It turned white in the east, and the cold air hit people. Outside Taiyuan City, there was smoke everywhere, and corpses were everywhere, making it feel like hell.
The camp of the traitor army in the due south had already been torched, and the ruins were in ruins. The fire still lingered, and the corpses of the traitor soldiers could be seen everywhere. Chang Yu drove his horse into the camp, looking around with a cold face, but there was no trace of warmth.
Niu Yong's men have slaughtered all the remaining rebels in the camp who had no time to escape. Even the refugees who were kidnapped were also killed. If Chang Yu hadn't given the timely order, they would have been killed. Total destruction.
At this time, there were only a few refugees, old and young, left in the camp. They were guarded by officers and soldiers, waiting to welcome them into the unknown future.
The number of these refugees was not large. After all, most of the young and strong men were dragged out by Li Zicheng to help attack the city. After the officers and soldiers rushed out of the city, they fled in all directions, their lives and deaths unknown.
Chang Yu was not interested in the number or life and death of these refugees. After walking a short distance in the camp, he saw the corpses of more than ten women lying next to a half-burned grain pile. He rode forward and raised his eyebrows.
Is this the legendary female soldier of the Detachment of Women? She looks like an ordinary civilian woman, nothing special about her.
Yes, most of them are ordinary people, women who should only be at home to support their husbands and raise children.
Niu Yong came over, looked at Chang Yu who looked a little dazed, and said softly: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, someone has confessed the red lady, and the female thief has been captured!"
Chang Yu was startled, and then his expression cleared up. Previously, the officers and soldiers rushed into the bandit camp and were desperately resisted by the Detachment of Women. However, they were defeated in a short period of time. They were immediately massacred by the officers and soldiers, but no trace of the Red Lady was ever found.
When a woman was escorted to Chang Yu, he was shocked. Although this woman who looked only 27 or 27 years old was covered in blood and her hair was messy and messy, she could not conceal her stunning beauty. This was the famous Red Lady!
"Dog officer" the red lady knelt on the ground, glaring at Chang Yu, Niu Yong and others with hatred on her face, spitting out a mouthful of blood and cursed.
What a beauty! Niu Yong and Wang Yongkui looked at each other, with a smile unique to men on their faces.
"Women should go away in war." Chang Yu took a long breath, looked away from the red lady, looked at the corpses of female soldiers not far away, and said softly.
The red lady was about to curse loudly, but she was startled when she heard the words. She stared at Chang Yu again and again, not knowing who this young man covered in blood was, but after saying this...she then turned her head to look at the corpses of her subordinates, and a look of sadness suddenly appeared on her face. Started to burst into tears: "The dog official is hypocritical..."
"Take him down and hand him over to Dongchang for close custody. No one is allowed to come near." Chang Yu ignored the red lady's scolding and said, looking at you and the other officers and soldiers.
"Factory Director, this woman..." Tu Yuan beside him swallowed hard, but was frightened into silence by Chang Yu's cold eyes. Jia Waixiong and others, who had been ready to make a move, did not dare to speak anymore.
The red lady was taken away, and the heartbreaking cries that filled the bandit camp never stopped. This made Chang Yu, who was already exhausted, just want to leave as soon as possible, and leave the follow-up finishing work to his subordinates.
Unexpectedly, just when he turned the horse's head to leave, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a corner of the camp. Then he frowned and rushed over on horseback. The people around him were confused and hurriedly followed.
The screams were coming from the corner of a dilapidated barracks. Several officers and soldiers were holding down a woman to perform a good deed. The woman struggled wildly, but to no avail. The officers and soldiers' obscene laughter did not seem out of place in the camp where the cries were everywhere.
However, when one of them was suddenly split open with a knife and blood splattered everywhere, they were shocked to realize that the big boss of Dongchang was already beside them, glaring at them with a murderous look on his face, and the long knife in his hand was dripping with blood... …
"Tie them up and show them to the public! Use them as a warning!" Chang Yu shouted angrily with veins popping out.
"Sir, please spare my life..." Several officers and soldiers were immediately horrified, and they knelt down and begged for mercy. However, to no avail, they were immediately kidnapped and taken away by Wu Hua Da.
"I'm going to give you an order to kill anyone who commits adultery!" If this governor hears about it, I swear to kill you all! Seeing several officers and soldiers being dragged away, Chang Yu's anger continued, and he turned around and roared at Niu Yong and Wang Yongkui.
War will dehumanize people, and even Chang Yu has become bloodthirsty in this short period of time, but fortunately he still maintains a certain bottom line. Even if this woman, who does not know whether she is a refugee or a female soldier, is hacked to death with random knives, he will Don't blink, but if you waste it, it's absolutely not okay.
Moreover, he also wanted to take this opportunity to rectify the military discipline. You must know that except for a few troops, the officers and soldiers at this time behaved like thieves. They did burning, killing and raping a lot, but they were used to it, otherwise they would not have appeared in front of him. This issue.
"Being humble and obeying orders" Niu Yong and Wang Yongkui saw Chang Yu being so angry and did not dare to neglect, and immediately issued military orders.
Chang Yu snorted coldly and rode away. Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong behind him saw this situation and glanced at each other with a look of fear on their faces. They followed Chang Yu without saying a word.
As soon as they left the camp gate, they saw a group of troops arriving in a hurry, but it was Zhou Yuji. At this time, the last warrior of the Ming Dynasty had bloodshot eyes and a tired face, but he could not hide his excitement.
And when he saw Chang Yu, the expression on his face was full of mixed emotions. It was difficult to express whether he should be angry or excited... In the end, he just snorted heavily.
Chang Yu suddenly laughed and scratched his head: "After all, we won, right?"
"I just hope that I will never work with adults again in the future!" Zhou Yuji shook his head gently.
"Is our family so poor that General Zhou looks down on us?" Chang Yu chuckled.
"otherwise"
Zhou Yuji waved his hand: "The factory governor is resourceful, brave and good at fighting. Firstly, he is afraid of being held back. Secondly, he is ill-willed and afraid of dying young due to an accidental recurrence."
Hahaha, Chang Yu laughed loudly: "Commander-in-Chief, you just want us to bow our heads and admit our mistake. It doesn't matter, since our family violated military orders, I'm here to apologize like Commander-in-Chief Zhou."
"No, it is the people of Taiyuan who should apologize to the factory governor. Doesn't he know that the factory governor is so arrogant? If he is not careful, he will surrender the city and Taiyuan will be destroyed!" Zhou Yuji immediately became angry after thinking about it.
Chang Yu nodded lightly and accepted the criticism: "Our family also knew the dangers, but the soldiers were treacherous, and the intruders were able to trick me three times, and unexpectedly attacked the Zhenwu Gate of Xicheng, and finally showed their trump cards and almost destroyed the city. This is also a trick, our family is just repaying others with their own treatment."
Zhou Yuji said he was helpless. He had already thought about how to scold Chang Yu when they met, but he was afraid that he would use it to block his mouth. After all, although Chang Yu's move was dangerous, it did solve Taiyuan as quickly as possible. In the face of danger, the rebel army was defeated and scattered in all directions, and its vitality was severely damaged.
So he was speechless and had no way to refute.
Seeing that Zhou Yuji was angry and furious, but unable to refute, Chang Yu laughed and changed the subject: "The bandit army must have run far away by now. Have you gained anything?"
As expected, Zhou Yuji became interested as soon as the topic changed, and showed a rare smile on his face: "The thieves have been defeated for more than ten miles and have passed Jinyuan. They are in a state of disarray and have left behind a large amount of baggage. This battle can be regarded as hitting the thieves within seven inches." "Even if you don't die, you are seriously injured. If the soldiers are not exhausted, you may gain a lot if you continue to pursue them."
Chang Yu knew that the big harvest he mentioned was that it was possible to catch the big fish Li Zicheng, but the possibility was extremely small. Back then, Sun Chuanting set up a trap to encircle Li Zicheng step by step, and Li Zicheng just relied on eighteen cavalry to survive.
At this time, the officers and soldiers had been exhausted after a night of fierce fighting. The pursuit of more than ten miles in one breath was already the limit. If they pushed further, they would provoke the intruders to jump over the wall. They might be self-defeating and even lose their lives.
"Our family has said before that it is much easier to hang and beat than to chase and beat. This time, the intruder was seriously injured and his muscles and bones were severely injured. It will be difficult to recover in a short time." Chang Yu looked towards the south. The sky was covered with clouds and the wilderness was everywhere. They are all officers and soldiers.
"The factory supervisor plans to let the trespassers escape safely back to Xi'an?" Zhou Yuji narrowed his eyes: "The general plans to let the soldiers rest for half a day and pursue him in the afternoon!"
"in vain"
Chang Yu shook his head gently: "Of course we want to behead the intruder immediately, but it's just unrealistic. Firstly, we can't catch up, and secondly, we don't have the ability to catch up."
Not able to chase?
Zhou Yuji frowned and then fell into deep thought. He seemed to have realized something. Chang Yu was right. After a fierce battle, the officers and soldiers suffered a lot of casualties. In addition to the reduction of troops, armaments, food and grass were already on the verge of shortage. , Apart from anything else, only food and grass are in danger at this time. In addition to supplying military rations, the little food in Taiyuan City also has tens of thousands of refugees from more than ten counties and counties around Taiyuan.
How can we march without food and grass?
Although the thieves abandoned their helmets and fled away, they could raid and replenish food and grass along the way, but the officers and soldiers could not learn this kind of thing, otherwise they would be no different from thieves!
To take a step back, even if we go to rob it, what will be left behind after the bandit army, let alone the bones, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink a sip of the soup.
What's more important is that the intruders are good at guerrilla warfare and are very skilled in using it. At this time, after a big battle, the officers and soldiers were exhausted physically and mentally, and had no fighting spirit. With a shortage of food and grass, they pursued rashly. It was hard to say who would play who, and after crossing the Yellow River, they Li Zicheng's base area, if he goes deep into it alone, he is looking for abuse.
However, seeing him swaggering across the river and going back confidently, Chang Yu felt unhappy and ordered the Jinyi Guards and the military detectives to follow him all the way. He wanted to know whether Li Zicheng was going to return to Xi'an immediately to recuperate after such a setback, or if he had other plans.
