Song Qingshu was in awe of Guo Jing's performance. Although the Southern Song Dynasty did not specialize in cavalry, they were able to advance and retreat well under Guo Jing's leadership. Their tactics were exactly the same as the Mongolian army and their crossbows were even more powerful than the Mongols'. If the Mongols had the same number of cavalry, they would not have been able to defeat them.
"Guo Jing is indeed a born general." Song QingShu realized that he had underestimated Guo Jing in the past. Although Guo Jing's martial arts were first-rate in the world, Song QingShu had never taken him seriously. But now that he had seen Guo Jing's other side, he realized that mere martial arts meant nothing to him. What Guo Jing had learned was to fight ten thousand enemies on the battlefield.
"If I had known, I would not have provoked Huang Rong." Song QingShu was secretly regretting his decision. If not for that foolish incident, he would have been able to recruit Guo Jing to his side. At that time, he would have had a peerless general under his command. His relationship with Huang Rong was like a ticking time bomb. He did not dare to use him without worry …
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world. Whenever he thought of the beautiful Huang Rong, Song Qingshu's heart would warm up and he could not help but feel heroic. Although he loved his country, he loved beauties even more. So what if he lost a general? At worst, he would fight for his country with his own hands!
However, Song QingShu frowned as he followed the Jin army and chased after the small group of cavalry from afar. Now that the loyal servants had lost their loyalty, they were determined to capture him at all costs. He did not know if Guo Jing would be able to escape.
Although he had been worrying about how to deal with Guo Jing and Huang Rong, he had never thought of using the Jin to get rid of him. In fact, he had always been thinking about how to save him. Firstly, he admired Guo Jing's character, and secondly, he was proud of himself. He disdained using petty tricks to harm others.
"How much did you lose?" Taj-kis asked as Tang Kuo Bian.
Fu San Zhongyi's face darkened. "Two hundred died and more than a thousand were injured. I will make them pay for this." Guo Jing had a total of seven to eight hundred cavalrymen under him. The Jin side had outnumbered him, yet they still lost so badly. It could be said that it was a crushing defeat.
At the side, Song Qingshu frowned slightly. Originally, he had planned to beat around the bush and use the reason that it was not worth it to dispel the other party's idea of surrounding Guo Jing. However, after this battle, it could be said that they would not rest until one of them was dead.
Over the next few days, Guo Jing fought all the way to the south. Although he had the most elite cavalry under his command, the Jin Kingdom did not lack cavalry. Moreover, he was in the Jin Kingdom's territory. Although he performed several amazing maneuvers, he still could not shake off his pursuers. After a few days, he was trapped in a valley.
After several days of hard fighting, many soldiers were wounded by arrows. Guo Jing ordered the wounded of the Third Corps to rest on their horses, the Second Corps to take care of the seriously wounded, and the First Corps to continue fighting.
As night fell, the Jin and Song armies tacitly set up camp. Neither the fugitives nor the pursuers were made of iron, and everyone needed rest. Looking at the Jin army camp not far away, Guo Jing gathered the soldiers and said, "Our morale is not as good as before, and we can't muster it up. What is the reason? Could it be that there are women in the army? "
The group of people looked at each other. It turned out that when they attacked Xuzhou, they had robbed many wives and daughters of the soldiers guarding the city. Because they were worried that Guo Jing would punish them, they secretly disguised those women as men and mixed them into the army. Fortunately, they had robbed many horses from the Jin army in Xuzhou. Otherwise, there would not be enough horses if there were too many soldiers.
However, Guo Jing was not a fool. At first, he was concerned about the battle in Suzhou, and indeed neglected the behavior of his subordinates. After staying with them for a few days, how could he not know that there were some women in the army? After secretly asking around, he learned that the soldiers had robbed the wives and daughters of the Jin.
Guo Jing had always been an upright person. The reason why he left Mongolia to help the Southern Song was because the Mongolians were cruel and tyrannical. Wherever they went, blood flowed like rivers, and countless wives and daughters trembled under their evil claws. He did not expect that the Southern Song would have a similar situation.
It was a pity that this cavalry unit had only been under his command for a short time. If the troops in Xiangyang City, trained by him, dared to do such a thing, he would definitely order them to be punished according to military law. Now that the group was in danger, if he killed the offenders, it might cause the soldiers to break down …
"When the Jins came south, they ravaged the people of the Great Song. How many wives and daughters did they have? Even the princess …" One of the bolder soldiers said indignantly. However, he immediately realized that he had committed a taboo. After all, during the Jingkang Disaster, many imperial concubines, princesses, and madams were kidnapped and sent to the laundry. This was a humiliation for the people of the Song, so he immediately corrected himself and said, "This is called giving them a taste of their own medicine."
"That's right!"
"That's right!"
…
The group of soldiers echoed. Looking at the agitated crowd, Guo Jing secretly sighed. Is this human nature?
"The Jin are beasts. Are we going to learn from them and become beasts?" Although Guo Jing understood what these people were doing, he couldn't agree with them. He pointed at the frightened and timid women in the army and said, "Moreover, look at these kidnapped women. How many of them are decent Daoist Masters? Aren't they our fellow Han people? "
"Who asked them to marry the Jin? They deserve it." Someone muttered.
Guo Jing was instantly enraged. "The Jins are cruel. How can weak girls like them resist? We Han men can't protect the women in our tribe. In the end, we blame the women for losing their chastity. What is the reason? "
The Neo-Confucianism of the Southern Song Dynasty was prevalent. It was only after the Jingkang Disaster that women's chastity began to be perversely valued. Guo Jing grew up in Mongolia and was naturally dissatisfied with such a culture.
Guo Jing had always been powerful. The group of people was intimidated by his aura and did not dare to say anything. Guo Jing took advantage of the situation and said, "That year, Li Ling led a lone army and was besieged by the Xiongnu army. The soldiers who accompanied him had previously kidnapped the wives and daughters of many Guandong bandits who were exiled to the frontier fortress and hid them in their carriages. When Li Ling found out about this, he found them and killed them. The next day, they fought again. Sure enough, the soldiers did not have any distractions and their combat power increased greatly. Do you think I should kill these women?"
Hearing his words, the women who had been kidnapped were so frightened that they immediately went limp and began to cry. The group of soldiers looked at each other. Guo Jing had always been kind and righteous. Why was he so ruthless this time? However, as the saying goes, kindness does not lead an army. It was not that they could not understand this approach.
"However," Guo Jing changed the topic, "these women are also pitiful people. Moreover, a day as husband and wife means a hundred days of love. I don't want to make things difficult for you, so I'll let them live. From now on, they will be expelled from the army camp. Let bygones be bygones. From now on, anyone who takes in women again and affects the morale of the army will be beheaded without mercy!"
The group of soldiers originally thought that they would be punished for this matter. Now that they saw the stick that was raised high up in the air, how could they not be overjoyed? They did not have any feelings for these women. They only wanted to satisfy their physiological needs. Now that they had had enough fun these days, coupled with the fact that the Jin people were hot on their heels and the shadow of death had always shrouded their hearts, no one was in the mood to have sex.
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