serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 2 Encounter

"drive!"

"Drive!"

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Jia Hu led his cavalry and galloped along the Liuzhou River to the fort on the west side of Gaotaibao. It didn't take long before they arrived at a place less than three miles away from the fort. The cavalry, under the order of the officer, all the soldiers immediately drew their bows and arrows, and formed a square formation to attack.

The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and everyone could see clearly that it was indeed the remnant army of the fortress, seven of them, and all of them were wounded. When they reached the army formation, they all fell off their horses. He got up, and the officer came down to Jia Hu with the support of two soldiers. He knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "The fortress was breached by the Qing soldiers, and the hundred generals died in battle. It should be less than two miles from here."

"A Niulu has about 300 people. Excluding the deaths and serious injuries, there should be more than [-] people, which is twice as many as our own. It is not easy to fight."

Jia Hu thought silently in his heart.

Thinking of this, I can’t help complaining. Back then, the Wu clan defeated the Manchus with their firearms. Unfortunately, the succeeding king was greedy for pleasure and became extravagant. The officials below followed suit. The chamber is not counted, the ammunition does not match the caliber of the gun, even if the bullet can be put in, the chamber will not explode, at least two or three times out of ten times, the efficiency is extremely low, and no one in the frontier army is willing to use it except the guards. firearms.

The soldiers under his command are all wearing double armor. The bows and arrows of the Qing soldiers are hardly lethal, and the equipment of the armored soldiers of the Tartars is not bad. The blunderbuss can still keep warm, so it seems that there can only be a head-on fight.

It has been 15 years since his mother Qianlong, and the West is about to carry out the first industrial revolution, and I am still using cold weapons to fight.

For a moment, there was a thunderous sound of horseshoes in the distance, and then a group of small black spots appeared, getting closer and closer, and gradually turned into a black line. After a while, the figure of the Tartar could be seen clearly. With their indomitable charge, Jia Hu waved his hand and ordered: "Form forward!"

More than a hundred people formed a square formation and marched slowly. With their bows and arrows, they controlled the horses with their legs and maintained the formation. , Jia Hu pulled the bow abruptly, Leng Sen's arrow pointed at Zuo Ling who was charging ahead, his eyes narrowed, 230 steps, 180 steps, [-] steps, already entered the range of the bow and arrow in Jia Hu's hand, with a chord There was a sound, the flying arrow was like a shooting star, the arrow shot through his mouth, the leader didn't even scream, he fell to the ground from his horse.

The sudden change made everyone stunned. At this moment, Jia Hu drew out the saber on the horse's back and pointed at it, shouting: "Shoot the horse!"

Arrows flew towards the Qing soldiers whistling like rain, and the horses fell to the ground. The Tatars screamed and fell off the horses, and instantly they were turned on their backs. The cavalry couldn't stop and bumped into each other one after another, causing the Tartar cavalry to be in chaos.

The momentum of the Tazi's attack was frustrated, Jia Hu swung his saber, "Kill!" and rushed out first.

"Kill!"

More than a hundred cavalry roared loudly and rushed over.

The distance of more than one hundred paces came in an instant. At this moment, the Tartar cavalry hadn't recovered from the chaos. The cavalry rolled up the murderous aura and charged into the chaotic crowd of Tartars from the flank. This is Jia Hu's military ability. He Can find the enemy's weak point to attack, and create opportunities when there is no opportunity.

At this time, some Tartar officers tried to change the army formation, but the Zhou army did not give them the opportunity to adjust the army formation.

Jia Hu clenched the saber with both hands and chopped left and right. It was extremely sharp. He rushed left and right in the crowd of Tartars, watching the oncoming Qing soldiers slashing away like lightning. In two halves, the horse fled in fright.

Shouts, screams, and clashes of weapons came and went one after another. As soon as a Zhou army cavalry cut off a Qing soldier's neck with a knife, he was simply and roughly knocked off his horse by a giant mace. In a moment, several war horses Stepping on his body, his flesh and blood were immediately bloody, and the lives of people on the battlefield are worthless.

Jia Hu led the cavalry to fight all the way, and the blood of the Qing soldiers flowed into rivers. The Tartars were so terrified and demoralized that they retreated like a tide.

A Manchu officer shouted sharply: "End the formation! Don't retreat."

As soon as the words fell, an arrow shot like lightning, shot through his eyes, pierced the back of his head, and fell to the ground dead with a scream.

Jia Hu sat on the horse, and slowly drew the longbow in his hand into a full moon. With the sound of strings, a Manchu officer fell off his horse with a scream. As long as any Tartar tried to gather the defeated army, he would be shot and killed immediately.

Watching the Qing soldiers fleeing everywhere, Jia Hu slowly retracted his bow and arrows. The Tartars were defeated, and what followed was a unilateral pursuit and massacre.

By the riverside of Liuzhou, there are broken corpses everywhere, the ground has been stained red with blood, broken weapons are everywhere, and some horses that lost their masters are wandering on the battlefield. Jia Hu immediately stood on a high hill. Although they won the battle, the Zhou army also suffered heavy losses, more than half of which were lost, and the rest were wounded, beheading 150 Zhengbai Banner armored soldiers and taking 31 prisoners.

A group of prisoners of war was escorted, Jia Hu waved his hands: "Beheaded!"

Just when Jia Hu's soldiers were busy harvesting the heads and trophies of the Tartars, a group of messengers from Shanhaiguan brought a military order to the former Tunwei, which caused huge waves in an instant.

Guangning Qiantunwei, referred to as Qiantunwei for short, is the first guard outside Shanhaiguan. There are three battalions of soldiers and horses stationed in the city.

At this time, the General's Mansion was filled with the generals of the former Tunwei. Cao Yi looked very kind and said, "You have also read the military order of the General Army Mansion. What do you think of the current battle situation?"

All the generals sat there silently one by one.

Cao Yi glanced at the generals under him first, and then continued: "The emperor has won a great treasure, worked hard, and finally persuaded the emperor to agree to send troops to capture Ningyuan City, and advance the defense line. If it fails, let alone the commander-in-chief How it will end, even His Majesty can't give an explanation to the ruling and opposition parties."

The generals immediately sat up straight.

Cao Yi: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty has always been a serious problem for the imperial court! Since Yongzheng annexed North Korea, our pressure has been increasing. Now that turmoil has broken out in North Korea and all the North Korean navy has defected, this is the best time for us to seize Ningyuan City , as long as we gain a firm foothold in Ningyuan and make every step of the way, Jinzhou City will be ours sooner or later!"

All the generals nodded.

"Our former Tunwei has been fighting against the Manchus all year round. We are known for being brave and brave. His Majesty ordered a reward when he ascended the throne. This time, he was designated as a vanguard army to explore the way for the army, clear obstacles on the road, and pay The Qing horses will ensure the smooth advance of the large troops."

Speaking of this, Cao Yi stood up: "From tomorrow, the army will cross the Liuzhou River and clear all the Manchu strongholds within a radius of [-] miles to ensure the safety of the army's whereabouts."

"No!" The generals stood up and responded.

Cao Yi: "General Wang Zhenbang."

Guerrilla General Wang Zhenbang: "The end is here."

Cao Yi: "Lead the soldiers and horses of the battalion to Gaotaibao to prevent the Manchus from crossing the Liuzhou River. If Gaotaibao is lost, you can only ask!"

Wang Zhenbang: "No!"

Cao Yi: "The others will go back immediately and make preparations. The army will set out at dawn tomorrow."

"promise!"

Cao Yi waved his hand: "Go back and prepare." At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and the officer on duty came in hurriedly with a military newspaper with chicken feathers stuck on it: "Gaotaibao An emergency military report is coming!"

Cao Yi took the military newspaper, tore open the seal and opened it. His face became serious as his eyes moved on the military newspaper. Liuzhou River attacked the garrison in the northwest of Gaotaibao, and only seven garrison soldiers escaped. At two o'clock, the reinforcements led by Bai Zong Jia Hu started a fierce battle with the Tartars less than three miles away from the garrison. Victory, beheading 180 and four Zhengbai Banner armored soldiers."

Everyone looked awe-inspiring.

Cao Yi turned his attention to Wang Zhenbang: "You immediately lead the army to support Gaotaibao, and in addition, promote Jia Hu to general commander. The shortage of soldiers will be replenished from your battalion first."

Wang Zhenbang: "Yes! The last general is leaving the city now."

(End of this chapter)