On the seventh day of April in the fourth year of Qianning, the Battle of Sishui came to an end.
In this battle, Shao Shude used his cavalry to attack after resting for several days. While Liang Jun was besieging the city and the fierce battle was going on, he defeated the enemy in one fell swoop and captured 7,000 level soldiers. He captured more than 200 generals and more than 22,000 sergeants. brilliant achievements.
The Liang army was defeated and lost. The four armies of Longwu, Desheng, Qingqi and Zhuosheng were almost completely wiped out. Except for the more than 4,000 defeated generals who were trapped in the camp in panic, only Desheng's envoy He Delun and two or three hundred Ride to escape from death.
Ge Congzhou was careless, but this carelessness is inevitable. With such a bad strategic situation, there will inevitably be mistakes and omissions if the battle lasts for a long time. Liang Jun's performance is actually very good, and they are worthy of their reputation as a powerful force. But The defeat of Sishui greatly worsened their situation, and their destruction was already counting down.
"I almost thought I would never see the commander again." In the afternoon, the enemy troops in the trenches, trench walls, and small villages had already been cleared. Outside the south gate of Sishui, Wang Qianyu, who was covered in blood, choked out.
He is now the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Chishui Army. He previously served as a traveling envoy in the Feng'an Army. When he attacked Hexi, he led his army out of Lanzhou and went northward, defeating Tubo in the Six Valleys.
"I've been guarding for so long, it's hard for you." Shao Shu took Wang Qianyu's hand and sighed: "The casualties are not small, right?"
"So far, nearly 3,000 people have died in the war and due to illness, and the rest have suffered losses, but their morale is still good." Wang Qianyu replied.
"How magnificent! With such a brave man, even if we give Ge Cong three months, he will not be able to defeat him." Shao Shude praised.
Wang Qianyu was one of the two township party members recommended to Zhuge Shuang before his death, the other was Niu Li. Both of them had a good relationship with Jiang Dewen, but unfortunately Jiang Dewen had died of illness in Xingyuan Mansion and had no chance to see him again.
The soldiers who defended the city were mainly from the Chishui Army, and the rest were from Tutuan countrymen. They were arrayed outside. Shao Shude walked past the array and asked and encouraged them from time to time.
To gain military morale, you must have more contact with the soldiers. Let them see you, trust you, and love you, so that others will not be able to pull you away from the team.
The Chishui Army supported the northern front with one force and was the mainstay. The help from the Baoyi Army, Henan Fuzhou soldiers and the villagers of the Heyang Tutuan were discontinuous. Only the Chishui Army fought from the beginning to the end, and its contribution is real. No one can erase it.
More than half of the two thousand cavalry were lost, and more than two thousand of the six thousand infantry were lost. They were basically disabled.
"After the Chishui Army finishes this battle, they should return to the river for repairs. I will hand over the defense of Xuanmen Pass and the front line of Sishui to the Tiande Army." Shao Shude ordered: "Everyone will be rewarded when they return."
The Tiande Army belongs to the fire brigade stationed in Luoyang. It was also disabled last year. Later, some soldiers from Henan Prefecture were reorganized. Tutuan countrymen and new soldiers came in. After a year of training, they almost recovered their strength and were ready to be transferred to replace them. Defense. As for the vacancy in Luoyang, it was filled by the Wuxing Army led by Feng Yin and Tian Xing.
"I will obey the command of the commander-in-chief." Wang Qianyu saluted.
In fact, they are not the only ones. The local warriors from Poppy Valley, Xuanmen Pass, and Sishui will also go back. The battle has been going on for several months, and the casualties are not small. They don't have military pay, so there is no reason to use it to death. Return home. After that, after taking a short rest, you can almost start busy with the summer harvest.
"Commander, General Fu sent an envoy to report back. He led three thousand horses to pursue him eastward, galloped forty miles to Xingyang, and escaped from He Delun. All the people stationed in Xingyang mutinied. Zhang Guihou killed dozens of people and led the crowd.
And surrender." After entering the city, as soon as Shao Shude sat down, someone came up to report.
"Let Zhang Guihou still take charge of the capital, and Gui Fu Yanchao will be restrained and attack Zhengzhou." Shao Shude ordered.
Zhang Guihou's surrender was also expected. But it was not easy for him to surrender with most of the people in the hall. Because it involved the general's prestige in the army, and there were many sergeants in the hall and rich people in Bianliang.
My son, it is not easy to surrender.
Perhaps, the prestige he earned when he led Tingzi Ma Zhi's heavy cavalry company to charge Zhu Jin for more than twenty rounds is still there. Shao Shude is too lazy to care about him, and now it is important to capture the Zheng and Bian lands.
There were actually two groups of troops coming out from the east.
In addition to the three thousand cavalry of Fu Yanchao's Dingnan Army, there are also three thousand cavalry of Liu Zijing's cavalry heading towards Heyin. The latter is actually the focus, because there is a lack of food now, and Heyin Granary is the key place for Liang Jun to store food.
So, although I don’t know how many there are now, it’s not wrong to give it a try. Otherwise, what will the 30,000 troops and 60,000 horses we brought over eat? Are we going to imitate the Mongols and eat human flesh?
"Your Majesty, Ge Congzhou sent envoys out of camp to surrender." Just as the soldiers brought lunch, someone else came to report.
"Let's go see him." Shao Shude stood up without hesitation and said.
This is not about kneeling down to a famous general, but actually making a gesture. The Xuanwu Army is a big force, and you can't kill them all, so it is very important to win over people.
Shao Shude left Sishui County. There was a huge crowd inside and outside the city, and people shouted at the horses. The auxiliary soldiers were comforting and feeding the horses, and some people loosened the girdle of the horses and took them out for a canter. Today's battle, they started from the spin
The door was closed, and then an astonishing charge was launched. The war horse's physical strength was greatly consumed, and the riding horse was also exhausted.
After resting for a while, Shao Shude will take them to continue eastward, heading straight towards Zhengzhou.
People in the camp where the remnants of the Liang Army were trapped were panic-stricken. When they saw Shao Shude coming out with a large group of troops, they almost blew up the camp.
Ge Congzhou turned his head and looked at the earth-colored fellows, sighing in his heart. This battle was such a humiliating defeat. Now that the matter has come to this, there is nothing more to say.
He did not let the sergeants line up in formation. After taking off his armor, he handed over the equipment to the soldiers and walked out of the camp gate alone.
"Is this the person coming, Ge Dutou?" Several riders rushed up, and the leader bowed his hands and saluted.
"That's me." Ge Congzhou got off his horse and replied.
Several knights also dismounted, went forward to search carefully, and then led Ge Congzhou back.
The bodyguards and soldiers looked good, and the pomp they created was good. Thousands of people were wearing armor and holding swords, and lined up in a majestic military formation. On both sides of them, there were a large number of riders holding war horses, watching eagerly.
Without squinting, Ge Congzhou walked through the passage between the phalanxes and came inside.
"In the Battle of Xiaoshan in the second year of Dashun, Ge Du pressed his head firmly against me and showed his grace. At that time, I was fascinated by what kind of person he was. He was an experienced soldier, ruthless and precise. He did not waste any troops and hit the key point.
When I saw you today, it was even worse than I imagined." Shao Shude laughed loudly, stepped forward quickly, took Ge Congzhou's hand, and said, "I was lucky to win, otherwise I might not have been able to see General Ge."
"The defeated general, King He Lao treated him with such courtesy." Ge Congzhou said with a bitter smile.
Shao Shude is tall, burly and powerful, with piercing eyes. He looks at him with joy and enthusiasm. His hands are covered with calluses, which shows that he has been practicing martial arts for many years.
A true martial artist!
Shao Shude was also observing Ge Congzhou.
The expression on his face was slightly flattering, but not flattering. His eyes were deep and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. He stood there, relaxed and relaxed, neither too relaxed nor too nervous.
The hands are also covered with calluses, and there are wounds on the backs of the hands. At first glance, they look like warriors who have been fighting for many years.
I love dealing with warriors!
"Come here, serve some tea." Shao Shude pulled Ge Congzhou to sit down in front of the table and said, "I have a general, which is like adding wings to a tiger."
"The king uses his troops calmly and thoughtfully, but also with some unconstrained moves, which is admirable." Ge Congzhou said: "I am defeated today, and I am convinced."
"General Ge does not need to be modest." Shao Shude said with a smile: "The country is now in chaos, and the towns are constantly attacking. I want to return the people to a peaceful world, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and there will be no recurrence of troops, disasters and bandits. The general will still have a lot of use."
"Since I won't give up, I am willing to check and fill in the gaps for your Majesty, and encourage the left and right." Ge Congzhou responded.
Shao Shude laughed again, this was a subtle test of how to arrange him. When you defeat Li Keyong, you will have your chance.
After Ge Congzhou surrendered, the Liang soldiers who were guarding the camp left the camp in batches, threw their armor and equipment on the ground, and lined up in another place.
The surrendered guards discovered that many of Liang's troops were unarmored and unarmed, and must have been lost on the way to escape. This can easily explain why Ge Congzhou surrendered. I am afraid that the entire army will be annihilated if this state cannot last long.
It is better to surrender voluntarily.
About 26,000 people were captured twice. Shao Shude sent 3,000 bodyguards and escorted these people to the rear. Suddenly, there were tens of thousands more mouths to eat, which was quite a headache.
About 100,000 grains and beans were seized in Liang Jun's camp, which solved the urgent need. This made Shao Shude look more favorably on Ge Congzhou. He is not short of soldiers or horses, but he is short of grain. The monthly food gap is 20
Ten thousand dendrobiums came out, but only half of them were seized. I don’t know if the people of Zhengzhou still have potential to tap, and it’s probably not much.
In the afternoon of the same day, he personally led the cavalry army to resolve the situation. Nearly 20,000 of his own troops headed eastward, carrying 40,000 horses. At the same time, the messenger also left Sishui and rushed towards Luoyang. The Tiande army would soon pick him up.
Order to the eastbound.
In the evening, 20,000 horsemen and five days of food and water arrived near Xingyang. The forwards crossed the Suo River and Jing River and camped on the east bank. The rear guard stayed at Dengci Temple, and Shao Shude led the Chinese army to stay at Xingyang City.
At this time, news was received that Heyin County and Biankou had been captured. More than a thousand defenders set fire to the grain and fled. The cavalry troops immediately put out the fire and pulled out more than 100,000 bushels of grain from under the fire.
After hearing this, Shao Shude was overjoyed. He was more happy to receive more than 100,000 grains of grain, which was better than annihilating thousands of enemy soldiers. He ordered the cavalry on the spot to recruit the people of Heyin and transport grain and grass.
On the eighth day of April, the army left Xingyang and arrived at the county under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou in the afternoon. Zhang Guihou took Zhengzhou officials, big and small, and went out of the city three miles to greet them. Liu Zijing, deputy envoy of the cavalry army, also sent people to report that he had arrested thousands of people.
, used carts to transport supplies to Zhengzhou, and captured Xingze County along the way, which was actually a victory without a fight.
There was good news everywhere. Shao Shude ordered more than 2,000 people from the guard army to stay in Guancheng. He took over the main force of more than 20,000 cavalry, and sent 2,000 troops from the hall to the east. They rushed to Baisha that night until the horses were no longer able to survive.
Ken ran away and then ordered the camp to be set up.
This place is only a hundred miles away from Bianzhou. The vanguard has even reached the west of Zhongmou County. The whole Zheng and Bianzhou are roaring with wind and people are in panic.