If you don't know the enemy's situation and attack rashly, even if you win, it will be a miserable victory.
If the losses were too great, he, the centurion, might be captured at any time. This was the outcome that Gurley feared the most.
Thinking that even if the 30,000 people in the village wanted to leave, they would not be able to escape in a short while, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, retreat, retreat."
Gurley did not want to lose too much, and he did not want to be deprived of his power as a centurion, so he ordered a retreat.
Whistles sounded one after another, which was the unique communication signal of the Mongolian people. But when the Meng cavalry heard the whistle, they immediately gave up the charge and gave up on the opponents in front of them. They turned around and rode away quickly.
The Mengqi actually withdrew, and they did so resolutely.
Wang Yi looked at this scene with anger on his face and punched the ground hard. "Why are you running away? Why don't you stay and let us kill a few more? It's my merit!"
This cry was so desolate that Wen Yang, who was standing not far in front, trembled when he heard it.
Isn't it okay if the enemy escapes?
You are actually angry that the enemy ran too fast. What are you thinking? You really think that you are omnipotent, and you don't even look at how many people you have brought with you.
With only a dozen people, the remaining more than 100 Mengqi escaped completely. This is already a big victory, isn't it?
Of course, Wenyang didn't know that just outside Sunshine Village, the black cavalry was ready and ready to kill at any time. Otherwise, how do you think Wang Yi would have such courage?
"This... hero, I don't know how to call him, this time you saved our entire Yangxing Village." Wang Yiqiang supported his already very tired body, took off the knife and walked away
When he came to Wang Yi, he said with a grateful face.
"Yes, yes, heroes, thanks to you this time, you are the descendants of gods and Buddhas, the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves suffering." Zhang Qi didn't know when he appeared next to Wang Yi. At this moment, his body
I no longer tremble, and my legs no longer tremble.
"We are the vanguard sent by General Zhongwu." Wang Yi stood up, wiped the dust off his body, and answered seriously.
"General Zhongwu?" Both Wen Yang and Zhang Qi were stunned. It was obvious that given their status and being away from home, they had no idea that the imperial court had sent Su Shi to assist.
"Yes, General Zhongwu is Shaofu Su Shi. This time, His Majesty appointed him General Zhongwu, responsible for presiding over the war on the northern front." Wang Yi nodded and briefly explained the matter.
Wen Yang and Zhang Qi finally understood what Wang Yi meant, and they said excitedly, "So General Zhongwu has arrived?"
"Yes, the general is already here. He is nearby. He must have seen the scene very clearly. It's just because there are only 200 men in the Meng cavalry, and the number is too small, so the general did not show up. But it doesn't matter, he will probably suffer a loss next.
The Mongolian cavalry will call for more reinforcements, and this is the time for the general to come forward with his army."
Hearing Wang Yi's answer, Wen Yang was excited, but Zhang Qi was excited first and then scared.
The timid side of me just now would not have been seen by General Zhongwu.
Oh, what can we do?
If I had known this was the case, I would have behaved well just now no matter what, even if I risked my life.
Ignoring the change in Zhang Qi's expression for a moment, Wen Yang looked towards
Wang Yi asked, "General Zhongwu is the Su Shaofu who recruited soldiers to go to Liao and Mengdi?"
"Exactly. They went there the year before last and came back last year. They killed the Liao and Mongolians to the point of fear. But I didn't expect that less than a year later, these people would have the courage to provoke us, the Song Dynasty. This time the general will definitely
Show them how awesome you are." When Wang Yi talked about this, he was very proud.
After hearing this, Wen Yang also agreed very much. "Yes, General Zhongwu is indeed a brave man who is rare in our Song Dynasty. If he comes, the northern border will be saved."
Finally seeing hope, Wen Yang thought to himself, the Song Dynasty still did not abandon the northern border, no.
Thinking like this, all the strength in the whole body could not help but relax, and then the whole person suddenly leaned backward.
Fortunately, Wang Yi had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he caught him, and then quickly touched his body. He found that although there was a stab wound, it was just an external injury. He didn't understand why he fainted.
"Our commander is hungry." A border soldier saw the confusion in Wang Yi's eyes and took two steps forward to explain.
"Hungry?" Wang Yi didn't seem to understand.
"Yes, we are hungry. Our mission is to support Xincheng, and we can only get supplies when we get there. But now Xinzhou is surrounded by the Mongolian army, and we can't enter at all, so the commander took us to Yang
We are waiting for the opportunity to build the village. But there is not enough supplies, so we can only borrow food from Commander Zhang, one meal a day, just to survive starvation."
The soldier wept as he spoke.
In order to protect the people of the Song Dynasty, they fought without even having enough to eat.
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The combat effectiveness of infantry is not as good as that of cavalry, and their physical strength is also inferior. How can they win the battle?
"Is there such a thing?" Wang Yi looked incredulous when he heard this, then looked back at Zhang Qi with a questioning look on his face.
Wang Yi was a scout of the Su family army. As an elite member of Su Shi's command, he had never had trouble eating.
Even though they came out this time and did not go with Su Shi, they still brought a lot of food before leaving, such as compressed biscuits, beef jerky, ham sausages and other items. Each of them had a big bag, which was enough for everyone.
They persisted until they met up with Su Shi.
Wang Yi looked at Zhang Qi, who also explained with an embarrassed look, "As the brother said just now, their mission is to enter Xincheng, and their relationships are all transferred there. According to military regulations,
They couldn't get any supplies unless they entered the city. But when they came to Yangxing Village, I couldn't watch them starve to death, so I took out the food of our Xiang army and gave it to them in half. In this way, they would not starve to death.
, we will never die of hunger.”
"Are you hungry? Are you hungry? Aren't there more than 30,000 people in the village? Don't they have any food in their hands?" Wang Yi was very puzzled.
"There is definitely some, but what they have in their hands is their own rations, not military rations. How can we rob them?"
"You can borrow it first. After all, only with strength can we fight, and only by winning the war can we protect their safety. Don't these people know?" Wang Yi became more and more confused. If the people can't understand this truth, then he really wants to
Said these people deserved their death.
"It's not the people's fault. They gave us food before, but we can't ask for it.
, this is military law and cannot be violated, otherwise if someone reports it, General Wang Xin will kill us and our families will be affected." Zhang Qi explained again.
At this moment, Wang Yi somewhat understood.
But I just can't understand. I would rather starve to death than eat the people's food just because I'm afraid of violating military law.
Even if you die on the battlefield alone, if you break military law, your family will be affected after your death. Not only will your family not get any compensation, but future generations will also be implicated.
This is also the reason why neither Wen Yang nor Zhang Qi dared to ask for or eat food, even though they knew that the people had food in their hands.
"What kind of bullshit military law is this?" Wang Yi muttered in a low voice, but still asked the team members around him to take out the food they brought and let everyone use it first. Then he walked aside and used the walkie-talkie to explain the matter.
Reported to Su Shi.
"This policy cannot be said to be wrong. General Wang Xin also formulated the military regulations because he was worried that someone would rob the people of their food. Okay, now is not the time to talk about these things. We are coming to Yangxing Village. We will hold it there and try our best to protect it.
We may mobilize more Mongolian cavalry and then wipe them out in one fell swoop. As for them being short of food now, you can give them rations first. After I arrive, I will naturally not be short of food for everyone."
"Yes, Marshal." After Wang Yi agreed, he carefully put the walkie-talkie back on his body. Then he turned around and walked towards Wen Yang and Zhang Qi.
By this time Wen Yang had woken up. After drinking water and eating some beef jerky, his body gained some strength.
But when they learned that this was not their ration, they didn't dare to eat it.
Until Wang Yi came over and said: "I have contacted General Zhongwu. The general said that from now on, you will be under the general's jurisdiction. These foods are for your replenishment. Feel free to eat. The army's rations will arrive soon."
"Is this...really?" Wen Yang asked with some disbelief.
"Of course it's true. Do I need to lie to you? Besides, the general will be here soon. If you don't believe it, just ask yourself. Now, eat right away. More mengqi will come later. If you don't want to continue,
If you have done meritorious service, then you won’t eat and you will starve to death.”
"Eat, let's eat. By the way, these things you brought are really delicious." Wen Yang nodded quickly, and then took another bite of the beef jerky in his hand.
But it can be seen that it looks like he opened his mouth wide, but he only bit off a little bit. People who are used to living a hard life know how to save.
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Outside Xincheng.
Meng Qi continued to surround him, looking as if he wanted to surround him to death.
Gurli ran back with more than a hundred horses and went straight to a large tent of yurt standing outside the city.
The vanguard general Alatan was having a drink and chatting with some of his captains here. As soon as he saw Gurley running in, he laughed and said: "Gerry, you have gained a lot this time."
Hahaha.
The other Mongolian cavalry captains also laughed in agreement.
Yangxing Village can be regarded as a large village, with more than 30,000 Song people alone. If these people are alone in Mengdi, there is no telling how many more slaves can be produced.
This time, Gurli ran into the tent, he must have come to report his merits.
Under the attention of everyone, Gurley lowered his head and said, not daring to look at anyone, "General,
Gurli was incompetent, we failed to capture Yangxing Village, and we encountered the elite of the Song Army."
