However, Yuan Pei's preparation is obviously a little redundant, this group of bandits in Ling County is not strong, according to the information given by Yuan Pei, this group of bandits even the old and weak, women and children add up to less than 3,000 people.

As for Li Hao's side, there were 2,000 troops brought by themselves alone, and although Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi did not bring all their men and horses, they also brought 1,000 men and horses to suppress the formation.

Because they have seen the training of Li Hao's subordinates, they know that these troops are definitely not inferior to the elite people under their command, and the only thing they lack may only be actual combat experience, so they are also relieved to use these people as the main force.

Moreover, the information also mentions that the terrain of the camp occupied by the bandits is not dangerous, and the only thing that is a little troublesome is that it is backed by a large lake called Po Ketang, once the bandits are defeated and flee to the lake, it will be a little troublesome to catch it again.

It's just that it's not a big deal, anyway, it's not possible to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots every time, and some of the fish that slip through the net don't matter.

Of course, the information belongs to the information, and the three people, including Li Hao, still believe in their eyes more after all.

Although it is true that the bandits are not taken into account, the specific strategy is still to wait for the actual situation in the place to make a decision.

With the support of Yuan Pei, the state pastor, it was naturally simple to mobilize armaments, and soon the grain and grass were ready, and then Yuan Pei personally sent the three of them to lead the army out of the camp.

After Li Hao and the three of them led their troops for a few hours, the second group of Yuan family troops set off before the sun set and chased along Li Hao's marching route.

The order they got was that once Li Hao's unit was in distress, they would show up to save people, and if nothing happened, they didn't have to show up, just come back.

Originally, Yuan Pei wanted to hide this from Li Hao, so as not to make Li Hao feel that he doubted his ability.

It's just that as an experienced general, with such a soldier and horse behind him, how could he hide it from Li Hao.

Although they deliberately kept a middle distance from Li Hao's department, they were discovered by the scouts who Li Hao was reserved for the back on the morning of the next day.

If it weren't for the scouts who recognized that this was the Yuan family's tribe, Li Hao would have prepared to set up an ambush in front and surprise them.

As for their intentions, Li Hao naturally could think of it, although he didn't think they could be of any use, but he didn't refuse Yuan Pei's kindness, he simply kept quiet, and helped them cover up in front of Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi.

After that, the march was quite smooth, after all, the Xiapi Kingdom that passed through the middle had just been suppressed by Yuan Peiqing some time ago, and now he didn't dare to provoke without a long eye.

So three days later, the army arrived at the county seat of Lingxian, at this time Li Hao first ordered the soldiers and horses to camp outside the county town to rest, and sent scouts to inquire about the situation in the place occupied by the bandits.

Li Hao's habitual move made Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi breathe a sigh of relief.

Regardless of the matter of this battle, but from Li Hao's arrangement of commanding the march all the way and the act of sending scouts this time, it can be seen that Li Hao is still very cautious, and this is enough.

To be honest, the two of them didn't worry about the war this time, anyway, if Li Hao couldn't handle it, they would be able to clean it up.

What they are worried about is that Li Hao's impulsiveness is difficult to control, and if something happens to Li Hao, they really don't like the Yuan family to explain.

The scout quickly inquired about the situation and came back, and there was basically no deviation between the situation of the bandits and the information given by Yuan Pei, obviously Yuan Pei had put a lot of effort into it when he investigated.

Li Hao couldn't help but sigh, he really deserved to be his father, and he took great pains to find a place for himself to practice and practice.

Since it was confirmed that the situation of the bandits was true, Li Hao no longer hesitated, and directly led his troops to camp five miles in front of the bandits' camp and began to prepare for the attack.

According to the original exercise, Li Hao's subordinate part was divided into two parts, one part was responsible for the camp guard and surrounding inspection, and the other part cooperated with the craftsmen to cut down trees to make punching cars and wooden curtains.

As for why not make a ladder, it is purely because this kind of wooden camp does not need to climb high to attack, after all, the condescending person has an advantage when defending.

Rushing up with a ladder, personal protection is not enough to resist the bandits' wooden and bows and arrows, it is inevitable that there will be losses, but it is better to directly use the rushing car to knock over the gate of the wall, and directly rush into the convenience of killing.

Anyway, with Li Hao's improved tools, it is still very easy to break such a walled door.

Of course, in addition to preparing for a strong attack, Li Hao sent someone to shoot a letter of persuasion to the bandits according to the usual practice, and earnestly told them to understand the current affairs, not to do things like mantis arms blocking the car, and telling them that they could save their lives by surrendering voluntarily.

But obviously the bandits didn't listen to persuasion, so Li Hao turned his head and prepared for the siege with peace of mind, and personally supervised and inspected all the parts.

After all, although they had also practiced siege with these people in the past, they had never fought in actual combat, and the people below were somewhat nervous and needed Li Hao to appease them one by one.

At this time, Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi, who had been silent, found Li Hao: "These days, it seems that Yuan Gongzi is very skilled in commanding the army, and he really doesn't look like a person who led the army to fight for the first time.

It's a shame that Yuan Zhoumu is still worried that something will go wrong with you, so let's let the two of us help, who knows that we won't be used at all! ”

Li Hao smiled when he heard this: "The two generals don't want to laugh at me, when it comes to fighting soldiers, how can I compare with the two of them in this little skill now."

It's just that this piece has been under my name for two years, and I also participate in the daily management training from time to time, and I can directly name most of them. ”

The two of them were shocked when they heard this, knowing that as a son of a family, it is not easy to calm down and do this.

The two suddenly felt that with this strength, Li Hao would definitely be able to make some achievements in the future, to say that the two of them valued Li Hao's family background in the past, but now the two of them value Li Hao even more.

Originally, the two of them came here this time to see that Li Hao's subordinates had not experienced actual combat, and they were worried that the person who had no leader on the battlefield would panic and have some accidents.

Therefore, I plan to allocate some people from among my own people to join this side as the first to ascend, and then they will take the lead to stimulate morale, and I think that others can be better driven.

Now that he thinks that Li Hao can make a hand, he is naturally more willing to pay his blood, and he said: "By the way, we will come here to discuss things with you, although the strength of this group of thieves is really not very good, Yuan Gongzi can handle things well."

But look at the two of us, we have worked so hard to bring soldiers and horses here, and it is really uncomfortable to watch from the wall all the time.

So I want to ask you for a discussion, so that our subordinates can also participate in it, help fight the front, and also move their muscles. ”

As soon as Li Hao heard this, he could naturally understand the two of them's overtures, after all, people would die in battle, although now they have a great advantage on their side.

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But in the era of cold weapons, no matter how great the advantage is, it is impossible to have no casualties.

As for grabbing credit, it is completely unnecessary, after all, it is the people of the Yuan family who will take credit in the end, if they can all be robbed of the first credit, then the people of the Yuan family should be killed by a head.

However, Li Hao does need some brave men who have fought to boost morale, after all, this real battle with real swords and guns, the scene is only afraid that flesh and blood will fly.

When I saw this meeting for the first time, I would inevitably be afraid, and with someone taking the lead in the killing, I would adjust my mentality faster.

Of course, if the two of them don't propose it themselves, Li Hao won't mention it, it's a big deal to take the lead in a wave at that time, and the effect may be better.

But now that the two of them have taken the initiative to mention it, Li Hao naturally will not refuse, after all, friendship has to have a relationship, and owing some favors can sometimes improve the relationship.

Then he agreed: "Then thank you to the two generals, if it is convenient, you can appoint me fifty people as the first board." ”

Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi were stunned for a moment, and then Cheng Shi said: "Yuan Gongzi is also too different from us, fifty people are really a little less, or let's divide a song to help the battle." ”

Obviously, he was a little surprised by Li Hao's request, after all, he had always borrowed troops to fight wars, and he could borrow as much as he could, and suddenly meeting such an alternative person would inevitably make people wonder.

But Li Hao had an idea in his heart, this time he came to exercise his troops, and the drill siege tactics were also set by Li Hao a long time ago.

According to the current military system, there are 500 soldiers and horses, which is not a small amount compared to Cheng Shi and Wan Songbai's family background, and it is indeed a bloody capital to be able to do this.

But Li Hao's troops only have a total of 2,000 people, and if these 500 people are really allowed to go, it will inevitably disrupt the formation and offensive rhythm under Li Hao's command, and in the end, it may really evolve into a random killing.

That would deviate from Li Hao's idea and fail to achieve the purpose of Li Hao's original training, so Li Hao replied: "It's true that I am polite to the two generals, it's just that I came this time to take the opportunity to train a group of troops."

If everything is done by the general, I am afraid that this training will not have much effect, and there may not be such a good opportunity in the future.

I understand the heart of the two of them, and I have received it, but this time it really only takes fifty people. ”

Seeing that Li Hao's words were sincere, it was true that there was no need for so many people, so the two didn't say anything more, and only said that they would select the elite and come to help when they went back.

In fact, these two people did exactly that, and fifty people were selected that day, all of whom were first-class capable people.

These people, plus the fifty people drawn by Li Hao, formed the first troops, as the vanguard of the whole army, only after breaking through the walled gate, they need to bear the brunt of the attack into the village, and open the way for the follow-up soldiers and horses.

The next step was to wait for the siege equipment to be ready, and the attack could be officially launched, and it was not until the next day that it was ready.

Li Hao didn't delay any longer, anyway, with the strength of this group of bandits, they would definitely be able to take it away in one wave, so he didn't keep people and horses to guard the camp.

Directly the whole army attacked, with a number of besieged equipment made in front of the bandit camp to make final preparations.

All parts of the trilogy were prepared for the war in accordance with the original pre-eucalyptus, and Li Hao personally inspected and supervised them to see if there were any mistakes or omissions.

However, Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi were very idle at this time, and they were very curious to gather together and look at a bunch of strange-shaped things in the front.

With the brains of the two of them, they can naturally see that this is a siege machine in front of them, and the approximate purpose can also be guessed, but they have never seen the shape of this thing, so they are curious about the effect.

It's just that both of them are measured, even if Li Hao came over later, he didn't speak to ask, after all, this is not like the method of cooking, such inconsequential things.

Maybe it involves the secrets of the Yuan family, and it is too easy to offend people by opening his mouth rashly, so he just endures watching from the sidelines, anyway, he will know the situation when the meeting starts.

As the soldiers were well prepared, under Li Hao's order, this battle against bandits officially began.

The first to act was the punch car and the wooden curtain made by Li Hao, both of which were protected by layers of wood and leather.

Li Hao's Xiandeng and the first batch of siege troops hid under protection, pushing the cart and the wooden curtain to slowly approach the walled gate.

Of course, the bandits naturally did not look at the enemy approaching and were indifferent, and they shot arrows from a distance, but they couldn't break through the defense at all, so they stopped shooting for a while.

I thought that even if the bow and arrow could not be broken, then when they reached the bottom of the wall, they would always be able to break it with stones.

But these are really underestimating the technology that Li Hao brought from later generations, and the key positions of the punch and the wooden stool have been reinforced and unloaded with pulleys.

No matter how hard they smashed, they couldn't shake it even a bit, but they watched the rushing car ignore the crowd blocking the walled gate, and smashed the walled gate into two in a few clicks.

As soon as the gate of the fortress was broken, the troops rushed in shouting the slogan of killing the enemy, opening the way for the large army behind.

And Li Hao's side naturally did not delay, and when he saw that the gate of the village was broken, he ordered the whole army to go out to kill the bandit camp and expand the results of the battle.

After that, things went very smoothly, after all, there are not many thieves who are not afraid of death, except for a small number of people who escaped quickly, and the small boat that had been prepared long ago after going to the village fled into the lake.

The rest of the majority abandoned their weapons and surrendered, but there were really not many people who died.

In the end, about seventy or eighty people escaped from the bandits' side, including their second leader.

As for their boss's luck, he was not so lucky, and when he broke through the walled gate, he wanted to lead people to block the walled gate, but he was directly killed by the first army because of his poor martial arts, and this is also the direct reason why the bandits were defeated so quickly.

This also led to Li Hao's capture of a large number of prisoners, roughly counting 16,700 people, but nearly 200 of them were women or children.

And more than 20 people under Li Hao's command were killed in battle, most of them were people who were among the first, after all, they were outnumbered, and it was inevitable that they would be injured.

The remaining eighteen people were seriously wounded, and more than a hundred people were lightly injured, and among the other fifty people borrowed, twelve were killed in battle, and three were seriously injured, as for the other injuries, Li Hao is not very clear, but it should not be big.

After checking this thief village, Li Hao asked Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi to come over, and said, "This is the list of seizures I just ordered someone to count, you can take a look." As he spoke, he handed the silk silk in his hand to the two of them.

After the two took it, Li Hao said: "The two of them also helped me a lot this time, so I intend to divide the spoils of war into three parts, I don't know what the two of them want." ”

After hearing this, Cheng Shi said directly: "This matter is absolutely inappropriate, this battle is mainly fought by you and your troops, we just helped a little, how can we be embarrassed to take credit for sharing the spoils." ”

Wan Songbai also echoed at this time: "Brother Cheng Xian is right, we shouldn't take this spoil." ”

Li Hao replied: "That's not the case, even if the three families are together this time, it is normal to divide them equally, after all, the two generals also need to be rewarded and comforted, so you can't let the two generals pay."

If this is really done, then my Yuan family is only afraid that they will be ridiculed in the future, so the two of them must take this thing that should be taken.

However, I also have a reluctant request, that is, when the spoils of war are divided, this money can be divided with two more, and as many strong captives as possible can be shared with me, what do you think? ”

The two naturally refused to agree, and still had to continue arguing with Li Hao, but this was a big reason, after all, it was still worse than Li Hao, and finally accepted Li Hao's distribution plan.

And he felt that Li Hao needed prisoners, so he would give all the prisoners to Li Hao, and neither of them wanted them.

Of course, Li Hao didn't leave anyone behind, and for these captives, Li Hao held a public trial meeting, so that they could report each other and expose the most heinous ones.

All those who have a lot of blood debts on hand have been removed, and the rest are the ones who are really ready to be brought back to Jiaodong.