Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 34 Ambush
In the battle with Yingshan Lvying, Zhang Zhuangcheng, the leader of the third squadron, and Liu Jincai, the leader of the fifth squadron, were injured.When they recovered from their injuries, they withdrew from the main battle force because they were left disabled.Zhang Zhuangcheng became the director of the Public Security Office of the newly established department, and Liu Jincai also became the director of the Propaganda Department, responsible for the propaganda of anti-Tartar theory, and there are hundreds of capable personnel under him.

This expedition was led by three veteran squadron leaders, and they also brought fifty officers from the Propaganda Department.However, Chen Chen, Sun Zhi, and Li Taiping were no longer squadron leaders. Not long ago, they were promoted to team leaders.Moreover, this brigade is no longer the previous brigade. Compared with before, it can be said that it has been promoted two levels in a row.

Because considering that there are too few levels among the squad leader, squadron leader, and battalion leader, it is not conducive to training officers by oneself.So Qiu Tianxing decided to add the position of Shichang to it.Ten people and one ten, including one chief and one deputy chief.In this way, the squad leader is actually upgraded to the position of squadron leader. There are five or five people in a squad, with a total of 50 people, plus the principal and deputy squad leader and the preacher. people.The squadron leader has the strength of the former captain, with 58 people in five squadrons, plus the principal and deputy squadron leaders, squadron preachers, orderlies, communications soldiers and a guard, a total of 290 people.When the brigade is full, it includes the strength of five squadrons, plus a small squad of guards, chief and deputy captains, brigade preachers, orderly soldiers, communication soldiers, etc., a total of 310 people.

Although a brigade has five squadrons, but now due to lack of manpower, the first, second and fourth brigades only have three squadrons.And the third and fifth brigades had only two squadrons because of the change of captain.Qiu Tianxing set up the troop's airs with the intention of being able to replenish troops at any time.This time the troops were dispatched to the Runing Mansion, Qiu Tianxing expected that the battle would be tense and cruel, and the loss of soldiers would be huge.Therefore, he delegated the right to recruit troops in front of battle.You can become a soldier in the ranks without asking yourself for instructions or entering the new barracks for training.

All the way to the north, hundreds of miles away, you will arrive at the boundary of Xinyang Prefecture, Runing Prefecture.At the beginning, Qiu Tianxing came here directly through time travel, and then fled here in a panic.Although he himself did not return to this place, his troops did.

Entering Xinyang Prefecture, the road is desolate.There are abandoned fields and villages everywhere, which seem to be dead and silent.But from time to time, a chimney smoke rises slowly, telling people that this place is still alive.

Seeing this scene, Sun Zhi sighed and said: "The scourge of trespassers and thieves is too tragic! I came to Henan more than ten years ago, and there was still a lot of people at that time, but now the bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no one for thousands of miles. Crowing."

Just when Sun Zhi was feeling emotional, the people beside him were unhappy and said mockingly.

"Okay, Captain Sun. Don't drop your book bag anymore. Didn't you just learn a few sentences in the night school! Playing with poems and songs all day, is it annoying?"

The person who spoke was the brigade preacher of the second brigade, named Ma Lin, who was only in his 20s this year. He failed many child examinations and is still a child.But he has a flexible mind and good eloquence, but he is not good at writing stereotyped essays.After escaping to Laohugou, he soon joined the security team and made his mark there.After Qiu Tianxing established the Propaganda Department, he keenly discovered that this new department has a lot of room for improvement, which is far more promising than staying in the combat unit of the security regiment. Moreover, his eloquence is good, and he is also suitable for the job of a preacher.So, he applied to his superiors and entered the Propaganda Office.Facts have proved that Ma Lin's choice is correct. Originally he was just a small team leader, but now he has become a brigade preacher on the same level as the team leader in just three months, and his future is limitless.

"Hey, old horse. I'm not using what I've learned. Otherwise, what's the use of going to night school all day long if I don't use what I've learned?"

Sun Zhi was not angry at what Ma Lin said, but said with a smile.This is because Ma Lin is not only the preacher of the brigade, but also a teacher in the night school during wartime, responsible for the literacy education for officers above the captain of the third brigade.Since his expedition, Sun Zhi has learned a lot from Ma Lin.Because Sun Zhi was a pig butcher and never went to school, he admired people with knowledge and culture since he was a child.When Qiu Tianxing began to teach, Sun Zhi studied hard every day to make up for the regrets of his youth.

This expedition, because it is to sneak in to start the people's war, so a large number of people is not a good thing.Therefore, the three brigades acted separately.If the operation goes well, maybe the brigade will be split into squadrons, and the squadron will be split into small teams.

Because of the shortage of food, each militiaman who set off could only carry half a month's worth of dry food.In this way, it means that they can only eat in the enemy's territory.

In the beginning, everything went well.After more than ten years of war and chaos, the land of Henan has long been deserted.We met a few small villages here and there, but Sun Zhi didn't stop there.Now that our own team is short of food, we have to concentrate our efforts on the ones with the most votes.In this way, the third brigade walked for four consecutive days. When Xinyang City was about to be seen in the distance, the enemy appeared, and an enemy army with hundreds of people appeared on the road.

Sun Zhi sent people to investigate and found out that this was a team from the Green Battalion of Tartars.Walking in the forefront were several officers on horseback, followed by more than 100 Green Battalion soldiers.In the middle of the line were the captives tied up in a long straight line.The prisoners walked very slowly, and were constantly scolded and beaten by the green battalion soldiers.

After learning all this, Sun Zhi considered whether to fight or not.This place is still more than ten miles away from Xinyang City. If you fight the defenders who may draw out Xinyang, your own team only has more than [-] people, and you may lose to the enemy.But everything has advantages and disadvantages, maybe it would be better to draw the enemy out of the strong city and destroy them.So, after discussing with Ma Lin, the preacher of the brigade, Sun Zhi decided to make this vote.

Attack its unpreparedness and take advantage of it.Under the usual rigorous training, the third brigade accelerated to detour and surpass the enemy, and lay in ambush beside a road that must be passed.This is a small hill with some trees, but because it has just snowed in the sky at this time, there is no place to hide.Therefore, the militiamen had no choice but to lie down on the snow and cover themselves with snow to cover them up.

Fortunately, the time is not long, otherwise many militiamen would freeze to death.A quarter of an hour later, the enemy reappeared.

Looking at the enemies who marched loosely not far away, laughing and cursing.Sun Zhi's palms were sweating. This was the first time he commanded a battle alone. In the past, he was under the command of the head of the regiment. If he was told to fight east, he would fight east, and if he was told to fight west, he would fight west. vague.But now, there are new preachers in the third brigade, and more than 900 lives are in their own hands.The pressure is so great!
Time passed little by little, and the enemy was getting closer and closer.Because they were walking in the hinterland of their own forces, the green battalion soldiers were not alert, they still walked slowly, because they were almost in Xinyang, so the green battalion soldiers were very happy, discussing with each other after the victory of this battle, the above What kind of rewards will your lords give you?

Seeing that Sun Zhi always refused to issue orders, Ma Lin beside him became anxious. He poked Sun Zhi secretly, signaling that he had to give an order.

After hesitating for a while, Sun Zhi is no longer hesitating. He must not hesitate as a general, as the chance of fighting is fleeting.After making up his mind, Sun Zhi suddenly stood up and ordered.

"Brothers, go ahead!"

Immediately, hundreds of militia soldiers with knives and guns rushed towards the enemy dozens of meters away. At this time, these green battalion soldiers were shocked by the actions of the third brigade soldiers and were at a loss.

(End of this chapter)