"What's going on? Liu Yan's soldiers are really so brave!"
At this time, on the left peak of Yaoshan Mountain Road, the conduct officer Li Jiwen and a group of generals from Lingshan Guard were shocked.
When the news came that more than a hundred Qing troops were attacking in the night, Li Jiwen and others were shocked. They thought that these more than a hundred Qing troops were just the vanguard, and the large Qing army must be behind them. They were almost scared to death. Run back to Qingzhou City.
But then there was a loud sound of gunfire on the Yaoshan Mountain Road. Judging from the sound alone, the battle there must be fierce.
So Li Jiwen paid a lot of money and sent two men to investigate the situation. Only then did he learn that Liu Yan led his troops to fight against the Qing soldiers, and actually intercepted more than a hundred Qing soldiers on the mountain road. It is said that they even beheaded them heavily!
At this time, Li Jiwen's face was flushed, as if he was drunk, and he said to his fellow commander Hu Zongming, the guard of Jiaozhou Qianhu Station Tang Jingming, and the defender of Zhongqianhu Station Ji Xianhai: "This Liu Yan is really an unborn tiger general. , the success of this battle is all due to Liu Yan’s troops fighting to the death!”
Hu Zongming, Tang Jingming, and Ji Xianhai all agreed and praised Liu Yan very much. At the same time, they also praised Li Jiwen for knowing people and being good at appointing people. If Liu Yan's troops had not been placed on the mountain road of Yaoshan to stop the Qing army, they would not have been able to achieve this. Military exploits.
"Haha, sir, I think Liu Yan's troops are not enough to block the attack. We should let Zhang Hailin, the defense officer of Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village, lead the attack to attack the Qing army from the right side. We can definitely annihilate all the enemy troops."
After Hu Zongming complimented him, he stood up and made suggestions. Li Jiwen thought for a while and nodded in agreement. Anyway, Liu Yan is Zhang Hailin's subordinate, so naturally he, the defense officer, should be responsible for this pincer attack.
So after getting enough money, several Ye Bu Shuang set off with Li Jiwen's order, fearfully crossing the Yaoshan Mountain Road from behind. They listened to the continuous roar of bird cannons in front, and their faces were full of nervousness and worry. fear.
In this way, he stayed away from the battlefield for several nights and handed Li Jiwen's orders to Zhang Hailin. Unexpectedly, instead of getting the reward, he met Zhang Hailin's anger and was scolded a few times. Rushed aside.
"What? Let me lead my troops to flank the Qing army!"
At this time, Zhang Hailin was indeed angry. His subordinate Liu Yan was leading his troops to fight to the death with the Qing army. As an ethics officer, Li Jiwen had the strength of two thousand households in his hands, totaling more than 2,000 people, even if some were empty. There is always a salary for a thousand people, right?
Liu Yan's troops were blocking the attack in front, but they refused to attack more than a thousand people in front of them. Instead, they let themselves lead the attack. What's the point?
Looking at the furious Zhang Hailin, Wang Wenzhen, Jia Hongyu, Dai Jingbin, Song Gongming and others on the side were also unhappy. They muttered for a while, and then Wang Wenzhen stood up and looked at the few Ye Buhui in the distance. He said in a low voice: "Sir, I heard that the Tatars are good at using spies. The fall of cities in Liaodong is mostly due to traitors. So from my subordinates' point of view, the identities of these people who stay out all night are really suspicious!"
Song Gongming also stood up and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, what Deputy Wang Qianhu said is true. We are separated from Li Cao's headquarters by the Yaoshan mountain road, and now more than a hundred Tatar soldiers are attacking Liu Baihu on the other side of the mountain road. Do you have the guts to rush over and deliver orders just by refusing to collect troops for a few nights?"
After listening to what the two said, Zhang Hailin seemed to have made up his mind, nodded and said: "That makes sense!"
Then Zhang Hailin looked at several Ye BuZhan in the distance, with a trace of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
After a while, Deputy Baihu Jia Hongyu and several servants walked towards the Ye Bu Sui with a smile. They pulled and pulled them to a bush. It didn't take long for several sounds to be heard. Scream.
Jia Hongyu and others were seen carrying a few bloody heads, expressionlessly walking out of the bushes, and then reported back to Zhang Hailin and others: "For your information, sir, I led my troops to patrol around the camp and found several innocent people. A military spy was killed on the spot by his subordinates!"
Zhang Hailin said loudly: "Okay! The Qing army is ravaging all parts of our country in the Ming Dynasty, and we deserve to die!"
After some impassioned remarks, several people continued to wait on the mountain for news about Liu Yan's command. As for the order from the conduct officer Li Jiwen, everyone simply ignored it.
At the same time, the Qing infantry, who were suddenly attacked from three sides, suffered heavy casualties. There were not many of the more than 30 people left, and only a dozen people fled back to the rear in a hurry.
Zhuanda, who led the army, roared angrily and loudly, and his face turned pale at the same time. He followed the flag leader in the north and south, and had been running rampant in the Ming Dynasty for many years. He had never encountered such a tyrannical Ming army. What happened today? Okay, where did these Ming troops come from?
Before he had time to think too much, Nazhuanda saw the Ming army cheering behind the trench. On the slopes on both sides of the mountain road, the looming figures of the Ming army could also be seen. He didn't know how many people there were. At this time, he led one hundred and thirty soldiers. There were only more than forty people left. With such casualties, the master would definitely kill him to vent his anger after returning!
What made Nazhuanda even more frightened was that he was still within the shooting range of the Ming troops on both sides, so he hurriedly led his troops to retreat. More than thirty Qing cavalry rode away, keeping the dozen or so infantry far away. 's left behind.
"put!"
"Bang~bang~bang!"
There was another volley, and all the remaining dozen or so Qing infantry were shot dead. The mountain road was littered with Qing corpses, which was extremely tragic.
"asshole!"
Zhuanda of the Qing army yelled and cursed loudly. He did not bring a shield chariot this time, and half of the more than 30 people left did not have armor. If they continued to fight, they would only give the Ming army military exploits in vain.
"Forget it, if you suffer a loss here, then go find it elsewhere. Maybe the master will spare my life after I return!"
This Zhuanda knew the Ming army very well. Although he didn't know how many Ming troops were on the mountain road here, they were definitely not too many. They were only one or two thousand at most. Otherwise, there would not have been such a fierce fire cannon.
Such a small Ming army, even if it is strong, will never act alone. There must be a large group of Ming army nearby.
So Zhuanda looked at the surrounding peaks, with a cruel smile on his face, because he had seen many vague Ming army flags on the peaks on the right side of the mountain road.
"Let's go into the mountains!"
More than thirty Qing cavalrymen were all good equestrians. Following Nazhuanda, they rode into the mountain and rushed directly into the mountain from the gentle slope on the right side of the mountain road.
When Liu Yan saw this, he yelled, "It's not good." He was still inexperienced in battle, and he didn't expect that the Qing cavalry would ride into the mountains!
"The cavalry sentry gives me a chase, catch up immediately!"
Xu Ming cheered, summoned the cavalry sentry, and more than 180 soldiers rode out to attack. They bypassed the trench defense line from both sides of the mountain road, then regrouped in front of the defense line, and then started the pursuit.
At this time, two sticks of incense had passed since the thirty or so Qing cavalry entered the mountain.
Liu Yan looked at the cavalry sentry officers who were riding into the mountains. He saw that the riding skills of those soldiers were far inferior to those of the Qing soldiers. When riding their horses uphill and avoiding trees, their movements seemed clumsy. Liu Yan even saw a few A soldier was blocked by branches and bushes and fell off his horse.
"well!"
After sighing, Liu Yan asked the messenger to catch up and deliver the order. Let Xu Ming lead the cavalry sentry back. With such riding skills, even if he catches up with the more than thirty Qing cavalry, it will probably be a fierce battle, and he may even be cleared. If Jun relies on his riding skills to bite back, that would not be beautiful.
"Each sentry immediately counted the battle damage and cleaned the battlefield."
Then Liu Yan pointed to the corpses of the Qing infantry in front and said loudly: "Cut off the heads of these bastards and seize them."
"Got the order!"
At this time, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, and Shen Tuo all rushed over. They were very excited about the victory in the first battle. This battle is not about suppressing bandits, but a real battle against the Qing army. Being able to repel the enemy in one battle and gain so much, after such great achievements, everyone will definitely be upgraded to one level, even if they are upgraded to two levels in a row. impossible.
"Haha, sir, the defense line here is really sharp. It made those dog Tatars flee in confusion, just like killing chickens and dogs!"
Wang Bo laughed loudly. Just now, he fired a blunderbuss twice and shot a Qing infantry with his own hands. That refreshing feeling is still unforgettable when he thinks about it.
Wang Yue even complimented Liu Yan. This time for the first time, several people did not ridicule Wang Yue, but were too happy to care.
Liu Yan was also very happy in his heart, but he was still not dazzled by the victory. He asked Xu Ming, who rushed back, to send troops all night without expecting any more gains. He just wanted to track the traces of the Qing army and grasp the movements of the Qing army. After all, The combat power of more than thirty Qing cavalry cannot be underestimated. If they really encounter the other Ming troops, they can still kill them like tigers among sheep.
"Don't worry, sir. When I come back, my subordinates will have already sent Ye Busu to follow."
"Ah, very good."
Then each sentry tallied up the results:
In this battle, Liu Yan led his troops to rely on the trench defense line to repel the attack of more than 130 Qing troops, forcing the Qing cavalry to retreat on their own initiative, and beheaded ninety-one people. The remaining Qing infantry should have taken advantage of the chaos to escape. .
These few Qing infantry who had been defeated by their courage were no longer good enough. There were thousands of Ming troops stationed around here. No matter how unbearable the Ming army was, they would not be defeated by these Qing troops.
Liu Yan's troops also suffered some casualties in this battle. When the Qing army attacked the defense line, the back and middle posts were raided by Qing archers. Twenty-eight Dun soldiers were shot dead and 12 were injured at the two posts. , a total of forty casualties.
The left sentry and the right sentry posted on the left and right sides were ambushed, so there were no casualties in this battle.
At the cost of forty casualties, ninety-one levels of the Qing army were killed. Such an achievement was considered a great victory for the Ming Dynasty at this time.
But there was no joy on Liu Yan's face, thinking that he would still be at a loss for such a victory.
"Forty people!"
Liu Yan drove to the back of the defense line to visit the wounded. Looking at the twelve wounded who had been simply bandaged, he saw that all the injuries were on the upper body. Five of them were seriously injured. They were either shot in the face by arrows or shot in the chest and neck. He's not dead yet, he's just hanging on for a breath.
Liu Yan and Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo, and Wang Yue behind him looked at the wounded. The joy of winning the battle just now disappeared, and their faces were filled with anger.
"grown ups!"
A wounded man saw Liu Yan and called out in a weak voice. Liu Yan hurriedly squatted beside him and held the wounded man's hands.
A heavy arrow was inserted into the wounded man's chest. There was no medical officer in the army at this time, so no one dared to pull out the heavy arrow, and there was no way to bandage it. They could only let the blood flow gurglingly.
"Brother, if you have anything else to say, please tell me."
Liu Yan choked up as he said that these Dunjun soldiers were all trained by him, and they were all his brothers. However, in today's battle, dozens of them were lost. It seems that he still underestimated the ferocity of the Qing army.
"Sir, at home..."
At this point, the wounded man couldn't get out, his eyes were a little blurry, but he was stubborn and couldn't breathe.
Liu Yan held the wounded man's hands tightly and said, "Don't worry, from now on, I will take care of the children and old ones in your family!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the wounded man died with a smile.
Liu Yan stood up slowly, looked at the remaining wounded, with a hint of murderous intent in his tone, and said to Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Wang Yue, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Shen Tuo: "Wang Xiaoqi led his troops to stay and guard here, and take care of them." Wounded. The other sentries are ready to go at any time!"
Some people died, but not completely...
