Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 463
Zhang Cunren chased after Tan Tai in a hurry, but it was still a little late when he reached the Mulan River, so he had to grit his teeth and tell the army to cross the river quickly on the pontoon bridge built by the cavalry.

The topography of Fujian is high in the north and low in the south. The streams and rivers originating from Mount Wuyi all flow into the sea from north to south. The streams are densely packed, just like the traces left by a comb that was combed down from Mount Wuyi.

Although these streams are blocking them, cavalry is cavalry, and their speed is still much faster than that of infantry. The [-] green battalion broke two old legs and was still left behind.

Zhang Cunren looked at the dust raised by the galloping cavalry in the distance, and ordered Tian Xiong, Ma Degong and other troops to cross the river quickly, but the green battalion soldiers complained.

The green battalion soldiers had been eating dirt behind the cavalry, and the soldiers were indeed exhausted. Seeing this, Zhang Cunren had no choice but to dispatch chess officers and horses to chase after Tan Tai, telling him not to draw too far away from the infantry, while telling the green battalion soldiers to rest for a while. Rest, then cross the river.

Regarding Zhang Cunren's advice, Tan Tai didn't take it seriously, because after crossing the Mulan River, sporadic defeated Qing soldiers came from Quanzhou to help each other. Tan Tai asked, or said that Zhao Guozuo died, In other words, the Qing army broke through and was surrounded by several times the Ming army. They could not get out of the conflict and stayed where they were.

The words of these rout soldiers were not uniform, but in Tan Tai’s view, this was the manifestation of the fierce battle in Quanzhou. It was impossible for the soldiers to know the situation of the entire battlefield scattered for several miles on the battlefield. If the words were unified, he would have to Doubts arose.

Tan Tai only thought that the battle of Quanzhou had reached a critical moment, and if he didn't hurry up, Wang Yan's side would be settled, so he would make a surprise attack with a hammer.

Tan Tai didn't doubt that he had it, so he asked Wang Qifeng to gather the defeated soldiers, and he urged the soldiers and horses to move quickly.

Wang Qifeng took 100 people to Fuzhou, and collected another 400 at Mulanxi. Now the scattered defeated soldiers joined in in small groups, and when they arrived near Tuling, there were already more than [-] people.

Tuling is known as "seven mountains, one water and two fields". The territory is densely covered with hills and forests, and the roads are twists and turns. After Tan Tai led seven thousand cavalry into the hills and forests, his speed slowed down. The line stretched back and forth for two miles.

The road was not easy to walk. In order to save horsepower, some Qing army cavalry dismounted and walked on foot. Tan Tai climbed a small hill and saw a stretch of hills and forests in this area. It would not take a while to walk there.

Gu Shan Ezhen Ashan on the side was a little worried and said: "General, such terrain is extremely unfavorable to cavalry."

Tan Tai also noticed this, he turned his head and asked Wang Qifeng in the distance, "How long will it take to get out of this hilly forest?"

"Reporting to the general, you can cross it in an hour. After passing Tuling, you will enter the boundary of Quanzhou."

"This place is not right, let everyone pass quickly." Tan Tai clenched his saber, and ordered: "Send another two hundred cavalry as outposts to survey the way forward."

After the military order was conveyed, there was a roar of hooves, but two hundred cavalry left the brigade and went to reconnaissance.

In the Tuling area, although there are no steep mountains, the terrain is very complicated. The road that the army is about to pass through twists and turns between hills and forests. There are hills on both sides, and the mountains are covered with vegetation. Every hill can hide soldiers. thousands.

Between the two hills, two hundred Qing cavalry reined in their reins and looked at the terrain carefully. Each of the hundred cavalry opened their bows and set their arrows, and shot blindly at both sides. Niu Lu, the leader, scanned the two mountains with alert eyes. , everything was normal, not even a bird chirping.

"Keep going~" Two Baiqing rode a pat on his horse, and went forward again.

The cavalry did not warn, which proved that the road was safe. The troops behind were either moving their horses on foot, or riding on horses, and stepped up and passed the road. The hooves on the road were loud, but they still did not startle a bird.

"Boom~"

At this moment, a cannon shot suddenly rang out, and the Qing soldiers who were in a hurry were startled, their hearts tightened, and they looked around vigilantly to see where the cannon shot came from.

Tan Tai's body froze, and he immediately reacted, "Hurry up! Change the back team to the front team, get out! Get out!"

At this moment, Wang Qifeng also suddenly became confused. He suddenly drew his knife and killed a Qing soldier beside him, then raised his knife and shouted: "Tan Tai is dead, the Qing army has been defeated."

The four hundred defeated soldiers surrounded by the Qing soldiers also shouted together, "Tan Tai is dead, and the Qing soldiers are defeated."

The Qing army stretched for several miles on the road. Except for the hundreds of people around Tan Tai who could see him, the Qing soldiers in the distance didn't know whether he was dead or not, but they were in chaos after hearing the shout.

At this time, the sound of "booming" cannons, "boom~boom~boom~", and the whistling sound of sharp arrows piercing the air came from the mountains and forests on both sides. The big net formed by the arrow is falling rapidly.

The already chaotic Qing soldiers immediately fled in a panic. Lead bullets and iron sand hit their cheeks, and arrows pierced through their armor and pierced his body.

Seeing this, Tan Tai brandished his saber on his horse and roared, "Don't panic, all the troops don't panic!"

But their voices were quickly covered by the soldiers' exclamations, wailing, and the roar of artillery and bird guns.

On the battlefield, once the troops are chaotic, it is basically impossible for the commander to regain control of the army by roaring.

At this time, Tan Tai looked at Wang Qifeng in the distance, and the hatred in his heart couldn't be added, "Traitor~ I will kill your whole family~"

At this time, in the mountains and forests on both sides, countless figures of the Ming army appeared. They fired guns and arrows in an orderly manner. conduct a massacre.

Seeing this, Tan Tai knew that there was nothing to be done. In the current situation, there was no point in resisting. The only hope was to withdraw from this hilly forest and join Zhang Cunren as soon as possible.

Tan Tai didn't hesitate, and hurriedly led his guards to escape together with Gushan Ezhen'ashan, shouting for the army to retreat.

But at this time, after several rounds of arrow rain and bird guns, the Qing soldiers on the road had completely lost their organizational structure and fled in chaos. Xiao Han.

Liu Shun hit his head, Li Guo broke his waist, Zheng Chenggong attacked his tail, all the Ming troops ran into a flock of sheep like tigers, armed with spears, screaming, and rushed into the Qing soldiers. The Qing army on the mountain road was soon divided There are many pieces, and the head and tail can't look at each other. The Ming army fought more and less, and kept harvesting heads.

On the other side, [-] green battalion soldiers, after a short rest, were urged to cross the river by Zhang Cunren. The soldiers reluctantly stepped onto the pontoon bridge, and then regrouped on the west bank.

It took the green battalion soldiers half an hour to pass through, but at this moment, a few tens of miles to the west, suddenly there was a faint gunshot, Zhang Cunren yelled something bad, his face changed slightly, The green camp soldiers by the noisy Mulan River also fell silent.

Before Zhang Cunren had time to react, the soldiers of the Green Battalion who were crossing the river suddenly exclaimed, and saw more than a dozen large ships coming upstream.

This was after Wang Yan decided to lure the enemy into a decisive battle, he set off from Quanzhou and entered the Zheng's fleet hidden in the upper reaches of Mulan River from the sea.

There are more than a dozen warships, all of which are wheeled ships with the ability to swim against the water. General Gan Hui commanded them. Standing on the bow, he waved his arm and gave the order: "Fire cannons, shoot rockets~"

The ship immediately fired artillery and arrows, and the dense arrows shot at the pontoon. The soldiers on the pontoon were caught off guard and were shot one after another. Suddenly there was a scream, and the soldiers fell into the water one after another. Fortunately, the soldiers who were not shot also stumbled and fled to the shore. go.

The shells landed on both sides of the bank, which caused a burst of confusion among the green battalion soldiers. A heavy cannon at the bow of the ship bombarded the pontoon bridge, smashing the raft into chaos, and the wood was washed away by the current.

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