After the pungent smell dissipated, the guard members began to clean the battlefield. Their eye sockets were slightly swollen and bloodshot. When they launched the counterattack, the amount of pepper powder in the air was still quite serious.
A total of more than 80 people were beheaded in this battle, including the bandit leader Cai Neng. Almost none of the dozens of people he brought survived, and most of the ones who escaped were the bandits who followed behind.
There were more than 70 war horses, countless weapons and armors. What made Ji Jie most happy were the more than 30 powerful crossbows. These were powerful crossbows that could only be equipped by the regular army of the Wei Kingdom. They could shoot over 300 meters and were accurate.
To a very high degree.
Now I finally understand why the Red Army during the Anti-Japanese War was so happy after every battle. Not only was there the joy of victory, but more importantly, the large amount of supplies captured. After this battle, the Zhaocheng Guards changed their guns for cannons.
The next step is to reward according to merit. Those who kill one head will be promoted to one level of nobility and exempted from taxes for three years. Those who kill three heads will be promoted to two levels of nobility and exempted from taxes for life. A big feast will be held to celebrate the achievement.
Zhaocheng is very lively tonight.
Everyone was silent in the joy of victory, except for Hei Kui who was whipped two days ago. His subordinates all had a higher title than him, and the least promising one was one level higher than him. This made him feel very uncomfortable.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, Hei Kui stood up and walked in the direction where the robbers had fled.
In the woods, Hei Kui found Gu Feng and Cai He who were about to leave camp and explained to them the current situation in Zhaocheng.
The two carefully looked at the injuries on Hei Kui's body. After confirming that there was no doubt, Gu Feng called Cai He aside and the two discussed whether to leave the issue.
Cai He advocated launching a sneak attack. Ji Jie had experienced two great victories and his tense nerves had been completely relaxed, and he never thought that he would be attacked by a sneak attack. Gu Feng had a different opinion. He felt that even if he wanted to fight, he had to be completely touched.
Fight after you know the situation clearly. I suffered such big losses twice. How can I do it if I am not careful? It is best to leave here immediately and think about it in the long run.
"Gu, in order to stand up for you, my eldest brother lost his life and the lives of dozens of brothers. Are you so indifferent?" Cai He became angry and pointed at Gu Feng's nose and said: "
Such a good opportunity for revenge, but you are timid!"
Gu Feng feels so miserable that he can't express it. It's not me who asked you two brothers to help, it was you who took the initiative. Besides, if there is no benefit to you, can you come here? Now it's all my fault.
"Okay, okay, I agree, but that's not enough!" Gu Feng could only nod, and Cai He's face improved a lot.
Under the leadership of Hei Kui, a group of bandits detoured to the rear of Zhaocheng and suffered two heavy losses in front. They really did not have the confidence to enter from there for the third time. For safety reasons, Gu Feng first sent a small team to investigate.
Tan, if the defense is really lax, he will attack immediately, and he will lead a large group of troops to rush in.
Twelve thieves, with sharp blades in their mouths, quietly sneaked into Zhaocheng under the leadership of Hei Kui.
Xiaohu and his father were also among the celebrating crowd. He couldn't help but pee in a deserted place. As soon as he lifted up his pants, he heard the sound of slight footsteps. He hid behind a hut alertly, waiting to see what happened.
"They were eating and drinking in the open space in front of the granary. Many of them were drunk!" Hei Kui pointed to the front and said, "It's less than a hundred feet away from here!"
"Haha, great!" The leader said with a sinister smile: "This time I will definitely catch them off guard. Hei Kui, please go back and inform the boss immediately, tell him it's time to start, let's do it together!"
Xiaohu was taken aback and ran back to report the news.
But after he came back, he told several people in succession, but they didn't believe him, thinking that the child was naughty and lying. Xiaohu was so anxious that he almost cried, so he had to go find Ji Jie.
After hearing this, Ji Jie picked up the weapon and went straight to the place where the robbers appeared without saying a word. Ji Jian subconsciously pulled out his sword and followed him. When everyone saw this, they suddenly sobered up from their drunkenness and began to look for their own weapons.
Ji Jie met the dozen or so people who were moving forward on the way, and without saying a word, he stabbed the man in front with his spear to the point of death. Before they could react, Ji Jie struck a blow.
He shouted and jumped into the crowd, attacking them with two bronze swords like chopping melons and vegetables.
Gu Feng, who was not far away, thought that his men were sent to take action in advance. He thought that these guys were really impatient, so he waved his hand and rushed over with the remaining men.
More than a dozen people were quickly killed by Ji Jie, Ji Jian and the guards who came from behind. At this time, the sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. Ji Jie said in a deep voice: "Everyone, spread out quickly. Don't get together."
Son, start a street fight with him and be careful to hide yourself!"
The first thing the bandits did when they rushed into Zhaocheng was to set fire to it. In the daytime battle, they mainly suffered from the unfamiliar terrain and their unpredictable killing moves. Burning the house was the best choice, as the people hiding inside would have no way of hiding.
However, the power of the cold arrow was not greatly affected, and within a short time, more than a dozen robbers fell from their horses.
If it weren't for the red-eyed Cai He beside him, Gu Feng would have given up again. As soon as he rushed in, he felt something was wrong. Logically speaking, the dozen people sent earlier should have made a mess here, but it was still the same here.
Well organized and counterattacking so calmly.
"Ji Jie, accept your fate!" Cai He's sharp eyes saw Ji Jie standing behind a few houses directing the battle. Without thinking, he clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and the horse left the string and crossed a fire.
, he wielded his double ax to kill the general.
"Fire arrows!" Ji Jian shouted, and several powerful crossbows shot out at the same time. Cai He dodged three crossbow arrows with his body, and shot down two with a wave of his right hand. His speed did not slow down at all, and he continued to charge.
Ji Jie raised the spear in his hand, took a step forward, and threw the spear as a javelin. At this time, he was only a dozen meters away from Cai He. Cai He successfully dodged the crossbow arrows and just adjusted his position.
He was in good shape and could not make another dodge action. When he saw the spear coming from him, it was already too late. The next second, the spear penetrated his left breastplate and body.
"Ji Jie, you..." Cai He fell down before he could finish his words.
Ji Jie took a long sword from Ji Jian and shouted: "Defend your family and country, kill me!"
Not only the guards, but farmers also joined in with sickles, hoes and stolen weapons. The bandits were surrounded, and a living life died almost every second.
However, the peasants were not soldiers after all. Their combat effectiveness was too weak, and the death and injury rate skyrocketed. Seeing this situation, Ji Jie immediately ordered the guards to step forward and the peasants to retreat. Such casualties were meaningless.
There were fewer and fewer people around Gu Feng, until only he and Hei Kui were left. The scene at this time was difficult to escape even with wings.
Ji Jie stopped the people who were about to rush to chop the two of them into pieces, and said: "Gu Feng, a few days ago I saved your life, but you didn't want to repay but you brought people to harass me again and again.
Zhaocheng, where is your conscience?
Gu Feng smiled bitterly and said: "Now that the matter is over, what's the use of talking about this? Gu Feng has been defeated by Zhao Wenjun four times and is convinced!"
After saying that, Gu Feng threw away his weapon and took the initiative to dismount.
"You are still a man, just finish it yourself!" Ji Jie said coldly.
Hei Kui quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed as if pounding garlic, and kept saying: "Please spare me, I am obsessed with evil spirits, please forgive me Lord Zhaowen!"
"Your account will be settled later!" Ji Jie shouted coldly: "As a member of Zhaocheng, I actually colluded with the bandits and led them. I cut you into thousands of pieces and I can't forgive you! Do you know why I did what I did three years ago?
Is the decision to disband the guard just because there is a person like you who wants to become a tyrant in your heart? How can Zhaocheng tolerate you?"
Gu Feng looked down at Hei Kui who was lying on the ground, looked up at Cai He's body, gave a helpless smile, pulled out his dagger and stabbed it into his left chest.
Gu Feng died. Ji Jian pointed at Hei Kui who was so frightened that he peed his pants and asked, "How should he deal with it?"
"Broken into pieces!"
After saying these four words, Ji Jie turned around and walked towards Zhaowenjun's mansion. The angry people rushed up and chopped Heikui into a pulp with their sharp knives before they stopped.
After a while, Ji Jian reported the casualty data. Twenty-seven guardsmen were lost in this battle, 19 were seriously injured, and more than 30 were slightly injured. 48 farmers were killed, more than 30 were seriously injured, and 70 were slightly injured.
The remaining people.
A total of 63 bandit heads were captured. The death ratio between the enemy and ourselves was almost one to one. This did not include the more than 60 people who were seriously injured and the more than 100 people who were lightly injured. What a tragic victory! Especially for the newly formed guard.
One-third were killed in the battle, one-quarter were seriously injured, and everyone else was injured, including the captain Ji Jian.
The only gratifying thing is that the Black Arrow Gang was completely wiped out this time and the threat to Zhaocheng was eliminated.
"How's the injury on your arm?" Ji Jie asked with concern.
Ji Jian raised his bandaged left arm and said with a smile: "It's just a flesh wound, it'll be fine in a few days! Mr. Zhaowen, as the captain, I have almost become a bare commander. I don't know how long it will take for the lightly or seriously injured to recover from their injuries.
Most of the seriously wounded are disabled and will not be able to fight again even if they recover!"
Ji Jie was heartbroken and said: "The deceased will be given the highest pension to his family; the injured will be given the best medicine and the best food will be provided during their recovery. They are all our heroes in Zhaocheng!"
"Okay, I'll do it!" Ji Jian asked before leaving: "Should we re-recruit members of the Guard? I think this matter is imminent. Who knows if anyone else will come to avenge Gu Feng and others!"
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. As long as you are a child of Zhaocheng and are willing to join the army, you will be allowed to join the army!" Ji Jie finally said: "Of course, you have to carefully select, and you can't just lump in the young and strong.
If we recruit them all, who will grow food for us?"
Ji Jian nodded and said, "I understand what your Majesty means!"
Ji Jie never thought that he would have to go through so many things just after he came back from Ghost Valley. Thinking about it, the most important thing is to improve his strength quickly. He put the magic formula of "Chi You Spear" on his body and started to work hard from tomorrow.
Practice, and when you are successful, sneak to Han, Zhao, and Wei to snatch back the remaining three tripods.