Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 112: Formation Killing Shi Linglun, Li Jiajun’s First Official Attack

After the artillery is assembled,
Just on the two wings of the team, push forward slowly.

The gunners were on both sides, pushing the metal wheels, and another person was pushing it from behind.

The landing site is 4 miles away from Hengtang Town.

There is a small gentle slope in the middle,

This means that they cannot see each other until they cross the gentle slope.

Most of the people were wearing the uniforms of the Green Camp soldiers, which looked a little funny.

Li Yu too,

Wearing Lao Hu's Qianzong official robe, it was a bit too big.

The warm hat on his head always slides down, blocking his vision.

So, he took it off.

The musketeers maintained a distance of 10 steps.

The captain stood on the far right, holding a knife.

The drummer beats the drum evenly, injecting soul into the pace.

Li Yu observed the formation,
Not bad, barely considered straight.

At this time, there is no need to worry about the enemy hearing the drum sound.

Because there is no need to cover up.

This distance took a long time to maintain the formation.

When the first group of musketeers stepped onto the gentle slope, Li Yu's nerves became excited.

The artillerymen were much more strenuous;

This trip started in a hurry, without mules or horses.

They all relied on people to push them, and everyone was sweating profusely.

Fortunately, we were only 100 meters away from the infantry formation.

Qian has the guts to draw his sword,

"Brothers from the artillery team, work harder, we'll be counting on you soon."

"okay."

The cheers of the gunners aroused the dissatisfaction of the musketeers.

However, in the middle of the military formation, they did not dare to say anything.

If it were normal, it would easily lead to quarrels or even fights.

……

Li Yu did not comment on this behavior,

Because he believes that moderate competition is a good thing, as long as it does not reach the level of Nagashu Red Deer and Satsuma Red Deer.

Qian You Guang is a man whose name is as bold as his name.

He has an inexplicable affection for artillery, and it is said that he sleeps next to him when he sleeps.

He often wipes the gun barrel alone and says some hair-raising words.

He was born as a miner and was full of energy.

He likes to organize his men to carry the cannon barrel, saying that it will be needed one day.

After the large group of people crossed the gentle slope, the sun was already shining on the earth.

The patrol team of Hengtang Town,

This unknown army has been discovered and is sounding a warning gong.

Shi Linglun climbed out of bed and quickly put on his armor.

He grabbed the saber and rushed out of the house.

He happened to bump into the soldiers who came to report the news.

"General Shi, a large number of enemies appeared on the west side of the town, about two to three hundred."

"Which army is it?"

"Green Camp, look at the flag, it's Suzhou City Guard Camp."

Shi Linglun breathed a sigh of relief.

They must be reinforcements sent by Fucheng, a ragtag group of people.

He is a green camp veteran,

What they were afraid of were Songjiang Prefecture's elevated firearms and the Eight Banners cavalry.

In his eyes, everyone else is a loser.

……

"Brothers, those cowards from Fucheng are here again, and they are here to die early in the morning."

The rebels laughed wildly.

Before the war, it was a good thing to laugh.

War is not as romantic and heroic as the literati describe it. The soldiers regard death as if they are going home, for a lofty dream.

Anyone who says this should be taken to the battlefield for a walk.

I'm sure I'll make you pee.
I couldn't eat or sleep for several days.

Just the stench of corpses and blood can give people nightmares for a long time.

Under Shi Linglun’s command,

There are currently more than 500 people, including 200 strong men who make up the number.

The men were holding knives and shaking.

"The government will not spare you. You have killed someone. In the eyes of the government, you are rebels."

"Don't even think about escaping, surrender."

"Boss Zhao, you lead a team of people to supervise the battle."

"Mark and obey."

The man called Mr. Zhao is an old green soldier.

He was familiar with this kind of work.

Drive the cannon fodder into the enemy formation and consume arrows and cannons.

It wouldn't be a pity to die,

Follow behind and rush forward when you find an opportunity.

……

This is a two-way rush.

The Li family's army is advancing, and so are the Taihu rebels.

Upon seeing this, Li Yu immediately called Lin Huaisheng.

"Stop and organize your formation."

The drummer beats slower and slower, gradually stopping.

The captain held up his saber as a benchmark.

The musketeers all looked to the right and adjusted their formation.

This time,
Two teams were equipped with flintlock muskets, and they were rifled.

The other four teams still use matchlocks.

Check again and light the match.

One person from each team carried a torch and walked back and forth in front of the queue.

Anyone who needs to light a match can come forward.

This is really troublesome.

Li Yu also saw this and frowned.

It is necessary to expand the scale of the craftsmanship camp and add more skilled people.

The size of the army cannot be expanded casually for fear of being exposed.

However, the production capacity of guns needs to be expanded, and the more firearms are stored, the better.

In a flash,

He even came up with the plan to buy an iron mine and build an enclave.

……

boom,
The Taihu rebel soldiers on the opposite side deliberately fired their guns.

If the musketeers lack training, they may fire randomly when they are nervous.

However, Li Jiajun did not.

The muskets were still flat-ended and no one pulled the trigger randomly.

Put your fingers on the guard ring. If you cheat casually during training, you will be punished by the captain with a short stick.

The first team,
They were selected elites and used flintlock rifled guns.

Shi Linglun suddenly felt a little flustered.
Looking left and right while riding on the horse, there was no sign of an ambush around him.

He took out his treasured brass telescope and observed this "city guard camp reinforcements".

2 miles apart,
He felt something strange. When did the Green Camp soldiers use flintlock guns?

Even if the bid is raised, the number of flintlock muskets is not large.

The camera then turns to the artillery on both wings.

His blood ran cold as he realized the problem.

It is impossible for the Green Camp soldiers to have so many mountain-splitting cannons and those weird artillery carriages. The Qing Dynasty definitely did not have them.

It seemed that he had stepped into a carefully laid trap.

He just had a hint of retreat,
Suddenly, a familiar figure was seen in the camera.

Li Yu!

The boy who likes to smile and has cunning eyes.

For a moment, his blood was furious.

He was a high-ranking official of the imperial court, a commander-in-chief, and even an admiral who all hoped to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, but he fell into this situation.

It was thanks to the little thief in front of me and the old thief Huang Wenyun.

In a flash,

He lost his mind and became bloodthirsty and manic.

"Tell Mr. Zhao to hurry up."

"Jinjais, wear armor and carry shields, follow me."

Before setting off, he took out the dozens of sets of cotton armor and iron-clad wooden shields stored in Dongshan Water Village.

The soldiers silently began to wear armor.

Prepare to fight for your life!

……

"Military advisor, everything is ready." Lin Huaisheng reported loudly.

"Now we can give our fellow rebels a little shock." Li Yu said with a smile.
"fire."

The gunners immediately lit the fuse and flames spewed from the muzzle.

2 pounder shells,
The iron ball roared out of his chest and hit the forward of the Taihu Association hard, and the strong man was trapped.

With a dozen cannonballs in a row, the strong men collapsed immediately.

They fled in all directions and overturned some of the supervising team.

Mr. Zhao cursed and struck people viciously.

However, everyone realized that this battle was strange.

How could such a huge artillery team come from a mere garrison in Suzhou City?
After 40 interest,

The second round of artillery arrived as expected and was very efficient.

Although it was only a 2-pound shell, wherever it was rubbed, a part was missing.

Shi Linglun shouted:

"Brothers from the Taihu Association, don't hesitate. If you rush in, the cannon will be useless."

"Either they die today or we die."

After that, he took the lead in the charge.

Take the lead and avoid the front.

The armor-piercing soldiers also hunkered down and followed closely behind.

Many rebel soldiers roared and charged into the formation with encouragement.

any time,

Fighting against me will boost the morale of the army more than fighting against me.

……

Li Yu was a little unhappy,

Because the artillerymen were visibly panicked.

Some artillery pieces fired their third shots one after another, but they all fell behind the fast charging Taihu Xie.

Adjusting the angle of the gun still relies on driving in a wedge.

In fact, a light gun like this is more suitable for lifting screws, but it has not been developed yet, so we can only give up.

The advantage of the lifting screw is that it can be adjusted quickly.
But for heavy artillery, the muzzle can only be adjusted by driving wedges.

“Money brings courage.”

"Subordinates are here."

"Load the shotgun, and when we get close to the bomb, you guys only have one last chance."

The muzzle is greatly reduced.

After loading the shotgun,
Just waiting for Qian Youguang's last order.

Simultaneously,

The first group of musketeers knelt on one knee and leveled their flintlock guns.

The second group of musketeers stepped forward and stood with their flintlocks leveled.

"fire."

"Shoot." Li Yu felt the heaven and earth shake, and his eardrums roared.

White smoke billowed in front of my eyes.

……

Everyone in the Taihu Association who was charging fell down one after another.

Firearms can replace cold weapons because of their long-range power.

The left side of Shi Linglun's face was opened.

Of the two soldiers who followed the charge, one was shot through the chest by a lead bullet, and the other was hit by a shotgun and rolled on the ground with his face covered.

He raised his hand and cut him free.

Let out an inhuman howl:
"Kill the officers and soldiers."

Li Yu stood behind the formation and felt the mania of this guy.

However, the slogan "kill officers and soldiers" is a good one.

It shows that Shi Linglun has completely adapted to his identity as a rebel, and he speaks from his heart.

Firearms continue to roar,

The second platoon fired a volley, then the third.

The entire military formation was shrouded in white smoke.

"not good."

Li Yu suddenly realized a serious problem, and the wind direction changed.

Smoke billows, blocking sight.

The people in the fourth and fifth rows were just shooting randomly.

Whether or not someone was hit is completely invisible.

Lin Huaisheng also realized that something was wrong, and he stopped the 6th row of musketeers from firing.

"Captain, take your men and move to the right. That side is upwind."

Arrows began to fall through the air.

The Taihu Association's counterattack arrived, and dozens of archers began to shoot.

This caused immediate casualties to Li Jiajun's musketeers.

No armor for protection.

Fortunately, most of the Green Camp soldiers are also unarmored.

……

The reloaded musketeer almost fired at the enemy's head.

Shi Linglun, with twenty or thirty remaining soldiers, armed with shields and armor, finally broke through the smoke.

There is a chance for melee combat.

The musketeer who missed the target threw away his musket and quickly drew his sword to fight.

There is no skill, just a battle of courage.

Our own side has no armor, so it suffers greatly in hand-to-hand combat, and the enemy's swords are bloody.

Although there are few people under Shi Linglun's command, most of them are wearing armor and are very fierce.

The funny thing is,

Both sides were wearing green camp uniforms and shouting "Kill the officers and soldiers".

Li Yu didn't have time to be embarrassed.
He rushed into the sixth row of bewildered musketeers.

"Everyone, follow me."

"Shoot at close range, aim for the target, don't fire in volleys, shoot freely."

"If you're empty, go to the back and reload. Don't disturb the queue."

The 50 musketeers strode forward with their guns in hand.

front,

It was a battlefield of hand-to-hand fighting, with both sides fighting together.

……

Li Yu saw Lin Huaisheng at a glance, fighting with two swords in the formation.

Wherever the blade touched, blood flew everywhere.

Most of the Li family's musketeers were suppressed and beaten by Shi Linglun's armored soldiers.

Those who fell were mostly their own people.

It seems that cold weapon fighting training needs to be strengthened.

The 18th century had not yet reached the era of purely hot weapons combat, and cold weapons still had their place.

"Free fire, shoot when you get closer."

Although they are wearing the same clothes, they can be recognized by their faces.

When they were fighting each other, a sudden shot came from next to them.

The Taihu rebel soldiers just kept falling down.

Neither the cotton armor nor the shield could stop a musket fired from a few meters away.

Li Yu's move was very effective.

He had just knocked down an enemy with his handgun and was reloading it.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Shi Linglun turning on the violent mode.

It's like enemies meeting each other and telepathically communicating.

Shi Linglun kicked over the person in front of him and rushed towards him.

The two guards beside Li Yu took a step forward.

Lifted the Lee Type II truncated flintlock gun.

The way of holding it at the waist is very strange.

However, if you have seen the feat of a certain Japanese king who said "I am known to the world with one shot, and the national traitors have been punished by heaven with two shots", you will not find it strange.

Two dull shots, iron sand flying everywhere.

Shi Linglun froze, and the parts not covered by the cotton armor were hit by multiple bullets.

The blood on his face couldn't stop flowing down.

He staggered and fell to the ground.

The hatred in my heart can only be taken to the underworld.

Li Yu, on the other hand, carefully poked his hand with his saber to make sure he was not pretending to die.

Signaling to the guard:

"Behead the head and recruit the remaining soldiers."

……

After half an hour,
Silence returned to the battlefield, except for the sounds of rummaging for corpses and whispers of curses.

Shi Linglun and more than 500 people under his command,

400 people were killed in the battle, and the rest were wounded and captured.

But Li Yu was not in a good mood at all.

Because of the absolute advantage of weapons, Li Jiajun actually killed 40 people and injured more than 30 people.

Almost 2 and a half percent of the total strength.

Most of the casualties were caused by hand-to-hand combat, and the rest were caused by bows and arrows.

Armored vs. unarmored, it was a crushing game.

"Brother, this battle was beautiful enough." Old Hu came.

"There were 15 artillery pieces to help, and more than [-]% of the casualties were. I just want to find a piece of tofu and kill me."

"Shi Linglun is a trapped beast who is still fighting, and he is very fierce."

"Yes, there is one thing I don't understand. If the Han army is so bloody, how did those tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers secure the world back then?"

"How many tens of thousands are there in the Eight Banners?" Lao Hu was obviously confused about this.

"If we include all the old, weak, women and children, there would only be 10 people."

Lao Hu was also stunned and stood still.

The total population of the Eight Banners was a secret of the Qing government and was never made public.

In ancient times when there was a lack of information channels, very few people knew the general situation.

Only Han officials of fifth rank and above, as well as great scholars from aristocratic families know about it.

But these people,
They are all allies of the Qing court and will not have any thoughts of rebellion. They are well fed.

……

"Changing clothes."

"Hey."

As soon as Lao Hu waved his hand, the people guarding the city camp and the Li Jiajun changed their clothes on the spot.

Li Yu thought for a while and pulled him aside again.

"Lao Hu, I have to give you a few words. In today's battle, you will be the leader and I will be the deputy."

"Success, I listen to you."

"In addition, Shihu Inspection Department, Xukou Inspection Department, Hengtang Inspection Department, Jinji Xun, as well as Huang Baotou, Yuan He Zhuangban, all get some military merit."

"Brother, what do you say, I do."

Li Yu smiled happily,
This sworn brother has a very upright attitude.

When I become emperor that day, I will drink from the golden cup together!
Next,
There is another very important thing, making money!
In Li Yu’s understanding,
When fighting, we fight for national strength.What is national power? It is money!
At the same time, he sent people to inform Huang Tongpan quickly to report the victory.

On one side, the troops are divided into two groups and seize the time to make money.

Too many people died under the sword of the rioters,
The amount of gold, silver, houses, and shops without owners is probably not a small amount.

The inspection team of Xukou Town Li came and listened to Li Yu's arrangements with a smile.

With a plop, he knelt down.

"Inspector Li, what are you doing? Please get up quickly."

"Master Li, I will always remember your great kindness in my life."

"a piece of cake."

"It's a small thing for you, but it's a life-saving thing for me."

What he said was the truth. Without this military merit, he would most likely be executed.

Xukou Town fell, and the court would not let him go.

"Tell your uncle to go to the government office and pay homage to the dock. In the victory report, it should be written beautifully, and the merits and demerits should be balanced."

"Thank you Mr. Li."

He knelt down again and kowtowed twice.

This time, Li Yu didn't help.

……

"Inspector Li, you are familiar with Xukou Town. Take my people to clean up the battlefield."

"Mark and obey."

I don’t know why, but I feel like I am a superior and a subordinate.

"Lao Hu, you lead people to set up defenses around the area and don't allow anyone to get close."

"As ordered."

Lao Hu agreed calmly. In his eyes, Li Yu was his nobleman.

It is not possible to fight in the city guard camp, but there is no problem in controlling the surrounding areas.

Li Yu's men entered Hengtang Town and collected their belongings.

Money was found from time to time on the streets, in carriages, and in burned-down houses.

Especially for shops facing the street, it is even more rewarding for every family.

Looking at the silk and satin shops, fur shops, and jewelry shops, the harvest is even richer.

"Military advisor, can I enter the mansion without an owner?"

"Of course I can get in!"

Li Yu gave the order decisively and added:
"The officers and soldiers are searching for the rebels and must not let go of any house."

"As ordered."

"Is Liu Qian here?"

"I'm coming."

He was just summoned by Kuai Ma, and he didn't know what the mission was.

"You know best where the money is hidden in the door of the mansion!"

"Hey hey hey, don't worry."

……

With Liu Qian's guidance, it will be much easier to find the silver cellar.

This is the benefit of professionals!

The gate of the mansion, which had been raided by rioters, was in chaos everywhere.

If he takes a look in the yard or in the house, he will find something.

"There's something wrong with this wall. It's broken."

Bang bang, there is a sandwich wall inside.

Silver ingots dripped down and piled up on his feet.

"There is something strange in this flower bed, dig it up."

After digging 5 feet with a hoe, wooden boards appeared.

After breaking it open, it was all jars.

"Isn't it an urn?"

"Does your family bury the ashes of your ancestors like this?"

Liu Qian grabbed a hoe and smashed it down hard.

The jar crashed and burst, shining with golden light!
"Hey hey hey, I'm rich!"

(End of this chapter)