Borrow the day to change the day

The death camp did not disappoint Daishan. Under the leadership of Cao Wenzhao, they had already bypassed the Kerxin Grassland from the west, entered from the north of the Kexin Grassland, and directly attacked the Zhuri River Grassland.

After they captured the isolated Horqin tribe, after some interrogation, they learned the location of the Khan tent and the general deployment of troops.

At this time, there were about [-] people left in the death camp, and most of the others died of injuries that could not be treated.If you just attack Horqin Khan tent directly like this, you can only hit a stone with an egg.

But the death camp had traveled thousands of miles, and Cao Wenzhao was unwilling to turn around. He still hoped to surprise the Horqin tribe by surprise.Therefore, he quietly sneaked into a long-dried riverbed forty miles north of Horqin Khan's tent with the death camp, waiting for an opportunity.

On this day, several Mongolian soldiers sent by Cao Wenzhao rushed back one after another to report that most of the soldiers and horses where Horqin Khan's tent was located had gone to the southwest and northwest.

Cao Wenzhao was overjoyed immediately, it was a god-given opportunity, and decided to fight desperately, severely hitting the biggest lackey of Jianlu.

However, the morale of the death camp at this time is not as high as when it was just out of the fortress. There are three reasons.

First, most of the soldiers had relatives and friends who died in the Jianlu invasion, and they joined the death camp for revenge.After the first few times of venting, the hatred was relieved, and it was not as full of hatred as it was at the beginning.

Second, there are still some soldiers who come for glory and wealth.They went out of the fortress holding back their dreams of getting rich and being promoted, and a series of battles allowed them to snatch a lot of money.Those Mongol Tartars who were the accomplices of Jianlu often snatched wealth from the capital, so they all made it easier for the soldiers of the death camp.These people felt that the Mongol Tartars had almost been killed and enough money had been made. Compared with the soldiers who left the fortress out of hatred, their morale was lower and they wanted to return to the capital.

Three, after each battle, comrades were injured.And as long as they are injured, those who are seriously injured are sacrificed in this battle. Compatriots who are slightly injured, because in continuous battles, there is no logistical supplies and no medical treatment. Only those comrades who are particularly strong and lucky can Surviving tenaciously, most of the compatriots who were slightly injured eventually died of aggravated injuries.This is more or less a blow to the morale of the army, especially now after a long period of time.

Only a very small number of people went out of the fortress with the idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, and the morale of these people would not be lowered. If the Mongol Tartars were not killed and the general did not order the retreat, they would not have the idea of ​​returning to the pass.

Cao Wenzhao is not a fool, of course he can see that the morale of the army is not high, and he also knows the reason why the morale of the army is not high.

He was actually very satisfied with the death camp.If you want to change to any other Ming army, without logistics, under continuous combat, and death is threatening everyone at all times, it is estimated that not many Ming troops can persist until now.

However, Cao Wenzhao was not very satisfied with one person, and that was Zuo Liangyu.As one of his three arms, he even had the thought of returning home.

Seeing Zuo Liangyu's trophies full of horses, Cao Wenzhao felt like wanting to whip him.He is already a high-ranking general, and like the soldiers, he is obsessed with obtaining wealth for himself, and wants to leave when he has enough. From him, he does not see the thought of being loyal to the king and serving the country at all, and he has no view of the overall situation.

However, Cao Wenzhao didn't get angry, nor did he show any dissatisfaction with Zuo Liangyu.This is beyond the Great Wall, with countless enemies all around, and if disunity is to be caused in the army, the consequences for the death camp may be devastating.After all, Zuo Liangyu agreed to grab the spoils before leaving the fortress.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu, together with Cao Bianjiao and Huang Degong, listened to the reports from the Mongolian soldiers.They all looked at Cao Wenzhao, waiting for the order.

After Cao Wenzhao praised a few words, he let the two Mongolian soldiers return to the team.

The war was cruel. Because they lived in Gyeonggi, their relatives were also killed by their fellow clansmen and lost their families.

Cao Wenzhao and others did not doubt their loyalty, because in the Ming army, many Mongolians were serving for Ming.It was the predecessor of their death camp, the Three Thousand Battalion in the Beijing Camp, which was also composed of Mongolian people at the beginning of the founding of the country, and conquered the grassland for the Ming Dynasty.

Cao Wenzhao looked at the three awards under his command, and ordered in a deep voice: "Gather the troops and stand by."

"Yes, Marshal." The three generals replied in unison, but Zuo Liangyu's voice seemed weak, fortunately it was mixed with the answers of the other two, so it didn't seem so abrupt.

The soldiers of the death camp originally rested on the spot according to the system, and they were assembled soon after they were ordered.

The three generals returned to Cao Wenzhao to report, and then followed behind Cao Wenzhao, and accompanied the commander-in-chief to inspect the camps.

Cao Wenzhao was right in front of the formation, looking at the army formation of more than [-] people.Many people have unshaven faces and tired faces.The armor on many soldiers was also damaged, and they did not have the bright armor they had when they first left the fortress.

The soldiers of the death camp brought out only a few firearms from the pass. At the beginning, they ran out of gunpowder and became useless. Some people's knives and guns were damaged, so the weapons in their hands have been replaced by Mongols. The weapons were captured.

When Cao Wenzhao patrolled and walked all the way to the formation, he stopped and said loudly: "Comrades in the death camp, our final battle is about to begin. After this battle, I will take you back to the capital to formally Become a member of the Jingying."

In the voice of Cao Wenzhao's personal guards, his words reached the ears of every soldier in the death camp.Of course, those who kept watch in the distance didn't hear it.

The entire death camp was like a pool of stagnant water, suddenly a big stone was thrown into it, and there were waves of waves.

Everyone's face, no matter what purpose he came to the grassland for, showed expressions of surprise, excitement, and ecstasy at this time.Obviously, Cao Wenzhao could feel that the entire death camp was like an old and frail person rejuvenated and full of vitality.

Cao Wenzhao waited for a while for all the soldiers in the death camp to digest what he said, and then he continued: "The last enemy we have to face is the biggest accomplice of Jianlu, and there are several soldiers in the army alone. Thousands of people."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the death camp gradually calmed down, and their emotions returned to calm.They knew that this final battle would be the most dangerous one since they left customs. After all, they only had more than 4000 people, and they had been fighting for many days, so their bodies were exhausted.

Cao Wenzhao's words continued to be passed on to their ears by his personal guards, "Without these accomplices, Jianlu would not have dared to invade the capital alone. Before we return to the capital, we must teach them a lesson. Let them know the price of invading Daming. Only by beating them hard can we return to the capital, give the people of Daming, all the villagers and elders who were victimized, and give the emperor an explanation."

Cao Wenzhao observed the changes in the soldiers' emotions while talking. When he talked about the strength of the enemy, he saw that some soldiers even showed a trace of fear, which was within his expectation.

He remained calm and continued to mobilize before the battle: "After this battle, we will return to the capital with a lot of spoils and become members of the capital camp. Our death camp is a death camp composed of troops from all sides. The battalion has not only become one of the emperor's most important troops, but also has a designation bestowed by the emperor that no one else has. I believe that when you return to Beijing triumphantly, your former colleagues will envy and look up to you."

The soldiers of the death camp listened to Cao Wenzhao's words and thought of their former colleagues. If they heard about him, what kind of expression would they have?After thinking about it, many people had smug smiles on their faces.

"However, if we don't have a good record outside the Great Wall and just fight against those small tribes, they will not accept it, they will make sarcastic remarks, and they will think that they will also come to the grassland for a stroll and go back to grab our position in the death camp. Because what we can do, they can do too. Are we allowing this to happen?"

When Cao Wenzhao said this, he looked around at the soldiers of the death camp in front of him, and did not speak again.

The soldiers of the death camp showed angry expressions one by one. At the beginning, they had only made up their minds to die.If some people see that they have gained a lot, they want to follow suit, come to the grassland for a casual stroll and grab the position of the death camp, can you agree!

"Not allowed!" A loud shout sounded, which surprised Cao Wenzhao slightly, because the voice came from Zuo Liangyu behind him.

Immediately afterwards, voices of "not allowed" began to be heard one after another among the soldiers, and slowly all the soldiers shouted "not allowed".

Cao Wenzhao gestured for silence with his hands, and when it was almost time, he said loudly: "Okay, we will never allow this to happen. We were the ones who stood up to respond to the emperor's call, and the honor should only belong to us. Now there is a God-given opportunity gave us a chance to make a great contribution, a great contribution that others cannot."

When the soldiers of the death camp heard it, they all showed a demeanor of listening intently, listening attentively to Cao Wenzhao's next words, not knowing what kind of god-sent opportunity it was.

Cao Wenzhao didn't keep them waiting long, and told them: "The biggest accomplice of Jianlu, the enemy not far from us, suddenly sent their troops out of their lair to go southwest and northwest. There are only a small number of troops guarding their tents. This is the people of Ming Dynasty who were killed by them to protect us, asking us to avenge them and teach the Horqin people a hard lesson."

Hearing this, the soldiers of the death camp breathed a sigh of relief. There were not as many enemies in front of them as they had imagined at first.When the death camp was about to attack them, they sent out their own army. Could it be that the heavens would not tolerate these robbers and make them pay their price?

Thinking of this, all the soldiers began to show a raging fighting spirit.It would be a fool not to seize such a good opportunity.

When Cao Wenzhao saw that morale was up again, he was relieved, and he announced: "Everyone have a good rest, and when we set off tonight, we will give the Tartars a hard blow in their sleep!"

Cao Wenzhao understands that there are many variables in the victory of the war.What I do is to try my best to seize the chance of victory, whether it is a fighter or morale.As for the ending, it depends on God's will.