Ding Jiaozhi also observed Houjin's reinforcements at the first time, and he decisively ordered the cavalry to quietly leave the battle, and at the same time arranged for the infantry to retreat in an orderly manner. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Niu Lu really regretted it, he felt that he was too slow to react. When he realized that the other party wanted to retreat back to the city, most of the Ming army was skillfully out of the battle. There was no regret medicine on the battlefield, Niu Lu really whipped angrily and ordered the cavalry to turn into pursuit.

Ding Jiaozhi led the cavalry, covering the infantry while fighting and retreating. Dozens of meters behind him, the Tartar cavalry was like a group of cunning wolves, reluctantly biting behind the Ming army.

You Shigong on the city wall clenched his teeth, and his heart hung in his throat, this tartar was so cunning. Fortunately, when the Ming army went out of the city, the Tartars' indifferent intentions were too obvious, so that the Ming army was prepared, otherwise they would really be deceived by the Tartars.

The recruits who performed well before, after receiving the order to retreat, although the team was a little scattered, they were still able to maintain the formation retreat.

However, as the horns of the Tartar reinforcements attacked, and the dense and dull sound of horses' hooves all around, the recruits' hearts turned to fear. Many people were terrified, and they looked left and right as they walked. Then the golden Tartar cavalry gradually surrounded them, and some of the recruits were completely confused, and they ran numbly and frantically, trying to return to the city as soon as possible. Some timid recruits voluntarily broke away from the ranks and ran into the city alone.

The three recruit company commanders also noticed this problem, and after a quick consultation, they gathered all the crossbowmen in the team and concentrated on attacking the invading Tartar cavalry. In addition, Zhao Changshun, the commander of the third company, calmly commanded the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen to cover the crossbowmen, and slowly retreated backwards. This calm and calm approach quickly stabilized the atmosphere in the team, and with the small number of Tartar cavalry breaking through the two flanks of the Ming army, it was not long before the recruits crossed the moat first.

Ding Jiaozhi led the cavalry to fall behind, and was bitten by the opponent's stragglers, which made everyone on the city wall anxious and worried.

The scattered Tartar cavalry followed the Ming army and pursued it all the way to the vicinity of the moat. The bridge deck across the river was very narrow, and only two war horses could barely cross it at a time, so Ding had to organize the bridge crossing while defending.

Just when everyone was worried about Ding's cavalry, a large number of Tartar reinforcements were demoralized and rushed to the city gate. They quickly gathered around and tried to take advantage of the unraised drawbridge to take the gates in one fell swoop.

At the time of the crisis, Ding asked five soldiers to throw five grenades around. As the sound of explosions came one after another, Ding Jiaozhi urged everyone to cross the bridge as soon as possible.

Fortunately, You Shigong specially reminded Shen Jia before leaving the city, and Shen Jia used the borrowed four tiger cannons to shoot a salvo on both sides while Ding Jizhi had just crossed the suspension bridge. The Tartars who rushed to the front of the bridge were shot, and suddenly a ghost cried wolf. Some of the badly wounded Tartar cavalry had no way to retreat, and even men and horses rolled down the moat.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Tartars did not react, Shen Jia seized the opportunity to throw a dozen homemade grenades at the dense crowd on the other side of the moat.

The Tartar cavalry was in front, and the infantry rushing from behind were just in a blockage, and in the face of more than a dozen explosives falling from the sky, the bombed people suddenly turned on their backs, and their flesh and blood flew sideways.

Shen Jia took advantage of the panic of the crowd opposite, followed by a volley of bows and crossbows, and the tartars with dead faces immediately became a mess, with the cries of crying fathers and mothers everywhere, and the soldiers trying to flee for their lives collided everywhere.

Except for a few corpses on the suspension bridge, it was empty, and the Ming army took advantage of the other party's panic to clear the obstacles, and the Ming army on the city tower took the opportunity to put away the suspension bridge.

Seeing that the drawbridge was slowly being retracted, the Tartars tried to command the cavalry to rush up to block it, but the ground was full of corpses, and a large number of infantry were gathering around, and for a while, the Tartar cavalry had no way out.

Enraged, he swung his knife and slashed off the heads of several of the people who stood in his way, and the chaotic crowd made way for a passage. When the cavalry again rushed to the vicinity of the drawbridge, there was a second round of earth-made grenades and crossbow salvos.

The drawbridge was already half-literal, and the Tartar tried to use a hook to trap the drawbridge to prevent it from rising, but the Tartar could not get close effectively due to the threat of ranged weapons.

Enraged, the Ala's attempted to mobilize crossbowmen from the ranks to force back the Ming army near the drawbridge.

Shen Jia noticed the other party's changes, but when he saw the suspended bridge that had been raised, Shen Jia wiped a cold sweat and hurriedly beckoned everyone into the city.

After entering the city, Shen Jia stroked his chest and said to You Shigong: "Uncle You, you are still scheming, this is only the first day, if it weren't for your reminder, you would have been turned over by the Tartars." ”

You Shixian laughed and said: "Stinky boy, learn more, there are many changes in the battle array, there are countless smart people, but the fastest people die are often smart people, do you know why?" ”

Shen Jia stupidly followed the conversation and asked, "Why?" ”

"Because really smart people never say they're smart, so the self-righteous smart people are dead, so stinky boy, you're still tender, learn more."

Nima's, Shen Jia secretly scolded this old guy in his heart and started pretending to be garlic again, as for him, it was just a small setback, and he was almost raised to the "philosophical" angle by You Shigong.

After the tense battle, Shen Jia felt a little dry and hurriedly went to the nearby to beg for a bowl of water to drink. After returning from drinking water, he saw Liu Wu, Li Fulai, and Zhao Changshun, three company commanders, whipping a dozen recruits who had escaped in battle.

"Damn, Lao Tzu and his brothers are bleeding behind to stop the enemy, is it to protect you cowards like rats? Phew, if you don't have the guts, you're going to mine, or you're going to cook in logistics, why are you here? You came to our team to pit Lao Tzu? ”

Hearing the loud voice of Li Fulai, the commander of the second company, under the angry persecution of other recruits, a group of recruits who left the formation without permission were ashamed and uneasy.

Even Shen Jia had to admit that he was scared for a moment, but he survived. For this group of recruits who have been training for about 20 days, their performance on the battlefield has been beyond their expectations.

Shen Jia pushed aside the crowd, walked over to take a look, and found that his future "quasi-brother-in-law", Wu Zhiwen, was also among them. Shen Jia was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Wu Zhiwen to go out of the city to fight, and once again carried forward the spirit of his pig teammates, and in full view of everyone, he was the first to break away from his own formation and run to the city gate.

Shen Jia had long planned to divide the arms and responsibilities according to the characteristics, but because of the recent tense situation, this matter was completely delayed. For example, for a knowledgeable, educated, and eloquent person like Liu Wencai, Shen Jia has long prepared the position of "political commissar" for him.

The Ming army has always relied on killing and material rewards to stabilize discipline and military morale, such as killing people and sacrificing flags, and killing people in class teachers, etc., all of which are looking for an excuse to temper the discipline of the army. But Shen Jia didn't plan to do this, he was already short of people, so he could only take the "elite soldier" route. In order to relieve the worries and complaints of soldiers, a role similar to the "priest" of the army can definitely improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers.

And a literate person like Wu Zhiwen should be enough to be a money and food officer in the team, or a future artilleryman, but Shen Jia didn't have time to complete the functional establishment of the army

Ding Jiaozhi came over at the right time and said, "Instructor Shen, cut it, the army of the Ming Dynasty has always done this." ”

Shen Jia glanced at Wu Zhiwen, shook his head and said, "No, it's the first time a recruit goes to the battlefield, so it's already good." Our training time is still short, so we should give them some opportunities and punish them for participating in manual labor on the city walls, without killing their heads. ”

Hearing Shen Jia's characterization, the recruits who shrank into a ball cried and said that they would definitely not be next time.

Shen Jia couldn't judge the authenticity, everyone came from the recruits, some people grew up fast, some people grew slowly, and of course, there were some natural cowards. Shen Jia glanced at the insensitive Wu Zhiwen playfully, intending to leave.

Shen Jia's eyes fell on someone in the crowd, and someone squeezed into the circle and shouted:

"Report, request to speak!"

"Speak!"

Shen Jia turned around and saw a recruit coming over from the crowd - Wang Ziheng.

"Instructor Shen, you don't want to punish them heavily, is it because some of them are related to you?"

Shen Jia was slightly embarrassed, but he didn't want to discuss such a sensitive topic at this time, which would affect morale. Shen Jia decided to cut through the chaos quickly to stop the situation.

"Wang Ziheng, after you go to the battlefield, come back and tell me this sentence. Maybe in your eyes, they are deserters, but I think that they have also completed the main combat mission, I can't cut off the head of a recruit just because he makes a mistake for the first time, if so, I don't think there will ever be a living person in this new barracks, I don't want to train cannon fodder over and over again to die, it doesn't make any sense. ”

"In addition, there is no such thing as a family in the barracks, only the distinction between superiors and subordinates, this is wartime, irresponsible suspicion and casual talk, and the penalty is twenty laps to set an example, first note it to you, and it will be executed after the siege is over."

Shen Jia turned his head, looked coldly at the deserters who were huddled into a ball on the ground, and said loudly: "Stand up for me, line up!" ”

"This is the first time you have made a mistake on the battlefield, and there may be a next time in the future, but I promise that the next escape will be unforgettable for your life, look at your bear appearance, cheer me up, behave better next time, and let those who look down on you open their eyes wide."

Under the contempt of the crowd, the deserters were full of shame. Maybe it was because they were scolded and humiliated and embarrassed, or maybe they regretted that they shouldn't have done it in the first place, and some even shed tears.

In the past, everyone thought that Instructor Shen was just a hairy child, whether he was talking or yelling, he had a hint of immaturity, and many people even disagreed with Shen Jia's preaching. However, today, Shen Jia's words made everyone feel a little strange, the recruits did not think that this was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who said it, but more like a peer, majestic and imposing.

After Shen Jia finished speaking, he left, leaving only a few company commanders to continue to do ideological education and training in the team.

It is still necessary to get a few "political commissars" out as early as possible, otherwise the ideas will not be screwed together, and the combat effectiveness will not be reflected. If I do the ideological work one by one, I am too tired. Shen Jia thought about it and came to the city wall unconsciously.

Most of the Tartars had retreated and were back in hiding, waiting for the next sneak attack. Dozens of meters away from the moat, the Tartars were ordering the auxiliaries to organize labor to re-excavate. The escaped minfu was also chased back by the Tartars, and under the persecution and threat of the blade, the minfu had to pick up the tools again and put them into their work.

Seeing that the aqueduct destroyed by the Ming army was about to be restored by the Tartars, You Shigong slapped the city wall in anger and was silent for a long time.

At this time, if you go out of the city to harass, the Tartars will definitely be on guard, and if you don't do it, you may not be able to go back. You Shigong and Shen Jia fell into deep thought.

The spring breeze blew on his face, warm, and Shen Jia felt extremely comfortable. Shen Jia suddenly stretched out his finger and felt the wind speed and direction. After a while, Shen Jia turned his head to You Shigong and smiled: "Uncle You, I have a way, let's have some small catapults, get a few, I'll keep the Tartar and stop the meeting." ”

You Shigong was a little puzzled, but Shen Jia's head often popped up with some strange methods, maybe there was a drama this time. You Shigong was suspicious and ordered someone to bring a small catapult and install it on the city wall.

Shen Jia on the side had already packed some black, smelly sticky materials in a clay pot, and at the same time poured some pungent oily liquid into it.

You Shigong was a little strange, and couldn't help but look up at Shen Jia.

"Uncle You, these are the products of the last time I refined oil, this black viscous substance is called asphalt, but it is not pure, there are still a large amount of combustible diesel oil, heavy oil and other substances in it, the liquid I mixed in is called gasoline, and it is ignited with it."

Soon, Shen Jia commanded some militiamen to come over to help, and it didn't take long to fill dozens of small cans. Then Shen Jia used a catapult to throw these things out of the city from afar.

The crockpot fell from a great height and quickly shattered, scattering the goo all over the ground.

Everyone felt strange and looked blankly outside the city, not knowing what trick Shen Jia was playing.

Shen Jia pointed to the distance and asked Qu Xiaojia: "Brother Xiaojia, did you shoot in that place?" ”

Qu Xiaojia looked at it, lowered his head, and said embarrassedly with a red face: "Childe, I can't do it." ”

Shen Jia looked at Qu Xiaojia with disdain, and said sarcastically: "Aren't you Orion?" Can't do this? You've let me down so much. ”

Qu Xiaojia has slowly figured out his brother-in-law's personality these days, and knows that his brother-in-law is looking for a lottery again. Qu Xiaojia pretended to be angry and said: "I am Orion, I hunt by brain and skill, not brute force, do you know what Orion is?" ”

It's amazing, it's going to change, and such a sincere person will bare his teeth, and this is worth it.

Shen Jia was about to go back to find someone, when he suddenly heard Ding Zhizhi next to him say, "Let me try it." ”

Ding Jizhi carried a big bow, spit and measured the direction of the wind, then pulled out a rocket, lit it, pulled it full of arrows, only to hear a whoosh, everyone turned their heads to look, and the viscous matter on the ground in the distance suddenly burned into a piece.

The burning of the goo quickly produced a large amount of black smoke. The black smoke drifted slowly along the slight north wind towards the Tartar water diversion site.

It didn't take long for everyone to start smelling a faint pungent smell, some even slightly dizzy and chest tightness, and many more nausea.

You Shigong endured the discomfort and continued to look towards the Tartar water diversion site, only to find that the Tartar cavalry and auxiliaries were scattered and fled with their noses covered. The people at the construction site couldn't wait for a long time, and when they saw that no one was taking care of them, they covered their noses and scattered.

"You kid, okay, this is a good solution, why didn't you come up with it earlier?"

You Shigong waved his right hand excitedly and slapped Shen Jia on the shoulder. Shen Jia sighed, You Shigong was happy, but unexpectedly shocked the old injury, and screamed, but shouted in his mouth: "Happy!" ”