The night wind in the mountains, even in midsummer, is cooler than elsewhere. Everyone has finished eating and drinking, and all the charcoal fires have been removed. The cool breeze blowing in through the broken windows makes people extremely comfortable.
Zheng Zhitai had the word "embarrassment" written all over his face. You must know that there is a lot of competition between the Ming army's generals. They rarely cooperate in ordinary times. In battles, they often choose to preserve their strength because they are afraid that if they lose, they will be suppressed by other generals.
Shuai annexed his subordinates.
And if there are any sharp weapons in the army, most of them are hidden secretly and will not be easily revealed to others.
He was just out of curiosity. Although he had not seen the power of this gun in person, this was the first time he had seen such a novel weapon. In addition, he had just heard that this gun was a tap fire and did not require a match rope to ignite. He raised his hand.
As soon as I can play it, I can't help but be curious.
It is a common problem for everyone to be happy when they see a hunter.
As soon as he said the words just now, he felt a little regretful. Now when he saw Chang Zhengbiao asking himself, he didn't know how to answer. The thirty-year-old man replied a little shyly: "If it's inconvenient, I won't read it. Don't do it."
Sorry."
"Hahaha……"
Chang Zhengbiao burst into laughter and said: "Why are you so strange? You and I are all brothers of the same family, and we are all here to kill the Tatars."
He took off the gun holster and handed it over casually. Zheng Zhitai was a little stunned. After he took the short-handed gun, he remembered to smile at Chang Zhengbiao.
He added: "I haven't even thanked you for my great kindness. It is indeed disrespectful for me to take the liberty of borrowing a sharp weapon from Changtou's army."
Chang Zhengbiao didn't take it seriously and said: "Why be so polite? The beauty of this gun lies in its speed. When approaching the enemy, it can be fired when in danger. But the shortcomings are also obvious. Once fired once, it will become useless.
You need to refill the medicine before use."
However, Zheng Zhitai did not listen to what he said. All his attention was focused on the short-handed gun. He held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, then murmured: "It's amazing, it's amazing!"
Seeing him like this, Ma Zhenyuan also looked hopeful. He looked at Chang Zhengbiao and said, "Brother Chang, can you..."
Seeing his hesitant expression, Chang Zhengbiao smiled, took out another short-handed gun and handed it to him.
"How can this gun be ignited if it doesn't have a match rope?"
Facing Ma Zhenyuan's doubts, Chang Zhengbiao just smiled. Chang Zhengfei, who was standing by, saw his third brother winking at him, so he stepped forward to explain to Ma Zhenyuan the principles of this short-handed gun.
After a while, Ma Zhenyuan reluctantly handed the short-handed gun back to Chang Zhengbiao and said: "If there was such a sharp weapon, how could our brothers be killed by the Tatars."
"well……"
Zheng Zhitai also sighed deeply, handed the short-handed gun back, and said: "This gun is indeed exquisite. It can be used casually to save emergencies at critical moments. I wonder if everyone in your department is equipped with this gun?"
"Where. In our army, only our brothers in the Tiger Guard and Cavalry Camp are issued with two handguns. Among the rest of the infantry, only those who have been promoted to officers and generals are issued with one." Chang Zheng quickly said.
He replied quickly.
"Ah, Chang Tou's subordinates actually have two sharp weapons in their hands. No wonder I was confused just now and heard so many "crackling" sounds. This gun is indeed a sharp weapon in close combat. It is really much stronger than the Tartar bow in a short distance.
." Zheng Zhitai looked envious.
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After everyone chatted for a while, they returned to the topic and agreed to leave this place early tomorrow and retreat directly to Ningyuan Camp.
Ma Zhenyuan said solemnly: "The Tatars suffered a huge loss at the hands of Brother Chang's Xuanbei Army, and I'm afraid they won't let it go."
Zheng Zhitai also nodded and said: "The Tatars have sharper noses than hunting dogs. There are many veteran hunters among them who have been fighting for more than ten years. Even if there is rain and snow covering up the traces, it will not affect their ability to track the prey. I am afraid that they will be able to track their prey soon."
Will track it here!”
Everyone in the palace was also a little nervous. Although they easily won the battle and despised the Tatars' fighting power, the general was indeed very afraid of them.
Before sending troops to Liaodong, they specially found some veterans who had fought against the Tatars and gave them repeated lessons, preaching the power of the Tatars and reminding them to be cautious when fighting the Tatars and to attack them with all their strength as soon as they met.
, must not leave any remaining strength and be killed by the Tatars.
I have heard many times about the evil reputation of the Tatars, and there is also the example of Ma Zhenyuan and others before me. Eighteen elite sentries faced a similar number of Tatar vested sentries, and almost all of them were cut off.
If a Tatar brigade really comes after them, a fierce battle will inevitably happen.
Qian Yusheng interrupted at this time: "How about we escape into Daxing Fort at night?"
Chang Zhengfei and others looked at him with disdain, but didn't say anything.
But Ma Zhenyuan shook his head and said: "This place is close to the Tatar garrison. Now that it is night, it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of Daxing Fort. I am afraid that it will not open the door to let me and others in."
"snort!"
Chang Zhengbiao snorted, stood up suddenly and said: "It would be best if the Tatars come after us and throw themselves into a trap. We will ambush him here so that he knows that our Ming Dynasty is not unmanned!"
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Chang Zhengfei also added: "Third brother, I will keep watch for half the night, and Zhengcheng will keep watch for the rest of the night. We will never let the Tatars get close to us."
Chang Zhengbiao nodded and said: "That's fine. You go to exchange for Sanshi's brother and come back to have something hot. Remember, the whistle should be spread farther away. We still follow our family's method of using bird sounds to communicate. In case of emergency, we can call
Gun warning."
Chang Zhengcheng said: "The Tatars still dare to attack me in the dark?"
Chang Zhengbiao was also stunned when he heard this. He was also unable to make a decision for a moment, so he turned to look at Ma Zhenyuan and the others.
Just listen to Ma Zhenyuan say: "I just heard Brother Chang say that the panic of the two fleeing Tatars must have been caused by the sharp roar of cannons and cannons. I don't know how many people came from our army, so I hurried back."
Report."
He thought for a while and then said: "Since the Tatars know that our firearms and cannons are sharp, but they are not sure about our number and strength, even if they pursue revenge, they will definitely not come with only a dozen people.
But when the brigade comes, it’s hard to hide their whereabouts, so I guess they won’t attack in the dark.”
Chang Zhengbiao agreed with this, but he could not be careless and let down his vigilance. He taught them: "strategically, we must despise the enemy, but tactically we must pay attention to the enemy."
He no longer worships Zhang Cheng, but almost worships him, so he always remembers this sentence.
At the moment, for the sake of safety, he sent people to catch up with Chang Zhengfei and asked him to focus on setting up whistles within two miles south of the ruined temple. If a Tatar is found, he only needs to give a warning without interception. Let him in so that he can attack from both front and rear.
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At the same time, Chang Zhengcheng's sentries were arranged to ride on the east side of the ruined temple and within one mile on the north side, a team of men and horses were deployed secretly for defense. Because the south slope is the gentlest and the west side is steep, the Tatars will not enter from here.
However, although the slopes in the east and north directions are slightly steeper and the forests are denser, they are not impossible to climb, so five sentries are assigned to guard them on each side.
After Sanshi came back and had a meal, he set up an ambush inside and outside the ruined temple. With this arrangement, even if the Tatars attacked in the dark tonight, they would not take much advantage.
And tomorrow morning they will go straight to Ningyuan. As long as they are safe tonight, they have nothing to worry about!