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

Chapter 256 Li Dingguo hijacks the artillery camp

Lin Yi's second battalion is still the artillery battalion, and the commander of the artillery battalion is still Wang Qi. Since the artillery battalion is a supply battalion, he is similar to the grain and grass battalion, falling behind the combat troops.

However, under normal circumstances, you don’t need cannons to go to the battlefield. Only when you can’t attack the tough ones, you will use the red cannons. It’s like using missiles and nuclear weapons with caution in future wars.

Because at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was still the era of cold weapons. Although the red cannons were powerful, they were relatively few, and the ammunition was relatively expensive. In addition, the cannons were also relatively heavy and inconvenient to move, so this kind of weapon was only used as a last resort. Will be used on the battlefield.

Therefore, Ji Dong's "Second Artillery" was not in a hurry to move forward. They pulled large carts and small vehicles and enough ammunition, and moved forward at a normal marching speed. In this way, they gradually separated from Ji Dong's main force. It's been a few days' journey.

When they had just passed Xinye County, Wang Qi warned his generals that they would reach Xiangyang City after walking more than 200 miles ahead. Xiangyang City is a place where thieves gather. It must be foolproof, the cannon is there, the ammunition is there, one cannon is missing, one shell is missing, one or two gunpowder is missing, see you soon!

"Don't worry, boss!" The generals expressed their opinions one after another. In fact, they did not dare to relax in the slightest along the way. After Wang Qi reminded them, they had to be more cautious now.

In order to ensure safety and take good care of the cannons and ammunition, Wang Qi also sent distant and close-up scouts to keep abreast of the situation along the road and ensure safety.

At this moment, Wang Qi received Lin Yi's order. This order was rather strange. Its content was not to tell them to rush to the position with cannons, but to tell them that if they were attacked by thieves on the way, Let them drop the cannons and ammunition and run quickly. Don't be reluctant to fight, life-saving is the most important thing.

When Wang Qi received such an order, he was so stunned that he almost gave the soldier who sent the order a slap in the face.How could there be such an order?Is this an order from the general?Is your kid already a traitor to the thief?

It wasn't until the messenger took out Lin Yi's autographed letter and command arrow that Wang Qi read it and then fell silent.

In ancient times, orders were not dictated by the orderly. In order to reduce mistakes, in addition to order arrows, there must be seals when necessary.

After Wang Qi saw Ling Jian and Lin Yi's seal, he believed it. After replying and leaving the messenger, he followed the order.

The soldiers under him were also surprised when they received the order. Just now their lord gave such an order, and now they have such an order, especially the content of such an order, which is unacceptable. They felt like laughing when they heard it. But no one dared, it seemed like a child's play, after all, it was not a child's play, but an iron-blooded military order.

But none of these generals dared to ask more about the reasons behind it. Anyway, they followed the orders, and they did what their superiors told them to do. All the military orders of their superiors were followed, and all orders were prohibited. This is what the entire army requires repeatedly .

I walked forward for about thirty or forty miles, and suddenly received a report that an army came from more than 20 miles ahead, with a number of about [-]. It seemed that they were all Ming's troops in uniform, and they fought under the banner of Miyun soldiers. .

Wang Qi immediately realized that it was definitely not his own people coming, but the bandits that Lin Yi said came to loot them.

Therefore, Wang Qi immediately issued an order to get everyone ready.

The soldiers under him didn't dare to laugh out loud. After fighting for such a long time, they have never been like this before.Officials always require their soldiers to go forward bravely, fight bloody battles, kill the enemy to serve, and never retreat.

It is the first time that a general wants to run away as soon as he sees the enemy. It seems that the more the battle is fought, the more interesting it is. Who wouldn't let him run away!

Wang Qi guessed right, the team that came in front was dressed up by Li Dingguo's people.

Li Dingguo is a talented general with both wisdom and courage. Needless to say, he is brave. In terms of resourcefulness, he likes to pretend to be behind the enemy and win by surprise.

Take this time as an example, this routine is still used.It's not that he hasn't thought about bringing more soldiers and horses, ambush on the way, and attacking Lin Yi's artillery battalion.

But this requires starting in advance, inspecting the terrain, and ambush in advance.It is also necessary to try to avoid all kinds of probing horses walking in front of the brigade in the opponent's army.

Ji Dong's artillery battalion was not too far away from them. It was too late to inspect the terrain and ambush.At that time, they hadn't found the terrain, or hadn't made an ambush before the officers and soldiers discovered them.

Even if you are lucky enough not to be discovered, it is not easy to jump into their ambush circle when you meet an experienced troop leader, because usually when they reach an area where an ambush can be set up, they will first send someone to check the terrain to ensure safety, and then Let the baggage train pass.

Therefore, instead of ambush, Li Dingguo adopted a disguise, intending to confuse the real with the fake, and launch a sudden attack by surprise.

However, in this case, he must not bring too many troops, even tens of thousands, because there are not so many military outfits, and it is too late to prepare now.If you are not prepared enough and there are too many people, it will be easier to expose the target.For them, of course, the closer they are to the enemy, the later the exposure is, the better it is for them, and the greater the possibility of success.

Therefore, this time, Li Dingguo only brought 500 light cavalry, and came here swaggeringly disguised as "his own people". According to his idea, when they approached Lin Yi's artillery battalion, if they were seen through, they would launch a charge at any time , This is more direct and saves all the trouble in the middle.

Soon the teams of both sides were getting closer and closer, and there happened to be a wilderness in front of them, and they could see each other, at most one or two miles away.

Neither of the two armies stopped. Wang Qi led his soldiers, some driving chariots, and some walking.

Li Dingguo's men were still walking forward like this.

But Li Dingguo's eyes were fixed on the army on the opposite side. He saw that there were indeed a lot of cannons, so many cars were pulling, and the queue was so long.It is also tightly covered with tarpaulins, probably because the cannon and ammunition are afraid of getting wet.

So many cannons arrived in Lin Yi's camp and fired at Xiangyang City. The consequences would be unimaginable. Thanks to my superior skills, Li Dingguo, if these cannons were taken back and fired at Lin Yi's camp, why would you worry about Lin? undefeated?Even if it cannot be robbed, it must be destroyed.I'm afraid Ji Dong would never have imagined in his dreams that he did such a trick to him!

Still foolishly waiting for his cannon in the camp, let him wait this time!
Thinking of this, Li Dingguo was so excited that he could even hear his own heartbeat right away.At the same time, he whispered to his men to get ready.

In fact, Li Dingguo didn't need to remind him, the 500 generals under him had all prepared their swords, guns, bows and arrows, because they had all seen it.

"It seems that the Ming army hasn't seen us through yet, so God help me!"

Thinking of this, Li Dingguo clenched the Fangtian painting halberd in his hand, and the big red horse Tata Tata who sat down walked forward unhurriedly.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and it is estimated that it is only four to five hundred meters away, and the face of the other party can basically be seen clearly.

Maybe the next time, they will be seen through by the other party. When the other party sees through them, that is, when they rush to kill, Li Dingguo and the others have already gathered enough energy.

Now he has estimated that the opponent's formation must have at least 3000 people, and they only have 500 people. Facing six times as many enemies, this is of course a tough battle.One had to catch one's surprise and charge fiercely, in order to kill the team in front of them, and then they would have a chance.

At this time, Li Dingguo and the others were like a wild beast, staring at the prey that was getting closer and closer. The prey didn't seem to feel at all that the danger was approaching.

There was still a hundred meters to go, and Li Dingguo and the others felt even tighter. The other party didn't seem to recognize them. They continued to move forward, and the distance between the two sides shortened rapidly.

There are still about 50 meters, which is an absolutely dangerous distance, because the other party's nose, eyes, eyebrows, etc. can be seen clearly, and they will have to reveal their secrets immediately.

"Who's on the other side?" Wang Qi finally called out at this moment.

In fact, he had already made preparations. On the surface, he remained calm, including the thousands of people under him. In fact, he had already known it well. The reason why he was doing this at this time was completely pretending.

Li Dingguo saw that it was finally exposed. Normally, they should have seen the flaw a long time ago. With such a close distance, they must have been negligent.

It's no wonder, in broad daylight, who would have thought that they would come to this trick!

Li Dingguo, who thinks he can plan, has long been impatient. Now that he has been exposed, let's start, a bloody battle, life and death.

"Those who want to kill you, brothers, kill me!"

Li Dingguo yelled, his legs clamped the horse, and the halberd in his hand shook. After sitting down, the horse suddenly rushed out, like flying through the clouds, and Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand trembled in the air.

The 500 men and horses under him also shouted and charged, each wielding their knives and guns, rushing towards the officers and soldiers in front of them like a tide.

"They're not our own! We've been fooled!" An officer yelled desperately, and then the officer scattered and fled in all directions, and then it became a mess.

"Don't run! Block me, don't retreat!" Wang Qi pulled out his waist knife and shouted in a fake hurry, but no one listened to him at all.

At this time, Li Dingguo was in front of him, Wang Qi swung his saber and slashed, Li Dingguo raised his halberd, and Wang Qi's saber flew away.

Wang Qi had no choice but to run away with these people.

Li Dingguo and the others urged their horses to shake their halberds, and led 500 cavalry to chase after them. Wang Qi's troops were almost destroyed at the touch of a button. Thousands of troops ran away without much fighting. Cannons, ammunition, vehicles, livestock, and food and equipment. , Throw it down and ignore it, like birds and beasts scattered.

This was completely unexpected by Li Dingguo. The officers and soldiers were suddenly attacked, and their confusion was inevitable.But Wang Qi and the others collapsed at the first touch, somewhat beyond his expectation.

He originally thought that with so many officers and soldiers, they must not be reconciled to being fooled and failed, and would have to fight hard for a while before they could be killed, but he didn't expect it to be so vulnerable, and they all ran away.

But Li Dingguo didn't think too much about it, explaining that these officers and soldiers were all afraid of death. He had seen many officers and soldiers who were afraid of death. When they were suddenly attacked, many ran for their lives, and some even fled.

So many big cannons were thrown to him, and this is what he wanted, so he didn't care about chasing Wang Qi and the others. After seeing these people running away without a trace in the blink of an eye, Li Dingguo directed his men to drive the car speed up.

Fearing that the officers and soldiers would come after them again, Li Dingguo led 100 people to be in charge of police equipment, and asked the remaining 400 people to drive the vehicles.

Until Li Ding and Li Dingguo walked out for more than 30 miles in one breath, they didn't see any officers and soldiers chasing them, so Li Dingguo was relieved now.

But it's too easy to get these cannons and ammunition. It's almost bloodless. Ji Dong's thousands of officers and soldiers just ran away?
This is nothing compared to Ji Dong's fierce and invincible martial arts.It is said that a strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. Could it be that his artillery battalions are all soft-packed characters?

It should be like this. The artillerymen are only responsible for firing cannons. As for charging into battle, fighting desperately, and hand-to-hand combat, it's really not their business. They may also be neglected in training in this regard.Being attacked suddenly, it is reasonable to disperse in a hurry.

Li Dingguo found such an explanation for himself, but he was still a little worried. He ordered the team to stop, and he directly checked the cannon and ammunition.

Finding that the cannon and ammunition on the car were genuine and not adulterated at all, Li Dingguo was completely relieved. No matter what the reason, now that these things are in his hands, there is no such thing as Lin, and he is still waiting there. He just waits.

When I, Li Dingguo, transport all these cannons and ammunition back to Xiangyang City, set up the cannons and fire at Lin Yi's camp, he will know!
This time I'm going to blast you to pieces with a cannon, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, Lin Yi, the difficulty of the gods has already left a message, I see you lose the battle and flee in embarrassment, so that I can eliminate the hatred of my defeat last time.

This is not far away, at most it is a matter of a day or two.

While thinking proudly, Li Dingguo urged the soldiers and horses in front to speed up. He even had a scene in his mind that he bombarded the camp of the Ming army with dozens of cannons, and Lin Yi and the others fled in embarrassment.

Li Dingguo looked back from time to time.

After passing this vast wilderness, we entered the mountains and forests, with a clear view behind us, and there was no sign of half of the officers and soldiers.

At this moment, they have gone out for at least 50 miles, and they are not afraid of chasing them at this time.Because if you walk another forty or fifty li, you will arrive at the city of Xiangyang, and when you arrive at Xiangyang, it will be our world.

Even if there are soldiers chasing them at this time, with his bravery and these 100 light cavalry, it is no problem to resist for a while and cover these soldiers and horses. It seems that this time it is absolutely successful. The batch of cannons and gunpowder used to storm Xiangyang has already arrived in the hands of me, Li Dingguo!
The more Li Dingguo thought about it, the happier he became. He was impatient and thought he was too slow. He wished he could fly to Xiangyang City with his wings.So he whipped his whip tightly, and the horse galloped ahead.For a while he rushed to the front of the line to see the cannons, and for a while he went to the back of the line to see if there were any pursuers.

After more than half an hour, the city of Xiangyang was in sight, and now Li Dingguo's heart is completely in my stomach, and they will enter the city in a dozen miles or so.

Only then did Li Dingguo realize that his entire body was drenched with sweat.Not only him, but the generals under his command were all sweaty because they had been walking for more than two hours without resting at all.

Not only are the people so tired, but the horses are also sweating, especially the animals that pull the carts with red cannons and ammunition. They are beaten by the horsewhip and run non-stop. These animals are covered in sweat.

"Don't stop, go quickly, you must enter the city before dark!" Li Dingguo gave them another death order.

The soldiers under him didn't dare to be negligent, and they didn't dare to have the slightest complaint, but this time the animals were exhausted. If they had animal language, they would have to scold Li Dingguo's eighth-generation ancestors. This is to punish them to death. !

After walking for more than half an hour, when these soldiers and animals were exhausted, they finally arrived at the bank of the moat outside the north gate of Xiangyang City.

At this time, the sun had just set, and the western sky was full of colorful clouds, like blood-stained.

Li Dingguo wiped the sweat from his face again, and ordered: "Hurry up, call the city, and rest well after entering the city. Brothers have done a great job, and then order the kitchen to prepare food and drink for us, and we will have wine and meat."

When Li Dingguo said this, the generals under him were happy again, they could eat, drink and do meritorious deeds. As for sweating a little, what does it matter if they are tired?It is much better than the battle exploits obtained by bloodshed and sacrifice.Therefore, they all thanked their young prince.

A few loud voices came to the moat to call the city, because they are still wearing the clothes of the Ming army. It may be that the officers and soldiers on the city did not see them clearly through the moat. Otherwise, the city would have opened the city long ago. General Li Dingguo Come, do you still need to call the city?I'm afraid that General Feng Shuangli had already brought people out to greet him.

These rogue soldiers thought so, and were about to call out to the people in the city to open the door for them, saying that Li Dingguo and the others had returned, when suddenly the suspension bridge creaked and was lowered.

Immediately afterwards, the Qianjin gate was twisted, and after the city gate lock was opened, the bolt was pulled open, and the two large iron gates were also opened with a bang.

These thieves who came to Kaicheng had a look, no need to call the city, they must have recognized us, the gate of the city had been opened, and they retreated to Li Dingguo's side.

At this time, a group of soldiers and horses rushed out of the city. Li Dingguo saw that they were his generals. They looked familiar, and some of them could even call out their names, but he didn't see the deputy general Feng Shuangli.

At this time, this group of people rushed across the moat and stopped in front of Li Dingguo and the others. The leader immediately saluted Li Dingguo: "Young prince, hurry up and enter the city, General Feng is waiting for you inside."

When Li Dingguo heard this, Feng Shuangli was so ungrateful, why didn't he come out to greet him in person?Could it be that he has forgotten that I, Li Dingguo, are the chief general here. Although he is in the prime of life and ten years older than me, he is only a lieutenant general at best?
Li Dingguo is not arrogant and arrogant, not as domineering and arrogant as Sun Kewang.But as a 19-year-old boy, he is already the enemy of ten thousand people at such a young age, and he is Zhang Xianzhong's godson. He is under one man and above ten thousand people, and his subordinates respect him as the young prince. That kind of arrogance There are still some.

"Where is General Feng? Why didn't he come?" Li Dingguo cut to the chase and asked the leader directly.

"Returning to the young prince, General Feng knows that the young prince has achieved great success and has won the flag. He is preparing a banquet to welcome the young prince. Let me wait to pick him up. The young prince must be exhausted. The wine and meat have been prepared. Hurry up and invite him in."

"Okay then, hurry up and enter the city." Li Dingguo didn't think too much about these words, and with an order, he drove the red-clothed cannons and ammunition into the city with his men and horses.

As soon as they entered the city, the city gate behind them was closed, the jack gate was lowered, and the suspension bridge was twisted.

Li Dingguo didn't care about these actions. It was going to be dark soon, and they entered the city. Not far outside was Ji Yi's camp, and it was necessary to close the city in time.

But at this time, hearty and proud laughter came from the city behind him, and he felt that something was wrong, and when he looked back, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

(End of this chapter)