176 [Death to Charge] (Half a catty eight liang for the leader of the alliance)
Seeing the rebels stopped at a distance, Yang Jiamo sneered and suddenly took off his bow and arrow and took aim.
With a whoosh of an arrow, a rebel fell down.
"good!"
"General's sharpshooting!"
The officers and soldiers cheered, but it was the rebel leader who stood at the front and was shot in the shoulder.
Yang Jiamo's extremely long-distance arrow scared several peasant soldiers and turned around and ran away. After all, they had only been training for two months.
The officer commander who was shot was named Xiao Zongxian. He came from a wealthy family in Luling, but he had been in poverty for several generations. He joined the army as a homeless man in Ji'an Fucheng and was a dock coolie like Zhang Tieniu.
"Stand back, don't run away!"
Xiao Zongxian shouted and reluctantly got up, but was supported by the missionary officer and retreated.
"Chase the rebels!"
Yang Jiamo is very experienced in this. This kind of rubbish rebel will be defeated after being chased.
Hundreds of armored officers and soldiers rushed out with weapons in hand, while the guardsmen continued to return to carry the belongings.
However, neither the pursuing party nor the escaping party could form an array, and they all had to step on the narrow ridges between the paddy fields.
The scene was very magical. There were three field ridges in total, and six long dragons were running on both sides.
The peasants and soldiers really collapsed and were defeated inexplicably.
At first they obeyed the order and retreated, but then they saw the people next to them running away, so everyone just ran away. Some people thought that the field ridge was blocked, so they took off their shoes, walked barefoot in the paddy field, and ran diagonally to another field ridge.
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Xiao Zongxian reluctantly retreated while shouting: "Don't run around, don't run away!"
These are farmers and soldiers from several nearby villages, totaling more than 600 people. Today is the first time they have gathered together. They usually train in villages.
Xiao Zongxian's military orders were ignored. Not to mention taking off their shoes and running away, some even threw away their weapons.
Especially the wolf trap, that thing is in the way and very difficult to escape.
"Dang-dang-dang!"
After chasing for a while, Yang Jiamo ordered the troops to retreat. Because he could not pursue them, his servants were all wearing iron armor. How could he catch up with the lightly-armed peasants?
Alas, it would be great if this was in the north, where we could wipe out all the rebels on war horses.
Although Hu Dinggui was also running away, he turned his head from time to time to observe the enemy's situation. Seeing the officers and soldiers stopped pursuing, he immediately shouted: "The officers and soldiers are no longer chasing, stop quickly!"
"Uu, uh!"
The missionary officer blew the bamboo whistle. Since there were not enough suonas, bamboo whistles were used for military training in the village.
After two months of training, the peasants and soldiers had developed conditioned reflexes. When they heard the bamboo whistle, they stopped one after another, and many began to run back to gather again.
Xiao Zongxian ordered a headcount and found that there were more than thirty people missing, who knew where they had gone.
"Kill back, listen to my orders, and don't run around again!"
Xiao Zongxian reluctantly pulled out the arrow. Because the distance was very far, the arrow did not penetrate deeply into the flesh, but the barb still brought out a bunch of flesh and blood.
"Headquarters, those rebels are back again."
Yang Jiamo looked back and sneered: "Don't worry about it. Get all the remaining belongings on the boat. The rebel reinforcements may be arriving soon."
"Uu, uh, uh!"
Another bamboo whistle came from the south, but peasant soldiers from the neighboring town came to support. However, due to the rush of time, the peasant soldiers only gathered more than a hundred people.
The missionary officer next to Xiao Zongxian suddenly raised the flag of the peasants and soldiers and embroidered one more hoe than the flag of the regular soldiers.
"The world is united!" the missionary officer shouted, waving a flag.
"The world is unified!"
The peasants and soldiers followed and shouted.
The missionary officer shouted again: "Farm and eat!"
“Farm and eat!”
Peasants and soldiers from neighboring towns who came to the rescue also waved flags.
"The world is unified!"
“Farm and eat!”
The farmers and soldiers began to form formations, and many of them stepped into the paddy fields, advancing slowly with one foot shallow and one foot deep.
The peasants and soldiers who were supporting from the south ran around and trotted over to join them.
Not long after, two groups of peasants and soldiers gathered together, and their strength increased to more than 700 people.
Yang Jiamo ignored it and gradually withdrew his troops to the riverside, covering the guardsmen who were carrying the goods aboard the ship.
In other words, we can't call them cover, but help them hold off the battle.
These guardsmen were too weak and were cast into shadows. They were frightened when they saw the rebels and wanted to run away when they heard the slogans of the rebels.
"Speed up the pursuit, don't let the dog officer escape, that's our food!"
Yang Jiamo stood expressionless on the field ridge. When the soldiers and peasants entered the bow and arrow range, he shot another arrow towards Xiao Zongxian.
The arrow shot a little crookedly and hit an ordinary peasant soldier next to him.
"Pu Er is dead!"
The peasant soldier was hit by an arrow and fell down, causing the peasant soldier next to him to retreat in horror.
The formation was completely in disarray and there were signs of collapse again.
"Raise your shield, raise your shield! Wave your wolf spear to block the arrows!"
Xiao Zongxian shouted.
Some rattan players raised the wooden pot lids in their hands, while others stood there dumbly.
"Uu, uh!"
The missionary officer shouted: "Folks, if you don't leave the dog officer here today, he will lead his troops to rob us in the future. He will steal our food and our fields. Don't be afraid, just shout to me, the world is unified!"
"The world is unified!"
“Farm and eat!”
“Farm and eat!”
The peasants and soldiers who were on the verge of collapse miraculously regained their morale and reorganized themselves into formation and marched forward.
Yang Jiamo finally took it seriously and called hundreds of servants to his side, lining up on a horizontal field ridge. They all raised their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot.
Most of the Ming Dynasty frontier cavalry were equipped with Kaiyuan bows.
This is a soft bow, not very powerful, but convenient for riding and shooting. There are hooks at both ends of the bow. If the cavalry of the two armies shoot at each other and the arrows are used up, the hooks can be used to pick up the arrows stuck on the ground.
The arrows are specially made long arrows to avoid over-drawing the bow when riding on horseback.
"Stop!"
"Hush!"
The peasants and soldiers, who had only been trained for two months, all stopped advancing and just looked at the officers and soldiers from a distance.
Their goal is not to fight a tough battle, but to hold back the officers and soldiers!
"Boohoo!"
Hundreds of servants fired arrows in unison, but only a dozen of them hit, and the rest all missed.
The distance is too far, the range is insufficient, and there are wooden shields and wolves blocking it.
Moreover, even if one is shot, as long as no vital parts are injured, there is basically no danger of life. Although this combination of a soft bow and a long arrow has very high accuracy, the arrow storage speed is very poor, and the long-distance lethality is seriously insufficient.
Its advantage is that when running on horseback, the rider can draw the bow quickly and hit the target accurately.
As for lethality, it is not something that needs to be considered in mounted shooting.
"Help the wounded man and take five steps back!"
From the beginning of the war to the present, three peasant soldiers have been shot to death and more than ten injured.
Xiao Zongxian broke into a cold sweat on his vest. If he had stopped just now, the casualties would probably have increased several times.
Even so, the peasants and soldiers are showing signs of collapse. After all, long-range attacks can damage morale.
Yang Jiamo was also surprised. He had already seen that there were new soldiers in front of him, rebels who had not joined the group for a long time. But in the round of shooting just now, many officers and soldiers had to flee after being hit. These rebels were just in a chaotic formation.
"Beep beep beep beep!"
Suona suddenly blew on the river in the south. It was the sentinel ship sent by Yang Jiamo.
Several boats were dispatched in total and spread out for ten miles. They were all small sampans that could only seat two or three people.
"Retreat and abandon the unfinished belongings. Anti-thief reinforcements are coming."
Yang Jiamo is very decisive. He has led the army for more than ten years. He can be described as "going like the wind".
When you have an advantage, you come and go like the wind; when you encounter danger, you come and go like the wind.
In his eyes, infantry and friendly troops are consumables that can be thrown to death at any time. Only his servants, the cavalry, are the most important.
Xiao Zongxian shouted excitedly: "Reinforcements are coming, move forward!"
The guard soldiers dropped their belongings and ran very fast in an instant.
Yang Jiamo's servants ran slowly, but they were equipped with armor and bows and arrows. Each of them had thirty arrows, which was standard equipment.
In addition, the terrain is so bad that you can only run along the field ridges. If you run too fast, you will easily fall into the paddy fields.
There were only two miles left from the riverside, and the rebels behind him were getting closer and closer, which made Yang Jiamo frown.
"Stop, draw your bow!"
The officers and soldiers were unable to line up, and stood alone on the ridge of the field, just obeying the order and firing volleys.
"Stop! Raise your shield, raise your shield! Also wave the wolf sword!"
"Boohoo!"
The wooden pot lid was raised, and the wolf soldiers waved long bamboo poles with branches. However, the distance was too close, and more than forty people were shot at once.
The formation of peasants and soldiers instantly collapsed and they fled one after another.
"Kill!"
Hu Dinggui suddenly shouted and rushed out, stepping on the mud and water in the field. Six of his ten-man team had already run away, and the rest followed the charge.
The missionary officer had a pained expression, covering his chest and shouting: "The world is united, let's farm and eat! Don't let the dog officials rob our fields! Kill the thieves quickly! Kill... cough cough cough..."
He coughed repeatedly, vomited blood and fell to the ground.
"Mr. Yang is dead, Mr. Yang is dead!"
The peasants and soldiers shouted, and many of them were running away. When they heard this, they turned and looked back.
"Mr. Yang is dead! Wow woo woo woo woo"
Several peasant soldiers actually burst into tears on the spot.
Xiao Zongxian was so angry that he shouted: "To avenge Mr. Yang, you can kill him with me!"
There were more than 700 peasants and soldiers in total, but only more than 300 were left, and the rest all fled.
Those who had not fled were now risking their lives and rushing forward. They held simple weapons and killed the officers and soldiers who had more troops than them, better weapons than them, and were all wearing armor.
"All crazy!"
Yang Jiamo looked horrified and ordered the volley to continue.
"Boohoo!"
This time, nearly a hundred people were hit by arrows. Some fell to the ground directly, and some rushed forward with arrows stuck in their bodies.
"Quickly retreat!"
Yang Jiamo could already see the anti-thief warships. This place was too close to Linjiang Mansion, and the main force of the anti-thief navy was stationed there.
If he didn't run away, it would be too late. The rebels in front of him wasted too much time!
Yang Jiamo still can't figure out why he encounters large groups of rebel soldiers when he randomly plunders villages. Is it possible that there are rebel soldiers stationed in every village and town? That would be terrible. How many troops are there in the rebel army?
Being delayed until now was not part of Yang Jiamo's plan at all.
After receiving the order to retreat, hundreds of servants turned around and ran. They could only run along the field ridge. Because their clothes were too heavy, they stepped into the paddy field and could not run at all.
While running, some officers and soldiers turned around and shot arrows. Their bows shot very fast.
More than a dozen peasants and soldiers were hit by arrows one after another. Hu Dinggui rushed to the front. There were only two people left in his ten-man team, including himself, only three. However, the slowest running officer and soldier was only a dozen or so away from him.
Step far.
Suddenly, Hu Dinggui jumped onto the field ridge, his speed suddenly increased, and he rushed up barefoot and holding a gun.
The field ridge is too narrow and only allows one person to pass.
Hu Dinggui stabbed the officer and soldier in the back with his gun, but he couldn't penetrate because there was chain mail inside the cotton armor.
After these generals collected money, their first priority was to arm their servants, and each servant spent a huge amount of money.
The officer and soldier drew their swords and turned around to attack. Hu Dinggui abandoned his spear, stooped forward and rolled into the field with the officers and soldiers. He pulled out the long arrow from the officer's quiver, stabbed the opponent's eye socket, and quickly pulled it out again.
Stab down, and the last arrow pierces the throat.
When Hu Dinggui stood up, he found that one of his soldiers had been hacked to death, and the other was struggling with the officers and soldiers in the field.
Hu Dinggui picked up his spear, rushed over and stabbed the enemy in the throat.
Xiao Zongxian also rushed over. The peasants and soldiers could jump into the fields to surround and kill, but the officers and soldiers could only fight alone on the ridge of the fields.
Several officers and soldiers also jumped into the paddy field, and their boots got stuck in the muddy water. Every time they moved, it was very difficult, and they almost became live targets for the peasants and soldiers.
One after another, these peasant soldiers, who had only been trained for two months, killed more than 40 servants in total. The price they paid was more than 160 casualties, of which more than 20 were killed on the spot, and some were fatally injured and temporarily died.
Hu Dinggui's eyes were red, half angry and half sad.
He took his only remaining subordinate and chased toward the river frantically, only to see that all the officers and soldiers had already boarded the boat.
"Set the boat quickly, sail the boat quickly!"
Yang Jiamo shouted in panic that the rebel warships were getting closer and closer.
Yang Jiamo seemed to have forgotten that the boats he took were carrying two hours' worth of goods!
Not only were the guardsmen carrying the goods, but they also robbed some mules and oxen. The oxen could transport two or three shi of grain in one trip.
The ship carries too much cargo and cannot move fast at all.