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When Yu Ziwang led the soldiers of the top three to attack, two brothers were shot by the bows of the Tartars. One of them was shot in the left eye, and the arrow tip pierced the back of the head, and he was killed on the spot, while the other was hit in the throat, blood gushed out and fell to the ground. Struggling, howling and howling.

He and the brothers in Jiazhong are almost all farmers in Dengfeng County, Henan Province. Because Henan is poor and remote, it belongs to the land of the Fourth World War. In recent years, there have been constant bandits. The wind is extremely prevalent.

Therefore, among Li Jiyu's bandits, most of them are skilled in martial arts, and there are many brave people, but very few people have been exposed to firearms. pistol.

Because of the friendship of fellow countrymen, and more than half a year of battalion in the first class, now the whole army has marched into Liaodong and fought on the battlefield for several months, the friendship between everyone is even deeper.

But now seeing two of his brothers in Jiazhong die on the spot, how can Yu Ziwang not be heartbroken. This is the first time since the Liao War that he was killed in battle!
But Yu Ziwang, as the leader of Jia, also knew that he had a heavy responsibility. He shouted loudly for Brother Jia Zhong to follow behind him, leaned over with a cat waist, and fired his gun when he aimed at the tartar.

And he quietly took aim at the Tartar Fen Deba Shiku, and while he was fighting with a cold soldier, he pulled the trigger of the firecracker in his hand.

"boom!"

There was a bang, and a burst of flames burst out from the fire door, and then a large puff of thick smoke spewed out from the muzzle.

In the blink of an eye, Yu Ziwang saw a bloody arrow shoot out from the throat of the tartar's head. Before he even uttered a scream, his huge and strong body collapsed.

Yu Ziwang suddenly felt the hatred in his heart, and at the same time roared in his heart: "Brother Guanghan, Brother Zhanjiang, have you seen it? I will avenge you!"

However, at this time, he couldn't allow him to think too much. After shooting the head of the tartar, he quickly squatted down and filled the medicine on the spot.

The three gunmen behind him immediately stepped up and squatted down in front of him. At the same time, they raised the guns in their hands and aimed at the Qing army guards behind the stone wall.

At this moment, six of their top three had already shot firecrackers. Under such circumstances, it was too late to withdraw to reload the gunpowder, so according to the method during camp exercises, three people squatted in front and held the blunderbuss as guards, and the people in the back were on guard. Instantly fill sub-drugs.

In fact, there was no need to make such an effort. The North Korean soldiers behind the stone wall had already collapsed, and the Tartar soldiers were also killed by the firecrackers of the Dengfeng camp, and more than ten people were killed.

In their leaderless state, although they fully demonstrated the bravery of the Tartars, they still fought to the death, but they did not help the progress of the battle situation, and were soon strangled to death by cold soldiers.

Yu Ziwang also filled the medicine at this moment. He came to the corpses of Qi Guanghan and Wang Zhanjiang, squatted down, stretched out his hand to gently caress Wang Zhanjiang's unrepentant eyes, sighed heavily, and said softly: "Rest in peace brother, I will avenge you!"

This battle was almost the one with the heaviest casualties of the Dengfeng Camp on the mountainside.

Because the artillery of their team failed to advance in time, although several soldiers from the Dengfeng battalion who were attacking fortified positions also came to support them, seven brothers were killed and 11 were injured.

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At this moment, Abatai, who was in command above Huangtu Ridge, was also rewarded by Goshha.

It is said that Prince Su Hao's motto is that he will lead a team to attack Minggou on the other side of the Xiaoling River to stockpile grain, and now leave a group of soldiers and horses to guard the Xiaoling River pontoon bridge in case he withdraws.

Moreover, Hauge also ordered Abatai to hold back the Xuanfu army horses attacking the mountain no matter what, so that they could not get out before dusk, and they must not be sent south to support.

After Abatai heard the news, he was so angry that his liver was about to burst!
Hauge made him an abandoned son, and left him here to hold back Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army, while he rushed to the lower reaches of the Xiaoling River to seize the Ming army's stockpile of food.

Although it was also within the plan of the Qing army, it was supposed to be Hauge and Abatei who would hold on to Huangtuling until dusk. After Abatees withdrew from the Xiaoling River, Abate led the army to garrison on the Xiaoling River. pontoon.

However, Hauge's troops took advantage of the night to go south, rushing across the Xiaoling River in the early morning of tomorrow, and attacked the place where the Ming army was hoarding grain.

But no matter how angry he was, he still endured it, didn't curse out loud, but secretly spurned it in his heart: ignorant little bastard!

After all, Hauge is the son of Huang Taiji, the slave chieftain, and he will most likely succeed Huang Taiji as His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. How could he leave such a scandalous fact to himself at this time?

But right now Huangtu Ridge is extremely critical. In the original plan, he was confident that he could hold on until dusk, and then lead the army across the pontoon bridge on the Xiaoling River and retreat to the east bank.

Unexpectedly, the Xuanfu army is different from the past. Their offensive is no longer conservative. All the way they use artillery to open the way. Dozens of hundreds of iron cannons violently bombard the small defense lines stationed by the Qing army.

And on those big positions, there are not only hundreds of iron cannons, but there are probably thousands of cannons flying wildly, and once the shelling is over, the gunmen of the Ming army will rush up, bursts of dense The bullets hit the Qing army's position again.

No matter how brave and brutal the Qing army was, there was only one Jiala Zhenglan Banner Tartar armored soldier on the entire Huangtuling, and they had to be stationed in different places to monitor the Korean and Han troops, lest they not work hard in front of the battle.

But in this way, as the most powerful military force, they were artificially scattered everywhere. Instead of showing their bravery, they were defeated by the Ming army one by one.

Now, beside Abatai, there is also a Niulu Zhenglan Banner Tartar armored soldier. This strength is completely unable to withstand the attack of the Ming army. How can he hold on until dusk.

If it is really according to what Hauge said, Abatai will probably be heroic on this Huangtu Ridge!
Abate raised his head and looked at the sky helplessly. Although it was past noon, there were still a few hours before dusk. If he wanted to continue to hold on, he could only change his original defensive strategy.

The Ming army's attacking tactics gave him a direction!
Abatai is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield. He also ordered to collect all the remaining artillery pieces of the Qing army on Huangtuling.

He also wants to learn how the Xuanfu army concentrated all the artillery and played a volley.

In any case, after all, Abatai fought in all directions with his old slave Nurhachi when he was still a teenager. It can be said that he fought his grandma's nose, and his battlefield acuity is still there.

He knew that although Huangtuling could hold on until dusk, he didn't dare to lead the army to retreat to the east bank immediately.

But if he was a little careless, there was a great possibility that he would be besieged on the top of the mountain by the Xuanfu army who attacked the mountain. Even if he did not die at that time, it would be difficult to escape.

Moreover, he also knew that if he was captured alive by the Xuanfu army, he would be more uncomfortable than dying on the battlefield, and it would be a journey that would be worse than death.

Therefore, Abatai decisively decided to immediately abandon the position on the top of Huangtuling!

And there is a position at the east foot of Huangtuling, which is just stuck on the mountainside. To the east is a passage down the mountain, to the south is a cliff, and to the west is a mountain cliff. Only the north needs to be defended.

He thought that as long as he was still on the Huangtu Ridge, he would not be disobeying the emperor Huang Taiji's order.

This position only needs to be guarded on one side. He has collected more than [-] cannons of various types, and they can all be erected on the north stone wall. Mother doesn't even know?
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Outside the big tent of the Chinese Army in Shanhai Town at the northern foot of Rufeng Mountain, Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief leaning on his saber, looked down at the Nuuhe River and the sporadic Qing army camps at the foot of the mountain.

He had just received a military order from Governor Hong Chengchou, asking him to lead his troops down the mountain and attack eastward along the south bank of the Naughty River in order to meet Bai Guangen who was about to break through the West Shimen, and then continue to attack eastward in order to join Tang Tong, the commander in chief of Miyun. Complete the outflanking of Shimen Mountain defenders.

Although Ma Ke was not very willing, he also knew that this moment was different than usual. If the military plane was delayed, the Governor Hong Chengchou might really cut off his head on the spot, as a warning to others.

For this reason, he immediately assembled all the generals to assign tasks to each battalion.

Ma Ke, the General Soldier of Shanhaiguan, came to the front line of Jinzhou this time, bringing a total of more than [-] troops. In the previous battle of Shimen Mountain, he occupied Rufeng Mountain almost without bloodshed.

Although he was not recorded as a great meritorious service when he was finally discussed, he still had meritorious service, and whether the soldiers under his command suffered losses or not, he was still an extremely powerful force at this time.

Among the soldiers and horses in Shanhai Town, there are nearly 5000 soldiers and horses in the main barracks. Among them, there are nearly [-] miscellaneous soldiers and assistants who serve the soldiers of the main barracks. Most of them are responsible for raising horses, cooking, transporting, and building. .

In addition, there are one general, two guerrillas and one capital commander respectively commanding four battalions of soldiers and horses.

Participating general He Youren's left-wing battalion had more than 500 soldiers and horses, but this time he only brought [-] soldiers and horses. Excluding miscellaneous soldiers and auxiliary services, there were less than [-] people who could fight.

In addition, there are two guerrilla generals, Zhao Junchen and Bao Guangfu. Both of their guerrilla battalions have [-] personnel, but the number of people who can fight is less than [-].

The only exception is Hu Zhongxin, the governor, who has a full quota of 500 soldiers and horses under his command, and [-] auxiliary soldiers who join the army as reinforcements.

Among the entire Shanhai Town army that came to aid Jinzhou, Hu Zhongxin was an outlier, only his battalion was fully staffed, saying that [-] soldiers and horses meant [-] soldiers.

According to Ma Ke's intention, the soldiers and horses under General He Youren rushed out first, established a position at the foot of the northern foot of Rufeng Mountain, and continued to rush south to the south bank of the Naughty River, in order to prevent the Qing army from returning to the west by the Naughty River.

The guerrilla Zhao Junchen's unit broke through to the east, aiming at the north entrance of Xishimen Mountain Road, went to meet with Bai Guangen's unit, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, and then formed an formation to attack the Qing army camp along the Nuer River to the north.

Another guerrilla, Bao Guangfu's unit, will attack northeast after descending Rufeng Mountain, where there is a Qing army camp guarding a pontoon bridge.

Bao Guangfu's task was to wait for an opportunity to capture the Qing army's camp and seize the pontoon bridge. Of course, this was just a talk. Bao Guangfu's main role was to contain the Qing army here so that they could not rescue them elsewhere.

The soldiers and horses under the command of Hu Zhongxin, the capital commander, attacked eastward along the northern foot of Shimen Mountain.

He personally led the main battalion as the Chinese army, guarding the rear for the safety of the generals, and even supporting the battalions on the battlefield.

This situation is very common in the Ming army.

That is, whenever a big battle comes, those officers and generals who hold command and dispatch power in their hands mostly assign dangerous and difficult tasks to people who are not close to them.

However, tasks that are easy to achieve, or that are not very dangerous, are often taken care of by one's own family members, or assigned to generals who are close to one's own.

In this way, everything is based on intimacy, how can it not chill the hearts of the officials and generals, and those who think they are smart often form cliques and curry favor with the superior officials, in order not to wear small shoes for themselves, but also to make money.

Only those officers and generals who are not good at walking have suffered, but most of them have developed a certain inertia because of this, and their desire to do meritorious service is not so strong.

Everyone has the same purpose, trying their best to preserve their own strength so that their hard-earned status remains unchanged!
Just like Ma Ke's assignment today, it is clear at a glance whether he is close or distant.

General He Youren, who was not very close to him on weekdays, was sent this time to intercept the captive cavalry of the Qing army who might return to the upper reaches of Daughter River.

As for the two guerrilla generals, they were assigned to easier military affairs just because they were close to Marco and they usually walked around frequently.

The most rare thing is the governor Hu Zhongxin, he is dull, he doesn't like to make friends and walk around, and keeps a certain distance from everyone.

Because their Hu family is an old military household in Shanhai Town, their ancestors were also the first batch of veterans who moved to Liaodong, the highest military position was also a general, and they had a solid foundation in Shanhai Town, so no one thought of him .

What's more, although Hu Zhongxin is dull and does not walk around with others, he is not bad for others, and naturally he will not be deliberately targeted by others.

However, in the military, he upholds the precepts of his ancestors and has always been strict in military management. He almost never deducts military pay and never drinks soldiers' blood. Therefore, his battalion has the largest number of soldiers and is also the most capable of fighting.

However, just because his department is capable of fighting, the most difficult task this time was entrusted to him!
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At the foot of the northern foot of Rufeng Mountain, a Ming army in red armor is marching northward in formation.

About two miles to the east of them, there is another Ming army with a slightly larger number of soldiers and horses stationed in formation. Outside the formation, there are still some chariots and horses scattered sparsely.

It was the left battalion of Shanhai Town General He Youren and the main battalion of Chief Soldier Ma Ke who were stationed here.

Participating general He Youren's troops also had more than [-] civilian soldiers, so the number was almost equal to that of Ma Ke's main battalion.

The distance between the two of them's army formations is also getting wider and wider. He Youren's troops keep marching northward. There is no Qing army camp in this section, but he needs to advance to less than a mile from the south bank of the Naughty River. Build a defense line of trenches.

Soon, He Youren's troops arrived at the predetermined position, and he lined up his soldiers. Similarly, chariots and horses alternated in front to form a chariot formation to protect the soldiers under his command.

Before the formation of vehicles, there was a dense army of peasants. They were digging trenches desperately above the Pingchuan River Valley.