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Chapter 958 Just pretend, that's all

The soldiers and horses of Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the garrison guards of the Ming Dynasty, joined forces with Hu Xinshui and Xia Longshan's Ningyuan left and right battalions, and immediately became powerful. Zi backed back again and again.

But as the White Banner Baya Lajiala led by Bilu Zhumala came to reinforce, Wang Tingchen's troops had been fighting for a long time at this moment, how could they resist the attack of Zhumala's more than a thousand fresh troops, they had to lead the army to retreat .

They fought and retreated, and just stabilized their position and prepared to launch a counterattack again, in order to attack the pontoon bridge on the Xiaoling River and relieve the pressure on Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao's troops in the east.

At this time, Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, led thousands of soldiers and horses to retreat all the way. Although their arrival increased the number of soldiers and horses of Wang Tingchen.

However, Ma Ke's troops also fought fiercely for more than half a day, and fled all the way. Most of their physical strength was exhausted, and they were already unable to fight again, not to mention that there were more than [-] Mongolian Zhenglan Banner Tartars chasing after them.

In desperation, Wang Tingchen continued to retreat to the south for more than a mile, and then he stabilized his position and avoided the collapse of the entire army.

At this moment, it was almost evening, the sky was dark, the soldiers of both sides were also hungry and tired, and their physical strength was seriously exhausted. Since they couldn't fight any more, they each ceased fighting and returned to camp.

But Wang Tingchen had just returned to the camp not long ago, and before dinner was ready, there was another cavalry rushing along the north bank of the Daughter River, and he hurriedly ordered Wang Guochen to intercept it.

Not a moment later, Wang Guochen, the former general of the Tunwei, came to report back. It turned out that Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Ji Town, had several hundred soldiers fleeing along the north bank of the Daughter River.

They strictly guarded the camp on the north bank of the Xiaoling River, and made a move to march eastward and join Zhang Cheng's Xuan army in order to lure the Qing army to dispatch troops to intercept them. After the Qing army's energy was exhausted, they waited for an opportunity to counterattack.

What's more, now is the critical period of the war to aid the Liao Dynasty. When the imperial court and Hong Du are both employing people, there is no problem with Ma Shuai's guarantee. "

Wang Pu's eyeballs were dripping, and he whispered in Zhang Cheng's ear: "However, our army doesn't have to fight the slaves to the death. When the time comes, report to Governor Xingyuan and say that our master and the slaves fought fiercely, but we can't win for a long time. The slave thief is powerful and difficult to break through.

Zhang Cheng shook his head, and said: "Zhang Zhongping is in my Xuan army, if you and I act like this, how can we hide it from Hong Du."

As he spoke, he turned to Wang Tingchen and asked with a smile, "Wang Shuai, do you think so?"

Wang Pu also had a look on his face when he heard the words, since even Zhang Cheng was having a difficult time talking about it, let alone his Datong Army.

Wang Pu said bitterly from the side: "Since Hong Du can't trust us, why should he sell his life for it?"

Wang Pu didn't dare to say another word at this moment, he only said: "Datong's army horses are only called by Zhang Shuai, and Pu also obeys Zhang Shuai's orders."

Fortunately, they did not find the Tartar captives who were chasing after them, but even so, the hundreds of escaped cavalry were like frightened birds, all of them were restless and panicked.

After a while, he returned to the tent with a strong general, and as soon as the man stepped into the tent, he fell down and knelt down and said: "Ma Fuming, general of Ji Town, pays homage to Wang Shuai, Ma handsome."

However, Hong Chengchou's commander-in-chief to Xuanda's army asked them to attack northward as much as possible. Once they could break through the Qing army led by Daishan, they would advance to the three trench defense lines besieging Jinzhou.

"But Governor Hong's order is like a mountain, and our army really has to move forward."

In this way, the situation on the Jinzhou battlefield will once again turn in a direction favorable to the Ming Dynasty, and there is a tendency to encircle the Qing army in the west of Jinzhou City.

From Ma Fuming's point of view, instead of this, it would be better for him to seek refuge on his own initiative, which is why he made the bold statement just now.

He raised his finger and pointed to the Qing army formation in the north, and said: "Last night when we attacked the slave camp, although we didn't gain much, it didn't let them rest. There has been turmoil since Yinshi, and their combat power must be limited.

The more Ma Fuming said, the more excited he became, finally he kowtowed his head to the ground and said in tears: "The general knows that he has committed a heinous crime by abandoning his commander in front of the battle, but he left this crippled body in order to kill slaves and avenge our soldiers in Ji Town.

Zhang Cheng looked expressionless, looking at the formation of the Qing army in the north, and said: "Are we waiting to sacrifice our lives for Governor Hong? We are waiting to serve the country loyally, in order to repay the king's kindness and bring peace to the people."

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Zhang Cheng shook his head, and said: "Zhang Zhongping is in my Xuan army, if you and I act like this, how can we hide it from Hong Du."

Just by name, I would like to follow the two generals, go to battle to kill slaves, fight to the death before the battle, wrap the corpse in horse leather, and atone for my past sins! "

When Ma Fuming saw this, how could he not understand the meaning of these words, he immediately bowed down again and said: "Mr. Ma Shuai will not abandon him, the kindness of taking him in is very great, even if his name is so heartbroken, it is hard to repay it."

Ma Ke turned his head and said to his own general Ma Zhiyong: "Zhiyong, you take Ma Fu's name down, and settle down the brothers from Ji Town, let everyone have enough food first, and then set aside some military tents for them to rest. "

So, just pretend, that's it! "

Immediately said: "The soldiers must be extremely exhausted after rushing all the way."

The last general guarded my Bai Shuai all the way to the west. He originally wanted to join Ma Shuai's army in Shanhaiguan, and join forces to fight the slaves again. Unexpectedly, at the ferry, he could only see the fire on the pontoon bridge, and Ma Shuai's camp was full of people. The Mongolian Zhenglan Banner Tartars.

In his opinion, it would be better for him to go to the trouble of recruiting bravery and practice from scratch, or to be an army in two or even three years, than these old soldiers who have milk and mothers.

He knelt in the tent and kowtowed again and said: "Our soldiers and horses in Ji Town were attacked by slaves with blue flags and Zhenghong flags. We were defeated for a while, but were attacked and broke the army formation, causing the entire town to be defeated." .

However, Wang Tingchen did not attach too much importance to Ma Fuming's mere 500 troops. He always believed that most of these half-way shots were not reliable enough, and they were far less good than practicing from scratch.

So, just pretend, that's it! "

"But Governor Hong's order is like a mountain, and our army really has to move forward."

Wang Pu said bitterly from the side: "Since Hong Du can't trust us, why should he sell his life for it?"

On the other hand, the Qing army on the opposite side is only over [-], which also includes Bayan's Han army blue flag with more than [-] troops. Compared with the other two places, the strength of the Ming army here is the largest. excellent.

Just now Zhang Cheng summoned the generals of Xuanda's battalions to come, and they have made arrangements for today's battle. The Xuanfu army is the main attack, while the Datong army is the main defender.

After all, he still has [-] capable cavalry at this moment, they were able to escape from the Tartar cavalry twice, they have their own abilities, they are by no means ordinary people, these are also the capital of Ma Fuming.

Although it is still not easy to defeat the slaves, it is not impossible if a surprise soldier breaks through the slave formation. "

He raised his finger and pointed to the Qing army formation in the north, and said: "Last night when we attacked the slave camp, although we didn't gain much, it didn't let them rest. There has been turmoil since Yinshi, and their combat power must be limited.

Wang Guochen glanced at his commander Wang Tingchen first, and then replied: "Back to Marshal Ma, there are about five hundred cavalry who escaped, and the leader is Ma Fuming, the general of the main barracks in Ji Town.

After hearing the news, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, said, "Grass, did Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Ji Town, escape?"

Zhang Cheng looked expressionless, looking at the formation of the Qing army in the north, and said: "Are we waiting to sacrifice our lives for Governor Hong? We are waiting to serve the country loyally, in order to repay the king's kindness and bring peace to the people."

After yesterday's fierce battle, especially after Zhang Cheng beheaded Ma Baozhong, a member of the Datong Left Wing Battalion in public, the remaining generals of the Datong Army have been overwhelmed by him.

But Ma Ke said with a faint smile: "I don't need you to repay the favor, as long as I can kill a few more slaves in front of the battle, and serve the emperor faithfully and serve the governors, that's all."

However, the slaves and thieves were powerful, and the general gradually felt helpless, so he had no choice but to lead more than a hundred soldiers to break out of the formation. Only more than 520 cavalry were saved, and they fled all the way along the North Bank of the Naughty River. "

When he said this, his brows suddenly frowned, and he said with a little worry: "On the contrary, it was Governor Hong's military order, asking my Xuan army to break through Daishan's captive cavalry formation and advance to the three deep trenches surrounded by Jin. It's a little difficult!"

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Ma Fuming didn't say much anymore, he thanked Ma Zhiyong and left immediately.

However, Ma Ke didn't care about these things. It wasn't his first day as a soldier, so he knew the twists and turns better than anyone else.

"Here." Wang Guochen responded loudly and stepped back.

Zu Dashou in the city will inevitably lead his troops out of the city to support him. If he can successfully unite his troops together, not only will the siege of Jinzhou be resolved, but most of the Qing army's strength will be trapped in the plains in the west of Jinzhou City.

"Zhang Shuai, on the opposite side I only saw Mongolian Tartars with two yellow flags and Zhenghong flags, but I didn't see Hauge and Azig's Tartars with Zhenglan and White Banners. They must have plans behind them, but they must be guarded against. Ah." Standing beside Zhang Cheng, Wang Pu said worriedly.

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Looking to the north, less than two miles away, there are also military formations lined up one by one. Although their flags have different colors, most of them are still mainly yellow and red.

Our army ran all the way, already exhausted, and suddenly encountered slaves, completely unprepared, and was immediately dispersed by them. The last general's [-] soldiers charged and killed several times in the enemy's formation, but they couldn't find Bai Shuai everywhere.

Since I dared to express my attitude of taking Ma Fuming in today, I naturally had a way to save his life!

Wang Pu also had a look on his face when he heard the words, since even Zhang Cheng was having a difficult time talking about it, let alone his Datong Army.

"Abandoning the coach before the battle is a felony!"

Wang Tingchen replied with a little embarrassment: "Since we are enlisted in the army, we should follow the military order first, and fight bravely before the battle to kill the enemy for the country."

"Yes, Commander." Ma Zhiyong answered the order loudly.

After all, they have nearly [-] soldiers and horses from the three towns of Qiantunwei, Shanhaiguan, and Ningyuan, and they are all elite soldiers. Most of the old and weak in each town stay in the old camp on the South Bank.

And on the north and east and west wings of these army formations, there are teams of more than ten or twenty cavalry, galloping back and forth, constantly confronting the Qing army sentry cavalry on the opposite side.

Zhang Cheng didn't care about this, but said indifferently: "The intention of the slave is nothing more than wanting to use the hands of the northern captives to consume the vigor of our army."

What's more, no matter which one of Wang Tingchen and Ma Ke took him in, there was a way to save him from being punished for abandoning his commander in battle. As the saying goes, killing two birds with one stone, he found a new backer and was freed from crime. Punishment, why not do it?

When he said this, his brows suddenly frowned, and he said with a little worry: "On the contrary, it was Governor Hong's military order, asking my Xuan army to break through Daishan's captive cavalry formation and advance to the three deep trenches surrounded by Jin. It's a little difficult!"

In the middle of the day, in front of the Xuanda Army's garrison on the north bank of the Xiaoling River, rows of large and small square army formations lined up, with various banners fluttering in the wind, looking majestic and majestic.

After discussing with his staff, Hong Chengchou, Governor of Jiliao, communicated with Governor Qiu Minyang, and finally decided that Wang Tingchen and Ma Ke would attack northward.

At the same time, Hong Chengchou also ordered Wu Sangui and Cao Bianjiao to defend first and then attack in the middle.

Wang Pu's eyeballs were dripping, and he whispered in Zhang Cheng's ear: "However, our army doesn't have to fight the slaves to the death. When the time comes, report to Governor Xingyuan and say that our master and the slaves fought fiercely, but we can't win for a long time. The slave thief is powerful and difficult to break through.

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The general had met him several times before, so he wouldn't admit his mistake, but he didn't see Chief Bai of Ji Town inside, he asked Ma Fu's name, he only said that he ran away. "

He said and looked at Ma Fuming who was kneeling under the tent, and continued: "No matter whoever has the heart to kill slaves, he should be given the opportunity to make meritorious deeds and redeem himself.

Here, Wang Tingchen discussed with Ma Ke and decided to report the news about Ji Town to Governor Xingyuan for further military orders.

At this time, Ma Ke expressed his kindness to Ma Fuming again: "Ma Fuming, you go down and rest first, and I will take care of other things for you."

Wang Tingchen continued with a cold tone: "Guochen, bring Ma Fuming to see this Commander."

In the towns of Ming Dynasty, if generals like Ma Fuming were killed in battle, their fates varied, but many of them were divided up by other generals.

"Oh."

But Ma Ke didn't think so. After hearing Ma Fuming's words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said with a smile: "Ma Canjun has the heart to kill slaves and serve the country. Will protect you well."

When Wang Tingchen spoke like this, he had already revealed his own attitude. He would not compete with Ma Ke for Ma Fuming, the more than [-] defeated soldiers in Ji Town, but it was up to Ma Ke himself to excuse Ma Fuming. .

Both Wang Tingchen and Ma Ke were not surprised by his blatant words of refuge. Regardless of whether Bai Guangen was dead or alive this time, Ma Fuming's crime of falling into the coach before the battle was decided.

Although it is still not easy to defeat the slaves, it is not impossible if a surprise soldier breaks through the slave formation. "

Wang Pu didn't dare to say another word at this moment, he only said: "Datong's army horses are only called by Zhang Shuai, and Pu also obeys Zhang Shuai's orders."

Just now Zhang Cheng summoned the generals of Xuanda's battalions to come, and they have made arrangements for today's battle. The Xuanfu army is the main attack, while the Datong army is the main defender.

After yesterday's fierce battle, especially after Zhang Cheng beheaded Ma Baozhong, a member of the Datong Left Wing Battalion in public, the remaining generals of the Datong Army have been overwhelmed by him.

(End of this chapter)