Although it was a 20-man confrontation, Lin Yi was confident that he could win.
However, there was a difference between winning and a complete victory!
If these 20 people went up to fight, they would definitely be injured. Warhorses were the rarest resource in the cold weapon era.
If a cavalry captured a warhorse, their entire family would be punished.
Therefore, if Lin Yi and the others rushed up rashly, those people would definitely cut off the reins of the horses and prevent the horses from falling into Lin Yi's hands.
Once the enemy was alerted and fled, it would be hard to say whether they could completely wipe them out.
Today, the sun was scorching hot, and the temperature in the valley was even higher.
Lin Yi judged that those people would definitely not be able to stand the heat and come to the river to wash up. He and the others hid by the river and waited for this opportunity.
Two hours passed.
Lin Yi endured the heat and remained calm.
A general was the role model of an army. Lin Yi, who was a military officer, was enduring the heat, so his subordinates naturally did not complain.
Another 15 minutes later, the temperature rose again!
Finally, the opportunity had come!
The twenty deserters were no longer bound by military law. They ran straight to the river, took off their uniforms, and jumped into the river!
Lin Yi sent 15 people to take a detour to retrieve the warhorses.
On his side, three bows and two shieldbearers were already aiming at the enemy in the water.
The Wu Dynasty soldier swam into the deep water. As he was swimming, he suddenly took an arrow to his neck!
"Flame Han dog thief!"
"Quick, there are Flame's rebel soldiers lying in ambush. Get into formation on the shore, get into formation on the shore!”
However, it was too late.
Lin Yi shot his arrows quickly and instantly killed four people. The archers beside him had also killed two people and injured one.
This group of soldiers immediately fled to the shore, and the other archers could hardly hit them.
Lin Yi, on the other hand, shot two arrows through two people!
The group of people did not even have time to put on their clothes. They rushed straight to the place where the horses were tied up, wanting to get on their horses and escape.
However, what awaited them were the other 15 people who had already taken over their camp.
15 Yan Han soldiers with excellent weapons ready for battle against 13 Wu Dynasty deserters who were not wearing clothes and were panicking…
This was a complete massacre!
By the time Lin Yi and the others arrived, the battle had already ended. Qi Dazhu and the others had killed seven people and captured six people, stringing them up with ropes.
At the same time, the 16 Western Warhorses were intact and all of them had been seized.
They had easily obtained a victory, and not a single person was injured. Moreover, they had obtained such a rich harvest!
Everyone was extremely happy. Qi Dazhu and Erga then suggested,
"Captain, we've won a great victory. The river is so refreshing. Can you guys jump in and take a bath now?"”
Everyone was extremely excited. After all, everyone wanted to soak in the water in such hot weather.
However, Lin Yi refused righteously.
"We can't relax on the battlefield!”
"If you were in their shoes, what's the difference between you and the Wu Dynasty army? They were killed by us because they let down their guard. If you let down your guard too, what if you were killed by others?”
His words stunned everyone.
Lin Yi knew that these soldiers had resentment in their hearts, so he said,
"You all have wives and children. On the battlefield, any carelessness can cause you to lose your lives. I have to let your wives and children see you return alive. They would rather suffer and be tired. Even if you are angry with me because of this, I have to give this death order!”
"All of you, go back. Don't let your guard down. Whoever dares to bathe in the river will be whipped 50 times!”
"Yes, sir!"
In one sentence, the morale of the army was rallied.
Qi Dazhu and the others were not angry. Instead, they were slightly touched. The captain was thinking for them!
Everyone was instantly convinced and felt ashamed.
When they returned to the 3rd Battalion with the spoils of war and saw the 16 fine horses from the Western Regions, everyone's eyes widened!
"Oh my god, where did the 3rd Battalion get their warhorses?”
"Did you borrow it from the cavalry unit? Centurion Qin is too prestigious, to be able to borrow so many warhorses from the cavalry camp at once
…The horses in the cavalry camp aren't this good. Look at this horse's tall frame, wide eyes, and square mouth. This is the appearance of a first-class horse. Our cavalry camp doesn't have such a good horse either!”
The soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were very proud of themselves. They pointed at the horses and said proudly,
"Our Captain Lin has just captured them. We even killed 14 people and captured 6 enemy soldiers.”
"How many people did Captain Lin bring? "
Hehe, Captain Lin sent 20 people to the other battalions without you guys noticing. They rushed all the way back to capture these warhorses.”
Hearing the reply from the 3rd Battalion, the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion secretly asked,
"Not a single warhorse was lost. We captured all of them. We killed 14 enemies and captured 6. How many casualties did your 3rd Battalion have?"”
"There are no casualties."
"What?!"
"
How many of you are injured?"
"I'm not injured either."
Lin
Yi brought the warhorses to the back of the tent and specifically asked a few people to feed them carefully.
When Qin Hu received the news, he rushed over immediately. When he saw these precious warhorses, he couldn't take his
eyes off them.”
Lin Yi made a hush gesture and said,
"Don't shout. Order everyone not to come to the back of the camp for no reason. Don't alarm the warhorses."”
"
But why?" Qin Hu asked in puzzlement.
"I still don't know the commandant's reaction. Let's try not to be ostentatious and find a few brothers with good foundations to train them into cavalries. When our training here here is good, even if the commandant finds a warhorse, he will be embarrassed to take it away and give it to the cavalry camp when he sees that we already have our own cavalries.”
"
Good idea. This is just like the old saying, let's cook the rice first, right?"”
"That's right." Lin Yi said with a smile.
However, the two of them led their horses back to the back of the camp and had yet to warm them up.
"
Brothers of the Third Battalion, the Commandant has arrived!"”
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