The remnant sun is like blood.

Zhao Mang quietly rode on the war horse, standing in the central camp of the battlefield, looking around, unconsciously letting go of a trace of worry in his heart, the eldest brother's plan was finally in his hands, implemented step by step, and gradually approached the goal.

The cavalry roamed around, looking for some of the soldiers who had escaped the cahoots, either intentionally or unintentionally, and killed them on the spot if they found them. In the end, the Yan army, which was really troublesome, added another shot or a knife to all the Yan soldiers to determine whether they were alive or dead. From time to time, there were ownerless horses running back and forth on the battlefield, knowing that someone was pulling them back.

After searching for the wounded and undead and pretending to be dead, it was already getting dark.

The battlefield after the fierce battle was a mess, with corpses everywhere, posing in various postures, people stacking people, people pressing people, and some people were pressed down by war horses, and in some places there were even as many as four or five floors, which showed the fierceness of the battle at that time.

Among those who fell, there were those from the Yingzhou Army, those from the Yan Army, and a small number of those from the Nufeng Battalion, which were intertwined with each other. Thick stains of blood solidified on the ground, seeping into the earth. The ground was littered with broken weapons, broken shields, scattered arrowheads.

At this time, some soldiers began to search the battlefield, trying to find valuable items from inside. They unceremoniously turned over the corpses of their enemies and searched for the contents on them. If gold and silver jewelry is found. That's ideal, of course, and if you don't have gold or silver jewelry, it's nice to be able to find a good weapon or two. According to the order of the Huolin Army, this is not allowed, but the government troops everywhere are doing this, and at this moment, no one will interfere with them.

There is no doubt that the victory in the battle ground has completely belonged to the Yingzhou Army and the Huolin Army Nufeng Battalion, or rather, the victory belongs to the Yan Army. In particular, the Yingzhou Army, which fled in the past, was deeply spurned by the people of Yingzhou Prefecture. But now, with blood and tears, they told the people of the state capital that they had defeated the army and that they were not waste.

Similarly, countless Yingzhou sergeants and soldiers are also silently remembering these dead comrades-in-arms and robes......

In the evening of the same day, the celebration party was held.

The blazing torches illuminated the entire Crouching Tiger Mountain Cottage, making all the stars in the sky lose their color, and the beating fire light was like boiling blood.

In the blazing firelight, Li Xu stood on the command platform, stared at the soldiers below, and said in a calm voice: "I said that after victory, I must reward those bravest." Now, it's time to deliver on my promise. Someone, bring me the boxes. ”

The cheerful soldiers below immediately fell completely silent, and the silence seemed to be as if a needle had fallen on the ground. They were all looking forward to the instructor and expecting the instructor to read out the exciting names. In the government army, they have never received such a silver reward, even if they defeat the mountain bandits, the silver reward is also for the generals.

Now, after a brutal bloody battle, what they need most is a reward, and what they need most is to vent. They couldn't wait to announce to the people of Yingzhou that they had defeated the Spirits.

In the blazing firelight, Li Xu took the merit book that had just been counted, and read aloud:

"Yang Heng, kill eight enemies, reward ten taels of silver, and be promoted to team rate!"

"Zhou Yan, kill eight enemies, reward ten taels of silver, and promote to team rate

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Because a large number of officers were killed in the battle, and they needed to be replenished as much as possible, these brave warriors undoubtedly became the new officers. At tonight's celebration party alone, more than fifty outstanding soldiers were promoted to the rank of captain and ten commanders.

Li Xu fulfilled his promise, and none of the money was distributed, even if there was no meritorious service, he also got 500 Wen, which can be regarded as a subsidy. At the same time, as for the matter of pensions, since they are now in exile and have no family to contact, they have recorded a register and are waiting for future pensions. At the same time, Li Xu also officially established authority in this battalion state army and became the actual person in charge. As for Li Gan and others, they also acquiesced to their orders.

As a result, Li Xu took the opportunity to adjust the staffing of the two battalions, disrupted all the original establishments, and appointed those who had meritorious service as officials at all levels, while those who did nothing were eliminated one by one. Those officers who have risen to the top with their real skills are more loyal to Li Xu than Li Gan and others, and these soldiers will be completely in his hands. This is also what Zhao Xun meant.

In this battle, 2,100 cavalry of the army were annihilated, and more than 300 horses and more than 1,500 scimitars were captured. There are 2,000 bows and arrows, and because on the battlefield, the bows and arrows of the Yan army are not used much, so they are all well preserved. There are more than 500 intact leather armors, and more than 400 can be used after restoration. And their own losses are also not small, especially the battalion state army. More than 1,200 people were killed and countless were wounded. In the end, there are only 2,000 people who can continue to go to war. However, these 2,000 people will be the current soldiers, the elite. The Furious Front Battalion suffered 230 casualties and more than half were wounded, but they were all able to continue to fight.

In the night, Zhao Mang and Li Xu sat and talked, and the candle flame on one side did not burst out a little spark.

"Brother Li, it seems that this battalion of state troops can already be used for their own purposes. Our goal is gradually being accomplished, Yingzhou Mansion, sooner or later it will be our Huolin Army. Zhao Mang chuckled.

Li Xu couldn't help but smile and said: "Yes, I finally collected these two thousand soldiers for my own use, there were originally five rebel armies in Yingzhou Capital, but unfortunately, only these three can be used by us, and two of them went to Pingshan County, and I don't know if they were wiped out by the Yan army there, it's a pity." ”

Zhao Mang said coldly: "Even if it is not exterminated by the Yan Army, sooner or later it will be exterminated by my Huolin Army." It is said that these two armies were born from mountain bandits and were the party to the disaster, and they were later accepted as battalion soldiers by the Governor's Office. We have received information that they are now wandering all over the country, attacking the Tatar army and looting supplies, as well as the food and goods of innocent people, which is really hateful. ”

"Oh? I see, that's damn it! By the way, how do these horses work? Are you still used to it? ”

Speaking of war horses, Zhao Mang's eyes lit up and said, "This war horse is better than the war horse we captured in Yanzhou Mansion." It is said that there are still 4,000 war horses in Majiazhuang, among which there are dozens of BMWs, I really want to get them and give them to my eldest brother when the time comes, and I will be a gift this time. ”

Looking at Zhao Mang's appearance, Li Xu smiled and said: "You, your eyes light up when you see the war horse, as long as we achieve our goal, this war horse is not ours yet?" ”

"You're right, take a break, I want the Yan army in Le'an County to be surprised, no, it should be the Yan army in Yingzhou Mansion who is surprised."

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While Lei Du got the news of the Yan army from Xinyan Town and chased after him, Yan Xu and Helian Yu also got the news from Yang Hu that Le'an County had sent a thousand chasing soldiers.

"It's just a thousand people, if we kill them, we will be able to wipe them all out!" Helian Yu said loudly.

Yan Xu smiled and said, "I think that since Captain Zhao Mang and Zhao asked Captain Yang to come to summon him, he must have some idea." But what is the magic plan to completely annihilate this cavalry? ”

Yang Hu said with a smile: "I don't dare to be a clever calculation, but our captain thinks that it is really not cost-effective to fight hard with the cavalry of the Yan Army." After all, we are in the Yingzhou capital, and if one soldier is killed, we will have one less, and the Yan army is different, they can be replenished. ”

Helian Yu smiled: "In this way, Brother Yang must have brought some good way not to damage a soldier or a general?" Let's hear about it. ”

Yang Hu said: "Lord Helian said so, I don't dare to pack the ticket, saying that I will definitely be able to lose a soldier and a general." ”

Helian Yu said: "Don't be Lord Helian, Lord Helian, if you can afford us." Just call Brother Helian and Brother Yan, what do you say, Brother Yan? ”

Yan Xu was stunned, and immediately understood that this Helian Yu wanted to get in touch with Yang Hu, after all, Yang Hu was the sentry commander of Zhao Xun's personal guard battalion, not an ordinary sentry commander, and now everyone knew that the soldiers from Zhao Xun's personal guard battalion were equal to the team rate in the ordinary team. Yan Xu was not a fool, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, what Brother Helian said is reasonable, if Brother Yang can afford the two of us, he doesn't need to be too polite." ”

Yang Hu was not hypocritical, and said: "Since this is the case, the little brother has overstepped." Our lieutenant has a small plan to see if he can succeed, and if he succeeds, it is best, and if he fails, there is nothing to lose. ”

"Oh? Tell me about it! ”

Immediately afterwards, Yang Hu told Zhao Mang about his plan, and asked his subordinates to bring some necessities.

After listening to Yang Hu's plan, Yan Xu and Helian Yu were stunned, and Yan Xu said: "Isn't this a bit ......?"

Yang Hu said: "What is this? On the battlefield, as long as victory is achieved, the means are secondary. ”

Helian Yu nodded and said: "Yes, what Brother Yang said is reasonable, as long as you win, what the means are, it doesn't matter, Brother Yan, do you still have any scruples?" ”

Yan Xu smiled bitterly: "Since you all said so, brother, I have nothing to fear." By the way, Brother Yang, where did you get these things? You probably won't be able to get that much material in such a short period of time. ”

Yang Hu said: "Yanzhou Mansion has our people, and it is very convenient to get these materials." ”

Yan Xu and He Lianyu were secretly frightened, but they didn't expect that Zhao Xun of the Huolin Army had already laid out in Yingzhou Mansion.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Yang Hu knew that the two of them were wrong, in fact, these things were all brought by Steward Xie, who had been settled in Le'an County, and the Huolin Army did not lay any chess pieces in Yingzhou Mansion. But he didn't explain, such a misunderstanding could also make the two more afraid of the strength of the Fire Lin Army.