It was already very late when the army arrived in Fugou County with the prisoners.
In this battle, more than 4,000 people were beheaded and more than 5,000 were captured. The Jia Ma Army, a force that had repeatedly made military exploits on the Eastern Front, simply disappeared from the battle sequence of the Liang Army.
Zhu Quanzhong is missing another veteran unit.
As expected, Fugou ordered to open the city to welcome the surrender, and spent the whole night collecting doctors and medicinal materials to bandage the soldiers' wounds.
Shao Shude personally went to the camp to comfort the wounded soldiers.
"Commander, last time you went back to Guanbei, you didn't go back to Xiazhou, right?" A wounded soldier was leaning on the ground. When he saw Shao Shude coming in, he struggled to get up.
Shao Shude took two quick steps and let him continue to lie down. Then he took off his cloak and covered him.
"In order to meet my sworn brother, I didn't go back to Xiazhou." Shao Shude replied.
"On the Zhengdan day of the year when the late emperor changed the Yuan Dynasty to Wende, the commander-in-chief still spent the New Year in Xiazhou." The wounded soldier recalled it, and his slightly distorted face relaxed a little, and he only heard him say: "That year,
The Marshal first went to see Huang Silang. There were only orphans and widowers left in their family. The Marshal asked if the pension was in full and gave him a few pieces of silk before leaving. I had never seen such beautiful silk, and everyone was envious of it.
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Shao Shude smiled and said: "Remember, you are Zhang Dalang?"
"Yes, the commander has a good memory. My brother Zhong and I are both in the army, under the command of General Li Shaorong." Zhang Dalang smiled and said: "Back then, there were Liu Dayou from the Tielin Army and Jin from the Wuwei Army.
Three, they are all together."
"Nine years have passed by. How are you guys doing?"
"Liu Dayou is dead and Jin San is disabled. Now he will be a post general and will not be able to settle accounts."
"Where is your second brother?"
"He is still alive and is already the deputy general of the Cavalry Army. He is better than me." Zhang Dalang smiled, maybe it was a wound, and grinned again.
"That's good." Shao Shude said, "Just rest in peace and recuperate."
"Commander, the cavalry army has also moved to Jinjiang. Can you come and see us next time during the Chinese New Year?" Another wounded soldier said: "Those people in the river still don't believe that the commander will come to visit us."
"Okay! Not only will I come, I will also bring the princess and the prince with me." Shao Shude promised.
"In this case, it is not in vain for us to fight hard." The wounded soldier smiled and said: "After the general conquers the world, I can tell others that both the saint and the prince came to my home in the past."
"Qi Wulang, what nonsense are you talking about?" an officer scolded.
"What are you afraid of?" Qi Wulang said nonchalantly: "This world is worthy of the commander-in-chief. I have never killed anyone. From Qingtang to Henan, from Yinshan to Chang'an, I have killed countless people myself. Leader
I can’t keep all the rewards at home, even if the saint of the Li family stands in front of me, I would dare to kill him with one blow.”
What a rebellious warrior! The concubines were brave enough to steal the emperor's property from others, but they still had some psychological barriers to regicide. Qi Wulang talked about regicide with a calm expression, and everyone couldn't help but look at him with suspicion.
"You have not failed me today, so what do you mean by killing?" Shao Shude also scolded him lightly, and then said: "You have such courage, if you kill the Khitan for me in the future, the head of the Uighur chief will become
,dare?"
"Why don't you dare?" Qi Wulang raised his eyebrows and said, "I know that the commander-in-chief doesn't have much wealth, so he has given it to his brothers. In the future, he will kill the Khitan chieftain and give his wife and daughter to the commander-in-chief."
"Haha!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "You all know me. I don't like wealth, but I only like power and beauty."
Qi Wulang also smiled and said: "Next time during the Chinese New Year, the commander-in-chief will bring the prince, and we will wait and see. I heard that he is General Zhe's nephew. If he returns, what if we protect him? The Shaw family will be forever strong, and we will wait and see.
You will also get rich along with it.”
These words were very arrogant, but the wounded soldiers listening next to them seemed to take it as a matter of course.
We protect you, but we may not be willing to protect your heirs. These are two different things.
A soldier like this is considered well-behaved. If it were Wei Bo, wouldn't he be allowed to vote? It's not natural for a son to take over from me.
Oritsugu Yu followed behind and walked in. As soon as he entered the camp, he heard Qi Wulang's words and subconsciously stopped. After listening, he walked to Shao Shude and stood silently.
Can military generals rebel? Yes. The premise is that the top soldiers below will listen to you.
Can the cavalry army rebel? At least not against King Xia.
King Xia's prestige is deep-rooted. He has captured the hearts of the sergeants. If the generals rebel, they will be tied up directly without giving the top soldiers a great achievement in vain. At least in Tielin, Wuwei, Iron Cavalry and the like
This is definitely the case for the old troops.
Whether the nephew can successfully take over the throne depends on winning the hearts of the army. King Xia's legacy may be able to provide considerable help, but he still has to rely mainly on himself.
These hanging soldiers!
"Your Majesty, there is news from Bianzhou that the Tiande Army has arrived in Heyin and will go to Zhengzhou tomorrow. Do you want to order them to come to Bianzhou City?" Zhe Siyu asked softly.
Shao Shude waved his hand and chatted with the wounded soldiers for a long time before saying goodbye and leaving.
"It's not of much use if the Tiande army comes. They can't defeat Bianzhou, and they can't attack Huazhou. Let them stay in Zhengzhou to prevent anyone from rebelling there again. In addition, collect more food and grass." Shao Shude said.
Liu Zijing's troops have followed him south. Now there are almost no troops in Zhengzhou. There must be an army to control it. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether the local officials will work hard. Food and grass are also really in short supply. There is no army to control it. Just rely on the surrender of the prefectures and counties.
With a weak military force, the resistance to collecting food and grass was great, and they were even unable to collect it at all. They were directly frightened away by the people who had weapons hidden in every household.
In this battle, the Jia Ma Army received more than 40,000 hu of grain. Only a few thousand hu of dendrobium were collected in Fugou City, which was enough for the entire army to eat for seven days. I can collect a little more now, and I must last until June.
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The two of them entered the county government office one after another under the protection of their own soldiers. Xie Tong had just returned from outside the city. Most of the cavalry army and the Dingnan army were stationed outside the county. As a member of the army, Xie Tong also had his own job.
It's not just about making suggestions.
"It's late at night, so Envoy Xie should rest early. The whole army will have a day off tomorrow, and Envoy Xie still needs to go to the camp to inventory the equipment. The captured Liang Jun also needs to be escorted to the north," Shao Shude said.
In today's battle, the casualties are still quite high.
The cavalry army suffered casualties of more than 400 cavalry, and the cavalry army suffered casualties of more than 300 cavalry. The former was mainly injured by crossbows, and the latter was partly injured by crossbows, but the losses were greater when charging into the formation. At that time, the cavalry army had already suffered some casualties.
There was chaos, but there were still people who took the initiative to fight and refused to give up. A large number of knights were knocked off their horses by Changke's ax and died.
Shao Shude reviewed the situation after the war. Without the help of the soldiers of the Feilong Army, the more than 10,000 cavalrymen of the Dingnan Army would probably not be able to sustain themselves if they relied solely on the cavalry army. They might even have to flee to Chenzhou despite being harassed.
However, I have captured five thousand people, who will be my own soldiers from now on. In the future, I can use them to deal with the Khitan, Uighurs, and Jia Ma troops who have many years of experience in fighting, and they will be able to unleash a powerful fighting force.
Officers generally come from families with generations of generals, and their inheritance is profound, as well as continuous war training, which prevents them from degenerating and neglecting their family traditions.
Most of the soldiers have been in the army for many years, and they have lost count of the number of battles they have seen. Such veterans can be said to be huge wealth, and overall they make a lot of money.
"Your Majesty, I have been thinking about it day and night, and I still feel that we should strike while the iron is hot and destroy Quanzhong first." Xie Tong said: "If we attack and destroy his tribe, the situation in Henan will be settled immediately. If we allow him to escape back to Bianzhou, I am afraid it will be delayed.
Shiri, my servant suggested that after resting tomorrow, we can attack Zhu Quanzhong the day after tomorrow."
Shao Shude glanced at him, wondering for a moment whether he really thought so or if he had other agendas.
In fact, he didn't plan to spend too much energy on the main force led by Zhu Quanzhong, because it couldn't be attacked at all. It would definitely happen if he tried, just like when he sent the guards' troops to attack Bianzhou and tried to attack the South Gate and
Shuimen, with more than a thousand casualties before and after, was invincible, and the Liang people seemed to have quite a bit of strength left.
"Wait a little longer and wait and see what Zhu Quanzhong does." Shao Shude said: "Li Tangbin is already spreading the news. The Liang people in Yingdong and Xuzhou know that Bianzhou is besieged, and their morale will be dampened. If Zhu Quanzhong tries to save Pang Shi, he will withdraw from Gubei.
, then I will surround him in Chen Xu and let this place become his burial place. If he cannot be saved, then I will eat the tens of thousands of people in Pang Shigu, and then send my troops northward. No matter what he does, he will die, and one person will die.
Hurry up, one will die slowly."
The morale of the Liang army was dampened not by Shao Shude's nonsense, but by Li Tang's test when Bin's troops crossed the river to attack the fortress. Thousands of people attacked the bandit's stronghold, but they actually killed as much as they did. This was simply unimaginable in the past. After all, the side defending the fort had a stronghold.
There are walls, trenches, and horse pits. The attackers' casualties will be much greater than those of the defenders. The casualties are evenly matched, which shows that the morale of Pang Shigu's tribe has really been greatly reduced.
Li Tangbin has ordered the Tianxiong and Tianzhu armies stationed in Xiangcheng and Jiacheng to set off with 17,000 cavalry, together with 20,000 native regiments from Ci, Xi, Shaanxi and Guo, to the Yingshui front line.
As soon as this reserve team came up, there were more than 30,000 troops from the front lines including the Jinglue, Dingyuan, Guide, and National Protectorate armies. The total main force was more than 50,000 people, and there were more than 40,000 local warriors. As long as the time was right, they could forcefully attack seven or eight of them face to face.
Wan Liangjun's problem is not big.
At present, the contact war between the two sides has never stopped. Li Tangbin's main force is firmly attached to Pang Shigu's group. This is a huge bait. If Zhu Quanzhong comes to assist their retreat, if he is not good, he will also use the 70,000 in hand.
People smashed into it and it turned into an unprecedented rout.
The morale of the Tu Tuan peasants was not as high as that of the regular Yamen army. During the retreat, they were the most likely to get into trouble.
In addition, Shao Shude has other arrangements, which may play an unexpected role at critical moments.
But some people are still hesitant and are convening clan members to discuss and argue endlessly.
This is the drawback of a family-style government and a family-style army. Everyone in a big family has shares. If the head of the family is weak, everything must be discussed. If it is delayed for a long time, it is easy for the news to leak out.
If the overall situation is like this, and a unified opinion cannot be formed, and it is so stupid, then it is not worth worrying about.
Now, everything depends on Zhu Quanzhong's decision.