"More than 800 cavalrymen were killed, and more than 600 were captured. The Tielin army had no casualties. How is this possible?"
"Commander, this man falsely reported the military report, and he deserves to be punished!"
The dandies immediately became furious and accused Hong Ling of sending false military reports.
Even General Fan couldn't believe it.
The strength of the party's cavalry has been deeply ingrained in their hearts.
Although the Tielin Army is the most capable of fighting in the Zhenxi Army, it cannot fight to this level no matter how good it is.
What's more, what the Tielin Army is best at is guerrillas. The most glorious battle before was only to use the terrain to ambush and kill 500 party cavalry. For this, more than 700 Tielin Army sacrificed their lives.
Even so, the battle was still reported to the court as a great victory.
Now that Qinghuai is away, it would be great if the Tielin Army can hold Qingshui Valley. They also want to kill more than 800 party cavalry and capture more than 600. What are you kidding?
How did they know that the Red Ling envoy reported only the first wave of party cavalry, and the party reinforcements that Zhong Wu killed later had not been taken into account.
Otherwise they will be even more surprised.
"Report to the commander-in-chief that General Jin has invented a new battle formation, which can restrain the cavalry..."
The red feather messenger quickly recounted the battle process.
"Digging a hole in the ground and breaking the horse's legs... is such a good idea, why didn't we think of it before?"
General Fan smacked his thigh excitedly.
All the dandy generals were dumbfounded when they heard this.
Although they are playboys, they are also people who have led soldiers. After the explanation from the Red Ling Envoy, they have understood the key points of Jin Feng's victory.
The greatest advantage of the cavalry is their horses. As long as you dig a few holes in the ground, you can easily overcome this greatest advantage and make the cavalry stop.
Then, taking advantage of the terrain of the canyon to form a shield formation and spear formation, it can indeed counterattack the cavalry.
"Oh, why didn't I think of such a simple method?"
After all the dandies realized this, they were also very upset.
Many inventions in history are like this. For thousands of years, countless people have opened the lid of a teapot after seeing water boiling. Why was it only Watt who used this principle to start the steam age?
This victory at Qingshui Valley can be said to be the biggest victory that Dakang and Dangxiang have been fighting for for more than ten years. It can definitely be recorded in history.
The rewards from the imperial court will never be less.
Don't these dandies come to the battlefield just for meritorious deeds at the risk of being captured by the party members?
If I had thought of this method earlier, wouldn't it be my own chance to receive a reward and become famous in the annals of history?
While the other dudes were still regretting it, Zhang Qiwei, the leader of the Dening Army, rolled his eyes, turned around and asked General Fan for help:
"Commander, the last general is willing to lead the Dening Army to Qingshui Valley to reinforce the Tielin Army!"
What happened has already happened, and there is no point in regretting it. The greatest contribution is destined to be attributed to the Tielin Army. Now if we take people there, we might be able to get some soup to drink.
If you can learn the new formations of the Tielin Army, wouldn't you be able to make great contributions next time you fight the Dangxiang people?
General Fan saw through Zhang Qiwei's mischievous feelings at a glance and couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Qiwei is not good at fighting, but he learned 100% from the elders in his family when it comes to intrigues.
When in danger, stand back and take advantage and run faster than anyone else.
He originally competed with He Mingqin for the command of the Tielin Army. After his failure, he sent people to spread rumors and persuaded He Mingqin to lead the Tielin Army to garrison the most dangerous Qingshui Valley.
He Mingqin was indeed fooled and volunteered to go to Qingshui Valley.
If Qinghuai hadn't rushed back in time, the title of Tielin Army might have been lost.
"Zhang Qiwei, you are too shameless. The Tielin Army has finished the battle. Are you going to bring reinforcements?"
A dandy general who usually did not deal with Zhang Qiwei mocked: "Why are you going to reinforce now? Reinforce thousands of mouths to feed?"
"General Liu's words are wrong. After all, the Tielin Army only has more than 4,000 men. They still have to fight and guard the prisoners. How can they take care of it?"
Zhang Qiwei, however, was not annoyed and said with a smile: "Although my younger brother's Dening Army is in dire straits, there is still no problem in helping my brothers in the Tielin Army to guard the prisoners and transport supplies."
"Who doesn't know that your Denin army is the richest, and its weapons and armor are all new, so how dare you say that your axes are broken?"
The dude surnamed Liu sneered and said: "I think you just want to go to Qingshui Valley to gain military glory, and maybe you also want to win the party's war horse."
"General Liu, don't use your villain's heart to judge my gentleman's heart."
Zhang Qiwei's little thoughts were revealed on the spot, and he felt a little embarrassed on his face. He simply ignored these dandy generals, turned to General Fan, and asked for orders again.
General Fan did not agree or refuse, but tapped his fingers on the table and closed his eyes to think.
Zhang Qiwei's words also reminded him that the Tielin Army had limited manpower and it was already very hard to defend Qingshui Valley. If more manpower was allocated to guard the prisoners, the strength might not be enough.
After pondering for a moment, General Fan nodded slightly: "Zhang Qiwei, you immediately take three thousand people to Qingshui Valley to help the Tielin Army guard the prisoners. There must be no mistakes."
"yes!"
Zhang Qiwei originally wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect General Fan to actually agree to let him go to Qingshui Valley.
Why not get the same credit for nothing?
He immediately knelt down on one knee and accepted the military order.
Soon, Zhang Qiwei led three thousand Dening troops out of Weizhou City.
Twenty miles is not very far, and we arrived at Qingshui Valley in the middle of the afternoon.
Jin Feng was having a headache about how to arrange these prisoners of war. When he heard that the Dening Army was coming, he immediately took people to the gate of the camp to greet them.
Zhong Wu ran a few steps to catch up with Jin Feng and whispered: "General, you have to be careful about Zhang Qiwei."
"How do you say that?" Jin Feng asked.
"The Marquis said that this man is a smiling tiger. On the surface he seems to smile at everyone, but in fact he has a very deep mind." Zhong Wu replied.
"Your Marquis is right, this guy came to Qingshui Valley just to gain military glory or steal an army."
Old Man Zhao continued Zhong Wu's words and reminded him: "If he asks for help in garrisoning, the general must not agree."
"I understand." Jin Feng nodded, keeping what Zhong Wu and Old Man Zhao said in mind.
In order to leave a good impression on Jin Feng, Zhang Qiwei put away his domineering and playboy temperament and led his men to wait obediently at the door of the Tielin Army barracks.
Seeing Jin Feng coming, he came to meet him from afar: "Is this Mr. Jin? I have admired him for a long time!"
Not wanting to hit the smiling man, Jin Feng also smiled and cupped his hand: "General Zhang, thank you for your hard work."
"Yes, I have always admired the brothers from the Tielin Army very much. It is also an honor for me to fight side by side with the brothers from the Tielin Army this time."
Zhang Qiwei said: "Our Dening Army is here to assist the Tielin Army in garrison this time. Mr. Jin, you are welcome. Just tell us which section our Dening Army needs to be stationed in."
Jin Feng couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Old Man Zhao.
Ginger is still old and hot. The old guy was right. Zhang Qiwei really came here to gain military glory.