Chapter 698 Blood debt must be paid with blood
The army marched into the sunset.
This place is only eight miles away from Datong City, but these eight miles forced Yan Song to stay outside the city.
Don’t travel at night… This was what Jiang Qingzhi told you before he left.
This is true even within the Ming Dynasty.
Why?
Some civil servants were puzzled at the time.
Yan Song remembered that Jiang Qingzhi looked at the man in astonishment, as if he didn't know that this was absurd, and then said: "If it's a small group of people, it's fine, but if a large army marches at night and encounters some accidents... Don't you know that the wind is howling and the grass and trees are all enemies?"
"Set up camp!"
Yan Song reined in his horse.
Several riders came galloping over. They turned out to be two groups of people. One group was led by Zhang Da, the general of Datong. They brought Zhang Da's apology for not being able to come and meet them from afar as he was stationed in Datong.
The other few riders were the entourage of Huang Mao, the governor, and they brought Huang Mao's warm greetings.
"...The governor said that the city has prepared a residence for the prime minister. It is quite simple, so please don't be offended. In addition..."
"What's the military situation?" Yan Song asked with a frown.
Uh!
Huang Mao's envoy was stunned for a moment, and Zhang Da's envoy said: "There is no enemy around Datong City."
"I'm asking about Chang Wei Bo!" Yan Song had been worried about Jiang Qingzhi.
If it were another place, he would have wished Jiang Qingzhi dead, but at this moment, he particularly hoped that Jiang Qingzhi could control his temper and act cautiously.
"Still no news of Long Wilbur."
Yan Song squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.
"Go and find out. If you have any news, report it to me even if it's midnight."
"Yes."
If Jiang Qingzhi got into trouble, Yan Song would have no choice but to defend Datong and then ask the capital for instructions on the next steps.
But what can Emperor Jiajing do?
Without Jiang Qingzhi, the only thing he could do was to hold on.
At this moment, Yan Song realized the importance of Jiang Qingzhi to the Ming Dynasty and to Emperor Jiajing.
Without Jiang Qingzhi, the Ming Dynasty could not find a commander who dared to face Altan Khan and had the belief that he would win.
He can't do it!
Zhang Da is even less capable.
Who in the court has this ability?
Yan Song thought about it, shook his head, and sighed: "Young man, be steady!"
……
In Datong City, Zhao Wenhua was walking around in circles at his base.
The attendant came, "Tongzhengshi."
"How is it?" Zhao Wenhua stopped and asked.
The attendant said, "Zhang Da said that this matter is a military secret."
Earlier, someone from Huang Mao said that some cavalry had quietly left the city.
Zhao Wenhua sent someone to ask Zhang Da.
"That bastard!" Zhao Wenhua cursed.
Huang Mao came and said, "I sent someone to investigate and they said it was arranged by Jiang Qingzhi."
"Where did he order those cavalrymen to go?" Zhao Wenhua asked.
Huang Mao was silent.
The two civil servants looked at each other in silence. At this moment, Zhao Wenhua deeply hated the Datong generals for not wanting to join the Yan Party. If only one of them came closer to him, he would not be as blind as a fool.
Huang Mao sighed, "But I have heard that Lin Siyuan, the leader of the opposing army, is a wise general under Altan Khan."
"The enemy's vanguard has tens of thousands, plus Lin Siyuan's five thousand, a total of fifteen thousand. Even if all the cavalry in Datong City were to attack, there would not be that many. What is Jiang Qingzhi going to do?" Zhao Wenhua pondered.
After an unknown amount of time, he slapped his forehead and thought, "Could this guy be going to sneak attack the enemy's vanguard?"
"possible!"
"This bastard is so brave. If he is surrounded..." Zhao Wenhua coughed dryly, "Look at what I said."
"What does Jiang Qingzhi have to do with the Tongzhengshi?" Huang Mao said, "The Prime Minister is not far outside the city, I think he will be able to see clearly."
……
"The governor has been captured."
Amid the thunderous cheers of the Ming army, the enemy's morale quickly dropped.
"The governor has been captured."
The news spread across the battlefield like lightning.
"Run away!"
The enemy began to disintegrate, and even the most elite troops fled to the north at this moment.
The big flags waved, and the Ming troops on the left and right sides received orders.
"My uncle ordered the encirclement and killing!"
The Ming troops on the left and right quickly made a detour.
Jiang Qingzhi's men were trying desperately to intercept them.
Arrow rain was used from the outside, and wave after wave of arrows caused heavy casualties to the enemy, but no one cared about this at the moment.
At the front, Sun Chonglou wielded a heavy, thick-backed long sword, and every strike of his sword hit the target.
Du Bao and Wei Fang joined forces. You attacked, or you blocked, while the other one suddenly attacked from the side. The two of them became more and more in sync, and they actually killed five people.
"Let go from the front!"
Jiang Qingzhi's military order came. Just when Du Bao and Wei Fang were puzzled, the front suddenly opened up. Looking at the crazy enemy troops, Du Bao said, "Don't stop those who are trying to escape!"
This is the Du family's inherited military strategy.
The two of them quickly moved out of the way and watched the enemy rushing in from the middle.
"Fire arrows!"
The Ming troops on both sides continued to consume the enemy with rain of arrows.
When the enemy broke out of the encirclement under a hail of arrows, the Ming army also arrived after a detour.
Encirclement!
Close it!
"kill!"
Every member of the Ming army was enthusiastic.
The morale of the enemy troops who had just broken out of the encirclement and thought they had escaped suddenly dropped. Jiang Qingzhi reined in his horse and threw Lin Siyuan to the ground.
Bang!
Lin Siyuan woke up and subconsciously wanted to get up.
But when he looked up, he saw a young man.
An unreasonably young general of the Ming army.
Countless images flashed through my dizzy mind...
Careful planning and confident digging of holes.
Afterwards, everything went according to his plan, including Jiang Qingzhi.
The feeling of having everything planned out was so wonderful that Lin Siyuan overlooked one thing, which was the warning from Altan.
——Be careful when you meet Jiang Qingzhi!
This is Altan’s warning to Lin Siyuan and Bals!
Altan Khan has fought for many years and has rich experience on the battlefield. To be honest, even Lin Siyuan does not have as much experience as him.
However, years of suppression caused Lin Siyuan's judgment of Altan to be biased due to emotions.
He felt that Altan had become timid.
At this moment, it seems that it is not that Altan is timid, but that he is too courageous.
Lin Siyuan smiled bitterly and gasped, his ears filled with the howls of his subordinates and the neighing of war horses.
Someone was shouting in the grassland dialect, asking for surrender.
Then more and more people shouted.
These warriors from the tribe are invincible when the wind is favorable.
But when things are impossible, they will be weaker than anyone else.
Lin Siyuan heard his confidant shouting, "Fight to the death, follow me, and save the governor!"
What a fool!
Lin Siyuan smiled bitterly, and then a scream was heard.
The battlefield is gradually becoming quiet.
After seeing Lin Siyuan fleeing, the enemy troops on the other side chose to break out, and hundreds of riders fled into the distance in the sunset.
It looks particularly sad.
Sun Chonglou arrived, covered in blood, and grinned at Du Bao and Wei Fang, "Did you pee your pants in fear?"
Du Bao said: "I killed three people!"
"There are four of us!" Wei Fang said proudly.
"It tastes good." Sun Bu Tong coughed dryly.
Du Bao and the other man were so focused on the fight that they forgot the smell of blood. However, they were reminded by the malicious Sun Bu Tong and their concentration disappeared as they were hit by the stench of human blood.
"vomit!"
Looking at the two battlefield rookies vomiting after getting off their horses, Sun Bu Tong smiled unkindly.
"Hello, uncle!"
Chen Bao is here.
"Not bad!"
Jiang Qingzhi patted Chen Bao on the shoulder, and Chen Bao felt relieved, knowing that his desperate battle today had finally changed Jiang Qingzhi's opinion of him.
Don't fight for your own personal gain!
This was Jiang Qingzhi's warning to the entire army by attacking Chenbao.
Jiang Qing dismounted and ordered, "Tell the prisoners to collect the enemy's corpses."
"Leader!"
Xu Wei came up from the back at this time. Before the battle, Jiang Qingzhi had left him behind. Xu Wei also knew his own limitations, so he hid in the middle. Occasionally, when enemy troops passed by, they would not have the time to kill a fat and white scholar when they saw him.
Therefore, Xu Wei was the most well-organized person in the entire army, without even a spot of blood on his body.
The enemy soldiers who were asking for surrender knelt in front, and someone went to count them, "Sir, we have captured more than 900 people."
"Yeah!" Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette and nodded without comment.
"What a great victory! Lord!" Xu Wei said excitedly.
"Send someone to Datong to report the news. Remember, just tell Zhang Da, and have Zhang Da send someone to tell Yan Song. As for the victory news, report it to the city tomorrow morning."
"Uncle is worried..." Xu Wei's eyes narrowed.
"There are many merchants in the Nine Borders who smuggle the Altan tribe. Every year, we catch and kill a group of them, but we still can't stop those merchants who love money like their lives."
Jiang Qingzhi walked slowly, "Remember, don't overestimate people's hearts."
Xu Wei understood. "The enemy's vanguard, Bars's troops, are currently moving in an unknown direction. If someone leaks the news, Bars might ambush our troops halfway."
Du Bao also understood and muttered, "No wonder Lord Bo ordered the Datong cavalry to quietly leave the city in batches. He was worried that someone would tip off the situation."
Wei Fang sighed: "Is it so difficult to use troops? It is completely different from the military tactics passed down in my family!"
"Knowledge and action must be unified!" Jiang Qingzhi threw a question that Wei Fang and the others had to ponder for half a year. At this time, Lin Siyuan was brought over. He smiled and said, "I claim to be a master of military tactics, and I thought that Chang Wei Bo was just so-so. Even so, I also carefully prepared this trap..."
Xu Wei smiled and said, "You are good at using troops. Not only can you use troops, but you can also use the internal disputes of the Ming Dynasty to make plans. It is indeed impressive. But do you know what the Lord said after hearing the news?"
Lin Siyuan looked at Xu Wei, "What?"
Xu Wei said calmly, "My Lord said that with a great war ahead, how could the vanguard have the mind to plunder? Even if they did plunder, they would not plunder the civilians. At most, they would just steal some food and supplies."
Lin Siyuan was startled. Xu Wei said, "Bringing the people and the cattle and sheep with him will only make him a burden. Lin Siyuan is a wise general, how could he be so unwise? This trap... is clumsy!"
In an instant, a look of humiliation flashed in Lin Siyuan's eyes.
A general who supported his spiritual world with his godly military skills, after having his pride knocked down by his opponent, he felt so grief-stricken and angry that he wanted to die, and then he felt hopeless, which made Lin Siyuan look much older in an instant.
He looked at Jiang Qingzhi, thought of Altan's attitude towards him, and slowly knelt down.
"Sinner, surrender!"
Upon learning that he has been captured, the people he has offended over the years will take action to enslave his family.
In this case, I will serve the Ming Dynasty, so what if I serve Jiang Qingzhi? Can Jiang Qingzhi refuse?
As a general under Altan Khan, Lin Siyuan has this confidence.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at him.
"I promised them."
Lin Siyuan was puzzled.
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the people.
"I promised those people in Changxin Village, and those common people...blood debt will be repaid with blood!"
(End of this chapter)
