Chapter 205 [Fengyang Attacks, Massacre Battle] Two
Yang Geng stood aside and looked at the soldiers on the tower, and couldn't help but said to Zheng Gongcheng: "Young Master is right! This Mu Linfeng has disappeared at the critical moment. What do you think?"
Zheng Chenggong touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, is this Kao Sen'er? Is this necessary?" He pointed to the northwest.
Yang Geng laughed when he saw this. Chen Hui looked at where Zheng Chenggong pointed, and saw that the city wall and the sky were connected. He was surprised and said: "What are the young master and sir talking about? Why didn't Chen understand what he said?"
Zheng Chenggong looked at Chen Hui and couldn't help but shook his head, and smiled at each other.
Mu Linfeng and Kong Wu led more than 10,000 people and marched towards Fengyang day and night. The horses did not stop and the people did not stop. They ran like this all night until early morning. They took out the map and saw that they had only walked four minutes.
Less than one mile away.
Mu Linfeng secretly worried that at such a speed, Fengyang's army would have already arrived at the gate of Yangzhou City before they reached Fengyang.
Thinking of this, Mu Linfeng immediately shouted: "Soldiers, keep moving forward!"
Kong Wu comforted him from the side: "Mu Shuai, the soldiers have been running around all night, can you take a rest?"
Mu Linfeng looked at his watch. It was only half past five in the morning. Mu Linfeng had no choice but to say: "Everyone rest for half an hour... This... we will continue to set off after half an hour. If you are hungry, take this opportunity to eat."
Some dry food..."
Mu Linfeng then ordered the spies to explore the road, to inquire about the movement ahead and find a more hidden road. Mu Linfeng also jumped off the horse, drank some water, chewed a few mouthfuls of steamed buns, and looked back to see Kong Wu sitting on the road.
On the stone beside me, I was eating steamed buns.
Mu Linfeng approached Kong Wu, patted Kong Wu on the shoulder, handed the water bag to Kong Wu and said: "Drink some water!"
Kong Wu took the water bag and drank a few sips, then returned the water bag to Mu Linfeng, and then said: "I'm afraid that if we work so hard, the soldiers will fall down from exhaustion when we reach Fengyang."
Mu Linfeng actually thought of this, but there was nothing he could do about it. If he had firearms in hand, he would probably be able to ambush the Fengyang Army on their way to Yangzhou and just shoot randomly when they saw the enemy. But at this moment, the firearms
In short supply, we have returned to the cold weapon era. The only bargaining chip our own army has is the ten artillery pieces and the short muskets in the hands of the accompanying troops.
After Mu Linfeng sighed slightly, he said to Kong Wu: "We have no choice but to get to Fengyang first. If it's still early, we can let the soldiers get a good sleep. But now we have to travel day and night."
Although Kong Wu had never fought in the army, he also knew that on the battlefield, time is money and time is life. He helplessly looked at the tired soldiers lying on the ground beside him and sighed.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The spy came back and said that there were some villages ahead with a small population. Mu Linfeng immediately ordered the entire army to prepare and continue to march towards Fengyang. Then he whispered to Kong Wu: "General Kong, you stay and rear the army!"
Kong Wu didn't know why, so he quickly said: "Yes, Mu Shuai, does Mu Shuai mean to let the last general?"
Mu Linfeng said: "This war is very urgent. Unlike in the past, our army had firearms. The advantage has always been on our side. If we delay the trip this time, I am afraid Yangzhou will fall, so our operation this time must be completely confidential."
, can’t leak even a little bit…”
When Kong Wu heard what Mu Linfeng said, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He seemed to have understood what Mu Linfeng meant, and murmured: "Mu Shuai means to be the last general..."
Mu Linfeng nodded and said: "This is also a last resort. If we go around the village, we will waste a lot of time. But now we can afford to lose everything except time. Mu's
Does General Kong understand what I mean?" He patted Kong Wu on the shoulder.
Kong Wu was slightly startled when he heard this. He looked at Mu Linfeng and was speechless. He seemed to feel that he no longer understood Mu Linfeng in front of him at all.
Mu Linfeng saw that Kong Wu's eyes were dull and he was looking at himself in a daze. He patted Kong Wu's shoulder again and said, "If General Kong can't do it, Mu can just leave it to others!"
Kong Wu quickly shook his head and said: "No... the last general takes orders!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly, patted Kong Wu's shoulder, then galloped out on horseback, shouting to the soldiers lying on the ground: "Everyone stand up, get ready to go!"
After hearing this, the soldiers stood up one after another, packed their bags, and lined up neatly. Although they were full of complaints, they were also extremely helpless.
Mu Linfeng immediately led the soldiers to move forward, then took a hundred pictures and asked his troops to stay and wait for Kong Wu.
Kong Wu slowly rode forward on his horse. Seeing Mu Linfeng and Da Xiu's figures retreating away, he couldn't help but sigh to himself, and then said to a hundred soldiers: "Follow the team and do as you are told!"
The hundred soldiers who followed him immediately shouted: "I have the order!"
When Mu Linfeng led 10,000 soldiers through the village, there were not many residents left in the village. Some who had convenient legs had already hid in the mountains, and the only ones left in the village were some old, weak, women and children.
When Mu Linfeng entered the village, he shouted to the soldiers: "No one is allowed to harm a common person, and take a needle and a thread from the common people. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
After hearing this, all the soldiers said one after another: "Yes, Mu Shuai!" Everyone knew that Mu Linfeng chopped off more than 200 heads in Yangzhou without blinking an eye, so he dared to disobey orders.
When the soldiers passed by the village, they didn't even break through the chicken pens on the roadside. They couldn't help but wonder, are there any soldiers in the world who don't want to rob?
Some brave people began to slowly leave the door and watched the army leave the village.
After Mu Linfeng's army left, the people went out of their houses one after another and talked a lot.
The men who had left the village to escape began to return to the village one after another. They were surprised to see that there were many people in the village and not a single chicken or dog was missing.
At this time, the sun had just risen, and the setting sun slowly shone into the village.
At this time, another group of people appeared from the rear of the village. Standing at the entrance of the village, it was Kong Wu and a hundred soldiers accompanying him.
When the people in the village saw it, they were a little panicked at first. Then they saw that the military clothes at the entrance of the village were the same as the ones they had passed by before, and then they felt a little relieved.
An old man scooped up a bowl of water from home and ran to the village entrance and handed it to Kong Wu, saying: "General, what kind of army are you doing? In the past, the army passed by ten rooms and nine empty rooms, but today, old man, I have really experienced a lot.
No less than one person."
Kong Wu looked at the old man, took the bowl, and drank all the water in it.
The old man looked at Kong Wu, smiled, and said: "General..."
Before the old man finished speaking, he only felt a heat in his heart, and a burst of hot blood spurted out. The old man was full of surprise. He saw that a knife suddenly appeared on his chest. Looking along, the hand holding the handle of the knife happened to be
It was the hand that took the water bowl just now.
The old man followed the familiar hand and saw that Kong Wu had his eyes closed, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and murmured in the air: "In the past, there were ten rooms and nine empty rooms. Today, I'm afraid it will be ten rooms and ten empty rooms... I'm sorry."
, old man..."
The old man fell down, and the people watching in the village were dumbfounded. Suddenly they heard a village woman scream, and the villagers immediately understood what was going on, and immediately began to flee in all directions.
Kong Wu immediately said to his one hundred followers: "Leave no one behind!"
After receiving the order, the one hundred personal followers immediately began to massacre the remaining ones. The personal followers had firearms in their hands, which made it much easier to kill. They did not need to run in front of them at all, they could just line up in a line and shoot. It only took a few dozen seconds.
Within minutes, there were more than 200 people in the village, but not a single person was alive. The blood on the ground looked even brighter red under the sunlight.
Kong Wu jumped off his horse and walked into the village on foot. Looking at the corpses lying on the ground, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. Finally, he couldn't hold back and roared into the sky.
At this moment, a baby's cry came from the thatched cottage.
Upon hearing the sound, the troops who followed him rushed over one after another and surrounded the thatched cottage with water. One of them kicked the door open, raised his gun and pointed it at the house, preparing to shoot.
But Kong Wu yelled, "Are you crazy?"
Kong Wu kicked the man over and rushed into the house. He saw that the thatched cottage was very small, with only a bed made of thatched grass and a swaddling baby on the bed. Kong Wu immediately stepped forward to pick up the swaddling baby and looked at the baby inside.
The child was not yet one month old and was still crying, but when he saw that he was crying, he burst into tears and started giggling non-stop.
Kong Wu couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the baby. He turned back to the hundred soldiers who followed him and said, "Go check to see if there are any survivors, and then follow Mu Shuai's troops!"
One of them asked Kong Wudao: "What about General Kong?"
Kong Wu glanced at the man, and then said: "Kong will be here soon!"
The accompanying army had no choice but to leave the thatched cottage and go through the corpses on the ground in the village one by one. After confirming that there were no more survivors, they set off on the road to catch up with Mu Linfeng's army in front.
Kong Wu looked at the child in his arms, then got out of the thatched cottage, jumped on his horse, and ran in the opposite direction.
Mu Linfeng heard the gunfire from behind, and he couldn't help but frown slightly: "Hey, fellows, just think that I, Mu Linfeng, can't help you..." Then he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and shouted to the soldiers: "Continue.
go ahead!"
Not long after, the one hundred personal followers caught up with the main force. Mu Linfeng asked: "Where is General Kong?"
One of them raised his hand to Mu Linfeng and said, "General Kong ordered us to meet up first..."
Mu Linfeng asked curiously: "What's going on?"
After the man reported the baby's matter to Mu Linfeng, Mu Linfeng sighed slightly and said, "There's no need to wait for General Kong, let's continue on our way!"
Mu Linfeng naturally knew where Kong Wu went with the baby in his arms. Let alone Kong Wu, could he really have done this at that time? Although Mu Linfeng had also killed people, and killed many people,
But when faced with a baby, he asked himself that he could not resist this toughness.
Mu Linfeng led the people to run for dozens of miles, and only then did Kong Wu catch up with the footwork of the large army.
Mu Linfeng glanced at Kong Wu but didn't say a word.
Kong Wu did not explain anything to Mu Linfeng, but just followed silently on horseback.
Mu Linfeng and Kong Wu didn't speak to each other, making the entire team look very depressed.
The two men have been leading the army to the northwest. By day and night, the entire army has traveled nearly two hundred miles, and the soldiers are already exhausted and exhausted.
Mu Linfeng looked at his watch, then at the soldiers behind him, and thought to himself: "If we really don't rest all the way, these people won't have the strength to fight when they get to Fengyang!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, and then ordered everyone to rest on the spot.
, and then sent spies to continue exploring the road.
Mu Linfeng saw Kong Wu sitting beside a tree, silently, walked slowly to Kong Wu's side, knelt down, patted Kong Wu's shoulder, and whispered: "Mu knows that Brother Kong is feeling uncomfortable, but this
It is a last resort. Think about it, if our whereabouts are exposed, not only the lives of our thousands of soldiers will be in danger, but also the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou will be hanging by a thread..."
Kong Wu looked at Mu Linfeng for a long time, sighed, and said: "I only know that those are unarmed common people..."
Mu Linfeng sat on the ground, leaned his back against the tree, and couldn't help but sigh slightly: "Why doesn't Mu know that these are just ordinary people, and why is Mu willing to kill them? Could it be that Mu was born to be a murderer?
Are you crazy?"
Kong Wu bit the steamed bun fiercely while looking at the night sky without making a sound.
Mu Linfeng turned his head and glanced at Kong Wu, and continued: "Those who have done great things since ancient times should not be limited to small details. We want Fang Yan to make the whole world, not a village, let alone a Yangzhou. If our mission fails this time, we will not be limited to small details."
But the people of Yangzhou have to go back to their old life, and even the whole world will have no hope from now on. Why does Mu want to carry out reforms? Isn’t it just for the people of the world? "
Kong Wu murmured: "The general has read few books and does not understand these big principles, but the general knows that all lives are the same..."
Mu Linfeng said to Kong Wu: "In the past, in order to escape Xiang Yu's pursuit, Han Xin killed the mountain man who showed him the way. If he had not killed the mountain man, he might have been killed by Xiang Yu himself. Then where would Han Xin come from?
Home country?"
Kong Wu heard this and looked at Mu Linfeng, not knowing what to say, but Mu Linfeng continued: "Mu doesn't know how to persuade you. Mu just wants to tell you that killing those villagers is a last resort. If possible, Mu
You will never do this. Brother Kong is a womanizer, and you will only suffer in the future. Could it be that after you went to the battlefield, you killed the enemy soldiers, those
Aren’t the lives of soldiers just human lives? Aren’t the lives of these soldiers precious? You know, these are beyond our control. Neither you nor I are wrong. The only fault is that we live in troubled times.
It’s the fault of the war. In the final analysis, it’s the fault of the Ming Dynasty. If the people in the world live and work in peace and contentment, and all industries prosper, who would be willing to live this kind of life..."
Mu Linfeng stood up after saying this, patted the dust on his body, and said: "Brother Kong, think about it for yourself. This is the way this era is. If you don't kill others, others will kill you. Others will not kill you because of your wife."
I'm a human being and I can't bear to attack you..."
After Mu Linfeng finished speaking, he took two steps forward, then looked back at Kong Wudao: "By the way, have the arrangements for the baby been arranged properly? If not, when you and I still have the chance to return to Yangzhou after this battle,
Just go find him and Mu will raise him personally!"
Kong Wuwen looked at Mu Linfeng, and a buckle in his heart, holding his fist tightly and smashed on the ground.
Mu Linfeng stood aside, glanced at Kong Wu, and then looked up at the night sky. There was no starlight in the night sky. Mu Linfeng speculated that there may be rain and snow tonight.
Good mood, ready to continue the road. Before noon tomorrow, you must reach the territory of Fengyang. When the night walk, whoever is loud and igniters, all the laws. "
After Mu Linfeng said, he walked to Kong Wu and whispered: "If Brother Kong thinks Mu Mou is wrong, you can return to Yangzhou here ... Mumou will bet on this life this time
The campaign, do not want to bring a general who is kind and unbearable to kill the enemy ... "
Mu Linfeng immediately spanned his horse immediately, and then drank: "The entire army continues!"
Ten thousand people immediately pretended to be out, and then mightyly marching towards Fengyang.
When the sky was bright, the sky began to snow. Although it was not very large, the soldiers were still angry, obviously a little cold, and after more than 50 miles, the spies came to report, saying that the Fengyang army said
Standing outside a hundred miles.
Mu Linfeng quickly asked the troops to pay attention, not to make noise, and go by bypass.
At this time, Kong Wu rushed up, Mu Linfeng knew that Kong Wu had figured it out, and looked at him with a smile, and said, "General Kong, Mu Mou is waiting for you!"
Kong Wu Gong said: "Mu Shuai said very much, the last will be poured into the top, I already want to understand!"
Mu Lingfeng took the shoulder of Kong Wu's shoulder, and said: "Mu Mou knows that Brother Kong will definitely think about it. Brother Kong is really timely, and there is another thing to do it now ..."
When Kong Wu heard his face changed, he said, "Do you want to slaughter the village again?"
Mu Lingfeng heard a smile haha, and said, "It seems that Brother Kong is still a heart!"
Kong Wudao: "No, Kong is just ..." Speaking of this, Kong Wu himself was not sure. If Mu came to the wind, he would make him the most village, what would he do.
However, when Mu came to Fengfeng, he patted Kong Wu's shoulder and said: "Don't worry, this time it is not Tucun, but let you nourish the Fengyang Army."
Kong Wu heard that this was a little fixed, and he said: "Isn't Mu Shuai going to attack Fengyang? If this is the best, it is best not to let Fengyang Army know our whereabouts, how can Mu Shuai ..."
Mu Linfeng nodded: "Yes, it is true, but Mu Linfeng thought of another strategy at this moment!"
Kong Wudi: "Oh?"
Mu came to the wind road: "Mu Mou and General Kong were divided into two roads. General Kong led the army to block the Fengyang army. First, it could slow down the footsteps of the Fengyang army.
The grain and grass are heavy ... but this is a bit difficult. The military affairs must be based on preservation of their strength. They cannot be forcibly forcibly. Mu Mou will allocate the five hundred pro -the army with half of the army and give you two thousand cavalry. How about? "
Kong Wu nodded in a busy: "Well, but did you know that Fengyang Army knew that we had come here?"
Mu Linfeng laughed: "No, as long as General Kong tried to disturb the Fengyang Army as much as possible, and retreating to Yangzhou while harassing, Mu Mou dare to guarantee that the Fengyang Army will definitely not doubt that we have a team that has been secretly going to Fengyang to go to Fengyang.
On the contrary, if there is no disturbance all the way, they will be suspicious! "
Kong Wu nodded quickly and said: "Okay, let's leave this matter to Kong, but what about the time? Should the general return to Yangzhou or take a detour to Fengyang to meet up with Mu Shuai?"
Mu Linfeng said: "Of course we are going back to Yangzhou. If General Kong takes a detour to meet up with Mu, wouldn't he tell the Fengyang army that Mu is rushing to Fengyang?"
Hearing this, Kong Wu quickly raised his hands and said: "The last general made a mistake! Commander Mu, please be punished!"
Mu Linfeng patted Kong Wu on the shoulder and said: "General Kong, don't be nervous. After all, this is the first battle that General Kong has participated in. Mu understands that as the saying goes, 'attack the city first, attack the heart first', as long as General Kong participates in more battles in the future,
After a battle, you will naturally understand the dangers of the battlefield, and you will naturally be more thoughtful..."
When Kong Wu heard this, he cupped his hands and said: "The last general has received the order!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly when he saw this, and immediately summoned 2,000 cavalry and 200 personal followers to Kong Wu, and then said to Kong Wu: "General Kong, remember one thing, don't be reluctant to fight, and you must not retreat while fighting. After all, the opponent has 100,000 soldiers."
Troops, your purpose is not to annihilate them, but to disturb them, slow down their pace, and burn their food, grass, and baggage if you have the opportunity, but everything is based on your own safety..."
When Kong Wu heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Commander Mu, the general knows what he's doing!" Then he shouted to the cavalry behind him, "Let's go!"
Two thousand cavalry and two hundred personal troops followed Kong Wu towards the west. Mu Linfeng looked at Kong Wu in the distance and said to himself: "I hope Brother Kong will win!"
Mu Linfeng thought about it and immediately turned around and said: "Soldiers, please obey the order. There are two thousand brothers who are using their lives to buy time for us. If we can't reach Fengyang, how can we face these two thousand brothers again?"
After hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but look at the two thousand cavalrymen who were retreating, but then they heard Mu Linfeng shout loudly: "Speed up your steps and move forward at top speed!"
The eight thousand soldiers immediately continued to march towards Fengyang. Mu Linfeng was afraid that Fengyang's army would find out and deliberately marched more than 20 miles to the north before continuing to march towards the northwest.
The sky gradually started to get brighter, but the snow became heavier and heavier, and gradually the road became completely white.
Mu Linfeng looked at the white snow on the ground and couldn't help but sigh. This was the snow he came to in this era.
Mu Linfeng sat on the horse and looked at the soldiers behind him, his faces full of fatigue. Looking at the uneven road, he thought to himself: "The road in this era is really difficult. If the world is unified, it really should be
Let’s build the road properly.”
Mu Linfeng thought as he galloped out, ordering the soldiers behind him to speed up their pace. At noon, Mu Linfeng suddenly heard the neighing of horses and birds in the west, and the sound of muskets could be heard endlessly. The sound was very small, but you could hear it clearly if you listened carefully.
Mu Linfeng couldn't help but secretly sweat for Kong Wu. There was no other way to plan for now. He hoped that Kong Wu's second battle would go smoothly. He didn't expect him to kill many enemy troops, just that he could complete the mission.
On the other hand, Kong Wu led more than 2,000 people. Because they were all cavalry, they could move faster. They quickly reached a hill. Standing on the hill, they looked into the distance. The bonfires in the distance were like the stars in the night sky.
They are like stars, dots and dots, everywhere. One can imagine what the 100,000 people in Fengyang Army are like.
When Kong Wuci saw such a huge formation, he couldn't help but take a breath and said to himself: "Although this is the first time, the task is very arduous and there is no room for failure. Besides, I am responsible for the lives of more than two thousand people!"
Kong Wuling went to the front on foot to investigate. After understanding the general distribution of the enemy troops, he learned that the Fengyang Army divided 100,000 people into three sections. The cavalry at the forefront was about 30,000 people, and the middle section was divided into three sections.
There was a lot of food, grass and baggage, and the rear section was composed of shield soldiers, crossbowmen and infantry with a few fire gunmen.
Kong Wu thought: "It seems that it is not easy to sneak attack the Fengyang Army's food and baggage. The enemy has more than 30,000 cavalry, and our army only has more than 2,000 people. How can we break through these 30,000 people and enter the enemy's hinterland?"
Woolen cloth?"
Although Kong Wu led troops to fight for the first time, he also knew clearly that if he wanted to sneak attack on the enemy's grain and grass supplies, he had to do it immediately. If he first disturbed the enemy's army and put them on guard, he could then sneak attack on the enemy's grain and grass supplies.
, it can be described as a fantasy.
Kong Wu looked at the enemy distribution map handed over by the spies, took a rough look, and suddenly thought: "If the enemy's front is full of cavalry, there must be horses, and if there are horses, there must be stables and feed for the horses.
, while the horses eat grass... This... is it possible to send troops to burn down the enemy's stables first? Cause chaos to the enemy, and then lead the cavalry straight in, and directly attack the middle of the enemy's army over a long distance? "
Kong Wu couldn't help but feel a headache as he thought about it, and thought to himself: "If Brother Mu were here, what would he do?"
Kong Wu thought that he didn't have Mu Linfeng's brains, and guessing randomly would only waste time, so he immediately decided to proceed according to the previous plan.
Kong Wu immediately sent more than a hundred people with fire starters and sneaked over to set fire. Then he and the remaining people immediately jumped on the horse. Kong Wu ordered: "As long as the fire comes out, we will rush in immediately. What will happen along the way?"
Don't worry about it until you see the grain and grass. When you see the grain and grass, set it on fire immediately. After setting the fire, immediately return to where you were... Is there any problem?"
When all the soldiers heard what Kong Wu said, they looked at each other and saw what kind of nuisance this was. It completely violated Mu Linfeng's order. One of the soldiers who followed him said: "Our army will definitely suffer heavy losses. It will be easy to enter. If you want to withdraw,
, I’m afraid it won’t be easy!”
When Kong Wu heard this, he looked around and saw that the soldier who was accompanying him was the man who asked where he was going when he massacred the village before. He immediately asked: "What's your name?"
The man took a step forward and said: "Last General Xiao Yong!"
Kong Wu looked at Xiao Yong carefully, and then said: "General Xiao, right? Do you have any good ideas?"
Xiao Yong was stunned when he heard this and said: "The last general...the last general has no plan!"
Kong Wu shouted: "Then act immediately according to my order. What I want is the result. I don't care how many people you kill in the process. This time, the reward will be based on how much fire you set... Understand."
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When Xiao Yong heard this, he immediately raised his hands and said, "The general has the order!"
Kong Wu had just turned his horse's head and looked towards the enemy camp. He saw the flames rising sharply in the enemy camp. Kong Wu was secretly excited and immediately shouted: "Soldiers, charge!"
After Kong Wu finished speaking, he immediately rode out. The soldiers behind him drew their sabers, waved them and followed Kong Wu, rushing towards the enemy camp.
Kong Wu and his followers rushed to the front. Kong Wu brandished a short sword, while his followers held guns with both hands. Behind them were more than two thousand cavalry.
In the blink of an eye, Kong Wu's army had rushed to the enemy camp. The enemy soldiers were confused and seemed to have been frightened. They didn't know how many men and horses Kong Wu had at the moment. In addition, the stables in the military camp were on fire, and they were already acting randomly.
A group. By the time they discovered there were soldiers on the hill, it was already too late.
Kong Wu took the lead and rushed into the enemy's camp, followed by his personal followers. When he saw someone in the way, he immediately shot and killed those he missed. The cavalry behind him also used slashing to kill those he missed. There was no one along the way.