Chapter 115: The Northland (15)

Chen Cheng inspected the bandages on several seriously injured people, and most of the bandages had been hardened, condensing into a black-brown solid on the skin, and only a few places still had blood seeping out. Soldiers who are really too badly wounded will not last long and will die from excessive bleeding. Those who can be rescued back to the camp are generally not so seriously injured, and most of them are strong enough to hold on.

Even so, their injuries would not necessarily improve, if Chen Cheng was not there. He asked for the names of the seriously injured one by one, and while comforting and encouraging them, he moved them to the "team" he was leading, so that they could enjoy the buff of two levels of "heal" skills.

In the feudal era, even if there was a Langzhong in the army of the warlords, they did not care too much about the life and death of the soldiers. Second, except for a few generals, most of the officers regarded the soldiers as two-legged animals, like the Huns opposite, except for a few noble leaders, the others were treated like horses, cattle and sheep.

Chen Cheng comforted the seriously wounded again, and was about to leave, when a soldier who felt that his spirit had suddenly improved greatly shouted: "General! ”

Chen Cheng turned his head and said with a smile: "Is there something wrong?" But the food is not good? ”

Xu Wen on the side hurriedly said: "We are all in accordance with the regulations, and we have specially boiled broth for the wounded every day, if the general doesn't believe it, you can go to check!" ”

"No, no," the soldier waved his hand, his face flushed, "the food is good every day, it's better than when I wasn't hurt, tell me it's better to be injured........ Well, that's not what I meant........"

The more he spoke, the more anxious he became, and finally he couldn't say anything, and he was sweating profusely.

Chen Cheng laughed, he stepped forward, sat on the bed, patted the man on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, come, take a few deep breaths first, and then talk later." ”

The man followed Chen Cheng to take a few deep breaths, stabilized his emotions, and said embarrassedly: "General, I heard that when the Huns are defeated, they will divide the land for us, and they will not collect taxes, this is ........."

Chen Cheng looked into the room, not only did the wounded soldiers prick up their ears, but even Xu Wen and a few of his own soldiers held their breath, wanting to hear more clearly. Only Zhao Yun did not have the slightest change of color on his face, and he was completely unmoved.

For the vast majority of Chinese in this era, what they dream of is to have a piece of their own land, and if they can still be exempt from taxes, it is already a good life that they can only have when they dream.

Chen Cheng pondered for a while and said, "I have asked Changshi to study the amount of land awarded to soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, but it is still unclear how much. In my personal opinion, it is better for each soldier to have 30 acres of land exempt from taxation in order to be able to feed his family, and the amount of land exempt from taxation for officers at all levels will only be greater. But these lands are not taken for free, they can only be obtained after they have made meritorious contributions. ”

"Can there really be thirty acres?" The man on the bed said in surprise: "I rushed into battle with the general today and stabbed two Huns to death, is it considered meritorious?" ”

Chen Cheng looked at Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun stepped forward knowingly, first looked at the wooden sign placed at the head of the bed of the man on the bed, and then said: "The army did come to report, Zhou Jili has the merit of trapping the battle, as for how many enemies he killed, because there is no head, there is no way to know." ”

Zhou Ji shouted: "I obviously killed two enemies, and they were both charging right away, how can I have time to cut off people's heads?" ”

As soon as he was excited, he didn't even say "I", and directly spoke the local dialect of his hometown.

Chen Cheng grabbed Zhou Ji and said: "You have a great merit in the battle, and when you defeat the Huns, there will definitely be a reward, you can recuperate from your injuries now with peace of mind." ”

Zhou Ji just lay back on the bed, he jumped up from the bed excitedly just now, the wound burst, and it is estimated that he will lie down for several more days. Chen Cheng said to the people in the barracks: "The master book and the military master have remembered your merits, and when the battle is over, you will be rewarded for your merits and deeds, and you will never be disappointed!" ”

Zhou Ji and the others shouted excitedly, and before Chen Cheng could say anything, Xu Wen turned his face and shouted, "What are you arguing about?" Each person has a small demerit! ”

Zhou Ji and the other wounded glared at Xu Wen angrily, but they didn't dare to make any more loud noises.

Chen Cheng took the lead and said to Xu Wen behind: "Good job, take me to the lightly injured to have a look." ”

After taking a turn in the barracks of the lightly wounded and repeating the previous things, Chen Cheng felt that he was very suspicious of showing off these methods. In the past, when he saw leading cadres on TV condolences to soldiers or the families of people in difficulty, he was more or less unimpressed, but when he did it himself, he felt a change again.

Putting on a show is a show, but it's still useful, at least it's better than not doing it. You can't say it's wrong to shout slogans, right? When the officials of a dynasty begin to say, "It is to make the common people uncomfortable", it means that it has begun to enter the stage of being worse than the worst.

Although the tricks of undressing and pushing food are old-fashioned, they can't stand up to use. And everything is compared, although he feels a little disgusting to put on a show here, but the other princes and generals can't even do a show.

After coming out of the barracks of the wounded soldiers, Chen Cheng said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong will work hard tonight, check the names of the meritorious soldiers reported by various departments, and rest in the camp tomorrow, so don't go to battle." ”

The main book is a very important position in the army, and with such a hook of the pen in hand, many people will have no credit for fighting desperately. The rewards and punishments in the army are all in the hands of the master book, how can it be small?

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Chen Cheng looked up at the sky, it was another moonlit night. He said to Zhao Yun: "Tomorrow, I will take Lu Fang to battle, and the infantry and people in the camp will be under your control, so that the soldiers will continue to strengthen the camp." When he received the news, he immediately sent troops out of the camp, seized the nearby water sources and high ground, and prepared for a decisive battle with the Huns! ”

After only one night, the injuries of those seriously injured stabilized, not only did their body temperature return to normal, but even the wounds on their bodies began to scab over, and more of the lightly injured even jumped around directly. Those wounded were very surprised, but Xu Wen was very indifferent, he had seen this situation several times, although he was still shocked in his heart, but at least he could maintain an indifferent look on his face.

A few wounded soldiers gathered together and whispered, "Could it be ........ Is the general actually a god? ”

"Definitely!" A veteran swore an oath: "I have seen the general spit thunderbolts on the battle formation, killing several enemies!" ”

The officers came over and shouted angrily, "What are you talking about? When you're healed, give me work! ”

The soldiers immediately scattered.

Early in the morning, after feeding the soldiers and war horses, Chen Cheng had not yet sent out his troops, and the night and reconnaissance horses that were placed outside had already come to report quickly, "The Huns have set out in a big way, and it is only twenty miles away from here!" ”

“..........”

The Huns had the advantage in strength, first broke Yang Qiu's army, and then took Lianxian Jiancheng, and their morale was booming, and they didn't need Chen Cheng to seduce them at all, they had already killed themselves.

Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu also got the news at the same time, and immediately sent people over to meet to fight a decisive battle with the enemy.

Both sides have the intention of a decisive battle, and a big war is inevitable. The drums and trumpets in the three camps sounded in unison, and the soldiers and horses poured out together, seizing the advantageous position. Yang Qiu's troops are the most abundant, in the central position. Chen Cheng is on the right flank, and Cheng Yi is on the left. It took half an hour, the soldiers and horses on the right flank had been arranged, and Cheng Yi on the left flank were all cavalry, and they quickly occupied several mounds and high grounds, only Yang Qiu's troops had many infantry and people, and they were still moving nervously.

The ground began to roar, and the soldiers became nervous. Even those Yue cavalry who came out of Luoyang with Chen Cheng had never seen this kind of scene of more than 50,000 cavalry galloping together. The Han cavalry was numerous, but the main force was still infantry. The infantry battalion and the shooting battalion of the Northern Army were numerous and prestigious, but the cavalry of the three battalions combined did not exceed 15,000.

The smoke and dust rolled up like a long dragon, and tens of thousands of Hun cavalry rushed towards it, as if they were about to directly crush the military formation here. Many of the soldiers' mouths were dry, and some even began to tremble.

It was the first time for Chen Cheng to face such a situation, and even he was secretly frightened. When fighting against the Wuhuan people in western Liaoning last year, because of the geographical advantage, the cavalry of the Wuhuan people was in a state of attacking from the back, and it was impossible to rush up. Now it is on flat ground, and even if there is a slight mound, the highest point is not more than about ten meters high.

He looked left and right, and said to Zhao Yun, who had some bloodshot eyes in his eyes: "Zilong, you take five hundred horsemen to the rear to supervise the battle, and those who dare to retreat without permission will be beheaded by me!" ”

Zhao Yun categorically refused, and then said angrily: "Just send someone to supervise the war, in today's battle, I naturally want to protect Lord Gongdi!" ”

Chen Cheng saw that Zhao Yun's expression was firm, so he called Yao Qiong and said, "Take the soldiers and horses of your headquarters to supervise the battle." In today's battle, there is no advance or retreat, no matter who dares to retreat, they are all killed! ”

Yao Qiong was a little frightened of the might of the Huns, and immediately said when he heard this: "No! ”

Chen Cheng said to Hou Xuan again: "I asked you to carry the strong crossbow on the ferry before, how many boats are available now?" ”

Hou Xuan responded: "Because we have to transport people and horses back and forth in the past two days, there are only thirty ferries available. ”

"Thirty is enough, you bring three hundred good water to prepare, and as soon as the fight starts here, you will drive the boat close to the shore to shoot."

The candidate made a loud promise and handed over the army to another member of the clan. He himself lit up three hundred elites and ran to the docks. Chen Cheng looked at his own battle array, those veterans were okay and could still maintain their composure, and those new local heroes and strongmen, as well as those militia and civilians, were mostly trembling with fear.

He would not laugh at these frightened soldiers, because he himself was shocked by the scene of the Huns galloping on thousands of horses. But he couldn't just let his morale go down, if he really faced the enemy in this state, maybe many infantry phalanxes would collapse the moment the Huns killed.

He thought for a while with a calm face, and the art of war is cloudy: to match and win. The front hooves of a surprise victory are to be able to bear it in the front, if the front can't be blocked, then how can you talk about a surprise victory?

Thinking of this, Chen Cheng immediately jumped out of the battle formation, driving the fiery red war horse to gallop back and forth in front of the formation, so that everyone could see him. Gollum became more and more majestic, his shoulders were five feet two, and Chen Cheng's body was much thicker, and now he was riding on horseback, like an iron tower.

"I'm Liangzhou Mu Chen Cheng! Some of you know me. Some people don't know me yet," Chen Cheng said in a loud voice on the back of Gollum, trotting back and forth: "Anyone who knows me knows that I have never been a stingy person, nor have I ever been a timid person. Those who don't know me, you can ask the others on the side, every time I fight, do I charge ahead? ”

Many people shouted together: "Yes! ”

Chen Cheng was not satisfied, he looked in the direction of the military formation, and roared angrily: "The voice is too small, are you girls?" Be louder! ”

His voice alone is enough to be lowered by hundreds of people. There were 10,000 people on the right wing, and almost everyone heard his roar.

The voice that responded was even louder, "Yes!" ”

But Chen Cheng was still not satisfied, his neck and face were flushed, and he roared again, "It's still too small, take out all your strength on women." ”

A landslide and tsunami cried out, "Yes! Be! Be! ”

Chen Cheng was finally satisfied, he straightened up on horseback, and said in a loud voice: "In today's battle, I will also stand in the first row!" If any of you see me fleeing behind, shoot an arrow at me!" I'm standing right here, fighting side by side with you! Unless I die, I will never fall! ”

In the book "The Rabble", it is said that in a state of fear, conscious collective action can easily become a kind of fanatical catharsis, and now the soldiers of the right wing are in a frenzy. As they tapped their weapons, they shouted, "Hooray, hooray!" ”

The cries were so loud that the soldiers in the center and on the left flank couldn't help but turn their heads sideways and forget to come. At the same time, the Huns on the opposite side also began to change. Perhaps because the right flank was regarded as the main force of the Liangzhou army, they adjusted their combat deployment, and tens of thousands of elite cavalry were sent to their left flank, that is, the right flank of the Liangzhou army.

Chen Cheng jumped off his horse and asked his soldiers to lead Gollum behind, while he himself stood at the front of the infantry phalanx with his shield and spear. Zhao Yun also jumped off the white horse and silently walked to Chen Cheng's side. The other soldiers glanced at each other, and they all saw helpless expressions.

The pro-soldiers of other generals are enjoying the best treatment and doing the easiest work. Like them, every time they have to follow Chen Cheng to charge short and retreat behind. Of course, they are also treated with the best in the army. With so many benefits, it is now up to them to pay it with their lives.

Chen Cheng's personal soldiers have always had a high casualty rate, but their treatment is also high. And as long as you don't die, you can easily be released as a low-ranking officer, so even with a high casualty rate, there are still many soldiers in the army who want to sharpen their heads and squeeze in.