Chapter 3 Troubled Times Descend Section 71 Rewarding Heroes

The enemy army collapsed on all fronts.

Zhang He's infantry pressed forward step by step, compressing the cavalry of the Xianbei tribe to the narrow boundary on the bank of the river, and the arrows rained down repeatedly, constantly harvesting a large number of lives.

The Xianbei cavalry formed a dense formation was not conducive to the thunder cavalry assault, and taking this opportunity, the thunder cavalry turned over and returned to the city to replace the horses. In order to suppress the counterattack of the Xianbei cavalry, the wolf cavalry led by Tai Shici galloped in front of the Xianbei formation, shooting the dense Xianbei cavalry with bows and arrows.

The Xianbei cavalry in the dense array, while preventing the thunder cavalry assault, also lost their mobility, and had no choice but to let the arrow rain keep falling on them. Eventually, in order to avoid the arrows, the desperate Xianbei cavalry jumped into the turbulent river one after another, and were quickly swept away by the ferocious flowing water. On the surface of the river, floating corpses are everywhere, and the river is blocked. Blood spilled and stained the river red.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Bull Tribe, who had previously made a gesture to cross the river, suddenly retreated and hid in the shadows behind the fat city. There, a rope crossing bridge had already been erected, and the 5,000 bull tribal archers who entered the city to fight quietly entered the city through here.

10,000 Bull Tribal soldiers quickly crossed the rope bridge, and the leader of the team stood by the bridge and repeatedly urged: "Hurry, hurry, cross the river and attack the enemy." The lord of the city said that the enemy soldiers could escape, but they had to leave their livestock behind. Our task is to strip the enemy naked, let them go to the grassland to rob others. Hurry up, hurry up."

Some of the bull tribesmen who crossed the river took up their foothold along the river. They quickly pulled out their weapon, the iron pot, and began to light a fire on the spot to boil water. The small leader of the tribe ran repeatedly in the iron pot group, and admonished: "Hurry, hurry, boil the hot water." ”

"Add a little more salt to the pot and make it a little salty."

"Chili noodles, chili noodles are more shelved, and the taste should be focused, you know?"

"Here, add more fire." "Soldiers by the river, fix the ditch and prepare for slaughter."

The soldiers of the Bull tribe in the follow-up area, under the leadership of the lieutenant, rushed to the battlefield with a battle axe in their hands. The arrival of these reinforcements from the bull tribe made the Xianbei cavalry completely desperate.

The strange thing is that as soon as these people arrived at the battlefield, they did not run to the place where the two sides were fighting, but turned around and pounced on the front of the city, like a pack of hungry wolves, and pounced on the war horses left on the battlefield, yes, the Xianbei war horses. I saw them peeling the skin, cutting the flesh, and the axes rising and falling, and in a few strokes, the Xianbei war horses that were killed or wounded in battle and fell in front of the city were dismembered, and cut into small pieces of meat, which were quickly passed to the river to be cleaned, and then sent to the pot to be cooked.

Yes, boiled horse meat.

In fact, these bull clan soldiers are not soldiers in the strict sense of the word, they are just a group of gangsters.

Their task was to collect horses killed or wounded on the battlefield, marinate horse meat, and smoke horse sausages. In the spring when there is a shortage of crops, these meats will greatly ease Izumo's food shortage. At the same time, the finest horse sausages will be sold as commodities, and the money returned will be used as trophies to reward the soldiers who participated in the war.

The war in the Central Plains will inevitably lead to a large number of displaced people pouring into Youzhou again, and Izumo without agricultural taxes will attract a large number of displaced people like a magnet. Therefore, the purpose of the bull tribe to enter the war is not to kill, but to collect as much loot as possible - meat.

The only real bull clan soldiers were the 5,000 archers at the head of the city and 5,000 of the 10,000 men in the 10,000-strong squad that made a gesture of pursuit along the river. As for the other 5,000 people in the 10,000-person team, it is still a group of men. The task of these 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 men is to force the Xianbei tribe to speed up their escape by keeping an eye on them - it is better to leave their baggage and livestock to escape, or, if they have the opportunity, take interception action and take the opponent's horses and livestock.

Later, the thunder cavalry that had changed into a war horse reappeared on the battlefield, and at this time, Zhao Yun led 2,000 rangers and two thousand auxiliaries to appear, and the pursuit began. They bypassed the fierce battlefield and began to follow the Xianbei army, taking advantage of the situation to rob the other party's grain, grass and livestock.

It is okay for the Xianbei defeated soldiers to flee, but they must leave behind all the necessities of life. The Xianbei defeated soldiers, who had lost their necessities, could only survive this spring by plundering other tribes that did not participate in the war. This will inevitably lead to antagonism between the raiding tribes and the tribes that did not participate in the raiding. This kind of hatred between tribes can also lead to the support of the grassland tribes in our steppe revenge war in the future. In the long run, the mass base of looting will also collapse.

The defeated army is no longer worth slaughtering, they will let us release the rats of the grassland, and it is also an excuse for us to take revenge and plunder in the future, let them turn the grassland upside down.

At this moment, the noisy battlefield gradually fell silent, and the Xianbei soldiers who did not have time to escape saw that the main force had fled, and a large number of bull clan warriors, holding bright battle axes, stared at the war horses under their crotches like hungry wolves, and then, the last sense of resistance disappeared, and they put down their weapons in batches and surrendered to our army in shock.

Zhang He patted his horse and approached Tai Shici, who was bent on fighting, and stretched out his hand to grab Tai Shici's halberd: "Ziyi, the battle is over, don't kill again." These people have surrendered, and they are the property of the Senate. We also need them to build roads and cities for us, and if we kill too much, I am afraid that the Senate will reprimand. ”

Tai Shici looked at Zhang He with red eyes. Gradually, the red light in his eyes disappeared, nodded, and Tai Shici replied to Zhang He in a dumb voice: "Okay, Junyi, you comb forward from the back, and I will surrender from the front to the back." ”

After speaking, Tai Shici raised his halberd and ordered in a loud voice: "Our army, begin to surrender"

After a pause, Tai Shici added: "Don't hurt the soldiers."

The Izumo Senate believed that it would cost a lot of money to treat a wounded soldier, that it was impossible to be too strict with the wounded soldiers, and that there were many opportunities for the wounded to escape, so instead of spending money on training an enemy, it was better to divert energy to a well-established labor force. Izumo Castle only feeds those who can work, and among the captives, all the wounded soldiers will be beheaded as a tribute to the fallen of our army.

Zeta knelt beside Kodil and surrendered to the Izumo army together. At the same time, he tried his best to disguise Kodil with his body. The latter suffered no minor or severe burns during Izumo's early morning fire attack, and his hands were covered with blisters, but fortunately, the wounds on his chest could be covered by clothes. Zeta prayed, hoping to hide from the surrendered soldiers.

An ironclad foot soldier walked up to Zeta and commanded loudly, "You, stand up and jump twice." ”

Hearing this, Zita stood up, ready to beat. Kedile echoed: "I also jump twice, I jump twice." ”

The ironclad foot soldier looked Kedil up and down, and said coldly, "You, don't jump. Regardless of this, he got up and said, "I jump, I jump." ”

The ironclad foot soldier stretched out his hand and stabbed the short sword into Kodil's neck, and blood gushed out, and Kodil fell to the ground with a convulsion. "I said you don't have to jump," added the ironclad foot soldier, pointing his sword at Zeta, "Now, you jump." ”

With tears in her eyes, Zeta whimpered and said, "You killed my uncle like this, 5555......"

The ironclad foot soldier looked at Zeta coldly: "I can't jump, it seems that the injury is not light." Immediately, he stepped forward and swiped his sword on the neck of the weeping Zeta: "Well, now, you don't need to jump." ”

Zita fell beside his Uncle Kodil and said intermittently, "Uncle, for, for, ......for, Ride, on, up, two, two, life...... Value, no, value? …… Value......? ”

Unfortunately, his uncle could no longer hear him, and soon, Zeta could not hear anyone else's answer.

The war report reached Guangrao, Qingzhou, and it was the tenth day after the war, and the two generals Fu Xu, Tian Feng, Jian Yong, and Guan Zhang, Liu Hun and I were reading the war report at the same time. The battle report reads: "Our army defeated the Xianbei thieves and thieves, beheaded 54,600 people, captured more than 38,000 young and strong, captured more than 20,000 horses, more than 18,000 cattle, and more than 50,000 sheep. General Gao Minglei and General Zhao Zilong were pursuing along the way. In this battle, 10 million acres of land were expanded, and the follow-up troops of our army recovered Qinglong City and Kuancheng, which have been stationed in the White Wolf Pile. ”

"Very good, with the expansion of 10 million acres of land, we can resettle another 300,000 displaced people. After this battle, the tribes that participated in the raid were afraid of my retribution, and they would inevitably move northward, and there would be a large blank space around our Liaoxi County to settle the displaced people. I patted my thigh with delight and exclaimed.

Fu Zhu frowned, and said unhappily: "More than 50,000 were killed, and less than 40,000 were captured, what kind of battle was this fought?" ”

"Defeat the battle," I stood up and explained to the frustrated: "All the wounded captives are on the list of beheading, and those who remain must be young and strong laborers. In the spring planting season, we must quickly gather displaced people to sow seeds on the newly occupied land, so as not to miss the agricultural season. ”

Tian Feng touched his chin and suggested, "We must use these captives to build a few backbone castles on the newly occupied land, and rely on them to protect the relocated farmers." Otherwise, I am afraid that the farmers will not be able to farm with peace of mind. ”

I happily closed my mouth and readily agreed with Tian Feng's idea: "In this battle, the four generals made great contributions, so they took their rewards as the main thing, and established a city by the water, named Qian'an City (now Chengde City), and wished the people who migrated to live here in peace, this city is a first-class viscount city, and the reward is given to Gao Shun Gao Minglei General as a fief, and 600,000 acres of land around the city."

Expand Pinggang City at the end of the Laoha River, 400,000 acres of land around the city, as a second-class viscount city, and give Zhang He a fief. Expand Pingquan City, for the second-class viscount city, around the city of 400,000 acres of land. Bestowed Tai Shi Ci as a fief. Wait for the results of the pursuit to come down before deciding how to reward General Zhao Zilong.

Although the bull tribe participated in the war, they did not arrive at the battlefield on time, delayed the fighter, and the reward was lowered by one level, and the tribal leader Guerjia (meaning pass) was rewarded with the first-class baronial title, and 300,000 acres of land were selected as pastures in the center of Pingquan, Pinggang and Qian'an City.

In addition, they were allowed to recruit their own retainers and administer their fiefdoms for them.

The three cities of Pingquan, Pinggang, and Qian'an have become horns, and there are pastures of the bull tribe in the middle, and relying on these three places, the displaced people can settle down here. As for the two warriors who died in battle, Li Ao and Niman, I gave their descendants Kuancheng and Qinglong as fiefdoms, and the bones of the two heroes were buried in my left hand in the cemetery, and I gave them the honor of protecting my left wing in the underworld. ”

I paced to the table and carefully examined the map, Qinglong, Kuancheng, White Wolf (Lingyuan) and other places are extremely rich in mineral production, and there are more than 30 kinds of proven mineral deposits. There are not only gold, iron, copper, manganese, molybdenum, magnesium and other metal minerals, but also coal, bentonite, perlite, dolomite, barite and other metal minerals. The average grade of gold ore is 14 grams, and the reserves are converted to more than 30 tons of pure gold. Sodium-based bentonite has won the reputation of "the world's first bentonite" for its high quality and large quantity.

In addition, the largest area of Pinus tabuliformis in Asia is in the White Wolf (Lingyuan). Its climate is very suitable for growing apples, apricots, and jujubes.

This is a blessed land for future generations, and the most important thing is that once we have established our foothold in the white wolf, Pinggang is in front and Pingquan is behind, and the Qian'an City on the west side forms a left triangle defense circle. With the white wolf on the east side, it can form a right triangle defense circle. Strategically, we must completely occupy the White Wolf.

The only regret is that the White Wolf is the old land of the White Wolf Clan, and they must want to recapture the old land, and the battle there will be fierce in the future. It is adjacent to Changli County, which is the sphere of influence of Gongsun Du in Liaodong, and once we develop a large area here, it will inevitably arouse his coveting. What to do?

"I need a heavy general to guard the white wolf", I groaned and made a decision: "Bingyuan will go, build a manor for me, and build him into a fortress, with only barracks and a large research room inside the fortress." When I retire, I will live here in my old age.

In addition, a bazaar was to be built here - it was to be built two miles from the castle. After this battle, the steppe trade routes were difficult, and we had to trade with them on the border, only then could we control the flow of strategic goods. The Eagle tribe served as a decoy in this battle, and also made great efforts, ordering them to pick up 300,000 acres of land as pasture near the White Wolves. 600,000 acres near the White Wolf Pile were used as the fiefdom of my manor, and the rest of the land was planned by the Senate to be distributed to the civil and military officials who participated in the war. ”

Fu Zhu immediately objected: "It's not proper, Qingzhou has frequent wars, and the general is already overstretched. At this time, if Guan Hai and Guan Bingyuan are transferred to Izumo, we will be even more lacking in the generals we are stationed. Bingyuan is also responsible for training Qingzhou Xunchi soldiers, and cannot be transferred for the time being. ”

Tian Feng carefully chose the wording and explained: "In my opinion, the battle of Izumo has chilled the heart of the Xianbei tribe to invade the south, and in a few years, there will be no more major wars in Izumo." In this battle, all the generals completed with training, General Gao Minglei's attack was like fire, General Taishi Ziyi's aggression was like the wind, and General Zhang Junyi's immobility was like a mountain, and he fought steadily and steadily. Coupled with General Zhao Zilong's pursuit, it was as fleeting as lightning. In the absence of war in the short term, the four generals are sitting in Izumo, which is too extravagant, and then adjusting Bingyuan to Izumo, will it seem that Qingzhou's power is too thin. ”

I pondered the words and said slowly: "White wolf, it will be my future retirement place, Bingyuan, is my general, building a retirement place, Bingyuan is the most suitable for me." Liaoxi, the land of the three wars, the east is Gongsun Du, the north is Xianbei, and the west is Gongsun Zhan, and it is necessary to maintain three generals in Izumo in order to deal with possible wars. In this way, Bingyuan arrived at the white wolf, the west of Izumo, the direction of Changli was defended by him, Gao Minglei sat in Izumo, unable to move, Zhao Zilong still needs to exercise, leaving the two of them in Izumo, taking turns to attack and harass Xianbei. Transferred Taishi Ziyi to Qingzhou, replaced Guan Bingyuan to train soldiers, transferred Zhang He to garrison Jieshi, and worked out a battle plan for the Sanhan zone with Ma Han's soldiers.

In this battle, we have one gain, that is, we can plan the battle in advance and prepare everything that is taken into account, so that the war can be successfully won. The Samhan zone is our ally, and I am going to involve all the soldiers of the Izumo Military Academy and consider how we, as allies, can support Samhan in the event of a riot in Samhan.

After the completion of the Samhan battle plan, we will next consider how we should conduct the battle in the event of a war in the Central Plains. I asked the soldiers of the military academy to conduct war games, taking into account all aspects of supply, transportation, and troop movements. Develop several sets of battle plans so that we can respond to them. ”

After saying that, I stood up: "The battle of Izumo is over, and we have gained a stable rear again. In the short term, there is no suspense about the war between Qingzhou and Izumo, and we must draw up a five-year development plan to benefit the people of Izumo and Qingzhou in five years. In order to bring the people of Izumo and Qingshu closer together, I am going to implement a unified policy in both places. If Izumo's policy is not easy to implement in Qingzhou, we will slightly modify it and implement it under a different name. For this reason, I plan to transfer Gao Tang Long to Qingzhou to take charge of internal affairs. At the same time, in order to strengthen Izumo's military power, and also to strengthen the connection between Izumo and Qingzhou, Zizheng, Fu Hao, one of the two of you must go to Izumo and serve as the Great Minister of Izumo, you two discuss, who will go? ”

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