The Military Governor in Dream of the Red Chamber

Abuna felt that the Great Hong Army of Qianshan Fortress was more spirited than the others, but that was only true within the city.

He never imagined that Jia Chen and his men would dare to appear outside the city, let alone launch an attack.

Everything was beyond his expectations.

"Alright, charge in!" Abnai didn't think any further. He suddenly saw someone rush in 30 paces and shoot a heavy arrow.

He believed that as long as his side got close to the Da Hong Army, the enemy would definitely collapse.

Because of the close distance and the great force, the heavy arrow also travels quickly.

It pierced through the gap in the shield and went straight through a three-eyed musketeer.

The heavy arrows were indeed quite powerful.

Many of the northern barbarians had already charged to within about 30 paces and began to fire heavy arrows.

Even with shields to defend themselves, Jia Chen's side still had several soldiers hit by arrows, three of whom died on the spot.

Unfortunately, only a few Northern barbarian cavalrymen could get within 30 paces. Both Huang Xiuer's arquebusiers and three-eyed arquebusiers focused their attention on these men.

The cavalry within 30 paces were quickly wiped out.

The remaining Northern barbarian cavalrymen were terrified and dared not continue their charge. They immediately turned their horses around and retreated.

Of the 650 Northern Barbarian cavalrymen, fewer than two hundred remained during the charge just now.

Jia Chen finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

It was his first time facing the Northern Barbarians head-on in the open field, and he was still a little worried, fearing that his side would not be able to withstand the fear brought by the Northern Barbarian cavalry charge.

Once the pressure is too much to bear, the defeat will be swift and uncontrollable.

Now it seems I was overthinking things.

The enemy's numbers were still somewhat small; such a large-scale charge was not enough to instill fear in everyone.

It was probably the power of firearms that gave everyone confidence.

In Jia Chen's view, the reason why the Northern Barbarians suffered such heavy casualties was that they failed to realize the true power of firearms.

They wanted to quickly close in and defeat the Da Hong army by charging forward.

This is based on their past experience.

In the past, even if the Great Hong Army had firearms, morale was easily broken due to factors such as discipline, training, and misfires or explosions of firearms.

The cavalry charge was quite effective.

But Jia Chen's side is not like the previous Da Hong Army.

With more reliable firearms, well-trained soldiers to operate them, and most importantly, discipline, the integrity of the unit was ensured, preventing any chaotic or disorganized actions that could disrupt the rhythm.

As long as firearms are fired rhythmically and continuously, it is a devastating blow to cavalry.

The Northern barbarians still used the same old charging tactic, which was basically just sending their men to their deaths.

"Taiji, retreat, retreat quickly!" Abunai's men shouted anxiously.

Someone brought over a strong warhorse, wanting Abuna to ride it.

Unfortunately, Abuna's injuries were too severe, and he couldn't even mount the horse.

"Block them! Even if it kills you, don't retreat! I order you to cover their retreat!" the men shouted.

They needed the two hundred or so survivors to cover their retreat and buy time for Abuna to escape.

Since Abuna couldn't ride a horse, they immediately found a carriage, had Abuna lie down in it, and hurriedly retreated northwards.

While the two hundred men covered the rear, about one hundred more, who were seriously wounded but still able to move, were also ordered to mount their warhorses and join the rearguard.

As for those who were more seriously injured and unable to move, they were simply left where they were.

"Forward!" Jia Chen shouted, "Watch the rhythm!"

The gunners shouldered the Tiger Crouching Cannon and advanced toward the Northern Enemy camp.

When they discovered that the cavalry that had been retreating had stopped and were charging towards them again, they immediately put down the tiger-squat cannons, loaded gunpowder, and loaded the shells in one go.

Before they even fired their cannons, the muskets had already been blaring.

"Ah~~" More than half of the Northern Barbarian cavalry fell, and the remaining ones could no longer suppress their fear. They screamed in terror, turned their horses around, and fled in all directions.

The so-called rearguard action only lasted for a few breaths.

"Keep moving forward!" Jia Chen shouted the order.

He had no intention of pursuing the fleeing Northern cavalry.

They simply couldn't catch up with him on two legs.

Only a little over a hundred people escaped, leaving more than six hundred corpses on the snow.

This time, the Northern barbarians didn't have time to retrieve the corpses; they were all military achievements.

With these things in hand, Jia Chen no longer had any worries about the fall of Zhenqiang Fort.

Now Jia Chen wants to occupy the Northern Barbarian camp, and the caravans there are their second target.

After storming into the camp, the soldiers of Qianshan Fort showed no mercy, beheading all the heavily wounded northern barbarians who were unable to escape.

"Sir, Abuna has been spotted ahead!" a soldier announced loudly.

"Abuna?" Jia Chen was taken aback.

"Sir, he seems to be injured. He's being pulled by a carriage and can't walk fast. He only has a dozen or so guards."

"Zhao Zheng, Wang Baisheng, those who can ride horses, follow me and give chase!" Jia Chen immediately ordered.

The Northern Enemy camp had no shortage of warhorses, so Jia Chen immediately gathered more than a hundred people and galloped off in the direction that Abunai had fled.

Actually, Jia Chen could still see Abunai and the others from the camp.

How fast can a horse-drawn carriage go?

Especially in the snow, the speed is even slower.

In the blink of an eye, Jia Chen caught up.

Abuna's guards wanted to fight back, but they were outnumbered.

When more than a dozen guards fell, Abuna's face was filled with despair.

"Jia Chen, you little brat~~" Abunai gritted his teeth when Jia Chen's face appeared in front of him.

"Hahaha~~ Little Prince, we meet again!" Jia Chen laughed heartily. "Guards, take the carriage back and treat the little prince well. Don't let him die."

Jia Chen really didn't expect to be able to capture Abunai, the guy was so badly injured.

However, on the other hand, if Abuna hadn't been seriously injured, he would have been able to escape.

This is fate.

"Sir, even if you don't tell us, we know what to do. We won't let him die like this. That's a huge achievement!" Wang Baisheng grinned and laughed.

Everyone present was extremely excited.

The magnitude of this achievement was almost unimaginable to them.

Everyone immediately began to take stock of the spoils.

To Jia Chen's surprise, the corpses of the Northern barbarians who had died in the battle of Qianshanbao were also here. Apart from the more than 100 people who escaped, the soldiers of Qianshanbao suddenly obtained more than 1400 heads.

The sheer number of severed heads was so astonishing that it left everyone speechless for a long time.

In the end, Wang Baisheng and his men had to marvel at the power of firearms.

If it weren't for firearms, they would have had no chance of winning in close combat with the Northern barbarians.

One hundred and twenty-three caravans.

Jia Chen had already learned from the slain Northern barbarians that the caravan belonged to the Sun family.

He couldn't help but recall what Lin Heqing had mentioned to him before returning to Jiangnan about the Sun family's plans for large-scale smuggling.

Jia Chen thought the Sun family had already taken action, but he didn't expect them to have prepared for so long. They probably thought it would be safer in the freezing cold, but they never expected to encounter the Chahar tribe marching south.

What a coincidence! It was the same last time, and in the end, it all ended up in my hands.

Everyone acted swiftly and quickly transported the spoils back to Qianshan Fort.

Among them were more than 700 warhorses and more than 200 mules and horses pulling the carts. If many warhorses had not died under the firearms while charging with the northern barbarians, there would have been even more, which made Wang Baisheng and his men feel very sorry.

Among the Sun family's goods, besides the usual tea, salt, and cloth, there were also over a thousand catties of gunpowder pellets, several thousand catties of wrought iron, and even thirty muskets.

These muskets were of even higher quality than those used by Huang Xiuer and her colleagues.

It should be noted that the muskets used by Huang Xiuer and her team had already been selected and were of good quality.

The Sun family is truly resourceful; they managed to acquire these excellent muskets, which they undoubtedly sold to the Later Jin.