The woods to the north are still calm. Why haven't Feng Youxian's cavalry come out yet? In just half a stick of incense, Zhu Yong glanced at it dozens of times, and that's what it felt like to be distraught. The cavalry, which was supposed to be ready to go, received the order to pass through that place.
The forest is not very deep, but it happens in the blink of an eye.
What's wrong with this? Zhu Yong had been restraining his anger from the beginning, but now he couldn't bear it anymore and became restless.
"Send someone else!" Zhu Yong pulled out his knife and waved it in the air a few times, shouting in a roaring voice. His subordinates did not dare to neglect. From Zhu Yong's pig liver-like face, people had already seen that
He was angry. If he was accidentally provoked, his death would only be in vain if he was hacked to death with a knife.
The people in the tidy square formation on the opposite side were trotting closer and closer, neither too fast nor too slow. The speed never seemed to change at all. This momentum made Zhu Yong feel pressure, as if those people would not be blocked by anything.
.
Maybe Zhu Yong's anger scared the people below, or maybe those people were afraid of taking responsibility. At this moment, no one suggested what to do. Anxiety made Zhu Yong's mind very turbulent. At this critical moment, he kept reminding himself
To deal with it calmly, many thoughts popped up in my mind, among which there was a vague shadow flashing, a thought that had nothing to do with the war in front of me. A woman with bleeding eyes, ears, nose and mouth appeared in front of me.
Flash, her face was bloodless, she was naked, and her snow-white breasts were stained with blood. This thought flashed like lightning. Zhu Yong didn't even know what she looked like, but he knew in his heart
This woman was the wife of the magistrate who was raped|murdered in Shimen County.
At that time, Zhu Yong acted as if nothing had happened, but he regretted it a little afterwards. He felt that it was completely unnecessary to do that thing. He was just impulsive, and he couldn't help but act unscrupulously amidst the submissiveness of everyone around him. When his vagina ejaculated, he immediately regretted it.
. But soon he felt that it was not a serious matter, so he didn't worry too much about it.
Unexpectedly, a "little thing" that he had almost forgotten resurfaced when he was nervous.
Zhu Yong does not believe in evil. He thinks that even if his murderous intention is a ghost, he will stay away. But at this moment, he has a subtle feeling in his subconscious. Those subtle things are faintly reminding him of everything he did in impulse and anger.
The decisions are all wrong.
So he immediately rejected his idea of ordering to dispatch a group of troops led by his servants to move to the flank of the rebels in order to counterattack. This was just anger, and maybe the counterattack would not really have any effect. In times of chaos, it might
Rout!
Zhu Yong sat on his horse with a pale face, looking at the chaos in front of the camp. Under the influence of the rebels who had returned from the first round of defeat, half of the entire infantry formation was huddled together and almost lost its combat effectiveness. Some generals with
The soldiers rode on horseback and yelled and yelled at the chaos in an attempt to control the situation, but to no avail. The remaining half of the troops were overwhelmed by the explosion of the artillery shells. Many people looked at the sky, fearful of when a shell would fall.
Although there were thousands of people here, Zhu Yong convinced himself that the soldiers had no morale to fight. He immediately issued an order: let some of the troops be cut off from the rear, and then the rear army would become the front army, and the troops who still maintained the organic system would temporarily retreat to the west.
withdraw.
He soon discovered that he had made a common-sense childish mistake. The rebels' attack had reached less than 200 steps, and they ordered a retreat before the battle. Disastrous consequences occurred as expected. The so-called troops in the rear discovered that
The morale of the own army was shaken when it was retreating. Then, under the impact and influence of the own rebels, it was almost defeated before it was attacked.
After being driven out of the battlefield in embarrassment and completely defeated, Zhu Yong finally saw cavalry running out from the edge of the woods...
…
After only one day of fighting, Zhu Yong was defeated and lost almost half of his infantry. Most of them were not killed by the enemy, but were trampled to death and injured by his own people in the rush. The biggest loss was that they fled, and many military households took advantage of it.
He became a deserter indiscriminately.
When the fighting of the war temporarily calmed down, he couldn't help but think: What would have been the result if he had not ordered a retreat at that time, but tried his best to organize the infantry for a counterattack? Even if the infantry was difficult to use at that time, the victory
When there are many people, the attack cannot be effective, but at least it can delay and contain the rebels; when the cavalry quickly enters the battlefield, it may have broken the rebel camp.
Zhu Yong has participated in many wars, whether in Northern Xinjiang or Jiaozhi. In most of the battles, he dare not say that his father Zhu Neng was as good at using soldiers as he was, but there is nothing to blame; if he, Zhu Yong, could not win,
In the war, most of the generals of the Ming Dynasty would not have achieved better results. But it happened that the most ridiculous mistake happened in this small battle.
Why the hell did I give the order to retreat? He couldn't understand it himself.
Zhu Yong was absolutely unwilling to admit that it was his own fault. There was another explanation for the failure: low combat effectiveness of the guardsmen and poor command. Feng Youxian's cavalry failed to enter the battlefield in time and did not appear until the second order.
, which resulted in failure!
The cavalry commander Feng Youxian was kneeling under the tent, trying to explain: "Beizhi really did not receive the first order. Everyone around can testify that Beizhi only received one military order from beginning to end! And he immediately started to advance, and when
Rushing to the Yuanshui River, we found that our infantry had been dispersed; even so, because they did not receive the order to give up the attack, they still launched the attack. The soldiers were not afraid of death, and tried their best to flank the rebel formation and cut it in half.
; Unexpectedly, the enemy camp did not collapse even though it was divided, and quickly changed its queue and fought to the death with our cavalry..."
Zhu Yong tilted his head slightly and asked his staff in a low voice: "Have you found out the few messengers sent out for the first time?" The staff replied: "The names were found out, but no one was arrested. Maybe they escaped long ago, or maybe they are here.
Was ambushed on the road..."
Someone must take responsibility for this failure. Even if the messenger who was derelict in his duties and delayed the fighter plane was caught, it would be too low a level of explanation; let alone no one was caught.
"Feng Youxian..." Zhu Yong frowned and glanced at him, "You brought weapons when you entered the tent?"
Feng Youxian lowered his head and said hurriedly: "I was summoned to my humble post. I forgot about it in my hurry. I will release it now."
Zhu Yong said: "Come here, remove his armor and weapons and arrest him!"
"General! Duke Cheng!" Feng Youxian's face changed suddenly, and he said in a pleading tone, "The stab wound on my waist is still bleeding. For the sake of killing the enemy with my life, please give me a chance to make amends. Next
When I attack the bandit army for the first time, please let me be the vanguard, general, and I will never retreat until I fight to the last drop of blood!"
Zhu Yong felt a little intolerable, but he still said coldly: "I gave you the order to attack in front of the formation, how could I tell lies in front of the generals? You delayed the opportunity and made many excuses. We must thoroughly investigate whether
There is collusion with the bandit army."
"I can't die carrying my crime, and the Feng family can't be humiliated because of me..." Feng Youxian seemed to understand something, and said with despair on his face, "You let me die in battle, even if I am chopped into pieces on the battlefield.
Mu, even if I am only shrouded in horse leather after death, I am willing to do so. I have humbled myself to serve in the army, and dying in battle is my lifelong wish. I cannot die carrying the shame..."
"Someone, take it down!"
Zhu Yong was in a very bad mood. He was a great Ming Dynasty Duke and a famous general, but he was defeated by the enemy with six times the strength of his troops. This would be a stain on his life. He must get it back, and he cannot just admit defeat.
He looked back and said: "Reorganize your troops as soon as possible and attack Gaodu again. I will crush this city to dust!"
The general hurriedly advised: "Although the bandit soldiers are few, they are elite soldiers, and their weapons are far superior to the official army. Our army suffered heavy losses in the first battle, and our troops were damaged and morale was low. It is not suitable to fight in a hurry. But our Ming Dynasty controlled millions of strings and succeeded.
Why doesn't the Duke of the State write a letter to mobilize the elite troops in the important town of Changsha to attack them with a sure-fire victory?"
"Even now, we still have more than 3,000 troops in hand, and we are still sure to win. Why bother to mobilize troops and redeploy troops?" Zhu Yong clenched his fists. He thought that it was mainly due to unexpected losses. Who would have thought
How firearms can actually be so powerful has to be asked by those who study weapons in Nanzhen Fusi; but now that we know our opponents, fighting again will never be like yesterday.
The general said again: "Since Duke Cheng is unwilling to mobilize his troops, you can wait a little longer. There are more than two thousand Yuezhou Guards and they are already approaching Lizhou. Send someone to urge Tan Yousheng, as long as he waits until the Yuezhou Army
, our army will be able to restore its lineup."
At this time, another person stood up and said: "In this battle, the rebels are better with firearms, and even better with surprise. Our army did not know the situation before, and the soldiers suddenly encountered something they have never seen before, so they cannot avoid panic. If we fight again, we will naturally
We won’t be caught off guard again, and the situation is not as bad as you think. Moreover, the firearm array is not invincible. For example, if we use artillery to bombard it, the bandit army will be densely packed and they will suffer a heavy setback."
Zhu Yong heard these words a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, and suddenly asked: "Is this... what Liu Heju said?" After seeing the firepower of the rebels, Zhu Yong also remembered what Liu Heju said and felt that
I felt a little unfair to him at that time, so I remember this name.
"The general is wise and humble, and I did listen to what Mr. Liu Qian said..." The general said, "Being humble is shameful."
"What else did he say?" Zhu Yong said.
The military general hesitated and finally said: "I can't remember clearly what Mr. Liu Qian actually said. I don't remember it very well. It didn't sound very good... It probably meant that he had spoken in front of Duke Cheng and reminded you and the other generals.
But you all sneered at it, leading to a disastrous defeat."
After hearing this, everyone was very unhappy. Some of them cursed: "He is also a defeated general under the bandit army. What is there to be proud of!"
The military general said: "Mr. Liu Qian is indeed a little ignorant of tact. Although he is now President Qian, he was a commander before, so even I don't take him seriously."