The fighting went on for a whole night. When the sun rose from the eastern horizon and climbed over Langru Mountain, the fighting finally stopped. The soldiers of the Sui army who had won a great victory began to clean the battlefield and count the casualties. Before the war, no one expected that this would be such a brilliant and hearty victory.
At least 300 captives were looking for the bodies of Mandu Ratu and his son on the battlefield under the custody of the Sui army. From the confessions of the prisoners, the generals of the Sui army finally understood why at the last moment, Mandu Ratu had brought all of them with him. The troops rushed in. You must know that this is by no means a decision that a qualified commander should make, but he is a qualified father.
In the end, Mandu Latu was found among a pile of corpses. It seemed that these loyal soldiers were planning to bring the banner owner's body back, but they failed to break through the siege in the end. The concentration of corpses in this small area is staggering, not only the corpses of the Mongols, but also a large number of Sui soldiers.
It can be seen from this that at the last moment, this Mandu Latu's personal army broke out with extremely strong combat power. They fought more with less, but the number of Sui troops killed was almost equal to their losses. In this moment of desperation, the power that people erupt is inestimable. In the last moments of their lives, they may not have any thoughts of winning or losing, only the idea of bringing the body of the banner owner home is supported.
Soon after finding Mandu Ratu's body, the captives found Mandu Tela, who was almost crushed by the horses. This young Mongolian warrior had suffered many injuries. There were twenty arrows pulled out of his body. His eyes were not closed, and he was dying.
Perhaps before death, it was also the moment when he saw hope for the last time.
His father's shout sounded in the distance. Regardless of whether Mandu Teller was an adult or not, at that time, his dependence on his father must have been extremely strong.
But this is war, family love is precious, but death is the main theme.
Xujun King Yang Kai looked at the corpse of Mandu Latu in a daze, then he walked to the corpses of the Sui army who died in the last fight against Meng Yuan's rout, and solemnly gave a military salute. At this moment, no matter what other people were thinking, they all followed Yang Kai to salute.
The main force of the Mandu Banner was eliminated in World War I. This was the most glorious victory since the Sui army marched. Although a great price was paid, its significance will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books.
Apart from the elimination of the enemy's main force, the biggest gain is no less than 30,000 horses. For the Sui Army, this was an exciting and huge wealth, and the Sui Army had never owned such a large number of war horses. There is no doubt that in a very short period of time, the Sui army will be able to have a strong light cavalry team.
Although there was a severe shortage of war horses in the Sui Dynasty, when the soldiers of the guards trained on weekdays, some people with outstanding physical fitness were specially dispatched to train riding and archery with the few war horses in turn. These people can easily control the horses. Although they are far from being as flexible as the Mengyuan people, they will soon adapt to their new identities.
Because of the more than 30,000 war horses, the generals of the Sui army were almost all red-eyed. Before the battlefield was cleaned, they started arguing. Everyone hoped to get more horses. When there was no answer that could satisfy everyone in the debate, they handed over the decision to the previously forgotten army commander, King Xujun Yang Kai.
"I plan to ask Your Majesty to take out 20,000 of these more than 30,000 war horses, form a pure cavalry team, and hand it over to a suitable person to lead. The remaining 16,000 war horses are divided into 20,000 horses on average. To the generals of the guards. Although it is not enough to satisfy you, it can at least improve the combat power of the army and increase the number of ranger scouts."
As the commander-in-chief said, even if someone is dissatisfied, there is nothing to refute.
After calming down, people began to discuss how to form the first cavalry in the true sense of the Sui Dynasty. Someone proposed to select excellent soldiers from all the guards, but the average number of 5,000 soldiers per guard made the generals unwilling. All the soldiers who were transferred out were good at fighting, and even if the same number of people were added back, they would feel that they had suffered a disadvantage.
In the end, nothing happened, Xu Jun Wang Yang Kai sent troops to escort the 20,000 war horses back to Fan Gu, and handed them over to the logistics officials for management. Other matters will be decided after the request of His Majesty. The ones who left before these horses were the messengers reporting to Chang'an City. They put on red cloaks and new clothes, and rode towards the imperial capital on Mongolian horses. Although their speed is not as fast as that of flying pigeons, His Majesty would rather hear someone personally tell him the story of this great victory.
"You can't slack off just because you won."
Xujun King Yang Kai called the Four Guards Generals for a discussion and said: "The main force of the Mandu Banner has been wiped out, and there will be no more than 5,000 enemies who escaped. But in a short period of time, these 5,000 people will be reunited." Integrate and elect a new general to command. If we wait for them to organize herdsmen and distribute weapons and armor, it will be difficult for us to control the entire Mandu Banner as soon as possible.”
"so… "
Yang Kai paused and said: "I have decided to gather the horses allocated to the guards for the time being and hand them over to General Li Yuanshan. He will take the light cavalry and his heavy cavalry to chase after victory, and we must not give the people of the Mandu Banner any respite. The last resistance should be quelled in the fastest time, and then the army immediately marched westward to deploy defenses on the western border of Mandu Banner. The task entrusted to us by His Majesty has been completed for a little while... The next step is to counterattack while defending firmly , must not let Meng Ge's reinforcements set foot on this pasture again!"
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New Year's Eve.
Just when the Sui army smashed Mandu Latu on the northwest prairie, the Tai Chi Palace in Chang'an City was holding a grand banquet once a year. Every year on New Year's Eve, the emperor will have a big banquet for his ministers. Some respected old people will be invited from Chang'an City to sit beside the emperor to celebrate the arrival of the new year together.
Great Sui respected filial piety, although the invited elders were ordinary, but on this night, they will receive extremely grand reception and respect. This is an example of His Majesty calling on the people of the world to observe filial piety, so the old people can enjoy honors such as the emperor's personal toast.
In addition to these old people, those veterans in the imperial court who are old but have not left Chang'an City will also return to Tai Chi Palace to enjoy people's respect. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, His Majesty the Emperor will wear the most solemn crown and gown, take everyone in the harem and courtiers to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors, and then go to the Ming Altar to pray for the people. But tonight, the emperor didn't need to wear the heavy and gorgeous clothes, he looked more easy-going and natural in ordinary clothes.
As the No. 1 candidate in the Yanwu Academy, Fang Jie naturally had the opportunity to participate in this feast. But because they have no official positions and are the youngest, according to the rules, they are arranged outside. But this is also in line with Fang Xie's thoughts, he doesn't really like that kind of hypocritical etiquette between pushing a cup and changing a cup.
He's a slob, in some ways.
Zhuo Buyi also has no official position, and he has little friendship with courtiers. So he also sat with the students of the Academy of Martial Arts. Of course, this was the seat he chose, but even so, his cloth clothes were particularly eye-catching in the crowd of brocade clothes. None of the students at this table knew him except Fang Jie, so they were a little surprised how this young guy in common clothes got in.
Naturally, Zhuo Buyi didn't bother to pay attention to the doubtful eyes cast by the students, if he could refuse, he wouldn't even appear on such an occasion.
"Not suitable?"
He asked Fang Jie.
Fang Jie nodded with a smile and said in a low voice, "Seeing that you are not as used to it as I am."
Zhuo Buyi hummed, poured himself a glass of wine and took a sip: "His Majesty will give me a seat every year at the feast. But this kind of occasion is obviously not suitable for me to appear, not because I am not used to it here."
"It's sour."
Fang Jie said with a smile: "Although you are wearing civilian clothes, if you reveal your identity, half of the people present will be in awe of you, and the other half will think about how to get along with you."
Zhuo Buyi sighed: "This is the troublesome thing. I'm really afraid that His Majesty will suddenly have a sudden whim, pointing at my nose in front of civil and military officials and saying, this guy! He is the number one thug in the Ouchi Guards Department!"
"Top hitter..."
Fang Jie couldn't help laughing: "This title is really appropriate."
Zhuo Buyi said: "You should think about how to deal with it yourself. After a while, His Majesty will definitely let you stand up in front of everyone and say something. Everyone here is full of Chinese. Ridiculous. After all, he is excellent in the five subjects of liberal arts, so he can't show his timidity with just one mouth."
"Thousands of wears and flattery don't wear it. When singing praises, pick up flowers and talk about it."
Fang Jie stuffed a piece of cooked meat into his mouth, eating it very unrefinedly. As the only female student among the ten students who entered the palace at the Academy of Martial Arts, Ma Lilian secretly glanced at Fang Jie who was sitting opposite from time to time. She has not yet recovered from the grief of losing a friend, so she is somewhat repulsed by this kind of celebratory scene.
His Majesty naturally knew about the successive killings of the students of the Academy of Martial Arts, but he obviously couldn't mention it during the welcome ceremony. Ma Lilian always felt that there was something wrong with Fang Jie who was sitting across from her, until the emperor sent someone to call him, and when he stood up, Ma Lilian realized that Fang Xie was not wearing a uniform, but a military scout uniform. Compared with others, it seems nondescript.
Fang Jie, who walked up to the emperor, saluted meticulously, then stood up, and congratulated His Majesty and the Queen on behalf of the students of the Academy of Martial Arts. The professors of the Academy of Martial Arts had taught the rules many times. Fang Jie Cooked to perfection. Nothing is wrong except the clothes are wrong.
When the emperor asked him to speak a few words in front of the courtiers, Fang Jie straightened up.
The other party, Her Royal Highness Princess Yang Wanyi, who was extremely disgusted by the other party, stared at him fiercely, wishing that he would be humiliated in front of the civil and military courts. When she saw that Fang Xie was actually wearing a military uniform, she immediately thought of the word bumpkin.
"According to the logic, I should write a prosperous and beautiful article."
Fang Jie, standing in front of everyone, said with a smile, "Before I came, I considered for a long time whether I should also wear a grand dress to the banquet, but after hesitating, I denied it. There are three reasons..."
"First, eating in a toga with long sleeves is in the way."
As soon as the words were finished, there was a burst of laughter from the people, some of which were sarcasm.
Fang Jie ignored it and continued: "Secondly, I am a student of the Academy of Martial Arts, so naturally I cannot do without the word Wu. As we all know, people from the Academy of Martial Arts will join the army to kill enemies and serve the country after they have completed their studies. It seems that the military uniform is the most solemn clothing to pay tribute to His Majesty."
"third… "
Fang Jie glanced at the crowd and said slowly: "I am a soldier from the frontier army from the border town of Fangu. Right now, the imperial court's 700,000 troops are attacking the Mongolian barbarians west of Fangu, because those damned barbarians Massacred 2,000 people and 800 frontier soldiers in Fangu City! I... am the only one of the Fangu Frontier Army who is still alive, but I blame myself for being alive, because at the last moment I did not stand with a weapon in my hand By my side, I didn’t die with them. Now the army of the Sui Dynasty is sweeping the grasslands to avenge my former comrades. I can’t fight and kill the enemy, but I can wear the uniform of the frontier army to cheer for the soldiers!”
"I'm a rough man."
Fang Jie said word by word: "But no matter before I entered the Martial Arts Academy or after I left the Academy of Martial Arts, I was a soldier of the Sui Dynasty! Now, I dare to replace those who are on the prairie to the west of Fan Gu and face Chang'an City. Soldiers saluting for His Majesty, Respect Your Majesty, and honor your lords with a glass of wine!"
Holding the wine glass, Fang Jie's heart heaved slightly: "May the world of the Great Sui Dynasty be prosperous forever. May the army of the Great Sui Dynasty come back with triumph. Longevity to Your Majesty!"
"Should live for the people!"
The emperor stood up and raised his glass solemnly.
Everyone was a little dazed, no one thought that Fang Jie would say such a thing. As for Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Sui Dynasty, when she looked at Fang Jie again, she suddenly felt that he was much more pleasing to the eye.