Since joining the army, He Quchen has been serving in the Youth Guard and the Royal Forest Army. He has never been in the traditional regular army. He is completely unaware of the fact that the generals of the two armies exchange names in front of the formation. In addition, the firing speed of the muskets is slow. With bows and arrows, he directly ordered the attack.
When the Youth Guard was first formed, I occasionally chatted with Wen Zhang and other major generals. The idea I instilled in them was that war is a matter of life and death. No matter what means are used, the way to win is the right way.
The eighty musketeers in the front row who had already loaded their ammunition immediately lit the match ropes as He Quchen gave the order.
"What is this?" Anping secretly thought. He felt a little dazed for a moment. Although many Mongolian soldiers held curved bows, they did not receive instructions. In addition, he was as surprised as Anping. They did not fire arrows to attack. Looking at Song Jun across from him curiously.
In less than five breaths, eighty muskets fired at the same time, making a "bang, bang" sound almost at the same time. Immediately, the Mongolians in the front row fell off their horses one after another. Chang Anping, a hundred households in the front, was hit by several bullets. He grunted repeatedly. The horse fell off the horse before it was too late. In an instant, gunpowder smoke spread everywhere. The gunshots gathered together were deafening, causing the horses in the Mongolian formation to start jumping wildly. Fortunately, the Mongolian soldiers had superb riding skills and were able to control the horses. .
Immediately afterwards, the eighty muskets in the second row also fired ammunition at the same time. Dozens of Mongolian soldiers fell off their horses again with bursts of screams. There was almost no pause. The musketeers in the third row closed their eyes. The trigger was pulled.
After three rounds of volleys, less than 20 of the more than 100 Mongolian cavalry troops were still able to ride on their horses.
The distance of thirty meters is not a problem at all for the Royal Guards Musketeers.
"What are you doing? Archers. Shooting." Suo Du, who came from behind, yelled loudly. Only then did the remaining dozen Mongolian soldiers react. They hurriedly stabilized the restless war horses and took out the feathers with their backhands. Arrow. At this time, the eighty musketeers originally squatting in the first row had loaded their ammunition and lit the match. There was a sound of hands falling. "Let go."
Although the uniformity of the shooting this time was not as good as the first round, it was not much different. Another round of gunfire rang out. No one of the Mongolian soldiers could ride intact on the horse. Although several soldiers shot themselves before falling off the horse. Hit the last arrow.
He Quchen waved his sword and shouted: "Sword and Shield Hand, charge me."
Sixty sword and shield bearers put down their shields and held swords in their right hands. They followed He Quchen and rushed out. At this time, the sword and shield bearers' task was just to see if there were any survivors left and to circle the Mongolian soldiers' horses together. More than two hundred musketeers also put away their muskets, mounted their horses, and stepped forward to clean up the battlefield.
This is the first time that muskets have been used in actual combat since the advent of the musket. Although it was only a small-scale battle, and the enemy was unprepared, with more and less, the victory of this battle undoubtedly gave the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army a great deal. of confidence.
Firearms have since entered the battlefield.
He Quchen looked around and said to Tang Zongwang, commander of the 66th Battalion: "Commander Tang, give the order. The first company will search everywhere to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net. The second company will clean the battlefield. The third company and all the health workers. Follow me immediately into Tongfu Town to rescue the wounded."
"Yes." Tang Zongwang responded, and then ordered the messenger to convey the brigade commander's order to the three company commanders.
However, He Quchen didn't notice that during the last round of shooting, Suo Du took advantage of the smoke to sneak away from the north. It's not that Suo Du was afraid of death. On the contrary, Qianhu Suo Du was also a Mongolian A tough guy in the army. Otherwise, he would not have personally led two centurions to lead away Wu Songhan's large group of troops.
The gate of Tongfu Town was in disrepair, but the other houses in the town were intact. When He Quchen led his army into the town, the people's hanging hearts finally calmed down.
"It's my army." someone shouted.
"Yes. We are the army of the Song Dynasty." He Quchen turned over and dismounted.
The mayor of the town, Sun Xiangfu, had tears on his face and said excitedly: "General, you arrived just in time. Tongfu Town was saved. But... alas, these dozens of heroes were gone in the blink of an eye."
He Quchen consoled him: "Old man, we have avenged this revenge. The Mongolian soldiers who besieged Tongfu Town have been wiped out by our army."
Sun Xiangfu was stunned for a moment and said: "So fast. It's less than a quarter of an hour."
He Quchen said: "Old man, our army is cleaning the battlefield outside. If you don't believe it, you can go and take a look. More than a hundred Mongolian cavalry have all fallen. The casualties are being counted."
Sun Xiangfu still didn't seem to believe it. He said: "General, may I ask which army you are from? Did you make the loud noise just now?"
"Old man, we are the Royal Forest Army from Yingzhou. The sound just now was made by our army's new weapons."
"The Royal Guards. The Emperor's personal bodyguards."
"Yes. Old man, you know the Royal Guards."
"It's the emperor who saved us. Folks, it's the imperial guardsmen who are beside the emperor. I believe it. I believe it," Sun Xiangfu said. "Little general, my ancestors were once a member of the Yue family's army. I also served in the army. In all these years, this is the first time that I have seen my Song army be so brave. No wonder, no wonder."
"How can I blame you for this?"
Sun Xiangfu bowed with both hands and solemnly thanked him: "Young general, on behalf of all the people of Tongfu Town, I would like to thank the emperor for saving my life. I would like to thank the general for saving his life."
"Old man, please don't say thank you. The emperor has said that the army of our dynasty is used to protect our country. This is our basic duty."
"Long live the Emperor."
"Old man, please organize everyone to rescue the wounded."
Song Yaoyuan, the army doctor who accompanied the army, said after completing the examination: "Report to Brigadier He. A total of sixty-four people were killed in Tongfu Town. Twelve were slightly injured. Nineteen were seriously injured."
"Effortless rescue. Doctor Song. Should the seriously injured be sent to Yingzhou Military Hospital for treatment?"
Song Yaoyuan shook his head and said: "Commander He, no. These wounded soldiers cannot withstand the hardships on the way."
He Quchen said anxiously: "Then what should we do?"
"Brigadier, my subordinates thought that they could send someone back and invite doctors from the General Hospital here. This way there would be a chance."
He Quchen said without thinking: "Okay, messenger, you return to Yingzhou immediately. Report the situation in Tongfu Town to Commander Zhang. At the same time, ask the Commander to arrange for doctors from the military hospital to come here in time."
"Yes. Brigadier."
The messengers got on their horses and galloped towards Yingzhou City.
He Quchen said to Sun Xiangfu: "Old man, please give me the names of all the casualties and casualties."
Sun Xiangfu didn't understand the reason: "Why is this?"
"Oh, old man, I don't mean anything else. I plan to report the names of these heroes to the court. They were killed or wounded in the battle with the Mongolian regular army. They are fully qualified to enjoy the treatment of soldiers. I want to apply for pensions for them. I also need to ask for credit for them.”
"This. This is true." Sun Xiangfu said excitedly again.
He Quchen looked firm. He looked at the dead people lying on the ground and said, "Of course it's true. They are heroes and they should be treated like heroes."
The new pension regulations provide very generous compensation for the fallen soldiers. If these dead people can also enjoy it, then their families can live a worry-free life. You must know that the sixty-four people who died in the battle are all young men in the town. It is the main labor force in the family.
About a quarter of an hour later, Tang Zongwang came to He Quchen and said: "Report to the brigade commander. The inventory of the battlefield has been completed. Our army has killed a total of 119 Mongolian soldiers. There are also 12 wounded who have been captured by our army." There were no casualties among our soldiers."
Before He Quchen could answer, he heard Sun Xiangfu say: "Little general, I would like to ask how many of you are here in total."
"Old man, our army has a total of three hundred people."
"Three hundred Song troops faced off against one hundred and thirty-one Mongolian troops. The battle ended in less than a moment, and no one was injured. This is really a miracle. Even the Yue family army back then definitely did not have such ability."
He Quchen smiled slightly: "Old man, I will ask the soldiers to help you rebuild the damaged gate. As for the comfort of the fallen people, it depends on you."
"General, don't worry."
"Well, Battalion Commander Tang, please arrange for one company to stay and the rest to follow me back to Yingzhou."
"Yes. Brigadier."
That night, Suodu was riding alone at high speed on the trail leading to the southeast of Xiangyang City.
"Musket. Musket. This is the secret weapon of the Imperial Guards of the Southern Dynasties. I didn't expect that I could complete this mission by accident. Alas, it's a pity that all two hundred warriors died here." Suo Du rode his horse northward. Okay, I thought.
In the early morning of the next day, Suo all returned to Lumen Mountain outside Xiangyang City.
"General Suodu, you are finally back. General Han is very anxious." The guard shouted as soon as he saw Suodu.
"Is General Han here?"
"Here you are."
"Okay. I'll go directly to see General Han." After saying that, he went straight to the big tent of the Lumen Mountain Pioneer Camp.
"At the end of the day, all the generals will see General Han."
"Sudu, you are finally back." Ashahan said happily. "I thought you were killed in battle."
Suodu smiled and said: "General Han, how can the last general be killed before he completes his mission?"
"Really? Suodu. It seems that you have had an adventure."
"General Han, I finally saw the muskets of the Southern Dynasty Royal Guards."
Ashahan said hurriedly: "Saodu, sit down and speak slowly."
More than ten days later, the Yulin Army in Yingzhou received instructions from the Military Academy.
"Sir, how about it?" He Quchen said nervously.
Zhang Shijie smiled and said: "Why are you so nervous? You don't seem to be nervous at all on the battlefield."
He Quchen just smiled innocently and didn't answer.
Zhang Shijie said: "Your Majesty did not mention a word about the use of muskets by our troops this time. The Military Council's instructions only said two things. One is to let us summarize the gains and losses of this battle. The other is to agree to our army's memorial. .Confer the title of martyr to the common people who died in Tongfu Town and provide them with pensions according to corresponding military treatment."