Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1462 Shandong Severe Drought ([-])

The flames are still burning, the horses are still neighing, and the slaughter is still going on!

The sudden attack by the Qing army caught the people on the east coast by surprise, but after more than half an hour of burning, killing and looting, their luck was almost exhausted, and there was not much time left for them to escape——

"Boom!" After setting fire to many tents and killing some North Korean masters who were ramming like headless chickens with knives, there was a dull sound of horseshoes from the other side of the pontoon bridge. Cavalry reinforcements arrived.This made the attacking Qing army a little anxious, so after hastily setting off a few more fires, Shi Kang hurriedly ordered to retreat!

The result of the battle tonight is not small, and it has achieved the purpose of deterring the people on the east coast. What should be done now is to escape and save strength, instead of staying here and waiting for the reinforcements of the bandits in yellow to arrive.As a result, when more than a hundred cavalrymen on the east bank were crowded at the mouth of the pontoon bridge to cross the river and pursue them, dozens of cavalry from the Qing army quickly gathered together, and then fled towards the pre-planned retreat route without looking back.Moreover, if the retreat did not go smoothly, Chongnian, who was in ambush outside, would lead his troops to help them out to ensure that everyone could escape. As for whether the yellow-clothed thief would catch up after escape, it was hard to say.

The retreat process was generally considered smooth, perhaps because it was night, or perhaps because the cavalry from the east bank had not had time to arrive. In short, both the commando and the backup team successfully left the battlefield—after getting rid of a few people who were more difficult to chase. After the harassing interception by the Cossack cavalry of the fifth brigade of fast cavalry, most of the Qing army managed to escape, and only a dozen died on the battlefield.But they caused huge losses to the people on the east bank: more than 30 soldiers and regiments were killed or injured in the raid, and more than ten civilians and cadres were killed or injured in the fire; the casualties of the North Korean master were even greater, estimated to be dozens ; As for the Shandong people in the reclamation, because they mostly concentrated in the house at night, the casualties were relatively small, but they were just a few unlucky ghosts, but they were generally frightened mentally, and the consequences are not yet known.

In addition, a large number of tents and houses were burned, grain depots were burned, one-third of the material depot was burned, livestock pens were burned, and some cattle and sheep were either roasted or escaped. quite large.This situation also shows that organizing tens of thousands of people to cultivate in the wild does not take good care of them, and it is easy for people to find the gaps to sneak in and knock them out. This raid by the Chongnian organization is a clear proof, and this is not the first time. It won't be the last time, and similar incidents are likely to continue in the future, depending on who can spend more than whom.

In the early morning of November 11, Chongnian and Shi Kang, who returned from the surprise attack, led their troops to sneak into a village east of Phoenix City. Then make plans for the next step.Dozens of riders who felt they had won the battle were elated and dispersed as soon as they entered the village. Then they knocked on the door and shouted loudly, asking the villagers to get up and boil water and cook for them. Those with injuries may need to deal with the wounds. In short, there are still many things.

The villagers in these villages are also the children of the Eight Banners, but most of them are old and weak, women and children (adult men have been conscripted by Phoenix City, and I heard that they are to guard against yellow-clothed thieves). *Did not dare to talk too much when killing the gods, everyone was submissive, for fear of being picked up by them and rectified.You must know that ever since the elite fighters were taken to the pass by Prince Rui, those who stayed in this bitter cold place outside the pass were either old and weak, or had deep habits, or were not easy to discipline, and they were not good people. In short, it is better to be cautious and polite to them.

Someone had lit a bonfire in the open space at the head of the village, which was particularly conspicuous under the night, which made Chongnian frowned again.How can these people be so careless? They can't guarantee that they will escape from the pursuit of the yellow-clothed bandit cavalry, and they have already lit a bonfire and drank celebration wine?The most important thing now is to quickly find some water to fill his stomach, loosen Ma Song's girdle, sweat away his sweat, and feed him beans. He is ready to move to the next place at any time. Why are he still stuck here, even serving the wine bowl? up?

How confused!Chongnian thought a little sadly, if who would have dared to have such a habit when Lao Khan, Da Khan, and Prince Rui were in charge of the army, he would have to stay in the banner for the rest of his life as a slave to farm the land for others!Still want to go to the battlefield to grab the Ming Kingdom?Go dreaming!Big Khan would not accept this kind of sloppy, habitual bastard, saying that he will let you be a follower or auxiliary soldier, and eat farts behind others for the rest of his life.But I didn't expect that it's only been 20 years, and our Eight Banners children have already fallen a little bit?

Shi Kang was also a little worried when he saw that the troops were scattered, but to put it bluntly, these Eight Banners were not something that a Han Eight Banners like him could manage.Of these people, which of their relatives who didn't turn a corner is working in Shenyang or even Beijing? They are all so awesome on weekdays. On the battlefield, out of habit and the admonitions of their elders, they might still listen to Chongming and him a few times. This is a sentence, but after the meeting, the sheep are scattered and the "celebration wine" is drunk. If you rashly disturb their interest, these bastards will turn against you: "Didn't you just drink some wine? Didn’t rape women, rob property and so on, deserve such harsh treatment?”

If there is another person with a more blunt temper, when he becomes sullen, he will snort his nose and say strange things, such as: "Master Chong, you are really bad, but brothers can't stand in the cold." Let me go wandering with you in the wild. In the end, you are just a supervisor, and the brothers have already gambled with you with their heads for a while, so don't do things too much!"

And once this situation occurs, both Chongnian himself and Shi Kang will understand that basically this team cannot lead, because Shangguan's prestige is gone.In the final analysis, Chongnian's own prestige is not enough, the authority given by Shenyang is not enough, and the gang of arrogant soldiers and generals under him have too many ways to turn around, it is really difficult to discipline - the Manmeng Eight Banners have come to this day, already It has become a huge and complex military and political group, and it is no longer the pure and vigorous force at the beginning.

Seeing this, Shi Kang took a bowl of wine from a banner man to avoid embarrassment, and handed it to Chongnian, hinting: "Lord Chong, the flag has won the victory, you must have a good drink today! Come on, cheers!"

Chongnian let out a long breath, and after a while, he drank the wine bowl in one gulp, and felt a rush of alcohol and heat directly to his head, which made him feel very comfortable.However, he still didn't lose his vigilance. After being silent for a while, he said again: "You can't stay here for long, you should leave as soon as possible. If you are caught by the elite cavalry of the yellow-clothed thieves, you won't be able to escape." Yes. You know, their horses have strong sprinting ability. If one person pursues with two horses or three horses, it will be very difficult for us to deal with, and--the men under his command are also a bit invincible, and they are barely enough to deal with the muddy soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Yes, but I’m afraid it’s not enough to deal with those big-nosed cavalry of the yellow-clothed thieves. Oh, that’s all, you urge them to eat and drink quickly, and get ready to leave here at any time. I can’t settle down, I feel that this place is not safe , you also be careful, I will clean up the horses."

Shi Kang was a little dazed by Chongnian's words, wondering why the words of Master Chongnian made people feel so panicky?Shi Kang intends to organize the equipment and take care of the horses like him, ready to run at any time.But looking at the warm kang in the village, and the flagmen who were eating and drinking by the campfire, Shi Kang was a little shaken again, and his stomach started to growl.

No matter!Just go over and admonish them for a while, let them eat and drink quickly, and eat something hot by the way!Thinking of this, Shi Kang strode over.

But not everyone is as relaxed as those bannermen.At least, a few soldiers from Shenyang (relatively well-trained), and some Ningguta soldiers drawn back from the north, probably because of years of unremitting training, they still maintain a relatively good discipline.At this time, they were probably taking care of the horses, and then silently took out water, and stood beside the horses to eat, without taking off their equipment and armor, ready to fight or run away at any time.And these people are generally people who have rolled among the dead on the battlefield several times. They know that a negligence of a smile at any time may kill themselves, so they are very vigilant, unlike those who grew up outside the customs and in the interior, who are familiar with the battlefield. The new recruits of the Eight Banners who don't know much about cruelty are free and loose.

"When I go back, I will definitely ask the imperial court to clean up and clean up these Eight Banners outside the pass. Although most of them are not as habitual as the Eight Banners in the capital, they used to be free and undisciplined. We must teach them military discipline. What's the matter, otherwise, what kind of war will we fight in the future? Sooner or later, Qianli Liaodong will be completely wiped out, and it will all be thrown to the damn yellow clothes thief!" Chongnian, who was sorting out the things in the saddle, glanced coldly at those who were drinking The guys who are drunk with alcohol, thought to themselves.

However, perhaps these Eight Banners recruits who in Chongnian’s eyes still needed to be pruned and polished were unlucky. Just as Chongnian and some vigilant people were packing their luggage silently, there was a loud shout outside the village, Then there was a heart-piercing scream, which made Chongnian and the others' hearts sink. The scream just now seemed to be the secret warning whistle placed outside the village!

Sure enough, things often go in the worst direction!Under the astonishing eyes of Chongnian and others, a group of cavalry composed of Shandan people and Cossacks held high their sharp sabers and charged fiercely towards the bonfire at the head of the village.Looking at it like that, it seems that they will not stop until they are all chopped to the ground!

Everyone who saw this scene was scared to death immediately, some unresponsive (maybe because of too much alcohol?) were still sitting there in a daze, while some awakened screamed and scattered in all directions. went.

Chongnian and the veterans reacted the fastest. They were ready to evacuate at any time. Although they were a little surprised to see the cavalry from the east bank chasing them, they reacted quickly enough. They quickly got on their horses, and then ran out of the village quickly relying on their familiarity with the geography.With the cover of Ye Shi, a natural ally, and the tenacious will developed over the years of fighting, they may not be able to run away.

But those who are not prepared will be miserable. Some of them hurriedly walked towards the horse, hoping to get on the horse and escape like those predecessors; In the stacks and courtyards, hoping to take advantage of the cover of the night and the terrain of the house to hide successfully; the rest of the people saw that they could not escape, so they simply made up their minds, picked up some equipment that was thrown nearby by someone, and said Li yelled to cheer himself up, and planned to act as a tough guy to fight to the end. Shi Kang seemed to be one of them, and he was unlucky.

"Clatter—ah!" This was the sound of the bonfire and the iron pot being knocked into the air by tall war horses, and then flew out together, and there was also an Eight Banners Ding holding a short spear in his hand.And following the brave behavior of the Cossack who took the lead, hundreds of cavalry from the east bank who followed him rushed over with their sabers held high, and then slashed at the panic-stricken Eight Banners.As for those who turned over and slipped away on horseback, they also sent a part of their troops to chase after them, making sure that no one escaped—what a joke, it caused so much damage to our reclamation camp on the east coast, do you still want to do it? Are you leaving?How can there be such a cheap thing, these soldiers of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the old and weak women and children in this village, let me stay!

Shi Kang also regretted not listening to Chongnian at this time, but at this time he had no way out, and he had just used his superb fighting skills to pick him to death with a spear from the east bank cavalry officer. The "focus" of the crowd.

A dozen cavalrymen from the East Bank got off their horses and rushed towards him frantically. Obviously, the death of the deputy squadron leader aroused their great anger.No matter how skilled Shi Kang is, he can't cope with this kind of scene. As the comrades around him fall under the muskets or knives and axes of the people on the east bank, Shi Kang kills another one who rushed forward in a hurry. After the east bank cavalryman and the throwing ax wounded another person, he finally couldn't hold on, and fell to his knees on the ground.

"I...I am also a Han Chinese, please spare my life." Shi Kang with disheveled hair began to beg for mercy subconsciously, but the Shandan man with many tattoos on his face who rushed over obviously couldn't understand what he was saying. Seeing him raise the knife and drop it, Shi Kang's big head flew up, and then fell far away.

Shi Kangfu, the commando captain who harassed the camp on the east coast last night, but another backup captain, Niu Luezhen Chongnian, escaped with more than 30 vigilant cavalry, and more than a dozen others took advantage of the darkness to cover And the chaotic scene, hid in the wild meadow or woods, also managed to escape.In addition, the remaining [-] people who participated in the attack were basically killed at the scene at this moment—the Qing army, after all, paid the price in blood!

After clearing up this group of Qing troops, the East Bank officer who led the team thought about it, and gathered nearly a hundred Tartars, old and weak, women and children in the village, counted out ten of them, and beheaded them all on the spot, which was a deterrent This group of people is gone, let them think about the consequences in their minds when they provide help to these Qing army guerrillas in the future.

The people from the east bank who finished these things did not delay too much, and then they got back on their horses and retreated towards the way they came.This place is located in an area where the enemy and the enemy intersect (more precisely, it is the area ruled by the Qing court). There may be a Qing army brigade (such as the Qing army stationed in Phoenix) at any time. It's miserable, so it's better to run away as soon as possible.

The "mutual harm" of harassment and counter-harassment by the East and the Qing continued throughout the autumn in Phoenix, Dandong, and Jiulian City, until the first heavy snow fell, and the wilderness was forced to It's good for riding.At this point, the two sides finally calmed down temporarily, but the scouting battle behind the scenes never stopped. This was more bloody and cruel, and it tested the nerves and will of both sides even more.

(End of this chapter)