【Chapter 590】The two brothers are stronger than Jin

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The night is cold and the stars are shining.

In the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, Li Xian reported to Li Li the news he had heard from the sentry horseman.

At the end, Li Xian admired and said: "The Battle of Green Wolf Valley is the first big victory of our army in recent years, and it is also the most fruitful victory of our army after the Battle of Dongshankou and the Battle of the Southern Suburbs of Chang'an!" The magnificence of its record is not far from the previous two big victories, and it is the first major battle in which our army has won more with fewer victories and the fewest casualties in these years. This shows that Zhou Yu is really amazing, and he is really a genius!

Previously, my brother said that he had the talent to endure the heavens and latitudes, and he swallowed mountains and rivers, but I didn't think so at the time, didn't believe it at all, and even suspected that he was a sycophant, so I won my brother's trust. Now the facts are there, it is true that I was too superficial before, I didn't know people, and I was thousands of miles behind my brother! ”

Li Li shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "There is no doubt about Gong Jin's talent, but his appearance this time is a little unexpected by me, which is really amazing." However, Brother Siam does not have to be arrogant, everyone's ability is big and small, and each has its own expertise, which cannot be compared. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li smiled and said: "The Fire Bull Formation is not unique to Gong Jin, this method of breaking the enemy appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the brilliant record set by the Blue Wolf Valley in the first battle is unique. The amazing thing is that the Green Wolf Valley is the decisive battle site chosen by the barbarian army, and it is located in the territory of the Southern Xiongnu, which is equivalent to being at their doorstep, but they never dreamed that the Green Wolf Valley would become their burial place, which is tantamount to digging their own graves.

On both sides of the valley are steep slopes and meadows dozens of zhang high, and at the north and south ends are narrow valley mouths in and out of the valley, when the fire bull array is launched. There is no need to defend the valley mouth in the south, because the barbarian war cavalry cannot break through the fire bull formation, so it will naturally not be able to attack the valley mouth in the south. Five thousand fire oxen rushed to the enemy cavalry from the mouth of the valley in the south, and behind the barbarian army, Cao Xing's bow and crossbow battalion held the exit, and 40,000 war cavalry led by Zhou Yu, Zhang Liao, and Dian Wei held the high ground on both sides of the valley. ”

"Hahaha!" As he spoke, Li Li couldn't help laughing heartily and continued: "More than 100,000 barbarian war horses are trapped in the valley, with the Fire Ox Legion charging in front, bows and crossbows shooting in the back, and tens of thousands of war horses killing beside him. It's really a way to heaven and no way to the earth, what a killer plan! Zhou Gongjin really lives up to his high expectations, a genius in the sky! ”

"What my brother said is very true." Li Xian nodded happily and continued: "It is said that at that time, the high ground on both sides of the valley was not without barbarian garrisons, and more than 3,000 soldiers and horses were stationed on the high ground north of the valley. It's just that there are too few people and horses, and they were shot and killed by a few rounds of arrows from Cao Xing's bow and crossbow battalion. And so on. Our troops preemptively occupied the valley heights. It will not be easy for the barbarians to escape from both sides, it can be described as nine deaths. As for the Fire Bull Formation, once the Fire Bull goes crazy, it will not take a detour to escape at all, but only know to rush forward until it dies. More than 100,000 horses were overly frightened by the fire bull charge. Even if it has become a startling horse, its destructive power is not inferior to that of the fire bull, and even far above the fire bull.

Under the combination of the two, hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops were even miserable. The scene was even more miserable. According to the report of the sentinel cavalry, after the war, less than 300 of the 5,000 fire cattle rushed out of the northern valley, 20,000 or 30,000 war horses of the barbarian army rushed out, and most of the remaining more than 4,000 fire cattle and as many as tens of thousands of war horses died in the valley. And that's just the number of casualties of cattle and horses, which alone is enough to cover the Green Wolf Valley with corpses and rivers of blood. ”

Li Li interjected with feeling: "It's a pity that there are tens of thousands of war horses, and the number of war horses in our army's slaughterhouse is not so much, otherwise the strength of our army will definitely go further and become stronger and stronger!" ”

"Hehehe!" Li Xian laughed when he heard this, and said, "Brother don't have to be sorry. According to post-war statistics, in the first battle of the Green Wolf Valley, our army captured no less than 25,000 war horses of the barbarian army, in addition to thousands of wounded horses, and a total of more than 30,000 war horses were captured, and the results were fruitful!

In addition, among the 110,000 barbarian troops, about 50,000 people were trampled to death by fire oxen and frightened horses, more than 10,000 barbarian troops were intercepted and killed by our army, and more than 20,000 barbarian troops were captured, and only less than 20,000 barbarian troops escaped, and then they were chased and killed by the left wing cavalry led by General Zhang Liao for nearly 100 miles. It is not yet known what the follow-up battle will be, but at the moment the battle report is only an approximate number, and the specific number will need to wait for two or three days to be summarized. ”

Li Li bowed his head and said: "Well, Zhou Yu and the others have done a good job, there is no need to worry about the rest of the matters, the barbarian army has been greatly injured after this battle, the main force has been lost, and it can no longer turn up the big waves, so there is no need to be afraid." ”

Then he suddenly asked, "What are the casualties of our army?" Zhou Yu originally had not many soldiers and horses, only more than 40,000 people, and it was inevitable that there would be casualties after a big battle. If the casualties are too great, more than 20,000 prisoners of war and 30,000 war horses alone are enough to overstretch Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that they will not be able to fight again. ”

Li Xian nodded lightly and said, "As my brother said, although our army has won a complete victory this time, it will inevitably suffer some damage. By the end of nightfall, General Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses had lost more than 10,000 people, after all, the trapped beasts were still fighting, and the barbarian army was on the verge of fighting back, and our army lost more than 6,000 people, and more than 5,000 soldiers were injured. Therefore, now under General Zhou Yu's account, only the Tiger Camp and Jin Yiwei are still complete, the foundation is still there, and the remaining county soldiers are almost completely killed and wounded, and the thousands of soldiers who escorted grain and grass by our army are also left in front of the army to listen to them, and now they have been killed and wounded.

Therefore, this time the sentry cavalry came to the camp in the starry night, and in addition to reporting the victory, he also brought a letter from General Zhou Yu himself, requesting to send reinforcements and take over the prisoners of war and war horses. In this way, he was able to free up his hands and march to exterminate the Southern Xiongnu tribe and implement the follow-up plan formulated by his brother before the war. The military situation is urgent, please make a decision quickly! ”

Li Li bowed his head slightly, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "How many county soldiers are there in Northland County at present?" ”

Li Xian replied without thinking: "There are 20,000 soldiers in the county government, and there are 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the three passes of Saibei City, Black Wolf Gorge and Shuofengkou, in addition to the foolish brother who has privately collected 3,000 soldiers and horses to protect the county guard. All of them were added up to a total of 33,000 men, most of whom were infantry troops, and there were no formed war horses. ”

Hearing this, Li Li muttered: "That is to say, there are still 30,000 soldiers and horses in Beidi County, and there are only more than 30,000 war horses left under Zhou Yu's account, but there are a large number of prisoners of war and war horses in his hands. At present, I still have 5,000 war cavalry led by Li Zhiqin, who originally planned to support Zhou Yu, but I have never received his letter asking for help. Therefore it is still in the camp. ”

Immediately, Li Li Zhengse said: "Immediately recruit 10,000 county soldiers to the front camp, and send an order to Tietuo to recruit 15,000 county soldiers to come to Beidi County to take over the defense of the city." After the reinforcements arrived, Northland County once again dispatched 10,000 infantry troops to the front camp to listen to them. Remember, the 5,000 defenders of Shuofengkou are not allowed to move, and the remaining soldiers and horses can be mobilized! ”

"No, the last general will obey!" Li Xian stood up and bowed in response.

Li Li raised his hand and motioned for Li Xian to get up and sit down, then his expression eased slightly, and he smiled: "The business is over, now you can talk about your private affairs." Why did Brother Siam come here late at night? ”

"This 、、、 hey, hey, hey!" Li Xian's voice changed when he heard this. There was a rare flush on the slightly dark cheeks, and he looked very shy, as if he was a little embarrassed, and he covered up the shame in his heart with a smile.

"Hehehe!" Seeing his younger brother's expression, Li Li couldn't help but laugh. "It's rare to see you like this, and it seems that this matter is really a private matter. Otherwise, you won't be embarrassed to speak. Is it a fancy for which woman? Do you want my brother to protect you from the matchmaker? ”

"No, no, no, no!" Li Xian was shocked when he heard this, hurriedly waved his hand to deny it, and then said stubbornly: "Brother has really forgotten, in a few days it will be the day of the foolish brother's great joy?" ”

"Big joy? Where does the joy come from? Li Li asked with a stunned expression. But when he finished speaking, there was a hint of realization in his eyes. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sly smile.

Obviously, Li Li already knew why Li Xian came, but he asked knowingly. Deliberately teasing his younger brother. Because Li Xian looks very honest and cute at the moment, it is rare to see him so shy.

"Brother really forgot everything, shouldn't it!" Seeing Li Li's blank face, Li Xian suddenly became anxious. I saw him say eagerly: "This spring, when my brother traveled to Jizhou, he set a family affair for his foolish brother, which is Zhao Yu, the sister of Changshan Zhao Yun!" Brother does he think about it? ”

"Oh! It turned out to be Zhao Yu's little sister! Li Li suddenly patted his head lightly and said with a sneer: "Brother Siam, forgive me, my brother is full of wars these days, and he actually left such a big thing behind, I can't help you, brother!" However, I heard your sister-in-law mention that you don't seem to be willing to marry Zhao Yu's sister, and you are not too keen on this marriage. In this case, in my opinion, the twisted melon is not sweet, so forget it. It just so happens that our army is in the middle of a big war, and I don't have time to marry Zhang Luo for you, so I really can't get out of it! Otherwise, this family has been pushed in advance, and I'll find a more beautiful lady for you another day, what do you think? ”

"Don't brother, this marriage is decided, how can you just quit?" Li Xian was really anxious now, subconsciously pulled Li Li's arm, and said eagerly: "My own brother, the younger brother is about to get married, and at this time, how will Sister Zhao Yu see people in the future!" Also, I heard that Zhao Yu's brother Zhao Yun is a tiger general, and his brother loves him very much, and he gave him the position of lieutenant general before he officially joined our army. If you withdraw from the marriage now, wouldn't you turn Zhao Yun away and miss a tiger general in vain! Please think again, brother. ”

"Uh, that's right, Zhao Yun is indeed quite good, that gentian gun makes it superb, and it does have the courage of ten thousand people!" Li Li nodded knowingly and said.

But he suddenly changed his words: "Brother Siam, now that our army is in the midst of war, if I am busy with your marriage, how do the officers and soldiers of the whole army feel, will they think that I only care about my younger brother, but I don't care about the life and death of the soldiers?" So, don't mention this family business, anyway, you don't like Zhao Yu, you've never seen her. It is said that she is very ugly, with big shoulders and a round waist, five big and three thick, and she can crush the couch when she sits down, and it is not a pity that this alternative and vulgar woman misses it. Don't you say? ”

"Who said this, I will never let him go!" Li Xian was furious when he heard this, and said loudly: "Although I haven't seen Sister Zhao Yu, I have asked someone to inquire, and everyone said that she is as beautiful as a flower, young and beautiful, tall and fit, and she is a rare beauty in the world." Moreover, she is also allowed to be martial arts, and her martial arts are only slightly inferior to his second brother Zhao Yun. Such a strange woman, I, Li Xian, must marry her! ”

"Who is this suing you, isn't it you?" Li Li asked.

Li Xian was slightly stunned when he heard this, and hesitated: "No, Duan Xuan, Xu Chu, Chen Zhi, He Man and others all said so, how can the word "public mouth" be false?" ”

"Giggles!" Before Li Xian's words fell, he saw that the door of the back tent on the east side of the big tent suddenly opened, and Dian Wuflaw and Ma Yunluo walked out together with a smile.

"Brother Siam, don't listen to your brother's nonsense, he's teasing you!" The second daughter walked to the opposite side and sat down while talking, and said with a flawless smile: "You may not know, long before the army set out, your brother sent people to Jizhou to welcome his relatives, and now his brother and sister should have entered the territory of Xiliang." At that time, the barbarian army was in Koubian, and the Siamese brother naturally could not go to Jizhou to greet his relatives in person, so your brother specially explained in the letter that if the younger brother and sister are reasonable people, they will be able to understand. As for Zhang Luo's marriage, our sisters prepared a qiē as early as when your brother traveled to Yangzhou, and the mansion and furniture were all made by famous craftsmen, just on the right side of the Hussar General's Mansion, and it was very convenient to travel in the future. ”

"Ahh Listening to Dian Wufang's words, Li Xian was completely dumbfounded, and his black face became more and more blushing, looking extremely shy.

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