The Tianwei Army is famous for its sharp firearms. Naturally, Qin Feng's soldiers were equipped with matchlock guns, but they did not use them. The reason is very simple. The horseback is too bumpy, making it difficult to aim and the hit rate is low. The ammunition is difficult to load and it is difficult to continue shooting!
What to use instead of a matchlock gun?
Use crossbow arrows!
Qin Feng and his soldiers took out the crossbows from their horse pockets. After stringing them, they aimed at the Jurchen cavalry rushing over from the opposite side. These Jurchen cavalry all used bows and arrows.
Four hundred steps.
Three hundred steps.
Two hundred steps.
"Whizzing!"
About 150 steps away, Qin Feng and his soldiers decisively pulled the trigger, and hundreds of sharp arrows were immediately shot out, accurately landing on the charging Jurchen cavalry.
These Jurchen cavalry were all wearing heavy armor and had superb riding skills. When they saw the rain of arrows coming, some raised their shields to block, and some dodged left and right on horseback with very agile movements.
Even so, more than a dozen cavalrymen were struck by arrows and fell from their horses, either dead or injured.
The rest were not afraid, and continued to charge forward with their horses, and at the same time they drew their bows and arrows, preparing to fight back.
You must know that although the range and lethality of bows and arrows are not as good as crossbows, they are much faster than crossbows. When shooting at close range, the side using bows and arrows will definitely win.
"Whoosh... whoosh... poof!"
The Jurchen soldiers thought well, but before they had rushed a few steps away, another wave of arrows fell, and a dozen more were shot over in an instant.
Then came the third wave, the fourth wave, the fifth wave... the arrows rained continuously.
It turned out that Qin Feng and his soldiers were not using ordinary crossbow arrows, but improved continuous crossbows. There was a wooden receiver under the crossbow body, which could store twelve crossbow arrows. After one shot, just pull the crossbow bolt next to it. , the next arrow will be automatically stringed, and continue shooting at the enemy, forming a continuous rain of arrows.
And the improver of this continuous crossbow is Qin Feng himself!
"Warriors, charge forward, keep charging forward, and be sure to capture the Ming army officials on the opposite side alive!"
The Jurchen cavalry were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties under several waves of arrows, but the remaining ones did not retreat and continued to charge forward desperately.
Because they could see that the Ming army on the opposite side was unusual. There must be a high-ranking official among them. If they could capture or kill them alive, it would be a great achievement, and they would be rewarded heavily afterwards!
In this way, the Jurchen cavalry continued to charge forward, and when they reached about eighty paces, they began to fight back with bows and arrows, and started shooting at Qin Feng's soldiers.
"Plop...Plop!"
Arrows came back like locusts and scurried around. From time to time, people on both sides were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, but no one had any intention of retreating. On the contrary, the shooting became more intense.
After a while, the distance between the two parties became closer and closer.
When there were less than thirty steps left, both sides stopped shooting at the same time, put away their bows and arrows, and then pulled out their swords, picked up their spears, and began to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
"Ding...dang...ah...pop!"
Qin Feng's soldiers were selected from tens of thousands of soldiers and were warriors trained by the devil. Each of them could be as good as ten.
Moreover, the soldiers were not hacking and killing indiscriminately, but were working in groups of three, cooperating with each other, and the groups were also cooperating with each other.
This is one of the unique training subjects of the Tianwei Army, the three-three system tactic!
"It's not good. Master Zhang Jing died in the battle. He can't hold on anymore. Withdraw... withdraw quickly!"
To make a long story short, in the fierce hand-to-hand fighting, the Jurchen soldiers were constantly chopped off their horses, and the casualties were quite heavy. Even Niu Luzhang Jingdu, who led the team, was hacked to death. The rest couldn't hold on any longer, so they had to turn their horses around and died. escape.
In order to avoid the enemy's plan, Qin Feng did not order a pursuit. Instead, he asked his soldiers to clean the battlefield and count the casualties and loot.
The statistics were quickly calculated. After a fight, a total of 68 Jurchen soldiers were killed, four were captured, 52 war horses were seized, as well as a dozen dead horses, and numerous armors, swords, guns, bows and arrows and other items. .
Among the soldiers, three were killed and fourteen were wounded. They are still dead.
Nine war horses.
After cleaning the battlefield, Qin Feng urged his horse to come to Lu Xiangsheng, clasped his fists and saluted: "I have killed the Jurchens under my humble command, and the supervisor is frightened!"
"Haha, no wonder General Qin has been able to defeat the Jurchens many times. When I saw them today, your officers and men are indeed as brave as tigers. If all our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can do this, then why worry about the Jurchens being immortal!"
Lu Xiangsheng had been watching the fighting process just now, with great shock in his heart.
You must know that the Jurchens were born between white mountains and black waters. They are a typical fishing and hunting nation. Under the temper of the harsh environment, the men are all strong and strong. They can hunt tigers in the mountains and catch fish in the water. They are extremely capable of fighting hard.
In previous battles, four or five Ming armies together were not necessarily a match for one Jurchen soldier. They could only rely on city walls for defense and use firearms to win.
Unexpectedly, with similar troop strength, Qin Feng's soldiers could completely defeat the Jurchen soldiers, and killed many enemies with very few casualties.
Master of Tiger and Wolf, well-deserved reputation!
Lu Xiangsheng was originally very worried about whether Qin Feng and the Tianwei Army could complete that difficult task, but after watching the fight, he suddenly became convinced.
At the same time, he came up with an idea: if he gets Qin Feng under his command, if there is such a tiger general, he will not be afraid of anything in the future. Even Yang He, the governor of the three sides, is probably unwilling to let him go. Who can give up such a tiger general? ah!
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After a short and fierce fight, everyone continued to set off and soon returned to the camp.
Then Lu Xiangsheng ordered that the general eunuch Gao Qiqian and other generals be summoned to discuss setting up an ambush in Linggui Valley.
"See the Governor!"
"no!"
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After the order was issued, within less than a meal, the generals arrived at the Chinese army's tent, but the meeting could not begin because the eunuch in charge of the army, Gao Qiqian, had not arrived.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Eunuch Gao stretched himself and came to the big tent with three steps. He still smelled strongly of alcohol, and it was obvious that he had been drinking for fun.
Military sentiment is as strong as fire, so don’t neglect it!
If others had arrived late, Lu Xiangsheng would have implemented military law long ago due to his temper, but there was really nothing he could do about this Eunuch Gao. Who could say that he was a confidant of the emperor and was responsible for supervising the army.
"Eunuch Gao, please sit down quickly... Come here, serve tea to Eunuch Gao!"
Even though he was unwilling at all, Lu Xiangsheng put on a smile and asked Gao Qiqian to sit next to him. He also ordered his soldiers to bring strong tea for Gao Qiqian to sober up and refresh himself.
After finishing all this, Lu Xiangsheng hung up a map, pointed to the location of Linggui Valley, described his plan in detail, and then asked the generals for their opinions.
"It's time to teach the Jurchens a lesson long ago. The last general, Yang Guozhu, is not talented. I am willing to go with the Governor to lure the enemy!"
"The last general, Chen Yongfu, is willing to go with the Governor to lure the enemy!"
"My Lord Supervisor has such a clever plan that General Jiang Xuan is so impressed that he fell to the ground. Lord Supervisor, please rest assured that the matter of setting up an ambush will be left to the General. If there are any mistakes, please report them to us!"
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All the generals agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's plan.
Among them, Jiang Xuan, the chief military officer of Pingyang Town, was the most cunning. He spoke very nicely and made a loud banging chest, but he took the job of setting up the burial.
Compared with luring the enemy, setting up an ambush in Linggui Valley is much safer, and it is also easier to kill the enemy and achieve meritorious service.
Seeing that all the generals agreed, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Gao Qiqian next to him: "Eunuch Gao, what do you mean?"
"The Superintendent has a clever plan, so naturally my father-in-law has no objection. Logically speaking, as a supervisor, I should go into battle with the Superintendent to kill the enemy.
"But in the past few days, the weather has been a bit cold. My father-in-law's back problem has come back again. He couldn't sleep well all night. During the day, he was sweating in pain even after taking a few steps, and he was shaking all over. I'm afraid he won't be able to go into battle to kill the enemy. , What a sin!"
"It doesn't matter. Since Eunuch Gao is feeling unwell, he can just stay in the camp and rest until he is defeated.
The Jurchens also asked Eunuch Gao to present a petition to the Holy One to ask for merit for all the soldiers! "
"Haha, easy to say, easy to say, as long as the soldiers fight bravely to kill the enemy and defeat the Jurchen ***, it will be my father-in-law's responsibility to take the credit!"
Gao Qiqian was greedy for life and afraid of death, and did not dare to follow him into the battlefield, so he started pretending to be sick.
Lu Xiangsheng knew it, but did not expose it. He also hinted that if he won this battle, he would share the credit with Gao Qiqian. In doing so, he did not ask for anything else, but only asked Gao Eunuch not to cause trouble.
You know, this Eunuch Gao is famous for his lack of success and failure!
Next, Lu Xiangsheng began to divide his troops and dispatch generals. The specific situation is:
He, Daming Town Chief Soldier - Hu Dawei, Kaifeng Town Deputy Chief Soldier - Chen Yongfu, and Xuanfu Town Deputy Chief Soldier - Yang Guozhu went to challenge, and then faked defeat and lured the slave chief - Abatai tribe to Linggui. Yuzhong.
The remaining generals led their troops to ambush in the hills around Linggui Valley in advance, waiting to ambush the Jurchen army.
Among them, Qin Feng's department has the most important task, which is to divide the tens of thousands of Jurchen troops into two, and to hold the entrance and exit on the north side for at least half a day.
As for the time for the decisive battle, in order to be fully prepared, it was set for eight days!
