As the sun sets over the west mountain, on the north gate of Qingzhou, generals such as Tu Yuan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, etc. support the wall and look into the distance, whispering. Next to them, Li Yan and Li Muxian are leisurely drinking tea and talking. They have received information that the little eunuch is fighting with the enemy, but But he chose to sit back and watch.
"It will be dark before you know it. The little governor should be back soon." Li Yan put down his tea cup and looked up at the sky. Li Muchian smiled calmly: "General Li seems to be sure that the governor will win! As the dignified East Factory Admiral, you will fight alone. Aren’t you worried?”
Li Yan laughed: "The Taoist priest is also calm and relaxed."
Li Muxian beat the Supreme Lord: "The poor Taoist is really a mediocre person. The governor is in danger and can't stop him. He wants to help, but he has no soldiers, no generals, and no military power." After sighing, Li Yan laughed: "Taoist Master, this is Are you teasing me?"
Li Muchian smiled and waved his hand: "It's just a joke. I've been following the governor for a short time, but he's really got his nature. He's young and frivolous, he's murderous, he loves taking risks, but he's by no means reckless. This time the Qing army only has three thousand soldiers." , I’m fine.”
"Yes." Li Yan nodded, holding up the tea cup and looking far-sighted: "I think a few months ago in Taiyuan, it was probably the governor's first battle when he came out of the mountain. At that time, there were hundreds of thousands of thieves and soldiers under the city. The young governor was a master of arts and bold. It can even be said that he was so arrogant that he would sometimes lead more than a thousand people to fight fiercely. Every time he came in and out, he would break into the army. The capital of the thief admired him endlessly, not to mention that he had penetrated into the tiger's den like a thief army camp to assassinate the thief leader Li Laiheng!"
"Don't praise these two great fortune tellers here. They haven't come back after fighting for a while, but there is something going on elsewhere. Why don't you go and call for help?" Huang Degong walked from the side, rubbing his nose and said, Zhou Yuji and Tu Yuan Others also gathered around.
Li Yan took his time and poured a cup of tea and handed it to Huang Degong. Trouble was indeed going to happen, but it was definitely not from the little governor's side.
"What do you mean by this?" Huang Degong, who was about to drink tea, stopped and asked with a frown.
"With the little governor's bravery and the blessing of heavy armor, the three thousand Tatar cavalry can't do anything to him, but at least he can retreat, so we don't need to worry about him..."
"Then what's the trouble you're talking about?" Huang Degong couldn't help but interrupt him, and Li Yan hummed: "The trouble is in the Qing army camp."
"What, are you saying that the Tatars will send reinforcements?" Huang Degong was startled, and Li Muxian next to him took over and said, "General Li means that the Tatars are going to flee!"
Hey, Huang Degong curled his lips and said: "You guys can't finish what they say at once. You always like to show off. No wonder the little eunuch said you like to show off. In fact, isn't it just that the Tatars sent troops to Linzi to consolidate their position? Are you trying to trick Chen Cang into thinking about breaking up camp and leaving, is that what you mean?"
Li Yan and Li Muchian nodded awkwardly: "That's what Mr. Huang said."
"That is to say, while the little eunuch is fighting with the Tatars, the Tatars are really busy cleaning up their guys and preparing to escape, right?" Huang Degong said again, and Li Yan nodded again.
"In that case, why are we still standing here? Hurry up and send troops to chase us." Huang Degong threw the teacup on the table, stood up and shouted.
Zhou Yuji pressed him down and said, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious."
"The Tatars are about to run away..." Huang Degong struggled.
"How can it be so fast?" Zhou Yuji poured tea for him again: "The Tatars are burdened by their baggage and can't move fast. In order to deceive others, they must use their baggage first and move behind the army. The main force of their troops is still in the camp, and they won't be able to move for three to five days. Take action”.
Huang Degong looked at Li Yan, is this really the case?
Li Yan hummed and said, "That's more or less it. We just took the opportunity to rest and recuperate our troops. We can chase him for just one day."
Huang Degong then breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, I need to relax my muscles and bones these days. He winked at Tu Yuan and went out to admire the moon at night."
Tu Yuan smiled and said nothing, but his eyes were very lewd.
Li Muchian coughed lightly: "Um, Mr. Huang, did the young governor really say that Pindao and General Li like to pretend to be sexy?" They followed Chang Yu and had already learned some vocabulary used by later generations.
"That's still fake." Huang Degong said seriously: "Especially your awesome nose. The little eunuch said that you are a fighting chicken in showing off, and you can be called the king of showing off!"
Everyone laughed.
Li Muxian snorted in embarrassment and said, "The little governor also said that if you pretend to be cool, you will be struck by lightning. Have you ever heard of Mr. Huang?"
"I heard it, I heard it." Huang Degong raised his head and looked at the sky: "The weather is good these days, Taoist priest, don't worry!"
"Also, even if I'm just pretending, it's very likely that Mr. Huang will be struck by lightning!" Li Muxian rolled his eyes, and Huang Degong was furious and shouted: "Who are you talking about, you awesome guy?"
Indeed, these days, saying someone has been struck by lightning is undoubtedly tantamount to cursing. Huang Degong's fiery temper could really tear Li Muxian apart.
Seeing Huang Degong getting angry, Zhou Yuji and others hurriedly tried to persuade him: "You are all just talking nonsense, why are you so serious? Why are you so impatient?"
Li Muxian was not afraid of him at all. He smiled slightly and said: "Young Supervisor, you are so dignified as the Dongchang Admiral, it is really disrespectful for you to speak like a little eunuch. If Datian listens, who can you hit with this thunder?"
Huang Degong, who was in the middle of the fire, was startled when he heard this. He turned his head and glanced at a few Dongchang people not far away. They stared at him with a livid face, so he laughed: "It's just a joke, don't believe me... Little Governor... You can still be impatient, right?"
Everyone curled their lips and looked down upon him.
At this moment, the horse racing outside the city reported: "Great victory, Lord Governor returns in triumph!"
Everyone was overjoyed and crowded to the city wall to take a look. In the dusk, they could vaguely see a group of soldiers and horses crossing the Beiyang River. Huang Degong raised his voice and asked the messenger below: "Can you catch a big fish?"
Usually a great victory can be achieved by either capturing the opponent's important generals or killing many enemies.
Then came the soldier's voice: "I haven't heard of any big fish, but I heard that more than a thousand enemies were killed and more than half of the Tatars' troops were lost."
Everyone in the city was in an uproar and stunned! More than a thousand! What a concept!
Fighting with cold weapons will result in more injuries and fewer deaths. In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, the losing side will only suffer more than a thousand casualties at most. So even if they attack the city with tens of thousands of Qing troops from the previous day, such a large-scale and fierce battle will only result in losses. More than three thousand, and the little eunuch killed more than a thousand enemy troops in a small scene with only a thousand people. It is really surprising. Under normal circumstances, either side would choose to withdraw its troops after losing several hundred, unless they got angry and fought hard. Only hard knocks will cause more than half of the damage.
It seems that the little eunuch is fighting fiercely with others again. As the saying goes, killing one thousand enemies will only damage oneself eight hundred. I'm afraid the Ming army will also be seriously injured this time.
"How much damage have we suffered?" Huang Degong asked everyone's question.
"The damage is no more than three hundred!"
As soon as the messenger soldier's words came out, everyone exploded again, how could it be possible!
Everyone has seen the strength of the Qing army's cavalry. Regardless of whether it is a group battle or an individual battle, its combat effectiveness is generally higher than that of the Ming army, and it currently has an advantage in strength. Although the young eunuch has the support of heavy armored soldiers, in a head-to-head encounter, he is actually one or three. Killing more than a thousand enemies at a cost of more than a hundred people, this really makes everyone stunned and unbelievable!
"It seems that the little governor has been holding back a lot of energy these days, and the tiger has become more powerful." Li Muxian muttered in a low voice with a happy face, while Huang Degong looked disapproving: "If I were on the stage, I might kill more."
Tu Yuan, on the other hand, felt dissatisfied. He had fought side by side with Chang Yu many times. Although he was brave, he was not as fierce as this. Could it be that Hao Yaoqi showed off his power this time.
Li Yan, the most rational person, vaguely felt that there must be some inside story, otherwise there would not be such a high casualty rate in the bloody battle.
But don't worry, everything will come to light when the little eunuch arrives.
