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Chapter 969 Cavalry Regiment ()

Time: Four days later, at early noon, that is, March 3th, there was only one week left before the end of this side mission with Maize and others.

Location: Kaitongli, Liaodong, outside the customs.

Or to put it in modern terms, this place belongs to the Tonghua area.

After seeing that the number in front of me far exceeded my expectation, after a cursory glance, there were nearly two thousand people, and all of them were cavalry opponents.

Shengbao, the commander of the largest force in the Daqing imperial court currently outside the customs area, and his deputy Hei*jiang general Tepuqin looked at each other.

But from the other party's eyes, in addition to solemnity, there was also an indescribable and strange sense of relaxation.

The two people had such a strange reaction, but it wasn't that there was something wrong with their mental state.

The fundamental reason is that God knows that they traveled all the way from western Liaoning to eastern Liaoning, which was only a few hundred miles away; despite having a large number of mules and horses, it took them ten days to arrive.

What did they experience during such a ten-day process?

It was a hidden gun that was always present, greeting them from any possible hidden place.

They even wanted to make it a little more convenient; but as soon as they started to unbutton their belts, a bullet would fly out and kill them.

Or maybe it was a bomb as shocking as thunder that exploded around them, tearing them apart.

Because the people in Tianshuigouzi even risked freezing to death by hiding under the snowdrifts in order to beat them.

After a shot, it was time to leave after après skiing.

Under such a crazy attack, the Daqing soldiers could not eat well or sleep well during these ten days. What was even worse was that they were under tremendous mental pressure.

The army, which originally numbered 5700 people, advanced all the way to the opened area, behind Tianshuigouzi's current home base,

Now in the army, in addition to more than 400 seriously wounded soldiers, there are 4600 soldiers who don't even have any injuries.

Generally speaking, the number of army attrition is not that serious.

The key issue is that although facing Tianshui Gouzi's crazy harassment, Shengbao, the famous commander of the Five Scumbags, showed a very good command level.

Let his personal guards, or himself, take action.

He repeatedly told his soldiers that only by reaching Liaodong would the people in Tianshuigouzi have to fight them head-on.

Only if you defeat them can you survive; if you run away rashly, you will die faster at the hands of those people.

At the same time, elite cavalry from the Eight Banners were used to form a supervising team to kill all the Green Camp soldiers who tried to escape.

Otherwise, maybe one of the 3000 green soldiers would be able to outrun them halfway.

Finally, until now, the army still maintains so many troops.

It's just like the two army commanders Shengbao and Tepuqin, their Daqing soldiers were tired and hungry along the way. Many times they didn't even have a bite of hot rice, so they basically lost a lot of weight. .

The dark circles under his eyes were heavy and he looked extremely depressed.

Just by looking at them, you can tell that the physical and mental conditions of these people are quite bad.

What was even more amazing was when they saw Tianshuigouzi's cavalry, composed of a hundred or ten people into a small square formation, forming a neat large square formation, and they appeared in front of the Daqing officers and soldiers.

Including Shengbao, there was no panic on these people's faces, only a strangely relaxed, even expectant expression.

The reason is simple. In Daqing's army, the strongest thought in almost everyone's mind is:

Let it all end, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, it doesn't matter anymore.

Anyway, they had had enough of the days when they had to open one eye to sleep and couldn't even take a bite of hot food, and they didn't want to go through it again.

Fortunately, in such a rare and difficult environment, Shengbao, a Manchu commander, actually broke out.

After taking a deep breath, he adjusted his decadent mood.

And he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers, I'm going to tell you that behind this group of rioters in Tianshuigouzi are the rebels from the 'Xuange Camp'.

They are more cruel than you think.

According to these people's statement of "driving out the Tartars and restoring flower cultivation", as long as we lose this battle, it will be very difficult to ask for a happy death.

On the contrary, if you can defeat these serious enemies of the imperial court, your Majesty will definitely reward you generously after you return, and everyone will be promoted and rich. Even if he dies in battle, he is still a warrior of the country, and the court will naturally provide pensions.

In addition, everyone knows that the treasures that can be piled up in the Old Summer Palace were taken away by these rebels in the "Xuange Camp".

As long as you defeat them, I will make an oath here in the name of my ancestors. Whatever you take, take as much as you can, it will be regarded as a reward to you.

So, would you rather be a defeated avatar who can neither survive nor die, or would you rather risk your life and fight for fame and wealth? "

In the paragraph above Shengbao, after the quite inflammatory words fell.

At the signal from his eyes, the guards around him immediately shouted with great discernment at the top of their lungs:

"Fight, fight with these rebels, fight for fame and wealth."

I don't know whether it was the serious consequences of defeat in Shengbao's words that successfully forced out the ruthlessness in his heart; or it was the legendary treasures in the Old Summer Palace that were taken away by Xuange Camp that aroused the greed in his heart.

Soon after, Daqing's army, whether it was the Eight Banners soldiers like uncles or the Green Camp soldiers like Kuhaha.

They all followed the others in their mouths, shouting: "Fight, fight~"

Amidst their loud roars, the morale of Daqing's army, which was originally low in morale, actually improved significantly...

*******

"Shengbao seems to have something, but he is not a scumbag who has been defeated repeatedly and is not as recorded in history."

After putting down the telescope in his hand, Yang Dongli gave such an evaluation.

After hearing this, all the surrounding team members nodded.

But recognition is recognition, and their indifferent expressions showed that they didn't care at all about the surge in morale of the current army.

Mainly because a large number of their members have not formally attended any military academies.

But through the tempering of actual combat, the current war experience has been enriched to an outrageous level.

I don't know why, but the morale boosted by this careless method of relying on incentives such as death and money is quite good, but it cannot be maintained for too long.

So what they need to do now is to fight head-on to defeat them.

After they wake up from their fanaticism due to heavy casualties, they will lose all courage to fight and just capture prisoners.

After thinking about this, they couldn't help but look back at the cavalry team behind them, which were mounted on war horses and mules, wearing a variety of clothes and having basically the same equipment.

Thanks to the fact that even in the coldest month of the twelfth lunar month, these people did not stop their action plans.

Although I was severely frozen and my face and hands were all covered with frostbite, which looked quite miserable, the effect I achieved was excellent.

Now in the entire Liaodong region, all the hairpins have disappeared.

A small number of the baskets, after the leader saw that something was not going well and abandoned his old nest extremely wisely and decisively, ran away from Liaodong and went to live in other areas outside the customs.

It's just that in the winter that can freeze people to death, there are only a very small number of people who can decisively abandon their nest and run away.

Most of the remaining gangsters are still reluctant to leave their old nest that they have been running for many years.

Then, under the continuous attacks led by Yang Dongli and others, they were wiped out one by one during the training process; the personnel were added to the cavalry, and materials and food were used to form and train the cavalry. .

Let the Tianshuigouzi Cavalry Team grow significantly in size and strength every day.

By now, the cavalry behind them had been organized into a cavalry regiment with three battalions.

To be specific: each standard cavalry company has a personnel establishment of 147 people.

Three cavalry companies, plus some battalion headquarters units, formed a cavalry battalion for every 496 people.

With three cavalry battalions, plus various battalion headquarters units such as guard companies and communications platoons, the total strength of the regiment is 1962.

The choice of regimental leader was naturally Yu Hong, the former ninth-level foreign affairs commissioner of the Daqinglv Battalion. The direct descendants of Tianshuigouzi became officers at all levels above the company and platoon level.

There is no need to doubt the loyalty of these people.

As for their combat effectiveness, it depends on their performance in the next battle...

(End of this chapter)