Although the request made by Chen Baxian did not fall within the content of the previous agreement, it was not too rude.
Of course, Li Zhen did not have the right to decide on this. He could only say that he would report the matter to General Doulu Ning after returning. After that, the two sides communicated on some details of cooperation, such as Liang Jun's Jiang defense area to certain extent to Wei Jun.
degree of openness to avoid conflicts between sergeants on both sides, etc.
After the communication between them was completed, Chen Baxian sent Li Zhenli out of the city, while he continued to devote himself to handling various post-war affairs.
Although the Liang Army could be called a complete victory in this battle, it was also an out-and-out tragic victory. The battle on the frontal battlefield was fierce, and the soldiers of the Liang Army were seriously injured. In some local battlefields, the soldiers' injuries were even severe.
The casualties were more serious than those of the Qi army.
This is also why Chen Baxian asked the Wei army to cooperate in regaining Qin County despite the obvious victory, because it was difficult for the Jiankang defenders to launch a high-intensity cross-river battle with their own strength.
Regardless of the injuries to the soldiers, the damage suffered by Jiankang City was also very serious. Not only the city defenses were damaged, but more seriously, the people's livelihood order that had just been restored was severely damaged. A large number of soldiers and civilians in the city
To escape and to be brought back again is bound to be a long process.
Of course, the results of this battle are still very impressive. Even if we do not consider the peripheral results captured by the Wei army, the number of Qi soldiers killed and captured on the battlefield alone is very gratifying.
The Qi army crossed the river and entered the battle with at least 70,000 to 80,000 troops. After this battle, it can be said that the entire army was annihilated. In addition to the Liang army's own resistance and casualties on the frontal battlefield, it was also due to the alignment of the Wei army in the peripheral areas.
The blockade of the army's retreat route left the Qi army across the river with no retreat. They could only die in battle and be captured.
With the subsequent clearing and sorting of the battlefields around Jiankang, the results of this battle became more clear. The number of Qi soldiers captured by Liang Jun alone reached tens of thousands, and there were several named governors.
Ten people. The weapons, weapons and staff collected filled several arsenals in Jiankang City, and more than 2,000 war horses were seized.
Such a glorious victory and such impressive results also surprised and excited the Liang army. Since the Battle of Jiangling, Nanliang has been in a precarious and precarious state. Anyone can step on it.
He could grovel and survive. However, after this battle, the blood and courage of Jiangdong people were inspired again, and Chen Baxian's prestige was completely shaped!
However, compared to the generally excited mood of the soldiers, the mood of Chen Baxian and other senior generals was more complicated. They all had a thought in their hearts: It would be great if Guabu could be captured by Liang Jun.
Ah! If all the military supplies for hundreds of thousands of troops could be captured, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to their post-war reconstruction and recovery!
Although there are no ifs in this world, there are kind-hearted people. Soon Liyang received news of the decision of General Doulu Ning of the Wei army. Not only was he willing to fund the Liang army in Jiankang City with 20,000 stones, grains and grains, but he also agreed to do so.
In response to Chen Baxian's request, the Wei army will send troops to Daxian on the upper reaches of the Chu River to cooperate with the Liang army in capturing Qin County on the north bank.
Of course, the Wei army was not completely unconditional. Doulu Ning then expressed the hope of exchanging a batch of Qi prisoners of war captured by the Liang army around Jiankang City. The reason was that when the Northern Qi held the Western Wei accountable for betraying the alliance, these prisoners could be used to Northern Qi Xu and Wei She.
In order to show his sincerity, Doulu Ning also arranged for a boat to transport three thousand stones of military rations to Jiankang City. After weighing the situation, Chen Baxian agreed to this condition.
In fact, after the peak rainfall has passed, the grain road between Jiankang and Sanwu has been restored, and Chen Qian, Chen Baxian's nephew stationed in Wuxing, has raised a batch of grain and grass to transport to Jiankang. Moreover, the soldiers are in the process of comprehensively clearing Jiankang. While inside and outside the city, a large amount of old grain and old wheat were found in a nearby temple, which restored the basic food supply of Jiankang City.
However, the more food, the better. Especially since the people's livelihood in Jiankang City has been severely damaged, a large amount of imports will still be needed to maintain the situation. Moreover, the Wei army is willing to continue to help cut off the surrounding channels of Qin County, so that Liang Jun can attack Qin County with all its strength. This is also more important than simple food assistance.
As for the prisoners who requested exchange, it was not an excessive request. There were too many prisoners captured in this battle, and Chen Baxian did not have a proper way to deal with them at the moment.
Originally, he planned to kill all the generals of the Qi army, and then kill all the strong and powerful generals, and use the rest as official slaves for consumption. As for absorbing and arming these Qi army prisoners of war, It is still a relatively difficult task for Nanliang at the moment. Since the Hou Jing Rebellion, people in Jiangdong have fear and prejudice against people from the north and people from Huainan, and it is difficult for them to integrate with each other.
Although he knew in his heart that the Wei army's request for these prisoners of war was not necessarily to deal with the Northern Qi Dynasty, he still nodded in agreement. Except for Xu Sihui and other rebel generals who led foreign enemies and internal invaders to cause rebellion, the Wei army could send governors to the other prisoners of war of the Qi army. Build the city of Kang to select five thousand people.
After reaching a consensus, Li Zhen returned to Jiankang with the grain ship and was responsible for selecting prisoners of war.
Since he first interacted and cooperated with Chen Baxian, Li Zhen began to participate in it, and completed each task well. Tang Gong also intended to train him. He had already ordered Li Zhen to take charge after Liyang was captured. The city will inevitably have to deal with Jiangdong for a long time, so he is also arranged to be responsible for some of the affairs between them.
This time, most of the food collected by the Wei army was transported by small boats. The small boats with a carrying capacity of only a few to dozens of stones were spread out on the river. The scene was spectacular and the momentum was huge.
This scene is very similar to the scene when Wang Sengbian requested funding from the Wei army when he was attacking Hou Jing's rebels in Yingzhou. However, at that time, Chen Baxian had not yet completed the rendezvous with Wang Sengbian, and Wang Sengbian was embarrassed about this past incident. Yu Qiqi, so Chen Baxian had no impression of this matter.
But this did not delay him from recognizing the intentions of the Western Wei Dynasty. When he stood at the top of the stone city and saw the boats that almost filled the river, coming towards it, even though he received funding, he still felt like a crowd of flies. It seemed to be gushing down his throat, directly causing great psychological discomfort.
But Chen Baxian couldn't care about this at the moment. After obtaining enough supplies, the soldiers rested for a few days and immediately launched an attack on Qin County on the other side.
As Liang Jun began to counterattack Jiangbei, Douluning also dispatched soldiers to Daxian on the upper reaches of the Chu River. In fact, even if Chen Baxian did not request it, entering Daxian was an inevitable option for this military operation. Daxian and its nearby Xiaoxian
It was the strategic point of the land route to Huainan. Hou Jing took this route to attack Liyang directly after he raised his troops from Shouyang because he did not have enough naval force.
Now that Liyang has fallen into the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty, if you want to hold it for a long time without being invaded by enemies in the north of the Yangtze River, Daxian and Xiaoxian must also be taken. Only by winning this position can Liyang and Hefei form a whole and be fully occupied.
The land of Huaixi to the west of Hengjiang River is no longer just a few isolated strongholds like in the early days.
Liang Jun's battle to capture Qin County went relatively smoothly. Originally, most of the Northern Qi's military forces in Huainan were sent to the south of the Yangtze River. Zhao Yanshen was not known for his military strategy when traveling to Taiwan. After suffering a new defeat, he was besieged. In addition,
Liu Damo, the guard of Guangling City, waited and did not save the city. Therefore, after Liang Jun besieged the city for ten days, the defenders in the city were exhausted and abandoned the city to break out of the siege. This important town in the north of the Yangtze River returned to the hands of Liang Jun again.
When Chen Baxian led the army into Qinjun City, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face, and he sighed: "If Wu Mingche is still in the army, he can guard this city."
Wu Mingche's family was originally from Qin County, and he was later recruited by Chen Baxian, and they were friendly with each other. However, in order to attack Wang Sengbian, Chen Baxian withdrew a large number of his forces in Guangling in the north of the Yangtze River, causing Guangling, Qinjun and other important places in the north of the Yangtze River to be invaded by the Northern Qi Dynasty.
This also aroused Wu Mingche's dissatisfaction, and since then he led his troops to defect to the Western Wei Dynasty.
Although Qin County has been recovered, the lost generals will not come back, which makes Mr. Chen Ba feel sad. When the scouts reported that the Wei army had begun to build forts in Daxian on the upper reaches of the Chu River, preparing to stay there for a long time.
When fighting, Chen Baxian couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
From the perspective of the situation, this counterattack was a complete victory, but if we look at the specific results, it is difficult to say who gained more. Although the Liang Army eliminated a large number of Qi Army's effective forces in this battle, Chen Baxian also knew very well in his heart
, based on the current situation in Jiangdong, it is really difficult to take advantage of this result to recapture Huainan on a large scale, and the gap left by the Qi army's weakening power in Huainan will undoubtedly be taken up by the Western Wei Dynasty.
After this battle, he finally became a well-deserved talker of Jiangdong. However, looking at the larger pattern and longer-term situation, there was always a huge shadow hanging over his head, and he didn't even know what to do.
What efforts must be made to break through this shadow.
After regaining Qin County, Chen Baxian arranged for General Xu Du to stay here to guard the only important town in Jiangbei that was in his hands, while he led the army back to Jiankang. At the same time, Xu Ling and his party who were on an envoy to Chang'an in the Western Wei Dynasty also returned to Jiangdong.