Chapter 616: No return from the storm

The sky is full of wind and snow.

The valley at night was already brightly lit with lights. When Cui Yuan saw soldiers carrying things everywhere, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. He was afraid that the Tatars would leave and come back.

"Uncle, the cannons are all set up. According to your instructions, they are all set up high. As long as the Tatars come, they can be found two miles away, and they will never be allowed within one mile. Take another step forward."

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

Cui Yuan raised his head and continued to look at the sky in the distance. He couldn't even tell what was over there. Which direction.

I only know that there is always a faint red light coming from over there. It may be a bonfire, or it may be an artillery battle going on.

"Is there any news about Anbian Hou?" Cui Yuan asked.

"Not yet."

"We need to be more prepared." Cui Yuandao, "I also need to pack up quickly. I have to leave before dawn."

"But Uncle, it’s hard to drive away so many animals.”

“Then just kill them all. Uncle Xinjian fought with the Tatars on the grassland before.”

"But in the battle at Weininghai, Uncle Xin Xin brought back all the humans and animals."

"This"

Cui Yuan has always wanted to use Wang Shouren as his benchmark If you don’t know how to do something, just think about what Wang Shouren would do.

But Wang Shouren did not adhere to established laws, which left Cui Yuan nowhere to be found in many cases.

Cui Yuan thought for a while and then said, "It's a long journey back to Daming from here. If you can't take it back, kill them. Take whatever you can with fur. As for the meat, bury all their dead in it." , Then they probably won’t eat it anymore, right? It’s hard to say. If the cold winter can’t pass, leaving these animals behind can be regarded as giving them food for the winter.”

The general on the side. A little confused.

They have never seen such a sharp-minded, yet self-denying general.

They usually see many people who are headstrong and self-willed. As for Cui Yuan, a scholar with little airs, in their opinion, he really doesn't seem like a commander-in-chief in the traditional sense.

"Take away what can be taken away, and burn what cannot be taken away. With their belongings, we only need to take away the cannons and fire bombs. As much as we have the ability, we will do it No matter how serious it is, if the Tatars come back again, we must be ready to withdraw at any time."

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

The general said, "Uncle, the Tatars will not come back again."

"If Anbianhou's troops do not arrive at the designated position, or the Tatars are in close combat. If they have a certain advantage, or if they find that we have too few men and horses, they will definitely take the risk and let us take away so many livestock and grains and kill so many of them. Can they still survive in this cold winter? ."

"Yes."

Although what Cui Yuan said is as follows.The generals disagreed.

But there is one thing. They think that Cui Prince Consort has good knowledge. At least he has read books and can talk about truth.

From the battle situation, we can analyze the situation of the Tatars spending the winter, and then make an inference that sounds reasonable. Perhaps to ordinary scholars, it is a simple truth, but for those big characters For those who are unfamiliar with the military service, these words sound like a wise saying to their ears.

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

In the end, everything was burned down as Cui Yuan said.

When the team continued to move forward, Cui Yuan was riding on his horse. He couldn't help but stop and look at the raging fire behind him. He suddenly felt a sense of pride, which was even greater than when he blocked the little Tatar prince on the north bank of the Yellow River. Have a sense of accomplishment.

After all, this time, he is the coach, and everything is dispatched and directed by him personally, as if he no longer has to rely on others.

"After I go back, the princess will probably take a high look at me."

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

Working for Daming, that is, working for his wife's family, depends on his wife and brother-in-law's impressions and opinions of him. He suddenly felt that his life was a little tired.

"General, there is news about Anbian Hou."

"Say"

"Anbian Hou has led 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, "It's something that I expected a long time ago. It's good to intercept them. It's a good thing that the Tatars didn't fight to the death. Are they still fighting?"

"This is not clear, but it is said that our Chinese army is still about twenty or thirty miles ahead. "It's not close."

Cui Yuandao: "If that's the case, it's unlikely that we'll catch up tonight. We don't need to be too anxious to stay where we are."

He. Song came over and said, "Would it be possible if we stayed where we were?"

"Don't worry." Cui Yuandao said, "Take a rest for a while and see if the carriages and everything are tied up. Just follow the path they retreated to." . Most of them don't dare to come back."

Cui Yuan was basically relieved knowing that Zhu Feng had led his troops to fight the Tatars.

This shows that the Tatars know that the Ming Dynasty has heavy troops, and the Tatars do not dare to take risks and come to trouble him. After all, his troops have artillery and firecrackers. As long as they persist for a period of time, When Zhu Feng meets him, the Tatars will not be able to get any advantage, and the Tatars may even fall into a tight siege on the Ming side because they did not run away quickly.

Ever since.

The army was stationed again not far from the valley.

"Sir, do you want to kill all the prisoners and take them back with their heads?"

"No need." Cui Yuandao, "It's okay to keep them alive. Besides, most of the captured ones areThey were old, weak, women and children. What was the point of killing them? If they died of cold and hunger on the road, it would not be too late to chop off their heads. We cannot kill and surrender casually. "

"Yes. "

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

By daybreak, they had not gone ten miles in total, because the people on the road were carrying artillery, heads and heads. Prisoners, as well as some belongings, they could not move too fast in such unfamiliar conditions of ice and snow.

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

Finally, Cui Yuan had to let the soldiers stay where they were and rekindled the fire, waiting to follow Cui Yuan's troops. Get in touch.

“This weather. ”

Cui Yuan didn’t know how to describe his mood.

Obviously he had just won the battle and felt that the future was bright, but he was in a strange grassland and was still experiencing A heavy snowfall and such harsh conditions made him feel that he might not be able to return to the Ming Dynasty alive, and the credit he had gained would be wasted, and his efforts would be in vain.

After dawn, there was no more people on the road. Let's go further.

Fortunately, the snow finally stopped.

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

People of this era, especially. They are soldiers guarding the border in the north and are more adaptable to cold weather.

In other words, they have no right to be squeamish.

"Uncle, you have just served the hot soup. The ones that came here were all the animals that were slaughtered last night. The brothers brought a lot of them, so there would be rations on the road. ”

The soldiers were very happy.

It was not easy to find firewood in this harsh environment. Fortunately, they came out of the Tatar camp last night. The Tatars During the retreat, they could not even take care of the people and animals, let alone take away the firewood and charcoal they had prepared for the winter.

In addition, the supplies accompanying the army included charcoal and pebbles. In the ice and snow, the Ming Dynasty was in danger. The soldiers made a bonfire, drank hot soup, and chatted about last night's harvest. It seemed that their worries about the harsh environment had disappeared, and everyone was filled with the joy of victory.

"Yes. ”

Cui Yuan is indeed hungry.

My stomach was growling last night, and I just ate a few mouthfuls of dry food wrapped in my clothes. It was cold and stiff, but in this environment He had to eat to resist the cold.

Now he was in urgent need of a hot meal and a bowl of hot soup. He felt more confident, and even the breath in his mouth was more vapor than before, and his face was a little more relaxed and relieved.

“The Tatars ran further and further away. ”

“Yes. Sir, the Tatars ran away and never came back.Come. ”

“Eat, eat and drink enough, and continue on the road. "

As Cui Yuan spoke, he personally visited each camp. Wherever he went, there would still be soldiers serving him soup. It seemed that in this environment, everyone The best thing a soldier can offer is a bowl of hot soup.

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

They did. You know, it turns out that this uncle from Jingshan did not gain his fame in vain.

"Sir"

"General"

"Uncle"

“Eat quickly, don’t look at me, I’ve already drank. Only in this way can you be energetic. ”

“Yes, haha. "

Cui Yuan quickly became involved with this group of people.

"General, there is news that Anbianhou has come here, maybe more than ten miles away. "Right?"

"Really? Then let the soldiers eat quickly, and those on duty before also come over quickly and have a hot meal. Let's go forward and gather our troops as soon as possible." "

"Yes"

Cui Yuan gradually felt more at ease.

Because he had eaten, and also because he knew that Zhu Feng was about to lead his troops, At least he was no longer fighting alone.

Leading a thousand men to attack the Tatar camp with tens of thousands of people. Thinking about it now, Cui Yuan felt that he was very brave. How could he be defeated by Zhu at that time. Feng is lame because of his deceit.

Even if the two sides walked together for more than ten miles, they still walked for an hour and a half, and they finally came together at noon.

It only seemed like they had walked six or seven miles on one side

When Cui Yuan saw the dark Ming army in the distance, it felt familiar and strange at the same time. They were soldiers and horses he personally led. The coach himself left his army last night and fought alone, almost losing his life.

"Zhijie. ”

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

As for the previous accusations against Zhu Feng, they were all forgotten now. Go.

Zhu Feng got off the horse and seemed very excited. The two finally hugged each other. It felt like they were the best friends in this life, at least they had experienced hardships together and fought together. , and achieved meritorious service together.

The two chatted for a while and greeted each other.

Cui Yuan said with a smile, "It's okay here, not many were bombed, but the Tatars." He was in chaos and killed less than a thousand enemies. ”

“We’re here. "

Zhu Feng smiled and said, "The ears are cut off, a total of one thousand three hundred pairs. "

"Is the ear OK?" Cui Yuan didn't quite understand.

This cutIf the ears can be regarded as credit, then why bother to do so? But the question is, how to determine whose ears belong to them

Zhu Feng said, "This is a temporary measure, but it is also something that cannot be done. Now There is no need to build a Jingguan, and it is difficult to save so many heads on the way back. However, the Tatars still retreated, and they could not catch up even if they wanted to."

The two looked at each other and smiled. .

Obviously, the two of them have some traits in common.

That is to know how to give up when things are good.

After all, the two of them are not generals from ordinary families. They are now considered to be princes and nobles, and they still have to make some decisions when doing life-threatening things.

Besides, if you continue to chase, the outcome in the end is unpredictable. If the Tatars take advantage of the familiar terrain and launch some night attacks, one mistake may lead to great joy and sorrow.

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

Zhu Feng nodded and said, "That's what I meant. All the soldiers are We are exhausted. But it is so cold now that the soldiers may not be able to sleep well."

Cui Yuandao "Then let's go back to the valley. Over there is the Tatar's lair. In addition to having firewood, the terrain is also better, and the wind is not that strong. In addition, there are many places that were burned last night, and there may still be a little bit of warmth, so it is perfect for the soldiers to camp on it."

"Okay."

Zhu Feng also felt that what Cui Yuan said made sense.

Zhu Feng also smiled and complimented, "Brother Cui, you didn't stay in Yanwu Hall for long, but you have a lot of knowledge. When you get back, Brother Zhang and I will recommend you to be a teacher."

"Oh, let's talk about it later."

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. It would be really glorious to be a teacher

But Cui Yuan also seemed to realize that, I am a little too negative, and I will start to get used to being a coward, but I vaguely feel that there is nothing wrong with it.

The troops did not stay where they were, but continued to march.

We only need to walk less than twenty miles to reach the valley where the Tatars gathered before.

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

More than 10,000 soldiers and horses, many artillery and muskets, it seems that a soldier would know that the Tatars would not dare to come back. Even a thousand people would not dare to fight, and now there are 10,000 Many people except the Tatars have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard.

“I’m sleepy.”

Cui Yuan said to Zhu Feng, “I just want to sleep on a warm bed now. I’m too tired to sleep for several days and nights.”

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