Chen Zixiao led his troops to fight in Juling Town yesterday. He didn't even set up camp. He just rested briefly on the spot and went to Juling Town to attack at dawn.
After the Chushan Army captured Juling Town, in addition to wiping out the remnants of the enemy who were stubbornly resisting in the town, they took over the various garrison camps in Juling Town, deposited and inventoried supplies, and participated in the encirclement and suppression of the remnants of the enemy who fled north. As the war came to an end, a group of troops
The captured soldiers of the team were also escorted to Juling Town for custody.
Zheng Cong felt extremely unhappy about this scene.
He did not expect that after tenaciously holding on for more than half a month in Juling Town, Zuo Xiaosheng's army and Zuo Shenwu's army suffered six or seven thousand casualties, and the enemy army was so easily defeated by Chushan's army.
If the battle in Juling Town were based on the head count, not only would the largest piece of military merit fall into the hands of the Chushan Army, but even the captured supplies and prisoners of war would now be under the control of the Chushan Army.
Zheng Cong was not greedy for other seizures. The most important ones were good horses and prisoners of war.
The left and right Shenwu armies currently only have two to three thousand war horses. During Zheng Cong's battle in Juling Town, nearly three thousand good horses were collected and all were temporarily driven into the enemy's horse farm in Juling Town.
In addition, most of the seven to eight thousand enemy soldiers captured were elite veterans who had survived many years of bloody battles. They were a better source of soldiers than the young and strong men forcibly recruited from Tiantou Village.
Although the Zuo Shenwu Army, as one of the main forces attacking Juling Town, would not be able to drink any soup in the end, Zheng Cong could understand with his toes that after the first round of selection by the Chushan Army, it might really be
There was a little soup left for them to drink.
Zhao Fan, who rushed to Juling Town to watch the battle during this time, saw that Zheng Cong had a dark face all the time, and he had no way to persuade him to say anything.
What bothers him most right now is not how many battle exploits or weapons to fight for. What is more important is whether Emperor Jianji's dissatisfaction with the Zheng family has been alleviated. What is more important is whether Xu Huai will remember the past grievances and take advantage of them.
Da Gong added insult to injury to the Zheng family.
In the afternoon, Xu Wuqi stayed in Linying to supervise the army, and Xu Huai accompanied Hu Kai to Juling Town.
Deng Gui and Zhang Xin, also surrounded by bodyguards and soldiers, rushed to Juling Town to join Hu Kai, Xu Huai and Yang Lin.
The Battle of Juling Town has come to a complete end, and the entire Battle of Ruying can be said to have come to an end.
The weather is approaching the time when dripping water turns into ice. According to previous estimates, the Yingshui River will freeze in less than ten days, and there will not be enough time to storm Linying City.
The next thing they have to consider is to withdraw all the troops south to station along the Shuishui River to cover the transfer of Heluo people to Nanyang and other places, but the problem will not be too big.
The enemy lost 50,000 to 60,000 horses in this battle. It seems that they were mainly surrendered vassal troops. The Chihu and the vassal tribes did not suffer any damage. They even gathered more than 30,000 elite cavalry in Xuchang and Wanqiu. But at least in
In a short time, they will no longer have the ability to organize battles between Ruying.
Xu Huai accompanied Hu Kai and stayed in Juling Town for two days. When the imperial edict from Emperor Jianji came, Yang Lin, Zheng Cong and others led their troops to withdraw to the mouth of the Mahuang River southeast of Xiangcheng, where they would station themselves later in the year.
In addition to the cavalry troops remaining in Juling and Linying to accept Xu Huai's control, the Xuanwu Army on the left and right will also escort the prisoners of war to Zhaoling and other places for evacuation with part of the main force of the Chushan Army.
From the sneak attack on Bianliang in August to the battle of Juling Town, Dai Viet mobilized 890,000 troops and horses, and with less than 20,000 casualties, they successively annihilated and captured nearly 70,000 enemy troops, including Xiao Qian and Yin Chao.
The surrendered troops were almost completely wiped out, and Yang Jingchen and Yue Hailou were also severely damaged. This battle
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It can be said to be the most glorious victory after the fall of Bianliang.
This battle not only turned the Huaishang defense line out of danger, but also greatly boosted the morale of the Jianghuai military and civilians.
At least at this moment, even Zhou He and Gao Chunnian, who were the leaders of the peace faction back then, had to admit that resisting the Hulu was not without hope of success.
At the end of November, Xu Huaixian led his troops to withdraw to Xiangcheng, completely ending the First Battle of Ruying.
After arriving at Xiangcheng, he handed over the troops to the command of Xu Wuqi. He himself took the guards and barracks and rushed to Wuyang without stopping to meet Emperor Jianji who had been supervising the battle in Wuyang and had not yet left.
Although it has entered the season when dripping water turns into ice and the Ying River has frozen, the captive soldiers did not cross the Ying River and march south in large numbers. However, after the siege of Linying was solved, Much and Yue Hailou led the remaining soldiers back north sadly and crossed the Ying River to Wan.
Go up the hill.
Affected by the Battle of Ruying, the enemy did not launch new offensives in Heluo, Huainan, Shaanxi and other places this winter.
Dai Viet's soldiers and horses in various places had the extremely rare opportunity of ushering in the first relatively calm winter after the fall of Bianliang.
The weather was cold and my heart was not cold. Snowflakes fell from the gloomy sky and turned into ice water on his face. Xu Huai walked slowly surrounded by his bodyguards and cavalry. It was rare for him to be leisurely and enjoy the snow scenery along the way.
When he was crossing Lishui, Xu Huaicai learned that Emperor Jianji was going to personally lead all the civil and military officials in Wuyang out of the city to welcome him back in triumph.
He knew that this gift was too heavy and did not dare to delay on the road. He immediately led more than a hundred guards to ride ahead, hoping to reach Wuyang before Emperor Jianji left the city and avoid the courtesy of greeting Emperor Jianji when he left the city.
However, when Xu Huai rushed to the foot of Wuyang City, Emperor Jianji was already waiting for him at the foot of the city with hundreds of civil and military officials.
Hu Kai and others also returned to Wuyang.
It is known that the captive soldiers will not cross the Ying River and go south again this winter. In addition to leaving two troops and horses on the left and right to garrison the Huishui River and temporarily accepting the control of the Chushan camp, the rest of the Xuanwu army will also return south with Emperor Jian.
Zhang Xin, Deng Gui, Yang Lin and other generals came to Wuyang before Xu Huai. At this time, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Xu Wei, Wen Hengyue and other ministers stood beside Emperor Jianji.
At the cordon separated by the guards, the local people in Wuyang happily watched Xu Huai's triumphant return.
After Xu Huai dismounted, he quickly packed his luggage and trotted forward to kneel down and bow:
"Your Majesty, Xu Huai, has fulfilled his sacred mandate and came to Wuyang to report back to His Majesty!"
"Get up quickly,"
Emperor Jianji personally stepped forward, helped Xu Huai, grabbed his arm, and said with a smile,
"Prime Minister Zhou, Prime Minister Xu and the others are urging me to return to Xiangyang as soon as possible. I think it is a rare opportunity for you and me to meet each other. How can we leave without getting together for a few drinks this time? I originally wanted to call you back first, but the military plane
There is no room for carelessness in this matter, so I still waited patiently for you in Wuyang for two more days! This battle was well fought, and it completely brought back the hearts and morale of our country, which had been lost for a long time - Prime Minister Zhou, Gao
They are all very convinced."
Emperor Jianji looked at Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others, and asked: "Prime Minister Zhou, Prime Minister Gao, you said that with such good ministers and generals as Xu Huai in Greater Vietnam, why should the Hu barbarians worry about being destroyed, and why should the Central Plains not recover?"
"Marquis Xu is indeed a famous general. His Majesty has won Marquis Xu, which is a blessing for Vietnam and the common people!" Zhou He and Gao Chunnian had to praise him embarrassingly to avoid being unable to step down.
"Everything is the result of His Majesty's strategic planning, Xu Huai is just doing the work of a dog and a horse!" Xu Huai said humbly.
"In addition to leading troops to fight, you are also very good at bragging and flattering people," Jianji laughed.
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Then he said, "Before I learned about the strange plan of Chushanxing flood, I could spend all day in Xiangyang worrying about how to get through this winter. How could I have any plans?"
"It is the general's responsibility to lead the troops in battle, but this is far from the basis for defeating the enemy and winning," Xu Huai said. "Your Majesty is in charge of Xiangyang, and all the orders from the world are obeyed. The transportation of food, crops, soldiers and soldiers is the real strategizing. Even without Xu Huai
Even with a small plan, it would be difficult for the barbarians to get past the Lei Chi. How could Xu Huai dare to steal His Majesty's great achievements and take credit for himself? Moreover, this great victory could not have been achieved without Your Majesty's decisive leadership of the Xuanwu Army, Zuo Xiaosheng Army, and Zuo Shenwu Army in time.
All efforts to come to the rescue were in vain, and Xu Huai could only flee back to Chushan in embarrassment..."
"Okay, okay, let's not flatter each other anymore," Emperor Jianji laughed, "I also want to listen to you explain how you came up with this idea - the Red Hu people were rampaging across Mobei, and they
The general has been fighting for half his life. I heard from Prime Minister Zhou, Prime Minister Xu and others that Yue Hailou is also very cunning, but they did not expect at all that they would suffer such a disaster!"
"I must tell you everything I know!"
Xu Huai accompanied Emperor Jianji and others as they walked slowly to Wuyang City, and explained in detail the causes and consequences of the dam building at Zhaoling and the sneak attack on Bianliang.
Anyway, Xu Huai said he saw local chronicles recording that the Shuishui River had been released north of Zhaoling to invade the Yingshui River, so he ordered Yu Chengzhen and other master craftsmen who were skilled in the art of surveying to mobilize a large number of apprentices to carefully survey the terrain north of Xiaoquegang; Chushan
Before August, it had been confirmed that after the Shuishui River was intercepted and discharged to the north, it would flow into Shangshui County in the low-lying area north of Miaowanggou. His original intention of leading his troops to sneak into Bianliang was just to destroy the Yuehai Tower.
The troops were diverted from the north bank of the Juishui River to ensure that the stone canal could be dug smoothly this winter, so that the water from the Juishui River and other waters could be completely returned to the Yingshui River in the coming year, making it difficult for the enemy to threaten the Huaishang River from the north bank of the Yingshui River.
Taking advantage of Ruying's floods in summer, Chushan dared to defend Huaishang alone.
Except for the location selection of Xiaoquegang River Intersection, Xu Huai did not hide anything. Since it was difficult to preserve books at that time, others would not doubt anything because they could not find the relevant place.
Xu Huai said that the final victory over Ruying this time was due to Emperor Jianji's strategizing, and he was not flattering.
Xu Huai had long known that the news of his sneak attack on Bianliang reached Xiangyang. Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others not only did not say anything good about him, but from the beginning they advocated strictly ordering him to give up his adventurous behavior and return to Chushan to avoid Huaihe's defense line.
There was something wrong; Emperor Jianji ignored the opinions of Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others.
Seeing that Yuehai Tower was not attracted away, but continued to gather troops and horses on the south bank of Yingshui River, Emperor Jianji urgently issued an order to mobilize tens of thousands of troops and horses from Jingbei and Nanyang to strengthen the defense of Wuyang, Huangchuan and other places.
An additional million of stone, grain and fodder were mobilized to support Chushan's call.
Now the Jianghuai Jinghu area is unstable due to increased taxes and donations. It is indeed necessary to maintain the army to protect the war, which consumes too much.
If Xiangyang had not transferred millions of new stones and grains, Chushan might still be able to ensure that the stone canal was dug smoothly in time, but this winter would definitely be extremely difficult, and people might starve to death or freeze to death - after all, all the strategies and
Large-scale military operations are inseparable from the support of abundant supplies.
After Emperor Jianji decided to lead the expedition himself, Xiangyang even squeezed out two to three million stones of grain and fodder to go north.
Of course, Emperor Jianji's extremely decisive imperial command personally led the left and right Xuanwei troops northward and mobilized the left Xiaosheng army to enter Ruying, which were all important factors in ensuring Ruying's victory.
Otherwise, if the flood plan is completed, Xu Huai will return south safely at most, and it will be impossible to nearly completely annihilate the enemy forces on the Western Front...
