128 It's Just a Man
After a while, the noise was getting closer and closer, and Hu Guang finally heard a little clearly: "The Changli victory, the Jianlu suffered nearly 7,000 casualties, and the Changli victory..."
Oh, it turned out that Changli's battle was reported. He knew the reason after a brief hearing. This victory was unprecedented. No wonder although the strictest martial law was still implemented at this time, the people and soldiers who heard the sound couldn't help but cheer.
Hu Guang actually knew this Changli battle report for a long time. Therefore, relatively speaking, he seemed very calm. However, after winning the battle, he still had to promote it and at least express his opinion.
Therefore, Hu Guang had to deal with the victory first, and received the messenger who risked his life to rush into the capital, gave rewards, and formally announced the news to the people of the capital, etc.
At this time, Man Gui was at the top of the city. Listening to the cheers in the capital, he was surprised by the emperor's premonition, and he relaxed his tense expression for days. Looking at the movements of Jianlu outside the city, he also understood why Jianlu was preparing to retreat.
Although most of the seven thousand Jianlu were not real Jianlu, the tragic situation of almost all the army was that it would definitely hit the morale of Jianlu outside the city and allow them to wake up. The Ming army was not all waste. Under the emperor's open plot to strengthen the walls and clear the world, they realized that even if it was so difficult to capture the small county of Changli, if Jianlu did not consider the dangers that he might encounter in the capital, then it could not be said that Jianlu was so cunning, but stupid.
Man Gui was observing through the telescope, and he found that Jianlu's horse was actually shrinking. Yes, if Jianlu's horse was strictly blocked, the messenger would not have rushed into the capital.
From this point, we can also see that Jianlu really wanted to retreat. Because after the messenger rushed into the capital, the impact on the morale of the defending troops was also obvious. Jianlu would release the messenger into the city and then continue to attack the capital after he was mentally ill.
As it was almost evening, hundreds of Jurchen Tatars who had been in public for nearly a day were put down and carried into the camp, which further confirmed Man Gui's speculation that Jianlu was preparing to leave.
Far outside the city, there were streams of Ming troops who did not take the night and sometimes emerged, and they were all looking at the Jianlu camp like the top of the city. Seeing Jianlu's horses approaching, they ran away quickly. After Jianlu came back, they appeared again. It can be seen that the news of the Changli victory also affected these nights not accepting, otherwise they would not be so bold, and Jianlu's horses would not be perfunctory.
"Master, the war in the capital is about to end, Your Majesty will definitely receive a heavy reward!" A servant leader next to Mangui said with a smile, "No one can take away this credit!"
Hearing Mangui's bearded face, he suddenly opened his mouth and yawned, and handed the monocular lens to the Ding family beside him: "Hold it carefully and monitor the movements of the Jianlu camp. Don't be careless. Master, I'll take a break."
In the city, the former chief assistant Han Du also heard the news of the Changli victory and couldn't help but say a little surprised: "Seven thousand Jianlu? Zu Dashou is so capable? I don't believe it!"
"Didn't it mean that more than 3,000 people were captured? This is not fake." Butler Cao shook his head and said, "It seems that Zu Dashou has tried his best."
"Haha, this Zu Dashou was really scared after being scolded by the emperor!" Han Yu said a little sarcastically, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then shouted: "Come here, I want to write a memorial to congratulate the emperor."
He was about to show his presence! Butler Cao understood what he meant, so he stood up and bowed to Han Du and said, "Sir, I will go back first by taking advantage of this great victory."
After hearing this, Han Yu pondered for a moment and said to Mr. Cao, "This great victory over Jianlu, Zu Dashou will definitely be reused. I think that the relationship with Guanning Army should be strengthened a little more. If the allies in the army can have one more, try to make as much as possible. After all, Jianlu is still there, and the civilian reform in the northwest has not yet been settled."
"I will definitely bring my master's words to my master." Butler Cao nodded and agreed immediately.
"By the way, the Changli County Magistrate will definitely be valued, and this person will also be won over." Han Yu suddenly remembered and quickly said again, "Money is not a problem. If it is not enough, you can ask King Fan and others to send some more here."
When Mr. Cao heard this, he nodded and was about to speak, he suddenly remembered something and reminded him: "I seem to remember that I had seen the materials of the Changli County Magistrate before, and it seemed that they were just from a juren."
Han Yu was a little stunned when he heard this, but he believed that Manager Cao would not be wrong. After all, Manager Cao was Cao Yubian's confidant, so it was normal to see these materials. He frowned and thought for a while and said, "That's all, it's just a juren. Even if he made great contributions this time, he would not stand firm in the court. It's not worth spending money on him!"
"Then let go!" Butler Cao smiled slightly after hearing this, bowed again, and then said goodbye and left.
The news of the Changli victory also affected other officials in the capital. For a moment, officials at all levels were wondering what impact this victory would have on the court and how they could gain benefits from it.
Although these people have different ideas, one thing is the same, that is, they write memorials to congratulate the emperor and show their own sense of existence.
At night, horse hooves sounded from time to time, from Tongzhou city gate to the entrance of the yamen.
The governor Jie Jingchuan and a group of generals sat in the lobby, listening to the night of the night to report.
"I reported to the Chief Secretary that when the sky was getting dark, a large number of horses suddenly scattered, and my subordinates could no longer see the Jianlu camp from afar." One Ye Bushu was sweating profusely during this winter and reported without a firm breath.
When the Shu Zhi Chuan heard it, he was a little stunned, then looked at the generals and said, "What is this? Is Jianlu going to attack the capital again?"
Heiyunlong heard this and stood up and clasped his fists to the governor in the hall and said, "Just based on the experience of the generals for many years, Jianlu is preparing to withdraw his troops tonight!"
Ma Dengyun also clasped his fists and echoed: "From the previous military information returns, the generals thought that Jianlu was going to retreat, so they sent a large number of horses to block the movement."
After hearing the scriptures, he was not very happy. After waving his hand, he sent Ye Bucheng and frowned and said, "Is Jianlu going to retreat?"
Heiyunlong knew the reason for the unhappy in the governor's heart. After thinking for a while, he said, "Zhongcheng, Jianlu has sent out a large number of horses to explore, which also means that his morale must have been greatly affected. He is unwilling to stop exploring the night of Ming Dynasty."
"Oh?" When the Shu Zhuan heard it, he looked a little excited and said, "What do you mean is we have a chance?"
"I thought that the additional mission could not be taken away at night. I would like to investigate the movements of Jianlu again and make a decision!" Heiyunlong also replied with a little excited expression.
The other generals looked at each other, nodded, and then looked at the Chief Secretary for his order.
After listening to the scriptures, he also glanced at them, suddenly stood up, his eyes emitting an inexplicable light and said, "Okay, then rely on you and do your best!"
Chapter completed!