Chapter 317: Parting Ways
Outside the border wall, in the lofty mountains of Yutai Ridge, Lu Jiu watched tens of thousands of Mongolian troops enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty through the gap in the side wall. The reason why the Mongols were put into the border wall without fighting was because of Li Xin's explanation, and in view of the fact that the Mongols repeatedly violated the border, this time he took the opportunity to foil the Manchu conspiracy and also taught the Mongols a lesson. If they want to beat them once, they will break their muscles and bones, and they will not dare to make a big move again for ten years.
In the dark night, Lu Jiu's gaze seemed a little deep, and while looking at the night sky, he was distracted, not knowing if Zhang Shi's grenadier battalion had been driven to the designated position as agreed. Of course, the key core of this plan is to use the Xuanfu and Li Fengxiang, who is in charge of the Xuanfu military affairs, as well as the hundreds of thousands of stone grains piled up in the city as bait to attract all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods to gather together.
As for the grievance Li Fengxiang made a bait, he was too stubborn to make any breakthrough in this person, so he had to do it as a last resort. But Lu Jiu is not very worried, although Li Fengxiang and his people are stubborn, they are not stupid enough to reach home, and the Shaanxi soldiers under his command are brought out by Hong Chengchou, even if he does not win the war, it is more than enough to protect himself.
Seeing that the other party had disappeared far away, Lu Jiu let out a low shout, and all the cavalry got on their horses and followed from a distance.
At the same time, Zhang Shi rushed to Zhangjiakou with the grenadier battalion at night. In the previous battle of Xinpingbao, many Han slaves were eliminated, but there were few Mongols who really participated in the battle, so it was very easy to win. Only this time, according to Lu Jiu's words, outside the border wall, led by the Uzhumuqin Division, the Tumut Division, the Karaqin Division, and the Jiahan Division, sent the most elite men and horses to participate in the attack, which made him feel very nervous about this.
Since the grenadier battalion was formed, it has been criticized a lot in the special treatment and Li Xin's deliberate preservation of strength, and this time there is no ordinary infantry battalion to take the lead, let alone an artillery battalion to charge ahead. This made Zhang Shi feel a lot of pressure at the same time, but also had an inexplicable excitement, after the murder of his wife, there was nothing that could make his blood surge, only this was an exception.
However, on the way, Zhang Shi received a quick report from the Acropolis of Zhen, and the military order was from Taiyuan. Li Xin made further arrangements for the combat tasks of the various divisions, and the task of the grenadier battalion and the cavalry battalion was not to fight and charge, but to delay the march of the Mongols and wait for the arrival of the main force of the Three Guards before a decisive battle. In particular, he warned Zhang Shi not to take the decisive battle lightly, knowing that killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 self-inflicted losses, it is not easy to train a qualified soldier, and it is the best policy to achieve victory at the minimum cost, and only a general who cherishes his subordinates is a qualified general.
The words full of advice are already similar to those of his mother-in-law, and Zhang Shi is quite unimpressed. The general is still too kind of a woman, and in ancient wars, which time was not full of corpses, it didn't matter if it hurt people. Even the reader knows the truth of "one will make ten thousand bones dry", not that he loves to kill, nor that he does not know how to cherish his soldiers, but that war is so cruel.
The officer under his command suddenly stepped forward to report.
"The nerds of the AFS are clamoring to join the soldier sequence, and they are about to be annoyed to death by the mark!"
A group of nerds in the field service team, after the battle of Xinpingbao, they were like being reborn, and they were no longer afraid of hardship and tiredness in everything, and sometimes they faced various problems and faced difficulties, which made Zhang Shi look at these people who were not diligent and did not distinguish between grains and grains. But because of their own identities and the special entanglements between them, they can't be added to the battle sequence, not even auxiliaries.
These people are all ancestors, and they didn't have much to do with him under Lu Jiu's control, but now that they lose a few in his hands, they will probably have to face monstrous saliva in the future, and they shudder when they think about it, and they really want to send them away. As soon as he thought of this, his heart couldn't help but move.
"The general sent the second battalion of artillery to cooperate with our operation, and just called the nerds of the field service team to meet them and be their guides, so as to save them from going the wrong way because of their unfamiliarity!"
The generals at all levels under Zhang Shi's command were different from him, hoping that the main force of the Three Guards Army was already looking forward to penetrating, and when he heard that Taiyuan had sent reinforcements, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he took the order to leave. After sending away the dozen surviving golden eggs, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. What follows is a vicious battle, and the auxiliary soldiers, as the wartime auxiliary force of the soldiers, will also participate in the battle as a last resort, and this time it may be difficult to avoid it, so that the dozen or so golden eggs will stay but send people to keep an eye on them and protect them, wasting manpower in vain.
At this time, Lu Huizhong seemed to have become the spontaneous leader of the small group of the Field Service Team, and Mi Yan had not been accepted by all beings because of his previous exposure in court, but this situation was also loosened after the life and death battle of Xinpingbao, and everyone began to take the initiative to accommodate him.
"What? Let's go and pick up the artillery battalion? ā
"Why don't you let me wait to join the soldiers? Auxiliaries are also formed! ā
In the face of the doubts of the living beings, the officer of the team did not allow the slightest discussion, nor did he answer their questions, but straightforwardly explained the specific route of the second artillery battalion, and told them which way to take to meet them, and finally specially sent a hundred auxiliary soldiers to them.
The sentient beings felt despised by them, among which Zhao Baisheng was the most excited, this person had a strong temperament, but he was not as steady as a scholar.
"Isn't that sending me away? The eldest husband has hands and feet, and he still needs your protection? ā
The officer of the team rebuked: "Don't be rash, the general often says, artillery is the king of foot combat." If the artillery march is not only poor, the impact on our army will be very severe. Sending you to meet the artillery is the recognition and trust of our battalion officers for you, don't be ignorant! How about the army's words and deeds? Do you want to disobey? ā
Lu Huizhong only felt that what he said seemed to be reasonable, but there was something wrong, but since people had to pinch their noses and take down the errand they were asked to take, wouldn't it be a blessing for everyone to get out of the battlefield?
The night march was long, and the hundred and ten horsemen galloped away in the direction of Huai'an with torches.
Mi Yan halved the number of 100 auxiliary soldiers sent by the officer, only 50 people, but he wanted to give them a war horse, so that it was convenient and flexible, but the other party agreed.
Lu Huizhong is faintly the leader of the field service team, but in fact, he asks Mi Yan for an idea everywhere.
The night march was galloping, the war horses were bumpy, and Lu Huizhong was a little out of breath.
"According to Elder Brother Yuan's opinion, what are the chances of our Shanxi Army winning this battle?"
"The general has a layout from the court to the local fortress, and Mi Yan really can't find a reason to be invincible!"
"So Brother Yuan thinks we will win this battle?" Zhao Baisheng was the one who accepted Mi Yan more among all the people, and admired his performance in the battle of Xinpingbao even more, and his eyes suddenly lit up when he heard him so optimistic.
But I heard a sudden exclamation from the front: "Quickly extinguish the torch, extinguish the torch, it's all extinguished, there is a situation!" ā
Leading the way were the men of the auxiliary battalion, who were really well-trained and quick to respond. Dozens of horsemen entered the woods, only to see thousands of cavalry like ghosts and ghosts, surging from west to east like torrents. But looking at the dress and this style is definitely not the cavalry of the Ming army.
Cold sweat suddenly oozed from Lu Huizhong's forehead, thanks to the accompanying auxiliaries, if they were people who had no experience in battle, I am afraid that at this time, the target would have been exposed and become the prey of these people's pursuit, maybe they are all ghosts of the underworld now.
"He, are they going to Xuanfu? Let's have to report to the Xuanfu side and report a letter? ā
Zhao Baisheng felt the great danger and pressure, and his spirit suddenly became tense.
The auxiliary officers were expressionless and did not say a word, as if this cavalry had nothing to do with them. Lu Huizhong hesitated: "The task we received is to go to the direction of Huai'an to meet the second artillery battalion, if it is delayed...... In case ......"
"Mi Yan went to Xuanfu to deliver a letter!"
As soon as the words came out, everyone was silent, Xuanfu was about to become the center of the war, Mi Yan was going there to die for a lifetime, and it was unknown how much effect it could have, which was not the same as the horse leather shroud before the soldiers fought and killed.
"Since the rice team members are going, they will also go together, which can be regarded as a response!"
The auxiliary officer, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, the identity of the members of the field service team was embarrassing, they had no official status, and they could not call them by their names, so the vast majority of the soldiers of the Three Guards communicated with them by adding the identity of a member of the team after their surnames, which was regarded as a sign of respect for them.
Lu Huizhong immediately stopped it, he thought that the army of Li Fengxiang of Xuanfu was nearly 20,000 people, and they were all Shaanxi soldiers trained by Hong Chengchou, who fought bravely, and with the help of the strong city, he should have the strength to fight. What's more, even if Xuanfu City falls, the impact on the entire battle situation is very limited.
Mi Yan categorically denied Lu Huizhong's statement.
"Brother Zi'an's intentions Mi Yan dare not agree, there is no chance of war, everything must be thought through. Then the people in the Xuanfu are not the people of the Ming Dynasty? The Tartars are brutal, after the city is broken, burned, killed and looted, I don't know how many people want to be ruined! ā
Lu Huizhong blushed for a while when Mi Yan said it, so he stopped stopping him, but Zhao Baisheng suddenly said: "Elder Brother Yuan has a lonely journey, so it's better for Bai Sheng to be a companion!" ā
Mi Yan looked at Zhao Baisheng in surprise and said, "I'm going to die for a lifetime, don't be joking!" ā
"Joke! Elder Brother Yuan is not afraid, but I Zhao Baisheng is afraid? As soon as these words came out, several members of the field service team asked to go with Mi Yan, and in an instant, the feelings of the people of the heavens descended on the people, and they had the upper hand in their minds. In the end, it was the platoon officer who raised yƬ, dozens of people divided into two groups, and acted in separate ways, because the other party was cavalry and moved quickly, so the letter must be delivered quickly, and it was necessary to rush ahead of them to warn the defenders of Xuanfu.
At this point, the two groups of people parted ways, but Mi Yan didn't know that the Xuanfu at this moment had already fallen into a sea of fire.