Fu Shanhe

Chapter 172: Brilliant Achievements
Looking at the rising flames and listening to the shouts and cries that reached the sky, Li Mu knew that the night attack was a great success.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the previous emergency plan is no longer useful.

The enemy army was in chaos and had no energy to send people to pursue and kill.

The bait released by the enemy has been useless at this moment. Now we just need to wait until daybreak and send troops to clean up the mess.

"Uncle Qi, did you fight in person?"

Seeing Jing Yifeng covered in blood, Li Mu asked unhappily.

A few hours ago, he went out to scout the enemy situation, and his seventh uncle accused him of being reckless.

In a flash, Jing Yifeng led his troops to the battlefield himself.

Swords and guns are indiscriminate on the battlefield, and even with the protection of personal soldiers, it is still full of risks.

"Um!

You have to keep this a secret for me.

You must not pass the message back, or I will say that you asked me to go."

Jing Yifeng said with a slightly tired look.

The smile between his brows directly revealed his good mood.

Every man has a dream of being a hero. No matter how cautious he is in normal times, he can't help but show it off when the mood is right.

At the beginning, he was commanding the soldiers to fight. After the battle started, Jing Yifeng, who was so excited that his blood was boiling, could not control his emotions and joined the battle.

"This will never happen again!"

Li Mu said helplessly.

What has happened has happened, and there is no point in saying anything now.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that in operas, there are often scenes where the commander-in-chief personally leads the charge into battle.

In fact, it was not popular for high-ranking generals to fight in the battlefield thousands of years ago.

The laws of Dayu strictly forbid the commander to fight in the battlefield.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.

The cost of training a qualified senior general is far greater than training a thousand ordinary soldiers.

No one can afford to use such rare talents as cannon fodder.

The most important thing is that if something happens to the commander-in-chief, it will easily cause the army to fall into chaos.

The damage caused was far from being made up by the coach simply killing a few enemies on the battlefield.

“That’s loyal enough!

Don't worry, I will definitely invite you to the Qinhuai River to relax later.

If there is something that needs to be covered in the future, I, your seventh uncle, will definitely not be vague! "

Faced with Jing Yifeng's empty promises, Li Mu simply chose to ignore them.

No matter how many promises you make, you must have the opportunity to fulfill them.

Lord Xu was too generous, appointing one commander-in-chief and the other a general.

The most powerful positions in the Guangxi army were given to them, which meant that it was impossible for the two to work together for a long time.

After the war, at least one of them would be transferred away.

The court's personnel appointments need to take into account checks and balances. The Jing and Li families are political allies due to their marriage ties, so the two families cannot be allowed to completely control the military power of a province.

It was unknown when the two would be able to meet in the future, let alone go for a leisurely stroll on the Qinhuai River together.

"Uncle Qi, you should take a rest first!

I have to clean up the mess tomorrow morning, so I can only stay here for one night.

The conditions are poor and we are unable to provide you with hot water for washing. We are sorry to have to inconvenience you.

If you still have energy, then quickly deal with the blood on the armor."

Li Mu said with a gloating look.

In this remote wilderness, no matter whether you are a soldier or a commander, everyone is treated the same.

It is not a pleasant feeling to be soaked in sweat and covered in blood.

The middle and lower level officers and soldiers all came from poor backgrounds, so minor crimes are nothing.

For a noble son like Jing Yifeng, this is definitely a torture.

……

Time passed by, and the melee continued.

The soldiers of the three tribes, who were blood-thirsty, entered a manic mode.

Not only would they kill soldiers from the other two tribes, but they would also engage in a gunfight if they encountered villages with conflicts within the same clan.

"withdraw!"

Meng Qingfeng gave the order decisively.

Unable to stop the soldiers from falling into chaos, he could only leave with the soldiers who had not yet joined the battle.

Traveling in the dark is full of danger, but staying in the camp is even more dangerous.

Once you are caught in the melee, it is difficult to escape.

It was impossible to stop the fighting because the soldiers of the three clans only obeyed their own clan leaders and no one could command the entire army.

Once any senior officials come out to stop the fighting, they will be attacked with all their might by the soldiers from the other two families.

Occasionally, there will be scenes where family members take vengeance, and the main theme is to take revenge when there is a grudge.

The battle lasted until dawn, and the originally noisy camp became dead silent.

The soldiers who managed to survive either stayed where they were and trembled, or quickly left the camp.

When Li Mu led his army into the rebel camp, he was stunned by the scene before him.

Apart from the raging fire, there were only corpses all over the ground.

"Pass the order down and clean up the battlefield immediately.

After collecting the bodies of our soldiers, immediately withdraw and let the rebels come and collect the bodies themselves!"

Li Mu gave the order decisively.

The enemy's fighting was too intense, and the original plan of finishing off the enemy has now turned into collecting the bodies.

The remaining enemies, even if they did not become crazy, were frightened by the battle.

Rather than capturing these people and wasting food, it is better to leave them to the rebels and affect their morale.

There's no way to count on any spoils of war.

The chieftain's army was poorer than during the battle of Lianzhou.

When the last war broke out, they were armed with iron weapons and some firearms.

The chieftains could also wear cowhide armor.

Now, let alone armor and firearms, even iron weapons are not available.

Many soldiers held spears with bone-spur tips, and some even used bamboo spears directly.

It was obvious that the weapons in the hands of the chieftains were completely lost in the last war, and the Holy Kingdom of White Lotus did not provide them with enough weapons.

War is no joke. If you make do with weapons, it will inevitably affect your combat effectiveness. There are many cases in history books where people won wars by cutting bamboo into spears, but that was a rare event when they had no other choice.

If a war really breaks out, the gap in weapons and equipment will directly affect the combat effectiveness of the army.

"It seems we have spent the whole night in vain!"

Jing Yifeng said with a frown.

Last night's sin was in vain.

If I had known that the rebels would fight to this extent, I would have just left a small force to clean up the mess.

"It wasn't all in vain, at least we wiped out 30,000 rebels.

Judging from the number of corpses on the ground alone, there are at least 23,000 of them.

With so many heads captured, we will be more confident when we go to ask Lord Xu for money and food."

Li Mu said calmly.

The rebels are killing each other, and all they need to know is this.

If we go back and embellish the battle report, it can be turned into a night raid on the enemy camp, defeating 50,000 main forces of the rebels and capturing 23,000 rebel heads.

Anyway, with the rebel heads as evidence, the military achievement is set in stone and no one will care about the specific details.

……

"Chief, the enemy is not pursuing us, let's take a rest first!"

Meng Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news brought by his personal soldiers.

"Stop and rest for half an hour, then continue on your journey."

After giving the order, he looked back at the team that was catching up with him, and the smile on Meng Qingfeng's face disappeared instantly.

Yesterday, there were 10,000 troops, but now there is one less zero.

Although some fell behind and got separated along the way, more tribesmen remained on the battlefield forever.

It's not a big deal to lose a battle, what's scary is this kind of inexplicable defeat.

Recalling last night's battle, Meng Qingfeng couldn't help but burst into tears.

The soldiers in the tribe did not die on the battlefield, but died in internal fighting with their stupid teammates.

The enemy's provocation was one aspect, but more importantly, it was the hatred accumulated in the past that was detonated in the darkness.

“Send someone to inform the Marquis that we were besieged by the puppet government troops and that after a night of hard fighting, we were almost completely wiped out.

We are unable to participate in the subsequent battles.

Please ask him to tell the Holy Emperor that our loyalty to the Holy Country is..."

Meng Qingfeng gave the order while suppressing his grief.

After suffering such a great defeat, he didn't dare to meet the Loyal and Filial Marquis Kong Siliu at this time.

If that guy suddenly turned against him, he would have no chance to resist with only a few defeated soldiers left.

With such heavy losses, Chief Meng has done his best to honor the Holy Kingdom of White Lotus.

The right thing to do is to return to their lair early while the chieftains are still on the battlefield.

If it were later, when the news spread, it would be unknown whether he could return to his nest safely.

Deep down, Meng Qingfeng was filled with anxiety.

The last battle in Lianzhou plus the battle last night resulted in the loss of more than 10,000 young and strong men in the tribe.

If the troops in Nanning followed the same path as here, the Meng family would be finished.

The title of the No. 1 chieftain in Guangxi is all empty talk. The key is to preserve the family business.

……

"The vanguard troops were defeated?"

"This is impossible!"

"They haven't left our control zone yet. Could it be that the enemy dropped from the sky?"

Early in the morning, Kong Siliu, who had just woken up from his sleep, asked a soul-searching question.

"My Lord, I got the news from the defeated soldiers.

Last night, the enemy launched a surprise attack on the vanguard camp, and fierce infighting broke out among the three major chieftain clans, resulting in the annihilation of the vanguard troops.

If any of the three chieftains are lucky enough to survive, I estimate that it won’t take long before they report the detailed news to you.”

The words of his trusted general made Kong Siliu lose his temper.

Now he was left with only regret.

If we had known that there were so many conflicts among the three major clans, we should not have arranged for them to act together.

Speaking of deep hatred, the internal hatred among the three families is much deeper than the hatred with Dayu.

If there is a chance to kill the other party, none of the three companies will show mercy.

The fact that the conflict has escalated to this point is also the fault of the Holy White Lotus Kingdom.

Without them deliberately provoking infighting among the chieftains, even if everyone continued to fight each other in private, it would not get out of control all of a sudden.

Most of the energy is put into betraying teammates, so it is questionable whether such a unit can have combat effectiveness.

However, he did not think that there was anything wrong with his deployment. The vanguard troops were completely wiped out because his subordinates were too incompetent.

After all, he positioned the vanguard army as "cannon fodder" and "bait", and their combat effectiveness was not important.

If these three chieftains had been smarter and not given the enemy any opportunity to take advantage, they would not have ended up being completely wiped out.

"Send the order for the cavalry to attack.

Be sure to keep the pseudo-dynastic officials and soldiers for me.

Send people to question the local garrison, why didn't they receive the news that the puppet government troops crossed the border? "

Kong Siliu said while suppressing his anger.

After putting down such a large "bait", even if you can't catch a big fish, you can at least catch a few small fish.

If he can't catch any shrimps, he will become a joke.

Once the news is sent back to the Holy City, I will be laughed at by my old brothers.

"General, the general guarding Xunzhou is outside the door asking to see you!"

"Let him get in!"

Kong Siliu said unhappily.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Just when I was looking for someone to settle the score, the real culprit showed up at my doorstep.

"Your Majesty..."

Before he could finish his words, Kong Siliu kicked him.

"Last night, the rebels attacked the vanguard camp in your area. Why didn't you discover it in advance?"

Without a reasonable explanation, his knife will be sharpened today.

(End of this chapter)