When they came, there were less than 5,000 cavalrymen, but when they returned, they had more than 7,000 people, and their strength had increased rather than decreased. Even in this battle against the Western Xia cavalry, nearly 2,000 casualties were paid.

As for the people and border troops who have been harassed repeatedly in previous years, the number of dead and wounded this year has been greatly reduced. Although the food used by the imperial court to prepare for war was consumed, the people in the border pass were finally able to live a peaceful Chinese New Year's Eve this year.

In addition to the military guards arranged in the pass, there are also Buyi Pavilion detective posts lurking here, and they cannot return home to reunite with their relatives for vigilance reasons. The rest of the selected cavalry officers and men also began to receive the thanks of the soldiers and civilians at the border gates one after another, and returned to Chengdu Prefecture, where the cavalry was stationed.

Watching the common people shed tears to see off the cavalry soldiers, these people also felt for the first time that the common people admired the soldiers' families. Compared with the common people in previous years, they always blamed the border army wine bags and rice bags raised by the imperial court, but this year there is no such accusation.

Although they have been busy for nearly three months, the officials and soldiers in the border city can feel the change in the attitude of the border people who have taken them into the city to live. This also makes them really realize that the common people still distinguish right from wrong.

They don't expect anything rich and expensive, they only hope for these officials and soldiers of the imperial court. It can ensure that they live a peaceful life, and they will not be captured by some of the nomadic cavalry of the Fanbang. Usually poor, you can only blame them for not working hard.

But at the end of the year, I was fortunate to make money, and in the end, the nomadic cavalry grabbed a good light, and the family was still dead and wounded. The common people naturally resented and felt that the officials and soldiers of the imperial court were too columbic and could not give them a safe guarantee.

Looking at these people, they took out the grain they had saved for a year and stuffed it into these soldiers who enjoyed the enthusiasm of the people for the first time. The so-called scene of going out of the city and sending off each other in tears, how many years has it not been staged in this war-torn place?

As a frontier soldier in each city, although he was somewhat envious of the cavalry officers and soldiers. I fought a battle when I first came here. Let the people at the border pass love them so much, but they also understand that compared with the cavalry officers and soldiers, these people really do too little for the people.

People's hearts are all flesh and blood, and the common people know very well who is good to themselves. This year, they were not only rescued by the imperial court, but also saved their lives in the city.

Now the border is closed to the enemy's situation. It means that they can all return home one after another. After a relatively comfortable Chinese New Year's Eve for several years, how can the common people not remember the kindness of the Son of Heaven's personal guard army in front of them?

Intentionally let the cavalry soldiers feel what is called the military and civilian fish and water situation, Zhao Xiaoxi, looking at the usually ruthless cavalry soldiers. In the face of the people's toasts and gifts, they are nervous one by one, and it is not good to take it, and it is not good to take it.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who was standing in the team in an ordinary cavalry uniform, quickly ordered the cavalry generals who were in the limelight in front of him. You can drink a sip of water from the people. Don't take food or wine. The hardships of the border people have been witnessed by all on this trip.

With Zhao Xiaoxi's order, Gao Mingjun, who led the cavalry, said to the people who went out of the city to see them off: "Thank you for the kindness of the villagers, our cavalry has military regulations, and we can't accept gifts from the people at will."

Please also forgive me, don't let me wait for military rules. The cavalry withdrew this time in order to come again next time. Nor does our departure mean that we will never come again. As long as there is hostility at the border. The figure of the cavalry soldier will appear there.

I'm going to leave today, and Gao is really reluctant to give up. It's rare to have the honor to fight with all the villagers, and Gao can't be too unkind. The soldiers listened to the order, received a bowl of water from the villagers, and remembered the hearts of the villagers here. After drinking the water, the whole army moved on! ”

Heard Gao Mingjun say this. For the first time, these border people also felt what it means to be a king's teacher. They no longer forced those cavalrymen to take things and drink, and poured water for the cavalry with bowls, which was regarded as their meager gratitude.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Duan Yu, who was riding beside Zhao Xiaoxi. He also said with a touched face: "Brother Zhao, these cavalry under your command can really be described as the army of kings!" To be treated so favorably by the people is enough for this life! ”

Zhao Xiaoxi smiled at the sigh of this Dali prince: "Brother Duan is polite, there are still many places that need to be improved in this cavalry army at the moment. It is not so much that the cavalry is the army of kings, but that this time the cavalry went north, just fulfilling the duty of soldiers to protect their families and defend the country.

If an army of the imperial court can't even do the most basic to protect the family and defend the country, how can they be an army supported by the imperial court? These people have suffered for several years, and they can finally have a comfortable year today, and they are naturally grateful for the arrival of the cavalry.

It is said that they are reluctant to leave the cavalry because the cavalry has won a great victory this year. It is better to say that the people here yearn for peace and live a peaceful life! ”

These words may be easy to say, but they are really not easy to do. Especially in the Song Dynasty, in the general atmosphere of recommending cultural governance, the enthusiasm of military generals and officers and soldiers to protect their families and defend the country can really be imagined.

This time, if it weren't for the head of the cavalry, there would be the title of the Son of Heaven Wei rate, plus Zhao Xiaoxi, the county king, who would have personally gone out. I'm afraid this battle is simply impossible, and it will be possible to achieve such results.

Ordinary civil ministers and military generals serve as Qincha, and if they want to get the cooperation of these local snake officials, they need to communicate well. Definitely not like Zhao Xiaoxi, after getting the right to cut first and then play, let these road officials be afraid of one or two.

What's more, this time the command of the Western Xia operation was improperly disposed of by the officials who disobeyed the generals. The disposal method given by Zhao Xiaoxi is not to fold to the imperial court in the past, join these officials, and wait for the imperial court to clean up these uncooperative officials.

Instead, he directly cut it first and then played it, even if he was a civil official, Zhao Xiaoxi would also cut it first. This bloody iron-blooded policy made these officials and defender generals at the border pass both respectful and afraid of Zhao Xiaoxi.

Troubled times with heavy canons!

In this situation where the border situation has been unfavorable for many years, procrastination is not Cho Hyo-seok's style. Unless the other party's official is at the level of Zhizhou, the fate of an ordinary civil official in a city who dares to disobey the general is to be killed.

The cavalry was able to achieve such a big victory this time, and it was inseparable from the cooperation of these border city officials and defenders. Whether it is logistics or supply, it can be said that the passage is unknown.

In this year of war, without stable logistics support, Zhao Xiaoxi will also be blind. It will affect his strategic layout, and if he wants the cavalry to achieve today's results, I am afraid that it is also unlikely.

Replace it with other ministers, or some veterans to raise the price of the commander. The officials here are by no means like when Zhao Xiaoxi arrived, asking people to give people, asking for money, and trying to contribute. Basically, no one dared to make trouble for Cho Hyo-seok.

The reason is very simple, Zhao Hyo-seok is a member of the royal family, even if he is defeated this time. When the time comes, it will be the bad luck of those officials who do not cooperate. Even if he killed some officials, hasn't the court said anything until now?

As for those officials at the Zhizhou level, they are even more aware of the martial arts character of this county prince. Jiangnan Zhizhou was beheaded by the Autumn Queen, but what just happened this year. How dare they touch this moldy head?

Even the highest governors of all walks of life must unconditionally obey the orders of Zhao Xiaoxi, the county commander. How dare the prefects and small town officials below be perfunctory to Zhao Xiaoxi? Unless they really live enough!

After drinking a bowl of water from the common people, the cavalry did not directly drop the bowl and leave, but politely handed the bowl back to the people next to the horse. In these days, a bowl is not cheap, and it is easy to be reluctant to drop it casually.

After drinking the water, the cavalry immediately turned over and got on the horse after Gao Goujun ordered it. Along the way back to Chengdu, he slowly left at a faster pace, leaving these people behind the horses. As for when the next cavalry will come to this place, then only God knows the blind!

This year, Western Xia suffered such a big loss, and was tossed by Tubo and Liao. If they don't act honestly, the consequences are really unpredictable. Therefore, the border with Western Xia will be war-free for at least two to three years.

In addition to these large cavalry troops that returned to the Chengdu camp, there was also a small detachment composed of 300 cavalry, led by the commanders of the army. It was at the end of this battle that Wang Zishu, who was officially turned into a guerrilla general.

They did not escort the prisoners and booty into the army, but on the contrary, most of the cavalrymen had a box tied to them. In those boxes, the ashes of the cavalry officers and soldiers who died in this battle were carried and released.

These ashes are the ashes of Wu Xun and the children of officials brought out by Zhao Xiaoxi when he left Beijing the last time. Although it is common for soldiers to die on the battlefield, Zhao Xiaoxi still hopes that these fallen soldiers can return to their hometown for burial.

As for the other part of the ashes, according to Zhao Xiaoxi's wishes, all of them were brought back to Chengdu for burial. Their names will also be inscribed on the memorial to the fallen soldiers of the cavalry, so that they can enjoy the glory after death.

Regarding these things, Zhao Xiaoxi got Zhao Xu's consent. This can be regarded as an additional benefit that Zhao Xiaoxi applied for for the cavalry soldiers. In order to enhance the cohesion of the cavalry, as well as the recognition of the imperial court soldiers for this soldier's food.

It is said that good men should not be soldiers, but Zhao Xiaoxi knows that he wants to fulfill his wish to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. In order for the Quartet to submit to the Great Song Dynasty, the status of the military must be improved. And the cavalry army is a model army, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty have had an adaptation process first.

What kind of memorial arch is good to set up in these years, and now the hero monument proposed by Zhao Xiaoxi is not a memorial arch set up for the soldiers? To be able to live for generations after death is not exactly what the military generals of Wenchen admire?

If the whole army is elected all at once, you can imagine how much resistance there will be. But now, nearly 300 martial artists and the children of the official family have been killed, and they will be supporters of the erection of this monument.

It is said that the dead are the greatest, and now the children of these officials are dead. Whoever is still holding on to this matter, what the consequences will be, as long as a smart person knows. This is also the reason why Zhao Xiaoxi dared to set this precedent.

It is said that people have good faces, and now these generals and the children of the official family are dead. Let the children enjoy the incense sacrifice, will the military general and the official not agree? To oppose the erection of this monument is to deny face to the families of these victims. Who would dare to do this? (To be continued......)