freenovelworld Chapter 239: Beating the Military Supervisor
Chapter 239: Beating the Military Supervisor
After daybreak, the aroma of meat wafted out from the big iron pots, and the soldiers, who had rested in shifts all night, became full of energy again.
After eating the delicious horse meat, the soldiers were busy cleaning the battlefield and slaughtering the horse meat.
Luo Li forced herself to eat a fist-sized piece of horse meat, and refused to eat a second piece no matter what. The smell of burnt human hair from the Liao army's corpses had not yet dissipated, and this meat was really hard to eat. It was good enough that she could not vomit it out due to nausea.
It took another half a day to finally clean up the battlefield, and thousands of dead horses were turned into large pieces of horse meat.
Yang Ye led more than 800 Huoshan soldiers and drove tens of thousands of collected war horses, with the horses' backs loaded with captured Liao army armor, weapons and horse meat, to the central army camp in Zhending Prefecture.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang led the elite Moyun Cavalry back to Yanmen Pass. ………
Wang Quan led 10,000 elite cavalry and 3,000 archers to the entrance of Chenjia Valley to meet Yang Ye, but stayed there for only half a day. He was afraid that Yang Ye would attract too many main forces of the Liao army, and if the ambush failed, he would lose his life, so he took this force that was supposed to be an ambush for reinforcements and returned to Zhending Prefecture.
Commander Pan Mei cursed this coward in his heart, but did not reprimand him. He tacitly agreed with Wang Quan's words that Yang Ye's 3,000-strong Volcano Army had been completely wiped out.
Wang Quan was secretly proud of himself. He thought that his ability to escape in time and save his life when he saw the situation was bad was what a true hero who could judge the situation well did.
Yang Ye, the surrendered general of the Later Han Dynasty, who had been in a relationship with the King of Qin and was angry with him, was killed. He will find another opportunity to set a trap to kill the King of Qin Zhao Defang. This time, I, the military supervisor, will not fail the emperor's order. I will wait for rewards and promotions after returning to the capital! ...
Driving tens of thousands of war horses and carrying captured spoils, more than 800 soldiers of the Volcano Army finally arrived at Zhending Prefecture.
After arranging for his subordinates how to arrange the large number of war horses and spoils of war, Yang Ye rushed straight to the general's tent in anger!
The 3,000 Huoshan troops led by Yang Ye to meet the enemy were completely wiped out. The Song army no longer had the strength to counterattack, and the commander-in-chief Pan Mei summoned the generals to discuss the retreat and transfer.
The military supervisor Wang Quan stroked his beard with his hand, looking like a wise man with thousands of strategies in mind, and rushed to speak: "I think that the Yang family Huoshan Army has been completely annihilated, and the more than 40,000 Liao cavalry in the west are unstoppable. We must not take them lightly, and the best strategy is to retreat and transfer as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if the 40,000 Liao cavalry led by Empress Xiao personally shake off Cao Bin and Gao Huaide's Eastern Army, we will be trapped in the encirclement. How can we survive?"
Several generals were furious. Deputy General Cheng said angrily, "Since Wang Jianjun also knew that the 40,000 Liao cavalry in the west were unstoppable and could not be easily defeated, and the best strategy was to retreat and transfer as soon as possible, why did he send General Yang Ye and 3,000 Huoshan Army soldiers to die?"
"That's right! If it weren't for General Wang forcing General Yang to attack, how could the 3,000 Volcano Army soldiers be wiped out, and how could General Yang die in battle?" Another deputy general with the surname Zhang also had a red face with indignation.
Wang Quan was so angry that he picked up the teacup at hand and threw it hard to the ground. Amid the sound of porcelain shattering, he stared at the two lieutenants who dared to show up with a sinister look, shaking the prestige of a military supervisor!
"Cheng Hao, Zhang Zhongxin, you two have committed treason. You dare to frame and question me, the military supervisor, who was ordered to supervise the army. Are you planning a rebellion?"
The two lieutenants were so angry after being accused of rebellion that they dared not speak out again. They could only bow their heads and say, "We dare not!" "We dare not!"
Wang Quan stroked his beard proudly and said, "Let's not get along for now..."
"Wang Quan, you bastard! Today, even if I lose my life, I will kill you, the cowardly bastard who has harmed my Yang Family's Volcano Army!"
Before Wang Quan finished his words, a thunderous curse rang out. Yang Ye's eyes were filled with hatred. He rushed in angrily and went straight to the military supervisor Wang Quan and started punching him!
"Beat you to death, you coward! Beat you to death, you bastard who has killed more than two thousand of my men!..." Yang Ye's fist, as big as a rice bowl, landed heavily on Wang Quan's head and body!
"Ah!... Beat me to death! Ouch!... It hurts so much! Yang Ye, I am the military supervisor appointed by the emperor, holding the imperial sword. Do you want to rebel? Ah... Beat me to death!..." Wang Quan, who was knocked to the ground, hugged his head, crying and threatening.
Pan Mei hurriedly opened his mouth and ordered: "Stop! Yang Ye, stop!... Quick! Pull them apart!..."
Several deputy generals were pleasantly surprised that General Yang came back alive, and watched with joy as Wang Quan was beaten like a mangy dog and wailed. They reluctantly stood up and walked forward, and "it took a lot of effort" to pull away the furious Yang Ye.
Yang Ye did not kill him, as Wang Cong had threatened. If he killed Wang Cong, the military supervisor who was under the order of the emperor and had the imperial sword in his hand, in his anger, it would be a crime of rebellion and the execution of all nine generations of his clan. Beating him up to vent his anger would at most lead to him being demoted and dismissed from office.
Yang Ye's square face was still filled with anger, and he pointed at the bruised Wang Quan and cursed, "Wang Quan, you bastard. I led 3,000 Huoshan Army soldiers to fight and retreat, and finally lured the main force of the Liao Army to Chenjia Valley. You, a cowardly bastard, didn't set up an ambush at the entrance of the valley. You framed the loyal and good, and harmed the soldiers. You are hated by both humans and gods, and you are intolerable to heaven!"
I will definitely file a memorial to the emperor, reporting your crimes to the emperor, this cowardly villain, this black-hearted traitor! "
Wang Quan, who was beaten up and had a swollen face, was also secretly afraid. How could this old guy come back alive? In this way, my statement that I withdrew my troops only after learning that the 3,000 Volcano Army had been annihilated would be a self-defeating lie. Would the emperor punish me for deserting the battlefield?
Wang Quan, who was in a state of panic, still showed his superiority. After being helped up and sitting on a chair, he ordered, "Come here, bring me the imperial sword. Today I want to kill Yang Ye, the traitor!"
Pan Mei stood up and tried to smooth things over with a smile, "General Yang, please calm down. It's a good thing that you can return safely. Supervisor Wang, please calm down too. As for who is right and who is wrong in this matter, and the right and wrong of it, you should each submit your own memorials and wait for the emperor's judgment!
General Yang, how is the battle going? Where is the main force of the Liao army?"
Feeling guilty, Wang Quan snorted twice and backed off. He did not insist on drawing out the imperial sword to punish Yang Ye. He just sat there angrily with a gloomy face.
Yang Ye vented his anger, but he did not dare to do anything to Wang Quan. The Song Dynasty's policy of suppressing military power and promoting culture made the military generals inferior to the civil officials in terms of momentum.
After sitting down, he said, "I have learned from the Marshal that our army was defeated in the fight against the enemy and retreated to Chenjia Valley. Wang Quan... the 10,000 elite cavalry and 3,000 archers he led have long since disappeared.
When we arrived at Chenjia Valley, the Volcano Army had lost 2,200 men. The reinforcements that were responsible for supporting us had already fled, and more than 40,000 Liao cavalry were chasing closely behind us. I thought that the 800 soldiers and I were doomed to die.
I ordered my soldiers to turn around and fight back. If they could kill a few hundred more Liao soldiers before they died, it would be considered a heroic death."
When he said this, Yang Ye's voice was sad and solemn. Several deputy generals were in a heavy and sad mood. As military generals, they could die on the battlefield to defend their country, but who would not be angry when they were framed and killed by their own people?
Wang Quan secretly rejoiced in his heart that Yang Ye had lured more than 40,000 Liao cavalrymen to the enemy. Fortunately, this military supervisor ran fast! Otherwise, he would have been trampled into a pulp by more than 40,000 Liao cavalrymen.
Seeing that the generals in the tent all looked unhappy, Pan Mei quickly asked, "How did you escape back?"
Yang Ye continued, "It was His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin who saved us. He led two thousand elite Moyun cavalrymen and ambushed them in Chenjia Valley.
This battle is a great victory!
More than 16,000 Liao soldiers were killed, and 10,000 war horses, weapons, armor, and food supplies were seized. "
Pan Mei stood up with a bang and asked, "Are you serious?"