Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 174 The Calm Yulin

All the battles that should be fought are over, and the spoils that should be divided are also finished. After everyone finishes the work, you go back to your prairie, and I go back to my Yulin City. They didn't even ask Dosang to come back—the grandson has been avoiding him after the war, and he probably won't come back if he wants to ask for it.Anyway, he made a lot of money this time, and he didn't care about a mere knife. Everyone put the remains of the dead soldiers and the wounded on the horses, and drove the horses on their way home triumphantly.

Those frontier soldiers who fought side by side with Wuyang Guard didn't work in vain, they got some spoils, and they even got a cow and a few sheep with their hands and feet--all of them were scattered during the battle. The patriarchs of the various tribes were busy dividing up the spoils, so they didn't bother to ask them for it.All the way, these veterans looked at the soldiers of Wuyang Guard with the eyes of monsters, asking where they came from and which powerful army they were under the command of a fierce general. When it was the guy with the baby face, everyone was dumbfounded, and their expressions were so wonderful that they looked like ghosts.Soldiers of Wuyang Guard took the opportunity to brag about the many benefits of Wuyang Guard, which stunned the soldiers.When I heard that an ordinary soldier in Wuyang Guard had [-] catties of good rice noodles a month, and could still eat meat every now and then, the minds of these desperadoes could not help but become active... Damn, they are also soldiers Yes, why is it so far away?What people eat is polished rice and white noodles, which the landlords are reluctant to eat all at once, but we eat chaffy vegetables, beef and mutton with sand?Don't even think about it, there is a lot of cow dung and sheep dung, do you want it?Wuyang Guard is newly opened, so it must be in great need of manpower. Going to Henan to join Wuyang Guard might be a way out. If you're lucky, you might be able to get ahead...

As for the terrible punishment for escaping, these veterans didn't even think about it.There are fewer deserters from various ministries?I didn’t see a few of them were arrested and beheaded. In order to occupy the army’s land and pay for it, the generals even tried their best to drive away the unsightly soldiers...

Cheng Ji didn't know what those frontier soldiers were up to, and he wasn't interested in knowing, since he was wiping away his cold sweat since he set foot on his way home, he was so trembling that he could hardly ride a horse.No wonder, he is a literati, since when has he seen such a bloody scene?It was courageous not to faint from fright.He squinted at Yang Menglong, good guy, this kid was smiling, chatting with Xue Siming, Zhong Ning, Xu Meng and others about his experience of hacking people on the prairie as if no one else was there!Cheng Ji was very speechless to him, this guy is simply a war madman, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't fight for a day!
Yang Menglong boasted fiercely about his command, which made all his subordinates roll their eyes. Then he noticed Cheng Ji, and asked with concern: "Boss Cheng, how are you? Why do you look so ugly?"

Cheng Ji cupped his hands with a wry smile, and said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Cheng is fine, just a little frightened and hasn't recovered yet."

Yang Menglong patted him on the shoulder, expressing his understanding: "You are a literati, and you have never experienced such a big scene, so it's normal to be scared. Actually, it's not a big deal, you just get used to it."

Get used to killing and killing?

Cheng Ji nearly fell off his horse.

Back in Yulin City, Yang Menglong was surprised to find that the city was still peaceful, and the people in the city were shopping for vegetables and cooking, and they were calm and calm, as if they didn't even know that there was an outbreak not very far away. There was a fierce battle, and hundreds of people died!Yang Menglong was dumbfounded by the rough nerves honed by the people of Yulin in the thousands of years of war. If the people in Hebei had such thick nerves, the mere tens of thousands of slaves would probably only be kicked by the four-sided ring?Alas, can't compare, really can't compare!He hurriedly found someone to treat the wounded soldiers. Most of these wounded soldiers were shot by arrows, and the injuries were not serious. If a few of them died due to untimely treatment and their injuries worsened, then he should cry!

In fact, in ancient wars, not many soldiers died in real face-to-face fighting, and most of them died of wound infections.The medical technology at that time was very low. Once the wound was infected and suppurated, it was basically tantamount to shaking hands with death.Yang Menglong's way to deal with wound infection is to use alcohol to disinfect. After the Battle of Shahe, he used alcohol to clean the wounds of wounded soldiers. It is unbelievable that a man died of a wound infection. After the previous experience, these wounded soldiers are already very able to accept the pain of the wine dripping on the wound, and even enjoy it a little bit.On the contrary, the doctor Yang Menglong called was a little surprised. He used wine to clean the wound?Really ingenious!

It took a whole day to treat the wounded.

On the second day, Yulin City was still as calm as before, but stories began to circulate in the streets and alleys that the Mongols fought in the border city, causing a lot of casualties.Some guys were drinking a big bowl of tea, telling everyone about their adventures vividly:
"You don't know. At that time, hundreds of cavalrymen from the Khalkha tribe of Mongolia came rushing forward, unstoppable, but a young general on our side commanded more than a hundred people holding crossbows and lined up in two teams. My mother, their Teams, even if you compare them with a ruler, the strokes are not so neat! When the Tartars approached a hundred paces, the young general ordered to shoot arrows, and the two teams of archers shot one after another. The men and horses rolled into a ball, and the screams were loud! They shot round after round, and after four rounds of arrows, the Tartars were already dead and wounded! I have seen too many people playing with crossbows , but it’s the first time I’ve seen someone who can play at such a high level!”

The audience clapped and applauded when they heard this, and asked how many Tartars were shot. At this time, the divergence came. Some people thought that more than 100 were shot, some thought that more than 200 were shot, and some thought it was possible. There are more, anyway, there are different opinions, which made everyone feel itchy, only hated that I was not there at the time, otherwise I would definitely get a set of armor, a few war horses, and if I was lucky, I could even cut off a few heads and bring them back to claim credit .As for whether the Tartars will invade and surround Yulin in a fit of anger, they are not worried at all. If they have the ability, let your horse grow wings and fly up the city wall, otherwise you want to enter the city?There are no doors!Even after the news that the Burqin Department united with many small departments and the Khalkha Department openly confronted and the war was about to break out, they were still so calm and calm, and they didn't take it to heart at all.

Ah, Yulin, what a magical place!
Everything that happened next was within Yang Menglong's expectation.A lot of people were hacked to death by the Khalkha tribe for no reason. The Burqin tribe, the Dongge tribe, the Mange tribe and other small tribes couldn't swallow the bad breath. They spontaneously united and pieced together more than 400 horsemen , with the Khalkha department.They first sent the more than 400 heads to the Khalkha tribe as a big gift. Needless to say, the effect was surprisingly good. After receiving this gift, the Khalkha tribe felt like the end of the world. There were heart-piercing screams and wailing, and Khalkha Khan even threw off his sable hat, pulling his hair and screaming wildly.So many people died all at once, and they were all young and strong, who could bear it?He almost vomited blood.Considering that Da Khan is so old and has caused so much pain to others, the Chalun patriarch and the others felt very sorry, and immediately sent a letter, kindly reminding Da Khan: Your precious son who has done more than fail is still alive , we found a doctor for him, and sent some beautiful shepherdesses to wait on him, to make sure he was happy and recovered well... What?Do you want to see him?Yes, but he eats, drinks and has fun with us. Meals plus medical expenses are not a small amount. You have to feel free to give some, right?We are not greedy, just give us [-] war horses, [-] head of cattle, and [-] adult sheep. If one sheep is missing, your precious son will lose an arm, and if one horse is missing, your precious son will lose an arm. One less leg, one less cow, your precious son will lose something, we can't guarantee it!I have to say that the Mongols are indeed a wolf-like nation. As long as they find an opportunity, they will bite each other fiercely without hesitation, and even put them to death. If the Khan of Khalkha agrees to their Under all conditions, the Khalkha tribe will suffer double losses in terms of population and herds, and its strength will inevitably decline. It is unknown whether it can survive this winter!But if he doesn't agree, the little prince Boyan's life will be lost. For an old man who is old enough, there is nothing more cruel than this.It is not difficult to imagine the inner torture of Khalkha Khan after receiving this letter, how to choose, it is really embarrassing for this old man.

However, Yang Menglong doesn't care what choice Khalkha Khan will make. He just wants to take a break and run away.The battle has been fought, the horses have been replaced, and the harvest has far exceeded expectations. It is time to leave, and the fool continues to eat sand here.But before leaving, he still asked Cheng Ji to go to Yulinwei as a businessman, visit the commander of Yulinweidu, and see if he could dig some experts who made strong crossbows from Yulinwei.Although he recruited several people from the private sector, they were amateurs after all, not as good as professional craftsmen.Originally, he didn't have any hope. Who would let such a talent go?But when Cheng Ji appeared in front of him with dozens of craftsmen whose clothes were worse than beggars, he immediately became confused. When he asked, it turned out that this guy had sent some money to Yulin Wei, and they all ordered After receiving a generous gift, the envoy released him without saying a word. If Cheng Ji hadn't repeatedly stated that he only wanted craftsmen who made crossbows, maybe this man would have given him the entire barracks of craftsmen—— In the eyes of the commander, these craftsmen are wastes that can only consume food, and they can't be thrown away. It's rare for someone to want them, so of course they have to be stuffed in!
This time, Yang Menglong was completely messed up.

Ah, Yulinwei is really a magical place!

(End of this chapter)