Chapter 415: Encounter at the foot of Hunchun Ridge (2)
When Xiong Mulu and Shu Mulu, who were hiding in the bushes, saw a dozen Sauron armors spreading out and surrounding them, they felt that their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.
I didn't expect to encounter the Qing army here!
The reconnaissance team they belonged to passed through here in four days, and their mission was to find out the deployment of the Qing army in the area of the Kuyala tribe (now Wangqing County.) Unexpectedly, the team crossed the Hunchun River and crossed the mountains.
, Shu Mulu missed the mark and fell down the hillside. He broke his right forearm and his ankle became swollen.
Although he could barely walk after simple treatment, Shu Mulu, who had broken one of his hands, was definitely no longer able to continue performing the mission. The captain had no choice but to first contact the Mongolian River Military Station using the radio, and then asked Xiong Mulu to take him back to the Mongolian River.
military depot.
It is said that no matter how arrogant the scouts of the Northern Navy were, they would not dare to go south along the Hunchun River Valley and go back arrogantly under the noses of the Qing troops stationed in Tongken Mountain. So Xiong Mulu and I decided to go back over the Hunchun Ridge after discussion.
Before the Qing army arrived here, Xiong Mulu was changing Shu Mulu's dressing and bandage, drinking some water and eating something in order to rush back over the mountain in one breath. When they heard the noise, it was too late for the two of them to move away, so they quickly hid
, hoping that this Qing army was just passing by.
At this moment, although both of them were wearing ghillie suits and their faces were covered with camouflage paint, they were still extremely nervous. Nothing else, there were too many Qing troops. Moreover, they observed that the Qing troops all had long cheeks.
With his straight nose and high cheekbones, he guessed that the opponent was probably a Sauron soldier.
Wang Yuanfang warned everyone when he was teaching the reconnaissance team that as a people who hunt in the jungle all year round in the ice and snow, whether it is Daur or Ewenki, the brave and capable Sauron soldiers can be regarded as the "King of Jungle Warfare" in the cold weapon era.
; If the North Navy's reconnaissance team did not have those advanced weapons and camouflage methods, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties in fighting with only cold weapons.
It is precisely because of this that after being equipped with weapons from another time and space, most of the people in the Northern Navy reconnaissance team no longer compete with 120-pound ebony bows. Currently, the only ones who still use crossbows are Serdan and his son.
At this time, the dozen or so Sauron armors had surrounded the bush where Xiong Mulu and the two were hiding. Their hawk-like eyes were staring at the branches and leaves on the ground. Several armored soldiers hid behind the trees and suddenly let go.
He pulled out a few plum needle arrows from the bag on his waist and inserted them into the ground. Then he unstretched the bow string and converted the original middle flat frame into a small frame so that he could shoot quickly.
A few bead-sized beads of sweat slid across Xiong Mulu's cheeks covered in camouflage paint. He knew that he and Shu Mulu would not be able to escape. If the two of them suddenly launched a attack now, they might be able to kill a few, but Sauron's soldiers
The bow and arrow in his hand were not for nothing. The most terrible thing was that Shu Mulu's feet were injured and he couldn't run fast at all.
Xiong Mulu was still hesitating, but Shu Mulu next to him couldn't help it. Although his right arm was broken and he couldn't use the rifle, he could use the pistol with his left hand. So the two began to communicate frequently with their eyes.
"I'll cover you and rush out."
"do not move."
"If you don't move, you will be discovered."
"Hold it."
"I can't bear it any longer. If I wait any longer, I won't be able to run away!"
At this time, the two Sauron soldiers who were at the forefront were covering the front and rear, and were only a dozen steps away from Shumulu. Shumulu raised his pistol, which had already decocked the hammer, causing the bushes to shake slightly.
The Qing army suddenly stopped and shouted: "Who! Come out!"
It was too late, but it was too late. There were only two soft "da da" sounds, and as the grass shook, the two Sauron soldiers were shot almost at the same time. Their bodies swayed and they fell to the ground.
In an instant, a dozen Qing soldiers who were hiding behind big trees and rocks were shocked. They didn't have time to think too much. As soon as they released their right hands, the plum needle arrows they had already set up rushed towards the bushes.
At the same time, the branches and leaves in the bushes swayed, and two green and fluffy monsters suddenly appeared. I saw that "they" were only four or five feet tall, and their faces were completely unclear, but they were wearing belts.
The plum needle arrows with red tail feathers were very eye-catching. But even so, the two "monsters" moved very fast, one behind the other, and in the blink of an eye they hid behind a big tree ten steps away.
Immediately afterwards, an armored soldier who was responsible for outflanking in the northeast had just nocked an arrow, and heard several "ta-da-da" sounds. There were already three bloody holes in his body, and he died on the spot.
What the hell! Only then did the surrounding Qing troops react and were stunned for a moment. At this moment, they heard one of their companions shouting: "Beihai soldiers!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of "da da" sounded again, and the big tree where an armored soldier was hiding immediately exploded countless debris at a height of half a person.
"Catch them! Don't let them run away!" The one who spoke was Zargu, the leader who followed him. Following his order, dozens more armored soldiers surrounded him. But now they knew that the opponent was the Queen of the Northern Navy. These
The armored soldiers all lowered their bodies and advanced, and some even pulled out the issued flintlock short muskets from their waists.
Behind the thick oak tree, Shu Mulu, who was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder and thigh, gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, and whispered to Xiong Mulu: "Go quickly! I will block it for you."
Xiong Mulu was also hit by an arrow, but fortunately the water bottle on his waist blocked him. At this moment, he was angry and anxious, and cursed: "You are the only one who talks too much! Shut up!"
After that, he took out a grenade from the cloth bag on his belt, unscrewed the cover at the back, poked out the safety paper, took out the fire ring inside and put it on the little finger of his right hand. He estimated that the Qing army had just
Wherever it was, he threw it away.
A few seconds later, there was only a "boom!" sound, and accompanied by flying soil and leaves, a Qing soldier fell to the ground screaming.
"Damn it! They've got thunderballs! Spread out!"
This kind of weapon that the Qing army used against the Northern Navy was called "Thunderbolt Bomb". It was used for the first time during the battle of Ningguta last year, and was used many times in the Battle of Yaksa. However, because the Northern Navy
He rarely engages in close combat with the enemy, so there are not many opponents who have experienced the bitter experience.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In fact, this is a replica made by the Beihai Town Arsenal based on the German M18 long-handled grenade from another time and space. Because the projectile body is made of cast iron, the processing is relatively simple.
; And because of the lever principle, grenades with wooden handles can be thrown farther than oval grenades, so the oval shape was abandoned from the beginning.
However, because the fuze time of the prototype M18 was too long, and there were many examples of it being thrown back and forth with the enemy in history, Zhao Liang modified the fuze and shortened it from the original 7 seconds to 4 seconds.
In order to facilitate movement and concealment when performing missions, the North Navy reconnaissance team was equipped with only two hand grenades and two smoke bombs per person.
The sound of the explosion broke the tranquility of Hunchun Ridge. As the people at the rear screamed, more Qing troops surrounded them. Xizhi Madai, the leader of the Xianghuang Banner, also came to Zhargu's side with his men.
"How many are there?"
"Not many. I only found two. They were wearing weird clothes. But you know, the weapons of the Beihai soldiers are too powerful."
Xizhi Madai said with a gloomy face: "How many of us died?"
"Three, one was seriously injured."
"Choose a dozen or so skilled men to surround them from the two wings, and others to attract their attention from the front. Tell them not to be afraid if they are injured, as long as they catch these two Beihai soldiers, it will be a great achievement!"
The Qing government offered a very high reward to Beihai Town. Regardless of life or death, Zhao Xin was promoted to five levels, his family carried three flags, and a reward of 50,000 taels of silver was awarded; Liu Sheng, Fan Tong, and Cao Peng were rewarded for being on the Manchu side.
Those who show up will also be registered, promoted to three levels, raised the flag, and rewarded with thirty thousand silver. As for the officers and soldiers of the North Navy, there are rewards according to different levels.
The Northern Navy's reconnaissance team had always been hated by the Qing court because they often went deep into the Qing army's defense lines to sabotage and catch tongues. Therefore, the reward offered by the Ministry of War was as long as they caught someone alive, they would be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and a two-level promotion;
Also give me one hundred taels.
The armored leaders of this team sent by the official security were all junior officers from the Hunchun camp. Except for a few individuals, most of them had never fought against the Northern Navy at close range. Although they had heard that the weapons of the Northern Navy were extremely fierce, they could not
I have never experienced it personally, but I saw it today.
However, for these Sauron soldiers transferred from the northwest, they have all gone through bloody battles and rolled out of mountains of swords and seas of fire. Some officers in their forties have participated in the Qing-Burma War and the Great and Jinchuan War. Even in the tropical rain forest
The enemies that can be killed in harsh environments like the northwest Hanhai Desert leave nothing behind, let alone return to the mountains and forests where one's ancestors have lived for generations.
"Bang! Bang!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Xiong Mulu didn't care about his hiding position at this time. Although the pistol was silenced, its shooting distance and lethality were not as good as that of a rifle. In addition, he occasionally threw a grenade, which attracted the firepower from the front and the Qing army did not dare to raise its head.
Even so, the Qing army still used projectiles to shoot at him, and the Qing troops in the rear also brought muskets on horseback, and used two hundred flintlock short muskets intensively, coupled with the constant rain of arrows,
The firepower immediately became much more ferocious.
For a moment, gunshots roared below Hunchun Ridge, smoke from flintlock shots rose in the air, and muskets, rifles, grenades, and arrows rained back and forth.
The more Xiong Mulu was beaten, the more anxious he became. Seeing Qing Jun's desperate attack, Shu Mulu was even injured, and he couldn't bear it alone no matter what.
There are five people in Horlatu's team, responsible for outflanking from the left wing. He is just twenty-five years old this year, and his physical strength and combat skills are at the peak. Taking advantage of the excitement of fighting on the right, two Beihai soldiers were attracted.
At that time, he was holding a walking bow in his left hand and two Sauron arrows in his right hand, and had already reached the side and rear of Xiong Mulu and the others.
He was squatting behind a rock that was about half a man high. Although it was a slope, it was still big enough. Looking around, he saw a Beihai soldier thirty steps away, holding a "musket" and shooting towards him.
He was shooting from outside, while another Beihai soldier had two arrows stuck in his body. His tail feathers would occasionally sway with his movements, obviously he was injured.
The constant roar of gunfire covered up the faint sound of Horlatu's footsteps. He first bent down on the slope to find the position where he would push his feet when shooting, and then he set up the long arrow that he had been holding in his hand, and then
I recalled in my mind the position of the Beihai soldier who was shooting, and then stood up suddenly. With a bang, the bowstring vibrated, and the two-foot-nine-inch Sauron arrow shot out, aiming at Xiong Mulu's head.
And go!
The Sauron arrow is one inch longer than the plum needle arrow, but the arrowhead is one minute wider and seven minutes shorter than the plum needle. It is specially used to shoot tigers, bears, stags and other large animals during hunting, and is used for close range shooting in battle formations.
Killing opponents is extremely ruthless.
Just before Horlatu got up to shoot the arrow, Shumulu, who was enduring the pain of the wound, was loading his pistol. Suddenly, a familiar and dangerous feeling came to his heart. This was a feeling he had cultivated through many years of hunting in the mountains and forests.
When a hunting beast launches a sneak attack on him, he will feel palpitations, as if his heart has been pinched hard by a big hand.
"Get down!" As Shu Mulu yelled, he rushed towards Xiong Mulu with all his strength and pressed him under him. Xiong Mulu only felt Shu Mulu's body suddenly shake, and he was almost unable to survive the pressure.
Get angry.
"Hurry...go..." Shu Mulu lay in Xiong Mulu's ear and finished speaking. His head sank and there was no more movement.
At this time, the armored soldier Horlatu and several other Qing soldiers had already rushed up with Yanling knives...
At the same time, at the top of Hunchun Ridge, a squad of Beihai navy had thrown away their water bottles and ration bags and were rapidly advancing towards the firefighting zone down the mountain.
Their team came from the Mongolian River Military Station. After receiving a telegram from the reconnaissance team a few days ago, the military station estimated that the two of them were almost there. Considering that Shumulu had injured his foot and had difficulty walking, they sent a squad
Go forward to respond.
They spent the night at the mountain col on the east side of Hunchun Ridge yesterday. In the morning, they found that the two of them had not arrived yet. The squad leader in charge of leading the team was a little anxious, so he led his men to climb the mountain and prepared to wait near the top of the mountain. When these people were tired
When we arrived at the top of the mountain exhausted and just wanted to rest, we heard the faint explosion of grenades from the bottom of the mountain. When the sound of rifle shooting followed, everyone knew that something had happened.
But the problem is that it is easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. Places like Hunchunling are rarely visited all year round. The leaves that have been buried in snow all winter are thick and slippery, not to mention there are countless shrubs that hinder the movement.
When they were less than a mile away from the site of the exchange of fire, the gunshots suddenly fell silent. After a while, a burst of shouting in Manchu was faintly heard. The voice sounded very excited. Ten soldiers from the Northern Navy
My heart suddenly sank, I was afraid that my own life would be in danger.
One of the soldiers in this squad was a prisoner who surrendered after the Battle of Furjaha River. He joined the Northern Navy after surrendering the year before last. He listened for a while, then walked to the squad leader's position and whispered: "
Squad leader, something big happened! It seems our people have been caught."
The squad leader's eyes widened when he heard this, "Stop talking, it's important to save people!"
"Notice down and prepare to fight!"
Xiong Mulu, who had a bruised nose and face, had been tied up by the Qing army. Even if he twisted his body desperately, it was of no avail. All the equipment on him and Shu Mulu had been confiscated by the Qing army, including the bloody handkerchief in his trouser pocket.
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Xizhi Madai, the Qing army's co-leader, was playing with the seized pistols and rifles, while Zhargu, the other co-leader, was curiously fidgeting with a few yellow bullets with his hands, and turned to look at Xiong Mulu, who was pressed to the ground.
He said: "This is the musket of the Beihai soldiers? It's really eye-opening. It's the first time I see this thing. Boy, can you tell me how to shoot this thing?"
Xiong Mulu's eye sockets were so swollen at this time that they were narrowed into slits, and his cheeks were also swollen. He slurred and said in Manchu: "Go ahead and dream! Kill me if you can, and I won't say anything!"
"Hmm?"
"I am from Hezhe!"
"Even if you are from Hezhe, why don't you be loyal to the imperial court and are willing to become thieves and resist the heavenly soldiers?"
"snort!"
Seeing that Xiong Mulu was so disrespectful, Horlatu, who was guarding him, was furious and shouted: "How presumptuous! Your Excellency is asking you a question!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran over and said to Xizhi Madai: "Sir, another group of Beihai soldiers came from the north!"
What? The expressions of the surrounding armored soldiers changed, and Xizhi Madai hurriedly asked: "How many people are here?"
"Ten!"
Ha! Zargu was happy, thinking that this was really a New Year marriage, and good things came one after another. He looked at Xizhi Madai, and when he saw the other party, he also looked careless and contemptuous, so he loudly ordered: "Kill them all.