As soon as he heard that his former comrades-in-arms had returned with an army to capture Lushun, Zhu Guochang set out overnight with Zhao Jingwen, another Qianhu member of the Dongjiang Army, and his brothers. Along the way, they had relied on them for many years behind enemy lines.
With the experience of fighting, he chose all the less traveled trails, and did not let the Tatar patrols discover him. He arrived at a hill outside Lushun not long after dark.
"Brother Guochang!" Zhang Polu saw the familiar figure on Feng Erleizi's back. Although the man was disheveled and had a long scar on his face, this face had appeared countless times in his dreams.
, he has never forgotten it.
"You are really a kid!" Zhu Guochang has long lost his former scholarly demeanor, and the scar on his weather-beaten face makes him look even more heroic.
"My little brother is incompetent. I have suffered so much for Brother Guochang for so many years!" Zhu Guochang was wearing a torn cotton-padded jacket, and wrapped around his waist was the Ula straw rope that can be seen everywhere in Liaodong. His empty trousers looked even more tragic in the cold wind.
Zhang Polu saw this and couldn't help but blame himself even more.
"Why bother! We have been so powerful in the past few years!" Zhu Guochang said proudly: "You don't know that the group of cowards under the Tatars now tremble when they see them! Mao Zi, come and tell General Zhang that we have killed them in the past few years.
What a bitch!"
"Yes!" Maozi raised his head and said, "In the past four years, we have carried out sneak attacks on the Tatars hundreds of times, and killed more than 200 traitors. This year, we also beheaded a Tatar who left the city!"
"Okay! They're all good!" Even though Zhu Guochang's performance is not that good, there are only a few of them and what kind of weapons do they have? They can survive here without forgetting that they are still soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
It’s already pretty good!
"I told you, boy, you have lived a good life these past few years!" Zhu Guochang pointed at the crowd not far away and said enviously: "Where did you get this army in exchange for it? Look at each one of them, they are as strong as cattle!"
"This is the most elite special battalion in the world's first army under General Zhenguo of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhang Polu was very proud, not only for having so many warriors under his command, but also for having such a group of former comrades.
"General Zhenguo? The best army in the world?" I have stayed here for too long. When did the Ming Dynasty create such an army? What attracted Zhu Guochang's attention was not only the strong physique and weird attire of those people, but also the unique look on their bodies.
There is a strong fighting spirit that cannot be concealed.
"Zhengzi, take the brothers who have come from afar to rest." After Zhang Polu finished his instructions, he called Zhu Guochang, Zhao and Xiong, both of whom were from Qianhu, and said, "Come on, let's go over and eat and talk!"
"No!" Before Zhang Polu finished talking about the battle arrangements, Zhao and Xiong couldn't help but almost jumped up. Although their men were few, there were only four to five hundred in total; they were all experienced
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield are not cowards who expose their butts to the enemy when they go to the battlefield. This guy from far away actually wants us to watch from behind as they attack the city? Isn't that a nuisance?
"Let me tell you, Zhang! No one here is a coward! None of the brothers will agree to your arrangement!" Zhu Guochang was also very angry. It's only been a few years since we last saw each other, but this guy looks down on us.
No matter what the name of the army you brought is, as long as it has not been tested by war, it will not count.
"General Zhang! We were never afraid of the Tatars back then, and we won't back down now!" Second Aunt Xu shouted with a few women beside her. Back then, their relatives all fell at the gate of Lushun, but these women
They did not give in, they had no idea of escaping back to the Ming Dynasty; instead, they wiped away their tears and stubbornly stayed with Zhu Guochang. On weekdays, they washed and cooked for their brothers, but when they went to the battlefield, they fought as hard as the men of the Ming Dynasty to kill the enemy...
"Don't be angry, everyone!" Zhang Polu didn't expect these people to have such a big reaction, but tomorrow's war will be carried out in a way they have never seen before; and these heroes of the Ming Dynasty who have survived hundreds of battles can no longer be harmed.
"In this way, how about you give me a certain time and if you can't capture the gate of Lushun by then, please ask for your help?"
It dawned relatively late in Port Arthur in winter, and the Tatars had had another night of carnival. There was a sound of snoring in the military camp, and the Han army flag officers and soldiers at the city gate stamped their feet that were almost frozen, and kept complaining.
"Cheer up, you haven't even had a fucking meal!" Han Junqi Lieutenant General Fei Tongfei was very dissatisfied with the performance of his soldiers. Last night he attended the Tatars' banquet, although he didn't get a few drinks.
He was kicked out; but in his opinion, this was already a great thing. What an honor it was to be able to have dinner with the masters just over a month after surrendering!
"Lord Du Tong, what do you see over there?" A guard on the watchtower deliberately ignored the subtitle and pointed to a short distance away.
"What?" Fei Butong looked through the thick fog and saw black dots appearing not far away. Gradually the black dots became clearer. They were a group of guys in strange clothes. They were pushing
The ugly-looking little general cannon was walking towards this side with neat steps.
"Stop! What are you doing?"
Seeing that the other party sent a man to the city, Fei Butong shouted in a very majestic manner. This man was dressed in rags and didn't even have a braid. He must be a newcomer who had just surrendered.
"Listen clearly to the officers and soldiers of the Han banner in the city! We are the army of the Ming Dynasty! For the sake of everyone being Han, you are limited to come out and surrender within a quarter of an hour, or else you will be responsible for the consequences!" Is Feng Er Lezi okay?
It was easy to get this opportunity from Zhang Polu. He straightened his back and shouted to the city.
"Ha ha……"
A burst of laughter erupted from the top of the city of Lushun. These must be those former comrades who refused to surrender. Look how pitiful they are. It’s so cold outside that their brains are frozen. They ask us to surrender, but we also have to take the Tartars with us.
Let’s get his head out? Damn it, if we have that ability, why are we pretending to be grandsons here?
"Get out of here! For the sake of past friendship, we won't embarrass you! Go back and tell the person in charge that I, the Deputy Commander of the Han Army Flag of the Qing Dynasty, are here. Tell him to surrender as soon as possible and follow us.
It's popular and delicious!" Fei Butong really didn't want to talk to Feng Erzi. It's unlucky to meet such a lunatic so early in the morning! But the masters have said that our official position depends directly on how many people we have, no matter who he is.
It’s not that there’s something wrong with your head, as long as you can get some heads for us!
"Get out! Be careful not to fall!" A soldier shot a light arrow. Seeing the person escaping in a hurry, the city burst into arrogant laughter again.
"Prepare--"
Zhang Polu looked at the crowd on top of the city and shook his head. He asked you to surrender because of past friendship. Since you are unwilling to cherish this last chance, don't blame me for not giving you face.
"Fire!"
Seeing that Feng Er Laizi had returned to the team, Zhang Polu suddenly waved his hand down.
"Boom - boom -"
A series of explosions sounded outside the four city gates of Lushun at the same time, and a hundred artillery roared, releasing vengeful cannonballs one after another. The city gates collapsed instantly, and the people on the city tower who had just looked up to the sky and laughed wildly,
In an instant, there was no trace.
"attack!"
Seeing that after several rounds of artillery fire, there was no longer any living thing that could threaten his troops. Zhang Polu took the lead and rushed out, followed closely by the officers and soldiers of the Special 1st Battalion. The Dongjiang Army soldiers who had been frightened by the fierce artillery fire just now
He also drew his sword and roared towards Lushun City.
“Kill——”….
Zhu Guochang still tied himself to the horse. After a little effort, he saw the Lushun city gate reinforced by the Tatars just fell down! Four years later, he finally stepped into the Lushun city again! This time
, we will return here as winners and avenge our brothers!
"Avenge the sisters!"
Aunt Xu and the women were not to be outdone. They were holding the shining swords they had seized from the Tatars in the past few years. Seeing that the city of Lushun, which they usually dreamed of entering, had opened its doors, they
Where are you willing to stay?
"What's going on? What's going on?" The hungover Bishulu Shanhuai was awakened by the loud noise outside. He didn't even have time to find his shoes, so he rushed out of the camp in disheveled clothes. It was such a heavy winter.
Is there a drought? Or maybe the bandits from outside the city have sneaked in and set the warehouse where the gunpowder is stored on fire?
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The Mudulu ancient tower was rolling and crawling on the ground howling. His camp was relatively outside, and he could see the smoke rising from the city gate in the distance.
"Gather! Gather! Damn it, hurry up! Gather everyone!" Bishulu Shanhuai shouted angrily. Those damn Han Banner officers and soldiers actually let people invade the city. I knew it a long time ago.
They were useless against our Qing warriors, but I never thought they couldn't even stop the defeated soldiers outside the city.
"Report to the battalion commander! Everyone has been rescued. There are no remaining enemy invaders in the city!" The leftovers who rushed to the Lushun prison to rescue the arrested officers and soldiers did not expect it to go so smoothly. The entire city did not encounter any resistance. Those guarding the prison
After being shot several times, the Tatar was chopped into pieces by the angry crowd who came later.
"Surround up all the Tatars!" Looking at the panicked crowd in the opponent's military camp, I am afraid that all the remaining enemies in Lushun City are inside. Only then did Zhang Polu understand why the general said that the Tatars are like rats and like to gather together.
, after fighting for so many years, I really haven’t discovered that the Tatars have this characteristic.
"Come out! Kill all these Ming people!" Boshu Lushanhuai saw that the number of enemies attacking his camp was so small, just enough to surround his military camp. He wondered if all these Ming people were crazy.
Have you ever heard of the idea that if you attack twice as many times as you need, and if you surround it ten times, you will surround it? Don’t think that it’s enough for you to enter the city. Your sparse encirclement will be all gone without a single charge!
"Fire!"
Zhang Polu was impatient and ordered the artillery bombardment before the Tatars had assembled their troops and began to charge outward. Suddenly, the sound of artillery mixed with the sound of gunfire rang out in the city of Lushun.
"Surrender! We surrender!" Seeing his chief counselor disappear behind a ball of fire, Mudulu Guta no longer cared about the dignity of the Qing warriors, and led his men to shout loudly. Those outside were not human beings.
They are monsters!
"Keep shooting! Leave no soldiers behind! Use their blood to sacrifice thousands of our brothers and sisters in Lushun!" Zhang Polu showed no mercy in his heart and loudly announced his high-profile return.