After a few sporadic bangs and a few screams, the last charge of the day launched by the Qing army was counterattacked by the Shun army.

Under the cover of the artillery fire on the wooden city on the mountain, the soldiers of the Dashun army searched for the remnants of the enemy on the battlefield.

The moats, the horses, the deer, the bunkers, and the wooden city were scattered with the corpses and wounded of the Qing soldiers of various departments and battalions, and the northwest wind blew, and the unpleasant smell of blood mixed with dust came to the face. People struggling on the verge of death groaned incessantly. The rich smell of gunpowder and sulfur in the trench did not seem to have dissipated, and the smell of blood and burnt human flesh was disgusting.

Both sides of the Shun and Qing dynasties gradually figured out the trick, and both used a large number of firearms as the main weapons for attacking trench warfare, supplemented by cold weapons such as axes, long knives, shields, etc. The Dashun army is particularly good at using horsetail grenades and small copper cannons and other weapons, these two weapons, equipped with a lot of weapons in the Dashun army, a horsetail grenade is thrown out from the Dashun army's counter-shock team, exploding in the Qing army's ranks, narrow trenches, crowded and dense crowds, is the best stage for horsetail grenades. The shrapnel that exploded flew everywhere, and the sharp knives were similar. And small artillery such as small bronze cannons and small Franc machines, at the corners of this winding trench and the gun positions set up in the bunker, were the nightmare of the Qing army. I don't know when, in what direction, a cannon sounded, and countless shotguns hit head-on. It is easy to beat the centaurs within the range to pieces.

The mutilated limbs in the trenches, the blue and purple large intestines and small intestines, the severed hands and feet on the deer, and the blood flowing everywhere like a stream all silently tell people the tragedy of today's battle.

As the sun began to set, both sides withdrew their troops. There were only a few soldiers, looking at each other from afar on the battlefield, patiently searching the pile of dead people, trying to find useful things in the sea of corpses and blood.

What the Shun army wants is the first rank of military merit, armor, the Qing army's weapons and banners scattered everywhere, and those scarce ammunition such as gunpowder and cannons buried in the pile of corpses. Even if there were no artillery guns, it would be a great achievement to hand over the mules that carried and towed the artillery shield carts. Even if it is a dead or wounded mule, horse and donkey, it will be cherished and carried aside by the auxiliaries and kept in the hope that these are all good meat!

In fact, the taste of horse meat is good, just like the sauce beef, and the horse sausage is even more delicious. The reason why it is praised is because the horse sausage is easy to taste, resistant to chewing, the more you chew, the more flavorful it is, and the more you chew, the stronger the taste, and even people are reluctant to swallow. In the third volume of Feng Menglong's "Xingshi Hengyan", there is a small bridge in the section where the oil seller monopolizes the Oiran, which is about the scholar Zheng Yuanhe who went to Beijing to take the exam on the order of his father, and met the prostitute Li Yaxian, and the two fell in love with each other deeply. One day, Li Yaxian fell ill and wanted to eat a bite of Maban intestine soup, but it happened that it was not sold in the market. Zheng Yuanhe immediately killed his mount, the five-flowered horse, and took the intestines and cooked it himself. That's a five-flowered horse! Even if he is as bold as Li Bai, he can only say that "Qiu Hu'er, the daughter of the five-flowered horse, will exchange for fine wine", and he doesn't dare to say that the horse is slaughtered and we eat meat. Zheng Yuanhe's move suddenly made Li Yaxian die for him, this move was like Guo Jing giving Huang Rong a big meal in Zhangjiakou and then giving the little red horse to this Huang Xian's brother. Of course, this is a well-cooked situation that requires a chef, otherwise it will be sour and coarse, and difficult to eat. But in this era, as long as it's meat, no one will dislike it, and if you don't see Zuo Liangyu's army, you can't even eat human flesh?

Therefore, these dead and wounded horses of the Qing army were carried aside like treasures by the auxiliary sergeants who cleaned the battlefield, and they were disemboweled, ready to be eaten at night.

The Qing soldiers on the other side of the battlefield searched carefully in the pile of dead to see if there was any silver in their pockets and whether there was anything usable on their bodies.

The last rays of the sun sunk below the horizon, and the lights lit up in the camps, and the smoke gradually rose. Whether it was the battalions and banners of the Qing army, or the battalions and units of the Dashun army, the soldiers began to enjoy their dinner.

Whether it is the Qing army or the Shun army, their food supply, due to technical conditions, still adopts the traditional way of cooking in buried pots. In this era, in addition to the Nanyue Army, the only people who used cooking carts and incorporated them into the army to supply food and drink for the formed units were the Zhenshan Battalion in the Shun Army.

The soldiers and horses of the Qing army, which was born from the Ming army, still followed the system of food and military rations according to the Ming army.

For the convenience of obtaining water, most of the camps of these new annexes were settled on the banks of the river.

Piles of officers and men of the new annex were standing or squatting, holding large bowls in their hands, and they only had to bury their heads in their own hard work, and many of them ate so much that their mouths were full of tears. The composition of these officers and men is varied, good and bad, and there are some burly and fierce men. There are also emaciated old and weak, and there are even many short and thin half-grown children, who know at a glance that these people should be strong men caught along the way and used to make up the numbers. In the crowd, there were also some arrogant sergeants wearing mandarin duck battle jackets and folding scarves wrapped around their heads, most of them were cavalrymen.

According to the military system of the Ming army, generally only cavalry, or junior officers with a long rank in the infantry have armor, but in the camp, except for the sergeants on patrol, these cavalrymen will not wear a suit of armor all day long, and eat those foods, where can they supply the consumption of armor all day long? In the era of no oil and water, it is very easy to get hungry quickly, so try not to consume it too quickly if you can save. This is already the consensus of these new officers and soldiers who have changed from the Ming army to the Qing army.

Someone quickly finished a bowl of rice in his mouth, and then held a big bowl, ready to find a way to add another bowl.

The new annexed army was born out of the Ming army, and it still uses a team or a large cauldron, and the pot is boiling and boiling, which is also a kind of rice.

This kind of food is cooked with rice, then exposed to water and repeated several times, and finally some dry rice is obtained, which is somewhat similar to the compressed biscuits of later generations.

Although a small group of rice can be turned into a large pot after boiling in hot water, of course, it does not taste good, and it needs to be served with salt, vinegar and other materials.

Generally, the moon salt of the Ming sergeant, two catties for those who have a family, and one catty for those who do not, but at this time, the military is deducted into a wind, that is, the sergeant's monthly salt, and the peak also has to go to half, or more than half of it, so when eating rice, you can have some salt with rice, which is also a kind of enjoyment.

However, the treatment of these cavalry is obviously better than that of the infantry, although they are also deducted, but most of the cavalry still have some dried vegetables, dried meat and all kinds of food to eat.

The cavalry naturally disdained to get together with the infantry, and they also piled up and gathered in their own circles.

However, the infantry also have a little benefit of their own, and from time to time, under the cover of their companions, someone secretly takes out a thing from their bosom that has been searched from the dead soldiers of the Dashun Army, and shares it with their companions: "Look! This is what we snatched from a thief! If it weren't for Lao Tzu who couldn't beat those guys in the pro-military camp, the armor of that thief would be ours! However, I heard those pro-soldiers say, what is this thing called chili, it is salted in oil, and it is the best to use it for rice! Come! Taste them all! ”

"Han Laosi! You shitty bitch! Why don't you grab a meat porcelain jar and come back? The day before yesterday, the bald man of the right post snatched a meat porcelain jar and a copper wine pot from a thief, and the people in the whole post tasted the wine! ”

The soldiers shouted and cursed, but their movements did not slow down. At this time, in their bowls, the red and bright chili peppers came to their noses with the smell of oil and salt, and several people almost ate them together with chopsticks.

Some people even experienced the burning sensation from the tongue to the mouth while sucking, and praised loudly, saying that this chili pepper is really a good thing! It's a great meal! I don't know how many good things the thieves still have from the Southern Barbarians, and when the war starts tomorrow, let's try our luck and see if we can make a small fortune from those thieves!

After dinner, there was a commotion in the various battalions, from infantry to cavalry.

They may look numb and withered, like old peasants who have been bent by life. Or hang Erlangdang, flow in the flow, Erlang's legs and chat, like splashing skin in the market. There are many smoking guns leisurely swallowing clouds and spitting fog, at this time in the north, whether it is the Dashun army or the Qing army, tobacco smoking is common in the army, and under the cruel war, tobacco also helps to relieve pressure. There is only tobacco leaves, which are not on the list of the Southern Guangdong Army's blockade and embargo of Jiangbei, and moreover, they belong to the varieties that are openly supplied.

After dinner, these officers and soldiers touched their stomachs comfortably, glad that they had lived an extra day in this world.

And behind the position of the Dashun army not far away, dinner was also being held in the camp of the Shun army. Relying on the rear of Guanzhong, the Dashun army, which carried out internal operations, had a much better food supply than the Qing army. Moreover, Li Zicheng, the emperor of Dashun, is also well versed in the psychology of soldiers, and is completely in accordance with the standard of providing meals to the short-term workers during the summer wheat harvest, otherwise, in the face of such a tragic battle, I am afraid that the Dashun army, which relies on deep ditches and high bases, will not be able to withstand the artillery fire of the Qing army.

is also burying the pot to make rice, and the food of the Shun army is much stronger than that of the Qing army.

The mule pulled the baggage cart and stopped at the edge of the house, and the auxiliary soldiers quickly removed the whole basket of meat porcelain jars, salted duck eggs and other things from the cart. Salted duck eggs are one for each soldier, and the meat porcelain jar is another way to eat.

Large pieces of meat porcelain jars made of salt and flour mixed with different sizes of pork, fish, chicken and duck are evenly cut into pieces by the men, put on the oil pan and fried slightly in hot oil, and suddenly a strong fragrance spreads among the crowd, making people salivate. Many people couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva with a grunt in their throats.

The men of the various departments were busy with their hands, making dough and dough, and the dough was constantly changing shape in their hands. The dough is then divided into equal portions of roughly the same weight, rolled into the shape of a round cake, sprinkled with chopped shallots, fine ginger, salt and oil, and baked in a huge pan.

The sizzling sound continued, the aroma was fragrant, and the golden flatbread was formed.

According to the amount of oil and water, in fact, ordinary people can eat a big cake to eat, after all, a big cake is about a catty. Not to mention, there's also a salted duck egg for everyone.

Next to the staple food stall, several cauldrons are lined up. A pot of broth is boiled, and the dried vegetables, meat pieces, horse meat, onions and garlic are mixed together, exuding a hot fragrance to the outside.

"Come, come, come! It's time to eat! The emperor is sympathetic to the soldiers. Specially added dishes! Today, there is pepper from the south in this soup, and the whole body is comfortable to drink! ”

The horse spoon in the hand of the camp secretary knocked on the edge of the soup pot and shouted to start the meal.

The military discipline of the Shun army was far stricter than that of the former Ming army, although the mouth was secreting saliva, but no one dared to act in the direction of the gang. Hearing the shouts of the secretary, the people immediately cheered, and lined up to receive their own food with dishes and chopsticks in their hands.

A flatbread larger than a sea bowl was handed over, and the bowl in his right hand stretched out, and a large spoonful of piping hot broth was poured out, and immediately a large bowl was full. In the thick broth, the meat pieces on it are clearly visible, and there are also seasonings such as onions and garlic, which makes everyone excited.

The scent wafted from the camp and across the battlefield, and over the battlefield, which was filled with the smell of blood and burnt, combined with these smells to form a very strange mixture.

Several Qing army scouts twitched their noses greedily, desperately breathing in the tempting fragrance.

"! These thieves eat really well on dog days! ”

"Don't worry! Didn't the marshal pass on the general order of Prince Yu? Enter Tongguan, everyone is free to have a free time! The two scouts cheered each other up.

"Wait! You listen! ”

In the middle of the Shun military camp, a fast horse galloped over. Something must be wrong! Otherwise, according to the seventeen prohibitions on the crime of fifty-four beheadings, "raising up laughter, defying the ban, and rushing through the military gate, this is called a light army, and the offender will be beheaded." "Rushing through the camp, that's the sin of killing the head! The two scouts moved a few more steps forward, trying to hear better.

It was Li Zicheng's royal camp soldiers who came. He didn't wait for the horse to stop his steps, so he turned over and jumped off the horse: "What about your lord?" Fast! Come with me! The emperor's emergency military situation! ”

After a period of noise and noise, the main camp of the Shun army will follow the people from the imperial camp and go to Tongguan.

The two Qing army scouts discussed in a low voice: "It must be that there is an emergency military situation on the side of the intruder, otherwise it would not be so urgent!" ”

"That's right! Hurry back and tell the handsome! Maybe there's a big reward! The two scouts quietly stepped back, guessing that they were out of range of the Shun army's bows and arrows, and then got up and ran wildly towards their own camp.

That night, an astonishing change in the military situation spread among the two armies of Shunqing and Qing, who were facing each other!

Known as the elite of the Shun Army, the Zhenshan Battalion Luohu Division, after breaking the Qing Army's North Route Army, covered the movement of the brigade under the banner of pursuing the defeated troops of the North Route Army. With a sudden movement, he crossed the river in the direction of Dali County, Shaanxi Province and headed east and entered Shanxi. In Shanxi, with a concealed and sudden marching speed, they passed through the town without entering, and only passed quickly. Along the way, boats and sheepskin rafts were forcibly collected in various villages and towns.

"Now, Luo Hu crossed the Yellow River with more than 1,000 sheepskin rafts as the main force, killed from the position of Shaanzhou in the direction of Lingbao, and copied the back road of the Qing army! The destination is to take Luoyang directly and cut off the back road of the hundreds of thousands of horses and horses of the Prince of Tatar Yu, Duoduo! ”

Li Zicheng was in the temporary palace of the Tongguan General Military Mansion, and he was quite excited to inform his subordinates of the news that was the most exciting to him and also excited the whole army.

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! Song Xiance was quite able to act at the opportunity, and seeing Li Zicheng's happy expression, he immediately rushed out of class and knelt down, shouted long live, and congratulated Li Zicheng.

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! ”

"Long live my Dashun!"

Cheers suddenly rang out in the palace. After that, the imperial camp pro-army also shouted long live with the mountain. Immediately afterwards, the garrison in Tongguan City also responded.

Everyone knows that at this moment when the two sides are fighting each other, fighting for casualties, fighting for troops, and fighting for attrition, suddenly an elite army like the Luo Hu Zhenshan Battalion appears behind the enemy's flank, what does it mean? !

In the dead of night, hundreds of thousands of people shouted in unison, and the sound spread for dozens of miles. Up and down the army, the morale was greatly boosted! The shouts startled the Qing army camp to shout and neigh, lest the Shun army attack at night.

The change in the battlefield situation caused the mood and emotions of the commanders of the two armies to be like two ends of a seesaw, and Li Zicheng's mood was better, and Duoduo's mood was extremely low.

"Now, tens of thousands of people under the thief Luo Hu have crossed the Yellow River twice, first killed in Shanxi, and now with more than 1,000 sheepskin rafts as the main force, they crossed the Yellow River and went south, from Shaanzhou to Lingbao to kill them! The military report that this king has just received, today, the thief Luo Hu's department has conquered Lingbao County, which directly threatens the back road of our army! There is only one destination for this thief, that is, to take Luoyang directly and cut off the back road of the hundreds of thousands of horses of this king! ”

In his big tent, Duoduo was furious at the dozens of commanders, lieutenant generals, Mel Zhangjing, Jia Lazhangjing, Baylor, and Beizi.

It is no wonder that Duoduo was angry, and the actions of 20,000 or 30,000 people under Luo Hu's department crossed the three provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan, and crossed the Yellow River twice. After marching hundreds of miles and crossing several states and counties, the Qing army did not receive any news at all. Let Luo Hu's troops cross the Yellow River from Shanxi in a good time, kill into Henan, and stab him viciously in the back of his side!

In fact, this is not to blame for these generals under Dodor. You must know that Luo Hu's troops can be regarded as a unit with the embryonic color of a modern army, not to mention that the whole army has been mules and horses, and it has carried half a month's provisions. You can just march without disturbing the place. For those local officials of the Qing army in Shanxi, what happened outside the city basically had nothing to do with me. The so-called Qin people's vision of Africa is not enough to describe, it is completely the feeling of the people of the lighthouse country looking at Africa.

The battle in Tongguan, with Luo Hu's action, suddenly changed. At the same time, it brought a series of chain reactions!