Chapter 334 Uneven distribution of work

Author: Silent

Chapter 334 Uneven distribution of work

At dawn.

The fighting on both sides of the Huangshui River has not completely subsided, and the ground is covered with red and white ice and snow mixed with blood.

When Lu Wan's Chinese army arrived, the Ming Dynasty soldiers almost massacred the tribesmen of Duoyan and Taining, and none of the cattle, sheep, and livestock of these tribes were spared.

Zhang Heling had a sullen face, his face was covered with ice and snow, and only a little bit of heat was still coming out of his nostrils. He walked out for a few steps, and suddenly his feet fell into the water. Only then did he realize that he was actually standing on the ice of Huangshui.

On the surface.

"Marquis Shouning, are you okay?"

The general next to him quickly supported him.

"Where is Governor Lu? Where are the others?" There was a previous battle and the team was very scattered.

Even Zhang Heling, who had never been to the battlefield seriously, felt that the killings last night were totally unorganized.

The general said: "Master Lu has led his troops to the north to ambush the soldiers and horses on the other side. There are only more than 10,000 troops left on the river bank to clean up the mess. There were originally more than 3,000 prisoners, but a group of them escaped and killed one.

Granted... there are not even 600 people now."

"Why did you escape?" Zhang Heling frowned.

At this time, Zhang Yong also crossed the ice and came to the south bank of Huangshui. When he saw Zhang Heling, he was not so panicked to find Lu Wan. Like Zhang Heling, he seemed to be leading the troops, but in fact he would not rush to kill at critical moments.

forward.

"Marquis Shouning, we need to evacuate immediately! From here to the east, there are men from the Chahar tribe. The people from Ulyanha who escaped are going in all directions. This road is difficult to follow and there is no way to pursue them."

Zhang Yong came to urge Zhang Heling and prepare to lead his troops to withdraw eastward.

Zhang Heling said: "Didn't Governor Lu lead his troops to the north? No wait?"

"It's a different job! They are going to stop the Tatars from retreating eastward. What does that have to do with us? Let's clean up the mess and retreat quickly. We will probably not be able to return to Shenyang Zhongwei from here for ten or eight days. We have already penetrated deep into the grassland.

The hinterland!" Zhang Yong sighed.

Zhang Heling was agitated and asked: "Old Zhang, is it far from the boundary of the Ming Dynasty from here, or is the Weining Sea far from the boundary of the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhang Yongdao: "Of course it's far away from here. It's at least four hundred miles away. Weininghai is only two hundred miles away from Datong..."

"I'm an old lady. You said you were cheating on me, but you are really good at cheating me. I didn't see the Tatars all the way. I thought I was still wandering around the territory of the Ming Dynasty. My feelings made me go to the rear of the Tatars to die.

?Go quickly, go quickly!”

Zhang Heling was frightened when he heard this.

At the beginning of the march, because it didn't snow and the road wasn't very busy, Zhang Heling had horses to transfer to, so he felt pretty good.

He has been busy chasing for the past two days, and he is suffering at the limit of his body. He has not paid attention to how far he has run. Now he knows... It turns out that this time I went deep into the grassland, deeper than Wang Shouren and Ma Yi.

, further away from the pass where Ming Dynasty was garrisoned... I was simply deceived into boarding a pirate ship!

When Zhang Yong saw Zhang Heling's cowardice, he suddenly understood why Lu Wan and Wang Xian had not taken him with them when they led troops to fight with the other three guards of Duoyan.

Probably someone like Zhang Heling, even if he is the commander-in-chief, is only suitable for cleaning up the mess.

"Hou Ninghou, there is no need to be alarmed. The two armies of the Ming Dynasty numbered forty to fifty thousand. They fought last night. Even the Tatars who escaped could not judge the number of soldiers and horses of our three armies. Unless the little Tatar prince came in person, otherwise it would be ordinary."

We don’t have to worry about the tribes. After cleaning up, the three armies will retreat first and go fifty miles away before stationing and resting. The river here is narrow and the water is fast, and the river has not yet completely frozen, so it is not suitable for garrisoning."

"Go, go, go!"

Zhang Heling couldn't help but say that he just wanted to return to Daming as soon as possible.

Even now he was very tired, but thinking that he was in danger, he would rather take a nap on the horse than stay in danger for another moment.

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The first ambush battle was fought across the north and south banks of Huangshui River, and the battle was fought almost flawlessly.

But after the first battle, when he tried to go north to double-team Fuyu, Duoyan and other people who had gone separate ways, he could only chase after them.

"Lu Zhongcheng, we can't pursue him any longer."

Wang Xian, as the coach of another team, met Lu Wan who had just arrived.

From last night to now, Lu Wan's group of troops was the most tired, but they didn't get much military merit. Most of the major achievements were taken by Wang Xian's troops who ambushed him along the way.

Wang Xian pointed to the messy scene along the way in the distance and said: "When the Tatars withdrew, they threw away everything they could to avoid being annihilated. If they continue to pursue them, they will easily encounter the main force of the Tatars!"

Lu Wandao: "Is it only a few dozen miles away?"

Wang Xian sighed: "There are no more people setting up an ambush in front of us. Going forward, there will be more changes on the road, and there will be more people and horses from the Tatar tribe. If it is a good day, we can push all the way, but the number of our people, horses and artillery

Not allowed."

"Report..."

A messenger brought news.

"Speak!" Lu Wan didn't seem tired at all.

In comparison, the men and horses led by Wang Xian were even more tired.

"Captured sixty-two Tatar prisoners and more than three thousand cattle and sheep."

"take away!"

Lu Wan had to bow his head now.

When they came from the southern front, Fuyu and Duoyan had already gone about sixty or seventy miles. After chasing for a while, there was no sign of catching up. There were abandoned cattle, sheep, property, etc. along the way. Duoyan and the three guards wanted to

If you run away for your life, you will almost lose your entire family fortune.

Lu Wan said with regret on his face: "This time I sent out troops and failed to destroy the three guards of Duoyan at once, which is really a big regret in my heart."

Wang Xiandao: "Very good."

Lu Wan turned around and glared at Wang Xian. Although the strategy was accomplished by double-teaming from both sides, the main credit for killing the enemy was in the ambush, and it was the 40,000 troops and horses that Lu Wan brought with him to make the long journey.

Also the most.

While Wang Xian's side was full of cavalry, Lu Wan's side was dragging all kinds of cannons that were three to four hundred kilograms apart.

Peng Quan rode over and looked very nervous and said: "My lords, we have sent spies to investigate. The Tatars have traveled nearly a hundred miles to the west. According to the current speed of the advance, it will only take two or three days to catch up."

Wang Xiandao: "Evacuate."

Peng Quan asked: "Should we evacuate towards Daning or towards Shenyang?"

This involves a problem.

Wang Xian and Peng Quan came from Jizhou, that is, from the southern route.

Lu Wanze came from the eastern front, that is, from the Zhongwei side of Shenyang, Liaodong.

Before Wang Xian could answer, Lu Wan here said resolutely: "If we go south through Daning, the road will be much closer, but we may encounter the main force of Tatars. Although the road going east is a hundred miles long, both sides

The men and horses looked after each other, and the Tatars did not dare to attack directly."

On the issue of withdrawing troops, Lu Wan still has enough say.

It seems that Wang Xian and he each brought a group of people.

But Wang Xian was just a temporary general. Like Wang Shouren who led the troops into Weininghai at that time, he had the power to lead troops but did not have a high official position.

Lu Wan was the governor of Liaodong. In the absence of economic strategy in the mid-Ming Dynasty, Lu Wan could be said to be the highest military and political officer in Liaodong.

Moreover, Lu Wan also analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of going south and east based on the actual situation.

Peng Quan just looked at Wang Xian. He came with Wang Xian. In the minds of the soldiers, there was a clear distinction between who led the troops and who was responsible for the command. They had to listen to their immediate superiors when receiving orders.

Wang Xiandao: "What Lu Zhongcheng said is absolutely true. If you go south, it will be easy for the Tatars to set up ambushes and interceptors along the way. Even if the road is short, it will be easy for the Tatar main force to outflank you. Although it is a long way to go east, it will be extremely difficult for the Tatars to encircle and outflank them.

The two sides are marching in a straight line, and the Tatars have little chance of catching up."

The road is short, but it is also short for the Tatar pursuit.

It can also be flanked from the south.

Go east, that is the territory that was once occupied by the Three Guards of Duoyan, and the Tatars want to pursue them from the west.

Originally, the Ming Dynasty's troops were chasing the Three Duoyan Guards. If Dayan Khan's main force came, they would be chasing the Ming Dynasty's army. Naturally, it would be safest to go in a straight line.

"Command the three armies to move eastward! Rest and regroup after nightfall!"

Lu Wan also knew that the current soldiers in the army had reached the limit of their physical strength, but they still couldn't rest.

You must also wait until you have passed the battlefield area and reached an area where the terrain is relatively easy to resist the Tatar invasion, and then rest and recuperate.

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The armies of the Ming Dynasty entered the grassland in two ways and came out of the grassland in one line.
To be continued...