Chapter 957: The Brave Win (3)
Two tears oozed from the corners of Duoduo's eyes, his most important two thousand cavalry with white flags disappeared forever, but what made him proud was that these two thousand people fought to the end, facing the Ming army with far more people than himself, no one fled, they fought until the last moment of their lives, this is his Duoduo style, and it is also the style of the Eight Banners.
Duoduo has become extremely calm, he knows that the most critical moment is coming, the Ming army should launch a general attack, in the face of Fengzhen to launch a general attack, Duoduo cursed this bad weather, so that the Eight Banners Army can not evacuate from Fengzhen, only to insist on fighting to the death, but the actual situation is like this, complaining has no effect, only to make all preparations.
Whether he can defeat the Ming army or not, Duoduo has no bottom in his heart, he knows that the current Ming army is the former Zheng Jiajun.
In the face of the battle of the Zheng Army, the Eight Banners Army did not win a single victory, not even a small victory.
This is the shame of the Eight Banners Army, but it also shows the strength of the Zheng Family's army.
It is true that Dodor is arrogant and conceited, but most of the time on the battlefield he is able to restrain this bad mood, especially when he is at a disadvantage in battle.
Facing Niu Lu Ezhen, who was standing around, Duoduo slowly spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the two thousand brothers who have just been set with the white flag, all died, these brothers separated from us by yin and yang, bought time for us, they exchanged their lives for precious time, let us prepare everything, the Ming army is about to launch a general offensive, what to do, I don't want to say more, I believe that the brothers will work hard, you are all men among the Manchus, Baturu among the Manchus, I look forward to you using the bows and arrows in your hands, the spears and steel knives in your hands, to kill the Ming army. Defeat the Ming army and avenge the dead brothers......"
Around Zheng Jinhong, there were also many officers.
Su Manzi, who was pale and had a lot of blood stains on his clothes, stood at the front.
"Brothers, the battle just now was more tragic than I expected, and our brothers who were killed and seriously wounded were close to three thousand. The Eight Banners Army that we killed was only about 2,000 people, and with some Mongolian cavalry, the number of casualties between us and our opponents was about the same, and it could even be said that our casualties were even greater. ”
"The Eight Banners Army was not prepared, and neither were Duoduo, but we were ready for everything, and we launched a surprise attack when Duoduo was defenseless. We have too many advantages, and in the situation of dominance, we have fought to such an extent, in fact, in this first battle, we have completely failed. ”
"When I set out from the capital, I was full of confidence, we have fought against the Eight Banners Army I don't know how many times, and we have never failed. Every time it was a big win, and that went on for many years. But today, we have broken that tradition, and we have failed when we are well prepared. ”
Su Manzi, who was standing at the front, was red-faced and ready to speak.
Zheng Jinhong waved his hand. Stopped Su Manzi from speaking.
"General Su, you don't need to explain, you tried your best in this battle, everything was my mistake, I underestimated Duoduo. People guessed my deployment, but they didn't get fooled. ”
"Before leaving, the emperor specially reminded me, but I was negligent, I thought that the Eight Banners were vain, but today's battle made me feel guilty, I am sorry for so many dead and wounded brothers."
"After returning to the capital, I will ask the emperor for my guilt and accept any punishment from the emperor and the imperial court."
When he said this, Zheng Jinhong suddenly raised his voice.
"The time to test us is up, whether we return to the capital with shame, or completely exterminate the Houjin Tartars in Fengzhen, it depends on whether you and I have that ability."
"What the emperor often says, I think is the most suitable for the upcoming fight."
"When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins."
"Our opponents are indeed very strong, they have the determination to die, people who are not even afraid of death, what else will they be afraid of, but they have forgotten that no one in our Zheng Jiajun has ever been afraid of death, what we are afraid of is tarnishing the reputation of Zheng Jiajun, and every soldier and brother of Zheng Jiajun is willing to defend the dignity of Zheng Jiajun with their lives."
"In the battle of Fengzhen, I don't want casualties, nor do I listen to the report of the heralds, what I want is the result, what I want is the result of the total annihilation of the Eight Banners Army, no matter how big our casualties are, we must completely exterminate the Eight Banners Army in Fengzhen, when the charge begins, the officer charges at the front, the general is killed, the guerrilla general commands the battle, the guerrilla general is killed, the thousand households command the battle, the thousand households are killed, the hundred households command the battle, we just want to fight to the end with the Eight Banners Army......"
"It's going to be dark soon, we have no way to retreat, the temperature will be lower at night, we can't wait, let alone withstand the extreme cold, we must fight and fight, our battle and fight, day and night, you brothers and I will work together to completely exterminate the Eight Banners Army and kill Duoduo."
Zheng Jinhong's words were loud.
As the cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the chief soldier of the Zheng family's army, Zheng Jinhong's status and extraordinary dignity can not participate in the fight at all, but he is ready to participate in the extremely tragic battle.
The time for the attack on Fengzhen was determined to be three quarters of the Shen time.
If it was in the Guannei, Shen Shi was still bright at three quarters, but in Fengzhen, in this desert, under such a harsh climate, the sky was already dark at Shen Shi Sanqi, and the surroundings were almost invisible.
Many of the soldiers' cloaks were soaked, and the snow ran down the collars into the sandwich of their clothes, and the biting cold was unbearable.
The difficulties faced by Zheng Jinhong were enormous, Duoduo could use the terrain of Fengzhen to resist, while the army under his command could only storm strongly, and there was no other choice, if he chose to attack the next day, then the cold weather would make the army's losses even greater.
When the narrow road meets, the brave wins.
At this moment, Zheng Jinhong really understood the meaning.
Looking at Su Manzi standing beside him, Zheng Jinhong slowly spoke.
"General Su, don't participate in the next battle, you have been wounded, the medical officer told me, the bow and arrow hurt the bone, you must recuperate, if you continue to fight hard, it is very likely that your left arm will not be saved, and it will even endanger your life, you stay and command the reserve, the two thousand people of this reserve can play an important role at a critical moment......"
Before Zheng Jinhong could speak, Su Manzi spoke.
"Dashuai, the last general must participate in the fight, the last general remembers that the emperor said, the horse leather shroud is the best destination for the soldiers, what is this injury of the last general, it is all an exaggeration of the medical officer, just now the commander and said, the general is dead, the guerrilla general is dead, the guerrilla general is killed, thousands of households are following, the last general is the general of the Zheng family's army, such an important battle, the general must take the lead, otherwise how do many brothers think."
Zheng Jinhong had long known that Su Manzi would not agree to his order.
"General Su, this is an order, are you ready to disobey the order?"
Su Manzi looked at Zheng Jinhong and suddenly knelt on one knee.
"The last general is disobedient, if the commander wants to punish, after the battle, he will kill and chop, and the last general will never say a word, but in this fight, the last general must participate, and the commander appoints the last general to be the vanguard officer, where is the vanguard officer commanding the reserve and not participating in the fighting, the last general has never heard of it."
Zheng Jinhong was a little helpless, he knew Su Manzi's temper.
When he stretched out his hand to help Su Manzi up, Su Manzi spoke again.
"If the marshal does not agree to the general's request, the general will not get up."
Zheng Jinhong looked at Su Manzi for a while, and finally spoke.
"Okay, Ben Shuai promised you, but you have to remember that it is good to kill the enemy hard, but you must also take care of your own safety, the next battle will be extremely tragic, I can hardly fully predict the consequences and casualties, you lead the soldiers to charge in front, if it falls quickly, it will not hit the morale of the soldiers."
Hearing Zheng Jinhong say this, Su Manzi hurriedly stood up.
"Don't worry, the last general knows it."
"Okay, you go and prepare, the battle is about to start at three o'clock, remember to let the soldiers prepare more torches."
Watching Su Manzi brave the wind and snow and walk towards the army, Zheng Jinhong was moved in his heart, the 5,000 soldiers led by Su Manzi, only more than 2,000 people can continue to participate in the fight, Zheng Jinhong originally planned to let more than 2,000 people as reserves, who knows that the officers who commanded these soldiers to fight will not agree, and must participate in the battle to attack Fengzhen, which makes Zheng Jinhong very helpless, so he had to order the scout battalion as a reserve.
Zheng Jiajun's military discipline and military regulations, as well as the strong sense of honor of the soldiers, have been fully reflected at this time, no one is afraid and retreat, although they know that the next fight will be extremely tragic, knowing that they may die on the battlefield, but everyone is scrambling to participate in the fight without hesitation.
The scout battalion is required to become a reserve, in addition to some of the soldiers of the Shenji battalion, a total of 2,000 people, these two thousand people are also very aggrieved, but Zheng Jinhong issued a death order, he believes that there must still be a reserve, just in case, if the attack is frustrated, or the casualties are too large, the reserve can play a decisive role in participating in the battle at a critical moment.
The reason why the scout battalion is a reserve team, Zheng Jinhong is still a little selfish, the scout is the most powerful sergeant in the Zheng family's army, it is not easy to train a scout, the main task of the scout is to reconnoitre, and to perform special tasks, not necessarily need to fight on the battlefield, if it is because the casualties on the battlefield are too heavy, some gains outweigh the losses.
Zheng Jinhong would never have thought that making the scout battalion a reserve would really play a decisive role in the future.
Of course, that's a later story, Zheng Jinhong at this moment is full of thoughts about how to break through Fengzhen and annihilate the Eight Banners Army. (To be continued.) )