Nanming Yiming

Chapter 118
Huang Yu led the Shenji Battalion to rush to the Xin'an River, preparing to ambush the Qing army coming out of Xiuning.

Just as the Qing army often adopted the tactic of "surrounding the points and fighting for aid" to ambush the Ming army, Qian Mo also liked to use the tactic of "surrounding the points and fighting for aid" to ambush the Qing army.

The difference is that at this time the Ming army did not have the speed advantage of the Qing army's cavalry interspersed; therefore, higher requirements were put forward for this tactic. The Ming army must accurately predict the Qing army's course of action and set up an ambush in advance.

Huang Yu was quite comfortable with this set of tactics. Before that, he had led the Shenji Battalion to ambush the Qing army many times, and it could be said that it was tried and tested.He believed that the Ming army's advance to She County along the Xin'an River would definitely force Zhang Tianfu to draw troops from Xiuning to help.

However, what was unexpected was that the Shenji Camp waited for an hour and still did not see the Qing army.Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Huang Yu couldn't help feeling worried.

After all, this is not a pocket formation in the valley, but a ferry on the Xin'an River. If it really dragged on until night, it would be difficult to wipe out the Qing army.

So Huang Yu continued to send scouts to expand the search area.

Unexpectedly, another half an hour passed, and there was still no trace of the Qing army on the roads.

Huang Yu immediately sensed that something was wrong, so he left 1000 troops to continue guarding the ferry, and quickly led 3000 troops to attack Xiuning City.

Fortunately, the ferry was not far from Xiuning, and they arrived after an hour of rapid march.

Outside the city, the Ming and Qing sides fought in the dark, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. It was not necessary for the scouts to come back to report and know where the battlefield of the two sides was.

Huang Yu was already a commander in his own right at this time, he had to figure out the situation of the entire battlefield before he could make the most reasonable choice.

After all, Qian Mo had 3000 elite soldiers from the Chongming camp by his side. Even if all the Qing troops in Huizhou had arrived in Xiuning, it would be impossible to defeat the Chongming camp in a short period of time. This was Huang Yu's confidence.

Sure enough, after observation, although the Ming army was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, the Qing army could not take much advantage.

Seeing that Wang Guodong led the rest of the Qing army out, Huang Yu decided not to rush to attack, and went around to the hillside behind the Qing army before taking action.

Shenji Battalion's improved Tiger Squat Cannon, similar to a light infantry mortar, can already be carried with the army.

Seeing that there were still many cavalry on standby at the rear of the Ming army, Huang Yu was sure that Qian Mo was not in the battle formation at the foot of the mountain, and her heart was finally relieved.

So he ordered the gunners to aim at the rear of the Qing army to shell.

With Huang Yu's order, the artillery fire on the mountain was fired, and more than a dozen tiger squatting cannons instantly exploded the Qing soldiers at the foot of the mountain.

Hearing the gunfire, Wang Guodong knew something was wrong.

Originally, both sides were in a state of high tension, and the rear encountered an intrusive shelling, which plunged the Qing army into chaos.The Qing army, which was fighting hand-to-hand with the Ming army in the front, was also timid due to the turmoil in the rear, and its morale dropped suddenly.

On the contrary, the soldiers of the Chongming Battalion knew that the Shenji Battalion had inserted into the enemy's rear when they heard the cannons, and rushed to support them in time, so they became more and more excited, and soon the situation on the battlefield became one-sided.

More and more Qing troops began to retreat, fleeing in the direction of Xiuning City, and soon formed a rout.

In fact, the Qing army had thousands of people. As long as they forcibly attacked the Ming army from the front, although they could not retreat completely, they could still protrude a part.

But the Qing army was afraid of the fierce Ming army ahead, and subconsciously felt that Xiuning City behind them was safer, so they ran back desperately.

At this time, Wang Guodong didn't care about killing the enemy anymore. Seeing that the Qing army had begun to collapse, he hurriedly broke through Xiuning City.

And how could the Ming army let go of this good opportunity? The cavalry behind the Ming army couldn't bear it anymore, and began to chase the fleeing Qing army from both sides.

The Qing army was constantly being chased and killed by the Ming army. The fight that was evenly matched just now had turned into a massacre without any suspense.

In fact, compared to the Ming army chasing behind, the Ming army standing in front of Xiuning City is more terrifying.

At this time, the Shenji Battalion has completed its formation.

A row of large shields blocked the front, followed by straight spears. These things emitted bursts of cold light in the dark night.

Huang Yu gave an order, and the sound of "bang, bang, bang" resounded through the night sky.

Then hundreds of Qing soldiers fell directly, and the wailing sounded one after another. The sulfur smell of gunpowder and the bloody smell of lead bullets penetrating the soldiers' bodies remained in the air.

Just as the Qing army in the back stepped on the bodies of their companions and continued to charge, the second round of shooting started again, then the third round, and the fourth round of shooting.
Wang Guodong was dumbfounded. After several rounds of shooting, the Qing army fell down thousands of people at once.

Is this the fire gun of the Ming army?This is not a war, it is a massacre. Many Qing troops were frightened and stayed where they were.

Huang Yu shouted: "Pikemen attack, and the bayonets in the gunners' hands line up in place to block the enemy's escape route."

500 spearmen, led by Qian Zong Yang Yong, rushed towards the Qing army with spears in their hands.The Ming army was like sharp arrows flying off the string, piercing the silence of the night and entering the chaotic Qing army.

This was his first opportunity to perform after returning from injury. After all, the commanders of the Shenji Battalion basically cooperated with each other, and it was very rare to have such an opportunity to attack alone.

I saw Yang Yong quickly inserted into the enemy's formation, and his shots were extremely fast. A silver spear made a superb performance, instantly turning into blossoming spears, constantly harvesting the surrounding Qing army.At this time, the Qing army was already terrified, and when they saw the oncoming killing gods, they all gave way.

Wang Guodong, who is also a master of guns, also noticed this Ming army, and hurried forward to fight with his guns.The two waved their long spears like two silver snakes entangled together, and made the sound of metal colliding from time to time.

Yang Yong is the successor of Yang Zaixing, a famous anti-golden general in the Southern Song Dynasty. A set of "Yang family marksmanship" is even more proficient. His fast body movements are combined with sharp marksmanship, and he uses various skills flexibly, such as picking, stabbing, poking, pushing, prodding, poking, and picking. , which made Wang Guodong tired of coping.

Wang Guodong secretly thought it was bad, he didn't expect this kid in front of him to be so difficult, and now that the army was on the verge of collapse, he, as the commander, was here to fight alone with him.

At this time, a small number of Qing troops finally ran to the city of Xiuning, seeing the hope of life, they beat on the city gate frantically.

Shouted: "Quickly open the city gate and let us in!"

Mr. Lin Qian glanced down the city, and saw that the Ming army was chasing after him. At this time, he dared not open the city gate even if he had the guts.

So he said to the soldiers on the city: "Don't look down the city, lest you be hit by the firecrackers of the Ming army. No matter what you shout outside the city, you just pretend that you didn't hear it!"

Seeing that the gate of the city had not been opened, the Qing army under the city didn't bother to scold their mothers anymore. Anyway, they were desperate, so they had to throw down their weapons and surrender on their knees.

The Qing army at the back managed to escape the butcher knives and firecrackers of the Ming army, and ran to the city of Xiuning full of hope. Seeing the Qing army kneeling and surrendering in front, they knew that they would not be able to enter the city at all.

So like dominoes that have been pushed down, pieces of them threw away their weapons and surrendered to the Ming army.

And with Yang Yong's strenuous thrust, Wang Guodong finally stopped struggling.

The spear passed through his body like a flash of lightning, and all moments froze.The severe pain gradually spread to the whole body, every nerve seemed to be burning, leaving only endless pain and fear.

The scene in front of him began to become blurred, the surrounding sounds became more and more illusory, and the shouts and weapon collisions from a distance gradually faded away.

The death of the general became the last straw that crushed the Qing army, and the battle was completely over.

Except for more than 5000 people from the 300 Qing army who escaped over the mountains in the dark under the leadership of the deputy general of the Qing army Wu Sanyong, everyone else confessed to Xiuning City.

The Qing army killed 2700 people and captured nearly 2000 people.

The battle lasted for nearly 2 hours, and the Chongming Battalion also suffered the largest casualties since it became an army, with more than 600 people killed in the battle.

This number of casualties even surpassed the loss of Jingnanying against Hangzhou Eight Banners in Si'an Town!
Seeing the injured Ma Zhanyuan, Qian Mo also fell into deep self-blame. He was overconfident, which caused the Chongming Camp to suffer huge losses.

Qian Mo said: "Vice Chief Ma has worked hard. It is only because of you that you led the army to fight to the death and withstood the siege of the Qing army several times, so that we can turn the crisis into safety."

Then he said to Huang Yu: "Thanks to you leading the Shenji Battalion to arrive in time, otherwise the Chongming Battalion's losses would be even more serious."

Huang Yu was also afraid for a while, and said: "I didn't wait for Xiuning's Qing army to come out at the Xin'an River Ferry. It seems that there are at least 2000 Qing troops in the city."

"I left 1000 people guarding the Xin'an River ferry, and the Qing troops who just crossed the mountain couldn't escape. According to the captives, it was 5000 people under Wang Guodong, the commander of the Ning State, who attacked us outside the city."

The sudden appearance of Wang Guodong's troops under the city of Xiuning surprised Qian Mo, and said: "It seems that the news of our surprise attack on Xiuning was known to the Qing army in advance. Fortunately, we are now strong and strong. Not too much of a threat."

Huang Yu asked: "At this time, Hong Zongbing and others are still trapped in the city, should we attack the city overnight?"

Qian Mo said: "The army is already exhausted now. If Hong Fugui and the others have encountered an accident, it will be too late for us to go in now. His 200 people are all elites. Even if there are 2000 Qing troops in the city, they may not be able to eat them."

"Immediately encircle Xiuning City, and send people to harass the city in turn at the four city gates, so as not to let the Qing army rest. Build siege equipment on the spot, and attack the city after dawn."

General Jia Shen set up an ambush in the city full of confidence after learning of the Ming army's plan to attack, but he did not expect that the Ming army was so difficult to deal with. He first noticed the abnormality in advance and never entered the preset ambush circle at all. .

Then I led 1000 troops to encircle and suppress this group of Ming troops. As a result, an ambush was fought, and more than 50 Ming troops were eliminated in total, but more than 300 people were killed on my side.

At this time, a general said: "The Ming army has fled to various places and hid in the homes of ordinary people."

"The most abominable thing is that this group of Ming soldiers were wearing the clothes of ordinary people. It is difficult for the brothers to directly distinguish the difference between the Ming army and ordinary people from their appearance."

Gong Yan was also very depressed at this time. He who had tipped off the Qing army originally wanted to take this opportunity to make a contribution.Now General Jia Shen looked at him with resentment in his eyes, as if he was saying: It's because of your meddling, that I lost my army and general.

So he said: "It's still easy to distinguish. The accents of the Ming army are all from Zhejiang, and they all wear fake braids."

"Anyway, the Ming army is here. These Ming troops are powerful. It is difficult for us to kill them together. Now that they have dispersed, we can concentrate our forces to defeat them one by one. Just send a large army to seal these few streets, and then go door to door. The search will definitely wipe out all these Ming troops."

General Jia Shen is also riding a tiger right now. Just now there is news from the east gate that the Ming army outside the city has begun to attack the city. Wang Zongbing is leading the army to fight fiercely with the Ming army outside the city.

If he didn't wipe out this Ming army, he wouldn't be able to send troops out of the city to support the friendly army in the fight. He still understood the principle that he must first settle down when fighting against the outside world.Although they knew that the Ming army was extremely ferocious, they could only follow Gong Yan's method to start annihilating the Ming army, so they dispatched another 300 people from the west, south, and north gates.

Several Qing soldiers knocked on the door of a family, and saw that the man who opened the door looked flustered. The Qing soldiers immediately noticed something strange, and cursed: "Why did it take so long to open the door? Is there a Ming bandit hiding in the house?"

The man didn't dare to make a sound, but kept looking into the room with his eyes, and the Qing soldiers immediately understood, so they approached the room cautiously with their weapons.Just as they were engrossed in looking at the room, a Qing soldier suddenly had his mouth covered with both hands. He only felt a chill on his neck, and soon lost his breath.

I saw that man raised his knife and dealt with the other 3 Qing troops in the courtyard neatly.The moment the man pulled out the dagger, Qing Jun's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief. Only then did he understand: the person who opened the door was Ming Jun.

The Qing army tossed all night, but did not wipe out a few Ming troops. On the contrary, more than half of the team sent to search was lost.

General Jia Shen yelled at Gong Yan: "Look at your good idea. This night, I folded in another 200 people."

At this time, Gong Yan's face was pale, and his forehead was already covered with cold sweat. He was good at observing words and expressions since he was a businessman since he was a child. He felt a murderous intent from General Jia's cold eyes.

He said in a slightly trembling voice: "Since the Ming army refused to come out, we forced them to come out. Didn't they capture a Ming army prisoner yesterday!"

"We put him in a prison van and paraded him through the streets, and then tortured him in public, forcing the Ming army to come out to save people, and then we can catch him all in one go."

At this time, General Jia Shen remembered that the Ming army killed dozens of people by himself yesterday. To vent his anger, he did not kill him, but arrested him and tortured him. Now he is dying.

So he said nervously: "Find a doctor to renew the Ming army's life, and don't let him die."

Gong Yan echoed: "Yes, he must not be allowed to die like this. He must be revived first, and then let him taste Ling Chi's taste!"

General Jia Shen said with a smile: "Wandering the streets Lingchi, that's a really good idea!"

Suddenly his face darkened and he shouted: "Come here, put that bastard Gong Yan in shackles, and put him in a prison van to parade in the street. As for whether he will be late or not, it depends on this kid's luck."

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