Chapter 213 Formation of Navy, Ruinan Gucheng

Author: Traveling from the South

Chapter 213 Formation of Navy, Ruinan Gucheng

According to subsequent statistics, throughout the day on July 22, the Anbei Army suffered more than 1,000 casualties and the Ruinan Army suffered more than 3,300 casualties. The battle loss ratio was almost one to three.

If this was really the case, it would be hard for Zhou Bai to accept such a loss. In order to win the battle quickly, he brought out all the veterans this time.

Before dusk that day, Yan Luo thought the same way. In desperate circumstances, he would do whatever he wanted.

If Zhou Bai can really be surrounded and killed in one battle, it will be worth paying the price of 30,000 people.

Because this is a common problem among separatist forces in troubled times. No matter how large a territory you occupy, the rise and fall of the entire system depends on you alone.

If the hero of one of the separatist regimes dies, the foundation will inevitably be unstable, and fragmentation is a common occurrence.

What's more, as far as Yan Luo knows, Zhou Bai has not married and has children. If Zhou Bai dies, it is foreseeable that the Anbei Governor's Mansion will inevitably collapse.

When the time comes to take advantage of the situation and counterattack Bei'an, the price of 30,000 people may not be exchanged for 10,000 Anbei troops and one Zhou Bai, but a rich and prosperous Bei'an County.

In fact, Zhou Bai has also thought about this question: who can take over from him if he dies? The answer is no.

No matter Chen Zhongbang, Zhou Yuan, or anyone within the Zhou clan, no one has such reputation and ability.

Marrying a wife and having children is what Zhou Bai must do, but his consideration is to appease people's hearts rather than worrying about having no one to inherit his inheritance.

With the memory and wisdom of two lifetimes and the help of the Book of Luck, it is impossible to start a business. Is it possible to expect a young child to be supported by others and achieve success?

Yan Luo's idea of ​​the Duizi strategy was very good, but when Anbei's army kept fighting fiercely and Ruinan's army was not allowed to retreat without paying the money, he felt that a disaster was coming.

As he expected, after one night, Ruinan's army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, nearly 10,000 people surrendered and were captured, countless people escaped to other places, and less than 5,000 people actually retreated into the city.

It was even said that last night was not called a battle, but a one-sided massacre. Thousands of people chased 30,000 people. If they did not lay down their weapons and kneel down and surrender, they would die.

Attacking in the scorching heat during the day consumed most of their physical strength. More importantly, the morale of the army collapsed. All the Ruinan soldiers were frightened out of their wits.

This is the insignificance of personal efforts under the sweeping general trend.

Now the people in Ruinan City are shaken. The total number of soldiers and horses gathered is less than 20,000, and they can barely maintain order. This is the reward of Yan Luo's long-term management of this city.

Of course, the appearance of Master Xuanwu, a great master, and the frequent attacks by the Taoist priests of Jiedu Mansion also made some thoughtful people in the city dare not act rashly.

Relying on the huge pressure brought by the Anbei Army outside the city, Yan Luo reluctantly gathered his strength to make the city wall defense look what it was.

He pointed to the piles of corpses outside the city and told the soldiers that this would be the consequences of not being able to defend the city. Then he often visited the front line in person to greet his soldiers and reward them with rewards.

For a time, morale, which had been at the bottom of the valley, really recovered a lot. After all, in this era, the concept of regionalism is really strong.

The vast majority of people have never left their hometown in their entire lives. The vast geographical area of ​​Bianzhou makes Ruinan County and Bei'an County practically the same as two countries.

This is also the reason why Yan Luo was able to mobilize his soldiers and manage to defend the city under such circumstances.

No matter how well the Anbei Governor's slogan is written, no matter how loud the slogans are, they are still invaders, and at most they are better than "outsiders" like Qingxu.

If Zhou Baizhen ordered an attack at this time, the defenders might be brave enough to defend the city with the same hatred of the enemy.

But Zhou Baiguan Rui Nancheng's luck ran out of firewood, bottomed out, and there was a situation of conflict and conflict, so he was not in a hurry.

Ruinan City, which had lost most of its army and had no fighting spirit, could be taken by him at any time.

So in the next few days, the Anbei Army, in addition to renovating the camp, was provoking generals and suppressing morale.

Only half of the two teams of one hundred silver dragon troops returned to the city. More than sixty silver dragon cavalry failed to break through. They turned around and incorporated these dragon horses into the enemy cavalry, letting them show off their power outside the city. This made Yan Luo hate it.

Teeth itchy.

But that's not the most irritating thing. The most irritating thing is that Zhou Bai reorganized and practiced surrendering troops in front of the city's defenders and Yan Luo.

After completing the strength, speed, obedience and other tests, you can be incorporated into the recruit camp for the following training.

Those who fail the test will be eliminated and will be immediately given dry food and sent back to their hometowns.

The wheat fields at home are ripe and young laborers are needed for the summer harvest.

The defenders on the city were dumbfounded. Is it really so good? But the food and the free money cannot be faked. It can only be said that Anbei's army is rich and powerful.

After passing the test, what kind of treatment will it be like if you really become Anbei Army?

No, the other side seemed to hear the voices of the defenders, and then began to register the newly formed troops and distribute money.

Just for new recruits, they have five taels of silver to settle down, and their monthly salary is two taels of silver, and they will have to pay for the silk, grain, and rice later.

In addition, many Anbei soldiers with rough voices directly shouted slogans such as joining the army and conferring land, meritorious service and conferring land.

There are three meals a day, including solid white rice or steamed buns for every meal, and fragrant broth at noon.

All kinds of treatment directly stunned the defenders at the city head, not to mention the various policies that were promoted after the staff of the Anbei Army wrote the manuscript.

For example, various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are exempted, wages must be paid for corvee service, grain field output is guaranteed to double, etc. Various beautiful blueprints are publicized day and night.

Even though Yan Luo repeatedly emphasized that this was a lie, it could not stop people's yearning for a better life. Besides, if it was true, how could Bei'an be so much stronger than Ruinan?

Time passed day by day, and gradually everyone inside and outside the city became accustomed to this kind of "peaceful" confrontation. The biggest action of the Anbei Army was to dig canals and introduce the water from the moat into various ponds and reservoirs.

Many guards were thinking that surrendering would actually be a good idea, since it was obvious that they couldn't defeat them.

In troubled times, the Ruinan people need a strong leader and system to protect their safety and at least have enough to eat.

Since Lou Jinpeng led two thousand cavalry to carry out the blockade operation, not a grain of rice has entered the city. At this point in the situation, Jiedu Mansion has ordered to reduce costs.

Except for large-scale battles, the rest of the time could only eat one dry meal and two porridge meals. The people in the city were given a quota of food and could only eat one bowl of porridge a day to survive.

What's even more ironic is that if it hadn't been for the loss of more than 20,000 soldiers in the First World War, I am afraid that we would no longer be releasing food to civilians.

Yan Luo and all the civil and military officials of Jiedu Mansion sat there all day long, with no way to break the situation.

And in the next few days, after seeing surrounding residents daring to harvest wheat fields under An Beijun's nose, he became even more desperate.

Because this means that Zhou Bai has gradually conquered Ruinan's heart, and Anbei Army has proved with facts that they are not tyrannical people, but come to teach the kingly way.

In the end, Yan Luo could only hope for miracles occasionally, because with the help of Master Xuanwu several times, many messengers still managed to break through.

I don’t tell some powerful local forces, I just go along for the ride, and the gains and losses do not affect the overall situation.

Only the other three routes are the key, all the way to the three southern counties of Ruinan and the Ningjiang River, all the way to Dingxi to seek help from Lu Ding, and all the way to Dingzhou City to seek help from Governor Lei Haomiao.

In the letter, he spoke sincerely, talking about forming an alliance and "professing vassal status", talking about Zhou Bai's ambition, the strength of Anbei Army, and the principle of losing one's lips and teeth...

To be honest, Yan Luo felt that he had some hope of waiting for reinforcements. After all, he was the only one who could give so much autonomy to the people in power in the three counties.

As for the other two major tycoons in Dingzhou, Lu Ding and Lei Haomiao, it is impossible for them to be willing to watch Zhou Bai rise.

However, the garrison and militia gradually sent by Bei'an County gradually shattered this hope.

Although these soldiers and horses are not as elite as the government army, they are not weaker than ordinary government soldiers. The key is their large number.

According to observations, there are 10,000 people stationed in the main camp, and there may be even more sent to counties, checkpoints, and military towns.

Yan Luo couldn't figure out why a border county had such great war potential, and how did the Anbei Governor's Mansion get the huge amount of money and food to support troops and horses.

Then on July 29th, news came from the south, which directly defeated the last hope and confidence of all the forces in Ruinan City.

The three southern counties of Ruinan County have all fallen and are completely controlled by the main force of 20,000 government troops commanded by Zhou Yuan.

On August 1, when all the ferries in the Ruinan section of the Ningjiang River were occupied by Anbei troops, Captain Li Bao decided to lead more than 100 large and small warships and more than 2,000 sailors to ask for the surrender of Anbei Governor Zhou Bai.

This means that Yan Luo's waterway harassment plan has also failed. He has a favor for Li Bao, so he believes that Li Bao is loyal.

But Yan Luo didn't want to think about how Li Bao could carry out his plan. All the ferries were lost, supplies were completely cut off on land, and the survival of the navy's soldiers was a problem.

The key is that they are good at water warfare, but not good at land warfare. The number of soldiers who can land for combat is only a few hundred, and they cannot affect the overall situation on the shore at all.

In the end, all the county towns were lost and Li Bao had no choice but to surrender at the unanimous request of his subordinates.

Their wives, children, and children are all still on the shore. If they continue to resist, the consequences can be imagined.

The Governor of Zhou Dynasty was a heroic and benevolent lord, but he was never a "good person".

Of course Zhou Bai warmly welcomed Li Bao's surrender, but he made a request, that is, there should be a surrender ceremony and it should be held outside Ruinan City.

More than two thousand navy soldiers all came ashore. Under the leadership of Li Bao, they were reviewed by Zhou Bai outside Ruinan City.

Although the sailors followed the army drills and reviewed them, which was somewhat nondescript, Zhou Bai's purpose of attacking Ruinan City was fully achieved.

After the review, Zhou Bai announced the formation of a navy with more than 2,000 sailors. There was silence at the top of Ruinan City, and the guards, who were too hungry and weak, all had bright eyes.

Seeing this situation, Yan Luo became so furious that he almost ordered all the guards to be killed.

At this time, the air in the sky above Ruinan City was getting thinner and thinner, and it was mostly gray and white. The very light red only lingered in the center of the city.

Every time the black energy attacks from the direction of Anbei Army Camp, the red energy will be further consumed, leaving it shaken and helpless.

Late at night, this time there was no Xuan Yiwei joining forces, but several major families independently launching a rebellion.

They set fires everywhere to attract the attention of the defenders, and more than a thousand servants rushed directly to the north city, trying to open the city gate and surrender.

The Beicheng garrison has a rotating commander, who is from the Wangwang family of the county in the city, so he is actually quite sure.

But he never expected that Master Xuanwu notified Yan Luo in advance, and the rebellion was suppressed by the well-fed yamen army.

This night was another night of bloodshed. Several families, including the Wang family, were wiped out, and ruffians and gang members faced ruthless attacks.

But Yan Luo overestimated his authority after all, and at this time, killing could only maintain superficial stability.
To be continued...