Chapter 20: Burned to the Ground

It doesn't take much effort, and the Dulun Village is filled with the fragrance of rice and meat.

Song Jun put the rice in a large wooden barrel, and the two soldiers carried it to the separate party groups, and ordered each person to hold a large handful, and ate the belly.

Where has Qing Ning Deguang ever eaten such a rough thing? glanced at the rice in the bucket, turned around in disgust, and said, "I am the general of Xia Guo, and I am here to do things on the orders of the prime minister!" Honorable status, let you generals talk to me! ”

The two soldiers glanced at Qing Ning Deguang, and without saying a word, they raised themselves in front of the other person.

The soldiers took a large handful of rice from the bucket, and whispered to Qing Ning Deguang: "Captain, the Song army may burn the grain." After eating this meal, I don't know when the next time I will have the food in my mouth, eat as much as I want! ”

Qing Ning Deguang saw that the food was piled up by Song Jun, and suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly shouted: "Bring the rice back, I want to eat!" I want to eat! ”

As if they hadn't heard, the two Song soldiers walked over in turn carrying the rice, holding as many as they wanted, and not persuading those who didn't want to eat.

The party members ate here, and Song Jun also ate. The meal was the same, the difference was that Song Jun had utensils, and in addition to the cooked rice, he also poured a large spoonful of broth, and each person was divided into two pieces of meat. There is no shortage of cattle and sheep in the military village, and everyone is satisfied with this meal.

After eating, Zhang Qi divided his troops with Yao Shouxin, led people south, and went to Tumaochuan.

Yao Shouxin finished the army and said: "Your troops will take turns to rest according to the arrangement, and the rest of the people will watch the party members demolish the city!" This stockade will not be abandoned in the future, it must be dismantled like a white ground! Whoever does not obey the command of the captives will be punished by military law! ”

Several generals agreed and arranged for their subordinates, some of whom went to rest in the houses and walled halls next to them, and the other part led the party to demolish the city. This is a military village, except for a few merchants, all of them are soldiers, and there are no ordinary people.

At this time, the rangers arranged outside the southern city had returned, and more than 200 people were captured, less than 100 were killed, and about 100 people fled. How many of these escapees will cross the desert and quickly return to Xingqing Mansion, only God knows.

When Qingning Deguang heard that he had to work by himself, and he didn't eat, he jumped up and said: "I am the general of the Xia Kingdom, and my status is noble, which one wants to do things!" ”

Hearing this, Song Junyun on the opposite side looked him up and down, came up and kicked him down, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't demolish the city, kill him on the spot!" ”

As he spoke, he pulled out his waist knife.

The soldiers hurriedly protected Qingning Deguang, and said: "Grandpa is angry, the captain is just talking, he can't do anything, he will do work!" ”

That utility glanced coldly at Qing Ning Deguang on the ground, ignored him, and arranged for this group of party members to demolish the Nanzhai Gate.

Wang Liang looked at the back of Qingning Deguang, and whispered to Yao Shouxin: "General, that person must be a big man in the party, don't ask?" ”

Yao Shouxin shook his head: "In this battle, the strategy has made it clear, you must not kill and surrender, do not take prisoners, and do not ask for confessions. We just pursued the fleeing Fanhu, and when the party members stopped them, we broke their stockades. After the war, in various lawsuits, the party people went to the Economic Strategy Department and the imperial court to fight. ”

The Song army did not have many soldiers and horses, and demanded to fight quickly and retreat quickly, and if they brought prisoners, they would slow down. Du Zhongxiao's personality is like this, he decided not to take prisoners, then he didn't want one, and he didn't ask, and any important person was treated as an ordinary soldier. The Song army broke through the village, and in fact, except for the battle process, there was no communication with the party members. Later, when the two sides fought a clerical lawsuit, they didn't know anything anyway.

Not only don't take prisoners, but even try not to bring war materials. In addition to armor and weapons that must be taken away to prevent them from falling into the hands of the party again, there are also some valuable items, including meat and furs, and the rest are not to be used. Even the grain was burned. The Yingtianxiang army was not allowed to hide the battlefield capture, and all of them were disposed of by the army, which was different from other Song armies.

In addition to a small amount of corn, most of the party's military rations were barley, green hemp seeds, and the Song army used them as horse feed, but there was really no value to take away. The horses of the party were used to carry the captured weapons, armor, meat, fur and horse feed, and the rest was a burden.

Artillery is widespread, except in large cities, this kind of fortified fortress with general defense has no value. Not only could it not play the role of guarding, but the soldiers and horses in the village could not be deployed in time, but were trapped inside. After this battle, the fortresses of the Song army on the border of the party will also be adjusted, abandoning the small and defending the big.

After this war, the walled fort system implemented by the Song army over the years came to an end.

For a whole day, the largest military village in the upper reaches of the Quye River was demolished. All the walls and parts of the building ground were torn down, the rammed earth was knocked down, and all the timber was burned, and the ground was turned into white ground.

After resting here for the night, Yao Shouxin reorganized the army and pulled out the camp on the second day.

Watching the Song army brigade go south, Qing Ning Deguang raised two hands full of blood blisters and shouted: "You guys left by themselves, what should we do?" We are unarmed, and you must not kill prisoners! If not, the prime minister will raise a large army! ”

The Song army on guard ignored him at all. Seeing that someone was piling up firewood and grass in the grain pile, the effect of the guard said: "Killing is ominous!" Now that you have laid down your sword and your spear, spare you from death. After our army departed, we searched for our own way. If you are caught next time, you will not be spared! ”

Then he commanded the soldiers to come forward and cut off a piece of each man's hair to mark it. Originally, there were people with hair in the party, and there were also those who wore their hair in a bun like the Han people, and after Yuan Hao ascended the throne, he ordered the whole country to wear his hair, otherwise he would be guilty of a capital crime. Now the hairstyle of the party members is unified, all of them are in the middle of the hair, scattered all around, and it is also conspicuous after cutting off one side.

After the processing, I saw that the fire in the grain pile over there was ignited, the fire was raging, and the Song army guarding it gathered its troops in one place and left.

Watching Song Jun walk away, the party members looked at each other, they had never encountered this kind of thing, and they didn't know what to do when they entered.

The soldiers said to Qingning Deguang: "Tai Lieutenant, the Song army has gone far, and the owner of the village, Liu Sheng, is dead, listen to your orders!" ”

Qing Ning Deguang reacted immediately, went to a mound of earth, and said loudly: "I am Qing Ning Deguang, the chief lieutenant of the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone listens to my orders!" ”

Some of the party members have indifferent expressions, some are obedient and obedient, and they have everything.

Qingning Deguang cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "The Song people attacked my walled city for no reason and slaughtered our soldiers, this revenge will not be avenged, and it is not human!" I will take people back to Xingqing Mansion, report to the Minister of State, raise a large army to come, and compete with the Song people! ”

A pro-soldier whispered below: "Captain, extinguish the fire first, and grab the food quickly!" Food matters! ”

"Yes, yes! Go to the river and get water, and put out the fire in the grain pile! The Song people were stupid, and they didn't wait for the grain to burn before leavingβ€”"

At this time, where are there still people who listen to the noise of Qingning Deguang and shout, they all go to the Dulun River outside the village to get water. However, all the utensils were burned by the Song army, and they couldn't smash the ice for a while, and finally smashed it open, and there was nothing to hold water. Watching the fire in the grain pile over there getting bigger and bigger, my heart was anxious.

A small officer shouted: "It's too late to fetch water!" Put out the fire with sand and clean it up slowly! ”

Hearing this, it made sense, and the party members ran back from the river and sprinkled the waste soil left behind by the demolition of the city on the grain pile to extinguish the water. After tossing for half an hour, the fire slowly subsided. Seeing that the fire was small and there was food underneath, a group of party members breathed a sigh of relief.

Qing Ning Deguang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that his soldiers had picked up the ashes and exposed half-cooked grain underneath: "As long as there is still food, we will have a way to live!" You obey my orders, take the grain, get supplies from here and return to Xingqing Mansion! ”

A pro-soldier whispered: "Captain, there is still a fortress in the lower reaches of the Dulun River, let's go there closer." ”

"Are you stupid, are you stupid!" Hearing this, Qing Ning Deguang scolded. "Didn't see the Song army going south? They must be attacking those walled forts, we are not going to die! Take the grain quickly, and take it to the west to Jinze! The chief there knows me well! ”

No one dared to reply anymore, and they rushed to the extinguished fire to grab food. It's just that after grabbing the grain, how many will go with Qingning Deguang, and how many will always return to Xingqing Mansion, it's hard to say.

Looking back at the fact that the fire was getting smaller, Tan Chen sighed: "The gun owner is still kind-hearted, let us take the troops away without waiting for the food to be burned." If the fire is small, it must be the party members who put out the fire and grab food. Most of them survived for the rest of the food. ”

The general on the other side said: "It's good that the artillery owner is kind-hearted, but it is not easy for the party members to survive on surplus food." Most of the grain was burned, and it's hard to say how much they could grab. If we don't keep a grain of food, these people will have no way to live, and it will still be our trouble. ”

In the command hall of the Dongsheng Prefecture Economic Strategy Division, Han Qi and Shi Quanbin stood at the table in the middle hall, watching several officers change the signs on the map, and there were officers calculating the marching route, mileage and time on the side, and sighed: "I have been a commander on the side for many years, and it is the first time I have seen such a battle. In the past, the most important thing in warfare was not to leak military aircraft, and whenever there was a plan or a military order, the emphasis was on keeping secrets from others. Du Jingluo is here, but everything is calculated in the war, and there is no need to meditate and strategize. Where to fight, how many soldiers and horses to use, where to go, what terrain to take, and how much time to use, it is already clear on the map. All the details of the housework are done by these people with expertise, and the general only needs to grasp the overall situation. ”

Shi Quanbin said: "What Xianggong said is true. When I first arrived at the camp to observe the army, I felt very impatient to see them calculate like this. On the battlefield, what is important is to fight for military merits with a knife and a gun, who is patient to do these paper articles? After a few battles, I realized the benefits of doing so. Everything is considered dead, the generals know it, and the soldiers know what to do when they fight. As soon as the battle is played, it is like a sharp knife out of the sheath, and the knife is bloody! ”

Han Qi smiled and nodded. Shi Quanbin was originally a prisoner, but he killed Yeluzong from Tanglong Town, and he obeyed Du Zhongxiao's words and never caused any trouble. Not only that, but he also took the initiative to help Du Zhongxiao explain to the emperor and the court to eliminate the doubts of the court. You don't have to use your brains, there will be great military feats behind Du Zhongxiao, and Shi Quanbin will wake up laughing when he dreams.

In this attack on the Dulun Village, what shocked Han Qi the most was the tactics and command of the Yingtian Xiang Army. The tactics are simple and straightforward, the objectives of each army are clear, and the first requirement is to complete the task. If you can't complete the task, no matter how beautiful you play, it's also considered a failure. No matter how big the price is to complete the task, it is also a victory.

What kind of police to face the battle, according to the head and capture of military merits, the previous familiar style of fighting, the camp Tianxiang army here is not here. There are no tricks of all kinds, and there are no military orders, just where you go, how to go on the road, how to fight when you arrive, and how to end up after the fight.

The main basis for planning a war is geography, enemy situation, and firepower, and the generals leading the troops and different armies are secondary considerations. Unlike Han Qi before, this army has strong combat power, this general is good at leading troops, and that general is good at defending the city, and most of his energy is spent on people. Du Zhongxiao Here, strategy is strategy, tactics are tactics, the battlefield is close to the enemy, and all levels are responsible for things at all levels.

This is actually Liu Ji's headquarters, but the southern line has not been expanded, and the northern line cannot start, Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi can only wait here first, so that Han Qi can see the specific command and open his eyes. How can the party fight such an army with absolute superiority in firearms and such a method of warfare?