After excluding those who died in the battle and those who were seriously injured during the breakout, as well as those who died of starvation and those who were too hungry to move, the Green Calf Army's remaining combatable soldiers were less than 10,000.
The leader of the Green Calf Army knew very well that by now, he was in a desperate situation.
In desperation, he could only agree to the request of his subordinates, led his subordinates out of the mountains, and surrendered to Liu Xiujun stationed in the west of Qinshan Mountain.
The scale of the Green Calf Army is larger than that of the Fifth Academy Army, with two to three hundred thousand people. If dependents are included, the number must be around half a million.
The tens of thousands of Qingdu Army that appeared in the Liang period of Wei County were only part of the Qingdu Army, not the main force. The leader of the Qingdu Army was named Zhang Tong, who was a direct lineage confidant of the leader of the Qingdu Army.
The remnants of the Qingdu Army headed by Zhang Tong were taken into the camp by the Han army. Liu Xiu even made a special inspection. He was also curious about how these tens of thousands of Qingdu Army could survive in Qin Mountain for so long.
When I saw the remnants of the Green Calf Army, my first feeling was that of misery. From top to bottom, they all had sallow complexions, sunken eye sockets, and sunken cheeks. When they approached the wounded soldiers, they suddenly felt a pungent smell.
A foul smell came.
Liu Xiu frowned, drew out his sword, and pulled away the strip of cloth wrapped around the wound of a wounded soldier. Everyone around him looked at it intently and almost vomited.
It turned out that the hideous wound was filled with fat, white maggots. The skin and flesh around the wound had rotted and turned black, and the stench emanating from it was disgusting.
Long Yuan took Liu Xiu back two steps and whispered: "Lord, be careful of the epidemic!" The so-called epidemic refers to the plague.
When Zhang Tong broke out for the second time, he encountered Jia Fu's Ben Ming Army, and he himself was injured by Jia Fu's halberd.
He was supported by two soldiers and walked up to Liu Xiu, knelt on his knees, kowtowed forward, and said: "Prince Xiao, we have come to surrender on our own initiative. I hope that Prince Xiao can spare his efforts and spare our lives!"
Liu Xiu looked at Zhang Tong who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Come to surrender on your own initiative? You said it easily. If you have other ways out, will you surrender?"
Zhang Tong looked ugly and remained silent.
Liu Xiu continued: "So, don't tell me that you came to surrender on your own initiative. In fact, you were forced to surrender. You had no choice but to surrender!"
After finishing speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned back to the central army tent. At the same time, he said without looking back: "Send them all to Xie Shangshu's camp and hand them over to Xie Shangshu for disposal!"
Killing these thieves would be too cruel, and sparing these thieves would be a waste of our own food. It would be better to leave it to Xie Gong and let Xie Gong take care of his own affairs.
Liu Xiu pushed all the surrendered Qingdu troops to Xie Gong. Xie Gong was quite happy about this. He felt that Liu Xiu's handling method gave him enough face, and it also made Liu Qing lose face.
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Xie Gong asked Liu Qing for his opinion and asked: "General Liu, do you think our army should deal with these traitorous troops in this way?"
Liu Qing's face darkened and he said harshly: "The bandits are abominable and extremely hateful. Their crimes are unforgivable and they should all be executed!"
Xie Gong nodded and said lightly: "Just do what General Liu wants!"
"Thank you, sir... cough cough..." Liu Qing looked excited and stepped in to salute, but soon he started coughing violently.
When he was besieged by the Qingdu Army, Liu Qing was also injured in many places. He said he was fine, but in fact his injuries were not serious.
Seeing that Liu Qing was coughing badly, Xie Gong was about to order other generals to execute these young soldiers. Liu Qing suppressed his cough and cupped his hands and said: "Please, sir, hand over these rebels to the general. The general will personally send them on their way to eliminate them."
Hatred in my heart!"
"But General Liu's injury..."
"Don't worry, sir! The general is fine!"
"In this case, it is up to General Liu to deal with the traitor army!"
"Thank you, sir!" Liu Qing bowed to the ground.
None of the remnants of the Qingdu Army led by Zhang Tong escaped, and they were all killed by Liu Qing in the end. Even the big pit that trapped them was Liu Qing who forced the Qingdu Army to dig it out on their own.
The annihilation of Zhang Tong's entire army was a big blow to the Qingdu Army. The remaining members of the Qingdu Army who were fleeing in Wei County no longer dared to run around and moved to the south of Wei County.
As long as there is the slightest mistake, they can evacuate Wei County as soon as possible and return to Hanoi.
Liu Xiu and Xie Gong led their troops all the way south, and soon arrived at Yecheng, the county seat of Wei County.
Chen Kang, the prefect of Wei County, personally went out of the city to greet him. After seeing Liu Xiu and bowing, Chen Kang bowed to them both respectfully and said: "I'm going to send you Chen Kang, the prefect of Wei County, to pay my respects to Prince Xiao! To pay my respects to Shangshu Xie!"
Xie Gong waved to him, indicating that he would not be polite. When Chen Kang straightened up, Xie Gong asked: "Recently, thieves have been rampant in Wei County. I wonder what the situation is like in Yecheng?"
Chen Kang's face straightened and he said: "Reporting to Xie Shangshu, some time ago, the bandit army was really rampant, and they even appeared frequently near Yecheng, trying to plot against Yecheng. But since King Xiao and Xie Shangshu won a great victory in Qinshan,
The rebels were all frightened after hearing the news, and their rampant behavior has also restrained a lot. At present, the rebels have not been found near Yecheng for several days!"
At this point, he said with a smile on his face: "This is all thanks to King Xiao and Shangshu Xie! I am the official representative of the people of Yecheng. Thank you so much to King Xiao and Shangshu Xie!" As he spoke, he gave deep thanks again.
A gift.
Xie Gong nodded cheerfully, Liu Xiu took a deep look at Chen Kang and said nothing more.
Chen Kang gave him the impression that he was an old man in the officialdom. Such a person would talk to everyone and tell lies to others. He was all-around good and had both sides, so he was not reliable.
Liu Xiu was very surprised that for such a person, Xie Gong did not replace him in time, but continued to keep him in such an important position as the prefect of Wei County. Xie Gong's employment skills are still open to question.
When he thought this way, it was true that a well-fed man did not know that a hungry man was hungry. Liu Xiu was both famous and prestigious, and was very popular among the gentry and scholars. Therefore, there was an endless stream of talented and wise men who came to Liu Xiu.
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Wu Han killed Miao Zeng, and Liu Xiu immediately sent Zhu Fu, who had been his chief secretary, to Youzhou to take over as the shepherd of Youzhou.
After Geng killed Wei Shun, Cai Chong, and Liu Xiu, there was no need to worry that Shanggu County and Yuyang County would be left leaderless. The two former governors, Geng Kuang and Peng Chong, were both ready-made candidates.
So with Liu Xiu, he never worried about the problem of no one available.
The opposite was true for Xie Gong. Although he was from the imperial court, there were not many people who supported Liu Xuan in Hebei, and even fewer people were willing to take refuge with Xie Gong.
Xie Gong really has no one available now. If he removes Chen Kang from his official position, he will not be able to find a suitable candidate to take over the post of Wei Commandery's governor.
After Liu Xiu and Xie Gong led their troops to Yecheng, they did not leave immediately and stayed in Yecheng to rest and recuperate.
Not long ago, Xie Gong's wife Qin Zi also came to Yecheng.
After learning about this, during a meeting, Liu Xiu even made a joke about Xie Gong, saying: "It is interesting for Xie Shangshu to lead the troops in the war, and his family members will follow him. However, Mrs. Xie is worried that Xie Shangshu will be messing around outside."
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When Xie Gong heard this, his old face suddenly turned red, and he quickly waved his hand and said, "Prince Xiao is joking."
He changed the topic and said: "Prince Xiao, the bandits in Wei County have all moved south to the Dangyin area. According to reports, there are tens of thousands of them!"
Dangyin is Tangyin at the scene, located near the junction of Wei County and Hanoi County. Various units of the Qingdu Army gathered in Dangyin with the obvious purpose of shrinking their troops and hoping to fight a decisive battle with the Han army in Dangyin.
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "The Qingdu Army is now planning to fight to the death with us in Dangyin!"
Xie Gong took a breath and asked subconsciously: "King Xiao, do you think the thieves in Wei County are strong enough to compete with our army?"
Liu Xiu shook his head. As long as the battle is not over, it is difficult to say who will have the last laugh.
He said: "For the rebel army, this battle is a fight whether they can or not! After all, they lost tens of thousands of people in Qinshan. If they don't fight a battle, they can just escape like this."
Report to the leader."
Xie Gong nodded while listening, feeling that Liu Xiu's analysis made sense.
Liu Xiu continued: "It's interesting that the bandit army chose Dangyin as the location for the decisive battle. If they win this battle, it would be the best. Not only would they have achieved great success, but they would also be able to control the entire Wei County.
, their power can even expand northward to Zhao County, Guangping County, and Qinghe County. If they lose, it doesn't matter, they can still run. After Dangyin, go south and reach Hanoi. They
You can escape back to your home base in Hanoi at any time.”
So that’s it! No wonder all the thief armies retreated to Dangyin. It turns out that the thief army has such a plan! Xie Gong suddenly realized that, while admiring Liu Xiu, he had to sigh: "These thieves are really cunning.
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"Yes, the bandits are cunning and cannot be easily defeated." Liu Xiu twisted his neck, and his neck bones made a crunching sound.
Liu Qing, who was still injured, asked: "Prince Xiao, do we want to fight the battle of Dangyin?"
Liu Xiu was delighted and asked: "The bandit army has already prepared a decisive battle with our army in Dangyin. General Liu thinks that our army should avoid the battle or engage in a decisive battle with it?"
Liu Qing didn't even think about it and said immediately: "Of course our army should fight with him!"
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "What General Liu said is exactly what I think." As he spoke, he looked at Xie Gong and asked, "Where is Xie Shangshu's opinion?"
Xie Gong said seriously: "The traitor army is so rampant, how can our army avoid fighting and show weakness to the traitor army? Prince Xiao, I believe that our army must fight this battle, and we must win it!"
Liu Xiu turned to look at Long Yuan and asked: "How many soldiers are gathered in Dangyin?"
Long Yuan said: "It is reported that there are 150,000 to 60,000 people, but some of them are family members of the bandit army and cannot be counted as a warworthy army!"
Liu Xiu said: "The thieves entered Wei County to loot. They will not bring too many family members. Among the 150, 60,000 people, there should be no more than 20,000 family members."
Xie Gong agreed with Liu Xiu's judgment. He frowned and said, "So, the strength of the bandit army is almost the same as that of our army!"
If his own side were to defeat the smaller ones with more troops, he would still have confidence. However, the current situation is that the enemy and our troops are of equal strength, which makes Xie Gong feel a little unsure.
He asked solemnly: "The rebel army has so many troops, and reinforcements from Hedong may arrive at Dangyin at any time. This battle is extremely dangerous for us!"
Liu Xiu smiled calmly and said meaningfully: "When fighting, no matter who is strong or weak, whether it is a big battle or a small battle, there will be no battle that is not dangerous and there will be no death. Since you have decided to fight, you must make up your mind.
Fight to the death with the enemy and never give in!"
Xie Gong was deeply convinced, nodded seriously, and said: "What King Xiao said is absolutely true. I have learned a lesson from you!"
He took a deep breath, looked at the generals under his command, and said loudly: "In this battle, our officers and soldiers must fight to the death with the traitors. If we don't succeed, we will be benevolent!"