Chapter 12: Momentum

"Rush!"

Zhang Fu shouted loudly, and took the brunt of the attack to the gate of the Warat camp.

At this time, the momentum of the Ming army was like a rainbow, and it seemed that it was about to pour out the grievances of this time.

Pingxiang Bo Chen Huai grabbed Zhang Fu and shouted: "Why are you rushing up at such an age, stay and protect the emperor!" ”

After saying that, he rushed forward without looking back.

Zhang Fu was stunned, then reacted, and said angrily: "Aren't you fucking three years younger than the old man, what kind of young man are you pretending to be?" ”

Taking advantage of this gap, Xiangcheng Bo Li Zhen and others also rushed in, Zhang Fu looked back at the emperor's Da Xu, and sighed secretly.

He is a veteran of the Taizong period, experienced in the battlefield, and this expedition is really aggrieved, and he is even ready to die on the battlefield.

Now the tide of the battle has suddenly reversed, and it all depends on the emperor's strategy and proper command.

Chen Huai is right, if everyone rushes forward, what will the emperor do?

Zhang Fu was still very rational, seeing that victory was in sight, but he was not greedy for merit, but turned around and gathered more than 1,000 people to escort Zhu Qizhen.

At this time, the battle situation has shown a one-sided situation, the Wara soldiers were bombarded by the artillery and fled, and they had long lost the will to fight, but the Ming army was in full swing, like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushing to the enemy position and killing indiscriminately.

The greatest advantage of the Warat soldiers is the cavalry, relying on the advantage of mobility and speed, the infantry that can be fought in the field is powerless.

But now, the cavalry has completely lost its advantage, and the Ming army is frantically harvesting their lives.

The battle soon ended, and the Ming army won a complete victory, annihilating more than 20,000 people in Wara, and only a small part escaped by taking advantage of the chaos.

Zhu Qizhen's heart that had been hanging finally let go.

What he was most worried about was to take advantage of the fact that he was fighting with the Ara tribe to carry out a sneak attack from the rear first, but fortunately, so far, the men and horses of the first division have not appeared.

Defeating Arabe means that the blockade of Warat has been completely broken and the two sides are back on the same starting line.

In this way, it is not so scary in the first place.

Through these two battles, the morale of the Ming army has reached its peak, not to mention only one first, even if Genghis Khan comes back from the dead, it will be correct.

"Pass the order, hurry up and clean up the battlefield, you must cross the river before dark, and go to the east bank to set up camp!"

Zhang Fu looked around and proposed, "Your Majesty, why don't you use this camp, you only need to repair it slightly......"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "The terrain here is flat, there is no danger to defend, if we also directly launch a strong attack first, our troops will be at a disadvantage, and we will be very passive at that time!" ”

After listening to this, Zhang Fu nodded again and again, and his admiration for the emperor in his heart increased a few points.

"The old minister will send someone to escort the emperor across the river!"

The location of the Arakbu camp is the lower reaches of the Fushui River, that is, the Guanting Reservoir in later generations, at this time it is still a piece of land, the deepest part of the river is only more than one meter, and the water surface is up to the chest of an adult.

This water depth is very advantageous for the Ming army, you can cross the river on foot, and when the Warat people chase after you, you only need to lay a defense line on the shore, and the opponent will be very uncomfortable when crossing the river.

80,000 people began to cross the river in batches, and the five military camps were quite smooth, but the Shenji battalion looked at the twenty general cannons weighing more than 1,000 catties, and they all fell into deep thought.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Chen Ying trotted all the way over, panting and said, "It's not good!" ”

Zhu Qizhen suddenly became agitated, and asked nervously, "You also called first?" ”

"No, that ......" Chen Ying swallowed his saliva and said, "The cannon is too heavy, there is no way to cross the river!" ”

Zhu Qizhen glared at him and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you calling for such a trivial matter, I thought I would call it first!" ”

Chen Ying said helplessly: "I've thought about all the methods, but this thing is too heavy......

"Alright, alright!" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Go to the Ara's camp to find some wood, try to find a thicker one, and tie it to the cannon!" ”

Chen Ying patted his head and said excitedly: "The emperor has a good idea, the minister will do it!" ”

Finally, before it got dark, all the artillery crossed the river safely.

The camp of the Ming army was stationed on the east bank of the Fushui River 500 paces, here is backed by a hill, at the foot of a small stream, plus the cattle and sheep seized from the camp of Alai, the water and food are abundant.

It is worth mentioning that through these two battles, 3,500 war horses were captured, which was enough to form a new battalion of 3,000.

It was already completely dark, and in a makeshift tent, Zhu Qizhen was gathering Zhang Fu and other major generals to discuss the next battle plan overnight.

"Your Majesty!" Kuang Yu, the secretary of the military department, took the lead in saying, "The old minister thinks that since we have defeated the Arazhiyuan, why don't we take this opportunity to march overnight and retreat to Juyong Pass to make plans." ”

Before Zhu Qizhen could speak, Zhang Fu couldn't help but ask: "Kuang Shangshu, you say, is it a person who runs fast, or a horse that runs fast?" ”

"Nonsense, of course it's Ma Kuai!"

Kwong felt that his IQ had been insulted, and couldn't help but give him a blank look.

"That's it!" Zhang Fu continued, "The first part is mainly cavalry, we are all infantry, and there are heavy weapons such as artillery, how can we outrun the cavalry?" Moreover, if the purpose is to retreat, the soldiers will lose their fighting spirit, and when they catch up first, they only think about evacuating as soon as possible, and the battle will be lost before it is fought! ”

Hubu Shangshu Wang Zuo said: "Mr. Ye is suspicious, before getting the exact news, he must not be able to make a judgment easily, if he evacuates now, it is the best opportunity!" ”

"What Wang Shangshu said is extremely true!" Hanlin Bachelor Cao Nai followed closely and said, "If you wait and react first, you can't leave if you want to!" ”

Although Zhang Fu looked down on these ministers, he didn't know how to defend them for a while.

Seeing that everyone was in a dispute, Zhu Qizhen said: "What you Aiqing said makes sense, but who dares to promise me that they won't suddenly catch up first?" ”

"This ......," Wang Zuo hesitated for a moment and said, "The minister just thinks that he has always been cautious in advance and will not send troops in such a hurry." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled faintly, and then said with a straight face: "Could it be that the Elder Zhiyuan could have expected that we would raid the Fushui River in a predicament?" The truth is, we did it, and we took back the water and turned the tide of the war. We can do a surprise attack, but we can also do it first, on the battlefield, it is changing rapidly, we must not leave anything to chance, and we must always prepare for the worst! ”

Everyone was convinced by these words, and Zhang Fu hurriedly said: "The emperor is right, on the battlefield, you must not leave anything to chance!" ”

Zhu Qizhen looked at these elderly ministers, and an idea popped up in his heart, and said: "Kuang Qing's family, I have an important errand, and after thinking about it, it is better to leave it to you." ”

Kuang Yu hurriedly said: "Please ask the emperor to order!" ”

"A large number of wounded in the army are in urgent need of treatment, and now the battalions are counting the number of wounded, early tomorrow morning, I will send you some manpower to escort the wounded back to Beijing first, Wang Qing's family, Cao Qing's family, you two will assist."

Kuang Yu and the others glanced at each other, and hurriedly said: "The emperor is not out of danger yet, how can the ministers leave on their own?" Please also ask the emperor to take back his order, and the ministers are willing to stay on the front line and share the emperor's worries! ”

Zhu Qizhen shook his head secretly, it's really useless for these civil officials who are full of mouths to stay around, they come up with ideas all day long, and they have to send someone to protect them when they fight, and share their worries, please have a face, it's good not to make trouble for others!

Zhang Fu seemed to understand what Zhu Qizhen meant, so he said: "The emperor asked you to escort the wounded, and you didn't escape from the battle, isn't escorting the wounded to share the emperor's worries?" ”

Kuang Yu looked at Wang Zuo, Wang Zuo looked at Cao Nai, and several people were secretly muttering in their hearts, escorting the wounded was also serving the emperor, and there seemed to be nothing wrong.

But why does it feel weird?

It's like being disliked......

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "The matter of escorting the wounded is a matter of hard work for several families!" ”

Speaking of this, Kuang Yu and others are not easy to refuse.

"The ministers obey the emperor's will!"

After finishing speaking, several people left first, and Zhu Qizhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally sent these civil officials away, and suddenly felt a lot quieter at the root of his ears.

Not surprisingly, the first action has already begun.

Over the years, there have been constant conflicts on the border between Warat and the Ming Dynasty, and dozens of large and small battles have been fought, all the way from Taizong to Xuanzong, and then to himself, the orthodox emperor, which is already the fourth dynasty.

Now, let's take a break!