Cutting 1719

Chapter 397
At the end of May, Nanjing was already feeling a bit stuffy, but the imperial palace began to take out the reserved ice cubes, accompanied by watermelon juice, and presented them to the princes and ministers of the Great Chu, which had a special flavor.

Although Ning Yu was used to the scorching heat, he felt good while drinking iced watermelon juice while watching the memorial, so he casually ordered: "The watermelon juice at the emperor and queen mother's place must be prepared fresh every day. The Queen and Concubine Chen also need to prepare carefully, and the rest should be distributed to the princes and ministers in Beijing."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The maid on the side responded in a low voice, and then someone added a new glass of watermelon juice to Ning Yu, and several people were persistently shaking their fans, letting the cool breeze drive away the scorching heat in Fengtian Hall.

Cui Wancai, the deputy minister of the cabinet, and Ning Zuyi, the new deputy envoy of the Privy Council, entered the hall holding the papers. Ning Zuyi respectfully said: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Southwest Group Army. Now the troops are basically in place. King Changshan Presented relevant military reports to His Majesty."

"Bring it here, and serve iced watermelon juice to the two Qings."

Ning Yu flipped through the paperwork in his hand, and felt a little better. The current progress of the Southwest Group Army is fairly smooth, and the strength of several main divisions is also in place, just waiting for the thunderous blow.

According to the news from the Privy Council, the Southwest Group Army is divided into three groups to launch an attack on Sichuan and Guizhou. The main attack route is naturally Sichuan, followed by Guizhou. On the contrary, the attack on Yunnan is already further behind, so there is no need to worry.

Cui Wancai said in a low voice at this time: "Your Majesty, in the Southwest War, was the treatment of the chieftain too harsh? After all, the Southwest has not yet been conquered. If they are forced to go to the Qing court, it will be a bit bad. .”

Ning Yu said kindly, but his face showed a look of indifference, "Don't worry about Cifu, how to deal with the chieftain is a countermeasure that I have studied for a long time. At this time, if we implement the reform of the land and return it to the local people, although some people will be forced to Going to the Qing court will save me a lot of trouble—take this opportunity to wipe them all out, and the Southwest will become a safe place in the future."

"Your Majesty, is this move a bit rushed? If we can take the Southwest smoothly, it doesn't seem too late to deal with these chieftains." Cui Wancai sighed softly.

"Jisuke, we don't have that much time to play hide-and-seek with them in the southwest, do you understand?"

Ning Yu smiled meaningfully. In fact, what he was most afraid of was not that the Qing army had more helpers, but that the gang of chieftains were playing tricks on him behind his back. If he could force all these people to the Qing army Going to the side, then there will be an obvious advantage, that is, the Fuhan army can directly fight the Qing army and the chieftain on the frontal battlefield.

If on the surface there is no conflict with Tusi's well water, once the "Reform Land Return" and the New Deal are implemented in the future, the Tusi will definitely rebel, because in the current New Deal, there is no place for this gang of local tyrants, and the confrontation between the two sides is almost impossible. Avoided.

But at that time, Ningchu will have to clean up each village one by one, and there are thousands of villages in the southwest, when will it be the end?According to the memories of Ning Yu’s previous life, Ertai’s reform of the map and returning to the people in the three southwestern provinces lasted for many years, and thousands of villages were destroyed. A lot of leftovers.

Therefore, since it is clear to fight, it is better to fight from the beginning. At least Ning Chu has the final say on the battlefield now.

"Order Chang Shanwang, the reformation of the land and returning to the exile will not be suspended, let him give me a good fight!"

When the setting sun gradually rises from the horizon, a cock crow kicks off the dawn, and a touch of golden color sprinkles on Sanshui Village.

Sanshui Village is a small village at the junction of Sizhou Prefecture and Sien Prefecture. There are only a few hundred villagers. They live on hundreds of acres of Susukida in the village. Their lives are quite tight, so many people will go to Sizhou or other places. Sien makes a living.

Every day after the sound of cock crowing, Old Zheng would get up and go to the field to take a look at his own crops, and sometimes to see if there were any pheasants or wild rabbits—if he could catch them One is a good harvest.

This habit has been going on for many years, but every day he doesn't go to see it, Old Zheng will feel suffocated in his heart.

Walking on the mountain path, Old Zhengtou was carrying his iron hoe on his back. It was a treasure he had exchanged from Sizhou Mansion. In their village, there were not many iron hoes like this, so Old Zhengtou cherished it very much. He will grind it every day, and then carry it around the field for a few laps, and he will get envious eyes from his fellow villagers along the way.

When Lao Zhengtou arrived in the field, he seemed to hear a noisy sound. The sound was approaching from far away, but it made people hear it more clearly, as if many people were walking——Old Zhengtou could not help but raise his head He turned his head, but saw a side that he will never forget.

Countless soldiers in fiery red uniforms, with long muskets on their shoulders and neat leather boots on their feet, are striding along the official road, and the team is in a neat line, walking in front of him However, he didn't look at Old Zheng at all.

More and more soldiers are passing the official road, and behind them, there are horses dragging cannons, and they are moving forward, which is the direction of the Sizhou government. .

Seeing such a magnificent marching team, Old Zheng forced out a howl from his throat, and then knelt on the ground trembling. He swore that he had never seen so many soldiers before, and never I have never seen such a mighty and majestic army, as if it fell from the sky.

But regardless of whether it fell from the sky or not, Old Zheng didn't dare to take a second look. He had been to Sizhou City and seen the soldiers of the chieftain, but he didn't have such vigor.

The new Commander of the Third Division was Guo Ding'an, the former Commander of the Second Brigade of the Imperial Guard Division. After the Battle of Xinhui, he was promoted to the Commander of the Third Division because of his meritorious service.

Guo Ding'an was riding on a horse, holding a binoculars and looking at the rugged mountain road ahead, without the slightest expression. In fact, he had already obtained the relevant terrain data from the Military Intelligence Department before this, and he had a certain understanding of the geographical conditions here. Estimated - under normal circumstances, the army is completely passable, even if there are artillery.

Guo Ding'an is also prepared for the enemies he may encounter soon. There are about 3000 hyena soldiers, plus [-] to [-] civilian husbands. They are transporting a large amount of food and grass, and they are about [-] miles away from here. about.

In fact, for Guo Ding'an, the four thousand coyote soldiers on the opposite side really didn't take it seriously. The firepower of the Fuhan army is basically unrealistic, and those artillery pieces alone are enough for them to eat.

As time went by, the distance between the two sides became closer and closer. For the soldiers of the Fuhan Army who had been fighting for a long time, they also began to check their muskets, ammunition and bayonets. These things can bring death to the enemy. , but also to protect their own lives.

"Boom—"

With the roar of the artillery of the Fuhan Army, the first battle of the Fuhan Army marching into the southwest officially started, and the sound of the artillery mainly played the role of a school firing, and the real large-scale artillery coverage was about to begin.

Cen Yingbi, the commander of the coyote soldiers, held a binoculars in his hand, and looked at the Fuhan army lined up in a neat line opposite him, his face turned livid. When the other party saw him, he chose to shoot directly, which meant that there was no possibility of communication at all. , the two sides are already endless.

"Hmph, order the whole army to attack, don't shoot them, go directly to melee!"

Of course, Cen Yingbi knew the strengths and weaknesses of his coyote soldiers. If he fired guns at the Fuhan army from a distance, it would be useless to rely on his own guns, not to mention that the Fuhan army still had so many artillery.

The real strength of the Coyote Soldiers lies in small-scale hand-to-hand combat. Using the tactics of splitting and attacking together, it can completely cause a lot of damage. Therefore, as long as he can fight hand-to-hand, Cen Yingbi is confident that he can achieve excellent results. .

Of course, how to rush over is another matter. Regarding this point, Cen Yingbi has not really felt the power of the Fuhan Army's artillery.

"Kill!"

As the servant of the Cen family, Cen San has always rushed to the front. He can feel his body is full of infinite energy. He is eager to chop off the enemy's head, eager to break the opponent's formation ——That would mean unimaginable glory and wealth, and it was something he had always longed for.

"Kill the thief! Reward ten taels of silver!"

The children of the Cen family rushed to the front with the coyote soldiers. They held spears and long knives one by one, and some of them held bows and arrows in their hands. It dispelled the fear in their hearts, and they only felt that they would soon be able to cross the short one and a half miles.

That's right, one and a half miles is also the most powerful range of the Fuhan Army's artillery. Beyond this range is not impossible to hit, but the accuracy will be greatly reduced, and it is difficult to really hit the hyena soldiers.

The howls of the hyena soldiers did not affect the soldiers of the Fuhan Army, especially for the gunners. They were used to this kind of scene earlier, and they would not panic at all, because these people rushing forward, It is often the first batch of people who are dealt with by artillery fire.

Behind the formation, the first-class artillery was neatly arranged. The gunners of the Fuhan Army lit the fuses with torches. After bursts of roaring sounds were heard, rows of bullets were fired into the air, followed by a wonderful The arc fell on the road where the hyena soldiers charged.

"Boom - boom -"

One after another, the flowering bombs fell on the coyote soldiers of the Cen family. The air waves caused by the violent explosion tore their bodies apart in an instant, and also tore the colorful flags into pieces. The flag with the word Cen fell on the ground weakly, as if foreshadowing the fate of the hyena soldiers.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Cen San felt a chill all over his body, and the limbs of coyote soldiers were all over the ground, presented in a strange posture. Although he was not injured, his body was covered in blood, which was extremely horrible. terror.

But before he could recover, the people behind continued to charge forward. It has to be said that the morale of the coyote soldiers was indeed much higher than that of the Qing army. Li's long knife cut a way out.

"Good morale, just too stupid."

Guo Ding'an held up the binoculars with both hands, watched the coyote soldiers charging on the opposite side, and gave a very accurate evaluation.

In the face of today's Fuhan army, the simplest charge tactics are useless, too rough and too simple, let alone the long-range artillery and bullets, even if you get close, there are still flowers from the Fuhan army's mortars The bombs, as well as the grenade interception of the grenadier battalion, can completely smash this kind of crowd tactics, and even if the lucky ones who really escaped the flower bombs and grenades, in front of the Fuhan army, there is still a bayonet to counter the charge as a last resort, so Not afraid of this tactic.

But in the eyes of today's Cen Yingbi, he is so excited that he can't help himself. He has seen the hyena soldiers in front of him have rushed into the distance of [-] steps. There is no doubt that this is a surprising distance. , You only need to work harder, and you will be able to crash into the camp of the Fuhan army and slaughter wantonly.

As the coyote soldiers got closer, the artillery of the Fuhan army also fired closer, and a large number of flowering shells smashed in like this, creating patches of blood mist among the coyote soldiers. For Cen Yingbi at this time, , He has already put all the chips on it, and all he wants is to start a hand-to-hand battle with the Fuhan army.

three hundred steps,
two hundred steps,
one hundred steps,

Although the coyote soldiers had killed and injured hundreds of people, there were still hundreds of people who rushed into the range of one hundred steps. At this time, the Fuhan army did not panic at all, and all the soldiers raised their guns in their hands. Flintlock, looking at the hyena soldiers who were rushing towards them.

"boom--"

With the sound of a clear volley of guns, a group of coyote soldiers who rushed to the front fell down again, but their suffering did not end, and the volleys of the second and third rows continued to roar, Created waves of blood among the hyena soldiers.

When the battle has come to this point, even though the morale of the coyote soldiers is very high, there is a faint tendency to collapse. After all, it is clear that they are going to die. The 4000 coyote soldiers have already died in such a short period of time. Nearly a thousand people fell down, which is an extremely terrifying number.

Guo Ding'an, who was standing in the formation, was looking coldly at these coyote soldiers who were dying, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The morale of these people is really much stronger than that of the Qing army he encountered in the past. Morale can be compared with that.

You must know that the morale of the Eight Banners in the Beijing Camp is not uncommon, so it is really not easy to persist in rushing down with such a high casualty.

However, for the Fuhan army, their result is doomed, that is, the entire army is wiped out.

(End of this chapter)