Chapter 148 Return the camp
“My sons, listen to my orders, raise your swords quickly, open your bows quickly, kill the Gan people around you and welcome the Yan people into the city!”
On the battlefield, being good at arranging troops, being good at adapting to changes, and being good at judging the situation reflects the qualities of a general. It is obvious that at this point, Liang Cheng is almost perfect.
But there are still some things that are out of the scope of the "battlefield", and are not included in the examination of the general's quality, nor are they "odd" among the strange and right.
Generally speaking, this kind of thing is done by sinister characters in temples.
But at the moment,
Zheng Fan is already very dirty after thinking about making a fuss about Mrs. Daxi.
A blind man is put on the trap again. This is a master who likes to bask in the sun on weekdays and is worried that he will become moldy if he is not exposed to the sun for too long. Naturally, he is the filthiest of filth.
In fact, the blind man is not incapable of "soul searching" in terms of mental power. It is not impossible to read the opponent's memory in a short time, but he cannot do this now unless the Lord can cooperate with him. Perhaps someone with the level of Marquis Jingnan would be able to be so cool.
But not being able to speak the "dialect" is just a small problem,
After this "Zhongyuan dialect", the effect was quickly reflected.
Anyway, it’s the one who provoked them to fight among themselves. It doesn’t matter who makes the first move.
After "Mrs. Daxi" shouted,
the soldiers on the city wall were startled for a moment, and immediately looked at the wolf soldiers beside them with suspicious eyes, and there were two other soldiers. A dry soldier holding a crossbow pointed the crossbow muzzle directly at the wolf soldiers beside him,
One of them,
The trigger was pulled.
"Buzz!"
"Pfft!"
The crossbow arrow shot directly into the body of the wolf soldier,
This scene happened very Suddenly, but in full view of everyone.
The soldiers on the other side immediately pointed their swords at the wolf soldiers beside them, which only added fuel to the fire.
The reason why the state of Qian likes to use wolf soldiers is because they fight fiercely and are very convenient for suppressing rebellions. Secondly, they want to mobilize the Western Army guarding the mountains in the southwest to go north, so they use heavy money to seduce the chieftains. They contributed their own troops to go north together, and they were also worried that there would be chaos in the southwest after the Western Army moved north.
Therefore, there is great distrust between the native people and the Gan people. In addition, the wolf native soldiers have just been defeated, and their Lady Daxi has been captured by the Yan people. These wolf native soldiers are in a panic. moment.
For historical reasons and the current atmosphere, that crossbow arrow exploded here instantly.
The wolf soldiers began to raise their swords, and the soldiers also began to raise their swords. With no one knowing who was the first to strike with the sword, the internal strife between the two sides began in this extremely ridiculous way.
Meng Gong looked at the situation in a daze. Things happened too fast, and Mrs. Daxi changed too quickly. Until now, Meng Gong still can't believe why Mrs. Daxi dared to ignore the people in her village. , Even if you are coerced by the Yan people, you shouldn't shout such words. Even if you are tortured and forced, you can't change so quickly!
Therefore,
At this time,
Meng Gong lost control of the situation, because this was not his general's responsibility.
Normally, the generals are responsible for fighting outside, and the imperial court is responsible for the logistics and supplies at the back. It tries its best to arrange suitable troops and horses for the generals to command, but these wolf soldiers are simply not what Meng Gong can command. Moving.
If the soldiers and horses given to him in Mianzhou City were the Western Army or the troops from the three northern towns of Qian State, Meng Gong would even dare to deliberately let more Yan people in when they entered the city, then close the door and beat the dogs.
But now, he can only try to support the situation from completely collapsing, and all he can do is do his best and obey fate.
You are a beautiful woman, but you are facing two dirty men.
Meng Gong's eyes began to turn red, and he held the knife in his hand, but he felt confused in his heart.
On the contrary,
Outside the city,
Zheng Fan was very happy.
The knights began to readjust their status. The sound of fighting in the city was so clear. They knew that their opportunity had come.
No one would object to having many military achievements. Whether they are barbarians or aristocrats, they all have a strong desire for heads.
Because since the last attack on Qian Kingdom, Zheng Fan has realized that his "racist discrimination" against the barbarian soldiers is inappropriate.
Liang Cheng understood Zheng Fan's meaning and conveyed it to the blind man. The blind man immediately understood the spirit of the Lord's message.
Under the operation of the blind man, in addition to having a dream in their brains after being brainwashed, the barbarians also have a pursuit that is right in front of them.
That is, they can rely on their military merits to obtain the status of Yan State citizens, and can be granted land, which is equivalent to obtaining Yan State household registration.
Yan Guo’s household registration is naturally not as good as Qian’s Shangjing household registration, because Qian’s Shangjing City is undoubtedly the largest city in the world. With its highly developed commerce, culture and other industries, it is simply the most dazzling city in the world. Pearl.
But for the barbarians who were born in the Xingjing tribe, it is an extremely precious opportunity to obtain the household registration of the Yan people, so that they and their descendants no longer have to face the shadow of the Zhenbei Army's butcher's knife. .
However,
Just when the morale of the army was once again vigorous and they were ready to find an opportunity to charge into the city again, the two sentinels returned.
After Liang Cheng received the report, he immediately rode his horse over and came to Zheng Fan:
"My lord, there are figures of Ganren cavalry outside."
Zheng Fan was stunned for a moment and asked:
"Which way?"
"South."
Zheng Fan frowned, "South?"
If Ganqi came from the north, it should be Sanzhen. The cavalry was dispatched to support, but they probably weren't that fast.
This time, Qianqi came from the south, which means that it was probably the troops from Qianguo heading north.
These wolf soldiers were actually the first batch of troops to go north, which meant that the following troops were not far away.
Zheng Fan glanced around, and the current chaos in the city told him that this was a good time to try to rush through the door again, but this city could not be defended after all.
I am leading cavalry, and there are not enough of them. What I rely on is actually the quality and mobility of the individual soldiers.
“Withdraw!”
Zheng Fan made a decision.
Mrs. Daxi looked at Zheng Fan with some sadness,
Coupled with her transformation from man to woman, just to hear a little noise?
But a blind man is a blind man after all. He rarely does impulsive things because of his emotions, so Mrs. Daxi trembled and fainted.
“Ali, protect the blind man’s body.”
“Okay, Lord!”
Zheng Fan looked at the more than two hundred captured soldiers kneeling on that side,
with a look of compassion on his face,
said:
< br>"They are also poor people. God has a good life. Let's take Mrs. Daxi away. Let the others go. I will not kill prisoners."
"I understand, Lord. ." Liang Cheng nodded.
After Zheng Fan finished speaking, he waved his hand and rode his horse north. A group of cavalry followed Zheng Fan and began to gallop north.
Liang Cheng stayed behind for a while,
ordered the surrounding cavalry:
“Kill them all.”
“Yes!”
...
It is a pity that Mianzhou City was not captured, because the city lay vulnerable in front of you twice, as if it was deliberately tempting you to come in and bring you in. With a little bit of resistance and welcome for the sake of atmosphere.
But Cuiliu Fort’s army failed to actually enter this time.
The soldiers and horses did suffer some losses.
But thanks to Mrs. Yidaxi’s magical operation, a wave of heads were sent away abruptly.
Therefore, this raid still returned with a full load. In terms of military merit alone, it really far exceeded what Zheng Fan got when he entered the city last time.
This is even before Zheng Fan counts the dwarf assassins in his team and has made huge gains.
The journey back north was not smooth sailing, because the three towns in the north did react after receiving the news of the war.
However, just as Zheng Fan and Zhenbei Hou said when they roasted the leg of lamb last time, give me more men and horses, and I can let Ganren send me out of the country as a gift.
This time, Ganren did not send him out of the country with gifts, but facing the more than a thousand Yan people's cavalry with evil spirits on their bodies, the one hundred and two hundred groups of Ganren cavalry really didn't dare to step forward. stop.
There are obviously opportunities to delay, but they don't dare to take advantage of them. Some people just dare to follow them from a distance, just for one purpose.
Even when the cavalry team of Cuiliu Fort changed direction, the Ganren cavalry had to retreat.
Ganren is waiting for the arrival of his main force, but his main force has been retreating recently, to be precise, in the past few months after being forced to retreat by the Marquis of Jingnan led by 10,000 Jingnan Army cavalry. Huddled in the military town and not daring to go out, it was almost impossible to get there in time.
Even if they arrived in time, how could they possibly catch up with the more than a thousand cavalrymen who were running straight north without any accompanying troops to actively intercept and delay them without any attached troops?
This is a cavalry, one man and two horses!
On the way back, the morale of the army was still high, because they were not in retreat, but in triumph.
Unless a nearly two thousand Ganren cavalry appears in front, there is no way to force them to change direction.
The last time Zheng Fan was chased and had to be pulled east and west to hide, it was because there were too few soldiers that time. He brought out 400 barbarian cavalry and lost some when he rushed to the city. I was not fully prepared, so I was inevitably a little tired, so when faced with Gan Ren's pursuit, I chose to retreat and go around. In the end, if Jingnan Marquis hadn't come forward, he would probably have confessed to being in the country of Qian.
But this time, there is no problem like last time.
Everyone wants to go back, because the merit of the head this time is enough for the criminal soldiers to free their families, and for the barbarian soldiers to obtain their household registration.
Moreover, the hairstyle of the wolf soldiers, including the pendants on their ears, etc., can be regarded as easy to identify the heads. There will be no trouble when clearing the heads, and there is no need to worry about being accused of killing good people and taking credit.
However, the first person to eat crabs always has the best luck, because after this bloody lesson, the wolf soldiers probably will not dare to pursue the cavalry on the plains again. Exaggerated and sexy operation.
"Yes, my lord, look, there are so many cavalry escorting us."
The blind man was unconscious and was carried on Fan Li's shoulders.
Xue San is not here, and I don’t know if he is dead or not.
Liang Cheng was commanding the army, and Siniang was only suitable for the evening.
So, A Ming could only cooperate with Zheng Fan to chat at this time.
“Haha.”
Zheng Fan smiled.
Besides and behind the team, more and more Ganren cavalry teams began to gather, but they would soon be thrown away, because the Ganren cavalry's endurance was not good enough, and they could not compare with the luxurious configuration of one person and two horses here. , Furthermore, they did not have the determination to step forward and actively attack and fight.
They are all cavalry, that is, they are all experts. They know the quality and temperament of the cavalry in front of them. If they are blindfolded, they may try it, but no one is willing to use themselves as eggs and stones. Did it.
It can be said that the Gan people have used culture to suppress military force for nearly a hundred years, and the negative consequences have already appeared. Although there are indeed good generals in the Gan army, and there are also some soldiers who are passionate and fearless of death, but In terms of the overall military atmosphere, it is still extremely sluggish.
The low social status of soldiers creates the kind of self-abasement and lack of honor among soldiers. The consequences must be extremely bitter.
However, Zheng Fan was still a little dissatisfied and shouted:
"If you give me another seven or eight thousand cavalry, I won't have to run away!"
Zheng Fan felt that the more than a thousand cavalry under his command had the advantage of equipment and Liang Cheng's command. They might be different from the Zhenbei Army, but compared with the same number of Jingnan Army, they were really indistinguishable. Equally equal.
If I have 10,000 Jingnan Army cavalry under my command at this time, not to mention that Mianzhou City must have been defeated before, but when I run away at this time, I can also be more leisurely like a spring outing, or even You can also have some time to exchange souvenirs with these Ganren cavalry who are chasing them.
Zheng Fan once had an uncle in his hometown. He once talked about it at the family New Year gathering. When he was on the Laoshan front line, he exchanged canned meat with the Vietnamese on the opposite side, saying that it was his own. I’ve long been sick of canned food.
At that time, Zheng Fan was still very confused. How could a war be like this?
Now, he understands a little bit. As long as you have the confidence, you can do this.
"Haha, isn't this the same as it was before the Manchus entered the customs?" A Ming said.
Many people only know that Wu Sangui led the Manchus into the Pass, but they don’t know that in the past many years, the Houjin Eight Banners broke through the Pass several times, burning, killing, looting and walking under the city of Beijing. I'm going to say hello to Emperor Chongzhen on the city wall.
When Hou Jin retreated, carrying the looted goods, they naturally could not move fast, but the Ming army only dared to follow behind, waiting for the Hou Jin soldiers to retreat and leave the city, and then the Ming army entered and announced, " "Recover" the city and send it to people out of customs with a gift.
In the last years of the dynasty, when military preparations were depleted and the number of capable soldiers and generals were withered, a similar scene would easily occur.
In Zheng Fan's view, this Dagan really fits the scene of the end of the dynasty. The fact that he failed to commit suicide twice and returned with a full harvest is the best proof.
The only thing that puzzled Zheng Fan was probably that the Marquis of Jingnan had returned early, but he had only given orders for the leaders of the miscellaneous army below to go out on their own to forage for food and cause trouble, while the Jingnan Army camp had not made any move.
Are you waiting for an opportunity?
Zheng Fan knew that Marquis Jingnan had been waiting for the main forces of the three sides of Ganren to take the bait so that he could eat the main forces of the three sides in one go. But now there is obviously a capable person in the court of Ganren. The person who was originally " Taiwei Yang, who gave in to "lose his power and humiliate his country", has not been transferred and has continued his shrinking policy. Moreover, the main troops from all over Ganren have moved north.
If this is really a protracted war and cannot retreat, what should the Yan State do?
Fortunately, although Zheng Fan is an officer of the Yan people, he does not have the consciousness of being a Yan person. Being able to eat well and develop well is the first priority. As for the future, Well, let him be.
The cavalry galloped until the east began to turn white. Most of the Ganren cavalry either ran out of power or saw that the border was approaching, so they gave up following.
However, there is still a cavalry force of more than a thousand people behind, still pursuing them.
It’s just that the quality of the opponent’s war horses is not as good as Zheng Fan’s, so they haven’t been able to catch up. Moreover, no one in front of Ganren Paoze launched a suicide charge to help delay the pursuit. Some time.
Raising cavalry is very expensive. The cavalry in Cuiliu Fort are all horses from the desert, and their qualities are first-class in all aspects.
In fact, including Zheng Fan, the horses that many people in later generations are familiar with are the kind of horses seen in amusement parks or on the highway. Most of them are Yunnan horses. These horses are small and have hooves. If you are healthy, you can go up high mountains and walk on dangerous paths. Even though you are tens of miles away, you still won't sweat.
But the real war horse, the so-called "big horse", is definitely a completely different experience. Otherwise, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the era that Zheng Fan was familiar with would not have been so excited about getting the bloody horse.
Finally, the cavalry of Cuiliu Fort broke through the defense line of Qianguo in front. This time, there was only smoke in the fort. No one dared to come out to stop this menacing cavalry.
Zheng Fan turned around and looked at the cavalry far behind him who had been chasing after him from the outskirts of Mianzhou City last night. He smiled,
I came quietly. I left,
I left extremely arrogantly,
You chase me!
......
The silver-armored general who had led the chase for the middle of the night raised his hand. The cavalry slowed down their horses. In fact, the horses under their crotches were already a little overdrawn.
"Major General, this Yan cavalry is too fast. They still have horses to replace."
The silver-armored general's face was as dark as water,
He made a disdainful sound:
"It's not that the Yan people are running fast, it's that the officers and troops on the three sides of my Dagang are as afraid of the enemy as tigers."
"Major General, be careful what you say, be careful what you say. , this is not at home.”
“Be careful, I, Zhong Tianlang, have never seen such useless officers and soldiers in my life!”
…………
The Western Army entered the city, and the fighting between the wolf soldiers and the local soldiers was stopped.
The Wolf Soldiers are not afraid of the local Mianzhou Qian soldiers, but they have a deep-seated awe for the Qian Kingdom's Western Army.
A white-bearded veteran drove into Mianzhou City under the escort of his own soldiers.
Looking at the messy scene,
the veteran smiled,
In the laughter,
with a sense of coldness.
………
In the back kitchen of a vacant caravan mansion in the city, a small figure was rummaging through the clay pots inside, and he found the salt shaker.
Take out the human head wrapped in cloth in your hand, rub several handfuls of salt, and begin to apply it on it. Inside the package, there are accessories and documents that can prove the identity of the owner of the head.
"Come on, Your Majesty, let's wipe a little here and a little here too. Don't miss anything."
Xue San wiped it very carefully.
After killing the people, another army entered the city and quickly took control of the entire city's defense.
Xue San, who originally thought about taking the opportunity to leave with the head, muttered for a while. This soldier who appeared out of nowhere had an extremely strong sense of killing, and in terms of defense, , very strict.
After hesitating for a moment, Xue San did not take the risk and left directly. Instead, he gave Prince Fu a powder first.
After powdering it, Xue San found some food such as bacon in the kitchen, wrapped Prince Fu's head again, and jumped into a well in the yard.
In winter, the water level was not high, and the space at the bottom of the well was actually quite large. After Xue San went down, he drank two mouthfuls of water, then took out the bacon and took two bites. He didn’t feel it tasted bad, nor did he feel any discomfort at all. Hard to swallow.
As an assassin, waiting for the target to appear in a harsh environment, even if it takes a month, is nothing. At this point, it is just drizzle.
After eating and drinking to replenish the body's needs, Xue San held Prince Fu's head in his arms, patted it gently with his hand,
Talking to himself Road:
"Oh, my lord, they must have been very anxious after they found out that I was missing." (End of Chapter)