The Infinite Heavens Run Away

Chapter 267 7.23 Guangzong was defeated in the Yellow Turban incident
Chapter 7 I forged the soul of Han in the Three Kingdoms
7.23 The Guangzong incident was over and the Yellow Turban incident was defeated.

After everything was arranged, the fate of Guangzong's Yellow Turban Army was already doomed. The brutal fighting continued until three o'clock in the morning. Exhausted, the battle between the two sides also came to an end.

Although the Yellow Turban Army is very large in number, most of them are a mob with only wooden guns. Their real combat effectiveness is actually less than 50000 elites; the number of cavalry in the real sense is basically zero.

The current so-called "cavalry" of the Yellow Turban Army are actually infantry mounted on rhinoceros horses. There are less than 1000 real war horses, and the personnel are basically untrained.

On the contrary, the Han army was either the absolute elite trained by Deng Feng for many years, or the veterans of Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo who had fought for many years. Although the Yellow Turban Army had many people, the number that could directly participate in the battle at the same time was limited.

The end result was that most of the soldiers were killed or wounded, and the remaining soldiers were either captured or surrendered. Less than 30000 people actually evacuated, and they were already frightened. By this time, the entire Yellow Turban Army in Hebei had been completely dispersed.

"Zhang Liang, are you committing suicide or are we planning to give you a ride?" The final battlefield was surrounded by more than 300 elite troops, with less than [-] remaining Yellow Turban troops, including Zhang Jiao's younger brother, who calls himself "General Digong" Zhang Liang.

"Unexpectedly, the Han Dynasty is still not exhausted. It's a pity that I can't see the Liu family destroyed." Zhang Liang's tone was very unwilling.

"This has been doomed since you guys were pretending to be mysterious." Deng Feng had no patience to talk nonsense with him, and did not ask Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo for their opinions. "Hong Lin, give him a ride; Mingyuan, make arrangements." The last few.”

Shi A waved his hand coldly, and the crossbowmen almost cleared out the last surrounded Yellow Turban elites by name at a distance of less than 30 steps. These were die-hard Yellow Turbans and had no value at all.

Gao Shunze showed off his weapon, a super-large weapon that was seven feet long (Han ruler), which is about 1.6 meters and a half, had a handle that was two feet long, which was close to seventy centimeters, and three points wide, which was about seven centimeters. The sword rushed forward and beheaded Zhang Liang on the spot with one strike.

Now among the generals under Deng Feng, Zhang Liao is recognized as the No. 1, and his reputation has long been known throughout the world; Huang Zhong made his name in the battle with the Qiang and Hu coalition forces, and was also a fierce man who killed five enemy generals in a formation.

Only Gao Shun still has no reputation, but after this battle to kill Zhang Liang, he will surely become a famous general in the world.

As for Shi A and Zhao Feng, they are far behind the top three in every aspect. It would be pointless to give them a chance. There is also the "forgotten" Wang Yue, who has no value in cultivating. Deng Feng himself It is not necessary at all.

When Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo watched Gao Shun rush over, they seemed to want to speak, but in the end they chose to stay quiet.

The most fundamental right to speak in the army is strength, but among the people present, Deng Feng's strength is the strongest.

In this decisive battle, Deng Feng's cavalry almost cut through the Yellow Turban Army like they were chopping melons and vegetables. Shi A's crossbowmen blocked the Yellow Turban Army's last hope of advancing with a terrifying arrow rain.

Even Zhao Feng's heavy supply troops effectively protected the crossbowmen at the last moment. The only two units that did not participate in the battle were the civilian men temporarily recruited by the heavy supply camp, and the second were a group of women - medical soldiers. .

Correspondingly, whether it was Dong Zhuo or Huangfu Song, not to mention the infantry, at least [-]% were killed, and everyone who remained was injured.

There is no way to bear more casualties. If it weren't for this must-win battle, [-]% of them would be killed under normal circumstances, which would be enough to collapse most feudal armies.

Even the most elite cavalrymen fought very hard. The total number of casualties generally exceeded half, and more than [-]% were killed.

As a comparison, Deng Feng's cavalry had less than [-]% casualties and less than [-]% casualties. They also fought the most brutal frontal assault. This is the right to speak.

Therefore, the head of Zhang Liang, the last big boss of the Yellow Turban Army, fell into the hands of Deng Feng. Fortunately, there was still Zhang Jiao, who could not escape the fate of splitting coffins and killing corpses. As for the distribution of credit, it was Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo themselves. Discussed.

By the time the entire battlefield was cleaned up, it was already two days later. Of course, it would not be the Han army doing the work, but the captured Yellow Turban Army.If this kind of battlefield with more than [-] corpses cannot be cleaned up in time, it is likely to cause a terrible plague.

As for the prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army, Deng Feng did not ask. He knew very well the fate of these people in the original work, but he still did not ask because this era is so cruel.

In the past two days, the consumption of Shangdang County soldiers has also been calculated.

"Lord, in this battle, we lost a total of 479 people, including 132 crossbowmen and the rest were cavalry.

In addition to the main combat arms, 42 heavy soldiers were killed in battle, 17 civilian husbands died after being accidentally injured by Liu Ya, and a medical soldier was stabbed to death by a desperate Yellow Turban wounded soldier. "Chen Gong's tone was very heavy.

"More than half of the rest of the troops are wounded. Fortunately, we have enough medicine and the effect is very good. Otherwise, according to the past rules, it is not surprising that half of these wounded soldiers died."

"The casualties are too great." Deng Feng said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, my lord. Being able to fight with my lord is already a sign of submission for all the officers and soldiers." Zhang Liao expressed his position on behalf of all the officers and soldiers, "My lord, I'm afraid you don't know that although the last general is only 30 years old, he has been fighting for more than ten years.

The comrades who joined the army together in the past are now gone. Not only that, in every battle over the years, the casualties have been more than [-]%. If you win like this, defeat is even more terrible.

Due to the lack of medical treatment and medicine, many officers and soldiers died of pain (post-injury infection). Now even our ordinary soldiers can eat as well as those of well-off families, and their training has never been relaxed.

Nowadays, it is almost a crushing victory against these enemies. There is really nothing to say.Besides, no one will die in a war. "

Deng Feng subconsciously looked at his subordinates and found that everyone nodded in approval.

"It's true that kindness cannot control soldiers!" Deng Feng could only smile bitterly, "Can all the brothers be taken back?"

"Don't worry, my lord, all the brothers who died in the battle have been cremated and packed separately. We will try our best to find out the names and addresses and pay the pensions."

"It's not enough. After the brothers are brought back, they will find a place with good Feng Shui to bury them together. They will build a martyrs' cemetery, erect monuments, and build a Martyrs' Shrine. The names of all the brothers who died will be engraved on stone tablets.

From now on, as long as I can still speak, I will ensure that these brothers will have offerings and sacrifices during every year and festival, and there will be incense at all times. "

The audience froze.

"Lord Renyi!" Chen Gong knelt heavily on the ground, and all the other generals followed suit.

"Get up, brothers, this is just what I should do." Deng Feng is not hypocritical, this is indeed a matter of course in the real world.

But looking at the entire feudal society, generals still have memorials after all. When ordinary soldiers die, they die. They can just find a place to bury their affairs and no one will care about them.

Not only is he dead and no one asks, but he is no better alive.

There has been a tradition of "raising dogs" when raising soldiers in all dynasties. First of all, there must be a chain to prevent mad dogs from biting their owners. This makes sense at least.The second thing is not to feed the dog well, otherwise the dog will forget to look after the house once it is full.

So much so that in all dynasties, except for the founding period, no matter which emperor was in power, it was a matter of course to eat empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers.

The extreme thing is that in the late Ming Dynasty, soldiers were not only well-fed, but also had to work for the officers when they were hungry. It would be nonsense if an army like this could win the war.

The third is a stumbling block. When a large army of any dynasty goes on an expedition, it is inevitable that the logistics cannot keep up. Some even deliberately control it, so that the biggest problem faced by the army is the deliberate suppression by the court.

The result is that the royal family, the court and the army are at odds with each other.This is still the most basic and superficial issue, not to mention the private bullshit.

Deng Feng doesn't have any of these here. Of course, this is also related to the fact that he has just started his career and doesn't need to do these things yet.So when Deng Feng finished the arrangements, many generals were in tears, not to mention that the news spread to the army, which almost caused chaos. In the end, the officers and soldiers of each department took turns to go to Deng Feng in units of Qu under the leadership of the military marquis. Feng kowtowed in front of him to thank him, and it was finally over.

After a few more days of repairs and discussions on sending out the victory memorial, Deng Feng organized his troops and bid farewell to Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo.

"Brother Zifeng, I have been a soldier all my life. It was only when I got old that I realized that there can really be such strong soldiers in this world!" Huangfu Song looked at the soldiers from Shangdang County who had completed their preparations and were about to set out with reluctance. He said with a long sigh.

"It's not difficult, as long as I follow the instructions, it will be fine." Deng Feng took out a roll of bamboo slips and handed it over. It was exactly his usual training standards and supply situation.

"You are just training soldiers, you are wasting money!" Dong Zhuo was also an ambitious man. When he saw Huangfu Song flipping through the bamboo slips, he shamelessly came forward to look at them together. However, after only a few words, he was confused and said, "It's just training soldiers." That’s all, why bother with consumption so much?”

After such a long time of contact, Deng Feng can be seen that although these two people have the slickness and snobbery brought by their long-term service as officials, they have not lost their military style in general.

Judging from the original work, Huangfu Song did not do well in the future and gradually "disappeared from everyone". The fundamental reason is that he was not snobbish enough. Otherwise, with the reputation he gained during the Yellow Turban Uprising, he would be able to win over no matter which side he joined. Water rises.

At this time, Dong Zhuo had not yet risen, and he was not the scum that later did not take the people seriously and would plunder at every turn. His reputation in Xiliang was actually quite good, otherwise he would not have become the boss of that department, at least It's pretty good now.

Therefore, Deng Feng didn't mind giving them some good things.

"These two brothers have been leading troops much longer than me, and they have their own rules.

But there are a few words that I would like to share with you two.

The first sentence is that if any country or general is unwilling to spend money on building an army, it is preparing compensation for the next defeat.

The second sentence is, only by sweating more in peacetime can you bleed less in wartime.

The third sentence is that the army cannot win, everything is equal to zero, and there is no military power to support it. No matter what else is said, it is all fart in the final analysis. "Deng Feng's three words made the two old military leaders' heads go blank, leaving almost only a buzzing sound.

"I'd like to learn from you!" It took Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo a while to react, and they all respectfully thanked Deng Feng with fists in their hands.

"Brothers, based on my situation, it is estimated that there will be no war arrangements before the Yellow Turban is pacified." Having said this, Huangfusong and Dong Zhuo nodded in understanding.

There is no way, Deng Feng is really good at fighting. As long as the difference in the number of people is not too big, he is almost invincible in the field. If he continues to fight, many people will really be very dissatisfied.

"We don't know when we'll see each other again this time, so I'll give these two brothers a little gift. They both know what I'm most famous for, so don't be polite to me."

Deng Feng waved, and soon eight carts from the baggage camp came over. There were a total of 8 infantry crossbows in the five boxes of each cart, which was exactly 25 for each family.

According to the standards of this era, this was really a generous gift; but for Deng Feng, who had already achieved primary industrial production of pig iron and wrought iron and semi-industrial mass production of steel tire crossbow arms, it was nothing.

After this war, with the defeat of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang, the Yellow Turban Uprising was basically over. The remaining Zhang Bao would not live long. When the Yellow Turbans were overthrown, they would definitely reward the meritorious officials.

The problem is that when the meritorious officials are awarded in the future, he will definitely have returned to the Shangdang. It is hard to say about Dong Zhuo. Huangfu Song, who has been in the official family for several generations, will definitely have the opportunity to have connections to help him speak.

The reason why he gave such a big gift was for this reason.

"In that case, I'm ashamed to accept it!" Huangfusong also understood what Deng Feng meant, and accepted the gift with a hearty smile.

"Dong deserves it, but if you need my help in the future, please don't be polite, brother Zifeng." With such a big pie, even though Dong Zhuo knew it would not be easy to eat, he still couldn't help but eat it. .

"Thank you two brothers for taking care of me during this time. The order I received is to assist the two brothers in pacifying Guangzong. Now that the war is over, I have to return to Beijing to pay the order. We will meet again by chance." The follow-up arrangements have been arranged. Regarding the matter, Deng Feng naturally left immediately.

You ran all the way when you came here, so you don't need to be in such a hurry when you get back, and there is no need to leave the baggage camp behind. Everyone can just walk slowly together.

Anyway, no matter where they went, the local government would "enthusiastically and proactively" send sufficient supplies, so that after a full month, the army finally returned to the military camp on the outskirts of the capital.

Needless to say, he went to the General's Mansion to pay the order and then pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor. At this time, the victory memorial had already arrived in the capital. Both sides praised him unanimously, but they paid lip service and did not give any substantial benefits.

Deng Feng was helpless about this and had to vent her anger on the same person. Anyway, she was related to both parties.

"Deng Zifeng, you bastard!" Queen He, who had almost been tortured to death, now only had the energy to speak harshly.

"I fought bloody battles for the Han Dynasty and the He family, but I didn't even receive any reward. I had no choice but to complain to the Queen." Deng Feng answered unceremoniously.

"Humph!" What Deng Feng said made Queen He relax. At least the minister was only thinking about meritorious service and receiving rewards. Anyway, after the Yellow Turbans were pacified for a period of time, these would be indispensable. Now there is no need to worry about promising him something. loss.

"It's just a matter of waiting for a few months. You must know that as a minister, you should serve the king with sincerity and cannot be balabala."

In any case, Deng Feng finally got the correct words from Empress He, that is, when the rewards were awarded after the suppression of the Yellow Turban, he would be the governor of Bingzhou.

And because of the impact of this war, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty planned to officially define the state as an administrative unit. The state governor is the top leader of a state, and this is a position. It is inevitable to give him another title so that he can not be anxious and serve the country with peace of mind ( He family) is loyal.

Deng Feng has no doubts about this statement, because according to the arrangement of the original book, Emperor Hanling's most coquettish operation is about to begin, that is, to greatly delegate power to the localities, and finally even change the governor's state to the state's pastor, giving a complete meaning. military and political power.

You must know that all dynasties have always strengthened the power of the court, and he in turn threw away the power in his hands to others.

This directly resulted in the Eastern Han Dynasty imperial court's influence on the local area being basically reduced to zero. Liu Yan, a member of the royal family and a pure member of the royal family who proposed to him the proposal to reset the state pastoralist, also violated the imperial court in both ways after taking office as Yizhou pastoralist, and even more so in other states. Needless to say.

Since then, warlords in various places have risen up and divided their power, forming their own closed loop of power. No one has ever had access to the so-called "imperial court".

No matter who is the emperor or a senior official in the capital, the localities basically ignore it. "Government orders do not leave the capital" is already a polite way of saying it. Especially after Dong Zhuo's chaos, government orders basically did not leave the emperor's palace.

The last emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian of Han, "changed hands" several times, and repeatedly became the "emperor" who "held the emperor to order the princes", and was finally "forced" to give up his position to Cao Pi.

So much so that in Zhuge Liang's "Chu Shi Biao", he changed the tradition of "taboo for the venerable" and said straightforwardly, "Everyone sighs and hates Huan and Lingye."

Of course, this is a long-term view, and the good news in the near future is that he will be able to withdraw his troops and return to the party soon.

Because keeping them in military camps in the suburbs requires the court to continuously raise troops at high prices. This consumes too much. It is better to let them go back to the garrison to eat, and the court only needs to pay military salaries according to normal standards.

To put it more bluntly, this group of people is right on the edge of the capital. They have a lot to eat, but they can’t get their hands on it. It’s really intolerable. We might as well just tell them to go back to the border, so that they can do whatever it takes. Come on.

Anyway, it's finally time to go home.

(End of this chapter)