Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 640 The Tough Iron Walnut 3
The autumn rain poured down from the gaps in the clouds, mixed with the puddles of dirty blood, and many wounded soldiers shivered and wailed in pain in the red blood. They couldn't hold on for long.Standing in the rain without injury, the rain was covered with blood and poured down the sleeves and trousers in a straight line to the ground. The faces that were once full of murderous looks were now full of confusion.

This was a losing-lose battle. Nearly 2000 people were killed and injured by the cavalry of the vassal state, while more than [-] were killed or injured by the Mongolian army. No one was pleased.What is infuriating is that after paying such a high price, the vassal cavalry ran away. Those despicable guys used grenades to open the way and forcibly tore apart the joint between the Mongolian cavalry and the post-gold iron armored cavalry, and fled. !The Mongolian cavalry was chasing them, but they were scared by the grenades and did not dare to get too close. In such a state, they would definitely not be able to prevent the cavalry from returning to the Alxa grassland. This battle was for nothing!

What the hell!

An armored cavalryman saluted Wu Keshan with a sullen face, and then took out two wet grenades and presented them with both hands.

Wu Keshan weighed it over, the weight is not enough, it can be used as a small hammer, hitting people on the forehead will definitely blow people's heads.He asked, "Is this the thing?"

The armored cavalryman gritted his teeth and said, "That's the thing! Those bastards took out this thing and threw it among us, and it exploded, a large piece!"

A large group of Taiji and commanders gathered around, looking at the two blood-stained grenades with gritted teeth, wishing to bite them.It was this thing that killed and injured hundreds of them in a very short period of time, completely ruining their attempt to encircle and annihilate the Ezhe Ministry!Wu Keshan tossed and turned, the more he looked at it, the more puzzled he became.This grenade is nothing more than a wooden handle and an iron head. There is nothing special about it. Why does it have such terrifying lethality?He tried to throw one of them out, and the frightened Mongolian cavalry scattered in all directions, hiding as far as they could, they were completely afraid of this thing.

Of course the grenade didn't explode.How could it explode without pulling the string?Wu Keshan threw another one, but it still didn't explode. He couldn't figure it out, so he had to order everyone to collect all the grenades left on the battlefield and take them back to study slowly. run back!
So many people were killed and injured in one battle, the Mongols were red-eyed, gnashing their teeth and clenching their foreheads tightly.Several Taiji even sent messengers to nearby tribes to gather more men to join in the pursuit.The thing is obvious. After defecting to Ming Dynasty, Lin Dan Khan, the once defeated army, changed his shotguns, and his combat effectiveness improved by leaps and bounds in just two months. They are familiar with everything on the Mongolian steppe, and equipped with the most sophisticated weapons. If they are not eliminated as soon as possible, the tribes living on the fertile land of the Hetao Plain will not be able to live in peace. For the future, they must hunt down and beat the dogs in the water. Only in the stomach can you feel at ease!The tribes who felt the danger responded positively, and those strong men mounted their horses one after another and gathered towards the Alxa grassland, and the strength of the Mongolian army increased sharply.

Ezhe's troops were rapidly decreasing.That battle was too miserable. Although he won by popping a grenade and opened a bloody road, his losses were quite heavy. Nearly a thousand people were lost in his headquarters alone.Such heavy casualties made his heart tremble. In name, there are [-] tents in his tribe. In fact, most of them are widows and old people pulling a bunch of children, or two old people depend on each other. It was pitifully few. Without affecting the grazing and protecting the herds and tribes, the soldiers he could mobilize were only in the early [-]s. Now that nearly [-] people were lost all at once, he was ready to die.The worst thing is that due to the continuous autumn rain, many wounded soldiers soaked in the cold rain for a long time, lost a lot of blood and body temperature, and died soon. Many soldiers who could have been saved fell off their horses like this, lying In the bursts of cold rain, he slowly stopped breathing.Ezhe has enough horses. If conditions permit, he will definitely take all the dead back and let them rest in peace, but not now, the pursuers will chase after him with red eyes, and he can only continue to retreat.

Looking at the white rain, the little prince secretly sighed that he was unlucky.If it was a sunny day, he would completely seize the wind, and then set a fire to burn the pursuers to death, but in this hellish weather, the fire could not be burned at all. A lot of physical strength, which greatly reduced their mobility, and the sound of horseshoes behind them became more and more rapid and dense. Obviously, the pursuers were not far away from them.

E Zhe ordered to abandon the luggage and move forward lightly.The national cavalry threw away the unfinished milk wine, unfinished dried meat, bread, canned food, and even spare clothes, leaving only sabers, bows, arrows and spears, struggling forward on the muddy road. pole.The scouts of the Mongolian cavalry hung behind them, picked up their abandoned rations and devoured them on horseback, not minding the mud on them at all.Fortunately, the bad weather and road conditions also dragged down the Mongolian army. Although the Mongolian army had used all its strength to outflank and try to parallel and surpass the vassal cavalry, it was still unable to do so.Stumbling like this, the tributary cavalry finally saw the stretch of hills and the dilapidated city wall standing silently in the cold rain on the hills. A blood-red battle flag was inserted in the center of the city wall. The flag became brighter after absorbing enough water. eye-catching.The national cavalry cheered loudly, breaking the city, they finally struggled back to the city!

The location of Polu City is very important, it is the commanding height of the entire Alxa Grassland, Qian Yu has also tried to restore this abandoned city, but because the Tianxiong Army is working hard to repair the remaining city walls at the border, the project is huge, and it will not be crowded for a while. Even though enough manpower and material resources were given to him, the work was delayed.There are [-] Tianxiong Army infantry stationed in the current Polu City. They built houses and sheep pens inside the city wall, which had been reduced to a wall, and sorted out a vegetable field outside the wall. Peas, potatoes, radishes and other crops are doing quite well. From time to time, herdsmen bring a roe deer and a few fish, and exchange green vegetables with them to try something new—for herdsmen who don’t know how to cultivate, cheese and meat It's not a rare thing, green vegetables are.This time the Mongols invaded on a large scale, and the garrison in Polu City naturally entered a high level of alert, ready to fight.Seeing E Zhe withdrawing in embarrassment with the national cavalry, Wang Chengcai, the general manager, was taken aback. He hurriedly led people forward to meet him. When he met E Zhe, he immediately asked, "What's going on? What do you guys..."

Er Zhe wiped off the rain on his face and said: "Don't mention it, we were caught by the enemy's trick. They deliberately threw a large number of cattle and sheep to us, luring us to go deep, and then gathered 3 people and horses to outflank them from all directions... In fact, even if they have [-] or [-] people, they may not be able to do anything to win us, but the terrible thing is that they invited Jianzhou armored cavalry to help us fight, we were caught off guard, suffered a big loss, and almost lost half of it!"

Wang Youcai saw that the cavalrymen of the vassal state were covered in mud and water and were exhausted. He knew that they must have been hit hard, so he didn't dare to say any more, so he hurriedly let them go up.Seeing this, the Mongolian scout who had been hanging at the back roared like a wild beast, and charged forward on his horse, as if he wanted to bite them hard.Wang Youcai didn't talk nonsense, and with one order, three hundred musketeers leveled their muskets at the same time, and the volleys of guns fired at them honestly. Those Mongolian scouts with their teeth and claws fell to the ground with their men and horses. Stained blood, after three platoons of guns fired, nearly half of the hundreds of Mongolian scouts had been knocked down, and the rest were also frightened.Only then did the national cavalry get rid of these maggot-attached scouts and smoothly entered Polu City.

The garrison in Polu hurriedly boiled ginger soup and milk tea for the subordinate cavalry, and boiled hot water to wash the wounds of the wounded soldiers.The barracks in Polu City didn’t have much space, and more than 3000 people rushed in at once, and it was so stuffed that it was about to explode, but those national cavalry who escaped from death didn’t care about it, they drank the hot ginger milk tea comfortably , I feel like I'm alive again.After drinking two bowls of milk tea, several commanders regained their strength and cursed:

"Damn the Tumed Department and the Ordos Department, they secretly recruited troops from Jianzhou to deal with us!"

"They have ten times more troops than us but they don't dare to fight us! No, even if they have ten times more troops than us and are assisted by Jianzhou soldiers, they don't dare to fight us head-on. They will only hide behind They are playing tricks in the dark! What kind of descendants of the White Deer and Canglang are they?"

"The descendants of the white deer and the wolf? Pooh! They are clearly a bunch of worms who can't see the light!"

"This matter is not over yet! When we defeat Tumed and Ordos in the future, we must kill all their men and let them know how powerful we are!"

After a big defeat and the loss of so many brothers, several commanders were all suffocated, but now that they are safe for the time being, all of them erupted like a volcanic eruption.

Er Zhe was stronger than these commanders, still kept calm, and told Wang Youcai the whole process of his battle with the enemy.Wang Youcai's complexion changed slightly when he learned that Houjin possessed extremely powerful armored cavalry. The Eight Banners of Manchuria were already extremely fierce, but now that there is an additional armored cavalry, it would be even more difficult to deal with!He called the messenger and told him to return to Yinchuan quickly and report this important information to his superiors. As for what to do next, he didn't know.After all, he was just a general who commanded about [-] people. Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry rushed to Alxa like a tide. Such a severe situation has exceeded the limit of his ability.

"How many grenades do you have here?" E Zhe was not insistent. What he cared most about was how many grenades there were in Polu City.

Wang Youcai said: "There are [-] coins in total. If each person reserves [-] coins, there will be another [-] coins for spare."

Er Zhe asked again: "How much ammunition do you have?"

Wang Youcai said: "Originally, each person was equipped with one hundred rounds. In the past few months, a lot of them were used to deal with the horse bandits roaming on the grassland, and some training was also consumed. Now there are only 20 rounds left. ” Paused, and said: “By the way, the General’s Mansion sent someone to deliver [-] arrows and [-] bows a few days ago. They are for you, and they are all left in the tent.”

E Zhe clapped his fists excitedly, and said: "Great! The terrain of Polu City is quite favorable for our defense. After a rain, the ground is muddy and difficult to climb. With such a favorable terrain and so many arrows A grenade, we can fight the enemy here and let out the anger in our hearts!"

(End of this chapter)