Chapter 8

In the camp outside the county.

In the Shuai tent, the commander made Yuan Feng's face as black as the bottom of a pot. He looked glumly at the more than ten colleagues sitting around him. He did not speak, and the atmosphere was extremely depressed.

Since the launch of the general's campaign, the army has been invincible in all offensives and has wiped out several rebel forces. He forced Zhao Yuanjin's troops to the brink of doom. Seeing that victory was in sight, they did not know what kind of tricks the rebels used. They unexpectedly attacked and killed the general and many other generals and officers, reversing the war situation and causing the morale of the imperial court to collapse.

In such a terrible situation, even the War newspaper did not know how to write it. I am afraid that the high-ranking adults in the imperial court would not believe their words at all. They will only think that they are the result of ineffective fighting and cheating.

"Gentlemen..."

Zhu Yuntai, a counselor, said in a hoarse voice: "at present, our army is suddenly experiencing great changes. We must quickly discuss a regulation. We can't mess up and give those traitors a chance to take advantage of it."

A group of generals were silent. Yuan Feng breathed his breath and said in a stuffy way: "now that the morale of the army has been lost, if we continue to fight, we will only increase casualties. What else can we do?"

He was not a man who was greedy for life and death, but the general died in the battle and could not even recover his body. If he continued to fight hard, what would the court take to deal with it if the rebels used the same means again?

Now there are ominous signs of panic and rumors in the army. If this strange defeat happens again, tens of thousands of soldiers will be scattered on the spot. Even if they are lucky enough to die, they will inevitably be dismissed and punished by the court.

One of the guards hesitated and said, "maybe we can report to the military department and ask for more reinforcements..."

Zhu Yuntai wryly smiles and shakes his head. Now that the imperial court is in turmoil and the whole country is in a tight situation, how many troops can be dispatched to support? Besides, the situation here can not be solved by sending tens of thousands of reinforcements.

The top priority is to try to find out the hidden means possessed by Zhao Yuanjin's troops and come up with a way to deal with restraint, so as to solve the rebels as soon as possible.

Out of the careful mind of the counselor, he had a palpitating premonition that if this matter is not dealt with as soon as possible, the rebels like Zhao Yuanjin will be like tigers out of their cages. Once they are out of control, they will certainly become a big problem for the imperial court in the future.

The rest of the generals discussed for a long time, but failed to come up with a conclusion. When Monroe died, there was no second general in the army who had enough prestige, qualifications and means to control the situation, so no one could convince anyone.

Finally, Zhu Yuntai could only suggest that the army should retreat to the nearby county city for standby, and then report the war situation to the imperial court, and wait for the orders and arrangements of the Ministry of war and the cabinet.

……

In the gate tower.

"Sir is back?"

Seeing the appearance of Qin Feng, Zhao Yuanjin, who had been waiting here for a long time, was overjoyed. No matter how strange the mysterious young man's origin may be, it is an indisputable fact that he has the magic means to help himself out.

Around Sun Xiangqing, Su mu, song Wu and other important officials came forward to meet him. They were not only extremely respectful, but also vaguely awed.

You can easily kill a general of the imperial court, frighten back tens of thousands of the Imperial Army, and turn the great cause of the LORD into safety. This kind of rebellious ability is not available to everyone.

"What's the situation outside? Where is the imperial army now?" Qin Feng asked.

"The imperial army has given up the barracks outside the city and temporarily retreated to the neighboring Yangcheng County to stay. It is said that it intends to ask the court to send more reinforcements and invite the Imperial troops from the surrounding states and counties to help support." Zhao Yuanjin looks relaxed and genuine.

When Qin Feng laughed, the governor naturally saw that no matter what reaction the court had, he could not pose a great threat to him in a short time. So he can take his time to reorganize his troops and recover his strength. If he is lucky, he can still find opportunities to continue to attack the surrounding counties.

"It seems that the governor has an idea, but I don't need to worry too much." Qin Feng Road.

"That said, Zhao needs to rely on Mr. Zhao to help a lot of places."

Zhao Yuanjin quickly arched his hands and said, "although the imperial army has retired temporarily, it is possible to return at any time once they are reinforced. We must speed up the repair of the city defense, recruit troops and horses, and store up ordnance and grass in order to do more important things. I hope you can help us

"I mean it, too." Qin Feng nodded.

At present, the two men began to discuss. Now that the siege of the county and the city has been solved, Zhao Yuanjin's men and horses have been able to leave the city freely. However, it is still difficult to raise weapons and materials and expand troops. After all, the surrounding counties are no longer his territory.

A group of people and Zhuang people can be recruited into the army in the prefectures and cities, and some people can also be recruited from the surrounding villages and towns. However, there are only a few thousand people in total, and it takes time to train.

If you want to expand the army rapidly, you can only have such conditions after seizing more territory.

"I plan to take back Qinghe County and Yuanxiang County near the county city first."Zhao Yuanjin said: "these two counties are not too big, but there are still some people. Moreover, according to the information collected by the spies, there are only hundreds of imperial soldiers stationed in both counties, so it will not take too much effort to win. Of course, we have to rely on Mr. Zhang's help to ensure that everything is safe and sound. "

Naturally, Qin Feng had no objection. The imperial army was suddenly defeated and could not breathe for a while. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, it is the right way to seize territory and expand its strength while taking advantage of this rare opportunity.

There is not much oil and water in the two ordinary counties, but mosquito legs are also meat. The vast majority of warlords and princes have accumulated a little bit.

Besides, after taking a county seat, it is not a problem to recruit more than 1000 young people and Zhuang people to enrich the new army. Anyway, with Qin Feng as the backing, today's Zhao Yuanjin is not short of food and pay, and it is not a problem to raise tens of thousands of troops.

“…… By the way, how many wounded soldiers are there in the city? " Qin Feng suddenly asked.

Zhao Yuanjin replied: "there are more than 3000 soldiers. Of course, due to the lack of medical officers and medicines in the city, these soldiers basically can't survive much."

Qin Feng frowned and did not speak, which is actually a normal phenomenon. Limited by the ancient conditions, the number of medical officers accompanying the army was very rare, usually only for people with status, ordinary soldiers were rarely treated in time. The heavy wounded will be given up on the spot, and those with minor injuries can only resist with their own constitution. If they are lucky, they can simply apply some medicine.

In the early years of Ming Dynasty, there were only one medical officer among the three elite Battalions (five armies, Shenji and Shenshu camp) guarding the capital area, and there was only one medical officer in the average of 17300 people, and there were even fewer medical officers stationed in local garrisons.

What's more, it's just the treatment of the regular imperial army. When the country was in turmoil at the end of the dynasty, the rebel refugees who did not have stable territory were not rich in various resources. Which superior person would spend too much attention on medical logistics? It's good to have food and clothes for the soldiers.

The most important thing is that there were no anti-inflammatory drugs such as antibiotics in ancient times. The wound infection rate of wounded soldiers was very high. Once infected, it meant that they were sentenced to death and could not be saved.

So under normal circumstances, it's good that one or two percent of Zhao Yuanjin's thousands of wounded soldiers can survive. If the city breaks down in the end, they may even be ordered to be executed by the Imperial Army, so as not to become a burden.

"In this case, I can provide you with enough healing drugs to help these wounded soldiers recover as soon as possible." Qin Feng said.

"If Mr. Zhao has a way to save them, Zhao will be very grateful." Zhao Yuanjin was overjoyed.

The only way for recruits to grow rapidly is through actual combat. As long as they can fight and survive in this bloody battlefield, naturally they are precious elite. If these wounded soldiers can be successfully recovered and returned to the army, they can become rare elite soldiers in the future.

Moreover, as long as Qin Feng continued to provide him with such life-saving drugs, it meant that the death rate of wounded soldiers under his command would be greatly reduced. Under the ebb and flow, the advantages of Qin Feng compared with other rebel troops were self-evident.

After the deliberation on this issue, the next issue was the issue of ordnance and forage. As it was difficult to raise enough grain and meat in and out of the county for a time, it was necessary to purchase a large number of them from Qinfeng.

Of course, it's not much cheaper than when the city was besieged a few days ago, and in line with the principle of helping allies, the price given by Qin Feng is much cheaper. Two or two grains of silver are exchanged for one stone of grain, which is converted into gold for trading. I can still get several times the profit.

Finally, song Wu asked Qin Feng about the magic weapon used to kill Mengluo, but he refused. Guns are too dangerous for him to let others touch them. It's the safest way to do it.

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