Seeing that he had succeeded in escaping, the white-armored soldier couldn't help but feel happy. He was about to run faster when his foot was tripped by something. He fell to the ground and fell unconscious. It also caused a wound, and I almost fainted from the pain.
The white-armored soldier gritted his teeth and was about to get up and run again, but at this moment, a foot was stepped on his waist, and he received several heavy blows on his head and body, which made him dizzy, and there were only stars in front of his eyes. In the dizzy state, I heard someone say: "Good boy, you are so cunning, you actually pretend to be dead. I didn't expect that the old man is still lying in ambush here, let's see where you can run." It turned out to be exactly what happened. It's another group of soldiers who ambush in advance to prevent anyone from escaping.
The white-armored soldier's heart sank, knowing that he couldn't run away.
After everyone gathered together, they checked and found that the six Qing soldiers killed three and captured three. None of them were injured or killed. The items and horses brought by the Qing soldiers became trophies. So everyone chopped down the dead Qing soldiers. The soldiers' heads were taken, and the captured Qing troops were escorted back to Muling Pass.
At this time, Yi Jing entered February of the 16th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1643), and eighteen days had passed since the last attack by the Qing Army. All preparations for the war in Muling Pass were basically completed.
The trenches outside the city were dug again, and the earth walls were built. The high platforms on the city wall were also completed. The fifteen artillery pieces were fixed in place on the high platforms. The twelve arrow towers beside the city wall All have been built.
The troops lost by each team in the First World War were also replenished, and the sniper team was also formed. Sun Heding led the craftsmen to rush to work, not only rushing to build more than fifty new fire guns, but also making a With more than one hundred and twenty shields blocking the battlements, it can be said that everything is ready.
It’s just that now more and more refugees are gathering outside the Guan City, and now there are more than 3,000 people, forming a refugee camp. No matter how Shang Yi persuades them, they can’t stay inside the Guan City, but they refuse to leave. , seeing that the Qing army was about to kill them, when the Qing army arrived, these refugees might not be able to survive. Shang Yi had no choice but to order that the refugees could stay if they wanted to, but they had to move outside Beicheng. Those who stay in Nancheng will be punished as collaborators.
In this way, the refugees gradually moved to the north city. The battlefield in the south city was finally vacated. At the same time, Shang Yi arranged for manpower to build a six-foot-high earth fence for the refugees outside the south city, forming a complete A simple camp also organized the refugees into groups and sent people to manage them. It also provided them with a meal of porridge and rice.
And just three days later, Turge and Bolo, who couldn't wait for the spies' return, couldn't bear it any longer, and finally launched a large force to attack Muling Pass.
This time, troops were sent to attack Mulingguan. Bolo led 5,000 troops in the front, and Turge led a large group of troops to escort the grain, grass and baggage in the rear. They set off one day later than Bolo's troops.
Although the troops led by Bolo only accounted for less than 20% of the entire army, they concentrated on two Jia La, that is, ten Niu Lu, with a total of more than 500 armored soldiers and 700 auxiliary soldiers. He served in the army and encased more than 1,500 people. The rest were from the Han army, and there were no Mongolian soldiers and horses at the front and rear. Luntai went to fight with Bolo's front troops.
Although the numbers are similar, in terms of strength, Bolo's front troops are already nearly twice as strong as the troops that attacked Mulingguan last time. Therefore, Bolo is also confident and believes that even without Turge's large group of troops, he can
It was enough to capture Muling Pass.
Although Muling Pass is located among the mountains, the road into the mountains is not narrow. It is several miles wide at its widest point and hundreds of steps at the narrowest point. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the Muling Army blocking the mountain road and cutting off the return route.
road.
The army was walking among the mountains, and Bolo was riding on his horse, showing off his power. After entering the mountains, they walked for more than ten miles, and the sun was shining in the sky. Luntai told Bolo that there were still twenty miles to Muling Pass.
It was many miles away. Bolo also nodded and ordered the whole army to rest, bury the pots and make rice, and they would arrive in front of Muling Pass before dark and start the siege tomorrow.
After the order was passed, all the Qing soldiers stopped and began to rest on the spot. However, during the rest, the Qing army was also clearly divided, with the Eight Manchu Banners as one part and the Eight Han Banners as one part. And the Eight Manchu Cavalry Army
In the middle, the armored soldiers all sat down to rest, while the auxiliary soldiers were responsible for standing guard and following the soldiers, and the soldiers were responsible for dressing and cooking.
Bolo also dismounted and found a big stone. He was served by the people he brought with him. He put a tiger skin on it and sat down. There were also wrappers who brought wine bags. There were also wrappers who came to help remove the outer layer of cotton.
A. Because he also wears three layers of heavy armor, which weighs sixty or seventy kilograms. Even though he is riding on a horse, he still has to rely on his body to support it, which is very strenuous. At this time, he also takes off one layer and relaxes.
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Before Bolo could take two sips of wine, at this moment, dozens of arrows suddenly shot out from the jungle on the left. The Qing army was caught off guard, and more than ten people were shot down at once. Fortunately, the arrows shot towards
, were all soldiers of the Han Army, and the soldiers of the Manchu Banners were not hit by arrows. Because the armor of the Han Army soldiers was not as sophisticated as that of the Manchu Banners Army, and the followers of the Han Army had less armor, so their defense was poorer.
Several people were also injured.
But this attack also caused a commotion among the Qing army. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Qing army were also experienced in the battlefield. Even the Han army had been fighting with the Qing army for many years. Although there was a commotion, it did not spontaneously
The formation was chaotic, and they all immediately unsheathed their swords, cocked their arrows, raised their shields, and stood with their guns drawn, ready to fight.
Only then did the Qing army look at Qing Chu. They saw thirty or forty Ming soldiers standing fifty or sixty steps away, each holding a bow. However, they were not close to the Qing army, but far away.
From a distance, he continued to fire his bow and arrows towards the Qing soldiers.
Among the Qing troops, some people immediately began to fire bows and arrows to fight back. When the Ming troops saw the Qing troops firing back, they immediately roared and retreated.
Dozens of Ming troops actually dared to attack him unexpectedly? Boluo was also furious. In the field battle, who was the Qing army afraid of? So he immediately ordered the Qing troops to pursue them and must capture these dozens of Ming troops.
The one closest to the Ming army was Niu Lu of the Han army. Those who were hit by arrows just now were all soldiers of this Niu Lu. The real name of Niu Lu was Li Qing. He had lived outside the customs since he was a child. He could be considered a Han Chinese who had been assimilated by the Manchus.
, in the past few years, as the Qing army conquered the south and the north, although they were used as cannon fodder in most of the wars, they also won many victories with the power of the Qing army, and after the Qing army had eaten meat, they could also make
When he came to gnaw on a few bones, he seemed to feel good about himself, so he picked up the tiger skin as a banner and started shaking it.
Today, he was attacked by the Ming army. Especially in front of the Manchu master, Li Qing felt that his face was shameful. After receiving Bolo's order, he immediately led more than 500 soldiers from Ben Niulu.
, followed the soldiers and pursued the Ming army. As soon as the Ming army saw the Qing army chasing after them, they immediately retreated towards the mountain. After several ups and downs, they all entered the mountain forest. There were still Qing soldiers who wanted to follow, but were defeated by Bo.
Luo ordered a ban. After all, we were only chasing these dozens of Ming troops, so we wouldn't need so many people, and we also had to prevent other Ming troops from attacking. Let the Han soldiers chase them in first and take a look.
So the soldiers and soldiers continued to cook, while the Qing and Han troops braced themselves and prepared for battle. At the same time, they all fixed their eyes on the mountain forest where Li Qing led his troops.
Li Qing led his men to chase them to the foot of the mountain. He was also afraid of an ambush by the Ming army, but he was unwilling to let the Ming army go. After hesitating, Li Qing called a leader Cui and led 200 soldiers to chase into the mountain forest. He took the remaining soldiers with him.
Soldiers were waiting at the foot of the mountain and preparing for reinforcements.
It was still early spring, when it was warm and cold, and the trees had not yet grown new branches. However, in the mountainous areas, the trees were dense and the shrubs and weeds were reborn. Therefore, after the Qing army entered the mountain, they only walked a few dozen steps, and they followed their own troops at the foot of the mountain.
Out of sight. I could only hear one or two shouts or shouts occasionally coming from the mountains and forests, but I couldn't tell whether they were from the Qing army or the Ming army.
After a while, the meals were all prepared, but no Qing troops came back yet. Li Qing, who was waiting at the foot of the mountain, could not hold his breath anymore. Finally, he led the remaining soldiers and went inside.
Entered the mountains and forests.
After the first batch of Qing soldiers finished eating, there was still no movement in the mountains and forests, and Bolo felt a little uneasy. Although he didn't care about the life and death of the Han soldiers, after all, the Han soldiers also represented the Qing Dynasty. If they fought
If he lost, he would lose face. So Bolo first ordered the Qing troops to take turns eating, and still remained vigilant. At the same time, he also sent another Han army Niulu into the mountain to meet Li Qing's men.
Just when Niu Lu, the Han army sent out, was about to enter the mountain, Li Qing's men finally came back. At this time, it took almost half an hour, and a Han army Niu Lu, soldiers and followers
There were more than 500 people in total, but less than 300 came back. Many people were covered in blood, and even Li Qing suffered two injuries.
As soon as he saw Bo Luo, Li Qing immediately knelt down and said, "Master Bei, your servant is incompetent. He was ambushed by the Ming army and was defeated by the Ming army."
Bolo nodded and said, "How many troops are there in the ambush of the Ming army in the mountains?"
Li Qingdao: "It seems... there seem to be five or six hundred people."
Bolo snorted and said, "There seem to be five or six hundred people? So how many people are there?"
Li Qing said: "There seem to be five or six hundred people, but it seems that there are only three or four hundred people." He glanced at Bolo again and saw that his face had become very ugly. Li Qing lowered his head again and said, "You deserve to die, this slave."
, it’s the slave who deserves to die, to be honest, the slave doesn’t know how many people the Ming army ambushed?”
Many people around laughed. The battle was defeated and nearly half of the troops were demolished. It was unreasonable that they didn't even know how many enemies there were. Some people even gloated about it. This time Beizi must give Li a heavy beating.
Celebrated.
But what was somewhat surprising was that Bolo did not get angry and scold Li Qing. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
Although Boluo is young, he has indeed been on the battlefield for a long time. Although he is a little arrogant and reckless, he is not an ignorant person. He knows that Li Qing has also been fighting for many years. Although the Han army is not as good as the Qing army, it can defeat the average Ming army.
, let’s not talk anymore, but he was actually beaten by the Ming army to the point where he didn’t even know how many enemies there were. This shows that this Ming army is indeed different from ordinary ones.
So Bo Luo said: "Li Qing, please tell me carefully what happened in this battle?"