Chapter 135 The Battle of Liwei
Chapter 135: The Battle to Establish a Power
Under the command of Chen Wanrong, the artillery reorganized its formation in an orderly manner, while the Tubo soldiers were all stunned. They had never been on the battlefield, lacked training, and lacked adaptability, and were stunned by the artillery's storm-like blow.
Puwang hardly accepted the fact that his army suffered heavy casualties under the attack of artillery, his face turned blue and trembling, and no order was passed down at all.
The artillery reorganized its formation for only a moment, and Chen Wanrong shouted: "Bow and arrow, get ready!" and rushed out.
The artillery took down the bow and arrow on the back, bent the bow and arrow, and aimed it at the Tubo army. Although Chen Wanrong was not familiar with the bow and arrow, he still bent the bow and arrow. If he didn't shoot a few arrows at this time, he would be too sorry for himself.
As they rushed to the range, the artillery fired arrows at once, and the arrows flew towards the Tubo army with a sharp roar. The arrows were like rain, and the stunned Tubo army was still stunned. After a rain of arrows, dozens of people fell off their horses.
After this round of attack, the Tubo army woke up and shouted that they were about to flee. However, the artillery was already rushing over like a wind-splashing mud, and the horse's hooves were splashing like the talisman of King Yama. As the artillery was getting closer and closer, the Tubo soldiers mechanically waved their weapons to meet the enemy.
Unfortunately, the horse lance was followed by a horizontal sword, and the artillery's offensive was fierce, like thunder, and they could not resist it. After the artillery rushed past, there were many broken limbs and arms on the ground, and the blood dyed the mud red. In the evening, it looked like the demon's hideous face.
Chen Wanrong waved his hand, and Wu Shaoxing rushed towards Puwang with ten cavalry. Puwang was stunned. Before he could react, he stretched out his hand and captured Wu Shaoxing alive.
The remaining Tubo soldiers saw something was wrong and fled. But where could they escape? Under the pursuit of artillery forces like strong wind, there were abandoned corpses, and countless dead people, only a few dozen people escaped. Even if they escaped, everyone was injured, and none of them were as intact as before.
Zhuang Dachu and the others absolutely did not believe that the battle would end so soon. In their opinion, even if the Tang army was good at fighting, they would have to fight hard against a thousand Tubo soldiers. The fact is that the artillery was able to determine success or failure with only two charges, and the entire battle ended in less than half an hour.
The Tubo army was accomplices of the slave masters, and the slaves were also angry with them. Seeing that they were in an unfavorable situation, they were all gloating and had the idea of beating the dogs in the water. The slaves did not need to greet them, and joined the battle one after another, waving their fists to fight against the Tubo soldiers.
Logically, no matter how poor the Tubo soldiers were, they were not able to deal with unarmed slaves. They were just so furious that they were afraid of seeing people. When the battle ended, nearly two hundred slaves actually killed more than twenty Tubo soldiers with their fists, which was amazing.
Chen Wanrong led the artillery to rush over, dyeing the blood red, like a red-faced devil. Zhuang Dachu and the others were greeting heroes, cheering around Chen Wanrong and the others, saying simple words of praise. Some servants even knelt on the ground, recited Buddhist scriptures, thanked the Buddha for appearing, and sent them such a capable army.
From now on, Zhuang Dachu and others have great confidence in the Tang army. In their minds, the Tang army can do anything!
Three hundred vs one thousand, the battle ended in such a short time. This is a miracle in itself and is rare in the history of war.
"Zhuang Dachu, I'll leave it to you to clean the battlefield. Remember, picking up all the weapons is of use." Chen Wanrong ordered.
Zhuang Dachu responded happily and took his slaves to clean the battlefield.
Chen Wanrong then came to check the casualties, two of them died, one shot the cold arrow and the other cut off the neck with the cold knife. He was so unlucky. Five broke their arms and twenty were slightly injured.
There are too many uncontrollable factors on the battlefield, and it is impossible to avoid one death and the other not hurt. At such a small cost, the proportion of casualties is rare in the history of war.
The reason why such results were achieved was not only because the artillery was good at fighting, well-trained and advanced equipment, but also because the Tubo army did not have good training and was no different from fighting and killing. The most important point is that Puwang is a fool and has no adaptability. If someone with a little mind is used to command it, the battle would not be so easy.
After thinking about it, Chen Wanrong came to the conclusion: "This battle is powerful, but it is unrecognizable!"
Although Chen Wanrong issued an order not to live, more than 300 Tubo troops became prisoners. Under the order of the artillery, everyone stood in the open space, dejected and not angry at all.
Accompanied by Wang Zhongsi, Chen Wanrong strode, looked at the defeated soldiers for a while, and said coldly: "What should I do to you?"
"Sir, please spare me, please spare me! We dare not, and we will never dare to be enemies with the Tang Dynasty again!" The defeated soldiers begged for mercy.
Chen Wanrong's words were as cold as a knife: "I can spare your lives, but punishment is necessary. Come on, everyone cut off their right leg and let them crawl back!"
"Ah!" The Tubo soldiers were shocked.
Just as they were surprised, Chen Wanrong continued, "If you don't want to, just change one and cut off your head!"
This was a very painful choice, but the defeated soldier wisely chose to keep his head.
"You must teach this lesson forever! Go back and tell those who want to be enemies with the Tang Dynasty: The Tang Dynasty welcomes friends, but never be ruthless to the enemy!" After Chen Wanrong said that, he waved his right hand, and Wu Shaoxing came over with a team of artillery soldiers, and the shaking sword in his hand slashed at the defeated soldiers.
The right leg fell and the beautiful water splashed! The reason why the water splashes are beautiful is because they are red!
"Climb it for me! Climb it back! Give you a meal time to climb out, otherwise, you will be cut off your head!" Chen Wanrong's face was gloomy and said something that made the defeated soldiers even more afraid.
Hundreds of defeated soldiers crawled on the ground with difficulty. Wherever they passed, there must be a red stream. Hundreds of red streams finally merged together and formed a red ocean!
If it weren’t for Chen Wanrong’s ruthlessness, it would be impossible!
Chen Wanrong only has 500 artillery soldiers at hand, so protecting artillery is the most important task, and no one cares about them. Once they see the current situation of the Tang army, they may have to cause trouble. Once the trouble starts, the consequences will be unimaginable. If a few artillery pieces are destroyed, it will be a leak.
If they were released, they only needed Zamp's order and they would recruit the army again. They had already been on the battlefield once, and if they were on the battlefield again, they would be veterans and would not be as cowardly as they are now.
After thinking about it, Chen Wanrong decided to establish his authority with them and had to take ruthless actions!
Chen Wanrong would never leave any useful power to Tubo, so he could only do so.
Looking at Puwang coldly, Chen Wanrong said something. Puwang saw the scene just now and was shocked in his heart. The bloody scene made him almost faint. He was already scared and scared. He gave Chen Wanrong a sharp look, and he could not bear it. He knelt on the ground with a loud bang.
"Mr. Supervisor, please spare me, please spare me!" Puwang begged for mercy miserably.
He was left behind because it was useful, otherwise one hundred such fools would have cut him with one knife.
"We only keep useful people!" Chen Wanrong spoke coldly.
"Mr. Supervisor, the young family still has some money to use to redeem their lives!" Puwang said hurriedly.
Chen Wanrong raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not that the redemption, but that's all confiscated. Didn't your money be obtained by exploiting the slaves? Is that your money? I'll deal with it on behalf of the unfortunate brothers of slaves. Wu Shaoxing, please take someone to deal with him. If he doesn't obey, just chop off his head."
Wu Shaoxing responded to his order and took fifty people to take Puwang.
Zhuang Dachu looked happy: "General, Puwang is the biggest person here, and his family is thick. General, I want to go with him, please allow him. There are many servants in his family. If I go, I might be able to help."
He had a very good position in the mind of the slave, and he had his own benefits. Chen Wanrong nodded and agreed. Zhuang Dachu hurriedly caught up with Wu Shaoxing and the others and followed him.
The most important thing is to try every means to maintain supplies. This is the reason why Chen Wanrong left Puwang.
Only then did Chen Wanrong arrange the aftermath of the dead artillery, handle the bodies according to the military practice, remember the military merits, and ask for merits for them when they are triumphant.
After patrolling for a while, the artillery was very vigilant and no one slacked off. Chen Wanrong was very satisfied, so he returned to the tent, changed into clean clothes, and rested.
After midnight, Chen Wanrong woke up with a huge noise, hurriedly got up, and walked out of the camp with his shoes. The artillery was also awakened, and everyone was busy dressing and preparing to face the enemy.
Although the matter was rushed, no one was panicked. This was the easiest time to panic and evolve into a bombing camp. Chen Wanrong was very satisfied with the artillery's performance.
It's still raining heavily now. Countless black shadows came in the rain. Wu Shaoxing's voice came from afar: "General, we are back. I am Wu Shaoxing!"
Chen Wanrong let go of his heart, and ordered them to come in. After a while, Wu Shaoxing came to Chen Wanrong and saw that he was just a clay man, but his eyes were particularly energetic. The first thing he said when he saw Chen Wanrong was not a polite ceremony, but happily: "General, our harvest in this trip is far beyond our imagination!"
The more supplies the better, Chen Wanrong also became interested and asked, "How many are there?"
Wu Shaoxing's voice raised Lao Gao: "General, this Puwang is really a damn evil spirit! His family has a lot of money, and there are thousands of kilograms of gold alone. The food and grass stored are more than 100,000 kilograms of jerky meat. There are more than 500 yaks and more than 300 good horses. There are more than 300 slaves. I swept him all, and I don't leave one or two jerky meat for him."
Such gains exceeded Chen Wanrong's imagination. He couldn't help but be happy and nodded, "Not bad, not bad!"
Wu Shaoxing's next words made Chen Wanrong even more surprised. He only heard him excitedly say: "General, this is just his home. There is an army warehouse not far from his home. The food and grass stored here are enough for one thousand people to eat for three months. We got them all. Haha, General, now, the supply problem has been solved."
One thousand people used three months of food and grass, which was hundreds of thousands of kilograms. Chen Wanrong really sent it this time, and it was too big. This was the most surprising thing that Chen Wanrong passed outside the Shibao City. He was so happy that he even forgot to praise Wu Shaoxing. He asked hurriedly: "How did you transport it?"
"General, this is due to your wisdom!" Wu Shaoxing did not directly answer Chen Wanrong's question, but praised him first before he said the matter: "There are hundreds of slaves in Puwang's family, and there are more than two hundred slaves in the military camp and warehouse, and there are five or six hundred slaves at once."
After a pause, Wu Shaoxing's excitement had not yet passed: "There are so many slaves, which is a great thing for us who lack manpower. I told them as the general said that our Tang army is here to help them, and will give them freedom, cattle, sheep, grassland, and pasture.
"Of course they don't believe it anymore. However, when Zhuang Dachu came out and said it, they believed it a little. Without saying a word, I distributed some of the sheep to them, saying that it was their property. They were so excited that they burst into tears and snot, and shouted in unison that Long live the Tang Dynasty.
"General, they are really pitiful! I wanted to share some yaks and horses with them, but yaks and horses are very useful to us, so I can only divide them with sheep. However, there are a lot of sheep, and there are tens of thousands of sheep. One cent, and there are also a lot of sheep."
Yaks and horses can be used as carriers, and for Chen Wanrong, who is undermanned, this is the best solution. As for the sheep, running too slowly, it is a burden. It is better to share it with the slaves and gain their trust.
For the poor, sheep are treasures. The reason is that sheep can not only kill and eat meat, but also because sheep milk can be used as a drink or as food. In addition, sheep milk has another function that the poor dare not even think about, that is, sheep milk is a good nutritional supplement, and drinking more sheep milk is good for the body.
In order to promote his country's claim, the founding father of India, Gandhi, often took an ewe to travel, which not only quenched thirst and ensured food, but also did not bother to worry. It was a three-killer victory in one fell swoop.
There are tens of thousands of sheep, even if they are divided equally, each of them will have more than a dozen. This is something that the slaves never dreamed of. They have long been so happy that they still want yaks and horses.
What's more, it's not evenly divided, because Wu Shaoxing is smart. He wants to gain the trust of his slaves, take away those strong and good-looking slaves, and ask them to help Tang Jun do things.
In the end, the old, weak, sick and disabled were left behind. The sheep were divided into more, and everyone got dozens of sheep. Looking at the sheep, it would be abnormal for the slaves to be crazy if they were not happy.
Chen Wanrong praised his handling: "Good, it handled very well!"
Wu Shaoxing said with a whisper: "When they were happy, I said, "We welcome those who were willing to follow us, and those who were unwilling to follow us, and take the sheep home. General, do you know what they said? They said in unison that they were willing to follow us! But we cannot take those old and weak slaves, so I had to persuade them to stay. Before I could say anything, I surrounded me and kept asking me to take them away. General, I don't need to say anything about the rest of the old and weak slaves, right?"
Is this necessary to say something else? Chen Wanrong nodded and said, "Very good! I'll go and have a look."
Under Wu Shaoxing's leadership, Chen Wanrong left the camp and saw a long dragon on the road, which was more than two miles long. The servants were excited, and the horses and yaks were carrying extremely heavy goods.
"Let them camp first and rest!" Chen Wanrong ordered.
When Wu Shao was ordered, he immediately arranged the camping equipment with Zhuang Dachu. He brought the camping equipment with him. Under the guidance of the artillery, the camp was very strict, no different from the artillery camp.
Wang Zhongsi reminded Chen Wanrong: "General, although this is a good thing, there are also hidden worries. With more people, there will be more things. Besides, these slaves are headless and flies, and they are all rushing to do whatever they do, which is very unfavorable to us."
Good fortune is hidden by misfortune, and misfortune is relying on. This is true. People have also received supplies. This is a great thing, but some servants have to take care of them.
Chen Wanrong pondered slightly and said with a smile: "Wang Zhongsi, I have an idea. Do you think it's done?" Chen Wanrong muttered in Wang Zhongsi's ear for a while.
Wang Zhongsi nodded and praised: "General, this idea is brilliant!"
At that moment, someone called Zhuang Dachu, and Chen Wanrong asked him: "Zhuang Dachu, do you want to eat the imperial grain when you serve as a soldier?"
Zhuang Dachu couldn't understand why, so he touched his forehead, rolled his eyes, and was stunned for a while, then said: "General, just say it if you have something to say. I don't understand what you mean."
"Application honestly, do you want to join the army and eat imperial grain? I'm straightforward enough?" Chen Wanrong repeated.
Zhuang Dachu still did not answer: "I haven't thought about it."
"It doesn't matter if you haven't thought it's okay, you just want to think about it now. Give you a cup of tea and think about it." Chen Wanrong didn't urge him to answer immediately.
Zhuang Dachu smiled and said, "General, do you still need to think about this? I naturally think about it, but I am a slave. Even if I want it, who wants me?"
The slave is just an item in the eyes of the slave master. He has no freedom or property. Zhuang Dachu never thought about this in his life, so he was stunned.
Chen Wanrong's answer was absolutely unexpected by Zhuang Dachu: "I want it!"
"Really...really?" Zhuang Dachu was so surprised that his eyes fell out: "General, aren't you joking?"
Chen Wanrong's smile on his face calmed down and said seriously: "Can you joke about such a big thing? The Tang Dynasty is different from Tubo. There is no racial difference or a distinction between origin in the Tang Dynasty. As long as you work for the Tang Dynasty, you are a member of the Tang Dynasty!"
The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was very attractive to the slave masters, but the most attractive thing for the Tang Dynasty to Zhuang Dachu and others was freedom and equality. The Tang Dynasty had no slaves and no racial discrimination. As long as you have talent, you will be promoted and it is the paradise in the minds of slaves.
This is the consequence of Emperor Taizong of Tang implementing all strategies for equal treatment of ethnic groups. It is precisely because all ethnic groups are equal, they only value talents, character and loyalty, and they do not care about anything else. This is why famous generals from ethnic minorities such as Geshuhan and Gao Xianzhi, of course, also have An Lushan's rebellion.
"General, I am willing, please accept me!" Zhuang Dachu, who understood, was so excited that he shed tears, his voice trembling.
Chapter completed!