bookcurios Chapter 132 The First Battle Victory
Chapter 132 The First Battle Victory
Pine Valley.
The rebels arrived two days earlier and laid enough mines on the road that the state army had to pass. Then more than 60,000 people quietly lurked at both ends of the valley, quietly waiting for the arrival of the state army.
I don’t know if they came too early or the state army was too lazy, but I waited for two days but didn’t see any sign of the state army.
But Si Chenan knew that the provincial army had actually come. Their scouts had already passed by here a long time ago and had probably been scouting Gaochuanji for a long time.
And because the rebels did not need to cook, Si Chenan had people prepare their food far away every day and then transported it through space.
There is no need to burn fire to keep warm. A dozen people can use a clay pot filled with red-hot coals, which is warm and smokeless.
Therefore, the state army's scouts did not discover the ambush in Pine Valley at all.
Another day passed, and more than 10,000 state troops slowly arrived from the east.
According to Dong Ling's intelligence, these are all the members of the state army this time.
"You dare to send 10,000 people," Dong Ling said coldly, "Sir, it seems that we have prepared too much."
Si Chenan shook his head and said, "Madam means that we should try to reduce casualties. The state army's use of this refueling tactic is exactly what I want."
Seeing that all the state troops at the foot of the mountain had entered Pine Valley, Si Chenan immediately gave orders.
Boom boom boom——
Hundreds of mines were ignited at the same time and exploded among the state army's ranks.
The Texas Army was totally unprepared and was frightened by the deafening explosion. The army's horses and the cattle transporting supplies were frightened and ran away.
"kill!"
At Dong Ling's command, the rebels, who had been waiting impatiently, rushed out from all directions.
Looking at the densely packed insurgent army, the state army instantly scattered and fled.
But where to escape?
There were rebels everywhere, and each of them was wearing steel armor and holding sharp swords and spears in their hands.
In an instant, the state army was almost in despair.
They originally came to wipe out the bandits, but who could have imagined that not only were there so many of them, but their numbers were almost several times theirs, and their equipment was even better than their state troops!
How is this fight going?
"Raise your hands in surrender!"
Following the deafening shouts, the state troops dropped their weapons one after another without any resistance.
The first battle of the uprising was over in just a quarter of an hour.
According to statistics afterwards, no rebels were killed in the battle, but only dozens of people were injured. Most of them sprained their feet because the road was too slippery when they rushed down the mountain.
The casualties of the state army were not heavy. A few hundred people were killed by landmines, some of those who resisted were executed on the spot, and the remaining more than 8,000 people were all taken prisoner.
The hundreds of war horses and a large amount of supplies brought by the state army became Si Chenan's spoils of war.
"Sir, what are we going to do with these prisoners?"
Looking at these state soldiers who are not young anymore, Si Chenan also has a headache.
There are too many prisoners. What to do with them?
It is definitely not possible to kill them all. The rebels cannot be too brutal, otherwise it will damage the lady's reputation in the future.
But if we lock them all up, there simply wouldn’t be enough space, and we would also have to provide them with food every day.
"Hold him here first. I'll ask my wife."
Jiang Sining was teaching the children when he received the news that the rebels had won a great victory.
But when she heard that the other side had 10,000 men and more than 8,000 captives, she was also drunk.
She thought that since they were regular troops, they must be extremely brave and would rather die than surrender, but she didn't expect them to be nothing but empty shells.
Of course, this may not be the fault of the state army soldiers. After all, who wouldn't be afraid of landmines?
"I'll come and take a look."
Jiang Sining rushed to Pine Valley, and all the leaders above the rank of centurion in the state army were gathered together.
"Who among you holds the highest position?" Jiang Sining asked.
"It's me." A burly man stood up, "I'm Wei Zhen, deputy commander of the state army."
Deputy Commandant is not a lowly position.
However, the one who was sent out to fight in this kind of weather must not be a direct descendant of the Wei commander.
"Captain Wei, can you please spare me a moment?"
Wei Zhen was slightly stunned and looked at Jiang Sining in confusion.
He never imagined that the real leader of the rebel army was actually a woman.
Jiang Sining stopped after bringing Wei Zhen deep into the woods.
"Captain Wei," Jiang Sining said, "I want to know, if I persuade you to join us, would you agree?"
This straightforward question left Wei Zhen at a loss as to how to answer.
He led his troops to surrender today because he knew that if he continued to resist, all his men would die in battle. These were veterans who had been with him for many years and were used to fight against the Yelang Kingdom. He did not want to waste their time in internal strife.
But now the other party actually wanted him to surrender as soon as he arrived, which surprised him more than killing him directly.
"What's the girl's name?"
"ginger."
"Miss Jiang," Wei Zhen said, "Can I ask why you are rebelling?"
"Of course it's for the people of the world." Jiang Sining paused and said, "Maybe you will think that I am lying to you and am just making excuses. We want to be the emperor ourselves. Maybe you will think that since it is for the people, we should not start a war, but serve the court. Is that right?"
Wei Zhen nodded. He indeed thought so.
"To tell you the truth, being an emperor is not surprising to me."
Wei Zhen's mouth twitched.
He had seen many arrogant people, but this was the first time he had seen someone who disdained even the throne of emperor, and she was a little girl.
"I know you don't believe it, but you will believe it soon."
As Jiang Sining spoke, a sword appeared in his hand out of thin air.
Wei Zhen was shocked and was about to take a step back when he discovered that the sword in Jiang Sining's hand had disappeared and suddenly turned into a plate of delicious mutton!
And it’s not over yet. Jiang Sining put the mutton on the stone and waved his hand lightly. Dozens of baskets full of food instantly appeared on the open space in front of him!
"This……"
Wei Zhen’s eyes almost fell to the ground.
She can produce a sword and mutton out of thin air, and so much food out of thin air. This little girl in front of me is a fairy!
Otherwise, how could she have such magical powers?
Also, there was thunder in the valley before, and he was puzzled and didn't know what it was.
Now he knows.
It must be the magical power of the fairy in front of me!
This also explains why the rebels had such good equipment and were able to catch him off guard.
The fairies came down to earth to help the rebels, which meant that the Heavenly Dao was dissatisfied with the imperial court and wanted to find someone to replace it!
"Fairy, I believe it!" Wei Zhen said, "From now on, I will do whatever the fairy tells me to do!"
"I want you to take down the entire state army, will you go?" Jiang Sining asked.
"meeting!"
Wei Zhen replied without hesitation.
He knew that this was the fairy giving him a chance to make a contribution.
"After we defeat the state army, I will follow the fairy and overthrow the imperial court!"
"That's not necessary." Jiang Sining said, "After you defeat the state army, you will continue to guard the state capital. Let us take care of overthrowing the court."
"Yes!"
"Wei Zhen," Jiang Sining said, "From now on, I officially appoint you as the commander of Yizhou, commanding the state army and guarding Yizhou."
"Subordinates take orders!"