Chapter 22: The Battle of the Qiang People (5)
The camp tents of the Qiang people were ablaze, and Jia Rong led his soldiers to kill the Qiang army that was fighting against Dong Zhuo's army.
At the same time, the Qiang soldiers who were fighting with Dong Zhuo's army suddenly saw the camp tent burning into flames, and then heard the shouts coming from the camp, and their hearts were shaken.
The leader of the Qiang people also heard the sound coming from the camp, and he knew that this must be a trick of the Han people, so he ordered every herald around him to convey the news that there was no defeat to the Qiang soldiers, and what he was most afraid of was that the army's heart was shaken.
At this moment, Guo Yan led a thousand Xiliang cavalry to kill the Qiang camp, the sound of horse hooves and war drums was amazing; In connection with the shouting from the camp just now, many Qiang soldiers believed that their side had been defeated, and they no longer fought with their lives as before, but fought and retreated, thinking about how to protect themselves.
Seeing this, the leaders of the Qiang tried their best to contain the current situation; Seeing that the soldiers were no longer as hard as they had done before, the Qiang leaders understood that it would be difficult to win today's war.
On the battlefield, the most important thing is the momentum, just now in the face of the enemy is still indomitable Qiang soldiers, seeing the fire in the camp, and then hearing the shouts from the camp, they are all moving towards how to retreat to save their lives.
The situation was reversed, and the Qiang soldiers retreated.
When the leaders of the Qiang people saw this, they knew that they could not do anything; Just as he was about to order the soldiers to withdraw their troops, there was a sudden shout of killing from the rear of his own camp.
The shouts of killing from the rear completely crushed the psychological defense line of the Qiang people, because they found themselves surrounded by the enemy.
Hearing the shouts from the rear of the camp, the Qiang soldiers were completely convinced that they had been defeated, and at worst they were surrounded by the enemy.
The leader of the Qiang people shouted loudly and scolded the Han people for their cunning, while asking the soldiers to withdraw their troops and prepare to retreat.
Jia Rong, who was fighting in the rear of the Qiang camp, heard the sound of the Qiang people singing gold and withdrawing their troops, and immediately asked the soldiers to shout loudly in the Qiang language, "Put down your arms, those who surrender will not be killed!" ”
As Jia Rong's soldiers shouted, "Put down your arms, don't kill those who surrender!" Many Qiang soldiers put down their weapons and stopped resisting, and in the face of a glimmer of hope for life, the Qiang soldiers were unwilling to resist.
Jia Rong continued to collect the weapons of the surrendered soldiers, and assigned a part of the soldiers to guard the surrendered Qiang soldiers, and then led the army to kill in the direction where Dong Zhuo's army was.
The Qiang soldiers who were fighting heard the signal of their own troops, and they were even more sure that their side had been defeated, and the hope of zuihou in their hearts was completely extinguished, and they all fought to retreat, and the battlefield was very chaotic; Many Qiang soldiers were knocked to the ground by their own soldiers, and then trampled to death by the swarming retreating soldiers.
Jia Rong led the soldiers all the way to the direction where Dong Zhuo's army was, and at the same time, Guo Yan also led the cavalry to kill, and the soldiers joined together to pursue the Qiang people who were fleeing.
Jia Rong rushed to Dong Zhuo's Chinese army, and after the soldiers, he was able to meet Dong Zhuo.
When Dong Zhuo saw the bloody Jia Rong coming, he immediately dismounted and cordially greeted Jia Rong and said: "With the help of Zhiyuan, the Qiang soldiers were able to be defeated so quickly, and Zhiyuan is really a blessed general." ”
After speaking, he patted Jia Rong's shoulder affectionately.
Jia Rong hurriedly saluted and said: "It's all the general's teaching, and the humble post came to report to the general." ”
Dong Zhuo motioned to his soldiers to bring a war horse, and then said as he walked on the horse with Jia Rong, Jia Rong saw that Dong Zhuo's body was also covered with blood, and he had obviously just experienced a bloody battle.
Dong Zhuo rode on a slow-walking war horse, looked at Jia Rong and asked, "I don't know what the important thing Zhiyuan said?" ”
Jia Rong rode on his war horse and said: "I beg the general to forgive his sins, and make a humble proposition that his soldiers will not kill the Qiang soldiers who surrender, and let the soldiers shout the order to surrender and not kill on the battlefield." ”
After Dong Zhuo heard this, his brows suddenly frowned, and in his heart, Dong Zhuo did not have any good impression of the Qiang people who came to attack, Dong Zhuo himself had a high prestige among the Qiang soldiers, and this group of Qiang soldiers openly challenged Dong Zhuo's authority, which was the most unbearable for Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was about to get angry, when a middle-aged scribe came to Dong Zhuo's side and whispered a few words in Dong Zhuo's ear.
This scribe Jia Rong had the impression that when he went to see Dong Zhuo that day, this scribe was standing behind Dong Zhuo, and because of what the scribe said that day, Jia Rong was very impressed by this scribe.
After listening to the scribe's words, Dong Zhuo immediately smiled and said to Jia Rong: "Zhiyuan is a meritorious person, how can he be guilty." ”
Dong Zhuo's series of changes naturally did not escape Jia Rong's eyes, and the scribe's words made Dong Zhuo's attitude rotate one hundred and eighty degrees, which shows that the scribe's status in Dong Zhuo's mind is definitely not low.
Although he witnessed all this, Jia Rong still didn't know what to do, and said to Dong Zhuo gratefully: "Thank you for the general's tolerance, there is still one thing about the humble position, and I implore the general to agree." ”
Seeing that Dong Zhuo nodded and signaled to himself, Jia Rong said: "Please give the general an order so that the soldiers will not kill the Qiang soldiers who surrendered." ”
Under the repeated instructions of the scribe next to him, Dong Zhuo said: "Zhiyuan, don't worry, this matter is as it should be." ”
After speaking, let the herald next to him give an order: "For the Qiang soldiers who surrendered, no injuries are allowed, and the violators will be beheaded!" ”
Hearing Dong Zhuo convey this military order, Jia Rong breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why Jia Rong hurried to see Dong Zhuo was because Jia Rong saw that on the battlefield, there were constantly surrendered Qiang soldiers being killed by red-eyed Xiliang soldiers, which aroused the resistance of more surrendered Qiang soldiers.
After Jia Rong said goodbye to Dong Zhuo, he rode his war horse all the way to the battlefield where the soldiers of Hechi County and Gudao County were located, and constantly chased and killed the fleeing Qiang soldiers.
After Jia Rong rode his horse and left Dong Zhuo's Chinese army, Dong Zhuo looked at the scribe behind him with a gloomy face and said, "Li Ru, what do you mean by this?" ”
The scribe said unhurriedly: "The general is angry, I don't know if the general wants to win the war at the lowest cost, or if he wants to fight to the death with the Qiang people?" ”
After Dong Zhuo listened to the scribe's words, he showed puzzled eyes.
Seeing Dong Zhuo's confusion, the scribe continued: "I think Jia Rong's plan is very good, general, imagine if you give the fleeing Qiang soldiers a glimmer of hope for survival on the battlefield, will the Qiang people still make a desperate resistance; When we have achieved complete victory, those Qiang people who surrendered will not be left to the disposal of the generals, and we will also win the greatest victory with the smallest losses, so why not! ”
Dong Zhuo heard the scribe's explanation, and then stroked his palm and said: "The words of the virtuous son-in-law are very reasonable, I blame you." ”
Li Ru smiled and didn't take it to heart, he still knows Dong Zhuo very well, as long as what you say is reasonable, he will listen; After pondering for a while, Li Ru continued: "I think Jia Rongnai is very human, and the plan he came up with can instantly break the determination of the Qiang people to resist to the death, this person is not simple. ”
Dong Zhuo Daxiao said: "Our Xiliang men are all brave and good at fighting, and it is the blessing of my Xiliang Army to be able to produce a wise and brave person like Jia Rong." ”
Li Ru smiled and didn't say anything, but the name Jia Rong was remembered in his heart, such a person will definitely not be in the pool in the future.
The Xiliang army pursued and killed the fleeing Qiang soldiers for more than ten miles, and this great pursuit came to an end.
In this battle, the Qiang people suffered countless casualties, and there were only about 1,000 soldiers who escaped, and it was impossible to cause any major disasters.
Jia Rong asked his subordinates to count the results of the battle, and there were more than 1,500 Qiang soldiers who surrendered in total, which was more than half of all the Qiang soldiers who surrendered; More than 1,200 soldiers were brought, and more than 200 were lost.
The news of victory came from the battlefield, and the soldiers cheered indulgently on the battlefield, rejoicing in the victory, and at the same time excited that they would survive the war; There were also many soldiers who hugged their heads and cried, calling for their friends and grieving for their dead comrades.
Looking at the battlefield where cries and victorious cheers are intertwined, Jia Rong can't help but mourn for the robes who died on the battlefield.
After cleaning up the battlefield, all the Xiliang soldiers returned to Gaoping City by the same route.
Seeing the city of Gaoping City again, looking at the soldiers behind him, Jia Rong sighed for a while, when he went, he led more than 3,000 living dragon and tiger soldiers, but when he came back, there were only more than 1,500 people, including those seriously injured soldiers.
One general is a success, and the famous general in history is not a soldier's accumulation of white bones.
Thinking that when he was in Lijia Village, he was ambitious to lead this group of teenagers to the battlefield to gain fame, and now Lijia Village followed his young soldiers through two battles, and as many as sixty percent of them were killed and wounded, Jia Rong felt ashamed and blamed himself.
Looking back at Li Li, Li Hu, and Li Shun, the teenagers from Lijia Village who were following him, Jia Rong secretly told himself in his heart that he must bring them back to Lijia Village safely.
As soon as the army returned to Gaoping City and settled down, soldiers came to inform all the leading troops to gather in Dong Zhuo's Chinese army camp.
When he came to Dong Zhuo's camp, Jia Rong found that many county leaders had arrived, and unlike in the past, there were still many fresh faces this time.
After everyone arrived, Dong Zhuo stood up from the handsome seat, and said: "In this battle, the Qiang people who fought suffered heavy losses, and the Qiang people also went back to their hometowns. ”
All the generals claimed to be.
"The principle of this general's actions has always been that meritorious service will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, punishment will be punished, and I believe everyone here is very clear about this." Dong Zhuo's tone changed and continued.
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