Chapter 983: Heavy Killing in Troubled Times
The attack and defense of Taiyuan City was in full swing, and the ten-day battle made both sides exhausted. On the bald head Ridge on the east side of Tianmenguan to the north of Taiyuan, three thousand Qinchuan cavalrymen wrapped a group of local thieves to surround a large land surround that covers an area of nearly one mile. This is a large land that seven nearby villages jointly built to prevent bandits. Although the name of Bald head Ridge is not good, it is a famous Feng Shui treasure land far and wide. This is a mountainous land, and the valleys are covered with trees. Perhaps it is well-conserved, but in the arid north, there are vegetation and trees. Although the nearby grain output is not as good as in previous years, at least everyone can have food. The villages near Bald head Ridge are still places for scholars, and almost every village has Juren, scholars, and officials from other places are also numerous. In order to avoid the increasing taxes of the court, the villagers have placed their land in families with fame.
The people here are simple and most of the people with fame are willing to take care of the villagers. They would rather cheat the court and help the neighbors evade taxes by collecting less or not land rent. Therefore, the villagers nearby here are extremely harmonious with each other, and when everyone is in trouble, they will join forces to overcome difficulties. This big land surround was built during the Tianqi period. At that time, there were many bandits in Shanxi. It was not until the Slave Army entered the pass twice to sweep the Shanxi bandits. The land surround was not useful. In recent years, the surrounding provinces have been in chaos and riots. The gentry from several villages donated money to repair the land surround, which also gave this big land city a certain defense ability. Since the Henan bandits invaded Shanxi, nearby villagers have successively moved valuable grain and objects to the bald Lingtu Waizi.
The rich families moved into the houses built in the earthen enclosure early. To be honest, the gentry here is very visionary. When they build their own houses, they often stretch out the eaves of the back walls and houses to facilitate the poor villagers to shelter from the wind and rain. The gentry took the lead in courtesy, and naturally received good rewards from the villagers. Everyone had money and no money to work, and the young and strong picked up farm tools as weapons to protect their families together. But fighting was different from fighting, and it was not enough to be motivated or experienced. Most of the leaders of the gentry had practiced the style of martial arts. They usually guarded the house and guarded the thieves, but they were too far away from fighting. The Qinchuan cavalry of the rebel army came to this tight earthen enclosure, just like a robber who discovered a gold mine. They shot several wealthy families with bows and arrows to shock the people in the earthen enclosure.
It is not easy to fight such a big encirclement, and the Qinchuan cavalry did not want to die in it without snatching money. They called their friends to gather brothers scattered everywhere and surrendered a group of nearby bandits to make money together. Since this place is very close to Taiyuan Prefecture, there are not many bandits nearby, and these local bandits generally dare not provoke gentry with backgrounds for fear of being attacked by the official army. This time, the Breakout Army gave the bandits a bright road, and they could finally rob them openly with big trees. So, the Qinchuan cavalry of the Breakout Army gathered 2,000 bandits from all over the country and temporarily formed a plundering army. To say what is most popular in this era, it would be considered the military system of the Breakout Army. Thousands of Breakout Army were used as whistles, and thousands of Breakout Army were also used as whistles, but their leader was called the General of the Breakout Army. General Liu Zongmin was also called the General of the Breakout Army.
After three days of besieging the large marshal of Balto Ridge, several Qinchuan squadrons discussed that they planned to let the bandits attack the northern guardrail with all their strength, and Qinchuan cavalry archers supported the rear. Their idea was that the terrain in the north was smooth and could arrange troops, and as long as the bandits could attack the protective wall, they would follow up immediately. Fighting such a large marshal is a matter of one-piece effort. If it becomes a protracted battle, the Qinchuan cavalry would definitely suffer a lot of losses. As usual, the Qinchuan cavalry ordered the local bandits to shout, and as long as the gate was opened, the rebels would be as long as the wealth and food were opened, they would not hurt lives. The rumors that all the wealthy families in Luoyang City were slaughtered by blood had reached the ears of the people of Shanxi. The rebels even dared to rob and kill people to silence the warehouses under Duke of China. The promises they made were not trustworthy at all. The call was not responded, and the rebels ordered the bandits who were ready immediately to attack.
The bandits in variegated and tattered cotton robes rushed towards the guard wall. They set up more than 30 ladders in a very short time to climb up. Qinchuan cavalry archers dismounted and stood behind the bandits. They bullied the guards in the big siege without bows and arrows. Qinchuan cavalry used precise archery techniques to shoot the guards who showed their heads one by one. In just one stick of incense, dozens of bandits rushed up the guard wall and fought close to each other with the young and strong farmers guarding the big siege. The servants and young and strong guards who guarded the wall were their own families behind them. If they wanted to protect their relatives, they had to defend with their lives. Although these young and strong guards were not afraid of death, they could not resist more and more bandits passing through the guard wall. The young and strong guards were killed, and the blood stimulated the eyes of the bandits. They changed their hair to the face of the wealth they were about to obtain.
As Qinchuan cavalry climbed over the wall on foot and joined the bald head ling guard wall battle, the young and strong casualties guarded the wall became increasingly serious. These former Ming soldiers had battlefield experience that could not be compared with the farmers. As more Qinchuan soldiers rushed to the wall, the young and strong guards gradually became desperate in the battle. Women cried and screamed children, indicating that a bloody moment was coming. Just as the bald head ling was about to be broken, three huge cannons instantly interrupted the battle on the ground. Qinchuan cavalry, who were about to harvest the joy of robbery, found that a black ocean appeared on the mountains around them. In the black rolling waves, a black-bottomed golden wolf-headed battle flag fluttered in the wind, and tens of thousands of black-armored cavalry quietly surrounded the bald head.
The battlefield that was shouting to kill the sky just now fell into a strange silence at this moment. I don’t know who recognized the origin of this army in the earthen wing. Someone shouted: “It’s the Pou Slave Army outside the pass! The Duke of China sent the Pou Slave Army to save us!”
The sudden shout instantly changed the situation on the battlefield. If the world's No. 1 Army came to help, everyone was afraid of nothing. So, the young and strong peasant who had no combat skills burst out with shocking potential at this moment. They were no longer desperate and no longer afraid, as if the Ponu Army under the command of Duke Zhang Ping'an of China, these bandits and bandits were no match for them. The Ponu Army came here to see the fun. Their goal was to kill the sinners of the "Five Blessings" cargo store brothers and the Qinchuan cavalry in the army. The sound of horse hooves that sounded thunderously shocked the Qinchuan cavalry who were still watching. These Qinchuan veterans immediately determined that the total number of Ponu Army's cavalry was less than 10,000 based on the sound of horse hooves, and such powerful cavalry were not something they could resist.
If we say that the Qinchuan cavalry fights against the official army, they can be said to be like wolves and tigers, and they will suddenly lose their momentum. In the Ming Dynasty, no one knew that the Ponu Army had never lost in the war, and the Jiannu was not even as good as the Ming Dynasty official army. The Breaking Army was no match for the Ponu Army since King Gao Chuang, and King Li Chuang was even more courageous when he heard about the Ponu Army. Rumors in the Breaking Army that a Ponu Army soldier could fight more than ten Ponu Army soldiers. Now that the Ponu Army, which is several times more powerful than his, surrounded the Qinchuan cavalry, they did not even have the courage to break through. Just when the Qinchuan Army was still hesitating, the cavalry of the Ponu Army gradually approached the Breaking Army. The main generals of the Ponu Army did not use the battle flag of their own surname, but their commander Zhang Ping'an asked the generals to be proud of their team. Even the head coach Zhang Ping'an did not use the Zhang-character flag, and other generals did not have the qualifications.
This army, under the banner of golden warriors, used long-distance encirclement tactics to trap Qinchuan cavalry of the rebel army. Tian Peng's mountain troops were still equipped with bows and crossbows, and they used long-distance crossbow arrows to diffuse the rebel army. The range of arrows and crossbows was far greater than that of the cavalry used by Qinchuan cavalry. Facing the flying arrows, the scattered cavalry of the rebel army, the scattered cavalry of the rebel army was immediately filled with shaking arrows. Qinchuan cavalry was equipped with leather armor, which could not resist the sharp arrows of the rebel army. Qinchuan cavalry, who were only beaten and could not fight back, finally could not bear the casualties and launched a breakout charge at the rebel army cavalry of the rebel army. The attack of cavalry without long-range weapons was extremely good at attacking the rebel army. The muskets shot on three sides were nightmares of the Qinchuan cavalry. The crackling sound of muskets, and the lead-bullet storm from three sides swept the assaulted Qinchuan cavalry under the horse.
That is, the forest wolf mountain troops have 5,000 musket guns and three-wheeled shooting. There is no Qinchuan cavalry standing on the battlefield. Several injured war horses stood up with difficulty and limped on the battlefield. After destroying the Qinchuan cavalry of the rebel army, the Slave Army will certainly not let go of the scared bandits. Another second round of covered shooting, there is no one who dares to stand outside the Datu Surround of Bald Head Ridge. The bandits who were completely defeated in spirit within the guard wall put down their weapons and surrendered to the group of mud legs. In these cases, the bandits who had completely defeated their weapons.
In the eyes of the bandits, it is better to surrender these peasants who have never seen the world, at least they have a chance to survive here. Soon, these bandits were captured and tied up by the young and strong peasants in the guard wall. After the battle, the Pou Army did not even have any injured people, and wiped out the Qinchuan Army, the strongest combat power of the Break Army. The cleaning of the battlefield was also very characteristic of the Pou Army. The three cavalrymen of the Pou Army stabbed and killed the corpses left on the battlefield one by one with spears, and then a warrior dismounted and cut off the enemy's heads while his companions monitored them.
A slaughter army rode the general to the front of the earthen enclosure, and asked the people inside the wall to throw the bandits out. The people inside the wall were worried that they would not be able to deal with these prisoners, but someone actually found a way to help them solve the problem. So more than 300 bandits who were trapped in their hands and feet were thrown out of the wall. The Posla army would not be ruthless in dealing with these prisoners. The Posla army cut off their heads and piled up two heads Jingguan. After the inspector confiscated the gold, silver and jewelry carried by Qin Chuan's army, the Posla army began to evacuate the battlefield. Commander Tian Peng ordered a thousand taels of silver to be given to the big slaughter to compensate the rebel army and the bandits to give the earthen enclosure.
Chapter completed!