Section 334 Merit

He picked up the long handle and stood sideways to sweep, feeling the sword in his hand forcefully slash at the staggered Rongdi cavalry, a bloody arrow sprayed out, sprayed the armor on the chest, splashed on the horse's mane and added a thick layer of fishy and sticky blood, he suddenly saw that his eyes became open, and what he looked at was like a bloody sun, looking back with a hideous face, and the robe Ze followed him and rushed out. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The tide of the war is changing.

Although Yang Tianhong himself was on the battlefield, when the cavalry group pierced the Rong Di cavalry formation, he could also vaguely feel that the Rong Di cavalry was retreating. On the chaotic battlefield, the shouts and killings from Rong Di's side were much weaker. The Lizhou cavalry, which was originally cruising around far away and killing Rong Di with a large number of projectiles, has completely split up and turned into a small force of 100 people to chase and kill the Rong Di cavalry who are responsible for the broken rear around the area.

The general trend has been set. Rong Di had actually lost this battle.

Yang Han was covered in blood and panted and patted his horse. He covered his shoulder with his left hand, which had been cut off by the Rongdi cavalry, and held the horizontal knife tightly with his right hand. In the midst of galloping, Yang Han caught up with Yang Tianhong's mount, panting and asking loudly: "Grandpa! Grandpa! Rong Di has been defeated." But do you want to send troops to fight again?"

In the chaos of the battlefield, even the speech became slurred and short. Yang Tianhong understood what Yang Han wanted to expressβ€”β€”β€”β€” this battle has been won, and now the biggest problem is how to deal with the Rongdi cavalry scattered and fleeing on the battlefield. Should we divide our forces and chase them to the end, or should we let our opponents flee?

Yang Tianhong saw the bleeding wound on Yang Han's shoulder, and casually took out a jade bottle containing the Yuan Qi Pill from the Qiankun bag and threw it over. He grabbed the reins of the purple-eyed thunder leopard, stopped to watch the situation on the battlefield, and saw the retreat of the Rong Di cavalry, the defeat of the defeat, and the cavalry teams of the Chu army were busy consolidating their respective achievements. Overall, the outcome of the battle is clear.

Since he won, Yang Tianhong is not willing to consume too much blood of his subordinates. He glanced at Yang Han, who had already pulled out the cork and swallowed the Yuan Qi Pill, and recovered several spirits, and said lightly: "Pass the order, let's withdraw from the battlefield." ”

This is Youzhou, not Lizhou, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Yang Tianhong.

Youzhou also belongs to the territory of Chu State, and for the danger here, Yang Tianhong can only lead troops to reinforce, but he can't point fingers at the situation in Youzhou. Although he really wanted to swallow the fat of Youzhou, Yang Tianhong also understood that now was not the time. When I came before, the "cell" sent detailed information about Youzhou Guard General Guan Yong and Assassin Li Guangfeng. Although these two are a little pedantic, in general, they are also excellent figures among the officials of the Chu State. At least, it is much better than He Tianyang, who abandoned Tieyang City, led the army to surrender to Rong Di, and was greedy for life and afraid of death.

In this battle, most of the 100,000 Rong Di were annihilated. Although Yang Tianhong could not know the overall situation of the battle in the battle, he could deduce the general situation from the impact of the Lizhou cavalry. Yang Han and the leading generals of all sizes quickly reported their respective results. Roughly calculated, the number of Rongdi cavalry killed in the battle was as high as 30,000, and about the same number of Rongdi soldiers were captured alive. It is also the king of Aries who sees that the situation is not good, and walks fast. Otherwise, maybe even he himself will be captured alive.

The Rongdi cavalry that fled the battlefield with the Aries King was about 8,000 people. As for the difference in the amount, that is the attrition in the process of attacking and defending Youzhou for several months.

This is indeed a war of annihilation. In the eyes of idealistic civil officials, there is not much difference between the annihilation of 90,000 and the annihilation of 100,000. In order to make the battle report look more pleasing to the eye, the number of "100,000" at the back is often chosen. And, of course, there are even more frustrated guys who exaggerate their exploits. It is even possible to expand this good news to a huge number of 200,000 or 500,000. Yang Tianhong has seen many similar war reports in the capital. Taking Lizhou, where Changhu Hou Cui Yangguang is located, for decades, the Cui family has reported every year to kill Rong Di who has invaded the border in Lizhou, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands. In short, after all the accumulation, the number of Rong Di killed by the Cui family has reached more than 600,000...... If the Cui family is really so capable of fighting, Yang Tianhong doesn't mind leaving a capable general like Cui Yangguang alive. The problem is that this kind of false war report is meaningless. Cui Yangguang himself is alive, and it does not help in the slightest to control Lizhou. Now, the reason why Yang Tianhong ordered the Lizhou army to take the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield is to sell a great favor to the Youzhou guards. In any case, just because Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng faced the heavy pressure of the Aries King's army, and they were trapped in the lonely city but did not take the initiative to surrender, giving them these military exploits in vain can be regarded as a disguised reward.

What's more, this favor carries a lot of weight. Yang Tianhong has almost offended all the civil officials and important ministers in the court of Chu State. Except for Li Shaoming, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who can be regarded as a person on his side, looking at it, almost the entire court of Chu is an opponent. Yang Tianhong is not afraid of enemies, but he also needs to draw as many people as possible under his command. The reason why he is not afraid of civilian officials is because civilian officials have no military power in their hands. As long as the Youzhou guard is full of gratitude to himself, when he needs it in the future, Yang Tianhong will also have an absolute helper on Youzhou's side. After all, Youzhou, like Lizhou and Tongzhou, is an important border town of Great Chu, with as many as 300,000 troops.

A high-intensity charge completely reversed the outcome of the war, once again proving that the role of a surprise soldier in any era is incomparably powerful. The surprise appearance of the surprise soldier will not only make the enemy feel abrupt and completely unexpected, but also a large part of the surprise will show that the side that arranged the surprise soldier has made adequate arrangements. Although it seems simple, it is not the main commander of the two sides in it, and it is difficult to understand the sense of disbelief that constantly alternates emotions.

After determining that the victory and defeat had been divided, Yang Tianhong was unwilling to let the Lizhou cavalry have any further losses. What's more, since he had made up his mind to give up the credit, Yang Tianhong simply ordered the Lizhou army to withdraw from the battlefield.

The gate of Youzhou City opened, and a group of light cavalry appeared outside the city. The two leading generals led by them were Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng.

The Lizhou cavalry had already followed the sound of the horn and gradually retracted. The vast grassland was littered with dead bodies, and almost the entire land was stained red with blood. More than a dozen cavalry squads were scattered everywhere to collect prisoners of war. Guan Yongqiang endured his excitement and instigated the horses to run forward slowly. He heard the Lizhou army still shouting battle horns, the straps on their helmets swaying to the rhythm of the battle song. Tens of thousands of Lizhou knights roared and roared in the grassland, and the world gradually dimmed, the roaring song of the war song matched the battlefield everywhere, and suddenly there was an unprecedented sense of vicissitudes.

Guan Yong subconsciously looked at Li Guangfeng, who was also riding a horse and following beside him, but saw that Li Guangfeng seemed to be touched by the song full of tragedy and vicissitudes, and the expression on his face was constantly changing, which was wonderful.

"Strong army!"

Li Guangfeng sighed with emotion: "This is a first-class strong army. I don't know how Yi Yonggong practiced it. Blessed am my great Chu, and blessed are the people. ”

Guan Yong nodded with a heavy heart, not knowing what he wanted to express. is also a leading general, no one wants to praise others too much. However, the facts are in front of you, Yang Tianhong led the troops to save Youzhou, and the strength of the Lizhou cavalry is also obvious to all. This kind of thing is not something that you can ignore without admitting it. What's more, for the imperial court's newly canonized young and brave duke, Guan Yong himself is also sincerely full of recognition and admiration.

As the Youzhou cavalry gradually approached the main formation of the Lizhou army where Yang Tianhong was located, the Lizhou cavalry also stopped shouting in the sound of war drums that gradually slowed down. Perhaps seeing the people from Youzhou who were getting closer and closer, the Lizhou cavalry suddenly raised their horizontal knives in their hands and roared like thunder towards the sky.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Lizhou Army, mighty!"

The roar came too suddenly, and Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng shook at the same time. At this moment, the Lizhou cavalry formation parted a road, and Yang Tianhong led several of his generals to meet him.

Several people looked at each other for a long time, and suddenly they laughed loudly, laughing heroically, and each drove the war horse closer to a horse position, and both hugged their fists: "Yang Tianhong (Guan Yong, Li Guangfeng)!"

This way of introducing each other can usually only be seen between bold generals. If there is a change of civil officials, the way of communication with each other is much more complicated and cumbersome.

Next to him, the two teams will also get together when the leaders of the two sides get together to greet each other.

Guan Yong jumped off his horse and saluted Yang Tianhong very solemnly: "Thank you Hussar General for saving Youzhou." The weight of this kindness, a certain oath dare not forget, and the people of Youzhou will also remember it. ”

Since you want to buy people's hearts, you must naturally do enough actions on the surface. Yang Tianhong waved his hand disapprovingly, and said seriously: "This battle is not at all within the power of this public. If there were no official guards and Lord Li who had fought hard in Youzhou for several months, and wiped out Rong Difeng, I am afraid that it would be difficult for this prince to complete his work in one battle. Speaking of which, the real meritorious people are still here in Youzhou!"

The words are said by people, the solemn meaning on Yang Tianhong's face is not fake, and this remark also made Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng really put their hearts at ease. Suddenly, the two of them couldn't help but feel grateful and clear.

The battlefield after the fierce battle, as the so-called wind and gloom, the war dead in the bloody sunset under the glow, the broken blade, the sad war horse cloth into a magnificent scenery like a remnant of the soldiers. Since ancient times, China has been sentimental, with a tragic and regretful death as the beauty, and the more desolate the scene is always the more it can arouse the emotional side of the Chinese people.

Guan Yong's face was not very real because of the helmet covering, he hoarsely voiced, and felt nostalgic for the crippled armor of his fingers, "After this battle, Youzhou can be at least half a year old without gunsmoke." Hussar General, you have not only saved Youzhou, but also your colleagues have benefited millions of people in the entire Northland!"

Yang Tianhong looked carefully in the direction pointed by Guan Yong, the bodies of the war dead were intertwined, under the sunset in the west, with the fallen war horses, and those Chu cavalry shuttling through the weak armor looking for the wounded, pieces of hills, Yang Tianhong only felt accustomed to it.

If you kill a lot of people, you will naturally not care about any ghosts and gods. However, what Guan Yong said is not true. After this battle, the Aries tribe was truly disabled. Among the Rongdi tribes, only the Aries tribe is the closest to Youzhou. Leading troops out on an expedition in this era is definitely not a simple matter. Even a horse nomad like Rong Di, who comes and goes like the wind, also needs time to recruit and assemble an army. After calculation, even if the Aries King escaped from the battlefield in time, and then went to Shan Yu's headquarters to cry to Tuyuhun for help, and Shan Yu gathered a large army to go south, it would take at least half a year. What's more, Tuyuhun's current focus is not on the Chu State in the south, but on the small countries in the west. It is estimated from this that in a short period of time, there will definitely be no large-scale war in the Youzhou area.

The communication between the commanders and generals did not hinder the other generals from talking to each other. When the Youzhou generals got closer, they found that Yang Han and other Lizhou generals were wearing a kind of armor that they had never seen before. Not only the officers who led the team, but even the ordinary Lizhou cavalry were also equipped with the same equipment. This kind of sophisticated equipment is very eye-catching, and it is also so brutal and brave in battle. While the generals in Youzhou felt incomprehensible, they all showed admiring eyes.

Yang Tianhong glanced at the Youzhou general who was talking in a low voice from the corner of his eye, and then turned his eyes to Li Guangfeng and Guan Yong, and said with emotion: "Nearly 10,000 soldiers are buried here, and even this soil is dyed red. As everyone knows, who did the Han family die for?"

He did not use the word "Chu State", but used the general term "Han Family" that only existed in ancient times. Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng also understand the allusions. Without waiting for them to come back to their senses, Yang Tianhong showed a faint smile on his face, pointed to the grassland in front of him, and said: "Lizhou is also very heavily defended, and it is inconvenient for my father to delay here. In this battle, the prisoners of war were all taken away. As for the rest of the parts, I'll bother General Lao Guan and Master Li to take care of one or two, and be responsible for cleaning up!"

Although the words are vague, the meaning is clear. Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng suddenly showed shocked and disbelieving expressions on their faces, and shouted in unison: "No!"

Guan Yong said sincerely: "This battle is the credit of the hussar general, how can it be received by the two of us? No, this is absolutely not possible. ”

Li Guangfeng was also anxious, and shook his head again and again: "If there was no Yiyong Duke to lead the troops to reinforce, Youzhou would have fallen into the hands of Rong Di by now." Hundreds of thousands of people in the city were rescued by Yiyong Gong. With such a meritorious service, this official must go to the imperial court, how can he give it to Youzhou? This is not in accordance with the rules, it is really not in accordance with the rules. ”

Yang Tianhong smiled faintly: "Don't shirk the two adults." You and I are both Chu people, so why should we divide such a thing as military exploits? We have been fighting in Youzhou for several months, and we have worked hard without merit. The palace really can't get used to the people who are in the court, and I can't bear to see the two of them impeached and resigned. Speaking of which, Youzhou is also the gateway to Chu. The generals have been guarding here for decades, and Master Li has also taken great pains in civil affairs. If the two of you leave because of sin, and you are replaced by other people who don't know the bottom of the soldiers, won't you have to go through great hardships here in Youzhou? People who can speak well in their mouths, but in fact can't do anything at all, my father has seen a lot. If such a figure comes to the next official of Youzhou, it will be a blessing or a curse for the people of Youzhou!"

There is a good reason to say this. Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng suddenly fell silent.

After fighting hard for several months but without making progress, this is a crime that can be deprecated in the court of Chu State. What's more, Yang Tianhong's words are very clear: Youzhou is not comparable to other state capitals in Chu State. This is the border between the two countries, and the Great Wall is behind it. If something goes wrong, it is really Rong Di who has no obstacles to going south. That kind of extremely terrifying and bloody tragic scene, Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng have seen a lot in Youzhou, and they don't dare to imagine it, and they are absolutely unwilling to hand over the solid defense line they have just established to others.

If it is handed over to a responsible person like Yang Tianhong, it can be done. But if the imperial court sends a waste who only knows how to make the wind and the moon, what should Youzhou do?

"In this matter, I will do what my father says!"

Yang Tianhong settled the matter in a few words. His voice was full of majesty and inviolability: "After this great battle, the city walls of Youzhou are broken, and the people in the city are withered, and it will take time and energy to reorganize. The generals have been in military affairs for a long time, Lord Li is good at civil affairs, and there are also rice and money looted by Rong Di from all over the city outside the city. For the first time, the Duke supported 500 sets of Youzhou steel armor and 2,000 spears and knives. If it is not enough, after the prince returns to Lizhou, he will order someone to transfer some over. ”

As long as there is Youzhou, it is a nail that Rong Di can't spare when he goes south. Therefore, for Youzhou's military support, Yang Tianhong will not be stingy.

What should have been said has been said, Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng looked at each other, and they both saw admiration and sighs in each other's eyes. The two did not hesitate any longer, and saluted respectfully towards Yang Tianhong, and said: "Just act according to the orders of the hussar general (Yi Yonggong)." ”

People who can become the guardian of a state or the history of assassination are very eye-catching. Yang Tianhong is very sincere in this wooing, and he has also come up with tangible benefits. If you don't give face and accept it, you are really blind with your eyes open. Although Guan Yong and Li Guangfeng both guessed Yang Tianhong's true intention of wanting to buy people's hearts. But in the face of such a sincere performance of the other party, who would refuse?

As long as Youzhou and Lizhou form a line, no matter how strong Rong Di is, he will hit his head and bleed in front of the well-prepared fortified city.

There was a rambling conversation, consciously or unconsciously, leading people closer to the area where the prisoners of war were held. By the time we approached the area surrounded by the Lizhou Legion, it was already completely dark.

Bonfires were lit on the battlefield that had fallen silent, and the Chu soldiers held torches in their hands and formed dozens of heavily guarded circles. The circle is full of Rong Di who has been disarmed. If it is scattered, it is natural that the power cannot be gathered. What's more, the weapons and armor are no longer there, and there are many sentinels around, and the Rong Di captives have long lost their previous prestige, and they all shrug their heads and hang their heads. Some of them looked indifferent and didn't know what they were thinking. (To be continued.) )