Sure enough, when the Qing army saw that the defenders in the city did not dare to fight, they became bolder and chased the people outside the city, crossing two ditches in a row.
Outside Mulinguan City, a total of three trenches were dug. The first trench was one hundred steps away from the city wall, the second trench was seventy steps away from the city wall, and the third trench was fifty steps away from the city wall. Now the Qing army crossed
A second trench was built to enter the attack range of various long-range weapons at Muling Pass.
At this time, Wu Hansheng said in a deep voice: "Sir, let me do it!"
Shang Yi nodded. Wu Hansheng immediately pulled out an arrow from the kettle, put it on the bow string, opened the long bow, pointed it at the white-armored soldier, loosened his fingers, and shot away with a "whoosh" sound.
Although the white-armored soldier was showing off his power under the city, he was still a veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles. Although he looked arrogant, he did not dare to be careless at all. While chasing the people and playing around, he was always watching the people on the city wall from the corner of his eye.
movement.
Therefore, as soon as Wu Hansheng's arrow was shot, he was noticed by him, and he immediately shrank on the horse and hid to the side of the horse. Although the arrow was as fast as a meteor, it was dodged by his general.
Amidst the lamentations of the generals of the Muling Army on the city top, the white-armored soldier held the horse's neck with both hands, turned to the other side of the horse, turned over and climbed onto the horse's back, and raised his hands towards the city head.
The long tiger spear inside made a burst of triumphant laughter, and
He spoke a few words in Manchu loudly, and looked even more proud. Behind him, the other eleven Qing soldiers also burst into laughter, pointing towards the city head, and using Manchu words to each other.
What he was saying was obviously mocking Mulingjun.
The generals of the Muling Army on the top of the city also felt shameless, but the alert reaction and superb equestrian skills shown by the white-armored soldier just now really showed that in the past ten years, the Qing army had repeatedly invaded the borders of the Ming Dynasty.
Being invincible is not a blessing. Even the young people who were eager to try just now were a little bit angry.
At this time, a commoner under the city took advantage of the clear soldiers to relax a little, and suddenly ran towards the city wall. When the white-armored soldier saw it, he immediately spurred his horse, took a few steps, and caught up with the commoner.
He raised the tiger spear in his hand and stabbed the common man in the back.
At this moment, a "bang" sound was heard from the city head, and the black horse under him let out a long neigh, raised its front hooves high, and the white-armored soldier suddenly leaned up and fell to the ground from behind the horse's crotch.
.It turned out that Shang Yi seized the opportunity and shot him.
Although Shang Yi's pistol has high accuracy, its range is not far, only 150 meters. And the white-armored soldier is wearing at least two layers of heavy armor or even three layers of heavy armor. Therefore, Shang Yi estimates that he will have to at least enter
Only within a hundred meters could a pistol penetrate his heavy armor. Therefore, I had been patiently waiting for the opportunity. Finally, I waited until the white-armored soldier was close to about 60 steps away from the city wall, and then I fired. Sure enough,
One hit.
A burst of thunderous cheers immediately broke out on the city wall. No matter what, a white-armored soldier of the Qing army was killed. This was a big result, and it also made him feel bad.
At the foot of the city, the remaining eleven Qing soldiers could not help but be shocked, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. Although they all knew that the Ming army had firearms, this white-armored soldier was wearing three layers of heavy armor.
In their past impression, if the Ming army's firearms wanted to penetrate three layers of armor, they had to be within thirty steps at least. And this white-armored soldier was almost sixty steps away from the city wall, so how could he be killed by a fire gun?
?
Without thinking, two soldiers immediately rushed forward to investigate the cause of death of the white-armored soldier and to retrieve the body.
But the actions of these two men were tantamount to seeking death. Just when they were approaching the body of the white-armored soldier, Shang Yi showed no mercy and fired two more shots. The two soldiers fell off their horses almost at the same time.
fell down.
Three Qing soldiers were killed in one blow, and a burst of cheers erupted from the city wall again. The morale that had been hit hard by the Qing army's superb riding and archery skills gradually recovered. The remaining nine Qing soldiers under the city were all exposed.
The look of fear will never happen again
He regained his previous arrogance. At the same time, he subconsciously controlled his horse to retreat, and did not stop until he retreated past the second trench. A dozen people who were lucky enough to be alive also took advantage of this opportunity and galloped towards the city wall.
, just want to stay as far away from the Qing army as possible.
Shang Yi looked from the top of the city and saw that the nine Qing troops were still lingering between the first trench and the second trench. They were obviously unwilling to be defeated like this, but they did not dare to get close to the city wall.
At this time Luo Yuanbin said: "Sir, if the Tatars still don't leave, we will hit them with two more cannons."
Shang Yi chuckled and said: "No need. The Tatars are lingering now because they must be unwilling. If we bombard them with cannons again, we will be too weak to win. Generals, who dares to leave the city with me?
, to fight against the Tatars. Let the Tatars know that our Muling Army does not just dare to hide in the city and beat them with firecrackers, but also dares to fight with the Tatars for several battles with real swords and guns."
Shang Yi knows that although muskets have long been the development direction of future battlefields, after all, at this time, they have not yet become the mainstream on the battlefield. In the minds of most people, hand-to-hand combat between the two armies is still the mainstay. Although
We just killed three Qing soldiers, and
One was a white-armored soldier, but he took action all by himself. The others were just playing tricks on the side, and they were all killed with pistols. Although it can improve the morale of the entire army, if they don't go out of the city and fight the Qing army,
Even one battle could not completely eliminate their fear of the Qing army.
Now there are only nine Qing soldiers left outside the city, and even the strongest white-armored soldier has been killed. Morale has been depressed, and the morale of his own side is also recovering, so Shang Yi also decided to go out of the city to face the Qing army.
Sure enough, being so excited by Shang Yi, all the generals in the city were immediately excited. Especially the young people, they were all vying to be the first and wanted to follow Shang Yi to fight. Although the veterans such as Tang Zhen were still afraid of the Qing soldiers.
However, at this time they all also had a strong will to fight, and they all took the initiative to ask for a fight.
Shang Yi was very satisfied with this and said: "There are only nine Tatars now, so let's fight with nine people. If there is one more person than them, they are not considered heroes." Then he ordered Zhou Shaohuan, Tong Dayong, Cheng Jin,
Cheng Gang , Yang Wu
Cheng, Wu Hansheng, Zhou Qi, Zhao Yingjie and himself, a total of nine people came out of the city to fight. These nine people were basically the elite of the Muling Army. Shang Yi didn't believe it. It was so difficult that the Qing soldiers were not human beings, and they were wearing underwear.
Guys outside.
At this time, the nine Qing soldiers wandering outside the city were about to advance and retreat. Suddenly, the city gate opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, and several horsemen and horses came out of the city. There were only nine soldiers in total.
Ride, there is no more.
These Qing soldiers also immediately understood that the other party was going to fight with them head-on. They glanced at each other and knew that this was their chance to save the defeat. They were originally outposts responsible for exploring the road.
If you lose one white-armored soldier or two soldiers, it will be considered a miserable defeat. If you just go back empty-handed, I'm afraid everyone will be punished. Therefore, you must gain something, and you can have something to explain when you go back.
However, a few people were still afraid of the fire blunderbuss of the Muling Army and did not dare to get too close. They all rode their horses and retreated until they stopped at the first ditch and lined up. Shang Yi and others were also on the second step. They stopped at the edge of the two ditches, with the two sides facing each other at a distance of more than thirty steps.
Seeing that the opponents were all armed with swords and guns, but no firecrackers, the Qing soldiers were completely relieved. Little did they know that the lives of all nine of them were in Shang Yi's hands at this time.
Now there are two cavalry soldiers, one combat soldier, and the other six are defenders. Naturally, the two cavalry soldiers are the guards. They exchanged a few words with each other in low voices, and only one cavalry soldier was seen. He urged his horse to sit on his horse, took two steps forward, raised his long pole and flew his broadsword, pointed at Mu Lingjun, and muttered something. Although no one could understand what he said, they could all guess it. Come out, he is challenging the Muling army.
At this time Yang Wucheng said: "Sir, let me fight in this first battle."
Shang Yi nodded. Among the Mu Ling troops, Yang Wucheng was the best in terms of cavalry warfare, and even Shang Yi had to be defeated. Therefore, he was the most suitable candidate to fight in the first battle.
Yang Wucheng also picked up a spear and rode out on horseback. The two of them separated their things and immediately stopped, more than sixty meters apart. After confronting each other for a while, they immediately drove their horses away and started to confront each other.
The distance of more than sixty meters passed by in an instant under the full speed of the war horses. The two men each raised their weapons, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the other side at the moment when the two horses passed each other.
Just when the two war horses were about to meet, Yang Wucheng suddenly shook his spear, and dozens of spear heads immediately appeared, which was dazzling and difficult to fathom. The world-famous pear blossom spear is indeed well-deserved.
The cavalryman was also startled instinctively, but he was also experienced in the battlefield. Although he couldn't tell the difference between the real and fake spear points of his opponent, he still flew his long pole with his sickle and slashed at Yang Wucheng's head, all in one move. A lose-lose style of play.
Of course, the cavalry soldier's response was correct, but it was a pity that he paused for a moment before taking action, and even this pause gave Yang Wucheng a gap. He leaned on the horse's back, and the flying scythe scraped Yang Wucheng's helmet passed by, and Yang Wucheng's spear stabbed out like a poisonous snake, piercing the opponent's abdomen.
The two horses passed each other, and the cavalry soldier made a "clunk" sound from the side of the war horse, knocking the horse down. Yang Wucheng sat up straight from the horse, raised his spear high, and returned to his team.
Even on Guancheng, the soldiers of the Muling Army could see clearly, and they immediately burst into long-lasting cheers. Because this time they were not using firecrackers, but real frontal weapons. They fought a duel and won in a one-on-one match without any fancy. Everyone had the idea in their minds that it turned out that the Tatars were nothing more than that.
The remaining eight Qing soldiers were all pale. They thought that a single cavalry soldier would definitely bring them victory. However, this time they lost even more and had nothing to say. Their confidence in winning a head-on confrontation also began to waver. Got up.
At this moment, the second person in Muling's army to fight, Yi Jing, took the initiative.