Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 781
There were still traces of the slave army's rout at the beginning, but with the pursuit of the Huainan army, it completely collapsed in the end.Corpses can be seen everywhere on the road, and all kinds of military equipment are scattered all over the place.A large number of soldiers wailed in the wild, fleeing desperately without knowing the direction.

Since Yongjia, Jin Zuo has been in decline for a long time, and the Husbands gathered in the land of Huaxia.Such a great victory has been longed for for a long time.Therefore, the Huainan Army, who are still chasing the defeated slave soldiers, are all rejoicing at this moment, and they are gradually becoming dissolute, and the original formation is difficult to maintain.Many of the relatives died in the rebellion, and the soldiers who were born in Huaibei, who were tortured by the slaves, even turned all the deep hatred and long-standing grievances accumulated in their stomachs into hostility, and poured them all on these slave soldiers.

In the field, several Jiehu soldiers had their limbs cut off, their shoulder blades were pierced by spears, their limbs were nailed to the ground, and they were still wailing and struggling in pain.There were more than a dozen Huainan soldiers gathered on the side, and dozens of slaves with messy beards, hair and robes knelt on the ground, shivering.

"Having been circumcised, do you know the pain? There are hundreds of my ancestors, all of whom are in such a dead state!"

A 30-year-old Xu Huainan army soldier held a ring-shou knife in his hand, and slashed at these Jie slaves one after another. However, there was not much joy of revenge on his face, but more of an indelible sadness. Anger and resentment, teary eyes, face full of tears.Even if these slaves were cut inch by inch, it would be difficult for his relatives to survive.And because of this, you especially can't let go of these brutal Jie thieves!All the atrocities they have inflicted on people must be returned!The law of heaven is fair, and you should know that retribution is not good!

This type of retaliation has been staged frequently in the field, and even if generals pass by, they will never stop it.Before an official military order is issued, the Huainan Army only remembers to behead, and will never take prisoners!

However, the generals did not dare to indulge themselves like ordinary soldiers. After chasing for a while, the frontline superintendents and generals all led the soldiers directly under their troops to occupy the key points of victory, forming temporary strongholds to control the entire battlefield .Whenever the slave soldiers gathered more than a hundred people, even if they were unarmed and wanted to surrender, they would rush to kill and disperse immediately, so that the slave army should remain in a broken posture.

After the sky officially brightened, the east of the battlefield belonged to the direction of Tucheng, which originally belonged to the base camp of the slave army, and the Xuzhou army also joined in the pursuit, so the speed of slaughtering the defeated soldiers increased to a higher level.

Although Xi Jian was in Tucheng, he also sent more than a dozen soldiers to find and contact Shen Zhezi.In this battle, the Xuzhou Army will lag behind the Huainan Army by nearly an hour.After all, last night was not the time when the two armies agreed to send troops together. When the Huainan envoy arrived in Xuyi, Xi Jian was not even in the city, but was still wandering outside trying to gather all the generals and soldiers to gather in Xuyi to launch a counterattack.

After learning of this letter, Xi Jian returned to the town in a hurry in order to keep his previous promise. When he arrived at Huaishui, the Huainan Middle Road army had already launched an attack on the slave camp in Wokou. A fierce attack, and the advantage has been locked.So Xi Jian was no longer in a hurry to go to the aid battle, but led the crowd straight to the rear camp of the slave army, taking advantage of its emptiness to win in one fell swoop.

After taking Tucheng, Xi Jian did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, but stood firmly here to prevent the slave army from retreating.It's not because of fear of fighting, but because there is no coordinated military order with the Huainan Army, and I worry that in such a chaotic environment, not only will we not be able to achieve combat cooperation, but it will add chaos.Therefore, within an hour of taking the Tucheng, the main task of the Xuzhou Army was to transport all the equipment and equipment left by the slave army around the Tucheng back to the Tucheng, and seal it up.

After dawn, the Xuzhou army was dispatched to join in the pursuit and suppression of the slave army, and when the armies were dispatched, Xi Jian also strictly instructed the generals to restrain the troops and not to rob the Huainan army of looting and war. Gained conflict.And sternly stated that once such disputes occur, all military commanders involved will be severely punished by military law.

The reason for such an arrangement is not to deliberately sell the weak, but to prevent problems before they happen.Xi Jian may be conservative in war, but he is also thoughtful and cautious in personnel matters.In this battle, the slave army has been defeated, and hundreds of thousands of troops were scattered in Huaibei. This is a great victory that has never been seen since Yongjia. .

In this battle, there is no doubt that the Huainan Army is the well-deserved mainstay. From the commander Shen Zhezi onwards, the Huainan soldiers who participated in the battle can be said to be extremely powerful, and they will surely shine in the future.Although the Xuzhou Army's performance was a little unsatisfactory, it was generally quite satisfactory, and it gave the Huainan Army a very important cooperation, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve this victory.

Although the results of this battle have not yet been concluded, it must be extremely brilliant!And then, the question facing the towns in Jiangbei is, what is Taichung's attitude towards this great victory, or how will the Jiangdong court digest the glorious results of this great war?

There will always be contradictions between localities and centers.And this contradiction is especially obvious between the Jiangbei military town and the center. Once it is not handled well, the worst situation will naturally be the Sujun Rebellion a few years ago. Not only the capital fell, the king suffered, even Yu Liang, the ruling capital Died in the chaos.

Today, the power of the center is still a bit worse than when Yu Liang was alive, and the position has been awkward since the start of the war or even before the start of the war.This time Wang Shida defeated the bandits and slaves, and the country was able to grow. Don't think that the princes in Taichung must use this to save some face and the right to speak.But now there are almost no bargaining chips in Taichung, while the towns in Jiangbei are all victorious and prosperous, and their power is changing.

So next, if Taichung wants to take action, it is most likely to provoke Fangzhen to fight each other and take advantage of it.For example, the distribution of power and positions after the war, the division of war zones, the distribution of benefits, and so on.Two peaches kill three warriors, although it is an old story that almost everyone knows, it has been tried and tested repeatedly.

Xi Jian experienced it personally, seeing with his own eyes how the turbulent slave army from the south came to the end step by step, and also watched Huainan emerge from the town at the beginning, and a group of patchwork troops honed into a strong army.Although he can understand the worries and troubles of the princes in Taichung, as a Fang Bo who guards the place, especially as a general who is about to fight, he has to admit that this feeling of defeating the strong with the weak and turning the crowd against the enemy is too much. alright!
"Jiangdong's hope is not in Jingxu, but in Huainan. The spirit of Huainan belongs to Shen Weizhou. It is true that strong ministers and strong generals can be considered, but compared with Jinzuo's long-term sinking, every time the people cry more blood, I would rather choose Forward! The narrow road is full of canopies, and the double scorpion is destroyed. How can steel be smelted and turned into soft fingers. The choice of rejuvenating the country and calming chaos has come to the fore. Although I am mediocre, how can I rely on power and tactics? The thorns that disturb the world and harm the virtuous!"

Xi Jian has this idea, and there is no shortage of self-pity and self-pity. Although Xuzhou has been a town for a long time and has outstanding honors, it is a solid support for Jin Zuo to be able to establish Jiangdong.However, compared with the Huainan Army in this battle, their performance was superior.A considerable part of the reason for this is that Xuzhou's strength is loose, while Huainan's soldiers obey orders and prohibit them.

As a local uncle and general in charge of the army, who doesn't want to be able to advance triumphantly on the battlefield and defeat the enemy every battle?The scene in front of him where the master of the king advances and the slaves flee is usually only seen by Xi Jian in his sleep, but now it really appears in front of his eyes.Although he was not the one who contributed to it in the end, being able to participate in it also made Xi Jian's heart full of enthusiasm and madness.

Therefore, he is really unwilling to destroy the heroism of the king, which has never been seen since Yongjia, and he is unwilling to be the vanguard borrowed by Taichung to suppress Jin Zuo's strong army.Therefore, the troops are strictly restrained, and they are not willing to breed discord with each other because of their lack of composure after the great victory, and be used by others in the future.

With the help of the Xuzhou Army, the subsequent suppression of the defeated slave troops around the battlefield went more smoothly.Han Huang, the governor of the Huainan Army's Central Road, was also told by Shen Zhezi before the battle not to let his troops have too serious disputes with the Xuzhou Army.

At this moment, Shen Zhezi was still leading the cavalry to pursue and fight. After Xi Jian's envoy entered the battle, he first found Han Huang and conveyed part of Xi Jian's meaning.Han Huang didn't dare to be negligent, and assigned the task of supervising the war to Lu Yong, Xu Mao and other generals, while he personally led more than a thousand elite Huainan troops to Tucheng to meet Xi Jian and thank him for his assistance in the battle.

"In this battle, once hundreds of thousands of powerful troops from the Jie Kingdom were wiped out, and Hu Chief Jilong fled alone, the name of Huainan's bravery will surely resound throughout China! The old man will see my Wang Shixiong's majesty come here every now and then. , It’s a worthwhile trip. It’s a great fortune in this life to be able to help one or two, and to participate in the grand event together!”

Xi Jian personally went out to meet Han Huang. Although the two were far apart in terms of qualifications and positions, this was before.Shen Zhezi was able to entrust such an important battle to Han Huang, which shows that he has great trust in him, and after this battle, with such great achievements, Han Huang's future is already limitless, and he knows that he will not be able to live here in the future bit?

Therefore, Xi Jian was also quite polite to Han Huang, without any self-respect.

After hearing the words, Han Huang was also very happy, and still bowed deeply, not proud of his merits: "The son-in-law made a decisive decision and deeply felt the evils of the slave army. The slave master is dead, and Jilong is defeated. After this battle, the country of Jie is already in ruins." Far away, the return of the tripod to the homeland is just around the corner! Now that the general situation has returned to Jin, we and the poor are driven under the command of the virtuous, and we can only use fierce battles to make great achievements, and we only hope that we can live up to the needs of the horse!"

When Xi Jian heard this, he felt even more emotional in his heart, and he couldn't help but take a higher look at Shen Zhezi's grandeur.He watched Shen Zhezi's formation in this decisive battle as a bystander, and he could feel some deep meaning.In particular, Han Huang, who once conspired against the old, served as the general of the middle road. It is true that Han Huang's military strategy was a factor in it, but after thinking about it, he could still feel that this young man simplified the complexity and made it easier. Little Yuda's kind heart.

This time the slave army was defeated on the Huai River, and the towns in Jiangbei will inevitably prepare for a large-scale northward entry into the Central Plains.In the Central Plains, there are many people who are forced by the situation, or who do not know loyalty. There are many slaves. Naturally, it is impossible for these people to kill them all without judging their merits. The effect naturally depends on the generals' respective means.With Han Huang as an example in the Huainan Army, it is already worth a thousand words.

This is on the external side, but internally, Shen Zhezi's use of the general this time is not a demonstration and statement to Taiwan.

For a while, many thoughts flashed through Xi Jian's mind, and he didn't think he was thinking too much.Otherwise, in such an important battle, Shen Zhezi's greatest role as a general is to set the army and set the situation. It is the most correct choice to sit in the middle army, and the role of taking the lead and leading the crowd to the battle is really not as good as that of a brave man. Warrior of war.Therefore, the combat arrangement of the Huainan Army this time cannot be regarded as a coincidence.

Those who are resourceful make fewer decisions, and those who make decisions bravely plan less.Being able to have both can already be called a hero.If Xi Jian's expectations are not bad, it is conceivable that Shen Zhezi has already started to prepare for the post-war affairs.Thinking of this, he also had to sigh with emotion. As expected, Tiannan Lingxiu was destined to advance bravely at that time.

After clearing his mind for a while, Xi Jian said with a smile: "This time our army entered the battle to aid in the battle. Now that the slave tribe has collapsed, Huainan should take over the Tucheng camp here. The slave army fled quickly and left many weapons behind. The battle, what was left near the bank has been collected by our army and stored in Tucheng. Since General Han has arrived here, I can calmly deliver it."

When Han Huang heard this, he didn't dare to be negligent. As many as 10,000+ people left behind weapons and weapons, he could imagine what a huge amount of supplies. He didn't expect Xijian to be so generous, and he would give it away after buying it. He pretended to decline politely, but it was up to him to decide whether to accept it or not, so he quickly clasped his hands and said: "The last general is only for supervising the battle, and the matter involved is serious, so it is really difficult to decide. It is better to dare to ask Xigong to guard the Tucheng temporarily until the son-in-law Come back and discuss with Xi Gong."

Xi Jian did not shirk after hearing the words, the slave army built three earthen cities near here, one was destroyed during the attack last night, and now one is given up for the Huainan army to settle in and rest, and he leads his troops to the other.

In the afternoon, Shen Zhezi returned to Tucheng. As for the cavalry army, Shen Yun, Xie Yi and other generals continued to lead their troops to pursue and fight.Just as Xi Jian thought, as the chief general, he was not the choice to charge into the battle. When it comes to fighting the enemy, with his little martial arts skills, any brave soldier in the Huainan Army could finish him off.

As the pursuit deepened, the slave army gradually became fragmented, and the pursuit needed to be dispersed. If he was still in the army, because the soldiers were worried about his safety, it would not be conducive to the separation and dispatch of the cavalry.So although Shen Zhezi wanted to chase Shihu very much, if he caught up with Shihu, he had to ask him how he felt about the turmoil, but the more he chased to the north, the more he felt that he was a burden to the army, so he could only retreat full of inferiority complex .

After Shen Zhezi returned to the army, all the combat troops also reported a preliminary battle report. After seeing the astonishing number of beheadings, Shen Zhezi suddenly remembered that the previous military orders did not include prisoners.Now that the war has been decided, there is no need to blindly kill them all.Even for those Jiehu soldiers who deserved to die, it would be too cheap for them just to die.

After the war, Huainan must be rebuilt. Countless black coal kilns are waiting for these coolies to start work. Instead of harvesting a pile of rotten meat, it is better to squeeze out the last bit of value from the rest of their lives and accumulate it as the basis for future war potential in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi first ordered the various armies to be stationed in various strongholds around the theater, and then carried out various matters concerning the surrender and capture of prisoners.Since the battle was so enjoyable and the slave army was too thoroughly dispersed, this task cannot be completed in a short period of time.If they cannot be searched thoroughly, a considerable part of them will wander in the countryside and become cancerous hidden dangers in troubled places.

After dealing with some imminent military affairs, Shen Zhezi was able to go to Tucheng to have an interview with Xi Jian.Shen Zhezi was also quite pleased with Xi Jian's attitude of comprehensive cooperation.If the Xuzhou army really wants to show the merits of the chariots and horses, Shen Zhezi will of course counterattack strongly, but once this happens, it will have a very bad impact on the army's subsequent entry into southern Henan to regain lost ground, and it will also make local governments Those village and clan forces became ready to move.

Since Xi Jian cooperated so well, Shen Zhezi would naturally not be aggressive, so he agreed with Xi Jian to still abide by the old covenant, and the two sides used Weishui as the boundary to send troops to each other's southern Henan and Pengcheng.As for the weapons discarded by the slave army collected by Xi Jian, Shen Zhezi also accepted them all with a smile. The Huainan army was originally the absolute main force in the battle of Guoshui, and for this battle, Huainan also suffered a lot. urgently needed to be added.

In the next half month, the Huainan Army will be active around the theater to clean up the battlefield.After this deadline, they will return to Luojian and enter southern Henan from the two directions of Yingshui and Weishui.As for the [-] cavalry who had already gone north to pursue the slave army, they were not included in this agreement. They not only had to continue to pursue, but the Xuzhou army was also responsible for providing the supplies and support they needed along the way.The two sides joined forces and besieged Pengcheng together.

Because judging from the information obtained from the torture of the remnants of the slave army, Shi Hu is very likely to flee to Pengcheng.No matter how generous Shen Zhezi was, he couldn't completely give up this opportunity to the Xuzhou army.So no matter whether Shihu can be killed in the end, the existence of the Huainan Army must be guaranteed in this final pursuit battle!

For this, Xi Jian did not resist.

Although even without the Huainan Army's Whirlpool battle this time, as long as the slave army retreats, it is certain for the Xuzhou Army to recover the Huaibei Xuzhou towns.But the problem is that the slave army is now defeated by the Huainan Army, and the Huaikou and other fortresses are in the hands of the Huainan Army. This is undoubtedly extremely embarrassing for Xuzhou.

Now that Shen Zhezi is willing to stay behind instead of enjoying everything alone, this is undoubtedly an excellent situation for Xi Jian, and he feels that Shen Zhezi really has the sentiment of forbearance for the country.To know the current situation, even the Huainan Army does not need to actually send troops at all, it only needs to send a few envoys to declare sovereignty along the way, and those local villages with little integrity will surrender one after another, holding the banner of the Huaibinan Army as their own. The umbrella of the Xuzhou army was used to refuse the entry of the Xuzhou army so as to preserve its local entrenched reality.

In this way, even if the Huainan Army did not actually occupy those counties, the battle report would undoubtedly look much better.However, the Xuzhou army could not completely eliminate these local forces called friendly troops but actually sect thieves because of their taboos. These places will still maintain a great deal of eccentricity.

Shen Zhezi may not be as virtuous and upright as Xi Jian thought, he just values ​​reality, and will not be invited to use his name to pretend to be entrenched for the sake of a mere vanity.

What's more, Pengcheng, Peiguo, Lanling, Langya and other places are the hometowns of Qingxu Qiaomen in Jiangdong. Once these local clans remain in Jiangdong in name, they may not collude with those Qingxu Qiaomen in Jiangdong. Breeding chaos.Now that Huainan's strength is limited, it is still impossible to form a substantial occupation of these places to completely eliminate them. It can be done by the hands of the Xuzhou Army, so why not do it.

Moreover, once Xi Jian recovers these Xuzhou hometowns, Shen Zhezi believes that those Qingxu families should be ready to move. If they want to have delusions about the original hometown, it is inevitable that some conflicts and conflicts will break out with Xi Jian.In this way, it can not only ease the pressure that Huainan will bear in Taichung, but also provide some necessary support and assistance to Xi Jian when necessary, so that the cooperation between the two towns will be closer in the future.

(End of this chapter)