The third child kicked Yuzhu, the deputy commander, out of the house.
Yuzhu was also out of sight and out of mind, and took advantage of the opportunity to leave the main camp.
However, according to Laosan's battle plan, Yuzhu was not equipped with the gun armor of the firearms battalion.
This is a bit troublesome.
Nowadays, there are no machine guns, and there are no artillery in Yuzhu's team, so we can only adopt the old method.
Two rows of carriages carrying grain, grass and baggage were on both sides, and the riflemen were marching sandwiched in the middle to guard against possible cavalry raids by the Mongols.
The third child was not too harsh on Yuzhu, and he was still given plenty of food and grass.
After all, Yuzhu is not a soft persimmon to be manipulated by the third child.
Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape.
Yuzhu had neither artillery nor cavalry to pursue, so his mentality was naturally not to fight the Mongols desperately.
Today's Yuzhu actually encountered the embarrassing situation when the Song army faced the Liao army.
Since there was no cavalry to expand the victory, even if the Mongols were defeated head-on, they could only watch the enemy flee.
After the troops were divided, Yuzhu was not idle, so he wrote a secret note to Kangxi and reported the current situation to the old emperor.
Kangxi had led troops for many years and was a typical emperor on horseback. As soon as he saw Yuzhu's memorial, he knew that the third son wanted to make great achievements and felt that Yuzhu was getting in the way.
Therefore, Kangxi, who knew the army well, added about a thousand Mongolian cavalry from the Khalkha tribe to Yuzhu.
The general who came with the cavalry for reinforcements was none other than Borzigit Ceren, who had always been loyal to the Qing Dynasty.
Although Ce Leng was a Mongolian, he was raised by Kangxi in the palace for many years. In fact, this approach also felt like making Ce Leng a hostage.
Because he was particularly trusted, Kangxi specially asked Celeng to marry the sixth daughter of the emperor and Princess Shuochunci.
Yuzhu and Celing are both favorites. When two favorites come together, it is inevitable that there will be a distinction between priorities.
Ce Leng grinned and said, "The emperor has said that I will be at your disposal. Tell me, how will we fight this battle?"
Yuzhu knew as soon as he heard this that this was very unreliable.
Ce Leng was born in the eleventh year of Kangxi. He was already forty and not confused. He had led troops for many years and had extremely rich combat experience. How could he be willing to obey Yuzhu's mercy?
Yuzhu did not answer Ce Leng's question directly, but said calmly: "My lord, you have lived in the capital for a long time. You should know the past affairs of the eldest brother and Prince Yu, right?"
Ce Leng was slightly stunned. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately realized something important. The leader of this army was Lao San.
At that time, Prince Yu Fuquan was the coach, and his eldest brother Yinzhen was the deputy coach. The two of them had a dispute, and in the end, it was Fuquan who took the blame.
This time, if we were lucky enough to win, the credit must go to Lao San. If we were defeated, Yuzhu and Celing would definitely be blamed.
"It all depends on your orders, deputy commander." Ce Leng was very politically savvy, otherwise, Kangxi would not be able to reuse him.
You must know that Celeng was the first of Kangxi's biological daughters, a real princess, to marry a Mongolian widower.
When two understanding people come together, many things will be easier to handle.
With the addition of cavalry, Yuzhu was even more powerful, and the range of the army's warning was increased by at least fifty miles.
Ce Leng marched with Yuzhu, and there was no need to worry about food and supplies.
It's good to combine the two good things into one, they are both beneficial to each other, and everyone has something to discuss.
Yuzhu's idea is actually very simple. Lao San arranged for him to come to the right wing, so he must guard the right wing and not allow the Mongols to cross the right wing and attack Lao San's main force.
However, the sentinel came back to report bad news. Lao San's main force suddenly accelerated its march, and it looked like it was going to sneak attack the Mongolian rebels.
Yuzhu could only smile bitterly, the devil hidden in Lao San's heart began to show its power.
Although the case of the Tuoheqi Banquet has not yet been concluded, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it will only be a matter of time before the prince is deposed again.
The third child is also Kangxi's biological son, and the eldest son is imprisoned. If the prince is deposed again, the third child will be the de facto eldest son of the emperor.
If he achieves great military exploits at this time, it will be of great benefit to Lao San when he competes for reserves in the future.
Yuzhu understood this, so he ordered the army to follow closely to protect Lao San's right wing.
Ce Leng was also very smart. He closely cooperated with Yuzhu's military orders and led his Mongolian cavalry to speed up the march in an effort to protect Lao San's right wing.
On the way, Ce Leng said with some worry: "The sudden advance is so fast, I'm afraid it's a ploy to lure the enemy deeper."
Yuzhu looked at Ce Leng and said with a smile: "Then you go to the Zhongjun side and remind Prince Cheng?"
Ce Leng waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I'm here to reinforce you. I will act according to your orders. He doesn't know."
The two looked at each other and smiled. At this time, whoever tries to give advice to the third child will be in trouble.
When we were camping at night, Ce Leng suddenly came to Yuzhu. He frowned and said, "Deputy Commander, it seems that the situation is not good. None of the sentinels we sent out came back at the specified time."
Yuzhu was immediately alert and ordered the entire army to gather and prepare for war.
"Lao Ce, what do you think about this?" Yuzhu wanted to explore Ce Leng's depth.
Ce Leng touched his chin and said: "In my opinion, I'm afraid the Mongols want to contain us, and then gather together to annihilate the main force of the Third Master."
Well, Ce Leng is an authentic Mongolian. He has fought with the Dzungars for many years and is very familiar with the tactics of the Dzungars.
Yuzhu thought to himself that the main force of his men were riflemen, and the danger of lighting torches and marching at night was more than ten times greater than during the day.
During the day, with the help of the car formation, Yuzhu was sure to hold the camp even if the number of Mongols was ten times more.
At night, visibility is very poor. If you run into a Mongolian trap while marching, you will be in big trouble.
"Then you are going to reinforce Third Master?" Yuzhu looked at Ce Leng with a half-smile.
Ce Leng shook his head and said: "We Mongols are better at attacking in the east and attacking in the west. The main force of Sanye's army is strong, so the enemy may not dare to attack at night."
Yuzhu nodded and said: "I think the Mongols want to eat us first and then besiege the main force."
Ce Leng thought about it carefully and felt that what Yu Zhu said was very reasonable. Self-protection was a problem, so how could he consider reinforcing Lao San?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When it was just dawn, a shrill horn sound suddenly sounded at the end of the grassland.
Ce Leng listened carefully for a while, then turned and told Yuzhu: "You are right, the enemy is coming to attack us."
Yuzhu smiled, there were only a few people in his team.
If you think about it from his perspective, would it be better for the Mongols to concentrate their superior forces, eat him first, and then deal with the third child?
However, there are advantages to having a small team, as the area that needs to be defended is smaller.
Last night, Yuzhu asked Ce Leng's men to unload the grain from the truck and pile it into grain bags half a person high, and spread them stack by stack throughout the camp.
It is impossible for a living person to suffocate to death!
The best way to deal with the bombardment of solid iron projectiles is to fill large bamboo baskets with soil.
But the problem is that Yuzhu doesn't have a bamboo basket on hand, so he can only pile up food packages according to local conditions.
Otherwise, if the big fiery iron ball smashes into the camp and jumps around, God knows how much damage it will cause?
Yuzhu has no artillery. If the Mongols get artillery from the quasi-quarters, it will be troublesome to defend.
As for the traditional Mongolian cavalry charges and even matchlock attacks, Yuzhu was not afraid.
"Have your men blindfold the horses and plug their ears to prevent them from frightening the horses." Yuzhu's thoughts were extremely delicate. He was worried that frightening the horses would disrupt the shooting rhythm of the riflemen.
Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared.
At this time, a thin line appeared on the horizon. As time went by, the thin line quickly became thicker and expanded into a wide, black square array.
Yuzhu observed carefully for a while, then handed the monocular to Ce Leng.
Ce Leng had seen Western telescopes in the palace, but he was not particularly surprised.
After observing for a while, Ce Leng told Yuzhu with a gloomy face that the Mongols had arrived at least 20,000 people. It seemed that they really wanted to devour their small army.
"Should we ask Third Master for reinforcements?" Ce Leng had no idea at all, so he made a reasonable suggestion.
Yuzhu shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that the Mongols want to surround the area and fight for reinforcements, so we can only hold on by ourselves."
"Surround the area for reinforcements?" Ce Leng thought about it carefully and quickly understood the meaning. He couldn't help but take a deep breath.
If so, in order to reinforce them, Lao San was ambushed by the Mongols and suffered a major defeat. Afterwards, when Kangxi wanted to liquidate, neither Ce Leng nor Yu Zhu could escape the blame.
The Mongols are getting closer!
The rumble of horse hooves was deafening.
The endless military flags flutter in the wind.
The grand scene of thousands of horses galloping is heart-stirring.
As the Mongols gradually moved closer, five artillery pieces appeared in Yuzhu's monocular telescope.
Look at the barrels of these five artillery pieces. They are much thicker than the Qing Dynasty's twin-and-double cannons, and they weigh at least a thousand kilograms.
"Zi." Yuzhu couldn't help but gasped. The scene he was most worried about finally appeared.
Plans really don't change quickly.
If so, when the enemy's artillery moves to the predetermined position and fires more than ten rounds, God knows how much damage Yuzhu will suffer?
It's impossible to hold on!
For the current plan, we can only find a way to blow up the enemy's artillery so that Yuzhu will not be wiped out.
"Lao Ce, if we wait for the enemy's artillery to be in position and then launch a random bombardment, our troops will be so densely packed, and the casualties will definitely be astonishing." Yuzhu calculated carefully and started discussing with Ce Leng.
Ce Leng had much more combat experience than Yuzhu. As soon as he saw the enemy's artillery, he knew that something was seriously wrong.
"Deputy Commander, we can't escape without a fight, right?" Ce Leng still despised Yuzhu after all, thinking that he wanted to slip away in advance.
When Yuzhu heard this, he smiled instead. It's good that Ce Leng dared to fight for his life. This is more precious than gold to Yuzhu.
"Lao Ce, now that the situation has come to an end, we can only do our best. Later, you take your cavalry and fight out first to attract the enemy's cavalry to surround you. I, with my people, will kill those artillery pieces.
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Yuzhu thought clearly. When they met on a narrow road, they had no choice but to risk their lives and blow up the enemy's heavy artillery. Only then could they survive.
Otherwise, if the hot projectiles weighing more than ten kilograms were allowed to run rampant in Yuzhu's camp, the casualties would be huge and morale would be greatly affected.