Chapter 5: Victory in the first battle

As mentioned last time, because the battle scenes were so bloody, many recruits felt uncomfortable, and some even lost their combat effectiveness, and the veterans brutally did ideological work for the recruits, driving them to continue fighting.

One can imagine how good the effect of ideological work will be in this way. Seeing that the enemy was approaching to 20 paces, Liu Hou gave an order, and a long group of gunners crossed out of the gap between the musketeers with their waists, squatted down half before the musketeers took 5 steps, and pointed their spears diagonally upward. Another group of sword and shield men followed them out, crouching behind them.

Soon some brutes rushed to the front, most of them were stabbed to death by the pikemen, and a few of the fish that slipped through the net made up for the sword and shield soldiers behind. They were half-crouched or cat-bent throughout the battle, so as to ensure that the musketeers who were standing and firing their guns would not accidentally injure themselves. Being able to stand up and seek death in any way during the entire combat process, it seems that they usually do this kind of training.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the front of the two armies was filled with dense corpses, and the brute finally collapsed. I don't know that the barbarian shouted first: "Thor, Thor is helping them." So, the word of Thor spread quickly, and the brute soldiers no longer cared about the butcher's knife of the supervising team behind them, turned around and ran, fleeing for their lives all over the mountains. Liu Hou ordered Zhao Yun to lead 5,000 cold weapon troops to pursue the router.

Zhao Yun pursued for 30 miles before returning to the camp, and at this time, he counted the battlefield, and the results were really fruitful. In this battle, the barbarians suffered more than 30,000 casualties, of which more than 10,000 were dead or seriously injured and difficult to treat, and the other more than 10,000 injured were estimated to be able to be saved. These are their own cheap labor in the future, how can they give up.

In addition, Zhao Yun also captured more than 10,000 people in the pursuit process, so that as long as those injured barbarians healed from their injuries, he could at least get more than 20,000 to 30,000 strong laborers or warriors.

Liu Hou was secretly happy in his heart, even if he didn't catch anything in this battle, he would be able to make a lot of money with these more than 20,000 young people. Others regard the population as a burden, thinking that it is a burden to waste food, and even many generals would rather kill them with a knife than keep prisoners, on the contrary, Liu Hou likes prisoners the most, and picks them all up as treasures, not only to give them a full meal, but also to treat their injuries.

After searching the supplies on the battlefield, Liu Hou's convoy almost doubled in size. With Liu Hou's stingy character, naturally he will not let go of a grain of rice, and the materials left by the barbarian coalition army are considerable.

There were countless livestock used for meat such as grain, cattle and sheep in the Nanban barracks, and this time Meng Xu's army carried military rations that could supply 100,000 people for 10 days, which was enough for Liu Hou's troops, logistics personnel and prisoners to eat for 20 days.

Originally, Liu Hou thought that the captured weapons and armor could not be used, and he was ready to order the metal parts to be dismantled and sent back to Chengdu to be rebuilt as raw materials.

Liu Hou was taken aback, with the production level of the barbarians, what good equipment could be made? Even if there is, it is only one or two pieces occasionally, which can only be equipped by high-ranking generals, and it is absolutely impossible for them to mass-produce these things. So he went to the scene to take a look, only to find that these sophisticated equipment were all standard equipment of Soochow and Cao Wei.

As soon as he thought about it, he figured out that this barbarian rebellion must have the support of these two countries, and this equipment was the funding provided by the two countries to Meng Huo. Liu Hou gritted his teeth and scolded Sun Quan and Cao Pi, and vowed to ask them for a bargain in the future.

Liu Hou refused to waste any supplies, and planned to transport them all, just more than 20,000 prisoners, and it was best to break them up and organize them into the baggage troops to help transport them. These barbarians were unruly, refusing to obey discipline at first, and there were several riots.

Liu Hou took a few leaders, tied them to the stump of a tree to show the public, and gathered the barbarian captives to watch the execution. Liu Hou's execution was very special, very bloody, and very inhumane. He ordered explosives to be tied to the prisoners who were leading the trouble, and then lit the fuse.

Only a few "boom, boom, boom" were heard, and all the barbarians tied to the stump turned into pieces and scattered in all directions, accompanied by a puff of blood mist and flew into the sky. The corpses and blood droplets that fell one after another even flew into the crowd of barbarians watching the execution, causing a commotion.

After the explosion, the whole world seemed to suddenly fall silent, and the noisy barbarians collectively lost their voices, even the barbarians who were splashed with minced flesh and blood were also stunned, and this barbarian team no longer made any sound.

I don't know who shouted "Thor!" first! Then he knelt on the ground and bowed his head, and then all the barbarians knelt on the ground one after another and prostrate. Obviously, they regarded Liu Hou's troops as people favored by the god of thunder, and these captives obeyed from then on and never dared to make trouble again.

After subduing the barbarians, Liu Hou ordered the carpenters of the army to build a large number of wheelbarrows to transport the extra supplies. The unicycle has a simple structure and can be used by only one person, making it suitable for walking in rugged mountain forests. Some scholars in later generations believed that the so-called wooden ox and flowing horse invented by Zhuge Liang were actually wheelbarrows.

This statement is not for us to discuss, but the unicycle is indeed very useful in the environment that Liu Hou is in now. Liu Hou used this method to finally transport away the massive amount of materials he had captured, but of course, they could not leave immediately, so they could only stay where they were and wait for a few days until the wheelbarrow was built one after another before setting off.

Fortunately, in the mountains and forests, there are trees everywhere, and wood is readily available, and it only takes some time and labor. As I said before, in feudal society, labor is not worth anything at all, and it is not even included in the cost many times, and as a feudal monarch, it is often possible to use the labor of the people in the territory for free.

For example, conscription is a good example, if the king wants to carry out any big project, just levy and issue conscription, and immediately a large number of laborers can build this big project for himself, of course, you can't go too far, if it is like Emperor Yang of Sui digging the Grand Canal to make the people rebel.

Liu Hou naturally does not use labor for free, but in his opinion, the remuneration he pays is still too little, and in this era, he can get a lot of cheap labor casually.

These 20,000 Nanban captives were the cheapest laborers, and as long as Liu Hou provided them with two full meals, they would be grateful and work hard. These southern barbarians came from different tribes, and they were not in harmony with each other, and most of them were not professional soldiers, they were all young and strong people in the tribe, and they usually cultivated the fields, herded the herds, and engaged in hunting, and they developed a good physique when doing these things.

In addition, the living environment is harsh, and they often have to fight with tigers, leopards, jackals and other wild beasts, so many people are very fierce, and in terms of personal combat strength, most of the barbarians can win against Liu Hou's troops. However, although they were fierce, they were ignorant, they were frightened by Liu Hou's methods, thinking that the Shu army really had the help of the thunder god, and that the Shu army had mastered the thunder law, which made them dare not resist the Shu army.

Liu Hou saw that they had become very docile and would not twist into a ball, so he relieved them to eat two full meals, which was completely different from the way he treated the captives of Eastern Wu at the beginning.

The soldiers of Eastern Wu are all elites who have been trained for many years, and the old and young in their families are in their hometowns, so it is very difficult to subdue. They are like a powder keg around them, they don't know when they will break out, and they must be guarded against at all times, in fact, Liu Hou was relieved until he returned to Chengdu and sent them to various mining areas to work as coolies.

Unexpectedly, it was these two full meals that made the barbarians more homely. Most of these barbarians are poor people, and it is difficult to eat a full meal all year round, let alone meat. After coming to the Shu army, they actually ate white rice or white-flour steamed buns every day, and they could still eat enough, how could they not be happy.

What's more, Liu Hou stipulates that they can eat a piece of meat every three days, although it is only a piece the size of a thumb, but this is also something that can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year before.

Looking at the Shu army and what they ate the same food, obviously, the commander of the Shu army did not discriminate against them, which made them even more encouraged, thinking in their hearts, if they were not worried about their relatives at home, it would actually be good to be a prisoner here.

Liu Hou led the large army, put aside the baggage troops, accelerated the march, and rushed all the way to Yuewang City.

As he walked, he suddenly heard a report from a scout in front of him, saying that there was a small general in front who claimed to be surnamed Guan Mingsuo and asked to see the prince. Guan Suo, isn't that the third son of Guan Gong in folklore? Legend has it that he was a strong martial artist, robbing homes and houses, killing the rich and helping the poor, and a chivalrous and courageous figure.

Liu Hou quickly whipped up his horse and personally ran to the front to pick up the rope. I saw that this Guan Suo was seven feet long, his face was like a peach blossom, he was very handsome and mighty, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Guan Gong.

Asked why Guan Suo came here, it turned out that he was scattered by the chaotic army during the battle of Jingzhou, and then he was seriously injured and hid in Baojiazhuang to recuperate, and did not return to Guan Gong until his injuries healed not long ago. Guan Gong heard that Liu Hou led troops to attack Nanzhong, so he sent Guan Suo to help.

It seems that Guan Gong is getting old and has begun to plan for his descendants. Liu Bei ascended the throne as the emperor, Liu Hou was the crown prince, Guan Gong got along with Liu Hou in Jingzhou for a period of time, and knew that the future of this son was limitless, so he decided to send Guan Suo over, one to help Liu Hou fight the world, the second to Bo some military industry, and the third to let him get closer to Liu Hou, so that when Liu Hou took over Liu Bei's class in the future, his Guan family could continue to maintain the current glory and status.

Liu Hou was overjoyed when he heard this, he has been worried that his subordinates are not prosperous, how can he not be happy when he is a general. He was immediately arranged to enter the army, but he was not yet familiar with the tactics of the musket unit, so he was temporarily asked to command his own guard, and then made other arrangements for him to learn in the future.

After arranging the pass, the army continued to march to track down Meng Huo, but there was no trace of Meng Huo until they reached the foot of Yuewang City. It is estimated that this old boy escaped into the mountains and forests. After all, these barbarians are good at walking in the mountains and forests.

After setting up a position under Yuewang City, he was ready to start a war with Yonghong. In addition to Yonghong, there is also Gaoding in Yuewang City. Liu Hou remembered that in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang seemed to have separated the two of them, and in the end, Gao Ding's general E Huan killed Yonghong, and Gao Ding led his troops to surrender. Can you try to do this yourself?

While thinking about things, Gao Ding led the troops out and set up a position to fight Liu Hou outside the city. As usual, you have to say a few words before going to war. Liu Hou immediately stepped forward and said:

"Gao Ding, you are deeply favored by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, why did you rebel? I give you a chance today, as long as you quickly dismount and surrender, I will forgive your sins. If you are still stubborn, you will be broken into thousands of pieces. ”