Chapter 361 Awesome and respect

Tan Tai is also a famous general. He knows that attacking is easy and difficult to retreat. The cavalry of Dengzhou Camp has been swimming on the flanks and retreating suddenly, which will definitely suffer a great loss. Fortunately, they did not carry too many people and supplies they stolen, and the speed of the marching will not be affected too much. Tan Tai personally led 5,000 elite troops to cut off the rear. The Dengzhou Camp, which was marching rapidly, was mainly infantry and had too few cavalrymen, so they could only watch the enemy retreat.

The Dengzhou camp was followed by cavalry, and the Qing army gradually withdrew from the battlefield and headed east without going through Lugou Bridge.

Chen Xie, who had been observing in front of the formation, felt a little regretful. The Qing army actually retreated voluntarily, which made Chen Xie's idea vain. He originally planned to fight a fierce battle under Liangxiang City, and then attack the Qing army and advance eastward to meet the military supplies that came ashore from Tianjin. Now it seems that this plan should continue to be implemented, the difference is that it is much more difficult.

The gate of the county town opened, revealing a temporary low wall half a person high behind the door. The three chief officials crawled out of the low wall, strode out of the city, and walked towards the Dengzhou camp. Chen Xie on the horse was able to see clearly with a telescope. The main force was still three miles away from the city, so naturally he would not let people walk over. That would be too rude. He greeted the chief officials around him and rode his horse. Chen Xie got off the horse and walked more than ten steps away. His etiquette was very thoughtful.

"Chen Xie, the general of Dengzhou camp, was ordered to lead his troops to serve the king. May I ask which lord is here? I have something to ask for." After dismounting, Chen Xie shouted. Shangguan Xun heard it clearly. Seeing that he only brought a few officers and guards over, the army was still motionless. He thought to himself that Chen Xie was not the kind of domineering person in the legend. It seems that people should not believe it all.

"Shangguan Xi, the magistrate of Liangxiang, thanked General Chen for his kindness to rescue the people in the city." Shangguan Xi came forward and bowed to him first. It would be difficult for civil servants to do this. Chen Xie stepped forward and replied, "It is the duty of defending the country to protect the country. How can I thank him? Lord Shangguan, our army has run out of food, so please help the magistrate raise three-day food and grass."

"It should be that Dengzhou rescues the elders of the Liang Township, and it is the duty of laboring the army. I also ask the general to enter the city and let the county enjoy the friendship of the landlords." Shangguan Xi had no objection to Chen Xie's appropriate request, and the officers and soldiers were all like this. He was polite to ask for some food. If he was not polite, he could rob the soldiers. Spend some food to buy a safe place, and this would be considered a profit.

"Thank you, the magistrate, for your kindness. Our army will pursue Jiannu, so we won't go to the city to disturb you." He said to Chang Shiren: "You stay. Purchase grain and transport it to the army before dark." Chang Shiren said with justice: "I am obedient."

Chen Xie then turned around and bowed, "Military orders are here. I hope you can understand." Shangguan Xu was stunned, the national governance tool, Su Shiyu was stunned. Is this still the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty? He repelled Jiannu. He didn't even rest on the spot, but continued to pursue him?

"General Chen, the subordinates thought that it would be better to rest and rest under the city for a day and then go on the road." Su Shiyu kindly advised, which was also a relatively safe suggestion. Unexpectedly, Chen Xie shook his head and said, "I can't wait. If Dengzhou camp rests for one more day, the people in the capital will suffer for a day. Since our army has arrived, we will not consider any hardships and fatigue. Soldiers cannot defend their country and save the people from water and fire. What kind of soldiers are they? Say goodbye!"

Chen Xie strode away, and the three Liangxiang chief officials felt that it was too unreal. Chang Shiren, who was standing aside, looked worried and fell into the eyes of the three of them. Shangguan Xu couldn't help but be curious and stepped forward and asked, "Why don't this general persuade you to persuade the elders?"

Chang Shiren was polite, saluting the military first and then replying: "It's useless. No one can tell what the adults decide. Guixian should raise food as soon as possible. I don't know that the elders of Guixian can collect Dengzhou silver dollars."

The governing weapon couldn't help but hear this, and stepped forward and said, "Brother, Dengzhou rescued 30,000 people in Liangxiang County. It is appropriate to send a little bit of food and labor." Chang Shiren said seriously after hearing this, "This general, don't harm me. Dengzhou camp is disciplined and does not take the people one needle and one thread. If you don't check in, it's better not to have this grain."

If the three of them felt that they were untrue before, they were just fooled by Chang Shiren. How could this be possible?

At this time, the army was advancing eastward along the official road, rolling up smoke and dust. A team of soldiers came over, leading more than a dozen horses, with boxes tied on the horse's back. The officers leading the team came over, saluted first, and then reported: "Report to the commander, Yinyuan has been delivered, and our team is responsible for escorting, please instruct." Chang Shiren waved his hand and said: "Stay and wait outside the city."

After saying that, he said to Shangguan Xun, "Sir Shangguan, please help." Shangguan Xun saw this scene and knew that things could not be changed. He raised his hand and called the accompanying master, asking him to prepare the grain and transport it to the city for handover. Chang Shiren shouted when he saw this and said, "Wait a minute." As he said that, he led a horse and moved a box and opened it and said, "Please see, here are five thousand silver dollars, two boxes on the horse's back, and ten thousand silver dollars. Please help to buy food in your county. The army has run out of food. Yesterday in Zhuozhou, the city gate did not let us in."

At the gesture of Shangguan Xun, the master led his horse and his entourage away. Shangguan Xun found that Chang Shiren was still unsatisfied, so he deliberately left two generals to accompany Chang Shiren on the spot. When he received Shangguan Xun's eyes, Su Shiyu stepped forward and said, "Brother, why did Dengzhou Camp lose food? If you want to talk about the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Dengzhou Camp is probably the least short of money."

Chang Shiren smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Su doesn't know that the Ministry of War has an urgent order. Your Majesty has a secret order to urgently dispatch our army to the north to serve the king. Seeing that the marching with the baggage was too slow, the general was afraid of missing His Majesty's major affairs, he decided to leave behind a large number of baggage and bulky artillery. The entire army carried the necessary dry food and weapons, marched lightly, and rushed north quickly. Our army set out from Nanyang and walked 2,000 miles in 21 days. Yesterday, he arrived in Zhuozhou, and had a day out of food. He sent people to Zhuozhou to purchase grain and grass, but the city gate did not let us get close. There was no way, so the general had to take the lead. He would not eat any food before he could eat. Just like that, he heard that Jiannu besieged Liangxiang, so the adults immediately ordered an attack."

When talking about Zhuozhou, the two generals stopped talking, and they were not good at saying this. Shangguan Xi didn't care at all and said angrily: "Isn't it just a magistrate? The king-stricken army used silver to buy food, so Zhao could stay in the door. This official said he could not impeach him."

Shangguan Xun did what he said, and wrote a memorial when he went back and sent someone to the capital. He first mentioned the Dengzhou camp's rescue, and then mentioned the Dengzhou camp's marching lightly for the journey. Finally, he pointed out Zhuozhou and said, "Didn't you hear that Confucius has virtue and the old things?" He also said, "Chen Sihua puts national affairs first, and the army is moving lightly forward quickly, so that there will be no food. With the combat power of the other army, what should we do to loot the troops? However, the Dengzhou camp has the kindness of the emperor, and does not put personal gains and losses first, defeat the enemy in Liangxiang City, and pursue them bravely without rest."

In short, if you don’t give an explanation for this matter, Shangguan Su would not agree, and the elders of Liangxiang would not agree.

The Dengzhou camp chased after the Lugou River. It was getting late. It was a big taboo for crossing the river. Chen Xie ordered to retreat five miles, put out a sentry along the river, and set up camp to settle down. Shortly after dark, the first batch of food from Liangxiang was delivered. Shangguan Xun took the national governance tools and brought Chen Xie a jar of wine and a roasted sheep.

Shangguan Xun thought privately, and he still had to see with his own eyes whether the Dengzhou camp was really out of food. The civil officials had always reserved their trust in military generals. Chang Shiren also came back together and took them into the military camp and went directly to Chen Xie's command tent. When he entered the door, he heard Chen Xie speak: "The reason why Jiannu did not attack the capital is because there is not so many people to consume under the strong city. Ajige came to rob him. Since that's the case, then stare at him and not let him rob him. Many of them should be far away. The northern Zhili horse was flat, with Jiannu cavalry as the main force, and he was like the wind, and he was careless at all."

"The key is food. If you don't collect it at night, there is a Huang village on the other side of the river. It is found that Jiannu is hoarding food and supplies. Our army will continue to fight. Liangxiang small towns cannot provide much food. It is better to cross the river at night and grab him a vote."

Shangguan Xun heard it clearly. He walked in and saw Chen Xie and Su Haochen discussing in front of the map. It should be time to have a meal. There was no fire in the camp and no one had eaten. It was obvious that the food was really out of stock. With this idea, I was thinking about sending someone to deliver memorials tomorrow, and I was mobilizing the same year in the capital. I gave Chen Xie an explanation and an explanation. The person named Zhao was looking for death. No wonder the county was ruthless.

After being polite, Chen Xie looked at the wine and meat brought by Shangguan Xun and smiled and said, "The meat can be eaten, and the wine must be kept for the war before drinking it."

"Why, can't the army ban alcohol?" Shangguan Xun was full of curiosity about the Dengzhou Camp. No army in the Ming Dynasty dared to fight against the Qing army in the field. Dengzhou Camp is an exception, which will naturally arouse his curiosity. As literati, they all felt that they could do everything and learn some of the ability to lead troops here, and they might be able to use it in the future.

"It is natural to prohibit alcohol during wartime, drinking can easily delay things." Chen Xie explained with a smile. Shangguan Xun made a request: "I heard about the Ming Dynasty of Dengzhou Camp for a long time. Can you look at the whole picture everywhere?" Chen Xie made a gesture of invitation and said: "No problem, but if there is military information to deal with, I won't accompany Lord Shangguan."

He temporarily captured Wang Ben's strong man and asked him to accompany him to look around. Shangguan Xun and others were very curious and asked all the way. Because of the light marching, Dengzhou Camp did not bring many tents, and the soldiers were camping in the wild. He used engineer shovels to dig a nest, and he rested on the ground as soon as he put his blankets on him. Shangguan Xun and others followed Wang Ben and asked curiously when they saw the soldiers digging a pit.

After Wang Ben explained, Shangguan Xun and others were respectful. The literati were a little better. Su Shiyu and the national governance tools knew how difficult it was to serve the soldiers. It was a little better in peacetime. When the world was in chaos, it was very common for the soldiers to make money. Dengzhou Camp went north so hard that in order to hurry, he did not bring tents and did not bring much food and grass. This is already rare. What is even more valuable is that these soldiers were exhausted after fighting under such conditions and were still strictly enforcing various camp orders. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!
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