Cao Guang tapped his fingers on the table in front of him, making a clicking sound.
Neither Zhang Hongtu nor Ma Lin spoke.
Although the two people have different opinions, they both have their own reasons, and they are all for the good of their team, but the final big idea still needs to be decided by the team leader Cao Guang.
"Captain, how are you doing? Should we fight or not?" Marin couldn't help but ask.
"Actually, what Staff Officer Zhang said makes sense." Cao Guang said, "When I was a bandit in Daliang Mountain, I encountered the army from Datong East Road coming to suppress the attack, so I fled deep into the woods to hide with Master Pan. , and only dared to come out of the forest after the officers and soldiers retreated."
Marin frowned and said, "Captain, you mean that we also retreat into the woods to avoid the encirclement and suppression by the army."
Cao Guang shook his head and said: "Master Pan and I used to be bandits in Daliang Mountain. We had no choice but to retreat into the woods to avoid the government troops. When faced with the government troops coming to suppress us, we had no choice but to hide in the woods and fight head-on with the government troops." There was no way to survive at all, so I had to hide in the woods at that time, because the only way to survive was to hide in the woods."
His voice paused, and he continued: "It's different now. Our team on the mountain has been trained for a long time, and there is no shortage of soldiers. Now I ask you, if the 400 people on our mountain were fighting head-on with the officers and soldiers, Do you think it is possible to repel the army?"
"Give me two squadrons of soldiers, and I can repel the Fubiao battalion that came to suppress this time." Marin said, patting his chest.
Zhang Hongtu thought for a while and said: "The soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp are worse than the frontier troops in Datong Town. With the strength of our brigade, it shouldn't be a big problem to repel the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp."
"Then hit." Cao Guang slapped the table hard with his right hand.
Zhang Hongtu said with worry on his face: "The other two squadrons have been on the mountain for a short time and have not yet been integrated. At this time, they are fighting with the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp. I am worried that our people will suffer too many casualties."
"How can soldiers fight without casualties?" Ma Lin said, "We can't stop fighting just because we are afraid of death. I think that only by making the officers and soldiers scared can the officers and soldiers never dare to come to Daliang Mountain again." We’re in trouble.”
Cao Guang nodded, agreeing with Ma Lin's words.
"I didn't say not to fight." Zhang Hongtu said, "What I meant was to wait and fight again. When several squadrons in our brigade are completely integrated, then we can fight with the army."
Ma Lin said: "The officers and soldiers will arrive at Daliang Mountain almost tomorrow. I missed this opportunity. I don't know when the next time I want to train in actual combat. Now there are no bandits in Datong. Even if there are, they are our own people in the Tiger Flag. Moreover, we cannot leave Datong without permission from the Secretary of Military Affairs, so this is the best opportunity to train our troops. After a battle, I guarantee that the soldiers of our brigade will be reborn and become a warrior that is not weaker than the three thousand-man squadrons. Troops.”
The three thousand-man troops of the Tiger Character Banner were the earliest to be established. They had the most veterans of the bandit camp at that time, and they were recognized as the strongest combat troops of the Tiger Character Banner.
Cao Guang said to Zhang Hongtu: "If we retreat to the forest at this time, although we can avoid the encirclement and suppression by the army, the houses built in the village will be destroyed by the army. By then, our winter will not be easy. And the most important thing!"
As he spoke, he raised the index finger of his right hand.
"What is it?" Zhang Hongtu asked.
Cao Guang said solemnly: "Loyalty."
Zhang Hongtu looked puzzled, and Ma Lin on the side was equally puzzled.
Cao Guang said with a solemn expression: "Nowadays, most of the soldiers in our village are Liaodong people. Many of them come to our village just to eat and have no loyalty to our Tiger Flag."
Zhang Hongtu and Ma Lin nodded in agreement.
Even though there are about 400 people in the village, and they all obey their orders, they know that many of them are not willing to stay in the village, just because they were hungry all the way from Liaodong. You can have food to eat, pay, and a shelter from the wind and rain in the village, so you can stay in the mountain. There is no loyalty at all.
Cao Guang continued: "This time the officers and soldiers come to Daliang Mountain, it is an opportunity for us, an opportunity to cut off the retreat of these Liaodong people. As long as they kill the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp and kill the officers and soldiers, from now on They will have no way out, whether they want it or not, they will only have to stay in the village."
"If this is the case, I agree to use troops from the Fubiao camp who came to Daliang Mountain." Zhang Hongtu changed his tone and gave up his idea of hiding in the woods.
Seeing that Zhang Hongtu no longer objected, Cao Guang said: "Since everyone agrees, let's discuss how to deal with the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp, and strive to achieve the greatest results at the smallest cost."
The three people sat around the table and began to discuss how to deal with the upcoming Fubiao Camp.
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On the official road from Datong Mansion to Xinpingbao, a Ming army of six to seven hundred people was slowly advancing.
In the middle of the Ming army, there was a small sedan carried by two people. General Xu and several generals were following the sedan.
"General Xu, tell your people to speed up. If you move like this, you won't be able to reach Daliang Mountain before dark." Zhang Wenhe opened the curtain on one side of the sedan and said to General Xu who was riding on horseback.
General Xu responded with a smile: "We will definitely not be able to make it today, but Mr. Zhang can rest assured that the team will definitely be able to reach Daliang Mountain tomorrow."
Zhang Wenhe in the sedan frowned and said with dissatisfaction: "It's not a long way from Datong Mansion to Daliang Mountain, but it actually takes a day to walk. Your Fubiao camp really opened my eyes."
The sarcasm in his words was undisguised.
The faces of several generals from Fubiao Camp beside the sedan sank when they heard this.
They all showed dissatisfaction with Zhang Wenhe's criticism of Fubiao Camp.
They had tried their best to hurry along the way, without any laziness on the way, and the marching speed along the way was not too slow.
General Xu said in a deep voice: "We should be able to walk more than 20 miles from the time we break out of camp to the time it gets dark. The elite infantry in the border army can only do this. Only the cavalry can reach Daliang Mountain before dark. "
Zhang Wenhe knew that he did not know much about military affairs. General Xu gave him a blunt rebuttal. He was slightly angry and said in a bad tone: "General Xu, don't forget that the governor is still anxiously waiting for Fu Biao." News of the successful suppression of bandits,"
After saying that, he retracted his head and lowered the sedan curtain again, blocking the window on one side of the sedan.
The Ming army walked along the official road for more than five miles and stopped when passing by Zhuangzi.
"Why don't you leave?"
Zhang Wenhe, who felt the sedan stop, opened the sedan curtain and asked General Xu on the horse with a dissatisfied tone.
General Xu said with a smile: "It's getting dark, and the team is preparing to set up camp. There happens to be a Zhuangzi here. The team will camp outside Zhuangzi tonight. I'd like to thank Mr. Zhang for your hard work and stay in the camp overnight."
Zhang Wenhe, who was in the sedan, stretched his head out and saw that there was indeed Zhuangzi not far ahead, and there was smoke from the cooking pots in the Zhuangzi. It must be that the people in the Zhuangzi were cooking a fire for dinner.
