After receiving the order of the governor of Shandong, Yamen, the Qingzhou government sent a green battalion from Changle to clear the bandits on the post station.

Even if the opponent is twice as numerous as its own, the Green Battalion is not afraid to fight head-on, but is afraid that they will flee and wait for the officers and soldiers to leave. Therefore, the prefect's order to Qianzong Yang Qiu was to leave dozens of people behind after recovering the post station, and the other green battalion soldiers continued to advance until they encountered the post station with a backlog of paperwork.

This errand was easy in Yang Qiu's opinion, and there were mainly two points to be careful about, the first was that the rebels might have destroyed two or three post stations, and then concentrated their forces to retreat to the last one and abandon the front one, so as to disperse the forces of the officers and soldiers and paralyze the officers and soldiers. After the officers and soldiers regained the first two post stations without blood, they may think that the bandits had fled when they heard the news, and they were careless, and they were ambushed by the rebels hiding on the side of the road; The second is that some of the rebels can use and have bows and arrows, which are more threatening to the Green Battalion than their clubs and broadswords.

"If we all have a full set of armor, then the bow and arrow are not afraid." When Yang Qiu walked on the road, he was still thinking about how to deal with the threat of bows and arrows. Although the battalion soldiers are also called armor, they are completely different from the armor of the standard battalion, and the cotton armor on their bodies has very few pieces of iron in it, and it will be very dangerous if they encounter crossbow arrows. Fortunately, the rebels also did not have good equipment, and the bows and arrows in their hands were all hunting bows, which were very soft, as long as they were not shot in the face, they should be fine. As an officer, Yang Qiu not only has horses but also good quality cotton armor, and it is those low-level green battalion soldiers who have to worry about bows and arrows, their limbs are poorly protected, and hunting bows can also cause damage at close range.

Therefore, Yang Qiu let his soldiers with better armor walk in the front row and the periphery, protecting the poorly equipped companions in the back and in the middle, and also let them carry some rattan cards. After this arrangement, Yang Qiu thought that even if he was ambushed, there was nothing to be afraid of.

And the troops must be dispersed, if the Qing soldiers leave on the front foot, and immediately the heroes touch back, causing the post road to continue to be blocked, and the prefect will definitely be angry. Therefore, it was a wise decision for the governor Yamen and the prefect to send three hundred armors, even if there were a few dozen people left in each of the first two post stations, the remaining two hundred people were enough to beat the heroes to the ground - Yang Qiu felt that it was impossible for the heroes to capture more than three post stations, because the post station itself was a small fortress, and there were also guards from the green camp inside. To be honest, Yang Qiu was surprised to hear that the heroes were able to quickly conquer the post station, and they didn't even let the post guards escape for help.

"I don't know what Laizhou Mansion is doing?" After crossing the border between Qingzhou Mansion and Laizhou Mansion, Yang Qiu began to complain about the slow response of Laizhou Mansion, such an important place as the post station had fallen into the hands of the enemy for several days, and Laizhou Mansion did not send troops to clear it. Even if the city is far away, the nearby Weixian County can always send two hundred green battalions to do their part.

The mighty Qing army went all the way east along the post road, and the people along the way had already fled, and there was no one on the road, so Yang Qiu didn't expect that they had fallen into the sight of the enemy.

"Twenty cavalry, three hundred infantry." The reconnaissance cavalry of the Ming army reported to the leader of the assault team.

"Well, it's finally time to buy and sell, and I'm tired of waiting." Song Weishen's face was excited, and he said with his hands on his hands.

As early as the training camp in Chengdu, Song Weishen systematically studied the sabotage battle, but there are few materials for reference, only Deng Ming's Dongchuan Mansion battle example. This attack on the Shandong Post Road was the first time they had applied what they had learned. The officers are all novices, and it is inevitable that there will be stiffness in their actions, after all, the people who participated in the Dongchuan raid are now senior officers of the Sichuan army, and they will no longer lead the squad to act, and they will still command the army in Jiangnan. However, although the 17th Dongchuan cavalry was not there, the commander-in-chief of this operation was the first person in the Sichuan army to fish in troubled waters.

After summing up the experience, the commandos no longer needed the commander-in-chief to do it himself, and they wore the uniforms of the Qing army and swept one post station after another. When they saw the splendid armor on their bodies, the guards of the various post stations came unsuspectingly to inquire about the needs, guessing in their hearts whether they were the officers who supervised or promoted the standard, and some even suspected that they were Manchurian princes. I didn't expect these guys at all, and when they entered the gate of the post station, they began to slash and kill.

While ordering preparations for war, Song Weishen also politely asked Gao Yunxuan's opinion from his fellow travelers, and Deng Ming explained that he should attach importance to Shandong's allies and not let them feel despised .

"We can give up the two stations first." Gao Yunxuan replied without thinking: "The eagle minions must be afraid that we will go and return, they will leave troops to defend at each post station, so that they can disperse their forces, and at the same time let them take more wrongful paths." When they saw that every station was empty, they became even more arrogant. We can lie in ambush on the side of the road and take them by surprise. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Yunxuan also felt a little pity, that is, this batch of Sichuan troops did not carry any long-range weapons, otherwise if they shot a few before starting to cut people, the chances of victory would naturally be so greater.

Wu Yue'er also came with Gao Yunxuan, she is from Laizhou Mansion, and she has found a small cottage in the past two days, and pulled out dozens of Shandong heroes from it. At that time, when I saw a group of soldiers dressed in clothes coming to the gate of the cottage, the heroes inside thought that at the last moment, when Gao Daxia and Wu Nuxia entered the cottage to explain the situation, these heroes really felt happy to descend from the sky.

These dozens of heroes also echoed Gao Yunxuan's opinion, saying that they still had three hunting bows in their hands, which could surprise the Qing soldiers. However, Wu Yue'er did not join them, she observed Song Weishen's expression, and felt that he seemed to be dissatisfied with Gao Yunxuan's plan: "What does Captain Song have in mind?" ”

"Your lord's opinion is very good," Deng ordered to die, even if he wanted to express his opposition, he should add this sentence to begin. Song Weishen strictly executed the order: "However, our army has issued a proclamation, saying that Baoguo Gong led an army of 100,000 to take Shandong, gave up two empty post stations to 300 Qing soldiers, and then ambushed them in the grass on the side of the road, is this the momentum of an army of 100,000?" ”

Of course not, so Song Weishen said that he would fight-for-tat: "I have a hundred cavalry, and it is not a problem to deal with this point of Qing soldiers." ”

"We also want to participate," Wu Yue'er said suddenly: "This is our Shandong land, and we also have to participate in the battle." ”

"This ......" Song Weishen smiled slightly: "Guogong said that he would protect you, especially Wu Nuxia." There is such a thing as a war, how can a man not let a woman go to it? ”

"We want to see the martial arts of the Baoguo Gong's subordinates," Wu Yue'er said loudly: "We're watching you charge from the sidelines, it's always okay, right?" ”

Song Weishen thought about it and nodded: "Yes." ”

"But as soon as you show up, the eagle minions may run away. So we line up first, and when the Qing soldiers are also in formation, we will send you a signal. ”

Although I don't know why Wu Yue'er insisted so much, Song Weishen felt that it didn't matter, and Deng Ming had confessed to take care of the feelings of the allies.

When dozens of Shandong heroes went to meet the Qing army, Wu Yue'er secretly called Gao Yunxuan aside: "Senior Brother Gao, we must do this, otherwise our people will not be able to train their courage." ”

Although these dozens of heroes were pulled out of the cottage by Wu Yue'er and Gao Yunxuan, they began to be nervous since they left the cottage and stepped on the road. In the past few months, the Jianghu brothers have really been scared by the Qing army. When Gao Yunxuan proposed to set up an ambush on the side of the road, Wu Yue'er noticed that many heroes were blue-faced, and some people couldn't help but tremble - this also couldn't blame them, the people of the rivers and lakes and the green camp fought in the field on the flat ground, and it was basically nine deaths.

"We have to at least set up a formation, let the senior brothers face the eagle minions, and then see with our own eyes how the eagle minions are defeated." Wu Yue'er looked resolute.

"If we don't win for a while, we won't be able to help, and you'll be in danger." At this time, Gao Yunxuan couldn't help but get nervous: "The eagle claws are three times the number of the Sichuan army." ”

"These Sichuan troops are more powerful than Li Guoying's standard battalion." Wu Yue'er replied: "We heard that Baoguo Gong said about their war, I think it's true, he is just powerful, he didn't brag." ”

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Looking at the dozens of heroes on the opposite side blocking the way, Yang Qiu thought that his eyes were useless: "Is this the sun coming out of the west?" ”

The heroes on the opposite side were armed with the common weapons of the rebels, most of them clubs, and the iron guys were short weapons, except for a heavy long broadsword.

"Send the dead." Yang Qiu immediately came to a conclusion. His gaze stayed on Gao Yunxuan for a moment, feeling that this guy might have some ability, but above the battle array, Gao Yunxuan, who was holding a short weapon, couldn't show his martial arts. As for the guy with the mighty big sword, Yang Qiu didn't pay attention to it at all, this kind of thing is only used by street performers, and when the formation is tight, it can't dance at all, and if the formation is loose, then the user will be divided by the dense knife formation of the Qing army in the blink of an eye.

Then Yang Qiu's gaze moved to Wu Yue'er, he stared at the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, and said with a smile: "Even the mother-in-law is on it, okay, brothers, this one needs to be caught alive." ”

Seeing that the Qing army on the opposite side had set up a formation, Wu Yue'er heard the sound of teeth fighting behind her, and muttered in a small voice: "What about the Sichuan people?" They're not going to run away. ”

"Send a signal, send a signal quickly." Someone was anxiously urging.

Knock, the Qing army suddenly beat the drums of war.

Wu Yue'er suddenly made a noise behind her, and then heard a loud shout: "What are you afraid of?" Stand up, are you still a gentleman? ”

"Send a signal." Wu Yue'er said to the people beside her.

The archer, who had been ready for a long time, nodded, pointed his hunting bow diagonally at the sky, and fired a rattling arrow.

"Bluffing." Yang Qiu sneered disdainfully.

With President Qian's order, the Qing army shouted in unison and walked forward slowly without hurrying. The Shandong rebels on the opposite side began to retreat, but did not break and flee, but remained facing the Qing army that was approaching, and retreated step by step.

Twenty Qing cavalrymen rode forward on both sides of the formation, ready to begin the pursuit. Yang Qiu felt that if it weren't for the ambush on both sides, as long as the cavalry rushed, the battle could be ended.

The Shandong hero retreated for a while, and suddenly scattered to the left and right, revealing the road behind him.

Rows of black-clothed soldiers appeared behind the Shandong people, all of them leading their horses and walking neatly.

Then Yang Qiu saw a man in black wave his hand, and the enemies on the opposite side immediately stopped collectively, and almost turned over at the same time with the same movement. It was too late, and after all the men in black got on their horses, a flag was also erected, this was a square rectangular flag, with a pattern that Yang Qiu had never seen before, and it looked like three strangely shaped feather arrows.

Sunlight shone from behind the enemy soldiers, and the men in black seemed to glow all over their bodies. At this time, Yang Qiu confirmed that the other party was not wearing black clothes but black armor. The officer who waved his hand to order just now raised his hand again, and Yang Qiu saw that the other party's raised hand was also shining - the other party was actually wearing iron gloves.

The raised iron fist was retracted vigorously, and the knights on the horse drew their sabers at the same time, and suddenly there was a dazzling forest of swords.

"I've met a ghost!" Yang Qiu shouted. The formation of the black-clothed warriors was something he had never seen before, and the enemy cavalry was tightly pressed together, as if the distance between them was smaller than that of the infantry of the Qing army, revealing a murderous aura.