"Sure enough, I still underestimated these monk soldiers, they are so brave and not afraid of death."
As Chen Dao tried his best to charge and kill dozens of monk soldiers with weak martial arts skills, he finally felt weak.
The enemy's moves could not pose a threat to him at all. But this kind of tidal impact is undoubtedly extremely taxing on a person's physical strength.
Especially when many monk soldiers faced his attack, they didn't know how to dodge or parry. They just stared at Chen Dao with their weapons.
He was not used to this style of fighting at first, and was almost killed by the enemy several times. Rao barely managed to avoid it, and was slightly frightened into a cold sweat.
But the matter has come to this, he has made no progress and has no retreat!
The moment he decided to take a big gamble and directly cut off the enemy's escape route instead of chasing after them to cover up the enemy.
The rest of the battle is destined to be a narrow encounter and the brave will win, with no room for maneuver.
When he was in a trance, Chen Dao also suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind. He didn't know how to understand, and he shouted: "Kill the hairless thief first! The one who surrenders will not be killed!"
The white soldiers behind him also tightly protected Chen to the flanks, followed by rushing left and right, and shouted together.
Chen Dao had already realized that even if he just shouted "Don't kill those who surrender", those monk soldiers would probably not surrender.
In this case, it is better to persuade them to surrender while also actively emphasizing their differential treatment.
It is hoped that those county soldiers in the enemy army who have slightly better martial arts and military discipline, but do not have a strong will to fight, can temporarily stop coming to join in the fun and sit back and watch the success or failure.
Sure enough, after Chen Dao shouted a new slogan, more enemy county soldiers who had been forced to take up arms to protect themselves began to waver.
They may move to both sides of the road and try their best to avoid being hurt by the rats.
What's more, some county soldiers were blocked by the monk soldiers rushing up from behind and were about to be forced to use them as human shields. He actually mustered up the courage to turn around with his sword and start hacking with the monk soldiers. He just wanted to cut an escape route in the monk soldiers' line and ensure that he was far away from the front line of hand-to-hand combat with the Han army.
After Chen Dao survived the initial difficult moment, the Danyang infantry who rushed down from the west hillside also came to attack from the flank. Finally, the most stubborn reinforcements, the Monk Army, were completely defeated and dispersed, and what was left was a one-sided harvest.
Chen Dao felt dizzy and dizzy. He mechanically and instinctively waved the steel gun. After killing seven or eight more monk soldiers, he was finally protected by the white soldiers and retreated to the side.
Only then did he realize that he had suffered two or three flesh wounds at some point. Fortunately, they were all cut by blades. They looked bloody, but the wounds were not deep.
He has armor to protect himself and sword-like weapons. At most, he can only deal a little damage through the cracks or damaged areas of the armor by chance.
"We can't take such risks in the future. This time it's all my fault for wanting to compete with Gan Ning."
Seeing that the soldiers finally crushed the resistance of the monk soldiers, large groups of blocked county soldiers and militiamen completely lost their will to fight and knelt down to surrender. Chen Dao finally breathed a sigh of relief and reflected on himself.
There can be no more quarrels of temper in the future.
Fortunately, the outcome of the war was not bad.
The whole fight lasted less than half an hour from the time when the crossbow was thrown and the stone was thrown, and then it was completely over.
Chen Dao's adventure actually allowed him to capture at least two thousand more prisoners - if he hadn't been so decisive just now to break out and completely intercept the enemy's central and front troops, then most of the central army would have Even if the troops are defeated, they may escape from the encirclement, and they can only rely on follow-up killings to expand the results.
Now, the Chinese army was almost completely wiped out. Only the rear army, which had not had time to enter the ambush circle because the Long Snake Formation was too long, managed to escape.
Chen arrived and spent most of the hour cleaning the battlefield and collecting prisoners of war.
A rough estimate shows that about 3,000 people surrendered and were captured.
The total number of people who were killed, trampled, injured, driven down to Penglize and drowned was about one or two thousand.
The rest retreated, were slightly injured, or escaped into the lake, making it difficult to count.
After doing all this, it was already dark. The Zuo family army originally passed through the Lushan Mountain area before dark, and walked for an hour or two before arriving at Chaisang City to sleep.
This delayed them for an extra hour, and they had to control the captives to march in an orderly manner. The entire army did not completely leave the mountainous area until Youdu, and did not return to the city until the end of Xushi.
When they got to the bottom of the city, the guard at the top of the city was still cautious. He first asked someone to put down the hanging basket and hoisted Chen Dao up to the top of the city alone to confirm the situation, and then opened the city gate and let in the Danyang soldiers and Bai Jie soldiers.
The prisoners were all disarmed and had their left arms tied together. Five of them were tied in a row and escorted by Danyang soldiers to prevent chaos in the dark.
…
"Uncle is injured? Doesn't matter, call the medical staff quickly!"
Zhuge Jin was awakened from his sleep by Gan Ning, and only then did he know that Chen Dao had returned victorious.
He originally wanted to wait for news, but he didn't know when the enemy would come, so in the end he couldn't bear it and went to sleep first.
But no matter what, Zhuge Jin's attitude as a courtesy corporal was still very good. After receiving the good news and knowing the injury, he immediately went to express his condolences in person.
When Zhuge Jin arrived, the medical staff had thoroughly cleaned the wound with boiled herbal water and then bandaged it with medicine. It was no longer a serious problem.
Zhuge Jin quickly expressed condolences to his injury, but Chen Dao just said it was fine and eagerly waited for Zhuge Jin to ask him about the result of the battle.
But how could Zhuge Jin understand Chen Dao's concern?
On the contrary, he felt that the other party was injured. If he asked about the result of the victory first, wouldn't he look like a hard-earned capitalist?
When an employee is injured at work, do you ask him how he accomplished the KPIs?
The two of them exchanged polite polite words for a long time, and finally there was another movement at the door.
It turned out that Zhuge Liang was also awakened by the notification. He hurriedly put on his clothes and came to express condolences, and saw his eldest brother and Chen Dao chatting awkwardly.
Zhuge Liang was a bystander and asked quickly: "A brave general like Uncle Zhi is bleeding and wounded. The enemy must be very large. The result of this battle is not small, right? I don't know how many captures and prisoners there are?"
Zhuge Jin's expression changed: "Ah Liang! Let your uncle recover first. Why ask about these trivial matters now!"
Unexpectedly, the look of depression on Chen Dao's face immediately disappeared with Zhuge Liang's question.
Even despite the cut on his left arm, he still raised his hand vigorously and answered energetically: "Our army shot and killed the enemy's general, it seems that he was another brother of Zuo Rong! He captured..."
Then he added a bunch of numbers.
Zhuge Jin looked at Chen Dao in surprise, and it took him a long time to realize that the humanistic care he had developed in the 21st century was simply not applicable to this era.
People don't care about you exploiting him at all. What they care about is that you have clear rewards and punishments.
Zhuge Jin couldn't help but stroked his forehead, realizing that his thinking was still somewhat different from the times: "Ah Liang still sees things clearly. Uncle Zhi, it's because I don't understand the priorities. I will revise the book tomorrow and suggest that you be promoted to General of the South. I am the captain. You can rest peacefully and we will discuss the rest of the rewards tomorrow."
Zhuge Jin's previous appointment to Gan Ning was a direct verbal commitment, and the procedure was much simpler than that of Chen Dao.
Because Gan Ning came to help Zhuge Liang as a friend for the sake of Zhuge Liang. At that time, he only stated that he would help the Zhuge family first and gain merit and promotion, and he did not say that he would defect to Liu Bei.
Chen Dao's situation is completely different. He was borrowed by Zhuge Jin from Liu Bei to rescue his uncle. After rescuing his uncle, of course he had to return the troops. Therefore, Zhuge Jin could only state Chen Dao's merits to Liu Bei and suggest that Liu Bei adopt it.
After Chen Dao heard Zhuge Jin's approval, he felt refreshed and went back to rest.
Zhuge Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and Zhuge Liang waited for everyone to disperse before gently suggesting:
"Brother, you have been modest and self-denial since you were a child. You have no desires or demands. We haven't seen you for two or three years, but you still have a little more compassion and kindness.
But in running the army and employing people, you cannot use yourself to judge others. What you don't care about, others may not care about. What you care about may not matter to others.
Uncle Zhi has been so excited by Xingba's extraordinary achievements these days that he has been holding his breath. Didn't you see it? Even I can see it.
Most of the bloody brave generals have the desire to win. This is not necessarily greed for fame, wealth, gold and silver rewards, but just wanting to prove oneself. "
Zhuge Jin was alert, nodded sincerely and sighed:
"Indeed, I still don't understand the desire and state of mind of a military commander, and I have never put myself in his shoes.
Ah Liang, I am not as good as you in this regard. It is gratifying that you have only led the army for ten days and you have already surpassed me at one point. "
…
Because Chen Dao was slightly injured, Zhuge Jin was too embarrassed to speak the next day and transferred him to Yongxiu County to guard against Guan Yu.
Finally, Zhuge Liang was able to see the situation clearly. He noticed that Chen Dao's injuries were actually quite minor, mainly due to some blood loss and physical exhaustion.
As for the two wounds, they are really shallow and will probably heal in a few days.
So Zhuge Liang took the initiative to find Chen Dao and told him, "He is injured now. If he stays in Chaisang, he will not be transferred to carry out combat missions by his elder brother for a long time, and he will not have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds."
If you can go to Yongxiu County to change to the defense officer and shoulder the important task, then as long as you defend Yongxiu City, it will be a great achievement. In the future, if our army can find an opportunity to completely defeat Zuo Rong in the field, this will account for at least 20 to 30% of the credit for blocking Zuo Rong's flanks. "
After Chen Dao heard this, he took the initiative to go to Zhuge Jin to ask for orders. He said that while he was recovering from his injuries, he did not want to participate in the field battle anymore. He was idle anyway, and he could recover while defending the city, so he asked Zhuge Jin to send him to Yongxiu.
Zhuge Jin saw that he was indeed fine, so he assigned Chen Heng's army of more than a thousand people to him and asked him to take him to Yongxiu to replace Guan Yu. Guan Yu will then come back with his two thousand Danyang soldiers and join the main force at Chaisang.
As for Zhuge Xuan's original thousands of militiamen, they were also left in Yongxiu County, Xi'an County and other places, and were handed over to Chen Dao's command. It was also convenient to use those local soldiers to restrain Chen Heng's newly surrendered troops to avoid causing trouble.
Anyway, you don’t need elite soldiers to defend the city, only in the field.
After Chen Dao accepted the order, he took his troops by boat that day and headed for Yongxiu - unlike the Zuo family army who was forced to give up Penglize's control of the lake and had to go overland to dispatch troops.
Because of Gan Ning's presence, the Han army could march through Pengli Ze and then Xiushui River.
Even if the Xiushui River flows into Penglize's mouth, just a mile or two outside Haihun County, Gan Ning, the "captain of the troop transport fleet," would not be afraid.
The waterway is much more convenient than the land route. There is no need to cross Mount Lu, and soldiers can sleep while sailing at night. So after just one and a half days, we arrived in Yongxiu County.
Chen Dao made a deal with Guan Yu and Zhuge Xuanlue, and then Guan Yu took two thousand Danyang soldiers and took a boat to change defenses and return to Chaisang to join the main force for training and future decisive battles.
…
Guan Yu, Zhuge Xuan and his party finally arrived at Chaisang on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the day before New Year's Eve.
Zhuge Jin and all his brothers and sisters will of course come to the pier outside Chaisangdong Water Gate in advance to greet them.
After all, his uncle had supported his family financially for six or seven years, and he had provided direct support for the other brothers except Zhuge Jin for two years.
Zhuge's whole family was very respectful and stood on the pier before the boat stopped.
Finally, as the gangplank was set up, Gan Ning was the first to disembark from the ship, and then he personally escorted a tall, thin and bearded middle-aged man in his mid-thirties to disembark, who was none other than Zhuge Xuan.
Zhuge Liang and others naturally recognized it at a glance, but Zhuge Jin hesitated a little to adapt, searched his memory, and saw that A Liang had already stepped forward, so he dared to be sure:
"My nephew meets his uncle."
Zhuge Xuan's eyes seemed a little dazed. He glanced at Zhuge Jin and then at Zhuge Liang, and paused quietly for a few seconds.
Then he stretched out his skinny arms and grabbed Brother Zhuge's shoulders with his left and right hands respectively:
"Jin'er, Liang'er, you are both so successful. I really didn't expect you. I haven't seen one for three years and the other for a year, but you have made such progress...
In the end, I actually had to rely on you to bring in reinforcements, otherwise I would have died at the hands of the Zuo Rong dog thief... The fate is unpredictable, which is really sad. "
After everyone saluted, Zhuge Liang continued to greet his uncle.
Zhuge Jin quickly came over to greet Guan Yu who was following him off the boat:
"Yun Chang! I can't repay my kindness for protecting my uncle. Please come to the city and rest! Our army has captured a lot of people recently. I will trouble you to help train and reorganize the troops in preparation for the decisive battle."
Guan Yu was excited and curious when he saw Zhuge's family.
At the same time, he couldn't help but cast a glance at Zhuge Liang, who was "ten times as good as Jin" whom his elder brother had missed countless times, wanting to see what kind of person he was. At the same time, he thanked Zhuge Jin repeatedly for his compliments:
"What's the problem? I came half a month earlier than Mr., but I didn't achieve anything. I just recaptured two remote small counties. I was less successful than Mr. in capturing Chaisang."
Zhuge Jin said sincerely: "It was not thanks to Yun Chang's reputation that he attracted the enemy's attention and forced Zuo Rong to station heavy troops in Haihun County, which led to Chaisang being empty and being taken over by me. Yun Chang was carrying the enemy's army. The heavy pressure from the main force is just like..."
Zhuge Jin originally subconsciously wanted to say, "Just like the annihilation of the Qin army, Xiang Yu's annihilation of the main force of the Qin army in Julu was the most difficult and difficult feat. As for Emperor Gao's attempt to steal Wuguan and Xianyang..."
But then he thought, this kind of example seemed not politically correct in the Han Dynasty, so he could only stop in silence and give up giving examples.
Fortunately, Guan Yu didn't take it too seriously. He was already very satisfied with Zhuge Jin's previous statement and regained his complacency.
Guan Yu couldn't help but think: "Sure enough, it was me who attracted the main force of the enemy army, so that Ziyu could accomplish more feats...I heard that Gan Ning is also very brave, but he is definitely not as good as me."
While everyone was talking and laughing, they were led into the city and rode to the government office.
Zhuge Jin had already held a feast to greet his uncle and Guan Yu.
