Chapter 288: The Remnants of the Army Defeated
"What are you afraid of. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info" Zilharang said nonchalantly, "I, the warriors of the Eight Banners, are here to work at ease and annihilate the reinforcements of the Ming army. β
"Lord Belle is bad." Tao Min persuaded, "The reinforcements of the Ming army are more than 80,000, but there are also Shenji Battalion and Guanning Iron Cavalry. Although we can inflict another heavy blow on them here, we can kill 10,000 people and lose 8,000 ourselves. The Great Khan has long said that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is still strong, and it will not be able to be defeated overnight. After all, our Dajin people are not prosperous, if these 40,000 Eight Banner warriors are all consumed here, the Dahan will not be able to explain. β
"Then won't we get nothing from entering the customs this time?" Zilharang felt that Tao Min was a little worried.
"It's not that nothing has been gained, how to say that we have also wiped out most of the Yulin Army, and our fast gun team and artillery team have also experienced actual combat." Tao Min looked at Zilharang, "The minions will report to the Great Khan when they go back, if we want to really destroy the Ming Dynasty, we have to train the new Korean army." β
"If that's the case." Zierharang felt that what Tao Min said was not unreasonable, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army seemed to be getting stronger and stronger over the years, "Everything is arranged by Mr." β
Tao Min had his own calculations in his heart, and the words of Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang deeply stimulated him. Although he and his younger brother are Manchus and want to save the Manchus, are the Manchus really Huang Taiji? Jiang Beiming made it clear that Yulinwan dared to turn his face with the Ming Dynasty government, so what about himself, there was really a day when Huang Taiji wanted to get rid of him, and he dared to turn his face with him.
For the sake of his own nation, he may be able to sacrifice his life, but for the sake of Huang Taiji, Tao Min's heart suddenly has no bottom. Maybe what Xu Lang said is right, after all, he is a person after 400 years, no matter what he does, protecting himself is the first thing.
"When you go to North Korea, you can only control history by yourself if you go to North Korea and train a new Korean army that you can absolutely control." Tao Min made up his mind in his heart.
Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang walked in the direction of Beijing with these remnants of the defeated army for more than a day, and the scouts came to report: "Report to the sir, Lu Shuai's army has been found ahead, 10 miles away from us." β
"Han Wantao." Jiang Beiming shouted, "Lead the army to stop advancing and camp here." Xu Lang, take someone and me to see Lu Xiangsheng. β
Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang led a company of cavalry flying horses and ran in the direction of Lu Xiangsheng.
In the distance, the army of Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengen appeared in sight.
"All of you stop." The general in front stopped Jiang Beiming, "Who are you, don't rush into the army." β
"Back to this general, Jiang Beiming, a general in the Lower Yulin Army." Jiang Beiming turned over and dismounted, "Please inform Lu Shuai and Wang Gonggong, and Jiang Beiming will ask to see him." β
"You are General Chiang?" The general also hurriedly dismounted, "What are you doingγγγγγγ β
"Ugh." Jiang Beiming sighed, "The sin will be a loss of the emperor's grace, and Yulin Fort has been lost." β
"You wait." The general didn't ask any more questions, and turned around to report to Lu Xiangsheng.
It didn't take long for Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengen to lead a group of generals to Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang.
"Two generals, you are γγγγγγ" Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengen were both startled by the scene in front of them.
Jiang Beiming took a few steps and knelt down on one knee: "Back to Lu Shuai and the prince, the 60,000 horses of the Tartars did not divide their troops, but attacked my Yulin Fort." The subordinate commander 6,000 Yulin troops resisted desperately, fought fiercely for more than ten days, waited for reinforcements to arrive, the sin was incompetent, and Yulin Fort was lost. β
"Are you people left in the 6,000 Yulin Army?" Wang Chengen's heart was shocked.
"Back to the prince." Jiang Beiming replied, "The city of Yulinbao is broken, we are surrounded by tens of thousands of Tartars, and the sin will be able to break through the siege in a bitter battle. The Yulin army was dispersed, General Han Wantao gathered about 3,000 people and was camping 10 miles behind, and we have no news of the rest. β
"Back to Lu Shuai and the prince." Xu Lang stepped forward and said, "Although the Yulin army lost this hard battle, we also annihilated thousands of Tartars, but the city was broken suddenly, we only cut off a few hundred Tartar heads, and now they are all at General Han's place, and the rest have not had time to cut down." β
Wang Chengen heard that there were hundreds of Tartar heads, and he was secretly happy in his heart, with these heads, he could make Emperor Chongzhen happy, and the Yulin Army was hit hard this time, this Long Live Lord's heart should be able to rest assured.
"Don't worry too much about the two generals." Wang Chengen thought of this, dismounted and helped the two of them up, "Your Yulin army is fighting alone, 6,000 against 60,000 Tartars, you can also win a lot, your loyalty, long live the Lord will know." β
"Thank you princess, thank you Lu Shuai." The two thanked each other in unison.
Lu Xiangsheng's army and Han Wantao's Yulin army converged.
There was silence in the big tent of the Chinese army, and all the generals knew about the crushing defeat of the Yulin army. Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengen sat on it with straight faces, and none of them made a sound.
"Generals." Lu Xiangsheng raised his hand and arched his hand in the direction of Beijing, "The old man is at the behest of Long Live and the handsome army gallops to the aid of Xuanfu Town." Now Yulin Fort has been captured by the Tartars, the Tartars have 60,000 soldiers and horses, and we only have 40,000, the Guanning Iron Cavalry has not yet arrived, what should we do next, the old man wants to hear your opinions. β
All the generals turned their heads to Jiang Beiming again, and Jiang Beiming scolded in his heart: "Look at me again, Lao Tzu won't speak anymore." β
"General Chiang." Jiang Beiming didn't speak, Lu Xiangsheng directly named him, "You have been fighting hard with the Tartars for several days, General Jiang must know the situation of the Tartars, now that our army has arrived, does General Jiang have any clever plans?" β
Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng asked himself, Jiang Beiming had no choice but to stand up: "Lu Shuai, the guilty general will not dare to say more." β
"What did General Chiang say?" Wang Chengen pretended to be angry, "The general's loyalty is clear, and the general still has something to say." β
"Since Lu Shuai and the prince asked, the sin will be blunt." Jiang Beiming opened his mouth and said, "The Tartars have 60,000 soldiers and horses this time, and there are more than 30 artillery pieces and 3,000 guns. β
Before Jiang Beiming's words were finished, the generals let out a burst of exclamations: "Why does the Anti-Golden Tartar have so many firearms?" β
"The generals are quiet." Lu Xiangsheng shouted, "Listen to General Jiang first." β
"Lu Shuai, princes, generals." Jiang Beiming hugged his fists and circled, "Although the Tartars are mostly firearms, they have also been severely damaged by our Yulin Army, and we have fought hard for several days and annihilated thousands of Tartars. Moreover, the area around Yulinbao has been fortified, all the food and people have been transferred, and the Tartars have not been able to get any supplies in the local area. β
"Are you clear?" Wang Chengen asked.
"Yes, Princess." Jiang Beiming replied, "Although the Tartars occupy Yulin Fort now, the criminal general guesses that their grain and grass may not be able to keep up." We don't have to go head-to-head with them, Lu Shuai can send a strange army to cut off the grain route of the Tartars, and Lu Shuai and the prince-in-law will only need to confront them for a few days, and the Tartars will naturally retreat. β
"General Chiang." Zhang Shujie, the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, stood up and asked, "Even if we cut off the grain route of the Tartars, the Tartars can plunder everywhere, which is what they used to do. β
"What Vice Admiral Zhang said is right." Jiang Beiming replied, "It is true that the Tatars entered the customs mainly for looting before, but this time is different. The main purpose of the Tartars this time is to destroy our Yulin army, after all, our Yulin army attacked Shengjing twice, so they went straight to Yulin Fort this time. β
"It's just that they've now taken Yulin Fort." Zhang Shujie arched his hand at Jiang Beiming, "Ben Jiang has no other meaning. β
"Sin will know." Jiang Beiming smiled at Zhang Shujie, turned around and said to Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengen, "Lu Shuai, Wang Gonggong, what will the Tartars do after they defeat Yulin Fort, this crime will not be very clear. Therefore, the Sin General advises that our army be gathered together, that we must not divide our forces, advance slowly, send out scouts, and find out what the Tartars intend to make a decision again. β
Lu Xiangsheng turned his head and said a few words to Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen nodded, Lu Xiangsheng stood up and said: "This marshal ordered, the army will set off tomorrow, and all the troops and horses must not rush forward, they need to be camped step by step, and everything should be obeyed by the generals, and there must be no mistakes." β
"Obey the command." The generals replied together.
After the meeting, Jiang Beiming returned to the barracks of the Yulin Army.
"Wan Tao, what's going on over there in Yulinburg?"
"I was about to tell you." Han Wantao looked out of the tent first, "Our scout has just reported that Tao Min is reorganizing the army, and it seems that he is about to retreat." β
Jiang Beiming thought for a while: "It seems that Tao Min really wants to cooperate with us?" β
"Can we trust him?" Han Wantao asked, "Don't he hold back any bad intentions." β
"I think there's a possibility of a truce." Xu Lang analyzed, "Tao Min's personality is somewhat similar to me in some aspects, both of which belong to idealism, a common problem of literati. So he thought that he would be reused if he went to Huang Taiji, but in the past 2 years, Tao Min's every action has basically not achieved any results, but has also lost the Naturalization City, and he may not be 100% trusted by Huang Taiji now. And Beiming and I also talked to him thoroughly last time, he should think about it for himself. β
"Leave Taomin alone." Jiang Beiming asked again, "What's the situation over there with Lin Zhaolong?" β
"He had retreated about 20 miles to the west, and he had been stationed, awaiting orders." Han Wantao replied, "But there are nearly 3,000 people on their side, and they are very close to Longmen, so it is impossible to stay there for a long time." β
"I should be able to evacuate soon." Jiang Beiming said to the two, "Lu Xiangsheng has already issued an order, tomorrow the army will march to Yulin Fort, and it will be possible to reach Yulin Fort in two days at most, and when we arrive, Tao Min should withdraw his troops." β
"If Tao Min really withdraws, how can Lin Zhaolong and them go back?" Han Wantao asked, "They are 3,000 people. β
"It's easy, you don't have to worry." Xu Lang replied, "You can break it into pieces, disguise yourself as ordinary people and businessmen, and go in batches, and go separately, and the Ming Dynasty government should not be aware of it." β
Lu Xiangsheng's army continued to advance for two days, and stopped advancing ten miles from Yulin Fort.
A fast horse galloped from the side of Yulin Fort, and the scout on the horse rushed directly to the front of Lu Xiangsheng's tent.
"Qi Lu Shuai." The scout ran into the big tent, "There is an empty city in Yulin Fort, and the anti-gold tartar is nowhere to be seen." β
"An empty city?" All the generals in the Great Tent looked at this scout.
"You make it clear." Wang Chengen shouted, "Where did the Tartars go?" β
"Back to the prince." The scout fell to his knees, "There is no one in Yulin Fort, but there are many charred corpses, and the whereabouts of the Tartars are unknown. β
Jiang Beiming stepped forward and grabbed the scout: "You said there are a lot of charred corpses in the fort?" How many? Can you tell who it is? β
The scout seemed to be frightened by Jiang Beiming's expression: "General Jiang, there are about 1,000 corpses, but I can't tell who they are." β
"Lu Shuai, the prince." Jiang Beiming turned around and knelt down, "The guilty general will ask for an order, and immediately command my Yulin army to rush to Yulin Fort." β
"General Jiang, don't be in a hurry." Wang Chengen was confused by Jiang Beiming's performance, "I don't know the whereabouts of Chu Tatars yet." β
"Yes, General Chiang." Zhang Shujie also stood up and said, "The situation has not been clarified yet, those corpses are not necessarily the Yulin Army, and General Jiang must not fall into the path of the Tartars." β
"Lu Shuai, Wang Gonggong." Jiang Beiming was anxious, "No matter what the situation is, the sin general would like to take a look at the people of the Shuai headquarters." β
"General Chiang." Lu Xiangsheng spoke, "Ben Shuai ordered you to go to Yulin Fort to find out first." But you must be stationed at Yulinburg, waiting for the army, and you must not rush into attack. β
"If those corpses are really Yulin soldiers." Lu Xiangsheng sighed, "Settle them well, they are all loyal and brave people of my Ming Dynasty." β
"Sin will command." Jiang Beiming didn't say a word, turned around and walked out of the big tent.