I heard Zhu Hang talk about the details of the remnants of the Tianxiong Army's breakout from Datong and their withdrawal to the west. Especially when I knew that Xiao Linshi, the herdsman of Xijing, was behind all this. Cao Shixiong, Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue and others were all very shameless.
The bursts are tight.
"Wu Sanrong, Saruha and others were all generals of Xiao Linshi's tribe. When Shili was fighting in Datong City, he also captured some enemy soldiers for torture and interrogation. He learned that these few people were commanding the tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers in Datong, so he
I vaguely guessed this, but I still didn't expect that all this was a trap set by Xiao Linshi from beginning to end!" Cao Shixiong said with emotion as he sat behind the case with an extremely ugly look on his face.
Cao Shixiong and Cao Shili had served as generals under Xiao Linshi, so of course they knew Xiao Linshi's skills.
And Xiao Linshi served as the Deputy Defense Envoy and Defense Envoy of Xijing Road. During the period of staying in Xijing, Yin Chao and Wen Hengyue had already served as generals in the Tianxiong Army. Obviously, they had known Xiao Linshi for a long time, but their methods were unknown.
How much better than Xiao Xinhan, Xiao Qian, Li Chulin and others.
"Mr. Zhu Kang led more than 10,000 troops to withdraw, which will definitely shock the enemy. This is indeed a good opportunity for us to withdraw south, and we cannot delay it any longer!" Cao Shixiong also urged that we go south immediately.
Even if the two brothers raised the butcher knife against the Khitan and the Zalu in Shuozhou, which was what Xiao Linshi expected to see, it can be said that everything was planned by Xiao Linshi, but it does not mean that the two brothers fell into the trap.
It will end well in the hands of Xiao Linshi.
Could it be that they could still hope to avoid being chopped alive when they fell into the hands of Xiao Linshi, who also wrote a letter of commendation for their meritorious service in massacring the Khitan and the miscellaneous captives?
To be honest, had it not been for Wang's suggestion and Wang Fan's insistence, Cao Shixiong would not have dared to stay in Shuozhou. He should have led the remnants of the Qing Shun Army with less than 3,000 generals and followed Ge Boyi into Lanzhou.
He had never thought about the tens of thousands of Han people in Shuozhou City before.
Now that Zhu Hang led the remnants of Tianxiong's army to withdraw into Shuozhou City, and knowing that Xiao Xinhan was extremely wary of Xiao Linshi, Cao Shixiong still wanted to take away all the Han people in Shuozhou City.
On the one hand, if the ax of tribal massacre is raised, no one can put it down if they want. If the Han people in Shuozhou City do not evacuate and fall into the hands of the Khitans again, their fate will definitely not be much better.
On the other hand, Cao Shixiong only controlled the remnants of the Qing Shun Army's 3,000 troops, so he could only be regarded as a tree without roots.
The three thousand remnant soldiers of the Qing Shun Army are mainly from the families of tens of thousands of Han people. Now that they can take tens of thousands of Han people away together, they will have more foundation to be valued by the court if they settle in Dai Viet.
At this time, the remnants of 10,000 Tianxiong troops retreated into Shuozhou City, and the key was to return with more than 1,000 prisoner heads. Yin Chao and Wen Hengyue also advocated for Wang to report, and Wang Fanxian led Zhu Run and Lei Teng.
First escort some Han people to evacuate to Ningwu and take over the defense there first.
The distance between Shuozhou City and the villages to the north of Ningwu is less than fifty miles. As long as we can take over the defense of Ningwu first, prepare everything, and there are enough rear troops in Shuozhou City, the soldiers and civilians will evacuate.
As things went smoothly, Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue and Cao Shili arranged to evacuate in the second and third batches.
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After the military meeting was over, the sky was already bright.
However, Shuozhou City had been urgently preparing for the southward withdrawal of soldiers and civilians under Wang Zhen's pressure for three days, so once the final decision to withdraw southward was made at this time, it could be implemented immediately.
Of course, the first batch of tens of thousands of Han people, with their families and families, were escorted by Zhu Run and Lei Teng to retreat south. No matter how well-prepared they were, it seemed extremely delayed and chaotic.
Xu Huai was too tired. Even after evacuating from the South City Gate where he was responsible for garrison, he did not have the energy to pay attention to too many trivial details. When he returned to the South City Tower, he found a corner and sat down directly without taking off his clothes and armor.
He closed his eyes and fell asleep on the haystack.
When he woke up, it was already high in the sky. He walked out of the city tower and looked down from the crenellations. At this time, the first batch of soldiers and civilians all walked out of the city, surrounded by carriages and horses, meandering southward for several miles, like a turbid torrent on the snowy field.
Zhu Hang, Cao Shixiong, Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue and others were seeing off Wang Zhen and Wang Fan at the foot of the city tower.
Xu Huai grabbed a handful of snow from the wall, rubbed his face twice, and walked down the tower. Zhu Run and Lei Teng had already set off, walking on the snow on the left side of the Han people to guard against possible enemy cavalry coming from the left wing.
Lu Xiong, Zheng Shou, and Wang Kong only had seven or eight people wearing armor and guarding Wang Zhen and Wang Fan.
Xu Huai walked down the tower and ordered Yin Peng: "Yin Peng, please immediately order fifty cavalry to follow Mr. Lu and go south first. Be sure to escort Mr. Wang Zhen, and Mr. Wang Fanlang will be safe!"
"The cavalry will appear around Shuozhou City at any time. Shuozhou is too short of cavalry, so we will be fine." Wang Zhen said.
It seems that Shuozhou City can still gather 20,000 troops, but the total number of elite cavalry is only more than 500, of which more than 300 are the bodyguards of Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili, Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue and others.
In particular, Xu Huai was determined to take the rear, and wanted to withdraw the last batch from Shuozhou. He only had 200 elite cavalry, which was even more stretched. Wang Zhen did not want Xu Huai to waste his precious cavalry on their personal protection.
"Before the new edict from the imperial court comes down, my husband must be on guard against someone jumping over the wall in a hurry!" Xu Huai said, "When all the soldiers and civilians have evacuated, it is only fifty miles from Shuozhou to Ningwu. I will lead the troops behind the palace and pick a random one.
When the wind is high and the night is dark, I can just walk through it without any hindrance."
Although the futures of Zhu Run and Lei Teng were already tied to Wang Zhen, Wang Fan and his son, and Zhu Hang, they did not have many powerful subordinates under their command.
Xu Huai still had to be on guard against some people who would take the wrong approach and try to use extreme means to disrupt the situation. How dare he ignore the personal safety of Wang Zhen and Wang Fan at this juncture?
Xu Huai insisted on this, and Wang Zhen no longer refused, so he asked Lu Xiong to help him get on his horse, and followed the southward retreating team and walked slowly towards Lanzhou.
Zhu Hang still had to arrange the follow-up evacuation matters. He had Han civilian officials in Shuozhou, as well as Xie Zhong, Xu Wukun, Lu Wenhu, the generals of the Zhu family, and brothers Zhu Zhi and Zhu Tong to help, so there was no need for Xu Huai to worry.
"Why don't you advocate reorganizing the Tianxiong Army in Shuozhou?"
Pan Chenghu knew more secrets and expected that Xiao Xinhan was extremely wary of Xiao Linshi. Even if Yingzhou troops and horses were transferred back to Datong in a short period of time, they would not be able to suddenly use troops against Shuozhou. They did not need to rush to abandon Shuozhou, or even
The Tianxiong Army can be reorganized directly in Shuozhou.
"How to reorganize?" Xu Huai looked at the vast snowy land outside the city from the crenel and said, "On the one hand, Wang Fanlang only temporarily took control of the Tianxiong Army in the name of military supervisor, but he did not attack the Yan Army.
It has not been disbanded. Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou, as the chief and deputy envoys, always have the highest decision-making power in Hedong, and the Tianxiong Army is also subject to their control. If we really want to urgently reorganize the Tianxiong Army in Shuozhou, we must first obtain it according to regulations.
They agreed. We don’t need to worry about it so much, but Wang Xianggong and Wang Fanlang will not ignore the court regulations. In addition, the news of the Tianxiong Army’s defeat and the return of the remnant troops hastened, and it will be available in three to five days.
When word reaches Bianjing, Bianjing may send new envoys to replace Wang Fanlang at any time to lead the Tianxiong Army - if the Tianxiong Army is still stranded in Shuozhou City and the new commander comes, do we all have to listen?
Order to act?"
"It is certainly possible that the imperial court will send someone to replace Wang Fanlang, but Zhu Hanglang has made such a great contribution and all the generals support him. At this juncture, it is unlikely that the imperial court will send someone to replace Zhu Langlang, right?" Pan Chenghu
He asked doubtfully, "At the same time, didn't you also judge that Zhu Hang was most likely to replace Guo Zhongxiong in Lanzhou and be responsible for the military and political affairs of the west wing?"
"Old Pan, you have to study harder," Xu Huai said. "Dai Viet regulations, battlefield command power and military command power are separated. In the court, they are also divided into three yamen and the Privy Council. This battle to conquer Yan was completed.
This shit has no aftertaste, and it is likely that the matter will be hastily. Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and Wang Fanlang will all return to the capital to pay their orders. It is possible that Zhu Hanlang will stay and replace Guo Zhongxiong when he goes to Lanzhou and
He also leads the military and horse supervision, and is responsible for the defense line of the west wing. The forbidden troops stationed in Lanzhou are all under his control. However, Zhu Kanglangjun has the power of control, and the generals of the Tianxiong army command the envoys, and Du Yuhou
The imperial court will not tolerate the appointment of Zhu Langjun and the reorganization of the Tianxiong Army. Even if others agree, don't forget that the Cai family and the main war faction will put all the blame on the Ge family and his son. They will temporarily
He will not lose power yet, and as the privy envoy, Cai Qing has more say in this regard than any other prince or minister. Only the main force of the Tianxiong Army has returned to Lanzhou, and a small number of our troops still insist on staying in Shuozhou to deal with the enemy.
Only then can you obey the authority, and only then can you 'will be outside, and your orders will not be accepted'!"
"Damn it, what kind of brain do you have, how can you figure out so many twists and turns?" Pan Chenghu asked in surprise.
"If I don't plan so much, how can I get you into my hands?" Xu Huai said with a smile.
"Just fuck it! I'll go talk to Lao Guo. He didn't go to Datong this time. Although there was no danger, he didn't get many benefits..." Pan Chenghu said.
"There is something that needs to be done urgently, and we need to ask Master Pan and Master Guo for help!" Xu Huai said.
"What's the matter?" Pan Chenghu asked.
"Regardless of whether the war is over or not, I estimate that the court is unlikely to let Wang Fan or Zhu Hanglang directly serve as commanders of the Tianxiong Army. It is very likely that they will appoint a commander, who will be under Wang Fanlang or Zhu Hanglang.
Under the control of the Tianxiong Army, we will preside over the reorganization of the Tianxiong Army and command the troops. At that time, we will more or less symbolically hand over some of the Tongbai Mountain soldiers," Xu Huai said, "We must hurry up before this and transfer all the Tongbai Mountain soldiers.
The list of soldiers has been sorted out..."
Regardless of whether he wants to hand over some of the Tongbai Mountain Soldiers, Xu Huai must thoroughly sort out the existing Tongbai Mountain Soldiers, who are both good and bad. If he cannot do this, it will be impossible to bring out a truly elite army!
