Chapter 93 Camp Howl
. Seeing the official army running like a rabbit, Zheng Sen and others looked at each other and smiled. Eight corpses fell down from the official road. Except for the two of them, the rest were killed in one shot. The two team members who shot the bullets beat the ground in annoyance.
"Put the bullet!" Zheng Sen's order came over. The two team members threw away their annoyance and re-installed the bullet. When each of them changed the ammunition, the Qing army had already run out of range. Everyone looked at each other, but they did not expect the Qing army to run so fast.
"Sir, there are thieves lying in front of you." Several Qing troops hurriedly reported to Commander Zhang Wenhuan.
Zhang Wenhuan replied angrily: "I know, I will pass on the order of this general and immediately find out how many thieves are. Do as planned." Zhang Wenhuan lamented, it was simply unreasonable. The thieves' weapons are better than those of the official army, especially the firearms in the hands of the thieves that can reach hundreds of steps away, which cannot be seen and will be taken away by accident. Who is the officer and soldier and who is the thief?
Zhang Wenhuan was almost certain that there was a shadow of the Southern Ming behind Xie Qian's bandits, but he ignored it every time he reported to King Gongshun. Zhang Wenhuan was Kong Youde's old subordinate, from Pidao to Shandong, and crossed the sea from Shandong to Huang Taiji. He understood Kong Youde's difficulties. Xie Qian's army had been operating near the sea in the north of Shandong. The Qing Dynasty called Xie Qian the army as the giant bandits in Shandong. At present, the Regent was very dissatisfied with King Gongshun. If they were said to be related to the Ming Dynasty, the Manchus would definitely think King Gongshun was making excuses.
"These slutty people are so stupid. Who said that Xie Qian would not get support from the Ming Dynasty without leaving the north? Didn't the Ming Dynasty support Xie Qian from the sea? At that time, I didn't cross the sea from Shandong?" Zhang Wenhuan thought angrily.
Compared with the civilization that the Han people had passed on for thousands of years, the Manchus, who were still in a state of fishing and hunting, even the Han people who surrendered in the past would have a despised mentality. The only thing that could convince the Han people was the extremely barbaric combat power of the Manchus. However, after entering the Central Plains, with the failure of the Duoduo Southern Expedition, the myth of the Manchus' invincible battle was completely shattered, and many people began to regret surrendering to the Manchus.
The Hu people have no fortune for a hundred years, and even the Mongols who destroyed countless countries at the time have verified this sentence. The martial arts of the Manchus are incomparable to the Mongols in the past. For thousands of years, this land has buried many alien races with delusions over the Han people. How can the Manchus be exceptions? Unfortunately, neither Kong Youde nor him can turn back. Their hands are stained with too much blood from the Han people.
"Sir, Qingdog comes up again
Under the stern shouts of the officers, dozens of Qing soldiers finally walked up again, each of them with wide eyes and full of fear, especially when they passed by the previous eight corpses. Many people's steps were trembling.
"Shoot!" Zheng Sen ordered without hesitation, without any sympathy for these Qing troops.
"Bang!" Another ten crisp gunfire sounds sounded. This time, only one person shot bullets. However, there were only eight Qing soldiers who fell down. One Qing army had two big holes on their bodies.
"Retreat!" Zheng Sen glanced at the Qing army with satisfaction and retreated back as before. He issued an order to retreat.
"Sir, these Qing dogs are too brave. Just fire a few more shots." said a special forces soldier.
"Yes. Sir. It's okay to fire a few more shots." The special forces in their hands only had flintlock rifles and had not fired before they even pleaded.
Zheng Sen looked at the enemy's hesitant actions, and his heart was also moved. However, he still denied the idea of staying. The battlefield changed rapidly. The commander was most afraid of hesitation. He said with a stern face: "Don't quarrel. Obey the order."
Zheng Sen's order was firm. Everyone had to convince the crowd. The group quietly slipped down from the mountain. They could not walk hundreds of steps away. When they first entered the dense forest, there was a sudden shout from the mountain: "Kill!"
However, the shouts of killing stopped immediately, and the Qing army rushed up and found that the mountain was empty. Liu Guoxuan stretched out his thumb and praised: "Sir, you are so good, how do you know that these Qing dogs have touched them from the side?"
Everyone looked at Zheng Sen. The Qing army on the official road was so cowardly, but unexpectedly they were actually very cunning. Almost immediately sent out a side-by-side detour troops after being attacked. If they were still on the hill, they would definitely be caught off guard and greedy for me. They smiled slightly: "I guess."
Liu Guoxuan and others were all shocked. This was OK, but they had no time to ask in detail. There was a sound of footsteps coming from behind. It was obvious that the Qing army was unwilling to accept it and chased after it.
"Sir, the thief has left." Zhang Wenhuan stood on the hill where Zheng Sen and others were lying on the shore just now. A team of fifty-man Qing troops came out of the dense forest, and the leader reported to him helplessly.
This team of people is Zhang Wenhuan's personal soldiers. As the vanguard, he had long thought that he would be attacked by the elite firearms of the thieves during the march. If this firearms unit could be eliminated, his personal soldiers would be worth it even if the entire army was destroyed. The Qing army had shown such a coward before, which was Zhang Wenhuan's order, and the purpose was to attract the thieves' army to not leave. Unexpectedly, the thieves' army was so alert and slipped away.
Fortunately, the personal soldiers were not confused and immediately retreated when they saw the thief entering the deep forest. Otherwise, if these dozens of people chased after him, they would have to deliver food to others.
"Leave a team of people to collect the bodies, and the rest move forward intermittently." Zhang Wenhuan ordered expressionlessly.
"Yes, General."
Although only sixteen people died in this blockade, the delay was almost an hour. The subsequent march made the Qing army even more sad. A gunshot would come from hundreds of meters, and then several soldiers fell down. Although the death of a few people was nothing to the army of more than 5,000 people, it only seriously damaged the morale of the soldiers and the team walked slowly.
After finally reaching an open area, the Qing army finally felt relieved. Now the thieves dare not act, otherwise the army would be able to crush them into pieces of meat. Sure enough, after reaching the open area, the team of people who had been attacking them would never be seen again.
After it got dark, the Qing army, who was exhausted by the day, fell asleep early. They originally planned to arrive at Qixia County today, but after such troubles on the way, this place was at least twenty miles away from Qixia County. Zhang Wenhuan had to choose an open area to camp and prepare to cultivate his energy. After rushing to Qixia County tomorrow, it would be best if the bandit army retreated. If the bandit army did not retreat, he could surround him first and wait for the army behind to come up to encircle and suppress it.
In the distance, more than a dozen black shadows were approaching the periphery of the Qing army camp quietly. The dozen black shadows were Zheng Sen and others. They dared not act during the day but did not mean they dared not act at night. Zheng Sen and the others prepared horses on the periphery. After leaving the dense forest, they rode on war horses and stayed behind the Qing army.
In the Qing army camp, snoring sounds came one after another, and only a dozen sentrymen stood at the gate of the village, each of whom had eyelids fighting. No wonder, after rushing so many times during the day, he was harassed by a team of people. Although the opponent had a small number of people, he could only be beaten and not fight back. No one knew whether the enemy's bullets would be shot at him when the next gunfire sounded. His nerves were so tense that he was still tight. If he was not sleepy at night, he would have to get an iron man.
"Bang!" The gunshots sounded, and several sentries planted like straw. The others were shocked and quickly fell to the ground.
"What's the matter?" Some alert Qingjun sat up and asked blankly, but many people were still snoring.
"Boom!" A sound like thunder erupted. Now the snoring in the Qing army camp completely disappeared, and everyone woke up. The whole barracks were in chaos. Some people finally heard that what had just sounded was like gunfire, and shouted loudly: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
It's okay not to mention the enemy's attack, but when it comes to the enemy's attack, the more chaotic it was said that many people were just awakened and couldn't figure it out. Because their nerves were too tense during the day, the first reaction when they heard the enemy's attack was to slash out randomly. This slash inevitably hurts their companions. After a few screams, the others also began to snatch the swords. The clanging sounds in the camp suddenly sounded, and the Qing army began to attack each other.
Zhang Wenhuan was also awakened. As soon as he heard the clanging voice in the camp, he immediately reacted. The camp roared, and his face turned pale: "Hurry, pass this general's order, everyone must not move, otherwise he will be killed immediately."
Zheng Sen and others fired several shots. Seeing that the Qing army was not awake, they pulled a few more grenades and threw them around. Their original intention was to harass the Qing army, making them lose their energy to travel tomorrow. Unexpectedly, they would actually make the Qing army kill each other, which made them stunned.
For troops with cold weapons, each war has to fight face to face, which is far more cruel than fighting hot weapons, and the psychological pressure on soldiers is the greatest. Soldiers are basically illiterate and do not know how to relieve the pressure in their hearts. If the officer beats and scolds them harshly, the soldiers cannot bear the pressure, and often kill each other because of a very small thing. This kind of thing usually happens at night, so when camping at night, soldiers strictly prohibit soldiers from making noise and crying.
Once the camp roar occurs, it is difficult to stop it. At the least, there are heavy casualties and severe injuries, and at worst, it is more likely to cause the entire camp to collapse. The Qing army has been chasing behind the rebels these days, and its morale is depressed. In addition, Kong Youde was repeatedly scolded by Dorgon, so this pressure naturally spread to the bottom. Today, the Qing army was attacked many times, and its nerves were already tense. It was woken up when it was sleeping soundly. The accumulated pressure suddenly erupted. Many people wanted to use a knife to slash and kill, and the camp roar happened like this.
After watching for a while, Zheng Sen made a gesture and everyone went down quietly. If someone rushed out later, they would be affected by the fish.
Chapter completed!