Chapter 91 Chen Xinjia: You have to thank me for hitting the board!
Chen Xinjia moved the central military tent to Wuqiao, and other troops also moved very quickly. In less than half a day, the entire main camp of King Qin's army was concentrated on the Wuqiao battlefield.
Seeing Liu Yuanbin, Cao Ruohai and others, Chen Xinjia said a few apologetically vague words, and then asked Liu Yuanbin to quickly send the wounded of the New Army to Tongzhou Military Hospital.
The total casualties of the New Army in this battle were more than 3,000, and almost half of the troops lost their combat effectiveness. Nearly 2,000 of them were killed or died in the past few days, and there were hundreds of seriously injured people whose lives were in danger. Relatively speaking, this battle was
There were not many lightly injured people, only a few hundred people.
This was the case in combat in the cold weapon age. Once injured, it was basically fatal and either death or disability. Especially in this battle, the hand-to-hand combat was quite fierce, so naturally the proportion of those who died in battle and who were seriously injured would be high.
"Hushan, it's lucky that you and Cui'an arrived on the battlefield in time for this battle, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. I would like to thank you for your loyalty on behalf of Your Majesty and the court, my governor!" After Chen Xinjia saw Huang Degong, he kept expressing his gratitude to Comrade Huang.
Thank you. Lao Huang's timely appearance this time not only saved the new army, but also saved him. After the war, the military leader with soldiers is fine. A big leader like him who is famous but has no power is the best person to take the blame.
"My lord, I am a soldier. It is my duty as a general to kill the enemy for the imperial court and to die for your majesty."
"In this battle, the captive army spent a lot of effort, but failed to achieve what they wanted. Now that the situation between the enemy and ourselves has reversed, we took advantage of the situation and drove the thieves who entered the pass back to the outside. I wonder what Hushan was thinking?"
"What my Lord Soldier wants is exactly what I want. I am brave enough to guard the camp. I am willing to be driven by my Lord Soldier to serve as a pawn for Your Majesty and the country, and to fight to the death against the bandits." Don't look at Huang Degong's troops.
It looks like eight or nine thousand, but General Jingnan's position is the rank of Zhengyin General, which is higher than Chen Xinjia's Minister of War. Therefore, during the conversation, Huang Degong acted as Chen Xinjia's equal. This is also
Why, Chen Xinjia always calls him Huang Degong. If he is called by official title, he is even lower than Huang Degong.
The military attache titles of the Ming Dynasty are so strange. People like Huang Degong are already at the top of the military generals. The soldiers and horses he controls are considered to be first-rate among the current military leaders of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the soldiers directly under Wu Sangui and others
, not much more than Huang Degong. In terms of horizontal comparison, Zuo Liangyu may have more troops than Huang Degong and others. Everyone else is about the same.
However, in terms of background, there is still a big difference between Huang Degong and Wu Sangui, the top figure in Guan Ning's generals. Although Wu Sangui only has more than 10,000 soldiers, he may have tens of thousands of remaining troops mobilized. Huang Degong only has these eight or nine thousand bare troops at his disposal.
There is no way to explode troops in a short period of time.
After agreeing with Huang Degong, Chen Xinjia beat the drums and ordered the commanders of the Qinwang Army from all ministries to assemble in the governor's tent.
Chen Xinjia, who had gained the upper hand, was very powerful at this time. He stared at the generals under him in the big tent. The military leaders below were so trembling that they did not dare to look directly.
"General Zhenshuo, where are Datong's commander-in-chief Jiang Xiang?"
"The general is here!" Jiang Xiang, who was named, quickly came out of the queue and stood under the tent to talk.
"Last time, I ordered you, as the former army commander, to rescue the Yongwei Yingying New Battalion army that was under heavy siege. You hesitated to move forward, causing our army to almost suffer heavy losses. Do you know your guilt?"
Faced with Chen Xinjia's sudden attack, Jiang Xiang replied in a panic: "My lord Rong Bing, the final general was not unwilling to rescue the troops of the new camp. It was just that he was still weak and was blocked by the captive army.
It's a delay in fighting."
"It's good that your strength will last! The imperial court raises you so that you can contribute to the country. If you don't fight to the death when encountering the enemy, what use do you have? Someone came and dragged Jiang Xiang out of the tent, beat him with forty military sticks, and
Punish them for their mistakes. The governor will not take into account the dereliction of duty of other soldiers and generals for the time being, and will discuss it later. From today on, if there is anyone who disobeys the military orders and supports the army without fighting, I will ask the emperor to kill him in front of the sword formation.
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The purpose of beating Jiang Xiang was to kill the monkey and honor the chicken. Jiang Xiang was the highest-ranking among the Qinwang soldiers who came this time. The purpose of beating Jiang Xiang in front of the tent was to make other soldiers weigh it in their minds to see if they had any
That strength, if you don't obey again.
This meal was of course a bit of a deal, but after being beaten with forty sticks, Jiang Xiang was still in great pain, and he was dragged back to the military camp by his men with his teeth bared.
Being beaten is a small matter, but losing face is a big deal. After being spanked by Chen Xinjia in front of his colleagues, Jiang Xiang was very angry after returning to the camp!
"What an old thief, you actually punished me in front of all the generals. You really don't take my face seriously!" In the camp, Jiang Xiang cursed Chen Xinjia without any scruples, frightening his generals and staff.
He remained silent.
After scolding everyone for a while, none of his men spoke to him, which made Jiang Xiang even more angry. "Come here, give me the order! The army breaks camp and we go back to Datong." Jiang Xiang, who couldn't get off the stage, prepared to leave and give Chen Xinjia
Take a look at some color.
"General, you must not break camp. If you break camp at this time, the Governor and Your Majesty will be held accountable. It will be difficult to escape the involvement and the guilt will be huge." Seeing that their master was going to act recklessly, the staff did not dare to act like a turtle anymore and hurriedly gave advice.
"Hmph, they dare to hold me accountable? Do you know who I am?"
"General, one moment is another. Now that Master Chen and the Yongwei camp are powerful, it's better to be patient. We can't afford to offend them. In fact, I, the soldier, hit the general in public to protect him.
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"Return to protect me? How can you protect someone by hitting someone with a stick?" Jiang Xiang glared at the staff member who said this, and even had murderous intentions for this guy. He felt that this guy was even more hateful than Chen Xinjia!
"General, the new army of the Yongwei Camp is the emperor's confidant. This time, we almost fell in front of the battle. If the emperor knew, we could easily spare him? General, I personally ordered the reinforcements to lead the army. If others get involved,
Maybe he will be convicted of the first crime! Fortunately, my soldier has practiced military law in public, and the general has been punished. As long as he is more respectful to my soldier in the future, this matter should be reduced to a minor matter. Otherwise, it will be a serious matter.
It’s not as simple as being beaten!”
"Hmph, how can this general be someone who is at the mercy of others? There are thousands of men under his command, and they can do whatever they want to do?"
"General, we are in Zhili now, not in Datong. It is difficult for these men under my command to resist Huang Chuangzi and Zhou Yuji's elite soldiers. If they use their troops lightly and confirm the population, they will be accused of disobeying military orders and sending troops to cause chaos.
You’ll be in trouble just by looking for trouble!”
The words of the staff immediately calmed down the angry Jiang Xiang! That's right, now he is on someone else's territory, with a strong army of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses at his side. If someone doesn't anger someone, he will be taken into account.
What should we do if we settle old scores together? The Yongwei camp has both cavalry and infantry, and its combat power is so strong that if someone is angered, they can't even run away.
"Hey, it seems I can only endure today's humiliation. I just wonder if I, the soldier, will cause trouble for my department again after receiving the military stick?" Jiang Xiang reacted and changed his attitude like a bachelor.
, on the contrary, he was worried whether Chen Xinjia would embarrass himself again.
"Logically speaking, I have expressed my attitude, and this matter should be over. However, just to be on the safe side, I still suggest that the general send his trusted aide and send some goods to him. If I
Once the soldiers collect the goods, the matter will be more secure."
"This method is very appropriate. The visitor should quickly prepare some belongings and deliver them to my soldier's account overnight."