Chapter 0394 - The First Voice
March 1, 1617.
Xue Sancai, the governor of Jiliao, who came to Tianjin to suppress thieves with the emperor's order, was a civilian official, wearing a helmet and armor to order troops in the school field. He is more concise than Yang Hao, and he didn't engage in vain work such as killing cows and performing martial arts. As the governor-general, he sat in Tianjin and did not move, and ordered Cao Minglei, the general of Baoding, to be the general of the army, and Liu Cebing, the governor of Baoding, and dozens of generals to listen to his orders.
Father-in-law Ma Keshi from the palace took the initiative to ask to be a supervisor in front of the army, so as not to kill the good and take the merits, embezzlement and deduction, and compete for military merits. This move attracted all the generals and officials to look sideways and secretly scolded this eunuch for getting in the way. But Grandpa Ma didn't care, he just wanted to win this battle, and had no other ideas.
If you want the officers and men to work hard, you must have a good meal before the war. Tianjin's rich land can also afford the daily food of the army. Especially the people killed by Zhou Qingfeng who killed the officials and gentry were terrified and in danger, and there were rich people in the city who were willing to pay for the army.
It is also the blessing of Zhou Qingfeng's coercion, this time the civil officials who issued the silver showed kindness, and the less they deducted, the higher the morale. When the Ming army opened, they ate and drank enough, and walked more easily. Ma Gonggong followed the army and secretly estimated the chances of victory in this army's attack.
The cultivation of these dozens of generals is not bad, and it is not a problem to kill the generals and capture the flag. And all of them are powerful, and their strength can be more than doubled. The only drawback is that most of the generals are illiterate, and there are few who have mastered the art of military formation. Even if there is, it is at most a layer of divine soul, and it can only charge with ten family members.
And after several days of fighting, Ma Gonggong also received a lot of tips. The number of Zhou's anti-thieves is actually not large, and they are scattered to invade in all directions, and each attack is only about 100 people, and the total strength is about 2,000. However, its infantry and firearms are blasted, and several arms dare to fight in the field. Its low-level officers are not only bold, but also have a lot of people who know the art of military formation, which should not be underestimated.
If there can be a tie at the level of generals, then the Ming army is not the opponent of the 'revolutionary army' in terms of soldiers and sergeants. Since the battle, the Ming army has had a profound experience - Zhou Qingfeng's soldiers are very well equipped and very difficult to fight, even female soldiers are extremely brave. To put it mildly, it's basically one to ten.
In the past few days, the Tianjin Health Center has also continued to send people to spy on the military situation, and the few people who go are completely meat buns and dogs, and there is no return. Many people who went there often suffered heavy casualties and were chased back by their opponents. In short, I have never taken advantage.
Ma Gonggong also knew that the generals of his Ming army had always treated soldiers harshly, and this freezing three feet was not a day's cold, and it was impossible to change it in the short term. He couldn't control it. After all, in these years, soldiers belong to generals, and soldiers have no personal freedom at all. If he talks too much, it's disgusting.
More than 10,000 people and horses attacked, and naturally they could not move forward in a group. Since the Haihe River entered the sea in Tianjin, just leading to the mouth of Dagu, where Zhou Qingfeng was entrenched, Cao Minglei, the chief soldier, ordered half of the soldiers to march by boat with military supplies, and the remaining half to protect the ships along the river bank to advance. In this way, you can travel more than 60 miles in a day, which is extremely fast.
Ma Gonggong was extremely active here. He brought many high-level subordinates from Dongchang, and acted as the vanguard of the army all the way, driving away the scouts of the 'Beijing-Tianjin Front'. Several times he also fought with Ye Na, who came to spy, and the fierce Yanma even suffered a small loss, and he couldn't beat this eunuch.
Ma Gonggong was quite proud of this, and Ouyang Jun, who was transferred to participate in the war, was not happy. This gentleman of the brocade guard pursues 'safety first', and he is extremely resistant to going into battle. Luo Lie, who has always partnered with him, is proactive, and he is very critical of Ouyang Jun's timid thoughts.
"Brother Ouyang, we have an army of more than 10,000 people, and there are many masters to help, this battle will definitely be won. What are you afraid of? Luo Lie was extremely unhappy with Ouyang Jun's negative attitude. Because the latter relied on his own light skills to run far every time he attacked, and he never killed the scouts of the 'Beijing-Tianjin Front', at most he drove away, and even deliberately let go.
Ouyang Jun was right, "You have to make more friends on the battlefield, this is called leaving a way back for yourself." You have to forgive people and spare people, if you kill someone, you will have a blood debt, and the more you kill, the more people hate you. If it is famous, maybe the thief will send someone to clean it up. In case Zhou Dashuai, the person who provoked him, came in person, can you deal with it? ”
Luo Lie was blocked by these words, and he couldn't do anything about the other party. He could only say unconvinced: "If the other party who can be provoked comes to deal with it personally, it will also be the time for Luo to become famous." At that time, Luo Mou must have become a general like Cao Zongbing, who could glorify his ancestors and protect future generations, this life is enough! ”
Ouyang Jun said disdainfully; "My father said that the ancestors are dead, and it is not my turn to shine. Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and I don't need to bother with that. I'll just take care of myself. ”
"You ......." Luo Lie has nothing to do about this cheekiness, the two of them are in the same team, and they can't be separated if they want to.
The army set out in the morning and the journey went very smoothly. Due to the large population of Tianjin and the fact that it is the territory of the Han people themselves, Zhou Qingfeng did not go to the strong wall to clear the wilderness. The Ming army of General Cao did not suffer too much, and arrived peacefully in Jinghai County, twenty miles west of Dagukou.
The march of the army will not wait until it is dark, and it will have to leave some time to set up camp. After a day's march, everyone was tired. In addition, there was no obstacle all the way, and the Ming army felt that there were many people on their side, and the thieves must have retreated at the mouth of Dagu and did not dare to come out, so they waited for themselves to fight it.
Ma Gonggong was worried about the night attack of the anti-thieves, so he specially reminded General Cao as a supervisor. Cao Zongbing felt a great responsibility, and he could be regarded as obedient. He sent a lot of people to set up the camp solidly, and also sent a lot of people to look around, and released it ten miles away at night, always paying attention to the situation of the anti-thief army.
Ma Gonggong suddenly felt that this Cao Zongbing was a good person, and he was arrogant and arrogant as an ordinary general, thinking that he should praise it when he wrote a fold after the war. In short, this time the Ming army made concerted efforts, was doubly careful, and did not dare to make mistakes at will. If you make a mistake, you will have to pay for your own life.
"Ma Gonggong and rest assured, Cao knows that this battle is not trivial, and he will never dare to live up to the expectations of the saints, so he must be cautious. Please also ask your father-in-law to take care of it, and help with the inspection at night if you are free. I heard that the Zhou family's anti-thief cultivation is extremely high, and it is known as 'the first in the world'. Regardless of whether he is true or not, a dead tiger is also a real tiger, we just have to fight him as 'the best in the world'. ”
General Cao led his generals to patrol the camp, and he was very polite to Gonggong Ma beside him. Everyone knows that Dongchang is powerful, and no one is easily offended. In this way, Ma Gonggong also felt very relieved. Marcos couldn't find his own loopholes after thinking about it, and felt that this march of the army was completely in line with the art of war, as the saying goes, 'First is invincible, and then the enemy can be defeated.' ’
Hahaha......, wonderful, wonderful!
Everyone in the Ming army laughed.
It was a great time, and everyone praised each other. But the person who slaps the face will come.
A triplane appeared in the sky, swaying and flying.
The generals of the Ming army suddenly raised their heads as if they were alive, their smiles were retracted, and they were extremely stunned.
After the triplane circled the Ming military camp twice, it dropped one explosive bag after another as if it were laying eggs. Five kilograms each, a dozen or so were lost in one go.
Something happened in an instant......
The explosive packets hit the ground for a few seconds and exploded one after another. Smoke and dust rolled, and thunder shook the sky. The ground mud and sand rose into the air and scattered in all directions. The Ming army, which had firmly entrenched the camp, suddenly blew up, hugged their heads, and ran around howling.
No matter how strong the fortifications were, they could not bear the destruction like this, and the bombed places fell apart. These explosives bags were even mixed with a large amount of ignition materials, and after they exploded, they were like 10,000 sparks rushing into the sky, setting fire to the barracks and tents on the ground. For a while, the fire was raging, and the ghosts in the camp cried wolf.
The area where the bombing was actually limited, at most only one-tenth of the Ming army's camp. But after seeing the power of the explosives bag and the billowing smoke, the more than 10,000 Ming troops were completely chaotic. When this strange-shaped triplane flew overhead, everyone trembled, and no one dared to bet on what would happen next, so let's escape.
Ouyang Jun was arguing with Luo Lie, and neither side was convinced. When he saw that the triplane appeared and blew the ground to pieces, Ouyang Jun suddenly said with a pale face: "It's over, no matter how high my light skills are, I can't outrun this strange bird flying in the sky." ”
After speaking, he grabbed Luo Lie's collar and shook it desperately, and shouted frantically: "I told you not to kill too many people, but you didn't listen." It's okay now, you've provoked someone else's handsomeness. There's a kind of you flying up and fighting. It's been eight lifetimes since I met you, a stupid goose, and now I don't know where to run? ”
Luo Lie on the ground is really a little stupid. He always felt that it was better to be down-to-earth in fighting, killing and killing, and he never dreamed that someone would kill him from the sky. How the fuck are you going to fight this? Do you want to fly? I can't fly up!
"Brother, I was wrong, hurry up and run away." Luo Lie grabbed Ouyang Jun and pulled it hard. The latter only then came to his senses from his angry scolding. The camp was in complete disarray, and there were people scurrying around on all sides. They didn't bother to look for the horses, so they simply slipped away on their two legs.
Ouyang Jun was very good, and shouted while running: "My father is really right." The world's martial arts are unbreakable, only fast and unbreakable. Learning light skills is used to escape for your life. As soon as he finished speaking, he was gone.
The sudden attack of the triplane made Ma Gonggong and other commanders of the Ming army even more shocked, and every explosive bag was like a super monk striking with all his might, and this time more than a dozen top powerhouses were joining forces. Seeing this scene, Ma Gonggong only felt that the sky around him was falling apart, and a sentence came out in his heart - the good attacker moves above the nine heavens.
Sun Tzu Cheng doesn't lie to me, this triplane really came from the sky.
Mr. Cao was even more about to cry - what is the use of me building the camp firmly? What's the use of a strict defense against night attacks? The thieves don't come from the ground at all!
What can I do? I'm wronged!
With a bang, Mr. Cao pulled out his sword and was about to wipe his neck.
Ma Gonggong was quick with his eyes, and with a single finger, he knocked Cao Zongbing's sword away, "Lord Cao, today's defeat is not a battle. Please also stay useful, he will have a chance to repay the saint after all. He shouted to the already stupid generals next to him: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you send Master Cao away? ”
The triplane in the sky lost its explosives pack, circled a few times and swaggered away. And less than three miles away from the Ming army barracks, Ye Na had just hacked to death several Ming soldiers who 'did not accept it at night'. She looked at the pillar of smoke rising in the air not far away, and ordered a signal soldier behind her: "Blow the trumpet, the enemy has broken the camp, and we can attack with all our troops." ”
The piercing suona sounded, and the orders were constantly delivered. After shrinking, the 'Beijing-Tianjin Front' gathered into a group to form a heavy punch, and this heavy punch was about to strike.