serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 107
The rain stopped for two days, and the grass was not completely dry. Under the persecution of the Manchus, the herdsmen finally filled in a passage with the guns of the Zhou army.

At the fifth watch, with the help of horses, the last group of herdsmen successfully broke through several gaps of more than ten steps wide from the horse-repelling defense line set up by the Zhou army, and the Zhou army camp was in sight.

Half an hour ago, the Manchus sent a new order to launch an attack on the Zhou army camp today.

In the camp of the Mongols

A Mongolian soldier knocked down the sheep whose legs were bound, stabbed the sheep through the throat with a knife, and directly stabbed the heart of the sheep. Turning the knife edge, a stream of bright red hot sheep blood was sprayed into the wooden barrel, and then skillfully skinned and disembowelled.

Around them were Mongolian soldiers who were slaughtering cattle and sheep. The slaughtered cattle and sheep were pulled to the other side of the camp by bullock carts, and even the blood of the cattle and sheep were taken away.

The screams of cattle and sheep were endless, and the smell of blood enveloped the entire camp.

On the other side of the camp, hundreds of cauldrons are boiling bone soup on a big fire, which is very fragrant. Beef and sheep are being roasted on the campfire at the side. overflowing.

Groups of Mongolian soldiers lined up to receive food, and then walked not far away to eat the food in their hands silently.

Several Mongolian princes came, looked at the soldiers, and then looked back to the distance. The King of Chahar County was squatting there sharpening his knife.

King Chahar sharpened the scimitar back and forth on a large piece of sandstone, dipping a little water on the sandstone from time to time.

Beside him was a pile of arrows that had already been sharpened.

Several Mongolian princes came over, and the king of Chahar County sharpened his knife faster.

A Mongolian prince sighed: "This is driving people to death!"

Another Mongolian prince: "In order to pave a way for their cavalry, we paid a heavy price. Nearly [-] herdsmen died under the muskets and artillery of the Han people. Now they let us take the lead again, not bullying people like this of."

Finally, King Chahar finished sharpening the scimitar, tested the blade with his hand, then wiped the surface of the blade clean, then stood up and put the blade back into its sheath.

Putting those arrows into the quiver and carrying them on the back, he said: "It's too late to say these things now."

Hearing what he said, the Mongolian prince was not happy: "Then let everyone die?"

King Chahar: "We are different. Where is your family? Aren't they all in the tribe? Unless the Manchus are out of their minds."

Speaking of this, he first glanced at the Manchus in the distance, and then said: "The Manchus are untrustworthy, you must firmly hold on to the soldiers and horses in your hands. Stop being cannon fodder for the Manchus. The blood shed by the Mongols has already Enough."

Several people nodded, the Manchus decided to launch an attack on the Zhou army camp today, and the last [-] Chahar main forces led by the king of Chahar County became the vanguard, and the Manchus sent [-] Bannermen .

At this moment, a white-armored soldier galloped up to King Chahar and reined in the reins: "The young master ordered you to launch an attack in half an hour."

King Chahar: "Understood." He turned and walked towards his big tent.

On the other side, in the Zhou army camp, Jia Hu was still sitting in the commander's seat of the Chinese army tent, with a thin interrogation record on the case table in front of him.

On the fifth watch, three secret agents of the Criminal Division who were lurking among the Mongols rushed here among the herdsmen. Unfortunately, two of them died under the gunfire, and the spy who survived was almost killed. In the hands of sword and shield soldiers sweeping the battlefield.

The people from the criminal prosecution department verified and confirmed their identities, and then sent over this interrogation record.

It mainly records the number of soldiers and horses on the opposite side. Among them, the Manchus have [-] Eight Banner soldiers from Uliasutai, and the Chahar people only have more than [-] people. Finally, there are several princes from the Ulan Chabu League. More than [-] main forces under his command.

In other words, the number of people on the opposite side is about the same as that on your own side. As long as there are two victories, this battle can be overturned!
There is one more important piece of information. There is not much food on the opposite side, and it can last for seven or eight days at most. The people sent by General Ulia Sutai to the Tushetu Khan to urge cattle and sheep have not returned yet. Ulia Sutai There was no news from Sutai either.

Because of the unfair distribution of food, the Mongolian soldiers complained one after another. In addition, the Manchus used the herdsmen as cannon fodder, and several generals and leaders under the Mongolian princes were also dissatisfied.

Xie Qiong walked in: "Commander, the army is ready."

Jia Hu stood up, took the dragon-patterned sword on the shelf beside him, and said casually, "Let's command."

Xie Qiong was overjoyed: "Thank you, Commander!" He smiled, and said to Jia Hu: "Please, Commander first." Then he gave up his hand.

Jia Hu smiled and walked out holding the sword.

Xie Qiong chased out with a smile.

Outside the camp, the soldiers and horses of each battalion have made preparations for the battle under the command of the officers.

There was a distance of more than two miles from Juma, which was overwhelmed by the herdsmen, to the camp, but Jia Hu did not ask people to dig trenches in advance, nor did he set traps.

On the right side of the gate, the cavalry of the [-] Battalion and the Yongwei Battalion had already formed a square formation and were ready to attack.

The cold wind that had calmed down for the day suddenly picked up with a whimper.

The red flag is waving in the wind.

Under the banner, nearly [-] firecrackers lined up on the two-mile-long front, holding the bayonet-mounted firecrackers tightly, and staring at the front. Half an hour later, the mighty cavalry Appeared at the other end, less than a mile away from Juma, they stopped the horse and made final preparations.

A battle of life and death is about to kick off.

Xie Qiong placed 250 cannons behind the firecrackers. In front of the firecrackers were three rows of heavy armored pikemen, and behind the fourth row of firecrackers there were two rows of sword and shield soldiers. The cavalry broke through the line of heavy armored pikemen, and they would rush forward to protect the musketeers.

Looking at the Zhou army waiting in full force, King Chahar swallowed. Suddenly, a low-pitched horn sounded behind him.

Thinking of his family, Prince Chahar blushed. He drew out his scimitar and shouted hysterically: "Kill!" He swung the knife and rushed out first.

"Kill!"

The [-] Chahar cavalry also roared and rushed forward with their horses and swords raised.

At this time, the officer of the Eight Banners said to his deputy: "Let's follow the Mongols, and then attack the left flank of the Zhou army."

The deputy nodded, drew out his long sword, and roared: "Defeat Zhou Jun's left flank!"

One thousand and eight banner soldiers also launched a charge, and instantly rolled up a long dragon on the grassland.

The strong wind blew up a burst of fine grass clippings, and the big flag was slapped. The soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion remained motionless, quietly waiting for the military order.

Soon, the Chahar people rushed through the passage piled up with the lives of the herdsmen. The two armies were getting closer and closer. , when he was about to enter the distance of 250 steps, he shouted: "Archery!"

"Buzz!"

At this time, the Chahar people had already rushed to a distance of two hundred steps, and then suddenly steered their horses to turn, facing the Yongwei battalion from the side, and rushed to the left flank while shooting arrows, wave after wave, but the distance It was too far away, and the arrows rained down in front of the heavy armored pikemen.

Jia Hu rode on a horse and stood under the shaft gate, quietly looking at the battlefield in front of him. The actions of the Chahar people really caught the gunfire soldiers by surprise. Only a small part of the first wave of bullets hit the cavalrymen. , The firecrackers on the left were also stunned for a moment, but the officer quickly reacted and ordered free fire.

However, the Chahar people's coquettish operations have harmed the Manchus. Their sudden turn directly exposed the Eight Banners soldiers who followed closely behind to the gunfire soldiers. When they reacted, the second wave and the third wave The bullets hit them directly. Fortunately, their formation was very sparse, and there were 200 people who fell off the horses.

The officer of the Eight Banners who was rushing to the front had long since disappeared, and the deputy gritted his teeth and shouted: "Rush to the left, shoot the arrow!"

The Eight Banners soldiers also started to shoot arrows, wave after wave, only a small group of people's arrows fell into the formation of the heavy armored pikemen, but they couldn't cause any damage.

Two hundred paces, the musket can't penetrate the armor, but it can still cause damage to the horse.

In the sound of gunfire, more and more Mongols and Eight Banners soldiers fell to the ground because their horses were shot down. Some people were directly broken their necks, and the rest were trampled by the horses behind them. into meat paste.

In the distance, Yong Qi lowered her clairvoyance and said to the guard of Jinzhou, "Beat the drum."

The drums were loud.

The sound of rumbling war drums came, and the king of Chahar County shouted in grief and indignation: "Come on!" He urged his horse to charge towards the army formation of the Yongwei Battalion on the left.

The rest of the Chahars followed.

At this time, the artillery on the left wing rang.

The Chahar people who charged saw the flames in front of them. Before they could react, they fell off their horses and rolled on the ground, howling. Many people were punched with blood holes, and some even had their heads blown off.

The new self-generating guns can pierce armor at a hundred steps, not to mention the sheepskin jackets they were wearing, the Chahar cavalry who rushed forward were almost swept away.

(End of this chapter)