Gao Heng's reaction was very fast. Seeing twenty or thirty Annan soldiers rushing toward them, he knew that fighting head-on would not work. The enemy was outnumbered and there were only five of them. Even if they cut a bloody path, he would probably not have many left. Personal.
Soon after, Gao Heng shouted to Wang Qi: "Wang Qi! Throw smoke bombs! Throw them quickly!" During the preparation time of Zhennanguan, they made many simple smoke bombs, but after all It was something made in a hurry. It was large and inconvenient to carry. When they went to the city this time, Wang Qi and Wu Rong each carried one and put it in their carry-on packages.
At this moment, Wang Qi couldn't care less about life and death. He immediately took out the smoke bomb, lit it with the fire stick he carried, and threw it towards the place where the enemies were densest. With a bang, a dull explosion sounded. The enemy's offensive was stagnant, and the Ming army made good use of firearms. This was also a consensus among the Annan army.
They thought it was a thunderbolt, so they ran away one by one, trying to avoid it, but seeing that no one fell down, the Annan army regained their confidence and surrounded them with various weapons. But the next moment, they realized what was happening. The power of this smoke bomb.
Right in front of their eyes, a thick yellow smoke rose from the ground. The smoke was extremely dense, like a barrier. People's eyes could not penetrate the smoke at all. This surprised them a little, but with the thick smoke, Rising from the crowd, a pungent smell suddenly poured into everyone's nostrils.
"Cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough!" Annan's sergeants coughed crazily. They felt extremely painful. The smell was like drilling into people's lungs. They couldn't get rid of it even if they wanted to. In an instant, many soldiers Lost combat effectiveness.
Several figures came out of the smoke. It was Gao Heng and others. They covered their mouths and noses, held their breaths, and rushed across the distance as if desperately, leaving the pursuers behind. The Annan soldiers who arrived later were also confused and plunged into the smoke, and then they heard painful coughs.
Dang, dang, dang, alarm bells are ringing, which is a signal of an attack. Although many of the five hundred Annan soldiers in the city are fishing, there are also two to three hundred who are on normal duty, especially those on guard on Chengmen Street. The soldiers immediately rushed in groups towards the county government office.
At first glance, it seemed a bit abrupt. Everyone was running in the direction of the county government, except for Gao Heng and a few others who were running in the opposite direction. But Wang Qi was very clever. As he ran, he turned around and pointed in the direction of the county government office, shouting in Annan dialect: "County government office, the county government office has been attacked, go to support quickly." Pretending to be a messenger.
Everyone followed suit, pointing at the county government office one by one, and shouting the word "enemy" in the Annan dialect they had just learned.
If those Annan soldiers could calm down and distinguish, they would hear that some of these people have wrong accents. However, the situation is urgent and the alarm is urgent. Who has the leisure and elegance to distinguish? The top priority is to save General Zheng Guang.
The military law of the Beijing army is strict. If something happens to the general, officers at all levels may be killed together. Who dares to neglect him? The soldiers passed by Gao Heng and the others. They simply stopped pretending and ran along the road to the city gate.
The city gates in Yuan County have long been closed during the night curfew. Fortunately, this city gate is not a hinged door like a big city, but an ordinary city gate that can be pushed open. There were only a few soldiers on duty in the city gate cave, and the rest went to help.
Without saying a word, Wu Rong threw a smoke bomb, and there was a cough immediately. Several people rushed over and killed the stunned defenders one by one. "Open the city gate!" Gao Heng shouted.
The defenders on the city wall naturally saw the strange movement below. They shouted: "There are enemies!" while rushing down the stairs from the city wall, but these people were slow after all. Gao Heng and others had already lifted up. The door bolt opened the city gate a crack, and several people filed out along the crack.
The defenders in the city hurried to the vicinity of the county government office, only to realize that they had been fooled. An officer coughed violently and explained the story in general. Only then did everyone realize that the assassin had sneaked in wearing his own military uniform. In the chaos, , a commander of the third battalion exclaimed: "Not good!"
He led a few soldiers and kicked open the back door of the county government office. Ever since they arrived, he had only seen soldiers gathering around him, but the back door of the county government office was still closed. This was contrary to common sense. Sure enough, everyone was dumbfounded as soon as they entered. There were several corpses lying on the ground. They were obviously Zheng Guang's guards. What about General Zheng Guang?
Qi Chang hurriedly led people into the dormitory, and then there was a shocking roar. Lying on the bed was a headless corpse. This was their general Zheng Guang. He rushed out of the room and ran into Shangguan, the commander of the third battalion, who came to support him. Qi Chang shouted in panic: "Dead! General Zheng Guang is dead!"
With a snap, a violent slap hit him in the face, and the battalion commander slapped him to the ground. "Shut your stinky mouth! Take your people with you immediately to find the assassin, otherwise , all of us and the whole family have to sit together!”
The battalion commander was calmer than Commander Qi. He knew that Zheng Guang was Lord Zheng's nephew. If he were placed in the Central Plains, he would be a prince. A prince was assassinated by an unknown person and his head was taken away. If Lord Zheng knew about it, with his Because of his temper, all officers from the battalion commander on down will be executed. It doesn't matter if they die, at least they have to catch the assassin so that they can give their family a chance of survival.
The battalion commander immediately led people to block the news and asked everyone in the yard to shut up. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be killed. He only lied that Zheng Guang was injured. The battalion commander understood that once the news spread and the morale of the army was shattered, there would be great trouble if the Ming army took advantage of the situation and launched an offensive. The top priority is to catch the assassins immediately and find out their identities.
After learning that the assassin ran toward the city gate, he immediately ordered his soldiers to pursue him.
It was still dark outside the city. Several people left the city. The pursuers behind them had not yet arrived. However, the noise at the top of the city still alerted the camp outside the city. They could already see many sleeping soldiers in disheveled clothes running from the tents. He came out and looked towards the city wall.
Gao Heng said: "No, running too slow like this. They have cavalry. If they catch up, it will be troublesome. We have to grab the horses." Wu Rong said: "When I passed through the camp during the day, I saw some pack horses when they were transporting supplies. To the west of the camp.”
Gao Heng made up his mind and said: "We can't control that much. The packhorse is also a horse. As long as we can join the support team, the risk will be much smaller."
Some soldiers in the camp ran out to see what was going on in the city, but they also clearly stipulated that during the curfew period, the troops stationed outside the city were not allowed to enter without Zheng Guang's order, otherwise it would be regarded as rebellion. These people could only worry outside, but everyone knew in their hearts that something must have happened in the city, otherwise the defenders at the top of the city would not be so panicked.
"Someone is robbing the horses!" Someone shouted in the darkness, and everyone's attention was instantly drawn back to the camp. Gao Heng and others took advantage of the chaos and snatched a few pack horses. They sat in groups of two, riding with their heads down. Rushed out of the camp. On the way, he knocked over several Annan soldiers blocking the road one after another, and this attracted the attention of the Annan army.
Now, even a fool would know that these men dressed in their own clothes were assassins in disguise. The soldiers shouted and surrounded them, but they lost the advantage of taking the lead. Gao Heng and others rushed out in one breath and headed straight for Zhennanguan.
Countless Annan soldiers behind them rushed out of the camp to chase them. Seeing how many of them were escaping on horseback, they knew that they could not outrun them on two legs. The only cavalrymen from the one or two battalions outside immediately returned to the camp and took out their horses from the stables. No matter what the formation was, he chased him like crazy, and soon hundreds of cavalrymen followed him holding torches.
Gao Heng and Lu Tao were in a group. Lu Tao's equestrian skills were good, but this pack horse was really useless. Its speed and endurance were much worse than those of war horses. Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer, Gao Heng loaded a few crossbows and shot them out. , but in the dark night and in a bumpy environment like horseback, crossbows are not as good as rifles. If Gao Heng still has confidence in holding a rifle, crossbows are really not easy to use.
Several people returned along the official road. As long as they passed this section of the official road, someone would pick them up. There was a support group waiting for them at the end of the official road.
Fortunately, Annan's army is not very good at mounted shooting. These cavalrymen generally do not know how to mount and shoot, so even if the two sides are only one body away, they cannot hurt Gao Heng and others. However, as time passed, the war horses gradually caught up with the pack horses. If they could not enter the range of the support team, they would be in danger.
Just when Gao Heng was sweating, he turned a fork in the official road and Lu Tao shouted: "We're here!" Several people immediately shouted: "Let us go over and bomb the people behind!"
The galloping of more than a hundred cavalry made enough noise in the dark night. The support team had already heard the movement, but no one dared to set fire without seeing their own people. At this moment, a familiar voice was heard, and three soldiers immediately walked out of the dense forest. Under the moonlight, they saw a large group of cavalry holding torches chasing the figures in front of them.
Gao Heng measured the time in his mind and shouted: "Now! Light the fire!" With a roar, the fire fuse lit the fuse that had been arranged. The soldiers in the support team threw out all the smoke bombs on hand, then turned around and headed towards Run towards Sayazi in the direction of Zhennanguan.
Xilulu! Several pack horses jumped over the ambush circle one after another, their legs weakened, and they fell to the ground. Gao Heng and others were thrown off their horses, and they were thrown to pieces. This pack horse was not physically strong to begin with. When it came out of the camp, After sprinting for several miles, I had already reached my limit. At this moment, he jumped and could no longer run, throwing several people off his back. Even though the packhorse was short, it almost broke everyone's ribs.
In any case, Gao Heng is a special soldier. He has adapted to this body and rolled on the ground and got up. Among the few people, except Fan Yu, who was worse, the others also stood up on their own. Several people from the support team not far away greeted: "Hurry! It's going to explode!"
Everyone immediately followed behind and started running. The Annan cavalry in the rear showed a cruel expression, and the officer leading the team even smiled ferociously and raised the spear in his hand. Everyone knows that infantry can never be a match for cavalry, not to mention that they have lost their horses. In such a situation, how can two legs outrun four legs?
"Speed up! Give it to me." Boom boom boom, before the cavalry officer could finish his words, three special explosive bags on the ground exploded at the same time, along with smoke bombs thrown in a circle around them.
Gao Heng's specially made explosive pack taught the Annan Army a good lesson. With the explosive power added by sugar, because of the iron plate, the kinetic energy was basically released in the direction facing the enemy. It had already been placed. The bullets were fired densely at the pursuers. Puff puff puff, the sound of projectiles penetrating the human body continued to sound. The officer at the front was completely shattered, and the war horse under his crotch became a pile of minced meat.
The soldiers at the back were not much better. Anyone within the killing range of the explosive packs was beaten into a sieve, including men and horses. With just three explosive packs, dozens of people in the front of the team lost their lives in an instant. The cavalry's pursuit stalled.
The acrid thick smoke from the ensuing smoke bombs once again enveloped the living cavalry, causing them to suffer a second torture. However, dozens of cavalrymen reorganized their formation after a period of confusion. Under the leadership of the team deputy, they walked through the smoke like crazy, vowing to cut the enemy into pieces.
Boom boom boom, another round of explosions. This reflects the correctness of Gao Heng's arrangement. The explosive packets arranged at regular intervals formed a layer-by-layer blocking effect. The pursuers would be bombed every time they chased for a certain distance. The broad sword mines have been well proven in the jungle battles of later generations. Gao Heng learned and used them flexibly, and made a big mistake for the Annan people in the Ming Dynasty.
There were fewer and fewer cavalry, and the huge explosions in the jungle had already alerted the Ming army at Zhennanguan. Not only the Ming army, but also the 500 Annan army in front of Zhennanguan who were responsible for keeping an eye on the Ming army were also alerted, but they did not They dared to act rashly. After all, their mission was to keep an eye on the enemy forces in Guancheng. As for why there was an explosion behind them, they didn't know why.
"Could it be said that we really succeeded?" At the top of Zhennanguan City, several generals were looking in that direction. Huang Kun said to Zuo Bin beside him. Although Zuo Bin didn't take Gao Heng seriously, he had nothing to lose anyway. With a mentality that he would rather believe it, he still gathered his troops and waited for news at the top of the city. If the time passed and there was no news, , that’s all. As for Gao Heng and others, they would just die and it would have no impact on him. But who would have thought that there would actually be movement in the early morning.
"We can't draw any conclusions now. We can't act rashly until we see them." Zuo Bin said coldly to Huang Kun. Huang Kun gritted his teeth. Of course he understood that Zuo Bin was right, so he could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Gao Heng and the others could successfully complete the task.
