The question before him also made Cui Yuan seem a bit hesitant about "fight or not"
It was almost a question that didn't need to be asked at first, but as Cui Yuan noticed that there was evasion on Zhu Feng's face Such a look that he, the coach, also became hesitant.
Even in front of the generals, he seems to be a marginalized person without any opinion. It may be that he feels that only Zhu Feng's firmness can give him confidence.
Zhu Feng asked, "Didn't you say that as long as you get close, the Tatars will find out and run away?"
"Yes." Cui Yuan was not secretive, "It's all ice and snow now. If we march during the day, we will definitely be discovered. Maybe we can only march at night, but it is very cold at night, and the soldiers are afraid."
Zhu Feng said, "I heard that when the Marquis of Weining made a surprise attack on Weininghai, , that is, staying in the day and going out at night."
Cui Yuan asked, "Do you mean that we will march at night?"
Zhu Feng thought for a while, shook his head, and did not answer.
When the general next to him heard this, he immediately felt that the two men were a bit "evasive" and did not even discuss whether to send troops. Zhu Feng did not answer Cui Yuan's question directly.
"Two generals, now that we have discovered the Tatars, they may also discover us soon. According to the intelligence report, we are only forty or fifty miles away from them. We might as well send out the cavalry right away. Go attack the camp, such a good opportunity is fleeting." Some generals expressed their personal opinions.
Cui Yuan did not expect that the military's willingness to fight would be so strong.
Zhu Feng asked "How far"
Cui Yuandao "Forty or fifty miles, it's just an estimate, it may not be more than this."
Zhu Feng said, "But marching like this No, it's freezing and snowy, so the cavalry can only move over slowly and set up their cannons, but then they will be more easily discovered."
Cui Yuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes. , It seems that the only way to go now is to attack at night."
Zhu Feng suddenly thought of something and asked, "What if we wrap ourselves in white things and approach them quietly?" It will be better than marching at night. After all, in this snowy day, it is actually bright at night, and it is still easy to be noticed by the Tatars."
"White Thing" Cui Yuan was a little confused, or maybe he was. Unable to keep up with Zhu Feng's rhythm, he asked, "Do you mean our heads are covered with snow?"
Zhu Feng smiled awkwardly.
He also suddenly realized that it seemed that Cui Yuan had not spent much time studying in Yanwu Hall, and had not experienced the military strategy classes in Yanwu Hall and the various battlefield environment rehearsals, so naturally he would not know how to do it. Have that kind of wild imagination.
As for Zhu Feng, because he is a lecturer at the Yanwu Hall, he sometimes arranges some strategic environments. Even if he has not discussed how to sneak attack in the snow, Zhu Feng often participates in such discussions. He quickly came up with his own ideas.
Zhu Feng said, "What I mean is, don't we have a lot of white tents in the army, as well as white cloth covers and clothes for the soldiers? Just use them."This, wrap it around the body and the horses, and then carry our men, horses and artillery over. "
"Ah"
Cui Yuan was shocked.
That's okay
The general next to him immediately protested, "Master Hou, if We dismantled all the tents, wouldn’t that?
Just say, you want to freeze us to death
There is a tent, at least there is something to block the northwest wind. If the tent If they are all dismantled, then even if we win the battle, we may freeze to death in the ice and snow.
Zhu Feng shook his head and said, "The tent cloth is too thick, just use ordinary cloth." ”
Cui Yuandao, “Marquis Anbian, you have to know that we didn’t bring much white cloth. Even if we did, it might not be that wide. We want to wrap everyone with these white cloths, and we don’t want to be caught.” It turns out that there may be no silver here, and it may be because they are hiding their ears and stealing the bell. "
After all, Cui Yuan is a scholar. When talking about things, he still pays attention to presenting facts and making sense.
Zhu Feng seemed to be very insistent this time, "But we didn't change it. Good idea, is it possible to march at night? Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, we might as well give it a try. We don't need to cover how many troops there are. We just need to send some of our artillery over and fire a few shots at them. The remaining troops will spread out to form an encirclement. ”
“This is just too much talk. "Cui Yuan seemed very hesitant.
Unconsciously, Cui Yuan's stubbornness started again, as if he had repeatedly competed with Zhu Hui before. This time he was opposing Zhu Feng's opinions.
But he seems to have forgotten that he is the coach, and this group of people listens to him.
It sounds to the general that Cui Prince Consort's mind is a little abnormal.
Zhu Feng said, “If it doesn’t work and the Tatars run away, it will be no different than if we don’t fight. And if we deliberately avoid the war, we will be impeached when we return. "
"Yeah"
Cui Yuan was startled again.
He seemed to understand.
From a strategic perspective It is said that in the current environment, you can choose to fight or not fight when you encounter the situation at hand.
But according to the Ming Dynasty's military law, if there is an enemy and you don't fight, it is a passive avoidance of war and you will be defeated.
Now Zhu Feng has clearly told him, aren't you still thinking about whether to fight or not? You don't have to think about it. The current situation forces you to fight.
It’s just that if you are discovered by the enemy on the way to march and scare them away, then you will have no responsibility for this matter. The Tatars have all fled. It’s not that we don’t want to fight, but that we are forced by the environment. What can we do? We also scared the Tatars away, which can be regarded as a boost to the military power. At least we didn’t lose face to Ming Dynasty.
Cui Yuandao: “Then we will follow the army. I found all the white cloth I could find. "
Zhu Feng said, "Let's cover a thousand soldiers and horses first. ”
“Is one thousand a little too little?” Cui Yuan was still frightened.
p>Zhu Feng looked around at the glaring generals, smiled and cheered up the soldiers and said, "Brother Cui, I forgot that you brought hundreds of troops and defeated the Tatars' majesty. You will definitely be able to do it this time." Success. Otherwise, you will lead the troops in person."
When Cui Yuan heard this, you were uneasy and kind-hearted.
At this time, you are not the deputy commander, but you actually let me, the coach, personally lead the troops to the front line
If it had been anyone else, I would have let you know my sharp.
But if you are Zhu Zhijie, forget it. Firstly, I don’t think I need to rely on you as much as you. Secondly, I can’t afford to offend your good friend Zhang Zhou. Thirdly, what you said makes sense. At this time, only the coach can personally charge into battle and assess the situation to make the best strategic arrangements.
At least in my mind, Mr. Cui, I have always felt that the head coach should take the lead. Otherwise, why would Zhu Hui, who likes to hide behind his back, have his house confiscated?
"Then Just prepare the army to go out." Cui Yuandao said, "While I'm away, everything will be handled by Marquis Anbian. I will personally lead the troops."
Zhu Feng nodded, still thinking. A small blessing.
In this kind of war that may lead to death, Zhu Feng is also cautious. He didn't want to go to the battlefield in the first place. At this time, Cui Yuan, who cares about face, should be used as cannon fodder.
Cui Yuan led more than 900 people, along with horses and chariots transporting artillery, and began to dispatch troops from a sheltered valley position.
Because the surrounding area is basically ice and snow, all white, and Cui Yuan and the people on the road also use white cloth to cover the horses and people, especially the people walking in front, basically Only one pair of eyes is exposed, and the ones behind are just scrawled over because the cannon body is too large and the white cloth is not enough.
In this way, from a few miles away, it can basically blend in with the white snow, but if you get closer, you can still detect clues.
Even so, Cui Yuan's troops still had to go to some mountainous areas, or to some high places or sheltered places, in order to avoid being noticed by the Tatars to the greatest extent.
More than 900 people, together with more than 400 horses, headed towards the Tatar camp.
Not long after they walked out, the cavalry dragging artillery behind them started to have problems one after another.
"General, something's wrong."
A gunman from behind came over and complained to Cui Yuan about the difficulty, "Some of the ropes were soaked in snow, so it was easy to Broken. Moreover, some wheels were frozen and broke as soon as the rope was pulled, while others sank into the snow. "This is all snow, you can just pull it and run." , can still sink in."
"The snow is so deep in some places that even people, not to mention cannons, will get in. Now the horses behind are tied together with ropes to prevent them from getting in." I fell into a snow pit and couldn't get out."
"Is it so serious?"
Cui Yuan felt like his head was getting big.
He was completely tricked by Zhu Feng.
The good guy actually came up with such a bad idea, asking him as the commander to abandon the large troops and escort the artillery to the front line to fire cold shots
A general next to him said, "Fortunately, this It was during the day, and the consequences would be disastrous if it happened at night."
"Oh"
Cui Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what the general meant.
Marching in broad daylight is prone to various accidents. Now we just fall into a snow pit. People around us can help pull us out. What if it is night? Some places are directly on cliffs, and it is even possible. The Tatars will use this to dig traps and cover them with snow
Cui Yuandao "It is right to march during the day. But"
He wanted to say that there is no need to march and directly Avoid.
Thinking back to Zhu Feng’s previous reminder about avoiding fighting, he also understood that he could not give in now. In the end, he could only shake his head and sigh.
"Has there been any news from Ye Bushou?" Cui Yuan asked.
"Not yet." An adjutant said, "According to what we have discovered before, the Tatars are ten miles away. It may only be part of them. If we arrive and fall into a tight siege, and Anbian Hou and others reinforce If not, will it happen?"
"Don't be discouraged and think of a way to keep going. I'll go over and have a look."
Cui Yuan scolded him as he got off the horse. Only then did I realize that the snow under my feet was still very thick. When I stepped into it with my boots, I felt a sense of unknown and unknown fear.
Who knows whether the road ahead is a real road or a deep pit
"Tell the people behind you to just walk along one line and let the people exploring the road in front also tie up. Rope, we must arrive before dark." Cui Yuandao.
The adjutant said, "Uncle, just for this day, it would be good to be able to march thirty miles in one day, but we only have more than half a day, and we have to walk forty or fifty miles, is that okay?"
< p> Cui Yuanha said in a tone, "There is only one opportunity, we can't miss it. Even if the Tatars really run away, we can go back with a clear conscience, but if we procrastinate, we will be more likely to be discovered by the Tatars. You don't want to make contributions." "?""Yes." The adjutant quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
“Let’s go, let’s go.”
Cui Yuan waved his hand and found that his hand was frozen.
Looking at the soldiers on foot, I immediately realized that this was what happened to me who didn’t have to walk by myself. Those soldiers who walked in the snow for a long time probably had snow water in their boots, wouldn’t they? Said that many people would get frostbite from this
"Alas"
Cui Yuan sighed heavily, as if he also knew that there was nothing else to care about at this time, and he could only walk in one way. black.
Finally, before sunset, the people in front told Cui Yuan that the Tatar camp was in the valley less than three miles ahead.
Cui Yuan personally took the man and telescope through the thick snow to a small forest. From a relatively high place, he looked through the telescope and almost shocked himself at a glance. stay.
I only see LianSheep's tents are standing, and a large number of cattle and sheep are penned up. Many men, women, and children wearing sheepskin jackets that are no different from animals are helping to clean up the camp, and some are even clearing the surrounding snow
"How many people are there?" Cui Yuan, the prisoner on the ground, muttered.
Looking into the distance with a telescope, there was no one riding a horse. Obviously, the Tatars also cherish their horses, knowing that horses can easily fall and get injured when riding in such weather.
"General"
A school lieutenant came over, leaned behind the tree trunk, and whispered, "The cannon is already being transported here, but we can't find a good location. , If we show up, they will find that the terrain is very low."
Cui Yuandao "They are hiding from us. Isn't it normal to stay in a valley here? You can't hit it with artillery, right?"
After all, Cui Yuan is not a top student at Yanwu Hall. He only studied there briefly. He actually doesn't know much about the performance of artillery and other things.
The captain said, "This place is more than three miles away. Unless we use heavy artillery, we will definitely not be able to hit it. This time we only brought a lot of cannons and light artillery. If we fight, it is best to We will fight within one mile."
"What if we send a group of troops to attract them?" Cui Yuan began to think wildly.
"General, if we show up, they will run away."
"We are only a few hundred people. There are so many of them. Isn't it reasonable to run away without discussion when they see us?" Ah"
Cui Yuan is thinking about it.
If you show up and really scare the opponent away, it seems to be a "great achievement". It can do at least two things. Firstly, you don't have to worry about dying, and secondly, you can have a truce. Find your aunt.
“Wait until it gets dark.” Cui Yuan looked at the sky, “It will get dark in a short while, so we can kill him quickly. And we also have to wait for Marquis Anbian, who will mobilize It will take time for the troops to form an encirclement."
"General, I am afraid that Anbianhou will not be able to make it in time, and the subsequent army movement will be more likely to be noticed by them."
"So we have to wait."
Cui Yuan also looked very impatient and said, "If you go out like this, you will be discovered. Is there any better way besides hiding? Although there are many Tatars, they are also very scattered. There may not be much gain from firing the gun. It just depends on how they run and how we chase them." Please remember to bookmark this chapter. The latest website is the fastest and free to read