Chapter 227 Gou Dao
Su Ze also saw the cavalry rushing out of Wuxing City in the army.
This cavalry was dressed differently from ordinary soldiers. They all wore light armor, a headscarf on their foreheads, and a black and red band on their heads called "Gan Zeng Guo".
When the soldiers saw them, they knew that they were a female army.
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, when men were treated like animals and women like men, female soldiers were not a rare thing.
The most famous is the female army trained by Queen Mao of the Former Qin Dynasty. At that time, Queen Mao led her troops in a desperate battle with Yao Chang, the ruler of the Later Qin Dynasty. After many troops of the Former Qin Dynasty surrendered, the female soldiers around Queen Mao vowed to never surrender, and were finally humiliated and died together with Queen Mao.
Lu Xiuning rushed out with the cavalry, and actually rushed to Su Ze's camp through the gap.
Su Ze looked unhappy. Hou Jing, who was in charge of the vanguard command, rushed back from the front line and said to Su Ze:
"General! I am incompetent!"
Su Ze asked with a cold face:
"Who is the captain commanding the front line?"
Hou Jing immediately said:
"The commander of the siege is Su Deng, the captain of the Xiandeng Camp, and the commander of the cavalry is Wang Hui, the captain of the Yueqi Camp."
Su Ze pointed at Hou Jing and said, "After the battle, you and the others will report to the military judge and receive twenty military sticks."
Hou Jing secretly groaned, but Su Ze's army had strict military law and allowed Lu Xiuning's light cavalry to rush to the front of the central army. This was a dereliction of duty for the front-line generals and they deserved to be punished.
The military judge under Su Ze's command (the "military judge who enforces the law strictly") is famous for his impartiality. No matter who makes a mistake, he will record it. He is ruthless in enforcing military law and treats officers and soldiers equally.
After these twenty blows of the military stick, I'm afraid the pain will last for several days.
At this time, Lu Xiuning had already rushed to the front of the central army, but seeing Su Ze's solemn military formation, Lu Xiuning, who was also a knowledgeable soldier, immediately ordered to stop the charge.
With strong shields, spears, and archers, Su Ze's central military camp can be said to be flawless. If he rushed forward, he would probably be smashed to pieces.
After receiving the punishment, Hou Jing immediately ordered the front army to gather towards the central army and began to encircle Lu Xiuning's female cavalry.
This thief really knows military knowledge!
Lu Xiuning put away her contempt for Su Ze. She thought for a moment, tore off the scarf on her head, threw it in front of Su Ze's central army and said:
"General Su, don't you dare to fight against a woman?"
The scouts of the front army quickly reported Lu Xiuning's provocative behavior to Su Ze. Su Liang looked at Su Ze worriedly, fearing that he would impulsively challenge the female general in a duel.
Su Ze smiled and said, "This young lady wants to learn from Zhuge Wuhou, and this general wants to learn from King Xuan."
After hearing what Su Ze said, Su Liang finally felt relieved.
What Su Ze was talking about was naturally the battle between Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi in Xiegu. In order to force Sima Yi to fight, Zhuge Liang had someone send a woman's scarf to him, mocking Sima Yi for being as afraid to fight as a woman.
This is what is called "Liang sent envoys to deliver letters many times, and also sent women's ornaments to anger King Xuan."
Sima Yi naturally ignored Zhuge Liang's provocation. In the end, Zhuge Liang was unable to capture Sima Yi's city and had to retreat.
Su Ze said to Su Bei ([Daxia Dragon Bird Preparation Body]) beside him:
"Take my precious sword and capture the female general."
Su Bei took the order, and several armored cavalrymen around Su Ze followed him out.
Are you kidding? This is the Northern and Southern Dynasties! Yang Kan, who shot and killed Mo Zhe Dam, is still by my side!
This is an era where God will punish you if you make a move, and you will capsize if you are not careful.
Mo Zhe Dati's body was cold, and Su Ze would not be stupid enough to fight this female general in a duel.
If all wars are fought one-on-one, then what is the point of training soldiers?
Yang Kan, who had been observing Su Ze, also nodded with satisfaction.
Another reason why Su Ze is attractive is that he is young and healthy.
Throughout history, both in China and abroad, these two items are very attractive plus factors for those who want to take sides.
These two items finally come down to one thing: life expectancy.
The most tragic thing in the world is that you just pledged your loyalty to a lord, but within a few years he dies.
Apart from being lustful, Su Ze didn't seem to have any bad habits. He didn't like drinking, nor was he addicted to hunting.
Yes, hunting is actually a bad hobby in this era.
However, starting from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, many Hu regimes in the north did not consider hunting as a waste of time, but they were normally sinicized and established relatively stable regimes. The ministers also opposed the monarch's hunting.
The reason is very simple. Falling from a horse is one of the main causes of death for emperors these days!
Su Ze is in good health, leads a regular life, and practices martial arts every day. Such a person should be able to live a long life.
Only when Su Ze is alive will his group have centripetal force and everyone will have a future.
Now in Yang Kan’s mind, Su Ze has another advantage - caution.
This is not an easy thing to do. Many people are tenacious when the wind is against them, but they become reckless when the wind is in their favor.
There were many such examples during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, with Cui Yanbo and Mozhe Dike being two of them.
The fact that Su Ze could endure the female general's yelling and scolding showed that he was not an impulsive person, and such people could live longer.
The following battle can be said to be no suspense.
Although Lu Xiuning's female army was well-trained, she herself also learned some military tactics and martial arts.
However, under the charge of the elite cavalry led by Su Jing (the Calm Armored Cavalry), and the attack of the highly skilled Su Bei, they were quickly defeated.
At this time, Lü Xiuning wanted to escape, but the vanguard cavalry led by Hou Jing himself had surrounded him and defeated Lü Xiuning's women's army in no time.
If Su Bei had not remembered Su Ze's order, he would have killed Lu Xiuning with the [Great Xia Dragon Bird] long ago.
Lu Xiuning was still knocked off his horse by Su Bei's sword, and then subdued and tied up by the soldiers who rushed up.
Hou Jing rushed up at this time, and seeing Lu Xiuning who made him be punished, he was furious and wanted to beat and scold her, but was stopped by Su Bei.
"Commander Hou, this is the person the general wants."
Hou Jing then remembered Su Ze's "habit". He broke out in a cold sweat and said quickly, "It was my recklessness." When Su Bei escorted Lu Xiuning to see Su Ze, Hou Jing glanced at the female soldiers around him in dismay. One of his deputy generals with shifty eyes rushed up and said,
"Commander-in-Chief, these female soldiers?"
Hou Jing immediately whipped the deputy general with his whip, and when he had finished venting his anger, he said:
"Didn't you hear what Guard Su just said? The general has chosen this lady who leads the troops. She will serve the general in the future!"
"You humiliated her subordinates. I will not tolerate your words of advice in the future!"
The deputy general begged for mercy, and Hou Jing stopped whipping him. He said to the deputy general, "Take all these female soldiers into the barracks and ask the military judge to bring people to watch over them. Don't let the thieves get in!"
"If anything goes wrong, I'll chop off your head and apologize to the general!"
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When Lu Bodu, who was on the city wall, saw his daughter's army was wiped out, he suddenly collapsed on the wall.
However, he still cheered up and first ordered severe punishment for the guard who opened the city gate without permission.
Without the commander's consent, the city gates were opened privately. Today it means letting people out to fight, and tomorrow it means opening the city gates to surrender?
Lu Bodu did not expect that so many deputy generals following him would be so confused.
According to military law, such things should naturally be punished by execution, but this deputy general said that he opened the city gate because he could not resist his daughter's pleading, and Lu Bodu could not bear to punish him.
However, Lu Bodu still beat him with thirty military sticks and sent his trusted men to check the city gates to ensure the discipline of the soldiers guarding the gates.
However, the defenders on the city wall saw the process of their daughters being escorted out of the city by the female soldiers, which had a huge impact on the morale of the troops.
Lu Bodu has become numb. He will defend this broken city for one day at a time. He no longer fantasizes about seeking amnesty.
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Seeing Lu Xiuning, who was tied up, being sent to the front of the big tent, Su Ze looked at this female general with interest.
There really are female generals.
Although Su Ze is not particularly fond of this kind of XP, it is still quite rare after all.
Looking at Lu Xiuning again, she has a healthy complexion and beautiful facial features, but her skin is in poor condition due to frequent exercise. She just fell off the horse and her hair was covered with grass ash, making her look a little disheveled.
Because he was wearing light leather armor, his tall and slender figure was revealed.
In order to facilitate riding, Lu Xiuning tied her thighs and waist with ropes. Her strong thighs and plump buttocks made Su Ze swallow his saliva.
To be fair, Lu Xiuning cannot compare with Princess Chenliu and Princess Shouyang in terms of exquisite appearance.
In fact, after hundreds of years of ethnic integration, the Di people are not much different from the Han people. These Di people who stayed in Guanzhong basically used Han surnames and spoke Chinese since the Former Qin Dynasty, and are actually not much different from the Han people.
So Lu Xiuning doesn't have the exotic charm of Madam An.
Even Su Ze's mind flashed with the image of Princess Nanyang, a married woman. The baby's mess that Princess Nanyang's wide robe could not completely cover was clearly different from Lu Xiuning's flat breastplate.
However, with the blessing of the female general and her healthy and energetic body, she has a different kind of charm than those princesses.
Su Ze's tone softened a bit as he asked, "Who are you?"
Lu Xiuning said to Su Ze: "Su Ze, you little brat! Don't you dare to fight me in a one-on-one duel!"
When Su Ze heard her words, he laughed out loud. As Su Ze laughed, the counselors and generals present also laughed.
The scout who was familiar with the rebels told Su Ze about Lu Xiuning's identity. Su Ze left his seat and said, "If you want to fight me, your grandfather should fight me. Besides, why should I fight you?"
Lu Xiuning was speechless. She originally wanted to insult Su Ze by saying that he was inferior to women, but the defeat on the battlefield had already dealt a heavy blow to her confidence. She saw the swordsman standing respectfully behind Su Ze and the neatly arrayed armored cavalry. She finally realized that the soldiers she had trained were nothing but show-offs and could not withstand a single blow on the battlefield.
But Lu Xiuning still said stubbornly:
"The imperial court is unjust and has harmed the people. Heaven and earth, please bear witness to this!"
Su Ze laughed again and said, "Want to learn from Queen Mao? Unfortunately, I am not Yao Chang. I will take her away first. When we capture the city tomorrow, I will let her reunite with her grandfather."
The servants around Su Ze were very tacit and did not abuse Lu Xiuning. They also selected a few skillful servants from the civilians and asked them to serve Lu Xiuning. They also returned a few female soldiers who were captured with Lu Xiuning to her, but for her safety, they took away all the sharp weapons on her.
Lu Xiuning tossed and turned in sleep, not knowing how Su Ze was going to humiliate her. She thought of her grandfather in Wuxing City and her family left in Qinzhou. This woman, who always boasted that she was as good as any man, cried for the first time at night.
The next day, Su Ze's servant brought a maid to change Lu Xiuning into the same leather armor he wore yesterday, but the leather armor had been repaired and the blood stains had been cleaned.
The servant girl put on familiar leather armor for Lu Xiuning, but she felt something was weird about it. Then she put her hair into a high ponytail, and then the servant girl took out a lip plate and wanted to put lipstick on Lu Xiuning.
Lip plate is the lipstick from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is a cosmetic made by mixing ox marrow with cloves and patchouli extracted from warm wine, and then adding color.
In fact, this thing is used by both men and women. Men of the aristocratic families in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties would also apply it to prevent chapped lips.
This lip plate was given to Su Ze by Princess Chenliu before he went to war, but he always found it difficult to use, so he rarely used it.
Then when she saw the servant woman taking out cosmetics, Lu Xiuning could no longer hold back and threatened to commit suicide, thus escaping the fate of being painted with cosmetics.
Now Lu Xiuning finally understood that this was not an outfit for going to war at all, but an outfit to humiliate herself in order to satisfy someone's strange desire.
Lu Xiuning gritted her teeth, but when she heard Su Ze say yesterday that the city would be captured today, she was worried about her grandfather's safety, so she finally followed the servants to Su Ze's tent.
Seeing Lu Xiuning dressed in heroic style, Su Ze's eyes lit up. She looked more like the "defeated female general" he had imagined, compared to her embarrassed look yesterday.
Su Ze did not provoke Lu Xiuning, but asked the guards to watch her sit at the last seat. He looked at Wuxing City not far away and began to order an attack on the city.
Lu Bodu, who had been guarding the city early on, felt a siege rhythm that was completely different from yesterday.
This time the rock dropping from the Thunderbolt chariot was more accurate. The corner tower of the city gate had already been collapsed by the falling rocks. A few more rounds of falling rocks completely knocked down the parapet on the city wall. The remaining falling rocks fell into the city, also causing huge damage.
Endless crowds were driven out of the city. They had long lost the ability to shout, cry, or feel pain. They had become walking corpses with only instinct left.
These drivers pushed the cloud car to the city wall like ants, and then began to climb up the wall.
Among the crowd, Sudeng's (a vanguard warrior who is strong enough to lift a tripod) vanguard battalion was also preparing.
Lü Bodu's defenders were still fighting back, and a large number of corpses were left under the city wall. The remaining soldiers simply used the pile of corpses as ladders to climb up, and some of them had already begun to attack the city wall.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Su Deng took the oath of allegiance and led the vanguard battalion to charge!
He pushed the battering ram by himself and covered his troops as they rushed to the city wall. He then quickly propped up a ladder that was about to collapse and placed it firmly on the city wall.
The [conspicuous vanguard] immediately climbed up the ladder, instantly attracting the attention of all the surrounding defenders.
(End of this chapter)