Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 849 The Eve
"Damn! These grandsons really think highly of us.

With a target of tens of thousands of people, two companies of troops were dispatched to chase us; there were only [-] or so of us, but there were still [-] people left to surround us. "

Looking at the Yin army at the foot of the mountain, they only dispatched more than 200 people to chase and kill them. The remaining large forces did not attack at all and still surrounded the four forts.

In Hu Biao's mouth, such a curse came out immediately.

But in his expression, there was no hint of indignation at all, and even his entire tone sounded more like ridicule than the usual scolding.

This is indeed the case. Hu Biao is quite calm now; because all the Yin Army's reactions were within their expectations, and they don't find anything strange or angry.

At the same time, there is nothing to worry about in the upcoming battle in Sanyuanli.

Based on their rich battlefield command experience, in a battle involving tens of thousands of people from both sides, the number of enemies killed was only in single digits and the number of injuries was only in double digits.

A specific battle process must be extremely intense.

So what they need to do now is just wait for the rain.

You must know that in the previous time, they have made all preparations after the rain.

For example: All the available water tanks, barrels, and large bowls on the mountain were found and arranged in a place; they even dug a large hole and covered it with waterproof tarpaulin.

Just wait for it to rain and use these methods to collect a lot of rainwater.

Even towels and wild soap locusts were prepared in advance, waiting for the rain to take a bath from beginning to end to wash away the dirt and sweat odor all over the body.

In the words of Xiaomei, the God of Wealth, her whole body is rotten. She has never been so dirty and smelly in her life. She must be washed well.

Of course, in the above statement, there is absolutely no intention to look down upon the common people who participated in the battle in the three houses.

They were able to organize and act spontaneously, risking their lives to start such a battle with the underworld.

Just this is a good manifestation of the unyielding spirit, showing his bloodiness and courage, and is definitely worthy of Hu Biao and the others' greatest respect.

The results were a bit unsatisfactory, but all of them were laymen in terms of modern warfare.

Compared with the Daqing regular army armed with their people's wealth and anointing, their performance is much more eye-catching and outstanding...

In fact, the actual fighting situation in Sanyuanli was similar to what Hu Biao and the others expected.

There is a logistics major named Beecher in the Yin Army, because many officers were killed in the previous battles between the Yin Army and Hu Biao and others.

This time he was in charge, leading a total of two companies of soldiers to pursue a group of fleeing civilians.

When they chased the largest group of thousands of people, they chased them all the way to Niulangang in Sanyuanli.

Suddenly, the group of people stopped one after another. At first, Major Beecher thought that these malnourished young people could no longer run.

Just like hunting rabbits, he will kill at least a thousand people according to His Excellency Yilu's order.

Show the strength of the Great Yin Empire and break the backbones of these young people so that they will never be able to resist the Great Yin.

They were horrified to find that more than 6000 civilians came out from the hiding places on all sides, a total of 200 people, and they were surrounded by more than [-] Yin troops from all sides.

When a large number of greetings in Cantonese, such as "*your mother", "冚家hoe", "idiotic line", "beat your lungs", etc., greeted them.

Such a momentum and sound was extremely shocking for a moment.

Under such a noise, all the Yin soldiers also turned pale.

Just like in the original history, Major Beecher was so frightened that he collapsed after a heart attack, or he was frightened to death.

It's a pity that the battle scene between the two sides later is not so heroic.

But it's understandable, after all, we are just ordinary people who took action on their own initiative.

After Major Beecher received the lunch box, a senior captain of the Yin Army stood up and immediately took over the command of the battlefield.

He issued a command and faced the rushing people, and immediately fired a round of volleys.

Even if they had wooden shields in their hands to block, seven or eight people were killed and injured on the spot.

For this reason, they did not dare to continue charging forward, and could only fire with long-range weapons such as bows, arrows, and muskets in their hands. Although the fight was lively, there was no actual damage.

On the one hand, the Yin army was besieged by dozens of times more opponents, and for a while they did not dare to move their formation at all.

They could only stay where they were, hoping that the camp behind them would send more reinforcements to save them after discovering something was wrong.
So in the following time, the two sides entered a stalemate with each other here in Sanyuanli.

This situation lasted until about one o'clock in the afternoon.

Originally it was a cloudless sky with a bright sun hanging in the sky, but without warning the light suddenly dimmed.

After a very short time, huge raindrops fell on the ground like a blanket.

The raindrops hit the head and face, and the exposed hands and feet made people feel a dull pain; the rain curtain formed made everyone barely able to see more than ten meters away.

Good guy!It's a heavy rain in the summer in eastern Guangdong...

******
When the sudden heavy rain fell, there were some completely different reactions in several different areas inside and outside Yangcheng.

At Panlonggang in Yuexiu Mountain, Sifang Fort.

Holding his head high, opening his mouth and arms, Hu Biao allowed the slightly salty rainwater to pour into his mouth and wash over his body.

After the long-lost coolness was swallowed into his throat, he felt comfortable everywhere. He even felt that his soul was so comfortable that it was almost floating at this moment.

From the position next to my ears, howls of 'ah, ah, ah' and 'it's finally raining' were heard constantly.

Those were many people from AT, Lao She, Warehouse and other teams, shouting and cheering crazily; many people cried with excitement, but no one could tell under the wash of the rain. That’s all.

Don't blame them, their current performance is so unbearable.

Because they have never felt that it is such a happy thing to be able to drink water without restriction, or drink rain.

After drinking a lot of water and feeling a little nauseous, everyone started scrubbing their stinking bodies directly under the rain.

The kind that can leave an obvious mark with just one finger.

At the same time, the wounds on their bodies that had not yet completely healed began to feel clear pain under the wash and stimulation of the rain.

But even so, they still find this process extremely enjoyable.

Above Panlonggang, there are also sounds of joy...

And on the Yin Army camp at the foot of the mountain, the moment heavy raindrops fell one after another; a second ago, George Yilu, who was holding a cup of black tea in his hand and acting like a gentleman, this Yin Army Commander in Chief.

The next second, after realizing something, he was completely stunned by the huge panic.

I had even forgotten that there was a tent not far away where I could go in to take shelter from the rain.

Fortunately, his adjutant reacted quickly, and soon he held an umbrella and opened it over Yilu's head, blocking part of the heavy rain.

But by this time, George Yilu had already been soaked in the rain like a drowned rat.

After a gust of wind blew, and his body temperature suddenly dropped by at least ten degrees, the commander-in-chief of the Yin Army couldn't help but shiver all over.

Under such trembling, Yi Lu finally reacted and knew that now was not the time to be in a daze.

He immediately stood up as if he were lying, and shouted at the Yin Army soldiers who were running in a hurry to find a place to take shelter from the rain:

"Damn it, who told you to take shelter from the rain? Immediately set up a rainproof stand for the cannon, and the others will form a battle line and be ready for all battles."

Amidst such roars, the officers who reacted also ordered their Yin soldiers to take action.

But after seeing all this, George Yilu didn't feel a sense of security in his heart.

In the past, they had enough confidence with the power of guns and cannons to block all forms of Daqing's strategies and attacks.

But after it rains, especially in such a heavy rainstorm.

None of their artillery can be used. The Burke-style front-loading smoothbore flintlock muskets, which account for 60% of the muskets, are completely unusable.

The firing method is adopted, a new Brunswick-style front-loading smooth-bore firing gun.Although it can still fire in heavy rain, it will undoubtedly be affected considerably.

If there were at least 8000 green troops in the city, they rushed out of the city, and together with the knights on the mountain who had terrifying melee combat capabilities, they also rushed down the hill.

In such a close-combat-based battle, they had no other option but to be defeated.

If they had not retreated in such heavy rain, if the opponent had attacked and defeated faster, George Yilu would have issued an order to throw away the cannon and all baggage and retreat immediately.

After realizing all the above, he became more panicked than ever...

And will the young troops in Yangcheng seize such a rare opportunity?
At the same time, outside the luxurious mansion where Yishan lived in Yangcheng City, there were many junior and middle-level officials of the Qing Army with wet clothes.

They were kneeling on the bluestone behind the gate, letting the rain wash over their bodies.

But in their eyes, there was unprecedented sparkle and expectation.

All because they are now waiting for an order, an order to take the initiative to kill.

Because they also know that under the current heavy rain of God's mercy, the musket that cannot be fired in the hands of the Yin people is not as useful as a fire stick, and it is definitely the best fighter to defeat the Yin army.

It's just that they can't take the initiative to lead troops to attack without orders from Yishan and other adults.

So after the heavy rain fell, many officers in the city came here to ask for a fight; as time passed, a total of fifty or sixty officers gathered here.

The highest official rank among them was the third-rank guerrilla who beat drums on the city wall to cheer when Hu Biao and others charged that day.

The one with the smallest official rank is just a ninth-grade foreign affairs commander like Hu Biao.

There are a total of 60 people, which collectively account for about [-]% of the current large and small bureaucrats in Yangcheng. They are also the last men among them whose blood is still not cold at all.

But as they waited longer and longer, the fleeting fighter planes were constantly being consumed.

They vaguely guessed something, and their fiery hearts began to gradually become cold.

Such a situation existed until the door opened with a "creak~", and General Jingni Yishan walked out of it with Yang Fang and Long Wen.

Yishan, who was considered a relative of the emperor, said coldly:

"Whether we take the initiative or not, this is a big deal. You don't have to kneel here now. Just go back and wait for the news about the summit."

The voice just fell. The guerrilla was anxious in his heart and shouted:
"My lord, think twice. This is a rare opportunity. As long as we are allowed to fight, we are willing to issue a military order and we will definitely defeat the Yin army and come back."

After hearing this, Yang Fang, who had never spoken, immediately became furious.

He cursed on the spot: "Idiot, the situation is complicated now. Is it just as simple as defeating the Yin army? What should I do if the traitors on the Sifang Fortress take the opportunity to escape, and how can I explain to His Majesty and the court?
Go back and wait for me. Anyone who goes out to fight without permission will be punished as treason. "

After hearing such a sentence, amid the "cha~" orders, faces full of anger and helplessness had to bow to Yishan and others who represented the current Daqing imperial power...

By this time, Hu Biao and others had already finished taking a bath for themselves, a bath that made them lose at least half a kilogram of weight.

Like cooked prawns, scrubbed until the skin is red.

Hu Biao looked towards Yangcheng through the rain curtain that had become smaller.

After seeing that there was still no movement in Yangcheng, even though I had been mentally prepared, I still couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

You must know that in their "Plan A", it was assumed that the Qing Army would take advantage of the heavy rain to attack.

Even though they disliked Da Qing very much, they still planned to temporarily put down the gap and cooperate with them to kill from the mountain, giving the Yin army a front and rear attack.

In this way, even if the Yin army still has some muskets that can be used, they will still suffer a disastrous defeat.

But everything in front of them shows that they think too much, or that Daqing's concept of "rather treating outsiders than domestic slaves" has already been deeply rooted in the bones.

Finally, after letting out a long sigh, Hu Biao shouted:
"Brothers, implement Plan B and let us do it ourselves..."

*****
As for Niulangang in Sanyuanli, when a group of common people discovered that the sharp foreign guns in the hands of the Yin soldiers who used muskets could no longer fire,
The common people who had been confronting the Yin army launched an attack despite the heavy rain.

Facing the bayonet array formed by the Yin army, the spears in their hands were almost as long as one length, which took a great advantage in such a battle.

In a very short period of time, several people in the Yin Army were stabbed.

Seeing this, the captain of the Yin Army who came to take command no longer dared to stay where he was.

Commanding a group of Yin troops, while trying hard to maintain the bayonet array, they slowly began to retreat towards the direction of their camp.

They struggled to retreat through the muddy field paths after heavy rain, and their morale was extremely low.

Regarding this, it is similar to the situation in history.

What is different from history is that everyone in the camp faces huge dangers.

Therefore, in this battle, there were no two companies equipped with Brunswick front-loading smoothbore rifles, which could still shoot muskets in rainy weather, to support them.

Successfully rescued them from the heavy siege.

So during the retreat, the Yin Army suffered a lot of casualties in Sanyuanli this time.

In the end, they left fifty or sixty bodies behind during the evacuation; even after barely evacuating the camp, almost every person was injured.

The fear on their faces began to spread like a plague in the Yin Army camp.

And such a victory was almost ten times more glorious than the original one in history, which naturally made the morale of the common people participating in the war even higher.

When the news of the great victory began to spread to surrounding areas at an incredible speed, more chain reactions continued to develop...

That night!A bright moon hung high in the sky.

In Panyu, Huacheng, Zengcheng, Conghua and other areas around Yangcheng, there were a large number of militia groups carrying earthen cannons and shotguns, or people carrying farm tools and hatchets.

They all rushed towards the foot of Yuexiu Mountain outside Yangcheng under the bright moonlight.

There are many local handicraftsmen and farmers in Yangcheng, and naturally there are many followers.

Even some women and children participated. They were too weak to go into battle to fight the foreign devils, but they were no less powerful than others in delivering water and food.

In the past few days, Yin Jun's bad habits have exposed his true nature as a robber and have aroused the anger of these veterans.

When they realized that as long as they united, these Yin troops could defeat Daqing in a state of disarray, they all began to take action.

There was only one thought in my mind: surround these damned foreign devils and starve and thirst them to death.

It should be noted that on this eve, which was like a volcano about to erupt, Hu Biao and the others did nothing but exercise to heal their injuries and rest after eating and drinking.

Including letting Lao Hei, warehouse manager, Lao Snake, Zhan Xiang and others use firecrackers and bows and arrows to sneak attack the Yin army, leaving them no way to have a good rest tonight.

Such a harassment plan has not yet been carried out.

The reason for this is based on the content of 'Plan B'.

They must put themselves in the best possible condition after dawn.

But even so, everyone in the Yin Army camp still couldn't live a relaxing and peaceful night like before.

Although by about three o'clock in the afternoon, the heavy rain had completely stopped.

After some urgent cleaning and fire-baking, the guns in their hands could continue to be used; this only made them feel a little more at ease.

Everything they encountered during the day finally made them realize one thing clearly:
When they face the people, they are not the Third Brother they are familiar with; the greatest resistance is just a sit-in, which cannot hurt them in the slightest.

Instead, they gathered together like water droplets, forming a terrifying torrent that could completely overwhelm them.

In such a quiet night, but with surging undercurrents, they were like the little beasts before the rainstorm, filled with fear and uneasiness.

Obviously there are no opponents outside the camp.

But they always feel that there are countless pairs of hateful eyes staring at them, always ready to rush up and tear them apart, and there is no way to fall asleep...

(End of this chapter)