A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 416 Ambush
Among Wang Dou's ambush troops outside Xiangyang City, Wen Fangliang was in Huangjiawan, Gao Shiyin was in the west of Zhanggong Temple, not far from the mountains and forests was the official road from Xiangyang to Yicheng.Less than one mile from the west of the official road, there is a canal with wheat fields on both sides.
Zhang Xianzhong led the Jingqi to Xiangyang, thinking that they were acting in secret and no one knew about it, but in fact their every move was in the eyes of the Shunxiang army.When they passed by Huangjiawan and Zhang Gongci, Wen Fangliang and Gao Shiyin all looked at their people and sneered.
When the city of Xiangyang was in chaos, especially when the unique sound of gunfire from the Shunxiang Army sounded, Gao Shiyin stood up suddenly, stretched his waist fiercely, his bones cracked, and his eyes shot out a terrifying and fierce light: " Well, it's finally my turn to make a move."
The four commanders, all the officials of the Thousand Headquarters, Zhen Fu, Fu Wei, Zan Hua, etc., all gathered around Gao Shiyin.
Gao Shiyin pointed to the official road at the foot of the mountain, and said in high spirits: "Did you see that slope? It is less than a hundred steps away from the official road, and our army can deploy gunners there... When the bandits escape through the ditch, they go to the slope. When you are nearby, the gunner can shoot, and the bombardment of hundreds of guns will sacrifice most of the thieves, I am afraid that I will have to confess here."
Speaking of this, Gao Shiyin's face trembled violently, which was an expression of his excitement, and it was obvious that he thought of the situation and felt happy in his heart.
One of the generals was a little hesitant: "Mr. Gao Qian, are all the firecrackers going to be placed there?"
Gao Shiyin said: "Bullshit, the firepower must be concentrated. This is what the general said... Just like the cannon chief, how powerful are the cannons when they are all gathered together? If you want to fight, you have to concentrate the firearms together to show the firearms." The ability of..."
The general said: "What about the pikemen?"
Gao Shiyin pointed to the water channel on the other side of the official road: "Did you see that? The pikemen rode horses and all lay in ambush by the water canal. After the gunmen shot, the bandits were in chaos. Get rid of your skin!"
All the officials in the Qian headquarters were contemplating, and the rest of the generals were also pondering. In everyone's mind, there must be pikemen guarding the blunderbuss soldiers, otherwise they would inevitably feel a little uneasy.The trapped beast is still fighting, and the fleeing enemy is very dangerous. Will the horse team offering thieves rush up the mountain?
Although Shun Township's army is unparalleled in combat power, the gunners are also confident that the enemy will not be able to break through their firepower net, and those thieves will not leave their official way and rush towards the mountain in a foolish manner.However, when fighting with a large army, any possibility must be taken into account, which is related to the safety of the soldiers.
Of course, any strategy has advantages and disadvantages, and it is impossible to be 100% foolproof, which requires the decision of the general.
Gao Shiyin's strategy, on the surface, is not a problem.
Seeing everyone groaning, Gao Shiyin almost lost his temper. Fortunately, he joined the Shun Township Army for many years and obeyed the military law, which has penetrated into his bones.Subordinates can put forward their own opinions, and the general must listen. This is the military rule of the army, and even Wang Dou must abide by it, let alone Gao Shiyin.
After waiting for a while, Gao Shiyin waved his hand: "Okay, that's the decision."
"Yes!"
All the generals looked solemn and cupped their hands together: "President Qian please teach me the strategy!"
According to the military law, it is Gao Shiyin's power to assign the layout of the strategy. Zan Hua and others can put forward opinions and plan the strategy, but whether to adopt it or not depends on the will of the general.And once the Shangguan makes a decision, the military order cannot be questioned.
Subordinates can appeal afterwards, but the military order at that time, even if it was wrong, must be implemented. This is the majesty of the superior.
Gao Shiyin said: "All the firecrackers of each commander are selected, led by the deputy commander of each commander, four hundred firecrackers, lined up on the slope, divided into four layers, and I personally command the battle. The pikemen are led by the generals and commanded by the vice president, look at the banner of the Qian headquarters, I tell you to rush out, and you rush out."
In the Shunxiang Army, there are a total of 800 soldiers, half of the spearmen and half of the firecrackers, and each has two teams of spearmen and two teams of firecrackers.
After listening to Gao Shiyin's military order, all the generals shouted together: "I would like to follow General Qian's strategy. Our Shun Township army is invincible, invincible, and invincible!"
Gao Shiyin waved his hands in satisfaction: "Everyone, the thief will escape soon. This thief is not easy. No matter who burns the tomb of the great grandfather, no matter who mentions it, he will grit his teeth, and the general will keep it in mind... Otherwise Why does he pay so much attention to Xiangyang? It’s because of this thief! It’s also the general Xingxiu who descended to earth, possessed by gods and men, to predict the whereabouts of the thief, and it’s Yang Ge’s men who are still foolishly wandering around Sichuan.”
Finally he said: "Okay, remember the appearance of the thief, with a long body and yellow face and long beard, killing him is a great achievement!"
Everyone is very enthusiastic, if they can kill the thief, then the credit will be great.
"action!"
Immediately, the whole army started to move. All the firecrackers, led by their respective superiors, ran and came to the hillside under the forest. On a gentle place, they formed a four-tier formation.There are 100 people on each floor, arranged by the team commander of each general who also serves as the deputy general.Their horses are concentrated at the Qian headquarters, where they are under unified care.
Four layers of gunfire soldiers spread out on the hillside. Their birdguns pointed to the official road downhill, but within a few dozen steps, they were within the range of their firepower.
Before the thief came, the firecrackers finally checked their gunpowder and matchlocks, sat down on the slope, recharged their batteries, and waited for the battle to come.These blunderbuss soldiers were first-class soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles, and they didn't show much excitement about the upcoming battle. Many of them sat quietly with their eyes closed, their expressions calm.
When the musketeers were in action, the pikemen also started to move. Under the leadership of their respective superiors, they rode their horses to the canal to the west of the official road, led by the deputy general manager Jia, and then Everyone got off their horses and lay in ambush by the ditch, also waiting for the battle to come.
Standing on the top slope, near the edge of the forest, Gao Shiyin took out his binoculars to look, and saw that his subordinates had quickly completed the arrangement, nodded in satisfaction, everything was ready, just waiting for the thief to come.
He listened carefully to what was going on in Xiangyang City, and waited for the return that would not be accepted at night.
It is said that Wen Daxing sent a team that does not accept them at night, and is divided into several teams to spy on intelligence outside the city. At this time, two teams cooperated with Gao Shiyin's Renbu to fight together.
Every time he saw these nights, Gao Shiyin couldn't help but feel envious in his heart. Although his Renbu and the various cavalry troops of the Shunxiang Army each had a team of skilled riders who also served as sentry cavalry, but these Sensing cavalry, of course, cannot be compared with Wen Daxing's professional Yebushou. Gao Shiyin and others have some opinions on this.
Gao Shiyin thought that the generals should set up no-receipts at night in each general and thousand headquarters, even if there are ten people in each general, or 20 in each department.
But it's hard to think about it. Each commander, Qian Zong must set up a night-time job, and each department needs 60 people. With so many department commanders in the Shunxiang Army, how many people are needed?
At this time, even Wen Daxing's Ye Bu Shou Qian is not satisfied with his staff, so how can he get Ye Bu Shou to supplement them?I can only envy in my heart.
While waiting, finally a few riders on the official road rushed over at night. They were skilled in equestrianism, and they directly controlled the horses and rushed into the hillside, reporting to Gao Shiyin: "The bandits have arrived, and they are not far from here!"
Gao Shiyin asked: "How many people are offering thieves, and how far is it from here?"
The Corps Leader Ye Bu Shou replied: "One thousand three hundred or four hundred soldiers were defeated by the thieves, and the wolves ran to the hogs, and they have already crossed Xianshan Mountain!"
It was not far away, so Gao Shiyin hurriedly sent an order: "The whole army is quiet, don't let the bandits find out what's going on here, lest they go elsewhere."
The whole army lay down quietly, waiting for Zhang Xianzhong to arrive.
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When Zhang Xianzhong rushed out of Xiangyang City from the south gate, bandits from the east gate were also routed out, and ran to the south gate just to meet Zhang Xianzhong.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to stay, so he gathered some people in a hurry, bypassed the southwestern wall of Xiangyang City, and led the rest of his troops to rush to the west of Xiangyang City.There is an official road from Xiangyang to Yicheng over there. If you want to go back to Yicheng and meet Luo Rucai, you can only take that road.
When they reached the west gate, there were also a large group of rebel soldiers routed out, including his adopted son Liu Wenxiu, military advisor Pan Duao and others, and the rescued wives and concubines also rode on horses in panic.Liu Wenxiu saw Zhang Xianzhong, and wanted to say something in panic, Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand: "Don't say anything, let me leave Xiangyang first."
With a gloomy face, he didn't even bother to pay attention to his rescued military adviser and his wife and concubines. He led the rout, hurried like a dog in a family, and hurried like a fish slipping through the net.
While fleeing, Zhang Xianzhong looked left and right, and found with great pain that there were only more than 1000 cavalry around him, and the rest either collapsed or died in Xiangyang City.
Until this time, Zhang Xianzhong still did not come to his senses.
He couldn't figure out why Wang Dou would suddenly appear, and why the combat power under his command was so outstanding?
Losing soldiers and generals, the defeat was inexplicable, especially the death of his adopted son Ai Nengqi, which made Zhang Xianzhong even more painful. Fortunately, he escaped from Xiangyang, and most of them are still there. Own vertical and horizontal.
A canal appeared in front of the official road, and a wide stone bridge was erected on the canal. All the thieves rushed across the stone bridge and entered the official road ahead.
After passing the canal, the left side of the official road is a large sloping forest, and the right side is a large field with wheat planted on it. The wheat field has crossed the canal and spread to the edge of the Han River.
Zhang Xianzhong let out a breath and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a sharp Polo sound from the hillside not far from the official road on the left.
Zhang Xianzhong looked around in surprise, but he heard shouting continuously, a dense crowd of officers and soldiers stood up on the hillside, they were holding bird guns, the muzzles of which were densely packed, and they just pointed at everyone on the official road.
Their attire is no different from the Wang Doubing seen in Xiangyang City.
"It's the Shun Township Army!"
"There is an ambush..."
The thieves were in chaos, and everyone shouted mournfully.
Zhang Xianzhong roared: "Don't stop, rush over!"
But it was too late, I suddenly heard a sharp sound of trumpets from the mountain, and then the sound of a row of guns, and immediately the officials screamed, and the bandits fell off the horses one by one, and the horses that had been shot were even more painful It was bouncing around and screaming in a long voice.

(End of this chapter)