Chapter 247: Attack on Gorqin Banner

It's almost dusk.

Yang Zhengshan and Zhou Lan rode their horses on the green grass.

"From the looks of you, it seems you've had a good time these years!" Zhou Lan looked at the golden sunset in the west, her voice rarely softened.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "That's great indeed, but without the general's support, I wouldn't be where I am today!"

"Haha~~" Zhou Lan suddenly laughed, turned around and looked at him with bright eyes, "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to achieve what you have today!"

"At first I just thought you were a pretty good farmer, but I didn't expect you to be so capable!"

She was really surprised. She had never felt this way before, but when she saw Yang Zhengshan again today, her heart was filled with surprise and emotion.

She was very clear about everything Yang Zhengshan did in Linguan Fort and Yinghe Fort. Although she was surprised at that time, it was not very strong, because although the ability Yang Zhengshan demonstrated at that time was very good, it was not to the point where she was impressed.

They had been separated for three years. Perhaps it was because the time was too long, or perhaps it was because Yang Zhengshan had changed so much, that she was so surprised.

"General, thank you for your compliment. As I said before, without your support, I would be nothing more than a farmer now!"

Yang Zhengshan said modestly.

That's really humble.

Zhou Lan was kind enough to help him, but if it weren't for Zhou Lan, he wouldn't still be a farmer now.

Perhaps without Zhou Lan, his journey would not have been so smooth, he would not hold such a high official position today, and he would not have such a good opportunity to go to the battlefield to kill enemies and make meritorious service.

It only took three years for him to go from a commoner to a third-rank commander under Zhou Lan's care.

He definitely couldn't have done that if it were him, so he was really grateful to Zhou Lan.

"Haha, well then, you must remember the favor I gave you for supporting you, and you must return it to me in the future!" Zhou Lan said with a smile.

"Of course, General, I will never forget your kindness." Yang Zhengshan also laughed.

Zhou Lan pursed her lips, she took this as a joke.

Although the favor of supporting her was real, Yang Zhengshan also helped her a lot. Apart from anything else, the method of training soldiers alone benefited her a lot.

Without Yang Zhengshan, she would not have been able to train so many cavalrymen, nor would she have been able to perform so well on the battlefield.

The two of them can be said to have accomplished each other.

"I may go back to Beijing after this battle!" Zhou Lan suddenly changed the subject.

Yang Zhengshan was startled, "Why?"

"Get married!" Zhou Land said.

Yang Zhengshan raised his eyebrows slightly. This is indeed a problem.

Zhou Lan is already 33 years old this year, which is considered an old girl in this world.

"Has the marriage been settled?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Yes, Huai Jiangbo Sui Yian!" Zhou Lan looked at the afterglow of the sunset with a distant gaze.

Miss Jiang Bo Sui Yian!
Yang Zhengshan thought about the nobles in Kyoto, but he didn't remember such an earl.

In other words, this person was not a nobleman holding an important position, but just a nobleman with leisure time.

He frowned slightly, this is marrying down!
With Zhou Lan's ability and achievements, it was really unfair for her to marry an idle uncle.

Unfortunately, this is how the world is. No matter how successful a woman is or how capable she is, she still values ​​her husband.

Yang Zhengshan naturally wouldn't think about gender equality; he only cared about whether Zhou Lan was willing.

Probably not willing!
Unfortunately, as an outsider, he has no say in this matter.

"But don't worry, even if I get married, I will still serve in the army. Well, probably in the Imperial Guards!" Zhou Lan noticed Yang Zhengshan's frown.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "I'm just worried that the general will be wronged!"

"Feeling wronged? Haha~~" Zhou Lan looked very calm, "I'm used to it!"

Yang Zhengshan remained silent.

He had forgotten Zhou Lan's previous reputation in Kyoto.

This is probably why Duke Ningguo wanted her to marry an idle earl.

The two stopped talking and slowly walked towards the camp.

Before reaching the camp, Yang Zhengshan saw several figures standing in front of the camp.

When he got closer, familiar faces appeared in his eyes, sweeping away the gloom just now, and a kind smile appeared on his face.

"Uncle Zhengshan!"

"Grandpa Zhengshan!"

Seven or eight figures in armor saw Yang Zhengshan and shouted excitedly.

"Ok!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at them, and the smile on his face became more and more warm.

Yang Chengxu, Yang Qinwu...

They were all the people he brought out from Yangjia Village.

Looking at them now and thinking back to their past, Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt as if he was in another world.

Only some of the Yang family members are here, because Yang Mingwu and Yang Chengze are leading troops to fight independently, and they are not with Zhou Lan.

"Let's go inside and talk!" Zhou Lan said with a smile.

"it is good!"

Then Yang Zhengshan entered the camp surrounded by a group of Yang family members.

The dinner lasted more than two hours. There were no outsiders, not even Zhou Lan and Zhao Yuan. There were only Yang Zhengshan and the Yang family members.

As an elder and the leader of the Yang family, Yang Zhengshan shows his kindest side to every member of the Yang family.

He cared deeply about their family, career, cultivation and every aspect of their lives, and guided each of them attentively, patiently encouraging and teaching them tirelessly.

It was not until late at night that Yang Zhengshan returned to his tent.

…The two armies joined together and set out again after three days of rest.

They first advanced northward for 500 miles from the Korcha clan's banner, and then headed eastward to the Gorchin clan's former banner.

That’s right, their first target was the Gorqin clan’s banner territory.

As a royal family, the Gorqin clan has a special significance among the Hu people in Donghai.

The history of the Gorqin clan is very ancient. It is said that the ancestors of the Gorqin clan came from a distant holy land and established the Gorqin clan by the will of God. Now all the clans of the Donghai Hu people are branches of the Gorqin clan.

Well, this is a legend without any basis. Even some tribes within the Donghai Hu people do not recognize this legend.

Of course, there are also people who acknowledge this legend and regard the Gorqin clan’s banner land as their ancestral land.

The Gorqin clan's banner territory is also the only settlement among the Donghai Hu people that will not migrate.

The banners of other large clans would be moved every three to five years, but the banner of the Gorqin clan had never been moved, at least not in a hundred years.

Therefore, the banner of the Gorqin clan was more like a city without walls.

The reason why Yang Zhengshan and his men chose the Gorqin clan's banner as the first target was because the Gorqin clan's banner had the strongest defense among the many settlements in the north of Fushan City.

Although the Gorqin clan’s main forces are now concentrated in Fushan City, they still retain three thousand Hu cavalry in the banner area.

These three thousand Hu cavalry are different from other Hu cavalry. They are a truly elite cavalry.

If we don't capture this place first, once the news of their attacks on other tribes spreads, it will be ineffective to attack here.

Not only the banner territories of the Gorqin clan, but also the banner territories of the three large clans, the Ombu clan, the Chahar clan, and the Dosor clan, were the primary targets of Yang Zhengshan and his men.

After two days of marching, the seven thousand cavalry arrived at a relatively secluded valley a hundred miles away from the Gorqin clan's banner. They rested for a day and set out again at dusk the next day.

They traveled a hundred miles at night and headed straight for the Gorqin clan's banner territory.

Nearing midnight, the most peaceful time in the banner land, the sound of horse hooves rolled in like dull thunder.

Boom~~
Many members of the Gorqin clan were awakened by the sudden noise, and many who were on guard felt very strange.

Who is coming with cavalry in the middle of the night?

At this time, they would not think that it was the enemy coming, but rather that it was their own tribesmen or people from other tribes coming.

Although Liang Chu led a large army to the city of Fushan, no one in the Gorqin clan expected that someone would bypass Fushan to attack their banner.

Just when the Gorqin clan members were feeling strange, bursts of shouts and screams rang out amid the sound of rolling horse hooves.

Yang Zhengshan rushed into the tents, marking the beginning of the massacre tonight.

Soon, the sounds of shouting, screaming, and calling spread throughout the entire flag area.

The killing lasted from late night to dawn, and almost every inch of the flag land was covered with blood.

During the day, this was the most prosperous settlement of the Hu people in the East China Sea. But in just one night, it turned into a hell on earth.

Yang Zhengshan no longer felt any pressure when it came to killing, Zhou Lan didn't feel any discomfort at all, and even Wang Bin had gotten used to it.

No one will show mercy on the battlefield, and no one will show compassion in a life-and-death struggle.

Everything seemed familiar and logical.

When the light of dawn arrived, the Gorqin clan's banner was completely reduced to a ruin with corpses everywhere.

The battle was over and the soldiers began to clean up the war.

They had no time to collect the spoils, only time to replenish food and water, collect the bodies of their comrades and treat the wounded.

Yang Zhengshan was helping the soldiers fetch water from a well. Yang Mingzhen walked over and said, "Sir, we have found a relatively hidden place. It is thirty miles to the north. There is a valley there. It is not a problem to hide a few hundred people there."

"Well, go report to General Wang and ask him to take the wounded and the bodies of the soldiers to be settled first!" Yang Zhengshan said as he took out a bucket of water from the well.

They had to continue their assault and had no time to take care of the wounded and the bodies of the soldiers. They could only find a secluded place nearby to place them.

Although this may put the wounded in danger, it is the only arrangement for the time being.

Yang Mingzhen responded and left, and then Zhou Lan came over with two bowls of hot broth and two pieces of dry food.

"Let's eat first!"

Yang Zhengshan handed the bucket in his hand to the attendant beside him, took the broth and dry food and started eating without hesitation.

Zhou Lan ate while looking at the soldiers around him.

"The cultivation base of these followers of yours must be quite high, right?"

"Well, the advanced ones have already entered the post-natal realm, and the ones that are almost there are also at the strength-refining level!" Yang Zhengshan said without hiding anything.

"You brought these people from Yinghe Fort, right?"

"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan nodded.

Zhou Lan thought for a moment, "How did you train them?"

He was very curious about how Yang Zhengshan could train so many warriors.

Not only Yang Zhengshan's personal followers, but also the soldiers in the garrison camp, are almost all warriors.

Yang Zhengshan's mind moved slightly. It turned out that this matter was really difficult to hide.

He could hide the existence of the spiritual spring water, but he could not hide those who had used it.

For example, among the descendants of the Yang family, so many warriors emerged in just a few years, which was a very incredible thing.

For example, the proportion of warriors among his personal followers and the soldiers in the garrison camp was much higher than that in other troops.

As long as someone pays a little attention, they can find the abnormality.

However, Yang Zhengshan also thought of a reason and said, "How else can we train? Practice!"

This matter cannot be hidden, but as long as the existence of the spiritual spring water is not exposed, it is not a big problem.

Just be more careful in the future. Spiritual spring water can be given to ordinary soldiers, but not too much.

The proportion of warriors among his soldiers can be higher than that of other armies, but not too much higher. This degree must be grasped well.

Zhou Lan nodded slightly, "It seems that I haven't practiced enough!"

She didn't delve into it, she just asked casually.

(End of this chapter)