Zhang Zhun looked at him with shining eyes, and said coldly: "Can you do it?" ”

Song Degang said categorically: "If you can't do it, you will kill my brother's head!" ”

Zhang Zhun said: "Okay! I'm all on your face! ”

Song Degang said: "All the adults have promised in person, there will be no vacation!" ”

After that, he took out a so-called guarantee from his arms and handed it to Zhang Zhun for a look. Zhang Zhun took it over suspiciously, and found that on this top-secret guarantee, there were autographs of Liu Zeqing, Zeng Hualong, Sun Zhiqi, Du Shengyuan, and Song Degang. They all agreed to sponsor Zhang Zhun as the commander of the Aoshanwei and the guerrilla of Laizhou.

As for the commander of the Lingshan Guard, it cannot be appointed explicitly, after all, it is impossible for one person to be the commander of two guards at the same time. However, they can acquiesce in the established facts and let Zhang Zhun "temporarily manage" Lingshanwei. Anyway, the writing kung fu of the Ming Dynasty is very exquisite. Between the lines, there is a lot of room for pondering. In the end, no one said until the temporary custody, and it was tacitly understood.

Brigadier General Zhang put away the guarantee and said slowly: "In this case, you will tell me in detail about the battle." ”

Song Degang sighed again, sighed from the bottom of his heart, and said sourly: "Brother Yulin, alas, it's really hard to say, shame, it's really shame!" ”

Originally, the officers and men were indeed full of confidence in taking Tianheng Island. The Tartars of Tianheng Island have been severely damaged by Zhang Zhun and do not have much combat effectiveness. However, in order to create a sensational effect, the Dengzhou battalion still dispatched 5,000 officers and men, including 3,000 from Du Shengyuan, 2,000 from Song Degang, and 3,000 from the 12th Sailor Battalion from Liu Zeqing, for a total of 8,000 men.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhun interjected meaningfully and asked, "Old Song, do you really have 8,000 people?" Or is it only three thousand? Two thousand? ”

He deeply doubted that according to the consistent tradition of the Ming army, among the 8,000 people, there were at least 3,000 vacancies, and at least 2,000 were old, weak, sick and disabled, and if there were 3,000 actual troops, it would be very good. Even, it is not impossible to have only two thousand. The water in here is too deep.

Song Degang wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said bitterly: "Brother Yulin, this time it's not so outrageous, Du Shengyuan and I, the total number of people is about 4,000, the number of sailors is about 2,000, it's always 6,000, and it's 6,000." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded casually.

Eight thousand troops, in fact, six thousand, are already very rare.

Song Degang continued: The actions of the officers and men this time were quite rapid, because everyone felt that the tartars that had been severely damaged were already soft persimmons that could be kneaded at will. Victory means that it is to be waited, and the reward is visible. In order to compete for merit, everyone moved much faster than ordinary military operations. The commanders of the battalions sharpened their heads and wanted to participate in the battle.

After the officers and men surrounded Tian Heng Island, they immediately launched an attack. Several battalions sent out their elites, taking turns to storm and try to grab the first of the Tartars. Unexpectedly, Tian Hengdao's Tartar counterattack was quite tenacious. The Tartar's bow and arrow, as if it had eyes, were outrageously accurate and very lethal, as long as they were shot, there was basically no chance of survival. On the first day of the attack, the officers and men lost a lot of men, all of whom were the elite of each battalion.

In addition, there are traps everywhere on Tianheng Island, which makes the officers and men a great headache. The traps set by the Tartars are too vicious. There are some pitfalls that you simply can't think of. Some traps take the lives of several officers and soldiers at a time. At the end of the day, there were three or four hundred officers and men killed by these traps alone.

As the offensive did not go well, the morale of the officers and men began to fall again. The original dream gradually shattered, and all that remained was to complain. The morale of the army fluctuated, and war-weariness grew. Liu Zeqing had to go to the front line in person to mobilize and inspire the soldiers. After promising a pleasant reward, the officers and men went on the offensive again. This time, the resistance of the Tartars was not so fierce. They abandoned a few points of defense and retreated on their own initiative.

Zhang Zhun frowned, and interjected: "Old Song, there is a problem with the Tartars retreating without a fight. ”

Song Degang said with a wry smile: "It is indeed a problem, or a big problem...... However, we only found out after the fact, alas! Damn, aggrieved! ”

The Tartars took the initiative to retreat, and of course the officers and soldiers chased after them, but as a result, they came to an open space and found a lot of corpses lying on the ground, and in the middle of the corpses, there were some gold and silver jewelry, which seemed to be caused by internal fire. Seeing these gold and silver jewelry, the officers and soldiers immediately scrambled for it, and they also fought for it, and as a result, the adults who supervised the battle behind them were alarmed, and everyone went to the front to see what was going on.

Yang Wenyue also went to the front to watch the battle, and by the way, he suppressed the scramble of the officers and soldiers. At this time, the surrounding Tartars had retreated, and he was not worried about any danger. Liu Zeqing and the others did not perceive any danger. Suddenly, a corpse covered in blood jumped up and grabbed Yang Wenyue. The surrounding officers and soldiers wanted to be rescued, but it was too late. The Tartar detained Yang Wenyue and left, and they could only watch and be powerless. That's it, Yang Wenyue was captured alive.

Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "What do Yang Wenyue's personal soldiers do to eat?" ”

Song Degang could only smile bitterly, helplessly and bitterly. What do Yang Wenyue's personal soldiers eat? Of course, I went to grab gold and silver jewelry. Who wouldn't be tempted to see that? Who knew there were still living people in the pile of corpses? In the past, everyone only knew that the Tartars were cruel, but they didn't expect that the Tartars were also so cunning.

Zhang Zhun pursed his lips and did not continue to be sarcastic.

That's what the quality of officers and men looks like. If the quality is better, the Tartars will not be able to be arrogant at all. Throughout the wars of the seventeenth century, the Ming army and the Qing army were not stronger than whom, but who was worse than whom! In the end, the Qing army, which was not so bad, defeated the worst Ming army and successfully entered the Central Plains. Compared to the Swedish and Prussian armies of the same period, it is simply embarrassing.

Song Degang finally said: "That person calls himself Ao Bai ......"

Zhang Zhun's eyes lit up, huh?

Worship?

It's not easy!

Not to mention the surname that escaped from Aoshan City, in such a situation, he could still pretend to be dead and capture Yang Wenyue as a hostage. A series of actions deserve to be bold and literate. This Aobai is really a character! No wonder he could become an important minister of the Qing Dynasty in the future. After Shubru was killed, this guy became the leader of the Tartars, and he really has some ability!

But, don't be arrogant!

I'll meet you when I come to meet you!

Zhang Zhun stood up and paced back and forth.

For the capture of Tianheng Island, Zhang Zhun had a plan. At that time, the plan was drawn up with the strength of the Tartars in their heyday. Now, the Tartars have been severely damaged in Aoshan City, and their forces have been greatly weakened. During these two days of fighting, there should have also been partial losses. If I didn't guess wrong, Ao Bai should have reached the last moment. Therefore, for the occupation of Tianheng Island, Zhang Zhun has the confidence that he will win.

The crux of the matter is still that damn bear Bao Yang Wenyue. Zhang Zhun couldn't decide for a while, whether he wanted this guy to come out vertically or horizontally. Whether it is dead or alive, there are pros and cons, and he can't measure which choice is better for a while. In terms of the difficulty of the battle, it must be the best for this bear bag to die with the Tartars.

Song Degang's heart was up and down, and his eyes were shaking with Zhang Zhun's figure. All his hopes were pinned on Zhang Zhun. Worried enough, cold sweat began to break out on his forehead again. Cold sweat and blood broke out together, and he didn't bother to wipe it.

Fortunately, after a while, Zhang Zhun stopped pacing and said decisively: "You leave me the grain and all the gunpowder, and all the others will be withdrawn!" Where did you come from, where do you go back! Don't wander around in front of me! ”

Song Degang said suspiciously: "Then Yang Wenyue ......"

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "After I rescue Yang Wenyue, I will send him to Laiyang, where you pick him up." If he dies, the Tartar will not have a mouthful, and you will come to the Cliff to receive his body. ”

Song Degang was still a little hesitant.

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Since you are worried, then okay, you lead fifty personal soldiers to stay!" Whether Yang Wenyue lives or dies, he will hand it over to you! Everyone else, all withdrawn! ”

Song Degang hurriedly said: "Okay! ”

He immediately went back to the barracks and conveyed Zhang Zhun's decision and various requirements.

Liu Zeqing, Zeng Hualong, Sun Zhiqi, Du Shengyuan and others were greatly relieved when they heard that Zhang Zhunken had made a move. As long as Zhang Zhun is out of the horse, Yang Wenyue has the hope of being rescued. Even if they can't be saved, there won't be any tartars alive.

"Withdraw!"

Liu Zeqing immediately ordered.

Soon, all the officers and men around Toshiro Island and Tianheng Island were withdrawn. According to Zhang Zhun's request, they left all the food and gunpowder. After Yang Zhiyuan counted it, he found that there were about 50,000 catties of grain and 8,000 catties of gunpowder, which was not bad.

Zhang Zhun immediately asked people to collect all the food and gunpowder.

At the same time, Zhang Zhun issued an order to march to Tianheng Island.

The 2nd and 4th Convoys of the Escort Corps, as well as all the ships of the Fushan Navy, assembled in the direction of Tianheng Island and waited for the order to attack. The First Association continued to guard the Xiongya Station, and the Fourth Association guarded Fushan Castle to prevent accidents.

Subsequently, Zhang Zhun himself was stationed in the southernmost military camp of the island.

The battle to attack Tayoko Island is about to break out!

(To be continued)