Ming Empire

Chapter 55 Dodo's Revenge

After Cao Xin broke up with Cao Yue, he immediately started to act.

They used their snow camouflage and binoculars with a viewing range of at least five miles to effectively avoid Jiannu's detection.

Cao Xin is a very intelligent person, following Cao Wenzhao for many years taught him to be calm.After he separated from Cao Yue, he did not act in a hurry, but kept a certain distance with Jiannu's army, and he had to wait until dark before acting.

In this kind of weather, it is impossible for Jiannu to march overnight, so he must camp.The best time for them to sneak attack is when the slaves are camped.

The hard work paid off for pedestrians, and after dark, they waited for the time to act.

Jiannu occupied a village by force, killed the people in the village, and took their houses and food by force.This aroused the great anger of hundreds of soldiers of the Ming army led by Cao Xin.After the night operation started, they used the firearms in their hands to retaliate frantically.

The troops led by Cao Xin all used ski equipment to travel.Each of them carried at least twenty "Fire Dragon Cannons". When rushing to the Jiannu camp, a round of "Fire Dragon Cannons" was thrown, and a large area of ​​Jiannu who was on guard was blown up. Oil-soaked tents were set ablaze nearby.Cao Xin's subordinates also threw the "fire dragon cannon" and set Jiannu's tent on fire with the torch in his hand.

Jiannu never imagined that in this weather, the Ming army would sneak up to them and launch an attack unknowingly, almost defenseless.In the chaos, countless "fire dragon cannons" exploded in the Jiannu camp. Many Jiannu who rushed out in a panic were killed and injured, and many tents were set ablaze.After gliding quickly along the perimeter of the Jiannu camp and throwing out most of the "Dragon Cannons", which blew up the Jiannu camp into a mess, Cao Xin didn't bother to fight, and ordered the soldiers under his command to retreat as planned.

After Cao Yue left, Cao Xin formulated a careful sneak attack plan. The guard troops of more than one hundred people were divided into ten groups, with ten to 12 people in each group, two groups supported, and eight groups participated in the sneak attack.The team members cooperated and covered each other, and never relished fighting. After a successful blow, they immediately retreated along a flat line, without giving Jianu a chance to pursue.

Cao Xin firmly remembered Cao Yue's order before he left, even if they sacrificed their lives, he would never let the ski equipment fall into the hands of Jiannu.The manufacturing process of ski equipment is not complicated. If it is obtained by Jiannu, they will definitely be able to copy it. In this way, Jiannu will also have more tools for snow travel.Although it is said that this kind of manufacturing technology will be learned by Jiannu as soon as possible, but it can be delayed as much as possible.

After randomly throwing the "fire dragon cannon" that Cao Yue called the wooden handle grenade, and blowing up the Jiannu camp in a mess, Cao Xin also evacuated the area with his men and horses. Under the leadership of the support staff, Go to a selected resting place.

To Cao Xin's surprise, none of his companions were killed in this operation.With the support of their comrades in arms, several injured companions all evacuated safely and did not lose a pair of ski equipment.Such a brilliant record made everyone extremely excited.

Cao Xin, like all the soldiers under his command, hoped that this great victory would bring Cao Yue a generous reward and recognition for them.

Cao Xin's surprise attack brought great disaster to Jiannu.The casualties caused by the explosives thrown by the servants were not very large, at most only a few hundred Jiannu were killed or injured, but the explosion and the fire set by the Ming army brought huge troubles to Jiannu .

The north wind was very strong at night, and Jiannu's tents were coated with butter to prevent rain and wind, and it was easy to ignite.Taking advantage of the wind, the fire burned quickly. Not only many tents were ignited, but also houses in the village were also set ablaze.Apart from being busy defending against the enemy, the slave soldiers were also trying to find ways to put out the fire.Fortunately, there were not many Ming troops attacking, and they were not interested in fighting. They withdrew after only a stick of incense.

But Jiannu was afraid that there would be a follow-up attack by the Ming army, and most of the troops were urgently assembled to defend against the enemy and chase and wipe out the enemy.But they turned the surrounding area upside down, but did not find any trace of the Ming army.The attacking Ming army seemed to descend out of thin air, coming and going without a trace.

The fire in the camp was not extinguished until midnight, but the search operation did not stop until dawn.

The fire almost burned up the house where Doduo lived, and he was very embarrassed.Duduo, who was ashamed, heard his subordinates report that not even a single Ming army had been wiped out, nor had any traces of the Ming army been found, and his nose was crooked.

That night, Jianu no longer dared to sleep peacefully. Many people's tents were burned down, and there was nowhere to escape from the severe cold.In order to avoid being frozen to death, many soldiers lit a fire in the burning house until dawn.

It had been a long time since they had encountered such an embarrassing situation, and many of them froze to death at night.

After dawn, Duoduo continued to send fine cavalry to search in a wider area, but there was no trace of the Ming army at all.They didn't know where this Ming army came from, how it came, what method it used to evacuate, and how it came and went without a trace.

The statistics of casualties have also come out. There are more than [-] soldiers who died due to various reasons, and there are nearly a thousand wounded. Not even a Ming soldier's body was found at the scene, that is to say, no Ming soldier was involved in the sneak attack. die.Such a result stunned everyone.

"If Datong is not razed to the ground, this king will not give up!" After whipping and punishing many of his subordinates, Duoduo roared at the weather, waving his whip. "This king is going to constrict his tendons, peel his skin, and tear him to pieces."

Duoduo was really pissed off, so Leng might as well make a move with Cao Yue, but he didn't get a face-to-face meeting, so he paid a heavy loss. He swore in public that he would never kill Cao Yue unless he smashed Cao Yue to pieces. give up.But after calming down, Doduo also thought of another level.The fact that the Ming army can launch such an attack shows that Cao Yue is a very extraordinary person, and his power is a bit unimaginable.

Without the ability, it is impossible to organize a sneak attack in this way and retreat unscathed.

Duo Duo also thought of Dorgon's repeated reminders before leaving that against Cao Yue, one should not be careless at any time.

Cao Yue led more than a thousand people to dare to attack Shengjing and succeed, and finally returned to Daming safely. This is not due to luck, but because of his courage and ability.Originally, Duo Duo didn't agree with what Dorgon said. Today, his nose and face were bruised and his face was swollen. He didn't know how he was beaten. He began to look up to Cao Yue, and no longer thought that Cao Yue was lucky last time.

Duduo also strictly ordered the generals under his command to strengthen their vigilance, never to be careless at any time, and never let the Ming army succeed in a surprise attack.

Doduo also ordered the whole army to march faster, trying to reach Datong before dark, and succeed in one blow before Datong was unprepared.

Today was raided by the Ming army. Duoduo thought of another aspect. He thought that Cao Yue was not prepared to defend Datong, so he sent elite troops to attack the army led by him in order to slow down the progress of the Qing army. , to gain time to arm.

He couldn't give Cao Yue a chance to deploy his defenses calmly.

Doduo also strictly ordered that any Ming soldiers and civilians encountered along the way should be killed, all cottages should be burned, and all property should be looted.

At the same time, he also sent Aobai, a fierce general with a yellow flag to follow him, and led 5000 people to separate from the main force to burn, kill and loot the people in this area. He wanted to bring disaster to Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)