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The Storm in the Late Ming Dynasty Volume 10 Chapter 622: Iron Horse Autumn Wind Cangzhou City (2)

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    Obai felt that a strong wind was blowing on his chest, making him want to howl like a wolf in the wilderness, which was heart-rending.

    He shouted, and then the group of Jianlu cavalry, who were already crazy, howled together with him.

    The "Chinese Army" team that had just left the city was trying to recapture the suspension bridge with tools such as shovels and pickaxes, but they were blocked by Wu Sangui's men.  Obai lowered his lips and raised the wolf sword high in his hand. With only a few dozen feet left, he could break into this group of superficial guys, smash their heads, and tear them into pieces!

    Then he vaguely heard someone yelling, "Jump off the moat." Immediately afterwards, these "Chinese Army" jumped into the moat one after another. Those who did not jump in were also pushed down by several companions.

    When Obai arrived, Fei Shen was the only one still by the suspension bridge. He threw out the pickaxe in his hand towards Obai angrily, and then jumped into the trench.

    Unlike Wu Sangui's men who did not carry long-range weapons, Jianlu all had bows in their hands. However, at this time, they would not waste their precious time on these railway soldiers who jumped into the moat. Their first priority was to seize the city.  .

    The city is right in front of you!

    Oboi felt as if his heart was going to jump out of his throat. As long as he moved forward ten feet more, he could enter the city gate!

    But at this moment, he heard the cold and shrill sound of the trumpet.

    ??Obai himself had never heard the sound of trumpets, but those Jianlu who fought against Yu Guozhen often mentioned this sound of trumpets.

    Whenever this sound sounded, it meant that Jianlu was about to face a bloody massacre.

    Oboi suddenly raised his head on the galloping horse.  Then, he saw a scene that horrified him.

    On the city wall, countless black muskets were pointed at him, like countless vengeful eyes from the depths of the Nine Netherworld.  As he watched, fire spewed out of these black holes, and then Obai seemed to be hit by a high-speed train.  The whole person flew up.

    His horse continues to move forward, his men continue to move forward, but he himself.  But it flew out!

    Oboi had armor on his body, but the double steel armor could not block the pointed bullets fired from the rifle.  His pupils were already dilated while he was still in the air.  When he landed on the ground, there was no other reaction except an instinctive twitch.

    he died.

    Neither Dorgon, Azig, Wu Sangui, nor Aobai himself thought that this brave general who had won all the three armies would die silently under the city of Dezhou, and the people who shot him were just a group of militiamen.  .

    Armed militia.

    In his dialogue with Sun Jin, Yu Guozhen proposed a universal compulsory military service system.  It is one of the three pillars of China in the future. This is not just nonsense that he talks about in vain, but his solid thoughts. It is also one of the systems that he is establishing through continuous exploration.

    Wu Sangui and others obviously couldn't tell the difference between the armed militia and the Minzhuang of the Ming Dynasty, although they knew that these soldiers who trained half-time every year also had a certain combat effectiveness.  However, in actual combat, they were unable to notice the movements of these militiamen who were usually scattered in various factories, mines and rural areas.  They knew that Yu Guozhen mobilized 100,000 Chinese troops in the south, but they didn't know that Yu Guozhen also mobilized 100,000 militiamen in the north, and they were all armed militias!

    As early as three years ago, Yu Guozhen already had 30,000 armed militiamen in Shandong, and now.  This number has expanded to 150,000 - for the 15 million people gathered in Shandong today, this is only one percent of the population, and they are not completely out of work.  Facts have proven that armed militias have played an extremely active role in maintaining social security, providing rescue and rescue operations in emergencies, and providing security during war.

    For a certain strategic purpose, Yu Guozhen did personally lead 20,000 reinforcements northward, showing unreservedly that he attached great importance to Tianjin Guard's battle.  For him, rescuing Cangzhou is only one of the purposes. The more important purpose is to put more pressure on Wu Sangui and Azige and attract the main forces of Dorgon and Jianlu.  But this does not mean that he will leave the important town of Texas alone. On the contrary, as a future transportation hub, Texas has done so much preparation work in the early stage, how can he let it be in danger!

    Therefore, the armed militia in the Railway Engineering Corps was immediately organized after Yu Guozhen left and took on the task of city defense.  In addition to the railway engineering corps, there are also armed militias from Jinan Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture. Therefore, Dezhou City, which seems empty with only one battalion of regular troops, actually has no less than 15,000 guards!

    The weapons equipped by the armed militia are of course not as elite as the front-line combat troops of the Chinese Army, but they are also muskets that have been replaced by the Chinese Army. Compared with the JianluAs for the Ming army, their weapons are still considered advanced.  In addition, the training level of the armed militia is not weak. In addition to three months of off-the-job training every year, there is usually a basic drill every few days. Their shooting times are not even inferior to the regular troops of Jianlu and Jinling Xiaoting¡ª¡ª  Anyway, Yu Guozhen has enough ammunition for them to use.

    Of course, it is impossible for all of the fifteen thousand armed militiamen to guard the city. They are divided into three groups and rotate on the city. Even so, there are still a thousand people on this city wall.  In Yu Guozhen's code of conduct, attacks are very likely to occur in the early morning and evening periods, so he repeatedly emphasized that these two time periods require special vigilance.

    Now this comes into play.

    Although the battle time of the Railway Engineering Corps was short, it was enough for these militiamen to react. They followed the requirements of normal training and seized the commanding heights.  The city wall is of course the commanding heights, so nearly half of them went to the top of the city.

    When Obai was shot down from his horse, this group of Jianlu cavalry did not become confused. On the contrary, when they realized that their general had fallen from their horse, the group of Jianlu were furious. They were singled out by Obai. Naturally, they were his cronies. Many of them were  He and Obai have been through life and death countless times.  These elite Jianlu elites who have fought countless battles know very well that their only way to survive now is to seize the city gate!

    After seizing the city gate, they could rush up the city wall to clear out the guards. Although the gunshots just now were very dense, Jianlu also saw at that moment that there were only a thousand people at the top of the city.  As long as they can linger for a little longer, five minutes at most, their large group will arrive soon.

    And, they also want to avenge Oboi!

    The counselor Xi Liang howled, raised Oboi's general flag high, and was the first to step onto the suspension bridge.

    Ma Dabao and Fei Shen were in the water watching the fierce battle on top. When gunfire rang out from the top of the city, they were both overjoyed.  The change happened so suddenly that they all forgot about the fact that there were guards in the city, and just instinctively fought against the intruders.  Seeing that stray bullets occasionally hit the trench, Ma Dabao immediately called to everyone: "Let's leave"

    Before he finished speaking, he heard the loud neighing of war horses above his head.

    Jianlu's Eight Banners cavalry didn't care that there were still their own people in front of them. They just rushed over and trampled to death the Wu Sangui men who were coming to greet them. They cut a bloody path through the crowd and rushed straight into the city!

    The ferocity of Jianlu was also extraordinary. More than half of the five hundred horses were lost on the way. When they rushed into the city, they lost dozens more. Only two hundred horses rushed into the city.  Then the militiamen on the city wall began to turn around and shoot, and killed half of them. The remaining cavalry were less than a hundred. Seeing that there was no chance to rush to the city, they made a sudden decision and rushed straight into the city along the street!

    Xi Liang was holding Oboi's general flag in his hand, his eyes were red. He was hit by at least four bullets, but he was moving at high speed and did not hit any vital points, and he did not feel any pain.  After rushing out of Laojiu along the long street, he heard the sound of gunshots in the distance behind him, and then he turned around and took a look.

    There were only about forty riders following him.

    It is absolutely impossible to capture Dezhou City with more than forty cavalry.  Xi Liang said desperately: "We have lost our master and are trapped in the enemy's city. Now I don't want to go back alive, and you don't want to survive either. In today's battle, even if we die, we must let the southern thieves see it."  The courage of our Qing warriors makes them dream of me in every nightmare!"

    ¡°Senior leader, just give your orders!¡±

    "Burn them all, kill them all!" Xi Liang said sternly: "Let this city turn into a sea of ??fire and fulfill Obai Batulu's wish!"

    They already had something to light the fire with them, and since they had this idea in mind, they did whatever they could to light a fire wherever they could.

    The city had already reacted and rushed to the aid of the militiamen on the city wall. However, his forty cavalry were more or less, and the ordinary militiamen and policemen who maintained public order did not dare to stop them, while the soldiers in the brigade did not dare to stop them.  , and couldn¡¯t catch them.  They rampaged through the Texas city and set fires everywhere. It was really a mess with thick smoke billowing out.

    It was like a wild boar breaking into the watermelon field.

    The gunshots outside suddenly became intensive for a while, and then stopped.  Xi Liang knew that his companions did not break into the city after all.

    How come there are so many extra soldiers in the city that was originally thought to be empty of defenses?

    This question made Xi Liang extremely confused. He believed that Obai, who had been killed in battle, must also not be able to figure it out.  When they set fire to several streets and finally arrived in the middle of the city, suddenly a strange wind blew in front of them, making everyone's hair stand on end.

    ¡°Then Xi Liang saw rows of Chinese troops.

    "Kill, kill!" Xierliang shouted sternly and rushed towards the Chinese army, but gunshots rang out.In front of him and his men, a net of death's fire blocked all their paths.

    Outside the city, Obai's remaining troops began to retreat after a tentative charge.  Obai always took the lead in every battle. Although this gave him the reputation of Batulu, it also caused him to be shot and killed as soon as the battle began.  If they can win, their remaining troops still have the courage to continue fighting, but now, they have no chance of victory.

    Far away in Cangzhou, Yu Guozhen stared at the map in front of him, still a little confused on his face.

    He himself knew that there was still a battalion of regular troops and 15,000 armed militia guards in Texas. Their firepower was enough to defeat an enemy several times his own in a defensive battle. Therefore, he did not expect that the enemy would think that  Texas was "empty on defense."

    ?? Wu Sangui¡¯s tactics of not advancing or retreating are like bait thrown out to focus his attention. So, what is Wu Sangui¡¯s real intention?

    Not only him, Song Xiance also felt confused.  !  ~!

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