Chapter 320 - The Suspicion of a Letter
The Tang soldiers who returned to the camp were naturally very excited, and their battle this time could be called a big victory. Annihilated nearly two-thirds of the invading barbarians, which was unprecedented in the past!
Although the Tang soldiers also paid a lot of casualties, it was obvious that the losses of the barbarians were greater. Besides, it would be too naΓ―ve to say that there are no immortals in war.
It is precisely because of these soldiers who fight with their lives that they can keep peace for the people. However, some dignitaries and dignitaries who are pampered in the depths of the territory do not know.
Maybe they know, they just don't bother to think about it! Perhaps, in their opinion, the lives of these soldiers are not the same as their own.
Some people don't know what's wrong, maybe it's because of the shadow of their ancestors, so that their background is a little better, but they feel superior and different.
But in fact, if you put them on the battlefield, there are only a handful of them who can survive a round of attacks!
Some people can enjoy comfort because of the hard work of others. On the frontier battlefields that they may never have visited, there are many people who are silently carrying their burdens!
Captain Yang Dayan is not a person who talks freely, and after cleaning up the battlefield, the next thing is the big meal promised to the soldiers.
The logistics team is ready, after all, ensuring the supply of food and grass is their most important duty.
In order to reward these soldiers who have just experienced a big battle, the food at the bottom of the box of the logistics team has been taken out, and all kinds of pork and mutton are available, so that the soldiers can eat and make hard!
Except for the necessary guards, the surviving soldiers all munched on meat, crying and laughing, as if to vent the pent-up emotions in their hearts.
Of course, most of the recruits with this kind of performance are recruits, while veterans are more indifferent, and they may have experienced a lot.
There are also some exceptions for recruits, such as Lin Yan, and the recruit who was trained by Yang Dayan when he was recruited, he seemed a little silent at the moment, sitting alone in the corner eating meat, his eyes were empty, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
His name is Xu Bing, and in this battle, he saw his comrades next to him fall one by one, blood splattered on his body and face, and he could still feel the warmth.
One by one, the lives passed away, which brought him a great shock!
"Is this the real battlefield?" He had been thinking about this in his mind.
On weekdays, as a civilian, it seems that he can talk about the battlefield and think that I can do it! But the moment he actually went to the battlefield, he realized that it wasn't like that at all!
The battlefield is extremely brutal, and it's not just about daring to fight hard. In the middle of the battlefield, the most frightening thing is not the enemy, but the coldness and despair of the familiar comrades-in-arms around you who die one by one, maybe the next moment, you will die!
Under this state of nervous tension all year round, a person who has not been driven crazy is already considered to have excellent psychological quality. This can also understand why some veterans who have been discharged from the battlefield and returned to calm will suffer from some mental illness and cannot integrate well into the general population, which is some of the price they need to pay!
This battle came suddenly, and the recruits rushed to the battlefield without much training, so the casualties were also very serious!
However, these people who survived seemed to have grown a lot in an instant, which was faster than any training and education on paper. It's just that the cost of such growth is too great!
The team leader Zhang Wu had already reported the situation of Lao Ma and them to Wu Qi, the team leader, and the intercepted letter and jade talisman were also handed over to Yang Dayan by Wu Qi, who knew the situation.
After all, here, Yang Dayan's position is the highest, and this matter is not trivial, and he still needs to come up with an idea.
Lin Yan had time to calm down at this time, and slowly realized what he had gained in this battle. Through real battlefield fighting, his understanding of the knife seems to be much deeper, but some things cannot be fully realized in a moment.
In this regard, he is not very anxious, after all, the coming day is long, and in the battlefield, this kind of opportunity will not be lacking!
In addition, he also knew a little about the content of the letters he had intercepted before, after all, there were only a few of them in the vicinity at the time, and it was impossible to think about it.
The words on the letter, which has no beginning or end and the jade talisman that I don't know what role it has, seem to imply some important information. However, in retrospect, the way the barbarian cavalry acted was not so logical.
Even if it was just a whim for them to plunder the village and capture the Tang women, if the letter was so important, why should they be so ostentatious, as if they were afraid that others would not find out, are the barbarians really so stupid?
People have always roughly associated "well-developed limbs" with "simple-mindedness", as if people with explosive force values have no brains! But when you think about it, this is actually very unreasonable!
The barbarians are brave and combative, and it is easy to ignore their wisdom. But the border Tang soldiers who often deal with them know that this group of guys is extremely cunning!
Although there are some doubts in my heart, this kind of thing is not something that my own pawn can control, and it depends on the judgment of the commander.
In a large tent in the center of the camp, Yang Dayan sat on top of the head, and on the table in front of him were the seized letters and jade talismans.
"Let's talk about it, what do you think?" Yang glanced around the field with big eyes and said.
At this time, the teams of the various teams in the big tent were all seated, Sun Daxing, Wu Qi and others were frowning and thinking, and there were two people standing in the field, that is, Lao Ma and Zhang Wu, the team leader.
Originally, Lao Ma's level was not qualified to participate in this kind of confidential meeting, but because he was a party to the incident, he was asked to explain the situation at that time, and Zhang Wu was stained with his light.
But if he had a choice, he wouldn't want to be here. It's not because of anything else, it's just that the atmosphere at this time is too solemn, which makes him feel a little depressed!
Sun Daxing pondered for a moment, and then spoke first: "Lord Captain, could this be just a joke, a barbarian deliberately left to mislead us?" β
Yang Dayan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then scolded: "Do you think that the barbarians are as full as you and have nothing to do, and they use their lives to joke with you?" I think you're a joke! β
When Sun Daxing heard this, his face was as ugly as eating a bitter melon, and he said in his heart: "Isn't this what you asked everyone to express their opinions?" I saw that no one spoke, so I gave you a cheer, why is it wrong! β
His expression looked a little aggrieved, and he wanted to pat the leader of the horse, but he didn't know that it was directly on the horse's hooves.
This also has something to do with Sun Daxing's inability to observe words and expressions, the atmosphere is so serious at this time, who has the heart to joke with him!
Wu Qi's muffled voice came: "Maybe, there are internal ghosts!" β
This guy doesn't talk much on weekdays, but as soon as he speaks, he speaks amazingly! In fact, he is not the only one who has this idea, and everyone here has basically guessed it.
But it's one thing to think about it, and it's quite another to say it openly on such occasions! I have to say, this guy is a ruthless person!
Yang Dayan was thoughtful when he heard this, his eyes swept over the field, and after seeing everyone's expressions clearly, he said, "You guys also have this idea?" β
The crowd was silent and did not raise any objections.
Yang Dayan continued: "That's the default? Okay, so let's move on, where might this inner ghost come from? β
"Definitely not our battalion!" A man with a sharp eye said.
His hair was gray, obviously not a small year in the barracks, his fingers were covered with calluses, and he looked very rough, which was the trace left by the perennial drawing of the bow, and this person was Zhou Rong, the captain of the archery team.
"That's nature!" The rest chimed in.
When the barbarians attacked, except for some of the logistics teams, they were all fighting to the death with the barbarians, and no one had time to do this inner ghost.
If there were ghosts in his team, then this battle would not have been able to go so smoothly at all, and the casualties would definitely be heavier than now, and it would not even be possible to win at all!
The so-called "embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill!" "The deadliest disintegration often comes from within.
If it is a play, it is even more unreasonable, their battalion seems to have a lot of troops, but it is insignificant in the entire border war. If you pay such a big price just to make them let their guard down, it will be too much to look up to them!
If there are really internal ghosts, then there are only two possibilities: one is Cangzhou Mansion, and the other is from the top of their team, which is taller than Yang Dayan.
After discussing for a long time, I found that the topic gradually disappeared in the direction of "inner ghost", which seemed a bit off-track!
"Maybe it's just the enemy's 'psychological warfare' to get us into trouble. Or maybe they have some spies planted in our territory, ready to shadow us behind us at a critical time, it doesn't necessarily mean that there is something wrong internally! The Sabres team is thundering.
Although what he said also has some truth, it is not difficult to find that the logic in some places is not self-consistent, and the doubts of the "inner ghost" have not been dispelled in everyone's hearts.
Seeing that he could not draw some useful conclusions if he continued, Yang Dayan waved his hand and said, "This matter is over here, shut up when you get out of the big tent, don't make people panic!" β
Everyone nodded yes, after all, they had just experienced a big war, and if the news of internal ghosts in the rear spread, it would definitely cause an unstable situation in the army, but the gains outweighed the losses!
In addition, what Lei Meng said also has a certain truth, and the Nanban spies lurking on the border must be guarded against. I will report this matter, and you all cheer up Lao Tzu, don't let the barbarians take advantage of the loopholes! β
"Yes!" The people answered and withdrew from the tent.
Yang Dayan looked at the letters and jade talismans in front of him, and thought: "This thing is really difficult to do, under the unclear situation, it is a problem whether to report it or not!" β
"This group of cunning southern barbarians is really good enough to do things!" Inside the big tent, there was a faint sound of Yang Dayan's angry scolding.