Chapter 413 Yes, I have never defeated him

Gui Yong stood on the top of the city wall and looked at the endless enemy tents in the distance. An idea of ​​a surprise attack flashed through his mind, but it was quickly suppressed.

There are only a hundred or so cavalrymen left in the city. Every horse and every man is a precious fighting force and should not be wasted rashly on such an indecisive battlefield.

Thinking of this, Gui Yong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and his eyes turned involuntarily to the east.

Previously, Funing City had sufficient military strength and was as solid as a rock. However, a few days ago, a transfer order was issued by the general of Jizhou Town, transferring some elite troops to the eastern front to resist the Uriankhai and Doyan Guards.

Who would have thought that this was a "feint to the east and attack the west" strategy carefully planned by the Mongolian enemy. When the defenses in the west were empty, they were like wild horses running free, heading westward, unstoppable.

Fortunately, Gui Yong was a member of an orthodox military examination. He served as the lieutenant general of Baoding, was promoted to the deputy general of Jiangxi, and later transferred to the Beijing camp. He can be said to have experienced many ups and downs and had extraordinary experience.

This enabled him to turn the tide at the critical moment and save the city of Funing.

Just as Gui Yong was reminiscing about his past glorious achievements, he suddenly heard a commotion coming from the enemy camp in the distance. He looked up and saw several horses rushing out amid the hail of arrows.

Everyone on the city wall paid attention to that and saw two people sitting on one of the fast horses. They were wearing cotton armor of the Beijing Camp Night Army style.

One of them turned around and swung his sword to block all the flying arrows, while the other controlled the horse and rushed madly towards Funing City.

The deputy general narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "General, what tricks are those Mongolian Tartars playing? Why don't I just shoot those two people!"

As he was talking, Gui Yong saw that the man who was blocking the arrows had several arrows stuck in his body. He immediately said, "Pass the order down and have the two gunners behind him fire a few cannons to suppress the Tartars' aggressiveness."

"Yes!" the deputy general responded and quickly left to convey the order.

A moment later, the artillery on the top of the city suddenly erupted with a deafening roar, and more than ten shells whizzed out, passed over the heads of Zhang Jingchao and Deng Baguo, and fell into the Doyanwei soldiers who were chasing behind them.

A few loud "boom" explosions forced the Duoyanwei soldiers to stop.

Gui Yong looked at the two people near the city wall and continued, "Throw down the rope and pull them up!"

Zhang Jingchao and Deng Baguo took this opportunity, pulled the ropes, and used their internal energy to barely climb up the three-meter-high city wall.

However, as soon as they came up, they were surrounded by a group of soldiers, with their guns pointed at the two of them.

Deng Bagong supported the injured Zhang Jingchao with one hand and introduced himself: "Brothers, please don't misunderstand me. I am Deng Bagong, the captain of the Shenji Battalion of the Beijing Battalion. This is my junior brother, Zhang Jingchao, the captain of the Shenji Battalion. We are all subordinates of Zuo Lengchan, the councilor of the Central Army Governor's Office and the military official of the Shenji Battalion."

As he spoke, Deng Bagong took out his badge.

Gui Yong came over, took the badge and confirmed it, then returned it to Deng Bagong and said, "I am Gui Yong, the commander of the Fu Ning City garrison."

"General Gui!" Deng Bagong bowed in return and pleaded, "Please send a doctor to save my fellow apprentice brother!"

Gui Yong looked at the four arrows stuck in Zhang Jingchao's body and said with emotion: "What a brave man! Take people down quickly and find a doctor."

Deng Bagong didn't feel relieved until the doctor came. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he and Gui Yong exchanged information about each other.

When Gui Yong learned that His Majesty had actually arrived at Panjiakou, he was first surprised, and then panicked.

Fortunately, Deng Baguo told him in time that bigwigs such as Yang Tinghe, Qiu Yue, and Ou Zanghua were also there, and he was slightly relieved.

When Deng Bagong learned that the enemy on the opposite side was the main force of Wuliangha and Duoyanwei, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly: "General Gui, you don't know that we have been looking for Wuliangha and Duoyanwei for a while. Today we finally got what we wanted. I believe it won't be long before the army will come to kill us." When Gui Yong heard this, he began to plan how to attract Hua Dang and not let him have a chance to escape.
At the same time, Zhang Jingchao's deputy general brought the leader of the Tanma Red Army back to Panjiakou. After being severely tortured by the Jinyiwei, a confession soon appeared on the table in the big tent.

Emperor Zhengde looked at the information, his mouth almost stretched to his ears: "Qiu Qing, Ou Qing, you don't have to fight each other, this time I must go into battle myself!"

Qiu Yue's expression darkened, and he could only say: "I only ask to be a vanguard in front of Your Majesty, and this life is enough."

"Hahaha, if that's the case, if you and I join forces, we will definitely defeat Hua Dang!" Emperor Zhengde said excitedly, "Pass the order down, let the soldiers eat and drink well today, and set out early tomorrow morning!"

Ou Zanghua was thinking about another thing. When he heard that Emperor Zhengde was in such a hurry and was about to remind him, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu and Peng Ze walked in from outside. It was obvious that they had come here specially after receiving the news.

After the three of them saluted, Yang Tinghe said, "Your Majesty, Hua Dang is the son of Aerqiman, a descendant of Lemi, one of the four dogs under Yuan Taizu. In the second year of Zhengde, he sent envoys to pay tribute to our dynasty. Your Majesty has allowed him to inherit his father's position as governor."

"Although he is a minister of our dynasty, he is ambitious. When Batu Mengke marched eastward, the Duoyan Guard was crippled and his father died soon after. Hua Dang did not think of avenging his father, but instead formed an alliance with Batu Mengke and eyed our Ming Dynasty covetously."

"Faced with such a fickle and cunning enemy who is used to changing his mind with the wind, the person who fights against him must be a person with a meticulous mind and far-sighted strategies in order to ensure a successful outcome."

"I recommend the Left Censor-in-Chief Peng Ze to lead the army to the battle!"

Peng Ze also stepped forward, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, please be at ease. I will definitely capture Hua Dang alive and escort him back to the capital for trial!"

"Hahaha"

Emperor Zhengde laughed loudly and said, "I know that Peng Qing is good at commanding the army. In this case, Peng Qing will be the commander-in-chief and will accompany the army to Funing! As for the general who will conquer the enemy, I have already chosen one, so I won't bother the cabinet to worry about it!"

"May I ask which general Your Majesty has chosen?" Yang Tinghe asked solemnly.

"This!"

Emperor Zhengde laughed and said, "You will know tomorrow! This man is extremely brave. Even a man of both civil and military talents like Ou Qing has never been able to defeat him. He is a rare talent in our dynasty!"

Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu and Peng Ze all looked at Ou Zanghua. How come they didn't know that there was such a talented person hidden in the court?
Ou Zanghua sighed secretly, and said with a cupped hand: "Your Majesty is right, I have never won before."

After hearing this, Peng Ze smiled slightly on his serious face and said, "Even Ou Zhanshi couldn't defeat this man. This makes me a little curious."

Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu showed some hesitation in their expressions, but thinking of Ou Zanghua's character, they did not doubt anything.

On the next morning, Peng Ze changed into armor and rode to the gathering place of the army. He found that the person in charge was Qiu Yue. He was stunned and said with great joy: "So the person that Ou Zhanshi was talking about is Qiu Hou!"

Qiu Yue's mouth twitched, and he said faintly: "I have sparred with Ou Zhanshi once, and it takes some effort to beat him."

Peng Ze stroked his beard and said in a gentle tone: "Ou Zhanshi is young and vigorous, Qiu Hou is mature and steady, both are pillars of the country."

As the army set out, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu and others stood on the city wall, watching the Three Thousand Camp and the Shenji Camp go away, feeling a little emotional. Although they could not get involved in this army, the high morale and strict discipline that naturally emanated from the team deeply attracted everyone like a magnet and made them love them from the bottom of their hearts.

Watching the team leave in an orderly manner, Liang Chu couldn't help but sigh: "What a strong army!"

Yang Tinghe nodded silently, and then said: "Zichong wrote to me yesterday, hoping that we can persuade His Majesty to return to the capital as soon as possible. Now the various affairs in the cabinet have kept him too busy to rest."

"Then let's go! It's time to go find His Majesty." Liang Chu immediately turned around and went down the city wall to look for Emperor Zhengde.
(End of this chapter)