Song Yi

Chapter 320 Reversal
When camping that day, Du Wenhao called Li Pu and Su Shi to report the military situation.Then he spread out the map, pointed to the so-called map where the real area could not be seen, and said: "General Li, the Fan army has already approached the city of Chengdu, but our army is still in the Guang'an army hundreds of miles away. How to retreat from the enemy? What do you two think?"

Su Shi is good at writing articles, and his administrative management is not bad, but he is an amateur in military affairs. He looked at Li Pu and wanted to hear his opinion as an expert first.

Li Pudao: "The enemy's troops from Keya Prefecture, Qiong Prefecture, and Shu Prefecture have been fighting all the way to the city of Chengdu, and their morale is high. We cannot confront them head-on, we must avoid their spirit, this is one of them; how many people are there in the enemy army, and the specific location , There are none in the military intelligence battle report, the enemy’s situation is unknown, so it is not appropriate to act rashly, the second; at present, our army only has 5000 people, and it also has a large amount of food and supplies. According to current knowledge, the enemy’s army should have at least 1 people. Some surrendered troops are outnumbered and unable to confront each other head-on. The third is that our army has traveled all day and night, and the journey is exhausting. At present, we are still hundreds of miles away from Chengdu Mansion. A big taboo for military strategists. This is the fourth. Combining the four reasons, the general believes that it is not suitable for our army to fight directly with the enemy at present."

Both Du Wenhao and Su Shi nodded, and Du Wenhao asked: "Then what should our army do now?"

"First, urgently request the imperial court to increase troops. Second, send spies to investigate the enemy's situation. Third, as far as the general knows, the walls of Chengdu Prefecture are high and thick, the city has sufficient food and grass, and there are sufficient underground water sources for drinking. The Jiangyu tribe, plus the local Xiang army, should be able to hold out for a while if they stick to it. Therefore, our army immediately dispatched an elite cavalry battalion and rushed to the outside of Chengdu to contain the enemy, assist the defense of Chengdu, and wait for reinforcements."

Du Wenhao said: "This method is good. The enemy's more than [-] people went deep alone. They should flee back after looting. It won't last long. Our army used mobile warfare to harass the enemy and lead him by the nose. Wait until it is exhausted. When the troops are scattered, find the right opportunity to concentrate superior forces to wipe out one of them. The enemy will panic. When the enemy retreats, our army will pursue and kill them. , the enemy retreats and I pursue!'"

Li Pu was stunned, looked at Du Wenhao and clasped his fists and said: "The general knows the key to the art of war, and the general admires it. This plan is very clever!"

Du Wenhao smiled and thought to himself, Old Man Mao's guerrilla warfare sixteen-character tactic is a successful strategy that has been tested many times in actual combat. It is one of the magic weapons for our army to defeat the generals and bandits with less victory. Of course it works. , I want to repeat the guerrilla warfare of Lao Mao's family in ancient times, so I regard Fanjun as the Kuomintang army for encirclement and suppression, and carry out anti-encirclement and suppression guerrilla warfare. When the additional troops arrive, I will clean up the Xishan tribe.Thoroughly eradicate this malignant tumor and avenge it.

Du Wenhao had already made up his mind to ask Lin Qingdai to scout out the enemy's situation, and then use the night to harass him, saying: "Li Pu, you are responsible for selecting 1000 strong cavalry from the [-] rear army. , carry a strong crossbow and longbow and rockets, and I will personally lead the team to set off, Brother Zizhan, you lead the remaining [-] people, escort the food, supplies and family members of the army, and then march, and you will listen to my situation report at any time along the way."

Li Pudao: "General Du, it's better for you and Su Zhizhou to escort the food and grass, and the last general will lead the army to meet the enemy. Don't worry, I will strictly follow your battle plan."

Su Shi also said: "Physician Du has a great responsibility, and he should not take risks lightly. Let General Li go."

Du Wenhao shook his head and said: "No, I will go in person. That's it. By the way, Zizhan, on the way you follow, contact the government along the way, recruit local Baojia soldiers into the army, and recruit troops along the way to form a new army , as a backup."

Su Shi hesitated for a moment: "Recruiting soldiers privately is a capital offense."

"Capital crime? Losing this Western Expedition is also a capital crime! Which one do you want to choose?"

Su Shi was silent.

Du Wenhao said in relief: "Don't worry, the emperor has personally promised me to form a new army before departure. As a last resort, the emperor will not blame you."

Song Shenzong said that once Xishan was conquered, Du Wenhao was asked to form a new army in Xishan, but he didn't say that he would selfishly recruit troops to form a new army in the Song Dynasty. His own 4000 people could not wipe out the enemy at all.And when the imperial court's additional troops arrive, I'm afraid that the entire Chengdu road will be ravaged by Fan Jun.Therefore, Du Wenhao put his mind to it and asked Su Shi to recruit troops along the way in his own name to expand the army.

Su Shi heard Du Wenhao say that this was authorized by the emperor. Although he was a little dubious, he also knew that the situation was urgent, so he had to do so.Began to contact the local government to recruit local Baojia soldiers, and set up a banner of recruitment.

Du Wenhao and his rear army transported food and grass, a lot of horses, and rented horses along the way, and borrowed some military horses from the Guang'an Army.A cavalry battalion was soon formed.Set off straight to the front.

Their cavalry was fast, and they arrived at the border of Chengdu Prefecture in two days.

I saw many fleeing people along the way. After inquiring, I learned that the Fan Army had indeed attacked the city of Chengdu. The soldiers gave up attacking Chengdu, and instead plundered nearby undefended county towns and villages.

Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai discussed it, and according to Du Wenhao's idea, the two of them went to investigate the enemy's situation together, but Lin Qingdai quit, saying that Du Wenhao didn't know martial arts, and it would be a burden to go there. Let him rest assured that it would be easier for him to go alone succeed.

Only then did Du Wenhao agree with trepidation.

While Lin Qingdai went out to investigate, Du Wenhao sent people to find the refugees from all over the place to inquire about the enemy's situation.

Among the people who were found, several were very sick, with persistent fever, fatigue, abdominal distension, diarrhea and blood in the stool, and even hearing impairment.Du Wenhao discovered that these symptoms were very similar to typhoid fever, a severe infectious disease!

Du Wenhao immediately isolated these people for observation and gave them symptomatic treatment, but it was too late, and two of them became seriously ill and died.

Du Wenhao immediately sent someone to investigate where the deceased came from, and found that they were from the Yazhou area. According to the survivors, malaria was prevalent in Yazhou, and what the ancients called malaria death was all kinds of acute infectious diseases, including typhoid fever.There are many people suffering from this disease, and many people have died.In order to avoid infection, Fan Jun only drank the water and food they brought, and killed all the people they encountered.

Du Wenhao became angry, and secretly cursed these beasts in his stomach!This discovery gave him a new strategy to defeat the enemy. ——The pathogen of typhoid fever is mainly in feces, as long as it is separated, it is a very good biochemical weapon!

If highly toxic drugs are used, the enemy troops will die soon, and they will be vigilant, and it is difficult to cause mass destruction. However, the incubation period of typhoid fever is relatively long, about half a month.Just use this time to drag the enemy troops around and take the opportunity to poison.By the time the enemy army discovered the poisoning, most of the army had already been infected with typhoid fever.

This kind of virus could not be detected at all in ancient times. Moreover, the onset of this disease is very rapid. Although it can be cured and the mortality rate is relatively low, the treatment cycle is relatively long. Extremely weak, he couldn't even walk, let alone fight.At that time, he became a lamb to be slaughtered!
Du Wenhao immediately found the excrement of the two dead patients, and sent people to look for typhoid patients everywhere, extract their excrement, and then perform purification treatment to extract the source of infection in water samples.

Lin Qingdai acted quickly, and it took only one day to find out the general distribution of Fanjun, marked them on the map, and even grabbed the tongue of a senior Fanjun officer.

After Du Wenhao's interrogation, he learned that the Tubo Xishan tribe had mobilized all their forces and borrowed 5000 troops from neighboring tribes, so the total force reached [-].

Du Wenhao's heart sank. No wonder Han Jiang couldn't beat him. The previous military situation was wrong, and the enemy's army was far more than the number reported.

He ordered the captives to be taken down, and then he and Li Pu made a battle plan based on Lin Qingdai's ascertained map of the enemy's distribution.

After Du Wenhao told the two of his new ideas, the two of them didn't know if it would be useful, but since it was Du Wenhao's method, it should be fine.

After deliberation, Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai took twenty clever soldiers, disguised as ordinary people, to transport the purified source of infection containing a large number of typhoid bacteria to Lin Qingdai. The drinking water used by the enemy soldiers for cooking was poisoned.

With Lin Qingdai's superb martial arts, wearing a Fanjun military uniform and bringing a pot of water to sneak into the enemy's barracks where they cook and poison, it is still not difficult for her.

According to Lin Qingdai's ascertained enemy situation, Li Pu led the elite forbidden army, surrounded the two thousand or so Fan troops who were looting in a small town, wiped out most of them, and deliberately let a small part go.

Fan Jun, who had fled back, reported the news, and Fan Jun immediately mobilized the main force to attack Du Wenhao and his four thousand cavalry viciously.

Du Wenhao and the others did not engage in battle, and took advantage of the speed of the cavalry to quickly get rid of the enemy's encirclement, but they did not flee far away, maintaining a state of ambiguity.And at night, after the enemy army set up camp, they became the target of Du Wenhao's harassment.The powerful crossbows they were equipped with had a long range, and they all used rockets, which quickly set the enemy camp on fire.Once successful, retreat immediately, and when the enemy chases them out, they have already evacuated from the battlefield.

Using this method of guerrilla warfare, the four thousand forbidden troops led the more than 2 Fan troops by the nose, and they were exhausted from torture.And Lin Qingdai took this opportunity to keep pouring water containing a large amount of typhoid bacteria into the drinking water of the enemy barracks.At the same time, Lin Qingdai took the opportunity to investigate the enemy's situation and reported the enemy's situation to Du Wenhao.

Once he found a small group of enemy troops who had separated from the large army, Du Wenhao immediately concentrated his superior forces to fight an annihilation battle. This kind of mobile warfare was not what Fan Jun was good at. He suffered a lot and suffered thousands of casualties.

At this moment, the backup led by Su Shi arrived.

Su Shi is very good at this kind of work. Along the way, the number of local Baojia troops recruited and expanded by recruiting troops has reached 2!

The balance of power between the enemy and ourselves has changed significantly, and the typhoid fever that Lin Qingdai put in has begun to break out in the Fan army.

After finding out the news, Du Wenhao predicted that the enemy army would retreat soon and prepared to flee back to the Xishan tribe.Immediately decided to lead the newly formed [-] soldiers and [-] elite imperial troops, detour to the mountainous area around Qiongzhou where the enemy must retreat, and set up pocket formations.

Sure enough, a few days later, there was a large-scale epidemic of typhoid among Fanjun's troops, and a large number of soldiers fell ill.And Song Jun, who was chasing and killing all the way, disappeared.The informant learned that reinforcements from the Song army were coming from all directions.The commander of the Fan Army could only order to retreat.

The retreat route was exactly where Du Wenhao set up an ambush.When the Fan army retreated here, most of the soldiers had already contracted typhoid fever, and the military doctors accompanying the army had no time to treat them. Due to the extreme weakness of the sick soldiers, their marching speed was greatly slowed down, and some soldiers had already begun to die.

At this moment, they entered the ambush circle of Du Wenhao's army.

There was a cannon sound, and the shouts of killing from all directions shook the sky. With four thousand forbidden troops as the vanguard, they rushed into the enemy camp from the front.

Although the [-] newly-formed troops have not undergone combat or even formal training, and their combat effectiveness is very poor, the Fan Army at this moment is already a weak soldier who can hardly even walk and stand. Can't pull it away, can't lift the gun, and become a living target for these untrained Song soldiers to practice swordsmanship and archery!
The battle turned into a massacre, and in less than two hours, the entire army of more than 2 soldiers was wiped out.These Song soldiers hated Fan Jun's viciousness to the people, and did not accept prisoners of war, especially those who were sick. Therefore, even Fan Jun who knelt down and surrendered could not escape death.

Du Wenhao originally intended to prevent this kind of massacre, but Song Jun, who was jealous of killing, had mixed with Fan Jun at this moment, and could not pass orders at all. At this time, it was impossible for Song Jun to restrain himself.

Standing on a high place, Du Wenhao looked at the corpses of Fanjun lying in disorder in the valley stretching for several miles. It was the first time he witnessed such a large-scale ancient war, and the bloody scene shocked him deeply.

When the last Fanjun fell in a pool of blood, there were deafening cheers in the valley, and all the soldiers brandished their weapons and cheered victory to the hill where Du Wenhao was, expressing their respect.

Du Wenhao sent someone to Chengdu Mansion to report the news of victory to Han Jiang who was retreating there, and Han Jiang was so excited that he burst into tears.The news that the Song army wiped out the Xishan tribe invading Tubo quickly spread like wings.

Han Jiang led the remnants to join Du Wenhao's army, and Du Wenhao handed over the command of the army to Han Jiang.But Han Jiang knew very well that at this moment, Du Wenhao's prestige in the army had far surpassed him.So in name he is a great general, but in fact the general in the eyes of the soldiers is the young imperial doctor in front of him.

At this moment, the Xishan tribe has become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered without an army.After discussing with Han Jiang, Li Pu, and Su Shi, Du Wenhao decided to pursue the victory and capture the entire Xishan tribe.So as not to be profited by other tribes.

The capture of Xishan became a peaceful liberation, and almost no decent resistance was encountered, so the entire vast land of Xishan was trampled under the feet of the Song army.At this moment, the reinforcements from all walks of life also arrived. Seeing this, the other Tubo tribes shrank their heads, not daring to have any thoughts.

Du Wenhao reported to the imperial court the news of the capture of the Xishan tribe in Tubo.Waiting for the emperor to fulfill his promise and canonize himself as the king of Xishan. Before that, he cannot govern in Xishan.

The focus of his current work is to restore the lives of the people disrupted by the war, restore the social order in Chengdu Fulu, and start to implement the New Deal in Yazhou. After accumulating experience in the future, he will start to govern in the Xishan Tribe according to his own ideas.

Therefore, after his army and reinforcements had set up defenses at key points in Xishan, he returned to Yazhou with Li Pu and others.

After the recovery, Yazhou was devastated, and there were ruins and ruins everywhere. The whole city seemed to be an isolated city, standing alone on the land of Shuzhou.

The hot weather caused many of the accompanying people to fall ill. Du Wenhao also seemed a little tired, but he knew he couldn't rest. Now is not the time to rest. People all over the city are homeless and have nowhere to go. Find a shelter for them as soon as possible, otherwise, people in this city will soon rise up to rebel, and food is the most important thing for the people. There is no food, only eating grass roots and bark for a living, this is by no means a long-term solution.

Du Wenhao led a group of generals to look around the capital of Yazhou to understand the situation. Su Shi's body had not fully recovered, so Du Wenhao asked someone to find a relatively intact private house for him and his family. Next, he began to work non-stop.

When he came to the state government office, Du Wenhao found that the place was relatively well preserved, and the houses and facilities inside were almost undamaged. Du Wenhao asked Li Pu to check the state government granary, but found that it was empty and there was nothing left. down.

Li Pu stood angrily outside the granary and scolded his mother. When the accompanying people saw Du Wenhao standing outside the door with a stern expression and frowning, Lin Qingdai stepped forward and whispered, "You are still in the shade in such a hot weather Stand there, be careful."

Du Wenhao hummed but did not move. After a long while, he looked at the accompanying people and asked Li Pu to come over, saying: "Hurry up and get someone to post a notice saying that this place is a shelter for homeless people. Living alone with widows and widows, you can stay here."

Li Pu: "My lord, this is the state government. Do you want to report to Master Su first, and then make a decision?"

Du Wenhao said firmly: "No, let the people settle down first. I will tell Master Su when I go back at night. You can do it quickly. I will go to Han Jiang to ask for food to help the people."

Li Pu was startled: "Master, that's military rations, General Han may not be willing..."

Lin Qingdai stepped forward and said: "Your Excellency told you to go, so you can go to the shelter, and the common people live in, how can you do without food?"

Li Pu got the order and quickly withdrew.

Lin Qingdai: "Wen Hao, let me go with you."

Du Wenhao thought for a while: "No need, I will take two officers and soldiers." Then he took several officers and soldiers and went straight to Han Jiang's barracks.

Du Wenhao was standing outside the tent in the camp. It was very hot inside the tent at this time. Du Wenhao could not feel the slightest bit of coolness with his clothes open. The wind blew through and it was hot.

An old man with gray hair in military uniform walked towards Du Wenhao with a straight body and head held high.This person was Han Jiang, who laughed and said, "Dr. Du Yu is here. I'm sorry, but I'm far away to welcome you. Can the family members settle down?"

Du Wenhao smiled and cupped his hands, walked up to Han Jiang, clasped his fists and said, "I have something to ask Mr. Han for this trip."

Upon hearing this, Han Jiang made a gesture of invitation, and Du Wenhao followed him into the tent.

After taking his seat, Han Jiang said, "Your Majesty Du, you don't have to be polite. Since I have found the old man for something, I naturally have no reason to refuse."

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "I'll ask you to borrow something."

Han Jiang looked suspiciously at the young man in front of him, with a gentle look. Although his face was a little tanned and his expression was a little tired, there was still a kind of spirit in his eyes. He asked, "I don't know what Mr. Du wants to borrow?" , I only have people here, and these people are actually your imperial doctor."

Du Wenhao smiled and said, "Borrow food!"

Han Jiang was taken aback for a moment, and asked again: "Master Du, what are you talking about, borrowing... borrowing food?"

Du Wenhao nodded with a smile: "Borrow military rations to help the common people."

Han Jiang shook her head and said, "Yuyi Du, tens of thousands of people in the army are waiting to eat. It's not that they don't want to borrow, but they can't."

"General Han, after a war, many people are homeless. I came all the way, and I can see people selling their sons and daughters everywhere, eating grass roots and bark. We are their parents and officials. We can't do nothing. Master Han, what do you think?"

"I know the people are suffering. However, there is not much food in the army. Even if I give it all to you, I'm afraid it won't last long."

Du Wenhao nodded and let out a long sigh: "What Master Han said is true, but now we can only solve the urgent need. For a while, we really can't do it comprehensively. We need to take care of the urgent need first."

Han Jiang thought for a while and said, "How do you plan to distribute the food when you take it? There are so many victims, but the distribution is not enough."

Du Wenhao: "I temporarily set up the state office as a shelter, let some widows and widows stay here alone, and then set up a pot and stove in the state office to cook porridge for them. In this way, I think it can last for a while."

"That's it, then okay, let's go, let's go to transport food now, and try to let the common people have porridge as soon as possible."

At ten o'clock in the evening, Du Wenhao excitedly rushed back to Su Shi's temporary residence, only to see that the house was already filled with smoke, and Lian'er and Xue Fei'er were sorting out the things they brought under the eaves of the yard.

Du Wenhao stepped forward: "What are you doing?"

Seeing that it was Du Wenhao who came back, Xue Fei'er got up happily and said, "Master Su said that we have no place to live, so he vacated the two rooms on the west side for us. Lian'er and I are packing our things."

Du Wenhao's face darkened, and he whispered, "What about the two ladies and the three sons?"

Seeing Du Wenhao's displeasure, Lian'er replied cautiously: "There are four houses in total, one for Lord Su and two wives, one for the three young masters, and two for us."

"No, Mr. Su is not in good health. The rooms here are very small. The weather is so hot, where can three people live? And there is a kitchen and a place to eat. You can't let adults eat in the open air, right?" , why are you so ignorant, we can just set up a few tents outside the door, hurry up, pack up and move out for me."

Xue Fei'er and Lian'er heard this, and quickly called the servant girl to move the things out.

(End of this chapter)