After receiving the urgent document sent from Lushun, the Jinzhou garrison general Mei Lezhangjing Sangguli with a red flag immediately ordered all his troops and horses to rush to the war zone. If Lushun was captured by the barbarians, the emperor would definitely be furious and blame him.
Although Sangguli was brave, he was not reckless. He learned from the letter that there were no less than ten thousand barbarians who landed in Lushun, and he thought that the barbarians might not put all their troops into the battlefield of Lushun.
Jinzhou City is not far from the seaside. If he falls into the trap of the barbarian to lure the tiger away from the mountain, the situation will be bad. He must be prepared to feel at ease.
Sangguli saw that the person who delivered the letter was one of Rausa's soldiers. He had no doubt about the authenticity of the letter itself, but he was afraid that the barbarians would attack the east and west. It was a hundred miles away from Jinzhou to Lushun.
No matter how fast the cavalry moves, it is impossible to toss back and forth between Jinzhou and Lushun, so one Niulu Eight Banners warrior is left to defend the city, and three Niulu slave soldiers are left to assist.
Melezhangjing Sangguli personally led two Niulu Eight Banners soldiers and two Niulu slave soldiers, a total of about a thousand people, all cavalry, to the aid of Lushun. They could reach their destination before evening.
However, Sangguli's men did not appear outside Lushun at the originally scheduled time, because Melezhangjing received a second letter sent by Rausa on the way.
The letter stated that the number of dog barbarians besieging Lushun was not the 10,000 originally expected, but twice as many, which immediately put Sangguli in a dilemma.
It is possible for more than a thousand cavalry to charge into a barbarian formation of 10,000 people, but it is more difficult to overwhelm 20,000 people, and they may be severely damaged by the opponent.
Therefore, he ordered the team to rest in place while thinking about countermeasures. At the same time, he sent someone to deliver a message to Shuotuo, the master of Fuzhou City. If he joined forces with Bei Ziye's men, he would have a chance of winning if he rushed to the reinforcements.
Sangguli believed that Rausa must have sent someone to deliver a message to Bei Ziye. After Bei Ziye got the news, he would definitely send troops south to help Lushun.
Thinking of this, Sangguli decided to join up with Bei Ziye Shuotuo's men first, and then rushed for reinforcements, lest he be outnumbered and ultimately defeated by the dog barbarian.
About an hour later, Sangguli received the third letter from Rausa. After reading it, Mele Zhangjing almost cursed.
Is this something serious?
Doesn't Rausa know how to count?
Sillier than a pig!
A complete loser!
Just change ten thousand to twenty thousand.
But now it's better, twenty thousand has become fifty thousand!
Can the dog barbarian send 50,000 horses to attack his city of Lushun?
Did he drink too much? ? ?
When we get to Lushun City and verify the situation, we must ask Mr. Bei to beat this bastard to death for daring to lie about military information.
If Gou Manzi really had 50,000 troops to land in Port Arthur, not only his troops, but even Bei Ziye's Eight Banners soldiers might not be able to defeat him in a field battle.
"Master Beizi doesn't need to worry about Port Arthur. The strong general Lausa under Master Beizi's command is guarding there, so there will be no loss. As long as the Qing heavenly soldiers work together with the defenders inside and outside, they can naturally defeat the barbarians who come to ask for trouble. By then Bei Ziye will also make new contributions to the Qing Dynasty!"
A young man wearing heavy armor was riding on his maroon horse, flatteringly talking about his longing to the strong man walking beside him.
"Humph~! I have accepted Mr. Xushun's kindness! I hope so!"
The strong man's face was stern. Hearing these kind words, he finally managed to squeeze out a smile, but he felt mixed emotions in his heart. It was fine that the emperor didn't want to see him. His biological father was more ruthless than his stepfather. He was born at the wrong time.
The superiors were just making trouble for themselves, but this guy Lausa came to stir up trouble, saying that Shenzi Port Arthur was under siege and that he needed to send troops to help immediately.
At first it was said that there were 10,000 dog barbarians, then it became 20,000, and finally it was said to be as high as 50,000.
It's like talking like farting!
Your method of reporting numbers simply treats important military matters like child's play.
How could you put yourself in such a difficult position?
How to decide?
The Goumanzi troops have been hoarded on the Guanningjin defense line, and the south is suppressing the bandits. Where will the 50,000 troops come from?
Was this made-up army of 50,000 men something he, Lausa, dreamed of?
But Shuotuo still knew that Rausa was always proud and arrogant, and would not look up to others unless absolutely necessary.
Now that Lausa has actually issued three emergency documents in a row, I am afraid that the situation is not optimistic, and the two cities of Lushun are already in danger.
After thinking about it, Shuotuo didn't understand what happened in Lushun. Adding on his own affairs, he felt very disturbed.
On the way to the expedition, Shen Zhixiang was even more depressed. Shen Zhixiang said a few polite words, but when he saw Shuotuo's unkind expression, he remained silent.
Shuotuo brought out four Niulu Eight Banners soldiers from Fuzhou City, plus two Niulu soldiers under Shen Zhixiang. There was one Niulu Eight Banners soldier and three Niulu slave soldiers left behind in the city.
If Gou Manzi takes this opportunity to attack Fuzhou City, Shuotuo will quickly return to the army. Although Lushun is important, Fuzhou is the base camp.
Six Niu Lu went to Lushun to fight, with a total of only 1,800 people.
Including Sangguli's men and horses coming out of Jinzhou, the two teams combined, at most three thousand.
If there were really 50,000 barbarians besieging Lushun City, this matter would be extremely difficult.
Among the three thousand people Shuo Tuo could mobilize, not all of them were soldiers from the Eight Banners, but nearly a thousand slave soldiers.
In other words, there were only two thousand people who could fight a tough battle, which made Shuato feel unsure.
As the leader of the red flag, he can only mobilize two men and horses, but the defense area is very large.
Faced with such a predicament, it must be his own father’s fault!
After inferring this, Shuo Tuo really got more and more angry as he thought about it!
If it were really three thousand against fifty thousand, even if we could repel the dog barbarians, the two men and horses of Jia La would probably be exhausted.
Isn't this exactly what the father, who wants to kill himself all the time, wants to see?
Shuotuo did not want to fight against the barbarian army, but the siege of Lushun had to be solved.
It is self-contradictory, so it feels extremely depressed.
From Fuzhou to Lushun, it takes almost 260 miles.
If we went at full speed, we could arrive there in one day, but by the evening of the next day we were only halfway there.
Shuotuo thought that Rausa might be lying about the military situation, and he also wanted to save the strength of his soldiers and horses.
Otherwise, if we rush to support more than 200 miles away and then fight tens of thousands of barbarians, we will be outnumbered and the odds are stacked against us.
After joining Sangguli's troops, Shuotuo also sought the opinion of Mele Zhangjing.
Sangguli had roughly the same idea as Shuotuo, that is, Rausa was not right in what he said.
He also couldn't figure out what the situation was like in Lushun. The expedition horses he sent out couldn't get close to the city, so they were repelled by the barbarians.
Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. The only way to get the real situation at the moment is to lead troops to rush to the vicinity of Lushun City.
Early in the morning on the third day, after the entire army had breakfast, they mounted their horses and continued southward to "rush for reinforcements."
The fastest way is naturally to go directly to Lushun City through the open area between Erlong Mountain and Case Mountain.
The terrain in this area is very flat, making it easy for cavalry to charge. This is where Yue Tuo attacked Lushun last time.
As long as Gou Manzi has no men in formation, even if tens of thousands of infantry come to block the attack, it will be difficult to resist the invincible Eight Banners soldiers.
After entering Houbalizhuang, the detective horse reported to Shuotuo that there were only a few dog barbarians in front to intercept, but no large army was found.
Shuotuo disagreed and just doubted Lausa's intelligence.
If the barbarians did not intercept them here and allowed their troops to break into Lushun City, would they be able to defeat the two Jia La Eight Banners soldiers in one fell swoop?
"Warriors! Tens of thousands of dog barbarians are under the city of Lushun. These are the spoils of war for you. If you can capture and kill the barbarian leader, I will reward you with three future prospects!"
"The Qing Dynasty will definitely win!"
"The Qing Dynasty will definitely win!"
"The Qing Dynasty will definitely win!"
After Shuotuo promised great benefits in public, the Eight Banners soldiers immediately burst out with astonishing shouts. The three prospects were a great reward that could only be met but not expected for most of the officers and soldiers.
The reason why he promised a heavy reward was because Shuotuo had a premonition that his unit was going to face a fierce battle based on his years of practical experience. Only by fiercely recruiting the soldiers under his command could his unit's combat power reach its peak.
Since the opponent is coming from the sea, they will probably not bring too many war horses. They must be mainly infantry, supplemented by a small amount of cavalry.
Although Shuotuo looked down upon the combat effectiveness of the barbarian infantry, he also made targeted arrangements.
Let Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang's two Niu Lu advance forward as the vanguard of the entire army, so as to prevent them from taking the opportunity to flee.
Niulu Zhangjinghar Guji, the guard of the Xianghong Banner, led three hundred guards and sentries of Yue to hold down the formation at the rear.
Melezhangjing Sangguli and Garhuji each led one Niulu to cover the left and right wings, and Shuotuo himself led three Niulu as the central army.
The thing that Mr. Beizi looks forward to most is that the commander of Gou Manzi's troops is a fool who doesn't know how to use troops.
As long as this condition is met, he can use three thousand cavalry to defeat tens of thousands of barbarians in one fell swoop.
In this way, even if he does not appear on the Jinzhou battlefield, he can still become famous.
Three thousand against fifty thousand, and you can still kill a barbarian to the point of pissing yourself off. Thinking about it, it is rare to be determined.
What Emperor Taizu had never done back then was achieved by Shuo Tuo.
Since the Qing Dynasty launched its army to attack the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty has won many battles against the Ming Dynasty.
The officers and soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, and their morale was high. Especially the cavalry units were invincible. They destroyed the city inside the pass and swept all the way outside the pass.
This time against the Shandong Barbarians, led by the Denglai Navy, the Eight Banners soldiers regarded the opponent as nothing.
The so-called elite Guan Ning Army is still shrinking, and these barbarians landing in Lushun are nothing less than coming to die.
"The Qing Dynasty will definitely win!"
"Come with me~!"
Shouts came and went, the sound of horse hooves was deafening, and nearly three thousand cavalry were fighting out of Houbalizhuang.
On the flat ground, the cavalry groups were like rolling red and white waves, constantly rushing forward quickly.
The formation was heroic and the momentum was huge. The soldiers of the Eight Banners beat their horses and whips, and everyone was excited.
I am extremely eager to encounter the enemy soldiers as soon as possible, so that I can use my sword to win the battle.
With just one breath, he could rush across the open space in front of him and immediately reach the gates of Lushun City.
With such an elite division, if you look around, who can compete with them?
Shuotuo, who was riding a horse and running with his men, felt quite proud when he saw this.
"ah……"
At this moment, endless screams and neighings came from the front of the team.
Hundreds of cavalrymen belonging to Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang encountered a pit. Many of their mounts had their legs sprained. Some horses even had their legs sprained and fell to the ground.
As a result, the cavalry above was instantly thrown away. After landing, their legs and feet would inevitably be broken. They kept wailing in pain, which made it difficult to rein in their horses and slow down quickly, and they soon collided with each other.
There were hundreds of people who encountered the trap. Fortunately, the guard Niulu Zhangjinghar Guji who was holding the formation at the rear responded promptly and did not cause the elite guard to suffer non-combat losses.
Shen Zhixiang rode his horse over to take a look and almost fainted from heartache. With such a pile of pits, he almost lost most of Niulu's cavalry. He only brought four Niulu with him on this trip.
Before the battle officially begins, there are only a little more than three Niulu left. If there are still pitfalls going forward, we may lose men and horses in vain.
Judging from the on-site investigation, this determination was caused by man-made pits dug specially to prevent the cavalry from advancing.
That must be the work of the barbarians. These barbarians don't have the courage to confront each other head-on, so they will do some evil things.
Shuotuo was also very angry about this, but he couldn't let his men fill the hole.
Because it was not a siege, Aha did not bring any of the military uniforms with him on this trip.
"Give me the general's order to slow down the entire army and pass through this place!"
"Slow down" means to walk carefully. Shuotuo didn't want to give such an order, but otherwise, a guy like him would have to stay here without looking for a barbarian.
"Woo~wu~wu~~"
Suddenly, a melodious horn sound came from the mountains on both sides, startling the Qing army to hurriedly watch on their horses.
What shocked them even more was that as the horn sounded, the two mountains on the left and right seemed to come alive.
One after another, it seemed that the whole mountain was surging continuously. It was clear that the officers and soldiers were inexplicably surprised.
Those were none other than the disguised Japanese Third and Fourth Armies.
After being instructed by a certain prince, the Japanese army also learned the most basic camouflage technique.
From samurai to ashigaru, there are many branches and weeds stuck in their bodies.
In addition, the mountain was already densely covered with vegetation in summer, and the Japanese army carried out military orders very well. Nearly ten thousand people were lying in ambush from the top of the mountain to the back slope.
Only more than a thousand people were deployed to guard the mountainside. After receiving the order, people from all walks of life climbed over the top of the mountain from the back slope and quickly rushed to the foot of the mountain.
"嗵～嗵～嗵......"
The Franco machine that was ambushing halfway up the mountain had already loaded its ammunition and set its firing range. After taking off its camouflage, the gunner immediately fired up and let out bursts of roaring sounds.
"Kill~!"
Several large eight-flag Bodhisattva flags were erected on the top of the mountain. The Japanese warriors who had been waiting for a long time ran down the mountain in groups holding naginata and Japanese bows.
Followed by a large number of iron cannon ashigaru, they did not fight in close combat, but ran to a position near the foot of the mountain to shoot at the enemy soldiers who tried to rush through the chain pits.
Before Shuotuo could react, this elite force, which he thought was invincible, was knocked upside down by more than a dozen Fo Lang machines, and the entire battlefield suddenly became extremely chaotic.
The hundreds of iron cannons ashigaru ambushing at the foot of the mountain suddenly stood up and gave the Qing army a head-on attack. At a distance of a hundred or so steps, the power of the iron cannons was not inferior to that of the Qing bows.
Although Shen Zhixiang's men and horses were also wearing double armor, the cavalry closest to the Tiepao Ashgaru was still shot through the cotton armor by the hail of bullets. They screamed and fell from their horses. In the blink of an eye, they lost no less than thirty people.
"Don't panic! Kill those who escape from the battle! Follow me to kill the barbarians! Come to me!"
Shuotuo hurriedly reined in his horse and turned around in a circle, and then he calmed down. He had seen this kind of scene too many times. The Qing soldiers could definitely fight one against ten, so what if there were more barbarians?
Facing the influx of barbarians, the Eight Banners soldiers who had accumulated a great psychological advantage through previous years of fighting were not afraid. Instead, they became excited, howling and launched a completely fearless countercharge against the oncoming enemy troops...
