Chapter 52: The Old and the Weak
Xu Gang smiled: "Brother-in-law, the general order only said to give him 5,000 soldiers and horses, but he didn't say what kind of soldiers he was given, right?" You gave him those old and weak soldiers, and then he couldn't get the landing port, and he missed the military plane, but no one could save him! ”
Luo Fang's eyes lit up and applauded, and said, "Not bad, not bad, that's it!" Xu Gang, people didn't call you Xiao Zhuge in vain, it's really bad enough! Hurry up and arrange for him to give him all the men and miscellaneous soldiers! ”
Xu Gang smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, see if you gave the prisoner of war camp to Qin Qiong!" Luo Fang looked at Xu Gang and said, "Is this too much?" Do you have to look bad on the manager's face? ”
Xu Gang smiled coldly and said, "What do you care about him?" Non-toxic husband! Luo Fang nodded when he heard this, thinking deeply. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
As soon as Qin Qiong arrived the next day, Luo Fang gave him a warm welcome, making Qin Qiong feel that he was spending the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
When Qin Qiong proposed to raise troops, Luo Fang didn't say a word, and personally accompanied him to his military camp, and then asked Captain Guoyi Xu Gang to bring the soldiers out.
Qin Qiong frowned when she saw it, where is this soldier? It is clear that there are some miscellaneous laborers, and some of them have gray hair, and some are disabled.
Luo Fang pretended to scold: "Xu Gang, what's going on?" Didn't I ask you to pick the best soldiers? Why are they all old and weak? ”
Xu Gang hurriedly bowed down and said, "Back to the Great Taibao, there is no way to do it." We have a total of 30,000 Zuo Wuwei, and the prince went out to pick up 10,000 elites, and the rest are all these old and weak soldiers. However, after all, the vanguard officer has a great stake, and in order not to delay General Qin's major affairs, I still allocated the most elite Turkic battalion in the Dengzhou Army to General Qin.
This Turkic battalion is all composed of Turkic men, and they must be the first to go in every battle, although these people are hot-tempered, but they are all the treasures of our prince! ”
Qin Qiong understood as soon as he heard it, what Turkic camp? It's just some Turkic captives, cannon fodder in battle. These guys can survive no more than 20% of them after a fight, so they are all unruly and lawless guys.
Luo Fang said fakely: "Oops! I'm really sorry, thirteenth brother, this is already the most elite power that my brother can come up with; Although our Dengzhou army is elite, we have let my father take it away, and I have no choice; Please accept it! ”
Qin Qiong gritted his teeth and nodded, and successfully completed the handover procedures, Qin Qiong left the camp of the Great Taibao with these old and weak soldiers and the Turkic battalion. Later, Luo Fang and Xu Gang looked at each other and smiled.
returned to his barracks, Cheng Yanjin and others surrounded him, and Qin Qiong angrily recounted what he had experienced.
Cheng Yanjin's eyes flashed and said, "Second brother, have you seen it?" This is the general of the Great Sui, they don't care if they win or lose at all, what do we care about him? In troubled times, there are soldiers and everything, these miscellaneous soldiers are not taken seriously in ordinary times, and there must be resentment in their hearts, so we just take it for our own use! ”
Qin Qiong nodded and said, "Biting Jin is good, what ideas do you have to listen to?" Cheng Yanjin said with a smile: "Second brother, if you want to buy people's hearts, it's just a good word!" I heard that these old and weak soldiers are all veterans who are old or slightly disabled and have been thrown into the baggage camp to do miscellaneous labor!
These soldiers are battle-tested veterans, and their experience is a great asset; This is what we are most lacking in Yangsan!
Tomorrow, the second brother will personally go to comfort them, give more rewards, and promise huge profits; They must be grateful to the second brother!
There are also those miscellaneous servants, many of whom are said to have been recruited from the Dengzhou area; There are a lot of fishermen among these people, and it is also very beneficial for us to form a sailor. Let's care more about them and give them a bright future, so that they can also be attached.
As for the Turkic soldiers, it is even better, they fight on the battlefield just to survive, I will give them equal treatment and a chance to live. But they will abandon their identities and die for us! ”
Qin Qiong nodded slightly and said, "Without further ado, I'll go and comfort those old and weak soldiers now; What about those Turks? Is Biting Gold going now? ”
Cheng Yanjin said: "Don't worry, these people don't have to rush to recruit them, first dry them to kill their sharpness, and then I'll clean them up tomorrow!" ”
"Biting gold is reasonable, let's go and see these old and weak soldiers first!" Qin Qiong nodded, and they entered the residence of those old and weak soldiers with Cheng Yanjin.
When I heard that the pioneer officer was coming, the captains of each battalion, the captains of each group, and the ten commanders of each of the ten came to see him.
Qin Qiong didn't put on a show, pulled a bench and sat down, asked questions, and mingled with everyone. At noon, he also had lunch with these miscellaneous soldiers, and made detailed inquiries and arrangements for their living conditions; These people who were directly moved burst into tears.
However, the situation in the Turkic camp is very different now, and the smell of food wafting from the miscellaneous barracks makes them salivate and their stomachs gurgle.
Two tall and strong men with tattered single clothes and black mud on their faces walked up to a big man lying on the ground and said, "Little Khan, it's time to eat!" ”
The big man turned over, looked at the broken bowl in front of him with a flash of green eyes, and some of the vegetable soup in it that exuded a rancid smell and was clearly visible: "Or these things?" These Sui people are really hateful; It's going to be battle, and I'm not allowed to eat a full meal. Eat yourselves! Leave me alone! ”
The two of them were embarrassed and said: "Little Khan, there is hope in life, you will be able to soar on the prairie again one day!" Let's just eat a little! ”
Dahan shook his head slightly and said, "Alive?" Hahaha, it's better to be alive than dead now! Our tribe is also a Turkic royal family, and when it is strong, it controls 100,000 strings! What now? After one battle after another, there are only a few of us left! It's only 500 people, what face do I have to go back to the grassland! ”
Tears rolled down the eyes of the big man, and he slapped the bowl of vegetable soup and said: "This expedition to Goguryeo should be regarded as the last expedition of my Ashina Danai!" ”
The next day, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and others came to the Turkic camp, and as soon as they entered the camp, a sour smell made them frown.
Wang Hu received Cheng Yanjin's hint, strode to the center of the camp, and shouted loudly: "General Qin, the pioneer officer of the Great Sui Waterway Marching Army and the guerrilla general, patrols the camp, and all the personnel come out to greet him!" ”
After a moment of silence, the sound of rustling finally sounded in the tent, and then one by one, thin and tall figures walked out of the tent.
Seeing their slow appearance, Wang Hu was angry; He widened his eyes and said, "Look at your appearance! If it were my soldiers, I would have cut you all down a long time ago! Who is the leader to stand up and greet General Qin. ”
These people looked at each other silently, but no one spoke, Wang Hu was furious, and pulled out his waist knife with a bang. At this moment, the curtain of a relatively large rag tent was lifted, and three people walked out of it.
These three men have large faces, beards, brown hair and blue eyes, their eye sockets are relatively deep, and their cheekbones are prominent, which is a typical Turkic face. Although the three of them are emaciated, their bones are very wide, and their figures are also chasing Luo Shixin.
"You are the captain of the Turkic battalion?" Wang Hu stepped forward and asked.
"Captain?" The three of them paused for a moment, and said with a smile: "There is no captain in the Turkic battalion, but if you want to find a leader, I am!" ”
Wang Hu glared and said, "Didn't you hear me?" Why didn't you come out to greet General Qin? ”
"General Qin? Hum! The middle one snorted twice and said contemptuously: "I don't care if you are a bird general or a beast general." We are only fighting for survival, exchanging our military exploits for survival materials. If you have a task, come to us, if you don't, get out! ”
The king was furious, and he was about to go up with his sword to teach him a lesson; Cheng Yanjin patted Wang Hu on the shoulder and said, "Wang Hu, don't worry, let's convince people with virtue." ”
He took two steps forward and stared at several Turkic leaders, and said with a smile: "I have good news and bad news for you.
The good news is that you will be treated the same as the Sui people, with dignity, a future, and the opportunity to be promoted; The bad news is that you must fight for me until you die! ”