Chapter 822 Extra: National War (6)
The person who made the great contribution was a young man with handsome features and average build. It was Xiao Tian, the archer from the Nanyang Guards Battalion.
Xiaotian led dozens of sharp archers to hide in the trees, staring down at Rouran Manzi's movements. Huangtian paid off and made great achievements!
At that time, Fu Mingdun put on the clothes of an ordinary Rouran barbarian and mingled with dozens of personal guards, without attracting any attention at all.
Adhering to the principle of not missing anyone, Xiaotian fired his arrows and shot down five or six Rouran barbarians in an instant. Instead of fleeing for their lives, the remaining people quickly gathered around an ordinary-looking Rouran barbarian. Protect each other with life.
Oda knew at that time that he must have caught a big fish. While he called on his subordinates to continue firing arrows, he quietly drew out the long knife in his hand, and when most of the Rouran barbarians were killed or injured, he jumped down from the tall tree. At the cost of several lives, everyone finally captured the Rouran Barbarian alive who was being closely protected.
He is nearly sixty years old, with a hooked nose and a mole between his eyebrows.
Isn't this the rumored Rouran Khan Fu Mingdun?
Oda was very clever. He first tied Rouran Manzi up and made sure that he could not move a finger, and then stuffed a piece of rag into his mouth, making it impossible for him to bite his tongue and commit suicide. Then he asked in Rouran language: "Are you Fu Mingdun?"
Fu Mingdun was about to die, so he was brave and closed his eyes directly.
Xiaotian also asked the remaining survivors to be brought over and asked them one by one. Very good, they are all stubborn and refuse to talk.
Without blinking an eye, Oda started killing people.
The hands of these Rouran barbarians are stained with the blood of the people of Daliang, and it would not be a pity to kill them all. One of the military orders of General Zuo was to take no prisoners and kill all who could be killed.
When they reached the fourth kill, the last survivor finally collapsed, crying for mercy and shouting that this was Rouran Khan Fu Mingtun.
After confirming Fu Mingtun's identity, Oda breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took his people to see General Zuo.
When he saw Rouran Khan who was tied up like a pig or dog, General Zuo, who showed no emotion or anger on the battlefield, raised his head and smiled for a long time.
His left wing guarded the border for twenty years and was attacked by Rouran cavalry for twenty years. The final defeat nailed him to the pillar of shame. The more beautiful it is, the less he can forget this shame.
This time he led the imperial army to the border. What he wanted was to destroy the Rouran cavalry. To be able to capture Rouran Khan alive now is even more of a miracle.
"Okay!" General Zuo patted Xiaotian's shoulder hard, with admiration in his eyes: "You have made great achievements, and I will definitely ask for credit for you."
Xiaotian did not get carried away, smiled and thanked General Zuo.
General Zuo looked at Xiaotian and suddenly turned around and asked Liu Hengchang: "What is his name?"
Liu Hengchang was so experienced that he immediately knew that General Zuo had taken a liking to Oda. Among all the rough military men, Oda has a handsome face and can be said to be the handsome man in the military camp. Moreover, Oda is a skilled archer and has made great achievements, so his future is limitless.
Maybe General Zuo is even interested in recruiting a son-in-law! There are still several beauties of marriageable age in the inner house of the Zuo family!
Liu Hengchang smiled calmly and said: "His name is Xiaotian, he is the confidant of Commander Meng of the Second Battalion, and he is an expert archer. When the emperor was still the princess of Nanyang County, he admired Xiaotian very much. When he returns to the capital after the war this time, The emperor should grant marriage to Xiao Tian.”
The emperor had two personal maids. Yinzhu married Meng Sanbao and gave birth to a daughter the next year. There is also Tubai, who has never married. The emperor had already fallen in love with Xiaotian and let Meng Dashan know it privately.
Meng Dashan also told Xiaotian about this matter. Of course Oda is very willing.
After General Zuo heard this, he gave up his thoughts of recruiting a son-in-law and greatly praised Xiao Tian. Capturing Rouran Khan alive, this national war can be regarded as a complete victory.
However, the battle is not over yet. There are still many Rouran barbarians who have fled. We must find them all and kill them all without leaving any further trouble. Furthermore, in the continuous fierce battles, the Rouran barbarians suffered heavy casualties, and the Daliang army also suffered heavy casualties.
The wounded barracks in the military camp were filled with wounded soldiers. The accompanying military doctors were so busy that they never touched the ground. Fortunately, the imperial court was well prepared and brought dozens of carriages of medicinal materials, as well as several carriages of ready-made wound medicine. Soldiers with minor injuries could bandage and apply medicine themselves without the help of military doctors.
In addition, soldiers who died in battle must be gradually counted and registered to prepare for pension arrangements.
Ling Ling Zong Zong, at least it will take a few months to return.
Of course, the good news must be sent to the court immediately, the sooner the better.
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In this national war, Daliang won a complete victory!
Jiang Shaohua, who had been suffering for several months, breathed a long sigh of relief after seeing the battle report, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Prime Minister Chen! According to my decree, six ministers were summoned to the palace to discuss post-war rewards and pensions."< br>
After a great victory, all the ministers were in a good mood.
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Especially Feng Shangshu, who was exhausted mentally and physically from raising food and military expenses, was even more delighted. Such a great victory, even Rouran Khan was captured alive, even if it emptied the Daliang treasury and overdrafted Daliang's expenses for the next three years, it was still worth it.
Jiang Shaohua smiled and said to Feng Shangshu: "Feng Shangshu has worked hard these past few months."
Feng Shangshu was not polite, and sighed with a smile: "I am indeed very tired. The two hundred thousand troops consume a terrible amount of food and grass every day. Fortunately, the weather in Daliang has been good in the past two years, and food has been collected from various states and counties. It can still be collected. If it were six or seven years ago, even if the old ministers were squeezed dry, they would not be able to squeeze out so much military food. "
A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. This principle also applies to our eyes.
This is the sixth year that Jiang Shaohua has ascended the throne. High-yielding grain varieties have basically been promoted to all prefectures and counties in Daliang. Especially in the North, a large amount of corn and sweet potatoes are grown every year, so that the people can fill their stomachs and pay the land tax. In order to raise food and grass this time, Feng Shangshu did his best to transport food from Taiping granaries in various states and counties to serve as military rations.
During this period, some corrupt officials were killed and several wealthy families were raped. These are all natural things and need not be mentioned further. In short, Feng Shangshu has never had a full night's sleep in the past few months.
Now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Jiang Shaohua also felt sorry for his Lord Shangshu: "Feng Shangshu goes back and has a good rest for a few days. General Zuo said in the memorial that he would stay at the border for a while before setting off back to Beijing. There are still three or four months left, and the soldiers will Rewards and pensions for soldiers who died in battle can be raised slowly.”
Feng Shangshu opened his mouth and responded.
After leaving the palace, I had a solid night's sleep. The next day, he went to the Hubu Yamen in high spirits.
All the household officials wailed in their hearts and cheered up to do their errands.