Chapter 193 Chrysanthemum(1/2)
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The old slaves started by burning, killing and looting. From a small Jianzhou unit to the current overlord outside the customs, they have rich war experience.
From the age of 10, Houjin men had to undergo various military trainings and rely on war to hone their growth.
Therefore, in the post-Jin army, whether it was high-level generals or grassroots soldiers, their war literacy was many times higher than that of the Ming army.
In front of you, outside Houjin Camp, is a dense wooden fence, some long or short, mostly made of strong and durable hardwoods such as pine and cypress.
Going in, there is a buffer of about ten meters, and there are many shabby small tents set up in twos and threes. This should be the residence of the grooms and handymen. A dozen steps further in, these are the stables and haystacks.
Later Jin's war horses and livestock were numerous. When marching and fighting, the transportation capacity was several times greater than that of the Ming army. There were also many slaves of various races. The Ming army needed 100,000 people to build the same camp size, while the Later Jin army might only have 20,000 people.
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Under normal circumstances, without the help of heavy rain, it would be almost impossible to get close to such a defensive camp.
At this time, the location where Li Yuanqing and others were located was right between the two turrets, and the distance to both sides was about a hundred steps.
Xu Heizi climbed up to the fence, carefully inspected it, and quickly returned, saying in a low voice: "General, it's raining heavily today, and we don't have much time. It's not difficult to open the fence, so why don't we go in directly."
Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes and glanced around.
The raindrops pattered on the ground, making a loud noise. After the Jin army was covered with tents, the raindrops hit the tents, making the noise even louder. As long as there was no big noise, it was difficult for people inside to notice anything strange outside. The only thing
What you need to be careful of are the two nearby turrets.
Wealth can only be found in danger.
In this state, Li Yuanqing didn't have time to think carefully. He shook Xu Heizi's big hand hard and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, I believe in you. Whatever you are sure of, we will do it."
Xu Heizi was stunned and nodded hurriedly, "General, without further ado, let's take action immediately."
Li Yuanqing nodded, waved his hand, and whispered: "Follow closely. Don't move rashly."
Soon, Xu Heizi took the lead in crawling under the fence, took out a small shovel, and started digging quickly.
These fences look very tight from a distance, but when you get closer, you can see them clearly because the terrain is different and there are many jagged fences.
Xu Heizi dug a few times and found the root. He carefully removed a fence, placed it next to it and stood it upright. He waved to the people behind him and got in through the gap first.
In this state, everything was scattered on every soldier, and it was impossible to transport it with just a few people. Li Yuanqing did not hesitate for a moment, followed Xu Heizi, and quickly climbed into the Houjin Army camp.
Behind him, Zhang Pan quickly climbed in without hesitation.
Seeing the two generals like this, how could the soldiers behind them hesitate? They all rushed in like loaches.
Underneath me is a mixture of sand and mud. It is soft and muddy. If you stand and walk, you will easily fall over. But when you crawl forward, the surface area of your body in contact with the ground suddenly becomes much larger. Although the walking is difficult, it is not
Too many troubles.
Soon, everyone passed several small tents and came to the stables and haystacks.
Seeing Xu Heizi leading a few people to work under a nearby haystack, Zhang Pan whispered: "Yuan Qing, the rain is so heavy, I'm afraid the haystack won't be able to burn."
Li Yuanqing nodded. Most of the hay piles were fresh grass and very humid. Even if the weather was good, it would not be easy to light if there were not enough igniters. However, Li Yuanqing's goal was not limited to one place and one time. He whispered
: "Brother Zhang, don't be anxious. Let's take it step by step."
As Li Yuanqing spoke, he carefully took off the oilcloth bag on his back and placed it in front of him.
Although Zhang Pan was impatient, he didn't hesitate to ask too many questions. He quickly followed suit and took off the oilcloth bag on his back and placed it in front of him.
Soon, Xu Heizi was already working on a pile of hay. He quickly crawled back and whispered: "It's hard to get in. Let's go get the stables."
Li Yuanqing nodded, "Go and do your work, we will help you."
Xu Heizi nodded quickly and quickly came to the stables with a few people.
Zhang Pan also understood what Li Yuanqing meant at this time. Burning the hay pile was obviously not as effective as directly blowing up the horses. However, there were so many stables and only a few people on his side. How could he keep busy?
Li Yuanqing didn't have time to explain to Zhang Pan, so he whispered to the soldiers around him and quickly handed the oilcloth bag to Xu Heizi.
About half an hour later, Xu Heizi had already laid some spots in several places, pulled out a thick thread as thick as a baby's arm with an oilcloth, and said excitedly: "General, it's almost done. We have to leave quickly."
Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will wait for you behind."
Xu Heizi was even more moved, nodded seriously, and carefully guided the thick wire outward.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, hitting the ground with crackling sounds. The whole world is covered with rain and fog, and the temperature may have dropped by more than ten degrees.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone had exited the Houjin Army camp and came to 0 steps away. Xu Heizi also led the line here.
Zhang Pan lost confidence at this time and said anxiously: "Yuan Qing, let's order?"
Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, do it yourself."
"Huh?" Zhang Pan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but overjoyed, "Okay. Then I'm welcome."
With that said, he hurriedly took the flint from the soldier's hand and started lighting it carefully.
Unfortunately, maybe because he was too nervous, Zhang Pan wiped it several times, but it didn't light up the fire.
Xu Heizi hurriedly took out a small oilcloth bag from his arms, carefully protected it under his body, slowly opened it, and found some dry cotton wool inside. He carefully handed it to Zhang Pan, "General Zhang, light this first, we are here
The side is protected from the wind."
Zhang Pan instantly understood what Xu Heizi meant, and hurriedly pointed a flint at the cotton wool, carefully rubbed it a few times, and sure enough, the cotton wool was drawn. He carefully protected the small flame and ignited the fuse.
In an instant, the "cengcengcengceng" lead was like a fast fire snake, quickly spreading toward Houjin's camp.
Li Yuanqing dared to hesitate and shouted: "Brothers, retreat quickly."
As he spoke, he quickly crawled behind him.
Everyone also reacted and quickly crawled behind them.
Just after climbing out more than ten steps, there was suddenly a loud "bang" sound behind him, sand and gravel rain splashed, even Li Yuanqing and others who were already sixty or seventy steps away were also affected.
"Holy shit, is this baby so powerful?" Zhang Pan instinctively wanted to turn around and check.
Li Yuanqing quickly pressed his head and whispered: "Be careful! Get down. Don't look around."
Before he finished speaking, there was a continuous roar behind him, seven or eight times in total. The ground seemed to be shaking, and the inexplicable sand, mud, and rain came crashing down on everyone.
Behind him, the Houjin camp was already exploding.
"Enemy attack."
"Enemy attack------"
Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, various tones are mixed, people are shouting and horses are shouting, smoke is rising, fire is emerging, it is chaos.
Zhang Pan touched the mud on his face hard and wanted to look back. Li Yuanqing hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, look back. Let's go to the beach first."
With that said, he got up and ran to the beach first.
Seeing a faint figure rushing towards Houjin's camp, Zhang Pan reacted and hurriedly shouted: "Men, retreat quickly."
The group of people had no time to think about anything else and ran towards the east.
It wasn't until they ran out of Liduo, came to the seaside, and boarded the warship that Guancanghai came to meet them that everyone dared to breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhang Pan hurriedly washed his face, threw the wet clothes somewhere, and said to Li Yuanqing, shirtless, extremely unwillingly: "Yuanqing, why did you pull me just now? I didn't even see it, what are we going to do tonight?"
How's it going?"
Li Yuanqing also took off his clothes. The soldiers handed over dry new clothes. Li Yuanqing put them on in twos and twos and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, why are you so anxious? We will know when the rain stops tomorrow. Look, there are Tatars chasing you over there."
coming."
Zhang Pan hurriedly turned around and looked behind him, only to see seven or eight hundred Tatars rushing to the seaside. They all drew their bows and arrows and cursed at the warships in the sea.
Zhang Pan couldn't help laughing, "These stupid silly Tatars, running so slowly, still want to chase me?"
As he spoke, he also understood and couldn't help but laugh, "Tonight, the rain was not in vain."
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The group had just returned to Lushun City. The sky was getting brighter and the rain was lighter than before, but there was still no sign of stopping.
Chen Zhong couldn't wait any longer and came to the south gate to greet everyone.
Seeing that both Li Yuanqing and Zhang Pan were fine, Chen Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said to the soldiers around him: "Bring some wine to warm us up."
The two jars of wine could no longer be kept, and they were quickly drank up by everyone.
After drinking half a bowl of white wine, although it was not much, there was heat rising in the chest and abdomen, and everyone's complexions also improved a lot.
Zhang Pan laughed and said, "Old Chen, Yuan Qing and I didn't see the scene at that time. You should have seen it at the top of the city, right?"
Chen Zhong couldn't help but smile, "Wonderful, very wonderful."
Zhang Pan couldn't help but feel more addicted, "What exactly is going on? Tell me quickly."
Seeing the cheerful smiling faces of everyone around him, Li Yuanqing felt much more relaxed.
Last night, even if there was no large-scale damage to the Hou Jin Army, it must have been a big blow to their morale. Coupled with the continuous rain, it was difficult for the Hou Jin Army to continue their offensive.
He ordered his soldiers to let the fire soldiers make some hot soup to keep away the cold for the fighting men. Li Yuanqing finally had time to have a good sleep.
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When Li Yuanqing woke up, it was already afternoon, and the soldiers had already prepared food, which was a large bowl of steaming beef soup.
To be continued...