Chapter 111: Pursuit
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Pang Yue looked at Shi Lang and said, "Right now, you can't miss the opportunity, you immediately lead a team of capable soldiers and horses to capture the thief Shi Fu and others!" ”
Hearing Pang Yue say this, Shi Lang was stunned for a moment, and the rest of the generals were more or less puzzled. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoEveryone knows that this Shi Fu is Shi Lang's uncle, and he introduced Shi Lang to Zheng Zhilong's army at the beginning, and he is both an elder and a grace first. Now that Shi Lang is allowed to lead the army to capture Shi Fu, no one can say whether it will repeat the Huarong Dao of the past.
Shi Lang naturally knew the stakes, and he didn't dare to accept it for a while: "Dashuai, this... You know it. This thief Shi Fu was originally the uncle of the last general, in order to avoid suspicion... Please send someone else! ”
Pang Yue remained silent and continued to ask, "Could it be that you still have something to do with that Shifu?" Still in the dark through the song? ”
Shi Lang was shocked again, and then his face turned red, and he said categorically: "There is no such thing!" If there is even the slightest lie, the end will be condemned by God! ”
"Do you think that you are not capable enough to capture Shi Fu?"
Shi Lang was silent for only a moment, and once again gave a clear answer: "Of course not!" ”
At this time, a meaningful smile twitched at the corner of Pang Yue's mouth: "Then why don't you want to go?" Could it be that you have a problem with me and do not want to obey my orders? ”
"The last general will not dare!" Shi Langcheng half-knelt on the ground in fear.
"Get up!" Pang Yue said, "Since none of what I said exists. Then this task is still up to you! ”
When Pang Yue's words came to this, Shi Lang naturally couldn't refuse anymore, stood up and hugged his fists and said, "Obey!" ”
"That's why you were sent. It wasn't a whim on my part. I should know this relationship between you and the blessing. But don't worry about it, even if you have that relationship, it's okay, it's up to you to take advantage of it. Good use is not necessarily a bad thing! Pang Yue thought for a moment and continued, "In this way, the rest of the battalions of soldiers and horses have been exhausted from the fierce battle with the enemy before. It would not be appropriate to send them out again at once. I will put under your command my own troops and some of the scouts in the army. There are about 400 horsemen in this new force, each equipped with two horses, and I will go and ask Lord Chen to send a few guides to accompany you. Wait until after dawn. I will send someone to meet you. What difficulties do you find in this arrangement? ”
At this time, Shi Lang had already put aside his previous concerns, and regained his previous self-confidence in his words: "Go back to Dashuai, there is no difficulty!" More than 400 elite horsemen are enough to deal with nearly a thousand frightened birds! ”
"Good!" Pang Yue nodded: "Anyway." You have to remember. This opportunity must not be missed, and it is necessary to catch up with Shi Fu and others. If you can't live, you can't die! If something goes wrong, I'll ask you! ”
"The last general obeys!"
After determining the pursuit, Pang Yue immediately began to arrange various specific links. The two hundred scouts of the pro-army and the army were quickly assembled, neatly draped and equipped with two horses. After Chen Bangyan learned of Pang Yue's request, he quickly sent several guides over. However, what surprised Pang Yue was. These guides were actually led by Chen Bangyan's second son, Chen Xinyin. Pang Yue also has an impression of this young man in his early twenties with a spirit on his face. In the original history, he and Chen Bangyan guarded Qingyuan together and insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty, and finally died heroically. Originally, Pang Yue didn't want Chen Xinyin to take this risk again, but due to the joint insistence of Chen Bangyan and Chen Xinyin's father and son, he had to agree to their request.
Time was urgent, and after everything was ready, Shi Lang immediately took more than 400 cavalry out of the camp and disappeared into the night.
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At dawn the next day, in addition to leaving behind to guard the camp and guard the prisoners, Pang Yue sent many teams of officers and soldiers in the army to search for the Qing army that were scattered nearby. Although these routs have lost their formation, and without the commander of the generals, they cannot pose much threat to the regular Ming army, but in the long run, most of them will turn into bandits, which will be a very big hidden danger to the surrounding people, so the only way to eliminate them in time is a safe policy.
Chen Bangyan, Wang Dongri, Cao Tianqi and others also agreed with Pang Yue's decision, and also sent effective men to assist Huguang Town in searching for the Qing army's rout.
Subsequently, when Wang Dongri personally came to the camp in Huguang Town and saw the appearance of the various battalions under Pang Yue's command, he couldn't help but feel emotional, and Pang Yue also had a lot of feelings in his words when he talked.
"Brother Mu Yuan, I didn't expect that after only two years, the strength of your department has changed so much. If it weren't for your banner in the camp, I would hardly have recognized this as your soldiers. The Mu Yuan brothers' talent in governing the army and commanding the army can be seen from this. Wang Dongri said with feelings. After taking a photo with the army of Huguang Town last night, Wang Dongri had this feeling, and after entering the camp today and observing it up close, the feeling of "being impressed" in his heart became even stronger. Today, the Huguang Town Army has not only increased several times in number compared with the past, but also made great progress in the mental state and equipment level of the officers and men compared with the past. The soldiers were all well-armored and energetic, and the auxiliaries were all neatly dressed and energetic. Officers and soldiers, soldiers and auxiliaries, almost all of them had a healthy red glow on their faces, and their eyes showed unquestionable confidence and a desire for victory. As anyone with a discerning eye can see, it is indeed not easy to train such an army in just two years.
But hearing what Wang Dongri said, Pang Yue smiled disappreciatively: "Brother Xu's words are serious, the key to Huguang Town's ability to get to this point today lies in His Majesty's trust and support, as well as the help of the brothers in the army, what I have done is only a very small part." ”
But a very small part of it is crucial! Hehe, Brother Mu Yuan is still so modest. Wang Dongri smiled, but then there was a faint hint of gloom in his tone, "In the past two years, the Muyuan brothers have made great contributions in southern Gannan and Huguang, which has turned His Majesty from danger and the imperial court out of danger, and even boosted the morale of the military and civilians in various parts of our dynasty, which can be described as a great contribution." And the foolish brother is also the chief soldier of a town, but he can only be confined to a corner of northern Guangdong, eating the king's fortune and not being able to share the king's worries, compared with the outstanding military exploits of the Muyuan brothers, he can't help but feel ashamed. ”
"Why did Brother Xu say this?" Pang Yue comforted, "You and I are both military generals of the imperial court, perhaps because of the different positions we are in, we have different experiences, but no matter where we are, we are all serving the country, so why bother with these differences?" I just did what I should do, not to mention any great merit, I believe that Brother Xu would make the same choice if he was in my position. What's more, Brother Xu's defense of Shaozhou is also indispensable. At the beginning of the year, if you hadn't led your army to repel the invasion of Li Lu's soldiers and horses on Shaozhou, Nanxiong and other places, perhaps the whole of Guangdong would have been occupied by the Qing captives. If the imperial court sends a large army into Guangdong, the difficulty will inevitably increase further. Therefore, Brother Xu doesn't have to be so arrogant. At present, the situation of the country is still dangerous, there are still vast rivers and mountains waiting for me to recover, and there are thousands of Chinese people who are struggling under the coercion of Jiannu waiting for me to come to the rescue! ”
After listening carefully, Wang Dongri's expression softened most of the time, and he sighed and said, "It's still Brother Muyuan who is broad-minded and broad-minded. That's right, how can a dignified seven-foot man sigh all day long and waste his time? Throw away all distractions, focus on the country, and focus on practice as the right way! Foolish brother has been taught! ”
Pang Yue showed a smile on his face: "What kind of virtue does the junior brother have, how dare he let Brother Xu talk about the word "teachable?" However, of course, it would be good for Brother Asahi to think so. At the beginning, you and I served under the command of the Yasukuni Princess, and many winds and waves were overcome. Now that he is trusted by the Son of Heaven and has elite soldiers in hand, how can he easily be arrogant? It must be known that the current Guangdong, the south of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains, and even the Beijing Division and the Saiwai, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and they are all places where we can show our ambitions and make contributions! ”
Wang Dongri laughed happily a few times and said, "Brother Mu Yuan's words are always thought-provoking, no wonder he can make the soldiers under his command so hearty!" Speaking of which, this time it is thanks to Brother Mu Yuan's timely arrival, otherwise, Brother Fool would not be able to stand here and talk to you right now. However, there is still something unknown about the foolish brother, I don't know how you managed to hide from Li Chengdong and rush to the vicinity of Qingyuan without knowing it? You must know that that guy is also experienced in a hundred battles, cunning and abnormal, and every time before a war, he will always send a large number of scouts to scatter to a radius of dozens of miles to investigate back and forth. It's hard for a large group of people to hide from their sight. ”
Hearing Wang Dongri's question, the smile on Pang Yue's face couldn't help but stiffen, but after an instant, it returned to normal, and wrote lightly: "The army of our town took a small road, and specially sent capable people to intercept and kill the sentry of Li Chengdong's department. It was inevitable that the guy didn't receive the warning message for a while. ”
Wang Dongri didn't notice the change in Pang Yue's expression, and only nodded slightly after listening: "I see!" ”
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Somewhere in a valley sixty miles east of Qingyuan City
A poorly armoured and exhausted army is resting here. I saw that this army numbered about seven or eight hundred, and both officers and soldiers looked embarrassed, sitting or lying on the spot, gasping for breath. Most of the soldiers had lost their weapons, and some had even thrown away their cumbersome armor in favor of a thin coat, and almost everyone was sweating from the long run. In the whole team, there are not even a few flags, but there are still a few green flags leaning on the side and a handsome flag embroidered with "Shi" in a certain place to indicate the identity of this army. This is the remnant of Shi Fu who escaped from Qingyuan City.
Most of the less than 1,000 defeated soldiers were already in disarray due to their concern for fleeing for their lives, and there were only dozens of sergeants still wearing armor under the crooked "Shi" word marshal, all of whom were Shi Fu's personal soldiers. And Shi Fu himself was sitting around this group of personal soldiers, although the sweat was like a waterfall from his face and neck, Shi Fu only took off his helmet and did not remove his armor, and now he was looking at a corner of the place, and his chest rose and fell violently like a bellows. (To be continued.) )