Traveler Major League

Chapter 88
At the end of the day ([-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m.), all the soldiers and horses were taken back to the hills where the ambush was preset.

Liu Ze was wearing a red cloth mask and standing on the watchtower converted from a donkey cart on the top of the slope, with black company flags and battalion flags erected around him, looking at the Ming army troops occupying all the main roads, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. The sun was shining on his body, but Liu Ze felt a little chill.

The Ming army first had two teams of cavalry of 400 men each slanted into the official road from both sides of the mountain pass, followed by two divisions of infantry of more than [-] each. If Liu Ze retreated directly, he would definitely be killed by the two hundred officers. If the cavalry did not retreat and only returned to the ambush point, they would be blocked by the Ming troops of these two divisions on their way back to the mountain.

The brigade of the Ming army coming from Yijun County was surrounded by cavalry on the left, right, front and back. Seeing that Liu Ze was holding on to the hills, these Ming troops did not attack directly, but sent infantry to occupy the tops and intersections of the surrounding hills first. Then the car camp following behind slowly drove up, fixed at the intersection, set up antler fences, and dug trenches to set up camps.

A large group of cavalry was stationed in the camp, ready to attack at any time. The various roads were scattered with cavalry. The flag of the Ming army was set on the highest point on the side, and each team of the Ming army had a flag of a different color. It was completely surrounded!

"My dear boy! This requires at least two battalions, more than 5000 people!" The boss Zhang who has been following Liu Ze's face turned green. I just want to slap myself twice, it's all because of gluttony.

Wang Shanbao frowned and glanced at him, beckoning him to back down. As the longest and most loyal subordinate of Liu Ze, Wang Shanbao knew that Liu Ze needed an absolutely quiet environment to think about countermeasures at this time, and he also believed that Liu Zeji had his own strengths. Tian Xiang, no matter how difficult or dangerous it is, he will definitely be able to escape.

More than a hundred Ming troops rushed out from both sides and rode their horses slowly around the hill where Liu Ze was located. It was obvious that there were generals of the Ming army among them. Lang's machine gun was out of range, so he just watched and pointed at Liu Ze's army formation.

These cavalry circled twice, and most of them returned to the main camp of the Ming army. Only a few dozen cavalry were still circling back and forth, looking like a tiger watching.

Another half an hour later, the Ming army's camp suddenly sounded the sound of trumpets and drums, and more than [-] Ming army infantry from all sides flooded over like a tide.

"Get ready for battle! I am in control of the blunderbuss team and the archery team, and the rest of the companies are behind the parapet ready to meet the enemy!" Following Liu Ze's order, the soldiers in the hilltop position, led by the company commander, marched in all directions. Prepare to meet the enemy behind the parapet.

"Legion soldiers pay attention to cover the artillery. The Fran cannon fires freely after it enters the range. The tiger squatting cannon fires after the company commander's order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

As the orders were conveyed layer by layer, each company started its own preparations. The firecrackers used birdcracks. The ammunition had already been loaded, the matchlock was wrapped around the arm, and then the ignited head was clamped on the dragon head, emitting a faint light. The smoke, the slow burn of the red dots flickering.

The number of gunfire soldiers is too small, so they can only be used as killers, and they can support the most dangerous places with the archery team at any time.

Liu Yingyu rode a horse on the top of the hill and looked coldly at Liu Ze's position like a hedgehog. He had just run around the hill twice and didn't find any obvious flaws, so he sent two commanders as soon as he settled down. More than 800 Ming troops went to test the attack.

What made him feel distressed was that the most elite Sun Changxian lost most of his division, and it would not be of great use without a long period of repairs and supplements. Fortunately, he had made arrangements in advance, and the sentry found out the location of Liu Ze's main formation, although it was delayed It took a while, but Liu Ze's way back was still blocked.

This time, they came here with more banners and bluffs, and the team of more than 2000 people pretended to be a formation of 5000 people, which scared Liu Ze's bandit army back to the top of the hill and dared not move.

"My lord, I will be guilty in the end. I beg you to make meritorious deeds. Today I will be able to strangle the bandit leader Liu Ze!" Sun Changxian knelt five steps away from Liu Yingyu, weeping bitterly. He knew that today's matter will not be let go, so So he stood up by himself, in order to have a chance to make meritorious deeds and save his life.

Liu Yingyu was still staring at the attacking Ming army, with a stern expression on his face: "Hmph! Did I tell you the location of Liu Ze's main formation? Why are you still chasing after him? This resulted in the loss of soldiers and generals!"

Hearing the reprimand, Sun Changxian hesitated to speak, and Yang Zuo who was next to him made the siege and said: "My lord, then Liu Ze changed his ambush position and used weeds and bushes to disguise him, so that Sun Bazong failed to notice, please give him a chance, sir. Let him commit crimes and meritorious deeds!"

As Yang Zuo said, he knelt down to plead for mercy, and several generals next to him also knelt down and pleaded for mercy: "Yes, it's all because Liu Ze is too treacherous, please give him a chance to take the blame and make meritorious deeds."

"Get up, there are so many opportunities to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds. Let's talk about it after you add something. Let's destroy Liu Ze first." Liu Yingyu waved his hand, but he was not too angry. It is normal for the troops under his command to be undertrained and not perform well on the battlefield.

Moreover, Liu Ze's strength should not be underestimated. He even defeated many times with less. A few days ago, he killed the brave deputy Liang Qianhu in Yijun County. It's just a little ant, and it's not allowed to be kneaded and trampled by itself.

Moreover, isn't this also surrounding Liu Ze, so it can be regarded as military training.

"Let's see how Liu Ze's situation is going?"

Seeing that Liu Yingyu's expression softened a little, everyone looked at each other, patted their knees and got up, came to Liu Yingyu's side, and looked at Liu Ze's location on the hillside together.

Seen from a distance, Liu Ze occupies the entire hill. The hillside is neither steep nor high, at most a hundred meters high, but a parapet has been completely dug on it, and there is a trench in front of it.

There are forests of spears standing behind the parapet, and a layer of shields can be seen in the front, and there are reserved artillery positions at intervals.

"It's better to use cannons. Small cannons won't work. You have to bombard them with Hongyi cannons to break the formation!" Chief Qian Zhang Zhicheng sighed. It is useless to attack with small cannons. The soldiers have to climb the slope of several tens of feet before attacking. It is definitely difficult to do their best to attack from low to high, not to mention that Liu Ze's local bandits have artillery and bird guns to help."

"Do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?" Liu Yingyu folded his chest and looked around.

Sun Chang first wiped away his tears and nose, and went to the front and said: "This place is dead, even if our army surrounds it but does not attack, and the bandit army does not fight, it will be defeated, because there is no water source on the mountain!"

Liu Yingyu nodded. This Sun Changxian was the infantry commander he used most conveniently. He was brave and wise, and he always had the same ideas as him, but he was a little weak at the beginning when he surrounded him and didn't fight. After all, he really doesn't take Liu Ze seriously. Now Liu Ze is a soft-shelled turtle. He can do whatever he wants, and this tentative attack is just for training.

"Let's see how this attack will go before we make plans." Liu Yingyu flicked his horsewhip and turned his gaze to the hillside again.

(End of this chapter)