Yang Ling turned around and saw Magistrate Huang, Jiang Bin, and a group of officials hurrying forward. They knelt on the ground and said, "Magistrate Huang Qiyin of Jiming County and Commander Jiang Bin pay their respects to you, Sirs."
General Yongning waved his hand and said, "Get up. Where is Magistrate Min?"
As soon as he moved, the armor on his body rattled. This General of Perpetual Peace was in his fifties. He wasn't tall, had a thin face, and had a pair of sharp eyes on his tanned face. Coupled with his bright armor, he had a dignified and dignified air about him.
Behind him was a group of lieutenants in bright armor. On his left and right stood two people. The one on the left was about forty years old. He had a white face and a small beard. He was a tall and peachy civil official. He exuded a scholarly aura. He was sizing up Magistrate Huang, who had his head lowered.
Yang Ling glanced at his uniform. From what he had learned, he understood that this person was a level five civil official. The Great Ming Dynasty did indeed have a tradition of civil officials wielding military power. To think that they would send a level five civil official to supervise a level three general.
Eunuchs were the rarest creatures to Yang Ling, so he took a closer look at him. Unlike the fake eunuchs in the movies, who had a seductive smile on their faces, this Eunuch Liu in front of him was in his fifties. He had a sharp and thin chin, and a pair of intelligent yet gentle eyes. Other than the fact that his loose skin was relatively fair and tender, there was nothing special about him.
Magistrate Huang, Jiang Bin, and the others all stood up. Huang Qiyin bowed and said, "Sirs, Magistrate Min has been hit by a poisonous arrow from the Tatars and is unconscious. He was in danger just now. I have ordered the county registrar to carry Magistrate Min down the city wall. For now, I, Commander Jiang, and Commander Jiang are in charge of the city defense."
The rumbling war drums and the clamor of fighting shook the heavens, but the Ming army had caught the Tatars unprepared. More and more troops rushed out of the city. Bodarmo thought that he had fallen into the Ming army's trap and immediately ordered Zalin and Dada to cut off the retreat. The army began to retreat.
Seeing the Tatar army retreating, that Liu GongGong laughed out loud and said, "General is very brave, as soon as the army arrived, you immediately recaptured the Chicken Cry Inn, the first battle was a victory. This is a big New Year's gift to His Majesty." Listening to his voice, it was not very high-pitched, but his tone was indeed somewhat effeminate.
General He smiled reservedly and waved his hand. "You flatter me, Eunuch Liu. Men, pass on the order: order He Shijie, Wang Chengxian, and Zheng Yie to be stationed in the East, South, and West Cities. Bi Chun and Sun Dazhong are to pursue and kill the enemy chieftain. "
Upon hearing this, Imperial Messenger Ye hurriedly said, "General, please wait. Our army has arrived and we do not know the enemy's situation. How can we underestimate the enemy and advance rashly? There is a saying in military history: know yourself and know the enemy, only then will you be victorious in a hundred battles. The Tatars live on horses, their mobility is far beyond our army's. For today's plan, it's better to fortify the city first and send out mounted scouts. After we understand the enemy's situation, we can make further plans. "
Hearing this, Jiang Bin anxiously said, "Daren, the enemy's formation is in disorder. If we take advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack, we will reap miraculous results. As the saying goes, speed is the most important in war. If we wait for them to stabilize their formation, then we will have to go through a lot of trouble. "
Imperial Messenger Ye saw that he was only a low-ranking officer; he could not help but brushing his sleeve and saying with a cold laugh, "What a joke! Soldiers are the most lethal weapons in the world, we must be careful when using them! In order to deploy a military force, one thousand chariots, one thousand chariots, one hundred thousand armors, one thousand li of rations, one thousand jin of gold a day. Our great army has arrived, but we have not yet stabilized our footing, our rations and fodder supplies are far behind us, we have no reinforcements to rely on, the enemy's situation in front of us is not clear, we are advancing rashly like this, are we greedy for merit? "
Although Jiang Bin also knew a little about military history, his knowledge was limited; he was confused and disoriented by Imperial Messenger Ye's thousands of words; he was tongue-tied and could not answer. Although Yang Ling did not understand military history, he could see that they had obviously caught the Tatars unprepared. If they took advantage of the situation to pursue and kill, it would be difficult for the Tatars to organize an effective counterattack.
Moreover, in that era, the military's command system was not developed to begin with; in addition, the soldiers' organization was poor, their loyalty was even worse. Those ordinary soldiers fought almost entirely by their drive; therefore, sometimes there were tens of thousands of men and horses defeating an army of hundreds of thousands; it was not a fiction, but a fact.
For an army, as soon as the commander's flag fell, the whole army would be routed like a mountain, and it would be very difficult to organize again. Right now the Tatars were obviously in a state of rout, but this bookworm was so cautious; he did not seek to gain merit, but only to avoid making mistakes; he mechanically copied some military history and tactics; it was simply outrageous.
But although Imperial Messenger Ye was a fifth-ranked civil official, General He did not dare to ignore his opinion. Supervising the army was not only the responsibility of supervising the army, but also the responsibility of making the final decision on the army's command. He hesitated for a moment, then asked Jiang Bin: "How many enemies are there attacking the city?"
Jiang Bin hurriedly replied: "Answering Daren, last night only a hundred or so Tatars came to harass the city, but in the early hours of this morning nearly three thousand people suddenly attacked the city. Just now another thousand enemy soldiers pulled two cannons. If General had not come in time, this city would have already fallen."
Imperial Messenger Ye listened and said: "How is it? The enemy is constantly increasing their troops, obviously there is an endless supply of reinforcements, how can we not be cautious? "
General He hesitated for a moment, then turned his head and said: "What does Liu Gonggong think?"
Imperial Messenger Ye had come to Xuan Fu to assess the achievements of the local officials due to the arrival of the three-year examination. Eunuch Liu was the eunuch in charge of the bell and drum division of the inner palace's twenty-four yamen. He was ordered to go out of the capital to buy goods, but on his way back to the capital he was intercepted by a fast horse that traveled eight hundred li and brought back together with Imperial Messenger Ye as the supervisor of the army.
Although his position was low, he was the person who most often saw the Emperor, General He did not dare to ignore his opinion. This Liu Gonggong's position in the inner palace was low, and although he was the supervisor of the army, he did not dare to be arrogant. He was very cautious along the way, afraid to make a mistake.
Just now when he heard Imperial Messenger Ye's words, he was already calculating in his heart: "As soon as our army arrives, we can take back Chicken Cry Post, it can be said to be a great merit. If we advance quickly and achieve another merit, it will be the icing on the cake, but if it is really as Imperial Messenger Ye said, if the Tatars have another ambush and cause our army to suffer a setback, won't I be reprimanded by His Majesty for not doing my duty as the supervisor of the army? It's better to be careful. "
Thinking of this, Liu Gonggong smiled slightly and said: "General He is brave, Imperial Messenger Ye is resourceful, I am short-sighted, I can't say I have any opinion, but the army has traveled a long distance and is not less tired than the enemy. If we hastily pursue the enemy, it will not be good if something happens.
Right now, General Zheng and General Song are leading the army to attack the Tatars from Zhuolu and Chicheng, and there is also General You Ji, Qi Guangsheng, who has rushed to the Two and a Half Mile Post to help. With so many armies attacking together, the Tatars will undoubtedly be defeated. I think it is better to be a little more cautious. "
Since the two supervisors had similar opinions, General He said: "Good. Middle army, listen up. Order Bi Chun and Sun Dazhong to immediately withdraw their troops and station in front of the city gates to be on high alert. Order the craftsmen in the army and local craftsmen to immediately repair the city gates. Send out scouts to investigate the enemy's strength and the current situation at Two and a Half Mile and Five Mile Town."
Listening to this, Yang Ling secretly shook his head: "I am not afraid of a tiger-like enemy, but I am afraid of a pig-like general. It was clearly a one-sided opportunity, but it was spouted nonsense by a scholar and 'I'. It is such a pity to let it go so easily."
General He said: "District Magistrate Huang and Commander Jiang will accompany me to inspect the four cities. Hmm … where is the local magistrate?"
District Magistrate Huang hurriedly said: "Sir, Deputy Ma … has died in battle!"
General He asked again: "Where is the County Registrar?"
District Magistrate Huang bowed and said: "Sir, Registrar Wang and Lord Min have already left the city. The army must have blocked the road and couldn't make it in time. This is Advisor Yang, he is in charge of all civil affairs. General, please give your orders. "
General He glanced at Yang Ling. Seeing that he was so young, he could not help but be slightly surprised. District Magistrate Huang saw this and smiled, cupping his hands and said: "Sir, Advisor Yang is young and promising. He is assisting Lord Min in managing Chicken Cry Post. Everything is orderly and orderly. Sir can rest assured."
"Oh?" General He looked at Yang Ling and his stern face softened. He pointed at him and said: "You, hand over all the county government affairs to District Magistrate Huang. From now on, you will temporarily take over the post of Chicken Cry Post Magistrate. You will be in charge of military correspondence and the transportation of rations. Also, I and the two military supervisors will stay at the post office tonight. Please make the arrangements. "
Yang Ling hurriedly bowed and said: "Yes! Your humble servant obeys! "
General He said to Imperial Messenger Ye, Eunuch Liu and Yan: "The two military supervisors, please. Let us go and see the situation of the city's defenses."
District Magistrate Huang hurriedly ordered Squad Leader Wang to accompany Yang Ling to take over the post office. Then, he and Jiang Bin accompanied the three officials and left. Yang Ling straightened his back and was momentarily at a loss. Han Youniang saw him standing there in a daze and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Husband, as the post office magistrate, is it a promotion or a demotion?"
Yang Ling shook his head and said: "I fainted!"
"Ah?" Han Youniang anxiously said: "Husband was injured by the crash just now and it was that Jiang Bin who shook you? Really, husband's body isn't that good and he still used so much force. "As Han Youniang said this, she fiercely glared at Jiang Bin's back.
Yang Ling smiled bitterly: "No, I have never been a post office magistrate before. I don't know what to do. Old Huang is accompanying the officials to patrol the city and there is no one to guide me."
Han Youniang said: "Then … go and ask Registrar Wang. It's not even noon yet. There is still plenty of time to arrange accommodation for the officials."
Yang Ling slapped his forehead and said: "You're right. I will go now. You go home and rest first. Your husband will go back after I finish my work. I am really tired." Young-niang agreed and Yang Ling and Squad Leader Wang hurriedly left the city.
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