Chapter 34: Feishui is thinking about Anshi, and Jingyang is looking at Ziyi in the distance (3)
Smoke and dust were flying in the wilderness, and swords and guns were intertwined.
Yu Oritsugu fought hard with 600 cavalrymen. The enemy cavalry who blocked them were only 500 men, and they were not elite. It could even be seen at a glance that they were infantry, but they blocked him in the end.
Seeing Lu Huaizhong and his battalion of 500 soldiers pressing forward, followed by two whole battalions of infantry, Zhu Shuzong in the rear had also ordered the knights to mount their horses and prepare to attack. Oritsugu Yu was upset and would be stuck with the enemy.
Throwing away the horseshoe in his ribs, he pulled out the iron mallet, and with all his might, he vented his anger fiercely as if he was in a deserted place among the thieves and cavalry.
"General, Vice General Cai has taken over over there." Chen Cheng pointed to his left wing and said.
"Cai Songyang has one battalion of combat soldiers and one battalion of auxiliary troops. The bandit army is no more than a thousand and a half. If they cannot withstand it for even a moment, they should kill themselves after the war." At this time, the high platform where Shao Shude and Chen Cheng were was followed by the Chinese army.
They moved forward a lot, and the trapped camp charged and fought fiercely. The rebel army's position was somewhat untenable. As long as our left wing could withstand it, the battle was basically won.
The trapped camp could no longer move forward at this moment. Only less than a hundred of the 300 infantrymen led by Guo Qi survived, and finally collapsed to the rear for containment. Li Tangbin's 700 infantrymen were still fighting hard at this moment, forcing the enemy to stand in front of them.
Unable to stand still, the enemy general waved the flag repeatedly and sent two formations forward, intending to flank Li Tangbin's troops. However, their movements were a little slow, and their formation was a bit scattered when they advanced. It happened that Lu Huaizhong's 500 soldiers arrived and were captured.
As soon as it rushed, it immediately became chaotic.
The Tielin and Yifang cavalry led by Zhu Shuzong, with a force of 1,200, quickly defeated a group of 4 to 500 enemy cavalry, and then circled to the left of the enemy's army, taking advantage of the opportunity when they were disrupted by Lu Huaizhong's troops.
It surged up like a flood and killed all the enemy soldiers.
"Military envoy, the army of thieves is in chaos. There are two battalions of infantry behind Lu Du Yuhou. If we press forward now, we will win!" Chen Cheng flushed with excitement. He watched the battle of more than 10,000 people on the spot. It was his own side.
How can you not be excited about a big victory?
"The rebel army is still a little bit behind. In the battle of Tongzhou in the past, when Zhu and Wen charged forward, if Yi Zhao didn't escape, he would definitely not be able to charge. This time it was our army who charged, but the rebel army couldn't even resist for half an hour.
Come on, I'm looking down on them." Shao Shude sneered and said, "God knows why Li Xiaochang couldn't beat Li Xiang."
"The Yifang Army has not fought for many years. It has fallen arrogant soldiers and lacks warriors. It is not normal to fight in formations." Chen Cheng said: "In the battle of Zhaojue Temple in the past, Shi Chaoyi's hundreds of thousands of people lined up and fought to the death. The officers and soldiers fought to the death.
During the attack, the soldiers met each other in close combat, killing many of them, but the bandit formation did not move. Yu Chao En ordered the five hundred men to dismount, and fired their bows and crossbows. Many thieves were hit and died, but the formation remained the same as before. The bandit formation was so tenacious that the officers and soldiers hesitated.
Ma Lin said, "The situation is urgent," so he advanced with the support of the flag. He rode out alone, grabbed two cards from the thieves, and rushed into the crowd, invincible on both sides. The army took advantage of this and entered. Chaoyi was defeated and 16,000 people were beheaded.
, captured 4,600 people alive and surrendered 32,000 of them. The military envoys, Guo, Li, and Lu, were all brave enough to break into the enemy's formation, charge and gallop. If the enemy army is tenacious, then that's all.
The warriors were beheaded by General Guo yesterday, and several more were beheaded today when they left the camp. The army was deprived of energy and could no longer fight."
"What Judge Chen said is true. What a divine man Taiwei Ma is. He can't do it if he goes straight into the bandit formation and clashes between left and right." Shao Shude said with a smile.
"The military envoy is a good general, and all the generals are willing to die. General Guo is such a brave man, and Xichuan Jiejun cannot use him. All the heroes in Guanzhong, including General Guo, will not surrender to any of them. They only come to surrender to the military envoy. Why are you here?" Chen Cheng said solemnly.
: "The military envoy is good at mobilizing the army, winning consecutive battles, and has the style of an ancient famous general. His reputation is spread all over the world, almost surpassing that of Huainan Gaogong, so heroes like General Guo come to join him. Chen was also impressed by the general's mellow style.
I am willing to devote my whole life until death."
"Haha!" Shao Shude laughed. Normally, he would not like such flattery, but Chen Cheng chose this time to say it, and he would just laugh it off and not blame it.
Just as the two were talking, Qi Meng retreated suddenly in the bandit formation in the distance. Shao Shude was refreshed and quickly summoned Wei Boqiu, but before he could give the order, the Tielin Army soldiers who were fighting in the front started shouting
Shouting "Li Xiang ran away!"
"Okay! My mind is spinning fast enough!" Shao Shude slammed on the railing, his palms were red, but he didn't even realize it.
The thieves then collapsed.
The cavalry galloped and the horses surged. After Li Xiang retreated in embarrassment, the 1,500 people on the right wing who had the furthest charge were dumbfounded. They were fighting fiercely with Cai Songyang's tribe, but their general ran away. What should I do?
"It's down! It's down!"
"Stop fighting, surrender!"
"I'm willing to surrender, please show mercy!"
More than a thousand troops from the nest threw away their equipment and knelt all over the ground. The most amazing thing was that they still generally maintained their formation.
After the thieves' central army was defeated, the Tielin Army took advantage of the situation to cover up the massacre, beheading 2,400 people and capturing more than 2,000 people. In the end, Li Xiang only fled back to the camp with more than a thousand soldiers. There were still more than 10,000 soldiers in the camp.
However, I have no courage and dare not fight anymore.
Tielin's army made a move to attack the bandit camp, but the bandits fired arrows and did not dare to fight, so they withdrew.
In the afternoon, the army returned to Gaoling with more than 3,000 prisoners.
Shao Shude was riding a tall horse and saw Li Xiaochang standing by the road with a humble expression and a slight tilt of his chest. He turned over and dismounted, took Li Xiaochang's hand and said: "Li Shuai is raiding the formation today. I can attack the thieves with confidence and finally capture the enemy."
This victory."
Li Xiaochang said: "I have seen the bravery of the Tielin Army today. Of all the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, the general is the only one who sincerely attacks the thieves. Li admires him very much."
"Li Shuai fought hard with the thieves for several days and has achieved great results. We will fight against the thieves together in the future."
Li Xiaochang forced a smile. He really didn't want to fight Chao Jun and was already thinking of running away and returning to Yifang.
"Li Yanling!" Shao Shude shouted directly after returning to the military camp.
"The general is here." Lao Li jumped out with a shy belly.
"Call Guo Jun and come with me to comfort the wounded soldiers."
"The general will obey his orders."
In today's battle, the Tielin Army killed more than 500 people and injured 700. In fact, it was not a lot, because they were on the offensive.
Those who suffered the most casualties were those trapped in the camp, and they were mainly the injured soldiers placed in civilian houses at this time. Shao Shude visited dozens of civilian houses and stayed in each house for a short while.
"Guo Qi, you will prepare a list later. Those who are unable to return to the army after recovering from injuries will be uniformly registered and sent back to Suizhou. The military farms will first provide food and money to support them. After the land reclamation increases next year, priority will be given to them, and the money will be distributed.
No need. Ask Song Biejia about the land rent, and the overall reduction will be 10%, so that those farmers can give priority to planting their land." Shao Shude carefully warned: "Our army suffered very few casualties in the previous two battles, but there should be some.
He is still being raised in Fuping. This matter has been taken care of together."
"As for the war dead, come with me!" Shao Shude went straight to the baggage camp outside the city where corpses were being buried, pointed at a corpse being buried and asked, "Who is this?"
"Senior Lu Fu fell into the camp," someone replied.
"Does Lu Fu have a family?"
"No more. The whole family from Yanzhou is dead, and he is the only one left. He also died today."
"Guo Fu, find some children in the counties in Guanzhong and ask their families if they are willing to adopt others and exchange them with food. Lu Fu will also have an adopted son who can divide the fields. In the future, the sacrifices will continue to make incense. His adopted son can receive food every month.
I was given a hug of dendrobium and was given direct leadership for ten years. Guo Kongmu, the official, recorded everything." Shao Shude said.
For a soldier killed in battle, his family can receive 12 hu of millet a year. For 500 dead, that is 6,000 hu of millet a year. This burden is neither big nor small, but it is necessary. Other feudal towns have discounted it, or they have not paid it at all.
No, that's their business. Shao followed this standard.
Soldiers without family members used to die in vain, but this is not the case here. They will also have adopted children, and they can also enjoy incense and offerings in the future, so that they will not live in desolation under the Nine Springs.
"The rest of the death and injury compensation will still be based on the old rules." Shao Shude said.
"As ordered." Guo Fu replied.
After returning to the camp, Shao Shude called for Li Yanling again and said: "Deputy Envoy Li, I have something that needs to be handled by you. It is not convenient for me to come forward."
"What's the matter?"
"Go to Li Shuai of Yifang to borrow 30,000 hu of grain and send it to Suizhou. The state is in trouble. Although the river has been opened to irrigate the fields this year, if you want to make a profit, you have to wait until next year's autumn harvest. These 30,000 hu of grain can be used
Come to pay pensions to the sergeants, and also make up for the cost gap in the state." Shao Shude said: "I think Li Shuai has no desire to fight, and the soldiers in Yifang don't want to fight to the death, and everyone has the intention to return to the town. Now he has not left.
It's just that you are afraid of being held accountable by the court. Tell Li Shuai that if you are willing to borrow food, I will help him persuade Marshal Zhuge to withdraw his troops and return to Yifang, and he will agree."
"Li Xiaochang doesn't want to fight now?" Li Yanling was a little surprised.
"The defeated general with four thousand remnant troops has lost his courage. It is useless to force him to stay. He might even harm our army on the battlefield." Shao Shude said: "Hurry up and get this done."
"As ordered." Li Yanling left immediately.
Thirty thousand hu of grain will be left after the pension is paid. Many prisoners were captured this time. If we send people back to Suizhou, more than 10,000 hu of rations will be consumed in one year. If there is any left
, just save it for emergencies next year.
If possible, could you ask General Pei to borrow something more? Oh, I'm really sorry. Let's talk about it later.
The expenses in Suizhou will be very tight this year and next, so we have to endure the hardship. After the autumn harvest next year, we can take a breather. But we still can't relax, because Shao Shude still wants to continue to transport Guanzhong refugees to Suizhou and enrich his household registration.
We must not relax even for a moment when we deeply consolidate the fundamentals!