Xu Zengshou frowned. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info he didn't believe in the gods, ghosts and ghosts at all, and he was even more disgusted by the Taoist temple that had been built in Vladivostok City now.

So he didn't pay attention to this conversation, and asked directly: "How could they let them bully so close to the camp before they were discovered?" What about sentinels? ”

Qin Sen said: "The sentinels in the southeast corner are all dead. I personally examined the corpse, and the sentry we sent out must have been shot by the arrow and lost his breath at once; The Jurchen sentinels were fine, a few of them dodged the first wave of arrows and fought with the people who came up before dying. But they didn't have a horn, they just shouted a few times and we couldn't understand it. ”

"We're still careless, the sentinels are not in order, and the people are a little lax, not as good as the Jurchens. I plead with my lords. ”

"I was negligent too, and it's not your fault alone. I don't have the face to deal with you, and when we return to the city, the two of us will ask Your Highness for guilt. Xu Zengshou said.

There was silence in the tent for a while, and then Xu Zengshou asked again: "There are 1,500 of them?" How many did we kill? How many were captured? ”

Lin Mo, the deputy Qianhu who led the Jurchens, the Mongols, and the Jingzhi army in pursuit, said: "Xu Xiang, about 600 of them were killed along the way, 400 corpses were seen outside the camp, and more than 50 people were captured. ”

"That is, more than a thousand of them were wiped out?" Xu Zengshou said.

"That's about it, but the six hundred people are only estimated, and only about four hundred corpses were seen along the way, and the rest are unknown whether they were killed or wounded. Their escape route was very tricky, and if it weren't for the Jurchens who were familiar with the terrain and the lack of trees and leaves in winter, I am afraid they would have run more. Lin Mo said.

"Are any of the captives wounded?" Xu Zengshou asked again.

Lin Mo shook his head: "Xu Xiang, all the people who were injured and unable to walk were executed, and those who were brought back were only slightly injured or not injured. ”

Xu Zengshou didn't ask in detail, but just thought about it again and said: "Temporarily detain the captured Jurchens in a separate barracks, and give them some gruel every day to prevent them from starving to death." ”

"Yes, Xu Xiang." Lin Mo agreed.

"What about our casualties?" Xu Zengshou turned his head and said to another deputy Qianhu Bailu Division in the camp who was in charge of conducting post-war statistics.

"In total, more than 100 soldiers were killed, and more than 30 were seriously wounded, and the military doctor who accompanied them stopped the bleeding, but it is estimated that they will not survive until tomorrow morning. More than 100 others were slightly injured, but they were fine; But there are more than twenty disabled. White Deer Division said.

"The Jurchens have about sixty dead, and they have asked me for some medicine, and I don't know how many were injured; The Ainu and Mongols also killed dozens and wounded a few. ”

Xu Zengshou gave a few orders, mainly to take care of the wounded, clean up the battlefield, and load the corpses of the dead in the battle into the car and prepare to take them back. It's cold now, and the corpse won't decompose quickly, but it can be brought back. (The ancients attached great importance to corpses)

But after Xu Zengshou finished speaking, the tent fell into silence again, and everyone did not speak.

The fact that the army had suffered such heavy losses only one day after its departure was something that no one had expected. With almost 300 warp troops lost, and many of the vassal Jurchens, Ainu and Mongols also dead, it is up to them to think about what to do next.

After a while, Xu Zengshou spoke: "Let's talk about it, whether to continue to attack or retreat." ”

The next attack meant danger, and at least 400 of the Jurchens who attacked had fled back, and they could have ambushed them along the road to delay their march, and everything would be fine until it snowed; And even if it didn't snow and reached their destination, those Jurchens would still stay where they were, since they already knew that there was a Han army that was going to fight them? I'm afraid I won't get anything out of it.

It's much safer to return it. It's only been a day since they've been on their way, and it's easy to go back. And although it did not achieve the goal of Yunxi, as long as the heads of the Jurchens who were brought back and killed could show that they did not retreat without a fight, I believe that His Highness would not punish them in any way. But it's just a bit embarrassing.

Those who think they should continue to attack loudly state their reasons, while those who feel that they should go back are careful to say that they will not continue to attack; However, everyone in the tent looked at Qin Sen, and Xu Zengshou was no exception.

Xu Zengshou is very hesitant now, and he doesn't know what to do. Although he was born in a general, his father and eldest brother are all generals, and he is also considered to be very talented; He himself has performed well in several battles with his troops, and he thinks very highly of himself on weekdays, thinking that commanding an army of one or two thousand people is a knife to kill chickens.

But when he was faced with this difficult situation himself, he found that he still did not have the talent to command. He didn't know what to do at all, and it was very likely that he would be in vain or even annihilated; But he was not willing to retreat. Under the six gods without a master, he also subconsciously looked at Qin Sen.

Qin Sen lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Xu Xiang, several adults, I still think that we should continue to march. ”

"Why?" Xu Zengshou asked.

"Xu Xiang, it is not easy to spend the winter in the north, if you leave the built house, you are likely to freeze to death in the wild, especially children and women. Therefore, they will not run away easily, and most of them will take temporary shelter in the nearby mountains and forests with food and supplies when we are sure that we will attack their tribe. ”

"And the terrain of this area, look," as he spoke, everyone turned their eyes to the map of this area on the table. Although the map is crudely drawn and the distances are blurred, several of the main routes and the ease of walking are marked.

"From this road, the most convenient way to attack is the No. 2 tribe, so I'm afraid that the people of the No. 2 tribe will flee, but the people from the other tribes will not run immediately. However, it is only a one-day journey from Tribe A No. 1 to Tribe A. 2, so we can completely shake a shot, and go straight to Tribe A No. 2 without stopping at Tribe A. 2 without giving them time to react. ”

"Besides, the road is easier to walk, our carriages can run on the road, the soldiers can retain more physical strength, and even some people can get on the carriage to move forward. When we got to the place, we immediately surrounded them and attacked, with three cannons in hand, and something that His Majesty named 'hand grenades', which could quickly blow open the gates of the stockade and break in. ”

"And these East China Sea Jurchens have never seen firearms, so they will definitely be very afraid, and it will not be difficult to capture them."

Everyone seemed to have some truth when they heard Qin Sen's words, but they were a little uncertain and asked, "Are you sure?" ”

"Ninety percent sure you can capture a tribe. As long as we are careful, there will be no big losses. Qin Sen said firmly.

In fact, he was not so sure, and felt that there was only a fifty percent chance that the plan would succeed.

But he didn't want to go back. He was recommended by His Royal Highness to His Royal Highness the Eternal King, and His Royal Highness also had high hopes for himself, how could he return halfway? Although the coach this time is Xu Zengshou, he can't accept that he has come out for nothing.

Everyone looked at Xu Zengshou again. In the final analysis, Xu Zengshou is the coach this time.

After Xu Zengshou was silent for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Do what Qin Sen said!" Continue to march. ”

"But these corpses and wounded soldiers can't follow us. I just listened to his plan, speed is very important, they will seriously slow down our speed. ”

"Fortunately, this place is only a day's journey from Fangchuan Village, and Fangchuan Village to Beichuan Village is half a day's journey. Two hundred men were sent to escort the wounded soldiers and corpses back to Vladivostok. The Jurchens and their wounded soldiers can also go back together. If the Jurchens were unwilling to bury the dead here, they could also return the corpses as well. ”

"We only have an army of 500 people." White Deer Division said.

"They have also suffered heavy losses, how many strong men can a tribe have? Besides, we still have artillery, and with the help of the Jurchens and other barbarians, even if there are only five hundred people, it is enough. Xu Zengshou said.

Since Xu Zengshou had made up his mind, everyone didn't feel that there was any loophole in the plan, and they dispersed according to the order.

But when Qin Sen retired, Xu Zengshou left him behind, and said to him after everyone else had withdrawn: "If it weren't for you this time, I really don't know what to do." ”

Qin Sen said respectfully: "It's only because I've been in the Northeast for a long time and I know them better. Xu Xiang stayed in Yongfan for a few more years, so he was naturally stronger than me. ”

Xu Zengshou said: "You don't have to comfort me, I know what is going on." From now on, I will be the left minister in Vladivostok in peace and stability, and I will leave the work of leading troops to fight to you. ”

"This can't be done, Xu Xiang's family has a family history, I still have to learn from Xu Xiang." Qin Sen said.

Xu Zengshou looked at his expression carefully, his heart was relieved, and he said a few more words to him and asked him to retreat.

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Ten days later, Vladivostok.

Zhu Yunxi smashed a fold on Xu Zengshou's head, and picked up another fold and smashed it on Qin Sen's head.

Not only that, but he also shouted, "What did Lone tell you! Everything is based on safety, and when you encounter an unexpected ambush and heavy losses, you should retreat immediately, why do you still attack? ”

"Especially you, Qin Sen, Uncle Twenty-One told me that you are very stable, and I only asked you to be Xu Zengshou's deputy marshal this time, but you completely lived up to Lone's expectations."

"And you, Xu Zengshou, actually agreed to Qin Sen's plan, you didn't think about what you would do if there were other unexpected circumstances?"

"And at the beginning, they were so lax that they made their sneak attack successful? Are your heads rusty? ”

“……”

Zhu Yunxi scolded the two of them with his head and face, and the guards on the side felt that it was a little too much, but they didn't dare to persuade them; Li Qing, who still came to ask for instructions, persuaded Zhu Yunxi to dissipate his anger, so he stopped scolding.