Chapter 353: Treating Each Other Differently
Seeing that the cavalry of the Wuwei army surrounded one after another, the Hun cavalry surrounded in the inner circle dismounted and abandoned the troops one after another. However, the Qiang cavalry in the outer circle did not care, seeing the cavalry of the Wuwei army surrounding, everyone hurriedly dismounted, each looking for the Hun cavalry who died on the ground, and snatched its head, everyone scrambled to be the first, for fear of falling behind.
Lei Rong drove forward immediately and beckoned the Qiang general who had just beheaded the Hun generals. When the general heard the familiar local accent, but it was from the enemy camp, he couldn't help but feel a strangeness. The two talked for a while, and the Qiang general understood the ins and outs of the matter. He looked at Lei Rong with bright armor, and couldn't help but secretly feel a sense of envy.
Seeing Li Yanzhi riding forward, the Qiang general dismounted and greeted him, touched his chest with his hand, and bowed to salute: "Liang Tai, the commander of the Wolf Qiang Division, has seen the general." The general only took a hundred steps to penetrate Yang, and he helped to kill the thief general, and he still needs to thank the general ......"
Li Yanzhi nodded slightly. He didn't want to be too enthusiastic about the commander so that he wouldn't forget his captive status. He raised his whip and pointed at the people who had been ordered to stand by the cavalry of the Wuwei army after cutting off the head, and said: "Since I promise you a reward after attacking and killing the Huns, I will not break my word." Later, I will bring your troops aside, count the number of beheadings, and I will take the wealth from the soldiers back to the camp, and divide them among the people according to their merits. ”
As soon as Liang Tai arched his hand, the uneasiness in his heart had receded slightly. is waiting to be praised, and Li Yanzhi will do what he says. But he saw Li Yanzhi raise his horsewhip again, and pointed to the concentrated Wolf Qiang subordinates: "Your subordinates will hand over all the weapons, and when your subordinates return, I will return them to everyone." ”
Although Li Yanzhi's words were flat, they carried a kind of unquestionable coercion. Liang Tai turned his head to look at Lei Rong on the side, but saw that Lei Rong was also looking at him silently, and finally understood his current embarrassing situation and identity, so he had to give up his hand and said respectfully: "What the general said is very true, I will immediately order the clansmen to hand over the weapons to the general's subordinates......"
Li Yanzhi nodded, and looked at the Hun cavalry behind Shen Wolf Qiang's subordinates, one after another Hun cavalry were tied up and escorted aside by his own Wuwei army cavalry. With a slight smile in his heart, he thought that the effect of this play had been achieved, so he gave his hand to Liang Tai perfunctorily, and then urged the war horse to go to the side of the Wuwei army cavalry who escorted the Hun prisoners.
These captives slaughtered villagers in the county, destroyed the farmland, and committed heinous crimes, and they had long been public enemies in the county. At this moment, the cavalry of the Wuwei army who escorted them also drove them away with whip scabbards rather unceremoniously. Among the beaten Hun cavalry pawns, those who were slightly disobedient or angry at each other were greeted by the sharp blades in the hands of the escort cavalry. It was only a short walk of more than 100 steps, and on the road behind, the corpses of more than a dozen Hun horsemen were lying around. Li Yanzhi rushed to the front and did not reprimand his subordinates for this behavior. After all, this kind of action of the captive cavalry made him very angry.
The enemy has been decided, and the cavalry of the previous dragging and dragging has also gathered here. Xu was not smooth enough to communicate between different subordinates, and the hundreds of cavalry of Xie Ai's subordinate were almost the last to arrive. Looking at the hundreds of Hun cavalry captives who had been taken in by the Wu Wei army, the cavalry general led by the Xie army was also greatly relieved. In the past, they were only responsible for guarding the sentinels between the marches of the large armies, and never participated in large-scale battles between the cavalry. Seeing that this captive had been flattened, he was glad that his subordinates no longer had to fight with the thieves to the death, and a slightly relieved smile appeared on his face.
Seeing Li Yanzhi coming on a horse, these hundred generals also urged the horse forward, hugged his fists and bowed down: "Li Changshi Temple is exhaustive, and he attacked decisively, resulting in this victory." Although my department has been running for several days, it has been fruitless, and since I am the head of the general, I feel inexplicably guilty. ”
Li Yanzhi laughed twice when he heard this, then raised his horsewhip, pointed to the large group of Wuwei army cavalry who escorted the prisoners, and said with a smile: "If the general is the first in every war, he will have no last resort, and sooner or later he will be able to share such a credit." Between Li Yanzhi's words, he bit the word "general" very hard, and the irony was extremely obvious.
These cavalry soldiers in Xie Ai's department may be too inexperienced, and they may be in the battle to avoid the battle, and in this action of encircling and suppressing these captives, the role of the commission is very limited. If you want to talk about the effect, there is also a point, that is, when the siege is closed, the area they are responsible for is well controlled, so that the thieves cannot escape from that direction.
The hundred people didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Li Yanzhi's words. Still clenched his fists respectfully and said: "What Changshi said is extremely true. Xie Zhushu also said that Changshi was born as a riding general, and repeatedly told him to learn from Changshi and ask for advice in the future, and when there is any disturbance in the future, he also hopes that Changshi will forgive his sins......"
This person's humble attitude inexplicably aroused Li Yanzhi's favor. He turned to look at the hundred generals and asked curiously, "What are the names of the hundred generals?" Although the main book was moved to the town. However, I have very little contact with Lieutenant General Zuo of the main book, so I don't know, and I don't think it's strange. ”
The other party bowed slightly: "Under the surname Zhang, a single name and a word." My father is an old soldier, so there is no word. The name is not enough to worry about, and the long history can be called at will in the next ......"
Li Yanzhi listened to these hundred people talk about the words, as if they had studied books, so he was puzzled: "Zhang Bairen will talk so elegantly, but he is not like a reckless man in the army." I don't know where I went to school? ”
Zhang Cheng smiled shyly and said, "My father went to the country with Song Governor in his early years, and died in Chang'an City. Therefore, Wu Gong summoned the young sons of our soldiers who died in battle to Guzang Academy to study. So when I was young, I also read some books......"
Zhang Cheng's words drew out Li Yanzhi's idea of Lingju Academy, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, until Zhang Cheng called him several times, he came back to his senses, felt that he was out of shape, and hurriedly apologized to Zhang Cheng for his crimes.
Li Yanzhi's former and later respects did not disgust Zhang Cheng. He only said that he had been fighting for a long time today, and he would have to deal with the prisoners later, and this long history may also be tired, so he hurriedly said goodbye, and asked that when it was convenient in the future, he would lead his cavalry to come to observe the cavalry drill of the Wuwei army. Li Yanzhi agreed to this. If he had the help of a good friendly cavalry, he could have saved a lot of trouble.
Farewell to Zhang Cheng, Li Yanzhi ordered the horsemen to get on their horses, and then tied one end of the lasso to the saddle, and the other end to the waists of the captured Hun horsemen. The Hun cavalry who were tied to it were driven aside. With the order of the hundred people Dou Tong, the horsemen each used their strength to whip the horse's buttocks, and then, more than a hundred war horses spread their hooves and galloped.
The lasso suddenly tensed, and the eyes of the Hun cavalrymen, who had foreseen their fate, were full of fear. However, the high-speed galloping war horses almost dragged them into the air. Many of them were knocked to the ground by the huge momentum as soon as they walked together. And the rest had to gallop in the direction of the war horse with all their might. However, the two-legged struggle is no match for the speed of a galloping horse. They ran less than a dozen paces away, and they were dragged to the ground one after another.
The hoarse screams of the Hun cavalry pierced the sky and rushed straight into the ears of the Qiang cavalry who were gathered together at this moment. They all turned their heads to look at the source of the sound, and immediately saw the Hun cavalry who had fallen to the ground and were dragged by horses. The cavalry of the Wu Wei Army, who dragged them along, clearly showed not the slightest mercy. This terrible howl, which does not resemble a human voice, has been echoing in the air one after another, making people smell and change color.
Most of the many Qiang soldiers led by Liang Tai were secretly rejoicing at this time. It was their knowledgeable choices that saved them from being dragged along cold, gravel-strewn dirt roads like these pathetic Hun captives. At Liang Tai's urging, many of the Qiang cavalry under his command hurriedly surrendered their weapons, and the swords, guns, bows and arrows they had previously held were soon piled up in front of them.
Lei Rong, who was in charge of receiving and managing these Qiang captives, was deeply relieved by Liang Tai's cooperative attitude. And Liang Tai suddenly sighed for Lei Rong, who was also a Qiang tribesman, and the situation was very different from them at this time. For a moment, Liang Tai looked at Lei Rong's subordinates who were busy collecting weapons and speaking nonsense with a big grin, and he actually had a heart to serve. Thinking of the tribesmen who were still enduring the raids of the Huns in Longxi day after day and the hardships, Liang Tai suddenly felt sad.
Li Yanzhi watched expressionlessly as Dou Tong's subordinates tied up and dragged the Hun captives, and then immediately stepped forward and caught up with Dou Tong, who was at the head of the team, in a miserable howl. Dou Tong also dragged a Hun prisoner behind his own war horse. Li Yanzhi drove his horse close to Dou Tong, then raised his horsewhip and lightly tapped him on the back a few times.
Dou Tong, who was concentrating on galloping on a horse, suddenly felt that someone was beating him on the back, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Li Yanzhi's familiar face, but he was galloping on a horse, only seeing Li Yanzhi's mouth closed one by one, and the wind whistling in his ears made it impossible for him to hear what Li Yanzhi was saying clearly.
Li Yanzhi looked at Dou Tong with a confused face, so he had to stretch out his hand and pull Dou Tong's reins. The horse felt the squeeze of the horse's chew and began to slow down gradually. The rest of the cavalry on both sides roared past, and Li Yanzhi approached Dou Tong and shouted loudly: "Just mean it!" Don't kill them all! ”
Li Yanzhi said, stretched out his right hand to the rear, and pointed to the Hun captives who were being dragged away. When Dou Tong heard this, he immediately clenched his fists and replied, "Yes!" With that, he took the lead in untying the lasso bound from his saddle, and then picked up a bamboo whistle and chased after his subordinates in front of him......
Listening to the terrible bamboo whistle sounding nearby, the galloping horsemen pulled the reins of their horses one after another, and after a while, the war horses that were still galloping stopped one after another.
"Untie it!" Dou Tong galloped his horse and shouted to the cavalry around him. Everyone untied the noose one after another, and then drove their own horses to the back of the road where the Hun captives who were dragged left and left to check. Several horsemen dragged the dead enemy prisoners and threw them aside and piled them up.
In the blink of an eye, the corpses of the enemy prisoners beside the road had been piled up into a small hill. Previously, because Dou Tong stopped his horse earlier, the prisoner he dragged away still had a few breaths left. And the rest of the cavalry found more than a dozen prisoners who had not yet been killed.
Li Yanzhi drove his horse to the front, looked at these enemy horsemen who had been dragged by the horses of the Wuwei army but had not been killed, waved the horse whip casually, and said: "Take it away, heal first, and then interrogate!" ”
Hearing Li Yanzhi's order, a soldier nearby raised his head suspiciously, looked at Li Yanzhi, and looked blank: "Ah? ”
"I said take it back to the camp, heal first, and then interrogate, didn't you hear? Well? Li Yanzhi looked at the puzzled faces of the soldiers around him, and lightly repeated Fang Cai's order.
"Long History...... These thieves are really hateful to bring disaster to the village and slaughter the villagers, so why should they be kept alive? A soldier who had just been promoted to a cavalry officer raised his face and asked suspiciously.
And the soldier's doubts attracted a whip from Dou Tong on the side. Dou Tong finished whipping, as if he was still angry, and he had another whip in his hand. After smoking, he glared at the soldier and said, "Why are there so many?" This is the army, how to say it in the long history, how to do it! ”
He raised his eyes and looked around: "What else do you have to ask?" ”
When the soldiers on the side saw Dou Tong's angry demeanor, they suddenly felt a chill in their hearts, and hurriedly shook their heads, saying no.
"Since you don't have one, why don't you go soon?" Dou Tong reprimanded sharply, and these soldiers under him set up those Hun cavalry soldiers who still had a little breath and went to the side. Many of these Hun captives saw that their fate was hanging by a thread, and most of them were unable to ride horses. Some of the commanders and other grassroots generals beckoned their subordinates and ordered them to make some simple stretchers. They wanted to carry the captives back to the camp.
Dou Tong saw that his corporal was far away, so he also returned to Li Yanzhi with a blank face, and then turned over and got on his horse. Li Yanzhi looked at his expression, and said, "Dou Tong, are you also hesitating, why do I want to do this?" ”
Dou Tong arched his hand: "In the Guangwu Army, this life was saved by Changshi. Tong did not dare to question the long history. ”
Li Yanzhi smiled slightly: "It doesn't hurt to tell you." These Hun captives are the best anti-prisoners. ”
Dou Tong heard this, but he was a little unclear. He frowned and asked, "I still hope that the long history will make it clear, what is the reversal?" ”
Li Yanzhi laughed: "I taught you so many words, but you never went back to read "The Art of War"? ”
Dou Tong blushed suddenly, clenched his fists and bowed down: "Follow the teachings of Changshi, after your subordinates go back, they will find good students to study the "Art of War". ”
Li Yanzhi laughed, and then said: "The thirteenth chapter of "The Art of War" talks about use. When it comes to intervals, there are causes, inwards, counterparts, deaths, and births. The holy words of the soldiers, all five of them, do not know their way, it is for the gods. ”
He raised his horsewhip and pointed to the Wuwei army cavalry soldiers who went away, and the Xiongnu prisoners they escorted: "The reason why I treat the Xiongnu cavalry differently from the Qianghu cavalry, and acquiesce in your mistreatment of these Xiongnu prisoners, but I did not kill them all, is precisely because I want to use them as a distraction." ”
Looking at Dou Tong, who seemed to understand whether he understood or not, Li Yanzhi whispered again: "If I cure these Hun captives, torture them, and then create some opportunities to let these captives escape smoothly......
When Dou Tong heard Li Yanzhi say this, he finally suddenly realized: "If these captives flee back, they will inevitably tell the truth about what happened to them, and then report them layer by layer, and there will be a rift between the Xiongnu Han Zhao and the Longxi Qiang Hu......
"There has always been a disagreement, I'm just going to expand it a ......little more, expand it a little more," Li Yanzhi smiled playfully, and Dou Tong was already deep in thought......