Chapter 28 Respect
The entire pursuit lasted until evening.
When Shao Xun stood by the trench and watched more than a hundred defeated enemy soldiers jumping into the turbid river like dumplings, he gave the order to withdraw his troops.
What a coward! A soldier who would rather throw himself into the water than turn around and fight for his life can only bully the common people.
Huang Biao captured several prisoners, who would be tied up with ropes and taken to the rear.
Shao Xun leaned on his heavy sword and looked at Luoyang City on the other side of the trench from a distance.
The trenches were temporarily dug and water from the river was introduced for defense.
From a military perspective, the south of the city is quite good. The distance from the city gate to Luoshui is only more than ten miles, and there are many buildings, which is not suitable for the army to set up a battle array. This can be seen from the enemy's main attack on the east and west sides of Luoyang.
At this time, there were many military villages outside Pingchang Gate and Kaiyang Gate, and they were very hostile.
There are also people walking around the city, patrolling constantly.
They had been chasing the enemy for so long, but no defenders came out of the city to cooperate, which made him a little disappointed.
I don’t know if the guard did not dare, or if he received an order not to attack. He was too lazy to care. Maybe the Gonggun princes didn't think of these garrison troops outside the city as human beings at all.
That being the case, what else is there to say?
Shao Xun turned around and ordered the withdrawal of troops.
“No!” Several team leaders responded one after another without any hesitation, and their execution ability instantly became more than one level stronger.
"Uncle Yang." Shao Xun raised his heavy sword and walked towards the cowering Yang Bao.
Yang Bao had a look of fear on his face. He turned around and looked around. Seeing that everyone was almost dispersed, he knelt on the ground with a plop and wailed: "Uncle Shao, please spare my life."
Shao Xun laughed and said, "Are you convinced?"
"Yes." Yang Bao said repeatedly.
"Just take it and get out."
"No." Yang Bao quickly got up and saw some soldiers glancing at him from a distance, and his face suddenly turned red.
He knew that after this battle, Shao Xun's prestige had reached a higher level, and he no longer had the slightest possibility to compete.
Just now Shao Xunruo picked up his sword to kill him and threw it into the ditch. There really wasn't necessarily anyone who would stand up for him - on the battlefield in chaos, what would happen if the governor died?
Fortunately, he was kind-hearted and not the kind of person who was cruel to the end, so he treated him like a fart. From now on, let's forget it honestly, after all, I have to kneel down, in order to survive, I won't be miserable.
"Shao Jun..." Mi Huang, the owner of the building, rushed over from behind.
He witnessed the entire battle and was filled with emotions. On the way here, I seemed to have a lot to say, but when I saw Shao Xun, who was covered in blood and his armor was damaged, I didn't know what to say.
"The supervisor came just in time." Shao Xun said with a smile.
After the battle, he seemed to be much normal. The way he looked before was really a bit "crazy", which made people worried and even more frightening.
"Do you want to meet Governor Wang?" Shao Xun asked, looking at Kaiyang Gate across a suspension bridge.
Mi Huang pondered and couldn't decide.
In his true nature, he wanted to go there. After all, Wang Ju was his nominal commander.
But my mission has been completed, and I have a small number of soldiers. If I cross the trench and head north, I am asked to lead my troops to stay behind, and then encounter a large enemy force, I will not only be unable to escape, but may also become a scapegoat. I feel sorry for all the brothers in the building.
Seeing his hesitation, Shao Xun sighed in his heart.
If it were anyone else, he would have run away and retreated long ago. Piyong and Taixue to the east are independent courtyards with a moderate area, numerous buildings, and short courtyard walls, two to three meters thick, which can be used as long-term strongholds.
On the contrary, if you stay in Kaiyangmen, you will have to re-build the camp yourself, and it will probably be difficult to supply supplies. Once you encounter a large group of enemy troops, they will really be cannon fodder.
But Mi Huang actually took the initiative to consider the overall situation and see if he could be of any help. Should I call him honest or enthusiastic?
If there were a few more honest people like this in the Jin Dynasty, they probably wouldn’t have gotten to where they are now. It's a pity that everyone thinks too much and is limited by their own personal agenda, so things will go wrong.
"That's it. I'll send someone across the river to report the victory to Wang Changshi. Let's withdraw our troops here." Mi Huang finally made up his mind and said.
“No.” Shao Xun responded.
Seeing that Shao Xun agreed so simply, Mi Huang felt a little bit incompetent and blurted out: "Shao Langjun, you fought so smoothly just now and killed no less than five hundred enemy troops. Why did you really retreat like this?" ?”
Shao Xun thought for a while and felt that he should explain to Mi Huang to prevent him from having unrealistic illusions, so he said: "The governor does not know something. Although our army won, there are conditions."
< br>"What conditions?" Mi Huang asked subconsciously.
“The thief army is overburdened with plunder and lacks the will to fight. This is one of the reasons.”
“The thief army is scattered everywhere. The soldiers cannot find the generals. They will not be able to find the soldiers. They are scattered. This is the second reason. "
"The bandit army first entered Luoyang and was confused about our deployment. They thought that a large army was coming, and their morale was low."
"This is the third reason. "Three lines, what if the enemy is not defeated?"
"But if we wait for them to recover and fight again, the outcome will be different. Our soldiers are indeed stronger than the Westerners, but that's not the case. We are not too strong, and our troops are weak. Once the thieves become more powerful and come in force, they may not be able to resist them."
"So it is better to go back and guard the door to wait for changes. Anyway, we have completed the task and helped Wang Changshi clear a street. What else do you want? Even Wang Changshi himself has never thought about completely defeating Zhang Fang, right? "
" That makes sense." Mi Huang nodded and said, "Just what Lang Jun said."
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When the troops are withdrawn and returned to camp, return along the same route.
The sergeants who had just won the battle were elated and took away all the enemy's equipment and clothing as their own reserves. Of course they did not forget the looted goods by the Westerners, gathered them one by one and loaded them on the cart.
Chen Yougen led more than 20 sergeants to supervise and not allow anyone to hide it privately.
Behind him, there were several bloody heads. They were soldiers who disobeyed military orders and embezzled captured soldiers. After being found out, they were beheaded on the spot without any mercy.
Shao Dubo made it very clear that looting is allowed, but private actions are not allowed. Robbery must be organized - or in other words, donation, that is, let the target of the robbery bring the money themselves.
The money obtained from the robbery was counted one by one and distributed uniformly.
To put it bluntly, everything must have rules, even the rules of robbery.
With rules, the damage can be minimized. A balance was reached between plundering the people and raising the army. After all, the court could not always distribute enough money and food.
Shao Xun walked on the street surrounded by everyone.
His armor was mostly damaged, his shirt was stained with blood, and his heavy sword was also full of gaps. But he was in good spirits, high-spirited, and looked around.
"Uncle."
"Master Shao."
"General Shao."
Wherever he passed, everyone bowed their heads and saluted respectfully. abnormal.
Shao Xun smiled, this is so true!
No matter how much martial arts you display in daily life, no matter how many rules you follow in training, it is not as important as the actual performance on the battlefield.
Take the lead and be brave, this is what everyone can see.
He also killed an enemy general. The killing process was so violent and bloody that it made people unable to think of any confrontation.
There are many people on the street dressed in various colors, holding wooden sticks, hatchets, spears and other weapons. They are forming a neat queue at the moment, led by sergeants, collecting corpses and cleaning the battlefield.
Shao Xun asked, and it turned out that Mi Huang had gathered behind him. There were about two to three hundred people, mostly servants and slaves from wealthy families, who spontaneously came out to chase the enemy. As a result, Mi Huang recruited them into the army and organized them into an army.
“Don’t let them go back.” Shao Xun called Wang Queer over and asked him to inform Mi Huang.
When dealing with wealthy families, it is obvious that Mi Huang, who comes from a noble family, is more suitable, although his family background is probably not qualified in the eyes of Luoyang wealthy families.
In the time of Xu, the army returned to Piyong one after another.
When Shao Xun walked into the door, he saw the lights were bright and everyone was waiting there.
There are villagers from Pan Yuan, Pan Yuan's servants, craftsmen, grooms, his students, and many unfamiliar faces...
"The Governor is mighty!" Everyone shouted in unison, looking quite excited.
Shao Xun laughed and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop cheering.
The officers stood behind him, all of them proud. Even Yang Bao, who had been at odds with him, his face was no longer so dark, and the corners of his mouth even curled up slightly.
"What are you doing standing still? Wrap up the wounds of the men." Shao Xun ordered.
"Uncle, the hot water has been boiled a long time ago, and the medicine and cloth are also ready." Wu Qian squeezed out of the crowd with a flattering smile on his face.
"You are quite clever." Shao Xun pointed at him with a smile and said: "We have been fighting for half a day, and we are hungry. Let's eat. Find someone to take care of the wounded horses that we have captured, and stew them till they're rotten. The injured men mended it. They tried to tan the horse leather and stored it in the warehouse. "No," Wu Qian said.
Even if Shao Xun didn't give orders, he also thought of these things and immediately ordered a few fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys to work.
Shao Xun took off his armor with Wang Queer's help and moved around for a while. Then he felt some tearing pain in his left arm and chest. It turned out to be an injury.
"Master Shao." The students gathered around and stared at the wounds on his body.
Wang Queer trotted away, fetched hot water, and carefully cleaned the wound.
Mao Er held clean cloth and wound medicine, preparing to wrap the wound.
"Haha." Shao Xun laughed twice. Looking at the young men, the hostility in his heart faded away.
"On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyesight. No matter how outstanding your skills are, you will inevitably get injured." He said: "However, compared with you being able to study and train with peace of mind, these injuries are nothing."
"Master Shao..." A child's eyes were red and he almost cried.
"What are you crying for, a great man!" Shao Xun said with a straight face at first, "Even if we die on the battlefield and be shrouded in horse leather, this is the fate of us warriors. Why should we mourn?"
After saying this, his face softened a little, and he changed his tone and said: "If you really feel sorry for yourself, study hard, train rigorously, strive for excellence in academics and martial arts, and make continuous progress. In this way, I feel very relieved and will continue to work hard." It’s more exciting to kill.”
“I will follow Master Shao’s instructions.” Everyone responded.
“I’ll have some broth for a while. It’s the time to grow, haha.” Shao Xun waited without changing his expression until Mao Er finished bandaging the wound, then stood up and patted the children and teenagers gently. shoulders.
In the corner of the courtyard, a young man in a brocade robe watched this scene quietly, with surprise in his eyes.
After a moment of silence, he stepped forward and walked towards Shao Xun.
(End of this chapter)