Because the food and grass were burned, everyone was worried. After entering the camp, no one spoke. It was Galdan who stared at Hongshi and said, "What, have you thought of a way?"
After such a short time, Hongshi couldn't think of a specific solution, but he had a general direction. He mused: "King Khan, according to my understanding of Yongzheng, he burned our food and grass this time, and he took the initiative.
He will not march here again, and will only wait for us to pass, because he knows that we have no other option since we have lost our food and grass."
A general shouted coldly: "The reason why we are so passive is not thanks to you. Hongshi, if I were you, I would have died to apologize."
Hongshi lowered his head and said: "I know I made a big mistake this time, but I can't die just yet because I still want to take revenge on Yongzheng. I will never die before he dies."
"That is to say, you are not going to take responsibility for this matter at all?" Faced with such cold words, Hongshi knelt down to Galdan and said: "King Khan, please allow me to make meritorious deeds. I promise you that I will
Destroyed Yongzheng's 100,000-strong army and captured him alive."
Galdan glanced at him sideways and said: "It's hard for you to have such confidence, but I personally saw your first confrontation... you lost."
Hongshi's face turned slightly pale, and he immediately said: "Yes, I lost, but I believe that if it were not for me this time, the army's losses would be even more severe."
Although Alimo disagreed with his words, he could not refute it. He had been helpless when faced with those Qing soldiers who wore skates, were extremely fast, and held muskets. It was Hiroshi who came up with the method to wipe them all out.
Even he had to be convinced by such vigorous and resolute methods.
Galdan sneered and said: "In other words, this army can't live without you, right? Or maybe I'm not even as good as you?"
Hongshi lowered his head and said: "Hongshi doesn't dare, but... in terms of understanding Yongzheng, King Khan is indeed not as good as me."
"You are not ashamed to speak!" Even so, Galdan didn't have too much anger on his face. He thought for a moment and said: "Okay, I will give you one last chance. Rest tonight and set off immediately at dawn tomorrow."
When Hongshi was about to stand up, he added: "If you lose again, you know what the consequences will be."
"Don't worry, King Khan, I will never lose to Yongzheng again, because... losing once is enough." Hongshi said this with gritted teeth, which showed how much hatred he felt in his heart.
Under the same night sky, several people ran as fast as they could. They threw away everything that would increase their burden, just to run faster and faster.
Running more than thirty miles in one night is unimaginable for ordinary people, but they did it. When the sky was dim, they saw Yinzhen. At this moment, their legs had no feeling at all, as if they were not their own.
Same.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates followed your instructions and burned Jungar's granary." When these words came out of their mouths, everyone except Yinzhen took a breath and couldn't believe themselves.
I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, that with just a few hundred people, they actually burned Jungar's granary.
The only one who could deal with it calmly was Yinzhen, who asked: "Has all the food and grass been burned?"
"My subordinates are not sure because they were afraid of being overtaken by Dzungar soldiers, so as soon as they saw the fire, they immediately fled and rushed back. However, according to my guess, even if everything was not burned down, there would not be any left.
Too many." At this point, he glanced at Yinzhen cautiously and said, "Your Majesty, besides a few of your subordinates, is there anyone else who has come back?"
Yinzhen knew that he was asking about the people sent to attract Jungar soldiers, so he shook his head and said: "They haven't come back, but don't worry, after victory, I will set up a merit monument in the city, and all their names will be on it."
Engraved on the monument of merit, their families will also have food and clothing without worries because of them."
"Your Majesty's kindness, the subordinates and others would like to express their gratitude to the Emperor on their behalf. Long live, long live, long live!" Although they had long known that this was a fateful death, they still felt sad when they heard the news. After all, they were still alive last night.
people have spoken to each other. But no
One person blamed Yinzhen. Before he set off, he had said that this was a fatal situation. Only one person in a hundred could come back alive. If they didn't want to, he wouldn't force it. All of them did so voluntarily.
Go. It’s not that you’re not afraid of death, it’s just that you understand that you… have no way out!
"Okay, you have been traveling all night, so go down and rest. Today..." Yinzhen glanced at the sky and said softly: "It should be safe until dark."
After the soldiers helped them down, Soli said: "Your Majesty, since we have successfully burned the food and grass on the Jungar side, we should take advantage of the victory to pursue them and catch them off guard while their military morale is not stable."
Yinzhen smiled faintly and said: "Geldan or Hongshi, which one is more fuel-efficient? After this night's work, the morale of the army must have been stabilized, and there will be no chance like you mentioned."
Suoli thought about it and said instead: "The emperor said before that everything will be safe until tonight. Could it be that the Galdan army will leave the Salik River and come towards us?"
"The granary is on fire. Even if there is not much food left, they are no longer qualified to wait. They must win this battle as quickly as possible and then rob us of food. Only in this way can they avoid suffering.
Only when we are hungry can we truly stabilize the morale of the military. And we... just need to wait for work."
Suoli looked solemn and said: "Then, my subordinates, go and tell the soldiers to cheer up, and ask the spies to always pay attention to the movements ahead."
"Go." After saying this, Yinzhen also turned around and entered the camp. Ling Ruo was sorting things on the table for him. She had resumed her women's clothing, but the soldiers did not know her true identity.
Sori told them to call her ma'am.
Seeing Yinzhen coming in, Ling Ruo quickly asked him how things were going. After learning that everything was as expected, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Although it is a pity that so many people died, no matter what
Well, the emperor has won the first battle, and when the news spreads, it will definitely boost the morale of the soldiers."
In response, Yinzhen smiled bitterly and said: "No matter how high the morale is, it is impossible to erase the gap between the two. Ruo'er, to be honest, I am not as confident about this battle as I show.
, and it is precisely because of this that I was determined not to let you follow me." He could only talk to Ling Ruo about these words.