On the tenth day of August, with the autumn breeze blowing and the sun shining brightly, the streets of Yingtao City were deserted. Tens of thousands of people gathered on both sides of the south avenue of the city to welcome Wenyuan's army back to the city.
The people spontaneously held wine, meat, fruits and vegetables in their hands, waiting eagerly, and their gratitude was beyond words. Over the years, Black Mountain bandits have repeatedly invaded the country. Although Jizhou is rich in resources and people, the people have also suffered greatly after being plundered many times. It is rare that this year
, the new prefect Zhang Liao, General Zhang, severely attacked the Black Mountain bandits. Only one county was robbed, and the rest of the counties were safe and had a good harvest!
Therefore, the people were sincerely grateful to this young governor who had just taken over less than three months ago. They were just waiting for Wenyuan's army to arrive, and then they would step forward and send melons, fruits and wine to reward the victorious soldiers back to the city.
The officials and people of Yingtao braved the bright autumn sun until the afternoon, and saw hundreds of cavalry rushing towards the end of the line of sight to the south, followed by infantry and chariots. The formations were neat and clearly separated.
The brigade moved from far to near, waves of cheers came from the people, and some even beat gongs and drums excitedly. The people rushed forward and rushed to give the food and wine in their hands to these officers and soldiers who were defending their homeland.
Wen Yuan rode a horse and walked in the team. Seeing the enthusiasm of the people, he was moved and deliberately slowed down the team. This was not to covet the people's meat and wine, but to let the soldiers fully experience the strong family affection.
Sure enough, receiving such support from the people, the soldiers were moved, and a huge sense of responsibility filled their chests. Even the Montenegrin soldiers who had just surrendered were also deeply touched, and they held their heads high and their chests high.
Wen Yuan was sitting on the horse, surrounded by the people's sincere admiration and praise. They pointed at the general on the horse and recited the heroic deeds of each general. When they saw Wen Yuan, they all kowtowed.
, or looked at the captured baggage behind the army and let out bursts of exclamations.
Seeing everything in front of him, Wen Yuan felt extremely satisfied. Isn't this the meaning of his own survival in this world? Looking at other generals, Wang Li was also laughing non-stop with his mouth wide open, and he was also smiling with his jaw open.
Just like a flower, only Jiao Chu didn't get involved in the battle because he was guarding Nanhe, and he looked unhappy.
The army arrived at the foot of Yitao City and formed a neat formation, while the carts escorted by tens of thousands of old and weak men were sent into Yitao's treasury under the guidance of Yitao officials. This time Heishan invaded, Lieren City was broken, and the food, grass and goods were
After everything was robbed, and nearly 20,000 people moved to Yiyang City, in order to ensure that they had no worries about food and clothing, Wenyuan allocated most of the seized money to these suffering people. The people in the two counties regained the money and food that had been robbed, and they burst into tears of gratitude and spontaneously
He built a shrine for Wenyuan and worshiped it every day.
After the army and horse baggage were loaded, the atmosphere became solemn. Thousands of sergeants were seen wearing white flags and white flags. They were all dressed in plain clothes and had white scarves wrapped around their heads. Each of them had a heavy expression and held a small jar in his hand, which was plugged with a cloth and stuck on the outside.
A piece of paper with a name written on it!
Among the thousands of troops, there was another private person carrying a wooden statue. The wooden statue was dressed in military uniform, with its arms spread out, as if to hold its loved ones in its arms. The wooden statue had a resolute face and a kind smile on the corner of its mouth. It was Wen Yuan.
Wooden statues of Mr. and Mrs. Wu carefully carved by skillful craftsmen!
In front of the wooden statue, Murong Ping personally held a large flag and wrote the eight characters "Spirit of the fallen soldiers of Julu"!
It turned out that the victory letter from Zhang Jia mentioned that the bodies of the fallen soldiers should be sent back to Xiaquyang for burial. Wenyuan immediately revised this decision clearly. In the nearly two months of the war with Heishan, thousands of soldiers from Julu County died on the battlefield. If we could not give them
Wen Yuan's heart cannot be at peace with the hero-like respect!
Wen Yuan immediately ordered people to go to Xiaquyang to pass the order, and asked Zhang Nan to supervise the construction of a cemetery in the south of Xiaquyang City, preparing to bury Wu and his wife and other thousands of soldiers who died in the battle. A large monument was erected in front of the cemetery with three characters: Tomb of Heroes! By a famous scholar from Hebei
, personally written by Liu Hui, the captain of Diannong!
Because the weather was hot and the corpses would soon rot, Wen Yuan asked Zhang Jiao to incinerate the corpses of more than a thousand people into ashes and return to Ying Tao with the army. Wen Yuan believed that heroes should accept the grief and respect of the people! For
Protect the people and die in battle! Die a worthy death!
The people of Yingtao were joyful just now. When they saw this formation, there was a sudden silence, and then a desolate horn sounded, and the people along the road knelt down and howled and cried bitterly!
Suddenly, tens of thousands of people in Yingtao shed tears, and the cries shook the heaven and the earth. Countless people came forward to see the remains of Mr. and Mrs. Wu. Seeing this scene, Sergeant Julu also burst into tears, his throat was blocked, and he just held his hands tightly.
With the weapon in hand, he raised his proud head and stood upright!
Wen Yuan also had a stiff throat and tears in his eyes, but he was very happy in his heart. He clenched his fists and said secretly: "Falled soldiers! Have you heard the people calling you? This is what you deserve! Please go with peace of mind.
Maybe you will no longer be able to eat meat in the future, but after death, I will make you extremely miserable! I swear! In my name, Zhang Wenyuan!"
It was not until dusk that the triumphal ceremony in front of the city gate ended. Wen Yuan sent an order to hold a banquet to reward the entire army! Civil and military officials were summoned to have a banquet at the prefect's mansion.
At the banquet, everyone toasted to celebrate. When the wine was in full swing, Wen Yuan raised his glass and said, "Although our army won a great victory in this battle with the Black Mountain bandits, I hope you will not be arrogant because of the victory. In this troubled world, it will inevitably happen in the future.
There will be more difficult tests, and the generals who participated in the battle can summarize the experiences and lessons learned from this battle for future warnings."
Everyone claimed that it was, Tian Feng looked at Wen Yuan, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.
Wang Li spoke first. The light cavalry under his command suffered the heaviest casualties in this battle. Nearly half of the 500 light cavalry were lost just after they had a certain combat capability. Now they are only responsible for patrols and are no longer enough. Fortunately, many war horses were captured in this battle. Wen Wen
Yuan has agreed to let him draw soldiers who can ride horses from the army to form a cavalry force of a thousand people:
"The size of our cavalry is still small and cannot be used as the main force. For the time being, it can only be used for flank assaults and chasing enemy soldiers. In addition, street fighting in the city is not suitable for cavalry. Many brothers lost their speed because of the narrow streets and were killed by thieves.
The soldiers surrounded and killed him."
Wen Yuan nodded, indicating that he would take note of the move. Wen Yuan had already made up his mind about the use of cavalry. He had ordered the Ying Tao Craftsman's Workshop to speed up the production of two-stone crossbows and equip them with priority for the cavalry, so that the cavalry could have mobility.
At the same time, it can engage in close combat as well as long-range attacks, making it a quick-reaction force that can fight independently.