The fierce battle ended with the enemy's retreat, and the entire Zhanghe stall erupted in cheers.
Even for soldiers, it is a blessing to survive every battle, let alone those non-combat sequences.
Only those fathers, sons, brothers, friends who had fallen on the battlefield, and the injured horses that replaced their owners were mourning.
When counting and reporting the battle damage, Zhu Dahe was missing. Jia Lian couldn't help but ask: "Where is General Zhu Shen?"
A commander returned: "Just now when the enemy saw that the situation was not going well and fled, I saw General Zhu Shen leading his men to chase and kill the main force..."
Jia Lian's face suddenly darkened.
He had known that Zhu Dahe was a reckless man. Considering that he was a fierce general, Jia Lian was very tolerant of him. But he didn't expect that the other party would dare to pursue the enemy without asking for instructions.
"How many people did he bring?"
The generals didn't know this, so they could only send people to ask. The result was that all the cavalry under Zhu Dahe's command were basically taken away by Zhu Dahe!
The conditions at Ganning Pass are difficult, and the soldiers who can be equipped with horses are without exception capable of conquering and fighting, and can be selected one out of ten.
The four to five hundred cavalrymen under Zhu Dahe can be said to be the best among the best.
It is also one of the most important tools in his hands now!
Seeing that Jia Lian looked bad, the generals couldn't help suppressing the joy of victory and began to say good things for Zhu Dahe.
Because they were on the battle formation just now, the brave performance of Zhu Dahe and others really made the soldiers in the Beijing camp pay attention. Inspired by this, they involuntarily discarded their instinct of fear and unleashed the most wanton blood in a man's body.
This is also the main reason why the enemy fled so quickly.
Jia Lian has never been a person who likes to do useless work, so he did not dwell too much on Zhu Dahe's issue and continued to take charge of counting the battle damage, placing the wounded and deploying follow-up matters.
Unexpectedly, just after noon, a horse suddenly rushed back to the camp.
"We followed General Zhu to pursue the enemy's remnants. Unexpectedly, we encountered a large-scale enemy ambush in a mountain forest about fifty miles away!
Now that General Zhu is trapped in the mountains and forests, the villain risked his life to escape and deliver a message, begging the Imperial Envoy to send troops to rescue my general..."
The soldiers who asked for help, their armors stained with blood, knelt down and begged when they saw Jia Lian.
After hearing the news, everyone looked at him with suspicion.
Some people grasped the key point immediately.
"Didn't I say that General Zhu led you to hunt down the remnant enemy? How could you be ambushed? A large-scale enemy army? Is it the people you are chasing, or something else? How many people are there specifically?"
For Zhu Dahe's bodyguards who desperately rushed back to deliver the message, moving rescue troops was the first priority. But for the people in the big tent who have just experienced an inexplicable battle, understanding the situation and weighing the pros and cons is the first priority.
"It's not the people we were chasing. The group of remnant enemies we were chasing was no more than two to three hundred people, and we killed many of them along the way.
However, a large number of new enemy troops suddenly appeared. After a bloody battle, we were unable to defeat them and had to retreat into a nearby forest.
When I came out on a fast horse before, I saw those people preparing wood and fuel. They must be setting fire to the mountain. Our general is in danger!
Please also ask the Imperial Envoy, for the sake of our general’s bravery in killing the enemy, to send troops to rescue as soon as possible, please..."
The soldier turned around and kowtowed heavily to Jia Lian again, looking anxious but having no other options.
Jia Lian looked deeply and asked, "How many people are ambushing you?"
"This... we don't know exactly how many people there are, but they are at least three times our number."
In the melee, there is no ability to clearly understand the number of enemies.
"It's not bad..."
Everyone knows that soldiers will be more conservative in order to get them to send troops for rescue.
But there are still three times as many enemies, which shows how many enemies there are.
However, since the opponent still has so many troops, why didn't they participate in the previous battle?
Is it the follow-up troops, or some other reason? "Your Excellency, I believe that we cannot send troops to rescue.
It can be seen that the goal of this group of Tatars is to destroy our alliance with Oara.
Now that the enemy's situation is unknown and Her Royal Highness is still here, what we have to consider now is how to ensure the safety of Her Royal Highness.
If this is a trap by the enemy, if we divide our troops to rescue people now, and the enemy takes the opportunity to sneak attack on our camp, wouldn't the situation be dangerous? ! "
Facing the nervous eyes of all the civil servants, Xiang He stood up and said loudly.
Before departure, all the civilian officials of the mission did not expect this situation to occur.
Now that they are in deep danger, the soldiers and horses in Jia Lian's hands are the only hope that can make them feel safe.
If Jia Lian leads his troops to rescue people at this time...
Since the situation was critical, the only way to save people was to bring cavalry.
And if it goes too little, it won’t work.
If too many go, the camp will be empty. If there was another battle in the morning, they could not guarantee that the infantry without strong fortifications could withstand the charge of the Tatar cavalry.
Once the cavalry is allowed to break through the defense line, won't they, including more than a thousand unarmed non-combatants, be at the mercy of others?
"That's right, Lord Xiang is right. Zhu Dahe did not respect the orders of the Imperial Envoy and took the initiative to pursue him. The Imperial Envoy has not yet investigated him for the crime of disobeying the military order.
Now that he is incompetent and trapped, how can he let the imperial envoy take the risk of sending troops to rescue him! "
Xiang He spoke, and other civil servants began to express such views.
Several generals remained silent.
One of them was from the Beijing camp and was not familiar with Zhu Dahe.
Secondly, they had just seen the powerful combat effectiveness of the Tatar cavalry and were not familiar with the Gobi terrain.
If they agree to rescue people, if Jia Lian sends them there, they are not sure that they can save people, and then it will be in vain...
Seeing that no one in the tent was willing to send troops to rescue, the kneeling soldier looked sad and suddenly said: "Please, the Imperial Envoy, please lend me five hundred war horses, and we will go rescue the general ourselves!"
Zhu Dahe brought out a total of 1,500 elite soldiers this time. In addition to the cavalry, there were nearly a thousand infantry.
It's just that the generals followed Zhu Dahe to pursue the enemy, and the remaining ones were not of sufficient rank, so they did not enter the tent to discuss matters.
However, the personal guards believed that if Jia Lian and others did not save him, other people under their general's command would definitely rescue them.
But after running for dozens of miles on my legs, the day lily became cold, so I said this.
"How dare you be rude to the Imperial Envoy!"
"How dare you, you have no place to interfere in this matter!!"
How could a group of high-ranking officials allow a pawn to talk back? They immediately started scolding them.
Jia Lian glanced at the soldier who still looked stubborn despite being scolded by everyone.
It is said that a raging army is like a raging general. From the soldiers, we can also know the general's ability to lead troops.
This man dared to borrow five hundred war horses from him, which showed that he was very confident. Zhu Dahe's soldiers, who were not aware of it outside, were willing to rescue people.
"The general has already taken care of this matter. Please go down and rest for a while, and be ready at any time."
It seems that from Jia Lian's tone, he could tell that there was still a chance of improvement, and the soldier left with great gratitude.
After he left, Jia Lian looked at everyone in the tent and said, "I have to report this to the princess, and we will discuss here first whether to send troops to rescue. If so, how to rescue."
After saying that, Jia Lian stood up and left without making his position clear.
After a while, Jia Lian came back, and the result of everyone's discussion naturally remained unchanged.
It’s just that there are many more reasons not to save people than before.
Jia Lian waited for them to finish their speech and then said: "First, General Zhu and his soldiers are the elites that we have tempered for thousands of times. If they are allowed to be burned to death in the mountains and forests by the bandits and sit idly by, I will not be at ease. , nor is it an act to unite people's hearts.
Second, there are still more than a thousand soldiers under Zhu Dahe stationed west of the river bank.
As far as I know, Zhu Dahe is deeply supported by his officers and soldiers. If he knew that we would not save him even if we were killed, I am afraid that the morale of the army would be in chaos.
At that time, let alone working together to protect the princess's safety and resist foreign enemies, we are afraid that we ourselves will be in chaos first.
Third, Her Royal Highness the Princess ordered us to send troops to rescue, and we are determined not to let our brave generals fall into the hands of the enemy. "
Jia Lian's words were said to be explanations, but they were actually decisions.
Because of the first two points, everyone can still discuss countermeasures, but when Jia Lian moves out the princess, it means that his decision has been made.
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In this way, no one dared to raise objections.
"After I leave, the affairs in the account will be temporarily handed over to Commander-in-Chief Xiang He, and the rest of the people will work together to assist."
"What, the imperial envoy wants to personally lead the troops to rescue? This is absolutely inappropriate!!"
As soon as they heard that Jia Lian was going to personally lead troops to rescue people, Xiang He and others immediately quit.
The dangers of war and war make people naturally fearful.
In the morning, if Jia Lian had not judged the danger in advance, occupied a favorable terrain to set up defenses, and calmly commanded when the terrifying Tatar cavalry came to charge, how could they have so easily kept the enemy at bay? , and thereby win the battle?
At this moment, Jia Lian is the backbone of all of them, and they naturally do not want Jia Lian to take risks.
"That's right, I think this matter can be left to a few commanders..."
However, Jia Lian had made up his mind and rejected their proposal on the grounds that several commanders had not fought against Tatars in the Gobi.
In this way, the people present couldn't help but add a layer of gloom to their hearts. They privately thought that Jia Lian was either worried about leaving his family fortune (cavalry) to others, or he had made the same mistake as Zhu Dahe, who was greedy for success and had no regard for the overall situation. .
"Don't worry, everyone, I will act accordingly. If things cannot be done, I will not force the rescue.
During this period, in order to prevent the enemy from invading, you can arrange all the carriages escorting supplies in front to guard against the impact of the enemy's cavalry, and step up the construction of fortifications.
Moreover, this general has already sent people back to Ganning Pass to request military support from General Wu.
In addition, Wala also stated that the supporting army will arrive in one day at the latest.
Therefore, we only need to hold on for one more day at most to turn the danger into safety. "
Hearing what Jia Lian said, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to cooperate with Jia Lian in mobilizing troops for rescue.
