第一章 问鼎 (六 下)
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(第一章问鼎(六下)
当柴绍带领大军赶到河边的时候,夺桥之战已经结束。一千三百多名李家骑兵如同霜打了的庄稼般呆立在濡水南岸的河滩上,一动不动。任由河对岸的洺州营将士在对岸四下砍伐木材,于桥头北侧搭建起一重重拒马。
见到此景,柴绍心头的怒火“呼”地一下就腾了起来。脱离侍卫的保护,纵马冲到正在发呆的骑兵们中间,低声怒吼:“怎么回事?柴秀和哪去了?让他过了见我!”
骑兵们木然地后退几步,张了张嘴巴,却谁也没有勇气回应。柴大将军以铁腕治军,赏罚极为分明。对有功者从来不吝赐予重赏,对于犯了错误者也毫无怜悯之意。刚才那场梦魇般恶战,定远将军以身殉国。按照“大隋”军法,他们这些部下应该冲过桥去跟全部战死才对。而大伙既没勇气血战到底,又抢不回柴秀和将军的遗体,等待他们将是什么样的惩处可想而知!
“都哑巴了,还是傻了,柴秀和呢?死了?”见没人上前回答自己的问话,柴绍心里猛然一沉,竖起眼睛,盯住距离自己最近的一名骑兵喝问。
“属,属下……”那名骑兵被瞪得脊背发虚,却避无可避,立刻抽抽搭搭地哭了起来。“属下不知道,属下没看见。属下来得慢,赶到这里时,仗差不得已经打完了……”
“废物!”柴绍策马上前几步,一把推开哭哭啼啼的骑手。然后抽出腰间横刀,高举着喊道:“带兵的将军呢?还有谁活着,速速过来见我!明法参军,准备执行军纪!”
两句话他一口气喊出,呆立在桥头的骑兵们立刻“轰”地一下有了反应。个别人拨转战马,作势欲逃。但大多数骑兵都跳下了马背,重重地跪在地上,叩头不止。
“大将军,不怪弟兄们!”一名校尉模样的人手脚并用爬了过来,抱着柴绍的马腿哭喊。“定远将军、怀化郎将和时德将军都战死在对岸了。贼子用陌刀队封住了桥头,大伙拼了性命也过不去,过不去啊!”
“什么!”柴绍举起横刀,奋力劈下。刀落到一半,突然歪了歪,砍进了校尉身边的泥土里,“铛”地一声断成了两截。
定远将军柴秀和、怀化郎将李德堪、时德将军刘省身,都是他一手提拔起来的嫡系。无论个人武艺和领兵能力,都在他手下排得上号。三位将军,居然在一天之内全部战死了,麾下这支骑兵还能剩下些什么?这可是他麾下最最精锐的士卒,如今核心将领全部死光,就剩了一个小小校尉当顶梁柱,让人如何不心痛?须知将乃军之魂,一支失去灵魂的军队,人数再多也不过是群行尸走肉而已,根本不可能再投入战场。
怀着满腔悲愤,柴绍扭头看向不远处的木桥。这才发现,整座桥身都已经被血染成了红色。个别地方血迹还没有凝固,顺着桥的边缘,淅淅沥沥地往下淌。
桥下,就是奔腾的秋水。汛期已经到来,水流甚急,却无法洗净那一缕缕红,让整个河面奔腾如血。
那都是我亲手训练出来的精锐啊!看着看着,柴绍眼前一黑,身体就开始摇晃。那名校尉虽然职位低微,为人却还十分机灵,不管断在自己身边一寸外的刀锋,跳将起来,双手抱住柴绍的身体,继续哭叫道:“大将军节哀。大将军,弟兄们已经尽力了。桥太窄,冲上去也只是白白送死啊!”
“白白送死也得死。失掉了主将,你等本来就该死在河对岸!”柴绍挣了两下,挣脱了对方的搀扶,眼前一阵阵发黑,嘴里出来的话却丝毫不肯放松。“你,从现在开始就是定远将军,这支骑兵全部归你指挥。给你们一刻钟时间休息,一刻钟之后,老子亲自为你们擂鼓壮行!”
“大将军!”校尉楞了一下,连连后退。从正六品昭武校尉被直接提拔为正五品定远将军,他等于接连升了三级。可这三级官职,却要他拿性命来换。柴大将军亲口了,要为大伙擂鼓。也就是,要让他带着身后这一千三百多名幸存下来的骑兵,把命全都填到桥头上去。
“怎么,不敢?”柴绍皱起眉头,嘴角上带着淡淡的冷笑。
“末将谢大将军不斩之恩!”那名校尉咬咬牙,长身站起,抱拳肃立。
“你们呢,愿意死在明法参军的刀下,还是愿意死在河对岸!”柴绍侧转头,咬着牙冲其余的骑兵大喊。
骑兵们面面相觑,沉默了片刻,终于有人带头上前,大声回应,“谢将军不斩之恩。我等愿意舍命夺桥,一雪前耻!”
“好!”柴绍用力一挥胳膊。“我柴绍的麾下,容不得孬种。先前是柴秀和无能,怪不得大伙。现在柴秀和已经死了。你等无需为他抵命。原来的校尉升为将军,旅率升为校尉,队正升为旅率。旅率之下官员,由校尉自行任命报备。打下眼前这座桥,无论你等是死了还是活着,升迁都会算数。除此之外,柴某还会亲自向唐王为你等请功。只要拿下眼前这座桥,就每人授勋三转,赏勋田十亩,战后立即兑现,决不食言!”
“谢大将军!”这下,连先前准备逃走的骑兵也靠拢上前,齐声喊道。对于普通士卒来,授不授勋还是次要的,十亩勋田可是了不得诱惑。那意味着只要李家当政,自己就有十亩可以传给子孙,永不缴纳赋税的土地。一家人永远不会再有冻饿之忧。
“不必谢我。”柴绍轻轻摆手,语气又迅速转向低沉,“打不下眼前这座桥,你等就全死在桥上。千万别往后退。咱们丑话在前头,退下一人,我斩一人。一队退下过半,我连逃兵带队正一并斩首。一旅退下过半,逃兵,旅率,队正皆斩。一团退下过半,逃兵斩首,包括领军校尉之内的所有军官皆斩!明法参军,上前记下所有军官的名字和新晋升后的职务!”
“诺!”明法参军段志达带领十余名文职幕僚跑上前来,拿出纸笔挨个统计骑兵中身穿军官服色者姓名。骑兵们见此,知道今日退一步,进一步都难逃一死,索性豁了出去,掏出干粮,打来还泛着粉色的河水就开始用餐。至于今天谁升官升得快些,谁平素没本事也交了好运,大伙都不计较了。反正都是过眼富贵,未必有人享受得着。
收拾完了这群残兵,柴绍拨转马头奔向河畔。他要好好,把他麾下精锐打残了的家伙,到底是哪路神仙?为什么捡了便宜却不烧掉木桥,反而想凭借几重临时搭建拒马阻挡两万大军的脚步?对方的人数不多,绝对不可能超过五千,这点在刚才两军隔着河比赛赶路时,对方队伍溅起的烟尘规模上,他就能看得出。以不到五千兵马妄图硬抗李家两万大军,带兵的要么是亡命徒,要么就是个疯子!
伍天锡不是亡命徒,也不是疯子!他只是胆子稍微比常人大了些,临阵经验多了些而已。濡水河上的确只有眼前这一座木桥,但可以过河的渡口却有十几处。最近一处距离木桥只有七、八里远,柴绍稍微费点儿工夫就能找得到。所以,烧掉木桥,顶多可以耽搁李家军两个时辰。而留着木桥不烧,却可以把对方的注意力全部吸引到木桥上来,根本顾不上去寻找渡口。
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