It was dark at night, and after the soldiers completed their midnight shift, the replaced soldiers soon fell asleep with their matchlock guns in hand.
Wang Shouren had hardly slept for several days. At this time, he was still inspecting the camp. Next to him were Sun Shangqi, Liu Gui and several Jinyi guards. These people were almost considered to be his Wang Shouren in the army. Absolute direct lineage.
At this time, in the center of the hillside, the herdsmen were being ordered to dig dirt and pile it into sandbags, and they were also laying out ropes for tripping. There were also people from the Jingying Shenji Camp burying gunpowder under the hillside.
The artillery pieces were not placed in the forward position, but behind the temporary defenses made of sand.
"There are less than 80 artillery shells available now, and there are not many cannons available."
People from the artillery battalion reported the situation to Wang Shouren Finally, Wang Shouren nodded.
He already knew the situation before the war began.
After all, the cannon Zhang Zhou gave him was light. It had been brought over a long distance and was not transported properly during the journey. In addition, the gunner did not know how to maintain this kind of light cannon. After firing, the cannon body was easily damaged by the high heat of the yellow gunpowder. Transformed, the power of the firearm has begun to be greatly reduced.
“When setting up five cannons at one time, all of them are loaded, and the five cannons fire together. The key is not how many enemy bandits can be killed, but the key point is to be able to intimidate the bandits and cooperate with the cavalry to repel them.”
Wang Shouren is now a clever woman who cannot make a meal without straw. He obviously has a big weapon in his hand, but he cannot bring too much baggage on the expedition. As a result, after the Battle of Weininghai, he did not have enough firearms to use.
Wang Shouren raised his head and looked at the camp of Mengol Jin tribe that was vaguely visible in the distance, and asked, "The frontline campers haven't returned yet."
A colonel under Guan Jing Wei said, "General Guan went there in person. I hope he will come back, but he may have to wait a little longer."
Wang Shouren looked gloomy.
Now it is likely to be a battle between trapped beasts. Any generals and soldiers who go out to explore the enemy's situation may defect to the enemy or flee privately, especially before the grassland tribes have completed the encirclement. At this time, they want to There is still a chance to evacuate. It is just a short walk to the north and south, directly bypassing the mountain, and heading east.
"General, it's only a hundred and twenty miles from here to the horse-hanging platform. Normally, soldiers and horses from the Datong Town patrol will patrol the horse-hanging platform. Why don't you try to send troops and horses to ask for help."
p>The generals of the border army were also reminding Wang Shouren.
You have laid out so many things, and your defense seems to be very good, but we can’t understand the fact that you don’t send troops to ask for reinforcements.
Even if you think Ming reinforcements will come, Ming reinforcements always need to know your direction, just wait.
Wang Shouren said, "One less soldier, and we have fewer soldiers." With a small chance of winning, and with Di Yi gathering around us, how could the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty still not know where we are?"
The reason was also sufficient, leaving the border generals speechless.
"Before dawn, send out five hundred cavalry to attack the enemy camp, prepare firecrackers, and let the horse commander personally lead the troops. Where is the horse commander?"Only then did Wang Shouren realize that Ma Yi, who was supposed to be stationed at the front line, was nowhere to be seen.
A general said, "Deputy General Ma was tired last night and was resting. Do you want to wake him up?"
Wang Shouren realized then that even Ma Yi, who has experienced The generals in the battle formation were not made of iron. If they followed the principles of running an army, they should have immediately taken Ma Yi out and asked him to continue patrolling.
But Wang Shouren also knew not to push people too hard. Since Ma Yi would be sent to attack the enemy camp early the next morning, it was already past midnight, so it was time to let Ma Yi get some sleep first.
When Wang Shouren passed through the place where the soldiers were sleeping, the soldiers were very fast asleep.
Even if someone stepped on their bodies, they had no reaction. If it weren't for the faint sound of snoring, they would have thought that these soldiers were dead.
This also made Wang Shouren feel the cruelty of war, and the torture of many days of marching on these frontier soldiers. Although most of these soldiers seemed to be elites of the Xuanfu frontier army, in fact, in the past I haven't experienced any decent war in several years, let alone such a battle after a long journey, let alone a desperate rebound from the embarrassment in front of me.
"Am I too focused on paper talks?"
Wang Shouren arrived at his temporary command post, which was a small open space surrounded by wooden fences and barely covered by a raincloth. He turned around and sighed.
Sun Shangqi said, "Master Wang, there is no need to belittle yourself. You are the most heroic and fearless coach I have ever seen in this humble position, second only to Mr. Zhang."
Wang Shouren's face changed after hearing this. He was not angry, but wanted to laugh.
In the light of the campfire, his face rarely relaxed a little, and it was the first time in many days that he felt a sense of peace when talking to others.
The most heroic and fearless, second only to Zhang Zhou. It sounds like a curse, but I also understand that Sun Shangqi, as a guard of Qianhu, is actually Zhang Zhou’s retinue. This person is a Baihu. It was Zhang Zhou who promoted him to be the leader of Qianhu. Naturally, he was on Zhang Zhou’s side. Not only did he say that his boss was the most heroic, how could he be said to be his temporary comrade in the same trench?
"This battle I don’t know what the outcome will be, and I don’t know if we can still work together.”
Wang Shouren is still of humble origin, but he is just a new scholar. Almost all his prestige comes from Zhang Zhou’s forcible gift, so he is following him. There was no airs in front of Sun Shangqi who was fighting side by side.
Sun Shangqi grinned, showing his teeth and said, "I don't dare to hope for another chance, but if there is still a chance to serve Mr. Wang, I will do it to my death."
"Mr. I can't afford the name." Wang Shouren felt the change in Sun Shangqi's name, and seemed to feel Sun Shangqi's respect for him from the bottom of his heart.
This is the feeling of sympathy and sympathy that comes from sharing weal and woe.
He was not Sun Shangqi's boss, and even Sun Shangqi came to help him, but he and Sun Shangqi had a comradeship in sharing weal and woe.
Sun Shangqi said, "Mr. Wang, you're welcome. If your command over the past few days has opened your eyes to this humble position, you may become a famous general of the Ming Dynasty in the future. This battle alone will make your reputation no less impressive." Marquis Yu Weining. I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to serve by your side after taking this humble position.”
“Sun Qianhu, you promoted me because you are serving the imperial court. All of this was arranged by Zhang Zhitai. ”
Wang Shouren was somewhat disappointed.
Throughout the entire war, he tried his best, but everything was in accordance with Zhang Zhou's plan.
Now that he was frustrated in his march south, he still had to wait for Zhang Zhou's reinforcements to escape death. He didn't even feel that he was qualified to compete with Zhang Zhou for the first victory. < /p>
Then Wang Shouren saw Liu Gui dozing off, leaning on his saber, and nodded in approval, "You are also very good."
Liu Gui was startled.
This is talking about me
I just follow the army to make soy sauce. Although I am a royal guard, I have never even drawn a sword before. I always hide behind on the battlefield. , I will definitely not appear wherever there is danger. Even in the battle at Weininghai, I was behind to guard the prisoners of war. This young marshal actually thought that I was very good.
Sun Shangqi smiled and said, " Liu Baihu, this is Mr. Wang's appreciation for you. At such a young age, you can be appreciated by two talented people, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang. You will have a bright future."
"Thank you very much. Appreciate it, I will do my best in my humble position."
Although Liu Gui appears to be very smart, he is always a bit brainless at critical moments, just like when he was cheated out of ten cents by Zhang Zhou.
But his vision and ability are pretty good. The point is that he is like a mountain rat, always able to dig holes and find what he needs. In other words, his luck is very good.
"The customs declaration officer is back"
"Account promotion"
Inside the temporary command post.
Every general with a surname was brought over. Even Ma Yi was woken up from his sleep and came to attend the military meeting.
Guan Jing came back to inquire about the enemy. The situation he brought back to Wang Shouren was not that bad, but it was not good news either.
"The Huoshan headquarters should not have returned yet, but the few troops he had in the rear, which may have been used to guard against other tribes, are now gathered together, plus their front banner troops coming from the south. , totaling more than ten thousand, and they have begun to set up camp, but perhaps because they are afraid of the Ming Dynasty’s artillery, their tents are relatively loose.”
Ten thousand people, for the Ming Dynasty people, is not enough. What a powerful enemy.
In this kind of field battle, the Ming side still has firearms as an advantage, and the other side is not the most elite main force in the Huoshi tribe. The morale of the Ming army is relatively strong, and the enemy's hostages are in hand.
If it is just one against four, let alone a breakout, even if they are defeated, it is not impossible.
Guan Jing said, "But we can't go south now. If we delay it any longer, it will only cause more people from all walks of life to gather here."
Wang Shouren nodded and said, "The opponent's camp is loose. It means that the number of buried stoves and camps is a bluff as much as possible, maybe not even six or seven thousand soldiers and horses."
"Ah"
Guan Jing was startled, he was questioning me. The result of a half-night investigation
Wang Shouren gave Guan Jing a look, telling him not to talk nonsense. He would say that the other party was bluffing, which was obviously to boost the confidence of his own soldiers.
"Early tomorrow morning, Commander Ma will personally lead five hundred cavalry to attack the camp, ignite it with mighty gunpowder and throw it away, blowing up as much as it can."
Wang Shouren adjusted his tactics.
Send "suicide squads" to blow up enemy camps.
What I want is to risk my life, rush into your camp, light the yellow gunpowder, and run away. If I can't run away, I will die with you.
Of course, we cannot tell the soldiers clearly that they may not come back, but the general tactics still need to be explained clearly.
Ma Yi hurriedly asked, "How many artillery pieces should we bring?"
"Not even a single cannon," Wang Shouren said, "If the soldiers are unwilling to bring the mighty gunpowder themselves, you can Tied to another horse, when they are about to reach the enemy camp, they will light the gunpowder, stab the horse with a sharp knife, and make the horse charge into the enemy camp."
When the soldiers heard this, they all shouted in their hearts: "I Damn it”
You can still play like this
I was still thinking about how to project gunpowder into the enemy camp, but now it’s better to sacrifice a horse to ignite the gunpowder and let the horse When moving bombs
"Cough cough"
Cao Shun coughed and asked, "If you can just use horses, why do you need people?"
Sun Shangqi "The enemy camp is six or seven miles away from here, and ten miles away from here. How can we push the horses into the enemy camp? If there are no soldiers and horses to assist, the horses may be shot in the middle."
Cao Cao said. Only then did Shun realize that the biggest problem with this tactic was whether the horses could rush into the enemy camp. If the riders were not on top, just stabbing the horse's butt with the sword to make the horse run around. The Tatars saw this kind of horse rushing. Come here, and the method of shooting you into a hedgehog and moving explosives from a short distance won't work.
After hearing this, Ma Yi was very excited and said, "It's possible to do this, it's up to you guys."
Originally, after hearing this, Ma Yi wanted to rush into the enemy camp and weave explosive packets. He wanted to retreat, but now he knew that he was just assisting the horses to charge the enemy formation, and he immediately became energetic.
This tactic is practical. At least personal safety can be guaranteed to a certain extent, so it doesn't matter whether it is a death squad or not.
No matter whether the five hundred knights who rushed down could come back, with his character Ma Yi would definitely find an opportunity to sneak back.
This is also the "advantage" of the Ming Dynasty's frontier generals. Before the war, everyone shouted Wang Weining's slogan to shock.Tianxiang, when the fight starts, everyone will be drunk.
"There is still more than an hour before dawn, let the soldiers rest and recuperate first."
"Early tomorrow morning, there will be a bloody battle with Di Yi"
"According to the order ”
The sky is dark and bright.
Wang Shouren was still awake. He was condescending, using his telescope to explore the enemy camp, and remained silent for a long time.
Sun Shangqi asked, "Commander Ma has ordered all the men and horses, and even the gunpowder has been tied up. Should we set off now?"
"No, the wind direction has changed."
Wang Shouren put down the telescope and said.
Cao Shun was listening and frowned and said, "We are going to blow up the camp. What's the matter with the wind? There is no wind today."
Wang Shouren said, "Retreat and wait for the enemy to invade."
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"Get the order"
Sun Shangqi and others went to make arrangements immediately.
"Why is this"
Cao Shun couldn't understand it at all.
You, Wang Boan, said last night that you would send horses to carry explosives to blow up the enemy camp. You excited our family for a long time, thinking that we had found a way to defeat the enemy. But you changed your mind early this morning
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The battle formation immediately shrank, and the Tatar troops also rushed in. It seemed that they could no longer bear to fight towards Tushan.
Ma Yi was waiting for the order to dispatch troops. At this time, he returned to the position and asked Wang Shouren, who was riding a horse in armor and holding Wang Weining's sword to encourage morale. "Major General Wang, what is this?" "What's the direction of the wind?"
Wang Shouren said, "The direction of the wind has changed."
"What's the direction of the wind?"
Even Ma Yi didn't fully side with Wang Shouren this time. .
You were the one who said they were attacking. Now that you see the enemy showing signs of invading, prepare to retreat and defend.
If this place is to be defended, I’m afraid you won’t be able to defend it.
< p>It is said that there is no way behind, but the Tatars did not encircle on three sides, but only attacked from one side. The Ming army still had two directions to escape from the north and the south, and there was no last-ditch or desperate situation. Are you doing a great deal of damage to the Ming soldiers by defending like this? Is there any misunderstanding about his desperate determination?Wang Shouren loudly said to the soldiers present: "The Hulu have rushed to invade. It must be that our reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty are close at hand. They want to fight to the death. This is very harmful to us." The best opportunity to make achievements."
"The right time, the right place, the right people, and everyone is on our side, and we will win this battle."
Cao Shun and others were surprised when they heard this. Got to be stunned.
Forget it, Wang Shouren, to comfort yourself, are you bullying the Ming soldiers for being stupid?
No matter how you look at it, the Tatars are afraid of long nights and dreams, so they directly lead their troops to kill you. You force The explanation was that Ming reinforcements were coming and they had to rush to fight. If this was really the case, then why didn't they attack at night and had to wait until dawn to attack with great fanfare
"Prepare for war"
< p>Wang Shouren doesn't talk so much nonsense.You can fight however you want, why bother with me
But his military orders seemed to be unable to be implemented.
If we say that everyone in Weininghai rushes together to grab the credit, or that they have to fight, but now the options for the soldiers are still fighting and breaking through. Obviously the grassland tribes also know that they must take them all. This road is a bit difficult for the troops, leaving a way to escape. If he has to fight to the death like this
Wang Shouren ordered: "The tactics of the front army remain unchanged. When the enemy's vanguard troops are three miles away from our position, we will The fast horses rushed in, and the horses were tied with gunpowder to set them on fire."
When Ma Yi heard this, she let go of her prejudice a little.
Ma Yi looked at Cao Shun first. After many days of continuous fighting, these soldiers no longer completely sided with Wang Shouren. It was also they who began to have their own opinions and wanted to take some of their own Taking the credit back is a matter of life and death.
Looking at Cao Shun, it means that Ma Yi also has plans to retreat.
Leave all the people and animals of the Tatars behind. Do the Tatars still have the heart to chase us after taking in the men, women, and children of their own tribe?
Perhaps the heads that were beheaded before can still be killed. Take it back to the Ming border.
"War"
This time, Sun Shangqi and other members of the Beijing camp stood firmly on Wang Shouren's side.
Even Liu Gui was riding on his horse and raised his Xiuchundao.
It can be said that what Wang Shouren said to Sun Shangqi and Liu Gui last night had an effect. At this time, they are needed to supervise the battle team and the artillery battalion to boost Wang Shouren's morale.
If you dare not fight, first ask the supervising team if they agree. If there is a mutiny, no one will necessarily suffer.
Especially if our supervising team is Zhang Zhou, the general producer of Xuanda If you dare to disobey the orders sent by us, then if you go back to the border, you will not get any military merit, and you will have to bear the punishment of disobeying military orders
"War"
Guan Jing and others raised their sabers.
In the end, Ma Yi and others had no choice but to agree.
The war finally started again.
This time it was the Mongol Jin tribe's active attack. Ma Yi led 500 cavalry to block the charging troops from the local area. There were four to five thousand people, and it seemed that they were going to hit the top of the mountain in one round. Come down.
In the eyes of the other party, the five hundred cavalry are just a fraction of their own side.
Even if the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses rushed down from the hillside, they would not have the slightest advantage.
Wang Shouren watched the cavalry formations from both sides gradually approaching, his hand kept pressed on the hilt of his sword, with an aura all over his body, which made Cao Shun on the side feel that this major general was really coming. of.
Cao Shun went over and asked, "Master Wang, are you saying that Zhang Zhitai really led the army?"
"Yes." Wang Shouren answered simply.
"Why?" Cao Shun asked.
Wang Shouren pointed to the battlefield in front of him and said, "Otherwise, the Hulu could have waited for a day or two until the three soldiers were exhausted and then fought again, instead of having to go out in full force like this. The men, women, and children of their tribe would still be waiting for me. Hands can be slaughtered at any time.The first explanation is that they are more eager to fight than we are. If we don't fight today, we may never have another chance. This is a desperate move."
"The Ming Dynasty's reinforcements may not even be fifty miles away from here. If they cannot win on the battlefield before noon, they will undoubtedly retreat."
True Said.
Ma Yi's five hundred cavalrymen released the five hundred horses they brought at the same time, and at the same time their offensive momentum slowed down.
Five hundred. The horses were like wild horses, rushing towards the enemy's formation
It was originally five thousand versus five hundred, but now it was five thousand prairie tribes cavalry versus five hundred horses
Obviously, the cavalrymen of Menggoljin had never seen such tactics in their lives, and they were not aware of the danger. In other words, the momentum of their charge could no longer be stopped midway. Please remember to collect it. The latest and fastest website without anti-theft Free reading