1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 474
Along the Futuan River (today's Futuan River in Zhaoshi City), a long convoy was slowly heading northwest. On both sides of the convoy were countless unkempt men of Ming Dynasty, who were moving their steps wearily. Some young women, He staggered and was still sobbing.

Dozens of cavalrymen in cotton armor, wielding sabers in their hands, kept galloping back and forth on both sides of the convoy, swiping their sabers down from time to time, knocking down the stopped Ming people, causing chaos in the team. It made the cries in the convoy a little louder.The Jiannu infantry guards next to them laughed and waved their spears and scabbards to order the captured Ming people to regroup and move on.But those cavalrymen laughed strangely, beat their horses and rushed forward.

Several chopped-up corpses on the side of the road were left to fall to the ground bloody, and no one paid any attention to them.Maybe it won't be long before they will be eaten by wild dogs nearby.

"Where is the front?" Jin Li rode on the horse, picked up the water bottle, took a sip of water, and then turned to ask a guard beside him.

"Go back to Mr. Dutong, and the little ones in front of you found out that it is a place called Majialing Village, which is more than 70 miles away from Juzhou (now Juxian County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province)." The guard beside him replied.

"Is there no Ming army nearby?" Jin Li looked around. In the wilderness, except for some tender grass with green teeth spit out everywhere and a few trees, there is almost no human habitation.The existence of this situation must be caused by the continuous crossing of the front army.

"Ming Army?" The guard froze for a moment, then grinned and said, "Lord Dutong, since we entered Shandong, we have never encountered any resistance from the Ming Army. Those timid Ming soldiers must have been killed by me." The Qing soldiers were so frightened that they all hid in the city, how dare they come out and fight us?"

Hearing this, Jin Li couldn't help but smiled, and then heaved a long sigh of relief.Since their team belonged to the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty and the Red Banner, although they had looted a lot since entering the customs, compared to the Eight Banners of Manchuria, they were pitifully small.

In view of this, instigated by the generals below, in order to obtain more "harvests", Jin Li, who was the deputy capital of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Red Banner, led more than [-] soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty across Juzhou and went straight to Haizhou (now Jiangsu Province) Lianyungang City) boundary.

During half a month in Haizhou, they broke through six counties and towns, looted tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, captured more than 300 people, more than [-] large and small livestock, and nearly [-] shi of grain.After receiving the order from Abatai, the commander of the Qing army entering the customs, to return to Liaodong, they reluctantly withdrew their troops one after another, escorted the looted gains, divided them into several teams, and rushed to the Juzhou camp.

Jin Li, whose name is Li, was born in Taihu, Anhui. He lived in Fengtian, Liaodong.Seven years after Jin Tianming (1622), he surrendered and became a slave.In June of the seventh year of Chongde (1642), Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain, established the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and Jin Li was awarded the Deputy Commander of the Han Army with the Red Banner.

Three days ago, more than [-] soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Jin Dynasty and the Eight Banners of the Jin Dynasty entered the border of Shandong one after another. Because they were approaching Juzhou, the Qing army's rest and reorganization camp, they felt a little relieved. The returning troops were divided into several sections, and the distance between them was also Far and near.In addition, the entourage carried a lot of property and people, and the speed of the journey became very slow.

Jin Li's team consisted of more than 50 cavalry and more than 500 infantry, escorting more than [-] plundered Ming people, as well as a large amount of gold, silver, cloth, grain and livestock, and the convoy stretched for several miles.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." Suddenly, there were several sounds of firecrackers and the neighing of horses.

Jin Li's expression froze, he immediately stepped on his feet, straightened up, and looked forward.

"What's going on ahead? Go and have a look!" Jin Li ordered sharply, "Blow the horn, the whole army is on alert!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." The sound of gunfire in front seemed to be ringing non-stop, and the front of the convoy was already in chaos, with scattered captives pouring back one after another.

"Surround the city with vehicles!...Order the rear team to quickly gather to the central army to stand by!...The cavalry disperse!" Although the enemy's situation was unknown, Jin Li only hesitated for a moment, and then immediately issued several orders.The firecrackers kept firing, but no enemy cavalry was seen coming. It must be that the officers and soldiers of the Ming army in a nearby guard were forced by the order of the upper peak to attack our retreating soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty.

I really don't know how to live or die!Waiting for our army to form a solid formation for the time being, it is expected that within half a day, nearby friendly troops will definitely come to support. At that time, to defeat the Ming army in World War I, only a few dozen cavalry will be needed to chase after them, and maybe they will be wiped out. The "tiger beard" of the Qing Dynasty guarded the Ming army.

"Turn right in the third row and shoot at the Jiannu cavalry!"

"Turn left in the fourth row and shoot at Jiannu's retreating cavalry!"

"Fight the cavalry first!... Shoot and kill all the Jiannu cavalry!"

"Get ready!... Let it go!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The armored riders guarding both sides of the Jiannu convoy saw a group of more than two hundred black-clothed thieves suddenly appearing in front of their convoy. After two rounds of firecrackers, they defeated more than 100 infantry guards in front of the formation. , couldn't help being furious.Where did the county town tuanding or the people in the fort village come to dare to intercept my escort convoy of Qing soldiers and horses with a few guns.Immediately, each of them held their own strength and rushed over, brandishing their sabers.In my impression, whenever the Ming army's guns saw my Daqing armored cavalry charge, before they approached, their army formation would inevitably collapse.At that time, it was time for them to follow and hunt and harvest heads.

However, before the more than forty armored cavalry rushed to the front of the black-clothed army, they saw dozens of firecrackers fired at the same time in the forest of "spears", knocking down seven or eight armored cavalry on the spot, just behind them. Before the armored cavalry could react, the opponent fired another neat volley of firecrackers, knocking down another eight or nine cavalry.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the remaining Jiannujia cavalry turned their horses' heads to the side, wanting to pass by both sides of the black-clothed army formation, preparing to attack the two wings of the enemy formation.

However, the other party's reaction was surprisingly quick. As the remaining dozen or so armored cavalry turned around, the black-clothed army's line of firearms also changed direction, and the black muzzles were aimed straight at the direction they were rushing.

"Get ready!... Let it go!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The Jiannu cavalry who tried to flee were shot by a row of muskets behind them, and another seven or eight cavalry were knocked down immediately. The remaining six or seven Jiannu cavalry were all dead, and they quickly hit their horses and fled back.This black-clothed bandit's firearms are sharp and well-trained.In less than a quarter of an hour, more than 20 of the thirty or so armored cavalry of one's own side were killed.

"Damn it, you slipped pretty fast!" Xu Chuanxing, the company commander of the third Marine Corps, looked at the Jiannu cavalry who ran away with some regret, spat in that direction, and then ordered: "Marine Corps All there, turn left, target, middle section of Jiannu convoy. . . . marching and shooting!"

"Commander Xu, what are we doing?" Gu Zhaoyi, the captain of the township soldier, asked excitedly.

The Marine Corps and the local soldiers lay in ambush in the forest on the roadside early in the morning. When the Jiannu convoy arrived, they immediately pulled the team out and lined up in neat rows of musket shooting arrays.Just two rounds of musket salvos broke down the more than one hundred Jiannu infantry guards in front, and they swarmed and fled backward.But the dozens of armored cavalry on both sides of the convoy rushed straight over while brandishing their sabers recklessly.

As expected, two rounds of guns knocked down more than half of the Jiannu Jiaqi, and the rest tried to threaten the Marine Corps' musket array from both wings, but the Marine Corps soldiers who quickly changed their formation fired another musket salvo. was crushed.So far, there has not been a single casualty on our side.

This slave is not as brutal as the rumors say!
"The township soldiers stand guard with guns, cover the people and gather the convoy!" Xu Chuanxing turned his head and glanced at the captives fleeing in all directions, and ordered loudly: "If there are armed rebels, shoot them to death!"

In the middle of the convoy, more than [-] Jiannu infantry gathered together formed a circle around the nearby vehicles. Holding spears and bows and arrows, they stared coldly at the approaching bandits in black.

Jin Li's face was calm, holding a long knife in his hand, holding the shaft of the car with the other hand, and observing outside intently.Just now the sound of firecrackers firing continuously in front of them was neat and dense, and within a quarter of an hour, dozens of infantrymen swarmed back, and then saw five or six armored cavalry running around in embarrassment. I was quite shocked.

What kind of army is this attacking, and it has defeated my brave cavalry so quickly in a short period of time.Obviously, the opponent is not an ordinary local guard officer, let alone a local militia.However, these black-clothed thieves who are gradually approaching do not seem to be like the Ming Dynasty's regular army.

"Range measurement, two arrows, shoot!" Jin Li ordered sharply.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Two feathered arrows shot out from the chariot formation, and instantly pierced into the black-clothed army formation.

"Hiss!... They are still wearing armor!" Jin Li gasped, and two feathered arrows pierced into the opponent's formation. One of them should have hit the chest of an enemy soldier, but it didn't. It pierced in, but it fell with a touch, apparently hitting the top of the opponent's armor.

"Company commander, there seems to be a captured Mingren in the formation." A combat staff officer whispered.

"...All Jiannu in the formation." Xu Chuanxing glanced at the combat staff officer, his face unchanged, and then ordered: "Get ready to shoot, shoot and kill all Jiannu in the formation! Damn it, see our musket array , they didn’t run away, but dared to form an formation and stick to it... Then they will be fulfilled!"

"First row, stand still!" After entering the musket range, the officer issued a combat command loudly.

"Raise the gun!"

"Get ready!... Let it go!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

As the firecrackers fired neatly, the Jiannu infantry in the chariot formation immediately let out more than a dozen screams. The dense defensive formation caused them many casualties in the first wave of shooting.

"Shoot!" Jin Li also loudly ordered the bow and arrow to fight back at the moment the firecracker rang.At this moment, he regretted a little. If he had known that the opponent had so many firecrackers, and the range of the bows and arrows was almost completely suppressed, they should have put down the convoy as soon as possible, and either charged desperately over there, or turned around and ran away.Now, being separated by a long distance from the opponent, he just blindly fires the firecrackers and does not step forward to fight to break the formation.In this way, my warriors of the Qing Dynasty seemed to be completely passive when they were trapped in the formation.

(End of this chapter)