"Boom boom boom..."

A violent explosion sounded on the mountain road, which was a mine laid in advance.

The land mines of the Guards are not the type of land mines passed down from the Ming Dynasty used by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In addition to still using black powder, they already have a variety of designs and models.

After the firing device and design structure are improved, its stability and lethality have been greatly improved.

Moreover, laying landmines in the Guards is also a compulsory military training subject for soldiers.

At the same time as the mine exploded, infantry rockets flew towards the mountain road.

These mines were manually controlled, and they were detonated just when the Qing army was halfway there. In this way, the Qing army was divided into two sections. The 100-meter area in the middle was completely covered by the explosion, which was what Shan Yaodong and the others could achieve with their firepower.

It's the limit.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The front troops of the Qing army were immediately attracted by the explosion when they heard the explosion. Everyone stopped, but they did not look for bunkers immediately.

At this time, intensive gunfire suddenly rang out on the hillside. The Qing army did not see the enemy, but saw gunpowder smoke rising from the bushes.

"General, we were ambushed."

Needless to say, Sun Ding also knew that he was ambushed, but this place was only five or six miles away from where they were hiding, so these bandits actually chose to ambush here.

When exactly did they lurk here? Even the scouts on their side didn't notice it.

"Come up, rush up with me. Wu Guerrilla, you will lead a thousand people up the mountain and over the ridge." Sun Ding had not yet lost his composure. He quickly issued the order at this time. He was in a far back position and was not affected by the attack at this time.

attack.

But everything a hundred meters in front of him was filled with smoke from the explosion.

"Yes, the general has the order." The guerrilla backed away with his hands and hurried to greet his men. Sun Ding also rushed forward with his men.

The explosions in front have stopped, but the smoke has not dissipated. The soldiers' wails came from the smoke.

From time to time, Qing soldiers with gray faces ran toward the rear from the smoke. Some of them were even missing arms and legs. This made the smoke ahead look like an abyss devouring life.

However, Sun Ding still led the people forward without hesitation.

The distance of a few hundred meters quickly ran up. The road on the mountainside was not wide. Many Qing soldiers were squeezed onto the hillside. They used their hands and feet to crawl on the hillside.

When Sun Ding arrived at the original location of the Chinese army, the smoke had already dissipated.

The scene before him shocked even a veteran on the battlefield.

The ground was full of wailing soldiers. How many landmines had these bandits buried and when? There were also an unknown number of rockets.

The casualties of the soldiers covered by artillery fire reached almost 90%. If they had laid more mines and fired more rockets, wouldn't their army have been wiped out like this?

Doesn't their gunpowder cost money?

Sun Ding was very uncomfortable with this style of fighting, not relying on his own soldiers to kill, but relying entirely on weapons.

"Go..." The casualties among his men aroused Sun Ding's anger. He shouted and continued to rush forward with his men, because he heard intensive gunfire from the front.

It was obvious that this gunshot was definitely not produced by his own men.

However, not long after the Qing army passed through the wailing companions on the ground, they saw the soldiers of the front army rushing back in disorder.

"Run..." These retreating Qing troops not only ran by themselves, but when they saw a group of their own people coming from behind, they even shouted for them to run with them.

"Stop, stop everyone..." Sun Ding thought that his prestige could stop these defeated troops.

However, he overestimated himself and underestimated the determination of these defeated troops to escape.

Sun Ding's line of sight was completely blocked by the defeated troops. If he looked beyond the defeated troops, he could see the soldiers of the escort chasing and shooting at the same time.

This kind of pursuit tactic is mastered by veterans very skillfully.

The Qing troops who fell behind were peeled off layer by layer like an onion. These defeated soldiers knew very well that they had to outrun their companions if they wanted to survive.

So Sun Ding couldn't understand their current mood.

Sun Ding made a mistake at this time. He did not order to kill the soldiers who continued to retreat.

So much so that they ran into the military formation where they were.

Fear is the most contagious emotion. The miserable battlefield, the comrades crying in pain, the defeated soldiers with frightened faces, and the intensive gunshots not far away. These are all spreading fear.

Finally, the fear accumulated in the hearts of the soldiers behind Sun Ding exceeded the critical point, and some people began to flee backwards among the defeated army.

"Failed, run away!"

"I can't beat you..."

The deserter shouted as he ran.

Only if more people escape, they will not be punished. The law does not punish everyone!

"Stop, stop for me. Anyone who dares to retreat will be shot without mercy."

Sun Ding chopped down a frightened soldier with the sword in his hand. The soldiers around him also started to raise firecrackers to kill these soldiers.

But fear has spread, there are too many defeated troops, and his little deterrence is no longer effective.

"Boom..." In order to add some fuel to these Qing troops, Shan Yaodong asked the artillery to fire another round of rocket fire. This time the shooting happened to hit around Sun Ding.

Sun Ding was knocked to the ground. Fortunately, the soldiers around him blocked the shrapnel for him, and the armor on his body also played a good buffering role.

"Bah..." Sun Ding spit out the mud in his mouth and stood up unsteadily.

"My lord, please retreat to the back first and then reorganize the army." Several soldiers came over and pulled him back.

Sun Ding knew that it was over now, and his soldiers and horses could no longer restrain him.

The guerrilla surnamed Wu led thousands of people. They were moving slowly on the mountainside. At this time, when they saw all their own people running back, they were worried that they would be surrounded on the top of the mountain, so they also started running back.

In fact, if he occupies a favorable position on the mountainside, he can still block the escort for some time, giving Sun Ding a chance to reorganize his army in the rear.

However, Wu Guerrilla chose to protect himself first, thus missing an important opportunity.

Shan Yaodong would not give up such an opportunity. The escort army was much stronger than the Qing army in terms of physical fitness, which was closely related to their training and food.

The running and shooting pursuit method also allowed them to bring continuous pressure to the Qing army.

"Chase, don't let the Qing army escape." Shan Yaodong himself was also running with the team.

On the mountain road, a group of guards in blue military uniforms were in hot pursuit of a group of embarrassed Qing troops.

Qing troops continued to be knocked down, and some Qing troops who fell behind simply knelt on the roadside and surrendered. No one came to care about them. The escort army did not even have time to gather the prisoners at this time.

On the contrary, the slogan "surrender without killing, surrender without death" was all heard by the Qing army.

Chasing from morning to noon, the Qing army divided its troops and ran away, and Shan Yaodong divided his troops to pursue them.

The chase lasted from noon to evening.

Seeing a rapid stream next to it, Shan Yaodong asked some people to float down on simple bamboo rafts and wait at the foot of Baoyu Mountain. Finally, he blocked and captured the remaining thousands of defeated Qing troops.

In fact, Sun Ding still had five or six thousand men when he retreated, but the escort troops pursued him too closely along the way. Many soldiers ran away, and most of them probably ran home directly. After all, some of them

He himself was a newly recruited Minzhuang.

Shan Yaodong completely annihilated this partial division of the Qing army at the foot of Baoyu Mountain, but the commander-in-chief Sun Ding was missing.
Chapter completed!