The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 357
The fierce battle ended with the rout of the enemy, and cheers erupted from the entire Zhanghe stall.

Even for fighters, it is a blessing to be able to survive every battle, let alone those non-combat sequences.

Only those fathers, sons, brothers, and friends who fell on the battlefield just now, and the injured horses who replaced their masters were crying.

While counting and reporting the war damage, Zhu Dahe was nowhere to be seen. Jia Lian couldn't help asking, "Where is General Zhu?"

A commander replied: "Just now when the enemy saw the situation was not good and fled, the humble officer saw that General Zhu led people to chase and kill the main force..."

Jia Lian's face suddenly sank.

He already knew that Zhu Dahe was a reckless man, and because he was a fierce general, Jia Lian was very tolerant of him.Unexpectedly, the other party dared to pursue the enemy without asking for instructions.

"How many people did he take?"

The generals didn't know this, so they could only send someone to inquire, and the result was that all the cavalry under Zhu Dahe's command were basically taken away by Zhu Dahe!

The conditions at Ganning Pass were difficult, and the soldiers who could be equipped with horses were, without exception, able to recruit and fight well, and they were selected one out of ten.

The four or five hundred cavalry under Zhu Dahe's command can be described as the elite of the elite.

It is also one of the most important reliance in his hands now!

Seeing Jia Lian's complexion, all the generals couldn't help suppressing the joy of victory, and began to speak well for Zhu Dahe.

Because they were on the battlefield just now, the brave performance of Zhu Dahe and others really caught the attention of the soldiers in the Beijing camp.Inspired by this, they involuntarily discarded the instinct of fear, bursting out with the most wanton blood in a man's body.

This is also the main reason why the enemy fled so quickly.

Jia Lian has never been a person who likes to do useless work, so he didn't entangle Zhu Dahe's issue, and continued to preside over the counting of war damage, resettlement of the wounded, and deployment of follow-up matters.

Unexpectedly, just after noon, he suddenly rode back to the camp.

"I followed General Zhu to hunt down the remnants of the enemy, but in a forest about fifty miles away, I encountered a large-scale enemy ambushes!
Now that General Zhu is trapped in the mountains, the villain risked his life and fled back to send a letter, begging the imperial envoy to send troops to rescue my general..."

The soldiers who asked for help had their armor stained with blood, and when they saw Jia Lian, they knelt down and begged.

Hearing this news, everyone looked sideways.

Some even grasped the point at once.

"Didn't you say that General Zhu led you to chase down the remnants of the enemy? How could you be caught in an ambush? A large-scale enemy army? Is it the people you chased and killed, or something else? How many people are there?"

For Zhu Dahe's personal guards who desperately rushed back to deliver the letter, moving rescuers was the first priority.But for those who have just experienced an inexplicable battle, it is the first thing to find out the situation and weigh the pros and cons.

"It wasn't the people we were chasing, the group of remnants we were chasing were no more than two or three hundred at most, and we killed quite a few along the way.

However, a large number of new enemy troops suddenly appeared. After a bloody battle, we were no match, so we had to retreat into a nearby forest.

When I came out on a fast horse before, I saw those people preparing wood and fuel oil. They should set fire to the mountain. Our general is in danger!

I also ask the imperial envoy to send troops to rescue as soon as possible for the sake of our general's brave killing of the enemy, please..."

The soldier turned around and kowtowed heavily to Jia Lian again, looking anxious, but there was nothing more to do.

Jia Lian's eyes were deep and he asked, "How many people ambushed you?"

"This... we don't know exactly how many people there are, at least it is more than three times our number."

In the melee, there is no ability to feel the number of enemies very clearly.

"It's not bad..."

Everyone knows that soldiers will speak conservatively in order to let them send troops to rescue.

But there are still three times as many enemies, which shows how many enemies there are.

However, since the opponent still has so many troops, why didn't they participate in the previous battle?
Is it the follow-up troops, or some other reason?
"My lord, the lower officials think that we can't send troops to rescue.

It can be seen that the goal of this group of Tartars should be to destroy our alliance with Oala.

Now that the situation of the enemy is unknown, and Her Highness the Princess is still here, what we have to consider now is how to ensure the safety of Her Highness the Princess.

If this is the enemy's trap, we divide our forces to save people now, and the enemy takes the opportunity to attack our camp, wouldn't the situation be dangerous? ! "

Facing the nervous eyes of all the civil servants, Xiang He stood up and said loudly.

Before departure, none of the civilian officials in the mission expected this to happen.

Now that they are in deep danger, the soldiers and horses in Jia Lian's hands are the only hope that can make them feel safe.

If at this time Jia Lian leads troops to save people...

Since the situation is critical, the only way to save people is to bring cavalry.

And go less, doesn't work.

If there are too many, the camp will be empty.If there is another battle in the morning, they can't guarantee that the infantry without strong fortification defense can withstand the charge of the Tatar cavalry.

Once the cavalry is allowed to break through the line of defense, will they, including more than 1000 unarmed non-combatants, be slaughtered?

"That's right, Mr. Xiang is right. Zhu Dahe disrespected the orders of the imperial envoy and advocated the pursuit. The imperial envoy has not yet investigated him for the crime of disobeying the military order.

Now that he is helpless and trapped, how can he let the imperial envoy take the risk of sending troops to rescue him! "

Xiang He opened his mouth, and other civil servants began to express such views.

Several generals remained silent.

One is that they belong to the Beijing camp and are not familiar with Zhu Dahe.

The second one has just seen the fierce fighting power of the Tatar cavalry, and he himself is not familiar with the Gobi terrain.

If they agreed to save people, if Jia Lian sent them there, they would not be sure that they would be able to save people, so wouldn't it be in vain...

Seeing that the people in the tent were unwilling to send troops to rescue, the kneeling soldier showed sorrow, and suddenly said: "Please also ask the imperial envoy to lend me five hundred horses, and we will rescue the general ourselves!"

This time Zhu Dahe brought out a total of [-] elite soldiers, and besides cavalry, there were nearly [-] infantry.

It's just because the generals followed Zhu Dahe to pursue the enemy, and the remaining ranks were not enough, so they didn't get paid for the discussion.

But the guards believed that if Jia Lian and the others didn't save them, other people under their general's command would definitely rescue them.

But after running for tens of miles, the day lily was cold, so I said this.
"Bold, how dare you be rude to the imperial envoy!"

"Presumptuous, there is no place for you to intervene in this matter!!"

How could a group of high-ranking officials allow a small soldier to talk back and immediately scolded them.

Jia Lian took a look at this soldier who was still stubborn in the face of everyone's scolding.

It is said that a raging soldier will make a raging nest.From the soldiers, you can also know the general's ability to lead troops.

This person dared to borrow five hundred war horses from him, which showed that he was very confident. The soldiers under Zhu Dahe's command who didn't know outside were willing to save people.

"The general has already taken care of this matter, so you go down and take a rest, and be ready to be on standby at any time."

It seemed that from Jia Lian's tone, there was still a turning point, and the soldier went down gratefully.

When he left, Jia Lian looked at the people in the tent and said, "I have to report this matter to the princess, and you will discuss whether to send troops to rescue here first. If you want to rescue, how to rescue them."

After finishing speaking, Jia Lian didn't make a clear statement, so he got up and left.

After a long while, Jia Lian came back, and the result of the discussion, of course, remained the same.

It's just that there are many more reasons for not being saved than before.

Jia Lian waited for them to finish their announcement, and then said: "First, General Zhu and the soldiers under his command are elites who have been honed by me in the past. If they are allowed to be burned to death in the mountains by bandits and just ignore them, I will not be at ease. , nor is it a move to unite people's hearts.

Second, under Zhu Dahe's command, there are still more than a thousand soldiers stationed west of the river beach.

As far as I know, Zhu Dahe is deeply supported by the soldiers under his command. If he knows that we will not save him, the morale of the army will be disturbed.

At that time, let's not say that we will work together to protect the princess' safety and resist foreign enemies. I'm afraid we will get into chaos first.

Third, Her Royal Highness ordered us to send troops to rescue, and we are determined not to let our brave generals of the Celestial Dynasty fall into the hands of the enemy. "

What Jia Lian said was an explanation, but it was actually a decision.

Because of the previous two points, everyone can still discuss countermeasures, but when Jia Lian moves out the princess, it means that his intention has been decided.

In this way, no one dared to raise objections.

"After I leave, I will temporarily hand over the affairs of the account to Chief Xiang He, and the rest of the staff should work together to help."

"What, the imperial envoy wants to personally lead the troops to rescue? This is absolutely wrong!!"

As soon as they heard that Jia Lian was going to personally lead the troops to rescue people, Xiang He and the others immediately quit.

The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, which is natural to fear.

In the morning, if Jia Lian hadn't judged the danger in advance, occupied a favorable terrain to deploy defenses, and commanded calmly when the terrifying Tartar cavalry rushed to attack, how could they have so easily kept the enemy under the river bank , so as to win the battle?

At this moment, Jia Lian is the backbone of all of them, and they naturally don't want Jia Lian to take risks.

"That's right, I think this matter should be handed over to a few commanders..."

But Jia Lian had made up his mind, and rejected their proposal on the grounds that the commanders had never fought against the Tatars in the Gobi.

In this way, the hearts of those present could not help but add a layer of gloom. I privately thought that Jia Lian was either worried about handing over his family property (cavalry) to others to build, or he made the same mistake as Zhu Dahe who was greedy for merit, and thus disregarded the overall situation. .

"Don't worry, everyone, this general will act according to his own circumstances, and if there is nothing he can do, he will not force rescue.

During this period, in order to prevent the enemy from invading, you can arrange all the carriages transporting supplies in front to prevent the impact of the enemy cavalry, and step up the construction of fortifications.

And the general has already sent people back to Ganning Pass to ask General Wu for military support.

In addition, Oala also stated that the support army will arrive one day at the latest.

Therefore, we only need to stick to it for one more day at most to save the day. "

Hearing what Jia Lian said, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, and began to cooperate with Jia Lian in dispatching troops to rescue.

(End of this chapter)