The Rise of the Marquis

Chapter 46 Harvest
When Wang Jian rode his horse into the Ma Ling army camp, there were already hundreds of soldiers waiting in front of the camp gate with spears in their hands, waiting for his arrival.

Surrounded by the crowd, Wang Jian and Liu Yu entered the camp together.

What came into view was armor piled up into a hill, a large number of weapons piled up in piles, and many camps in the distance were still intact.

Then Wu Yi personally took him to see the 26 granaries built by the Ma Ling army. According to the account of the captured officials, these granaries were not only for the army that came first, but also for the follow-up reinforcements. After the Yang army, the follow-up army continued to follow up, conscripting a large number of young and strong men to attack Boulevard Castle.

Because the whole army, even the senior officials of Ma Ling and the people of the country felt that this battle must be won, and their elite army would win without any suspense. Therefore, the construction of the granary here is very careful, and the grain storage is far more than needed, which is ready for the follow-up troops. quota.

"Marquis, the granary here is built according to the city, not a temporary granary for marching. Our army's marching granary uses solid wooden boards as the outer wall, with holes for ventilation at the bottom, which can be dismantled and taken away at any time, but there is not much grain stored."

Sun Difang pointed to the huge cylindrical granaries in front of him, and swiped his arm across a large area: "They have big mouths and small bottoms, and they are digging holes into the ground. The deepest is about two feet, and the shallowest is more than one foot. The pits are dug well. Finally, it must be dried with firewood to dry the four walls, put in the grain and grass, then wrap the chaff with a mat and spread it on the warehouse mouth, and seal it with soil, which can prevent moisture, corrosion, and insect erosion. This storage method is under the Jixia School When I was in the palace, I learned from my brother at the agricultural school, and I can store grain for several years.

However, this is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and most of the granaries in the city are used. I didn't expect them to dig such a granary in the camp in the wilderness. "

"Mr. Sun is really well-informed." Liu Yu praised sincerely, "I heard that the Jixia Academy in the Eastern Qi State has produced a large number of talents who can distinguish the world, and it is not inferior to my Dahan Astrology Station. It seems that the reputation is well-deserved."

Sun Difang gave Binbin a little proud.

"No wonder they gathered here for several days before taking the initiative to attack, just to dig this thing, and now we will give it all to us!" The soldiers in the team interjected excitedly.

Everyone looked over and felt that his interjection was inappropriate. After all, there is a difference between honor and inferiority. The soldiers also realized that they were too happy to say the wrong thing, and even lowered their heads.

Wang Jian laughed: "That's right, I really prepared a great gift for me."

Then he asked Sun Difang, "Is the overall damage to the camp seriously?"

"Only seven or eight camps were burned, and the enemy was routed for thousands of miles. There was no time to take away their things, and they had no time to destroy them. The ones that were burned were because they accidentally encountered candles and bonfires when they escaped. Besides, there were four or five tents on the southern fence. A section of ten feet was burned, but there is not much loss other than that."

"Then use this place as our camp led by the sentinels." Wang Jiandao, "The tents, food, fences, etc. are still in good condition, saving us time and effort. Thank you Ma Linggong."

Everyone laughed.

Wang Jian asked Uncle Gong to pick out four officers from the Ma Ling Army and bring them to him, and gave each of them dry rations. He also picked out fifty young soldiers under the age of twenty, and gathered them all to him.

As he was riding on the horse, officials began to cry and admit their mistakes and kept kowtowing. Facing the panicked crowd, he said, "God has the virtue of being good at life. I am not going to execute you today. I will let you go. Go back and tell Duke Ma Ling. Thank you for his food and tents, and later I will go to Maling City to visit him in person and talk to him about my father.

When the time comes, I hope he will wash his neck clean, and I will personally remove his head, dead or alive. "

Such words made many prisoners in front of him tremble, but Wang Jian ignored them at all, and ordered after speaking: "Give them dry food and let them go."

So Uncle Gong's leader stuffed them with a small bag of dry food one by one, and then drove them out of the camp.

"Your rhetoric is really scary." When the person walked away, Liu Yu looked at him with a smile: "You are really going to Ma Ling to chop off his head."

"Whether you want to go or not, you need to be imposing first, and scare him even if you scare him. It would be better if it can affect the morale of the army and the people of Ma Ling." Wang Jian said: "Fear will spread."

Then he turned his head and said to Uncle Gong: "You lead the tenth army, and march to the sentinel leader tomorrow morning."

"No!" Uncle Gong bowed his hands and accepted the order.

"Lieutenant Gong is brave and good at fighting, and he is extremely courageous. The important task of regaining the sentinel leader is none other than you."

"This subordinate will fulfill his mission!" Uncle Gong promised with his hands blushing.

Uncle Gong galloped all by himself during yesterday's battle, killing more than [-] enemies. His power shocked all directions, greatly boosted the morale of the entire army, and even made the enemy fearful. Seeing him fleeing everywhere he went, the Heyang army could easily capture the river valley The Maling army camp outside the peach blossom forest at the other end is also related to Uncle Gong's great reputation.

At that time, when he led the army to kill, there were actually not many cavalry around him, but the defenders in the camp were all retreated from the front line. When they saw the god of death, their morale collapsed and they dared not stick to it. They fled to the other side of the camp, and suddenly became a mess. All were broken.

On the same day, Wang Jian officially changed the Maling Army camp in the river valley to the rear camp of the Heyang Army, and called it the Taogu Camp.

And the results of the great war, which originally attracted the attention of all parties and the princes of all parties, also flew in all directions like the wind.
Then Wang Jian led more than [-] people from the Chinese army to continue to advance towards the Sentinels. There was no battle all the way, only the dead bodies on the roadside, and the Heyang cavalry who guarded the prisoners and cleaned the battlefield in twos and threes saluted him.

Battle reports from the front continued to come in. The war to recover the lost land was going very smoothly. Uncle Gong's cavalry rushed in and pursued them all the way, without encountering any major obstacles. Along the way, they had broken through and removed sixteen outposts and two logistics camps set up by the Ma Ling Army. , killed 31 enemies and captured more than a hundred people.

Two days later, they had already attacked Sentinel and recaptured the local post station. The more than 100 people stationed at the post station on Sentinel Ridge by the Ma Ling Army did not dare to confront Heyang soldiers when they saw the arrival of Heyang soldiers. After setting fire to the post station, they fled all the way to Heyin. Uncle and others were busy fighting the fire and gave up chasing the remnant enemy.

Three days later, when Wang Jian led the Chinese army to Sentinel, half of the station had been burned, and blue smoke was still curling up in the air.

Soon Uncle Gong also led his army to tell him about the battle situation here. Wang Jian nodded and ordered the accompanying craftsmen to hurry up to repair the post house. Fortunately, the old willow tree next to the post station that he valued the most was not damaged and was still full of vitality. , Wang Jian heaved a sigh of relief, this is the source of his stable mysterious spirit liquid.

After a while, Uncle Gong came over and cupped his hands and said, "Marquis, there are still a group of people who need to be released."

"A prisoner of war?" he asked, Uncle Gong shook his head, beckoning his subordinates to bring it up.
(End of this chapter)