Chapter 161: The plan is all messed up
After a while, there was a creaking sound of the axles from the north side, and it was clear that the car was loaded with something light.
Lin Yaotian couldn't help but be overjoyed, since Shi Fu was captured, the area around Pucheng could no longer move. Fortunately, Alin suggested that the Qing convoy could be attacked in the narrow area between Xianxia Pass and Pucheng, and this ambush was born.
He clenched his fist at the tall man and said in a deep voice: "Brother Huaxing, the thief car has arrived, and we will act according to the plan." ”
"Good!" The latter spat out the betel nut in his mouth, flew on the horse, and pulled out his waist knife, "Mother's!" Let these Jiannu know that I, Zhang Guoxuan, can slaughter them just as much on the shore! ”
A moment later, countless torches suddenly lit up within a mile of the surroundings. Immediately after that, there were two loud bangs at the rear of Tong Peng's motorcade, and the gunpowder buried in the ground blew up the rear car and collapsed on the road.
Then two groups of men and horses poured out of the forest on the left and right, and rushed towards the carts with their swords raised.
Although Tong Peng's men were only a few hundred men, they did not panic, first quickly connected the trucks in two rows, placed the cannons in the middle, and then climbed on the roof of the trucks and fired condescendingly.
And as the noise on Tong Peng's side sounded, the two Qing armies two miles away from the east and west sides of the battlefield also issued orders at the same time, and came to surround Lin Yaotian and Zhang Guoxuan's righteous army.
Lin Yaotian led the team to rush out only more than ten zhang, and he felt that something was wrong.
He had robbed Jianyu several times, and he had never seen his opponent so calm and composed. At this time, they were still two or three hundred paces away, and these captives had already set up a defensive position.
For a moment, he even wanted to order a retreat, but seeing from a distance that Zhang Guoxuan's men were still rushing forward, he could only grit his teeth and continue, hoping that he could quickly defeat the enemy who was escorting the car with twice the strength of the captured army, burn the materials on the car and withdraw immediately.
Suddenly, a dazzling fire erupted from the convoy, followed by a deafening roar.
With a sharp sound of breaking the sky, several volunteer soldiers beside Lin Yaotian disappeared from him in an instant as if they were devoured by an invisible giant beast, and the warm blood splashed all over his face.
Cannon?! He immediately understood, but why was there a cannon in the convoy escorting grain and grass?!
Although the shelling killed only about twenty people, the momentum of the rebels' charge suddenly fell under the terrifying momentum, and everyone slowed down and turned to look at their commander.
You can't give up halfway, fight! Lin Yaotian turned his heart sideways, pointed his knife forward, and shouted: "Avenge the brothers!" Follow me! ”
There was also a shout among the rebels, and each with his sword still had to move forward.
As soon as the shouts fell, another volley of artillery was fired in the convoy of the Qing army, and many people were shot and killed when they landed.
Lin Yaotian suddenly felt that someone was holding him, and when he turned his head to look, he saw Ah Lin kneeling on the ground with tears on his face, and hissed: "General, quickly retreat, there is an ambush in Jianyu!" ”
"What?"
Ah Lin glanced at the stall of minced meat beside him, and cried: "I, I am confused, and I received eight hundred taels of silver, this, all this is what they asked me to do......"
Lin Yaotian suddenly felt that the world was spinning, it turned out that the captives had already known their movements, no wonder they were so calm in counterattacking.
He whipped Alin over, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and saw that there were continuous torches approaching on the east and west sides, and he hurriedly shouted: "Gong!" Evacuate! ”
However, to the north is Xianxia Pass, and to the south is the defense area of Shifu, where can you go?
Lin Yaotian couldn't think of a way for a while, so he could only take one step at a time, command his rebels to retreat south, and let the guards ride horses to warn Zhang Guoxuan, saying that there was a traitor betrayed and retreated!
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Seeing that it was already dark, Zhu Linmiao ordered the Long Wei army to continue to approach north.
According to the established plan, the Long Wei army will arrive five miles away from Xianxia Pass before the hour, and Liu Guoxuan's fifth infantry battalion, as an assault detachment, will approach two or three miles before the pass. Then wait for Zheng Chenggong to steal the gate of the pass, raise the fire as a signal, and then rush into Xianxia Pass together.
Due to the narrow road of the pass, there was no room for too many people to attack, so the broken camp remained fifteen miles away as a response for the Chinese army.
Zhu Linmiao had just led the team a few miles away, when he suddenly heard a burst of artillery on the north side, and from a distance, he saw a series of torches, and then there was a continuous shouting of killing like a tide, which was particularly clear in the silent night.
Could it be that his whereabouts have been revealed? While he was wondering, a hussar on guard in front galloped back to report that there was a large Qing army in front, divided into two teams, east and west, and were engaged in battle. The number of people is at least 3,000 or more.
"How can you start a war in front of Xianxia Pass, could it be that someone else attacked the pass?" Zhu Linmiao's brows tightened.
"My lord, it seems that the captives have not yet shown us." Zhang Jiayu said on the side, "Do you want to let the army hide first?" ”
Zhu Linmiao shook his head slightly, although he didn't know who was fighting with Jianyu at the moment, it was not his habit to see death and not save him. In addition, there are at least 3,000 Qing troops in the vicinity, and it is not easy to hide from being revealed.
He then gave the order: "Let the infantry form a line facing north, and the cavalry cover on both flanks." The artillery moved to the high ground they had seen when they had just come over and fired freely. He thought for a moment, and then said, "Don't light the torch just yet." ”
"Yes!"
Soon there was a scout to report from the Malays: "Report! The unknown team, flanked by the captives, has broken through and is coming towards us. ”
In this way, this retreating team is likely to break up the Dragon Guard's line. Zhu Linmiao thought for a moment and quickly made adjustments, "The infantry has been changed to a horizontal line with battalions as a unit, leaving a distance of fifty paces between each battalion. The cavalry took cover behind the infantry line. ”
"Yes!"
As soon as the formation of the Dragon Guard was adjusted, the rebels had already retreated to the vicinity.
The night was dark, and these rebels did not see a large group of men and horses until they were twenty paces away, and they were suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, and when they learned that it was the Ming army, they breathed a sigh of relief as if they had escaped death.
Soon Lin Yaotian also learned that there was a team of Ming troops in the rear to respond, and he almost cried with joy, and immediately sent someone to get in touch with the Ming army, and asked his relatives to gather the rout.
Soon, the cavalry of the Dragon Guard led the rebels through the gap in the infantry array of the Dragon Guard, and a large group of men and horses with torches could be seen chasing after them, and the rebels were constantly chased by the Qing army and cut down to the ground.
To be honest, Tong Peng was not satisfied with this battle. The rebels stopped their charge at the last moment, and at the same time turned and fled south.
It was only a little short before the brigades on both sides were able to complete the encirclement. Could it be that the artillery fire was too fierce to scare them away? He shook his head a little annoyed, he knew that he wouldn't have so many cannons with him.
However, the current situation is acceptable. As long as the brigade drives these people all the way south, they will soon be intercepted near Pucheng, and they can still be wiped out!
Suddenly, a loud sound of artillery interrupted Tong Peng's thoughts, and he turned around and scolded, "Bastard! Beware of accidental injury ......"
But he immediately closed his mouth and looked into the distance, as if the sound of cannon fire was coming from the south.
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