Chapter 18: The strong wind and the sound of bows and horns, the general hunts Weicheng (3)
"Boom!" The feather arrow flew out and shot an enemy knight who was just trying to escape to the ground.
The man was not dead for a moment and was rolling around on the ground, but was quickly run over by several riders, screaming in agony.
Zhu Shuzong put down his riding bow, pulled out the saddle from under the horse's belly, accelerated up, and swept an enemy rider off the horse with one sweep.
This is the battlefield for men! His heart was full of excitement.
Behind him, more cavalry were led by Yu Oritsugu, slowly cutting through the enemy's fleeing infantry. If any enemy general wanted to gather the defeated troops into formation, he would immediately attack them and defeat them in an instant.
scattered.
The Linzhou disciples he brought were also quite experienced. They did not push too hard and always gave the enemy the illusion that they could successfully escape. They just used riding bows, horse spears, and horizontal knives to easily harvest the slowest enemy.
After harvesting the lives of the soldiers, they continue to move forward to harvest the next wave. Just like herdsmen herding sheep, they take their time, but the damage is staggering.
When Li Tangbin was escaping, he looked back and almost shed tears. The soldiers who had been following him for three years were being driven everywhere like sheep.
Even if you escape today, how much can you collect? Three hundred? Five hundred? How can you gain a foothold under Zhang Youyi's account?
Li Tangbin was dizzy and depressed. Suddenly, he was hit by a horse stick and received a hard blow on his back. He rolled off his horse on the spot.
"Capture this thief general, and the military envoy promised to reward him with a hundred pieces of silk." Several cavalrymen rushed over and surrounded Li Tangbin.
The pursuit on the battlefield was far from over. The soldiers of the Chao army were running. Some of them had no strength, so they abandoned their weapons and shouted that they were willing to surrender. Some of them stripped off their armor and threw away their weapons to escape more easily.
No one stopped the pursuers, no one sheltered the defeated troops. The Chao army was defeated much more miserably than ordinary rout battles. There were more than 1,500 casualties, and more than 90% of them were killed by the Tielin army from behind during the rout.
More than 2,000 people surrendered. At this moment, they were being received and guarded by the infantry of the Iron Forest Army who were rushing over in column formation.
Only a few thousand people managed to escape, half of them were cavalry. However, Li Tangbin and the remaining two were more unlucky and were captured separately by Zhejiyu and Zhu Shuzong.
Not to mention the baggage of the Chao army. The draft animals, grain and grass, goods and equipment all became the possessions of the Tielin army, and they could take whatever they wanted.
Three to four thousand people were killed, injured, and captured, and the enemy generals were still captured alive. This battle was truly brilliant!
"What mistake did Li Tangbin make today?" The war had just ended. Shao Shude directly grabbed the generals who came to congratulate him and summed up his experience while the iron was hot.
"Underestimating the enemy." Guan Kaiyun replied: "I thought our army was too small to fight, so we pressed forward at will in an attempt to defeat it."
"The wind and snow were light at first, but we should have guessed that the wind and snow would intensify. We were originally going to intercept the Hedong Army, but we were greedy for merit and decided to attack us on the spur of the moment."
The army will be defeated."
"The one with more temples will win, and the one with fewer temples will not win." Lu Huaizhong held it in for a long time and said, "Military envoy, I only know so much."
"I would also like to add something." Shao Shude said: "Uncle Zong, when we were in Yangqu in the past, you once said, 'The thieves are tired of plundering, and they are also afraid. If they return quickly, if the troops are not with them, I will attack them.'
Today, the thieves are so full of plunder that they are reluctant to part with their wealth. They have piled up the carts and pack horses, so they are marching with a lot of equipment. They are not strong enough, their minds are hesitant, and their fighting spirit is not firm. How can they not be defeated in a battle with our army?"
"General Mingjian." Zhu Shuzong replied with a smile.
"It should be the general's strategizing and decisive command. The Tielin Army's morale is high and they fought hard to achieve this great victory." Chen Cheng also rushed over and congratulated.
All the generals laughed when they heard this.
"Okay. Judge Chen, I will record this battle in "Shu De's New Book", and everyone's comments will also be included. I will study it frequently in the future and don't make these mistakes." Shao Shude also smiled and said: "Let's go and see what we have seized.
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More than 17,000 hu of military rations, more than 1,500 carts, more than 2,300 draft animals, more than 10,000 copper coins and more than 3,000 bolts of silk. This is probably the biggest harvest of this battle. Among the equipment
Regardless of category, all is collected into the treasury as a reserve.
Li Yanling's supply camp should be expanded again, otherwise he might not be able to get rid of all these things.
However, Shao Shude was not very happy with these surrendered troops and was hesitant about how to use them.
Today's Tielin Army should be relatively "pure" compared to other groups. When they first arrived in Jinyang, they drove away a group of thornheads. When they left Jinyang, they left with another seven or eight hundred people, including
Quite a few of them are also thorns in the side. In the current Tielin Army, there are really very few people who like to incite sergeants. As soon as you show up, Shao Shude will secretly make a note that next time there is a battle, you will be sent to the front row, and you will not survive if you keep it.
There were more than 2,000 captured Chao troops, and they were so habitual that he really didn't dare to use them!
"Bring Li Tangbin and Shang Cun up!" Shao Shude ordered after returning to the city.
Li and Shang were kidnapped and sent over.
Shao Shude took a closer look. Li Tangbin was tall and tall, with a fierce look on his face. He looked straight at Shao Shude, as if he wanted to get a good look at the culprit who caused his tragic defeat today. Shang Cun looked frightened and his legs were unconscious.
The ground trembled.
"General Shang controls the world and kills people like nothing, but he is also afraid of death?" Shao Shude asked with a smile.
"General, please forgive Shang. I will give you gold and silk as a gift."
"I heard that General Shang is a member of the Shangrang clan, is that true?"
"yes……"
"General Li, I will give you a chance to survive."
Li Tangbin suddenly raised his head, as if he didn't believe it.
"I'll send you two outside later. I'll give you a knife. In front of all the surrendering soldiers, cut off the remaining head and show it to someone, and I will spare your life." Shao Shude said calmly.
Li Tangbin subconsciously glanced at Shang Cun, who was struggling on the ground in shock, crying: "General, Shang is willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender."
"Pull out!" Shao Shude waved his hand and said.
The soldiers quickly dragged the two men out.
After a moment, Li Tangbin came in holding the surviving head with a complicated expression, knelt down and said, "Here is the surviving head."
The surrounding Shao soldiers were filled with contempt, and Li Tangbin was even more ashamed.
"General Li, is he willing to surrender?" Shao Shude asked.
"I wish to surrender." Li Tangbin said in a trembling voice. After killing the Shangrang tribe, can he still go back?
"You will pick five hundred troops to surrender later. You will still be under your command, so call the enemy camp." Shao Shude said: "From now on, I will serve my general and the imperial court well."
"As commanded."
After handling this matter, Shao Shude rushed to the county government office.
"Shu De, today's battle is won beautifully!" Zhuge Shuang was chatting with his staff when he saw Shao Shude coming in and said with a smile.
"The thieves will be strong, but the thieves' army is not strong in fighting spirit, so they should be defeated." Shao Shude said: "Today's battle is really due to the power of the general, and the thieves' army is all frightened."
Zhuge Shuang laughed loudly, and his staff also laughed a few times.
"If all Chao's troops were of this generation, this battle would not be difficult to fight." Zhuge Shuang walked to the door of the lobby with his hands behind his back, looking at the heavy snow falling outside, and said: "In this cold winter month, the thieves are tired and tired, so they won't be able to fight."
Have the troops been sent out?"
"Commander, the bandit army wants to attack Fengxiang." Shao Shude reminded.
"They're a bunch of bastards." Zhuge Shuang laughed and said, "But that's right. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to still have some energy, you can still fight. After another year and a half, I'm afraid they will become sluggish and unbearable.
Let’s fight again.”
"What the commander said is true." Shao Shude said: "The last general surrendered the traitor general Li Tangbin today. According to him, the traitor army is traveling in all directions. Each of the envoys has 10,000 or 20,000 troops and is stationed at Guanjin, a post station on all sides of Chang'an.
There are one hundred thousand people in the city enjoying themselves day and night and doing whatever they want. This is not ambitious. In a few months, the food and grass they brought from Guandong will be exhausted, and Chang'an will no longer be able to stay."
"Shude thinks Huang Chao will be defeated?" Zhuge Shuang asked.
"Defeat!"
Zhuge Shuang nodded after hearing this, and then asked: "Our army's new victory will definitely inspire the rest of the army, but it may also attract a large group of thieves. What can we do?"
"Commander, after joining up with the Hedong Army, our army has deep trenches and high fortresses. If we don't waste the battle, it will be difficult for the thieves to win even if they want to."
"Let's first see how Fengxiang's side is doing." Zhuge Shuang sighed and said.
After leaving the county government, Shao Shude took a walk around the city with his soldiers. The people in the city had already opened the doors of their houses. A big victory for the official army was better than a big victory for the rebel army. At least this force, called the Tielin Army, would not
Killing and wounding people, not robbing women, and robbing property are out of the question, because they did it in a milder way - sending donations.
These days, this kind of army is already considered the best, don't expect more.
On the second day of February, Li Yanling rushed back to Huayuan with a large amount of food and grass, as well as more than a hundred poor men recruited locally, who later served as auxiliary soldiers in the auxiliary army camp. There were also more than 200 people recruited as auxiliary soldiers in Huayuan County.
, the reward is not much, at least it can make you feel full.
The more than 2,000 Chao troops who had been collected had basically decided on a solution. Li Tangbin selected 500 people to join the trap, and of the more than 1,000 people left, Li Yanling only chose about 300 people.
In the end, the more than a thousand people could not be killed or released. They could only be allowed to move with the army. However, their status was lower than that of auxiliary soldiers. They had no weapons and no rewards, so they were almost demoted to the status of civilian Zhuang.
Early in the morning on the third day of the lunar month, the army marched eastward, targeting Fuping.