Chapter 413: Thousands of Miles Away
Wang Yue divided all the candy, turned his pocket upside down and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, it's finished!" β
One of the naΓ―ve children was very cute, Wang Yue couldn't help touching his little head, these children were so pitiful.
The children who ate the candy were very happy, and they were homeless children who couldn't eat enough, let alone sugar. Suddenly eating such delicious toffee and chocolate candy is simply the most delicious in the world.
So one by one they returned to their mothers with a happy smile and chattered to share their happiness with their mothers. In fact, some of them are still orphans, and they don't even have mothers, but they still have to continue to receive food.
"Who is this?" Some women asked.
"It's supposed to be an official, right?"
The whispers of the women made Li Xuezhu hear, and she explained: "That is Lord Wang Sihua, the governor of Yingtian!" β
"Governor Yingtian?"
"So young!"
Only then did they know that this person was Wang Yue, the biggest official here, and he was so kind, which made them feel much more at ease.
Wang Yue was about to walk away when he saw a five or six-year-old child returning to the camp with ten catties of grain on his back. Wang Yue walked over and said, "Little friend! β
The child immediately put down the food, subconsciously protected it with his small body, and turned back vigilantly. Seeing that it was the uncle who gave them the sugar just now, he relaxed his guard, and he also knew that this food was given to them by these flower-skinned soldiers.
"What's your name, little friend?" Wang Yue stood beside him and asked.
The child said timidly: "My name is Qian Xiaomao." β
Wang Yue asked again: "Where is your father?" β
Speaking of his father, Qian Xiaomao's eyes were red, and tears fell down, he wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, and said with a crying voice: "Dad, mother!" Gone! β
The immature voice was even more miserable, and Wang Yue's heart couldn't help but be sour. Qian Xiaomao was gone, and his young body was carrying heavy grain, swaying against the firelight.
"Feng Yuanshan, Wang Hongwu!" It wasn't until Qian Xiaomao's figure disappeared that Wang Yue returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and he called the two regiment commanders over.
"What does the commander command?"
Wang Yue said: "Let your political training team count all the orphans in the hungry people, and then manage them centrally." For these children, we should find ways to provide them with good meals and improve nutrition. β
Seeing Wang Yue's heavy face, the two of them didn't say much, and responded: "Yes!" β
Wang Yue's mood is indeed heavy, so a young child has to struggle for survival, if there is no strict means of the Tiance Army, can he protect the ten catties of food?
People in this era can carry a hundred catties of burden, without stopping halfway, walking dozens of miles in one breath, how far can children go with ten catties of food on their backs?
It is time to consider solving the problem of war orphans, in fact, not only war orphans, but also orphans born of poverty and hunger in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Daming actually has a nursing home for orphans and widows, but it has long been useless.
Zhang Xianzhong and the others ran too embarrassed, I don't know how many times they have experienced such a thing as defeat, but none of them have been as embarrassed as this time.
This is all caused by the mortars of the Tiance Army, this cannon is too fierce, and it hits far away, so they can't organize the formation at all.
ran for dozens of miles, and could no longer hear the sound of gunfire, so Zhang Xianzhong asked people to gather the team that had run away.
Zhang Xianzhong was finally able to sit down and take a breath, and what he was most concerned about now was how much capital he still had.
Therefore, after resting for less than an hour, he ordered someone to call Zhang Hualong, who was in charge of collecting the defeated soldiers, and asked: "Fourth, how many troops does our army still have, and is the grain and grass enough?" β
Zhang Hualong ran and reported: "Marshal, our army still has more than 13,400 soldiers, more than 3,000 cavalry, more than 670,000 hungry soldiers, and enough food for seven days. β
Zhang Xianzhong's heart ached, there were 500,000 troops, and there were only so many people left in the first battle.
Li Dingguo next to him said: "Dad, there are still people coming one after another, and if you wait, you may be able to gather some more troops." In addition, Uncle Ma is still staying at Songfeng's store, so he can join us as soon as possible, and our two armies are still in the same place, and there is still the strength to fight. β
What Li Dingguo said was that he was going to stop Mu Wenshou's old Hui Ma Yingshou in Fengjiadian, and he still had more than 20,000 troops there.
The difference between Lao Huihui and other rogues is that they rarely coerce the homeless, so almost all of the more than 20,000 people are soldiers who can fight, so it is difficult for Mou Wenshou, the general soldier of Fengsi, to win for a while, and when he heard that the official army in the direction of Anqing was defeated, Mu Wenshou was worried that he would be attacked by the enemy and immediately withdraw his troops.
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said, "Immediately send someone to inform Lao Huihui to join us and retreat to Qianshan." β
Qianshan Yingshan area is the base of the old Huihui, Zhang Xianzhong twice into Anhui light car familiar with the road, the momentum is like a bamboo, it is precisely because of the old Hui familiar with the virtual reality of various places.
"Report!" Several scouts galloped from the front, and when Zhang Xianzhong rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, he bent his knees and said: "Report to the marshal, there is an official army Liu Liangzuo blocking the road in Shaojiawan twenty miles ahead, and we went to investigate the dead and wounded of the scouts on the road ahead, and we are here to report to the marshal." β
Zhang Xianzhong's face changed, he stood up, and said hatefully: "This bastard also came to embarrass me." β
He looked at the generals around him and said, "Gather soldiers and horses for me and rush over." β
Liu Liangzuo was previously a subordinate of Li Zicheng, and later surrendered to the Ming army.
"Slow!" Li Dingguo hurriedly stopped: "Dad, Uncle Ma is located on Liu Liangzuo's flank, and he just ordered Uncle Ma to go around Liu Liangzuo's back. β
Zhang Xianzhong was also beaten, so he was impatient, Li Dingguo was a little clear, and immediately reacted.
He nodded and said: "Dingguo is reasonable, immediately send someone to inform the old man to return, and act according to this plan." β
He turned his head to his subordinate general Feng Shuangli and said: "Shuangli, you lead 10,000 horses to feint to attack Shaojiawan and attract Liu Liangzuo's attention." β
Feng Shuangli clenched his fists and said, "Order!" β
After Feng Shuangli left, Zhang Xianzhong said to Zhang Hualong: "Fourth, hurry up and gather the soldiers and horses, and prepare to rush through the pass in one fell swoop!" β
Li Dingguo added: "The scouts in the east cannot relax for a moment, beware of the Tiance army suddenly chasing after them. β
At the mention of the Tiance Army, Zhang Xianzhong felt a chill in his heart, he had never fought with this kind of army, and he didn't know how to deal with it at all.
Not only Zhang Xianzhong, but also the hearts of the bandit leaders were furious, Zhang Xianzhong finished arranging things, looked at the people present and asked: "Tell me, if we meet the Tiance Army again, how will we deal with it?" β
No one answered his question, so Zhang Xianzhong had no choice but to name him: "Dingguo, tell me your opinion." β
Li Dingguo said without thinking: "Thousands of miles away!" β
It's very nice, but it's actually just running away, and the firepower rogues of the Tiance Army have seen it, so it's just no way.
Zhang Xianzhong not only sighed! You can't run every time, can you?