On the ninth day of September in the fourth year of Jiajing, the Double Ninth Festival, at the turn of Shen You, a round of the first quarter moon hung obliquely in the western sky, under the cold moonlight, but saw that the weeds on the side of the canal were covered with a thin layer of autumn frost, and the temperature was about ten degrees, and the cold invaded the skin.

Xu Jin took out the pocket watch and opened the lid, the copper cover made a clattering sound when it was turned up, it was particularly clear in the quiet night, and under the hazy moonlight, I saw that the hour hand of the pocket watch just pointed to the scale of five. It's five o'clock in the morning, which happens to be the quietest time before dawn, and it is also the time when people sleep the deepest.

Just as Xu Jinjian's eyebrows were frowning slightly, there was finally a sound of rattling water from the upper reaches of the canal, and a black dot went down the river, quickly approaching this side, which turned out to be a small fishing boat.

The fishing boat got closer and closer, and a faint fire suddenly lit up on the bow of the boat, and it rowed three times, and Zhao Datou beside Xu Jin also hurriedly showed the fire fold, shaking up and down three times.

Soon, the small fishing boat docked, Xie Sangun and Pi Shiyi cleverly jumped off the fishing boat, the latter reported in a low voice: "Qi Qi Marshal, Tongzhou City is hung with the Ming flag, it has not been broken by the Tartars, the Tartars' camp is stationed in the west of Tongzhou City, according to the number of tents, the strength is only five or six thousand." ”

Xu Jin nodded and gestured to Wang Lin'er, who turned around and waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Let's go!" ”

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

The order was conveyed layer by layer, and the three thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion took the reins of the horses, one after the other, and quietly approached the city of Tongzhou, ten miles away, under the dim moonlight light.

About half an hour later, the Shenji Battalion quietly touched the silence of the world before dawn, about two miles away from Tongzhou City, and the fire in the Tartar camp could be seen as far as the eye could see, and the soldiers on duty were patrolling back and forth.

"Get on the horse!" Wang Lin'er broke off, and all the brothers in the Shenji Battalion immediately turned over on their horses, and the hammer of the flintlock pistol snapped away.

"Attack!" A terrifying roar broke the pre-dawn silence, followed by the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, and the three thousand Shenji battalion rushed straight to the Tartar camp like an angry dragon, and the murderous aura was agitated!

The roaring sound of horses' hooves not only woke up the sleeping Tartars, but also the defenders at the head of Tongzhou City.

"Enemy attack!" Shrill sirens rang out in the Tartars' camp and at the head of the city.

The distance of two miles was in the blink of an eye, but the Tartars reacted very quickly, rushing out of the tent and flying on their horses, but they were greeted by an overwhelming flood of hot buckshot.

Bang bang bang......

Gunfire rang out like popping beans, and the hundreds of Tartar cavalry who had just assembled were cut like wheat on the spot, and the sound of gunfire, screams, and neighing of horses was loud, and the Tartar camp was in chaos.

The Tartar general, Hadan Battle, rushed out of the main tent shirtless, armed with a mace, jumped on his horse, and shouted loudly as the messy Tartar cavalry began to draw closer to him.

Bang......

With a crisp gunshot, high-speed lead bullets shot out from the muzzle of Guo Jindiao's flintlock pistol, flew over a distance of nearly a hundred meters, and hit Hadan Battle's temple with great accuracy.

", it's a big fish, Lao Guo, you envy Lao Tzu for your pistol skills!" Zhao Datou said with red eyes.

Guo Jindiao smiled, reloaded the bullets, and looked for the next target. At this time, Wang Lin'er had already led the brothers directly into the camp of the Tartars, and the gunfire was like a rainstorm.

The defenders at the head of Tongzhou City realized that it was a friendly army to come to help, and could not help but be overjoyed, and the commander of Tongzhou Wei made Miao News report and hurried over, lying on the battlements and staring at the fierce battle outside the city with wide eyes, and the morning breeze sent the pungent smell of sulfur to the city.

At this time, the sky had already revealed the white of the fish's belly, coupled with the hazy moonlight, it was clear to see a Ming army wearing a mandarin duck jacket rushing left and right in the camp of the Tartars.

"Flintlock pistols, all firearms and all cavalry, his grandmother's, it's the Shenji Battalion, hahaha, it's the Shenji Battalion, brothers, the Shenji Battalion stole the Tartar camp, open the city quickly, and help the brothers of the Shenji Battalion!" Miao Xin laughed excitedly.

Rumble ......

The gate of Tongzhou City was opened, and Miao Xin was commanded, and Liao Faqin, the commander of Tongzhi, led 3,000 Tongzhou guards to kill out of the city, and attacked the Tartar camp from the north.

As the so-called snake can't do without a head, the general of the Tartars, Hadan Battle, was named by Guo Jindiao at the beginning, and the command system was equal to half of the crippled, plus he was suddenly attacked, both psychologically and prepared, and he was completely at a disadvantage.

However, the combat power of the Tartar cavalry is still not to be underestimated, and gradually stabilized the position, fortunately, the Tongzhou Wei opened the city at this time to kill, and the Shenji battalion attacked from the north and south, the Tartars finally couldn't resist, the whole line collapsed, scattered and fled!

Bang bang bang......

Gunfire rang out one after another, gunsmoke erupted, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion chased after them on horseback, and many Tartars were shot dead under their horses as they fled.

When the morning sun rose on the horizon, the battle was basically over, and corpses were strewn everywhere outside the west gate of Tongzhou City. Escorted by his own soldiers, Xu Jin marched into the Tartar camp on bloodstained dirt.

But the camp of the Tartars was full of discarded weapons and horses, as well as food and all kinds of supplies that had been looted by the Tartars, which could only be described as piled up.

All the generals of the Shenji Battalion were smiling, Zhao Datou stroked his big bald head and said with a smile: "Dashuai, we really made a lot of money this time, as Dashuai said, the risk and the return are proportional, this adventure is really fucking worthwhile, and tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver alone have been seized." ”

Xu Jin didn't have much fluctuation in his heart, these gold, silver, rice and materials were all looted by the Tartars along the way, and now he was just snatching back the things that belonged to the people of the Ming Dynasty, but the more than 2,000 war horses captured were the Tartars' own property!

"Dashuai, this is Miao Xin, the commander of Tongzhou Wei, and this is Liao Fa, the commander of Tongzhou Wei!" Xu Jin was patrolling around, and Wang Lin'er brought Miao Liao and the two to the front and introduced.

Xu Jin's eyes fell on Miao Xin and Liao Fa, and the two hurriedly saluted solemnly: "The last general will see Lord Xu, Lord Xu led the Shenji Battalion to help, and Tongzhou Wei is grateful." ”

A hint of appreciation flashed in Xu Jin's eyes, the two of them were able to decisively open the city and send troops to attack the Tartars, not mediocre straw bales, at least they were not a little stronger than the main generals of the Tianjin Sanwei, no wonder they could hold Tongzhou for a day and a night, and said with a smile: "Commander Miao is polite, the national disaster is at the head, and my courtiers should be in the same boat to drive out the Tartars." ”

"What Lord Xu said is extremely true!" Miao Xin arched his hand and said: "The last general has long heard that Lord Xu is like a god with soldiers, and when I see it today, it is really extraordinary, and it is easy to kill the Tartars with 5,000 horsemen. ”

Xu Jin said solemnly: "Commander Miao has praised it, the Tartars estimate that they will soon counterattack, and it is too early to say victory at this time, so it is important to quickly clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded, and strengthen the city defense." ”

Miao Xin and Liao Fa glanced at each other, and said awe-inspiringly: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

At that moment, the two armies accelerated the cleaning of the battlefield, collected the corpses of the robes, treated the wounded brothers, transported all the captured materials into the city, and then closed the four cities to seize the time to strengthen the defenses.

This battle killed more than 1,000 Tartars and captured more than 2,000 horses, but the Shenji Battalion and Tongzhou Wei also killed more than 300 people and nearly 1,000 wounded, which also reflects the combat power of the Tatar cavalry, which is indeed far above the Ming army, and the Ming army has been greatly injured in the case of sneak attack and pincer attack, the same number of Ming troops are by no means the opponents of the Tartars, of course, the Shenji Battalion Xu Wai, after all, there is a firearms advantage!

。 Wonderful Book House