"Whether we can capture Youzhou depends on Lin Renzhao."
A few words in one sentence caused huge waves in Zhao Kuangyin's heart.
what's the situation?
Capture Youzhou?
How to play this?
In the Battle of Huainan, Zhao Kuangyin lost once.
This time, he was facing off against the Khitan. He relied on hard power, strategy, etc., but it was secondary. He believed that the Dianqiansi was the strongest team in the world and had enough strength to defeat and tear apart all opponents.
But now that he heard that Luo Youdu was already plotting to capture Youzhou, he suddenly felt helpless.
Zhao Kuangyin suddenly felt a little bit how his old boss Zhang Yongde felt.
No wonder he is so hostile to Li Chongjin. He has been putting pressure on him all the time. Who can stand it?
Guo Rong said with a smile: "It depends on people to make things happen, and it's up to God to plan things. Even if it doesn't work, sir, don't worry too much!"
"correct!"
He remembered something and asked with concern: "I heard that you hired an imperial doctor from the army, but who was injured?"
Luo Youdu replied: "It's Shu Yuan. His life is not in danger, but there are more than a dozen wounds. You can rest assured that the imperial doctor will treat him well."
Guo Rong nodded and said: "In this battle, he traveled day and night, detoured hundreds of miles, fought bravely, and took the greatest credit. He deserves it. This man is brave and cunning. He left a deep impression on me at first. He is a talented person. It is not an ordinary person."
He doesn't respect orders and likes to be a loner, which is not a good thing, but I believe you can make good use of him."
"The Imperial Camp Division doesn't have a casual staff establishment yet, so he will be incorporated into the Royal Camp Division and serve as the commander of the casual staff."
Luo Youdu was looking for an opportunity to apply to Guo Rong to transfer Shu Yuan to the Imperial Camp Division, but he didn't expect Guo Rong to arrange it on his own. He was overjoyed and bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As the name suggests, casual soldiers are non-staff soldiers who have not been incorporated into the six armies of Tianwei Army, Shenwei Army, Longwei Army, Longxiang Army, Weisheng Army, and Xuanwei Army.
Usually as reserve soldiers of the Sixth Army, they are mainly recruits and demobilized soldiers.
The Sixth Army has a fixed number of troops, but strictly speaking there is no fixed number of casualties, and they can be more or less.
Guo Rong continued: "I now appoint you as the envoy to Youzhou. In addition to your Royal Camp Division, Han Tong's department and Han Lingkun's department are all temporarily dispatched by you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Luo Youdu was overjoyed. Han Lingkun was the commander of the horse and army of the bodyguard, and Han Tong was the commander of the infantry of the bodyguard.
The two of them are a horse commander and an infantry commander. They are the second-ranking figures in the bodyguard and military department.
In other words, in the Guards and Military Division, except for Li Chongjin, who was the only one who could not be mobilized, other soldiers could be mobilized.
Although the Imperial Camp Division and the Imperial Guard Division are temporary, they don't feel too comfortable.
Luo Youdu straightened up and glanced across Zhao Kuangyin's face. Sure enough, he saw two words: "Envy!"
Guo Rongdao: "It's getting late. I have to deal with government affairs when I go back, so I won't visit Shu Yuan. You can just send my regards."
"According to the order!"
Luo Youdu responded, and then said: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Watching Guo Rong leave, Luo Youdu immediately issued his first order as an envoy from Youzhou: "Send an order to Han Lingkun and ask him to lead all the bodyguards and cavalrymen to go north, drive directly to Youzhou City, and wait for an opportunity to seize the city. If not,
If you have the opportunity, block the four gates of Youzhou to prevent Xiao Siwen from returning to Youzhou."
We returned to the soldier's house at Waqiao Pass, which is now a wounded soldiers camp.
In this battle, Shu Yuan's 3,000 men were all wounded, and as many as 800 people were killed or seriously injured.
It's extremely tragic.
Yao Neibin's house in Waqiaoguan.
Before Luo Youdu could get close, he heard Shu Yuan's scream as if he were killing a pig.
"Ouch, it hurts..."
Walking into the room, the military doctor was rubbing the bruises on Shu Yuan's body. He applied the blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicinal wine on his thick palms and rubbed vigorously.
This general who wanted merit rather than his life was baring his teeth and letting out bursts of screams.
Luo Youdu laughed at the side and said: "I didn't expect you to know how to cry out in pain!"
When he saw Shu Yuan being carried down by the soldiers for the first time, Luo Youdu thought he was going to die.
There were bloodstains all over his body, and the scales of his armor were full of traces left by various weapons. In some places, the iron pieces were even scattered.
The doctor who accompanied the army helped him take off his armor and bloody clothes, and found that he had eleven wounds from swords and swords, all over his body, and there were many bruises and bruises on his body. Some of them were bruises caused by weapons that had not penetrated the armor, but had penetrated with force. They were serious.
He was hit with a blunt object.
The lethality of blunt weapons on the battlefield is even greater than that of swords.
Shu Yuan's face was twisted in pain, and he said: "My subordinates are also human beings, so they naturally know pain. Rubbing the wound with medicinal wine does not mean rubbing salt into the wound!"
"Be patient!" Luo Youdu said: "This is an injury caused by a blunt instrument. If the congestion is not resolved, your arm will be in danger."
He deliberately distracted Shu Yuan and asked about the battle situation.
Shu Yuan described in detail the situation in which he drove the horses to attack the enemy's formation. He endured the pain and said with a trembling voice: "I didn't expect that there were capable people in the enemy army, and they blocked my subordinates for a moment. If the opponent's commander hadn't run fast, he would have arrived earlier.
For support, my subordinates have to pay a high price. How strange is it that you have the guts to lead troops? It is better to go home and farm the land for a better future."
He kept complaining.
Xiao Siwen ran away early, which reduced the number of kills and also lost the opportunity to capture the leader of the thief. Naturally, his contribution was much smaller.
Shu Yuan was able to fight and fight, and he loved his soldiers as much as his own son, and all his soldiers were willing to fight to the death for him.
But on the battlefield, he doesn't care about casualties. As long as he has achievements, he is willing to gnaw on any difficult bones.
I don't care even if my teeth are chewed out.
Therefore, Shu Yuan is a rare expert in tough battles.
Luo Youdu said helplessly: "This is the fighting style of the grassland people. Compared with us who fight to the death at every turn. They have not had this concept since ancient times. If they can't defeat them, they will run away. If something goes wrong, they will retreat."
"The most admirable thing is that they were clearly scattered and retreating. During the retreat, they would automatically gather in one place and form a new fighting force. If we pursue too hard, we may be counterattacked, leading to defeat."
"So in their eyes, instead of fighting to the death and winning a tragic victory, it is better to retreat while preserving our strength and seek new opportunities."
"But what's interesting is that some people are not used to their style of play. Apparently Xiao Siwen has been neglectful of battle formations and has not passed on their ideas to the local generals."
When Shu Yuan heard this, he could only smile bitterly.
Luo Youdu said: "The results of this battle are very good. His Majesty has just promoted you to the commander of the Imperial Camp Division and officially transferred you to serve in the Imperial Camp Division."
Shu Yuan grinned and said, "Being able to follow the commander-in-chief is worth the injury."
Luo Youdu followed with a smile and said: "All the four thousand surrendered soldiers captured this time have been put to your command, and Yao Neibin will be your commander for the time being. There will be many tough battles to be fought in the future. You can take good care of your injuries and recover here.
Return to the team immediately."
When Shu Yuan heard that there was still a tough fight, his eyes immediately lit up.