Chapter 537 Offense and defense and counterattack
Although Wang Fulin received news from Wu Weizhong in advance, and although he had even had some vague hope for several days, thinking that this would allow him to see the style of the strong army in Jizhen, at this moment, he actually saw five beacons and heard five cannons with his own ears. The face of the laundry woman in the yard clearly showed a little fear, while the guard Feng Jingzhong left without saying a word. The suffocation feeling of the imminent war suddenly overwhelmed the excitement. △¢, after all, he had seen riots at the height of the sky. He had never seen such a scene of the two armies fighting against each other, let alone experience it!
"Sir, my father and the others will definitely return victoriously, right?"
"Sir, my elder brother is a Taiwanese army. They will definitely beat the enemy away. Don't be afraid!"
"Sir, if Lu Kou comes, we will fight him away and protect you!"
Hearing this messy sound, seeing some children holding wooden swords and swords, some children pulling the corners of their clothes, and some people waving their fists as if they were fearless, Wang Fulin was immediately mixed with emotion. He was walking around here and there in Guancheng these days, and he taught many children. It was just the first time that these children had taught them. He never thought that even he had been included in the protection area. He smiled and reached out to comfort the children, and then said, "Sir, of course, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, go home well, don't worry your family. Come, be obedient, go quickly."
After coaxing other children out, Wang Fulin nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, Qi Dashuai, since guarding Ji Town, those Tartars have never been able to break the barrier. Just wait for the good news of victory at home. Don't worry. There will be no problem."
The woman moved from Yiwu to Dongjiakou with her husband. She nodded vigorously. Seeing Wang Fulin turning around and going out, she suddenly couldn't help but shout, "Sir, don't show off. War is a military matter. When you are a scholar, you really want you to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, then Dongjiakou will not be able to save you!"
If he had heard this in the past, Wang Fulin would have murmured that this really made him look down on him, but at this moment he nodded without hesitation. Of course, his little three-legged kung fu was not expected to make contributions when the two armies were confronting each other. What he wanted to do most at this moment was nothing more than witnessing the situation of the enemy's obscurity. After all, many of the senior officials in the court who regarded human lives as numbers had never seen the cruel scene of the two armies confrontation with their own eyes. Just like when the civil and military officials on the front line fought desperately to turn the tide, how many people jumped up and down in the rear? The cheeriest ones were the censors!
When he hurried back to his residence, the uncle and nephew of the Shen family, Xiaobei and others were waiting there. Seeing him coming back, Shen Yourong hurriedly asked, "What should we do?"
"Let's wait for General Feng's news. At this time, we will cause trouble in the front." Wang Fulin took a deep breath and said with great clarity, "If we really can't stand it, our number 20 or 30 people are also valuable combat power, and General Feng will not forget it. And if we are at ease, we will always have the opportunity to watch the battle."
Shen Yourong was eager to try and wanted to kill two enemy bandits on the side wall to practice skills, but he couldn't help but feel disappointed when Wang Fulin said this. However, Shen Maoxue also echoed: "No, it doesn't matter if you can't help, it's a mess to help others. But instead of waiting for news, it's better to wait in front of the garrison palace. Not to mention anything else, if there is any change, the news over there will always be the fastest."
Wang Fulin felt that Chen Maoxue's proposal made a lot of sense. After exchanging a glance with Xiaobei, he ordered the others to follow. When they arrived at the garrison house, they saw that the guards were already very cautious, and all the soldiers coming and going were neatly dressed. The cotton armor or armor were covered with mottled traces left by the previous battle were clearly visible. Except for someone who glanced at them, most of the time, groups of people came and went in a hurry and had no time to cast them to see them. I don't know how long it took, but a familiar personal soldier quickly walked towards everyone.
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Wang, General Feng has given instructions before that if the first round of attack of the enemy is blocked, you can take you to the wall. Now please wait here."
Wang Fulin naturally had no objection to such a request, but Chen Yourong couldn't help but interrupt and said, "We have General Chen's personal soldiers from Xifengkou, and these servants of the Shen family are also very brave. If you can use it, it's better..."
Before Chen Yourong finished speaking, Chen Maoxue interrupted: "Shihong, don't show off if you don't understand. The soldiers of Jizhen, the soldiers have received many trainings. When they encounter a battle situation, they have their own set of tactics to cooperate with each other. If outsiders help rashly, they will only disrupt other people's pace. Wait patiently here and talk less!"
Seeing Chen Yourong shut up, the personal soldiers saw that everyone was wearing swords on both sides of Wang Chen, and some people were holding several bows and arrows, especially the three scholars, Wang Fulin and the uncle and nephew of the Shen family, were all like this, and they couldn't help but be very curious. But at this time nothing was as important as the sudden war, so he didn't say much. He politely bowed and quickly got on the horse and rushed towards the side wall.
At this moment, there were still many people in the garrison palace, and they were not sure they were civil officials, or reserve troops just in case. Hearing the sound of cannons from the side wall, mixed with howling arrows break through the air, muskets, and shouts of killing from both sides... Wang Fulin couldn't help but hold Xiaobei's hand tightly. Although he was not worried about the safety of his people, he thought that there might have been a meeting in Dongjiakou Pass City, or even a person he knew was killed or injured. He still felt heavy in his heart.
Xiaobei noticed that Wang Fulin's palm was slightly wet, and he remembered his calm appearance when he encountered various incidents in the past. Even though Wu Weizhong had already revealed his words, even if he knew that Qi Jiguang was fully prepared, even if he knew that Lu Kou might have been introduced into a trap at this moment, he still acted like an ordinary person in the face of such life-and-death battle. She held his hand tightly, and it seemed that what his father Hu Zongxian had said to others in his memory came from his ears.
"Qi Jiguang is a man with ambition and ability. What's more important is that he can train troops! Even if the Yiwu miners have a ruthless spirit because of the mines every year, they are still a mob, and with a group of farmers, it is even more messy. But he can force them into one rope in a few months! Although the military rules are so harsh that it is outrageous, from ancient times to the present, any general who is famous for training and using troops, whether it is Sun Tzu or Yue Wumu, has all the military laws, and they are afraid that there will be only punishments but no rewards. Qi Jiguang can distribute all the seizures to the soldiers. If he has made contributions, he will definitely recommend them. Only then will the Qi family army be."
Therefore, even if Qi Jiguang set up an ambush to attract people into the trap, it would cause casualties and injuries, and there was nothing unacceptable for the soldiers under his command!
Xiaobei thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it.
The Guardian Mansion is still six or seven hundred steps away from the side wall. No matter how strong the arm strength is, it is impossible for the archer to shoot the arrows in such a distance while riding and shooting. Therefore, compared to the scattered arrows falling from some places in the city, the Guardian Mansion can be said to be the safest area in front of the Guardian Mansion. I don’t know how long it took, Wang Fulin, who had a sharp ear, heard a sudden loud cheer from the side wall. He stood up suddenly, and the others around him jumped up almost at the same time. Everyone did not make a sound, but listened carefully. Soon, a person with extraordinary talent and hearing could hear something from the messy cheers.
"It's said that the enemy retreated!"
Retreat? Is the first wave of offensives already passed, or has it really retreated?
Wang Fulin was very happy when he thought of Feng Jingzhong's promise, and he couldn't help but slapped each other gently. Chen Yourong was happy and had a little regret. After all, the first time in his life happened to war, he hid in the back. Not to mention helping, he couldn't even take a look. How depressing is this? Only Chen Maoxue took a breath and muttered to himself: "Five beacons and five cannons, the enemy with more than 10,000 attacks against Dongjiakou, which is less than 2,000 people. Even if an offensive is repelled, he should still reorganize the offensive."
He vaguely heard Chen Maoxue's self-talk. Although Wang Fulin had heard too many myths of the Qi family army in his previous life and had a blind confidence in Qi Jiguang, now that he put himself in his shoes, he quickly put his joy and sent someone to the alleys at both ends of the garrison palace to find out the news. Without waiting for too long, the personal soldier he had seen before appeared again. When he saw everyone, he smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Wang, General, please climb the side wall before the sun sets."
The setting sun was like blood, reflecting on the yellow side wall, making a shadow of a person grow old. Although Wang Fulin had climbed the Great Wall of Xifengkou and even went back and forth to Panjiakou through this winding road, at this moment, he climbed the Great Wall of Dongjiakou after the fierce battle, smelling the smell of smoke that had not yet completely dissipated in the air and the faint smell of blood, he still warned himself in his heart that this was a battlefield, not a monument to pay tribute to. He could still see the team that was far away like black ants or black tides, but soon the figure was covered by the dust raised by the horse's hooves.
"The invading enemy was about tens of thousands of people, but the actual attack was less than three thousand, and there was no death." Feng Jingzhong said this, and saw the three scholars from Nanzhili beside him with different expressions, but the doubts in his eyes were exactly the same. He explained, "In this battle today, our army had only wounded soldiers, and no victims were killed. The enemy army probably was similar. Perhaps even if there were corpses, they were robbed back. Looking at this offensive, it was better to say that it was a false story and was shocked and safe. However, since we were going to launch troops to invade the territory, of course, it was impossible to let them come and go so cheaply."
Can't let it come and go freely? What does it mean?
Wang Fulin was stunned when he heard this. The next moment, he felt that the Great Wall under him seemed to have a vibration. Then he bent down and leaned down. He saw a black dragon rushing out from the closing door like lightning! The black dragon ran faster and faster, and the front and back teams were like a sharp triangle. Before the sunset completely set, it had already caught up with the enemy army that had just been unable to attack Dongjiakou and had just returned!
The enemy has not been defeated, is it too early to pursue it?
At this time, Feng Jingzhong said in a deep voice: "The attack on the enemy side is an internal dispute. One of them was driven to the shelves. Therefore, the attack was thunderous and rainy. Moreover, they had already received some information. They would think that General Qi personally led his troops to pursue him, so they would only think that Dongjiakou was prepared and accelerated his escape. In fact, not only General Wu, the general of Shanhai Road, pursued from Dongjiakou, but General Qi had already arranged it and led the gun cavalry to send troops from Yumuling to surround the old nest of Duoyan's army!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!