Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 272 Reassigning the Sichuan Army
"Please transfer the Sichuan Army?"

Sun Chengzong, who was sitting by the stove, warming himself and drinking hot soup, raised his head and looked at Lu Xiangsheng in surprise.

The dark clouds are rolling, and the skin is piercing. Let alone an old man in his 70s, even a young man in his 30s and [-]s will not be able to bear it. This old man can't do without the stove now.

Sitting next to him, Lu Xiangsheng nodded firmly: "Yes! When I passed Shanhaiguan, I was invited as a guest in the Sichuan army camp. I saw that the Sichuan army had strict discipline and high morale. They were a capable army. I transferred the Nine Thousand Sichuan Army Come here, join forces with Tianxiong Army and Wuyang Guards, Guan Ning Army will send out some more elite cavalry, gather up [-] elites, and wait for nothing! With [-] elites, the battle of Dalinghe is very promising!"

Sun Chengzong lowered his eyes and asked a little tiredly: "Do you still insist on continuing to fight?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "In the Battle of Daling River, the Ming Dynasty lost [-] soldiers. The casualties were heavy, unprecedented since the defeat of Sarhu! This battle is of great importance. If our army surrenders here, the blood of [-] soldiers will not be lost." It's all in vain. The little military morale and even the people's hearts that have been accumulated with great effort will disappear. In the future, who will dare to fight to the death against Jiannu! Elder Ge, this battle is no longer just a matter of gains and losses for one city and one place. If we admit defeat, Daming's backbone will be broken!"

Sun Chengzong sighed deeply: "Why don't I know what you said? It's just that too many people have died because of the Daling River... I personally ordered the troops to be sent out, and then I never saw them come back again, no matter how many people I send, how many capable generals I send, it’s the same! I’m terrified, I’m terrified! Jiandou, Dalinghe City is a tomb that can’t be filled, don’t be stubborn anymore Well, that's it! It's not easy for you to train an elite soldier, keep it and continue to grow! Ten years of gathering, ten years of lessons, until the Tianxiong Army has [-] soldiers, and then compete with Jiannu !"

Lu Xiangsheng cried out: "How can this be done! This battle was directed by Mr. Ge himself, and if it was fought like this, the court will pursue it..."

Sun Chengzong said: "If the court pursues it, I will just take responsibility! Don't fight, save the Tianxiong army, and fight Jiannu to the death in the future!"

Lu Xiangsheng gritted his teeth and said: "No, our army still has the strength to continue fighting, and we must not just admit defeat!" He got up and bowed deeply to Sun Chengzong, and said sincerely: "The old man has the kindness to know you, and I have given you the best of both worlds in the past two years." With the great help of the lower officials, the lower officials have nothing to repay, they can only fight with all their strength to bring back this mess for Mr. Ge! Please, Mr. Ge, go up to the imperial court and dispatch the Sichuan army to help!"

Sun Chengzong was moved.

Lu Xiangsheng took the opportunity to say: "Jiannu are also human beings. After fighting for so long, their food supply is also tight, and their horses are starved and thin, and they are even more exhausted. The strength of the three new divisions of Hechuan Army, Tianxiong Army, and Wuyang Army We can’t inflict heavy damage on them, at least we can repel them and keep Dalinghe City! Elder Ge, now that both the enemy and us have suffered heavy losses, it depends on who can survive to the end, you must grit your teeth!”

Sun Chengzong fell into a long silence.To be honest, after the battle ended like this, he was powerless and was ready to return to Shanhaiguan. As for whether Zu Dashou would fight to the death or surrender, he let it go.However, the arrival of the Tianxiong Army gave him a glimmer of hope. The Seven Thousand Tianxiong Army is a powerful army that surpasses the Ming Dynasty. With this powerful army in hand, the situation is not hopeless!It's just that he is very contradictory. On the one hand, he knows very well that if he loses this battle, his fame in his life will be half-paid, half-paid, and he will be resigned from office. It was his end, as a famous minister of a generation, how could he want to end up like this himself!On the other hand, the powerful strength shown by Hou Jin made him extremely jealous. With so many elites, one of them was sent out and the other was wiped out. If Lu Xiangsheng followed in Zhang Chun's footsteps, he would never feel at ease for the rest of his life.This is a promising new army. Lu Xiangsheng and the Tianxiong Army have a brighter future and should not be ruined outside the pass!

When the Sichuan Army came over, the Sichuan Army, Tianxiong Army, and Wuyangwei's three cutting-edge divisions joined together, and Jiannu would always be able to retreat in the face of difficulties, right?If Jiannu can be repelled and Dalinghe City can be saved, the previous series of disastrous defeats will be covered up, and the fame of the first life can be preserved...

The Sichuan army cannot be transferred here!If the Sichuan Army, Tianxiong Army, and Wuyang Army are all wiped out outside the pass, there will be no troops in the entire Ming Dynasty who dare to fight Jiannu head-on!

The old man struggled painfully in his heart and could not make up his mind.

Qi Hu listened quietly, without saying a word.He was also conflicted in his heart. The tragic scene of the Qi family's army being wiped out by the Hun River often appeared in his mind. The tragic scene of blood and fire, the river water stained red with blood, and the river channel blocked by corpses were tormenting day and night like boiling oil. In his heart, he returned to the outside of the pass, led the troops out of the city to kill Shenyang, and the urge to avenge Jiannu grew day by day; but the annihilation of Zhang Chun's troops reminded him how terrifying the fighting power of the Houjin Eight Banners was. If you go out to fight, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out!Whether it's revenge or avoiding the war, he couldn't make a choice, so he just shut up.

After a long while, Sun Chengzong finally broke the silence: "If the Sichuan army is transferred here, are you really sure to repel Jiannu?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Yes!"

Sun Chengzong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll bet with you for a while, and then I'll go to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to send the Sichuan army over!"

Qi Hu called: "My lord!"

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand at him, signaling him not to speak.Knowing that Lu Xiangsheng had made up his mind, Qi Hu couldn't persuade him any more, he sighed heavily, got up and said goodbye, went back to the Tianxiong army camp to find Qi Polu, and said, "Take two fast horses and go find the young man immediately." General Yang, let him come over as soon as possible!"

Qi Polu was taken aback: "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Qi Hu said: "Master Lu is determined to go his own way. If we want to fight Jiannu to the end, we can only fight with him to the end! Let General Xiao Yang quickly lead the troops to meet Tianxiong's army and make preparations early! He will arrive one day early, Just one more day of rest, and the fighting power will be stronger!"

When Qi Polu heard that he was going to fight Jiannu to the end, he immediately beamed with joy.In the Battle of Hunhe River, he lost almost all his relatives, leaving only a gray-haired grandfather to depend on him. This blood feud is engraved in the bone marrow, and when it reaches the outside of the pass, it erupts like lava. What he feared most was that Lu Xiangsheng was afraid of the enemy and avoided fighting. Now that he heard that he would fight to the end, he was naturally very happy. He put on a cotton-padded jacket, led two horses and galloped out of Jinzhou City and galloped towards the rear.

Not long after, the city gate of Jinzhou was opened again, and the messenger sent by Sun Chengzong galloped out with the report of victory, enduring the cold wind like a blade, and galloped towards Beijing without leaving his horse or saddle.He didn't need to cherish horsepower at all, because there was a post station every [-] miles along the way where he could change horses. With such a non-stop gallop, he could send the news of victory to Beijing in just one day and one night.The victory report was naturally written by Guan Ningjun. In the victory report, Guan Ningjun gave full play to the collective wisdom. First of all, he admitted the defeat of Changshan and the annihilation of Zhang Chun's entire army-but it had nothing to do with them.They attributed the annihilation of the entire army to Zhang Chun's aggressive advance under the enemy and fell into the trap of Jiannu, while the Guanning Army and Tianxiong Army fought steadily as the second echelon, and fought fiercely with the [-] Jiannu army on the south bank of the Xiaoling River Wan Yu, beheading more than [-] ranks, won a complete victory, but because Zhang Chun collapsed too quickly, they were weak and unable to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and had to retreat.All in all, all in all, Guan Ning's army has all merits and no faults --- as evidenced by their heads!As for Sun Chengzong's memorial, it was much more concise. He frankly admitted that Changshan suffered a disastrous defeat and lost [-] troops. Yu level!Finally, he analyzed that Jiannu had fought bitterly for more than two months, the soldiers were blunt, and the food and grass would be exhausted. However, the Guanning Army and Tianxiong Army had new victories and their morale was high. Standing in an invincible position, if the Jiuqianchuan army guarding the closed gate can be transferred, the enemy army can be broken, and the siege of Daling River can be solved!

As for whether the imperial court will transfer the Sichuan army, he has no idea.

In this way, Qi Polu started a speed race with the messenger.

As for Wuyangwei, he was still on his way braving the cold wind.They were still three or four days away from Jinzhou City, and they were just shivering for the last time.However, there have been several rains and snows in the Shanhaiguan area in the past few days, and the roads have become muddy. For Wuyangwei, which has brought a lot of luggage, this is undoubtedly very bad. The carriage full of luggage kept slipping. As for Yang Menglong tried his best, and the four cannons that were finally transported were rolling in the slush all the time, unable to move an inch.According to Yang Menglong, how can there be no cannons in war?But Wuyangwei is not yet capable of producing cannons, so when he passed by Tianjin, he tried his best and paid a lot of money to buy four cannons from Tianjinwei. The lead bullets weighing five catties are extremely powerful, and a group of artillerymen were hired along the way to take care of these uncles.Dragging four cannons on the road is very majestic, but it is terrible when the road conditions are bad. The cannon car is stuck in the slush, and every step forward is extremely difficult!No, it fell into it again, the driver swung his whip vigorously, making the mules and horses howl, and a group of peasants were covered in mud, shouting chant and pushing the cart hard, but the gun cart did not move at all!Yang Menglong was a little crazy: "Why did you pinch it in again? Why did you get stuck in it again?"

Wang Tiechui stared at the bronze cannons impatiently, and said, "With this stuff, we won't be able to reach Jinzhou in another month!"

Yang Menglong roared: "Where are you complaining so much? You are free, right? Let your gang of muscular men go over and help push the cart, right now!"

Wang Tiechui shouted: "Sir, we are the Shanshan Battalion! We are heavy infantry!" The implication is: Even if we are a small soldier, our military salary is higher than that of our senior officers, how can we do this kind of work!
Yang Menglong snorted: "I'm talking about Shaking Mountain Camp! Do as I say!"

Hit the muzzle.Wang Tiechui had no choice but to issue an order to the Shaking Mountain Camp.Hundreds of muscular men with a height of 1.9 meters suddenly wailed, and took off their shirts with a look of resentment, revealing a pump of muscles, and stood behind the cannon carriage, shouting chant, and working hard together...Don't say it, shake the mountain The name of the battalion is really not in vain, and it pushed the artillery car out of the mud with just one push.Yang Menglong smiled brightly: "Haha, these beasts are really good! Work harder and push the cannon cart to the dry road for me!"

The expressions of the muscular men became even more depressed.Are there any mistakes, they are hoplites, can openers on the battlefield, these bastards are good, use them as coolies!However, the soldiers regard obedience as their bounden duty, and there are orders from above, no matter how depressed they are, they have to carry out them, so they chanted loudly, pushing and pulling, pushing the artillery carriage to the dry road ahead.Fortunately, this fucking muddy road is only a hundred meters away, and the road ahead is paved with gravel, so just push it over, come on.

Yang Menglong yelled vigorously from the side: "Everyone, work harder, I will add food to you tonight... Who is that, Xu Meng, right? You don't want to be a motherfucker. I know how strong you are. You are even small. You can’t even push the cannon? Give me a hard push!”

Xu Meng, who was named by him, became more and more depressed.This guy with well-developed limbs and a simple mind is the second person in the Shaking Mountain Camp, and he has a bit of status, but he was also sent over to push the cannon cart.He exerted all his strength and pushed the cannon cart forward. This guy's strength is really unbelievable.

Four artillery carts do not require so many people, twenty or so are enough. However, in line with the principle of making the best use of everything, none of these muscular men ran away, either pushing the artillery carts or pushing bags full of baggage. Carriage, General Xiao Yang is very fair!By the time all the vehicles were pushed to the gravel road, the muscular men were panting like pigs, they were so exhausted!

There was a loud sound of hoofbeats in front of him, and a horse galloped towards him at a fast speed. The bowl-sized horse's hooves splashed a large amount of slush, turning the muscular man who was pushing the cart into a mud monkey.These muscular men were so angry that they greeted that vicious knight and family woman one after another!The mud splashed by the "splasher" has not yet fallen, and another ride is coming. Now the muscular men quit, and quickly took the long guns from the car. If that guy dares to go on a rampage, they don't mind teaching him How should he behave!

Fortunately, this is more polite. After traveling far away, he slowed down the horse and yelled loudly: "Boss, boss, where are you?"Yang Menglong was stunned: "Qi Polu?" Ce immediately stepped forward and shouted at Qi Polu: "I'm here, you're called a soul!"

Qi Polu looked a bit embarrassed now, his face was bruised and purple from the cold, and his lips were cracked from the cold. When he saw Yang Menglong, he smiled happily and called, "I found you!"

Yang Menglong asked: "What do you want from me? Didn't you set off with the Tianxiong Army? Why did you come here?"

Qi Polu panted, and said, "Grandpa told me to come and look for you! Just two days ago, our army's reinforcements to Dalinghe were completely wiped out in Changshan. There were almost no soldiers left to fight, but Lu Your Excellency is determined to fight this battle to the end, and Elder Sun Ge also agrees, Grandpa wants you to rush over to join the Tianxiong Army as soon as possible!"

Everyone was taken aback: "What did you say? Changshan was defeated?"

Qi Polu said solemnly: "Yes, the defeat was terrible. The [-] army was almost wiped out!"

Yang Menglong yelled: "Those idiots, how did you fight this battle! They didn't wait for me to fight so stupidly, isn't that a gift for Jiannu!?"

It seems that if you have him, you don't need to give Jiannu's head...

Scolding is scolding, what has happened can't be changed after all.Yang Menglong had no choice but to order to speed up and join Tianxiong's army as soon as possible.

At this time, Zhang Chun's donkey cart had already appeared at the gate of Jinzhou City.

(End of this chapter)