Dolgon took a deep breath, his flat nose flushed from rubbing too much, "General! Shall we continue to fight? ”

"Great General, Great General!"

Dolgon screamed a few times, but did not hear Yue Tuo's answer, and turned his head in shock, only to find that Yue Tuo, who had a sallow face, was already sitting on horseback at this moment, and his figure was already shaky.

"General!" Dolgon hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Yue Tuo's crumbling body, turned his head and scolded: "You damned minions, are you blind, and you can't help the general get off the horse!" ”

After Dolgon's scolding, Goshha, who had been waiting behind him, hurriedly ran over and nodded and helped Yue Tuo off the horse, not that their tricks were not bright, but that Yue Tuo's army had very strict rules, if there was no commander to order, anyone who dared to disturb the commander without permission, "Cut!" ”

Seeing that Yue Tuo's face turned from sallow to pale, Dolgon couldn't help but worry at this time, even though he didn't like to see him because of the queue problem. He stretched out his arm to hold Yue up, and asked in a low voice: "General, the current situation is complicated, as the commander of the army, will we fight with you next?" ”

Yue Tuo struggled to sit up, a trace of exhaustion flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Prince Rui, we originally wanted to hold on a little longer and see if we could defeat the Ming army camp, but now it seems that it will not work, the Qingzhou army is not something we can attack, let's withdraw the army as soon as we have the strength to protect ourselves!" ”

Dolgon's eyes showed a hint of struggle, the one who traveled a hundred miles was half ninety, which no one would be willing, if he could completely annihilate this Ming army, not only could he get a very high honor, but also his status in the Qing Dynasty could be greatly improved, and from then on, if the army went south again, it would be a smooth road, so that the public and private things were both good, but now it has become a failure, which makes Dolgon how willing.

After struggling inwardly for a long time, Dolgon sighed unwillingly, called the herald to give a few orders, and soon the howling trumpet sounded again. The Qing army, which was still attacking the Ming army camp like a tide, seemed to be stunned for a moment after hearing the sound of the horn, and retreated back at a faster speed than the attack as if it had suddenly come to their senses.

Pang Gang, who was fighting desperately in the Qing soldiers, did not notice the sound of these horns, and when he found that there was no Qing soldier in front of him, he looked up and found that the Qing soldiers had receded like a tide.

Pang Gang, who had no opponent, felt a feeling of weakness surging on his body, the heavy shield in his hand was on the ground, and then he looked at the soldiers who were still barely standing around, and then looked at the sky, at this time, it was getting late, after Pang Gang and the others collected the bodies of Lu Xiangsheng and others, everyone didn't care about sadness, and they all quickly cleaned up their respective battlefields. The corpses and weapons of the Qing army could not be cleaned up, and each battalion picked up the corpses of its own dead soldiers, rescued the wounded, counted the number of casualties, and discussed affairs together in the evening.

"Huge people, to this day, our Qingzhou army has suffered a total of 4,763 casualties, of which 2,736 were killed and martyred, 552 were seriously wounded, 1,475 were lightly wounded, one was killed in the second battalion, two were killed in the first battalion, five were killed, Li Yuan, the guerrilla general of the second battalion, and Hao Qian, was seriously wounded, and Hao Qian was slightly wounded, and a total of 22 officers above the rank of commander were killed in the whole army."

Listening to the numbers read out by the statistics tube, everyone's hearts were heavy, just their Qingzhou army suffered such heavy casualties, the casualties of the Xuanda army and the Shanxi army were even greater, and the Tianxiong army commanded by Lu Xiangsheng himself was almost exhausted.

Everyone in the big tent had a gloomy face, and the atmosphere was very dull. This list means that the casualties of the entire Qingzhou Army are more than one-fifth, which can be described as a great injury, if it were not for the advantage of defense, as well as the unique strong will to fight of the Qingzhou Army, this army may have collapsed long ago.

Pang Gang was silent for a long time and then said: "Today, the losses of the officers of various departments are not small, and many vacancies can be made to the deputy positions in accordance with the rules of the army and be implemented immediately. ”

"Yes!"

The officers in the big tent bowed their heads, and many people were sad and relieved in their hearts, these people had now finally taken the position of their boss and became a regular post, but this main position was so desolate that they felt very bitter in their hearts.

A personal soldier came to report, "My lord, General Yang, General Hu, and Chen An, the general of the Chinese army, are waiting outside the tent, saying that they have something important to discuss with the adults." ”

"You guys retreat first, and ask General Yang to come in." Pang Gang didn't dare to slack off, now that Lu Xiangsheng is dead, he is at the same level as Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu, and he can be regarded as the three highest-ranking generals in the army, and now the two of them are visiting together with Chen An, there must be something important.

Soon, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu walked in, seeing the appearance of these two, Pang Gang almost couldn't recognize them, Yang Guozhu's left arm was hanging with a suspender, and his arm was firmly tied with a strip of cloth, obviously hanging colors, and Hu Dawei was even more miserable, his face was wrapped like a zongzi, and a white cloth was tied to his chest, and there were traces of blood oozing out of it, Chen An was sluggish, obviously not free from Lu Xiangsheng's death.

Pang Gang hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Two elder brothers, General Chen, why are you all hanging the lottery?" ”

After the two of them came in, they found a temporary stool made of stones and sat down, Yang Guozhu smiled bitterly: "As military generals, we fought for the country, fought fiercely with the Tartars, what is it to be injured, even Inspector Lu sacrificed his life for the country, and it is already a great blessing for us to be able to pick up a small life with General Soldier Hu." ”

Hu Dawei suddenly cried: "But Lu Dudu died unjustly, he didn't have to die!" ”

"It's me, it's me who didn't take good care of Ludutu." Speaking of Lu Xiangsheng's death, Pang Gang felt a burst of self-blame in his heart, he still didn't protect the boss.

As if seeing the self-blame in Pang Gang's eyes, Yang Guozhu sighed: "A huge person doesn't have to blame himself, Lu Dudu can sacrifice his life for the country, that is his old man's lifelong wish." ”

Pang Gang hated and said: "Fart's wish, obviously there are 50,000 troops in Jiming, which is only fifty miles away from us, but we have been fighting for so many days, but not a single soldier has come to help, if there are really no reinforcements, then forget it, but our reinforcements are obviously under the nose, but they are stunned to stand still, what do you say is the reason for this?" ”

Pang Gang's words were full of a sinister aura, Lu Xiangsheng's death was certainly sad on his back, but it also seemed to have untied a shackle on his body, he no longer had any scruples about this rotten court, and a mask of hypocrisy that he had originally maintained was torn off by him.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei looked at each other and smiled bitterly when they heard this, Gao Qiqian's mind can be said to be Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it, how can they not see it if they are not blind, but in the inherent concept of being a Ming soldier, even if they are full of complaints, they can't say anything.

Looking at the tired faces of Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu, Pang Gang said as if he had made up his mind: "Two old brothers, I want to kill Gao Qiqian!" ”

"Boom"

Pang Gang's words exploded like a bombshell in everyone's hearts, making Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu unclear, if it weren't for his inconvenience, Hu Dawei would be so shocked that he almost jumped up, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and he pointed at Pang Gang with his right hand and said: "Brother Pang, what are you kidding, you can't talk nonsense." ”

Yang Guozhu and Chen An's faces also changed several times in an instant, the difference was that Yang Guozhu's face became pale, while Chen An changed several times as quickly as Sichuan's face changed red, green and purple, and then stared at Pang Gang with dead eyes, as if to distinguish the truth of his words.

"Yes!" Pang Gang said as if he had made up his mind: "I'm not joking, Lu Dudu can't die in vain, and he will never let Gao Qiqian continue to go free, this kind of wicked man God won't clean him up, I'll clean him up!" ”

Pang Gang's tone was extremely firm, and there was a determination in his eyes.

"Poof!"

Chen An on the side knelt down towards Pang Gang, "Huge man, if you explode this vendetta for Lu Dudu, my Chen An's cheap life will be yours in the future." After speaking, the general, who had followed Lu Xiangsheng for more than ten years, cried loudly.

Looking at Chen An, who was kneeling in front of Pang Gang and crying loudly, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were also sad in their hearts, how could they not understand that Lu Xiangsheng's death was not a crime of war, but was actually the result of Gao Qi's secret troublemaking, the 70,000 army only gave him 20,000, and then deliberately defaulted on food and wages, and then followed him but ignored him, if it wasn't for Pang Gang leading the army to help in time, they would probably have been wiped out as early as Gaoyang.

These sons are in Jiazhuang, and Lu Xiangsheng has sent people to Jiming several times to ask him for help, but Gao Qiqian is not moving, watching them fight with the Tartars here, and the culprit is none other than Gao Qiqian. But if he really killed Gao Qiqian, he would completely tear his face with the imperial court, which Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were unwilling to, after all, the rebellion against the imperial court was still too far away for them.

Pang Gang glanced at the two of them, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, it seems that now is not a good time to win over these two general soldiers, after all, the power of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years is not given in vain.

Thinking of this, Pang Gang stretched out his hand to help Chen An and comforted him: "General Chen doesn't have to be like this, it is my duty to avenge Lu Dudu, and this official will not use this matter to blackmail anyone. ”

Chen An didn't get up, but said awe-inspiringly: "General Pang's words are wrong, although Chen An is just a rough man, but he also knows the truth of knowing the kindness of retribution, if General Pang avenges Inspector Lu, Chen An's life will be sold to adults in the future!" ”

Pang Gang sighed, helped Chen An up, and said sincerely: "Well, since General Chen can have this heart, then follow this official first, and if General Chen has a good place to go, this official will not be forced to stay." ”

After speaking, Pang Gang stretched out his hand to help Chen An, Chen An bowed respectfully to Pang Gang, and stood behind Pang Gang, obviously already claiming to be Pang Gang's subordinate.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei glanced at Pang Gang, and there was a hint of envy in their eyes, after Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, there were still more than 1,000 remnants of the Tianxiong Army, and now that Chen An has officially taken refuge in Pang Gang, then these more than 1,000 Tianxiong troops will naturally be accepted by Pang Gang, but the two of them have no jealousy meaning, as the saying goes, if you want to have a harvest, you have to pay.

Pang Gang received the remnants of Lu Xiangsheng, and he was obliged to avenge Lu Xiangsheng, and after killing Gao Qiqian, Emperor Chongzhen would never tolerate a person who killed his close ministers, even if he was generous, and it was inevitable to break with the court, which may be the so-called gain and loss.

Thinking of this, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei stood up and sighed: "Huge man, you insist on avenging Lu Dudu, we will not stop it, but this kind of thing is not something we can do, please forgive us for not being able to help." Unconsciously, the two of them became a lot stranger to Pang Gang's tone.

"It's okay!" Pang Gang nodded: "Everyone has their own ambitions, the concerns of the two can be understood, Pang doesn't expect the two to help, just hope that the two can stand by and watch, and he is grateful." Although Pang Gang's tone did not mean to blame, how could the two of them not hear the faint irony in it.

Hu Dawei's face turned slightly red, and Hu Dawei arched his hand and said: "The huge person is high-spirited, and the two of us naturally dare not compare with the huge person, so I can only wish the adult success here, and leave first." ”

After speaking, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu walked out with some shame and quickly disappeared at the door.

Looking at the backs of the two, Pang Gang sighed helplessly, the comrades-in-arms who were still fighting side by side before may become enemies in the future, which cannot be said to be a kind of sadness.

Chen An, who was behind the "general", walked over, looked at Pang Gang and said ashamedly: "My lord, for the sake of Lu Dudu's affairs, you are so tired that you and General Yang and General Hu have turned their faces, and the last general is ashamed." ”

"What's this?" Pang Gang shook his head indifferently, "Without Inspector Lu, maybe this official will also turn against them, after all, the Tao is not the same, and the one who should come will always come." ”

Speaking of this, Pang Gang smiled and patted Chen An's shoulder: "Okay, you are all tired today, hurry up and go back to rest, this official estimates the combat strength of the Tartars will end here, Ming said that they will definitely retreat, you go back to collect the old department, and prepare to go to Jiming with the official!" When he said the last sentence, Pang Gang's words implied a murderous intent.

"Yes!"

The sky was bright, a new day had begun, the sun was shining warmly on people, and Jiazhuang was still silent, as if these bloody battles had never happened.

Pang Gang led a group of generals to stand at the height of the camp, looking at the empty Qing army camp in the distance, revealing a look like this, the Qing army really withdrew overnight.

Looking at the Qing army camp in the distance, there was only a mess left, and the generals also showed a complicated look on their faces, and the Qing soldiers fought fiercely for so many days, and now that the Qing army left suddenly, they still did not reflect in time.

After a long time, Da Zhuang said: "My lord, as you expected, the Tartar really slipped away overnight, what should we do?" ”

Pang Gang didn't seem to hear Da Zhuang's words, and he pondered for a long time before sneering: "What else can I do?" Naturally, he followed their buttocks, and this time we also learned from Tartars, so we hung behind the buttocks of Tartars, and if Tartars dared to bark their teeth at us, they would knock off all his front teeth! ”

"Hiss" all the generals gasped in unison, their huge man is too bold, although these Tatars have suffered heavy losses, but the remaining troops are also about 40,000, and Pang Gang's Qingzhou Army has also suffered a lot of losses, more than 4,000 losses are Pang Gang's biggest loss this year, which is equivalent to the strength of a battalion.

Now Pang Gang has to use some tired soldiers to pursue the Tartars, isn't he afraid that the Tartars will kill the horse pistol again?

Looking at the stunned expressions of the generals, Pang Gang said lightly: "Don't worry, we are not going to fight with the Tartars, but to seek revenge." ”

"Seeking revenge?" The generals looked at each other, not understanding what Pang Gang meant, only a trace of excitement flashed on the face of Chen An, one of the generals.

Pang Gang didn't like to explain, but just said: "Okay, don't be stunned, everyone, hurry back and prepare to set up camp, we should also go on the road." ”

"Yes!" The generals didn't dare to ask more, and they took orders to leave

Ji Ming, the commander of the Ming army's battalion, the king of the world, the king of soldiers and horses, and the commander of the army, Gao Qiqian, and several generals were in the big tent pushing cups and changing lamps, and they were drinking hotly.

"Father-in-law, something is wrong, something is wrong!"

A little eunuch trotted all the way into the big tent of the Chinese army with a sharp voice, and came to Gao Qiqian, who was drinking a little wine with several generals.

Zheng Hede raised his neck red, glared at the little eunuch and said unhappily: "Xiao Anzi, what is so flustered, there is no calmness at all." What else could it be, could it be that Lu Manzi lost the battle? ”

The little eunuch gasped and said, "Grandpa Gao, something really happened, Lu Xiangsheng Lu Xiangsheng is dead!" ”

"Ping Pong"

The wine glass in Gao Qiqian's hand fell to the ground in an instant, and a fine Jingdezhen porcelain white wine glass turned into fragments, and there was silence in the big tent.

"What, Lu Xiangsheng is dead?"

Gao Qiqian's body shook, and he suddenly felt a little dizzy in Pingyue, who was known as a thousand cups not drunk.

He stretched out his hand like lightning and grabbed Xiao Anzi's arm, and shouted: "Xiao Anzi, do you know that lying about the military situation is going to kill your head!" ”

Xiao Anzi was so frightened by Gao Qi's hideous expression that he was about to cry, and said in a trembling voice: "Father-in-law, the slave and maid don't dare to lie to you even if they have the guts of a leopard, Lu Xiangsheng Lu Xiangsheng He really died in battle." ”

"Lu Xiangsheng him, he really died in battle?"

Gao Qiqian let go of Xiao Anzi's hand and muttered to himself: "Lu Xiangsheng is dead, doesn't this mean that Tartar will come over soon?" No, you have to think about it quickly. ”

After Gao Qiqian finished speaking, he stood up and screamed regardless of it: "Come on, pass on the order of my father-in-law, the whole army will pull out the camp, hurry up to Gaoyang, and retreat to the capital."

(To be continued)