Unknowingly, the first light snow of early winter, as fine as powder, has already landed inside and outside of Shinshu City.
However, in the darkening sky a few hours later, the sound of the sulphur-filled bamboo joints burning trumpets has been let off for more than a dozen times, and there have been several waves of messengers sent out for insurance; but it was too late. I haven't seen any response or reaction;
At the same time, Zhang Lin, who was commanding the fierce battle, was completely unaware of it for a while, and had no time to take care of it for the time being. Because, the Huang Chao Dazhu and the flag, who had obviously been defeated and fled under his nose, reappeared in front of him like a trick.
And appearing with him were the heads of the three generals he had sent out to pursue and were hung on the flagpoles, which made Zhang Lin, who had never been easily angry and gaffe, suddenly become furious.
And among the remnants of the rebels reunited with most of them,
"Brother Shang, thank you so much..."
And Huang Chao, whose face was full of dust and fatigue, also stood out from the crowd, staggering and supporting Shang Rangdao, who was soaked in blood and was fished out.
"I have brought back at least seven soldiers from the army... I will discipline the thief to survive, and also give a good breath for the brothers who died in the past..."
"Finally lived up to the entrustment, but Qilang, Shijilang, and the five brothers were not in the battle. Many people in the military mansion were dispersed. Tens of thousands of horses, including the ten old camps, were all lost. ..."
Shang Rang continued to mutter with some sorrow and regret.
"I... I know..."
Huang Chao frowned again, as if he had fallen on some unbearable weight, and then it bloomed again.
"I will double the official dog back for them..."
In fact, according to the pre-planned plan, long before the arrival of the officers and soldiers, he only left a surrogate in the local area that was extremely similar in appearance and talk, and was used as a bait for a stand-in who was not to be seen through for a while, and even concealed it from most of the tribe.
However, Huang Chao himself led some of the owl guards to go out easily, and went straight to the rebels stationed in various places. In the end, he relied on his personal power and prestige to win the army, and then scattered all the Israeli troops. Gathered together; this kind of seemingly extremely difficult and extremely impossible thing allowed him to do it.
Therefore, this time he was even more of an army returning with tens of thousands of people in the southwestern states; and before the end of the war, he encircled the Huainan official army who had just attacked the Xinzhou city.
What's more, besides these soldiers and horses, he has other credentials; at least the previous efforts and operations have achieved fruitful results.
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And in the Luzhou Army garrison more than ten miles away, Yang Xingmin, who was in trouble, rushed to the camp with a group of soldiers, and asked loudly:
"Why don't you send troops... Do you really have to wait for the military law to be engaged..."
"If you continue to fight, the foundation of my generation will be wiped out..."
Luzhou soldiers and horses used Tian Wei to speak without changing his face.
"Furthermore, I'm afraid that after this battle, he will no longer be able to apply military law to my generation..."
"What? How did you know about it..."
Yang Xing couldn't help being shocked, and then he looked at the indifferent expressions of everyone present, and suddenly became cold and sweaty behind him.
"If Zhang Zhaotu is undefeated, then my generation won't have any future to speak of"
At this time, Zhu Yanshou, his brother-in-law and closest deputy, also opened his voice.
"Big brother feels that the grass thieves will be wiped out, and Huai Town will no longer have any worries about who will be the next one..."
"If there is no thief to discuss in this world, how much chance does the court have to survive for my generation... and where can we find merit to our self-respect..."
Zhang Shenjian, the detainee of Gaoyou Town, who was in charge of liaison at the scene, immediately echoed.
"This is the attitude and mind that everyone has agreed on. Please don't go against the current..."
"Everyone? But who else is there..."
Yang Xing was stunned and couldn't help feeling a little bit weak and helpless, sitting down and dejected.
"Of course, except for the camp children and dental soldiers who have always been valued by people, all...people..."
Zhang Shenjian emphasized again without hesitation.
"All the people who don't want the grass thieves to be destroyed, worry about the troubles of the court and Gao Gong after the death of rabbits and dogs, but the lips and the teeth are cold and willing to echo each other...Ah"
"Could it be that even the Xuansheng soldiers and Fujian soldiers who had been announced by the Xingying battalion to help the war... also..."
Yang Xing took a deep breath, and said with even more jaw-dropping speculation.
"I know that the Lord has always admired his merits, and has the heart to learn from him and serve him..."
Tian Wei said earnestly and earnestly.
"However, it is true that Zhang Tau-chi is too greedy for merit and profit, and he focuses exclusively on the troop, but it is because my generation has been too squeezed and persecuted. It is already unbearable.... With the help of the thief, the intentions and instructions of destroying our soldiers and horsemen,"
"Now those people don't ask the Lord to do anything extra,"
Zhang Shenjian also added.
"As long as you don't have to do anything in these days..."
And in another Chuzhou army garrison, the Chuzhou governor Zhang Guangxin, who had dozens of knives in his Central Army’s tent, was also blindly leaning on his upper seat, looking at the one holding a sword near him. In the past, the subordinates only felt that they were a little stranger and stranger.
"Don't blame me for being ruthless in the state..."
And a circle of corpses of the generals he believed in had been poured around, and the Chuzhou tooth general Li Yu who was standing among the corpses said loudly in pain
"Why did you say that you were the family member who was begging and attacking, and you didn't listen to my repeated advice, and you were determined to follow him all the way..."
"Then, for the sake of my future survival and self-protection plan, I can only ask you to take a step forward. In the future, I will report to the Ming court and think that the country's martyrdom will be credited to our children and grandchildren..."
At this moment, if you look at the panoramic view over the Battle of Shinshu, you will find that the officers and soldiers who are on the periphery have not received orders and sent messages.
Only after more or less riots and changes, most of them are doing actions that are diametrically opposed to the instructions to send their troops to help with all their strength and to go into battle, but they are pulling out battalions from the outer fronts of their garrison, slowly. Without hesitation and nostalgia, he retreated to the distance.
And on each road, as a messenger from the Huainan army's main formation, the corpses of the people and horses who were shot and beheaded have also been buried and abandoned in the nearby mountains and forests.
These officers and soldiers who had retreated one after another and even the rebels rushing from the opposite bank passed by across the river peacefully, as if they hadn't seen the other side's existence at all.
Some people even left intact baggage, food and grass in the camps where they had been stationed, and they did not regret to let the enemies who subsequently entered the camp take it for themselves.
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And outside of Jiangling City, in the rainy weather brought by the cold wave, the fine rain and snow fell one after another; for those soldiers from the hot and humid Annan and Lingnan, the cold snow particles entrained in the rain, It is undoubtedly a new and unique experience.
And Zhou Huaian, who had just inspected the immigration settlements and newly established farms in Jingzhou, was also in the faintly stinging cold wind, and stepped onto the wharf with traces of water and moisture in response to the preparations for the winter. In the trestle bridge, he took another ride into the warm carriage where the stove was built.
During his stay in Jiangling, Zhou Huaian’s main job was to gather people to enclose land and restore production in stable areas, but also to train the army in more depth; the purpose of the whole army was to optimize and adjust the internal organizational structure of the rebels. , And exert the greatest combat effectiveness under the conditions.
The purpose of troop training is mainly common in the Taiping Army, the lack of toughness in front of the battle and the problems of impervious warfare; it is not obvious when dealing with the local soil regiments and ordinary officers and soldiers of uneven color, but once It has become quite prominent after facing up to the veteran vassal army, such as the Zhongwu Army and the Shandong Army, who have fought in the north for many years.
In response to this situation, before the overall physical fitness is strengthened through exercise and recuperation, it can only be temporarily compensated by tactical and equipment improvements. For example, it is more cooperative and able to carry out the battle train training of alternate operations; how to use the advantage of numbers to trap the more elite enemies, and then slowly wear them to death with equipment and tactics as the main tactical direction.
Of course, there are currently nearly 60 battalions under the Taiping Army's name, which are mainly composed of a three-piece set of spearmen, knife platoons, and crossbow basics and their daily organization; at most, they have been fine-tuned in specific details. For example, the first ascend, the selection of the front and the jumping ** sequence are specially equipped with long-handled heavy soldiers such as axes, hammers, clubs, and swords;
When there is a need to go out of the battlefield, a number of battalions will be arranged for a battle; match with the above-mentioned team or the fire-throwing team to strengthen the corresponding attack and break ability; or be equipped with a pawn or a chariot to strengthen The corresponding mobile response and field defense capabilities.
And he also finished a round of newly-expanded troops by boat at Xinjin. The biggest change at present is the addition of a new battalion of cavalry; mainly from Henan war horses seized from Li Hanzhi's army outside Tanzhou city, part of the baggage, mounts and equipment seized in Yuezhou city when defeating Zhongwu army, and Jingzhou city Defeated the Shannan cavalry under the command of Shandong Jiedu, Liu Jurong,
In the end, more than 2,600 horses of different colors and related mounts were obtained. Among them, excluding some of them that could only be left for pairing after being injured, there were probably more than 1,700 available; therefore Except for some of the pawns used to supplement the battle damage, the rest were selected from the army to be relatively longer than the equestrian pawns and specially organized into a new cavalry camp.
Of course, no matter in that era, the cavalry was a kind of technical force with high daily expenditure and relatively high maintenance cost. Moreover, it is not enough to have a suitable war horse. It also requires matching personnel and tactical training. Therefore, it is not so easy to master and form an army. It is only now that it has been trained and organized, and it was named Hussar Camp.
In this case, with the addition of the original first and second (riding) battalions, the Taiping Army now has three battalions of cavalry available. Although it was not comparable to the strong towns and vassals of the imperial court for a while, it was still a very valuable asset and power.
And this cavalry is a good thing on this Jianghan Plain, basically representing the mobile ability of rapid response within a radius of two to three hundred miles. Coupled with the original use of mules, donkeys, and horse-riding camps, but also the expansion of the several riding camps, basically you can ride in the south of this big river, and you have rare opponents.
Xiao Qi, who was also sitting in the car waiting, also began to report the latest frontier developments and some recent developments in Jingzhou City, and then the next schedule. (End of this chapter)