Chapter 499: Tear Stains
After a commotion, the main force of the Japanese invaders turned to the east and opened their formation, Qian Yuan and Hu Zongxian immediately reacted, and Qi Jiguang arrived.
Qian Yuan looked at the sky and said with a smile: "It's not noon, why is Yuan Jing in a hurry." ”
Unlike Zheng Ruozeng and Mao Kun, who were worried that Qi Jiguang would not have a stable foothold in leading the army on a long journey, Qian Yuan had enough confidence in the Qi family's army, this army was not only capable of fighting and daring to fight, but also had high endurance and strong obedience.
At this time, both sides of the Yao River had been swept away, and the group easily crossed the river into the city by boat, and walked to the head of the city, where the officials and the Japanese were about to engage in battle, and it was four or five miles northeast of Shangyu County.
More cautious than Zheng Ruo had imagined, ten miles away from Shangyu County, Qi Jiguang ordered the ship to stop and dock, set up the whole army, release scouts, and move forward slowly.
Every instruction is very clear, and every instruction has a clear person in charge, in the face of Xu Hai, who is the most notorious and has the most brilliant record since the Japanese Rebellion, Qi Jiguang perfectly showed his lifelong military talent.
This is a battle that will decide the fate of many people, a battle related to whether the civil and military forces in the southeast headed by Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, can turn the tide of the war, and it is also related to the future of countless officials from Hu Zongxian and below, and even more related to Qian Yuan's many plans to open the sea and ban trade.
Hu Zongxian, Zheng Ruozeng, Mao Kun and others all watched the battle with binoculars at the head of the city, but Qian Yuan did not, on the one hand, he had strong confidence in Qi Jiguang, and on the other hand, he ...... The assault of 200 soldiers made a great achievement, but 57 people were killed in the battle, and almost all of the rest were wounded.
Among the two hundred armor soldiers, the Qian family guards sent more than 100 troops, after all, the requirements for recruiting soldiers in the escort team are very high, and the remaining dozens of people are brave in the army, all of them have experienced the great victory in Shanyin, and they have taken turns to go out of the city to sweep the Japanese robbers, and most of Qian Yuan can be named.
This is the main reason why Qian Yuan crossed the river and entered the city, a large number of first-aid kits and cotton cloth were sent into the city, and those who knew some medical skills were sent out to help.
"Don't worry, you can't die." Qian Yuan pressed the struggling Zhu Ba hard, "A few more people are pressing!" ”
Seven or eight hands reached out to hold Zhu Ba, whose face was distorted, and he couldn't move even if he was so strong that Peng Feng finally sprinkled all the disinfectant alcohol on the wound, and found a cotton cloth to wrap it tightly.
"I knew you would bring two shields!" Qian Yuan scolded: "So reckless, take the nine-tooth nail rake and knock everyone down!" ”
Zhang San counted half of Wang Yi's apprentices, and seeing that the little junior brother's injuries were not serious, he joked: "Zhu Bajie, why don't you make a nine-tooth nail rake?" ”
"Bullshit!" Qian Yuan scolded: "This is the reincarnation of Tianpeng!" ”
"Canopy?" Zhang San didn't read to understand much, in fact, he hadn't read "Journey to the West" at all, but only listened to the storytelling.
Peng Feng next to him said quietly: "Isn't that the same thing?" ”
"It's one thing bullshit, one is the Marshal of Tianpeng of the Heavenly Palace, and the other is the pig demon, can it be the same?" Qian Yuan slapped Peng Feng on the back of the head, "Hurry up!" ”
"It's almost over." Peng Feng lowered his head.
Qian Yuan straightened up and walked over tightly, the lightly wounded had all been bandaged, and the remaining more than a dozen seriously injured were ...... Simple first aid techniques have no effect, they can only do disinfection and bandaging, and Lang Zhong, who was pulled over, was in a hurry, but he seemed helpless.
Obviously, although he has only been in the escort team for half a year and has experienced many battlefield battles, Peng Feng's psychological endurance is not so strong, and he doesn't even dare to look at this scene.
Training together, laughing together, scooping rice in a rice pot, and even sleeping in a tent with a brother lying on a stretcher, vomiting blood and dying...... Not to mention Peng Feng, even Qian Yuan had a sour nose.
Qian Yuan squatted down and held the wounded's hand...... He remembered this person, a native of Taizhou, Wu Gao, when he first went down to the southeast to Linhai, Yang Wen personally recruited an old acquaintance, and made meritorious contributions in Changshui Town, Jiaxing last year, and was transferred to the army at the beginning of this year as the deputy captain of a team under Yang Wen.
Looking at Wu Gao's sloppy eyes, Qian Yuan wanted to say something...... But before he could speak, Wu Gao had already closed his eyes.
There was no crying around, but large teardrops fell.
Qian Yuan turned his head to look at the other side, the wounded man was already tilting his head and weak, and the blood foam kept flowing down the corners of his mouth, this is Chen Xi, a warrior under Wu Gao, a native of Yiwu, who was only recruited into the army this year, and was specially picked out by Wu Gao.
What to say?
said that there is no need to worry about parents, wives and children, that there is no need to worry about the livelihood of the family, and that there is no need to worry about military salaries and rewards...... But these seem so pale and powerless in the face of the passage of life.
Sitting in the tent and laughing and talking is easy to say, but it is to fill it all with your life.
Qian Yuan ordered Wang Yi to choose two hundred armor soldiers to set up an ambush, hoping to have one more backhand, and many times, one more backhand could decide the outcome of a game.
Qian Yuan's goal was achieved, and the two hundred armor soldiers successfully defeated the thousand and five Japanese robbers and kept the county seat of Shangyu.
Among the two hundred people, such as Wu Gao is the old man of the escort team, and Chen Xi is a new recruit in Yiwu, no one retreats, only volunteering.
Two hundred armor soldiers assaulted 1,000 and 5 Japanese invaders, although they had the advantage of being unprepared by surprise, but they attacked and rushed violently, with many casualties, and no one retreated, only to move forward bravely.
Who said that the southeast is weak and brave?
Who said that there are no soldiers in the southeast?
In a critical moment, when courage is most needed, in this country, this nation, there will always be someone who straightens his back and stands up.
The alley was quiet, Qian Yuan silently accompanied them, in the absence of suitable treatment methods, such a serious injury, the vitality quickly dissipated from their bodies.
After a while, Qian Yuan took the towel handed by Zhang San, and instead of wiping the blood stains on his hands, he leaned down and gently wiped the blood stains on the deceased's face.
In fact, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the so-called robe has been greatly weakened, under the guard system, thousands of households and ordinary guards can be compared with landlords and tenants.
In the southeast, this kind of robe is pervasive in the new army of recruits, and even more in the Qian family's escort team, which has only more than 200 people.
The city was in chaos, and shouts were heard from time to time, Qian Yuan watched quietly for a while, turned around and walked deeper into the alley...... If the war didn't go well, Hu Zongxian and Zheng Ruozeng would have come to pull people a long time ago.
After walking along the alley for a while, turning a corner, dozens of corpses were neatly arranged and placed on the door panel, and Wang Yi stood on the side, as if he had been standing for a long time.
"Young Master."
Qian Yuan ignored Wang Yi and walked over gently, his steps were light as if he was afraid of waking up the people on the ground, he looked over one by one, almost everyone could name him, and he could remember the appearance of almost everyone...... Before I knew it, my face was full of tears.
Qian Yuan has never been a soft-hearted person.
In Chongde County that year, he did not hesitate to drive hundreds of people out of the city.
He had a good conversation with Yan Shifan, but he did not hesitate to promise Wang Yi to avenge Zeng Xian in the future.
Even though he knew that Xu Hai was likely to choose Shaoxing Mansion, he, like Hu Zongxian, did not intend to let the coastal residents relocate, so that the town of Ufeng was occupied by the Japanese invaders, and many people died under the sword.
But in the face of these ...... What are these brothers who died for their own words and were close to each other, what are a few tears?
"Cheng Qi......" Qian Yuan's gaze stopped at the last corpse, he was Wang Yi's apprentice accepted as early as the 32nd year of Jiajing, a member of the first expansion of the escort team, extremely old, married in Linhai County last year, and had a son in March this year.
"Zhu Ba pounced on the Japanese and broke the formation, Cheng Qi rushed up to protect Zhu Ba, and was stabbed down by two spears......" Wang Yi said in a low voice: "But he held the barrels of the two spears to the death, and the brothers completely entered the formation." ”
Catching a glimpse of the tears on Qian Yuan's face, Wang Yi, who had been living and dying for a long time, persuaded softly: "Young Master, no wonder you ......"
"Needless to say." Qian Yuan waved his hand, turned around and looked around, "I know, I know......"
There was a faint sound of cannons, Wang Yi suddenly woke up, and said in a low voice: "Young master, the war is not over......
Before he finished speaking, Qian Yuan held the handle of the Miao knife in his hand and strode towards the direction of the city.