"Um……"
On the east wall of the Qing army's Manchurian yellow flag camp, a muffled groan came from a sentry tower, and one of the Tatar soldiers on duty had his neck wiped.
At this time, the two Tatar soldiers who were huddled in the corner of the sentry tower couldn't help but be startled. They grasped the weapons in their hands very alertly, but when they raised their heads, they saw two cold lights coming. They had no time to react. One of them had his throat stabbed with a bright dagger.
A stream of hot, bright red blood spurted out in an instant, spraying directly all over Chang Zhengbiao's face. Fortunately, when he jumped in, he immediately covered the Tatar soldier's mouth with his left hand, so he didn't get sprayed a second time. .
But things didn't go so smoothly on the other side. The Tatar soldier's collar was not untied, and the short dagger pierced his collar, making a soft "click" sound, but it could not pierce the cortex. Day one.
"How……"
Under the powerful impact, the Tatar soldier only uttered one word, then felt his throat tightening, a wave of dizziness hit him, and he could no longer utter another word.
But being unable to speak does not mean that the body is unable to move. Out of instinct, the Tatar soldier kicked his right foot hard on the wooden floor of the sentry tower. At the same time, he bent his left leg and pushed upward vigorously, hitting the Tiger Guard soldier. Chest.
This warrior was also from Changjiazhai, his name was Yu Deshui. Although he was born as an Orion hunter, he was different from brothers Chang Zhengxiong and Chang Zhengbiao. He looked very thin, but he was also more agile.
Seeing the Tatar bending his knees and bumping into him, Yu Deshui immediately pressed down with his left hand, pressing his palm on the Tatar soldier's knee, and used the force to bounce up his body, thus relieving the force of the collision.
The Tatar obviously didn't care whether he injured Yu Deshui. He pushed his left hand hard on the wall of the village and his whole body was ejected. The mace in his right hand took advantage of the situation and hit Yu Deshui.
Chang Zhengbiao had also reacted at this time and no longer cared about concealing his whereabouts. He immediately slammed into the Tatar soldier. With a loud "bang", Chang Zhengbiao and the Tatar soldier fell to the sentry tower. Inside.
However, the incident here also attracted the attention of the surrounding sentry towers. They sent out inquiries in Tatar, but Chang Zhengbiao and the others only knew a little bit of Tatar, how to deal with the crisis.
But Chang Zhengbiao also knew that his whereabouts had been exposed, and there was no need to hide anymore. He roared: "Let go of the rope, pull the wall. Kill the slave..."
While he was roaring, the short dagger in his right hand was also going crazy, stabbing the Tatar's neck, and with a "pop" sound, the dagger finally penetrated the Tatar's neck and penetrated the Tatar's throat. Crucial.
From the beginning to the end, the Tatar only shouted one word, "How...", but the fighting here also made the surrounding sentry towers notice something unusual, and they hurriedly sounded the gong as a warning.
Fortunately, Chang Zhengbiao and others were well prepared. Seeing that the sneak attack failed, they directly changed their action plan. After Chang Zhengbiao roared, the four people who climbed up together quickly took off the ropes from their bodies.
They first put a rope loop at one end of the rope firmly on the thick wooden stakes erected on the wall of the Qing army's village, and then jumped down. They grabbed the thick rope in their hands and stepped on the wall, jumping quickly. Down.
Chang Zhengbiao did not dare to neglect the last Tatar soldier. He first took out an oil paper bag from his arms, threw it into the tower, and then grabbed a torch and threw it on it.
"Peng" sound.
The scattered oil paper package on the ground immediately burned. It turned out that the oil paper package was actually kerosene. In an instant, the entire sentry tower was submerged in raging fire.
Chang Zhengbiao made a beautiful turn, and before the flames engulfed the sentry tower, he jumped out of the sentry tower and slid down through the wooden wall.
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Lin Fangping, the commander of the Xuanfu Army's Tiger Guard Battalion and guerrilla general, suddenly saw a fire on the sentry tower on the wall of the Qing army's stronghold, and knew that the sneak attack had failed.
But fortunately, the raging fire also indicated that the second plan could be implemented. He waved his hand and shouted:
"superior!"
I saw sixteen strong war horses running out of a desolate weed. Under the control of the knights on the horses, they ran like crazy towards the Qing army camp.
When they were more than ten steps away from the wall on the east side of the Qing army camp, they suddenly stopped. The four riders were divided into four groups. They took the thick ropes handed over by Yu Deshui and others, and put them on their wrists. After hurriedly wrapping it around for a few times, he raised his whip and urged the horse.
Four groups totaling sixteen war horses, under the strong blows of the knight's whip, once again ran wildly to the outside, but they only managed to get a few steps away.
Under a strong pull, the thick rope instantly stretched straight, followed by a loud "rumbling" sound.
The wooden wall of the Qing army's camp was pulled down by the powerful force of the galloping war horses and fell to the ground. A large gap in the wall was instantly revealed.
At this moment, Lin Fangping got on his horse and shouted loudly: "The target is Tatar Shuaiqi, follow me to kill him!"
"kill……"
"...kill...kill..."
The more than 200 sharp and vigorous cavalrymen in the middle part of the Xuanfu Army's Tiger Guard Camp rushed up to the gap in the wall of the Qing Army's stronghold in front of them like crazy tigers.
For the cavalry, the distance of one to two hundred steps is reached in an instant.
However, just when Lin Fangping led the crowd to rush towards the Qing army's camp, the entire village wall was already in chaos, and the gongs on each sentry tower kept beating, but the Tatars in the camp had already rested in their tents.
At this moment, they were all frightened when they heard the rapid "bang bang" sound of the gong. They didn't know what was going on for a moment, but when such a rapid gong sound came, it must be extremely urgent.
Many Tatars, who were dressed quickly, had already rushed out of the tent. They saw the fire burning on the east wall at a glance, and each of them eagerly shouted in Tatar: "Night attack... attack... it's a night attack... "
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Almost at the same time that the soldiers from the central part of the Tiger Guard Camp led by Lin Fangping raided the Qing army camp, the northern wall of the Manchurian yellow flag camp was also breached. Under the blazing fire, more than two hundred elite Ming troops rushed into the Qing camp. The military camp in Manchuria is decorated with yellow flags.
It turned out that more than 600 soldiers from the Tiger Guard camp came out at night. After they left the camp on the east side of the army camp, they walked slowly. They didn't even dare to gallop on their horses. Instead, they held their horses and marched slowly. .
Its target is the Manchurian yellow flag camp on the outermost side to the east of the Qing army camp!
Lin Fangping followed Zhang Cheng's instructions and divided his soldiers into three parts. He led more than 200 soldiers in the middle to attack the Qing army at night from the east, while more than 200 soldiers in the left, led by Qian Zong Li Changsheng, attacked the Qing army from Manchuria. A surprise attack was launched on the north side of Xianghuang Banner.
In addition, there are more than 200 Mongolian warriors on the right of Su Laohu of the Huwei Camp, waiting at the northeast corner of the Manchurian Huangqi Camp. They will wait for an opportunity to rush in to respond after Lin Fangping and Li Changsheng break into the Qing camp.
And if Lin Fangping and Li Changsheng failed in their raid, Su Laohu's elite cavalry would no longer raid the Qing army's camp, but would support Lin Fangping and his colleagues in their rapid retreat.
At least for now, both Lin Fangping in the east and Li Changsheng in the north are making very smooth progress, as can be seen from the fires ignited on both sides.
Su Laohu squatted in the weeds, his horse kneeling beside him. He had maintained this posture for a long time. To be honest, Su Laohu was really tired from squatting. He wished he could get up and ride his horse forward.
But he still had to be patient and wait. According to Lin Fangping's instructions, they would attack after the riot in the Qing army's camp, add the last fire to the Qing army's camp, and support Lin Fangping and his companions in their retreat.
Therefore, now is not the best time to attack!
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Zhang Cheng, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town and General Zhenshuo of the Ming Dynasty, arranged the raid tonight not to win, but to harass the Qing army and drain it of its energy.
Therefore, those who attack tonight are only the elite armored knights of the Xuanfu army, and the infantry are all detained in the camp to rest and sleep peacefully to restore their strength in order to face the bloody battle during the day.
Zhang Cheng sent a total of less than 2,000 elite knights. They were divided into three groups to attack the Qing army camp at night. Among them, Lin Fangping and Guo Yingxian on the left and right wings had more than 600 elite knights. They mainly harassed. I don't expect to kill many Tatars.
The 600 elite cavalry of the Huwei Battalion led by Lin Fangping were responsible for harassing the Qing army's east camp, while the veteran Guo Yingxian led the 300 elite cavalry selected from the Xuanfu Zhenbiao Battalion, plus the 300 servants of the original Yang Guozhu, who were responsible for Attack the Qing army's western camp.
Yang Guozhu's original servants were all very familiar with Guo Yingxian. In fact, Guo Yingxian was the leader of the servant team at the earliest. It was only later that he was promoted to lead the Biao camp, and Huang Baozhong, Tan Zhenlin and others had the opportunity to come forward.
But even so, when Yang Guozhu was alive, Guo Yingxian was still their superior, so there was nothing wrong with Zhang Cheng once again ordering Guo Yingxian to lead them during this night attack.
After all, a night attack is not like fighting during the day. You can also rely on the banner to command the army to gather, separate, and change formations to meet the battle.
Night raids like this in a dark environment rely largely on trust in the commander and the tacit cooperation between them.
The third team is composed of Zhang Guangda's cavalry battalion. In their camp, there are 300 elite cavalrymen from the Mongolian Cavalry Division, plus the 100 elite knights from the Ranger Division, which is exactly 400 elite warriors.
Their mission was slightly different from that of Lin Fangping and Guo Yingxian. It was not just to harass the enemy. The farthest target they were responsible for attacking was the Kong Youdewu Zhenchaoha Artillery Battalion stationed in Tucheng in the south of Jinzhou.
Zhang Guangda's main combat mission is not to kill or injure the enemy, but to destroy the heavy artillery of Kong Youdewu Zhenchaoha Artillery Battalion as much as possible. The more the better.
It was precisely because Zhang Guangda's side was too far away that they set off as soon as the Chou time passed. However, it was not until the end of Yinshi that they began to launch night raids in order to take care of Zhang Guangda's troops who were the farthest away.
After all, we were marching in such a dark night, and we didn’t know if there were hidden Tatar sentries ahead. We could only move forward cautiously. How could we go faster?
But although Zhang Guangda's journey was a bit far, his march was not slow, because he had almost never encountered a Tatar checkpoint since he crossed the Qing army's camp along the way.
At first, Zhang Guangda was still very confused, but after careful consideration, he suddenly realized that this was already the inside line of the Qing army. They did not expect that the Ming army had the courage to cross the Qing army camp and come to the rear to sneak attack the artillery camp.
Therefore, no hidden sentries or mobile sentries were set up in the distance. Only some sentries were posted near Tucheng where the artillery camp was stationed to take charge of military security.
But these Han sentries thought that with Daishan's tens of thousands of Qing troops blocking their way to the south, and the Liao soldiers in Jinzhou City blocked by three insurmountable trenches, they were destined to be safe.
Therefore, they looked absent-minded when they were on guard duty, and were naturally easily touched by the soldiers of the Xuanfu Army Cavalry Camp.
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Kong Youde, the obedient king of the Tianyou Army of the Qing Dynasty, was still sleeping. After days of hard work, his body was already exhausted, so he naturally fell into a sweet sleep.
Kong Youde originally had a sworn relationship with the Tatars. Almost all his family died at the hands of slaves and thieves. However, fate played a trick on people and the Wuqiao Mutiny completely changed his life.
The extremely courteous treatment given to him by the slave chief Huang Taiji also gave him the idea that "a scholar will die if he is a confidant", and he has since become the most loyal thug under the slave chief Huang Taiji.
Last time, during the battle of Shimen Mountain, he was injured by Yang Guozhu, the former commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, and he retreated to Yizhou to be raised. Later, when the slave chief Huang Taiji personally came to the front line of Jinzhou, he rushed over to show his courtesy. Invite yourself to fight and serve in front of the battle.
In the subsequent battles, Kong Youde led the Tianyou Army gunners and the Wuzhen Chaoha Artillery Battalion, which caused a lot of casualties to the Ming army. He was praised several times by the slave chief Huang Taiji, which can be said to be unparalleled for a while.
Kong Youde was obviously one of the most favored Han officials, which naturally aroused the jealousy of other Han officials and generals. When he heard the news, he also became vigilant and made everything more watertight and did not give others any excuses. Not affected.
But since then, Kong Youde has become more loyal to Huang Taiji. He believes that as long as he does his best for his master, his master will naturally protect him.
After Huang Taiji left the Jinzhou front line, under the orders of Prince Dorgon of Qing Dynasty, Kong Youde led the Wuzhenchaoha artillery battalion and also moved their positions several times. From him to the ordinary soldiers, they were all exhausted.
In his sleep, he seemed to have returned to the old Piedao. Marshal Mao, the commander-in-chief, was sitting in the commander's tent with high spirits, while he was sitting sideways next to Mao Wenlong, as if he was the deputy commander-in-chief.
Under the tent, his father and brother were also sitting with other generals, accepting Marshal Mao's banquet. Seeing his father and brother looking at him with envy, he felt so happy.
But for some reason, after he only drank a glass of wine, Mao Wenlong's big tent turned into the slave chief Huang Taiji's golden tent, and his father and brother, together with Dongjiang general Mao Wenlong, were tied under the tent and glared at him.
Just when Kong Youde looked at a loss, his father, who was tied up under the golden tent on Huangtai, yelled: "How can you be a running dog of the Tatars?"
This loud shout suddenly woke him up. Kong Youde, with blank eyes, was sitting on the couch, sweating all over his body, and still feeling terrified in his heart.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the military tent, and the fire suddenly illuminated the right side of the military tent. He couldn't help but be confused, and murmured to himself: "Who dares to shout randomly and start a fire in the camp, without fear of causing the camp to roar? "
Kong Youde then cursed again: "Damn it, let's see if I don't kill you!"
