Chapter 28: Respect
The entire pursuit continued into the evening.
When Shao Xun stood on the edge of the trench and watched more than 100 enemy soldiers jump into the muddy river like dumplings, he ordered the troops to be withdrawn.
What a bastard! would rather throw himself into the water than dare to turn back and fight hard, such a soldier can only bully and bully the common people.
Huang Biao took a few prisoners, who would be tied with ropes and escorted to the rear.
Shao Xun took his heavy sword and looked at Luoyang City on the other side of the trench from a distance.
The trenches were dug improvised, and water from the river was brought in for defense.
From a military point of view, the south of the city is quite good. From the city gate to Luoshui, it is only more than ten miles, and there are many buildings, which is not suitable for the army to set up a position, which can be seen from the east and west sides of the enemy's main attack on Luoyang.
At this time, there were many military villages outside the Pingchang Gate and Kaiyang Gate, and the fighting was strict.
There were also people walking around the city, patrolling the city.
Just now that they had been chasing and killing the enemy for so long, they didn't have the defenders out of the city to cooperate, which made him a little disappointed.
I don't know if the guards didn't dare, or if they received an order not to attack. He didn't bother to care, maybe the princes didn't treat them as human beings at all.
That being the case, what else is there to say?
Shao Xun turned around and ordered the withdrawal of troops.
"No!" Several team owners responded one after another, without the slightest drag, and the execution instantly became stronger by more than one level.
"Uncle Yang." Shao Xun lifted his heavy sword and walked towards Yang Bao, who was cowering.
Yang Bao looked frightened, turned his head to look around, and saw that everyone was almost scattered, so he knelt on the ground with a plop and said in a wail: "Uncle Shao spares his life." ”
Shao Xun laughed and said, "You took it?" ”
"I'm convinced." Yang Bao said again and again.
"Just take it, get out."
"No." Yang Bao hurriedly got up, and when he saw some sergeants glancing at him from a distance, his face immediately turned red.
He knew that after this battle, Shao Xun's prestige had risen to a higher level, and he had no possibility of competition.
If Shao Xun lifted his sword and killed him and threw it into the trench, there might not be anyone to stand up for him - on the battlefield where the soldiers are in chaos, what happens to the death of the uncle?
Fortunately, people are more kind-hearted, after all, they are not the kind of people who are cruel to the end, and let him go like a fart. From now on, let's be honest, after all, I knelt and knelt, and I shuddered in order to survive.
"Shao Jun ......" Mi Huang, the owner of the building, rushed over from behind.
He witnessed the whole battle and was emotionally stirred. On the way here, it seemed that he had something to say, but when he saw Shao Xun, who was covered in blood and his clothes and armor were torn, he didn't know what to say.
"The Overseer came just in time." Shao Xun said with a smile.
After the battle, he seemed to be a lot more normal. The way it looked before was really a bit "crazy", which made people worry and even more frightening.
"Do you want to see the governor of the king?" Shao Xun looked at the Kaiyang Gate across a suspension bridge and asked.
Mi Huang groaned and was hard to decide.
In his heart, he wanted to pass, after all, Wang Ju was his nominal governor.
But his task has been completed, and he is outnumbered, in case he crosses the trench to the north and is required to lead his troops to stay, and then encounters the enemy brigade, not only can he not get out, but he may also be a substitute for the dead ghost, then I am sorry for the whole brother.
Shao Xun looked at his hesitant appearance and sighed in his heart.
If it had been a different person, he would have run away and withdrawn. Biyong and Taixue in the east are their own independent courtyards, covering a moderate area, with many buildings, and the courtyard walls are not short, two to three meters thick, which can be used as a long-term stronghold.
On the contrary, if you stay in Kaiyangmen, you have to rebuild the camp by yourself, and it is very difficult to supply materials, once you encounter a large group of enemy troops, it is really cannon fodder.
But Mi Huang, this person, actually took the initiative to consider the overall situation to see if he could help anything, should he be honest or enthusiastic?
If there were a few more honest people like this in the Great Jin Dynasty, it is estimated that it would not have gotten to this point. It's a pity that everyone thinks too much, and if they are confined to the portal's private schemes, things will not go well.
"Well, I will send someone across the river to report the victory to the king. Here's it—withdraw the troops. Mi Huang finally made up his mind and said.
"No." Shao Xun responded.
Seeing that Shao Xun agreed so simply, Mi Huang was a little confused, and blurted out: "Shao Langjun, just fought so easily, killing no less than five hundred enemy troops, did you really withdraw like this?" ”
Shao Xun thought about it and felt that he should explain it to Mi Huang, lest he have unrealistic fantasies, so he said, "The superintendent doesn't know anything. Although our army won the war, there were also conditions. ”
"On what terms?" Mi Huang asked subconsciously.
"The thief army is full of plunder, and the fighting spirit is insufficient, and this is one of them."
"The thief army is scattered everywhere, the soldiers can't find the generals, they can't find the soldiers, they are scattered, and the other is the other."
"When the thief army first entered Luoyang, I couldn't figure out our deployment, thinking that there was a large army to kill him, and his morale was low.
"With these three articles, how can the enemy be undefeated?"
"But if they come to their senses and fight again, the victory or defeat will be two things. Our soldiers are indeed stronger than the Westerners, but they are not too strong, and they are also weak. ”
"So it's better to go back and guard the door, so as to wait for change. Anyway, we have completed the task and helped Wang Changzhi clear a street, what else do you want? Even Wang Changshou himself, I'm afraid he didn't have the idea of completely defeating Zhang Fang, right? ”
"Makes sense." Mi Huang nodded and said, "Just according to what Lang Jun said." ”
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When the troops were collected and returned to the camp, they returned the same way.
The sergeants, who had just won the battle, were elated and took all the enemy's equipment and armor as their own reserves.
Of course, they did not forget the goods plundered by the Westerners, gathered them one by one, and loaded them on the carts.
Chen Yougen took more than 20 sergeants to supervise and did not let anyone hide privately.
And behind him, there were several bloody human heads, which were soldiers who disobeyed military orders and embezzled capture, and after being found, they were beheaded on the spot, without any leniency.
Shao Dubo made it clear that looting is allowed, but it is not allowed to act privately, and it is necessary to loot in an organized manner—or to distribute donations, that is, to let the people who are being plundered send their money and property themselves.
The money obtained from plundering is counted and recorded in the accounts one by one and distributed in a unified manner.
To put it bluntly, there must be rules for everything, even the rules of plundering.
With rules, damage can be minimized. A balance was reached between looting the common people and raising the army, after all, it was impossible for the imperial court to always send enough money and food.
Shao Xun walked on the street surrounded by everyone.
His armor was torn, his robes were stained with blood, and his sword was covered with gaps. But the spirit is very good, high-spirited, and the eyes are everywhere.
"Dubo."
"Master Shao."
"General Shao."
Everywhere they passed, everyone bowed their heads and saluted, respectful.
Shao Xun smiled, this is too real!
No matter how much martial arts you usually show, no matter how many laws you have in training, it is not as important as the actual performance on the battlefield.
Leading the way and being brave is what everyone sees.
even killed an enemy general, and the killing process was so violent and bloody that people couldn't afford to have any idea of confrontation.
On the street, there were many people dressed in various clothes, holding wooden sticks, wood knives, spears and other weapons, and at this moment they were lining up in a neat line, led by sergeants, collecting corpses and cleaning the battlefield.
Shao Xun asked, it turned out that Mi Huang was gathered in the back, about two or three hundred people, mostly servants and slaves of wealthy families, spontaneously sent out to chase and kill the enemy, but they were conscripted and sent into the army by Mi Huang and formed into an army.
"Don't let them go back." Shao Xun called Wang Qi'er over and asked him to inform Mi Huang.
Dealing with wealthy families, it is obvious that Mi Huang, who was born in a family, is more suitable, although his family is mostly not qualified in the eyes of Luoyang wealthy families.
At that time, the army returned to Biyong one after another.
When Shao Xun walked into the gate, he saw that the lights were bright, and everyone was waiting there.
There are Zhuang guests from Pan Yuan, servants and maids from Pan Yuan, craftsmen, grooms, his students, and many unfamiliar faces......
"Mighty Dubo!" Everyone shouted in unison, their expressions quite excited.
Shao Xun laughed, stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling everyone to stop cheering.
The officers stood behind him, all of them were honored, and even Yang Bao, who had been making trouble with him, his face was not so dark, and the corners of his mouth even grinned slightly.
"What are you doing in a daze? Wrap up the wounds of the children. Shao Xun commanded.
"Uncle Du, the hot water has already been boiled, and the medicine and cloth are ready." Wu Qian squeezed out of the crowd and sneered.
"You're smart." Shao Xun pointed at him with a smile and said, "Fighting for half a day, hungry, let's eat." You find someone to cook the few injured horses that were captured, and stew them to make up for the injured children. Ma Ge found a way to tann it and stored it in the warehouse. ”
"No." Wu Qian responded.
Even if Shao Xun didn't give orders, he also thought of these things, and immediately ordered a few fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers to work.
Shao Xun removed his armor with the help of Wang Qi'er and moved his whole body, only then did he feel some tearing pain in his left arm and chest, which turned out to be injured.
"Master Shao." The students gathered around him, staring at his wounds steadily.
Wang Que'er trotted, fetched hot water, and carefully cleaned the wound.
Mao Er held a clean cloth and wound medicine, ready to wrap up the wound.
"Huh." Shao Xun laughed twice, looking at the teenagers, the anger in his heart subsided more and more.
"On the battle array, there are no eyes for swords and guns, no matter how good your skills are, you will inevitably be injured." He said: "However, compared to the fact that you can study and train with peace of mind, what are these injuries? ”
"Shao Shi......" There are children whose eyes are red and they almost cry.
"Manly man, crying and crying!" Shao Xun first made a blank face, and said: "Even if you die in battle, the horse leather shroud is also the fate of our martial arts, why mourn?" ”
After saying this, his face softened slightly, and he changed his tone and said: "If you really don't want to go, study hard, train strictly, strive for excellence in your studies and martial arts, and keep improving." In this way, I am very relieved, and I am more energetic to fight. ”
"Follow Master Shao's teachings." The crowd answered.
"I'll have a broth to drink for a while, it's the time to grow my body, haha." Shao Xun waited for Mao Er to finish bandaging his wound without changing his face, then stood up and gently patted the shoulders of the children and teenagers.
In the corner of the courtyard, a young man in a brocade robe watched this scene quietly, with a lot of surprise in his eyes.
After a moment of silence, he stepped forward and walked towards Shao Xun.