Chapter 83 The Veteran's Poisonous Plan

The camp was organized by veteran generals such as Man Gui and Zuo Fu, so even the remote corners where the Eight Banners soldiers were preparing to break into the camp were surrounded by tall wooden fences.

In order to allow the attacking cavalry to come and go freely, the first wave of Tatars who attacked were all dismounted Black Camp soldiers wearing two layers of armor. They were equipped with a variety of weapons, ranging from shovels, axes to pickaxes. Their only goal was to destroy the fences of the Ming army camp as much as possible.

As soon as Li Hao jumped out of the camp, he ran towards where the Tatars were concentrated.

If he wanted to kill more people, he should wait until the Eight Banners soldiers destroyed the wooden fence and about half of the cavalry rushed into the camp before he appeared again.

However, it would be bad if it caused a disturbance in the camp, so Li Hao showed up in advance, holding two whips and maces given by Zhao Lujiao, and rushed towards the Tartar group.

Although it was a night battle, the Ming army had already lit a large number of torches. The Later Jin cavalry, who were dozens of steps away from the camp, suddenly saw Li Hao, the Ming general they least wanted to encounter, and dozens of them immediately reined in their horses and fled towards Guangning City.

The Eight Banners Niulu Ezhen, Bashiku and other officials quickly suppressed the rebellion, and the commander Yangguli even ordered the fleeing bannermen to be shot and killed, which managed to stabilize the situation.

But the commotion it caused was like waves, rippling back and forth continuously.

When they encountered a powerful enemy, the Eight Banners soldiers who had left the city in the dark lost most of their desire to fight.

Yangguli had different thoughts. It was the first time that he led his troops to fight against this Ming general.

Although the incident happened in a hurry and they did not bring equipment such as nets and ropes specifically for dealing with Li Hao, nor did they bring enough expendable troops such as the Black Camp Soldiers, Dead Soldiers, and Tainikan, but the dozens of dead soldiers who destroyed the city were all carefully selected soldiers who dared to fight, and they all carried heavy weapons such as iron pickaxes and wood-chopping axes.

He wanted to see whether Li Hao could withstand the blow from such a hard pick and heavy axe.

"Strictly order the soldiers who have broken into the stronghold to fight forward. Anyone who dares to retreat will be shot immediately."

Yangguli was well aware that a merciful army is not suitable for commanding troops. He was extremely grateful that the old Khan did not pursue the responsibility for the destruction of Hetuala City. Therefore, after gaining the command of the bannermen west of Sancha River, he decided to have a few fierce battles with Li Hao.

To show his loyalty to the old Khan.

In front of the Ming army camp, the Jinzhou general, holding two whips, had already started fighting with the Tartars.

The darkness of night concealed the figures of both sides, causing many Tatar soldiers of the two yellow flags to briefly forget how this Ming general had killed all the Niulu by himself.

But soon, Li Hao reminded them of those painful memories.

The increased proficiency in the skill [Running] brought about extraordinary agility. As soon as the whip mace in his hand touched the Tartar's body, it could penetrate the armor and create a terrifying blood mist. At the moment when the other Tartars had no time to react, he would stride forward and whip out the wind.

In just a few breaths, five or six Tartars were whipped and fell to the ground. The rest of the Eight Banners soldiers felt their scalps tingling and a cold wind blowing on their faces, as if their faces were hit by a whip and were about to crack.

It was almost as they expected. The double whips were like a part of Li Hao's body. They could be swung in unexpected postures and split any Eight Banners soldiers within reach one by one.

Even with the strict orders from the main general Yangguli in the rear, the Eight Banners soldiers in the camp did not have the courage to continue to fight with the Ming general. They ran away without being intimidated, and even dropped the weapons in their hands.

The remaining dozen or so Tartars were so frightened by Li Hao's murderous intent that they could not move their legs, but they had no intention of wielding weapons to fight back. In a short while, they were all killed and their bodies lay on the spot.

"Go back and continue attacking the village!"

The Eight Banners cavalry in the rear ordered these dead soldiers to turn around and fight, but no dead soldiers obeyed the order. Even if they were shot to death by their own bannermen, it was better than being chopped into pieces by the Ming general.

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow quickly."

Seeing Li Hao rushing over, Yangguli ordered his men to shoot the escaping dead soldiers and the Ming generals who were following behind.

A round of arrows was shot out, but under the cover of night, it was unclear whether they hit the Ming general who was far away from the camp.

But the sound of footsteps on the ground could vaguely reach the ears of the Eight Banners soldiers.

The brutal scene of one man killing dozens of dead soldiers was still in front of his eyes. The dark night seemed to become terrifying, as if the Ming general would jump in front of him in the next moment and then whip him.

"Mother!"

One of the Eight Banner soldiers who couldn't bear it any longer cried out in tears, and regardless of the command of his master and Bashiku, he turned his horse around and headed towards Guangning City.

You shouldn't come to this damn place.

With the leading flagman, the Niulu Ezhen could no longer suppress their cavalry. The entire attacking team was scattered and everyone ran desperately towards the fortified city.

Yangguli sighed as he ran for his life. All his flagmen had run away, and he and a few Niulu'e really couldn't make any waves.

The veteran couldn't understand why the morale of the flag soldiers dropped so quickly.

Didn’t Li Hao just kill two great beiles and a few powerful generals?

"These Tartars run pretty fast." The Eight Banners soldiers were defeated like a landslide. The sound of horses' hooves stepping on the ground was very obvious. The Jinzhou general had no choice but to return to the camp with a body full of arrows.

The reason why he didn't take his horse out of the village was very simple. If he encountered a few Niulu of the Later Jin cavalry, no matter how good the horse was, it would be consumable and would be gone after just one charge.

It was rare to find a good horse, so he didn't want to waste it on this.

From then until dawn, the entire camp was unusually peaceful.

After treating the arrows and wounds on his body, Li Hao had a big meal. Although the soldiers in the chariot camp marched slowly, they had sufficient military supplies and even brought a lot of three-foot-long pots. At dawn, the soldiers slaughtered a skinny donkey, cooked the large pieces of meat and sent them to General Li.

When the resting soldiers learned that the Tartars who had raided the camp were killed and fled by the Jinzhou general, their fighting spirit increased greatly. After preparing for a whole morning, the allied forces of the two towns formed a siege formation at the west gate of Guangning City.

What the Ming army generals did not expect was that the Tatars actually dared to line up under the city wall.

"These Tartars are equipped with large nets, ropes, iron forks, and long spears. It seems that they are specially designed to deal with General Li." Man Gui pointed at the army formation on the opposite side, "Why don't we let the chariot camp advance to 50 steps first and use small cannons to disperse these infantry Tartars."

There were about four to five hundred Jin soldiers fighting on foot under the city, and there was a Niulu cavalryman on each side supervising the battle to prevent the dead soldiers from escaping from the two sides.

"Man Shuai, what are they putting on the spear blades and forks? Is it poison?"

Li Hao, who had changed into a new cloth armor, stared at the infantry soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty for a while, and suddenly realized something was wrong.

Judging from the posture of the opponent, it seems that they are applying poison on their weapons.

What a vicious Yangguli.

After observing the behavior of the Tartars, the generals of the two towns discussed with each other and gave the most reasonable guesses.

"Don't worry, General Li. It's probably not poison. In Liaodong, only insects like the whiptail are poisonous, but the whiptail is not that easy to catch. If the poison is mixed with water like this, I'm afraid it won't even poison a child."

"The Tartars don't even have many craftsmen who can make gunpowder. They have to buy some of their gunpowder from outside, and they can't make arsenic at all."

"That's right. We have been fighting the Tartars for six or seven years. If it were possible to poison their arrows, they would have done so long ago. Until now, Liaozhen has never seen a beryllium arrowhead that has been poisoned."

The long worms in their mouths are snakes, and the whippets are a kind of dark-colored viper that is extremely poisonous and can survive in Changbai Mountain.

Li Hao was even more curious, "If it's not poison, then what are they involved in?"

"It should be feces. The wounds after being cut are not easy to heal, and the nail removal syndrome is more likely to occur."

Mangui laughed and gave his opinion.

The Jinzhou general looked as if he had lost all hope in life, which was more painful than poison.

I didn't get hurt much, but I felt a lot of disgust!

After sighing deeply, he ordered his servants to change his armor.

"Find me another layer of cotton armor. I'll be sick for days after being chopped like that."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Man Gui ordered his battalion to push forward. When they were fifty steps away from the city, a battalion of heavy muskets, small cannons and other firearms fired one after another.

The Eight Banners soldiers in Guangning City only had some muskets and fire guns, and were helpless against the Ming army's chariot camp that was approaching.

After killing hundreds of death squads specially sent to deal with Li Hao, the Later Jin army opened the city gate and let their death squads enter first to avoid the limelight.

The Jinzhou general, wearing two layers of armor, was finally ready. His special cloak was held up by two soldiers following behind him. His standard battalion also began to move forward, and the modified catapult was mixed in the chariot.

After discussing with Man Gui, the two most combat-effective general battalions approached within 40 steps of the city, and they fired guns and cannons continuously at the Eight Banners soldiers guarding the gap in the city wall.

"Hey, it's about time."

Li Hao ordered the soldiers in the camp to put themselves into the bullet bag of the catapult.

Generals such as Man Gui, who had never seen the Heavenly Soldiers' fighting style, and several thousand soldiers from the Ningyuan Camp were stunned, and the Eight Banners soldiers in the city were no less impressed.

It was not until the familiar figure crashed onto the top of the city wall that the defending generals Haoge, Dudu and other leaders of the Eight Banners remembered to organize the bannermen to fight back.

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