Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 256 Infantry Battalion Ambush Cavalry
Liu Xiyao, commander of the [-]st Battalion of Infantry of the [-]st Corps of the [-]rd Army, was galloping around Dahong Mountain with [-] infantry under his command.

Dahong Mountain is the watershed between Weishui and Weishui.

This is the only way to go to Xiangyang from Chengtianfu, the capital of Xingdu, and Xiangyang is the northern gateway of Huguang, and Azige must pass through Xiangyang when he leaves Huguang.

If Azig retreated from Wuchang Mansion instead of going to De'an Mansion or Chengtian Mansion, he would have to go through Hongshan, otherwise other areas would be blocked by rivers and rivers, which would affect the speed of withdrawal.

The third infantry battalion led by Chen Zilong has already rushed to De'an, even if Azig goes to De'an mansion, he will be blocked by the infantry battalion of the guards.

Of course, now that Azig is going to Chengtian Mansion, he will also encounter the Liu Xiyao Department of the Guards Infantry Battalion in the Dahong Mountain area.

The First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards was ordered to be stationed in Xinyang, Henan Province after the rest of Yangzhou in early June.

According to the instructions of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, Liu Fangliang led Liu Xiyao and Chen Zilong's two infantry battalions to De'an and Chengtian Mansions first, instead of coming to rescue Wuchang, in order to block Azig's retreat in the future.

Driving directly from Xinyang to Dahong Mountain in Chengtian Mansion is much shorter than going from Xinyang to Wuchang Mansion. Moreover, the infantry battalion of the Guards is light infantry, so they can quickly climb over Dabie Mountain, so they can naturally travel quickly in the shortest time. To Dahongshan territory.

What's more, the most important subject in the infantry training of the Guards is long-distance cross-country, and the southern soldiers have always had good footwork, running in the [-] mountains in northern Hubei can be said to be like walking on flat ground.

But as soon as he entered Dahong Mountain, Liu Xiyao, the commander, did not dare to slack off. He knew that this was the first time that his infantry battalion was independently responsible for intercepting the Qing cavalry without the help of cavalry and artillery. Zige's cavalry, otherwise his five thousand infantry would have wasted energy running all the way.

Panting heavily, Liu Xiyao sat on an open space, looking at the fertile field in front of him, he couldn't help squinting his eyes.

At the same time, Liu Xiyao took a few experienced former frontier soldiers and low-level officers who were former bandits to lie on the ground and listened for a while, and even sent people to various river beaches to check for traces of the Azig cavalry.

"Reporting to the commander, I have looked everywhere, and there are no horseshoe marks within ten miles of the mountain pass. It seems that no cavalry has appeared here yet," the infantry sentry came on horseback and reported to Liu Xiyao.

"There was no sound of shaking on the ground. It seems that we did not arrive too late. I told my brothers to rest quickly. I have just run all morning and my feet are still very hot. We are not allowed to enter the water or drink cold water. Just go down to the river to take a bath! Rest where you are, don’t move! After half an hour, the commander will send someone to fetch water."

Right now it is June, which is the season when the sun hangs high. The weather in northern Huguang has always been extremely hot at this time, which is almost the same as that of Chongqing, which is also near the Yangtze River. The infantry of the Guards who ran for a whole morning under the high temperature naturally It's hot and unbearable, thirsty.

However, as a veteran, Liu Xiyao has more experience in life than the talented people in the camp. He knows that the more intense the exercise and the more thirsty, the cold water and cold water are very harmful to people, just like not drinking water immediately after a long-distance race. Similarly, Liu Xiyao strictly forbids his officers and soldiers to go down the river to draw water at this moment.

As for dipping in cold water, needless to say, although it is very refreshing for a while, it will also leave behind hidden diseases for a lifetime, resulting in extremely sore ankle joints during rainy seasons.

Seeing the sunset, a gust of evening wind blew away the heat of the afternoon, and when the guard infantry hiding in the dense forest began to enjoy the cold spring nectar to their fullest, a sentinel from the infantry battalion came running over: "Commander, There is a large group of cavalry ahead! There are no fewer than ten thousand cavalry!"

"Sure enough, he ran in this direction, whistled, told the brothers to calm down, and waited for the enemy cavalry to approach before attacking. Immediately sent a few people to Wuchang overnight, and informed us that we encountered more than ten thousand cavalry in the Fushui Port area of ​​Dahongshan !"

After Liu Xiyao finished speaking, he threw a piece of marinated beef jerky into his mouth and began to chew, and at the same time lowered the hat ring woven with flowers and plants.

Dong Zhining was lying on the back of Liu Xiyao at this time, but now he only felt that the surroundings were very quiet, and he could hear Liu Xiyao's breathing in such a quiet place.

But at this time, Liu Xiyao also looked back at Dong Zhining, only to see the head of a five-step snake protruding from Dong Zhining's shoulder, spitting out a letter on Dong Zhining's shoulder.

Maybe Dong Zhining himself was too focused on observing when the Qing cavalry appeared in front of him, so he didn't realize that there was a poisonous snake crawling on his shoulder.

Liu Xiyao also slowly retracted, made a silent gesture to Dong Zhining, and then quickly grabbed the head of the five-step snake with his hand, took it off, pulled out the bayonet, and cut off the five-step snake. head.

Seeing this, Dong Zhining couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

But Liu Xiyao returned to his original position as if nothing happened.

This midsummer season is also a humid place in the south like Huguang. Naturally, there are many poisonous snakes and beasts, not only poisonous snakes, but also leeches in this kind of river beach.

This is why Liu Xiyao strictly forbids the officers and soldiers under his command not to take off their leggings and outer robes no matter how hot it is.

Fortunately, Dong Zhining was born as a wealthy businessman in Ningbo. He grew up with rich clothes and fine clothes. He didn’t know what a leech was. When he saw something attached to the back of his hand, he just pulled it out habitually, and he didn’t realize that the back of his hand was bitten by a leech. The place was bleeding all the time.

"Commander, they are heading northwest and not coming this way." At this time, the sentinel suddenly came to report.

Hearing this, Liu Xiyao immediately stood up: "Chasing along the dense forest, we can't let them run away!"

After Liu Xiyao finished speaking, he stepped out first, and quickly shuttled through the bushes, while other infantry battalion officers and soldiers also followed, and there was a sparse sound. I don't know who screamed, obviously Bitten by a snake or insect.

Liu Xiyao saw the cavalry of the Qing army appearing in front of him, he quickly waved his hands, and let the officers and soldiers under his command hide again.

At this time, the cavalry of the Qing army also came over, and a hundred or so sentry cavalry of the Qing army shot arrows into the dense forest. The heavy arrows roared and fell directly into the grass.

"Everyone, don't be restless. This is the enemy cavalry exploring the way. If they want to go back, they have to dismount and climb the mountain. When they dismount, we will catch him by surprise!"

As soon as Liu Xiyao finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his arm, but saw that an arrow happened to hit his right arm, so he could only stand stiffly, without making a sound, he grabbed the grass and bit it in his mouth. .

At that time, thousands of cavalry appeared in the valley in front of the woodland, got off their horses, took the reins and began to walk towards the forest, and most of these horses were breathing rapidly, indicating that they were very tired from running.

"beat!"

Liu Xiyao shouted loudly.

Dong Zhining fired first, and a bullet in his hand pierced the heavy armor of a white-armored soldier in front of him directly through the leaves, knocking the white-armored soldier to the ground.

At the same time, there were other dense gunshots.

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(End of this chapter)