After glancing at Zhang Wu in front of him with an appreciative face, Wei Zheng said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is not just a happy event for me Wei Zheng alone. The defeat of the rebel vanguard is a happy event for our entire Datong Province. When the time comes, I will definitely ask the imperial court for the credit of your lordship. Sue the emperor, without your support for my Wei Zheng, there would be no victory today. ”

"In addition, I also believe that with the support of all your lords, Datong Mansion will definitely become an iron wall, and no matter how many rebels come, it will be impossible to break this iron wall."

"Of course, if someone wants to make trouble in Datong Mansion, add trouble to my guard. Not only will I Wei Zheng not let you go, but there are more than 10,000 garrisons in Datong Mansion, and even Jinyi Wei...... I won't let you go. ”

"Alright, that's all for my words, and I hope you will weigh it when you go back. Next, our Tiger and Par Army will face the remaining 7,000 elite of the rebel army. For the safety of all of you, and in order for the Haw Par Army to meet the battle with confidence, you will go back to the city to rest for the time being, and wait for our Haw Par Army to create another great victory here......"

More than a dozen civilian officials, led by Li Wenxuan, hurriedly left the battlefield with mixed feelings of shock and worry about their future.

The Datong Mansion garrison, led by Zhang Wu and Zhou Shuyuan, continued to serve as the main reserve force, standing quietly behind the battlefield, waiting for the arrival of the main rebel army.

At this moment, Zhou Yuhong, the chief general of the rebel army, was marching towards Datong Mansion along the passage opened for him by the 3,000 vanguard army, with 7,000 elites under his command.

For the battle in front of him, Zhou Yuhong, who has experienced dozens of bloody battles, can be said to be full of confidence.

Because, he has a very good self-confidence and a reason to be arrogant.

Although he didn't know how powerful the Tiger and Leopard Army was in the mouth of the military advisor. But. He believed in the fighting power of his brothers even more. I believe in the excellent weapons in the hands of my brothers

In his eyes, the equipment of the 10,000 elites under his command can already be compared to the three major Beijing battalions in the official army. Coupled with tens of thousands of soldiers who have killed people, not to mention invincible, at least in the entire Central Plains officers and armies, there is no opponent on the field battlefield.

Just when he was riding on a war horse with a high-spirited face, fantasizing that he would break through Datong Mansion and become famous in the Central Plains, and even the dream of the entire Ming Dynasty. along the pipe. The 7,000 soldiers who were slowly advancing towards Datong Mansion suddenly stopped. Afterwards, Zhou Yuhong saw that several cavalry horses were galloping towards his position.

"Calling ......" After the neighing of a string of war horses reached Zhou Yuhong's ears, several well-trained cavalrymen had stopped abruptly in front of Zhou Yuhong.

jumped off the war horse, knelt on one leg, and gave Zhou Yuhong a military salute very neatly. The cavalry Baihu who was at the head reported to Zhou Yuhong with a face full of panic: "General, the vanguard army...... Something happened to the Vanguard......"

"Three thousand firearms battalion soldiers. Only more than 300 people returned, and they all fled. As for the rest of the soldiers. All of them have been killed. For the sake of secrecy, the last general has ordered someone to guard them and wait for you to question you......"

"What do you say? Say it again......" Zhou Yuhong seemed to hear a big joke, and asked his subordinates in front of him with a face full of incredulity.

"General, what the last general just said is all true...... Of the 3,000 soldiers of the vanguard army, except for more than 300 people who fled back, the rest were all killed in battle. In less than half an hour, more than 2,000 soldiers were all killed under the attack of the Tiger and Leopard Army. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yuhong's face had changed from suspicion to gloom, and then to Tie Qing now.

The clenched fist slammed into the back of the war horse, and the war horse under the crotch let out a neighing because of the stinging pain. Zhou Yuhong, who had a murderous face, was like an angry lion, and ordered loudly: "Then what are you still doing, lead the way ahead, I will go to meet these soldiers who have escaped." I want to see if this Tiger and Leopard Army is really as powerful as the military advisor said, or because we were too light on the enemy and were ambushed by the official army in Datong Province. ”

On the faces of more than 300 deserters, the morale was high before the war. It was as if he had been greatly frightened, his face turned pale, and his whole body trembled and squatted on the ground.

Looking at his subordinates who no longer had a bit of military temperament in front of him, a trace of anger rose directly in Zhou Yuhong's heart.

After taking a deep breath and suppressing the anger that kept surging up in his heart, he asked in as calm a tone as possible: "Which of you is the biggest, get up and speak, I have something to ask you......"

Under Zhou Yuhong's clever gaze, a general in leather armor stood up from the ground with a frightened face.

Then, he said to Zhou Yuhong in a trembling tone: "General, the last general is the highest official among them." The general has something to ask the general, and the general promises to know everything, not to tell any lies, and not to exaggerate the enemy's situation. ”

Zhou Yuhong nodded, and asked with a gloomy face: "Since this is the case, then you can tell me the entire battle process you saw word for word." I want to know how our 3,000 elite firearms battalion failed, and I must tell the truth. ”

"Yes, General......"

After almost a pillar of incense, the dry mouth finally finished the last sentence.

At this moment, Zhou Yuhong's face, which was still gloomy just now, had been covered with solemnity.

Staring at a pair of eyes that could almost penetrate people's hearts, he asked loudly to the point in front of him: "Hundreds of heavy artillery, muskets with a longer range, more power, and shorter firing time than ours...... What you say is true? ”

The Admiral swears that what he has just said is true and that there is nothing false...... The more than 300 brothers who fled with me can all testify to the last general, and ask the general to investigate. It's not that the last general became a deserter, it's really the Tiger and Leopard Army that is too powerful. If we don't retreat, we will only be shot by the Haw Par Army as a live target. The general subconsciously knelt on the ground and assured Zhou Yuhong loudly.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuhong has recognized this fact from the bottom of his heart.

Under the gaze of more than three hundred pairs of eager eyes, he said: "Take them all down and keep them under strict guard, although it is not them who will be defeated in the battle." However, in order not to affect the morale of the other generals, they could only be kept under temporary custody, and they were not allowed to contact anyone, and the news that the vanguard army was wiped out by the tiger and leopard army was leaked......"

After more than 300 panicked soldiers of the vanguard army were taken away, the adjutant general, who had been following Zhou Yuhong, said with a worried face: "General, now it seems that what the military advisor said is true. Otherwise, the elite of the 3,000 firearms battalion would not have been wiped out in such a short period of time. I see ......"

"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't ramble......" After hearing the hesitation of the deputy general, Zhou Yuhong ordered directly.

"Yes, General......" said the adjutant general, plucking up courage.

"We all know that the best way to deal with firearms is firearms. In addition, the firearms unit of the Haw Par Army is so powerful, and the firearms unit in our hands has been completely lost. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the last general, General Jianyì, immediately withdrew his troops, and after confirming the true strength of the Tiger and Leopard Army, he asked the commander to fight and march to Datong Province. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yuhong didn't think about it and refused: "No, you must not just withdraw from the army......

Seeing the solemn and incomprehensible expression that quickly appeared on the adjutant general's face, Zhou Yuhong patiently explained.

"Do you know where our 10,000 elites came from?"

"It was the ...... that the marshal transferred to the general," the adjutant general replied with a puzzled face.

Zhou Yuhong shook his head and said, "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other." These 10,000 elites were drawn out of the commandery under a lot of pressure from several other generals with heavy troops. It is safe to say that these 10,000 elites are the hearts and minds of several other generals. ”

"If these generals were to know, we had lost 3,000 of their elites, but we had not achieved any results. What do you think these generals will do with their usual behavior......"

At this time, a four-word that made the deputy general feel scared appeared in his mind, that is, 'falling apart'......

The rebels are not an official army, and the officers and men under the command of each general are formed and trained by them. And the reason why everyone can gather together and obey the orders of the marshal is only one reason, following the marshal can continue to expand their strength, so that they are not alone in this troubled world, and have a foothold.

However, if you let them know, not only will there be no benefit in following Dashuai, but you will also lose your own strength. Then these generals with heavy troops will definitely lead their subordinates away from the commander to find a new object to belong to.

When the time comes, the situation that Dashuai has worked so hard to fight in Shanxi will definitely collapse completely because of this......

And there is only one way to solve this problem: continue to march to Datong Province and defeat the Tiger and Leopard Army with the remaining forces. Even if the Haw Par Army cannot be defeated, it is necessary to find a way to inflict heavy losses on the Haw Par Army, and use the bloody results to give an explanation to the generals under the command of the commander who hold heavy troops.

After understanding the difficulties of the general in front of him, the adjutant general had to say with a solemn face: "General, I understand...... I don't know how you plan to fight, as long as the general has an order, the last general will definitely go to the soup and fire, and he will ......not give up."

After Zhou Yuhong nodded with a look of relief, he analyzed calmly: "As you said, the combat effectiveness of this tiger and leopard army is very strong. However, from the general report just now, I have found a fatal flaw of the Haw Par Army, that is, the lack of troops...."

"If we can take advantage of this shortcoming of the Haw Par Army, the tide of battle may still develop in our favor."

"The Haw Par Army is under-armed," the adjutant general said thoughtfully.

Then, a glimmer of light flashed from the lieutenant's eyes.

said excitedly to Zhou Yuhong: "General, I probably understand....I just don't know if it's right or wrong......" (to be continued......