Chapter 399 Siwu Mountain II
"Shuheha..."
Tan Tai was lucky. A dozen sharpshooters from the 197th Regiment were targeting him. However, his minions Shu Heha flew up and knocked him down at the last moment, blocking the fatal bullet. Even so, Tan Tai's right shoulder was also hit by a bullet. Hitting, the bullet broke through his shoulder armor and penetrated his bones.
The huge impact almost knocked Tan Tai unconscious, but even so, the heartbreaking pain made him wail and break out in cold sweat.
Shu Heha, his trusted servants, blocked several shots for him and died. The other servants who were following him, who were lucky enough not to die, also hurriedly gathered around him. After all, Tan Tai's identity was not simple.
Li Yan didn't know that Tan Tai was the one who was shot, but when he saw the Tatar who was obviously dressed as a general being shot, many people gathered around him, and he wondered whether that person might be one of the three Tan Tai.
"Captain Zhong, the focus of the attack will be on the Tatar wearing Mingguang armor."
Following Li Yan's shout, Zhong Junxi immediately ordered the soldiers from the guard company behind him to raise their guns and fire in Tan Tai's direction.
"shot..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
Tan Tai's deputy, Zhang Jingye Henara Tuanshan, was far away from Tan Tai, but he clearly saw Shu Heha died in the battle and Tan Tai fell to the ground, and now a burst of gunshots were all fired at Tan Tai's location. The dust raised by the bullets can show the intensity of the firepower.
From the day Nurhachi raised his army, Tan Tai would take the lead in every battle, deeply trusting Nurhaci. Even the defeat of North Korea did not affect his trust in Huang Taiji's heart at all. However, now, Tan Tai fell in a pool of blood. , the corners of his mouth were still steaming, and blood spurted out bit by bit along with the hot breath.
His minions were still dreaming of using the bodies of war horses to block it, but they had no idea about the power of rifle bullets, nor how lethal they were within a straight-line distance of less than a hundred meters.
At this moment, Tan Tai's life and death were unknown. As his deputy, Zhang Jingtuanshan was the actual commander of the army that rushed into Siwu Mountain. The surroundings were filled with intensive gunshots and rapid bullets. Soldiers kept getting shot. Falling to the ground: "Blow the trumpet, rush to the mountain pass, don't stop..."
boom...
There was a loud noise, and the explosives installed on both sides of the mountain pass were ignited. Fallen trees and gravel blocked the official road of the mountain pass.
Tuanshan was almost hit by a tree. Seeing this, he had to turn his horse's head and pointed his sword towards the exit of Siwu Mountain: "Manchu warriors, charge in the opposite direction, don't stop..."
At the same time, hundreds of horsemen separated from both sides of the charging team and rode towards the mountains. Their purpose was to search for the ambush in the woods.
He Luohui was attracted by the explosion behind him. When he turned around to look, he saw a cloud of dust rising up from the entrance to the official road of Mount Siwu in the distance. He was suddenly shocked: "It's broken, there is an ambush in the mountain..."
Ah Shan rushed to the front. When the explosion sounded, he was almost affected, but he clearly saw that his own people on the official road in the mountains had turned their horses and rushed towards the exit.
Just as he was about to turn his horse around to join He Luohui, Liu Shun, who had already been ambushing on the high slopes on both sides, suddenly stood up from one side, raised his gun and shouted: "Brothers, fight..."
Violent gunfire rang out from the high slopes on both sides, and the flying bullets slanted down like a heavy rain. Ashan had already experienced the power of rifle bullets when he was in Cui Zhen. Now at such a close range, no one can withstand it. .
The cavalry on the war horses are just like living targets, ready to be slaughtered.
"You've fallen into a trap, retreat quickly..."
"Quickly retreat..."
"Attention, the whole army, don't let any one of Tan Tai, Ah Shan, He Luohui escape..."
Tremendous shouts of killing came from behind He Luohui. Chen Jiming's pursuit troops were advancing nervously, and the forward troops had just come into contact with He Luohui's blocking force behind them.
Slogans came one after another from the army to capture the three of them alive. At this moment, Si Wushan's official entrance was blocked, and there was no hope of retreat. He Luohui and Ashan acted separately again. There was no way to continue to use the advantages of the cavalry at the moment, so they could only The best thing to do is to rush out with all your strength.
"The whole army turned to the southeast and retreated towards Tancheng..."
"Stop them, stop them..."
"Queue, queue, shoot, free fire..."
"Free fire for the entire army..."
He Luo will know that he has been tricked, but now all he can do is to preserve the combat effectiveness of his men. Death is not terrible, but what is terrible is how to lead people out of a certain death situation.
charge...
At the moment, He Luohui only has this decision in mind, because he has no choice...
Even though they dispersed and fled, He Luohui still used the sound of arrows to tell Ashan in the distance that he was about to evacuate.
At this moment, Ashan was in the midst of a bitter battle. Not to mention the narrow official road, the surrounding area was all wasteland, weeds taller than a person, and densely distributed high-slope woodland, making it impossible for his cavalry to take advantage of the charge and could only be passively beaten.
The bullets slanting down were taking the lives of his men one after another, but it seemed that he could do nothing.
"Master, rush forward, you can only rush forward..."
Ah Shan was awakened by his slaves, and then gave a decisive order: "Abandon the rear team and rush forward. After reaching the entrance, Wang turned southeast, first eliminated the ambushing men on the right, and then turned around to chase He Luohui."
After all, Ah Shan is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. This general order allowed him to find a chance to take the initiative from being passive.
Liu Shun was lying in ambush on the high ground on the right. Seeing this situation, he immediately ordered the soldiers to concentrate all the grenades to stop the Tatars who wanted to escape.
Bolo is the third son of Abatai. He has just turned eighteen. He has participated in several wars against Mongolia and North Korea. He is extremely brave and was awarded the title of General for his merits. This time he is heading south to Shuyang with 20,000 troops. Prepare to pass Siwu Mountain.
However, just now, he clearly heard an explosion like the sound of cannon coming from the direction of Mount Siwu in the distance, which shocked him.
As soon as a fast horse came, the knight saluted on the horse: "Master, Siwu Mountain is three miles ahead. I will go to check that there is nothing abnormal at the entrance."
Bolo frowned and looked into the distance, then turned to look at the continuous team behind him: "Send out sentries to explore again..."
At this moment, intensive gunshots came from the exit of Siwu Mountain, accompanied by bursts of explosions. Boluo was shocked: "Everyone, be careful, the Ming army has an ambush."
Wu Quan had discovered Bolo's team long ago, but the reason he had to order the shooting was that thousands of Tatars who wanted to escape rushed from the entrance to the official road. In order to complete Li Yan's battle plan, he had to Do not order the official road exit to be blown up to cut off the communication between Siwu Mountain and the outside world.
Tuan Shan was blocked. At this moment, his men were carrying Tan Tai's body in the middle, followed by Zhong Junxi's troops who were running in pursuit from both sides of the mountain forest.
"The Ming army is chasing..."
The road ahead was blocked, and Tuan Shan had to order the entire army to dismount. However, he ordered some of the cavalry to ride through the mountains and forests to pursue the Ming army. He then ordered the cavalry to take off their bows and arrows and enter the forest to fight the enemy.
The Jurchens originated from the White Mountains and Black Waters. Hunting in the forests is a common thing. At this time, Tuanshan's purpose is very simple. The troops disperse into the mountains and forests to deal with the enemy. Fighting in the forests is also their specialty.
"Master, it's an ambush by the Ming army, and the one in the ambush is one of our own. Look, he's dressed like a man with a red flag."
"Tan Tai?"
Bolo frowned. He had received Tan Tai's request for help seven days ago. Could it be that Tan Tai had already been defeated in Shuyang? What to do with King Keli’s big plan?
"Send the order, the rear firearms battalion will immediately go to the mountain pass to support and bring the artillery over so that the Ming army can also taste the power of our artillery."
Liu Shun was almost hit by a stray arrow, but this further strengthened his determination to stop this Tatar force with all his life.
"The whole army has bayonets fixed and is ready to charge..."
When Chen Jiming rushed to the mountain pass, the enemy and we were locked in a stalemate, and both sides even started hand-to-hand combat in the end...
Li Yan was hit by an arrow in the chest, but he felt lucky that when it hit him, the arrow just rubbed against the fir tree not far in front of him, slowing down the kinetic energy of the arrow. Otherwise, this One arrow could very well kill him.
"Master Li, don't panic..."
Zhong Junxi was afraid that Li Yan would make a mistake, so he stepped forward and took out a porcelain bottle from his arms. After removing the cloth strip, he poured the disinfectant alcohol inside directly onto his wound.
hiss...
Li Yan endured the pain, and there was cold sweat on his forehead.
"This is the barbed arrow commonly used by Tatars. Fortunately, it does not penetrate deeply into the flesh. You can bear it..."
Tear...
As Li Yan groaned, the moment the blood spurted out, Zhong Junxi sprinkled the golden sore powder he had prepared on his chest, then pressed it with a clean cotton cloth, and poured alcohol again: " Just wait, the Tartars are treacherous, but they can't escape."
The sound of cannons in the distance came one after another, and one cannonball landed at the exit. One of the cannonballs even hit not far away from Li Yan, directly breaking the thigh-thick fir tree in half.
"It's broken. Go and tell Commander Zhong that the Tatar reinforcements are coming. Deputy Commander Wu will not be in office for long. Let him resolve the battle quickly."
"Master Li..."
A Jin Yiwei who accompanied the army excitedly ran to the big fir tree where Li Yan was resting: "I'm so excited... Just now, the soldiers of the 14th Battalion captured a soldier carrying a Tatar corpse. According to the soldier, Tell me, the Tatar who died was Tan Tai..."
"What? Hiss..."
Li Yan's wounds ached with excitement: "Seriously?"
"I don't dare to talk nonsense. In my humble position, I arrested a few real Tatars and a few fake Tatars. The real Tatars didn't say anything, but the fake Tatars all identified the body as Tan Tai."
Li Yan was now sure that the Mingguang-armored Tatar whom he had ordered to attack fiercely was indeed Tan Tai: "Go quickly and find Commander Zhong and tell him to have his soldiers shout the news that Tan Tai is dead. Go quickly." ..."
