"...You idiots, can one of you make me worry free?"
Although he was confident of winning, all three city gates were raided by mobs late at night. Ge Huaicong was forced to get up from the arms of the warm jade-like Orchid, wrapped in a robe, and sat in the living room, which was already a bit chilly.
, watching Zhang Kui'an and others abandon their helmets and flee back one by one, they were also annoyed and resentful, and scolded,
"Do you still have the nerve to come back to see me? Get your troops in order now. If you can't take back these three city gates before noon tomorrow, none of you will come back to see me!"
As the top general of the Datong battlefield, Ge Huaicong controlled all the tribes, but his direct troops were still the third branch of the Tianxiong Army.
The other troops and horses were all infantry, and they had just arrived in Datong one after another today. They were exhausted and in urgent need of rest. Therefore, those assigned to seize the other three city gates in the afternoon could only be the first batch of forward troops who followed Ge Huaicong to attack Datong.
At this time, it would be more advantageous for him to lead his troops to seize these three city gates, whether to show off his achievements after the war or to make it easier to rob people's houses.
Ge Huaicong specially took care of his direct relatives and entrusted this job to the three commanders who he valued most and who could please him the most.
In the end, within half a day, they were beaten back in despair by the mob, which they looked down upon at all?
Ge Huaicong was angry in his heart, not that he was worried about any accidents in this battle, but that it was too embarrassing for him.
Zhang Kui'an and other generals remained silent despite being scolded, but they murmured in their hearts that they were cavalry and were better at charging into traps on horseback. The defense of the city gate was left to the infantry, so it was only natural that they were driven out unprepared.
Ge Yu, however, was young and vigorous, and took the initiative to challenge:
"Father, if the enemy comes from Yingzhou to help, the South City Gate is the closest and the terrain is the most open. Then I will lead my troops to recapture the South City Gate! I will only lose two hours of sleep."
"What does it have to do with you for talking so much?" Ge Huaicong glared at Ge Yu and told him to shut up.
At this time, Ge Huaicong still firmly believed that victory was within his grasp, but that did not mean that no one would die.
When he arrived at Datong, he left the advance troops led by Ge Yu with him to act as guards, just because he was afraid that this stupid guy, who didn't know the heights of the world, would ask him to fight at every turn.
Ge Huaicong no longer paid attention to his eldest son Ge Yu, but looked towards the generals. He hoped that someone would stand up at this time and give him some face.
The commanders of the various battalions under his direct command either lowered their heads, looked left or right, or fiddled with their nails like women.
On the one hand, the generals (xiangs) all command envoys and the princes of Yu are only controlled by Ge Huaicong during the war. On the other hand, the infantry under their command have just arrived in Datong one after another today. They are all so exhausted that they have no benefits.
When I arrived, I naturally didn’t want to do this hard work at this time.
Ge Huaicong had a gloomy look on his face, and when he was about to directly order the general, he saw the battalion commander Zhang Kui'an winking at the outside of the lobby. He looked out and saw a colonel standing in front of the corridor gesturing to Zhang Kui'an.
Ge Huaicong scolded Zhang Kui'an: "If you have any nonsense, go out and say it, don't wink there."
Zhang Kui'an hunched over and walked out, said a few words to the primary school teacher, and then came back in retreat.
"What happened?" Ge Huaicong asked.
Zhang Kui'an said in embarrassment: "There were more than 200 horses who wanted to take the city road to withdraw from the north city. However, in front of the northwest corner tower, Zhu Hang's men stopped them without any reason. They also slandered them and said that they had escaped before the battle. Even if they didn't agree, they
Kill the three of us!"
"A bunch of embarrassing things!"
Ge Huaicong almost forgot that Zhu Hang was accompanied by two hundred guards on his trip. After entering Datong, he felt that these men were in the way, so he sent them to the farthest corner of the Xicheng area.
He had indeed promised to assign the northwest corner tower to the Imperial Military Commission for security, but he did not expect that at this time, he would still jump out to create trouble for him.
If it had been any other time, Ge Huaicong would have been so anxious.
If you chop off the heads of his soldiers without his consent, doesn't that mean you don't take Ge Huaicong seriously?
But at this moment, how could he question Zhu Hang?
Ge Huaicong was even more worried that Zhang Kui'an and his grandsons were too unworthy of him.
"Is it Xu Huai?" Yue Hailou looked at Zhang Kui'an and asked.
"Who is that turtle grandson? If I hadn't cared about Mr. Zhu Han here, I would have grabbed him to repay my son's life!" Zhang Kui'an replied angrily.
"There was no mob on the north wall. Why did the soldiers over there withdraw?"
Zhu Hang saw that the generals were so aggressive that they actually wanted to point the finger at the Supervisory Army Envoy. No matter how good-tempered he was, at this moment he had a gloomy face and argued with reason, saying rudely,
"If a mob forces the north city wall, it is even more necessary to use the soldiers' lives to withdraw without authorization. What is the difference from escaping from the battle? At this time, the three city gates were lost and gained. From the west city to the south city, the advance of the north city has been delayed, but The looting and rape in Xicheng has not stopped for a while, how can this war be delayed like this?"
Zhu Hang also knew that the sources of the soldiers of the imperial army were complicated, and the places where they were usually stationed were exploited by many parties. The restrictions were so strict that they caused uproar. In recent years, they have not happened at the same time.
And the use of troops has always been a matter of iron and blood. Hu Ma repeatedly invaded the south and never restrained it. It is not wrong for the Han army to vent its force in the north.
Therefore, even though Zhu Hang had warned Ge Huaicong many times and refused to listen, he did not force it.
However, within a day, the mob in the city saw that the resistance became more and more fierce and strict. Not only did they contain the advance here, but they even joined forces to counterattack the city gate at night. Even if Zhu Hang did not doubt that they would eventually win, However, the military discipline was so lax and the generals were greedy for profit and fearful of life, which worried him to some extent.
When he was in Kelan City, Wang Zhen also expressed his concerns about the Chihu people to him many times.
Zhu Hang himself also advocated that after capturing the old county of Yunshuo, a combination of suppression and appeasement should be used to quickly stabilize the situation and help the Hebei Army and Horses capture the Khitan Nanjing Road as quickly as possible.
"The ministries really need to rectify military discipline, otherwise there may be trouble; after the city of Datong is completely captured, we may be able to indulge a little for a few days to compensate." Yue Hailou was also alert to the situation tonight, looked at Ge Huaicong and said in a deep voice.
"If the troops of the East Route can hurry up and capture Yingzhou, what trouble will there be?" The general said without so many twists and turns. Seeing Yue Hailou helping Zhu Hang speak, some people in the hall immediately shouted back.
Yue Hailou was also angry, but could not refute.
The West Route Army's raid on Datong City has shaken the will of all the Khitan defenders on the Xijing Road. Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou commanded a larger force in the south of Yingzhou. If they launch a strong attack on Yingzhou City at this time and annihilate the main force of the defenders, The last remaining will of the remaining enemies in the inner city of Datong to resist will probably disappear.
However, the Eastern Route Army was still staying on the south bank of the Huangshui River at this time, and was not in a hurry to press against Yingzhou City. Apparently, it was waiting for the entire city of Datong to be captured first, further weakening the fighting spirit of the Yingzhou defenders.
Now that a general in the Tianxiong Army has pointed this out, what can Yue Hailou say in his defense?
He was also speechless at the moment.
"You are so noisy, how can you speak if you have a broken mouth?"
Ge Huaicong glared at the talkative general. Even if he didn't want to use the generals of the Tianxiong Army to fight a tough battle, he didn't want to offend Zhu Hang and Yue Hailou at the same time, and said,
"The generals spent the whole night clearing out the miscellaneous prisoners, and they also did not want to leave any hidden dangers in the Xicheng area, so that the generals could not let go and fight. Well, it is late tonight, and there is no need for everyone to argue. I will discuss the strategy with the generals, and wait until
Early tomorrow morning, I will personally go to the front line to supervise the battle, first eliminate the mob and clear the obstacles to the siege of the inner city..."
"That's good." Zhu Hang just got off the road. He didn't think there would be any problem in dragging it all night.
At this time, another primary school student came over to report the matter, but when he crossed the threshold and saw Zhu Hang and Yue Hailou in the hall, he hesitated a little.
"What's the matter?" Ge Huaicong asked impatiently.
"Several people from the Military Supervisory Envoy suddenly came out to enforce military discipline, arresting criminals and soldiers everywhere. Anyone who resisted at the slightest point was beaten with sticks. Hundreds of people have been detained by them!" the primary school reported.
Ge Huaicong's forehead twitched twice, and he looked at Zhu Hang with sinister eyes: "Is this an order from Mr. Zhu Hang?"
Zhu Hang originally had the intention to enforce military discipline, but he did not bypass Ge Huaicong and take action directly. Although he did not know what Xu Huai and Pan Chenghu wanted to do, he knew that the Judge and Supervisor of the Military Envoy would definitely not be without some sense of responsibility.
Xu Huai and the others pushed themselves to the forefront and said in a deep voice:
"It seems that some generals are causing trouble to the hospital guards' station, and they have to be suppressed!"
Ge Huaicong snorted coldly: "You don't think about pushing out all these soldiers and beheading them, do you? If a mutiny is provoked, who can bear the responsibility?"
"Those who violate the ban in the face of war will only kill the culprit as a deterrent. The people below still know this rule." Zhu Hang said.
"Then I'll leave this matter to Mr. Zhu Hang. Don't stir up big troubles." Ge Huaicong was a military general after all. He didn't believe it, so he supervised the few soldiers in the military envoy and arrested all the people.
He said angrily, "I don't need Mr. Zhu Kang to worry about my affairs..."
