Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 123 Counter Ambush
The backbone of the First Division of the Army who carried out this anti-ambush mission was the first barbarian soldiers recruited by Bai Mingxiu from the system in Burma, which originated from the "Three Kingdoms" series of Anrong game.These soldiers are very good at carrying out mountain operations, shuttling through the mountains and forests like walking on flat ground.Accompanied by them, the entire Ming army performing the counter-ambush mission achieved a very good tactical movement, and approached the Qing army that was resting at night without the enemy noticing.

The Ming army was wearing a camouflage suit, wrapped in leaves and grass, and there was no trace of it in the night.The movements of the soldiers are very light, and they have all undergone professional tactical training. Even in the dark, a simple command, some gestures, and strict implementation of the orders of the officers make them like silent killers in the dark forest.

Hundreds of soldiers of the Restoration Army of the Ming Dynasty raised their M1 rifles and pointed at the resting Qing soldiers not far away.The Qing army naturally had sentries, but the Qing army still in the dense forest didn't think there might be any enemies, so the sentries were very lax.

The officer who led the raid dropped his hand suddenly, and all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army held their breaths and opened fire. Flames splashed from their guns. In the dark night and in the woods, such shooting could only kill some surrounding soldiers. Enemies standing guard will not harm most of the enemy's army.But most of the Qing army was sleeping, and there was no organization at all.

"Grenade!"

The grenadiers who had been preparing for a long time rushed forward and threw the black powder grenades with wooden handles in their hands. These grenades were not very powerful, but they were enough to seriously injure the enemy.Compared with the volley of guns just now, the grenade thrown directly into the Qing army's ambush camp has a better killing effect.

"rush!"

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Fuguo Army rushed into the Qing army's camp in squads with their rifles straightened.It is difficult for their rifles to continue shooting in such an environment, but the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army did not rely solely on troops with advanced weapons, they also received very strict combat training and tactical training, and the training intensity was not at all comparable to that of any country in this era The military can be compared.

In the darkness, soldiers of the Great Ming Fuguo Army armed with guns and bayonets entered the Qing army camp and stabbed at those Qing troops who were unable to react in time.

A few Qing soldiers took up their own weapons to resist, but the several assassination moves of the Daming Fuguo Army were simple and effective, and when they cooperated with each other, they were even more deadly.

Most of the Qing army didn't even have the thought of resisting, so they ran out.

Ren Gui, the general of the Qing army, also woke up at this time. When he walked out of the tent in the forest, he saw the flames outside, the sound of gunshots and shouts of killing, and the soldiers of the Qing army kept passing him and ran towards the outside.

"My lord, it's not good, I was killed by the Ming army!"

Ren Gui said angrily: "I have eyes, don't you know how to see?"

"The Ming army actually found out that we had set up an ambush and launched a despicable sneak attack. We can't resist it, so we should retreat quickly!"

Ren Gui is a subordinate of Shang Kexi, and he is very loyal and will not join the Ming army. However, at this juncture, he does not think that his rebel troops can withstand the sneak attack and fierce attack of the Ming army.

"Get out!" Ren Gui was also a bachelor, and immediately asked a group of guards to lead him out to break through.In fact, the Ming army's attack was launched from the side of the mountain forest, and the side along the hillside was not surrounded. The Qing army was almost like ducks, being driven down the mountain by the charging Ming army.

Although the cliff was not that steep, many Qing soldiers rushed down the mountain, but they still rolled down the mountain, and many fell directly to their deaths.On the gentle side of the slope, the Ming army attacked instead, which made the Qing army have no choice but to go down the mountain in a relatively steep place.

Ren Gui had no choice but to hastily rolled down from the mountainside, rolling all the way down the mountain, and Ren Gui was severely bumped, with injuries all over his body, and even lost his own weapons.His guards also rolled down the mountain one after another, all of them in a panic.

A large number of Qing soldiers jumped off the cliff, and there was a body of fallen Qing soldiers at the foot of the mountain.Ren Gui originally thought that he would survive by jumping off the cliff, but he didn't expect that there was a sudden sound of horseshoes behind him.

It turned out that the cavalry unit led by Li Dingguo also attacked at night, and cooperated with the anti-ambush mountain infantry to kill along the river.At this time, many of the Qing army who were driven down from the cliff didn't even have weapons, and they relied on their own hands and feet, unable to resist the Ming army's cavalry at all.

Some people knelt down and begged for mercy, and some tried to escape, but were caught up and killed by the cavalry of the Ming army, and some also jumped into the river. The river was rushing at night, and they were washed away directly. Few people could swim. Go to the other side and escape a way out.

Ren Gui himself had lost all hope and dared not continue to flee or resist, so he led his guards and surrendered to the Ming cavalry.

A counter-ambush battle ended here. The Ming army fought very well, relying on excellent reconnaissance methods to find the enemy's traces in advance, and using the enemy's paralysis to attack the enemy at night from the opposite side.Of the 200 ambush soldiers of the Qing army in this battle, most of them were killed or injured. Only one or two hundred people escaped, and the rest had to surrender to the Ming army.

Li Dingguo also won the essence of the speed of soldiers. After defeating the ambush led by Ren Gui, he immediately advanced quickly, passed through the gorge, and entered the Youjiang River Valley Plain. At this time, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao were still waiting for Ren Gui. Good news for them.

Li Dingguo deferred the supplies and artillery of the Ming army first and then moved slowly. The cavalry and light infantry advanced quickly. Without the assistance of artillery, they broke through the three battalions of the two feudal clans at dawn. When the Ming Dynasty restored the army, they had little power to fight back.

By the afternoon, Li Dingguo's leading troops had arrived at Tianzhou Fucheng. Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao were shocked and immediately closed the city gates.At this time, the troops of the two vassals were even scattered. There were only about [-] troops in the city, and the rest had been mobilized outside and were preparing to return to Guangdong.With almost no preparation, the two vassals were trapped in Tianzhou.

They didn't make up their minds from the beginning, whether to fight a decisive battle with Li Dingguo in Tianzhou, or evacuate Tianzhou, leave a piece of land in Guangxi to distract Li Dingguo's energy, and return to Guangdong, a place they are more familiar with, to eliminate them first. They considered the weaker Southern Ming prince Zhu Cixuan.

But the two vassals never expected that Li Dingguo could come so quickly!
(End of this chapter)