Chapter Twenty-Eight: Timing
Chen Ying frantically stabbed the spear in his hand out of the cracks, and the surroundings were crowded with killer soldiers, dense spears, knives, sticks, and boring palladium stabbed out endlessly, and the last dozen or so white-armored soldiers who were exhausted were fighting in vain in the middle.
"Kill the Tartars!" The sound gradually sounded, hundreds of soldiers on the left flank shouted in unison, converging into a loud trumpet, Chen Ying's hissing echoed with all his strength, he seemed to have inexhaustible strength, he didn't feel tired at all, and the spear in his hand kept stabbing until the last white-armored soldier fell down with a gun hole, and the soldiers did not stop stabbing the wounded soldiers and corpses on the ground frantically.
Several officers shouted loudly, and finally the excited soldiers stopped, and the battlefield was silent for a while, except for the wails of some wounded horses and wounded soldiers of the Wenden battalion.
Everyone was still immersed in the atmosphere of bloody battle, some people looked at the corpses in different shapes around them, and others looked at their comrades who were covered in blood with a little blankness.
"Wan Sheng!"
Huang Side's broken gong sounded, and the eyes of the surrounding soldiers regained their brilliance and shouted together.
"Wan Sheng!" The shouts spread throughout the entire front, converging into a strong sound like a sea tide, and everyone shouted excitedly with all their might, even the people of Gu'an on the city wall echoed it.
Chen Ying squatted on the ground and covered his face and cried loudly, there are many Liaodong children like him, since the old slave raised the army, they have lost their homes, lost their closest people, for hatred and the belief of not being slaves, how many years of suffering they have endured, at this moment seem to have been compensated.
And those local soldiers in Shandong were also excited, in addition to the usual propaganda and indoctrination that made them equally hate Jiannu, a kind of pride and honor were born from their hearts, they defeated Jiannu, who everyone feared, and Wendeng Battalion was the strongest army.
Chen Xin looked at this excited scene with a smile on his face, allowing these soldiers to vent to their heart's content, they were subjected to all kinds of strong stimulation in battle, and this kind of catharsis could soothe their feelings, of course, after the war, the instructor also needed to do a lot of aftermath work.
Psychological counseling in the army is a very complicated job, even those conscious revolutionary soldiers in the Napoleonic era will have an inexplicable collapse of the system, and it is only a marching state, and the same army can face a strong enemy stubbornly attacking the next day, Chen Xin does not know much of this knowledge, but he has always attached great importance to this issue, he believes that guidance and relief should be effective.
When his voice gradually lowered, Chen Xin said to Liu Pojun, who was in tears beside him: "Collect the team and deploy defense." ”
A cymbal was thrown, and all the infantry began to regain their squadron formation, each returning to the flag team, and after the second cymbal throwing, they retreated according to the flag team and returned to the position where the attack began.
The cavalry once again released two teams that did not collect at night, Chen Xin's order to them was to sentry the Jin army station, they suffered heavy losses, and they would definitely withdraw soon, Chen Xin expected that he would not be able to catch up with them, and sent out the cavalry just to put pressure on the other party's commander. The rest of the cavalry patrolled the outer edge of the battlefield just now to prevent the Jiannu who pretended to be dead from escaping.
After all the infantry teams returned to the original breastwork line, a gong sounded, and the tired soldiers began to feel that they could finally sit down and rest, and then the Chinese army sounded the suona, and the commanders of each team all went to the Chinese army flag.
The officials arrived quickly, and Huang Side slapped himself as soon as he arrived, "Jiannu is ravaging Gyeonggi, and the strong army trained by the adults is defeated, and the prestige of my Wendeng camp will definitely spread to the world, and everyone knows the name of the adults." ”
Lu Chuanzong laughed and said, "My lord, it's really fun to kill Tartars. ”
Zhu Guobin was still excited, he shot a Jiannu in the outpost battle, but he didn't get a head, the cavalry battalion was not the main force this time, he basically became a spectator, but he also felt honored, he was the only one in charge of Liaomin, so he was the most excited one here.
Chen Xin smiled and waved his hand, and asked the officers to stop and arrange military affairs first: "Each thousand headquarters will dispatch two firearms flag teams, and a killer flag team with few battles, to clean up the battlefield, the military judge will send people to inspect and supervise, and the quartermaster will be responsible for checking and seizing." Collect the head of the Jiannu, be careful not to cut off the braid when cutting off the head, and keep the Jiala Ezhen and the banner in particular. ”
Everyone knew that these were all evidence of meritorious service, and they agreed one after another.
"The commanders of each department immediately counted the casualties, and if there were many wounded, soldiers could be sent to help take care of them. Military judges, training teams, and discipline teams each summarize the information they have collected, which will be used as a basis for future improvements. ”
Dai Zhenggang asked, "My lord, where are we going next?" I can't go to Jingshi yet. ”
Chen Xin shook his head and said: "Don't go for the time being, the whereabouts of the main force of Jiannu are unknown, let's not move first." This time, they were attacked head-on by our division, but they have only since they entered the customs, the slave chief may come to retaliate, if we still go north, the slave chief will definitely fight to the death, where can we resist this little bit of field warfare. ”
Lu Chuanzong also agreed: "My department has suffered heavy damage, and this dog knows that the county is not open, and he walks away with so many wounded people in the ice and snow, what kind of battle is there to fight." ”
Zhu Guobin also looked at the city tower and scolded: "If we weren't here, this city would have been attacked by Jiannu today, this dog official actually didn't allow us to enter the city, how to settle these many wounded, and how many more wounded people would die in tents." ”
When Chen Xin heard them talk about this county again, he smiled faintly, and said to Nie Hong: "Send someone to the city to sue the county, and if you don't open the door again, I will definitely sue him in the report document." There is also a sue for him, Jiannu and the brigade are behind, and they are about to take revenge. ”
Lu Chuanzong said hatefully: "What if he still doesn't open it? ”
"Then use the tiger squat cannon to ask him again."
Although Chen Xin said it ruthlessly, he thought that as long as this county magistrate was not an elm head, how important it was to know the military exploits under the city, and the documents for reporting the victory might even be sent directly to the emperor.
Although the city wall is a little dilapidated, it is better than a breastwork, and more doctors and laborers can be found in the city, which is convenient for treating wounded soldiers, and at the same time can give other soldiers a better psychological sense of security, which is also one of the advantages of fighting on the back of the city.
Huang Taiji may indeed come to retaliate, and there are good reasons, when Huang Taiji was crisscrossing Gyeonggi, a Ming army suddenly appeared, and killed so many Houjin troops, if they were not eliminated, those Mongols would think that the Ming army also had a strong army and continue to sway.
As long as these two days better mobilize the manpower in the city, repair the city wall, Huang Taiji may not dare to attack, according to Chen Xin's prior investigation, the Gu'an city wall is five miles and two hundred and sixty-nine steps, narrow from east to west, long from north to south, even the female wall is two feet nine feet high, nine feet wide on the top, a total of four city gates, the moat outside the city wall is one foot five feet deep, three feet wide, but it has been frozen in winter, and this obstacle can play very little role.
There is a strong army with high morale like the Wendeng battalion, and some organized civilians, Chen Xin is not afraid of Jiannu to attack, if Huang Taiji listens to the process, he should know that there is such an army to defend the city, how much he will have to pay to conquer it, death is on the one hand, on the other hand, he is hanging into the army, he does not dare to fight such a tough battle, once there are a large number of wounded, his mobility ability will be greatly reduced.
Chen Xin is from the king of Qin, he has appeared in the eyes of everyone in Gu'an, he refuses to go to the north if he continues, it is safe to go south, but if it is spread out, it may be regarded as a retreat from the battle, affecting his political speculation.
In the final analysis, Chen Xin and Huang Taiji are not here to fight hard, so Chen Xin believes that the number of casualties that Huang Taiji can accept will never be too high, as long as the city defense is strong enough to a certain extent, Huang Taiji is unlikely to give up his main goal in a hurry, and fight to the death with a small sentinel.
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Zhang Dahui hurriedly came back from Zuo'anmen, arrived at Chongwenmen Street, only to see that the street was full of people on both sides, he looked over, there were many beggars and homeless people walking in the middle of the road, most of them were carrying weapons such as guns and sticks, and some were holding things like conjuring flags, shouting some incomprehensible spells all the way, he asked a passer-by curiously, that person told him, this is a Shen deputy general's soldiers and horses, that Shen vice general spells, he will take these to kill all the Jiannu.
Zhang Dahui's eyes widened, he was a little skeptical, how do these people look like they can't fight, but since the imperial court has sealed this inexplicable deputy general Shen, maybe the military department has tested it, and it may not be true that there is.
The beggars on the road were endless, and in addition to the beggars and wanderers, there were also many thieves and rats-eyed wanderers, and the people around them said that the total number was as high as seven thousand, and it was rumored that they would soon leave the city.
The more Zhang Dahui looked at it, the more boring he felt, even the strong ones were rarely seen, and he didn't know how they could kill Jiannu, if there was really a spell to do, he would take them to do something. So he didn't waste any more time and went straight back to the courtyard of Zhengdongfang.
He pushed open the main room and saw that Song Wenxian's eyes were blood-red, and he was leaning back on the back of the chair in a daze with a haggard face.
He Song Wenxian said: "Mr. Song, Guan Ningjun ran away last night!" ”
Song Wenxian stood up from his chair suddenly, and said again and again: "What about Xuan Dajun?" ”
"I didn't run, Man Gui is now Wu Jingluo. The court and the city have become chaotic, and even those who dance gods have become generals. ”
Song Wenxian took a few turns around the room, and muttered anxiously: "Now is the best time, but I don't even know where Master Chen is, how can I inform him." ”
Zhang Dahui said with a smile: "Mr. Song, don't turn around, even if you know, you can't get out, the city gate is not open now, and the south is full of Jiannu sentinels, how can you get by." ”
Song Wenxian sighed, seeing that a good opportunity was lost, he regretted it, since Guan Ning and Xuan's army were defeated, the Beijing division has been in chaos, the murderous Jiannu and them are only separated by a wall, anyone has a shadow in their hearts, and the rumors of the Jingshi under the panic are everywhere, most of them are aimed at Yuan Chonghuan, some say that he colluded with Jiannu to negotiate peace, some say that he was cowardly before fighting, and the matter of killing Mao Wenlong has also been turned out by people, and the streets and alleys are full of all kinds of rumors. Yuan Chonghuan himself heard these rumors, and he didn't even dare to wear an official uniform when he met him for the first time, but to his surprise, the emperor was so kind to him that he even let him wear a fur fur.
On December 1, the emperor summoned Yuan Chonghuan and others again, this time the young emperor suddenly changed his face, asked him to kill Mao Wenlong and discuss peace privately, and immediately arrested Yuan Chonghuan and put him in prison.
As the commander of the Houjin war, Lord Yuan must bear the greatest responsibility for the entry of the slaves into the Kou, not only did he not know about the large-scale troop transfer of the Houjin Dynasty, but also did nothing in the defense line of Jizhen and Sanhe Tongzhou, and he lost a battle outside the city of Beijing, plus he also took a lama in his army, and asked to enter the city many times, Chongzhen could not bear him.
At that time, Chongzhen did not take Zu Dashou, and he was relieved, but soon after this person returned to the camp, he fled with the Liao army. How exciting it would be if an army arrived at this time, Song Wenxian thought of that situation, and his mood became even more urgent.
Zhang Dahui spent a period of time in Chen Xin's personal army, and heard about some wars, and persuaded Song Wenxian: "Mr. Song is relieved, Jiannu are all on horseback, Lord Chen will never dare to come to Beijing at this time, anyway, Jiannu has no intention of leaving for a while, the time should still be there, maybe it will be better." ”
Song Wenxian finally nodded and sat down slowly.