Chapter 33 Layout
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The ambush lasted less than an hour, and the Dashun army suffered more than 500 casualties, except for the 100 who escaped, the others obediently gave up resistance and became prisoners, one on the left, one on the right, and everywhere in the valley.
However, Gu Zhenhua didn't bother to look at them at all, what really made Gu Zhenhua excited was those war horses! After controlling the situation, Gu Zhenhua asked the soldiers to put away their horses, check their injuries, and pick out everything that could be used, which was much more attentive than to people.
"Sir, look at this war horse, there are still marks on the buttocks!" Gao Hongtu took a tall war horse and said to Gu Zhenhua with a smile.
Gu Zhenhua also followed the direction of his finger and looked at it, and sure enough, there was a walnut-sized burning mark on the butt of the war horse, and the pattern was very regular, which seemed to be artificial.
"General Gao, could it be that these war horses are military horses?"
"That's right, and it's also a military horse from the Beijing camp." Gao Hongtu said with a smile: "I remember that in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Mongolia was occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the imperial court was extremely short of war horses. A batch of two or three thousand horses were specially purchased from the Western Regions, and in order to prevent embezzlement, a special mark was burned on the buttocks of each war horse. Because these war horses were strong and tall, many people coveted them at that time, but they didn't expect to fall into the hands of King Chuang. ”
Hearing Gao Hongtu's introduction, Gu Zhenhua couldn't help but sigh, the war horse that kept changing hands was also a microcosm of the troubled times! But now that the horses have fallen into their own hands, they have found their true masters!
Gu Zhenhua gently stroked the mane of the war horse, and said silently: Sooner or later, you will crisscross the battlefield, sweep away the Hulu, and reshape the divine power of the Chinese Iron Cavalry!
"General Gao, you pick and choose the best war horses immediately, and the others are used as pack horses to transport supplies!"
"Don't worry, sir, I've already let the brothers do it!"
More than 1,000 cavalry, more than 1,000 war horses, during the battle, more than 300 were killed and wounded, some escaped, and more than 700 fell into Gu Zhenhua's hands!
Looking at these war horses, Gu Zhenhua couldn't help but swallow his saliva, he wasn't fantasizing about thousands of troops, that was still a matter for the future. The most important thing at the moment is to keep the supplies that were brought out of the capital.
This time Li Yan's pursuit made Gu Zhenhua realize his weakness, and even said that it was a fatal loophole. Although a lot of supplies were obtained from the capital, the spare transportation capacity was insufficient, especially the carts loaded with gold and silver muskets, and if they ran non-stop for a day, those horses would definitely die of exhaustion. It can be said that Gu Zhenhua has a huge burden on his back, and he can't run fast at all.
However, there is no such problem at the moment, and there are more than 700 horses, and whether it is transporting supplies or mobilizing troops, all have the most reliable guarantee. From another point of view, Li Yan's attack turned out to be a timely rain, which helped Gu Zhenhua solve his biggest weakness.
"Sir, it's all cleaned up, and the war horses that broke into the camp are too miscellaneous, and there are dozens of mules. But there were still more than 200 fine horses, enough for the brothers to ride! ”
"Okay, great, four legs are stronger than two." Gu Zhenhua knew in his heart that after defeating Li Yan, Li Zicheng would definitely retaliate next, facing the Dashun army in full swing, they had to run away, and the war horse was the capital to save their lives!
The battlefield was almost cleaned, and in addition to the war horses, three hundred good bows were also captured, which also broke Gu Zhenhuale. You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, making a good bow not only required wood, horns, tendons, silk and other valuable materials, but also took an astonishing year! Far beyond the firecracker.
But this does not mean that the bow and arrow are chicken ribs, on the contrary, the bow and arrow are more accurate and responsive than the arquebus, and in a short period of time, they must not be abandoned.
Of course, Gu Zhenhua would not make a lot of effort to make it, so it was best to capture it, and he was busy for a while, and the soldiers also changed their guns. One person rode a horse, and there were two or three tied to the back, hanging bows and arrows and firearms, full of local tyrants, grinning one by one, and couldn't help but smirk.
Tang Zhanxiong also picked a dark horse, ran around majestically, and only then arrived in front of Gu Zhenhua, laughed and said: "It's comfortable to fight with the lord, if you come a few more times, it will be a big fortune!" ”
"Stop dreaming." Gu Zhenhua was not confused by the victory in front of him, but said calmly: "Li Yan only brought 1,000 people, if you bring 10,000 people over, how do you think you should fight?" ”
Tang Zhanxiong was dumbfounded, rolled his eyes, and suddenly smiled: "It's better to leave such a difficult matter to the lord to think, I just obey the order!" ”
"Since we obeyed the order, we don't immediately gather the brothers and return to Xiaowangzhuang with our things, we have to plan the next move."
"Yes!" Tang Zhanxiong hurriedly said: "Sir, since you are leaving, do you want to kill these thieves?" ”
Gu Zhenhua looked at the five or six hundred captives present, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and he urged the war horse to the front of these soldiers.
"Brothers, the Great Shun Army, at the moment, we are each our own master, and we have to fight each other. But we all have the same blood in our bones, and we won't kill them all. After you return to King Chuang's men, please remind him that the Eastern Tartars outside the gate are the real dangerous enemies, and ask him to pay more attention! ”
Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng, I can help you so much!
Gu Zhenhua muttered in his heart, then turned his horse's head and returned to Xiaowangzhuang with his soldiers like a whirlwind. At this time, someone had already sent back the news of the victory, He Zhonghou, Sun Cheng, 6 Yong, Xie Bin and others were all standing at Zhuangkou, including the prince and Kou Gui, all of them were looking forward to it.
Finally, a hurried sound of horses' hooves came, and Gu Zhenhua and the others came to everyone like a whirlwind.
"Fourth, there are really you, more than 200 people, wiped out a thousand cavalry, and his own casualties are less than ten people, my brother is convinced!" Sun Cheng said with a smile, and his pale face also had a hint of red light because of the big victory.
Gu Zhenhua also smiled: "Everyone, if you win, you win, but trouble is coming, let's try our best to determine the next action plan." ”
6 Yong also said: "That's right, the Dashun army has suffered a loss, and it will definitely not give up, and it will definitely mobilize the army, if there are 10,000 or 20,000 people, we can't deal with anything." ”
Everyone felt the urgency of the situation and went to the Land Temple together to discuss countermeasures. Xu Fang was the only civil official who followed Gu Zhenhua out of the city, and he was more thoughtful than anyone else, and it was precisely because of this that he also made great difficulties.
"Sir, I have summarized that there are five major problems in front of me, the wounded, family members, property, the prince, and the way out. Interlocking and contradictory, if you want to protect the prince, you have to give up the burden, you want to take care of others, the prince will be in danger, if you don't make a decision, the thief will kill again, it's really embarrassing! ”
Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "What Mr. Xu said is good, but he is not greedy enough and wants to take care of everything." ”
"Does the lord have any plans?" Xu Fang couldn't help but ask.
"Without him, it's just a division of troops!" Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "Our ultimate goal is to go to the south, I plan to divide the people into four parts, the first way will be in charge of Mr. Xu, you and Luan Hu, with thirty people, escort the family members, and Master Ge to the south." The second way is that Uncle He Liu is in charge, there are not many people, twenty people, bring the field deed, as well as antique calligraphy and paintings, from the canal to the south, after arriving in the south, do your best to turn these things into silver, and prepare everyone to settle down! ”
"Zhenhua, Tian Qi is a big deal, I'm afraid it won't work!"
"Sixth uncle, if you don't succeed, others will not be able to, I will let Tang Zhanxiong follow you and ensure that there is no problem."
When He Zhonghou heard this, he could only nod in agreement. Gu Zhenhua looked at Sun Cheng and 6 Yong again, and then said: "Two elder brothers, you are injured and cannot go south for the time being, I am going to leave you with two hundred soldiers, and the third brothers Xue Biao and Xie Bin are all following you, hiding in the mountains between the capital and the Great Wall, waiting for the opportunity." In the end, the younger brother took a hundred soldiers to protect the prince and went south. ”
As soon as Sun Cheng heard this, he sighed: "Fourth brother, it's your brother who dragged you down." Don't leave us soldiers, no matter how many people can stop the hundreds of thousands of troops of the king, you will go south, if the crown prince ascends the throne, you will be the hero of the rescue, the big guys are happy, the brothers are hiding in the village to recuperate, and they will go to you as soon as they recover. ”
6 Yong also hurriedly said: "That's right, what the eldest brother said makes sense, the number of people is smaller, it is easy for us to hide, whether our brothers can see each other again depends on God's will." ”
The two of them were all dedicated to Gu Zhenhua, and Gu Zhenhua was also extremely moved, but his layout was obviously more than that. Gu Zhenhua suddenly got up, pulled Sun Cheng and 6 Yong, and went to the backyard of the Land Temple.
"Two elder brothers, the younger brother has some heartfelt words, in my opinion, Li Zicheng's rabbit tail can't grow, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will definitely enter the customs, I will keep the two elder brothers, in fact, there are bigger things to get rid of you."
When Sun Cheng and 6 Yong heard this, they all looked grim: "Fourth, just say what you have, brother listen to your arrangement!" ”