Chapter 537: Truce
While waiting for the next wounded to enter the tent, Qi Ying couldn't help but walk to the entrance of the tent, lifted the thick curtain and looked northwest - there, her husband Mu was fighting the enemy with the immovable battalion!
Qi Ying's whole body trembled slightly, she wiped the cold sweat on her forehead, and seemed to be afraid that the next seriously injured person to be carried in would be her lover - wood.
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Of course, Qi Ying didn't know that the immovable camp was not moving, but it was just in the highest state of alert for battle.
The scouts of the Tuanshan Army came to report that the Qing army's crazy struggle was because Hong Chengchou promised a heavy reward, and even brought a large number of silver carts to the front of the battle.
For this situation, Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The truth that there must be brave men under heavy rewards is obvious, and it makes sense that the Qing army fought to the death.
But this is like drinking water to quench thirst, once the silver is spent, how should the army fight? Hong Chengchou can't conjure up infinite silver, he just gambles on it.
The battle had been going on for two hours, and as a sharp gong sounded on the battlefield, the Qing army retreated like a tide. They did not retreat in a panic, and the Tuanshan army was also very tired at the moment, just like the end of the strong crossbow, it was bound to be impossible to pursue.
Rest and fight again - both sides seem to have the same idea.
"For the sake of the general, take advantage of the trend, until the point of last resort, you must not gamble!" Zhang Zhang said to Kang Xing'an, and then Zhang Zhang also issued an order for a temporary truce: "Send a signal to Gao Yuanliang, the army will return to the camp!" β
Kang Xing'an immediately went down to give the order, and soon the Tuanshan army also slowly retreated. Take your fist back. It's to build momentum so that the next punch will be more violent!
Since both sides have a large number of rearguard troops to guard each other. Therefore, the return to the camp was delayed for a long time, a full half hour. The Tuanshan army returned to the camp at the foot of Songyue Mountain.
The night-born scouts, on the other hand, are the opposite of the army, and when the army returns to the camp, it is the time when they leave the camp. A group of scouts galloped away, and their tails monitored the Qing army's every move.
Zhang Zhang also returned to the camp from the former enemy command post, and the battle was fought for most of the day, and both sides were tired. As soon as he returned to the tent of the Chinese army in the camp, Gao Yuanliang came to report the battle situation with Mu Tou and Pan Batian and other generals.
Except for the wooden immovable battalion that has been pinned down by the Franz mercenaries and there has been no fighting, the rest of the people have their own losses. But the results of the battle were also very good, and the casualties of the Tuanshan Army were about 4,000. The Qing army exceeded 8,000.
After all the generals arrived, Zhang Li first signaled everyone to be quiet, and then spoke: "Today's battle is very awkward, and there are some mistakes of mine in it - fortunately, the officers and men of our regiment have used their lives, and the results are not bad so far." β
As soon as he heard that Master Zhang actually said that he had made a "mistake" in the first sentence, all the generals were silent all of a sudden, and no one dared to answer this question.
Gao Yuanliang, as the No. 2 person, knew very well in his heart what the mistake Zhang Li was talking about.
According to the original intention of Lord Zhang. However, with the aftermath of the Battle of Mt. Songak, the army quickly seized the favorable terrain, set up camp, and then waited for the artillery and baggage troops to slowly transport it.
This is not too much of a "mistake" either. It's just that the army is a little out of touch, and Hong Chengchou seized this opportunity.
But even then, it was only the loss of the superiority of the regimental army in its own artillery. Plus the ammunition was not sufficient, and that was it - because the artillery of the Qing army was stuck in Songyue Mountain. They also did not have artillery and did not form any "chances of victory".
Judging by the results. The Qing army did not take advantage of it, but the Tuanshan army also lacked the means to kill with one blow and fell into hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army.
As soon as he thought of this, Gao Yuanliang spoke: "Adults don't need to blame themselves, the battlefield is changing rapidly, how can there be a person who is clever in everything all the time?" Besides, if we pass through Songyue Mountain slowly, and the Qing army runs away, there is nothing we can do! The adults accelerated the march and brought the army over first, which was exactly the way to prevent the Qing army from running away, and it was not a mistake. β
Zhang Li bowed his head slightly and stopped talking. Indeed, when I first considered speeding up the march, I didn't want Hong Chengchou to run away - I didn't expect Hong Chengchou to not only run, but also bump into him, which made me feel a little mistaken.
After all, he is not the legendary Liu Bowen and Zhuge Shenshu, how could he know that the enemy would act like this?
Zhang Zhang glanced at the generals and said slowly: "Today, the Qing army is fighting to the death, Hong Chengchou pulled a large number of silver carts from the city and lined them up in front of the battle, and he relied on this to barely maintain morale - this kind of thing, but this kind of thing can not be repeated, and everyone does not need to worry about it." β
"What the Lord said isβ" Pan Batian was the first to echo, he pursed his lips, and continued: "Today's soldiers have indeed fallen into a rare hard battle. According to previous experience, as long as the bayonets are put together, those traitors and two dogs will soon be unable to withstand it...... I didn't expect these people to see that they had money to take, and they were like being beaten with chicken blood! β
"Hahaha-" The generals laughed, their eyes full of contempt.
Zhang Zhang waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. After everyone suppressed their laughter, Zhang Li's expression became solemn: "Everyone will be on guard after they go down, I estimate that the Qing army will not fight again today." But in the second half of the night, you must be careful of night attacks - Yuan Liang, you go down and arrange the rest well, and you must ensure that there are 5,000 people ready to fight at any time! β
Gao Yuanliang's expression was dazed, and he immediately replied loudly: "My subordinates receive orders." β
Today, Zhang Zhang is also a little tired, and it is estimated that everyone is also half a catty, so he no longer has a military discussion, but lets everyone go back to rest.
After the generals left, Zhang Zhang asked Anzi to set up the marching bed, ready to take a nap and recover his strength......
"My lord, the general army of Wanzhi Wan has arrived!"
Just when Zhang Ligang lay down and was about to squint for a while, Kang Xingan's voice came from his ears.
Zhang Liyi got up on his heels, looked up, and saw Wan Zhi striding into the big tent of the Chinese army and walking towards him.
Wan Zhi walked quickly to Zhang Li, gave a military salute, and said loudly: "My subordinates are fortunate to have delivered the first batch of ammunition to the army!" β
Zhang Li was overjoyed when he heard this, slapped his face violently, and glanced at Wanzhi appreciatively: "You did a good job!" How many firebolt projectiles and palm mines have been transported? β
Wan Zhi didn't think about it, and blurted out: "This first batch of shipments is enough for 20,000 people!" β
Zhang Li nodded and walked out of the tent. Sure enough, as Wanzhi said, there were a large number of auxiliaries in the barracks carrying half-person-high sacks of sacks and unloading ammunition.
Zhang Li's brow furrowed, because he could see that something was unusual at a glance - there were only more than a thousand people wearing grass-green military uniforms, and the others were all dressed in messy clothes...... (To be continued.) )