Everyone in Baiting City had a cheerful smile on their face, except of course the Northern Qi soldiers who were imprisoned in the prison camps. Especially the barbarian chiefs who were invited into the city, the smiles on their faces were even brighter from the moment they entered the city.
It has never disappeared since the beginning.
Because today is the time for General Li to summon these barbarian chiefs into the city to divide the spoils according to the previous agreement. No, it is the time to divide the spoils. After Baiting City was captured, after a preliminary inventory of various materials accumulated in the city,
The barbarian chiefs of various tribes were able to share a large amount of materials according to the time and number of troops they sent.
In order to prevent the barbarians from looting when receiving supplies, each barbarian chief needs to go to the city lord's palace to receive the order first, and then lead his subordinates to different locations to collect the rewarded supplies.
During this process, you are not allowed to walk around the city at will, and you are not allowed to ask others about the amount of supplies you have obtained. Once you violate the relevant regulations, you will have to postpone the collection of supplies.
These regulations do not have any special meaning. They are mainly to ensure that all barbarians can receive the reward materials and at the same time avoid being extorted and robbed by those with ulterior motives.
After all, these barbarians belong to different tribes, and their respective forces are also different in size. Large tribes always tend to exploit and squeeze small tribes. Once they fight over these property, the small and medium-sized tribes will inevitably suffer. This is naturally contrary to
General Li’s benevolent intentions.
The barbarian chiefs were basically able to abide by these rules. After all, it was a harmonious and joyful moment. If they hadn't huddled together and obeyed General Li's arrangements, how could they have captured Baiting from the powerful Northern Qi army?
city, and have a chance to carve up the city’s supplies?
There were more than 13,000 barbarian soldiers participating in the siege this time, belonging to dozens of barbarian tribes, large and small. The large tribes had thousands of people, while the small tribes only had a hundred or ten members. But no matter how big or small the force was, they all
You are eligible to enter the city lord's mansion to receive your own reward.
"I would like to ask the Governor, General Li has not entered the city yet. Is he busy suppressing other rebel armies? Are we going to stay and guard Baiting City, or are we going to attack other enemy cities elsewhere?"
Some barbarian chiefs who walked out of the city lord's palace were overjoyed and couldn't help asking the Wei army officers about their next plans. It was a fluke that they were able to capture Baiting City this time, and their understanding of the overall situation in Heluo was actually
It is no more than the prisoners of the Qi army who are still unclear.
Everyone has curiosity. Now, the original wish of these barbarian chiefs has been fulfilled. Of course, they want to understand the next development of the situation, so as to judge and decide what to do next.
"Don't ask too many questions about things you shouldn't ask. After collecting your rewards, hurry back to camp! The general is good at giving. Although the enemy will surrender this time, he will also reward you and others. You should also be grateful for this kindness in the future.
Fight more bravely and get more rewards!"
Li Ya rolled his eyelids and waved his hands to drive away these barbarian chiefs who wanted to find out more information with a rather impatient look. His attitude was not very good, and he muttered: "Such a heavy reward,
We, the Jingzhou soldiers, rarely get it, but you barbarians get it effortlessly! We must kill more bandits in the future to be worthy of the reward."
When the barbarian chiefs heard this, they all looked thoughtful and said nothing more. They just went to the designated place to receive their rewards.
General Li's reward was really generous. Even a small tribe of a hundred or so barbarians received thousands of bolts of silk. Together with other rewards, the harvest from one battle was as much as several years ago.
The income from their hard work. And there are quite a few prizes among them, which barbarians like them have no access to on a daily basis, let alone buying.
The poor suddenly became rich. After experiencing the initial surprise, they inevitably began to worry about gains and losses. Looking at the money and supplies piled up in the tent, everyone's minds became more active.
Some people expressed their heartfelt gratitude to General Li for keeping his promise and being generous. Even if he kept his word to barbarians like them and took care of them, they became more and more determined to serve General Li.
Some people are inevitably dazzled by the wealth in front of them, and just want to keep the wealth in front of them. They completely forget about other things, especially they are unwilling to stay here to participate in the subsequent wars, so as not to risk their lives again.
Take risks.
On the night after the rewards were distributed, many people in the barbarian camps had a sleepless night. When the sun rose again the next day, many barbarian camps went directly to the camp and left without saying goodbye.
Shi Jing ordered his people to do a little inventory, and found that there were more than 20 barbarian tribesmen of 7,000 or 8,000 people who had dispersed overnight, and the remaining people were not immune from the confusion, which can be regarded as a vivid reflection of the characteristics of the mob.
"Please ask Governor Shi to allocate me several hundred fine cavalry. I will definitely escort all these unjust people who abandoned the crowd back to the camp!"
As the main contact person of these barbarian chiefs, Li Renjie saw so many barbarian chiefs leaving without saying goodbye after receiving the rewards. He felt ashamed about this, so he immediately entered the account and said to Shi Jing.
Shi Jing was a little dumbfounded when he saw this situation, but because Li Ya had previously returned to tell the general about his plan, he knew that the general was also deliberately removing unstable factors from the team to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy during the battle, so he responded
He came to comfort Li Renjie with a few words: "These barbarians are mostly outsiders, and it is inevitable that there will be some who are ignorant of kindness. The enemy's power has not yet collapsed, so there is no need to pay too much attention to this detail. The general ordered us to wait.
There is no need to miss this city anymore, abandon the city immediately and go to the north to fight the thieves!"
This time the Jingzhou troops marched into Heluo, their intention was not to capture the city. They had been stationed here for a long time. Taking Baiting City was just an unexpected surprise, but it was not worth changing the plan.
After dispersing all the reserves in the city, Shi Jing was ordered to lead his troops to transport the remaining supplies northward to join forces with General Li's men and horses to start the next battle with the enemy in the lower reaches of the Luoshui River. Before leaving, he ordered
The people burned this city, which was of great significance to the Northern Qi Dynasty but of little use to themselves.
Although the walls were not seriously damaged, the houses in the city were greatly damaged. Especially the raging fire and billowing smoke caused great shock to the Qi defenders as far away as Yiyang.
Maybe I didn't know it before, but now that Baiting has been lost and the way back is cut off, I'm afraid there's no way to hide it.
Just when Li Tai's men finally reunited for the first time after entering Heluo, Zhu Hunyuan stood expressionlessly on the bank of Luoshui in the south of Jinyong City, watching his men struggling to salvage the fish that had drifted down the upper reaches of Luoshui.
Broken ships, and these broken ships also carried a lot of money, silk, grain, grass and other materials.
"I thought that the fall of Baiting would be a great disaster for our army, and the Western thieves would definitely take advantage of this momentum to do more, but I didn't expect that Li Boshan was so stupid that he scattered all the money and food accumulated in the city among the barbarians in an attempt to win people's hearts.
But are these barbarians people who uphold faith? After receiving the reward, they dispersed, and some even fought to rob other people's property. That Li Boshan was really smart but was mistaken by his cleverness. Now he has lost both his life and property, and is trapped in the upper reaches.
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A subordinate of Ke Zhu Hunyuan said with a joking sneer, and then crossed his arms and said to Ke Zhu Hunyuan: "Your Majesty, now that the good situation of the bandit army has been ruined, I will invite five thousand fine cavalry to take a detour to the south.
, we will be able to regain Baiting City in one fell swoop and repeat the old situation in Heluo!"
"The last general also invites you to fight..."
"The final general is also willing to go!"
As this general expressed his stance, other generals present also crossed their arms and asked for a fight. They were scrambling and eager to try, but they were in contrast to their old attitude of retreating after defeat and timid to fight.
"Do you really think now is a good time to attack the enemy?"
But when Zhu Hunyuan heard the generals calling for battle, there was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of his mouth, and he immediately said: "The bandit general Li Boshan's camp is only more than twenty miles upstream. Whoever can break it for me will be the first to contribute to this battle!"
Since the powerful enemy has been defeated, the empty city of Baiting can be easily obtained, so there is no need to rush to recover it before the battle."
After hearing this, all the generals became silent and no longer asked for battle as diligently as before, but there was a hint of resentment in their eyes. Now there are many barbarians carrying heavy goods throughout Heluo, as long as they can intercept them
You can gain a lot from just one attack, but if you wait until these barbarians have fled into the mountains, it will be much more difficult to chase them down.
Although the treatment of the Jinyang soldiers is much better than that of the Kansai army, who would complain about the money? In the past, these materials were stored in the city and supervised by their own laws. They did not dare to embezzle wantonly, but now they have become stolen goods.
Scattered in the wilderness, it will naturally belong to whoever collects it.
Obviously, the situation of the rebel army has reversed, and the barbarians who helped the battle have dispersed. It is a good opportunity to reverse the situation of the battle. However, the general Zhu Hunyuan insists on asking the troops to stick to Jinyong City and not to attack without permission. It is really worrying.
depressed.
Although Zhu Hunyuan had strict orders, the temptation of huge amounts of money and silk could not be restrained by strict orders after all. The soldiers still used various methods to find opportunities to go out to hunt the barbarians.
For example, the chance of getting lost among the scouts who dispersed every day increased greatly. Each of them seemed to have completely lost their sense of direction and needed to wander in the wild for several days before they could find their way back. Not much important information was discovered, but instead, their waists were full of information.
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Just when the situation was getting worse, Li Boshan led more than 10,000 troops to Jinyong City. Wherever his troops went, all the camps outside the city were wiped out, and the terrifying Heyang Cannon was also destroyed.
It was set up directly outside Jinyong City.
When Zhu Hunyuan wanted to organize elite troops to go out of the city to fight back, the soldiers mostly had a negative attitude: "In the past, the enemy's army was in chaos and failed to take the opportunity to reverse the situation. Now that the thieves have regained strength and attracted the crowd, they may not be able to defeat us if they rush out to fight!" "
However, Zhu Hunyuan was also a senior member of Jinyang's nobles and had been in charge of military aircraft for many years, so he was awarded the title of King at the beginning of the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
However, it had only been less than a month since the battle with Li Tai. Various early predictions were wrong and he was already in a state of passivity. His defeat in the battle of White Horse Temple and his retreat had greatly reduced his prestige. He had recently prevented the generals from calling for battle to attack the various barbarians, and It went against the will of the public. Now that Li Tai's troops are advancing, his deployment of the army has actually been hindered.
"Li Boshan uses his troops like a god and his scheming like a ghost. He uses all his skill and strength, and who can defeat him?"
Despite the humiliation and reluctance in his heart, when Zhu Hunyuan looked at the tall Heyang cannon standing outside the city and plunged into the shadow of the city, he couldn't help but sigh and led his troops back before the enemy launched a formal attack. Heyang Nancheng is more confident in defending.
After all, if he is trapped in this city, he will have to worry about the defense of Heyang South City. Once the Wei army controls the river bridge passage and invades Hebei, he will really deserve to die!