Kowloon wins

Chapter 913 Outpost Battle

Wudaogou is not a ditch, but a river, which originates at the foot of Tianshan Mountain and flows through it fifty miles east of Zhenyuan City. , the deepest point is only about one meter, people and horses can wade through, it is a seasonal river, there is water in spring and summer, and it dries up into a shallow ditch in autumn and winter. The origin of its name is unknown. As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was already The place where the garrison army reclaimed land was once full of fertile fields along the banks of the river. By the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Hui, Han, Uyghur, Kazak and other ethnic groups lived here together. When the population was the largest, it reached more than 30. The family gradually moved, and when the general Wang Laoshi stationed troops to town Yuancheng, the people along the river banks were either moved to Zhenyuan City, or scattered to the Laoye Temple area, and the land gradually became barren and became a place overgrown with weeds. , but if you say that there is no one, it doesn't mean that, no, right now there is a team of more than forty Junggar cavalry galloping along the river.

"Master Baihu, look quickly, the Qing dog is here!"

Although the Wudaogou area is very barren, the Junggar patrols did not dare to take it lightly. Even when they were galloping, they did not forget to look around vigilantly. The focus of attention was naturally on the other side of the river. Dongfeng, because of this, when a small puff of smoke and dust rolled up behind the distant hills, an alert sentry sent out the alarm immediately.

"Stop advancing, turn to array!"

To be sent to the forefront to carry out sentry missions, the head of the hundred households who led the team is naturally not an idle person. Although he has not seen the shadow of the Qing army, he can judge immediately after seeing the scale of the smoke and dust behind the hills. The number of those who came out was not many, at most a dozen or so cavalry. It was obvious that they were all outpost cavalry of the Qing army, so they didn't take it too seriously, but seeing them wave their hands, they already went out indifferently. make.

"Yes!"

This small group of Mongolian cavalrymen are all selected and sturdy men, and they moved very quickly after hearing the order. Not only that, even the matchlocks have been lit, and more than forty matchlock guns are neatly aimed at the smoke and dust on the other side of the river.

"Stop, line up!"

Sure enough, as expected by the head of the hundred households in Junggar, the cavalry of the Qing army that rushed out of the hilly area was only sixteen cavalry, and the leader was a young officer dressed in the uniform of an eighth-rank Fenwu school lieutenant. It was Shan Kunshan, a trainee platoon leader from the Vanguard Battalion of the First Cavalry Division of the Qing Army. Despite his young age, he had already served in the army for three years. Because of this, he was promoted to be the platoon leader by the fire line. When he was in high spirits, even though he rushed out of the hilly area, he saw the Junggar cavalry waiting in the distance, but he didn't care about it, and he continued to move forward. The horse galloped endlessly, but he was not too careless. He led his troops to a distance of about [-] steps from the Junggar cavalry formation, waved his hand immediately, and gave an order.

As soon as the Qing army came to a stop, the Junggar cavalry array, which had been standing still, immediately became a little commotion, nothing else, probably because the position where the Qing army sentries stopped was too uncomfortable for the Junggar cavalry , is just at the edge of the effective range of the matchlock gun. At this distance, the hit rate of the matchlock gun is difficult to guarantee. Even if it hits the target, it does not have much lethality. It's not, it's not even if you don't fight, it's really aggrieved enough.

"Raise the gun!"

Although it is impossible to see the expressions of the Junggar cavalry clearly at this time, Shan Kunshan knows that the opponent must be depressed and panicked, and there is nothing else. I already know the effective range of the matchlock guns held by the Junggar cavalry, and I did it on purpose. Is there only one purpose, to teach the Junggar cavalry a shooting lesson. Waiting for a while, Shan Kunshan couldn't help being happy, raised his hand with a smirk, and ordered in a cold voice.

"Shh!"

Those who can enter the vanguard battalion are the elite among the elite, and they are very familiar with their tactics. Shan Kunshan gave an order, and the fifteen cavalrymen took off their lances in one order and put them on the ground. hands, wordlessly aimed at the array of Junggar cavalry in the distance.

"Call me!"

Shan Kunshan paused for a moment, and after all the cavalry of the Qing army were ready to shoot, he waved his hand vigorously and gave the order loudly.

"Bah, ah, ah..."

The distance of 200 meters is not short, but for the lances in the hands of the Qing army, which can reach an effective range of 400 meters, it is not a big deal. Standing still in formation, they were perfect targets. The cavalrymen of the Qing army fired with ease. A volley of guns greeted them, and eight Junggar cavalrymen howled and fell off their horses on the spot. Five dead and four wounded!

"Fire, strike, strike!"

The head of a hundred households in the Junggar originally planned to wait for the Qing army to advance, but he didn't expect that the Qing army would greet him with guns in such a random manner, and nine of them fell down when he saw his side face to face, and immediately panicked. No matter what, he roared without hesitation.

"Boom, bang, bang..."

The arquebus guns in the hands of the Junggar cavalry are all products eliminated by the Russian army. They are a bit old, but most of them are still in good condition. When they shoot, they are still very powerful. The gunpowder smoke that came was also very heavy. Under the volley of more than [-] guns, the momentum was not small. As for the results of the battle, it cannot be said that there was no such thing. No, a Qing soldier was hit in the arm by a stray bullet. , but it was just a pain, the skin was scratched, and some blood flowed. Besides, the volley of guns by the Junggar officers and soldiers was only audibly lively.

"Grandma is an idiot, dare to fight back, raise the gun, aim, and hit me hard!"

Seeing that the Junggar cavalry dared to fight against his own side, Shan Kunshan was very upset, and roared cursingly.

"Bah, ah, ah..."

The lance in the hands of the Qing army is an improved version of the army's standard weapon - the needle gun. The body of the gun is much shorter, and its total length is only about 1.3 meters. The barrel and butt are also obviously much smaller. However, the loading method is the same as that of the acupuncture gun. They are all breech-loaded, and the bullets are roughly the same. They are all paper shell bullets. , nearly half of the difference, but even so, it is not comparable to the classic guns used by the Junggars. No, the Junggar cavalry are still busy loading black powder for the matchlock guns. The Qing army has already started the second round. They fired a round of volleys, but this time the volley was obviously a little more hasty, and the hit rate dropped, and only three results were achieved-one killed and two injured.

"Damn, panic, let me aim and shoot again, keep shooting, don't stop!"

Seeing the poor result of the second round of volley, Shan Kunshan immediately looked a little embarrassed, and cursed angrily.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

The cavalry guns in the hands of the Qing army rang out one after another, firing continuously at a rate of twelve bullets per minute, while the arquebus guns in the hands of the Junggar cavalry could only be fired twice per minute. This gap is really too big A little bit, the result is self-evident, this small-scale skirmish just started with less time for a cup of tea, and Junggar couldn't bear it any longer. After paying the price of nearly half of the casualties, that The head of a hundred households in Junggar didn't dare to fight any more, waved his hand angrily, and led his troops to flee into the distance.

"Bah, unbeaten bastard!"

Seeing that the Junggar cavalry had fled to a distance, Shan Kunshan didn't dare to order to pursue them. He just cursed disdainfully, and then beckoned to a cavalryman, ordering him to rush back immediately to report the letter, but he himself led the way. Then a group of rangers started to explore, and they didn't care about the furious and angry Junggar cavalry hiding in the distance on the other side of the river...

It was midsummer, and in the endless sea of ​​sand, there was not even a shelter, this kind of pain was really not that pleasant, but Yue Zhongqi obviously didn't care, she rode her horse and stood on the top of a sand dune, her face blank. Looking at the officers and soldiers of the brigade passing by with expressions, until a sentry rushed up the sand dune, Yue Zhongqi looked over with a slight frown, but did not ask any questions.

"Report, Mr. Yue, I cavalry the vanguard battalion of the 45st Division and a company of [-] cavalry rushed forward to investigate. I encountered [-] enemy cavalry in Wudaogou. They fought across the river and wiped out [-] of the enemy. I had no casualties. The enemy cavalry Already retreated, but still lingering on the other side of the river, the platoon leader ordered the younger one to come forward and report, asking Master Yue to express his actions."

The reporting horse rushed up the sand dunes, got off the saddle cleanly, put one knee on the ground, and reported loudly.

"Search along the river bank, don't cross the river!"

Yue Zhongqi quietly listened to the reporter's statement, her dark face remained calm, and she didn't say much praise, she just waved her hand and gave a command calmly.

"twitter!"

The reporter was obviously puzzled by Yue Zhongqi's order, but he didn't dare to say anything, he hurriedly complied, rode his horse down the sand dune, and went forward to pass the order without mentioning it.

"map!"

Yue Zhongqi didn't pay attention to the departure of the person who reported the horse, she still sat on the horse's back calmly, only her eyes flickered from time to time, and after a long time, she just groaned without looking back. With a sound.

"twitter!"

Yue Zhongqi's order was extremely concise, but the captain of the personal guard next to her understood the meaning immediately after hearing it, and dared not neglect it, so she hurriedly responded and directed a group of subordinates to spread out a map on the spot After seeing this, Yue Zhongqi didn't say anything else, got off the horse, crouched in front of the map, and carefully deduced...

(End of this chapter)