In front of Fengxia Mountain, 20,000 Zhejiang and Ningbo troops appeared in front of the mountain. The leader was Feng Sheng, an effective general under the Zhejiang and Ningbo Jiedushi. This man is forty-three years old this year and has extremely strong military force. He once fought in Zhejiang, Ningbo and Fan. It has a very high status in the green forest of the town.
He has been following Shi Ren, the Jiedu envoy of Zhejiang and Ningbo, for nearly twenty years. He has followed Shi Ren since he was a minor official, and he can be regarded as Shi Ren's most loyal confidant.
When Shi Ren took over as the Jiedushi of Zhejiang and Ningbo, bandits were rampant in Zhejiang, Ningbo and Fan towns, the folk customs were fierce, and many pirates were rampant overseas. However, in the hands of Feng Sheng, he not only eliminated the banditry, but also eliminated the pirates overseas. Catch them all.
In the entire Dajing Dynasty, his military strength can definitely be ranked among the top ten. This is why Shi Ren sent him. Shi Ren is very confident that with the double insurance of new weapons and Feng Sheng, Yue Pengju's 40,000 army will definitely be defeated in the end. It was folded in Zhejiang, Yongfan and Zhejiang.
"General Feng, the area ahead is complicated. General Claire asked you to send a vanguard of a thousand people to explore the road." At this time, a translator from the Hebrew people behind him ran over and said to Feng Sheng.
This time there were not only Shi Ren's 20,000 troops, but also the Hebrew troops' 1,000 accompanying musketry battalion. This Claire was not only here to help, but also to assist Feng Sheng's command.
When Feng Sheng heard this, he turned to look at the translator, his eyes showing a coldness and a hint of anger. As the commander-in-chief of this army, he should have directed all actions, but the accompanying Hebrew general always intervened from time to time along the way.
This made him feel very unhappy. At first, he could still listen to a few words, but after several useless attempts, he no longer wanted to serve. He even felt a little disdainful towards this general from Claire.
"There are many hilly areas ahead, but our army is mostly composed of musketeers and 10,000 cavalry. Even if we encounter an ambush, we will definitely have time to break the situation. Furthermore, in such a hilly area, if Yue Pengju's army wants to ambush him, he Do you have that ability?"
Feng Sheng replied with a cold snort. He didn't want to listen to the other party's advice anymore, and he felt vaguely that Claire was ignorant and just a talker.
Along the way, every time they encountered hilly land, they would always send troops to explore the road first and make sure it was safe before continuing. This invisibly slowed down the march. If Claire hadn't been talking nonsense all the time, they wouldn't have been marching for nearly ten days without encountering Yue Pengju's army.
Moreover, what upset him the most was that the scouts everywhere had lost the whereabouts of Yue Pengju's army, which made him even more unhappy.
He didn't know that Yue Pengju and Gao Chong had arrived at Fengxia Mountain a few days ago through a rapid march. They had always been hiding and even sent out dense scouts.
The scouts sent by Feng Sheng either did not find them or were killed. Therefore, Feng Sheng still has not grasped Yue Pengju's whereabouts.
He even felt that Yue Pengju's army had retreated to Danyang Mansion. If that was the case, he would have to make a trip to Danyang Mansion.
As for the terrain in front of us, it seems that there are many hilly areas, but they extend in all directions and there are no blocked canyons. The cavalry can travel freely among them, and the musketeers can also find favorable terrain to counterattack at any time.
This kind of place can be said to be advanced and attacked, and retreated and defended. He didn't believe that with the advanced weapons in his hands, he couldn't take down Yue Pengju's 40,000 people.
Until now, he still hasn't figured out what kind of weapons Yunze has in his hands. As for the capture of Jinhua City and Jiangshan City, he knows a little bit. The leader of Jinhua City was stupid and fell into Yue Pengju's trick. The entire army was ambushed when they left the city. .
Jiangshan City seems to have been breached because the city gate was smashed. He admitted that Yue Pengju's army had strong combat effectiveness, but the key problem was that no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the army under cold weapons was, compared with the musketeers, it was simply a meal.
He had seen the power of muskets, so now he was not only arrogant, but also extremely inflated. He even had the urge to fight all the way to Danyang City.
The translator conveyed Feng Sheng's words to Claire. When the Hebrew general heard the words, anger surged in his eyes, and he opened his mouth to speak Hebrew. Looking at him like that, he seemed very angry.
When the translator heard this, his expression was hesitant and strange. But he still bit the bullet and said: "General Feng, General Claire said that you don't understand the tactics of firearms combat. He said... you... know nothing about it. If you don't listen to him, the entire army will definitely be destroyed."
"He said that the place ahead is extremely deep. As long as the enemy occupies a few high ground and suppresses us with firepower, he may even trap us to death. He suggested that you must first send a thousand people to explore the road to make sure there is no ambush. After that, pass.”
When Feng Sheng heard this, he looked furious. As his killing intent surged, he instantly drew out his sword. When Claire behind him saw this, he immediately touched his waist, and a short blunderbuss appeared in his hand.
He pointed the blunderbuss at Feng Sheng, his eyes showing disdain and his mouth full of sarcasm. He spoke another word in Hebrew, then turned to look at the translator again. The joking in his voice made the translator look a little ugly.
But the translator still said to Feng Sheng: "General Feng, he said that if you dare to move casually, he will blow your head off. He said that you should not think that you are powerful just because you have 20,000 people in your hands. Really?" If a fight breaks out, the thousand men he has can kill through the entire military formation. Moreover, if he kills you, Master Jiedushi will not do anything to him. Because they Hebrews have advanced technology, Lord Jiedushi will not give up cooperating with them just for one of your subordinates."
When Feng Sheng heard this, the murderous intent in his eyes reached the extreme, and the knife in his hand became a little tighter. The faces of several generals beside him were also full of anger, and they were ready to explode at any time.
But the Hebrews on the opposite side were faster. Most of them raised their guns, and the black muzzles were pointed at them. Looking at the muskets in their hands that were more advanced than his own, Feng Sheng felt very unhappy. Still suppressed the anger.
He knew that the other party was right. Even if he was Shi Ren's confidant, if he really offended the Hebrew people and was killed by them, Shi Ren would not dare to do anything to the Hebrew people for the time being.
But he just couldn't swallow this breath. A Westerner was actually showing off his power on the land of China. Moreover, these people obviously had the idea of taking over Nestlé. He really wanted to persuade Lord Jiedushi to drive out these ambitious guys.
But thinking about the advanced weapons the other party brought, he knew that he might not be able to persuade Master Jiedushi. Now he just hopes that Master Jiedushi will not be deceived by these people and do something crazy.
Thinking of this, he felt a little sleepy and kept yawning. The generals behind him also yawned. Looking depressed. There seems to be no energy.
"Personal guards, bring me my cigarette and light it. I will take a rest first and smoke before marching!" Feng Sheng got off the horse and soon lay down on the simple deck chair sent by the soldiers.
When several generals heard the puffs of cigarettes, they swallowed, their faces filled with anticipation. Soon, several cigarette rods were brought over, one for each of the generals and Feng Sheng. Feng Sheng was lying on a simple deck chair. Other generals were lying on the ground.
While the candles were lit, they took long puffs of black smoke. His face was full of enjoyment. Seeing this, Claire's mouth revealed a hint of sarcasm. There is also a hint of pride.
If Yunze were here, he would definitely know what Feng Sheng and others were smoking, big cigarettes! This thing actually has slowly flowed into the towns of Zhejiang, Yongbo and Fan after the arrival of the Hebrew people.
Now it is only spread among Shi Ren and other senior officials of Zhejiang, Yongbo and Fan towns, but soon it may spread throughout Zhejiang, Yongbo and Fan towns.
The Hebrews are preparing to use smoke to plunder the wealth of Zhejiang, Ningbo and Tibetan towns, and they also want to use it to control Shi Ren and other high-level officials. The Hebrews already had the idea of occupying the towns of Zhejiang, Ningbo and Tibet.
They once again staged the story of the farmer and the snake, just like in the previous history, using smoke to harm the Chinese people. Yunze did not see it here, otherwise, he would be angry and destroy all the people who want to enter the Chinese land. The Hebrew people were driven out and killed.
After Feng Sheng smoked for a while, he felt comfortable. He slowly stood up, stretched, looked at Claire and said, "Send a thousand cavalry to explore the road. If there is nothing, Discover and believe in fireworks.”
Although he didn't agree with Claire's command, he was not a fool either. He could also listen to what the other party said about fire suppression. I will also learn with humility.
After all, the opponent has been using firearms longer than him and must know some firearms tactics that he doesn't. Even though he felt that there wouldn't be too many firearms in Danyang City, it was still better to be careful.
One of the generals who had just finished smoking stood up slowly, mounted his horse and left with a thousand cavalry, heading towards Fengxia Mountain ahead.
After nearly a thousand cavalry entered the rolling hills of Fengxia Mountain, they dispersed and scouted along the mountainside in the middle. Feng Sheng was waiting outside.
A group of cavalry scouted very quickly. They did not reach the top of the mountain. Even if they rushed up, they only took a cursory look and did not see the trenches and holes hidden under the weeds.
Yue Pengju followed Professor Yunze's tunnel tactics and hollowed out several important highlands in a few days, and made extremely invisible disguises. Even if someone comes to investigate carefully, they may not be able to detect these disguises, let alone disguises like this.
For almost an hour, nearly a thousand cavalrymen scouted all the hills and roads in Fengxia Mountain, but found nothing. The signal arrow also took off.
Feng Sheng saw the signal arrow in the distance and turned to look at Claire with contempt on his face.
"You are as timid as a mouse, always slowing down my general's march. Every time, you deceive yourself and worry for nothing. You are so damn satisfied now!"
He was cursing, and although Claire couldn't understand what he said, the other party knew from his tone that Feng Sheng didn't say anything nice. Although there was anger in his eyes, Claire was relieved.
The cavalry's cross-border reconnaissance found no problems. He also felt that there could be no ambush in the hilly land ahead. Otherwise, the army would definitely have nothing to hide from under such reconnaissance.
When Feng Sheng ordered the march again, Claire became much more honest and stopped talking nonsense. He marched forward with his thousand musketeers mixed with the army.
Soon, the army entered the hilly area ahead. Feng Sheng and Claire looked up and down, but did not find anything abnormal. In this way, it took almost an hour for the army to finally enter the hilly area.
At the same time, there was a weed-covered area in the middle of the hilly land. Inside was a pothole, where Yue Pengju and Gao Chong were staying.
They looked at the 20,000 Zhejiang and Ningbo troops who had entered the encirclement, with the corners of their mouths slightly raised and a look of shock on their faces. In my heart, I admire Yunze's underground fighting methods extremely.
Without this tunnel strategy, they might really be discovered by the enemy, but the tunnel strategy allows them to hide themselves. If the enemy cannot detect them, they will unknowingly enter their ambush.
Yue Pengju nodded to a soldier on the side. The soldier quickly got out of the tunnel, and the fireworks in his hands were instantly set off. As a firework rose into the sky, there was a loud sound.
In the hilly areas, the thundering sound of artillery suddenly rang out. The place covered by the artillery fire was the 20,000-strong army of Zhejiang and Ningbo. Not only that, but from the hills, bursts of gunfire appeared from nowhere.
The Zhejiang and Ningbo armies that entered the encirclement were suddenly in chaos. The cavalry were directly stunned, and swarms of cavalry and musketeers fell down. In addition to musket attacks, there were also fire grenades delivered by arrows.
Under the powerful firepower, the 20,000-strong army was disrupted. After Feng Sheng and others reacted, when they wanted to organize an effective counterattack, they found that they could no longer gather the army.
The most frightened ones were Claire and the other Hebrews. They thought they were absolutely safe, but they never expected that so many ambushes suddenly appeared. In panic, Claire used a long telescope to look at the hilly land above.
He saw people emerging from the ground from time to time, as if they appeared out of thin air. He was a little dumbfounded. What kind of strategy was this? It feels like a divine weapon descending from heaven.
Although they had used firearms for a long time and had developed a set of firearm warfare methods of their own, he had never heard that among the firearm warfare methods, there was a method of divine weapons descending from the sky.
But he quickly realized that the Danyang troops who appeared were hiding in the hills. They had dug tunnels long ago. No wonder their presence was not discovered during the cavalry reconnaissance.
It turned out that they had been hiding in the hills. Unless the hills were lifted, it would be impossible to discover these ambushes.
In a state of panic, Claire quickly directed his musketeers to rush towards the direction they came from. He didn't care about Feng Sheng and the 20,000 Zhejiang and Ningbo troops. At this time, they were surrounded and it was difficult for them to protect themselves. How could they have any thoughts? Take charge of Feng Sheng.
As for rushing up the hilly land, he knew that this was simply impossible. The opponent had already taken advantage of the high ground. The higher he went, he would be seeking death, even for the cavalry.
If you force yourself to rush forward, it will only lead to a dead end. Now his only way out is to escape from the hilly areas, but the problem is that the hilly areas are complicated and he finds himself lost.
However, fortunately, there are many places in the hilly land where the terrain can avoid fire attacks from above. He quickly took his thousand musketeers and hid on one of the protruding slopes.
Following Claire's movements, Feng Sheng reacted and quickly directed his soldiers to hide on the slope. The cavalry gave up their horses and hid.
It's not that they don't want to charge. If they really charge, it will be a dead end. Under the gun, no matter how powerful the horse charges, it will be solved with one shot.
Fortunately, it was on a slope, so he could barely avoid the musket attack. It was considered safe for the time being, but the 20,000 people scattered throughout this hilly land had been completely dispersed.
Feng Sheng didn't have time to check how many people had died. He was just thinking about how to escape from the ambush. As for counterattack, in the slope land, they can barely counterattack.
But the question is, how long can their ammunition last? Continuing to waste it like this is not an option. Once the ambush army compresses the space, they are afraid that the entire army will be destroyed here.
At this time, he looked at Claire, who was afraid that Claire was directing his Hebrews to fight back, shooting at one of the highlands from time to time.
Moreover, there were nearly a hundred Hebrews lying in a sheltered area, moving forward little by little. Looking at him, he seemed to want to seize the high ground there.
Seeing this scene, Feng Sheng's heart brightened. He also understood Claire's idea. If they captured a high ground, they would not be suppressed and beaten. They could even use the captured high ground to move towards other highlands bit by bit. Extend, finally, change the current predicament.
He quickly ordered his musketeers to carry grenades and prepare to seize the high ground. Even the soldiers who were trapped in several other places saw this method.
They followed Claire's method and climbed towards the high ground. On the high ground, the sound of muskets and cannonballs slowly stopped. This situation made Feng Sheng and Claire very happy.
They finally found a way to counter it. Advancing like this, no matter how many bullets and arrows were fired by the Danyang troops on the highlands, they would not be able to cause too many casualties.
The final result will only be that they consume more ammunition. Feng Sheng and Claire even hope that the Danyang Army will continue to consume like this.
There was a sense of joy on their faces involuntarily, and they even looked at each other with contempt on their faces when they looked at the Danyang Army on the high ground.
In their opinion, the Danyang Army only had this little fighting method. Once the fighting method was broken, they would be helpless. Feng Sheng even had the cavalry ready. As long as the soldiers seizing the high ground held back the Danyang Army on the high ground, the cavalry would rush to the high ground at an extremely fast speed. At that time, the high ground would also be in their hands. .
They thought it was beautiful, but at this moment, dozens of large balls appeared in the sky, and bursts of fire appeared under the balls. Under the ball is a huge bamboo basket.
Feng Sheng and Claire's faces were full of astonishment, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time. What the hell is this? It can actually fly into the air. Just as they were shocked, dozens of spheres came above them. They could even see the faces of the Danyang Army on the bamboo basket of the round ball.
What the hell is this...
