Chapter 222: Complaining?

He and the commander of the rebel army could only see the battlefield situation from a distance, presumably, the remaining more than 3,000 rebel soldiers on the front line of the stone wall felt the tragedy and bloodshed of the battlefield in person.

A grenade filled with black powder was not as powerful as smokeless explosives in later generations. However, in order to increase the lethality, each grenade was loaded with a full pound of pellets in its body.

In this way, although the weight of the grenade is a little heavier, the power is much greater.

Coupled with the simultaneous explosion of hundreds of grenades, the rebel positions located on the first line of the stone wall can be directly described by the four words Shura Hell....

The moment the grenade exploded, all kinds of severed limbs and broken arms, internal organs with thick blood, and even blood that were blown up, as if it was raining, flew around on the battlefield....

After the explosion, more than 3,000 rebels were not killed or wounded by grenades, even on the battlefield hill. However, without exception, these rebels were stained with all kinds of blood, and even the flesh of the soldiers who were blown up.

As far as the eye can see, on the battlefield on the front line of the stone wall, in addition to all kinds of bloody corpses that have been blown off their hands and feet, the most remaining are stumps and broken arms, internal organs, scattered everywhere....

Coupled with the thick smell of blood that quickly spread in the air, although the remaining more than 3,000 rebels were alive, their faces were whiter than the dead people who fell to the ground.

Indifferent, the pale face is still secondary, and what worries the rebels the most is the psychological changes of these soldiers.

After a demonstration by the cavalry of the Haw Par Army, the morale of these rebel soldiers was already before the battle began. It fell to the lowest point. If it is not a constraint of military discipline. These rebels are likely to collapse directly on the battlefield.

The shock brought to them by the cavalry of the Haw Par Army has not yet disappeared from their hearts. The fierce combat strength and bloody death shown by the Arms Musketeers directly turned their thoughts about the Tiger and Leopard Army from shock to fear.

However, under the deterrence of the overseer's sword and the heads of several fleeing soldiers, the rebels who were full of fear still did not collapse. Hiding behind a stone wall like a shrunken turtle, ready to wait for the Haw Par Army to rush to the position, and then have a close-range fight with the Haw Par Army to vent the fear in his heart.

However, the next grenade rained. The last trace of insistence that directly made them tense in their hearts completely collapsed.

Facing the bloody rain brought by the grenade, facing the battlefield like hell in front of you, and facing the comrades who died tragically on the battlefield around you. The remaining more than 3,000 soldiers of the rebels were directly stunned. And after being stunned, the first thing that sprung up in their hearts was that the tiger and leopard army they were facing were not people, but killing gods who specialized in devouring their own lives....

Is it possible to win against these killing gods?

The battlefield under their feet directly told them the answer with a bloody picture.

Since there is no possibility of winning for me, what is the difference between seeing this here again and sending him to death. When they think. It won't be long before I will be like my comrades who fell on the battlefield. After being killed by a grenade and turned into a mutilated corpse completely covered in blood.

The remaining more than 3,000 rebels, whether they were soldiers on the front line of the stone wall, or hundreds of sword and axe men who held the ghost head in their hands, acted as the overseers. All make a decision at the first time.

This battlefield can't stay any longer, otherwise, the grenades thrown by the Tiger and Par Army will definitely come to them next.

Just when their faces were pale and ready to retreat with fear. The military division, which received the commander's order, ignited the artillery battle on behalf of the retreat in a very timely manner...

Three deafening cannon sounds sounded behind the mountain beam, and the remaining more than 3,000 soldiers of the rebels, without the slightest hesitation, directly dropped their weapons, like lost dogs, stepped on the corpses of their former comrades, and fled to the rear.

The rebels retreated......

Faced with this expected outcome, the more than 200 musketeers who rushed to the front did not rush to pursue. Instead, he put away the grenade, the flintlock musket with ammunition already loaded at the flat end, and continued to advance step by step towards the stone wall on the mountain beam.

It was only after more than 200 musketeers confirmed that there was no more rebel behind the stone wall that could threaten their lives that more than 200 musketeers rushed to the edge of the stone wall, jumped over it, and occupied the ridge that was already covered with rebel corpses.

The position of the Tiger and Leopard Army, because of the obstruction of the mountain beams and stone walls, everyone did not see the wolf bèi figure of the rebels retreating. It wasn't until more than two hundred musketeers successfully rushed to the top of the mountain that Wang Feng and Zhao Yun's nervous hearts relaxed.

In particular, Wang Feng, the direct commander of this musket regiment, directly sighed with excitement on his face: "General, we won....we really used a thousand musketeers to capture the mountain beam held by the five thousand rebels without any support and cooperation... It's really unthinkable that the whole scripture will be so smooth...."

Wei Zheng replied calmly: "If this attack can't end so smoothly with the new flintlock muskets and grenades, then our soldiers of the Tiger and Par Army will be in vain." There is no need for you Wang Feng's position as the division commander to continue to be in office..."

After a joking remark, Wei Zheng's face directly became stern.

He said to his two subordinates: "After such a battle, the rebels must have been intimidated by the strong military might of our Tiger and Leopard Army from top to bottom. Not surprisingly, the rebels will definitely choose to cooperate with us at this time....Therefore, the scene where we take away the bad guys and the two county towns of San'in has really begun..."

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, a report sounded in front of him.

"My lord, a rebel general holding a white flag came in front of him, threatening to see you on the orders of the rebel commander."

"The one who is seeking peace is coming..."Wei Zheng, who was smiling, said subconsciously.

Then, he commanded the four: "Let him be led to my tent." In addition, no one can approach the military tent without my order....General Wang, General Zhao, you two also come together..."

In the mysterious military tent where Wei Zheng was, it took two hours for the general sent by the rebels to leave the Haw Par Army garrison with a solemn face.

Then, an order came out of the tent.

"All the Haw Par Army has it, in order to prevent the Pang army from taking advantage of the night to ambush and attack the camp, the whole army of the Haw Par Army will camp on the spot, and after dawn tomorrow, continue to march to the rebels in Huairen County..."

After the order was issued, an excerpt to report the victory to the imperial court was also completed in the hands of Wei Zheng......

"After two hours of bloody fighting, the Haw Par Army successfully occupied the rebel line at a heavy cost of 1,500 soldiers and routed 5,000 rebels... According to battlefield statistics, more than 2,800 rebels were killed in this battle, and the remnants of the rebels collapsed directly on the battlefield under the attack of our tiger and leopard army..."

"In order to avoid an ambush by the rebels, our department has decided to continue to march to Huairen County after dawn tomorrow..."

In order to boost morale, the minister asked the imperial court for an edict and allocated 300,000 taels of silver as a pension for all fallen soldiers and a reward for meritorious soldiers. Encourage the soldiers to continue the bloody battle and destroy the rebels in one go..."

After reading Wei Zheng's recital to the imperial court, in Wei Zheng's eyes, Zhao Yun, who was only suitable for being a military general who was charging into battle, directly raised the doubts in his heart: "General, report to the imperial court and ask for silver, and the last general can understand." However, if you tell the court directly, we have killed more than 1,500 soldiers at one time, and I don't understand this..."

"In this attack, we have lost less than fifty soldiers. But the general, you told the imperial court, we really forgot more than 1,500 people, the extra 1,400 people, where should we put them when the time comes....we can't just let those extra soldiers stay in Huairen and San'in after occupying Huairen and Sanyin...."

Wei Zheng replied with a smile: "General Zhao, you are really right... Those extra soldiers, I just want to keep them in Huairen and Sanyin..."

"If we don't complain in front of the imperial court and exaggerate our casualties several times, how can the imperial court know the strength of the rebels' combat effectiveness, know that it is not easy for our tiger and leopard army to win this battle, and know the importance of our tiger and leopard army to defend Datong..."

"Not only will I report the loss of more than 1,500 people in this battle, but I will report the loss of 1,000 to 2,000 people in each of the next few scenes with the rebels...."

"I can say with certainty that after such casualties are folded to the imperial court, it will not only reduce the imperial court's suspicion of our Haw Par Army, but also make the imperial court pay more attention to our Haw Par Army..."

"Because, only if we suffer heavy losses, the imperial court will not think that our Tiger and Par Army is supporting our own troops. Only when we suffer heavy losses can we show the strength of the rebels and the importance of our Haw Par Army..."

"When the time comes, there will be no more people in the court who say that our Tiger and Leopard Army supports the army and respects itself, and they want to transfer us out of Datong Mansion."

"Of course, if you want the court to believe in the content of the song, it is not enough for me alone, and the name of the superintendent Cao Gonggong must also be added. Therefore, after going down, you immediately pick a few cavalrymen with the best riding skills, send the excerpts back to Datong Mansion, and send them to the military division, who knows what to do..."

"Yes, General...."Zhao Yun commanded loudly.

Seeing that the doubts on Zhao Yun's face did not completely disappear, Wang Feng showed a thoughtful expression on his face. Wei Zheng continued: "General Wang, you seem to have seen something from this fold, you come to explain to General Zhao...."

Wang Feng nodded and returned: "General, you just said that you want to leave those extra soldiers in Huairen and Shanyin, do you plan to turn them into those garrisons like those commanders of General Zhou..."

"On the surface, they are Tuntian soldiers, but in fact they are the elite of our Haw Par Army, secretly increasing the military strength of our Haw Par Army..."

After casting a hint of admiration at Wang Feng, Wei Zheng affirmed: "This is just one of them, in addition to this, there is another very important reason. (To be continued......)