Chapter 81 81 Military Discussion
"The place where we landed was Yuyao, which is very close to Cixi. Not long after we landed, we encountered the retreating Guanhai Guard soldiers. It is said that the Dinghai Guards had retreated to Ningbo Prefecture, and then we fought with the Japanese pirates who were following them."
As the soldiers continued to talk about that battlefield experience, the process of the first battle after Jiujiang Guards was dispatched came into the ears of the three listeners.
Because they were defeated troops, no one paid attention to what was happening behind them, even when they encountered this large army that had come for reinforcements from afar. The Guanhai Guard soldiers continued to retreat in defeat, which directly caused the morale of several other guards to collapse.
When I was still in Zhenjiang, I just heard someone say that the Japanese pirates were very powerful. Now I saw it was true. I didn't see the defeated soldiers of Guanhaiwei running towards the rear desperately.
By this time, the soldiers of Jiujiang Guard who had been training for more than a year had their military morale rising, and they all wanted to follow them back.
There were not enough guards to command, but also the commanding officers and the commanding officers to escort them. No one dared to directly follow the defeated soldiers and ran back. They didn't see Qianhu, the commander and other officers' servants standing there at the moment. Sharpen your sword outside the army.
Several guards commanders also got together now to study what to do next.
We are all grasshoppers on the same rope. We have already disobeyed military orders when we got here. If we continue to get lost, we will continue to lose our way.
OK.
The army set up temporary camp directly on the road leading to Yuyao. While sending messengers to ask for instructions on follow-up tasks, they also sent scout horses to explore the enemy situation near Cixi.
As soon as the camp was set up and the meal was not ready, we received a report from the scouting horse. Japanese pirates were found more than 20 miles away and were robbing a village.
Senior generals from several guards gathered together again to discuss whether to send troops to eliminate this group of Japanese pirates.
"You are just sending troops to encircle and suppress these Japanese pirates?"
When Wu Dong heard this, he suddenly interrupted and asked.
"No, the master was waiting outside the tent at that time. After discussion, the master inside just sent additional scout horses to investigate the enemy's situation."
The soldier said hurriedly, "But the next day we fought with these Japanese pirates."
As the soldiers continued to tell, Wei Guangde and the others learned what happened next.
Although detective horses were sent to monitor the Japanese pirates, at the military meeting that day, most of the guard commanders wanted to lead their troops to retreat to Yuyao. After all, there was a county wall there that they could rely on to resist the Japanese pirates' attack.
That night, all the officers from more than 100 households in Jiujiang Guard were called to the command tent for discussion. Only then did Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng know what the dispute was about at the military tent in the afternoon and the final result.
All Jiujiang Guard officers with more than 100 households had to make a choice whether to retreat to Yuyao or take the initiative to exterminate this group of Japanese pirates.
Soon the officers in the big tent were divided into two groups. Naturally, the vast majority of the officers were unwilling to go to Zhejiang to fight. It was not that they did not want military honors, but that military honors were a bit hot.
They knew very well the quality of their men, but they really had no confidence in annihilating the Japanese pirates. They did not see that Guanhaiwei's troops were defeated. This was a full guard station, and the current Jiujiang Guards only had more than a thousand men.
The few low-level officers who wanted to make contributions were quickly criticized by their colleagues and had nothing to say.
It's not that their opinions are bad, but they are serving the imperial court. Unfortunately, they only occupy the moral high ground. They are also speechless about the actual combat power proposed by their colleagues.
Naturally, senior generals such as the commander and the commander would not speak at this time, which meant that the hundreds and thousands of households below were talking about it.
The subordinates did not want to fight, and as commanders, colleagues, and commanders of their superiors, whether intentionally or unintentionally, their faces showed a look of helplessness.
Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng naturally belonged to the fence-sitting faction, and they had no problem advancing or retreating, so they simply didn't say anything.
With the main war faction silent, the group in the military tent that advocated retreat gained the upper hand. However, after the other party stopped speaking, the scene gradually became quiet, and everyone was waiting for the commander's decision.
The situation was very clear just now. Most people actually didn't want to fight. At this time, it was up to him, the guard commander, to make the final decision.
"What do you say?"
As the highest-ranking general in the military tent, he still did not express his thoughts immediately. Instead, he asked the opinions of other chief guards who came with the army.
Baihu, Qianhu and Wei Zhenfu in Shicai Guards Station have all expressed their opinions, that is to say, a few guard commanders have remained silent. It seems that it is time to express their opinions at this time.
It was at this time that the officers who had been very active in opposing the main war faction suddenly felt something, and they all looked at the senior guards sitting above the tent with disbelief.
Just now, they expressed their opinions very clearly. According to the previous routine, after their opinions are basically unified, the commander will directly make a choice. After all, in their opinion, this is the best decision for them. .
However, there seems to be something wrong with Commander Wei today.
"The glorious Ming Dynasty, the Kingdom of Heaven, when will it be the turn of the Japanese pirates to plunder?"
Having said this, the speaker stood up and bowed his hands to the commander of the guards, saying, "Sir, I think we should enter Ningbo Mansion as soon as possible to exterminate the Japanese pirates."
The one who spoke was a commander. As soon as he finished speaking, another commander stood up and saluted: "Sir, the Ministry of War has issued a document ordering us to directly rescue Taizhou. We have already strayed to Shaoxing, and it is a serious crime to delay a major event.
Now that Japanese pirates are found ahead, it is time to encircle and suppress them with all their strength, so as to atone for their sins. "
The person speaking this time was the conductor Li Qiguang, and his voice was very sonorous and powerful, but it was slightly different from before.
Something is wrong, absolutely wrong.
At this time, all the officers in the camp had noticed it. It seemed that before they came in, the guards commanders had already unified their opinions, and they were completely opposite to their ideas.
At this time, the commander Zhang Qing also stood up and bowed to the guard commander: "Sir, the military order ordered us to suppress the Japanese. This time the enemy was found twenty miles away, so we must fight this battle no matter what."
The intention is too obvious. If the generals in the camp can't see it at this time, then they are really stupid.
Although I don’t know why, the defense commanders made the decision to fight, which seems to be inconsistent with the news they heard before. However, at this time, no one dared to stand up to object anymore. They all bowed and did not dare to raise their heads. head.
The two hundred households who had been leading the battle before were now acting like ostriches, not daring to get carried away just because their opinions were supported by the guardsmen.
"I forgot to tell you that Guanhaiwei's band of thieves left news when they retreated. The main force of the Japanese pirates followed Dinghaiwei. I am afraid they have arrived at Ningbo City by now."
As the commander of the guard said these words, everyone in the room understood why the former commander said that. Zhang Qing, the always good old man in the guard, also stepped forward to fight with all his strength. It was really... Jiujiang Wei has been forced into a desperate situation.