When Xiong Mulu and Shu Mulu, who were hiding in the bushes, saw a dozen Sauron armors spreading out and surrounding them, they felt their hearts beating out of their chests.
I didn't expect to encounter the Qing army here!
The reconnaissance team they belonged to passed through here in four days, and their mission was to find out the deployment of the Qing army in the area of the Kuyala tribe (now Wangqing County.) Unexpectedly, the team crossed the Hunchun River and crossed the mountains. , Shu Mulu missed the mark and fell down the hillside. He broke his right forearm and his ankle became swollen.
Although he could barely walk after simple treatment, Shu Mulu, who had broken one of his hands, was definitely unable to continue performing the mission. The captain had no choice but to first contact the Mongolian River Military Station using the radio, and then asked Xiong Mulu to take him back to the Mongolian River. military depot.
It is said that no matter how arrogant the scouts of the Northern Navy were, they would not dare to go south along the Hunchun River Valley and swagger back under the noses of the Qing troops stationed in Tongken Mountain. So Xiong Mulu and I decided to go back over the Hunchun Ridge after discussion.
Before the Qing army arrived here, Xiong Mulu was changing Shu Mulu's dressing and bandage, drinking some water and eating something in order to rush back over the mountain in one breath. When they heard the noise, it was too late for the two of them to move away, so they quickly hid, hoping that the Qing army was just passing by.
Although both of them were wearing ghillie suits and their faces were covered in camouflage paint, they were still extremely nervous. Nothing else, the Qing army was too numerous. Moreover, the two observed that the appearance of this Qing army had long cheeks, straight noses and high cheekbones, and they guessed that the opponent was probably a Sauron soldier.
Wang Yuanfang once warned everyone when he was teaching the reconnaissance team that as a people who hunt in the jungle in the ice and snow all year round, whether it is Daur or Ewenki, the brave and capable Sauron soldiers can be regarded as the "king of jungle warfare" in the cold weapon era. ; If the North Navy's reconnaissance team did not have those advanced weapons and camouflage methods, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties in fighting with only cold weapons.
It is precisely for this reason that after being equipped with weapons from another time and space, most of the people in the North Navy reconnaissance team no longer compete with the 120-pound ebony bow. Currently, the only ones who still use crossbows are Seldan and his son.
At this time, the dozen Sauron armors had surrounded the bush where Xiong Mulu and the two were hiding, and their hawk-like eyes were staring at the branches and leaves on the ground. Several armored soldiers hid behind a tree, suddenly loosened the bow string, took out a few more plum needle arrows from the sack on their waists and inserted them into the ground. Then they pulled back the bow string and turned the original middle flat frame into a small frame for ease of use. Can shoot quickly.
A few large drops of sweat slid across Xiong Mulu's cheeks covered in camouflage paint. He knew that he and Shu Mulu would not be able to escape. If the two of them suddenly attack now, they may be able to kill a few, but the bows and arrows in the hands of Sauron's soldiers are not vegetarian. The most terrible thing was that Shu Mulu's feet were injured and he couldn't run fast at all.
Xiong Mulu was still hesitating, but Shu Mulu next to him couldn't help it. Although his right arm was broken and he couldn't use the rifle, he could use the pistol with his left hand. So the two began to communicate frequently with their eyes.
"I'll cover, you rush out."
"do not move."
"If you don't move, you will be discovered."
"Hold it."
"I can't help it anymore!"
At this time, the two Sauron soldiers who were at the forefront were already covering the front and back, and were only a dozen steps away from Shumulu. Shumulu raised the pistol that had already decocked the hammer, causing the bushes to shake slightly.
The Qing army suddenly stopped and shouted: "Who! Come out!"
It was too late, but it was too late. There were only two soft "da da" sounds, and as the grass shook, the two Sauron soldiers were shot almost at the same time. They swayed and fell to the ground.
Suddenly, more than a dozen Qing soldiers hiding behind big trees and rocks were shocked. They didn't even have time to think about it. As soon as they let go of their right hands, the plum needle arrows they had set up quickly flew towards the bushes.
At the same time, the branches and leaves in the bush swayed, and two green and fluffy monsters suddenly appeared. I saw that "they" were only four or five feet tall and could not see their faces at all, but the plum needle arrows with red tail feathers on their bodies were very eye-catching. But even so, the two "monsters" moved very fast, one behind the other, and hid behind a big tree ten steps away in the blink of an eye.
Immediately afterwards, an armored soldier who was responsible for outflanking in the northeast had just nocked an arrow. He heard several "ta-da-da" sounds. He already had three bloody holes in his body and died on the spot.
What the hell! The surrounding Qing troops reacted at this moment and were stunned for a moment. At this moment, they heard one of their companions shout: "Bei Hai soldiers!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of "da da" sounded again, and the big tree where an armored soldier was hiding immediately exploded countless debris at a height of half a person.
"Catch them! Don't let them run away!" The one who spoke was Zalgu, the leader who followed. Following his order, dozens more armored soldiers surrounded him. But now that they knew their opponent was the Northern Navy, these armored soldiers lowered their bodies and moved forward, and some even pulled out the issued flintlock muskets from their waists.
Behind the thick oak tree, Shu Mulu, who was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder and thigh, gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, and whispered to Xiong Mulu: "Go quickly! I will block it for you."
Xiong Mulu was also hit by an arrow, but fortunately the water bottle on his waist blocked it for him. At this moment, he was angry and anxious, and cursed: "You are the only one who talks too much! Shut up!"
After that, he took out a grenade from the cloth bag on his belt, unscrewed the cover at the back, opened the safety paper, took out the fire ring inside and put it on the little finger of his right hand. He estimated that the Qing army had just Wherever it was, he threw it away.
A few seconds later, there was only a "Boom!", and accompanied by flying soil and leaves, a Qing soldier fell to the ground screaming.
"Damn it! They've got thunderballs! Spread out!"
The Qing army's weapon against the Northern Navy, which explodes when thrown, is called "Thunderbolt Bomb". It was used for the first time during the Battle of Ningguta last year, and was later used many times in the Battle of Yaksa. However, because the Beihai Navy rarely engages in close combat with the enemy, there are not many opponents who have experienced the bitter experience.
In fact, this is a replica made by the Beihai Town Arsenal based on the German M18 long-handled grenade from another time and space. Because the projectile body is made of cast iron, processing is relatively simple. Because of the lever principle, grenades with wooden handles can be thrown farther than oval grenades, so the oval shape was abandoned from the beginning.
However, due to the long fuse time of the prototype M18, there were many examples of "throwing it back and forth" with the enemy in history. Zhao Liang modified the fuse again, shortening the original 7 seconds to 4 seconds.
In order to facilitate movement and concealment when performing missions, the North Navy reconnaissance team was equipped with only two hand grenades and two smoke grenades per person.
The explosion broke the tranquility at the foot of Hunchun Ridge. As the people behind were shouting, more Qing troops surrounded them. Xizhi Madai, the leader of the Xianghuang Banner, also came to Zhargu's side with his men.
"How many are there?"
"Not many. I only found two. They were wearing weird clothes. But you know, the weapons of the Beihai soldiers are too powerful."
Xizhi Madai said with a gloomy face: "How many of us died?"
"Three, one seriously injured."
"Pick a dozen or so skilled men to surround them from the two wings, while others attract their attention from the front. Tell them not to be afraid if they are injured, as long as they catch these two Beihai soldiers, it will be a great achievement!"
The Qing government offered a very high reward to Beihai Town. Regardless of life or death, Zhao Xin was promoted to the fifth rank, his whole family carried three flags, and was rewarded with fifty thousand taels of silver. Liu Sheng, Fan Tong, and Cao Peng were also registered for showing their faces to the Manchus, and they were promoted to the third rank. Level, raise the flag, reward 30,000 silver; as for the officers and soldiers of the North Navy, there are rewards according to different levels.
The Northern Navy's reconnaissance team has always been hated by the Qing court because it often went deep into the Qing army's defense lines to carry out sabotage and grab tongues. Therefore, the reward offered by the Ministry of War was a thousand taels of silver and two official promotions for those caught alive; Also give one hundred taels.
The armored leaders of this team sent by the official security were all junior officers from the Hunchun camp. Except for a few individuals, most of them had never had close combat with the Bei Navy. Although I have heard that the weapons of the Northern Navy are extremely ferocious, I have never experienced them personally. Today I saw them.
However, for these Sauron soldiers transferred from the northwest, they all experienced bloody battles and rolled out of mountains of swords and seas of fire. Some officers in their forties had participated in the Qing-Burma War and the Jinchuan and Jinchuan Wars. Even enemies that could be killed in harsh environments like the tropical rainforest and the vast desert in the northwest were left alone, let alone return to the mountains and forests where their ancestors had lived for generations.
"Bang! Bang!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Xiong Mulu didn't care about his hiding position at this time. Although the pistol was silenced, its shooting distance and lethality were not as good as that of the rifle. In addition, he occasionally threw a grenade, which attracted firepower from the front and the Qing army did not dare to raise its head.
Even so, the Qing army still used projectiles to shoot at him, and the Qing troops in the rear also brought muskets on horseback, and used two hundred flintlock short muskets intensively, coupled with the constant rain of arrows, The firepower immediately became much more ferocious.
For a moment, gunshots roared under Hunchun Ridge, smoke from flintlock shots rose in the air, and muskets, rifles, grenades, and arrows rained back and forth.
The more Xiong Mulu was beaten, the more anxious he became. Seeing Qing Jun's desperate attack, Shu Mulu was injured, and he couldn't bear it alone no matter what.
Horlatou was responsible for outflanking from the left wing. He was just twenty-five years old this year, and he was at the peak of his physical strength and combat skills. Taking advantage of the fighting on the right side, when the two Beihai soldiers were attracted, he grabbed the walking bow in his left hand and two Sauron arrows in his right hand, and had already reached the side and rear of Xiong Mulu and the others.
He was currently squatting behind a rock that was about half a man tall. Although it was a slope, it was still enough room. Looking furtively, I saw a Beihai soldier thirty steps away holding a "musket" and shooting outwards, while another Beihai soldier had two arrows stuck in his body, and his tail feathers would occasionally sway with the movement. Clearly injured.
The constant roar of gunfire covered up the faint sound of Horlatu's footsteps. He first bent down behind the rock to find the position where he would press his feet when shooting, and then he set up the long arrow he had been holding in his hand, and then I recalled in my mind the position of the Beihai soldier who was shooting, and then stood up suddenly. With a bang, the bowstring vibrated, and the two-foot-nine-inch Sauron arrow shot out, hitting Xiong Mulu's head. And go!
The Sauron arrow is one inch longer than the plum needle arrow, but the arrowhead is one minute wider and seven minutes shorter than the plum needle. It is specially used to shoot tigers, bears, stags and other large animals during hunting, and is used for close range shooting in battle formations. Killing opponents with extreme ferocity.
Just before Horlatu got up to shoot the arrow, Shumulu, who was suffering from the pain of the wound, was loading the pistol. Suddenly, a familiar and dangerous feeling came to his heart. This was a feeling he had cultivated through many years of hunting in the mountains. Whenever a hunting beast would launch a sneak attack on him, he would feel palpitations, as if his heart had been pinched hard by a big hand.
"Get down!" As Shu Mulu shouted, he rushed towards Xiong Mulu with all his strength and pressed him under him. Xiong Mulu only felt Shu Mulu's body suddenly tremble, and he almost couldn't breathe under the pressure.
"Hurry...go..." Shu Mulu lay in Xiong Mulu's ear and finished speaking. His head sank and there was no more movement.
At this time, the armored soldier Horlatu and several other Qing soldiers had already rushed up with Yanling knives...
At the same time, at the top of Hunchun Ridge, a squad of Beihai navy had thrown away their water bottles and dry food bags and were rapidly advancing towards the firefighting zone down the mountain.
This group of people came from the Mongolian River Soldier Station. After receiving a telegram from the reconnaissance team a few days ago, the military station estimated that the two of them were almost there. Considering that Shumulu had an injured foot and had difficulty walking, a squad was sent to respond.
They spent the night at the mountain col on the east side of Hunchun Ridge yesterday. In the morning, they found that the two of them had not arrived yet. The squad leader in charge of leading the team was a little anxious, so he led his men to climb the mountain and prepared to wait near the top of the mountain. When these exhausted people reached the top of the mountain and just said they wanted to rest, they heard the faint explosion of grenades from the bottom of the mountain. When the sound of rifle fire rang out later, everyone knew something was wrong.
But the problem is that it is easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. Places like Hunchunling are rarely visited all year round. The leaves that have been buried in snow all winter are thick and slippery, not to mention there are countless shrubs that impede progress.
When they were less than a mile away from the site of the exchange of fire, the gunfire suddenly fell silent. After a while, a burst of shouting in Manchu was faintly heard, and the voice sounded very excited. The hearts of the ten Northern Navy soldiers sank. They were afraid that their own people would be in danger.
One of the soldiers in this class was a prisoner who surrendered after the Battle of Furjaha River. He joined the Northern Navy after surrendering the year before last. He listened for a while, then walked to the squad leader's position and whispered: "Squad leader, something big happened! Our people seem to have been caught. "
The squad leader's eyes widened when he heard this, "Stop talking, it's important to save people!"
"Notice down and prepare to fight!"
Xiong Mulu, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, had been tied up by the Qing army. Even if he twisted his body desperately, it was of no avail. All the equipment on him and Shu Mulu had been confiscated by the Qing army, and even the blood-stained handkerchief in their trouser pockets had been taken away.
Xizhi Madai, the Qing army's co-leader, was playing with the captured pistols and rifles, while Zhargu, the other co-leader, was curiously fidgeting with a few yellow bullets with his hands, and turned to look at Xiong Mulu, who was pressed to the ground. He said: "Is this the Beihai Soldier's musket? It's really eye-opening. It's the first time I've seen this thing. Boy, can you tell me how to shoot this thing?"
Xiong Mulu's eye sockets were so swollen at this time that they were narrowed into slits, and his cheeks were also swollen. He slurred and said in Mandarin: "Go ahead and dream! If you can kill me, I won't say anything!"
"Huh?"
"I am from Hezhe!"
"Even if you are from Hezhe, why don't you be loyal to the imperial court and are willing to become thieves and resist the heavenly soldiers?"
"snort!"
Seeing that Xiong Mulu was so disrespectful, Horlatu, who was guarding him, was furious and shouted: "How presumptuous! Your Excellency is asking you a question!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran over and said to Xizhi Madai: "Sir, another group of Beihai soldiers came from the north!"
What? The expressions of the surrounding armored soldiers changed, and Xizhi Madai hurriedly asked: "How many people are here?"
"Ten!"
ha! Zargu was very happy, thinking that it was really a new year to marry a wife, and good things came one after another. He looked at Xizhi Madai and saw that the other party also had a look of contempt, so he loudly ordered: "Kill them all! Everyone follow me!"
