"President Qian, can the new President really defend the city?”
On the mountain to the east of Tartar Gully, Zhu Yu led fifty brothers to crawl in the bushes. All of them looked at the Tartars who stretched for miles in Tartar Gully with pale faces. Someone asked in a trembling voice.
Their parents, wives, and children were all behind the city.
"Milord, why don't we run and leave quietly? No one will be able to find us. We can't defend the city. If we stay here and get discovered, we'll be dead.”Someone timidly suggested.
"Shut up!"
Zhu Yu, who was already prepared to either succeed or die, shouted angrily with a ferocious face,"Daren has already asked General Lou for reinforcements.”
"We will definitely win this battle. After we win, the supplies of the Tartars will be ours. Do you see those cattle and sheep behind us? When these things are distributed, your wives and children won't be able to eat and wear them all in a year!”
"Milord, are there really reinforcements?"
"Milord, will the spoils of war really be shared with us?”
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It had to be said that Zhu Yu was a veteran who had led the army for many years. He understood the thoughts of these soldiers the best. Every word he said hit the nail on the head, and the morale was quickly stimulated.
However, Zhu Yu did not feel good when she heard that.
Since when did the Qi Family's Army need money to boost their morale?
During the war against the Japanese, there was no money. All the spoils were sold by Lord Qi almost immediately to buy armaments. Only then did Lord Qi raise this strong army.
However, at that time, the Qi Family's Army was all brave and fearless.
Perhaps it was from the moment Lord Qi left the army, or perhaps it was from the moment they exploited their brothers.
Zhu Yu felt an unprecedented sense of guilt.
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Yellow Cliff Pass.
Lou Dayou, Ye Bangrong, and the other generals stood in Guancheng and looked at the three wisps of smoke rising from the direction of Taiping Village in the southeast. They looked at each other with vague uneasiness in their eyes.
"What exactly happened? Why hasn't Peace Stronghold sent any news yet?”
"Was it because that centurion of Peace Stronghold who hasn't even grown hair was fooling around? Did he lose his courage and light the wrong smoke when only a few Tartars came?”
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The discussions were noisy. Although the generals were nervous, it was not hard to tell from the discussions that they did not believe the Tartars would go south. They were more suspicious of Taiping Village making a mountain out of a molehill.
The two of them didn't dare to take any chances.
Ta, ta, ta…
At this moment, a horse finally rushed over from the southeast. The sound of hooves was crisp and rapid.
The soldiers on the warhorses shouted desperately from afar,"Report! Report! 30,000 Tatars were detained! 30,000 Tatars are holding the pass. Boss Ba is asking for reinforcements. Boss Ba is asking for reinforcements!”
"Thirty thousand!"
"How can there be so many!"
"Is there a mistake?"
……
There was an uproar on the city walls, and the generals who had been making sarcastic remarks earlier all revealed terrified expressions.
The Qi Family's Army was the only force in the entire Ji Gate.
Even at their peak, the Qi Family's Army only had ten thousand men.
After the mutiny, not only was their morale low, more than three thousand soldiers were killed, leaving only six thousand soldiers.
Even if they relied on the Great Wall to defend themselves, there was still a huge disparity between six thousand and thirty thousand.
Not to mention, there were less than 6,000 people who could be used to guard the pass.
If the generals of Great Ming didn't drink some blood, they would feel that they had lost face and weren't generals.
After Qi Jiguang left, this kind of atmosphere quickly spread in the Qi Family Army.
That general didn't take any empty positions.
When the imperial court was inspecting, they would randomly pull people from the Wei Office to fool them.
These people had not undergone strict training, so they could not be compared to the elite Qi Family's Army!
Ye Bangrong looked at the letter written by Zhu Yu and sighed. Zhu Yu must know the situation at Yellow Cliff Pass.
He was worried that they would not send reinforcements, so he personally wrote a letter to ask for help.
Ye Bangrong looked at Lou Dayou and muttered,""Da You, I think Zhu Yu's plan is feasible. But how many reinforcements can we send to defend Taiping Village? Peace Stronghold would definitely be the main target.”
Hearing this, Lou Dayou was still thinking. The generals beside him looked at each other and quietly moved back.
No one wanted to go to Taiping Village.
It was clearly a land of death!
"Report! Report, 10,000 elite Tartars have appeared 50 miles southeast of the pass!”At this moment, the scouts sent by Lou Dayou returned after noticing the rising smoke from Peace Stronghold.
"Over ten thousand people. Based on our past experience, we need at least half of our forces to defend the Yellow Cliff Pass. We seem to have six thousand people on our side, but you should know how many there are.”
"The best way now is to report to the rear and get them to support us!”
"What a joke. You still want to persist for a day? It was already good enough for them to last for two hours. It was very likely that they had already been broken through. In this situation, they could not send reinforcements!”
"Yes, Milord. In any case, it is very difficult for my soldiers to complete the current defense mission.”
"General, I can't split my forces.”
……
The group of generals took the opportunity to express their unwillingness to reinforce Taiping Village.
Lou Dayou couldn't help but be furious. However, Qi Jin wasn't around, so he really couldn't command these people.
Moreover, what these people said was the truth. After the mutiny, the Qi Family Army's morale had declined, and they really could not divide their forces.
"Ask for reinforcements from the rear!" In the end, Lou Dayou was not prepared to split up.
His starting point was more to ensure the safety of the Qi Family's Army.
Splitting up forces would lead to weakness everywhere. Once the pass was completely broken by the Tatars, the Qi Family Army would be finished as infantry.
If only Peace Stronghold had been breached, they would not have lost more than one area. If the soldiers and horses in Yellow Cliff Pass gathered together and held on, it would not be a problem for them to wait for the Imperial Court to counterattack or for the Tartars to retreat.
Ye Bangrong sighed.
He had already expected that the Great Ming Army behind them would not reinforce them.
All the generals in the army knew that the Imperial Court was wary of the Qi Family's Army. Otherwise, they would not have killed three thousand of them.
At this time, who would have anything to do with the Qi Family's Army and cause trouble for themselves?
Moreover, there might be people who would be happy to see the Qi Family's Army being wiped out by the Tartars.
Of course, he understood Lou Dayou's decision. If it were him, in the absence of Qi Jin, the first thing he would do was to ensure the survival of the Qi Family Army as a whole.
Compared to the entire Qi Family Army, five hundred people seemed to be less important.
Taiping Village.
The Tatars 'follow-up army was still slowly surging over, and the vanguard had already been reorganized.
Under the banner of the Khan.
Uncle Jintai and his niece accompanied Buyan.
Buyan raised his whip and pointed it at Guancheng. He said straightforwardly,"A few years ago, this Khan plundered the Ming Dynasty from here. Today, this Khan will let Brother Dong see if the tiger is old or not!”
"Pass down the order, begin the siege!"
Beep beep beep…
The sound of the horn immediately stirred up a murderous storm that pressed towards the city.
Brother Dong looked at the Great Ming City Pass.
On the city wall, Zhu Changluo was also looking in the direction of the flag.
He slowly raised his hand.
On top of the city wall, the musketeers and artillery had already finished loading. They lit their muskets and held their torches high, waiting for his order.
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