Chapter 132: War Dividends

After several successive blows, the horse thieves who were still powerful no longer had such a thing as morale, and the only reason why they were still entangled in the battle was that they couldn't run away at all, after all, there were more than 300 cavalry crowded here, how could they even run away, they needed space.

The seven hundred foot soldiers slowly spread out into an arc and outflanked it, if the horses did not rush up, at this speed, they could not fight the spearmen at all, and the more they fought, the tighter the circle became, and the more desperate the horse thieves became.

Seeing that the other party's leading military commander Li Meng was like a god, the morale of these horse thieves was even lowered, and the periphery was not willing to continue to fight at all, and they ran outward when they got the opportunity, but the loaded firearms had enough time and distance to knock them off their horses.

The sound of hurried horses' hooves sounded again, everyone's attention was focused on the past, and the eighty cavalry of the Jiaozhou battalion had come back again, and the eighty horses had enough rest......

"Official, official, the little ones have fallen, the little ones have fallen!"

Such voices come and go, you can't beat it, and now you can't escape, how much courage can the horses have to fight to the death and not retreat, even if there are stubborn Peng family children, they were also cut down by their accomplices, you want to fight to the death, but don't drag everyone down.

"Dismount, throw away your weapon, and get down!!"

The soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion shouted loudly, and the morale collapsed, and the Denglai horse thieves, who were bent on survival, no longer had any fighting spirit, obediently got off their horses, threw away their weapons, and lay on the ground.

Li Meng held the spear in his hand, looking at the battlefield, the battlefield that was still killing the sky had already quieted down, and the faint pain in Li Meng's chest had become a lot lighter, this battle was ...... This battle should be a complete victory.

Eight hundred Jiaozhou battalion soldiers, more than 700 foot soldiers, eighty cavalry, the Peng family of the ancient city gathered more than 500 horses and nearly 1,000 foot troops, the battle between the two sides was only an hour, Li Meng's side was killed and wounded more than ten soldiers, but the team on the Peng family's side was completely dispersed, what was particularly amazing was that the cavalry with the strongest mobility actually fled dozens of horses, and the rest were either killed, or surrounded and intercepted by Li Meng's foot soldiers and cavalry, and could only surrender.

Since the beginning of the Wanli year, officers and soldiers have suppressed bandits, and beheaded six or seven heads have been known as great victories, great merits, and generals can rely on this record to be promoted, and there are also those who have won the reputation of bravery.

But in this battle, Li Meng beheaded 200 at the cost of more than 10 casualties, captured nearly 400 prisoners, hundreds of horses, and defeated nearly 1,000 thieves, what kind of victory is this!

Many of the Xiangma bandits kneeling on the ground were stragglers who were displaced among the people when they exterminated Kong Youde, and they also knew this truth, and when they surrendered and knelt on the ground, they figured out how strong the Jiaozhou battalion must be in order to fight this beautiful battle.

The more these outlaws thought about it, the more frightened they became, and many of their bodies trembled as if they were sifting chaff, but they just lay on the ground and did not dare to raise their heads.

Cleaning the battlefield and detaining prisoners are all in order, and there is no need for Li Meng to command and complete, this big victory, but Li Meng can't be happy anyway, looking at the dead and wounded subordinates, I always feel a burst of distress, especially when I look at those acquaintances who train together on weekdays and have a vivid voice and smile are dying in front of them with blood flowing in front of them, that feeling is even more uncomfortable. Perhaps this is what must be experienced in the era of cold weapons, and if you want to survive, you have to adapt.

The soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion trained hard, but except for the thrilling battle with the horse thieves in Xiazhuang, today's battle was probably the bloodiest, and everyone was busy there.

Wang Hai was over there directing the soldiers to drive the prisoners back and take away the horses, but he finally couldn't hold back, and stood there crying in a low voice, he was also one of the senior officers of the Jiaozhou battalion, but after all, he was young, he knew that he shouldn't cry, but he couldn't control it.

Whether it was Li Meng or the soldiers below, they didn't think there was anything wrong with Wang Hai's actions, this was the sincere heart of comradeship. On the contrary, those captured horse thieves and bandits secretly cursed in their stomachs: Obviously, we have a lot of deaths, why are you so pitiful over there.

When cleaning up the battlefield, everyone found that they still had less things to bring, and there was no rope to tie people, and they probably didn't expect that there would be so many prisoners, but the horse thieves were carrying their coats, tying their arms one by one, and connecting them one by one, and they didn't worry about chaos.

The speed of the next march was not much slower, although the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion were sad for their dead comrades, but their hearts had become stronger, this is the so-called tempering of blood and fire, people who walked a few steps slower were immediately drawn by the spear shaft, and if they continued to be lazy, they would have to change the tip of the spear.

The base of the Peng family in the ancient city is quite similar to the Li family manor in Fengmeng Town, and they are also on the edge of the township, and this Peng family manor is thicker and stronger than the Qiu family that Xia Zhuang and Ma Gang attacked in Tingkou Town. It's just that when Li Meng and the others came over, the Zhuang door opened, and the old and weak and the leading figures of the Peng family were all kneeling on the side of the road with themselves tied, not daring to raise their heads, which was regarded as taking the initiative to take the initiative.

The battle just now has already knocked out all the forces that the Peng family can rely on, and the people of the Peng family don't even dare to escape, they have been doing evil for so many years, and there are more enemies outside, if they don't commit crimes as soon as possible, I'm afraid the end will be even more miserable.

Whether the Peng family has done evil or not, after the raid of Zhuangzi, you will know, Li Meng's side actually seized more than 4,000 taels of gold and silver, and there are some treasures and antiques that have not been valued, and there are fifty or sixty girls who have been taken captive in the cellar, all of which can be found by the government, and their parents and family members have already reported to the official.

What's even more interesting is that in addition to the documents and letterheads exchanged with the government, these people actually have correspondence with General Kong......

These local heroes are the first to survive, and no matter which force is involved, they have to bet in case this force develops in the future and prepare for a rainy day. And after Kong Youde finished the trouble in Dengzhou, he actually went to Manchuria, and it is said that he also became a prince, such a character is even more worthy of investment.

However, these things have become real evidence of the crime, and the great crime of plotting against the bandits cannot be escaped.

Li Meng didn't know that his battle in Guchengji was not to defeat the Peng family, he had almost eliminated more than half of the horse thieves operating in Dengzhou Mansion and Laizhou Mansion, and there was no longer any large force.

For example, Li Meng and the Jiaozhou battalion did not know that Peng Kui had gathered a brigade of nearly 2,000 people, and many people below already knew about it, including those near Jimo and Jiaozhou.

Therefore, when Li Meng set out on the expedition, the place was deserted, no one came to see him off or condole, and it was difficult to even find someone to lead the way, and the local tyrants in Jiaozhou had already begun to discuss, if Li Meng was defeated this time, how to carry out the distribution of salt fields and salt fields.

But after Li Meng's victory, the Peng family was raided, and when he returned to Jiaozhou on the 14th day of the lunar month, it was very lively along the way, and whenever he passed through the fields of a certain family, the family must have killed pigs and sheep to reward the so-called benevolent and righteous teacher.

But I regretted it in my heart, the people and the harvest were still sent over according to what Li Meng said, and there was no need to wait for the next year, so he directly prepared weapons for his children and let him follow the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion back to his hometown. Although the young and strong people in the family were drawn and the harvest was drawn, everyone had no complaints, everyone praised the Jiaozhou camp as a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and there were countless meritorious excerpts in the yamen of nearby states and counties, and some people were on the road to send plaques, which was really lively for a while.

These powerful people in the southern part of Laizhou Prefecture have always been the real masters of the locality, and if each magistrate does not have a good relationship with them, then he should not think about any executive power.

Today, these Haoqiang know who the person who is effective in talking now, and the biggest bully in Laizhou Mansion is Li Meng of the Jiaozhou Battalion, and he has completely proved this with his combat effectiveness.

Originally, the relationship between the magistrates of Pingdu Prefecture and Jimo County and the Qiu family and the Peng family was quite friendly, and there was also some meaning of maintenance, the Jiaozhou battalion garrison was a military attache of the five grades, although it was noble and cheap, but the two sides basically had no contact, and Li Meng's monthly income was 10,000 gold or 100,000 gold, after all, it had nothing to do with it.

The Peng family of the Qiu family is a wealthy family in the local area, and naturally has a lot of filial piety to their parents and officials, and there are also many cronies and friends who work in the yamen.

But after beating these two Zhuangzi, the evidence of the crime and the witnesses who took the initiative to come to the door are really shocking, and they don't accept it here, as long as they are sued to Jinan or the Yamen of Laizhou Mansion, it will be the crime of dismissal and death.

However, the official's heart and eyes turned quickly, and he quickly determined the stakes, no matter how good the Qiu family and the Peng family were, they had already been uprooted, and the remaining people had nothing to fish, so it was better to earn a reputation for judging cases impartially.

Originally, according to Li Meng's intention, these two Zhuangzi were defeated, firstly, there were some loot, and secondly, to deter these landlords and squires around them, and then they would talk about the conditions after the New Year, who would have thought that the two Zhuangzi would be defeated, and the spoils of war would be close to 10,000 taels of gold and silver, and there were more than 800 prisoners, as well as more than 200 women and children who were taken captive by these two families, and there were countless physical objects.