The Silent Reforms of Eldridge Chapter 54

On the night of the 27th, I was inspecting the fortifications, and the commander-in-chief came running to report: "The enemy is coming." I quickly picked up my knife and went out to patrol, and saw countless fire bombs flying from the southwest and falling on our camp. I ordered the troops to fire towards the southwest. At that time, there were more than 100 carrying guns and more than 100 small guns in the army, and more than 200 guns were firing at the same time. Chong'en's camp also fired guns and cannons to boost the momentum, and sent people on flying cavalry to seek help from Commander Sheng.

The enemy and our armies were in a stalemate for more than an hour, and then they saw flames shooting into the sky and loud killing sounds in the twin camps in the northeast. I stood in the middle of the camp gate with my sword in hand, not allowing any soldiers or brave men to move rashly. I was worried that the bandit army would attack from the east to the west, so I just sent a few guards to investigate. After a while, I saw Shuangcheng fleeing in front of our barracks in a state of panic. Only then did I know that Shuangcheng's barracks had been robbed. The bandits killed the flag soldiers, snatched the horses, and did not return to the enemy's nest until the end of the fourth watch.

Chongen said to me with emotion: "I'm afraid we will never forget today's difficulties." Shuangcheng supported his waist with his hands and moved to my bed to lie down, so I had no choice but to squeeze in and sleep with him. At this time, Lieutenant General Wu Zhang was sent from Shengshuai's camp to report: "200 men from the Jilin Cavalry have been sent to help." I replied angrily: "Let me tell you, sir, that the rebel army has retreated and has probably returned to It's been a long time since I've been in my old nest."

According to the spies' report, the reinforcements stopped two miles away and refused to go any further. The Xuanhua Camp next door also sat idly by and did not help. If we had not resisted desperately, we would have been captured by the enemy long ago. Deshun, who was leading the troops, actually hid in his tent at such an emergency and did not come out. He had already ordered people to prepare good horses. If the situation was critical, this boy would definitely escape first.

The next day, the troops were inspected, and more than 300 horses were lost, and more than 100 flag soldiers were killed. Shuangcheng is a B@st@ard. With two armies facing each other, who doesn't want to destroy the enemy to protect himself? However, the entire Shuangcheng camp was unprepared and fell asleep unprepared. When the enemy came to attack, many soldiers did not even have time to put on their clothes, and many of the people who were killed were naked. Shuangcheng fabricated the facts, saying that he fell off his horse and injured his waist and legs while resisting the enemy, and the battalion commander also helped to cover it up.