When they came to the hall, the Lou brothers took their seats one after another without hesitation. Qianzhong was nervous when he was alone with the three tigers of the Lou family for the first time. After hesitation, he chose a seat near the door.
Unexpectedly, just as he sat down, he heard Lou Shiyong ask loudly: "Qian Sima, please tell me how many soldiers, horses, equipment, food and family members are left in the camp, so that we can point them out and hand over the defenses at various places. You can wait as soon as possible." Come down the mountain!"
"Your Excellency," Qianzhong stood up quickly and bowed to salute: "Most of the capable warriors in the camp have followed Yin Commander down the mountain, and there are currently more than 800 people left in the camp.
There are also nearly a thousand people, more than 1,340 mules and horses, 423 carriages, and more than 320 wheelbarrows.
There are more than 2,300 weapons in the library, 130 bows, more than 6,000 feathered arrows, 227 pairs of armor, and 400 shields.
There are 4,200 shi of military rations, 4,700 bundles of grass for livestock rations, 97 shi of beans, and more than 60 shi of salt.
As for the military dependents, there is no exact number, but it is estimated to be more than 1,200 people. "
"Yin Shuai's family members are also on the mountain?" Lou Shifan suddenly asked. His two brothers knew what he was asking and glared at him in unison.
"Well, the handsome Mrs. Ru is packing her luggage in the back and preparing to go down the mountain with the team." Qianzhong replied a little awkwardly. Yin Tuo was originally a figure (see Note 1), and he was famously cold towards women.
Later, when he met Yongfeng Tongzhi's daughter, he suddenly couldn't help himself, so he pardoned her father and included her in his account. Because there was no time to officially celebrate the wedding, the military called her "Mrs. Ru".
This young lady was only twenty-eight years old, and she was plump and tall. There had been rumors in the army for a long time, so she heard about it and asked about it.
"Qian Sima is really capable, everything he says is well-organized and well-founded. He is really a talent!" Lou Shiyong was afraid that his third brother would disturb the matter, so he quickly praised Qianzhong to get Qianzhong's attention back.
"Alas! It's a pity that you are under Commander Yin. Otherwise, when you go to my father's commander's place and establish the country, why don't you also play the role of Minister of Household Affairs?"
"Brother, that's too low. I think Zi Qian (Qianzhong)'s talent and magnanimity mean that he might as well become a minister." Lou Shiming responded, then turned to Qianzhong:
"I just don't know Qian Sima's own wishes. Maybe he is more willing to stay with Yin Shuai?"
"Uh..." Qian's heart beat wildly, and the nervousness he had just felt was gone. Yes, the person sitting above is the eldest son of the Lou family. Speaking of which, he is the future prince!
He felt that he should be flattering, but he thought wrongly. He was Yin Shuai's subordinate. If he said the wrong thing now, what if the two brothers were just teasing him, how would they be able to smooth things over in front of Yin Shuai?
As he was thinking about it, he just raised his eyes and met Lou Shiming's sharp gaze, which was piercing like a sword. He couldn't help but tremble on his tip, and quickly lowered his head again.
"Subordinate... uh, I... have little talent and little knowledge. How dare you ask for something so extravagant?"
Lou Shi looked at each other with his brothers, a slight smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, but then it stopped instantly. "Sir, why should you be too modest...?" As soon as Lou Shiyong finished speaking, Lou Shiming's soldier Mo Xueyi's square face full of stubble appeared at the door.
"Third gentlemen, there was a man at the door who said that the sentry commander Yin Shuai was staying at the stronghold was named Hu. He said..." He suddenly stopped and looked at Qianzhong.
"It doesn't matter. Qian Sima is one of our own. If you have anything to say, just say it." Lou Shiming saw some gloating in his brother-in-law's eyes, and he immediately said something in his heart.
"He said there were broken soldiers and wounded soldiers at the bottom of the mountain who came back."
"What?" Qianzhong was shocked: "How is this possible?"
Lou Shiyong also frowned, and then he heard the shrill cries of women and the movement of people running outside. Some people shouted "Where is the doctor?" and other words.
Could this Yin Tuo be defeated so quickly? Impossible! Lou Shiyong thought of this and waved his hand: "Let him immediately..., no, tell him to find one or two people who are not seriously injured and can answer, and bring them in for questioning!"
From the mouths of the wounded, they learned about the death of Colonel Chen Bandou during the first attack, and the tragic situation of the second attack. It turned out that most of the wounded who were pulled back were either injured by fire cannons or exploded by thunder.
Injured.
After letting the wounded soldiers retreat to rest, the atmosphere in the hall became depressing for a while. Commander Hu and Qianzhong were muttering to each other, and the three Lou brothers exchanged glances with each other. It could be said that they all had their own agendas.
After a while, Qianzhong laughed dryly: "Young masters, I'm really sorry. This... the frontline battle is not going well, and I feel that Marshal Yin will return to the mountain even if he doesn't think so. This... handover, I'm afraid it can't continue. "
"What does Qian Sima mean?" Lou Shifan asked unhappily.
"Well, don't be surprised, Third General. None of us expected Yin Shuai's attack to be blocked in advance, right?" Qianzhong also wanted to try to distinguish a few words.
"Ziqian (Chinese character Qian), what you said is wrong." Lou Shiyong lowered his face and said, "I had a clear talk with Yin Shuai and asked my second and third brothers to take over the stronghold and transfer Dayuandu. The military stronghold was handed over to Yin Shuai.
You were there when I said this, but did you have to step back when the words were unfavorable? Since there are no such words, and Yin Shuai is not here, why bother with Zi Qian?
Now that Dayuan has been handed over and the team has been brought to the mountain, if you don't hand over this camp to my second brother, how can you teach the brothers where to rest? We can't let these thousands of people sleep in the barren mountains, right? "
"That's right. If we can't hand over, where do you want us brothers to go? Go back down there and sleep in the rice fields in the dark of night?"
Lou Shifan glared and shouted, "Although my father, Commander-in-Chief, respects Commander-in-Chief Yin, we brothers can't let you bully us like this, right?"
"No, no, of course I don't mean to let the three young masters leave." Qianzhong was sweating a little: "This village is very big. How about you please surrender and take the troops to the small village of Lotus Terrace to rest. ?」
Lotus Terrace was originally a small village built nearby by Yintuo. It was only a mile away and echoed the Dazhai.
"No! Why do we have to give in and leave? Could it be that Yin Shuai's original promise and your casual handling of things can be regarded as fart?" Lou Shifan said loudly.
"Third brother, please be patient." Lou Shiming raised his hand to stop the excited Lou Shifan, then turned to Qianzhong and asked with a smile: "May I ask Qian Sima, why do you want my brother to give up Dazhai?"
"I'm really sorry. I'm thinking that if the ferry cannot be captured, Yin Shuai may have to retreat to Dazhai to defend and rest." Qianzhong answered with his hands crossed.
"Are you so confident that Yin Shuai can't attack, or are you so sure that he will retreat and defend?"
Qianzhong was stunned for a moment: "What does the second general mean by this?"
Lou Shiming looked back at his brother: "Brother, Yin Shuai will either win or lose tonight. Needless to say, if he wins, he will definitely go straight to Guangxin City. The key is what will happen if he loses?"
I analyze that there will be several results: the first is to retreat to the main mountain stronghold and defend it as Qian Sima said; the second is to get support from Dayuan and retreat to Dayuan stronghold; the third is to have the entire army defeated.
Qian Sima thinks, is there a fourth possibility? "
"Uh," Qianzhong's face turned red. It was very unseemly to let others discuss the failure and collapse of his master's family in person. However, this topic was caused by him, so he couldn't refute it, so he bowed and said:
"I didn't expect so much, but the second general is very thoughtful. Qian, you are a scholar, and you are not good at military affairs."
"Haha, Ziqian is being humble. I think the second possibility is actually greater, because if we retreat into the mountains, if we are blocked by the army and set up an ambush... It would be better to go to Dayuan. Marching on flat ground is much less dangerous. , and there is support from the Dayuan garrison."
After Lou Shiming finished speaking, he ordered people to serve tea and snacks: "It's useless for us to speculate. Why don't we just sit here peacefully and send people to pay attention to the battle situation. If the army does return, we will decide where to place the team. Zi Qian what do you say?"
"So...very good!"
"You guys wait here, but I'm going to find a place to sleep for a while." Lou Shifan had been frightened for the past few days, and he finally felt tired when he returned to his own side. Qian Sima quickly asked Mr. Hu Shao to take him to a wing to rest.
It turns out that this place was originally a temple, with monks cultivating it. When Yin Tuo's army arrived, everyone was so frightened that they ran away, but their bedding and clothes were still there. Lou Shifan didn't care what others did, he fell into a deep sleep.
Lou Shiyong said goodbye first because he had to go to Chashan, leaving Lou Shiming in the living room in front, talking with him.
Absentmindedly, Qianzhong chatted about everything.
They were chatting here, but unexpectedly the situation at the Lixi River took a turn for the worse.
It is said that Sun Gu gathered a thousand men and horses in Dayuan Village and hurried to Luodun. In those days, there were no wide roads, highways, or street lights, so we had to light torches and walk through the rice fields.
They were not familiar with the trails in this area, so they did not dare to stray too far from the river bank for fear of losing their way.
Therefore, Luodun on the shore is the only way for them to pass, and the rural road passing between Luodun, the fish pond on the east side and the surrounding woods has become the only way to pass.
Contrary to what most later authors imagined, people of that era were not all blind at night.
First of all, the rebels have no legal restrictions or taboos. As long as it is meat or anything that can fly, run, or swim (even people of the same kind), they are food.
Therefore, the intake and frequency of meat, offal, fish, shrimp, poultry and eggs are much higher than ordinary people. At most, they cannot see clearly at night, but they are not completely unable to see. Moreover, such people are in the rebel team. The proportion is quite high.
In other words, the more daring, ruthless, rude or violent an element is, the more actual physical strength and physical abilities are superior to those of his contemporaries. When they discover this, they will become even more vicious in order to maintain their advantage.
This is the instinct of animals to survive and the survival of the fittest among similar species that are stimulated in humans. The more chaotic the area and the turbulent era, the easier it is for this primitive nature to prevail.
The acquired civilization of human society is easily replaced by this primitiveness in the face of survival needs, because no matter what reasonable, legal, and compliant reasons you have, survival comes first!
These thousand people were unlucky enough. They came down from the mountain and ran to Dayuan. Before they could recover, they were dragged out for a night out again. Along the way, there were people complaining and chirping quietly, but Sun Gu just pretended not to hear them.
In his opinion, it doesn't matter whether these guys are happy or not. When the enemy's knife is raised above their heads, they must know how to fight back with the weapons in their hands. That's enough!
With five hundred enemies on Luo Dun, even if there is a slight terrain advantage, it doesn't matter. Eighty percent of Sun Gu's men were veterans, or the group of people who followed Yin Tuo's uprising.
Yin Tuo specially sent them to Dayuan Village because he was unwilling to let them fight to the death. Without thinking, Sun Gu thought that the combat effectiveness of the veterans could completely offset the disadvantages of night fighting, so he brought them to the battlefield instead.
The group of people walked along cursing like this. In front of them was the fish pond sparkling under the moonlight. Through the moonlight, they could also see Luo Dun's figure rising above the ground. Suddenly a bamboo whistle sounded, followed by more bamboo whistles.
This bamboo whistle was originally made by Chen Sanwen. It has two holes to control the whistle sound. Different whistle sounds mean different things.
He even specially organized ten people to make this bamboo whistle because the team expanded and it was often lost or damaged in battles.
It had only been a few hours since the Guiyi Battalion had received this thing. The team leader, whistle commander, and chief commanders must not have learned such a complicated whistle sound yet.
But everyone knows how to blow the whistle. Well, let’s just listen to the whistle and sound it as the trumpet. This is simple!
So as long as the squadron leader blows the whistle, all the squad leaders, whistle commanders, and chiefs will blow the whistle together. Although there are any sounds, the team rushes out and gives the panicked opponent a hard blow.
In the dark night, he was already running high and low, but when he was startled by countless whistles, the middle part of Sun Gu's long snake almost collapsed.
Fortunately, Sun Gu was not stupid. He immediately ordered the front team: "Surround them, walk from the pond, and surround them!"
Even at night, experienced warriors can still tell from the loudness of the shouts of death which direction their opponents are coming from and how many there are. There are not that many opponents! Sun Gu's confidence greatly increased.
So the front team quickly rushed down the roadbed, rushed directly into the rice field and surrounded the opponent's side. Even some people who had passed through the pond turned around and came back.
Suddenly I heard the sound of clappers, and then the sound of "swish" arrows came in the dark night. The person who was hit by the arrow screamed loudly. The number of people calling out continued to increase, and the pace of the front team also slowed down in hesitation.
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"Don't stop, keep rushing over!" Sun Gu shouted anxiously on his horse, and at the same time ordered his own soldiers to move forward to supervise the battle.
At this moment, a long and clear whistle came from the dark hill behind him, and Sun Gu trembled all over.
Before he could turn around, the sound of horse hooves, running sounds and the same messy whistle sounded from behind. Then there was a loud shout: "Kill, don't let the traitors escape, behead them and get the reward!"
Sun Gu saw that like a water-dividing beast cutting through the waves, his rear team was broken open, and the torches dodged or flew to both sides.
While he was in shock and doubt, a man and a horse appeared in the firelight and rushed towards him. It was obviously with bad intentions!
"Stop him!" Sun Gu shouted, although he also knew that shouting was useless at this time. He hurriedly took off his spear, and then he saw the man and the horse getting bigger and bigger, and a spear flashed coldly from the darkness.
Sun Gu hurriedly used his spear to jump to the tip of the gun. When the man and the horse passed by in the wrong stirrups, he was still thinking of two words: What a danger! Suddenly, I heard the sound of wind behind my head...
When Yang Dayi rushed over, he had no intention of actually using the gun. It was just a feint. He knew that there were many people in the place, and if the battle could not be ended immediately, his team might be counterattacked by others if it dragged on.
In addition, this group of people only lasted a few hours, so he could not guarantee the loyalty of these people. Therefore, to capture the thief, capture the king first, and he went straight to Sun Gu.
Use the tip of the gun to attract the opponent's attention, hand the gun to your left hand, pick up the flail with your right hand, twist and smash.
With a "pop" sound, Sun Gu lost consciousness and fell off his horse.
Liao Sanqing, who was not far behind Yang Dayi, grabbed the reins of the war horse that had lost its owner. A soldier drew a short ax from behind, stepped forward and chopped off the head. He raised it and shouted: "The thief is dead, you." Are you going to capture me if you don’t surrender?”
As the shouts grew louder and louder, and after seeing Sun Gu's head stuck on the tip of a spear, a large number of rebels began to flee.
However, one part of the Chinese army and the front team were already trapped too deeply. They were surrounded by the enemy's soldiers, and we were not familiar with the route (some even fell into the pond and drowned several of them).
There are fewer and fewer people resisting, more and more people are abandoning their weapons and surrendering, and the wind direction on the battlefield has completely reversed.
Yang Dayi sent someone by boat to report to Mr. Zhu, and organized his own manpower to clean up the battlefield. After counting, a total of 227 people were beheaded and more than 130 people were captured. The rest probably escaped under the cover of night.
Only eleven people on his side were killed and more than twenty were wounded, and most of the casualties were when the former army turned around and tried to surround Lin Ziyang's troops. Yang Dayi couldn't help but feel lucky. If he hadn't killed the enemy general in time, there might have been more casualties.
Xin Chi and others were all in admiration, because this Sun Gu was also a somewhat famous warrior, and they didn't want to be killed by Master Yang in just one round!
Everyone gathered and cheered in unison, and presented the bright light armor originally worn by Sun Gu, and put it on for Yang Dayi.
Soon a boat came back on the river. Zhu Erye sent people to take over the prisoners and told him that President Sheng Qian was very happy to learn about Luodun's victory and asked them to go to Wutang immediately to cooperate with Tanying to block the enemy's return to Jiyang Mountain. , prepare to participate in the decisive battle!
"Note 1: The ancient title for monks was also written as "Buddha". It originally referred to Buddhist buildings, especially pagodas, and later extended to refer to Buddhist disciples. "
