Daming Junior Scholar

Ever since he realized that he had been fooled, Jiang Bin's heart immediately flew back to the city of Datong, hoping in his heart that nothing would happen to the emperor.

It's just that he was in such a hurry, the people under him were unwilling. The cavalry on the horses were fine. They rushed forward like the wind and retreated like the wind. It was nothing but to cherish the physical strength of the horses.

But those infantry quit. The Datong infantry plus the Fifth Army Battalion brought from the capital, add up to tens of thousands. They just followed you for dozens of miles, and ended up dying without even fighting a single battle. Run back again, aren't you stalking people for fun?

All of a sudden there were complaints, and what's more, he just sat on the ground and couldn't get up. After running such a long distance, his stomach was already empty, but Jiang Bin's battle plan was to prepare for a quick battle. Except for a little dry food and clean water, I didn't bring a pot for marching at all.

That's all for the infantry, now the horse army is gone, the horsepower is limited, and you can't run back and forth like this, I am afraid that after running back with you, the horse will be useless, and gradually the team will get longer and longer When Jiang Bin ran for a while and looked back, he was surprised to find that there was only a team of several hundred people left behind.

"Where did everyone go?" Jiang Bin stopped his horse and asked in surprise.

Hou Fei, who was behind him, gasped and said, "My lord, you can't run like this anymore. If you keep running like this, the horse will be useless."

Jiang Bin also knew that it was wrong for him to do so, but thinking about the extremely dangerous situation that Long Live God is now, if he doesn't go back to rescue him quickly, he might be captured by the Tatars. what.

Just when Jiang Bin wanted to gather all the troops and hurried back to Datong, he suddenly heard a loud voice behind him, and a group of troops came out from behind the hill in his sight, and came towards his back. The army rushed over.

Seeing this, Jiang Bin's face turned pale in an instant. The infantry who had lost their formation was no match for the cavalry. What awaited them was clearly a happy massacre.

At this time, he didn't care about Zhengde in Datong City, Jiang Bin quickly turned his horse's head and shouted loudly: "Quick, rush back to save people."

Chapter 1061

Compared with attacking the city, the Tatars are still more suitable for galloping on the grassland.

Even though there were only a few thousand people in the team, they dared to bite the tens of thousands of troops and refused to let go. As soon as Jiang Bin's cavalry arrived, they immediately retreated to the distance, and from time to time they would shoot a few cold arrows and hurt some people. This made Jiang Bin even more furious.

Finally, the Tatars were driven away, but at this time Jiang Bin became distressed again. He didn't know what was going on in Datong City, and he didn't dare to run too fast to leave these infantry behind. They could only use the cavalry to protect the infantry, and walked slowly towards Datong.

In this way, the marching speed is much slower, and the army is like a fat man who does not move, slowly moving towards a safe place, but surrounded by wild wolves with sharp teeth, thinking about it all the time. Go up and take a bite.

Compared to moving, it was the stomachs of the soldiers that made people more nervous. The little dry food they brought with them had already been eaten up, and everyone could only walk forward dully with an empty stomach.

But those cavalrymen on horseback were even worse. After running back and forth for so long, they didn't have a chance to replenish their food.

Gradually, the expression on Jiang Bin's face became more and more anxious. The sun has begun to set to the west, but he still has a long way to go from Datong City. I can't go back to Datong by myself, and the army will really be trapped on the grassland by then.

There is no food, no tents, and the weather is so cold. Just thinking about spending the night on the grassland, Jiang Bin feels that he has no confidence at all. We must return to Datong before dark."

It was easy to say, but it was very late to do it. The army finally picked up some speed, and bumped into the defeated army led by Penchuk head-on.

The accidental factor in the encounter between the two sides is not very big. After all, there is no shelter on the prairie. The two armies have already spotted each other's army far away. Compared with the number of troops, the number of Penchuck's troops must be much smaller than Jiang Bin's men, but it was Peng Chuk's army that stopped and prepared to fight first, all of them drew knives in their hands, staring at Jiang Bin's army with ferocious eyes, wishing to gouge out a piece of Jiang Bin's body with their eyes The meat comes.

After walking for a while, the other party still didn't move. Jiang Bin finally panicked. He had already seen that these prairie people wanted to fight him desperately.

To fight or not to fight?

For myself, this is a difficult multiple choice question.

Fight, now the morale of the subordinates is declining, how much strength the hungry soldiers can have is a real problem, but if you don't fight, the sun will soon set, what should you do with your own army?Could it be that they can only hold together in the dark to keep warm and keep out the cold?

Before Jiang Bin could think about whether he should fight or not, the Tatars behind had obviously seen the arrival of support. Laxi saw the Penchuk people appearing on the other side of the Ming army from a distance, and he already knew it in his heart. Clearly, their sneak attack must have failed. I didn't expect the Ming army to be so cunning. After dividing up so many troops, they still left ambushes in the city.

For himself, this expedition has become a loss-making business, but now there is a chance to turn around, looking at the tens of thousands of troops close at hand, a cruel smile appeared on Laxi's face.

Since encountering the Tatar army in front, the enemy's attack has obviously become more rampant. The flying arrows are no longer like the cold arrows at the beginning, but a prepared volley. When the Ming army counterattacked However, these Tatars had already pulled their horses away from the place just now.

After several arrows were shot down, the Ming army not only did not take advantage, but lost a lot of manpower.

Jiang Bin finally realized how unfavorable this situation was to him. Seeing that the sun was about to set, he would definitely not be able to return to Datong today. If he didn't make a good defense plan, maybe tonight would be his doomsday.

Thinking of this, Jiang Bin finally gave the order to camp on the spot. It was finally time to show the usefulness of the Fifth Army Battalion. Although there were not many defensive tools, they soon dug several trenches around the camp. Some of these trenches can prevent the Tatars from sneaking in at night.

While preparing for the fortifications, Jiang Bin sent dozens of cavalry towards Datong, hoping that he could escape safely, but now he could only hope that some soldiers and horses could be sent to support him in Datong City. But even Jiang Bin himself didn't quite believe this fact. Can the remaining Shenji Battalion in the city save the army?

The cold night finally came to this land again. During the daytime, it was okay, but at night, the biting cold wind blew on people like knives, and the armor on their bodies was as cold as ice. Everyone curled up around the fire, looking at the faint fire, their hearts became even colder.

Just tens of miles away in Datong, He Jiaan had been standing on the city wall for two full hours, and the light in his eyes had gradually changed from excitement at the beginning to worry. Logically speaking, Jiang Bin brought tens of thousands of No matter who the army encounters, I am afraid that they will have the strength to fight, and it is unlikely that they have not even seen a person who reported the letter.

What happened to him?Could it be that besides the Tatars attacking the city, there is another force holding back Jiang Bin's army?

While He Jiaan was thinking wildly on the city wall, Tang Lin beside him suddenly pointed down and said, "Look, sir, someone is back."

He Jiaan looked in the direction Tang Lin pointed, and sure enough, in the evening sun, a war horse came from a distance, and behind him were seven or eight Tatar war horses closely following. behind.

Seeing this situation, He Jiaan immediately ordered: "Hurry up, take people into the city right away."

The cavalry team who were on standby below the city rushed up immediately, and seeing so many people coming out of the city at once, the Tatars turned around unwillingly and drove back to the distance.

Concerned about the safety of Jiang Bin's army, He Jia'an didn't dare to delay, and quickly stepped down the city wall. When he saw the knight riding on it, he asked quickly, "Where is the army now?"

The knight managed to calm himself down, glanced at He Jiaan, and said quickly: "Master Jiang's army is trapped [-] miles away from the city, and the army has no food and grass, so I ask the general to quickly lead someone to rescue them. "

Thirty miles from the city?

He Jiaan himself was dumbfounded. Didn't he agree that he was ten miles outside the city? How did Jiang Bin bring his men and horses so far away? What made him even more anxious was that he sent someone to rescue him, but all the cavalry were taken away by him. Take him away, how can I rescue him?Do you want to let yourself drag these heavy artillery to save him?

For a moment, He Jiaan also fell into confusion. After hesitating for a long time, he sighed softly and said, "I will take you to see the emperor now. As for Master Jiang's safety, you have to report the truth to the emperor."

Chapter 1062 Find a Bodyguard

Chapter 1062 Find a Bodyguard

It wasn't that He Jia'an didn't want to rescue it, but that he really didn't have the ability to rescue the army back to Datong. When the reporter came to Zhengde and explained the situation from beginning to end, Zhengde was also dumbfounded.

Jiang Bin's army was besieged by Tatars and had nothing. How could they survive this long night?And if he doesn't send troops to support as soon as possible, the army will be in danger of being wiped out at any time.

That's an army of tens of thousands of people, how come they don't even have the strength to fight back?

Zhengde didn't understand at all why Jiang Bin led the team like this. When he was with him, Jiang Bin always showed an omnipotent look. Because of this, he believed in him deeply. Doubtful, even the command of the army was handed over to him.

But what did I get?

Datong was attacked by the Tatars. If He Jia'an hadn't been ordered in the face of danger, he might have become a captive of the Tatars now.

Also, I handed over tens of thousands of troops to him, but in the end I waited for news of help.

Ask for help?

You have taken away all the army, where do you ask me to find reinforcements for you now?

For a while, Zhengde was so angry that he had a headache. After rubbing his head, his eyes swept around the people in the room, and finally fell on He Jiaan. With a hint of pleading in his eyes, he said softly: "He Aiqing, For my sake, can you save Jiang Bin and the army?"

Sure enough, in the end, the burden still fell on him, He Jiaan took half a step forward, and said with a wry smile: "Returning to Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to save you, it's that I have no way to save you, the only people who can be pulled out in the entire Datong City are magic tricks." There is one battalion, but the Shenji Battalion relies on firecrackers and artillery to fight. If there is no horseback cover, venturing out of the city is tantamount to seeking death. .”

Zhengde had also seen the weight of a tiger crouching cannon, and thought He Jiaan was right. With such a heavy cannon, the Shenji Battalion couldn't run as fast as they wanted, and it would definitely be a dead end if they encountered Tatar cavalry.

But do I have to watch the tens of thousands of troops led by Jiang Bin be wiped out like this?