The soldiers held up the muskets and spears in their hands, pointed at the stunned Annan soldiers who had recovered, and said, "Will you surrender? Will you surrender? Will you surrender?"
More than a thousand people roared together, and the sound resounded through the sky. All the Annan soldiers were shocked. Not to mention the soldiers from the four towns who had completely lost their morale, even the soldiers from the capital led by Zheng Fu saw that the head of the general had been cut off. After falling, each one was like a deflated rubber ball, at a loss.
The deputy general shouted: "We will never surrender, warriors, fight out."
Bang bang bang, before he could finish his words, the fire guns in the hands of Wang Qi and a dozen fire gun soldiers around him started. The deputy general's voice suddenly stopped. Several terrifying blood holes appeared on his body, and a burst of blue appeared. cigarette.
The lead tore through his armor and penetrated directly into his body, shattering inside his body and shattering all his internal organs.
"Ah!" There was a shocking scream, and the deputy general's body fell straight from the horse.
Gao Heng carried Zheng Fu's dead head, climbed onto the black stallion, and shouted to the Annan people: "I say this for the last time, put down your weapons, otherwise you will not be shot!"
Bang, a soldier from the Four Towns dropped the sword in his hand. Bang, clang, clang, spread from ten to ten, and a large number of soldiers from the Four Towns dropped their weapons. "Don't let it go! Don't let it go! Who told you to put down your weapons?" a battalion general shouted loudly.
Whoosh whoosh, several crossbow arrows shot out, hitting the camp general's body and nailing him to the ground.
Gao Heng ordered: "All officers and soldiers in the army obey the order and kill without mercy! Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The soldiers of the Qihuo Brigade strode forward, "No farewell, we surrender, we surrender!" Several officers who could speak Chinese knelt down with a plop and threw away the weapons in their hands.
With the officers taking the lead, the Beijing soldiers and border troops no longer had the need to resist, and everyone slowly put down their weapons.
Gao Heng's back was already soaked with cold sweat. You must know that on the battlefield at this moment, the Annan Army still has at least six or seven thousand people left, while the Survival Brigade only has more than a thousand people. If the other party really fights to the death, what will happen if the enemy fights to the death? The Living Brigade really couldn't control them. Fortunately, the opponent's general and deputy generals were shot dead, leaving them leaderless. In addition, the Living Brigade had high morale and steadily suppressed the enemy's momentum. Otherwise, I really don't know how it would end.
Looking at the Annan soldiers kneeling on the ground, Gao Heng raised the heads in his hands and said, "Brothers! We won!"
Tremendous cheers resounded throughout the valley, and the soldiers waved their weapons and shouted, "We must win! We must win! We must win!" This was a complete victory. Gao Heng relied on his two thousand newly trained survival brigade Soldiers annihilated tens of thousands of Annan troops in an ambush battle. In this battle, nearly 3,000 Annan troops were killed on the spot, and more than a thousand people were injured to varying degrees. It can be said that nearly half were lost, and the remaining half were all captured. , the Qihuo Brigade escorted them and the captured equipment to Tuo County.
"General, the general is back." The news of the great victory was reported to the city by Amu Pegasus, and the worried people in the city were finally relieved.
Gao Heng led the victorious soldiers and escorted the prisoners back. The people in the city spontaneously went outside the city to greet them. Cheng Zilong led Jing Zhao and the soldiers from the reserve team to maintain order. The common people did not have any extra supplies in their hands, but they would all The best food at home was taken out and dedicated to the returning army.
As soon as the Survival Brigade appeared, sharp-eyed people noticed it. The crowd kept moving forward, especially the more than 20,000 newly arrived refugees. They all wanted to see what Gao Heng looked like up close. The old people in the city said that he was a Wuqu star descended to earth. They really wanted to see what this Wuqu star looked like. one look.
"Elephant! There is an elephant!" A group of children saw the behemoth in Gao Heng's army from a distance.
The Annan army was defeated, and these dozens of war elephants and elephant soldiers naturally became their trophies. The defeat of the war elephants this time was entirely due to Gao Heng's inspiration, and it was also due to Zheng Fu's unreasonable arrangements. If it were not for the gunpowder explosion, It frightened the war elephants. If these war elephants lined up with gongs and drums to fight Gao Heng in a positional battle, it can be said that there is really no solution. They have no experience in dealing with giant beasts.
After this battle, Gao Heng decided to form his own war elephant unit. In the tropical rainforest, war elephants sometimes play a greater role than cavalry.
Not only that, they also captured a large number of artillery. Although many of the rear army's artillery were destroyed in the battle, at least half of the artillery was preserved. There were various models, and there were even three Annan guns. General artillery, this is a powerful siege weapon.
Originally, all the ammunition in the city had been emptied by Gao Heng and used in the battle, but this time he won a complete victory and countless ammunition and materials were seized. You know, Zheng Fu brought 10,000 people with him. Materials, and in order to eliminate Gao Heng in the First World War, the materials allocated by Master Zheng to the frontier troops transferred back from the front were even more than the quota, which meant that Gao Heng captured far more materials than the cost of 10,000 soldiers.
From weapons to food, livestock, and even a large amount of gold and silver, these should be military pay prepared to be distributed to the soldiers. Now they have all become high-level trophies. It can be said that they returned home with a full load.
"General! General! General!" The team got closer and closer, and the cheers of the people became more enthusiastic. The new people finally saw Gao Heng's appearance clearly. In addition to his tall stature, Gao Heng was not the three-headed and six-armed person that people imagined. , if it were not for wearing a helmet, it would be no different from an ordinary soldier.
People gathered around enthusiastically, cheering and jumping. The children's eyes were attracted by the elephants. On the back of each elephant was a captured Annan elephant soldier controlling it, and behind him sat a fireman. The blunderbuss soldier points the prisoner's back with a blazing blunderbuss. If he dares to make any move, he will be killed with one blunderbuss.
"Long live the general!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and the people's emotions were completely aroused. They shouted: "Long live the general! Long live the general! Long live the general!" This eager atmosphere made the captured Annan soldiers Feeling even more frightened, many people in the crowd glared at them. These Annan soldiers understood how they tortured these expatriates in the first place, and now that they were captured, they might retaliate in kind, waiting for their unknown fate.
"Quiet, quiet, folks, folks, listen to me." Gao Heng pressed his hands and gestured to the surrounding people. The cheers from above and below the city gradually stopped, and people looked at Gao Heng with eager eyes.
"Folks, we have won this battle. This victory was hard-won. After this battle, we have laid the foundation. Combined with the previous battles, we have defeated at least 20,000 Annan troops. It can be said that Annan's domestic All the troops and horses that could be deployed were defeated in front of us." Gao Heng said.
"Great, great, we are saved." The people hugged each other and cried with joy.
"Just now, you shouted long live the general. I want to correct everyone's mistakes. Victory was not achieved by Gao Heng alone. Victory belongs to the thousands of soldiers of the survival brigade and the tens of thousands of people in the city. No one shares the same hatred and unites as one. , it is impossible for us to achieve such results. Everyone has seen it. Some people say that this general is some kind of martial arts star who came down to earth. This is just a joke. We are all ordinary people with two shoulders and one head. Neither do I. What a difference."
Gao Heng raised his voice and said: "So, victory belongs to everyone present. If we want to shout long live, it should be long live the soldiers, long live all the people! I believe that we will be able to create our own world here. Please survive The journey will win!"
"We must win! We must win! We must win!" tens of thousands of people and thousands of soldiers shouted, waving their fists together.
Dong dong dong dong, the drums on the tower sounded, pushing the atmosphere of the scene to the highest peak. People cheered and jumped, expressing their emotions for the rest of their lives after the disaster.
"No! This is impossible! This is impossible!" Jiling County, after completing the hostage exchange, Zheng Wei and Zheng Zuo were supposed to return to Sheng Long Mansion, but at Zheng Zuo's insistence, the team stayed in Jiling for two days because Zheng Zuo Wei told Zheng Zuo on the road that while they were exchanging, Zheng Fu's army had already set off. If calculated according to time, news of victory would definitely come back within two days.
But who would have thought that in two days, the news did come back, but it was the news brought back by a guard of Zheng Fu who was covered in blood. This guy finally escaped from the battlefield, and then rushed back without stopping. , met the teams of Zheng Wei and Zheng Zuo in Jiling.
Zheng Zuo and Zheng Wei never dreamed that the 10,000 elite men led by Zheng Fu would be wiped out by Gao Heng in Laohu Valley. Not only that, Zheng Fu himself was also beheaded, and even his deputy general was killed in the battle.
Zheng Zuo's chest was about to explode. He grabbed the guard's collar and shook it wildly, never believing the news.
The guard said with a cry: "Your Majesty, this is true. They have already laid a dragnet in Laohu Valley, waiting for us to get in. They placed a large amount of explosives in the valley. As soon as the brothers entered, they were blown up." He was shattered to pieces, Your Highness."
Zheng Zuo suddenly took two steps back. Although Zheng Wei next to him was also dumbfounded, he was not like Zheng Zuo. After all, Zheng Zuo was captured and tortured in the Gao Heng camp. Who in Annan hated Gao Heng the most? , none other than Zheng Zuo. Originally he felt sorry that he could not kill the enemy with his own hands, but in the blink of an eye, what was waiting for him was the news that his own troops had been completely annihilated.
Zheng Zuo couldn't believe what he heard, "Ah!" Zheng Zuo yelled and fell on his back. A group of soldiers rushed forward, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Zheng Wei calmed down and said, "Quick, send someone to report the news to the king immediately."
"Waste! Waste!" In the Shenglong Imperial City, Lord Zheng tore into pieces the battle report sent by Zheng Wei. Like Zheng Zuo, he could never accept this result. A total of 10,000 people were wiped out, including not only Beijing soldiers but also Bianjun, how could he accept this?
I have high hopes for this guy Zheng Fu. What a bullshit general. He can't even defeat a group of civilians. It's okay if he is killed in battle. If he is not killed in battle, he must impose the harshest punishment on him.
"Come here! Come here!" Lord Zheng roared in the hall.
Several eunuchs immediately gathered around, "Go! Send an order to this king. Zheng Fu's family will be exiled to Guangping Mansion and asked to work as coolies on the front line! Tell the generals on the front line that if anyone is a waste like Zheng Fu, it is this one End!"
Master Zheng rarely gets angry as he gets older, but recently, Master Zheng's mood has obviously been bad every day, and he was even more furious today. The eunuchs are also extremely frightened, fearing that he will kill innocent people indiscriminately and take their own lives. The eunuchs scrambled down to deliver the order, but Lord Zheng said coldly: "Wait a minute."
A leader of the eunuchs turned around and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?"
Master Zheng said: "Summon all the ministers immediately for discussion." "Yes." The eunuch responded and quickly retreated.
An hour later, all officials at all levels in Shenglong came to the imperial city. They had also heard the news of the defeat in the north. The messenger sent by Zheng Wei had already informed the relevant officials of the Ministry of War when they were at the Ministry of War. This kind of news could not be concealed, and it soon spread to many officials. in the ears. It happened that Lord Zheng convened a meeting, and everyone knew that it must be for this matter.
Lord Zheng told the news of the defeat on the front line, and the officials were in an uproar. Lord Zheng clenched his fists and said: "I am not willing to accept it. A small civilian man has defeated our army's offensive again and again. I am determined to mobilize the troops from across the country to personally conquer If you leave the county, you must take off this person’s head.”
"Your Majesty, you can't." An old man with white hair and beard stood up and said. The person who spoke was Chen Zhong, a veteran of the three dynasties of the Li Dynasty and his minister of household affairs. The Annan court system basically copied the Central Plains, so there were also three provinces and six ministries.
Master Zheng's face was full of gloom, "Why not?"
Chen Zhongdao: "Your Majesty, we have been fighting for many years, and the people's livelihood in the country is in decline. There are 100,000 soldiers in the country. You know this. There are 50,000 in the confrontation on the front line in Guangping. We still have military disputes with Myanmar and Thailand, and we have to station troops at home. There must also be people left to guard each city. Based on this calculation, all the troops we can mobilize have been exhausted. Unless there is a new round of conscription across the country, there will be no extra troops to fight. Doesn't the king no longer want Guangping Mansion? "
Lord Zheng said: "Then we will start a nationwide conscription and recruit 50,000 troops to kill Bentuo County."
Everyone was astonished. Is Master Zheng too stupid to recruit another 50,000 people? Wouldn't that mean that all the young people in Annan would be sent to the front line? Should there be any development in Annan? The people's resentment against the war has long been very great. If we do this, it will shake the country's foundation.
Chen Zhongdao said: "It is absolutely impossible to recruit troops on a large scale. Once the people resist and the public sentiment rebounds, the imperial court will be in danger." After saying that, he knelt down and said: "Old minister with a green beard and a bright head, I beg the king to think again."
"You!" Master Zheng was about to get angry. But as soon as Chen Zhong took the lead, he shouted, and a large number of civil servants knelt down and shouted: "Please think again, Your Majesty!"
"You!" Lord Zheng pointed at the ministers, and then sat down on the dragon chair slumped.
