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Chapter 807 Under the reward, there must be brave men

In the south of Jinzhou City, at Dongshimen not far from the west bank of the Xiaoling River, fierce battles between the Ming and Qing Dynasties were in full swing.

Suddenly, a group of Tartar soldiers and two Tartar Han troops rushed out, causing nearly two thousand officers and soldiers of Miyun Town to retreat in panic.

Seeing them fleeing back in such a panic, the team behind had no idea of ​​the specific situation ahead, and thought it was a team of Tartar thieves coming to kill them, so they turned around and ran away without knowing why.

I saw many people uttering the same cry, turning around and fleeing.

Especially those guys pushing light carts, or carrying bazookas, tiger squatting guns, and mortars also left the light carts and artillery behind, and turned around and ran away with everyone.

On a high platform with exposed rocks, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had just set up ten small mortars and twenty rocket boxes.

At this moment, looking at the Miyun Town soldiers in front of them, crying and running back from the front, the gunners of the Shenji Battalion also looked at each other blankly, looking at a loss.

Before the battle, guerrilla Chen Shihu assured them again and again that his own gunners only need to concentrate on firing the guns when they are fighting, and their personal safety will be best protected.

But in the current situation, can it be considered safe?

Taking a second look, the roaring Tartar soldiers in the distance, looking like menacing gods, were already charging closer and closer with tiger spears and knives, only a hundred steps away from their own artillery formation.

Although many of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are equipped with Lumi blunderbuss, at this moment, if the gunners, rocketmen, loaders, etc., as well as the guard sergeants are included, there are nearly 200 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion on the hill. .

However, if the army has no fighting spirit, no matter how good the equipment is, it will be useless.

Just like the sergeants of the Shenji Battalion, they all have weapons in their hands, not only excellent Lumi guns, but also many shields, knives and guns.

Facing the less than 300 Tartar armored soldiers, even including the Ertars and Korean soldiers, the total number is only over [-]. If they can rely on light vehicles to defend and attack the slaves with guns, even if they cannot completely win, at least they can defeat them. The Tartars blocked them outside, preventing them from approaching.

However, this is not the case, it can almost be described as a defeat like a mountain!

I saw them mingling with the Miyun soldiers, screaming loudly, leaving the artillery and rockets on the artillery array, scurrying around with the crowd in a daze, and running for their lives.

Sudden changes on the river valley road ahead, the crying crowd, running around, like headless flies, where there is no trace of soldiers.

Everything in front of them made Tang Tong and others dumbfounded at that time. Chen Shihu, a guerrilla from the Shenji Camp, rubbed his eyes, as if he couldn't believe the scene in front of him.

However, the real situation was indeed the case, and he immediately woke up, his face pale and colorless in an instant.

The sergeants of the Shenji Battalion under his command are different from the frontier troops of the towns, they are all from the capital, and all of them have a lot of connections and deep connections.

At this moment, Chen Shihu was both terrified and angry. He suddenly thought that if the soldiers and horses he brought out were seriously damaged, then once he returned to the capital, he might die.I don't even know it!
With a loud roar, he roared at Tang Tong beside him: "Marshal Ma, is this the security guarantee you gave to Shenji Camp?"

Chen Shihu didn't wait for Tang Tong's answer, and said angrily: "Before the battle, you said that our soldiers of the Shenji Battalion only need to fire from a distance, and there will definitely be no danger.

Look now, look at it, you are far away, but the Tartar soldiers have all rushed to the front of the artillery formation of our Shenji Battalion, where are your troops?Where is your protection? "

He let out a big breath, and said again: "This is the guarantee you gave me to Shenji Battalion? Mr. Tang, if my subordinates of Shenji Battalion are damaged, I... I will not let you go!"

Tang Tong was standing in front of Chen Shihu. He was standing on this stone platform, squinting at the soldiers and horses of Miyun Town who were fleeing back in front of them.

Hearing what Chen Shihu said became more and more outrageous, he turned around abruptly, staring at him with wide eyes, the expression in his eyes was treacherous and unpredictable, seeing Tang Tong's gloomy appearance, Chen Shihu couldn't help being startled by him.

But seeing Tang Tong changing his face like a Sichuan opera, a smile appeared on his face in an instant. Although it was a bit far-fetched, his tone was gentle, and he said, "Don't worry, General Chen. Our old Tang Talking is still counting, the safety of the brothers in Shenji Camp will never be a problem!"

He then gave instructions to a small pro-military school next to him: "Go, tell Hu Yuntong to go up and cut off all those who led the retreat, and organize a counterattack immediately, and none of those Tartars will be allowed to escape.

A battalion of generals has defeated more than a hundred Tartars. If word spreads, where will Miyun Town face me?
What a joke! "

After the little school led some soldiers, he turned his head with a gloomy face, and said to one of the generals gloomily: "Tang San, you take two hundred family members to follow, if Hu Yuntong can't stabilize the situation, just Give the Lao Tzu the Fa-rectification before the army, so as to frighten the hearts of the soldiers."

Seeing the hesitant look on his face, Tang Tong said again in a gloomy voice: "Hmph. If Hu Yuntong can't stabilize the morale of the army, he will kill those hundreds of Tartars instead.

Even if I didn't chop him off on the spot today, he would inevitably be decapitated if impeached by the officials afterwards!understand? "

Tang Tong looked at the back of Tang San going away, he gritted his teeth and whispered: "Dongshimen, I will definitely attack you today!"

Chen Shihu seemed to be frightened by Tang Tong's performance just now, with a worried look on his face, he didn't say a word.

The current Tang Tong is like a devil in his eyes, Chen Shihu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said: "Tang Shuai is like this, the general can rest assured."

Tang Tong also laughed dryly beside him and said, "I'll just say it. Our Miyun Town Erlang is not a coward. If he said to protect the safety of your Shenji Battalion soldiers, then there will be no problem!"

He then said with a half-smile: "Please General Chen, no matter how hard you work, comfort the brothers in the Shenji Camp for us. After this battle is over, let's treat the brothers to drink."

After the accident just now, Chen Shihu didn't want to go to the front to command, but he was overwhelmed by Tang Tong's performance just now, and he was about to agree.

On the way when he came, there were more than a dozen soldiers from the Supervising Biao Battalion rushing here with big strides.

Chen Shihu was also suspicious, so he turned his head and looked over there with Tang Tong, waiting for their arrival to see if there was a new military order from Duchen Hong.

When the group approached, it turned out to be Zhang Zhongping, the personal soldier of the Supervising Biao Battalion. Because of the frequent transfer of military orders, Tang Tong was already familiar with him, so he strode down the stone platform to meet him.

He stepped forward carelessly, grabbed Zhang Zhongping's hand, and said, "Oh, Brother Zhang is here in a hurry, but what military orders do you have from the governor?"

Zhang Zhongping also knew that the military situation was urgent at this time, so he stopped being conventional, and said directly: "Tang Zongbing, General Chen, and the governor are ordered to capture Dongshimen within an hour."

"One...an hour..."

Tang Tong couldn't help being stunned on the spot when he heard the words, looking at a loss.

He grabbed Zhang Zhongping's hand anxiously, and said, "How? How can we beat Dongshimen at this hour."

Turning his head to look at Chen Shihu, he said again: "General Chen, tell me how we can defeat Dongshimen in an hour on this road."

Without waiting for Chen Shihu to speak, Zhang Zhongping stopped him and said directly: "Don't be in a hurry, General Tang, Bai and Wu also said that the Tartars can defend well, and it will be difficult to break through in an hour.

In fact, when a certain person was leaving, Mr. Xie once said that the generals should try their best. In short, Shimen Mountain must be broken, but there is no need to limit it to one hour.

It's good that Tang Shuai knows about this matter! "

Tang Tong couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. He also knew that it was not appropriate to keep Zhang Zhongping during the war, so he said, "That's good, that's good. I ask Mr. Zhang Qian to report back to the governor. In the end, the general will definitely do his best. This will encourage the soldiers. Guaranteed to win the East Shimen today."

Zhang Zhongping didn't say much, he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you Tang Shuai, I'll go back and report to the governor."

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Looking at the back of Zhang Zhongping and his group leaving, Tang Tong's face was uncertain, as if he was making a major decision.

At this moment, Tang San led a team of servants to rush back from the front line, and reported loudly: "Commander, all the Tartars who rushed out have been driven back by Hu Guerrilla's army. More than one.

The brothers in the Shenji camp are all safe and sound! "

Tang Tong also seemed to have made a major decision at this time. He turned around, shot two stunning lights in his eyes, and let out a piercing laugh, and said, "Okay. It's time for my main barracks to come out." Let's practice."

Tang Tong seemed to understand that the battle had reached such a point that it was impossible to retreat, and he could only fight forward.

Anyway, they are going to fight, so why not fight hard, if they fight well, and they break through the East Shimen first and go to the back of Shimen Mountain, wouldn't it be a beautiful record.

Ma Ke looked at his own general Tang Youren, and shouted viciously: "Move out the silver box, and move out that box of Yunzhou cigarettes that Zongbing Zhang of the Xuanfu gave us."

After a while, four large wooden boxes were moved out. In addition, there was a more delicate wooden box, which was slightly smaller than the four silver boxes.

Tang Tong first ordered the two large silver boxes to be opened, then stepped on another silver box and shouted loudly: "Those who dare to be pioneers will be rewarded heavily by the commander. Each person will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver, and it will be counted afterwards." Extraordinary work.

Those who can climb the top of the Tartar wall first will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver.I still don't believe it, my officers and soldiers in Miyun Town can't get down just a few stone walls? "

"Those who dare to be pioneers will be rewarded!"

"Be brave and wait first, there will be great rewards!"

Immediately, the servants and guards beside Tang Tong roared loudly.

Even the personal general Tang Youren and the leader of the family team Tang San and others also roared loudly, and then the soldiers gathered around the Chinese army also roared in unison.

Under the lure of generous rewards, many desperadoes in the main battalion came forward to sign up, and even some other battalion sergeants in Miyun Town came to sign up one after another.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, Tang Tong nodded his head in satisfaction. He said: "Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men. This statement is true!"

Not only that, Tang Tong also said to Chen Shihu, a guerrilla from the Shenji Battalion beside him: "General Chen, we will need the support of artillery and rockets from the Shenji Battalion to attack Dongshimen later.

The general also knows that retreating before the battle, or perfunctory the superior, will be beheaded!

Now, if I can capture the East Shimen in one fell swoop, I, Tang, will not be less than a general for the credit I deserve! "

Chen Shihu was not the first day to be a guerrilla general, he naturally knew the truth Tang Tong said.

Even though he murmured just now that he wanted to let the gunners of the Shenji Battalion withdraw and retreat to the station of the Shenji Battalion, it was just talking.

If he really dared to do this, maybe after the incident, he would be forced to flee by Hong Du, delaying the military plane to question him, and be hacked by "Kach".

Maybe, at that time, even his own Marshal Chen and Lieutenant General Fu couldn't speak for themselves anymore, and couldn't protect themselves.

He gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "Okay. I will trust Marshal Ma one more time in the end. However, Marshal Ma please remember that the safety of the soldiers in my Shenji Battalion is the most important thing!"

"Hahaha……"

Tang Tong laughed loudly and said, "General Chen, don't worry, I will definitely protect the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion!"

Although he had a big smile on his face, there was no trace of a smile in his eyes.

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Tang Tong was willing to spend his money, and his morale naturally rose instantly.

Chen Shihu also commanded the gunners of the Shenji Battalion to carefully measure the shooting angle and shooting range. They made full use of the characteristics of the mortar, constantly adjusted the elevation angle, and used the rocket box to launch, concentrate their firepower, and continuously bombard the Qing soldiers guarding the East Shimen.

Although these mortars and rockets have great momentum, their power is always a little smaller.

However, at this time, the gunners of the Shenji Battalion also received silver rewards, and under the condition of intensive use of firepower, the bombardment round after round was significantly more effective than before, breaking through several stone defense lines of the Qing army one after another.

And Tang Tong seemed to be willing to go all out. Not only did he pay out of his own pocket to boost morale, but he also went to the front line to directly command the battle.

In this way, the soldiers of Miyun Town seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. After sweeping away the previous decline, they all fought bravely. Of course, it was Tang Tong's soldiers from the main battalion who rushed to the front and took the lead.

And when attacking the stone wall, he didn't flinch anymore, after all, the allure of 100 taels of silver was quite great!

In ancient times, fighting with cold weapons was purely physical work, especially for those who died first, it was even more necessary to distribute meat before the battle.

To fill his stomach and increase his strength!

At this time, although they only ate some dry food at noon and barely satiated their stomachs, under the stimulation of the money, they all became like crazy demons. They either copied knives and held shields, or held guns and shields, roaring like thunder, The Qing army's defensive stone wall on the East Shimen River Valley Road rushed forward.

Since Tang Tong has put his capital in it, he is naturally unwilling to do a loss-making business.

He also organized the sergeants in the town to go back to the rear and transport some shocking thunder from the Shenji Camp garrison.

Now, the strong men who are good at throwing in each battalion are all gathered at the front line. They are in groups of two, one of them is carrying a large basket, which contains tens of thousands of enemies, and the other is dedicated to throwing.

"Kill the Tartars...kill the Tartars!"

The soldiers of the main barracks roared and rushed forward desperately, some of the officers also shouted and encouraged at the top of their lungs. Driven by the encouragement of the leaders of these servants, the Miyun army rushed towards the East Shimen like a tide. .

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"It seems that this time it is difficult to defend!"

(End of this chapter)