The four personal guards who were with Jiang Wan were "uneducated".
Now Mei Xiaofei is the only one who does not take charge of his own role. The other people from Yan'an Prefecture to the capital, from Baihu to Fuqianhu, all have their own situations now. It would be a lie to say that Mei Xiaofei is not envious.
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This time when they came to Pi Dao, the other three people did not follow Jiang Wan, but were still training in the Nanhai Guard. However, even if Jiang Wan didn't say it, Mei Xiaofei actually knew very well that once Pi Dao's
The situation is stable and Jiang Wan wants to take control of Pi Dao's army. Jiang Wan will definitely use his confidants like them who are from Zhouzhuang.
Therefore, Mei Xiaofei is eager to make his own achievements.
Originally, I stayed with my husband because of his importance, but as a result, my qualifications and achievements were far inferior to those of the other brothers. Now they have distanced themselves from each other. If we don't work hard to catch up, this distance can only be overcome.
Come bigger.
Therefore, he was very dedicated to this battle and eager to win.
He had no experience of leading an army alone to face the enemy, let alone leading an army to face elite cavalry that might be Tatars, not to mention that the army he led was a ragtag group of people who had just been put together, which made him feel a little unsure.
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Fortunately, having Geng Zhongming, a veteran of war, by his side saved him a lot of effort.
"I have taken a good look at the terrain. There is a mountain col about twenty miles away from the iron mine in Tieshan City. It is the only way for the Tatars to get to Tieshan. If we want to deal with them, that is the best place.
The ambush location!"
Geng Zhongming put the terrain he had surveyed on the table one by one and explained it to several people: "It is said that there are more than a hundred Tatars, and it is not ruled out that there are more, but the Tatars are good at cavalry. As long as they enter the mountain col,
The people behind rolled down huge boulders from the mountain to block their way back. They had no other way but to rush forward!"
"Then we will wait for them in front!" Mei Xiaofei's eyes lit up. His mercenary group had more than a dozen firearms in a mess. It was the same as the way he fought at the Marshal's place. He hit them head-on and then fought. This
It may not be a safe approach!
"Why are you waiting for them in front?" Geng Zhongming shook his head and said with a smile: "I said it was a good place to set up an ambush, so naturally it was blocked in front and behind. Whether the Tatars wanted to fight or escape, the horses would be of little use.
, and a dismounted Tatar is still a Tatar?”
Mei Xiaofei closed his eyes and thought about the situation, and nodded slowly: "Force them to dismount, and then fight with them. In this case, maybe no one can escape!"
The plan was hurriedly finalized, with basically no mobilization. Except for Tang Ruowang and a few people who stayed behind in the small mountain village, the entire mercenary group set off immediately with a few days of dry food.
The Tatars haven't come yet, but they may come at any time. Even Mei Xiaofei felt that he was afraid of missing the opportunity to survey the underground again. More than three hundred people came out of the small mountain village. Overnight, the entire small village
The mountain village became deserted, and even the people outside did not know where these people went at night.
In the morning of the next day, everyone arrived at the mountain col where the ambush was set up, and there were no traces of large groups of people passing by in the mountain col. This made Mei Xiaofei very happy. The next step was to assign tasks to each team.
Which team is responsible for waiting until all the enemies enter the mountain col and blocking the enemy's back road? At the same time, the team blocking the front road must also pay attention to the signal. After all, it is impossible for the enemy not to send scouts to reconnoiter the road ahead, the front road and the back road.
The road must also be blocked with rocks.
These two teams not only had to complete the task of blocking the mountain road, but also had to prepare to withstand the crazy attack of the Tatars. Only when the Tatars were unable to break through in front and behind, they would dismount and try to counterattack along the mountains on both sides.
Therefore, almost the two teams with the most firearms were arranged at the front and rear ends. There are also many mercenaries who use firearms. The firearms they carry are all equipped by themselves. The quality varies, and the number of gunpowder projectiles also varies.
No, it took a lot of effort just to allocate most of the firearms to these two teams.
As for the other people, just stay behind the hillside and wait for the turtle in the urn to struggle.
Mei Xiaofei's combat goal is not to let any enemy escape!
In order to boost the morale of this ragtag group, Mei Xiaofei told everyone that in addition to all the spoils of victory in the battle, each team would also receive an additional head bonus depending on how many enemies it killed.
A Tatar head was clearly priced at ten taels of silver each. Of course, this silver was kindly sponsored by Tieshan City, and Mei Xiaofei was not afraid that they would not come up with the money when the time came.
In almost a day, all the ambush was arranged, and now these hundreds of people were nesting behind the hillside, waiting for their enemies to arrive.
Kogoro and his team were allocated an area of almost fifty steps. His team was small, only about twenty people, and it seemed a bit difficult to defend such a large area.
However, Kogoro is not worried about this.
There are no outsiders in his team, most of them are people from Kyushu Island. He doesn’t know where these people came from before, and he doesn’t want to know. He only knows that if they rely on their bravery and skill, he and the twenty or so people in his team will be able to survive.
, can block at least twice the number of enemies as one's own.
In his team, tachi and wakizashi are the standard equipment for everyone. It does not mean that everyone is a wandering samurai, but when he was selected to join his team, he directly excluded those who were even with a sword.
A guy who can't even afford a serious samurai sword.
When faced with the firearms of the Southern Barbarians, Tachi and Wakizashi may not be up to par, but when it comes to close combat, Kogoro is confident that he can defeat three or five Southern Barbarians alone.
"If the enemy doesn't come towards us, then we won't have the head gold!"
Not far away, several people were whispering. A head of ten taels of silver was indeed very attractive. However, Kogoro smiled. He knew more clearly that if his team did not want silver as a bounty, but exchanged it for gold.
If so, the Legion Commander will definitely allow it.
The legion commander and others have said that the chamber of commerce he currently works for has its own silver exchange business. At the current gold and silver exchange price in Nagasaki, if he buys and sells appropriately, he will be able to increase the bounty several times.
Times are possible.
After all, I heard that the Chamber of Commerce has not yet conducted trading in Nagasaki. In Nagasaki, gold is much more valuable than silver.
"I heard that there are more than a hundred enemies, maybe more!" Someone said in a low voice: "In such a long place, there will always be some coming to our side!"
"Idiot!" Kogoro shouted in a low voice: "Do we still need to consider this issue? If the enemy doesn't come, can't we go find the enemy? Rush into the enemy group, those heads are all ours, it's up to you
Do you have the courage to get it!"
Everyone laughed. It would be a relief to rush into the enemy group, but if you want to snatch the heads of other teams, you can still do it.
"This is our team's first battle in the legion!" Kogoro encouraged his men: "Don't be compared to those southern barbarians. Apart from being a little taller, they are no match for our warriors when it comes to martial arts.
If our team wants to gain a foothold in the legion and get more missions in the future, everyone must perform well for me and let the legion leader see that hiring us is the most correct choice for them!"
There were a lot of mosquitoes at night, and there was a sound of applause in the darkness. I don't know if it was swatting the mosquitoes or someone couldn't help but applaud. However, Kogoro's words obviously boosted everyone's morale.
Some people are even thinking about how they will spend their money after getting the silver reward. It is said that Tieshan City not far from here is the most prosperous place nearby. They don't know if there will be good wine and women to make them happy.
Enjoy it.
The whole night of waiting passed slowly and unconsciously.
It was almost noon the next day, as the sound of horse hooves came from the distance, everyone became nervous.
Two cavalrymen ran along the mountain col from a distance. Not long after, they turned back and even patrolled towards the hillside on horseback for a while. Unfortunately, unless they dismounted and climbed up the hillside, they would not be able to do anything.
You can't see the people hiding behind the hillside.
After the two cavalrymen left, about half an hour later, two more cavalrymen ran over along the mountain road. However, this time, before the two cavalrymen returned, a meandering cavalry team appeared in the distance.
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"At least two hundred people!"
Geng Zhongming lay next to Mei Xiaofei, his face a little serious: "It should be a golden man from Niulu. The situation is different from what we expected!"
"The arrow is on the string, we have to shoot!" Mei Xiaofei said with a sullen face: "Everything has been arranged, it's too late to retreat now!"
Geng Zhongming swallowed his saliva: "In Pidao, if we were to face a Niulu Tatar cavalry, we would have to dispatch at least a thousand men. Moreover, it was just to block them. If we were to fight against each other, even a thousand men would not be necessary.
Can win!"
"At worst, all of us will die here!" Mei Xiaofei glanced at him: "If you and I die here, the commander-in-chief can re-send people to form the legion. If the mercenaries of the legion die here, they can also recruit them again.
However, if these Tatars are let go, the commander-in-chief’s arrangements in Korea will be over!”
"Get ready to take action!" He looked at Geng Zhongming, "Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor. Brother Geng, you think so too, right?"
Geng Zhongming nodded with a livid face, leaned out and looked at the cavalry team in the distance.
The mountain col is four to five hundred paces long. Although the Tatars have two hundred cavalry, when the rearmost cavalry has entered the mountain col, the frontmost cavalry still has not reached the exit.
Geng Zhongming calculated the distance and estimated that all the Tatars had come in. He took a firecracker that had been loaded and lit the match.
With a loud "Boom!", the entire Tatar team almost stopped, and several horses even neighed in fright.
However, this was just the beginning. While Tatar was still looking around in confusion, the ground beneath his feet seemed to begin to shake, and large rocks began to roll down from the mountain walls on both sides.
The Tatar cavalry team reacted very quickly. On the hillside, the orders of the officers in the Tatar team could not be heard. However, it was obvious that the dozen cavalry at the end of the team were almost at the moment when the rocks rolled down.
He immediately turned around and ran toward the entrance of the col that he had just entered.
And more cavalrymen also began to turn their horses' heads.
Rocks rolled down the mountain wall continuously, which was different from normal rock rolling. In normal rock rolling, some fragmented and small rocks rolled down first, and then larger rocks rolled down.
, and the rocks that have been manipulated by humans are obviously turned upside down.
More than a dozen stones, almost half the size of a man, were blown down from the mountain with the sound of wind, directly smashing the two fastest cavalrymen and their horses into a pulp, and then
The gravel splashed in all directions was like projectiles, hitting many of the cavalrymen and horses that turned around, causing severe head injuries and bleeding.
Under such power, these cavalrymen had no choice but to retreat far away in panic. Some even jumped off their horses and led their horses as close to the hillside as possible to avoid the rocks falling from above.
The rolling rocks did not last long, and only a dozen people and a dozen horses were killed in the entire Tatar team. For the Tatars, maybe they were still wondering whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.
However, when the rockfall on both sides became a little smaller, people on both sides found that the exit and entrance had been blocked by rocks. At this time, the Niulu leader knew that he had been ambushed, no matter how slow his reaction was.
Mei Xiaofei and Geng Zhongming watched the battlefield quietly on the mountain. Once the battle started, it would be a matter between the teams. There was no need for cooperation or command in this battle. Everything was going according to plan. They were
All the commanders of the two legions can do now is wait for the battle to end.
Win or lose!
The continuous sound of fire cannons sounded, and Mei Xiaofei frowned. The sound of fire cannons was sparse, and after a burst of fire cannons, it would take dozens of breaths for the second round of fire cannons to sound, and there was already a second round of fire cannons in the valley.
There were shouts and screams, it was the Tatars attacking the exits and entrances.
The battles in these two places started almost at the same time, which also shows that the officers of this Tatar cavalry were not slow to respond. Both in command and execution, they were crisp and agile.
"Can you withstand it?" Mei Xiaofei asked softly. Once the Tatars opened a gap, the ambush on the hillside would be meaningless.
"You said, life and death are determined by fate and wealth!" Geng Zhongming actually smiled: "At the entrance and exit, arrange two teams respectively, plus the fire rifle soldiers deployed. If you can't withstand this, then wait to be beaten.
Slaughter the Tartars!”
Mei Xiaofei opened his eyes wide, trying to see the battle clearly, but unfortunately, except for the dust in the valley and the sound of whistling arrows from time to time, he could not see clearly the battle at the entrance and entrance in the distance.