Pirate Song

Looking at the corpses of these rural heroes and young men who were buried together, Gao Huaiyuan was filled with emotion. Now he finally realized the cruelty of war. This was just a small-scale encounter. There were more than a hundred enemies on both sides.

This is how people end their lives. If it turns into a large-scale war, God knows what kind of scene it will be!

Especially for the five young men who died in the battle, thinking that they all get together day and night, talking and laughing together in the morning, but now they are separated from each other, not only Gao Huaiyuan feels sad, but also the young men under him

They were all equally sad, and many people couldn't help but shed tears. They came forward to clean up the remains of these little brothers who died in the battle. Several people close to them had already fallen on them and cried uncontrollably.

Although the fallen country warriors were cheering for the victory just now and celebrating their remaining lives, they all stopped talking and laughing now, with sad looks on their faces. After all, some of these dead people

I had good friendships with some of them, but it was emotionally difficult to accept just watching them die like this.

As a result, the joyful atmosphere of victory was suddenly diluted a lot. Gao Huaiyuan ordered Jiaqi to write down the names of the brothers who died in the battle one by one, so that they could be compensated by the local government after returning. At the same time, he ordered them to kill these brothers on the spot.

Their bodies were buried, and each person cut off some of their heads and fingernails, wrapped them up, and gave them to their relatives for placement. They also set up wooden boards in front of each person's tomb and wrote down their place of origin and name, so that they could be used after the war.

Their relatives took their bodies out and transported them back to their hometowns for burial.

After finishing all these things, Gao Huaiyuan gave an order, and all the heroes immediately lined up in front of these tombs. Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, although Gao Huaiyuan felt uncomfortable, he still suppressed the pain in his heart and shouted to them loudly.

Said: "Everyone, listen, the ancients have said that many people have fought in ancient times! Since we go to war, it is inevitable to die for the country. Don't feel sad because of the death of these brothers. They will be remembered by us.

Remember, remember the evil done by the enemy and avenge them later! Now that the war is coming, it is not the time for everyone to cry. After this battle is over, it will not be too late for everyone to cry and sacrifice for them! Now everyone gives them

Farewell! We will continue to head towards Zaoyang!"

I don't know who shouted in the team: "Avenge the brothers!"

Suddenly, the remaining village heroes started shouting in unison, and their voices echoed in the sky above this area for a long time...

As for those golden soldiers who were killed, no one knew their names. According to the rules of the army, someone cut off their ears, tied them into strings and wrapped them in lime. They would be used later when they were asked for credit, and they were also cut off.

Some of the Jurchens' braids, which were the most valuable items, were given to Gao Huaiyuan for safekeeping. Meng Gong ordered the remaining corpses to be dug into a large pit on the spot, and they were thrown in to build a small Beijing.

Observe, used for brilliant military exploits.

In addition to killing dozens of golden soldiers in this battle, Gao Huaiyuan and the others also captured more than 20 war horses. These war horses were good things. Even if Meng Gong didn't want to compete with Gao Huaiyuan for credit, he couldn't help but feel a little aroused when he saw these war horses.

Jealous, the Song army was short of horses, a horse was worth at least ten thousand dollars, and as a general, he wanted to have a cavalry under his command, so while Gao Huaiyuan was busy burying the fallen, Meng Gong also gathered his men together.

Say goodbye to these fallen and show respect for them.

This aroused the unanimous favorable impression of Gao Huaiyuan and all the rural braves. You must know that the status of rural braves in the army is very low, and no one looks down on them at all. They are very proud to win such respect from the regular army, and feel that they have finally done something for the great army.

Yexian County had a good reputation, so it also had a good impression of Meng Gong.

After Meng Gong finished his work with Gao Huaiyuan, he quietly came to Gao Huaiyuan and said: "The Gaohua team has made great achievements in battle. Meng really admires it. The Gaobu team can rest assured that Meng will never rob you of your military achievements and will report them truthfully."

I have just made a merciless request. I hope that the Gaobao team can give the war horses they obtained this time to Meng. Once Meng has these horses, he can organize another Youyi army to fight with the Jin people in the future.

The odds of a battle are also greater! What do you think of the high-bet team?"

Gao Huaiyuan knew that Meng Gong was interested in the horses he had captured. Although he also wanted to keep these horses, when he thought about his identity as a rural soldier, it was a joke to organize a cavalry. The spoils of war were simply a joke.

If you plant something, as long as the general likes it, it will be taken away sooner or later. If someone else wants to take it away in the future, it is better to be a favor and simply give these horses to Meng Gong, and he has a very good impression of Meng Gong.

Yes, if it were someone else who came here, there is no guarantee that even his military exploits would be appropriated as their own! And only when the war horse is in the hands of someone like Meng Gong can it play a greater role, and no one would dare to take it from him.

Take these war horses away from him again!

Thinking of this, Gao Huaiyuan generously agreed, but made a request, that is, he wanted to keep a few war horses for his own use, and asked Meng Gong to keep a few for him, and promised not to let others snatch them away in the future.

Take these war horses of your own.

After all, Meng Gong was also the son of the commander-in-chief of the army, Meng Zongzheng. This matter could still be done. So after he was overjoyed, he immediately patted his chest and assured that there would be no problem. He thanked Gao Huaiyuan repeatedly and took him away from Gao Huaiyuan happily.

There were twenty-one war horses, leaving six good horses for Gao Huaiyuan.

Both parties were very happy. Gao Huaiyuan finally had his own mount, and Huang Yan, Zhou Hao, Zhou Jun, and Jia Qi, who had achieved military exploits this time, all rode on war horses. Even Zhang Qing got a share of one.

, although others were jealous, no one expressed dissatisfaction. The reason why everyone was able to survive this difficulty this time was largely due to these people, and no one had any objections.

In addition to these trophies, Gao Huaiyuan also obtained dozens of pieces of Jin Army armor and distributed them to the village warriors to increase their protective power. In addition, he also acquired dozens of more bows, which greatly enriched his capabilities.

With the long-range firepower of this rural soldier, as for the dead horses, he naturally would not let them go. In line with the principle of never wasting, he skinned and deboned these dead horses, and marinated the horse meat with large salt. The Song Army

The staple food is all vegetarian, but he has to ensure the physical growth of his young soldiers and must provide them with sufficient nutrition. After the army is dispatched, eating only vegetarian food has already made these guys feel bad! This

The problem was solved in one go.

It was only after Gao Huaiyuan arrived here that he learned that due to the influence of the farming economy, the people of the Song Dynasty mostly ate vegetarian food and rarely ate meat. As a result, the people of the Song Dynasty were not as strong as the people of the north, especially at night.

Their eyesight was greatly affected, so from the beginning when he took in these teenagers, he made sure to let them eat some non-vegetarian food every day, and at least ensure that they could eat animal offal, so that their nutrition could keep up with the body's requirements.

Growth, so despite his young age, his young soldiers are also not small in strength and size.

This also made him understand the truth of the saying that whether a nation is strong or not is sometimes related to eating meat. Now it seems that sheep cannot defeat wolves, and it seems to have a lot to do with them eating grass!

Seeing that it was getting late, and Meng Gong had taken advantage of Gao Huaiyuan, he couldn't rush them on the road, so he simply let everyone camp on the spot and rest for one night. He just sent someone to quickly report the news of the location of the baggage team to the army.

He led his troops to serve as bodyguards for Gao Huaiyuan and others for one night.

And that night, Meng Gong personally held a banquet in his tent and invited Gao Huaiyuan to have a long chat all night. They both put aside their worries and had a drink. From the conversation, Gao Huaiyuan saw that Meng Gong

He is indeed a passionate man, full of enthusiasm for serving the country. From time to time he will talk about regaining his homeland, but he thinks it is easier said than done! In the Song Dynasty, Ningzong is now incompetent, and under the power of powerful ministers, self-preservation is no longer possible.

Because, if it were not blocked by the Jianghuai Gorge, I am afraid that even partial security would be beyond our control, and how could we talk about regaining our homeland?

However, from his conversation with Meng Gong, he could see that it was no wonder that Meng Gong would have such great achievements in later generations. Despite his young age, this man was familiar with many military books and strategies, and his thoughts were not as advanced as those of today's Song Army.

Generals are generally dull, but they often have some unique brief introductions. Gao Huaiyuan always feels like his heart is brightening when he hears them.

After a conversation, Gao Huaiyuan also learned about Meng Gong's family background. It turned out that Meng Gong's great-grandfather was a general under Yue Fei's command, and even his grandfather was also a general under Yue Fei's command. No wonder the Meng family, father and son, are so powerful and have a good relationship.

He was inseparable from Yue Fei! So he had a much better impression of Meng Gong. You must know that the person Gao Huaiyuan admires most in his life is Yue Fei. Because he came a little late, he couldn't meet with Yue Fei. How could he be with him?

His descendants and descendants will work together to fight together, and it will be a waste for him to come here for the rest of his life!

And Meng Gong was also impressed by Gao Huaiyuan's conversation. He thought that Gao Huaiyuan only achieved today's victory with his passionate courage. What insights could he have at such a young age? However, after the two talked, they decided to march forward.

In terms of military formations, Gao Huaiyuan was really generous, and he also had his own unique understanding of war. Many things actually resonated with him, especially when it came to major world affairs.

He began to treat Gao Huaiyuan as an adult and made friends with him sincerely.

Especially after listening to Gao Huaiyuan's comments on the overall situation of today's world, Meng Gong no longer dared to underestimate Gao Huaiyuan. He thought that he had seen the general trend of the world so thoroughly at a young age, and I was afraid that his future would really be unlimited.

Yeah! In the middle of the night, after the two of them drank too much, they began to talk about each other as brothers, and they became good friends overnight.

Meng Gongzhi saw that Gao Huaiyuan was so good, and he felt a little pity for food. He wanted to take this opportunity to recruit Gao Huaiyuan into his father Meng Zongzheng's army to serve in the army. However, Gao Huaiyuan was still young in the end.

My father didn't know the reason, so he delayed it temporarily and did not agree to Meng Gong's service as a general in the army, which made Meng Gong a little regretful. However, when he thought about how long this battle would last, even if Gao Huaiyuan didn't want to join the army, he probably couldn't.

I left the army in a short while, so I gave up the idea for the time being and wanted to talk about it later!

As the day just dawned, when Meng Gong got up and packed his bags, he saw that Gao Huaiyuan's village barracks had already gotten up and prepared, and were ready to go out. The soldiers were in neat formation, quite like a regular army.

Therefore, I admire Gao Huaiyuan's ability to control troops even more.

Following Meng Gong's order, the two battalions of men and horses slowly started moving towards Zaoyang. What Gao Huaiyuan is most gratified about now is that he finally gained the absolute trust of these hundreds of rural soldiers, and this time

The biggest gain from fighting him was that these rural soldiers were transformed from a mob into a group of bloody heroes in one day.

There is a saying in the world that is true, a soldier who has never seen blood is definitely not a qualified soldier, and after this battle, Gao Huaiyuan, a country soldier, is no longer the same bunch of rookies as before.

Huaiyuan also knew that if they encounter enemy troops again in the future, these people will never panic easily again!

Gao Huaiyuan also tested the results of his hard work over the past year. With his efforts, these fifty teenagers have become the absolute main force in the rural military camp. This battle fully demonstrated their combat effectiveness.

Despite their young age, they were very calm when they went into battle. They did not panic at all when facing the powerful soldiers of the Jin Army. Both their personal combat prowess and mutual cooperation were quite good, especially in terms of obeying orders.

It is by no means comparable to ordinary people. Under the command of Gao Huaiyuan, it is as easy to use as an arm and a finger. This also shows that his efforts over the past year have not been in vain, and the direction of training troops is not wrong.

Riding on the horse, Gao Huaiyuan's body rose and fell with the ups and downs of the horse's back, and he experienced the essentials of controlling the horse from time to time. Speaking of which, it had been his first time riding a horse since he had been in this era for so long, and he felt quite excited.

If he had not ridden a mule or a donkey before, he would not have dared to mount the horse rashly, otherwise he might make a fool of himself.

Even so, some of them who got war horses still made a fool of themselves. Zhang Qing said that he was not young, but he had never ridden a war horse. In excitement, he got on the horse last night and planned to go for a ride, but unexpectedly he was caught on the spot.

The war horse was lifted off its back and ran out in a hurry. Zhang Qing almost lost his breath after the fall. Everyone who was originally in a bad mood burst into laughter. Zhang Qing was so embarrassed that he almost went to arrest him.

The horse that had thrown him was discouraged.

As for Huang Yan and others, the situation was a little better than that of Zhang Qing. After learning from Zhang Qing's mistakes, they were a little more careful when mounting their horses. This way they didn't make a fool of themselves like Zhang Qing. However, they were riding cautiously on their horses.

Their appearance still makes people feel very strange. They cannot be compared with the Jin soldiers galloping yesterday. At best, it can be said that they can ride horses, but they can never be called good at riding horses.

After half a day, these people all had backaches from being on horseback. From time to time, they had to get off the horse to stretch their legs and feet. Their postures were a little out of shape when they walked, their legs were splayed, and everyone was a little bowed. It turned out that there were only a few of them.

They were not used to riding horses. The skin on their inner thighs was worn out by the saddle, and their buttocks hurt like crazy. Then they all put away their pride and realized how difficult it is to ride a horse.

After all, Meng Gong was the son of a general. Even though the Song Dynasty was short of horses, his father was the governor of Jingxi Road. He had been exposed to war horses since he was a child. In addition, he had determined to join the army and serve the country since he was a child, so he was deliberately immersed in riding skills.

When he was young, his riding skills were quite good. When he saw the embarrassment of Gao Huaiyuan's group of people riding horses, he knew that these people could not ride horses, so he did not laugh at them and came over to give Gao Huaiyuan a lot of pointers on how to control horses.

Gao Huaiyuan finally understood the habits of war horses, and he was able to control them much more freely when he got on the horse.

After Gao Huaiyuan taught these methods of horse control, Huang Yan and the other boys soon gradually mastered some methods of how to control horses. When they got on the horse, they started to look good, at least they would not be as good as before.

It was so ridiculous in the morning. Zhang Qing was the only one who seemed not to be born to ride a horse. He couldn't communicate with the horses no matter what. Along the way, he felt that riding a horse was like suffering. In the end, in anger, he simply put his horse on the horse.

The war horse was returned to Gao Huaiyuan, saying that he would not ride it anymore, and was willing to serve as his infantry. However, Gao Huaiyuan was left with another good horse, and Fei Wenlong, Gao Huaiyuan's subordinate, was advantaged in vain. But this

The boy was so happy that he went crazy.

After a day of chasing, Gao Huaiyuan and his party finally caught up with Meng Zongzheng's army, and Meng Zongzheng had already learned the details of the battle behind Gao Huaiyuan and his group of rural soldiers from the scouts sent back by Meng Gong.

He even looked at Gao Huaiyuan with admiration. After learning that Meng Gong had escorted Gao Huaiyuan and his party to catch up with the army, he immediately sent someone to summon Gao Huaiyuan.

In front of the generals in the army, Meng Zongzheng praised Gao Huaiyuan without hesitation, and immediately decided to write down a meritorious service for Gao Huaiyuan's rural soldiers. Gao Huaiyuan's military merits were also recorded on the book.

Rewards will be reported separately after the war, and everyone knows that if Gao Huaiyuan was in the army, his military exploits alone would be enough to rank him among the officers, and at least give him a ninth-grade official position like Chengjie Lang.

There is no problem!

But Gao Huaiyuan still kept a low profile and thanked him repeatedly, saying that the credit for this battle was not his, but the result of his men going to the countryside to bravely sacrifice their lives. This made Meng Zongzheng feel more fond of him. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that Gao Huaiyuan was pleasing to the eye and was a general.

Not being arrogant, this quality was very rare in his opinion. Remembering that Hu Zaixing wanted to recruit Gao Huaiyuan to work under him, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional about Hu Zaixing's ability to recognize people.

And Gao Huaiyuan also began to enter the sight of senior officials like Meng Zongzheng because of his achievements in this battle, and began his official military career.dd