A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 373 Terrible Officers and Soldiers
Gao Shiyin set off from Jiaxian this morning, and went from Jiaxian to Ruzhou Yimapingchuan. Gao Shiyin's army did not bring any heavy troops, so if he set off with light cavalry, he could reach Ruzhou today according to horsepower.However, the news of the possible ambush by the bandits made his wish to reach Ruzhou today come to nothing, which made Gao Shiyin very angry.

But it's good for the bandits to meet them by themselves, just to have a good kill, so as not to rush to Ruzhou to meet the enemy.Gao Shiyin didn't care about the tens of thousands of rebel soldiers. Even if there were many bandits, they were mostly mobs. Hundreds or thousands of officers and soldiers usually defeated them, not to mention the Shunxiang army he led.

It is absolutely impossible to suspend the march and ask Dingguo General Wang Dou for help. If you stop advancing here, you will lose face in front of your colleagues in the future.Therefore, as soon as Na Zanhua said this, Gao Shiyin immediately shouted loudly.

But the anger is the anger, the Shunxiang Army has perfect combat regulations, and there are corresponding countermeasures for how to deal with any situation.After discussing with the officials of his subordinates, Gao Shiyin and others still made a detailed strategy to meet the enemy.

"My lords, my Shun Township army is invincible in all battles. How can mere rogues block the direction of my troops? We are all heroes who want to follow General Dingguo to conquer the world. Today's battle is just shining in the world. It’s a good time to make a name for yourself. If you want to make a name for yourself, it depends on your hard work, let those rogues see the majestic appearance of my Renbu sergeant!”

Reckless is reckless, Gao Shiyin is worthy of being a veteran who has followed Wang Dou for many years, these words are very inspiring.

With the iron armor clanging, all the generals rushed to their orders.

"Get on the horse and keep going!"

Amid the sound of Polo, all the soldiers got on their horses, their iron hooves were heavy, and the army rolled forward again.

At the middle of Shenshi, the army arrived at a local place called Xuzhuang. The sentries in front waved the yellow flag, and found the enemy army in front. There were about two or three thousand people, and they were setting up their formations to intercept.

Gao Shiyin snorted and shouted: "Go ahead, go up!"

The sergeant of Gao Shi Yinren continued to ride his horse forward, and soon, a group of enemy troops appeared next to a dilapidated and abandoned village in front of him, and they were chaotically forming a formation.

Gao Shiyin took out his binoculars and looked. Sure enough, as sentinels said, there were about 2000 people in that area. From the binoculars, he could clearly see that most of the rogues were infantry, and there might only be one or two hundred people with horses.Most of these rogues had red scarves covering their heads, only those riding horses wore felt hats and armor or leather armor.

Few of those infantry had armor. Apart from the young and strong, there were also many old and weak people who held a spear in their hands. Waist knife.According to Gao Shiyin's estimate, these people may be the local army recruited by the bandits in Henan Prefecture and other places.

At the position of their central army, a large flag was erected, on which the word "Chuang" could be seen embroidered.

Gao Shiyin put down the binoculars and sneered, "Crowd."

Renbu's sentry cavalry rode their horses and galloped around the rogues for a while, and they came back to report that no enemy troops were found in the village.They also saw clearly the reality of the rogue army formation, because the rogue army formation had villages on one side and hills and rocks on the other, and the only way to pass through this area was to pass through the rogue formation.

"On this front, break through the enemy formation."

Gao Shiyin gave the order, and the army went up to meet them again. When they approached the rogue army [-] steps ahead, except for Gao Shiyin and some officers in the headquarters, the rest of the Renbu sergeants dismounted and prepared to fight.

The sound of trumpets and drums kept ringing, and according to the orders, the sergeants began to line up one by one, one general and one general, and soon, with the general as the unit, they formed a large square formation with both offensive and defensive capabilities.The two generals in the front were concentrated, and the two generals in the back, one on the left and one on the right, protected the two sides of the Chinese army.The horses of the sergeants were also collected to the Central Army Headquarters.

Seeing that our own army formation will soon be completed, but the other side is still a mess, several generals from the headquarters of the Central Military Department laughed and said: "Today we will definitely defeat the bandits."

They were all in high spirits, and the cold wind lifted their cloaks and cloaks, and they were fiery red.

Gao Shiyin let out a long laugh, and shouted, "Are you all ready?"

"Protect!"

There was a loud and clear shout, and nearly a thousand soldiers shouted in unison, the sound was like thunder.

"Beat the drums and get ready to fight!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

When the drums sounded passionately, Gao Shiyin drew out his sword and pointed straight forward: "Mr. A and Mr. B, attack!"

"mighty!"

The two sergeants shouted loudly and stepped forward in unison.

"Fireball on the shoulder!"

"Fire guns on the shoulders!", one after another shouted orders.

"go ahead!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Amidst the sound of orderly footsteps, a sea of ​​steel strode toward the enemy formation.

The bandits were in a panic. They felt that these officers and soldiers were very different. Not only did they all have excellent horse armor, but their aura was never seen among the officers and soldiers in the past.This feeling is extremely penetrating.

Gao Shi Yincai got on the horse, and took out his binoculars to look. Soon, the wave of the red armor and the eight-petal iron helmet was approaching a hundred steps in front of the bandits.The rogues over there shouted loudly, their archers had already come out, stretching their bows and firing arrows, only aiming at the Shunxiang army approaching here.

"Stop!"

"Check the medicine and light the match!"

Amidst the officers shouting orders, there was a burst of fire.

The rogue archers on the opposite side have already shot arrows desperately. There are more than 100 of them, lined up in three rows.The Shunxiang Army here has more than 400 people in total, with 50 soldiers, half of them are firecrackers and half of pikemen.The two firecrackers form a small formation, with [-] people in each team and ten people in each row, divided into five rows.

They approached in formation, and when they stopped, each small formation had already gathered together, so that the entire army formation was divided into five rows of firecrackers, with 40 people in each row.The pikemen then arranged the same way.

Facing the bows and arrows of those rogue bandits, they were calm and unhurried. Hundred-step arrows had no power at all, not to mention that the soldiers were wearing excellent armor.

"Ready."

"Front row ready, ready to shoot!"

There was a constant buzzing sound, and the firecrackers in the front row turned down their firecrackers in a dark manner, aiming at the rogues in front of them.Within this time difference, those rogue archers had already shot several arrows.Occasionally, there are a few arrows that are about to fall inserted sparsely into the armor of some firecrackers.

The world suddenly became quiet, only the sound of the cold wind blowing the dust on the ground remained.

The commander on the right side of the array pulled out his saber: "Shoot!"

The sound of firecrackers sounded like popping beans, and the rogues on this side saw a flame in front of them, and then a cloud of smoke rose from the other side. Blood mist, and then they screamed and rolled on the ground, they couldn't help being stunned, what kind of firearms did the officers and soldiers use, so powerful?

With the sound of metal clattering, the first row of gunners of the Shun Township Army had finished firing and retreated immediately. They quickly pulled out their sticks, cleaned the barrels, and reloaded the fixed-load paper tube ammunition.Their movements are dazzling to outsiders, but they are very familiar with their words. It doesn't take long at all, and some people can load ammunition without even looking at their gun barrels.

After many years of training and fighting, the firecrackers of various divisions of the first-class army can basically fire three rounds of gunpowder per minute, and some can even fire five rounds.

"shooting!"

The first row of firecrackers retreated, and the second row of firecrackers stepped forward. Under the general's order, they pulled their triggers again.

A series of fierce flames shot out, and the blood mist spurted out from the rogue archers on the opposite side, and they staggered and were knocked to the ground one by one.

They all yelled wildly, the three rows in front of the firecrackers in Renbu used Lumi blunderbuss, the long Lumi blunderbusses can penetrate heavy armor at a hundred steps, they are accurate and ruthless, and these only wear crotch or How can a rogue archer in armor resist it?Many people were beaten to death, and bloody arrows spurted out from the chest, and were thrown away by the force of the bullets.

Suddenly being hit by strong firepower, how have those rogues experienced such a scene?Whether it was the archers in front or the rogue spearmen in the rear, they were all dumbfounded, watching the platoon of the officers and soldiers on the opposite side go off again and again.

"put!"

Soon, the firecrackers in the fourth row stepped forward and pulled the trigger at the rogues who were running around like ants on a hot pot opposite.

The deafening volleys of blunderbusses sounded. At this time, the blunderbuss soldiers were using the blunderbusses of the original army, but the ammunition they used was perfected by the Military Industry Department, and it was also powerful enough to break through heavy armor in a hundred steps.This kind of large-caliber firecracker has a loud sound and is powerful enough. As soon as the bludgeon passes by, a big hole will be pierced in the body of the opponent.

With the spout of gunpowder smoke, dozens of people fell from the rogues on the opposite side. Those who were shot rolled on the ground and howled inhumanely. He just wanted to stuff these viscera into his body.

The smell of blood came out one by one. Looking at those own archers and spearmen who were howling on the ground, seeing their bloody and miserable appearance, the rest of them trembled palely. Where did these officers and soldiers come from?They are devils...

"Fifth floor, come forward!"

"Protect!"

There was another orderly response from the opposite side, and the firecrackers over there were raised again in a dark manner, and some rogue archers who were lucky enough to survive in front could no longer bear the fear in their hearts.They yelled, threw away the weapons in their hands, and fled backwards with their heads in their hands.

The rest were rogues, already terrified. Seeing the people in front fleeing, they kept shouting, fearing that others would not hear them. With a sound of "boom", the entire rogue army exploded. They screamed, collapsed in an instant, and fled backward like a tide.

Our side was suddenly defeated, and the one or two hundred men with horses in the army couldn't react, but they were very clever, and they immediately pulled out their horses and fled back.They seemed to have a lot of experience in escaping, and even in their panic, they didn't forget to carry the banner with the word "Chuang" on their backs.

"Vulnerable!"

Gao Shiyin took back his telescope, and in the telescope, he could see all kinds of beings who escaped from the bandits.Although I know that these rogues are just a small group of people who lure the enemy, even if they have the mission of luring the enemy, I am afraid that under the attack of their own army, this escape is true.

"mob."

The governor next to him put down the binoculars, and said aloud that Renbu only had two pairs of binoculars, Gao Shiyin took one, and this pair was for his use.Just now he also used binoculars to look out for a while, and he had a panoramic view of the battlefield.Those rogue bandits had two or three thousand people, and they collapsed after less than a hundred casualties. They were indeed vulnerable.

"The first battle was won, and I, the soldiers of Renbu, made a great contribution."

The officers at the nearby headquarters also laughed. They didn't have binoculars, but they were not far away, and they could see clearly what was going on ahead.

Gao Shiyin issued an order: "Mingjin withdraws troops, and the battlefield will be cleaned up by the baggage team, leaving a team of soldiers and guards to assist, and the rest of the soldiers will continue to mount their horses and advance!"

……

After a little reorganization of the team, all the Renbu sergeants got on their horses again and continued to move forward.The battle just now was just a one-sided massacre, killing and injuring nearly a hundred people on the other side, and not a single casualty on our own side.Their iron hoofs stepped on the battlefield just now, and they could see the corpses of the bandits and the moaning wounded on the ground, as well as weapons scattered all over the ground, even hats, shoes and other things.

These have nothing to do with them, they are just running forward.

After riding the horse for a few miles, I saw those rogue soldiers running out of breath in front of me. Seeing these officers and soldiers chasing after them, they screamed in panic, Sa Yazi ran very fast, running in all directions, Ren The sergeants ignored them and continued to ride forward. Only some sentries came out and drove them forward.

After walking for a while, I saw a lot of gold and silver treasures thrown on the ground, as well as some colorful silk brocades and so on.Gao Shiyin laughed loudly: "These thieves are really cunning. They want to use money to lure our Renbu army to scatter their morale? They think our Shunxiang army are those scumbag officers and soldiers?"

In the current situation, the Shun Township Army has already established relevant military regulations. Gao Shiyin issued an order: "The baggage team will collect the money, and the town governor will supervise and inspect it. The rest of the sergeants will maintain a strict formation and continue to move forward."

After running for a while, the sentry cavalry reported back that more gold and silver treasures were scattered in front of them, one piece here, one piece here, stretching for two miles around.

"It seems that the bandits are planning to ambush there."

Gao Shiyin chuckled. According to the report from the sentry, the terrain in front of him was actually in the open land of Pingchuan.Also, from Ruzhou to Jiaxian, the river area is flat, and there are really no suitable ambush areas such as mountains and valleys.

However, what the sentry heard, the valley opposite the area in front has quite a few rolling hills and dense thatch, which can indeed hide a lot of soldiers and horses, and the river over there is low and dry, making it easy to run across on foot. The river comes.

If Shun Township's army pursued the rout, coupled with the turmoil caused by the scramble for gold, silver and treasures, there was no morale in the army, and the rogues suddenly besieged with cavalry and infantry, and they were caught off guard, and they would really suffer a big loss.In the past, officers and soldiers were often killed and defeated by the trick of rogue bandits.

Knowing this, Gao Shiyin would certainly not be fooled. With the self-control of the Shunxiang army, he could resist the temptation of those gold and silver treasures and still maintain the integrity of the army.

He looked at the sky, looked around, and said, "Okay, these rogues will never die, so let's fight a battle here, and let those rogues taste the power of our Shun Township Army heroes again."

He issued an order: "Seize that slope, line up, and wait for work."

Gao Shiyin could see very clearly that there was a sloping field, a rather gentle hill, on the left side of the army next to the river bank.Occupying the round commanding heights, open on three sides, is convenient for the army to fight, and at the same time saves troops on one side. The river bank is steep and the river is deep, so it may be difficult for people and horses to come from there.

For Gao Shiyin, the slope is close to the river, where drinking water is convenient, and it is a place with both offensive and defensive capabilities.As for being surrounded by thieves like this, Gao Shiyin was not worried about the possibility of falling to his death, he just wanted to have a good time killing and show the rogues some color.

With drinking water and dry rations brought by the soldiers, pessimistically speaking, the army can hold out for many days-if the bandits make up their minds about a long-term siege, the main force of the Shun Township army who followed up would not mind giving them a complete annihilation.

(End of this chapter)