Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1560 The Battle Between the White Mountain and the Black Water ([-])

With a dull thunder, a heavy rain fell between the white mountains and the black waters. Chongnian looked up at the sky and sighed regretfully.

They had just won a victory in the wild. Dozens of people hid in the ravines and ambushed a cavalry team of yellow-clothed thieves through a sudden attack. They killed and wounded more than ten people from the other side, and seized eight horses and seized military supplies. Several.As a result, just as the cavalry on the east coast panicked, Chongnian and the others could take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle and keep them all, but God didn't show face. The sudden heavy rain brought great inconvenience to both sides of the war, and at the same time helped them objectively. The remaining east bank cavalry fled, which made Chongnian almost turn his nose with anger.

But now the people on the east bank have already fled, no matter how angry they are, it will not help, they can only withdraw their troops and return to the camp angrily.Dozens of Tartar cavalry braved the heavy rain and happily gathered back. When the cavalry on the east bank was defeated just now, they all chased after them like wolves and tigers, just like they were usually chased by the cavalry on the east bank. The appearance of hitting the buttocks--fighting with the wind has always been the favorite of these Eight Banners soldiers outside the pass.

After Chongnian ordered the team to withdraw, these people marched through the rain for an hour, and soon arrived at a small village between the white mountains and the black waters, and took a rest there.There is a rich man in this village named Liu Fusheng, who was born under the banner of the Han army. Ever since the people from the East Bank fought against the Tartars in Liaodong, his village has become a place where the Tartar cavalry and scouts often rest, and his own brains have also been exhausted. He was quite flexible, and even opened a small pawn shop in the village, specializing in buying the trophies captured by the Tartar cavalry, ranging from small tin cans and wine to large damaged armor and riding spears. fiscal.

Of course, as compensation for buying spoils, Liu Fusheng was also responsible for preparing food, fodder, and resting places for the small group of Tartars who passed by.Therefore, when Chongnian returned to this unknown village with dozens of riders, he, Mr. Liu, brought his family and a few hired helpers to boil hot water for the Tartars and cook Meals so that they can recover their fighting power as quickly as possible.

The Tartar cavalry were obviously familiar with the road, and they directly used the compound of Liu Fusheng's house as their headquarters. After sending out a few bright and dark sentries to control them, everyone hid under the canopy, chatting and waiting for food and drink.As expected, Liu Fusheng's family members were also slaughtering pigs and sheep, and the Tartar soldiers who had not returned "celebrated", and everything seemed familiar.

"Come on, come on, drink—" "Cheers!" "Brother, hold on to your drink!"

Yupeng and the Liu family went to the room, and several tables were set up in a row, and the big and small leaders in the team were all blushing after drinking.There are several large pots on the table, and the pots contain large pieces of pork, lamb, and chicken that are oily.Less than 10 minutes later, the gnawed bones piled up into a hill, and the sound of punching and punching, noisy disputes, and banter about obscenity and evil came one after another, and the Liu family compound was quarreled. The miasma.

Chongnian also inevitably drank a few more glasses, but he didn't drink his tongue like his subordinates.Moreover, Chongnian is an official after all, and he did not forget to say a few toasts when drinking: "Today we killed sixteen bandit riders in yellow clothes. This is our first shot in a month, and I am also very satisfied. Drinking is the most important thing, so I won’t say much, as long as everyone works together to fight off the damn yellow thief, everyone will have a future! All the adults in Shenyang have already promised this, and I can testify to it! "

Chongnian's team has been fighting and wrestling with cavalrymen on the east bank for years, and the personnel suffered a lot of damage. They often need to replenish manpower. There is a Mongol in the team who came from the Horqin Grassland in the west. Both Manchu and Chinese are very good, so I just heard him asking with the strength of wine: "Lord Chong, killing the bandits in yellow is of course the most important thing, and brothers are duty-bound. But, brothers came from afar. When you come to Liaodong, you are often looking for the short-term advantage. The imperial court has been short of the salary of the brothers for several months. This is a bit unreasonable. You are a high-ranking official from Shenyang, Mr. Chong. Let us give us an accurate word today. The salary- —When can it be fulfilled?"

The Mongolian officer's words immediately drew everyone's attention, and many Mongolian riders who followed him from Horqin took the opportunity to boo loudly.The old subordinates who had been fighting and killing with Chongnian for a long time blew their beards and stared at these new Mongols who joined the group, and as for some of the Han army's green cavalry under the canopy outside, they ate wine in silence without saying anything—— In these years, it is good to be alive, one by one to fight for the ball!Didn't you see, how many people died in this Changbai mountain valley, without even a straw mat to wrap their bodies, they were eaten by wolves, tigers and leopards for nothing, and what a fight!The seriousness is over, isn't it flattering to go back to the customs and become an official after earning a future and credit?

"Yeah, when will the money be paid?" "Master Chong, you can't trick us!" "We are all people who are fighting for our lives with our heads in our hands. Now let's explain clearly, will we be paid or not?"

Chongnian seems to have seen too many such scenes of drinking and going crazy. After eating a chicken leg in his hand, he wiped his pants with his hand, and then stood up. He was about to say something when suddenly a voice came from the courtyard. There was a noise of fighting, which made everyone in the upper room stunned, and couldn't help pricking up their ears to listen.

Chongnian patted the table heavily, then pulled up a few old brothers who were still eating and drinking, ran to the yard to have a look, but saw a dozen scouts rolling in the yard regardless of the raindrops floating in the sky It became a ball, and twisted together with curses in their mouths.They fought so hard that they couldn't be stopped by the officers beside them trying to persuade and fight.

Chongnian saw that going on like this would really be disrespectful to the court soldiers, so he stepped forward and yelled "Stop", then picked up a thin soldier by the back of the neck, and threw him out with all his strength .Seeing this, the old guys following him followed suit and kicked the twisted people hard, which made them wake up a little bit.

After sending someone to ask about the situation carefully, Chongnian shook his head helplessly, what kind of people are these!It turned out that there were two groups of people fighting, each with the appearance of seven or eight people. One of them was the Mongols from western Liaoning, and the other was cavalry soldiers under the command of the general army of Datong Town who had been transferred from Shanxi to assist in the battle.The reason why the two sides fought together was because a small Datong officer gave Liu Fusheng an Indian gem seized from an officer and soldier on the east coast. All of a sudden, the Mongolian who was sitting next to him drinking and eating became jealous, and wanted to step forward to grab him, and then the two sides fought each other later.

To be honest, this kind of money-related matter is hard to manage, especially when everyone hasn't paid their salary in recent months, so Chong Nian is also scratching his head.And he is even more angry, angry that these officers and soldiers under his command are so ignorant, the goddamn yellow-clothed thieves have all gone to Liaodong for reclamation, and the country's affairs have already become so difficult, everyone can't work together, and even for some yellow and white How decent is it to fight against one's own brothers for the things they own!

Thinking of this, Chongnian also stepped forward and kicked these people hard, and then grabbed the veterans and junior officers inside and scolded them, to the effect that if there is such a shitty thing in the future, don't blame Chongnian for not being good. Let's be sympathetic and deal with them one by one!Frightened by Chongnian's prestige, the two sides who were scolded did not dare to show their air, and finally Chongnian waved them away.

However, the Datong town soldier who also participated in the fight always saw his subordinates kept giving him winks, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and stepped forward, muttering: "Lord Chong, I didn't wait for this fight, next time But I don’t dare anymore. It’s just—just now that the brothers in my team used this western jade to exchange some money from shopkeeper Liu Fusheng Liu, but someone robbed half of it. Do you think this is…”

When Chongnian heard it, an evil fire rose from his feet to the top of his head, and he strode up to the man named Xiong Hui, the general of the Green Army of the Han Army who had spoken just now, slapped several times in a row, and then kicked hard again. With one kick, he flew it to a chicken coop in the corner of the yard, and then cursed bitterly: "The situation in my Qing Dynasty is so difficult, it is because you have too many slaves like picky dogs! Give me Get up and go out to watch the night, go now, don't sleep tonight! If there is any more nonsense, believe it or not, I will immediately execute the military law and kill you?"

After speaking, Chongnian, who was so angry that he let the adjutant and his subordinates clean up the mess, went directly to the house to drink and eat, then went back to the small room Liu Fusheng prepared for him, and went to bed.And after Chongnian left, the crowd didn't dare to make any noise anymore, so the drinking, eating, resting, and making noises were all thrown away. For a while, there was only the sound of eating and drinking in the yard. He whispered, no longer the excitement just now.

Perhaps it was because he was too tired from traveling through mountains and rivers during this period, so Chongnian slept until the next morning before getting up.After stretching two times comfortably, and feeling that all the lost physical strength had returned to his body, Chongnian got out of bed with satisfaction, and came to the yard.It's just as if today is not his lucky day. He had just entered the yard, and before he had time to eat breakfast, two of his old buddies rushed over suddenly and said in a panicked tone: "Xiong Hui run away!" Already!"

Chongnian was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately summoned a small military officer who was on duty outside the village last night. The small military officer was panting heavily, and seemed to have just returned after an unsuccessful chase. He reported with a panicked expression: "Lord Chongnian Xiong Hui and the others escaped in the morning, before dawn. Eleven people including Xiong Hui brought horses and equipment, and yelled that they were going out on an urgent mission. At that time, I saw that they didn't have a warrant from an adult, and they were still arguing After a while, who knew they were too arrogant, they whipped me and the other two brothers with horsewhips, and then rode away to the east.”

"East—" Chongnian suddenly felt a bit of a toothache. The east is Kuandian County, where the bandits in yellow are entrenched.Mr. Xiong Hui fled to the east, where else could he go, he was definitely going to vote for the bandit in yellow!Now it's troublesome!After hearing the news, the bandits in yellow will definitely gather their troops to attack this side, with the intention of tearing down the village hidden in the ravine and denying the Qing army cavalry the convenience of supplies.Therefore, the village in front of me has actually been exposed and is no longer safe!Chong Nian sighed inaudibly, he couldn't stay here any longer, he had to move!And if possible, it would be best for the residents of this village to set off with their own horse team to settle elsewhere, but they don't know that they are reluctant to part with the unripe wheat in the field.

Of course, compared with life, a few extraneous things are not important. After all, the yellow-clothed thieves already know that their village has provided supplies for Chongnian and others, so a massacre is inevitable.This point must be made clear to the residents of the village to prevent them from suffering unnecessary casualties.The thief in yellow now is not as easy to talk to as he was in the beginning!At that time, they were just killing at eleven, but now they are much more ruthless!

"Let everyone pack up and retreat quickly, this place is no longer safe." Chongnian waved his hand weakly, and ordered to his subordinates: "Tell the villagers clearly, don't be nostalgic, don't be reluctant, don't take too much influence on your actions Speed ​​up the altars and pots, and evacuate to Phoenix City with us. There are enough imperial troops there to protect their safety, and the yellow-clothed thieves will not dare to kill them for a while."

"In addition, send people to control the intersections, bring more horses, and report back as soon as there is any movement. I don't want you to become blind or deaf, and then be taken over by the horse team of the yellow thieves." Chongnian said to another The old man ordered: "After the villagers and the main force have withdrawn, you gather your troops and take the trail to Phoenix City to meet up. Remember, you must keep an eye on it. You are not allowed to withdraw until noon. If you have news, report it immediately. , without delay, understand?"

After getting affirmative answers from the people below, Chongnian breathed a sigh of relief, and then directed the village and the horse team to discuss the retreat.They packed things very quickly, and it took only half a day to leave the village. Everyone had a lot of bags, especially Liu Fusheng, but his complexion didn't look too good.

And in the evening of the same day, under the leadership of General Xiong Hui, the eleven Datong town soldiers who escaped from the original place stumbled to the east bank control area of ​​Kuandian County.It just so happened that Liao Degong and others were also in the county seat. He was ecstatic when he learned the situation, and subconsciously felt that what this group of people said should be true, so he immediately mobilized elite soldiers and planned to go out of the city overnight to find trouble for the Tartars.

(End of this chapter)