At this time, the Ming army's delaying plan was revealed, and all the Tartar leaders understood it. Everyone was a little panicked and looked at Wang Gao, waiting for him to make up his mind: Should we continue our fight here? Or should we take a detour from the field?
Seeing that the Jianzhou soldiers had been attacking for a long time without success, Mantuduhai, the general under Su Pahai, couldn't hold himself back. With a roar of a tiger, he took the Ming army's formation straight with his horse.
He was wearing iron armor, which was rare among Tartars, and was not afraid of ordinary bows and arrows. When he rushed to the front, Ma Shan swung diagonally from bottom to top, swinging away several spears in the front row, and relying on the speed of his horse, he suddenly rushed in through the gap.
Seeing a fierce general rushing into the infantry square, the morale of the Tartars was greatly boosted, and they all shouted to cheer him up. The seahorses all over the map swung, and two or three Ming soldiers fell to the ground with screams. When he roared to expand the victory, he heard a loud "bang", and his chest felt like being hit by a big hammer, and blood flowed out. It splashed out.
Mantuduhai had a confused face. When he looked up, he saw Baihu next to the other general holding an iron bar to clean the gun in his hand. At this time, the distance between the two sides was more than fifty steps. He was wearing iron armor, but he was still hit by the blow. Mantuduhai opened his mouth wide and wanted to roar again, but he only spat out a mouthful of blood foam and fell to the ground with a plop.
After cleaning the barrel of the gun, the hundred households took out a paper cylinder from their waist, bit it open with their teeth, poured the gunpowder inside into the barrel, tamped it with a gun barrel, then put in the lead, and used a gun bar to Compaction. Finally, he carefully poured the remaining gunpowder in the paper box into the ignition pool, closed the lid, and then hung the gun on the hook beside the saddle.
When he finished his work, he saw that Li Rusong beside him stopped giving instructions and looked directly at him. The hundred households scratched their heads and said with a smile: "I practiced hundreds of rounds in Beijing years ago before I became so accurate - Li Youji, what's wrong with you?"
Li Rusong wiped away his own drool and said with a forced smile: "This thing can kill a fierce general within a few dozen steps! Even if we, martial artists, can train to defeat hundreds of enemies in the future, what's the use of it?"
The hundred households waved their hands and said: "I heard that these things are very expensive and very rare. I have this one. The Jiliao branch only gave it to me because I have to go to the battlefield. How can the army equip it?"
Li Rusong said: "You don't understand this. It's just expensive when you first come out. Wait a few times-" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly shouted: "The Tatars have retreated, they are going to run away!"
Mantu Duhai's death became the straw that broke the camel's back. Wang Gao and others saw that it was impossible to break through the infantry phalanx in a short time, and it was even uncertain whether they could break through today. Li Chengliang's army was about to arrive, but they did not dare to wait any longer.
After a brief discussion, the Tartars threw down the wounded soldiers and corpses on the ground, divided into three groups, rushed into the muddy fields, and prepared to bypass the infantry and escape separately.
Li Rusong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Tartar army was disheartened. He ordered: "Set off the fireworks quickly!" The soldiers who had been prepared for a long time put the fireworks on the fuse, and the paper-shell fireworks sprayed out their explosives straight into the sky and exploded in the air.
Fireworks immediately responded from behind the hilly sides of the battlefield. Then the horseshoes rumbled, and the main force of the Ming army's cavalry, which had already arrived on the battlefield, rushed down from the hills and caught the three cavalry groups that were about to escape.
In normal times, the Tartar cavalry would have to fight with the Ming cavalry, but at this time, the battles had been fruitless for a long time, their morale and physical strength were at a low point, and their morale had dropped. Seeing the Ming army encircling them, they didn't dare to confront them directly. They turned their horses left or right, still trying to escape.
In a cavalry battle, if there is a direct confrontation, the main focus is on cavalry martial arts, equestrian skills and armor. But one side walked sideways and exposed the belly of the team, which was undoubtedly seeking death. The cavalry of each team of the Ming army basically penetrated the Tartar line like sharp knives. In one charge, each team shot down hundreds of Tartars and dismounted them.
Li Rusong met in the infantry formation and knew that the overall situation had been decided. Quickly command the troops to clean the battlefield and collect the heads. He also said to the hundreds of households around him: "Wang Baihu killed the fierce general, frightened the enemy's courage, and promoted his defeat. He should be the first to achieve this goal."
Wang Baihu was a man in his thirties. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Young general, you don't have to report my merits to the military department. I just need to give you a seal. Well, it doesn't matter what level you are. Of course, the higher the better." Just let me take the certification documents back." After hearing this, Li Rusong became more curious about the Jinyi Guard King Baihu sent by the capital.
Seeing that people were collecting people everywhere, Li Rusong also relaxed. He asked with a smile: "With Wang Baihu's contribution, he has been promoted to at least Qianhu among the Jinyi Guards, right?"
Wang Baihu still smiled and said: "We are different from you in that we do not record merit by head. Our method of recording merit is by task: If your superiors ask you to take a fly leg from Gule City, but you take Wang Gao If you take your head back, it won't be considered your credit, and you may still be guilty. If you kill the enemy general like today, you can get some reward at most."
Li Rusong probably had an idea after hearing this. He smiled and asked: "If the merit of killing Mantu Duhai is exchanged for reward, how much can I receive - if it is inconvenient to tell me, Wang Baihu will not tell me."
After hearing this, Wang Baihu smiled and said: "What are you hiding? I want to trouble Li Youyi. If I kill Mantu Duhai, I estimate that I can get seven hundred taels." After saying that, he took out two pieces of paper from his arms. He handed it to Li Rusong and said, "Li Youyi, please fill it out and sign it."
When Li Rusong looked at it, he saw printed on the form: "Wang Lihai (Hundred Households) of Jinyiwei Jiliao Bureau has passed the job examination". A box form at the bottom. Just this form left Li Rusong stunned.
The first column of the table is the serial number, which is the Suzhou code, and everyone Li Rusong knows it. The content of the second column left him speechless. The first line read: The date this member reported (departed) to you; the second line whether the member participated in military operations; the third line whether the member spoke on combat command; The fourth line tells whether the person accepts your banquet; the fifth line tells whether the person accepts gifts and gratuities; the sixth line tells whether the person leaves the unit and acts alone, etc. There are more than 20 items.
Li Rusong turned it over and saw that there were densely printed forms on the back. There were more than twenty questions, one of which even read: "As far as you know, does this employee have an affair with you of the opposite sex (including the same sex)?"
All contents are printed in standard format, with the words "Printed by Jinyiwei Headquarters" printed at the bottom. On the form, only Wang Lihai's name was originally a blank space, which he had filled in before. In addition, he also filled in the arrival and departure dates on the first line.
Li Rusong looked at the form over and over again, feeling like he wanted to vomit but couldn't. He couldn't help but feel sympathy in his eyes when he looked at Wang Baihu.
Wang Baihu said with a smile: "Li Youyi, please fill it in truthfully." Li Rusong pointed to the third line and said: "How to fill in here? Is filling it in or not filling it in good for you?"
After hearing this, Wang Baihu stopped smiling and asked Li Rusong, "Have you ever spoken to me about combat command?" Seeing Li Rusong shaking his head seriously, he relaxed and said, "Li Youji, please fill it out truthfully."
Although Li Rusong has a calm temperament, he is still young after all. When I saw this form for the first time, I didn’t think it was of any use, so I said proudly, “I’ll just sign my name later. You can fill in the details yourself, and you can fill it out as you wish.”
Wang Baihu said with a smile again: "Li Youyi, kindhearted man, we have to remind you that what I saw and heard when I arrived at your place, including the details of this battle, I will report truthfully - if there is any inconvenience later, you can There’s no handhold at all.”
Li Rusong felt shocked after hearing this. It was impossible to tell whether he was asking for a bribe or had some other purpose, his face was uncertain.
Wang Baihu pointed towards the military formation and explained: "I don't mean anything else, and the headquarters didn't tell me to hide it. The Jinyi Guards still have spies sitting in the General Military Mansion - I don't know who they are or how many. indivual."
"They must also report the situation of this battle and my performance to the superiors. If there are discrepancies in the reports, Jiliao Branch will send personnel to investigate. Those who report discrepancies with the facts will be dealt with according to the family law."
After saying this, Wang Lihai sighed and said: "Li Youyi, please see, these two forms are exactly the same, you have to fill them out personally, and you have to keep one of them for future reference. This is a method of controlling the top and bottom, and secretly checking from the side. .”
"Wang Tongzhi, who devised this method, has the most sinister thoughts in people's minds - to be honest, I have been working in Jinyiwei for almost fifteen years, and now I feel that all my previous days have been in vain!"
After hearing this, Li Rusong felt horrified even though he had won a great victory. He stuttered and said, "With such supervision, who else in the world can rebel?"
Wang Lihai sneered after hearing this and said, "Really? After a few more years of monitoring, the Jin Yiwei will be able to measure the size of the local official's concubine's feet!"
