Chapter 9 Victory in the first battle

Chapter 9 Victory in the first battle

Chapter 9 Victory in the first battle
When Lu Yunyi has dealt with the big man,
The murderous intent in his eyes faded away, replaced by a deep palpitation.
Although this battle was short, fighting on the battlefield was about killing with one blow and deciding the outcome in an instant!

If he is not careful, he will be the one who dies.

There is no time to recall the mistakes made in the battle.

Lu Yunyi shook off the blood on the long sword, quickly walked to the side of the warhorse, turned over lightly, and appeared on the horse's back.

He looked at the battlefield from afar and saw that the fighting on the periphery was about to end.

The soldiers were wearing armor, holding long swords, and attacking the camp, so they naturally had the upper hand.

Even if there is some damage, it is minimal.

This made Lu Yunyi breathe a sigh of relief. If the damage was too great, it might affect subsequent investigations.

He pulled the reins tight, and pushed hard on the saddle.
The warhorse neighed and rushed towards the back of the tent with him!
Just as Lu Yunyi expected, after rushing past dozens of tents, he saw a long, narrow and deep valley.

Horses, cattle, sheep and all the tribesmen except the soldiers were housed here, and there were also dozens of tents.

At this moment, it's chaos here!
Liu Heiying led his subordinates to firmly block the entrance to the col.

Just as Lu Yunyi had arranged, the fifty people were divided into five teams of ten and stood in each direction, staring at the newcomers vigilantly!

Originally, they had enemies both inside and outside, and they wanted to stop the Yuan people inside from rushing out.

We also have to stop the Yuan people outside from seizing the war horses, and we are attacked from both sides!
Now that the war outside is about to end, they can relax a little!

But even so, Liu Heiying and other soldiers were covered in blood.

A large cut was made on the fat and strong Liu Heiying's arm.

Even though it was tied tightly with sackcloth, the bright red color continued to spread, and it was obvious that the blood had not stopped flowing.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yunyi smiled.
Although Liu Hei Ying was born into a merchant family, he was always desperate in battle.
There is no innate frugality that comes from a merchant family!
When Lu Yunyi arrived on horseback, Liu Heiying had just finished a charge.

Although the number of more than ten people was small, it was easy for them to kill the Northern Yuan people who had no war horses.

"Xiao Hei, are you tired?" Lu Yunyi shouted and rushed over with laughter.

Liu Heiying then caught a glimpse of Lu Yunyi who had come running over, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
He quickly reached out his hand to wipe the sweat that was about to fall from his forehead, and said while panting:

"Brother Yun'er, if you don't come, I will be killed or die of exhaustion."

"I told you to practice more but you didn't listen. You always said you were almost there, but when it came to life and death, you almost lost your life!"

Lu Yunyi's face was stern and he sneered.

"The training was so tiring, but it's already impressive enough that we were able to complete the mission. Brother Yun'er, stop bragging!!"

Liu Heiying's small eyes looked around vigilantly, guarding against sudden attacks.

"I'm the best drill maker in the army, why would I brag?"

Lu Yunyi's face was full of arrogance at this moment, but the soldiers around him did not refute him.

It's not because he is a superior, but because that's the case.

In the Ming army, the most admired person among the soldiers was
They are not those young men from wealthy families, but the poor people who have no land, or even beggars.

This is because among the six dukes and twenty-eight marquises of the Ming Dynasty, half were commoners, and all they could rely on were the long swords in their hands.

Nowadays, many soldiers admire Lu Yunyi, not because of his wealthy family, but because he is indeed outstanding in the military.

Putting practice first is not a big deal.
Horse riding, archery, swords, spears, sticks, and even long-distance raids, this man is the leader among the Thousand Households in Gyeongju.

Moreover, it only took one day to find the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty who had been hiding for several months. Looking at the chaotic scene now,
The soldiers were not afraid, but excited.
A great service! A great service!
This made them admire the new young superior even more.

Just as the soldiers were thinking about how to spend the reward money, Lu Yunyi's voice came again:
"Cheer up! The battle won't be decided until the very last moment. Watch out for your head!"

"If you die here for no reason, don't blame me for taking care of your wife.
When the time comes, I will spend your pension, live in your house, hug your wife, and beat your son. Don't die with regrets.
You are to blame for everything. You were careless on the battlefield and didn't fight hard enough!"

After hearing this, Liu Heiying was stunned.
It was obvious that the momentum of the soldiers around him changed. They became murderous, and their eyes seemed to become sharper, staring at the surroundings intently.

Now that the troubled times have just ended, they join the army not only for food but also for their families and children.

Such words were undoubtedly a huge stimulus to them.

Liu Heiying blinked and gently poked Lu Yunyi with the scabbard:
"Brother Yun'er, please stop talking. It's a bit scary."

Lu Yunyi glanced at his still bleeding wound and said unhappily:

"If you don't treat your wounds, when you die, those beautiful ladies you hid outside will belong to me."

Liu Heiying's face turned pale, "How did you know?"

He did this extremely secretly, even his parents at home didn't know about it, so how would Brother Yuner know about it.

Lu Yunyi glanced at him with disdain:
"Look at your condition. You have chest tightness, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, fatigue in your hands and feet, pale complexion, blurred vision, and frequent urination.

What is this? This is clearly false. "

Liu Heiying's face turned paler and panic flashed in his eyes. He said quickly:

"No, no, I didn't. Brother Yun'er, you are talking nonsense."

"Yes, yes, it's not you. The beautiful lady was hidden by your friend."

Liu Heiying nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, my friend."

Just when Liu Heiying was feeling agitated,
A large man suddenly jumped out of the military tent in the distance, with sharp eyes and colorful paint on his face.
He glanced around and stared at Liu Heiying, and the longbow in his hand suddenly bent like a full moon!

boom--

The sound of the vibrating bowstring rang in everyone's ears, making their hair stand on end.

Liu Heiying's face turned pale and he raised his head suddenly.

The oncoming arrows made his face turn pale.

I wanted to turn my body around, but found my limbs were weak and powerless, and I couldn't help but feel regretful.

"That's it. Five times is still too many."

But at this moment, a ray of cold light slashed down from top to bottom!

With a crisp sound of "ding", the arrow was cut in half.

The long arrow lost its feathers and suddenly lost its direction. It moved a few times in the air and then fell to the ground with a snap.

Liu Heiying turned his head suddenly and saw Lu Yunyi putting away his knife with an indifferent look on his face, pointing it at the Northern Yuan man who shot the arrow.

"kill him!"

In fact, the soldiers reacted very quickly.

The moment the arrow was shot, the soldiers rushed forward, and the sound of war horses' hooves had already reached the ears of the Northern Yuan people!

With just a charge, the Northern Yuan people had their heads chopped off and had almost no power to resist. This is a cavalry battle formation.

Liu Heiying's face turned pale, and he turned to look at Lu Yunyi tremblingly:
"Brother Yun'er, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I would have been screwed."

"It's better to rely on yourself than to ask for help from others, Xiao Hei. If you keep being so weak, sooner or later you won't even be able to sense the arrows coming at you."

Lu Yunyi looked solemn, and then said:
"This is not an exaggeration. If you indulge in women, your body will lose too much essence.

The five senses will become dull and the brain will become sluggish. This is what my father read in the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine. Believe it or not."

"Believe it! Believe it! I believe it!" As the only scholar in Qingzhou, all the prominent people in the city would send their children to Lu Dangjia, and Liu Heiying was no exception.

So Liu Heiying was skeptical about Lu Yunyi's words, but he would obey the words of Lu Dangjia.

After all, that was the teacher who had beaten him since he was a child.

Liu Heiying took a deep breath, and a trace of reluctance appeared on his face.
"Brother Yun'er, do you want a wife or not?"

"Ah?" Lu Yunyi's brain froze for a moment, and then he slapped!

"I have several. When I went back this time, I redeemed several more from Mother Li. But I went to the war without even touching them. I will give them to you when I go back this time. I don't dare to take them anymore." Liu Heiying said hurriedly.

"Go have fun. If you want me dead, just tell me."

"Yes, sir, you won't agree." Liu Heiying nodded nonchalantly, and then tightened the linen bandage on his arm!
Looking around, the shouting and screaming became weaker and weaker, and even the sound of swords clashing disappeared.
The war seemed to be coming to an end.

"Brother Yun'er, you have done a great job again." Liu Heiying rode on a warhorse and walked with Lu Yunyi in the mess of blood.
"Achieve merit? Now that the position of Qianhu is occupied by someone else, it will be useless even if I achieve more merit." Lu Yunyi curled his lips.
This is the case with soldiers. Most of the credit will go to their superiors, and he may only be left with some reward money.

If you want to get promoted, you must first send your superiors up, then you will have a chance.

"That's right. Mr. Lu has settled down in Qingzhou. He won't let you take up a position elsewhere." Liu Heiying nodded.

"But don't be discouraged, Brother Yun'er. The northern expeditionary army will be here soon, and your achievements will be useful then."

Lu Yunyi sighed: "This is what I've been waiting for. Only when you have enough merits can you be conspicuous enough."

At the same time, he added silently in his heart,
"This is the only way to prove that I fought my way to success. Even if there is suspicion of nepotism, it is only a small part."

Half an hour later, all the soldiers of the Beiyuan tribe were killed or wounded, which meant the war was over.

Lu Yunyi looked at the mess and couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.

These soldiers were too crude, not only did they throw the bodies around randomly,

Even the tents were blown open and turned into a mess.
But seeing the soldiers' smiling faces that couldn't be hidden, and their arms covering their chests all the time, Lu Yunyi chuckled and said:
"But you must keep the stolen items well. Just because I don't take them doesn't mean other superiors won't take them.
If you don’t hide it well and your superior asks for it, don’t say that I didn’t warn you, and don’t ask me to help you either.”

All the soldiers immediately became alert, looked at each other and shut their mouths tightly.

After today, they are not only comrades in arms, but also colleagues who have stolen spoils and done bad things together.

Invisibly, the relations between this newly formed team of 100 people became closer.

Lu Yunyi was very satisfied with the situation and asked the soldier who was counting the heads and spoils on one side:

“How many beheadings?”

"Reporting to the Lord, in this battle, we beheaded 210 people, captured nearly 300 people, captured 1,000 cattle and sheep, 300 war horses, and countless furs and treasures."

Lu Yunyi nodded: "What kind of tribe is this? It's so shabby, with only about 500 people and 1,000 livestock."

"They said they were a branch of the Naiman tribe. They were defeated in a battle for water last year and had no choice but to move here." The soldier answered honestly.

"Naiman tribe?" Lu Yunyi pondered for a moment, and gradually a glimmer of understanding came to him.
Naiman is a big family on the grassland with countless tribes, so it is natural that there are some branches.

In these tribes, your grandmother and uncle don't love you, so you can only rely on yourself.

Lu Yunyi then turned his head to look at the men, women, young and old who were huddled together and touched his chin. How to deal with these people was a big problem.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is short of people, government offices including Gyeongju and other places are willing to accept grassland people from the Northern Yuan Dynasty and settle the women, children and young men captured on the battlefield.

But now they are far away from Gyeongju, and it would be too much trouble to send them back.

So, Lu Yunyi decided to take these captives back to the main force and let Yan San worry about it.

After making the decision, Lu Yunyi looked at the soldiers on the side and asked, "Have all the brothers' gains been recorded?"

"Reporting to the Lord, it has been fully recorded."

The soldier immediately handed the booklet over, and Lu Yunyi opened it and took a look.
The one who beheaded the most people was a small flag officer named Wu Fuliu, who killed ten people.

He was already considered to be extremely brave. He looked down again and soon found Liu Heiying.

This kid is not bad either, beheading level four people and getting the credit for being the first.

Lu Yunyi glanced at the soldier. Although Liu Heiying led his men to block the enemy's reinforcements and divide the battlefield,

But this kid doesn't look like a fearless person at all. He must be concerned about his face.

Lu Yunyi didn't plan to say anything about this.
If you want to make achievements in the army, you can't do it without your own direct lineage.

So we should take care of our own people, and the soldiers also understand this.
I will only try to become Shangguan's direct descendant so that I can share the benefits next time.

If you think you are noble but don't have a good family background, there will be no benefit except being suppressed.

After looking at the list again, Lu Yunyi took out his seal of a hundred households and pressed it on it with force, stamping it, and it became an official document.

Of course, it needs to be reported to the superior officer, and then Yan San will hand it over to the commander.
After being reviewed by the superiors, it can be submitted to the Capital Command Headquarters and then sent to the Five Military Commandery for record.

Although the process was cumbersome, for the soldiers, once the document reached the commander's office, the matter was settled, and they would be rewarded for their merits afterwards.

"Okay, take the people to collect all the spoils, take good care of the wounded, and rest for an hour. We will return to the main force."

General Lu Yunyi reported back and gave instructions.

"Yes!"

The soldier put the document into a cloth bag and stuffed it into his chest, but he did not leave. Instead, he looked worried and hesitant.

Lu Yunyi glanced at him and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

"Sir, there were not many casualties in this battle, only three, but there were quite a few seriously injured, more than ten. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"More than ten people? So many?" Lu Yunyi was a little surprised.
Usually it is easy to die in battle, but it is difficult to survive after being seriously injured.
On the one hand, the war is not over yet and no one is taking care of us. On the other hand, the enemy will not care about anything and will definitely take advantage of our misfortune.

Lu Yunyi showed some thought and nodded: "I understand."

"Then I will go and get busy first."

"Go."

Looking at his leaving back, Lu Yunyi frowned slightly and walked aimlessly in the camp, preparing to check on the wounded.

Soon he came to the tent where the wounded were lying.

At this moment, a soldier with a smashed chest was lying on the bed, dying. There were several other soldiers around him, all of whom looked miserable with missing limbs.

When the man saw Lu Yunyi coming, he struggled to get up, but the pain in his chest made his limbs weak.

Lu Yunyi also pressed it hurriedly:

"You want to die, don't you? Didn't I teach you during training? Don't move rashly after being hit by a blunt object. If the bone pierces the heart or lungs, even a god can't save you."

The soldier's face turned pale. "Please forgive me, sir. I was too excited."

"What's your name? I haven't seen you before."

"My name is Wu Fuliu, and I was transferred from the Zuo Qianhu Division."

Lu Yunyi was stunned and looked at this person:

"You are Wu Fuliu. You were the most courageous in today's battle, beheading ten people. How did you end up like this?"

(End of this chapter)