When the Shuixi'an clan was at its peak, it claimed to have an army of 400,000. It rebelled twice, but was suppressed by the Ming Dynasty, and part of its territory was returned to the land.
The Shuidong Song family declined even more severely. When She Chongming rebelled, the An family and the Song family could still combine 100,000 troops to attack Guiyang. Now, the combined strength of the two families can reach 60,000 to 70,000 to survive.
A few days ago, An Rupan tried to lead his troops out of the stronghold.
More than 3,000 people took advantage of Fei Yinggon's retreat and came unexpectedly in the evening to kill them. After a volley of shots, they collapsed and almost lost the stronghold.
Fei Yinggon found it quite boring. Let alone the Eight Banners soldiers, the Guizhou native soldiers here were not even as good as the elite officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
He was too lazy to wait for the enemy to attack the camp and continued the bombardment during the day. 2,000 Datong troops went out to continue the siege with peasants, soldiers, and civilians. The other 3,000 Datong troops went directly along the trail and actively attacked the enemies on the other side of the mountain.
An Kun is only more than ten years old this year. Historically, this guy was persuaded to surrender by Hong Chengchou and became the pioneer of the Eight Banners Army. Wu Sangui was stuck at Qixing Pass and hesitated to attack. It was An Kun who took the lead in the charge. An Kun also attacked the Nanming army everywhere and captured
The anti-Qing martyrs were captured and escorted to the Manchu Qing court.
Then, in order to expand his territory, Wu Sangui labeled An Kun a rebel and killed An Kun.
After An Kun died, the second heroine of Guizhou emerged after Mrs. Shexiang. An Kun's widow, Mrs. Rouyuan Lu Tianxiang, led the Shuixi Yi tribe to fight against Wu Sangui and was canonized as a first-class lady by Emperor Kangxi's order.
"Your Majesty, the enemy is coming!"
An Kun, who was hiding in the ravine, waiting for a night raid, was shocked when he heard the news.
Since they planned to attack at night, they naturally sent out sentries along the way. If 3,000 Datong troops came to kill them, they would definitely be discovered by An Kun.
An Kun asked: "How many enemy troops have come?"
The spy replied: "It looks like three or four thousand."
"There are really only three or four thousand?" An Kun was shocked and overjoyed. He drew his sword and shouted, "Follow me to kill the enemy and destroy the enemy army!"
He left 5,000 men to guard Guiyang, and this time he brought 18,000 elite troops.
Ten thousand versus three or four thousand, how can we lose?
An Kun obviously knew how to fight, and immediately issued various military orders. Five thousand men were sent to the left and right, and climbed up the mountain to ambush, intending to besiege on three sides at the critical moment.
This mountain path is very narrow and can only accommodate two people standing side by side.
Three thousand Datong troops were dragged into a long snake and marched slowly forward. Of course, a mountain search team of hundreds of people was sent to search the hillsides on both sides.
As we walked, the officer leading the troops gave the order to stop, and even the mountain search team stopped when they heard the whistle.
The terrain ahead is perfect for an ambush. Only when the enemy's approximate location is known will a fool lead his troops and continue walking.
When An Kun got the news, he immediately thought: "These enemy troops must be going to make a surprise attack on Guiyang. We have been discovered, chase them quickly, don't let them escape!"
The 18,000 native soldiers no longer concealed their whereabouts and rushed out from the mountains and valleys.
The mountains and plains are full of enemies.
"Quickly retreat!"
The mountain search team on the mountain and the main force of the Datong Army in the mountain immediately evacuated towards the open area behind.
It was a large bamboo forest, and a certain girl in a certain time and space once caught a panda here.
"Dududududadudu..."
The sound of suona sounded at the edge of the bamboo forest, and the Datong army, which had fled somewhat scattered, heard the sound of trumpets one after another and came to gather.
An Kun led hundreds of mountain cavalry and ordered the entire army to kill the enemy.
Guizhou war horses and Yunnan war horses are also one of the sources of war horses in the Ming Dynasty. Shuixi horses are particularly outstanding, and they were also given to Zhu Yuanzhang as tribute dragon horses (it is said to be four meters long and three meters high, which is actually a genetic mutation). They were raised in dragon pits and dragon farms.
It's all related to the dragon horse. Song Lian wrote a special "Praise to the Heavenly Horse" for this purpose. Zhu Yuanzhang gave the dragon horse the name "Feiyuefeng", which means that you can fly over the mountain peaks when riding it.
Tens of thousands of troops could not be deployed in this poor place, and 70% of the Shuixi native soldiers were climbing the mountain to take a detour, trying to surround the Datong Army on both sides of the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain.
Shen Tianliang raised his blunderbuss and ordered: "Complete the team and continue to retreat!"
Shen Tianliang joined the army in the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign. During the war in Sichuan, the army expanded and he was promoted quickly, and he did not take these local soldiers seriously at all.
There are only a few bows, arrows, spears, and iron armor. If you can wear leather armor, you are considered an elite soldier. Can this kind of army be called an army?
Seeing the Datong army retreating deep into the bamboo forest, An Kun hesitated and quickly issued an order not to pursue them.
Could there be an ambush inside?
"Your Majesty, do you want to set fire to the bamboo forest?"
"The enemy is not a wild boar, so how can it be burned to death? However, setting fire to the forest can force the enemy's ambush out."
Before Guiyang got its name, it used to be called Guizhu. It was surrounded by a sea of bamboo for dozens of miles. The bamboo utensils and bamboo paper here are very famous.
This place is a sea of bamboo. From the valley to the mountain forest, it is densely covered with bamboo. An Kun and his 18,000 troops would not dare to enter.
It is difficult to burn the bamboo forest because the forest is too big.
An Kun ordered the troops on the mountain and down the mountain to gather to avoid being attacked by the enemy. He also sent hundreds of native soldiers to the edge of the bamboo forest to use flint to ignite the bamboo leaves on the ground.
However, Shen Tianliang led the army to climb the east side of the mountain under the cover of bamboo forest.
The mountains are not steep, but there are too many thorns and trees, making it very difficult to walk all the way, and the matchlocks of the matchlocks are easily caught in the thorns. In this kind of terrain, 3,000 people are easy to command, but 18,000 people seem to be bloated.
"Han soldiers, there are Han soldiers here!"
The Shuixi native soldiers on the east side of the mountain were slowly gathering down the mountain when they suddenly saw the Datong Army emerging from the bamboo forest.
When An Kun received the exact news, the Datong Army was already 300 meters close to the enemy.
"Go up the mountain and besiege!" An Kun shouted.
There was no way to form a formation, and the soldiers didn't pay much attention to the formation. They rushed up the mountain in a swarm from all directions.
There were about four to five thousand native soldiers in the mountains on the east side, one in the east and one in the west, carrying swords, guns and spears to kill the Datong army.
The Datong army was also unable to form an array, so they formed many small teams in units of ten to meet the enemy.
They were all matchlock soldiers, and the matchlocks were specially rolled up to prevent them from getting caught on branches while marching.
"Light the fire, light the fire!"
When the distance between the two sides was one hundred meters, all 3,000 Datong troops' matches were ignited.
The command of specific operations is completely left to the commanders.
After rushing to a distance of forty or fifty steps, some soldiers began to shoot arrows. Due to the obstruction of thorn bushes, the soldiers could only throw the arrows randomly and shoot sparsely. The hit rate was very impressive.
Even if it hits, it will be blocked by the cotton armor.
"One group raises the guns, two groups prepare." The commander closest to the enemy shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Bang bang bang!"
Shoot from forty steps away. Although the hit rate is not high, you can still reload a second time because you can't run fast in this poor place and it's still too early for the enemy to rush in front of you.
The crackling sound of gunfire rang out, and soldiers continued to be shot and fell to the ground.
This is a new tactic summed up by the Datong Army in Sichuan and Guangxi in mountain warfare. When fighting in mountains, it is often impossible to form a formation, and the enemy's formation is also in a mess, so team combat is carried out in units of even.
Moreover, you can fight and retreat at the same time, so no one can rush into this place.
In the blink of an eye, each battle group of the Datong Army had fired 1.5 shots per person. Thousands of enemy troops who rushed in scatteredly were beaten by fire cannons and did not dare to run forward.
These local soldiers were afraid of firecrackers, but they were not defeated. They just lay down on the spot and waited for the friendly troops to come up and surround them.
"Move back up the mountain!" Shen Tianliang said.
The messenger immediately blew the trumpet, and the Datong Army slowly retreated in units of tens to the upper reaches of the mountains.
The combined number of both sides exceeded 20,000, but due to the terrain, they were engaged in guerrilla warfare.
Withdrawing to a relatively gentle hillside, the Datong Army stopped and quickly reloaded their bombs, while enemies were climbing up and attacking in front of them and on both sides.
"Bang bang bang!"
Gunfire rang out again, and soldiers were shot sporadically.
After firing a few shots, the Datong army continued to retreat to the top of the mountain, but the soldiers who were rushing ahead deliberately slowed down. They didn't want to be shot, so they waited for others to attack first and followed the army to surround and kill them.
This mentality spread quickly, causing the soldiers to go up the mountain very slowly.
An Kun stood at the foot of the mountain and roared: "Quick attack, quick attack!"
The personal followers around him blew trumpets vigorously, and several generals personally climbed the mountain to supervise the battle, urging the soldiers to attack the mountain quickly.
Most of these native soldiers are people of other ethnic groups, but there are also a few Zhuang and Miao ethnic groups.
They fought with the chieftain and brought their own weapons. The chieftain only took care of the food.
Military pay?
Don't be ridiculous, I don't get military pay for fighting for the chieftain. At most, I won't be so hasty when collecting food.
These native soldiers are suitable for fighting against the wind, because after conquering the city, they can take the opportunity to enter the city and rob. Or they can chase down the defeated soldiers and steal the enemy's belongings. At that time, they were extremely brave, but when the power was balanced or the wind was against them, they were not desperate at all.
power.
The battle has lasted for an hour. After the Datong Army retreated to dangerous terrain, it had repelled several enemy attacks.
An Kun personally climbed halfway up the mountain and said to a young chieftain: "Lead people to attack the mountain!"
This little chieftain, named Shewang, bravely summoned local soldiers and led more than 2,000 people to attack from the front.
An Kun said to another leader: "Your people, attack from the left. It is difficult to climb over there, so you can stay away."
Then he continued to give the order: "You lead people to go around to the right side...You lead people to go around to the back of the mountain...Attack them from all sides together, and we will pile them up to death!"
Li Waizui is a mountain man from northern Sichuan, or an Orion to be precise.
Before the age of 25, he had never touched a musket, but he was very accurate at shooting rabbits with a bow and arrow.
Now, the Datong Army is expanding its troops in Sichuan, and Li Waizui has been promoted to corps commander. Only half a month after he got the gun, he has already practiced his marksmanship like a god, and his musket has the effect of a rifled gun.
Li Waizui raised his gun and aimed it. When he closed his left eye, his mouth became even more crooked.
"boom!"
Shewang was leading his troops to climb when a gunshot was heard. He felt pain in his chest and rolled down the mountain on the spot.
"Old Li is a good gunman!" Chief Yang Fu praised.
The soldiers under Shewang's command were so frightened that they all retreated when they saw their general lying dead.
"Blow the charge!"
When Shen Tianliang suddenly issued an order, not only the enemy army did not expect it, but even the officers and soldiers of the Datong Army were surprised.
It's very simple. There are more than 10,000 Shuixi native soldiers, and a large number of troops are deployed to surround them. There are only 7 or 8 thousand left in the front. Now a full 2,000 enemy troops are fleeing. Why not take the opportunity to rush down the mountain and directly attack the enemy's general?
The charge horn sounded, and 3,000 Datong troops dived down the mountain. When the 2,000 soldiers under Shewang heard the shouts of killing from behind, they were frightened and sped up to escape.
A troop of soldiers further down, perhaps more than a thousand people in number, also fled inexplicably.
An Kun said to his confidants: "Lead the troops and block it!" Then he shouted, "Send the order, the troops on both sides will surround and kill, and those who escape before the battle will be killed!"
The military law team of the local soldiers killed more than 20 people in a row, finally stopped their retreat, turned around and faced the rushing Datong Army.
The two sides were twenty or thirty steps closer, and Shen Tianliang blew the whistle himself.
When the Datong troops heard the whistle, they slowed down, squatted and fired freely at close range. After firing the bullets, they immediately charged with bayonets.
This is a mountain charge routine that they have trained for a long time, and they have long been familiar with it.
The Tubangs who had been killed by the law enforcement team were shot at close range, and hundreds of them fell instantly. This time, their morale really collapsed, and the law enforcement team could not stop them. Some even dropped their weapons and ran for their lives.
An Kun was dumbfounded when he saw this, and ran down the mountain. If he didn't run, he would die, because his law enforcement team was also collapsing.
A bunch of native chickens and dogs.
In the frontal direction, the entire army fled and collapsed in such a confused manner that the soldiers on both sides were confused about the situation and thought that their leader was killed. These soldiers belonged to different small chieftains and were not subordinate to each other. After the frontal retreat,
They also fled.
Eighteen thousand native soldiers, with about a thousand casualties, were killed and completely routed.
An Kun almost rolled to the bottom of the mountain, hitting his head on a tree trunk, and sprained his feet when he climbed up. He was helped by his own soldiers to mount his horse, and he did not bother to gather the army. He quickly fled the battlefield on his beloved horse, carrying only
Walk with hundreds of your own bodyguard cavalry.
As for the other local soldiers, they were scattered all over the mountains and plains, and there was no way to catch them. Most of them fled back to their hometowns on their own.