Chapter 164 Wait a minute
It's just that many times a person's will cannot defeat his body.
Geng Bingwen's efforts only made the people next to him realize that he was awake. It was impossible to go out for inspection.
Geng Bingwen could only cheer up and summon all the senior generals to his side.
Geng Bingwen asked about the time and place, smiled bitterly, and said, "Everyone should give up their baggage, take only three days of food and weapons, go south immediately, and gather in Lantian."
Geng Bingwen knew very well the consequences of his doing so, which would simply disperse the army.
In such a heavy rain, with such an order, too many people would be left behind. Many people even intend to become deserters.
But Geng Bingwen knew one thing very well. If he was not mistaken, Qu Neng was on his way at this moment, although the heavy rain would slow down Qu Neng's pursuit. But the problem is that the army is better than staying motionless in the heavy rain. Judging from the map, it seems to have moved two or three times.
Compared with Qu Neng's pursuit, it was too slow.
Therefore, there must be a battle between the two sides.
But this is not the reason for Geng Bingwen to give up.
The real reason why he gave up was when he looked at the wavering heart in the eyes of the military general.
In fact, if you have the confidence, camp where you are. It's not impossible to wait for the enemy troops behind to catch up and fight them. ,
Although Geng Bingwen was vomiting blood and was in a coma at the time, he basically set up camp and deployed a defense system. As Geng Bingwen's subordinates, didn't he know how to do these things?
They decided to travel in the rain, but they did not dare to fight the enemy troops in the rear.
But now the situation is even worse.
Soldiers are the courage of generals, and generals are the bones of soldiers.
Geng Bingwen didn't need to ask the people below. He could tell what the morale was like just by looking at the faces of these senior generals.
Human beings are not steel after all.
Morale is always changing.
These armies followed Geng Bingwen, defeated once, twice and three times, retreated once and twice, and heard so much bad news. Military morale has hit rock bottom. In addition, there is a heavy rain now, and the soldiers have no intention to fight. They will no longer have the will to fight.
Geng Bingwen knew that his health was not good, but he still had to walk with the soldiers and share the joys and sorrows with them. It was not that Geng Bingwen did not know how to endure hardship, nor did it mean that Geng Bingwen did not know how to cherish his body.
But Geng Bingwen knew that the morale of the army was already unstable.
At this time, Geng Bingwen could only share the joys and sorrows, lead by example, and maintain the morale of the army from collapse.
Now he was vomiting blood and unconscious in front of everyone.
The morale of the troops below has collapsed.
If the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the army.
Geng Bingwen was still suffering from a high fever and could not even stand up to patrol the camp. What else can be done?
Most of the people Geng Bingwen brought with him were his old subordinates, otherwise Geng Bingwen would not still be taking these people with him now. Now that things are irreversible. Geng Bingwen is willing to give them a chance to choose freely.
Let them retreat lightly. In fact, they can not retreat and go to the Northern Army. Anyway, now that they are separated, what they will look like depends on their own choice.
Geng Bingwen can no longer control it. .
"Master Marquis, what are you going to do?" a general asked in a low voice.
Geng Bingwen coughed twice, with sweat on his forehead and an abnormal blush, and said: "I was entrusted by Your Majesty to serve as a general, but I didn't expect that in this situation, there is nothing left to say. Over seventy, matters of life and death, I have taken it lightly. This is my burial place."
As soon as these words came out, some generals suddenly looked sad.
People's feelings are mutual. Geng Bingwen temporarily found a way out for his subordinates. Many of these subordinates have been with Geng Bingwen for many years and also have feelings for Geng Bingwen.
A general came out and said: "If the Marquis doesn't leave, I won't leave. My father and ancestors all followed the Marquis. If I abandon the Marquis and escape by myself, I will have no way to explain to my ancestors when I get under the Nine Springs."
As soon as this statement came out, several generals naturally responded.
But there are very few people who respond. Most of the generals were silent.
And silence itself is a statement.
Seeing this, Geng Bingwen waved his hand and said, "Everyone, go out, I'm tired."
He was really tired.
In the past half year, Geng Bingwen had not slept much. In addition, as he was getting older, he already slept very lightly and had many things to do, making it even more difficult to fall asleep. Now I don't know why, I fell asleep soundly.
By this time, the rain stopped.
But although the rain stopped, the clouds in the sky did not disperse.
Just as Geng Bingwen judged before. This heavy rain is not isolated. It was the cry of summer, which was followed by intermittent heavy rain for at least ten days.
Although the rain has stopped now, it is not necessarily a good thing.
Because the mud on the ground will not disappear just because the rain stops.
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Qu Neng led his cavalry and attacked in the rain. Day and night. Soon a large number of cavalry fell behind, and there were many problems. Ten of the cavalry had problems. They were sick and had a fever. Some of them have problems with their horses.
It is normal to fall down while running in the rain.
Once a war horse falls on its leg, there is almost no way to heal it.
There are other cuts as well.
but. Overall, there were many injuries and few deaths. And this is Guanzhong after all, not Mobei. Once there is a situation where it is impossible to move forward, generals will immediately requisition the houses of the people nearby and leave people to take care of them.
Although, the Northern Army has good military discipline. But after all, the ancient army could not be like the Yue Family Army, which could freeze to death without demolishing houses, nor could it be like the Communists, who could not enter private houses. Most of them would force the people to squeeze in and free up a few houses for the sick and wounded. In the end, a note will be left for them to go to the army to settle accounts.
Of course, if the people dare to go to the military camp, their notes will be honored.
But the problem is that most people don't have the guts to go to the military camp to cash in.
Many times, people consider themselves unlucky.
And no one in the military will specifically clean up these notes. Of course, most of the time, these soldiers also have a small amount of money on them. After all, their military pay is high and there are trophies in the army, so naturally their belts are very rich. There are also cases where he spends his own money and lets the people contribute.
After all, it goes without saying which one is more popular, IOU or cash.
The common people are not fools, and there are many things where notes don’t work.
It can only be cash, and as long as you have cash, many things can be done for you. Money can make you push ghosts.
Of course, the military discipline of the Northern Army is already top-notch in this era. At least the soldiers dispersed and there was no looting. You must know that many times, what the people fear most is not a large army, but a broken army.
Because the military generally does things for a reason and has a bottom line. But there is no such thing as a defeated army.
In this way, when Qu Neng caught up with Geng Bingwen's convoy, there were at least more than 10,000 cavalry scattered in this area. But Geng Bingwen had fewer people.
When Qu Neng saw Geng Bingwen's motorcade, he didn't immediately think it was Geng Bingwen's camp.
Without him, who is Geng Bingwen?
He is a master of defensive warfare.
When Qu Neng came after him, he was already prepared for a difficult battle, but the convoys were scattered everywhere on the official road for several miles, and there was no defense at all. There are still many stragglers who have lost their organization.
Does this seem to be Geng Bingwen’s method?
It doesn't look like it at all.
Fortunately, although Geng Bingwen didn't care about anything. However, Geng Bingwen still gathered a group of die-hard people around him, probably less than a thousand people. After they saw the Northern Army, they thought Geng Bingwen's carriage would be the core to fight against the Northern Army.
Their resistance immediately alerted Qu Neng.
The big fish are here.
So, Qu Neng gave an order, and the army surrounded Geng Bingwen's carriage with three layers inside and three outside.
Surrounded by heavy ones.
Qu Neng rode out and sent people to ask from afar, shouting from left to right: "Where is the Marquis of Changxing?"
The voice of Marquis Changxing came into the carriage.
Geng Bingwen, who had fallen into a deep sleep, fluttered his eyelashes and slowly opened his eyes. He slept very well this time, and even seemed to let go of his thoughts. His illness was much better. When he heard the shouting outside, he was not surprised at all, and thought to himself: "The end that should come will come." He struggled. He stood up and said loudly: "Let the people outside wait a moment."
