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

Chapter 819 The Mill
"Is it really going to break in?"

On the slope, Mr. Tian Bu watched the soldiers of the mountain patrol battalion climb up the low wall and fought fiercely with the defenders inside and outside.

Jealousy flashed in his eyes, this Hu man is about to make meritorious service again, two days ago, he broke into the defense line of this low wall, gained a great reputation in the camp, and even attracted the attention of King Chuang and others, if this time He made another contribution...

At the same time, eagerness flashed in his eyes, if this line of defense was breached by himself...

He looked at the low wall ahead, the battle was fierce there, but it would not be easy to break through it in a short while.

Suddenly his eyes lit up, the defenders at the gap seemed to be a little less, and they might have rushed to the first low wall to support, there were already few defenders there, and the frequency of firecrackers was greatly reduced at this time, if Someone to support and cover yourself...

Thinking of this, he immediately turned to Lao Hu.

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A group of intruders groped towards the intersection formed by the three ladder cliffs. At this time, the slope was full of figures, bullets and arrows roared, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and there were massacres all over the low wall.So although there were more people in their group, they didn't seem to attract much attention from the defenders on the low wall.

Walking in front of this group of people were some hungry people who had just lifted the short ladder. Compared with ordinary hungry people throwing earthbags, they were stronger and stronger, and they also had a short knife in their hands.As long as they survived, they could be selected into each battalion immediately after the battle.Of course, their living environment is also more dangerous than that of ordinary hungry people. After all, most of them are facing the artillery shells of the defenders. At this time, they are forced to arrange in front as human shields.

Walking behind are more than 60 bird gunners in the mountain patrol battalion, more than 30 sword and shield players and archers, and then more than 40 old battalion soldiers of Mr. Tianbe.

However, Tian Bu always thought that he could attack from the gap and enter the defense line from there, and asked Lao Hu to cooperate with the cover.

Lao Hu disagreed at first, thinking that the gap was dangerous, and his own attack would only damage the troops in vain.However, Mr. Tianbe threatened and lured, and said that after entering from here, he could flank the defenders who surrounded the first low wall and resolve the still stalemate at the low wall.Lao Hu seemed shocked by his threat, or perhaps moved by his temptation, and finally agreed.

This made Mr. Tianbu very satisfied, and the way he looked at Lao Hu felt more pleasing to the eye.Of course, if he made a great contribution this time, the credit would naturally belong to him, so whoever is surnamed Hu is cool.He walked behind the team, thinking of the honor after breaking into the defense line, his heart was burning.

They touched the gap not far away, and were finally spotted by some gunners above. Immediately, there was a crackling sound of the guns, and white smoke burst out.Some people shouted to run, but were cut down mercilessly by the infantry behind them.

Lao Hu ordered the gunners to shoot and suppress, and the archers under his command also threw shots on the cliff, and the old battalion soldiers also took out their own bows and arrows.They are suitable for horseback riding, swords, shields, bows and arrows are all available, and the arrows they shoot are accurate and ruthless. After a rain of arrows, there is a series of screams on the ladder cliff, and the firepower from above is greatly weakened.

Lao Hu stood on the slope and watched, suddenly he saw something, his heart palpitated suddenly, a gust of cold air rose from the soles of his feet, he dodged to the side without thinking, there was a bang of a bird gun, and a man behind him A blood mist shot out from the guard's chest, he fell down suddenly, and rolled down the slope.

Lao Hu felt his hair stand on end. If it wasn't for the flash just now, he would have been shot.

Before he could recover, Batiao himself rushed over and threw him to the ground. He shouted, "Master Hu, be careful." Lao Hu heard another gunshot, and the red-tasseled felt hat on Batiao's head He was sent flying by a bullet.

When the hat flew away, it also brought up a piece of messy hair, it was actually the bullet that flew past eight of his scalps, his buns were scattered, and how many hairs were broken on the spot.

Old Hu screamed: "Sharpshooter, there is a sharpshooter!"

Lying on the ground, he felt that the hairs all over his body were standing on end, and layers of goosebumps kept appearing on his skin. He almost died again, and was actually targeted by the well-known marksman in the battalions these days.

Lao Hu knew that those sharp shooters were from the Jingbian army, and almost died in his own hands several times. This meticulous work is really impossible.

The surrounding people were equally frightened, no matter the gunner, the archer, or the archer, they all shot at that side desperately. After the thick smoke cleared, there was no movement for a long time.

Mr. Tianbe was also so frightened that he got down together just now, and hid his body behind a small slope of the earthy cliff. At this time, he saw Lao Humao standing up, but he was safe and sound. He secretly regretted that at the same time, he also felt lingering fear. up.

They continued to touch the gap, driving the hungry people along the way, and knocked over several more on the way.The hungry people had no choice, they either cried or stepped forward with grim expressions, and they didn't know what crimes they did in their previous lives to fall into the hands of this rogue.

Finally, when everyone got closer to the entrance, they saw some horses standing at the intersection, and a tiger squatting cannon was installed in the middle of the horses. It seemed that there were a few gunners squatting there, and they couldn't see the others clearly because of the sight line. Blocked by the cliff.

"Go forward!"

Mr. Tian Bu looked over there eagerly. With a roar, he swung a knife and chopped down a hungry man to the ground. The rest of the old battalion soldiers also drove the hungry man forward.Although the hungry people had knives in their hands, they did not dare to resist at all. They cried and shouted, and were driven towards the tiger crouching gun at the gap.

Some blunderbusses protruded from the cliff and overturned some hungry people, and then they were suppressed by the blunderbussmen and archers down the slope.

Soon those hungry people rushed to the front, and then they saw a gunner raised the matchlock in his hand and pointed it at the fire door. Amidst the terrified cries of the hungry people, the tiger crouching gun made a violent cannon sound, and a large crowd Thick white smoke rises.

A violent flame erupted, a large wave of shot blasted out, countless smoke and dust erupted from the slope in front of him, large swaths of soil and grass were flying, bursts of blood mist sprayed, and twenty or thirty hungry people fell down with bloody flesh and blood. On the ground, various postures rolled and howled non-stop.

"on!"

Mr. Tianbe's eyes were wide open. The officers and soldiers had finished firing the cannons. It would not take a while to reload. At this time, the sound of gunfire on the ladder cliff was also rare, which was a good opportunity!With a finger of his long knife, the old battalion soldiers under his command used their shields to cover themselves, scrambling to rush towards the gap.

Seeing those old battalion soldiers rushing furiously with their shields on, and knocking down some hungry people who blocked the way, the soldiers of the mountain patrol battalion were a little bit aggrieved, and Batiao frowned and said, "Really attacked? Master Hu, brothers! Is the credit stolen like this?"

Old Hu stared at that side, he shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."

With a sly look on his face, he said in a low voice, "I always feel like I'm going to leave at any time."

Hachijo was taken aback, then nodded imperceptibly.

Mr. Tianbe saw that his subordinates were getting closer and closer, and they would soon be able to rush into the gap, so he couldn't help laughing with his mouth open, good, great work!
Although most of this battle was done by the patrolling battalion, I can say that the line of defense was broken by myself, and the patrolling battalion could only cooperate at best.Thinking of this, he felt complacent, and looked back at Lao Hu, wanting to see how his face looked.

But seeing that his face changed color as expected, but he was staring blankly at the side of the gap.

Tian Bu always looked at it in doubt, and then his face also changed.

I saw some soldiers appearing at the gap. As soon as they appeared, there seemed to be an icy chill spreading around.

These soldiers held bird guns in their hands, but their bird guns did not have matchlocks, and the muzzles were equipped with gun swords, which shone coldly.They all wore eight-petal caps and iron pointed helmets, with red tassels fluttering on the helmets, and they wore fiery red cotton armor, with thick copper nails all over the armor, apparently inlaid with iron armor.

Their expressions were cold and stern, and they exuded a throbbing aura. They raised their guns and aimed at the old battalion soldiers rushing forward, their eyes full of indifference.

Old Hu murmured: "Jingbian Army!"

Of course he knew that this was the Jingbian Army, and he knew the smell of the Jingbian Army's bones. Two days ago, when he attacked the third low wall defense line, he was also attacked and defeated by these Jingbian Army.

"This is?"

A deep chill welled up in Mr. Tianbe's heart. It was rumored that Sun Chuanting had a very sharp supervising battalion, and it was also rumored that those supervising battalion men were dressed as Jingbian soldiers.But no matter whether he is under the command of Jingbian Army or Sun Chuanting, for a veteran of many battles like him, he can tell at a glance whether the person who appears in front of him has combat effectiveness.

Extremely dangerous, the person in front of him was extremely dangerous, Mr. Tianbe's face turned pale in an instant, and he couldn't help looking at Lao Hu.By the way, the man surnamed Hu has a lot of blunderbuss, so it is still too late for his bludgeon soldiers to shoot at those sergeants.

He looked at Lao Hu and at the same time, Lao Hu also looked at him, and saw a mocking smile on his face, and suddenly he shouted loudly: "Retreat, all retreat."

Batiao also immediately shouted: "All retreat!"

The two turned around and left, and the soldiers of the patrolling battalion under their command also retreated like a tide, leaving the old battalion stunned suddenly, a little at a loss.

Seeing Lao Hu's leaving figure, Mr. Tian Bu was stunned, and then he howled heart-piercingly: "Hu Tiande!"

"retreat!"

There was a sound of gunshots, and the old battalion soldiers who rushed wildly and suddenly stunned fell to the ground.Then the volley continued, and more and more gunpowder smoke rose, and the Jingbian army at the gap fired waves, and rolled out one by one in units of five.After they were out of the pinch, they spread out to both sides of the slope.There were also shadows of spearmen behind them, approaching from their flanks.

The smoke filled the air, the screams continued, and the old battalion soldiers kept falling in the flames.Even if some of them rushed up with weapons, what greeted them was neat bayonets, and then they were stabbed to death by random knives in a skillful coordination tactic, and the sharp three-edged blunderbuss sword stabbed them, stirring up a wave of blood mist .

Seeing his subordinates being beaten to death and stabbed to death, Mr. Tianbe felt his heart arouse, his internal organs seemed to be burned into coke, his eyes were tearing apart, and he roared pitifully: "Hu Tiande!"

He roared in despair: "Rat, ah... I'm going to kill you!"

He suddenly pulled out a spear inserted from the slope, and with a single jump, he was about to rush down the slope and intercept the man surnamed Hu.

However, at the same time as he was jumping, there was a sound of gunshots, and a bloody arrow shot out from Tianbe Zong in mid-air, and then he fell heavily on the ground, rolling down the slope, and was blocked by several corpses.The eyes of one of the corpses were still open, staring at him like a dead fish, just like that, motionless.

Blood clots kept coming out of Mr. Tianbe's mouth, and a big hole was broken in his back, and the same blood kept flowing, and his whole body was soaked in blood in a blink of an eye.Tianbe always wanted to struggle to get up, but he couldn't move, and then he couldn't help but let out a heart-piercing howl.

He screamed, and his ears were filled with the sound of chaotic footsteps, as well as the constant "retreat" sound, which seemed to be accompanied by the "go, go, go" call of the surnamed Hu.

Amid the blurred consciousness, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. Tanabe tried his best to open his eyes wide, but he couldn't see the figure's appearance clearly, and then he stabbed at the head with a long spear.

Mr. Tianbe howled heart-piercingly, his body twisted, and then slowly left the ground, but his whole body was picked up on the spear by one hand, and slowly stood up.Tabe always struggled, like a lobster on a skewer.

With a sudden flick of the spear, Mr. Tianbe's body was thrown out by the soldier of the Jingbian Army.

The spear soldier drew his spear back, looked at everything in front of him lightly, and then a trace of pity appeared on his cold face.

There are more corpses in front of them, piled up on the slopes and roads, and the soil on the ground seems to be soaked in blood.

There are new army spearmen rushing out from the low wall to hunt down, and the tide of thieves is retreating.The battle here has come to an end again, but there are still screams and killings elsewhere in Yuanwanggou. This place is like a flesh and blood mill, seemingly endlessly consuming the lives of both sides.

(End of this chapter)