Chapter 228: Heart-punishing
Having made up his mind in his heart, Xu Bu did not hesitate any longer, and led his troops to retreat to the Xianbei tribe where he had camped last night, leaving the five thousand soldiers here, and letting a general take command, and instructing him not to act rashly, closely observe the movements of Guangning County, and wait until Xu Bu returned from the tribe.
Batu, who entered the military tent, smashed the helmet on the table angrily, picked up the bronze jue and drank a few sips, thinking of this Batu felt very depressed, the official army was fighting in Guangning County, but he and Xu Bu walked from there to confront each other, and finally waited until the battle in Guangning County was over, Batu said that it was finally time for me Batu to show his skills.
He just wanted to lead the cavalry to rush over and kill Su Bu, but he didn't expect Su Bu to flee without a fight.
Also in a bad mood is Zhao Yi, with these 5,000 cavalry operating near Youzhou, Zhao Yi is not willing to sleep peacefully. Because you don't know when this cavalry will attack. When he learned that Batu had not stopped the cavalry, Zhao Yi had already ordered the officers and soldiers to scout the horses and pay close attention to the situation around Guangning County, and ordered the official army camp to be on guard. Tanma wanted to find out the movement of the cavalry, but it was extremely difficult, because the other party's mobility was too strong, it was impossible to camp twice in one place, and when Tanma found out, he would report the news to Zhao Yi, and by the time Batu led the army to arrive, they might have already fled.
Running a hundred miles from the border of Youzhou, and sparing these six hours with Batu, the war horse still has such physical strength, getting rid of the pursuit of Batu's three divisions, the patience of this war horse is really amazing. If the cavalry of his own army has such foot strength, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings!
Thinking of this, Zhao Yi asked Tai Shici: "Can our army capture the enemy's war horses in this battle?" What Zhao Yi didn't expect was that Batu actually asked Tai Shi Ci if he had captured the enemy's war horse, and he was in unison with Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi and Batu looked at each other with a smile on their faces, the two of them had the same idea, they both wanted two war horses to be stallions and cultivate their own war horses.
"Yes, the last general will order someone to bring the war horse." Although tens of thousands of Hun cavalry were killed in this battle, no more than 100 horses were captured, because most of the tall war horses were buried in the battle with the Hun soldiers. The remaining hundred horses were also somewhat wounded.
Seeing this divine horse, Batu's eyes were eager, and he chose it first without waiting for Zhao Yi to greet him. Zhao Yi and everyone in the camp were not angry, and to put it mildly, Zhao Yi and Nanlou were Weng sons-in-law, and the strength of Nanlou's department was also of great benefit to Zhao Yi. To put it mildly, if it weren't for the cavalry of Batu's department to block the soldiers of the Subu department, the county seat of Guangning would have been broken by the Qiangqu long ago.
Batu selected twenty pairs of horses and ordered the soldiers to be sent back to the tribe overnight. These forty war horses are not abnormal compared to the remaining war horses, but they are less injured than the rest.
This Batu is very interesting, and he wrote a letter to Nanlou in person, asking Nanlou to send another 10,000 soldiers to reinforce Guangning County. Zhao Yi was full of smiles when he saw this, with these 10,000 reinforcements alone, Zhao Yi was willing to hand over all the 100 wounded horses to Batu. If there are 10,000 cavalry, even if there are 5,000 soldiers operating on the border of Youzhou, Zhao Yi will not be afraid. Moreover, the day before yesterday, Zhao Yi had already mobilized troops to various counties and counties, and in just a few days, thousands of soldiers would be added to the official army.
As the pastor of Jizhou, Zhu Jun is very supportive of Zhao Yi, and he has ordered Jizhou counties to recruit soldiers into Youzhou. As long as Zhao Yi was given ten days, he could gather tens of thousands of troops.
"The Hun soldiers were brave and strong, which can be seen in today's battle. It is not the best policy to encircle the Xiongnu soldiers in the county town of Guangning for a long time, and Qiangqu must have known that our officers and troops are powerful in this battle, so it is better to send an envoy into the county town of Guangning, persuade Qiangqu to surrender, and let him swear not to attack Youzhou again. Liu Bei, who had a benevolent heart, made a suggestion to Zhao Yi, if he continued to fight like this, the two soldiers would suffer heavy casualties.
Although Gao Shun hated the Hun soldiers to the core, he still agreed with Liu Bei's opinion: "My lord, General Liu's plan is feasible, and such a combination of grace and power is the way of the king." "If we continue to fight, the victory of the officers and troops will be victorious, but the price paid will also be very heavy.
Zhao Yi glanced at the two of them, waved his hand to make the two stand up and said, "What the two generals said makes sense. However, the siege of Guangning County is only painful for us, but Qiangqu is full of pain, and our army occupies a dominant position at this moment. No matter how difficult the battle is, we can't send an envoy to negotiate peace with Qiangqu, but let Qiangqu surrender. "This matter is a matter of face, and the generals in the camp know that the peace is for the lives of the officers and soldiers. But if this matter spreads outside, it will be said that Zhao Yi has the ability to besiege Qiangqu, but he has no ability to exterminate it, and the overseas Yi people will not take Youzhou in their eyes in the future.
Zhao Yizheng wanted to use this matter to establish his prestige, how could he act like this, how could he do such a demoralizing thing at this critical moment.
Zhu Jun's concept of the overall situation is much higher than that of Liu Bei and Gao Shun, and he nodded in agreement with Zhao Yi's words: "Bo makes sense, my Han is a big country, how can I first ask for peace with the Yi people." ”
Liu Bei and Gao Shun saw that Zhao Yi was resolute, so they didn't say anything more, thinking about what Zhao Yi said, they couldn't help but nod secretly, they were just thinking about their own soldiers, but Zhao Yi's eyes covered the entire Youzhou. Compared to the big picture, this small gain or loss is nothing.
"Quang Ninh County is a must-fight, but not now." It is not easy to starve all the Hun soldiers in the city to death, and Zhao Yi is also waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to uproot them. After the Battle of Guangning, Zhao Yi estimated that Youzhou would be quite calm in the past few years. And the Xiongnu tribes, whose strength has been greatly damaged, may not have the ability to invade the interior in the past 20 years. In the future, the Central Plains will be in turmoil, and the Xiongnu tribes will invade Chang'an along the river, and the matter of robbing the property and the people will not happen.
At this time, the soldiers outside the tent reported that the bodies of the Hun soldiers had been collected, and Zhao Yi was asked to decide.
Zhao Yi gave Gao Shun a look, and after Gao Shun understood, he walked out of the military tent and came to the city of Guangning with the corpses of the soldiers and hundreds of carriages.
When the Hun soldiers in the city saw that the officers and soldiers dared to go to the city, they immediately bent their bows and arrows, and the tips of the arrows that flashed with a chilling light were aimed at Gao Shun.
Gao Shun did not panic when he saw the movement of the soldiers at the city gate, and stretched out his hand and pointed to the corpse on the carriage: "Little general, don't misunderstand, we don't have the intention of attacking the city, but we are ordered to send back the corpse of your army." My lord said that although the relationship between your army and our army is hostile, the courage of your army is very much appreciated by my family, and I specially sent the last general to return the body, so that the warriors can be buried in peace. ”
The soldiers at the city gate heard Gao Shun's words clearly, and the carriage was indeed filled with the corpses of his own people, and the long bow that was full was slowly loosened.
Gao Shun saw the Hun soldiers moving, waved his hand and ordered the officers and soldiers of the department to retreat and leave here.
The soldiers of the city gate quickly informed Qiangqu of this matter, and the soldiers of the city gate told Qiangqu that Xu Bu had escaped the pursuit of the official army, and Qiang Qu felt that the big stone in his heart had finally landed, as long as Xu Bu escaped, even if he and the 50,000 soldiers died in Guangning County, the Xiongnu tribe would not fall apart if he had Xu Bu.
But the incident reported by the soldiers made Qiang Qu's heart, which had just sunk for a long time, suddenly surge. He slammed the bronze jue to the ground, gritted his teeth and said, "Zhao Yi!" ”
"Chief, what should I do about this?" The general asked Qiang Qu, and secretly said in his heart that Zhao Yi's plan was vicious. is the so-called murder and punishment, Zhao Yi is exactly the plan to punish the heart. At this moment, the soldiers at the city gate are looking at the corpses on the carriage, and their mood is quite heavy, what kind of combat effectiveness do the demoralized Hun soldiers have if they are hit by this incident again?
"How to deal with it?" Qiang Qu smiled bitterly and asked himself, what can Qiang Qu do? The officers and soldiers had already sent the body to the door, and if he didn't welcome it into the city for burial, wouldn't it make the rest of the soldiers feel cold. In desperation, Qiangqu asked people to open the city gate and welcome the corpse into the city.
When the remaining Hun soldiers saw the corpse full of knife marks and arrow wounds, their grief was spontaneous, and the atmosphere was quite solemn. Looking at the depressed appearance of his subordinates, Qiang Qu sighed in his heart, Zhao Yi, you have made a good plan!
The Hun soldiers in Guangning County were completely lifeless by Zhao Yi, but the official army camp was not as calm as imagined, the officers and soldiers were killed more than 8,000 people, but many people were injured, and the military doctors who accompanied the army were still not busy from morning to night, and the most important thing was that the herbs were not enough, especially the kind of herbs that reduce inflammation and stop bleeding became in short supply. Several soldiers lost their precious lives due to blood loss.
Zhao Yi also came to the camp of the wounded soldiers to help, and the military doctor who accompanied the army originally thought that Zhao Yi entered here to buy people's hearts and say a few words of concern, and this kind of general led the army doctor to encounter too much. But Zhao Yi didn't speak, but took out the golden needle and started directly, the military doctor was startled, and hurriedly stopped Zhao Yi: "My lord, you are busy with affairs and should deal with government affairs, and you can do it here." But he said in his heart that this Zhao Yi was only afraid that he had seen the golden needle in the medical hall. Dare to show off in front of yourself.
"Sir, but you doubt your medical skills?" Zhao Yi's smiling gaze shot straight into the eyes of the military doctor, and he saw through the mind of the military doctor.
The military doctor didn't dare to say a few words, but he agreed with Zhao Yi's words very much in his heart.
But when he saw Zhao Yiyun's needle, he easily pulled out the arrow that ran through a soldier's shoulder, and did not shed much blood, he opened his mouth wide in shock, and recognized the acupoints so accurately, as if he had practiced hard for decades, and this military doctor had never seen such a mysterious acupuncture technique.
After being surprised, the military doctor immediately turned over and knelt down, wanting to worship Zhao Yi as a teacher. As the so-called master is the teacher, the military doctor did not care about the age gap between the two, and said that Zhao Yi's medical skills were comparable to the world-famous Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing.
Zhao Yi did not accept this military doctor as an apprentice, but he expressed his willingness to discuss medical skills with him, and the military doctor stood up happily when he heard this.
Looking at the knife wound on a soldier's body, the military doctor frowned, the soldier's wound was already a little infected, and his body was still a little hot, but now there are no anti-inflammatory herbs, so he can only go to the mountains more than 100 miles away from here to pick.
Zhao Yi, who walked over, glanced at this situation, but did not panic, and pulled out a dagger from his waist.