Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 171 Shooting down the sky, sweeping the ground tiger

The real name of Shetatian is Li Wanqing, and Sweeping Tiger is Kang Wendao's nickname.

These two are also thugs who have traveled to several provinces. In the past few years, they have been found in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Henan, and Shandong.During the peasant uprising at the end of Ming Dynasty, the most famous ones were 13 battalions and 36 battalions, and these two were on the list.They lined up with Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, Lao Huihui, Luo Rucai and others. It can be seen that their strength is extraordinary, and they are not ordinary bandits.

Guo Tianxing Huideng is very strategic. Now they occupy several counties such as Suide and Yichuan, and drive away all the officials and soldiers here. The officials in the yamen are either killed or scared away. The thieves robbed a lot of things, but their appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and they are now targeting Yan'an Mansion.

But if they want to attack Yan'an Mansion, the officials and soldiers of Xi'an Mansion must not ignore it. Both Yan'an and Xi'an are important towns with heavy troops stationed there, so Guo Tianxing thought of a way to let She Tatian and Sweeping Tiger lead more than 1 horsemen He bluffed and pretended to attack Xi'an in order to confuse Li Guoqi, the general soldier in Shaanxi, so that he would not dare to act rashly.

Then pass the sky, no mud, no lights, they concentrate their forces and plan to focus on attacking Yan'an Mansion.

Now the officers and troops have lost several county towns, Li Guoqi, the general of Shaanxi, suffered two defeats and lost 4000 troops, and now he dare not go out of the city to fight these thieves.General Li Guoqi led 1 troops to guard Xi'an, and sent his deputy general Huang Ming to lead more than 6000 troops to guard Yan'an Mansion, stick to the city, and wait for reinforcements.

But the thieves have figured out the intentions of the officers and soldiers.So now these rogues are very arrogant, knowing that the officers and soldiers are not strong enough, they dare not go out to fight, and it is not the officers and soldiers who are strutting along the official road, but the rogues. As the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, they hide in the city and dare not come out.

At this moment, She Tatian and Sweeping Tiger received a report that reinforcements from the army had arrived.But when they heard that only Miyun General Soldier came with 7000 troops, the two thieves smiled contemptuously.

Originally, the two of them were not very satisfied with this errand, and the feigned attack on Xi'an was just a cover for Guo Tianxing and the others.If Guo Tianxing and the others captured Yan'an Mansion and got the first month near the water tower, it must be their tens of thousands of brothers who benefited, then they can only watch here, and they are talking about equal splits, but the things they robbed have never been there. Divided evenly.

Now as soon as I heard that 7000 officers and soldiers have come, and they have brought a lot of food, grass and supplies, Shetatian and Sweeping Tiger have made a bold decision. They must not wait here for the officers and soldiers to attack them. They want to come One strikes first, intending to eat up this official army.

After the two discussed it, they didn't say hello to Tianxing and the others, so they drove the 1-odd people to Luliang swaggeringly.

More than 1 thieves soon arrived at the foot of Longmen Mountain. Longmen Mountain is the southern mountain range of the Luliang Mountain System. The Luliang Mountain System is a large mountain system at the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi. Yashan, etc., and the south is Longmenshan, which becomes northeast-southwest.

When there were dozens of miles away from Ji Dong's men, the sweeping tiger walking in front looked at the terrain here, and slowed down the team to meet She Tatetian.

"Brother Li, shall we set up an ambush here?"

"Brother Kang, is that necessary?" She Tatian and Li Qingwan said contemptuously, "There are only 7000 people, and we have nearly twice as many troops as him. They rushed up and killed for a while, and then they disappeared. What is Fei doing?"

Now these thieves have gained experience in fighting with the government and army. Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong probably didn't ask him to teach them less. Their principle is to fight if they can, and run away if they can't.What's more, when there are few officers and soldiers and there are many of them, they will fight fiercely, and they will lead the officers and soldiers by the nose anyway.

These tricks were very effective. Cao Wenzhao, known as the number one good general of the Ming Dynasty, lost his temper after being dragged down by them, and finally drew his sword and killed himself.There is also Sun Chuanting in history, the ending is similar, he was dragged down by Li Zicheng and finally died in battle, shrouded in horse leather.

The thieves have all learned these tricks.Hearing that Lin Yi only has 7000 troops, She Tatian simply dismissed it.

Sweeping Tiger was not as arrogant as him, and raised different opinions, "Brother Li, I heard that Lin is not easy to deal with. He used to be Lu Yanwang's subordinate. , I like winning by surprise the most, we'd better play it safe."

She Tatian didn't like to hear it anymore, "Brother Kang, you are trying to increase the prestige of others and destroy our own ambition. No matter how powerful Lin is, can he be better than He Renlong? Can he be better than Cao Bianjiao? I'm afraid not. Fabi, if brother Kang is afraid, let me shoot the sky and rush to the front."

"Brother Li, look at what you said, who am I afraid of!" Kang Wendao's eyes widened, and his hands clenched his pointed-winged thick-backed goose feather knife.

Although he is not tall, he is very strong, with bulging yellow eyes, and his pancake face is as tight as iron. When he gets angry, he is really scary.

He is really not bragging, his nickname of sweeping tiger is not for nothing, his ground knife is really good, these years, he has fought in the north and south, and he can't even remember the officers and soldiers who died under his knife Clear how much.

Obviously, it is a cheap fight in front of us, and no one wants to let anyone rush in behind. If you rush in front, you can kill people and pick up things, so what are you waiting for?There is no oil and water, see if they are fighting, they are full!
Of course, the sweeping tiger was not happy, so the two continued to move forward with more than 1 horses...

"My lord, there are quite a few thieves who have been found more than 1 miles ahead, at least more than [-]." Lin Yi's team was walking forward when they suddenly received a report of scouting horses.

"Oh?" Lin Yi reined in his horse, looked at the terrain here, the mountainous terrain was complicated, and secretly said, "We have encountered them so soon, so let's fight with them here. I haven't fought for more than a year, so it's just a test Take a look at the strength of the troops."

Thinking of this, he ordered the troops to move on.

"My lord, the terrain here is complex. What if we fall into their ambush? What I mean by this subordinate is that we should stop first and send troops to investigate to make sure there is no ambush ahead before we move forward." Wang Jian was cautious. Come and suggest.

Lin Yi shook his head, "There must be no ambush, otherwise their 1+ horsemen would not have been exposed to the public, and they shouldn't have come here as bait. They must have thought that we were few, and they would definitely eat us. That's really arrogant." of."

"Since that's the case, my lord, my subordinates are willing to be the pioneers, and kill them all." Wang Jian said.

"Let me go and let the brothers in your new training camp learn a little bit." Zu Ke said bravely.

Lin Yi said: "Don't worry, you two, let's go forward like this, Lin wants to see how arrogant these thieves are, and whose people are here?"

"Returning to my lord, I have already found out clearly that the culprit is Li Wanqing, who shot down the sky, and there is another man named Sweeping Tiger, whose real name is Kang Wendao. They are all habitual bandits of the imperial court. Eat his loss."

Lin Yi sneered, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards slightly: "Shooting the sky, the tone is really crazy, I want to see if he can shoot the sky, sweeping the tiger, let him become a sweeping cat this time, move on !"

Now that Lin Yi's 7000 men and horses know all about it, it may be a fierce battle at a certain moment. After so many days without fighting, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Wang Qi, Er Hu and others are all a little excited and excited. In addition, they all raised their vigilance, clenched their sharp blades, and were ready to fight at any time.

Xiaoying and Zhezhe walked in the middle with more than 60 women's battalion teams. They walked with Lin Yi's guards, and they were also part of the Chinese army, mainly guarding food and supplies.

Now these 60 Mongolian beauties are all vigilant. Some took off the bows and arrows behind them, and some pulled out the Mongolian scimitars in their waists. , as if it will rush over at once.

This is the first time they have followed Ji Dong to the Central Plains to fight, and it is also the first time they have been on the battlefield.

In this regard, they couldn't compare with Xiaoying, Zhezhe and even the four maidservants. These six had fought several battles with Ji Dong, and going to the battlefield to kill the enemy was as natural as following a procedure for them.

Lin Yi saw these beautiful Mongolian warriors looking like their swords were on the verge of breaking out, and smiled at them, "Don't be nervous, you are not needed in this battle at all, unless these thieves come to a hundred and eighty thousand, maybe you can show your skills. Watch the fun while guarding the food and supplies."

Seeing that Ji Dong was so confident, they really relaxed.

After walking for more than ten miles, the bandits did not ambush.After leaving this mountain ring, the front suddenly opened up. This is an open land in the mountains.

After passing this open land and walking a few miles further, we left the mountainous area, and we were not far from Xi'an Mansion.

Suddenly, people shouted and hissed in the distance, and Lin Yi's men and horses stopped immediately, forming a battle formation. The Chinese army, including the women's battalion, was in the middle, protecting the supplies and food. Wang Jian commanded the new training camp and Zu Ke Yong led the standard battalion on the periphery.

As soon as the formation was adjusted, more than 1 thieves rushed over shouting, covering the sky and covering the sky, waving swords, guns and sticks, some on horseback, some on foot, and their clothes were not uniform, most of them were ordinary people's clothes. Cowhide battle armor and metal armor clothes, these should be for the army.

Compared with Ji Dong's men and horses, these thieves are simply beggars. Ji Dong's 7000 men and horses have a majestic military appearance. Regardless of men and women, whether they are cavalry or not, they are at least cowhide armor, and some are metal armor. soldiers.

This is the difference between the Ming regular army and the peasant army.

However, despite their poor attire, their morale was high, and their shouts resounded through the valley.

Lin Yi sat on the Lightning White Dragon Colt, as stable as Mount Tai. He didn't even pick up the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in a hurry. His face as firm as iron showed no expression, and his two shining eyes stared at the thieves who rushed towards him. .

Don't talk about these thieves, even in the face of the Tartars charging with thousands of horses and horses, Ji Dong has never messed up.This is called paying attention to the enemy tactically and despising the enemy strategically.

"Don't panic, let the thief come closer!" Wang Jian was also very calm.

These thieves rushed forward while shouting, and some shot arrows. The arrows whizzed and roared. Some landed on the rocky ground in front of the Ming army. Some were shot. Crackling, the arrows fell to the ground one after another.

"Let the arrows!" Wang Jian saw that these thieves had already rushed within the range of the bows and arrows. The distance between the two sides was five to sixty meters. With an order, hundreds of archers in the new training camp had already stood upright. Tidy up, raising the bow, aiming, and releasing the arrow at the same time is basically one action.

The wind of arrows roared, and the arrows flowed like rain, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.The thieves rushing to the front fell down in rows...

(End of this chapter)