A gust of night wind blew, and a few clouds covered the already weak remnant star and the moon even more tightly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info The sky is getting darker and darker like the bottom of a pot. The lights in the Qing army camp became more and more dim and bleak.

The camp was surrounded by an earthen wall and a deep trench, and outside the main trench there were two small trenches that were slightly shallow, the first of which was preceded by thick wooden stakes with ropes tied to them and bells hung. Because it is night, there are many Hounds of the Hung Yen breed as sentries in the shadows next to many wooden stakes.

There are large camps in the camp, and the banners and battles are strict. Groups of Qing soldiers patrolled back and forth, and they were heavily guarded. In the middle of the camp, a huge golden dragon fluttered in the night sky. In the corners of the camp, there were also many auxiliaries, coated Aha and the people who swept along the way, busy feeding the horses with their hands and feet under the beating flames, building offensive equipment, and repairing the banners of battle robes.

This is a typical Qing military camp.

The Eight Banners Army camped quite in a disciplined manner, since the period of the old slaves, they marched and hunted, set up fences in winter, dug trenches in summer, and herded horses in the fence trenches, passed horns and arrows to patrol the watch, and the men and horses did not escape.

In one corner of the camp, there were significantly more soldiers patrolling to and from the sentry than in other areas. The number is also from the Red Banner Manchuria, to the Han Army Banner, to the Eight Banners Mongolia and the newly surrendered Ming Army. Their eyes were fixed on the poor little camp surrounded by several men and horses, the camp of the Manchurian soldiers and horses of the Blue Banner.

In the tent of the Blue Banner camp, Ozanikan had already recovered from the flogging. Two hundred whips can beat a tough guy to death, and even if he is strong, he will inevitably faint.

Ozanikan met the hussars of the Nanyue Army led by Tuha on the battlefield, and the two groups of men and horses drinking and eating meat together naturally couldn't contain the fire in the paper. Although Ozanikan and his men reluctantly rejected the olive branch thrown by Tuha because they were worried about their wives, children, parents, and families in Liaodong or Jingshi, they still refused to let them go when they returned to the camp.

"Ozanikan! You dog minion! Sitting back and watching the friendly army be wiped out by the Nanban and not saving it, but instead pushing the cup and changing the cup with them to call them brothers, do you want to rebel or plan to betray the Qing Dynasty? ”

The thunderous scolding and scolding did not give Ozanikan a chance to distinguish at all, "Pull it down and behead it to show the public!" ”

If it weren't for the officers of the remaining flags who came out to intercede and beg Shuoto, I am afraid that Ozanikan's head would have been hung on the flagpole and allowed to be pecked by crows. Even so, it was a capital crime that could not be escaped, and two hundred leather whips were firmly struck on Ozanikan. At the same time, several Niu Lu Zhangjing of Zhenglan Banner were also punished.

"If there is any more collusion with the Nanban, all of them will be killed!"

Shuoto viciously dropped such a sentence, and ordered the officers of the Blue Banner Manchuria, such as Ozanikan, to be dragged back to their own camps. In his heart, he was extremely happy, and the resentment that had accumulated in his heart for many years finally came out, and when he ordered someone to whip the officers of the Blue Banner Manchuria, his heart kept shouting: "Fight! Fight harder! Your master, Hauge, has gone to see his dead man! Do you still think that you are a bullshit soldier of the Three Banners, led by Huang Taiji?! ”

Looking at the criss-crossing whip marks on the masters, the eyes of the soldiers under the blue flag were bloodshot. Some people can't hold back the anger in their hearts, and they pick up their knives and guns and are about to go out and fight with Zhenghong! In the eyes of these people, these rotten birds are just salted fish, and they are lucky enough to be able to contaminate the Dorgon brothers to have today's scene, which is not a real skill.

But how dare you not bow your head under the eaves of people? The growth of a few heads stopped the soldiers from agitating, "Do you want to die?" It doesn't matter if you die, don't pit your masters to death! ”

The top priority at the moment is to treat the wounds of Ozanikan and others first, and it is the first thing to apply medicine to bandage and cure the wounds of the whipping.

Someone took out the white medicine given by the Tuha Hussars that day from the depths of the armor and used it to apply it to the wounds of Ozanikan and others. As the white powder was evenly sprinkled, the wound no longer bled outward, and the moans and breathing of Ozanikan and the others became even and softened.

Several officers of the Zhenglan Banner were assigned to guard shifts according to their respective duties, and their soldiers were assigned to patrol all parts of the battalion, and some people waited in the tents of Ozanikan, and prepared tea and medicine that might be needed.

In the middle of the night, Ozanikan finally woke up from his coma, the burning pain in his back, the little residual aroma of wine and meat in his mouth, and the smell of medicine mixed in the tent, made him have a vague sense of where he was.

did not disturb the house slaves waiting around him, he took advantage of the incomparable clarity of his mind brought by the pain, and fragments of memory flashed in his mind.

"This slave already has three wives, and one of them is a Tianzhu orchid from thousands of miles away!"

"You eat more of this sauced meat, it seems that your stomach has been short of oil and water recently! It's okay for us to eat less, anyway, we have to eat every meal when we go back. ”

"I am now paid eight silver dollars a month, and the Nanzhong silver dollar rings with a bell. There is also a rice ticket of ten stones of japonica rice. A few of them have families, and what kind of charcoal money, oil and salt money! Otherwise, he is strong, no, how can he afford to support three wives? ”

"Follow the master of the Li family, as long as you don't violate his military discipline, don't drop the chain when you go into battle, and when the fight is over, there is strong wine, and you can drink it. Fatty and tender chicken, enough for you to eat. ”

These were the smug words of Tuha when he handed Ozanikan a grilled chicken.

Now, these words, scenes, flew through Ozanikan's mind like pieces of broken glass, and he felt an unusually sharp pain. Not only the pain of physical wounds, but also psychological and spiritual pain.

"Shhh The pain in his head finally caused the pain of the wound on his body, and Ozanikan woke up from his thoughts, and the pain of the wound made him moan involuntarily.

"Master, are you awake?" Several house slaves turned on the lights and happily gathered in front of the bed. Someone ran out to give the good news to the others, and there was a low cheer from several small tents around.

"Tell those minions not to overdo it, lest you get us in trouble." Ozanikan drank two sips of warm water and instructed Niu Lu Zhangjing beside him. Now it's no better than the time when the master of Haoge is here, and our Zhenglanqi is a group of wild children without a mother.

"How many officers are there in the battalion? Go and see, and call all who can come into my tent. ”

More than 20 officers from the Manchurian battalion of the Zhenglan Banner were assigned to the rank of Shiku, and the rest could not come because they were wounded or sick. These people who came, one after another, crowded the military tent of Ozanikan, which was not small, to the brim.

Several tables were filled with wine and meat, and milk tea was boiling in a large copper kettle next to it, so that the entire military tent was filled with hot water vapor. As soon as a few Niu Lu Zhangjing entered the tent, they were attracted by this rich aroma, and they couldn't stop twitching their garlic noses, sniffing this tempting aroma.

Now that the life of Zhenglanqi is not good, and they are eating under Shuotuo, it is naturally even more bleak. Looking at the table full of wine and meat, it is inevitable that a little gluttony will be revealed. However, gluttony, a few Niu Lu Zhangjing still quietly wondered where they got these wine and food.

"Don't mess around there. That day, while drinking with Tuhana, I gave him my two Korqin horses. The guy gave me his pack horse. Damn, this guy is generous, the meat porcelain jar in the horse shelf, the grilled chicken sauce meat, the tea sugar, and a few packets of knife wound medicine are all there. Let's have a drink today. ”

Hearing Ozanikan say this, the officers naturally lamented for a while, with all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred. "Master Jiala was beaten like this because he led us to drink with this guy. Let's drink his stuff again, this, spread it? Others expressed concern.

"Afraid of a bird! These are all our own people in the Blue Flag, which slave dares to go out and tell the truth, Lao Tzu rubbed him seventeen or eighteen transparent holes! ”

Several officers talked in front of Ozanikan, but Oza didn't say much, just leaned back on the bed and watched their performance quietly.

"Come on! The official has also been whipped for these things, and you should not be polite, just treat these wine and meat as enemies who have caused the official to be whipped, and kill them all! ”

"That's it! Damn Tuha, this rammer, you have a good life with the master of the Li family, even if you are still involved, we will be whipped and scolded! ”

"Tuha is also kind! Can people not invite you to drink? If you don't drink with him, the lame donkey will use you as his own slave? ”

"If you want me to say, let's just set a fire in the camp, burn the grain, grass and military supplies, and then everyone will go out of the camp. Didn't Tuha say that day, we have such skills and skills, and we are hussars at the master of the Li family, isn't that fat to eat casually, and silk to wear at will? ”

"Shhhh Be quiet! Don't get yourself in trouble! ”

In the midst of this gossip and drunkenness, Ozanikan had already quietly touched the ideological dynamics of his subordinates. Ever since that terrible thought popped into his mind, he had been calculating in his mind what to do with these officers under him. Which one will actively follow him, which one will follow him according to inertia, which one needs to shout to follow him, and which one wants to pull a hand to follow him, he already has an account in his heart.

"Just drink wine and eat meat, and don't mention anything else tonight." Ozanikan was injured and didn't dare to drink, but he just held a copper bowl and drank milk tea in small sips, but his face was full of smiles.

The ideological dynamics of his subordinates were touched, and everyone was full of wine and meat, and they went away happily. Only Ozanikan and one of his henchmen were left in the tent to clean up the wrecks.

Seeing that there was no one around, it was already the fourth watch, and the house slave suddenly said: "Master, are you not planning a big event, and you plan to go over there?" He didn't speak, just pointed to a few empty meat porcelain jars on the table, with a strong purpose.

This person is his own henchman and house slave, and Ozanikan naturally does not have to worry about him going to the first informant, and there is no evidence, so he beckons his officers to drink and eat meat together. Although the Zhenglan Banner is now unlucky, after all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and there are many soldiers and horses, and it is not something that he can afford to provoke the owner of the Zhenghong Banner Manchuria.

"Well, I originally planned to find a suitable night in the next few days, set a fire in the camp, and take advantage of the chaos to take these soldiers and horses out to join the master of the Li family. Now that I think about it, something is wrong. ”

"Master, the families of many people in our camp are in Beijing, and we are pulling them out here, but I am afraid that the families in the capital will be unlucky. It's something you're going to ponder. Again, if we pull these horses out at this time, Shuotuo will definitely send troops to chase and kill, but I am afraid that in front of the Li family's master army, there will be no less than three or four percent left in ten miles. There are fewer people, and the weight of your master in front of the master of the Li family is far behind. If you listen to the minions, we might as well fight back in front of the battle. Kill him Shuoto by surprise! Even if we can't kill him, we can take advantage of the situation to get the response of the Nanyue Army. Not to mention the loss of people and horses, master, you have also made a great contribution in front of the master of the Li family, and the weight is naturally much heavier! ”

This confidant's suggestion won the approval of Ozanikan, and it also happened to poke at a hidden worry in his heart. Worried about his subordinates and his own family, but even more worried that because of the small number of people under him, there is no decent vote, and he will not be reused after he votes.

"If we are in a critical situation on the battlefield, we suddenly fight back and kill Shuoto by surprise. We have made a great contribution in front of the master of the Li family, and in his eyes, we naturally have different statuses. We have a high status in front of the master of the Li family, and our family members in the capital division, I am afraid that Dolgon will not dare to do anything to them, maybe we will have to comfort them, and prepare to be a means to recruit us. ”

"At worst, the officers and their families were killed by Dolgon. This time, didn't it arouse everyone's heart to fight to the death, master, you will have more opportunities to make meritorious contributions and be promoted in front of the master of the Li family. Will these people still lack wives and children? ”

The analysis of the henchmen is meticulous, and it goes straight to the darkest corners of people's hearts.

"Okay, it just so happens that the official is not in good health these days. I'll wait until I'm well healed. Ozanikan took out the medicine from his luggage, "You can walk around for me a little more these days, and the officers who have been whipped and tortured may wish to pay more visits." Send some medicine and hear what they have to say. Let's wait until we heal our injuries! ”

"Minions understand!" Ozanikan, a henchman, nodded in agreement.

However, the development of the situation does not seem to give Ozanikan time to recover from his wounds.

Three or five days later, his ass was just sitting on the bench when a military order came down from above. "Zhenglan Banner Manchurian Fourth Jiala, tomorrow the whole army will be dispatched to fight with the Ming thief. All of your troops were dispatched to protect the left flank of the army with the Han army flag. ”

Han Army Flag? and the scum of the Han Army Banner who did not have five combat effectiveness to protect the left flank of the army? This moment suddenly aroused a lot of anger in the Manchurian camp of the Zhenglan Banner. Everyone knows that Li Huayu's Shandong soldiers and horses were killed from the southeast. From the perspective of the Qing army, the left flank of the entire army was the first to come into contact with the soldiers and horses of the Nanyue army. This is clearly to let us work with those guys in the Han Army Banner to use the people who are in the red flag as a shield!

"Don't make any noise! Prepare the war horses, pack up the weapons, and give them all to Lao Tzu! Ozanikan and a few Niu Lu Zhangjing, who had already communicated their hearts, exchanged their inner thoughts with subtle eyes, and then nodded to each other knowingly.

Shuotuo took his descendant Zhenghongqi Manchuria as the Chinese army, and placed the soldiers and horses of the two white flags tightly at the back of the Chinese army, and the Mongolian Eight Banners lined up on the right flank. The blue banner of Ozanikan was very unlucky, together with those Han army flags and newly surrendered Ming officers and soldiers, lined up on the left flank and periphery of the large array.

However, Li Huayu simply and directly divided the brigades into regimental arrays, concentrated the cavalry of the whole army, concentrated the artillery in front of the formation, and placed at least 30 percent of the rocket launchers in the rear of the large formation, which was more than artillery.

The regiments divided their battalions into smaller formations, and the musketeers looked excitedly and slightly nervously at the large array of Liao thieves on the opposite side. On their flanks and on their fronts, from time to time groups of Tuha and Ecuadorian hussars whistled by, rolling up smoke and dust into the sky.

"But that's it!" Shuoto put down the monocular in his hand and gave an evaluation with a sneer. In his opinion, the formation arranged by Li Huayu was too thin compared to the three-fold formation of the Ming army, and the two wings lacked cavalry to protect them, and the soldiers could only rely on the firearms in their hands to fight. However, those firearms, which can only be loaded with one shot, will use their guns to engage their own infantry cavalry. He had already made up his mind, and he was going to use those Ming army surrenders and Han army flags to consume the strength and sharpness of the Southern Yue army. When their guns were hot and the cannons could not continue to fire, they waved the Eight Banners and rushed up to kill them, and defeated the young marshal of the Southern Guangdong Army and the governor of Shandong and Denglai in the Ming Kingdom in one fell swoop!

Around his weaving golden dragon silk, one by one, the leader of the Red Banner Manchuria, or Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was a leader of the Red Banner Manchuria, led the armored soldiers in his team to come out one after another, straighten the horses, tie the armor, and pack up the swords and guns. Final preparations are being made for the coming big war.

Zhenghong Banner Manchuria has had a good momentum of development in recent years, and it can be regarded as a strong soldier and a strong man. There are as many as twenty or thirty Niu Lu directly under Shuotuo alone. There are more than 2,000 soldiers in armor in the Aliha Chaoha battalion in the banner, and there is also a Bayala battalion in the banner, with more than 400 Bayala soldiers in it, commanded by a Baya Laja Zhangjing, under the command of Shuotuo.

At present, these elite soldiers and horses, under the leadership of their respective Pashku and Pashku, are sorting out the weapons in their hands, the armor on their bodies, and the saddle and belly belts of the horses are being cleaned up and inspected again. The infantry soldiers of each team are covered with cotton armor inlaid with iron leaves, with thick copper nails nailed to the cotton armor, a high red tasseled black helmet on their heads, and a long and short weapon immediately. A must-have for a step bow and a corner bow. Those vest soldiers were even wearing two layers of heavy armor, holding spears and halberds, and all kinds of heavy short weapons were also prepared, needless to mention strong bows and arrows. As for the distribution of each team, he was covered with three layers of heavy armor.

They were all expressionless. Unconcerned about the upcoming battle, these Qing soldiers don't know how many battles they have experienced, and of course they don't think that the Ming army on the other side is a big deal. Looking forward to it, all the people I saw were full of arrogant faces, as well as the thick evil in each other's eyes.

They were well aware of Shuoto's tactical plans. The prince was going to use those Han cannon fodder to consume the artillery fire and physical strength of the Nanyue army, and when they were tired and their morale began to be depressed, he would pounce with a large group of cavalry, shoot the formation of the Nanyue army with bows and arrows, and launch a massacre against the Nanyue army with spears and halberds. Therefore, the teams of infantry armor and horse armor soldiers quickly sorted out the wolf tooth arrows in their quivers, and checked the tiger spear and eight banners spear and long-handled sickle over and over again.

A few cannon shots rang out, and Shuoto perked up, "Here we go!" "The Nanyue Army has always been known for its strong artillery fire, and as soon as this artillery sound sounds, it is the beginning of the offensive.

Sure enough, after a few test-fired artillery fires, more than a dozen twelve-pound shells smashed into the formation of the Qing army with a wave of blazing air. (To be continued.) )