Chapter 282: An unexpected surprise, Governor Hanba
Chapter 282: An unexpected surprise, Governor Hanba
Hanba was nailed to the door.
Looking at the blazing fire not far away and the half-red sky, his face became extremely ugly.
What happened? How did the Ming army appear in Jinchiwei?
Hanba's eyes moved little by little, and soon he focused on the battle in front of him.
After leaving the Fishing Department, he returned to the Gold Tooth Department.
Prepare to gather troops in the coming days.
Once we receive the news from the Fishing Department, we will head north immediately.
Together they killed all the ignorant Beijing troops who had gone out of the city to fight.
If the Yuyu tribe had repelled the enemy themselves,
Then he would lead his soldiers to Yongping to harass the front line and relieve the pressure on Jingdong in the south.
In this way, the entire Yunnan Command of the Ming Dynasty will fight on two fronts, and Luchuan will be invincible.
But now. What happened?
Hanba once again wondered where the Ming army came from.
Over the years, Luchuan has planted countless spies in various cities along the Ming border.
Even some of the Ming Dynasty's secret agents were turned against them.
The purpose was to get the information of Ming’s military mobilization as soon as possible so that Luchuan could rest assured.
In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Jingdong and Jinchiwei several times, but they all failed to return.
Luchuan received the news in advance and made preparations.
What's the news now?
As the governor of the Luchuan frontline, Hanba was second only to the emperor and had been in charge of the Luchuan court for more than 20 years.
Even so, he faced such a situation.
I couldn't help but feel panicked and didn't know what to do for a moment.
These soldiers in front of us, whether in terms of charging, encircling, or advancing quickly,
There is no doubt that they are the elite of the Ming Dynasty, especially those with long swords and armor.
It is much better than Luchuan's, but the difference is not a little bit.
The Jinchi Guards were attacked by the elite Ming army, and it was hard to imagine any means by which they could turn the situation around.
What Hanba is thinking about now is how he can escape.
but.
Looking around, there were constant shouts and cries of killing.
The smell of blood and the pervasive black smoke in the air almost suffocated him.
More than 500 guards continued to resist the invading Ming army.
Although there was a temporary blockage,
But it is only a matter of time before the turtle is caught in the jar.
You Qihanba turned his gaze and saw the young general who was leading more than 20 cavalrymen to charge forward vigorously.
When he met those sharp eyes, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
He's coming to kill me?
Hanba had a doubt in his mind, but soon he became determined.
Every time the young general swung his sword,
He could chop down the guards and it seemed that no one could defeat him with just one sword.
More than 500 guards were killed and wounded, wailing non-stop. Now there were less than 400.
And because of this charge,
The formation was constantly pulled and gathered towards where they were.
Hanba saw clearly that defeat was only a matter of time.
"My Lord, let's go.
If you leave now, you still have a chance to leave.
Once we get into the mountains and forests, it will be difficult for them to find us."
The chief guard beside Hanba saw that the speed of the charge was getting faster and faster.
The guards' faces showed obvious fear.
He grabbed Hanba's arm and tried to drag him away, and a guard rushed in at the same time.
In an instant, Hanba's eyebrows raised, and anger surged on his face:
"Why are you leaving? How can we leave in such a situation?"
It's not that he doesn't want to leave, but he can't leave.
The morale of the guards has begun to collapse.
As soon as he left here, the army of hundreds of people would be defeated in an instant.
How far can he go?
The captain of the guards obviously also knew this truth.
Although he looked rough, he was about to cry at this moment.
He hugged Hanba's waist tightly, hoping to drag him into the house and take him away.
But Hanba stood there motionless.
Then he flicked his hand lightly, and the two guards surrounding him were thrown out and fell to the ground.
"I am the bravest warrior in Luchuan, how can I leave?
Soldiers, these Ming people are useless cowards, beat them back! ! "
Hanba's voice was so loud that it reached the ears of the soldiers who were fighting desperately.
It gave them a little more confidence.
There was a flash of helplessness in Hanba's eyes. This was the only way he could maintain morale.
Many soldiers looked back and saw the figure standing in front of the door like an iron tower.
This allowed the corpse energy in the army formation to quickly stabilize.
Hanba breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice:
"Give me the sword, I will kill the enemy together with the soldiers."
The guard's eyes flashed with helplessness, and he rushed into the house.
Soon he brought out a huge machete.
It is of extraordinary size, both in width and thickness.
On the blade, several eerie blood grooves were deeply engraved, like the mouth of a hungry wolf, adding to the fierce murderous aura.
Hanba easily grasped the machete, his face became extremely solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice:
"The man charging into the battle formation was a Ming general.
As long as they are killed, the enemy's morale will be weakened, and there will be a chance to escape.
There is no other way.”
The chief guard breathed rapidly and nodded solemnly:
"General, we are here to protect you, hurry up.
If we can’t kill them quickly, the enemy will only grow in number.”
Hanba nodded vigorously and swung the machete in his hand.
He joined the army with his personal guards, slashing with his long sword.
The clanging sounds continued to ring out, and it seemed that no one could match him.
"Let's fight together, don't fight foolishly!!"
Wu Fuliu, who was directing the soldiers to form a battle array, noticed this and shouted,
Soon, more than ten soldiers holding spears came over and started to fight with Hanba.
The next moment, hurried and rhythmic footsteps sounded.
Li Jinglong, who was dark-skinned and had unsteady steps, came here with more than a hundred musketeers.
At first glance, he spotted Hanba, who stood like an iron tower in the crowd, two heads taller than the others.
He cried out in surprise: "Oh my god, what is this?"
Soon, Li Jinglong saw Lu Yunyi and his guards who were charging forward.
Lu Yunyi also looked over, and their gazes met in the air.
At the same time, there are actions, arrays and arrays!!
Guo Quan kept waving the command flag in his hand, and in an instant the chaotic ranks of the musketeers were arranged in order.
Lu Yunyi looked down from above and glanced around.
There should be more than a hundred soldiers gathered around him.
A smile appeared on his lips, and a Luchuan soldier rushed up screaming.
Lu Yunyi waved the long sword in his hand.
In an instant, he cut off half of the man's head, and then shouted:
"retreat!!!"
The guards around him almost cried out of excitement when they heard this.
The tide-like offensive comes in waves and hardly ever stops.
Adults can bear it, but they can’t!
When the order was given, the twenty or so cavalrymen who had charged into the enemy camp rushed out like the receding tide.
And that gap, like dug-up mud and sand, quickly healed and gathered together.
A slightly crowded military formation appeared.
At once, several generals present noticed something strange here, and their pupils suddenly contracted!
Hanba cried out inwardly, "Oh no!"
Wu Fuliu's eyes flashed with brilliance, and Li Jinglong and Guo Quan's breathing suddenly quickened.
The soldiers in front of me seemed to have become wooden stakes for ordinary training, and they were so dense! !
The soldiers lined up in neat rows also seemed to feel the call, and their eyes widened little by little.
While they were still in shock,
Lu Yunyi had already jumped off his horse, holding a spliced and assembled brass trumpet in his hand, and shouted:
"Three-stage attack, volley!!!"
"boom--!"
The first row of muskets erupted with a deafening roar almost immediately.
Fires were everywhere, smoke was everywhere,
It was like the breath of an angry fire dragon, instantly engulfing the space in front.
The Luchuan soldiers did not dare to pursue and could only reinforce their defenses.
But what greeted them was a series of black muskets.
Under the sudden attack, they were terrified and tried to find cover.
The next moment, blood splattered.
With painful howls and desperate cries,
They fell down in unison like wheat swept by the autumn wind.
Before the smoke clears,
The second row of musketeers had quickly taken over,
Another round of intensive explosions sounded.
This time, more Luchuan soldiers lost their combat effectiveness under the coverage of firepower.
Blood dyed the land red, blood mist filled the air,
The pungent smell of blood and gunpowder was nauseating.
Finally, the musketeers in the third row pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Completed the last blow of the three-stage attack.
The originally noisy battlefield fell into a moment of silence.
Everyone stood there in a daze, unable to react.
When the smoke cleared, both sides could see the true situation on the battlefield.
More than a hundred Luchuan soldiers who had participated in the siege and killing of Lu Yunyi,
At this moment, the place has become a pile of corpses, piled up layer by layer, and the scene is extremely horrific.
The Luchuan soldiers who were originally scattered outside suddenly retreated, their faces full of fear, and they scrambled to retreat back to the courtyard.
Lu Yunyi stood beside the warhorse, his eyes sharp. Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the brass trumpet in his hand sounded again.
"Prepare the stone mines, and fire!"
The soldiers who were originally in shock reacted instinctively.
He hurriedly took out a stone mine from behind his waist and ignited it with skillful movements!
Throw it out without hesitation!
"Boom boom boom——"
A series of deafening explosions sounded.
The stone mines drew brilliant arcs in the air, and then slammed heavily into the courtyard!
The already fragile wooden fence outside was reduced to ashes at this moment.
The fragments produced by the explosion were like sharp blades, flying everywhere and cutting anything that blocked them.
The Luchuan soldiers who had just retreated to the courtyard were caught in the sudden explosion.
The body was blown to pieces,
Some soldiers were blown away by the shock wave and fell heavily to the ground, with stars in their eyes.
More were hit by the flying debris and wailed in pain.
Hanba's tower-like body stood in the courtyard.
There were some scrapes on the face, and the hair was messy and burnt.
But he was not in much trouble, because his guards helped him resist the worst wave of attacks.
There were three stone mines less than ten feet away from him.
Hanba turned his gaze and looked at the captain of the guards who was lying in a pool of blood with half of his body gone.
The eyes, as sharp as those of a wild animal, gradually became dull, and then they became filled with uncontrollable sadness.
Looking around, most of the guards were dead or injured.
He wanted to take a step forward to look, but he felt a heaviness in his lower body.
Looking down, I saw two guards crowded together.
It protected him from the aftermath of the explosion. At this moment, the armor on his back had disappeared.
It seemed as if there was no flesh left, but instead, bright red and pale bones were exposed, like sharp knives piercing the body.
Hanba's vision was a little confused, and the world in front of him became blurry little by little.
He had seen Ming Dynasty firearms countless times on the battlefield.
But I have never experienced it myself.
He is the most courageous warrior in Luchuan. No one can defeat him in a fight or a charge.
He once looked down upon these firearms.
I think that every time the soldiers heard the explosion of firearms,
Retreating is an act of cowardice and lack of courage on their part.
But today, he saw the Ming people's firearms with his own eyes and also endured the power of the firearms explosion.
What he saw, he was terrified.
A man like him is invincible in battle.
But, the black fire gun would not give him the chance to rush forward.
Warriors are, after all, mortal.
While he was still in shock, some soldiers who had recovered gathered around him.
The trembling swords showed the fear in their hearts.
Some soldiers even tried to escape from the backyard.
But soon several screams were heard, and they were killed by the Ming army who intercepted them from the rear.
The flames in the distance were getting bigger and bigger, and the shouts and screams in the air were getting weaker and weaker.
Hanba suddenly felt a little weak, and the Golden Chi Guard was finished.
The moment the enemy's elite troops broke in, the battle was declared over.
He was a little unwilling, so he leaned the machete on the ground.
Looking at the young general standing quietly beside the warhorse, his expression was complicated.
"who are you?"
Lu Yunyi looked at the battle formation of less than a hundred people in front of him.
With a smile on his lips, he walked forward slowly.
As he walked, he put his hands behind his back and grabbed the exposed hair.
With a gentle stroke, the thick blood was thrown onto the ground.
In the eyes of everyone, Lu Yunyi's figure seemed to have suddenly grown a lot taller, which was frightening.
"I belong to the Beijing Army, and I am the commander of the front scout department, Lu Yunyi. Are you Hanba?"
Hearing this, Hanba no longer had any hope.
The straight back and towering shoulders drooped in an instant, as if all the strength had been drained away.
"I have long heard of the great name of the Vanguard Army's scout unit. They are indeed elite enough and live up to their reputation." Hanba responded in a muffled voice.
Lu Yunyi's eyes narrowed, a hint of doubt appeared on his face, and then turned into a faint mockery:
"General Hanba, are you disappointed that I did not show up in the Youyu Tribe?"
Hanba suddenly raised his head, his eyes extremely cold.
The mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole follows behind.
The hunter and the prey completed the transformation at this moment.
Seeing his expression, Lu Yunyi smiled and nodded, a flash of understanding flashed through his mind.
The secret agents in Yunlong Prefecture were indeed very powerful, and they knew that he was going to the Yuyu Department.
Putting away his thoughts, Lu Yunyi looked around at the flames rising to the sky and spoke lightly:
"Luchuan's generals are far inferior to Ming's generals.
Just surrender, and I will spare your life."
Hanba's face turned green and red.
He was the governor of the Luchuan front, no different from a general of the Ming Dynasty.
Being belittled like this by a young man, my grief and anger reached its peak.
His rapid breathing sounded like an old cow. He raised the machete in his hand:
"I was defeated, but you, a young boy, are talking nonsense.
I still want to teach you a lesson. I heard that you are brave in fighting. Why don't we fight?"
Hanba's eyes were deep. The battle was irreversible and he could only try to make up for the losses.
If the young man in front of him got carried away and fought with him,
Then he would definitely not hold back and would kill him on the spot.
Lu Yunyi's expression was extremely strange, he stared at Hanba up and down,
Guessing his intention, he gripped the long knife in his hand.
Li Jinglong rushed over and said, "Yun Yi, don't be impulsive!"
Lu Yunyi was startled, looked over sideways, smiled softly, and then shouted:
"Kill them all, except Hanba, and kill all the others!
If you capture Hanba alive, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver! ! "
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers' eyes suddenly lit up, emitting a bloodthirsty light.
Li Jinglong heaved a sigh of relief, fortunately he did not act rashly.
Nahanba was eight feet tall and looked difficult to deal with.
Seeing that the soldiers were ready to move, Wu Fuliu quickly ordered:
"Keep your formation. Think about the reward after the battle. It would be a shame to die here!!"
The soldiers who were ready to make a move suddenly realized their mistake.
He looked at his colleagues and started to reorganize the team.
You have to earn money, but you also have to have life to spend it.
Hanba had an expression of indescribable disappointment on his face and sighed heavily.
His eyes suddenly became sharp and he shouted:
"Brothers, follow me and kill!!!"
Before he could finish his words, a loud shout rang out:
"Bow and crossbow volley!!"
Whoosh whoosh—
In an instant, the air seemed to freeze and time slowed down.
The dense arrows were like dark clouds, covering the sky and blocking the sun, whistling through the sky.
The air was torn into countless silver tracks, rushing straight towards the few soldiers in the courtyard.
The momentum of the Luchuan soldiers who were about to charge suddenly stopped, and their faces were filled with astonishment, which quickly turned into fear.
In the blink of an eye, he was pierced by a feather arrow and fell in a pool of blood.
Hanba was also stunned, holding his long sword and standing still.
From the initial anger to helplessness, and then to calm despair.
Looking up, I saw Lu Yunyi holding a huge horn bow, the bowstring was taut, and the arrow was ready to be shot!
The thick arrowhead was illuminated by the burning flames of the Golden Tooth Guard, flickering and emitting a red light!
Being aimed at by an arrow, Hanba's hair stood up and his pupils suddenly contracted.
He had a strong premonition at this moment that the man dared to kill him!
"Ding-dong."
The huge machete in his hand fell to the ground with a few crisp sounds.
The smile on Hanba's face and the expression in his eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he became silent.
Lu Yunyi smiled, put down the longbow in his hand, and waved his hand gently.
More than ten soldiers immediately stepped forward, held Hanba down, and tied him up.
Seeing Hanba tied up like a dumpling,
Many soldiers and generals present couldn't help laughing.
Even they did not expect that the night attack on the Golden Tooth Guards would bring such a huge unexpected gain.
"Yun Yi, you have done a great job this time!!!"
Li Jinglong, who was standing by, was extremely excited and danced with joy.
This was his first time participating in a battle.
The smoke of war made him tremble all over!
Lu Yunyi also smiled, but then he restrained his smile and looked serious:
"The battle is not over yet, there is still resistance among the Golden Tooth Guards!"
As he spoke, he looked at the soldiers present and loudly ordered:
"Spread out in all directions to support friendly forces,
Those who resist stubbornly will be killed without mercy, regardless of their status!"
(End of this chapter)