Isha jumped up to the city by pressing the battlements, stepped on the city head, quickly held the knife in his mouth in his hand and assumed a fighting posture, and quickly glanced left and right, only to find that there was no one on the city head.
The mountain breeze blows, making it slightly cool.
Uncle Naman and several other Bashkus were also watching from the left and right.
In the end, they didn't even meet the Ming army.
At this time, Bashku'olheda made a gesture to them and led them towards a fire-lit watchtower in front. It was obvious that the Ming army guarding the gate was lazy and hid in the watchtower to take shelter from the wind.
Even sleeping.
Bashiku was assigned to take five Bashiku as the leader, followed by Bagala and other elites who came up in the first wave, and entered the towering towering enemy tower.
There was a dim wind lamp burning in the watchtower, and there were some spears and sandbags standing against the wall. There was a table in the middle, and seven or eight people were sitting around it, but they all seemed to be lying on their stomachs and asleep.
Isha followed him into the watchtower, and Naman had already gritted his teeth and pounced on him like a tiger.
Several Bashiku and Baya slashed at him with their swords.
Then Orheda made a sound of surprise, and everyone else also made a sound of surprise. Isha didn't know the situation, but he didn't realize it until he rushed to the table.
The seven or eight Ming troops had been chopped to the ground, but they were not Ming troops. They were just scarecrows wearing clothes.
There was no real person in the watchtower.
Isha stood there stunned with the knife raised high, and Monk Zhang Er was confused.
Naman lowered his voice and said, "Did the Ming army know that we are coming, so they were so frightened that they abandoned the border and fled?"
This possibility is not impossible. In the past, the Qing army often encountered this kind of Ming Dynasty defenders outside the pass. When entering the fortress, there were even more people who fled without fighting when they encountered cities and plundered territory in the interior.
Elheda felt something was wrong, but couldn't think of a reason for the moment.
I have to agree with this statement.
"Hurry down the barrier, open the door, and raise a fire to signal for the prince to enter the barrier quickly."
Everyone became more relaxed because of a few scarecrows.
They even took the time to search for supplies in the watchtower.
The man threw a long spear to Ishar. He usually used a tiger spear, which was made of better material and looked down upon this ordinary small gun.
Isha took it and said thank you, then handed it to Addis who followed closely behind.
"Walk!"
They went down the city ladder and opened the city gate. On the city wall, there was a steady stream of flag soldiers climbing the ladder up to the city.
"There is no one. The Ming army has abandoned the pass and fled."
The man smiled and shouted to the nervous person who had just come up, and raised the lamp in his hand.
"These Ming soldiers are really useless. They actually ran away. I was still thinking about how many people I could kill and get rewards for meritorious service. I also thought about grabbing some better armor and giving it to Atdis..." Songya said with a smile, and they walked along the
Go down the city ladder.
"Don't worry, we won't fight here. There will be a battle when we get to Qingzhou. If the Ming army doesn't defend Qingzhou, then they will fight to Laizhou and Dengzhou. They can't not defend a city..." That Man Man
Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden hiss and an arrow hit him hard.
The lantern in his hand fell to the ground and burned.
The man who had been hit by the arrow staggered and fell down the city ladder.
Before Ishar could react, Addis had already knocked him down from behind, "Master, be careful of arrows..." Countless arrows shot from the darkness, and those on the city ladder were the first to go up to the city.
Elite.
They were divided into Bashiku, five Bashiku, and more than thirty bagaras, vests, etc. As a result, under the intensive rain of arrows, most of the unwary people were shot down.
Isha fell to the ground, his chin was bruised, and stars appeared in his eyes.
Before I understood what was going on, I heard the sound of cannons.
After one cannon shot, more cannon shots rang out, the sound of small cannons, like small lead bullets being fired.
"We are ambushed," Addis, who was on top of him, shouted to him, and while saying this, he put the broken shield in his hand over their heads.
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The city gate of Mulingguan suddenly opened, and General Meng Xian personally donned armor and spears, led a group of armored warriors and rushed out, running up the simple ladders.
In the city, many Ming troops also came from both sides of the city wall.
ambush.
Even in the hidden places outside the pass, many Ming troops who had been ambushing outside the pass came out and killed them.
Ming troops were everywhere.
The young Isha has always imagined various battle scenes, but never thought of such a scenario, "Why didn't the Ming army just stop us?"
He didn't understand.
Addis pulled him up and retreated to the city, holding up his shield and facing the rain of arrows. He said, "They must have known that we would come to break the gate and deliberately let us up."
"Why?" Isha was puzzled. He was not afraid that they would really capture Guancheng.
Addis expressed his guess, "It is estimated that the Ming army also knows our tactics. Every time the elites go up first, they deliberately let us go to the city first, so that they can annihilate the most elite flag soldiers..."
"
If a five-hundred Manchu raiding camp were to attack from the front, they would not be able to win such a dangerous level. However, if they used a sneak attack, they would have a high chance of winning the level, and they had tried repeatedly before.
Even if it is discovered, there won't be much loss, just retreat in time.
But who would have expected that this time the Ming army would deliberately open the door and then wait for them to get halfway through to fight out?
"Maybe this is like attacking halfway across the river." As a eunuch from the royal palace, Addis had read some books.
Gu Gao
Isha felt his head was muddled.
Meng Xian, who had rushed out of the city, quickly rushed to the bottom of the city, knocked down the ladders, and then chopped down the half of the people who had not yet come up to the city.
And half of the people who had gone to the city were also ambushed on all sides.
In the darkness, I could only feel that Ming troops were everywhere, with cold guns and arrows everywhere, and even artillery spraying lead bullets from time to time. Because it was a surprise attack, the equipment of these five hundred people was lighter.
There was no double armor, no war horses, and they did not even carry equipment such as the knight's spear or large spear, nor did they carry large shields, shield chariots, etc. All they carried were long knives, small shields, and generally a piece of armor.
Even among the five hundred people, many were soldiers like Addis, and only half of them were actual armored soldiers.
Many of the coated slaves don't even have their armor.
There was a chaotic fight.
Fende Bashiku who led the team and several Bashkus were killed in the first wave of attacks, and the rest of the Bagala elites were also surrounded.
Someone shouted to send the signal quickly, asking King Bolo to lead his troops to rescue him.
But at this time, they had become lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They could do nothing but face endless attacks, and some people kept falling.
The Ming army on the opposite side was unexpectedly powerful, especially as they had so many firearms. Row after row of muskets came at them, and even those wearing cotton armor couldn't withstand them.
Although the Eight Banners are fierce, it is difficult for them to perform on such occasions.
Bursts of firecrackers were interspersed with one or two shellings, and arrows were flying everywhere. Coupled with the shield wall and the volley of guns squeezing in, Isha was in despair.
With a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, Wen Hu rushed over from outside the pass with his Ye Bu Shu team, working in groups of three or three to support each other. He stabbed down a Tatar who was trying to run down the mountain with one shot, and his comrades raised their shields.
In front of him, he stabbed the Tatar who fell to the ground.
The person behind him came up with another stab, and when he was dead, he didn't even bother to chop off the head, and just went to kill the next target.
"Enjoyed, come again!" Wen Hu yelled wildly.
In the distance, Meng Xian led two battalions of armored soldiers under his command, sweeping through the Qing army under the city wall outside the pass like autumn leaves sweeping away fallen leaves. How could the two hundred Qing troops there be the opponent of a thousand armored soldiers?
Due to the constraints of the terrain, there is no formation possible, but firecrackers and spears can be used to clear the way, and shields can be used as walls. If gods block, they will kill gods, and if Buddha blocks, they will kill Buddha.
Soon, the Ming army on Guancheng above their heads began to fire arrows to attack.
Piles after piles of fires began to light up and down Guancheng.
Light up the battlefield.
The Shence Army was like they were coming out of hell, extremely ferocious.
Meng Xian was killed into a bloody man. He led his troops to the front, and no one could block the tip of the knife.
It is said that the children of Jiangdong are good at fighting. This Shence Army, which was founded in Huzhou, has the blood of Jin Gongyu, Bai Xiangfu, Meng Xian and other generals in their bones. They dare to fight and can fight. Although they have experienced defeats one after another,
But they were never discouraged. They failed again and again and got up again and again.
The constant replenishment of fresh blood still maintains the old Huzhou Battalion's tradition of daring to fight. With the continuous replenishment of armor, firecrackers and other good equipment, the combat effectiveness is getting stronger and stronger.
This battle was the battle plan drawn up by Meng Xian himself.
Instead of relying on the city to defend, after judging that the Tatars were most likely to attack at night, and based on the terrain in front of the pass, they formulated a bold battle plan, letting them go to the city, and then making a sudden attack.
Cut them in half and annihilate them separately.
This plan is very bold, because it may capsize, and if these Tatars cannot be wiped out quickly, the Tatar army may arrive, and everything will be screwed up.
But Meng Xian believed that the opportunity was rare and he had to find a way to kill one of the Tatar troops. This would not only weaken the enemy's strength, but also greatly increase his own military power.
The terrain in front of the pass is narrow, which is beneficial to them.
Of course, he also made several other plans just in case.
Fortunately, the progress is going as planned.
all the best.
Meng Xian chopped down another person. Looking at the remnants of the Tatar soldiers that had been defeated, he gasped and shouted, "Hurry up and pack up these defeated soldiers and prepare to return to the city. Most of the Tatars may kill them at any time, so keep an eye on them."
All the ministries exerted their remaining power and stepped up the hunt.
"General, there's a fire under the mountain, and most of the Tatars are coming!"
At the top of the city, the Ming army discovered the signal sent back by Ye Buhu, who was ambushing at the foot of the mountain, and quickly blew the horn to warn Meng Xian. The soldiers grabbed Meng Xian.
Meng Xian turned around and looked, and sure enough, there was fire rising from the mountains in the distance.
"withdraw!"
There were still some Tartars fleeing in the mountains, and Meng Xian issued an order to retreat.
Groups of Ming troops began to quickly clean up the battlefield, beheading people, stripping off their clothes and armor, collecting their weapons, and then filed back into the city.
Close the door tightly.
In the city, the fighting has basically ended.
The Tatars in the upper city had no way to retreat. They lost their most elite officers and vests in the first wave of raids, and basically fell into a state of chaos without command. In a small space, they were quickly surrounded and wiped out.
A small number of them were captured after losing their combat effectiveness, and some even surrendered directly.
Addis helped the injured Ishar kneel down and surrendered under the sword and gun of the Ming army.
Ishar's face was gloomy and his eyes were full of despair. He wanted to enter the border to fight, but he failed, and he became a prisoner and was seriously injured.
He once thought that he could enter the Pass with the army, kill everyone, make great achievements, and when he returned, he would be able to load several pack horses with silver and silk, and even pull several Han slaves behind him.
When he thought that he might never be able to return to his hometown outside Guanhai, the eighteen-year-old Isha shed tears of despair.
