In the Liao Kingdom, or in other words, the commander of the Xi Army was called Zhuanda, and each Zhuanda was in charge of ten people. Among the nine vests, there is one vest, Zhuanda, who is the leader of this group of Khitan scouts. He didn't wait for the foot soldiers and the followers to escape, then he slashed the back of a follower who was trying to escape, and hacked the follower to death on his horse. "Those who retreat will die!" Even if they run away, they will be chased by the vests. With no way to survive, the Khitan scouts can only rush forward. Hearing Zhuanda's howl, the few foot soldiers and followers who wanted to escape turned their horses' heads again, gritted their teeth and rushed forward after the horse armor. These Song Dynasty soldiers were firearms soldiers. The Khitan scouts imagined that the Song Dynasty soldiers were slow to reload and would collapse as long as they rushed into the ranks of the Song Dynasty army and fought hand-to-hand with the Song Dynasty soldiers.
Walking around the corpses on the ground, the twelve Tatars howled and rushed towards the two squads of the selection team. One hundred meters, eighty meters, sixty meters, the soldiers of the Selective Regiment had finished loading and raised their flintlock rifles again. "Shoot!" Sixteen rifles fired in volley, spitting bullets representing death at the twelve Khitan scouts.
The bullet has good airtightness in the barrel and has a fast muzzle velocity, and the tapered bullet rotates at high speed, and its armor-piercing ability is far greater than that of a smoothbore gun. As long as the bullet is fired from a distance of seventy or eighty meters, the cone-shaped bullet can penetrate the double-layer armor of the Qing army's vest. At this time, at a distance of 60 meters, even a Khitan scout "waistcoat" wearing two layers of armor would be immediately punched with holes. The distance was only sixty meters, and the seven vests rushing in front became the best targets for the flintlock rifles. They were all hit, with bloody holes all over their bodies and blood splattering everywhere. The bullets that penetrated the armor no longer rotated evenly due to uneven force, and their lethality was even more astonishing. These bullets stirred irregularly in the vest's body, instantly causing the seven vests to vomit blood and lose their lives.
With a thud, seven elite Khitan scouts who had killed countless people immediately fell under their horses. The four infantrymen at the back did not escape the fate of death. They were all shot by bullets and fell off their horses. After two volleys, only one of the rearmost followers of the twenty-four Khitan scouts was left alive. The follower knew that the firearms of these Tianjing New City soldiers had long range and fast reloading, and he knew that escaping from behind would be a dead end. He made up his mind, shouted loudly to encourage himself, rode his horse around the corpses in front, and then accelerated towards the sixteen infantrymen.
Relying on his battle-hardened bravery, he dreamed of overcoming these firearms soldiers and saving his life. He didn't know that these riflemen were masters who had practiced bayonets every day and for several months. "Fix the bayonet!" The infantrymen quickly took out the bayonet from the scabbard on their waists, twisted the muzzle a few times and installed the bayonet. "Stab!" On the opposite side of the follower, seven or eight bayonets were stabbed out, as densely as the thorns of a hedgehog suddenly erecting, stabbing the last Khitan scout and follower who rushed up to death on his horse.
Seeing that twenty-four main soldiers were killed by Song soldiers, the five followers who were guarding the Song people did not dare to come up and fight again, so they abandoned the people and ran away. The scouts killed the Khitan scout who was seriously injured by the bullet, and beheaded the Khitan scout who was killed in the battle, and obtained nineteen heads. They also tied up five Khitan scouts who had been hit in the arms and legs and lost their fighting ability, as well as those who were not shot but were injured when their horses fell off their horses. These Khitan scouts have killed too many soldiers of the Song Dynasty and many people of the Song Dynasty over the years. They have accumulated power for a long time. They were defeated at this time and did not react. They were tied and kneeling on the ground and they were still glaring at the scouts and swearing. of.
The scouts were angry that these Khitan dogs had just slaughtered the people, so they punched and kicked the tied Khitan scouts, beating the injured Khitan people half to death. The two most arrogant vests had several of their teeth knocked out.
"Let you massacre my people of the Song Dynasty!" "Beat you beasts to death!" "Dare you go into Tianjing New City to seek death?" The five Khitan scouts were beaten until their mouths and noses bleeded, and they were spread out on the ground one by one, and then they became honest, no Dare to stare at the soldiers of the Selection Corps again.
The scouts have gained a lot from their profession. First came the nineteen heads and five prisoners. Next came the horses and armor. The scouts captured twenty war horses and twenty-six pairs of armor. There were holes in the armor due to bullets, but it could still be used after being repaired by blacksmiths. The people who had no way to escape saw that the scouts had killed more than twenty Khitan scouts, and they seemed to have seen divine soldiers and generals. They knew that the only way to survive was to follow these soldiers. More than 300 people rushed over, knelt in front of the scouts and kowtowed, begging the scouts to take them in. "Master Bing! Take us with you!" "Master Bing! We have no way to escape!" "Master Bing, don't leave us alone! Master Bing!"
The old men and women collectively prostrated themselves on the ground, kowtowing as if lifeless, which made those who saw it sad. Seeing how pitiful these people were, the scouts could only take these people back to the city and brought these fleeing people all the way to Tianjing New City. When the common people saw that the soldiers were willing to take them in, they were grateful and could not stop saying grateful words along the way.
Fortunately, the scouts saw these people being slaughtered by Khitan dogs with their own eyes and knew that there was no detail involved. Otherwise, according to the current atmosphere of the enemy, Tianjing New City may not dare to accommodate these people. Yang Peng was sitting in the official hall of Tianjing New City, dealing with all kinds of news. Suddenly, he heard that the scouts had captured five live Khitan scouts and saved more than 300 people. He immediately praised the scouts and rewarded them. Yang Peng asked soldiers who knew the Khitan language to torture and interrogate these Khitan survivors, hoping to get some information from the interrogation.
For the refugees who followed, Yang Peng found people to place them in the south of Tianjing New City, living in stilts where a group of masons originally lived. After interrogation, it was determined that these people were all from Yuping County, refugees who fled south when the city was broken. Now they escaped to Tianjing New City and saved their lives. Yang Peng asked the Food and Beverage Department to provide three meals of rice porridge to the refugees every day, so that these refugees could also participate in the construction of city defense.
When the Khitans retreat, these people can return to their hometowns. The five Khitan scouts were interrogated for a day. They were tough at first, but then they all became honest and told the details once they were sentenced. Even those who come out to harvest grass and grain, there are not many people from the Song Dynasty in Yingzhou now. They are catching some people and selling them to those big households in Yingzhou to make some money. At this time, the Eighth Prince also happened to bring people over to go to the military camp to see Yang Peng's strength. When he saw five Khitan prisoners, he asked, "You caught these."
Yang Peng said, "This group of people came out to clear grass and valleys, and were discovered by our scouts. They killed nineteen Khitan scouts and captured five prisoners. They will behead them later to warn those Khitans." Anyone who dares to leave Yingzhou and do evil will be beheaded." Wang Qinruo said, "Isn't this bad? They have lost the ability to fight again. You should not kill them anymore. You should educate them to do good. "
Yang Peng said. "Even your Confucius knew how to repay grievances directly, and you still have kind thoughts. Then the people of our Song Dynasty did not die in vain. I don't care about your Song Dynasty, but as long as I dare to kill our people here, they will not think of a single one of them. To stay alive, my belief is to kill to stop killing, until the Khitan dogs are scared. It doesn't matter. The Khitan people are human beings. Are we, the common people of the Song Dynasty, not human beings? Hmm." Kou Zhun did not say anything. Yesterday Yang Peng gave Kou Zhun too many surprises. So far, Kou Zhun has not responded.
The Eighth Prince pointed to a soldier's flintlock gun and said, "This is the weapon you said was used to deal with the Khitan cavalry, right?" Yang Peng said, "That's right, this is the flintlock gun we developed. Within two hundred meters, one shot can Headshot, no matter how strong you are, it’s all the same. Eighth Prince, personal bravery is no longer enough. What is needed is the bravery of the entire army. Only such an army can be invincible. Now we have ten thousand soldiers. Man, that’s ten thousand flintlock muskets. The Khitans are still fighting me like this. They can’t even get close to us. The Khitan’s bows and arrows are only sixty meters away at most. They can’t hit our soldiers no matter what. Give us a share of the kill."
Mrs. She and Lin Qing'er did not move, but Yang Bamei and Yang Jiumei could not wait to reach the soldiers. Touching the soldiers' flintlock guns, Yang Peng said, "Please come to the military camp and see how our army is trained. Please ." The Eighth Prince took Kou Zhun, Wang Qinruo, Yang Peng and his master, Mrs. She, Hua Jieyu, Zhou Yunjing, Yang Qi, Yang Ying, Yang Paifeng and others to the military camp. Zhang Xiang was leading the army. During aiming training, the soldiers all hung a brick on the end of their flintlock rifles. Everyone was sweating profusely. Old lady She said, "Nephew, why are they all hanging a brick?" Yang Peng said, "This It is to practice the accuracy of soldiers' marksmanship. The gun must be stable. When shooting, the bullet can hit the enemy's important position. If you want to capture prisoners, you must miss the target so that the target is not lost."
Yang Peng said to Zhang Xiang, "Let a company come out to prepare for the shooting performance, three-stage shooting, you know?" Zhang Xiang said loudly, "Yes." Yang Peng called the Eighth Prince and others to the side to watch, and soon a company was formed. One hundred and forty-six people stood in three rows, each holding a gun tightly, standing in front of Zhang Xiang as steady as a rock. Zhang Xiang said, "Are you ready?" The soldier shouted, "Always be ready." "Okay, the shooting training begins. The first row is ready two hundred meters away." Only the soldiers in the first row were seen walking towards each other like one person. Taking a step forward and taking aim, Zhang Xiang shouted loudly, "Hit." All he heard was, bang, bang, bang.
There was a burst of gunfire, and Zhang Xiang shouted again, "Second row, prepare." The first row retreated, and the second row took aim at the front. Zhang Xiang shouted, "Hit!" All he heard was bang, bang, bang. The gunshots rang out, and the third row was ready. The shooting performance ended just like this. Yang Peng took them to see the bullet target. Seeing that the target had been smashed, the Eighth Prince said in surprise, "This is too powerful. The bow and arrow can't even hit it." If I don't meet you, I'll tell you that you don't have armor. Firstly, it's difficult to move with armor, and secondly, it's unnecessary. Now I feel relieved, haha. It seems that Yingzhou and Mozhou are captured by hand, haha. Let's go, Go back to the official hall."
When Shi Liancheng, Cui Saner and Huang Qiaoyun heard that Duan Zhixian and Yin Mingde were going to meet the bandits, they immediately followed them in full force and pushed Chen Jie aside. Chen Jie looked at it and thought to himself: Duan Zhixian said he wanted me to catch him, so why did you three push me aside? So I started shouting with Cui Saner. When Huang Qiaoyun saw these three guys, you pushed me, I bumped you, and then it was time to take action, so he quickly reported to Yang Tong. Yang Tong looked back and was immediately angry: "I said, what are you guys doing?"
Chen Jie took the lead and sued Cui Saner. Duan Zhixian happened to hear it, and he quickly turned around and laughed and scolded: "You three bastards are not easy to worry about! From today on, you all follow me! Chen Jie, you are one year older than Shi Liancheng and Cui San'er. We must take care of each other in the future. If anyone dares to quarrel again, I will look after him!" This incident made Duan Zhixian's bosses laugh loudly: "Thirteen or fourteen years old, it's really good! The leader has really good eyesight, he picks the right spots as soon as he makes a move. Got these three living treasures!”
Everyone came to Sanshishi while talking and joking, and sure enough they saw four people sitting on the roadside, and four horses tied to the big tree next to them. Coming closer, Bai Shujie stepped out from the crowd, while Zhao Jinxi and Gan Tong, one on the left and the other on the right, took two steps back to prepare for the attack. Bai Shujie clasped his fists with both hands and said, "Who are you friends with?" A strong man with a big beard and a red face stood up first, clasped his fists and said, "Come down to Zhenshan, and lead your brothers to come and pay homage to the mountain!"
"It turns out you are the master, and I have admired your name for a long time!" Duan Zhixian said with a smile: "We are not gangsters, but we are just temporarily using this place to fight the Khitan people. Now that the battle is over, we will leave your place soon. Please also ask Don't mind it, the boss." "The Song Dynasty Anti-Japanese Team fought against Yingzhou and then against the Khitans. They were so majestic and famous that they spread far and wide! We have long been thunderous!" The bearded man said with a smile: "You fought against the Khitans yesterday, we I’m late. But I just happened to see your department’s great victory! It’s better to be famous than to meet, and to meet is worse than to be famous!”
"The great leader is too praised!" Duan Zhixian waved his hand and said: "Our brothers all escaped from death at the hands of the Khitans. In order to avenge our relatives and vent their anger on the people of the Song Dynasty, we organized ourselves to fight against the Khitans. I don’t care about reputation. Why did the boss come here? If you have anything to say, please tell me in person!” “The best bandits in the mountains are in Daqingling, forty miles away from here. They have never harmed the people. Because we brothers are all We were forced to have no other way out, so we gathered together to form a knot." The bearded man shook his head and said, "Now that I have more than 1,200 brothers, I can't spend my whole life being a bandit. That's why I came to seek refuge today."
"We welcome all sincere Khitans and heroes who have exterminated traitors." Duan Zhixian said carefully, "But after all, we are not bandits, but an army belonging to the common people! Therefore, our military rules and regulations are It's quite harsh, and most of the young brothers can't stand it. Cui San'er, give one to the big boss!" Upon hearing this, Cui San'er took out a piece of white paper from his bag, then came to the big bearded man and raised his hands in salute. Only then did he hand over the military regulations and discipline with both hands. Then he turned back on the spot and jogged back to stand behind Duan Zhixian. The bearded man and the three brothers behind him nodded when they saw Cui Saner's series of actions.
"I have read your department's "Eighth Military Regulations and Seven Kills", and it is enough to shock everyone! Brothers admire it!" The bearded man quickly browsed through it, and then said regretfully: "My brothers have no other bad habits. Gambling and gambling There are indeed a lot of people who make money and visit brothels. The habit of scolding when opening their mouths and beating with hands can never be changed." "Haha, as long as the boss really wants to reform, there is nothing he can't do. The so-called military orders are like mountains, lead by example, and enforce the law strictly. That's it." Duan Zhixian laughed and said: "Since ancient times, the art of war has said: There are not many soldiers who are valuable. The guys who pretend to be useless must be eliminated. You can't ruin a basket of vegetables with a rotten fish."
"It's a great honor to be able to listen to the teachings in person today! If there are brothers who sincerely seek refuge, please ask your department to take them in!" The bearded man clasped his fists with both hands and shouted: "The green mountains will not change, but the green waters will flow forever! See you later!" "Have a nice trip, Boss!" Duan Zhixian cupped his hands and cupped his fists, then led everyone back to the camp. Yang Tong asked softly: "Captain, I have been in charge of Zhenshan for many years, and the village has enough food and grass. Why don't you refuse when others come here specially to invest?"
"I just said to the leader: soldiers are valuable and have good ears, so why don't they care?" Duan Zhixian shook his head and said: "You also heard it, the guys there have everything to eat, drink, whore and gamble. Do I dare to ask for it? We are an army. They are not bandits who rob families and homes. It is difficult to cultivate good military style and discipline, and bad habits can only be learned once you learn them, and you cannot change them even if you want to!"
It is said that although the Battle of Dagou passed, the Renyi bandit, as a bystander, witnessed with his own eyes the scene in which more than a hundred Khitans were chased by more than thirty people from the Song Dynasty's anti-corruption team. Green Forest spread instantly, and then became a household name throughout southern Manchuria. The Song Dynasty's anti-corruption team was very popular and unparalleled for a while. Even the Khitan government posted a notice: "There are bandit gang members who are arrogant and rampant. They attack the police and seize guns, and they do anything. The banditry in Youzhou is serious, and the ditches of hundreds of households in the Liao Kingdom have been damaged."
The Youzhou Metropolitan Procuratorate reported this to the Youzhou court: "Because the Hundred Household Team was unfavorable in fighting, they caused a direct economic loss of 280,000 taels of gold, equivalent to 980 taels of silver. At the same time, they lost 560,000 taels of silver, which caused the entire iron ore mine to lose 560,000 taels of silver. There is a shortage of working capital and mining production is at a standstill." After the defeated remnants of the Xintun Baihu Team returned to the camp, squadron leaders Ye Qi and Guang almost fainted to the ground. He could only send the last letter to Xi Benpu, the 3,000-man unit of the Second Youzhou Xi Army, and then committed suicide.
This series of tricks carried out by the Song Dynasty anti-traitor team caused a huge earthquake to the entire upper class of the Khitan army. More than 20 military officers at all levels have been replaced before and after! It is said that Lu Ming and Chen Jinfang went out to buy grain, and things went surprisingly smoothly. That afternoon, the first batch of 5,000 kilograms of grain, 1,000 kilograms of pork, 500 kilograms of vermicelli, and 200 kilograms of salt were delivered to the temporary residence, which relieved Duan Zhixian and the others. A tense and difficult situation.
This is partly because Lu Ming and Chen Jinfang used cash and silver, did not bargain, and were generous. On the other hand, when I heard that it was destined for Dagou, the other party immediately greeted me with a smile, and his face was full of the meaning of "I know who you are, and you can get as much as you want." Now this is also the most important stronghold in Tianjing New City to defend against the Khitans going south. Yang Peng spent a lot of money here to build Dagou as a defensive position. According to Yang Peng, war cannot be carried out in Tianjing New City. Fighting within a certain area will bring harm to the unarmed people. The war must be fought on the enemy's territory. Duan Zhixian is currently stationed here with a regiment.
Duan Zhixian saw that Lu Ming had found this way, and Duan Zhixian immediately issued an order to have the guard platoon take out all the cash and use it to purchase food. Regardless of quantity, the more the better, and the faster the better! Because of the early role of the green forest arrows in the mountain, no bandit dared to touch the grain transported to Dagou. On the morning of the fourth day when Lu Ming went out to buy grain, the sentry came to report that more than 300 people had arrived near Sankuishi, saying that they were here to bring in reinforcements to save their boss, Zhenshan. Cui San'er was ordered to go to inquire, and then he figured out the whole story.
According to the visitor, Zhenshan Hao has become more and more interested in reforming his own bandits ever since he watched "Eighth Army Rules and Seven Kills". His starting point is simple, as the passing geese leave their voices and the passing people leave their names. Even if you pull a bandit, you should leave a good reputation, otherwise you will be stabbed in the back by future generations. After returning to the mountain stronghold that day, he convened a meeting of four pillars and eight pillars overnight to discuss the reform of the bandits. This time, Zhenshan was determined to make a complete rectification. He also specifically stated that anyone who didn't want to do it could part with the gold and silver and leave.
The second master and the third master did not speak in the hall, but after coming down, the two began to plot in private, and then attracted more than 300 people to surround San Shanhao and the fourth master. At present, only these 300 people have escaped according to San Shanhao's order. They were originally asked to join the Song Dynasty Anti-Corruption Team, but they wanted to rescue the big boss. After receiving the news, Duan Zhixian immediately convened a meeting of squad and platoon leaders, and everyone unanimously agreed that rescue should be carried out. Whether it is from the loyalty of the world or from our own future development, we cannot ignore death.
Duan Zhixian saw that everyone had the same idea as his, and immediately issued an order: "The guard company strengthened 4 machine crossbows to stay in the camp, and Yang Tong was responsible for the command. I led the combat battalion and the machine crossbow squad to the rescue, and the combat battalion strengthened 6 machine crossbows. Ten Prepare for a few minutes and then set off! Battalion Commander Huang Dong assisted the deputy battalion commander to stay at the station." On the grassland beside the three-stone road, there were more than 300 soldiers who were good at guarding the mountain. Ever since Cui San'er left, he felt uneasy in his heart. . But they didn't have to wait long. A team of one hundred or ten people appeared in front of them. The formation immediately shocked them: there were 14 crossbows among a hundred or so people!
Duan Zhixian looked at these three hundred people, all of whom were in their twenties. However, the equipment is not worth looking at. At most, it is old-fashioned bows and arrows and broadswords, and most of them are hand crossbows. However, let alone that kind of laziness, these people always make people feel uncomfortable. So he frowned slightly and asked: "Which one of you is taking the lead? Come out and speak!" "It's me!" A guy with oily hair and pink face, wearing a purple robe, appeared from the crowd. He looked to be in his mid-twenties. His appearance was passable, but his eyes were blue, his lips were thin, his eyes were wandering, and he had a hand crossbow slung across his body.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
