"Report to the commander, three miles ahead, he found a team of bandits surrounding a group of troops. However, the people surrounded by bandits had no banners, so it is not clear where they are."
"Very good, thank you for your hard work, go and have a rest."
After the scouts went down, Zhou Shaohuan immediately recruited Tong Dayong, Huang Zhen and Duan Peng for an interim meeting.
After setting off from Hengzhou Prefecture, the Second Regiment entered the territory of Yongzhou Prefecture after two days of march, and followed the traces left by the Western Army, bypassed Yongzhou City, and headed south along Xiaoshui. At this time,
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The Western Army is getting closer and closer.
However, the more you are at this time, the more you need to be careful, because the wind here is close to the junction of Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou provinces, and there are many mountains, so you must beware of the attacks of the Western Army.
Zhou Shaohuan was also very happy to learn that he had finally discovered the Western Army's army. After several days of pursuit, he finally gained something. However, he was still very cautious and afraid that this was a trap set by the Western Army and did not dare to
Put all the troops into the battle, think about it, and decide to let Tong Dayong take a musket battalion and two spear companies, rush over and take a look, he set up a simple position here. Because the battlefield is not far from here, if Tong
When Dayong was attacked, he could send troops to rescue immediately. After retreating, he had a position to defend. And if he really encountered the Western Army's army, he could also detour from the side and rear to help Tong Dayong with his strength.
After everyone stopped talking, Tong Dayong immediately led his troops to set off. He was also careful along the way, filling the muskets with ammunition, inserting bayonets, and igniting the fuse. He could enter the battle at any time.
After walking for two or three miles, I saw the sound of fighting and fighting in front of me. Tong Dayong took out his monocular lens, adjusted the distance, and covered his right eye to watch. He saw a team of thieves surrounding a small army.
The hillside was fighting, and the merchant army and the Western Army fought many times, so it can be determined that this was the Western Army's troops, and it was not the temporary troops that Zhang Xianzhong had brought together, at least he followed him with the military when he fled from Xianning.
Zhang Xianzhong's army.
The number of the Western Army was about 3,000. Although it was still impossible to see what army was surrounded by them, it was no longer important. Although the merchant army only dispatched more than 1,300 people, Tong Dayong was not afraid of it.
I immediately ordered an attack on the Western Army by firing in a row of five platoons.
More than 800 musketeers from the merchant army were immediately divided into five rows, and the spearmen from the two companies were protected on both sides of the musketeer array and neatly advanced towards the Western Army.
At this time, the Western Army also discovered the troops who were coming from behind. They were about to turn around to fight, and at this moment, the first row of musketeers of the Merchant Army pulled the trigger and started volleys of gunfire.
After the bean-like gunfire sounded, a row of soldiers fell from the front row of the Western Army immediately, and then the second row and the third row were endless, continuously, only the soldiers of the Western Army continued to fight.
The sound fell to the ground, shaped like a wind swaying the remaining clouds.
Although I hadn't heard such a sound for a while, the Western Army soldiers were very familiar with the soldiers who fled from Xianning after Zhang Xianzhong.
"It's the merchant army."
I don't know which soldier was the first to shout this name that was enough to make them scared when they heard the sound and was like a nightmare. The Western Army suddenly lost all their fighting spirit, and the soldiers who were attacking immediately turned around and ran back, and the soldiers behind them did not fight.
It was defeated by itself, and in a short while, it was completely defeated.
When Tong Dayong saw that the Western Army was still so vulnerable, he immediately ordered the stop of shooting and attack in full swing. After hearing this, the soldiers of the Merchant Army immediately carried the muskets with bayonets and shouted "Run!" "Kill!"
The slogans rushed towards the defeated Western Army.
Although the merchant army stopped shooting and took the initiative to charge, it was still not a good thing for the Western Army, because they all knew that even if they were fighting hand-to-hand combat with the merchant army, it was also a thankless thing. The soldiers of the merchant army were not only
Everyone is brave and good at fighting, skilled assassination skills, quick, accurate and ruthless in attacking. And I don’t know how the merchants used guns are used to do. As long as they are stabbed, even if they are not fatal, they will continue to bleed until they die.
until.
At this time, who would dare to fight with them? Don’t you think you have lived too long? Therefore, when the Western Army saw the merchant army rushing up with a bayonet, they fled faster, except for a few who were behind.
Except for the soldiers who had not had time to escape, all the others ran away at once. However, they finally captured more than twenty prisoners alive.
Because this Western Army was obviously not the main force, but whether it was a partial division or a single army, Tong Dayong ordered the chasing to stop the pursuit and sent scouts to chase the enemy to see where they fled and whether the main force could meet.
He also sent someone to notify Zhou Shaohuan and asked him to come and meet him.
At this time, the army besieged by the Western Army also escaped from the danger. When they came down from the small hillside and were still a distance from the merchant army, they stopped. Obviously, they were still a little vigilant, because although they were under the banner of the Ming Dynasty,
However, the armor of the merchant army is quite different from that of the normal Ming army. The liner is not the big red mandarin duck battle jacket that the Ming army is used to wear, but the same gray-green clothing.
Tong Dayong obviously discovered the other party, and saw that the army had only about four or five people, without a banner, and the clothes and armor were uneven, and iron armor, leather armor, and cotton armor were still not armored. Some people were wearing mandarin duck warriors,
I really can't tell who it is?
Tong Dayong was about to send someone to ask, but he saw six or seven people walking out of the other side. The leader was neatly armored, but not tall and quite thin. He stopped after more than ten steps.
, said, "Dare you dare to ask if you are the official army of the Ming Dynasty? Are you from where the troops came from?" The voice was sharp, but it was pure and crisp and pleasant, and it turned out to be the voice of a woman.
Tong Dayong couldn't help but feel a little surprised and replied: "We are the official army of the Ming Dynasty, the merchant army. I am Tong Dayong, the deputy commander of the Second Regiment of the Merchant Army, and now General Qian. Are you from where you come from?"
After hearing this, the woman immediately took off her helmet, knelt on the ground, and said, "It turned out to be the famous merchant army, the young woman Shen Yunying, her father is the garrison of Daozhou, Shen Zhixu, and has met Mr. Tong Qian. Thank you for helping him
kindness."
Tong Dayong heard that she was the daughter of the garrison of Daozhou, so she was even her own person. She hurriedly stepped forward a few steps and said, "Miss Shen, please get up." As she said that, she reached out to help her, but as soon as her hands touched her, she
Shen Yunying suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly shrunk her hands back.
Chen Yunying's body trembled slightly, but she immediately stood up. Tong Dayong then saw her appearance. Seeing that she was only seventeen or eighteen years old, her eyebrows were very beautiful, and her face was quite beautiful. And the embroidered hair was tied into a man's bun, and a military uniform made her look cool and heroic. But the pair of willow eyebrows were slightly upright, and the wide-open almond eyes were red, as if they were filled with infinite evil spirits.
Tong Dayong did not expect to meet a female general on the battlefield, and was a friendly army. He couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "Miss Chen, is there a garrison in Daozhou City?"
When he knew his question, Chen Yunying's eyes were filled with tears, and his voice was choked, saying, "Report to the Lord, the thief army came to Daozhou yesterday. In order to protect the people of Daozhou, my father led his army to fight, but he did not return overnight . It was not until today that a soldier fled back to the city, saying that my father went to war yesterday and was not very ambushed by the thief army, and he sacrificed his life for the country. My father had no son, only a little girl, and he had learned some of the first grades since he was young. With a simple martial arts, he led some servants to fight, hoping to find his father's body to fulfill his filial piety. He did not want to be trapped by the thief army. If it weren't for Lord Qian's rescue, he would have followed his father underground. "After speaking, his voice sobbed and tears rolled.
Tong Dayong said "ah" and admired Chen Yunying a little, but he had never had much contact with a woman, and he didn't know what to say at once, but he felt a little bit like that in his heart. Ideas to help her.
At this moment, Zhou Shaohuan led the troops from the back team to arrive. The two armies gathered together, and Tong Dayong brought Chen Yunying to Zhou Shaohuan and told Zhou Shaohuan about her. Zhou Shaohuan also admired the girl very much. Filial piety, so he said to her: "Miss Chen, you should not be too sad, and please be mournful and follow the changes. Chen Guard was imprisoned there, do you know?"
Tong Dayong also said: "Yes, yes, we can help you."
When Chen Yunying heard this, she stopped crying and said, "Thank you, sirs. My father met in Changfeng Valley, ten miles away."
At this time, the scouts also came back and reported to Zhou Shaohuan, and found that the Western Army had fled west for more than ten miles and joined another Western Army. The two of them had a total of about 6,000 people."
At this time, Chen Yunying also said: "There is Changfeng Valley."
Zhou Shaohuan nodded, probably this was a place for the Western Army to live, so he said, "Miss Chen, please draw a map of Changfeng Valley immediately, and we will arrange an attack immediately."
Chen Yunying immediately drew a simple map on the ground. There are two valleys in Changfeng Valley that can enter and exit, which are generally in the shape of a month-long bud, with wide inner belly and narrow ends. The two valleys are about six or seven miles apart, and several people are surrounded. After discussing the map, Zhou Shaohuan decided to leave heavy artillery, with only tiger squat artillery, and divided his troops with Tong Dayong to encircle the Western Army. Then he said to Chen Yunying: "Miss Chen, we are just here for the first time, geography If you are not familiar with it, please find a few people who are familiar with the road, give us a guide, and then let the people you bring to follow."
Chen Yunying nodded and immediately found five people from the team, three of whom were servants of the Shen family, and two of them were soldiers from Daozhou, and a total of six of them served as guides. Zhou Shaohuan assigned Chen Wushuang and the other two. When they arrived at Tong Dayong, She and the other two left with them, and the two men set out separately.
After walking for a while, Huang Zhen approached Zhou Shaohuan and said, "Do you see that, Dayong seems to be a little interested in Miss Chen."
Zhou Shaohuan smiled and said, "Of course, am I not creating a chance for him? Let's take a little more care in this battle, so let Dayong show off."