Forty-five miles north of Huaili County, the Chang'an reinforcements camp led by Chen Zhi.
At this time, Qin Lang, after receiving Guo Huai's order, ordered the withdrawal without any hesitation. The entire army retreated to join the large army and prepare to fight the Northern Han Army led by Wu Yi.
By this time, the soldiers led by Chen Zhi were no longer in danger of being shot to death by the enemy's cavalry.
Having said that, Chen Zhi breathed a huge sigh of relief.
There was no other way, it was really too much trouble for Chen Zhi to lead this ragtag group of people to fight.
This group of reinforcements, improvised by the family's grain smuggling team, was no worse than the average county soldiers in terms of personal prowess, but in terms of organization and discipline, it was simply a notch behind.
Facing the threat of cavalry shooting, Chen Zhi clearly ordered the sergeants to hold up their shields for defense. At the same time, they were not allowed to leave the perimeter of the camp, and they were to respond with bows and arrows at any time.
But these guys didn't pay attention to the so-called cavalry shooting at first. Some people didn't even raise their shields, and they were so reckless that they directly shot at the cavalry.
This bow and arrow thing, it doesn’t matter whether you are brave or not, if you dare to show your head, it will dare to drill into you.
Another thing is that this rabble has no experience fighting cavalry at all. Leng Touqing thinks that it is all about archery. If the cavalry can hit their own people, then the arrows they shoot should also be able to hit the cavalry. The results are almost all The cavalry relied on their speed to dodge, and only a few unlucky ones hit the arrows themselves, causing some casualties.
As for our side, we lost more than 700 people on the first day of fighting.
Chen Zhi had never seen such a wasteful group of people who didn't take their own lives seriously.
What's even worse is after nightfall.
After finally holding on until sunset, the cavalry led by Qin Lang withdrew their troops and returned to the camp to rest. Chen Zhi also began to arrange treatment for the sick and wounded in the camp in preparation for the next day's defensive battle.
As a result, when Chen Zhi led his personal guards to inspect the military camp, he discovered that there were dozens of bastards who planned to sneak out of the camp under the cover of night and try to escape.
Can Chen Zhi get used to this? !
He immediately sent out his own soldiers and captured everyone.
Then when he asked, Chen Zhi couldn't even laugh or cry.
These idiots have no concept of joining the military at all. They still act like a smuggling team. In their opinion, when they cannot defeat the enemy, they should give up the goal and save their lives first. Why should they follow the enemy? Hard fight? !
Please, you idiots, this is in a military camp. You don’t understand what it means to be a deserter. Chen Zhi will let you understand.
Without waiting for the next morning, Chen Zhi pulled these dozens of bastards to the entrance of the Chinese army tent in the middle of the night. After announcing the charges and the punishment, everything clicked.
If we don't do this, God knows how many people will be left in this camp by early morning the next day.
Chen Zhi used this thunderous method to prevent the first camp bombing mutiny.
On the second day, Qin Lang once again sent cavalry to harass and attack, but this time, Chen Zhi discovered a new situation.
Previously, Chen Zhi ordered the sergeants to raise their shields. A group of reckless men thought they were awesome, but few obeyed the order. As a result, more than 700 casualties were caused on the first day.
Now, without Chen Zhi's special order, all the rabble hid behind their shields to avoid the arrows, and no one dared to confront the cavalry's riding and shooting.
This is a good thing, at least you know how to cherish your life, but the problem is that there is still the second half of Chen Zhi's order.
They could not stay away from the camp wall, and at the same time, they had to use bows and arrows to attack the enemy. This order was completely ignored by this ragtag group of people.
Everyone was a reckless man yesterday, and today everyone is a coward. Chen Zhi was so angry when he saw it.
What's even more terrible is that because they did not encounter any counterattack or resistance, Qin Lang's cavalry got closer and closer to the camp. They were about to break through the antlers set up outside the camp.
In this case, if there is no further action, the defense of this camp will be useless.
Chen Zhi had no choice but to stand up again. While calling for a counterattack, Chen Zhi ordered his own soldiers to form a military law team to supervise the battle. If he did not fight back, he would directly shoot the guards and urge another group of soldiers to replace the guards.
It was a cruel method, but on the battlefield, this method was necessary. In order to survive, this gang of people finally started to fight back sparsely.
After all, the camp guards had some advantages, and the cavalry was indeed not good at attacking the city. In this way, Chen Zhi finally managed to survive until the evening of the next day.
In the evening, Qin Lang once again led the cavalry to retreat, and Chen Zhi's biggest test had just begun.
Yesterday, they chopped off the heads of dozens of people at once, and today they asked the military law enforcement team to shoot their own people during the day. A bunch of brainless fools really can't stand this kind of military life, and they are thinking about whether to simply unite and directly rebel. , fled back to Chang'an or directly defected to the Wei army.
This group of people was plotting, and before they officially started to connect, they were all arrested by Chen Zhi.
Who is Chen Zhi? The governor of Yongzhou, although he had to share power with Jiang Wan, they were on the same level. They were both the second-in-command in the Yongzhou area. Historically, Chen Zhi even reached the second-in-command position of Ji Han. With this You're just a bit naughty, can this group of fools and reckless people ever have fun? !
Chen Zhi had known that with the behavior of this gang of gangsters, his behavior during the day would cause dissatisfaction among some people and would definitely cause trouble. Therefore, Chen Zhi had already asked his cronies to patrol the army secretly.
As for this gang of people, they don't know what secrecy means when they do things. They are obviously conspiring, but there are two guards at the door, and they don't know how to restrain their voices when they speak in the tent. If this can't be discovered, then Chen Zhi might as well wash his neck early and wait. Forget it.
Over the course of one night, more than a dozen heads fell to the ground, once again shocking the mob.
And Chen Zhi also knew that if he continued to use such high-pressure methods, he would sooner or later collapse completely under the tremendous pressure from the enemy.
Therefore, Chen Zhi also took advantage of the momentum he had just gained from killing people to establish his authority. He talked to a few leaders of the food smuggling team who were relatively stable and promised them some conditions in private, asking them to help appease the rabble in the camp.
To deal with these people, you really don't need anything special, just real money and silver. They don't have any lofty ambitions. When the aristocratic family's grain smuggling team is just looking for money, Chen Zhi will satisfy them.
As the governor of Yong, Chen Zhi promised these leaders that as long as they obeyed his command and successfully completed the rescue mission, Chen Zhi would reward each of these leaders with a thousand pieces of gold as a reward after returning to Chang'an.
It's real gold, not copper.
This is enough to make these leaders work hard.
So on the third day, Chen Zhi was finally able to command this ragtag group of people to fight relatively smoothly, and this day was also the day with the least casualties in the three-day civil war, with only about 500 casualties.
But after three days, the overall casualties had exceeded 2,000 people who died in the battle. The injured people stayed in the camp because of their wailing, which had a huge impact on the morale of these ragtag groups.
Chen Zhi didn't have any good ideas for this.
Chen Zhi's character is indeed somewhat utilitarian, but he is not a person without a bottom line. Chen Zhi would not be able to do something like this to his own wounded.
Although seeing the wailing of injuries had a serious impact on the psychology of these rabble, Chen Zhi could only grit his teeth and persist, waiting for the Wei army's attack on the fourth day.
He didn't know how long he could last.
Then, on the fourth day, the Wei army retreated.
They really retreated, and the retreat was clean and tidy. When they got up early in the morning, not to mention the people, not even a horse hair could be seen.
This immediately made the entire defenders in the camp breathe a sigh of relief, and also made Chen Zhi feel relieved.
But soon, when the soldiers in the camp demanded to withdraw their troops and return to Chang'an and made trouble on Chen Zhi's side, the stone in Chen Zhi's heart was raised again.
Chen Zhi never forgot Zhuge Liang's private orders to him, and he also knew very well what his purpose was for leading this rabble out of the city. How could he get these bastards to return to Chang'an.
After the encounters along the way, Chen Zhi dared to bet that after these bastards returned to Chang'an, they would definitely publicize the terror of the Wei army. By that time, the people and families in Chang'an would definitely be shaken.
How can these bastards be allowed to go back like this? !
But if these bastards are not allowed to go back and continue to rescue Huaili, these bastards will definitely not be able to save their lives. How can they go forward and take the initiative to cause trouble for Wei Jun.
Unless there is something more important than their lives that draws them forward.
As for this thing, after thinking about it, Chen Zhi probably only had money.
To deal with the scholar-bureaucrats, reputation is more important than their lives. To deal with this gang of rabble, wealth, under certain circumstances, can indeed be more important than their lives.
Don't really expect to use any sense of justice or responsibility to restrain this group of people. These people will join the food smuggling team of aristocratic families, just for a fortune.
And this wealth must also be given to their satisfaction, so that they think that they have the opportunity to obtain this wealth and continue to enjoy it.
In this case, Chen Zhi's eloquence came into play again.
After thinking for a while, Chen Zhi summoned the leaders. The first thing he said at the beginning was to ask them if they wanted to take advantage of a huge fortune.
When the leaders heard this, they did not believe it immediately.
After all, he had just experienced a life-and-death battle, and even if he was really blessed with wealth and wealth, it would be in vain if he had no life to enjoy it.
Then Chen Zhi started his own deception.
The Wei army retreated so quickly. It must be because the battle ahead has changed. It is very likely that the Han army has begun to counterattack. These cavalry had to rush back to save the situation, so they chose to retreat so easily.
In this case, the Wei army's battle situation must be very critical. If they can continue to advance and chase this group of Wei soldiers and attack from behind, then the Wei army will definitely be panicked.
At that time, we warriors are the biggest contributors to defeating the Wei army. At that time, not only military merit but also land and rewards will be enough for all warriors to live a good life without having to continue a life of licking blood. .
The core meaning was these, but after Chen Zhi said it with a clever mouth, the seven or eight leaders in the camp were immediately confused, and their minds had probably been lost outside the camp.
Seeing that he was almost fooled, Chen Zhi took out his last trump card - as long as he followed the army in pursuit, regardless of success or failure, after returning to Chang'an, the pursuing soldiers would be rewarded with a hundred gold coins, and several leaders would be rewarded with an additional thousand gold coins.
For the soldiers, a hundred gold was already a considerable gain, let alone the leaders.
One thousand gold yesterday, one thousand gold today, the total is two thousand gold, enough for them to become a rich man.
What's more important is that not all of those soldiers can return to Chang'an alive to receive their rewards, but it is not difficult for leaders like them to return to Chang'an alive to receive their rewards.
For the sake of two thousand gold, this is done! ! !
(End of chapter)
