The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 356 Four Beams and Five Tigers
The Battle of Mingshui started from the battle of Mingzhou and ended with Dou Jiande's defeat in Jizhou. It lasted for five days, and the two sides invested 75 troops, and finally ended with Yang Yong's complete victory.In this battle, Xiaming King Dou Jiande suffered a devastating blow. Dou Jiande was injured by an arrow and died of illness soon after. The remnants headed by Liu Heita fled to Shandong to survive.

Yang Yong was also exhausted from this battle. He first issued an order that, except for the soldiers who took turns patrolling on duty, the rest of the soldiers would rest on the spot for two days.

Two days later, it was arranged to clean up the battlefield, burial the dead soldiers, pay for the family members of the dead, and recruit prisoners. There were as many as 15 prisoners in the prisoner-of-war camp.But in this battle, the casualties of Yang Yong's troops also exceeded [-], and Gao Shida, the general who had just joined the city, was killed.

However, what made Yang Yong most distressed was that in this battle, the armored cavalry team, one of his ace divisions, suffered heavy losses, with more than half of the 3 horse casualties, leaving only 8000 combatants. After the rectification, they were still under the command of Princess Yujing.

Later, someone suggested rebuilding this team, but Yang Yong thought about it and did not accept it, because such an army is difficult to drill, and the cost is too high. The key is that it cannot be invincible. It's better to save some military expenses and be considerate to the soldiers, and spend more energy to build elite soldiers and improve the actual combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

After the post-war trivial matters were dealt with, Yang Yong rewarded the three armies according to their merits and held a banquet in Mingzhou.

The Battle of Mingzhou shook all directions.Soldiers and civilians from nearby counties such as Xingtai, Jizhou and other places rushed to vote, or abandoned the city and fled. After more than half a month, all the land in Hebei belonged to Yang Yong.

Yang Yong and Li Jing took advantage of the victory and pursued, leading an army of more than 20 troops to advance to Shandong.At the same time, Xu Maogong's troops stationed on the front lines of Bianzhou and Liangzhou echoed each other from afar. Military adviser Xu Maogong led Shan Xiongxin, Hou Junji, Ding Tianqing and other 10,000+ troops to advance the front line to the east.More than a month later, Hengshui, Dezhou, Wuyang, Langya and other counties were taken down.

Liu Heita retreated steadily, and finally retreated into Changbai Mountain, not daring to come out.So far, most of Shandong has also replaced the banner of Yang Yong.

It was the summer of 611 A.D. Let’s take stock of Yang Yong’s territory and strength. Brother Yong now owns Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, and most of Shandong, with a total area of ​​more than 80 square kilometers and a population of nearly 100 million.The total force exceeds [-] million, and the generals exceed [-].Among the armed separatist forces in all places, it has become the most powerful one.

Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin and others all suggested that Yang Yong be called emperor. What's interesting is that now Wei Zheng has taken off his Taoist robe and returned to vulgarity.

Yang Yong thought, "On my first day, how many of you really understand my heart? When the king comes to the world, the emperor's robe is added to the body, and all civil and military officials pay homage all day long. They perform three prostrations and nine prostrations. Not to mention Qian Fendai, this... this is too tempting!

When Yang Yong got excited and was about to answer, he couldn't think about it again. After so many years of tossing around, he only had such a small amount of land. On the world map, it is not as big as a palm. The four provinces are not enough, and the territorial area is less than 100 million square kilometers. , with less than [-] million people, compared to our great Celestial Dynasty, it is nothing worth mentioning!Besides, Lao Tzu is now the prince, and he is not much different from the emperor, only the title is different.If Lao Tzu proclaims himself emperor now, all kinds of cumbersome things will come.More importantly, the most terrifying opponent has not yet appeared, and we must not rush to become emperor now. In history, there are not a few people who became emperor prematurely because they were greedy for pleasure and did not want to make progress, and finally disappeared.

Thinking of this, Yang Yong shook his head and said: "Thank you for your kindness, if the celestial dynasty is not unified, the lonely king will not be called emperor for a day!"

"My lord is holy." The generals were convinced, since ancient times, how many people are there in the world who can really resist the temptation of power?Yang Yong is one of them!It's not how great Yongge is, but as a traveler, Yongge has more than 1000 years of knowledge and insight than these feudal rulers, and of course his vision is farther-reaching.

But Yang Yong knew that he didn't need to be called emperor, but his subordinates absolutely had to be rewarded. After all, incentives were one of the most important measures in management.

So he brewed all the soldiers under his command one by one in his heart, and then drew up a list based on their merits and seniority, and let the military advisers Li Jing, Wei Zheng, and Xu Maogong look over it. After asking for their opinions, Yang Yong ordered the drums to gather, After ringing the three links, Yang Yong was seated in the main hall. After the generals greeted Yang Yong, they lined up the hatchback.

Yang Yong's current aura is about the same as that of the emperor. When he looked down, the hall was full of people standing there, young and handsome, and the older ones were dignified, with swords and whips hanging, majestic.What is even more eye-catching is that the four beauties and wives are also dressed in armour, all of them are heroines, embellished like four golden flowers.

Looking at their great achievements, and thinking about their historical prestige, Brother Yong couldn't help but feel proud: I passed through time travel seven years ago, and just after crossing, the God of Death came to the door. In those days, Lao Tzu was more than just a mess? !How many times have I brushed shoulders with the god of death, the seven years of ups and downs are vivid in my mind, like a nightmare, now I dare to stand upright and stand shoulder to shoulder with the heroes of the world, if this continues, the last king of the world will be the best who? !
After Yang Yong finished playing, he began to publicly reward civil and military officials. First, the "Four Liangs" were awarded: Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Xu Maogong and Su Dingfang. The "Four Beams" are the four pillars under Yang Yong, and they are also the four think tanks, especially Li Jing and Su Dingfang, who are both civil and military, and can stand alone at critical moments.

As soon as the "Four Liangs" came out, the generals had no objection to Li Jing, Wei Zheng, and Xu Maogong, because these three men were so accomplished that they were worthy of this title, but they had doubts about Su Dingfang, a teenage general, and it was a lot to say People don't believe that this rising star is worthy of his name, and he has just joined Yang Yong, and he has become one of the "Four Beams".

Yang Yong saw it, and explained to everyone: "Generals, the great achievements of the three military divisions need not be mentioned by the lonely king. Everyone has seen it. Brother Dingfang came a little later, but his reputation is far-reaching. Many people I must have heard of it. Dingfang brothers are young heroes, heroic and righteous, well-known in the village. After joining the army, they made great achievements. The battle of water created a favorable opportunity, successfully instigated tens of thousands of Dou Jiande's troops and ambushed midway, accelerated Dou Jiande's defeat, and made an indelible contribution to our complete victory in the battle of Mingshui. This wise and courageous general will be one of the 'Four Beams', and he is rewarding according to merit, not favoritism."

Now the generals are convinced, the credit is really not small, almost unmatched, and the credit is not a fluke, they really have this ability.

Then the "Five Tigers", that is, "Five Tiger Generals" were named: Iron General Luo Shixin, Silver Hammer General Pei Xingyan, Gold Boring General Wu Tianxi, Double Mace General Qin Shubao, and Green Forest Hero Shan Xiongxin. The generals under Yang Yong's command are all top-notch, except for Yang Yong, no one can beat him.

Finally, the "Eight Biao", that is, eight fierce generals: Gongye Chang, Du Yi, Qu Tutong, Qu Tugai, Pei Renji, Zhang Gongjin, Cheng Yaojin, and Hou Junji.

After the "Siliang", "Wanghu" and "Babiao" were rewarded, they rewarded the rest of the soldiers according to their merits. All the generals were very happy, and their morale was boosted for a while.

　Woke up early, got wet in the rain, got a hard time, is it easy to get a driver's license?Tomorrow has to continue!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)