In this ambush, Huo Zhengyuan's trump card was the fishermen with the nine surnames.
The so-called fishermen with nine surnames refer to the descendants of Chen Youliang's supporters who were listed in another class by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and demoted to untouchables. They were forced to make a living fishing for generations and were never allowed to go ashore.
Along the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, you can often see fisherwomen inviting guests to have sex, and most of these fisherwomen are from fishermen with the ninth surname.
After Huo Zhengyuan did a little research on the situation of the nine fishermen, he found that the men of the nine fishermen were good at using fishing nets and harpoons, and both of these skills could play a key role in ambush battles.
In order to encourage these fishermen with nine surnames to work hard and give full play to their role, Huo Zhengyuan not only promised them more generous benefits, but also arranged a special task for them!
When all kinds of lowly people could only resist the horse charge of Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" warriors with their flesh and blood, and could only resist the crossbows, swords and guns of Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" warriors with wooden poles in their hands, nine
However, the fishermen all stayed on the outside of the battlefield because of Huo Zhengyuan's order. They could only watch helplessly as all kinds of lowly people suffered heavy casualties, and naturally they were very anxious.
After Huo Zhengyuan saw that all the other low-ranking soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were about to collapse in morale, while Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were all exhausted and gradually lost the ability to charge, he finally allowed the Nine-surnamed Yu
The household appears and takes action.
After hearing Huo Zhengyuan's order, Tang Sheng naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly lit a red lantern and kept shaking it towards the window.
At this time, it was just before dawn, and the appearance of the red lanterns was still extremely conspicuous. In addition, the fishermen with the nine surnames had been staring at the movements of Qunying Pavilion. After seeing the red lanterns appearing, they knew it was their turn.
Did it myself.
The outcome of this ambush battle also changed dramatically due to the appearance of these nine fishermen.
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At this moment, Jiang Xiao was not aware of Huo Zhengyuan's remote control command. He just saw that the besiegers who were besieging him had gradually lost their original determination to fight because of heavy casualties. The encirclement was about to open a gap for him, and
Although the "Chaofeng" soldiers under his command gradually lost the momentum of charging and were unable to gallop and kill, less than twenty of them were slightly injured, three to five were seriously injured, and only one was killed.
In any case, just relying on a moment of bravery and numerical superiority, these lowly people, who have not had enough to eat all year round, have no combat experience, and are improvised, can defeat the well-trained and well-equipped "Chaofeng" dead soldiers.
In particular, Jiang Xiao himself was once a Liaodong town commander with rich combat experience. It was too reluctant after all.
In fact, the "Chaofeng" soldier who died in battle was killed by Jiang Xiao himself - Jiang Xiao saw that the "Chaofeng" soldier accidentally fell from his horse under the siege of the lowly soldiers, and he was about to let him go.
After the scoundrels captured him alive on the spot, they immediately rode back and hacked the man to death.
For Jiang Xiao, it is not a particularly difficult thing to lead the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers to break out of the siege of the lowly soldiers. The really difficult thing is that during this breakout battle, he must not
If any "Chaofeng" dead soldier is left behind and captured alive, he will become a key witness for Zhu Hejian's crime of secretly raising dead soldiers.
If Jiang Xiao was willing to lead the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers into the battle regardless of the cost and casualties, and did not have to worry about any of the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers being captured alive during the chaos, then he would have been able to break out and escape long ago.
Even so, under Jiang Xiao's correct command on the battlefield, and under the repeated attacks of the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, the scale of victory still quickly tilted towards Jiang Xiao's side.
Under the current circumstances, as long as Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers grit their teeth and persist for a while, they can completely break out of the siege, and then the sky is high and birds can fly, and the sea is broad and fish can leap!
So, after Jiang Xiao bent down and slashed a lowly man who rushed in front of him to death, he shouted loudly: "Brothers! Life or death depends on this one move! Come with me and charge again! We will definitely break through the siege!"
But when shouting loudly, although Jiang Xiao claimed to "come with me and charge again," he did not take the lead in the charge like before. Instead, he kept waving his weapon to let the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers behind him
They were the first to charge and kill.
As for Jiang Xiao himself, he slowed down his horse speed slightly and fell behind the team.
Whenever there is a critical moment and he needs to charge into battle, Jiang Xiao has always taken the lead and led by example. However, this time Jiang Xiao deliberately stayed behind the team, not to spare his life, but when he saw that his side was about to win, he began to separate.
Focus on two other important things.
The first is to ensure the safety of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and Zhu Hejian cannot be injured in the chaos. The second is to continue to guard Hu Xiao and not allow Hu Xiao to escape in the chaos.
In fact, Jiang Xiao never slackened on these two matters. When he led the Chaofeng Dead Soldiers to continuously attack, he kept Zhu Hejian and Hu Xiao hiding in the middle of the team to avoid them to the greatest extent.
These two people were affected by the chaos.
At this last moment, Jiang Xiao, out of caution, thought he should personally guard Zhu Hejian and Hu Xiao.
It was precisely this caution that ultimately saved Jiang Xiao's life.
But he said that after Jiang Xiao slowed down his horse, he quickly retreated to Zhu Hejian and Hu Xiao, and said in a hurry: "The siege of the untouchables will soon be torn apart. Your Highness, you must follow me closely! And Hu Xiao,
If you dare to do something strange at this time, don’t blame me for killing you!"
Zhu Hejian has been charging repeatedly with the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers. Although he has not directly participated in the battle, he is still physically and mentally exhausted and on the verge of reaching his limit. However, he knows very well that he must not let go at this time, so he has been gritting his teeth and persisting.
After hearing Jiang Xiao's instructions, Zhu Hejian did not complain, but nodded heavily and said: "Jiang Xiao, you did a good job, and you didn't miss any 'Chaofeng'! As long as you break out of the siege, everything will be easy!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the other side, Hu Xiao was much more at ease. Seeing that his side was about to break out of the siege, he also regained his joking mood and said with a smile: "Lao San
You are worthy of being an old soldier who has fought against the Jianzhou Tatars many times. After I saw the scoundrels suddenly surrounding us, I thought you were about to die here. I didn’t expect that it would only take two cups of tea.
It only took a few charges to open a gap for you...I am far inferior to you in this aspect..."
And just when the three of them were talking to each other in a slightly relaxed mood, the situation ahead suddenly changed again!
Under Huo Zhengyuan's order, the nine fishermen took action.
Huo Zhengyuan did not assign too complicated tasks to these nine-surname fishermen. These people have never had the opportunity to read and write, and their understanding and execution abilities are extremely limited. If they are assigned too delicate and complicated tasks, they will inevitably
It will only be self-defeating.
Therefore, the task of these nine-surnamed fishermen is very simple - after seeing the red lanterns light up on the Qunying Pavilion, they immediately rush forward without hesitation, throw harpoons and fishing nets at the bandits!
These nine fishermen lived up to Huo Zhengyuan's expectations and perfectly executed Huo Zhengyuan's simple orders. When they rushed into the battlefield, they all threw the harpoons in their hands.
The fishermen of the Nine Surnames make a living on the river all their lives. Harpoons and fishing nets are the key tools for their survival. When they throw the harpoon with all their strength, they can be said to be ruthless and accurate!
Those "Chaofeng" dead soldiers who were charging at the front were already used to the lowly people simply rushing up to die. Occasionally, long-range attacks were just throwing stones, which was almost no threat. Now they suddenly discovered that
Dozens of harpoons were thrown hard and accurately. Everyone was shocked and tried to avoid them.
But in order to completely break through the siege of the lowly people, they have gathered together. There is not enough space to escape, and they cannot escape even if they want to.
So, in just an instant, seven or eight "Chaofeng" dead soldiers fell from their horses, or were stabbed by harpoons in their own bodies, or their horses were stabbed in the crotch by harpoons.
And just when these "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were in chaos because of the harpoons thrown, and the momentum of the charge could not help but stagnate, the fishermen with the nine surnames still did not intend to give up. Instead, they retreated to the left and right sides, and quickly
He took out more than twenty fishing nets, large and small.
When the distance between the two sides was only ten steps, these fishermen with nine surnames threw their fishing nets out one after another!
Throwing fishing nets is also an important means for the fishermen of the Nine Surnames to survive. They are also extremely skilled, accurate and fast!
These fishing nets are either large or small. The larger fishing nets are eight or nine feet wide and long, and the smaller fishing nets are five or six feet wide and long. Moreover, fishing nets are soft and light, so when the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers saw the fishing nets falling,
, there was no way to dodge or block, and soon eight or nine more "Chaofeng" were entangled in the fishing nets. Not only were they unable to move, but the horses under them were also frightened, and they all jumped off their horses one after another.
fall.
With the surprise attack of the nine-surnamed fishermen, the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers lost one-third of their combat power in a matter of seconds under two consecutive attacks from harpoons and fishing nets. They were about to break through the siege.
The momentum of the charge was suddenly severely frustrated and could no longer be sustained.
At the same time, the other low-ranking people who were about to lose their morale and flee in all directions were shocked after seeing this scene. They once again saw the hope of helping the court to eliminate banditry and meritorious deeds, so they all
He mustered up his courage and rushed forward risking his own life again!
Just like this, in just a moment, the chaotic battle situation has undergone earth-shaking changes. The "Chaofeng" dead soldiers who were about to successfully escape from the siege suddenly fell into an unprecedented crisis and were about to be let go.
Catch all the scoundrels in one fell swoop!
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By the window on the third floor of Juying Pavilion, Huo Zhengyuan was still carefully observing the changes in the situation.
Huo Zhengyuan finally smiled after seeing that the fisherman with the nine surnames had indeed lived up to his expectations and had played a key role.
Next to Huo Zhengyuan, Tang Sheng was still chattering endlessly, praising Huo Zhengyuan's clever calculations and good command!
It was clear that he commanded thousands of humble men to ambush forty or fifty bandits, and almost failed at one point. However, under Tang Sheng's exaggerated description, it was as if Zhao Junchen had annihilated the Mongolian coalition forces on the banks of the Weishui River.
A glorious achievement worthy of being recorded in the annals of history.
Even though Huo Zhengyuan was a very well-educated man, he couldn't help but blush after hearing Tang Sheng's praise.
Tang Sheng was very good at observing people's emotions. When he realized that Huo Zhengyuan was already a little uncomfortable because of his exaggerated praise, he immediately changed the subject, shook his head and sighed regretfully: "I didn't expect that the fishermen with the nine surnames are usually so good at throwing harpoons and fishing nets.
, can actually play such a crucial role! If I had known earlier, I should have let them take action from the beginning, and we could have avoided such heavy casualties...
Hey, this group of ruthless bandits have been able to disrupt the entire city of Nanjing in recent days. It is indeed extraordinary. In just half a stick of incense, they killed more than a hundred of us and injured countless others. If not nine
If the fisherman takes action, it is really possible for them to escape!"
Huo Zhengyuan glanced sideways at Tang Sheng, with a somewhat unhappy expression on his face, and asked, "What? Are you blaming me for my command error, which caused the heavy casualties among the lowly disciples?"
Tang Sheng was startled, and quickly shook his head and waved his hands: "No, it's not...how dare you..."
After beating Tang Sheng a little, Huo Zhengyuan explained in a cold voice: "The fishermen with the nine surnames must wait until the critical moment before taking action. They need to first let other low-ranking people gradually consume the horsepower and physical strength of the gangsters, and also make the gangsters mistakenly believe that
The lowly people only know how to charge blindly and gradually develop a sense of laziness. They also have to control the action methods and timing of the gangsters so that they can gather together when the Nine-surnamed Fishermen take action... Otherwise, even if the Nine-surnamed Fishermen are kind-hearted
It is impossible for a harpoon fishing net to produce such a miraculous effect!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After hearing Huo Zhengyuan's explanation, Tang Sheng suddenly realized it, nodded repeatedly: "So that's it! I'm still thinking too little, and it turns out that Academician Huo has the best plan!"
Huo Zhengyuan added leisurely: "What's more, if the lowly people suffered too few casualties when ambushing the bandits, how could your contribution and sacrifice be reflected? If you wiped out the bandits easily, then the Nanjing government and the Nanjing garrison
The army and the imperial guards have always been manipulated by these gangsters. Wouldn't they lose their face by then?
Only when the lowly people suffer heavy casualties can the imperial court deeply understand your desire to serve and be willing to change your registration. Only then can all forces in Nanjing save their face and not secretly obstruct you out of jealousy.
Son... So, no matter what the considerations are, the lowly members must suffer heavy casualties, and it can only be heavy casualties, otherwise it will be impossible to talk about your detachment, do you understand?"
In fact, Huo Zhengyuan sat back and watched the lowly people suffer heavy casualties during this ambush battle. The most important thing was to consider himself.
When the bastards were besieging the dead soldiers of "Chaofeng", the people who led the charge were all the leading figures among the various bastards. They were all well aware of Huo Zhengyuan's secret efforts to instigate the bastards to sacrifice their lives, so Huo Zhengyuan sat back and watched the bastards.
After heavy casualties, these cheap leaders who knew the inside story must have lost most of their lives.
In this way, if Zhu Hejian is unfortunately killed or injured in the chaos, or if someone in the court suspects the truth about the unscrupulous actions of the unscrupulous people, Huo Zhengyuan can more easily distance himself from the relationship between himself and the unscrupulous people.
But Tang Sheng still didn't know Huo Zhengyuan's true thoughts. He only thought that Huo Zhengyuan sincerely wanted to help Jianji. After a moment of confusion, he finally completely surrendered to Huo Zhengyuan's foresight. He immediately knelt down on the ground and kept thanking Huo Zhengyuan for his kindness.
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Huo Zhengyuan still ignored Tang Sheng's gratitude, and just ordered again: "Send the order again, let the scoundrels immediately change their goals and try to capture the bandits alive! Rather than accidentally escaping because of capturing them alive, we must try to keep them alive.
!I have promised them in advance that as long as anyone can capture the bandits alive, I will reward them with a hundred taels of silver for each additional person captured alive!"
Tang Sheng nodded repeatedly, immediately took out a whistle, put it in his mouth and blew hard.
The harsh and sharp whistle immediately reached the ears of all the lowly people.
At this moment, with the tilt of the scale of victory, it is difficult for the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers to break out of the siege of the lowly people, so Huo Zhengyuan no longer has to hide the fact that he is hiding in the Pavilion of Heroes and commanding remotely. And "Chaofeng"
Even if the "Feng" dead soldiers discovered that the person behind the scenes was now hiding in the Qunying Pavilion, they had no time and power to turn around and attack the Qunying Pavilion.
For Huo Zhengyuan, the top priority is to try to capture the dead soldiers of "Chaofeng" alive. In this case, it is naturally the best way to whistle to all the subordinates without worrying about them missing the order.
"Next, as long as we successfully capture a few dead soldiers alive, we can follow the clues to find conclusive evidence that the Seventh Prince is raising dead soldiers...Then, we will find a way to prevent Zhou Shangjing's oriole from behind, and the Seventh Prince's unscrupulous tactics
Witnesses have been eliminated..."
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Just when Huo Zhengyuan was already thinking about the future direction of the situation, Zhu Hejian, Jiang Xiao, and Hu Xiao also saw the dead men of "Chaofeng" being killed one after another by the harpoon fishing net offensive of the fishermen with nine surnames.
For a moment, the expressions of all three people changed drastically!
It doesn't matter that the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The key point is that these "Chaofeng" dead soldiers must not be captured alive!
Once the "Chaofeng" dead man is captured alive, it is very likely that Zhu Hejian's crime of secretly raising the dead man will be exposed!
Although Zhu Hejian controls the close relatives of the deceased "Chaofeng" and has been repeatedly brainwashing the deceased "Chaofeng" to ensure their loyalty as much as possible, as long as the deceased "Chaofeng" is still mortal,
You will definitely not be able to withstand the severe torture from the government.
Therefore, after seeing the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers being killed one after another, Zhu Hejian immediately ordered: "Jiang Xiao! I'll give you one last chance to find a way to silence you..."
But before Zhu Hejian could finish his words, Jiang Xiao suddenly turned around and swung his knife, striking Hu Xiao fiercely next to him!