Watching the Tatar army and the Ningxia army withdraw one after another, thunderous cheers erupted from the Ming army's position. In this battle, the Ming army wiped out more than 2,000 enemies, and one or two thousand Tatars were injured. The Ming army only suffered some casualties when the Tatar cavalry was shooting arrows and when Xiao Ruxun led his troops to attack, a total of about a hundred people. To achieve such a great result at such a small cost can be regarded as an unprecedented victory. Victory.
When Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao first decided to leave the city to meet the enemy, most of the officers and soldiers were uneasy. After all, the opponent was an extremely fierce Tatar cavalry, with a total strength of 20,000. Now, the Tatar army and The Ningxia army fled in despair without making any profit at all. Everyone was astonished and their moods were unusually high.
"Line up and return to the city!" Xiao Ruxun issued an order to the entire army.
"Commander, do you want the Tatars to be decapitated?" A general ran up to ask for instructions.
Xiao Ruxun raised his eyes and looked at the messy battlefield, shook his head and said: "Although Jilitu has retreated, we still need to be prepared for him to suddenly attack us with a carbine. There is no need to cut off these heads, just leave them here." Once we have completely defeated Julitu and recaptured the city of Ningxia, I will ask you for credit, and everyone’s credit will not be lost.”
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" all the officers and soldiers shouted in unison.
The generals of each department commanded their troops and returned to the city slowly in order. Xiao Ruxun walked at the end. After entering the city, he ordered the city gate officials to close the city gates tightly and ordered the city walls to be strengthened to guard against enemy sneak attacks.
Su Hao led his troops back to the Kanyu camp. As soon as he arrived at his residence, Lu Xiuer, Cheng Yi, Singing and other girls gathered around him. They looked at Su Hao up and down, and he was covered in eyes. hairy.
"Are you guys okay?" Su Hao asked.
"Brother, are you not injured?" Lu Xiuer asked first.
Su Hao smiled and said: "I have always been commanding from behind, and I have not personally gone into battle to kill the enemy. How could I be injured?"
"Amitabha. The Bodhisattvas in the temple are really very spiritual. They protected my brother from any harm." Lu Xiuer said happily, "I will definitely go to the temple to fulfill my vow tomorrow."
"No way, you really went to the temple to pray to the Bodhisattva?" Su Hao couldn't laugh or cry. There was a small temple in Pinglu City. He had visited it before. It was said that every time before the officers and soldiers of Pinglu Station went out on an expedition, there would be some Superstitious family members would go to the temple to make wishes to ensure the safety of their families. Unexpectedly, Lu Xiuer learned this custom just a few days after she came here.
"Brother, you don't know, we are worried about you, especially sister Cheng Yi. We are almost worried to death." Lu Xiuer said while holding Su Hao's hand.
"How could I..." Cheng Yi blushed and turned her head quickly, not daring to look at Su Hao.
"I prove that sister Cheng Yi is the most worried about General Su, and sister Xiu'er is the second." The singer was watching the excitement and did not mind the matter, adding fuel to the fire.
Su Hao looked at Cheng Yi's embarrassment, and suddenly felt warm in his heart. For more than a year, Cheng Yi has been working as a bookkeeper in his camp, and is actually equivalent to Su Hao's secretary. Although Su Hao's emotional intelligence is not high, but How could he not see Cheng Yi's attachment to him? Thinking that he was fighting at the front and that there were beauties like Lu Xiu'er and Cheng Yi worrying about him at the rear, he couldn't help but be moved.
"Cheng Yi, thank you for your concern." Su Hao said to Cheng Yi sincerely.
"The general is fine, Cheng Yi is relieved. I just hope that when the general goes to battle, he will remember that there are still people in your family who care about you, so you must take care of yourself." Cheng Yi lowered his head and said softly.
"Su Hao remembers it."
"General Su, Sister Cheng is so worried about you, why don't you say anything?" Song Ling continued to nudge Su Hao.
Su Hao glared at Song Ling and did not continue the topic. Instead, he turned to Lu Xiu'er and said, "Xiu'er. Today, we used nearly 500 rounds of artillery shells and propellant, and the flintlock bullets consumed nearly 20,000.
Fa, almost 30% of the materials you transported have been used. How much inventory is there in the factory in the capital, and can it supply our consumption?"
"Oh, so many artillery shells and bullets were used in one battle!" Lu Xiuer's eyes widened, "There is still some inventory at the factory, and some more should be produced these days. However, if we continue to use it like this,
No matter how large the output is, it won’t be enough, and besides, these cannonballs and bullets are all made of silver.”
Su Hao said: "Don't worry, it's definitely not possible to use it like this every day. Think about it, how many soldiers do the thieves have in total? However, just in case, I'm afraid I have to ask the capital to send a batch of ammunition here.
There are cannons and flintlocks, there are also losses and need to be replenished."
"I'll go back and take care of this matter right away!" Lu Xiuer said without hesitation.
Su Hao shook his head and said: "You hurry back now and escort the ammunition here. It will take too long. I just want to ask who else in the capital is more reliable and can take on the task of escorting the ammunition. I asked General Xiao to send fast horses.
When you go to the capital to deliver a message, you don’t have the ability to rush it 800 miles away."
Lu Xiuer thought for a while and said: "There are a few reliable people in the factory in Beijing who we have recruited over the past year or so. How about this, I will write a letter to them, and you can list the things you want.
Please send a courier sent by Brother Xiao to deliver an order to the capital."
"Okay, you can start making arrangements now." Su Hao said.
Just after saying this, the captain of the soldiers, Xiong Minfan, ran in and reported to Su Hao: "Report to Deputy General Su, General Xiao is here and waiting for you in the lobby."
"Oh, are you here to invite me for a celebratory drink again?" Su Hao smiled and muttered to a few girls, then followed Xiong Minfan to the hall.
When he came to the hall, he saw Xiao Ruxun sitting there waiting for him. Su Hao bowed his hands and saluted, and asked: "Brother Xiao, if you have anything to tell me, just send someone to call me to the General Military Mansion."
, Brother Xiao, please come to our house in person."
Xiao Ruxun stood up and returned the courtesy: "You and I are like brothers, why should we pay attention to such politeness. Today's defeat of the enemy is the first achievement. It is natural for Xiao to come to visit."
"Haha, Brother Xiao is exaggerating. However, since we are here, let's have a few drinks at my little brother's place tonight to celebrate our victory over the Rabbit." Su Hao said.
Xiao Ruxun said: "Change that. I'm not busy with drinking. I came to you to discuss something."
"Brother Xiao, please speak." Seeing Xiao Ruxun's serious face, Su Hao also put away his smile and sat down to wait for Xiao Ruxun to speak.
Xiao Ruxun said: "Change that. Although we severely injured Zhuli Rabbit today, his vitality has not been damaged. According to the scout report, Zhuli Rabbit brought 20,000 people to Pinglu City this time. They are going to fight today.
He only used 10,000 people, and in the end we defeated only 4,000 of them. According to my calculations, after deducting the number of casualties, Jilitu still had at least 16,000 people, plus the
Yun Suo, the thieves are four times more powerful than us."
"That's true. What do you think, Brother Xiao?" Su Hao asked.
Xiao Ruxun said: "Xiao feels that the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. If we wait for the enemy to rest and then attack the city with all our strength, it will be difficult for us to defend it. Therefore, the current plan should be to repeat the same trick... "
"You mean, use the same trick we used to deal with Yiyun and use it against Litu?" Su Hao understood what Xiao Ruxun meant. After they defeated Yiyun a few days ago, they went out of the city at night. Harassing Yiyun's camp was a huge blow to Yiyun. Xiao Ruxun repeated his old tricks, so naturally he wanted to harass Litu's camp again.
Xiao Ruxun nodded and said, "That's exactly it. Do you think it's feasible to change it?"
Su Hao said: "I have no experience in fighting. It's better to ask Uncle Xu and Dr. Chen to discuss this matter together. In my opinion, Jilitu is not a fool. He has many cavalry. Once he is harassed, he should be able to deal with it quickly. When we leave the camp to counterattack, we may use the same method we used to deal with Yiyun to deal with him, but it may not work."
Xiao Ruxun said: "That's natural. We dared to attack Kuaiyun at night because we were sure that he lacked cavalry. We didn't dare to go out to fight. The difference between Zhulitu and him is that they are all cavalry. However, if we Be prepared to pay some casualties and give it a try with the rabbit. We are in the dark and he is in the open. He will definitely suffer the loss."
"This..." Su Hao hesitated a little. What Xiao Ruxun meant was that he was prepared to sacrifice some people in exchange for greater casualties. As a general of the border troops, this idea was natural for him. But for For Su Hao, this seemed a bit cruel. Of course, Su Hao also knew that there must be casualties in a war. It was understandable to trade small casualties for the opponent's heavy casualties, especially in the current severe situation. Now, this kind of sacrifice becomes even more necessary.
Xiao Ruxun saw Su Hao's hesitation, he smiled and said: "Xiao knows that Gai loves his soldiers as much as his own son. Don't worry, Xiao will only use Pinglu's own troops for this sneak attack. No need." Officers and soldiers of Kanyu camp. The brothers of Kanyu camp have made great contributions to defeating the enemy today and have worked hard. I will not bother them with the night battle."
"This... is not good." Su Hao hesitated a little insincerely.
"Xiao has selected five hundred suicide soldiers from the army and will go out of the city to attack Litu's camp tonight." Xiao Ruxun said.
Su Hao said in surprise: "Brother Xiao is here just to inform me about this matter?"
Xiao Ruxun said: "In addition to reporting this matter, Xiao also has an unkind request. I wonder if I can agree to it."
Su Hao said: "Brother Xiao said it doesn't matter, as long as the younger brother can do it... Well, of course, we still have to see what the matter is."
According to the usual saying, Su Hao should say that as long as he can do it, he can agree. But when he thought about it, Xiao Ruxun was a person who was keen on taking risks. If he had any crazy ideas that he needed to cooperate with, he would not care. It had to be weighed no matter what, so he quickly added a footnote saying that he would first listen to Xiao Ruxun's request before making a decision.
Xiao Ruxun was also used to Su Hao's caution, which he attributed to Su Hao's scholarly temperament. He smiled and whispered to Su Hao: "Xiao will not let Gai Zhi and your generals take risks. , Xiao just wants to borrow some items from you. I remember you said last time that you still have a sharp weapon in the army, can you lend it to Xiao? Xiao must let the rabbit have a good taste of its power."
"This is totally fine." Su Hao agreed after hearing what Xiao Ruxun wanted to borrow.
"Okay, with this sharp weapon, it's worth it even if all five hundred of my men are killed. I'll be able to beat up the rabbit so much that it will no longer have the strength to attack the city." Xiao Ruxun said happily.
Su Hao said: "Brother Xiao, I still hope that these brothers can return safely. It is really cruel to exchange lives for lives."
Xiao Ruxun said: "If there is another way, Xiao will not make such a move. Apart from this method, is there any other way that can damage Litu's morale and shake his determination to attack the city? Change it to another one. There is no need to be sad, our frontier troops have always put life and death at risk. The soldiers who went to charge the camp tonight may not all be injured. If they can fight smoothly, maybe most of the brothers can return safely."
"I hope so." Su Hao said, "Brother Xiao, let's go find Dr. Chen and Bing Lao Xu right now to listen to their opinions and see how our survey camp can cooperate with the brothers from Pinglu Station to attack the camp."
Xiao Ruxun said: "Okay, if the survey camp cooperates, our army's chance of winning will increase by five points."
Su Hao was about to call for Chen Dao and Xu Guangzu when suddenly a soldier from Pinglu Station hurried in and reported to them: "Report to General Xiao, Deputy General Su, there is a man calling the door outside the city gate. He said that he had something important to discuss with the two commander-in-chiefs."
"Outside the city gate?" Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao looked at each other, and Xiao Ruxun asked, "Who is he?"
"It's our Ming army. I don't know where it came from," the soldier said.
"Let's go and have a look." Xiao Ruxun said. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.read.)