Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 553 Crazy Thoughts

Basically, when the sneak attacking Qing army rushed to ten steps in front of him, the reconnaissance platoon leader in a half-squatting position had already picked up the AK-74M cross-body, held the butt of the gun with his arm and pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang bang bang."

In a series of flames, more than a dozen Qing soldiers were shot several times.Ye Chu, who was blocked by his subordinates, couldn't stop at all, and fell on the subordinate who was shot in front of him.Instinctively, he didn't get up immediately, so he escaped a catastrophe by chance.However, behind him, the remnants of the Qing army hid in the shadows and continued to shoot long arrows at the place where the flames were.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

The reconnaissance platoon leader didn't have time to change the magazine, so he quickly pulled out the pistol stuck in his chest, and felt two shots aimed at the front left. "Stubborn Donkey" and another soldier squatted behind the platoon leader with their guns in hand, ready to shoot at the Qing army charging up at any time, while the others dragged their wounded comrades and turned around and ran back along the reeds on the river bank.

Eleven of the Northern Marines were wounded, mostly from arrow wounds in the first attack; either through the arms or through the legs.In order to ensure the safety of this sneak attack, the Qing army did not use ordinary plum needle arrows, but "Qi plum needle arrows".As the name suggests, the arrowhead of this kind of arrow is flat, three feet one inch long, and it is specially used for piercing armor; if the cavalry charges with a 120-pound strong bow and shoots condescendingly, it can nail the opponent to the ground.

As the reconnaissance platoon began to retreat, the Qing army who had sneaked across the river threw a sentry arrow without an arrow towards the opposite bank.When a roar passed through the air, a large black figure suddenly appeared on the grassland on the south bank of the Tesi River.The leading general, Akdong'a, told a soldier: "According to what I said before, everyone should cross the river in turn according to the battalion head. You must move quickly!"

Shoot in an open river valley, and the echo will travel far.What's more, the reconnaissance platoon didn't just fire a single shot, so the North Navy, located on the two hills north and south of the Chahan Torohai Station, soon noticed the movement.The Beihai Navy stationed on the hilltop on the south side used the walkie-talkie to call several times, only then did they learn that the Qing army was launching a night attack again, and immediately sent two platoons down the mountain to respond.

More than half an hour later, the reconnaissance platoon leader who had withdrawn panted and told the story to Zhou Zhong, the commander of the second battalion, and then said: "Battlemaster Zhou, the enemy's posture is not right! Maybe there is a big move at night!"

Taking advantage of the bright light of the lantern, Zhou Zhong looked at the map for a while, and quickly came to a conclusion.

"Report to the deputy detachment leader immediately, the enemy is likely to launch a night attack tonight!"

After speaking, he picked up the walkie-talkie and led the guards to the first trench at the front.When he got to the position, he first contacted the artillery position behind and ordered him to fire a flare toward the river valley two kilometers southeast.

Zhou Zhong is a native of Shangqiu, Henan Province. He came to Beihai Town in the 51st year of Qianlong and served as a soldier in the 52nd year.When he was a child, he studied with the private school teacher in the village for three years. Later, his family declined and he gave up the idea of ​​studying.After joining the Beihai Navy, due to the foundation of literacy and hyphenation, coupled with hard training, he quickly stood out among the recruits from Henan.

After Zhao Xin defeated Tsarist Russia in the 53rd year of Qianlong, in order to suppress the naturalization faction in the army, he first took the opportunity to remove Sheng Haizhou, and then vigorously promoted the local officers. Zhou Zhong jumped two ranks from the platoon leader to become the The company commander.Later, in the "Battle of Hunchun" and "Battle of Usoliye", Zhou Zhong was promoted by Zhao Xin because he liked to use his brain in battle and completed many outstanding tasks, and became a battalion commander under Huji's command.

With the sound of "Boom!", as the flare rose to a height of about 200 meters, a light brighter than moonlight burst out in the sky instantly, reflecting the valleys and mountains within a radius of one kilometer on the north bank of the Tesi River. Like daytime.

This move by the Beihai Navy stunned the Qing army on the South Road who had already marched only five miles away from the opponent.Whether it was the general leading the team or those sturdy arrows, they all stopped like fools, and looked up blankly at the sky.

Many Mongolian soldiers were stiff, their eyes were dull, and they kept chanting Buddha and Bodhisattva, praying for blessings.There was a burst of noise in the originally silent line, and many people left the line in a panic, burrowed into the grass on both sides or hid behind the rocks, as if they could avoid unknown dangers in this way.

Beads of sweat flowed down the cheeks of Akdong'a, the deputy capital of Uliasutai. He watched the extremely bright light moving slowly in the air in puzzlement, and his heart was filled with shock and fear.As for Taijiben Chukdash, the deputy beside him, his teeth were trembling from fright, and his legs were also trembling.

"It turns out that the Northern Sea Pirates really know how to demonize! They can steal the sky and change the sun!"

Hearing what Pengchukdash said, Akdong'ah murmured: "I heard people say that there are many monsters in the North Sea Pirates, but they actually did something like this in the middle of the night!"

Although Liu Sheng also used flares when attacking Ningguta before, the Qing army in the northwest did not understand the details.So what appeared in Akdong'a's mind was a "monster" with fluttering clothes standing on the top of the mountain where the Beihai Navy was located, with an altar in front of him, stepping on gangster steps, holding a mahogany sword, and muttering words; But what flashed in the minds of Peng Chukdash and most Mongolians was a "Bo" who was possessed by the gods wearing a "Duoguolaga" crown, wearing a god skirt, god boots, and holding a god drum. "Amount", that is, the male shaman.

In this year, we can't expect most ancient people to correctly understand the scientific principles, not to mention that those immigrants who first arrived in Beihai Town would make a fuss when they saw everything, just say that in order to deal with the cannons on the Thunder God, the Manchus even used the "Yinmen Formation" to deal with it. "They can all appear on the battlefield majesticly, and all the dog blood and urine that break the magic spell greet them together.

So whenever the Beihai Navy had something new on the battlefield, the first reaction of the Qing army was black magic.Qianlong even believed that the biggest demon in Beihai Town was Zhao Xin, so he did not hesitate to use the secret technique of the Bon religion to cast a curse.

The flare stayed in the air for a total of 50 seconds, until it fell to the ground in the distance and extinguished. Then the moon and stars reappeared from the dark night sky, making thousands of Qing soldiers feel like a dream.

"Notify everyone, prepare to fight!"

At the same time, Zhou Zhong, who was in the trench, had already seen the Qing army extending into the darkness like a black tide more than 2000 meters away through the artillery mirror.He first roared and issued a battle alarm, and then he was about to take another look and contact Mishiran on the mountain on the north side, when he immediately discovered that something was wrong with the advancing Qing army.

The team of the Qing army originally lined up in two columns, like a giant black snake, but when the flare was lifted into the air, the torso of the "giant snake" suddenly doubled, and the original neat formation began to change. loose.

Zhou Zhong hesitated for a moment, and suddenly a crazy idea popped up in his mind, and he immediately contacted Mi Shilang to tell his thoughts.After hearing a few words, Mi Shilang immediately understood Zhou Zhong's intention.Instead of passive defense, it is better to attack constantly; since it is difficult to fight during the day, then use night attack to break the night attack, and take advantage of the situation to catch the enemy by surprise.

"How many people do you plan to send?"

"Two companies are enough!"

Mishiran on the other end of the walkie-talkie was silent for a moment, and then said: "I agree! Let it go!"

On the Qing army's side on the southern front, the deputy commanders, Akdong'a and Peng Chukdash, dared not leave.As an experienced general, Akdong'a instinctively felt that the behavior of his team had been exposed.The most important thing right now is to boost morale, otherwise if there is a camp roar, it will be a big trouble.

In order to appease the turbulent men, Akdonga and Peng Chukdash discussed and found a nearby mountain depression, and lit dozens of torches. The beating flames in the dark night made many Mongolians who were in doubt feel a little bit at ease. .

Afterwards, the two called together the generals of the battalions. In addition to reaffirming the military law and Baoning's reward for killing the enemy, Akdong'a also told them that all the time when large armies went out to fight, they were always avoiding evil.Besides, I have been in the army for many years, and I have always seen the truth in swords and guns. I have never heard of anyone who can win by calling the wind and calling the rain.

"Before the departure, the commander-in-chief made it clear that there are only 800 Beihai pirates in total! They are divided into two hills for defense, and only 400 people survive on each mountain! Are you afraid of only [-] people?! One person can drown by spitting kill them!"

Under the beating light and shadow, Akdong'a saw his generals nodding one after another, with a look of renewed confidence, and then continued: "Pass on my words! As long as the sergeants work hard, they can take down the mountain with one blow of the drum! Each head rewards 30 taels of silver! Tell the brothers! There are also our [-] troops on the northern and central routes!"

The restless emotions of the Mongolian arrows gradually calmed down with the generals' lectures, and then began to become full of fighting spirit.But with such a delay, more than half an hour passed.Akdong'a looked up at the position of the Big Dipper in the sky, knowing that the time to launch an attack was not long, so he ordered the battalions to start again.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden change at this time, only a lot of people in the team uttered "Ouch", as if something fell from the sky and hit someone.However, before the crowd could commotion, clusters of flames from explosions rose up in the queue, followed by gunshots as dense as a shower.

boom!boom!boom.
boom!boom!boom.
It's over!From the moment he heard the explosion, Akdonga knew it was done by the Beihai Navy.It took me a long time to spit, but it all came to naught.

Immediately afterwards, the sky was bright again, and another flare was slowly rising, but followed by high-explosive bombs that fell among the crowd in the middle and rear of the Qing army. More than 4000 people formed a five-mile-long line, so the explosion of the shells had no effect on the North Navy that was attacking the front line.

In the dark night with constant flashes of explosions, this army composed of Mongolian arrows was completely in chaos!The sudden blow destroyed their will, and no one had the will to resist; no matter whether they were soldiers or generals, they were all running around without thinking.With such a scene, the soldiers of the Northern Navy who were hiding behind bushes and rocks and shooting did not need to aim at all, they only needed to keep shooting towards crowded places.

There was no one to command, and most of the routs ran towards the rushing Tesi River in unison, as if they could escape unharmed as long as they crossed the river.However, whether it was shells or bullets, under the illumination of the flares, they turned them into corpses flowing down the river.Those who were lucky enough to swim across the bank just wanted to catch their breath when they were knocked down on the river beach by bullets fired from the opposite bank.

After an unknown amount of time, the broken soldiers who felt that they were in hell finally heard someone shouting in Mongolian: "Disarm and don't kill! Kneel and surrender! The Northern Navy treats prisoners preferentially!"

Hearing this, the broken soldiers who had been tortured quickly threw away the weapons in their hands, and many of them even started crying.

"Don't kill me! Spare me!"

"I won't fight anymore! I want to go home!"

"Buddha, please bless me!"

The drenched Penchukdash was lying on the beach on the south bank of the Tesi River, not daring to move.Although the soldiers under him just now desperately sent him across the river, they all fell by his side now.

As the Qing army on the north bank surrendered in large numbers, the howling bullets and artillery shells began to chase the broken soldiers who had escaped across the river. The deafening explosions did not gradually stop until everything returned to darkness.Perceived that the opportunity was coming, Peng Chukdash scrambled and slid into the grass with both hands and feet.

Akdong'a, the deputy capital commander, hid behind a rock in a small mountain depression at this time, and only a dozen of his own soldiers Goshha followed him.They were so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe, because the large eighteen-bead flashlight of Beihai Navy appeared at this time, and its light could illuminate hundreds of meters in front of them at a glance.

With a sound of "crash", a soldier's foot accidentally kicked the gravel, and Akdong'a's heart was pulled into his throat.

"Who's there! Come out! Don't come out and shoot again!"

When he heard the shout from Bei Haijun, Akdong'a was frightened and trembled all over.Just as he was taking chances and trying to respond with silence, a burst of sparks burst out from the top of the half-person-high stone in front of him.

"Bang bang bang!"

Countless thoughts flashed across Akdong'a's mind, who was holding his head and pouting his buttocks, and finally they all turned into one - being alive is more important than anything else.

"Stop the fight! Stop the fight! I surrender! I surrender!" After these words came out, the dozen or so soldiers of Lord Vice Dutong let out a sigh of relief.

"Put down your weapons and walk out with your hands up!"

After a sound of metal falling to the ground, Akdong'a, without his helmet and wearing only a chain mail, came out with his hands raised, his face covered with oil, sweat and dust, and he looked much more embarrassed than that.

A bundle of ropes was dropped in front of several Mongolian soldiers kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed. Before they could be surprised, someone said in front of them: "Tie your feet together with ropes! Will it?!"

"Yes! Yes!"

"Fifty in a row, if you dare to run, I will kill you!"

Zhou Zhong, the commander of the second battalion, did not expect that his frantic action this time completely disrupted the entire night attack plan of the Qing army.The Qing army on the southern front was defeated, not to mention the shock caused by several flares and the subsequent bombing during the attack, which made the Qing army on the northern and central routes stop.

What a novelty, with such bright lights rising in the sky again and again, everyone within a dozen miles can see it.

Dingbian Left Deputy General Bao Ning, who was in charge of leading the troops in the middle, no longer had the intention of copying the North Navy's back route. He knew from the dense explosions and shooting sounds from a distance that the 4000 people on the southern line were probably hanging.

It doesn't make sense!Aren't they only 800 people? !Could it be that the news that Fu Bao worked so hard to get last night was caused by the Northern Sea Pirates?

Baoning was completely confused.

(End of this chapter)