Chapter Ninety-Four: The women and children of Weizhou City wept, and Shi Dalang accepted the apprentice Gai Yi
Zheng Zhi looked at the wounded soldiers bandaged all over the ground, and his face froze. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info 500 parts, 237 killed, 69 wounded soldiers on the ground, and 194 remaining.
At this time, the two hundred Xiang troops were all busy, placing the wounded soldiers, collecting the horses, killing the wounded Qiang soldiers, taking off the enemy's iron armor, collecting the enemy's weapons, and cutting off the enemy's head.
A total of 670 Qiang heads, more than 500 party horses, and ironclad weapons are not counted.
Everyone was given a small bowl of spirits and drank it all. It's not that Zheng Zhi is unwilling to give more good wine, it's that the wounded soldiers want to use strong wine to wash their wounds. Even the remaining more than 100 people have countless wounds on their bodies.
The stove fire rose, and the logistics box army buried the pot to cook, but it couldn't smell the fragrance. There was nothing but a faint amount of blood in the air.
"Xianggong, do you know who the name Renming is?" Zheng Zhi and Tong Guan sat on the ground.
"Famous? Is the golden armor a famous name? No wonder, no wonderγγγγγ When Tong Guan heard this surname, he didn't know that this was the Western Xia royal family. At this time, Tong Guan understood why these party soldiers were so brave.
Zheng Zhi didn't answer, and Tong Guan then said: "Wei's name is Li!" β
"Li Yuanhao?" Zheng Zhi blurted out that the surname Li in Western Xia was Li Yuanhao.
"It's this Li, Li Tang's Li! This son should not be allowed to get away today, Renming, Renzi is the nephew of Li Qianshun, the emperor of Western Xia. Tong Guan heard that he was famous and benevolent, and he only regretted in his heart, if he caught this person, it would be a great achievement.
"Next time we meet, we will definitely kill this guy." Zheng Zhi replied, but he didn't want to pay too much attention to it in his heart, it was a blessing to win, and where to think about the rest.
"Okay, next time you take this guy's head in the battle formation and send it to Tokyo, the official family will definitely have a big reward, and it will be a state capital envoy, and this strategy can also be obtained for you." Tong Guan's words were not to draw cakes for Zheng Zhi, but to really win over Zheng Zhi, and at this time Zheng Zhi seemed to have become a support in Tong Guan's heart.
"Xianggong, this time the general has suffered heavy casualties, go back to Weizhou, and ask Xianggong to comfort him more." Zheng Zhi looked at Tong Guan, who was sitting on the ground beside him, and said these words in a low voice.
"This is nature, sacrifice for the country, and treat yourself well." Tong Guan didn't think there was anything difficult about this matter, these people died in front of his eyes, and it was natural to spend a lot of money to comfort them.
"Thank you for your grace!" Zheng Zhi thanks again.
In the capital of Northwest Prefecture, most of them have a place, where all the people live are widows, Zheng Zhi also entered the forbidden army and slowly learned that in the west of Weizhou City, there is also such a place, where there are many orphans and widows, and most of these people are the families of the fallen soldiers.
But when this orphan grows up, he will re-enter the forbidden army and go into battle again. This tradition has been going on for seventy or eighty years. Most of the soldiers who died in battle today also have their fathers who died in battle. This is where the soul of the Western Army lies.
Several military men sent two bowls of rice, and after Zheng Zhi and Tong Guan took it, they ate on the ground, and there were also water bladders next to them.
Tong Guan is roughly accustomed to this kind of life. It was also Tong Guan who was originally born poor, and at the age of twenty he was forced to enter the palace by himself. Such a person already has a ruthlessness and tenacity, and he can endure the hardships that others can't bear, and he will even intensify his efforts to enjoy happiness.
The remnant sun is like blood, the Weiru River is still sparkling, countless vultures hovering in the sky, and the northwest is unique to this desolation and bleakness.
The people camped for the night by the Weiru River, beside the corpses on the ground. I really don't have the strength to camp elsewhere.
Early in the morning of the second day, the camp set off, and the patrol ended here, and the fortress did not need to be looked at more, and everyone went straight to Pingxia City and returned.
Zheng Zhi sent a message to the Xiang army, and the veteran Liu Fa also received a battle report last night, and he also had a general understanding of the things before and after. I think a lot of highly of Zheng Zhi in my heart.
Even if he heard a thousand strong vest soldiers, Liu Fa also knew what kind of enemy Zheng Zhi had encountered. Even Liu Fa's perception of Tong Guan was a little better, Tong Guan actually agreed to let Zheng Zhi fight, in Liu Fa's opinion, he was very brave, and he had a lot more confidence in the next big battle.
Entered Pingxia. Tong Guan and Liu Fa had a long talk again, first talking about this encounter, Tong Guan also had many questions.
After the discussion, Tong Guan also had his own opinion, this fortress still needs to be built, and it must continue to be repaired to the north, and it must be built bigger and faster, and even a strong city must be built to the north.
Liu Fa obviously agreed, and the two reached a consensus, but these things, in fact, there is only one problem in the eyes of the two, that is, money, food and manpower. Obviously, only Tong Guan has the ability to solve this matter.
Continue to set off, more than ten days of travel, and finally returned to Weizhou.
Horse leather shroud, this ending does not seem to be the worst, at least there are corpses back, hundreds of years in the northwest and the Western Xia chaotic war, between the victory and defeat, how many people have dry bones in the wilderness.
The gates of the city were full of howling and weeping, and women and children found the bodies of their husbands and fathers, and threw themselves on them, refusing to get up for a long time. There are also many white-haired people who send black-haired people miserable.
Zheng Zhi dismounted and stood aside with Tong Guan and Xiao Chong, unable to say a word of comfort.
The head of the six hundred and seventy Qiang people slowly hung on the head of the city, and this kind of honor seemed to be able to bring a little comfort to the crying of the audience.
After a while, countless large boxes were carried into the open space of the city gate by the men of the forbidden army. There are all silver and copper coins inside, and they are also directly arranged by small species to be carried out from the treasury of Jinglufu Mansion, and they are distributed on the spot.
Tong Guan has also repeatedly made a guarantee, and he will issue another sum in his yamen in a few days. Even Zheng Zhi has an idea in his heart, and he will make up for it later.
If there is a comparison, compared with other road state capitals, this comfort is really rich. If it is compared with the Jingkang War more than ten years later, it will be even more preferential to the sky, more than ten years later, Jingkang is in great trouble, the emperor and ministers are gone, where are these pensions.
After crying for a long time, a group of teenagers slowly gathered at the city gate, these teenagers looked like teenagers, their faces were full of grief and anger, and there were also a little tears.
Twenty or thirty teenagers gathered, and they rushed straight to Zheng Zhi's side.
Before they got close, twenty or thirty teenagers all knelt on the ground, and a leading young man shouted: "The little ones are going to join the forbidden army, they are going to kill the Qiang dogs, they want to avenge their fathers, and please ask for permission." β
The expressions of the kneeling boys were generous and sad, and their eyes were full of hatred.
Seed Master Dao nodded and said: "Your father went out with General Zheng, returned with a great victory, and made great achievements for my Great Song Dynasty, so you should also go with General Zheng." β
"Thank you for the grace of the princess, the little ones will surely fight bravely to kill the enemy to sacrifice their father's spirit in heaven." After the leading young man finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Zheng Zhi, his face was full of hope.
"What's your name?" Zheng Zhi was moved in his heart, but he was also even more sad, thinking too much. Later generations said that the Han people lost their courage since the Tang Dynasty. Xingxu Han people have a lot of slaves, but there is no shortage of such backbones, the Yang family of men are dead, women are in battle, this is not bravery?
At that last moment, China was turbulent, the mountains and rivers were broken, the Japanese invaders swept half of China, the Central Plains was mourned, and how many people came forward and followed, and the blood sacrificed to China!
Zheng Zhi was a soldier in the later generations, and at this time, he couldn't help but shed tears, thinking that he died in his previous life, and some people felt sorry for their tears.
"Little Gai Yi! I am willing to lead the horse and fall into the stirrups for General Zheng and stand bravely in the front. "The young man bowed down, and his heart stirred countless brave and proud, he was originally a street prodigal, but he grew up at today's city gate.
"Your father Gaiwu, killed countless enemies, even a few knives in his body, still brave, even cut a few people exhausted, even if he fell to the ground, Qiang Dog did not dare to come forward to fight again, the son inherited his father's business, and it should be iron-clad." As soon as Zheng Zhi heard the surname Gai, he also knew that Gai Yi was Gai Wu's son, this Gai Wu was very brave and had always been by his side, this scene was also seen by Zheng Zhi with his own eyes, and at this time, it was also an inspiration for Gai Yi.
"The little one must not damage his father's face!" At this time, Gai Yi's face was less sad and more of a kind of glory, and it was a great honor to have such a father as a son.
"Okay, I'll be the master, in the future, you will worship Shi Dutou as a teacher, practice unparalleled martial arts, kill more enemies, and comfort the spirits of your ancestors in the sky." Zheng Zhi saw that this young man Gai Yi was well-proportioned and tall, and he had a body of tendon muscles, and his words were not like ordinary teenagers, and his sentences were all words, so he was obviously literate. My father just died in battle, and I really don't want this young man to be shrouded in horse leather in the future, so finding a master like Shi Jin for him can also have more means to save his life.
Gai Yi listened to the words, looked left and right, and also saw Shi Jin, and stepped forward to bow down, calling him a master.
Shi Jin would refuse, after receiving three bows and a few words of encouragement, he handed over the iron gun in his hand and let the apprentice carry it on his shoulder.
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