Two hundred and thirty fifth chapter: Gao Shida dispatches troops
After daybreak, the fighting on the river bank ended. The entire camp was full of corpses. Blood slowly flowed into the long river along the mud ditch on the shoal, dyeing most of the river red. There were also many rebel soldiers.
Soldiers shuttled through the camp, finishing off the enemies who were about to die.
Standing in front of the half-burned main tent, Dou Jiande stood proudly with cold eyes. In front of him, Wang Fubao was guarding a man covered in blood. The man was none other than someone who had fought hard all night and was unfortunately captured in the end.
Yan Bing general Guo Xuan, but at this moment Guo Xuan's face was ashen, his body was covered with scars, and his right forearm was cut off in part.
Dou Jiande squinted at Guo Xuan and sneered: "How about it, Mr. Guo, after not seeing you all night, the master ended up in such a predicament, which is really unexpected." Dou Jiande certainly didn't really care about Guo Xuan when he said this.
The irony couldn't be more obvious.
After hearing Dou Jiande's words, Guo Xuan slowly raised his head, his eyes full of hatred, and wanted to stand up, but his body only shook for a moment and was pushed back by Wang Fubao behind him. But even so, Guo Xuan still
He hummed with an unwillingness on his face: "Traitor, I made a big mistake by mistaking your lies, but you just wait, as soon as Xue Shuai's army arrives, you will definitely pay with your blood."
"Xue Shuai," Dou Jiande's eyes flashed with a fanatical fighting spirit, and then he smiled and said: "You are talking about that old guy Xue Shixiong, hey, I'm waiting for him, I want to see this old guy
Is it as great as the rumors say, but it's a pity that you can't see all this," Dou Jiande said, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he made a downward gesture towards Wang Fubao.
Wang Fubao couldn't wait for a long time. He licked his lips with his tongue, smiled, and directly picked up Guo Xuan like a little chicken. He walked towards the distance. It didn't take long for him to obey.
There was a scream in the distance, and Wang Fubao, who was covered in blood, carried a head to Dou Jiande and asked Dou Jiande to review it. Dou Jiande just glanced at it and waved his hand, letting Wang Fubao take it, and then Dou Jiande
He turned to Ling Jing behind him and asked: "What was the result of our army's battle last night?"
Ling Jing took a step forward, as if he had expected that Dou Jiande would ask this question, and answered directly: "In the battle last night, there were a total of 10,000 officers and soldiers, and more than 7,000 enemies were wiped out without any prisoners, while our army suffered 6,300 casualties.
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After hearing Ling Jing finish the battle report, all the rebel generals nearby looked shocked. It was a surprise attack last night. The officers and soldiers were completely caught in the trap and were caught off guard. How could they lose so many troops and horses?
, However, Dou Jiande was not surprised at all. He seemed to think that this was a matter of course. He nodded and said: "The fierce soldiers of Yan are one of the strongest armies in the world. If it is a head-on confrontation, even if our army is ten times more than theirs."
Even if you have more than doubled, you may not be able to win. It is already very good to be able to achieve such results now,"
Ling Jing also nodded and agreed. When he just learned about the result of the victory, Ling Jing was also shocked. But when he went to inspect the battlefield with his own eyes, he found that all the Yan soldiers who died in the battle, until the moment of death,
They all maintained a state of fighting vigorously, and more than 7,000 officers and soldiers died in the battle, but no one was captured. This also proves that the fighting spirit of the Yan soldiers is fierce and well-deserved.
"Uh, by the way, General, after the Lord learned that the general had won a great victory last night, he sent someone to inform the general and asked the general to stay in Gaojibo to take charge of the overall situation." After Ling Jing reported the battle report, he seemed to remember What is it? He bowed to Dou Jiande and said.
"Uh," Dou Jiande had just heard about this matter. The grandfather in Ling Jing's mouth naturally refers to Dou Jiande's boss, Donghai Gong Gao Shida. This action is exactly what Dou Jiande and Gao Shida co-acted in a play called "Invite the King to the Urn" It was a good show and Guo Xuan was fooled. Now that the battle was won, Gao Shida handed over the command of Gaojibo to Dou Jiande. This made Dou Jiande suddenly have a very ominous premonition and immediately asked: "Why? What's going on, sir, where has he been?"
Ling Jing didn't expect Dou Jiande's reaction to be so big, but Ling Jing quickly recovered and replied: "Well, I don't know the specific situation. My father-in-law just gave this order to Song Zhengben, my subordinate." I also learned about this from Song Zhengben,"
Hearing this answer, Dou Jiande's uneasiness became more and more intense, and he immediately shouted: "Where is Song Zhengben, please call him over quickly."
Strictly speaking, Song Zhengben is different from Ling Jing and Wang Fubao. Under Gao Shida's command, Song Zhengben's status is only slightly lower than that of Dou Jiande. However, Dou Jiande's prestige in the rebel army is quite high. With this order, he , but no one dared to question it. Soon someone came to find Song Zhengben. Seeing that it was Dou Jiande who was looking for him, Song Zhengben came to Dou Jiande, bowed his hands and asked, "General Dou, what's the matter?"
In normal times, Corporal Dou Jiande would have been polite to Song Zhengben, but now Dou Jiande didn't have that patience anymore, and shouted in a loud voice: "Song Zhengben, where is the master now?"
Dou Jiande's abnormal attitude also made Song Zhengben stunned. Although he was a little dissatisfied, he immediately replied: "General, when the Lord saw that this battle was a complete victory, he planned to take advantage of the victory and defeat him in one fell swoop. The officers and soldiers entrenched in Hebei were cleared, so last night the Duke led the army to the Bohai Sea,"
"What?" Dou Jiande was shocked. The thing he was most worried about happened before. In fact, Gao Shida had proposed to completely capture all the cities in Hebei and bring Hebei completely under the control of the rebels. However, Dou Jiande He had been discouraging Gao Shida, especially when he had just defeated Gao Kaidao. Dou Jiande pointed out that Yang Yichen, the general of the imperial court who was now in charge of suppressing the Qing rebels in Hebei, was a well-known wise general in the imperial court and should not be underestimated. Although Gao Shida ostensibly agreed not to take action for the time being, Dou Jiande But it turned out that Gao Shida actually disapproved of it. Later, Yang Yichen was transferred away, but Guo Xuan came. Dou Jiande thought that Gao Shida would not think of it for a while, but he didn't expect that Gao Shida didn't even say hello. He just ran to start a war with the imperial court. Thinking of this, Dou Jiande felt anxious and shouted at Song Zhengben: "Nonsense, why don't you stop me?"
Song Zhengben was really unhappy at this time, and said with a straight face: "General Dou, please remember your identity. We are all the Duke's subordinates. We have no right to object to the Duke's decision. Besides, this In my opinion, Cigongye’s decision is also very correct. Facing Yan’s fierce troops this time, our army won a complete victory and its morale was high. On the contrary, after this battle, the morale of Hebei officers and soldiers must have dropped sharply. Then Although the imperial army in Bohai is large, it has just experienced a change of command, and the officers and soldiers are not in the same morale. This is a great opportunity. If we miss this opportunity, it will be even more difficult to capture Bohai in the future."
"Uh," Song Zhengben's words made sense. Dou Jiande was speechless for a while. He couldn't give a reason. As Song Zhengben said, the morale and morale of the officers and soldiers are now at their lowest point, and Yang Yichen's replacement The commander-in-chief is a little-known young general. Although Gao Shida is not famous for his fighting skills, he is still the overlord of one side. It stands to reason that he will never lose to a young junior. But for some reason, Dou Jiande's heart has always been Although he was jumping so hard and seemed to have a very ominous premonition, Dou Jiande couldn't help but said: "I think this is still inappropriate. I will lead the troops to the Bohai Sea to support the Lord."
"General Dou," Song Zhengben was now even more dissatisfied with Dou Jiande. Although Song Zhengben was also a traitor, he was a Confucian student after all, and he had learned the idea of loyalty to the emperor since he was a child. Dou Jiande's behavior, as a minister, This is definitely wrong. Song Zhengben frowned and said: "The Lord's order is for General Dou to stay at Gaojibo. Please also ask General Dou not to disobey the Lord's military orders for some unfounded ideas. General Dou should also understand." ,What will be the consequences of disobeying military orders?"
"You," Dou Jiande didn't expect that Song Zhengben would use military orders to pressure him, and he became angry immediately. His hand had already been put on the saber on his waist. However, at this time, Ling Jing who was on the side also immediately rushed forward and stretched out his hand. Blocking Dou Jiande's arm, he hurriedly said to Dou Jiande: "General, please calm down. Mr. Song is only responsible for his duties. General, since the Lord has an order, it is better for the general to stay in Gaojipo. Let's do this. If the general is really worried, General Wang will take a team of troops to the Bohai Sea to meet him. What does the general think?"
In fact, Dou Jiande also knew that he could not really attack Song Zhengben. He just acted impulsively in anger. Now that Ling Jing gave him a step down, Dou Jiande would naturally take advantage of it. He snorted coldly, and his hands were already gone. He took it back, nodded to Ling Jing, expressing his agreement with Ling Jing's method, and then turned to Song Zhengben and shouted: "Song Zhengben, if anything happens to the master, I will see how you can go to see you. Brother," after saying that, Dou Jiande waved his cloak, turned around and left angrily.
After persuading Dou Jiande to leave, Ling Jing was relieved, and then said to Song Zhengben with a wry smile: "Brother Song, why are you doing this? The general is loyal to the father-in-law, why do you have to offend him so much?" Where is the general?"
Song Zhengben also relaxed his sullen face. He and Ling Jing were both among the few literati in the rebel army, and their personal relationship was quite good. Song Zhengben looked at Dou Jiande who was walking away with a complicated look on his face, and sighed. In a tone, he said: "I don't know General Dou's loyalty to the Duke, but have you ever thought that General Dou's reputation in the rebel army has far exceeded that of the Duke, especially after the defeat of the Yan soldiers this time, Dou The general's reputation has been greatly improved, so how do you deal with yourself?"