"Lao Liu, Lao Liu... you are really a good rebel. Back then, the four of you who defended you were like a scourge. I thought the fourth brother was a little too worried..."
"But now it seems that instead of worrying too much, Fourth Brother has returned to the mountain. Who would have thought that your destructive power would be so great. After so many years, you still can't let go of this obsession!"
"The power you have hidden all your life is released, and it is truly earth-shattering! It's amazing, it's amazing... My brother is not as good as you, I admire you..."
In the large tent of the meeting, the generals around Prince Dun gathered together. When they saw the tense situation, they found that Prince Dun did not order the battle. Instead, he was muttering here alone and did not know what to say.
Prince Dun currently has a total of 33,000 elite troops in his hands. The second division of the Royal Forest Army is commanded by General Bai Min. General Ma Shaoer, the kidnapper, leads 3,000 vanguard elites to cover the battlefield for Prince Dun.
The remaining 20,000 people are the third and fifth divisions of the Xishan Camp. Among them, the commander of the third division, Bai Zhan, was promoted from deputy to regular after Prince Gong lost power and after the Xishan Camp was reorganized and purged by Emperor Tongzhi. Since Ge After Sir Den came back, he has been receiving reorganization training under Gordon.
And the commander of the Fifth Division is a man from Mengba Banner, Nastu!
The Qing Dynasty had the habit of re-employing Mongolian ministers since entering the customs. On the one hand, Manchu and Mongolia entered the customs as one body and lived a good life together. The interests of both parties were well understood, so there was no need to worry that Mongolian officials would defect to the Han side.
On the other hand, Mongolians are straightforward and don't make too many twists and turns. As long as they recognize their master, they are much more loyal than those bastards in the Eight Banners.
Therefore, during the reorganization review of Emperor Tongzhi, after the review of the nine clans, it was finally determined that he had no risk of rebellion, so the position of division commander has always been in his hands.
Nasitu was really loyal to the court. His parents originally lived with him in the capital. After Emperor Tongzhi came to power, when the Xishan Camp began to reorganize and screen the sand mixed by Guiziliu.
This Nastu specially sent people outside the country to bring all the brothers and sisters who lived in Chahar Ranch to live in the capital, and all the pastures on the grassland were sold.
This move greatly impressed Emperor Tongzhi. As soon as he heard that Nastu had sold all the cattle and sheep fields in his hometown, he immediately ordered that he be given land and a house in the imperial manor outside the city for him to live in.
This time, the family moved to the capital and gained the trust of the court. From then on, it was natural that he would be promoted and make a fortune.
Nastu's fifth division has been undergoing training and reorganization under Prince Dun. This time, this Mongolian warrior was brought out when they went south to quell the uprising of the rebels.
Bai Min, Shao'er, Bai Zhan, Nastu...the four of them are now the four generals under Prince Dun. Thirty-three thousand elite soldiers control the Zhuozhou camp. The troops have brought enough weapons and ammunition. At this moment, in this vast country in East Asia, On the ground, apart from the Chinese army, this army's firepower already surpassed that of the Qing Dynasty.
The four of them couldn't help but feel anxious when they saw Prince Dun muttering here. Nastu straightened his temper and asked, "Your Majesty! The enemy is gradually approaching now. You must have an explanation?"
"Should we take the initiative or hold firm? Even if we are to withdraw to the capital, we must have a plan... If the prince is unsure about paying attention at this moment, I am willing to take my troops out of the camp to search for the enemy, wait to annihilate the enemy, and find out the enemy's strength!"
Xiao'er shook his head, "Leave it to us, the kidnappers, to test the enemy's reality! We can't run faster with four legs than with two!"
The third division's white battle was not to be outdone. "Your Majesty! The third division is asking for a battle. It has 10,000 iron troops under its command. There is no problem in blocking a hundred thousand rebels. Please give your order!"
Prince Dun looked at his subordinate's invitation to fight with joy, but he turned his attention to Commander Bai Min of the Yulin New Army. He was a direct descendant of Emperor Tongzhi and was the leader of the three hundred guards that His Majesty brought out of the capital.
The opinions of the new Yulin Army must be listened to!
"Bermin! Why didn't you say a word?"
"Your Majesty... This battle is actually very easy to fight or withdraw from. The official is now considering whether it is better to fight at night or wait until the next day to fight!"
"Oh? What do you mean?" Prince Dun's eyes lit up after hearing this.
"Your Majesty knows that the rebels are coming fiercely. It is not the best way for us to confront them directly. In fact, the best way is to rely on the capital's city defense system to weaken the enemy first!"
"The rebels are numerous and powerful, and Guiziliu has been working hard for many years. If we go all out now, we will suffer great losses even if we win!"
"Actually, the rebels' biggest weakness lies in two points. One is the lack of training and organization, and the other is the difficulty in supplying materials. They all robbed the food and grass!"
"This kind of rebel army must fight to support fighting, and use victory after victory in exchange for the maintenance of morale and the supply of food and grass to continue fighting!"
"So they can't delay. As long as they delay, they will lose miserably!"
At this point, Bai Min looked at the prince and smiled bitterly, "But can your majesty withdraw at this moment? The Politburo is here, and the business cannot be justified without a victory..."
King Dun also sighed, "This is what I'm worried about, so I put the army outside the city... We still have to fight the battle that needs to be fought!"
Bai Min nodded, "Yes, we have to fight the battle that needs to be fought... The problem now is that the enemy is accelerating and is obviously going to have a night battle with us!"
"And my opinion is that we will not fight tonight... Our advantage will be revealed after dawn tomorrow!"
"The enemy wants to finish us off in one go, because they know they don't have heavy firepower. Only 20% of these rebel soldiers have rifles, and the rest are all victims of the disaster who have been brought in. Many of them fight with cold weapons!"
"They can only make sneak attacks at night and turn the battle into a mess. Only in this way can they make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. They can mix with us and engage in hand-to-hand combat, one life for another!"
"We can't take advantage of their wishes! Hold the camp and fight during the day, so that we can take advantage of our heavy firearms!"
What Bai Min said made Prince Dun couldn't help but nod, but he didn't expect to make the Mongolian general Nastu angry. He slammed the table and shouted, "What? Your Majesty's new imperial army is so weak? You are weak!"
"The Xishan Camp and the Royal New Army are His Majesty's elite. After training for so many years, are you afraid of fighting at night? Cowards!"
"Who said we are not good at night fighting? Our Xishan Battalion is also trained in night fighting! We also have advantages in fighting at night... Our soldiers are well organized and can be quickly dispersed from battalion to company!"
"Like a hot knife slicing through butter, they kept darting back and forth to kill the enemy. It didn't take more than three or two charges, but the morale of these rebels collapsed!"
"Your Majesty... our department requests to go to war!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Min shook his head desperately, "No! Absolutely not, the casualties are too great, it's not cost-effective..."
"We are not buying vegetables at the market, nor are we bargaining with old ladies! We are fighting for His Majesty!" Nastu was so angry that he started to quarrel in the military tent.
