On this day, after Yu Zhilong inspected the training of various departments, and soon after returning to the big tent in the camp, Fang Xue and Xie Lin came together to ask for instructions.

met Yu Zhilong, and the two were divided into left and right.

Fang Xue first said: "According to the general's orders, all the fallen soldiers of our department have been buried today, and a tablet has been erected to engrave them. If there are family members, they will be given a pension of two silver taels, and the list of all fallen soldiers is here, please see the general. With that, he handed over a roll of books.

Yu Zhilong took it and carefully browsed it from beginning to end, this battle alone Jing'an army killed about 500 people, nearly 700 wounded, accounting for about one-third of the total number of Jing'an army, the losses of other parts of the Shuntian army are not small, if calculated according to the proportion, Liu Zhengfeng, Yu Shichang, Liu Qibu each about 50 percent, Wan Jinhai Department, Qin Zhanshan Department losses are even greater, casualties of nearly 60 percent.

"These soldiers have given their lives to us, and in the future, they will build a towering temple to worship their spiritual throne and enjoy the incense of the world! It's just a pity that many people's names and places of origin are ominous, and their relatives cannot be contacted. Yu Zhilong sighed after seeing it.

"The subordinates are not secret, and there is a mistake, please punish the general!" Fang Xue said in panic. When recruiting soldiers, Fang Xue only roughly registered the names and places of origin of the soldiers, and even many people didn't even have big names, such as dog leftovers, stones, Ah San, etc., all kinds of cheap names, or the registrants compiled them on the spot.

"It's no wonder you, the war came too fast, we didn't have much preparation, besides, before the war, training was the key, and everything else was the end, just learn a lesson later. The world says that good iron does not fight nails, and good men are not soldiers, which is really ridiculous! If there is no blood of these soldiers, how can they defend their homes and defend the country, and when the Tatars come, will they let those with kitchen knives, brushes, and hoes go to fight? Yu Zhilong comforted Fang Xue and asked rhetorically.

"The general attaches great importance to martial arts and treats the soldiers of our army well, and he will be able to make the soldiers return to their hearts and unite as one!" Schelling praised. "It's just that there are a lot of dead soldiers this time, and how crude the longevity materials in the city are, which really wronged the heroes of our army!"

"This is also impossible, it is rare to be able to prepare thousands of longevity materials in a short period of time! You can't let the martyrs be buried on a mat. Yu Zhilong sighed. This work was presided over by Xie Lin, and after the war, Xie Lin was busy with carpenters and others for a few days.

The three of them were talking, and suddenly a personal soldier came in to report: "General, Wu Side has something to report!" ”

"Biography!"

"No!" After the soldiers went out for a while, Wu Side strode in happily, bowed down to Yu Zhilong, and said loudly: "General, my subordinates have gained something from going out this time!" Look who I brought in! He turned around and beckoned, and a young man came in from outside the house, with a slender body and a delicate complexion, and approached Yu Zhilong to pay respects. Yu Zhilong took a closer look and didn't recognize it.

Wu Side smiled and said, "General, please take a look again!" ”

Yu Zhilong saw that he was obedient, and looked at it again with a smile, this man's face was vaguely familiar, but he had absolutely no impression in his memory. Wu Side laughed and said to this person: "Boy, quickly report the name of the general!" ”

"The villain Zhu Delu has seen the general." The man took another step forward and saluted on his knees.

"Zhu Delu, Zhu Delu," Yu Zhilong lowered his head and recalled, this name is somewhat familiar, where have you heard it? "Ah, come to think of it, you are Zhu Gui's son! No wonder it looks familiar. ”

"The villain is terrified, and his cheap name is insulting to the general." The young man sobbed.

"Aren't you in the hands of bandits and can't return home? Before the war, I had ordered people to try to rescue them, but the war came quickly, and then I had to give up, and I was so busy with the aftermath these days that I couldn't think of it for a while, and I was ashamed and ashamed, I really couldn't live up to your father's expectations. ”

"The general is benevolent and righteous, and he can still take care of his father's expectations in his busy schedule, and it is difficult for the villain to repay even if he is broken!" When Zhu Delu heard what Yu Zhilong said, his heart was moved, and when he remembered his own experience, he couldn't help but feel a little moist in the corners of his eyes.

"The villain thought that he would have to fall into the hands of thieves in this life, but this morning General Wu suddenly led people to attack the cottage, and killed the thief and his henchmen while the thieves were unprepared, and rescued the villain."

"Oh, how this happened, Captain Wu can tell me in detail." Yu Zhilong said strangely, turned his head to look at Wu Side, and at the same time asked Zhu Delu to stand up and sit aside with Wu Side to talk.

Wu Side said proudly: "Didn't the general order Brother Shi and the generals to take turns to patrol the vicinity before the war, or to exterminate the thieves?" Later, because of the battle with the Tartars, the original intention of rescuing Zhu Xiaozi had to be put down. However, Brother Zhao had long been careful, and sent some spies to investigate there, and before the war, there were even two people who pretended to be prisoners released from the county prison and infiltrated the thief village. This is easy to do later! ”

"So after the war, you relied on internal response, taking advantage of the thief's unpreparedness to strike?" Yu Zhilong interjected.

"Exactly! We won a big victory this time, and Brother Zhao also specially sent a message to the thief leader, as long as he led the crowd to surrender, he would not be guilty of the past, but I didn't expect this guy to know what to do, and he also replied unashamedly that his men and horses are strong, and neither the official army nor the Jing'an army can do anything with him, and said that he would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. Phew! Lao Tzu was furious, and discussed with Brother Zhao to simply take his lair, and now the heads of the thief leader and his henchmen are all outside the tent, just waiting for the general to inspect them! ”

Wu Side's eyebrows fluttered for a while, and when he saw Xie Lin sitting aside, he said again: "This time, Xie Xiancheng also made a big effort, if it weren't for Lord Xie's arrangement and detailed explanation of the inside story of the bandits, I'm afraid that this matter would not be solved so easily!" ”

"General Wu praised it, his subordinates just did their best, the thief has been a disaster in the township in recent years, and the county has repeatedly sent troops to encircle and suppress it, so the thief's arrogance has become more and more intense. After the general entered the city, he ordered his subordinates to cooperate with General Zhao to encircle and suppress the thieves around the county in order to appease the place, so his subordinates once suggested to General Zhao that they should take measures. That gang of thieves is entrenched in the cottage, if it is just to encircle and suppress and not let go of a person, it is not very difficult, but General Fei clearly said that he would rescue this Zhu family's nephew safely, if the attack is open, it will inevitably happen. ”

"That's the reason! Brother Shi was also worried about this, so he didn't dare to act rashly. That's when Lord Xie offered his plan. Wu Side slapped his thigh and said.

"If you talk about merit, General Zhao and General Wu are the first to take credit, and the people who should be the first to do it," Xie Lin continued, "Speaking of this internal response, Captain Sun may still remember that when Captain Sun led people to break into the county prison, it was this person who led the way. "Captain Sun refers to Sun Xing, who is now standing beside Yu Zhilong.

"Oh, but the jailer who opened the side door for us?" Sun Xing thought for a while.

"Exactly, this son's surname is Guo, his name is Fengrong, I see his wit and changeability, and he has courage, so I recommended it to General Zhao, fortunately not dishonored!"

"It turned out to be this young man. Speaking of him, he and Shijie are both county servants, before entering the city, Shijie once said that there are good friends in the county prison who can be internal responses, and he is talking about him, I didn't expect this Guo Fengrong to do internal response again this time, and saved the Zhu family. This person is brave and knowledgeable, and he has wronged him as a county warden! Fang Xue, you should first write down his merits, and the reward for meritorious deeds is. When Yu Zhilong heard Guo Fengrong, he remembered the rescue of Mingxiong at the beginning, and he had the intention of cultivating.

Yu Zhilong said to Zhu Delu again: "Now that you have escaped from the predicament safely, you might as well go back to your hometown to visit your father at home, and you have relieved the pain of missing your father." ”

Zhu Delu got up and stepped forward, knelt down, bowed his head to the ground, bowed twice, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "The general's kindness, the villain has nothing to repay, and when he goes back, he will set up an immortal tablet for the general, and pray for incense day and night, I hope that the general will be invincible, and add blessings and longevity!" ”

"Hahaha, then accept your kind words! Go back and say hello to your father for Ben, and I'm here to wish him a hundred years of good health! Sun Xing, go to the account and withdraw some silver taels, take two brocades, and choose a mule and horse, and bring them with them. Shiyu Village is far away, and with mules and horses to ride, Zhu Delu will be home before sunset.

"Thank you, General, for your words! The villain must be brought! After Zhu Delu bowed repeatedly, he was led out by Sun Xing himself.

Seeing Zhu Delu go out, Xie Lin bowed to Zhilong and sighed: "Today's matter is finally complete, and my subordinates congratulate the general!" ”

"Well, when I first arrived in Shiyu Village, it can be said that people were sleepy and tired, and I rested in Zhu Gui's house for one night, and then I happened to meet Mu Chun and Fang Xue, and planned to rescue the Mayu Quarry. I think Zhu Gui is a good person, it is not easy to get an only son when he is old, and his son is taken captive is tantamount to flying into trouble, if the rescue is not secret, and his son is lost, wouldn't he do a bad thing with good intentions? That's why I emphasized to Brother Shi that everything is based on safety and saving people. ”

"Speaking of Brother Shi, where is he now?" Yu Zhilong asked.

"General Hui, this emergency attack on the thief's den, is General Zhao personally led the team, this morning before the hour, because of Guo Fengrong's internal response, everything went well, the thieves in the village are only more than 200 people, I waited for more than 30 people to kill, the rest of them all surrendered, got a lot of goods and horses. There is also a report to the general that General Zhao has screened the descendant, and dozens of the worst people in the township have been killed on the spot, and the rest have been spared. Among them, there were nearly 100 young and strong men, all of whom were willing to abandon the darkness and join our army, and when their subordinates saw that more than 30 of them were better at riding, they begged the general for permission to incorporate them into their cavalry team. Wu Side said.

"Yes, but if you are part of the cavalry, you should break up their men and mix them in. Also, you must explain military discipline to them, join our Jing'an army, strictly abide by military discipline, and do not disturb the people and harm the people! The same goes for those who are assigned to the infantry army! Yu Zhilong said sharply. After the war, the Jing'an Army strictly enforced military discipline, and the conduct of various units has been greatly improved.

"No!"

Fang Xue saw that Wu Side finished talking, and continued: "In the past few days, there have been strong people or elite homeless people around the area who have come to join the army, and many of them still go directly to the Jing'an army to vote, and they also claim that if they don't accept, they would rather go back and go to another way. According to a rough estimate of the subordinates, the total number must be four or five hundred. I heard that General Liu Qi, General Qin Zhanshan and others complained about this, and they privately recruited soldiers from our department, but I don't know what the general meant? ”

"Ignore him! They named and voted for it, which shows that we have made a name for ourselves in this battle, King Shuntian is not afraid of stone arrows in the Chinese army, leading the Chinese army all the way forward, and confronting the Tartars, that is a heroic act, my old Wu is convinced, and our Jing'an Army is not even more said! As for Liu Qi, Qin Zhanshan and others who fought too much in this battle, and almost broke a big deal, this time the supplementary soldiers have already taken great care of them, and if they pull the calves here, don't they blush! ”

No wonder Wu Side was angry, Liu Qi, Qin Zhanshan and other troops did not fight well in this battle, and almost led to the rout of the whole army. In particular, Liu Qi obviously has the intention of preserving his strength, and at the most critical juncture of the war, he is still hesitating whether to give full support, if it were not for Liu Zhengfeng's strict orders several times, I am afraid that Liu Qi will abandon the army and flee the battlefield alone.

After the war, although Liu Zhengfeng and Yu Zhilong did not mention it, some generals still complained.

Yu Zhilong saw Wu Side mention this matter again, and stopped: "Everyone is one, sharing weal and woe, and weal and woe, don't hurt each other's harmony because of this incident." After the order is passed, the officers and men of all departments are strictly forbidden to discuss the matter again, and those who violate the order will be punished as violating military discipline. ”

Wu Side and Fang Xue received the order.