Dressed as Tang Bohu

After inspecting the city wall, Tang Ziwei walked through the alleys in the city with a group of people, intending to go to the main tent in the city to discuss the strategy of sending troops.

Unexpectedly, walking into the alley, he suddenly heard the sound of shouting and cursing coming from the front.Before a few people could react, they saw two young men dressed in armor of the Ming army approaching one after the other.

The one walking in front was taller, holding a hot scone in his hand, and was distributing it to the soldiers behind him.

Behind the two of them, a half-grown child chased after him from around the corner, tugging at the hem of the thinner soldier's clothes and yelling, "Give it back to me! That's my cake!!"

The tall soldier turned around and pushed the child aside, "I was born to guard the city, so that you can enjoy happiness in this city, what's the matter with eating you?"

"It's been so many days, and I haven't beaten the Tartars away. You are useless, why should you eat my cake?!"

"You know what a fart! Go away, or..."

"give me back!"

The child rushed over to snatch it, but the tall soldier was as tall as two of him, and he slapped him to the ground with one slap.

Tang Ziwei frowned when he saw this, and said, "Stop!"

All three people in the field turned their heads immediately, seeing Tang Ziwei and his party with different expressions.The two soldiers had never seen Tang Ziwei so close, but they knew Xu Xingfeng very well.Looking at the positions of several people again, my heart suddenly became cold.

"Greetings to General Tang, Captain Xu, and Superintendent Zhang!" The two soldiers knelt down together. Seeing this, the child also knelt down towards them in a somewhat ignorant manner.

"Get up and return the cake." Tang Ziwei said.

The general gave the order, and although the tall soldier was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey, so he had to stuff the cake back into the child's hand.

"I remember that when I entered the city, I issued an order that I must have nothing to do with the people in the city! Why did you two commit crimes knowingly?"

Disobeying military orders is not a trivial matter. The two of them had just stood up, and when they heard Tang Ziwei's words, their legs softened and they knelt down again.

"It's all my fault, please forgive me, General! I was so hungry that I begged Brother Gao Sheng to bring me something to eat..."

"It's none of his business, I took the kid's cake!"

Gao Sheng knelt forward and climbed a few steps, put the thinner Lin Shu behind him, and said earnestly: "I am the one who disobeyed orders, and I have no complaints about how the general punishes me. It's just that the two meals a day in the camp are all gruel If there is no oil and water, he will not be able to eat later when the sentry returns. He is also very hungry, so I made this decision."

Xu Xingfeng knew what he said.Supplies from the imperial court were delayed, and there was little food in the army. Everyone was living very hard.

Xu Xingfeng has a close relationship with the soldiers, and he often distributes his rations to the soldiers, but he is only one person after all, even if he is divided, it is just like a drop of water melting into a pond, asking for comfort.

Facing the scene in front of him, Xu Xingfeng was moved with compassion, and couldn't help but said: "General, since the cake has been returned, I don't think it's better—" Forget it.

Before he finished speaking, Tang Ziwei's faint glance made him stop.

"It's justifiable, but the military order cannot be revoked. You two will be fined for two days of confinement. You don't have to participate in the food distribution tonight. Do you have any objections?"

"No." Gao and Lin said in unison.Compared with the behavior of disobeying the military order, this punishment was undoubtedly proposed by Tang Ziwei because he wanted to let them go, so how could they not understand it.

Tang Ziwei nodded, then looked at the child beside him, "Are you still dissatisfied?"

Only then did the child come to his senses, pursed his lips and shook his head, turned around and ran away with the cake in his arms.

That night, Tang Ziwei ordered the whole army to open the granaries. All the soldiers had a full meal and went to bed early.

At the end of the moon, at the end of the ugly hour, a low sound of wooden clappers went around from the head to the end of the camp, waking up the sleeping soldiers from their dreams.

From the end of the ugly time to the Yin time is the darkest period before dawn. The soldiers who survived the zero point thought that they had passed the most dangerous period and were eroded by sleepiness, and their defenses were minimized.This is Tang Ziwei's favorite sneak attack time.

In the dreary night, the Ming army put on their armor quickly and orderly, and [-] cavalry troops led the horses and put on saddles, and lined up at the forefront of the line.

The two armies faced each other, not even a mile apart.Tang Ziwei knew the truth of the importance of speed, so in order to catch him off guard, he directly ordered Xu Xingfeng to be the vanguard and lead Qingqi to attack frontally.Zhang Yong and he led the infantry around the left and right wings, attacking and encircling them, vowing to save the little prince's life here!

"kill--!!"

Xu Xingfeng took the lead, and the long knife raised in his hand flashed a not-so-obscure cold light in the night sky, and slashed aside the unstoppable enemy guards!

Amidst the blood splattering, a large number of heavily armed Ming troops on horseback rushed into the Tatar camp, and fought with the Mongols who rushed out of the camp after hearing the news.

At this time, Xu Xingfeng reined in the horse instead, and stood up from the horse's back with a kick. His eyes were like eagles, and he patrolled the entire battlefield condescendingly, trying to find the little prince's trace.He is not someone who can be satisfied by killing some soldiers, only the little prince can be his goal!

But no, within the range of vision, not to mention the little prince, not even the Mongolian generals who called out on weekdays have not seen a single one.

Left, right, front, and rear were ordinary soldiers fighting. Xu Xingfeng sat back on his horse, brandished a knife and slashed a bloody path forward, crossing the Tatar camp. There are many fires in the woods.

"Damn it," Xu Xingfeng instantly realized that he had been tricked, and shouted at the adjutant with an ugly face, "Don't get entangled with the enemy, let's move on!!"

Tang Ziwei and Zhang Yong came from left and right at this time, and when they saw this scene, they understood what was going on.

The little prince of the Tatar tribe was very cunning, guessing that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court had no supplies, so he might attack with all his might.So at night, the camp was quietly divided into two, creating a front camp and a rear camp.For nomads like them, the camp is just a place to stay at night. It's quick to do, and it doesn't feel bad to abandon it.

Although the front battalion was breached by the Ming army at this time, the main force of the Tatars was in the back battalion, and they had already reacted and made preparations.

Tang Ziwei made some calculations in his mind and made a decision, "Xingfeng, come back."

Xu Xingfeng turned his head abruptly. Although he didn't say anything, unwillingness and anger were clearly written on his face.

"We didn't hurt a single soldier. Instead, we broke through the Tatar front battalion and saw through their tricks. If we stop at this time, we have won a complete victory." Tang Ziwei said indifferently.

"Are you satisfied with this... a complete victory?"

"If you chase up and fight hard, you will only cause a situation where you will hurt the enemy by one thousand and yourself by eight hundred. Not to mention whether they have any tricks, just look at their positions. The night is getting dark now, and it is still early before dawn. If They were defeated and fled to the woods, can you promise not to let the little prince and any of his generals go?"

"But!"

"Xingfeng, if you don't go back, the soldiers will freeze to death."

Xu Xingfeng was taken aback for a moment, as if he suddenly felt the coldness of the north wind blowing on his face.

He looked back and saw that the soldiers were all wearing ordinary armor for the convenience of riding horses. At this time, the enemies in the camp had all been captured, and their pale hands were holding the cold iron, and their bodies were frozen stiff, standing silently in the wind. , Waiting for several generals to make a decision.

After a long silence, Xu Xingfeng slowly opened his mouth, "...then, let's go back."

As soon as the Ming army withdrew to the city, the Mongols returned to the front camp with great fanfare, intentionally making loud noises, which made Xu Xingfeng's temples twitch and he wanted to kill them immediately.

The little prince, Sazihar and other generals stood in the black shadow of the forest, looking at the bustling front battalion in the distance and the Ming army retreating to the city, with solemn expressions.

"They retreated." Sazihar said.

"Well, we will return to the camp later." The little prince said.

"I really don't know why this is necessary!" The grumpy bearded man swung his gun and slammed it on the tree trunk beside him, "They don't even have the courage to come over, so why are they afraid that they will kill their carbine?! It's better to be real Come back, let me fight to my heart's content!"

"Then you were killed and ran away to meet your elder brother?" The little prince glanced at him, and said with a sneer, "There is no need for a lost dog who has lost his camp."

The bearded man didn't dare to do it again, he lowered his head and cursed a few words, then walked a little further away.The little prince withdrew his gaze and looked at the knife in his hand.

"Be patient, it will be soon..."

"...The reinforcements from the imperial court will arrive soon. Before that, I hope that everyone can join us in resisting the invasion of the Tatar tribe! We will never tolerate the Mongols taking anything from the land of Ming Dynasty!..."

The general who stood on the high platform delivered an impassioned speech, and when he came down, his face was still red with excitement.

Tang Ziwei patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and after commending him for a while, he went up to the stage and announced to the people in Lingzhou City: The imperial court can no longer support so many soldiers and horses, and they need to collect food.

The people were in an uproar, some were willing to donate food with enthusiasm, some were afraid of the military's prestige and obeyed orders, some were hesitant to wait and see, some were swearing and even playing rogues.

But soon, they didn't have these leisurely thoughts.

Dayan Khan's eldest son led 11 cavalry to join the little prince's troops. The total number of the two sides was [-] cavalry.

The Mongols have adapted well to the cold climate in the frontier, and they are all in good health. It is no exaggeration to face the imperial army, which is as wilted as frosted eggplants.

With the odds of victory in their hands, they didn't play any tricks and schemes. They stormed the city gate as soon as they came up, and the screams of killing were resounding.

Tang Ziwei, who originally adopted a voluntary policy, also changed accordingly, stipulating that each household should donate at least one stone of rice in food and supplies, and those who are unwilling can come to him in person.

Soldiers should not go to the battlefield hungry. If the gates of the city were breached, the Mongols would plunder no matter how much food the people had stored.Everyone knows this truth, so the first person to appear in front of Tang Ziwei was the little boy who was robbed of cakes by soldiers in the alley that day.

Both Gao Sheng and Lin Shu's confinement had ended, and they were also involved in guarding the city wall at the time of employment.When Tang Ziwei came down from the city wall, Gao Sheng was among the group of personal soldiers following him.

The child was brought in front of Tang Ziwei, without any timidity, he looked up at Tang Ziwei and said, "I don't agree with you taking away our family's food!"

"Oh?" Tang Ziwei bent down, looked him up and asked, "Then do you want us to win and beat the Tartars away?"

"Of course! But if you take away our food, my sister and I will starve in winter."

"You can be hungry, but they can't." Tang Ziwei pointed to the soldiers walking back and forth on the city wall, ignoring the child's stunned expression, and said, "If the soldiers don't have enough to eat, they won't have the strength to repel the intruders." Tartars. If Tartars enter the city, more people will starve and even die this winter.”

The child clenched his fists and shouted in disbelief, "Then I want to be a soldier too!"

Gao Sheng, who was standing behind, heard Tang Ziwei's words, and a warm current surged in his heart. Hearing the child's rebuttal, he couldn't help laughing at him: "Just you? Can you hold a knife?"

"That skinny stick is fine, so can I!" The child pointed at Lin Shu and said.

Lin Shu, who was pointed out, looked embarrassed and looked at Tang Ziwei with some helplessness.

To be honest, sometimes Tang Ziwei felt that Lin Shu was more suitable to teach in a school than to go to the battlefield, but he would not say that.

He clicked Gao Sheng, and said: "In that case, you can take him to have a look."

"Where can I go?" Gao Sheng asked.

"Together with you, follow Xu Xingfeng to the battlefield." Tang Ziwei said lightly, then looked at the child and said, "If you are afraid and want to come back, you can't save a stone of food."

"I'm not afraid!" The child swallowed, followed Gao Sheng to inspect the inner city all the way, then changed into a soldier armor and reported at the gate of Xu Xingfeng's tent.

11 Mongolian cavalry led by the little prince surrounded Lingzhou. In this situation, Xu Xingfeng was not only not afraid, but eager to try to take the initiative to attack.

Before attacking, first test.Xu Xingfeng's heart is higher than the sky, and he doesn't take tentative attacks seriously, so when he heard that Tang Ziwei arranged for a child to make soy sauce, he didn't take it seriously at all.

"Come on, come on, follow by yourself, and let you see the heroic appearance of the captain!" Xu Xingfeng said, flicking his horsewhip, and led three thousand Qingqi to the outside of the city wall quietly from the small gate.

The small gate behind him was closed by the defenders, and the child was led by a soldier on horseback. Three thousand light cavalry galloped towards the vast world in front of them. Behind them was the thick city wall that was gradually moving away.

He just looked at it like this, and then for no reason, a sense of sadness came to his heart.