Chapter 262: Stargazing at Night
Cui Lan reported the battle situation and results to Lin Bei on the boat.
This battle was fought quite simply, using the powerful river combat ability of the steamboat, the warships of the Dragon God Army completely ruled a section of the river on the edge of the Haka tribe, and the archers on the ship only needed to keep shooting rockets at the camp of the Haka tribe, this kind of long-range attack made the natives have no room for resistance at all, because the aboriginal ships were not the opponents of the Dragon God Army at all, as long as a ship dared to drive out, the natives on the ship would be shot to death, simple but extremely effective.
And the results of the battle are also quite rich, because it is completely one-sided, the aboriginal camp is on fire, the natives are defeated, some hide in the forest, some jump into the water to avoid the fire, most of the natives in the water are shot to death, a few are captured, the fate of the natives hiding in the forest is already predictable, most of them should be burned to death by this fire.
After the whole battle, except for some fire oil and arrows consumed, the sergeants did not suffer any casualties, but captured nearly a thousand natives.
Lin Bei turned his head, looked at the fire that was still spreading, sighed in his heart, but said with a smile in his mouth: "Cui Lan, you did a good job." ”
From the time he was ready to go to war, Lin Bei had no choice, compared to the heavy casualties of the Dragon God Army, Lin Bei was more acceptable in this situation, it was not my race, and his heart would be different!! The descendants of Yan and Huang are fine, if there is really a heavenly send, Lin Bei will bear it.
Cui Lan completely let go of the last scruples in her heart, Lord Dragon God praised her, what else did Cui Lan have to worry about.
All the way back to Linjiang City, the former army has sent the news back, Zhang Cheng and Huang Chengyan led everyone to greet Lin Bei and Cui Lan at the dock, when Lin Bei's figure appeared in everyone's sight, these people all knelt down and shouted in unison: "Congratulations on your victorious return!" ”
Lin Bei swept over the faces of these kneeling people one by one. These people's faces were all happy, this was because Wanghai City had won again, and it was a big victory, and there were no casualties, Lin Bei saw the faces of these people, and said in his heart. What hurts the heavens and what the lives are ruined, he Lin Bei can't control it, as long as the Wanghai people are happy, he can be happy in his heart, it is better for the indigenous people to die than the Wanghai people to die.
After the idea was understood, Lin Bei laughed loudly: "Haha, it is not the work of this lord to be able to defeat the Haka tribe today. It's because you and others work together to have such a result, the old rule, set up a flowing water table today to celebrate this!! ”
"Long live the adults"
"Long live the adults"
"Zhang Cheng, send the good news back to Wanghai City as soon as possible, and let the people of Wanghai City celebrate together."
Zhang Cheng said loudly: "No!! ”
Lin Bei and Cui Lan got off the boat and went to the City Lord's Mansion in Linjiang City. Huang Chengyan and Zhang Cheng accompanied them, along the way. On both sides of the street, the common people who saw Linbei knelt down one after another: "My lord, the Haka tribe has been attacked, has it?" ”
"Your Excellency is wise and martial."
"Thank you, sir."
"My lord, arrest all the natives."
The common people are very fanatical, and now the Dragon God Army has fought three wars with the natives, and won all three battles. The common people became quite secure, and Lin Bei, as the leader, was naturally worshiped by these people, and the people liked a strong regime.
Lin Bei walked into the City Lord's Mansion with a smile, and waited until the noise was separated by the door. Lin Bei turned back to Cui Lan and said, "Cui Lan, do you see it?" Our people are happy, so what you have done today is right, do you want our people to weep or rejoice? ”
Lin Bei also said this to himself, he was strengthening his determination, he thought that this was right, or that sentence, it is better for the indigenous people to die than to die for the Wanghai people.
Cui Lan nodded and said, "My lord, Cui Lan understands. ”
Lin Bei also nodded and said: "It's good to understand, I said to Zhen Ping some time ago that the people are the supreme and the king is light, and now I have to say this again." Lin Bei swept over Zhang Cheng and Huang Chengyan's faces: "But this people does not refer to foreigners, but our people, the people are happy, we can be happy, the people are sad, we are sad, you must keep it in mind." ”
The three of them looked solemn and nodded in unison.
Huang Chengyan's heart jumped, and for the first time he clearly recognized this Dragon God Lord, and said that this Dragon God's thoughts are indeed very strange, this Lord does not practice Confucianism, and he will have to be careful in the future, but Huang Chengyan felt a little inexplicable happiness in his heart, and faintly thought that this statement seemed to be correct.
When they got inside, they sat down in turn, Lin Bei sat on top and asked the attendants to bring the wine, Lin Bei motioned to Cui Lan for them to have a drink first: "This cup is to celebrate the victory of my Dragon God Army, come, drink together." ”
Cui Lan, Huang Chengyan and An Zhongzhi raised their glasses in unison and drank to their heart's content.
After they finished drinking, Lin Bei looked at Huang Chengyan and said approvingly: "This time, my Dragon God Army can have this great victory, thanks to Huang Gong's plan, you should remember the first merit, Huang Gong, please drink another glass." ”
Huang Chengyan drank another glass, and then said with a smile: "The old man doesn't dare to take the first credit, the old man thinks that this big victory is all because General Cui took the lead, so if the adults want to remember the first merit, it should be recorded on General Cui." ”
"Huang County Order, if it weren't for your plan, Cui Lan wouldn't have won this battle so easily, my lord, the first credit has to be credited to Huang County Order."
"General Cui is really demolishing the old man," Huang Chengyan still needs to apologize.
"Okay, this battle merit all depends on everyone's concerted efforts, Cui Lan has merit, Huang Gong also has merit, Zhang Cheng naturally has merit, this master has all the merit in his heart, wait for my Dawei Dragon King Sect to grow stronger and stronger in the future, you and others will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and there is no need to let it go."
Cui Lan and the three of them all laughed and said yes at the same time.
Then, Lin Bei said: "Now that the Haka tribe has been conquered, but the forest is now on fire, Lord Ben is a little worried, if the fire does not go out, my Linjiang City may also affect the pond fish, what can you do?" ”
"My lord, my Linjiang City and the Nahaka tribe are more than four hundred miles apart? Could it be that the fire will still burn here? Zhang Cheng was a little unconvinced.
"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of what if."
Huang Chengyan arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, the old man watched his astrological signs last night, and there should be rain tonight, and the fire will be extinguished by then." ”
Lin Bei's eyes widened: "Stargazing at night? ”
In modern times, night stargazing has to add a suffix, that is, pinching the fingers, which is the standard word for fooling people. When Lin Bei heard it at first glance, he immediately felt some inexplicable joy and wanted to laugh.
However, in fact, the ancients did study the stars in the sky very much, and many famous generals would look at the sky and know the weather conditions in the next few days from the sky. The most famous should be the Battle of Chibi, where Kong Ming knew that a strong wind would blow one day by watching the stars at night, and used fire to burn Cao Cao's ship.
Even in modern times, people have weather forecasts, but almost all of them know a very simple weather ballad, that is, the morning glow does not go out, the sunset travels thousands of miles, which means that if there are clouds in the morning. Then it's best not to go out, because there is a high chance of rain, and if it's sunset, it will be sunny for a few days in a row, which can make you have a good walk.
Lin Bei himself will only do this, but if he wants to observe the stars in the sky to determine whether there is rain or not, and when it will rain, Lin Bei really does not have that ability.
"Huang Gong really understands this?" Lin Bei asked curiously.
"A little dabbling." Huang Chengyan said modestly: "The little girl Yueying is much more proficient than the old man. ”
Lin Bei thought about it. It is said in the history books that Huang Yueying is good at astronomy and geography, and it seems that Huang Chengyan understands something and it is normal. It's a family heirloom.
Looking out, Lin Bei asked, "When will it rain?" ”
Huang Chengyan also looked outside: "It's just at this moment and a half." ”
As soon as Huang Chengyan finished speaking, it rained outside, and Lin Bei's eyes suddenly widened, this is too godly, right? If you say it's going to rain, it's really raining? Much more accurate than the weather forecast.
Cui Lan and Zhang Cheng looked at Huang Chengyan's gaze and bowed a little.
Huang Chengyan was a little red-skinned, "It's a bit of a coincidence", I guess even he didn't expect it to be so accurate.
"Huang Gong is really a pedantic genius." Lin Bei exclaimed.
From this moment. Lin Bei really didn't dare to underestimate these ancient celebrities, Huang Chengyan was just a celebrity, his knowledge must be better than astronomical knowledge, but even this weakness can be more accurate than weather forecasting, so how fierce should the great Confucianism in the world be?
The rain is getting heavier and heavier. Presumably, the forest fire will also be extinguished by this rain, and Lin Bei will no longer have to worry, but Lin Bei remembered another thing, that is, the problem of construction.
The Haka tribe was defeated, marking that the four hundred miles of the river area upstream of Linjiang City were under the rule, and in addition, the downstream of more than two hundred miles into the sea, how should this Youda river be built? Linjiang City must not be abandoned, so do you need to build a city in the place of the original Haka tribe? Also, if you want to build it, will the road be repaired or not? Where to repair, there is also the fact that the indigenous people are not only the Haka tribe, there are other tribes in the upper reaches of the Mekong River, whether to conquer all the indigenous people first and then build or to build the city first and then conquer the indigenous tribes.
Lin Bei threw these questions out, and Cui Lan replied first: "My lord, since those natives are going to conquer sooner or later, why don't you defeat them all at once?" As long as these natives are close to the riverbank, we can use fire again, and my lord, as long as we give Cui Lan 2,000 soldiers, Cui Lan can conquer these natives one by one. ”
Lin Beixin said that this Cui Lan can do it, so quickly he came out of the psychological shadow, this is the rhythm of preparing to burn the entire forest.
Lin Bei looked at Huang Chengyan and Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng also showed agreement on his face, eager to try, he is a soldier, he has the least concerns, burn down the forest? As long as he can win, Zhang Cheng will not care about any living beings.
Huang Chengyan smiled bitterly, sighed in his heart, and then said: "My lord, the old man also agrees with General Cui's words, anyway, sooner or later you have to fight with the natives, it is better to fight sooner rather than later, the weather is now suitable for a fire attack, if it is winter, the effect of fire attack will be greatly reduced." ”
The three of them agreed, Lin Beixin said that he was still not ruthless enough, he still thought about environmental protection, and wanted to protect some precious animals, but the ancients had no concerns about this, Lin Beixin said, since they all agreed, then he also agreed.
"Okay, in that case, then Cui Lan, just wait for the rain to pass, and you will lead the sergeants to patrol the Mekong River, and the scope will be tentatively set within a thousand miles, as long as there are indigenous tribes along the coast, you will start attacking it."
Cui Lan was overjoyed: "No!! (To be continued......)
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