Chapter 1413
Homecoming
Chapter 1413 Homecoming
When we climbed to the ridge last night, it was windy and snowy, and Morgan couldn't fully see the situation down the mountain at all. This morning, the visibility was a little better. Looking at it again, everyone in the sniper team couldn't help being slightly surprised.The Houjin camp at the foot of the mountain is not limited to the few tents seen last night, but spread out along the mountain at the foot of the mountain, there are at least seventy or eighty tents.Although the tent of the Hou Jin Army could not accommodate more than a dozen people like the tent of the sniper team, at least hundreds of people were stationed here at this scale.There are several courtyards at the foot of the mountain that are obviously built by the Han people. Horses can still be seen in the courtyards, which must have been occupied by senior officers in the army.
Although there were no Houjin soldiers patrolling outside, Morgan didn't dare to be careless. He immediately ordered the formation to spread out and expand the monitoring area, so that if any Houjin patrolmen came up the mountain from other directions, his group of people would still be killed. There was no reaction at all.
The appearance of the Houjin army's stronghold in this position did not exceed Morgan's expectations. The Houjin patrol team encountered on the way yesterday was obviously unlikely to set off from the Jinzhou camp thirty miles away.Judging from its direction of travel, it is very likely that the team set off from this stronghold and headed south.
Under the current climatic conditions and geographical environment, both warring parties have chosen the most practical garrison points and marching routes.It's just that under Morgan's cautious command, the Houjin patrol team did not discover the existence of this sniper team on the way, allowing them to sneak into the vicinity of this stronghold quietly.
Morgan focused his observations on those courtyards. He confirmed the identities of the occupants as officers from the binoculars, and silently estimated in his heart how confident he was in killing the enemy with a single shot at this distance.Of course, he only considered this kind of problem out of habit, not really intending to kill people.Morgan knew very well that if he wanted to shoot at this distance, the sniper team might not have time to evacuate the hill, and the opponent would turn around and block their way south.No matter what level the opponent is an officer, his strategic value cannot be higher than that of his own team. It is unwise to expose one's whereabouts in order to kill a few people.
Although he couldn't deal with the enemies down the mountain, Morgan didn't plan to leave this place immediately. It was a rare opportunity to lurk under the enemy's nose. It would be good to take this opportunity to collect more information about the daily defense of the Houjin army.If you just want to bypass this place and continue to the direction of the Jinzhou camp in the north, the risk is too great. Once your deeds are exposed, you may be intercepted by the Houjin army in this stronghold.Morgan had discovered that there was a stable in the courtyard at the foot of the mountain, and there were about twenty horses in it. It would be a difficult time to be hunted down by a team of cavalry on such a plain.Even if the sniper team can take advantage of the firepower to kill these cavalry, the speed of retreat will definitely be greatly slowed down, and it will be troublesome to be caught up by the Houjin army.
Out of prudent considerations, Morgan decided to temporarily modify the original plan, no longer take the risk of continuing to go north, but turn back after completing the reconnaissance here.From the high point on this hill, you can already have a panoramic view of the narrowest few miles of the Jinzhou Isthmus. The terrain here is relatively simple, and only need to make minor corrections to the existing map.On the coast of Dalian Bay on the southeast side of the Jinzhou Isthmus, the Marine Corps had already drawn a map when they launched a feint attack last time, so there was no need for a sniper team to take the risk of investigating again.
Morgan was very careful to keep the soldiers away from the upwind as much as possible, because he heard that some post-gold soldiers who were hunters could smell the smell of strangers from a long distance. Although there is no specific scientific basis for this, in the This cold season may have already numb the nose, but Morgan still didn't want to take any risks that might expose his existence.
Fortunately, the Hou Jin army stationed here did not seem to have thought that the enemy army could touch them under their noses. It was not until after the sky was bright that they saw a group of soldiers leaving the station and slowly coming up the mountain.
"Pay attention to concealment!" Morgan immediately ordered the formation to retract after realizing this situation.The opponent might just set up a sentry post on the mountain as a routine, but Morgan didn't want to startle the enemy. When he was scouting the enemy's situation on the mountain ridge last night, he had already discovered the sentry shack of the Hou Jin Army on the mountain, but it was unattended at that time.After looking at it like this, Jin Jun only arranged for duty during the day, and simply let it go at night.
Of course, this is also an excusable arrangement. After all, this area is already under the control of Houjin, and no enemies will appear here. Often no one wants to go to the drudgery of arranging a field sentry at night. In the end, there will be no night at all. Whistle arrangement.But if it weren't for this, it would be very difficult for Morgan's sniper team to find an opportunity here.
The people took advantage of the terrain and trees to conceal themselves. They saw the group of golden soldiers slowly going up the hill, but they didn't spread out and search the hill. Instead, they went straight to the shack where they were on duty. There's a cold wind blowing outside.And this was within Morgan's expectations. After all, the other party had even canceled the night sentry, so how could they have the leisure to search the mountain every day.
The members of the sniper team held their breaths and watched the golden soldiers slowly walk away through the forest in front of them.This group of sleepy-eyed Houjin soldiers probably never imagined that the enemy they were guarding against was actually ambushing at a distance of less than ten feet just now.Of course, if they had really discovered the existence of the Haihan people just now, they would have been shot down by more than a dozen crossbow arrows in an instant, and there was no chance of a direct confrontation, and the warning signal was the limit.
Although the sentry post of the Houjin Army was in the forest not far away, Morgan did not immediately order to retreat, because it would be difficult to avoid the surveillance of that sentry post if he wanted to retreat at this time—the route to retreat to the south should be just right. It is under the surveillance of that sentry post.Of course, killing the golden soldiers is also a way, but Morgan is not sure how often the opponent changes guards. If the opponent finds out soon after the attack, then the retreat may be blocked by chasing soldiers.
And more importantly, if he made a move here, Houjin would notice that Haihan's tentacles had reached here, and thus perceive Haihan's reconnaissance intentions. This is not a good thing for the spring offensive.So Morgan planned to come quietly and leave quietly. Even if live ammunition drills were to be arranged later, that would be done after leaving this place.
But if you have to leave during the day, it is difficult to avoid the monitoring of the Houjin sentry post, so Morgan plans to leave the evacuation time at night, and leave when the Houjin army is sleeping in the dark. Naturally, the chances will be much greater.
After making the plan, Morgan arranged several shifts of his subordinates to monitor the movement of the Houjin army at the foot of the mountain, and recorded the opponent's troop mobilization, guard changing time, and the frequency of personnel entering and leaving the stronghold.The rest of the people are taking the time to rest, recovering their spirits and waiting for action at night.
The two sides just coexisted quietly and peacefully on a hilltop for a day. During this period, the Jin army changed positions once, but they still did not notice the existence of the sniper team.Morgan couldn't help but underestimate the Hou Jin army, thinking how can an army of this quality compare with his own elite soldiers?When the Haihan army arrives here after the beginning of spring, even if the Jin army has thousands of horses, how can it be an opponent of guns?
Finally, at night, after seeing the Houjin Army on duty on the hill slipping down the hill, Morgan ordered to evacuate the place.The sniper team set off on their way home silently. Although they didn't fire a single shot along the way, everyone was in a state of high tension.Although it was not the first time for these people to set foot on the battlefield, this kind of operation that went deep into the hinterland of the enemy-occupied area and lurked near the enemy's stronghold for a long time was indeed a rare experience for them in the past.
Morgan was relatively calm. After all, he had made enough preparations in advance and was not at all chaotic when encountering situations. It was reasonable to be able to successfully complete the reconnaissance mission.However, he still wanted to give his men a chance to practice their guns before returning to the mountains.
What Morgan was thinking about was the patrol team he met on the way here.If Morgan guessed correctly, after they went to the mountain in the south, they would most likely camp there overnight and then return to the north the next day.If this is the case, the sniper team can completely intercept and kill the opponent's patrol team there, and the opponent probably never expected that the attack did not come from the mountainous area occupied by Haihan in the south, but from their own territory behind.
Morgan's idea was communicated to his subordinates during the day. Another advantage of choosing to retreat south after nightfall was that he could catch the opponent's time difference. It would definitely be much easier to strike while the opponent was camping than during the day.Everyone knew that there might be a battle later, and they were all extremely excited, and the fatigue from tossing in the wild for the past two days was also relieved a lot.
After walking on the snowy field for about three hours, a shadowy black figure appeared on the horizon ahead. Morgan knew that there was the destination, so he ordered the team to stop, and then took out the binoculars to observe the hill.However, he did not see signals such as firelight from the camera, and it was difficult to judge whether there was anyone camping there.
There was no other way to think about it at the moment, Morgan could only lead the team to bite the bullet and continue to move forward, but the speed slowed down a bit, and then the formation also spread out, just in case there was any ambush in the forest. If a group of people file in, it's easy to be dumped.
But it soon proved that Morgan was overthinking, and the Houjin Army did not deploy any defensive measures.After they entered the woods, Morgan quickly found the campsite of the Houjin Patrol Team with the help of night vision. There is no fire.But Morgan observed through the night vision device for a long time, and determined that this group of nerve-wracking post-golden troops did not deploy a guard post outside the camp, but all retreated into the tent, never thinking that an enemy would touch them at night.
"I'm afraid these aren't some stupid soldiers!" Morgan could only smile wryly at the military quality of the Houjin Army. It's really daring for such a front-line patrol team to be so confident in leaving the security of the camp to the air. .
But this situation is actually not difficult to understand. Many of the soldiers of the Later Jin Army were transformed from civilians without professional military training. However, these barbarians are brave and brave, and many of them are good at riding and shooting. Therefore, as long as you simply Make preparations, teach them some basic combat regulations, and then they can be dragged out to fight.But for the combat skills and basic military qualities that a professional army really needs to master, the post-Jin army is indeed still in a relatively primitive stage, and it is even far inferior to their defeated Ming army.
The sniper team approached the Houjin patrol camp at a very slow speed, lest the sound of feet stepping on the snow would wake up the people in the tent.Everyone held a pistol in one hand and a dagger in the other, beware of people in the tent suddenly jumping out.As the distance got closer, the snoring in the tent became more and more clear.Only the three war horses tethered not far away sensed the approach of these murderous strangers with malicious intentions, and began to become restless, making louder and louder noises from their mouths and noses.
Voices were heard in one of the tents, and Morgan quickly signaled everyone to stop and wait for the change.After a while, a person came out of the tent, rubbed his eyes without looking around, and walked straight to the place where the horses were tethered, presumably thinking that there were some wild beasts patrolling nearby, which made the horses make noise .
But before the man's eyes could fully adapt to the visibility outside, a soldier had already touched him from behind, and at the moment the man was about to turn his head, he grabbed the man's neck with his arms from behind, and then plunged into it with a dagger. The man's mouth.After that, Jin Bing was caught off guard, and he didn't have time to make any resistance in the future. He only heard his throat gurgling, and his body slowly slid down to the ground. A bloody smell immediately spread in the air.
I have to say that although the post-golden army has a relatively weak military quality, they are almost born with a sense of danger. While the smell was spreading in the air, the people in the tent were already startled.
It's just that these Houjin soldiers rushed out of the tent in a hurry, and they had already been shot before they had time to distinguish the direction and the enemy.More than a dozen pistols fired at these post-golden soldiers who were not yet awake from multiple directions, almost rushing out and falling to the ground at the same time.The crackling gunshots echoed in the forest, startling the resident birds in the forest, and the three war horses also screamed out of fright.
The ruthless massacre only lasted about one or two minutes before it came to an end. Everyone immediately counted the enemy's corpses, and at the same time used sabers to make up for those who hadn't expired.For the sniper team, they don't need to be captured alive. Only by killing these enemies can they ensure their own safety to the maximum extent.
(End of this chapter)
When we climbed to the ridge last night, it was windy and snowy, and Morgan couldn't fully see the situation down the mountain at all. This morning, the visibility was a little better. Looking at it again, everyone in the sniper team couldn't help being slightly surprised.The Houjin camp at the foot of the mountain is not limited to the few tents seen last night, but spread out along the mountain at the foot of the mountain, there are at least seventy or eighty tents.Although the tent of the Hou Jin Army could not accommodate more than a dozen people like the tent of the sniper team, at least hundreds of people were stationed here at this scale.There are several courtyards at the foot of the mountain that are obviously built by the Han people. Horses can still be seen in the courtyards, which must have been occupied by senior officers in the army.
Although there were no Houjin soldiers patrolling outside, Morgan didn't dare to be careless. He immediately ordered the formation to spread out and expand the monitoring area, so that if any Houjin patrolmen came up the mountain from other directions, his group of people would still be killed. There was no reaction at all.
The appearance of the Houjin army's stronghold in this position did not exceed Morgan's expectations. The Houjin patrol team encountered on the way yesterday was obviously unlikely to set off from the Jinzhou camp thirty miles away.Judging from its direction of travel, it is very likely that the team set off from this stronghold and headed south.
Under the current climatic conditions and geographical environment, both warring parties have chosen the most practical garrison points and marching routes.It's just that under Morgan's cautious command, the Houjin patrol team did not discover the existence of this sniper team on the way, allowing them to sneak into the vicinity of this stronghold quietly.
Morgan focused his observations on those courtyards. He confirmed the identities of the occupants as officers from the binoculars, and silently estimated in his heart how confident he was in killing the enemy with a single shot at this distance.Of course, he only considered this kind of problem out of habit, not really intending to kill people.Morgan knew very well that if he wanted to shoot at this distance, the sniper team might not have time to evacuate the hill, and the opponent would turn around and block their way south.No matter what level the opponent is an officer, his strategic value cannot be higher than that of his own team. It is unwise to expose one's whereabouts in order to kill a few people.
Although he couldn't deal with the enemies down the mountain, Morgan didn't plan to leave this place immediately. It was a rare opportunity to lurk under the enemy's nose. It would be good to take this opportunity to collect more information about the daily defense of the Houjin army.If you just want to bypass this place and continue to the direction of the Jinzhou camp in the north, the risk is too great. Once your deeds are exposed, you may be intercepted by the Houjin army in this stronghold.Morgan had discovered that there was a stable in the courtyard at the foot of the mountain, and there were about twenty horses in it. It would be a difficult time to be hunted down by a team of cavalry on such a plain.Even if the sniper team can take advantage of the firepower to kill these cavalry, the speed of retreat will definitely be greatly slowed down, and it will be troublesome to be caught up by the Houjin army.
Out of prudent considerations, Morgan decided to temporarily modify the original plan, no longer take the risk of continuing to go north, but turn back after completing the reconnaissance here.From the high point on this hill, you can already have a panoramic view of the narrowest few miles of the Jinzhou Isthmus. The terrain here is relatively simple, and only need to make minor corrections to the existing map.On the coast of Dalian Bay on the southeast side of the Jinzhou Isthmus, the Marine Corps had already drawn a map when they launched a feint attack last time, so there was no need for a sniper team to take the risk of investigating again.
Morgan was very careful to keep the soldiers away from the upwind as much as possible, because he heard that some post-gold soldiers who were hunters could smell the smell of strangers from a long distance. Although there is no specific scientific basis for this, in the This cold season may have already numb the nose, but Morgan still didn't want to take any risks that might expose his existence.
Fortunately, the Hou Jin army stationed here did not seem to have thought that the enemy army could touch them under their noses. It was not until after the sky was bright that they saw a group of soldiers leaving the station and slowly coming up the mountain.
"Pay attention to concealment!" Morgan immediately ordered the formation to retract after realizing this situation.The opponent might just set up a sentry post on the mountain as a routine, but Morgan didn't want to startle the enemy. When he was scouting the enemy's situation on the mountain ridge last night, he had already discovered the sentry shack of the Hou Jin Army on the mountain, but it was unattended at that time.After looking at it like this, Jin Jun only arranged for duty during the day, and simply let it go at night.
Of course, this is also an excusable arrangement. After all, this area is already under the control of Houjin, and no enemies will appear here. Often no one wants to go to the drudgery of arranging a field sentry at night. In the end, there will be no night at all. Whistle arrangement.But if it weren't for this, it would be very difficult for Morgan's sniper team to find an opportunity here.
The people took advantage of the terrain and trees to conceal themselves. They saw the group of golden soldiers slowly going up the hill, but they didn't spread out and search the hill. Instead, they went straight to the shack where they were on duty. There's a cold wind blowing outside.And this was within Morgan's expectations. After all, the other party had even canceled the night sentry, so how could they have the leisure to search the mountain every day.
The members of the sniper team held their breaths and watched the golden soldiers slowly walk away through the forest in front of them.This group of sleepy-eyed Houjin soldiers probably never imagined that the enemy they were guarding against was actually ambushing at a distance of less than ten feet just now.Of course, if they had really discovered the existence of the Haihan people just now, they would have been shot down by more than a dozen crossbow arrows in an instant, and there was no chance of a direct confrontation, and the warning signal was the limit.
Although the sentry post of the Houjin Army was in the forest not far away, Morgan did not immediately order to retreat, because it would be difficult to avoid the surveillance of that sentry post if he wanted to retreat at this time—the route to retreat to the south should be just right. It is under the surveillance of that sentry post.Of course, killing the golden soldiers is also a way, but Morgan is not sure how often the opponent changes guards. If the opponent finds out soon after the attack, then the retreat may be blocked by chasing soldiers.
And more importantly, if he made a move here, Houjin would notice that Haihan's tentacles had reached here, and thus perceive Haihan's reconnaissance intentions. This is not a good thing for the spring offensive.So Morgan planned to come quietly and leave quietly. Even if live ammunition drills were to be arranged later, that would be done after leaving this place.
But if you have to leave during the day, it is difficult to avoid the monitoring of the Houjin sentry post, so Morgan plans to leave the evacuation time at night, and leave when the Houjin army is sleeping in the dark. Naturally, the chances will be much greater.
After making the plan, Morgan arranged several shifts of his subordinates to monitor the movement of the Houjin army at the foot of the mountain, and recorded the opponent's troop mobilization, guard changing time, and the frequency of personnel entering and leaving the stronghold.The rest of the people are taking the time to rest, recovering their spirits and waiting for action at night.
The two sides just coexisted quietly and peacefully on a hilltop for a day. During this period, the Jin army changed positions once, but they still did not notice the existence of the sniper team.Morgan couldn't help but underestimate the Hou Jin army, thinking how can an army of this quality compare with his own elite soldiers?When the Haihan army arrives here after the beginning of spring, even if the Jin army has thousands of horses, how can it be an opponent of guns?
Finally, at night, after seeing the Houjin Army on duty on the hill slipping down the hill, Morgan ordered to evacuate the place.The sniper team set off on their way home silently. Although they didn't fire a single shot along the way, everyone was in a state of high tension.Although it was not the first time for these people to set foot on the battlefield, this kind of operation that went deep into the hinterland of the enemy-occupied area and lurked near the enemy's stronghold for a long time was indeed a rare experience for them in the past.
Morgan was relatively calm. After all, he had made enough preparations in advance and was not at all chaotic when encountering situations. It was reasonable to be able to successfully complete the reconnaissance mission.However, he still wanted to give his men a chance to practice their guns before returning to the mountains.
What Morgan was thinking about was the patrol team he met on the way here.If Morgan guessed correctly, after they went to the mountain in the south, they would most likely camp there overnight and then return to the north the next day.If this is the case, the sniper team can completely intercept and kill the opponent's patrol team there, and the opponent probably never expected that the attack did not come from the mountainous area occupied by Haihan in the south, but from their own territory behind.
Morgan's idea was communicated to his subordinates during the day. Another advantage of choosing to retreat south after nightfall was that he could catch the opponent's time difference. It would definitely be much easier to strike while the opponent was camping than during the day.Everyone knew that there might be a battle later, and they were all extremely excited, and the fatigue from tossing in the wild for the past two days was also relieved a lot.
After walking on the snowy field for about three hours, a shadowy black figure appeared on the horizon ahead. Morgan knew that there was the destination, so he ordered the team to stop, and then took out the binoculars to observe the hill.However, he did not see signals such as firelight from the camera, and it was difficult to judge whether there was anyone camping there.
There was no other way to think about it at the moment, Morgan could only lead the team to bite the bullet and continue to move forward, but the speed slowed down a bit, and then the formation also spread out, just in case there was any ambush in the forest. If a group of people file in, it's easy to be dumped.
But it soon proved that Morgan was overthinking, and the Houjin Army did not deploy any defensive measures.After they entered the woods, Morgan quickly found the campsite of the Houjin Patrol Team with the help of night vision. There is no fire.But Morgan observed through the night vision device for a long time, and determined that this group of nerve-wracking post-golden troops did not deploy a guard post outside the camp, but all retreated into the tent, never thinking that an enemy would touch them at night.
"I'm afraid these aren't some stupid soldiers!" Morgan could only smile wryly at the military quality of the Houjin Army. It's really daring for such a front-line patrol team to be so confident in leaving the security of the camp to the air. .
But this situation is actually not difficult to understand. Many of the soldiers of the Later Jin Army were transformed from civilians without professional military training. However, these barbarians are brave and brave, and many of them are good at riding and shooting. Therefore, as long as you simply Make preparations, teach them some basic combat regulations, and then they can be dragged out to fight.But for the combat skills and basic military qualities that a professional army really needs to master, the post-Jin army is indeed still in a relatively primitive stage, and it is even far inferior to their defeated Ming army.
The sniper team approached the Houjin patrol camp at a very slow speed, lest the sound of feet stepping on the snow would wake up the people in the tent.Everyone held a pistol in one hand and a dagger in the other, beware of people in the tent suddenly jumping out.As the distance got closer, the snoring in the tent became more and more clear.Only the three war horses tethered not far away sensed the approach of these murderous strangers with malicious intentions, and began to become restless, making louder and louder noises from their mouths and noses.
Voices were heard in one of the tents, and Morgan quickly signaled everyone to stop and wait for the change.After a while, a person came out of the tent, rubbed his eyes without looking around, and walked straight to the place where the horses were tethered, presumably thinking that there were some wild beasts patrolling nearby, which made the horses make noise .
But before the man's eyes could fully adapt to the visibility outside, a soldier had already touched him from behind, and at the moment the man was about to turn his head, he grabbed the man's neck with his arms from behind, and then plunged into it with a dagger. The man's mouth.After that, Jin Bing was caught off guard, and he didn't have time to make any resistance in the future. He only heard his throat gurgling, and his body slowly slid down to the ground. A bloody smell immediately spread in the air.
I have to say that although the post-golden army has a relatively weak military quality, they are almost born with a sense of danger. While the smell was spreading in the air, the people in the tent were already startled.
It's just that these Houjin soldiers rushed out of the tent in a hurry, and they had already been shot before they had time to distinguish the direction and the enemy.More than a dozen pistols fired at these post-golden soldiers who were not yet awake from multiple directions, almost rushing out and falling to the ground at the same time.The crackling gunshots echoed in the forest, startling the resident birds in the forest, and the three war horses also screamed out of fright.
The ruthless massacre only lasted about one or two minutes before it came to an end. Everyone immediately counted the enemy's corpses, and at the same time used sabers to make up for those who hadn't expired.For the sniper team, they don't need to be captured alive. Only by killing these enemies can they ensure their own safety to the maximum extent.
(End of this chapter)