Chapter 7 The Golden Age (Tenth Middle School) After counting the results of the battle, Dou Cong became more and more grateful to God for his favor. This was a brilliant victory. Even if he immediately disbanded his troops and returned to the field after returning to Hedong, he could be sure that he and all those who participated in the war
Generals must leave a mark in history books.
The harvest from this battle was so rich that one could not believe one's own eyes. It was enough for hundreds of thousands of allied troops to consume three months of supplies and pile them up in the military camp. It far exceeded all the expenses of the Hedong and Boling families before the war.
The living habits of the grassland peoples also caused them to carry a large number of livestock with the army. After deducting the portion that was taken away by the defeated soldiers and "corrupted" by Liu Jizhen, there were still hundreds of thousands of horses left for the heroes who participated in the war.
From now on, the Hedong and Boling families will no longer have to worry about a shortage of horses, and a large-scale cavalry has been established.
In addition to the war horses regarded as treasures by the heroes of the Central Plains, this battle also captured a large number of cattle and sheep. People in various places who have just settled down are currently short of large livestock to go to the fields. Castrating the captured beef cattle, training them and transporting them there means more
More wasteland will be cultivated, and more food can be collected into official warehouses...
Compared with the results of this battle, the losses suffered by the Great Wall Guardians were not so shocking. Before the decisive battle, the heroes of the Central Plains had made some predictions, and the most optimistic prediction result was that Gutuolu retreated in the face of difficulties.
No one expected that only half of the troops and horses in the Central Plains could be retained. At the critical moment, Luo Yi actually led the Tiger and Horse Cavalry to take a detour from outside the Great Wall! This new force not only accelerated the process of the entire campaign, but also made all the troops in the Central Plains
The losses of soldiers and horses were greatly reduced than expected.
According to rough statistics after the war, the Boling Jingjia that had been charging at the front suffered the most severe damage, with more than 6,000 casualties and nearly 14,000 light and heavy numbers. The total battle losses were close to half of the total strength. However, many numbers were only damaged.
He could recover from minor injuries within half a month, so he can still be considered as strong and the losses are far from unbearable.
The Hedong Left Army under Li Jiancheng had slightly fewer casualties than the Boling Army. However, because the Wolf Cavalry had been regarded as a key breakthrough target during the stalemate stage of the battle, the number of casualties and serious injuries exceeded the Boling Army. It is strange to say that this army
The number of lightly wounded soldiers in the army was very small. The brothers were either seriously injured or not injured at all. Those who were able to evacuate from the battlefield were in high spirits. Their morale and military appearance were actually higher than before the war.
Wang Fubao's rebel army had the worst armor and equipment, and its combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of Hedong and Boling's two friendly armies. However, this unit entered the battlefield a little later. Before the most difficult moment of the fight, the Tiger and Ben Iron Cavalry had already arrived, so the losses were not significant.
The number of casualties and serious injuries was just over 3,000, and the number of minor injuries was close to 7,000. Overall, it was only equivalent to one-third of the military strength.
Among the heroes from all walks of life, the Hejian County soldiers suffered the least losses. 1,400 brothers were sent by Li Xu as a reserve team to watch the battle on the Great Wall. Except for 40 people who sneaked away at the most intense moment of the killing cry outside the city.
, there was no other attrition situation, which made the old county governor Wang Cong tremble with anger. If Wang Fubao and Li Jiancheng had not comforted him, he would have almost gone after the deserters without even drinking the celebratory wine.
When it comes to harvest, no one can compare with the horse thief Liu Jizhen. He brought less than a thousand soldiers and horses to the Great Wall. After the war, the number of his brothers increased to more than 16,000, and he also captured more than 20,000 strong men.
In addition to being a herdsman, before other heroes arrived, Dou Cong also took away more than 20,000 of the horses he was guarding. Perhaps knowing that he was in the wrong, Liu Dahan stationed the reorganized troops at the Great Wall.
In addition, no matter how enthusiastic Li Xu and Li Jiancheng invited them, they never refused to enter the border.
After repeated invitations several times, seeing that Liu Jizhen was still suspicious, Li Jiancheng was too lazy to argue with this bastard anymore and ordered the quartermaster to allocate a batch of grain and grass from the spoils to the horse thieves according to the amount that 30,000 horses would consume in ten days, which was counted as both sides.
The settlement was clear, and from now on the two parties had nothing to do with each other. In gratitude for his generosity, Shangguan Bi and a dozen other famous horse thief leaders led their cronies to withdraw from Liu Jizhen's camp and offered to work for Hedong. Li Jiancheng looked at Li Xu and realized
There was no hesitation on the other person's face, so he accepted them very happily.
After achieving unparalleled military exploits and unexpectedly recruiting more than a dozen strong men, Li Jiancheng, a peerless beauty, was in a happy mood. At the celebration banquet that night, he opened the warehouse and ordered people to bring in large chunks of meat in large buckets.
The fine wine was delivered to the military camps of brothers from all walks of life, causing thunderous cheers inside and outside the Great Wall. Although many robes were strangers to life and death, under the cover of the atmosphere of victory, the cries of father calling son and brother crying were ignored.
During the banquet, the generals talked about the battle during the day. They all said with lingering fear that if the battle had not come in time, more than half of the gentlemen here would never have had the opportunity to raise their glasses to drink. So in terms of the credit for this crucial battle,
General Huben Luo Yi was the leader of the crowd. Immediately, someone raised a wine cup and suggested that everyone drink to Luo Yi. Luo Yi, who was known as arrogant, did not dare to hold the toast. He stood up and first clasped his fists to thank all the heroes.
Then he raised his own wine cup to Li Xu and said loudly: "Although I have an sworn hatred with you, I have to admit that you are indeed talented, courageous and knowledgeable! This top skill in guarding the soil, if
If someone else comes to fight, I will be the first to fight with them. But with you here, I don’t dare to fight!"
Everyone laughed in unison, and everyone said that Luo Yi was right. The key to the first battle was to push the Tiger and Ben iron cavalry, but the entire battle relied on Li Xu's timely planning and commanding. Li Xu blushed when everyone said it, and quickly raised his wine.
He came and thanked him and said: "In terms of merit, no one among the princes or the princes here has more soldiers participating in the war than me in Xiaohedong, and the area responsible for defense is also the longest. General Wang Fubao worked tirelessly to hide in the mountains for more than ten days. General Dou Cong
The barbarian camp and General Luo Yi were able to hide five thousand cavalry under the nose of Ashina Gutuoru without anyone noticing. Li admired both his courage and ability. Therefore,
Li will never dare to drink this wine of victory alone! How about we all raise it together and celebrate the victory together?"
"General Li is being humble!" Everyone responded in a flurry, knowing in their hearts that if Li Xu hadn't been the first to send his troops to the Great Wall, none of the heroes would have made the decision to send troops. But there is really no need to care about those at this time.
What has happened, after all, everyone came and won a great victory. It cannot be said that the Hu people will not dare to go south to herd horses from now on, but at least within three years, Ashina Gutuolu will not have the courage.
One step closer to the Great Wall
"Let me tell you, this wine of merit should be dedicated to the soldiers who are buried here!" Seeing that neither Luo Yi nor Li Xu wanted to take credit, Li Jiancheng thought about it and made a serious suggestion.
Everyone looked solemnly, refilled the wine cup in front of them, and poured it slowly at their feet. The strong aroma of wine rose into the sky, making people's eyes blurry with tears. Although those who died in battle may not be able to taste the wine of victory, the living people can.
I will never forget their vigorous figures again
"This second glass of wine, please drink it with General Hussar and General Huben." Li Jiancheng took the wine jar from the guard, poured it for Li Xu and Luo Yi with his own hands, then held the wine cups in front of the two of them one by one, smiling.
persuade
"General Hussar and General Huben, please drink together!" All the heroes responded loudly, completely ignoring that the titles of the two generals were from different camps. Li Xu and Luo Yi looked at each other, smiled candidly, and raised their wine glasses.
, first return the favor to everyone, and then drink it all in one gulp
The heroes filled their own wine glasses and drank a glass with a smile. Li Xu took the initiative to take the lead and suggested that everyone pay homage to Li Jiancheng to arrange food and grass for several days to ensure the logistics work. The heroes had also witnessed Li Jiancheng's daily hard work and knew that Li Jiancheng would
The supplies for the armies from different camps were taken care of in every possible way, so that no one could complain. It was not something ordinary people could do well, so they all raised their glasses to express their gratitude to Li Jiancheng. Since his debut, Prince Jiancheng has been living in the shadow of his father.
Recently, I have been repeatedly ostracized by my younger brother. How could I be so sincerely admired by someone who held up a cup and took a swig, swallowing all my tears and emotions mixed with the wine?
Next, Li Jiancheng took the initiative to propose a toast to Luo Yi. Luo Yi then borrowed flowers and offered Buddha's toast to the old county governor Wang Cong. Everyone took turns to toast each other. They were all dazzled by the drink. The Five Sacred Mountains all took advantage of the alcohol. General Wang Fubao of the Dou family army stood up and said drunkenly.
"We are fighting against the enemy side by side today. It is inevitable that we will meet again on the battlefield in the future. We will be enemies or friends, but we can't help ourselves. So I toast you all and have fun today. If we have no choice but to meet in the future, we will fight happily.
Regardless of the last life or death, if we only blame fate for playing tricks on people, we can’t blame each other for being so ruthless and righteous!”
After the words fell, the heroes all felt a shiver in their hearts. Everyone had been eating, drinking, joking and keeping quiet about what was going to happen in the future. In fact, they were covering their ears. All the participants in the Battle of the Great Wall understood that in terms of the strength of their troops, no one in the world could compare to the elite Boling troops.
, the Hedong warriors and the Huben cavalry are about to join forces, and Luo Yi's attitude is confusing. I am afraid that no matter which hero, in the end, he will not be as profound as Tang Wang Li Yuan Fuze.
Those who have made up their minds to seek refuge in Hedong certainly don’t need to worry about their future. Those heroes who are trying to conquer the world have no bright future. And generals like Wang Fubao who are subordinate to others can’t help but fight alongside each other in the future.
Brother, not using your full strength is disloyal to your lord, but using your full strength is betraying the meaning of fighting side by side today. Moreover, even if you try your best, you may not be able to block Er Li's attack, and the end result will be too helpless.
Thinking of this, everyone held up their wine cups with sadness in their eyes. They couldn't bear to drink, and they couldn't bear to be discordant. Li Jiancheng was not a ruthless and decisive person in the first place. His body trembled slightly, half a cup of wine was poured on his coat, and he sighed, and he put it down sadly.
He held his arm on the table and said: "Who can predict what will happen tomorrow? Although Ashina Gutuolu has retreated from Shibi Khan and Liu Wuzhou, he is still in the east of the river. There are no less than 400,000 enemy troops there.
In these days, my sister and her army of women are struggling to support themselves at Loufangguan. I don’t know if they can stop the Turks. If my Li family is lucky enough to defeat the Turks, I will meet you in the future. If we cannot join hands to create a prosperous world,
I will also retreat and stay away from others for the sake of all my friends. I will take history as a lesson, in my heart, in your heart..."
"As a man, it is a pleasure to meet an acquaintance, even an opponent, on the battlefield. Even if brothers have to raise their swords to meet each other, why should you and I be so mother-in-law?" Luo Yi has experienced many battles. He was the most open-minded about this kind of thing. He took the lead from Li Jiancheng and said with a big smile, "Why don't you drink, let's get drunk as much as possible today!"
"Senior, what you said is true!" The heroes exhaled, smiled, raised the wine cup, and drank again without leaving a drop.
Wang Fubao was originally inspired. Hearing Luo Yi's generous words, the knot in his heart was untied. He knew that with the current situation of the Dou family's army, no matter the equipment and combat effectiveness, they could not compete with the Hedong and Boling families. At the moment, Prince Dou was strong. Yes, it's just that there are no big threats in the surrounding area, and because of the introduction of Boling's New Deal internally, the people are relatively stable. But if they want to catch up with the strength of Hedong and Boling, I'm afraid it will take at least three years of dormancy. And Li Xu and Li Yuan are not willing to He is willing to give Dou Jiajun three years, but it is very difficult to say that since the facts have become like this, there is no point in worrying about it. If you just accept your fate, you can avoid losing the reputation of Prince Dou in front of your friends today.
Once the decision was made, Wang Fubao's eyes immediately lit up and he ordered someone to refill the wine cup for him. He held it high to pay tribute to Li Xu, "Wang knows that he is no match for the general. If we meet him by chance, I hope you will win." The general will do his best, and do not deliberately give in to others, which will make Wang lose even more embarrassingly."
"General Wang's words are serious!" Li Xu quickly raised a lamp in reply, "Prince Dou has not repaid the kindness of helping others. How dare Li dare to talk about war! If he and I meet, friends will still be friends, and justice will still be justice. Wouldn't it be nice to drink first and fight later?"
"A good saying is that friends are still friends, and justice is still justice!" Wang Fubao drank a bowl of wine, wiped his mouth with his hand before he finished, and said with a smile: "In this case, Wang has a request today, and I hope the general will agree to it. !”
Li Xu had always had a good impression of Wang Fubao. He nodded and said with a smile: "General Wang may say that as long as Li can do it, he will never refuse!"
Wang Fubao was overjoyed. He stood up unsteadily and said eagerly: "I admire your courage and your uprightness, so I want to be with you. But you and I don't have to live or die together. I just kowtow a few times for comfort." Can General Zhiqi agree today?!"
"I can't ask for more!" Li Xu laughed, walked out from behind, clasped his hands and saluted in all directions, "I am willing to become brothers with different surnames from General Wang Fubao today, not only to be born in the same year and the same month, but also not to have the same birth date. Because we are of the same mind, I sincerely want to ask you to be a witness, so as to comfort my friendship with each other!" After saying that, he and Wang Fubao, who are of the same age, placed an incense table in front of everyone, and made an appointment to make friends after eight bows.
After careful calculation, Wang Fubao was five years and three months older than Li Xu. Xuzi should have met his brother as a younger brother, and ordered someone to bring him a horizontal sword as a gift. Wang Fubao was a The poor man who couldn't keep any money in his hands, after working under Dou Jiande for so many years, couldn't hide anything he could use. After digging around in his arms for a long time, he took out a silver lock piece the size of a thumb and pressed it into Li Xu's hand. , said with a smile: "This is the longevity lock given to me by the old man at home when I was a child. Although including the chain, the total is only half a tael of silver, it is my most precious thing. Brother, take it. I hope it can protect you and turn disaster into good luck." Longevity!"
All the heroes are well-known men, so naturally they don't care about the importance of the gifts. Seeing Wang Fubao take out all the personal belongings given by his parents, knowing that his friendship with Li Xu comes from the bottom of his heart, they were very moved and smiled and raised their glasses.
Zhan, to congratulate Wang Fubao and Li Xu for their brotherhood, they did not refuse anyone who came, and they fucked them one by one.
The two of them were sworn sworn brothers in a graceful manner, and some people nearby looked envious of Li Jiancheng and thought to themselves, "This man named Wang and his sister-in-law met by chance, but they just fought a battle together, and they have developed a brotherly love. I am a compatriot of Shimin."
But they may not be able to have the same minds. It is Luo Gong who said it right. The country is like a picturesque place. Even brothers will inevitably raise their swords to meet each other.
Thinking about his thoughts, he unknowingly turned his attention to Luo Yi. He felt that the old general Luo Yi was well-trained, free and easy, and his whole body was filled with heroic spirit. Luo Yi also looked over and raised his hand with him from a distance.
After drinking a cup of wine calmly, Li Jiancheng felt increasingly hot in his heart. He ordered his entourage to fill it up for him, and walked quickly to Luo Yi's wine table. "General Luo's style is not inferior to that of the past. I admire you so much, please drink it full."
This cup is for the general’s longevity!”
"I would like to drink with Brother Li!" Luo Yi looked at the drunken Li Jiancheng and smiled back.
"Luo Gong calls junior brothers?" Li Jiancheng was stunned for a moment, with a smile on his face. He was born in a noble family, and he never had many friends. Everyone here, even someone as free and easy as Li Xu, was called the prince, and no one was willing to talk about his peers.
However, General Luo Yi even dared to claim the position of General Manager of Youzhou. Of course, he would not care about Li Jiancheng's family background. Calling him "brother" would bring the relationship between the two closer by a few steps.
"Of course I call you brother. You are in your thirties this year. How dare you think that I am too old!"