Chapter 259: Calculated
The atmosphere in the tent was a bit dull, and most of the officers lowered their heads and kept silent, not because they were afraid of the enemy, but because Qiu Disheng was right, if the Mongols really made up their minds not to contact them, they would have no way to deal with the Mongols who came and went like the wind.
Why was the Mongol army led by Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan able to sweep through most of the world, even to the distant Obaro? It's not because the Mongols are so brave and invincible, but because the Mongols are too tricky. When they come across a phalanx of powerful infantry, they don't make contact with you at all, but circle around you and shoot you with their crossbows. When confronted with a strong cavalry group, the Mongols would flee while shooting arrows at the enemy in the rear, using a method known to the Romans as the "Sabbatarian archery".
In April 1241, the Mongol cavalry relied on this method of warfare to defeat the 100,000 Hungarian army of Obaro (led by King BΓ©la IV of Hungary) on the banks of the Danube, killing more than 70,000 enemies and playing the "Red Danube" song with bows and arrows, almost completely eliminating the European resistance. Had it not been for the untimely death of Γgedei, the Mongols would have unified the entire Eurasian continent 400 years ago.
Although the current Mongols are no longer what they used to be, and the world has long studied the Mongols' tactics quite thoroughly, and they also have a way to deal with them, but for the Jiangning army, which lacks cavalry, if the Mongols really want to play this kind of hit-and-leave tactics with them, the Jiangning army really has no problem with them.
Seeing that the generals were not in a high mood, Yang Feng knew that it was his turn to speak.
"Hahaha...... How? Are they all starting to get depressed? This is not like the style of our Jiangning army, since our Jiangning army became an army, it has driven out the Japanese and fought in Nanjing, and a few days ago it hit Jiannu hard, why are you afraid of the Mongolian Tatars today? β
Hearing Yang Feng's laughter, looking at Yang Feng's laughing expression, the generals glanced at each other and laughed, yes, no matter how powerful the Mongolian Tatars are, you must know that this is not four hundred years ago, even if the Tartars' riding and archery are powerful, can they be more powerful than their firearms? Even if they lacked cavalry, as long as the Jiangning army formed a battle formation, even if the Tartars had thousands of troops and horses, they would not want to attack their camp.
Seeing that the fighting spirit of the generals was restored, Yang Feng nodded secretly and said: "This official knows that our Jiangning army lacks cavalry, and there are less than a thousand people in full battle, but even if our cavalry is less, it is not comparable to the Mongolian Tartars." Most of our cavalry are armed with longer-range Mini rifles, and if the Tartar sentry or ranger dares to cause trouble, we will let them never return. And Zai Sang thought that he had grasped our weakness and wanted to use the advantage of the cavalry to drag us to death, but he didn't know that the praying mantis was behind the cicada and the yellow sparrow, and it was not known who would die in this battle? β
All the generals were shocked when they heard this: "Oh...... What do you mean by that? β
Yang Feng smiled mysteriously, and pointed his index finger upward: "You forgot, what season is it now?" Now that it's October, and the snow will fall in half a month, unless their horses have grown wings, I'll see if the so-called Mongol horsemen can come and go as they boast when the snow falls. β
"That's right!"
Only then did everyone suddenly realize that this was a prairie, and once it snowed, the whole land would be white, and then the cavalry would imagine that it would not be as easy as it is now to attack them like the wind, after all, it is always more convenient to have four legs than two legs on a snowy snow.
"And most importantly." Yang Feng's cold voice sounded again: "The Mongols are a nomadic people, accustomed to living in the grass, and do not have a fixed residence. But in the winter it is different, the snow is falling and the snow is falling, and where they are going, when the time comes, we just have to surround them, and then use artillery bombardment, and burn all the food, forage and fuel for their winter, I want to see if they can still be so hard-mouthed. β
"Hiss......"
Everyone immediately thought of the snowy winter, in the knee-deep snow, the Mongol tribes and cattle and sheep were trapped in the heavy snow, and no cavalry would be able to use it, and they would not be able to walk if they wanted to. If the forage and grain for the winter are also burned, then the only way that awaits them is death.
Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but shudder, they had a hunch that Zaisang was likely to shoot himself in the foot this time.
"Your Excellency is so right!" Cao Yingmao stood up and patted his thigh excitedly, "What is the name of Zaisang, isn't it bullying us that we don't have cavalry, and wants to lure us to pursue them, let's just not fall for him, let's just stay here with peace of mind, and wait until the weather turns cold in half a month, I'm afraid it won't be us who are in a hurry." β
"I've known Lao Cao for so many years, and today I finally saw him say something decent." Chu Maoguang also said approvingly: "We have captured more than 200,000 cattle, sheep and war horses on this expedition, these things alone are enough for us to eat for several months, let's consume them and see who can be better than whom!" β
"Yes, from tomorrow onwards, the first thing we need to do is to strengthen our camp, dig trenches outside, put up horses and thistles, and put artillery on them, and we must not let the Tartars attack as easily as last time."
Seeing everyone's suggestions and suggestions, the originally depressed air was swept away, and Yang Feng smiled slightly in his heart. None of the officers under his command were born generals, but he was convinced that if they were given the opportunity, they would all grow into good officers sooner or later.
When this meeting was over, he inspected the camp again, and Yang Feng returned to his big tent, but when he entered the big tent, he was a little surprised to see Zheng Toniang preparing footwashing water for him. β
Yang Feng stepped forward to take the basin and said with some surprise: "Tuo Niang, didn't I say that you don't have to do these rough jobs, why are you still doing it?" β
Zheng Tuoniang smiled softly: "What did the adult say, the concubine is your woman, shouldn't the concubine make a basin of water for you?" You're definitely tired from a hard day's work, so sit down and soak your feet. β
After speaking, Zheng Toniang couldn't help but pull Yang Feng to sit down, took off his shoes for him and put his feet in the footbath.
The slightly hot water temperature made Yang Feng hiss softly, and then felt a warm sensation pass from his feet to his body, making him moan softly and comfortably.
After soaking his feet for a while, Zheng Tuoniang also sat down, lifted one of his feet and began to massage the acupuncture points on the soles of his feet. I have to say that Zheng Toniang's craftsmanship is very good, which makes Yang Feng feel very comfortable, he can't help but close his eyes slightly and enjoy it slowly, but slowly he feels a hot current slowly surging up from his lower abdomen, and then his whole body begins to heat up.
"Huh...... Tuo Niang, you are ......"
Yang Feng opened his eyes and saw Zheng Toniang sitting respectfully in front of him, looking at him with a flushed face, biting his cherry lip and saying, "My lord, let the concubine serve you tonight." β
Looking at the spring waves in Zheng Tuoniang's beautiful big eyes that were almost dripping water, he didn't know that it was the little goblin in front of him, it seemed that none of the women who came out of the Qinglou were simple. Although he was designed by this little goblin, it is estimated that no man will be angry about this kind of thing, he glanced at Zheng Tuoniang deeply, "Tuoniang, have you decided?" β
Zheng Tuoniang looked at him with resentful eyes: "My lord, since you ransomed your concubine body from Meixiang Building, you have been recognized as a concubine, and it is your ghost who is born and died in this life, but it has been several months, why have you never asked for a concubine, is it because the concubine is ugly and unworthy of you?" β
"But ......"
Before he finished speaking, Zheng Toniang turned her head and blew out the candles on the side, and the tent fell into darkness, and then her gentle and firm voice sounded: "My lord, the concubine has already been decided." β
"Alright, let's rest!"
There was a sound of undressing, and soon Yang Feng's surprised voice sounded in the dark: "How can there be ...... someone on the bed?"
"Don't worry, my lord, that's the helper that the concubine found!"
Early the next morning, Yang Feng ran out of the tent in a panic.
"This good lady is really unreasonable, how can she do such a thing...... She actually ...... It turned out to be ......"
All right...... Yang Feng said this with a kind of annoyance and anger, but it contained a kind of joy, after all, from ancient times to the present, men have been the one who takes advantage of this kind of thing, and Yang Feng is naturally no exception.
Yes, last night, in addition to having a room with Zheng Tuoniang, Yang Feng also gave the two beautiful female captives he had captured a few days ago, and after finishing it, Yang Feng looked at the people lying next to him and turned out to be Da Yu'er and Zhezhe, and the whole person had a feeling of thunder.
In the face of Yang Feng's questioning, Zheng Toniang did not hide that she had put crispy bone powder in the meal of the two daughters tonight. After taking this medicine, the whole body will be weak within a few hours, and the whole person will be unable to move as if there are no bones, but he is very conscious, this is the most commonly used medicine used by the old bustard of the Qinglou to deal with those disobedient girls, Zheng Toniang didn't know why the ghost made some hide when she left Meixianglou, and she used it last night.
In the face of this concubine who is enthusiastic about pimping for herself, what else can Yang Feng say? To use a popular phrase in later generations, it is: What else can I do, of course, I choose to forgive her.
Yang Feng asked himself if he was not a virgin, he would not do that kind of thing to force women. But he is also not a saint, he will not do the stupid thing of crying and kneeling to beg the woman for forgiveness after the incident, but his face is not so thick after all, and in the face of those two shameful and indignant pretty faces, he finally decided to run out of the tent as soon as possible.
It's just that when he got up, he found that there was another person who got up earlier than him, looking at the line girl who was so stubborn that he could hang an oil bottle and the dark circles in the corners of his eyes, Yang Feng just wanted to say MMP, this maid who was in love with Zheng Tuoniang actually listened to the root of the wall all night last night, what is this called.
Not to mention Yang Feng, who fled like a gallop, let's just say that after Yang Feng left, the atmosphere in the tent became extremely strange.
Da Yu'er took the lead in glaring at her and scolded: "You vicious woman, I won't let you go, when I, Abu, lead the troops to fight, I will definitely pay back a hundred times and a thousand times what you did to us last night." β
Looking at Da Yu'er, who was looking at her like a fire, and Zhezhe, who had tears in her eyes, Zheng Toniang first called the line mother to bring her clothes, and dressed slowly, and then said to the two: "Don't look at me with this kind of gaze, according to the rules of your grassland, since you have become a prisoner of my husband, you are his person, and he has complete right to dispose of you, so what he did last night was wrong?"
Besides, let's think about it the other way, if it was my husband who was defeated the other day, and I fell into the hands of your husband, what would have happened to me? Was it forcibly taken into the house by your husband? Or will you be assigned to some coarse Tartar in your army, and let them be spoiled? Or even killed with a knife after being ruined? And you are at least lucky, because our Jiang Ning army is not as cruel and barbaric as you Jurchens, otherwise it ......"
After listening to Zheng Tuoniang's words, Zhezhe, who was originally crying, lowered his head, and even Da Yu'er, who scolded the most fiercely, was silent. Although they were born in the family of the Mongolian head, and after marrying Huang Taiji, they also lived a life of fine clothes and food, but this does not mean that they don't know anything about the following things, and they also know what Hou Jin did to the Han people, those Han men who were captured by Hou Jin were either killed or enslaved, and if the women were a little beautiful, they would be brutally destroyed, and even brutally killed after being ruined, from this point of view, what Yang Feng did to them last night was nothing at all.
However, the stubborn Da Yu'er still scolded unconvinced, "But...... But you know that my Abu is the Zaisang of the Horqin tribe, and you dare to do this to me and my aunt, aren't you afraid that my Abu will lead people to kill you all? β
Zheng Tuoniang snorted lightly and glanced at Da Yu'er with disdain: "Do you think we don't know what you're up to?" Do you think that we have few cavalry and can let you do whatever you want, don't dream, how can you imagine the strength of our Jiangning army, and how can your Abu's wishful thinking succeed. β
After that, Zheng Tuoniang, who was dressed, walked out of the tent without looking back, leaving only the second daughter.
After Zheng Tuoniang left, Da Yu'er, who was originally pretending to be strong, finally couldn't help but throw herself into Zhezhe's arms and cried, Zhezhe also hugged Da Yu'er and the two of them cried together...... 1210