Blood from Daming

Chapter 314 Stable
Xue Yun watched Lang Dusheng's team withdraw. Wang Erwa, Yu Si, Ji Tianen, Lian Xiong Wei, Yu's family general, You Qianzong, Fang Qianzong and the Weisuojun all called for the battle and asked Xue Yun for permission. They sent troops to pursue the retreating Lang family army. Xue Yun looked at the waterlogged grassland and considered for a while, but he did not agree to the request of his generals to pursue the Lang family army.

Yu Si was a little anxious: "General, let the brothers hunt for a while, we will accept it when we meet."

Xue Yun said: "Fourth, our army is now surrounded by water, and the movement of the troops is restricted. It is more difficult to march and fight, and the Lang family army is a local snake. This will greatly increase the casualties of our soldiers."

Under Yu Si's suggestion, Ji Tianen and Lian Xiong Wei also came out to challenge Xue Yun. Xue Yun said angrily: "Old Ji, Lao Lian, you are a firearms battalion. Don't you understand the impact of floods on gunpowder? No more! The power of firearms, is your firearms battalion going to play a big game with Lang's army?"

Only then did Yu Si, Ji Tianen, and Lian Xiong Wei bow their heads in shame, and Yu Si quickly admitted his mistake and said: "General, it's a villain who didn't think carefully, please punish me, General."

Xue Yun sighed: "Fourth, the way to be a general is to know astronomy and geography at the top. You are far from that level now, but you have to learn more and ask more questions. Only in this way can you win battles and reduce casualties. Remember that it is not impossible to sacrifice the lives of soldiers, but to make their lives worthwhile, we must be responsible to every soldier and his family, understand."

Under Xue Yun's stop, the Datong army gave up the pursuit of Lang's army, and the entire Datong army stayed on the high ground ten miles south of the Langxi River. more and more isolated islands.

Xue Yun organized the cavalry to go back to the big camp by the Langxi River as the guide, but when passing through the soaked grass, the ground looked very muddy, and people riding on horses often slipped and fell, so the soldiers who set out had to lead the horses It was difficult to walk on the grass with screw bones, and it took more than an hour for the soldiers of the Datong Army to arrive on the short ten-mile road.

Under the opening of the cavalry, a temporary path formed by straw mats and gravel was paved by the follow-up troops. More than 1 soldiers returned to the flooded camp. The terrain of the camp is relatively high, and a small part of the camp is exposed. Although the ground is very slippery, temporary camping is not a big problem.

Xue Yun immediately called the military doctor, Medical Officer Lu, and Xue Yun said to Medical Officer Lu: "Medical Officer Lu, the team suffered a flood, how is the epidemic prevention and control work of your military medical department?"

Medical officer Lu replied: "General, medicines for cold and epidemic prevention are being distributed, and the military medical department has also informed the troops to light more fires at night, and don't let soldiers eat raw or cold food and water casually, boil more water for drinking, and strictly control the size of soldiers." Discharge, block the water at the source and cause disease.”

Xue Yun said: "Well, Doctor Lu handled it very well. Your military medical department is responsible for supervising the work of this field. If any department refuses to listen to your call, it will be dealt with as a violation of military law."

Doctor Lu said: "These are all thanks to the general, the students are just following the scriptures." After finishing speaking, Doctor Lu stepped back respectfully.

Zan Hua Jiang Xi, who was standing by the side, said to Xue Yun: "Master, the statistics of the loss of the military camp have come up. Half of the tents have been lost, and most of the remaining tents can only be barely used. The luggage that was not taken away in time was soaked. Great, most of them can’t be taken anymore, but fortunately all the important military supplies were transferred out at that time.”

Xue Yun said: "Let's ask Lang Shouyi for these supplies. It seems that soft-hearted people will be punished."

Jiang Xi said: "Master, there is no food left."

Xue Yun said with a smile: "Then the only way is to let the soldiers be savages and eat meat exclusively."

Jiang Xi whispered: "Master, don't you really plan to treat the anti-Ming soldiers in the Lang family's army differently?"

Xue Yun smiled and said: "Mr. Jiang, now that things have come to this, my Datong Army is so tepid, others really treat me, Xue Yun, as a sick cat, and the Lang Family Army doesn't have to think about their future."

"Oh." Jiang Xi sighed softly.

Seeing that Jiang Xi couldn't let go of those who followed the descendants of Emperor Jianwen, Xue Yun explained to Jiang Xi: "Mr. Jiang, it is impossible for us to tell those people who are the real descendants of Emperor Jianwen, and we don't Knowing whether they are loyal to the descendants of Emperor Jianwen or the Lang Shouyi family, sometimes both sides are very innocent, whether they can escape the fate of destruction depends on their own luck."

Jiang Xi hesitated for a while and said: "Master, if a prisoner is caught, can the subordinates deal with it?"

Xue Yun hesitated for a while and said: "Then do as Mr. Jiang wants. I will try to harm the members of the Lang family who gave up resistance as little as possible, but the Lang family is not included."

Jiang Xi said: "The lord is merciful, everything will be done according to the master's wishes."

Xue Yun said leisurely: "Mr. Jiang, sometimes you are too kind, and you may not get good rewards."

Jiang Xi said with some embarrassment: "Master, the subordinates must strictly control the gates. If they are not sincerely supporting Emperor Jianwen, the subordinates will not consider their life or death."

Xue Yun thought for a while and said, "Mr. Jiang, the person you have selected should be put in charge of the general secret service department by Peng." After listening to Xue Yun's order, Jiang Xi fully agreed.

When the red sun rose on the grassland the next day, there was no longer any accumulated water in the camp of Xue Yun Datong's army, but there was still flood water flowing on the other side of the Langxi River, but the flow rate was not much faster than before the Lang's army broke the embankment. The water level was much higher, and the river was two or three times wider.

However, the water level and width of the Langxi River caused great trouble for Xue Yun's Datong Army to cross the Langxi River. According to the current situation of the Langxi River, the pontoon bridge of the Datong Army will not be used at all. Falling back for a certain height is to build a new pontoon bridge again. Anyway, the Datong Army can't cross the Langxi River today.

The soldiers of the Datong Army were cleaning up the supplies that had been invaded by the water, or cleaning and repairing their own tents, etc. The entire barracks was busy and orderly. Near noon, in Xue Yun's big tent, there were senior generals of the Datong Army. A bowl of rice porridge with minced meat, after the Datong army was flooded, they became nervous about eating and drinking.

After Xue Yun ate a bowl of rice porridge with minced meat, although he was only half full, Xue Yun didn't ask for more porridge, so the generals all finished the rice porridge in a few mouthfuls, and began to discuss the next step of the Datong Army around Xue Yun. action.

Xue Yun asked: "Mr. Jiang, how about the latest news about the enemy and us reported by Tan Ma?"

Mr. Jiang replied: "General, the search horse was released more than 30 miles away, and there was no trace of the enemy at all."

Xue Yun said with a smile: "It seems that the Lang's family ran away after releasing the water, but the monk can't escape the temple if he escapes, and the Lang's family drags his family with his mouth, how can he escape from my Xue Yun's palm?"

Jiang Xi asked: "General, should we put the Tanma farther away?"

Xue Yun said: "Mr. Jiang, there's no need, if you put the scout horses farther away, they will be in great danger. Tell them to take them all back, and just wander around the camp."

Jiang Xi said with a look of astonishment, "General, without any news from the Lang family, what will our Datong Army do next?"

Xue Yun said: "Mr. Jiang, the Langxi River is flooded. Lang Jialang, who ambushed our Datong army, has only one son. He can only stay on the south bank of the Langxi River like us. Lang Shouyi brought his old, weak, sick, pregnant and Cattle, sheep and livestock fled on the north bank of the Langxi River. I believe that the Lang family army who broke the embankment must have gone to the north bank of the Langxi River. When the pontoon bridge is erected tomorrow, the whole army will cross the river and go directly to pursue Lang Shouyi's troops."

Wang Erwa interjected and said, "Master, why don't you wipe out Lang Dusheng's subordinates around you first, and then go after him, Laozi Lang Shouyi and his gang."

Xue Yun pondered for a while before enlightening Wang Erwa: "Erwa, in fact, it is okay to fight the enemy in the south or the enemy in the north, but Lang Dusheng's department in the south is the elite of the Lang family. This team has no burden. Now we They have also lost their whereabouts. It is estimated that it will be troublesome to eliminate Lang Dusheng, but Lang Shouyi dragged his family with him. It is estimated that the speed of fleeing all the way north will not be much faster than that of the Three Kingdoms when Liu Bei took the people from Xinye to Jiangkou. If our Datong army After catching up with Lang Shouyi's retreating team, Erwa, what do you think will happen to Lang's side?"

Wang Erwa said hesitantly: "Young master, do you mean that Lang Dusheng will throw himself into the trap?"

(End of this chapter)