We soon arrived at the place, which was a large courtyard. Because the caravan stayed overnight and the goods needed to be temporarily stored, this inn was much larger than other inns.
As for why Tiance's army was not used, but Tiance's personal guard's Luben army was used, the reason was also very simple. These captured mole crickets had little combat power. In addition, it was to prevent secrets from being leaked.
The core number of Molecule is not large, but there are many peripheral personnel, and these peripheral personnel do not know the existence of Molecule, and they have no affiliation with Molecule.
Mole cricket has been suppressed and hunted by Daqi for hundreds of years. From the beginning, he used threats of interests and other means to now hide his identity and make friends with others.
After all, when chatting, many people are not on guard against their friends. Therefore, many messages are just chats between friends, and are later collected by Molecule.
Mole cricket will send people to deliver this news to the enemy country that is fighting Dagan.
This is also the reason why I didn't choose Tiance Army. It's not that I can't trust him. I'm not afraid of ten thousand in everything. I'm just afraid of the unexpected. In case the Lieutenant General of Tiance Army knows his lover in the inn, in order to protect his friends, he should inform his friends in advance.
If the news is leaked, these crickets will be prepared. Running away or setting up an ambush will not be a good result. Therefore, the leader of the arrest, Zhao Zaixiao and Zhao Zaicheng, after discussion, chose Su Ce, who was not good at making friends.
Molecule is no longer a restoration organization. Now, Molecule is more like an organization that sells intelligence. However, this intelligence cannot be bought in large quantities, because this is an organization that exists to subvert the great powers in the Central Region.
The new construction of Dingbei City gave Mole cricket a good opportunity. The reason why they moved their headquarters from Langyan Mountain to Dingbei City was to take advantage of the fact that when Dingbei City was newly built, no one was familiar with anyone. Hidden away in the city.
As for the Jiuhu people on the grassland, the crickets had a good cooperative relationship with them as early as the Yuan Dynasty.
These crickets also use the treasure house of the Jiuhu people in Langyan Mountain, and carry the gold and silver they earn into it every year.
There is me in you and you in me. It is not an exaggeration to say that the cricket is a Jiuhu man with a big face.
During the war curfew, there was no one on the street, and the Luben Army surrounded the inn in a swaggering manner. The more cautious you were at this time, the easier it was to arouse the vigilance of the mole crickets inside. It would be better to let them mistakenly think that the Tiance Army was mobilized instead of to deal with them. .
The four regiments of the Brigade Ben Army took the lead in forming a formation to surround the courtyard. They lined up square shields and pointed their spears at an angle. The crossbowmen placed crossbow arrows on the crossbows, and the archers planted a row of red-feathered arrows at their feet.
At this time, even the most stupid person would take a look at what is going on outside and see only footsteps coming but not walking away. This movement has already alarmed the mole crickets in the courtyard.
The second prince had checked very carefully before, down to the height, weight, and appearance of every mole cricket in the courtyard.
Originally, the second prince planned to put a long line to catch big fish, but the war broke out and Jiuhu was still outside the city. These crickets didn't know what trouble they would cause during the war.
Zhao Zaixiao did not alert the enemy before, but endured it until the prince arrived and all Tiance troops entered the city before he chose to attack the crickets.
As long as the core of these mole cricket tissues is destroyed, the remaining mole cricket appendages will become useless.
As for looking for a list of personnel, the second prince does not need these, because he has figured out how the crickets behave in the past two years. After all, those who are close to these crickets only regard them as friends and do not take the initiative to do so. Anything that would harm Da Qian.
Therefore, after the second prince and the prince discussed it, they only punished the first culprit. The others were not mole crickets, they were still Dagan people, so there was no harm in letting them go.
"Everyone, be careful, don't let anyone go. The third group will follow me in to catch the thief." Su Ce shouted, but the horse did not move at all.
Instead, after waiting for two or three breaths, he waved his hand violently, and the three crossbows that were brought in shot three crossbow arrows like spears like lightning.
The gate of the courtyard was smashed into pieces by crossbow arrows that could penetrate into the masonry. At the same time, the crossbow arrows continued unabated, skewering the mole crickets standing behind the door into three human skewers.
At this time, Su Ce calmly dismounted. Under the black visor, the corners of Su Ce's mouth were slightly raised. It was obvious that the little trick just now was successful, which made him very happy.
He held a crossbow in his left hand, loaded a crossbow arrow on the crossbow string with his right hand, and waved his hand violently.
Lu Ben's army first had three groups of swordsmen holding shields in their left hands and swords in their right hands. They pressed themselves down and rushed into the courtyard, killing the wailing mole crickets at the door. The crossbowmen and spearmen followed closely behind.
When the spearmen passed by the corpses of the mole crickets, they stabbed them with their spears regardless of whether they were dead or not. Sure enough, there were three of them pretending to be dead hidden inside.
Seeing the Lu Ben army pouring in from the door, the mole crickets in the courtyard panicked. They only hunted for bows and hatchets. They were experts in inquiring about information and making some pickling plans. When it came to fighting, even these people who had just been ten The eight or nine-year-old Lu Benjun was much stronger than them.
As for a few of them who looked strong, they were about to rush over with hatchets, but before they could take two steps, they were shot into hedgehogs by the crossbowmen.
The Luben Army had seen beheadings of death row prisoners and slaughtered sheep for 160,000 people, but this was the first time for them to kill someone. Some of them vomited on the spot, and the liquid leaking out from the gaps in their facial armor exuded a sour smell.
But the smell of blood in the courtyard was even stronger.
Su Ce stood in the crowd and kept giving orders.
Those who vomit should exit first.
The crossbowmen shoot arrows to kill the crickets that want to get close.
The second prince didn't say whether he wanted to die or live. Su Ce thought it was better to leave some alive, maybe the second prince wouldn't be able to ask anything.
"The one with the bow, kill!"
The crossbowmen carried out Su Su's orders very well. Anyone holding a hunting bow was named and shot.
As for the light arrows shot from the hunting bows, they could not penetrate the armor of Lu Ben's army.
As for the mole crickets in the courtyard who were begging for mercy and defending themselves, Su Ce sneered and didn't answer, automatically filtering them out.
Seeing the army in large-style armor, the first reaction was to block the door with a knife instead of opening the door to greet them. It was a fool's errand to expect Su Ce to believe what they said.
After the threat of bows and arrows was gone, the spearmen stepped forward, holding spears without spearheads. They pushed the stubborn crickets into the corner and smashed them with their spear poles. The lucky ones fainted, but the unlucky ones were killed. Not a few of the Luben troops who were unsure of their strength were smashed to death.
As for those who climbed over the wall, the troops outside were feeling itchy, so they shot arrows at those who climbed over the wall into hedgehogs.
Who doesn't know that every battle has meritorious deeds? This time, the third regiment took the lead, and they were holding back their anger.
There is an old saying in the military: One step comes first, and every step comes first.
I finally got a chance to fight, but I didn't seize it. Imagine how uncomfortable these brigade soldiers surrounding the hospital were.
The 200 Brigade Ben Army divided out a hundred men, and the rest began to tie up the living mole crickets with hemp ropes and control them. The 100 Brigade Ben Army divided into ten teams and began to search the houses and warehouses.
They have all been trained in Zhe Chong Mansion for two years. At least they still understand the rules of combat. Every time they enter the house, they will ask the crossbowmen in the group to cover the sword and shield men.
After the two swordsmen and shieldmen rushed in, they did not rush to search for people. Instead, they waited until the crossbowmen behind them were in place before they began to use their swords to explore the way.
From time to time, the screams of mole crickets could be heard coming from the house.
However, there are always some accidents that cannot be avoided.
After the situation in the entire courtyard was under control, Su Ce looked helplessly at the four injured Lu Benjun. The four injured were not serious. After all, they were protected by armor and comrades.
However, the more than 70 people in the front yard and the crickets caught and killed them all, but not a single one of the Lu Ben army was injured.
They were injured when they went to search. None of the four injured were injured during the battle. They were stunned after catching the woman. They were all soldiers in the government. When fighting, they all thought about killing the enemy.
, what is the gender of the enemy? First reaction: male.
But the woman he touched was stunned, bitten, pricked by a hairpin, scratched by scissors... all kinds of strange wounds.
The injury was not serious, but it was embarrassing.
"Shame! Let's bandage it first. The injury will be healed. Then we will train for ten more days and it will be a long memory!" Su Ce said with a dark face.
The whole process took less than half an hour, and Su Ce was not satisfied, but after all, this was Lu Ben's first battle, and Su Ce couldn't be too demanding.
Su Ce walked out of the courtyard to revive the second prince, and saw a group of masked people wearing plain-cut civilian clothes.
The man in black couldn't see Su Ce's expression under the mask, but he saw Su Ce's small movements. The fingers of his left hand moved slightly and his right hand moved forward a little.
"What is this?" Su Ce looked at these people with horizontal knives and a circle of flying knives hanging on their waists. He pretended not to know, but in fact his whole body collapsed.
Su Ce couldn't see the look on the second prince's face under the golden mask. These brigade soldiers were still inexperienced. These people were masked and their identities were unknown. How could they be allowed to get close to the second prince?
Su Ce stood still, wondering if he would hurt the second prince if he made any move.
Just as Su Ce was preparing for the worst in his head, he pulled the second prince down behind him and was about to draw his sword to kill the enemy.
I only heard a cold voice coming from under the golden mask: "Don't ask any more questions. Let them take away our own people alive. How many are alive?"
Su Ce let out a long breath and his heart dropped. "Thirty-six of them, seventeen of them are women."
When Su Ce heard that he shouldn't ask more questions, he probably had the answer in his mind, so he didn't dare to ask more questions and answered truthfully.
"You guys go in, compare them, and take them away alive. They will be handed over to the Dingbei Army later." The second prince seemed to have great authority in this group, not in terms of status, but out of sincerity.
However, Su Ce knew that these people standing in the darkness were probably worshipers of the royal family. Su Ce did not want to have anything to do with these people. If he knew too much and became worshipers of the palace, it would be terrible!
At dawn, Su Ce led the army back to the camp of Tiance's troops.
Many people vomited on the road, but considering that the second prince seemed to have vomited before, Su Ce didn't feel that his soldiers were so embarrassed.
Thinking of his order just now, Su Ce felt that it seemed a bit excessive, but the enemy was thirty miles north of the city, and there was nothing Su Ce could do.
As for what order Su Ce had just given, it caused more than half of the 1,000-brigade Ben army to vomit.
It's very simple. Su Ce was just afraid that the corpses on the ground were all fake deaths, so he asked each of the thousand brigade soldiers to go up and make a stabbing blow.
Hey, I hope there will be fewer nightmares tonight!
Su Ce sighed.
Su Ce, who had experienced cruel wars on the border, knew very well that today's fight was just a small fight. On the battlefield, the scene would be much more cruel than tonight's scene.
Su Ce took them out of Chang'an City, hoping to bring a few more back. During the march, it was finally determined that 23 brigade soldiers were severely injured and 33 were disabled. The rest were injured.
He can continue to serve in the army.
The news of these confirmed casualties came yesterday evening. The generals who came to the Sixteenth Guards probably had no sleep last night. After all, many soldiers were lost during the march. These soldiers have not made any achievements, how should they explain to their families!
Could it be that he fell to death? How could such an answer be appropriate for his subordinates who were desperately heading north on the road?
When the sky in the east began to glow red, Su Ce just finished inspecting the camp.
After Su Ce returned to his house, which was still a little dark at this time, he lit an oil lamp and began to sign documents stating that his subordinates had died in action, and to ask for credit for them.
Yes, please give me credit! Even though these people had never even seen the enemy, the march was so painful that Su Ce didn't want to think about it. It was a hard battle.
Su Ce seriously tried to remember the names of the twenty-three dead Lu Benjun, although it might be a useless effort.
But these names can wake up Su Ce from last night and tell him that all the cruelty in the middle of the night is to keep his men alive. It doesn't matter even if he suffers criticism for it, at least his soldiers will die less.
A general's cruel methods are just to avoid the death of a few subordinates. This is also the greatest kindness of a general.