Chapter 168 [A war, a big fortune](1/2)
"Be more regular, squat, put your hands on the top of your head, untie the belt and still on the ground, put the weapons at your feet, and don't look around your eyes."
There were clamors everywhere on the banks of the Yellow River. If someone climbed up and looked at him, he would probably be stunned by the situation in front of him.
But I saw the vast Yellow River, and there were crowds of black people everywhere, squatting on the ground honestly, as if there were countless lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Looking along the crowd, I looked not far away. There was a battlefield full of corpses, filled with blood and blood, and the crows were singing.
Win in one battle.
But it is not completely wiped out.
The reason is very simple. Fan Yang surrendered. The war started for only a few cups of tea, and more than 40,000 living people surrendered.
Counting the wars from ancient times to the present have never ended as quickly as this time.
Win!
A big victory!
Fan Yang's side is a 50,000 army, of which 10,000 are cavalry, accounting for an astonishing proportion, accounting for one fifth of the total force.
One fifth!
This is an extremely creepy number.
In this era, if you want to support a cavalry, you will spend at least a few dozen cents a day, including horses’ forage, soldiers’ meat, weapons maintenance, and training losses...
Even an ordinary cavalry would cost dozens of cents a day, and 365 days a year, at least 60 or 70 stakes of coins.
Even if each cavalry is 50 stalemate per year, how much does it cost to have 10,000 cavalry? At least 500,000 stalemates will be spent.
Huge money!
But this is just the cost of raising soldiers.
If you calculate the expenses when building a cavalry, it is simply a scalp-inspiring number.
The issue of war horse procurement alone is enough to retreat 99% of the forces.
Therefore, Fan Yang's side has 10,000 cavalry, which is definitely worthy of the reputation of the elite border troops. This time, An Lushan sent troops into the pass, and indeed he did not just want to test it.
He obviously made preparations.
With 10,000 cavalry as the top and 40,000 elite infantrymen, this combat power is extraordinary and is likely to sweep forward.
If you really do so invincible and continue to attack cities and villages without losses, then An Lushan can immediately increase his troops and raise the banner of rebellion without any scruples.
If the 50,000 army progresses unfavorably, then An Lushan will test the power within the pass. At that time, only the troops need to be withdrawn in time will definitely not suffer too much loss...
These two hands are really well prepared, and the small abacus is jingling.
However, it is a pity that things in the world are always unexpected. Even if he beats him to death, he would not have expected that his 50,000 army would have another ending.
...
Guo Ziyi's troops were only 10,000, but his troops were all cavalry.
Both sides had 10,000 cavalrymen participating in the war.
Fan Yang has an additional 40,000 invaders.
The infantry of the border army is also very good at fighting, and one person can fight at least three within the pass, so the additional 40,000 infantry army can completely have the strength to defeat with great advantages.
However, they lost miserably
The reason is very simple. Guo Ziyi has a Xuan Armored Iron Cavalry under his command.
Two thousand black armored iron cavalry!
As expected, the old saying goes, money will definitely not be spent on the blade. This battle of the Yellow River, the outcome of the two sides is very different.
The losing side is really miserable!
...
Fan Yang's 50,000 troops were 10,000 cavalry. These cavalry had actually crossed the floating bridge safely while running rapidly. So from the perspective of the battlefield, they were not a sneak attack by Guo Ziyi, but were facing the front, and the two sides were fighting head-on.
Ten thousand cavalry opened the way, followed by 40,000 infantrymen, like a tide. After crossing the floating bridge, you can join the battlefield. The border troops have always been brave and their combat power will never be poor.
But it was very unlucky, they got on the verge of being even stronger!
Guo Ziyi's command had two thousand mysterious armored iron cavalry, and everyone ran and sprinted wildly, like a sharp knife in the hand of a giant dragon.
With just one encounter, the Fan Yang cavalry fell more than 2,000, but the Xuan Armored Iron Cavalry did not stop and pierced the corpse and continued to charge. So the next moment, the Fan Yang cavalry fell more than 2,000, and the next moment, the next moment, more than 2,000...
Both sides are cavalry!
But cavalry and cavalry are different.
I was wearing iron armor all over, and I was holding a tung oil spear in my hand. You were wearing leather armor and a machete in my hand.
Before your knife could hit me, my spear had pierced you.
Even if you hit me with a knife, the blade cannot break my defense.
How can I fight this?
The money for equipment is not spent in vain.
...
"Be more regular, I've been squatting. Now I'll start counting and registering, and tell the truth to me."
"What's your name? Where is your home? How long have you been a soldier in Fanyang?"
"What a fool? I'm asking you. Didn't you see our clerk waiting? If all the prisoners are like you, when will they register? Hurry up and answer me."
Niu Laoqi is very awesome now, and he has been very awesome since joining Guo Ziyi's army.
He is strong in body, tall in people and big in horses. In addition, all the people in Niujia Village have been trained by old soldiers, so it is easy to show their best among the new recruits. Therefore, after only three months of training, Niu Laoqi was selected as the Black Armor Iron Cavalry.
After being selected as the Black Armored Iron Cavalry, this guy was even more desperate to train, whether it was riding or killing, and was soon promoted to the team leader.
A cavalry team has fifty people. A small group will form when charging on the battlefield, and when cleaning the battlefield after the war, it will also form a small group.
Their team killed hundreds of cavalry in one battle, and then rushed into the Fanyang infantry army first, but they actually grabbed more than a thousand prisoners.
All are military achievements!
Must be calculated carefully.
So while Niu Laoqi was excited, he ran backwards without stopping. With his thick-skinned face, he forced a clerk to follow the army, and then rode back on a horse, asking the clerk to help him register his military achievements with a smile on his face.
The clerk was bumped by him with a horse and his face was drooping from beginning to end, but Niu Laoqi didn't care, and his cavalry members didn't care... It's just that their faces were ugly, and scholars were all the same. We rude men didn't care, just ask you to help us calculate our military merits.
Just laughing, who can't?
Just please, we are good at this.
I don’t hit people with a smile, but I’m so embarrassed to not count on it for us.
In addition to making fun of each other, we also took all the rough work, such as scolding and inquiring about the situation of prisoners of war, collecting and transporting weapons from prisoners of war. We have done all of this, as long as you register it.
With this mentality, these fools were very considerate, and the clerk finally calmed down and began to help them calculate their military achievements seriously.
The first is the registration of prisoners.
Niu Laoqi personally was responsible for inquiring.
It was said that it was inquiry, but in fact it was no different from intimidation. It was so whispering that the prisoners were so frightened that they were frightened.
"Damn it, you said you are from Hebei Road?"
"I only worked as a soldier in Fanyang for three years, and I was also a soldier who was forced to join the army?"
"Mah, boy didn't lie to me, right?"
"If you follow your statement, you are forced to suffer. Although you have become a prisoner of war, our general will instead be generous to you..."
"What does it mean to open your mouth? Could it be that you don't believe what I said?"
"Damn, I really want to slap you."
"Listen, now start answering questions honestly, registering your hometown address, registering your home situation. After the clerk records your situation, I personally send you to the place where you are responsible for the repatriation."
"What's the name?"
"Oh, your name is Tian Dashi. Did you hear it clearly? This guy's name is Tian Dashi."
"Oh oh oh, I heard it clearly, then you can remember it and write it down for him. I will continue to ask you and continue to ask you."
“Where is my hometown?”
"Damn, I know you said it was Hebei Road, but this is the registration procedure, so you honestly cooperate with the answer."
"Hahaha, Sun Shuli, please remember it for him. People from Hebei Road have no old age or young children at home, are single, and have no relatives or relatives."
"What?"
"You boy don't want to be deported? Do you want to follow us to Lanling to ask for food?"
"Ahhahaha, good brother, good brother, stand up quickly, don't squat, don't squat, what does it mean to be a beggar? How can you be a beggar?"
"I tell you that you can be recruited in this situation. You only need three months of ideological education and pass the test to become a soldier in Lanling."
To be continued...