Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 379 Chaos ([-])

"But Brother Liu from the west?" Someone shouted.

They were answered by a few hasty passwords and more and more intensive footsteps.

"Oh my god, the officers and soldiers are here." The patrol sentry made a strange cry, and then beat with a broken gong.Soon, there was another indistinct shouting sound, as if a small officer on patrol was asking about the situation.Although the warning gongs sounded, not many people noticed this situation in the noisy camp. Most people were eating, drinking, talking and laughing, and gathering crowds to gamble. Who cares what those hard-working patrols are talking about? Woolen cloth?

More than 40 grenadiers in iron armor rushed to the camp near the burning fire, and then under the command of two platoon leaders, they opened the fire can from their waists and lit the fuse of the thin iron bomb. The boys pulled up all their strength and threw the bombs in their hands into the messy camp opposite.

Bomb explosions sounded one after another, and ghosts and wolves were howling in the camp.In fact, most of these bombs were thrown in open places, and the number of people killed was extremely limited, but the huge impact they caused cannot be underestimated.The thieves who were eating, drinking and having fun were suddenly attacked, and they were a little dazed for a while.But soon, rumors of "the attack of the government army" began to spread among the crowd like a terrible plague, and many people's calves were already cramping involuntarily.

God's pity, many of them were honest tenant farmers a few months ago. It wasn't long before they were coerced by those habitual bandits from the west, and they still had a natural fear of the government in their hearts. Of course they I am even more afraid of those officers and soldiers with poor discipline.At this time, when they saw a lot of people shouting that the officers and soldiers were attacking, and they had already started running around, their first thought was to run away. The silk satin is tied around the body, which looks very funny.

The soldiers of the East Coast Army who hurried over stared dumbfounded at the scene of the massacre before them, and couldn't turn their heads for a while.However, Mo Ming and others, who already knew from the history books how lax the discipline and poor combat effectiveness of these bandits who engulfed the refugees, were not stunned. Under their command, the officers and soldiers of the No. There were not many obstacles in front of him, and then he rushed into the camp with a roar.

Wearing heavy armor, they lined up in a relatively tight formation, easily cutting into the chaotic crowd of bandits like a sharp knife cutting through tofu.There are tens of thousands of thieves, and the camp area is extremely large, but they don't know how to camp because they lack basic military knowledge; there is no interval between every two adjacent camps, and there are not even facilities such as fire ditches. Everyone tied together a small number of patched tents one by one, and then put some defensive facilities such as horse repelling on the periphery, and then dug a shallow trench, and a camp was formed.

Don't wait for others to attack this kind of child's play camp. I'm afraid that if I accidentally catch fire at night, the whole camp will collapse.This kind of situation was quite common in the peasant armed forces in the late Ming and early Ming Dynasty. Often a rumor or a fire would lead to the collapse of a peasant uprising army. Because these people were mud legs that had just put down their hoes, they were lax in discipline. There is no military common sense and organizational ability at all.In the later period, as a large number of fleeing Ming army sergeants joined the peasant army, their military knowledge, organizational skills, and combat capabilities began to undergo radical changes, but they were limited to large groups of armed forces such as Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, and Zhang Xianzhong. However, rural local bandits like Zhai Taishan don't have many officers and troops to join them, so they still stay at the very low military level of the past.

Under such circumstances, the chaos and panic that occurred in a small corner of the camp was quickly magnified, and then spread throughout the camp.As rumors of "the official army is coming" spread rapidly, more people joined the ranks of fleeing, which in turn caused the collapse of the entire battalion.The chaotic people fled and scolded in order to seize the road, and even faced each other with swords and soldiers. In the chaos, they fought and trampled each other, and countless people died.Even though some people wanted to organize human resistance to restore the situation, their efforts were of no avail in the panic and collapse of tens of thousands of people in the camp. Instead, they also fell into the chaotic crowd.

With the support of several cronies, Zhai Taishan turned onto a war horse, and then surrounded by a group of iron rods riding on mules, donkeys, or horses, while waving his whip to split the crowd, he desperately faced the outside Drill away.But now the entire camp is full of bandits running around without thinking. They are already sleeping in the depths of the camp, so how can they escape in a hurry?On the contrary, their outrageous behavior aroused the anger of some people. These people took advantage of their large numbers and power to pull some of their followers off their horses, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

Outside the camp, the soldiers of the 102nd and 104th companies of the Army lined up in three horizontal lines, marching slowly, while shooting and killing the bandit soldiers who bumped into them without thinking.The camp was brightly lit, and their rate of fire was very fast. Amidst the officer's command, the three-row line mechanically marched forward according to the method of walking and shooting, forming a continuous barrage in front of the line to block any enemy who wanted to rush over. .

The heroic grenadiers hovered on both sides of the line, seeing the opportunity from time to time to throw their bombs at the organized crowd, throwing them into chaos.The officers and soldiers of Kurhan's stand-up team have gradually gathered up. Some heavy armored infantry stood in front with weapons in hand, and archers with big bows and heavy arrows cruised on both sides, shooting in groups at the place where the voices were the loudest from time to time. The enemy's confusion was further exacerbated.

The people on the east coast fought unhurriedly in this way, dispersing large groups of enemy troops from time to time, and arresting some scattered bandit soldiers by the way.Whenever a certain number is caught, the North Korean masters in the rear will come over with ropes and tie these people together one by one.These North Koreans were very timid at first, but under the power of the people on the east coast, holding some weapons copied from the Ming Dynasty guards, they suddenly became arrogant, staring fiercely at these bandit soldiers who were still in shock, Anyone who was dishonest went up and beat them up, but it also allowed them to control the situation.

The chaos lasted most of the night.It was not until the dawn of the next day that the people on the east coast captured the last bandit soldiers that the battle finally came to an end.Surrounded by staff officers, Mo Ming looked at a group of bandit soldiers squatting on the ground in a dark mass around the camp. After watching for a while, he lost interest.The costumes of these people are very strange, some are in ragged clothes, some are naked with some silk and satin, some even wear women's clothes, in short, it feels very ridiculous.Judging from their faces, the vast majority of them look disheveled, and they seem to be in a state of long-term malnutrition. It is estimated that most of them are coerced tenant farmers, but there are very few real "professional thieves".

"Based on preliminary statistics, more than 500 people have been arrested." Mao Desheng, the commander of the 104th company, stepped forward and said, his hat brim was covered with dew. After fighting all night, he was very energetic and showed no signs of fatigue.

"More than 700 corpses and more than 300 wounded soldiers with limited mobility were left on the battlefield. Most of the dead and injured were not caused by us, but because of their internal fighting and trampling on each other last night. The military medical officer asked me for instructions Whether to provide simple treatment for these wounded soldiers, I agree." Mao Desheng continued.

Mo Ming nodded in approval, and then asked, "How about our casualties?"

"It's very small." When he said this, Mao Desheng also showed a smile on his face. "The army killed one person and injured five people, all of which were minor injuries; the standing team killed seven people and injured 18 people, three of whom were seriously injured. I'm afraid it won't be possible to save lives. A total of 31 casualties and more than [-] enemy soldiers were killed and captured. Great victory!"

"Big fart!" Mo Ming was a little annoyed, and said with a smile: "This is not called fighting, most of these people are coerced refugees, the fighting will is weak, and the fighting skills are even worse, there is nothing to brag about winning them! Our purpose of fighting this battle is to warn those bandits far and near that Fushan, Ninghai, and Wendeng are our territories, and anyone who dares to stretch out a dog's paw will chop his mother! Zhai Taishan is an example!"

"Zhai Taishan has been caught!" As soon as Mo Ming finished speaking, Xiao Xi and several subordinates came over with a thin and frail man.This guy was wearing a leather armor and a leather hat on his head, but he didn't have a weapon on his body. I don't know if he was searched or lost in the melee.

"This guy was hit by a arrow in the melee last night, and he fell to the ground and pinned him down." Xiao Xi added, "Later, he was captured by the soldiers who stood up, and was identified by some bandits just 10 minutes ago. Can't go wrong."

Mo Ming circled around this guy, and when Zhai Taishan was frightened, Mo Ming shook his head and said: "Those eyebrows are mouse-eyed, even this kind of person wants to be the emperor of the earth, I really don't know how to write the word "death" .May I have your name?"

"Brother, I'm Zhai Taishan..." This guy could understand Mo Ming's question, and he seemed to be someone who had seen the world, but he was kicked to the ground before he could finish his sentence.

"Can't you speak well?" Xiao Xi took back the hard-soled leather boots and scolded.

"Small man...Small man's name is Zhai...Zhai Xiaoshan, a native of Qixia County." The man with mischievous eyebrows and mouse eyes replied with a mournful face, "The villain is willing to surrender. The villain still has some wealth in Qixia. I am willing to donate to the adults to serve the military. I just ask for forgiveness. My poor life. Monk Zhai Wu in Laizhou is my clan uncle, he has always treated me very well, and the villain is willing to appease the lobbyist..."

"Take him back to repair the city wall." Mo Ming interrupted his chattering and turned to Xiao Xi.

(End of this chapter)