Chapter 189: Grabbing Merit
"Kill!" In the midst of the earth-shattering shouts of killing, a battalion of 500 Tiger Ben soldiers with rifles killed the little devil's position without hesitation.
"Bang! Bang! It wasn't until the Tiger Army rushed to within a hundred meters that the little devil's position sounded sparsely gunshot. The attacking Tiger Ben soldiers had to shoot to suppress the fire of the little devils on the opposite side while continuing to attack the little devils' positions.
"Kill, give!" It didn't take long for the Tiger Ben Army to attack a place one or twenty meters in front of the Japanese position, when a devil officer on the position suddenly jumped out, holding a command knife and shouting loudly in a hoarse voice.
In the shouts of the Japanese officers, hundreds of little devils stood up from their positions one after another, rushed out of the position with bright bayonets, and the two troops collided fiercely, and a tragic white-knuckle battle broke out.
"It seems that you are right, the little devil is indeed running out of ammunition!" Ren Chao said while holding the binoculars while observing the battle situation on the battlefield.
Yang Jichang, who was next to him, nodded and said, "According to my humble opinion, the time is ripe to launch a full-scale general attack on the Japanese army. ”
Ren Chao nodded noncommittally and didn't say anything. The white-knuckle battle only lasted about ten minutes, and after the little devils left more than 200 corpses, they retreated in a hurry, and the Tiger Ben army captured one of the outlying positions of the Japanese army so lightly.
Ren Chao slowly put down the binoculars in his hand, turned his head and said to Yang Jichang, "Let the troops prepare to launch an attack on the Japanese army tomorrow, and strive to occupy all the positions outside the city in one fell swoop." I'll go to Song Qing's camp again and ask them to send troops to assist us tomorrow. ”
"Yes!" Yang Jichang responded, a trace of excitement flashed on his face, and finally a decisive battle was coming, Yang Jichang was already a little impatient.
That night, Ren Chao came to Song Qing's military camp again to ask to see Song Qing, and after the two met, they chatted a few words. Ren Chao directly explained his intention, "Song Junmen, according to humble observation, the Japanese army in Langfang has almost consumed ammunition at present, and the morale is low!" In my humble opinion, it was time to launch a general offensive against the Japanese army. ”
"In the opinion of Ren Junmen, when is it better to launch an attack?" Song Qing asked Ren Chao's opinion very politely. For Ren Chao, although Song Qing inevitably felt a little jealous in his heart, he was in a high position at a young age, thinking that he Song Qing had also worked hard for most of his life to have today's status. And what about this Ren Chao? In less than a year, he was promoted to the rank of admiral, which made Song Qing not jealous. But envy is envy. For Ren Chao and Song Qing don't dare to slack off, after all, the current Ren Chao is Li Hongzhang, and even a celebrity in front of Emperor Guangxu, who dares to offend lightly!
"Song Junmen is the commander of the three armies, so he naturally has to obey the dispatch of the adults." Ren Chao said very respectfully. This Song Qing is also a bit capable among the generals of the Qing army, not to mention that he is a lot older, and at least he has to give Ren Chao at the least face.
"Ren Junmen is serious, and he is shallow in learning. Lord Meng Zhongtang did not give up, and he was the commander-in-chief. In the future, we will have to rely on Ren Junmen and Ma Junmen to assist. Song Qing said with a smile.
"Song Junmen is too modest, Song Junmen has experienced a hundred battles and is famous. He has rich experience in the battlefield, and he is an example for us, and Ren is even better than learning from the military. Ren Chao said very politely.
"Ren Junmen is too polite. They are all their own brothers, so don't be restrained by Ren Junmen. If you have any ideas, please say so, and we can discuss them together. Song Qing saw that although Ren Chao was young, he was not arrogant. I was deeply gratified, and the tone of my voice was much more polite.
"In the humble and humble opinion, the Japanese invaders occupy Langfang, which will inevitably harm the people. As an official of the imperial court, we naturally have to share our worries for the king. The humble duty thought that he would do his best to launch an attack on the Japanese invaders and completely eliminate the Japanese invaders in Langfang, so that he could be worthy of the emperor's grace and the father of Langfang. Ren replied loudly.
"What Ren Junmen said is reasonable, then we will prepare for the attack as much as possible, and strive to annihilate all the Japanese in Langfang." Song Qing said thoughtfully.
"In that case, Song Junmen thinks it's good to launch an attack on the Japanese invaders tomorrow?" Ren Chao didn't want to continue to drag on, so he said bluntly.
"Tomorrow? Is it too rushed? Song Qing couldn't help frowning.
"My lord Mingjian, the Tiger Ben Army of the Inferior Posts Department is all ready, and it only needs to wait for the order of the Lord to launch a full-scale attack on Langfang." Ren Chao hurriedly replied.
"In that case, let's attack tomorrow. At that time, the Tiger Ben army will attack from the west, and Ma Junmen and I will lead the army to attack from the east. Song Qing pondered slightly, and was still a little hesitant, but since Ren Chao said so, it also aroused Song Qing's sense of competitiveness. Song Qing was never convinced, his elite soldiers and strong generals were worse than the Tiger Army, and this time it happened to be compared with the Tiger Army.
"Humble duty and obey the orders of the lord's army!" Ren Chao was naturally very happy to see that Song Qing agreed, and hurriedly said, "Since this is the case, then I will go back to the camp first and prepare to go." ”
"Yes! Ren Junmen is busy with military affairs, so I won't keep you. Song Qing nodded with a smile and said.
"Retire from your duties!" Ren Chao bowed slightly, turned around and strode away.
Song Qing looked at Ren Chao's departing back, couldn't help but shake his head, and then called in a personal guard and ordered, "Go and invite Master Ma Yukunma, just say that there is an urgent military situation to discuss." ”
"Order!" The guards answered, and then respectfully withdrew.
Song Qing's camp and Ma Yukun's camp were not far away, and it didn't take long for Ma Yukun to rush over. The two greeted each other when they met, and Ma Yukun asked directly, "I don't know what is the important matter for Lord Song to come late at night?" ”
Song Qing immediately asked Ren Chao to find him, and asked him to send troops to attack Langfang and told Ma Yukun in detail.
"Your Excellency agreed?" Ma Yukun asked with a frown.
"What if you don't say yes? This person is super young and vigorous, and he is eager to make meritorious contributions, even if I don't agree, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not act without authorization. Song Qing smiled helplessly.
"Then let him fight alone, aren't they powerful tiger army? I'd like to see how good they are. Ma Yukun said indignantly.
"Why should Ma Junmen be angry." Song Qing smiled and comforted, "Could it be that Ma Junmen didn't blush when he saw the Tiger Ben Army in the limelight?" Now that the Japanese army is at the end of the crossbow, it is a good opportunity for us to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, if this time the credit is snatched away by that Ren Chao, you, where will my old face go? ”
"What do you mean?" Ma Yukun's eyes rolled and he felt that what Song Qing said was not unreasonable, but thinking that Song Qing was not a vegetarian, he called himself late at night to discuss, I was afraid that he had other thoughts, so he hurriedly asked. (To be continued......)