Chapter 1148 I'm in!

Chapter 1148 I'm in!

Chapter 1148 I'm in! (Additional chapter for Alliance Leader Bloody Tianming)
The soldiers were tired after a long battle, but they still had to chase!
This time the Right Cavalry Guard was replaced.

These people were very angry because their marching speed in the mountainous area was very slow with a large number of horses, almost the same as that of the baggage train and auxiliary troops, and far inferior to the infantry and combat soldiers.

The worst thing was that it was common for horses to get sick, stumble and fall, which made these soldiers question their lives.

If we had known this, we would have simply dismounted the entire army and used them as infantry, although it would not be very professional.

From the moment he arrived at the battlefield on the second day of the first lunar month, General Duan Liang of the Right Cavalry Guard ordered Huan Wen, Chen Chite and He Fen to rest and recuperate. He led 4,800 men of the Right Cavalry Guard to march quickly in pursuit of the fleeing enemy.

As for the Qiang people Xu Yaozu's troops and the Badong county soldiers Guanqiu Yin's troops, they stayed at the back, picking up the soldiers who had fallen behind, caring for the wounded, and cleaning up the remaining enemies in groups of two or three, or visiting nearby tribes to collect some supplies - as much as they could.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, they encountered a group of remnant enemies.

These were the troops of the Zan and Xi clans who were at the end of the group. They were defeated almost as soon as they came into contact.

Knowing that these were hardly considered military achievements and were only a small reward of money, the soldiers had no interest in going deep into the mountains and forests to annihilate the enemy. After hastily capturing two or three hundred people, they ordered their troops to guard them and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive and hand them over, while the main force continued to move forward.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Luo Yan once again led his troops to cover the rear and guard the strategic point.

The two sides fought fiercely for half a day and defeated the enemy again, beheading more than 600 people and capturing 1,000 people.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the army pursued to the city of Xuanhan.

There were some defeated Bandunman soldiers in the city, but they were like frightened birds.

Duan Liang sent people to the countryside to plunder, found some tools, and cut wood to make a long ladder.

On the 15th they attacked the city and conquered it in one battle.

The enemy didn't want to fight anymore after leaving behind more than a hundred bodies, and most of them fled through the north gate.

The Right Cavalry Guard pursued bravely, beheaded more than 500 people again, and captured more than 1,000 people.

That night, perhaps because they had received a death order or something else, some soldiers with shields launched a surprise attack on Xuanhan City. They were defeated by the government troops and more than a thousand of them were captured and killed.

We briefly pursued the enemy during the day on the 16th, but gained nothing, so we retreated and rested for a while.

On the 17th, Gong Chun appeared out of nowhere and entered the city to meet with General Duan Liang of the Right Cavalry Guard.

Duan Liang was already a white-haired veteran. He sat in the county town and sent all the soldiers out to knock on doors every house.

What does the Shu noble family have to do with us? What's wrong with killing them?
Besides, this is not a attack on a country fortress, but a mansion in the city, which is very simple!
So, when Gong Chun entered the city, the streets were full of soldiers from the Right Cavalry Guard, and what they demanded the most was food.

The weapons were also taken away, both to prevent them from resisting and as backup equipment.

After a battle, wouldn't the blades bend or even break off? They don't have a craftsman camp to repair weapons, and the more they fight, the blunter their weapons become. They need to replace their weapons urgently. This is actually why lances and long spears are the most widely used, because they are not so easy to become blunt. But people can't just rely on long spears, they need short weapons as secondary weapons.

Gong Chun was shocked by what he saw, not only because he felt distressed for these former fellow villagers who were in such a miserable state, but also because so many people were targeting him and his followers.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Sima Tuoba Sigong, the commander of the Longxiangfu branch of the Right Cavalry Guard, pushed aside several soldiers carrying silk and shouted, "What's the point of robbing so much? In the end, don't we have to hand it over for unified accounting?"

The soldiers of the palace who were scolded by him showed fierce eyes for a moment, but after seeing Tuoba Sigong's attire clearly, they lowered their heads and respectfully stepped aside.

Gong Chun watched silently.

He suddenly thought of the wolf.

When he was traveling around in his early years, he saw someone catch a wolf cub and take it home to raise as a dog. Most of the time it was quite obedient, but there were always a few moments when it showed its fierceness, making you realize that it was not a dog, but a wolf, at least in its generation.

These soldiers are also very fierce, just like wolf cubs, and are actually difficult to control. The so-called Right Cavalry Guards are probably all fierce people, and none of them are kind.

While Gong Chun was daydreaming, he was soon invited to the county government office.

Duan Liang was kneeling behind the table, playing with a silver bottle. When he saw Gong Chun, he immediately laughed and scolded: "You are quite cunning. You have gathered a lot of defeated soldiers along the way, right? These people are from other families. What's the point of merging them? Don't you have to return them anyway?"

"After the general cleans up Dangqu, maybe I won't have to pay it back? We can also bring their families here. If it doesn't work, we can arrange marriages for them in the tribe. Anyway, there are more men and women now." Gong Chun bowed and said.

"It's just like the breeding of war horses in Guangchengyuan." Duan Liang said.

The military students surrounding him all laughed, their hands stroking the hilts of their swords, and looked at Gong Chun with playful eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Duan Liang asked again.

"I will lead the way for the general." Gong Chun said, "My uncle has left the thatched cottage and returned to Gongjiabi to recruit his troops."

"Is that the old man who has been in mourning for thirty years?" Duan Liang asked.

Gong Chun's expression changed, and then he smiled and said, "That's right."

"Look at them..." Duan Liang turned his head to look at the military academies beside him and said, "They are still holding a grudge after thirty years? Why don't you control your troops? Some of them are reckless and if they kill someone, there may be others who will be in mourning for thirty years."

"General, what's the point of mourning for thirty years? Crying day and night until dawn, can you cry your enemies to death except to blind yourself?" someone said.

Everyone laughed again. Someone even joked, "He's in mourning now. I'll go back to Luoyang to drink and hunt, and have a house full of children and grandchildren. See if he can curse me to death?"

Gong Chun's face changed again.

This bunch of vulgar warriors! Once no one is in charge, they are so arrogant and domineering. If they continue like this, Emperor Liang is afraid that he will not be able to control them.

"General Duan..." Gong Chun bowed again and said, "Now it's time to head south to Dangqu."

"Where did your people go?" Duan Liang heard the serious matter, and his smile disappeared. He asked, "I wanted to borrow some food from you on the way, but you asked me to borrow food. It's really unlucky."

"My people have withdrawn first." Gong Chun said awkwardly, "I only have 500 people with a few days' worth of food."

"Where is the main force?" Duan Liang asked.

"I have returned to Dangqu Township."

"Where did Luo Yan go? We couldn't catch him along the way."

"He also returned to Dangqu. When he arrived in the city, he was met by the governor Luo Gu, and the remaining troops were less than 2,000."

"What about the rest?"

"They scattered and went back to their homes. Of the soldiers who went out to fight, only 31 of them returned in good condition, and only 1 in 5 survived."

"Not all of them may be dead." Duan Liang said.

"General, you are right." Gong Chun said, "So we need to advance quickly and attack Dangqu directly. Now the troops are scattered, and Dangqu has only more than 2,000 soldiers guarding it, and the people are still in a panic, like frightened birds. It is true that the general is tired after a long battle and lacks food and weapons, but the brothers Luo Yan and Luo Gu are in a more difficult situation. We must not give them the opportunity to go to the countryside to recruit troops and stabilize people's hearts."

"You can say that, you know how to fight." Duan Liang praised her for the first time, and the contempt in his eyes was much less. He only asked, "Have you heard any news from the north?"

"General, are you heading north to Bashan?" Gong Chun was shocked.

Going north from Xuanhan, you can indeed cross the Daba Mountains and enter Hanzhong.

This was the road Zhang He took to enter and exit Dangqu, and this was also the road Zhang Lu took to flee to Bazhong. But does it make sense?

As long as the 50,000 troops in Jiangzhou and Yangguan are annihilated and they march straight to Chengdu, the Hanzhong defenders will collapse without a fight.

"Don't make random guesses. I'm just asking casually." Duan Liang said unhappily.

"I heard that the battle of Xiataocheng was extremely brutal. The Liang-Wang army besieged it for nearly two months. Hanzhong sent troops to rescue several times, but they were all repelled. It seems that it was captured in the early first month of the lunar calendar. There are almost no survivors in the city." Gong Chun said.

"Kill the surrendered?" Duan Liang asked subconsciously.

"I don't know about that." Gong Chun said, "Xia Tao is a military city, there are not many civilians, maybe they all died in the battle."

Duan Liang sneered. If Cheng Jun had the determination to fight to the death until the last soldier, he would still be climbing the ravine now. How could he capture Xuanhan and search the entire city?
"Even if we take Xiataocheng, we won't be able to enter Hanzhong for a while. The first merit of this battle must go to the Prince of Julu." Duan Liang stood up, took the well-maintained bow and ring-handled sword from his personal soldiers, then kicked a few military officers and said, "Give the boys a good meal and march in the afternoon."

"Yes, sir." The people who were kicked were not angry and left one after another.

"You don't have to stay here. Quickly recruit your family's shield soldiers and go with me to attack Dangqu." Duan Liang waved his hand and said.

"Yes, sir." Gong Chun replied.

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At noon, almost all the cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs that could be found in Xuanhan City were gathered together.

The Right Cavalry Guard slaughtered pigs and sheep and held a grand feast for the entire army.

After resting for half an hour in the afternoon, they led their troops southward, heading straight for Dangqu.

Duan Liang took away almost all the soldiers and more than a thousand auxiliary soldiers, a total of more than 3,000 people. Before leaving, he sent someone to urge the follow-up troops to send their horses over quickly.

On the 20th, after only three days, Duan Liang's troops arrived at the city of Dangqu.

At this time, Gong's army mobilized almost all the adult males, and sent some to Dangqu. By the evening of the 20th, more than 5,000 men had gathered outside the city, and they also brought a considerable amount of food, weapons, and siege equipment.

Duan Liang selected elite troops to attack but failed.

They then plundered everywhere, stealing money, food, livestock, and capturing the elderly, the weak, women and children.

Part of the main force of the Bandun barbarians went to Jiangzhou with the Liao people, part of them was killed by Luo Yan in the mountains, and the rest were recruited to Dangqu City. There were almost no young men to be seen in the villages and cities.

When the cries of the old, the weak, women and children outside the city shook the sky, the defenders could no longer hold back. Some of them went out of the city to fight in the field, but were defeated by the Right Cavalry Guard.

That night, Chengguo Shangshu You Pushe Luo Yan and Dangqu Taishou Luo Gu fled overnight surrounded by their close followers.

Duan Liang led his troops into the city and ordered Gong Zhuang and his nephew Gong Chun to recruit the Bandun barbarians of various surnames as soon as possible. He himself led 3,000 people down the Dangqu River and headed straight for Dianjiang (now Hechuan, Chongqing).

(End of this chapter)