Liu Jin was almost at the end of her rope.
Attack, can't defeat.
There is no way back.
But the food and grass are insufficient, and he can barely survive for a day or two. If he does not retreat to Tucheng, he will be hanging alone outside the pass and waiting for death. This will force him to do something. The choice was between fighting the Tatars without leaving any escape route, or withdrawing troops and waiting for the court to investigate.
"My father-in-law, the news I just learned came from the city. The troops of Wang Zhongcheng, the general commander of the three sides, have encountered obstacles on the way and are no longer able to come to Huamachi. I originally thought that They will arrive in four or five days, but now it seems... a long way off," Xu Shen said.
Not only Liu Jin, but also the soldiers in this group were all discouraged.
Liu Jin said: "The hundred corpses are almost rotten after these days, right?"
"Yes." Zheng Sui said, "The Tatars sent people again last night We can no longer cope with the looting of corpses. The fire bombs we have on hand are only enough for one battle. Yesterday we fired a few symbolic shots, and the Tatars snatched a lot of corpses and took away a lot of us. The property left behind."
Xu Shen said angrily: "They are not stupid. They don't steal the bodies of our dead soldiers, they only care about the property. These people are just jackals."
Liu Jin seemed to grasp something keenly from this and asked: "In the past, would they have snatched the heads of our soldiers or the property."
Xu Shen, Zheng Sui and others couldn't help but They looked at each other, Liu Jin was pretty good at this question.
Does this shameful thing need to be told in public at a military meeting like this?
Xu Shen said: "In the past, they robbed everything. The heads of our soldiers were also military merits for them. Taking them back would also be convenient for them to determine military merits. As for our property, that is theirs. The purpose of the invasion."
Liu Jin suddenly clenched his fists and said, "Don't you hear? The Tatars are at the end of their rope. Now they don't even care about military achievements, they only care about grabbing wealth. , that means they are about to withdraw."
Zheng Sui said: "Goodbye, father-in-law."
A group of generals couldn't help but frown.
I am thinking in my heart, are you, Zheng Sui, still flattering Liu Jin? How much do you like to flatter? But this Eunuch Liu might even lose his life after he returns.
Liu Jin said: "Food and grass are also unsustainable. Tonight, we will complete the last battle and fire all the cannons we can. The Tatars have no intention of fighting now. We don't want to be able to fight tonight." No matter how many enemies you kill, at least take back the heads of the Tatars. This is your military merit. You will be rewarded with these heads when you return."
Xu Shenyou drummed and said, "Do you still want to fight? "
Liu Jin said angrily: "As a general, how can you disturb the morale of the army at this time? General Xu, do you want our family to punish you?"
Xu Shen thought for a while and said helplessly: "If tonight is the last battle, the soldiers will stillI can handle it, the worst case scenario is..."
Before he finished speaking, he found that the people around him were looking at him curiously.
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Everyone can understand what he has not finished saying... It is the last battle anyway, and our goal is to snatch the bodies of the Tatars. There was no victory before, and we have nothing in this battle. It's a chance to grab one.
Anyway, when you go back and you, Liu Jin, are waiting for death, we may still have a chance to find a way to survive.
After a group of people take orders, we can go out. When they were getting ready, Xu Shi also said to the generals and subordinates beside him: "It will be difficult to establish a foothold on the border in the future. I can't afford to lose this person. But it's enough to survive for one life. "
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That night.
A war involving the snatching of Tatar corpses broke out again. Open.
This is already the eleventh day after Liu Jin led his troops to the battlefield. Liu Jin was in a panic because he knew that if the battle failed tonight, what would be waiting for him when he returned. , is the fate of being slaughtered, not to mention whether the emperor lets him go, even the imperial censor will not let him go.
As a eunuch of the Admiral Yanwutang, he has accumulated painstaking efforts. The reputation will disappear after this night.
"Send troops. "Liu Jin said, "Our family will lead the first group of troops and charge forward. "
Xu Shen, Zheng Sui and others quickly stopped him.
Xu Shen said: "Father, you don't have to do this. Look at the night, it's dark, no matter where you are, there's no need to rush ahead. "
This is telling Liu Jin that it is useless for you to show off now, and the inspection censor will not say a good word about you.
Liu Jin said with a desolate look on his face: " Do you think our family is going to put on a show? This time our family has the mentality of sacrificing our country. If we don’t succeed in this battle, we will be benevolent. ”
Xu Shen’s eyes widened after hearing this.
What a great man, Mr. Liu. After the defeat, he knew that he would be slaughtered when he returned, so he actually planned to take our brothers with him. Risking your life?
You may be able to reverse the decline and gain a reputation for serving your country loyally. Who did we brothers offend?
Do you want to die? , we don’t want to die yet.
Liu Jin said: “How many people are there in front of the Tatars? "
Zheng Sui said quickly: "The main force of the Chinese army left here by the Tatars is at least 20,000. They are responsible for containing us. As long as we move, they will probably move too. The Tatars in Tucheng behind us also have thousands of soldiers and horses. If we return our troops, we may be able to... kill them by surprise. ”
Even Zheng Sui is a little timid.
This is telling Liu Jin that if we have to fight hard, we don’t just have to rush forward. We can also go back to Huamachi Tu. There are thousands of Tatar soldiers around the city, which one is easier to kill.
Liu Jin shook his head and said: "Only the Tatars in front of us are not well prepared. They think we dare not enter.", will give us a chance. The Tatars behind us are all cavalry who come and go without a trace. If there is any disturbance, they will escape faster than rabbits. Uncatchable. ”
Zheng Sui was also speechless after hearing this.
But everyone who heard Liu Jin’s words were thinking in their hearts. He said it as if you can catch these Tatars in front of you. The chances are the same.
“Stop talking! Liu Jin interrupted her own words and said with a desolate and helpless look, "This battle may be the last battle for our family. Let me tell the soldiers that our family is worthy of the imperial court and worthy of the soldiers." It’s just that our family is not lucky enough to repay His Majesty and the Crown Prince’s appreciation! You have to take our words back home. "
I want to earn a good reputation before I die.
You are a real dog.
Xu Shen, Zheng Sui and others are all exchanging glances at this moment It probably means that if this guy really wants to take us to risk our lives, we have to hold him down no matter what. If he dares to take us to die, we will dare to play dirty tricks and tie him up. Go back.
The person who died waiting for accountability must be him, Liu Jin. If the sky falls, it will be him, Liu Jin.
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More than 3,400 soldiers and horses set off overnight to rush towards the Tatar camp.
There were no front or rear troops, just people and horses along the way, and there was a strong wind. Xi Yi Shuihan's generous attitude was gone and never returned, and Liu Jin also fulfilled his words. He was at the front of the team and had no intention of hiding behind.
Liu Jin was also afraid of death. But he knew that going back would mean death, and it would be better to die heroically.
The Tatars obviously did not expect that the soldiers and horses who had been trapped on the Ming Dynasty for more than ten days were actually among the soldiers, horses and baggage. In the face of serious shortage, they began to advance, and they still had the attitude of leaving no retreat.
Every move of the Ming army has long been no secret. After all, there are only a few thousand people. Under the strict control of the Tatars, it was precisely because the Tatars also saw that Liu Jin's troops did not have much lethality, and they were also afraid of the artillery and muskets in Liu Jin's army, that they did not launch a final general attack on Liu Jin.
It is also related to the fact that they did not gain much from encircling and annihilating this group of troops.
The cost of destroying this group of Ming soldiers was too high, and the Ming soldiers quickly disappeared. If they can replenish it, they can also replenish it with artillery and artillery shells, and what they have paid for on the grassland is real human life. Human life on the grassland is not very sustainable, so they have to cherish their small lives.
Once. Liu Jin began to risk his life, and the Tatar seemed to have no confidence.
"There is still the valley two miles ahead. "Xu Shen pointed to the dark mountains in the distance and said, "After passing the valley, less than three miles away, there is a Tatar front army stationed. "
Liu Jin said: "What are you waiting for? Let our family lead the troops first to pull out the Tatar army! ”
“Father-in-law, please be careful. "Xu Shen quickly persuaded.
Liu Jin seemed to be unable to hold on anymore.Determined to die, he drew out his sword, grabbed the horse's reins with his other hand, and held all the muskets in his hand. He no longer planned to listen to anyone's advice.
"Charge!" Liu Jin gave the order.
The surrounding generals looked at each other in confusion.
We agreed that we were here to snatch corpses. Why did you not follow the routine when you came up and took us to attack the Tatar's former army camp?
Zheng Suidao: "Father, the Tatar front army has at least six or seven thousand soldiers and horses, and they are also equipped with artillery. They occupy high places. As long as we pass by, their fireballs will definitely fall first." On our head."
Liu Jin sneered: "Isn't it just death? Let's go!"
Now a group of people stopped Liu Jin's horse, and Xu Shi quickly persuaded him. : "Father, let's take a long-term approach. Otherwise, we can rush into the valley first. Although the Tatars also have artillery ambushed in the valley, the artillery fire is not that intensive. Let's fire a round of artillery first to scare the Tatars back. The Tatars have retreated. Can we go up again?"
Liu Jin said: "The Tatars have retreated, where will the military glory come from?"
Xu Shen asked curiously: "Isn't our goal the corpses of a hundred Tatars?"
Liu Jin groaned in anger.
Obviously, as the head coach, he no longer has much say in the matter, and everyone in the army is already dissatisfied with him. When troops are sent out, everyone is waiting to make contributions to him as if they were on a chicken blood.
This is true knowledge derived from practice. Others can see that he is not good at it, and of course no one is willing to follow him to risk his life.
Liu Jin refused to listen to the beeping of the group. He found the opportunity, rode out, and shouted in a drake voice: "Our military order is to attack. This is the general's order. You don't listen." , Even if our family dies, you will be buried with us when we return! "You guys, please come on!"
Some of the close followers also didn't know what was going on. They saw Liu Jin leading his troops and rushed forward. I don’t know where Liu Jin is going.
I thought they were going into the valley to snatch the body, so of course I followed them head on.
This completely confused the general Xu Shen, the general Cao Wei, and the guerrilla general Zheng Sui.
Seeing that Liu Jin's men had rushed out, Cao Wei quickly asked: "General Xu, what should we do? Should we hold them back quickly?"
"What are you waiting for? ? Chase." Zheng Sui shouted in anger.
The people next to him didn't understand the situation for a while, but then they seemed to understand something.
Even Zheng Sui, who usually complimented Liu Jin very much, knew that he had to chase him quickly. If they were still here, it would be almost like waiting to die.
Xu Shi also greeted: "Catch up! Follow up! Eunuch Liu's life is our life, we can't let anything happen to him."
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The Tatars initially thought that the Ming Dynasty was just playing tricks, grabbing a few corpses and leaving.
Even if they are already prepared, they will have to deal with Daming appropriately this time.Let the Ming Dynasty snatch away most of their own bodies or heads. If the Ming Dynasty army withdraws, it will be very convenient for the various people who invaded Ningxia to retreat.
After all, people like Liu Jin are like toads. They don’t bite people, but they have a bad temper.
Keeping this group of people alive is always a hidden danger.
In front of me, people from all walks of life in Ningxia, Guyuan, Shaanxi, Yansui, Gansu and other Ming Dynasties are approaching Huamachi. It’s time for them to finish grabbing and call it a day. It’s also time to let Liu Jin get there early. Be uprooted.
Of course, no one would like to use head-to-head combat to pull out nails.
The Tatars are also divided into camps and tribes. No one wants to risk their lives with Liu Jin. Even if Liu Jin’s lone army is swallowed up, Dayan Khan Batu Meng will not give them more. The good thing is that they also know that the tribes under Dayan Khan are running out of food.
Any talk of reward based on merit is nonsense.
People from all walks of life mobilized elites to station here, and then sent troops to plunder the Ming Dynasty. This was also to ensure that each family could grab more food and supplies, and at the same time, it could involve the Ming Dynasty. The main force stationed at Huamachi...
At the beginning, they all worked together because they had not grabbed anything and needed to buy time.
Now it’s time to call it a day and distribute the spoils, but no one wants to be controlled by others. At this time, the hearts of the Tatars have begun to disperse.
You can work together when you come, but of course you can take care of yourself when you leave.
But it was at this moment that they realized that Liu Jin had been on the road for more than ten days and was about to run out of food. His soldiers and horses had eaten one meal but not another meal. The purpose was not all for The targets of the more than a hundred corpses in the valley were actually them.
Are the Ming people crazy?
This was the first real reaction of the Tatar soldiers after hearing the news.
You stopped fighting a long time ago, but now it’s almost over, and you actually want to risk your life with us?
We have left prey for you. Just take away the heads of our one hundred soldiers and take some credit. We also admit that your artillery is powerful. We can't defeat you... How can you still do it? Bringing someone who doesn’t play by common sense?
Just when the Tatars were arranging their troops and preparing for a night battle with Liu Jin and his troops.
An even more terrifying news came from the scouts.
An unknown number of cavalrymen from the Ming Dynasty passed through the vast prairie, and actually came from behind them... The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Could you please move it? Little hands exit reading mode. Thank you