Chapter 132: War bonus

After several consecutive attacks, the horse thieves who were still very powerful just now had no morale anymore. The only reason they were still entangled in battle was that they couldn't run away at all. After all, there were more than 300 cavalry crowded here, so even if they wanted to run, they needed space.

The seven hundred stairs slowly unfolded into an arc and surrounded it. If the horses did not rush up, they would not be able to fight against the spearmen at this speed. The more they fought, the tighter they surrounded them, and the more they fought, the more desperate the horse thieves would be.

Seeing that the opponent's leader Li Meng was like a god, the horse thieves were even more depressed. The outsiders were unwilling to continue fighting. They just ran out with the loophole, but the reloaded muskets had enough time and distance to knock them off the horse.

The rapid sound of horse hooves sounded again, and everyone's attention was focused. The eighty cavalrymen from Jiaozhou Camp came back again. The eighty horses had enough rest...

"Officials, lords, the young ones have surrendered, the young ones have surrendered!"

Such voices are coming one after another, and they can't be beaten, but now they can't escape. How much courage can the Xiangma have to fight to the death? Even if there are stubborn children of the Peng family, they are cut down by their accomplices. If you want to fight to the death, don't drag everyone down.

"Dropping off your horse, throwing away your weapons, and lying down!!"

The soldiers of Jiaozhou Camp shouted loudly, and the morale collapsed, the Denglaima thieves who were determined to survive had no fighting spirit anymore. They obediently got off the horse, threw away their weapons, and lay on the ground.

Li Meng leaned on the spear in his hand and looked at the battlefield. The battlefield where the sound of killing was still shook the sky was quiet. The faint pain in Li Meng's chest had become much lighter. This battle... this battle should have been a complete victory.

Eight hundred soldiers from Jiaozhou camp, more than 700 infantry, and eighty cavalry. The Peng family, who gathered in the ancient city, gathered more than 500 horses and nearly 1,000 infantry teams. The battle between the two sides only took only an hour, and more than ten soldiers were killed and injured on Li Meng's side, but the team on the Peng family was completely disintegrated. What was particularly amazing is that the cavalry with the strongest mobility actually fled dozens of cavalry. The rest were either killed or surrounded by Li Meng's infantry and cavalry, and could only surrender.

Since the Wanli year, officers and soldiers have suppressed bandits and beheaded six or seven heads, which has been known as a great victory. They have won great achievements. The leader can rely on this record to be promoted, and there are those who have gained the reputation of bravery.

But in this battle, Li Meng beheaded 200 people at the cost of more than ten casualties, captured nearly 400 prisoners, hundreds of horses, and defeated nearly 1,000 thieves. What kind of victory is this!

Many of the bandits kneeling on the ground were to wipe out the scattered soldiers who were wandering among the people when Kong Youde was aware of this truth. When he surrendered and knelt on the ground, he realized how powerful the Jiaozhou camp should be to fight this beautiful battle.

The more these desperate people thought about it, the more scared they became. Many people's bodies seemed to tremble like sieves, but they just lay on the ground and didn't dare to look up.

The work of cleaning the battlefield and detaining prisoners was already in order, and Li Meng did not need to be commanded and completed. This big victory made Li Meng not happy no matter what. Looking at the injured subordinates, I always felt a lot of pain, especially when I watched those acquaintances who were trained together, with a fresh voice and smile, died in front of me with blood, and that feeling was even more uncomfortable. Perhaps this is what I had to experience in the era of cold weapons. If I want to survive, I had to adapt.

The soldiers of Jiaozhou Camp trained hard, but except for the battle with the horse thieves in Xiazhuang, today's battle was probably the bloodiest, and everyone was busy there in silence.

When Wang Hai was commanding the soldiers to drive away the prisoners and take away the horses, he finally couldn't help it and stood there and started crying quietly. He was also one of the senior officers of Jiaozhou Camp, but he was young after all, and he knew that he shouldn't cry, but he just couldn't control it.

Whether it was Li Meng or the soldiers below, they didn't think that Wang Hai's actions were wrong. This was a sincere heart of friendship with comrades. On the contrary, the captured horse thieves and bandits cursed in their stomachs: It was obvious that there were many people who died, so why are you so pitiful?

When cleaning up the battlefield, everyone found that they had brought less things, and there was no rope to tie people. They might not have expected so many prisoners, but the horse thieves were carrying them inside, tied their arms one by one, and they were not worried about trouble.

The next marching speed was not much slower. Although the soldiers of Jiaozhou camp were sad for their dead comrades, their hearts had become stronger. This is the so-called tempering of blood and fire. Those who walked a few steps slowed down immediately would immediately suck the spear. If they continued to be lazy, they would have to change the spear tip.

The ancient city Ji Peng family's base is quite similar to the Li Family Manor in Fengmeng Town, and there are also very large manors on the edge of the township. This Peng family manor is even more heavily and solid than the Qiu family attacked by Xiazhuang and Ma Gang in Tingkou Town. However, when Li Meng and the others came over, the village gate opened, and the old and weak Peng family and the leading figures were tied to themselves and kneeling on the side of the road, not daring to look up. This was considered as taking the initiative to commit suicide.

The battle just now had already destroyed all the power that the Peng family could rely on. The Peng family members didn't even dare to escape. They have been doing evil for so many years, and there are more enemies outside. If they don't condemn the crime as soon as possible, the fate will be even more miserable.

After the Peng family was searching, you will know whether Zhuangzi had seized nearly 4,000 taels of gold and silver, and some treasures and antiques that were not worth valuation. There were fifty or sixty girls captured in the cellar, all of which could be found by the government, and their parents and family members had already reported to the officials.

What’s even more interesting is that in addition to the documents and letters they had made with the government, these families also had letters with General Kong…

These local tyrants are the first priority in survival. No matter which force is in place, they must bet in case this force develops in the future and prepare for the future. Moreover, after Kong Youde made a fuss in Dengzhou, he actually ran to Manchuria. It is said that he became a prince, and such a person is even more worthy of investment.

However, these things have become real evidence of crimes, and the serious crime of treason for the bandits cannot be escaped.

Li Meng didn't know that his battle at Guchengji did not destroy the Peng family. He almost destroyed most of the horse thieves who were active in Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture, and no longer had any large power.

The government may be very obscured by local news, but the news between the landlords and gentry is extremely flexible. For example, Li Meng and Jiaozhou Camp did not know that Peng Kui had gathered a brigade of nearly 2,000 people, and many people below already knew about it, including those near Jimo and Jiaozhou.

So when Li Meng went to war, the place was deserted and no one came to see him off or to express his condolences. Even finding a guide was difficult. Moreover, the rich people in Jiaozhou had already begun to discuss how to distribute the salt fields and salt fields if Li Meng defeated this time.

But after Li Meng won the victory, he confiscated the Peng family. When he returned to Jiaozhou on the 14th day of the 12th lunar month, it was very lively along the way. Anyone who passed through the fields of a certain household must be a slaughter of pigs and sheep to reward the so-called benevolent and righteous army. The conditions proposed on the fifth day of the 12th lunar month were everyone looked at the face, but now they regretted it. The person in charge of the negotiations at that time wanted to let go, but why didn't he grasped it?

But I regretted it, and the harvest was still sent as Li Meng said. There was no need to wait for the New Year to prepare weapons for my own children and let him go back to his hometown with the soldiers from Jiaozhou Camp. Although the young and strong family were transferred and the harvest was collected, no one complained. Everyone praised Jiaozhou Camp as a benevolent and righteous army, and countless meritorious memorials were given in the nearby prefectures and counties, and some people gave plaques on the road. It was really lively for a while.

These powerful people in the southern part of Laizhou Prefecture have always been the real dominant local authorities. If every local official does not have a good relationship with them, then don’t think about having any execution ability.

Today, these powerful people know who is the one who speaks effectively now. The biggest bully in Laizhou Prefecture is Li Meng from Jiaozhou Camp, who has completely proved this with his combat power.

Originally, the relationship between the local officials in Pingdu Prefecture and Jimo County and the Qiu Family Peng Family was quite friendly and had some maintenance. The Jiaozhou Camp garrison was a fifth-rank military officer. Although the civil and noble military officers were lowly, the two sides basically had no contact. Whether it was ten thousand gold or ten thousand gold per month, it was still not related.

The Peng family of the Qiu family is a local tyrant, so they naturally have a lot of filial piety to their parents and officials, and many of their close friends serve in the yamen. Once this incident happened, they really didn't have much to Li Meng.

But the evidence of the crime found after the two villages was captured and the witnesses who came to the door were really shocking. If you don’t accept it, as long as you sue Jinan or Laizhou government office, you might be dismissed from office and beheaded.

However, the officials were quick to go around and soon they judged the interests. No matter how good the Qiu family and the Peng family were, they had been uprooted. The remaining people had no money to make. It would be better to make a reputation for making a fair case.

Originally, according to Li Meng's intention, he was to capture these two farms, one was to have some spoils, and the other was to shock the landlords and gentry around him. After the New Year, he would negotiate the conditions carefully. Who would have thought that the two farms would have nearly ten thousand taels of gold and silver, and there were more than 800 prisoners, and more than 200 women and children who were plundered by these two families. As for those physical objects, there were countless.
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