Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter 4 Martyrdom in the Bloody Battle of the Tartars

Section 4: Division of troops

That night, Liu Ling summoned more than 1,000 generals and officers in the army, together with Jiang Hongli, the chief general of the Korean reinforcements, to discuss matters in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Seeing that the people had arrived, Liu Ling said: "Today, our army was attacked by Jiannu, fortunately our Hanwei battalion soldiers fought bloodily, and the Hanwei battalion commander Guerrilla General Liu Yunwei and Qianzong Wen Po took the lead and defeated the invading Tartars in one fell swoop and won a great victory, and a total of 463 Jiannu were beheaded in this battle. I have reported to Shenyang for the success of the victory and asked for merit for the soldiers of the Hanwei Battalion. ”

Liu Yunwei and Wen Poyu saluted together and said, "Xie Zongzhen! ”

"Okay, win the first battle."

"Congratulations to Guerrilla Liu and President Wen Qian."

"Congratulations."

As soon as the expedition started, everyone was very happy, and they congratulated Liu Yunwei and Wen Poyu, and both of them returned the salute one by one.

Liu Ling smiled and waved his hand, and continued: "Although you won the first battle, you still have to make persistent efforts. The war has just begun, and there will be a lot of tough battles and vicious battles in the future, and I hope that all the generals will work together with the town to serve the country and be loyal to Your Majesty. ”

With a sonorous sound of iron armor, all the generals in the tent stood up and saluted together and said: "Swear to follow the head town to the death and kill Hu Weiguo!" Make another meritorious achievement! ”

Liu Ling nodded with satisfaction, and said a few words of reassurance to Jiang Hongli, the commander of the Korean army, saying that when Jiannu was destroyed, the imperial court would definitely remember the loyalty of the Korean king and reward him more.

That Jiang Hongli saw that the Ming army was brave and good at fighting during the day, and the Tartars they fought were embarrassed and almost completely destroyed, and he was in awe. At this time, he nodded to Liu Lingna, and did his best to compliment, patting his chest and promising that he would follow the Ming army to fight bloodily to repay the reinvention of the Ming Dynasty. (After the War to Resist Japanese Aggression and Aid Korea, the whole country of North Korea believed that it was the Ming Dynasty that helped North Korea to have the grace of reconstruction, and it was said that the stick at that time still had some conscience.) ）

Later, Liu Ling said: "Although our Eastern Route Army won the first battle, we can't underestimate Jiannu too much, after all, Jiannu's combat power is still very strong. Although the small group of Jiannu who attacked our army will be annihilated today, it is difficult to guarantee that Jiannu will not send troops to delay the action of our army, and our Eastern Route Army is already far away, and it is very difficult to walk, so if it goes on like this, it will definitely not be able to reach Hetuara within the specified time. Let's talk about what is the way, how to ensure that the speed of the army is not interfered with by the Jiannu? ”

Yao Guofu said: "Zongzhen, there is nothing to worry about. The main army of Jiannu came to attack us just in time for a decisive battle, and the other three roads copied its back road; Jiannu is infested by a small group of people, so why don't we kill it like this time? It shouldn't be a lot of time, right? ”

"yes."

"Let's just keep pushing it over and see what Jiannu can do?"

Some of the generals chimed in.

Liu Yunwei shook his head and said, "General Yao, I'm afraid things are not that simple. If Jiannu sends a group of men and horses, he will wander near us, and our army will attack and disturb him, and our army will attack him, and he will retreat; Our army camped for him to sneak attack, and our army was in full array, and Jiannu sneaked into the mountains and forests. In this way, what can our army do? ”

Liu Ling nodded solemnly and said, "That's what I'm worried about. If Jiannu is really as Yunwei said, then our army will not only not be able to reach Hetuala on time to join the other three armies, but will also be dragged out and collapsed by Jiannu, and even Jiannu will rush up and take a bite when he sees our army showing flaws. ”

Liu Zhao said: "Just like the Mangu tactics of the Mongols, drag our army to death? ”

"Yes."

Everyone was secretly taken aback after hearing this, how did the Mongolian iron cavalry fight tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and destroy countless countries? Isn't it just relying on this scoundrel-like method of warfare?

"What then?" The generals asked.

Liu Ling was silent for a while, looked at the generals in the tent, and said, "In view of this, I have decided to divide the troops!" ”

Everyone was taken aback and discouraged.

Liu Yunwei also said: "Grandfather, the division of troops must not be done!" The terrain on our road is complex and easy to ambush, so our army should be held together, and the division of troops is weak, and it is easy for Jiannu to take advantage of it. ”

Xu Jiusi also said: "General Town, the division of troops can't solve the dilemma of building slaves and harassing them, why do you have to act like this?" ”

Liu Ling said: "Although I am ready to divide the troops, it is also after careful consideration. I want Yunwei's Hanwei battalion to escort the grain and grass after the baggage is broken, and put more flags to pretend to be our East Road army, attract the harassment troops that Jiannu may send, and slowly march north all the way, while the main force of the rest of the army will advance lightly with me. The main army will go ahead tomorrow, and at the same time, it will not disperse twenty miles at night to cover the Jiannu scouts. This will ensure that you arrive in Hetuara on time. ”

After speaking, the generals in the account began to discuss, some expressed their approval, and some still hesitated.

Only Liu Yunwei was unwilling: "The Hanwei battalion is the absolute main force of the Eastern Route Army, why did my grandfather let me break the back?" How could the next big battle be without the Hanwei battalion? No way! I had to argue with my grandfather. ”

Liu Yunwei was about to speak, when he saw Liu Ling staring at him, staring at him with a pair of eyes, as if he was a little angry, and couldn't help but startle Liu Yunwei.

"Grandfather has never been angry with me, what did I do wrong?" Liu Yunwei couldn't help but be a little dazed when he saw Liu Ling suddenly getting angry.

Suddenly, Liu Yunwei suddenly remembered that yesterday Liu Ling said to himself that he would fight steadily, why did he suddenly divide his troops and advance today? Was it just because Jiannu deliberately delayed the march of the army?

"That's not right! There must be something I didn't think of, what is it? ”

Liu Yunwei sat there and pondered about it, and slowly thought of a lot, such as: the lack of food and grass for the expedition, the incomplete equipment, the lack of combat strength of the soldiers, the lack of contact between the reinforcements of various departments, and so on.

Then, I remembered what Liu Ling said to himself when he first set out on the expedition: "I, Liu Ling, have fought in the south and north in my life, and have experienced countless hardships and dangers, and I have defeated many strong enemies. But this time in the battle of Jiannu, it is the first time that we have encountered such a sinister battle in terms of strength between the enemy and us. Yunwei, you have to remember that no matter what happens, you must focus on saving your life, because only when you live can you have a day of revenge, and then you can go to the battlefield to drive out the Tartars! ”

Liu Yunwei suddenly figured it out when he thought of this, only felt a pain in his heart, and looked at Liu Ling with a sad face: "Grandfather, is this battle not optimistic, is this battle going to be lost?" So my grandfather asked me to break off because he wanted to protect me, and he led the main force to break through just to do his duty as a general, maybe he still wanted to fight again? ”

"Grandfather!" Liu Yunwei stood up abruptly and shouted loudly, looking at Liu Ling with red eyes.

Liu Ting smiled and said to the generals: "Okay, this matter is decided, tomorrow the army will be divided, and everyone will disperse." ”

Liu Ling saw that Liu Yunwei had figured it out, and he was very relieved: "My grandson Liu Ting is very intelligent, I just hope that after this battle, I will ......."

The generals got up and saluted Liu Ting, and when they saw the appearance of Liu Ting's ancestors and grandchildren, they were either clear or puzzled, and they all left in twos and threes. And Liu Zhao looked at his father and Liu Yunwei, shook his head and left without saying a word, leaving only Liu Ling and Liu Yunwei's ancestors and grandchildren in the tent.

Liu Ling walked up to Liu Yunwei, patted his grandson's sturdy shoulder, and said, "Yunwei, don't think too much, just remember what I said to you." ”

"Grandfather, since this victory is not a big deal, why don't you argue with Lord Yang? Why didn't you tell the court? Liu Yunwei said.

Liu Ling smiled and said, "Is it useful?" The dynasty has always been tough on the outside world, in the face of the raging Tartar captivity and foreign enemies, it has never flinched, never yielded, and even the city of Beijing was still fought to the death in order to the end, and would rather die than surrender. Don't be in harmony, don't be a minister, don't pay tribute, don't cut the land, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies, this is my ancestral teaching. Therefore, this battle, even if it is undoubtedly defeated, it must be fought, and it is imperative! Otherwise, how to explain to the world? How to explain to the ancestors? You and I know it. ”

"Then why ......" Liu Yunwei couldn't say any more, and tears fell uncontrollably.

Liu Ling gently wiped away the tears on Liu Yunwei's face, and said kindly: "In this life, there are always some things that you know you can't do, but you have to do it with all your might." Judging from my experience over the years, this Warring States Dynasty will definitely be defeated. However, I still have to do my best to fight, or do I want to give Jiannu the maximum damage, why? Am I bloodthirsty and belligerent? Am I going to die? ”

Liu Yunwei listened silently, his hands clenched into fists tightly, and tears kept flowing.

"Yunwei, if the dynasty loses this battle, Jiannu will become the life-and-death enemy of the dynasty, you can't be affected by this battle, and in the future, grandfather will still count on you to go north to attack Hu and recover Liaodong."

Liu Yunwei was speechless, and looked at Liu Ling with tears in his eyes.

Seeing Liu Yunwei like this, Liu Ling said: "Yunwei, you cheer me up, otherwise what will you do when Jiannu becomes a monstrous disaster in the future?" In this battle, the dynasty can be defeated, and even in the future, it can be defeated again and again, which is not a big deal. There are hundreds of millions of people and thousands of miles of territory in China, and in the blink of an eye, there are hundreds of thousands of heroes! However, our generation must not be afraid, let alone give up lightly, if you give up lightly, then who will save Huaxia! Give it to the Tartars to take the scourge! ”

Liu Yunwei knew that he couldn't be so cowardly in front of his grandfather, so he bit the tip of his tongue and immediately stopped his tears, and said: "Grandfather, don't worry, don't destroy Jiannu, I, Liu Yunwei, vow not to give up!" ”

"That's right! That's right. ”

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Ling gathered more than 20,000 people from the main force of the East Road Army and went north lightly. The main army hurried all the way towards Hetuala.

Liu Yunwei stood outside the gate, staring blankly at the distant army, with a sad face: "I don't know what the prospect is, I don't know how many people can go back!" ”

Lu Ying, Wu Xing and others stood quietly behind Liu Yunwei, and everyone's mood was very heavy.

After a while, Liu Yunwei calmed down and said in a firm tone: "Order, the whole battalion will continue to rest for a day, and go north to attack Hu early tomorrow morning!" ”

"Order!"