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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 489 The Last Hope (Part 1)

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    Amur is just a small pass, and the place is relatively remote, but it has become the last hope for most Chinese refugees in Luzon. Therefore, the pass has successively admitted more than 2,000 refugees, and the entire pass has  It was packed to the rafters and almost all the empty seats were occupied.

    At this time, as the commander-in-chief here, Zheng Xiaofeng could only be cruel and ordered no more new refugees to be admitted. For the refugees who later fled to Amur, Zheng Xiaofeng could only let them bypass the customs and run wherever they could.  Where to run.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????to and ??are basically young men and women, with very few elderly people and young children. Therefore, almost more than 1,000 people are eligible to join the army.  Zheng Xiaofeng ordered all qualified men to be organized into an army and began training.  Women were organized into groups and engaged in production.

    ????????? But when people have too many minds, they are not unified.  The residents who had moved to Amurri before were all overseas Chinese from various parts of Luzon. They were relatively simple in character, and most of them regarded Zheng Xiaofeng as their savior. Therefore, Zheng Xiaofeng had a high prestige in their minds, and they were all relatively capable.  Hardworking, obedient to management, and able to endure Zheng Xiaofeng's strict training requirements.

    Most of the people who later fled to Amur were businessmen. They had seen a little bit of the world and were relatively cunning. They usually lived a relatively comfortable life and did not suffer hardships.  There are also some scoundrels and idle people among them.  Therefore, after several days of training, most people found it unbearable and complained.

    So some cunning people started to think of various ways to be lazy.  Avoid training, and some people even refuse to participate in training at all.  Hiding in a residential area.  He didn't even go to get the food, he just wanted to get by by stealing and petting dogs.

    But now the entire Amur is only so big.  The residents' residences are arranged in unified groups, making it difficult to hide, and the food is all rationed. Not to mention that you can't steal food, even with money, you can't buy food.

    So a few days later.  Everyone was so hungry that their front cavity was pressed against their back cavity, so naturally some people began to do sneaky things and do illegal things.  Later, after enumeration and statistics, the residents found them all, and there were twenty-two people in total.

    Of course Zheng Xiaofeng knows.  The punishment for this group of people must not be lenient. An order was immediately issued to summon all the troops on the playground, and at the same time, the residents were allowed to watch. The twenty-two people were publicly dealt with and all were driven out of Amur.  These twenty-two people never expected that they would suffer such a severe punishment. Being expelled from Guancheng at this time was basically a dead end, so they all collapsed to the ground with fear.  They cried bitterly, kowtowed to Zheng Xiaofeng to save his life, and swore that they would never dare to do it again.

    But Zheng Xiaofeng was not moved at all, and said sternly: "When you entered the customs, I made the rules clear to you. If you agree, you will stay, if you don't agree, you will leave. If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?  It's too late to regret it now. Although I have the intention to forgive you, the military law is ruthless. If you want to blame it, you have to blame it. However, I only punish the offender and do not pursue the family members. Your family members are willing to keep you.  Those who are in the pass can stay. Those who are willing to leave with you can also leave."

    Among these twenty-two people, twelve were single, and among the other ten, only three had family members who were willing to leave together. Although the rest of the family members did not want to leave, they all knelt on the ground and begged, but  Zheng Xiaofeng still did not relent, but immediately ordered the soldiers to drive all 22 people out of the pass.

    At this time, Fang Shaoqiang, who had just escaped into the prison, felt a little unbearable. Just as he was about to come out to speak, Fang Xinghe immediately grabbed him and said, "Shaoqiang, what are you going to do?"

    Fang Shaoqiang said: "Dad, I think Zheng Xiaofeng has gone too far. He can just be punished a little. Why do he have to go so far! If we kick them out of the prison at this time, won't they cost their lives?"  I think it¡¯s better to give him some advice. Maybe he¡¯s waiting for a ladder to step down?¡±

    Fang Xinghe glared and said: "You stupid thing, what do you know? In troubled times, heavy laws are used. If these people are not severely punished, will the country still be in chaos? Don't look at them pretending to be pitiful now, in fact they are all cunning.  Gentlemen, if you spare these people this time, do you think they will be honest? And won't military orders become child's play? What will happen if someone disobeys military orders in the future?  The principles are the same, we must be both lenient and strict. What you do is just a random act of kindness and justice.

    Although Fang Shaoqiang was still a little dissatisfied, he did not dare to argue with his father anymore, so he had to keep silent.  In fact, many soldiers and civilians in the customs can't stand the lazy style of these people. When I entered the customs, I suffered so much, why can others be lazy?  Therefore, Fang Shaoqiang did not come forward to plead for mercy, and no one came forward to speak.

    Although all twenty-two of them stayed on the ground and refused to leave, and some even just lied on the ground to fool around, there were still too many soldiers to fight against. Four or five people fought against one person., no matter how hard they struggled, it was no use, they were carried out of the city and thrown away, then the city gate was closed, the drawbridge was pulled up, and they were left to howl and plead outside the city, and they didn't care.

    At the same time, Zheng Xiaofeng once again stated that anyone who is unwilling to accept the conditions can leave immediately and will never force it.  However, no one left voluntarily.  After this rectification, the entire army and civilians in Guancheng were also alert. Many people discovered that although this young commander had no airs and was usually very harmonious, he also had such a ruthless side. He should be fired.  When you are ruthless, you can really do it.  There are also many people who are secretly rejoicing. Fortunately, they did not follow a few of them, otherwise they would be the ones being kicked out now.

    And on the second day, the newly reorganized soldiers all gathered on the playground and began to receive training. No one dared to complain about hardship or tiredness, let alone complain.

    On this day, Amur received news that the enemy army was only more than fifty miles away from Amur. It can be said that the enemy army was approaching the city with troops.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In the distance outside the pass, with the dust flying and the sun hiding from the sky, a dozen enemy troops on horseback were chasing dozens of civilians, shooting with spears and arrows, approaching the city wall.  Among the people, some people kept falling to the ground.  There were faint screams, cries, grins, roars and other sounds.

    ¡°Those are the local indigenous people of Luzon.  The so-called "White Armor Army", and they massacred the Chinese even hundreds of times more ferociously than the Spanish!

    Because they are now about 200 steps apart, all long-range weapons cannot reach them. Even if they can reach them, they are afraid of accidentally injuring civilians, so they dare not attack easily.  Therefore, all the Amur generals were watching from the top of the city.

    Zheng Xiaofeng took out the telescope.  After adjusting the focus, I looked outside the city and saw a total of twelve enemy troops, but there were twenty-eight horses.  Most of the enemy troops were wearing iron armor, leather helmets on their heads, and holding sabers and spears, but three of them were wearing cotton armor with copper nails, leather hats with sharp needles, and holding long flying knives.  There are three other people wearing plain helmets and dark armors, with protective flags behind their backs, and one of them is wearing iron helmets and silver armor.  The iron helmet has a long red tassel on it, and even the horse under the seat is covered with cotton armor, and he holds a long tiger spear in his hand.  The other sixteen empty horses also carried many other things on their backs.

    After Zheng Xiaofeng told his subordinate Lu Bocai about the characteristics of these people.  Lu Bocai not only took a breath of cold air, but said: "Those with silver armor should be white armor soldiers, while the ones with bright armor and dark armor are horse soldiers, the cotton armor with copper nails, and the pointed leather hats are combat soldiers, and the others are all defenders. These are  Although the number of indigenous people is small, they are very fierce and cannot be underestimated.¡±

    After Lu Bocai finished speaking, Jiang Yiqu, Wang Xin, You Hongliang, and others in the rebel army all looked a little unnatural on their faces. They had fought with the Spaniards in the past and knew how powerful the musketeers were, but the opponents were local indigenous people.  And the other party is only twelve people.

    At this time, the enemy troops and the people were getting closer, and there were only about twenty or thirty people left.  The soldiers of the rebel army could also clearly see that, among other things, everyone in this group of enemy troops was indeed skilled in equestrian skills. They all controlled their horses with only their legs, and no one had ever used their hands.  Moreover, they had already caught up with the fleeing people, but they did not pursue them. Instead, they were like a cat playing with a mouse. Sometimes they deliberately let the people run away for a while, and then they galloped after them, bumping into them, and trampling on them.  Because they were closer, the people's exclamations and screams became clearer, mixed with many enemy soldiers' proud laughter and incomprehensible Manchu.

    The rebel soldiers on the top of the city were also angered by the enemy's atrocities. They were all filled with indignation, especially the young people, who were even more excited and eager to fight.  And a young man named Yang Wucheng came to Zheng Xiaofeng with his scriptures and said: "Sir, please let me go to fight. I am going to teach these Tatars a lesson."

    Zheng Xiaofeng shook his head and said: "Don't panic, it's not yet time. Without my order, no one is allowed to go to war privately or shoot casually."

    In fact, Zheng Xiaofeng was not angry at all.  However, although this enemy army is small in number, it is the first battle between the rebel army and the enemy army. They can only win but not lose. Victory can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city and stabilize people's hearts. However, if they lose, it will inevitably lead to  The mood of defeat spread and the morale of the military was shaken.  Even if a soldier can be killed, it is still a victory.

    Therefore, Zheng Xiaofeng had to be cautious. He would rather let the enemy troops lean into the city wall and use the most reliable muskets captured from the Spanish to attack the enemy troops, rather than easily go out of the city to fight.  When necessary, we must not hesitate to waste gunpowder to ensure victory in the first battle.

    Sure enough, seeing that the defenders in the city did not dare to fight, the enemy became bolder and chased the people outside the city, crossing two ditches in a row.

    Outside the city of Amur, a total of three trenches were dug. The first trench was one hundred steps away from the city wall, the second trench was seventy steps away from the city wall, and the third trench was fifty steps away from the city wall.  Now the enemy has crossed the second trench and entered the attack range of Amur's various long-range weapons.

      At this time Wu Hansheng said in a deep voice: "Sir, let me do it!"

    Zheng Xiaofeng nodded.  Wu Hansheng immediately pulled out an arrow from the arrow pot, put it on the bowstring, drew the long bow, pointed it at the white-armored soldier, loosened his fingers, and shot away with a "whoosh" sound.

    Although the white-armored soldier was showing off his power under the city, he was still a veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles. Although he looked arrogant, he did not dare to be careless at all. While chasing the people and playing around, he was always watching the people on the city wall from the corner of his eye.  movement.

    Therefore, as soon as Wu Hansheng's arrow was shot, he was noticed by him. He immediately shrank on the horse and hid to the side of the horse. Although the arrow was as fast as a meteor, it was dodged by his general.

    Amidst the lamentations of the rebel generals on the city top, the white-armored soldier held the horse's neck with both hands, turned to the other side of the horse, turned over and climbed onto the horse's back, and raised his weapon to the city head.  The long-poled tiger spear let out a burst of proud laughter, and loudly said a few Manchu words, looking even more proud.  Behind him, the other eleven enemy soldiers also burst into laughter. They pointed towards the city and spoke to each other in native dialect, obviously mocking the rebels.

    The rebel generals on the top of the city also felt that their faces were dull, but the alert reaction and superb equestrian skills shown by the white-armored soldier just now made even the young people who were eager to try it a little bit irritated.

    At this time, a commoner under the city took advantage of the fact that the White Armored Army had relaxed a little, and suddenly ran towards the city wall.  When the white-armored soldier saw it, he immediately spurred his horse, hurried a few steps, caught up with the civilian, raised the tiger spear in his hand, and stabbed the civilian in the back.

    At this moment, there was only a "bang" sound from the city head, and the black horse under him made a long neigh, raised its front hooves high, and the white-armored soldier suddenly leaned up and fell to the ground from behind the horse's crotch.  .  It turned out that Zheng Xiaofeng seized the opportunity and shot him.

    The range of Zheng Xiaofeng's musket is not far, only a hundred steps, and the white-armored soldier is wearing at least two layers of heavy armor or even three layers of heavy armor. Therefore, Zheng Xiaofeng estimates that he has to be at least within fifty to penetrate him.  of heavy armor.  So I have been patiently waiting for the opportunity.

    Finally, he waited until the white-armored soldier was about fifty steps away from the city wall, then he fired, and sure enough, he hit the target.

    A burst of thunderous cheers immediately broke out on the city wall. No matter what, he killed an enemy white-armored soldier. This was a big result, and it also made him feel bad.

    And at the foot of the city, the remaining eleven enemy soldiers couldn't help but be shocked, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.  Although they all knew that the other party had firearms, this white-armored soldier was wearing three layers of heavy armor

    Without thinking, two soldiers immediately rushed forward to investigate the cause of death of the white-armored soldier and at the same time to retrieve the body.

    But the actions of these two men were tantamount to seeking death. Just when they were approaching the body of the white-armored soldier, Zheng Xiaofeng showed no mercy and fired two more shots. The two soldiers fell off their horses almost at the same time.  down.

    Three white-armored soldiers were killed in one blow, and cheers erupted from the city wall again. The morale that had been hit hard by the enemy's superb riding and archery skills gradually recovered.

    And the nine remaining enemy soldiers under the city all showed a look of horror, no longer as arrogant as before.  At the same time, he subconsciously controlled his horse to retreat until he had retreated past the second trench before stopping.

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