Chapter 274: Tithe Kill
"Kill!" The two sides invariably erupted in a shouting of killing.
The two cavalry collided like two whirlwinds, and although Li Qianyu was very brave, many things could not be changed by bravery. However, with one hedge, the Raven Army had already killed nearly 100 Lu Dragoons, of course, they were not happy, and they paid more than 50 losses. But compared to the Lu Dragoons, this is a world of damage from this.
The cavalry of the Lu Long Army was also afraid, they were not warriors who regarded death as home. Although they were ready to die in battle, this battle death was worthwhile. At least like now, in a one-sided situation, how are you fighting? The two fought each other, and everyone couldn't help but clench the reins and cowered.
Hun Gong'er, the commander of the black-clothed army, also saw Lu Longjun's retreat, and couldn't help laughing. With a wave of his hand, he shouted: "Brothers, how many earth dogs have you killed?" Ha! Ha! Ha! "He actually treated the cavalry of the Lu Long Army as a dog.
Li Qianyu's face was flushed, and when he looked behind him, he was even more trembling with anger. The soldiers behind him all had cowering faces on their faces. There is no sense of shame and courage.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is watching us from the mountain, is this an expression of His Royal Highness the King of Qin watching the battle?" Li Qianyu scolded angrily, gritted his teeth, and roared: "Since that's the case! Let me be loyal to King Qin! ”
As soon as the words fell, Li Qianyu ignored whether anyone would follow, and charged with a rifle.
"Could it be that the horse under the crotch of that brother just kicked this flute in the head with the horse's hooves? Otherwise, you will become an idiot! Ha! Ha! Ha! ......" Hun Gong'er was on horseback, not caring about Li Qianyu's charge, and laughed wildly.
"Look at my head!" A Raven soldier arose, roared, picked up his saber and rushed forward.
Although Hun Gong'er is conceited, he is not stupid, if he is killed by the other party alone, wouldn't it be a shame? He glanced at a few soldiers around him. Those soldiers also understood, raised the weapons in their hands, and shouted: "Kill the earth dog, how can I cheapen you alone!" Let's have fun, too! Joy! ”
Immediately drove the horse to kill, and seven crow soldiers surrounded Li Qianyu. A good Li Qianyu, although he was a dozen or seven, he was still very brave, and he was shot desperately, and the riding gun in his hand stabbed out, piercing the throat of a crow army. Before he could draw his rifle, he didn't know that the cold arrow from there had hit his right shoulder.
But Li Qianyu still didn't flinch, roared, and pulled out the Tang knife. This kind of Tang knife used in horse warfare has a relatively large arc, and at the same time, the handle is relatively long, a foot long, and it is best used in melee and charge. I saw Li Qianyu holding a knife in both hands, waving it wildly, and his voice revealed an indomitable momentum.
At this time, Li Qianyu had no less than eight wounds on his body, with a sharp arrow inserted in his shoulder, thigh, and abdomen. These wounds may not be particularly bad, but in the eyes of others, they are particularly shocking. They said to themselves, can they still fight bravely as if nothing happened when they have three sharp arrows stuck in their bodies?
There are also three wounds, as if three wounds like a small spring, in the fighting, blood gushing out, like an endless spring, but in fact, it is blood! There was even a wound that could already reveal the white miserable bones from the strenuous exercise from time to time.
"Grass! Unexpectedly, there is also a man in Lu Long! Surrender brothers! Even the crow army besieging Li Qianyu couldn't help but open their mouths to persuade them to surrender, on the one hand, they certainly admired Li Qianyu. But on the other hand, even they have to admit in their hearts, they are afraid!
Although they now have the upper hand, the Raven Army will definitely be able to kill Li Qianyu. But when a person fights to this level, what he needs is no longer as simple as simply putting life and death out of the way, but what he needs is a kind of perseverance that is beyond what ordinary people can bear. All the crow army felt that if they continued to fight, they would not be able to do it, and they would be dragged to the Hades Palace by this madman who killed one and killed a pair of profitable ones. Even his own life is worthy, that's a big disvalue!
The movements in everyone's hands also involuntarily slowed down a little, and when they were fighting, they changed the rapid offensive that began. But even so, Li Qianyu's situation is still not optimistic.
Wang Maozhang's eyes were already moistened, and he was moved by Li Qianyu's bloody battle! At the same time he hates! Hate those Lu Dragon Army cavalry who are still indifferent, he swears! If he still has his life after this battle, he will desperately lose his official position, and he will kill all these guys!
And before that, Wang Maozhang did not stop the calculation, he tried his best to reorganize the formation, he couldn't let the blood of his good brother flow in vain. At the same time, he wants to keep his surname, so that he can avenge Li Qianyu!
"Straight sissy thief! It's also thanks to you crows who bully too many! A loud shout rang out, and an army crashed into the Raven Army like a blazing fire. If you look closely, it is not a fire, but the armor on the knight's body is fiery red, and the plate armor on the chest is polished golden.
Hun Gong'er roared angrily, "Lao Tzu will be a dog butcher today!" As soon as the words fell, he led the crow army to rush forward.
But he didn't want to fight with this cavalry, Hun Gong'er became more and more frightened the more he fought, and the other party's overall elite level was actually a few points more powerful than the crow army. What makes Hun Gong'er the most angry is that these guys like to play black hands the most, and when the two of them come and go, they suddenly take out a crossbow from their waists, although it is only a surname. But it also made the more than 30 crow soldiers who were caught off guard hate the battlefield, and the grievance in their hearts!
"It's Li Cunhuan's Iron Eagle Capital!" Although it was the first time to engage in battle, Li Siyuan still knew what the equipment of the other party's guards and pro-army was. Li Siyuan looked up at Wang Maozhang's direction, and couldn't help sighing, Wang Maozhang had actually reorganized his formation during this time. Estimating the time, Li Siyuan knew that it would be useless to continue fighting, and it was estimated that Li Cunhuan's follow-up soldiers and horses had also arrived.
At this time, Li Cunhuan stood on the top of the mountain and roared: "Li Siyuan! I want to give Lao Tzu a black hand! You're not my opponent yet! The Lone King has already captured Shi Jianjiao alive! ”
"What!" Li Siyuan's figure on horseback couldn't help but shake for a while, while the Hedong Army was in a state of military heartbeat. Now Shi Jianjiao has succeeded Li Cunxiao and has become the most heroic person in the Hedong Army, and he was captured, which is a big blow to the Hedong Army.
Li Siyuan immediately understood, Li Cunhuan was attacking the heart and shaking the morale of the Hedong Army. But the problem Li Siyuan had to admit that Li Cunhuan succeeded. Li Siyuan also understands that I am afraid that Shi Jianjiao is already more than lucky, and he can't help but regret it for a while. But Li Siyuan is Li Siyuan in the end, and he knows that it will not be good for him to decide if he continues to entangle here.
The reason why he brought troops over was mainly because he wanted to catch Li Cunhuan off guard, and he didn't want to be blocked by Li Cunhuan. And behind Li Cunhuan was an army of 300,000 (he didn't know that the real number of soldiers and horses led by Li Cunhuan was only 120,000), Li Siyuan gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw!" ”
The deputy general beside Li Siyuan couldn't help but be stunned, but he knew how much Li Siyuan loved Shi Jianjian, and in this situation, Lu Longjun was not much better. Don't look at Li Siyuan, he has not been able to defeat the other party, but he has already dealt a big blow to the opponent's morale, why not take advantage of the victory to pursue it?
"General, Shi Xianfeng is still ......," the adjutant general couldn't help but persuade.
"Are you the manager, or am I?" Before the adjutant general's words were finished, Li Siyuan had already yelled at the deputy general with an iron face.
When the adjutant general saw that Li Siyuan, who was peaceful and modest, he was angry, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The last general will obey the order!" ”
It didn't take long for a burst of gold to sound, and although the Hedong Army that was originally attacking was a little surprised, it still retreated slowly under the orders of generals at all levels.
Li Cunhuan looked at the slowly retreating Hedong Army from the mountain, and his eyes involuntarily narrowed. Even Zhu Jilong came over and reported to Li Cunhuan: "Your Highness, you didn't catch Shi Jianjiao. ”
Li Cunhuan didn't make any movement when he heard the news, and after a few more moments, he shook his head and said, "Shi Jianjiao is just a reckless man. On the contrary, it is Li Siyuan, it is not simple! Also, Shi Jianjiao's matter was punished for a month's trial. ”
"Your Highness, this ......" Zhu Jilong was obviously a little overwhelmed.
Fines are not a trivial matter, Li Cunhuan's welfare to his generals has always been good, and after a big war in peacetime, the rewards are more than a rich businessman's year-long travel. Although there is a lot of money for a month, it does not mean that it will not be able to get by, not to mention that there is no shortage of war now, and you can get back rewards from the battlefield. Even Fu Cunxun himself has a few shops at home, and this alone can make Fu Cunxun's family have food and clothing.
But don't underestimate the fine, what he fined was not the money, but the face of the person who was fined. All officials who have been fined for half a month from the seventh rank or above will appear in the official newspaper every ten years (a month is divided into thirty years, about ten days and one month). Especially now that Li Cunhuan attaches great importance to the Di Bao, there are funny vernacular novels in the Di Bao every ten years.
It has attracted the love of many wealthy businessmen, all because the price of the newspaper is cheap, often only two pennies a piece. Compared to buying a book, it is cheaper and more affordable. So the people who saw it were not only officials, but also ordinary people. Therefore, in the face of fines, all officials are afraid of wolves and tigers, even civil officials who have always been afraid of hardship, would rather be punished with military sticks than be fined. Once he was punished, his face was disgraced.
And Fu Cunxian's austerity envoy was actually punished, which is simply a great shame. I can't help but hesitate to wish Jilong, could it be Li Cunhuan's momentary mood? In case His Royal Highness repents and spreads the news himself, this will offend Fu Cunxian.
"Your Highness! It's true? Zhu Jilong couldn't help but ask cautiously.
"What is really fake! A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase! Do you think that the lone king is not even as good as a gentleman? Li Cunhuan asked coldly. However, it seemed that his tone was too heavy, Li Cunhuan eased his tone and said, "You talk to Fu Cunxian, he will understand!" ”
Will Fu Cunshen understand? What does he understand? Although Zhu Jilong was confused, he also knew those things at the top, and it was useless for him to ponder, and it was not necessarily a good thing to ponder through. So honestly came to Fu Cunxian.
Fu Cunzhen sat cross-legged on the ground, wiping the gun of his beloved weapon, the gentian gun. And Zhou Dewei is like a wooden man, ** upper body, sitting on the side, holding a wine glass and pouring himself a drink. Behind him was a military doctor who was sweating profusely to treat Zhou Dewei's wounds, but he didn't know if Zhou Dewei really didn't feel it, or gritted his teeth and endured it, anyway, Zhu Jilong found that Zhou Dewei's face was like a mask. There was no trace of pain on his face, which made people wonder if it was his body that the military doctor was treating.
To deal with wounds, military doctors now use needles, although it is not very painful, but after being stitched with seven or eight stitches, there is some movement on the face. And the use of liquor to clean the wound, the pain is simply unbearable for even a veteran who has been injured seven or eight times. However, Zhou Dewei is like a person who has nothing to do, he has not drunk less wine that should be drunk, and the most important thing is that the wine glass is still held steadily.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Dewei saw Zhu Jilong staring at him, raised his head, glanced at Zhu Jilong coldly, and asked.
Zhu Jilong hurriedly responded: "It's not Zhou Jieshuai's business, it's ...... It was the ...... given by His Royal Highness to Fu Jieshuai"
"What's wrong?" Fu Cunxian raised his head, looked at Zhu Jilong, put down the gentian gun in his hand, frowned, and asked, "What does Your Highness command?" ”
Zhu Jilong couldn't help but be nervous for a while, swallowed his saliva, and lowered his head slightly with a little weakness: "Your Highness said that Shi Jianjiao's matter, Fu Jieshuai will be fined for a month. Speaking of which, Zhu Jilong secretly glanced at Fu Cunxian, and found that Fu Cunxian's face had changed greatly, and there was a taste of resentment, but I don't know why, Zhu Jilong felt that Fu Cunxian's face seemed to have a somewhat empty expression.
But Zhu Jilong didn't have time to think about it, because he was afraid that Fu Cunshen and Li Cunwan would have a conflict, so he hurriedly added in a cautious tone: "Your Highness also said that you will understand this matter!" ”
Zhou Dewei on the side sighed when he heard this, his right hand came out, pressed Fu Cunxian's excited shoulder and said, "Don't think about it, how can Your Highness not know about your little actions!" Why did Shi Jianjiao get away, I don't want to say more! ”
When Fu Cunzhen heard this, his originally resentful face and stiff body were like deflated balloons for a moment, and he suddenly sat down on the ground, sighed faintly, and muttered softly: "Eleven, he is like this...... I...... How could I do that! ”
Zhu Jilong understood the reason for the matter in an instant from Fu Cunxian's words. The eleventh in Fu Cunxian's mouth is probably Shi Jingsi, who is Shi Jianjian's father and the brother-in-law of Fu Cunxian, who was once one of the thirteen Taibao. He wondered just now why Zhou Dewei and Fu Cunxian teamed up to let Shi Jianjiao, who had already consumed seventy or eighty percent of his strength, escape.
Now the reason is probably due to Fu Cunxian, but His Highness is also a true god, but it is just a short report of his own. saw the origin of the matter clearly, and even made Zhu Jilong feel that Li Cunhuan was immersive, and he couldn't help but feel a little more awe of Li Cunhuan in his heart.
At this time, Wang Maozhang also came up to report the losses in this battle.
"Your Highness! In this battle, the Youyan [***] infantry army lost 329 people and more than 600 people were wounded. The cavalry lost ninety-eight men and twenty-one were wounded. Forty-eight war horses and about 600 blades were captured from the Hedong Army, but it was roughly estimated that most of them were seriously damaged, and they basically needed to be returned to the furnace before they could continue to be used. Wang Maozhang reported respectfully.
Speaking of this, Wang Maozhang seemed to have something unspeakable and hesitated. Wang Maozhang gritted his teeth suddenly, knelt down and gritted his teeth at Li Cunhuan and said: "Please Your Highness will fight the second battalion of the left wing of the one hundred and seventy-two right Yan [***] horse army in this battle, and take the head of the gate!" ”
The commander of the horse army in the left wing of the horse army behind Wang Maozhang couldn't help but be shocked, because the right Yan [***] heavy bow and crossbow, so the number of people in the left and right compartments was not as large as the infantry army, and each compartment was just three battalions of soldiers and horses. According to the establishment, it should be 1,200 people. However, there are really full personnel in the army, and as a result, each battalion is only more than 300 people, and the total number is less than 1,000. Now that the second battalion has been disabled, you Wang Maozhang are too ruthless! actually want to 'exterminate' the second battalion! In the future, won't the soldiers in Lao Tzu's hands be less than one-third?
"Your Highness! This is not a war offense! It's all because the enemy is a crow army that dominates the world! Please forgive Your Highness! The commander couldn't help but hurriedly knelt down on one knee and pleaded for his subordinates.
"Shut up! Your Highness, here and there, you have the right to speak! When Wang Maozhang heard this, he was even more angry, his eyes were blood-red, and he scolded.
The commander couldn't help but shake his body, and didn't dare to say more. Don't look at him as a commander like Wang Maozhang, but this one is the same as a secretary. Can the secretary of the village party committee be the same as the secretary of the municipal party committee? Although Wang Maozhang is the commander of the capital, his kind of commander is also referred to as a certain military envoy. If Wang Maozhang is the commander of the Right Yan [***], then he will be referred to as the Right Yan [***] Envoy.
The subordinates have jurisdiction over the left and right compartments of the horse army, the left and right compartments of the infantry army, and the left and right compartments of the bow and crossbow, a total of six soldiers and horses, and the commander of each compartment is also the commander of the envoy, and the battalion under his jurisdiction ranges from 1,000 to 300 people, and the commander is the commander. And below the battalion is the capital, each of which ranges from one to two hundred people, and the head of the capital is set up under the team, and the team of fifty to twenty people ranges from one team, and the team is set up with ten generals, and about ten people are set up with ten generals. So when it comes to authority, don't look at all the commanders, the six add up to one Wang Maozhang's weight. And this is still theoretical.
"One hundred and seventy-two!" Li Cunhuan sighed, his fingers lightly tapped the low table in front of him, making a crisp sound.
"If you don't kill chickens and monkeys, make an example! In the future, when the armies encounter a strong enemy, they will cower and not fight as they do today! How to achieve hegemony! Wang Maozhang gritted his teeth and said.
"It's a pity to kill!" Li Cunhuan shook his head with a regretful face and said, "I want to have an interesting game!" ”
Wang Maozhang raised his head and looked at Li Cunhuan in disbelief, Li Cunhuan gave Wang Maozhang a reassuring look. Wang Maozhang pondered for a moment, knowing that it would be useless for him to continue to insist on his opinion. Let's see what Li Cunhuan does first, if it really doesn't work, I just need to advise, otherwise can I still get past Li Cunhuan and kill all the 172 people?
"Gather the troops!" Li Cunhuan stood up and commanded.
"Wait for the last general, obey the king's orders!" Although Wang Maozhang and others were full of doubts, what is the game that is not worth Li Cunhuan's mouth, and what is the situation when Li Cunhuan gathers soldiers and horses this time.
Soon in the open space under the mountain, more than 3,000 Lu Long's army had been gathered, and when Li Cunhuan went down the mountain, the follow-up troops also caught up, it was Ge Congzhou's Yuan Congjun, and there were 3,000 horsemen coming. Li Cunhuan also asked them to join, and more than 6,000 people formed a circle, and many people even stood on the mountain to watch.
Because they heard the words of the commander, it is said that His Royal Highness the King of Qin let the soldiers under his command enjoy a good show and entertain the nervous mood. Although I don't know what a good show is, but the military is the loneliest, anyway, some are better than not.
Soon Li Cunhuan appeared, accompanied by a group of jiedu envoys, generals and Tie Yingdu. I saw Li Cunhuan wave his big hand, and the four hundred soldiers of the Iron Eagle Capital scattered and surrounded the open space. The remaining dozens of Tieying soldiers were like wooden stakes, standing beside Li Cunhuan to protect Li Cunhuan's safety.
"Bring it on!" Li Cunhuan commanded.
At the same time, the four soldiers with loud voices picked up the megaphone rolled up by the iron sheet in their hands and shouted, "Bring it on!" ”
The voice was extremely loud, and more than 6,000 people in the whole army could hear it clearly, and many people were talking about it, what did they bring with them? Could it be a troupe?
It didn't take long to see an elite cavalry force pressing more than 170 people into the field. When everyone looked at it, they couldn't help but wonder, although the more than 170 people, although they were not wearing armor, but looking at their civilian clothes, they should also be soldiers of the Lu Long Army. Why are you holding them? What are the unspeakable mistakes these guys have made?
The cavalry pressed the more than 170 people in and scattered in all directions, but they still surrounded the more than 170 people, and the Tang knives in their hands were all unsheathed, and the sharp blades exuded dazzling light in the sunlight. However, in the eyes of more than 170 people, it is not so comfortable.
Li Cunhuan waved his hand, signaled the attention of the four soldiers with loud voices, and then said: "Gentlemen, these one hundred and seventy-two are all soldiers of the second battalion of the left wing of the Youyan [***] Ma Army. After a round of fierce fighting with the Ya'er army of the Hedong Army, they feared the enemy and let their commander command them to resist the Ya'er army alone. ”
Li Cunhuan paused when he said this, and the four soldiers with loud voices immediately repeated what Li Cunhuan had just said.
When the soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but lack interest for a while, and it was estimated that they were just clicking on the one hundred and seventy-two people. Kill! Isn't Lao Tzu still watching less? I've done it myself. Of course, there are some recruits who are in good spirits. But no matter what you say, no one dares to leave, because His Royal Highness King Qin has not left, which of you dares to leave?
After the soldier repeated it once, Li Cunhuan continued: "It stands to reason that they should all be killed!" However, some people objected, saying that these people were all new recruits, and the strength of the other party was too strong. And it was not easy for Lu Long to train one hundred and seventy-two soldiers, just like this, it was too embarrassing! ”
Speaking of this, Li Cunhuan stopped again, and four soldiers with loud voices acted as megaphones. Hearing this, all the soldiers couldn't help but talk about it, and some people said that they should not be killed, mainly because they were afraid that they would encounter this situation in the future.
Li Cunhuan continued after a while: "The Lone King also thinks so, it is naturally best to let them atone for their sins!" But some people said, if you don't kill a hundred people, you will retreat if you can't beat them in the future, how can you pacify the rebellion in Hedong? The lonely king thought about it and felt reasonable! ”
The four soldiers with loud voices picked up the megaphone and repeated.
Hearing this, many officers supported this, after all, if they encounter a strong enemy in the future, they will not go up, and this soldier will not become weaker and weaker the more he fights? Not to mention pacifying Hedong, it will be a question of whether Lulongdu can be held in the future.
Li Cunhuan continued: "Kill! It's too rash not to kill, not enough to be a warning. The Lone King came up with a solution! ”
When Li Cunhuan said this, he paused and waited for the four soldiers with loud voices to repeat it, and then continued: "Wait for one hundred and seventy-two points to make seventeen teams, two extra people!" Well, you! And you come out! ”
Soon the one hundred and seventy-two people were involuntarily divided into seventeen teams of ten men each, neither more nor less, under the watchful eye of the cavalry. The two extra soldiers were taken aside.
Li Cunhuan saw that the detachment was finished, and gave Zhu Jilong a look, and Zhu Jilong immediately led sixteen Iron Eagle soldiers down, each with a bamboo tube in his hand, and the bamboo tube was full of bamboo sticks.
"Draw lots!" Zhu Jilong and they didn't say much, and the one hundred and seventy soldiers began to draw lots whether they wanted to or not, and each bamboo tube had ten lots, no more, no less. However, the difference is that for every 10 bamboo skewers, one-third of the ends of one bamboo skewer are stained with red paint.
When the red bamboo sticks appeared, the soldiers of the Iron Eagle Capital would wave their hands without hesitation and say, "Catch!" ”
Before the other could make a move, two cavalrymen turned over and dismounted, knocked the soldier on the ground left and right, and immediately put him in a sack. But what is surprising is that it is put into a sack and thrown on the empty sand, so forget it?
But as soon as this thought sprung up in the hearts of everyone, they saw a cavalry appear and sprint in the direction of the sack. Everyone couldn't help but feel a chill from the deepest part of their hearts, and they only heard two screams hidden in the sound of horses' hooves, and then fell silent.
In a matter of moments, there were seventeen more flesh and blood blurs on the empty sand, and the iron hooves not only trampled the man into meat sauce, but also crushed the sacks. Flesh and blood were mixed with rotten cloth, dirt, sand and stones, and although it was daytime, many people felt a deep yin qi.
In particular, the 153 soldiers who had survived proudly couldn't help but feel chills all over their bodies when they thought of the danger just now. It's just a simple action, and it's already two heavens of life and death.
"This is the punishment for not moving forward!" The four soldiers with loud voices repeated Li Cunhuan's words, although the voice was loud, but the killing intent in the words could not be acted.
(To be continued)