A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 692 Traces
"Where will the Tartars be? The general thought that they must be hiding in the Xiashuihai area!"

"Looking at the sand table, you can see that the east, south, and northwest of Xiashuihai are full of mountains, and there are many water sources in the pastures, and it is not far from Guihua City. If they want to escape, the priority choice must be This one."

Gao Shiyin roared while waving his fists to strengthen his voice.

Wen Fangliang looked at the sand table, but he did not deny Gao Shiyin's opinion.

He just said: "Brother Gao is also right, but the Xuanwu army has already set up a stronghold by the sea, and the defenders have not found any Taridians nearby. This stronghold is very important. If they are nearby, how can they resist harassment? Besides, the Sharp Whistle Battalion has also scouted the surrounding area and entered the mountains, but so far no Tatar cavalry have been seen."

Gao Shiyin didn't take it seriously: "I haven't met Jianshaoying, but it doesn't mean that the Tartars are not there. How much land can Jianshaoying search?"

Xie Yike was dissatisfied, and shouted: "Old Gao, are you doubting my ability to accept brothers at night?"

Gao Shiyin was taken aback, and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, I definitely didn't mean to doubt Brother Xie's ability. I just said that the place is too big. After all, there are not many soldiers in the Jianshao Battalion. It is understandable that we can't search for it for a while."

He forced a smile on his face, and smiled at Xie Yike, but his face was full of flesh, trying to put on a gentle expression, no matter how you looked at it, it felt weird.

Seeing his appearance, everyone laughed, Xie Yike was not a stingy person, so he didn't act like Gao Shiyin.

At this time, in the lobby, the generals beside Wang Dou, Wen Fangliang, Gao Shiyin, Li Guangheng, Zhao Xuan, Zhong Tiaoyang, Xie Yike, Wen Daxing, Shen Shiqi, and Zanhua Qin Yi, were running for the Mongolians of Guihua City. Where to go and debate.

In the current situation, it was originally planned that all five villages would be established, and the Western Expeditionary Army also captured Guihua Kongcheng. At this time, the Datong New Army was stationed in Guihua City. Search everywhere for the enemy's traces, as well as the Jingbian army's sharp sentry battalion posts, etc., also sentry everywhere.

For the Jingbian army, it is naturally impossible for them to repeat the tragedies of the past dynasties on the grassland. Their lair is victory.

But those Mongols disappeared like a bubble, not knowing where they were hiding in the grassland.

When the generals were arguing, Wang Dou sat on his seat and just listened indifferently. He put his broad palms on the armrests and occasionally knocked a few times. Behind the wall of his seat was a huge banner of the sun, moon and waves.

There was a small chair next to the seat, and his son, Wang Zheng, sat obediently beside his father, listening to the discussions of the generals below with great interest.

This trip to the fortress, these military school students also followed the army to observe and imitate, and their trip was approved by all the officers. The military school should not be theoretical, but practice.

Of course, Wang Dou did not ask them to travel. After returning home, he had to write down his own experiences and test them into his grades. In order to cultivate his son’s experience, he often let him attend military meetings. The generals were also happy to see the major general grow up as soon as possible. .

A gust of autumn wind came in through the gaps in the house, and the weather was getting colder, but the hall was still hot, and there were endless disputes.

"The final general thought that most of the Tartars would definitely not be within the range of the Five Villages. Otherwise, with the advantage of our sentry cavalry, how could we not find any clues? Most of them migrated, with hundreds of thousands of cattle and horses, and a lot of tents and luggage. It is too difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of our army within the range of Wuzhai."

Wen Fangliang insisted on this point. What he said made it difficult for Gao Shiyin to refute. Indeed, if the Tartars were near Wuzhai, for example, in Xiashuihai, how could they not find a trace for so long?
"Where is the Tartar?"

Gao Shiyin frowned in distress, and cursed bitterly: "Tartar soldiers who are as cowardly as a mouse will run away, and those who have the ability to fight with real swords and guns."

Emotional scolding is useless, the final result is still to analyze the enemy's situation, Zhao Xuan suddenly said: "Will they run west, to Hetao?"

The generals were stunned for a moment, then shook their heads. It is not close to naturalize in Hetao. Most of the Tartars migrated, but those who brought women and children, cattle and sheep, could not move so fast. Go and see, those cattle and sheep can move in one day. How much did you run?
If you really ran there, you would have found the trace.

Li Guangheng did not express his opinion in a moment, and said at this time: "The general thinks that the Tartars will hide in the Daqing Mountain? The Daqing Mountain is to the north of Guihua City. It stretches for thousands of miles from east to west. It is easy to hide most of them. This can also explain them. Why act so fast."

"Furthermore, the north of Daqing Mountain is the plateau, not far from the desert. Seeing that the situation is not good, they can run to the north of the desert. There is also news from the side of Captain Zhongshang. Go into the desert, maybe go meet them."

Zhao Xuan wondered: "Run to Mobei? If you want to run, you should run away. As early as after the publication of the proclamation, seeing their appearance, they made up their minds to stay in Monan. If they run now, how can they be reconciled?"

He said: "Besides, Mobei is more bitter and cold, and there are not many fertile water plants, and they are all occupied by those Khan kings. They went, or belonged to the big tribes, were annexed by others, or could only fight for it. How can there be such comfort in Monan?"

Li Guangheng said: "At this time and at that time, they can't beat our Jingbian army, so they can only run away, just wait and see, if they don't harass Wuzhai and trap my food road in the future, then they will run away."

The hall is full of murmurs. Li Guangheng's words are very reasonable. Although the Sharp Whistle Camp and the Western Expedition Army also sent out sentries to Daqingshan, this area is wider than the surrounding area of ​​Xiashuihai. It is easy to hide, but it is difficult to send out. .

If the Tartars hide in Daqing Mountain, they can still pose a threat to the defenders of Guihua City and the nearby villages. If they go east from the plateau, they can also pose a threat to "Yuanyang Village" and "Dongyang Village". The situation is not good. , it was just as easy for them to flee to Mobei.

Everyone in the hall started whispering, there are always traces to be found, and thinking of Jierhalang entering the desert, it seems that the Tartars finally showed their feet.

Gao Shiyin slapped his thigh hard, and shouted: "Wonderful, the intention of the Tartars, it seems that this is the case, Lao Li, you still have a strategy."

Wang Dou shook his head slightly, Gao Shiyin's mouth always felt like a sinner, and his words seemed to make others have no strategy.

He looked at Wen Daxing: "Brother Wen, what news do you have from the Intelligence Department?"

Wen Daxing leaned forward and said respectfully: "General, the Tartars are vicious. The intelligence department had some secret operations in the city. However, when the Tartars retreated, they killed all the Han people inside and outside the city in order to cover up their tracks. Some brothers may have suffered crimes." hand. However, there are also some secret workers who are proficient in Mongolian and have Mongolian identities. If they survive, news will come soon."

Wang Dou tapped his fingers and narrowed his eyes habitually.

He pondered for a long time, and finally said: "The Chief of Staff issued a military order, ordering the Han and Korean troops on the western front to concentrate some forces to search the Daqing Mountain in the north of Guihua City, and the sharp sentry camp of our army. Search all parts of Daqingshan, the rest of the army is on standby, once you find the lair of the Tartars..."

A cold light flashed in his eyes: "Thunder and thunder, destroy this court food!"

All the generals stood up suddenly, cupped their fists and shouted: "The last general takes orders!"

……

Wang Zheng looked at his father in admiration. He thought he was very stylish. Zhong Yiyuan, Han Hou, Han Si, Wen Wentao, and Gao Dexiang all listened to him, but his father was the real one. The rebellious general was also managed by him submissively, and with just a few words, a grand strategy was decided.

Children always adore their father, but although he doesn't deliberately show off, nor does he show it harshly, Wang Zheng always feels that his father has a faint majesty, even though he is a son, he doesn't dare to get too close.

This made him think carefully, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful. Sometimes he even envied Xie Tiandi. When his uncle came home, he would always play with him and play with him, like buddies. He couldn't do it with his father.

Fortunately, when I came out with the army this time, I spent more time with my father, and even took him with me to teach him, so I couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

After the generals retired, Wang Dou looked at his son and said with a smile, "My son, what do you understand after listening to the military discussions of your uncles?"

Although Wang Zheng has matured a bit, he is still a kid in front of his father. He wanted to show off and make his father look at him with admiration. Unable to speak……"

Meeting Wang Dou's gaze, he finally lowered his head: "I don't understand."

Wang Dou said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, keep what you see in your heart, and you will gradually understand in the future."

He said: "As for what you have seen and what you have learned, I will send you a few words for my father."

The guards brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Wang Doulong flew like a phoenix dancing, writing a few big characters: "Practice what you have learned!"

Wang Zheng accepted it happily. This is a gift from his father. He saw these words appearing vividly on the paper, and he was quite arrogant. Although he didn't know how to appreciate it, he thought it was well written. The handwriting is really good, who taught it?"

Wang Dou said: "Mr.

"gentlemen?"

Wang Zheng said, "Are you talking about grandpa?"

He heard from his grandma that his grandfather, Wang Wei, died of illness when his father was young. His father's martial arts skills were taught by his great-grandfather. Unexpectedly, he was both civil and martial arts.

Wang Dou smiled slightly at his son's words, but did not answer.

He looked at his son and saw him happily holding the ink and flipping it over and over again. Compared with his stubbornness when he was a child, he has shown some stability at this time. It seems that the education in the military academy is effective, but he After all, he was born with a golden key in his mouth and has no experience of hard work in starting a business. He needs to be taught well so as not to become a playboy.

Moreover, as a father, he always hopes that his son will pass on his own will and thought, now is the right time, let him teach him well.

Looking at Wang Zheng, Wang Dou thought of his own children, and Xu Yue'e, who also gave birth to a son.

In the correspondence, she said that she named her son Wang Yi, and Wang Dou agreed, but at the same time she felt a little guilty. When she gave birth, she was not by her side. She gave birth to her son, and she didn't see what he looked like. She owed their mother and child.

(End of this chapter)