It is the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in the tenth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty.
This is another warm afternoon. There is not a cloud in the sky, and the sun shines down unobstructed, illuminating the entire Fushun County in a white color. In the scorching hot weather, everything looked listless, even the Qing soldiers ambush in the woods on the banks of Rong River outside Fushun County and outside the city looked lazy. The south gate of Fushun County, built with donations from Ziliujing salt merchants, stands there. Looking over, the outline of the tower floats due to the heat.
At this time, Li Tianyu, the governor of Yunnan, and his alternate Daoist Lu Sanhao stood on this towering tower, each holding a telescope and looking southward at the official road south of Rongxi. They all had their brows furrowed and looked quite uneasy.
Today, they were supposed to be guarding Wu Yingxiong, the prince of Prince Pingxi, in a salt merchant's house in Fushun County. This "big bear" who only eats and waits for death is still of some use now - if Wu Sangui is really cool. If it is clear, then he is the "little righteous name" for the imperial army to enter Yunnan! Of course, great righteousness is on the side of the court, but "there is never too much righteousness." If both great righteousness and small righteousness are on the side of the court, then the two traitors Wu Yingqi and Wu Guogui will only have unrighteousness in their hands.
But now Li Tianyu and Lu Sanhao really have no intention of guarding Wu Yingxiong, who is not in good condition. He looks like he has fallen ill due to excessive sadness and fear. Because they had received a notification from Tangma in front an hour ago, they knew that a group of "Wu soldiers" carrying the flag of "Wu Dutong" had passed through Daguan Town (a fortress between Yibin and Fushun). (land), coming quickly to Fushun County.
The number of "Wu soldiers" in this team was not the 10,000 as promised before, but only 2,500. Behind them, about seven or eight miles away, there were about 10,000 "Wu soldiers" following them.
Obviously, Wu Yingqi was not that easy to deceive, and he was more careful. He divided the army he brought into two groups, the front group to explore the way, and the rear group to press the formation.
If the Qing army set up an ambush on a mountain ridge east of the official road from Yibin to Fushun (the east side of this mountain ridge is an open plain) to ambush the "Wu soldiers" of the front team, then the "Wu soldiers" of the rear team would be able to Rescued.
The Daguan Town area is the narrowest area along the official road from Yibin to Fushun. On the east side is a series of slender and low hills such as Tazi Mountain and Mojiafeng Mountain, and on the west side is another hilly area. Just pass through the narrow flat land in the middle. The narrowest point of the flat land is less than five miles. Definitely a good place to set up an ambush!
If the "Wu soldiers" from the front team passed safely around Daguan Town, then the "Wu soldiers" from the back team might pass next, or maybe not.
So this is quite a test for the Qing soldiers who set up an ambush. Fortunately, the Qing soldiers currently ambushing on Tazi Mountain and Mojiafeng Mountain are commanded by Yue Le himself. This prince's ability to fight with troops is still online!
But the question is when should the ambush troops in Fushun County attack?
According to the original strategy, the ambush troops lying in the mountains near Daguan Town should hit the tail of the "Wu soldiers", cut off their retreat, and at the same time prevent reinforcements from the direction of Yibin County. The ambush troops here in Fushun County were to hit the "Wu soldiers" on the head, giving Wu Yingqi a head-on blow. If possible, they would capture the king first and capture Wu Yingqi, the rebel leader. Then everything would be fine.
But now, the leader of the "Wu soldiers" is flying the flag of Wu Yingqi, but the question is, is Wu Yingqi really in the team?
So they have to come and see for themselves! We can't let a fake Wu Yingqi fool the big guys!
In their telescopes, the group of two thousand and several hundred "Wu soldiers" were already walking along the official road, getting closer and closer.
This team of "Wu soldiers" is composed of infantry, cavalry and artillery teams. Among them, the cavalry is at the forefront. There are only two hundred cavalry, all wearing blue cloth robes and red tassel hats. Everyone carries a bamboo spear that looks long and thin. There were people in the cavalry carrying a large flag with the words "Pingxi Palace Dutong Wu" embroidered on it. Pingxi Palace now has three Wu Dutongs, one is Wu Yingqi, one is Wu Shicong, and the other is Wu Guogui. It is impossible for Wu Guogui to come, so this "Wu Dutong" is either Wu Yingqi or Wu Shicong.
Li Tianyu held up his telescope and tried hard to search for Wu Yingqi or Wu Shicong among the Wu cavalry who were all dressed similarly. As the team got closer and closer, faces tanned by the sun on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau appeared more and more clearly in the telescope. Li Tianyu tried hard to identify, trying to find Wu Yingqi or Wu Shicong.
Suddenly, Lu Sanhao's surprised voice rang out: "Wu Yingqi! It's Wu Yingqi. He's here in person!"
Then came the voices of Leerjin, Prince of Shuncheng County, and Moruo, Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi Province.
"Where? Where?"
"Thank God."
At this time, Li Tianyu discovered that the two men had also climbed onto the city wall at some point and were looking at the official road to the south with a telescope!
Li Tianyu closed his eyes, rested his eyes for a while, and then looked attentively again. This time he also saw Wu Yingqi! He looked quite leisurely, riding a tall horse and walking among the cavalry, holding a fan in his hand to keep fanning himself - it was stuffy and hot today, and Li Tianyu felt like he was The official uniform was soaked through and stuck to his body.
"It's Wu Yingqi!" He put down his telescope, shook his aching arm, and let out a long breath, "Your Majesty, your Majesty is so blessed!"
Moruo, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi Province, also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Great, now we can be considered a winner!"
"Not yet!" Leerjin said, "You have to catch Wu Yingqi to be considered a winner!" After saying that, he turned to Geshhad next to him and said, "Pass on this king's general order. We must wait until Wu Yingqi has passed the pontoon bridge." Do it!"
"嗻!"
The pontoon he was talking about was a pontoon bridge built over Rong River. This Rongxi River is a tributary of the Tuojiang River. It is called a "stream", but in fact its width and depth can be regarded as a big river in the north. Moreover, it is now the flood season in summer, so the Rongxi River is now deep and wide, and it is impossible to cross it. In order to facilitate Wu Yingqi's self-inflicted trap, Yue Le had someone build a wide and strong bridge on the Rongxi River. pontoon.
As long as Wu Yingqi crosses the floating bridge, he won't have to run!
On the top of the city wall of Fushun County, everyone held their breath and stared intently at the Wu cavalry coming slowly on the official road. I don’t know whether it’s because these people are too impatient, or the horses under the cavalry are tired, but the speed of this cavalry seems to be moving slower and slower.
Suddenly, Wu Yingqi, who was fanning at the same time, tightened his reins, stopped his horse, and raised the folding fan high!
What do you want to do?
Near Daguan Town, the Shigu Temple is located on a low mountain ridge. It is a temple that has been abandoned for many years. The temple was not small back then. It must have been worshiped by Ziliujing salt merchants. The remaining buildings are still very tall and solid. .
Now this temple has become the headquarters of Prince An Yue Le's army. There is a small col and an abandoned village under the mountain ridge where the temple is located. The artillery team led by Dai Zi is placed there, with twelve powerful guns. The general cannon has been set up, and when the large group of Wu soldiers pass by the official road three to four hundred paces away, they can launch a fierce bombardment!
As soon as the cannon fires, the Qing army ambushing in the nearby mountains and forests will be like tigers descending from the mountain, killing the Wu soldiers who were messed up by the cannon!
The above is the battle plan of the 20,000 Qing soldiers commanded by Yue Le today!
The plan was good, but it always failed to keep up with the changes. The Wu Bing rear team, which consisted of more than 10,000 people, somehow walked to the back of a village ten miles southwest of Daguan Town built by "Yunnan immigrants" who spoke with a Shaanxi accent. , stopped moving forward and started making rice there!
The area around the village is very open, not suitable for ambush, but it will be suitable for setting up a majestic formation.
This time it's Yue Le's turn to be in trouble!
Should he lead his troops down the mountain to form an array now? Is it better to keep waiting?
If he goes down the mountain to form an array now, the front team of "Wu Bing" will no longer throw themselves into a trap, but will turn south and attack him together with Wu Bing's rear team. It won't exceed fifteen thousand, and the advantage still lies with him.
But in this case, it will be difficult to catch Wu Yingqi!
But if he doesn't attack now, then when Wu Bing's front team is ambushed, the more than 10,000 people in the back team may turn to defend on the spot. If Wu Yingqi is not in the front team, then even if Leerjin destroys those two thousand people Hundreds of people, Yue Le still failed to achieve his goal.
It’s really embarrassing!
Yue Le was in a dilemma. Standing next to him, an unusually burly man in his twenties wearing cloth armor in the color of the white flag suddenly shouted: "Southeast direction. Red scarf army!"
Yue Le was stunned when he heard this voice. Red scarf army?
What dynasty is it now? The end of the Yuan Dynasty? Where did the Red Turban Army come from? At most it is the end of the Qing Dynasty now, no, no, the Qing Dynasty will last tens of thousands of years, there can be no "end"!
At this time, the strong man roared again: "Your Majesty, the Red Scarf Army has appeared in the southeast. There are many of them, it seems to be tens of thousands!"
What? Tens of thousands of Red Turban troops?
Yue Le was no longer calm now. He immediately stood up and asked, "Fei Yanggu, where are those red scarf troops?"
Fei Yanggu is the name of this strong man. His Manchu surname is Dong E, and he is the younger brother of Dong E, the favorite of Emperor Shunzhi. Looking at him, he is taller than Wang Zhongxiao and even stronger. One lap! His sister was probably also a "strong-shaped concubine". Because of being a "strong-shaped concubine", Feiyanggu's Arma also had a prosperous official career. He was promoted from a guard commander to an internal minister, and his title was also upgraded from second-class male to second-class male. He was promoted to the third degree of uncle, and later he was awarded the posthumous title of Marquis. Fei Yanggu inherited the title of third-class uncle and now serves under Yue Le's tent as deputy capital.
Although he did not lead his own army, Yue Le valued Fei Yanggu very much and regarded him as the "chief of staff". The "genius plan" to ambush the Wu family army this time came from Fei Yanggu.
Of course, this plan is a good one, but it can’t be resisted. Wu Sangui also has a copy in his hands!
"Your Majesty, heading southeast, it seems to be coming from Nanxi County!"
As Fei Yanggu spoke, he handed Yue Le a telescope and helped him run to a newly built observation tower. Although Yue Le was old, he was still very nimble. He climbed up in a few moments, then raised his telescope and looked to the southeast.
To the east of the mountain ridge where Shigu Temple is located is a large open plain that stretches all the way to the north bank of the Shu River. At the southeast end of the plain, there is a county seat along the Yangtze River, which is Nanxi County.
At present, this county is also under the control of "Wu Bing".
However, according to previous intelligence, there was no large group of "Wu soldiers" in Nanxi County. Unexpectedly, at this moment, there were tens of thousands of cavalry with red scarves on their heads, marching out of Nanxi County and heading towards Shigu. Coming from the direction of the temple!
"Your Majesty, Wu Yingqi has rebelled! We have fallen into a trap."
While Yue Le was still confused, Fei Yanggu shouted again, "Isn't this the Red Scarf Army under the Third Prince Zhu who rebelled in Suzhou before?"
yes! Yue Le finally reacted!
Immediately, an even more terrifying thought emerged in his mind. Wu Yingqi, no, Wu Sangui might have rebelled against him!
"Your Majesty, the Wu soldiers at the foot of the mountain have moved! They have also become the Red Scarf Army!"
At this time, another leader of Yue Le, Goshha, shouted loudly. Yue Le quickly turned around and saw that the Wu soldiers who were resting around the village at the bottom of the mountain had already begun to regroup.
Moreover, they have abandoned their red tassel hats and have all replaced their heads with red scarves or red hoods!
"My lord, what should I do?" Fei Yanggu's voice was also a little panicked.
He originally planned to attack Wu Yingqi and be attacked from both sides, but now it seems that the people being attacked from both sides are the Qing Dynasty soldiers!
"Don't be afraid!"
After all, Yue Le is a veteran who has experienced battles for a long time. At this time, he has completely regained his composure, "Wu Yingqi only managed to survive more than 20,000 people, and they were divided into three parts. I am here to defeat them one by one! Pass on my order to the general , let Ma Siwen lead a wing of green battalion soldiers down the mountain from the east to block the rebels coming from the direction of Nanxi! The rest of the troops will follow me and gather at Daguan Town first!"
"嗻!"
"No, no, Wu Yingqi wants to rush into the formation!"
At the top of Fushun County, Lu Sanhao suddenly roared, breaking the oppressive and suffocating silence.
Just before he shouted this, the two hundred cavalry surrounding Wu Yingqi had been divided into two rows, forming two horizontal formations with more than a hundred cavalry each. All the cavalry took off their red tasseled hats and replaced them with He put on the helmet wrapped in a red scarf, and took off the long bamboo spear on his back, pointing high into the air.
Two to three hundred steps in front of these cavalry, near the southern exit of the pontoon bridge, there was also a battalion of green battalion infantry. Their task was to guard the pontoon bridge and block Wu Yingqi's retreat after Wu Yingqi crossed the bridge. Originally, it was to set up an ambush. Orion's, I didn't expect to become the prey now!
The general leading the team was already anxious and shouted loudly: "Form up. Hurry up."
"Qing Tian is dead, Zhou Tian should be killed immediately!"
At the same time, the "Wu Bing cavalry" who had just put into full formation also let out the loudest shout!
Their onslaught begins!
Although there were only two hundred cavalry, they rushed out with the momentum of thousands of troops. I saw these "bamboo pole cavalry" divided into two formations, in a very neat horizontal formation, like two long moving walls, facing the panic of the entire team. The green battalion soldiers crushed over.
On the north bank of the pontoon, a group of ambushed Gansu and Shaanxi Green Battalion soldiers had already reacted. Under the command of a staff general, they swarmed onto the pontoon bridge, seemingly wanting to support the friendly forces in the south.
But before they reached the halfway point, the Green Camp formation south of the pontoon had been overwhelmed by the Wu Army cavalry coming like a wall!
Hundreds of three-foot-three bamboo spears, carrying huge inertia, collided with the Green Camp soldiers' formation at extremely high speeds. Before the collision, the Green Camp soldiers' formation was already in chaos. With a burst of With a harsh sound of "click, click, click", the bamboo spears either pierced the bodies of the Green Camp soldiers or pierced their shields, sending them flying out together with their shields.
A shrill scream followed, followed by a panicked cry: "Failed, defeated."
The formation of the new green battalion army also collapsed, so the soldiers who could still run turned around and ran away, shouting and running wildly towards the pontoon bridge, scrambling for the first place, for fear of running too slow and being hoofed by the enemy's cavalry. Trampled to death!
After a while, they ran into the Gansu and Shaanxi green battalion soldiers who were trying to rescue them! It was even more lively now. The two sides were competing against each other and squeezing each other. The pontoon was crowded with people and became a mess. People were constantly being pushed off the pontoon and fell into the wide and deep stream, making splashing sounds. sound. Shouts, curses, exclamations, and calls for help were mixed together.
Of course, the sound of gunshots and cannons used to increase the atmosphere of panic also rang out. It was not Wu Yingqi's men who were firing, but the shotgunners and artillerymen of the Eight Banners who were ambushing in the woods on the other side of Rong River were firing indiscriminately in an attempt to intimidate Wu Yingqi's troops who "wanted to seize the pontoon bridge."
However, the sound of their guns and cannons did not embolden the defeated Green Camp New Army soldiers, but made them even more panicked. Finally, their mana overwhelmed the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Army soldiers, and the two groups ran towards the north bank of the pontoon together.
An entire battalion of the elite Green Battalion was defeated by the Wu family's bamboo spear cavalry, and some of the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Battalions who came to rescue them were also disrupted!
Seeing this scene, everyone on the battlefield was shocked!
Why are the Qing soldiers so reluctant to fight?
Why are Wu Sangui's cavalry so powerful? With a casual charge with a bamboo gun, he dispersed an entire battalion of the so-called elite Green Camp New Army?
Is it true that Qingtian is dead and Zhou Tiandang is established?
I don’t know if it was because the victory came so suddenly that Wu Sangui’s bamboo spear cavalry were a little uncomfortable. After overwhelming a battalion of green soldiers, they did not continue to attack the chaotic pontoon bridge, nor did they take the opportunity to cut off the ropes of the pontoon bridge. Instead, they turned back and retreated into a Chinese-style hollow square that had just been set up.
And this Chinese-style hollow square array is placed just outside the entrance to the south of the pontoon bridge, less than a hundred steps away from the pontoon bridge. It not only blocks the official road and cuts off the connection between Yuele and Fushun County, but also prevents it from being built on Fushun County. The artillery bombardment, this site selection is really clever!
(End of chapter)
