Song Yang looked at the letter back and forth, touched his head, thought for a while and said:
"It doesn't feel like it. The city of Chang'an is in dilapidated condition. Wei Nan probably won't seize an abandoned city."
"Well...but if we want to annihilate the enemy and win a big victory...is it too fast? Even if Shannan East Road and Henan Road are close to each other, the victory will not be achieved so quickly."
"At any rate, our Western Route Army has more than 70,000 elite soldiers and 40,000 to 50,000 civilians!" Fang Zhe said in disbelief.
Ma Chengze kept shaking his head, obviously not expecting to win so soon.
Song Yang turned the envelope upside down, then tore off the paint: "I still feel that this is a great victory in the battle."
"Wei Nan's ability is pretty good, and there's a generation difference in weapons. It's possible to win a big victory so quickly."
After saying this, Qu took out the letter. Song Yang unfolded the letter and said, "The time for verification has come. Come, let's read it together!"
Song Yang spread out the letter, and Fang Zhe and Ma Cheng immediately came over.
As he watched, Fang Zhe's face became more and more incredulous.
Ma Cheng also looked excited, as if he was the victor.
Song Yang looked satisfied.
You guessed it right!
In the battle of Luyang Pass, more than 30,000 prisoners were captured!
Directly defeated the main force of the rogue West Route Army and completely shattered the West Route Army's plan to go south.
This speed is simply too fast!
This battle was so beautifully fought!
"Wei Nan did a great job! Haha!"
Song Yang laughed heartily.
Fang Zhe and Ma Cheng also laughed.
The small courtyard is a small area.
"Hee hee! Hee hee!" Steamed Bun also laughed because of the atmosphere.
After laughing for a while, Fang Zhecai clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty! Such a great victory should be reported to the three armies, so that each army can set an example."
"Yes, Your Majesty. This victory is enough to greatly boost morale." Ma Cheng also said.
"Okay. Let me handle this matter. In addition, send a letter of commendation to the West Route Army in my name."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Old Ma, you should really pay attention here. Once the rebels are defeated, those rebels who have no food to eat will definitely sneak south."
"Okay. Your Majesty has stepped up patrols. Gongsun Qi and I take turns every day and personally lead the patrols."
Ma Cheng Baoquando.
Gongsun Qi is very skilled in martial arts, and his water skills are also very deep through training in the past few years.
Leading a team to patrol the river is a piece of cake. Ten or eight rebels can be dealt with by themselves without having to find rescuers.
The same goes for Ma Cheng's leadership. Although his martial arts skills are good, any rebels will have to kneel down as soon as the musket is raised.
"Okay. Go and get busy. Don't slack off on all matters. If you need urgent reports, come to me right away." Song Yang waved his hand in a good mood.
"Yes. Then I will resign." Fang Zhe nodded.
"Um... I want to make a suggestion to the prince..." Fang Zhe turned around and said hesitantly before taking two steps.
"Say." Song Yang waved his hands indifferently.
"Ahem! Well... Your Majesty, it's time for you to change your clothes, you smell a bit..." Fang Zhe said timidly.
"Do you understand this is child urine?" Song Yang said angrily.
"Hahaha!"
Tong Qian and Shen Xiaowan, who were playing with the children in the yard, laughed after hearing this.
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On May 27th, Wei Nan's army set off and headed straight for Mount Lu.
When we arrived at Lushan in the afternoon, Lushan City was already empty and there was a mess everywhere.
After asking some deserters and Minzhuang, they found out that Jiang Gong had run away early this morning.
It is said that because the Lushan city defense had never been reorganized, Jiang Gong did not dare to stay for a long time and immediately withdrew to Ruzhou where the city was high and thickly walled.
Jiang Gong now knew that the roaring sound was not the thunder from the sky, but the weapons of Fangzhou soldiers. How could he dare to stay in Lushan with such weapons.
That's why Wei Nan made a fuss.
"The army is resting in Lushan. They can run for their lives much faster than us. There is no need to rush to chase them. We can just push them forward slowly and steadily."
Wei Nan ordered.
He has few horses, and his advantage lies in various firearms.
Not very suitable for running attacks.
Therefore, it is best to advance steadily and capture one city and one land.
The pace of the West Route Army slowed down a bit, and the East Route Army finally found a fighter plane.
On May 29, news of the West Route Army's victory was transmitted to the entire army.
Yu Ming looked envious. He led the main force in the middle route across the Yangtze River and gathered in Jiangbei for a day before continuing northward.
The northern part of Huainan Road was the flood discharge area last year, and with the heavy rain this year, there was mud everywhere.
The army moved extremely slowly.
We left Jiangzhou and headed north, passing through Jinzhou and Macheng, and now we arrived at Yinshan Pass.
Along the Dabie Mountains are Yinshan Pass, Muling Pass and Baisha Pass.
However, after the natural disaster, these three passes were completely destroyed.
Luo Xin's main force also came from the north. The same muddy road prevented the two armies heading towards each other from encountering each other until now.
While Yu Ming was getting angry, his seventh uncle Song Tonghao in the east had a chance to fight the enemy.
In the morning, Song Tong received news of the victory of the West Route Army, and in the afternoon spies came to report that the bandits from the East Route were approaching Shouchun.
At this time, Song Tongzheng was marching to Changfeng Yiyi, and his goal was to go north to Xuzhou.
Just because it has been raining recently, the marching speed is not much faster than that of Yu Ming.
Now the bandits from the east are coming, and Song Tong is just in time to meet them.
The commander of this journey was Ma Wei, one of the three generals.
Luo Xin's three generals are Zhang Lei, Ma Wei and Jiang Gong.
Ma Wei and Jiang Gong each led a large army, while Zhang Lei stayed in the middle army and went south along the middle route with Luo Xin.
Luo Xin, a self-proclaimed king, could not always go to the front line in everything, so he asked Zhang Lei, the leader of the three generals, to accompany him.
Ma Wei, the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, came from a rough and treacherous background, and he was full of the martial arts spirit.
He is more aggressive in doing things and loves to lead troops to charge and kill.
This is very similar to Heizi, but Heizi has restrained himself after becoming the first general, which means he cherishes his life.
Ma Wei is even worse than Heizi.
If it weren't for his superb martial arts skills, he might have died on the way to the battle.
Closing the booklet, Song Tong shook his head and smiled.
"Ma Wei can be a pioneer with these characteristics, but he can be a commander along the way..."
"The commander-in-chief charges into battle, and once he is alive or dead, the army will be defeated."
"Luo Xin lets this kind of person be the head coach. It seems that there is no one left!"
The spies have long figured out the characteristics of each of the three generals, and these things are not difficult to check.
But in combat, the character of the general is often an important factor in determining victory or defeat.
"Give me the order, and the three thousand men in the vanguard will set off immediately! Get all the horses and carts out, unload those loaded with grain, and load up the artillery first."
"You must enter Shouchun City before Tatsuki tomorrow!"
After the natural disaster, Shouchun served as the buffer area in the northern part of Huainan Road and was not included in the reconstruction.
In recent years, the people have spontaneously carried out some reconstruction, and there was a city inspector who led the people to work on the land to make a living.
The inspection team contacted Jiang Ning and found out that Gao Junyan did not officially take over Shouchun, but just let them develop on their own, and of course occasionally donated some grain and grass supplies.
Shouchun City was in dilapidated condition, with almost nothing to protect.
Song Tong asked the vanguard to go forward with artillery, but regarded Shouchun as a battlefield instead of defending the city.