PS: Thanks to book friend Pao Hui binbin and Wandering by the Qin River for the tip.
Broken limbs and broken arms were scattered on the ground, and blood flowed on the stiff ground. After being baked by the fierce fire oil, the entire ground became muddy. Soldiers wearing boots stepped on it, and every time they pulled out their feet, they would make a pop. sound.
The official cavalry closest to the camp suffered the most shelling, and few complete bodies were left behind. Only in thicker areas did complete bodies begin to appear sporadically.
The soldiers cleaning the battlefield, regardless of whether the corpses were dead or alive, were all stabbed with bayonets.
Some of the officer cavalry who were injured but not dead, or who were fainted by the smoke, only had time to let out a muffled groan before losing their lives under the bayonet.
There were fires and shellings, but some of the hundreds of cavalrymen of the government army were lucky enough to survive. They lay on the ground and pretended to be dead, trying to get through.
However, the soldiers of the Tiger Character Flag called the corpses one by one. Finally, someone couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up from the ground, trying to escape.
Before he could take a few steps, several bayonets pierced him from different directions, killing him.
Among the hundreds of officers and cavalry, except for those who did not enter the ring of fire and those who were lucky enough to escape from the wall of fire, there was no one left alive.
The corpses of the officers and soldiers were inspected, loaded into vehicles, taken away and buried.
After a lot of trouble, the sky to the east turned white.
The Chinese army's tent in the camp.
Chen Xunping, staff officer Qin Rong, and deputy battalion Zhengsun Chuang gathered around the stove.
"Shi Zheng, you are right. These Liaodong soldiers and horses are really brave. They really dare to attack the camp." Qin Rong gave Chen Xunping a thumbs up.
A few hundred cavalrymen dared to sneak attack on a camp of tens of thousands of people. They were no longer extremely courageous.
Chen Xunping smiled and said: "Those arrogant soldiers and generals in Liaodong don't pay attention to anyone except the soldiers and horses of slaves and thieves. Our Tiger Flag family knows how powerful we are, but those arrogant soldiers and generals in Liaodong don't know , even though we have captured Datong and most of Xuanfu, people may not take us seriously."
"We cannot underestimate them." Sun Chuang said, "These cavalry from Liaodong are more difficult to deal with than those we have encountered before. The sentry cavalry we sent out came back with injuries several times."
Qin Rong nodded aside and said: "Fortunately, we have made arrangements in advance, otherwise if these cavalry from Guan Ning were to break into the camp, it might cause a lot of harm."
"It's not that serious." Chen Xunping waved his hand gently and said, "With the patrol teams and patrol posts we have arranged in the camp, it will be difficult for them to sneak into the camp while it is dark. They should wait until they get close to the camp. Found out.”
Sun Chuang took over and said: "There are several hidden sentry points outside the camp. Unless the enemy knows the location of these hidden sentry posts from the beginning, they will definitely be discovered by our hidden sentry posts as soon as they approach the camp. Moreover, these hidden sentry posts will change their positions every day. , not giving the enemy a chance to figure it out."
"Add a lump of coal, there is not enough coal in the furnace." Chen Xunping took a look at the situation in the furnace and said to Sun Chuang, who was closest to the briquettes.
Sun Chuang stood up, used a coal clamp to take out the bottom piece of briquettes in the furnace, replaced it with a new piece of coal, and put the kettle back on to block the poisonous smoke emitted by the incomplete combustion of the new coal.
At this moment, Chen Xunping's personal guards walked in from outside.
"Generals, it's time for dinner."
I saw a wooden tray in his hand, with several large teapots placed on it, and two wooden bowls next to it, one containing pickles and the other containing salted fish.
"Eat first, I'm already hungry." Qin Rong greeted the other two people, and at the same time he stood up to get the tea jar on the wooden tray.
He handed the two large teapots on the wooden tray to Chen Xunping and Sun Chuang respectively, keeping the last one for himself, and then placed the two wooden bowls on the stool that Sun Chuang brought over.
After sitting down again, Qin Rong opened the lid of the teapot and saw something in the shape of noodles inside. He smiled and said, "Oh, potato flour, with gravy poured on it."
Suck!
Qin Rong mixed it in the teapot with chopsticks, then picked up one stick, sucked it with his mouth, sucked the whole stick into his mouth, and chewed it slowly in his mouth.
"With the speed of the troops and horses from Liaodong, they should be able to reach Huailai Guard at noon today. I am going to eat these troops and horses first, and then attack Huailai Guard." Chen Xunping said to the other two people while eating. explain.
Qin Rong picked up a piece of salted fish from the wooden bowl and put it into the teapot where he was eating, and said, "I agree. If Zhao Shujiao doesn't solve this army, we won't feel at ease if we attack Huailaiwei. Now Zhao Shujiao Without one cavalry, the threat to us will be smaller."
"Isn't this like encircling a point to call for reinforcements? We surrounded the Huailai Guards and attacked the reinforcements of Zhao Shujiao." Sun Chuang said with a smile.
Qin Rong smiled and shook his head and said: "It doesn't count as encircling Huailaiwei for reinforcements. Even if we don't besiege Huailaiwei, Zhao Lingjiao will still come to us. He is the Datong commander appointed by the imperial court. If he wants to take office, he must go to Datong." go."
"Then I'm afraid he won't have a chance to be the commander-in-chief. There is no place for him in Datong!" Sun Chuang said jokingly.
Before the big battle, everyone was relaxed.
Along the way, these generals have not encountered a real opponent. Even if it is the Guan Ning soldiers and horses that the Ming Dynasty spends millions of taels of silver to raise every year, they do not think they will lose this battle.
Just like Zhao Shujiao, he did not think that his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses would be defeated by Xuanda's rebel army formed by businessmen.
At this time, Zhao Shujiao already had more than 10,000 troops under his command.
Several surrounding guards sent some soldiers and horses to join his team, bringing the number of soldiers and horses under his command to nearly 30,000.
On the surface, his military strength has exceeded that of the rebel army near Huailaiwei.
"General, the guerrillas are back." Someone from the army came to Zhao Lijiao to report.
When Zhao Shujiao heard that the people he sent out had returned, he hurriedly said: "Quick, bring the people in."
The cavalry led by the guerrillas must have encountered the rebel bandit army. What he wanted to know most now was what the situation was like there.
Soon, several disgraced cavalrymen were brought in.
"The young one has met the general."
Several people knelt on one knee and saluted.
When Zhao Zhijiao saw the appearance of several people, he asked: "Your general sent you back, did he bring back any news?"
"Ma, General Ma was killed by the rebels." One of them said with a cry, while the others lowered their heads and did not dare to raise their heads.
Zhao Shujiao collapsed and slumped on his seat, muttering to himself: "How could this happen? How could this happen!"
The ones sent out are all cavalry. Even if they can't defeat them and can escape, they won't die in the hands of the rebels anyway.
"How did your General Ma die?" Zuo Fu on the side asked in a stern voice.
