Chapter 44 How Tragic Heroes of the Han Family Are
Update time:2012-10-09
It took too many people to transport the body thousands of miles. The soldiers of the Wuyong Second Battalion were all from Changping, Guan Nei, so naturally the bones of this fellow countryman should be sent back by them.
As representatives of Shi Dayong, Commander-in-Chief Huang An and Shaowu, together with several generals, set out on their way back south a few days ago.
Before the corpse cart entered Jinzhou City, and when it was setting off, Qiu Hejia felt that the soldiers' souls were returning south, but they were wrapped in coffins, so he ordered the gentry in Jinzhou City to offer coffins. In this way, more than a hundred coffins were obtained for Songshan's military use.
It was very desolate to load the body on the carriage and transport it back, which would probably make the relatives of the deceased even more sad when they saw it. The hundreds of coffins in Jinzhou were a drop in the bucket, so Shi Dayong ordered Huang An, Shao Wu and others to buy them on their way back south.
If the money is not enough, the coffin will be put on credit temporarily. If the store owner is unwilling, he will directly rob it. If the store owner sues the government, the governor's Yamen will send a letter to inform him, and Songshan will settle the matter afterwards.[
The corpses of the cavalry soldiers who died in the battle are easy to deal with. They were all natives of western Liaoning, and most of them were mourned by their families. They joined the army because of Sun Chengzong's policy of "defending the land of Liao with the people of Liao and raising the people of Liao with the land of Liao". Today's war
After death, the bones naturally do not need to be transported back to Changping in the pass like the Wuyong Second Battalion.
After discussing with Jiang Wanli and others, Shi Dayong chose Songshan as the place to bury their souls, and asked Jiang Wanli to go to Ningyuan and other places to purchase coffins for placement.
Shi Dayong originally wanted to carry the coffin of Changping soldiers back, but Naijiannu's army was about to arrive. The only person Qiu Hejia could use was Qiu's only direct descendant, and he had made great achievements. How could he leave so easily when he was employing people?
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At this time, only Xia Desheng, Li Yizhong, and General Qian led 500 cavalry, and there were 200 remnants of the cavalry battalion. The infantry all participated in transporting corpses south, and the wounded soldiers were also taken into care by the governor's Yamen.
All the large and small military camps in the city had been occupied by soldiers and horses of the Liaodong faction. It was impossible for them to give them over. As a last resort, the governor's Yamen had to rent an abandoned warehouse in the west city from a large family in the city. Only then was Shi's army able to gain a foothold in the city.
Naturally, the imperial court had special personnel to arrange the awards. All Shi Dayong had to do was to report the list of meritorious soldiers one by one.
Six thousand taels of silver were transported back by Guo Yi with dozens of cavalry soldiers. After being transported back, they were sealed up and distributed only when the Nangui brothers came back.
Yujiu is also sealed together, saying: We should share weal and woe, and we should share wealth and honor. If you have meat, you should eat it together, and if you have wine, you should drink it together.
The soldiers all bowed to him, and everyone complained.
In the past few days, in addition to the wine and meat sent by the governor's yamen, the gentry and people in the city heard that Songshan fought a bloody battle with Jiannu and won a great victory. Being on the front line of Liaodong, the people naturally knew what it meant to behead more than 200 people, so they were different from the indifferent attitude of the courtiers in the capital.
, there was an endless stream of spontaneous rewards to the troops in Jinzhou City. Some people did not know where the Songshan Army was stationed, and they heard that it was the commander-in-chief of the vanguard, Zu Dashou, who had led such a great victory, so they also regarded the Liaodong troops and horses in the city as
The meritorious officers and soldiers were delighted that the Liaodong soldiers ate and drank happily.
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After leaving the governor's office, Shi Dayong returned to the Xicheng military camp. As soon as he entered the camp, the shouts of "general" were heard loudly.
The garrison master has been promoted to three levels in a row, and the good news that he has been promoted to General of Jinzhou has already been sent back to the camp. The soldiers are all excited that their master can be promoted to General.
After greeting his subordinates, Shi Dayong walked to the back of the camp without stopping. There, the young Cao Bianjiao was ordered to build the Iron Pagoda for him.
Uncle Lai Cao Wenzhao was good at using the influence of cavalry, and Cao Bianjiao also had a special liking for cavalry. After talking with Shi Dayong for a night, he devoted himself to the construction of the iron pagoda for heavy armored cavalry, which Shi Dayong called "death cavalry in battle".
Jin Guofeng was good at defense, and Cao Bianjiao was good at attack. This has long been confirmed by historians.
Ten years after Shi Dayong's time and space, Cao Bianjiao was trapped in the siege of Songshan. At that time, all the armies were defeated, but Cao's troops fought in the opposite direction and fought to the death.
Changing Jiao took the lead and led 800 cavalry straight to Huang Taiji's tent, killing soldiers and generals along the way, as if they were entering a hostile area.
He drew the bow and stretched the string, and an arrow hit the emperor's flag on the left side of Huang Taiji, causing Huang Taiji's tent to retreat 300 meters.[
However, at that time, the Qing army numbered tens of thousands, and the Ming army was defeated. With an army of 800, it was difficult to defeat the enemy.
He died after being hit by dozens of arrows. Before his death, he still shouted: "Kill the slave, kill the slave!"
So brave, General Xiao Cao!
What a pity, General Cao!
Alas, why are the Han heroes so tragic?
Generals will last forever and will never be forgotten!
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"Xiao Cao, Xiao Cao, how is my Iron Buddha Tower?"
As soon as he arrived at the back, Shi Dayong shouted, calling Cao Bianjiao Xiao Cao like Qiu Hejia did. Also, Cao Bianjiao was only eighteen or nineteen years old at that time, but Shi Dayong was already thirty years old, so calling him Xiao Cao was not an exaggeration.
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He called several times, but no one answered. Guo Yi was a little strange. He ran to the back of the stable to see if anyone was there, but after only one glance, he exclaimed: "What is this?!"
Hearing the sound, Shi Dayong raised his legs and walked over. He followed Guo Yi's gaze and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "What is this! How can the Iron Buddha Tu be like this!"
The iron pagoda was made of three cavalry, but what Shi Dayong saw was six cavalry. Although both men and horses had armor, it seemed that they could not be called heavy armored cavalry. Because those armors were still made of pieces of mail, not like
It's as integrated as plate armor. And each rider has a sharp spear tied to his belly. If you look closely, isn't it the long log held by the Wuyong Second Battalion?
Cao Bianjiao was standing there with several craftsmen at the moment, constantly checking back and forth between the horses, patting this one from time to time, pulling that one from time to time, and did not notice Shi Dayong's exclamation at all. On the contrary, the craftsmen were busy bowing to each other.
Shi Dayong saluted.
Shi Dayong hurriedly waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be polite, but looked at Cao Bianjiao with a puzzled expression as he groped around there. He did not bother him, and just looked at him.
The general said nothing, and everyone remained silent as well, looking at the six horses covered in armor and muttering.
After a long time, Cao Bianjiao suddenly shouted: "Bring the blunderbuss!"
Bird gun?
Everyone was stunned, why do you want a gun?
The two soldiers who had been working with Cao Bianjiao looked at each other, and one of them ran out. After a while, he took a blunderbuss and handed it to Cao Bianjiao.
At this time, Cao Bianjiao also saw Shi Dayong. He just nodded and ignored him. He picked up the blunderbuss, took out the match rope, and lit it. The mouth of the blunderbuss was pointed directly at the chest of the rider in front of him.
What does Cao Bianjiao want to do?
Shi Dayong stayed there, motionless as he watched Cao Bianjiao holding a blunderbuss and firing it at the horse.[
The craftsmen knew that the sound of the gunshots was loud when they exploded, but they were also afraid that the war horses would be disturbed by the sound of the gunshots and might injure people, so they all hid aside in fright.
Shi Dayong was not afraid of the horses hurting people. He vaguely understood what Cao Bianjiao wanted to do.
It seemed that he wanted to use the musket to test the thickness of his vest to see if the vest could block the musket without being injured.
However, I was still sweating in my heart.
Although the blunderbuss is not very powerful, it is not as powerful as the big arrows of the Eight Banners soldiers, but at such a close distance, it is almost close to the horse's belly. The power is amazing. Compared with the big arrows of the Eight Banners soldiers, it is much stronger.
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That vest doesn't look very thick. Can it really withstand a blow from a cannon?