Chapter 42: The Aftermath of the Great War (2)
Shen Yikui and others under the security city counted the results of the battle after the battle was completely over, and found that they had killed and captured nearly 2,000 officers and soldiers, and obtained a large number of supplies for the besieging officers and soldiers.
The leaders who had been united were no longer in common with each other, and they were caught up in a quarrel over the division of the spoils. At the same time, they were debating what they should do next and where they should attack.
Some people advocate pursuing some of the fleeing officers and troops to the east, and by the way, capture the city of Yan'an. When the time comes, open the prison to release the prisoners, and then open the warehouse to release food to gather the hungry, their strength will double. As long as Wang Jiayin in Hequ is contacted again, they can wipe out most of the soldiers in Shaanxi in one go.
Some people would mind joining forces with the rebel leaders in the east, and they would share a lot of the benefits they deserved. Therefore, they opposed this proposal, believing that there was no fat to eat in the east, and that they should develop their power directly to the south. After that, look for an opportunity to see if you can successfully attack Xi'an Mansion.
There are many people who think both ways, and they quarrel so much that they refuse to budge. The quarrels of these people were also mixed with a lot of selfish desires or grudges between the leaders, and many of the small leaders who did not want to set themselves on fire avoided this quarrel and chose the view of a third group.
The rest of the faction thought that there were more and more elite officers and troops in the east, and that they might not be able to defeat each other if they went. As for the option of going south, it is not very good, and the movement directly into Xi'an Mansion is too great. may lead the main force of the official army to them, and then their action will cheapen Wang Jiayin, who is besieged by the meander. Therefore, their idea is to develop to the west and directly capture Qingyang Mansion, and even if they fail in the end, they can hide in the mountainous area of Dongchuan.
After weighing the head, Shen Yikui, who was in charge of the plate, made the final decision to attack Qingyang Mansion in the west. Because in his opinion, this chance of success is greater than that of the other two.
After all, Zhang Yingchang, the deputy commander-in-chief of Dingbian, and He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town, had just been defeated, and now Yansui West Road and Ningxia Town had no strength to protect Qingyang Mansion. The officers and troops in other places are also short of major generals, and they do have a great chance of capturing Qingyang Fucheng.
Moreover, the third faction said that the situation was unfavorable and he ran to Dongchuan, which is very much in line with the idea of pursuing stability in Shen Yikui's heart. After all, Shen Yikui doesn't have any big ambitions, and these subordinates under his hands who have worked hard to be reluctantly united can't let him have any big ambitions.
Although the big boss made a decision, there was still a lot of dissatisfaction among the others. They thought they could fight a little more to change Shen Yikui's decision, so the meeting in Shen Yikui's tent could not be ended for a while.
As for Zhang Mengcheng, the number one thinker in Jinding Mountain, he didn't follow his eldest brother to see the quarrel between Shen Yikui and others. After taking out the arrows on Ma Xiangbo's body with Guan Zhiqing, Zhang Mengcheng was very active in inspecting the firearms left behind by the officers and soldiers.
The rest of the tattered Zhang Mengcheng can be avoided, but the birds left by the officers and soldiers on the battlefield have all been grabbed by the subordinates led by Zhang Mengcheng. On the way to collect, they also clashed with some uncooperative thieves, but they were all killed by his nephew Zhang Zhaoen.
From time to time, there were screams and cries in the city, and Shen Yikui allowed the Mongols who came to support him to plunder the city. Although many of the thieves felt that the Mongols did not actually play a big role in this siege.
However, considering the possible cooperation between the two sides in the future, Shen Yikui still allowed the Mongols to plunder according to the agreement. Anyway, the good things have long been divided by the gods, and the Mongols can only pick up some scraps and burn them cold.
"Uncle Fifteen, look at this horse, I just found it in the woods. It's just that he was hit by an arrow in the buttocks, and he should be fine after raising it for a while, this seems to be Du Wenhuan's mount. Do you say that it was because of this that Du Wenhuan rushed out like crazy. At this time, Zhang Zhaoen led a war horse that was quite a divine horse and came to Zhang Mengcheng.
Zhang Mengcheng took a closer look when he heard this, and it was indeed very similar to the war horse that Du Wenhuan rode out. He took out another feather arrow from the quiver on his horse, and sure enough, Du Wenhuan's name was on it. So he smiled and said to Zhang Zhaoen: "It is indeed Du Wenhuan's war horse, it seems that this thing is unlucky, I don't know who shot an arrow on the butt on my mount, and the war horse rushed out uncontrollably." It's just a good idea for us to pick up the cheap, otherwise the battle situation after that will still be two words. ”
Zhang Zhaoen was also very happy, although they successfully disrupted the Ming army in the previous battle. But Du Wenhuan reacted quickly, and his subordinates were also very strong. If Du Wenhuan was allowed to exterminate Zhang Mengcheng and the others, he might not be able to wait for the thieves in the city to respond, and they would have all died in battle.
Zhang Zhaoen looked at the war horse he was holding at this time, and looked left and right to find that no one noticed. whispered to Zhang Mengcheng: "Uncle Fifteen, you see that no one knows about this horse, I ......"
Zhang Zhaoen said very awkwardly, because this was not distributed, and it was very unruly to take away the loot in private. Even if he didn't care about those outsiders, he was a little worried that people inside Jinding Mountain would have opinions. Among them, the most worried is not the other leaders in the camp, including the eighth uncle (Zhang Mengjin), but the third boss Zhao Wankui, who is now watching the family in Jinding Mountain.
Because Zhao Wankui has a problem, he just likes to ride tall war horses. Although Zhang Mengcheng also has some such tendencies, he is not as exaggerated as Zhao Wankui. Zhao Wankui is even if the horse's speed and endurance are not very good, or there are other problems. As long as the horses are tall enough, the three masters of the village will not care at all.
And what Zhang Zhaoen is worried about is that Zhao Wankui will directly take possession of this horse when he sees it. He, the leader of Jinding Mountain with a small generation, will definitely not be able to compete with Zhao Wankui on his own. So Zhang Zhaoen wanted his fifteenth uncle Zhang Mengcheng to help him support him, because Zhao Wankui still gave Zhang Mengcheng face in this.
Zhang Mengcheng and his nephew have been together for many years, so they naturally know Zhang Zhaoen's thoughts at this time. So he also said to Zhang Zhaoen in a low voice: "You quietly take this horse to Second Brother Ma's side, don't let Shen Yikui and the other leaders see it." After that, he will escort Brother Ma and the other wounded soldiers back to Jinding Mountain, and you ask him to take the horse back for you to be taken care of by Zhao Sange. When you return to the stockade in the future, the horse will be yours. Don't worry, Third Brother Zhao is a sincere person, he won't want your horse. ”
Zhang Zhaoen was very happy when he saw that the fifteenth uncle was willing to make decisions for himself, and after thanking him, he quietly took the horse away. He always hoped that he would have a good horse, and the last time he exchanged horses with the Mongols, he took a fancy to Zhang Mengcheng, who was in charge of the transaction at the time.
But because the horse was too expensive, Zhang Mengcheng was reluctant to take it in the end. After that, the horse was obtained by Liu Jin, so Zhang Zhaoen felt very sorry for it. Today he finally found a good horse again, as long as he brought it back to the cottage to recuperate for a period of time, and then when he returned to the Jinding Mountain cottage, he would be able to have a good mount.
Before letting his nephew take the horse away, Zhang Mengcheng took down some things that could represent Du Wenhuan's identity. His second brother is now sorting out Du Wenhuan's body, and some of Du Wenhuan's weapons and armor have also been temporarily collected by the second brother. The second brother used to be taken care of a lot by Du Wenhuan, and now it is understandable that Zhang Mengcheng will offer some friendship at the end.
So Zhang Mengcheng personally came forward and borrowed these things from Liu Jin, the owner of these trophies. Liu Jin did not resist this matter because of Zhang Mengcheng's affection and at the same time received a promise that Xiucai would help him get it back later.
Zhang Mengcheng, who was carrying two bird guns on his back and some equipment on Du Wenhuan's mount, called his student Guan Yuze over in the distance and asked him to send Du Wenhuan's things to his second brother.
Zhang Mengcheng himself walked next to Xigui and handed over the two bird guns to Xigui's hands. At the same time, he asked, "With these two shots, how many bird guns have we picked up here?" ”
After Xi Gui took the bird gun, he calculated it again and replied: "Hui Yu master, there are a total of forty-six bird guns. I've seen it all, it's all usable, nothing is wrong. After speaking, Xigui touched his musket with satisfaction, and none of the bird guns that Zhang Mengcheng had collected so far were better than his own.
After Zhang Mengcheng got the reply, he silently calculated in his heart. Together with the bird guns that had been collected and repaired in Ninsai, his side had a total of fifty-nine arquebuses that could be used. It seems that it is time to discuss with his eldest brother and form a bird army. Good archers are good, but they are too difficult to train.
"You keep watching here for now, and I'll take the others and keep looking." Zhang Mengcheng still wanted to continue picking up treasures, so he ordered Xigui to continue watching, and he led people to start searching around.
But then Zhang Mengcheng's luck seemed to run out, and he took a dozen of his other subordinates to search the battlefield for another while, but except for some other firearms and gunpowder, he did not find another bird's gun.
Xiucai, who felt that he had retrieved all the battlefields, had no choice but to give up the search and recall everyone. Then Zhang Mengcheng asked Su He to take a few subordinates and send all the things that these Xiucai were not optimistic about or interested in to Shen Yikui.
At the same time, Zhang Mengcheng instructed Xigui to take a few people to bring all these birds back to the camp of the Jinding Mountain tribes. At this point, Zhang Mengcheng ended his search and walked towards the big tent where Shen Yikui and the other leaders were discussing.
After this siege relief battle, no matter what Shen Yikui and the others will plan. As a security guard, Zhang Mengjin and his gang of Jindingshan will definitely have their own arrangements. And Zhang Mengcheng, a "knowledgeable" talent in the eyes of other leaders, is also time to summarize a new course of action for everyone.