"Troops, clean up the battlefield. Retrieve all the arrows that can be retrieved."
Jiang Pengji spat out the wild grass in her mouth. She stood straight and looked into the distance. She could faintly see the city standing on the horizon.
"Clean up the battlefield, then set up camp and rest. Once we're full, we'll attack the city at night."
Feng Jin frowned. "Attack the city at night? That's … not appropriate. "
Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "It's very disadvantageous for us to fight at night, but it's even more disadvantageous for them."
Feng Jin opened his mouth and wanted to stop Jiang Pengji from taking the risk. They had too few troops on hand and could not afford to gamble.
"Don't worry, Huaiyu. I'm not a brainless boor. Since we've decided to attack the city at night, we have a certain degree of confidence."
Jiang Pengji's troops were not limited to one type of soldier. Instead, they were more versatile. The training plan she gave was very complicated and heavy. Every troop's food was as balanced as possible. These people were supervised by Chief Meng Hun to train hard. They had a certain degree of night fighting ability.
Many people in ancient times had varying degrees of night blindness because of the unbalanced nutrition of their food. Especially the people who were born into poverty, they often had no food to fill their stomachs during natural disasters and droughts. Not to mention the pursuit of balanced nutrition. The proportion of people with night blindness was very high.
Since Jiang Pengji was determined to conquer the nine states and pursue the position of hegemon, how could she not do anything?
She did not waste the three years she spent in Langye.
Fighting at night, the enemy weakened while we strengthened. A thousand troops could unleash a considerable combat power.
Luoyue led the imperial guards to help the troops clean up the battlefield. This time, the troops contributed the most to killing the Tsing Yi Army. The imperial guards, on the other hand, were like decorations.
He took the initiative to look for Jiang Pengji and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Jiang Pengji said, "Of course there is. I've entrusted the safety of tens of thousands of people to you."
Luoyue opened his mouth a few times. He wanted to join in the attack at night, but the words were stuck on the tip of his tongue and he could not say it.
She led her troops to charge and kill the enemy. His imperial guards would protect them from behind. Anyone with a discerning eye would know which side was safer.
Jiang Pengji looked at Luoyue and asked with concern, "Is there anything else?"
Luoyue shook his head and said, "No, I won't disturb you anymore."
The corpses of 3,000 members of the Tsing Yi Army were moved to the entrance of the mountain, covered with dry and flammable straw, and burned to ashes.
Jiang Pengji ordered her men to burn the corpses and clean them up. No one objected.
There was no need to pay too much attention to the enemy's corpse.
Now that it was a hot summer day, the corpses would easily attract mosquitoes and flies, and they would rot very quickly. If they were not dealt with as soon as possible, there would be an epidemic.
Langjun had emphasized it again and again, so naturally, no one would argue with her.
When they set up camp on the spot and cleaned up the battlefield, they found a few horses on the side of the Tsing Yi Army. However, these horses were either dead or seriously injured. Jiang Pengji ordered people to slaughter these horses and boil them into meat soup. She then sent it to the people who cooperated with them.
The commoners were still in shock. To be honest, they were not very willing to be bait. After all, they were risking their lives!
However, when they found out that the troops had cooked food for them after setting up camp, and even slaughtered horses to make meat soup, and that the people who had been fighting for the whole afternoon were still hungry … For a moment, many people's eyes turned red, and the little bit of resentment in their hearts disappeared, and they couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Jiang Pengji, on the other hand, did not have much emotion. She took the meat porridge from the troops and gulped it down.
In ancient times, seasonings were very scarce. Now that they were on the march, they brought some salt at most, but it really didn't taste very good.
However, there was nothing to be picky about. Even Feng Jin, a serious aristocrat, did not complain, so Jiang Pengji would not complain.
Qiguan Rang had already brought the remaining people to meet up with Jiang Pengji.
"Rang saw the flames from afar. I think Langjun won a big victory this time."
Qiguan Rang no longer looked like a refined scholar. The wooden clogs on his feet had been replaced by thick straw sandals. His clothes had also become brown, which made it easier for him to move. His black hair was tied up with hemp rope made of straw. Except for his temperament, he looked like a farmer.
"Indeed, thanks to the enemy's stupidity, we won with ease."
Jiang Pengji got up and hung the broadsword on her waist. She also picked two short swords that were one foot long and placed them in a convenient position.
The broadsword was usually hung in the room as a decoration. Today, she finally used it to kill the enemy.
Qiguan Rang handed Jiang Pengji a bow and a quiver of arrows. "Langjun, you must be careful tonight."
If anything happened to her, everyone present would probably break up and their future would be bleak.
"Just wait for my good news."
Jiang Pengji smiled, took the bow and arrows, and carried them on her back. The quiver was also filled with arrows.
Her long hair was tied into a ponytail with a hair tie and then tied with a cloth. She looked elegant and neat.
Looking at her current attire, she was like a free and easy ranger who walked out of a street story instead of a well-read scholar.
Jiang Pengji suddenly thought of something and added a sentence.
"Oh yes, the 3,000 members of the Tsing Yi Army were all buried here. They may have sent people out of the city to investigate. Be careful of a night attack."
Qiguan Rang could see the flames rising from the col from afar. It was hard to guarantee that the Tsing Yi Army in the city did not notice. It was better to be safe than sorry. Since Jiang Pengji brought the people of Shangjing out, she had the responsibility to ensure their safety.
Qiguan Rang solemnly bowed with his hands folded in front. "Don't worry, Langjun. I swear to guard this place with my life and quietly wait for your good news."
"With the few of you guarding the rear, I definitely won't worry."
Jiang Pengji certainly could not bring the few literati along for the night attack. She might as well let them lead a thousand imperial guards to protect the people.
The terrain here was higher and they could see in all directions. If the Tsing Yi Army tried to launch a sneak attack, they could rely on the terrain to resist for a long time.
"Troops, depart!"
When the sun gradually set in the west, the hot wind gradually cooled. Jiang Pengji and the others could already see the tall city walls.
In another place, the Tsing Yi Army guarding the city had long noticed the unusual smoke in the distance and informed General Jiu about it.
General Jiu held a banquet in the district magistrate's residence for the "meritorious officials". He drank wine and ate meat in big mouthfuls. He watched beautiful women dance. If he was excited, he would directly pull one into his arms for fun. The entire hall was filled with the fragrance of wine and meat, as well as the smell of lust.
Even from afar, one could hear the rough and unbridled laughter of the men and the trembling pleas of the women.
"What's the big deal?" General Jiu was bare-chested, revealing his muscular upper body. He held a beauty in his left hand and took a bite of a thick drumstick in his right hand. He said nonchalantly, "It's so hot these days. Isn't it normal for fires to start anywhere?"
The Tsing Yi Army soldier who reported opened his mouth and said hesitantly, "The deputy general who left the city in the afternoon hasn't returned yet …"
General Jiu sneered. "Why are you so worried? Maybe they'll achieve a complete victory and divide the spoils. "
They all came from the same bandit nest. He knew the deputy general's greedy temperament very well.
The soldier who reported wanted to say something, but General Jiu became impatient and threw the chicken drumstick in his hand at his face.
"Get lost. Don't be an eyesore here."
Not long after, the hall resumed its original lively atmosphere.
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