I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 64
The Qing army that had fled hastily during the Battle of Quanzhou was marching slowly along the official road from Quanzhou Prefecture to Hui'an County. Except for the cavalry camp led by Xu Zuozhu, there were only Qing army generals at the general level and Gui Lu Youlong, the governor of Fujian, has a horse.

Almost everyone in the entire army, including those in the cavalry camp, was dejected. It was not because the defeat of Quanzhou had dampened morale, but simply because they were hungry.

In the previous battle of Quanzhou, the Qing army was defeated so miserably and quickly that the cavalry camp had no chance to show up. The generals of the four towns only had time to gather some of the standard battalions under their command.

For the rest, let alone the ordinary Green Camp troops, they didn't even have time to bring the baggage and food, and they didn't even have the time to set fire to it.

Hui'an County is not close to the capital of Quanzhou, and the road in the middle is not smooth. Even if it is all on the official road, the cavalry camp will have to walk for about two days.

In fact, it would be impossible to reach Hui'an County just by relying on the food carried by the soldiers.

The reason why it has been able to survive until now is because the Qing army continued to plunder the people in the villages along the way. Lu Youlong, the governor, turned a blind eye to this out of consideration for the overall situation.

No matter how hard it is, we have managed to maintain it till now.

Even so, everyone was so hungry that their eyes were dizzy, and even the governor Lu Youlong was listless.Naturally, he couldn't be hungry, so he was fed only coarse grains every day.

Even the southwest horses riding in the camp lost weight due to the long-term lack of wheat cakes, soybeans and other food supplements.

Walk to a mountain pass.

"Sir, after passing this mountain pass, we have to walk another fifteen miles to Hui'an County." It was the new Fubiao Qian General Manager Hao Bokang next to Lu Youlong who spoke.

"Yeah." Lu Youlong nodded, braced himself, and was about to stop to say a few words to boost morale.

A loud bang.

No, this is cannon fire! ?
Lu Youlong woke up instantly. The next second, a shell hit a huge crater about 20 meters in front of Lu Youlong's left, sending large amounts of dust and gravel flying.

At this time, not only Lu Youlong, but also the Qing army generals and the Qing soldiers in the front row who were closer were suddenly aware.

The one who reacted the fastest was Xu Zuozhu, the commander-in-chief of the cavalry camp. He rode his horse and shouted: "The enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking!"

Following Xu Zuozhu's shouts of riding horses, the defeated Qing army immediately started to move like zombies.

After all, they were also the elite Qing troops serving as the standard battalion. Even though they were panicked and hungry, they still fell into chaos because of a missed cannonball.

Instead, under the orders of their respective generals, they began to form formations to prepare for the enemy.

"Damn it, who fired the cannon first? Even if it was fired, it was so wrong!" Not far away, Zheng Dingrui, who was ambushing in hidden places on both sides of the mountain road, suddenly cursed.

However, at this time, there is no more swearing, everything has been exposed.

After a rough estimate of the number of Qing troops in front of him, Zheng Dingrui had some calculations in his mind. He immediately pulled out his saber, pointed to the front and issued an order: "The whole army will charge at me. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

"Come on! Kill Qing Dog!"

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! Long live King Zhu!"

"Come on, grab the reward money!"

"Go up and make money, don't let those Ming people get there first!"

……

With an order, the Ming army ambushed on both sides of the mountain road, as well as two thousand soldiers, all sprinted down the mountain.

Especially the two thousand soldiers, in order to grab the reward, they were screaming and running faster than the Ming army.

Although the Qing troops at the foot of the mountain had formed defensive formations, they saw thousands of Ming troops rushing down the mountain like wolves and tigers.Especially the leaders were fierce and murderous, looking at themselves as if they were looking at prey.

Many Qing soldiers were frightened on the spot just by looking at each other.It's true that they were from the standard camp, but they only ate well, had better equipment training, and had killed some bandits and bandits.

But the real battlefield experience is the same as that of ordinary Green Camp soldiers, there is no difference at all.

In addition, now that he was fleeing hastily with his general in the face of a major defeat, and he had been hungry for so long, the mental pressure was extremely high.

It looked like he was about to escape, but he was suddenly ambushed by rebels, and he was attacked by thousands of vicious rebels.The already highly tense spirits of many people finally could no longer withstand it. First, the two thousand soldiers rushed down the mountain, only to collide with the Qing army in formation.

This force, which was purely composed of various town standard battalions and was known as the most elite combat force of the Fujian Green Battalion, almost collapsed at the first touch.

Just two thousand naturalized soldiers defeated the Qing army, which had more than doubled its number. Countless Qing soldiers took off their armor, dropped their weapons and fled in all directions.

There were even more who put down their weapons and chose to kneel down and beg for mercy.

After all, during the Battle of Quanzhou, the Ming army had said something like "Those who kneel down and surrender will avoid death."

It's a pity that the ones who penetrated the Qing army this time were the "foreign mercenaries" in the Ming army camp. These native soldiers would kneel down and surrender no matter what. They only wanted the heads of these Qing people to trade with King Zhu for money and salt. Waiting for supplies.

"Why... why are there hidden thieves here?" At this moment, Lu Youlong was riding on horseback, holding the rope unconsciously with both hands, and murmured.

At this moment, a cavalry group suddenly appeared from the front, rushing towards the Ming army soldiers who were constantly charging and tearing apart in the Qing army's line with an indomitable momentum.

In just one charge, the Ming army soldiers who were caught off guard and even squatted on the ground and cut off their heads were scattered, and dozens of soldiers were killed.

Seeing this scene, Lu Youlong's eyes instantly regained his vitality. There was a turnaround and there was still a chance.

"Quick, fight back..."

Before the word "attack" for counterattack could be uttered, many "bang bang bang" explosions were heard continuously.

The cavalry camps that had slowed down because of the rush to kill the enemy soldiers suddenly exploded from them, one after another, filled with fire and smoke, and horse and human legs flying everywhere.

Lu Youlong had a look of shock on his face. Before he could realize what was happening, he saw countless black unknown objects flying down on the cavalry generals who were not hit by the explosion but were frightened and struggling to suppress their horses.

bang bang bang...

Like a cannon, there were continuous fires and explosions, mixed with the neighing of war horses and the screams of the cavalry soldiers.

In the dense explosion, a war horse flew more than three meters high on the spot, and then fell heavily.It happened to hit the body of a cavalry soldier who had survived an explosion and only had one arm broken, while he kept rolling and screaming.

Lu Youlong was already stunned by the scene before him. This was definitely not a cannon. What on earth was it?
Is it possible that the Ming thief really has the help of the so-called demonic Taizu Tianlei?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
If so, then I, the Qing Dynasty...

"what!!!"

Lu Youlong howled miserably, and with the continuous stimulation and the ups and downs just now, he was so anxious that a mouthful of old blood spurted out on the spot.

Then, he fell straight off the horse and fell unconscious immediately.

On the battlefield in the valley, the fighting continues.

When the Qing cavalry camp was attacked by the Tianlei Camp brought by Zheng Dingrui, and the entire army was almost destroyed, relying on the absolute strength and morale advantage, there was almost no suspense in the subsequent battle.

The Qing army in the valley was completely wiped out, and not a single soldier of the four towns was left. They all refused to fight to the death and surrendered decisively.

By the way, General Fubiao Qian, who was personally appointed by Lu Youlong, also had no intention of dying for the Qing Dynasty and surrendered decisively.

He even helped Zheng Dingrui identify Lu Youlong, the governor of Fujian who was in a coma and was vomiting blood due to anger.

As for Xu Zuozhu, his body had long been blown into pieces, making him unrecognizable.

In this battle, except for the losses suffered by the Fan soldiers who were charged and killed by the Qing army's cavalry camp, the Ming army's losses were almost negligible.

When Zheng Dingrui sent the battle report back to Quanzhou Prefecture, Zhu Yijiong held a rare celebration banquet.

Once this battle was over, the Ming army was in full swing.

(End of this chapter)