Chapter 406: The Sea That Belongs To Me (Final Chapter)

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  The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the cavalry, casting long shadows. The beautiful picture is so pleasing to the eye that it seems not a battlefield but a fairy-tale world.

  As the sunset was about to disappear, Jian Nu's massive army began to enter Yangliuqing Town, while Zhou Yuji's cavalry was still wandering behind Jian Nu's main force.

  There were too many people, plus the horses and carriages, and the small Yangliuqing Town was instantly packed. Dumarle's cavalry had been tied up for almost a whole day and were very tired. When the world fell into darkness, the bonfires in the town lit up, and Dumarle and his men were finally allowed to enter Yangliuqing Town.

  Tuluo would not eat dung, because his men carried water, but this was an army of one hundred thousand, requiring a great deal of water. People needed drinking water, and the large number of livestock needed even more. These Ming soldiers were truly despicable, having filled in all the wells, and the ponds in the town were even more pitiful. The yellowish-white substance on the ice was particularly nauseating.

  Tuo Luo began to curse these despicable Ming troops nonstop, people can hold on, but the large number of livestock have no drinking water, how can they go on? Now we must think of a way to fetch water.

  To defend against Zhou Yu's cavalry surprise attack, the town was surrounded by deer horns and other miscellaneous objects. A large group of dark shadows slowly moved away these obstacles, then quietly left Yangliuqing Town and headed towards Wuchang Lake to the east.

  It was the end of the month, without a trace of moonlight, and everywhere I looked, it was pitch black.

  The leader of the Janissaries muttered to himself, the people behind him followed closely, if there was a torch, you could see that these Janissary soldiers were divided into small teams, each team consisted of a spear, and the Janissary soldiers all held spears in their hands, with many miscellaneous items on their bodies.

  This pitch-black night seemed to swallow people whole, these thousand or so slave soldiers were groping their way forward in the darkness, they were of course going to cut ice for water, those sinister Ming people had already sabotaged the water source of Yangliuqing Town, now they could only go to Wuchang Lake on the east side to cut ice.

  Apart from some scattered rustling footsteps, the vast black night of winter is eerily silent.

  These slave soldiers have gone far out of the town, they dare not light a fire, otherwise they will become the target of those terrible Ming army. Judging from the situation, it seems that the Wuchang Lake in front is already not far away.

  Just as the leader of the Jian Nu was judging the distance, a heart-pounding voice came from the silent black night. The voice was so familiar, yet so neat.

  That was the sound of the bowstring being pulled, that heart-pounding sound was so clear in the darkness, it was so terrifying. As the arrow pierced through the air, wails began to rise from the gathered slave troops.

  "Take cover! Take cover!" The leader of the Janissaries was very experienced, the enemy's situation was unclear, this was the only way to avoid arrows in the dark, their side was ambushed and unable to counterattack, now the only way was to take cover on the ground.

  A shout came faintly through the night, and another round of arrows was shot over, with cries of pain one after another. No one knew how many people were hit, nor did anyone know how many enemies there were.

  "Down! The enemy is on our right flank, be quiet!" The enemy was just to their right, and Jian Nu's leader finally determined the direction of the enemy:

  Although the enemy's position had been identified, it was impossible to counterattack. Firing arrows from a prone position on the ground was simply a joke. The cries of agony caused confusion among the Jinuo soldiers, and the orders issued by the Jinuo leader could not be thoroughly executed. The chaos continued, with the sound of footsteps constantly coming from behind.

  "Night is not over!"

  The judgment of the Jian Nu leader is correct, it is indeed "Ye Bu Shou". In the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, there was a type of soldier called "Ye Bu Shou", which in official documents was also known as "Shao Ye", "Shao Tan Ye Bu Shou", "Yuan Shao Ye Bu Shou" "Xun Tan An Fu", "Shao Bo Ye Tan", "Bo Ye" and so on. The sentry soldiers at the beacon towers along the border wall were also called "Dui Ye" or "Zhi Bo, Heng Bo". In fact, "Ye Bu Shou" refers to night scouts who are active at night, they all have a distinctive feature, which is that they can move very smoothly at night, and their horsemanship is superb, with super strong personal abilities.

  Those who are not strong enough will be killed by the adults in the continuous mutual slaughter, and those who can survive are almost all seasoned strongmen. This is the life of "Night Unruly", they are the controllers of the night.

  Zhou Yu had many "night uncollected" under his command, these people were originally his subordinates, some came from his father-in-law Liu's family, they accounted for half of the number. The other half came from recruitment, these people were the sons of military households near the border wall, some were simply escaped soldiers. "Night uncollected" was a synonym for fugitives, they were the most survival-capable soldiers, cunning and fearless of life and death.

  After a few waves of arrow rain, except for the wounded who were still crying out in pain, the Ming army "night not collected" had no movement hidden in the darkness.

  The task of fetching water by breaking the ice can no longer be completed. The leader of the Jian Nu judged from the arrows that had been shot over that there were less than a hundred Ming soldiers who did not retreat at night, and among his own thousand or so men, there was no "night watch" that could counter the enemy. Now he himself was a lamb to be slaughtered. He no longer considered the possibility of winning, now he had to consider his own life.

  After a long time, the order of the Jian Nu leader was passed down from behind. Except for someone groaning, those chaotic sounds finally subsided gradually. Now it's necessary to run, this is the first choice of the Jian Nu leader. Not daring to light a fire, that would be no different from suicide; as for attacking the opponent, there's no need to think about it, the opponent is the ruler of the dark night, and they are powerless to resist.

  The leader of the Jianzhou army knew that the Ming army's "night not to gather" was on his right, and he made a wise choice. Those Ming troops could not move to the left in such a short time. After slowly moving a distance to the left, the Jianzhou leader shouted loudly: "Run back!!!"

  Just as the enemy commander's shout was heard, a terrifying bowstring sound came from the left side at the same time. In this direction, there were also Ming army's "Night Unsheathed", who had been lurking in the darkness, waiting for this opportunity.

  There's no suspense left now, if you want to escape with your life, it all depends on luck!

  Cries of despair, shouts, footsteps and the heart-pounding sound of bows and arrows piercing the air are all mixed together. Life is so fragile, life and death are only a moment apart...

  Finally, someone ran back to Yangliuqing Town to report the news. Tuluo gritted his teeth again, constantly cursing these despicable Ming soldiers. Unfortunately, the Manchu vocabulary was too limited, and he could only repeat phrases like "Ming dog" and "damn it".

  "Nongni, you lead the troops personally, select three thousand men, form an infantry array, bring enough shields, and bring more archers. Light up the torches and let the archers open the way. I want to see how capable these humble Ming soldiers are!"

  Tu Luo had no choice, tomorrow, at dawn, he could not wait until tomorrow, now he can only launch a strong attack, without sufficient drinking water, these soldiers can still hold on, but the livestock will be unable to move if they lack drinking water, and they cannot abandon the livestock and those goods.

  Half an hour later, a massive infantry phalanx slowly emerged from the defensive perimeter of Yangliuqing Town.

  A phalanx of torches stood out so prominently in the night, that the Ming army lurking in the darkness could see it clearly.

  "This time you're going down hard!" This was the voice of Gao Qiang, leader of the "Night Unyielding" and also the leader of the Scout Troop.

  "Shooting dog!* This target is too obvious!" Also don't know who, he closely followed the voice of Scout Commander Gao Gang and added a sentence:

  "Jian Nu's infantry phalanx must have a large number of shields, and in the middle there must be a lot of archers, not easy to deal with!"

  "That can't be helped either! General Qian, think of something quickly! Otherwise, Tiger Xiao won't spare us tomorrow!" It was still the same voice, this time with a hint of anxiety.

  "No choice, we can only wait for the right moment to use our bows and arrows against them. I reckon Jian Nu's archers will exchange fire with us, but it doesn't matter, their bows and arrows aren't as far-reaching as ours. As long as we control the distance, I don't believe 'Night Unruly' can't handle such an obvious target! Everyone get ready!"

  A troop of three thousand people lit countless torches, and as the distance drew closer, they could even vaguely see the expressions on the faces of those slave soldiers.

  "Fire!"

  The distance was just right. With a loud order from Gao Qiang, nearly 200 "Night Collectors" gathered together simultaneously shot out their first arrow, it was a volley.

  The infantry of Jian Nu formed a phalanx of wooden shields, but no matter how many shields there were, there would always be gaps. As the whistling arrows rained down, the flames illuminated the white feathers as they swooped in, making one's heart tremble with fear.

  Several mournful cries faintly came out, apparently, in Jian Nu's shield wall array, people were constantly being shot by arrows.

  Shouts could be heard from the Jin'nu formation, which should be the Jin'nu leader suppressing the troops. When the strong "Night Unrecovered" team shot out their third round of arrows, the Jin'nu finally began to counterattack, and in an instant, more arrows were shot out from the Jin'nu formation than the Ming army's "Night Unrecovered".

  On this cold night, under the reflection of torches, arrows flew towards the sky in a crisscross pattern, forming a magnificent picture with white feathers. It was so beautiful that it seemed not to be a war, but a beautiful passionate performance.

  Gao Jianli has rich experience in countering Jinu, he was once the "night uncollected" of Liaodong.

  Just a few years ago, due to a military defeat, Gao Qiang could no longer return to his own army. If he went back, he might be beheaded, and going home was not an option either, as it would implicate his family members. With no other choice, the proud and arrogant Gao Qiang came to Beijing with his skills, seeking refuge under Zhou Yuji.

  Zhou Yuji's bravery and martial prowess were indeed renowned, far surpassing the original General Gao's strength. Not only was he well-treated, but Zhou Yuji was also a true military man who never feared battle and would not let his subordinates suffer from hunger; most importantly, Zhou Yuji's army had never known defeat, which was enough for Gao, filled with hatred towards Jian Nu. He wanted to survive, to avenge the blood debt of his fallen brothers and civilians, nothing more. As for his original name, Gao seemed to have forgotten it, believing that he was now indeed Gao, the Vanguard General under the command of Zhou Yuji, the Lesser Protector of the Ming Crown Prince.

  Jian Nu's archers are highly skilled and generally use heavy arrows, which have strong armor-piercing capabilities. However, the heavy arrows also have a drawback: their range is much shorter.

  Gao Jiang was all too familiar with the Jians, and he felt that an arrow had lightly touched his leg, which was almost the maximum range of the Jian's bow and arrow. Unless it was a top-notch archer who could bring effective harm, but how could such a top-notch archer appear in this situation? They were precious resources in the army, Gao Jiang believed in his own judgment, at this distance, these Jians posed no threat.

  Both sides shot freely, and the beautiful scene continued. Not a single person on Gao's side was seriously injured, but how many people were hit by Jian Nu's team, Gao didn't know, but he knew that Jian Nu was in the light, while he was in the dark, and he had already caused great damage to Jian Nu.

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