In Shanxi, which has just entered the summer, the weather at night is not yet hot, on the contrary, there is a mountain breeze blowing between the mountains, with a hint of coolness, in the shadow of the trees, the shadow of the bamboo ripples, quite a little comfortable.

The wind blew through the forest, carrying the smell of leaves, and blew onto the huge flat ground between the mountains, and the thick bloody breath immediately became pungent, and with the help of the wind, the heavy breath of death on the earth was carried in all directions.

The night is deep, the moon is in the sky, the stars are brilliant, and the moonlight and starlight are sprinkled all over the world.

Countless people dressed in ordinary linen clothes lit torches and worked in groups of three or five, burying their heads in the battlefield outside Shiling Pass. They were wrapped in white cloths over their heads, all down at the moment, covering their mouths and noses to ward off the disgusting smell of the air, and pushing a cart with tools such as sticks in their hands. 、

After the war, the ground was littered with corpses, huge craters were scattered, and piles of floating soil around the craters showed the horror and cruelty of the explosion here, steel knives with forks, broken spears, leather iron helmets, and shields with big holes were all over the ground. Yellow and white human tissue, red blood, and gray human hands and feet were scattered around a lifeless corpse, like an embellishment on a plate of dishes. Some of the broken wood, still glowing with wisps of green smoke, danced on it, as if stubbornly proclaiming, these woods also existed as a very majestic shield cart.

The soldiers and civilians of the Kuizhou Army covered their mouths and noses with white cloths, picked and picked among them, picked out some weapons and armor that could still be used, and put them on the carts.

As for the corpses, they were thrown into another cart, which belonged to the Qing army, and they were taken to a no-man's place for cremation and then casually discarded, so as to prevent the corpses from decomposing and causing an epidemic. Those who belong to the Kuizhou army must be carefully identified, hang a small bamboo plaque on the toe, write down the name and place of origin of the deceased, cut off a strand of hair, and send it to his home together with the ashes after cremation, so as to build a tomb and comfort the family.

The work was very laborious, and thousands of soldiers and civilians were busy from dark until late at night, and it was not finished, after all, tens of thousands of people died here, and the corpse cleaning alone was enough for people to bear.

In Shiling Pass, in a relatively spacious tent, a group of people gathered in the black press.

Although there are many people, but no one is noisy, to be precise, even the sound of breathing is very depressed, and the young men who are extremely active in shouting and drinking on weekdays sit on the ground one by one, listening to a person calmly.

The man was dressed in an ordinary cloth shirt, his hair was casually tied with a black band, scattered behind his head, his skin was a little dark but elegant, and his whole body exuded a bookish atmosphere, without the ferocious arrogance of the day.

"Therefore...... water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent, and all formations should change according to the situation they face. The number of firearms, the quality of soldiers, and even the weather and geography are all important factors affecting the formation. Today's arrangement, which is completely different from before, is a clear embodiment of this idea. Let's go down, think about it, today's battle is hard, so I won't say much, let's disperse. ”

Wang Huan waved his hand, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip.

The people in the tent stood up, saluted him together, and then rushed out, discussing excitedly and quietly as they walked, the expressions on their faces were full of the appearance that they were immersed in Wang Huan's words just now and did not pull them out.

Outside the tent, large and small camp tents surrounded this big tent in the middle, and then spread into the distance with a certain regulation, layer upon layer, and the military camp under the moonlight could not be seen at a glance.

Of course, there are some barracks in the city, but because of the war, the Ming army ran Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng ran away from the Qing army and came again, and now the Qing army stationed in the city ran away, and in a short period of time, the nearby mountain people demolished the uninhabited Guancheng into ruins, and even the beams and pillars as thick as masts were carried away, and I don't know what to do.

So when the Kuizhou army came here, they simply didn't use the broken bricks and tiles of the house, and directly set up a tent, anyway, the expedition was out, and the tent was used to living.

The bonfire was lit far or near, and the aroma wafted from afar, and it was someone in the guard who had hunted rabbits and other wild things on the mountain, and was gathering in one place for a barbecue and dinner.

Of course, Wang Huan also divided one, and when the people in the tent were gone, he sat down, clapped his hands, patted the ink marks in his hands, and then wiped them on the placket of his clothes casually, made a new cup of tea, and took the rabbit out of a wooden box and prepared to enjoy it.

In front of him, there were still two people sitting, but they were Li Dingguo and Li Tingyu, who had not left for a long time after class.

The two of them watched the lotus leaf open, the rabbit appeared in front of them, the steaming rabbit meat was roasted to a golden brown, the juice was overflowing, and the aroma could hook out the gluttonous worms in the human stomach, Wang Huan looked at the two, and then looked at the rabbit that was not very big, revealing a look of embarrassment.

"Look, why don't you learn from Ma Xintian? At this time, people are still patrolling the camp outside, and this is how it should be for generals. Wang Huan said.

Li Tingyu's one-eyed staring at the rabbit never looked away, swallowing saliva and said: "Hou Ye, don't fix this, the two of us have already patrolled, and we have done everything that should be done, don't you come to listen to Hou Ye's lecture?" …… Uh, the rabbit is going to get cold. ”

The army has been on the expedition for a long time, and what is eaten every day is the steamed buns produced in Shaanxi and Shanxi, which is a little unaccustomed to the Sichuan soldiers in the army, of course, the army also has rice transported from Sichuan from afar, but because of the distance, the quantity is very small, and it can be eaten after a long time. As for meat, it is difficult to guarantee, because Shaanxi is barren and Shanxi is unable to meet the needs of the Kuizhou army because of the war; Sichuan is rich in meat, pig farms do not want lean meat powder fields, a large number of supplies to the army, but also for the market to sell, but also because of the distance, the transportation cost is high, and it is impossible to preserve such a long distance without deterioration, so for Er Li, it has been a long time to know the taste of meat.

Looking at Li Tingyu and Li Dingguo's resolute appearance after eating white food, Wang Huan sighed and divided the little rabbit into three.

In the sound of chewing, the rabbit soon left only bones, and some large bones even left clear tooth marks.

"I have captured a lot of baggage today, and you two have a lot of meat in the army, and the meat is enough to eat, why do you still want to fight the autumn wind here with me?" Wang Huan picked his teeth and said dissatisfied, the rabbit is not big, divided into three parts, one person only has two taels of meat at most, and it will be eaten up in two bites, and the three big men must not have eaten enough.

"I didn't learn it from Master Hou." Li Dingguo said with a smile: "The meat has been allocated to the soldiers, they are the main force in the war, and if they have no strength, how can they resist the enemy?" We are the generals, when the hardships are the first and the pleasures are the last, doesn't the Hou Ye also rely on the rabbits called by the guards to fight the tooth sacrifice? I hate my few unsuccessful guards, who have been walking around the mountains all night, and have not even found a mouse. ”

Li Tingyu also threw a sucky bone in his hand on the table, and licked the corners of his mouth unsatisfied, I don't know what kind of storm it will set off when he is looked at by the people below.

"My lord, when Taiyuan is defeated and the siege of Datong is relieved, we have to rest for a few days, get some wine and meat to satisfy our cravings, we eat noodles and steamed buns every day here, where are we used to eating? Look at me, I'm all thin. ”

Wang Huan looked at Li Tingyu's bear-like body, laughed a few words with the two, and then ordered the guards to come in and collect the bones, sit up straight, and start to talk about business.

A low table, two oil lamps, three people sitting, quiet on all sides, no one else in the big tent, candles and night talks under the moon.

"Today's battle was easier than expected, the Tartars were defeated so badly that even Bolo died here, which was a heavy blow to both Azig and Dolgon."

"Azig is still in Datong, but Dolgon has already arrived in the Ulzhou area, hearing this news, I am afraid that he will rush to Datong in the starry night and join forces with Azig."

"After all, a prince died, would Azig directly withdraw Datong's troops and rush over to confront us?"

"Probably not, Jiang Hao in Datong City is a tiger, and we, although we defeated Nikan, are just a wolf in the eyes of the Tartars, and the impression of Da Ming Ri is not so easy to get rid of, I estimate that the siege of Datong will continue, and when Dolgon and Azig meet, we will do some more calculations."

Li Dingguo thought about it, and his face was full of worries: "In this way, Jiang Huang's pressure will not be reduced, now the Tartars are basically coming from the country, Shanxi has been full of 100,000 braided soldiers, even if it is 30,000 Nikan, there are a lot of left, and most of them are elite soldiers, if Jiang Huang can't withstand it, it will affect our big plan." ”

"It will be somewhat lighter, defeat is defeat, no matter how fierce the Tartars are, the Han army and the Mongols who followed them will be discouraged when they hear the news of Shiling Pass, this is an objective law, and it cannot be stopped by shouting two slogans." Wang Huan used the blade of a sharp knife to pick the wick of the oil lamp, making it jump slightly, emitting a brighter light: "More importantly, this battle will disrupt the deployment of the Tartars, the original plan to besiege Datong to solve the chaos in the whole territory of Shanxi has been completely frustrated, Dolgon looked back at us, weighed the pros and cons between destroying us first and capturing Datong first, he will think, hesitate, and in the end, he will make a decision." ”

Li Dingguo and Li Tingyu looked at him, the lights shone on Wang Huan's face, reflecting a hazy halo, the face that was a little tanned by the sun but still too young to speak, was frowning, tapping the table with his finger knuckles: "Dolgon will come to Shiling Pass, he will not tolerate a Ming Dynasty who cut off the head of his clan to stay here in a cool manner, and he will not let Azig come over, because for him, the meaning of the pro-conquest lies in establishing his prestige and establishing his prestige as an emperor." ”

(End of chapter)