Chapter 177: The Cruelty of War

Beizhai belongs to a former military base, when the Great Song Dynasty was strong in the past, there were hundreds of Song troops stationed here, and they were responsible for protecting the safety of the surrounding Song people.

It's just because of the winter that most of the people here have withdrawn, and although it's already March, it's only just spring here, and it won't be until at least half a month later that a large number of Song troops will enter.

The Western Xia slave catchers found this vacancy, raided Beizhai, and entered Sanhuikoupu from here, and implemented their plan to kill people and plunder people.

"General, Wang Liukoupu also has thousands of Great Song people, why should we let him go." A burly, meaty Western Xia man was gnawing on a bone as he opened his mouth to ask another Western Xia general wearing armor.

The general's name is Hai Chang'er, and he is the leader of this 600-strong Western Xia slave army. After hearing this question, Hai Chang'er showed a wicked smile and said,

"People can't be too greedy, this time we made a surprise attack on Sanhuikoupu, and we have already gained a thousand slaves, which can be said to be a lot of gains. As for Wang Liukoupu, we can stay and wait for the next time we come and go there. ”

"What the general said is, Saga, you still have to study hard. The general is using the land of the Song people to help us raise slaves, hahaha. Another man with a small stature but a fierce look on his face laughed.

"Come on, Chengshui, this idea is the general's idea, you idiot doesn't have such a mind." Sagao said unconvinced.

Cheng Shui didn't get angry when he heard this, but nodded proudly and said,

"I don't have such a mind, but I never ask the general why, it's many times better than you, a fool who dares to question the general."

"Who do you say is questioning the general, Chengshui, you made it clear to Lao Tzu." When Sagao heard this, he naturally didn't follow, and roared loudly, as if he was about to do something if he didn't agree with him.

General Hai Chang'er looked at all this, just smiled, this is the way he leads his troops, never suppresses the blood of his subordinates, only in this way, after going to the battlefield, these people can better exert their strength.

Of course, the art of weighing is also required, and he has long known that his two subordinates do not like each other.

But he never cared, this was his balancing act. Only in this way can we better control this team and achieve the result of his family's dominance.

The two lieutenants were still arguing there, but they were also measured and would not move. Maybe they also know that there is still Song Land under their feet now.

More than a mile away, Chu Guo had already touched here with the scouts, and after some careful observation, Chu Guo picked up Wanli Tong and reported to Su Shi.

"Young marshal, we found the Western Xia slave catcher army in Beizhai, they are about six hundred in number, and they are surrounded by about a thousand people of our Great Song Dynasty, please instruct, please instruct."

"Hide yourself, the army will come later, and before the army arrives, don't act rashly." Su Shi responded in the carriage.

Then he picked up another Wanlitong and said to it: "Ji Zhu, Feng Yidao, Hu Tongtian, the three of you come to the carriage quickly." The voice came out, and soon the three horsemen came to the carriage, waiting for Su Shi's orders.

Su Shi had already walked out of the carriage at this time, and he was sitting in a wheelchair, so he took a straw stick and drew a horizontal path on the ground at random, pointed to one of the points and said: "You see, let's say this is Beizhai, there are 600 Xixia slave catchers here, and 1,000 of my Great Song people, then how can we eliminate these enemies on the basis of not hurting our comrades?" As he spoke, Su Shi threw the straw stick in his hand to Ji Zhu, a picture of how this military operation will be formulated by you.

Ji Zhu didn't answer immediately, but thought for a moment and said: "The Western Xia slave capture army is one of the strong armies of the Western Xia, it is a hard bone, and the battle with them must be a bloody battle, the two commanders must be mentally prepared in this regard, and also warn the soldiers below to be cautious, but once they attack, they must rest assured that they must fight boldly, we not only have the advantage of troops, but also have the advantage of equipment, and the victory must belong to us." ”

"Yes, General." Feng Yidao and Hu Tongtian replied solemnly. After a brief admonition, Ji Zhu looked at Su Shi and said: "Young marshal, the Western Xia slave army is very strong, but it is precisely because they are very strong that they are very proud, this is their weakness, I think we can divide them like this, and attack them one by one." ”

"Well, tell me about your specific plans." Su Shi nodded.

"Yes, I'm going to do this and this next..."Ji Zhu kept gesturing on the ground, Su Shi and the three of them were listening carefully, and when they had doubts, they also pointed out to their faces, and soon a plan to lure the snake out was formed.

...... Beizhai. After some rest, at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, Hai Chang'er was ready to go west with the army.

This time the harvest was good, and it was time for them to return to Western Xia. But before he could give the order to advance, one of the scouts trotted up to him and said, "General, we have found a caravan nearby. ”

"Caravans, how can there be caravans here?" Hai Chang'er was stunned when she heard this.

"Yes, it's the caravan, they are driving more than a dozen carriages, we looked at the car print, it was pressed very deeply, it should be loaded with a lot of things." When the scout said this, he was a little excited, after all, in their eyes, the caravan was equal to a fat sheep-like existence.

"Haha, hahaha." Hai Chang'er couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing this. After catching some Great Song slaves, it is natural to have merit in going back, but that is just military merit, and it is possible to be promoted only if it is accumulated to a certain extent.

But the caravan is different, I don't know how many good things there are, if they are robbed by themselves, they can be completely owned.

didn't expect to come out and encounter such a good thing, Hai Changer was overjoyed.

"How many people are in this caravan, and how many guards are there?"

"More than a dozen carriages, about two hundred guards. By the way, they are all cavalry. The scout spoke.

"Two hundred, still cavalry, hahaha, God is really not thin on me." Hai Chang'er did not have the slightest intention of backing down because the other party was a cavalry and the number of two hundred people.

On the contrary, the fact that so many cavalry protected the caravan only proved that the goods they were carrying were very important.

He had 600 cavalry in his hands, and with three times the strength of his troops, he was confident enough to eat the opponent.

"Sa Gao, Chengshui, come here." Hai Chang'er, who had made a decision, called two lieutenants and told them what the scouts had discovered.

Then he said, "Sago, give you fifty men to stay where they are." Chengshui, you and I will take the others to attack this caravan. ”

"Yes, General." Cheng Shui naturally agreed excitedly. It was Sagao, who had a little displeasure on his face.

Although everyone is one, and if you grab something, you will share a part of yourself, but everyone knows that the person who grabs it first naturally has the right to choose, and what finally falls into his own hands must not be the best.

But this was Hai Chang'er's order, and Sa Gao didn't dare not listen to it, so he could only reluctantly agree in the end.

Then the slave captivators moved, leaving behind fifty of the weaker ones, and the others mounted their horses and followed the scouts in the direction of the caravan.

The remaining Sa Gao looked dissatisfied, his eyes fell on these Great Song slaves, and he said to the soldiers around him like fire in his eyes,

"Go, find a more beautiful woman, Lao Tzu wants to vent his anger." The people of the plundered Great Song Dynasty have long been six gods and no masters.

Fifty men were left to watch over them, and they did not have the courage to flee. Even when two Western Xia soldiers stepped forward and dragged a medium-looking woman out of the crowd, the others just bowed their heads and remained silent, as if they were afraid that doing something would anger these Western Xia soldiers and invite a whipping.

The woman who was dragged away was naturally reluctant and kept struggling, but how could she be the opponent of the two strong Western Xia soldiers, and soon she was dragged in front of Sa Gao.

"Hahaha, serve me well, I will make you comfortable." Looking at the Song woman in front of her, who was still a little beautiful, Sa Gao's mood seemed to be better.

After laughing, he stretched out his hand and put the woman under his armpit, laughed and walked up the back slope of Beizhai.

"Captain, don't do it." Wang Xin's somewhat excited voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"The main force has not yet arrived, and now is not the time." Chu Guo said calmly.

"But if you wait, I'm afraid that woman will be ruined." Wang Xin's voice was anxious.

Chu Guo naturally knew what the result would be, but the military order was the military order, and the main force had not yet come, so now he could only startle the snake.

Once these Western Xia soldiers reacted, they would only hurt more people.

"Wait for the main force to arrive, please repeat." Chu Guo's mouth made a cold sound.

"It's... Wait for the arrival of the main force. No matter how reluctant the king was in his faith, he was a soldier and had to obey orders.

At this moment, not only Wang Xin, but also the other scout teams heard it, their eyes were red one by one, and the small crossbow in their hands was tightly clenched in their hands.

This time, they know one thing, that is, war is cruel and requires sacrifice, and what they need to do at this time is to accumulate more of their own strength, so that all tragedies can not be repeated.

A quarter of an hour, a full quarter of an hour later, reinforcements finally arrived. Considering that there were only fifty Western Xia slave catchers left here, Su Shi only sent two squadrons here, two hundred and forty people.

When the two captains who were in charge of leading the team came to the outskirts of Beizhai with grass and horseshoe wrapping, they saw Chu Guo's red eyes, and they knew what was going on after them.

"Kill."