After the fierce fighting on the Chinese side, the fighting in other places gradually subsided, and the army of more than 3,000 bandits was defeated in one battle.
At this time, the bandit camp was filled with a strong smell of blood, and there were corpses everywhere. The blood was flowing like bright red streams in the cold night. The corpses of many thieves were beaten to pieces by cannons, and the bloody wounds were exposed, making it difficult for many Dapanbao soldiers to look directly at them, so that they could be seen hunched over and vomiting everywhere. Even Liu Yan couldn't help but retched a few times when he saw the corpses.
At this time, the fighting inside and outside the camp of the bandits was over. Most of the more than 3,000 bandits were killed or injured. Liu Yan led his troops and captured thousands of prisoners. Now they are all gathered in the center of the camp, guarded by the flag officer Chen Xun.
In addition, the small flag officers Wang Bo and Zhang Yi led their troops to clean up the battlefield, gathered the corpses of the bandits one by one and placed them outside the camp, and searched the bandits' camp to see if they could find anything useful.
The cavalry sentry led by Xu Ming was resting aside. This battle was Liu Yan's first formal use of cavalry. There were gains and lessons learned. The most profound lesson was that cavalry could not be used to attack dense infantry at close range. The cavalry does not have high-speed impact, and the infantry can also gather to resist, which only increases casualties.
The officers and soldiers at the posts in Dapanbao were busy nervously. Liu Yan was sitting on a broken wooden box. Miao Shao was standing next to him. One of the sentry soldiers under his command was also on alert and on standby, and kept in touch with the other posts from time to time. Contact and count the casualties of various ministries.
"Send someone to contact the defense master in a moment and tell the defense master that the war here is over, and ask the defense master to lead his troops over immediately."
"yes."
Originally, the signal agreed between Liu Yan and Zhang Hailin was to set a fire, but now that Liu Yan had directly defeated the bandit army, there was no need to set the fire.
Miao Shao immediately sent two Ye Bushou horses to contact the rear, and then came back and said to Liu Yan: "Commander Jia, I just sent people to ask the left and right sentry whether there is anything in the bandit camp." It’s valuable stuff, we’re afraid we won’t get any loot this time.”
Liu Yan smiled. This was also expected. Judging from the characteristics of the bandits, they basically used force to increase their strength. These thieves did not engage in production and had no plans, so the bandits in the army were Apart from some food, there is basically no other property.
Moreover, this army of thieves and bandits only looted a few villages and a fire road block. What could be captured? Even if there is some food, it has been eaten and drank by more than 3,000 people in the past few days. Where can I find anything?
"It doesn't matter. The head of the bandit leader and these beheadings are our harvest this time."
Liu Yan said, but his eyes were looking around. At this time, Liu Yan had adapted to the bloody atmosphere of some battlefields, and he was still a little excited. It seemed that he had completely adapted to the troubled times.
Liu Yan said this in his heart, and then looked at the busy army around him, and thought to himself: "These armies have gone through rigorous training, and now they have seen blood, they have been reborn. This will be my power to conquer the world in the future." Military seeds!”
After a while, Chen Xun, Wang Bo, and Zhang Yi came over one after another to report the results of the battle to Liu Yan.
In this battle, the Dapanbao soldiers beheaded a total of 1,735 people, captured 952 people, and the rest were all routed. Liu Yan would no longer pay attention to these defeated troops. This battle basically wiped out the backbone of the bandits. The remaining defeated troops were just thieves from various places and could not make any big waves. The final battle It will be up to the soldiers of the local guards to take care of the matter.
However, there were some casualties among the officers and soldiers at each post in Dapanbao during this battle. A total of thirty-eight Dun soldiers were killed and fifty-nine were injured in each post. Fortunately, these fifty-odd people were all lightly injured and could be free after simple bandaging. action.
Among the thirty-eight Dun soldiers who died in battle, twenty were soldiers of the cavalry sentry. It can be seen that the cavalry sentry suffered the greatest casualties this time. The reason was that the cavalry was used incorrectly.
"This is a lesson, I have to review it after I go back."
But even so, Liu Yan felt very distressed. These soldiers were his treasures, and if one of them died in battle, it would be a huge loss.
"Collect the coffins of all the brothers who died in the battle and bring them back to Dapanbao when they return in triumph. I will pay heavy compensation to their families."
"yes!"
There were also sadness lingering on the faces of several small flag officers. The joy of victory after the war was intertwined with the grief of sacrificing their comrades, which made several people, including Liu Yan, feel entangled in their hearts and felt very sad. weird.
At this moment, a large army appeared in the night in the south with torches. The two men who had just gone to contact Ye Bushou rushed back first and reported to Liu Yan: "Commander Jia, the defense master is here with his troops." !”
Liu Yan immediately got up and called all the flag officers to rush outside the bandit camp to greet them. Liu Yan led a few people to the south of the bandit camp, and saw that a large group of Dunjun troops had surrounded them, and countless torches lit up almost half of the night sky.
At this time, Zhang Hailin led a group of hundreds of households and the general flag officer to rush outside the bandit camp, and more than two thousand soldiers and horses from various departments also rushed to the outside. Everyone did not see a fierce battle scene, but saw a shocking scene. One scene.
I saw that more than three thousand bandits had been defeated by Liu Yan and his troops. There were corpses everywhere inside and outside the bandit camp. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. There were thousands of prisoners in the distance being guarded by Dapanbao Dunjun. This scene made everyone People were so surprised that they were speechless.
At this time, Liu Yan came over and briefly introduced the battle to Zhang Hailin and others. Then he pointed to the two corpses on the ground next to him and said, "Look, sir, this is Bai Miao, the leader of this bandit army, and the one next to him is the leader of the bandit army." My subordinate is named Bai Dazhuang. I have already interrogated several prisoners and confirmed that these two are Li Chuang’s subordinates, who specially traveled to various places in Shandong to cause trouble!"
After listening to Liu Yan's introduction, Zhang Hailin was completely shocked by the powerful combat power of the Dapanbao Dun Army. In this battle, Liu Yan not only defeated the many with a small number, completely annihilating more than 3,000 bandits, but also killed two of Li Chuang's soldiers. Such a feat is too dazzling, it is enough to shock the entire Lingshan Guard, no! A great achievement that is enough to make those Shangguan officials in Shandong Dusi praise him!
Thinking of this, Zhang Hailin laughed heartily. He must have a large share of the credit for this. After listening to Liu Yan's introduction, even Wang Wenzhen next to him seemed drunk. He kept giggling and looked at Liu Yan with eyes full of affection. After all, Liu Yan made the first contribution as Liu Yan's superior officer. , Wang Wenzhen will definitely follow the rising tide.
So Zhang Hailin praised Liu Yan in public, which made the hundreds of households and general bannermen around him very envious, but they were helpless. After all, Liu Yan had won a real victory this time. Even though everyone was jealous, they were convinced in their hearts. .
Only Dai Jingbin on the side always had a dark face. Although he didn't dare to say anything weird, there was a trace of resentment in his eyes.
Then Zhang Hailin asked Wang Wenzhen to lead his troops to help with the preparations here, while he took Liu Yan to a remote location in the bandit camp.
At this time, there were only Zhang Hailin and Liu Yan here, and Zhang Hailin's servants were on guard more than a dozen steps away.
Zhang Hailin first asked with a smile about the damage situation of the Dapanbao soldiers, and Liu Yan also answered truthfully.
When he heard that only dozens of Dapanbao soldiers died in battle, Zhang Hailin was shocked again. He killed hundreds of thieves at the cost of dozens of people. Such a result was too shocking, even if it was placed among the elite. It is also extremely difficult to see on the army.
"Liu Yan, I don't know how to praise you. I'm so lucky to have such a brave subordinate like you!"
Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "My lord, it's serious. The reason why my subordinates were able to win this time was all thanks to your strategizing. My subordinates also obeyed your command to achieve such a great victory. If you really want to be brave, your lord is the front-line soldier of our Xiahe Village." The first person in the household!"
Zhang Hailin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he burst out laughing. Liu Yan had given him so many surprises tonight, and now he even gave him the planning and command of this battle. How could he repay this? That's it?
So Zhang Hailin pondered for a moment and said: "After this battle, General Liu Qi will lead his troops back to Dapanbao to rest and recuperate. I will distribute the compensation money for the casualties of the Dunjun army and the rewards for this battle according to the highest standards, even if the court does not give it." , I will also make up for it with my own money."
"I would like to thank you for the soldiers of Dapanbao!"
Zhang Hailin seemed to feel that just giving money was not enough. He thought about it for a moment and continued: "In addition, I heard that you are building your own weapons and equipment in Dapanbao? I will look back and transfer a batch of iron materials from Qianhu Station. In addition, If I have more manpower, I can transfer some to Dapanbao as appropriate."
Liu Yan said with a smile: "It is a blessing for us that you are considerate of your subordinates!"
At this time, Zhang Hailin felt that the time was almost up, so he asked Liu Yan how to write a battle report for this battle.
Liu Yan naturally understood that this was Zhang Hailin asking about the distribution of military merit. Anyway, this military merit must be distributed. Instead of waiting until Zhang Hailin reaches out to ask for it, it is better to give some away directly, so as to obtain greater benefits.
So Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "Sir, a total of 1,735 levels of bandit heads were captured in this battle. Your Excellency personally led the main army to fight fiercely all night, surrounded and annihilated the main force of bandits, and beheaded 1,500 levels. The results were quite great. This point must be stated clearly, but as for the more than two hundred heads of my subordinates, it’s okay not to mention it.”
Zhang Hailin never expected that Liu Yan would directly give up level 1,500. This gift was enough for him to go back to work, so he smiled and said: "Why not mention it? General Liu Qi is the vanguard of the army. In the battle report, he is It must be written about in a big way!”
Later, Zhang Hailin saw that Liu Yan was on the right path and said, "General Liu Qi has been serving as commander of the armor in Dapanbao for a long time. Whether it is farming or training troops, he has achieved remarkable results. In my opinion, after this battle, General Liu Qi It’s time to change places and move up!”
