In fact, two days before Cheng Zhijie arrived in Cangzhou, there were scouts reporting that Duan Peng led the Embroidered Guards Battalion and took Cangzhou City in just one day. They wiped out the Ming Cult's rebel army and even captured the leader of the Ming Cult, Dou Ying, alive.
Cheng Zhijie's expression was as disgusted as if he had just eaten a fly. The surrounding officers were also shocked and suspicious.
Although the situation in Cangzhou City was still unclear, they heard that Cangzhou's governor, Xu Zhiyang, had already been killed. The Ming Cult's rebel army had occupied Cangzhou with nearly ten thousand people.
The Embroidered Guard Camp did not have more than six hundred and fifty people. Facing an enemy that was more than ten times their number, and still completely annihilating the enemy with the advantage of the enemy occupying a city, this was simply a fantasy.
"Are you sure? Is the situation true?" Cheng Zhijie asked sternly. Although the scout was one of his own and probably wouldn't dare to lie to him, Cheng Zhijie's heart was pounding.
"Everything is true. I dare not lie.”The scout smiled bitterly." I also know that this is hard to believe. However, Commandant Duan of the Embroidered Guard Camp has already cut off the left ears of all the rebel soldiers for the Great General to examine."”
Cheng Zhijie had mixed feelings. Just marching from Chang 'an to Cangzhou in eight days was already shocking.
Such a huge battle result was worth showing off in front of any veteran. Cheng Zhijie said in all fairness that he couldn't do it anyway.
The other military officers who had some opinions about Cheng Zhijie also tactfully shut their mouths. They were sure that after this battle, no one among the younger generation of military officers was qualified to be on equal footing with Duan Peng.
The military was a place where strength mattered. You could be arrogant or arrogant, but you had to have strength.
Now, when everyone thought of Duan Peng's words that were similar to an idiot back then, they all felt that it had become heroic words, and they themselves had all become narrow-minded villains.
After arriving in Cangzhou, Cheng Zhijie ignored the old guys from the famous families in Cangzhou City. Instead, he directly pulled Duan Peng to see the ears that had been cut off.
It wasn't that Cheng Zhijie didn't believe Duan Peng, but the key was that the battle results were too perfect. Without any substantial things, Cheng Zhijie didn't dare to claim credit for Duan Peng.
Duan Peng naturally understood what was going on. He instructed Niu Jianhu and Yuchi Baolin to lead the way to the temporary security headquarters.
There were hundreds of sacks, and after opening them, they were all left ears. Although it was winter, there was still a foul smell that made people feel disgusted.
However, from General Cheng Zhijie down, everyone in the Left Guards seemed to not be able to smell it. They opened one after another until they were all opened. They were completely convinced.
"Lieutenant Duan." Cheng Zhijie gulped and calmed himself down. He asked Duan Peng,""I wonder how the casualties of the Embroidered Guard Camp are?”
Duan Peng didn't answer directly, but looked at Zhangsun Chong. Zhangsun Chong understood and directly went forward to report.
"Reporting to Great General Cheng, in the battle of Cangzhou, 600 generals of the Embroidered Guards Battalion wiped out more than 8,000 Ming Cult rebels. The casualties on our side were only 16 with light injuries, three with heavy injuries, and five dead.”Zhangsun Chong said with unprecedented pride on his face. This was the pride that he and his brother Pao Xi deserved.
The officers of the Left Guards were all red from holding in their anger. This was too awesome. The battle loss ratio was more than one hundred. It was only right for them to do whatever they wanted in such a battle.
"Good, good, good." Cheng Zhijie said 'good' three times in a row and said excitedly,""Our Left Guard has no face to compete for the victory of the brocade camp. This old man will report everything truthfully to His Majesty and ask for the merits of the warriors of the brocade camp. As for the five warriors who died, they will be given a lavish burial and compensation. They were the pride of our Great Tang.”
When the Left Guards heard Cheng Zhijie's words, they didn't feel that it was inappropriate. Instead, they would feel ashamed if they really contributed.
This battle had nothing to do with the Left Guards. The Embroidered Guards Battalion had arrived at Cangzhou after eight days of infiltration. They had taken Cangzhou with lightning speed, resolved the Ming Cult rebellion, and captured the leader of the bandits, Dou Ying, alive.
He didn't contribute at all, so he was embarrassed to take credit for it.
"Great General Cheng." Duan Peng suddenly said to Cheng Zhijie seriously,""If you want to claim credit for my Embroidered Guard Battalion, Duan Peng boldly requests that the captain of the third team, Cheng Chumo, be given credit for being the leader!”
As soon as Duan Peng finished speaking, Zhangsun Chong, Niu Jianhu, Yuchi Baolin, and the other generals of the Embroidered Guards Camp knelt down.
"Great General, please remember Captain Cheng Chumo's contribution!”
If Duan Peng had said this alone, Cheng Zhijie would have felt that he was giving him face by giving Cheng Chumo a servant's identity.
After all, even though the Embroidered Guard Camp was not under his jurisdiction, it was still under his Left Guard Army in name, so he still had to give him some face.
But now that everyone was so serious about asking for credit for his son, Cheng Zhijie's heart tightened. He knew that something must have happened.
Facing Cheng Zhijie's questioning gaze, Duan Peng didn't say anything and brought Cheng Zhijie to Cheng Chumo's tent.
Cheng Chumo had regained consciousness and was able to move, but the military doctor refused to let him get out of bed on the grounds that the wound was too big and needed to be closed.
Cheng Chumo didn't want to listen, but since Duan Peng said so, he had to listen.
Suddenly, he felt a ray of sunlight coming in from outside, followed by a few people.
Cheng Chumo looked up and was shocked. The person in the lead was actually his father, followed by Duan Peng, Zhangsun Chong, and the other silkpants brothers.
"Father!" Cheng Chumo quickly got up, grimacing in pain from the wound, but he still walked forward and knelt down in front of his father. He said with a guilty face," I've embarrassed you. I was injured in the first battle…"
Cheng Zhijie's big hand pressed down on Cheng Chumo's shoulder. He looked at the long gauze on his chest that had been stained with blood because of the movement just now. His old eyes turned red, and he tried hard not to cry.
"Lieutenant Duan!" Cheng Zhijie tried to calm himself down and asked,""Can you tell me the reason why you asked for the first merit for Cheng Chumo?”
"Of course!" Duan Peng looked at Cheng Chumo and smiled," In the battle of Cangzhou, Cheng Chumo was the vanguard. He fought bravely and disrupted the enemy's 3,000 men. He even seized the important position of the city gate and defended it to the death. Only then did our army fight for the time to enter the city and establish the victory of this battle! Who else but him can be the first to do so!"
" Big brother, I…" Cheng Chumo felt even more ashamed. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
"Alright." Cheng Zhijie's tears streamed down his face as he looked at his son and said proudly,""In that case, this old man will take credit for the warrior of the Embroidered Guard Camp, Cheng Chumo!”
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