Within a few square kilometers outside Suqian City, construction is in full swing.
Ming soldiers and Yuan soldiers were bustling among them, working as hard as ants.
For the Ming soldiers, they were building concentration camps, while for the Yuan soldiers, they were building their own homes.
Yes, that's what Yuan Bing thinks.
Since our ancestors, war has always been about conquering a city and slaughtering it, and prisoners have no right to live. However, the great Ming army was different. Based on humanistic concerns, they did not kill anyone without permission, but tried to save the dead and heal the wounded as much as possible. Now they actually listen to
They say they want to help us build a camp. How is that possible? We must help!
So, the Yuan soldiers happily cut down trees and nailed up fences.
As for why we only built fences and not houses? Is it necessary? We have tents.
Because several square kilometers had to be fenced, one result was that all the trees within 20 miles around Suqian City were cut down. As this was not enough, carriages drove off to further places.
Li Jiang looked at the bare land outside the city and sighed: "We are all sinners of history, and we did not leave green mountains and green waters to our descendants!"
However, what is embarrassing is that none of the important military officials who came out to inspect the work, including Zhang Jing and others, agreed.
Wei Yixiao said even more disdainfully: "Let's talk about the literati's harsh words again. Why don't you cut down the tree where it grows and leave it for you to climb up and let the birds fly?"
"Hey hey" "puff" "gugu"...
Some people in the crowd laughed and some snickered.
Li Jiang suddenly turned around and scolded: "You idiot, I'm too lazy to explain to you. By the way, what did the Eagle King say?"
Wei Yixiao had just returned from the Eastern War Zone. When he heard Li Jiang asking about business, he quickly put away his playful smile and said seriously: "Brother Yin said that he will fully cooperate with the actions of the central army. When I left, he had already arranged to go down and make a big splash.
If the Yuan people are held back, they will not be able to send reinforcements."
"Yes." Li Jiang nodded and said to Yang Xiao beside him: "Old Yang, Eagle King and the others are feinting after all. I think the Yuan army will realize it in a few days. We must seize the time that Eagle King buys for us and repair it as soon as possible."
End the concentration camps.”
Yang Xiao understood and recruited Zhang Jing to arrange it.
Five days later, when the forward sentries reported that the Yuan soldiers were sending reinforcements again, the Mingjiao generals had repaired the concentration camp, which was divided into three locations.
Li Jiang left the deputy commander of the Heavenly Guards and the deputy hall master with 10,000 soldiers to guard the three outer camps.
In addition, Zhang Wuji led five thousand troops to station in Suqian City to look after the wounded.
Emei sent Li Jiang to take them away in the name of first aid in wartime. Miejie was also willing to follow Li Jiang because after the last battle, Li Jiang passed on to them Feixu Jin from the "Nine Yin Manual", and she was eager now.
, looking forward to making new achievements and preaching more scriptures.
The Ming army's 200,000-strong army marched south.
Less than a hundred miles away, the banner of Yuan soldiers' reinforcements appeared in Li Jiang's eyes.
Li Jiang summoned a general who had surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty and asked about the reality of the Yuan army on the opposite side.
General Yuan looked at it for a moment and said: "This is a flag without flowers and wood. This man is greedy for life and afraid of death, and his arrogant soldiers are lazy and vulnerable. Our Ming army should be able to come down with a drum!"
"Okay, general, please sit down and watch our army show off." Li Jiang nodded with satisfaction. In his heart, he believed what General Yuan said, because this was the man who he personally went to Suqian City to "incite rebellion".
Yuan Jiang did not lie. When the Mingjiao took out the rocket + squatting tiger cannon combination again, the 100,000 people on the opposite side were really stunned.
Instead of forcing the enemy to resist, Jie Buhua fled first, and then the whole army collapsed.
Afterwards, an inventory showed that less than a thousand people were killed by small artillery bombardments and burned to death by rockets, and 30,000 were captured as prisoners. The remaining almost 70,000 people ran all over the mountains and fields, and they could not be captured.
Li Jiang was speechless. What do the Yuan people want to do? Do they want to send more people to defeat us? Is this a modified version of defeating the enemy with food?
After being stunned for a while, Li Jiang called Liu Ji, the army staff officer, and asked him to order the local army to send 3,000 men to escort the 30,000 people back to Suqian.
Liu Ji watched the battle, and when his mind was agitated, he immediately made a loud promise and went off to deliver the order with great enthusiasm.
Can 3,000 people escort 30,000 people? Haha, Li Jiang said there is no problem. The Yuan people were like chickens with their feathers shed when they got off their horses. With their bow legs formed by riding for a long time, the Ming army could chase them even if they ran a kilometer first.
Above, do you believe it or not?
The army rested for one night and then headed south.
The third wave of interception by Yuan soldiers came again, but Yuan soldiers had fewer and fewer reinforcements. This time there were only 50,000 or 60,000 people. Presumably the Huai'an Army of the Yuan Army did not dare to send more troops, otherwise the Huaihe defense line would be shaken, and the Ming army would definitely
Take advantage of the opportunity to cross the river.
Li Jiang was thinking, Prime Minister Tuotuo must be very anxious, right? He saw that the sharp sword was about to stab his anus, but he didn't dare to move and could only passively wait for the feeling of the cold sharp weapon entering his body.
General Toucheng Yuan stepped forward at the right time and reported the results of his observation: he could not recognize who was leading the troops on the opposite side because they did not put up a flag.
None of the leaders of the Ming army took it seriously. Fifty or sixty thousand people were not enough for the Ming army.
When the two armies approached, the Ming army moved forward with great noise and planned to eat it in one bite.
To everyone's surprise, the 60,000 yuan army did not collapse at the first touch. After withstanding several rounds of rocket shells, they refused to retreat and continued to fight fiercely with the Ming army while drinking wildly.
Blood dyed the earth red, and after a whole day, the battle was over.
None of the Yuan soldiers escaped, the entire army was wiped out, and the Ming army suffered tens of thousands of casualties.
Li Jiang was speechless. The reason why the Ming army suffered so much damage in this battle was because the Ming army had the advantage in firearms. If only the two armies were using cold weapons to counteract each other...
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.
When the battlefield was cleaned afterwards, the reason for the surge in combat effectiveness of the Yuan army was found.
It was found by General Toucheng Yuan, who reported: "The leader of the army was found among the corpses. This person is the commander of Lord Duoduo's personal guard. Although he is a personal guard, he is happy when he hears about the battle. If he goes to war, he will be the first to fight.
Go forward bravely, no one can control you."
All the generals of the Ming army were silent. They had indeed seen today what it means to be able to control Mo Zhi! That is to say, he had few soldiers. If he was given another hundred thousand men, he might really be able to turn the tide of the war.
Li Jiang broke the silence and said: "Although the two armies were fighting, each was his own master. They were at a disadvantage and fought to the last man. Their bravery deserves our admiration. Send the order to bury the corpses and give the leader a good burial."
General Yuan immediately rolled off the saddle, half-knelt down and choked with sobs: "Thank you so much, Marshal, for taking care of me!" After saying this, he burst into tears and kowtowed with his head on the ground.
Li Jiang sighed and said to him: "Get up! It's up to you to handle this matter and send them off well."
The soldiers quickly stepped forward and pulled General Yuan up, and the two of them headed toward the center of the battlefield.
Because they had to bury the bodies, the Mingjiao army was delayed for two more days before heading south again.
During this march, there were no Yuan soldiers blocking the road ahead, and the Ming army marched smoothly to Huai'an.
At this time, the Huai'an Yuanbing Legion's so-called million-strong army only had less than 500,000 people left. More than 300,000 people were lost in interception on the northern line, and tens of thousands of people were lost in the conflict with the Mingjiao Eastern Theater.
Prime Minister Tuoduo sat cross-legged in the Huai'an camp, helpless. He knew that his death knell was about to be sounded.