The sky was full of wind and snow.

At night, the valley was already brightly lit, and when Cui Yuan saw the soldiers carrying things everywhere, he couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart, he was afraid that the Tatars would go and return.

"Uncle, the cannons are all set up, according to your orders, they are all set up in a high place, as long as the Tartars come, they can be found two miles away, and they will definitely not be allowed to take another step forward within one mile."

"That's good, that's good."

Cui Yuan looked up and continued to look at the sky in the distance, and he couldn't even tell which direction it was.

I only know that there is a faint red light coming from there all the time, it is likely to be a bonfire, or it may be an artillery battle.

"Is there any news from An Bianhou?" Cui Yuan asked.

"Not yet."

"Be on guard." Cui Yuan said, "Hurry up and pick it up, you have to leave before dawn." ”

"But uncle, there are so many livestock, it's a little difficult to drive away."

"Then slaughter them all. Before Xinjian Bo fought with the Tartars on the grassland, wasn't it all slaughtered? ”

"But in the first battle of Weininghai, Xinjian Bo brought back all the people and animals."

"This ......"

Cui Yuan has always wanted to take Wang Shouren as his benchmark, and he doesn't know how to do anything, so he thinks about what he will do if it were Wang Shouren.

But Wang Shouren is not confined to the law, which makes Cui Yuan nowhere to be found in many cases.

Cui Yuan pondered for a while before he said: "Back to Daming from here, the mountains and rivers are far away, if you can't bring it back, you will be slaughtered, and if you can bring the fur, you can bring it, as for the meat...... and bury all their dead in it, so that they should ...... You won't eat it anymore, will you? No, it's hard to say. If the cold winter can't pass, leaving them with these animals can be regarded as giving them food for the winter. ”

The generals on the side were a little confused.

They have never seen this kind of sharp-minded, but self-denying general.

They usually see a lot of stubbornness and self-use, and as for a literati like Cui Yuan, who doesn't have many shelves, it doesn't seem like a traditional commander with troops in their opinion.

"Take away what you can take, and burn what you can't. and ...... their goods together We only need to take the cannons and shells away, and we can do as much as we can, and we must be ready to withdraw at any time if the Tartars come back. ”

Cui Yuan felt that he was staying in a dangerous place.

The general said: "Uncle, the Tartar won't come back, right?" ”

"If Anbianhou's men and horses do not reach the established position, or if the Tartars have a certain advantage in hand-to-hand combat, or if they find that our men and horses are indeed too small, they will definitely take risks...... We have robbed so many livestock and food, killed so many of them, can they still survive this cold winter? The trapped beast is still fighting. ”

"Yes."

Although Cui Yuan said something, the generals below did not agree with it.

But there is one thing, they think that this Cui Summa's insight is not bad, at least people have read books and can tell the truth.

From the battle situation, we can analyze the situation of the Tatars for the winter, and then make an inference that sounds reasonable...... Maybe to the ears of ordinary readers, it is a simple truth, but for those who can't read a few words and become soldiers, these words are simply a wise saying in their ears.

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Cui Yuan brought very few men and horses, and it was not easy to clean up the entire camp left behind by the Tatars.

In the end, according to what Cui Yuan said, everything was burned.

As the team continued to move forward, Cui Yuan rode on his horse, and couldn't help but stop to look at the monstrous fire behind him, and suddenly a sense of pride arose, which was more accomplished than when he stopped the little Tatar prince on the north bank of the Yellow River.

After all, this time, he is the boss, and everything is personally dispatched and commanded by him, as if he no longer needs to rely on others.

"When I go back, the princess will look down on me, right?"

Cui Yuan thought of this, and suddenly felt a little unconfident.

Doing things for Daming, that is, doing things for his wife's family, depends on his wife and brother-in-law's impression and opinion of him...... He also suddenly felt a little tired from his life.

"General, there is news of An Bianhou."

"Say!"

"An Bianhou has already led his troops to pursue the Tatars, but it seems that the Tatars turned to the other side, and the main force of our Chinese army did not encircle them."

"Alas!" Cui Yuan sighed heavily and said, "It's good that the things that I expected a long time ago can be intercepted, and it's a good thing that the Tartars didn't fight to break the net." Still fighting? ”

"This ...... Not very clear. However, it is said that our Chinese army is still about twenty or thirty miles ahead, not close. ”

Cui Yuan said: "If that's the case, it's unlikely that we'll catch up tonight." There is no need to be in too much of a hurry to march...... Let's stay where we are. ”

He Song came over and said, "If you are stationed in place, will it be ......?"

"Don't worry." Cui Yuan said, "Take a break, see if the carriage and everything are tied, and just walk along the road they retreated." Most of them are afraid to come back. ”

Knowing that Zhu Feng had already led troops to fight the Tatars, Cui Yuan was basically relieved.

This shows that the Tatars know that there are heavy troops on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and the Tatars do not dare to take risks to come to him for trouble, after all, he has artillery and firearms on this road, as long as he persists for a period of time, until Zhu Feng meets him, the Tatars will not be able to bargain at all, and even the Tatars will not be able to run away quickly, and may fall into the siege of the Ming side.

And so.

The army had not been far out of the valley before it was re-encamped.

"My lord, the captives...... Do you want to kill them all together? Go back with only your head? ”

"No, you don't." Cui Yuan said, "It's okay to keep them alive, and besides, the people caught are basically old and weak women and children, what's the point of killing them?" If they die of starvation on the road, it's not too late to cut off their heads. We can't just kill and surrender. ”

"Yes."

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In the second half of the night, Cui Yuan's department stopped and stopped.

By daybreak, they had not traveled ten miles in total, for the men and horses had artillery, and they had taken their heads and prisoners, and some goods, and they could not move too fast in such unfamiliar conditions of the icy and snowy roads.

Originally, the Tatars had left a road when they retreated, but as the snow fell heavier and heavier, by daybreak the previous snow marks had been covered.

In the end, Cui Yuan had to let the soldiers stay in place, rekindle the fire, and wait to get in touch with Cui Yuan's department.

"What the hell is the weather."

Cui Yuan didn't know how to describe his feelings.

Obviously, he had just won the battle and felt that the future was bright, but he was in a strange grassland and experienced a heavy snowfall, and this harsh environment made him feel that it was very likely that he would not be able to return to Daming alive, and the credit would fly away, and his efforts would be in vain.

After daybreak, the group did not go any further.

Fortunately, the snow has finally stopped.

Cui Yuan walked out of the tent, although the temperature outside was very low, he didn't feel cold, because the soldiers were still very good in terms of logistics and supplies, especially the winter clothes prepared by Jizhou for the expedition this time were all produced in strict accordance with the standards set by Zhang Zhou.

And the people of this era, especially the soldiers guarding the border in the north, are also more adapted to the cold weather and are not so squeamish.

Or rather, not qualified to be squeamish.

"Uncle, can you take a bite of the hot soup that has just been served? They were all cattle that had been slaughtered last night, and the brothers had brought a lot of them, and there were rations on the way. ”

The soldiers were delighted.

Originally, it was not easy to find firewood and grass in this harsh environment, but fortunately they came out of the Tatar camp last night, and when the Tatars retreated, they could not even take care of people and animals, let alone take away the firewood, grass and charcoal they had prepared for the winter.

In addition, there are charcoal and charcoal in the materials of the army, in the ice and snow, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty built a bonfire, drank hot soup, and talked about last night's harvest, it seemed that the worry about the harsh environment was eliminated, and everyone was filled with the joy of victory.

"Hmm."

Cui Yuan is indeed hungry.

I had a stomach rumbling last night, and I just ate a few mouthfuls of dry food covered in my clothes, which was cold and stiff, but I had to eat to ward off the cold in this environment, and I had to eat at that time.

Now he also urgently needs a mouthful of hot rice and a bowl of hot soup.

When Cui Yuan's hot meal was down, he instantly felt that he had confidence, and even the water vapor in his mouth was more than before, and his face was a little more relaxed and relieved.

"The Tartar is running farther and farther."

"yes. My lord, the Tartar ran away and never came back. ”

"Eat, eat and drink, and keep on your way."

Cui Yuan said as he personally went to the camps to inspect the tents, and wherever he went, there would still be soldiers who wanted to serve him soup to drink, it seemed that in this environment, the best thing that each soldier could take out was a bowl of hot soup.

And Cui Yuan also won the respect of the local soldiers in Jizhen through last night's battle.

Only then did they know that this Jingshan Bo was not in vain.

"Your Excellency!"

"General!"

"Uncle!"

Because Cui Yuan has never officially led troops before, and he is not leading troops as a general soldier this time, others call him a variety of names, but they are basically honorific titles, and Cui Yuan also knows that this group of rough men is kind to him.

"Hurry up and eat, don't look at me, I've already drunk, I'm full of food and drink! Only in this way can we have energy. ”

"Yes! Ha ha. ”

Cui Yuan quickly mingled with the group.

"General, there is news from Anbianhou...... An Bianhou has already come this way, and he may be ...... It's been more than ten miles! ”

"Really? Let the soldiers hurry up and eat, and the people on duty before also hurry over to have a hot meal, let's go forward and gather troops as soon as possible. ”

"Yes!"

Cui Yuan's heart gradually became more steady.

Because he had eaten, and because he knew that Zhu Feng was about to bring troops over, at least he was no longer alone.

With a thousand people, to attack the camp of tens of thousands of Tatars, Cui Yuan thinks about it now, and feels that he has a lot of courage, why was he fooled by Zhu Feng at that time?

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Even if it was a road of more than ten miles, the two sides walked together at the same time, and they still walked for an hour and a half, and it was not until noon that they came together.

On one side, it looked like he had walked six or seven miles.

When Cui Yuan saw the black Ming army in the distance, the feeling was both familiar and unfamiliar, it was the soldiers and horses he personally led, and he was still the commander...... Last night, I just left my own army, and then I fought alone, almost losing my life.

"Zhijie."

When Cui Yuan saw Zhu Feng coming, he was very excited, and almost wanted to go up and hug Zhu Feng.

As for the little thing that slandered Zhu Feng before, now it is also thrown out of the clouds.

Zhu Feng got off the horse, and his mood was also very excited, and the two finally hugged each other, and that feeling was ...... It's like the best friend in this life, at least they have experienced hardships together, fought together, and won meritorious deeds together.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while and greeted each other.

Cui Yuan said with a smile: "It's okay on my side, I didn't blow up a few, but the Tartars messed up and killed less than a thousand." ”

"We're here."

Zhu Feng smiled and said, "The ears are all cut off, a total of 1,300 pairs." ”

"Ears? All right? Cui Yuan didn't quite understand.

If this ear cutting can be regarded as a credit, then why bother with all the effort? But the question is, how do you determine whose ear it is?

Zhu Feng said: "This is an expedient measure, and there is no way to do it, there is no need to build a Beijing view now, take so many heads back, and it is not easy to save it on the road." However, the Tartars still withdrew, and they couldn't catch up if they wanted to...... In the end, I can only ......"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Obviously, the two still have something in common in some personalities.

That is, know how to accept when you see it.

After all, the two of them are not generals from ordinary families, and now they are both princes and nobles, and they still have to do some discretion in matters that play with their lives.

Besides, if the Tatars continue to pursue, the result will be unpredictable in the end, if the Tatars take advantage of the familiarity of the terrain and launch some night raids...... If you are not careful, you may be happy and sad.

Cui Yuan pulled Zhu Feng aside, pointed to an open space and said, "Let's rest first." ”

Zhu Feng nodded and said, "I also have this intention, the soldiers are exhausted." However, it is so cold at the moment, and the soldiers may not be able to sleep well. ”

Cui Yuan said: "Then go to the valley, let's go back to the valley, there is the nest of the Tartars, in addition to firewood and grass over there, the terrain is also better, and the wind is not so strong." In addition, there were a lot of places that burned last night, or there was still a little residual temperature, so it was perfect for the soldiers to camp on it. ”

"Okay."

Zhu Feng also felt that what Cui Yuan said was very reasonable.

Zhu Feng also smiled and complimented: "Brother Cui, you haven't stayed in Yanwutang for much time, but your knowledge is not shallow, and when you go back, I will ask Brother Zhang to teach you." ”

"Oh...... Let's talk about it. ”

Cui Yuanben felt very happy.

But then I thought that if I could return to the capital, I would definitely hide at home and not come out, and it was really a beautiful thing to be a teacher?

However, Cui Yuan also seems to realize that he is a little too negative, and he will start to get used to being a turtle with a shrunken head, but he vaguely feels that there is nothing wrong with it in his heart.

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The army did not stand still, but continued to march.

It would take less than twenty miles to reach the valley where the Tatars had gathered.

After the soldiers gathered together, they began to talk and laugh.

With more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and a lot of artillery and firearms, it seems that a soldier knows that the Tatars will not dare to come back...... They didn't dare to fight a thousand people, and now it is more than 10,000 people...... Unless the Tatars ate the bear's heart leopard gall.

"I'm sleepy."

Cui Yuan said to Zhu Feng, "I only want to sleep on a warm bed for a few days and nights now...... It's too tiring too. ”

(End of chapter)

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