Chapter 14: Reward the Whole Army

Wang Lanping took the lead, brandished his spear and rushed out, and the Fengzi battalion behind him saw that the champion was so desperate, what were they waiting for, in an instant, the shield wall expanded rapidly, and pressed towards the immobile Dashun cavalry.

Wang Lanping is a martial champion, swords, guns, swords and sticks are all refined, and his strength is very comparable, at this time, he is like a dragon going to sea, fierce as a tiger, a spear changes from time to time, like a stick like a knife, the force is heavy and ruthless, in the chaotic army, the left and right to kill, the Dashun cavalry who can't dodge is not able to react, and he is swept out by a shot before he has time to react.

The Dashun army, who was watching the battle from a distance of one mile, looked at Wang Lanping in the army as if he had entered a no-man's land, and they were all frightened, and even Li Laixiang, who had just shouted that he was going to forcibly attack the city, was also straight-eyed for a while, and sighed: This person is brave and strategic, if he can't be used by my Dashun, he will become a great harm.

There were rumors in the Shun army again, and a sergeant whispered to the people on the side, "Second son, is this meeting like the storyteller said that Zhao Zilong rode the savior alone, it's too stakes, I heard that there is a former Ming martial champion in this Huaining City, is this him?"

"Well, eighty percent, remember, when it's our turn to rush, you have to pay attention and stay away from him."

Li Laixiang glared angrily when he heard this, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to say more.

Seeing that the champion was so brave, the Fengzi battalion was even more morale-boosting, and their eyes were red, they hadn't fought such a refreshing battle for a long time, and when they heard that Li Zicheng's army was coming, they would only flee when they heard the wind, but at this time, they could fight like slaughtering chickens and sheep, how enjoyable it was.

For a time, the ground was full of blood, the stumps were everywhere, the grass was soaked with blood, and even the horses could not get down, and the wounded and frightened war horses were even more scurrying around, trampling the Dashun army that was thrown off the horses into the bloody mud, and some of them directly crashed into the spears of the Fengzi battalion with people and horses.

Wang Lanping became more and more courageous, and his whole body was dyed red by the blood of the other party, like a killing god, and the one who stood in the way fell.

The Fengzi battalion was attacking like a tide, the Dashun army was defeated, and the cavalry team of 700 people had only more than 100 remnants of the frightened soldiers who lost their armor and returned in a blink of an eye.

Wang Lanping looked at the Dashun army that had been defeated again, and put the gun horizontally, so that the red-eyed Fengzi battalion stopped, and then chased forward, but it was dangerous, although the other party was clumsy for a while, but the strength was still far higher than himself, if the other party cut off the way back to the city, but everything would be over, and the two retreats could not run away from the horse, and they still couldn't leave the city wall too far.

Wang Lanping wiped the blood stains on his face, and looked at the Fengzi Battalion behind him that had spent the rest of the battle, and the Fengzi Battalion of 500 people had also lost nearly half.

Wang Lanping pointed to the defeated and fleeing Dashun army and said, "Soldiers, see it, the two armies are facing each other, the brave wins, you are all heroes today."

The soldiers of the Fengzi battalion have never been so excited, to put it in the days of the previous Liu General Army, they have long since run away, and they are still a fart, these people are not from the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, not hereditary military households, they are all recruited privately in the local area during the war, many of them joined the army with meritorious service and promotion to make a fortune, how to get promoted if you don't win the battle, how to get rich, at this time Huaining City next battle, sweep away the haze of years of inaction, the army shouted in unison, "Champion Gong, Champion Gong!" ”

"Champion Gong! ......" was also infected by all this, along with the deserters in the city and the many people who spontaneously defended the city, and a voice full of admiration and pride floated throughout the city, burrowing into the ears of Li Laixiang and his army of the Great Shun Army.

"Go back to the city, fortify the city wall" Wang Lanping wants this kind of result, the world was shocked by a war, and it will not take a few days for him to break through the prestige of the king and spread the world.

Two fiascos in a row, not to mention being Li Zicheng's son, even any general can't stand this kind of blow, Li Laixiang's expression is distorted like a devil, the bones of his whole body are trembling, and he can't wait to swallow the other party alive.

Angry, but reason still suppressed Li Laixiang's brute strength to fight hard, looking at Wang Lanping to pack up the wounded soldiers, calmly entered the city, the Taishan collapsed in front of the face and did not change the color of the frame is clearly a veteran of the battlefield, presumably this city fortification will also make himself suffer, or endure first, blame yourself for being too light on the enemy, throwing the army too far, if there is a siege artillery here, how can it be used so much.

"Order, the whole army is camped on the spot, General Li, give you a thousand people, the craftsmen of the whole army are at your disposal, immediately cut down trees and build ladders nearby, give you two hours, build twenty siege ladders, before nightfall, I will take Huaining"

At this time, Li Laixiang was already difficult to ride a tiger, he didn't want to save face and wait for the arrival of the army's artillery, even if he took a pile of people, he had to pile up Huaining City, before Yuan Zongdi's 100,000 army arrived.

Looking at the retreating army, there was jubilation on the tower of Huaining City, especially the more than 200 deserters who defended the city, and they shouted so loudly that their voices were hoarse.

Wang Lanping retreated into the city, all the soldiers looked at him as if they were watching the gods descend to the earth, this kind of world-famous war generals have never been in books, as a soldier in the army, to be able to fight side by side with this god of war, what an honor, to be born and die under this person, even if he dies on the battlefield, he is not happy.

Kong Zhixian swept away the sadness for a long time, with admiration and excitement on his face, and knelt down on his knees at Wang Lanping, who had just come up from the entrance of the city, "The general is wise and brave, today's battle has opened the eyes of the lower officials, this battle will surely make the general's name move the world, shine through the ages, the Ming Dynasty will not die, and the royal road will last forever."

The soldiers of the whole army, including more than 100 people on the city tower, also knelt down and shouted in unison, "The Ming Dynasty will not die, and the royal road will last forever......"

Wang Lanping looked around at everyone, he was laughing in his heart, he did it, whether Huaining City could be defended or not, but everyone in the world would see him in today's battle, when hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were crushed, he was the only one who severely defeated the prestige of the Shun army.

"Kongzhi County, please get up, all the soldiers, the fathers and villagers of Huaining City, please get up" Wang Lanping raised his hands flat, full of spirit, "Small victory can not be arrogant, without everyone's unity and one mind, what can I do with my own strength, the Shun army cannot stop here, the war is still ahead, I hope everyone will guard their positions and fight the enemy together"

"Oh, oh!" The crowd cheered and cheered again, happily performing their duties, carrying stones, adding arrows, and strengthening the city walls, and was very busy.

In this battle, there were no less than 500 abandoned enemy corpses under the city, and the Fengzi battalion also suffered heavy casualties, more than 100 people were killed in battle, and the wounded were not a few.

Only Wang Lanping walked up to the city tower alone, looking at the Dashun military camp in the distance, the soldiers in the military camp could vaguely see the other party's sergeants were continuously sending a large number of Changmu into the military camp, yes, they were building a ladder to climb the city, this battle in the morning only stimulated the fighting spirit of the other party, and a more tragic bloody battle was coming.

He turned his head to look at the soldiers standing on the city tower, and there was no trace of fear on their faces, and they held their heads high, these people were forcibly left in Huaining City, they were no longer deserters, no longer soldiers and ruffians who were mixed with the emperor, they were warriors, they had families and rooms, children and daughters, but I don't know how many people would survive after the war, and they couldn't treat these warriors badly.

At this time, a soldier approached Wang Lanping with a few steamed buns and meat in his hand, "General, let's eat something."

Wang Lanping looked at the food in his hand and pointed to the battlements of the city tower, "Let it go, gather all the soldiers under the city tower, I have something to say."

The work is not big, all the soldiers who can move around in the city are concentrated under the city tower of the north gate, and the people around are gathered to watch, Wang Zhuangyuan with the wind word battalion strength to retreat the news of the enemy has spread all over the city, whether rich or poor in Huaining City, these Ming army generals are in awe, especially Wang Zhuangyuan, who is rumored to be a god, has attracted many young girls to love and admire, and sighs that the marrying man should marry the Wang family Zhuangyuanlang.

Wang Lanping stood on the city tower, looking at the soldiers standing neatly below, and looked around with his fists, "All the soldiers, you are all good, you are worthy of the spirit of Emperor Chongzhen, worthy of your parents and brothers, you have won honor for yourself, I Wang Lanping thank you, the people of Huaining City thank you, unfortunately, many soldiers died in battle today, but I want to tell you, they will not die in vain, they are all heroes, and their loyalty will be remembered forever by future generations."

Speaking of this, many of the onlookers have quietly wept and knelt down towards the soldiers of the Ming army who guarded Huaining City, not long ago these military masters were still hated by the people than bandits, but at this moment these military masters are admirable and respectable.

Wang Lanping did not stop the people from kneeling together spontaneously, because this would let these soldiers know how meaningful what they were doing, and the reputation of the Ming army had long been notorious, and the people's hearts could not be separated.

"Come, carry it down" Wang Lanping waved his hand to the people behind him to carry the big wooden boxes down the city, "soldiers, you abandon your family and children to join the army, your parents, wives and children are the people you care about the most, as a son, you can't be filial piety in front of the bed, as a husband and father to take care of your wife and children, you owe them, Daming owes you, today you follow me Wang Lanping to live and die together, I Wang Lanping owes you, there are some silver taels here, everyone divides it, the living, one hundred taels, one hundred taels for each disabled, I will find out the identities of those who died in the war one by one, and pay two hundred taels to their families, the court is gone, and your military salary has not been settled, from now on, as long as I live, your military salary will be taken by me, five taels a month, this example will never change"

As soon as these words came out, the whole army was boiling, one hundred taels of silver, this is an astronomical amount, a soldier of the Ming army, the monthly military salary is only eight dollars of silver, so much money has never been seen in his life.