all a fact. Even so, more than 700 people who do not meet the requirements will not be able to participate in the next battle, and this is our rule. Of course, from the moment you decide to stay, we are a family, true brothers. ”

Chige rode to the front of the prisoner of war and shouted: "Since it is a family, I will not talk about the two families, and there is no time to talk nonsense now." These more than 700 brothers took up their weapons and immediately rushed to Suizhou City to report to General Sahuer, and then participated in the defense of Suizhou City. ”

Among the remaining 2,000 people, Chige selected more than 400 people who could shoot arrows on horseback, and used the horses and weapons he had just captured to form a mobile unit and expand his personal army to 600 people.

The last 1,600 people were the real infantry army, and they were also the main force in Chige's construction of the "Lei Gong Village and Watershed Defense Position".

"Brothers, don't be afraid, I won't let you charge!" Chige took the 1,600 people up the mountain, and said as he walked: "Although Shen Zhixiang has 20,000 people, as long as we occupy the watershed, they can only stare dryly. ”

After Chige took a 600-00 infantry army to the mountain, he officially announced the formation of the Suizhou Chengbu military camp, and then ordered the whole battalion to be divided into eight teams of two hundred people.

"Brothers: our main forces are secretly moving, and it will take some time. What you have to do is very simple, each squad is responsible for the width of 200 paces, and the eight squads are responsible for the width of zhì 1,600 paces, blocking the enemy's eastward advance. ”

"Each team took out one hundred and fifty men and immediately cut down all the big trees on the western slope and dragged them to the top of the hill to make rolling logs. Another fifty people collected stones while monitoring the enemy down the mountain. Don't worry, just hold on until dark and win!"

This final mobilization completely relieved the newly formed infantry battalion.

"The main forces are secretly moving. "It's a morale-boosting medicine.

These soldiers of the infantry battalion had seen with their own eyes the invincible and powerful combat effectiveness of the Chige Shooting Battalion not long ago, which made people unable to give birth to the heart of resistance.

So, how powerful is the "main force" in the mouth of this flying dragon general? This is a tremendous and inspiring "temptation."

Whether it was temptation or not, Chige didn't have time to say too much now, because at the foot of the mountain in the west, there was already a banner waving, and people were boiling, and Shen Zhixiang's 20,000 troops appeared in everyone's sight.

Chige drew 160 men from his own army and served as generals of all levels in the eight squads of the infantry camp, and began to cut down trees and collect large stones to make rolling wood and stones, ready to meet the enemy's attack.

"Brothers, things are even stricter than we thought. Leading twenty-four sharpshooters to the beacon tower of Lei Gongzhai, Chi Gecai said in a low voice: "When the reinforcements will arrive, not only do you not know, I don't know myself. ”

"When I first came out of Xiaochang County, I received an order to adopt a mobile and flexible way and freely decide the direction and goal of the operation. Because Suizhou City is a key point connecting the east and west wings, I was the first target. ”

"Now it can be seen that the enemy is also bound to Suizhou City. Especially Sahur, they have already killed Shen Yongzhong, who is Shen Zhixiang's son. He must not give up, a fierce battle is inevitable. ”

"Although the three thousand Dashun troops have been recruited, they are all a rabble, and even the weapons are varied, especially without bows and arrows, these people's combat effectiveness cannot have too high expectations. ”

"Our occupation of the ridge looks like the terrain is favorable, but it's not. Because it is almost the same as defending the city now, and we don't have the equipment to defend the city, it is difficult to say how long the temporary rolling wood and stone can be delayed. ”

"The cavalry and archery ability cannot be exerted on the mountain beams, and the cavalry can only be used as an infantry army, and our combat effectiveness has been weakened by half. The key is that each person in our shooting battalion only has two pots of arrows, and it is very difficult to block the opponent's 20,000 people in turn. ”

"General, give the order. The twenty-four sharpshooters did not have any nervous expressions, and looked at Chige very calmly: "We followed the general all the way out of Uzhumuqin, we haven't seen any scenes, will the boat capsize in the gutter today?"

Chige shook his head: "The large force of the guerrilla team of the Shooting Battalion cannot participate in the battle to defend the mountain beam, they must hide and wait on the flat ground east of the mountain beam. In the event that the enemy broke through the defensive line of the mountain beam, it was necessary to curb the enemy's offensive speed on flat ground. ”

"To this end, each of you will select five men from the pro-barracks, and then disperse them into eight infantry squads, and shoot all the enemies who have escaped the rolling wood, so as to inflict as many casualties as possible on the enemy. ”

The twenty-four marksmen were the anchors of the entire shooting battalion, and Xiong Chu repeatedly stressed that they could not be used in frontal combat.

But this is not the case, and the extreme lack of bows and arrows is a huge problem for Chige. If the enemy occupies the mountain beam, it is likely that the entire Shooting Battalion will be annihilated.

For the safety of the entire battle, Chige could only send out all twenty-four marksmen, and then concentrate all the arrows to take charge of themselves.

Twenty-four marksmen turned and left the beacon, and then selected one hundred and twenty of their own soldiers to enter the defensive battlefield.

Chige looked down at the last five hundred soldiers under the beacon tower, and could only sigh and shake his head secretly.

These 500 men were the last reserve of the Shanliang defensive operation, and most of them were cavalrymen who were temporarily selected from prisoners of war.

Knock Knock Knock –

The sound of the war drums of the attack suddenly sounded on the flat ground to the west of the mountain beam, and Chige's thoughts were withdrawn.

Seeing the formation of three thousand-strong infantry troops at the foot of the mountain, Chige was still secretly surprised: "Good guy, as soon as the battle starts, it will be a three-way attack, and there is no preparation for a tentative attack at all, Shen Zhixiang really wants to fight hard." ”

Kill –

With a deafening shout, the three infantry army formations rushed towards the hillside with the beat of the drums, and the offensive and defensive battle of the mountain beam began.

Standing on the commanding heights of the beacon tower, Chige raised all his strength and shouted: "Calm down, everyone, don't panic! Put the enemy halfway up the mountain, and then release the rolling wood and stones in batches, and the archers will shoot the fish that have slipped through the net, and avoid hand-to-hand combat as much as possible." ”

Thinking about it, Chige lowered his head again and shouted: "The herald immediately informs all archers to pay attention: our arrows are limited, we must strike accurately, first shoot the enemy's generals at all levels who rush to the front, disrupt their command system, and absolutely not use scattering!"

The enemy's offensive was also adapted to local conditions, and three points were not selected for a key breakthrough. After the three thousand attacking troops rushed to the foot of the mountain, they immediately dispersed, and swarmed up a thousand paces wide.

Seeing the enemy adopt this way of fighting separately, Chige's two fists suddenly clenched, which was a sign of extreme tension in his heart.

Can't help but be nervous.

Because the enemies are completely scattered, it negates out the huge damage that can be caused by the rolling woodstones.

This simple tactical action shows that Shen Zhixiang's troops are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles and have experienced the baptism of battle under various terrain conditions.

Fortunately, the enemies are all attacking from the back, and in order to be able to climb the hill quickly, the three thousand enemies have no armor to protect them, which opens up new opportunities.

The enemy changes, I change.

After a moment of contemplation, Chiglio called out in a low voice: "Herald: Order the archers to shoot the first to shoot those who rush first, and each team will not release the rolling wood and stones for the time being, and put the enemy up." As soon as they approach the ridges, the terrain becomes narrower and steeper, and they are bound to slowly concentrate and suddenly release rolling logs and stones to dismount the enemy. ”

A quarter of an hour later, the attacking enemy's front line had crossed the mountainside, and the sparse sound of bowstrings began to sound, followed by terrible screams, and the cruelty of the battle was finally revealed.

The soldiers of the Shooting Battalion are all strong bows, and they all have the ability to penetrate Yang in a hundred steps. Especially Chige's pro-military camp, which is all six-stone bows. Now down-to-earth and condescending, without the influence of the galloping of war horses, the hit rate is almost 100%.

Therefore, the one hundred and twenty personal soldiers brought out by the twenty-four marksmen, although the number was small, they were all arrows, and as long as the enemy came within a hundred paces, they became dead.

"Not bad, haha, very good!" Chige became more and more excited the more he watched.

Because he condescendingly saw very clearly, the personal soldiers led by the twenty-four marksmen did not shoot the enemy aimlessly, but began to put pressure on the enemy from both sides.

It is the instinct of animals to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

The enemy soon found himself in the most dangerous areas on his northern and southern flanks, and that all those killed were shot with arrows in the forehead or throat.

This was too dangerous, and as the enemy continued to climb up the mountain beam, it was natural to slowly concentrate in the center.

After losing more than 200 people under the blow of the arrows, the more than 1,000 enemies who rushed the fastest had been forced to gather in the central area, which was also the area with the highest concentration of rolling wood and stones.

"Second, third, and fourth teams, put-"

With a low roar, there was a bang in the center of the mountain beam, and the first batch of rolling wood and stones tilted down from the mountain beam, and the surrounding area of Lei Gongzhai suddenly shook the mountain.

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