Perhaps because of the rush, these Qing soldiers were sweating profusely even in the winter of late February. They were so arrogant that they even took off their helmets, revealing their shiny scalps and the slender money on the back of their heads.
Rat tail braid.
Although they had not really fought against Qing soldiers in the ancient times, since they were scouts, they naturally learned how to distinguish the types of Qing soldiers and the clothing of officials. The Qing army was divided into eight banners, and they were divided into Aha,
There are three types of armored men, and Qiding. Aha is a slave, mostly Han and Korean; armored men are descendants of different nationalities, and their status is higher than Aha, while Qiding is a soldier of the Qing Dynasty, with the highest status, and Qiding
The establishment of the army is divided into infantry, horse armor, white armor, Baja soldiers, etc. according to the force and types of arms.
Now they saw that six of these Qing soldiers were wearing cotton armor with copper nails and long pointed helmets. Judging from the clothing, they must be Tatar horse soldiers. According to their ranks in the army, they were estimated
The cotton armor they wore must be the kind of dark armor with iron leaves inside. However, one of them was wearing a bright helmet, with the iron leaves exposed, but the helmet he was holding was made of black tassels, and he also carried it on his back.
Flag, this person must be a small leader in the vest who is called captain, commander or something like that.
Seeing that there were actually six vests among these people, and one of them was very long, the people who were ambushing beside the hill took a deep breath. They knew that those Tatar soldiers started at the age of ten.
The military assessment is conducted once every three years. The first is a guard, then the infantry, and then the waistcoat. There is also white armor on top of the waistcoat. The infantry and waistcoat among the Tatar soldiers do not depend on whether you are a cavalry, but on whether you are a cavalryman.
It is their level of force in the army. Everyone among the Tatar soldiers has at least seven or eight years of military experience. They are veterans with very rich combat experience. They are considered true professional soldiers. Their combat effectiveness is self-evident.
It must be very high.
The remaining seven people were wearing the clothes of armored men. Although I don't know how powerful they are, one thing is certain, these Tatar soldiers are definitely a tough nut for the eight of them.
Everyone looked sideways in the direction where Gu Chen was lying. Gu Chen turned around and looked at the seven brothers behind him. He gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice: Fang Wei Laosan, Wu Ming, wait for Tatar.
When the enemy comes, you pull the rope, and others who have javelins and bows and arrows will greet the fallen Tatars. After the fight, the brothers immediately ran to the slope to lure the Tatars to dismount and pursue them. If the Tatars don't get up, we will dismount.
Then we went around to the back of the slope and mounted our horses to fight with the Tatars. Did you all hear them?
Everyone nodded in unison. Fang Laosi gritted his teeth and pulled out the javelin on his back with his backhand and cursed in a low voice, "Mother, I will risk my life today."
Soon, these Qing soldiers arrived in front of the hillside. They were riding horses and talking loudly in Manchurian as they walked. From time to time, bursts of laughter came from the crowd. Everyone also observed the empty backs of the horses next to these Qing soldiers.
They were also carrying large and small bags. It was estimated that these were the property they had robbed from everywhere.
When the three Tatars in the front row reached the trip rope, Wei Laosan and Wu Ming, who had been waiting anxiously, worked together to pull up the trip rope. They only heard a exclamation and the neighing of the horses.
It was heard that the three horses headed by them were tripped by the horse rope and stumbled in front of the horse. The three horse soldiers who were originally riding on the horses were caught off guard and were thrown off the horse. Even these Tatar soldiers had been riding for a long time.
The veterans who had gone through the battle formation couldn't help but became confused for a moment.
At this time, a loud shout came from the hillside on the side of the road, "Hit!"
Following this loud shout, several arrowheads flew down from the hillside. At the same time, several javelins flew with the arrowheads, and all of them flew towards the three Tatar soldiers who fell on the ground.
, the Tatar soldier who fell on the ground could not avoid it, so he had to watch the arrowheads and javelins flying towards him. The damage done by the arrowheads and javelins flying from a high place and at a distance of only twenty or so close was astonishing. Three people
Each of the Tatars had their cotton armor pierced by arrows or javelins.
After throwing the javelin, Gu Chen, who had no time to see the result, immediately stood up and ran back, not forgetting to shout loudly: "Everyone, run!"
After the eight Ye Bushou fired their cold arrows, they immediately put them away and ran back, leaving only a trail of smoke and dust for a few Tatar soldiers. The Tatar leader among them was stunned for a moment and immediately jumped up.
.But he was experienced after all. While he directed the seven armored men behind him to get off their horses and chase them on the hillside, he took the remaining two armored men and immediately rode towards the hillside to escape.
Gu Chen and his seven brothers ran desperately towards the hillside. After running for a while, Lao Si shouted out of breath, "Gu Tou, the only ones chasing behind are the seven armored soldiers, and there are still three horse-armored soldiers."
Just watch."
Gu Chen's face changed slightly, "No, those three horse-armored soldiers must be going around to the back and trying to cut off our retreat. Let's go back and mount our horses quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
Everyone didn't answer, and ran back as fast as they could. They all knew what would happen if their eight infantrymen encountered three horseback soldiers, but what made them a little relieved was the slope.
It is an arc, and the time it takes for the Tatars to go around it on horseback is not much better than the time they spend running on two legs.
When they ran to the back hill and got on their horses, there was already a rush of horse hooves in front, and three horse-armored soldiers appeared in front of them.
Gu Chen yelled, "Kill the Tatars!"
The eight Ye Bu gathered up their horses and rushed forward. The distance of a hundred steps for the two sides who charged with their horses was already close to a distance of more than thirty steps in less than ten seconds. And the reaction of these horse soldiers
It was indeed very fast, and soon he took up his bow and shot arrows at them.
"Swish swish..."
Three bow strings sounded in an instant, and three heavy arrows flew towards Gu Chen and the others at high speed. These vests were indeed veterans with rich combat experience. The three heavy arrows shot quickly and accurately, and they flew quickly.
Except for Gu Chen, the three Ye Buzai in front who reacted quickly and were able to dodge, the two Ye Buzai next to Gu Chen were hit by heavy arrows because they couldn't dodge. They screamed and fell off their horses. Each of them had chest pains.
The arrow fell off the horse and fell heavily to the ground. Several horse neighs were heard immediately.
In fact, when it comes to the Tatars riding bows, the range of their walking bows is not very far, but the arrowheads they use are large and heavy. The arrowheads are hammered into steel through armor, and the stones are not curled up when they are shot. They have strong armor-piercing power and can be shot into the extreme.
Deep. Those who are hit by their bows and arrows will bleed and will soon lose their fighting ability.
The two Ye Bu Sheng who were hit by arrows both had arrows in their chests. The cotton armor they wore couldn't protect themselves from such heavy arrows. The arrowheads passed through the cotton armor and passed through their chests. Blood bubbles vomited out from the corners of their mouths.
Can't live anymore.
Seeing the two Ming soldiers in front fall to the ground, the three Tatar horse soldiers laughed ferociously, and immediately took out arrowheads from the quiver and put them on the bow strings to prepare for shooting. According to their speed, it would only take less than two seconds for them to shoot again.
They could shoot an arrowhead, but the six Ye Buzui who were flying towards them never gave them a chance.
Gu Chen had already drawn his gun, aimed it at the leader, and pulled the trigger.
"Bump bump bump!"
Several streaks of white smoke followed by a dull sound were heard first. Although the three horse-armored soldiers who were running were all shot, they did not lose their combat effectiveness due to the power of their muskets and the strong protective power of the Tatar soldiers' cotton armor.
But the arrowheads they were about to shoot flew away. At this time, it was too late to bend the bow and shoot again. Under the leadership of the leader, the three horse soldiers continued to scream as if they had not been affected in any way.
He drew a tiger-headed spear from his back and charged towards Gu Chen and the others.
Gu Chen, who was stimulated by the death of the two brothers, also roared. He put away his gun and took out the javelin from his back and threw it towards the front. A soldier in vest was stabbed to the core by the javelin thrown by Gu Chen.
He finally fell off his horse, and several Ye Busuo who were following Gu Chen also threw their throwing axes or javelins. It was a little late, but then it was fast. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than ten steps. Such a short distance
There was no need to worry about accuracy within the distance. The two horse-armored soldiers who were roaring and flying towards were hit by two javelins or flying axes. The heavy bodies of the two horse-armors suddenly fell to the ground when the horses of both sides were about to come into contact.
On the ground.
Gu Chen and the others quickly circled back after missing the horses of the Qing soldiers. Gu Chen shouted to Fang Laosi, who wanted to get off his horse to check the situation of the Tatar soldiers: "What are you doing standing still? There are still a few Tatars up there."
, hurry up and kill them!"
Fang Laosi and several Ye Buzuo suddenly woke up and rushed back towards the back hillside. When they rushed back to the back hillside, they discovered that these seven armored men had run down the hillside. When they saw five or six war horses rumbling
When they rushed towards them, it was already too late to run back. Five or six javelins, flying axes and other objects had already flown towards them. Amidst the continuous screams, four armored men suddenly appeared.
He was hit and fell to the ground.
After knocking the four armored men to the ground, the knights who were flying in front had already rushed in front of them. They all drew out their sabers or machetes suitable for close combat and used their horsepower to chop them down. One of the armored men screamed loudly, using both hands.
Holding his neck, blood spurted out from his hands. But Fang Laosi's saber split open his neck guard and split his throat deeply.
The remaining two armored men were quickly chopped into pieces by the Yebushou.
Looking at the scattered corpses around him, Fang Laosi was stunned for a while. After waking up from the bloodthirsty state just now, he cried loudly: "Gutou, the Zhang brothers are gone."
Gu Chen held back his sorrow and lectured: "Why are you crying? We have known that this day would come since we put on this skin. It is only a matter of time before we say goodbye. Hurry up and let the brothers clean up and chop off the heads of the Tatars."