Win the Ding 1617

This battle was richly won!

At the gate of the ancestral hall of the Lai family in the Shekeng Ruins, Ou Dapeng watched with satisfaction the harvest of the pursuing troops.

On the battlefield during the daytime, there are dots of lights in the hands, which means that the soldiers of the new brigade are still tirelessly searching for unexpected gains there.From time to time, someone found a few stragglers trying to escape in the dark from the depths of the grass and the reeds by the river.

Outside the town, on the official road leading to the west, Wu Liuqi returned happily with Wang Jin, Wu Biao and others.

In the ranks, the soldiers escorted the captives, supported the wounded brothers, carried the beheaded heads on the tip of their spears, and carried the seized armor on their shoulders.

Just in the afternoon, when Zhang Tingyu confronted Wu Liuqi's team, intending to buy some time for his own team to withdraw, Wu Liuqi used his proud tactics.

In history, this Guangdong commander-in-chief who was touted by the children of the world as the leader of the red flag incense of the Tiandihui was best at tactics such as outflanking, luring the enemy to go deep, and taking advantage of the rear.

Seeing hundreds of firecrackers on the opposite side flickering sparks of matchlocks, Wu Liuqi naturally didn't feel that his team could rush up to fight the opponent. He thought to himself that these heroes might not have the courage.

Moreover, although there are some firecrackers in the team, they are also scattered among the battalions, and they cannot concentrate for a while, and cannot start shooting with the enemy.

Since the technology and hardware are not good, then I will think of other ways!

"Wang Jin! A Biao!"

"In the!"

The two competent subordinates replied forcefully.

"Can you run?"

"No problem! The brothers have never fought such a worry-free battle, and it will be fine after running for dozens of miles!"

"Exactly! I'll run for dozens of miles. I can still sleep with two beautiful girls at night!"

"That's good! You two, select some brothers, those who can fight and run, go around from both sides, go to the west of Shekeng Town, and go and copy the back road of Taoyuan Grand Shrine for me."

Two groups of people quickly separated from Wu Liuqi's brigade like two streams, and rushed towards the west of Shekeng Market Town.

As for Wu Liuqi himself, he jumped off the horse in a leisurely manner, sat on the ground, took out the flat pot of "white vinegar" from his arms, and took a small sip.He was waiting for the west to strike.

soon.To the west of Shekeng Town is the sound of shouts and clashes of knives and guns.The sound of groans came from afar along with the flames.

Zhang Tingyu's firecracker team began to panic.

The gunners looked west from time to time, and there was commotion in the formation.

"Enough heat! Come on!"

. . . . . .

After a short but intense fight, Zhang Tingyu's eight hundred gunners.Less than 600 people fled across the pontoon bridge on the Meijiang River outside Shekeng town, dragging firecrackers.in this river.Hundreds of dead bodies and dozens of wounded floated in the icy water.

And Wu Liuqi is obviously a supporter of the idea of ​​Yi Jiang Shengyong chasing the poor bandits. Seeing Zhang Tingyu retreating, he immediately swung his troops to cover and kill Zhang Tingyu.Together with Wang Jin, Wu Biao and others who were outside Shekeng Market Town, they launched a frenzied killing of the guards and luggage of Taoyuan Grand Shrine.

When they withdrew their troops and returned to the Shekeng Ruins.Ou Dapeng had already commanded Yang Zhen and others to organize troops to clean up the battlefield, only some soldiers from the newly formed brigade who were still unsatisfied were wandering in the wilderness, hoping that they would have unexpected luck.In fact, in addition to the nearly 2000 members of the new brigade who stayed near the Meijianghe battlefield, there were also more than 4000 members of the sixth garrison brigade of Ou Dapeng.Thousands of people formed several horizontal lines to clean up the battlefield like a comb. It didn't take much time to clean up the field.

Seeing Wu Liuqi and others returning home full of joy and triumph, Ou Dapeng immediately guessed that they would gain a lot from this pursuit battle!

A group of people said a few words of courtesy outside the Shekeng Ruins, and then returned to the town in a mighty manner.This Shekeng town has been occupied by the Sixth Security Brigade. The elders in the town have been worried that this army will wash the whole town because of Taoyuan Taisha as an enemy. They don't want these officers to rush into the town. He set up a city gate, set up artillery positions at the top of the city, and arranged patrols. Then he took stock of the houses, wells and other matters in the town, and set up the temporary commander-in-chief's mansion in the most grand and spacious Lai's ancestral hall in the town.Hearing that the army had won a complete victory, the town was full of cheers.But the people in the town heard that they were terrified, for fear that the officers and soldiers would retaliate if they won.

However, Ou Dapeng and Wu Liuqi didn't care about these things, they had better count the results of this battle first.

This battle has captured a lot.According to rough statistics, more than 4000 ranks of Tuan Ding and Tian Yong of Taoyuan Grand Society were beheaded, and the number of prisoners was also around this number.In addition to hundreds of mules and horses, more than a thousand wounded soldiers of varying severity were captured.The seizures of armor, knives and guns of various colors are even more colorful, ranging from cotton armor, iron-inlaid cotton armor, iron armor, Nanzhong breastplate, and even Portuguese armor, with a total of more than [-] pieces.In addition, there are more than [-] pieces of various knives and guns, and more than [-] firecrackers.

In addition to armor, knives, guns, mules and horses, there are more than [-] carts of luggage. In addition to food, meat, wine and vegetables, there are [-] silver dollars on them.But he didn't want to all become the spoils of the South China Army.

In this battle, close to 4000 people were beheaded and captured, and more than [-] enemies were injured. The troops of Taoyuan Taisha that could be used for mobile warfare were basically wiped out, which was extremely beneficial for the upcoming attack.

After counting the Warring States period, we must count our own casualties. After the first battle, the casualties of the whole army were only a few hundred people, most of them were bayonet attacks, Wu Liuqi's new brigade fought with Zhang Tingyu's gunmen, Wang Jin, Wu Biao and others roundabout surrounded time lost.However, in the eyes of Wu Liuqi, Ou Dapeng and others, thousands of enemies were wiped out in the field, and their own casualties were only a few hundred. Such a small price, such a big gain.Such a battle loss ratio is also worth it!

"Brother Qu, do you see the military exploits and captures?"

Wu Liuqi had just arrived, and he didn't know much about the regulations of the South China Army, so he could only cross the river by feeling the stones.If Ou Dapeng's eating looks are too ugly, he will endure it for a while, but he will not report and seize them in the next battle.

"I took a look. There are more than [-] pieces of armor from Nanzhong captured. There are more than [-] pieces of knives and guns. There are also more than [-] pieces of firearms. These armored weapons will be handed over to your troops, Brother Wu. It's considered a temporary payment. After your official equipment is ready in the future, you can turn in these second-hand goods. For the rest of the seized weapons, you can also send someone to pick them up, and take away the ones that are suitable and usable, but they have to be accounted for. clear."

"As for the captured grain, grass and meat, it is for the military. There are still a few days to go. I don't know how the grain supply is. We just need to supply it first. This is also because the grain is used by the enemy. However, it has to be given to the battalion office. Just write a report with the military commander."

"As for the captured money, you and I will be in charge of it. It will be used to pay the hired men and purchase supplies. It will be used to reward the soldiers."

Wu Liuqi was a little surprised by Ou Dapeng's answer.But quite pleasantly surprised.

Wu Biao, Wang Jin, Yang Zhen and others on the side communicated with each other's inner thoughts with their eyes.

They are only responsible for the pursuit of this battle.Although hundreds of people were lost, most of them were wounded soldiers who could be healed, yet so many were captured.It seems that the South China Army does take us as its own!

The next thing is to count the military exploits of the various ministries. Of course, Wu Liuqi and Ou Dapeng will not need to participate in this personally. The two of them will lead a group of capable officers to the ancestral halls of the Chen and Wu surnames in Shekeng Market Town, as a temporary settlement. The locations of those wounded soldiers had already been requisitioned by the Sixth Security Brigade.

The patriarchs of the two families and the deacons of the ancestral hall tremblingly stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall to welcome the arrival of several military masters. Although the officers of the supply team and the health team had stated that they were temporarily borrowing, they would not damage the building or insult the tablet, and lost a hundred Silver dollars were given to them, but the patriarchs of the two families were still a little worried.Fearing that these military men will turn their backs, guest soldiers have always been unreasonable, and guest soldiers who can fight are even more barbaric.

At the gate of the ancestral hall, we had to say a few words of courtesy to the two chiefs, and then the two brigade chiefs went in to appease the wounded soldiers one by one.According to the regulations of the South Central Army, the wounded soldiers are given a general allowance of [-] Wen per day, which is used to eat some nourishing food.According to the severity of the injury, another pension is issued.

"How many brothers were hurt? How bad were they?"

Glancing at the temporary bunk set up in the ancestral hall, Ou Dapeng asked the officer of the health team.

"Report to the brigade commander, more than 370 brothers were injured. Most of them died in hand-to-hand combat. More than [-] of them were seriously injured."

Among the more than [-] injured people, most of them were soldiers from the new brigade. Their armor was not as protective as the ductile iron breastplate of the garrison brigade. Facing the enemy's spear and sword also has the possibility of injury.Especially when facing those members of the Taoyuan Big Club with excellent personal skills alone, the chances of the gunner being injured are greatly increased.

"Injured soldiers, your health team will arrange for medical treatment and recuperation. After they recover from their injuries, they will be the backbone of our army."

Wu Biao felt that what he had learned in the past few days had surpassed his previous knowledge of the army by several times. Based on his experience of rolling among swords and guns in the past few years, the wounded soldiers would have more experience on the battlefield. They fought on the front line of life and death If you roll, you will have more experience in surviving on the battlefield. After recovering from injuries, these veterans will exude stronger combat effectiveness.

It's a pity that there was no establishment of this health team before, otherwise many old brothers would not have died and would not have been disabled.

"How many emergency medicines are there with the team? Can you transfer one and give it to Brigadier Wu?"

After hearing what Ou Dapeng said, Wu Liuqi and the others turned their attention to the officers of the health team and the delivery team.

The two discussed in a low voice at the side and came up with a number.

"Brigade Commander, we can take a thousand first-aid kits from the luggage we carry. Give it to Brigadier Commander Wu, and if there are too many, there will be no more."

"Okay! A thousand copies is enough! I will write a report to the provincial capital, report today's battle situation, ask for credit for the brothers, and ask the lord to send all kinds of supplies!"

After this battle, the army had to rest in Shekeng for two days. After careful consideration of the battle, Ou Dapeng and Wu Liuqi reported the relevant meritorious personnel.At the same time, a report was written requesting that people be dispatched to Tai Po and She Keng area to receive and administer as soon as possible.

Among these documents, Ou Dapeng himself wrote a letter to Shou Han, reporting to Shou Han that Wu Liuqi outflanked and mobilized the enemy troops, thereby defeating the eight hundred gunners at the least cost.The lines between the lines naturally meant asking for credit for Wu Liuqi.After the letter was written, Ou Dapeng asked Wu Liuqi to read it, and showed that he had nothing to hide.Seeing my colleagues take credit for boasting so much.Wu Liuqi was naturally grateful, and a group of officers under him even patted their chests and swore.

But Ou Dapeng knew that the Lord would understand his worries.

Wu Liuqi could think of outflanking, harassing and mobilizing the enemy's tactics to deal with Taoyuan Taisha. How could he know that in the future, no one else would use similar tactics to deal with the South China Army, which also mainly uses firearms?

You know, what the Southern Central Army is most afraid of right now is that the rear road will be cut off and its luggage will be cut off.

After resting in Shekeng for two days, the army continued to march towards Taoyuan Village.

The marching team had some changes from the previous few days.

Because this area is no longer a mountainous area, it can be seen from several miles away, so there is no need to worry about being attacked or ambushed.The team posts on the two wings no longer occupy the guards one by one on the hills.Instead, two or three miles ahead of the two wings of the brigade's marching route as an early warning.

The troops were reorganized, and the Sixth Guards Brigade was mixed with the new brigade.In Wu Liuqi's words, let the old brothers bring along the new boys.

In addition to the six 7000 people of the two brigades.There were more than a thousand captives and nearly 2000 civilian husbands in the marching team.

Needless to say, these prisoners.He was imprisoned by the soldiers as a coolie accompanying the army, pushing the heavy baggage carts and artillery wheels all the way forward.And those civilian husbands were half hired and half coerced by Wu Liuqi and Ou Dapeng.

The patriarchs of the Wu family, Liu family, Lai family, Luo family, Cheng family and other families near Shekeng in the team, or the eldest sons and grandsons of the patriarchs had to work hard to lead the young and strong of their own clan to keep up with the march Team speed.

Calling these people into the army is to increase manpower.Increases marching speed.Next time?The South Central Army placed its own wounded soldiers and the captured wounded soldiers of Taoyuan Taishe in Shekeng Town.After the treatment of more than a thousand wounded soldiers, in addition to being the backbone of Wu Liuqi's new brigade, they are also the gravediggers of Taoyuan Grand Shrine.

After discussing with Wu Liuqi, Ou Dapeng left half of the seized food, grass and supplies in Shekeng.He left [-] silver dollars, and ordered the transportation team and the medical team to leave a sentry officer and a sentry team to stay here, and Wu Liuqi also sent a battalion here.

In order to prevent these people in Shekeng from murdering their left-behind units after the army left and cutting off their way out (God knows what relationship they have with Taoyuan Taisha?) Wu Liuqi, who has been tested by such human and ghost tricks for a long time, came up with a vile idea of ​​drawing salary from the bottom.

Take the patriarchs of each family, or the eldest sons and grandsons of the patriarchs, and go west with them!I let you have no leader, how can you kill my people?Obediently take care of the wounded soldiers for me!Even for those families where the patriarch did not go, his precious son or grandson traveled with the army.Throwing a rat, I will make you dare not do it!

The second method is to recruit a group of young and strong civilians from all over the place to go with the army, so that you don't have enough manpower in your hands to pose a threat to my remaining troops.At the same time, all the children of each family are in the army, and they share the same heart, and this fear of throwing rats has spread from the patriarchs to all members of the family.

In this way, in the eyes of the nearby villages, Shekeng Market Town has launched a comprehensive and in-depth cooperation with the South China Army, that is, "Yellow mud falls in the crotch, it is either shit or shit!"

You said that you have never cooperated with the South China Army, it was forced.So why do people give you wages when they are in love?When did the officers and soldiers pay Dinglav when he was arrested? !

What's more, it was still silver dollars? !

In addition to giving silver dollars, what makes the peasants in the team very happy is that the tools in their hands and shoulders will belong to them as part of their wages after the battle.

Not only the peasants were pleasantly surprised, but even Yang Zhen and others who rode horses back and forth between the front and back of the marching team were also stunned.

When recruiting civilian husbands that day, in addition to ordering the heads of various families to ring gongs to gather the crowd, Ou Dapeng ordered the supply team to remove dozens of wooden boxes from the vehicles.

Open the lid of the wooden box, and it is full of shovels, hoes, pickaxes, etc. made of nine-turn steel exuding cyan metallic light.

"Our army has always acted with benevolence and righteousness. This trip is to crusade against those who disobey Wang Hua. However, there are many kinds of languages ​​and customs here. There are different sounds for ten miles and different customs for three miles. In order to avoid misunderstandings, and to reduce killing and loss of life , anyone who is willing to contribute to the army, in addition to the wages of three silver dollars per person and food, these tools will be distributed to me for use. As long as we follow us to lay down the Taoyuan village and put down the banditry, these tools will belong to me!"

Obediently!Our Nanzhong Army is really rich and powerful!The best steel tools are just given away like this? !Wu Biao and others couldn't help feeling proud when they watched from the sidelines.As a part of the South China Army, they enjoy this feeling very much.

At this time, although Nanzhong's products have been dumped for nearly ten years, it is very difficult for ordinary farmers to have a steel farm tool.In the ears of many people, the patriarch rang the gong and gathered the crowd to say that the government and the army wanted to send civilian husbands. He originally thought it was a bad thing, but he didn't think it was a good job.Pay wages, take care of food, and a steel tool will belong to him.

Under such a temptation, the villagers near the Natural Shekeng Ruins could not resist.

As a result, these civilian husbands were added to the marching team.

For the convenience of command and communication, these folk husbands who can't speak the official language but only the local dialect of the county are responsible for grouping on a family basis and handed over to those patriarchs or reserve patriarchs to command and dispatch.Responsible for building bridges, paving roads, building camps and other matters.

As far as the road conditions here are concerned, it is about a hundred miles from Shekeng to Taoyuan Village, and there are many villages under Taoyuan Dashe.Although there are official roads and post roads, they have been in disrepair for a long time. The official roads are full of ruts with a height difference of one or two feet. The horse-drawn carriages are running on it, swaying from side to side like dancing.

Such road conditions, for the Nanzhong Army, which has a large number of vehicles and artillery, seem to hinder the march more and more. (To be continued..)