The squad leader of the cavalry corporal put the short-barreled Minie rifle on his back, threw the horse's reins to one of his soldiers, stepped in front of a corpse, and turned over the corpse with the toes of his boots. 【Read the latest chapter】.)
The face of the deceased was dark and rough, weather-beaten, and his age could not be seen. The corpse was wearing rough iron armor, and a helmet had rolled far away. The corporal looked carefully at the dirty and worn-out uniforms and equipment on his body, and felt that they were very familiar - the corporal was a cavalryman in Guyuan Town three years ago. When the Tatars entered the customs for the first time, they rebelled due to lack of pay and were dispersed to the Central Plains when they went to Beijing with the army and "King Qin".
The changes in his life eventually led him to travel thousands of miles and become a Fubo Army cavalry corporal wearing a cavalry cloak. The other party only brought long knives, not bows and arrows, and was obviously not prepared for an armed conflict - they were just out to rob.
The corporal looked around. His soldiers were gathering the horses abandoned by the rebels. The chiefs valued horses very much, and the credit for bringing these horses back was enough.
The corporal took off the long knife beside the body and threw it on the horse - this long knife was still of some value. They were currently short of cavalry weapons. Lingao had not yet made cavalry sabers, so the cavalry equipment was also a standard machete. Although the quality of the blade was Yes, it is not very suitable for cavalry horse fighting. Therefore, Zhu Mingxia ordered to pay attention to the collection of Ming army cavalry swords suitable for cavalry.
After rescuing the first group of refugees, the cavalry squad continued to search for large groups of refugees reported in the report. It is not difficult to find them. On a clear day, the snow dust raised by the large groups of people walking around can be seen from a distance.
They quickly found these people, and their locations were not much different from those during the initial investigation. The huge and disorderly team moved slowly, less than two kilometers per hour.
The scout cavalry carefully stopped not far away and observed the refugee group.
The group of refugees was large and mixed. Although it looked like a large group of gray people, in fact there was a certain organization among them. Generally speaking, the village and the clan are the core, forming a group-within-a-group situation. Young and middle-aged people walked on the outside, and the old, weak, women and children were in the middle, and there were also wheelbarrows filled with tattered household items and food. Sometimes people who are unable to walk or are infirm can ride in the car for a while.
There are also some people who are marginalized. They were completely pushed to the periphery of the crowd, without any rest or help. Except for those who were particularly strong, they gradually fell behind and became prisoners of the rebels or a corpse on the snow.
The corporal was not in a hurry to ride up - there was no way a dozen people could control so many refugees. It would be even worse if the crowd dispersed.
However, at this time, he suddenly discovered that there were horses galloping past and raising snow smoke beside the team. He unconsciously shouted: "There's something going on! Pay attention and observe!"
All the soldiers stood up straight and looked around. Through the gaps in the crowd, some cavalry could be vaguely seen passing quickly around the crowd from time to time. Every time they passed the edge of the crowd at close range, there would always be a burst of shouts and screams.
The corporal knew that these refugees had been entangled by the rebel cavalry. There were only a few rebels, and even though thousands of people gathered together, they did not dare to move forward to drive them away. They just harassed them aside. Launch a surprise attack from time to time to drive away the refugees on the edge, delaying the refugees' movement and consuming their physical strength. Wait for other large groups of rebels to arrive before slowly dividing this big fish.
The two sides reached a stalemate. The refugees know very well that the longer the time goes on, the more rebels there will be and the harder it will be for them to escape, and they will inevitably be killed in the end. Some villages have organized Xiangyong in the past. He had weapons in his hands and had organized an operation to drive out the rebel rangers, but this loose attack had little effect except allowing the rebels to kill a few people. It only temporarily drove away the rebels, and soon the rebels would follow. The team could not move at all. However, a small number of people broke away from the group and moved forward quickly without ensuring safety - no clan or village group could remain unbroken under the assault of fifty or sixty cavalry - even if they had hundreds of people.
Many people had exhausted their physical strength during such slow progress with occasional skirmishes. Many exhausted people simply sat down on the ground, closed their eyes and waited to die.
The scout cavalry immediately turned back to look for the main force and reported its exact position. Zhu Mingxia immediately ordered the entire army to seize a favorable position and intercept the refugee group head on.
When the large forces arrived, the refugee community had stopped moving at all. There were already hundreds of rebel cavalry wandering around the refugees from time to time. Some people shot an arrow into the crowd, like a wolf watching a flock of sheep. The situation was very dangerous.
"Huang Xiong! Formation!" Zhu Mingxia shouted.
"Yes!" Huang Xiong ran out immediately, "Two rows of lines!"
Following his command, non-commissioned officers at all levels quickly conveyed the order. An infantry company launched a 75m wide second row battle line on the slope in front of the hill. Two typewriters are arranged on the flanks - although the 12-pound mountain howitzer cannon is very light, the ammunition is inconvenient to carry manually. Zhu Mingxia didn't bring it.
The Xiangyong Company and the Baggage Company were behind the team, guarding the work team and the refugees received along the road.
This formation was very novel at the time, especially the strangely thin front. The level of firearms at the time was not enough to support such a weak front. The rebels who were gathering to fight wondered what kind of bullshit formation this was. At that moment, Zhu Mingxia picked up his SKSD and fired the first shot - one shot hit a rebel, and the 7.26mm M43 bullet passed through his body and hit another rebel. This rifle is very comfortable to shoot after modern modifications. Some veterans who did not understand military affairs mistakenly thought it was an ak47. The firepower of the semi-automatic shooting mode is also fierce enough. In this time and space, automatic firepower is more of a waste of ammunition.
After the first shot was fired. Huang Xiong immediately ordered a volley of fire. The battle line fired two consecutive volleys in accordance with the requirements of the drill. The gathered cavalry suddenly became confused. Although the distance of more than 200 meters greatly reduced the accuracy of shooting, the rebels gathered together just enough to allow the Mini rifles to function as a group. Advantage of target firepower.
Two waves of lead bullets swept through the rebel ranks, causing screams and neighing of horses. The people who were shot and fell under the horses immediately trampled the injured and frightened horses to death.
"Free fire!" Following Zhu Mingxia's order, more than a hundred rifles competed to fire. Then two typewriters also spit out tongues of fire, and the rebels were shot and fell off their horses. Some of the rebels who were not shot saw that the situation was not good and ran away.
Zhu Mingxia fired half a clip of bullets continuously, but only one more person was left. Hitting a moving target at a distance of more than 200 meters relied on luck, so he didn't waste bullets.
"Stop shooting!" he ordered, "The cavalry goes to collect the horses! Move quickly, the work team and the Xiangyong Company control the refugees!"
He noticed that the refugees were making a commotion during the previous battle, and seemed to be moving again. The situation must be brought under control immediately, otherwise the goal will not be achieved once the crowd is dispersed.
He just used a luxurious lineup and huge ostentation to expel dozens of rebels. On the one hand, he quickly stabilized the situation. On the other hand, it also meant to scare the monkeys: to drive away the rebels with thunder and thunder, and to scare the refugees.
After dispersing the rebels, the reception team took control of the refugees. Zhu Mingxia ordered the soldiers to guard the refugees with weapons, and the huge typewriters also pointed fiercely at these poor people. He didn't think that these thousands of people would follow him honestly - these people were able to get here, and they were actually a large-scale armed refugee group. He noticed that many young and middle-aged people had sticks and sharpened wooden guns in their hands. , and some people brought farm tools used as weapons. There were too many changes along the way, and the most important thing was that there were rebels who were eyeing him. He had to use some tricks to complete the mission.
This place is less than twenty miles away from the county seat of Huang County. Huang County's rebel infantry group is dispatched. If there is no delay, they can get here in two hours, and the cavalry is even faster.
However, according to the scouts' reports, the main force of the rebels in Huang County is still busy raping, looting and enjoying their spoils in the city. There are still small groups of wandering people outside the city, and there will not be a large-scale formation in a short time. The size of the pursuers.
"Huang Xiong, ask someone to tie up these refugees with ropes, and you can see how I spread the beans to form an army."
After the cavalry shot and killed several refugees who tried to escape in the chaos, the entire refugee team came to a standstill. The work team and the village heroes used loudspeakers to shout: "Everyone kneel down! Hold your heads in your hands!"
Zhu Mingxia's plan to spread the beans into an army was very simple. He first selected the stronger refugees. According to Zhu Mingxia's requirements, as long as they were strong and in good spirits, they were divided into groups of twenty people, with men and women mixed among them. Their right hands were arranged according to six They were tied to a rope ten centimeters apart, so that they could only walk in one column, and then let a Xiang Yong hold the rope and walk. The Xiang Yong controlled the pace and speed. These local warriors are all selected. They are strong and have good training results. They already have queue awareness. Let them lead the refugees. It really has the effect of a neat queue. Once the team is in order, it will move faster. .
Everything on the wheelbarrow except food and cotton-padded clothes was thrown away and the old, weak, women and children were allowed to ride. Caught in the middle of the line. Because wheelbarrows are limited, some children are carried on the backs of stronger men and women.
The work team did not need to persuade or induce - soldiers with bayoneted rifles followed behind them, and any refusal or delay would be rewarded with a ruthless bayonet. As a result, the huge refugee group was quickly sorted out.
According to Zhu Mingxia's estimation, there would be no problem in walking to the transfer point before dark. By then, the refugees would be able to huddle together to rest and stay warmer. Even if a large group of enemies came after dawn, he would be able to fight back the enemies without any difficulty relying on the village. rq
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