Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 164: What if the brave died bravely? What if they continued to fight? What if there were hundreds of thousands of people?
Indeed, when looking at the distant battlefield from the high city wall, all one could see was the four words "precarious".

In sight, countless bandits were attacking the government army camp like a surging tide, and many of them had already rushed in.

Therefore, everyone on the tower felt that Su Wu's camp would be breached in an instant, and their faces turned pale. The end of Huzhou City had come...

In fact, this is not the case. Just look at the battlefield where the government army camp is located. If you leave aside the camp, it can be regarded as a field battle.

The battle line of the government army's infantry remained solid, and their formation remained tight and orderly.

The rebel army's elite vanguard, 3,000 men, suffered nearly half casualties before they could advance to the front of the government army's infantry formation. After the actual battle, they suffered even more casualties.

This is the battlefield situation facing Su Wu. As long as he can keep steady, as long as he can withstand the pressure, and as long as his formation does not fall apart or become chaotic, the balance of victory and defeat has already tilted towards Su Wu.

Under the Holy Lord's seat, the Tai Sui God General Gao Keli was extremely anxious. He had already entered the camp and looked around for the elite soldiers in armor. There were only about 1,800 of them left...

I thought that as long as we broke into the camp, the government troops would be defeated, because past experience has always been like this. As long as we broke into the camp or climbed up the city wall, the government troops would lose their fighting spirit and their morale would be greatly broken...

This method of daring to die first has been tried and tested in dozens of counties and cities, and has always worked.

But I never expected that the situation would change drastically today. After breaking into the camp with such heavy losses, the real war has just begun!
Even though many people in gray cloth and linen clothes climbed over the stockade and came in, it seemed to be of no avail. Facing the iron armor of the government troops in front of them, it was completely useless!

Gao Keli knew that at this moment he must create a gap in the government army's battle formation and break the tightness of the government army. Otherwise, if the fight continued like this, once the elite troops were killed, even if more of those people in gray cloth and linen clothes rushed in, they would surely be defeated.

Gao Keli had already tried several times. It was really difficult to fight the enemy in front of him. He could only look around to see which part of the government troops was more cowardly...

After looking around several times, he found that along the entire battle line, there was not a single place where the government troops showed any sign of weakness!
Gao Keli was anxious, like an ant on a hot pot, moving his feet sideways, looking at the tall fence behind him. He had already entered. He had spent such a huge price, and now it was time to burn his boats...

But suddenly, a cavalry soldier came over and shouted from behind the government army camp, and it seemed that as long as he shouted, the government army soldiers would rush forward to attack.

This time, he shouted again, and the government troops indeed moved forward again, with spears like a forest and fast steps, forcing the people around Gao Keli straight to the bottom of the stockade!

Who is that general?

There is no need to guess too much. Even if he is not the general leading the vanguard, he must be the most charismatic and popular person among the government troops.

Gao Keli was good at archery and had a bow with him. He quickly drew his bow and shot the man who was riding a horse and shouting behind the army formation.

In the chaotic battle line, an arrow was shot from dozens of steps away. The moment the string was released, Gao Keli knew that the arrow would hit the target. He was happy in his heart and looked at it with even more attention.

As long as that person is brought down, the morale of the government troops will be greatly disrupted.

But he never expected that when the arrow was about to hit him, the general on horseback seemed to be very alert and more aware of it. He waved the spear in his hand in front of him and actually swept the arrow to the ground.

After the arrows were shot down, the general suddenly became excited. He stopped his horse and pointed his spear forward, shouting: "There is a big thief here, a big thief who is good at shooting! Whoever kills the big thief will be promoted three levels and rewarded with two thousand strings of cash!"

The one who shouted was Su Wu. If you ask him if he is afraid of arrows, how could he be afraid at this moment? He tied the horse here, and besides shouting, he also looked around to see which thief was so good at shooting.

Hearing the general's shouts behind them, the soldiers became energized. The general shouted the same words several times. The soldier at the front even went to find out which of the armored thieves in front of them was holding a bow or crossbow.

Gao Keli missed the target with his first arrow, so he had already drawn his bow and arrow and was shooting again and again. He really couldn't find a way to break the deadlock, so this was the only way, he had to shoot the general off his horse.

The general did not dismount to hide, but sat high on the horse!
Just right, just right, he shot an arrow, then put the arrow back on the bow, shot again, put the arrow back on the bow, shot again, several actions, all done in one go, very quickly.

The general sat upright on his horse, waving his spear in his hand, knocking down arrows one after another, but he was even more excited: "There, there, there!"

Gao Keli suddenly became alert, and the eyes of countless soldiers in front of him were focused on him.

The general behind the government troops shouted even more hoarsely: "Forward, forward!"

The armored infantrymen stepped on their feet, and the general's orders seemed to make them particularly willing to obey.

The reward for a general was a promotion of three levels and a reward of two thousand strings of cash, which was also very attractive. Once a military achievement was achieved, one could immediately cross the class barrier, and after returning home, he could buy land and houses, and in Dongping Prefecture, he would immediately become a wealthy class and even an official.

Gao Keli didn't even bother to draw his bow. He immediately put the bow behind his back and picked up two iron bones in his left and right hands, because a government soldier in armor was already rushing towards him.

This man, named Hu Cheng, has always been taciturn, and some people even say that he seems suitable for a position like commander in the army.

However, Su Wu now had an army of more than ten thousand people under his command, and there were more than twenty commanders needed. There were not many people available, and even fewer people who were available and highly trustworthy. So Hu Cheng became the battalion commander.

This was exactly his battle formation. He had been at the forefront, not retreating a single step. He held neither a gun nor a knife in his hand, but a crowbar in his hand, and he would smash forward, armor against armor, in close combat, guns and knives were not very effective.

Sparks flew everywhere. Gao Keli was even more brave. Tieguduo also hit Hu Cheng, and the sound they made was just like the sound of iron being forged in a blacksmith shop.

The officers and soldiers of the surrounding bandit officers had originally been fighting on different fronts, but at this moment a melee broke out and they immediately crowded together, fighting in chaos.

It is difficult for you to kill him, and it is also difficult for him to kill you, so you are both knocking on the wall and making clanging sounds.

Hu Cheng hugged Gao Keli tightly, and the two rolled on the ground, tumbling back and forth. The ground was full of snow and mud, and their iron armor was covered in mud. The bones were knocking against each other and the hammers were hitting each other.

Su Wu was also very anxious, so he dismounted and squeezed forward from behind the crowd. Without his spear, he squeezed forward while looking at the ground. He didn't get far and picked up a flail from the ground.

He knew it was Hu Cheng, and he was afraid that Hu Cheng was dead!
Behind Su Wu, dozens of his personal guards also followed.

With the help of his personal guards, Su Wu squeezed to the front at a very fast speed. Under the stockade, he saw Hu Cheng and the bandit general who was good at archery fighting on the ground. They were using fists, elbows, and even his head to hit and butt the bandit general.

Su Wu squeezed a few more times and saw at a glance that Hu Cheng was already at a disadvantage and was pinned down by the rogue general, who was picking up the bone club and was about to hit him with a hammer.

Hu Cheng even held the thief's arm tightly, preventing him from exerting any strength.

There are soldiers around to rescue us!
"Let me do it!" Su Wu shouted, jumped up, raised the flail high, and smashed it with all his strength without any special moves or techniques.

With a clang, the weapon hit the thief on the back. The thief fell down and turned his head to look. His face instantly turned purple and red like pig liver.

Su Wu kept hitting, and the bandit general finally let go of Hu Cheng and rolled over to hide.

Su Wu pounced on him and smashed him, and with a few clangs, the thief general rolled and crawled sideways, trying to stand up.

Su Wu had just pounced on the enemy and had no time to stand up. He had already kneeled on his knees in the snow and water and pounced forward again and again. The flail hammer hit the enemy's body and sparks flew out. It was this man who shot Su Wu, which brought out Su Wu's anger.

This kind of battle was not as exciting as the martial arts competition. Everyone looked embarrassed, whether they were the winner or the loser...

Su Wu just used his knees, waist and abdomen to attack the general several times, and finally he stopped moving.

Su Wu had just stood up, and swung the flail in his hand left and right to hit a few people, then returned to Hu Cheng. Hu Cheng was also standing up, and Su Wu stepped forward and gave him a hand.

Hu Cheng actually said: "General, I..."

"No need to say more, just kill the enemy!" Su Wu didn't look at him for long, nor did he have time to look at Hu Cheng. His eyes just swept left and right, and the flail and hammer went again.

No matter how brave and courageous one is, one cannot be invulnerable to swords and guns!
Hu Cheng got up, lowered his head to retrieve his crowbar, and went to hammer the man again!

After Su Wu hammered left and right a few times, he raised his head and looked left and right. Under the stockade, he saw that the government troops were all fighting hard forward.

Su Wu suddenly felt relieved. In war, on a battlefield like this, perhaps there really was something called a "turn-based system".

Just now, not long ago, the elite Mani bandits came bravely, which for a moment really loosened the government army's front line a little and made many soldiers hesitate.

As long as the front line is stabilized and the morale of the army is stabilized, and a real fight to the death begins, the courage of the soldiers will be immediately re-stimulated.

Su Wu also understood a truth that he had not fully understood before.

In a serious confrontation between two armies, the side that attacks first has a psychological advantage at the beginning, but will suffer greater losses before the battle begins.

The side that defends first will get the advantage of long-range weapons, but will lose some psychological advantages at the beginning of the battle.

Whether it is better to attack first or defend first depends on the strength of the troops under your command and the situation at the right time and place...

Or, there is another option, which is for the two armies to confront each other, abandon the advantages of long-range weapons, and compete in psychology and combat power.

Su Wu fought, summarized and learned at the same time. He believed that what he learned from books was shallow and only practice could bring true knowledge.

At this time, Su Wu had already withdrawn from the battle and only watched the soldiers around him rushing forward one by one.

I asked the soldiers what they were thinking at this moment.
I don't think about anything anymore, this is good.

Looking at the front stockade again, the number of armored enemy soldiers is decreasing.

Su Wu returned to the horse, took his spear, and mounted the horse again. The view on horseback was wider, and Su Wu felt relieved as he looked around.

He immediately rode away from here, and even shouted: "Quick, let Mr. Xu raise the red flag on the central army platform, beat the drum twice, and have the heavy cavalry charge from the front gate, and the light cavalry charge from the back gate on both wings! Quick!"

I have my own personal guards and soldiers running.

In fact, he shouldn't have helped Hu Cheng just now. As the commander-in-chief, Su Wu shouldn't have done such a thing.

Even if he thought about it again, he realized that the enemy was outnumbered inside the stockade. Even if Hu Cheng was at a disadvantage, his soldiers would come to rescue him. Why would Su Wu need to squeeze in from the crowd to save him?
However, Su Wu couldn't help it just now, and made the decision subconsciously, because he was afraid that Hu Cheng, who was fighting desperately with the enemy general, would die here.

Su Wu rode his horse across the battlefield again, supervising the troops everywhere, and the battle line was completely stabilized. The number of bandits who had broken into the camp did not increase as he fought more, but decreased.

Many people in gray linen clothes, even though they had already climbed onto the ladder, were already hesitating, wondering whether they should really climb over.

Apparently, the battle situation inside the stockade was too horrific. The usually invincible elite soldiers of the Holy Archbishop were no longer invincible at this moment, and died tragically one after another in the snow and mud.

This is a scene never seen before!
Win!

Su Wu knew in his heart that he had won!
Then the sound of heavy horse hooves could be heard, first accelerating from the back of the camp and heading towards the camp gate.

The gate of the village was opening, but there were endless men in gray and linen cloth outside the village. They did not dare to rush into the village. It was obvious that they had seen the tall and big armored cavalrymen rushing towards them.

Just as the armored cavalry was about to approach, countless thieves in gray and linen clothes surrounded the gate of the village, and they hurriedly hid to the left and right.

More than a thousand heavily armored cavalrymen rushed out, and in an instant, the endless gray linen clothes became like grass.

As soon as all the heavy cavalry rushed out, they slowly dispersed to the left and right. The sharp swords were thrusting and turned into sickles.

Wherever the heavy horse's hooves passed, no matter how much gray cloth and linen clothes there were, they all turned into fallen wheat!

The leading general was named Lin Chong. Everyone else wore an iron helmet to cover their face to protect it, but he didn't, because his face was so horrifying, as if he had come from hell.

Even before his horse rushed to the thief, the thief, who was far away, took one look at his face and was so frightened that he ran away.

At this time, everyone in the Huzhou city tower was in shock.

How come the situation, which was already on the verge of defeat, turned into this in an instant?

It seemed that the bandits were no longer rushing towards the stockade, and the government cavalry came out of the camp to attack, and it seemed that they swept through the enemy like a whirlwind...

No one inside the city wall could explain the matter clearly, and even those who were watching the battle from afar could not understand the logic behind it.

The changes were so fast that even the prefect Xing Yue was stunned. He looked at Qian Shijiang blankly.

Qian Shijiang didn't understand either. Seeing the prefect's gaze, he just shouted, "I'm afraid he will win!"

Xing Yue reacted and shouted, "Victory, victory, we turned defeat into victory!"

Everyone in the room, as if they had discussed it in advance, let out a sigh of relief at the same time. This was not a sign of victory, but rather that everyone present had already stepped into the gates of hell, and suddenly came back to life...

That breath of air that went out was like the first breath after death.

As soon as everyone came back to life, the whole place was filled with joy and cheers.

One person came and shouted, "General Su, please save my life!"

They both said: "Great! Great!"

Some even gnashed their teeth and shouted at the firing holes: "Kill the thieves, kill the thieves, kill the thieves quickly!!!"

"General Su breaks the formation, General Su breaks the formation!"

"General Su defeated the thieves!"

Suddenly, the gate at the rear of the camp opened wide, and two teams of light cavalry came out. One team had seven or eight hundred men, and they went in two directions. After a while, they bypassed the camp and approached the enemy formations on the left and right.

The horses were galloping and the arrows were shooting. One team was Hua Rong and the other was Shi Wengong. Both of them were good archers and could shoot with both hands!
Xing Yue was so excited that he didn't know what to say, as if he had spoken out of turn. Only the excitement on his face was evident, and his body even jumped a few times.

Finally, he managed to say what he had just said: "The wind is rising and the clouds are flying. How can I find brave warriors to guard the four directions?"

Qian Shijiang was not good at words either, so he just learned one phrase: "General Wei of the Han Dynasty, Huo Piaoyao of the Han Dynasty!"

There is nothing more to say now. I wonder if there are any other words that can surpass these two sentences!
To put it simply, it was just to praise Su Wu and give everyone confidence.

Speaking of this at this moment, it is truly a burst of thoughts in my heart!

A hundred thousand thieves, a hundred thousand thieves in front of you! There are so many that you can't see the end!
So what if there are a hundred thousand thieves?
Where can we still see those gray and yellow thieves coming one after another?
All I saw were the thieves hiding here and there.

Just like a shepherd driving his sheep!

Inside the camp, Su Wu knew that he was just short of a fire. There were still four or five hundred elite bandits fighting to the death. He just wanted to kill all these bandits who refused to retreat, and then the armored infantry would rush out of the camp to resist, and the bandits would be defeated.

And these four or five hundred thieves are really troublesome.

Su Wu also knew that if these four or five hundred bandits were killed or injured, it would not only mean the victory of this battle, but also the destruction of Fang La's invincible golden body of one million bandits.

As soon as these thieves who fled returned, everything changed...

Those so-called Mani elite soldiers, with their bodies burned in the raging fire, all the talk of winning every battle and ascending to heaven, have become a joke.

At that time, Su Wu's name would have resounded throughout the south of the Yangtze River and become famous throughout the world.

That god Mani is no longer a god in front of Su Wu. Instead, Su Wu might be the real god who has come to the world!

kill!

Su Wu once again dismounted to fight in person, with a flail and hammer in hand, to see whether the god Mani could make people invulnerable to swords and guns.

They were already outnumbered and powerful, so it was easy to jump down from the stockade but difficult to climb back up.

One by one, the armored bandits were blocked under the stockade and faced the anger of countless soldiers.

The soldiers were so angry at this time that they could not be more angry. This was the first time they had encountered such a difficult battle since they joined the army. The soldiers also suffered heavy losses. Among the three thousand infantrymen, at least two hundred were killed in the battle, and more than six or seven hundred were seriously injured.

There were casualties in every camp and city.

How could the soldiers not be angry? Facing a trapped enemy, they naturally went forward with even more anger to kill.

Our own General Su was also in front, so who among them would not follow him bravely?

Dead? Even if he is a dead thief, I should hammer him a few more times and stab him a few more times to relieve my hatred.

What if they fought bravely and died? What if they fought bravely and died one after another? No matter how bravely they fought and died one after another, they were just dead souls under their feet!
Can you defeat us just by being brave and brave? Can you defeat us just by fighting one after another? What if you have 100,000 people? Can you win? Can you win?
After this battle, Su Wu had already implanted this idea in the hearts of the soldiers.

This thought is too important!

This is the transformation of this army!
Mud and blood were hanging on every soldier's body, and everyone looked miserable.

As soon as these disheveled soldiers came out of the camp gate again, all the generals, big and small, shouted and lined up!
Three drums!

dong dong dong dong!

"Tight formation, forward!"

"Pull your guns forward!"

"Forward, forward!"

The team leader was shouting loudly, the captain was yelling heartbreakingly, and the commander was shouting so hard that his heart and lungs were about to burst out!
The leader was shouting, the guards were shouting, even the clerks in the army were jumping up and down and shouting!
The general rode his horse behind, following the infantry in front slowly, without saying a word, with a face as ferocious as black water.

Before my eyes, there is an endless supply of gray linen clothes!
There are no front faces, only the backs. They might have been wandering the streets a few days ago just to make a living, or they might have been working in the fields yesterday but still could not fill their stomachs.

Today, they are on the run!
Just turning around, there were endless people blocking the way and there was no way to escape.

Heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs...

The spears came and stabbed one after another.

It's endless, but how can we fight back? We squeeze and run, step on and trample.

Countless people fell to the ground in the hustle and bustle. No government troops came to kill them, but they were trampled into obscurity and melted into the mud.

The armored knight who had penetrated who knows how far into the enemy camp seemed to have created a whirlpool in the endless sea.

The arrows fired by the riders on both wings were even more destructive, too numerous and too dense, and whenever an arrow was fired, someone would fall to the ground covered in blood. The three thousand infantrymen seemed to have infinite power, like a hydraulic press pushing against tofu.

A defeat and rout the like of which Su Wu had never seen before was right before his eyes.

Su Wu imagined this scene many times, imagining that 200,000 Song troops attacked Liao, and were defeated with their weapons and armor thrown away...

I think this is the scene before my eyes, once again becoming real.

Lin Chong's horse charged forward and finally broke out of the enemy's formation, but the horse could no longer run.

Lin Chong dismounted and gathered all the cavalrymen into a formation. Turning around, he saw bandits rushing towards him. Lin Chong wanted to block them, but the tide had split into left and right and was not rushing towards him.

"All over the mountains and plains" is not enough to describe the scene at this time. It is just that the whole world is filled with defeated thieves.

On the Huzhou city wall, the surprised people didn't even look beyond the shooting holes, but kept moving their feet left and right, and their hands were still clapping even though they were red.

The feeling of escaping death was too strong, and the way Fang La's bandits killed people was too horrific, which made him even more surprised to escape death.

Whether it's shouting or celebrating.

Only the prefect Xing Yue stood there in a daze, constantly wiping away the tears that could not be stopped.

It was as if the sky was falling down and pressing on his shoulders alone. Suddenly, the collapsed sky was lifted up again by someone.

Xing Yue wiped his tears and turned back. He smiled for a while, then cried again, and then thought he should smile again. He said, "Quick, quick, bring all the doctors who were gathered here to the city gate, let them go out of the city, and transport all the medicines to the camp. Quick!"

Xing Yue has really organized the city of Huzhou very well.

Qian Shijiang bowed and flew down the stairs.

Everyone looked at the shooting hole again, then turned around and laughed... There were tears in their laughter...

Smiling, he looked beyond the firing hole...

Xing Yue was also looking back, and then he turned around and slowly walked towards the stairs. However, his steps seemed to have become stiff, and his calves suddenly twitched, and he was about to fall down.

Everyone rushed to help him, and Xing Yue waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay... everyone..."

"What do you want to say, sir..."

"Money, food, money... everyone, go home quickly to get the money and bring it here! Reward the troops quickly, and don't let General Su think that we, the people of Huzhou, are perfunctory to him..." Xing Yue spoke to the left and right, enduring the pain in his calf cramps.

"Go right now, go right here!"

Xing Yue waved his hand: "Everyone go, everyone go..."

Of course, Xing Yue didn't need anyone to help him. He supported himself against the wall with his hands, and after he stood still, everyone quickly went over, and a few Huzhou soldiers came to help him...

His calf cramp had not yet healed, but Xing Yue had already ordered the soldiers on his left and right to carry him down from the city wall. He had to go. He had to go to the camp in person, as soon as possible.

He had to ask General Su Ziqing if there was anything else he needed.
The city gate was opening, Xing Yue got on the car, and the soldiers on both sides surrounded him and went out of the city. The war was still going on, but the bandits were getting farther and farther away.

In fact, we can see where General Su is. There are a group of about a hundred cavalrymen behind the army formation. From a distance, they are just a small dot, but General Su is there.

The bell has sounded!
If we chase them farther, even the soldiers will not be able to hear the sound of the horn. There is no need to chase them anymore. It doesn't matter whether we kill more or less of these people in gray cloth and linen clothes. There are still millions of bandits and we cannot kill them all.

Xing Yue's carriage was moving very fast, and there were many carriages behind him, most of which were medicines for doctors...

Gradually, more carts left the city, carrying money, food, wine and other things.

They went straight into the camp, and as soon as they got closer, they saw corpses all over the ground and even the painful wails of those who were dying.

Many auxiliary soldiers came out of the camp, wearing leather and iron armor, Fan Yang hats on their heads, red scarves tied on their chests, and armed with spears and swords, hacking and stabbing, as if they had no mercy at all.

The more he wailed, the more he was stabbed.

Xing Yue looked out the car window. The scene in front of him, coupled with the fishy smell in the air, made him feel nauseous, but the curtain remained open.

The flatbed carts brought by the auxiliary soldiers were loaded with corpses, and they were all piled together in one place. The pile became higher and higher.

When Xing Yue's carriage arrived at the village gate, he did not go in. Instead, he got off the carriage and stood in the cold wind waiting for General Su to return with his troops.

The other carriages just went to the camp, and the doctor walked even faster to find the wounded soldiers. After finding them, he immediately went to help the military medical officer with his work...

Du Xing took the money and food from the carriage and had them transport them to a place to park them.

General Su came back on horseback, his black horse walking very slowly on the snow. The mud on his body had dried a little, and he had a blank expression on his face, with his helmet tucked under his armpit!
Just as the clouds had cleared up, the setting sun shone from the west, illuminating the tall body of General Su.

The setting sun looks like blood.

General Su came staggeringly, bathed in blood, looking indescribably solemn and majestic!

Xing Yue stared at him intently, forgetting to take a few steps forward to greet him. He just watched...

Until General Su said hoarsely: "Why are you waiting here, sir?"

Xing Yuecai took a step forward in surprise, walked to the exhausted horse, smiled, shed tears, and said: "General, you have worked hard, and the soldiers have worked hard!"

General Su dismounted slowly, and after he stood still, he passed the iron helmet under his armpit to the side before answering: "We finally won!"

Xing Yue actually crossed his arms and bowed: "General Su, please accept my greeting."

Su Wu raised his hand to support him and shook his head gently: "Mr. Xing, please go into the big tent and sit down."

Xing Yue nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, General, please come in! General, please come in front of me!"

Su Wu nodded, looking really tired. He took a step forward and turned his head slightly to look. At the Huzhou city gate, there was an endless stream of people and carriages coming out of the city, and there was even a traffic jam...

Seeing this scene, Su Wu was actually very pleased, and his heart was also warmed a little...

Xing Yue immediately said: "General, if you need anything, just tell me..."

Su Wu nodded and said, "See how many good coffins there are in the city. Send them all here and add some lime!"

Xing Yue couldn't stop crying after hearing this, so he just nodded: "Okay, okay..."

Su Wu continued, "We need to find some good places to stay in the city and provide them with servants. Six or seven hundred people need to stay in Huzhou to recuperate..."

"Okay, okay... This is the best place to live. Let's find that woman to serve us." Xing Yue nodded repeatedly.

Su Wu nodded, said no more, and slowly walked towards the big tent. The ground was really muddy, and when he stepped on it with his military boots, the soles of his feet were soaked and frozen.

Seeing that Su Wu said nothing, Xing Yue said, "Don't worry, General. We will send more charcoal and firewood."

"Thank you, Mr. Xing." Su Wu nodded.

In front, Xu Guanzhong, Zhu Wu, Wu Yong, and Wen Huanzhang also came forward to greet them.

The four of them bowed, and Su Wu just nodded.

The four men went to meet Su Wu in the big tent. Su Wu sat in the middle first and asked Xing Yue to sit beside him. He glanced at him and said, "Excuse me."

Seeing Su Wu taking off his boots, Xing Yue just said, "No, no, General, please do as you please."

The soles of Su Wu's feet had turned white from being soaked. There was not much charcoal in front of him, so someone came forward to add more charcoal so that Su Wu could warm his feet and boots.

The troops were all returning, bonfires were being lit everywhere, and after a while they were feeling hot all over, but as soon as they could rest they felt cold again.

Su Wu has already spoken: "Zhu Yuhou, come and take note!"

"Understood sir!" Zhu Wu immediately spread out paper and picked up the pen.

"In this battle, the number of casualties will be different from the previous one. The reward is... 500 strings of cash. For the seriously injured, 300 strings of cash. For the slightly injured, 100 to 200 strings of cash will be awarded depending on the situation. Collect the names of the casualties as soon as possible and send them out immediately."

Su Wu was dealing with the first thing after the war.

After Zhu Wu remembered several times, Su Wu said: "For each head of the armored bandits, thirty strings of cash will be paid. For the rest of the bandits, the same calculation will be made as before."

Zhu Wu was writing quickly.

Su Wu continued, "There is a big thief in front of the army. I promised him two thousand strings of cash and a promotion of three ranks. It all depends on how Hu Cheng's troops report. But I want to expand the scope of the reward and let everyone share the credit. Those who participate with names will all be promoted one rank, and the two thousand strings of cash will be shared by everyone."

Seeing that Zhu Wu had almost remembered everything, Su Wu continued, "Everyone, regardless of whether they have military merit or not, will be given 20 strings of cash, and auxiliary soldiers 10 strings of cash."

Zhu Wu remembered it quickly, and Su Wu said again: "Today and tomorrow, the army can drink. Each group should come in two groups, one group today and one group tomorrow. You can drink as much as you want!"

Xing Yue replied, "There will definitely be enough wine, food and meat in the army."

Su Wu nodded and said, "Spread these to the various tribes first!"

Zhu Wu immediately turned around and went out.

In a moment, cheers could be heard everywhere in the army. Even in the big tent, Su Wu could hear the shouts from everywhere.

"The general is mighty!"

"Thank you, General!"

Someone seemed to shout first: "In this life, we are all willing to die with the general. It's okay to die, it's okay to die!"

There was an immediate shout of "We are willing to die with the general!"

"I am willing to die with the general!"

There was an auxiliary soldier, originally a carpenter apprentice named Zhu Shitou, who was also very excited, but his voice was not loud, as if he was talking to himself, he just said: "I am also willing to die with the general..."

Inside the big tent, the general put on his wet boots again, stood up and walked out of the tent, and went up to the front platform.

He could overlook the entire military camp, and there were countless soldiers looking at him. Even the soldiers who were originally in the tents ran out to see him.

Su Wu looked around and overlooked the entire camp. He nodded and said, "Brothers, I will never leave you. I will live and die with you!"

The voice was not loud, and not many people could hear it, but Su Wu knew that soon everyone would know what he had said on the podium.

After saying this, Su Wu simply ordered: "Built the pots and cook, and distribute money and wine!"

After saying this, Su Wu stepped down from the stage, returned to the big tent, and took off his boots to dry them.

The camp was filled with a lively atmosphere. Although there might be some sadness over the deaths and injuries of comrades, there was more joy and excitement.

Food, wine and meat arrived slowly, and boxes of money were carried to each city and team first. The money for military merits and pensions would have to wait for a while, waiting for the military clerks to come forward with the statistics, but the initial reward of 20 strings of cash per person was already being distributed.

Strings of copper coins were hung around the soldiers' necks. They were roasting them around the fire and smiling at each other.

It was because their general was really good. Since he joined the army, their family's life became more and more prosperous. They bought more acres of land, built another house, and some even started to send their younger brothers or sons to school...

Someone asked, "Do you know what the general said on the platform just now?"

"what did you say?"

"The general said that as long as we stick together, he will live and die with us!"

"Hey, is there any need to explain this? Our general has always been like this!"

"That's right... Just follow the general into battle. No matter how brave the enemy is or how fearless they are, it doesn't matter! Just fight and win every battle!"

"Oh, let's go back. I'll ask the woman at home to find a Taoist priest to make a longevity tablet for the general, so that she can keep burning incense at home every day. Hehe... This will bless the general to rise step by step. As long as the general rises step by step, we will enjoy endless blessings in this life!"

"I'll also go back and get a longevity tablet for the general!"

"Then let's all go together, maybe the Taoist will charge less money."

"You need to find a Taoist who is efficacious!"

"I heard that the Shenxiao Sect is the most effective! The disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, Lin Lingsu, also has a Taoist temple in our Dongping Prefecture. It was built not long ago. Just look for that person..."

"Okay, let's go find the one from the Shenxiao Sect..."

Everyone was roasting by the fire and chatting, and when the food and wine arrived, they ate with relish.

Over there, hot water was also being boiled, and people would take a thorough bath in the evening to wash away the mud and blood on their bodies.

They were also having a meal inside the big tent. The prefect Xing Yue did not leave either and ate the military meal with them.

There was no drinking in the big tent, and everyone was discussing something.

Su Wu asked: "Now that the battle is over, what should we do next? Let's discuss it."

Xing Yue was stunned. How could this General Su have a next step? He even wanted to take the initiative? How could this vanguard general really want to use 10,000 soldiers to fight against a million bandits?

Xu Guanzhong was the first to answer: "Huzhou and Hangzhou are only 200 miles apart. If we lose this battle, I'm afraid the big thieves in Hangzhou will send more people..."

Su Wu nodded: "I don't know who will come next, and how many troops will there be."

As he said this, Su Wu went to see Xing Yue, who knew the local situation better. Xing Yue immediately replied, "I'm afraid that the third leader of the bandits, Fang Mao, who is also known as the Three Kings, will come."

"How are his subordinates?" Su Wu asked. Su Wu was not so worried or nervous about the upcoming battle, and even had more confidence.

Xing Yue went on to say, "This man is a brave general that Fang La trusts, and he is also Fang La's third brother. Lü Shinang is not Fang La's most trusted direct descendant, but Fang Mao is one of his direct descendants. He is very good at attacking cities and capturing strongholds. He has eight flying generals under his command, and it is said that each of them is as brave as ten thousand men. After the enemy army is defeated this time, Fang La may send Fang Mao to attack cities and capture strongholds!"

Su Wu nodded. What Xing Yue said made some sense. It seemed that Xing Yue was a pretty good person at this moment.

Xing Yue explained the situation. Su Wu thought about it and said, "I'm afraid it won't come too soon. Fang La has just entered Hangzhou, and it's the time when various tribes are fighting for power. Driving Lu Shinang to Huzhou in the north must be for the purpose of sharing more benefits. Driving Lu Shinang away will give him less benefits from Hangzhou... If Hangzhou raises a large army again, it may take some time..."

Xu Guanzhong nodded: "General, what you said makes sense..."

Wu Yong came over immediately and said, "If that's the case, why don't you lead the cavalry to Hangzhou and kill a few bandits outside the city of Hangzhou, so that the bandits in Hangzhou will know your power!"

Wu Yong obviously wanted to show off.

When Su Wu heard this, he turned around and glared at him, thinking in his heart... Wu Yong is a guy who is good at doing some dirty work, but he is really not good at grand strategy. What kind of bad idea is this?

Then Xu Guanzhong said, "We must not do this. If Lü Shinang is defeated and tells us how fierce our army is, the enemy generals will not believe him and will only criticize Lü Shinang for his poor performance and make excuses. If our strong army really appears outside Hangzhou and kills people everywhere, the Hangzhou thieves, such as Fang La, will be alert and worried. Then they will unite to fight. Instead of this, it is better to let them fight for power and attack each other in Hangzhou..."

Su Wu nodded after hearing this and glanced at Wu Yong again.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yong lowered his head and felt embarrassed.

Su Wu once said: "Then we should only attack the bandits that have come out, and not attack the bandits in Hangzhou first."

"That's right. We just need to wait for that guy to attack and then we will fight him head-on!" Xu Guanzhong said seriously.

Zhu Wu also said: "General, you don't need to be too cautious in this battle!"

After Su Wu thought about it, he realized that everyone thought the same as he did, and he felt relieved. He decided that he really didn't need to be too cautious in the next battle.

But now the loss is not small, Su Wu frowned and asked Xing Yue: "I want to recruit good family boys in Huzhou to join the army, I wonder if you can help me?"

"What's the difficulty? Today's battle has excited countless people, and the city is celebrating busily. Countless people have witnessed it with their own eyes from the top of the city. I think many servants, retainers, and guards would be willing to follow the general..." Xing Yue said seriously.

Su Wu nodded and said: "No tattoos or tattoos, just recruit people to serve as auxiliary soldiers."

"That's even better." Xing Yue replied.

However, Xu Guanzhong immediately asked: "General, do you want to recruit combat troops from the auxiliary troops?"

Su Wu nodded and said, "Let's see how many people we can recruit in Huzhou, and then we will recruit as many combat soldiers from the auxiliary troops. It would be best if we can recruit 3,000 people, and send all the auxiliary troops in the army to each camp and city. We will have enough armor and weapons, so let's do it!"

Su Wu wanted to expand the army. After this battle, the morale of the army was greatly boosted. It would be fine to add some auxiliary soldiers to each unit, as long as the veterans were capable of fighting and the auxiliary soldiers had already seen the world and were capable of fighting as well.

Zhu Wu nodded and replied: "This is a very good method."

Su Wu looked around again, and everyone nodded. Su Wu just said, "Let's do it. I hope Mr. Xing can help us!"

Xing Yue nodded and saluted: "Of course, even if there is someone willing in the Huzhou army, let him come! I will go back to the city and arrange this matter properly. I will also write a letter in person and ask the officials and scholars to sign it together. Then I will ride a fast horse to the capital to ask for great merit for the general!"

(This chapter, 1400 words, took seven hours to write, it must be wonderful...)
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