Chapter 258: Set fire to the mountain
The ambush of Haddo is located on the hillside of Shuangfeng Mountain. It is full of trees. There is no need to be afraid of being discovered. Kohado ordered the ambush to be fried rice and other dry food, and no one is allowed to make noise. Kohado thought it was safe and continued to station here, waiting for the main force of the Ming army to pass through Feihujian.
But the longer he waited, the more anxious Kojado became. After a whole day, the vanguard of the Ming army had passed Loudi and advanced towards Xiangtan. However, the central army still had not arrived here. It was too abnormal, but he did not dare to move. After the movement, the ambush here was not exposed. Even if the Ming army did not pursue and fought head-on, forty thousand Hunan Green Camp soldiers were not the opponent of the Ming army, so they could only wait. No matter what the result was, they had to wait.
In fact, Kohado's 10,000 ambushes did not bring much food. After all, fires cannot be made here, so they eat dry food. Each person only brought food for five or six days. The original plan was to cut the Ming army into several sections and surrounded the rolling deep mountains. The green camp reinforcements behind them naturally came. Not only did the green camps in Hunan, but even the green camps in Jiangxi, Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places also came day and night, and the food and grass could be dispatched at any time, but the central army of the Ming army seemed to have disappeared and no trace could be found.
"Report, General." A scout who was dressed as a woodcutter quickly entered the tent and reported: "No, several brothers dressed as woodcutters were taken away by the Ming army's scouts."
"What?" Kohado's face was suffocated. He didn't dare to send scouts, for fear of showing his strength, but the Ming army always disappeared, so he sent a team of scouts dressed as woodcutters to spy on it. This was originally a very bold act. If the Ming army saw through it, the consequences would be unimaginable. Kohado stood up from the chair case and looked at the scouts who were beaten: "Did the Ming army find you?"
The scout shook his head: "It seems that there is no. The Ming army said that he would recruit a few civilians. He happened to meet Li Qi and a few, so he asked them to follow him. Li Qi and others did not dare to be arrogant, so he told the Ming army scouts that Xiaodi came back to report to his family, and the others followed the Ming army."
Kohado breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Ming army had not yet discovered it. According to this calculation, the Ming army might not be far from Feihu Ridge. Alas, if he had known that these people should not be disguised as woodcutters, who would have known that the Ming army would still have Latin. By then, several scouts arrived in the Ming army camp and were at risk of being discovered at any time. However, Kohado did not arouse suspicion. After all, it was very common for the army to pull down strong men. Even if he met a woodcutter in this deep mountain forest, he would have pulled a few to point out the path and make some miscellaneous things.
Kojado raised his hand: "You go down."
The scout responded and went out.
Keep waiting, Kohado had an ominous sign in his heart that he couldn't get rid of it, but he had no way out, so he could only calm down and continue waiting, hoping that God would bless Mingjun to appear in the mountain stream.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ten miles away, Li Dingguo sat on the open space, and seven or eight generals surrounded him. Li Dingguo's face darkened and asked a black-faced guerrilla beside him: "General Zhang, have those spies interrogated?"
The black-faced guerrilla said, "The interrogation has been made." He waved his hand. Several personal soldiers brought the sand table. The black-faced guerrilla pointed to the location of the Shuangfeng Mountains: "The Qing army was ambushed on the hillside. There were 10,000 people. The head coach was that Kohado."
The next door suddenly cheered up. Li Ding Guodao: "It's true?"
The black-faced guerrilla said carelessly: "Don't worry, your subordinates separated the Qing soldiers and interrogated the scouts. Their answers were the same. There should be no mistakes.
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"Okay!" Li Dingguo clenched his fists: "Since they are here, don't think about going back. General Zhang. You are responsible for setting fires. General Li. You lead the headquarters to block the mountain trails and guard the important roads at the foot of the mountain. The rest of the people scattered at the foot of the mountain to wait for their orders. One comes out and beats the other. No one can escape."
"As for order!" Seven or eight generals took the order together, stood up, patted the dust on their clothes and armor, and prepared to go.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
In the middle of the night, the bright crescent moon hung in the air, and the mountain breeze was blowing. On the hillside of Shuangfeng Mountain, the Qing soldiers either leaned against the tree poles or lay among the weeds, and the sound of insects and birds sounded one after another in the distance, bringing a hint of vitality to the woods. Kojado's central army tent only lit a dim oil lamp, and the flames shook and barely shone on Kojado's face. Kojado was really less and less confident as he waited. So far, the traces of the Ming army seemed to disappear. What was hateful is that he did not dare to send scouts out to inquire anymore, so he could only be trapped here, waiting for the Ming army to take the bait. The question is, will the Ming army take the bait? Kojado was worried about this. He was still full of confidence, but the current situation made him increasingly uneasy.
Wait for three more days, if the Ming army has not appeared yet, then we can only return to Changsha. Kohado sighed secretly, no
The army, but Changsha must be kept. He has no support in the capital. At 77, he is just an inconspicuous little man. Once Changsha loses, he will take the blame alone.
At this time, a burnt smell of paste came into Kojado's nostrils. Kojado's face darkened and he shouted at the guard outside the tent: "Bold, who is making fire? Isn't it strictly forbidden to make fire?"
A personal soldier hurried into the tent and said, "Sir, no one has ever made fire, and I don't know where the smell comes from."
Kojado sniffed again in confusion, and the smell became stronger and stronger. He pulled out his waist knife in anger and wanted to go outside the tent to inspect. At this time, a terrified scream came from outside the tent: "It's not good, it's a fire at the foot of the mountain, and a fire at the foot of the mountain.
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Kojado was shocked and suspicious, and hurried out to check. After leaving the tent, he saw the fires rising from the slope at the foot of the mountain. It was located in the southwest and the humidity at night was very heavy. If it were not intentional, it would be impossible to release such a big fire. Because the trees were filled with moisture, the flames at the foot of the mountain were large, but not fierce. It was just that the smoke was caused by insufficient combustion.
The tent was already in chaos. The first reaction of many Qing soldiers who were awakened was to run around, the smoke became thicker and thicker, and many people began to unable to hold on, and the officers in the crowd could not stop drinking.
"Boom..." The sound of artillery sounded, but there was no shell falling down. The cannons at the foot of the mountain could not hit the mountainside, but this sound caused even greater panic. Only then did the Green Camp soldiers realize that the Ming army was at the foot of the mountain. The so-called ambush was not only ineffective, but was surrounded by people.
"No trouble!" Kojado felt that the situation was serious and hurriedly ordered the soldiers not to move around, but there was no place to stop drinking. There was no organization in the middle of the night. In this case, the Eight Banners, the most elite, could not maintain their proud morale.
Soon, flames began to rise at the foot of the mountain on all sides, and thick smoke rolled towards the mountainside. No one could tell who it was in the dark night. Kohado stamped his feet, and could only raise his sword and yelled: "Follow the general to break through the mountain."
The sound had a great effect. When the blind followers heard the breakout, they immediately gathered with Kojado's voice. This was their only way to survive. The fire was still spreading at the foot of the mountain. Once it burned to the middle of the mountain, no one here could survive.
Teams of Ming troops at the foot of the mountain intercepted the main road down the mountain and shoveled out an open space at the foot of the mountain, so that the fire could not spread out, so they could only burn up the mountain. Rows of dark muzzles were facing each other's direction to the mountain.
There were shouts of killing from the middle of the mountain. It was obvious that the Qing soldiers were planning to break through, and then the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer. It seemed that thousands of troops rushed from the mountain. The Ming soldiers watched the flames in front of them burning towards the hillside, and their faces seemed as calm as usual.
"Kill!" The terrified Qing soldiers shouted to eliminate their inner fear. When a group of figures ran down the trail, their eyes choked in the thick smoke, and before they opened their eyes, they were greeted by a row of whispers.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..." The few people who were in the lead fell down and moaned. The Qing soldiers behind him felt the danger and retreated one after another.
"Listen to the Han brothers on the mountain, everyone is Han. General Li has an order. As long as he is willing to surrender, he can avoid death. If someone brings weapons down the mountain, he will definitely kill him!" Several loudly-sounding messengers rebel at the foot of the mountain: "Only kill people, as long as they are Han people, they can throw their weapons down the mountain. General Li guarantees your safety."
The Qing soldiers on the mountain dropped their weapons, and then the Manchu officers ordered the Green Camp soldiers to resist. At this time, they saw that they had no life, and who would still be willing to die with Manchu? Many Green Camp soldiers could obey orders and ran down the mountain. The swords, guns, swords, halberds, flags, armor and clothes were still everywhere.
As the mountain wind blew, the fire began to spread across the board. Some of the wilful green camp soldiers also followed suit. They threw down their weapons, took off their clothes and rushed to the foot of the mountain. Fortunately, the Ming army at the foot of the mountain saw them rushing out in a mess and did not open fire. When they kept coughing and burst into tears from the smoke, they immediately rushed away, which seemed orderly and orderly.
The Manchus on the mountain were crazy. They began to slash the deserters running down the mountain with their swords. However, there were too many deserters, and occasionally they would encounter someone to resist. They found that everything was futile. Dozens of Manchu officers were tightly surrounded by Kojado, with a sad face. These were all elite soldiers they trained. Who knew that they would run away and had no room for maneuver. There was a saying by the Han people that was right, "If you are not my race, your heart will be different." This sentence is also very suitable for Manchus.
Chapter completed!