bookcurios Chapter 229 New Layout
Chapter 229 New Layout
Obviously, if Zhao Sheng really gambled, he would lose.
But it cannot be said that we have completely lost.
At least Pharmacist Guo gave away another life, which can be regarded as another form of redemption.
Strategically, Li Meng's strategy of using shield soldiers to lead the charge did indeed work. Although the shield soldiers in the front suffered some casualties, the longbowmen behind them shot and killed them, and with the help of the cavalry's attack, they successfully forced Shi Ge's men back.
In fact, there was almost no close combat above, and the casualty ratio reached 1:8. Pharmacist Guo suffered a slight loss.
Shi Ge led his men back five miles into the mountains behind.
"Sir, shall we chase them?" asked a lieutenant general.
"The Governor has ordered that we retrieve the general's leader. You have all done a great service today."
Although the young lieutenant general did not quite understand, he carried out the order quite sensibly.
Zhao Sheng and others in the distance saw that there was nothing to see and left.
At night, a group of corpse collectors on Shizhu Mountain secretly cut off the heads of the people, destroyed their faces, and put them in sacks while burying the bodies.
The soldier couldn't bear to do it anymore and asked the old soldier, "Old brother, is it really okay for us to do this?"
"It's a conscience-stricken thing to do, but by doing this, the family of a deceased brother can get an extra five taels of silver. Besides, these will be returned in the future. It's just a temporary loan."
Hearing this, the soldier didn't know how to respond. He cried and said to the remains of the soldier who had attacked him, "Brother, I did this for your family. The commander wants military merit, and your family will also get an extra five taels of silver for your military achievements. It's worth it."
At Shizhu Mountain, these people worked until most of the night before finishing.
The reason for choosing to act at night is that it is really inconvenient to do such a thing in broad daylight.
The cold wind is biting.
Retreating five miles into the mountains, Mu Hui, with his mountain hunting archers, lurked around Li Meng's team, aiming his arrows at the Guowei Army who were working.
However, the Guowei Army was burying the bodies, continuing what they had not finished yesterday and simply burying them.
Mu Hui stretched out his hand and suppressed the archer's arrow.
"Good General, what does this mean?"
"These are all soldiers, and many of the bodies buried are warriors of our tribe. If we shoot them now, even the gods will not tolerate it."
The mountain hunter who was with him heard this and looked ahead solemnly.
In a hurry, someone dragged the corpse, and judging from the clothes, there were indeed the remains of their tribesmen.
"Why are the bodies of our warriors buried together with the bodies of their soldiers?"
Not only the mountain hunters couldn't understand this operation, but Mu Hui also couldn't understand it.
"Maybe let them fight underground."
Mu Hui could only say it against his will.
After the soldiers on Shizhu Mountain finished their work, they withdrew from the hilltop. When Mu Hui and his men arrived, there were only traces of blood and almost no corpses left.
This was different from their tribe. After every battle, chopping off heads and making skulls was their favorite thing to do. As for using skulls to make wine vessels, that was done by the leaders.
Intentionally or unintentionally, Shi Ge, who had retreated, returned with his men. The temporary fortress on the mountain road was densely packed with Shi Ge's tribe troops.
Of course, Yuan Shan and his group were also among them.
They have always been very clear about the differences. Although Yuan Shan is no longer considered a member of Tuoba Youyou's clan, he is still considered a Xianbei and should be distinguished from the ? tribe.
In the winter mountains, Yuan Shan and his men rested aside, while the tribesmen built a bonfire and continued to sing and dance to celebrate their victory.
"Report to the chief, the people at the foot of the mountain have gone far away, it seems they are withdrawing."
Shi Ge's spy came back and reported.
Fighting in the mountains is a strategy of defeating the enemy with fewer troops. After all, life here is really inconvenient.
"Let's go down the mountain and continue to our old camp."
Accustomed to being bullied outside, they did not occupy other people's villages as strategic bases.
After coming down the mountain, Shige and Ma Biao responded immediately. The 1st and 2nd Regiments immediately went on alert to prevent these people from coming to harm the people.
Zhang Xiaofeng led his troops to occupy Yishui, but did not block the roads here. Instead, he built defensive fortifications at Jinpo, Xipo and Liupo.
He consolidated the Lu family's former power in this area and established a local armed force of more than 10,000 people. Together with various civilians, there were suddenly 30,000 people here.
Built in the mountain valley along the lake, it is comparable to a small county town.
All this was accomplished in just one month.
Zhang Xiaojun suddenly had his own idea. If he could find his brother, he would establish his own regime here.
To the north was Zijing Pass, which had originally been the Lu family's sphere of influence. After negotiations, the 3,000 remaining soldiers there, including some members of the Zhang family's army, also successfully surrendered.
"Young Master, we have found the Fourth Young Master."
The man in tights came forward and reported to Zhang Xiaofeng.
"Where is my fourth brother?"
"There's a reservoir fifty miles from us, facing south, called Longmen. It's now under the command of Langya's new army stationed in Luancheng, Dingzhou. However..."
The visitor wanted to say something but hesitated. Zhang Xiaofeng hated this way of speaking the most, so he raised his hand and put the knife on the visitor's shoulder.
"Honestly, don't dilly-dally."
"The Fourth Young Master currently has 10,000 men under his command, secretly plotting with Marquis Lu Yi of the Lu family, seemingly with ulterior motives. Furthermore, the new army is attempting to seize Langya Chen Da's military power, and a major battle has already begun."
"Are you serious?" Zhang Xiaofeng became excited like a bat encountering blood.
He looked at the map and said happily, "Langya is also a good place. It's not far from us. We can send some people there, and then..."
As he said this, he made a fist gesture, and the visitor understood Zhang Xiaofeng's intention.
It seems that Langya has been set on his mind.
Zhang Xiaosi was still the same. He felt uneasy staying in Longmen and was thinking about building a fortress opposite.
"Young Marshal, we just arrived here and have no money. We rely on Langya to send us some food. It's not bad for us to spend the winter here."
Xing Buhua was finally able to eat three dishes, but Zhang Xiaosi was making a fuss all day long.
"Is it not good for me to do this? Last time, Lord Lu Yi also said that we should develop our power when necessary."
"Our development strength is good. We can develop in the downstream villages and recruit young and strong people with food. With the reputation of our Zhang Family Army, it is still good."
The Zhang family army used to be the army of the Central Plains dynasty, stationed inside the Great Wall. Most people didn't really know whose army they were, and their military discipline was okay, at least they wouldn't bully the common people.
Among the civilian population, such armies are usually easily accepted by local people.
As for using food to recruit young and strong people to expand enrollment, this was actually empty talk. After Chen Da was sanctioned by Luancheng and Yizhou, the food supply had basically stopped.
Especially with the recent intense war situation, goods trading has been stopped in several places, and it is normal that food supply has been stopped.