Chapter 420 Fire!(1/2)
Zheng Zhifeng finally moved!
Target - Xiamen!
Xiamen guard Guan Xiaocang set up a strange formation. Instead of putting all his troops in Xiamen, he personally took half of Xiamen's troops and a thousand men guarded the Luangzikou outside Xiamen!
There is a hill at the prodigal entrance, and Guan Xiaocang placed his command post here, which was equivalent to putting himself directly on the front line against Zheng Zhifeng...
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At this time, Zheng Zhifeng knew that he had mostly infantry, but after all, he only had so many. If he captured the Luangzikou in one fell swoop the next day, there would probably be no battle. This was something Zheng Zhifeng had discussed with Zheng Zhifeng before setting off, and Zheng Zhifeng could not execute it at all.
Informal.
Zheng Zhifeng did not expect that this dispatch of troops would be surprisingly smooth, and he would not encounter any effective resistance. The Ming Dynasty officials in small counties in various places fled and surrendered. He wanted to re-appoint officials from various places, which made Zheng Zhifeng's head a bit big...
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More than two hours later, the news that the enemy was approaching reached Guan Xiaocang. Liu Hedong, the garrison under Guan Xiaocang, immediately ordered all the troops to enter combat status without taking off their armor and their horses' saddles.
A spy came back half an hour later, reporting Zheng Zhifeng's location...
Suddenly there was a muffled thunder in the sky, and raindrops hit Guan Xiaocang's face, rolling down to his mouth, with a trace of bitterness and a trace of absolute nervousness. The current situation can only be said to be planned by people, and accomplished by God...
Guan Xiaocang looked at Liu Hedong, who was also frowning in thought.
Fortunately, the rain did not start, like the child. He cried a few times and stopped crying when he saw the candy coming to his mouth. Is God testing Guan Xiaocang's will?
Waiting, can only wait, Guan Xiaocang's heart is on fire... nervous, depressed, restless... Guan Xiaocang is praying...
Another spy came back to report that Zheng Zhifeng was approaching. Liu Hedong had directed most of the troops to move behind the mountains on both sides of the official road. If Zheng Zhifeng did not stop, all the troops would immediately enter the predetermined position.
Guan Xiaocang was looking forward to the news. All ministries had moved behind the two mountains accordingly and chose to wait at a place relatively close to their scheduled location.
It was getting dark, and the spies came to report. Zheng Zhifeng entered Lin County and seemed to have no intention of continuing. Others were watching.
Zheng Zhifeng finally settled down in Lin County. Guan Xiaocang let go of his worries. God was also helping Guan Xiaocang. After a few raindrops fell, the crescent moon and a few stars showed charming smiles.
Before dawn, each unit had entered the designated position. In fact, it was not complicated. One hundred people were arranged on the mountain south of the entrance, with General Mingliang in charge. As long as all the enemies entered the ambush circle, they put down burning logs to block the road, and then headed east
Go ahead and put a certain amount of burning logs down and ignite the wormwood on both sides of the road. Arrange a hundred people at the corner. If there is a fire at the entrance, cross the road and ignite the logs, and then ignite the wormwood on both sides of the official road.
Half of them can be burned to death by burning grass. Five hundred people are arranged on the north mountain of the eastern section, and the fire is used as a signal. Stones and logs are rolled down, and as many as are killed are counted. The exit is sealed with rolled logs and stones, but it is better to seal it with fire. This way
, the enemy is bound to run towards the mountains to the south, and the large force of troops is concentrated here. It is commanded by Liu Hedong.
Everything was ready, only the enemy was coming. It was already broad daylight, and the sun was rising. The ministries were well hidden, and it was difficult to find them when walking on the official road. There was a sound of horse hooves, and a man dressed as a hunter rushed towards Guan Xiaocang.
Guan Xiaocang was still self-aware and didn't want to kill him with a knife, but he also didn't want to stay in the mountain village. He hid on the mountain to the south not far from the exit and prepared a drum. Guan Xiaocang wanted to beat the drum to cheer him up.
Chu Ming led the hunter to him, who turned out to be a spy.
"The enemy has already dispatched and is heading towards Dangzikou. It will probably take less than an hour to arrive."
Guan Xiaocang's heart came to Noise's eyes again, the critical moment had arrived...
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Zheng Zhifeng urged the team to move quickly. He encountered no resistance along the way and was a little complacent. His elder brother valued him and he did not embarrass him. He rode on the horse and greeted: "Brothers, hurry up and go to Xiamen for a day off."
, enough wine and meat.”
Upon hearing this, the soldier walked with more energy.
When Zheng Zhifeng walked to the entrance of the prodigal son, he felt that the terrain was unfavorable and it was better to be careful.
"Yu Yuan, take five hundred people to have a look."
"The general will obey the order."
Yu Yuan was even more proud. The general had ordered him to go and he had to go. If there was anything to see, even if there was resistance along the way, they all huddled in the state capital to defend the city and did not dare to come out.
Yu Yuan walked for seven or eight miles and looked around the sides of the mountain. What was there? He didn't see anything. He was almost at the exit of the prodigal mouth. Yu Yuan reined in his horse and saw that the front was quite open. He could see more than ten people at a glance.
In the ground, he said to the messenger: "Go and report to the general that everything is safe."
Zheng Zhifeng shouted: "Let's go"
A large army entered the Liangzikou. A team of 10,000 people was huge. As the saying goes: if there are 10,000 people, there are no boundaries; if there are 100,000 people, it will reach the sky.
The forwards were five thousand infantrymen, in the middle were the heavy men, escorted by more than 3,000 people, and the rearguard were two thousand infantrymen under the personal command of Zheng Zhilong.
At this time, Fang Mingliang warned the soldiers not to act rashly and to listen to his orders. Seeing the Zheng family's army marching forward without any precautions, he felt happy in his heart. Your Excellency had such a clever plan.
Counting ten thousand people in the past, when the last person entered the mountain pass, Fang Mingliang looked to the west, and when he could no longer see the shadow of Zheng Jiajun, he let out a loud roar.
"Brothers, release the log."
In an instant, the burning and some unburned logs rolled towards the mountain pass. Suddenly, more than three to four hundred logs were piled up at the mountain pass. The logs smeared with butter and rosin also started to burn and spread to all directions.
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What season is this? The weeds and shrubs have exhausted the last drop of water. When dry wood meets the fire, in an instant, flames rise into the sky.
Fang Mingliang saw that it was almost done. The fire would not be extinguished within two or three hours, and it would be impossible for anyone to get out from here. Then the command post headed west along the mountain, walking towards both sides of the official road at the bottom of the mountain.
Set off rockets, ignite the prepared rolling logs, and throw them down the mountain bottom.
There was a fire over there, and Li Shangzhong, the commander at the corner of the corner, also threw down the rolling logs and lit the wormwood. The soldiers at the exit also threw down the rolling logs and stones. In a moment, the pile at the exit was as high as two people.
Braving the flames, trying to get out from now on is even harder than reaching the sky.
The five hundred people led by Yu Yuan were not sealed inside, and they were stunned when they saw the incident later.
The five hundred thousand soldiers in Beishan did not need to take aim. Stones and rolling logs as big as watermelons were thrown at the bottom of the mountain. For a time, Zheng Jiajun was dead and injured. He had no place to hide, no place to hide, and he cried for his father and called his mother.
Ghosts cry, wolves howl, and chaos reigns.
Zheng Zhifeng was stunned by this sudden turn of events, but he immediately realized that he had been ambushed. Within a moment, nearly half of his soldiers were dead or injured, while those who were in the fire did not know what happened to them, and he was shocked.
I can't believe how could Fujian have such a powerful general except Ding Yunyi.
After regaining his composure for a moment, he immediately shouted, "Brothers, rush to the south hillside!"
It was too sudden, and the Zheng family army was fooled. A arrogant soldier will be defeated, this has been true since ancient times. Even if they were not arrogant soldiers, they came all the way. It was so smooth, they never expected, and they never thought that someone would come halfway.
Intercept and kill them, including Zheng Zhifeng.
The chaos stopped, and the Zheng family's army reacted and rushed toward the south hillside with swords and guns. The horses were no longer needed. Zheng Zhifeng led the remaining several thousand soldiers and just rushed to about 100 meters when a large number of Ming troops appeared on the mountainside.
Zheng Zhifeng shouted: "If you retreat, you will die. If you rush out of the hillside, you will survive. Brothers, fight your way out, rush!"
As soon as Liu Hedong ordered the flag to be waved, the Ming army opened fire. The muskets and bows and arrows greeted the Zheng army. Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire and arrows raining down. The Zheng army also charged and shot at the same time.
Liu Hedong didn't know Zheng Zhifeng, but when he saw Zheng Zhifeng charging forward with a broadsword in his hand, he felt that he was the leader. Shooting people first, shooting horses, and ordered the soldiers to greet Zheng Zhifeng.
Zheng Zhifeng used a broadsword to strike Lengjian, and rushed upward with all his strength. A bullet hit his thigh, and he staggered slightly. He stood upright with his sword on the ground.
The soldiers behind him swarmed up, trying to step forward to protect the frame. Bullets and arrows caused most of the soldiers to fall beside Zheng Zhifeng. The remaining soldiers pulled Zheng Zhifeng back.
Guan Xiaocang was watching the battle on the mountain. He was so happy that the battle was going so smoothly that he forgot about beating drums to cheer him up.
Yu Yuan outside the mountain pass also launched an attack, but he did not enter the battlefield directly, but attacked Nanshan on the Guan Xiaocang side.
It turned out that something unexpected happened, and Yu Yuan was observing the situation after a brief panic. He had few people with him, so he was thinking about how to make these 500 people effective. He found that there were few people on Guan Xiaocang's side, as if they were guarding someone.
The person watching the battle should be the leader of this team.
Yu Yuan thought about it and decided to take a gamble and lead his men to attack this side slightly.
Besides, Zheng Zhifeng was injured in his leg and could not move. There were fewer and fewer people around him, and the Ming army was getting closer and closer. He was unwilling to give in and commanded the Zheng family army to counterattack. But he could not save the situation. The Ming army had already formed a threat to him.
Surround, the encirclement becomes smaller and smaller.
It seems that the defeat has been decided. The hatred in my heart is that I was too careless. How many waves have washed over the river, and the boat capsized here today. How can I explain to my elder brother? There are only a few hundred people around me, alas! Zheng Zhifeng shouted
He sighed deeply and wanted to kill himself with a knife.
However, the subordinates hugged Zheng Zhifeng and said, "Third Master, you must not do this. Victory or defeat is determined by fate. We can still pack things up and come back again!"
Zheng Zhifeng let out a long sigh and put down the steel knife in his hand...
However, Guan Xiaocang was not much better at this time. Guan Xiaocang was still happy on the southern hillside. There was no suspense about this battle.
Suddenly, a guard shouted, "There are enemies!"
I saw more than 500 Zheng's troops coming up from the bottom of the mountain. At this time, they were already quite close. The fighting there was lively and everyone was watching the battle. No one noticed that the enemy was coming here.
The captain of the guard broke out in a sweat. He had no time to think and ordered the guards to defend. Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire and black smoke. After killing more than ten Zheng family soldiers, a hand-to-hand battle began.
Four to one, although these guards were loyal and brave, it was their first time on the battlefield. After a slight contact, they all retreated, unable to resist. The two loyal guards protected Guan Xiaocang and also retreated.
Guan Xiaocang pointed with his hand, Wei Zhiyuan understood, and stepped forward to beat the drum. The first was to boost morale, and the second was to deliver a message to Liu Hedong down the mountain.
What should I do? Go back. The further back you go, the farther away you are from the main force. Moreover, there are enemies on three sides. You can only run to the top of the mountain. It seems that running is not the answer. The only way is to rush forward, carve out a bloody road, run down the mountain, and
It was safe once the main force was reunited. Guan Xiaocang told the two guards his intention to launch a counterattack, and the two men supported Guan Xiaocang and moved closer to the main force.
Here, the guards yelled at the top of their lungs to stop the retreating soldiers.
One of the guards shouted: "Brothers, rush with me and break through the enemy siege. You will be safe at the bottom of the mountain."
The captain of the guard also shouted: "Brothers, charge at me, anyone who retreats will die."
These guards also understood the general's intention, and unconsciously formed a circle, wrapping and protecting Guan Xiaocang, and rushed towards the enemy like a regiment.
To be continued...