As the general said, if it weren't for Li Da, even the entire Andong Army would have been buried with Fengyang!

"General! I..." Su Laosi lowered his head, with a look of shame on his face. Yes, he judged a gentleman with a villain's heart, but he could not even see Li Da's great achievements.

Lin Dong waved his hand and said: "I know all about your merits. Don't worry, in the Anton Army, as long as you have really made merit, no one can take it away. As for rewards based on merit, we will wait until you return."

Let’s talk about it later in Andong County. Okay, that’s it for today.”

This is not a safe place. As he said, Zhang Xianzhong still has a cavalry unit. If the opponent comes to attack, the tired divisions like the Anton Army may not be able to withstand a charge from the opponent.

"General please."

"My brothers have worked hard on this trip to Fengyang. Let them get on the boat first."

"Yes, General!"

After getting on the big ship, Lin Dong did not stop, but walked towards the cabin where the wounded were staying.

Soon, he came outside the cabin full of wounded soldiers, and happened to meet Li Da coming out of the cabin.

"How are the wounded being accommodated?"

"Don't worry, General, everyone is settled!"

Lin Dong nodded and said, "Take me to see it!"

"Yes, General!" Li Da immediately turned around and entered the cabin again.

"Brother, General Lin, I see you are here." Soon, the two came to a wounded soldier. Seeing that the soldier was sleeping, Li Da called out in a low voice.

Lin Dong waved his hand and said: "No need to disturb the brothers, I just came to see if they have received reasonable accommodation and what their living environment is like, not for inspection."

"Yes, General!"

At this moment, someone spotted Lin Dong and immediately stood up and saluted.

Lin Dong hurriedly held him down and said, "Brother, you are injured, so these false courtesy will be dispensed with."

"Thank you, General!"

Lin Dong waved his hand and said: "I know you. Your name is Han Xuan. You joined the army in June last year. You have been with me for more than half a year!"

"General!" When the soldier heard the general calling his name, he was moved to tears. A big official like General Lin actually knew a little person like me.

At that time, the status of soldiers was very low, especially that of the guards, who had almost become slaves to the officers. Officers did not care whether the soldiers lived or died, and they usually behaved aloof and looked down upon them when they saw them.

He was so arrogant that he didn't regard the soldiers as human beings at all.

He had never seen a general who valued his soldiers so much.

"How is your injury? Can you walk?" Lin Dong asked when he saw the soldier's feet were tied up.

"These are just skin injuries, don't worry, they will be fine after a while."

"That's good. If you have any difficulties, just mention it to General Li and we will try our best to solve it for you." Lin Dong patted the soldier on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, General!"

"Have a good rest! You don't have to worry about other things, we will arrange it for you!"

"Thank you, General!" Listening to Lin Dong's words, Han Xuan burst into tears. These were tears of emotion.

People living at the bottom of society, because they usually receive the least attention, are more easily moved. Sometimes a smile or a greeting can move them beyond measure.

Han Xuan truly felt the warmth of the army. In the past, because his family was poor, even his cousins ​​in the clan ridiculed him and looked disgusted. How had anyone ever cared about him so much?

Ever since he came to Anton Army, everyone has treated him like a brother. No one has ever looked down on him. They all regard him as a true brother. On the battlefield, the brothers are willing to give their backs to him. How much trust does this have to do?

Leave life and death to yourself?

Now General Lin not only came to visit him in person and asked him about his welfare, but what was even more touching was that the general could remember his name among thousands of soldiers. What an honor it was!

Being able to live in the big family of the Anton Army and be a soldier of the Anton Army is a life worth living!

Lin Dong then walked around other cabins and expressed condolences to the more seriously injured soldiers, which moved them deeply.

After inspecting the wounded cabin, Lin Dong asked: "What are the casualties this time?"

"According to statistics, 232 of our troops were killed, 157 were seriously injured, and more than 300 were slightly injured."

According to statistics, the death toll in this war exceeded 10%, and with the seriously injured, it even reached 30%. This casualty ratio is really high.

"According to our army's military regulations, treat the families of the deceased kindly and try your best to treat the injured. If anyone is injured or disabled, they must be properly placed!" Lin Dong ordered.

"General, don't worry, I have arranged all these. Although our Anton Army suffered a lot of losses this time, we also gained a lot." Li Da said excitedly.

"Oh? Tell me!"

"According to boss Su's statistics, this time there are more than 200,000 dan of food alone, 200,000 taels of silver, a thousand taels of gold, and countless armors and equipment."

Li Da said excitedly that he had never seen so many supplies in his entire life.

"So much?" Lin Dong almost jumped up. It seems that war is the fastest way to make money.

"Have all the materials and equipment been transported to a safe place as planned?" Lin Dong was surprised. It seems that Li Da was right. The harvest this time was indeed rich.

"Everything has been arranged according to the general's request. We are just waiting for the general to return together." Li Da said respectfully. During this time, Li Da admired Lin Dong more and more. He found that Lin Dong's ability was not at all comparable to his own.

Yes, a crisis actually allowed him to gain such huge benefits.

It's just that there are some things that he can't figure out even if he thinks about it. How on earth did the general know that the Chuang army came back to attack the city?

He also asked Lin Dong secretly about this matter, but Lin Dong did not say it directly. He just smiled slightly and said: "You, if you have nothing to do, study more!"

Li Da was confused about this. Did he really not read enough books?

However, Lin Dong didn't explain too much, and he couldn't continue to ask questions. He had to secretly make up his mind to read more in the future. As long as he works hard, one day he will be able to predict the future like Lin Dong when he has read enough books.

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Lin Dong waved his hand and asked Li Da to retreat first.

And his thoughts returned to the day and night in Fengyang City, and the dangers there frightened him now when he recalled it.

Only he knew the dangers of this seemingly smooth war. Facing this war, he was not as relaxed as he seemed on the surface.

Although the Anton Army was completely victorious in this war, it does not mean that the Anton Army had no shortcomings.

On the contrary, the shortcomings of the Anton Army in this battle were still very prominent. In Lin Dong's view, in such a war, the casualty ratio of his side should be controlled within 5%.

But after such a battle, the casualty ratio of Anton's army exceeded 30%.

The reason is that the Anton Army lacks long-range attack methods. To put it bluntly, there is no assistance from firearms.

With the assistance of firearms, Lin Dong is confident that the battle damage can be controlled within 5%.

It seems that it is imperative to make firearms. Bardo must use them, and this matter must be implemented immediately.

Even if he had firearms, he still had little chance of winning against the cavalry! Lin Dong remembered that Zhang Xianzhong still had a cavalry unit, and suddenly he had a headache again.

Although according to the characteristics of the spear phalanx, there is a certain chance of victory against the cavalry, because the war horses generally will not go up to die when they see the bright spears.

However, according to historical records, there are many records of the Invading Army cavalry blindfolding their horses. Before the war, the Invading Army cavalry would blindfold their horses. In this way, no matter whether there was a mountain of knives or a sea of ​​fire in front of them, the war horses would be blindfolded.

But if you charge forward without hesitation, these scary spears will not have a deterrent effect, and the spear array will most likely be dispersed by the enemy's cavalry.

If this is the case, then the Anton Army will definitely not be able to block the enemy's cavalry charge.

It seemed that if we wanted to defeat the cavalry with our feet, we would not be able to defeat the cavalry with just a spear array. We must add something in front that could stop the cavalry from charging.

Lin Dong kept thinking about the future direction of Anton's army, and a few hours passed quietly without realizing it.

Thinking of the future development of Anton's army, Lin Dong felt depressed and unconsciously patted the railing, silently planning the way to strengthen the army after returning.

Indeed, the current Anton Army still has many things that need to be improved. It can be said that the current Anton Army is just a beggar. Apart from a dog-beating stick in his hand, he has nothing else. If he wants to strengthen his army, there are too many things.

things need to be done.

Thinking about the road to strengthening the army, Lin Dong couldn't calm down. Fortunately, Anton's army was lucky. Although it suffered a lot of impact, it finally managed to get out of Fengyang safely.

Fortunately, the harvest from this battle was also very rich. The food obtained alone was enough to feed the entire Anton Army for several years, not to mention so many ordnance and supplies. With these things in hand, the road to strengthening the army is no longer a fog.

The moon in the water is like a flower in the water. As long as you use it properly, Anton Army will be completely new in a few years.

Until now, Lin Dong finally had some confidence in maintaining peace in this troubled world.

"General, we found a big ship ahead." While deep in thought, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted. Lin Dong looked up and saw a soldier driving a small boat over to report.

"Where?" Lin Dong was surprised. Could it be that Chuang Jun was catching up?

"It's about twenty miles ahead," the soldier replied.

"Go and have a look!" Lin Dong made a quick decision and decided to go and have a look first.

"It's the general. I'll reorganize the army right now."

Lin Dong nodded and did not object. The situation is unclear now, so it would be good to bring more people.

Soon Li Da organized his team and there were two large boats in total.

"Let's set off." Lin Dong ordered immediately after finishing reorganizing the army.

"Yes!" Li Da agreed and immediately ordered the boatman to sail.

Soon the big boat left the river and headed towards the Huaihe River.

The big ship took advantage of the wind and headed south, entering the Huaihe River in less than half an hour.

Not long after it entered the Huaihe River, a large ship came slowly in front of it.
Chapter completed!