Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 218
At this time, in the south, none of the captive soldiers who had been driven away did not escape, as if they dared not abandon their generals.

After such a fight, the number of captive soldiers is less than fifty, which is not a cause for concern, but it will be very troublesome if they come up to harass.

The most important thing is that if the battle situation in the south spreads to the north, and there are more than 100 captive soldiers in the north, it would not be a good idea for them to come up together.

Yang Chao would not naively think that his infantry could resist the assault infantry on the flat ground.

Although Wang Pu was depressed, he carried out the order immediately. He had come to his senses at this time. He was indeed impulsive just now, but he also saw the chaotic formation of the captive soldiers, especially when he saw that the general of the captive soldiers seemed to be bombarded by cannons. He only attacked when the time command was chaotic.

Of course, it’s still too risky to say, if it wasn’t for Li Wuliu’s complacency in front of them these days, he might not be so calm. .

Yang Chao asked many men and Song Kun to be the queen, and let his own soldiers rush into the battlefield to collect the bodies of wounded and dead comrades.

Many men and Song Kun's two flag teams have been lined up at the southernmost point. Although the captive soldiers on the opposite side regrouped, they lingered and no one dared to come up, and they didn't even shoot arrows. Let Yang Chao gather all the wounded and dead soldiers. , Many men and Song Kun led the team to retreat calmly.

From the beginning to the end, the captive soldiers did not harass again. First, their organizational system was completely dismantled, without an organization and command system. Second, the stragglers were completely gutted, and they did not have the courage to attack independently. Perhaps in their eyes, Ming The army was able to take the initiative to retreat, which made them relieved. At this time, it was not that the Ming army was worried about their harassment, but they were more worried that the Ming army would continue to attack them.

The reason why they hang in the distance is that they are worried that the Ming army has captured their leader, and the consequences of losing the leader make them very afraid, but facing the even more fearful Ming army, they dare not take the initiative When they went out to rescue them, two contradictory emotions clashed in their hearts, leaving them hanging behind, but they did not dare to launch an attack. Their behavior was extremely strange.

Back in the camp, Yang Chao breathed a sigh of relief, not because he was afraid of anything, but because he was relieved for this active and successful attack.

In Yang Chao's view, his army finally mastered a proactive attack and brought back the experience of victory.

Looking at the records of the Ming army's total annihilation time and time again, one should know how rare this kind of experience is.

It has been so many years since the Ming army dared to take the initiative to attack the captive soldiers. It is rare for Yang Chao to do so. It has been so many years since the Ming army has defeated the captive soldiers. Even a handsome man like Hong Chengchou was captured by the Eastern captives. Such a strong general was besieged by Donglu for half a year and could not break through, but Yang Chao was able to take the initiative to attack, not only retreating with his body, but also retreated with complete victory.

Looking back, between the barracks and the barracks of the barracks, there are corpses of barbarians who died in battle.

Of course, some soldiers felt very sorry for the corpses that failed to chop back their heads, but seeing the panicked remnants of the captive soldiers in the distance, Yang Chao felt that the panic in the eyes of the captive soldiers was actually his greatest achievement. In comparison, a mere leader is nothing.

But it is undeniable that Yang Chao is also very jealous of the heads left on the battlefield, especially those horses that lost their masters and wandered around.

However, there were remnants of captive soldiers wandering around, and Yang Chao didn't want to go up to collect the fruits at this time, even if he was casually backlashed by these remnants and lost one or two soldiers, Yang Chao would feel very distressed.

Fortunately, those captive soldiers also lost their courage and just wandered a hundred steps away from the periphery. No one entered the battlefield, so Yang Chao didn't need to worry, those trophies would be his own sooner or later.

It is more important for soldiers to rest now.

The injuries were all handed over to Wu Yi.

Among them, Yang Chao's personal soldiers suffered heavy losses. Among the thirty personal soldiers, five were directly shot in the face by heavy arrows and died on the spot, and the other five were shot through the iron armor. There were eleven of them, including Zhang Dun, Li Liang, and Zhao Kang who defended Yang Chao.

Although it suffered heavy losses, it also proved that Yang Chao's wall array could completely counter the captive cavalry if he had the courage to confront them head-on.

Many men and Song Kun and others followed Yang Chao's flag team to charge, but the losses were very light. Among the many men's flag teams, only one person died in battle. Song Kun was seriously injured, while Sun Changfu and Zheng Yongwang's soldiers were slightly injured.

Obviously, when charging, Yang Chao's personal soldiers in the front bear the brunt, while those who follow behind receive much less blows.

But the heaviest loss was not Yang Chao's personal army, but Wang Pu's general army.

Wang Pu led a team of 100 people, 20 of them died directly in battle, and more than [-] were injured, eight of whom were seriously injured. Wang Pu lost more than [-]% of the team in one fell swoop.

This annoyed Yang Chao very much, and he has already notified the officers to hold a meeting to discuss how to punish Wang Pu.

But let the soldiers rest first, and wait until the battle is over.

Yang Chao observed the battlefield from the roof, feeling that the captive soldiers should not have the guts to steal Yang Chao's victory, so he went down from the roof and went to the sick and wounded camp to have a look.

The martial arts leader is urgently dealing with the injuries of these people.

Wu Yi told Yang Chao that many of them were in bad condition. Many of them were unconscious and still had a fever. I can't guarantee it.

The other captive general was also handed over to Wu Yi.

Yang Chao asked about the situation, and Wu Yi said that this captive was seriously injured. Although there were no sword wounds or arrow wounds on his body, two leg bones were broken, his left arm was also broken, and several ribs were broken. It means good luck, no internal organs are hurt, and there should be no fear of life.

Only then did Yang Chao understand why this captive general didn't move on the battlefield, and kept standing quietly on the spot with a long spear. Generals and officials are much better.

As for how the captive general was injured, it was obviously injured by a cannon, and it could not have been directly hit by the shell, but should have been affected. He hit him, and the blood and minced flesh all over his body also confirmed this guess.

Yang Chao asked someone to prepare some food for the captive general, but Yang Chao was a little surprised by this guy's performance.

Give him horse meat, eat it as soon as you grab it, give him wine, drink it as soon as you pick it up, but don't say a word when you ask him.

Of course, Yang Chao might not be able to understand it, as it was the case with the prisoners captured earlier, and they couldn't understand it at all.

Yang Chao was not interested in interrogating him either. He was just a general who commanded more than 100 soldiers. If he died, he would be Niu Luzhangjing. He would think that Wang Pu's risky attack was not worth it. If he was the leader of the Eight Banners at that time, let alone Wang Pu, Yang Chao himself would have taken advantage of the chaos to attack without hesitation.

Let Wu Yi look at this captive general, there is no need to cure him, as long as he is not dead, sending it up is a credit, it is no different from a human head, but it is better to be able to hand it over to a living person, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has a tradition of using captives to sacrifice to the Taimiao, maybe It would be best if I offered a captive general myself to please the emperor, and it would be nice to be able to give some rewards to my soldiers.

Leaving the wounded barracks, Huang Feng's mansion had organized women and children to prepare meals. At this time, the soldiers who had disarmed were eating one by one, and happily boasted of their bravery to each other.

Yang Chao also ate some rice, mainly dry rice, no vegetables, and not much horse meat, Yang Chao was left with injuries.

During the meal, Li Liang and Zhang Dun beside them looked thoughtful. The two of them were also slightly injured. After simple treatment, they immediately returned to guard Yang Chao. Yang Chao ordered them to rest. They knelt down and begged, anyway, they The injury wasn't serious, so Yang Chao didn't force it.

Just after Yang Chao finished his meal, Li Liang made an excuse to go out, but when he came in, he followed a group of people.

They are all Yang Chao's personal soldiers, even those who are injured. Besides the personal soldiers, there is also Huangfeng Mansion.

As soon as these people came in, they immediately fell to their knees.

Zhao Kang took the lead in speaking: "The villain begs my lord, in the future, in the war, don't kiss Shi Shi!"

Yang Chao couldn't help frowning, because it felt like he was threatening him, but he couldn't help being moved when he saw injuries, bandages, and blood soaking kneeling on the ground.

"Get up and talk!"

Yang Chao ordered coldly.

But no one got up.

Zhao Kangdao: "My lord does not agree, and my subordinates dare not get up!"

Yang Chao snorted coldly: "Zhao Kang, it's against you!"

Zhao Kangdao: "Your Excellency, please forgive me, if you beat me, you will be punished, I accept the bid, but please give my subordinates a guarantee."

Yang Chao couldn't help frowning, these subordinates seemed to have negotiated to come here, and they didn't let him go to battle in person, this was to protect himself.

Recalling the scene on the battlefield today, Yang Chao thought that there were people who took the initiative to stand in front of him several times. This was definitely not a temporary idea. Maybe they had discussed it long ago and reached an agreement. They put Yang Chao's life on their own. on top of.

In fact, it's not that Yang Chao doesn't care about the consequences when he goes to battle in person. Today, Wang Pu is in deep crisis. Yang Chao can't accept the ending of Wang Pu's entire army being wiped out. He will not be afraid of danger, and the later results are also obvious. He personally went into battle, and none of the personal soldiers were afraid, and all moved forward bravely.

The behavior of the guard team inspired others. Many men and Song Kun followed closely behind, followed by Zheng Yongwang and Sun Changfu. A single charge completely defeated the captive soldiers. Why are these recruits?It's not because of Yang Chao's bravery and fearlessness!

Thinking of this, Yang Chao felt that when necessary, an officer taking the lead can play a role model.

Therefore, Yang Chao said to everyone: "I know that you all have good intentions, but I can't do it! As a general, you should have the consciousness to die in battle, you will not be afraid of death, and your soldiers will not be greedy for life! If necessary, next time This officer will go into battle himself!"

(End of this chapter)