Traveler Major League

Chapter 169 Ending the Battle
In less than an hour, the expected fierce battle was over. Liu Yingyu under Ganquan County was completely wiped out, and then it was the turn of the officers and soldiers lying in ambush near Mazijie Village. The infantry led by Yang Zeming also launched an attack at the same time, because the road communication was not easy, the purpose of Yang Zeming's attack was to entangle the official army at this agreed time and reduce the possibility of the official army returning to help.

From daybreak, after the infantry came into contact with each other, the officers and soldiers voluntarily abandoned the mountain forest on the other side. Their scouts spotted the People's Army brigade from a distance, so the battle was not unexpected, and the People's Army's surprise attack did not occur. Have an effect.

"Kill, kill!" The people's army and the official army in formation fired at each other between the two mountains. No soldiers passed through the short 200-meter open space in the middle. The advantages.

The mere two thousand officers and soldiers had more than two hundred small cannons of various types, which really surprised the attacking Yang Zeming. He didn't know that there were a large number of guns collected by the officers and soldiers from various places, about one meter in length and weighing about one hundred catties. All kinds of small cannons have a short range of one hundred steps and as many as three to five hundred steps. For example, there is a cannon named Dalian Zhu. Each time it is fired, it costs [-] yuan for fast medicine, and three lead pieces, each of which weighs one yuan. Two or seven coins are installed on the ground with the head raised about an inch high. The first lead can reach three hundred steps, the second can reach two hundred steps, and the third can reach one hundred steps.

There are also eight qian for quick medicine and two qian for lead, each of which weighs one, two or three qian. Standing on the ground, the first one can reach [-] steps, and the second one can reach [-] steps. .

The most common ones are the Fran cannon and the Mielu gun. The Mielu gun has a total length of about two feet and three inches (73cm), an inner diameter of 7.5cm, and a length from the muzzle to the fire door of 55cm. There is a lead sight at the muzzle. Some are equipped with two-wheeled gun carts, and some are only placed in a wooden box, but because the guns are too small, they can only be used to fight against the enemy, not for siege, so most of them are transferred here for use. field battle.

The advantages are also obvious. It only needs about [-] catties of wrought iron, and a horse can carry it. Usually, a horse carries a cannon on one side and a shell on the other side. It is extremely flexible. Even a soldier can carry it and pile up soil on the ground. Use it to resist, and then you can fire, which is extremely convenient.

In addition, there are iron Kowloon blunderbuss, copper Frang machine, iron and copper beak, spray barrel, iron spray barrel, copper lianzhu cannon, copper bowl mouth cannon, copper hoe blunderbuss, and various firearms as supplements, so the two armies Shooting on both sides, the officers and soldiers unexpectedly gained the upper hand, and the civilian soldiers were killed and injured. This also made Yang Zeming more cautious and did not dare to order a charge to fight in close combat.

Because among the more than 3000 people Yang Zeming can really fight are the more than 200 riflemen, and the other militiamen are mostly red-haired and can only make money.

"Battalion Commander Yang, it's impossible to fight like this. The officers and soldiers are fiercely fired. We only have more than 200 guns, and we can't suppress them at all." Boss Zhang hid behind a tree and rubbed against Yang Zeming. Although Yang Zeming was still the battalion commander, he could He has deep qualifications, and now many company commanders and battalion commanders in the militia are under his jurisdiction, so his status is relatively high.

Seeing the continuous gunpowder and fire on the side of the officers and soldiers, the cannonballs and stones sent out broke the trees in the forest like a goddess scattered flowers, and soldiers were killed and injured at every turn, and wailing was everywhere. If there were no trees to resist, this wave of militiamen would have died It collapsed, and Yang Zeming shook his head and said helplessly: "There is no way to do this. Today is the day we agreed to attack. We have to entangle this group of officers and soldiers for a day. If we really can't fight, we will retreat when it gets dark."

"Has our artillery platoon pulled up the cannon yet?" Yang Zeming asked looking backward.

"Here we come, here we come." Someone pointed to the back.

Due to the heavy snow for several days, it was not easy to transfer these two treasures, so an additional militia company was sent to act as a civilian husband, and they rushed to catch up overnight. Army, go take revenge."

Soon these cannons were in place, and the selected artillery positions were 500 meters away from the officers and soldiers, far beyond the range of the officers and soldiers' small cannons. After a while of busy work, the only two artillery finally showed their power. Two black dots shot out from the flames and smoke from the muzzle, and flew into the forest where the officers and soldiers were located at a speed that was barely visible to the naked eye.

The shells of this kind of bombing fuze are much more powerful than the solid shells. The shells exploded in the air above the tree trunks, and the four-shot preset fragments shot around like raindrops. All the officers and soldiers nearby screamed again and again. There were many casualties.

"Boom boom boom", and several consecutive shells were fired. Eight out of ten of these fuzes were able to detonate normally, which caused a commotion from the officers and soldiers on the opposite side.

"My lord, it's impossible to hit like this. Although there are only two bandit cannons, they are really powerful."

Wang Wei turned his head and saw Yang Zuo coming over leading the horse. He had been observing the battlefield pattern in a hidden place on the high slope in the distance, while the forest was being dispatched by Commander-in-Chief Zhang Zhicheng.

"How are you doing?" Wang Wei raised his eyebrows and asked, although he is Mr. Qian, he has gotten along with Mr. Yang Zuo a lot these days, and treats him as an equal in daily life. The most important thing is that he knows that Yang Zuo is Liu The cronies you should meet should not be offended.

There is a main road here from Ganquan County to Fu County. There is a small village that has long been deserted on the side of the army. Although these are not dangerous passes, they are also places where the terrain is narrow. A small road in the middle leads to valleys on the east and west sides, and they are all dangerous places.

If a bastion is built here, even if it is smaller, it can only hold more than a hundred people, and it can withstand the attack of thousands of troops, which shows that the location of the ambush point chosen by the officers and soldiers is good.

"In my opinion, not only are the bandits on the opposite side short of artillery, but they also don't have many firearms, at most no more than two hundred. The rest of the local bandits' weapons are not worth mentioning. Why don't we abandon the mountains and forests and rush forward. If the enemy's firearms fail to form an formation in the mountains, they will definitely be hit hard. At that time, Mr. He will be able to win if he strangles the thieves behind him." Yang Zuo talked eloquently, pointing to the sparse gunfire smoke in the mountains on both sides of the People's Army and the two hundred or so guns and hoes around the two cannons. Miscellaneous soldiers said.

The only thing that poses a threat is the bomber. Although the official army also has primitive flower bombs, it is far inferior to the civilian army. At this time, Wang Wei also agreed, "Brother Yang, I would like to trouble you to go and ask Mr. Zhang Qian What do you mean?"

"We asked about it when we came here, and Mr. Zhang Qian also had this intention. Our army's attack across the board will definitely win. The power of the thieves and firecrackers in the forest has dropped sharply, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Yang Zuoxi said with a smile, as if victory was already in sight. .

"Okay, come here, beat the drums, and attack across the board." Wang Wei said to the soldiers behind him. In the replay of these days, the three of them, as the commanders of the army, mostly agree that the so-called bandits only rely on a few sharp guns. Limited, not enough judgment to worry about.

With trembling hands, Zhang Gou'er raised his rifle and aimed at the forest in the distance. He couldn't see the real officers and soldiers clearly, so he could only shoot at the place where the flames and gunpowder smoke rose, and then retreated behind the tree trunk. , the cat leaned over and continued to load ammunition.

When loading, his mind was empty and he did not think about the specific steps, but relied on his subconscious muscle memory to operate. This was his first time shooting against the officers and soldiers in the forest. It was completely different from the previous open space. The most important thing was It is the firepower of the officers and soldiers that is extremely fierce. A rough count can tell that the officers and soldiers have more artillery than their own rifles.

The snow on the branches suddenly fell on Zhang Gou'er with a "chi chi". Zhang Gou'er brushed off the large pieces of snow with his hands, and then moved his body a little bit to shake his body, which made him feel refreshed. Looking at the sky, the sun was shining brightly, and the colorful halo dazzled Zhang Gou'er. For a moment, Zhang Gou'er felt that he might be dreaming.

The black and white color blocks gradually filled the dreamland, and the fluffy cotton-like snow was spreading to the boundless dreamland.

A person next to him suddenly screamed "Ah", wailing while hugging his broken leg, another unlucky ghost was hit by a cannon, and the snow on the ground was blown up, and together with the blood, it was like pink fireworks. Blooming suddenly in the forest, there is a magnificent beauty.

This is the seventh person who was killed or injured around him. Zhang Gou'er shook his head and counted with his fingers. From the corner of his eyes, he saw a group of dark brown birds chirping wildly in the light blue sky. They were also disturbed by the cannon. In order to be clean, maybe even blow up the brain, just like Zhang Gouer.

They, the front-running squad, didn't care about the officers and soldiers at the beginning. They left the cover of the woods and were directly fired by the officers and soldiers, causing heavy casualties.

This is also the most casualty in Zhang Gouer's memory.

The cannons and blunderbusses of the officers and soldiers suddenly stopped firing. This sudden change brought Zhang Gou'er back to reality, and the black and white color blocks turned into real snow and tree trunks in front of him, as well as broken trees not far away. Legs and bright red bloodstains.

Another burst of horns and drums sounded, which was exciting, but it was from the officers and soldiers on the opposite side. The people's army only had suonas and whistles, which were not as rich as the officers and soldiers.

"Squad leader, the officers and soldiers have come out." The soldier next to him said with a trembling voice, and fired the bullets from the rifle in his hand, and one of the officers and soldiers forming a group on the opposite side immediately fell down.

"Fire at full speed, fire at full speed." Zhang Gou'er's pupils dilated and he roared angrily.

The officers and soldiers rushing out of the forest formed a small formation of about ten people. The front row held long cards and round shields, and the back row had bird guns and long guns with three eyes. Because of the flat terrain in the middle of the mountains and forests on both sides, the speed is extremely fast.

On the contrary, although the people's army has a larger number, it has not rushed out to fight on the flat ground at all. It still relies on the woods to shoot outside, but the thin firepower can't stop the whole army from attacking. Even gave up all the small cannons.

"Kill! Kill the bandits!"

When the various small formations of the official army approached the people's army, they shouted for killing one after another, and small axes and javelins were thrown from the small formations, and the flames of bird guns and three-eyed guns rose, and then they went straight to the people's army. in the forest.

The militiamen on the side of the People's Army also shouted to kill the official army, but their momentum was obviously much weaker.

"Why didn't you rush over?" Yang Zeming frowned and said angrily, "We have a lot of people."

Boss Zhang sighed, glanced away, and replied uncharacteristically: "What are you rushing for? You can win by rushing out? Don't you know the virtues of our militia?"

As an old frontier soldier, he clearly knew the gap between his team and these officers.

"There is only a glimmer of life in the forest. Aren't the officers and soldiers rushing out to tie the formation looking for death?" Boss Zhang raised his fist and shouted to the surrounding soldiers without waiting for an answer: "The officers and soldiers have entered the forest. It's time, brothers, let's go and fight with the officers and soldiers."

Surrounding him at this time was only a squad of riflemen and hundreds of militiamen, all of whom were aroused with murderous aura and brandishing knives and guns. These soldiers were all young people in their 20s, and their immature faces were full of wind and frost. They are the victims of the massacre of the village by the army. They should have been the first batch of rifles to be selected into the regular army in a while, but because of the insufficient production of rifles, they can only be let in now. Holding a cold weapon avenged himself.

"Kill, kill the official army!"

Like a herd of wild boars running in the woods following Boss Zhang, heading in the opposite direction of the retreating militiamen, to the surprise of Yang Zeming and Boss Zhang, most of the militiamen collapsed immediately after the officers and soldiers entered the forest, and a few were killed. The leader of the charge, a hundred-man company, was disbanded, and those who ran slowly were killed a few more. Then the militiamen of this company completely lost their courage to fight and could only run away crazily.

The only ones who can fight to the death are the red-haired man and the riflemen. The only one hundred red-haired man is not afraid of the army formation of officers and soldiers. ah."

A red-haired man stabbed the long card with a spear, the long card suddenly blocked, and the hidden waist knife slashed from top to bottom, the red-haired man's skull was broken in two, and then several red-haired men followed Man took advantage of the situation and rushed over with guns, while the bird gunners and three-eyed guns behind the officer and army commander fired one after another, and the red-haired man in the gunpowder smoke all fell on their backs in the snow, and their blood immediately flowed red. The white snow is very dazzling.

The red-haired man in the back still rushed forward without fear of life and death. This time, he finally got close to the officers and soldiers. While the four-meter long spear was about to poke the soldiers of the officers and soldiers, he had not yet shown the joy of success. The soldier shook his gun, separated the tip of the gun, and stabbed violently. One of the red-haired man fell down, and the bleeding hole in his chest could not be blocked. They only had cotton clothes and no armor, far from being officials. Army opponents.

It took nearly ten lives to break through the formation of this small group of officers and soldiers. Then the group of officers and soldiers collapsed after two casualties. The regiment officer army came from the side after defeating the ordinary militiamen. The red-haired man company with only about [-] people was completely surrounded by the officers and soldiers from the front, back, left and right. double advantage, but this does not change anything.

They were quickly killed, just like those young militiamen who roared and shouted for revenge, and even more like the officers and soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army at the end of the Han Dynasty with a complete formation of charge and armor.

The only difference is that the People's Army also has riflemen and artillery. The only two cannons were aimed at the officers and soldiers gathered together. Two puffs of white smoke suddenly exploded, and the two flowering bombs flew across a distance of only a few hundred meters. Suddenly fell into the crowd of officers and soldiers, the explosion of the explosive shrapnel was more lethal than in the woods, each explosion could kill a dozen officers and soldiers, and put great pressure on the hundreds of officers and soldiers who were attacking the artillery. .

After only two rounds of bombardment, the hundreds of officers and troops were completely disintegrated, and even the dozen or so riflemen surrounding the artillery failed to show their power. At this time, the battlefield generally presents a strange scene, both the civilian army and the official army are disintegrating. , It's just that the people's army collapsed more, and the most able to resist was less than 500 people, while the official army was slightly better.

Fortunately, the cavalry from Ganquan County had arrived at this time. With the gunfire from behind the officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers who were chasing were at a loss at first. Running away in all directions, while still wondering, when they suddenly saw a large number of cavalry coming along the official road in Ganquan County, everyone collapsed.

Of course, according to the old rules, the first to flee is always the general of the army. Yang Zuo, who was already riding a horse, led his few dozen remaining scouts without looking back, and fled wildly. It was Zhang Zhicheng and Wang Wei, the two generals of the Qianzong. This campaign only escaped the cavalry of less than a hundred officers and soldiers. At the time of the mountain, most of these officers and soldiers were captured.

(End of this chapter)