Chapter 17: The First Battle (Part II)
After mobilizing in front of the station, Zheng Chen took them to catch up, and tried to get them to arrive when they entered the next village, this time Zheng Chen did not plan to sneak attack, and directly defeated them head-on.
On their side, they are more than ten times stronger, and if they still lose like this, they will really be hopeless.
After nightfall, Zheng Chen and the others caught up with the Meng Yuan people, but it was too late, and a village had already been robbed by them, except for the young adults and women, all of whom were killed, and even the children were not spared.
"Array..."The Modao team, the spear team, and the Dunjia team dismounted, and the Divine Arm Bow team rode and shot on the horse.
Only two hundred of the Mengyuan people rushed over, and one hundred were left to guard the prisoners.
"Crossbowmen... More than 300 people fired a volley, and the Meng Yuan people in the front row fell, but the Meng Yuan people in the back did not stop, and continued to rush forward, and the second round of riding and shooting Meng Yuan people had already rushed to ten meters away from the Dunjia team.
"The Lancers... Thorn..."Zheng Chen commanded the battle with a pale face.
Meng Yuanren rushed to the Dunjia team and was killed by the spear that suddenly rushed out.
After the Dunjia team blocked the attack of the Meng Yuan people, they immediately retreated, and the Modao team and the spear team fought with them.
The crossbowmen went around the flank and shot the later Mengyuan, and the Mengyuanmen behind saw this and retreated decisively......
When he retreated to his camp, there were only more than 30 people left, and Zheng Chen's side also lost more than a dozen people, and more than 20 people were injured. The main thing is that the first time the enemy is inexperienced, fortunately the armor is powerful, otherwise the casualties will be greater.
"Which unit are you from...... the leader of the Meng Yuan people asked.
"Destroy the Meng team, kill the ......" Zheng Chen didn't want to talk nonsense with them, the Dunjia team was in front, the spear team and the Modao team were behind, and they rushed directly to the camp of the Meng Yuan people.
"Kill..."The Meng Yuan people left their captives behind and rushed to kill, but when they approached the Dunjia team, the Dunjia team suddenly dispersed, the spear team and the Modao team fought with them, and the Dunjia team covered.
This time the cooperation was very good, after the rush killing, more than half of the Meng Yuan people were killed and wounded, and there were only more than sixty people left, and they rushed directly to Zheng Chen's side.
Zheng Chen has three hundred guards on his side, each of whom is the elite of the elite, and when he saw the Meng Yuan people rushing over, he directly released arrows, and one hundred of them carried bamboo tubes on their backs and directly threw themselves into the camp of the Meng Yuan people.
Before these Mengyuan people got close to Zheng Chen, they were almost dead and wounded, and only a dozen of them were still surrounded by more than 200 people.
"Which unit are you from, and why haven't we heard of it before?" The Meng Yuan man who led him knew that he was going to die, but he wanted to know Zheng Chen's origin before he died.
"The Mongol Exterminator... It will be the army of your Mengyuan nightmares. Kill ......," Zheng Chen said coldly.
After the Mengyuan people were wiped out, the casualties were counted, 1,000 people participated in the battle and hunted 300 people, 30 people died, 20 people were seriously injured, and more than 50 people were slightly injured.
Although it is a bit unsatisfactory, the result is already very good, after all, it is the first time to participate in the battle.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Cui Bei arrived with more than 3,000 people, in order to prevent the Mengyuan people from escaping, Zheng Chen asked them to intercept the back road of the Mengyuan people, but they didn't expect that these Mengyuan people were not afraid of death, if the army on their side encountered this situation, they would have fled long ago.
In the next month, thousands of men and horses swept through the Mengyuan people within a radius of several hundred miles, beheading more than 3,500 Mengyuan people, and only a few hundred people were lost.
After the report, the government and the opposition were shaken, which can be described as a great victory, but before the emperor was happy, civil officials came out to impeach Cui Bei and suggested peace......
A group of civil officials agreed, and in the end, Cui Bei not only failed to get the reward, but was also demoted by one level......
"Has the Emperor been so memoral?" Zheng Chen's heart was cold when he heard the news, this is a conscription to die in the country.
"Brother Zheng said cautiously..."Cui Bei was not surprised, nor was he frustrated, as if he had already guessed this situation.
"It's just you and me here, what are you afraid of? Could it be that Brother Cui, you will betray me? I'm just not worth it for you! Zheng Chen sighed.
"I have been prepared for this since the moment I became friends with Brother Zheng, even if I am dismissed in the end, I can enjoy glory and wealth, there is nothing worthless." Cui Bei comforted in turn.
"Why did Brother Cui say this? Are you being implicated by me? Zheng Chen heard that it seemed that this matter had a lot to do with him.
"It's just those people who deal with you, if it weren't for the efforts of our Cui family, I might have been dismissed." Cui Bei felt that it was time to tell Zheng Chen the truth.
"What kind of grudge is it, so directed at me, who is the other party?" Zheng Chen suppressed a wave of anger in his heart, how did he offend those people, why did he target himself like this.
"I don't know what grudges you have, I just know that the Attack Party wants to target you, the Attack Party is a group of poor officials united by a party, which rose ten years ago, can be described as the pillars of the country, they have a very good set of governing the place, and they also suggested to the emperor that the money bank does not charge storage fees.
Dig canals, collect business taxes, negotiate with Mengyuan people, and every time Mengyuan people fight, they will meet and pay a certain amount of compensation, and even cede land......
Their leader is also a legendary figure, originally only a gentleman of the prince, ten years ago, his image changed greatly, and finally won the emperor's appreciation, accompanied the prince to study, and also solved a lot of troubles for the emperor, cut the fan, regain military power, and so on.
He won the trust of the emperor and recommended many management talents for the emperor, and several places that have been difficult to govern have been well governed by them. Cui Bei told everything he knew.
"I see, then we will listen to them and withdraw from the army..."Zheng Chen finally understood why he was so targeted for no reason, and he couldn't stay here longer.
"Okay..."Cui Bei thought that Zheng Chen understood what he meant, so he didn't ask more.
The task given to him by the Cui family was to persuade Zheng Chen to compromise first and not to go against those people, and the Cui family didn't want to tear their faces with those people yet.
A month later, Zheng Chen and the others returned to the mine, and Zheng Chen asked Cui Bei: "Brother Cui, is there a way for me to leave here without letting people know?" ”
"Brother Zheng, what are you ......" Cui Bei asked puzzled, Liaodong is the territory of the Cui family, as long as the Cui family does not fall, they will keep Zheng Chen, if they leave to other places, the Cui family will not dare to guarantee it.
What's more, Zheng Chen still has a lot of value, and the Cui family doesn't want to let go of this cornucopia...
"I still have a few ways to make money, I'm afraid that telling you will make the other party even more jealous in the future, and it may be a black hand when the time comes." Zheng Chen must find a place to hide now, otherwise it will be difficult for the other party to escape once he makes a move.
"This... If you stay here, our Cui family will absolutely guarantee your safety, and if you leave, we won't dare to guarantee it..."Cui Bei said with an oath.