PFC Chapter 455: Prime Minister
Chapter 455: Prime Minister
The afterglow of dusk was gradually swallowed up by the night, and the battle was completely over.
The moonlight shone on the earth and dispersed the smoke and dust on the battlefield, leaving only the smell of blood in the air and corpses on the ground.
Many wounded soldiers lay exhausted on the ground. At this time, they had no time to care about the blood soaking their bodies. They just breathed in the air, as if celebrating the joy of surviving the disaster.
Hearing the sound of heavy steps approaching from far away, many of them subconsciously sat up and clenched their weapons in their hands. Seeing that it was his own army returning, he was relieved.
"Take the wounded and return to the city."
Lin Xiaofan spoke, although he had seen this scene several times, but seeing it again, he still felt compassion in his heart.
He walked on the ground, regardless of the blood staining his shoes. There were snoring sounds all around, and occasionally there were the painful groans of wounded soldiers. Otherwise, the whole world seemed to fall into silence.
The birds, beasts and insects have long been scared away, and except for the soldiers, there is no other life nearby.
During the process of cleaning the battlefield, perhaps because their hearts were heavy or perhaps because they were tired, none of the soldiers spoke too much.
The army marched toward the capital in a mighty manner. At the city gate, it has turned into a hell on earth.
There are deep pits on the ground one after another, all created by the bombardment of Lei Zhenzi. Broken limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere, and many fragments of armor and human flesh were mixed in the ground.
Many Daqian people lined up in long lines and were carrying corpses outside. If these are not dealt with properly, a plague may occur in the city.
Looking at it this way, the Zhao family probably threw all the stored Lei Zhenzi from the city wall.
Not only that, there was also the Qingzhou Army stationed in the city, half of whom were armed with serial crossbows. Under the circumstances of the volley of crossbows and the bombardment of Lei Zhenzi, I dare not think how many manpower Dayu spent to guard the gate of the city.
Looking at this scene, Lin Xiaofan smiled bitterly, not knowing whether he should be happy or sad.
I am happy that Dayu has killed so many people and no longer has the power to attack the capital. Sadness is this battle, too many people died.
He was too careless in this battle and almost lost everything. Moreover, he felt that he was still far from good at leading troops.
After returning to the capital, he went directly to the palace. When we arrived at the Jinluan Hall, there were already many ministers and generals standing inside.
The palace was filled with the smell of blood. Kang Hong was sitting on the dragon chair with bandages on his hands.
He went to the battlefield in person and led eight hundred palace guards to kill enemies everywhere. No fewer than fifty Dayu soldiers died under his hands alone.
When he was finally exhausted, a piece of flesh was cut off from his hand by a bow and arrow. Fortunately, there is no poison on the bow and arrow, and it can be cured in a few days of cultivation.
Seeing Lin Xiaofan and others returning safely, Kang Hong quickly stood up and came over with a happy face.
"Haha, Brother Lin, you are finally back. In this battle, your Lei Zhenzi and Liannu showed their power, wiping out 30,000 enemies at the city gate alone. I believe that after this battle, Dayu will no longer have the strength to attack us."
Kang Hong greeted him with joy on his face and no intention of blaming him at all.
"Your Majesty, I sent out troops rashly and almost ended up losing everything. I am ashamed of you."
Lin Xiaofan knelt down on the ground and said.
Seeing this, Kang Hong looked a little puzzled, but he quickly helped Lin Xiaofan up:
"Liu Lieutenant Lin, what do you mean? If you hadn't sent out troops, how could you have won this battle so cleanly? In terms of merit, you are the one who deserves the reward the most."
What Kang Hong said was not false. The victory of this battle mainly relied on Lin Xiaofan's Lian Nu and Lei Zhenzi.
Seeing that Lin Xiaofan still couldn't get up, Kang Hong said:
"If I really say that I made a mistake in this battle, it is because I did not clean up the Chen and Zhang families. Countless craftsmen in the city suddenly took action, causing the city gate to fall, and almost losing the whole game."
"It was my fault first. If you insist on handling it according to military discipline, you should chop off my head first."
"I don't want to blame the emperor."
When Lin Xiaofan heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched and he quickly stood up.
I originally wanted to take this opportunity to resign from the position of Taiwei and go home to retire. Now it seems that the move is not going so well.
"Brother Lin, thank you this time. With only 20,000 troops, we were able to withstand Dayu's attack of 60,000 to 70,000 men for three or four hours, and finally drove them back."
Kang Hong said.
"Lieutenant Lin is really a talented man, I admire him."
The surrounding ministers also echoed.
During this day in the capital, they were also terrified.
As long as Lin Xiaofan's side falls, the capital will also fall. When the time comes, their ending will not be much better.
"If Brother Duanmu hadn't brought people to help at the critical moment this time, I might have turned into dead souls. In terms of credit this time, Duanmu Liangchuan should be the first to take credit."
Lin Xiaofan said.
Although Duanmu Liangchuan was the last to arrive, without him, the loser in this battle would be Da Gan. Therefore, Duanmu Liangchuan deserves the first credit.
Everyone on the field looked at Duanmu Liangchuan, and they had no impression of this person at all.
Kang Hong knew about Duanmu Liangchuan. Lin Xiaofan had previously wanted to send Fang to Daliang and Dashang for peace talks, but his brother finally denied it.
"Duanmu Liangchuan, I remember well. Aren't you guarding Qingzhou? Why did you suddenly mobilize 10,000 troops to come?"
Kang Hong asked curiously.
In his impression, the Qingzhou Army has a total of more than 30,000 people. Fifteen thousand people have been transferred before. Adding these 10,000 people, there are only 5,000 people left in Qingzhou at this time.
Isn't Duanmu Liangchuan afraid that Daliang and Dashang will take the opportunity to attack?
"Your Majesty, when General Jianfeng led his troops away, I commanded all the remaining 15,000 Qingzhou troops. At that time, Daliang and Dashang were already ready to make a move, so I led the army directly to the Daliang city."
"Emperor Liang was suspicious at first. When he saw me coming with troops, he immediately felt that there was a fraud, so he sent someone to come out to talk and asked me why I sent troops despite the peace treaty."
"I said that when life is at stake, how can we care about the agreement? Daqian was attacked by more than 100,000 Dayu troops, and there were 30,000 soldiers and horses in rebellion. It could not last for more than a month. So we could only fight westward and find another place. territory."
"My fifteen thousand troops are just the vanguard. The rest of Da Gan's troops will arrive in less than a month. Upon hearing this, Emperor Liang and Emperor Da Shang panicked and said they were willing to provide food and grass to Da Gan, and even Weapons, withdraw the troops on the border of Daliang and Dashang, and let Dagan resist Dayu’s attack with all its strength.”
"Just like that, when the news came from the detailed operations in the two countries that all the troops and horses on the other side's border had been withdrawn, I hurriedly brought 10,000 troops to support, and ended up just in time for the battle."
Duanmu Liangchuan opened his mouth to explain.
"Okay, if you hadn't been with Duanmu Liangchuan in this battle, Daqian would have been defeated. Brother Duanmu is a talented person, and the position of Prime Minister of Daqian happens to be vacant. I wonder if Brother Duanmu would be willing to share my worries?"