Chapter 504: Harassment and Annoyance
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There were a total of 1,000 people who followed the army to the grassland world for the second time, and there were more than a dozen dead and wounded on the plains. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
People have seen blood and fighting, and their bearings are naturally different. Not to mention that Tianjin Wei was willing to ask for a few carriage and horse shops and warehouses in the north, the Huwei Battalion itself also selected a group of people to be placed in various facilities to do maintenance personnel, some of which were similar to the soldiers who undertook miscellaneous labor in the Two Song Dynasty.
Among them, the best ones are directly added to the inspection department of the Haihe River and the canal, although they can't do the errand of collecting taxes, they can be regarded as some official status, and the treatment status is quite good, and those who are not willing to be errands are given the opportunity to go to the bow incense security team and the security army.
Thousands of people, everywhere you want me to want, and the points are gone. This time, there were 1,500 people who followed the people on the grassland, and except for the dozens of leaders who had been here last time, the rest were newcomers.
These people came to the grassland and were worried, and the Huwei camp was beside them, and they felt that these soldiers could not see anything strange except for being obedient and taciturn, but the number of people on the grassland was like wolves and tigers, and I don't know how much I heard this legend.
When the fire broke out during the day, these people panicked, some wanted to run, and some collapsed directly, but fortunately, their leaders had seen the scene, and they were beaten with whips and sticks without a head or face, and the soldiers shouted fiercely, who cut off their heads directly, this is the only way to maintain the situation, and there is no big chaos.
In fact, at that time, there was nowhere to run if you wanted to, there were fires everywhere, and if you ran in, you would be burned to death, and there was no flame in front of you, but there was a killing ground over there, and running over would not be sent to death.
I don't know how long I lay there, but when I quieted down, I heard the shouts of the leaders again, and it turned out that I had won, so I got up tremblingly.
It is said that he cut off the heads of a hundred and ten godsons, but no matter how you look at it, why are the faces of the soldiers of the Huwei Battalion plain, and they can't see any joy, and they don't look like a big victory.
But the corpses of the people and horses outside were all placed there, and they were packed up with trembling hands and trembling hearts, and they quickly asked the leader in charge, saying why he didn't look happy when he won the battle, and was scolded back by the leader:
"What do you think the army is like you, and these hundred and ten heads are worth in your eyes! At the beginning of the year, Lao Tzu followed the army out of the fortress, and that time he cut off thousands of heads, and that was a big victory! ”
Hearing people's tongues sticking out, it is really incredible, occasionally listening to the official newspaper read by the secretary at the door of the yamen, the big victory is to cut hundreds, and here is actually cutting thousands.
But in the evening they were all happy, and first surrounded the camp with a cart, and set up a cauldron in it, and did not look at the daytime burning, and went far away from the inexhaustible hay, and smashed the ice on the other side of the frozen tide river, and put it in the pot, and cut the horses into large pieces and threw them into the pot to stew, and after a short time the fragrance overflowed.
It's cold on the grassland, and it's uncomfortable to walk all the way, but you can smell the aroma of this broth, it's still very happy, the bread with bran and miscellaneous grains, the hot broth, and the large pieces of meat inside, so that these people eat very enjoyable, Tianjin Wei and a few places around it have a good nose in recent years, but eating meat is also a big deal, I never thought that I could actually come here to have a good time.
The people eat happily, the soldiers eat in an orderly manner, and the Huwei battalion has a lot of silver, and all kinds of supplies and equipment are sufficient, although the weather is cold, it is not uncomfortable to sit around the fire and eat a hot meal, and at night, cover the fire, and sleep on this hot ground, which is also warm.
The people, the soldiers eat horse meat Xiao Wang Tong and a few generals eat yellow sheep, the fire has burned, send soldiers to clean up the battle, but see the yellow sheep that was burned to death, there are many such sheep on the grassland, the fire has burned, in a hurry there is no time to run, it was burned there.
But at most, it's just a batter, and the meat is fine. I got it back and stewed it in the pot directly, and when I smashed ice in the river to get water, I also got a few fish. The fish is packed up and put in the pot, and the soup is delicious and appetizing.
"Leave the two men on duty all night, let them sleep in the carriage tomorrow, cook the remaining yellow sheep tonight, and send warmth to the soldiers on duty at night."
On weekdays, he is Wang Tong's butler, but in wartime, he is the commander of his own guards, hearing this, he quickly nodded in response, and drank a sip of soup on the side of the bow, and said:
"I went and looked around when it was dark. The godson lit a fire about 500 paces from our camp, and they also cleared a place there to prevent the fire from burning back, and this time at most 400 horsemen came, just to harass them
Wang Tong nodded, stared at the flames in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the news released has really arrived on the grassland, they want to make our actions as slow down as possible, increase the consumption of grain and grass, and then use the final blow when people are panicking."
He added a few sheaves of grass to the fire, shook his head, and said:
"If we are unprepared, even if we block the fire, we will be rushed in by the captives and cut down hundreds of horsemen against thousands of foot soldiers" On the afternoon of the 6th, we will be killed
The wolf howl could be heard from afar, everyone was quiet for a while, and Ma Sanbiao was holding a leg of mutton and gnawing on Zhenghuan, throwing down the bones, and said angrily:
"They rode hundreds of horses, and we also rode hundreds of them, so we knew that we would chase them out and kill their mother."
Wang Tong laughed out loud and said leisurely:
"Let's engage in cavalry battles with our godson on the grassland, that's not what they mean, they hit our car formation, their heads are bleeding, that's what we want, after this afternoon, even if there is a small amount of harassment, it will be waiting further north, you rest early tonight, and go out tomorrow according to the arrangement." Ma Sanbiao gulped down the mutton soup in the wooden bowl, wiped his mouth, and said in a rough voice:
"My lord, these hundreds of cavalry under my command are also a force, so if you leave like this, will there be any obstacles
Wang Tong said in a deep voice:
"You do what you want to do, it is the greatest benefit to our Hu Weizhuo, it is enough to leave fifty horsemen to the brigade as a ranger sentry, three standards, this officer will ask you again, there may be a risk of guilt after this incident, you have to think clearly."
Ma Sanbiao patted his chest and said affirmatively:
"My mother often said that my family was originally just a small household that made cattle and horses for people, and when I saw a yamen errand helper, I wanted to be a family of the day, and now I am also called my master. Living a rich life, this is not your kindness, Lord Wang, this life has long been yours, what else can not be done. ”
Wang Tong nodded, but did not speak, raised the soup bowl in his hand, and Ma Sanbiao stood up with both hands holding the soup bowl, raised his head and drank it all, as if drinking Zhuangxing wine.
At night, the guards are tight, the battalions are on duty in turn, and half of the soldiers and horses of the two fire battalions and the artillery team are on standby at any time, but at night, the Ming army can't see it, and the army of the prisoners can't see it, and the fire during the day burns the grass around the car formation, and under the light of the stars and moon, there is nothing to cover, and it is difficult to sneak attack.
The night passed, but it was uneventful.
At dawn the next day, the area where the horses were resting was in a hurry, and by the time everyone got up, there were far fewer cavalry than they had been yesterday. There were only a few dozen horsemen left, and everyone was confused, but there was nothing to worry about seeing the generals look as small as usual.
However, this march has changed from yesterday, the carts are divided into two columns, marching in unison, the troop chariots walking on the outside of the cart, and the people walking on the inside.
The two carts are dozens of steps apart, at the front end, there are three carts marching side by side, and there are also three carts side by side at the rear end, the shape is just to form a rectangle, a little military knowledge can be understood, the array of the carts actually forms a moving wooden city, when encountering the enemy, stop on the spot, and you can form a defensive array with the fastest degree.
At dawn, the fire was made to make food, the camp was tidied up on the road, the sun was a little higher, but the surroundings were much flatter than yesterday, "Maybe yesterday's method of setting fire was not cheap, and suffered a big loss, although there are people on the cart everywhere who climb high and look into the distance, but there is no fire and smoke."
When the sun is slightly higher, although there is wind. Can be exposed to sunlight. It's a little warmer, and the people and soldiers are all hard, but yesterday the mutton and horse meat were fishy, and there were goods in the stomach, and they could withstand it.
The north side is upwind, and when the fire was lit yesterday, the fire went south, and the hay on the north side was not obstructed, and some white could be seen in the distance. I think it's snowing.
As they were on the road, suddenly a soldier on the right side of the team shouted:
"Soft Son !!"
The coachmen immediately shouted and stopped, and saw that more than a hundred paces out of the right side, dozens of horses suddenly came out of the grass, turned over on their horses, and ran away with loud screams.
You can also see this side of the car formation, these people didn't run a few steps, but they all turned over and dismounted, and they couldn't see anymore, the soft cavalry was wearing khaki cloth clothes, the Mongolian horses were not high, and the wind was not strong, they hid in the dense dry grass, it was really difficult to find a trace.
There was no contact at all, but the brigade stopped, and when they saw that they couldn't see anyone, they ordered forward again, and the brigade started again.
I didn't go too far, but someone showed up at the front end of the right, and the sentry on the car shouted warning again, and this time it was a few dozen paces away, and when he got on the horse, he opened his bow and arrows.
More than a dozen arrows were fired, and the generals dispersed. But there were still two people who didn't have time to run, they were shot in the shoulders and arms, and screamed loudly, but when the archers and fire fighters from the Huwei camp came, the dozen or so horsemen ran away and disappeared.
Such harassment, the casualties are not serious, but it has a great impact on the front progress of the brigade, and if the harassment continues, the morale will also be greatly affected, Wang Tong looked at it with a gloomy face, and ordered in a cold voice:
"Look at the watchtower in the car!".
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