1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 475
"Rush out!" After the black-clothed army on the opposite side fired two rounds of firecrackers in a row, Jin Li knew that he could no longer stand in the middle of the car formation. He hid behind the shaft and frame of the car, and he couldn't prevent the opponent's firecracker projectiles at all. The splashed sawdust killed and wounded more than ten soldiers.If they continue to be trapped in the car formation, more than 300 of them may be shot and killed on the spot by the opponent.

"Attention, Jiannu is going to open the car array, and is about to rush out!" Xu Chuanxing reminded loudly: "The front row array does not move, continue to shoot....The rear team is alert and swimming Jiannu infantry!"

More than a hundred soldiers of the Marine Corps were divided into two groups, with four rows of shooting arrays in the front, and two rows of soldiers holding muskets in the back, watching closely the dozens of Jiannu infantry who had been dispersed before.

"Shoot!...Rush out and cut them down!" When the Jiannu in the waiting car formation moved away to open a passage, Jin Li immediately ordered dozens of archers to shoot feather arrows, and then led the Jiannu in the formation Just rushed out.

"Hold on, hold on! ... Don't move! Keep shooting!" The Marine Corps officer caught a glimpse of a feathered arrow coming and saw a soldier subconsciously trying to avoid it. He just lowered his head slightly and ordered loudly.

"Ding! Ding!..."

"Poof! Poof!..."

Most of the feathered arrows hit the armor and helmets of the marine soldiers' chests, making a crisp jingling sound, but there were also unlucky soldiers who were hit by arrows in the neck, arms, or legs, making a few muffled sounds. Hmph, fell to the ground.But soon some soldiers dragged the wounded or dead soldiers away, and the soldiers in the back row immediately stepped forward to fill the vacant positions, and then, under the command of the officer, mechanically pulled the trigger to shoot the bullets in the gun.

Jin Li lay on the ground in horror, watching the infantry rushing out of the car formation, under the continuous shooting of the opponent's firecrackers, they fell to the ground one by one like falling wheat one by one.They didn't even cross the distance of ten steps, as if there was an invisible wall, stopping the charging infantry in front of the car formation.After a while, dozens of corpses had piled up on the ground, and the soldiers in the rear line obviously became hesitant in their charge.

"Scatter and retreat!"

There is no way to fight this battle!He couldn't get close to the enemy at all, but he was constantly fired by the opponent's firecrackers. If he continued to fight, he probably had to explain it here.Jin Li loudly ordered the Eight Banners Han army to disperse and retreat, and immediately he turned around and ran to the right of the chariot formation.

"Squad as a unit, the whole army assault!" Seeing that the Jiannu in front had collapsed and fled towards both sides of the chariot formation, Xu Chuanxing ordered loudly: "If you encounter resistance, shoot and kill!"

The marine soldiers cheered excitedly, held their bayonets, and chased in the direction of Jiannu's defeat in small groups.Seeing the main force retreating, the Jiannubu cavalry patrolling nearby didn't even think about it, turned around and fled towards the wilderness.

"...You, come down! Give the horse to this general!" Jin Li ran away for a certain distance, saw a horseman nearby, stood still immediately, gasped heavily, and ordered loudly.

"...Lord Dutong!" Seeing Jin Li, the armored rider hurriedly rode up to him, then got off his horse, "Master Dutong, get on your horse quickly, the attacking army in black is coming!"

"...Very good, I will remember you." Jin Li was overjoyed, took the rein, stepped on the stirrup, turned over and jumped on the horse's back, "What's your name? This time, I will definitely remember you." I will reward you heavily!"

"The young one is called Song Wu." The armored cavalry said eagerly, "I am going to retreat, Mr. Dutong..."

Before the words fell, Jin Li lashed the horse's rear whip fiercely, and galloped forward at a high speed. It is not known if he heard the names of the horse and his armored cavalry.

Jin Li beat his horse and fled towards the northwest along the Futuan River. Ten miles ahead, he should be able to meet his front soldiers and horses.When the time comes, gather a large army and fight back quickly to destroy this mysterious and powerful black-clothed army.They dared to hijack my Qing Dynasty's convoy, and they must be made to pay the price.

Most of these black-clothed troops came to seize their plunder, so for these money, food and livestock, the enemy must not be able to move fast, and there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory.Otherwise, if the bannerman master in Manchuria knows that his troops have been defeated and that he has lost the wealth and population obtained from the plunder, he will definitely be severely punished.

"Bang! Bang!" Suddenly, two firecrackers sounded from the bank of the river, and Jin Li's horse neighed, its front hooves softened, and he fell to the ground, throwing him down heavily, and rolling more than ten meters away on the ground .

Jin Li felt a sharp pain in his left arm, and his head was dizzy for a while, but he struggled and was about to get up, but was stepped on his chest hard by a big foot, and a bright dagger (bayonet) straight in his face.

"Xiao Sun, we may have to make meritorious service!" Yue Zhongwu turned his head and shouted to his companion: "Look at this guy, he is a general who built slaves!"

"Really?" The soldier named Xiao Sun came over, "Tsk tsk..., look at his armor, he might really be a slave general. Hey, Xiaoyue, that horse is useless. It's gone. It's a pity."

"If you die, you will die. You can still eat horse meat." Yue Zhongwu bent down, untied the short knife under Jin Li's waist, threw it aside, then grabbed his arm again, turned him over and knocked him down. With his help, he was tied up.

Jin Li's dislocated left arm was in great pain from the pressure, his sweat kept dripping down, and he couldn't help it for a moment, so he hummed softly.

"Bah! You bastard, don't pretend to be pitiful!" The marine soldier named Xiao Sun spat thick phlegm on Jin Li's face, "Follow grandpa and return to the island! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

Yue Zhongwu and other marine soldiers led a dozen or so civilians to guard the accompanying boat, but unexpectedly caught Jin Li, the deputy commander of the Eight Banners and the Red Banner who had fled here. This thief was really out of luck. it is good.

The entire battle lasted less than half an hour. 260 and five Jiannu cavalry were killed, 120 and three were captured, more than 80 carts obtained from Jiannu looting were captured, and more than 28 Ming people were rescued.However, the Qi Marine Corps and the township soldiers killed seven people and injured 7000 people, which is considered a slight loss.But the harvest was huge, not counting the gold, silver and cloth, the grain alone was nearly three thousand shi, enough to feed more than [-] hungry people on Changshan Island for a month.

Xu Chuanxing ordered the accompanying Minzhuang and some of the rescued people to drive the vehicle to the river quickly, seize the time, and load the grain into the boat first.As for the jade, porcelain, cloth, and livestock, all were discarded in the wild, and the captives were allowed to take them at will, and then dispersed separately.

In the evening, sporadic Jian slave rangers had appeared near the Futuan River, but under the armed guard of the marines and township soldiers, they just watched from a distance and did not come close to attack.Presumably, they were waiting for the large troops behind to come to support them.

Zuo Ling, who led the Jiannu Rangers, had checked the scene of the battle, and was very surprised to find that the whole battle process should not be very intense, but there were hundreds of corpses of officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners Han Army with red flags, and they were all layered on top of each other. Falling together is not like a scene where corpses are left everywhere.This shows that the soldiers of the Han Eight Banners guarding the convoy were all killed in a limited number of places by the opponent, with little power to fight back.

Seeing all this, Zuo Ling, who led the team, couldn't help but become cautious.In the past, Jiannujia rode in the battle formation, but they dared to attack the Ming army's hundreds of thousands of troops with a dozen of them.Now, looking at these awe-inspiring soldiers in black, they don't seem to be easy to provoke!

"At night, let the fleet go down the river first, and the Minzhuang will retreat along the inner side of the river bank. The marines and local soldiers will cover behind the rear of the two banks." Xu Chuanxing said in a deep voice: "Jiannu Rangers will definitely attack us at night, so , for the sake of safety, we don’t light torches, and drive in the dark. The outer queue wears leg armor. If there is any movement, shoot immediately!”

Several deep-draft oarboats did not dare to sail into the river, but waited by the sea. More than a dozen large and small fishing boats were filled with food and belongings, but they couldn't hold too many people, so they had to walk back to the seaside camp on both sides of the river.

"How to deal with the captured slaves?" Luo Ji, the deputy company commander, asked.

"Leave a few high-ranking generals, and kill all the other generals!" Xu Chuanxing thought for a while, and said, "As for the Jiannu soldiers,... each of them cut off a leg!"

"...Yes!" Luo Ji understood that the reason why he didn't kill them all, but cut off a leg, was to create more troubles for the chasing Jiannu.A wounded soldier needs at least two people to take care of him.In addition, leaving the wounded soldiers to Jiannu can somewhat damage their morale.Entering the customs and looting, although the harvest is rich, it is also risky.

It was getting dark gradually, and Jian Nuzuo, who led the team, vaguely noticed that the black-clothed bandit army started to retreat along the river to the southeast.Immediately, he ordered the rangers in the vicinity to gather together and follow carefully on both sides of the river.

A daring Jiannu ranger wanted to take advantage of the night and ride close to the river, trying to shoot the opponent with a bow and arrow.But in the silent night, the sound of rumbling horseshoes clearly revealed Jiannu's position. Before approaching, the black-clothed soldiers on the river bank fired two rounds of neat musket platoons in the direction of the sound of horseshoes. shoot.Immediately, three or four Jiannu Jiaqi were thrown to the ground, and the other Jiannu rangers hurriedly drove away from the river bank with their horses.

Afterwards, the following Jiannu rangers no longer approached the river bank casually, but they got off their horses from time to time, took their bows and arrows, quietly touched near the river bank, and shot a few cold arrows at the shadowy team under the moonlight, but unexpectedly attracted The opponent fired again.

After doing this over and over again, the officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps were a little annoyed. After being attacked by cold arrows again, they first fired in a row, and then a group of Marine Corps soldiers rushed over in the dark with their muskets, pointing their bayonet at any obstacle on the road After a frantic stabbing, three or four Jiannu Jiaqi were killed on the spot.

After this time, Jiannu Ranger became a little more honest. He knew that the black-clothed thieves on the opposite side not only had sharp firearms, but also well-trained soldiers who dared to fight in close quarters.

All Jiannu Jiaqi couldn't help but have a deep doubt, what is the origin of this bold band of black-clothed bandits?
(End of this chapter)