Chapter 968: Sudden Attack (I)
Bursts of cheers rang out from the city, and soon they rang out into a single area, and quickly spread into the entire Datong City.
"The Tartars escaped ......"
"We won ......"
The soldiers of the Ming army, who had already been covered in blood and wounded, waved the weapons in their hands, shouted with all their might, and vented the ecstasy in their hearts.
To tell the truth, this war has given them great pressure since the beginning of the battle, the outer fortresses have been lost, the Mongolian army has pressed directly under the city, and even a small group of enemies have appeared behind the city, which makes them deeply worried, and they are very worried that Datong City will be lost, and they will become the object of spurning by thousands of Ming people.
And now, they have finally survived this tough battle, not to mention the next credit, just their own pride in defeating a strong enemy is enough to make people's blood boil. It's a pity that there is no wine in the city now, otherwise its warm atmosphere will inevitably increase by a few points.
And Guo Rong was also standing at the head of the city in a trance, looking at the Mongolian army retreating in embarrassment, unable to speak for a long time. In fact, his mentality is no different from others, he was just gritting his teeth and working hard before. Such a victory really surprised him. Because for so many years, this is also the first time that he Guo General has faced such a large-scale siege by the Mongolian army, and he has really resisted it as the main general.
After being stunned for a long time, Guo Rong came back to his senses from the unreal joy, and said to the people around him while returning the knife into the sheath: "Brothers, today we broke the Tartars, which greatly increased the morale of my Ming army, and it is a great achievement. The merits of this battle, which are all fought by countless brothers with their lives, whether they are casualties or those who stay, they are all heroes of my Daming and my Datong. This general soldier must play the court according to the facts, and ask for credit for you! ”
"The general is mighty......" Everyone hurriedly cheered loudly and appreciatively, and all of them were so excited that their faces turned red, and some of them were even more excited and knelt directly on the ground and roared.
"General, the credit this time is not only for the soldiers, but also for Yang Qincha and Governor Zhou in the city, and the role of Governor Zhou should not be underestimated." The subordinate next to him then reminded.
Guo Rong nodded approvingly: "Yes, if it weren't for the fact that they solved those Mongolian people in the city and defeated the Mongolian army in the south of the city in time, I'm afraid that it would take a lot of work for us to achieve this big victory." Guo Rong nodded in agreement, but in his words, he still put his own credit first, and as for Yang Zhen, it was just icing on the cake.
In fact, this is also a fact in a certain sense, after all, it is the Datong garrison led by him who is facing the powerful Mongolian army. But Yang Zhen's contribution is not as simple as icing on the cake, if Yang Zhen's victory had not laid the foundation, I am afraid that Datong would have fallen into the hands of the Mongolian elite who entered the city, and this fortified city would have already fallen.
After saying some more encouraging words to the army, Guo Rong led his people down the city and headed towards his command post. With today's victory, he can finally straighten his waist completely and sit firmly in the position of the chief soldier of Datong. Moreover, the previous worry that Yang Zhen had some evidence of his own crimes also dissipated. You must know that he is a great hero now, and the court doesn't even have time to commend him, so how can he be held accountable for his faults?
So when he saw Yang Zhen coming on a horse in front of the command post, he no longer had the previous trembling, and after dismounting very neatly, he smiled and threw his hand at Yang Zhen: "Lord Yang really didn't disappoint the general soldier." From just this sentence, it can be seen that he has anti-customer-oriented thoughts.
Faced with such an attitude, Yang Zhen just smiled, turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand at Guo Rong: "Congratulations to Mr. Guo, congratulations to Mr. Guo." We finally defended Datong and made a great contribution. The official will immediately order someone to report everything about this battle to Beijing, so that His Majesty will reward all the meritorious soldiers heavily. ”
"Haha, Yang Dudu is so polite, then I would like to thank you." Guo Rong was not humble either, and hurriedly agreed. With Yang Zhen, the governor of the Qin and Jinyi guards, to help him speak in the court, he believes that his credit must be greater, and maybe the title of Duke and Marquis is only in front of him.
Other people also stepped forward to congratulate him, and Guo Zongbing was really embarrassed at this moment. After talking to Yang Zhen a few more words, he found something strange: "Hey, why isn't Governor Zhou there?" Should he ...... it" said and glanced around a few times with some concern, but he really didn't see Zhou Zechuan's figure.
When the other generals heard him say this, their hearts were also nervous. If a court governor had gone wrong in this battle, their merit would have been greatly discounted.
Seeing that Guo Rong and the others were looking around nervously, Yang Zhen immediately laughed: "Everyone, please rest assured, Governor Zhou's status is noble, how dare I let him have any mistakes?" That's why he didn't come to celebrate you, but because he was busy setting up a feast for you at the governor's yamen, and I came here to invite you to celebrate. ”
"I see." When Guo Rong and the others heard him say this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then they were humble, saying how to be worthy of the dignified governor of the imperial court to arrange a celebration banquet for themselves and others. However, looking at their expressions, it can be seen that they are still quite proud, and they do not mean that they are sincere and fearful.
Yang Zhen smiled again, and then arched his hand and said, "Everyone, the governor's yamen has already set up a banquet, please go and get together." Please! ”
"Please!" Guo Rong no longer shirked, and under Yang Zhen's signal, he turned over and got on his horse again, and his generals did not delay any longer, they got on the horse one after another, and followed Yang Zhen straight towards the governor's yamen located in the south of the city.
All the people on this trip were generals with a certain status in the city, and ordinary soldiers were naturally not qualified to participate in such a celebration banquet. Later, someone will bring wine and meat to comfort the army, and they are used to such differential treatment.
And the people of the city, at this time, were lined up on both sides of the street, cheering at the soldiers. The threat to them was also great in the previous invasion of the soldiers, and now that the defenders have achieved a complete victory, they are naturally cheering, and the whole Datong is jubilant for a while.
When Yang Zhen and the generals came to the governor's yamen, the lights were even more lit here, and Zhou Zechuan and other people in the official palace were all with warm smiles on their faces, constantly saluting and saying good things to those generals who did not deal with them in the past, which made those generals even more proud in their hearts.
The color on Guo Rong's face was almost overflowing, in the past ten years of general military career, there has never been a day when he can make him feel like he is exhaling and raising his eyebrows today. Even if he relied on this identity in the past and tried his best to obtain many benefits, it was not as happy as it is today.
At this moment, he has secretly made up his mind that from now on, he will be a loyal and good general who is truly worthy of the court, the people, and these soldiers under him, and his name will go down in history.
With this in mind, his attitude towards Zhou Zechuan, his future partner, became more cordial, and he praised each other for a while. Zhou Zechuan praised him for using soldiers like a god, and he bluntly said that if it weren't for the governor in charge of the overall situation in the city, they would not have won so easily.
Seeing that these two couldn't stop talking, Yang Zhen took a step forward and said with a smile: "It's really a blessing for me to be so like-minded." However, it's not too early now, and the food inside is going to be cold, so let's go first and use this celebration banquet. ”
"Yes, yes, yes, look at my memory, but let the brothers wait." Guo Rong laughed, and then stepped forward: "Lord Governor, please." ”
"No, no, today is a banquet for the generals, so naturally you invited it first." Zhou Zechuan hurriedly waved his hand, and then led forward. At the same time, Yang Zhen on the side also made a gesture of invitation, which made everyone from Guo Rong even more proud in their hearts, to be able to call a Qincha, a governor to lower his posture so much, their vanity was indeed greatly satisfied.
After several concessions, Guo Rong and the others still couldn't refuse the other party's kindness, so they went to the inside first, and behind Guo Zongbing, they were followed by his capable subordinates, and Yang Zhen and Zhou Zechuan fell to the end.
It wasn't until everyone slowly walked into the governor's yamen that the smile on Yang Zhen's face suddenly disappeared, and even a wisp of essence flashed in his eyes. And Zhou Zechuan beside him also changed his appearance just now, his face showed a little nervousness, and he carefully kept a certain distance from the generals in front of him, as if he was afraid that any contact with him would affect him.
Entering the gate, passing through the Yi Gate, and soon, everyone came to a wide courtyard, and in front of it, there was a hall that was usually used for banquets and celebrations.
But when Guo Rong and the others looked inside, they were surprised to find that although there were candles lit inside, there was no table or table, let alone a banquet. This made Guo Rong and the others stunned, and they couldn't help but look back at Yang Zhen and the others behind them, wanting to ask them what the situation was.
But this time, the generals were even more surprised, but they found that Yang Zhen and Zhou Zechuan were actually close to them, and they had all stopped at this moment: "This is ......"
Just when they were at a loss, Yang Zhen had already pouted and let out a whistle, and in an instant, hundreds of brocade guards with sharp blades rushed out of the darkness, and behind them, countless brocade guards with bows and crossbows appeared, aiming at Guo Rong and the others.
"Governor Yang, Governor Zhou, what are you doing here?" Guo Rong asked eagerly.
But what answered him was Yang Zhen's extremely cold snort: "Take everyone down, but if there are resistors, kill them on the spot!" ”
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