At this time, the three veterans of the brigade, Zhou, Cui and Huo, were revealed. They did not kill the rebels like Ma Yue did, nor did they risk their lives like the young soldiers in the team.
Instead, they tried their best to restrain the brothers under their command and keep them in basic formation, so as not to force the enemy's trapped beasts to counterattack and cause unnecessary casualties.
The performance of the other brigade leaders who were veterans of the Anxi Army was similar to that of Zhou, Cui, and Huo. They did not seek to gain more military exploits, but sought to minimize losses on their own side. Even so, the enemy troops remaining on the battlefield were still very fast.
All were killed and captured. When the shouts around him gradually weakened, Captain Ma Yue finally woke up from the fever of the battle, turned around on his mount, and walked back awkwardly. Counting the team with a bit of guilt.
, all 300 brothers were present, and only a dozen of them suffered very minor injuries. Half of them were caused by accidental falls while rushing down the hillside, which did not cause serious harm at all.
This can be regarded as a miracle that Ma Yue has never heard of. In his impression, "killing three thousand enemies and damaging oneself eight hundred" is a rare victory. In this battle, the veterans and recruits of the Anxi Army suffered losses
All put together, I'm afraid it's just over 500. However, they almost wiped out all 4,000 rebels under Sun Xiaozhe. How can such a glorious victory be described as a "great victory"?
"They say the rebels are powerful, but they don't have three heads and six arms?" After winning the first battle, the morale of the recruits was greatly boosted. They wiped the blood on their weapons with hay and whispered with a smile.
"Then it depends on who the opponents they have encountered before? I heard someone say that more than half a month ago, the more than 60,000 soldiers in Lingwu were defeated by the rebels in one encounter. If it weren't for our big family,
The general arrived in time, and there probably won't even be anyone left to collect the corpses!" Some soldiers were well-informed and lowered their voices to spread hearsay information.
His words were echoed, "That is, our general is the nemesis of the rebels. From July to now, when has the traitor been allowed to get even half a cent off?!"
"If you ask me, the court should put all the troops and horses under the command of our general. Anyway, it is a waste to give it to others. Not only will we not be able to win the battle, but our general will have to travel thousands of miles to save him!" mentioned Wang Xun.
All the soldiers, even if they have just joined the Anxi Army less than a month ago, are full of pride in their achievements.
In the joy of victory, Ma Yue did not feel that his brothers' words were too excessive. Although not long ago, he was a general named Mingwei by the imperial court. He walked a few steps aside and talked to three of his capable subordinates with a smile: "
At this rate, it won't take too long for the brothers to take over the battlefield. Our Anxi Army originally suffered from a small number of soldiers. Once the brothers in the selected vanguard camp are all qualified, it won't be a big deal to fight to the gates of Chang'an..."
Perhaps because they have become accustomed to such victories, the three capable subordinates were not as excited as Ma Yue. They frowned and thought for a while, and the brigade named Zhou led the group and said on behalf of everyone: "Master Xiaowei, please don't underestimate it.
Sun Xiaozhe, this person has been defeated by our general not once or twice, but he can quickly get back on his feet every time."
"But An Lushan can't endlessly replenish his soldiers! The rebels only have more than 200,000 available soldiers, and they are now scattered in several battlefields in the southeast, northwest and northwest..." He was splashed on the head by his subordinates.
The ladle of cold water made Ma Yue unable to get off the stage for a moment, so he smiled and argued in a low voice.
"It's not a question of whether An Lushan will replenish his team!" Brigade Cui was very impatient. Before Ma Yue could express his meaning clearly, he quickly took over the topic. "It's just that Sun Xiaozhe's performance today was abnormal. Logically speaking.
Said, he shouldn't be so reluctant to hit!"
"I also feel that something is not right about today's battle. Even if he suspects that he encountered an ambush from us, Sun Xiaozhe should have the ability to lead his team to escape unscathed." Huo's opinion is consistent with Cui's, and they also think that this is the case.
The victory was too smooth and inconsistent with everyone's past experience.
Ma Yue had just arrived, and his combat experience was certainly not comparable to that of the veterans. Looking at the two brigade leaders under his command, his face was full of confusion.
Lu Lian, whose surname was Zhou, was a bit rounder. When he saw Ma Yue like this, he smiled and stepped forward to explain: "General, don't be as knowledgeable as these two guys! These two guys are donkeys. They only know how to endure hardship and hardship, and don't know what comfort is. But...
.." After a pause, he continued to add, "Sun Xiaozhe's performance today is indeed not very improved! When the general led us to fight with him two months ago, he didn't seem to be as invincible as he is now.
!”
"I'm afraid there might be trouble behind him!" Since the three brigade leaders under his command all expressed the same idea, Ma Yue could also follow the good example. After thinking about it, he judged with a smile, "When I was over there in Lingwu, I heard that
As I said, Cui Qianyou and Sun Xiaozhe are the same as each other. Cui Qianyou’s food and grass were burned down by our general, and now that he is out of power, he might turn around and trouble Sun Xiaozhe!"
"This possibility is unlikely. After all, they are still a group now!" Regarding the rumors about the rift between the rebel generals, Brigadier Zhou had heard some rumors. After thinking about it, he shook his head and denied it. "Unless, unless An Lu
Shan Naxi committed too many sins and was struck to death by thunder from the sky."
"I'm just dreaming, it's winter now, how can there be thunder..."
"You guys, why don't you go dance the Great God!"
The other two brigade leaders were ruder to their old friend than Si. They laughed and joked after hearing that the brigade surnamed Zhou was talking about wishful thinking.
"That's hard to say. God can't sleep all the time and refuse to open his eyes!" The brothers' lightheartedness and humor quickly infected Ma Yue. He grinned widely and retorted while laughing.
While the four of them were chatting and laughing, they suddenly heard a burst of cheers not far away. Turning around, they saw several silver-armored warriors walking slowly with a battle flag. Under the battle flag, it was Wang Xun, the governor of Anxi, who had just arrived.
After ending his pursuit of death and chasing north, he returned to visit his brothers.
"General, general!"
"General, general!"
Amidst the cheers like a heat wave, Wang Xun slowly folded his arms and made a long bow towards the surrounding people.
"The general is mighty, mighty!"
"General Yum! Yum!"
In an instant, both new and old soldiers were shouting at the top of their lungs. Everyone had admiration on their faces, and everyone tried to straighten their bodies or put their toes up. They just hoped that the eyes of their general would stay on them.
For a moment, the general's smile was directed exclusively at himself.
"Being able to serve under this man, even if Ma dies on the battlefield tomorrow, he will have no regrets in this life!" Although he is much older than Wang Xun, Ma Yue looked at the battle flag getting closer and closer to him.
Still couldn't help but feel hot in my heart.
As if hearing his thoughts, the tasseled banner of Anxi Jiedushi was getting closer and closer to him. It almost stopped at a distance of about 20 steps in the direction directly opposite his eyes. Then, a soldier dressed as a soldier came to a stop.
Before the man left, he asked loudly: "General Mingwei, Ma Yue, is here. Lord Protector has asked you to come over!"
"I, Lord Protector called me?" Unable to believe his ears, Ma Yue was stunned and opened his mouth instantly. Thanks to Zhou Lvli's alertness, he slapped him hard on the back to stop him from being surprised.
He woke up, straightened his clothes, and slowly walked out of the queue under the gaze of countless pairs of envious and jealous eyes, slowly walking towards the soldiers who were delivering the order.
"Knife, horizontal knife, horizontal knife!" the three brigade leaders reminded loudly from behind. Ma Yue's foot obviously stumbled, and he stumbled out for several steps. He smiled and went to untie the weapon on his waist.
"Boom!" A burst of good-natured laughter erupted from the surroundings. Although everyone knew in their hearts that it would not be easier for them to change places with this person.
"No need!" The soldier in charge of delivering the order waved his hand and stopped Ma Yue from making unnecessary movements. "On the battlefield, you don't need to take off your weapons when you see anyone."
"Alas! Alas!" Ma Yue became a little at a loss. He agreed repeatedly and went back to find three capable subordinates for more advice. Zhou, Cui, and Huo, the three brigade leaders, had obviously not been summoned by Wang Xun alone.
He grinned, showing a helpless expression.
On this occasion, it is better to be respectful than to obey orders. Anyway, he has already joined the Anxi Army. Even if he was removed from the captain's commission due to a moment of impoliteness, he is content to be a small soldier. With the mood of risking everything, Ma Yue no longer follows the orders of his own soldiers.
Too polite, he hung the horizontal knife back on his waist and strode towards the person who summoned him.
At this moment, Wang Xun had jumped off the horse with the help of his soldiers. In front of many brothers, he took off his heavy armor, revealing the sweat-soaked robe underneath. Someone brought a cashmere cloak.
, draped it over his shoulders. Several other soldiers brought a leather bag and poured the strong liquor inside into a copper bowl.
"Let the brothers also drink a few sips to warm themselves up. Then find a sunny and sheltered place to rest for half an hour. Be careful not to catch cold!" After taking the wine bowl, Wang Xun drank a few sips of his own, and then ordered loudly.
Immediately, a general went down to execute the order. Soon, all the brothers participating in the war were led by their respective commanders to a sunny hillside not far away. They picked up horsehide bags filled with strong liquor and drank in turns.
Wang Xun himself drank less than half a bowl of wine, stretched his sore arms, and then ordered someone to pour a bowl of strong wine for Ma Yue. He smiled and said: "You can have a bowl too, you're welcome. It's very cold here.
You are most susceptible to wind after sweating!”
Without even a formal greeting, he was first given a bowl of strong wine. This way of meeting was quite unique. Colonel Ma Yue was stunned again, took the wine cup, and drank it with his head raised.
"Do you still want to drink?" Wang Xun didn't have the airs of a general at all. When he saw Ma Yue drinking happily, he smiled and grabbed a leather bag containing wine and threw it directly into his arms.
Ma Yue took it a few times before barely letting go of the leather bag. He smiled and responded loudly: "That's enough. Thank you so much, General. I'd like to save the wine in it and drink it after winning the next battle."
