Late Tang

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At dusk and dusk, the setting sun was like blood, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the battlefield by Baishuiluo Lake, reflecting a scene of incomparable tragedy, with layers of corpses and dried blood stains everywhere.The [-] troops who fought here during the day have receded like a tide, leaving behind a mountain of corpses covered in blood and scorched earth, densely packed broken spears, disabled swords and arrows have spread to dozens of miles away, and there are wars everywhere. cruel.

At this time, the Qin army camp was a sea of ​​jubilation.From the trenches in front of the battle to the camp inside the gate, groups of sweaty soldiers cheered: "Long live, long live! Long live the King of Qin!" The soldiers burst into tears with excitement, and even shouted to the sky.From east to west, from south to north, there are waving flags everywhere, and the proud cheers of the artillerymen of the Qin Army are everywhere.

No matter the general or the private, no matter what rank, no matter the foreigner, at this moment, everyone's mood is the same.Whether they knew each other or not, people patted each other on the shoulders, embraced vigorously, and cheered.Waves of cheers ebbed and flowed one after another. As long as one person started, dozens or hundreds of others would cheer spontaneously.

With only 2 men and horses, and nearly half of newly assembled troops such as Fan Han, Unity soldiers, and rural soldiers, they not only blocked the fierce attack of [-] Hu people's fierce fighters, but also achieved an unprecedented victory. victory.They won an unimaginably huge victory with a loss far exceeding everyone's expectations.

This is also the most dazzling and proud day for the artillery troops. They only had less than ten battalions of artillery, but they directly smashed an entire [-] fierce barbarian troops, although it was the heavy black who gave the barbarians the final blow. The heavy cavalry of the banner army sealed the victory, and it was the five thousand light cavalry who attacked later that expanded the results. But at this time, no one can deny that today's victory, this important victory of defeating Hu Jun a hundred steps directly outside the camp Victory is the foundation laid by the artillery, and the artillery unit is the most dazzling existence in this battle.

The artillerymen can finally proudly stand up to everyone and proudly face other services.From then on, who dares to say that artillery is just auxiliary soldiers, who dares to say that artillery can only fight and cooperate?

Qin Fan's artillery unit will truly be famous all over the world from today on.

30 flying thunder cannons, [-] flying thunders, cluster bombardment, fire coverage, barrage attack, [-] barbarians were frightened, and the fierce tribal fighters were overwhelmed.

The soldiers of the Black Banner Army were also very excited. They raised their soldiers for thousands of days, used them for a while, and when the heavy cavalry came out, their aura was really majestic and earth-shattering.In particular, they already know that the Black Banner Army will be upgraded to the Black Banner Army starting today, and the heavy cavalry in the original army will also be separately expanded into the Dragoon Army.For all the soldiers of the Black Banner Army, this is good news that makes everyone excited and excited.The army was promoted to a legion, and the leader of the army, Li Cunxiao, was officially promoted to the head of the legion. In this way, although most of the officers at all levels of the new legion, which will have ten armies, will be promoted from various armies.But after all, the Black Banner Legion was formed with the Black Banner Army as the core. From top to bottom, almost all the officers and soldiers of the original Black Banner Army had the luck of being promoted as a whole.

The Hu people's army flags that were captured were thrown to the ground side by side. Everyone stepped on them excitedly, and then hung them in front of the camp as an exhibition.

Looking at the jubilant figures, Gongsun Lan couldn't help but burst into tears, all worries turned to excitement at this moment.The man beside her was indeed someone she could look up to forever.

"We won, we won!" Li Jing couldn't help being extremely excited, and secretly clenched his hands.This victory even exceeded his expectations. He did not expect that the black powder weapon, which is not very powerful, could achieve such a victory in this battle.The first large-scale cluster application, the barbarian's underestimation of the enemy, and the combination of various factors finally made the artillery play an unprecedented role.Artillery and their firearms were used to the extreme in this battle.

"Let the army doctors seek help for the wounded immediately, send the army priests to talk to the soldiers, soothe the hearts of the soldiers after the war, send the army monks, let them clean the battlefield, chant sutras to save the soldiers who died in battle, let the heroic sacrifices The warriors return home!"

The establishment of monks and Taoist priests accompanying the army is also a recent new system of the Qin army.Li Jing didn't quite agree with Buddhism and Taoism.However, he did not blindly oppose it. Buddhism and Taoism, if properly guided, can still play a very positive role.But what needs to be controlled, otherwise, Buddhism and Taoism are too powerful, which is an infringement on the secular world.In the past few years, Li Jing has been openly supporting Shi Dao on the surface, but in fact, he has been secretly strengthening his control over them.

Now in Qin Fan, there is a special organization to control Buddhism and Taoism to prevent their power from expanding too much.Their lands are also greatly restricted, and they are also taxed.In addition to controlling the number of temples and Taoist temples, the number of ordained monks and Taoists, and the number of land occupied by temples and Taoist temples, and prohibiting them from keeping slaves, Li Jing also stipulated that they have to pay taxes in the old chapter, and monks and Taoists must obtain official approval from the Qin Dynasty.In addition, although they do not need to serve in the army, they need to send monks and Taoists to join the army as monks and Taoist priests. These monks and Taoist priests who accompany the army have to go to the battlefield just like Taoist priests, but their mission on the battlefield is not to fight and kill the enemy.But like a doctor, it has a special role.

In the army, monks and priests are actually equivalent to the role of priests accompanying the army and psychologists of later generations in Western languages, and they are responsible for collecting the bones of soldiers who died in battle and burning ashes after the war.These monks and Taoists accompanied the army, and the doctrines they propagated were also subject to strict requirements.Facts have proved that getting a group of monks and priests to accompany the army has a great soothing effect on the soldiers who are fighting hard.

The sun had already set when the cavalry returned.

The soldiers in the camp rushed to the gate of the camp to greet today's warriors.

When the heavy cavalry came back, they were already quite exhausted. Wearing heavy armor, they charged into battle on horseback. The explosion in a short period of time exhausted a lot of energy.Now that this momentum is over, the whole person suddenly loses strength.Some soldiers were too tired to lift their arms, dismount their horses, or even remove their thick armor.

The best war horses were equally exhausted at this time, and the horses were panting and staggering.

A long time ago, soldiers came forward to help them remove the armor soaked in blood and sweat, and handed them cold water and towels.

Li Cunxiao, who was extremely dazzling on the battlefield today, was not much better than others. Although he was brave, he was always at the forefront when charging, and he undertook even heavier pressure.With the support of several soldiers, he took off his armor and bucket helmet, revealing his tired face inside.

"Are you injured?" Li Jing asked concerned.

"No, it's just a little hot. Although this armor is strong, it's too stuffy. You're almost cooked." Li Cunxiao smiled. Although there were no penetrating wounds on his body, there were many places that hurt. The injury was severe, most of it was caused by blunt objects, but he covered up the pain with a smile: "Does your Highness promise me anything?"

"From now on, I will officially promote you to be the head of the Black Banner Legion, and add Jin to make you the Duke of Huai'an County!"

"Thank you King Qin for the reward!" Li Cunxiao knelt on one knee and said loudly, his tone full of excitement.Among the disciples of the King of Qin, all of them were originally Marquises, only Liu Xun was promoted to be the commander of the Wansheng Legion and Duke of Jinyingcheng during his last victory in Jincheng.Now he has also been promoted to county magistrate and army commander. This honor is unparalleled.

"Your Highness, I am willing to lead the Black Banner Army to attack the Hu camp tonight, and destroy the bandits in one fell swoop!" Li Cunxiao, who had just become the commander of the army, was much more energetic, and shouted for war.

Li Jing shook his head: "Go and take a rest first, and come to Wang Zhang to discuss matters later."

As the dusk deepened, piles of bonfires began to be lit in the camp of the Qin army, illuminating the entire camp and the hundred steps in front of the camp to prevent possible surprise attacks by the barbarians.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Li Jing was holding a teacup, gently blowing away the tea leaves floating on the water, then took a big sip, raised his head, "Has the staff office calculated the figures?"

Li Liang got up to report, holding a stack of blank paper in his hand, all of which were the figures just calculated by the staff of the staff office.

"In today's battle, unexpectedly, we won a great victory with 830 against 370. This is the result of King Qin's command and the hard work of all the soldiers. Here, I would like to thank King Qin and the generals Congratulations, according to the results just calculated, our army lost a total of [-] and seven people in today's battle, including [-] heavy cavalry, and no artillerymen who stood firm. In addition, more than [-] people were seriously injured, and the medical battalion is working During the intensive treatment, it is estimated that more than [-] people will be able to return to the army, and more than [-] people will survive, but they will be disabled and will have to be discharged from the army in the future, and the remaining half may be difficult to save."

Li Jing listened silently. The casualties of the heavy cavalry were still heavy. Two thousand heavy cavalry attacked, nearly 100 were killed in battle, and more than [-] were seriously injured. After this battle, the heavy cavalry directly reduced one battalion.

But the huge damage is still worth it.Because the results achieved today are extremely astonishing.

In this battle, nearly [-] tribal coalition forces were directly annihilated, with almost no prisoners.When the Hu people retreated, they did not take away the seriously wounded. Under the circumstances at that time, serious injuries were tantamount to death.Qin Jun did not spend rich medicinal materials and manpower to rescue these seriously wounded, and directly repaired the knife.Almost all those who were slightly injured fled back, but in the end, the results of the Qin army's battle were still huge.With less than [-] casualties, nearly [-] enemy troops were reduced.

Li Cunxiao and the others were very happy, shouting that they would give the Hu people a hard blow tomorrow, and they would be wiped out in one fell swoop, without even waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

But Li Jing was not so optimistic, he said to Li Liang: "How much ammunition do we have?"

This is a key question. In today's battle, the fierce shelling had a strong effect, but Li Jing knew that these were the gains obtained by using saturation coverage.The better the artillery achieved, the more ammunition they used up.

Li Liang smiled helplessly, "I was about to report to King Qin that we used up 35 catties of ammunition in today's battle."

Li Jing couldn't help but also shook his head, this consumption is indeed too great.Li Cunxiao still didn't understand the meaning of the figure of 35 jin, so he said loudly: "We brought a lot of gunpowder here this time, and we just fired for a little while today, so there should be a lot of stocks, right?"

The other generals, although they felt that today's shelling was very violent and that a lot of gunpowder should have been used up, they also felt that there was still a lot in the army.

Li Liang smacked his lips, "We still have one hundred thousand catties of gunpowder!"

"One hundred thousand catties? Not a lot." Li Cunxiao murmured.

Gongsun Lan on the side gave him a white look, "Today, 35 catties of gunpowder have been used up, leaving only [-] catties, which is indeed a lot. But in fact, it is only enough for less than one-third of today's artillery fire .It will be difficult to think of thousands of guns firing like today."

"Isn't it possible? We brought so much gunpowder that we used it up in one day?" Li Cunxiao couldn't believe it.

"A total of 50 catties was brought in, which is less than half of what our Qin Fan has been producing with all our efforts for several years. Some of the gunpowder produced each year has been drawn into the hands of garrisons in various places, and most of the rest have been evacuated this time. Most of them were given to the five armies in the Northeast Campaign, and a small part was taken to Yunzhou by Marshal Zhang’s Western Expedition last time. The remaining 50 catties were taken away in this expedition. Today 35 catties were used, there is still [-] catties in the battalion, and the remaining [-] catties are in the hands of the four-way ambush army on the outskirts." Li Liang explained carefully.

Although it has been produced at full capacity for several years, it has been used up for almost half a day. It sounds unbelievable, but it is the truth.

For a while, everyone still hadn't recovered.

It is indeed a depressing thing to witness the tremendous pressure of artillery fire just now, but in the blink of an eye, this trump card has failed.And when they realized that the gunpowder stock was only less than one-third of what was used today, everyone couldn't help worrying that if the barbarians came to attack again, there might be some troubles in the future.

"Your Highness, immediately order the troops of the four routes to encircle. Without artillery fire, it is too risky to deal with [-] Hulu with only a small village and a few trenches on the plain outside the Great Wall. "Zhang Chengye raised his concerns again and tried to persuade him.

Without sufficient artillery support, it would take at least three days to wait for other reinforcements to arrive in this unsafe place.Three days is too long.Three days is enough time for the barbarians to launch several major offensives.Li Jing also had to think again at this time, whether her insistence was correct?

After pondering for a long time, he finally shook his head.

"If we call reinforcements now, wouldn't our previous efforts be in vain?" At this point, Li Jing's eyes flashed with determination, "Yesterday we faced 2 barbarians without fear. Today, we annihilated the barbarians [-], but only [-] fewer people, only [-] Hu people left, but we still have almost [-] people. What's more, now that the Hu people are newly defeated and we are newly victorious, why should we be afraid?"

"Tell the soldiers to hold on for another three days. Three days later, reinforcements from all walks of life will surround us, and we will wipe out the remaining [-] Hulu in one fell swoop!"

"Obey!" Li Cunxiao was the first to answer loudly, heartlessly. (To be continued.)