Chapter 215 Night Running
Whether his luck was extremely good or extremely bad, Zhe Donggen himself couldn't tell.
Everyone was busy building wooden cages and shooting at the defenders on the wall. The dozen or so people in Ninggu Village were sent to the woods to get food.
That's how it's always been. Each headman has hundreds or thousands of subordinates, and the Han people call them all Miao Yi. However, there are mostly Miao people in Guizhou, and there are also some Tujia people. The Yi people like Ningguzhai are a minority. The language was half-understood, and these few people were of little use if they had nothing to do and added trouble, so they were assigned to do odd jobs: chopping firewood, tying torches, collecting food, and so on.
After the leaders finished discussing and went to find Elder An, everyone left in a swarm. No one thought that the second leader of Ninggu Village was still in the forest - just like many times before, everyone had forgotten about him! But it doesn't matter. The land thousands of miles west of Guiyang is the territory of the She'an Alliance, and they can find it back every time.
The Zhedonggens also know that in the eyes of everyone, their group is just making up the numbers, and no one really expects them to bring back many mushrooms and snakes to eat - if an army of tens of thousands really expects them to provide food and drink , then there is no need to wait for the officers and soldiers to come and fight, they will all starve to death. So they didn't feel any pressure. They would first find something to fill their stomachs in the woods every day, and then work hard until it was almost dark before coming back. If they walked too far, it was common to sleep in the woods for a night.
When each village retreated in the afternoon, the Zhedonggens were still sleeping soundly in the mountains more than ten miles away, completely unaware of what was happening. When they woke up and walked back, they were surprised to find that the trap they had set earlier had actually trapped a deer!
Then eat it!
They made a fire, washed the meat, put on sticks and roasted it on the fire... everyone happily ate and their mouths were filled with the aroma of meat. When they greased their mouths with earth and extinguished the fire and walked back, it was just when Zhang Fang and the others were leaving the city.
Seeing the torches winding along the mountain road in the distance, Zhe Donggen cursed in self-mockery. Of course he didn't know that this team was an official army, so he just thought that the village leaders had forgotten about him again, abandoned him and set off - this kind of thing had happened many times before. Fortunately, habits come naturally. The heroes of Ninggu Village don't care what other people in the village think of them. Anyway, they have enough strength under their feet after eating enough meat. They hurriedly took a few steps and bumped into the middle of the two teams of Zhang Fang and Huang Yunqing!
They are all veterans, how could Huang Yunqing not know Zhang Fang's wishful thinking? Needless to say, when he just swore the poisonous oath, Deputy General Huang also secretly added some odds and ends - Deputy General Huang was more ruthless than Marshal Zhang. What Zhang Shuai added was just "weird", while what he added was "kill you". A word, so the poisonous oath became "If any of you do this, I will strike you with five thunderbolts from the sky"! This unparalleled way of swearing is the exclusive invention of Deputy Marshal Huang: No matter how I, Old Huang, break my oath, I will strike you with five thunderbolts from heaven! It can be called the absolute son of poisonous oaths, YYDS!
Zhang Fang kept all the old and weak auxiliary soldiers in the rear group. Watching them dragging their feet and leaning on sticks about ten feet away in front, some of them were carrying armor soldiers' ink marks. The anxious Deputy Marshal Huang thought about it. For the hundredth time, just ask the boys to rush over. But think about it again, after the war, we still have to get some land in Shuixi. Why can't we break up with Zhang Fang now? I feel so hateful! Just at this moment, a group of people from Zhedonggen emerged from the grass and trees nearby and inserted themselves directly in the middle of the two armies!
After he ignorantly inserted himself between the two teams, in the flickering light and shadow of the torch, Zhe Donggen suddenly discovered: Why are the tattered clothes of the guys in front different from those of other villages and ethnic groups? Looking back again - gods of mountains, rivers, dragons and kings, the team a few feet away behind them was actually flying the flaming red military flag of the Ming Dynasty!
A few guys walking at the end of the front group suddenly felt that a group of people were catching up behind them, and they subconsciously turned around to look. Suddenly they saw the Zhe Donggen people with flat noses and thick turbans with bird feathers stuck in them. I couldn't help but be shocked!
"The Miao thieves are coming!" A shrill cry pierced the night sky.
The heroes of Ninggu Village, who had all discovered the abnormality, were not much better. Everyone screamed in panic and fled to both sides of the mountain road, causing the dark grass and trees to rustle everywhere in the night. The bellies of these heroes were not free of deer meat. They had abundant physical strength. In just a few breaths, the dark trees on both sides of the mountain road shook violently, as if there were thousands of troops lurking among them.
"We're in an ambush!" This was Huang Yunqing's first reaction, and it was also the only thought that came to his mind - no wonder these barbarians retreated so easily. It turned out that they wanted to lure me out to set up an ambush!
"There is an ambush, retreat quickly!" Deputy Huang yelled at his own soldiers, immediately turned his horse and left.
"Get out of the way and protect the deputy commander!"
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
"We're in an ambush, the bandits have set up an ambush!"
The first ones to shout were a few of Huang Yunqing's soldiers, and within a moment the whole army was shouting. The sound was transmitted through the empty valley, and the echoes stirred up. Thousands of soldiers roared at the same time, and the mountains and plains resounded with thunderous roars, rolling in one after another, continuously.
Even though Zhang Fang's auxiliary soldiers were walking sparsely just now, this burst of shouting seemed to awaken the monsters sleeping in their bodies. All of them suddenly became energetic and showed off their might, throwing down the armor soldiers on their backs and turning around. He ran towards the road he came from, but how could he see his half-dead look just now?
Like Marshal Zhang, Huang Yuanqing also personally led the two most elite combat barracks to serve as the front line of the army... So what? In the blink of an eye, Marshal Zhang and his auxiliary soldiers were rushed to pieces with howls and screams!
Let’s talk about Zhang Fang, who was happily running towards the beautiful goal in front of the team. He suddenly heard the noise behind him, and at first thought it was Huang Yuanqing who finally lost his temper and rushed forward to rush into the rear team. He just cursed a few words and realized something was wrong. I immediately understood: this is a fucking trap! The Miao thieves have already intercepted the rear team. Don't ask, there must be a heavy army in front! This kind of big loss happened not long ago in Yanglong Pit. Looking back on it, Marshal Zhang still has lingering fears. It is absolutely impossible to move forward, the only way to survive is behind!
Run.
A marshal is a marshal, and he can also run. At this time, you can see the level of military literacy. Zhang Fang shouted and ordered the soldiers: "Put out the torches quickly!"
The enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear. If you run with a torch, aren't you a living target for the Miao thieves who are ambushing in secret? As for whether you can clearly see the mountain road at your feet, what are you afraid of? Aren’t there so many soldiers in the camp stupidly holding up torches to light up the situation?
Zhang Fang and a dozen horse guards shouted and walked straight back from their own team.
Several guerrilla camp officers all saw the commander and his guards extinguishing the torches and running back from their own ranks. After thinking about it for a moment, they understood the reason. Of course, they followed suit. When Zhang Fang ran by, they also He asked the camp guards to put out the fire and run away, so the team officers imitated the battalion officers, the general imitated Qian Zong, Guo Chang imitated the general... In the end, the whole army threw away their torches and ran back towards the road in the dark on the mountain road.
Fear is spreading. Crowding, pulling, colliding, falling, trampling... Many spearmen had already thrown away their obstructive spears. Those spears lying across the narrow mountain road tripped many people, and their bodies were immediately kicked hard by countless pairs of big feet. After stepping on them, some fell down and were torn together with people on the ground, and both of them tripped more people. Bows, arrow pots, and scabbards were all over the floor. The queue was completely in disarray. There were no familiar companions around. Everyone felt that the guy next to him looked like a Miao thief. Someone pulled out a knife and reached out to grab his own. The guy stabbed it!
A howl sounded.
"The Miao thief killed someone!"
The soldiers collapsed. Everyone who still had weapons in their hands was yelling and swung, slashed, and stabbed around in the dark until they were hit by their companions' weapons, or lost their strength and fell on the mountain road.
After all, Zhang Fang and others had horses, and they took the first opportunity to start. In less than two sticks of incense, they had passed through their own rear team and caught up with Huang Yuanqing's team. The people who were already running for their lives in fear were suddenly overtaken by a cavalry team, and became even more frightened. Many people knelt on the ground and shouted for mercy, while some waved weapons and stabbed the horsemen in despair. Of course Zhang Fang and his guards would not pay attention to the kneeling beggars, but they all reacted instinctively to the attack.
Regardless of the combat strength of the entire army, being able to serve as a personal horse guard for the commander-in-chief, which skill is not one in a thousand? With the height advantage on horseback, the panicked soldiers screamed and fell down.
At this moment, Deputy Marshal Huang and his bodyguards were almost at the end of their team. Under the light of the torch, there was no one blocking the road ahead, and Huang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief. The screams of his own soldiers behind him were getting farther and farther away, but Deputy General Huang didn't care too much: there will always be some people who escape and go to the city to collect them. At worst, they can capture more people in the city, and they won't be a powerful force again. Heroic army? Suddenly, several people heard a sharp exclamation, and there were faint sounds of horses neighing and scolding. Several guards looked at each other: "Commander, hurry up, let's block him!"
Huang Yuanqing stopped talking nonsense and was about to whip up his whip when he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "You bastard, how dare you stab me?" followed by a scream of "ah". Huang Yuanqing's heart moved and he shouted loudly: "Is this Brother Zhang?"
Someone in the distance responded: "Brother Huang, wait for me!"
The two finally met.
The two military leaders were both veteran military officers. After meeting and talking for less than half a cup of tea, they figured out the whole thing and couldn't help but look at each other. Don't say anything, pack up the remaining troops and return to Guiyang.
After entering the city, the second general confidently went to Li Jingwu: "Master Li, I will follow your order to recover Weiqing. The thieves have already set up an ambush halfway. There are more than 20,000 thieves! What a good fight between us brothers. After a bloody battle, we were lucky enough to break out, and the men lost more than half of their lives. This pension... Sir, you have to give me a clear message to the general!"
Well, you two did not lie completely: more than 8,000 people left the city, and only 3,500 people returned to the city.
After the sky lit up, the Zhe Donggens who were crouching in the grass beside the road dared to peek towards the mountain road. They were horrified to find that the ground was full of dead or dying Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers. So he proudly found the Shuixi Allied Forces... From then on, all the leaders of the village, and even An Bangyan himself, looked at the heroes of Ninggu Village with admiration and respected them...
Even so, An Bangyan could not make up his mind to attack Guiyang by force. However, he also changed his strategy a little: he would have a harassment war every ten days and a half. He wanted to get a complete Guiyang city.
Where is Wang Ershan?
