"put!"
boom! boom!
Xu Mingde led a sentry that did not accept any soldiers at night. All of them were equipped with flint-haired muskets, and everyone wore armor. The melee weapons varied from person to person, including short spears, swords, maces, rakes, and even Others use weapons such as one-handed hooks and flails.
At this time, everyone began to fire volleys, but they could not form a neat horizontal formation in the Xinghua Camp. After everyone opened fire, only three rounds later, the rhythm of the volleys began to become chaotic.
Xu Mingde looked at the already overturned Rogue Knights in front of him. Three rounds of volleys had already caused dozens of casualties to the enemy. There were only fifty or sixty Rogue Knights left, so it was very easy to pack them up.
At this time, the two sides were less than thirty steps apart, so Xu Mingde shouted: "Let's fight! Let's fight!"
More than two hundred Ye Bu Zhou soldiers put on their melee weapons. Xu Mingde held a short spear in his hand, and Xiao Dongzi took out a sword. At the same time, he took off a round shield from his back. The two roared and rushed forward. , more than 200 soldiers of Ye Buzu rushed out one after another, and soon surrounded the dozens of surviving bandit knights from all directions.
There were obstacles all over the ruins, and coupled with the several rounds of volleys fired by the soldiers the night before, the Thief Palm Brigade and others had completely stopped at this time. The cavalry had lost speed, and facing the siege of the infantry, it was a dead end.
The knights of the bandits kept screaming and being pulled off their horses, and then several soldiers of the night were slashing at them.
Xu Mingde pierced a thief knight with one spear and knocked him off his horse. Then he squatted down to avoid the blow, took advantage of the situation and turned around with his short spear and stabbed the thief knight in the back.
"ah
! "
The news about the traitor fell off his horse, and his screams attracted the attention of the commander: "Kill him, kill the leader of the army!"
Several bandit knights around jumped off their horses one after another. The horses that could not run were no longer a help, but a burden. Several people surrounded Xu Mingde on foot, and even the captain jumped off their horses and rushed over.
Everyone knows that this battle is critical, and most likely they will not survive. They must kill the officers and generals before they die, so as to support them on the road!
Xu Mingde was not afraid when he saw this, and cooperated with the two Ye Bu Shou soldiers beside him. The three of them formed a small formation back to back and fought for their lives against the rushing bandits and knights.
"kill!"
A Ye Bu Shou soldier slashed with his sword, and the sword hit the neck of a knight in front of him. Blood immediately flowed out, and the knight screamed and fell to the ground.
Suddenly, another knight stabbed him with his spear. Ye Bushe couldn't sheath his sword in time and was stabbed to death. When he was about to die, he held the spear with both hands. The knight struggled to fight for it, but he couldn't pull out any of it.
"Die!"
Seeing this, Xu Mingde was furious. He stabbed the knight in the neck with a backhand spear, and then with a strong thrust, a bloody human head flew into the air. Blood spurted out from the neck of the headless corpse like a fountain, pouring down the water. Xu Mingde's head and face were all full.
At this moment, the bandit commander took the opportunity to rush forward, slashed with his sword, and fought with Xu Mingde. After three strikes, the short spear in Xu Mingde's hand was cut off, and the sword slashed into Xu Mingde's shoulder. The severe pain made Xu Mingde fierce. Out of temper, he roared angrily and grabbed the palmer's arm and neck, then threw him over his shoulder and knocked him down.
"If you dare to chop me, you are seeking death!"
Xu Mingde roared, flew up and stepped on the stream
The Thief Palm Brigade immediately stepped on his chest until he vomited blood, and then another Ye Bu Shou soldier yelled. Xu Mingde looked back, only to see two spears stabbing him at the same time, stabbing Xu Mingde to death on the spot.
"Boss!"
Not far away, Xiao Dongzi hacked to death a bandit knight. Just in time to see Xu Mingde die in battle, he roared and rushed over. The surrounding Ye Bushou soldiers came to kill them, and chopped down all the surrounding bandit knights to the ground.
After a while, the fighting in the Xinghua Camp came to an end. Xu Mingde and nine Ye Bu Shou soldiers were killed, and more than a hundred rogue knights were wiped out.
This battle was originally an encounter. Xu Mingde and others were ordered to search around Kaifeng City to find out the purpose of the large number of convoys sent by the bandits, and they happened to focus on this bandit knight.
Everyone, including Xu Mingde, believed that this battle would go very smoothly. More than 200 elite soldiers stayed at night to attack more than 100 rogue knights and hundreds of dead soldiers. Even if there were some casualties, they would not be killed. would be too big.
But who would have thought that Xu Mingde, the sentry commander who followed Liu Yan during the Battle of Julu, died in the Xinghua Camp in a small conflict involving hundreds of people.
"Boss!"
Xiao Dongzi burst into tears at this time, and for many nights the soldiers angrily slashed at the corpses of the knights, venting their anger.
As Xu Mingde's guard flag commander, Xiao Dongzi blamed himself. Why would Xu Mingde, the sentry commander, be besieged when there were only dozens of enemies?
At this time, no one blamed Xiao Dongzi. Xu Mingde's death in battle was the responsibility of everyone in the post. After returning, everyone would be questioned by the governor Xun Jingyun. No one would have any objection to whether he should be punished or killed.
"Return
Go for it! "
After crying for a while, Xiao Dongzi gritted his teeth and wiped his tears. He ordered everyone to tie the bodies of Xu Mingde and the fallen soldiers to their horses, and then took people to inspect and seize them.
When everyone saw the artillery on those vehicles, their faces were very ugly.
"The men and horses sent by the bandits are to carry the artillery!"
Seeing such a small band of thieves, Xiao Dongzi transported more than thirty cannons of various types, as well as numerous shells and gunpowder. As for the previous gunners, they all ran away when the raids were stopped at night.
"What should we do?"
Xu Mingde was dead at this time, and Xiao Dongzi, as the guard flag commander, naturally became the backbone of everyone.
I saw Xiao Dongzi thinking for a moment, and then said: "There are small groups of bandits everywhere here. It is unrealistic to transport these artillery pieces back. Immediately unload all the gunpowder and use gunpowder to blow up these artillery pieces!"
Everyone immediately began to get busy, and gunpowder was quickly deployed around all the ox carts and horse carriages. The oxen and horses pulling the carts were all untied from the vehicles and became the spoils of Ye Bu Shu.
Then everyone rode out of Xinghua Camp, leaving only one person in charge of lighting the fire.
A moment later, with a loud bang, dozens of artillery pieces turned into scrap metal in the explosion.
"Let's go, hurry back immediately!"
Xiao Dongzi and others did not dare to stay. Such a big movement would definitely attract a large number of bandits and soldiers. Everyone must go back immediately to report this important information.
Soon, when Xiao Dongzi and others galloped towards the east, a large number of rogue knights appeared behind them. Far away on the flanks, you could even vaguely see rogue infantry in the wild, heading towards them. like this
Come.
"What a madman. There are even infantry chasing him!"
Xiao Dongzi kept cursing in his heart, but he didn't dare to stop at all. It was not that everyone was afraid of death, but that they were afraid that the information would not be sent out after death.
"Dongzi, please leave someone behind to stop the attack, otherwise no one will be able to escape!" a flag leader shouted loudly.
"Stop it!"
Xiao Dongzi looked back and saw that at least hundreds of bandit knights had gathered behind him. There were more and more bandit infantry flanking the crowd. Even the flag of the bandit could be vaguely seen in front of them, so that everyone He had to change direction at any time and keep riding his horse in an S shape in the wilderness to avoid the obstruction of the thieves and infantry in front.
Xiao Dongzi estimated that there were at least thousands, or even tens of thousands, of thieves and soldiers surrounding his two hundred people. Who was left to stop them? That is to die in vain. In such a wilderness, without any evidence, it is estimated that he will be drowned by the sea of wandering thieves without even being able to withstand the time of a stick of incense!
"Come on, all the packhorses and oxen pulling the carts have given up, and everyone is running away at full speed. As long as one person can come back alive, the information must be sent to the headquarter!"
"yes!"
All the sentries remained silent at night and roared in unison. At this time, except for the bodies of Xu Mingde and other soldiers who were still tied to their horses and taken away by the nearby soldiers holding the reins, all the rest of the seizures and even the materials carried by everyone were abandoned. .
In the wilderness, Li Laiheng rode his horse to follow the group of brave riders. He looked at the group of Xiaodongzi about two miles away in front of him, his expression was ugly.
When he received the news that Liu Yan's troops began to mobilize in large numbers, he already felt something was wrong. Fortunately, he personally led the troops.
The soldiers patrolled everywhere to prevent this group of officers and soldiers from escaping silently at night.
"Send the order: You must not let go of that evil spirit, I will kill it all!"
Li Laiheng was worried that once Liu Yan knew the news that the rebels had mobilized a large number of artillery, he would definitely be prepared. At this time, in Li Laiheng's mind, Liu Yan was already an easy man who was difficult to defeat. The slightest mistake would lead to a defeat.
Soon a large number of knights arrived one after another, and the number of rogue soldiers and horses surrounding Xiao Dongzi and others exceeded 10,000. Such a big movement was enough to attract the attention of various departments of the New Army.
The surrounding New Army battalions stayed up all night and discovered the noise caused by the bandits here. While accompanying them to monitor the surroundings, they went back separately to report the news.
Li Laiheng didn't care much at this time, he just wanted to encircle and annihilate the new army in front as soon as possible. Suddenly, smoke and dust filled the front, and a huge cavalry army appeared in the east, blocking the way of Xiao Dongzi and others. .
"It's the cavalry battalion!"
Xiaodongzi waited for the night to stop and the soldiers cheered, and they all rode up to meet him. The surrounding bandits and soldiers all slowed down in unison, and then they all gathered under Li Laiheng's banner.
Soon, Xu Ming rode into the formation, with eight or nine thousand cavalry battalion soldiers behind him. Xiao Dongzi and others continued to run eastward without stopping. Kaifeng City was a few miles ahead.
At this time, thousands of brave cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry troops had gathered around Li Laiheng, but they still did not dare to attack the cavalry battalion in front.
"It's still too late!"
Li Laiheng waved his riding whip angrily, and after making a sound, he said angrily: "Withdraw!"
At this time, Li Laiheng just wanted to rush as soon as possible
Go back to the Central Army and report the situation to Li Zicheng, whether to send more troops and horses to escort the artillery brought from various places to avoid being intercepted and killed by Liu Yan's troops.
Xu Ming looked at Li Laiheng's troops going away, and continued to curse angrily. If the cavalry battalion hadn't come to report in time, the night troops that just passed by would have been stopped by the bandits.
"I don't know what important news it is, but it actually caused the bandits to dispatch so many soldiers and horses to intercept it!"
Xu Ming thought about it in his mind, and then ordered to return to Kaifeng City.
