Late Ming Dynasty: Special Forces in 1645

Watching the colonel begin to run away, Li Chengming switched his pistol to a precision rifle, loading, raising, aiming, and firing in one fluid motion.

"Bang!"

After a gunshot, the bullet grazed the inside of the thigh of the fleeing captain and struck the warhorse. The spinning bullet tore through the warhorse's muscles and entered its belly, then rolled out from the other side, bringing with it a large patch of flesh and blood.

The warhorse neighed and fell to the ground, and the captain was also thrown heavily to the ground!

It can injure a person or kill a horse with a single shot, making it comparable to a sniper rifle.

After putting down his gun, Li Chengming made a gesture behind him, and then two loud gunshots rang out simultaneously, with the sniper and machine gunner behind him firing at the same time.

They were aiming at the two riders who were protecting the wounded scout 700 meters away.

After the gunshot, two cavalrymen in the distance fell from their horses and to the ground at the same time. This time, the assault team had no intention of sparing their lives. The difference was that a sniper rifle could hit the head at 700 meters, while a machine gun's burst could only hit the torso.

Of course, the ending was the same: all three were killed with a single shot!

At this point, not a single one of the fifty-three Manchu cavalrymen escaped!

The captain fell from his horse and remained dazed until he was captured by the assault team. He realized that all fifty-odd elite cavalrymen he had brought were gone, including himself.

Although he racked his brains, he still couldn't understand why this was happening.

This battle completely shattered all his confidence, arrogance, and dignity!

Having fought their way from outside the Great Wall to inside, the seasoned Eight Banners commanders, who had killed countless people, encountered this bizarre battle for the first time. More than fifty elite cavalrymen were all killed by gunfire in just a few breaths, without even a chance to escape.

The incomprehension, the feeling of being powerless and having one's life and death hanging in the balance, filled him with deep fear.

Therefore, in his complete mental breakdown, he could only interpret this unknown power as the power of ghosts and gods!

The cavalry captain struggled to his feet, his eyes glazed over, but he didn't try to escape, perhaps knowing he couldn't get away.

The assault troops and demolition experts stepped forward, cut the reins of the warhorses, and bound the captain.

Seeing several muskets pointed at him, the captain was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Heavenly soldiers, spare my life! Please, heavenly soldiers, don't kill me! I'll tell you what you want, and I'll give you whatever you want!"

The ancients liked to attribute incomprehensible things to the power of ghosts and gods, and this Eight Banners cavalry captain was no exception!

In his view, such a terrifying weapon must not belong to the human world; it must be a divine artifact!

The person wielding the divine artifact was no ordinary person; they were a celestial soldier!

Li Chengming squatted down in front of him, looked at the terrified expression on the captain's face, and slowly said, "I will ask, and you will answer."

The captain hurriedly nodded, looking at Li Chengming with a fawning expression that was completely at odds with his fierce face.

Li Chengming asked his first question: "What year is it now?"

The cavalry captain replied, "What year? Your Excellency, it is now the second year of the Shunzhi reign."

Li Chengming sighed, "By the second year of the Shunzhi reign, the Southern Ming Hongguang regime had already been destroyed?"

Because of the book "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty", Li Chengming became interested in the history of the Ming Dynasty during his student days. He was also curious as to why the author did not write about the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty after Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself from the crooked tree. So he spent a lot of time learning about the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Regardless of the details, Li Chengming, despite his young age, almost developed high blood pressure during that period.

That period of history is too complicated to describe in words.

The captain shook his head and replied, "I don't know. The army attacking Nanjing was led by Prince Yu, but our Great Qing Eight Banners are advancing swiftly. It's only a matter of time before the Southern Ming court is destroyed."

Li Chengming pondered for a moment: "Prince Yu...Dodo, which unit do you belong to, and what is the purpose of your southward expedition?"

The captain said, "I belong to Prince Ying's command. We are heading south to annihilate the rebel Li Zicheng. This time, I am serving as the vanguard and am prepared to intercept and kill Li Zicheng right here at Jiugong Mountain!"

Li Chengming exclaimed in surprise, "Prince Ying... Ajige, and Li Zicheng, are they still alive?"

The captain said, "He's still alive. The latest information we have is that he just escaped to this area. His troops have been scattered and routed, and he has lost contact with his men."

Li Chengming nodded. If the unofficial history is correct, Li Zicheng was killed in Jiugong Mountain, but not by the Manchus, but by the local militia!

After asking the Zuo Ling a few more questions, Li Chengming confirmed that it was now early May of the second year of the Shunzhi reign, and that Prince Ying of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Ajige, was pursuing and killing peasant armies, while Prince Yu, Dodo, was attacking the Southern Ming.

According to historical trends, Li Zicheng would soon be killed at Jiugong Mountain, and the Southern Ming Hongguang regime would be destroyed by Dodo. War would break out in Jiangnan, the hair-shaving order would be fully implemented, and the land of the Southern Ming would be ravaged by bloodshed!

When a small ethnic group rules a large country, violence is the most direct and effective method. Massacres and oppressive policies broke the backbone of the Han people, forcing them to grovel at the feet of the Manchus for three hundred years!

Just like the massacre of this small town by this group of Manchu cavalry!

Li Chengming gazed with a desolate expression at the scorched earth of the town not far away, and slowly asked the cavalry captain one last question: "Why did you massacre everyone in this town?"

The colonel was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Seeing Li Chengming's gradually cooling expression and the unfriendly gazes of the other assault team members, he seemed to realize something.

In this chaotic world, human life is worthless. The bandits wouldn't care about a mere mountain village, nor would the Ming Dynasty's government troops, and the Manchus certainly wouldn't care either. Although they went a bit too far this time, no one would make a big fuss over the life and death of ordinary people.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengming decided to wipe out their elite cavalry because of the lives of these lowly mountain people!

Although he couldn't understand, the captain, realizing what was happening, kept kowtowing to Li Chengming, "Heavenly Soldier, spare our lives! It wasn't that I wanted to kill them, but this village is located on the only way across Jiugong Mountain. These villagers not only blocked our passage but also injured two of our Eight Banner warriors. We had no choice but to do it!"

"So that's how it is." Li Chengming sighed, losing interest in asking any further questions. The reason was no longer important; whatever the reason, they had done such a thing and had to bear the consequences!

Li Chengming gestured to the assault soldier beside him, "Conserve bullets!"

The assault soldier understood, picked up the saber that had fallen to the ground, and slowly walked towards the cavalry captain.

The assault soldier had expected to feel uneasy and uncomfortable seeing blood for the first time, but when he realized that he might not be killing a human, but a demon, the discomfort and unease he had anticipated did not come. Instead, he felt a faint sense of excitement. Punishing evil is promoting good, and there is no greater good than this!

"See this knife?" the assault soldier said coldly. "I'll teach you a lesson today: debts must be repaid, and murderers must pay with their lives!"

The cavalry captain looked up in confusion, just in time to see the assault soldier raising his saber high, still stained with dark red blood. The saber gleamed coldly in the sunlight, like a deadly weapon, exuding a chilling killing intent!

This was the first time the captain had seen his saber from this perspective. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he opened his mouth wide but could not make a sound due to extreme fear.

The assault soldier raised his saber high and brought it down heavily; the blade fell!

His head fell off too!

He ended his own life with the cavalry captain's saber, stained with countless drops of blood!

This is the first dark humor that the commando team has brought to this era!

The cavalry captain's head was severed from his body and rolled to Li Chengming's feet, the dripping blood staining his heels red.

Li Chengming kicked the head off the ground with a thud, then suddenly felt a little disheartened. He looked around and glanced at the setting sun that was about to disappear behind the mountain.

After a long silence, a decision was finally made.

Li Chengming shouted:

"103rd Commando Team, assemble!"

The assault team members lined up in front of Li Chengming, their formation neat and orderly!

Li Chengming: "All units, report for duty!"

Commandos:

"Captain Li Chengming, here!"

"Assault soldier Liang Zicheng, arrived!"

"Sniper Chen Shaoping, arrived!"

"Machine gunner He Mingqiu, here!"

"Huang Longkun, the demolition expert, is here."

"Observer Yan Huidong, here!"

"Medical worker Song Yourong, here!"

"Correspondent Zhou Lei, here!"