Ma Tengyun is dead.
His death was not unexpected.
Because, he met Da Dao Wang Wu, a handsome man from the Han family who still had eggs!
At that time, General Guo Yi of Dashun and Marquis Gaoling of Ming Dynasty probably never imagined that they would be nailed to the pillar of shame in the end.
One misstep can lead to eternal hatred.
Looking at Ma Tengyun who was stuck there with the spear, Wang Wu let go of his hand.
The spear body was already bent and seemed to be broken into two at any time, but it still stood in the snow.
Ma Tengyun's head was drooping at the head of the spear.
The helmet had already fallen to the ground, revealing his newly shaved bald head.
The braid on the back of her head swayed from time to time in the breeze.
After a moment of silence, Wang Wu suddenly reached out and closed Ma Tengyun's unclosed eyes.
At the same time, he stopped the mute who wanted to chop off Ma Tengyun's head.
"He used to be a man too."
Sighing softly, he looked around and saw Ming troops everywhere throwing weapons in celebration.
"Victory, victory!"
"We win, we win!"
"Second brother, have you seen it? We won, we won, woo woo..."
"..."
Cheers resounded in the valley, and even more people cried with joy.
This long-lost victory made the Ming army soldiers who had already been determined to die seem to see hope and the meaning of perseverance.
Hope made them jump excitedly and stomp with joy. Some hugged each other tightly, some sat on the ground and gasped for air, and some silently looked at the bodies of their fallen comrades. shed tears...
The injured soldiers who could move were either forced to stand up, or with the support of their comrades, they looked stupidly at the jumping and cheering crowd.
"I haven't had such a happy time in a long time. It would be great if Liu Shuai was here!"
Ma Sizhong punched Xu Deyi on the chest, his eyes were red and he was holding back tears.
"It's a pleasure. Our loyalty camp has been so miserable these past two years!"
Xu Deyi coughed several times and did not tell his old friend of more than 20 years that he was actually injured.
"Let's go to the fifth brother Wang. If it hadn't been for the fifth brother Wang, we brothers would have gone to see King Lao Chuang!"
Ma Sizhong, who was so happy, pulled Xu Deyi through the crowd to find Wang Wu who was looking ahead.
Wang Wu did not order to continue the pursuit. He suspected that there was another rebel army here and was coming here.
Although the Ming army was victorious, they were exhausted. If they rashly pursued the remnants of the Ma Department, they would most likely be beaten by the incoming rebels. As a result, the hard-won victory would become their last swan song in the world. .
"Listen to the fifth brother Wang and stop pursuing me!"
Without thinking, Ma Sizhong asked someone to blow the trumpet to stop the pursuit, and subconsciously asked Wang Wu what to do next.
Wang Wu arranged several things.
The first is to immediately count our own casualties to see how much combat power we still have.
The second is to organize manpower to carry the injured soldiers to the rear and bandage them.
The third is to inventory the battlefield and collect all usable materials.
The focus is on armor, bows, crossbows and arrows, as well as fire guns and medicine, which the Ming army is extremely short of.
The fourth is to keep the prisoners under centralized custody.
In addition, someone told Zhang Tian who was behind to come over.
After arranging all this, Wang Wu called Junzhou Jiang Tiancheng, Zhushan Zhang Beiqiu and others who had previously surrendered, and asked them about the situation of another rebel army.
After learning that there was a green battalion of more than 2,000 Qing troops in Dachang, more than five miles away from here, not only Wang Wu's heart sank, but the hearts of Zhao Jinzhong, Zhang Pengyu and others around him also skipped a beat.
Wang Wu knew that the reason for defeating Ma Tengyun this time was not the high combat effectiveness of the Ming army, but the determination of all the Ming army to kill and benevolent. Only then could they overwhelm the Ma tribe in terms of momentum and win the victory.
The so-called barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes!
On the other hand, it was also because Ma Tengyun was part of the original Ming army that had just surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Although many soldiers followed Ma Tengyun and surrendered to the Qing army, they were not willing to fight to the death with their former comrades who were still persisting, nor did they want to be contaminated by these comrades. blood, so these horse tribesmen did not show sufficient combat effectiveness after the battle started.
In other words, enough willingness to fight.
It is inevitable to collapse after a setback.
But the green camp soldiers were different. They were real Qing troops, and their morale and fighting spirit were much higher than those of Ma Tengyun's surrendered army!
It can be concluded that the next battle between the Ming army and the Green Camp soldiers will be far more brutal than the battle between the Ming army and the Ma tribe.
How can we defeat this green camp soldier?
When Wang Wu, who was frowning deeply, was thinking about how to deal with the enemy, brothers Ma Sizhong, Xu Deyi, and Zhang Tianwang all arrived.
Basic statistics on our own casualties show that the Laoshun Army lost 105 people killed and 75 injured, which is one-third of the casualties.
Zhang Tianfang's side suffered more than 50 casualties, about more than a quarter.
Wang Wu's side suffered more than 70 casualties, almost one-third.
The casualty rate on all three sides was high, with less than 700 soldiers left to fight.
It is impossible to count how many rebels were annihilated, but more than 500 people were captured.
Usable supplies are being collected, and the wounded are being carried to the rear and handed over to the care of the family members Zhang Tianwang brought from Suokou Cave.
"Everyone, let's not be too happy!"
General Wang Wu reported the situation of the Qing army in Dachang to everyone.
When they heard that it was a green battalion of more than 2,000 people, everyone couldn't help but look solemn. It was obvious that they knew that the next battle would be even more cruel.
It is even possible that the Ming army will be destroyed.
After a few breaths, Xu Deyi spit on the ground and said, "What are you afraid of? At worst, we will fight with them! If we can defeat Ma Tengyun, we can defeat that Niu Wancheng!"
His saliva was bloody, Xu had suffered internal injuries in the battle.
"Yes, fight them!"
"Kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one!"
"Even if you die, you still have to drag two people on your back!"
"Tell those green camp dogs to show what a real man is!"
"..."
Although everyone valued the green soldiers, no one was afraid of them, and no one was willing to retreat from the battle.
Zhang Tianwang said that since there is still a fierce battle to be fought, don't hold it back this time. Except for women and children, all men will join the battle.
"Even if we are all dead, we can't let those green camp dogs look down upon us!"
While talking, Zhang Tianwang was gearing up, wishing he could fight the Qing army to a life-and-death showdown immediately.
However, everyone found that Wang Wu did not speak.
Seeing this, Ma Sizhong couldn't help but ask: "What do the fifth brothers Wang think?"
"Brother Wang, just tell me what you think. What I, Lao Zhang, admire the most in my life are men who are not afraid of death!"
Zhang Tianwang truly admired the young man in front of him who was thirty years younger than him. If it hadn't been for this young man, how would there have been so many heroes who were willing to die for the Ming Dynasty gathered together.
Wang Wu looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Our troops are not as strong as the Green Camp, and the brothers are all very tired right now. It will definitely not work if we fight forcefully, so what I mean is to withdraw!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was startled.
"withdraw?!"
Zhang Tianwang clicked his tongue, "Even if we can't defeat those green camp dogs, we won't scare them into retreating, right? Besides, where else can we retreat to?"
"Right now, everyone is united because they are united in one spirit. If we want to withdraw, I am afraid that everyone's anger will be vented."
Ma Sizhong didn't want to withdraw, but he couldn't directly veto the wishes of the fifth brother Wang, so he said it more tactfully.
"First of all, we've already done this, why should we evacuate? It won't save our lives, so there's nothing to be afraid of!"
Zhao Jinzhong, who has always been taciturn, spoke a few more words for the first time.
Although the others did not speak, their eyes were all telling Wang Wu that they did not want to withdraw!
"The retreat I'm talking about is not about withdrawing from the lock, let alone retreating to Wujiayuanzi, but about luring the Qing army over!"
Wang Wu pointed to the direction from which he came, and told everyone that he had been paying attention to the terrain when he came here before, and found that there was a place that was suitable for an ambush, so he planned to lead everyone to evacuate there and set up an ambush circle, and when the Qing army followed them, they would be caught off guard. .
"Only in this way can we have a chance to win!"
Even though he was determined to die, Wang Wu did not want to die in vain.
After hearing this, everyone felt that the strategy of luring the enemy was feasible. At that moment, Ma Sizhong actually asked Wang Wu to take charge of luring the enemy and setting up an ambush.
Brother Zhang Tianwang and Xu Deyi had no objections.
Wang Wu did not refuse, but before the deployment, he ordered the blind man Wan Si: "Go and tell the prisoners that we are going to withdraw to the lock hole now, and let those who are willing to follow us and the Tatars to stay, and those who are not willing to stay." Let them go!"
"Let go?!"
Hearing this, Zhang Tianfang blurted out, "We can't let go! If we let these eggless people go, they will definitely fight us again after they go back!"
"Brother Wang, I know that you are a kind and righteous person and do not want to force others to die with us, but these prisoners are not ordinary people. What is the difference between letting them go and letting the tiger return to the mountain?"
Ma Sizhong also said he couldn't let go.
Wang Wu shook his head and said: "These prisoners are not tigers. Even if they are tigers, they are just paper tigers that frighten us. Besides, it is the Qing army that has a headache in letting them go, not us!"
After a pause, he smiled again and said, "If we don't let them go, how will the Qing army know that we are afraid that they will withdraw?"
