Chapter 31: The Great Victory of Yanmen
Liu Jin and Meng Lie were stunned when they heard this, and when the man came closer, Liu Jin asked, "This brother, I don't know if Lord Han has anything to discuss with me?" ”。
After the man glanced at Liu Jin with awe, he said, "Liu Sima, forgive me, this villain doesn't know either." It's just that the adults say that the Huns are strong and must be prevented from coming back."
Hearing this, Liu Jin frowned, and said quite unhappily: "This old guy seems to be afraid that I will make a full contribution."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin said kindly to Han Tao's entourage: "In that case, did your lord say where to summon me?" ”。
"My lord said that after Lord Sima arranged the city defense, he would go directly to the palace to meet Lord Bing Cao", and the person replied loudly.
"I understand, thank you, brother, please accept this little meaning." Liu Jin took out a few five-baht coins from his body and stuffed them into his hands, and turned around and smiled at Meng Lie without waiting for his followers to reply.
Then he said: "Big brother, I bother the eldest brother to bring the Meng family Erlang to the south of the city to garrison."
Meng Lie promised to prepare the order. Suddenly, there was a hearty laugh from a distance.
"Hahahaha, kill slaves, this battle is so enjoyable", but Cao Xing arrived in the dust.
Hearing this, Liu Jin and Meng Lie also smiled. Then Liu Jin smiled and said: "Brother Yuming, this battle has hit Ashina hard, presumably we can be clean for two years."
Cao Xing, who came closer, also smiled, and Shi Li said: "I still rely on the planning and command of the slave extermination, and thanks to the strong support of Brother Meng, this has saved hundreds of thousands of dawn people in Yanmen County from a military disaster."
"Brother Yuming is serious, this is a matter within the brocade", Liu Jin said modestly.
"Okay, we don't have to be polite, it's all for the people", Meng Lie laughed and said loudly.
Hearing this, Cao Xing also smiled. It's just that Liu Jin frowned deeply, with a heavy expression.
Cao Xing, who was standing in front of him, immediately saw that Liu Jin was in a bad mood, and hurriedly asked: "Exterminate slaves, our army has won a great victory, what makes you so worried?" ”。
I heard Liu Jin say in a heavy tone: "Victory is victory, but I still have geometry in Yanmen Pass 3000erlang!" ”。
Hearing this, Cao Xing and Meng Lie both turned pale. I feel sorry for those soldiers who died in battle.
was speechless for a long time, and after a long time, Cao Xing said comfortingly: "There are many casualties in the battlefield battle, and there is no need to kill slaves." Besides, these brothers all died for their family and country, and they died well, and they are all heroes of our Han Dynasty."
After such a long time, Liu Jin has long integrated into this era. Cao Xing and Meng Lie helped him many times, and the unconditional trust of the soldiers made Liu Jin feel a heavy burden on his shoulders. But it also allowed Liu Jin to quickly enter his new identity and integrate into this era.
"I must take care of the families of these brothers and do what I can for the Han", Liu Jin secretly made up his mind in his heart.
Liu Jin, who woke up from his contemplation, saw Cao Xing and Meng Lie's concern, and was very moved in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Brother Yuming is right."
After a pause, Liu Jin said again: "Master Han sent someone to pass on an order to me, ordering the junior brother to rectify the defense, and also summoning the younger brother. Therefore, the younger brother wants Brother Yuming to lead fifty brothers to the city to recruit some strong men to help the army clean up the battlefield, I don't know if it is possible."
"This is easy to do, so let's go." As he spoke, Cao Xuan said goodbye and turned to leave. Liu Jin ordered someone to ring the golden bell and ordered the troops to be withdrawn.
Not long after, people from all walks of life gathered again at Yanmen Pass.
More than 1,000 soldiers from other counties were the first to return to Yanmen Pass under the leadership of Sima Mushun of the other department, followed by the Mengjia Yiwu Battalion led by Meng Hao and the Yanmen Pass defenders led by He Qing and Yang Ye.
After everyone arrived, Liu Jin first saluted Mu Shun, the deputy general of the county army, and said: "In this fierce battle, fortunately General Mu led the army to help, and Liu Jin thanked General Mu for his help."
This Mu Shun is five big and three thick, about eight feet tall, and looks no more than thirty years old.
Liu Jin was temporarily promoted by Han Tao later, so Mu Shun didn't know him. Mu Shun saw that Liu Jin treated him politely, so he returned the salute and said: "General Liu's words are serious, and he is just serving the Han Dynasty."
"After a night of fierce fighting, General Mu must be tired, Jin has already ordered someone to clear out the camp in the north for the general to rest, please move the general to the north camp to rest." Liu Jin saw that Mu Shun had a tired look on his face, so he proposed.
Although Mu Shun was young and strong, after all, after a few days of rapid marching, and then before he had time to rest, he immediately threw himself into a high-intensity fierce battle, and it was impossible not to be tired.
So Mu Shun immediately said: "It's still General Liu who thinks thoughtfully, so it's better to be respectful than to obey his fate."
Then Liu Jin ordered someone to lead Mu Shun and others to Beiying to station, and he recruited He Qing and Yang Ye to his side, and asked with a solemn expression: "How many men and horses are left in our army?" ”。
When the two heard this, their expressions were quite solemn and speechless for a long time.
In the end, under Liu Jin's questioning expression, Yang Ye opened his mouth and said: "Sima, there are only one hundred and two people left in our department, and the old, weak, sick and disabled are all martyred in this battle." As he spoke, Yang Ye couldn't bear the grief in his heart and actually shed a handful of heroic tears.
Then He Qing felt uncomfortable in his heart, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, there are still 370 soldiers in our department and the first department, including 289 wounded." Speaking of this, He Qing also cried.
Hearing the news, Liu Jin couldn't help but feel sad. He also thought that there would be heavy casualties, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable.
Of the 2,500 men who had gone before the war, there were now less than 500 left, and a large number of them were wounded. How does this make Liu Jin not heartbroken?
According to his deal with Han Tao, after this battle, these soldiers and horses will be his subordinates, and now that more than half of the soldiers are wounded, how can he not feel sad.
"There was a lack of doctors in the Han Dynasty, and I am afraid that some of these wounded soldiers would die, and I can't let them die with regrets," Liu Jin said to himself in his heart.
Immediately, Liu Jin lifted his spirits and said loudly to the Yanmen Pass soldiers who were supporting each other to rectify the queue: "Brothers, you are all heroes of the Han Dynasty, and you are also my Liu Jin's best brother. I, Liu Jin, hereby swear that I will do my best to heal your injuries, and the families of the brothers who died in the war will also receive a generous pension. Please rest assured that Liu Jin is looking forward to fighting on the battlefield again with your brothers."
"Revenge!! Avenge!!! These Han soldiers who were breathing and supporting did not say anything else, but just hysterically shouted the word revenge.
Seeing this, Liu Jin secretly said in his heart: "The military heart is available." However, Liu Jin still waved his hand to stop the angry soldiers, and said in a gentle tone: "Rest assured, brothers, one day you will take your brothers to the north to conquer the Huns, and avenge today's revenge."
"Revenge!! Avenge!!! The shouts of nearly five hundred people shook most of the Yanmen Pass, and the murderous aura that rushed into the sky made the domestic animals and wild beasts within a radius of several miles restless.
On the one hand, Liu Jin calmed the morale of the army, and on the other hand, he sent people to bring the wounded soldiers of various departments back to the camp to rest. More than 100 soldiers who were not injured were assigned to guard the city.
After taking care of these affairs, it was already three poles in the day, Liu Jin couldn't rest, and rode his red charcoal fire dragon horse to the mansion.
The guards who were free to guard the door went in to report, and soon brought the news that Han Tao had let Liu Jin enter the mansion.
After walking a few brisk steps, Liu Jin came to the lobby. I saw Han Tao, who had gray hair, and a sturdy man in the prime of life sitting opposite each other, smiling between their words.
"The last general Liu Jin has seen Lord Bing Cao, Lord Captain", Liu Jin bowed to the first soldier Cao Zhang Yang and the captain next to him Han Tao.
According to the official rank, Zhang Yang's level is higher than Han Tao. Because Zhang Yang is the most powerful military general in the entire Yanmen County, and Han Tao is just a guard general of the border city.
If it is placed in the Central Plains County, a military general like Han Tao is at most a county lieutenant of a county, at best, he can only lead three or five hundred county soldiers, and he definitely cannot be a colonel and captain.
Liu Jin also understood this, so he dared to meet Zhang Yang first, and then Han Tao.
Both of them understand this, so it's no surprise.
Hearing Han Tao get up and salute Zhang Yang, he immediately said: "General Zhang, this is Liu Jin and Liu Sima mentioned by the last general." As he spoke, Han Tao pointed at Liu Jin.
The soldiers of the county government are usually military attaches at the level of generals and partial generals, and only generals who have reached this level can be called generals or call themselves generals. So Han Tao's title is not wrong.
"Hahahaha, it's really a hero out of a teenager. General Liu is brave and strategic, which is really the luck of my Yanmen County! Yang smiled heartily and praised.
When Liu Jin heard this, his face flushed slightly, and he said modestly: "General Zhang has won the award, and this is all the praise of the captain Miao."
When Zhang Yang heard this, he praised Liu Jin a few words, and invited Liu Jin to sit at the table.
After Liu Jin thanked him, he walked to the seat on the right and knelt down without speaking.
Seeing Liu Jin's performance, Zhang Yang was very satisfied. secretly said in his heart: "This young hero has a calm bearing, and he is really a tiger general." If it can be used by me, it will be ten times better than Mu Shun."
The more he thought about it, the more Zhang Yang felt that Liu Jin's performance was good. After pulling up the topic, he asked: "General Liu, I don't know how our army won in today's battle?" ”
Fortunately, Liu Jin had already made an inventory, and he knew it in his heart, and hurriedly replied: "General, in today's battle, our army defeated the Hun army. More than 5,000 people under the enemy chieftain Baihuwen and Muyang Xiong were killed, more than 3,000 war horses were captured, and hundreds of people were taken prisoner. All kinds of weapons are piled up, and they are innumerable."
After a pause, Liu Jin then said: "If you count the previous battles, our army should have killed about 14,500 Hun soldiers."
A slight gasp came from Zhang Yang's mouth.
"What a victory! Yanmen is a great victory", Zhang Yang exclaimed incessantly. There was a greedy glint in his eyes.
You must know that since the northern expedition after the first general Dou Xian, there has not been a single battle that can kill the Xiongnu or more than 5,000 Hu people of various ethnic groups in the north.
The battle of Yanmen Pass cannot but be said to be a great victory.
"The general immediately ordered someone to urgently submit the documents for 800 miles and send them to the Beijing division to report the victory, and ask for merit for the two generals." Zhang Yang, who reacted from the shock, immediately started to think about grabbing merit and said. (To be continued)