"Brother--" Liu Qishi shouted loudly in the team. He recognized the crossbow arrow on the corpse, which was Guo Dajing's unique weapon.
Guo Dajing responded loudly, emerged from the woods, and stepped out.
Liu Qishi looked up and down and saw that Guo Dajing had a full beard and tail and could move freely. He couldn't help but feel relieved. He laughed and walked forward and gave Guo Dajing a hug.
Well, this enthusiasm is like sworn brothers. Although in ancient times, it seemed a bit awkward.
Guo Dajing patted his eldest brother on the back, separated, and said with a smile: "Just say it's okay, brother, don't worry."
Liu Qishi nodded vigorously and said with emotion and admiration: "It's unbelievable. Not only did he kill Shuo Tuo, but he also brought out the head. If someone didn't know him, he would have thought it was a fake!"
"Do you know me, brother?" Guo Dajing asked casually.
Liu Qishi said: "There are people in the Dongjiang Army who know him, and Cui Xiaoyi and others have all met Shuo Tuo."
Guo Dajing nodded, but he ignored this. Shuo Tuo followed Amin in the battle, and Cui Xiaoyi and others had seen him in Yizhou, so it was not surprising at all.
"Let's go!" Liu Qishi pulled Guo Dajing and said with a smile: "Several generals are eager to see you. They probably want to ask you how you did it? There is a huge difference in the credit between having a head and not having a head.
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Guo Dajing knew this, so he tried every means to assassinate and kill the enemy chief at close range. Beheading the enemy chieftain was of completely different value than the battle report stating that he was shot on the battlefield.
If it were not for the limitation of space, Guo Dajing would have wanted to capture one alive and offer it as a prisoner to the capital, but the satellite he released would have rushed out of the earth and would revolve around the sun.
As he walked, Liu Qishi loudly introduced to the officers and soldiers around him: "Did you see this, this is Guo Dajing, the brother of a certain person? He shot Yue Tuo to death, and then sneaked into the enemy camp to behead Shuo Tuo, and made great contributions to the world."
The surrounding officers and soldiers showed awe and admiration, for no other reason than to sneak into the enemy camp and kill the commander. That must be such a courageous, dangerous and difficult action.
This is definitely a tough guy who risked his life to kill the enemy. This is the case in the army. Those who admire him are heroes and warriors.
Faced with the enthusiastic gazes and salutes of the officers and soldiers, Guo Dajing had no choice but to return the salutes repeatedly. However, his face was painted in a mess, and not many people really knew him.
In fact, Guo Dajing does not want to be so high-profile. He will also carry out disguised infiltration operations in the future. The less people know him, the safer he will be.
But this eldest brother is afraid that no one will know about his brother's great achievements, and he is afraid that his brother will not be famous all over the world, just to show off.
"Guo Baihu, you are so admirable!" When Shang Kexi saw Guo Dajing, he immediately strode over and patted his arm vigorously, "It's incredible to sneak into the assassination and bring out the head."
Before Guo Dajing could speak, Li Weiluan had already interjected: "Guo Baihu must have been conducting reconnaissance for a long time and found the loopholes in building the prison camp, and then he succeeded with one strike and accomplished this great feat."
"What General Li said is absolutely true." Guo Dajing got down the slope and said with cupped hands: "It's tight on the outside and loose on the inside. The security inside the Jianlu camp is very lax. I probably didn't expect anyone to dare to sneak in and assassinate."
At this time, Zhang Pan, Zheng Fengshou, Cui Xiaoyi and others also rushed to the camp, and they were responsible for attacking the east side.
Seeing Guo Dajing's safe return, everyone was happy and relaxed. Apart from asking questions and asking questions, they were also surprised and admired that Guo Dajing could do such an earth-shattering thing.
Jianlu retreated in defeat, and the plan to attack the camp was successful. The next step was to continue the pursuit, and join forces with Mao Shuai's troops under the Baima Mountain City to attack Jianlu.
The generals discussed again and decided to rest temporarily and set off again after dawn tomorrow.
Shang Kexi, Li Weiluan, Qiu Zhentai, Zhang Pan and other Dongjiang Army officers and soldiers were all dispatched. Cui Xiaoyi led more than a thousand Korean volunteers to help in the battle, while Zheng Fengshou stayed behind at Longgu Mountain City.
Jianlu was newly defeated. It was difficult for Jianlu to break through the 4,000 main force led by Mao Wenlong at the foot of Baima Mountain City. Instead of pursuing them overnight, the generals felt that with 3,500 to 600 troops, if Jianlu came back to fight, they might not be sure of victory.
When Jianlu loses more troops in Baima Mountain City, the pursuing troops will have a better chance of winning. At least in terms of strength comparison, the difference will become bigger and bigger.
Guo Dajing was an observer, which should be an honor given to him. He also heard some clues about fighting Jianlu in the wild, and the generals of the Dongjiang Army did not have much confidence.
Mao Wenlong's main force has Baima Mountain City to rely on. If the troops here are pressed, there will be no danger to defend.
Li Weiluan said to Zheng Fengshou: "Master Zheng, please lend our army all the carts and frame carts in the city, and bring more wooden cannons."
Zheng Fengshou understood, nodded and said: "General Li, don't worry, all the vehicles in the city will be handed over to you, and most of the wooden cannons can also be taken away. We will continue to make them."
Carrying cannon on the vehicle and advancing along the road can indeed contain the charge of the Jianlu cavalry. If it were more formal, Wugang vehicles should be used, which would be more effective.
Guo Dajing agreed with this, and heard that Shang Kexi wanted to organize hundreds of heavily armored spearmen in front, also to deter the Jianlu cavalry.
Unfortunately, the Dongjiang Army had too little equipment and could only be organized on a temporary basis and could not be maintained on a regular basis. Guo Dajing sighed in his heart, feeling helpless and even a little resentful that the imperial court favored one over the other and ignored the importance.
After the discussions and arrangements were completed, the troops who were to be dispatched tomorrow took a quick rest and left the task of cleaning the battlefield to Zheng Fengshou and the remaining Korean volunteers.
The Jianlu retreated in a hurry, but they were also fooled by Guo Dajing, leaving behind a large number of tents and equipment. They were all useful items for the Dongjiang Army and Korean volunteers, and they were all moved back to the city.
"Where are the heads? Why didn't you put them on a high pole?" Guo Dajing suddenly remembered something and asked his elder brother.
Liu Qishi rolled his eyes and said: "You want to make Jianlu's army confused and frighten you. But you don't want Jianlu to fight back and take back their heads, right?"
Guo Dajing blinked, and he really didn't think so. He thought that picking out Shuo Tuo's head would speed up Jianlu's retreat.
Liu Qishi knew it by looking at Guo Dajing's expression, so he changed the topic and said: "The human head is a treasure. It should be sealed with lime and sent to Denglai. It can be exchanged for a large sum of food and grass supplies!"
Guo Dajing smiled and felt that he had gained more knowledge. In the final analysis, he still didn't know enough about Jianlu and took it for granted that he would inevitably make mistakes.
Fortunately, this was not a big mistake and was denied by experienced generals such as Li Weiluan.
Otherwise, if Jianlu goes crazy and grabs people's heads, it will be an extremely brutal fight. Even if they win, it will be a victory with heavy losses.
It's much better now. Although we still have to besiege Jianlu and fight and fight. However, Jianlu's military morale has been messed up and all supplies and equipment have been lost. The longer we delay, the more Jianlu's combat power will weaken.
Moreover, Guo Dajing knew that there was poisonous rat strong power. It could not be digested and decomposed by itself over time. Because of its stable nature, that kind of poison was not easy to decompose, and could easily cause accumulation, and there was a possibility of secondary poisoning.
In other words, the effect of the poison will continue to expand, and the weakening of Jianlu will naturally tilt the balance of victory more towards the Dongjiang Army.
I have to admit that the tactics of the generals of the Dongjiang Army in extending the front line and wearing down Jianlu were correct. Although they did not know it, Guo Dajing had drugged Jianlu.
This is probably also an extension of the tactics of guerrilla warfare, which is to accumulate small victories into big victories, weaken the enemy bit by bit, and try not to engage in direct combat with the enemy.
Guo Dajing felt that he had learned a lot more, which was valuable experience gained by the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army with their blood and lives.
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Baima Mountain City.
The cool air blew on his face, raising a few strands of white hair on his temples.
Standing at the top of the city, Mao Wenlong exhaled a breath of thick white mist, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked into the distance.
"Father." Mao Chenglu came over, put his cloak on Mao Wenlong, and said with concern: "Be careful of the cold."
Mao Wenlong nodded slightly and said slowly: "If we can annihilate Shuo Tuo's troops, or even behead him, plus the previous shooting of Yue Tuo, our Dongjiang Army will definitely impress the court."
Mao Chenglu knew what his adoptive father was thinking. For the remote overseas town of Dongjiang, he only gave strong support when the imperial master Yuan Keli became the governor of Denglai. Therefore, during that time, he also achieved good results.
However, after Yuan Keli resigned, the imperial court focused on Guan Ning, delaying and deducting food and supplies for Dongjiang Town as much as possible. Several nuclear wars were carried out, but they were also reduced to a small quantity.
You know, there are not only soldiers in Dongjiang Town, but also hundreds of thousands of Liao people. There is little arable land on the island, and what is produced is simply not enough to feed the soldiers and civilians.
Although the imperial court allowed Dongjiang Town to raise wages through business, Liaodong was already occupied by the Jianqi. Specialties such as ginseng and mink were very rare. Even because they went deep into Liaodong to collect ginseng, the soldiers and civilians of Liaodong often paid the price of death and injury.
Since this time of aiding Korea, Mao Wenlong's thoughts have changed a lot.
It turns out that they still have some strength left, but they are just harassing and attacking to prevent the court officials from claiming that Dongjiang Town is wasting food and wages, but there is no way to contain it.
However, the impact of Halongchuan, defeating Yizhou, and winning consecutive battles made Mao Wenlong believe that the gains outweighed the losses and the advantages outweighed the disadvantages by vigorously aiding the DPRK.
The so-called disadvantages are the casualties and losses of the Dongjiang Army. But compared to the change in the court's attitude and the increase in support in the future, it is quite worth it.
This is profit and gain. From the long-term perspective of the development of Dongjiang Town, temporary casualties and losses are nothing. The imperial court has 28,000 troops, and if the food and wages are sufficient, Mao Wenlong can supplement tens of thousands more from the Liao people.
Of course, if it were not for the worry that Jianlu would completely conquer North Korea and get help from the North Korean Navy in the future.
As well as the consecutive victories in the early days of aiding North Korea, Mao Wenlong saw hope of changing the court's attitude, but he was still reluctant to provide large-scale aid to North Korea.
The Korean royal family and most of the ministers did not have a friendly attitude towards Dongjiang Town, but they disliked Dongjiang Town for attracting the vicious enemy Jianlu to them.
Many Koreans do not like the Dongjiang Army because they have to supply food to the Dongjiang Army. This is an additional tax they have to pay, which is called "Liao rice".
But now, Mao Wenlong has completely understood that how the war to aid Korea is fought will determine the future development of the Dongjiang Army. This is a fight for himself, not North Korea.
"Our army has won consecutive battles and killed Yue Tuo, the prince of Jianlu. Compared with Guan Ning's army, it has already established a superiority." Mao Chenglu comforted his adoptive father and said with a smile: "The containment effect is obvious, and the imperial court will not ignore it.
Arrived."
Mao Wenlong pondered for a moment and said: "It may not be that simple. Emphasis on Guan Ning and light on Dongjiang is determined by the imperial court's grand strategy. The Guan Ning Jin defense line is what the emperor's master Sun Ge strongly advocated."
In the late Ming Dynasty, Sun Chengzong was undoubtedly a loyal minister, and his ability was also the best among the ministers at that time.
When he finally defended Gaoyang, Sun Chengzong, his five sons, six grandsons, two nephews, and eight grandnephews all died in battle. History books commented that "death is more righteous."
But from the perspective of latecomers, the Guan Ning Jin defense line implemented by Sun Chengzong can be said to be a waste of people and money, and the Ming Dynasty also shed its last blood for this.
Facts have proved that it is impossible to defeat the Jianlu by using fortress advancement tactics. This is different from the situation in the Song Dynasty and Xixia. The most important thing is that the Ming army does not have the ability to fight against the Jianlu in the field.
Jinzhou, the end of the Guanning-Jin line of defense, has also been targeted several times by establishing encirclement points for reinforcements, and they have often succeeded.
In the final battle of Songjin, all the elites of the Ming army were wiped out, which could be regarded as a turning point in the war situation of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At this point, the Ming Dynasty no longer had the power to counterattack the Jianlu.
Of course, it would be a bit harsh to say that Sun Chengzong ruined the Ming Dynasty because of this.
In fact, the demise of the Ming Dynasty was not caused by the efforts of one person, but by the corruption and incompetence of the entire court and bureaucracy.
There is a saying that can be used to describe it very aptly: "When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent."
The emphasis on Guan Ning and the neglect of the Dongjiang River can also be interpreted as "emphasis on mountains and seas and neglect of the coast." After all, it is considered the country's gate, and the Liaodong coast poses almost no threat to the capital.
The fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty was only so much, and the expenses of the entire northern border town were enough. How could more resources be allocated to vigorously support Dongjiang Town, which was remote and overseas?
In fact, it is not impossible to change the Guan-Ning-Jin defense line into the "Guan-Ning" defense line, or directly into the "Guan" defense line, which can save a lot of money and resources.
To put it bluntly, it is to implement strategic contraction and only guard Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, or even just Shanhaiguan.
Jinzhou, that’s a trap, stop throwing money, people, and materials in there!
Jianlu left Guangning and Jinzhou alone, just waiting for the Ming army to get stupid and come over and attack them violently! The Ming army's advance in the fortress was to give Jianlu heads and supplies.
Unfortunately, no one has proposed such a strategy, but the results are not very good.
Xiong Tingbi, one of them, advocated withdrawing directly to Shanhaiguan. Later, because of the loss of Guangning, he spread the news to the first nine sides. When Wang was in Jin, he proposed to build Bali City, also focusing on Shanhaiguan. He was impeached by Sun Chengzong and went to Nanjing to retire.
The key is to completely abandon the outside world, which requires great courage and even more support from the emperor. Otherwise, the crime of abandoning thousands of miles of land without fighting and fearing the enemy like a tiger will not be criticized by the officials in the court?
Therefore, Mao Wenlong did not expect the court to significantly increase the food and salary of Dongjiang Town. As long as there was no arrears, he would be quite satisfied.
"Commander." A sentry climbed to the top of the city and reported politely: "Capture a few men with shaved heads and tell them that Jianlu has withdrawn its troops from Longgushan City and will arrive at the city gate soon."
Mao Wenlong nodded, his eyes shining brightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Instruct all ministries to prepare for battle."