Chapter 13: The Black Mountain Bandits
Here, Wen Chou and Yan Liang, Liu Zhong and others were discussing how to get drunk and rest, but at the same time, Li Damu in a thief camp tent outside Gaoyi County was like thunder! The guards who summoned the news knelt down in the big tent tremblingly, and did not dare to move, for fear that Qu Shuai, who was in a state of anger, would not be good, so he sent himself to report to the king of Hades.
"What are you doing here, go and call that cavalryman!" Dressed in hakama and pleats, with no crown on his head, only a scarf, a man more than seven feet tall shouted at the little soldier. I saw that he was a little square, and a pair of sword eyebrows on his face were arrogantly raised, and under the sword eyebrows was a pair of big eyes that were different from ordinary people like copper bells.
The cavalry who narrowly escaped with their lives in Taolinsai entered the tent of the main camp of the Montenegrin army with trepidation.
I saw a group of generals kneeling on both sides of the tent, all of them with dark faces like water, silent, only the sound of Li Damu's pacing echoed in the tent.
"Dashuai, you want to avenge General Lin!" As soon as the cavalryman entered the tent, he fell to his knees with a cry and howled.
"Well, tell me more about that day!" Li Damu sat back in the position of the coach in the tent and said in a deep voice.
This cavalry is none other than the little leader who persuaded Lin Li to rest assured that day, he was following Lin Li's side at that time, and Wen Chou shouted and killed, but he was shocked! Fortunately, he has always been clever, and when he saw that the momentum was not right, he resolutely made a strategic retreat!
"Yesterday, General Lin led the commander to lead our troops to Pingjian, and rushed to Taolinsai, the south gate of Pingjian County, in the afternoon, here, here......" The little leader said that it was related to himself at this time, and he was even more panicked, and his body trembled.
"What's here? Swallow and spit out, don't hurry up! Li Damu shouted impatiently.
"Yes, yes, we don't want to have a militia ambush anywhere, I saw that the mountains and fields are full of people, uncountable, was caught off guard, General Lin Li was killed by a fierce general, the fierce general is extraordinary, in our more than 1,000 armies come and go freely, unstoppable!" The little boss Nono said.
"Such a brave man?" Li Damu heard that he was contemplative, and he groaned, and asked, "Do you know what is that person's name?" ”
"Villain, after fighting desperately to escape with his life, I once inquired that the person was the Wen clan of Shahe Township who organized the militia to resist, known as 'Xiao Saburo'!"
"'Xiao Saburo' Wen Chou, Wen Chou, has that cub grown up?!" When Li Damu heard that he was from the Wen family, he couldn't help but think of the rumor that circulated in the township when he had not yet raised an incident: "'Wen Lie is very brave, and Shahe Township was fortunate to be preserved under the organization of their family in the first year of Zhongping, and Wen Lie and his two sons also died in the war one after another, leaving only Wen Chou, who was only twelve or three years old. 'Don't you want to be ugly now?' ”
Then I thought: "No, before it has fully grown, we must strangle it, otherwise it will become a big disaster!" Li Damu's eyes flashed with a fierce color, as if he had made a major decision.
Li Damu glared at his bronze bell-like eyes and glanced at the generals under the tent and said in a deep voice: "Now, the matter is clear, I want to raise the army to set foot in Shahe Township and avenge General Lin Li and hundreds of brothers, what do you think!" ”
In Li Damu's department, it has always been Li Damu's words! Now that Li Damu has set a strategy, the generals dare not have the slightest doubt, and they all say: "Qu Shuai is wise"
"In this way, it is better to get ahead, you go and prepare, and in an hour, the army will be mobilized!" Li Damu got up and said.
The generals in the tent, although they were full of complaints, silently went to prepare according to Li Daji's instructions. After Li Damu watched the generals walk out, he sighed and thought: "I have besieged Gaoyi County for more than a month, but there is no effect, the personnel are injured, and the surrounding township pavilions have been cleared. A Shahe Township can't be as strong as Gaoyi County, maybe this is a breakthrough. ”
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An hour later, the sky changed drastically, and I saw dark clouds in the sky, which brought a sense of depression to the Montenegrin army that had gathered outside Gaoyi County! A fierce flag waving in the wind, embroidered with a big "Li" character! The army was launched, and more than 12,000 people were quite in formation!
In the Montenegrin Army, Li Damu's department can be regarded as a relatively sound part of the organization, and it has all kinds of troops. Because there were also many Han officers in the Montenegrin army, the army was divided into several ranks, following the imperial model.
The worst is the miscellaneous soldiers, their weapons are knives, swords, and guns sharpened from wood or bamboo, and their combat effectiveness is very low. For example, among the more than 12,000 soldiers in Li Damu's department today, about 5,000 belong to this category! These 5,000 people are the people of Qianshou in Gaoyi County, who have been forcibly recruited by Li Damu by forceful means in the past month! It is used to replenish the soldiers damaged in battle.
The better one is the sword and shield hand, and the miscellaneous soldiers automatically turn into sword and shield hands after killing more than ten officers and soldiers, and the weapons of the sword and shield hands are generally ring-headed knives and wooden shields.
Even better is the pikemen, who are dressed in light armor, and although they may not be able to block arrows, they are a status symbol, so every sword and shield bearer sharpens his head to become a pikeman.
Shieldmen and pikemen are the backbone of the Montenegrin army, and after the cannon fodder is almost depleted, it is time for them to take the field. There are more than 4,000 sword and shield bearers and more than 2,000 pikemen in Li Damu's department, which is the main output unit of his troops!
There are archers in the Montenegrin army that is a little more powerful, such as more than 500 archers in Li Damu's department, due to the rarity of bows and crossbows, archers are the safest troops in the Montenegrin army, and they are always protected by many military branches.
Finally, there are the elite soldiers.
Each leader of the Montenegrin army will select strong and strong soldiers from the army to form elite soldiers, these elite soldiers are heavily armoured, well-equipped, and some are equipped with war horses, and generally play the role of the leader's Praetorian Guard, Li Damu is naturally no exception, but there are only more than 500 people, of which only 300 are equipped with war horses. These elite soldiers will not easily go to battle, and will only participate in the battle under certain circumstances.
ps: According to the "Three Kingdoms Chronicles of Wei Shu Zhang Yan Biography" notes the "Dictionary" and says: "The marshals of Montenegro and Yellow Turbans are not crowned and covered, and they are self-numbered, and those who ride white horses are Zhang Baiqi, those who are light and agile are Zhang Feiyan, those who are loud are Zhang Leigong, and those who are bearded call themselves Yu Gengen, and those who have big eyes call themselves Li Damu." It can be seen that most of the commanders of the Montenegrin army come from the bottom of society, and their names often derive from a certain characteristic of their personal behavior.