This battle was well captured!

At the entrance of the ancestral hall of the Lai family in the ruins of Shekeng, Ou Dapeng watched the harvest of the pursuing troops with great satisfaction.

On the battlefield during the day, the lights were lit up, and the soldiers of the new brigade were still tirelessly searching for unexpected gains. From time to time, some people searched out a few stragglers from the depths of the grass and the reeds by the river who tried to escape when night fell.

Outside the town, on the official road leading to the west, Wu Liuqi led Wang Jin, Wu Biao and others back happily.

In the ranks, the soldiers carried the captives and supported the wounded brothers, carrying the severed heads on the tips of their spears and the captured armor on their shoulders.

In the afternoon, when Zhang Tingyu confronted Wu Liuqi's team, intending to buy some time for his team to withdraw, Wu Liuqi used his proud tactics.

In history, this Guangdong general soldier, who was touted by the children of the world friends as the master of the Red Flag of the Heaven and Earth Society, was best at outflanking, luring the enemy to go deeper, copying the back road, and so on.

Seeing the sparks of the hundreds of firebolts flashing with the fire rope on the opposite side, Wu Liuqi naturally did not think that his team could rush forward to fight the opponent hand-to-hand, he thought to himself that these heroes under his command might not have that courage.

Moreover, although there were some firearms in the ranks, they were also scattered among the battalions, and they could not concentrate for a while, and they could not shoot at the enemy.

Since it doesn't work technically and hardware, then I'll think of something else!

"Wang Jin! Ah Biao! ”

"In! At! ”

The two right-hand men replied forcefully.

"Can you run?"

"No problem! The brothers have never fought such a worry-free battle, and it will be fine to run dozens of miles! ”

"That's it! I'll run a few dozen more miles. You can also sleep with two beautiful girls at night! ”

"That's good! You two, select some brothers, and ask those who can fight and run, go around from both sides, to the west of Shekeng Town, and give me a ruthless copy of the back road of Taoyuan Shrine. ”

The two detachments of men and horses quickly separated from Wu Liuqi's brigade like two streams, and galloped towards the west of Shekengxu Town.

And Wu Liuqi himself jumped off the horse for a long time, sat on the ground and took out the flat "white vinegar" pot from his arms, and took a sip gently. He was waiting for the West to strike.

Soon. To the west of Shekeng Town is the sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of knives and guns colliding. The sound of groans came from afar along with the firelight.

Zhang Tingyu's firecracker team began to panic.

From time to time, the musketeers looked westward, and there was a commotion in formation.

"Enough heat! Above! ”……

After a short and fierce fight, Zhang Tingyu's eight hundred firearms. Less than 600 people fled with fire guns across the pontoon bridge over the Meijiang River outside Shekeng Town. in the river. Hundreds of corpses and dozens of wounded floated in the icy water.

And Wu Liuqi is obviously a supporter of the idea of chasing after the poor Kou in general, and when he saw Zhang Tingyu retreating, he immediately waved his army to cover the past. and Wang Jin, Wu Biao and others outside Shekengxu Town, launched a frenzied killing of the guards and baggage of Taoyuan Shrine.

When they gathered their troops and returned to the ruins of Shekeng. Ou Dapeng had already commanded Yang Zhen and others to organize troops to clean up the battlefield, and only some soldiers of the newly formed brigade who were still unsatisfied wandered freely in the wilderness, hoping that they could have an unexpected lucky harvest. As a matter of fact, in addition to the nearly 2,000 people of the newly formed brigade who remained near the Meijianghe battlefield, there were also more than 4,000 people from the Sixth Brigade of the Dapeng Garrison of the District. Thousands of people formed several horizontal lines to clean up the battlefield, and it didn't take much time to clean up the field.

Seeing Wu Liuqi and the others returning home triumphantly and with great interest, Ou Dapeng immediately guessed that their gains in this pursuit battle would not be less!

The group exchanged a few polite words outside the ruins of Shekeng, and then returned to the town in a grand manner. The town has been occupied by the Sixth Garrison Brigade, and the elders in the town have been worried that this official army will wash the entire town in blood because Taoyuan Taisha is the enemy of it, and they don't want these officers and soldiers to rush into the town, so they only control a few city gates, set up artillery positions at the head of the city, arrange patrols, and then count the houses and wells in the town, and set up the temporary marshal's mansion in the most magnificent and spacious Lai clan ancestral hall in the town. Hearing of the great victory of the fighting army, the town was filled with cheers. However, the people in the town were terrified and uneasy, fearing that the officials and troops would take revenge after the victory.

However, Ou Dapeng and Wu Liuqi didn't care about these, so they should count the results of this battle first.

The battle was quite capturous. According to rough statistics, a total of more than 1,100 Tuan Ding and Tian Yong of Taoyuan Taisha were beheaded, and the number of prisoners was also around this number. In addition to a few hundred mules and horses, more than a thousand wounded soldiers were taken prisoner. The seizure of various types of armor, knives, guns and other items is even more colorful, from cotton armor, inlaid iron cotton armor, iron armor, southern central cuirass, and even Portuguese armor, the total number is more than 2,000 pieces. In addition, there are more than 4,000 pieces of various knives and guns, and more than 300 firearms.

In addition to armor, knives, guns, mules and horses, there are more than 200 carts of baggage, in addition to grain, meat, wine and food, there are also 30,000 silver dollars, which is supposed to be used by Taoyuan Taisha to reward meritorious personnel. But he didn't want to become all the trophies of the South Central Army.

In this battle, nearly 4,000 people were beheaded and captured, and more than 1,000 enemies were wounded, and the troops that Taoyuan Taisha could use for mobile operations were basically wiped out, which was extremely beneficial to the upcoming attack.

After the first battle, the casualties of the whole army were only hundreds, most of which were lost by bayonet attacks and the engagement of Wu Liuqi's new brigade with Zhang Tingyu's firecrackers, and the roundabout encirclement of Wang Jin, Wu Biao and others. However, in the opinion of Wu Liuqi, Ou Dapeng and others, thousands of enemies were annihilated in the field, and their own casualties were only hundreds, such a small price, such a big gain. Such a battle loss ratio is also worth it!

"Brother District, do you see this battle exploits and captures?"

When Wu Liuqi first arrived, he didn't know much about the regulations of the Nanzhong Army, so he could only cross the river by feeling the stones. If Ou Dapeng's appearance is too ugly, he will endure it, but the next time he fights, he will not report the capture.

"I took a look, and there were more than 400 pieces of armor from Nanzhong that were seized. There are more than 500 knives and guns, and there are more than 100 pieces of firearms. These armor and weapons will be handed over to Brother Wu and your troops, which can be regarded as temporary allocation, and when your official equipment is completed in the future, these old goods will be handed in. For the rest of the captured weapons, the brother can also send someone to pick them up, and take them if they are suitable and can be used, but the accounts must be clear. ”

"As for the seized grain, grass and meat, it will be used for military purposes. There are still a few days ahead. I don't know what the situation is like when the food and grass are supplied. All we have to do is resupply first. This can be regarded as food for the enemy. However, it is only necessary to write a submission to the Battalion Office and the Military Division. ”

"As for the seized money, it will be in the hands of you and me, and will be used to pay for the employment of men and the purchase of supplies. Reward soldiers. ”

Ou Dapeng's answer made Wu Liuqi a little unexpected. But it was quite a surprise.

Wu Biao, Wang Jin, Yang Zhen and others on the side made eye contact with each other's inner thoughts.

They were only in charge of the pursuit. Although hundreds of people were lost, most of them were wounded soldiers who could be cured, but they were able to share so much capture. It seems that this South China Army does treat us as its own!

The next thing is to count the combat exploits of each department, which naturally does not need Wu Liuqi and Ou Dapeng to participate in person, and the two of them led a group of capable officers to the ancestral hall of Chen and Wu in Shekengxu Town, which was used as a temporary place for those wounded soldiers, and had already been requisitioned by the Sixth Garrison Brigade.

The patriarchs of the two families and the deacons of the ancestral hall stood tremblingly at the door of the ancestral hall to greet the arrival of several military masters, although the officers of the baggage team and the health team had already explained that it was a temporary loan, and would not damage the building and insult the tablet, and threw a hundred silver dollars to them, but the patriarchs of the two families were still a little worried. I am afraid that these military masters will turn their faces, the guest soldiers have always been unreasonable, and the guest soldiers who can fight are even more savage.

I had to say a few polite words to the two patriarchs at the door of the ancestral hall, and the two brigade commanders went in to comfort the wounded soldiers one by one. According to the regulations of the Nanzhong Army, the wounded soldiers had a daily allowance of 200 wen for nourishing food. Depending on the severity of the injury, a bereavement pension is paid.

"How many brothers have been injured? What about the injury? ”

Glancing at the makeshift bunks erected in the ancestral hall, Ou Dapeng asked the officers of the health team.

"Report to the brigade commander, there are more than 370 wounded brothers. Most of them are hung in hand-to-hand combat. More than 90 of them were seriously injured. ”

Among the more than 300 wounded, most of them were soldiers of the newly formed brigade, and their armor was not as strong as the protective ability of the cuirass made of ductile iron of the garrison brigade, and even the soldiers of the sixth brigade wearing such armor could be injured in the face of the enemy's spears and broadswords. Especially when facing those Taoyuan Da Club members with excellent personal skills, the chance of injury to the firecracker is greatly increased.

"Wounded soldiers, your health team will arrange for Langzhong good students to be treated and recuperate, and after they recover from their injuries, they are the brave backbone of our army."

Wu Biao felt that the knowledge of the past few days exceeded his previous understanding of the army several times, with his experience of rolling in the swords and guns in the past few years, the wounded soldiers will have more experience on the battlefield, and if they have rolled between life and death, they will have more experience in surviving on the battlefield, and after recovering from their injuries, these veterans will exude stronger combat effectiveness.

It's a pity that there was no such health team before, otherwise many old brothers would not have died and would not have been disabled.

"How much first-aid medicine do you have with the team? Can you bring one out and give it to Brigadier Wu? ”

After listening to Ou Dapeng's words, Wu Liuqi and the others turned their attention to the officers of the health team and the baggage team.

The two of them whispered to the side and came up with a number.

"Brigadier Commander, we can draw a thousand first-aid kits from the baggage we carry. Give it to Brigade Commander Wu, and if there is more, there will be no more. ”

"Good! A thousand servings are good! I will write a letter to the provincial capital, report on today's battle situation, ask for credit for my brothers, and ask the lord to send people to send all kinds of supplies! ”

After this battle, the army had to rest for two days in Shekeng, and after careful consideration of the battle, Ou Dapeng and Wu Liuqi reported the relevant meritorious personnel. At the same time, he wrote a petition asking for Kuài to send people to Tai Po and Shek Hang to receive and administer.

In these documents, Ou Dapeng himself wrote a letter to Shouhan, reporting to Shouhan that Wu Liuqi had outflanked and mobilized the enemy's army, thus defeating the 800 firecrackers at the lowest cost. Reading between the lines is naturally the meaning of asking for credit for Wu Liuqi. After the letter was written, Ou Dapeng asked Wu Liuqi to look at it and show that he had nothing to hide. Seeing a colleague take credit for boasting about himself. Wu Liuqi was naturally grateful, and a group of officers under him even patted their chests and swore an oath.

But Ou Dapeng knew that his worries would be understood by the main guild.

Wu Liuqi could think of using the tactics of outflanking, harassing, and mobilizing the enemy army to deal with the Taoyuan Taisha, who knew that in the future, no one else would use similar tactics to deal with the same firearms-based Nanzhong Army?

You must know that the most feared thing of the South Central Army at the moment is that the back road will be cut off and cut off.

After resting for two days in Shekeng, the army continued to march in the direction of Taoyuan Village.

The marching ranks had changed somewhat from previous days.

Because this area is no longer mountainous, you can see it from miles away, so you don't have to worry about being attacked or ambushed. The sentry posts on both flanks no longer occupied the garrison hill by hill. Rather, it was two or three miles in front of the two flanks of the brigade's march route as a precaution.

The team was reorganized, and the 6th Garrison Brigade was mixed with the new brigade. In Wu Liuqi's words, let the old brothers bring the new younger brothers.

In addition to six or seven thousand people in two brigades. More than 1,000 prisoners and nearly 2,000 men were included in the marching procession.

Needless to say, these captives are self-explanatory. He was imprisoned by the soldiers as a coolie for the army, pushing the wheels of heavy baggage carts and gun wagons all the way. And those people were half hired and half coerced by Wu Liuqi and Ou Dapeng.

In the procession, the patriarchs of the Wu family, the Liu family, the Lai family, the Luo family, the Cheng family and other families near Shekeng, or the eldest sons and grandsons of the patriarchs, had to fight hard and lead the young men of their own clan to try to keep up with the speed of the marching procession.

These men were called into the army in order to increase the number of men. Increase marching speed. Two comes. The Southern Chinese Army placed its own wounded soldiers and the captured wounded soldiers of Taoyuan Taisha in Shekeng Town. After the treatment of these more than 1,000 wounded soldiers, in addition to being the backbone and elite of Wu Liuqi's new brigade, they are also the gravediggers of Taoyuan Taishe.

After discussing with Wu Liuqi, Ou Dapeng kept half of the seized grain and grass in Shekeng. Left 10,000 silver dollars, ordered the baggage team and the health team to leave a sentry officer to lead a sentry to stay here, and Wu Liuqi also allocated a battalion of people here.

In order to prevent these people in Shekeng from poisoning their left-behind detachments and cutting off the way back after the army left (God knows what they have to do with Taoyuan Taisha?). Wu Liuqi, who has been tested by this kind of tricks and tricks, came up with a lack of moral idea of drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle.

Take the patriarch of each family, or the eldest son or grandson of the patriarch with him! I left you without a leader, how can you start poisoning my people? Take care of the wounded soldiers for me! Even if the patriarch didn't go to the family, his precious son or grandson was in the army. Rat-thrower, I don't dare you do it!

The second method is to recruit a group of young and strong men from all over the place to accompany the army, so that you do not have enough men to pose a threat to my remaining troops. At the same time, the children of each family are in the army, and everyone is of the same mind, and this heart of the rat is spread from the patriarchs to all the members of the family.

In this way, in the eyes of various nearby villages, Shekeng Market Town has launched a comprehensive and in-depth cooperation with the South Chinese Army, that is, "the yellow mud falls in the crotch of the pants, and it is not but!" ”

You said that you did not cooperate with the Yugoslav Army, and that you were forced. So why do people pay you when they are raff? When did the officers and soldiers arrest Dynraf, when did they pay their wages?!

What's more, it's still silver dollars that are given?!

In addition to the silver dollars, to the delight of the men in the procession, the tools in their hands and on their shoulders were all in their possession as part of their wages after the battle.

Not only the people were pleasantly surprised, but even Yang Zhen and others, who were riding back and forth in front of the marching procession, were also smacking.

When recruiting people that day, in addition to ordering the heads of various families to sound gongs and gather the crowd, Ou Dapeng ordered the baggage team to remove dozens of wooden boxes from the vehicles.

When I opened the lid of the wooden box, it was full of shovels, hoes, pickaxes, and other items made of nine-turn steel that emitted a cyan metallic glow.

"This army has always acted with benevolence and righteousness, and this trip is to crusade against those who do not obey the king. However, there are many kinds of languages and customs here, and there are ten miles of different sounds and three miles of different customs. In order to avoid misunderstandings, and to reduce the number of killings and misery, those who were willing to contribute to the army were given three silver dollars per person, and those who were given food and drink, these tools were given to them for their own use. Only by following us to lay down Taoyuan Village and pacify the bandits, these tools will be owned by me! ”

Good boy! Our South Central Army is really wealthy! The best steel tools are given away like this?! Wu Biao and others couldn't help but feel honored when they watched from the sidelines. As a member of the South China Army, they enjoy this feeling.

At this time, although it had been nearly ten years since Nanzhong commodities were dumped, it was difficult for ordinary farmers to have a steel farm tool. In the ears of many people, the patriarch sounded the gong and gathered the crowd to say that the officials and the army were going to send people, and he thought it was an unlucky thing, but he didn't want it to be a good errand. Pay for the salary, take care of the food, and a steel tool will be your own.

Under such temptation, the villagers near the natural She pit ruins could not resist.

As a result, there were more of these men in the marching procession.

In order to facilitate command and communication, these people who do not speak official language and can only speak the local dialect of the county are responsible for organizing them as family units and handing them over to those patriarchs or reserve patriarchs for command and dispatch. Responsible for building bridges, paving roads, building camps and other matters.

In terms of road conditions, it is about 100 miles from Shekeng to Taoyuan Village, and there are many villages under Taoyuan Taishe. Although there is an official post road, it has been in disrepair for a long time, and the official road is full of rut marks with a height difference of one or two feet, and the carriages run on it, swaying from side to side as if dancing.

Such road conditions made the march more and more obstructive to the march of the South Central Army, which had a large number of heavy vehicles and artillery. (To be continued......)