Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 245 Battle of Yingzhou (2)

Qin Shao suddenly opened his eyes.

Wang Yin and Xiaosanzi had already jumped up with the dick.

Qin Shao also picked up the long halberd.

They were about to rush out when they saw Zhu Houzhao walk out of the tent under the support of Jiang Bin and others.

"Ziming, Tartar is here!"

Zhu Houzhao was excited and excited, holding a big knife in his hand, his voice trembling.

Qin Shao and others went out together and stood on a high place.

Sure enough, he saw a black mass of cavalry running towards this side as if covering the sky and covering the sun.

"Get on the horse!"

Jiang Bin ordered.

Someone brought a horse over, and everyone quickly got on the horse.

"kill!"

"kill!"

As soon as Wang Xun gave an order, the cavalry of the Ming army who had already stood neatly and densely packed also rushed towards the opponent in one go.

Qin Shao was a little dazed.

Without saying a word, it went straight to work.

Think it may have something to do with the character of the Tatars.

Tatars are not like the Han people. When the refugees are fighting, if the two armies are at war, they will send their generals to take the lead for a few rounds of competition, and then fight again.

Tatars are thugs. When they meet each other, they will charge and kill them. If they can beat them, they will fight them.

The Ming army can only do this when fighting against it.

The two armies are entangled in one place, which is called a dark place.

There were shouts and fighting.

From time to time, cavalry came back here again, but were quickly stopped by the second wave of Ming troops.

The Tatars probably didn't expect that so many Ming troops were ready to fight here.

In previous battles, the Ming army was basically on the defensive, so there were not many active attacks like this.

Even though the Ming army has a large number of troops, they are usually distributed in isolated castles. Once there is an alarm, they can only defend and wait for rescue, so they are often passively beaten.

It is Qin Shao and the others who have come to Yingzhou to support them in advance, and all the soldiers add up to more than 4 people.

The cavalry led by the little prince is said to be in the early [-]s.

In this situation, their morale seems to have been hit a lot.

"kill!"

"kill!"

Zhu Houzhao yelled with bloodshot eyes, which made Qin Shao's ears go numb.

He rode forward for a while, was guarded by Qin Shao and Jiang Bin, and failed to touch the Tatars.

Xiaosanzi and Wang Yin moved closer, and even cut down two Tatar soldiers who rushed over.

This staggered battle for several hours, around noon.

There was a long whistle on the Tatar side, and the troops began to withdraw.

Qin Shao thought that the two sides would have a temporary truce, and he didn't want a group of people to start fighting for each other.

Another melee!
Compared with the previous slashing, this time it was fighting for corpses.

"This is……"

Qin Shao was a little surprised.

What is this for?
"Snatch the corpse!"

A guard next to him explained.

Only then did Qin Shao understand that the merits of this war are often counted according to the severed head.

Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the officers and soldiers naturally wanted to rape the corpses of dead Tatar soldiers, and there was a high reward for cutting off the heads.

The Tatar officers and soldiers robbed even more fiercely, and what they robbed were the corpses of their own people.

It turns out that their rule is that if they snatch the corpse of one of their own and go back, the property of the dead person will belong to themselves.

Such property would include the gold and silver wealth of the dead person, the house, and the wife and children.

Qin Shao was dumbfounded!

This is too nonsensical!
But think about it, the little prince married his own mother, what is impossible, the barbaric people naturally don't have so many etiquette and customs.

"withdraw!"

"withdraw!"

Wang Xun saw that many soldiers were attacked and lost their lives because they snatched the corpses, so he hurriedly shouted to retreat.

There is no need to compete with those Tatar soldiers who risked their lives to grab the corpse.

The two sides rested temporarily, and it is estimated that they will fight again, because it is a pity to lose their lives in order to grab the first level.

Qin Shao deeply agrees with Wang Xun's approach.

The Tatar side snatched their own corpses and retreated about 500 meters, and set up camp. It seems that they will not give up if they don’t grab something to go back.

Qin Shao and the others hurriedly repaired and sent medical guards to check the soldiers' injuries.

Qin Shao had already given some Baiyao and bandages to the medical guards.

They were a little dubious about the medicine Qin Shao gave.

But seeing Qin Shao following those officers, he thought he was of extraordinary status, so he accepted it.

After checking the situation, Wang Xun went to Zhu Houzhao to report the situation.

"Your Majesty, beheading the sixteenth rank of captives is not a disgrace! The casualties are being counted."

Wang Xun reported with blood on his face.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward excitedly and held Wang Xun's hand with satisfaction on his face.

Qin Shao was also very emotional.

"Brother Qin, do you still have that medicine? I just heard that your medicine is good for stopping bleeding. We need it urgently!"

Wang Xun saw Qin Shao walking up directly.

His hand was injured and simply bandaged.

Qin Shao saw that it was the bandage he had given earlier.

"There are some more! I'll have someone send them over later!"

Qin Shao said.

Wang Xun cupped his fists to express his gratitude.

Next, start firing the rebellion.

The soldiers in the front stared at each other, and the soldiers in the back were preparing to eat and replenish their physical strength in order to change the guard.

It's the end of October, it's past noon, and it's surprisingly hot!
Many soldiers took off their armor to cool off!

The temperature was very low last night, and many people were shivering from the cold.

The difference in temperature is so huge.

Qin Shao remembered some proverbs in a place with a large temperature difference:
Wear cotton-padded jackets in the morning and gauze in the afternoon, and eat watermelon around the stove!
After eating some food, Qin Shao began to wipe his halberd.

He could see that the little prince's tent was neat and tidy, and there was no movement at the moment, maybe he wanted to make a surprise attack at night.

Zhu Houzhao has been excited for the past few days, and he also made a lot of effort in shouting earlier.

After eating something, under the persuasion of everyone, he rested on the table.

Qin Shao didn't have pajamas at the moment, so he took a rag to wipe his halberd.

He was used to using the halberd, and this time he came out and took the halberd directly from the armory.

Although Daming's guns and ammunition have been used on the battlefield, they are still rare and precious things to be honest.

Those things are usually strictly guarded, not Zhu Houzhao, Qin Shao could not visit those before.

The guns in the gun library are all used by a dedicated sharpshooter battalion.

They are all trained, and the average person will not know even if you want to use many people.

Even in the Sharpshooter Battalion, the soldiers' guns are limited.

Qin Shao naturally didn't pay attention to those things.

Moreover, the hand guns of this period also had their own shortcomings. After firing once, the second firing could not be carried out immediately, and it took time to reload the ammunition.

However, compared with the Yongle period, today's hand guns have been improved. After firing the projectiles, you only need to turn the handle to use it as a gun, and you can fight the enemy again.

It's just that today's guns have many functions. First of all, when facing the fierce Tatar cavalry, they often seem powerless.

Qin Shao wiped seriously, not noticing a figure approaching suddenly in front of him.

Wang Yin and Xiaosanzi also hacked and killed earlier, although they were not at the forefront, they also contributed.

He let the two go to rest first.

"Brother Qin!"

A loud voice sounded in front of Qin Shao.

Qin Shao looked up.

Wang Xun lifted his armor and walked over with his chest exposed.

"General Wang!"

Qin Shao stood up, not knowing why this man came over suddenly.

He is outside the tent. If this person wants to find Zhu Houzhao, he should pass by the side.

(End of this chapter)