The mountains are undulating, the Great Wall is winding, the majestic passes are towering, and the trees are shady.
A Jurchen cavalry was walking in the mountains. The mountains were getting more and more dangerous. They had no choice but to dismount and lead them. "I didn't expect that there is also a Great Wall in Shandong. I thought that the Great Wall was only in the north..."
Before he finished speaking, an arrow suddenly shot out and hit him hard in the throat. The young rat-tailed flag soldier's face was full of pain. He fell to the ground holding the arrow and wanted to speak, but his throat was blocked.
There were blood blisters and air leakage, and I couldn't speak a word.
The black man with a scar on his face in the team quickly rolled aside and said, "Enemy attack!"
More arrows came.
Another flag soldier was hit by an arrow. Scarface lay on his stomach and grabbed the injured flag soldier's leg and dragged him behind a big rock. He hid behind the stone and began to observe the situation.
This is not far from Mulingguan on the Daxian Mountains. It is almost to the top of the mountain. The stone road is narrow and winding. Cars cannot merge with the tracks and horses cannot bridle.
There were even several sections where you couldn't even ride a horse.
The arrows are still shooting.
But except for those two unlucky guys, the rest of the team had already gone into hiding.
However, their mounts were not so lucky. The raiders were already shooting at their horses.
Scarface was very calm and did not rush to save the horse. Do not act rashly at this time.
"Uncle?" A young man shouted to him.
"Don't move." Scarface ordered.
After a while, the arrows stopped.
On the mountain road, apart from a corpse lying on the ground with an arrow in its throat, there were ten horses. One horse was still neighing but unable to struggle, but it had no arrows.
There was no movement.
Scarface looked back at the wounded soldier he pulled back. The guy was hit by an arrow in the chest, and the blood soaked his cotton armor, but the guy gritted his teeth and endured it.
Not dead yet.
He went over to check carefully and found that the cotton armor had a good protective effect. Although the ambush archers shot at a very close distance, the cotton armor still blocked most of the force. The arrows penetrated the armor and pierced the chest.
, but not too deep. There was a lot of blood, but it was not fatal.
"You're lucky, kid. The armor on your chest is thickened," Scarface smiled at the young man, "Be more careful next time. You may not have such good luck again."
The young wounded soldier gritted his teeth, "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. Fortunately, it wasn't shot in the back. Damn it, captain, where did the ambush come from?"
Scarface doesn't know either, but he probably is a soldier of Tomorrow's Imperial Guard.
"It must be Emperor Ming's imperial army that has seized Muling Pass."
"How the hell are you faster than us? Didn't you say that we just captured Denglai, why are we all here at Muling Pass?" the wounded soldier cursed through gritted teeth.
Scarface listened carefully to the movement on the other side, but there was still no sound.
"It's probably just a sentinel cavalry, not many in number, otherwise they would have rushed out long ago. We have to leave here and go back to report the news."
I don't know the enemy's situation, I have a scarred face and I don't act impulsively.
He began to pull out arrows from the wounded soldier and bandaged him urgently to stop the bleeding.
Scarface's movements were rough but swift. The wounded soldier bit the handle of his knife, feeling so painful that big beads of sweat broke out on his head.
But compared to the young corpse still lying in the middle of the road, he was much luckier.
Scarface was dealing with the wounds of his men. Behind a stone next to him, a man with a long and thin face picked up a stone and threw it into the bushes in the distance.
This movement attracted more than a dozen arrows.
Scarface and others knew it well, and estimated that there might only be ten or twenty people on the other side.
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At this time, in the bushes not far from them, twelve Ming soldiers were holding bows and muskets and staring at the road.
"Leader of the team, these Tatars are so depressed, what should we do?"
Captain Wen Hu is a young man less than twenty years old. Although he is young, he is already a veteran of many battles. He is a fellow Huzhou fellow of Jin Gongyu, the commander-in-chief of Shence Town, and he is also an in-law. Of course, he
The Wen family has a greater background. He is a member of Wen Tiren, the powerful minister of Chongzhen. Although it is a branch, the Wen family in Huzhou is very famous.
Wen Hu studied literature and martial arts very early. When Jin Gongyu started his army, he abandoned his pen and picked up a gun to join the army. After several failures, he finally joined the imperial camp with Jin Gongyu.
Originally, with his qualifications and background, it was impossible for him to be the leader of the team now.
Wen Hu is famous as a tiger, and people are like tigers. They are very ferocious when fighting. However, he has a problem. He has a violent temper. He has ignored military orders and killed prisoners several times, and often violated military orders.
So I often get promoted just after meritorious service, and then get demoted several levels in a row.
When he attacked Qingzhou Prefecture with Jin Gongyu, he was the first to board the city and made his first victory. As a result, after entering the city, this guy's eyes were red and he killed and captured again.
The town governor originally wanted to kill him, but Jin Gongyu fought hard to save him. In the end, he was demoted from the battalion officer to the captain of Ye Bu Shu, and became the leader of the twelve-man team.
But Wen Hu was also a bachelor and was not unconvinced. He took off his battalion official uniform and went to the camp for the night.
His team consists of ten Zhengyong and one Huoyong, plus him, they are all thorny. It suits his temper to put them together. Wen Hu is also famous as a thorn in Shence Town. Everyone also
They all obeyed him, and this time they were ordered to cross Muling Pass for reconnaissance, and they met a group of Tatars.
The first arrow was shot by Wen Hu, killing a thief with one arrow.
It's a pity that this group of Tatars was very powerful, and they reacted quickly. They only shot one, wounded another, and shot their horse.
"Calm down and wait!"
Wen Hu is not in a hurry.
The numbers on both sides are equal, and they now have the advantage of killing one and injuring one, and the other side has no horses.
When he followed the general town Jin Gongyu to intercept the Eight Banners soldiers of Hangzhou Zhang Cunren in Huzhou, Jin Gongyu underestimated the enemy and was careless. In the end, Huzhou town was defeated, with nearly half of them dead and wounded, and they were unable to surround Zhang Cunren.
That failure was a huge lesson for the entire Huzhou Town. Since then, everyone from Jin Gongyu to the soldiers have become much more cautious.
"Xiaofeng, please return to the pass carefully and tell General Meng Shen that the Tatar reconnaissance cavalry has appeared. It is estimated that the Boluo army will arrive soon."
Fei Xiaofeng is the Huoyong in the team.
Their night-time team is under the command of General Meng Xian of the Left Assistant Association of Shence Town, and is directly under the command of the general. There are twelve people in the team, one captain, one Huoyong, and ten Zhengyong.
Although Fei Xiaofeng was a fierce warrior, he was mainly responsible for chores and cooking, and he was mainly responsible for looking after horses when he was on missions. But in fact, those who could stay up all night were at least one of the top ten elites.
"The other party only has a small group of people. How about we just kill them and go back together?" Fei Xiaofeng was a little reluctant to go back alone.
"Go quickly, reporting the news is also a credit. If we destroy this group of Tatars, you will also have a share of the credit."
Fei Xiaofeng then quietly retreated reluctantly.
Next, Wen Hu continued to defend.
He is very patient.
Because behind him is Mulinguan Pass.
There was General Meng Xian in Muling Pass, who was his old boss and the most powerful member of their Shence Army. When he intercepted Zhang Cunren, he took the initiative to stay behind and fought with his troops to the end without retreating. In the end, he was burdened with the responsibility.
He was injured in more than ten places, but he didn't die.
Meng Xian, who survived the catastrophe, fought more and more fiercely since then. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Left Association based on his military merit. Yesterday, he led his troops all the way to Muling Pass, defeated the small and northern passes of Muling Pass, and finally captured the city of Muling Pass. .
Now Muling Pass is in the hands of the Ming army, and Jin Gongyu is still coming with his troops.
Muling Pass is not only a checkpoint, but also a connection outside the pass. It forms the upper part of the Qi Great Wall and encircles a large pass on the mountain. It stands on the mountain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Valley squirt
There were not many Qing troops stationed here before. They were all green troops with no fighting spirit. They were attacked by Meng Xian and fell in a single battle.
Wen Hu, who had suffered losses at the hands of the Tatars, was very patient. He believed that the Tatars must be more impatient than him.
Sure enough, both sides spent almost half an hour.
Obviously the Tatars can no longer afford it.
They first made tentative noises and threw stones, but Wen Hu was not fooled.
The position they occupied was more advantageous than where the Tartars had hurriedly hid.
Seeing that he could not deceive the Ming army, Scarface began to formulate a new plan. After making gestures with several of his subordinates for a long time, he decided to move in groups of twos and threes and go around behind the stone trees where the Ming army was.
Without their horses, they could not leave directly. Once they appeared on the open road, they would definitely be attacked by the Ming army's bows and arrows.
They moved their bodies carefully, constantly looking for stones and trees to alternately cover their progress.
Wen Hu planted the arrow on the ground in front of him, lit the match rope wrapped around his wrist, placed the pre-loaded fire blunderbuss next to him, and pulled out his knife and placed it on the ground.
The Tatars kept getting closer.
Wen Hu is still waiting for the opportunity.
Finally, the Tatars were very close.
A Tatar held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other and rushed over with a shout, followed closely by two Tatars holding shields. Behind them, there were Tatars leaning on tree trunks and holding bows and arrows for cover.
Wen Hu shouted and shot an arrow.
Ten of Ye Bu's men also fired arrows in groups of three or three, but they were all blocked by the Tatar shields.
The Tatars accelerated and rushed closer.
Wen Hu shot a few more arrows in succession, then quickly raised his musket, lit the match, pulled off the trigger, opened the fire door, and ignited the primer in the gunpowder pool.
There was a bang.
It hit a Tatar's shield, knocking the Tatar almost to the point of losing his balance.
Then there were a few more gunshots, and again the gunfire was not released at night.
There was a scream, and finally a Tatar took the bullet.
But there were still two Tatars who had already rushed forward, and they slashed with their swords.
Wen Hu also roared, threw away his gun and rushed forward with his sword.
The two sides finally engaged in hand-to-hand melee combat.
At this time, all the Tatars also rushed over, and there was a melee between the two sides.
Scarface stared at Wen Hu and pounced on him with his sword. He saw that this was the leader, but Wen Hu blocked the Tatar in front of him. He also guarded the side and raised his shield to block Scarface's sword.
Scarface swung his knife and slashed again. Wen Hu came from behind and kept fighting for two nights, guarding both sides for him. Instead, Scarface was surrounded.
There was another bang.
Scarface screamed and fell to the ground. He did not expect that there was a musketeer hidden in the tree by the Ming army. The gun was shot diagonally overhead, making it difficult to prevent him.
Although the cotton armor has good protection against fire and bullets, it can only protect against some attacks. Hitting him at such a close range still caused a blood splash to appear on Scarface's thigh, causing him to stumble and fall.
Wen Hu roared and pounced like a tiger descending a mountain.
Scarface raised his shield to block, but the injured man was no longer a match for Wen Hu. Moreover, Wen Hu had two helpers and a team member on the tree. He quickly fired another cannon.
Scarface was shot again, then stabbed by Wen Hu, and then stabbed in the ribs by another Ye Bushou.
After several hits, Scarface's shield also failed.
Wen Hu made up for it with one strike and finished him off.
Scarface miscalculated after all. He did not expect that Wen Hu actually hid two musketeers in the tree. There were three groups of three and three under the tree, and there were three teams of nine people.
Moreover, these Ming troops were actually covered in armor even at night, even equipped with bows, crossbows and guns. Their weapons were better than theirs, and their fighting ability was not weak at all.
Scarface and the other two Tatars fell to the ground one after another, and the remaining six Tatars ran away quickly.
Wen Hu and others immediately gave chase. The Tatars, who had lost their horses and several others were injured, did not run very far. As a result, Wen Hu and others caught up with them on horseback.
Sharp arrows roared in pursuit, and soon all six Tatars fell to the ground.
A total of ten Tatars were wiped out on this mountain ridge.
The Ming army's twelve-man squadron stayed at night, and one man went back to report the news. The remaining eleven men killed one enemy first and wounded another, and finally annihilated the enemy in hand-to-hand combat at the cost of two deaths and five injuries.
Wen Hu was also injured, but fortunately his vitals were not injured.
"Bah, these Tartars are pretty tough."
Wen Hu vomited blood and began to lead everyone to chop off heads and peel off armor.
Jin Hao even walked directly to a Tatar injured horse, stabbed the horse's neck with a knife, took out a bag of hot horse blood, raised his neck and drank a few gulps, then cut open the horse's skin and cut off a few hot blood.
Horse meat, take out the salt bag and sprinkle some salt on it, then throw it into your mouth and chew it.
Wen Hu took the water bag, drank a few big mouthfuls of horse blood, and also began to cut the horse meat and eat it.
As a night harvester, you have to face various tasks deep behind enemy lines. The conditions will be very difficult. You can't be picky about what you eat. You have to replenish it quickly when you have the opportunity to eat, no matter if it is a bug or a rat, snake, or ant.
It is already very good to eat this horse blood and horse meat.
When there is nothing to eat, a little bit of dry marrow from rotting animal bones can sometimes be a life-saving thing.
Close hand-to-hand combat consumes a lot of physical strength.
Fortunately, Wen Hu was more experienced and had arranged two soldiers on the tree in advance to provide surprise assistance with bows, crossbows and fire blunderbuss. Otherwise, this battle would have been more difficult and the casualties would have been greater.
The cotton armor on their bodies is also the key to their survival. It can block most damage from arrows, knives and cuts.
Of course, the harvest is also very rich.
The horses were all shot and failed to be captured, but all ten Tatars died, and ten real Tatar heads were harvested. Ten pairs of cotton armor were also captured, as well as many weapons and gadgets such as bows, arrows, swords, guns, and bones, and even some weapons were seized.
Some dry food and some money with you.
After replenishing his strength, he quickly packed up the loot. Wen Hu quickly evacuated without any further delay.
Ten headless naked corpses were left on the roadside, which had already attracted crows circling in the sky.
On the way to retreat to Muling Pass, they encountered reinforcements brought by Fei Xiaofeng. General Meng Xian personally came with his own troops, followed by infantry.
"solved?"
Meng Xian looked at the heads held high by Wen Hu and others.
"Well, ten Tatars, all solved."
Meng Xian glanced at Wen Hu and his party, and finally saw two corpses carried on horseback, as well as several wounded soldiers sitting on the horse.
"Broken two brothers,"
"Brothers, thank you for your hard work. You go back to the customs first, and then I'll go and take a look at the front." Meng Xian patted Wen Hu on the shoulder, "I'll ask you for your merits and rewards later!"
"General, I'm fine. I'll go with you."
"His mother's dog Tatar," Meng Xian yelled, the scars on his face from his narrow escape in the last battle becoming more and more prominent. "Let's go!"
