On the second day of the first lunar month of the ninth year of Chongzhen, horsemen and soldiers were densely surrounded by the official road east of Jiangpu. The surrounding area of the city was like boiling. Thousands of servants were packing up the camp.
The little kid got on the donkey cart. His wounds were still hurting, mainly from the arrow wounds on his back, so the cart was covered with his bedding and clothes. There were two satin embroidered quilts that were very comfortable to touch, and the little kid lay on them.
I don’t feel too panicked, compared to the treatment I received when I was injured last year.
The old man was still driving the car. He was sitting crookedly on the frame of the car, holding a whip in his hand, just waiting for the old camp to set off.
Followed by his servants, there were now seven people, five men and two women. Two people were pushing a wheelbarrow, which was exaggeratedly filled with all kinds of luggage, most of which were looted along the way. One of the servants was holding a wheelbarrow.
horse.
When the little boy escaped across the river yesterday, there were no officers and soldiers guarding the bridge on the opposite side, and not a single bandit accomplice was seen. However, there were seven or eight ownerless horses outside the market, and there was no one around to look after them. The horses were their most valued asset, more than
Gold and silver, so even though the little boy was in shock, he still took the time to get one.
Liu Wenxiu disappeared. The little boy returned to Yinding Bridge and didn't know which elder he should follow. Soon there was a shelling. In the chaos, the little boy followed the brigade and ran back to Jiangpu.
After returning to the camp, I carefully inspected the precious horse. There was a brand name engraved on the saddle. Although the little kid didn't recognize it, he knew it must belong to an officer and soldier. At night, rumors spread in the camp that the officer and soldier came from Anqing.
, called Anqing garrison camp.
The little boy thought that the horse must belong to the Anqing garrison. It was probably used by the officers and soldiers who dismounted to block the bridge. They were alarmed and fled to the other side of the river on their own.
When he went back to look at the saddle, he saw that there was indeed the word "Qing" on it. The little boy also memorized the word "安" in front of it in case he could recognize it in the future.
"Then Tongcheng belongs to Anqing."
The little kid muttered to himself in the car, "It's a pity that I won't fight anymore."
The old man sighed softly in front and did not persuade.
The sound of hoofbeats gradually appeared in front of them, and the little boy raised his head. The cavalry soldiers from the old camp had gathered and were heading towards the official road to the north.
This time when we went to Chuzhou, the Western Battalion was the vanguard. Behind us were all the battalion leaders. The front was more dangerous, so the eighth master asked the old battalion to go to the front in case there were officers and soldiers blocking it.
After the cavalry of the old camp set off, each department started to go up the official road one after another, and the order was also divided. The family members of the old camp were the first to go, and then they were sorted according to the seniority of the eldest family. The qualified generals went first, and then the Baohu Banner to which they belonged.
Gao Zhao, in charge of the plate, in charge of the team, and then the next general.
Liu Wenxiu's figure appeared in front, coming straight this way.
The little boy quickly stood up and jumped out of the carriage, waiting for the new head of the family's instructions.
When he came back last night, Liu Wenxiu had not seen him. He thought that the new eldest son had died in Hedong. Little did he know that Liu Wenxiu returned to the camp soon, and the little boy heard that the new eldest son was from the north.
He is one of the few people who is proficient in the nature of water, so the small river was not difficult for him at all.
Liu Wenxiu led a few people and rode up to the little boy. He looked at the little boy and said, "If you are injured, you don't have to get up. Just follow the flag on your forehead."
The little kid quickly agreed. He had been following Liu Wenxiu yesterday, trying his best to intercept the advancing infantry, but he probably caught Liu Wenxiu's eye.
The new leader lost a lot of his management team yesterday. Rookies like Xiao Wazi have a great chance of being reused.
Liu Wenxiu looked at the little boy's servants and boss and said, "If Chuzhou is destroyed, you can bring more servants."
"Thank you, elder."
The little boy said carefully, "If there is a war, which eldest family will the villain follow?"
Liu Wenxiu looked around and saw that he had lost a lot of palm plates yesterday, and some of them were useless. After a while, he pointed to a horse soldier on the left and said, "You follow the two locusts first."
The little boy looked up and saw the two locusts smiling at him.
..."Are the bandits going to attack?"
Two miles away from the bridge on the west side of Yinding, a cavalry team of more than ten people was standing on the official road. Pang Yu raised his telescope to observe. All in his field of vision were horse soldiers. This time was different from yesterday. In addition to the cavalry all over the wilderness,
Each unit's horsemen and soldiers have clear boundaries and obvious front lines.
Behind the cavalry there were vague infantry, and they were further apart. The cavalry in front were blocking the way, so Pang Yu couldn't see clearly. He didn't know whether they were cubs or real infantry.
"How to fight here?"
Pang Yu whispered to himself.
Most of his current experience is based on fighting in cities and markets. Fighting in formations in the wilderness, but he has no experience at all.
The main force of the cavalry was two miles away, and the cavalry was swimming back and forth one mile away, which seriously interfered with the line of sight. It made Pang Yu feel that there were cavalry everywhere, and it was difficult to judge the exact number.
"Sir, the second division has come to report that there are still two to three hundred horsemen at Tiger Bridge."
Guo Fengyou's voice sounded from behind.
"knew."
Pang Yu calmly put down his telescope and looked deeply in the direction of Jiangpu.
Guo Fengyou looked at Pang Yu's back with admiration, as did Jiang Guoyong and other soldiers. Under the command of Pang Yu, the garrison camp captured two important bridges on the first day of landing at Puzikou and annihilated 311 horsemen.
Ten, seventy-three people were captured, including one each from Baohunqi and Gaozhao. The commanders and supervisors had not yet been counted. One of the thieves was killed in the artillery attack and was trampled to death on the official road.
There are still hundreds of rogues.
Now the whole army respects Pang Pang Man as much as the surging river nearby. They firmly believe that Pang Pang Man can lead them to victory one after another.
At this time, some of the rangers were approaching. Pang Yula turned his horse's head without talking to anyone else. He looked confident, and then rode towards the bridgehead two miles away.
The rangers followed, but not at full speed.
There was a bureau of infantry one mile away from the bridgehead. They formed formations on both sides of the official road and began to retreat slowly after Pang Yu passed by.
The rogue cavalry slowed down and gradually stopped two hundred steps away, obviously fearful of the infantry.
Pang Yu quickly returned to the bridgehead of Yinding Bridge, where a group of generals were waiting.
"The number of horsemen exceeds one thousand, and there are two to three hundred at Tiger Bridge. The total number should be around fifteen hundred."
After dismounting, Pang Yu directly said to several people, "We can't observe the infantry behind. There should be thousands of people. What do you think should be done?"
Yao Dongshan was not wearing a helmet. He touched the bun on his head and said loudly, "Yesterday, there were thousands of horse soldiers, and we killed hundreds of them in Hedong. If we kill them again today, we will surely break the siege of Jiangpu."
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After Wang Zenglu heard this, he waited for a moment and saw that no one else spoke, then he bowed to Pang Yu and said, "I think we should stick to it today."
"Tell me your reasons."
"Yesterday, several boats that lured the enemy stopped in Xinhe until dawn. When I arrived at Puzikou in the morning, I said that there were large lights in the direction of Hezhou. It must be Gao Scarzi who has arrived. Your Excellency has said that this thief is the leader among the thieves and leads the horse thief.
There are probably thousands of them. The more than a thousand cavalry in front are to lure our battalion away from Yinding Bridge. We should leave troops to guard the two bridges. We can send up to a thousand troops to Jiangpu. If we go too far, the hidden cavalry will
Once we got out, we were trapped there. Even if we could hold on, the rogue cavalry soldiers could run very fast and if they hit any bridge, we would not be able to rescue them."
Pang Yu nodded and looked at Chen Rulie, "Chen Rulie, you are leading the cavalry. Do you think we should go to battle?"
Chen Rulie's face and waist were wrapped in cotton. He didn't even wear cotton armor today. His injuries were not serious among the cavalry battalions. He could still walk around today. Yang Xueshi was shot in the cheek by an arrow at the last moment of the battle.
, has been sent to Wanfengmen to recuperate.
He turned his head and looked at Yao Dongshan before saying, "Right now, there are fewer horses and more than twenty cavalry. There is no way to stop the bandits. Once they go into battle, they will be divided into three areas. I feel that we should stick to it."
Pang Yu didn't ask anyone else. Two people opposed going to the battle, which made him happy. With those cavalry soldiers there, the road from here to Jiangpu was really difficult. He didn't dare to break into thousands of rogue bandits directly.
middle.
"Everyone has said something very insightful, but today's battlefield is no better than yesterday. This land is suitable for rogues and horse soldiers. Surrounded by hundreds of cavalry, it can cover thousands of people. If our infantry goes there, we will definitely be surrounded by rogues.
Furthermore, we suffered heavy losses yesterday, and the bandits have recently arrived, so we should not rush into battle today."
After Pang Yu finished speaking, he said to several people, "Today, all the ministries will strengthen their defenses. The Guards Division will stay at Wanfeng Gate, the Seventh Division of the Third Division will move to Tiger Bridge, and the remaining two divisions will go to Yinding Bridge.
The cavalry took good care of the captured horses. From this battle, we can see that the cavalry is indispensable. We will need these horses in the future.
The wounded from all departments must be sent to the wharf and transported by boat to Xiaxinhe Wharf in the south of the Yangtze River. Those who are seriously injured and cannot take the boat will be settled at Wanfengmen first. Mr. Hou will discuss with Puzikou whether they can be accommodated in the city.
Don't be afraid of a little money, there are also captured things, we can't go to war with so many things."
Guo Fengyou looked around and said, "Every ministry must defend itself, so who will transport the wounded and property?"
"Let the Marines go."
As he spoke, Pang Yu raised his head and looked at the boss behind him, "The Marine Corps is very outstanding this time, like you, a blacksmith."
Mr. Bai quickly stepped out of the queue and knelt down, "The villain used to be a blacksmith, and from now on the Marines will help you to strike iron. The ignorant one is the toughest, so the Marines will help you to fight."
Pang Yu stretched out his hand to help him up. This Bai Zong came from the First Division and was originally a flag general. Pang Yu saw him throwing millstones at the city gate and was deeply impressed by this man. When the Marine Corps was formed, he was promoted to Bai Zong.
In short, it seems that the Marines currently have a blacksmith style.
After receiving the clear instructions, all the officers returned to their respective camps. The military meeting of the garrison camp was just like this. After a few words of discussion, they went to implement it.
When the crowd dispersed, Pang Yu suddenly found He Xianya and Pang Ding standing outside.
He hadn't seen this third brother in some days, so Pang Yu greeted him with a happy laugh.
"Congratulations, sir, on your victory."
He Xianya was also very happy, "The little sentry boat carrying the message came over, and the villain followed him across the river."
Pang Yu said a few words of modesty, and then pulled He Xianya into a two-story building nearby. Because of its good view, Pang Yu used this building as the headquarters of Yinding Bridge.
"Why did the third brother cross the river? Is the additional issue of Jiangnan Times ready?"
"The first batch has been printed. The front page is about the Hezhou incident, Mr. Liu's deeds, and the garrison camp. They will be distributed in the city in the afternoon."
Pang Yu breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Publish this issue first. Mr. Hou has already written the good news at Puzikou. You can cross the river in the afternoon and continue to publish additional issues."
He Xianya whispered, "I just came to tell my second brother about the Jiangnan Times and the restoration of society."
"Something happened to Fushe?"
"It didn't happen immediately, but the momentum was a bit wrong. In September, a man named Zhou Zhikui wrote a "Fushe or Wen", in which he criticized the restoration of society fiercely. I heard that it was passed by Mr. Xue from the capital.
Hands, handed over to the emperor's hands."
Pang Yu asked in surprise: "Why didn't I hear about what happened in September?"
"After the emperor's imperial visit, he assigned us the task. It will be October when we arrive in the south of the Yangtze River. I heard from Fang Yizhi that now Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai are closing their doors to thank guests, and some scholars from Nanjing have returned to their hometowns."
"Did Fang Yizhi say who the emperor assigned this matter to?"
"Wen...Sir Chief Assistant."
He Xianya hesitated and said, "The previous publications have been widely circulated among scholars here in Nanjing. I heard from Fang Yizhi that someone from the Nanli Department claimed to report this to the Fushe together with the Times."
"Following Fushe's submissions will not be published. From now on, you will not interact with them for the time being. No matter Fang Yizhi or Wu Yingji, we cannot be dragged down by Fushe."
Pang Yu pondered, because Jiangnan Times wanted to take advantage of the channel of restoring the society, it published too many stories about the restoration of the society. Once the DPRK and China take action against the restoration of the society, it will easily suffer disaster.
This matter can be big or small. The loss of the newspaper being seized is not big. I am afraid that someone will trace the relationship behind it. Pang Yu has experienced the treacherous application details after the Tongcheng civil uprising and learned something from Fang Kongzhen.
The thing is, the emperor doesn't like people forming cliques. If he finds that one of his military attachés is forming a clique with Fushe, then this official will most likely lose his position.
After frowning and thinking for a moment, Pang Yu raised his head and asked, "Has the person from the governor's Yamen been contacted?"
"We have sent people there. The situation inside and outside Nanjing is more peaceful than in the previous ten days, and the road to Jurong is less crowded."
"We need to pay more attention to the matter of resuming society, but there is no rush now.
There are other important things at the moment. In the afternoon, you go back to Nanjing and find a frontman. It should be in the best place, Sanshan Street or Chang'an Street. There must be someone who wants to sell their house and return to their hometown in the past few days. I will guard you here.
, the rogues will definitely not be able to cross the river, and will soon leave Jiangbei. By then, housing prices will rise. If you buy the best location, it must be large. Hang the sign of Dajiang Yinzhuang, and the sign must be large, so that it can be the largest store sign in Nanjing.