Chapter 249: Reactions from all sides
"Handsome! The enemy retreated! Just when Zu Dashou was hesitating, good news finally came that the enemy army had withdrawn from the camp of the Guanning army.
However, in line with the fine tradition of "thieves do not go empty", this enemy army swept away more than 3,000 war horses in Guanning and packed them all away.
"Hurry, hurry! Renovate the camp fence and repair the prison for Lao Tzu. And all of you have taken your household, and gathered together all the soldiers under your command. Don't make any more trouble! ”
Hearing that the enemy army had retreated, the head of the Guan Ning army, Zu Dashou, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He settled down and began to arrange the aftermath. It's not too late to make amends!
However, when the last casualties and horse losses were reported to Zu Dashou, he was almost so heartbroken that he wanted to vomit blood.
For no other reason, the loss tonight is too great. Guan Ningqin's army, which totaled more than 23,000 people, is now only gathering more than 10,000. The rest were either shattered by the mortars of the Laizhou army, or died from the musket salvo of the Laizhou army's attack on the camp.
There are still I don't know how many people were frightened by the heavy shelling and volleys just now. Taking advantage of the chaos and night, they fled without knowing what to do, and eventually joined the ranks of the rebels and outcasts.
What distressed Zu Dashou the most was the thousands of war horses. This was obtained by him with all kinds of urgently needed materials such as cloth, tea, grain, ironware, etc., from the Mongolian Tatars outside the border gates.
Moreover, now with the rise of the Manchurians, the Mongolian Taiji are becoming more and more afraid to sell their war horses to the Guanning army. Even if you dare to sell, the asking price is also frighteningly high.
The Laizhou Army's night raid on the Guanning Army not only dealt a heavy blow to the Guanning Army, but also tossed several other military towns stationed outside Jizhou City.
Let's just say that Wu Zimian's Yansui army was alive because of the dense gunfire of the Laizhou army, which caused the camp to roar and the soldiers to flee.
Fortunately, he took his family in time to suppress it, and the loss of personnel was quickly controlled. But even so, the number of casualties in the turmoil caused by the chaos in Yansui Town still exceeded five or six hundred.
Several other military towns, such as Shanxi Town and Datong Town, also did not behave well in the face of sudden changes, and they all escaped with hundreds of casualties.
The only military town that has not been lost, except for the city of Jizhou, I am afraid that there are only the white pole soldiers who are most familiar with the sound of guns and cannons of the Laizhou army.
They fought side by side with the Laizhou Army, and walked back and forth together in the Gu'an Jing Division, and the soldiers had a lot of interactions with the soldiers of the Laizhou Army in private.
No way! The relationship between the two armies is so iron. Who told the white pole soldiers that their daily meals were supplied by the Laizhou Army.
Many white-pole soldiers would touch their stomachs after every meal and say, "I have really been able to live up to my stomach these days when I have been a soldier and eaten food for so long." Bashi! ”
In addition, Wang Rui asked Qin Xiaojing to bring a message to Ma Xianglin, so Ma Xianglin was particularly attentive when arranging the camp guard. The "preventive shot" that should be given to officers and soldiers was not a single shot.
Therefore, when the guns of the Laizhou army's surprise attack rang out, the top and bottom of the white pole soldiers did not take it seriously. If there is really something, they also believe that the Laizhou Army can solve it on its own.
In addition to disturbing everyone's sweet dreams and causing many people to lose sleep, the impact of what happened that night on the white pole soldiers was really minimal.
Some of the soldiers who were in good spirits just rolled up the quilt and continued to sleep soundly like pigs.
The dense gunfire outside the city also reached the city, and the two adults, Ma Shilong and Hu Fuhong, who received the news, were taken aback and were so anxious and worried that they didn't sleep all night.
As soon as the second day arrived, the two of them coincidentally went to the lobby of Jizhou Yamen with panda eyes.
After a brief conversation, the two adults unanimously decided to send some family Ding Yicheng out to ask the generals of the generals who were the leaders of the various military towns.
In the big tent of the Laizhou Army, Fang Yuan, who passed by last night, was anxious: "My lord, those in high positions should not raise troops out of anger. What happened last night is like rebellion, and it is really appalling! If it is played to the court by Ma Zongbing, Hu Jianjun and others, it will be light if the adults are cut down and imprisoned. ”
"Haha, hahahaha!" As soon as Lin Side and Fang Yuan's words fell, they immediately laughed unscrupulously, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the whole world.
"You! You ......", Fang Yuan jumped out when he saw Lin Side, who was in love with him again, and was so angry with his presumptuousness that he couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.
He pointed at Lin Side with a trembling middle finger, and despised this sycophant who could only flatter Lord Wang. If it weren't for Lord Wang Ruiwang being on the scene today, Fang Yuan felt that he would definitely rush up and tear up Lin Side without hesitation!
"Huh! Rebel! Play the Imperial Court! Cut your job and go to jail! Mr. Fang. You think too much of these guys! If you don't say anything else, just take the matter of playing the court, and the students will dare to say it, and no one will dare to play it! ”
"Let's just talk about this Ma Zongbing and Master Hu. They are now the Shangguan and the overseer army who command the armies of various military towns, how can they be stupid enough to go to the court to play this kind of thing? It's too late to cover up. ”
As soon as Lin Side's chatterbox opened, he suddenly spoke like a river and gushed endlessly!
"What about the Guanning Army and the other military towns? Especially this Guan Ning army, they were killed by our Laizhou army at once, and they also stole thousands of horses. How could they be willing? ”
Fang Yuan thought for a moment and asked again.
"Huh!" Lin Side pretended to laugh again. looked at Fang Yuan, the opponent who was competing for favor with him, with the eyes of a foolish comparison.
"I hope that Instructor Lin will not hesitate to give advice!" Fang Yuan turned his heart sideways, handed over his hand to Lin Side, and put him on the "oven".
Aren't you a lover to show it? Lao Tzu let you say enough! I can't tell. Fang Yuan was quite proud of his defensive counterattack in this round.
"Unwilling? What can you do if you are unwilling! It's rare to dare to come to us for shopping? They have to have this blood, and the captives will not be as rampant as they are now! ”
Lin Side picked up the tea bowl in front of him, and didn't care about his image, he took a sip like a cow drinking water, and then continued: "The Guanning army has always supported its own troops, and it has relied on itself as the first strong army and barrier for the imperial court to resist the Manchurians. If the news broke out, tens of thousands of people were easily killed by our Laizhou army, and thousands of horses were stolen. Do you think the importance of his Guan Ningjun in the emperor's mind will plummet? ”
"Instructor Lin is right! Looking at the world, who would dare to cut the lord of my Laizhou Army to prison? Hmph, the tens of thousands of tigers in our Laizhou Army are vegetarians? If you provoke Lao Tzu to anger, can't Jingshi be beaten? ”
Chen Ming suddenly interjected murderously.
"Presumptuous! Let's go ahead with the plan and see how all parties react. Seeing that the more everyone talked, the more outrageous it became, Wang Rui hurriedly spoke out to stop it.