Nanming Engineer

Chapter 361 The Eunuch From Shanxi

It is an ancient anecdote that stragglers with 500 troops dared to give an ultimatum to the Ming army, whose numbers were much larger than their own. Hearing the shouts from afar, the commander of the Supervision Battalion turned pale like a pig As red as his liver, he opened his voice and roared back loudly: "Get out of your mother's bastard! The Lord Wang of the Daming Pavilion is here, you have to make a fuss, and if you don't retreat quickly, you have offended the Lord, and you will definitely die!" Land!"

The soldiers in front of the formation rolled their eyes when they heard their commanders yelling and cursing, and each of them cursed secretly in their hearts: "You shouted, why did you say that his head fell to the ground? You also brought it out of the Wangge department, in case he was originally I don’t know, now that I know, what should I do if I want to take Mr. Wang hostage?”

After a long period of peace, they are like captive wolves that have lost their blood. No one is willing to risk their lives to fight. Everyone in the Supervisory Camp is afraid of death, so the louder the commander barks, the less courageous they become. The long spear held high unconsciously lowered a little bit.

The cavalry in the distance remained silent, and the leader lifted the reins and galloped over again with his horse and whip.

When the cavalry got close, their formation split into two, and they turned into two groups and rushed towards the Ming army. They wrapped the Ming army's formation in a single column formation, like the two jaws of a pair of pliers.

"Let the arrows, let them go!" the conductor shouted, "Don't let them get close!"

The Dubiao camp is equipped with bird weapons made in Kuizhou, which Wang Yingxiong shamelessly asked for from Wang Huan. The bird weapons in Kuizhou are well-made, with thick walls and rifling, so they can shoot accurately and far. , everyone loves to use it.

However, no matter how good a weapon is, it depends on who uses it. The elite warriors of the Ming Dynasty basically lost their lives in Songshan, Liaodong. Facing the cavalry rushing, if you want to stand still, aim and shoot steadily without panic , It is not something that ordinary people can do. It is necessary to have well-trained and elite soldiers. The Nanming army, which has an absolute advantage in numbers, often suffers complete defeat when facing the Qing army. The main reason is the lack of training and the will to win.

The Supervising Biao Battalion is also the Nanming army, and of course it also has the common faults of the Ming army.

Following the commander's order, there was a burst of gunfire in the phalanx, a puff of blue smoke rose, and the bird commanders opened fire.

A well-trained commander who can aim without interference from [-] feet away, hits a humanoid target with five shots and hits three shots, can be rated as superior. Cavalry moving at medium and high speeds once.

The commanders of the Supervision Battalion did not shoot ten shots a month, because although Wang Huan provided the Bird Commander, the yellow gunpowder was not supplied openly, but only a small amount was given, which of course could not meet the large-scale use of the Supervision Battalion's daily training.

As a result, the lead shot by the untrained commanders flew randomly on the battlefield, and the cavalry running from a distance lowered their bodies, and the horses were fast. In the first round of shooting, not even a single cavalry was shot down.

Before the commander's curse could be heard, the crossbows in the hands of the approaching cavalry spoke. Two arrows, one on the left and one on the right, covered the heads of the Ming army.

Unlike the bird system, crossbow shooting does not require accuracy, but only needs to be roughly aimed. The stationary infantry phalanx is much more stable than the galloping cavalry. As far as the target is concerned, it is very competent.

There was another burst of screams, like peeled onions, the outer Ming army fell to the ground one after another, rolled and struggled on the ground, and then kicked their legs in the pool of blood, losing the brilliance of life.

If it is a strong army like the Kuizhou Army that enforces discipline like steel, as long as the commander does not issue an order to charge at this time, he will just endure it silently and stick to his post, even if a sharp arrow takes the lives of his comrades around him. , and no one will blink an eye. The attitude of facing death is an important factor in judging whether an army has combat effectiveness.

It is a pity that the standard supervision battalion does not have this quality.

When the soldiers in the second row began to fall in the rain of arrows, some people fled. As the cavalry came back for the third time, the terrifying sound of horse hooves on the ground was directly transmitted to the hearts of every soldier of the Supervisor Battalion. In their hearts, they trampled their last bit of courage into the ground.

"Oh my God!" Someone finally stopped sneaking away. He let out his voice, turned around and ran away in panic, like a rabbit being chased by a falcon.

People have the heart of the crowd, and fleeing spreads like a plague at an alarming speed. The entire phalanx of the Supervision Battalion immediately collapsed. , lest I run slower than others.

"My lord, there is nothing to be done, let's go!" the conductor said anxiously, holding Wang Yingxiong's rein.

The soldiers in front of him were like crucian carp crossing the river, running in all directions without hesitation, if it wasn't for the commander who had brought a dozen people to protect Wang Yingxiong, I am afraid that the rebels might snatch the horse of this cabinet.

"The prison cart can't be thrown away! The people inside are important ministers of the Eastern Captives, and the court will execute them quickly!" Wang Yingxiong shouted, but he pulled his horse back honestly.

"Sir, I can't care anymore! It doesn't matter if the person is lost, but the big deal is the loss of life!" the commander chased after him. He was afraid that Wang Yingxiong would ask him to go back and protect the prison car, which would be a dangerous job.

Wang Yingxiong stopped talking, because he saw that the group of masked cavalry had already circled close, and if they talked nonsense, they would not be able to escape.

The boy who was riding a donkey desperately followed behind him, throwing away all the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The rice paper full of poems was flying in the dust of the sky, and then was trampled under the feet of the running pawns.

A few miles away from here, a group of people on horseback stood on a hillside, holding a pergola in their hands and looking far away, watching this chaotic scene.

"I didn't expect that the Dubiao Battalion of the Wangge Department was still so vulnerable. They had the firearms of our Kuizhou Army." Ma Wannian, who was wearing a low-key blue cloth robe, said with emotion, with a look of regret on his face.

All the people around shook their heads, expressing their agreement with Ma Wannian's words with gestures.

"It's rare for the cabinet to persist for so long before being defeated. Lord Hou's cavalry is unparalleled in the world, and even the Tartars can't match it, let alone the Supervising Biao Battalion." Wang Yongqiang said to Wang Huangong who reined in his horse.

Wang Huan and the others were all dressed the same as Ma Wannian, neither armor nor official uniform, they were all dressed in common people's clothes, from the eyes of those who didn't recognize them, they were just a group of passers-by on horseback.

Wang Huan smiled slightly, noncommittal, turned his head and asked, "Master Wang really only wants Meng Qiaofang's head? Do you want anything else?"

Wang Yongqiang showed hatred on his face, nodded and said: "Yes! Hahamu, Meng Qiaofang and Wu Sangui were the ones who killed my younger brother. Hahamu has already taken the lead, and Wu Sangui fled without a trace. Only Meng Qiaofang fell into the hands of my lord. As long as you get I can worship Meng Qiaofang's head on my brother's grave, and he will follow me for the rest of my life, and I can also explain to my parents under the nine springs!"

Wang Huan nodded and said in a deep voice: "The hatred of the country and the family are irreconcilable. I will entrust Meng Qiaofang to you and let you handle it!"

This time, Meng Qiaofang was handed over to Wang Yingxiong and then snatched back. Wang Huan had thought it through carefully. Wang Yongqiang must have an explanation for killing his brother and hand it over to the court. The meaning is completely different; but it is not possible to hand over the person directly to Wang Yongqiang, otherwise it will be a big taboo, which is inconsistent with the court regulations, and the only way to deal with it is safe.

No one knows who did it by pretending to be masked, and Wang Yingxiong can't find anything on the Shaanxi territory.

Sure enough, Wang Yongqiang rolled off the saddle and knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably, thanking Wang Huan for his kindness. He understood that the purpose of robbing the enemy's border officials and handing them over to him was to let him donate blood on his brother's grave Sacrifice the head, the greatness of this kindness cannot be expressed.

Wang Huan lifted him up with a serious face, and persuaded him warmly. In fact, he was contented in his heart. Although it took a lot of effort, it was totally worth it to get the wholehearted loyalty of a general!

Seeing that the prison cage in the distance has been robbed by Ding Guodong's cavalry, Wang Yingxiong was protected by a group of personal soldiers, and ran away in the direction of Fengxiang, Wang Huan and others also walked away, the show is over, there is no need to watch it .

When they arrived in the city of Xi'an, the crowd went straight to Wang Huan's house. As soon as they entered the gate of the mansion, Wang Huan jumped off his horse, and a guard came hurriedly from the front of the lobby, approached Wang Huan and said something in a low voice.

Wang Huan frowned and asked in surprise, "The eunuch from Shanxi?"

(End of this chapter)