More than ten miles north of Dong'e County, at the south entrance of Nanjing, Yang Guangdi, Mandal and Qin Jiuze were hiding behind an earthen wall, with a pile of wheat straw stacks against the wall above their heads.
The Rangers set out from Tongchengyi in the early morning, led by two cavalrymen who had scouted Dong'a yesterday, and arrived at Nanjingpu before dawn. They did not encounter any Qing ambush troops on the way. The Rangers successfully completed the preparations for the ambush and
Several sentries wearing Zaobao uniforms were sent to Dong'a. They returned quickly and said they had discovered a small group of Qing troops heading north.
Yang Guangdi and Qin Jiuze were in charge of the perimeter during the ambush in Wei County. This time, the banner commander still arranged for them to be outside the town, opposite the post road, and there were two ambush positions of the same team.
Due to the heavy losses in the past, their team was pieced together. The previous captain was killed and the corps leader was injured. The flag general originally asked Qin Jiuze to be the captain, but Qin Jiuze was unwilling and finally arranged for another Anqing soldier to piece together this nine-man team.
Five of the nine-member team belong to the original team, but Qin Jiuze and Mandarer have only been here a few days. Two of them are from the Second Flag Team directly under the Bureau, one is from the Third Flag Team directly under the Bureau, and the other is from the First Division. They are not familiar with each other.
They were familiar with each other, so when the groups were assigned, Yang Guangdi took the initiative to join them.
This was the third time Yang Guang participated in an ambush. The number of Qing troops was small, and the team was in charge of the perimeter. There was almost no nervousness in his heart, and the three of them chatted from time to time.
"Yang Shisan's shoulder is obviously a skin injury, and the bones are not injured at all. He is pretending!" Mandar said angrily.
Yang Guangdi turned his head and came over, "Brother Man, how did you know he was just faking it?"
"When Secretary Zhang came to see him, Yang Shisan was so pretending that he couldn't even lift his hand. When I left, I showed him the money and he immediately raised his hand." Mandal's face was full of anger, "I clearly told him,
There weren’t enough Rangers, so he pretended.”
Qin Jiuze said indifferently, "When you talk with your mouth covered, you spray out mist and the Tatars see you."
Mandar touched the ground with his head depressed, "The Tatars are coming soon."
Qin Jiuze turned back and said, "You are just a Tatar."
Yang Guangdi raised his head and glanced north. On the roof of a tiled house in the north, a flag holding a telescope was gesticulating, indicating that the number of Qing troops was not large and they were still one mile away. Yang Guangdi returned the gesture.
Finally, Mr. Qi got off the roof.
There was a faint sound of hoofbeats in the south. The three of them retreated behind the wall, waiting for the sound of hoofbeats to gradually approach. Yang Guangdi covered his mouth and squatted down. Looking from under the wheat straw, a group of Qing troops appeared on the post road. There were only ten of them.
There were many people, and the queue was followed by more than 20 walking civilians. These Qing troops came to Nanjingpu so early, probably to arrest the people who spent the night here last night.
This Qing army did not even have a single white-armored soldier. Only one man wore chainmail and five or six pieces of cotton-padded armor. The rest were all bloated cotton-padded clothes. However, they still showed off their power, which was similar to the one encountered in Wei County. This group
The Qing army was also extremely lazy. They rushed into the shop without any reconnaissance, and left no one outside to respond. Obviously they knew nothing about the battle that took place in Sanlipu yesterday, and had no idea that it was forty miles away.
There is an enemy in Tongchengyi.
pass
A moment later, shouts of killing were heard in the Nanjing shop, and the three people immediately came out from behind the earthen wall. Mandal and Qin Jiuze naturally distanced themselves, each holding a walking bow and walking quickly in front. The other side of the post road also
Two other groups appeared.
There was a lot of noise in the town. Two bows and arrows flew out from the roof, slanted over the heads of the three people, and landed on the roof of a thatched house outside the town. Yang Guangdi ignored it and quickly approached the post road, staring at the intersection.
, occasionally looking down at the match rope of Rumi Gun.
Before they reached the roadside of the post, several common people appeared at the intersection, screaming and running out of the town. Two Qing army vests appeared immediately behind them. In the previous plan, they should wait until the Qing army arrived in the middle of the town.
During the ambush, the three of them did not expect that the Qing army would escape so quickly, and the surrounding teams had not yet been able to cut off the post road.
Qin Jiuze and Mandal could only speed up their pace. The two Qing soldiers were still in panic, beating their horses desperately. The first horse knocked over a commoner and galloped along the post road.
The ambushing rangers fired their bows one after another, and the bow strings banged on the post road. Yang Guangdi did not stop and continued to approach the post road.
Mandal'er and Qin Jiuze fired two arrows in succession. The first Qing soldier had five or six arrows stuck in his mount. He let out a long neighing sound and still struggled to run forward.
The vest just passed in front of Yang Guangdi. Yang Guangdi immediately raised his musket. Suddenly there was a whoosh sound, and a black shadow flashed past his face. Yang Guangdi subconsciously avoided it. When he realized it was an arrow, the vest
Already passed the shooting range.
He didn't know who was shooting from the other side. Yang Guangdi didn't have time to curse, so he quickly raised his gun and took aim. He saw a ranger running onto the road, standing in the middle of the post road, and fiercely shooting at the oncoming vest.
He threw a javelin from the ground and rolled off the road again.
The javelin hit the neck, and the horse's legs and feet were crooked and fell down the post road, raising a white snowflake. The rider fell to the ground and fainted.
Yang Guang turned around, and saw the second Qing army running across the post road in front of him again. Since the first vest attracted most of the attacks, the second Qing army's mount was only hit by one arrow, and was beaten by the rider.
He quickly passed the ambush section.
The javelin ranger lost his javelin and had no time to return to the road. He hurriedly pulled out his saber from the roadside and threw it over, without any accuracy at all, and he didn't even hit the horse.
The bow and arrow fired from behind hit the horse's buttocks, but were unable to cause significant damage to the horse. The horse's armor whipped wildly and flew away along the post road.
Qin Jiuze and Mandarer stopped firing arrows. With the horses running at full speed, the bow and arrow attacks from behind had little force, and it was almost impossible to prevent the vest from escaping.
None of these rangers are real cavalry now. For fear of being exposed due to the neighing of the horses, the mounts are kept far away during the ambush battle. Boss Bai arranged for a separate pursuit team, but the distance is slightly further away, and they have not yet arrived.
To the south exit.
The rangers on both sides of the post road looked at the vest with disappointment. As long as one person escaped, the Qing army in Dong'a would be ready soon. The hope of breaking through the Qing army camp today was not great, and now it has completely disappeared.
After Chen Rulie finds out, he may directly cancel Dong'a's offensive operation.
There was a bang, and everyone who was disappointed trembled, and saw a cloud of white smoke explode in the middle of the post road.
Yang Guangdi put down the Lumi gun in his hand and took two steps to the side, staring at the vest in front of him.
Everyone didn't know whether they had hit or not. The muskets were never very accurate. This time they were so far apart. But at this time, they were their only hope. Qin Jiuze took two steps forward and looked at the situation of the vest with all his attention. The bow and arrow in his hand were all
Forgot to take it off the string.
The horse's buttocks were twisting, and the silhouette of the vest rose and fell with the mount. The speed seemed not to be affected at all, and the silhouette of the horse's back became smaller and smaller on the post road.
Mandal shook his head and was about to turn around when suddenly the waistcoat tilted and slid to the left side of the mount. Two rangers cheered and everyone concentrated again, but the waistcoat twisted back.
The cheers suddenly stopped, Qin Jiuze was still staring at the vest in the distance, and suddenly the silhouette of the vest tilted to the right again. .??.
The waistcoat tried to straighten the body twice but failed. It became increasingly difficult to maintain it on the bumpy horse's back. It became more and more skewed and almost hung outside the horse.
Now everyone knew that the Tatar was injured, and they were just waiting to see if he could persist in escaping. Everyone stared at the figure with a crooked waistcoat, their mouths wide open.
Under the expectant gaze of everyone, the vest finally fell off the road, and a small snow mist rose. Qin Jiuze shouted, and his body almost jumped up. The rangers on both sides of the post road cheered in unison, which was better than yesterday.
Even after killing all the Tatars, they were still very happy.
The ranger who had just thrown the javelin picked up his sword and trotted towards the fallen vest.
Mandar's face turned red, and he patted Yang Guangdi on the shoulder several times, but couldn't say a word. Qin Jiuze turned around in a circle and came to Yang Guangdi's side. For the first time, Qin Jiuze appeared on his face.
Smiling, squeezing the wound on and around his cheek deeper.
Yang Guangdi laughed blankly, not knowing what to say.
At this time, the captain ran over, patted Yang Guangdi to express encouragement, and then told everyone to be on guard.
At this time, there were no shouts of killing in the Nanjing shop. Some people were running around at the intersection, mainly because the Qing army had arrested them. Some of them had their hands tied, so the rangers ignored them.
The excitement hadn't passed yet. Everyone was preparing their bows and arrows, and they were still talking and looking at Yang Guangdi. This makeshift team was no longer as hostile as before.
The most excited one was Mandal, who helped Yang Guangdi relight the match rope, then went over to catch the Tatar who fell unconscious, lifted his helmet, and revealed the vest head, but it was not a money rat tail.
, but has a head full of pigtails.
In order to familiarize the troops with the enemy, everyone in the Anqing camp had seen the prisoners yesterday. They should be Mongolian people with such hair. However, some rangers still found it strange and stood on the roadside to watch Mandal's interrogation.
After splashing water from a coconut scoop to wake him up, Mandar started asking questions, and from time to time he took out a knife and cut on the legs and feet of the vest, while the vest kept screaming and explaining.
After Mandarer asked for a while, he suddenly pressed the vest to the ground and used a knife to cut off the ears of the vest. Other rangers were making noises nearby, but no one stopped them. Qin Jiuze had already walked aside and squatted down.
Rest on the ground.
Mandar closed his ears and stood in the middle of the road, staring at the people fleeing at the intersection in a daze, not knowing what they were thinking.
After a while, the team responsible for the pursuit appeared, and then Mr. Qi also ran over from the intersection.
"Have any Tartars escaped?"
The captain came over and said, "We killed them all. We killed Jiannu Majia and captured not a single one alive. None of them escaped."
President Qi patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, "There are two here, a total of fourteen Tatars. President Bai is demanding that no one be left out. I will go back and report the numbers. There is also a living person in the town. Qin Jiuze, you two come to question. Wait for Chen Qian.
When we’re finally here, let’s go fight Dong’a.”
"Mr. Chen Qi!"
Mr. Qi turned around and saw that it was Mandaler who was speaking. He stopped and asked, "What's wrong with Mandaler?"
"How did Mr. Chen Qian say he was going to defeat the Eastern Tatars?"
"When attacking their camp, Mr. Chen Qian has brought cannons. When attacking the camp, the camp gate will be attacked first... Mandar, if you have any ideas, please tell me."
Mandar's face turned red, he bit his lip and said, "I'm looking at the Tatars. There are more than 370 slaves in Dong'a. They live outside the martial arts field outside the north gate. There are ditches and walls around them, and there are gates in the north and south. From there
Two and five miles away from the camp, there are two Tatar ambushes. The Tatar camp has ditches and walls that can't be penetrated by artillery. There are two to three hundred Tatars inside, and they can't get in without armored soldiers."
President Chen Qi turned around and looked at Mandar seriously. Because he was a Mongolian, this man was often watched by people in the army. He also had some brute force in fighting, but he was not as outstanding as Qin Jiuze.
"Mandar, what do you think of the fight?"
Mandarer pointed to a few people who were still running away, "Master Chen, do you want to seize the camp gate? We pretend to be the Tatar team that just passed by, with twenty horsemen, and dozens of people can pretend to be the arresters."
, go directly to the main road and seize the gate of his camp!"
Mr. Chen Qi still didn't react. He hesitated and said, "There must be a sentry in front of the camp gate. If you get close, you will recognize it and ask questions..."
Mandar took off his helmet, revealing his braided head, "Qin Jiuze and I can speak Mongolian, and we will go to the front."
Qin Jiuze in the back was drinking water, and immediately started coughing when he heard it.
Mr. Qi frowned and looked at Mandal for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Follow me to see Mr. Qi."