Ming Zuo

Chapter 171
The sudden explosion set off a huge flame, and the loud noise that shocked the whole field also caused the silent military camp to boil rapidly.

Zuo Menggeng quickly rushed out of the tent and asked, "Where?"

He didn't need anyone to answer, he also saw that there was a strong fire on the hillside outside Lixu to the east.

I am most familiar with the weapons I made myself.

Zuo Menggeng knew at a glance that it was caused by the detonation of the grenade.

And at such a midnight, such a situation happened, which only means that someone used self-sacrifice to remind the army of the enemy's attack.

Zuo Menggeng didn't care who died, and immediately observed the situation.

At this time, all ministries have already come out, and they are all waiting for orders.

At the place where the explosion occurred, countless torches suddenly lit up, and then the sound of shouts of killing broke through the sky.All kinds of weird languages, one can tell that they are Jurchen words.

Zuo Menggeng looked around, and there were faint fire lights in the south and west, three circles to the left and three circles to the right in the dark night.

This kind of action is one of the warning signs when camping.

When the night barracks is attacked, the guard post in the safe direction will notify the army in this way.

Zuo Menggeng immediately issued an order.

"Zuo Yong, the fourth battalion will block it on the spot. The rest of the ministries will move south."

There are countless enemies in the dark night, Zuo Menggeng doesn't want to get entangled with them at all.

It's not a question of whether you can beat it, but it's not worth it.

Firstly, in the dark night, the firearms of the Houying could not exert too much power, and they would definitely suffer heavy damage; secondly, there was a Houjin army in the west, Zuo Menggeng was afraid of being entangled, and was flanked by people from both sides.

Fortunately, I don't know how many times I have done anti-night attack drills in the rear battalion. Although it was the first time I encountered it, I didn't panic.

As soon as he gave the order, the ministries quickly packed up their things and headed south quickly.

Zuo Yong did not set up a defensive line in the camp, but directly led the team forward.

He has always been careful, and even had time to order people to plant landmines.

The place where Wang Xiangdong warned was not more than a mile away from the barracks.If it was day and night, Hauge's troops would be there in at most two minutes if they charged.

But this is a dark and rugged mountain, even if you light a torch, the speed will not be fast.

On the contrary, these torches exposed themselves, making it easy for the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion to aim.

Amidst the long and sharp whistle, the twelfth squadron was the first to complete the deployment.

A row of muskets went down, and dozens of Hou Jin fell down immediately.

Hauge is brave in battle and has always been at the front of the charge.He didn't take it seriously when the Ming army opened fire in the dark.

Firecrackers have been used by Hou Jin since the Nurhachi era, and the quality is even better than that of the Ming army.

Knowing that the range of the firecracker is limited, and he is also wearing three layers of armor, he is not afraid at two hundred paces.

But in the next second, a piercing pain hit him and he stumbled.When I got up and looked again, my right shoulder was already blood red, and I couldn't lift any strength at all, and I even lost feeling in my right arm.

Hauge's dead soul was terrified, and he couldn't understand how the firecrackers of the Ming army could injure the enemy two hundred paces away.

After the third round of shooting in the rear battalion, the Houjin side realized that the torch became a reminder.

Hauge hurriedly shouted: "Extinguish the torches, extinguish the torches and chase."

The soldiers obeyed their orders, but the speed of their actions was greatly affected.Quite a few people even completely lost their sight, collided with their own people while running, and quite a few were killed by being hit or trampled to death.

Fan Ji threw himself in front of Hauge, stood in front of Hauge, and frantically helped him treat the wound.

Being injured made Hauge very angry, so he slapped him casually.

"Go away, what are you doing in front of me?"

After falling down, Fan Ji crawled back quickly, still standing in front of Hauge, and his movements were not slow.

"The body of the master is ten thousand gold, and it cannot be damaged. The slave has no other skills, it is still possible to block the lead bullets for the master."

Only then did Hauge realize that Fan Ji was blocking the gun for him.

This time, he couldn't do it anymore.

"Good... good slave."

Over there, after three rounds of fighting, Zuo Yong saw that the large army had gone far, and immediately ordered the withdrawal.

The soldiers in the rear battalion did not suffer from night blindness, so they had no problems running in the dark, and they could easily get rid of the pursuers.

Although Hauge was surprised that the rear battalion could withdraw so quickly, he didn't care.After all, he was divided into several routes, and there are other routes that should be able to be blocked.

But in the dark night, gunshots suddenly sounded in the distance, and after a while of noise, the gunshots became farther and farther away.

Half an hour later, Gao Hongzhong, who commanded the right road, came back with a lame leg, very depressed.

"Taiji, although we have blocked the Ming army, we can't beat them. The firearms of this group of Ming army are too sharp, and the rate of fire is too fast, we don't allow our people to fight in close quarters."

Hauge originally wanted to scold trash, but thinking that he didn't get any favors here, he had no choice but to swallow it.

He didn't know that Gao Hongzhong's headquarters did not collide with the Houying.

After Zuo Menggeng ordered to retreat, the first brigade went first.After one kilometer forward, a defense line was quickly established to cover the passage of the army.

This is the line of defense, waiting until the middle of Gao Hong, who came around.

Compared with Haoge Headquarters, Gaohong Middle Division only has more than [-] people, which is not enough for the fourth team.As soon as they confronted each other, more than a hundred people were killed.

The rest of the Jiannu were completely frightened and ran away.Gao Hongzhong, a Han leader, did not dare to obstruct him, for fear of being cut down by some Houjin warrior.

Thinking of his painstaking sneak attack and suffering such a big loss, Hauge was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood and wanted to kill.

Fan Ji helped him bandage the wound, and said cautiously after seeing the situation: "Master, although we haven't wiped out this Ming army, we have figured out their number at least. And their camp food and grass must not be taken away in time, so we can't embarrass me in the future." gone."

Hauge thought about it, he still had merit in this battle, so he couldn't help showing a smile.

"That's right, Ben Taiji has exactly that intention."

In the dark night, Gao Hongzhong couldn't help curling his lips.I found that once a person becomes shameless, there is really no lower limit.

Hauge struggled and walked into the camp left behind by the rear camp. After looking at it, he couldn't help twisting his mouth in anger.

Obviously he was already in front of his eyes, but these Ming people still had leisure to pack up their things, leaving nothing for him.

How did he know that when Zuo Menggeng built the rear battalion, all the military supplies, especially the camping equipment in the field, were all built according to the most unexpected actual combat situation.

It may take half an hour to set up a tent, but it only takes about ten breaths to put it away.

Because when you put up a tent, you need to drive nails into the soil.But when dismantling the tent, you only need to pull the rope in the button, and the tent will fall to the ground and close.Soldiers roll it up, put it in their pockets, and walk away on their backs.

As for the scattered nails and ropes...

It's a lot of stuff, and it's not worth the money.

Although Hauge had reached one mile, he still gave the rear camp time to pack up their things and retreat calmly.

In the dark night, Houying ran all the way south, descended from Heishiyu, crossed the official road, and entered the buckwheat mountain area.Also did not stop, went east again, arrived near Xiaoxitian in the early morning of the second day, and finally rested.

This time, they were attacked by Houjin, and three people were sacrificed in the Houying camp.Only Wang Xiangdong detonated the grenade he was carrying, but the body was not brought out.

The other two fighters were unlucky in the dark and fell to their deaths from the mountain.

After marching rapidly overnight, the rear battalion traveled more than [-] miles, completely throwing away Hauge's troops.

After their army passed, the reconnaissance brigade even wiped away the traces of the army's actions.

Hauge's troops blew a cold wind on Zhangbatai all night. The next day, when they counted the battle damage, they found that more than [-] people were killed and injured.

Afterwards, Hauge led his troops south to pursue regardless of his injuries. When he arrived at Heishiyu, he forced the villagers to question him, but the villagers didn't know what to do.

Of course the villagers don't know.

Because Houying passed through the village overnight, even the dogs in the village were not disturbed.

In a rage, Hauge slaughtered the village of Heishiyu, somewhat venting his anger.

At noon, Dorgon and Duoduo led the two yellow flags to catch up. Seeing Hauge's miserable appearance, they didn't have much sympathy.

Dorgon even showed the majesty of his uncle, and asked, "Since you have discovered the enemy, why didn't you send someone to report it? Now that you have lost the battle, how do you explain to the Great Khan?"

Hauge exploded directly.

"Hmph, I lost the fight. But I still saw the figure of Minggou. I don't know where the fourteenth uncle is so wise and martial, so he is happy and happy?"

Duoduo sarcastically said: "My eldest nephew is so fateful, he was only hit in the shoulder. You have to be careful, otherwise, wouldn't my Dajin lose a master in the future? Hahahaha..."

Hauge was about to go crazy, but it was a pity that he was a pair of two, and he was a junior, and his troops did not have an advantage, so he could only endure it by himself, watching the Dorgon brothers set off again, and went east to pursue the rear battalion.

Beside him, Fan Ji said something timidly.

"This...is this Elder Brother Fourteen? You are so young. The servant thought he was your master's younger brother."

Hauge's eyes narrowed instantly.

Watching Dorgon go away, he didn't know what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)