It was getting colder and colder, and when we entered Henan, it started to snow. Large snowflakes were falling from the sky, as if God was sifting cotton. The frozen Yellow River was like a giant white dragon, winding

Then it turned a corner and led to the horizon.

The wind was not strong, so the snow was falling freely. At night, you could even hear the sound of "sand" and "sand" falling snow.

"Speed ​​up the march and try to stay in Luoyang tonight." Shi Dewei glanced at the long line and gave the order.

We have been marching in the wind and snow for two days. The early winter snow and wind has greatly reduced the marching speed. It is better that the ground has been frozen and hard these days. When we set off from Xi'an a few days ago, we encountered sleet and snow.

It's called a marching disaster.

The roaring north wind mixed with snow particles hit people's faces fiercely, and whenever they hit the face, it would be painful. But the temperature was not high, and the snow particles turned into water soon after they fell to the ground. In addition, people stepped on horses.

The Guanzhong Avenue, which was in disrepair, turned into a mud pit.

It is better for people and horses to march, but it is life-threatening to camp in a baggage camp. It is not only necessary to ensure that the gunpowder does not get wet, but also to ensure that the army can have hot food when resting. The most terrible thing is to camp at night, and there is almost snow under the tent.

Water. When it gets cold at night, the snow water freezes into ice. Staying in such a tent is no different from staying outside. Stewie actually developed frostbite on his ears and hands.

Shi Dewei even misses Liaodong a little!

Speaking of which, Liaodong is much colder than Guanzhong and Henan. But in winter in Liaodong, there are fire pits in the house. Even when camping in the wild, the Liao army has simple stoves. Besides, the weather in Liaodong gets cold earlier and faster.

The ground in Yue has been frozen to the point of being frozen like a stone. Let alone running a baggage carriage, even running an elephant is no problem.

It was much better after crossing the Yellow River and entering Henan, because the weather gradually cooled down and the ground gradually became frozen solid. The march began to speed up, and Luoyang was dozens of miles ahead. I really wanted to enter Luoyang City and rest for two days.

But battle reports came from the front. The Liao army had dispatched artillery to bombard Xuzhou. The Seventh Division suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw to the rear for reorganization. The defense of Xuzhou is now shared by the Eighth Division and the Ninth Division.

Shi Kefa, the father of Nanjing, has sent two urgent orders in succession, asking Shi Dewei to rush to the Xuzhou battlefield as soon as possible. The location of Xuzhou is too critical. To the west, it can directly cut off the connection between Henan and Nanjing. To the south, it can directly capture Yangzhou.

, and then the Yangtze River. With the cooperation of warships, it is not impossible to take Nanjing directly. At least Shi Dewei knows that the five-masted ships of the Liao Army cannot be competed by the Nanming Navy no matter what.

We saw the majestic Luoyang City in front of us. Regardless of the changes in history, this ancient capital of thirteen dynasties has existed for thousands of years. Luoyang garrison general Wang Lei led his men to greet Shi Dewei from a distance, and the son of the Minister of War arrived.

This requires a lot of fawning.

"Urge the three divisions behind and order them to arrive at Luoyang as soon as possible tonight." Shi Dewei has four divisions. The first division is the second division, and the rear division is the third division. The fourth division and the fifth division are the left and right wings respectively, protecting the left wing.

Stewie's Chinese Army Camp.

We are going to Luoyang to rest tonight, and Shi Dewei doesn't want to leave anyone behind.

The three divisions at the rear were more than twenty miles behind the main force and were advancing in a standard marching formation. This place was very close to Luoyang, and the entire army was behind the main force. The third division was far behind the tail of the entire march.

The messenger conveyed Shi Dewei's order to him, and Li Dingguo immediately ordered to speed up the march.

Inspired by the warm rooms and hot food, the soldiers of the Third Division burst into great enthusiasm, and the infantry began to run forward. The ox carts were driven like horse carts, and the horse carts were driven like cars. The queue of thousands of people stretched for five or six months.

Here, on the land of Henan, people are marching with people shouting and horses neighing.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier. Even with a telescope, I can only see clearly five or six miles ahead. Li Dingguo can't even fully control his team, who cares! Anyway, you can walk to Luoyang by following the rutted footprints. When you arrive in Luoyang

It's like living in a warm house instead of a cold tent. When you get to Luoyang, you can have hot meals instead of sticky snot-like soup cakes.

Wheat was produced in Guanzhong, and when they came out of Guanzhong, the military ration was just flour. This made the Jiangnan Forbidden Army who were accustomed to eating rice complain incessantly!

He took out the compass again and made sure that he was heading in the right direction. Even though he knew that he had eaten enough to support himself, Li Dingguo still had the habit of looking at the changes in the compass every once in a while.

He looked at his pocket watch and calculated it based on the marching distance. By this time, Shi Dewei's main force should have entered Luoyang City. The outline of the giant city in the distance should be Luoyang...! Wiping the snow on his face, Li Dingguo couldn't wait to see it.

He immediately went into Luoyang City, took a hot bath and had a good meal. He even forgot when was the last time he had a good meal.

When the army entered Guanzhong, Dorgon was running. After chasing him all the way, he was still running. Finally, he caught up with Zhangye and was about to reach Dunhuang. Suddenly, an order came from behind, so he had no choice but to return. Unexpectedly,

After arriving in Xi'an, I only rested for two days before I had to rush to the Xuzhou battlefield with a large group of troops.

Li Dingguo heard the soldiers complain more than once that they had not gained much from the battle and had not gained military merit. But they had traveled a lot! Maybe they could rest in Luoyang City for two days. The current team is too exhausted.

While riding the horse at a trot, I was thinking about how to tell Shi Dewei in the evening to let the third division rest for two days. Otherwise, they would be exhausted when they arrived in Xuzhou, and they would be useless.

Suddenly, Li Dingguo heard the sound of muffled thunder rolling over from the horizon! Thunder on such a snowy day? Winter thunder is a rare thing. Li Dingguo looked at the sky curiously, only to see fluttering snowflakes, but nothing else.

.On the contrary, large snowflakes fell on the face, making it even more snowy.

The sound of muffled thunder rolled in without stopping at all. And it seemed to be getting closer and closer!

Li Dingguo's expression suddenly changed, "Not good!"

There is such a fucking muffled thunder in winter. This is a large group of cavalry approaching, and the number must be more than 3,000.

There was a shortage of horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Nanjing Forbidden Army did not form an organized cavalry. Even one cavalry company per division now cost Shi Kefa his life. This was still the result of a large number of captured war horses in Guanzhong.

The Liao army did form a professional cavalry regiment, and they had many excellent Mongolian horses.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy...!" A gust of wind swept up snowflakes, forcing Li Dingguo's words to be stuffed back into his mouth. The two words he shouted were torn into pieces by the noise of people shouting and neighing.

"Du...! Du...!" Li Dingguo ignored the tightness in his chest, grabbed the spoon hanging around his neck, and started blowing desperately.

Everyone was shocked and didn't know what happened to Mr. Master.

"Enemy attack!" Li Dingguo pointed at the snow and mist rising to the north, his voice changing tone.

The soldiers who were running realized something was wrong. But it was already too late! The team that stretched for five or six miles was still in chaos. A group of crazy cavalry were already very close to them.

Mangui wore a leather mask on his face and light duck down clothes on his body. This thing is good, it is not only light but also warm. With this thing, the weight of the war horse has been reduced by at least twenty kilograms. The wind-resistant shearling coat and this

There is absolutely no comparison between things.

The snow on the ground was not thick, and the war horses just trotted at first. Then they slowly increased their speed. When the well-trained First Cavalry Division increased their horse speed to the speed of a charge, the fate of the Third Division of the Nanjing Forbidden Army on the opposite side was already doomed.

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The soldiers of the three cavalry regiments formed a linear array and charged. They were like three giant hammers, smashing into the panicked enemy troops.

The artillery of the Third Division of the Nanjing Forbidden Army did not have time to be unloaded from the vehicle. The huge pressure brought by the cavalry caused the Nanjing Forbidden Army to start shooting at the First Cavalry Division from 400 meters away.

Only a few scattered unlucky ones fell under the horses, but the cavalry of the brigade continued to charge quickly. The distance of two hundred meters was reached in a blink of an eye!

"Pah, pah, pah...!!" Li Dingguo's scalp exploded when he heard the sound of the other party's gunshot.

Man Gui's face immediately appeared in his mind. He must be the First Cavalry Division of the Liao Army. Only the First Cavalry Division had such an almost uniform command. Even the gunfire was so uniform that it was shocking!

What made Li Dingguo even more desperate was that after his soldiers fired a round of bullets, they needed to reload. But the opponent's cavalry was able to fire continuously! They fired bullets while speeding rapidly. The bullets of the long-barreled revolver were fired at a distance of fifty meters.

When they were all gone, these guys inserted the infantrymen into the leather bags behind them. They pulled out the revolvers from their back waists and gave each of them two fucking pistols.

At a distance of twenty to thirty meters, they fired rapidly. First, they fired all the bullets in their right pistol, and then pulled out their sabers. When they were close, they cut with the knife, and when they were far, they shot with the revolver in their left hand.

Li Dingguo was about to collapse because he discovered that these bastards were damn accurate when shooting with their left hands.

This set of movements is so smooth that anyone who has not undergone long-term training will not have such smooth tactical movements. Li Dingguo is sure that no one in the entire Nanjing Forbidden Army can complete such standard tactical movements so quickly, let alone accurately.

He shoots with his left hand, and it’s so accurate that it’s all bullets.

The Third Division, which had not yet changed from marching formation to combat formation, was dispersed by such a rush.

I only took one shot here, but others had already fired more than a dozen shots. The bullets hit me like hailstones, and whenever they hit a person, there will be a bloody hole. In front of the bullets, the effect of armor is not much different from that of paper.

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Especially after being rushed into the camp by the Liao Army cavalry, it was simply a one-sided massacre. The rapid rate of fire of the revolver was simply a nightmare for the Nanjing Forbidden Army soldiers. Many Nanjing Forbidden Army soldiers were still wondering, their guns... were actually continuous.

Sent.

"Rely on the cart, form a formation. Form a formation!" Li Dingguo roared desperately, but his order was like a pebble dropped in the sea amidst the chaotic gunfire.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!...!" After destroying the formation of the Nanjing Forbidden Army, the Liao army's horses were still galloping. The saber was hung up, and the grenade was picked off the saddle. Without looking, he walked behind him.

leave!

The speed of the war horse was quite fast. When the grenade hit the ground, the war horse had already jumped more than 20 meters away. Those Nanjing Forbidden Army soldiers who had finally relied on the casualties of their comrades to delay time and had loaded their bullets were about to shoot. They were swallowed up by the overwhelming explosion!

The corners of Li Dingguo's eyes were about to burst open. Damn Taihang Yunliu must have flowed a little. No wonder these cavalrymen rushed forward with all their strength. Those who fell behind would definitely be beaten into pieces by the shrapnel of grenades.

My own soldiers also have grenades and guns...! But compared with others...! There's no way to compare. Not many of my soldiers have the chance to pull out grenades.

After just one charge, the third division was close to the edge of collapse. Before the third division could recover from the series of explosions, the second round of cavalry impact had already arrived. The procedure just now was repeated, and the last one before leaving

Sometimes I just throw away the grenade.

After the third round of charges, the entire formation of the third division collapsed.

In the snow, infantrymen of the Nanjing Forbidden Army were everywhere evading pursuit and fleeing for their lives faster. The first thing the soldiers threw away was their heavy rifles!

Without thinking, Li Dingguo turned his horse and fled towards Luoyang City.

At this time, it was too late for him, the division commander, to do anything, and everyone was scrambling to escape. Even if he, Li Dingguo, was a Tathagata Buddha, he would not be able to gather so many defeated troops together.

Mangui went crazy when he saw the soldiers chasing the Nanming army, and immediately asked his own soldiers to light fireworks.

Dazzling fireworks exploded in the snowy sky, and the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division who were chasing them all raised their heads. This was the signal to rendezvous!

They hurriedly fired at the fleeing Nanjing Forbidden Army until the bullets in their guns were empty. Everyone turned their horses and gathered in the direction of the fireworks explosion.

"Blow up all the carts that can be blown up, and burn those that can be burned. Gather the bodies of the fallen brothers and retreat!" The Nanming Army has been defeated. What is needed at this time is to expand the results. The large group of people is only twenty miles away.

In other places, you have to start quickly.

The incendiary bombs in each hand came in handy at this time. The incendiary bombs were stuffed into the carts, and the carts pulling food burned like bonfires. The carts containing ammunition and artillery were brought together,

Molotov cocktails and grenades were thrown inside.

The huge explosion made the earth tremble, and the few boys who threw incendiary bombs and grenades were almost knocked off their horses by the huge shock wave.

Mangui caressed the neck of the war horse to calm down the furious horse. He looked at the corpses scattered all over the place, as well as the burning horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts.
Chapter completed!