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Chapter 734 Luoshui Valley
The land of Guanzhong gave birth to the three great dynasties of Qin, Han, and Tang. During this period, due to indiscriminate deforestation, it also caused deep damage to the land of Guanzhong, causing the land in Guanzhong to be destroyed, especially In the plateaus of eastern Gansu and northern Shaanxi, land desertification and soil erosion have formed a unique terrain of thousands of ravines.

The land here has been strongly eroded, except for a few remaining loess plateaus, most of the area has become broken hills, with deep ditches criss-crossing and the terrain is extremely complex.

On the loess plateau, the two stood on the two plateaus and looked at each other. They saw each other, but if they wanted to get together, it might take half a day.

With such a complex terrain, it is very easy to hide soldiers and get lost in the plateau.

The Qing army didn't know much about the terrain on the plateau, and they had to find reference objects when marching, otherwise they would be unable to turn around. On the plateau with thousands of ravines, the best reference objects were rivers.

As long as the Qing army knew the direction of the river and chose the right river, they could follow the river and reach their destination.

The Beiluo River is a tributary of the Weihe River. It originates from the Loess Plateau and is an important tributary on the right bank of the Yellow River. In order to distinguish it from the Luohe River in Henan, it is also called the Beiluo River.

In June, the sun was scorching and the ground turned white. The Qing troops who came from outside the pass and the grasslands were used to the severe cold inside the pass, but could not stand the scorching heat inside the pass.

At this time, in the Luoshui Valley, a Qing army of more than [-] people was marching slowly along the valley, and the team stretched for two or three miles.

Most of the Tartar cavalry opened their armor, bowed their heads, and marched forward against the scorching sun while flowing the Han River.

"It's really hot today!" a Han army chief Qian said suddenly.

"What's this? When it's hotter in July, you haven't been to the south, right? It's so hot that you take off your skin." The accompanying officer untied the water bottle, handed it to Mr. Qian, and said casually.

Boss Qian took a sip from the water bottle, then returned it to the other party, "Damn it, the water is scalding, the more you drink it, the hotter it gets."

After that, he turned his head to look at the soldiers of the Eight Banners behind, and couldn't help saying: "Oh, the Eight Banners should be more afraid of the heat than us. You see, they are wearing armor, but they are more energetic than us."

"How can we compare with the Eight Banners? They are the elite of the Qing Dynasty, and we are just handymen. The treatment is different. How can we have the spirit."

"That's right!" Mr. Qian nodded and looked at the winding valley. It has been a day since they entered the valley, but the scenery on both sides has not changed, just the loess slope and a small number of terraced fields. go out.

Mr. Qian licked his lips and asked, "How long is this valley, and how long do we have to go?"

"It's still early, it's just started now, and it should be almost to Wu Qi! Let's go slowly!"

While the two were talking, a group of yellow-armored Tartar cavalry rushed forward at a faster speed.

It turned out that a plateau appeared in the middle of the valley in front of it. Like a small island in the river, it divided the Luoshui River, making the originally wide valley into two relatively narrow valleys, and the terrain became dangerous.

A plateau is a plateau with several steep sides and a flat top. It is as high as the surrounding ground, but it is like a small mountain compared to the eroded river valley.

The yellow-armored cavalry galloped down the road, reined in their horses, and carefully looked at the terrain. There were bare loess slopes on both sides.

At this time, I saw the Tazi cavalry rushing to the two plateaus of the river valley, but a figure shrank his head back.

The terrain of the plateau is steep on all sides, but it is a flat highland above. The large plateau has a radius of tens of miles, and there are villages and cities on it.

Looking down from the sky at this time, the plains on both sides of the valley were full of soldiers of the Wei army in black armor. However, because the top of the plains was flat, the Qing army under the valley could not see the scene on the plateau.

At this time, the Tartar cavalry looked around for a while, and the leader of the Tartars spoke a few words in Manchu, then pulled out the reins of their horses and led the cavalry into the divided valley.

The cavalry entered the valley between the two plateaus and found that the valley was very long, but everything around it was normal, the same as the previous dozens of miles of road, and no abnormalities were found.

At this time, the Qing army behind saw that the cavalry in front did not warn, and had already entered the valley that was divided into two.

Because Luoshui was divided into two streams, they walked into the valley on the left. The soldiers continued to lower their heads, carry weapons, and gallop unhurriedly.

On the two plateaus, Liu Tichun observed that the Tatars had entered the ambush area, so he squatted on his stomach and raised his right hand.

Behind him, the black-armored soldiers who were lying on their stomachs got up lightly one after another, grasped their weapons tightly, and crouched on the edge of the two tables.

Because the valley became narrow, the sun was blocked by the two plateaus, and the Qing army entered the shadows.

Mr. Qian, who was riding on the horse, couldn't help but look up at the two plains, "This place is comfortable, but it's a bit weird."

Suddenly, a sharp and loud horn sounded suddenly.

On the high soil plateau, Liu Tichun waved his hand immediately, and let out an angry roar with the veins on his forehead: "Kill Tartar!"

The Qing army, who were rushing forward with their horseshoes clattering, immediately reined in their horses one after another, and the war horses neighed in the valley.

The cavalry of the Qing army reined in their horses and looked at the two plateaus vigilantly, but they were horrified to find that the Wei army in black armor was standing on it, with firecrackers, bows and arrows aimed at themselves, and a black object flickering with sparks in the sky, falling quickly.

"Not good! Get back quickly!" Mr. Qian reacted instantly, his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, and his face was full of horror, and he immediately screamed.

But it was too late. The explosion sound of "Boom, Boom" sounded in the valley instantly, and the air waves lifted the cavalry into the air. The valley was filled with dust, smoke, people howling and horses neighing.

"Bang, bang, bang" a smoke belt rose from the soil plateau, the whistle of projectiles and arrows sounded above the heads of the Qing army, and the rain of bullets fired by the blunderbuss fell like heavy rain.

The Qing army, still in shock, was hit by the projectile that hit the head and face. The Qing army riding on the horse and trying to control the horse fell off the horse one after another.

The bullets tore through their armor, splashing blood mist, and the frenzied horses threw the wounded cavalry off, hitting the ground heavily, trampling on the horseshoes, and they were trampled to death in an instant.

"Quick! The rear team has changed to the front team, retreat!" The general of the Qing army on the horseback held the reins with one hand, controlled the horse with its hooves hanging in the air, and brandished a knife with the other hand, shouting, "Retreat! Withdraw quickly!"

There was chaos in the valley, the sound of explosions and miserable howls suppressed the voices of the generals of the Qing army. Many cavalry crowded together and were smashed into a sieve by the Wei army's gunfire.

"Kill!" The soldiers of the Wei army on the plateau roared angrily, and saw streaks of yellow dust rising from the steep slope. The soldiers of the Wei army armed with swords and spears rushed down the plateau like tigers to cut off the two ends of the valley.

The cavalry of the Qing army did not have an advantage here. The Wei army who rushed down rushed into the valley with the momentum of swallowing thousands of miles, and stabbed the cavalry who lost their speed to death. The Wei army blocked both ends and harvested the heads of the Qing army.

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Thirty miles away, Oboi rode slowly in front of the army, behind him was a large flag, and there were Qing cavalry that stretched for more than ten miles.

Tens of thousands of Qing troops and horse troops spread all over the valley, and the further they went, the denser they became, as if Luoshui had flooded.

At this moment, Oboi was riding forward, but suddenly there was yellow dust in front of him, and more than a hundred Qing cavalrymen rushed back in a hurry.

"Not good! There's something wrong with the striker!" The sharp-eyed General Qing couldn't help exclaiming.

Aobai frowned slightly, reined in his horse, and the cavalry behind him immediately stopped slowly.

At this time, more than a hundred cavalrymen galloped in front of him in embarrassment. The leading cavalryman dismounted before his horse stopped and knelt down on one knee: "General, the forward was ambushed by barbarians and suffered heavy losses."

Ao Bai was furious immediately, "The distance between the vanguard and this general is only thirty li, and the barbarians dare to ambush, do you take this general seriously?"

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