Black Flag Army

Early in the morning, in the town of Bulgan, due to poverty, there is not a single brick house in the town, only white yurts and dilapidated mud and thatched houses. Although it is called a town, it is actually not as good as a village in the mainland. Among the yurts, the largest one is of course the residence of the second prince Huter.

Guo Jincai, the chef, brought out a basket of steaming meat buns from the kitchen. Huter had just put on his clothes and hadn't washed his face or brushed his teeth yet. When he smelled the fragrance, he rushed over and grabbed a bun and started eating. Xian Yuji, who had already gotten up and walked around outside, saw this and sighed, "This place is so poor, there's nothing to be found, and you actually think a simple bun is a delicacy."

Huter finished one bun and reached for the second one. While eating, he said, "In this damn place, it's good enough to have buns to eat. Beijing is better. I can drink all kinds of good wine and eat all kinds of good food."

Xian Yuji said, "You only know how to eat and drink, and you don't even see what's going on outside. Let me tell you, we don't have much flour and mutton, and we can't eat steamed buns very often. If you want to eat steamed buns every day, or let Bian Cai cook better dishes for you, you have to sit on the throne of Erdenet County King."

Huter was surprised and said, "Aren't there thousands of kilograms of flour and hundreds of kilograms of mutton in the warehouse? They were eaten up so quickly? I don't believe it."

Xian Yuji said, "I organized all the people in the town who were over sixteen and under fifty into a village protection team and gave them to Bian Lang to train in spearmanship, knifemanship, and trench digging. There were more than three hundred people in total, and I couldn't just use them for nothing, so I gave each of them ten pounds of flour and one pound of mutton, and the warehouse was empty."

After Xian Yuji arrived in Bulgan Town, she renamed the town as Bulgan Village, and the townspeople were called villagers.

When Huter heard that Xian Yuji had emptied his warehouse and gave it all to those poor people, he became anxious and was about to lose his temper when Hu Canglang pushed the door open and said to Xian Yuji, "There's news from Chichar that Hatu killed the old prince and led more than a hundred cavalrymen to Bulgan Town. He threatened to kill Huter and take you away to be his princess."

Xian Yuji said sternly: "Gather the village protection team and prepare for battle. Also send someone to notify Bagen and Timur."

Bagen is a famous horse bandit leader in the western desert. He has rare red hair and is nicknamed "Red-haired Ghost". Timur is the commander of the third battalion of the security regiment. Both of them have been bribed by Xian Yuji with gold bars. Di Xiong attaches great importance to Xian Yuji's trip to Outer Mongolia. When passing through Baotou on the way to Outer Mongolia, Di Xiong gave her one hundred gold bars as funding.

Xian Yuji's original goal in going to Outer Mongolia was to become a princess first and then slowly seize power. It was a good thing that Hatu took the initiative to snatch her to be a princess, so that she could achieve her goal in one step. However, Xian Yuji knew that Hatu was a cruel and murderous man. He originally had eight wives and concubines, and he had killed three of them. Such a person was difficult to control and was far less suitable to be a puppet than the timid Huter.

Huter asked Xian Yuji: "I only have more than 20 guards, and I am no threat to Hatu. Why did he want to kill me? And take you away?"

Xian Yuji said: "The struggle for power has always been bloody and dirty since ancient times. Hatu will never let you go just because you are not a threat. For a cruel person like Hatu, does killing need a reason?"

Half an hour later, Hatu led more than 100 cavalrymen to Bulgan, and exchanged fire with the Bulgan village guards on the outskirts of the town. Most of the village guards were herders who had only trained for a few days. They used old-fashioned muskets and bows and arrows, which had a much shorter range than the new rifles. Only Xian Yuji and Huter's guards had new rifles and pistols, but they only had more than 20 people. Therefore, the firepower of both sides was not at the same level from the beginning. After a round of shooting, more than a dozen villagers were killed by random gunfire, and more than 20 were injured. Hatu's cavalry was difficult to hit because of its fast movement speed, and only three people died. They were all shot by Hu Canglang, who had the best marksmanship, with a rifle. After a while, the cavalry rushed into the position of the village guards, and the two sides started a close-range fight. The cavalry naturally had the upper hand in this scene. They waved their sabers and hacked at the villagers on the opposite side. The resistance of the villagers who lacked training was quite limited, and more and more villagers fell in a pool of blood. Of course, there are also many traps for cavalry here. The village protection team has set up many barricades and deep pits. These things greatly hindered the speed of the cavalry. Many cavalry fell into the deep pit and were stabbed to death by the sharp bamboo in the pit. Even Hatu himself was shot by a cold arrow because he rushed too far forward. If the guards on one side had not pulled him in time, I am afraid Hatu would have fallen to death in the deep pit. However, the traps are also difficult to change the gap in strength between the two sides. In a blink of an eye, the villagers have been killed or wounded by nearly 70 or 80 people. Many people began to withdraw from the position and flee backwards, while Hatu's cavalry only suffered more than 20 casualties. As a commander and sniper, Hu Canglang stood on the commanding height of the town, a two-meter-high earthen platform, and became the opponent's sniper target. Several snipers under Hatu, who were old hunters, aimed at Hu Canglang and fired. Hu Canglang dodged left and right, but was still shot in the shoulder and fell to the ground. The blood quickly dyed the wound red. Yuan Xiaobao hurried forward to drag him to the ditch and bandage his wound.

Huter was so scared that he hid in the yurt and trembled. When he heard that Hu Canglang was injured, Xian Yuji rushed out of the yurt quickly, entered the position, and took over Hu Canglang's command. Huter's guards and herdsmen joined the battle. She picked up a loud speaker and shouted: "Don't be afraid! Our reinforcements are coming. Hatu killed his father and harmed his brother. He is worse than a beast. Changshengtian will not let him go. All the villagers who participated in the battle will be given 50 kilograms of flour and 5 kilograms of mutton after the war."

She knew that these Mongolian herdsmen could not understand Chinese, so she shouted in Mongolian, which of course she learned in the intelligence school.

Hearing that there would be a reward of flour and mutton, the villagers who had fled returned to their positions and shot with old-fashioned muskets and bows and arrows.

Xian Yujie stood on the earthen platform and commanded the battle. She was wearing a red cloak with a white snow lotus embroidered on it. Guo Jincai and Tang Qianhu beside her each held an iron shield to block bullets for her. Although there was a wooden protective wall next to the earthen platform, it was only half a person's height.

Tang Qianhu said: "Your red cape is too bright. You will become a sitting duck for the enemy. And standing so high up, it's too dangerous."

Xian Yuji said loudly: "As a commander, you must stand where everyone can see you to boost morale."

She then shouted to the herdsmen: "Those who have made contributions this time will no longer be slaves, but will be free!"

The middle-aged and elderly herdsmen did not believe such words, but the young herdsmen shouted excitedly: "Freedom! Freedom!" They waved their swords and guns and rushed towards the Hatu cavalry. The cavalrymen were shot down one after another. Of course, the price the herdsmen paid was double the casualties.

Huter's guard captain Subuda ordered his guards to pick up long and short guns and shoot at Hatu's cavalry. Five or six cavalrymen were knocked down in an instant. Even Xian Yujie, who had been trained in the intelligence school, fired with a rifle. She aimed and shot without fear, killing a Hatu cavalryman under his horse. Huter's guards and villagers admired Xian Yujie's bravery very much. They cheered and their morale was boosted. As the distance between the two sides was close, the villagers' old-fashioned muskets and crossbows also played a role. Everyone shot together, and the cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another. They actually repelled Hatu's first attack.

However, this resistance was quite weak after all, as there were only more than 20 people who had received real training. Xian Yujie remembered that there were still two machine guns in the warehouse that had not been taken out, so she hurriedly asked Yuan Xiaobao to take two villagers to get them.

Hatu cursed the retreating cavalry. The guard captain Chichar and the deputy captain Tiexian were each whipped and soon launched an attack again. Dozens of cavalry crossed the moat and gathered together. Under the command of Tiexian, they rushed towards the guards in the left wing position. After the exchange of fire, both sides suffered heavy casualties. Captain Subuda was also injured and fell off his horse. Seeing this, Xian Yujie ordered Guo Jincai to go down and command the guards in place of Subuda. One of Hatu's cavalrymen acted very quickly. He waved a saber to avoid two bullets and quickly killed a guard with his sword. However, he rushed too fast and was tripped by a tripwire hidden in the ruins. Guo Jincai saw the opportunity and rushed over and shot the cavalryman dead. However, the gunshot also attracted deputy captain Tiexian. Tiexian brought a dozen cavalrymen to support quickly and fired multiple shots in the direction of Guo Jincai. Guo Jincai reacted quickly and avoided the fatal attack, but his left shoulder was still pierced by a bullet. He suddenly felt dizzy and his shoulder was about to split apart with pain, but the will to survive still overcame the pain. Guo Jincai endured the severe pain and took gauze from the first aid kit to bandage the wound. At the same time, more than a dozen herdsmen noticed Guo Jincai's danger and rushed over to shoot at Tiexian and his men. But Tiexian's reaction was also very fast. He and the cavalry quickly threw grenades, which blew them all up in an instant, and then led the team to hack and kill them. Guo Jincai also realized his dangerous situation. He quickly summoned several surviving guards nearby to continue to resist, and took over the light machine gun that Yuan Xiaobao had delivered in time.

When Tiexian led more than ten cavalrymen to kill herdsmen wantonly, Guo Jincai picked up a machine gun and fired in their direction. These cavalrymen were caught off guard and several of them were shot and fell off their horses. Tiexian was very angry and ordered his subordinates to surround Guo Jincai. Guo Jincai retreated while holding the machine gun and fired. After knocking down several cavalrymen again, he ran out of bullets. When he was about to change the magazine, a grenade was thrown at him. He quickly threw his gun to avoid it. Fortunately, there was a guard hiding in a deep pit on their way forward. He picked up the grenade and threw it back. With a loud "bang", several cavalrymen fell down. Before the smoke dissipated, gunshots suddenly rang out. The guard was shot and fell to the ground and died instantly. The shooter was Tiexian. His horse was killed in the explosion, but fortunately he fell into the pile of corpses and escaped. But before he could be happy, Guo Jincai, who was also alive, suddenly hugged him. The two of them wrestled together and rolled into a trench.

When Yuan Xiaobao and several villagers found the trench, they discovered that Guo Jincai had died. He was stabbed in the abdomen with a dagger by Tiexian, and Tiexian's throat was also bitten off by him. The two men died together.

The battle on the front was also very fierce. The captain of the village protection team had his right arm blown off by a grenade and was bleeding profusely. Seeing that he was dying, Tang Qianhu took the initiative to step down from the platform and took over the position of captain of the village protection team. Xian Yujie urgently took over Yuan Xiaobao's machine gun and fired at the cavalrymen. Because she was in a commanding position, she could shoot very accurately. The cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another, and the rest retreated. Chichar, who retreated first, was immediately hit in the face by Hatu's whip, and his face was immediately covered with blood.

Hatu cursed again: "You coward, you are not even as good as a woman, you are not worthy of being the captain of the guard!"

He immediately ordered Chichar to be removed from his position as captain.

After being wounded by an arrow, Hatu became increasingly angry. He originally just wanted to capture Xian Yuji, but he didn't expect that the beggar-like slaves on the opposite side would resist so tenaciously. They were about to retreat, but Xian Yuji shouted with a loudspeaker and their morale actually rose again. The battle had lasted for almost half an hour and was not over yet. More than half of his men had been killed or wounded. This made the angry Hatu change his mind. He gave orders to the cavalry team, asking them to kill all the people on the opposite side, including Xian Yuji, leaving no one alive.

Those snipers who were former hunters didn't dare to shoot at Xian Yujie at first, but now that they heard that they didn't have to capture her alive, they pointed their guns at Xian Yujie on the platform.

Xian Yuji also felt the battle more and more tense, and she couldn't help but get anxious. The people who asked for help had set out long before the battle, but Bagen and Timur who came to help them had not arrived yet. If this continued, they might be wiped out in less than ten minutes. At this time, Hatu's cavalry came again, and a bullet rubbed her forehead. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xian Yuji quickly jumped off the platform and continued to command the team to keep firing. At the same time, she handed the machine gun to the machine gunner and asked him to continue shooting to slow down the enemy's charge.

At the same time, Huter in the yurt could no longer sit still. He heard the shouts and screams outside getting closer and closer. He was very scared and had the idea of ​​running away. However, just as he walked out of the tent door, a hand suddenly pressed on his back. Huter was startled and looked back. It turned out to be Bianlang, also known as Hu Canglang. After he was injured, Ji Yuchi ordered him to go back to the yurt to rest. He heard the other party slowly say: "Where do you want to go? There are enemies everywhere. If you are not careful, you may die."

Huter had always been a little afraid of Hu Canglang, so he stammered, "Brother Bian, I... want to go to the back to relax, I won't go to any dangerous place." As soon as he finished speaking, two militiamen suddenly stood beside him, looking at him solemnly.

Hu Canglang seemed to think for a while, and then said: "Everywhere nearby is very dangerous now, Your Highness, you should stay here honestly, I will be responsible for protecting you." After saying that, Hu Canglang took out a pistol, playing with it while looking at Huter thoughtfully.

Seeing that Hu Canglan was determined not to let him go, Huter didn't dare to say anything more. He returned to the tent angrily and continued to eat and drink to numb his nerves and forget the shouting and killing outside.