Ye Cheng did not break his promise. After General Luo Da told him all the information he knew, he did not kill him, but he did not let him go immediately. Naturally, he would not let him go back and report the news now, and ordered his personnel to strictly guard him.
Jiao Hongjin said with a happy face: "Sir, it seems that the situation here is not as difficult as we imagined, and it is still profitable!"
After a few days of contact, he also discovered that Ye Cheng was not as arrogant as he thought. Relatively speaking, he was more approachable and spoke much more easily.
Ye Cheng nodded and said: "Now that the situation here has been figured out, we will capture Xiazi Port tonight. At least we will leave ourselves a way out, and we don't have to worry about taking a detour to Cai, which will delay the serious business!"
"Yes, sir! But what should we do with the remaining three hundred people? There are also two hundred intact horses!"
"War horses?" Ye Cheng didn't expect that under the rain of arrows, there were more than two hundred war horses left behind. He couldn't help but become interested. You must know that war horses are not ordinary things, even if the young commander's army robbed such a large territory.
, now all the cavalry combined are only two thousand.
If the two thousand given to him had been replaced by cavalry, Huainan City would have been leveled long ago. Now that he suddenly got a group of war horses, of course he had some ideas. He immediately ordered: "Go and select two hundred people who are good at riding. If there is a battle,
The more experienced, the better. When you go back, you will count your battle achievements! As for those three hundred people, kill them!"
"My subordinate understands!"
Jiao Hongjin retreated hastily, but he was still slightly shocked after hearing Ye Cheng's order. The massacre of three hundred unarmed people was not something that could be done simply by killing. It was more torturous than fighting on the battlefield. Ye Cheng could not
Jing Bu Suo's words determined the life and death of these people.
After the screams, peace returned to the forest. Although the soldiers of the Young Marshal Army did not spend much effort, it was their first time to experience such a massacre. They could not adapt to what they saw and did for a while. Fortunately, Ye Cheng ordered
Everyone rested where they were.
After a whole day of rest and thinking, the spirits of these recruits gradually improved. There was a lot less confusion and fear between their brows, and there was a faint smell of ferocity.
"Jiao Hongjin, what did you tell them? It actually made these recruits feel better so much. If they were ordinary people, I'm afraid it would have left a big shadow!"
Hearing Ye Cheng's inquiry, Jiao Hongjin, who was leaning on the side, immediately sat up straight and said: "Sir, there's nothing much for me. I just tell them not to be soft-hearted on the battlefield and kill the enemies they see so that they can go back alive."
Seeing your parents, wife and children, that’s all!”
"Parents, wife and children? Is that all?"
Ye Chengchen sighed. What a simple reason, but it seemed so real. This is a war. There is no use being soft-hearted and afraid. The only way out is to survive. There is no mercy on the battlefield. I want to go back.
When meeting your relatives, the simplest thing is to knock down your enemies.
Day to night was actually not that long. After the soldiers calmed down the bloody killings last night, they finally found themselves again. However, their eyes were no longer as hazy as before, at least there was something more persistent in their eyes.
With the information provided by Luo Da, as soon as they entered Yeye City, they immediately sent their troops eastward and marched along the Huaihe River. After an hour and a half, they arrived outside the Xiazi Port garrison.
They easily dealt with more than a dozen open and hidden sentries. This time, Jiao Hongjin took the lead, and Ye Cheng led two hundred soldiers to attack the water stronghold from the right to seize the opponent's warships to prevent anyone from slipping away.
Jiao Hongjin changed into a suit of armor and looked a little excited. Ye Cheng's attention put him under a little pressure, and he also wanted to show his strength as much as possible. With a wave of his hand, more than a thousand people quickly rushed towards the water village.
When they were more than twenty feet away from the water village, they had already used hand crossbows to kill the defenders on the wall and at the gate of the camp.
"Dangdangdang——"
The clear siren sounded, which was extremely harsh in the dead of night. In an instant, the quiet navy camp began to boil. The noisy shouts and the flickering firelight added a touch of panic.
He quickly rushed into the navy camp, killing and beheading everyone he met. He looked like a madman. Each soldier had only one thought in his mind, that is, to go home alive to see his wife and children, and kill everyone in front of him.
enemy.
The lethality of a person in silence is so powerful that even if it is the first time to hold a knife, it will make people shy away.
When Jiao Hongjin organized the team, he had also divided the work. Every hundred people had a sword formation, and it was enough to rush to the position where he should stay. In this way, the ten formations divided the navy camp into several pieces.
, trapping those stragglers among them, and the sword array shattered their breakout bit by bit.
At this time, the gate on the right has been opened. Ye Cheng waved his hand and led two hundred people who were good at riding like arrows to rush into it. Relying on the advantage of the height and the powerful impact, they tore apart the navy in an instant.
Of course, there were a few unlucky ones who resisted at the last moment. They were taken off their horses, fell half to death, and then hacked to death with random knives.
Ye Cheng turned over and dismounted and shouted loudly. The two hundred people behind him also dismounted hurriedly. With swords and shields in hand, they rushed towards the warship that had begun to raise its sails.
At this time, the war in the navy camp has been decided. The soldiers who separated the navy methodically slaughtered Sergeant Li Zitong who was surrounded by divisions. The bright red blood flowed into a sea of blood, slowly flowing into the river, dyeing
A stunning bright red color.
Ye Cheng led two hundred soldiers to bloodbath the warship. The panicked navy had no ability to resist at all. Their blood was left everywhere on the deck and sails.
After a long time, Ye Cheng stood on the outermost warship, looking at the corpses floating on the water, and let out a long breath. The battle was finally over. The sporadic massacres in the camp were basically completed, and no one escaped.
One soldier at a time, they were all killed on the spot.
A quarter of an hour later, Jiao Hongjin ran over and gasped: "Sir, the manpower count has been completed. Two hundred and twenty of our troops were killed in the battle, 112 were severely disabled, and the rest were more or less slightly injured; one thousand
All the enemy troops were killed, and another hundred thousand taels of military pay were seized, as well as an entire warehouse, ten warships, and a batch of enemy armor!"
"Armor?"
Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment, then understood and said with a smile: "Immediately tell everyone to rest where they are. Use all the materials in the warehouse that can be used. As for military pay, we will divide it. By the way, we will keep half to provide compensation to the families of the fallen soldiers."
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"Thank you for your generosity, sir. I'll get it done immediately!"
This battle seemed easy to win, but in reality it was not always the case. Fortunately, this time they finally had some faith and fought the enemy bravely. Otherwise, with the bravery of Sergeant Li Zitong, they would have been able to form a formation even for a sudden attack.
Breakout.
The two armies fought to see who was braver. The final outcome was that the more than a thousand new troops won. But even the surprise attack cost 300 lives. If it were the elite of the young marshal's army, he would definitely be defeated.
It will end with greater results, but think about it, these people are all new recruits after all, and it is not easy to achieve such results.
A bonfire was lit and the aroma of rice filled the air. These recruits actually sat among the dead, eating meat and drinking some wine. Fortunately, not much was found in the barracks. It was probably just for the generals to drink. Everyone drank a little.
I shared a small bowl and calmed down.
After a while, Jiao Hongjin ran over carrying a jar of wine and a large piece of barbecue. It seemed that he also drank some wine and said with a smile: "Sir, these are barbecued by the brothers themselves, and there is also a jar of wine!"
Ye Cheng glanced at him and said softly: "You were the first to drink alcohol during the march. Jiao Hongjin, you are very courageous. This alone is enough to kill you!"
Jiao Hongjin's expression suddenly changed, and he knelt down in a panic, saying in a panic: "Sir, please forgive me. I just saw that my brothers were too nervous, so I boldly took out the wine in the camp and let everyone drink in small amounts. Please be careful!"
Ye Cheng bent down, picked up the wine jar, and the piece of barbecue that fell on the ground, and said with a smile: "Get up, don't panic, I'm just telling you that soldiers can't be manipulated, and the talents given to them by the general should be taken by themselves."
Just causing chaos!"
"Yes, I understand. Thank you for your advice!"
After opening the mud seal and taking a big gulp of wine, Ye Cheng nodded and said, "Good wine, good meat! Let the brothers put on the enemy's armor and have a good rest. We still have things to do in the middle of the night!"
"It's adults, I'll do it now, little one!"
Turning on the roof of the boat, Ye Cheng drank wine and ate meat, feeling relaxed and at ease. Suddenly he seemed to like this kind of life. War is like a game, but not everyone can play this game.
Yes, at this time he understood a little bit what Kou Zhong was thinking.
Three hours later, Ye Cheng summoned a group of centurions. Because five of them were killed during the war, a group of brave warriors were temporarily transferred to become new centurions.
"Tear up your armor a little and get some blood stains on your body. We're going to cheat the city!"
"Fake city?"
Ye Cheng nodded and said: "That's right, no one has escaped here, and the news has naturally not been sent back. Moreover, Qin Wenchao is not in the city yet, so why not give it a try? If successful, all of them will be promoted to nobility after returning!"
They were still hesitating in the city, but when they heard about the official promotion, these people immediately became interested. Sure enough, people died for money and birds died for food.
Ye Cheng left a hundred people here to take care of him and move the materials in the warehouse onto the ship. This trip was not to capture, but to loot and mislead Zhongli's people, making them more worried about Zhongli's comfort and shrinking their troops.
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With more than a thousand people and two hundred horses, they fled towards Huainan City in a mighty manner. They looked as embarrassed as they could be. They were all in ragged clothes, unkempt, and some had broken arms and legs.
He also escaped with help, and anyone who saw him would think of a remnant of a defeated soldier.
Ye Cheng was carrying Qin Wenchao, he was the key to defrauding the city this time. After all, he was the only person he really knew in Huainan City, so Ye Cheng wounded him with a heavy hand. Although it was not fatal, he was temporarily dead.
With the ability to speak, it will be easy to make up stories.
