A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 92
In the ninth year of Wude, the seventh day of the seventh month.

On the Longxi Plateau, Wushan River, more than [-] miles east of Longxi County, the apricot gourd silver needle flag is still flying high.

The sun hung high in the sky, scorching the earth with its fiery rays.

"Boss, 83 wolf cubs were killed, 31 were captured alive, and dozens of horses were captured," Ma Zhou came over excitedly to report. .

Huaiyu looked up at the sun in the sky, it is too early to say victory, the Turkic people were only slightly frustrated, and did not retreat.The next battle is the key, it is impossible for Lang Riha to be stupid again.

"How about the casualties, brothers?"

Marquis Yu Wu Xizhe, who was in charge of law enforcement and security in the camp, stepped forward, "Seven brothers were killed on the spot, and more than a hundred others were injured, including more than [-] seriously injured. Bandaged and healed."

Camp number hospital, the ability of emergency medical care on the battlefield is a housekeeping skill. During the battle just now, there were first aid soldiers who rescued the wounded soldiers to the back as soon as possible. This aspect is much better than the Turkic people.

"We've made a lot of money." Wu Xizhe is a young man. In terms of seniority, he is Huaiyu's nephew and the grandson of Samurai Ling. There are many grandchildren of old Wu, so he can only make his own way.

"The battle is not over yet. If you say you have made money, let the brothers eat some dry food and rest. There will be fierce battles in a while."

Ma Zhou looked at the Turkic people in the distance, "Do you want to send someone to Longxi County to ask for help?"

Huaiyu just said calmly: "Thousands of Turkic cavalry are standing in front of us. It is difficult to send troops now. Why don't we wait until dark."

In one charge, the hospital battalion directly reduced its personnel by one team. Although the Turkic people on the opposite side suffered twice as many casualties as their own, it was just that they underestimated the enemy and were stupid, and it would definitely not be the case next time.

Huaiyu had been sitting on the pony saddle, fully armored, and did not go to the rear to visit the wounded soldiers at this time. He was the general manager of the whole battalion, and his position was under the banner of this battalion.

He is also very eye-catching so that everyone can see him. He has to be like a general in chess and cannot move lightly.

He said to Wu Xizhe: "Go and visit the injured brothers for me. If they are seriously injured, let them explain it first and record it. If there is an emergency, we can help him take care of it. Wipe the seven dead brothers for them. Clean, change clothes, pack and seal their belongings.

Record the names, locations, and how they died. "

The military service system in the early Tang Dynasty was very different from the military recruitment system in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Compared with the early Tang Dynasty, it was more important to award military merits and lands. It was captured on the battlefield and entered an official position with honors. The soldiers in the government had to prepare their own equipment at any time When called to go to war, the soldiers of the government have the power to grant land and exempt taxes.

After the military system of the Tang Dynasty collapsed in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, it relied on the recruitment system. Even if you were a soldier to get money, there was no land to award, and even meritorious service would not have any practical benefits. , the captives were captured alive to give money, and the battlefield was rewarded with money and silk, and even later, money was given out for marching, going into battle, and New Year's Day. If you have no money, you don't fight.

The government soldiers died in battle, and there are not many pensions, but generally if there are suitable children, they can be given priority in the by-election of the government soldiers.

"Judge Wu, record the battle just now, especially those brothers who fought bravely just now." He confessed to his brother Wu Junyi.

"Yes." Wu Junyi didn't talk much. Huaiyu was a bit cronyistic in the hospital camp. Chai Shao asked him to take charge. Naturally, Huaiyu gave priority to using people he knew and trusted. The brothers of the Wu family are at least the sons and grandchildren of the county magistrate. shoot.

Wu Junyi is not as brave as Wu Junyi in terms of bravery, but he has read more books than him. Huaiyu arranged for him to be a battalion judge, in charge of the military's merits and demerits in the battalion.

Huaiyu's battalion department is still very complete, with the general manager, deputy general manager, long history, Sima, judge, office recorder, recorder joining the army, four cao joining the army, fourth division, city bureau, staff officer, accompanying army, etc. Most of them are him. Most of his own people were transferred by Chai Shao.

"These wolves, they fight and don't fight, and they don't retreat. They are here in this poisonous sun to compete with us in the sun. How many of them do you want to die?"

Hou San was sweating profusely from beating the drum just now, and he also raised his suppressed blood. Now he will no longer be silent, cursing at the Turkic people.

Seeing that the Turkic people had no intention of attacking immediately, Huaiyu immediately said: "Slaughter all the dead and seriously injured horses of the Turkic people in front of the battle, peel off the horse hides and store them, and give the horse meat to the men in the baggage camp to stew the meat." If you can’t finish eating, pick it up with salt, and tell the brothers, it’s okay for everyone to work hard, and it’s okay to bask in the sun, and eat horse meat later.”

"Ask the veterinarian to look at the captured horse. If the injury is not serious, heal it. If the injury is too serious, kill it directly."

On the battlefield, the meat of these dead horses and wounded horses would certainly not be wasted on him. If it was at other times, it might be dealt with by merchants who sold and accompanied the army. Now, they will be slaughtered and eaten directly.

There are dozens of horses, each of which can produce two to three hundred catties of meat, and there is still a lot of offal, and the bones can also be stewed. The entire hospital camp has 800 people, and this tens of thousands of catties of horse meat is indeed a luxury.

But the weather is too hot and it is difficult to save.

The soldiers stood in the scorching sun and wore armor to maintain the army formation. They didn't dare to be negligent, and they were a little dizzy in the sun. The flesh and blood on the battlefield also attracted many flies, and even gave off an unpleasant smell soon, but I heard that eating horse meat after a while Everyone is still very happy.

"Peel off the armor of the Turkic people, collect their weapons, and cut off their heads and left ears." Hou Sanhong suggested to Huaiyu with red eyes, take away the armor and weapons and equip them for soldiers or civilians, and cut off the left ear of the Turkic people. After it comes down, pickle it with salt and save it for a test.

As for the head, just stick it up with a spear and stand on the wall of the car, cut off the headless corpse, and put it in the formation as a wall of sheep and horses to resist the Turkic cavalry.

Huaiyu looked at the flies flying around in the sun. In this hot weather, it won't be long before these corpses will rot and pile up in front of the formation, which is not good.

"Cut off the ears and keep them safe. Put the head on the gun. As for the body, throw it away before the Turkic people come and take it away."

The equipment of the Turkic people is not bad. The iron armor and leather armor are also very good. The cowhide helmet is even very collectible. Their sabers and spears are also good. make weapons.

Back then, the Turkic people were from the forging slaves of the Rouran people. They were good at making ironware, and even the Turkic people had a lot of iron chain armor, which they got from the Western Turkic people and the Sogdian people in the Western Regions. Although there is an improved version, it is not much different.

The equipment captured on the battlefield, such as armor, weapons and war horses, are generally returned to the public, and they are given priority to the captured when they are distributed.

The iron chain armor of the Turkic people is much better than the armor of ordinary government soldiers. A good armor on the battlefield can save one's life.

"The equipment is distributed to the brothers in the hospital battalion first. This time, the brothers in the front row have contributed the most. Give them priority. The replaced equipment will be given to the brothers in the other battalions. The surplus will be given to the supply battalion. They can also help at critical times. "

More than 80 Turkic headless corpses were thrown in front of the Tang army, and their heads were even stripped clean.

The soldiers of the hospital battalion in front of the battle taunted the opposite side loudly.

The Turks were very angry, but in the end they sent someone over with a white flag.

Under Huaiyu's order, Tang Jun exercised restraint, did not shoot arrows at them, and let the group of Turkic people who came on foot carry away the corpse.

The Turkic people were also very careful, and only sent 30 people over on foot, even disarmed, without long soldiers, and it took a while to carry away the more than 80 corpses.

They carried it to a distance and dug a pit directly to bury it.

The Turks buried the corpses, dismounted and wailed, and some even cut their own faces with knives, causing blood to drip.

"These Turkic people are very vengeful, and they are probably the children of the war dead."

Huaiyu doesn't agree with this kind of behavior at all, cutting herself for nothing, this kind of behavior is stupid, and the wound is easy to get infected, if the infection dies, then the mother is too wronged.

After wailing for a while, the Turks mounted their horses again.

The horn sounded again, this time with sadness.

Amidst the shouts of woo la la, the Turkic people rode their horses to kill again.

Hou San took off his armor directly, holding the drumstick with his upper body bare, and beat the cowhide drum with all his strength again, his drum sound was passionate and rhythmic.

The east wind is blowing and the drums are beating, who am I afraid of with a horizontal knife in my hand!

(End of this chapter)