Chapter 27: Grassland Raiders (2)
Lu Bu turned his gaze to Zhao Yun again: "Zhao Yun, do you know why?" ”
Zhao Yun said hesitantly: "Kill to stop killing." ”
Lu Bu shouted: "That's right, it's killing to stop killing." All of you must remember that we are not killing today because we want to kill, and even less because we are homicidal maniacs, but because we are going to kill to stop more killing. We must use the method of killing the enemy to protect our own relatives from being killed and not enslaved, not only with the Hu people, but also with all our enemies in the future, because it is the responsibility and obligation of us soldiers to defend the homeland and the country, and it is our noble honor and supreme glory! ”
Speaking of this, all the warriors' eyes returned to clarity, and their eyes were no longer overwhelmed and confused, but full of firm confidence and clear goals. Everyone shouted in unison and repeatedly: "Defend the country, defend the country!" ”
Lu Bu knew that these people, these young warriors who had experienced this baptism were about to transform into real elite troops, an invincible heroic division with clear goals and infinite courage.
Lu Bu looked at all this with relief, the efforts of the whole night were not in vain, and then he caught a glimpse of the greedy wolf star beside him out of the corner of his eye, Lu Bu had a plan in his heart again, he stretched out his hand to interrupt everyone's shouting, and said: "In the future, our army will be different from ordinary armies, because you have your own name." I want you to be like a wolf pack, to be ruthless to your enemies, to fight together, to treat your comrades, and to treat each other with all sincerity. Your name is the Greedy Wolf Cavalry! ”
All the soldiers excitedly shouted the name of "Greedy Wolf Cavalry".
Lu Bu roared while the iron was hot: "At the same time, I announce a few military regulations: those who do not obey the order, kill!" Escapees, kill! Those who confuse the hearts of the army, kill! Collaborate with the enemy and betrayer, kill! Rape and captive, kill! Whoever commits a crime against the people, kill! Bully the weak, kill! ”
From this day on, these military regulations were also known as the Seven Killing Orders, and they were widely implemented in all of Lü Bu's future armies.
Lu Bu successfully broke the demons in everyone's hearts, and ordered all the soldiers of the 'Greedy Wolf Cavalry' to rest on the spot after cleaning up the battlefield.
After the army rested in place for a whole day, Lü Bu assigned a team of 100 men to escort the captive women, children, and livestock, while the rest of the men only brought some supplies and quickly rushed to the next target.
In the following time, Lü Bu led the greedy wolf cavalry to fight throughout the grassland, brutally destroying one medium and small tribe after another while avoiding large tribes, killing all the young and middle-aged people, and escorting women, children and livestock back to Bingzhou.
As the weather gradually warmed up, the Xianbei people resumed their nomadic life, and the news of Lü Bu's expedition finally spread throughout the grassland, all the Xianbei tribes were boiling, the large tribes were all ready to fight, and the small and medium-sized tribes were all in danger and formed alliances, which also made it difficult for Lü Bu to break the plan one by one.
Finally, in June 183, that is, the fourth month after Lü Bu and others set out on the expedition, Helian sent a large army to encircle and suppress Lü Bu's greedy wolf cavalry on the grassland, as early as two months ago, Lü Bu had gone deep into the hinterland of the grassland, and could no longer transport the captives back, so he could only tie up women and children and throw them to fend for themselves, slaughtering cattle and sheep and other livestock, which also allowed the Xianbei army to gradually master the whereabouts of the expeditionary force. Fortunately, the grassland is vast, and Lu Bu attaches great importance to intelligence spying, and wherever he goes, he is a scout, and has escaped the encirclement and interception of the Xianbei army several times.
However, as two months passed, more and more Xianbei tribes participated in the encirclement and suppression, and the scope of activities of the expeditionary force was gradually narrowed.
At this time, it was already August 183, about to enter autumn, the weather of the grassland was gradually getting colder, and the greedy wolf cavalry, which had been fighting on the prairie for half a year, had transformed from a slightly green army into a hundred battles.
In the past six months, they have destroyed more than 20 Xianbei tribes, killed more than 10,000 Xianbei strong men, and at the same time, hundreds of warriors have been sleeping on the vast grassland. The expeditionary force of 5,000 men now has just over 4,000 left.
Cao Xing reported the military situation in front of Lu Bu, and at this time he had been promoted to the captain of the scout brigade, in charge of all the scouts of the entire greedy wolf cavalry. "Lord Duwei, in the past few days, the Xianbei army in the east, west, and south has decreased, according to the captured prisoners, this is due to the fact that the Wuhuan, Xiongnu, Qiang, Di and other foreign races have sent troops to encroach on the territory of Xianbei."
Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I finally heard some good news, haha, it seems that the original arrangement was not in vain." ”
Cao Xuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "However, He Lian seems to have touched the whereabouts of our army, and he has been following our army for the past few days and has not escaped. ”
Lu Bu said indifferently: "I've been chasing for more than two months, if we can't find our whereabouts, then this grassland overlord won't be able to do it in their turn Xianbei." It's okay, let them chase after them for a while, and we'll be home in the winter. ”
Hearing that they could go home, the others sitting next to Lu Bu couldn't help but get excited, although the results of this expedition were brilliant, but after all, they had been away from their homeland for half a year, if they said that they didn't want home, it was impossible. It's just that the battle situation is tense, and secondly, Lu Bu must take the lead in every battle, telling the soldiers by word and deed that this battle is because they are shouldering an important mission, and the commander is so abandoned, ordinary soldiers will naturally not have any complaints.
But after all, people are all lovers, and at this time, everyone was excited when they heard the coach say that they would go home.
Under Lu Bu's key training, Zhang He became a leader in his own right, commanding a team of 1,000 people, and Zhao Yun and Tai Shici, who were also key training objects, also lived up to expectations, and at the same time became Qu Chang, each leading 500 people. Although the two were young, they won the respect and support of these proud soldiers because they fought bravely and loved their soldiers.
Tai Shici, who was originally fine-skinned and tender-fleshed, has also become dark and strong after half a year of his career, but he can still see the vitality of being a young man from his lively and lively work. He jumped up and shouted cheerfully, "Great, master." I can finally go home and see my mother. I don't know if her old man is still healthy! ”
Lu Bu couldn't help but quip: "Little ghost, I'm about to marry a daughter-in-law, and I always think about my mother!" ”
Tai Shici replied solemnly: "Master, don't you always teach me that filial piety comes first. ”
Lu Bu laughed and said: "Haha, even if you are reasonable, you can't say anything about you as a teacher." ”
Turning his head and seeing Zhao Yun pondering, Lu Bu glanced at Tai Shi Ci, and the clever Tai Shi Ci jumped to Zhao Yun's side and shouted, "Big brother, what do you want?" ”
Zhao Yun suddenly came back to his senses: "No, I didn't think about anything, I was just thinking about my master and his old man." ”
Tai Shi Ci was just taken aback, and at this time he had the idea of joking, and said, "Do you think Master Tong will be so obsessed?" I don't think so. Ay? Are you thinking about my future sister-in-law, Sister Zhen, hey, big brother, how long have you not seen Sister Zhen? ”
Zhao Yun replied without hesitation: "One year and twenty-one days." As soon as the words came out, Zhao Yun suddenly felt that something was wrong, and when he turned his head, he saw the narrow smile on Tai Shici's face, who had already run away, and the expressions of the rest of the people, and his handsome face turned red. Annoyed and angry, he picked up the gentian gun and chased after Tai Shi Ci, and shouted angrily: "Tai Shi Ziyi, you stop for me, the eldest brother promises not to kill you!" ”
Tai Shici screamed as he ran: "Mom, big brother, what do you think your sister-in-law is going to do with me!" ”
Early September 183 A.D.
After Lü Bu's expeditionary force attacked a medium-sized Xianbei tribe, countless Xianbei cavalry suddenly appeared the next day and surrounded the expeditionary legion.
Lu Bu made a rough estimate and there were more than 30,000 people. This is close to one-fifth of Xianbei's total strength.
Countless Xianbei cavalry galloped back and forth, holding scimitars and longbows and shouting, there was no formation at all, but because of the large number of people, it also looked magnificent.
On the other hand, on the side of the Han Dynasty expeditionary force, more than 4,000 people formed a neat phalanx, standing quietly behind Lu Bu, even if the enemy army in front of them was several times their own, this army did not change its face from beginning to end, these soldiers looked at the enemy's eyes, only contempt and high fighting spirit, as if they were the one who had the upper hand.
Lu Bu looked back and inspected the troops he brought out with his own hands, and his heart was determined, with such a majestic and powerful elite army, he also dared to break through the sea of swords, mountains and fires.
This is a group of noblely dressed Xianbei people who slowly walked from the front, and the leader shouted loudly: "Han dog, who are you, why are you invading my grassland and killing my people!" ”
Lu Bu said loudly: "I am the captain of the Han Dynasty and the state capital, Lu Bu is also, everything you said is what I did, what can you do to me?" ”
In recent years, Lü Bu's prestige has spread throughout the grassland, because Lü Bu is good at commanding light cavalry and is good at riding and shooting, he was compared with the former flying general Li Guang by the Hu people, and was called the flying general of the Han Dynasty, so Lü Bu's prestige has been rooted in the hearts of every grassland herdsman with his victories again and again.
Although the leader of Xianbei already knew Lu Bu's identity, he still couldn't help but shudder after hearing the other party's personal admission at this time, and he still said with a fierce expression in his mouth: "Hmph, even if you are Lu Bu and dare to attack with thousands of troops, I think you are looking for death." It's better to retreat now, and compensate me for the loss of Da Xianbei, and I can make the decision and no longer care about the previous things. "This step is the brother of Putou, the eastern leader of the three leaders of the Xianbei Alliance, so it is not a blank check to say this, Lu Bu's prestige has already made him timid, although he has several times the strength of the other party at the moment, but he is not willing to confront the flying generals head-on, don't the Han people have a saying, surrender the soldiers without a fight.
Hearing Bu Dugen's 'generosity' suggestion, Lu Bu laughed angrily and said, "The rabble dare to run rampant!" He raised the Heavenly Painting Halberd in his hand and shouted, "Greedy wolf cavalry! ”
More than 4,000 Han troops roared in unison: "What the soldiers point to, I am invincible!" The majestic slogan soared into the sky, and the tragic murderous aura appeared overwhelmingly, only the army after countless baptisms of blood and fire could have such a terrifying momentum, and the Xianbei cavalry around them was still rushing and shouting on the spot.