Chapter 275: One Step Late
In the first battle, he lost five hundred troops and lost two horses, although he killed more enemies, Luo Cheng also had to have a headache. This is the first battle, if he comes back a few times in the future, then his regiment of 2,000 men and horses will not be able to fight out?
"Wei Ji room, you said that I added five hundred people from the Minfu Regiment to come in, is it feasible?"
Wei Zheng didn't look at him as a Taoist priest who had been traveling for more than ten years, but he was very familiar with the Kumon Law Order, and he almost didn't think about it, so he said, "Of course, it's wartime, and it's an enemy territory. ”
In other words, if it is not a war, even if it is necessary to replenish the troops, there must be a very cumbersome set of procedures. But now is wartime, they are still on enemy territory, of course, everything is simple, cheap to do.
The experienced Qi Biao and Shi Meng also nodded in agreement with Wei Zheng's words, which was indeed the case.
"Well, now select 500 strong people from the people to join the regiment and replenish the losses of each battalion." Luo set up a horse road.
As for the people who came in to add them, they can only be regarded as temporary government soldiers, and whether they can stay after the war or not has to be approved by the above, and these Luo Cheng can't control it.
After the victory, Luo Cheng was in no hurry to move on.
He also did not retreat.
Instead, let people continue to strengthen the camp, and then wait for the bulk of the First Army in place.
Before leaving, Luo Yi said that he would be able to meet him in ten days, and now that he has been out for twelve days, Luo Yi should be almost there. Even if something is delayed, you should get his letter for help.
They retreated rashly, there were no barracks, and they had just lost 500 men and horses, and they had also lost a lot of arrows, and if they had to encounter the Goguryeo brigade again, it would be really difficult to say the result.
Fortunately, Luo Yi came quickly.
Luo Yi did delay a little time in Huaiyuan Town, mainly because of Yu Wenhua, this guy easily let Luo Cheng go that day, but the next day he came to look for it, and when he heard that Luo Cheng's brother was gone, he found Luo Yi.
He wanted Luo Yi to speak and let Luo Shixin be his righteous son.
Luo Yi also dislikes Yu Wenhua, although he has been a palace guard in the Qinwei Mansion before, he doesn't like this person's frivolity. It was not easy to get rid of Yu Wenhua, and he immediately led his troops north.
But it was also a few days later than originally planned.
When he left Huaihua Baili, he received a letter from Luo Cheng asking for help.
Luo Cheng said that he encountered 3,000 Goguryeo light cavalry, which frightened Luo Yi, and immediately abandoned the infantry and Minzhuang, and only rushed to the rescue with 4,000 cavalry.
A hundred miles away, Luo Yi only took one day to arrive.
From afar, Luo Yi found the cruising Sui army light cavalry scouts, and after meeting each other, he learned that Luo Cheng actually relied on his own strength, not only was not swallowed by the Goguryeo light cavalry, but also counterattacked and hit Goguryeo hard.
"More than 1,800 beheadings and more than 100 captives?"
Luo Yi was stunned.
An officer behind him frowned even more, "Luo Cheng is too bold, dare to lie about his achievements?" ”
In his mind, under normal circumstances, 2,000 infantry with 4,000 people, in the field encountered 3,000 light cavalry, there is no city to defend, even if the camp resists the enemy, it is good to be able to hold it, and can still kill more than 1,800 enemies and capture more than 100 enemies, then doesn't it mean that 3,000 light cavalry were destroyed by him two-thirds?
How can it be.
Goguryeo light cavalry dares to take the initiative to attack, is that a rabble?
The scout stiffened his neck, "How can the captain slander us and erase our exploits?" Isn't it clear that the captain waited until he arrived at the camp, saw the pickled and sealed Goguryeo heads there, looked at the captured war horses and weapons, or personally asked the prisoners? ”
The lieutenant smiled, "That's natural. ”
Luo Yi believed it a little, and Luo Cheng didn't dare to make a false report so boldly.
"You say, will Luo Cheng and them encounter a village, and then slaughter them, falsely claiming to be Goguryeo light horsemen?"
Although this place is the place where the two countries meet, there are many years of fighting, resulting in a no-man's land, but there are still some fugitives who survive in this gap.
"A stockade of 3,000 people? No way. Besides, aren't there still captives alive? ”
Luo Yi meant, if Luo Cheng killed good and risked his merits, why did he leave prisoners?
"Let's go, we'll see it when we get there."
Luo Yi rushed to the barracks, and after meeting, he immediately asked Luo Cheng to take them to see the heads and prisoners, as well as the capture.
The head and the captives hadn't seen it yet, but Luo Yi and other officers had seen a lot of horse meat first, and the weather was fine, and the horse meat was cut into long strips and dried in the sun.
"So much horse meat?"
"Well, in the previous war, the Goguryeo people died a lot of horses, except for about five hundred good horses, the rest of the about two thousand horses were killed or injured, and we didn't waste it, so we slaughtered them all, and yesterday we ate a day's stewed horse meat, and there are so many left, I was afraid that it would be bad, so I ate it and dried it."
Nearly 2,000 horses, even if a horse takes 300 catties of meat, this is not 600,000 catties? There are about 5,000 people in this camp, and each person has to get more than 100 catties of horse meat.
A lieutenant couldn't help but say, "Damn, we are still worried that you will be eaten alive by Goguryeo life, this way is fast, you didn't have to catch a breath, the fourth watch set off, ran a day and ran a hundred miles to come, you are good, actually here leisurely eating horse meat." ”
Luo Cheng said with a smile, "It seems that we are quite leisurely now, but it was also extremely dangerous before, in this battle, we shot 200,000 arrows alone, killed more than 500 soldiers, lost more than 100 horses, and cut more than 300 knives." It can be said that we all put our heads on the waistbands of our trousers, and now we have a day off, and our blood-stained clothes have just been changed. ”
Luo Yi stretched out his hand and patted Luo Cheng's shoulder, "It's really not easy, look at the head and the captive." ”
More than 1,800 heads, all of which had been sealed in lime and packed in large wooden boxes that had been made improvised, were on the other side there were many captured battle flags, officers heads, and piled weapons.
"What about the captives?"
After seeing the head, Luo Yi interrogated the prisoners non-stop.
Half a day later, Luo Yi left the camp and was silent.
"Let's go see the wounded soldiers."
When they came out of the wounded barracks, Luo Yi entered the big tent of the Chinese army and directly praised Luo Cheng and other soldiers of the first regiment.
"Well done, playing the majesty of our First Army. Unexpectedly, the first battle of our Left Wing First Army to the east was actually started by you, and it was so beautiful. Two thousand foot soldiers against three thousand light horsemen, and can also achieve a battle loss ratio of five hundred to two thousand, which is very impressive, and I Luo Yi admires it very much. Luo Cheng, I want to personally report your merits to Zhuojun Linshuo Palace, and ask for credit for you! ”
"The captured horses and weapons will be left to you to replenish yourself." Luo Yi is extremely generous. "You added 500 people from Minzhuang before, I don't think it's good."
"In this way, I will replenish you with five hundred men from other battalions."
After thinking about it, Luo Yi said again, "Don't wait for the infantry behind, I will directly make up five hundred for you from the four thousand cavalry I brought." ”
In this way, Luo Cheng's infantry regiment actually has 1,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry. The four thousand cavalry brought by Luo Yi were divided into four regiments, each of which was actually a hundred cavalry corps. And Luo Cheng became an infantry regiment, which turned out to be equivalent to 1,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry, as well as 4,000 people.
A lieutenant said that this is not appropriate, after all, their four cavalry regiments only have 4,000 horsemen, and now they are pulling out 500 to Luo Cheng, so they are not missing 500 horses.
"If you have the ability to fight such a beautiful victory like Luo Cheng, then I will also give you such a strength." In a word, the general who rode a regiment was speechless.
Even if he led a thousand cavalry, he didn't dare to say that he would definitely be able to break 3,000 Goguryeo light cavalry, and he would be able to kill and wound two-thirds.
Thinking about it this way, this Luo Cheng is really a fierce man.