After dark, logging stops, and the nightmare of the logging soldiers ends. When they returned to the camp exhausted, their opponents also returned to Tanzhou City and were receiving personal commendations from their Emperor.
Those who killed people for a day in the woods were indeed only the Huben Camp of the Yulin Army with more than 300 people. To be precise, these are all Dongxi Qingzhuang who were previously incorporated into Li Yuan's army.
The former Qin Congjun has long been expanded into the Yulin Army of the Great Chu Emperor, and all the Dongxi barbarians have also stayed. Although the Dongxi tribes had estrangement and hatred for Li Yuan in the past, now Li Yuan and the Peng family are related by marriage. They also treated the people of Dongxi equally. These upright Dongxi barbarians gradually surrendered and showed great loyalty to Li Yuan.
This time, Li Yuan led his own expedition and led his army to the front line of Tanzhou. When he mobilized the Yulin army, he also deliberately brought these Dongxi barbarians with him. Of course, Li Yuan refused to waste natural resources. In several previous battles, Li Yuan had seen the combat effectiveness of these carefully selected barbarian soldiers and the role of mountain combat raids, so of course he would use these powerful weapons under appropriate circumstances. Barbarian.
In fact, from the first day, when he saw his opponent cutting down trees to build siege equipment, Li Yuan had the idea of letting hundreds of Dongxi barbarians hide in the mountains and forests to ambush and kill his opponent.
This morning, when he saw a large number of enemy soldiers heading towards the mountain forest to the north to cut down trees, Li Yuan immediately ordered a barbarian general from the Dongxi Gong family to sneak into the mountain forest with three hundred Dongxi barbarians to hunt. It was to hinder the opponent's logging operations, cannibalize the opponent, and dampen their morale, but Li Yuan actually did not expect that their operation would be so successful.
In one afternoon, more than 300 barbarian soldiers relied on the repeating crossbows issued by Li Yuan and their own blowguns to kill more than 5,000 people. This record was simply unbelievable. Of course, Li Yuan did not expect that Zhang Wenbiao would ignore the casualties and pay the price of human heads for the normal progress of logging.
Although Zhang Wenbiao's move was paranoid and crazy, it was also decisive. To a certain extent, such people can make people fearful. Of course, Li Yuan will not.
"Gong Qing, I didn't expect you to have accomplished such a great feat. I'm very happy. Come, serve the wine, and I'd like to toast all the warriors." In the courtyard with bright torches, Li Yuan stood in front of more than 300 Huben camp barbarians and shouted loudly. praised.
Gong Qing led a group of barbarian soldiers to thank him in unison. Although they were thin and small, they seemed unusually tall in everyone's eyes. It was rare for the Dongxi barbarians to be so proud. In fact, if Li Yuan had not ordered them to equip them with continuous crossbows, they would not have achieved such a brilliant record. Therefore, they themselves were also surprised.
When the wine came, Li Yuan took a full bowl and drank it all in one go. The Dongxi barbarians also raised their bowls and drank it all. Li Yuan smiled and said: "Everyone, you have made such a great contribution, so naturally I will reward you well, but regarding this reward, I think it is better to let my Concubine Peng personally reward you. Concubine Peng will also come with me on this expedition. Arrived in Tanzhou."
The barbarian soldiers were overjoyed. Peng Guifei Peng Qingying was more loved than the uncle Peng Shiyu in the land of Dongxi. In the eyes of all Dongxi people, the stability and prosperity that Dongxi enjoys today is the result of her sacrificing her life to marry Emperor Li Yuan of Da Chu.
Of course, the tribes in Dongxi are now subjects of Chu, but the people of Dongxi will still never forget Peng Qingying's achievements. It would be a great honor to be personally rewarded by the imperial concubine Peng Qingying.
As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, the flattered barbarians really saw the goddess in their hearts. Peng Qingying stepped into the yard with a smile on her face.
"Greetings to the noble concubine!" All the barbarian soldiers hurriedly touched their chests and bent down to salute.
Peng Qingying was also overjoyed: "You don't have to be too polite. You are all warriors for bringing glory to me, Dongxi. Your Majesty said that you would be rewarded with something, so I have prepared a few rewards for you. Come, bring them up."
A group of soldiers carried dozens of large boxes up. Li Yuan touched his chin in a daze, wondering what Peng Qingying wanted to reward.
A row of wooden boxes were opened, and inside were neatly stacked brand-new armors. This was the latest armor that the emperor's own army, the Yulin Army, would soon equip. Li Yuan smacked his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't.
These new armors are modified from the original cold-forged armor. While the protection remains unchanged, an additional layer of flexible soft armor is installed at the shoulder and elbow joints. This batch of armor has not yet been equipped to the army, but it was first used by Peng Qingying. Use it to reward these barbarian soldiers.
Li Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But of course he wouldn't care about such a thing. Anyway, these barbarians are also his Yulin Army. Sooner or later they will have to wear these armors. It's just a matter of time, and he knows that Peng Qingying is her Dongxi in her heart. The sons are proud, and doing so is completely conducive to conquering the hearts of Dongxi and conducive to Da Chu's rule over the land of Dongxi.
"These are brand-new armors that can move freely. They are the latest and best armors from our weapons supervisor in Dachu. Your Majesty said that a powerful army must wear the best armor. Three hundred and twenty sets , one set for each person." Peng Qingying said with a smile, while giving Li Yuan a naughty look.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." All the barbarian soldiers burst into tears of gratitude.
"Similarly, a warrior cannot only have armor, he must also have powerful weapons. Here are three hundred and twenty long knives that can cut iron like mud. These are all forged from precious fine iron, and the materials used are similar to those of the former Tang Dynasty. The Mo Dao is the same. These long swords can only be equipped by the personal guards around His Majesty, but I have made the decision to give you this honor."
"Wow, thank you so much, my Majesty, thank you so much!" A group of barbarian soldiers kowtowed with excitement. Compared to armor, what they like most is good weapons. During this period, they had been jealous of the sharp swords on the waists of Li Yuan's bodyguards who were so impressive. Now that they were rewarded, they were really overjoyed.
Peng Qingying said with a smile: "No, are you still satisfied?"
"Satisfied, satisfied! Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty!" The barbarian soldiers were so happy that they went crazy.
Although Li Yuan felt pain in his heart, he waved his hands with a strong smile and said: "You don't need to thank me. You have killed the enemy and made meritorious deeds, so you will naturally be rewarded. Concubine Peng is from Dongxi, she is the one who makes the decision. Hey, I originally wanted to I will reward you with military positions."
Peng Qingying held Li Yuan's arm with a smile on her face, leaned against him and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, in fact, there is no harm in commending them for their military service."
Li Yuan looked around in embarrassment. The faces of Zouping and others in the guard camp had changed a bit. Seeing the envious expressions of Zouping and the guards, he knew that he could no longer irritate Zouping and the others, so he felt a move in his heart and smiled. He said: "Well, since the equipment of these Dongxi warriors is equivalent to that of my personal guard camp, how about I grant them permission to join my personal guard camp?"
"Wow, it is a great honor to be able to protect His Majesty! I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of them!" Peng Qingying was overjoyed, and Yingying prostrated herself.
Gong Qing and a group of barbarian soldiers were also excited and thanked loudly. Now in their eyes, Emperor Li Yuan of Chu was the supreme being. Peng Shiyu, the master of Dongxi, had become Li Yuan's minister, and he would be able to be by the emperor's side in the future. The guards are not only majestic, but they also have something to brag about when they return to Cave Creek!
"Zou Ping, I will leave these warriors to you, and you will be their superior officer from now on."
Seeing Li Yuan wink at him, the commander of the Guards Battalion, Zouping, suddenly understood. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, hehe, you can rest assured and hand them over to the general! The general will definitely train them well."
