"Open...fire!"
The lingering sound of Lin Ahu's command was still echoing, and rows of large and small fires suddenly flashed in the center of Jinyiwei's defense line! Then the musketeers on both sides of the defense line heard the sound of gunfire, and immediately fired their muskets.
Before the sound of musketry had dissipated from people's ears, an even more violent roar followed! These were seven or eight 6-pound iron cannons roaring and spraying shotgun shells—these cannons were hidden behind fences or hung bamboo mats, with rain-proof sheds on top. Because it was difficult to see the enemy's military formation clearly at night, these artillery pieces did not fire any long-range shots. They just loaded up shotguns and hid behind the cover, waiting for the enemy.
Now the gunners heard that the muskets had been fired, and knowing that the time to fire had arrived, they immediately pulled down the fence or bamboo mat blocking the muzzle. Only then did they realize that there were groups of Qing soldiers and banner troops in front of them!
When the young officers who command these cannons and the Jinyi pro-army see these people, it would make an enemy extremely jealous! They all drew their swords, pointed forward, and shouted orders to fire.
Seven or eight shotgun shells were immediately pushed out of the muzzle by the detonating gunpowder, and then turned into countless fine and deadly particles, sweeping through the Qing flag soldiers, knocking them down one by one.
At the same time, the turtle-dove-foot muskets of the Jinyi pro-army musketeers also fired continuously, and bullets poured out.
However, the Qing flag army still did not retreat even half a step. Although their casualties were not small, and the dead were scattered one after another, the living still rushed towards Luzhai District. I saw them pushing the Luzhai and Juma guns piled up on the official road to both sides of the road under the rain of bullets.
Although the Jinyi pro-army were firing desperately, they did not have many muskets, less than a thousand, and there were only eight artillery pieces that could reach these Qing soldiers. Moreover, the rate of fire of these guns was a bit slow, so they could not suppress them. These flag soldiers of the Qing army risked their lives.
By the light from torches and lanterns, Shang Ke was pleased to see from a distance that the Luzhai and Juma on the official road outside Longtou Mountain Pass were gradually being moved away, and the road to Longtou Mountain Pass was about to be opened.
Shang Kexi put down his telescope and whispered: "We are about to break through..."
His military advisor Jin Guang also put down his telescope and shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, we suffered heavy casualties this time..."
Shang Ke took a breath happily: "Keep the green hills here, don't worry about running out of firewood..." He suddenly raised his voice and said to Jin Guang: "Military advisor, quickly take out the talisman paper that Master Zhang drew for us and distribute it to us. Soldiers, with this talisman, the evil spells of Zhu San and Zhuge Dao will not be able to hurt us! Heavenly fire cannot burn us, and heavenly thunder cannot strike us!"
"嗻!"
Jin Guang responded, took out an oilcloth package, and opened it carefully. Inside the package were two thick stacks of talisman papers. This was painted stroke by stroke by Master Zhang of Longhu Mountain in Mianhu Village, using the blood taken from the black dog with spiritual power captured from Fengming Mountain.
Jin Guang first gave two to Shang Kexi, and then took two for himself. Then he distributed these talismans to Shang Kexi's soldiers, and then asked them to distribute them to the flag army cavalry protecting Shang Kexi, also two per person - one for people and one for horses.
After seeing that everyone below had been given talisman papers, Shang Kexi took out the precious sword given to him by Emperor Shunzhi, pointed forward, and shouted: "My sons, follow me...kill the rebels, come back." Guangzhou!"
"Kill the thief and go home!"
Shang Kexi's cavalry also raised their carbines and sabers, shouted loudly, and then went up the official road in groups and rushed towards the Ming army's position at Longtou Pass.
The scene of thousands of cavalry charging into battle is still very intimidating. Four thousand horse hooves hit the ground hard, making a rumbling sound and splashing large amounts of mud and slurry. The Qing army flag soldiers riding on the horses also howled. There were strange screams, and several drums placed in unknown places were also beating loudly.
The impact of the Qing army's cavalry also greatly boosted the morale of the Qing army's flag soldiers and infantry who suffered heavy casualties from guns and artillery. They also raised their swords and guns, shouted and pounced on the Ming army's front line - they could If you can't rush through Longtou Mountain Pass and rush back to Guangzhou City, just watch!
These Qing soldiers are quite gratifying trump cards. Their equipment, martial arts, and physical fitness are all top-notch. Now that they are on the verge of death, Zhu Heji's soldiers are immediately plunged into a bitter battle. The defense lines on both sides of the official road can still hold up, but the Longtou Pass area in the middle is really unstoppable. The Jinyi pro-army soldiers guarding here finally withstood a desperate attack by the Qing infantry. Before they had time to organize their formation and form a spear formation, the gratifying cavalry cavalry roared over.
Of course, the scattered formations of the Ming army could not stop these madly charging cavalry. Even if they risked their lives to resist, they would still be scattered by them.
The east entrance of Longtou Mountain was finally captured by Shang Kexi's soldiers!
Shang Kexi also began to rush towards Longtou Mountain Pass under the protection of a group of royal guards!
It was a matter of time, but it was so fast. The distance of just a few hundred steps was really a blink of an eye for a four-legged war horse. Shang Kexi didn't even react before the war horse under his crotch had already rushed across the battlefield where the two armies were fighting. The speed was so fast that Shang Kexi didn't even have time to see clearly the fighting situation at Longtou Mountain Pass, and he had already rushed into the dark valley along the official road.
Shang Kexi, who has been the vassal king in Guangzhou for more than 20 years, is very familiar with the terrain around Guangzhou City, especially the Longtou Mountain and Matou Mountain areas. Because according to his arrangements for his "grave", it seems that he will be buried in Matou Mountain - this is a confession to his Manchu masters. Fortunately, he is just an old Manchu horse, and he will still be a cow for his masters in the next life. Make a horse!
So Shang Kexi now knows how to pass the Ma Tou Mountain Official Road with his eyes closed. He also knows that as long as he passes the Ma Tou Mountain Official Road, no one can block his way back to Guangzhou.
Shang Ke was happy to think of this. He looked up and looked forward, and found that at the end of the dark valley, there was a flash of light, as if it indicated that as long as he broke out of the valley, there would be light... Victory is in sight!
its not right! This is a valley, not a cave. It was pitch dark inside the valley, how could it be bright outside?
Just when Shang Kexi thought of this, the cavalrymen from Pingnan Palace who were running in front had already reined in their horses, and at the same time they exclaimed: "No, Zhuge Yao Dao... there is Zhuge Yao Dao ahead!" "
What? Zhuge Yao?
When Shang Kexi heard these four words, he almost fell off the horse. He quickly stopped the tall horse that was running happily. At this time, he suddenly smelled a very pungent smell, and he didn't know what it was coming from? But he didn't have time to think too much, so he looked up at the mouth of the valley.
I saw a huge fire burning brightly outside the valley entrance ahead, with a group of spearmen lined up on both sides of the fire. In front of a group of pikemen on the left, there are several knights. The leader is a middle-aged man with a plump and dark face wearing a feather fan scarf. Behind this man was a burly cavalryman in Confucian uniform with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and sideburns. He held a large red flag tightly with one hand. There were five characters embroidered on the big flag, which read "Marquis of Wuxiang". Zhuge"!
On the other side of the fire, there was also a large flag with the words "Shang Ke died here happily"!
When Shang Kexi saw the words "Zhuge the Marquis of Wuxiang", he just cursed in a low voice: "Zhuge Liang doesn't have such descendants who don't know how to praise..."
And when he saw "Shang Kexi died here", he couldn't help but yelled and cursed loudly: "How dare you curse this king! I have the talisman of Zhang Zhenren, so I am not afraid of you!"
"Hahaha..." Zhuge Military Advisor laughed wildly, "Well, Shang Kexi, if you hadn't yelled, my military advisor wouldn't have known you were coming! Come, fire, target, Shang Kexi!"
What? fire? Shang Kexi was frightened when he heard Zhuge Sanhe's words. He quickly pulled the reins and drove his horse to avoid the cannon. The talisman Zhang Zhenren gave him was fire-proof and lightning-proof, but not gun-proof!
But at this moment, there was a sudden "bang bang bang" sound from behind the fire in front of him as the wood collided. Then Shang Kexi saw four fireballs flying from the other end of the fire!
It turns out that the "cannon" Zhuge Sanhe mentioned was a cannon, not an artillery piece.
Four fireballs flew over Shang Kexi's head, and then suddenly landed in the open space a dozen steps behind him, smashing into pieces...
"Fortunately!" Shang Kexi secretly said, "Fortunately, the shot missed..."
As soon as he thought of this, he heard a "boom" and a fire suddenly started burning on the official road where he was!
It's fierce fire oil!
It turned out that after Zhuge Sanhe received Lin Ahu's report, he immediately took four cannons and four battalions of infantry and rushed all the way to the other end of Longtou Mountain Road at a rapid march to block Shang Kexi.
Moreover, he asked people to bring a lot of strong fire oil mixed with gum arabic and sugar. Some of it was used to make a fire, and some of it was poured at the exit of the official road of Longtou Mountain, waiting for Shang Kexi to arrive.
At the same time, Zhuge Sanhe ordered people to set up four cannons that could be disassembled and assembled, and also placed fire oil tanks on the throwing bags of the cannons, waiting for Shang Kexi to turn himself into a trap!
Shang Kexi, who has been put into a trap by Zhuge Military Advisor, is now in a desperate situation! It wasn't the fierce oil poured on the official road that was ignited and burned him, but the horse's legs and hooves of the BMW under his crotch were burned by the fire! It's also very hot, and that charm doesn't seem to be working! The horse can't stand it right away!
This is roasted horse legs and hooves alive! No kind of BMW can be put on the fire to roast like this!
The horse went crazy at that time. With a scream, it spread its hooves and galloped forward. It was the first horse to rush forward. But it did not dare to rush towards the fire blocking the road. Instead, it rushed towards the place where Zhuge's military advisor was. It seems that this beast also has intelligence and knows that the one who harmed him is the black-faced Zhuge.
When Military Advisor Zhuge saw Shang Kexi flying towards him, he didn't panic. He just waved his fan. The spearmen on both sides immediately rushed out and lined up in several rows in front of him, with the spear points pointed forward.
Shang Kexi knew that he couldn't hit it hard, and he tried to rein in the horse, but the horse had gone "crazy" and was out of control at all. It just moved forward like crazy, and finally hit two long and thick poles. On top of the sharp Zhangba spear.
The chest of the war horse was pierced by a spear, and it immediately lost the power to move forward. After letting out a dying cry, it could no longer move forward half a step. Shang Kexi, who was riding on the back, was in misery. His fat body was crushed by a huge The inertia threw him away. After flying for a certain distance, he fell heavily to the ground...
