Ming Dynasty Road

Chapter 13 Preparing for a Surprise Attack
Returning to the camp with the troops, Zhao Yi quickly wrote a memorial, writing down all the news he saw that the Tartar army was about to attack the border, and specifically explained that the Manchu army was suppressing the border this time, and requested The imperial court notified each border to prepare for war.

Then he summoned all the generals, as well as a group of old men from the county government to the big tent to discuss preparations for the war. Originally, the moon and the caravan were arranged to rest at the post station of the Tumu Fort, but the moon insisted on attending the meeting together, Zhao Yi Also because he was eager to discuss the military situation, he didn't stop him.

In the big tent of the army camp, a group of generals gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army, pointing at the map for a while, and discussing the matter of the Tartars' attack.

"This time the Tartars came prepared. With our 3000 troops, I don't think there is much chance of winning. Why don't we retreat to Huailai County to avoid the Tartars before the Tartar army arrives, and then we can fight against the Tartars?" The people in Tumubao said that we were going to Huailai County to help garrison for a period of time, anyway, they didn't know that the Tartar army was coming." One of the lieutenants named Zhang Fengnian said.

Hearing what Zhang Fengnian said, the old people who trained in the Tumubao regiment immediately became anxious, and the former first team leader Wang Bao said anxiously: "Fuck your mother, your mother's conscience has been eaten by dogs? After the army withdrew, When the Tartars attack, the people will definitely be slaughtered by the Tartars. These are the people of our Ming Dynasty, including our elders, brothers and sisters. I can't do such a thing that is inferior to the beasts." Wang Bao finished. Afterwards, the old team members all nodded in agreement, obviously agreeing with what Wang Bao said.

Seeing Wang Bao swearing, and accusing Sang and Huai of saying that he is worse than a beast, Zhang Fengnian is also a hot-blooded man, so he immediately pulled out the sword from his waist, stared into scarlet eyes and said: "Wang Bao, how dare you scold me?" Damn, I'll chop you up." If it wasn't for the pull of a few lieutenants nearby, I'm afraid the tent would have been splashed with blood.

The two gangs had a fierce quarrel, and the little friendship accumulated in the past few days also disappeared in an instant. The cavalry lieutenant headed by Zhang Fengnian said that it was useless to stay, and would only take thousands of troops in vain. life.

However, a group of old people who practiced civil engineering, headed by Wang Bao, said that one should not lose one's conscience, one should not abandon the whole city and run for one's own life.

"Shut up, Zhang Fengnian, what the hell do you want to do? Do you want to kill your brother with a knife? Put the knife away for me. Wang Bao still has you. If you dare to speak uncleanly and scold your brother , I will never forgive you." Seeing Zhao Yi's anger, there was a sudden silence, and dozens of pairs of eyes stared dryly at Zhao Yi, staring at Zhao Yi to make the final decision.

Those who practiced in the old regiment knew that if it wasn't for Zhao Yi, the Tartars attacked the city and wiped out the Tumu Fort last time. It can be said that Zhao Yi saved the lives of people like myself and the people in the Tumu Fort, so seeing Zhao Yi When he got angry, he stopped talking and quietly waited for Zhao Yi's order.

Zhang Fengnian's chattering words sounded again: "Master Zhao, if you don't leave, it will be too late. If we people stick to the civil fort, we will fight the Tartars with eggs, and the last time we were able to repel the Tartars, it all depends on It was unexpected, this time the Tartars came prepared, if we defend the city..."

What Zhang Fengnian said is not unreasonable. The 100 cavalry plus a group of brothers from the county government are only [-] people, and this is all the strength of the people and horses. If they abandon the city and flee, then the people of Tumubao will definitely suffer a tragic massacre. What should we do? What should we do!wait.. .Surprise!Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through Zhao Yi's mind.

Zhao Yi quickly asked again: "Zhang Fengnian, what do you think we relied on to defeat the Tartars last time?
Zhang Fengnian was a little puzzled by Zhao Yi's sudden question, and he was worried that what he said just now would anger Zhao Yi, and he didn't want to end up like Huang Hai, so he stumbled in fright: "Ah. That. Mr. Zhao, Humble job. What Humble Job said just now is, if what Humble Job says is wrong, don’t blame me, my lord.”

Seeing that Zhang Fengnian misunderstood his meaning, Zhao Yi waved his hands and said, "Zhang Fengnian, you said last time we repelled the Tartars by surprise, right?"

Zhang Fengnian hurriedly said: "Yes, I feel that last time we were able to repel the Tartars by surprise. The Tartars didn't know that we would come to support them, so they were caught off guard. They didn't know how many troops we had, so we got into a mess." position. "

After Zhao Yi listened, he had an idea in his mind, patted the table in front of him and said, "If we leave, the people in the whole fort will be slaughtered. If we don't leave, our manpower will not be able to withstand the attack of the Tartars this time." .” Zhao Yi said slowly.

Zhao Yi looked at the reactions of the people below, and continued: "I have an idea, which can not only ensure the safety of the people, but also attack the Tartars."

When all the generals below heard this, they cheered up and looked at Zhao Yi intently, wondering what method Zhao Yi was talking about.

"What Zhang Fengnian said by surprise just now reminded me, instead of being passively beaten, why not take the initiative to attack, the Tartars can come to our land to plunder wantonly, why should we be lambs waiting to be slaughtered, I think everyone has seen it How miserable is the place after being massacred by the Tartars. All the dead are our compatriots. Do you want your compatriots to die tragically before the Tartars slaughtered them? My decision is to raid the Songshan City of the Tartars. I don’t know if you agree. How about it?" Zhao Yi said calmly.

"A surprise attack on the Tartars, but... But we only have 3000 troops. Songshan City must have a lot of garrison troops, except for the Eight Banners soldiers stationed there. The Green Battalion alone has thousands of people." Zhang Fengnian said hesitantly. "

Zhao Yi interjected: "There shouldn't be too many soldiers from the Eight Banners, and the fighting power of the Green Battalion soldiers won't be too strong. Our victory lies in our surprise. If anyone wants to leave now, I, Zhao Yi, will definitely not embarrass him. Brothers, let's fight together." , I don’t want to force you to take this risk with me. Maybe my decision is wrong for our thousands of soldiers, but it is definitely right for the people of Ming Dynasty, and it is right for the tens of thousands of Han compatriots. That’s right, so what’s the point even if we all sacrificed? We’re all men of flesh and blood, do we really want to be humiliated by the Tartars? Are we really not as bloody as the Manchu Tartars? Do we want to hide if our compatriots, wives and daughters are slaughtered by the Tartars?" The more Zhao Yi said these words, the more excited he became, and the ten calendars of Yangzhou that future generations saw vividly, could it really be tolerated that our Ming people are like lambs waiting to be slaughtered? Are you generally slaughtered by the Tartars?Zhao Yi suddenly understood what the meaning of coming to this world was.

After receiving such righteous remarks from Zhao Yi, all the people present were men in their 30s and [-]s, just at the age of youth, yes, why should we be treated as lambs to be slaughtered by the tartars!Why are our women being abused by the Tartars!Why should the lives of our parents and brothers be controlled by the Tartars? If we abandon our brothers and run for our own lives, then we are still a man!Suddenly the blood in the body boiled!

All the people below were ignited to fight, and they shouted angrily: "Kill the Tartars, we don't want to be lambs anymore, and we don't want to live under the butcher's knives of the Tartars anymore."

"Okay, everyone here today is my brother Zhao Yi. In this case, go back and gather the soldiers, and each will distribute five days of dry food. If there is no one, you will be given two catties of beef jerky. With arrows, they raided Songshan City and launched a surprise blitzkrieg to the Tartars." Seeing that everyone was no longer afraid of fighting, Zhao Yi issued an order.

"With the order, the next official will do it now." The generals took the order and left.

After Zhao Yi gave the order, he suddenly felt that all the strength in his body was exhausted. He sat on the seat and closed his eyes to rest, and suddenly heard someone call: "Master Zhao, Zhao Yi looked up and saw that he was sitting in the corner of the tent. The bright moon, followed by the lights in the big tent, and the beautiful shadow of the moon slowly walked over.

Yue Yue walked to the table and said softly: "Master Zhao, Yue Yue hasn't thanked His Excellency for saving his life. If he hadn't come in time...I'm afraid Yue Yue would have died under the butcher's knife." , Zhao Yi hurriedly walked out of the table, gave him a little help and said, "Miss Moon, you are too out of touch. I should do my duty for such a trivial matter, so there is no need to perform such a big gift."

The moon stood up gracefully, and suddenly changed from the gentle face just now, to an angry expression: "I didn't expect that the Qing soldiers from Manchuria were even worse than the bandits. If Master Zhao hadn't rushed to me, I would be killed in Wuji Ridge. I just heard my lord Speaking of raiding Matsuyama, I would like to contribute a small amount of strength to assist adults."

"Oh? I wonder if Miss Moon has a good idea to attack the city?" Zhao Yi asked suspiciously.

"I have no idea, but my caravan has a company in Datong. In the warehouse of the company, there are many Frankie cannons and thousands of refined firearms. They are all the latest firearms made in our country. I thought this time I donated it to the Ming court in exchange for customs clearance documents, and this time I decided to give it to you, these Manchu people are really hateful." Yue Yue clenched her small fists and said with gritted teeth, her appearance was really cute, and for a while Zhao Yi's gaze couldn't help but concentrate. Zhao Yi has seen many foreign beauties in modern times. It stands to reason that he would not be charmed by the moon, but the moon is beautiful. At this moment, the angry appearance of the moon is inexplicably cute. The temperament and the pitiful shadow just now are so indescribably moving that Zhao Yi was immersed in it for a while.

Seeing Zhao Yi's dumbfounded look, Yue Yue's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he also has a crush on me?Are you suggesting something to me? I don't know if he is married or not?Yue Yue didn't dare to continue her daydream, she giggled and said, "Master Zhao, you look so silly!"

Zhao Yi laughed awkwardly and said, "Then there will be Miss Lao Yue. I wonder how long it will take for the firearms to be transported to Tumubao?"

Yue Yue originally had a fever on his face and panicked in his heart, but when Zhao Yi asked him this question, he immediately returned to normal and said, "When I returned to Tumu Fort, I had already notified people to go to Datong to inform my family, and I sent a caravan to send them over overnight. There are a lot of cars and horses, people don't rest horses, if there are no accidents, they can be sent to Tumubao tomorrow morning."

Zhao Yi was overjoyed when he heard that, now he is more confident, so many lives are in my hands, and every small mistake may lead to the sacrifice of all the staff, Zhao Yi's face suddenly became resolute.

What kind of person is this Zhao Yi!I'm really attracted to him more and more, isn't he really afraid of death?Seeing the resolute Zhao Yi, the moon couldn't help but feel crazy!

(End of this chapter)