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Chapter 392 Triumph

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the Jin army was defeated.

Due to the disorderly escape, too many people and horses gathered on the ice of the boundary river, and due to the recent warming of the weather, the ice layer that had shown signs of melting finally could no longer hold up and broke at the end of the day.

Countless golden soldiers fell into the river and drowned.

A large number of Jin troops had not yet crossed the river. Some Jin troops abandoned their swords and surrendered, and some fled along the boundary river to the east and west wings.

Less than 10,000 people fled to the north bank, of which less than 3,000 were the remnants of Han Qixian and Guo An. After crossing the river, they could not take care of Han Chang, who was blocked on the south bank by the boundary river, and fled all the way to Nanjing Prefecture like a frightened bird.

This time, Wanyan Xiebao, the deputy general of the Southern Expedition, also escaped from the encirclement, but only six to seven hundred people of his own cavalry army remained.

The Jin Kingdom's Han army from Huanglong Mansion had the largest number, about five thousand, but because they lost their commander and their command system was completely broken up, they were scurrying around the north bank like headless flies.

At the end of the period, Chen Chu led various cavalry troops, as well as Zhe Yanwen, Kuang Siliang and other Western Army cavalry, with a total of about 5,000 cavalry, and crossed the river from the lower reaches of the boundary river to pursue the defeated troops.

His goal is very clear, which is to protect Wanyan Xianbao.

Han Qixian and Guo Anbuqu actually escaped disaster.

On the afternoon of the 14th, Chen Chu chased Wanyan Xiebao, who was fleeing north.

On the south bank of the boundary river, the task of driving away and capturing the defeated troops was handed over to Peng Er and his subordinates Wang Yan and Jiang Huaixiong who hurried to the battlefield.

On the same day, Cai Si, the magistrate of Fucheng, sent the official document of the victory to Tokyo via express delivery of 600 miles.

In the evening, Zhang Chuangen, a veteran of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment, and his colleagues handed over the captured prisoners to Ximen Gong, who was temporarily responsible for taking in the prisoners of war.

When he returned to the city, he deliberately went around to the outside of the east city. Using his memory, he dug through several layers of piles of dead people, and finally found the young Jin Bing Zhang Xiaoyin from Yuzhou of the Jin Kingdom underneath.

However, when the person was found, Xiao Yin's forehead was hot and his breathing was weak. He was afraid that he might not survive.

"Xiao Lang, Xiao Lang, Xiao Yin."

Zhang Chuangen patted Zhang Xiaoyin's hot face. The latter was suffering from a high fever. Hearing the shouts in his ears, he finally opened his eyes with difficulty.

The figure in front of him was blurry, and Zhang Xiaoyin was unconscious. For some reason, looking at Zhang Chuangen who was very close at hand, he suddenly grinned and started to cry, "Dad, dad, I love you so much, dad, my mother and I have lived so hard these years."

When Youpaoze saw that Lao Zhang really missed this tenacious 'little golden dog', he originally planned to step forward and make a few jokes, but when he saw the young man crying into a baby among the dead, he couldn't say anything funny, so he sighed and turned away. .

Zhang Chuangen silently moved the body lying on Zhang Xiaoyin away, and then, with the help of Pao Ze, he carried Zhang Xiaoyin, who was in a state of fever, to the military medical center in the city.

"Xiao Lang, just call me dad and I will save you. But whether you can survive this time depends on your own destiny."

In the dusk, the figures gradually lengthened. Zhang Chuangen seemed to be talking to himself or to Zhang Xiaoyin.

On the 15th and 16th, in two days, Chen Chu crossed Hejian, Mozhou, and Xiongzhou, but he still could only follow Wanyan Xiebao.

Along the way, I saw injured horses and robes abandoned by the Jin people from time to time.

This shows Xie Bao's firm will to escape.

If this continues, in two or three days, Xie Bao will be able to cross the line of the Great Wall and escape into Zhongjing Road. By then, it will be difficult to pursue him.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoxin's tribe, which had been cruising along Nanjing Road in the Kingdom of Jin, blocked the remnants of Xiebao's troops on the south bank of the Juma River without getting in touch with the main force led by Chen Chu.

Xiao Xin delayed Xie Bao for more than two hours, and finally waited until Chen Chu's main force arrived on the afternoon of the 17th.

The two armies attacked from behind and with nearly ten times the advantage, they annihilated more than 300 Jin soldiers and captured the rest.

After the war, the generals in Huaibei thought that it was time for Chen Chu to return. Unexpectedly, he led the army and continued to advance northward, and held an armed parade along the lines of Tanzhou, Jizhou and Zunhua.

The Jin Kingdom had never suffered such humiliation. However, most of the troops stationed on the Nanjing Road had followed the South Korean enterprises to march south. Now they were either broken up, hiding in the fields on the Hebei Road of Qi State, or fleeing in panic on the Nanjing Road of the Jin Kingdom.

There are only a thousand old and weak people left in each state capital. Who dares to go out of the city to fight.

The Huanglong Mansion, where the main force of the Jin Kingdom is located, is far away. It is not known how long it will take before Jin Ting reacts and reorganizes the army to go south.

The reason why Chen Chu felt confident was also related to the Jin army's fighting habits. Spring was about to begin, and the Jin army, which could not tolerate the heat of the Central Plains, would 90% not send troops south when summer came.

Moreover, there is another important factor that affects the timing of Jin Ting's dispatch of troops. Emperor Jin's biggest reliance in the army, Zong Bi, is dead.

The delicate balance within Jinting has been broken. It is a good opportunity for Hailing King Wanyanliang to regain military power. Before the Jin army goes south again, internal problems may break out first.

On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, Chen Chu led his class.

The entire Jin Kingdom's Nanjing Prefecture was on high alert, and the city gates were tightly closed. However, when Chen Chu was passing by, he deliberately stayed outside the city for one night.

The Nanjing city wall was more than 20 miles in circumference. It was a powerful city in the north. Zhang Hao, who was left behind, knew that the opponent had no ability to attack the city, but he was still so scared that he didn't dare to sleep a wink all night.

His nervousness came from the fact that Han Qixian fled back to Nanjing in embarrassment.

The Han and Guo families together with 8,000 and more than 10,000 troops defending the city, only returned less than 3,000, and their armor was damaged and all their food and supplies were lost.

The well-informed Han Qixian seemed to be a bit courageous. According to him, not only the six thousand elite Jinren were killed or injured, but also the coach Wanyan Zongbi died outside Fucheng.

Speaking of the horrific scene of "iron pills falling from the sky" that day, Han Qixian still couldn't help but tremble.

First came the glacial rain of blood, and then the iron pills dropped from the sky that could crush people and horses. Not only Han Qixian, but also the Bohai general Guo An, who was famous for his bravery, and even all the soldiers who fled back to Nanjing were shrouded in fear and could not be promoted again. He must have the courage to fight against the Huaibei Army.

Throughout Nanjing Road, military morale has been lost

However, that night, the Han and Guo families secretly sent envoys to test the possibility of peace talks.

After all, Han Qixian's nephew and a large number of tribes from both families have become prisoners of Qi.

Buqu is the foundation of his family's foothold on Nanjing Road. If possible, they are willing to pay the price to get these people back.

But that night, the two secret envoys failed to see the King of Chu. The person who came forward on his behalf was Xin Qiji, who had become famous this time. The latter only said: "This war is a national war. If the Kingdom of Jin wants to negotiate peace, please send the Kingdom "Let the envoys come together"

It is indeed necessary for the Kingdom of Jin to send another envoy, because the last envoy, Helian Weilun, had his tongue cut out and was thrown into Qi's prison for speaking rudely to the regent princess of Qi.

Without the tongue, speaking will always be a little inconvenient, and naturally it will no longer be able to shoulder the responsibility of peace talks.

On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Chen Chunan passed by Hejian Mansion on his way back.

Peng Er led the 3rd, 12th, and 14th regiments and pushed the front line to the Hutuo River, occupying Hejian Prefecture and Shenzhou Prefecture, which were originally part of the Jin Kingdom.

The border of Qi State was expanded a hundred miles to the north.

When they arrived at Fucheng on the 26th, Prime Minister Fan Gongzhi, Minister of War Zhang Chunxiao, and Minister of Rites Du Zhaoqing led the civil and military forces of Hebei Road to greet the triumphant victory by the boundary river.

The eunuch who had arrived in Fucheng for many days read out the imperial edict in public, "...the prince son of the King of Chu will be granted the title of Marquis of Jibin Huaihe, his legitimate daughter Ran will be made the princess of Fulong County, and Nvrao will be the princess of Fucheng County."

Chen Chu himself had no reward other than "adding nine tins", but he had to reward him for his unparalleled contribution.

Jiarou was very smart, so she started with the heirs of the prince's family.

Not only were Mao'er's direct children given titles of nobility, but Yunong's daughter was also honored.

To be honest, there is not much that Jiarou can give Chen Chu now. Chen Chu can make the decision on the next promotions and rewards for Huaibei soldiers without relying on Jiarou's hand.

For example, Xiao Xin, who has made great achievements this time, will not be able to escape on the day when his merits will be judged and rewarded.

On the day Chen Chu returned to the city, all levels of the Huaibei Army's military recorders had gathered together and began to count the achievements and meritorious service of each regiment. If the entire team made meritorious service, they would be given collective honors and rewards.

For individuals who are brave, rewards and commendations will be specific to the individual.

In the evening, before the banquet for officials from the capital, Ximen Gong and Xiang Jing, who were responsible for placing prisoners of war, came to Chen Chu to report on the current situation.

In the battle of Fucheng, nearly 10,000 prisoners were taken.

After the war, Jiang Huaixiong's troops and the villagers searched house by house and captured more than 6,000 Jin and Han troops. These more than 10,000 people were placed in a prisoner-of-war camp in the south of the city, and they had to eat a lot of food every day.

Xiang Jing feels a little sorry for the food and grass he feeds these people. Today, he has gained more than 400 Jin prisoners, and he is even more unwilling to accept them.

"My lord, the golden dogs are cruel. In this battle of Fucheng, most of our casualties were lost in their hands. Why do we still keep them? Why don't we just kill them!"

When Chen Chu went to the north to pursue, Xiang Jing led his troops to stay in Fucheng to search for the defeated troops. The Han army of the Jin Dynasty was captured by him and he was able to save his life, but the Jin people

Anyway, Xiang Jing's fifth regiment has not been able to capture any Jin alive so far.

That is to say, these four hundred golden men today were captured by the King of Chu. Xiang Jing did not dare to deal with them privately, so he came to ask for instructions.

Otherwise, the golden man would never have a chance to survive if he fell into his hands.

Unexpectedly, Chen Chu said slightly seriously: "These Jin people cannot be killed, I am of great use!"

"My subordinates know it." Xiang Jing didn't understand, but he could only obey the order.

The next moment, Chen Chu looked at Ximen Gong, who was temporarily in charge of the prisoner of war camp, and said in a gentler tone, "Fourth brother, after the Jin people entered the camp, they were scattered and placed among the Han people, and they were given meals every day. , let them allocate themselves. If something happens, fourth brother should not interfere too much."

"it is good."

After Chen Chu left, Ximen Gong stood there and thought for a moment. Seeing Xiang Jing's disappointed look, Ximen Gong couldn't help but smile and said to the unfamiliar Huaibei officer: "Commander Xiang, don't you still think about it?" Do you understand what the King of Chu meant when he said, 'Keeping the golden people will be of great use'?"

Xiang Jing was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his hands and said respectfully: "Xiang is stupid, please help Sir Ximen to clear up his doubts."

Years ago, Ximen Gong had accepted the appointment of being transferred to Cangzhou as the prefect, but unexpectedly, he was unable to fulfill his duties due to the war in Hebei.

But Xiang Jing's extra respect for him was not because of his position as the prefect of Cangzhou.

It's because Ximen Gong is the sworn brother of the King of Chu. Nowadays, with Chen Chu's increasing authority, Ximen Gong rarely takes the initiative to show off his relationship with the King of Chu, but the old five families are still the same as before, talking about each other when they meet. "Fourth Brother" made Ximen Gong feel particularly comfortable.

"Just now, did Commander Xiang hear what King Chu said, that the Jin people were scattered and placed together with the Han people, and the food was distributed among them?" Ximen Gong, who had already guessed Chen Chu's idea, wanted to make Xiang Jing understand. asked carefully.

"Xiang heard it. What's the profound meaning of this matter?" Xiang Jing seemed to have caught something, but he didn't think about it for a while.

Ximen smiled respectfully and continued: "The Jin people have always been domineering. They regarded the Jin and Han troops as slaves and placed the Jin and Han soldiers together. When eating, Captain Xiang wondered whether the Jin people would pick away the good food in the meal first. ? If the food is not enough, will you be overbearing and just keep your stomach full? "

Xiang Jing thought about it carefully and probably understood what Ximen Gong meant, but he still shook his head and said: "The Han people in the north fear the Jin people like tigers. Even if the Jin people still dominate and oppress them in the prisoner-of-war camp, they may not dare to resist. .”

"That's why the King of Chu asked us to disperse and resettle the Jin people. There are four hundred Jin people scattered among more than 10,000 Han, Liao and Bo people. The numbers are very different. If some thoughtful people are added to guide them, they may not dare to resist. "

"But, what's the point of doing this?"

"It's pointless. Wait until we let him go home."

"Let them go home?"

Xiang Jing was stunned, and quickly interrupted Ximen Gong, saying: "We have worked so hard to capture so many people, are we going to let them back again? Doesn't King Chu intend to incorporate them into our army?"

"Hey! My parents are all in the North. Even if they join our army, I'm afraid the Kingdom of Jin will take it out on their family members who stayed in the North. If they can't work together, it will have the opposite effect."

"It's a pity that there are more than 10,000 people." Xiang Jing said distressedly.

There are more than 16,000 people, which is more than six regiments of sergeants.

Ximen Gong said: "As long as we can make good use of it, their return to the Jin Kingdom's armies will be of great benefit to us."

Just as the two of them walked outside the south gate of Fucheng, Ximen Gong looked back at the city wall with traces of war and blood stains, and then looked south at the brightly lit prisoner of war camps stretching for miles, and said in a solemn voice: "However, here, Before that, they need to arouse their will to resist. Those four hundred golden troops are the certificates of surrender they need to submit."

Many years ago, Ximen Gong was forced by Chen Chu to board his pirate ship through similar means. Uh, no, he boarded a treasure ship!

Therefore, Ximen Gong quickly understood Chen Chu's intention.

On the side, Xiang Jing also understood. No wonder the King of Chu said that keeping the Jin people was of great use. It was not that these Jin people could not be killed, but they needed to be killed by the captured soldiers of Han, Liao and Bo.

In this way, these people submitted certificates of surrender to the State of Qi.

Last year, the Qi Phnom Penh disaster happened suddenly. Even if they won the battle, the current military strength of the King of Chu would not be enough to occupy the entire Nanjing Road.

Peng Er pushed the front line to the Hutuo River and stopped. It was not that he had no ability to continue advancing north. It was that if he continued to advance, his already stretched troops would be spread even thinner. Even if he occupied it by force, he would not have the energy to manage it.

Just imagine, if more than 10,000 Han, Liao and Bo soldiers who had secretly communicated with the Qi State returned to the various prefectures of the Jin Kingdom, the King of Chu would not only be able to know all the various places in the Jin Kingdom, but also the situation of the Jin people would be interesting when there was another war.

"It's really a good plan!" Xiang Jing couldn't help but admired, stroking his hands.

Perhaps because he has known Cai Yuan and Chen Jingyan for a long time, Ximen Gong smiled a bit like an old man, but he slowly said: "The key to this plan is how to control the relationship between Jin, Han, Liao and Bo The prisoners of war are fighting each other. Let's go back and study it."

It was night, after a big victory, Chen Chu couldn't help but drink a few more drinks.

After returning to the room, Cai Hua had already set up a table of wine and food to welcome her husband's triumphant return.

I only had one glass of wine, or in other words, only one sip. Cai Hua sat on Chen Chu's lap like a boneless snake, taking a sip mouth to mouth.

Afterwards, they ate in the hibiscus account.

Farewell to the newlyweds, and the tense nerves that had been tense for several months suddenly relaxed, and both of them felt a little indulgent.

It was not until 2 o'clock the next day that Cai Hua, who had just slept for a short time, noticed that her husband was hot all over her body, so she quickly got up and called the doctor for treatment.

After being diagnosed by Qing Lan, Taoist Master Taixu's son and director of the military medical institute, he said that he contracted the wind-cold because he had worked too hard for many days and because of the accumulation of cold air in his body.

However, when there was no one else in the room, Qinglan glanced at Cai Sanniang, who was equally famous for her beauty and viciousness, and stuttered: "Empress Cai, the prince has been fighting for many years and has been overworked for a long time. Now that the war is over, my empress You have to let the prince take a breath, and don’t be too, too, so as not to overwhelm the prince’s body from exhaustion.”

Even though Cai Hua didn't care much about reputation, she was taught a lesson by Qing Lan. She was so embarrassed and annoyed that she wanted to strangle this little Taoist boy who couldn't speak to death.

When they learned that Chen Churan was ill, his eldest son and other old brothers came to visit him that day.

But I can't help but wonder, brother Chu took us on a trip to Nanjing Road in the Kingdom of Jin a few days ago. Why did he fall ill as soon as he came back?

If Chen Chu wasn't surrounded by people he absolutely trusted, several people would have almost thought that someone around Brother Chu was trying to harm him.

Twenty-seventh day, afternoon.

The early spring sun shone brightly across the hall, and a large number of old brothers such as the eldest son, Zhou Liang, Baoxi, etc. gathered in Chen Chu's bedroom.

Brother Chu was leaning on the brocade quilt with a wet towel on his head.

Cai Hua sat by the bed, holding the medicinal soup in one hand and a spoon in the other, feeding Chen Chu the medicine.

The eldest son on the side looked at Chen Chu, who had an abnormal flush on his face, and couldn't help asking Cai Hua strangely, "Sanniang, Brother Chu was fine yesterday, why did he suddenly become ill?"

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What can Cai Hua say about which pot he doesn't open? He can't say that he has ruined Brother Chu's use?

Cai Hua's movements of feeding the medicine were calm and smooth, as if she didn't hear the eldest son's question at all and was pretending to be deaf and dumb. That was about it.

Chen Chu couldn't help but burst out laughing. Everyone was surprised. Cai Hua also rolled her eyes at Chen Chu angrily and asked, "Why are you laughing?"

"I laughed. I never thought that I would be able to see my Hua'er blush one day in my lifetime, hahaha."

When Chen Chu said this, the eldest son quickly took a closer look, and then he shouted excitedly to the brothers as if he had discovered a new world: "Hey, God! Come and see, Sanniang is blushing, everyone, come and see, Sanniang is blushing." My mother’s face turned red, she was really surprised.”

"Yao Meili, are you sick?"

(End of this chapter)