In order to retake Linqu County, Shang Yi dispatched 3,500 troops, including 400 musketeers, 300 cavalry, 300 youth teams, and 60 reconnaissance teams. In addition, he was afraid that he would really attack the city.
Therefore, six artillery pieces were also brought along with 600 grenades.
Zhou Shaohuan and other younger generals all went to war with Shang Yi, while the older generals of Tangzhen's generation stayed in Muling Pass. Among them, there were 2,500 veterans of the Muling Army, and those who had just received training were insufficient.
There are also a thousand recruits in ten days. Now there is no time for them to grow up step by step. They can only train through battle. This approach may cause a lot more casualties, but it will definitely make the recruits grow up quickly.
To grow, of course, the premise is that they can survive this battle.
However, although it was their first time to participate in the war, the recruits were very motivated because almost all of them had a blood feud with the Qing army, so they all gathered enough energy to kill a few Qing soldiers and avenge their fellow villagers.
.Wang Hu was a new soldier and also participated in this battle.
Linqu County is not far from Mulingguan, so it cannot be considered an expedition. The troops were sent out in the morning, and by about two o'clock in the afternoon, they were less than twenty miles away from Linqu County.
At this moment, soldiers from the reconnaissance team came to report that they had spotted Qing troops in front. They seemed to be chasing someone and were heading in the direction of Muling's army.
Shang Yi looked up, and sure enough, he saw a large amount of dust rising in front of him, and he could faintly see the shadow of someone flashing. While Shang Yi ordered the Muling army to form a formation to prepare for battle, he took out his telescope and adjusted the focus for observation.
Sure enough, I saw two groups of people chasing each other one after another. There were about twenty or thirty people escaping in front. They were all wearing black hats, leggings, and hemp shoes, and everyone was carrying a saber.
, were beating their horses and running away, and from time to time, some people were shot off their horses. However, their attire did not look like businessmen or bodyguards, and it was impossible to tell their identities.
What chased them behind was a group of Qing troops. The leader was wearing a bright helmet with two flying feathers on the helmet and two flags on his back. There were soldiers on the left and right, each fighting a flying tiger.
The big flag with a white border looks like a real Niulu forehead. Beside him, there are seven or eight soldiers, all wearing dark helmets and bright armor. There is a huge heart-protecting bronze mirror on the front and back chest, and the iron helmet is decorated with
A ball of red tassel, ear protection, and neck protection are all available. There is a flag with a flaming edge behind everyone's back. They are all dressed in white-armored soldiers. Some are waving weapons, and some are on horseback with bows and arrows, shooting.
Horses and men fleeing forward.
Behind them, there were more than a dozen people wearing cotton armor with thick copper nails and leather helmets with high helmet pins. These were horse soldiers of the Qing army. Behind them were dozens more.
An iron-armored auxiliary. It seemed that the Qing soldier chasing him was an outstanding man, and he didn't even wear a uniform.
When Shang Yi put down the telescope, the two groups of men and horses were so close that he could almost see their figures. At the entrance of the Muling army's formation, there were 180 musketeers holding up their shields.
, set up firecrackers, because it could be seen clearly that there were not many Qing troops coming, so the Muling Army only dispatched half of the musketeers, and the sixty black hole guns were aimed at the two groups of people and came.
direction, and be ready.
At this time, the two groups of men and horses were running closer and closer, and were almost within shooting range. Shang Yi signaled a musketeer to fire a warning shot in the sky to alert the fleeing men and horses to pay attention.
In fact, there was no need for them to remind them. The fleeing group had already seen them and recognized the flag of the Ming Army, so they immediately divided into two groups and bypassed the Muling Army on the left and right.
Shang Yi also nodded. It seemed that this group of people was very smart. Even ordinary troops could not do this. Then he nodded to Luo Yuanbin to start shooting.
At this time, the pursuing Qin army also saw the Ming army responding. Although the Ming army was large in number and still used firecrackers, the Qin army had always been arrogant and did not take the Ming army seriously at all, so it was not afraid at all.
Yi then urged the horses to rush towards the position of the Muling Army. Many people held their bows in their hands and equipped themselves with archery skills, preparing to launch an attack just like the Ming Army after entering the shooting range. Some people also took out their throwing axes.
Throwing weapons such as javelins. These throwing axes and javelins have a rope wrapped around the back end. Some javelins also have barbs. Once embedded or hooked into the opponent's shield, they can be pierced or destroyed by simply pulling back.
shield.
Luo Yuanbin immediately shouted: "Fire!"
Sixty firecrackers made a huge roar at the same time, making the earth tremble, and quickly produced a large amount of thick smoke.
Almost all of the knights who were fleeing from both sides ran to the front of the Muling army. Suddenly they heard a loud noise. More than ten war horses were frightened and neighed a series of times. Some of them raised their front hooves high.
Everyone stood up. But the knights in this group were all good at horseback riding. They controlled their horses at a fast pace, and no one fell off their horses.
But almost at the same time, the soldiers of the Qing Army rang out a scream of people shouting and horses neighing. Among the dozen or so riders in the front row, some were beaten upside down, fell from behind their horses, and some were beaten.
De was thrown upside down from his horse's back, and seven or eight other horses also fell to the ground. They were still alive and writhing in pain on the ground.
The Qing troops in the back row were all shocked when they saw it, because running in the front row were Niu Lu Ezhen from Ben Niu Lu, two Gabashi soldiers holding flags, and eight white-armored soldiers.
They all wore double iron armor with chainmail armor on the inside and iron leaf armor on the outside. A few people also added a layer of cotton armor on top of the iron armor. There were also a few horse soldiers who also wore a layer of cotton armor and an iron armor.
The war horses are also covered with a layer of cotton armor. The protection is not bad.
Moreover, the two sides are now at least fifty or sixty steps apart. At such a long distance, they can actually penetrate the double or even triple armor of the Qing army. What kind of fire blunderbuss is used? Can it be so powerful?
These thoughts flashed through the heads of the Qing soldiers in the back row, but no one stopped, because although their companions in the front row all fell to the ground, the Qing troops in the back row were all running at high speed at this time, so the back row
The cavalrymen could not stop, so they could only continue to charge towards the Muling army. Immediately, three horses were tripped by the fallen men and horses, and they fell to the ground and slid four or five steps away.
But the soldier who was tripped and fell immediately realized that he was actually very lucky, because the gunshots rang out again, and the cavalry, combat soldiers, and auxiliary soldiers in the rear row had even thinner armor, and they were protected from fire and blunderbuss.
He was shot violently and was beaten to the point where he was knocked upside down and lying on the ground in a mess.
The musketeers of the Muling Army fired five or six rounds in a three-stage burst. Niu Lu's Qin Army was almost completely wiped out, with only five or six people left. They still dared to charge, so they immediately pulled out.
Turn the horse's head and try to escape from the battlefield.
But it was too late now. The musketeers of the Muling Army still fired at their own pace. They escaped a few steps before they were all shot down one by one. In the entire Niulu Qing army, not a single one escaped.
The whole battle actually only lasted less than two minutes, and all the Qing troops were knocked down. The recruits who had just joined the Muling Army were stunned. They didn't expect that the Tatars, who had an impression of being extremely vicious, could be defeated so easily.
All the results came out, which is simply unimaginable.
However, the musketeers packed up their muskets, raised their shields, and stood in line. Their expressions were natural, as if they had completed a small task. The other veterans also acted like normal people, with expressions on their faces.
It was a natural expression. They were all soldiers who participated in the Second Battle of Muling Pass and had seen the big scene. This battle was simply a killing of chickens with a knife. The musketeers were dispatched before half of the battle was over, and the battle was over.
Looking at the two completely different expressions of the soldiers, Shang Yi certainly knew that this was the normal reaction of veterans and recruits. Although the veterans of the Muling Army were not actually old and had only been in the army for six or seven months. But Shang Yi
Yi immediately ordered the veterans to take the new recruits to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils of war. This was mainly to let the new recruits see blood, see the dead, and get used to the atmosphere of the battlefield, because they might be the ones who go into battle next time.
Cleaning up the battlefield actually means picking up things, not only the swords, guns and flags, but also the clothes, armor, belts, leather boots, hidden money, etc. of the Qing soldiers who were killed. In short, everything that can be stripped is stripped, not even the heads are left.
After that, in the end there was only a headless corpse left, and they dug a big hole and buried it collectively. As for the war horses, it was even worse. Even the dead horses were not spared and used to improve their lives.
Of course, there are also some people and horses who have not yet expired, lying on the ground and groaning. This is the opportunity for the recruits to practice their skills. They go up to make up for it with swords and guns. Although they are all drowned dogs, they can still be considered a shot. But the recruits
Most of them had a deep grudge against the Qing army, so even though it was their first time to kill someone, no one was soft-hearted. Therefore, once they found a Qing soldier who was still alive, there would often be more than a dozen people coming to attack them, and each one would be stabbed several times.
Just to vent their hatred, many people stabbed and muttered at the same time, roughly saying that they were avenging a certain relative of theirs.
But the veteran was so angry that he cursed: "They are all worthless goods. What's the point of stabbing a lying Tatar? If you want to stab, just stab the Tatar who can still fight! What a good armor, and you poked a few gaps.
Even if you want to stab me, you have to take off your armor first and then stab me!"
Shang Yi didn't care about these things. He focused on the group of black knights who just escaped. He was still wondering, who are they?
At this time, this group of black knights also gathered together. They were twenty or thirty steps away from Mu Ling's army. Several people gathered around. I don't know what they were talking about. They looked around like Shang Yi from time to time. They were probably being beaten by Mu Ling.
The army was frightened by the fighting power just now.
After a while, I saw a man in black walking towards Muling's army and said: "Where are you from the army? Who is the general? Our Lord invites him to come over and speak."
Shang Yi was slightly startled. This guy's tone was quite serious. His heart moved and he suddenly guessed a few things. He immediately went up to meet him and said, "I am Qian Zong Shang Yi of Mulingguan Qian General Division, and I am also in this army." General, may I ask who you are?"
There was a look of surprise in the man's eyes. He probably thought that Shang Yi's official position was too small. But when Shang Yi asked about their identities, he immediately lifted his robe and revealed a gold lacquer badge on his waist. There are four official script characters "Beizhen Fusi" engraved on it.
Shang Yi was shocked. His guess was indeed correct. This group of people was the Jin Yiwei.