The first battle of Hetao, fought from morning to afternoon, the Tiance army fought against the steppe cavalry, and became famous in the first battle. Just when Li Xuanqing's flying cavalry reported a great victory, the battle ahead was also one-sided. The soldiers of the Tiance army began to capture prisoners and chase down stragglers.

Li Xuanqing handed over the front-line battle to Xu Tianxiang to be in charge, and he came to the wounded barracks of the rear army and began to assist the hospital in saving the dead and helping the wounded. These wounded soldiers are all treasures of the Tiance Army, and those who have gone through the battlefield and have not died are all veterans.

However, at present, Fengzhou has not perfected the medical officer system, and the number of doctors who have been temporarily arrested on errands is seriously insufficient, and the entire wounded and sick are shrouded in a thick bloody atmosphere, and the screams of soldiers are constantly coming to tell about the backwardness of medical conditions in this era.

Li Xuanqing didn't care about anything else, and in line with the principle of being able to save one more person, he began to follow the doctor to clean the wounds, disinfect, apply medicine, and bandage the wounded one by one. Temporary purchases of high-grade liquor and the juice of Chinese herbs to clean wounds, Panax notoginseng powder and white grass root crushed hemostatic medicine, and then tied and bandaged with bandages, at most some pain-relieving Chinese medicine. The experience of his early years made Li Xuanqing able to deal with these lightly injured people with ease. And with Li Xuanqing's arrival, it was obvious that a trace of excitement appeared on the faces of all the soldiers, and every time Li Xuanqing asked, it could drive the soldiers' excited mood.

Perhaps Li Xuanqing himself didn't know that in the past six months or so, the army he led has changed little by little under his super martial arts and the cordial inspiration that penetrates into the hearts of the soldiers. The army of this era has a simplicity and simplicity that is difficult for the army of later generations to do, and sometimes the soldiers do not need too much pretentiousness, and sometimes they can gradually be infected in this simple life.

After this busyness, Li Xuanqing also forgot the time, and the wounded soldiers in front of him were bandaged one by one by himself, and then sent back to Xishou City to recuperate, and every wounded person who was treated by Li Xuanqing had an excited look and a trace of inexplicable look. And the news that Li Xuanqing personally treated the wounded also spread quickly to other places, and even followed the wounded soldiers to the rear of the city of Xidu.

When the last wounded soldier was carried away, Li Xuanqing raised his head, but found that at some point, there was a circle of people around, and several doctors and soldiers from the wounded battalion who were captured by him were standing around him and watching him quietly.

"What's wrong? What are you looking at me for? Do I have flowers on my face? Li Xuanqing smiled slightly, bowed to a few doctors, and said solemnly: "Thank you for being able to save the dead and help the wounded with the army, and thank you to a few gentlemen for the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tiance Army in the Xuanqing Dynasty." ”

When these doctors saw Li Xuanqing's salute, they hurriedly returned the salute in a panic, and the older gentleman among them sighed with emotion, "I have heard for a long time that the patrol makes the soldiers love the people, and today I have seen the old man." We are already doctors, but we are not as conscious as the patrol envoys, and I am very ashamed to think about it. ”

"Gentlemen, let's go back to the west and rest in the surrendered city. Today's victory in Hetao can defeat the grassland cavalry, and your credit is not small, and the Assassin's Mansion will be rewarded later. Li Xuanqing said to the soldiers beside him: "When you go back, you have to tell all the people that the Tiance army will defend the country and defend Fengzhou, and it will give the people of Fengzhou a peaceful and peaceful heaven and earth." ”

This pushed the atmosphere of the scene to the highest point, although everyone knew that there was a big victory ahead, but the effect from Li Xuanqing's mouth was immediately different, and they only heard bursts of chanting to fill the barracks, and even drove other troops around.

Waving his hand to send away the doctors and soldiers of the wounded barracks, Li Xuanqing also hurried to the front, at this time night had fallen, but one torch after another illuminated the entire battlefield, and the shouts of soldiers from time to time made Li Xuanqing nod. Since the war is not over yet, the logistics department has set up camp tents, and the soldiers who have finished their missions are resting in the barracks, and the rest are still on the battlefield. Li Xuanqing walked all the way, and from time to time there were soldiers bowing and saluting, all of them with happy faces.

"Pass the order, reward the soldiers tonight, and double the meat." Li Xuanqing asked the soldiers around him to quickly pass the order, and he quickly came to the Chinese army's big tent.

"The last will see the lord." Xu Tianxiang and the others had already gathered in the big tent and waited, and when they saw Li Xuanqing coming, they hurriedly got up and saluted.

"Tianxiang, tell me how it turned out." Li Xuanqing waved his hand and asked directly at Xu Tianxiang.

"Lord Qiqi, the Battle of Hetao killed more than 4,000 enemies, captured more than 5,000 people, killed a total of 121 centurions including Dinghu General Tamu, Dinghu and Wutu two tribal khans were captured alive, the whereabouts of Tuhu Khan are unknown, Xuanyingwei has sent people to Xingxing Gorge with the cavalry guard to intercept." Xu Tianxiang's voice echoed in the big tent, but the effect made everyone smile.

"Lord, after this battle, no one dares to step on Yin Mountain anymore." Wang Houchun on the side said with a smile, today's battle made him happy, and he stood up at this time, revealing unprecedented confidence in his smile.

Before he finished speaking, Hou Yong's loud voice beside him began to laugh: "What Lao Jiu said is, lord, can you expand the scale of the cavalry in the future, I led the cavalry charge today only to find that this class of troops is really perverted, it is as sharp as the wind, caused by the horse's hooves, and it is invincible." ”

"Nonsense, who doesn't know cavalry perversion? Do you know how much cavalry costs? Do you know that one horse is three soldiers? Do you know how much our Tiance Army spent to support these thousands of cavalry? Chen Yu and Hou Yong were born to be two sides of the road, and when he saw Hou Yong screaming, he immediately couldn't sit still, stood up and retorted: "If it weren't for the partiality of the lord, how could the cavalry guard and the direct team let you, a guy who looks uglier than me, lead?" Didn't you say that this was a year of looking at faces? Can such an ugly person catch each other's khan? Heaven doesn't allow it. ”

His rambling words immediately made everyone present laugh. Li Xuanqing also pointed at Chen Yu and shook his head, there is no way to take this sworn brother. Finally, he waited until everyone's movement subsided, and then continued to speak: "Those two khans should be closely guarded, and it is still useful for me to keep them, maybe our cavalry will fall on them in the future." After a pause, he changed the subject, "How are our casualties?" ”

Xu Tianxiang's face changed slightly, and his voice was slightly low, "The casualties are not small, the casualties of the frontal corps are the largest, there are less than 1,000 of the 2,000 heavy armor guards left, more than 400 minor and serious injuries, more than 2,000 new recruits are killed and wounded, the left and right wing corps are fine, the total casualties are more than 1,000, and the casualties of the cavalry guards and the direct team are small, which can be ignored." At present, there are less than 15,000 fighters left in our army. ”

"The deceased will be buried thickly, registered, and later find their families and enjoy the treatment of martyrs. The wounded must be treated with all their might, new branches of the army must be opened, and the training of medical and nursing soldiers must be strengthened. Li Xuanqing also sighed deeply, but when he saw everyone's expressions, he said with a smile: "When I was in Lingzhou before, the teacher told me that only sacrifice can be exchanged for a new life, we are sacrificing for our family and country, and for the people in the rear, it is worth it." ”

"What the lord said is that many of our soldiers are the old Tiande Army, and there are still prisoners left over from the bandits, but none of them are deserters in this war, for what, for themselves, for the people." Xu Tianxiang admired Li Xuanqing's ideological education in peacetime, and he couldn't see anything in peacetime, but in wartime, he found that the morale of his soldiers could be easily stimulated and mobilized.

"After returning home, we must expand the army, we must continue to restructure, now is the world of great contention, the army is not only a weapon to defend the country, but also the only way to quell the rebellion and dominate the world. You are all my brothers, and we must not relax at this time, the banner of the Tiance Army has been erected, and we will always charge forward in the future, and wherever the military flag goes, it is the place where we need to protect and fight. ”

Xu Tianxiang took the lead in kneeling on one knee, and everyone behind him knelt down in unison, "The order of the lord is indomitable, the military flag is in the direction, and he will fulfill his duties." ”

Li Xuanqing nodded, and was about to speak after everyone got up, when the voice of the herald came from outside, "Report to the lord, Xuanyingwei captured the Tuhu Great Khan and his party thirty miles north of Xingxing Gorge, and is currently on the way to the camp." ”

"Hou Yong, immediately lead the cavalry guards to pick up." Li Xuanqing immediately gave the order, and then continued: "Xuanyingwei immediately interrogated Dinghu and Wutu Khan, and told him that if he wants to live, each of them will give 1,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, 10,000 horses, and 50,000 cattle and sheep, otherwise I will cut him down immediately." ”

"Haha, these two Great Khans estimate that even if they buy their daughter-in-law, they won't be enough, and the lord's trick is black enough." When Chen Yu saw Li Xuanqing's vicious appearance, he immediately laughed.

Li Xuanqing smiled silently, walked to Hu Xiaosi's ear and whispered a few words, only to see Hu Xiaosi's face flashing with strange joy, turned around and left in a hurry.

"Tianxiang, since the Tuhu Khan has been caught, the army will begin to withdraw tomorrow, the cavalry guards will temporarily stay in the city of Xishou for training, leave all the captured horses to Hou Yong, the whole army will select soldiers who can ride skills, expand the cavalry guard, and the other departments will return to Fengzhou City with me." Li Xuanqing saw that the overall situation had been decided, and began to arrange for the retreat. However, after handing over these things to Xu Tianxiang, he turned around and walked out of the big tent to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Tianxiang had completed the army before Li Xuanqing came out, and the large array of about 10,000 people was neatly arranged in front of the camp, and even the prisoners were ordered to form a phalanx, surrounded in the center of the infantry array, and the cavalry phalanx was also waiting in line on the side. The big drum of the Chinese army made a loud rumbling sound that shook the sky, Li Xuandian jumped and appeared on the back of the jade lion, his right hand was raised high, and the majestic voice resounded through this world, "God bless the Tang Dynasty, the Han army is mighty." ”

"Ten thousand wins, ten thousand wins, ten thousand wins." All the warriors shouted in unison, echoing the supreme commander like a sea of mountains.

"Let's go, let's go." With a tidal wave of cries, the army slowly rose and headed for the city of surrender to the west. Since the battlefield was only ten miles north of the West Surrender City, it was quickly reached. The infantry brigade in front passed through the city, and the cavalry led by Hou Yong stayed behind and temporarily garrisoned the city of Xishou.

"Hou Yong, cavalry training must be strengthened and strengthened, cavalry archery is not something that can be done in a day, only continuous training. After a while, I will arrange for Xuan Yingwei to send you some rebel Dinghu soldiers over, these 5,000 people are the killer weapon of my Tiance army, you must not take it lightly. Li Xuanqing didn't have anything to tell him about the general before him, he just didn't say anything more after emphasizing the importance of the cavalry guard, Hou Yong has a talent for cavalry charges, and he is also studious during this time, which is enough for him to give it a try.

"Don't worry, the cavalry guard will not let you down, you must do a good job of the sword in the lord's hand, kill the general and capture the flag, and never give up." Hou Yong looked serious and bowed down.

Li Xuanqing nodded, pulled the Qiaoxi who was hiding in the pile of pro-soldiers and dodged and watched him on horseback, and turned to chase the large army.

"Congratulations to my lord." All the cavalry present dismounted in unison, kneeling and shouting in the distance.

"Big brother, you weren't injured in the battle yesterday." Since the army in front was handed over to Commander Xu Tianxiang, at this moment, Li Xuanqing just walked slowly behind with his direct team and his own personal guards, but he was not afraid of causing everyone to misunderstand with his skill.

"Don't worry, I'm not back in good time." Li Xuanqing stared at the pair of beautiful eyes that looked up at him, smiled slightly, patted her little head, and said with a smile: "Your eldest brother and I are invincible, how can I be injured?" ”

With a slight grip on the horse's belly under his feet, the jade lion let out a long roar, and the leader rushed across the Wujia River and galloped towards Fengzhou.

The infantry brigade was stationed in the barracks outside the city of Fengzhou, so the direct team led by Li Xuanqing was the largest force to enter the city. But before I arrived at Toyosu City, I saw that the north city of Toyosu was crowded with people, and most of the people of Toyosu City completely surrounded the road into the city.

Before Li Xuanqing could figure out what was going on, all the people suddenly rushed forward and knelt down in unison, "Congratulations to the general on his victorious return." ”

Li Xuanqing hurriedly dismounted, and the more than 2,000 cavalry behind him also got up and dismounted at the same moment, "Fellow fathers and villagers of Fengzhou, don't congratulate me Li Xuanqing on his victory, it was the soldiers behind me who defeated the invading robbers and kept our own family business." ”

"The great victory of the Hetao is due to the proper command of the lord and the strong enemy. This is a blessing for tens of thousands of people in Fengzhou. Cen Tianshi squeezed out of the crowd with a few people at this time, bowed to Li Xuanqing, and said in a high voice, "Hetao is a great victory, God bless the Tang Dynasty, and the Han army is mighty." ”

This cheer ignited the blood in the hearts of the people present, the people of the Tang Dynasty have never been afraid of war, and the Zheng Zheng man has always been a meritorious servant on the battlefield.

All the soldiers, including Li Xuanqing, went from outside the city to inside the city, and all the people along the way were overjoyed when they saw these soldiers who defended their homes and the country. This deeply shocked the soldiers behind him, and some soldiers couldn't help but leave two lines of tears on their faces.

Li Xuanqing led the jade lion, and along the way, he kept shaking hands with the people and talking, and the short distance lasted for almost an hour before it ended. Qiaoxi sat on the horse and looked at the big brother beside him curiously, his face flushed, and he felt the blessings and kindness of the people with Li Xuanqing.

"The ministers meet the lord." When he arrived at the Assassin's Mansion, Li Xuanqing had just sat down, and Cen Tianshi led a group of people to kneel down to pay respects.

Looking at the familiar Wenchen generals in front of him, Li Xuanqing smiled slightly, this moment was full of confidence, the dragon came out of the water, and the scales and claws were flying.