Chapter 976: Confrontation

"Boom boom boom..."

One after another, shells exploded in the Beidi army, bursting into balls of fire, and blood, flesh and snow splashed at the same time.

Under the bombardment of artillery fire, the Beidi soldiers were in chaos and fled northward in a swarm.

And the chaos made the soldiers crowded together.

A shell fell in a crowded place, sometimes even thirty people were killed.

The bombardment and chaotic escape lasted for nearly half an hour.

The Central Army chased them until they were out of the range of the artillery.

When the Beidi soldiers within the range of the artillery became sparse, the bombardment stopped.

"Check the casualties!" Mule Hongzhen escaped from the bombardment range under the escort of Bamudan and other kings.

Looking at the five-mile road full of the bodies of Beidi soldiers, his hand holding the reins kept shaking, and he was extremely angry.

Just now, he was in high spirits and wanted to conquer Lingwu County with the determination to win.

But now he fled in panic, extremely embarrassed.

The huge contrast made him feel that he was severely humiliated by the Dasong army.

Bamudan and others were also in disgrace.

They were lucky to escape the bombardment range alive.

If there were no soldiers to protect them tightly in the middle, they would have been injured.

After receiving Mulehongzhen's order, Bamudan and others immediately sent their wolf records to integrate the army.

Another half an hour later, the wolf records returned one after another and reported the casualties.

"Khan, three wolf records were killed in the explosion, and other generals and generals were killed and injured. More than 3,600 soldiers were killed and injured." A wolf record replied.

Mule Hongzhen clenched his fists and was furious: "We have lost more than 3,600 people before the battle. Good, very good. When Lingwu County is conquered, I will not leave a single Dasong soldier here and kill them all!"

Looking fiercely in the direction of Lingwu County, he said: "Set up camp ten miles away and send servants to dig trenches nearby at night."

If the trench is dug from ten miles away, it will take more than ten days to reach Lingwu County. Naturally, he does not want to wait so long.

Taking advantage of the darkness when the soldiers of both sides cannot observe the battlefield, send people to dig near the other side's trenches to avoid being attacked.

After deciding this, Mule Hongzhen snorted heavily.

At the same time, although he was unwilling to admit it, he still felt a sense of horror.

It is incredible and unimaginable that the King of Yan's artillery can hit a position ten miles away.

The trench position of the central army.

Bai Shang saw that the Northern Di had set up camp ten miles away and couldn't help laughing twice.

Turning around, he took out a brown object as thick as a finger from his bosom, lit it by the campfire in the trench, and started to smoke.

This was the cigar that Zhao Xu brought back from Luzon.

When he returned to Yancheng from Nanzhanzhou, he gave the 100 cigars he brought back to Liu Fu, Chang Wei, Yang Feng and others, and also gave a few to Zhao Heng to try.

Because there were a large number of high-quality tobacco plantations left by the Portuguese in Luzon.

While he was going to continue the cigar industry in Luzon, he would also transport tobacco back to Dasong to produce cigarettes.

After all, this was a lucrative business like liquor.

"General Bai, you are itching for something, you dare to steal the general's things." Huo An's eyes suddenly widened when he saw the cigar in Bai Shang's hand.

Because the King of Yan brought back very few cigars, they didn't get any this time.

But their general Chang Wei had ten.

Originally, Chang Wei also smoked it secretly, but when they reported back to the military affairs, they ran into it.

Only then did they understand what cigars were.

Bai Shang looked intoxicated, "It's worth getting beaten up to have a taste."

On weekdays, he often smoked dry tobacco, but the tobacco of dry tobacco was obviously not as good as the top-quality tobacco from Luzon.

He tasted it and realized it.

Huo An was worried about Bai Shang at first, but immediately showed a curious look, "What does it taste like? Let me taste it too."

Huo An chuckled twice, took out another one from his arms and threw it to Huo An, "Take it."

Huo An was shocked again and wanted to say, "You actually stole two." But then he thought, when the matter was exposed, Bai Shang would be scolded anyway.

He lit the cigar with peace of mind and started smoking it.

"Cough cough..." Bai Shang hadn't tasted it and started coughing.

But he didn't want to throw it away, but continued to smoke.

In the end, he did experience a little taste, but unfortunately he had already smoked it all.

At this moment, Bai Shang took out two cigars from his arms again.

Huo An was stunned, "General Bai, the general will definitely beat your ass."

Bai Shang was not nervous at all, he smiled, "I lied to you, I didn't steal this at all, the general gave it to me, one for each person, these two are for Liu Tan and Chu Shifei, the general said that after smoking, we must fight beautifully, he will have face, and it will be good for him to ask His Highness for some, and give us some benefits."

Huo An breathed a sigh of relief, chuckled twice, he said: "This face must be earned back for the general, this journey is led by Muller Hongzhen himself, and we will find a way to capture him alive."

"If this can be done, it will naturally be a great achievement." Bai Shang's heart moved.

Although they have this idea, this thing is obviously very difficult to do.

Suddenly thinking of something, he said: "Let the soldiers be smart at night and prepare flares."

Bai Shang heard what he said and nodded.

For Beidi, no matter what action is taken, it is naturally most appropriate at night.

At that time, he would have to send out scouts to find out the situation.

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and night falls quickly.

Because of the reflection of the snow, the outer area of ​​Lingwu County at night is not pitch dark.

But the visibility is only 20 to 30 meters, and it will be invisible in the distance.

Under Bai Shang's order, a team of scouts climbed out of the trench and moved along the bank of the Jin River to the Beidi camp.

These scouts were wearing white cloaks, making themselves the same color as the snow.

Just as they were about to reach the Beidi camp, they suddenly heard the sound of snow being trampled.

The scouts immediately became alert and followed the footsteps back to the trench.

But when they were more than 500 meters away from the trench fortifications, the footsteps suddenly stopped.

A sound of digging the ground sounded again, which made the scouts suspicious.

Finally, they sent one person to crawl in the direction of the sound.

Because the white cloak mixed the soldiers and the snow together.

The soldiers were still not discovered when they were 30 meters away from the Beidi soldiers.

But the scouts learned about the movements of the Beidi people, and they were digging trenches.

After getting this information, they immediately returned and reported to Bai Shang.

"Damn it, I knew they wouldn't be honest." Bai Shang cursed.

Then he said, "Fire a flare to provide vision for the artillery."