Chapter 16 Lose or Win?
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"My husband, my husband...has he been defeated?" Liao Yingzhong was the first to go to the battlefield, and now he was no longer looking shy and even speaking. Liang Chongru, another disciple and aide beside him, was so shocked by the scene in front of him that he couldn't even speak - could this Yangzhou City be saved?
Jia Sidao smiled coldly, raised his hand and pointed at the headless corpse lying on the ground not far away. "The five hundred and fifty-two Beilu heads have been cut down. What if they were defeated?"
Those corpses were left by the Mongols who had previously attacked the tent army. There were 552 of them, all of which were real real Tartars. Their heads had been cut off and sent to Yangzhou City and were marinated with salt. In addition, more than 100 horses without any major damage were captured by the Song army. Such a result would definitely be in the top ten in all battles since the beginning of the Mongolian-Song War. No, at least the top five! The Mongols have always been accustomed to driving the Han army to die, and it is not easy to kill the heads of the Tartars. But to achieve such a result, the price paid by the Song army was also amazing.
But Jia Sidao didn't care!
"There are already five hundred and fifty-two heads, and the true Tatars will have to suffer twice as many casualties as this. It is impossible for them to break through the five formations of our troops without any damage. The Tatars' losses in this battle will be more than one thousand,500, which is a great victory! And when our army retreats to the riverside, we will fight to the death. There are divine arm bows on the city walls, and the damage will not exceed ten thousand people."
To exchange 10,000 Song people's lives for 1,500 Mongolians, this exchange rate is definitely not worth it in later generations. But at present, neither Mongolian Khan Mengge nor Song Dynasty official Zhao Yun would think that Jia Sidao had made a loss deal.
As for how many Mongolian Han troops were killed, it was not of great significance to both Mongolia and Song Dynasty. As long as the Mongolians still controlled the northern Han territory, there would always be countless Han troops for them to drive them. The ten thousand people lost by the Song army were also not worth mentioning in the eyes of the great men of the Mongolian and Song Dynasties. In the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, were there anyone who was less valuable than the Han family under the Song Dynasty?
However, on the bank of the Baoshu River west of Yangzhou City, the mood of the fighters who escaped from death was not affected by the hustle and bustle on the battlefield. For these fighters, as long as Yangzhou City is not lost for a while, they will be very happy for a while!
Although the Song Dynasty respects literature and suppresses martial arts, and the fighting on the battlefield is never in the eyes of the literati, the officials in Lin'an City also knew that the Red Army and Han were all fighting for wealth and honor, and were never stingy with the rewards of the lower-level generals. As long as they could kill the heads of the Northern Barbarians and offer them, they might not have any official positions, but their money would not be short. As for what the battle between the two Huai Rivers ended up, it was not the ones that the lower-level army that fought on the battlefield with swords and guns had to worry about.
In that round of fighting, the number of red-coated soldiers killed was no less than 200, and the Mongolian Tartars killed exceeded 400. The Mongolians and the Red-coated Army retreated in a hurry, leaving behind corpses on the ground. Oh, it was the credit of the whole land waiting for everyone to collect! The military generals with some strength were happily cutting their heads with knives!
This is more than 600 heads! Since the war between Mongolian and Song dynasties in Duanping, when has a Song soldier cut down so many enemy heads?
If you report such credit, you won’t have to worry about eating it for a lifetime, but you won’t have to worry about it for three or five years.
"Believe, believe, a great victory! A great victory..."
At a moment, several temporary deputy generals, including Liu Monk, Lu Da'an, Gao Da, and other generals gathered happily to Chen Dexing, who had already taken off his armor and sat on the ground in pain.
"How did the boys? How many died? How many were injured?" Chen Dexing raised his head, not asking about the number of beheadings, but asked about the damage of his subordinates.
The old soldier Lu Da'an nodded slightly, as if he admired what Chen Dexing did. For generals, he should not only think of the merits and ignore the soldiers under his command. Although there is a saying that kindness cannot be in charge of the soldiers in military tactics, people's hearts always have flesh...
"A total of 1,193 people joined the war with Chengxin, died 431, seriously injured 112, and slightly injured 650."
The answer to the question is Gao Da. Before joining the army, he was a fisherman in Yangzhou City. He was the head of the underworld who monopolized the fishery industry. Those who could be the leader naturally had certain leadership and organizational skills and knew that they should win over the hearts of the people below. Therefore, when others calculated the beheading and seizure, he was counting the number of casualties and casualties in the war.
"Chengjie, monk, Gao Da, Lu Hu, Wang Wei, Wang Hu... are you all okay?" Chen Dexing's concerned eyes swept across them one by one. After a hard battle, none of these six people were damaged! But everyone was injured.
"It's OK, it's just a minor injury."
"It's okay, it's just a little bit of skin."
"Just hit two arrows..."
"Believe it, I'm fine."
"I'm unscathed. I can kill one of those dogs, Tartars, that's nothing great!"
The last sentence was said by the evil man named Lu Hu. This guy is indeed rare and fierce. He danced six or seven people with a big sword and couldn't even get close to him!
Chen Dexing nodded and said seriously: "We are fighting men. We should know that we must be cured if we have knife and arrow wounds... Our family has a secret recipe. First wash the wound, then wipe it with soy wine, and finally wrap it with steamed cloth strips. After you return to the camp, let's treat the wound according to this method..."
"I believe that we are all military men who are on the battlefield as old as we are afraid of birds and swords and arrows!" Lu Hu, the evil man, seemed a little impatient, "Let's talk about how to divide the credit quickly? The Privy Councilor has an order first. He can be transferred to four officials by killing ten Northern Gate heads... I have killed more than ten Northern Gate! I am now the Martial Arts Captain, and the Fourth Gate will be a Cheng Zhonglang!"
"How can you, a evil tiger, know that you are promoted? There are so many brothers participating in the war... Everyone should share the credit for you!" Lu Daan frowned a little. This Lu Hu is also Lu Zhaolin's personal soldier. He is brave, but he is really not a good person and likes to compete for merit...
"I don't care. I only need an official. Only with an official can I enjoy a good and delicious meal. I believe that, do you think it's this ceremony?"
Chen Dexing smiled and waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you can't shorten your ten Tartar heads."
"Believe... we have a handful of Taiwei Xia in our heads. The one who shoots arrows on the city wall is Taiwei Xia's soldiers!" Lu Da'an pointed to the big banner with Xia characters on the city wall.
The Xia Taiwei Envoy was Xia Gui, not the real Taiwei, but the people below were just flattering. Xia Gui is now appointed as the governor of Jizhou, the Henan Puji, the governor of Huai'an Prefecture and Jingdong Puji. His Jizhou Governor was not an ordinary official, but the so-called "zhengren official". Among the ranks of military officers of the Song Dynasty, the chief official was close to the top, and there were also fifth-rank official officials such as the Governor, the defense envoy, the observation envoy, the Chengxuan envoy and the Jieduan. This official official was not easy to obtain and was known as a noble rank. However, the chief official was the highest-ranking official in the theoretical sense of military officers.
But now it is the Song Dynasty where the generals climb too high and it is dangerous! Being a fifth-rank governor with tens of thousands of elite troops, he is actually the ultimate military man. If he goes further, he should be suspicious. At that time, he will be sent to the prison deputy envoy to be trapped. How can he be so happy now? So Xia Gui is not very interested in credit or something, otherwise he should go out of the city to supervise the army today...
Chen Dexing thought about it, had figured out the joints, and smiled slightly: "It's okay, Taiwei Xia doesn't need to worry, he won't take too much credit."
Chapter completed!