44. Extermination
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"Returning to the general, the last general has already found out the whereabouts of the Duoyan tribe from those barbarians, which is more than eighty miles west of this place, and can be reached in a day at most according to our army's itinerary!"
After the battle, Mu Feng truthfully told Liu Ce the news he had heard from those Hulan captives.
Liu Ce asked, "Have you heard how many string-controlling soldiers there are in the Duoyan Department now?"
Mu Feng said: "I heard clearly, now the entire Duoyan Department has suffered heavy losses since the first battle last year, and after a whole winter's suffering, as well as several battles with the Luojin Department, there are now less than 3,000 people who can fight......
"Three thousand?" Liu Ce snorted coldly, "God help me, send an order to the whole army, hurry to the Duoyan headquarters, I don't want to hear any more news about the Duoyan Department after today!" ”
"Yes!" Mu Feng took the order and left.
Liu Ce looked at Chen Qing behind him and said, "Envoy Chen, the heavy task of exterminating the Duoyan Department will be handed over to you this time, do you have confidence?" ”
Chen Qing immediately bowed his hand and said: "Thank you General for giving the last general this opportunity, if you can't destroy the Duoyan Department this time, Chen Qing is willing to engage in military law!" ”
"Good!" Liu Ce said: "Let your Qingzi Battalion be the vanguard, you must destroy the Duoyan Department in one fell swoop, and pull out a nail outside the Hulan people for my Jingwei Battalion!" ”
"Yes!"
Chen Qing roared, and his body couldn't stop trembling slightly because of excitement.
Soon, a bloody storm is about to unfold completely on the Hulan grassland, and at the same time, Yuanzhou City ......
"Dad, please tell Ruoyan, where did Liu Ce go? More than half a month has passed, why hasn't there been any news of him yet?"
In the room of Jiang Xun and his wife in the Governor's Mansion, Jiang Ruoyan anxiously asked Jiang Xun about Liu Ce's whereabouts, and she had an intuition that Jiang Xun must know where Liu Ce was.
Jiang Xun said lightly: "Didn't I tell you?" Daddy doesn't know where that stinky boy went, you ask me, how do I know?"
Jiang Ruoyan shook his head and said, "No, Dad, Ruoyan knows that you must know where Liu Ce went, please tell me, so that Ruoyan can rest assured." ”
Jiang Xun said angrily: "Liu Ce, Liu Ce, you only know those two words when you meet me every day, I really don't know why you care so much about him!" ”
Jiang Ruoyan hurriedly said: "Dad, Liu Ce is your subordinate, without your acquiescence, it is impossible for him to disappear quietly for so long without showing up, not to mention that there is a holy decree of the imperial court waiting for him to receive it, Dad, Ruoyan begs you to tell him where he is!" ”
"Enough!" Jiang Xun interrupted her angrily, "Why do you care so much about his whereabouts?" What does he do and what does it matter to you? Look at your current appearance, you haven't been receiving Her Royal Highness the princess in the palace these days, and you dare to openly confront her in the palace hall, you ......"
"I don't care!" Jiang Ruoyan looked resolute, "My daughter doesn't have the heart to think about other things now, she just wants to know where Liu Ce is and why she hasn't shown up for a long time!" ”
Jiang Xun's face was full of frost when he heard this, and he pointed at Jiang Ruoyan and said: "Okay, I actually saw it a long time ago, since you were in Heyang Tower last year, you have been thinking about that kid, and said, are you ...... to him?"
"You're right...... Jiang Ruoyan said, "My daughter is really devoted to him, and one of the things I regret the most is that I was obsessed with meeting him at the beginning, and I didn't fulfill my vows, I owe him too much in my life, and I don't want to be wrong again!" ”
"You, I'm ......" Jiang Xun trembled angrily, "You dare to say such shameless words, I advise you to die quickly, as long as I live for a day, don't think about being together, don't even think about it!" You can lose this person, I can't afford to lose it! The Jiang family can't afford to lose it! ”
At the end, Jiang Xun almost roared, completely enraged by his daughter's words.
"Daddy!" When Jiang Ruoyan heard this, her pretty eyes were even more tearful, "Can you bear to watch your daughter suffer like this day and night?" My daughter is really going crazy, please tell my daughter where Liu Ce is......"
Jiang Xun turned his face away from looking at her: "I said, I don't know!" It's not negotiable! As for Liu Ce, hmph, it's a blessing to have a life to come back! ”
Jiang Ruoyan was taken aback, and looked incredulous: "Dad, what did you just say?" You must know where Liu Ce went, right? Say it quickly, it's my daughter's begging ......."
Jiang Xun knew that he had just lost his words, and in the face of Jiang Ruoyan's continuous questioning, he was about to think about how to answer, but when he saw someone outside calling him, he exhaled and left with his sleeves brushed.
"Liu Ce, Liu Ce......" Jiang Ruoyan sat down on the chair and kept chanting Liu Ce's name.
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Han Ling, Liu Ce's home.
"Sister, General Liu has been away for so long, aren't you worried about any accidents for him?"
"He must have something very important to deal with, instead of worrying here, it's better to learn more tunes with my sister and wait for him to come back so that he can show him, I believe that Brother Liu will be fine......"
I saw Song Yanran concentrating on playing Professor Xue Moyi's piano music, with a pure face.
Xue Moyi also shook his head secretly when he saw this, this Song Yanran is really simple, isn't she really worried about Liu Ce at all?
"Oops, I made a mistake again, I'm so stupid......"
Suddenly, Song Yanran played a misplaced talisman, and suddenly puffed out her cheeks and looked angry.
Xue Moyi comforted: "Sister, you have already played very well, and you have made rapid progress these days, which is really impressive." ”
Song Yanran "giggled" and recalled to Xue Mo: "Sister, don't laugh at Yanran, by the way, it's almost noon, I'll go cook, sister stay for a while." ”
Xue Moyi nodded and said, "Then there is Sister Lao......"
Seeing Song Yanran running into the kitchen bouncing up, Xue Moyi shook her head helplessly again.
After entering the kitchen, Song Yanran looked at the upside-down figure in the water tank, her face full of sadness.
"Brother Liu, you must be safe, Yanran knows that your trip is very dangerous, the only thing I can do is not to let you worry, but you must not leave Yanran alone, Yanran is really scared and scared......"
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"Sigh the law ......"
"Boom ......"
In the evening, outside the Duoyan tribe, a thousand cavalry of the Qingzi battalion dressed in white robes, divided into several columns, opened the way with 300 heavy horses, and forced the enemy to kill......
"Shoot the arrows!"
"Fluttering ......"
"Ding......
The Doyan archers behind the wooden fence fired arrows from the approaching iron cavalry, but the only sound of sparks and metal clashing in their path did not stop the heavy cavalry's charge.
The roaring hooves of horses are getting closer and closer, and the wave of white death has completely appeared in front of the Hulan people who are trying to stop the torrent.
The chilling armor shone brightly, and the cold lances were slowly pressed down, announcing that the killing was about to begin......
"Charge!"
Chen Qing, who was overseer in the middle of the formation, roared, and the speed of the three hundred heavy horses increased rapidly, and he roared away towards the wooden fence dozens of steps away.
"Monster, it's scary......"
The white-robed cavalry in front of him appeared so suddenly that the soldiers of the Duoyan Department fell into a desperate situation without even having time to prepare.
Chen Qing deliberately chose to launch the offensive in the evening, which was carefully calculated in the layout. Because of this point in time, when most people's mental state is the most relaxed, they have basically taken off their armor and rested to begin to recover from the fatigue of the day, which is the best time to attack.
Chen Qing's judgment was not wrong, when the Hulan people found out that the Qingzi camp was marching, they didn't even have time to lead the war horse, so they could only reluctantly pick up the bow and arrow and raise the bow at the gate of the camp, but the archery skills that they had always been proud of completely lost the power they should have in front of the sophisticated iron armor.
"Bang ......"
The three hundred iron horsemen heavily chiseled through the not-so-sturdy wooden fence, and the Doyenbu archers guarding the first two rows were knocked into the air on the spot. I saw a sea of people churning in the front section, but the next moment the cavalry formation did not stop for the slightest, breaking a huge gap in the enemy formation in front of me.
"Kill......"
The heavy cavalry was like a huge wave, crushing the Hulan people of the Duoyan tribe who were blocking in front of him under the iron hooves. Then came the 700 cavalry rolling behind him rushed into the gap, stirring up the already chaotic enemy formation even more.
"Poof......
The sharp ring-headed knife in the hands of the cavalry broke through the armor of the Hulan defenders, bringing up the scene of flesh and blood, and the splatters of blood stained the white robes of the soldiers, which was so delicate and cruel under the sunset......
"Spare your life...... Uh......"
No matter how brave and good these Hulan people were, without the help of their horses, all that awaited them was a one-sided slaughter.
The cry of begging for mercy did not bring them hope of life, and the defeated could only be slaughtered, and the cavalry of the Qingzi battalion mercilessly drowned the Hulan people who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy under the iron hooves......
When the sunset completely sank into the distant horizon, the bloody slaughter finally came to an end, and the corpses of more than 3,000 Hulan people from the Yanbu lay quietly on the battlefield, and everything in the tribe became Liu Ce's trophies......
"General, the last general is fortunate not to be dishonored, and he has annihilated more than 3,000 Hu slaves, captured more than 37,000 Dingkou slaves in the clan, more than 6,200 war horses, more than 40,000 cattle and sheep, gold and silver are still being calculated, it is estimated that there will be no less than 600,000 taels of silver, please decide to dispose of it."
In the main account of the Duoyan Division, after most of Liu Ce's troops were stationed in the camp of the Duoyan headquarters, Chen Qing reported the results to him excitedly.
"Chen Qing, thank you for your hard work......" Liu Ce was extremely satisfied with the performance of the Qingzi battalion, this cavalry had completely become the most elite cavalry in the Jingwei battalion.
The main generals in the tent also congratulated Chen Qing one after another, and at the same time, they were also envious.
Liu Ce glanced at everyone and said: "Tell me to go down, immediately bury the pot and make rice, the cattle and sheep are free, and you should take a good rest after a day of traveling, and have a full meal to comfort you." ”
"Thank you, General......" Chen Qing bowed to Liu Ce, glanced at the other three at the same time, and then asked in a low voice, "General, is tonight still the same as yesterday?"
Liu Ce was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he got up and said, "Take me to see those captured Dingkou ...... first."
Accompanied by Chen Qing, Liu Ce's face was full of loss after seeing the men and women of the Great Zhou who had been captured by Hu Nu, and what he saw in their eyes was still numbness and fear......
After taking a deep breath, Liu Ce ordered the generals behind him: "Men who are taller than the wheels, whether they are slaves or not, will be punished, and those women ......."
Speaking of this, Chu Zijun clearly saw that the corners of Liu Ce's mouth twitched, and his face was unbearable.
"Do as I said in the morning, remember to save some effort, don't wait for the enemy to kill and even lose the strength to lift the knife......"
After speaking, Liu Ce stopped looking at the captives, turned around and walked into the tent, and soon the sound of the soldiers cheering and the women crying outside was heard......
"We must be ruthless, otherwise we will all die without a place to bury, and we must ......"
Liu Ce, who was in the tent, heard the movement outside the tent, and comforted himself, holding the cup containing mare's milk wine and shaking constantly......