Chapter 36: Your deployment of troops and my generals
The night was dark, the earth was dead silent, and there were no stars in the night sky.
This place was originally a land of plenty, with thousands of hectares of villages and fertile fields. However, due to the invasion of the Jin people, all the people fled. The country had settled down and thought about having a good spring plowing this year, but it seemed impossible again.
Footsteps sounded on the ground, as if someone was running wildly. The sound became clearer and clearer, accompanied by falls and screams of pain from time to time.
If you don't hold a torch when traveling at night, you won't dare to see anyone.
In the starless dark night, I could barely tell my direction. I stumbled forward until a sharp sound broke through the air.
With a whoosh, an arrow shot into the ground, hitting the front of his footsteps.
There are people shooting arrows in the wilderness in the middle of the night? It's really scary.
The running man shouted.
"Are you under the command of Master Ansu Junzong? I am Qinghe Bo's sentinel."
It was quiet for a moment on the other side, and there seemed to be a faint figure moving.
A moment later, seven people rushed into a camp while protecting a man covered in blood.
This is a large camp, with bonfires all over the place and big flags for hunting, giving it a noisy and solemn atmosphere.
There was also a commotion in the main tent.
A dozen generals gathered around and argued excitedly about something.
"The newspaper belongs to my uncle..."
Before the soldiers had finished reporting, the man who was helped in was already yelling curses.
"What the hell are you still doing here?"
"I've been waiting for your reinforcements for three days."
"I thought you were intercepted and killed by the Jin people."
"So you guys are actually camping here!"
"Don't you even take my uncle's tactics to mobilize troops into consideration?"
"Delay will lead to beheading!"
This sentinel's position was not as high as anyone present, but he was scolded at this moment, and the generals present had complicated expressions and did not say a word to refute.
"We are about to send someone to see my uncle." Mr. Zong, who had been sitting silently at the front, spoke up. His face was ugly, "Three Route Army soldiers have escaped."
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"Escape?"
Qinghebo, who was sitting on a broken and fallen column, turned to look at the soldiers kneeling on the ground.
He knew that the war was hard, and not every soldier was brave. In every battle, there were people who fled. He remembered that the most deserters at that time were four thousand troops, and only three thousand people finally arrived at the battlefield.
, the others have disappeared.
For these deserters, if they are caught, they are caught. If they are not caught, forget it. How can there be so many people and energy to pursue them.
"How many escaped?" he asked.
The soldier raised his head and looked pale.
"Ten thousand for the east road," he said.
Uncle Qinghe looked stunned, and the generals on both sides even cursed.
"Fuck, is this called soldiers escaping?" they shouted.
This clearly means that the entire army has fled, which is a refusal of reinforcements.
"East Road." Qinghe Bo said, looking at the soldier, "What about the other two roads?"
The soldier lowered his head.
"The West Road is missing 20,000 yuan." He stammered, "The South Road is missing 20,000 yuan."
The generals on both sides raised their feet and kicked aside the gravel on the ground.
"There are a total of 100,000 reinforcements in the three routes, which is half less!"
"What a waste of support!"
"You are here to die!"
Yes, so the reinforcements stopped, and no one dared to attack the Jin people according to Qinghe Bo's instructions.
They had been waiting for this result for more than ten days, and the faces of all the generals turned green.
"When did the officers and soldiers in the North become such cowards?"
Qinghe Bo looked calm and even smiled.
"No, those people are not cowards," he said, "they just have other military orders to follow."
Anything else?
The other generals reacted immediately.
"Dong Chengguo!"
That's right, the only one who can make the officers and soldiers of the North so bold is Cheng Guogong.
"How annoying!"
"Gong Cheng Guo is going to put us to death!"
"Too vicious!"
They shouted angrily, but a general couldn't help but remind everyone to keep their voices down to prevent the news from spreading.
Today, the soldiers are still fighting high despite the Jin siege, largely because reinforcements are coming.
If they knew that half of the reinforcements were missing, their morale would plummet.
"There are also reinforcements from Suning Pass." A general said.
"Don't forget that there are also close associates of Duke Cheng in Suning Pass." The other generals said angrily.
This naturally refers to the Qingshan Army.
"That's less than 10,000 people." The general said, "The rest are our troops, so there are 50,000 people."
If this is the case, with proper planning, we can fight.
The expressions of the generals softened slightly, but the next moment some of them became serious again.
"No, the garrison at Suning Pass should have arrived at this time." He said, looking at the sentry, "Have you seen them?"
The sentry raised his head and shook his head with a pale face.
A bad thought came up.
The hearts of the generals suddenly sank, and Qinghe Bo's expression also changed slightly.
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The road was densely packed with seemingly endless soldiers and horses galloping.
It can't be said to be galloping, the big flag cleared the way, followed by the Chinese army escort, then the cavalry, followed closely by the baggage vehicles.
Different from other marches of soldiers and horses, the baggage trains here are located in the front and seem to be filled with supplies, leaving deep marks on the road.
Then there are the soldiers trotting on foot, with the flag of the team in good order, and every step they take is neat and orderly. At a glance, they look powerful.
Although the troops and horses at the back are marching in a general arrangement, they always seem to lack a little momentum, either because there are fewer baggage vehicles, or because the troops and horses are not marching neatly enough, but generally speaking, in the front
Under the leadership of the queue, the soldiers were not weak in momentum, and their pace did not slow down while wearing helmets.
Several soldiers and horses galloped from behind. Seeing the clothes of the people on the horses, the walking soldiers couldn't help but look sideways, watching their generals heading straight ahead to where the Qingshan Army's flag was flying.
"Miss Zhao!"
"Miss Zhao! Stop!"
Several generals shouted one after another, their voices urgent and their expressions gloomy.
Zhao Hanqing did not rein in his horse, Xia Yong, Yang Jing and others also looked at them.
"You can't stop at will during the march," she said.
Still casual!
"Miss Zhao, this is the wrong direction." A general said hoarsely.
"Yes, aren't we going to Puyin?" Another general asked anxiously, "Why are we going south?"
Zhao Hanqing looked at them.
"I'm not going to Puyin," she said, "I'm going south."
Several generals stared wide-eyed.
"Why?" they asked in unison, "Uncle Huopai wants us to go to Puyin to mobilize troops."
"Oh, I think it's best to go south." Zhao Hanqing said simply.
What does she think?
Several generals looked at this sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in astonishment, and then looked at each other.
They are all in their forties and have been fighting on the battlefield for half their lives.
Why didn't they feel it?
No, no, the key is that she is disobeying her uncle's order to mobilize troops.
"How is this a violation? Isn't there a saying that you will not be punished if you are ordered to do so outside?" Zhao Hanqing said.
It doesn’t seem like there’s something wrong with it, right?
The generals were stunned.
"The situation on the battlefield is changeable, and my uncle's observation was not thorough enough when he was under siege." Zhao Hanqing continued, "Of course I can adapt to the situation. I led the soldiers to kill the enemy, not to die."
It seems that for the same reason, the generals looked at each other.
but...
"Of course, you have the right to choose." Zhao Hanqing said, "Believe in my judgment and follow me, or follow my uncle's order to mobilize troops. I will not force you."
Her judgment, believe it or not?
The expressions of several generals were a little complicated.
She led the soldiers to kill the enemy, not to die.
The first two battles with the Jin people really confirmed this point. The march and formation of their Qingshan Army really benefited everyone a lot.
Of course, there are also the most critical equipment vehicles.
Several generals looked behind them subconsciously.
Obviously, these military vehicles naturally follow the Qingshan Army.
Several generals stepped back and rode back, thinking deeply.
"How about I take a picture of the sentry and tell my uncle about it and see what he decides." A general suddenly said.
Several days have passed. If we use sentries to deliver messages, it will take a long time to come and go. Not to mention that there are golden people in the middle. Whether it can be delivered is still a problem.
This clearly means that he will follow the Qingshan Army.
On one side is uncle's military order, on the other side is life and death, no, no, of course they are not afraid of life and death, but they do not want to live and die meaninglessly, and they must die with value.
Being able to win the battle and relieve Uncle Ye's siege is the real great achievement.
Several generals looked at each other.
what to do?
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Smoke and dust could be seen in the distance behind him, which was the movement of soldiers and horses leaving.
"Two armies have left," a sentry came over and said.
Li Guorui couldn't help but wipe his sweat.
The Fifth Route Army only left two armies, which deceived more than half of them. It can be said that it was very successful.
Unexpectedly, the Qingshan Army, which was originally going to be exploited, was not abandoned in the end, but instead abducted more than half of the soldiers and horses in Suning Pass.
This is truly unimaginable.
If Uncle Qinghe found out, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood, right?
Li Guorui found it a bit funny, but this incident was obviously not a joke.
"Miss Zhao." He couldn't help but stepped forward and whispered, "Whose order did you receive? When uncle's troop deployment order was sent to you at the same time, I saw it and you took it.
A small note."
When fighting against the Jin enemy, there was no problem with the girl setting up the formation, but when it came to arranging troops and generals to march, especially long-distance defenses, he didn't believe that the girl could adapt to changes.
Zhao Hanqing said.
"Uncle Guorui, you are not an outsider, I won't hide it from you." She said, "He is Duke Cheng."
really!
Li Guorui looked complicated.
"Didn't you say that the Qingshan Army was not a member of Duke Cheng?" he said, "Why did you listen to him again?"
So were all those things done by the little girl?
"No." Zhao Hanqing looked at him with a calm expression, "I didn't listen to him, I listened to my sister."
What?
Li Guorui didn't react.
Zhao Hanqing smiled at him.
"My sister said that what Duke Cheng Guo said was right," she said.
So she chose the secret order sent by Duke Cheng Guo, gave up aiding Qinghe Bo, and headed south?
However, where are we going to the south?
Li Guorui couldn't help but look ahead.
Are these 30,000 to 40,000 troops rolling towards the capital?
Li Guorui shuddered.
Cheng Guogong, what do you want to do?
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"Mr. Cheng Guo, you just want me to die."
Qinghebo stood up from a fallen stone on the castle and looked around. It was much more dilapidated than before.
The city also looked more dilapidated, and it was obvious that it had experienced a battle on the city head.
Once you pass the city head station, it means that the enemy is approaching, and the next step will be a desperate battle, which is tragic and difficult.
"Uncle!" The generals around him looked angry, "Gong Cheng Guo is indeed a traitor!"
There was a bit of sadness in this anger.
This time it seems that he is going to be trapped here by the golden man.
"It's not time to talk about being trapped to death." Uncle Qinghe slapped the big knife in his hand, and his pale face burst out with anger, "More than ten years ago, he framed me and failed to kill me, and now he can't even hope to do so.
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After saying that, he raised his hand and waved the knife.
"Come, prepare for battle and meet the enemy." (To be continued)