Chapter 65 Inspecting the Wounded Barracks
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 and looked ashamed. Yes, he judged a gentleman with a villain's heart. Li Da couldn't see such great contributions.
Lin Dong waved his hand and said, "I know all your credits. Don't worry, in the Andong army, as long as you make contributions, no one can separate it. As for rewards on merit, let's talk about it after returning to Andong County. Okay, that's all for today."
This place is not a safe place. As he said, Zhang Xianzhong also has a cavalry unit. If the opponent comes, the tired troops of Andong Army may not be able to withstand the other party's charge.
"Please, General."
"Thank you all for the hard work of the Fengyang trip this time, 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 occupied.
Soon, he came outside the cabin full of wounded soldiers, and happened to meet Li Da who came out of the cabin.
"How are all the wounded being placed?"
"Don't worry, General, everyone has been settled!"
Lin Dong nodded and said, "Take me to see!"
"Yes, General!" Li Da immediately turned around and entered the cabin again.
"Brother, General Lin is here." Soon, the two of them came to a wounded man and saw the soldier sleeping. Li Da shouted in a low voice.
Lin Dong waved his hand and said, "Don't disturb my brothers, I just come to see if they have received reasonable resettlement and living environment, not to check."
"Yes, General!"
At this moment, someone discovered Lin Dong and immediately stood up and saluted.
Lin Dong hurriedly held him down and said, "Brother, you are injured, so these false gifts will be spared."
"Thank you, General!"
Lin Dong waved his hand and said, "I know you. Your name is Han Xuan. I joined the army in June last year. I have been with me for more than half a year!"
"General!" The soldier was moved to tears when he heard the general calling out his name. General Lin's official position actually knew a small person like me.
At that time, the status of soldiers was very low, especially the guards, who had almost become slaves to the officers. The soldiers did not care about their lives and acted as superiors on weekdays. They were arrogant and arrogant when they saw them and did not regard the soldiers as humans at all.
He had never seen a general who valued soldiers so much.
"How are you injured? Maybe you walk?" Lin Dong asked when he saw the soldier wearing a strap around his feet.
"It's all skin trauma, it won't hurt, it'll be cured after a while."
"That's good. If you have any difficulties, please ask General Li. We will do our best to solve them for you." Lin Dong patted the soldier's shoulder and said.
"Yes, General!"
"Good rest! Don't worry about other things, we will arrange them for you!"
"Thank you, General!" Hearing Lin Dong's words, Han Xuan burst into tears, these were tears of emotion.
People living at the bottom of society are more likely to be moved because they receive the least attention in their daily lives. Sometimes a smile or a greeting makes them extremely moved.
Han Xuan truly felt the warmth of the army. In the past, because his family was poor, even his cousins in the clan were sarcastic and looked disgusted. How could anyone care about him so much?
Since coming to Anton Jun, everyone has been brothers. No one has looked down on him in normal times and regards him as a real brother. On the battlefield, the brothers are willing to hand over their backs to themselves. How much trust is this to be willing to hand over life and death to themselves?
Now General Lin not only comes to visit him in person and asks him about his well-being, but what is even more touching is how honor it is to be able to remember his name among thousands of soldiers!
It is worth living in the big family of Anton Army and being an Anton Army soldier!
Then Lin Dong walked around the other cabins and comforted the soldiers who were seriously injured, which moved them all.
After inspecting the injured cabin, Lin Dong asked: "How is the casualties this time?"
"According to statistics, our army suffered 232 deaths, seriously injured 157, and slightly injured more than 300 people."
According to statistics, the number of deaths in this war exceeded 10%, and the number of serious injuries even reached 30%. This casualties are really large.
"According to the military rules of our army, treat the families of the deceased well and do his best to treat the injured. If someone is disabled, he must be placed in good health!" Lin Dong ordered.
"General, don't worry, I have arranged all these. Although my Andong Army has suffered a lot of losses this time, I have gained a lot." Li Da said excitedly.
"Oh? Let's hear it!"
"According to Boss Su's statistics, this time there were more than 200,000 stones of food, 200,000 taels of silver, 1,000 taels of gold, and countless armor and equipment."
Li Da said excitedly, he had never seen so many supplies before when he grew up.
"So much?" Lin Dong almost jumped up. It seemed that the war was the fastest money.
"Are the supplies and equipment shipped to a safe place as planned?" Lin Dong was shocked. It seemed that Li Da was right, and the harvest this time was indeed rich.
"We have all been placed according to the general's requirements, just wait for the general to return together." Li Da said respectfully. Over the past period of time, Li Da has become more and more impressed by Lin Dong. He found that Lin Dong's ability was not comparable to that of him. Originally, a crisis allowed him to gain such great benefits.
But he couldn't even understand some things even if he wanted to break his head. How did the general know that the rebel army came back to attack the city?
He also secretly asked Lin Dong about this, but Lin Dong did not speak out loud, but just smiled and said, "You, you have nothing to do to study more!"
Li Da was confused about this. Could it be that he really didn’t read enough books?
However, Lin Dong did not explain too much, and he couldn't continue to ask questions. He had to make up his mind to read more in the future. As long as he worked hard, he would eventually be able to read enough books as before Lin Dong.
Lin Dong waved his hand and asked Li Da to retreat first.
And his thoughts returned to the day and night in Fengyang City. The dangers in it now shocked him when he recalled it.
Only he knew the dangers of this seemingly smooth war. Faced with this war, he was not as relaxed as he seemed.
Although the Anton Army won this war, it does not mean that the Anton Army has no shortcomings.
On the contrary, the shortcomings of the Andong army in this battle were very prominent. In Lin Dong's view, in such a war, the casualties ratio of one side should be controlled within 5%.
But after such a battle, the Anton Army's casualties actually exceeded 30%.
The reason is that Anton Army lacks long-range attack methods. To put it bluntly, it does not have the assistance of firearms.
If firearms are assisted, Lin Dong is confident that he will control the damage to less than 5%.
It seems that it is imperative to make firearms. Bardo must be used, and this matter must be implemented immediately.
Even with firearms, he still has little chance of winning against cavalry! Lin Dong remembered that Zhang Xianzhong had a cavalry unit in his hand, and he suddenly had a headache again.
Although according to the characteristics of the spear formation, there is also a certain chance of winning against cavalry, because war horses generally do not go up to die when they see the bright spear.
However, according to historical records, the cavalry of the rebel army has recorded many times of being magnolia. Before the war, the cavalry of the rebel army would cover the eyes of the war horses. In this way, no matter whether it was a mountain of swords or sea of fire in front of them, the horses would charge forward without hesitation because their eyes were covered. These scary spears would not act as a deterrent, and the spear formation was likely to be dispersed by the enemy's cavalry.
If this is true, the Anton army will definitely not be able to stop the enemy's cavalry charge.
It seems that if you want to break the cavalry with steps, you may not be able to rely on the spear formation alone. There must be something that can prevent the cavalry from charging ahead.
Lin Dong kept thinking about the future direction of An Dongjun, and quietly passed by in a few hours without realizing it.
Thinking of the future development of Andong's army, Lin Dong was bored and unconsciously patted the railings, silently planning to strengthen the army after going back.
Indeed, the Anton Army still has a lot to be improved. It can be said that the Anton Army is a beggar. From head to toe, there is nothing else except for a dog-killing stick in his hand. If you want to strengthen the army, there are too many things to do.
Thinking about the road to a strong army, Lin Dong was unable to calm down. Fortunately, An Dongjun was lucky. Although he was hit hard, he finally broke out of Fengyang safely.
Fortunately, the harvest of this war was also very rich. The food obtained by the whole Anton Army only took a few years, not to mention that there were so many weapons and supplies. With these things in hand, the road to a strong army is no longer a flower in the fog and moon in the water. As long as you use it properly, the Anton Army will be completely renewed in a few years.
Until now, Lin Dong finally has a little confidence to keep peace in this troubled times.
"General, a big ship was found in front of you." While meditating, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted. Lin Dong looked up and saw a soldier coming to report in a small boat.
"Where?" Lin Dong was shocked. Could it be that the rebel army was catching up with him?
"It's about twenty miles ahead." The soldier replied.
"Go and take a look!" Lin Dong made a quick decision and decided to go and take a look first.
"It's a general, I'll rectify the army now."
Lin Dong nodded, but did not object. The situation is unclear now, so it is better to bring more people.
Soon Li Da rectified the team, with a total of two large ships.
"Let's go." After the army was rectified, Lin Dong immediately ordered.
"Yes!" Li Da agreed and immediately ordered the ship's ship to start the ship.
Soon the big ship left the riverside and drove towards the Huaihe River.
The big ship took advantage of the wind and headed south all the way, and entered the Huai River in half an hour.
Just as it entered the Huai River, a large ship slowly sailed in front of it.
Chapter completed!