The besieged Jurchen army broke through the siege, joined up with the Jurchen army outside, and fled back to the camp together.
The Ming army did not have many cavalry and could not catch up. They had no choice but to give up and start cleaning the battlefield: treating the wounded, burying the dead, and fighting for the spoils of war.
You must know that the Jurchen army broke out from the hilly areas. In order to reduce their burden and cross the mountains, they discarded a large number of weapons, armor, flags, drums... especially war horses. They were all abandoned in the basin. There were tens of thousands of them. So many horses.
The Ming Dynasty lacked land to raise horses, so it had a small number of horses, and most of them were stupid horses that could only pull carts and grind mills. There were very few war horses that could be used for fighting.
War cannot be separated from war horses.
Whoever has more horses will have more cavalry, and he will be able to maneuver flexibly, come and go like the wind, and take advantage of the battlefield.
Therefore, when the battlefield was being cleaned, several armies participating in the war were all competing for war horses, and among them, the Tianwei Army was the fastest and fought for the most.
And during the competition, some conflicts will inevitably occur!
"You have already robbed so many war horses, these dozens should be ours!"
"Bah, the war horses we see belong to us, you losers, get out of here!"
"Aren't you, the Mighty Heavenly Army, too overbearing?"
"I'm just domineering. Don't you accept it? If you don't accept it, let's fight. I'll beat you so hard that your mother won't even recognize you!"
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In a corner of the battlefield, two groups of soldiers quarreled over the ownership of dozens of war horses. One group was the soldiers of the Tianwei Army, and the other group was the soldiers of Jiang Xuan, the commander-in-chief of Pingyang Town.
The soldiers in Pingyang Town believed that the Tianwei Army had snatched many war horses, and these dozens of horses should belong to their side.
The soldiers of the Tianwei Army believed that in this ambush, their side made the greatest contribution and should receive the most war horses. As for the soldiers of Pingyang Town, they let the Jurchen Army run away, resulting in a failure in their efforts, and they were not qualified to share the spoils.
The two sides were at loggerheads, with no one willing to give in.
As a result, the soldiers of the Tianwei Army, in line with the principle of making as little noise as possible, severely beat the soldiers of Pingyang Town, and then took away the war horses and other trophies, leaving nothing behind.
The soldiers in Pingyang Town did not receive any spoils and were beaten severely. They felt very aggrieved, so they went to the commander-in-chief Jiang Xuan to complain.
Jiang Xuan was furious and brought a group of soldiers to investigate and quickly found Qin Feng.
"So it's Mr. Jiang, what's your business here?"
"Mr. Qin, your soldiers beat the soldiers in Pingyang Town and took away all the trophies. I am here to question the culprits. If you know the truth, please hand over the murderer as soon as possible and let me handle it. Apologize and compensate for the losses, otherwise I will never let it go!"
"Haha, trophies are ownerless things. Whoever grabs them belongs to whoever takes them. This is the rule on the battlefield. The soldiers in Pingyang Town couldn't grab the trophies and were beaten. I can only blame them for being such wastes. I can't blame others.
This is not surprising. Youdao has a raging army and a den of raging generals. The generals above are useless, and the soldiers below are naturally useless. They can't win a fight, let alone a war. Don't you think so, Jiang Da? General? "
"Huhu... you... you... you, a little general, dare to disobey this commander-in-chief. Come on, arrest me!"
"As you command!"
Qin Feng's words made Jiang Xuan tremble with anger and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. He took several deep breaths to calm down the air that surged into his throat, and then ordered his soldiers to come forward and arrest him.
The soldiers under him promised well, but none of them dared to take action. They all looked at him with big eyes and small eyes.
Because Xiong Da and Xiong Er led a group of soldiers to surround them. Some drew their swords out of their sheaths, and some raised their matchlocks. They were all full of murderous intent and ready to kill at any time.
The Tianwei Army is very powerful and can fight against the Jurchen Army head-on. These soldiers and generals in Pingyang Prefecture know how powerful they are, so naturally they don't dare to step forward.
It's useless to go up there, you're just dying in vain!
Such a scene made Jiang Xuan even more angry, but it was
There was nothing I could do. In the end I could only flick my sleeves and walk away like an angry toad.
"Bah, scum!"
Looking at the departing figure, Qin Feng spat hard and touched the Nilin knife at his waist, with murderous intent rising in his eyes.
After using up the strength of nine oxen, two tigers and eight camels, the Jurchen army was finally surrounded. Just when it was about to be wiped out, they unexpectedly were let go by two losers, Jiang Xuan and Wang Tong, resulting in a failure.
According to military law, these two men should have their heads displayed in public.
However, Jiang Xuan and Wang Tong often secretly send money to the eunuch Gao Qiqian. This matter has something to do with Gao Qi. This dead eunuch will definitely protect them.
Supervisor Lu Xiangsheng was good at everything else, but he had read too much of the Four Books and Five Classics, and lacked some decisiveness in killing. In addition, he was restricted by Gao Qiqian, so he probably couldn't chop off the heads of Jiang and Wang.
It's really irritating. It seems that I have to find an opportunity to kill these two guys secretly, otherwise I won't be able to get out of this mood, and that dead eunuch will sooner or later make you die without a body, and you will still be a eunuch in your next life!
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The next morning, inside the Tianxiong Army's large tent.
Supervisor Lu Xiangsheng sat in the middle, his face gloomy and scary, and Supervisor Gao Qiqian sat next to him, still looking lazy.
A group of generals stood in two rows in the tent according to their official positions. Among them were Jiang Xuan, the chief soldier of Pingyang Prefecture, and Wang Tong, the chief soldier of Yangquan Town. They showed no signs of panic or fear. Instead, they looked like one. He looked confident and confident.
It was obvious that the two of them were secretly "studying".
Looking at Lu Xiangsheng again, he suddenly slapped the alarm and asked loudly: "Jiang Xuan, Wang Tong, do you two know your guilt?"
"Forgive me, Lord Supervisor!"
"Humph, I have worked hard and the soldiers sacrificed their lives to finally surround the Jurchen army. Just when it was about to be completed, the two of you privately mobilized your troops, causing the defense line to fall and allowing the Jurchen army to escape.
This governor will never forgive such a delay in the military aircraft. Come on, push these two people out of the camp gate, show their heads to the public, and correct military law! "
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Following Lu Xiangsheng's order, more than a dozen executioners rushed in, tied up Jiang and Wang, and were about to take them out to behead them.
At this time, Gao Qiqian, the supervisor, spoke: "Wait a minute, do it!"
"Master Supervisor?"
"Inspector Lu, Jiang Xuan and Wang Tong did not do well in defense, so they let go of the Jurchen army. It is indeed a big sin. However, the two of them mobilized their troops privately to rescue the supervisor's army. That's right. It’s excusable, I hope Governor Lu will show mercy!”
"Well..."
"Why, no wonder Inspector Lu thinks that it was wrong for the two of them to rescue my army. Does my army deserve to be killed by the Jurchens? Or is it that Inspector Lu is not satisfied with the Holy Lord's dispatch of the army?"
"Master Supervisor has misunderstood. Lu has no intention of doing so, let alone being dissatisfied with His Majesty... That's all, for the sake of Master Supervisor, I will spare your lives this time. However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be spared. , come here, push these two people out and beat them with eighty military sticks as a warning to others!"
Gao Qiqian stopped him with words and moved out Emperor Chongzhen. Lu Xiangsheng hesitated for a while and finally gave in reluctantly, turning beheading into beating with a military stick.
Not wanting Gao Qiqian to speak again: "It is the responsibility of the military supervisor to supervise military discipline and punish generals who are unfavorable in battle. The matter of beating two soldiers with military sticks should be left to the subordinates of this supervisor. Someone, please send Jiang Xuan , Wang Tong and others push them out and fight!"
"As you command!"
Gao Qiqian used his status as a supervisor to seize the right to carry out the execution. Then he waved his hand and immediately rushed in with more than a dozen fans. He pulled Jiang and Wang outside the tent, took off their shirts, and used the force of his arms to The military sticks started beating.
"Pah, pah... Ouch, it hurts so much, please forgive me!"
The military sticks flew up and down, beating Jiang and Wang until their skins were bleeding and they screamed in agony.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just an act.
It turns out that the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty often blamed hundreds of officials for the emperor. Over time, they suppressed them and formed a system.
A set of unspoken rules and specialized terminology.
During the execution, if the eunuch in charge says: Beat, that is just to let the executioner fool around, there is no need to take it too seriously!
If we say: Beat it really, it means to beat it really hard. The victim must be beaten until his bones and tendons are broken, and he must lie in bed for a year and a half.
If you say: Beat with all your heart, then it is a fatal blow, and the person who suffers the punishment will definitely die.
Just before the execution, Gao Qiqian only said the word "beat", and his subordinates understood it, so they adopted the method of beating the military stick with emphasis on the outside and light on the inside.
It looked like the skin was open and bleeding, but in fact it was just a wound on the outer skin, and nothing happened inside. Even if he applied the sore medicine afterwards, it would not affect the drinking, eating, meat, and hugging women that day.
On the contrary, if you hit the military stick with a light external and heavy internal force, it would be troublesome. It may seem that the skin is not broken at all, but in fact all the internal organs are seriously injured. Three to five days after the execution, death will undoubtedly occur.
After years of playing board games, these fans have developed unique skills!
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In the Chinese army's tent, Qin Feng watched coldly without saying a word, because he had expected what happened today, and it was absolutely accurate.
At the same time, he secretly planned how to kill the three scum, Gao Qiqian, Jiang Xuan, and Wang Tong, without anyone noticing.
If we don't get rid of these three scum, we will be sorry for the soldiers who died on the battlefield!
