Chapter 215 booby-trapped
The day in early winter is particularly short, with gusts of cold wind blowing, scattered snowflakes falling, and the corpses all over the ground are covered with a thin layer of snow.
The cold temperature made everyone shiver. In addition to the coldness of their bodies, the heart was even more heartbroken! Since the war started, all the elite Qing army troops have emerged and attacked in shifts, never stopping.
In more than two days, at least three thousand people had been lost. Although most of them were cannon fodder and slaves, it was also heartbreaking. Those Aha followed the Tartars to fight in the north and south, and had a lot of experience. As long as they were put on armor, they were the best warriors, and they all died under the chest wall.
Even the corpses were not cleaned up, and they all became frozen in the wind and snow. The terrifying scene that only hell, which was only found in the mountains of corpses and blood, appeared in front of him alive. Haoge and Wu Sangui were both worried.
"Prince, brothers really can't stand it anymore. Let's take a rest in this cold day!"
"No!" Wu Sangui said without hesitation: "Now, it is only two or three miles away from Ji County. As long as you break through three chest walls, you can reach the city. At this time, the cession will be wasted all your efforts!"
Wu Sangui said, but he also saw the laziness of his subordinates, so he could only turn around and call his confidant general Hu Shouliang.
"Lao Hu, this task of overcoming difficulties may still fall on you."
"Please rest assured, the prince must be defeated by the capital of Ji County to share the worries of the prince."
"Well, just have this confidence." Wu Sangui brought Hu Shouliang aside.
"Old Hu, what did Gu Zhenhua do? You know clearly, not to mention it. Take Brother Yang Ming for example, he has died tragically at Gu Zhenhua's hands. I have a premonition that if I cannot destroy An Guojun, it will not take long before you and I will die at his hands. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
Hu Shouliang nodded vigorously: "Prince, I understand that even if I lose my head, I will kill An Guojun and eliminate this important problem."
"Yes, you go."
Hu Shouliang immediately led the three thousand new forces of his headquarters to rush to the city. At this time, a game of hunting and anti-hunting was still being staged in the chest wall formation. Kang Lesheng and Tang Zhanxiong used the maze-like terrain to continuously eliminate the Qing army.
Every gap is a good place for hunting, and no one knows when a few bullets will suddenly fly over. The Tartars were shivering in this trembling fear.
Hu Shouliang did have a few brushes, and he observed from a distance, frowned. He could see that the front of the Qing army had broken through several chest walls, not far from the city wall.
However, this kind of advancement has no practical effect. On the contrary, An Guojun is like a dog-skin plaster, which cannot be defeated or dragged down. He takes action from all directions and is elusive and constantly attacks the Qing army. The more he rushes to the front, the more blows he will be suffered. The greater the danger!
If this trend continues, I don’t know how many lives this chest wall array will swallow!
"Tell me my order, don't rush into it for the time being."
"Sir, what should I do?"
"Disassemble these breast walls first. Do you know that this wall is like water. Ming dogs are fish. As long as the water is drained, the fish will die!"
When the subordinates heard this, their eyes lit up and they hurriedly ordered. These Qing soldiers indeed adjusted their tactics. A large number of soldiers no longer focused on moving forward, but used hammers, axes, shovels and hoes, and all the tools they could use to start destroying their chests.
Many Aha even pushed the wheelbarrow, transporting the removed cement boards and filling the trenches. The land had been frozen, and it was quite difficult to dig the soil, but these loyal servants still worked hard, stripping their arms, and their dark shoulders were covered in sweat, and trucks of soil were sent up.
The battle continued until dawn, and Tang Zhanxiong couldn't help but say, "Why did the Tartars' offensive weaken last night? Are they afraid?"
Kang Lesheng was not as optimistic as Tang Zhanxiong. He stood up and looked carefully with a telescope. When he saw the scene in the distance, the muscles on the corner of his mouth twitched.
"No, they've changed their approach."
"What!" Tang Zhanxiong also stood up quickly and looked into the distance.
In one night, the broken chest walls on the outermost periphery were swept away, nothing was left, and the entire chest wall formation was reduced by one third.
"Ah! What a cruel Tartar!" Tang Zhanxiong gritted his teeth. Although the chest wall was broken, the more broken it was, the better cover it was. They have adapted to the feeling of fighting in the ruins. But now all the chest walls are gone, which is equivalent to destroying their stage!
"What should I do?"
Kang Lesheng had a calm face, "What else can I do? I must not let them tear down their chest walls easily. We must fight back!"
Kang Lesheng immediately summoned more than 200 soldiers, and they brought enough weapons. Kang Lesheng led the way and rushed towards the Qing army along the gap in the chest wall.
All the Tartars they met along the way were killed by them. Seeing that they were less than a hundred steps away from the outermost chest wall, Luo Xiaoyu and other grenades were ready, and they swung their arms one by one and smashed them one by one.
The Tartar, holding a shovel and pickaxe and sticking his butt, enjoyed the gift bag falling from the sky. An Aha was pushing a wheelbarrow with two cement boards on it, and was about to retreat. A grenade just fell on the car. There was a loud bang, and the splashes of shrapnel made his chest and face into a hornet's nest.
Half of his face was lost, his ribs exploded, and from the wound, he could even see his heart dripping with blood. The guy fell straight to the ground.
There were also those who were blown away and their legs were blown away, and they were howling ghosts and wolves howled, and they were miserable. At this time, Kang Lesheng rushed up with his men and horses, and shot thirty or forty Tartar soldiers with a burst of gunfire. Then they threw out the fire-burning objects on their bodies and burned the wheelbarrow and all the tools.
Only then did Kang Lesheng stop with satisfaction and slowly retreat with his men.
"Old Tang, how is it done?"
"Not very good!" Tang Zhanxiong smiled bitterly and gave Qianliyan to Kang Lesheng.
Kang Lesheng hurriedly picked it up and looked into the distance. He saw more Tartar soldiers pouring out from the direction of the Qing army, and the number of wheelbarrows doubled!
"Hmph, these Tartars are turtles who are determined to eat weights! No, I will take people to kill them and let them taste the great things."
"Slow down." Tang Zhanxiong said hurriedly: "The Duke of the State has just issued an order to tell us that we should not only think about eliminating the enemy, but also protect ourselves. If necessary, we can give up the chest wall outside the city."
When Kang Lesheng heard this, he lowered his head, his eyes turned around, and finally said, "Old Tang, the Duke of the State is feeling sorry for us when he said this. But we cannot lose his face. I have a way to ensure that these Tartars suffer a big loss!"
Kang Lesheng then made some arrangements and rushed towards the Qing army with his men.
At this time, Hu Shouliang and his followers also arrived at the front line.
"Sir Qi Bian, Ming Gou just sneaked us. Maybe they will kill us. Please avoid it for now!"
When Hu Shouliang heard this, he laughed to the sky: "Avoid? I'm here to kill them! Listen, you will immediately scatter and ambush. As long as Minggou attacks, he will beat me hard!"
"Abide by the order!"
They ambushed a trap, and Kang Lesheng and his men came up again, but they still thought that the last time, the grenade first made people overturn, and then rushed up quickly.
But just as they rushed out, Hu Shouliang also came up with his men and horses. Gunshots and bows and arrows flew together. Although An Guojun killed many Qing troops, more than a dozen people were shot and fell to the ground.
Hu Shouliang's eyes shone in his eyes, and he was so crazy that he shouted: "Minggou, die!"
He held the long sword and rushed forward suddenly, and the Qing army behind him followed closely. They were already angry by the game of cat and mouse, and now they were full of desire to destroy the Ming army and let out a sigh of resentment.
Seeing Kang Lesheng leading the large army, they could not let go. After biting the tail, these people chased them desperately. Kang Lesheng and his team fled in panic and lost many bodies along the way.
Hu Shouliang's heart was getting more and more happy. His clever plan lured An Guojun. What a great contribution! Hu Shouliang, who was eager to make a contribution, was desperate, and chased Kang Lesheng like a mad dog.
They ran through an open space, and Kang Lesheng and his men entered the chest wall formation. Hu Shouliang followed him quickly, but he did not notice that someone suddenly popped his head on the ground on both sides.
Luo Xiaoyu had been ambushing here with three grenademen. They rushed out of the ground at the fastest speed, swung the grenade rope in their hands, and four grenades were thrown towards Hu Shouliang.
After throwing it, they didn't even look at it, and they all jumped out of the tunnel as quickly as possible.
boom!
The four grenades exploded almost at the same time. Luo Xiaoyu threw the one that was the most accurate. Almost the moment Hu Shouliang drilled into the chest wall, the grenade hit.
However, Hu Shouliang was a general after all. In desperation, he hurriedly lay on the base of the wall. This move made him avoid the attack of the grenade, but his personal soldiers were blown into pieces, blood splattered all over Hu Shouliang, and an arm hit him, making Hu Shouliang dizzy.
Hu Shouliang, who escaped by chance, got up from the ground, but as soon as he looked up, his whole body suddenly became cold. Just in front of him, there was also an authentic tunnel, and three musketeers had already pointed the gun at him.
"Die!"
The gun was shot out, and Hu Shouliang was shocked and his whole body was trembling. Blood emerged from the corners of his mouth, nose, eyes, and even ears.
"I, no, I'm willing..."
Before he finished speaking, the body fell to the ground. His soldiers were frightened and fled in panic.
Another general was killed, and Wu Sangui's heart seemed to be removed, and it hurt his bone marrow, but he still couldn't stop. More Qing troops rushed up and desperately destroyed his chest.
Chapter completed!