Among the Northern Expedition troops commanded by Zhu Ruodeng, Chen Youlong's tribe from Yuanbo was the most adept at mountain warfare. Most of Chen Youlong's subordinates came from the Yao, Miao and other ethnic groups in the mountains of western Hunan. They grew up in the mountains and climbed mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground.<
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Ma Bao stubbornly insisted on leading the army in person to avenge his humiliation, and did not let Chen Youlong go. Instead, he selected 500 elites from Chen's department to lead the army. He was the deputy commander of the army. Although Chen Youlong was dissatisfied, he had nothing to do. In addition, there was Bi
Ertahar, a thousand Mongolian warriors led by Babu.
It was late at night, and they could not see their fingers. The first one hundred warriors sent up the mountain had to light torches to climb. In the dark night, the light of the torches was very obvious. If the Rakshasa army came to patrol the mountain, they would definitely find it. Unfortunately, Barev
I was too lazy to send anyone to inspect the back mountain.
These one hundred warriors were all experts in rock climbing among Chen Youlong's men. Even so, more than ten people fell to death.
After reaching the top of the mountain, the first climbers put down a long rope made of thin vines from western Hunan. The soldiers behind them pulled the rope and climbed to the top of the mountain one after another.
Seeing that the enemy was not aware of it, Ma Bao perked up and took out his famous weapons, the tanning whip gun, the steel whip in his left hand, and the flower gun in his right hand, and led the team in front; Bier Tahar and Babu also pulled out their Mongolian scimitars,
Follow closely.
When we reached the top of the mountain, we found several Rakshasa sentry posts. Scouts from the Ming army were there to deal with them.
"Deputy Commander, there is a cave here," the subordinate came to report.
Ma Bao perked up. This must be the garrison of the Rakshasa people. Maybe the enemy general would be there, charging in with a gun and a whip. But he heard thunderous snoring and a bunch of Rakshasa troops were sleeping soundly. This small town
The cave can accommodate 500 people, but at this time there are only Rakshasa artillery captain Mei Kewen and his 60 artillerymen and 100 infantry. The rest are guarding the stronghold on the front mountain.
A Rakshasa soldier suddenly woke up and asked: "Who are you?"
As soon as the sound was heard, Ma Bao's gun arrived, and a red lotus bloomed in his throat.
The general wanted to eat meat, but the Ming army didn't even care. They started killing with all their hands and feet. The small cave suddenly turned into a slaughterhouse.
Mekwen, who was sleeping in the inner cave, was awakened. He took out his Russian sword, gathered a few soldiers, and walked out of the inner cave.
Seeing that he looked like a Rakshasa general, Ma Bao was overjoyed and rushed towards the man with a tanning whip spear.
A black shadow, as fast as a flying bird, flew past first. With a fierce swing of the thick-backed pointed knife in his hand, Mekwen's head fell to the ground with a "gurgling" sound.
Who dares to steal my military exploits?
Ma Bao was surprised for a while, and when he took a closer look, he saw a thin and capable figure, but it was Yuan'an Bo Chen Youlong. It turned out that Chen Youlong wanted to lead troops to attack the mountain, but was not approved, so he secretly mixed up with his subordinates and went up the mountain. After entering the cave,
Looking for the enemy general, his hands were itchy for a moment, so he snatched Ma Bao's military exploits.
"The last general to meet the deputy commander," Chen Youlong greeted with a smile, and quickly picked up the head and hung it on his belt. Although the Ming army now has a merit-recording system and no longer requires beheading for merit, this time it was at night
In a sneak attack battle, it is inconvenient to record merit, so it is better to use your head to do your best.
"Humph!"
Ma Bao glared at him, ignored him, and continued to fight towards the front mountain. A large number of Ming troops appeared behind the Rakshasa Army's camp, like divine soldiers descending from heaven.
Bar-Lev was shocked and tried his best to resist, but what he saw was chaos and the frightened faces of his subordinates.
Hearing the cry of killing on the mountain, Zhu Ruodeng ordered Hu Maozhen and Yan Xiaoyong to monitor the Upper Lensk Fort, and also ordered Ma Xin, Liu Guoxuan and Gan Hui to lead their troops to attack the cliff.
Under attack from both sides, the Rakshasa army on the mountain could no longer resist and fled in all directions.
The sharp-eyed Chen Youlong discovered Barev, and when he saw his momentum, he knew that he was a bigger official than the Rakshasa general who had just dominated him, and he proudly led his troops to surround him.
"Deputy Commander, there is another cave here," Babu reported to Ma Bao.
"Go, follow me and fight in," Ma Bao shouted, stabbing or smashing with the steel whip in his left hand, and sweeping with the spear in his right hand, killing the Rakshasa army corpses at the entrance of the cave in a matter of seconds.
When I broke into the cave, I saw a bearded man sitting upright, trying to stay calm.
Ma Bao pressed the flower gun in his hand against his cheek and asked: "Who are you?"
This man actually spoke Chinese and stammered in reply: "I am Milevalov, the director of Nerchinsk, and I want to be treated with dignity."
"You are Milevalov? I have heard of you. You have been driven to the North Sea by our army from Nerchinsk, and now you are finally my prisoner. How does it feel?" Ma Bao laughed. Mileva
Love was ashamed and angry, but did not dare to say a word.
Just as he was happy, Chen Youlong escorted Barev in and said triumphantly: "Deputy Commander, I have captured a leader of the Rakshasa ghosts." He seemed to be afraid that Ma Bao didn't know how big an official the leader was.
He quickly added, "roughly equivalent to our army's guerrilla general."
Ma Bao glanced at Chen Youlong and said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Yuan'an. I also captured the Rakshasa people's general manager, who is roughly equivalent to the deputy general of our army."
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Zhu Ruodeng, the king of Ji, knew that one should strike while the iron is hot. After hearing that the Ming army had captured the Gorodavo cliff, he ordered artillery to be mounted on the cliff and blasted at the Verkhovny Lensk Fort. He also sent an order to Ma Xin and Hu Maozhen,
Generals Yan Xiaoyong, Liu Guoxuan, and Gan Hui immediately attacked the fortress as soon as the sound of cannons stopped.
It was originally a very laborious task to carry the artillery to the cliff, but the generous and kind-hearted Rakshasa people had already deployed twelve artillery pieces on the top of the cliff, which saved the trouble. The Ming army directly used these twelve artillery pieces to attack the mountain.
Shooting inside the fort, the forty artillery carriages that survived the last artillery battle were brought closer to the castle, and rain of bullets poured down on Verlensk.
The bombardment started in the early morning and ended at noon. The roar of death was like a ferocious beast, shaking Lensk to the point of shaking.
The artillery stopped, and the enemy on the opposite side was silent and made no sound.
"It seems that Gu's artillery fire was too fierce and killed all these Rakshasa ghosts." Zhu Ruodeng muttered with satisfaction and ordered: "Attack the city!"
Groups of well-prepared Ming troops marched towards the Upper Lensk Fort. A vigorous sergeant quickly jumped up to the top of the city. He chopped down the black double-headed eagle with a knife and replaced it with a bright and dazzling sun and moon flag.
, Great Ming Dynasty, like the rising sun!
"General, our army has conquered Vernelensk Fort."
"General, no trace of the Rakshasa Army has been found, and no prisoners have been captured."
"Reporting to the general, the Rakshasa demons burned down the granary in the fort and destroyed the ordnance that could not be taken away."
A piece of military information was presented to Zhu Ruodeng, and various signs showed that the Rakshasa army had escaped under the eyes of the Ming army.
How did the enemy escape? Zhu Ruodeng wondered.
"General, a water gate leading to the Chigoye River has been found in the city."
It turned out that Khovansky knew something was wrong as soon as he heard the shouts of killing on the top of the Gorodavo cliff. He opened the water gate overnight and led his troops to escape on the boats and rafts that had been prepared. Before leaving, he did not forget to burn the fort.
Destroy the granaries in the city and destroy the ordnance that cannot be taken away. This is the military order of Duke Golitsyn. If generals in various places cannot hold the city and retreat, they must burn the granaries and destroy the ordnance, otherwise they will be punished with an additional penalty.
Having captured the enemy's city but failed to obtain supplies, Zhu Ruodeng was a little angry. He came to the location of the water gate and said to the generals: "What is this Khovansky? He is as timid as a mouse. He is really a runaway general!"
In order to vent his anger, he wrote sarcastically:
