Chapter 129: Defending the Country and Protecting the Family
Xiong Wengang was born in Jinyiwei, so he naturally understands military strategy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info If the enemy kills from the east, although it means a big battle, it is normal, and Xiong Wengang is not afraid. He knew that he was not alone, and behind him was the powerful Da Ming.
But......
When a fire suddenly ignited in the west, Xiongwen just realized that something was wrong.
Soon, Qi Shan, the commander of the 39th Regiment, also rushed over. He also looked solemn, picked up the binoculars, and carefully looked at the enemy situation in front of him.
At this time, more and more militia also reported more detailed information to Xiong Wengang.
"Jiannu crossed the path and entered the pass with light troops and ambushed the grain transport team...... 500 soldiers could not detect it, and were killed in an ambush, and most of the grain was destroyed...... I'm afraid this fire is the ......fire that burns with those grains," Huang Qi said, his voice trembling slightly.
"Burn our food! Jiannu, not people! These bastards who have changed to hell! The militiamen cursed.
Xiong Wengang didn't understand the pain in their hearts.
After Jiannu destroyed the city in Shenyang and seized grain, I don't know that tens of thousands of people died of hunger, if it were not for the later Ming officials and troops to help and resettle refugees, the dead would be countless.
From a macro perspective, no matter how many people die, it seems that it is just a number. Whether it's a thousand or ten thousand, it's hard to understand what these numbers mean.
But for these militiamen, they are all ordinary people who once lived in Shenyang. Many of those who starved to death were their wives and children, their relatives. Many of the reasons why they were able to survive were because their relatives gave them the last bite of food, so that they could go to the Ming Dynasty to resettle the refugees.
Tens of thousands of people starved to death in a city with only 100,000 Han Chinese, which means that 1 in 10 people died. For example, if there are three generations in a big family, ten people in the same house, one of them will die. If it is a middle-aged woman, it means that for others, she has lost her mother, her daughter, her wife, her sister or her sister forever.
Now, these Jiannu burned their food again, which immediately evoked angry memories among the militiamen.
Qi Shan put down the binoculars, his ears didn't stop, he listened to the conversation of several people, and said in a deep voice: "Jiannu is really vicious...... This is to ambush on both sides and cut off the rear road of our army. At the moment, it seems that the enemy forces in the direction of Salhu are not at all biased...... Jiannu only has two red flags at the moment, and it is still strong, and it is impossible to distinguish between them...... That is to say......"
Xiong Wengang heard what Qi Shan meant: "Jiannu dangled a shot, and the so-called Jiannu's Empress Dowager Bird just attracted the attention of our army...... The main force of the army is about to be thrown into the air. If Fushun Pass is breached, Fushun and Shenyang will immediately face the main force of Jiannu. The city defenses of Fushun, Shenyang, and Liaoyang are all dilapidated, and it is okay to transfer and store grain, and it is necessary to resist the sneak attack of the main force of Jiannu...... It's hard ......."
"No wonder Jiannu wants to demolish the city, I thought it was to vent my anger, but I didn't expect it to be so vicious!" Huang Qi gritted his teeth and hated it with great hatred.
Qi Shan did not care about the indignation of the militia, and he quickly issued a military order to all departments: "Send an order to the whole army to enter a wartime state." Close the four doors, count the grain, and clean up the internal guards to prevent careful work......"
Huang Qi watched Qi Shan calm and calm, arranging the defense step by step, and issuing orders one by one, inexplicably, a strong confidence in being able to hold Fushun Pass came to his heart. At this time, thinking of the helpless scene when his wife was killed in Shenyang, Huang Qi shouted: "General! I, Huang Qi and other Liaodong Han'er, are equally willing to serve the army and kill the enemy to avenge it! ”
"That's right! Even if you die in battle, you have no regrets! ”
"We are willing to kill the enemy and serve the country!"
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Qi Shan looked at the eagerness in the eyes of Huang Qi and the other militiamen, a warm current surged in his chest, and said with a smile: "I am honored to fight side by side with the people, but as a soldier of the Ming Royal Army, I will abide by the oath I made in front of the Ming Sun and Moon Dragon Banner, protect my family and defend the country, and be loyal to my duties!" We'll hold on here! The battle is before you! ”
After speaking, Qi Shan patted Huang Qi on the shoulder.
At this time, Qi Shan went down the city wall and saw the soldiers who had finished lining up in the open space of the urn city.
The soldiers came in a hurry, and many of them were sweating profusely, as if they had been fished out of the water, and they looked quite tired. However, everyone's queue is very similar. They practice every day to maintain their quick reflexes and full of energy.
It's just that in the face of the attack from the east and the west, countless military information has been transmitted into the army, and the dull atmosphere suppresses everyone's mood. They were serious and nervous, looking at Qi Shan with different expressions.
Some people are eager to try and capture the flag in the next battle and make great achievements. Some people are anxious and restless. More than that, there is confusion, panic, and the unpredictability of the future.
And Qi Shan, a veteran of countless battles all the way, smiled lightly, looked at one pair of eyes after another with gentle and powerful eyes, and said loudly: "Presumably, everyone has heard the military situation outside. That's right, the war came. The first battle of the 39th Regiment of the 4th Division was a vicious battle. The harsh reality does not give us the opportunity to gain experience. However, I have nothing to fear. ”
Qi Shan's calmness infected everyone, listening to Qi Shan's gentle gaze, powerful voice, and firm faith, everyone quietly calmed their anxiety, calmed their hearts, looked at Qi Shan, and waited for Qi Shan to continue.
"Brothers, I won't hide the situation from you. That's right, now we're under siege, isolated, and we're on our backs. Perhaps, this battle will be more difficult than any battle we have faced in our lifetimes. Maybe the next battle will be dead. But since we joined the army, we will always face this day. Qi Shan said slowly: "The ancients said that people will die eventually, and some people die, as light as a hair." Some people died, and they were as heavy as a mountain. So death is never the most terrible. The most terrible thing is that we die in a daze, and we live without doing anything. We fight here, maybe we die, but that's a war death. The man's horse leather shroud, this is the glory of the soldiers. It was the oath we made when we joined the army. We are loyal to our duties and defend our country. Defending the country is to protect the thousands of homes behind us, and the same is ...... Including our own home! ”
"To defend the country is to protect the family!"
"To defend the country is to protect the family!" Xiongwen just muttered, and suddenly recalled the appearance of the few soldiers he had just seen handing over the passbooks, and his heart was constantly ironed, so hot that he couldn't wait to fight now, in order to release the warm heart-warming touch. (To be continued.) )