The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

()(Thanks to the book friend longtu168168 for giving the monthly pass. There is one thing that is very speechless. Chapter [-] of Love in the Valley was reported as a chapter of se. Love. I rarely write these, and occasionally write a few lines for book friends. It’s just an addiction, as for reporting me? Speechless.)

The two sides quickly counted the number of casualties, but at this moment of fierce frontal confrontation, both sides suffered heavy losses. The Song army killed nearly 200 people, while the Xixia cavalry suffered even worse losses. More than 500 cavalry died in this charge. There were thousands of casualties on both sides.

Su Jin's face was serious. He was actually not satisfied with the battle he fought. Two hundred of his own troops were killed in battle. Adding the nearly 200 people killed in front of him, he had already lost 500 troops; , the total strength of our side is only more than [-] people, and now it has been lost by nearly [-]%. Although it has also caused heavy damage to the opponent, but if this trend continues, the western thief only needs to charge two more rounds, and it is convenient for the entire army Overwhelmed.

Di Qing ordered people to clean up the dead bodies and messy debris in front of the position, and Su Jin hurried forward to stop them.

"These can't be moved, and they are kept as a barrier. The enemy retreated because the horses encountered obstacles and couldn't attack."

Di Qing said in astonishment: "Master Su, what you mean is that the western thieves will come to attack again? My humble job is to clear the obstacles to facilitate the pursuit. I think the western thieves have the intention of retreating. Before Master Fan's troops arrive, they must be held back." .”

Su Jin shook his head slightly, looked at the opponent's cavalry adjusting their formation from a distance, and said firmly: "The opponent will never retreat. The general who leads the troops seems to be determined to eat us, and the cliff has been blocked. We have lost the sundries, and if we retreat now, we will be pursued by me, he must have seen it, and although they have suffered a big loss, they still have [-]% of the main force, and they still have enough power to wipe us out, so they will never retreat."

Di Qing thought for a while, finally agreed with Su Jin's judgment, and ordered loudly: "Re-build the fortifications, and the archers approach, ready for the thieves to charge again."

The fresh troops behind the cliff took turns to move forward, and the remaining 300 soldiers in the first batch of bloody battles were moved to the back to heal their injuries and rest; Some places were damaged, some had been scattered into a pile of wood slag, and the fortifications were barely completed, and I don't know if they can withstand another impact.

Li Ningming gritted his teeth, watching the Song army in the distance build up the fortifications again, he also wanted to smash the enemy's formation in one go, but seeing the follow-up cavalry rushing to the place where the battle was fought, they couldn't move an inch, and became the target of the opponent's strangulation, he had to choose temporarily step back.

"Your Highness, what should we do? Retreat or fight?" Wu Zangming's face was covered with blood, and there was a big hole in his helmet, which was split open by a soldier of the Song Army with a knife. The horse's hoof was also chopped off. If it weren't for the many ownerless horses around him, he almost couldn't escape back.

Li Ningming sneered and said, "At this moment, we have no way out. We must take down these Song pigs. How many people can we fight?"

Panting heavily, Wu Zangming said, "Just now I counted, there are still [-] riders, [-] riders have been killed, and [-] riders are still wounded. I'm afraid we won't be able to fight."

Li Ningming breathed out and said, "Very well, our capital is still enough. The Song army may not be able to bear it, but the enemy's front is full of corpses and debris, and our cavalry can't get past it at all. This is a problem."

Yeli Xianzong came up and said: "Your Highness, let's send someone to ask for the bodies of the dead and wounded to be carried back for an inventory. The Song Army has always pursued ridiculous benevolence and righteousness. Maybe they will agree, so that we can clean up the obstacles in front of the battle." Is it?"

Li Ningming nodded in praise and said: "General Ye Li understands the psychology of the Song people, and they will definitely agree. This plan is very subtle and subtle."

Yeli Xianzong was praised, and immediately sent someone to ride a horse with his hands up to approach the Song Army's fortifications for more than a hundred steps, and shouted loudly: "Listen, Song Army General, our two countries are hostile, and it is reasonable to fight on the battlefield. But it is against the principles of human nature for the dead to be exposed in the wilderness. My Great Xia General Li proposed that our Great Xia cavalry be allowed to send 80 people to clean up the corpses of our Great Xia soldiers. They will never carry weapons; they are all flesh and blood raised by their mothers and fathers , please don’t reject the righteousness of humanity.”

Di Qing listened from afar, then turned to Su Jin and said, "Lord Su, listen, the western thieves can also speak humanely, I think it's a trick, just as you said, they want to clear the passage and carry out the next step." One charge."

Su Jin smiled and said: "That's right, the West Thief is not stupid, but we are not bad either."

Di Qing said: "Of course I have to reject the proposal. Come and answer the questions. After the battle, we will clean them up and tell them that even if their entire army is wiped out, their corpses will be contained by the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty."

A soldier hurriedly climbed up to the fortifications to answer Di Qing's words. Su Jin frowned, and suddenly said: "Wait a minute! You can't answer like that."

Di Qing was stunned and said: "What? Could it be that Mr. Su allowed them to come and clean up?"

Su Jin nodded and said: "Yes, promise them." Turning to the soldier, he said: "You shout, tell him that the soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty follow the ritual of benevolence and forgiveness when reading sage books, respect the dead, and ask them to send more people." Let’s clean it up, it’s faster, and it won’t cause any uneasiness in the Spring of Solitary Souls.”

Everyone, including Di Qing, did not understand what Su Jin meant. Mr. Su said one thing and did another, and he had plausibly analyzed the benefits of these corpses piled up in front of the fortifications, but now he slapped himself in the mouth. Can't figure it out.

Su Jin didn't explain, and after hearing what the soldier said truthfully, he waved his hands and ordered: "Archers are ready, listen to my orders."

Di Qing was startled, what is Su Jin going to do?Could it be that he would...?No, this is too shameless, if it spreads, wouldn't it make the world ridicule, not... definitely not, it's just to strengthen the guard.

However, Wang Chao, Ma Han and others were quite different from what Di Qing thought. They had been with Su Jin for so long, and they knew Su Jin's style of behavior by heart. How can a thief have so many scruples about fighting a war.

Li Ningming was overjoyed when he got Song Jun's answer. Hearing the soldier report to Song Jun about "the way of benevolence and forgiveness" and "the dead are respected", Li Ningming almost died laughing.

"The other party actually asked us to send more people there. Your Royal Highness, there will be a bold proposal at the end." Wu Zangming whispered suddenly.

"Say……"

"Why don't we use our strategy and send 200 people to clear the passage. When the clearing is almost done, these 200 people will rush into the enemy's formation on the spot, and the enemy will definitely be in chaos. At this time, my cavalry will charge again, and it will happen in an instant." , directly leveled the Song army, wouldn't it be a win-win situation?"

Li Ningming's heart skipped a beat. This strategy is simply wonderful. The enemy army will be busy coping with the sudden attack of 200 people. The cavalry behind will be able to cover up and kill them in just a dozen breaths. This battle is still unwinnable. Unless the sun comes out from the west.

"It's a good strategy, but I just promised not to bring weapons to collect the corpses. If there is trouble, what should I do without weapons?"

"My lord prince... you are really...really..." Wu Zangming almost cursed the word 'idiot': "What a careless person, there are weapons all over the place, just use them on the spot Why do you need to carry it? The presenter said, so what if there is no weapon? We only need that moment of chaos, as long as these 200 people cause more than ten breaths of chaos, the brigade has already set foot on the camp of the Song Army, why bother ?”

Li Ning secretly scolded himself for being stupid for not even thinking of this, so he pretended to be indifferent and laughed at himself: "Look at my brain, I think too much, and some of the simplest things are forgotten; it's not too late, the two generals Set up quickly, and select [-] soldiers to go, and the rest will wait in line, once the front of the formation is cleared, immediately attack and crush the Song army."

Muzangming and Nori Xianzong immediately began to select soldiers. These 200 people are death squads, and [-]% of them will die before the battle. It is indeed difficult to pick people, but these two experienced generals and three grass stalks , I took out the shortest one and went to die, and I can’t blame anyone, I only blame God for being short-sighted and bad luck.

The faces of the soldiers who were drawn were all ashen, but they also got the promise from the crown prince. If they died, the family would naturally give them generous pensions. This is already the second time I made a promise today. Although the soldiers doubted the possibility of realizing it, they had no choice but to obey, otherwise they would immediately move their heads, so they might as well try their luck.

After a while, the candidate was confirmed, and two hundred Xia soldiers raised their hands as a gesture of surrender and walked towards the Song Army fortification. Thousands of human and horse corpses were mixed together within the first thirty steps of the fortification. Down, the steaming stench went straight into the nose; the gurgling blood all over the ground formed a small stream along the cliff, flowing slowly and viscous to the lower place.

"A lot of people have come." Su Jin sneered.

Ma Han leaned forward and said, "My lord's move is quite ruthless. I caught so many fish that came to my door all at once."

Su Jin squinted at him and smiled, "You've become smarter, you've guessed it all."

Listening to the two people's conversation, Di Qing almost fainted. It seemed that his conjecture was true, Master Su really wanted to... This is so shameless!

"My lord Su, you can't do this. Wouldn't it make people in the world laugh at me like this? Our officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty want to kill the enemy in an upright manner, how can we do such a trick? Think twice, my lord."

Su Jin smiled and said, "What is the purpose of this battle? Commander Di told me."

"Of course we wiped out the Western Bandit army, why?"

"Okay, as long as the enemy army can be completely wiped out, will you not hesitate to kill Commander Di?"

"That's natural. As a general of the Great Song Dynasty, be ready to die for the Great Song Dynasty anytime and anywhere."

"Admiration, you, Di, usually use a knife to command and kill people?"

"Yes……"

"What will you do if your knife breaks?"

"How could it be broken? Even if it was broken, I would still hit it with my fist, bite it with my teeth, and hit it with stones on the ground. In short, there are many ways."

"Then why don't you quit the battlefield, find someone to reforge your sword, and come back to kill the enemy?"

"This... Is Mr. Su just entertaining his humble job?"

"Of course not. I'm just telling Commander Di that in general terms, the confrontation between the two armies is a life-and-death battle. Behind us are thousands of people in the Song Dynasty. For the sake of our country, the country and the people's livelihood, we cannot be defeated, so In order to win, you can do everything you can. From a small point of view, some people like to kill people with knives, some people like to beat people to death with fists, gangsters on the street like to beat people to death with bricks, and some people like to hang themselves without doing anything Suicide; the same is murder, the purpose is to kill people, there is no distinction between superior and inferior. Everything I do today is for the word victory, and of course I will do everything in order to win. There is no need to blame you."

"But my lord, spread the word..."

Su Jin waved his hand to interrupt Di Qing and said, "Commander Di, Su Jin respects you as a hero, and admires what you think and do, but I have to say that you are a little naive; I will prove it to you , how naive you are. I have also read the book of war, "Soldiers are deceitful." If Commander Di wants to become a famous general, he may need more tricks."

Di Qing seemed to understand something thoughtfully.