The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 148
Jia Ke and Fan Kang led the generals into the city on foot. As soon as they entered the city, they saw people on both sides of the road welcoming him. When they saw Jia Ke coming in, they all cheered in unison.

Jia Ke kept clapping his hands to both sides of the road, and kept saying, thank his parents and folks for their support!Only then did he defeat the Tatars several times.It is true that every time the invasion was interrupted, the people in Kaiping Town contributed money and effort, and almost every household produced young men. When Jia Ke was not here, almost every family brought filial piety after every war.Therefore, in the two years since Jia Ke came, Kaiping Town did not lose much population, and the ordinary people hardly suffered any losses, so the common people are grateful to Jia Ke.

It was a short road, and it took Jia Ke nearly an hour to arrive at the Garrison Mansion.Back at the garrison mansion, Jia Ke sat in the lobby, and the generals lined up on both sides. Jia Ke looked down and saw these people with their chests and belly folded, like roosters who had won a fight.Jia Ke didn't have any dissatisfaction with their actions. If they hadn't moved forward bravely, no matter how powerful Jia Ke was, it would be impossible for him to defeat the Tatars, so they had something to be proud of.

Next, Jia Ke ordered Chen Xi to report the results of this battle, which was what Jia Ke cared most about.

As soon as Chen Xi heard this, he stepped forward and said to Jia Ke, "My lord, in this battle, our army beheaded more than 3000 Tatars, captured more than [-] horses, and captured more than [-] people. Other weapons and weapons Countless. But we also lost more than [-] people.”

When the generals below heard this, they exploded with a bang, and all of them were elated.Don't blame them either, it's their biggest win ever.Last year, it was claimed to have defeated the Tatar Khan, but in fact it was just relying on the advantage of defense. This time, it really defeated the Tatars in the field and achieved such a great result.

Jia Ke calmly ordered to the following: "Behead all the Tatars who died in the battle and build it into a Jingguan. The location is next to the last Jingguan."

The generals had no objection to what he said, after all, they had already done it once, and only they, Kaiping Town, could do this to intimidate the Tatars. Isn't it an honor.

Jia Ke saw that there was no objection, so he said the second item: "All the captured Tatars will be reduced to slaves. Chen Xi, you can recruit some people to take care of these slaves and let them shepherd the sheep for me." Now Jia Ke is using power for personal gain. In one sentence, he added hundreds of slaves to himself.

Fan Kang greatly appreciated Jia Ke's kindness. Like other generals, he did not decapitate the Tatars as soon as he captured them, which shows his kindness.

But Fan Kang completely misunderstood Jia Ke. Jia Ke was not in such a good mood and supported them for nothing.Jia Ke is doing an experiment to see if he can tame these Tatars. If he can succeed, these people who were born on horseback will be his great help in the future. As long as he is directly under his command, he can be regarded as his personal soldier, and he can also avoid the court's eyes and ears, as his own way of retreat.

Jia Ke didn't mention Jia Ke's celebration in Kaiping Town, and the situation in Xuanfu Town is not good at this time.

Although Jiedushi Wang Tao has not been as brave as before in recent years, he is more war-weary, but after all, he has been practicing martial arts for many years. When the Tatars successively conquered the obstacles under the jurisdiction of Xuanfu Town, he felt it Danger.

Last year, because Jia Ke stood in the way and dragged the Dada people's sweat to Kaiping Town, Xuanfu Town was as stable as Mount Tai despite the obstacles.

This year, the Tatars bypassed Kaiping Town and broke into the country from other parts of the Great Wall. The places they passed were as if they were destroyed, and they hardly encountered much resistance.

Although some generals resisted desperately, the soldiers below did not have the thought of desperately. After all, they are almost out of food, so who will fight for you?So many generals wanted to kill thieves, but they were powerless.This is also to blame for their usual empty pay.The most important thing is to drink soldiers' blood, which is food taken from soldiers' mouths and clothes ripped off from soldiers' bodies.These all greatly affect morale, and when it comes to critical moments, naturally no one will work hard for them.

Seeing this situation, Wang Tao knew that it was not good, and he no longer dared to separate the guards, and immediately gathered all the soldiers and horses at the passes in Xuanfu Town to the town.But wait until these people have arrived in Xuanfu Town.Wang Tao's heart went cold, not to mention the remnant soldiers and defeated generals, the number of people was less than half of the actual number, and each of them looked like a defeated rooster, with no fighting spirit at all.

In this way, taking into account the losses, the total number of people in Xuanfu Town is only over 21.Wang Tao was so angry that he almost vomited blood, so he wanted to behead all these generals regardless of [-].

Fortunately, he was stopped by the sacrificial wine Gao Hong next to him. Gao Hong said to Wang Tao: "If you kill all these people, sometimes there will be no one in Xuanfu Town. And you can't find a general to replace them for a while, just find it. They may not be able to control the soldiers under their command, nor can they fully play the role of the soldiers under their command, it is better to let them commit crimes and perform meritorious deeds."

In fact, what Gao Hong was most afraid of was that if these people were pushed into a hurry and mutinied together, Xuanfu Town might be finished before the Tatars attacked him.

Wang Tao was also short-tempered just now, but now that he came back to his senses, he also knew that he was reckless just now.So he went down the donkey and gave these generals a severe reprimand.Let them commit crimes and meritorious deeds while defending the city.

So these generals restrained their troops in fear and trepidation, and expressed to Wang Tao that they would go all out in the next defense of the city, so that Xuanfu Town would not be lost.Wang Tao felt relieved when he saw that their morale had recovered slightly.

Next, Gao Hong, the military sacrificial wine, once again spoke to Wang Tao, "My lord, please open the door of the treasury and reward the three armies with the food and grass inside, so as to boost the morale of the soldiers. Otherwise, the soldiers may not have the will to fight. No matter how hard these generals There is no way to restrain it."

Wang Tao was also shocked when he heard this, which reminded him of the matter of drinking blood between himself and these generals. If he doesn't reward him at this time, I'm afraid no one will really work for him.So he followed Gao Hong's suggestion and opened the door of the warehouse in Xuanfu Town, and rewarded the three armies with white rice and flour to boost morale.Only then did the morale improve, and it could barely be used to defend the city.

As soon as Wang Tao gathered his troops, Arslen Khan led a large group of troops to surround Xuanfu Town.When Wang Tao heard that the Tatars were besieging the city, he hurriedly put on his armor and went up to the top of the city to watch.

Wang Tao looked out from the top of the city, and saw that the flags outside the city were fierce, the joint camp stretched out for tens of miles, and countless soldiers and horses filled Xuanfu Town to the point of being impenetrable. These people galloped back and forth under the city one by one.He kept yelling and cursing at the city.

Wang Tao was looking at the soldiers on the top of the wall, all of them looked ashen.He has already lost his fighting spirit. If they are allowed to play, Xuanfu Town will be breached in a short time. This is because he just rewarded the three armies. These talents barely stand on the top of the city. Otherwise, I don’t know how many people there will be on the top of the city?

At this time, Arslen Khan also brought the leaders of the family and the generals under his command.Lead 1 horses to line up in the city, and let Wang Tao go out of the city to fight him.

Wang Tao was scared out of his wits at this time, he only dared to defend the city, how could he dare to fight?Instead, ignore the yelling and scolding below.

Arslen Khan waited for a long time at the base of the city, but Wang Tao did not come out to fight.Knowing that he was timid in his heart, he couldn't help being complacent, and said to the surrounding generals: "The last time I met Jia Ke in Kaiping Town, I thought there were many strong generals in the Southern Dynasty. Now it seems that people like Jia Ke are among the dragons and phoenixes. The Southern Dynasty is also one of the few."

The generals under Arslen Khan's command were very excited when they saw the cowardice on the top of the city, thinking that as long as they listened to the Khan's command to break through Xuanfu Town, countless rich and beautiful women who broke into Shanxi would be waiting for them.

Seeing this scene, Arslen Khan knew that the morale was available, and felt that Xuanfu Town could be taken down in one go, so he immediately ordered the attack.

As soon as Arslen Khan gave the order, he saw the Tatars driving the people from the Central Plains to rush towards the city. These people were carrying ladders one by one, and rushed forward desperately. When they hesitated for a moment, the Tatars behind them attacked with swords. .

Wang Tao is also a veteran who has experienced many battles. Seeing this situation, he knows that he cannot soften his heart.Immediately ordered the crossbowmen on the city to release arrows. At first, the crossbowmen were a little hesitant. After all, all the people under the city were their own people, and if they fired arrows, they would surely suffer heavy casualties.

But the officers at the top of the city knew that this was the most dangerous time, so they scolded the crossbowmen in a stern voice and told the crossbowmen to release their arrows quickly. Finally, the crossbowmen were forced to start firing arrows. There was a lot of shouting.

The people in the city wanted to retreat, but the Tatar war supervisor couldn't make them retreat.He kept slashing behind him, urging them to move forward.

At this time, the people were more afraid of the Tatars than the officers and soldiers on the city wall. Under the urging of the Tatars, they began to set up ladders and attack the city upwards.

Wang Tao had been prepared for a long time. When he recalled all the soldiers, he knew that the siege was inevitable, so he prepared a lot of rolling wood thunder stones, golden juice and poison. Throw the rolling wood thunder stone, splash the golden juice.

The people who attacked the city were killed and injured, and Arslen Khan could see clearly from behind. Although these people were used to consume Xuanfu Town, they were all good slaves brought back to the grassland.Can consume less, just some.So he ordered the cavalry to release arrows under the city for support.

Hearing Arslen Khan's order, the cavalry swarmed up and galloped back and forth under the city, shooting arrows upward while galloping.

This time, there were heavy casualties at the top of the city. Wang Tao also ordered the archers to shoot arrows non-stop to shoot at the Tatars.But it has to be said that the shooting accuracy of the Tatars did surpass the crossbowmen in Xuanfu Town, and the crossbowmen on the head of Xuanfu Town began to suffer a large number of casualties.

This time the siege continued until the evening.Although the Tatars did not capture Xuanfu Town, they caused a lot of casualties to Xuanfu Town.Moreover, people's hearts are floating, and everyone is sincere and frightened.

Some wealthy families in the city have begun to force their women to commit suicide in order to avoid being humiliated after the city is broken.

After Wang Tao commanded the battle at the top of the city for a day, he handed over the rest of the aftermath to his subordinates.He dragged his exhausted body back to Jiedushi Mansion.Now he regrets very much that he shouldn't have had nothing to eat and drink the blood of soldiers, so that the generals and officers in Xuanfu Town will follow suit. This makes the actual number of soldiers and horses in Xuanfu Town less than half of the number on the list, and it is too late to regret now.If he knew today, he would at least train an elite army to prepare for any eventuality, but he has lived a peaceful life these years, and has forgotten to be vigilant.Now I can only feel sorry for myself here.

(End of this chapter)