"No wonder the enemy is insisting on insisting Did they find out that you two are commanders?"
Pang Yu also rushed over at this time, and couldn't help laughing when he saw Beiwei's embarrassed appearance. It stands to reason that Beiwei has always hidden themselves well, and their combat uniforms are no different between officers and soldiers, so no one should notice them.
The latter indeed shook his head:
"That's not the reason. We met many Mongolian cavalry on the road a few days ago. They were hunting down civilians and trying to herd them together. Seeing that they had bad motives, I set up several ambushes and killed a few of them. The most active guy."
"Good kill, they must be trying to drive the people away again!"
Pang Yu said angrily, this is the core area of ??the Ming Empire and is densely populated. Although it has been devastated by months of war, there are still many scattered villages in the wild countryside. The transmission of news is extremely slow these days. In some remote villages, no one goes out for months, and no one knows about the outside world. I am afraid that it will not be until Jinmeng bandits knock on the door that they will know that the outside world has changed.
"But even so, it won't cause you to be expelled like this?"
Pang Yu was still puzzled, but Beiwei just shrugged:
"There may be a big shot among the Mongolians we killed. After I shot and killed him, I heard a large group of people howling around me, and then it was as if I had stung a hornet's nest - those Mongolians were chasing him everywhere like crazy. They were waiting for us to fight, even if we killed several groups in a row, they still rushed over and fought hard."
Pang Yu couldn't help laughing. Isn't this what the generals of the Ming Dynasty liked to do most - "Hit the barbarians wearing red armor with shotguns and knock them off their horses. The barbarians were pulled away, and the bandits ran away crying." - Pang Yu I remember seeing this kind of remarks several times in the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of War newspaper, but I didn't expect that Northern Latitude would also make such a statement today.
Of course, there is no need to falsely report the northern latitude. Judging from the reaction of the Mongols, it is estimated that the person killed was at least a Taiji or the like, and maybe one whose name is recorded in the history books. But no one cares about his identity now - in the upcoming war, there is no telling how many founding generals of the Qing Dynasty will be killed, and a Mongolian nobleman doesn't care at all.
At this time, Tang Jian also finished communicating with Yang Jie. He had a general understanding of the reconnaissance battalion’s operations during this period, and came over and issued new instructions:
"You have worked hard, but you can't rest now. Northern Latitude, go and reorganize the reconnaissance personnel who can still fight. The rangers will also be put under your command to prepare for the next battle."
"yes!"
Beiwei accepted the order without any excuse and gave Tang Jian a military salute. The latter returned the gift silently. After that, Bei Wei and Yang Jie went to organize their troops.
Pang Yu followed him curiously, wanting to see what good things were in those baskets that Bei Weiqian had to take the risk to bring back. As a result, I was shocked to find that after opening the basket, there were actually children inside. They range from four or five years old to seven or eight years old. Or they may be older, but because most civilian children in this era were malnourished and extremely short in stature, they generally looked very young.
Pang Yu stood there dumbfounded, watching Bei Wei, Yang Jie and others, as if they were performing magic tricks, taking the children out of large baskets, and some even stuffed two into one basket.
"I said, what are you?"
Pang Yu vaguely guessed the reason, but felt that Beiwei didn't seem to be such a soft-hearted person. But the latter only glanced at him, but kept his aloof persona and said nothing. However, Yang Jie came over after carrying out a few children and sighed at Pang Yu:
"These are civilian orphans we met on the road. Houjin and Mongolian raiding forces robbed people everywhere, but they only wanted young men and women, old people and children to kill them when they bumped into them. Too lazy to pay attention. We passed through several villages. In addition to dead bodies, there were some old, weak and orphaned people who luckily escaped with their lives but lost their loved ones. "
"We have tried our best to be as cruel as possible. For those who are too old and frail to walk, as well as those who are injured and sick, we have to leave them in the local area and let them fend for themselves. But these children can't If you take it with you, it will lead to death.”
Pang Yu looked at the children who had just been taken out of the basket. They were surrounded by the army, surrounded by strong men holding weapons. Even though those children knew that these green military uniforms would not hurt them, they still They acted very scared, looking around with wide black eyes, and at the same time gathered together unconsciously, like a group of frightened small animals.
No wonder the reconnaissance battalion was so slowed down that it was surrounded by a group of Mongolians Pang Yu knew that this guy from Beiwei always looked cold on the surface, but in fact he was actually very cold-hearted.The intestines are very soft. Especially in this regard. The last time I went to Shandong, I rescued a bunch of orphans and it was the same this time.
It is estimated that he will return to Qiongzhou with a bunch of children after the war. I wonder if his wife Lin Chengcheng will make trouble again - her husband always brings a bunch of children back when he goes out, but he thinks his wife is too young. Lin Chengcheng probably had a headache if he didn't want to have a child with her.
Of course, it was not outsiders’ turn to worry about Beiwei’s family affairs. At this time, Tang Jian and others also came over and were speechless when they saw this situation.
The war is imminent, and these children cannot be allowed to stay in the combat position. But there was no time to send them back to Tongzhou, so they had to find a relatively remote flank position that was unlikely to be attacked, and put the children in the trench there.
It’s just that when the children saw that the adults were taking them into the pit, they were so frightened that they hugged each other and started crying. Apparently they mistakenly thought they were going to be buried alive - they had probably seen similar tragedies before. Later, it was Bei Wei and Yang Jie who showed up and brought steamed buns and noodles from the cooking class and distributed them, which calmed the children down.
Under the temptation of food, the children finally lined up obediently and sat down in the tunnel. Then a cook came over, carrying baskets of steamed buns and distributing them one by one. And the first action of every little guy who got the food was to stuff the steamed buns into his arms, regardless of whether he was dirty or smelly, and at the same time carefully looked around - if it wasn't just this small place in the tunnel, it would definitely be there. Find a remote place to hide and eat slowly.
When Yang Jie saw this scene from the side, he just shook his head helplessly, turned to Pang Yu and said:
“There’s no way, it’s like this every time we distribute food to them, no matter how hard we try, we can’t change it, it’s become a conditioned reflex.”
"It is understandable that these children must have suffered a lot beforeit was all the fault of Hou Jin and Mongolia."
"Maybe this is why God sent us to this era."
Xie Xi also came over at some point and had been standing nearby for a while. At this time, he suddenly spoke with a high-spirited tone:
"No matter how the situation develops in the future, at least today, we will seek justice for those who have been harmed!"
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After this incident, the battlefield became quiet again. It was obviously a battlefield before a big war, but it showed a strange tranquility. And in this complete silence, you can hear the noise in the distance. Like the approaching waves of the ocean, they are rolling towards this place-
Tens of thousands of people marched, and the action was concentrated in a battle-ready manner. The so-called "sound shook for miles" is by no means an exaggeration. This place is also the Great Plains of North China, with flat terrain and good views. Although the enemy army itself cannot be seen at this moment, the smoke and dust in the sky in that direction, as well as the frightened birds, clearly indicate the arrival of the army.
This scene at this time reminded Pang Yu of a Japanese Warring States movie "Heaven and Earth" that he had watched before. In it, when the Takeda clan walked out of the morning fog, the entire army gradually appeared on the horizon. It has been called one of the most classic scenes in film history.
"However, even if the great director Akira Kurosawa is willing to spend money, he can only hire thousands of extras at best, and it is impossible to truly organize an army of tens of thousands. As for the group shots produced with computer special effects in later generations, although they are grand in scale, they are still far from reality - no matter how brilliant the director is or how advanced the technology is, they will never be able to create the momentum of such a real battle.
Today, the weather is very good and the visibility is very high. With the help of telescopes, Qiong Haijun and his officers can see very far away while standing on a high slope. As time went by, dust was flying in that direction, and from time to time, a small group of galloping cavalry jumped out from the horizon, obviously a ranger patrol surrounding the opponent's army.
Those cavalry were very active, galloping and roaring like wild beasts. A large part of the previous overwhelming momentum was created by these cavalry.
Those people were also very courageous. Some of them ran directly towards Qiong Haijun's position and yelled at them. However, when they got closer, they turned around when they were about five or six hundred meters away - obviously, they knew the range of Qiong Haijun's rifle, and it was also the range of the Type 56 rifle. It is probably the knowledge that Northern Latitude and others kindly "taught" to each other during this recent period. Of course, tuition is relatively expensive, and it must be paid for with human life.
Ma Qianshan was annoyed, so he turned to Tang Jian and asked:
"Do you want to blast it with artillery?"
It is impossible to use cannons to hit cavalry in this era, because most of the artillery shells these days are solid bullets, and the hit rate is very low. Dan Qiong HaijunHere, even the bronze cannons use explosive bombs, and there are many cannons. One salvo covers a large area. Those guys who seem to be showing off their power are actually dancing in the tiger's mouth.
But Tang Jian looked at the skyline in front of him and shook his head:
"Forget it, the other party's troops will be here soon. Let's give them a warm welcome then."
Sure enough, not long after, some small shaking dots appeared on the distant horizon. Then it gradually expanded and became clear in the field of vision, and it turned out to be flags flying one after another. And the spears stood upright, densely packed like a jungle.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The Flags and Guns Get Higher and Higher, Finally Crossing the Horizon, Revealing the Crowds Below. One team after another, one row after another, like a wave of marching arrays, covering all the land they passed.