Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 257 Marching Shooting (Part [-])
At this time, the sun was setting. Although the sky was not completely dark, the shadows of the trees had been stretched very long. These Qing army cavalry shot heavy arrows in the forest. In fact, it was more to scare the beasts and poisonous snakes in the forest. , but did not expect that there was really a Ming army in an ambush in the forest.

The entire camp of the Qing army's iron cavalry immediately fell into chaos, and countless Qing army tartars who used to be extremely brave on horseback were directly shot and fell to the ground at this moment.

At this time, Oboi who was also in the front hurriedly stepped on the stirrups to get on his horse, but found that the horse under his command had suddenly fallen to the ground.

Not only his war horse, other war horses also ran back in a panic at this time, and some Qing army Tartars also ran in a panic.

Aobai didn't retreat, but immediately drew his sword and rushed up the mountain with his men.

The rest of the cavalry of the Qing army also rushed towards the forest desperately.

The dense bullets directly lifted the cover of many Qing army cavalry, causing some Qing army cavalry who wanted to charge back to retreat.

Only Oboi and a few hundreds of brave Ba Yala of the Qing army were still charging, shooting arrows into the dense forest from time to time, but because the infantry of the Guards were too well covered, and the smoke from the burning black powder formed a smoke screen. Obstacles seriously reduced the archery accuracy of these Qing cavalry.

The bullets of the Guards can shift their position at any time to attack the Qing cavalry in the dense forest.

Ah!
Ao Bai let out a loud cry, he felt his arm was bitten by something, but he still gritted his teeth and charged forward.

At this time, three infantrymen of the guards appeared in the forest, and three bayonets stabbed out, one directly into Oboi's thigh, one into Oboi's right abdomen, and one into Oboi's right abdomen. Oboi's collarbone.

Oboi screamed again, when the three guards drew out their bayonets and were about to stab again, this Oboi hurriedly raised his sword to block it, then rolled down the hillside, grabbed a horse enduring the severe pain, and went to see Aji grid.

This kind of thing didn't just happen to Oboi.

Whether it is the red armored soldiers or the white armored soldiers of the Qing army, they are still the most common Tartar iron cavalry. No matter how brave and powerful they were in the past, they are like blind men in the jungle at this time, and they can't even stand firmly. .

Dong Zhining assassinated two white armored soldiers under the cover of bushes.

The cavalry of the Qing army finally retreated, not daring to attack the mountain again.

Except for a small number of infantrymen of the Guards who had to be carried to the back to continue nursing because of the arrows, most of them were still sitting in the bushes and cleaning the barrels.

Here, Azig also heard gunshots, but he did not hesitate. Instead, he left the cavalry of the [-] Pioneer Battalion who had dismounted, and continued to run along the valley in an attempt to find another path to rush out of the Dahong Mountain area.

At this time, Liu Xiyao was lying on the ground listening to the sound of horseshoes, and not long after the Qing cavalry retreated, he immediately yelled: "It's getting dark, follow me to the northwest immediately, marching and shooting!" , take the team as a unit, spread out and advance, and make sure to inflict maximum damage on the enemy cavalry!"

At Liu Xiyao's order, all of them continued to run in the bushes as a team, except for a group of infantry who stayed behind to take care of the wounded.

The remnants of Azig's cavalry of the Qing army ran quickly in the river valley. In front of them were the cavalry of the Azig Chinese army whose organizational system had not yet been chaotic, and behind them were the defeated soldiers of the Qing army who had no horses and could only run on foot.

In the bushes above the valley, the infantry of the Guards ran quickly.

At this moment, the two armies are like two parallel lines, running quickly between the increasingly dim sky.

From time to time, the muskets of the infantrymen of the Guards fired at the cavalry of the Qing army on the opposite side, and sometimes knocked the cavalry of the Qing army in front of them off their horses. Some fell directly into the river, and some fell directly on the cobbled river valley floor. .

And Azig and other Qing cavalry also turned around and shot arrows, trying to stop the infantry of the Guards from pursuing.

However, each squad of the Guards has specially selected shield players with better eyesight. When they see arrows flying, they quickly block them, and some simply put their shields on the left side of the firearms soldiers and run.

Therefore, there are fewer arrows hit by the guards, and there are jungle trees for protection, and the arrows of the Qing army are moving upwards, and the acceleration is constantly decreasing, while the bullets of the guards are moving downwards, and the acceleration is decreasing. As the number of bullets of the guards continued to increase, the damage caused by the bullets of the guards to the cavalry of the Qing army was naturally greater.

Moreover, the river valley is a light-colored area, which is a bright area of ​​vision, while the jungle is a dark-colored area, which is a dark area of ​​vision. The accuracy of shooting bright areas of vision in dark areas of vision is also higher.

As a result, the cavalry of the Qing army kept falling, while the guards had few casualties.

Liu Xiyao was the fastest runner at this time. He was the oldest thief. He was a farm boy who grew up in the mountainous areas of the Qinling Mountains. In fact, the biggest advantage of being able to survive with Li Zicheng was that he ran fast enough. Now Naturally, forgive the Qing army for riding a horse, but as a commander, he is still speeding through the jungle like a sharp arrow.

Perhaps because Dong Zhining is young and has good stamina, he has been leading his team to follow behind Liu Xiyao.

While Liu Xiyao shot the Qing cavalry calmly, he also warned Dong Zhining to run after him. He could be sure where there would be no poisonous snakes, and where there would be no highly poisonous plants and plants with spikes.

At this time, Liu Fangliang also chased up with five thousand cavalry, and killed the cavalry of the Qing army one by one in the long valley under the sky at dusk.

However, because the sky had already begun to become completely dark at this time, the field of vision was greatly affected, and neither side could achieve precise killing.

Seeing this, Azig simply ordered all the cavalry to dismount, stabbed all the horses, and drove them in other directions, while he led the thousands of remnants of cavalry into infantry and climbed up the jungle in the dark.

Azig didn't dare to light a torch. Fortunately, most of his Manchurian iron cavalry were nobles, and they had a good supply of nutrition. They didn't suffer from serious night blindness, and it was a summer night with few stars, so they could go up the mountain in the dark. climb.

Here, Liu Xiyao heard the chaotic sound of the horses, and judged from his own experience that the Qing army's cavalry must have gone up the mountain, so he ordered all the infantry to stop chasing, and he himself judged the direction of the Qing army's cavalry based on the rustling of grass and trees. .

Liu Xiyao lit a torch: "Follow my fire!"

After Liu Xiyao finished speaking, he continued to run forward. Sure enough, he saw a large number of figures in front of him, so he shot immediately, but he heard the screams of the crowd.

But at this time Azig also shot three arrows at the torch.

The arrow in the shield protecting Liu Xiyao fell to the ground, and Liu Xiyao himself was hit by an arrow in the wrist, and the other arrow missed.

And Dong Zhining snatched the torch from Liu Xiyao: "Commander, you run ahead, I'll hold the torch!"

However, at this time, the rest of the Guards infantry had already killed them, and fought with these Qing army cavalry in the dark.

Seeing this, Aobai hurriedly ordered his subordinates to block him, while he personally grabbed Azig: "My lord, let's retreat quickly!"

Azige nodded, then continued to run forward with Aobai and others.

At this time, Liu Fangliang's cavalry also chased up from behind, and the sound of killing resounded throughout the valley.

　[-] today

　　
　
(End of this chapter)