Imperial Army wins!
Yonghe This Lantian war on July 18th of the eighth year was undoubtedly a great victory for the Imperial Army!
Although a general of the level of Ying Dan was lost in the battle, from an overall point of view, the entire army was undoubtedly devastated and won a quick victory in one day, while Di people lost all his elite troops, fled in panic, and lay dead for dozens of miles.
Not only that, Huan Wen didn't hesitate at all, and immediately sent the most complete Huan Chong unit and the Xue Zhen unit that had just arrived from Qingni City to pursue them, directly sending Bashang!
But this has nothing to do with Liu Cheng for the time being. After he arrived at Lantian County with the Central Army and settled in camp, he actually fell asleep that night.
It's a bit outrageous to use the word "even" for this matter, because although the battle was won, it was too fierce and hasty. Stimulated by the fierce fighting and casualties, the entire military camp was immersed in a feeling of fear, panic, and sadness. Coupled with the overwhelming smell of blood, countless people vomited and cried.
Including the song Northern Chu Folk Song, after singing it for a while, Huan Wen secretly gave an order to restrain it, and asked Banner Chief to personally control it. He was not allowed to sing anymore for fear of causing a roar in the camp.
In this case, Liu Cheng certainly has the right to temporarily feel sad for the dead and injured compatriots under Ying Dan. Of course, he can feel "joyful and pity" for Fu Shuo, the fifteen-year-old child, and even the one-eyed Fu Sheng with a surly personality because of the mission the previous day and the laughter and laughter during the mission.
No one will accuse him, Huan Wen himself is afraid.
Fu Hong, who left the rear camp to temporarily clean the battlefield with the civilian husband, was said to have vomited seven or eight times, and the person who vomited could not stand up. Wu Fusheng, who was assigned to a room in Lantian County with Liu Acheng, actually wrapped himself in a big quilt in July and was shivering.
But for Liu Cheng, it is indeed "even".
He found that the "Black-Box Sealing Without Internal Friction" method that he had insisted on for a long time actually failed... it failed in the face of war.
This was actually a sign. A month ago, his performance was overwhelmed by the smell of blood beside Ying River, and he lost control and vomited on the spot. But just one month later, a decisive battle caught all Imperial Army off guard and directly penetrated his defenses.
He lay there, trying to force himself to sleep, but the song kept ringing in his ears, and the yellow-brown smoke and dust, the red Wheat Ridges, flashed past Ying Dan's face that had been stabbed several times, and Fu Shuo holding Shu brocade the day before. said that he wanted to give himself the appearance of White Sheep, as well as the heroic appearance of Liu Hong Willow-Shooting, and the appearance of Fu Sheng laughing wildly as he dragged Canopy flying past him.
Of course he knew that the fifteen-year-old Fu Shuo was actually a teenage murderer, he knew that Ying Dan was willing to admit defeat to some extent, he knew that Liu Hong accidentally ran into a whole team of Iron Cavalry in the strongest state, and he knew that Fu Sheng was suicidal.
But he just couldn't help thinking about those things, and he even had a better understanding of the lunatics among the the North warlords.
After struggling all night, the next morning, Liu Cheng refused the horse meat soup and ate only a bowl of wheat rice. His eyes were slightly red, and he was obviously a little tired. He still came to the Central Army, where Folding Stool was sitting and chatting with Zhu Fu the day before yesterday. In that small hall, I still found Small Folding Stool, but I didn't go in... What rules does Huan Wen have... I just put Folding Stool on the side of the door, next to the wall to bask in the sun.
Huan Wen must have seen this scene, but he didn't say anything. His current mental state is somewhat similar to Liu Cheng's. They are both obviously tired, and there is no hint of excitement because of yesterday's victory.
Of course, there is one difference. Liu Cheng can sit on the bed at the door and bask in the sun, leaving only a pair of ears to deal with the disturbances in the hall, but our General Who Attacks the West needs to face those things head-on.
"Have the tables of casualties been added up?"
"Not yet..."
"How much do you know now?"
"In the form Fu Chief Clerk sent, we have more than two thousand corpses collected so far, Di people more than a thousand..."
"We have more people than Di people?!"
"The weather is hot, so we naturally have to collect our own people first. Those Di people are just because they are next to our people, so we have no choice but to collect them according to the records..."
"More than two thousand..." Huan Wen's voice suddenly appeared, and he was obviously a little shocked. "Collected corpses in one afternoon?"
"Yes... but not too much. Mr. Ming, we have already gone through the most fierce battle yesterday between Right Wing and Central Army."
"Where are the wounded?"
"..."
"I understand... send the wounded to Qingni City as much as possible, don't let the sergeants who can still fight see it... make it clear to the wounded that Qingni City is next to the Ba River, the water is clean, and it is a storage point for supplies and food, so it is convenient for recovery."
"No."
"The casualties on both sides, as well as the captured armor and horses, I want to see the form as soon as possible!"
"No."
The main room was quiet for a while, and then Huan Wen suddenly asked again, "Where are the military achievements?"
"We have started to let those Banner Chief report first." Meng Jia's voice finally sounded at this time. "Ming Gong, you also need to have a condescending division here to compare with what is reported below."
There was another silence, and then Huan Wen's slightly feeble voice said, "Then let's divide it, but I can't do this alone? Let all General's title people in the army come... This matter can't be delayed."
"No."
"Where is Jiabin?" Huan Wen asked again. "When can Jiabin arrive?"
"We have to wait a few more days." Meng Jia continued to report back. "He will spend some time with Lantian Pass, and then he has to get Qingni City's logistics line in place, otherwise there is no reason to let him come..."
"That's true." Huan Wen sighed in public. "What a pity!"
Whether it's Liu Acheng at the door or Literati, the young elite inside the house, they all know what Huan Wen means... Xi Chao, who has been working as a Eastern Office for two years, is naturally suitable to take charge of military affairs, at least he is the most effective candidate to assist Huan Wen in this.
But he's not here.
In this way, the time came to noon, and the generals who had received military orders began to gather.
Huan Wen sent 45,000 troops this time, with 500 men per building. Banner Chief can be considered an independent commander, but Huan Wen cannot be so detailed that he can directly push the overall military achievements to the level of each building, let alone make direct analysis with a hundred or so Banner Chief all day long.
What he wants to do today is actually to gather those people from the General's title and Administrator levels to discuss and determine who has the greater credit, such as the middle road, the front army, Right Wing, and Left Wing. He will first make promises and comfort to these middle and upper levels, and then draw a proportion for each part, so that these people can go back and make a calculation with the Banner Chief level below.
What the Banner Chiefs are arguing with the people at the lower level at this time is actually arguing over which enemy Armored Guards's head should be counted on whose head, and the followers Army Advisors are arguing over which batch of seizures should be theirs.
As for when the final statistics come out, according to the proportion, there will be a total of about 300 head-level merits on the battlefield shared by your six buildings. As a result, the six buildings together reported three thousand. That is the matter of the generals who came to the meeting today. How can Huan Wen take care of it?
There are not as few generals, Administrator, and Protector-General on this level as expected. Basically, there is a similar existence in every five or six to seven or eight buildings, which is convenient for commanding on the battlefield, as well as for managing when marching and stationed. When discussing military strategy, they are also qualified to make suggestions directly to Huan Wen.
These people are at the level of "getting into the house" in a literal sense.
However, at this time, Huan Chong is not here, Xue Zhen is not here, and Xi Chao and Zhu Tao are probably still in Lantian Pass. There are more than 20,000 people around Lantian. There are no more Ying Dan, Liu Hong, and Central Army is said to be missing one Administrator. In fact, there are less than ten people.
Among these people, Deng Xia, Gao Wu, Huan Qian, and Zhou Chu are obviously higher than the younger or lower-born generals such as Li Shu and Zhu Xingzhi, so they naturally have more say.
Liu Acheng didn't go in, and Huan Wen didn't call him. He just listened to the four generals of different ages and temperaments fighting at the door.
But soon, he knew why Huan Wen pretended not to see him.
"Are you done arguing?" Huan Wen suddenly interrupted the argument of several people with a dark face.
Competing for credit is of course, but how can you explain to your subordinates if you don't compete for credit? Deng Xia and the others who were usually involved in quarrels were helpless, but Huan Wen's own authority was there. This time they had just won a big victory, and it was a big victory won by the supervisor in front of the battle. They couldn't contradict it, so they had to apologize quickly.
"I feel that the merits of all of you together are not as good as one person." Huan Wen After seeing several people bowing their heads, instead of giving in, they intensified their efforts.
Gao Wu, who was responsible for directing Central Army for Huan Wen yesterday, had no choice but to speak first, "The key to yesterday's decisive victory was when Ming Gong came to the battle in person and broke it in one fell swoop."
"It's useless for you to flatter me like this." Huan Wen sighed. "I'm not stupid... I did have a share of the credit for yesterday's situation, but in the middle, Left Wing already had the advantage, and Right Wing stabilized the situation. The victory came sooner or later. How can I be credited with the first victory? Yesterday's victory, in fact, It was Right Wing who withstood the siege of Di people Armored Cavalry without reinforcements, and swallowed the plan of the elite fully armored team. But if you ask me, you guys, including me, are not as good as Chief Secretary Liu Cheng who took his life in danger and fell into the trap of two thieves!"
At this point, Huan Wen raised his voice toward the outside and asked, "Is that right, Yulong?"
As soon as he said this, when he came in, he saw Liu Cheng sitting at the door and several people in the hall were speechless... It's not that they didn't dare to argue with Liu Cheng, but Huan Wen had already said that everyone including him could not compare to Liu Acheng. What do you want other people to say?
At the door, Liu Acheng also knew that he could not sit down anymore, so he could only get up and enter the small hall, and then he cupped his hands and said to each other, "I cannot agree with what Ming Gong said."
Huan Wen raised his eyebrows slightly, half-smiling but not smiling, "How can I disagree?"
"Right Wing takes the first credit. Yesterday's victory, there is no problem in taking half the credit for the whole game." Liu Acheng stood in the hall and responded proudly. "My subordinates are calm in the face of danger and feel a little complacent. However, I privately feel that it would be unfair to Lord Ying if all the commanding merits are given to me, Chief Secretary, who sends orders to Military Governor..."
At this point, Liu Cheng talked eloquently, telling about Ying Dan's performance yesterday, and the arrangement of leaving the opponent Armored Cavalry in the end was actually completely due to Ying Dan's affairs.
"As for luring Fu Sheng into the trap in the end, it is naturally the meritorious service of his subordinates. But in fact, the thief Fu Jian has twelve sons. The so-called Crown Prince Fu Chang has eleven sons left. They are just tools for him to master the Armored Cavalry. Compared with the destruction of Armored Cavalry, the so-called meritorious service of the Two Wangs is not worth mentioning, nor can it be compared with other generals." Liu Cheng made the final statement. "Not to mention compared with the commanding Lord Ying. Although Ying Gong is dead, his majesty will last forever, so he should take the first place in the meritorious service."
He is sincere, he has no shortage of credit, his credit is overflowing, his kpi is full, and he is waiting to find a big county Northern Expedition in two years... Anyway, Huan Wen just needs one person to suppress the other generals, so instead of doing it himself, it is better to leave it to a dead person.
Huan Wen nodded, and then looked at the other generals casually. "Although Ying Dan made a mistake, he took the first credit for destroying Di people's fully armored elite cavalry; Right Wing had the most casualties and the most merit, what do you think?"
Several people in the hall felt as if they had eaten something dirty, but they could only nod their heads. "Lord Ying may die, but his majesty will last forever."
"Then let's forget it." Huan Wen became obviously solemn. "Left Wing and Xue Zhen went to chase and escape. They should be able to get an advantage, so let's forget it... Yesterday's meritorious service, Right Wing ranked half, the remaining Central Army, the front army, and Cavalry Army will be divided roughly according to their numbers. However, the front army fought hard and can be spared more, while Cavalry Army cannot be dispatched immediately, and the battle yesterday was a tailwind, so it can be slightly less."
Several people present were even more speechless.
Deng Xia was appeased, and Huan Qian, who had suffered a loss, had no room for resistance in front of his uncle, and Right Wing, who was highlighted, carried out a dead person... Carrying out the dead person is essentially giving up the merits of most generals in the first level in exchange for the merits of the middle and lower levels. Ying Dan's mourning glory cannot occupy the space of the living person no matter how high it is.
However, these details are only superficial. The fundamental reason is that after this battle, Huan Wen's authority has become even more unshakable. Moreover, this distribution is generally fair.
Several generals come and go in a hurry. How can they argue with the Banner Chiefs below? Huan Wen is not prepared to care anyway.
Liu Cheng wanted to leave, but was stopped by Huan Wen, so he could only turn around and bow his hands and obey his orders.
"Lord Ying is dead, who do you think can replace him?" Huan Wen asked seriously.
"Right Wing is a temporary march. Just take back Central Army." Liu Cheng replied frankly. "If you want to divide the troops again, you may not need these twenty troops. By then, whether it is Mr. Zhu Fu or Prefect Zhou, their qualifications will be sufficient."
Huan Wen nodded. "Having said that, Right Wing has suffered such damage this time. If we can't improve one or two from it, it will inevitably damage morale. Besides, military merit is all about timeliness... I am going to give Yulong, you and Deng Xia together with Protector-General!"
Protector-General is essentially an expansion of the names Army Supervisor and Military Governor, and it still represents the authority of the general. When the military needs one person to take charge of a party or be responsible for one thing, including when one person is responsible for a whole bunch of things alone, Protector-General will be added.
"Protector-General can do it." Liu Cheng nodded. "But I don't have enough prestige and qualifications now. I don't even know the flags and commands. I'm not suitable for leading troops. It's better to stay with the Central Army."
"You can't sit at the door and bask in the sun if you stay at the Central Army." Huan Wen said helplessly. "I know you experienced the tragic war yesterday and are still a little uncomfortable with it, especially since you are so young. We have not experienced many wars. But just like you went to Ying Dan and raised Red Banner next to Ying Dan's body yesterday despite knowing the danger, we are still fighting, and you must continue to be busy and cannot refuse."
Liu Cheng was silent for a moment and bowed to listen to the order, "In that case, I would like to ask for orders. Protector-General is responsible for cleaning the battlefield here and collecting the corpses."
Huan Wen nodded happily. "I originally wanted you to worry about Banner Chief's first-level military merit, but it's great that you are willing to do something immediately, so go ahead and do it."
After saying this, the person paused for a moment and then asked again, "Yesterday when you were in the battle, who among those Banner Chief did you think was worthy of promotion?"
"The first thing that comes to mind is naturally Gao Heng, which is the Banner Chief that I brought from Jingkou." Liu Cheng said seriously. "His performance is indeed not bad, but if you think about it carefully, the two Banner Chiefs that surrounded the enemy in the end, namely Huang Wu and Tian Shouzhi, also made great contributions."
"Tian Shouzhi I remember it was Wuling Man?" Huan Wen nodded slightly and finally asked a question.
"Yes."
"Then go ahead." Huan Wen waved his hand.
Liu Cheng nodded, turned to leave, but stood still.
"What's the matter?" Huan Wen was not surprised or horrified this time, but rather pleased.
"Please Master Meng write for me a simple Sacrificial Eulogy letter to Ying Longxiang and all my comrades who died in the battle." Liu Cheng responded sincerely.
Huan Wen nodded repeatedly.
In the evening, good news came from the front. Huan Chong caught up with Bashang and won another victory in front of Ba River Crossing, killing thousands. Imperial Army won another victory, and the atmosphere in the army also improved significantly.
Huan Wen was overjoyed and ordered on the spot to organize the army as soon as possible. Three Days set off later and arrived at Bashang.
However, on the 14th, on the day when Banner Chief Tian Shouzhi changed his surname to Huan and became Miscellaneous-Rank General, suddenly there was another incredible military news. Love - Di people unexpectedly regrouped 30,000 troops and set up a fort on the opposite bank of the Ba River. Huan Chong tried to cross the river with a small group of troops, but was met with a head-on attack.
It is natural that the crossing of the river is blocked, but where did Di people, who had just suffered a complete defeat, get 30,000 soldiers?
-----I am the dividing line of eternal glory-----
Although Ying Gong died, his majesty will last forever. Burial together is not ancient, Duke of Zhou allowed it. Respect the past righteousness, and return all the souls. Wine is made with fine wine, and special dolphins are sacrificed. The ghost seems to be asking me to sacrifice the bottle.
Alas!
--"Sacrifice to Ying Longxiang and Northern Expedition Zhu Junwen". Qi. Liu Cheng
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