Chapter 344: Save Your Life
This year, the weather is not normal.
At first, Yalic just thought it was a bit bad to be so cold in August.
But I accepted it, but who would have thought that on August 20, it would be cloudy when I got up in the morning.
It was gloomy and like it was going to rain, and it was like it was going to snow.
But this season it's really not possible to snow.
This is ancient times, and if it snows at this time, it is estimated that the loss will be not small.
Halfway through the afternoon, it was getting darker and darker, and after a while, the rustling snow particles had already fallen.
Yalich was simply amazed.
"Really?"
Everyone looked at each other and could only nod.
God, that's weird.
Yalich was fine, she was worried, after all, she couldn't do anything.
But this snow is far more extensive than she thought.
It snowed all over the north at the same time.
And the most serious, the Mongolian side is much more than the Central Plains.
The Zhijun King and others who were stuck on the battlefield were the most stunned.
When it snows here in Mongolia, it doesn't matter how cold it is.
The point is that this is August, and they originally planned to withdraw their troops in September and October, and now they are planning to encircle and suppress Gerdan.
Therefore, there are no padded jackets in the munitions.
The soldiers were shivering with cold in their autumn clothes, where could they still fight?
Mongolia was a steppe at the most terrible time, and when the snow came, the wind was not polite.
It's a little better during the day, but it's hard to live at night.
Of course, they were uncomfortable, and so were the Mongols.
The remnants of Geldan who had been beaten and had no power to fight back were now frozen to death.
The snow began to fall from the afternoon of the twentieth to the twenty-fourth morning.
Of course, it only rained for one day in the capital, that is, from the afternoon of 20 to the morning of 21, to be precise, one day was not enough.
But on the Mongolian side for several days, many people in the army have frozen to death.
In this case, it is simply impossible to fight, and it is good to save your life.
In the big tent, the king of Zhijun and the general Zahab and others were there.
The five masters and eight masters, as well as a general of the size of a rod, sit.
Of course, they had cotton clothes and cloaks to wear at the first time, and the brazier was burning in the tent, but it was warm.
And no one expected this, it was beyond imagination.
"King Zhijun, what should I do at this time?" It was a long time before Zahab spoke.
"Don't be a joke, general, this king is just a pioneer." So far, it's really a dilemma.
But who dares to say that the troops are withdrawn?
Whether the emperor will be considerate or not is still two words. Previously, because of the emperor's fierce praise, the king of Zhijun did not dare to say a word of withdrawal.
I'm afraid that when the time comes, the mouths of the officials will be able to scold people to death.
It's a real dilemma.
Although winter clothes must be prepared in the capital now, it will take time no matter how fast it is.
How the household is, the king of Naojun knows.
Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, who knows how many people in the army will not freeze to death when the winter clothes are delivered?
"Hey." Zahab sighed: "If we go back to Beijing now, we will fight in vain for the past few months." ”
Isn't it, who doesn't know what to think?
The fifth master and the eighth master both tacitly agreed not to speak.
This time they were just following, and it didn't do much good to come up with ideas at this time.
But when they didn't speak, the king of Zhijun wanted to ask, "Fifth brother, eighth brother, what do you see?" ”
The fifth master frowned: "My brother doesn't know, it's not appropriate to go back, and if you don't go back, you can't bear it, so my brother thinks about it." ”
The eighth master also sighed: "My younger brother thinks that he can't go back, but after a day, he has really suffered a heavy loss." It's still cold now. This heavy snow has blocked a lot of roads, but I am afraid that in a few days, there will be problems with the transportation of grain and grass. ”
When he said this, several generals in charge of grain and grass were also related.
Isn't it, if you can't supply food and grass in time, and you're hungry and frozen, I'm afraid it's even worse.
The point is, it's just snow, who doesn't know that when it snows, it's the coldest when it melts?
And at the end of the day, it's August.
No matter how cold it is, it has to warm up, and once the three-foot-thick snow melts......
That's going to be dead.
King Zhijun hesitated for a long time and sighed: "General, in my opinion, I'm afraid we can't just go back." ”
If you go back like this, you will inevitably be questioned by the officials of the DPRK and China, and the character of Huang Ama is not unknown to the king of Zhijun.
If this battle ended like this, not only did he not capture Geldan, but also lost so many men and horses, it would be simply leaving the handle in the hands of Emperor Amma.
Now even if Huang Ama wants to use him to contain the crown prince, what can he do?
Then the prince's today is his tomorrow, or worse.
That's what he thinks, but Zahab thinks about another question.
But it doesn't matter, the purpose is the same. I don't want to go back like this.
It's a shame.
"What does the king mean?" Zahab looked at him, and the answer was about to come out.
"Well, let's fight. How many days is there enough food to eat now? King Zhijun asked.
The person in charge of this immediately replied: "It is enough to save a little and a half months, but if it is too cold today, if you don't feed them, I am afraid that the casualties will be greater." ”
"Don't be frugal! Let them let go of eating, and be full! Aren't there horses that have froze to death, they are all washed and skinned, and everyone is fed up! Tell them that when we're full, we'll go to attack the remnants of Goldan! Otherwise, the road is impassable, and the cotton clothes will not be delivered for a while and a half, and they will really freeze to death. After the fight, we will go back to the capital if we catch Nageldan! ”
The man answered, and looked at Zahab.
"Go, just follow the words of the king of Zhijun!" Zahab got up: "Since it is decided, let's go and deploy, success or failure is here!" ”
They still have an overwhelming superiority.
And at this time, the troops were dispatched, but I was afraid that Geldan didn't expect it.
What's more, the heavy snow did the same damage to the Mongols, and the remnants of Geldan's entanglement were much worse than the previous Dzungar tribes, and the small tribes of today had not been able to catch them before because they were fast.
But after this heavy snowfall, where did they run?
In this way, this heavy snow is both an obstacle and an opportunity!
As long as you can take down Geldan, this battle will be a big victory! As for how many people froze to death, it was a natural disaster, and no one can complain!
Now that it's settled, let's get started.
During the day, several horses were killed in the camp. However, they were all frozen to death, washed and stewed directly in a large pot.
When everyone heard that they could return to Beijing after this game, they were naturally happy.
At this time, no one dares to steal and play tricks, after all, if they stay, the cotton clothes will not be delivered, and people will freeze to death.
It's better to charge into battle, maybe you will make a meritorious service!
Everyone thought so, and so, at noon on the 25th of August, the army poured out.
This time, everyone rushed out with the heart to save their lives.