serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 112 Fighting against the Rakshasa
There are snowflakes floating in the gray sky, and the prairie is extremely quiet.

On October [-]th of the second year of Jianwu, the first snow fell to the north of Yinshan Mountain, and the snowflakes came down sparsely.

In front of Zhou Jun's camp, the deputy general of the [-] Battalion sat on his horse, and all the cavalry of Zhou Jun lined up there quietly without making a sound.

Behind the cavalry was a huge hollow phalanx. All the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion were proficient in handling firecrackers. Jia Hu also transferred the muskets in the hands of Xie Qiong's cavalry to the Firearms Battalion, so the Firearms Battalion quickly resumed fighting. Force, in the middle is the chariot camp, the horses pull the artillery, and the carriages are loaded with ammunition.

Suddenly, there was a low horn sound on the prairie, and then the ground shook slightly.

After a while, a group of cavalry appeared on the other side of the grassland in black, and they saw Zhou Jun from a distance, roaring "hehe", galloping on horses and raising their swords, they rushed over.

A Rakshasa cavalry of thousands of people followed closely behind.

Looking at the cavalry of Zasaktu Khan's troops charging closer and closer, the lieutenant general of the [-] Battalion drew his sword and said, "Kill!" He rushed out first.

The cavalry behind them suddenly mobilized and rushed towards the cavalry of Zasaktu Khan's troops.

Jia Hu waved his hand.

The earth-shattering sound of war drums sounded, and then, more than [-] firecrackers marched forward with heavy steps.

Looking down from the sky, the two cavalry collided fiercely. The screams and the sound of the impact of the blades spread far away. With the strength of their armor, the cavalry of the Zhou army were invincible and killed the cavalry of Zasaktu Khan. The heads were rolling, and their army formation was quickly penetrated. The corpses of Mobei Mongols were everywhere on the battlefield, and the lives on the battlefield were like worthless.

The [-] Battalion has dealt with the Mongols for many years and knows them very well. After breaking through their army formation, they immediately launched a fierce attack on them from the flanks, causing the Zhasaktu Khan cavalry to retreat continuously. Even some cavalry began to avoid far away.

The cavalry of Zasaktu Khan's troops have been gradually lost.

"Ugh-"

The horn sounded suddenly, and the Rakshasa started, and thousands of Rakshasa cavalry charged towards this side holding their spears high.

At this time, the firearms battalion arrived on the battlefield, and the vehicle battalion was adjusting the artillery, ready for battle.

Thinking of Jia Hu's reminder, the [-] Battalion quickly left the battlefield and withdrew to the edge of the Firearms Battalion.

When the Rakshasa rushed over, the Zasaktu Khan cavalry who had already retreated followed suit.

Eunuch Zhao looked up at the sky and asked Jia Hu, "Marshal, won't this snow affect the firecrackers?"

Jia Hu shook his head: "It's okay." As he spoke, he glanced at Eunuch Zhao again.

In the letter, King Yizhong made it clear how King Shui Rong of Beijing plotted against Jia Hu, so Jia Hu was always on guard against Eunuch Zhao.

However, Eunuch Zhao has behaved himself ever since he entered the military camp. Not only did he never intervene in military affairs, he even seldom said anything, which was totally different from what he said in the letter.

Could it be that, as Jia She said, eunuchs are good at hiding themselves, doing one thing in front of one's face and another behind one's back, and are good at observing words and expressions, and the most important thing is that they can bear it.

The deafening artillery salvo sounded over. Through clairvoyance, Jia Hu clearly saw that the Raksha people turned their horses' heads 250 steps away, but many people were still hit by the raindrops of lead, leaving them behind. There are hundreds of corpses.

The Raksha people have rich combat experience, their cavalry team is very loose, and they turned their horses' heads in time, the first wave of shelling did not cause them too many casualties.

In comparison, the cavalry of the Zasaktu Khan tribe was very miserable. The densely packed cavalry and the raindrops of lead hit their heads and faces. These Mobei Mongolians in leather jackets were instantly knocked down. The cavalry behind Constantly tripping over the corpses, those wounded or frightened war horses ran wildly around, trampling and shouting, making a mess.

The artillery of Cheying fired fast and accurately. Under the baptism of waves of bullets, the cavalry who rushed to the front were almost wiped out. Shoot down the horse.

The Mongols in the rear were stunned, and then pulled their horses and left.

Seeing the Zhasaktu Khan cavalry fleeing all over the ground, and looking at the Raksha people retreating slowly, Jia Hu frowned, not knowing what the Raksha people were up to, and insisted on fighting with him , Is it just to test Zhou Jun's strength?
It was learned from the Mongolian captives that the Zhasaktu Khan and the Tuxietu Khan rebelled against the Qing with the support of the Raksha people, occupied Uliasutai, imprisoned Sanyin Nuoyan Khan, and divided the His tribe originally planned to take the opportunity to attack the Manchus, but for some reason the two sides reconciled, and Yongqi led the remnants to retreat to the eastern grassland.

Yesterday evening, the Raksha people sent a letter of challenge to fight Zhou Jun.

Jia Hu understood that the Raksha people wanted to take the opportunity to understand the strength of the Zhou army, and the Raksha people would not leave without touching him.

In order to prevent this from being a trick of the Raksha people, the sentry camp went out fifty miles to monitor the surrounding area.

The snowflakes gradually grew bigger, and the Raksha people also disappeared on the other side of the grassland.

Eunuch Zhao: "The Rakshasa people have withdrawn."

At this time, a Mongolian ran over holding a white flag high.

Jia Hu said to Lin San, "Go and see what's going on?"

Lin San led a group of cavalry and rushed over, and soon, under the protection of Lin San and others, the Mongolian rushed over.

Finally, the Mongolian came to Jia Hu and said in blunt Chinese, "This is a letter from our King Khan to the general." Then he took out a letter from his pocket and offered it with both hands.

Everyone was shocked and suspected that they had heard wrong.

Jia Hu glanced at Lin San.

Lin San took the letter and tore it open, trembling, then walked over and opened it for Jia Hu to read.

Jia Hu took a closer look, and couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. On the paper was a beautiful Zhong Wang Xiaokai. Zasaktuhan told himself that he would send envoys to Dazhou to discuss with Dazhou about sending troops to attack the Manchus and carve up the Qing Dynasty. Manchu territory.

He also mentioned the Raksha people, saying that they were full of interest in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and some people would follow the mission to Beijing.

Lian Zhou Faqing?

My brain is broken!
Eunuch Zhao said: "Marshal?"

Jia Hu came back to his senses and winked at Lin San.

Lin San understood, and handed the letter to Fanzi beside him.

Eunuch Zhao was also surprised when he saw it, he was stunned for a while, then turned to Jia Hu and asked, "Marshal, what do you think?"

Jia Hu smiled lightly: "This commander is only responsible for leading the troops to fight." Then he turned to Xie Qiong and said, "Ming Jin withdraws the troops."

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

As the bell for withdrawing troops rang, the Firearms Battalion retreated slowly, and then the [-] Battalion also retreated, and then a group of prisoners swept the battlefield under the guard of the cavalry
After handing over the envoy of Zasak Tuhan to Eunuch Zhao, Jia Hu recruited Xie Qiong and the deputy general of the [-] Battalion to the main tent of the Chinese Army to discuss the next strategy.

A large pot of open fire was already burning in the big tent of the Chinese army. Jia Hu took off his sheepskin jacket, sat down on the commander's seat, took a few sips of tea from the soldiers, and then said: "This place can't stay any longer."

The soldiers brought hot tea to Xie Qiong and the lieutenant general of the [-] Battalion.

Xie Qiong: "It's snowing, it's time to go home."

The lieutenant-general of the Three Thousand Battalion nodded.

Jia Hu sighed softly, and said: "The bodies of the soldiers who died in battle will be disposed of tomorrow morning, and the army will set out at noon."

Xie Qiong hesitated for a moment: "Then will they take them back?"

Jia Hu waved his hand lightly: "Follow the rules."

Xie Qiong sighed. Three children of the Jia family died in the battle. According to the rules of the imperial court, only generals and above can be transported back for burial, and the rest can be buried on the spot.

After a moment of silence, Jia Hu said: "Bury them here first, and find a way to move them to be buried near Suiyuan City next year."

Xie Qiong: "Yes."

The lieutenant-general of the [-] Battalion said: "Commander, which way shall we go?"

Jia Hu pondered for a long time before saying: "The army retreats to Wuchuan first. Xie Qiong led three thousand cavalry to cross the Yinshan Road first. After safety, the army will go south."

Xie Qiong: "Yes."

There was a sound of horseshoes, and after a while, a sentry came in and said: "Commander, the Zhasaktu Khan's troops have pulled out their camp and retreated to the northeast."

Jia Hu: "Explore again."

The sentry: "No." He ran out.

"Commander, there is a message from Superintendent Zhao, saying that if Commander is done with work, please go there." The voice of a soldier came from outside the tent.

Jia Hu stood up: "Go down and get ready." Then, he picked up the sheepskin jacket and walked out.

Half an hour later, a team of criminal criminals rushed out of the camp with the military newspaper and Zasak Tuhan's personal letter.

(End of this chapter)