Chapter 395: General Li Arrives

In the Tartar barracks, the flagmen of the two yellow flags and the flagmen with the blue flags were already tense, and they were glaring at each other, and the people of the two red flags, the two white flags, and the blue flags on the side were all happy to watch the excitement there.

The two yellow flags and the positive blue flag are the flags directly under the emperor's direct jurisdiction, and they have always felt that their status is much higher than that of other flags, and there are many times when the remaining flags do not like each other, but this time they were repulsed, everyone was dejected, and some contradictions that were usually covered up also broke out.

Originally, in the eyes of outsiders, the Manbaqi was still harmonious and united with each other, but who would have thought that such a drama would be made today, which really opened the eyes of the Mongolian nobles.

He was ordered to sit at the top of the general, and he slapped the table heavily, but the people below were not shocked at all, and the two yellow flags who had been watching from afar leaned forward to cheer up Tan Tai, who was the capital commander, and Abatai and Yue Le had been fighting outside.

Although the two of them have never received the blue flag, they have a lot of pro-soldiers and generals in their hands, and when they see their masters arguing with others, they naturally want to step forward to help.

The two sides confronted each other on the side of the main commander of the army, and Abatai was worried about the defeat of the battle, but there was such a scene in the handsome tent, how could he not let him get angry.

He is also a veteran who has led troops for many years, how can he not know that he can't stop drinking angrily, but it makes the situation even more embarrassing, his prestige as a general has been questioned by the people below, and then look at Korqin Bel Turichen, he is no longer around him as many days ago. Instead, surrounded by the guards he brought, he avoided this side from a distance, but he really knew how to observe words.

"Tan Tai, don't make too much trouble, you have been fighting with the emperor for so many years, you must also know military law. As far as what you do today, no matter what, when you return to the gate, the emperor can convict you of a big crime, our soldiers have not been defeated at this time, you are making such a fuss here, what is your intention. You keep talking to the emperor, are you thinking about the emperor or smearing. ”

The general Abatai was ordered to speak loudly, and every sentence was extremely heart-wrenching, and Tan Tai, who had always been there to be a rigid Yellow Banner, was said to have dropped a lot of momentum, Huang Taiji was indeed protecting the two Yellow Flags, but he was also a character who talked about the rules, such a move to question the commander and disturb the morale of the army. It is necessary to take people under the knife, and the emperor's brothers can be confined to death, not to mention the following are all unified.

And there is nothing wrong with Abatai's command in this day and earth, but the Ming army on the opposite side is too unreasonable, which has led to the current situation.

Yue Le's temper is relatively restrained. Since Tan Tai's side has retreated, he will not take advantage of the situation to force up, and the military tent was quiet for a while, and the general Abatai who was ordered to groan slightly. He said in a solemn voice:

"Those below the assistant leader are all out of the account, and the rest of the people stay."

This order was issued, and the characters whose identities were not enough all bowed down and retreated, and Tan Tai was somewhat shameless when he was said, and at this time he had nothing to say and said:

"General, the people below are panicking, whether to fight or go, the general wants to come up with an idea. Otherwise, if you are alone in this Ming place, I am afraid that something will go wrong! ”

"Of course it's going to be a battle, and we're going to attack again tomorrow!"

Tan Tai's question is actually nonsense, because Abatai has already set this charter, but he still has to ask again, but the decision to continue to attack the Ming army tomorrow is really shocking, obviously today suffered such a big loss, and the cannon was lost. The soldiers suffered heavy losses. The morale of the army is extremely low, why do you still want to attack. Isn't this self-inflicted?

The general Abatai was ordered not to pay attention to Tan Tai's rudeness, and repeated it categorically, but hearing this, Tan Tai jumped up from the chair and said loudly:

"General, our sons of the Eight Banners can't withstand such consumption, how many people died today, my two yellow flags died four hundred Ding today, Yue Le, aren't you counting the dead and injured today? How many people are there? Could it be that the general doesn't know this number! ”

Tan Tai, the commander of the capital, is also a reserved figure on weekdays, but at this time, he is almost a trick, just here like a trick, Tan Tai feels cold, because he is not in the position of commander in this military camp, and he has to be restrained by the people above everywhere, and he always feels that everyone has to work together to deal with the two yellow flags.

The two yellow flags are too strong, and the rest of the eight flags are not pleasing to the eye, although the nobles of the two yellow flags are arrogant, they are also vigilant and abnormal in their hearts, for fear of being pitted by others.

Today, the Mongol and Han armies suffered heavy casualties, but the real damage of the Manba Banner was his horse team with two yellow flags, so how could he be willing, no matter what, he couldn't suffer this loss, and he gritted his teeth to fight for the level.

"There are a total of 7,000 dead and wounded on the side of the Han Eight Banners and the Sanshun King, 5,000 dead and wounded in the Mongolian Eight Banners and Mongolian scattered cavalry, 800 dead and wounded in the Eight Banners, and now we still have more than 25,000 soldiers and horses!"

Yue Le didn't answer, but Abatai said the answer coldly at the top, the Manbaqi has always been used as a decisive battle force and a general reserve, and the result is that the Han army and the Mongolian cavalry rushed in front of the fierce battle, and suffered heavy casualties, but the real loss of the Manbaqi was to hit the spear when charging into battle, and it was hit by the final firecracker storm before it appeared.

Seeing that Tan Tai was about to argue again, Abatai waved his hand and said to himself:

"The emperor and the princes led the army into the pass, all of them were great victories, and returned to the Qing Kingdom with countless gold and silver treasures, but this time the old man led and everyone followed, but they hit the ground so straw bales, what happened after they went back, do you know? What happened to the white flag Hulihai in Shengjing, don't you really know? “

After saying this, Tan Tai shuddered, this time he was defeated, I am afraid that the military achievements and wealth that he had earned so hard and hard will all disappear, and when the time comes, will he be like this Beizi Hulihai, who was arranged by his own master to serve on the side of the forward battalion, and he will tell him in private, "Someone is brave and loyal, and he can be placed in the forefront when he charges into battle", if so, life is better than death.

These commanders, commanders, and Mongolian nobles in the military tent were all trembling in their hearts, and they couldn't care about anything when they fled for their lives, but now they think about it. Sooner or later, I will lead the soldiers and horses back to the outside of the pass, and when the time comes, what should I do with this wealth and wealth, and what to do with the honor and disgrace of the future, the harsh military law is now remembered by everyone.

"The Ming army was more seriously killed and wounded, and the old man was also a little panicked today, now that he thinks about it, his fire gun can't hit the ammunition anymore, if he leads the troops back to kill. The outcome is not yet known, we have 12,000 dead, the Ming army has died more than 6,000, and now we are 25,000 soldiers, and they are more than 10,000 people. ”

The general Abatai was ordered to sit there and talk eloquently, analyzing each other's strengths and weaknesses.

"If we say we're tired, we're all tired. The Ming army is mostly foot soldiers, let's ride horses, in the final analysis, we still have enough physical strength, Ben will ask you, the current situation. If you go back to the customs, you may be able to keep the soldiers and horses in your hands, but after you go back, can you continue to lead in this position? But he fought the army in front of him. Even if we go back with dozens of people or a few people, it will be a great achievement, and it will be glorious in front of the emperor. “

Even Tan Tai, who was the most ferocious, looked thoughtful at this time, and Abatai said while the iron was hot:

"We have been fighting with the Ming Kingdom for so many years, but we have never seen such troops during the day today, it is too abnormal, in my opinion. The other party is also relying on a breath of blood, today watching our army retreat first, maybe already feel that their own victory is a big victory, slack off on their toes, tomorrow we will take advantage of the camp as soon as possible, with horsepower to attack, it must be a surprise, their anger has been vented. We're going to win! “

There is no definite reason for that. Rather, it was agitation and demagoguery, but the people in the tent were willing to listen to it. There was a smile on everyone's face, and Abatai calmly waved his hand, as if he had a chance to win, and said with a smile:

"That group of Ming troops is also considered to be strong, and when the time comes, all the prisoners you capture will not be taken, and they will ......be made up for you."

As soon as he was halfway through the sentence, he suddenly heard a commotion outside the military tent, and the Manchurian army also asked for silence in the camp at night, and it was a felony for anyone to make noise, after all, it was a camp roar and a little noise in the dark night, and there was also a danger for them to bomb the camp and disperse.

But the restraint of the Tartar army at this time was quite good, relying on the harsh military law and the military training of the fishing and hunting peoples, the night camp was always quiet.

Therefore, the faces of everyone in the military tent changed color, and Abatai stood up from his seat and said nervously:

"Everyone, don't be impatient, Yue Le, you go and see what happened."

Yue Le hurriedly hugged his fists, took a few relatives, and strode out of the tent, the tent was lit with butter candles, it was originally dim, but not long after Yue Le went out, the whole tent actually became a little bright, this is not the light inside the tent, but the light outside the tent.

"Is it on fire?" Everyone in the tent was surprised, thinking that this was troublesome, and at this moment, they could hear a loud noise faintly in the south, not too loud, but everyone could hear that it was a distant voice, but it must be very loud.

All kinds of visions made the people in the entire tent unable to sit still, everyone was shocked, and when they were about to rush out to have a look, Yue Le stumbled in.

Now the tent is much brighter, Yue Le's face can be seen clearly, Yue Le, who has always been known as precocious and calm, has a gray and desperate face, and there are no wounds on his body, but he trembles there as if he is sifting chaff, and he can't say anything when he opens his mouth several times.

Still Abatai couldn't stand it, and shouted loudly at the top:

"Yue Le, what's going on, say it quickly!!"

"Amma, the Ming army, the east of our camp is full of Ming army ....."

The Tartar camp outside had already become a mess, like porridge boiling in a pot, and the Manchurian soldiers who had just rested were awakened by the sudden noise and light, and came out of the camp tents one after another to watch.

At night, the sky was already turning red, and there was a lot of noise outside the camp, as if countless people were cheering and shouting there.

"It's really a fluke that today's battle can have such a result, if the rear team hadn't come out of nowhere, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been such a good result!"

Zhao Neng said in a tired voice to Wang Tao opposite in the military tent, in the Jiaozhou battalion system, the appointment of the battalion commander can only be made by Li Mengzai, although Wang Tao has made such a great contribution today. But it's only a general position, and the big battalion leaders he gathers tonight will be broken up and each will return to his own team.

It is also possible that it was temporarily added to the battalion with heavy losses, but before Wang Tao came down before the new appointment, he still put the general, and what he could command tomorrow was still a hundred people, but in terms of the reward and punishment rules of the Jiaozhou battalion. What Wang Tao deserves for today's performance must be a promising future.

General Zhao Neng called him over, and thanked him individually, and encouraged a few words, after all, he had not established contact with Dashuai at present, and he had to grieve this Wang Tao for a few days.

However, there was also a compromise arrangement, the experimental battalion led by Auman still lacked a deputy, so Wang Tao was transferred to the post. can be regarded as making the best use of his talents, Wang Tao is really a very outstanding person, although he knows that he has made great contributions and knows that he has a bright future, but he still abides by his duty. Standing straight opposite Zhao Neng.

Zhao Neng, the general of the Dengzhou Army, was slightly injured in this day's hard fighting, but he was more physically and mentally exhausted, and he also wanted to find someone to say a few words. Wang Tao was praised by Zhao Neng like this, and replied:

"In that situation, everyone in Shandong knows what to do, but the lower officials stood up first and did what they should do.

Zhao Neng rubbed the part of his chest that was injured by a stray bullet through the plate armor, and said with a smile:

"No arrogance, no impatience. You are very calm, if it weren't for today's scene, you really can't show a character like you, do a good job, our Jiaozhou camp is a person like you who is responsible, brave, and can understand things. ”

Hearing this, Wang Tao was a stand-up again, but at this time, there was a report from the soldiers outside the camp, saying that it was the cavalry to report that there was always something, and after Wang Tao heard this, he took the initiative to retreat with a military salute.

The cavalry commander strode in. Spoken:

"Your Excellency. The cavalry sentries sent out were almost all back at this time according to the pre-arrangement! ”

Hearing this, they almost came back. Zhao Neng endured the pain and stood up from his seat, and asked in a solemn voice:

"How many didn't come back?"

The cavalry general replied:

"Fifteen others have not returned, and these fifteen have been sent to the place where the Tartars are camped to keep an eye on."

Zhao Neng sighed and said in a low voice:

"If you don't know it, you won't be able to come back."

The battlefield shelter and intelligence blockade of the cavalry was actually the cavalry of both sides intercepting and killing each other, and these fifteen cavalrymen who did not return within the scheduled time had already died there.

The distance between the two sides is more than 20 miles, and the army of the Tartars also has to engage in battlefield covering, which shows that the battle of this day did not defeat the other party at all, and the other side still has the intention of making a comeback, in addition to today's huge casualties, there is also the consumption of ammunition, this time the expedition is relatively urgent, many things are not fully prepared, today's firearms and ammunition have experienced a huge consumption, if a big war starts tomorrow, I am afraid it will not be able to hold on.

Moreover, the Tartar soldiers and horses have the advantage of cavalry mobility, and secondly, their main generals are very old, and it is really hard to say whether the tactics that can be used today will be easy to use tomorrow.

Zhao Neng really felt that he was lonely, such a big fight today, the materials used to eat at night were all transferred from Shandong, there was no help in the Beizhili area, and even the people sent by Jingzhou could be said to have come by force, who was such a war for, and for whom did these soldiers of the Dengzhou Army sacrifice their lives.

The cavalry commander who came to report had already retreated, Zhao Neng pulled out the waist knife that was put aside, this weapon created by the Weapons Manufacturing Bureau is indeed a good weapon, today he cut off a person's head, the blade is not curled, and the blade is as bright as new, Zhao Neng slowly exhaled, took a piece of flannel and slowly wiped the knife, the situation is so critical, what kind of situation should he encounter tomorrow, perhaps......

When he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside, and several soldiers guarding outside the camp had begun to ask loudly, but it was the cavalry commander who had just left who answered, and then the curtain of the camp tent was lifted, and the cavalry commander ran in with surprise on his face.

The cavalry commander stood in front of Zhao Neng, out of breath, and only ran a few steps, but he was so excited that he finally adjusted. This is the rough dress of the mouth said:

"My lord, the fifteen scouts have returned, and they have returned with the messenger of the commander's own army, and the commander's soldiers and horses have reached the north of the Tartar camp."

Zhao Neng's eyes widened at first, his face was full of incredulity, and then he showed the same ecstasy as the cavalry commander, and said loudly:

"The messenger is there, please come in. Come in, please. ”

After saying a few words, his voice was a little hoarse, and all the anxiety and fatigue disappeared at this moment, leaving only the excitement and excitement in his heart, the anxiety just now disappeared in an instant, and when the handsome man came back, Zhao Neng immediately felt that all the difficulties in front of him were nothing.

A pro-soldier walked the officer dressed in general into the military tent, and this person Zhao Neng was still a little familiar. Back then, he was born in the Dengzhou Army, and the marshal sent this person over, presumably to let both sides confirm it, so as not to have any doubts and twists and turns out of thin air.

As soon as the officer entered the military tent, he gave Zhao Neng a military salute and said:

"Your Excellency. The commander's soldiers and horses have already blocked the retreat of the Tartar soldiers and horses, and this time the officials came to convey the commander's order to transfer troops, early tomorrow morning. Please ask Lord Zhao to pull out the camp with all his troops, march twenty-three miles north, and attack the Tartar army with the soldiers and horses of the commander's own team, so as not to let a beast escape. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Meng's pro-battalion opened the wooden box on the waist of the general and took out Li Meng's general order, Zhao Neng listened to it solemnly, and then took the general order. After confirmation, it was indeed the marshal's order, and this Li Meng's personal soldier was always going to act with the Dengzhou army, and Zhao Neng politely asked him to go down and rest quickly.

The news had not yet spread, it was quiet outside, Zhao Neng walked a few steps back and forth in the house, and suddenly stood up and ordered:

"Pro-soldiers, each battalion passes orders. The marshal had already led his army to block the retreat of the Tartars. Men have been sent to order our troops to flank tomorrow, and the battalions will rest early tonight. After tomorrow's victory, there will be another reward! ”

The reaction of the guards outside the tent was also a beat slower than usual, obviously incredulous and stunned after hearing the news, and then excited.

The soldiers outside were either running or riding horses, all rushing towards their respective destinations, and some people began to shout loudly halfway through, "The handsome man has arrived!" "The handsome man has arrived!!" , the camp that was already about to quiet down slowly stirred.

Everyone is excited, everyone's heart is ecstasy, the fatigue brought by the hard battle during the day, the sadness caused by the death of comrades-in-arms is dissipated at this time, the Dengzhou army from Zhao Neng to the ordinary soldiers below, everyone feels that their bodies are full of strength, tomorrow's battle is bound to be a big victory, everyone feels that they have the backbone.

I don't know who couldn't help it first, walked out of the tent, and vented the excitement in his heart with a loud shout, the quiet requirements of the night camp of the Jiaozhou battalion are not the same perverted as other armies, not to mention that under such circumstances, such a happy event does need to cheer and shout.

But the soldiers walked out of the camp tent, but they didn't know what to shout, the slogan of the Jiaozhou camp, except for the wartime sentence "Jiaozhou camp, forward", I really didn't know what to say in unison, what to shout.

But this confusion did not last long, some people started to shout, and then everyone else began to shout, and then it became a chorus of all shouts, and no one thought there was anything wrong with this.

At the beginning, it was just someone shouting "Jiaozhou Battalion is mighty, handsome and mighty", and after shouting a few words, it became "Long live Jiaozhou Battalion, handsome and mighty".

In the end, this sentence became "Long live the Jiaozhou camp, long live the handsome", and everyone was shouting loudly from the bottom of their hearts, full of excitement.

The entire Dengzhou military camp only heard a shout of long live the marshal, which shook the heavens and the earth, and even the Tartar military camp more than 20 miles away faintly heard the movement.

But the Tartar camp had time to take care of such movements, and the bright spots of the torches on the top of the eastern slope, one became two, and two became four, and they expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, a huge dragon of light appeared in front of them, and the night sky was suddenly reddened by the firelight.

The divine soldiers were like falling from the sky, and the army was like a dragon, and they were incomparably strong, and they meandered from the east side of the Tartar camp.

The Tartars were silent all over the camp, and did not react, and watched the army gradually approach, until they could see the big words on the opponent's flag by the light on the torches of the opposing soldiers:

"General Zhendong, Shandong Chief Soldier, Li!"