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Chapter 543 Battle of Scouts(1/2)

In the past few days, people in Miyun and Pinggu Changping have been packing up their belongings.

In order to prevent them from being robbed and killed by the slave builders, the people had to temporarily move to nearby counties with their food.

After finally getting their own houses and land, many people were reluctant to enter the county at first, but when they heard that Jiannu was about to invade, they immediately took action.

In order to allow the people to enter the city as soon as possible, the garrison in nearby counties will dispatch some troops and carriages to help the people move.

As people in the Gyeonggi region of the Ming Dynasty, they should have a worry-free life. Even if their lives are not very good, they should not be harmed by foreign enemies.

However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the people in the Gyeonggi area were plundered many times because of the invasion of the Jiannu slaves. Many people had their families destroyed due to the invasion of the Jiannu slaves. There were also many young men who were plundered by the Jiannu slaves and taken to Liaodong to become slaves.

Every time this group of barbarians entered the customs, they caused devastation in the Gyeonggi region of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhu Cixiang had taken precautions in advance, he could not guarantee that Jiannu would definitely follow the historical path!

This is what Zhu Cixiang must do to move all the people in the areas where the establishment of slaves may be involved in the customs to safe areas.

Prior to this, Zhu Cihong had already sent an order to have Feng Houdun, Commander-in-Chief of the Longteng Army, and Commander-in-Chief Huben Army lead their troops to Changping to support Yan Yingyuan.

In this way, the three famous anti-Qing officials in history gathered together in Changping to fight against the establishment of slaves.

This battle is far less difficult than Jiangyin's 81st. Zhu Cixiang wants to see how strong the three of them are!



Li Fang, captain of the Great Ming Night Non-receipt Brigade, personally led Qian Ye No Receipt out of the customs. After leaving the customs, he immediately ran to various places outside the customs in a group of thirty people.

This trip was different from the previous ones. Each group of them brought several pigeon cages with them, and all the people who stayed overnight were contacted through carrier pigeons.

Once the enemy's situation was discovered, Ye Bushou also used homing pigeons and eight-hundred-mile express to deliver information to the capital in a timely manner.

The Mongolian tribes that used to herd cattle within a hundred miles of the Great Wall had been cleared out when the Ming army raided the homes of Shanxi merchants.

The left and right wings of Tumut were completely destroyed. In order to avoid being completely wiped out by the Ming Dynasty, they had moved two hundred miles away from the Great Wall.

The Ming army marched a hundred miles north without stopping at night. Not to mention the traces of the Eight Banners of Jiannu, they did not even see a single Mongolian herdsman. They could only continue to go deeper into the grassland.

However, no clues were found for more than ten days in a row. The Eight Banners of Jiannu were not seen. Even the Mongolian cavalry disappeared. Only a dozen herdsmen could be found occasionally.

About 150 miles away from the Great Wall, Li Fang, dressed as a herdsman, waved his hand and ordered Ye Busuo to stop advancing. He took out his telescope and looked around.

He found a high hill about five miles ahead. It was not very high and was covered with woods. He pointed forward and said:

"Go to the woods ahead to rest for an hour and replenish food and water!"

"Here!"

A group of more than 30 people and more than 60 horses rushed quickly to the high hill ahead.

After entering the forest, I stayed up all night and climbed up some big trees near the forest. I raised my telescope and looked at the vast prairie to the north and northeast, but I still found nothing unusual.

"Report to the general that everything is normal!"

After reporting the situation to Li Fang, he stayed up for several nights, jumped down from a big tree, and began to sit on the ground eating dried meat and cooked potatoes. When he felt a little choked, he immediately took off the military kettle and took a few sips.

The same is true for other night warriors. If outsiders see the military kettles they carry, they will definitely be surprised.

Because this kind of kettle is not a product of the Ming Dynasty, but a product of Zhu Cixiang's system, it is not only easy to carry, but also very safe and will not be easily broken. It does not have the strange smell of the water bag and can also carry hot water.

Potatoes also appeared in the dry food of the Ming army. They were cooked and carried for consumption. They were more convenient, tasty and nutritious than the dry food commonly used in the past.

"Crack!"

While Li Fang was eating potatoes, she was thinking about the next place to explore. Suddenly, a slight voice came, and Li Fang jumped up like a conditioned reflex.

When he saw his boss acting like this in other nights, he immediately realized something was going on and hurriedly got up and hid behind a big tree. Almost at the same time, he took out his gun and opened the safety.

Li Fang's three personal guards quickly threw away the potatoes in their hands and stood up to protect the general. Once an arrow was fired, they would not hesitate to block it for Li Fang.

Li Fang made a sign of presence to the others and hid beside a big tree with three of his bodyguards, so as to avoid being shot by the enemy's arrows.

A guard looked around and found nothing unusual, so he hurriedly asked in a low voice:

"General, did you notice the arrival of the Jiannu Scout Cavalry?"

"I don't know who it is. I just heard the sound of branches being trampled. There must be other people nearby, so be careful."

The Ye Bushou brought out by Li Fang are all veterans with rich combat experience. Without Li Fang's order, they will never relax at all. At this time, they all looked around vigilantly.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly an arrow was shot at Li Fang. The arrow was fast and urgent. Li Fang knew something was wrong when he heard the sound of the arrow piercing the air, and immediately ducked and hid behind a big tree.

"Bang!"

The flying arrow hit a big tree where Li Fang stretched his head, and the tail of the arrow trembled violently!

Li Fang did not use a handgun. He raised his hand to pull the trigger of the handgun, and three crossbow arrows shot into the depths of the woods instantly:

"Whizzing……"

"ah……"

Even though Li Fang fired the crossbow based on his feeling, a scream came from the depths of the woods, and then a Tatar in armor stumbled out, covering his face with his hands.

Seeing the armor on the opponent, Li Fang was surprised and happy:

"Jian Nu? Brothers, please be alert. No Jian Nu can be let go today!"

While he was talking, his two personal guards had already raised their hands and fired five or six crossbow arrows. Four of them hit Jiannu's armor and fell to the ground.

However, a crossbow arrow hit Jiannu's throat accurately. Jiannu danced in pain and fell to the ground and died!

Generally, the armor style worn by Jiannu slaves is somewhat similar to that of the Ming army, with double-breasted cotton armor.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty basically wore helmets, but Jiannu wore a pointed helmet, like a long lightning rod.

Also, the Han people favor red, and the armor and cloaks of the Ming army are basically dark red, but the Jiannu in front of me is wearing a set of white armor.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is obviously the reconnaissance cavalry of Jiannu Zhengbai Banner. The Jiannu reconnaissance cavalry has arrived, and their main force will definitely appear soon.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, Li Fang and others followed the crown prince and severely attacked the slaves who were wearing this kind of armor. It can be said that the rapid promotion of the national protector officers was a gift from the slaves who entered the customs.

Under normal circumstances, the Ming army would have been panicked when they saw Jiannu, even the elite of the Nine Sides like Guan Ningjun would have done the same.

But it was completely different for the officers and soldiers of the National Guard Army. For Li Fang and others, being a slave was a military merit and a stepping stone for them to get promoted and make a fortune.

After seeing that the person coming was a white-armored soldier from Jiannu, Li Fang and his subordinates stayed up for three or four nights with their eyes shining brightly.

"Whizzing……"

Before Li Fang finished speaking, dozens of heavy arrows were fired at the moving Ming army Ye Buzuan, but Ye Buzuan easily dodged them or blocked them with weapons.

"Whizzing……"

The Ming army did not stop at night and did not show any weakness. They raised their hands and shot arrows deep into the woods. For a while, arrows rained down from both sides. Because they were covered by big trees, the damage to both sides was very limited.

Li Fang hurriedly told his subordinates to stop shooting, and then took out his gun and made a few gestures. Immediately, for five nights, he quietly stepped back to distance himself from Li Fang and others. The others stayed put and waited for the opportunity.

Soon, dozens of Jiu slave figures appeared in the woods on the left. Li Fang looked to the right and saw a group of Jiu slaves appearing again.

The total number of people on the left and right was at least fifty, including more than a dozen white-armored soldiers.

More than fifty Jiannu appeared, and there must be someone hiding in the dark with cold arrows. Li Fang estimated that the total number of Jiannu scouts should be around sixty.

There were sixty slaves, including ten white-armored soldiers. Although the number was small, in the past, these sixty people were enough to defeat the five hundred Ming army and flee.

Li Fang saw that many people on the other side were wearing two layers of armor, and the white-armored soldiers even wore three layers of armor. In this case, the hand crossbow could not penetrate the heavy armor at all, and it was equivalent to losing its effectiveness.

In order not to be discovered, Li Fang and the others all dressed up as herdsmen, and none of them wore armor. They would definitely suffer a loss if they came into close combat.

For the safety of his brothers and to avoid the cold arrows of the Jiannu slaves, Li Fang ordered them to abandon their hand crossbows and lie down on the ground using handguns and rifled guns.

More than 20 Ming soldiers did not stop at night and quickly got down. At the same time, they opened the safety of their muskets. As soon as they saw Jiannu approaching, they would immediately feed Jiannu a bunch of peanuts.

Li Fang quietly opened the grass in front of her and found a row of slaves on the left and right, with their bows and arrows drawn and they were approaching them step by step.

At this time, the sun has set in the west, and in the last ray of light shining in the dense forest, one can still see the ugly and ferocious faces under Jiannu's helmet and the bloodthirsty and fierce eyes shining in his eyes.

At first glance, they are the reconnaissance cavalry of the Zhengbai Banner of Jiannu. The white-armored soldiers are the elite of the Eight Banners of Jiannu, and the white-armored soldiers who can serve as scouts are even more elite among the elite of Jiannu.

Fortunately, the Protectorate Army came today and stayed overnight. If they were still the Ming Army scouts from the past, they would have lost their courage and run away after seeing the elite slave builders.

This just caters to the wishes of the elite reconnaissance cavalry of the Jiannu. They will definitely be killed by the heavy arrows of the Jiannu elite. Without a numerical advantage, there is basically no possibility of escaping.

Therefore, in the late Ming Dynasty, there were very few Ming army scouts operating outside the pass, so that Jiannu could easily break through the pass, and the emperor did not get the news until he entered the capital.

What Jian Nu encountered today was also the elite of the Ming army. The only difference was that the Ming army did not wear armor, while Jian Nu was all armored soldiers.

Morgan was Niulu Zhangjing, a subordinate of Dorgon. This time he followed Yue Tuo into the pass to plunder. As a Jiannu scout, he was sent by Yue Tuo to find out information about the Ming army.

He knew that the Ming army was cowardly and did not take this mission seriously.

In other words, he still didn't believe that he could encounter the Ming army's Ye Bushou so far away from the Great Wall.

According to his many years of experience, the Ming army's range of activities without closing the night has been suppressed within fifty miles along the Great Wall.

If you exceed even a little, you may be killed by Jianlu scouts and Mongolian cavalry.

Morgan and his men arrived here a quarter of an hour ago. Seeing that it was already dark, they planned to camp in the forest tonight.

At this moment, Morgan saw several frightened birds flying in the forest.

As an excellent hunter who has followed his tribe into the mountains for hunting since he was a child, he immediately realized that someone was coming from the front.
To be continued...
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