vrcanaries Chapter 434: Several remnants of the army
Chapter 434: Several remnants of the army
Today is a double happiness, a banquet is held in the military camp, not only to celebrate, but also to welcome the arrival of General Jianfeng.
But now that they are in a state of preparation for war, everyone can only drink tea instead of wine.
After the celebration, it was already evening. Before they could leave, a soldier sent an urgent message:
"Liu Taiwei, generals, a remnant army appeared outside the capital. It is said that they are the defenders of Huzhong County. They were scattered by the enemy during the battle and came all the way to the capital."
After hearing the news, many generals looked at each other with some suspicion in their hearts.
"Go and have a look."
Lin Xiaofan said.
In these days, General Chen Tian has also arrived at Nantianmen. According to what he said, many teams were indeed separated, and they didn’t know whether they were alive or dead.
Lin Xiaofan and others were also very troubled by these remnant troops. If you accept it, if it is sent by the Great Jade Kingdom, then if something happens inside the capital, the capital will be lost.
But if you don't accept it, if the opponent is really an army, it will be equivalent to losing military morale.
Not long after, many generals came to the city wall.
Outside the capital, a group of hundreds of remnants gathered, each in ragged clothes and with embarrassed faces, and their armor had long been lost in the process of fleeing.
Seeing Lin Xiaofan and others arriving, the leader shouted:
"Sir, we are the army in the lake. We were separated from the army in a battle before. When we returned to the city, we found that the city had already fallen. We still wanted to serve Daqian, so we came all the way to the capital."
"Brother Lin, this doesn't look fake, why not let them in."
Jiang Li said.
The opponent looked really embarrassed, and there were many people with broken arms and legs. They didn't look like Dayu's army at all.
"Okay, let them in."
Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly.
"No, shoot the arrow!"
Jianfeng on the side quickly raised his hand to stop him.
"But, General Jianfeng, if they are really our soldiers..."
Jiang Li said hesitantly.
"Fire arrows."
Jianfeng said sharply.
The military orders were like a mountain, and seeing the decisiveness of the sword, the Silent Iron Guards drew their bows one after another.
After a volley of fire, most of the people below were killed, and they quickly retreated. He didn't stop until he was out of the range of the bow and arrow.
The leader no longer pretended, raised his hand to wipe the dust off his face, and asked:
"Jianfeng, how did you see through us?"
"These remnants of the army can't walk smoothly and have lost all their armor, but their weapons are all sharp. They don't look like they have experienced a war at all."
Jianfeng said.
"Been taught a lesson."
A group of Dayu's troops left.
"Report!"
A scout came quickly.
"Generals, a large jade army of 20,000 people appears twenty miles away from here."
Hearing this, cold sweat broke out on everyone's faces.
If these few hundred people enter the city, they will join forces with the 20,000 troops outside, fearing a crisis in the capital.
Fortunately, Jianfeng saw through the opponent's trick.
However, they also realized that there was not much time left for them to prepare, and Dayu's army was about to arrive.
It rained continuously for three days, and the weather became colder and colder.
A hundred miles away from the capital, Leye City.
The black army of Dayu came, the gates of Leye City were wide open, and there was not the slightest thought of resistance.
The magistrate of Leye County stood in front of the city gate with a wry smile on his face.
Most of the city guards in the city have mobilized their troops, and now Daqian's army has all retreated. How can they resist this army of 100,000 yuan?
At this point, they just ask these troops to let them live.
The army stopped a hundred meters outside the city gate, and a road branched out from the middle, and a group of people walked out of it.
Most of them looked like soldiers, wearing iron armor, which made them stand out among the leather-armored soldiers.
In the center was a carriage. After walking out of the army, a young man got out of the carriage. He had a fair face and was not tall. There was a bit of coldness on his face, which made people feel frightened just by looking at him.
The soldiers around him stood respectfully, looking at the young man with a bit of subconscious fear and a little admiration on their faces.
This person's name is Zong Yuanwu, and he is from the Tianlang Kingdom.
It was this person who led their Dayu army to capture a county in Daqian in an average of five days.
Underneath the boy's youthful appearance, there is a terrifying ruthlessness.
Under his command, all the troops in Dayu fought to the death. Because once you retreat, you will face strict military law.
Not only that, he also implemented a system of sitting together. As long as one person in the team retreats, the entire team will be implicated.
Of course, in addition to strict military law, there are clear rewards.
Those who kill one enemy will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver. Those who kill three enemies will be promoted to one level. Those who ascend first, break the formation, kill generals, and capture the flag will be promoted to four levels.
This reward, which was several times higher than the previous one, was enough to drive all the soldiers crazy.
And every time he destroyed a county, he would slaughter a city. Although the people of Daqian were not wealthy, after the massacre, each person could still get an average of twenty or thirty taels of silver.
Under this combination of kindness and power, Dayu's soldiers exploded with unprecedented fighting power. In fifteen days, they suffered 30,000 casualties, captured three counties, and killed more than 10,000 enemies.
In siege warfare, this achievement can be said to be very rare.
Next, they will point their swords at Daqian's capital.
Zong Yuanwu walked up to the county magistrate, reached for the county seal, played with it twice, and then threw it to the ground.
The sword rose and fell, and the county magistrate's head fell to the ground.
"Massacre the city."
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind him cheered fiercely and rushed into the city.
They all have extensive experience in this matter. In the past six months, the army has successively conquered the Three Kingdoms and slaughtered at least twenty or thirty cities.
They broke down doors from house to house and demanded their money.
The first step is to threaten the other person's life and ask for money. When there is nothing more to squeeze out, kill the people and loot them again.
The entire Leye County fell into mourning, and one by one people died under the sword.
In response to this, Zong Yuanwu's expression did not even change. He found a place to live in the government and spread out the map.
"Regarding the situation in the capital, how is the search going? And the 40,000 Cang navy, have you contacted them?"
Zong Yuanwu asked.
"Sir, out of the 40,000 Cang navy, 20,000 people died, and 20,000 people surrendered. All members of the Dagan Zhang family were captured, as well as our Dayu envoy."
The soldier on the side spoke.
"In addition, Yantian County also supported the capital with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the Qingzhou Army also supported 15,000 soldiers and horses."
"In other words, there are 50,000 troops in Daqian Capital today?"
Zong Yuanwu asked.
"Yes."
The soldier on the side replied.
Hearing this, Zong Yuanwu touched his forehead, feeling a little distressed.