Chapter 220 219 Awakening
Ma Fang naturally knew very well about the troubles of the night battle, that is, he had not told Wei Guangde and Dong Yiyuan before.
But now, Ma Fang feels a little regretful.
He was worried that Wei Guangde would be persuaded by Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei and finally give up the opportunity to raid Anda Khan's camp.
Had I known this, I should have analyzed the battle situation in detail with Wei Guangde yesterday. It was a rare opportunity.
However, at this time, Shangguan did not speak, and he naturally had no chance to speak.
Wei Guangde also heard the conversation between the three of them. Liu Dazhang's statement that he was timid to fight was credible. He did not want to fight. Tian Shiwei could not find a good idea and did not support night fighting out of safety considerations.
After discussing for a long time, Wei Guangde also thought of what to do, and said directly and forcefully to Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei: "Before I came, Master Weng Pu had a strict order, and we must fight. You all have the military orders sent before. I've seen it, say it now, or tonight The war raids our headquarters, or you come up with other plans."
Wei Guangde's tough performance made Liu Dazhang feel a little embarrassed. He did not doubt Weng Pu's determination to ask their Xuanfu army to go to war. The previous military order did. No leave allowed, but it was really not an opportunity at that time.
Now there is a chance, but how can one come up with a good strategy in a hurry.
Wei Guangde glanced at the generals in the next round and said to Liu Dazhang: "In this way, you keep the generals who have strategies under your account, and let the others go down to rest first. The lieutenants of each battalion go back to prepare. Fighting is a must. ”
Liu Dazhang knew that his idea of delaying might not work, so he had to ask a few veterans with battlefield experience to stay and help him figure out a way.
But just when other generals who were not named were about to leave, Wei Guangde suddenly asked: "I came to Xuanfu and saw that the guard here only eats two meals a day?"
< br>"Yes, our Xuanfu has always been like this."
Liu Dazhang was surprised, but he still said.
Wei Guangde thought for a while before continuing: "We will give the soldiers an extra meal at noon today, and then send them all back to sleep. From midnight, we will have another meal."
Although it was not determined whether it was a night battle or something else, Wei Guangde Now we need to get things done first. Let the soldiers eat a meal at noon and then go to bed. As long as they lie in bed, don't worry about who can't sleep. By night, they will be in good spirits.
In this era, in the Ming Dynasty, the south had already had "three meals a day", while most of the north still maintained "two meals a day", but this was only for the lives of the lower class people, and for the dignitaries For example, they naturally don’t have to worry about food.
And some people who can barely live a decent life still eat three meals a day during the busy farming season. Only in winter, when the days are short and the nights are long, they only eat two meals a day.
As for the Ming army, Wei Guangde had already noticed that they still had two meals a day.
In the morning, we have a meal at about ten o'clock, which is Si Shi, and in the afternoon, we have a meal at four or five o'clock, which is Shen Shi, and then go to bed after dark.
Wei Guangde now thought that he had thought of everything he should think of. When he was feeling a little complacent, Ma Fang in the audience suddenly said: "Sir, you also need to prepare torches and other items for night use."< br>
"Huh? Yes, General Liu, please tell me to go down."
At this time, Wei Guangde turned around and said politely to General Liu Dazhang.
A few miles outside Baoan Prefecture, a group of Ming Army patrols were slowly walking forward, heading towards the camp of the Anda tribe.
Different from the Ming Army's cavalry, which used to have as many as thirty or forty people and as few as a dozen people, this group of Ming Army cavalry has nearly a hundred people.
"Master Wei, about ten miles ahead is the Wanhu Camp of the Anta Division."
At this time, a middle-aged man in the uniform of a guerrilla general said to a young man with an immature face next to him Said, but this young man is wearing a blue official robe.
"Let's hurry up. After reading this, we still need to go and see what Anda Khan's camp looks like."
That young man was naturally Wei Guangde, and while the Xuanfu army started to When he was preparing to start the war, he asked Ma Fang to take him out to see the situation of the Anda headquarters camp, so that he could compare it and see if there were any flaws in the previously agreed-upon tactics.
Wei Guangde knew very well that if he won this battle, he would get countless benefits. Although there was also a hidden worry, that is, he would be transferred to a military and civilian position by the court, but he could not care about that much at the moment. Everything was still focused on promotion and wealth.
Military civil servants are just military civil servants. After all, I was also from the Hanlin Academy. I am considered to be a well-established person in the civil service system. I might still be transferred back if I find a way.
Not long after, Wei Guangde saw the Mongolian tents set up in the wilderness from a distance, and then he saw a row of low wooden fences.
"Is this their camp?"
When Wei Guangde saw this, he couldn't suppress a burst of ecstasy in his heart.
The Mongolian camp was too crude.
It's not like Wei Guangde has never seen the Ming army camp. Not to mention the arrangement of the internal tents, there are many things to pay attention to. Even outside the camp, wooden fences must be erected to prevent anyone from seeing inside the camp. In addition, several rows of resisting horses will be placed outside the camp gate.
If the combat readiness level is high, pits and sheep and horse walls will be built outside the camp to prevent sneak attacks and cavalry raids from the opponent.
At this point, although there is no such thing as a telescope in this era, and it cannot be seen clearly from a distance, the general situation is still clear at a glance.
The camp is just a row of low fences, and the tents inside are only roughly arranged, which is relatively messy.
When he was about to continue walking forward, Ma Fang on the side pulled the horse's head, "Sir, you can't get closer, otherwise the Tatar cavalry will be attracted."
When Wei Guangde heard this, he knew what was good, There is no need to start a war at this time. Don't expose your whereabouts and let Anda Khan be prepared.
"Then let's go around and stay away from them."
Wei Guangde nodded and said to Ma Fang.
Then the group no longer approached the Tatar military camp, but began to walk outward, away from the Tatar military camp, and continued to move forward.
"As we approach the Tatar military camp before it gets dark, can we touch the row of wooden fences?"
On the way, Wei Guangde asked Ma Fangdao in a low voice.
"Absolutely impossible."
Ma Fang shook his head, "Although the Tatar camp is crudely built, they raise a lot of hounds in the military camp, and they will be divided into four sides at night. As long as we people pick up If you get too close, dogs will bark. "
After Wei Guangde saw the Tatar camp, the first thing he thought of was the special operations of later generations. Could he first send out elite sergeants, those who acted as scouts at night? receive.
According to Ma Fang, most of the brave men in the Ming army will fill this position, and they are also proficient in various weapons, and they all have at least one special skill.
Before the Ming army attacked, first sent a team of people to search for Anda Khan's tent. When the Ming army attacked and caused a brief chaos in the Tatar camp, he captured or killed Anda Khan alive. It was a great achievement. Just got it.
I just heard Ma Fang say that the Mongols would place hounds everywhere when setting up camp. This thing is really difficult to deal with.
It will scream at the slightest disturbance outside, attracting patrolling soldiers. There have been dog thieves in later generations, but they usually took advantage of the owners not paying attention, throwing some medicine-laced food at the dog while it was barking, or simply robbed it openly, covering the dog with a bag and loading it into a car before running away.
These tricks obviously cannot be used here.
"Are all the ministries of the Xuanfu like this? I saw that you have dogs in your army."
Wei Guangde said casually.
"I stayed there for a long time, so some of our troops have dogs, while other generals have some and some don't."
As the two communicated, The group traveled farther and farther.
It was summer at this time, and it was getting dark late at night. It started to get dark at the beginning of Wu Shi, and it was already completely dark by Hai Shi.
At this time in the past, the military camps inside and outside Baoan Prefecture should have been quiet, but today they are different from before.
Although there are not many sergeants in the military camp, there are already many enlisted civilians coming in and out of the military camp carrying a large number of torches and other items. These things that have been prepared all afternoon have to be placed Point out the location.
Many of the sergeants who had slept in the barracks for a long time could no longer lie down. When they got up, they did not dare to go out. They could only stand behind the door and look out through the gaps in the doors and windows.
The major passages in the camp were lit with fires as usual, allowing them to vaguely see the shadows of people moving outside.
At noon, the sergeants were happy to receive an unexpected extra meal. However, after being driven back to the barracks after the meal, the old soldiers realized something. They were afraid that they would not spend the night peacefully.
The newly recruited soldiers were quite excited at first, but after seeing the performance of the veterans, they gradually guessed something.
At first, some people wanted to get up and go out for a walk after a good sleep. However, as soon as they opened the door, they were kicked back by the soldiers outside the door. They continued to lie in bed and sleep. If they did not obey the military orders, they would be punished by military sticks.
No one wants to be beaten and has no choice but to stay in bed.
I have been lying down for a long time. Not only can I not fall asleep, I also feel uncomfortable all over.
Gradually, they discovered that as long as you didn't go out, the soldiers patrolling outside didn't care much about you. So by this time, many people had already gotten up, sat or stood in the room, and started talking.
In fact, there is nothing to say, except whether we are going to have a night battle with the Tatars tonight, otherwise we will never drive them back to sleep.
"Be content. We didn't have this kind of treatment before. I would beat you when the superior ordered you to be beaten, and I also gave you time to sleep. This time, I gave you food first, and you will have another meal when you go out later. It's not bad."< br>
The veterans didn't pay much attention to other people's comments at first, but they were in the same state now. They couldn't sleep, so some veterans spoke up unconsciously.
In this era, most generals were not very considerate of their soldiers. In their eyes, soldiers were worse than their own dogs.
Regardless of whether it is a battle or something else, the physical condition of the soldiers will not be considered. Just prepare a full meal before the battle so that they have the strength to kill people.
"Boom! ---Boom! Boom!" The sound of the watch, one slow and two fast, sounded on the streets of Baoanzhou. It was the watchman doing night watch.
Although there are Tatar troops stationed outside the city, as an ancient profession, the watchman is still doing his job conscientiously.
It’s just that in the past, at midnight, I rarely saw anyone on the street except myself.
Yes, they are also soldiers carrying lanterns and torches to watch the night.
But today, there are obviously many more pedestrians on the street. They are all young and strong men. It’s just that they don’t wear the Ming army’s standard military uniforms. Instead, they are dressed as ordinary people, carrying various kinds of military equipment in their hands or on their backs. Things were sent back and forth between the state department warehouse and the military camp.
Hearing the sound of the watchman outside, Liu Dazhang, the chief military officer of Xuanfu, turned to Wei Guangde and said, "Master Wei, are you sure you want to take action?"
What did Liu Dazhang hit? Wei Guangde naturally knew the idea. When he first saw Liu Dazhang accepting the order to start the war so happily, Wei Guangde felt that he had preconceived the idea and wrote a document to Lord Weng Puweng, as if he had done something improperly.
But now, he no longer feels this way at all.
Such an incompetent official should be taken down, otherwise there will never be peace in Xuanfu in the future.
If something happens to the Xuan Mansion, the capital next to it will not be stable. Wei Guangde doesn't want to be sent to this ungrateful place to wipe his ass for Liu Dazhang's incompetence.
"Of course, now the arrow has to be fired."
Wei Guangde replied with a gentle smile on his lips.
"Let us inform you, let the soldiers prepare their meals and leave them out at night to observe the movements of the Tatar camp."
Liu Dazhang was a little helpless at this moment and regretted going back on his word. He did not want to offend Weng Pu.
It must be Weng Pu's intention to let the Xuanfu army go to war.
Although he doubted whether Wei Guangde's arrival had been ordered by Weng Pu, he did not dare to question it.
He doesn't care about Wei Guangde, at least on such a major matter as starting a war, he doesn't care about Wei Guangde's opinion. Although he is an official of the Hanlin Academy, he can't care about Weng Pu.
The watchman on night watch in the streets of Baoan Prefecture was walking on the empty street at this time. It was much more normal now. The figures of the civilian men who were active before were gone. He was the only one on the whole street, lonely. He was carrying a lantern and holding a clapper in his hand.
At this time, what he was thinking about was to complete the three clocking tasks as soon as possible so that he could go back and take a rest.
"Dong-dong! Dong! Dong", one slow and three fast sounds, which means that the time is already 1 o'clock in the morning, the fourth watch day.
"Hua Hua Hua"
Not far away, in the direction of the Baoan Prefecture government office, there were sudden bursts of footsteps, and then the watchman watched many people pouring out of the government office gate with torches.
There was a dense crowd of soldiers standing outside the gate. They all stood there quietly, holding a rein in their hands.
People coming out of the official office were constantly approached, took the reins from the soldiers, and then got on their horses
The watchman approaching the military camp in Baoan Prefecture City was so frightened that he hid on the street. In the middle of the night, more than ten torches were lit in front of the military camp gate. The gate of the military camp was open, and countless fully armed soldiers lined up. The queue ran out of the military camp gate
The gate of Baoan Prefecture was opened at some point. When the watchmen saw it, they ran over quickly to ask why. They were watchmen, and their responsibilities were not only to tell the time to the residents in the city, but also to prevent fires. Anti-theft and early warning duties.
Although he saw the bright lights at the city gate and many soldiers standing there, he still had to go over immediately to ask why. He had not received a notice from the Zhizhou Yamen that the city gate would be opened tonight.
"The army is out, move away quickly."
When he was about to run close to the city gate, the familiar roar of the city gate official stopped him.
Not long after, dense footsteps came from the direction of the military camp in the distance
The military camp outside Baoanzhou City was also awakening in the middle of the night. Countless soldiers had already put on their armor and lined up with weapons in their hands.
(End of this chapter)