Don't be a prince

After an arrow was shot, Li Chengqian was surprised to see a group of soldiers with white robes over their armor carrying a stretcher into the battlefield. go down.Not long after, the breeze came over with the smell of wine.

Seeing the crown prince looking at him in surprise, Bai Yujiao said: "The health regulations on the battlefield distributed by the Ministry of War have finally been promoted throughout the prefecture as a key point. The experience summed up by Sun Shenxian, I will not lose no matter how I remember it!"

"That's good. There is a process for healing, and the loss can be reduced to an astonishing level. However, it's good to stop the training. We really don't need to waste the lives of soldiers here. These water thieves are also very serious." brave."

Bai Yujiao nodded, and was about to give an order, only to realize that he didn't understand the semaphore, so he could only look at Sky-Changing Monkey in shame.

Changtian Monkey chuckled, and instead of using the flag, ordered people to beat the war drum.Although it is a common method for Mingjin to withdraw troops, Mingjin has a feeling of being defeated anyway, which is uncomfortable, so for the pro rate, apart from semaphore and signal arrows, the retreat signal is drumming.

Hearing the sound of the drum, he rushed to kill Liu Mang, who was at the front, spit at the water thief who had been scared to the point of peeing his pants, and began to organize his own troops to call for withdrawal, and to cover the retreat of these immature soldiers. At the same time, make sure that all downed sergeants have been carried back.

The water thieves didn't expect that they would win, and they all looked in disbelief. When they confirmed that the officers and soldiers were not bluffing, but really withdrew their troops, they immediately cheered.In a hurry, he simply started shouting at the top of his voice. The most daring one even took off his pants and pointed at the fleet, patting and provoking.

Everyone, including Li Chengqian, was outraged by being insulted like this.

The distance of nearly three hundred steps is just outside the range of the bow and arrow. Beyond this range, the lethality and accuracy of the bow and arrow have been reduced to an extremely low level.Generally speaking, this distance is only suitable for legion-level archery attacks, and it has to deal with people who don't have enough protection like water thieves.At a distance of [-] steps, bows and arrows can hardly even cause effective damage to people who are wearing thick enough.

But well...

"Take off your pants, there is no bunker around, that's your fault."

Hearing the prince's words, Bai Yujiao was about to say something, but seeing the prince's bow and arrow, he just hesitated and shot the arrow.The first arrow ended, and the next arrow shot out with almost no gap.

Different from ordinary arrows, the prince's exclusive arrows with Phnom Penh are quite obvious in the sun.The soldiers on board saw with their own eyes that a golden thread drew a graceful arc and hit the right ass of the butt-slapping water thief with incomparable precision.The next moment, the same arrow arrived, and before he could react, it hit one side.

Two arrows and two guts!The screams of the arrogant water thief can still be heard clearly from such a distance.Seeing that they still couldn't hide from such a long distance, the remaining water thieves didn't dare to shout any more, and started to retreat one after another.

After confirming again that the distance he estimated was correct, Bai Yujiao knelt down on one knee without hesitation, and roared, "Your Highness is mighty!"

In an instant, all the soldiers knelt down on one knee and exhaled, "Your Highness is mighty!"

Needless to say, at a distance of nearly [-] steps, even people can't see clearly.A good eye might be able to see some details, but at such a distance, the prince hit the target with two arrows in a row!This kind of archery is definitely called a magic arrow!

At this moment, no one felt embarrassed. Different from flattery, the two arrows of His Royal Highness completely won their respect!

"Count up the battle damage, and if there are many injured people, clear out a boat to transport the wounded."

After issuing the order, Li Chengqian smiled and said to Bai Yujiao: "It's nothing, Gu's bow and arrow was a five-stone bow before. In the past two years, Gu's strength has increased a lot, so the strength of the bow and arrow has also increased. It is estimated that it can reach more than six stone now." The distance of [-] steps is almost the limit of ordinary bows and arrows, but it is nothing to Gu's bows and arrows. Besides, this guy took off his pants and removed the last protection, he is looking for death."

The spiked arrows and sharp forked blades newly researched by the Academy of Engineering are scary to look at, let alone used against the enemy.Because of this, the emperor even "hacked" the accounts of many craftsmen, and merged with some heads of gunpowder weapon workshops to form a secret so-called "Wuyanyuan".

If the person shot by this arrow does not receive the correct treatment, the probability of death is as high as [-] to [-]%. If it hits a vital point, even Sun Simiao cannot be cured.

For this answer, Bai Yujiao just nodded, but couldn't answer.At this moment, he decided that the prince was too modest and rebellious.Even if the damage is maintained, the key is the accuracy. A bow and arrow without an accuracy is useless?

Soon, the battle damage report was submitted.

The battle damage was more than 230, when Bai Yujiao heard the news, he was still sad for a while.This is just one of them. The battlefields in all regions add up, and it is estimated that the battle damage can reach more than 1000.The soldiers in Zhengzhou are different from those in Guanzhong, Liaodong and other places. Although they are also exercising during the slack season and have undergone systematic training, but without the baptism of war, the quality of individual soldiers is still not good.Now Zhengzhou's government soldiers are almost entirely supported by some veterans who have experienced the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the new stubble has not yet fully adapted to the battlefield.

This is only now, Datang's borders are always expanding, and the number of times they can be used can be said to be very few.For a long time, the old soldiers who had experienced the battlefield retired, and more and more recruits joined, which would only make the combat power of the local soldiers in Zhengzhou weaker and weaker.

Sensing what Bai Yujiao was thinking, Li Chengqian patted him on the shoulder and said, "Captain Bai, after the popularization of gunpowder weapons, although personal bravery is still effective, it may not necessarily surpass the sharpness of weapons. It is no exaggeration To put it bluntly, even if the army is full of recruits, as long as they are not idiots, with enough weapons, they can defeat the enemy several times and win the victory. If you don’t believe me, just watch.”

Seeing the crown prince waving his hand, Zhan Tianhou nodded, walked to the front of the big drum himself, and began to beat rhythmically.Now that the fleets of all parties have gone deep into the reed marsh, if they want to send signals to each other, the semaphore will naturally not work.

After the Drumming Monkey's drum beat, one after another, the invisible troops in the distance also beat drums in response.

After the response from the last team appeared, Li Chengqian handed over the bow and arrow in his hand to Zhang Yun.

The next moment, under the leadership and guidance of the soldiers in charge, the government soldiers from all over the place began to use gunpowder weapons one after another.

Thunder arrows, grenades, the most basic gunpowder weapons, but when the number increases, the power is unparalleled.From this moment on, the fleets around began to push inward. As long as the living people dared to appear within the range, no matter what kind of protection they had, they would die.

The most unlucky thing is the reed marsh, without the use of Molotov cocktails. After a round of bombardment with gunpowder weapons, the standing reeds can no longer form a barrier, and the traps inside are useless at all.

The lively bombing sound lasted for less than a stick of incense. When the fleet sailed out of the artificial river, Li Chengqian couldn't help being shocked by the scene in front of him.

There are complicated rivers everywhere, and within the reeds, there is an empty water area, and the center of the water area is an "island in the middle of the lake". Through the protective fence on the side of the island, you can see the houses above.This small island has a large area and is some distance away from the water level, so even if the river surges during the rainy season, it will not be submerged.

Here, compared with Water Thief's Nest, it looks more like a paradise, or the kind described in The Story of Peach Blossom Spring.Thinking about destroying this place soon, Li Chengqian even felt a tyrannical pleasure.

Waving his hand, Sky-Changing Monkey, who saw the Prince's gesture, blew the horn without hesitation.Accompanied by the response of the ships that also got into the teams here, the temporarily recruited fishermen began to get busy on the ships. On the masts, tough fishing nets were thrown into the water, and they were connected by adjacent ships in pairs. A ring-shaped fishing net barrier was built around the island.

Seeing these fishing nets, Bai Yujiao finally understood what the prince was going to do. With these fishing nets, even if there were people with good water skills who wanted to escape, they would not be able to escape.The water surface is full of boats, and the water thief wants to slip away successfully, unless it is Feitian!Although Feitian has now been realized by the prince, Wei Wang and others, even he, the governor, doesn't know what's going on, let alone these water thieves.

Seeing that the fishing net wall had been successfully built, Li Chengqian sat back on his chair and ordered the whole army to take a rest in rotation.

"Your Highness, this is a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. Why don't you take it all at once?"

After hesitating for a long time, Bai Yujiao made up his mind to ask the question.Of course, before asking, he repelled everyone except Zhang Yunchang Tianhou.

Drinking hot tea, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "We are fighting internally, don't always fight and kill. Among the water thieves, those who are brave by nature and have done heinous things will ignore them if they are killed. But Ah, there must be some women, children, old and weak on this island, and even people who have never killed people and just want to escape the world. These people have no mortal crimes, stabbing their faces or enslaving them, they are considered invincible. Gu Ye I don’t want to make such a fuss, but ah, Bai Qing, believe it or not, if we wipe out all the water thieves, we will be reprimanded by the rotten scholars at the same time as we report the battle achievements. These days, winning a battle is not necessarily a good thing!”

Thinking of returning from the victory, although it disappeared quickly, but also retained a little bit about pro-rate, Li Chengqian was speechless for a while.It's different from this time, it's the Tibetans who are directly dealing with it.The generals were excited about Tubo's defeat, while the common people were dancing for the tens of thousands of deaths and injuries in Tubo, but they still foolishly thought that doing so would hurt the peace of the world and be too cruel to the Tubo people.

Cruel you bastard!Do you have to be beaten in reverse to know the powerlessness of sages' dogma?

Bai Yujiao wanted to ask some more questions, but seeing that the prince's face was not very good-looking, he had no choice but to leave.

Bai Yujiao left, and only Li Chengqian, Zhang Yun, and Changtianhou were left in the cabin.

After knocking on the table for a while, Li Chengqian suddenly stopped, took a look at the Sky-Speeding Monkey, and then put his thoughts behind him.Surprise attacks are only used in times of stalemate. At this time, if Skywalking Monkey and the others are sent out to assassinate the water thief leader, although it is [-]% possible, there is still a [-]% risk.

It is most taboo to take risks when you are sure of winning!Any small change in the situation may affect the overall situation!

Finding a reasonable reason from Li Jing's teaching, Li Chengqian immediately threw his coquettish thoughts out of the blue.

It is inevitable to spend the night on the boat. After writing a letter to his eldest grandson to report his safety, Li Chengqian began to arrange night shifts.A letter reporting safety is essential. Although the eldest grandson promised him to fight with the army, worry is essential.Knowing that she hopes that she can have fun outside, so letting her feel at ease is the best reward for being a son.

I can't sleep well at night, and every once in a while, the sound of fighting will disturb my dream.But as long as Zhang Yun didn't cry, Li Chengqian just picked out his ears, turned over and continued to sleep.

Fighting at night is indeed the way to break the deadlock, but that also depends on the comparison of strength.Eggs can't break rocks during the day, but at night?

The Bairi government soldiers lost more than 1000 soldiers in battle, and correspondingly, the water bandits estimated that they had nearly [-] battle losses.This was already all their strength. When the water thieves salvaged by the fleet were in their fifties or sixties, the water thieves had already revealed their powerlessness.

Sure enough, there were only three battles at night, and nothing happened until dawn.

Although he was on the water, Li Chengqian started exercising early the next morning.You don’t need to think about running, you can still do sit-ups, play swords, shoot archery, and morning exercises are over.Amidst the cheers of the onlookers, Li Chengqian discovered for the first time that exercising in the crowd was so tiring.

When the sun was high, there were a few more corpses on board the boat transporting the corpses.These people ran to the river to fetch water, but they obviously forgot that this was a battle, how could one side give the other a chance to fetch water?

But when the water fetcher turned into a young child, no matter how eager the soldier was, he couldn't shoot the arrow in his hand.They were relieved that there was no order to shoot from the prince.

"Your Highness, you just let them fetch water like this? Wouldn't we have to spend it here with them all the time?"

Bai Yujiao, who had just vomited, was pale and her footsteps were a little vain.Who would have thought that the majestic governor of Bianzhou would get seasick instead?Seeing his death, Li Chengqian was glad that he had seized his command right from the beginning.

Throwing a stone into the water, Li Chengqian pointed to the water and said: "The water here is so abundant, even if they dig a well on the island, they can guarantee that the water will be safe. Besides, it is our own people who kill the children. No matter what you say, it's not appropriate. Bai Qing, once this matter gets out, believe it or not, even if you're alone, you won't be able to afford it!"

Looking back at the island where the cooking smoke was curling up, Bai Yujiao could only nod his head worriedly.

The sun rises and the sun sets, and a day of peace and harmony with each other passes.

On the third day, nothing happened.It wasn't until the fifth day that Bai Yujiao, who was no longer seasick, couldn't sit still and visited the prince again.

"Your Highness, the general knows that you want to capture more living people, but if this continues, I am worried that something will change! No matter what, we are taking advantage of the loopholes to organize troops to encircle the water thieves. It's okay for a day or two. After a long time, I am worried that I will be held accountable by the court."

"It won't be too long. If you believe in Gu, they will soon be unable to resist the reaction. Surrounded by a pack of wolves, it would be strange if the sheep can still graze freely!"

Seeing that the prince still looked like an ancient well without waves, Bai Yujiao withdrew even though he was anxious.The following question was originally a taboo in the army, and he naturally knew it was wrong to violate it one after another.

On the sixth day, when it was daylight, someone on the island held a white flag, pushed the boat into the water, and rowed all the way over.

Raising the white flag has a long history. A more reliable theory is that it came from the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty. At that time, black was the most respected by the people of Qin Dynasty. Liu Bang asked them to wear white to surrender in order to show their sincerity.After that, the custom has been handed down.

In any case, sending an envoy means that the people on the island can't afford to wait.

After being tied up, the young man holding the white flag was brought in front of Li Chengqian.

"Your Majesty!"

The two soldiers tried hard together, but they couldn't push him down to his knees, but Zhang Yun just kicked him lightly on an acupuncture point on his waist, and he fell onto the boat plank.

Putting down his cup, Li Chengqian asked, "What's your name? What position do you hold on the island? What are you here for?",

"My name is Daniu, and my father is the leader. My father asked me to ask you, what are you officers and soldiers going to do? If you want us to surrender, it is wishful thinking. We will not surrender even if we die! If..."

Not interested in listening to his next nonsense, Li Chengqian ordered someone to throw him back without hesitation.

The two armies do not fight to make such a civilized treaty, which can only be cared for but not trampled upon.Only an idiot like King Murong Zun Tuyuhun would break this rule, so that when Li Jing dispatched troops for the second time, he immediately clicked off the envoy when he saw it, completely cutting off his way to beg for mercy.

Seeing Daniel rowing back, Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing.

What he did was very similar to recruiting security. To recruit security, it is natural to show enough muscles.The only ones who surrendered to the weak b and accepted the recruitment were only idiots like Song Jiang in "Water Margin".

Chapter 343 I would rather die than be humiliated

The son of the water thief, such an identity is not qualified to talk to the prince, or even the water thief himself is not qualified.

So when Zhou Kuo, the water thief leader, came to negotiate in person the next day, he was still pinned down on the ground.

Looking at the rebellious middle-aged man below, Li Chengqian said: "Zhou Kuo, if you are here to make a condition, Gu can tell you clearly that you don't need to talk about it. The prince Gutangtang will personally lead the team to deal with you. You will be laughed to death by the whole world. So, you only have to surrender completely, don't think about anything else."

Hearing this, Zhou Kuo's tanned face turned even darker. He never imagined that it was the prince who led the troops to attack the navy.At this moment, he didn't know whether to feel honored.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Kuo sighed and said, "When the water village was first established, I guessed that such a day would come. Prince, it is not impossible for us to surrender, but we hope to be treated like refugees, okay? "

Li Chengqian and Bai Yujiao looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

After taking a sip of tea, he ordered Zhang Yun to remove the foot that was on Zhou Kuo's waist. Li Chengqian said, "This is impossible. You are not refugees. Maybe you were forced by the war in the early stage and had to leave the state capital and live in seclusion. In the reeds, but after the governor and others came to persuade you to go ashore and register, you yourself refused.

Besides, you don't know how many ships you have attacked over the years, and there are hundreds of them that died in your hands according to records alone.At this point, you are no longer refugees, but water thieves.Even if Gu Da shows kindness to you and forgives your sins, what do you think the people on the shore will think?So, those of you who have human blood on your hands will inevitably be stabbed.Even if there is no life in hand, as long as you hold a weapon, you must be punished. "

For the last two words, Li Chengqian spelled out the words very clearly.This is the iron rule, there is no room for negotiation.

Zhou Kuo closed his eyes in pain...he knew very well that no matter who attacked, the result would be the same.It's not that they never thought that they would face such a day, but they never thought that when this day came, they would lose so quickly and completely.

"Women and children, old and weak? Does His Royal Highness want to attack them?"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Kuo straightened his upper body and suppressed his weakness and worries with his own will.What he was facing now was the prince, one of the most honorable people in the world, who obviously wanted to lie on the board of the boat, but thinking of the people in the water village, he could only bite the bullet and look at the prince.

It wasn't until now that he realized that the crown prince was just a teenage boy. However, such a teenage boy made him feel calmer than the governor and his ilk.They killed because they were forced by their lives, but after all, they killed. Someone needs to bear such a crime.When the governor of Bianzhou came over, he insisted that they would not pursue their faults, but if you think about it with your heels, you can know that it would be absurd not to pursue them.

It was not without reason that Dugu Zhao was beaten.

At this moment, the prince clearly told him that he would not give up pursuing the responsibility for the crime, but he was slightly relieved.It's okay for them to be stabbed, but women, children, old and weak must save their lives, otherwise, they have no choice but to fight to the end.

Looking at Zhou Kuo's slightly evasive but straight eyes, Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "I don't have the idea of ​​attacking women, children, old and weak, but children under 15 years old, elderly people over 70 years old, women, orphans Can't do anything. Other than that, if there is no life lawsuit, they will be stabbed in the face and beaten into low status or even slave status. A leader like you will be beheaded.

Knowing such news makes you fearful, Gu can give you three days to think it over, after three days, if you don't reply, Gu will order the whole army to attack, and there will be no grass on the island. "

After he finished speaking, he waved his hands, and the two sergeants dragged Zhou Kuo out without giving him a chance to speak again.

It wasn't until the man left that Bai Yujiao asked, "Your Highness, why did you tell him directly that he would be beheaded? If you say that, they probably have no choice but to resist until death!"

Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "No, water thieves are not fools. They know very well that there is no way to repay their sins. Instead of deceiving them with hypocrisy, it is better to confess directly. Now it depends on whether they will think of their own lives. It is more important than the lives of the people on the island, and Gu very much hopes that they can be captured without a fight, so that we and the people on the island can die less. It is disgraceful to talk about the record of blood staining the Yellow River!"

Bai Yujiao nodded, got up and went out to inspect.

After writing a safety letter to his eldest grandson, Li Chengqian went back to his cabin.The right to choose can only be given by the superior to the inferior, and the inferior often does not have the right to choose.

On the seventh day of the battle, the weather was calm.

On the eighth day, the soldiers in charge of security came to report that many women, children, old and weak holding white flags, headed by Daniu, boarded a big boat and sailed towards this side.

"Your Highness, what are they going to do?"

While ordering the soldiers to prepare to take over the ships, Bai Yujiao asked confusedly.

Looking at the defenseless Zhou Daniu holding the white flag high, Li Chengqian was also very confused.Before making a choice, what do these people mean by sending out women, children, old and weak?

Soon, the ships carrying women, children, the elderly and the weak were all controlled by the sergeants. After inspections, it was confirmed that all the people on board were within the standards set by the prince.

Zhou Daniu was escorted to the prince's boat, but it was incomprehensible that he asked to hold the white flag.

When they arrived on the boat, Zhou Daniu knelt down without the help of the sergeant or Zhang Yun.

Looking at the red-eyed Zhou Daniu, Li Chengqian asked in confusion: "Daniu, what did your father choose? Why did you send out the women, children, old and weak first?"

Zhou Daniu put down the flagpole in his hand on the deck, kowtowed respectfully before saying: "His Royal Highness, my father asked me to send people out, and then I will tell you that he will not choose both. Those who were killed and did not meet the standards you specified have all committed suicide, and I am the only one left. If Your Highness does not believe it, you can go to the island to have a look. As for me, I will die now!"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Daniu opened his mouth and bit his tongue to kill himself regardless of the soldiers rushing up from both sides.But the moment his teeth bit on his tongue, he screamed again. Although blood came out from the bite, he couldn't bite it off.

Seeing that the suicide failed, Zhou Daniu rushed towards Li Chengqian without hesitation.

"slow...."

Before he could say "Zhou", Zhang Yun, who had been vigilant all the time, had already shot Zhou Daniu in the chest with a crossbow arrow.

Watching the blood gradually spread on his chest, Zhou Daniu laughed, knelt down on the deck towards the island, and pulled the white flag to his body.Parents die, children wear filial piety, this is the rule of the Central Plains, regardless of nobles and commoners, that has been passed down for countless years...

Seeing Zhou Daniu, who was wearing a white flag, lower his head, Li Chengqian glanced at Zhang Yun dissatisfiedly, but could not reprimand him.

Obviously, Zhou Daniu is looking for death.The suicide method of biting one's tongue to kill oneself is actually very difficult to implement.People have no way to fight against their instincts, which will make them stop self-harm before they bite off their tongues.If you can really defeat a fierce man who instinctively bites off his tongue, he won't die immediately. Although I haven't seen it before, it will be very miserable if I think about it.