Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth IX picking things up
However, there were too many vehicles and baggage left by the Ming army that had just passed by, and their value was simply astronomical. No wonder Wu Shigong was moved. Besides, these vehicles and baggage had to be treated rationally, otherwise, it would be impossible to pass at all, so
Wu Shigong was ready to bring all these things.
Another point is also very important. The Ming army in other towns wanted to escape quickly and were not organized at all. Therefore, they brought these vehicles and baggage to tie their own hands and feet. The Runing army retreated as a whole, so many
These vehicles can actually strengthen one's vehicle formation, so these vehicles can play a role if the baggage is left in the hands of the Runing Army.
Under the current circumstances, it is certainly impossible for the Runing Army to waste a lot of time cleaning every corner of the battlefield. But just by collecting more than a thousand large vehicles in the vicinity. This is why the Runing Army collected all the vehicles.
Damaged carts and hand-pushed vehicles were abandoned as a result.
However, those carts are basically empty, but even so, the materials and baggage loaded on the small carts that are full are piled up like mountains. The most surprising thing is that there are also a lot of grains and soju (which can be used to disinfect and heal injuries).
Use), which also surprised Wu Shigong.
In addition, those Ming troops also threw away a large number of firearms. The Runing Army collected more than forty artillery pieces and more than 300 fire blunderbuss, eagle blunderbuss and three-eyed fire blunderbuss. As for the bird blunderbuss, the Runing Army also threw away the bird blunderbuss.
I don't have that much time to bring this kind of thing. Although these firearms used by the Ming army are troublesome to use, they can still increase the firepower of the Runing army in battle.
Needless to say, let’s hitch the horses on those carts and take them away! But at this moment, there was a sudden noise from the front. The alerted Runing Army immediately stopped collecting, hitched the horses, and immediately lined up the fighting team.
shape, ready for battle.
But to Wu Shigong's surprise, the battle did not start. After a while, the troops in front brought back several defeated soldiers of the Ming army and reported to Wu Shigong: "Sir! These are the scattered officers and soldiers. They said,
There were Tatars blocking us in front, but almost no one in their rear group rushed out."
"Yes!" Wu Shigong nodded. It was not surprising that the Qing army was blocking the front. There was no ambush, but there was a problem. So Wu Shigong waved, called the defeated soldiers in front of him, and began to inquire in detail about the situation ahead.
Just when Wu Shigong was asking questions, the Runing Army had already deployed its troops and was ready to break through the blocking line. And the first two battalions, under the cover of a cavalry battalion, crossed the first trench and prepared for the Runing Army.
A bridgehead over the trench was built.
"Strict Guerrilla, Huang Ding, as long as all the officers and soldiers who have escaped are led by you. To form them into formation, establish the command of the troops first. Regardless of whether the official position is higher than yours or not, they must all obey your command. Anyone who talks too much to refute will be beheaded.
"We don't have time to listen to reason now." Wu Shigong ordered loudly.
"promise!"
"Also, if there are weapons and armor on the ground, they will be collected. The broken soldiers who have lost their weapons will also be armed. Your army will walk behind the large army. But you must screen them carefully and don't let the Tatar spies
Sneak in. There are some who look suspicious. It's better to kill them by mistake than let them go. Make sure everyone is obedient."
"promise!"
"Huang Ding! I will also give you the engineering regiment. I will give you three hundred carts. I will also give you the artillery and muskets that I collected just now. You also go to the broken troops and pick some elites to add to the engineering regiment."
The Engineer Regiment is the core to organize the battle of this unit. Also, if you encounter obstacles and need to use the Engineer Regiment, you must pull to the front in time. Make it clear to those defeated troops: work together to withdraw to Ningyuan. If
If you want to fly solo, I will not stop you, but as long as you stay, you must obey my orders. Otherwise, don't blame me for turning against you."
"promise!"
Wu Shigong's flurry of orders was just under the guise of Yan Sanling, but he allowed Huang Ding to actually command the army. For this reason, Wu Shigong even assigned the engineering corps to Huang Ding, giving him the strength to become the core of the army.
Of course, Wu Shigong would not only have these means. Now, all the food and grass in the army are in the hands of the Runing Army. And by mastering the food and grass, they can control these defeated troops.
There are some reasons for gathering these defeated troops. But Wu Shigong is not for the soft-hearted. On the way back for more than a hundred miles, the Qing army will definitely block it at every level. And in many places, civilians are needed to work.
He had cannon fodder and fought hard. With these defeated troops gathered together, Wu Shigong could save some valuable manpower of the Runing Army.
Not to mention that Wu Sangui, Wang Pu and other generals fled first, which indeed opened a way for the Runing Army. Therefore, when the Runing Army crossed the first trench, they encountered no enemy at all. It was just a large number of defeated troops from the front.
The runaway army was in a state of confusion. However, after regrouping, Huang Ding's army swelled to more than 6,000 people (including more than 200 people from the Engineering Corps and Yan Sanling).
Between the first and second trenches, the Ming army that had just passed by still dropped a lot of baggage. Moreover, there were also a large number of Ming army corpses here, so the Runing army was still not moving very fast.
So while walking, Runing's army collected useful things. Huang Ding and Yan Sanling stepped up their efforts to organize their troops and arm the defeated troops with the weapons they picked up.
But when they approached the second trench, the Runing Army encountered some wounded soldiers. Although some of the wounded soldiers were not fatally injured, they had injured their hands and feet and could not run long distances at all, so they
They stayed there waiting to die. There were also some seriously injured people, who were lying on the ground miserably, waiting for their lives to disappear little by little.
Seeing the Runing Army approaching, the wounded soldiers were desperate but with some hope. They shouted at the large group of Runing Army, hoping that the Runing Army would treat them and take them away.
But these wounded soldiers also know that this hope is slim. Now on the way to escape, bringing these wounded soldiers will be a burden and may drag down the Runing Army. Therefore, if the Runing Army can throw down some food and medicinal materials, that is
You are very conscientious. But if you stay where you are, even if you have food and medicinal materials, aren't you still waiting for death?
"Sir! What should we do with those wounded soldiers?" Yu Ji raised his head and asked in a low voice. Without Wu Shigong's order, no one dares to rush to treat and gather these wounded soldiers. But those wounded soldiers are indeed very pitiful.
Therefore, Yu Ji also felt compassion.
"What should we do?" Wu Shigong said in an understatement as if he had never considered such a problem, "As long as there is a breath, take it with you. If you are injured, treat it. Anyway, there are many empty carriages, and there are not enough carriages, so we will take the horses."
Make it available."
The rule of the Runing Army not to abandon any of their comrades is actually deeply rooted in the bones. Wu Shigong just emphasized it again. Besides, what should we do to calm the hearts of the retreating soldiers? No matter how many nice words you say, it is better to let them see it with their own eyes.
Take a look at the way that the Runing Army did not give up even with wounded soldiers. Otherwise, no matter how well organized the defeated troops were, they would still be in disarray if their morale was unstable.
Moreover, the Runing Army's ability to bring wounded soldiers will not affect its combat effectiveness. The Runing Army retreats in a group and has to take care of the speed of the infantry and carts, so it is definitely not as fast as the cavalry. Therefore, it will definitely be cleared on the way back.
The army intercepts and outflanks. Since the speed is already slow, it doesn't matter if it is slower. Anyway, the Runing army relies on the combat effectiveness of the troops to break through the interception, not the speed of the troops escaping.
It was also lucky that the Runing Army had just collected so many empty carts and had enough transport capacity to carry these wounded people. Moreover, on the way back, the Runing Army's cavalry did not play a big role.
Since it was already known that the Qing army would be intercepted on its way back, there was no need to send out reconnaissance cavalry for reconnaissance, let alone conduct strangulation battles to cover the battlefield.
Therefore, the current Runing army only needs to retain a part of the cavalry to cooperate with the infantry covered by the chariot formation. This situation is like a hard meteorite, using the strength of the group to break through the layers of Qing army's interceptions. Therefore, you
The Ning Army can mobilize some of its war horses and use them to pull carts and transport the wounded. The remaining cavalry can be converted into infantry, which will not affect the combat effectiveness of the Runing Army's group operations.
After another half an hour of busy work, more than a thousand injured Ming troops were loaded onto carts. Moreover, during this period, some broken troops appeared from nowhere. Wu Shigong did not need to give any more orders.
The various units of the Runing Army were all familiar with it, and they were organized into Huang Ding's defeated troops. Moreover, they did not encounter any fighting during this period. The Runing Army passed through the second trench that had been filled in, and all the troops were defeated.
The army prepared to advance towards the third trench.
"Thank you for your help, sir! The general will follow your lead and live up to your expectations!" Kneeling in front of Wu Shigong were a dozen Ming army military attaches who had just gathered. Under the leadership of the leading guard, they faced Wu Shigong.
He kowtows repeatedly.
The leading guard was named Wang Sheng, and he and the dozen or so military attachés brought with them a remnant army ranging from a dozen to more than 200 people. Therefore, when Wang Sheng and others proposed to visit Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong also
So I agreed.
"Everyone, get up!" Wu Shigong said softly, "You are destined to meet me. As long as you can go out on this journey, then you can do whatever you want. But on this journey, I don't want to hear any noise."
Wu Shigong had nothing to be polite to these military attachés. If he hadn't known that the remnant soldiers they led were their servants, personal soldiers, and relatively strong in combat effectiveness, Wu Shigong would not even have given them a chance to meet them. At this time,
Wu Shigong had no intention of winning people's hearts at all.
"That's for sure! That's for sure!" Wang Sheng and the others kowtowed a few more times before they stood up. At this time, Wang Sheng and the others were under the eaves, and they would never dare to be dissatisfied with Wu Shigong's cold attitude.
