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Chapter 878

Although it is late autumn, after Si time, the sun in the sky is still very fierce. Under the scorching sun, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were wrapped in billowing yellow dust, chasing and chasing westward. superior.

By noon, the officers and soldiers had chased westward for more than 20 miles and arrived at Mengjiazhuang. At this time, they were exhausted, hungry and thirsty.

Furthermore, since the horses in each battalion did not have enough soy feed, and the fodder for the past few days had not been fed enough, so when they arrived near Mengjiazhuang, these war horses burrowed into the surrounding woods and bowed their heads. Nibbling on the weeds in the forest, I no longer want to run forward.

Seeing that the cavalry were delaying secretly because of their horses' reluctance to move forward, the infantrymen of each battalion were also unwilling to rush forward, gossip was everywhere, and some were already complaining and cursing endlessly.

General Bao Hu Dawei, He Renlong and others are all veterans who have fought against the bandits for many years. They naturally know that the morale of the army at this time is absolutely impossible to continue to pursue.

In this case, if you are suddenly blocked by a thief on the way, or you are ambushed by a thief, you will be defeated at the first touch.

Therefore, after discussing it first, they came to the Chinese army to see the two governors, Fu Zonglong and Yang Wenyue, and reported to them: "Fu Du, Yang Du, our officers and soldiers have chased the thief for more than [-] miles now. When they were tired, the soldiers were also tired.

The bandit brigade is not too far away now, our army is exhausted, if we rush to fight the bandit at this moment, the last general may not be able to win if he thinks about it.

If we don't stay here for half a day, so that our army's horsepower can be restored, it's not too late to go straight to the flooded land and fight the bandits in the morning. "

Baodu Yang Wenyue also felt very reasonable after hearing what they said, so he said to Fu Zonglong immediately: "Fu Du, the soldiers are exhausted and the horses are exhausted. for a while.

If not, I listened to the advice of the two generals Hu Shuai and He Shuai, and stayed here for half a day. After breakfast tomorrow, I will move into the camp and attack the bandit camp. "

Facing such a situation, Fu Zonglong, governor of the three sides, knew that if he continued to pursue the bandits at this moment, it would be bad luck, not to mention the fact that the soldiers were exhausted and the horses were weak.

At the moment, Fu Zonglong had no choice but to follow Yang Wenyue's words and said: "In this case, it is fine to set up camp here first, but each battalion must be careful to prevent thieves from sneaking in to attack the camp, let alone allow the soldiers of each battalion to disperse and fight on their own. grain."

He then issued a commander-in-chief order: "Decree, each battalion immediately buries pots and cooks food, so that the soldiers can eat quickly, and the horses should be fed quickly. If the bandits don't come, the army will rest here to wait for the battle.

If the bandits dare to attack and harass them, all the generals will attack them at any time, and will never let the bandits succeed in their schemes! "

Hu Dawei, He Renlong and other generals heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the order, and hurriedly responded: "Follow the order."

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But it is said that "a tiger" Li Guo, before Si time, he led the eight thousand Qingqi who shot the bridge, and came to a dense forest to the west of Mengjiazhuang early and hid in ambush.

In addition, there are more than 3000 infantry and a few cavalry who have already passed Mengjiazhuang and are slowly marching towards Longkou Town. What they are charged with is the task of luring the enemy.

At this time, he was hurriedly retreating back to Mengjiazhuang according to the original plan, and he could already see some chaotic infantry luring the enemy into the army from a distance.

According to reports from the scouts, Li Guo learned that the officers and soldiers had been caught in the trap and were rushing towards Mengjiazhuang, he immediately relaxed and planned for many days, apparently it was time to reap the fruits of victory.

He sent an order that the cavalry of each team retreat to the other side of the dense forest, and let the eight thousand Qingqi dismount quickly, sit on the ground to rest and prepare for the battle, tie the horses to the tree, and feed some beans, so as not to confront the army later. Can't exert the foot power of a war horse.

Li Guo went around the garrison, and he noticed that the soldiers were all waiting for the upcoming battle, each of them looked energetic and their morale was high.

But what satisfied him the most was that none of his subordinate soldiers dared to talk casually, and no one dared to whisper in private, the whole station seemed very quiet.

Li Guo listened to the light birds chirping from the trees, the rustling of the branches and leaves on the trees when the late autumn breeze blew by, and the light chewing sound of war horses gnawing on the weeds.

He walked under a big tree. There were more soldiers sitting and resting here, but no one made a sound. Instead, there was a woodpecker with its claws on the thick tree trunk, supporting its body with its tail, and clicking rhythmically. Pecking once, it made a "dongdong" sound similar to a snare drum.

A cavalryman was looking up at the woodpecker with a piece of hay in his mouth. Li Guo was very satisfied with the performance of these cavalrymen in his battalion, he was really happy in his heart.

He said to Tong Shoushan who was by his side: "This is what a soldier should look like."

Tong Shoushan changed from his previous carelessness, at this moment, he was also cautious, softly praising: "Master Tiger trained soldiers, what else can I say!"

Li Guo smiled and said: "A soldier should be trained like this. Orders and prohibitions, advancing and retreating freely, follow the orders of the general. Only in this way can we truly be as quiet as a virgin and move as if we were a rabbit."

Tong Shoushan's face was full of smiles, but he was really amazed in his heart: these original routs and old thieves, there were also some hunters, horsemen, and even some muddy legs growing crops.

But once they arrived at Chuangying, it took only half a year, and the embryonic form of a strong army had already been trained. As far as the Chuangjun's performance in terms of orders and prohibitions today, I am afraid that many frontier troops of Ming Dynasty will be far behind.

If the burglar breaks through several big cities again this year, his strength will not be underestimated in time. When that time comes, in this glorious Ming Dynasty, he may be the only one who can rival him.

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Accompanied by Tong Shoushan, Li Guo went to the resting place of Cao Ying's soldiers, but he didn't go deep inside, for fear of disturbing everyone.

Although Cao Ying's side is considered quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the past, there are still some people who can't stay idle. Two or three of them gather together to play leaf opera, but the cheers of the past are missing.

Of course, there were also some people talking and laughing in low voices. Apart from gambling, what they were talking about was women. Such a topic was naturally attractive, but fortunately, fewer people talked and more people listened, and from time to time, there would be bursts of small group laughter.

Yang Chengzu had already seen him from a distance, and waved to him, beckoning him to walk over and talk to him.

But Li Guo just smiled, nodded, but didn't walk over.

The thousands of intruders who were in charge of luring the enemy to go deep were led by the two camp generals Bai Wang and Bai Minghe. They did not come to the dense forest, but continued to rush westward from the main road two miles to the south, so as not to The officers and soldiers who were followed noticed the ambush hidden in the dense forest.

After Li Guo believed him, he hurriedly ordered people to climb up a tall tree quietly to observe the movements of the officers and soldiers.

He himself was sitting on the ground, surrounded by generals who broke into the camp, they were either sitting or standing, and some of them felt restless and walked back and forth gently behind him.

Everyone was very anxious, they hoped that the officers and soldiers would come after them quickly so that they could rush out and do a big job.

However, Li Guo, as the general of the first army, looked at ease, as if nothing had happened. He even ordered his soldiers to take out his favorite chess.

This chessboard was drawn on a piece of burlap, which was obviously old. The soldiers spread the coarse cloth chessboard lightly on the ground, and pressed the four corners with small stones to prevent it from being blown by the wind.

The pieces of this chess set are all made of stones. Although they are not big, the edges of the pieces are very smooth. It is obvious that they are often held by people and rubbed against each other.

Li Guo gave Tong Shoushan a smile, nodded, and said softly, "How about it? How about Master Shan come to kill a game?"

Tong Shoushan grinned openly, but tried not to make a sound. The meaning was already obvious, he was mocking Li Guo for his bad chess skills.

At that moment, Li Guo held the white pieces and Tong Shoushan held the black pieces, so they killed the generals.

But just after taking a move, a message came down from the tree: "Most of the officers and soldiers are stationed in Mengjiazhuang, and there are all officers and soldiers inside and outside the village, both on foot and on horseback. I don't know what it means."

Li Guo just nodded, but didn't make a sound, instead he grabbed a cannon and hit the black side, eating one of Tong Shoushan's side knights.

And a general beside him thought that it was time to attack the officers and soldiers, so he whispered softly: "General, since the officers and soldiers have not stopped, they must be exhausted, presumably they are going to bury the pot for cooking.

Just taking advantage of their current chaos, our cavalry rushed up and killed him for a while, and we will definitely win a complete victory.Please order the general quickly! "

Li Guo smiled and shook his head, didn't say a word, just concentrated on playing chess with Tong Shoushan.

Tong Shoushan played chess with Li Guo, but he also admired Li Guo for being so calm, and thought to himself: No wonder King Chuang dared to hand over tens of thousands of soldiers to him to attack Fu Zonglong and Yang Wenyue's army. Li Guo is indeed not simple, it is better to be careful in front of him.

The two played a few moves in succession, Li Guo gradually gained the upper hand, one of his horses had already jumped over the river, it was about to force Tong Shou to shoot away in the middle of the mountain.

At this time, another message came from the tree: "The government army in Mengjiazhuang has dispersed, and many teams rushed to the nearby villages, probably to find food.

Even their horses have taken off their saddles, and it looks like they are going to set up camp in Mengjiazhuang. "

The generals around him began to plead with Li Guo again: "General, give an order, this is not an opportunity to miss. Take advantage of the fact that the officers and soldiers' barracks are not stable, go in and attack them, and they will definitely be defeated."

Li Guo still ignored him, he picked up a cannon, and with a bang, he knocked out a pawn on Tong Shoushan's side, and the cannon then crossed the river.

Then, he glanced at the generals around him, shook his head slightly, and continued playing chess.

Tong Shoushan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but Li Guo was pressing every step of the way on the chessboard, Tong Shoushan could only be tired of coping, and finally said nothing.

After a while, the news came again: "The area around Mengjiazhuang is in chaos. The officers and soldiers are setting up their own camps. Many teams of officers and soldiers have gone out to collect water and grass."

After hearing this report, the generals in the camp became more and more anxious. They were all gearing up and stepped forward to challenge Li Guo softly.

But "a tiger" Li Guo was still silent, he smiled and jumped the crossing hippo forward, saying: "will!"

"Yo, Lord Tiger, you're a fucking horse."

Tong Shoushan said this without stopping his hands. He lightly picked up a cannon, pinned it to the horse's leg, and said: "I knew that Lord Tiger's horse crossed the river, and it must be He will come here to catch us."

Li Guo said calmly, "Again!"

As he said that, he sank the side cannon to the bottom, Tong Shoushan flew the elephant up unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "The elephant is walking in the field, if we fly up, we will miss it."

At this moment, I saw a soldier slipping down from the tree and said: "General, there are officers and soldiers everywhere inside and outside Mengjiazhuang. There are people transporting grain, grass, and fetching water, and some are drinking horses. They are worse than before. Mess."

Li Guo was holding a car in his hand, and was going to call General Tong Shoushan again.

But at this time, after hearing the report from his own soldiers, he suddenly moved the car aside and said, "Let's go down here today. Lord Shan, we still have a big game of chess, and now we're about to start!"

Li Guo turned his head and ordered another soldier, "Put away the chessboard and chess pieces, don't stay here."

He stood up and ordered Yang Chengzu and several other generals of Cao Ying to be invited immediately, and then quickly assigned their respective combat tasks to everyone.

Then he solemnly shouted to the flag and drum officer: "Order to beat the drum, and the whole army will attack!"

The sound of drums was loud and earth-shattering, and eight thousand Qingqi rushed out from the forest like a gust of wind. For a moment, the sound of horseshoes, shouts of killing, and the sound of war drums rang together, and several clouds of smoke and dust flew towards Mengjiazhuang. Go away.

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When the officers and soldiers in Mengjiazhuang saw the cavalry rushing out of the dense forest, they couldn't help but panic. The whole army was in chaos, and the first reaction of many soldiers was to run away.

Fortunately, the two governors, Fu Zonglong and Yang Wenyue, were still calm, especially Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, who had already made up his mind to die when he left the army.

He and the governor Yang Wenyue immediately called up their respective supervising battalion soldiers and horses, rushed to form a formation outside Mengjiazhuang to wait for the bandits, and tried their best to stabilize their position so that the entire army would not be defeated.

Governor Fu Zonglong issued an order to all the generals: "Today, we will fight the bandits here. All generals, but those who are timid and retreat will be killed immediately!"

Just when the military order was conveyed, Fu Zonglong saw a guerrilla leading a part of his servants to flee northeastward on horseback. He immediately ordered the generals of the supervising battalion to catch them back.

In front of all the generals, he ordered his soldiers to bring out the "Shangfang Sword" bestowed by the emperor and cut it off!

As a result, the generals were indeed restrained, and they all tried their best to rectify their troops and horses, and began to form formations.

As for the small groups of officers and soldiers scattered in the surrounding villages, collecting grain and woodcutters, only a few fled immediately after hearing the sound of the assembly horn, and most of them ran back to the barracks.

He Renlong, Hu Dawei, Li Guoqi and other generals also hastily formed their troops outside Mengjiazhuang, preparing to face the incoming thieves.

(End of this chapter)