"My lord, the results of this battle have been counted, a total of 132 thieves and slaves have been killed, including the thief Niu Lu Zhangjing, strong, 9 people have been allocated to Shiku, 19 thieves and slaves Baibaya La, and another 173 are Yu Ding's slaves and other generations, and 215 long and short knives and guns of thieves and slaves have been seized, 34 bows and arrows, and 15 banners. The lord and more than 200 mules and horses, including more than 20 who can serve as war horses, rescued more than 3,000 plundered people from the hands of thieves and slaves, most of whom were young and strong. There are also some other property, please publicize it, how to dispose of it? ”

Hearing that Huang Yishan, who had returned from the attack, reported the results of the battle to the Han Dynasty, the people in the camp tent were not enough, but Wang Desheng, who was outside the tent, was a little restless. Such a result may not be obtained even if the whole army of Jizhen is pressed.

The banners, weapons, bows and arrows, and armor that were piled up in the open space of the camp, especially the armor, the ironless cotton armor, the inlaid iron cotton armor, the willow leaf iron armor, the chain mail, all of them were better than the cotton armor on his body. Although many armors are riddled with projectiles, they are a good armor with a little repair.

This group of people is just too ruthless.

Wang Desheng came to the front of the battle to see those auxiliaries come forward to clean up the battlefield, and saw that the Tartar soldiers went up with a knife, whether dead or alive, and then peeled off their armor and counted the results, what puzzled him was that for the head of the Tartar and the property found on the body, these auxiliaries did not look at it, just threw it aside, used a thin bamboo skewer to probe the wound of the Tartar and measured it carefully, and then recorded it on paper.

"Don't cut off the head. It's really strange to be here to do this without searching for money! ”

Wang Desheng has already made up his mind, if this group of people is in a hurry to leave, he will go up and cut off a few Jiannu heads to report his merits, this is a real slave head!

According to the Ming military merit reward system, if an ordinary sergeant is captured and beheaded, the head of the golden soldier is the current Qing soldier, he will be promoted to the first level, and will be rewarded with silver and cloth. Up to three levels. Leading the Officer. There are 500 commanders and 1,000 commanders-in-chief. His subordinates killed ten slaves and thieves, and they were promoted to the first level, and every ten were added, and they were promoted by one level. Leader of a thousand people. Twenty capsules per twenty. Promoted to the first level. For every 20 additional seeds, one level will be added. Up to the end of the three poles, the second level is actually awarded. First-class signing and silver reward. What's more, there are those Baya soldiers and Niu Lu Zhangjing's first-level banners and other things, he has already made up his mind, no matter what, he will get this credit!

"Where is Mr. Wang Qian? Mr. Wang Qian, please! ”

The sound of summons in the big tent made Wang Desheng stand up and look inside the tent.

"Mr. Wang Qian, a certain family was ordered to enter the king of Beijing Qin, and he is not very familiar with the military intelligence system in the interior, according to what you can see, what should we do after we finish this battle?"

(The fart is ordered to be the king of Qin, in fact, he is here to mix up an official title and name for himself.) ）

After listening to Shouhan's inquiry after the Gao Jushuai case, Wang Desheng also knew everything.

"My lord, go! Let's go! Or enter the city and hold on! ”

"Why?"

"My lord, Xia Guan and Jiannu have been fighting for many years, they know their nature, this generation relies on the sharpness of horses, echoing each other flexibly, there must be a small group of Jiannu riding dozens of miles away, once it echoes, thousands of people and horses can come overnight, although the adults are brave and powerful, but in the face of thousands of Jiannu, I am afraid that the odds of victory are not great, so, Xia Guan is courageous, and Lord Jianyi will go immediately!"

"What if it's too late to leave?"

"Then go into the city and hold on! Near the left is Hexi Wucheng, this city is strong, and there is a money pass, there is no shortage of firearms, after the adults enter the city, they can rely on the strong city to hold until the Jiannu withdraws. ”

"Is there any other way than to grease the soles of your feet and enter the city as a turtle with a shrunken head?" Gao Liu, the commander of the firecrackers on the side, squeezed Wang Desheng's words.

Fortunately, Wang Qian is already a cultivator who can defend against the direct fire of the dragon cannon, and he didn't hear Gao Liu's sarcasm, and scolded in his heart, when the Tartars of the brigade are killed, you will know!

However, after all, Li Shouhan was not comparable to an officer like Gao Liu, so he still listened to Wang Desheng's opinion, sent people to Hexi Wucheng to liaise, and asked the officers and soldiers defending the city to open the city gate and let their troops enter the city.

However, the answer of the city officials was laughable.

Although they saw the Jiannu who had almost completely wiped out a Niulu on the top of the city, the fear in their hearts still made them make such a decision.

On the grounds that the city gate was blocked by bricks and stones and cut off from traffic, the request of the army to enter the city was refused.

"Tell them that our army can defend against the enemy outside the city, as long as they open the city gates and accept those plundered refugees!"

Shouhan was a little angry.

However, the officials at the head of the city still have two words, no.

At this time, it was already the west of the day, and if the brigade of people and horses and vehicles rushed overnight, I was afraid that there would be an accident, in case they were chased and killed by the Jiannu cavalry, it would be difficult to distinguish the vision in the twilight, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Set up camp here! I don't believe it, those Manchu Tartars are three-headed and six-armed! In a fit of rage, Shouhan came up with the title of "I Daqing" in later generations.

People began to cross the terrain near Fangcai's makeshift camp and prepare to set up camp for defense.

Several cavalry rode their horses to the concentration of refugees who were swept away by the white flag of Jiannu, only then they already knew that they had been rescued by the Ming army, and they were feeling panic, and the arrival of the cavalry caused a commotion.

"My general wants to camp here, and he needs some men who dig ditches and ditches, whether male or female, as long as they can complete the work, they will have enough to eat! Vegetables and rice with oil and water! Another pound of rice and a tael of salt as wages every day! ”

The cavalry commander led by him shouted back and forth in the crowd several times, causing a commotion among the refugees. When these people were taken captive, they had no food in their stomachs, so Jiannu threw some porridge and water from the looted grain and rice to them every day, as long as they did not die of hunger. (This is also a kind of cruel elimination, and those who can survive in this environment are often in good health.) Moreover, in such an environment, people can only give up their dignity in order to survive. Lay the psychological foundation for the enslavement of the Manchus. ）

"I'll go!"

"If you really have enough to eat, the fool won't go!"

"Go!"

As soon as a few people in the crowd took the lead, they immediately responded in groups, born in troubled times, can there be a place where you can eat a full meal, not to mention the so-called wage grain and rice can be obtained?

Almost all of the more than 3,000 refugees returned to the canal with the cavalry.

According to the area demarcated by the staff officers with white ash, the excavation of the earth and the construction of the camp began.

And Wang Desheng, the general manager of Jizhen, is quite firmly rejecting Shouhan's kindness in the big tent of Shouhan at the moment.

"Your Excellency, you have a war here. It's time to employ people. Although my brothers and I are not as elite as your troops, we can still carry grain, grass, equipment, ammunition and the like. I hope you will take it in! ”

Listening to these bold words, Shouhan's heart was naturally bright. For the words of these soldiers. He never believed it. But. The face has to be passable.

"With Wang Qian's courage and strategy, it is natural to borrow weight, and you must be allowed to kill the enemy in battle and make meritorious contributions." Listened to Shouhan's words. Wang Desheng secretly screamed bitterly in his heart! It's hard to recycle.

Fortunately, Shouhan only paused for a moment.

"It's just that there is such a big thing, and I have to borrow my brother's people."

In fact, the guards just wanted to send away this group of stragglers, so that they would not be shaking the morale of the army by shouting and shouting in the camp when the fight started.

Ten of the captured Qing army horses were allocated to Wang Desheng, and he randomly selected a few of the swords, guns, flags, etc., which were killed, and handed them to him, "Please worship Zhang Shixian Zhang Junmen in Jizhen on my behalf, just say that I am here to kill the Tartars, if he wants to make meritorious contributions, he will lead his troops to come and respond!" ”

Holding the horses sent by the Nanzhong Army, holding the captured swords and guns, Wang Desheng's heart blossomed, "This group of stupid hangers, Lao Tzu will go to cut a few heads in a while, go back to report the merits and ask for rewards, as for you, I will burn paper and incense for you!" ”

Night fell quietly, hundreds of bonfires were lit on the river embankment, illuminating this piece of land, in the firelight, the people who came and went poured the soil in the baskets and cloth bags into the designated places, and some people according to the requirements of the Nanzhong army to beat the dirt and ram it into a low wall. In addition to digging the earth, some people dug the pit into a trench four feet wide and five feet deep according to the requirements, but an adult man could not cross it in one step, and had to jump down and climb up again. The sound of people and tools colliding, coupled with the crackling sound of burning firewood, is also in full swing.

"The diggers came out in two teams first, the ones who carried the soil, the ones who rammed the walls, and the ones who dug the trenches, and the two teams of people came together and ate!"

With 200 people as a team, the people who participated in the construction of the position are organized into a team, which is the so-called military justice department, and the advantage of this is that the people will not be lazy and disrupt the battle, and there are things that can be investigated step by step.

As advertised when recruiting the people, the people who dug the soil, transported the soil, and rammed the walls looked at the rice and vegetable soup that the men used in large buckets, and smelled the smell of the rice oil wafting in, and many people couldn't help but be stunned, as if in a dream.

"Everyone had a full bowl of rice and a bowl of hot salted broth. Eat quickly, and when you're done eating, you'll be replaced by another brother! ”

Accompanied by Wang Bao, Huang Yishan and other officers, the Shouhan patrolled along the preset position, and the people everywhere were full of enthusiasm under the great temptation of having enough to eat, and many people dropped their dishes and chopsticks and picked up earthen baskets and shovels and hoes, and rushed to the construction site they had demarcated. Is the reason because Gao Liu yelled again during the meal.

"The general has an order, whoever finishes before dawn will add a supper and have meat to eat! Wages plus a pound of rice! ”

"My lord, according to this progress, we can complete the construction of three outer trenches and two earthen walls before dawn tomorrow, and the gun emplacements of those artillery can also be completed."

"Bao, a mountain, tomorrow, as soon as the morning dawns, we are fighting alone, it is impossible to count on those inland officers and soldiers, there may be thousands of people, or even tens of thousands, are you afraid?"

Before Wang Bao could speak, Huang Yishan, the battalion officer of the horse team, shook his shoulders and looked disdainfully: "My lord, our Nanzhong Army, since the establishment of the army, which battle was not fought by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?" Our brothers, didn't that one roll out of the sea of corpses and blood? ”

"However, the so-called braided soldiers of the mainland officers and soldiers are less than 10,000, and they are invincible." Shouhan continued to tease Huang Yishan.

"My lord, are these pigtailed soldiers more difficult to deal with than the war elephants of the Siamese? In the battle of Surin Mansion that day, the king led us to rush and kill the Siamese war elephants! ”

However, Wang Bao was quite calm. After intervening and saluting the guard, "My lord, when you raised the army with a weak crown orphan, the enemy you faced was not stronger than us?" Don't they all lose one by one? The enemy we face today is certainly known to be strong for a while, but as long as we fight hard, the enemy may not be able to withstand it! ”

"Well said!"

Shouhan high-fived and admired.

"Do you still remember what I said before about the battle in which Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, shocked the princes? The Battle of the Giant Deer, the Nine Battles of Zhanghan. The princes did not dare to fight. Be an onlooker. After Xiang Yu broke the enemy. The princes all marched into the camp on their knees to pay respects. ”

"Today, this is the giant deer of my Southern Central Army?!"

Gao Liu, the commander of the firecrackers, shouted with a bit of surprise.

"It's not just a giant deer, it's our army's Hongqiao!"

The Battle of the Great Deer, these officers have heard of it. It was the foundation battle for Xiang Yu's hegemony. But. What kind of battle is this Hongqiao?

As soon as the words came out, he remembered that he was bald, and Shouhan had to continue to speak vaguely.

"I heard the old man talk about it back then. There was an official nicknamed Li Ergouzi, who was ordered to take thousands of newly recruited miscellaneous troops to rescue a wealthy place, which had been surrounded by more than 100,000 thieves for months. One day, it rained heavily, and the thieves swooped down on the Hongqiao of his garrison, so he led the army to reinforce and fought a battle with tens of thousands of thieves, the battle was unprecedentedly tragic, and he said in his notebook that the thieves were dragged with death, dragged with them, and the guns could not be ignited. However, tens of thousands of thieves were brutally defeated by him like this! Since then, no one has been able to match it. ”

"Lord, this battle is also my Southern Chinese Army raising its eyebrows and giving an example to the generals of the mainland officers and soldiers!"

"That's right, here, it's not the bullshit Hexi Town, it's our giant deer, our Hongqiao!"

"Our giant deer, our Hongqiao!"

As the guards raised their arms and shouted, the nearby soldiers also shouted, as for what is a giant deer and what is a rainbow bridge, just leave it alone!

When the sky showed a touch of white, the bonfire finally burned out the last bit of heat, and wisps of green smoke greeted the dawn.

Three disjointed trenches and two earthen walls have been constructed.

There was a deliberate passage between the trenches that had not been dug up, but there was no connection between the trenches and the earthen walls, and on the opposite or on both sides of these undug passages were placed emplacements for large Francophants or six-pounder guns, where large quantities of ammunition were piled up.

The earthen walls were built according to the standards of the breastwork. The earth excavated from the trenches was rammed into a low wall, so that the musketeers could shoot outwards and reduce the lethality of the Jiannu's bows and arrows.

This is the restoration of the Dutch fortifications of the city of Geranza after the Nanzhong army made simple modifications. In order to prevent the Qing soldiers from capturing Hexi Wu City first, they also set up a defense against the Hexi Wu Brick City in the west, and the black muzzle of the cannon pointed there. The trenches and breastworks spread all the way down to the bottom of the embankment.

Seeing that the hard work of the night finally came to fruition, thousands of people cheered in unison.

The people were led to the river embankment for food, and Shouhan led his subordinates to allocate defensive areas.

This time, it's not just the fire guns that show their might, but also those big Buddha machines and cannons, but also show their might! All defenses are based on gun emplacements, supplemented by firearms, swords and shields, and spears. Cavalry and baggage men served as general reserves and escorts in the battalion. Hundreds of people were selected from among the people to serve as auxiliaries.

After Kankan finished assigning the defensive position, there was a faint sound in the distance, followed by a sound from far and near. With the sound of the bell, the scouts who were more than ten miles away to the south rode back.

"Here comes the Tartars!"

A puff of dust jumped out of the skyline, and then a huge cloud of smoke and dust came closer, and then the earth shook faintly, as if countless horses' hooves had struck the ground, and the whole earth trembled. Almost at the same time, an overwhelming array of red and white flags poured out on the horizon, and two huge flags loomed.

The huge smoke and dust, like a sandstorm raised in the flat ground, shrouded in the fluttering red and white flags, under the flaghorns, are full of Qing knights wearing red and white armor, looking at the boundless posture, it seems that all the Qing cavalry are riding horses and galloping, for a time between heaven and earth can not hear any sound, only the sound of horses' hooves like rain and thunder.

The Qing army opened the way with elite cavalry as the vanguard, followed by a large group of cavalry and infantry, followed by a heavy cavalry team, and finally an elite cavalry escorted behind, carrying a large number of people.

In the Qing army, there were also many Mongols, either wearing willow leaf armor or Luo ring armor, wearing red tasseled hats or flap helmets, and all the armored soldiers were cavalry. The soldiers were led by a strong man with a small black tasseled flag on his back. The Mongol infantry in the ranks, dressed without armor and wearing red tasseled hats, hurried north with their legs and the rising sun.

In the marching procession, the two-pole armor lama flag became the core part, fluttering in the wind. Around these two flags, dozens of white-armored soldiers and Kashoshi soldiers served as guards, and in the binoculars of everyone, it was found that there were actually seven or eight white-armored soldiers wearing and holding in their hands, which were the same as the soldiers of the Nanzhong Army!

"Actually attracted two Tartars of Kala! I knew it was a bunch of scourges! ”

At the head of the city, the officials who were hiding behind the battlements and watching the battle saw this boundless banner, and they couldn't help but feel a heat between their legs, and a stream of liquid involuntarily flowed out.

The two flags went straight to the town of Hexi, and the officials were shocked to turn pale, and they couldn't stop reciting the great mercy and compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and made a great wish of 100,000 scriptures and three temples, as long as they could keep the city from being captured by the Tartars, they were bankrupt and willing!

The red flag of Jialazhang Jing Tolun, sitting under the banner of Xu, looked at the opposite position triumphantly, "I finally arrived, and I didn't let you run away!" (To be continued......)