Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 329
Huang Gai turned his head and saw that it was Chu Qing who led them here.

"Why are you still alive?" Huang Gai gritted his teeth.

It would be hateful for the cavalry to be suppressed by the heavy infantry on the battlefield, why can't even this squad of scouts be taken down?They didn't have shields and halberds in their hands, but what Huang Gai didn't know was that the scouts were the most elite existence in the army, and they were the best in both bow and horse combat.

The Jiangdong cavalry was numerous and powerful, but they couldn't resist the onslaught of the scouts.

"Say it again, surrender to avoid death." Chu Qing held the short knife horizontally in front of him.

"If you want me to surrender, you are also worthy?" Huang Gai spat a ball of saliva, raised his knife and went straight to Chu Qing.

There were dozens of scouts around Chu Qing, how could Huang Gai be given a chance to single out the general, and he surrounded him like a pack of wolves. It was a pity that the veteran of the three dynasties of Jiangdong died in the hands of the pawns.

It is not easy to train a scout, so he will not follow the rules of fighting alone, and just use the simplest and practical method to defeat the enemy. This is a method that Lan Tian highly respects: everything is the way and not bound by the rules of the world.

With the death of the veteran Huang Gai, the battle ended before the sky was completely dark.

Most of the 900 cavalry were killed, and only [-] surrendered and survived. After marching for half a day plus a battle, the trapped army urgently needed rest and supplies, but Cheng Pu's [-] cavalry had already left for Linxiang. Gan Ning and Xi Jane has less than [-] defenders and must rush to support them as soon as possible.

Gao Shun asked people to light a bonfire, and killed the seriously injured horses for the soldiers to eat. Meat products were the most effective food for replenishing physical strength in ancient times. Although the soldiers who fell into the army were full of food when they were in Quanling, they needed the opportunity to eat meat every year. Not many, fortunately there was a big gift package of horse meat from Jiangdong.

The soldiers who fell into the formation were also strictly disciplined when they were resting. Some people cooked fresh horse meat, some were in charge of patrolling and guarding, and the rest of the soldiers sat around to share and exchange today's battles.

After the battle, Jiangdong's soldiers swept the battlefield with torches, and the cavalrymen who died in Jiangdong were piled up into hillocks.

"Sir, what are you going to do about it? Keep it as a Beijing watch to frighten Jiangdong?" Gao Shun asked.

Lan Tian waved his hands and replied: "It will be burned in a while. We don't have time to bury them. Let their comrades see them off."

In ancient times, it is safe to burrow into the ground, and cremation is not a glorious funeral, but cremation is basically used in large-scale wars, which can save time and prevent the spread of plague.

The raging fire by the Xiangshui River sees the dead off. When the fire burns out the firewood, the bones and flesh are turned into ashes, they will fall into the river with the wind and become food for fish, and get into the mud with the rain to become nutrients. Participate in another way. The cycle of this world.

Chu Qing and others carried Huang Gai's body. He was stabbed seven times in the scuffle just now. "Sir, what should we do with Huang Gai's body? Should it be burned on fire or taken away by the owl's head?"

Lan Tian shook his head: "Thinking of his loyalty and bravery, we buried him by the Xiangshui River. He was originally from Quanling, so this is not considered a death in a foreign land."

"Wei." Chu Qing accepted the order with cupped fists.

"Sir, you are truly a merciful lord, but it's a pity that Huang Gongfu is unwilling to surrender." Gao Shun sighed.

Lan Tian looked at the fire and said to himself: "You can't force everything. If you want to surrender this person, unless Sun Jian is resurrected, he will not surrender even for the sake of his descendants."

Gao Shun nodded lightly, "If Jiangdong didn't betray the alliance and invade, perhaps Huang Gai could die well. After all, it was Sun Quan who harmed him."

Lan Tian had a bitter expression on his face, thinking that the number of people killed by Sun Quan is still relatively small?Waiting for this guy to be old and fatuous is even more cruel, but according to the current historical process, there is a high probability that Sun Quan will have no chance to become emperor and found a country.

"Is there any news from Cheng Pu?" Lan Tian asked.

Gao Shun shook his head: "There is no news yet, the distance from Liling to Linxiang is not too far, we can make an urgent march before it gets dark.

Cheng Pu now has a lot of soldiers in his hands, and he won't be too anxious when he has the chance to win. Normally, he will rest for a night first. "

"We only have three hours to rest, and we have to rush to Linxiang overnight. There are too few defenders in Xingba." Lan Tian said worriedly.

"Three hours of rest are enough, and we should be able to arrive tomorrow morning, but there is so much horse meat." Gao Shun worried as he looked at the endless horse meat.

There were more than [-] war horses killed and injured just now, and nearly [-] trapped soldiers couldn't finish eating even if they let go, and they didn't have time to make dried horse meat to take away.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "The grain transport ship from Quanling will come tomorrow, let them go directly to Linxiang, and we will have a horse meat feast after we win."

"Good idea." Gao Shun agreed.

The horse meat was washed by the Xiangshui River, cut into pieces, added salt, and stewed in a pot. Soon, the aroma wafted through the army. Originally, those who surrendered were still crying for their companions (war horses), but their bodies were very honest. Join the meat queue.

In ancient times, soldiers who surrendered were generally not good. If the victor was short of food, he would most likely be executed, because the soldiers who surrendered would consume food and risk causing trouble; secondly, they would be sent as cannon fodder for the front team to charge, and those who dared to retreat would be killed on the spot , Accumulated military exploits can be promoted; the third is to be reduced to hard labor, farming, exchanging prisoners of war, or rewarding generals as slaves.

These cavalrymen who surrendered were mentally prepared, so eat enough before living hard.

Gao Shun suggested that Lantian should use surrendered troops as a charge. After all, there was still a huge gap between Cheng Pu and those who survived, and those who survived could supplement Gan Ning's troops, but Lantian refused in the end.

Because Jingnan is the rear of Jingzhou, the main enemy to guard against is Sun Quan. Leaving them behind is likely to become a hidden danger. In the end, Lantian divided the hundreds of soldiers into two groups. One group was used as hard labor to follow the brigade to transport supplies, and the other group was sent to Go to the major mines in Guiyang.

After the entrapped army finished eating the horse meat, the scouts sent a message by lighting torches. Cheng Pu's troops camped five miles away from Linxiang, and it seemed that they did not intend to launch an attack at night.

These professional soldiers didn't complain at all. They rested until the hour of the night and marched out. The light of the torches covered the stars in the night. The more than [-] feet seized at dusk carried the soldiers forward in turn, which greatly saved the physical strength of the soldiers who fell into the battle.

Cheng Pu's troops could have moved more slowly, but Ling Tong kept urging him for revenge, and finally arrived in Linxiang before dark. Although he tried his best to attack the city at night, he was finally rejected by the deputy governor Cheng Pu.

"Let all the officers and soldiers of the battalion take a good rest tonight, so that they can take down Linxiang in one fell swoop tomorrow." After dinner, Cheng Pu summoned all the generals to order.

"Captain, do you want to strengthen your guard? Gan Ning is a very important person, so beware of him coming to rob the camp at night." Han Dang quickly reminded him that he was almost killed in Jiangxia.

Because Sun Quan tried his best to cover it up, Cheng Pu didn't know about it. He smiled and said, "The defenders in Linxiang are less than three thousand. I wish Gan Ning would come and rob the camp."

"Don't be careless." Han looked at Ling Tong with lingering fear. He had been told about the situation back then.

Ling Tong squinted his eyes and said disdainfully: "Gan Ning is all infantry, if he dares to rob the camp, I will keep him safe."

Cheng Pu clapped the case and applauded: "Yigong (Han Dang) is right. Gongji (Ling Tong) is young and energetic. You will be on duty today. Forgive Gan Ning for not daring to throw himself into the trap."

"Wei." Ling Tong clasped his fists in reply.

　One of the three chapters today was posted last night, sorry sorry
　　
　
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