"It's snowing, winter has come early this year!"
Zhang Cheng was riding his horse on a slope when a gust of cold wind blew up. He suddenly felt a chill all over his body and some ice crystals fell on his face. He raised his head slightly and stretched out a hand with the palm facing up. A white snowflake appeared on his face. Falling into the palm of your hand, it instantly turns into water droplets and disappears.
His heart moved.
"It's snowing!"
There will also be a heavy snowfall that will cover the entire Ming Dynasty, drowning the original nobles, officials, gentry, and landlords, but bringing endless humiliation.
It's just that the heavy snowfall in the Ming Dynasty was caused by the cooperation of Li Chuang, Zhang Xian, Tartar, and those "weird" movie stars from Nanming with poor acting skills, and there was no sunshine after the snow.
It was just a reshuffling of the cards, and a new group of nobles, officials, gentry, and landlords were re-established. The people at the bottom will always suffer.
No!
It is not just as simple as shuffling the cards, it is not only the suffering of the people at the bottom, but also the humiliation of the great nation!
what to do?
Can I participate in this big reshuffle and let the most violent snowstorm in history sweep everything so that the vast majority of the people at the bottom can live and work in peace and contentment and the greatest nation no longer endures humiliation?
It takes time and strength.
For the time being, I can only endure it. Only when you have the strength and your own territory can you do what you want to do and what you should do!
"Master, Mr. Hu Shao has broken into the horse farm."
Zhang Cheng's wild thoughts were interrupted by the reminder from the guard captain Chen Zhong.
He looked around and saw a wisp of red cloud piercing the horse stable amid the fluttering white snow, like a blood-red sharp knife piercing the heart of a giant.
Zhang Cheng firmly believes that there will be a day when the sun and the moon will change to a new sky!
He turned to Chen Zhong and asked, "Have you been contacted by Wu Youshao?"
"Yes, according to the command of the general, two teams of cavalry from the right sentry will enter the village from the south entrance to cooperate with the rear sentry to attack the Tatars." Chen Zhong rode his horse and stood next to Zhang Cheng and replied.
Zhang Cheng continued to ask: "Well, is there any news from Zhang Zuoxao?"
"There is no news yet. Do you want to send someone to investigate again?" Chen Zhong asked for instructions.
"No need, let's go!"
Putting aside his thoughts, Zhang Cheng urged his war horse and ran down the slope towards the horse stable.
Chen Zhong led a group of guards, closely following Zhang Cheng, and ran towards the entrance of Mafang Village.
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"Bang...bang...bang..." Three crisp sounds broke the tranquility of Mafang Village.
As soon as Chen Zheng led the Outpost B General Manager to turn north from the village entrance to the west of Mafang, he saw three coats of clothing running towards him in a panic.
When they saw Chen Zheng and others, they were stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran away. One of them, Aha, even threw the long ax in his hand aside in order to run faster.
The knights beside Chen Zheng shot four arrows, piercing the autumn wind, and chased the three coats in front.
Two of the coats were so cunning that they staggered around to avoid the arrows fired at them.
Another coated Aha was not so lucky. He was shot in the thigh and fell to the ground wailing: "I am also a Han, I am one of my own..."
However, no matter how cunning he was, he couldn't outrun the galloping war horse. Chen Zheng rode after him. He hated the man who had forgotten his ancestors and actually allowed himself to be used by the Tatars. He dared to come back to help the Tatars rob his own compatriots. He deliberately raised his horse's hoof and stepped on him. When he was about to go up, his intestines were immediately pierced and his belly was rotten.
Chen Zheng urged his horse to catch up with the two wrappers. He waved the long knife in his hand, and blood splattered out from the neck of one wrapper. He ran two steps forward and fell to the ground.
A guard rushed over on horseback. He raised the three-eyed blunderbuss in his hand and fired it. There was a bang, and as the smoke rose, the blunderbuss shot out and shot towards the wrapped Aha, but missed. However, the wrapped suit was hit by this The explosion of the three-eyed cannon was so startling that he was stunned on the spot.
Two more knights rushed forward, and fired two three-eye blunderbuss one after another. There were two more explosions, smoke rose, and two projectiles, driven by gunpowder, broke through the air and flew towards the direction as if their lives were impermanent. That wrapping in the front aha.
The wrapped Aha's body shook violently at first, his expression froze, his mouth wide open, a blood arrow suddenly shot up from his chest, and he fell to the ground with a crash, his body still shaking involuntarily, mouthing "Ooohooh" ..." cried out.
The white snowflakes fell quietly on him, beside him, on the horse farm, on the city of Beijing...
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In Mafang Village, white snow is flying and red clouds are rolling in from the west, rolling north and south.
Like a red devil, trying to devour the invaders!
Since the Qing army invaded, they have been running rampant and plundering in this important place in the Ming Dynasty's capital.
The Ming army generals in the Beijing camp all hunkered down and garrisoned in Beijing.
Even those generals from the Beijing camp who were unlucky enough to be stationed outside the city only stayed in the camp outside the city gate, and did not even dare to leave the camp too far even if they were sent out overnight.
In the entire important area of Ming Dynasty's capital, only the sentinel cavalry of the Qing army went out to plunder and plunder everything they could see and take away. There was no trace of the Ming army's cavalry at all.
It was as if this important place in the capital of the Ming Dynasty was the back garden of the Qing army. They could come and go freely, even easier than hunting in the wild.
Moreover, the harvest is more abundant every time!
Therefore, the Qing army gathered in Ma Fang Village never dreamed that there would be Ming army generals who dared to provoke them, which made them very surprised and uncomfortable for a while. They were usually fierce and powerful, but at this moment He actually became a little panicked.
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About four miles south of Mafang Village, the Yu River flows from west to east. There is a pontoon bridge on the river, and the bridge deck is not wide.
There is an isolation zone composed of many stones and dry wood branches across the pontoon. Ten soldiers, holding bows, crossbows and muskets, stood on the north side of the isolation zone, looking southward.
If you look carefully, you will find that there are ten soldiers and some war horses on the east and west sides of the pontoon. They are guarding there quietly.
A hundred steps north of the pontoon bridge, there was a sandy hill where more than a dozen soldiers stood, their red cloaks fluttering in the cold late autumn wind.
"Li Changshan, you lead Team A to stay here. The pontoon bridge is very important. I don't worry about others staying." Wu Zhizhong, the commander of the right sentry, said in a deep voice.
A rugged man stood next to Wu Zhizhong and replied cheerfully: "Wu Shao is relieved, we will never let a Tatar cross the bridge."
Wu Zhizhong nodded, reached out and patted Li Changshan on the shoulder, turned to the other two people and said loudly: "Team B, Team C, set off as a team, aiming for Mafang."
"Yes." Two strong and strong soldiers agreed loudly.
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Hu Dake, the commander of the outpost, led his knights and turned south from the village entrance to the west of Mafang. This was a dirt street, not very spacious. There was no one on the street. The houses on both sides of the street were swaying here and there. Fireworks were burning, and a few women's screams could be heard from time to time.
"Send the order, two teams, A and B, move forward in formation. Team C dismounts and takes A as a unit to search the houses on the street." Hu Dake shouted an order and urged the horse to go south.
The four guards were afraid that he would make a mistake, so they chased him on horseback and searched for a way out.
The light white snow fell with the wind, complementing their bright red cloaks. The sound of red and white, the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground and the sound of beetle leaves colliding with each other formed a particularly sweet note, which echoed in the empty street.
How could you imagine that they were rushing to a bloody killing field!
Four guards rode horses in front, and Hu Dake led the team from behind. The cavalry was neat and orderly, marching slowly from north to south.
The knights from Team C behind him dismounted as ordered and kicked open the courtyards of the houses that had not been burned down to investigate one by one.
"boom!"
There was an explosion in a courtyard ten steps away behind Hu Dake, and then there was the sound of gold and iron clashing. He didn't pay attention to this and let his subordinates handle it.
The Qing troops hiding in the houses were all timid Aha soldiers, or some infantry and auxiliary soldiers who stole food.
Hu Dake rode his horse behind the guard, staring at the front of the empty street, and suddenly said: "Everyone, pay attention, put on the shield."
The four guards all put away their three-eyed muskets and crossbows. They controlled the reins with their left hands and held up a shield with their right hands to guard against the horses moving forward. The knights in the back row had muskets, bows, long knives and clubs, and only a few of them. A man marching on the edge of the cavalry held up a shield.
"Xu...Xu..."
Hu Dake reined in the horse's head, lifted the reins with his left hand, and raised his right hand high. The whole team of knights stopped steadily on the empty street.
"The front row should pay attention to protection and prepare to charge, and the back row should prepare bows and arrows." Hu Dake, the sentry commander, shouted loudly.
The sound of horse hooves came, and a group of Qing troops appeared at the street corner about a hundred meters away. They also rode four abreast. It seemed that they should be a cavalry composed of some infantry auxiliaries.
"Teams, get ready." Hu Dake shouted, taking off the mace and holding it in his hand.
The first row is his four guards, the second row is with the sentry commander Hu Dake and Commander B in the middle, Commander B's two guards are on both sides, and behind them are four knights in each row.
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On the road two miles north of Mafang, Zhang Guangda, commander of the left sentry post of the Thousand Cavalry Headquarters under General Xuanzhen, stood on horseback.
"The boss also killed ten Tatar vests?" Zhang Guangda asked a messenger next to him.
"Go back to General Zhang Shao. The general has indeed killed nine Tatar vests and captured one alive. Judging by the time, the front and rear sentries should have entered the mafang now." A messenger sent by Chen Zhong to look for Zuo Shao was respectful. replied.
"Well, that's just to kill twenty vests. There's nothing big in this fort." Wu Zhizhong said with some disdain.
Suddenly a cold wind blew, and he shuddered.
He raised his head and looked at the silvery white snowflakes that had just floated in the sky and said to himself.
"Snowing."
White snowflakes fell on the horse farm, and the red devil finally gathered there.
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Zhang Cheng rode his horse to the entrance of the village west of the mafang. A knight came hurriedly on his horse from the official road. He shouted loudly from a distance: "Master, master, the left sentry army reports."
Zhang Cheng reined in his horse and stopped.
Chen Zhong waved his hand, and the guards dispersed. Five of them went straight to the entrance of the village and stood guard.
"Report to Mr. Zhang, the left sentry Zhang Guangda's troops encountered ten members of the Tatar vest on the way, killing eight and capturing two."
It was the soldier sent by Zhang Guangda, the left guard, who took a detour and found Zhang Cheng and others at this moment.
"What are our casualties?"
Zhang Cheng asked rather eagerly.
"Back to the boss, eight people in our unit were killed and eleven wounded. Team officer Liu Quan, commander Bai Shanzi, and Du Chun were wounded."
"Death to the Tartars." Zhang Cheng cursed bitterly and asked with concern: "How is the condition of the injured?"
"Go back to the boss, the bleeding has stopped. You still need to go back to the camp for further treatment."
The snowflakes are falling bigger and bigger and are already on the ground, covering the houses with a white layer.
Zhang Cheng shook the armor leaves on his body and shouted: "Enter the village."
