Chapter 232: Battle Report Enters the General's Mansion

"grown ups!"

Yang Mingzhen walked over with a tired look on his face, with complicated emotions in his eyes.

Yang Zhengshan looked at his bloodstained face and nodded calmly, "How are the brothers doing?"

At the end of the battle, the three hundred cavalrymen could no longer maintain their original formation and almost all of them dispersed.

Yang Mingzhen showed an ugly smile and said, "Several brothers were seriously injured and are being treated!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't say anything more, but drove his horse to his injured brother.

Three hundred cavalrymen attacked the tribe of ten thousand people. The battle lasted for more than an hour and countless people were killed. However, not many soldiers were injured, only twenty or thirty people, and most of them were only slightly injured, with only six or seven seriously injured.

After the killing, the soldiers felt depressed and complicated.

Their emotions should be the same as Yang Zhengshan's, confusion after madness.

Yang Zhengshan said nothing, but squatted down calmly to bandage the wounds of the injured soldiers.

Use spiritual spring water to clean the wounds, take the medicinal wine and medicine that have been prepared long ago, and then give them some more spiritual spring water.

Yang Zhengshan handled it simply and skillfully.

In the past two years, he has been studying medical skills, such as the preparation of medicinal materials, the brewing of medicinal liquor, the configuration of various prescriptions, etc. Although he has not systematically studied medical skills, he has gained a lot of understanding in trauma treatment and the meridians and structure of the human body.

His calm demeanor also calmed the emotionally confused soldiers.

Soon, the quiet atmosphere became lively, and the soldiers began to take the initiative to clean up the battlefield, pick up corpses, collect supplies, eliminate remaining enemies that might pose a threat, and gather the frightened livestock together.

"Mingzhen, go back and ask Han Cheng to move the camp here!"

"Be careful of Tumogo's sneak attack!"

Yang Zhengshan instructed Ming Zhen.

At present, they have conquered this Hu tribe of nearly 10,000 people. All the military exploits and wealth of the tribe have been taken into their pockets, but they will need time to sort out these military exploits and wealth.

They certainly cannot live in two different places, as this would give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.

Yang Mingzhen responded and left with dozens of cavalrymen.

Near dusk, Han Chengcai arrived in Zarts with a group of infantrymen driving a horse-drawn carriage.

Looking at the bloody battlefield, Han Cheng's expression changed, but he didn't say anything in the end.

After all, he was not a man who had never seen the world. Although such a bloody scene was rare, he had already anticipated it in his mind.

After meeting Yang Zhengshan, he immediately set up camp on a small hill not far from Zarts according to Yang Zhengshan's instructions.

……

Sunset West Mountain.

In the Tumoge settlement, Zhayan sat on the main seat in the felt tent with a pale face.

There were several high-ranking members of the Tumoge in the felt tent. They all looked pale and the atmosphere was so heavy that it made it difficult for people to breathe.

Abatai is dead!
Zarts is destroyed!

Nearly half of the 10,000 people of the Zarts were slaughtered. Although the others escaped, they became homeless refugees.

Zha Yan did not expect such a result.

He had experienced the strength of the garrison camp and was also terrified by its power, but he never expected that a garrison camp of a thousand people could destroy a tribe of nearly ten thousand people in one day.

This was a result he could not imagine.

"Chief, let's run!"

Someone finally couldn't help it and spoke.

Zha Yan raised his head and looked at the person who was speaking with lifeless eyes.

run!
Where are you going?

If I run now, will they catch up with me?
The pupils in Zha Yan's eyes slowly condensed.

"Yes, run, we run now!"

He said in a hoarse voice.

He was reluctant to move the tribe before because he was afraid that the tribe would be attacked by the garrison camp during the move, but now they must move.

If they stay here, they will end up like Zaltz.

The transfer might lead to an attack by the garrison camp, but at least it would allow some tribesmen to escape the garrison camp's pursuit.

Especially himself!

If all else fails, abandon your people!
Zha Yan thought secretly in his heart and made a decision immediately.

They abandoned their settlements, their belongings, and most of their livestock, and moved away overnight.

His decision was recognized by the vast majority of the tribesmen, and they began to flee the settlement that night.

Naturally, their actions could not be concealed from the scouts of the garrison camp. When they just started to escape, Yang Zhengshan received a report from the scouts.

However, Yang Zhengshan ignored Tumoge's transfer, because the garrison camp's top priority was to gain the current military merits and spoils, rather than continuing to pursue Tumoge.

Of course, he did not give up on Tumoge. He asked the scouts to follow Tumoge and wait until he had time to take advantage of this piece of fat meat.

……

Jiacheng, the shogun.

Wang Bin received battle reports from various garrison camps today.

He will lead the reinforcement battalion out of the border tomorrow, so he has been busy with the matters concerning the border during the day, and only now has he found time to check the battle reports of each garrison battalion.

After reading the battle reports one by one, Wang Bin frowned slightly.

He has five garrison battalions under his command, and all five have been out of the country for several days. He read three battle reports, and all of them showed no results.

"These cowardly fellows!"

Wang Bin couldn't help but curse. The garrison battalion went out independently, which was full of dangers, but it was also the best opportunity to gain military merit.

In fact, Wang Bin and his men were looking forward to it, and they also hoped that they could find the tribe of the Hu bandits and gain military merit.

But now he had read three battle reports and found no results at all.

It would have been fine if there were no results, as it might be because of bad luck that they did not find the tribe of the Hu bandits. However, two of them actually went out of the pass for several days and marched less than a hundred miles, which clearly showed that they were afraid of the enemy and did not move forward.

Wang Bin has already decided that once the war is over, he will immediately withdraw these two cowardly bastards.

Opening another battle report, Wang Bin's eyes lit up.

At this time, a battle report came from Zhang Yuanwu, the garrison commander of Qihe City. According to Zhang Yuanwu's report, they had found a tribe of Hu bandits, but the tribe they found had several thousand people, while he had less than six hundred people under his command, so Zhang Yuanwu's battle report was a request for help.

The main task of the garrison camp is to find the Hu bandit tribes. Of course, if they encounter some small tribes, the garrison camp can also launch an attack directly if they are confident that they can defeat them.

But if you find a tribe that you cannot defeat, then ask Wang Bin for help.

This is the normal operation of a garrison battalion, instead of being afraid of the enemy and standing back like those cowardly bastards.

Finding a tribe is a gain and a great military achievement.

Wang Bin's mood instantly improved a lot.

"This Zhang Yuanwu is a useful talent!"

Zhang Yuanwu is still very young, only 32 years old this year, and is the youngest among the five garrisons under his command.

He was very satisfied with Zhang Yuanwu, and if he could achieve results this time, he wouldn't mind promoting Zhang Yuanwu.

But his attention soon shifted to the last battle report.

He saved Yang Zhengshan’s battle report for last, as it was the one he was most looking forward to.

Opening the battle report, Wang Bin looked at the contents and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Not bad, not bad. In just a few days, we not only found a tribe, but also defeated nearly a thousand Hu cavalry and beheaded more than 800 of them!"

Wang Bin was just happy but not surprised that Yang Zhengshan could achieve such results.

He knew Yang Zhengshan and the Anyuan City garrison camp, and had long anticipated that Yang Zhengshan would demonstrate his prowess in this expedition.

"Report your achievements first!"

Wang Bin was delighted but he did not forget to report his achievement to Yang Zhengshan.

The military achievements needed to be confirmed by someone from the General's Office, and in this expedition against the East China Sea Hu tribe, all the lieutenant generals had some comparisons in their minds.

The lower-level military officers may not know this, but all the lieutenant generals know in their hearts that Emperor Chengping and the court are watching this battle. If they can make great contributions in this battle, they will definitely be rewarded by His Majesty.

Beheading more than 800 people, although not a great achievement, is still a considerable military achievement.

More importantly, this may be the first military achievement in this battle.

This first military achievement will naturally attract more attention.

Thinking of this, Wang Bin no longer hesitated. He immediately called his close followers and arranged for someone to deliver the battle report to Chongshan Pass overnight.

……

Early the next morning.

Wang Bin led a battalion of 6,000 reinforcements to leave Jiacheng. At the same time, Yang Zhengshan's battle report was also sent to the general's mansion.

Today is the time for various reinforcement camps to leave the country, and tomorrow is the time for Liang Chu to lead the Zhenbiao Camp to leave the country.

Liang Chu had been busy in the study early in the morning. He was going to set out for the expedition tomorrow, and there were still many things he needed to deal with, especially those concerning food and fodder.

At present, Chongshan Town has sufficient food and grass reserves, but the transportation of food and grass is the top priority.

Although he had made arrangements before, he still had to monitor it carefully when the time came to prevent any mistakes.

Just then, his aide Lu Zhong walked in from outside with a smile on his face.

"My Lord, there is good news!"

"Good news!"

Liang Chu looked up in surprise.

Ordinary battle reports would naturally not be sent to him. Since it can be called a victory report, it must be a significant achievement.

"My Lord, please take a look!" Lu Zhong quickly handed the victory report to Liang Chu.

Liang Chu opened it and took a quick look, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Yang Zhengshan, the battle report of the future in-laws.

"Send someone to verify the victory!"

This is a good thing, so he is naturally happy.

But he was just happy for a moment. Although the results were significant, they did not have much impact on the overall battle situation.

Since it is the military achievement of the future in-laws, let's confirm it first, so that we can ask for credit and reward for the future in-laws later.

Lu Chong responded and left the study.

Afterwards, he selected a clerk, two clerks and two soldiers with small flags to go and confirm the military achievements.

However, it was four days later when the group found Yang Zhengshan.

Inside the garrison camp.

"Yuan Wanli, the chief officer of the General's Office, greets Lord Yang!"

Yuan Wanli looked to be in his early thirties and was rather thin. He bowed respectfully to Yang Zhengshan.

If he were an ordinary garrison commander, he probably wouldn't be so respectful. After all, he was the chief clerk of the general's mansion, and was also responsible for verifying military merits. With his official position, he would be flattered wherever he went in Chongshan Town.

But in front of Yang Zhengshan, he didn't dare to put on airs at all.

There was no way. The Yang family was the future in-laws of the Marquis' Mansion, and he dared not offend Yang Zhengshan.

(End of this chapter)