I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 21 Su Dingfang: Is the savior Li Zheng? !

Su Dingfang followed the captain to a pile of corpses of Turkic soldiers.

I saw that these Turkic soldiers all died in the same way. There was a sharp arrow stuck in their necks, and they were killed directly by the sharp arrow that pierced their throats.

"General Qi, my subordinates have carefully counted and found that there are a total of one hundred and thirty-one corpses like this."

"These Turkic soldiers should have been shot by one person."

The commander of the logistics army introduced respectfully.

Hearing this, Su Dingfang looked in disbelief.

All these sharp arrows that hit the throat were shot by one person?

It’s incredible!
  He walked forward, squatted down in front of the corpse of a Turkic soldier, and pulled out the sharp arrow directly from the neck. He saw a number with the word "Zheng" engraved on it.

You know, every crossbowman in the Tang Dynasty had marks on his arrows.

It is mainly used to count the results of killing enemies after the war.

When Su Dingfang saw the word 'Zheng' on it, he suddenly thought of the extremely powerful newcomer he had specially recruited before, Li Zheng!

"Could it be him?!"

Su Dingfang held the bloody arrow and asked the logistics army commander:

"Who owns this sharp arrow with the mark 'Zheng' in the Gongnu Camp?"

"Report to the general!"

"My subordinates looked through the records. This mark belongs to the 3rd Gongnu Battalion, and a corps commander named Li Zheng belongs to it."

"However, the marks on these more than one hundred sharp arrows are not entirely those of Li Zheng alone. Some of them are the marks of the sharp arrows of his subordinates."

The commander of the logistics army replied respectfully.

"You mean these sharp arrows are the marks of the sharp arrows of Captain Li Zheng and his subordinates?!"

Su Dingfang's eyes widened and he confirmed again.

"This is what is recorded in the records reported by the Third Gongnu Battalion. It is indeed the mark of Li Zheng and his subordinates."

The commander of the logistics army replied truthfully.

"It must be him!"

"The techniques for sharpening arrows are exactly the same. It cannot be the work of multiple people!"

"This kid is indeed extraordinary, we were right!"

Su Dingfang nodded with understanding.

He thought about a few months ago, when he was shocked by the strong arm strength of that boy Li Zheng and decided to accept him as his personal guard, but was rejected by that boy Li Zheng.

This kid insisted on going to the battlefield, killing the enemy, serving the country, and making contributions, so he arranged for him to join the elite Third Bow and Crossbow Battalion.

Since that time, I haven't paid much attention to the boy named Li Zheng.

After all, he is the vanguard general of the Northern Expeditionary Army and has a lot of military affairs to deal with.

At that time, I went to inspect the quality of the recruits. Suddenly I saw Li Zheng's strength, so I made a temporary decision to accept him as my personal guard. After being rejected, I slowly forgot about it.

Although Li Zheng has outstanding abilities, he is just a pawn after all.

But now, Li Zheng, who had been forgotten by him, appeared in Su Dingfang's mind again.

"Is it a coincidence?"

"When I assigned Li Zheng to the crossbow camp, he accidentally saved my life. Is this destiny?"

Su Dingfang thought to himself.

"General."

"How should the military exploits of these 131 Turkic soldiers be reported? Should they be reported based on one person or according to the marks on the sharp arrows?"

The commander of the logistics army asked cautiously.

"The one hundred and thirty-one Turkic soldiers were all shot with the same technique, with sharp arrows piercing their throats. Needless to say, they were all shot by the same person, and the one with such archery skills must be Li Zheng. Of course the military merit should be reported to Li Zheng alone."

Hearing this, Su Dingfang gave the order directly without thinking.

"Yes, General!"

The commander of the logistics army stood at attention and answered.

……

Three battalions of bows and crossbows.

The Third Battalion of Crossbows originally had 1,800 crossbowmen. As one of the vanguards, the Third Battalion added 200 people to reach 2,000. There was a big battle with the Turks, and more than 200 brothers were killed in the battle, and some brothers were injured.

Swords and swords had no eyes on the battlefield. Although the crossbow battalion was mainly used to suppress the formation, they still suffered considerable losses when the Turkic soldiers encircled them.

now.

The atmosphere in the Third Camp tent was somewhat depressing.

Many of the brothers who had laughed and scolded together before had now turned into cold corpses. These soldiers were still frightened thinking about today's battle.

"Azheng, are you okay?"

A veteran saw Li Zheng lowering his head and silently wiping his crossbow with a cloth. He was worried that it would be his first time to kill an enemy in battle. It would be difficult to accept such a bloody scene.

"Brother Peng, I'm fine, I just feel sad for my dead and injured brother."

Li Zheng raised his head and looked at the veteran named Brother Peng, forcing a smile.

Li Zheng entered the Third Gongnu Camp and trained with his brothers for three months. After three months, he had already developed a certain relationship.

This time, several veterans who were very familiar with Li Zheng and often joked were killed by the Turkic soldiers, and some were seriously injured.

I remember when he returned to the camp and saw his injured brother lying on a stretcher, he thought to himself:
  It would be fine if these people were slightly injured, but if they were seriously injured and disabled, it would really be better to die happily. At least the court would still pay pensions.

Being disabled, how do you live in this era of scarcity of supplies?
  Li Zheng told Brother Peng his thoughts, and Brother Peng also sighed:

"This is war!"

"Where there are no casualties in a war, maybe you and I will be like this tomorrow!"

Brother Peng looked at the brothers with drooped heads in the camp and was filled with emotion.

at this time.

Outside the camp of Gongnu Third Battalion.

Dozens of soldiers from the cavalry battalion, led by a general, hurried towards this side.

"Are you okay?"

Seeing these generals from the cavalry battalion rushing into the camp, several guards from the crossbow battalion quickly stopped them and asked in surprise.

"Sorry, brother, I am the general in charge of the cavalry battalion, Wu Yuanlong."

The leader of the cavalry battalion, who was wearing bright armor, cupped his fists and said politely.

"I've met the Commander-in-Chief!"

The soldiers on duty at the Gongnu Battalion quickly bowed to pay homage.

"Brothers, you're welcome."

"This general came to Gongnu Camp to find someone."

Wu Yuanlong politely helped the soldier on duty and said eagerly.

"Is General Wu coming to see our Lord Commander?"

a guard asked.

"I'm not here to see General Lin, I'm here to see someone named Li Zheng."

Wu Yuanlong said.

"Li Zheng?"

The soldiers on duty looked at Wu Yuanlong with some confusion.

"Li Zheng, I know him. He is a new recruit who has just joined our Third Gongnu Battalion for three months. He was recently promoted to a corps commander. This time, our Third Gongnu Battalion suffered many casualties. I wonder how he is doing. ?!”

Another guard took over and said.

"Excuse me, brothers, let me wait inside."

"Whether Li Zheng is dead or alive, we must find him!"

Looking at the people in front of them, they looked eager, and the commander-in-chief was personally leading the team to find someone. It shouldn't be anything bad. They were all from the vanguard and had just experienced a deadly battle.

"General please!"

The soldier on duty turned sideways and asked Wu Yuanlong to enter the camp.

"Thank you!"

Wu Yuanlong thanked him, and then hurried towards the camp with a group of cavalry soldiers.

(End of this chapter)