Xie Ming

Chapter 206: Disputes in the Jiannu Camp

In Baoding City, Xiao Lang ordered Ma Minglu to cook.

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At the Jiannu camp, inside the central army tent, Ajige also led the generals to discuss the issue of food and fodder.

Wu Sangui said that the entire Guanning Army under his command had only one meal's worth of food left.

After asking about Barton, he also returned to the Jiannu soldiers, and the meals would last until the day after tomorrow.

Upon hearing this, the army commander Ajige just cut his own meat and ate it without saying a word.

Wu Sangui stood by, but had no choice but to hesitate and speak timidly before probing the matter again.

"that."

"My Lord!"

"I don't know. I don't know about the new Han army flag soldiers in Jixi."

While Wu Sangui was speaking, he glanced at Ajige, who was boasting about his general's belly and talking nonsense, fearing that what he said would not suit his mind and would offend the other party.

"Oh, those miscellaneous soldiers ran out of food this morning!"

"There's nothing to eat tonight!" Barton was a straightforward person. He blurted out the answer without waiting for the prince to say anything.

"kindness"

"Oh, this is not a solution!"

"My Lord, how can hungry soldiers fight a war?"

"If we continue to go hungry for three or five meals, there might be a mutiny!"

Wu Sangui's indirect attack was just to get more food and fodder rations for his fellow Han army flag brothers!

Although he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he saw his fellow soldiers treating Ajige like pigs and dogs.

But he was a traitor and a surrendered general, and his authority was limited, so he could only help in any way he could!

"Humph!"

"It's all garbage!"

"With the war going on like this, what's wrong with skipping a couple of meals?!"

Ajige was still using his knife to carve the lamb leg in front of him, and his words were filled with contempt.

After he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at Wu Sangui and Wu Guogui, and saw that they both looked embarrassed and depressed.

Then he changed his mind. In order to prevent these surrendered generals from becoming disloyal, he had to use his brain to change the subject.

"Barton, what do you think about the food shortage in the army?!"

"Is there any good solution?!" Ajige suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Barton was stunned, unable to think of anything for a moment, so he just stood there without saying anything in reply.

Instead, it was Pangleg who interrupted and answered.

"Hi!"

"What's this!"

"I just went to check the casualties of the Han army flag!"

"Just today, the number of casualties has reached nearly 4,000!"

"The combat effectiveness of these miscellaneous soldiers we collected along the way from Jixi is too poor!"

"If we die for two more days, we can save on food!"

Le Geguan was very disdainful of this group of Han and mixed soldiers and did not care about what they said.

But after hearing this, Wu Sangui and Wu Guogui's faces became even uglier.

Ajige glanced at him sideways while eating meat.

I thought to myself that I might still have to do some superficial work in the united front work. After all, there would be many places where these Han army flags would be used in the future, so I didn't want to hurt the morale of these surrendered Qing generals too much.

After all, Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and the combat effectiveness of the 30,000 Guanning Cavalry under his command should not be underestimated.

"Eh!"

"Legu! You little tiger cub, what are you talking about?!"

"This, ah, the Han Army Flag, is also the army of our Qing Dynasty!"

"As generals, how can we be so careless about their lives?!"

"Don't say that again!"

"If you do it again, I'll beat you!"

Ajige was partial to the Manchu general and tried to smooth things over, but his heart was still on his side in his words.

"so!"

"Barton, tonight, let's get some rations from the soldiers of the Manchu army and allocate them to the officers and soldiers of the Jixi Han army first." Ajige ordered.

When asked, Barton frowned with impatience, and Leger beside him was even more indignant.

But the two generals did not dare to say anything more due to the pressure from their commander. After saying this, Ajige turned to Wu Sangui again.

"General Wu!"

"The battle in Baoding Prefecture is not going well right now. The fighting power of these soldiers is too poor!"

"What do you think? If we abandon Baoding City and force our way through, bypass the city from the west, and continue to pursue the bandit leader Li Zicheng, will that be feasible?!"

Obviously, Ajige lacked confidence and interest in capturing Baoding Prefecture, which is why he said this.

"Oh! Your Majesty!"

"We have been chasing Li Zicheng all the way from Beijing City and have been chasing him closely!"

"The whole army of my subordinates rarely has time to rest."

"From what I can see, most of the soldiers are already tired and exhausted, and their fighting spirit has been greatly reduced!"

"At this time, it is too dangerous to continue chasing."

"What's more, Baoding City is now located at this strategic point."

"If we cannot conquer Baoding, no matter whether Li Zicheng has set up an ambush in front of us, it would be extremely dangerous for us to abandon this city and go around to the south!"

"Whatever happens ahead, there will be unexpected obstacles!"

"By then, I'm afraid we won't have any way to retreat!"

"So I think, we have to pass this pass in Baoding Prefecture no matter what!"

"If we really can't take it, then, I advise you, we have no choice but to retreat!"

Wu Sangui bowed and was very respectful while giving his advice and speaking.

But even so, when Pangleg heard the word "retreat", he still started cursing.

"What?!"

"What did you say?!"

"You're surnamed Wu, in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, I think you're a brave fighter!"

"So, I never scolded you during this journey with you, right?!"

"What?!"

"How many days has it been hard?"

"The frosted eggplant is already wilting?!"

"You can't do it either!" Leghun's words were very unpleasant.

Upon hearing this, Wu Guogui was so angry that he took a step forward and was about to confront him.

But Wu Sangui, who was standing beside him, gritted his teeth and pulled him back to his original position.

Snapped!
At this moment, Ajige slammed the table and stood up suddenly!

"Legg!"

"That's enough!"

Ajige shouted!
After he finished speaking, he groaned, then swung the meat knife in his hand and stabbed it into the table!
"Leger, listen to my orders!"

"Your Highness, I'm here!" Upon hearing Ajige's angry order, Lege had no choice but to kneel down on one knee and accept the order.

"Take a thousand soldiers from our own army and return immediately!"

"Look for it along the way when you go back and forth!"

"Get ready to pick up the baggage train in the rear!"

"Move quickly!"

"In my opinion, if it weren't for the red cannons we brought with us, it would be hard for the Han army to break into Baoding City no matter how long they tried!"

"Le Ge, I'll give you a day and a half. You must transport the baggage from the rear as soon as possible!"

"Firstly, the Red Cannon and other equipment are urgently needed for siege!"

"Secondly, we can bring as much food and fodder as we can!"

"If it's not enough, just rob it in Yi County!"

"No later than the morning of the eighth day!"

"If you bring anything you don't know, you will be subject to military law!" Ajige ordered.

Upon hearing this, Le Ge clasped his fists tightly, and the armor on his body made a crackling sound.

"Yes!" Legge obeyed the order.

"Also, we should also make preparations for both scenarios!" Ajige continued.

After saying this, one of them threw off his robe and walked to the battle map hanging vertically in the tent.

Seeing this, Wu Sangui hurriedly came closer with a lantern.

"Here! All over the city!"

Ajige aimed his eyes at a point on the map and pointed his finger to the southwest of Baoding Prefecture.
(End of this chapter)