126 [Absurd record] (for the leader of the boat 666
Zhang Maolan was shot in the left arm and was bleeding. He no longer had the strength to swing his sword, but he refused to retreat. Instead, he stepped towards the bandits.
Those who captured the northern city wall were all old thieves, and their fighting power was very strong.
But Zhang Maolan rushed forward regardless of life and death, and the village warriors also paid a heavy price for their personal protection, forcing these old thieves who had climbed into the city to retreat steadily.
"Zhang County Zun, please remember to raise my son!" A woman shouted loudly and suddenly flew out. She hugged an old thief by the waist, bit his arm, and threw herself out of the city wall with all her strength. They both died together.
Law.
Four months ago, the woman's entire family died at the hands of thieves. Only she and her youngest son hid in a well to escape. Now they finally avenged their family.
The woman was so cruel that the eyes of the local heroes turned red, and they all rushed to kill her desperately.
In an instant, the old thieves retreated one after another, and some thieves even jumped off the city wall - the earthen wall of the county town was not high, and if you were lucky enough, you would probably break your leg if you jumped.
"Reinforcements have arrived, and the leader of the thieves has escaped!"
"The thieves are defeated! Kill them!"
There were bursts of shouts from the east city, and then there were thunderous cheers from the west and south cities. Although the battle outside the city could not be seen from the north city, the morale of the country warriors was also boosted. Zhang Maolan raised his sword and shouted: "Everyone, protect your family."
Country, right now!”
In just a few breaths, all the old thieves were driven off the city wall.
Zhang Maolan was lying next to the female wall, and saw that the woman was still moving, as if she was being saved by the rebels. He immediately shouted: "Hurry down and get the sister-in-law up!"
Here, Xiangyong was rescuing people, and Zhang Maolan quickly ran to the east city wall. Wherever he passed, he saw escaping bandits all outside the city, and it was impossible to see the edge of the mountains and plains.
"Where are the reinforcements?" Zhang Maolan asked.
The county captain was covered in blood and was seriously injured. A doctor was dressing his wounds. He pointed toward the outside of the city and said with a grin: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Zhang Maolan leaned forward and looked around, and saw two hundred cavalrymen chasing the leader of the bandits among the countless rebels.
"Just these reinforcements?" Zhang Maolan couldn't believe it.
The county captain laughed loudly: "We are a ragtag group of people. We three thousand warriors can defend the city for several days. Why can't two hundred elite cavalry break the formation?"
Although it was a mob, there were still more than ten thousand people.
If it were other officers and soldiers, they would have thousands of cavalry, but they would not dare to take the initiative to attack.
Zhang Maolan sighed with emotion: "I don't know who the general is, but he is so brave and brave. He is a true hero! I will go to the imperial court to show his merits."
The county magistrate in charge of logistics hurried over and shouted: "Your Majesty, hurry out of the city to chase the enemy, don't miss this opportunity!"
Zhang Maolan really has no military talent. He just dares to do things more than other magistrates. At this moment, he said: "The city gate is blocked by huge rocks, and it won't be possible to move it for a while."
The county magistrate said: "The thieves left many ladders, and you can go down them along the ladder!"
Zhang Maolan was about to speak when he suddenly saw the cavalry commander outside the city, riding on his horse, drawing his bow and shooting an arrow. He shot the leader of the bandit to death in the middle of the rebel army with one arrow. His blood suddenly surged, he raised his sword and shouted: "The leader of the bandit is dead!
Follow me out of the city to kill the enemy!"
Wang Yuan had already thrown away his horse, rushed over, dismounted, and chopped off Sun Hu's head with one knife. Then he took the head and galloped on his horse, killing the fleeing thieves along the way. He ordered his cavalry to shout: "The head of the thieves is dead, surrender."
Avoid death!"
"The leader of the thieves is dead, and those who surrender will avoid death!"
Wherever the cavalry passed, more and more thieves surrendered, threw away their weapons, and chose to surrender on the spot.
They had only been thieves for half a month, and they were exhausted physically and mentally from the previous few days of siege. At this moment, they no longer even had the desire to escape.
Wang Yuan shouted and led his men to kill the bandit leader's bodyguard.
These personal guards all wear armor and wear different clothes. They are all old thieves with bloody hands.
Zhu Ying, an eunuch, had been studying literature and martial arts since he was a child, and he had also dreamed of going into battle to kill the enemy one day. When he saw that the bandits were defeated across the board, he actually took Wu Liande's Jin Yi guards sentry cavalry and personally led the army to chase down the fleeing bandits, as if he was the only one who
He is a general who has won battles.
Zhu Zhi just wanted to look up to the sky and scream. He had been in the army for fifteen years, and he had never been as happy as he was today.
Cool!
So cool!
Two hundred elite cavalry charged directly at the bandits' central army, killing tens of thousands of rebel bandits before they collapsed and fled. The heroic feeling made his whole body boil with excitement.
Looking at Wang Yuan in front of him, Zhu Zhi could only admire him now, what else could he have to complain about?
Following such a brave general, there is nowhere in the world to go!
The battle between the two armies lasted only a moment, but it took several hours to pursue the fugitives. It was not until dark that Wang Yuan led his army back.
After counting the number of people, the loss was slight.
While charging, a cavalryman was hit by a stray arrow on his horse and fell to death. Several other cavalrymen were hit by arrows, but because they were wearing armor, they only suffered some superficial injuries.
Otherwise there were no further casualties.
Just because Wang Yuan took the lead and charged into the formation alone, with the power of charge with two hundred cavalry, he had already routed the oncoming bandits, and his cavalry did not encounter any real resistance at all.
Countless bandits were beheaded and more than 3,000 prisoners were taken prisoner.
Faced with such a comparison of battle losses, the knights looked at each other in shock, even more shocked than before, and they all cast fanatical glances at Wang Yuan.
Two hundred cavalrymen defeated more than ten thousand thieves, beheaded countless people, and captured three thousand prisoners. Only one of them was killed, and several others were slightly injured.
This crazy record does not need to be exaggerated at all. If you report it truthfully, the censor will be suspected of lying about military merit, and they will even accuse them of killing good people and taking merit!
Who would believe it?
From Zhu Zhi, Zhu Cong, Zhu Xiang, to every cavalryman under his command, they themselves couldn't believe it.
"Am I dreaming?" Zhu Cong slapped himself.
Zhu Xiang originally had a good impression of Wang Yuan because of his horse riding and shooting competition, and now he turned into a die-hard fan. He looked at Wang Yuan with obsession, as if he were gazing at his lover, and said sincerely: "If Wang Yushi no longer serves as a civil servant, he will command the cavalry for His Majesty.
, I would be willing to lead his horse, buckle and pedal for him.”
"Hey, flying general Wang Erlang in white is indeed worthy of his reputation." Zhu Cong smiled a little awkwardly, after all, he had always shown hostility before.
Zhu Xiang said: "You have been in the capital camp, so of course you don't know how valuable generals are. My eldest brother and I were transferred from Xuanda University by Mr. Liu, and we have encountered a lot of troubles. If Wang Yushi can take charge of the affairs of the border town, the Mongolian army will
How dare the prince join the invaders every year?"
"Second brother is right." Zhu Cong actually disagreed, because the Ming Dynasty's border troubles were not a matter of lacking a strong man.
While the two men were talking, Zhu Zhi suddenly walked up to Wang Yuan, knelt down on his knees, and said in admiration: "Wang Yushi, I was wrong before, so I shouldn't blame you for nothing. This time I am completely convinced. In the future, you will point out
No matter where you fight, I will never say no!"
"Brother Zhu said something serious, please get up quickly. This is not my fault alone." Wang Yuan smiled and helped Zhu Zhi up.
It's really not a matter of spectacle. Without the help of three cavalry commanders, it is impossible to change the formation when facing the enemy. It will inevitably get mixed up with the anti-thief cavalry. Even if Wang Yuan rides alone, he cannot defeat the formation of spearmen. He must
It will only take two hundred cavalry to follow and charge into the formation.
After this wonderful drama of peace between generals and prime ministers, the eunuch Zhu Yingcai led Wu Liande over, cupped his fists and said: "Congratulations to Wang Yushi for this unparalleled feat!"
"Without Supervisor Zhu in charge, I would have run out of food halfway through. How could we have achieved this amazing feat together?" Wang Yuan said with a smile.
Zhu Ying liked to hear such compliments, and even suddenly thought: If I follow Wang Erlang and fight more battles, I can become a veteran on the battlefield. From now on, I can lead an army alone, and I can be one of the three treasured eunuchs in this world!
The two complimented each other, and Wang Yuan looked worried: "It's a pity that the six to seven hundred thieves took advantage of the chaos to escape. If another thieves leader is elected, these thieves will sweep across the prefectures and counties, and they can quickly capture tens of thousands of thieves."
people!"
"That's true." Zhu Ying agreed.
This is why the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi is difficult to put down. There are too many cavalry against the rebels, and they all run very fast. If they are not eradicated, they will surely resurface.
Seeing that the sky was completely dark, Zhu Ying frowned and said angrily: "The magistrate here is so negligent that he didn't even come to welcome us into the city!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Maolan escorting two carts of grain and grass out of the city, clasping his fists and saying: "Generals, thank you for risking your life to save me. But there are too many trivial matters. We just opened the blocked city gate. I apologize for any negligence."
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Zhu Ying pointed to the two carts of grain and grass: "Are you sending beggars away?"
Zhang Maolan explained: "This county was looted by bandits four months ago. Recruiting the refugees consumed a lot of food. Now we have to resettle these captured bandits, and there is really no extra food and grass. By the way, I will be the magistrate of Qiu County, Zhang Maolan.
, I wonder how many generals have their surnames?"
Wang Yuan clasped his fists and returned the salute: "I compiled it for the Hanlin Academy and inspected it as the Censor Wang Yuan."
"The No. 1 Scholar in Jinke?" Zhang Maolan was surprised.
Wang Yuan smiled and introduced: "This is brother Zhu Ying, the eunuch."
Zhang Maolan glanced at Zhu Ying's fake beard and couldn't wrap his mind around it. He usually didn't have a good look when he saw the eunuch, but after all, Zhu Ying was the reinforcement who saved the county, so he immediately gave him the courtesy: "It turns out it was the eunuch in person.
, I’m so polite.”
Wang Yuan introduced Wu Liande and the three Zhu sons again, which made Zhang Maolan's scalp numb.
Good guys, these people are either the top scholar in the Jinke Department and the censor of the patrol, or they are eunuchs, commanders of the royal guards and the leopard room cavalry. You can't afford to offend any one of them!
What's even more rare is that these people are so noble that they dare to defeat the enemy with a small number and risk their lives.
Zhang Maolan felt admiration from the bottom of his heart, and his attitude became more respectful. He smiled and invited a few people to go into the city to rest. But at the same time, he also adhered to his principles and resolutely refused to allow the two hundred cavalry and royal guards to enter the city. He only sent people to bring wine and food outside the city.
A good reward.
A few days later, Leopard Room.
The cabinet and six ministers were summoned, and Zhu Houzhao happily took out the battle report: "Gentlemen, let's take a look at the good news ahead."
The battle report was turned around in the hands of the ministers, and they all frowned.
Yang Yiqing reminded: "Your Majesty, 200 elite cavalry defeated more than 10,000 enemies, beheaded countless people, and captured 3,000 people. However, one of them was killed and four others were slightly injured. This... This record is really unbelievable. I'm afraid there are false reports.
Disgusted."
All the ministers said yes.
"Hahahahaha!"
Zhu Houzhao was in a happy mood today and threw out a memorandum with a big smile: "This is a memorial from Zhang Maolan, the magistrate of Renqiu County, brought back by Jin Yiwei. I have also heard of the name Zhang Maolan, the upright official of the world, in the Leopard Room. Don't you think so?"
Still don’t believe it?”
The ministers circulated it again, and they probably all believed it, but they didn't know what to say.
You are a top scholar, why don't you be so fierce?
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "I have sent this battle report, together with Zhang Maolan's memorial, to all the armies, asking them to learn from Wang Erlang!"
After the border troops were dispatched into North Zhili, the people who led the army had been changed. Admiral Lu Wan, the minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of Youqiandu, was in charge of military affairs and had full command of the Beijing camp, Xuanfu and Yansui officers and troops.
Lu Wan received the battle report from the emperor and was immediately under great pressure.