Chapter 195: Night Battle
At this time, leading the army to fight, the general or something, the general or something, are treated the same as ordinary soldiers. Xue Wanche had chilblains on his face, and there was one under his feet, and he was ordered by Lao Sun to lie in the tent of the wounded barracks and not to move, if he walked around again, the wound was infected, and these two feet could be chopped off.
If it just hurts, he can still bear it, but as soon as he heard that he was going to chop his feet, he immediately became honest.
The protection is not enough, Li Chengqian still remembers that he was invited by a colleague to travel to the grassland, but when his colleague was hospitalized because of a horse fall and had to spend the winter in the grassland, he didn't feel that the weather was cold. Although the water is splashed into ice in winter, will you survive?
Now in the Tang Dynasty, it is completely different, not because of the climate change, but mainly because there are not enough clothes and no warm rooms. Even in later generations, people will not be able to stand it if they stay in the same temperature environment for a long time in cotton clothes in winter.
Dressed in cotton clothes, he still wanted to complain, let alone the soldiers who were only wearing thin clothes.
Xue Wanche originally had three pieces of thick clothing, and even a fur, but they were all given to the injured soldiers, and even his heavy shoes were given to the soldiers with injured feet, so frostbite was normal.
A big man scratched the soles of his feet on the bed board, and groaned when he scratched the painful place. Such a scene, even if it is a general manager, is very obscene.
Seeing the prince walk in, Xue Wanche quickly let go of his feet and struggled to get up and salute.
Li Chengqian stretched out his hand and pressed him, and let the other wounded soldiers in the tent also sit honestly.
Grabbing Xue Wanche's stinky feet and looking at it, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not bad, endure the itch for a few days, as long as you don't scratch it, you shouldn't be infected." When the wound is healed, you will be able to return to the formation. ”
After speaking, Li Chengqian saw a drop of water fall from his glove. When he raised his head, he saw that Xue Wanche was already crying like a tearful man.
The status of the prince as a military doctor is not good at all, no matter who he treats, he is flattered, and even the chief manager is not exempt from vulgarity.
"Your Highness treats the last general like this, and the last general can't wait to repay him with death!"
"It's nothing if you don't report it, as long as you don't scratch the wound and infect it, and work for Lone, Lone will burn high incense."
Patting Xue Wanche on the shoulder, Li Chengqian did not doubt the authenticity of his words.
You must know that Xue Wanche was originally a person from the side of the crown prince of Xi, and during the Xuanwumen incident, it was difficult to separate from the people of the Qin Palace, and he did not surrender directly when he had nothing to do, but fled to Zhongnan Mountain with a few people to hide.
After being caught, Li Shimin did not kill him, but kept him. He also said that what he had done before was loyal to the Lord and that he should not be held accountable.
The emperor likes this kind of stupid generals the most, Wei Chigong is like this, and Xue Wanche is the same, the more stubborn the behavior, the more it can show their loyalty. Last year, when they were going to attack Liang Shidu, the Xue brothers were all sent to the grassland. He was brave in battle, and soon won the title of the governor of Lingzhou from the position of deputy general, and now he has become the appointment of the governor of the whole way, which can be said to be a straight take-off.
After inspecting all the frostbitten soldiers in the room, Li Chengqian sighed.
There were so many people with frostbite that even those with minor injuries could not enter the barracks. We all know that as long as you keep warm, frostbite can get better quickly, but in the grassland, where to find fuel?
Under heavy snowfall, all hay has to be dried before it can be used. The full reserves of the 1,000 forbidden army were barely enough for the wounded barracks.
The battle has been going on, and Chai Shao, who is not frostbitten, will lead the team to battle as long as he receives news from the scouts.
Although they are backed by the Tang Dynasty, they are cornered by the army of Li Ji and others, and there will still be some herdsmen who choose to go south to try their luck. And what greeted them was the iron fist attack of the Fengfu army.
And every time he sorted, there were many more wounded in the wounded battalion. Among them, not only those in the Fengfu battlefield, but also the rest of the nearby war zones will also send the wounded to Fengfu, regardless of the load here.
When the wounded barracks were repeatedly expanded, Li Chengqian finally couldn't bear it anymore and was branded as Chai Shao's handsome account.
can impact the chief manager's account without dying, and there is probably only Li Chengqian in the entire Feng Mansion, and Sun Simiao does not have this treatment.
The two sergeants on duty in front of the door saw the prince's angry appearance, and immediately tilted their heads to the side, pretending not to see.
kicked open the curtain of the tent, and yelled before his face went in: "Chief Chai Administrator, I want to ask, you bastards only know how to fight, have you ever considered the load capacity of the wounded barracks?" Are the military doctors of the army of other roads all decorations? Why do you always send it here? ”
Facing the prince who came to the door, Chai Shao was also helpless.
Putting down the pen and standing up, Chai Shao was puzzled: "Although there are also military doctors in the Beilu army, they must move at any time to participate in the battle. How can a wounded soldier be taken into battle? So those military doctors also dealt with it, and then sent the wounded soldiers to Fengfu. In comparison, there are much fewer battles in our Fengfu, and after learning that we have organized a camp for wounded soldiers, the chief administrator ordered that the Fengfu army does not need to travel the border line, but only needs to meet the attack. ”
When he got angry, he realized that it was wrong, but Li Chengqian didn't mean to stop: "Even if this is the case, you shouldn't send a single soldier to the wounded barracks, the lone two thousand forbidden soldiers have all risked losing their heads to join the wounded barracks, and it is still not enough." And you're always leading troops into battle, adding more wounded. If you don't transfer troops to the wounded barracks, the wounded soldiers will not be able to take care of them! ”
Chai Shao sighed, he didn't think that his side would become a place to receive the wounded. With the crown prince and Sun Simiao here, the miraculous survival rate of the wounded barracks is too attractive to the generals around them. People's hearts are flesh and blood, and since the wounded soldiers under their command have a great chance of survival, they must be sent over no matter how far away.
It's just that if he dedicates manpower to take care of the wounded soldiers, the soldiers he uses to fight are not enough, and the credit of the entire army needs the heads of the Turks. If you don't fight, what will you do to make military merits?
Seeing Chai Shao's confusion, Li Chengqian did not become angry. To say that Chai Shao is greedy for military merits and ignores the soldiers, it is nonsense, every time he returns from the battle, even if he is tired, he will fall to the ground at any time, and this guy will also inspect the wounded barracks before going to bed.
"Uncle, what do you think of this? I wrote a letter to my father, in the future, our Jinhe Road and Changwudao armies will be used to accommodate the wounded, and use the results of treatment in exchange for military merits and save the lives of their own people, which is no different from killing the enemy! ”
Chai Shao glanced at the prince strangely, the title of "uncle" showed that he made this suggestion as a nephew. It's just an achievement, and if it doesn't work, you can directly refuse.
But when you think about it, it seems that it's really tempting.
I didn't use this as a military merit in the past, but in the past wounded barracks, it wasn't as powerful as this time!
Li Chengqian's proposal made Chai Shao's heart itch.
Walk over, walk over.
After pacing back and forth in the big tent for a few times, Chai Shao nodded: "Yes!" You can write a letter and give it a try, and instead of going through official documents, ask Your Majesty in the form of a letter from home. If it is accurate, the old man will shrink in Fengfu, as long as he can save so many lives, what a reputation to spare! ”
Faced with this answer, Li Chengqian couldn't help but bow down to Chai Shao.
Such an idea is really fanciful, if he didn't really pity the soldier's life, Chai Shao could have driven him out. He has that right! The head of the march is a glorious official position in the Tang Dynasty, even if the emperor personally recruits and makes mistakes, he is also qualified to reprimand.
Back in his tent, Li Chengqian did not hesitate to write a letter to his family. The most important thing is to emphasize that he is safe in Fengfu, and also explain the reason for coming here. Otherwise, Zhang Yun and them will be affected.
The letter was written in three copies and sent to three messengers.
Sending a letter in the middle of winter, or an urgent letter, the safety of the messenger cannot be guaranteed, even if none of the three letters are sent back, it is possible.
Before Chang'an's reply arrived, Chai Shao would still lead his troops to the battle.
But fortunately, Li Jing's side also completed his set goal, and the armies from all walks of life settled down, and the wounded were no longer sent to Fengfu in an endless stream.
Nowadays, most of the herdsmen around Jieli, especially on the side close to the Tang Dynasty, have been hanged, and in the winter, they can only move to the vicinity of Xiangcheng to report to the regiment in the wind and snow, so as to intimidate the Tang army.
Now it seems that the effect is good, at least Li Jing ordered a temporary stop, and all roads must reorganize the army, and by the way, the scattered herdsmen will be cleaned up.
If it was summer, maybe the children would have kept prisoners, but now it is winter, except for children and women who can be left behind and transported back to the Central Plains as slaves because they have little to eat, the young and old are all killed.
Steppe wolves are the most ferocious in winter, and in the past, they may retreat when they see people, but in winter, they will pounce directly. In winter, they are very lacking in nutrients. Only now they don't have to worry, the corpses of herdsmen can be seen everywhere on the grassland, although the left ear has been cut off as a proof of military exploits, but the rest is still enough for them to eat.
A person who is frozen by the cold wind and is as hard as a stone, only a wolf has such a good tooth to bite.
Walking on the way to Mayi, Li Chengqian almost couldn't help vomiting several times, so he could only retract into the carriage out of sight and out of mind.
There is still a big difference between what you see in the movie and what you actually see.
Came back again, and this time it was vomited.
In the carriage, Lao Sun was closing his eyes and chanting scriptures, but the old Taoist priest didn't know that his behavior could not bring comfort, but could only bring fear to the people around him.
Zhang Yun frowned and helped Li Chengqian wipe his mouth, and said while wiping: "Your Majesty told the slave maid that if you have the opportunity, you must be allowed to see such a scene." The mother only said that it was too early. Your Highness, you are going to inherit the Tang Empire in the future, and you can't be too weak! ”
Sun Simiao opened his eyes and glared at Zhang Yun, but he couldn't say anything.
"Lone knows, but Lone is only ten years old this year, it's too early!"
After taking a breath, Li Chengqian couldn't help but curse Li Jinglai.
I used to praise this guy for being a good commander, but a good commander will pity the soldiers, and when necessary, he will be like a stone.
After two days and two nights of fighting, he suffered countless casualties, and although he killed 20,000 Turks, he also injured more than 6,000 people, and countless people suffered frostbite.
There was no way for so many wounded people to be sent to Fengfu, not to mention that the wounded barracks in Fengfu were now overcrowded, so there was no other choice but to go there.
But fortunately, Li Jing still knew the stakes and sent the prince and two thousand soldiers to escort him. The excuse used was also to teach the prince the way of the battle formation, so that Zhang Yun didn't know how to refuse. Because Li Jing's knowledge is really a good thing!
The military doctor brought half of it, the forbidden army who learned some emergency measures also brought five hundred, the labor forbidden army also brought five hundred, and the supplies were dragged more than a dozen carts, which was already the biggest support that Feng Fu could make.
Nearly 6,000 people walked on the grassland, and the corpses of herdsmen were the best guides. As long as you step on the corpses of herdsmen and war horses, you can always reach Mayi in the end.
"Your Highness, we can't reach Mayi today, so it's better to set up camp and rest!"
Seeing that the sky was dark, Zhang Yun finally couldn't help but dissuade him.
At this time, Li Chengqian was looking at the list of the dead led by the prince himself, and he was very sad to watch.
More than 200 dead!
Li Jing, you bastard, you really used Lao Tzu's soldiers as sharp knives to stab stones!
"Stop, pick out two hundred thickly dressed men, and let them scout the perimeter as scouts. Although the area has been cleared, it is difficult to keep the fish that have slipped through the net. Nowadays, the Turks are all migrated together by the entire tribe, and when encountering a larger tribe, it is possible for one or two hundred thousand people, so you must guard against it! ”
Although Zhang Yun felt that it was impossible to meet the Turks, he still went down and ordered according to the prince's orders. He naturally knew that the prince's art of war was learned from Li Jing, and although he was a fledgling, he should not be underestimated.
Sun Simiao stopped chanting at this time, opened the heavy curtain of the car and glanced at the remnant 233 corpses outside, and sighed.
It wasn't until today that the old man realized what a stupid decision it was to come to the battle array. Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. In this war, I'm afraid I can't tell who is right and who is wrong! ”
Knowing that Lao Dao, a cultivator, would have such feelings on the battlefield, Li Chengqian had already prepared his rhetoric. Of course, this is also the reason for his persuasion.
"You must have heard the phrase 'if they are not of my race, their hearts will be different'. Since we are the people of the Central Plains, we cannot exert a benevolent heart on the grassland peoples. You only see the grasslands full of frozen corpses, but you don't see the slaughter of our atomic people. We both played chess in the carriage all the way, so we couldn't see the situation on either side of the road. Don't you know, you can see a string of tombs just a short distance along the way. There is no monument because the people who buried people don't know who they are buried.
General Cheng, you know, is used to being very arrogant. But when Wude was ordered to return to Beijing in the ninth year, he cut his face and swore revenge, and when he returned to Chang'an, he cried directly in the main hall and asked why he didn't pursue Jieli. If we really want to talk about it, the grassland people want to kill us a little more. After all, almost every year, they will be on the border, and we beat them in the Central Plains, but there are very few records in the history books! ”
Listening to Li Chengqian's words, Sun Simiao thought for a while, and finally was relieved.
At the beginning of man, nature is good. No matter who is killed, you can't help but feel sad, even the Turks. But sorrow is sorrow, and when you really want to start, you can't be merciful. For, to be merciful to one's enemies is to be the greatest cruelty to oneself!
The convoy was not officially encamped like the army, because it had to leave early the next morning. Therefore, the tent was only fixed with sharp wood, and there was no soil.
Because it was himself who officially led the troops, Li Chengqian did not eat the small stove, but insisted on eating the big stove under the persuasion of Zhang Yun and others.
This was learned from the generals, Chai Shao, Xue Wanche and others, as the general managers, would also eat with the soldiers when they arrived at the meal, and there was no preferential treatment. Xue Wanjun's bleeding gums caught up with vomiting blood, but in the face of the bag of dried fruits that Li Chengqian gave him, he gritted his teeth and ate a handful, and gave the rest to the wounded soldiers in the wounded barracks.
This is a time when those in power are truly leading by example.
After eating a few pieces of meat around the bonfire, Li Chengqian returned to the carriage, endured the desire to vomit, and began to sleep.
If a person vomits too much, it will cause a chain reaction, resulting in vomiting whenever there is a thought of vomiting later.
It's too hurtful to do this, so I can only rely on willpower to press down.
In the second half of the night, a bitter cold wind woke Li Chengqian up. 手机端 一秒記住→.\B\\\\.\\為你提供精彩\novel說薱讀。
When I opened my eyes, I saw that Zhang Yun actually changed into a suit of armor, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, the scout has come to report that a group of Turkic troops has appeared in front of us, numbering about five thousand!" ”
It stands to reason that there are also 5,000 people here, and the 5,000 who fought the Turks is nothing at all. However, the most worrying thing is that there is still a cart of supplies in the center of the tent. Forget about food and grass, but those alcohol, dried fruits, bandages and so on are all necessities ahead, and there is no room for the slightest mistake.
The armor was worn on the body, and although it was uncomfortable to sleep, it was not within the scope of the army, so it could only be so.
The big sword that opened the front was hung in the carriage, and Li Chengqian was about to reach out to take it, but Zhang Yun stopped him.
snatched the sword, Zhang Yun knelt on the ground: "Your Highness, you can't go out!" Let the slave lead the attack instead of you! ”
After speaking, without waiting for Li Chengqian to refuse, he left two eunuchs behind and rushed out of the carriage.
This was angry, pushed away the two eunuchs who were blocking, and Li Chengqian got out of the car.
In the distance, you can already see a large field of torches flickering in the north wind.
A lot of the convoy was full of alcohol, and if they threw their torches in, it was over.
Zhang Yun deserved to follow the emperor to mix up, and he was decisive in killing, and appointed Yu Tai to lead the prince himself, while he led Li Jing's 2,000 troops and rushed out of the camp against the north wind.
"Bring the bow and arrows to Lone!"
shouted and no one answered, and a large number of people looked around, seeing that the rest of the people were gathered in front of the carriage, Li Chengqian's anger did not come to one place.
Since it's like this, then Lao Tzu still practices martial arts! Do you hunt with a sword and pick up a wild donkey?
No one moved, so he moved by himself, got into the back carriage and took out a bow and arrow, and Li Chengqian got on the roof of the car without hesitation.
The speed of the Turks was very fast, and they were already within a hundred meters of the camp, and when the swords and soldiers were handed over, the smell of blood was immediately sent to the camp in the south by the north wind.