Luo Wenhu, who was on patrol at night, followed by Zhou Sheng and others, rode up to the top of the hill to the west of the cross slope. Looking at Tiesong River and Pinglin Port under the night, they felt calm and tranquil after the war. Although several days had passed, the view was still there.
The great victory that took place in front of the cross slope on the 24th still seemed unrealistic to Luo Wenhu.
The Battle of Tiesong River completely blocked the enemy's retreat in eastern Hubei. In the entire eastern Hubei region, except for Su Tingzhan, Yang Xiong, Zhong Rong, Wang Xianer and others, they successfully escaped with a small number of soldiers and horses totaling about 20,000 people. Almost the total number
Some 140,000 enemies were killed, wounded, captured, or fled, and were flooded in the area south of Zaoyang and Xiaochang.
After completely annihilating the enemy's defense line in eastern Hubei, Lin Fu asked the entire army to capture more prisoners and kill less: to stop the nearly 100,000 defeated enemies at the southern foot of Dahong Mountain, and after seeing that the escape route to the north was blocked, all but a few
After the stubborn enemies were resolutely killed, most of the routed enemies laid down their weapons and surrendered...
As of the 29th, the total number of captured prisoners of war, including the small families of a few enemy soldiers in Hanjin and Shicheng, was 80,000, not counting the large number of enemy soldiers who fled to the deep mountains and forests before surrendering.
Speaking of the number of enemies killed, 13,000 to 4,000 were killed at Huangpi, Hanjin, Baita, and Xiongjiagang lines; the number of enemies killed during the pursuit and annihilation was actually not that many, but they were intercepted and killed in various battles at Panpi at the southern foot of Dahong Mountain.
More than 5,000 people blocked the way for the defeated troops to flee north; in the battle of Tiesong River, only six or seven thousand enemies were killed; in the battle of Baitan River, the most exciting battle was fought, with 8,000 enemies killed, and the proportion of enemies killed exceeded 70%, among which
More than three thousand people drowned. In Yue Zhi, Deng Yu attacked Chen Han's three troops in Fengshan and wiped out only two or three thousand enemies. In Tiemen Mountain and Xiaochang, except for less than ten thousand people who fled north, nearly twenty thousand enemy soldiers were killed.
They all escaped from the north and were captured——
In addition to capturing the enemy, more than 25,000 war horses have been captured as of today. Of course, there are still quite a few enemy soldiers and more war horses scattered among Jingxiang, and further clearing and capturing are needed.
Luo Wenhu could not estimate how much supply and pressure so many prisoners of war would put on the Huaidong Army. It was even harder to understand that the Huaidong Army would even use precious wound medicine resources to treat wounded prisoners...
But in any case, Luo Xiancheng died at the hands of the barbarians, and there were tens of thousands of prisoners of war on the southern line of Dahongshan who were his former colleagues in the Suizhou Army. At this time, there was no need to worry that the Huaidong Army would kill them all after the war - at least
The behavior of the Huaidong Army at this time made Luo Wenhu feel much better. He did not have too much psychological burden after surrender. He did not have to worry about being scolded by his old colleagues in the future. Instead, he could say that he led his troops to surrender in a strict and righteous manner.
The teacher of a king is to follow the trend.
In the battle of eastern Hubei, the total number of enemies killed, wounded and captured is likely to reach 150,000. The total number of soldiers surrendered by Wang Xiang, Luo Wenhu and south of Suizhou was tens of thousands. In addition, Zhong Rong, Luo Wenhu and others who surrendered in Huaixi
Jian, Huo Tong, Wang Xianer and other troops, as well as Yan Hu, who had a total of more than 400,000 troops on the Western Front, had lost more than half in this battle. Luo Wenhu thought that the Jingxiang Battle would be over, and the situation of the North-South confrontation would be completely reversed.
come on?
Zhou Sheng came over and said, "Master Luo, you said Zhong Rong and the others have defected to Huaixi. Will we start a war with Huaixi in the future?"
Luo Wenhu couldn't see clearly the fog covering his eyes. Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, Wang Xian'er, and Huo Tong defected to Huaixi after Luo Xiancheng's death. It can only be said that people have their own ambitions, and when they meet in the future, they will naturally have their own masters. This may be their reason
There was no escape from his destiny, but the general trend of the world was so easy to see clearly, which was his personal destiny. He was still a little worried at this time.
According to the Huaidong Army's practice, he should soon be transferred from Pinglin Port, and Cao Peng will take over his unit and be incorporated into the official order of the Huaidong Army. Liu Zhenzhi had sent someone over last night to ask his opinion, and Luo Wenhu said
I am still somewhat hesitant about whether to continue to serve in the military or to go into politics.
"It's not our turn to worry about whether we will fight or make peace with Huaixi in the future, but the Battle of Jingxiang should be over soon, and there probably won't be any battles to fight," Luo Wenhu looked at Zhou, who had been following him for many years.
Sheng asked, "I will be transferred to my post soon. What are you going to do after the war? Are you going to go back to your hometown to divide a piece of land and beg a housewife to live a small life, or do you want to stay in the army and earn military merit? Do you have any ideas as soon as possible?"
Tell me, before I am transferred, I can still help you. Liu Zhenzhi also said that after the war, a group of people will retire and return to the fields; with your military exploits, you can get a large piece of land."
Zhou Sheng has a rough temperament, but he also knows that in the general trend of the world, people like him are just insignificant pawns. Standing on the top of the mountain, he imagined the days of hot women fucking and farm girls weaving. He grinned as he thought about it,
Said: "I'm used to touching knives and bows, but I'm afraid I'm not used to touching hoes."
"Then go to the Battle Training School!" Luo Wenhu said, "To be a sentry general or battalion general in the Huaidong Army, you must have a background in the Battle Training School. Fortunately, you have military exploits, so it is not difficult to enter the Battle Training School...
…”
"I heard from Commander Cao that you need to learn calligraphy when you enter the war training school; how can I recognize a few of the characters "dog", "sun", and "basket"? Isn't it difficult for a rough guy like me to learn calligraphy?" Zhou Sheng spat and said
, "Wherever Mr. Luo goes, I will follow him and serve as Mr. Luo's bodyguard for the rest of my life..."
"You only have that little talent to be someone's lifelong follower?" Luo Wenhu said with a smile, "It's not difficult to learn calligraphy. It's not like I'm asking you to write first-hand articles. In the past, I wanted to teach you some calligraphy skills when I was in Lishan.
, I didn’t want to delay it again and again. I can go to the combat training school to learn terrain and military affairs. How can I do it if I don’t learn calligraphy? How can I have a great future if I don’t learn calligraphy?”
At this time, a rider came up the mountain and reported, "Master Gan wants to see Luo Shuai for something..."
Liu Zhenzhi was stationed at Longzui Mountain, and Sun Zhuang was still at the head of Pinglin Port. Luo Wenhu didn't know what Sun Zhuang had to do and summoned him in the middle of the night, so he hurriedly went back to the camp with Zhou Sheng to see him.
After returning to the camp, I saw that the cavalry camp on the west bank of Tiesong River had begun to set up camp and was about to break out of the camp. Luo Wenhu rushed to see Sun Zhuang and saw that Cao Peng, Chen Daozi and others had already sent Sun Zhuang to the camp.
He called them over and asked in surprise: "You want to go north to recover Nanyang?"
"Yes!" Sun Zhuang nodded, without explaining anything more, and said, "Go and give the orders. Your troops will be taken over by Cao Peng. They are still stationed at Pinglin Port for the time being. You can come with me and take two retinues with you...
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Luo Wenhu had known that he would lose his military power, but he was not worried about having no way out in Huaidong. He just didn't expect it to happen so soon, and he didn't think much about it. To avoid suspicion, he didn't ask about the troop transfer plan in detail, and only agreed: "Okay.
, I’ll go get ready.”
After Luo Wenhu surrendered, Cao Peng took command and joined the army. Although it was only for a short time, after the Battle of Tiesong River, a group of officers from the Huaidong Army came over with Cao Peng. There is no problem for Cao Peng to take over his command now.
Just call the generals together and make an announcement.
Zhou Sheng said: "I want to go with Mr. Luo!"
Sun Zhuang raised his head and glanced at Zhou Sheng. He was deeply impressed by this tall and thick man, and said with a smile: "You go to the war training school and roll some meat and come back, you can be a sentry general or a camp general; in the future, if you have achieved military exploits, you will be a great leader."
It's possible that the Brigade Commander is willing to leave these behind?"
"You have to learn calligraphy before going to the battle training school. How can I do it?" Zhou Sheng said with a grin.
"You're a worthless idiot!" Sun Zhuang cursed, and then said to Luo Wenhu, "And that Tian Su, take him with you!"
Although there is no fixed rank for the generals of the Huaidong Army, compared with the traditional military attache titles, sentry generals are already regarded as high-ranking military positions. Even if the battalion generals take up military positions in the local area, they will at least be patrol inspectors and local armament officers with the position of Dianwei.
, it is more than enough for a brigade general to be promoted to a captain in the provincial military academy - these are military positions that are recognized by the local government, and are things that many people from farmers do not dare to hope for in their lives.
Luo Wenhu didn't want to delay Zhou Sheng's future, but Sun Zhuang agreed that Zhou Sheng would accompany him, and also named Tian Su to go with him, so he didn't say anything.
After handing over the military power, Luo Wenhu took Zhou Sheng and Tian Su, who had just recovered from his injuries, to leave the camp and head north with the cavalry camp in the early morning. After passing the northern foot of Heishigou, Sun Zhuang sent Chen Daozi to lead the cavalry camp to continue to the northwest.
Surrounded by more than a hundred cavalry, they turned towards the Han River and headed towards the Longzui Mountain camp. Luo Wenhu followed Sun Zhuang, wondering in his heart: What did Sun Zhuang do after abandoning the cavalry camp and rushing to Longzui Mountain alone?
Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng, and Tian Su just followed Sun Zhuang's cavalry team and walked very quickly. At noon, they saw a camp at the northern foot of Longzui Mountain: several groups of soldiers and horses were coming from Longzui.
The Shanjun camp moved northward, with the appearance of marching north to join the battle - dozens of cavalry came to greet them and deliver orders.
Sun Zhuang read the military order and called out Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng, and Tian Su from the cavalry team: "You guys, take off your weapons..."
Luo Wenhu's heart tightened, and Sun Zhuang laughed and scolded: "Luo Xiucai, how brave you are! If I want to kill you, I can just stop you on the road. Why do you need to bring them here for execution? I asked you to take off your weapons and take off your heel."
I'm just going to leave like a chicken rake!"
Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng and Tian Su took off their swords and bows, and followed Sun Zhuang's dozens of cavalry towards the Han River. Sun Zhuang's cavalry galloped towards the camp in the south, not with Sun Zhuang.
Strengthen them to go together.
After driving east for three or four miles, you can hear the sound of the Han River. Suddenly, you see a large group of cavalry parked at the foot of a cliff beside the river. Compared with the other cavalry in Huaidong, this group of cavalry has more uniforms and cloaks.
The hems are all a special crimson color.
Even though Luo Wenhu still couldn't fully understand the pattern of the Huaidong Army's clothes and armor, he could still guess that the cavalry in front of him were actually the Privy Envoy, the cavalry of Chong Guogong's bodyguard. He couldn't help but asked with joy: "Privy Envoy, where are you?"
Front?"
"There's so much nonsense," Sun Zhuang said, "It's hard to understand in the past."
Only then did Luo Wenhu find out why Sun Zhuang didn't reveal anything all the way. The whereabouts of Duke Chong Guo after he left the camp was as secret as Huaidong's top secret. It was absolutely impossible to tell the middle and lower-level generals in advance. He had just been ordered to demobilize his troops.
Ren's unhappiness and worries were swept away. Of course Luo Wenhu knew that there would be a chance to meet Lin Fu, and he had been secretly looking forward to it for a long time, but he did not expect to meet the founder of the Huaidong Army so soon.
He rode towards the cliff and short mountain. Below the cliff was the Han River beach. The beach was very wide, almost three or four miles deep, but the river looked very thin, with shallow sand floating on the surface. Luo Wenhu had no idea about fighting in the water.
There are so many insights, but when I saw this water surface and several bits of silt floating on the surface, I also knew that this was not a place where the Huaidong Water Camp could exert its combat power - there were dozens of people standing on the river beach.
, they look as small as ants from a distance.
The reeds on the river beach had been burned long ago and were scorched black. Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng and Tian Su followed Sun Zhuang down to the river beach, only to find that there was no way to go on the river beach. There were puddles and silt everywhere on the river beach.
It was very deep, and dozens of people in the distance were walking towards this side from among the burnt reed roots.
It was not difficult for Luo Wenhu to see that the crowd was surrounding him. The young man in the middle was Chong Guogong, the privy envoy Lin Fu, who had the military and political power of the dynasty. He walked away barefoot with his shoes in hand, his clothes rolled up to his belt, and his trouser legs stained with stains.
When he got out of the mud, there was no one else beside him. It was Wang Xiang, who had just been appointed to know the affairs of Suizhou Prefecture.
Luo Wenhu didn't expect that Wang Xiang was also ordered to see Lin Fu today, and saw that he was also walking barefoot. The muddy beach was very deep. Wang Xiang was a scribe, so he walked very hard. From time to time, he had to ask Lin Fu next to him to help him. He was surrounded by Huaihe River.
Luo Wenhu, a civil and military general in the east, was confused: Lin Fu should have just gone north from Shicheng, passing through Longzui Mountain and heading towards Fancheng. He didn't expect that he would stop to climb this mudflat...
Lin Fu walked to the shore, saw Sun Zhuang, and said with a smile: "You are not walking slowly, I thought I had to wait for you for the afternoon!" Then he looked at Luo Wenhu and said with a smile, "You are Luo Xiucai, Wang Xiang
I always praise you, you fought beautifully in the battle at Tiesong River!"
"Master Wu Gan, Liu Zhijun, Cao commanded them, Tiesong River cannot be defended by Wenhu," Luo Wenhu saluted, "Wenhu dare not take credit..."
"It is not good to be too modest if you have merit. In the battle of Tiesong River, the unity of all the generals and soldiers was a factor. You commanded well, and you have indeed made merit. I will talk to Song Gong, Hu Gong, Zong Ting and Wang Xiang later.
I want to hear your command experience." Lin Fu looked at Luo Xiancheng, the adopted son who was first promoted to an important position but was later kicked aside because of his ambition to take over Luo Xiancheng's position. He patted him on the shoulder and looked at Luo Wenhu's side.
Zhou Sheng and Tian Su laughed and said, "Zhou Sheng, Tian Su, are brave soldiers of Huaidong. They killed twenty-one enemies in a row in front of the battle. Today is a simple banquet. I'm here to award you with honors!"
Zhou Sheng and Tian Su didn't expect to follow Sun Zhuang and Luo Wenhu to meet Donghai Fox, the rumored most powerful official in the Southern Dynasties. Their hearts were so excited that they had not calmed down yet. They didn't expect that Lin Fu could
Knowing their names, he could recognize them without even meeting them, and his hands and feet were trembling with excitement. Zhou Sheng stuttered and said, "I didn't kill as many as Kuwazi, so I only picked up seventeen heads!"
"But you killed an enemy cavalry leader in front of the battle. The enemy cavalry leader was an enemy general at the level of brigade general. This contribution is not small." Lin Fu has a very good memory. He has read the report of the battle of Tiesong Creek, and many
The details can be told at the touch of a finger.
It was also the first time that Wang Xiang came to see Lin Fu, and he could also see the huge gap between the old master Luo Xiancheng and Lin Fu. The so-called scholar dies for a confidant. For middle and lower-level generals, it needs to be simpler. Look at Zhou Sheng, Tian Su
The two of them looked excited. Will they not fight to the death for the Huaidong Army in the future? Even Luo Wenhu had seen the world and wanted to be calmer, probably because Lin Fu met him so quickly and was so sure of his ability to use troops.
Be excited!
For thousands of years, capable people have emerged in large numbers, whether civil or military, and they have ambitions to pursue power, but at the end of the day, people don’t live for a lifetime, or do they want to put their talents to use?
Lin Fu sat down, washed his muddy feet, put on his boots, and then climbed ashore.
Wang came to Longzui Mountain one day earlier than Luo Wenhu, and stood aside to introduce Song Fu, Hu Wenmu, Gao Zongting and others to Luo Wenhu.
Luo Wenhu didn't expect that Hu Wenmu, the former number one man in Jinghu, would stand next to Lin Fu at this time, and would still be willing to be beneath him. He thought that this situation was probably irreversible, right?
When he walked to the cliff and turned around to see the Tangtanghan River, Lin Fu also felt emotional.
If he simply wanted to create the Lin dynasty, it might be simpler. He would be able to establish himself on his own without much bloodshed, and then plan the Northern Expedition. However, thousands of years of history cannot break away from the old pattern, so what is the use of self-reliance on his behalf?
?But in the face of the tenacious tradition of thousands of years, how difficult it is to break out of the old pattern!
Others, in troubled times, ambitious people are like crucian carp crossing the river, and many Huaidong can use it. But after the troubled times, it is "the cunning rabbit dies and the running dogs are cooked", or it is "a glass of wine to release the military power", and the land and houses are closed to support them.
Their wealth and honor cannot be separated from the old pattern. But if a new pattern is to come, simply building a "constitutional monarchy" shell will only lead to more cruelty and craziness and bloodshed.
Maybe after the battle between Jing and Xiang, some preparations need to be made in advance, Lin Fu thought to himself, but in any case, it is better to recover Xiangyang first, and then talk about Nanyang.
Thinking of this, Lin Fu turned around and said to Luo Wenhu who was following behind: "Luo Xiucai has a deep understanding of military affairs. Zong Ting also said that you have general talents. Can you temporarily serve as a commander in the Military Intelligence Department and join the army to assist the Zong?
Are they going to formulate an overall military strategy?"
"The last general takes orders." Luo Wenhu said.
Luo Wenhu roughly knew that the Military Intelligence Department was actually the core military staff organization around Lin Fu. The detailed plan for the Jingxiang Battle came from the Military Intelligence Department, and almost all mid-level and senior generals in the Huaidong Army had to go through the Military Intelligence Department before they could get their jobs.
When it comes to foreign affairs, Luo Wenhu was worried about his future before he came. Now that he can join the Military Intelligence Department as a commander and join the army as the top military officer of the Huaidong Army, what else can he not want to do?
"What should we do with these two scoundrels?" Sun Zhuang pointed at Zhou Sheng, and Tian Su asked Lin Fu. It would be a waste for both of them to follow Luo Wenhu as bodyguards. Sun Zhuang had a rough temper, and the more he cursed, Zhou Sheng,
Tian Su became happier when he heard this.
Lin Fu smiled and said: "You think it's done, but you have to send it to the combat training school first."
The army was in disarray, so Lin Fu returned to the military base and held a banquet to entertain the king, Luo Wenhu and other generals. After the banquet, Tian Su and Zhou Sheng were ordered to go to Jiangxia to report to the war training school, and they did not even have time to say goodbye to Luo Wenhu. Lin Fu's banquet
Later, he had to take time to discuss with Wang Xiang, Song Fu and others about the post-war governance of Suizhou and the restoration of people's livelihood. After the banquet, Luo Wenhu was directly under the jurisdiction of Gao Zongting and incorporated into the Military Intelligence Department.
Once he joined the Military Intelligence Department, even though he was the commanding officer of the army, he had access to the core military secrets of Huaidong. Only then did Luo Wenhu know that Zhou Tong and Liu Zhenzhi had led their troops north to Fancheng, and the person who came to replace Zhou Tong was another commander of Huaidong.
General Ao Canghai and the main force of the Huaidong Army, including the navy, have been marching northward with all their strength in the past two days.
Luo Wenhu had previously guessed that the Battle of Jingxiang would come to an end as Ye Ji and Luo Rong led his troops to retreat northward from Guanzhong, and the Huaidong Army would take advantage of the opportunity to regain Xiangyang and Nanyang. Unexpectedly, unlike what he had guessed in advance, the Military Intelligence Department was closely planning for Jingxiang.
The final battle of the Battle of Xiang is about to bite the soldiers and horses on the western front of Yanhu again...