In this battle, Tongtou Village lost miserably. Their territory of dozens of miles was occupied, their elite armored soldiers were destroyed, and the large silver treasury accumulated for hundreds of years was divided up by the victors. The most tragic thing is that Tongtou Village's cornucopia of Wutou Ridge

The coalfield is also occupied by Zangbaogang and Beipo villages, and will be "jointly managed" in the future.

"This is the consequence of following the wrong leader." Jin Shiqi stared at the two frustrated masters of the armored soldiers, "But don't worry, Tongtou Village will not die."

After he finished speaking, he pointed to the civilian warriors on the school field...

At this moment, hundreds of bronze-headed soldiers formed a large array. There were long spears in the center, firecrackers shining on both sides, and the 20 rocket carts at the back contained endless murderous potential. The mountain soldiers were all wearing uniforms.

Wearing dark blue sailor uniforms, their thin, dark, dirty cheeks still have whip marks and blood scabs. But their eyes are shining, and their figures are like a pine forest.

I don’t know what the officer supervising the formation shouted, but hundreds of mountain soldiers shouted in unison: "Bronze head! Bronze head!"

The mountain people of this era did not have an overall sense of "nation". They only recognized their own families and villages, and the conquests and hatred between the villages were stronger than those against foreigners. Most of these folk warriors came from Tongtou Village.

They were all once slaves, barefoot men, shabby households in mountain villages, and poor children by the river. Since the fall of the Copperhead King, they have regarded themselves as masters.

"Beasts!" A leader of the armored soldiers couldn't help but sulked, "How did they know that the coal fields were divided and the money was robbed!".

"They already know." Jin Shiqi sneered, "But those things have never belonged to them. What's the pity? And I will take them to fight for their own wealth. They will conquer the Red Hooves and become famous in the Ten Villages. Build it again."

Tongtou is such a resounding name! From now on, they will not only be the masters of this Tongtou village, but also dominate the entire ten villages."

Jin Shiqi raised his saber high, and hundreds of mountain soldiers immediately stood quietly, like a piece of stubborn stone. Tongtou Village had had such soldiers and horses for hundreds of years.

"Your name!" the general shouted! The soldiers immediately responded: "Bronze Head! Bronze Head!"

"Tomorrow, go out!" The general pointed his sword to the west, and the soldiers immediately raised their weapons: "Attack Red Hoof! Attack Red Hoof! Kill Mengkan! Kill Mengkan!"

The rumbling shouts roared on the Hongshui River, which made people's hair stand on end! Jin Shiqi couldn't help but laugh, and asked the two leaders: "They are going to conquer the Red Hoof, are you willing to join them?"

"us?"

"That's right. I'll give you another chance."

The two leaders hesitated. After half a month of suffering, they had witnessed the misery of their homeland and witnessed the changes in the ten villages. They were not as determined as they were half a month ago. Their eyes were twinkling, but they gritted their teeth and did not dare to go out.

Jin Shiqi asked them to think again and make a decision tomorrow.

The two armored soldier leaders were taken down, and Luo Ang couldn't help shouting: "General, they are unreliable!"

"Yes. But these two are not stupid. They must understand in their hearts that the only person they can rely on is me."

…

The sixth year of Tianqi, the twelfth day of the first lunar month.

The decisive battle against Mengkan begins.

The main force of the Ming army is the Qianjiang Luying and Sanliying artillery teams, with a total of 3,000 troops. They march from the front and are expected to arrive at the battlefield in 7 days. In addition, the four villages of Bengshan, Duanjiao, Jianya, and Tielin also dispatched 3,000 mountain soldiers and

Labor. Responsible for assisting the attack, transporting food and grass, and cheering.

There was another surprise force: 400 elite troops from the Tongtou Mingyong Brigade of Liuzhou Water Camp, who took the mountain road to outflank Hongho's rear. The journey also took seven days.

The two Tongtou Village leaders thought about it all night and finally joined Jin Shiqi's team. When they arrived at the dock and saw the "Tongtou Brigade" lining up to board the ship, they couldn't help but have mixed feelings and wanted to cry for those 400 people.

The warrior soldiers all changed into the armor of the Tongtou Village soldiers. Those armors were once passed down by the Tongtou Village warrior family for generations. They were forced to give them to Jin Shiqi half a month ago, and now they are occupied by despicable men.

The honor and mission of Tongtou Village were all transferred to them.

"Let me tell you the script." Jin Shiqi said to the two leaders, "If we encounter a large army of Red Hooves, we will call ourselves the armored soldiers of Tongtou Village and evacuate from Thunder Castle. Now we have a home and it is difficult to return, so we can only go there.

Brother Mengkan! You two will play the role of commander and deputy commander, do you understand? Get on the boat and set off!"

The two "commanders" immediately understood: General Jin actually wanted to hide the truth and then stab him in the back!

Jin Shiqi was very confident about this script. Although this team was not large, it was still considered an elite force. He selected these 300 people from among the mountain soldiers he had originally trained. They were all bronze-headed men with experience in combat. Again

Including the Han soldiers from Shuiying, the total number is 400. Now two more original and genuine armored soldier leaders have joined, which is the icing on the cake.

The Bronze Head Brigade is led by "Star Hero" Luo Ang as the commander-in-chief. It is divided into 5 squadrons: 1 Lance Squadron, 2 Fire Gun Squadron, 1 Rocket Squadron, and 1 Transport Squadron. Each squadron except

In addition to the main force, there are also a few sword and shield soldiers.

The transport squadron did not use Mongolian horses, but 100 local Guangxi horses, which seemed very low-key. The horses carried mainly weapons, ammunition and armor, and food was collected along the way. The Tongtou Brigade was operating alone this time, without backup and transportation support.

.They will detour nearly 200 miles of mountain roads in 7 days to outflank the Red Hoof Village.

The Tongtou brigade finished counting and set off immediately. There were a lot of 400 elite soldiers, and there were also two more former armored soldier leaders.

They moved boxes and horses, and lined up on the boat to cross the river. As soon as the two honorary leaders sat down on the boat, they saw Jin Shiqi also getting on the boat surrounded by soldiers. This guy was also wearing a set of leather armor and looked very handsome.

A cottage chieftain. They couldn't help but ask: "General, are you going too?"

"That's right!" Jin Shiqi pointed to the mountains to the west, "Mengkan owes me too much, and I want to get it back with my own hands!"

…

To the west of Tongtou Village are rolling mountains. You must pass through the Jianya and Tielin Villages to reach the Red Hoof Plain.

Both Fang and Iron Scale villages are friendly areas. The soldiers only wear simple leather armor and rattan armor. The heavy armor is carried by horses. The half-body armor weighs nearly 20 kilograms, and the full-body armor weighs more than 30 kilograms.

.Only a fool would wear it all day long.

Jin Shiqi also brought 30 guards, who acted as the guards of the "transportation unit". They all carried long spears and scorpion tail spears, as well as shields and long knives. The four young guards also accompanied the team, and they also worked part-time as translators.

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The larger the size of the army, the more troublesome the march becomes. Although the Tongtou Brigade only has more than 400 people, it still dragged for more than a mile on the winding mountain road. Luo Ang led the way in front, and Jin Shiqi held down the formation at the rear. They could only use each other with each other.

Whistle and bugle are used to communicate. Scouts are also sent out to the front and rear of the team. It is extremely fast to cover dozens of miles of mountain roads in one day.

The most important thing for the army when traveling is food supplies. But they don't have to worry. The Military Intelligence Department has long explored this hundred-mile radius and drawn accurate maps, which also record the population of each village, the grain storage and the location of wealthy families' homes.

The Tongtou Brigade marched according to the map and arrived at a small village every afternoon. Then they dispersed, approached, and quickly surrounded them. While shouting: "Don't be afraid! We don't kill people!" they broke into the village from all directions.

Whenever this happens, the villagers will flee in all directions, and those who can't escape will cry and kneel on the ground. No one dares to resist. The soldiers will go around "collecting" food, catching chickens and driving pigs, seizing wine and stealing vegetables. Finally,

Then a handful of copper coins are thrown symbolically. Then a fire is made to make food, and they sleep in separate rooms. Before leaving the next day, they pick up a tank of water for each family.

A few days passed and they were doing smoothly.

On the fourth day, they entered the Tielin Village area and arrived at a relatively large village. The map showed a population of 600, which was relatively wealthy. Jin Shiqi thought there would be some bloody conflicts, but the spies reported: The village has already

Empty.

Sure enough, fires were still burning in the stoves of each household, and the clothes were only half washed. There was still warmth in the bed... It seemed that the whole village had escaped. The Tongtou Brigade took advantage of the strength of the people to enter the village and stationed there, and as usual, they raided everywhere.

, rummaging for food, catching pigs and fish, kicking dogs and cats, and finally scattering a handful of coins.

But later someone came to report that there were several wealthy families in this village, but they had been destroyed long ago. The houses were burned, the walls were torn down, the granaries were ransacked, and there were blood stains on the walls.

Luo Ang went over to take a look and said with a smile: "Ha! This method looks like it was done by our civilian brave brigade!"

At this moment, the sound of firecrackers came from outside the village.

The Bronzehead soldiers immediately became alert, and they hurriedly took cover to spy. The white smoke was spreading in the forest not far away, and there were sentries sent by the Bronzehead Brigade over there. Luo Ang took the lead and led more than a hundred people to rush out.

.

Then there was the sound of sparse fire cannons again. Jin Shiqi listened for a while and found that they were all sounds of "chasing clouds and fire cannons" before he felt relieved.

After a while, soldiers reported back: We fought with unidentified mountain soldiers, who were hiding in the woods. We don’t know how many there were. Jin Shiqi reorganized the defense and brought another hundred soldiers to support.

The village was surrounded by rolling hills, and after crossing a small hillside, the soldiers advanced along a stream. The shouts in the forest in front still continued, but the sound of firecrackers became less. Jin Shiqi ordered the soldiers to lengthen the array, don't

Gather in one place.

Then there was no road on the shore, and the soldiers followed the stream upstream.

The woods on both sides became denser and denser, but the water flow gradually became gentle, and it actually seemed like a pond hidden in the forest. They had entered the dense forest, and endless big trees grew out of the water, forming a cloud-like canopy.

The sky was blocked and the sun was pressed against the water. For a while, the edge of the lake could not be seen. The soldiers held up their spears and firecrackers, aiming at the dark corners of the forest.

The lake water was still flowing slowly beneath him, already waist-deep. Half of Jin Shiqi's body was numb from the cold, and his chest felt suffocated. The water was extremely clear, reflecting the shadows of the trees and refracting his eyes.

Every time my feet move in the water, mud and sand will rise up and sink softly a few inches deep.

What a wonderful place...

The shouts in front almost stopped, and only the sound of the river water could be heard, and the thick breathing of the men. The evening sunlight penetrated through the branches and leaves above the head, casting mottled light on the water. On the clear water

Half of the bodies of the soldiers were reflected. They were wading in the lake, and there were splashes and ripples around each person's waist. Each spear was shining with silver light, and the smoke from the match ropes was slowly rising.

It was blown down by the forest wind and rolled like cloud waves on the water.

Those towering trees have countless vines hanging on the water. There are always some water droplets, and the water flows down from the tree tops, splashing crystal beads on the water.

"It's so beautiful!" Jin Shiqi muttered, "Damn, who are you hitting?"

After walking for dozens of steps, we finally caught up with the first group of bronze-headed soldiers. The spearmen were carefully looking around, but the fire gunmen were holding fire cannons strangely and pushing the bars. "The water is too deep.

!” they shouted, “Can’t reload!”

Suddenly, there was another burst of fighting in front, and there was a unique crack when the spear head was poked into the vine shield. Then firecrackers opened fire. Luo Ang shouted something in the mountain dialect, and the soldiers divided into two groups and charged forward.

passed...

Jin Shiqi still didn't see anything clearly.
Chapter completed!