Chapter 219: Asking for Rigidity
Looking at the defeated soldiers who trampled on each other regardless of life and death, they were wantonly slashed and killed by Zhao Dahai and rolled away, looking at the dead people and dead horses in one place, and the knives and guns in one place. Zhu Tie felt the strength in his body suddenly disappear, sat on the ground, and then collapsed to the ground, now, even a three-year-old child can easily kill him.
With Zhu Tie falling to the ground, all the people on the battlefield fell down like this, they were all physically and mentally exhausted, and they just wanted to sleep well.
They were not tired of killing the enemy, but were mentally oppressed by their first confrontation with the officers and soldiers, and the first time they faced the officers and troops three times their size.
Only the sergeants and the women of the camp had to rest to treat the wounded and sort out the bodies of the victims, and the sergeants were constantly on patrol in case the enemy attacked their brothers when they were at their weakest.
The main fight in this battle is not combat effectiveness, but psychological quality, so the casualties of the entire Black Tiger Army brothers are not large. 32 people were injured, most of them were skin injuries, mainly caused by feather arrows, thanks to the protection of rattan armor and rattan helmets. Fourteen people were killed, one was killed by a long arrow piercing the rattan helmet to the brain, the rest were shot in the face, and several were killed by six arrows.
When Lu Shi, who was not worried about the progress of the battle, rushed to the battlefield, he saw from a distance on the hillside that except for a few soldiers rummaging in the crowd, the others were lying on the ground, whether they were friends or enemies, but they were shocked.
It's not like we're all gone. Was the battle so brutal? Rushing to the front, I saw that Captain Zhu Tie fell to the ground staring at his eyes and panting, and when he saw the military advisor leaning down and looking at him, he smirked with difficulty; "Strategist, it's over."
Lu Shi relieved his heart at this time, and he didn't listen to what he meant after explaining, he already understood the result of the battle. I also don't care about the people who collapsed on the ground, knowing that they are not tired, but overly nervous, and once they relax, they will be weak, and they will get better after a while.
Looking at the battlefield lying down, Lu Shi didn't see Zhao Dahai's cavalry, so he asked Geng Kui, who hurried over: "Where are Zhao Dahai and his cavalry?" ”
"When I returned to the army, Deputy Commander Zhao took the cavalry to pursue the officers and soldiers."
"In this battle, how many officers and soldiers were killed or wounded? How many escaped? Lu Shi asked casually while looking at the corpses and wounded soldiers of the officers and soldiers on the ground.
"There were about 500 dead and wounded in front of them, and about 3,000 who fled." Geng Kui replied honestly.
Lu Shi jumped up like he was stepping on his tail at that time, and three hundred chased three thousand? This, this, this is too.
"What are you doing? And don't send reinforcements? Lu Shi jumped to his feet and shouted, and then began to kick and beat those brothers who were still on the ground and only had their eyes moving: "Quick, quick, go and rescue Zhao Dahai, hurry." For a moment, the voice of the anxious changed for a while.
Geng Kui also seemed to feel that three hundred to three thousand was indeed a very terrible ratio, especially for the three thousand and hundred battle border troops, it seemed that Zhao Dahai was really dangerous, so he was no longer steady, jumped up all of a sudden, and shouted at those prison sergeants: "The whole team, the whole team, rescue Zhao Dahai." ”
The spearmen who were lying on the ground also sensed the seriousness of the situation, and jumped up on the ground one by one as if they had burned their butts, shouting that the whole team was ready to go to the rescue.
At this time, a sentry came from the north, and the smoke and dust covered half of the sky, Lu Shi's face was pale at that time, it was over, it was over, Zhao Dahai was more than lucky, this was the official army to destroy the self-defeating Zhao Dahai counterattack.
When Lu Shi was jumping to his feet, Zhu Tie's eyes were sharp, and he grabbed Lu Shi and said, "Sir, look, the banner in the smoke and dust belongs to our Black Tiger Army." ”
Lu Shi's hand hit the pergola and looked at it, but it wasn't, a fiery red flag, a group of fiery soldiers, were shouting and shouting in the rolling dust and rushed over, not the leader of the green-clothed official robes Zhao Dahai or which?
Zhao Dahai ran to Lu Shi, restrained the war horse, made a circle in front of Lu Shi, and said loudly and vigorously: "Report to King Chuang, my department is three hundred, pursuing three thousand border troops for twenty miles, killing more than two thousand officers and soldiers, and now come back and hand over the order." ”
Quiet, the same as death, everyone was shocked by this result, and then suddenly erupted in an overwhelming cheer, all the people gathered around Lu Shi, holding high knives and guns, cheering proudly from the heart, no one thought that he, the original homeless pole, in just two months of training, could confront the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty, not only confrontation but also victory, with only nearly 100 dead and wounded to kill nearly 3,000 enemies, what kind of change is this, what an exciting change is this?
After the cheers, Zhao Dahai took those soldiers and began to rest, preparing to deal with the upcoming officer and army brigade.
Geng Kui took 500 heavy soldiers and hurried to build a defensive cottage.
Chunlan, who was inseparable from Lu Shi, took her own women's army and immediately began to bandage the wounded, and Lu Shi also joined the ranks of these bandages, although it is winter, the temperature is very low, and the chance of wound infection is much smaller, but if you don't bandage it quickly, there will be big problems.
When bandaging, some soldiers were still moved to cry, and Lu Shi scolded these scumbag brothers very much, as for it? Didn't you just do it yourself and bandage your wounds? But Lu Shi forgot that he was in ancient China, where there was a strict hierarchy between the upper and lower levels, and the superior would not care about the life or death of the inferior. But Lu Shi was not pretentious at all, how could he not move the soldiers?
After bandaging the wounded, those soldiers also relieved themselves and stood up one after another and began to clean up the battlefield.
First of all, the horses that broke their legs on the battlefield. After counting, there are only more than 100 horses that can be used, and most of the others have been scrapped, but it is a pity that they can only kill and eat meat.
Horse meat is a precious thing, thousands of miles south, it is not easy to collect grain and grass along the way, with these horse meat, will bring enough meat subsidies to everyone.
But at this moment, those soldiers immediately revealed that they were poor in nature, nearly four hundred seriously injured and incurable war horses were slaughtered on the spot, those horse skins were strategic materials, but they could not afford to waste them, and the rest of the war horses began to be separated and classified, according to the soldiers' thoughts, even the internal organs of the horses had to be taken away, Lu Shi really couldn't see it and wanted everyone to throw it away, but how could everyone be willing to give it up? If it is washed, it is much better than the bark of grass roots, and if the liver is sold, if those mothers-in-law and aunts are allowed to use their cooking skills, it is a supreme delicacy. There is no way, just follow them. But what's even worse is that I have to bring back the horse's bones, saying that this thing is quite delicious with wild vegetables in soup. Lu Shi fainted on the spot, what is this, and what is it, and I don't look at how many people I have, I can carry this and that, can I carry it?
This is understandable, they are all hungry and afraid, they have to take everything they see, and they are reluctant to waste even a little bit of something.
In this way, the internal organs of horses and horses are nearly 100,000 catties. There are also knives and guns abandoned by the enemy on the battlefield, which are collected and stacked according to the category without waiting for the military advisor's orders, and even an arrow inserted into the ground has not been given up, but carefully dug out, wiped clean and carefully kept, which makes Lu Shi see what it means to clean the battlefield, if there is a broom, then it is really necessary to sweep the entire battlefield before being willing.
When everyone began to strip the dead of their clothes, Lu Shi resolutely stopped. No matter how much everyone pleads, it is said that the clothes on the dead are also good things, and they must not be wasted, and those clothes should be taken back and washed with a good pulp, and then they can continue to be worn, and this has always been the case, not only to strip the enemy, but also to strip their own people. Lu Shi resolutely refused to allow it, saying that it was a respect for the deceased, the deceased was the greatest, and he blew his beard and stared at the argument, and finally had to take out the identity of a military advisor to calm down. Everyone had to reluctantly dismiss the idea.
The tidying up of the battlefield was not basically completed until the afternoon, everyone sat down to light a fire and roasted a lot of horse meat, and ate a big meal on the dry food they brought, and the whole temporary camp was full of laughter and laughter, saying that this was the best meal in this life, and the big pieces of meat were really full, and a few of them were so unproductive that they rolled their eyes. He was not killed on the battlefield, but he was almost killed by horse meat.
The soldiers ate, but Lu Shi did not have this time, so he took advantage of this time to quickly summon Zhao Dahai, Geng Kui, Zhu Tie, Wang Xin, Jiang Liang and others for a small meeting.
Summing up the experience of this battle, of course, it should be in the question, but the most important thing is that Lu Shi arranges the follow-up work.
Holding a piece of half-baked horse meat, Lu Shi gnawed on the side and said: "This time the official army was defeated by us, mainly because they were too light on the enemy, and at the same time, I have never seen our formation like this. Zhao Dahai nibbled on the horse meat and nodded at the same time, agreeing with Lu Shi's statement, "Brother is right, in fact, if all the real officers and soldiers come this time, not to mention the comparison between men and horses, even their complete military branches will make us exhausted to deal with, so the real big war is still ahead." ”
Geng Kui also agreed with this statement, and said to Wang Xin, who was not quite convinced: "Brother Wang, the next time the official army comes, first suppress it with archers, and then attack with spears, and surround the left and right with auxiliary cavalry, is that what we can oppose?" ”
As soon as this simple statement was made, Wang Xin and Jiang Liang were completely silent.
Looking at Wang Xin, who was a little depressed, Lu Shi smiled and said: "But, in any case, we have won a big battle this time, which has completely hurt the officers and soldiers, so that they no longer dare to ride lightly, so they have bought us time to transfer, which is very crucial." ”
Hearing Lu Shi say this, everyone ate and drank happily again.
"Right now, time is of the essence for us." Lu Shi dropped his bones, rubbed his hands and said worriedly: "So, I need you to be here, relying on a simple fortress, desperately blocking the attack of the officers and soldiers of the brigade, blocking it for at least three days." ”
Looking at Zhao Dahai's embarrassed expression, Lu Shi said softly: "I know everyone's difficulties, this blockade, facing tens of thousands of border troops, casualties and sacrifices will be inevitable, but for the sake of the old battalion brigade, I can only hold the determination to sacrifice one part and complete the majority, so I will leave this matter to you." ”
When Zhao Dahai heard this, he raised his head at that time, threw the gnawed bones to the ground, and said firmly: "Brother, don't worry, even if I am the last one left in the war, I will never let an official or soldier pass through this west entrance." ”
Lu Shi stood up solemnly and bowed deeply to Zhao Dahai and the other brothers: "Please." ”
Everyone was about to return the salute, when suddenly they saw a prison sergeant flying horse coming in front of them, shouting as he ran: "Where is the military advisor?" There is an enemy situation ahead. ”