Chapter 283: Night ends and dawn begins

Chapter 283: Night ends and dawn begins

Chapter 283: Night ends and dawn begins
The night is like a woman slowly taking off her dress.

Gradually the deep darkness faded away and the original color began to show.

The first rays of morning light penetrate the mist like a thread.
He brushed the golden tooth guard gently, but failed to dispel the heavy feeling of sadness and desolation.

The fire that stretched across the mountain gradually died down, emitting thick white smoke.

Jinchiwei, this garrison has changed hands several times.

After experiencing scars, it finally returned to the Ming Dynasty!
The Ming army's flag was planted on the square arrow tower.
Flying high, it announced the victory of the front army scout unit.

Inside Jinchiwei, the not-so-wide gravel road was already filled with corpses.

The scarlet color left by the blood was burned by the flames and turned into scarlet red.

The buildings that were once densely packed with ancient atmosphere are now only ruins.
The rubble and wood were scattered all over the ground, and the traces of the raging flames were still clearly visible.

And the houses that were completely burned down by the fire, only the frames were left, and they were shaking.

Even through the house,

Seeing the charred corpse,

The dark and deep holes on the skull seemed to tell of last night's struggle.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and blood.

There is even a faint smell of meat.

Coupled with the fresh scent of morning mist, they intertwined to form an indescribable heaviness.

Occasionally, the wind blows gently, sweeping up the dust and debris on the ground.
The scouts of the front army who were cleaning up the battlefield and patrolling hurriedly dodged, as they might have mixed in the ashes of the Luchuan people.

Their faces were filled with exhaustion.
His cheeks and exposed limbs were blackened by the flames.
But you can still vaguely see the indescribable joy of victory.

Soldiers sweeping the battlefield hold spears in their hands.
Searching around in the dark ruins, looking for treasures hidden in the ruins.
Sometimes you find some melted gold,

They hurried forward to pick it up and put it in their arms.
There were also some jade stones stained with black fireworks, which they also put into their arms.

As long as there is no fighting or quarreling over the spoils, the superiors will not care about such matters. This is the reward for the victor.

The sky gradually became brighter.

The sun shone down, completely illuminating the entire Golden Tooth Guard.
In the huge parade ground in the center, there was silence.
Only the occasional sound of iron chains and low sighs could be heard slowly flowing.

Military discipline officer Lu Tianyu stood in front of the parade ground.

In front of him was a long table filled with books and documents.

He kept writing, recording rapidly.

But he looked up from time to time, with a look of sadness in his eyes, showing that he had lost all desire to live.

The joy of victory not only did not bring him pleasure, but instead brought him endless work!
In the open space, there were about 4,000 Luchuan prisoners gathered.

They were either standing or sitting, and were guarded in an orderly manner by soldiers.

Among the captives, there were strong men and weak and helpless women.

There are also elderly people and young children.

Their faces were filled with fatigue, fear and confusion.

Most of them were soldiers wearing tattered armor.

Lu Tianyu finally understood why the master ordered to kill everyone yesterday.

Too many. Too many people.
The entire Jinchiwei was packed with people from Luchuan.
Like a dense honeycomb
According to initial estimates, there are at least 20,000 people in the entire Golden Tooth Guard.

It is far beyond the limit that a guard post can bear.

Even though nearly 70% of them had been killed, there were still so many people.

Lu Tianyu's eyes swept around and saw something not far away.
Several soldiers came over happily, leading a group of prisoners.

When several clerks saw this, they rushed over and stopped them.
After a somewhat heated debate, he was finally persuaded to move to an open space for sacrifice not far away.

Lu Tianyu rolled his eyes and glanced over numbly.
Among the captives, most of the men were in rags, shirtless, and covered in scars and blood.

Their eyes were filled with fear at this moment, and they were trembling and shaking.

The women hugged their children tightly and snuggled up to their husbands.
Trying to draw a little warmth and comfort from each other's body temperature,

But the weather in December is not warm, and it is even a bit chilly in the mornings.

The children's eyes were filled with fear as they looked at the slightly dark bodies around them.
And the blood on it, they buried their heads deep.

Soldiers around the parade ground were on high alert.

They were armed with spears and crossbows, had sharp eyes, and were always ready to deal with possible emergencies.

The war is over, but the people of Luchuan are not content.

He roared from time to time, as if he still wanted to resist!
Just now, they shot and killed a group of more than ten people who were trying to cause trouble and escape.

The boiling blood was still steaming on the ground, mixing with the white mist and smoke in the air.

Their bodies fell there, forming a small clearing,

The people around turned their backs and didn't dare to look.

The entire open space in the training ground was filled with an indescribable feeling of oppression and heaviness.

Some people began to try to communicate with the soldiers and reveal their identities.

He claimed that he wanted to surrender and serve the Ming Dynasty, but was rejected by the soldiers.

Seeing this, Lu Tianyu sighed heavily.
He turned to look at the document in his hand and quickly recorded it.
As a military disciplinarian, his real busy time was after the war was over.

As I was writing quickly, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps and the clashing of armor.
Lu Tianyu looked up and saw Liu Heying leading more than a hundred soldiers here.

Lu Tianyu's face was filled with indescribable excitement.

Ti Leng stood up and rushed over, and before he got close he shouted:

"My lord, my lord!!"

Liu Heiying was looking at the captives in front of him with worry.
Hearing the voice, he turned his head to look over, and his eyes immediately lit up!
"It's Tianyu, come quickly."

Seeing the smile on his face,

Lu Tianyu's steps slowed down little by little, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.
He was somewhat perceptive and sensed something was wrong.
The illusion of switching between prey and hunter was created in my mind.

According to past experience, he would always have this expression every time the adults gave him instructions.

Slowly approaching, Lu Tianyu did not wait for Liu Heiying to speak.
Speak quickly, at a high speed:
"My Lord, there are too many captives and spoils.

The military discipline department led by my subordinates was unable to complete the task for a while.

I hope you can allocate some manpower to quickly complete the statistics of the captured and the registration of prisoners.
The seizures on this trip were also not coordinated, and manpower was also needed.”

Liu Heiying's eyes flashed with confusion for a moment.

His face froze, then he smiled gently.
Patting Lu Tianyu on the shoulder, his voice became gentle:
"Tianyu, the war has just ended.
All parties are short of manpower. The brothers have gone to repair the outer fortresses. There is no one to be assigned to you for the time being.
This way, you can overcome the difficulties first, and when there is free manpower, I will assign it to you as soon as possible! "

Liu Heiying's voice suddenly rose, his words were righteous and his face was full of righteousness!
Lu Tianyu's expression became depressed. He had heard such words countless times.

But often the work is done but the support has not arrived yet.

Liu Heiying smiled and patted his shoulder:

"So, your military discipline department has fifty people.
I will allocate two thousand taels of silver to you as a reward. If you brothers share it, it won’t be a big deal.”

The next moment, Lu Tianyu became energetic and spoke with great force:
"Reporting to the Lord, the Military Discipline Department will definitely complete the military mission and will definitely not hold the army back!!!"

His voice was loud and could be heard from far away.

Some soldiers who saw this scene knew that the Military Discipline Department was giving out rewards again.

Liu Heiying waved his hand: "Alright, alright, I have something to tell you."

Lu Tianyu's wide-open eyes gradually narrowed.

His eyes became dim and returned to their original appearance:

"My Lord has ordered."

Seeing him like this, Liu Heiying laughed secretly.

He then put his hands on his hips and looked at the captives, scratched his head vigorously, and cursed:
"Damn it, there are too many people here, why don't they rebel?"

"Reporting to the Lord, we have killed quite a few, and the rest do not dare to kill them."

Lu Tianyu answered from the side, with some regret in his voice.

Liu Heiying smacked his lips and ordered:

"It's unreasonable to classify and organize these people, detain them separately, and occupy the largest piece of land."

"My Lord has ordered."

Lu Tianyu felt dizzy and could already see the next few days.

"The children were picked out and locked up in a house.

As for the young men, women and the elderly, they were all shackled and forced to work!

Damn it, we are working so hard and they are just resting here, how can this be OK?"

As he spoke, Liu Heiying glanced back and forth.

Soon he saw the quartermaster Wang Xue busying around and shouted over:

"Wang Xue, Wang Xue, come quickly!"

Wang Xue, who was walking quickly with four statistical booklets in his arms, paused.
I couldn't help but quicken my pace and pretend not to hear.

Liu Heiying widened his eyes and shouted:

"Stop right there, come here quickly, I'll assign some people to you!!"

Wang Xue turned around in an instant and ran over. He looked like he had just washed his face, with water dripping from it, and his black hair was tangled and stuck to his forehead and cheeks.
"Sir, where is the person?"

Liu Heiying pointed at the prisoners:

"You can deploy these people at your disposal. The Lord has ordered that the Golden Tooth Guards be restored within one day.

Complete the post-war cleanup within three days, you have to hurry up."

Wang Xue was overjoyed when he heard that the captives were under his command.
But the several times more work that followed made his eyes go dark and his body shake.

Liu Heiying quickly supported him and took out two dried apricots coated with powdered sugar from his arms.
He stuffed it into his mouth and patted his shoulder:

"Alright, alright, get to work."

Wang Xue regained consciousness and shouted:
"My Lord, it's too late to finish.

The outer defenses were set up by Luchuan and have fallen into disrepair for many years.

If you want to use it again, you have to reinstall it. How can you do that in one day? ? "

"Isn't this the allocation of manpower for you?

You can also use the enemy prisoners at the sacrificial site.

In short, at all costs, rebuild the outer defenses and put them into use by this time tomorrow!"

Liu Heiying's face turned serious.
Wang Xue's eyes widened when he heard this, thinking that the enemy was coming.

"Sir, if that's the case, then we'll put the seized items aside for now."

"You make your own arrangements. Defense is the top priority!"

"Yes!"

Liu Heiying felt relieved, heaved a long sigh of relief, and patted him on the shoulder:

"Work hard, and I'll give you two thousand taels of silver as a reward.
It will also save our brothers from showing off their gains in front of you."

Wang Xue was full of energy and straightened his body suddenly:

"Yes, I will ensure that the military mission is completed!"

"Okay, okay, get busy."

After Wang Xue left, Liu Heiying looked at Lu Tianyu and raised his eyebrows at him:
"Well, this makes things much easier."

Although the workload has dropped sharply,
But Lu Tianyu still couldn't be happy, as there must be new military tasks waiting for him.

As expected, Liu Heiying winked at him:
"The soldiers' ranks and casualties need to be produced quickly. Your Excellency will want to see them tomorrow."

"Yes"

"Pay attention, Master Feng will probably come over tomorrow.
We must seize the opportunity to take credit for our achievements, otherwise the war would have been in vain."

Lu Tianyu's expression became more serious: "Yes!"

After arranging the most important military affairs,
Liu Heiying was wandering around the Golden Tooth Guards again, checking for deficiencies and making overall arrangements!
Finally, around noon, we returned to the Jinchiwei Yamen.

This place has been changed to the headquarters of the former army scout unit.

At this moment, soldiers were coming in and out, their steps hurried.
"My lord...my lord"

Liu Heiying nodded repeatedly, took off his head armor, gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and entered the main hall.

At this time, Lu Yunyi had already changed into a clean set of armor.

Sitting behind the desk, he looked at the documents in his hands with a frown.

Beside him, there were several clerks waiting.
From time to time, new documents were brought in waiting for the commander to make a decision.

Seeing this, Liu Heiying looked at him with some sympathy, but did not interrupt him.

He sat aside, picked up the food that had already gone cold and started eating.

After nearly half an hour, Lu Yunyi finally finished processing the pile of documents in his hands.
He pinched his eyebrows and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

In his opinion, the preparations before the war were cumbersome and the finishing touches after the war were complicated.

Only in the midst of fighting can you enjoy the fighting to the fullest and not have to think so much, which is actually the most relaxing part.

When Liu Heiying saw that he had finished processing, he quickly stood up and took the food box that he had prepared long ago.
"Brother Yun'er, you eat first. We have been busy for so long. We have tested everything."

Liu Heiying quickly opened the lunch box.

Four steamed buns and two plates of side dishes were already a little cold, with some water droplets clinging to the plates.

Lu Yunyi didn't care. He took the steamed bun and chopsticks and started eating.

"How are things arranged?"

Liu Heiying replied:
"Brother Yun'er, the prisoners of war have been dealt with.
Defensive fortifications have also begun to be built, and the battle damage and decapitation will be completed tomorrow.

It's just that the post-war cleanup will take some time and will be completed in about three days.

As for post-war reconstruction, it's hard to say, but it will take at least a month."

"Well, let's not worry about the post-war reconstruction for now, let's leave it to the subsequent guard army.
For us, doing a good job for three days is the key, and we must not relax.
In addition, a scout team will be sent out to explore to the north and south.

We must also keep a close eye on Lujiang River in the west, as the Jinchi Guards are not far away.

Wait for Lord Feng to send troops to replace the Jinchi Guards for protection.

We must head north immediately to wipe out the Yu Yu tribe and catch them off guard."

Lu Yunyi spoke quickly, arranging the subsequent combat tasks, and he also laughed:

"Brothers, you will have to bear the burden for the next few days. Please record all the captured and killed soldiers and other military merits in the book.
Lord Feng did not take these military achievements seriously.
But the guards and soldiers who came here may not be sure.

When we leave, it will be hard to tell who owns the things, so it’s better to sort it out as soon as possible.”

"Brother Yun'er, I've made a note of this.
If anyone wants to take it by force, they will be punished!"

The sharpness in Liu Heiying's eyes disappeared, and he asked tentatively:

"I see the brothers are very happy. Why don't we wait until everything is sorted out before we leave?"

Lu Yunyi laughed:
"Don't lose the big picture for the small. Although there are a lot of treasures, military achievements are more important.

Moreover, judging from the results of the interrogation,

Although there are not many people in the Yuyu Department, their wealth is particularly concentrated.”

Lu Yunyi showed a bit of weirdness on his face:
“It is said that it was dedicated to some fish god?

These are all lies, who knows where they are hidden.

It will be better to capture the Yuyu tribe in one fell swoop than to spend all the time here digging through the ruins."

Having said that, Liu Heiying's eyes lit up.
The Jinchi Guards were all Luchuan soldiers and their families.
Their treasures were scattered and controlled by each of them.

There wasn't much in either the granary or the storehouse.
We could only look for them one by one, and they were almost all burned out.

"Brother Yun'er, how come the people of the Golden Tooth Guard are so weak?
If we had known this earlier, we wouldn't have needed so many rockets, and post-war handling would have been easier."

Lu Yunyi slowed down his chewing and reminded:

"We can't confuse cause and effect. If we want to win the battle, we must be prepared and go all out.

Everything is ready, so it can be so easy.
If the rockets hadn't been fired, there wouldn't have been such chaos.

If we spread this matter, we will not let the brothers think that every penny saved is a penny earned.
As long as we can win, we are not afraid of wasting.

On the contrary, if there is a problem in any link due to stinginess,
That's really not worth the loss, a small loss for a big loss."

Liu Heiying's face was solemn: "I understand, Brother Yun'er."

Lu Yunyi nodded:
"As for why this Golden Tooth Guard is so easy to fight.
This is because the imperial court has been focusing on Jingdong and has been sending troops there.

This will give Luchuan an illusion.
In addition, the imperial court had always had a tacit understanding with Luchuan.

So they did not mobilize the Jinchi Guards, and let them guard sparsely.
Even some of the defenses are in disrepair, which is really eye-opening."

In this world, only the Ming Dynasty maintains its military and is always ready for war.
Although there are many corrupt officials,

But at least the maintenance of armaments and the defense of the borders must be done well.
Right now Luchuan is in a complete mess.

Liu Heiying thought of Hanba, who was captured yesterday, and laughed for no reason:

"Brother Yun'er, let's send Hanba to Dali as soon as possible.

He alone is worth more than the Gold Tooth Guard and the Fish Tribe combined."

The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became a little strange.
Lu Yunyi stopped biting the bun and laughed as well:

"This is really a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect that our strategy of attacking first would not only help us take the initiative, but also

And caught such a big guy
We will interrogate as much as we can in the afternoon.
When Lord Feng comes, he will definitely not let us torture you to extract a confession."

Liu Heiying also became impatient for no reason.

Hanba was a man of high rank and power in Luchuan.
With such an identity in the hands of the imperial court, he would naturally be given preferential treatment, and wealth and glory were inevitable.

For example, Nahachu, who was entrenched in Liaodong, was granted the title of Marquis of Haixi.

Liu Heiying stood up quickly.
"Where are you going?" Lu Yunyi looked up at him.
"I'm going to interrogate Hanba."

"Sit down, sit down, and go after you finish your meal.
For a big shot like this, let him calm down first.

Once he realizes the reality, he will get over it, and we will be much more relaxed."

"Brother Yun'er is right. I'll go get you two more steamed buns."

“Give me some more pickles.”

"okay."

(End of this chapter)