Chapter 111 Uncle, light a cigarette
The Datong Town army attacked again.
The city was under martial law and the people were praying for the army.
"I heard that it was that Chief Wilbur who insisted on going to war?"
The old man Wang Ershun was leaning against the gate, and his children and grandchildren were all carrying bags in the yard.
All the family's valuables and belongings were in the bag, along with some dry food.
This is the standard escape configuration.
The eldest son said, "Dad, I've seen that Long Wei Bo. He's even younger than San Lang. What can he do? We were lucky enough to defeat the enemy last time. We just need to hold on. But he..."
The old man sighed, "My dear! My father served in the army for many years, but later he was old and sick, so he returned home. You don't know the nature of the soldiers in the army."
He looked at his eldest son and asked, "How was the morale of the soldiers who patrolled the streets earlier?"
"He seems to be in high spirits," said the eldest son.
“Do you know where this spirit comes from?”
"I don't know."
“From victory.”
The old man narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't know what that young nobleman is like, but I have an inexplicable feeling that that uncle... will bring surprises to Datong Town."
……
"The Ming army has left the city."
Sha Yi was not very happy, "Assemble!"
The Ming army sent out 20,000 troops.
In fact, there were still more than 10,000 troops in the city, but Jiang Qingzhi only picked out the elite ones and didn't want the rest.
Zhang Da urged him, but Jiang Qingzhi said, "I would rather have one elite soldier than a hundred old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers!"
Twenty thousand troops assembled.
There are more than 7,000 enemy troops.
In the past, the Ming army would certainly be in a panic.
But today's Ming army formation is particularly solid.
The soldiers would occasionally glance at the flag with the word "Jiang" on it in the center of the army.
"Is that lord really a military genius?" asked the soldier who was just selected this time.
His comrades who had followed Jiang Qingzhi into battle the last time said proudly, "That's right. The enemy was played around by Lord Bo. They were waiting for reinforcements, but Lord Bo had his men ambush the reinforcements and turn around to attack them from both sides."
The array took shape and the discussions dissipated.
A murderous atmosphere erupted between the two armies.
"Who is Jiang Ziqi?" Sha Yibu asked casually.
"Wan Hu is most likely a new general of the Ming army." someone said.
"Just defeat them all at once."
Sha Yi was not confident, "More than 7,000 against 20,000, three to one, our army will win!"
On the other side, Jiang Qingzhi said to his generals: "Twenty thousand against more than seven thousand, three to one, our army will win."
The enemy began to become restless.
A few loud voices were making pre-war mobilization speeches.
"If we defeat the current Ming army, we will be able to enter Datong City, where there are countless money and women..."
Jiang Qingzhi was also boosting morale.
"Behind us is Datong City. Many people's parents are in the city. Although Datong is big, we cannot retreat even a single step. This battle..."
Jiang Qingzhi drew his precious sword and said, "I will not retreat even a single step! Gentlemen, do you dare to frighten the foreign race?"
"Wan Sheng!"
Amid cheers, the enemy troops on the opposite side were also ready.
"Attack!"
Under the scorching sun, the enemy launched an attack.
"Archer!"
Amidst the shrill shouts, the archers gathered.
As thousands of horses galloped, the general waved his hand, and a dark cloud of arrows flew over, and the archers quickly retreated.
The arrows landed, creating a blank area, but it was immediately filled by the following enemy troops.
"Oh!"
With a huge collision sound, several rows of the Ming army formation in front were knocked away.
But the enemy was forced to slow down.
Immediately, the two sides fell into a stalemate.
The enemy's morale was high and they were eager to rush into the city and burn, kill and loot.
The Ming army, with the high morale from the previous victory, fought back desperately.
The two sides continued to charge and fight back and forth. When the right wing of the Ming army showed signs of collapse, Sha Yida laughed, "The Ming army is still the Ming army, hahahaha..."
Just when the situation was about to collapse, the remaining Ming troops launched a counterattack.
They gathered together under the command of a deputy centurion and continued to charge at the invading enemy troops.
The enemy forces who thought they could easily widen the gap were blocked.
Sha Yibu's laughter stopped abruptly, and he said in confusion: "This doesn't look like the Datong Ming army!"
The Ming army generals in the center were also dumbfounded.
"Is this my Datong Border Army?"
"Why, it's like I've been reborn."
Centaurs, the same centaurs.
But the spirit is different.
Xu Li looked at Jiang Qingzhi with complicated eyes.
The young noble squinted his eyes in the sunlight and looked at the battlefield calmly.
Xu Li murmured, "Yuan Fu, this is not the rookie on the battlefield you mentioned, he seems to be a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time!"
Hu Zongxian clenched his fists, and his back was sweating when he saw the tense situation.
When the rear team rushed up and blocked the opening, Hu Zongxian felt relaxed and sweat broke out like a pig.
He found that Jiang Qingzhi remained calm and could not help but praise him: "My Lord's talent for battle formations is probably rare in the world."
But what they don't know is that in his previous life, Jiang Qing led anti-government armed forces in South America, fighting against government forces and the Eagle Sauce's troops...
He has already experienced many battles.
Moreover, those are hot weapons. Once you are on the battlefield, you may be killed by a bullet at any time.
Compared with that time, the current cold weapon war did not make Boss Jiang feel as threatened.
"The Ming army is tenacious!"
The first wave of attacks was fruitless, and the leading general came to apologize.
Sha Yi said coldly: "This is not Zhang Da's command, there are prisoners."
"Have!"
Several Ming army soldiers were dragged over - they were unfortunately captured when the enemy broke through just now.
"Are there any reinforcements in this battle?"
Sha Yi did not ask.
The first Ming army soldier did not answer.
"killed."
The second one pouted.
"kill!"
The third Ming soldier knelt down and collapsed, "Yes... there are reinforcements."
"Who?" Sha Yi asked.
"The Tiger Guards from the capital."
"The Ming people's watchdog? And one Tiger Guard Left Guard is not enough. Then, who were the ones who fought with our army before?" The generals stared at the captive, and the captive said, "It was the officers and soldiers of our Datong Town."
"You're lying!" someone shouted, "Drag him to death with a warhorse!"
The Ming army captives cried and wailed, "I swear, we are really our Datong officers and soldiers."
"Then why are you so brave?" Sha Yibu waved his hand, signaling the generals to be silent.
The captive's eyes flashed with confusion and regret, "Just because there is one more person."
"Who?" Sha Yi didn't think he was getting closer to the truth. As long as he knew this secret, he would win this battle.
"Chang Wei Bo, Jiang Qingzhi."
"Chang Wei Bo, Jiang Qingzhi?" Sha Yi did not frown, "I have never heard of him."
"He is a young boy, only about ten years old, and is said to be a royal relative..." The prisoner told all the news he had heard.
"Last time, it was said that... it was this Lord who was in charge."
"I see!" Sha Yi Bu sneered, "I wonder why the Ming army is different. Is he using rewards to boost morale?"
The prisoner shook his head.
"No, whoever is defeated will be killed."
"They are using killing to intimidate their subordinates." Sha Yi said without a smile, "It's a good method, but this kind of morale won't last long. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, it will collapse even faster."
His eyes were sharp. "The best way to deal with such people is to be even more fearless. Pass on my order to kill or capture Jiang Qingzhi. I will personally ask the Khan for credit for him!"
If one's merits can be directly reported to Altan Khan, one will be promoted at least three levels.
In an instant, the enemy's morale was high.
"Attack!"
The second wave of attack was even more fierce.
The Ming army's formation was like a reef hit by huge waves, looking precarious but standing firm.
Half an hour later, the array finally showed signs of fatigue.
Sha Yibu sneered and drew his sword, "The time for a decisive battle has come, follow me and attack!"
He went out in full force with his reserve troops.
In the center of the Ming army, Zhang Da drew his sword, "Captain Wei, I will lead the reserve troops to intercept the enemy, take care!"
A general bowed and said, "I am leaving now. Take care, sir!"
"Take care, uncle!"
The generals bowed one by one with determined looks.
When the situation was about to collapse, they chose to fight the enemy to the death.
Who said the Ming Dynasty had no courage?
"The army is corrupt," Jiang Qingzhi said. "The root of the problem lies in the capital, in the court."
Hu Zongxian said: "Master, let's retreat!"
He could see that the situation was not good.
But Jiang Qingzhi shook his head. Hu Zongxian thought, do you have any other tricks?
But when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't imagine that Jiang Qingzhi had other ways to reverse the situation.
The same is true for the enemy, they are roaring and laughing... When they rush into Datong City, countless money is waiting for them to plunder, and countless women are waiting for them to ravage!
Rows of Ming troops bravely advanced, but their morale was uncontrollably declining.
Years of weak inertia have become apparent as the situation changes.
"Blow the trumpet!"
At this moment, Jiang Qingzhi gave the order.
Behind him, several soldiers blew their horns.
Oh oh oh!
The horn sounded six times in a row.
"This is..." Zhang Da turned around while fighting.
The generals turned back.
The sand did not raise its head.
At this moment, the two sides are entangled with each other and it is difficult to distinguish one from the other.
Suddenly, a horn sounded in the distance.
Then, the smoke and dust were approaching rapidly.
Zhang Da was shocked and looked towards the north.
If the enemy had reinforcements, the Ming army would have suffered a crushing defeat in this battle and Datong would have been in danger.
Sha Yi did not look back, confused, "Where are the reinforcements coming from?"
A large flag was faintly visible in the rising smoke and dust.
"It's the red flag!"
Someone in the Ming army screamed.
Under the banner, the long-lost Duke of Cheng, Zhu Xizhong, was in high spirits, holding up his sword and shouting, "Sirs, kill the captives!"
"Wan Sheng!"
Amid cheers, two thousand Ming cavalry rushed out of the smoke and dust.
Crashed in from behind the enemy.
The enemy was in chaos.
"Army attack!"
Jiang Qingzhi took out a cigarette and a big flag fluttered behind him.
"Army attack!"
The last reserve team rushed forward cheering.
When passing by Jiang Qing, everyone looked at him.
It was said that the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Xizhong, was in the team that negotiated with the Altan tribe. But when they arrived in Datong, they found that the old playboy had disappeared.
Jiang Qingzhi explained that Duke Chengguo had important matters to attend to and had to leave temporarily.
No one doubts this explanation.
But no one expected that just when the Ming army in Datong was about to collapse, the old dude suddenly appeared with his army.
Stabbed the enemy soldier in the anus from behind.
this moment!
Everyone felt a kind of ecstasy of escaping from a desperate situation.
"Turn the tide!"
Zhang Da looked at the young man under the big flag. At that moment, he felt that his greatest luck in life was to gain the favor of this young nobleman.
"Wan Sheng!"
Zhang Da cheered and led his men to charge forward.
"Wan Sheng!"
Xu Li forgot his position and just focused on hacking and killing.
"My Lord's way of deploying troops is like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace." Hu Zongxian swore that he was not flattering, but he really couldn't find the right words to praise his boss.
"Old Hu." Sun Chonglou was eager to kill the enemy, so he handed the firewood to Hu Zongxian. Seeing that Hu Zongxian was confused, he said, "Only our own people can light a cigarette for you, young master."
This guy turned lighting a cigarette for the young master into a gang-initiating ritual.
"Get lost!" Jiang Qingzhi cursed with a smile.
"Understood!" Sun Chonglou was overjoyed, and rushed forward with more than ten riders, "Here I come!"
Hu Zongxian looked at the young nobleman carefully and found that his brows were full of vicissitudes, as if he had become indifferent to the gleam of swords and the sound of drums and horns.
He blew on the firewood and brought it to the cigarette butt.
"Uncle."
"Hmm!" Jiang Qingzhi raised his eyes and woke up from the memories of his previous life.
"Light a cigarette."
(End of this chapter)
