Chapter 36 Capture the prisoner and reward the sword
At dawn, the local battle in the southwest of Wangdengtai Mountain was coming to an end. Except for a small number of Japanese soldiers who broke out of the encirclement and fled, most of them were wiped out.
Although the remnants of Jinzhong's army had various shortcomings, they were basically able to fight bravely and play a huge role in this battle.
The brave general Zhou Tong, deputy lieutenant of Zhenwei of the Admiral's Mansion in Jinzhong, led 300 elite soldiers to cover their bodies with high shields covered with white cloth. They lurked in the snow in the direction of the enemy's breakout to the southwest. They waited for the captives to ride past and pushed out the shields.
, directly disrupting the enemy cavalry's breakout formation, Yang Yihang and Ma Yi led a small number of fine cavalry to attack bravely from both wings, creating conditions for the Jiangdong left army infantry to arrive in time to outflank the enemy soldiers on a large scale.
On a snowy moonlit night, the remnants of Jiangdong Left Army and Jinzhong Army had two sentinel fires at Wangdentai Mountain and Wokou Village to point out the direction, so it was not easy to lose their way; for the Donglu cavalry who were beaten so hard that they ran away with their heads covered.
Often they break out of the encirclement, lose their way, and then run headlong into the encirclement.
At dawn, in addition to all the cavalry dispersed to guard the battlefield and eliminate small groups of remaining enemies, all infantry gathered in the direction of Wangdentai Mountain. Lin Mengde also sent all the auxiliary troops from the labor camp out to clear the battlefield, and asked General Lin Fu to
Part of the cavalry was assigned to him to collect the horses that were scattered everywhere.
Most of the foreign horses that can be used as military horses are gentle in temperament. There are scattered horses everywhere in the southern part of Jinhai. They will not run away when people approach. Often an auxiliary soldier will lead ten or eight horses back. Lin Mengde
It is estimated that three to four thousand horses were captured in this battle. What he has a headache now is that the need for grain and fodder to maintain a horse is two to three times that of ordinary soldiers. Such a large number of horses is simply not what Jiangdong Zuojun can do.
Eaten.
Lin Fu set up a simple shelter on the top of Wangdentai Mountain as a command post. Lin Xuwen, Liu Zhi, and Yang Zhishan stayed inside, waiting for the troops to return to report their victory.
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and dozens of horses came galloping up the mountain. Ning Zechen and Zhou Tongwei, the three of them hugged a white horse and walked on the back of the horse. On the back of the horse was a man covered in blood but tied like a rice dumpling.
The man galloped to the command shed, Ning Zechen, Ma Yigong, Zhou Tong dismounted, took the captured man off the horse, and threw him in front of the command shed, Ning Zechen said loudly: "Commander Cao
We are here to report our victory to your lords. The captured thieves, chieftains, and deputy capitals all have the same names, a silver medal, a halberd, and a sword. Please inspect them, your lords!"
"Okay," Lin Fu stood up, holding his saber, looking at the half-dead body in front of the command shed, covered in blood, and asked loudly, "Whoever has captured the chiefs has the most merit in battle, please report to everyone in a loud voice."
Generals and soldiers, listen..."
"Ma Yigong, the lieutenant of the Zhaowu School of the Admiral's Office in Jinzhong, and Zhou Tong, the deputy lieutenant of Zhenwei, were lucky enough to receive this honor. They really contributed to the Jiangdong Left Army..." Ma Yigong, Zhou Tong stood up and replied loudly, these words were attributed to Cao Ziang
I came here after being taught.
"Okay, okay, okay, the generals in Jinzhong are indeed brave and good at fighting," Lin Fu comforted him, and then said to Lin Xuwen, Liu Zhi, and Yang Zhishan, cupping his hands, "The chiefs who can be captured in this battle are all Lin Duqian and Liu Guanjun.
, Chief Yang has done his job in supervising the battle, please three adults to come forward and watch the prisoners!"
Liu Zhi's eyes were wandering. He had already guessed that the left army from Jiangdong fighting in Jinhai should be the remnants of the Jinzhong soldiers trapped here. In the battle of Gaoyang, the Jinzhong soldiers were almost completely destroyed. Although Mr. Hao later said
Instead of being blamed, the emperor was given the overall responsibility of supervising the King Qin Division of the whole world. Anyone with a clear mind knew clearly that the destruction of King Qin Division in Jinzhong was directly related to Lord Hao leading the Jibei troops and refusing to save them. I am afraid that these Jinzhong troops
The disabled general also hated Master Hao so much that he gritted his teeth.
Liu Zhi glanced at Lin Fu and saw that he was inspecting the generals who had returned to report the victory with a stern expression. He thought to himself that he could not believe that he could not figure out the joints. In any case, the victory of Jinhai was happening before his eyes, and Lin Fu was even more worried.
He was the favored general of the Chu Party, and Lin Xuwen was on the same side with him. Lin Fu relied on the power of three great victories, but even if he didn't take Sir Hao seriously, he could at most say that he was young and arrogant. For a while, there was really nothing he could do to Liu Zhi.
He smiled and said: "Superintendent Lin is so polite. If a certain family stands here and gets credit, this credit comes too easily. A certain family does not dare to compete with the soldiers who fought bloody battles for this credit..."
"Master Liu is the deputy envoy sent by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to observe the army. This battle is not attributed to Master Liu, so how can it be justified?" Lin Fu said with a smile. After hearing the meaning of Liu Zhi's words, he still wanted to put aside the relationship and go to Jinzhong.
The problem of the remnants of the army is really difficult, but relying on the victory of Jinhai, at least we can seize the initiative to solve the problem.
Lin Fu told Lin Xuwen beforehand, but Lin Xuwen didn't say anything. The left army in Jiangdong was short of troops, so it was proper to come to Jinhai to join forces with the remnants of the Jinzhong army to fight. Could it be because he was afraid of Hao Zong's achievements and gave up Jinhai, which was within easy reach?
No great victory?
With the great victory at Jinhai, many middle and low-level generals in the remnants of Jinzhong's army had enough to atone for their sins, and there was no need to worry about being held accountable for Gaoyang's defeat. As for Hao Zongcheng, it was impossible to stare at Gaoyang's defeat.
The key is still the question of whether to retain the remnants of the Jinzhong army after the war. Whether to retain the organizational structure and return to Jinzhong, or to disband and integrate it into various armies, or to integrate it into the front line of the frontier army. These are all matters that Zhang Xie and Tang Haoxin can decide.
Lin Xuwen didn't have a headache about this matter at the moment. He knew that Lin Furuo was leading the army to march westward. He wanted to gain a foothold in Hejian Prefecture in the name of the censor of Youdu Qian and supervise the military preparation of Hejian Prefecture, and he also wanted to win over Ma Yi.
Thanks to Zhou Tong, these generals from Jinzhong.
Lin Xuwen walked down and looked at the general in front of the shed. He was covered in blood. He didn't know whether it was the blood flowing out of him or the blood splashed on him by Jiangdong Zuojun generals. In short, his clothes and armor were soaked. At this time,
He was tied up tightly, and his eyes as big as copper bells were still open, and his eyes were very ferocious. He thought to himself that he was really a strongman among the thieves...
"This general's name is Xinjue Timur, and he is the deputy commander of the army of King Donghu." Lin Fu took the silver plaque, looked at it carefully, and said, "The military system of Donghu is divided into king's army and tribes."
The soldiers, the king's army, were composed of the elites of the Yeji tribe and the elites of other tribes from Yejier, the chief of the Donglu. At the beginning, there were about ten thousand cavalry. With ten thousand cavalry, it was said that they could conquer the world. It was indeed the most elite fighting force of the Donglu tribe.
The soldiers were originally drawn from various tribes. They were formed during wars and the soldiers were sent back. However, recently, there have been frequent border incidents, and the tribal soldiers have gradually become Donglu's standing troops. There are seven groups, and there are eight groups in total with the king's army. This
This is also the origin of the term "Eight Tribes of Donglu Soldiers". The Wangzhang soldiers were personally led by Yejier, the chief of the Donglu tribes. The status of the deputy commander is comparable to that of the other seven tribes. He is really a big fish..." Lin
Fu explained the Donglu military system to Lin Xuwen.
"Then," Lin Xuwen turned around and asked Yang Zhishan, "this bandit is comparable to the admiral of this dynasty."
"It's not inappropriate to say that," Yang Zhishan said, "Even if it's different, it's not much different..." He was kept in the dark beforehand. He didn't know that it was the remnants of the Jinzhong Army who were fighting with the Jiangdong Left Army.
The suspicion was not over yet. He wanted to take the captured halberd from Ning Zechen's hand. When he grabbed it, he realized that the halberd was too heavy and he couldn't pick it up. The handle of the halberd was cold and there were spiral patterns on the grip.
Do you think the whole body is made of fine steel?
Lin Fu saw that Yang Zhishan hadn't picked up the halberd. He grabbed the halberd out of curiosity. Hey, I'm afraid it weighed no more than seventy kilograms. Such a heavy weapon, not to mention being stabbed, was whipped like a whip. Ordinary
Even if a person is wearing scale armor, half of his life will be beaten. I don't know how much more damage will be done to capture this person alive.
Liu Zhi knew the opportunity and did not pick up the halberd. Instead, he took the sword from Zhou Tong's hand and took a closer look.
This knife is really beautiful. The handle is made of copper and is inlaid with silver wire. There is a blood agate as big as a horse's eye inlaid on each side of the grip. The scabbard is also inlaid with various broken gems. Liu Zhi temporarily ordered the Jinzhong soldiers to
The remnant's questions were forgotten, and he admired the knife carefully, looking for the mechanism, and pulled the knife out. The sound of the knife coming out of the sheath was particularly clear, and the blade shone coldly under the moon, as sharp as this
Cold light can also stab people: "It's such a good knife. Mr. Hao and I have been in the army for some time. I have never seen such a good knife..."
"It's such a good sword..." Lin Fu returned the halberd to Ning Zechen. He was about to take the sword and take a closer look, but Lin Mengde pulled it behind him. When he turned around, he saw Lin Mengde winking at him.
But I saw Liu Zhi looking at the knife with greedy eyes. Not to mention Liu Zhi, even Zhou Tong looked at the knife with a very different look.
As a military general, most of his other hobbies are fictitious, but his love for weapons is from the bottom of his heart; I never thought that Liu Zhi also liked knives.
Ning Zechen said from the side: "This prisoner was very difficult to catch. It was Captain Zhou who got behind the horse and threw him off the horse, and then we worked together to catch him. This knife was also captured by Captain Zhou..."
"Commander Ning should chop him on the shoulder with Mo Dao first..." Zhou Tong said sheepishly, looking at the sword in Liu Zhi's hand.
Ning Zechen came with a halberd, and Zhou Tong came with a sword. Lin Fu knew that they had already divided the spoils before they came, and expected that he would give the sword to Zhou Tong and the halberd to Ning Zechen, but Lin Meng
The intention was to give the sword to Liu Zhi, but it was really difficult, so Lin Fu did not reach out to take the sword.
Liu Zhi pulled out the knife, waved it a few times, and asked Lin Fu proudly: "Prisoner Lin, do you think I can still get into your eyes these times?"
Lin Fu also didn't expect Liu Zhi to be good at swordsmanship, so he was a little confused and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Mr. Liu doesn't lead the troops to kill the enemy. This sword should belong to Liu Guanjun..."
"Really?" Liu Zhi asked happily, then said, "After capturing the chief, this sword should be presented to the emperor together with the chief. No one dares to be greedy..."
"If I want to present my victory to the Emperor, it is Master Liu who should use this sword to present his victory..." Lin Fu was afraid that Liu Zhi would not be greedy for his benefit, so he insisted on giving the sword to Liu Zhi.
Liu Zhi wanted to break away from the Jiangdong Left Army before, saying that he would not distinguish the military merits of the Tianjin-Hai Victory. At this time, he was greedy for this knife and hesitated. After hesitating for a while, he smiled and said: "Prince Lin, you are harming me."
Ah..." He took the knife in his hand, but had no intention of returning it to Lin Fu.
Zhou Tong was not good at concealing his thoughts and had a look of disappointment on his face. Gao Yang was defeated miserably and ten soldiers in Jinzhong died, all thanks to the eunuch. At this time, the eunuch Liu Zhi took away his beloved sword again.
Breeding hatred. Lin Fu saw Zhou Tong's look in his eyes, took off the knife from his waist, and said: "Colonel Zhou has the ability to catch thieves. I shouldn't reward him, but Captain Zhou's prowess is amazing."
, I have a sword here that was captured during the Great Victory of Cangnan. I could not find a qualified owner, so I gave it to Captain Zhou, hoping that Captain Zhou would use it to build military merit again..."
"..." Zhou Tong said awkwardly. He didn't know what to do for a moment. Of course he knew in his heart that Lin Fu must have loved wearing the knife on his waist. He wanted to refuse but Lin Fu stuffed the knife into his hand and blushed.
Stuttering and unable to say anything.
p: Brothers, you must develop a good habit when voting red!