Chapter 507 504 [Local Chickens and Dogs]

An Rupan’s ancestor is the famous Madam Shexiang.

When the Shuixi'an clan was at its peak, it claimed to have 400,000 soldiers. There were two rebellions, but they were all suppressed by the Ming Dynasty, and part of the territory was rehabilitated.

The Shuidong Song family declined even more. When She Chongming rebelled, the An family and the Song family could still combine 100,000 troops to attack Guiyang. Now the combined strength of the two families can reach 60,000 to 70,000 to last.

A few days ago, An Rupan tried to lead his troops out of the village.

More than 3,000 people took advantage of Fei Yinggon's retreat and killed them unexpectedly in the evening. After a volley of shots, he collapsed and almost lost the village.

Fei Yinggong felt that it was quite boring. Let alone the Eight Banners soldiers, the Guizhou native soldiers here were not even as good as the elite officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

He was too lazy to wait for the enemy to attack the camp and continued the bombardment during the day. 2,000 Datong troops went out to continue the siege with peasants, soldiers and civilians. Another 3,000 Datong troops directly followed the trail and took the initiative to attack the enemies on the other side of the mountain.

An Kun is only more than ten years old this year. Historically, this guy was persuaded by Hong Chengchou to surrender and became the pioneer of the Eight Banners soldiers. Wu Sangui was stuck at Qixing Pass and hesitated to attack. It was An Kun who took the lead in the charge. An Kun also attacked the Nanming army everywhere, captured anti-Qing martyrs and escorted them to the Manchu Qing court.

Then, in order to expand his territory, Wu Sangui labeled An Kun as a rebel and killed An Kun.

After An Kun died, Guizhou's second heroine came out after Mrs. Shexiang. An Kun's widow, Rouyuan's wife Lu Tianxiang, led the Shuixi Yi tribe to fight against Wu Sangui, and was canonized as a first-class lady by Kangxi's order.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is coming!"

An Kun, who was nesting in the ravine, waiting for a night raid, was shocked when he heard the news.

Since they planned to attack at night, they naturally sent out sentries along the way. If 3,000 Datong troops came to kill them, An Kun would definitely find them.

An Kun asked: "How many enemy troops have come?"

The spy replied: "It looks like three or four thousand."

"There are really only three or four thousand?" An Kun was shocked and then overjoyed. He drew his sword and shouted, "Follow me to kill the enemy and destroy the enemy army!"

He left 5,000 men to guard Guiyang, and this time he brought 18,000 elite troops.

Ten thousand versus three or four thousand, how can we lose?

An Kun obviously knew how to fight, and immediately issued various military orders. Five thousand men were separated on the left and right, and they climbed up the mountains to ambush, intending to besiege them on three sides at the critical moment.

This mountain path is very narrow and can only accommodate two people standing side by side.

Three thousand Datong troops were dragged into a long snake and marched slowly forward. Of course, a mountain search team of hundreds of people was sent to search the hillsides on both sides.

As we walked, the officer leading the troops gave the order to stop, and even the mountain search team stopped when they heard the whistle.

The terrain ahead is perfect for an ambush. Only when the enemy's approximate location is known will a fool lead his troops and continue walking.

When An Kun received the news, he immediately thought: "These enemy troops must be going to make a surprise attack on Guiyang. We have been discovered, chase them quickly, don't let them escape!"

The 18,000 native soldiers no longer concealed their whereabouts and rushed out quickly from the mountains and valleys.

The mountains and plains are full of enemies.

"Quickly retreat!"

The mountain search team on the mountain and the main force of the Datong Army in the mountain immediately evacuated toward the open area behind.

It was a large bamboo forest. A certain girl in a certain time and space once caught a panda here.

"Dududududadudu..."

The sound of suona sounded at the edge of the bamboo forest, and the Datong army, which had fled a little scattered, heard the sound of trumpets one after another and came to gather.

An Kun led hundreds of mountain cavalry and ordered the entire army to kill the enemy.

Guizhou war horses and Yunnan war horses are also one of the sources of war horses in the Ming Dynasty. The Shuixi Horse is particularly outstanding. It was also used as a tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang (it is said to be four meters long and three meters high, which is actually a genetic mutation). The dragon pit and Longchang Station are all related to that dragon horse. Song Lian wrote a special "Ode to the Heavenly Horse" for this purpose. Zhu Yuanzhang gave the dragon horse the name "Feiyue Peak", which means that it can fly over the mountain peaks when riding it.

Tens of thousands of troops could not be deployed in this poor place, and 70% of the Shuixi native soldiers were climbing the mountain to take a detour, trying to surround the Datong Army on both sides of the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain.

Shen Tianliang raised his blunderbuss and ordered: "Complete the team and continue to retreat!"

Shen Tianliang joined the army in the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign. Sichuan fought to expand the army and was promoted quickly, so he didn't take these local soldiers seriously at all.

There are only a few bows, arrows, spears, and iron armor. If you can wear leather armor, you are considered an elite soldier. How can this kind of army be called an army?

Seeing the Datong army retreating deep into the bamboo forest, An Kun hesitated and quickly issued an order not to pursue anymore.

Could there be an ambush inside?

"Your Majesty, do you want to set fire to the bamboo forest?"

"The enemy is not a wild boar. How can we burn him to death? However, setting fire to the forest can force out the enemy's ambush."

Before Guiyang got its name, it used to be called Guizhu. It was surrounded by a sea of ​​bamboo for dozens of miles. The bamboo utensils and bamboo paper here are very famous.

This place is a sea of ​​bamboo. From the valley to the mountain forest, it is densely covered with bamboo. An Kun and his 18,000 troops dare not enter.

It is not easy to burn the bamboo forest because the forest is too big.

An Kun ordered the troops on the mountain and down the mountain to gather to avoid being attacked by the enemy. He also sent hundreds of native soldiers to the edge of the bamboo forest and used flint to ignite the bamboo leaves on the ground.

However, Shen Tianliang led his army to climb the east side of the mountain under the cover of the bamboo forest.

The mountains are not steep, but there are too many thorns and trees, making it very difficult to walk along the way, and the matchlock of the matchlock can easily get caught in the thorns. In this kind of terrain, 3,000 men are easy to command, but 18,000 men seem bloated.

"Han soldiers, there are Han soldiers here!"

The Shuixi native soldiers on the east side of the mountain were slowly gathering down the mountain when they suddenly saw the Datong Army emerging from the bamboo forest.

When An Kun received the exact news, the Datong Army was already three hundred meters close to the enemy.

"Go up the mountain and besiege!" An Kun shouted.

There was no way to form a formation, and the soldiers didn't pay much attention to the formation. They rushed up the mountain in a swarm from all directions.

There were about four to five thousand native soldiers in the mountains on the east side, one in the east and one in the west, carrying swords, guns and spears to kill the Datong army.

The Datong army was also unable to form an array, so they formed many small teams based on units to meet the enemy.

They were all matchlock soldiers, and the matchlocks were specially rolled up to prevent them from getting caught on branches while marching.

"Light the fire, light the fire!"

When the two sides were one hundred meters away, all 3,000 Datong troops' matches were lit.

The command of specific operations is completely left to the chiefs.

After rushing to a distance of forty or fifty steps, some soldiers started shooting arrows. Due to the obstruction of thorn bushes, the soldiers could only shoot randomly and sparsely. The hit rate was very impressive.

Even if it hits, it will be blocked by the cotton armor.

"One group raises the muskets, two groups prepare." The commander closest to the enemy shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Bang bang bang!"

Shoot from forty steps away. Although the hit rate is not high, you can still reload a second time because you can't run fast in this poor place and it's still too early for the enemy to rush in front of you.

The crackling sound of gunfire rang out, and soldiers continued to be shot and fell to the ground.

This is a new method of warfare summed up by the Datong Army in Sichuan and Guangxi in mountain warfare. In mountainous battles, it is often impossible to form a formation, and the enemy's formations are also in a mess, so team combat is carried out in units of even.

Moreover, he can fight and retreat at the same time, so no one can charge into this terrible place.

In the blink of an eye, each battle group of the Datong Army fired 1.5 shots per person. Thousands of enemy troops who rushed in scatteredly were beaten by the fire cannons and did not dare to run forward.

These soldiers were afraid of the firecrackers, but they were not defeated. They just lay down on the spot and waited for the friendly troops to come up and surround them.

"Move back up the mountain!" Shen Tianliang said.

The messenger immediately blew the trumpet, and the Datong Army slowly retreated higher up the mountain in units of tens.

The combined number of both sides exceeded 20,000, but due to the terrain, they were engaged in guerrilla warfare.

Withdrawing to a relatively gentle hillside, the Datong Army stopped and quickly reloaded their bombs, while enemies were climbing up and attacking in front of them and on both sides.

"Bang bang bang!"

Gunfire rang out again, and soldiers were shot sporadically.

After firing a few shots, the Datong army continued to retreat to the top of the mountain, but the soldiers rushing in front deliberately slowed down. They didn't want to be shot, so they waited for others to attack first and then followed the army to surround and kill them.

This thought spread quickly, causing the soldiers to go up the mountain very slowly.

An Kun stood at the foot of the mountain and roared: "Quick attack, quick attack!"

The personal followers around him blew trumpets vigorously, and several generals personally climbed the mountain to supervise the battle, urging the soldiers to attack the mountain quickly.

Most of these native soldiers are Yi people, but there are also a few Zhuang and Miao people.

They fought with the chieftain and brought their own weapons. The chieftain only took care of the food.

Military pay?

Don't be ridiculous, I don't get military pay for fighting for the chieftain. At most, I won't be so hasty when collecting food.

These native soldiers are suitable for fighting against the wind, because if the city is conquered, they can take the opportunity to enter the city and rob it. Or you can chase down defeated troops and steal the enemy's belongings. They were extremely brave at that time, but when the situation was even or the wind was against them, they had absolutely no motivation to fight.

The battle has lasted for an hour. After the Datong Army retreated to dangerous terrain, it had repelled several enemy attacks.

An Kun personally climbed halfway up the mountain and said to a young chieftain: "You lead people to attack the mountain!"

This little chieftain was called Shewang. He summoned the local soldiers and led more than 2,000 people to attack from the front.

An Kun said to another leader: "Your people, attack from the left. It is difficult to climb over there, so you can stay away."

Then he continued to give the order: "You lead people to go around to the right side... You lead people to go around to the back of the mountain... Attack them from all sides together, and we will pile them up to death!"

Li Waizui is a mountain man from northern Sichuan, or an Orion to be precise.

Before the age of 25, he had never touched a firecracker, but he was very accurate at shooting rabbits with a bow and arrow.

Now, the Datong Army has expanded its troops in Sichuan, and Li Waizui has been promoted to corps commander. Only half a month after he got the gun, he had already mastered his marksmanship, and his smoothbore rifle was as effective as a rifled gun.

Li Waizui raised his gun and aimed it. When he closed his left eye, his mouth became even more crooked.

"boom!"

Shewang was leading his troops to climb when a gunshot was heard. He felt pain in his chest and rolled down the mountain on the spot.

"Old Li is a good gunman!" Chief Yang Fu praised.

The soldiers under Shewang's command were so frightened that they all retreated when they saw their general lying dead.

"Blow the charge!"

Shen Tianliang suddenly issued an order. Not only did the enemy army not expect it, but even the officers and soldiers of the Datong Army were surprised.

It's very simple. There are more than 10,000 Shuixi native soldiers, and a large number of troops are deployed to surround them on all sides. There are only seven or eight thousand left in the front. Now that two thousand enemy troops are fleeing, why not take the opportunity to rush down the mountain and capture the enemy's general, An Kun?

"Dududududadudududududududu~~~~"

The charge horn sounded, and 3,000 Datong troops dived down the mountain. The 2,000 soldiers under Shewang's command were frightened and fled for their lives when they heard the shouting of killing from behind.

A troop of soldiers further down, perhaps more than a thousand people in number, also fled inexplicably.

An Kun said to his confidants: "Lead the troops and block it!" Then he shouted, "Send the order, the troops on both sides will surround and kill, and those who escape before the battle will be killed!"

The military law team of the local soldiers killed more than 20 people in a row, and finally stopped their retreat and turned around to meet the rushing Datong army.

The two sides were twenty or thirty steps closer, and Shen Tianliang blew the whistle in person.

When the Datong Army heard the whistle, they slowed down, squatted and fired freely at close range. After firing the bullets, they immediately charged with bayonets.

This is a mountain charge routine that they have trained for a long time, and they have long been familiar with it.

The local soldiers who were killed by the law enforcement team were shot at close range, and hundreds of them fell instantly. This time morale really collapsed, and the law enforcement team couldn't stop them. Some even dropped their weapons and ran for their lives.

An Kun was dumbfounded when he saw this, and ran down the mountain. If he didn't run, he would die, because his personal law enforcement team was also collapsing.

A bunch of chickens and dogs.

In the front direction, the entire army fled and collapsed in confusion, causing the soldiers on both sides to be confused about the situation and thought that their general was killed. These soldiers belonged to different small chieftains and were not subordinate to each other. After the frontal retreat, they also fled.

Eighteen thousand native soldiers, with about a thousand casualties, were killed and completely routed.

An Kun almost rolled to the bottom of the mountain, his head hit a tree trunk, and his feet sprained when he climbed up. He was supported on his horse by his own soldiers, and he did not bother to gather the army. He fled the battlefield as quickly as possible on his beloved horse, taking only a few hundred of his own bodyguards with him.

As for the other local soldiers, they were scattered all over the mountains and plains, and there was no way to catch them. Most of them fled back to their hometowns on their own.