Chapter 94: Accident of Accidents
Twenty miles away from Moguyu, if you march quickly, you can reach a village where Duoer will be able to command the army for as long as one hour. Because the Tiger and Leopard Army arrived, it was a depressing village, but at this moment, it became a crowded person.
In the only complete courtyard in the village, Wang Feng and Zhao Yun were waiting for Wei Zheng's orders with confusion on their faces.
"This time we launched an attack, we brought a total of 1,200 explosive packs with added fuel. After going down, we sent them all. Except for the artillery, each person divided two, each person prepared a fire note to facilitate the ignition of the explosive pack."
"The Tiger Master Artillery Team, twenty-seven Tiger Master Artillery cannons lined up along the mountain road, separated by two battles, all loaded with flowering bullets, and after receiving the order, they fired fire at the Tartar artillery units on the mountain road."
"The Long Gun Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion were hidden in the mountain road with the artillery. The artillery fired and immediately threw out the two explosive bags in his hand. After throwing the explosive bags in the shortest time, attack immediately, take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Tartar artillery units and kill all the Tartar artillery."
"The most important thing is that each battalion must not expose its target during the concealment process... covers the cannon and its body with thatch, otherwise the entire raid will fail completely..."
Wei Zheng's reminder made the two of them look worried, which was already worried, become stronger and stronger...
After glanced at the battlefield where it was difficult to see except for thatch and shrubs around him, Wang Feng said, "General, is it too risky to come here to fight the ambush of Tartar artillery... Once we cannot solve the problem in a short time, the army of Duo'er's commander will surround us here..."
Wei Zheng shook his head and replied: "You are wrong. Many times, the apparent disadvantages really come to the battlefield. If you use them well, it will not only not become a disadvantage, but will also become an advantage that helps us."
"For example, the terrain and environment here, you even think that this place is not suitable for ambushing, let alone the Tartar artillery troops."
"I can say with certainty that we will choose the battlefield here, not only will we not attract the attention of the Tartars, but we will also catch the Tartar artillery troops off guard. At the beginning of the battle, we will use the most fierce firepower to give the Tartars the greatest damage..."
"As for why it is so close to Moguyu and Duoer, it involves two other problems."
"First, the closer we get here, the less vigilant the Tartar artillery troops will be. During the march, the less chance of discovering us will be, and the greater the chance of success of the entire ambush..."
"Second, being close to Mushroom Valley means we are close to the mountains... Only in this way can we withdraw the mountains before Duoer's reinforcements arrive at the battlefield, so that Duoer's commander's cavalry can't do anything to us."
"Okay, execute the order immediately and start building the position. According to the marching speed of the Tartar artillery troops, we only have two time to prepare at most... In addition, we will send two brothers who are good at riding and know Manchu to investigate the enemy situation, and investigate the situation of the Tartar artillery troops along the way, and report it to me..."
It was only two feet wide and four feet deep, and it was just enough to hide a person's trench. With the efforts of several White Tiger and Leopard Army soldiers, it quickly extended forward along the mountain road at a speed visible to the naked eye.
I have to say that Wei Zheng and the entire Tiger and Leopard Army should thank this season carefully.
If it is spring and summer now, the thatch covered on the surface of the trench will definitely be dried and discolored, which will attract the attention of the Tartar artillery on the mountain road.
However, it is the biting winter when it is cold and windy. No matter how the yellow thatch is air-dried, it will not change in color.
After covering the above trench with thick thatch, the Tartars walking on the road could not see it at all. A trench with a depth of more than four feet had been dug out in the wilderness thirty steps away from the mountain road. Several White Tiger and Leopard Army soldiers held weapons in their hands, like hunters ready to go, quietly waiting for their prey... That is, the Tartar artillery troops arrived.
More than twenty tiger cannons, except for the high-rise gun mouth, the entire cannon body was buried in the soil and covered with yellow thatch. No one would have imagined that there would be more than twenty killing weapons that specialize in harvesting the lives of Tartars.
Although most of the artillery teams in the Inlaid White Flag are composed of Han people, some Tartars who play a surveillance role are still indispensable. Although the captain of the artillery team is a hundred households from the Ming army, the one who is really in charge is the deputy captain Fu Zhen and Duoergun’s confidant Niu Lu Zhang Jing.
Faced with the order of dispatching troops by his master Duoer, Fu Zhen completely ignored the loss of the cannon carts on the road and marched all the way to Moguyu.
As Wei Zheng guessed, at the beginning, Fu Zhen was worried that artillery soldiers without infantry protection would encounter any attacks on the march, so he marched very cautiously. However, as the artillery team got closer and closer to Moguyu, the Tatars' vigilance gradually relaxed.
Especially after seeing the flat wilderness terrain around, Fu Zhen, who was riding on the war horse, completely relaxed and began to hum songs that ordinary Chinese people could not understand...
Fu Zhen's vigilance was completely relaxed, not to mention ordinary Tartars, those Han artillery soldiers who had always been regarded as slaves by Tartars.
As a result, except for the marching speed of the entire artillery team, all other aspects have changed.
At a glance, the first impression this artillery gave people was not the army, but a caravan that was rushing to go.
In this way, this army, which was not like an army, did not find any hunters hiding on both sides of the mountain road, and did not feel the pair of them looking straight into their eyes. They walked into the ambush circle with a proud look, and entered the range of more than 20 tiger cannons.
On a slope hundreds of meters away from the battlefield, Wei Zheng held a monocular lens and observed the latest situation on the road motionlessly.
When he saw the artillery transported by the Tartars by gun chariots, one after another, a heat flashed across his calm face.
Without putting down the monocular lens, he ordered the guard behind him: "Prepare immediately, and after receiving the order, lit fireworks immediately to send a signal to the brothers on the front line..."
Everyone was anxiously waiting, the last heavy Flanger cannon dragged by the Tartars finally entered the ambush circle.
Seeing this, a sneer appeared directly on Wei Zheng's face, and he ordered with murderous aura: "Light the fireworks and fuses immediately, send a signal, and the troops will start attacking..."
"Shit and shit..." Wei Zheng's order was just issued, and the burning sound of the convex after it was ignited came from behind.
Chapter completed!