The words are crude, but they work.
After Chen Qingfu finished his encouraging words, most of the peasants and soldiers in front of him had a murderous look in their eyes.
Most people have experienced the virtues of soldiers and bandits, especially in border areas like Shanxi. Even if some people have not seen it with their own eyes, they have heard of the tragic situation left by soldiers and bandits.
Only such truth can reach the hearts of peasants and soldiers.
Wu Tong looked at the hundreds of peasant soldiers in front of him.
Although it still doesn't look as good as the soldiers' team, it is much stronger than just now.
He knew that he had not hired the wrong person. At this time, only those who were in the army could better lead this army of hundreds of peasants and soldiers.
"Mayor, what should we do next?" Chen Qingfu came up and asked.
Although he was appointed as the deputy mayor, he knew the rules and asked the mayor Wu Tong for instructions on everything.
Wu Tong looked at Chen Qingfu and said, "The invading officers and soldiers are almost here. We found the peasants and soldiers from your villages here just to stop the invading officers and soldiers."
"The officers and soldiers are all cavalry. Although the hillside is suitable for an ambush, there is no cover. I am afraid it will be difficult to stop the cavalry. Moreover, once there are a large number of casualties, these peasants and soldiers will definitely flee on their own. It will be difficult to stop the officers and cavalry. The effect." Chen Qingfu analyzed for Wu Tong.
After hearing these words, Wu Tong realized that he had made a bad move by calling everyone here.
Thinking of this, he said: "Do you have any good ideas?"
"There is a way. It may not be able to intercept the official cavalry, but it shouldn't be a big problem to delay it for some time." Chen Qingfu said.
Setting up an ambush in this place is a good idea. The strength of the people who set up the ambush in advance cannot be much worse than the people who ambush. With farmers and soldiers from several villages setting up an ambush for a cavalry of several hundred cavalry here, he doesn't think there is any hope of success. .
"Just tell me your solution." Wu Tong urged.
Chen Qingfu did not try to be mysterious and said directly: "Go to a nearby village to ambush. My subordinates have just seen it. We have more than 20 muskets and a tiger crouching cannon. With the help of the village walls and alleys, we may not be unable to fight with them." The cavalry circled.”
"Okay, I'll do as you say, let's set off now." Wu Tong agreed to what Chen Qingfu said without even thinking about it.
The nearest village here on the hillside is less than two miles away.
Peasants and soldiers used to be common people who worked in the fields. A two-mile journey was nothing to them. It was normal to walk several miles from home to home.
The team rushed towards the village.
Chen Qingfu led several peasant and soldier team leaders to maintain the order of the peasant and soldier teams at all times.
Although the distance of two miles is not too far and every peasant soldier can walk there easily, it is still very difficult for the peasant soldiers who have been training intensively for about a month to maintain the formation.
But even in difficult times, the queue cannot be loosened.
Chen Qingfu knew that once the team was loose and unformed, it was inevitable that some people would flee. Once a peasant and soldier team of only more than a hundred people fled, it would have a huge impact on morale and may even cause a chain reaction, causing more peasants and soldiers to flee. The soldiers fled without restraint.
The team finally reached the village, and Chen Qingfu's forehead was covered with sweat.
After this journey, Wu Tong also trusted him more and directly handed over the command of the peasant soldiers to him.
Chen Qingfu divided the gunners and spearmen from the peasant soldiers into one team each, and lurked in the courtyards of houses on both sides of the village entrance. Two squatting tiger cannons and the gunner were hidden on the roof.
"Mayor, drink some water." Chen Qingfu handed over his water bag and said, "This village is the only way for the army to go from Kehu Village to Linxian County, and the war horses cannot keep running. , also need to rest, and are more delicate than humans. As long as the invading cavalry passes nearby, they will definitely come to this village to rest." Gu
Wu Tong took the water bag, pulled out the stopper, put it to his mouth and took a big sip. The water dropped down from his mouth. He wiped it with his hand and said, "Now I am both looking forward to them coming and waiting for them to come." They won't come."
"This battle must be fought. If we bypass us and go to the people, more people will die." What is Chen Qingfu afraid of?
He was just as scared.
But he knew that fear was of no use. He knew the capabilities of the army very well. When the cavalry of the army passed through the village, they would definitely not miss the opportunity to enter the village and plunder.
"Coming, coming." A man holding a single-channel telescope shouted from the roof to the people below.
Upon hearing this, Wu Tong stood up quickly and climbed up to the roof on the ladder beside him.
He took the monocular telescope from the opponent's hand and put it in front of his eyes to look over.
In a distant direction, dust and smoke were flying, and a cavalry was rushing towards the village where they were hiding.
"Hidden, hidden, the enemy will be here soon." Wu Tong waved vigorously to the people in the yard.
Chen Qingfu stepped on the table, leaned on the wall of the courtyard, and looked towards the entrance of the village with part of his head exposed.
The cavalry was very fast. Even if they didn't let go, they were already at the entrance of the village.
According to his observation, the enemy's cavalry numbered more than 200.
"Tell the gunner to wait until the enemy's cavalry enters the village before firing." Chen Qingfu asked a peasant soldier beside him to deliver a message to the gunner hiding on the roof.
The peasants and soldiers turned and ran away.
Chen Qingfu then said to the peasants and soldiers around him who were using fire guns: "Light the match ropes. When you hear the sound of the cannons, fire your guns at the cavalry on the street. Don't stop after the shooting. Run to the next yard immediately."
After explaining everything, he took a deep breath and suppressed the tension in his heart.
The official cavalry was getting closer and closer to the village entrance, and their horses had obviously slowed down.
Chen Qingfu held the firegun in his hand tightly. The match rope on it had been lit with a fire stick, and sparks were emitted. Fortunately, it was daytime, so it was not noticeable. If it had been at night, he would have been discovered by the officers and soldiers outside the village entrance.
When the official cavalry was approaching the village entrance, it suddenly stopped. Only a few cavalry separated from the large group of cavalry and entered the village on horseback.
boom!
The tiger crouching cannon on the roof suddenly sounded.
Countless iron sand and iron beads flew out, and the two cavalrymen walking in the front were beaten to pieces on the spot. They fell off their horses, and even the horses underneath them were killed and injured.
"Damn it, who asked them to fire?" Chen Qingfu punched the courtyard wall with his fist in frustration.
He didn't expect that the official cavalry would be so vigilant when entering a village, and sent people to explore the village first. However, he also forgot to remind the gunners hiding on the roof not to fire when they saw the people exploring the village.
However, before he could be upset for long, a series of crackling gunfire sounds came from his ears.
Of the remaining cavalrymen on the street, only the last one turned around and fled the village. The other man and his horse were hit by fire blunderbuss and died on the street entering the village.
"Let's go, let's go." Chen Qingfu didn't bother to blame the peasants and soldiers. He climbed over the courtyard wall and took the lead to run towards the village with the unfired gun in his hand.
