Chapter 103(1/2)
"Hahaha, it feels so good, it feels so good!"
Fan Xiong was tallying the results of the battle, standing on the hillside on his horse and laughing "haha".
"General Fan, the enemy has more than 2,000 deserters, and the number of prisoners is about 10,000." Dong Zhiqiang said, "We have another great victory in this battle, with more than 1,000 horses alone...
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"It doesn't matter." Fan Xiong said with a smile, "Let's go back quickly and report to His Highness the King of Han. General, you are extremely brave in this battle. I will definitely ask His Highness the King of Han to take credit for the general when I get back."
Not to mention how powerful Dong Zhiqiang is, but he is still very desperate when fighting.
A total of 10,000 cavalry were dispatched in this battle.
But only five thousand actually participated in the battle.
With only 5,000 cavalry, more than 20,000 Yinpinghou troops were defeated, which greatly stimulated the confidence of the sergeants.
"Easy to say, easy to say..." Dong Zhiqiang also said with a smile, "General Fan will definitely come to the house for a few drinks after returning."
"must."
Fan Xiong nodded, and then looked at Marquis Yin Ping who was tied up by Wu Hua Da, "Marquis Yin Ping, what, you don't accept it?"
Marquis Yinping was indeed dissatisfied.
He was caught off guard.
Coupled with the fact that Guo Tianyi's cavalry troops were equipped with new equipment, his defeat was extremely frustrating.
Marquis Yinping snorted, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I didn't expect His Highness the King of Han's troops to be so strong."
With the new saddles, stirrups and sabers, how could Yin Pinghou's troops be their opponents?
The difference in equipment is large enough.
Coupled with the disparity in the quality of the soldiers themselves, he lost with nothing to say.
However, Marquis Yinping was even more angry with his pig teammates like King Anqing.
If just now, their army was willing to rush over to save him, how could he be captured?
He even noticed the scouts from King Anqin and others, but they just slipped away.
This made Marquis Yinping extremely angry.
"Okay." Fan Xiong said with a smile, "If you have anything to say, you can tell His Highness the King of Han yourself."
Following Fan Xiong's order, the army had finished cleaning the battlefield and headed towards Wunan Mansion.
In this battle, Marquis Yinping was captured alive, which greatly shocked the army.
If they were allowed to fight on a frontal battlefield at this moment, the combat effectiveness of these soldiers would be several times higher than at the beginning.
This is the benefit of morale.
The consecutive battles and victories made every soldier feel that following His Highness the King of Han, they would be invincible.
Wunan Mansion.
As the generals returned, the situation exploded.
"Your Highness is like a god with his troops. We can quell the chaos in the northwest soon."
"His Highness is the reincarnation of a god. As long as His Highness is here, our Dafeng will definitely revive..."
"Yes, what we admire most is His Highness's foresight, haha..."
"Didn't General Dong ask His Highness to retreat before?"
"I didn't know His Highness was so powerful. If I knew His Highness was so powerful with soldiers, even if he killed me, I wouldn't dare to say such a thing..."
"Hahaha..."
"Hahaha..."
The palace was filled with joy, and everyone's face was full of smiles.
"alright."
"Why have you all become so glib?"
Guo Tianyi looked at the civil and military officials and said with a smile, "I will write to the court now to give you officers and titles. After the northwest is pacified, we will have to rely on the princes to govern this place well."
"Your Highness is wise!" Li Ming cupped his hands and said, "May I ask, Your Highness, now that the Marquis of Fuyang and others are shrinking, only defending but not attacking, and not leaving the city, what should we do?"
"There is no rush." Guo Tianyi said slowly, "They are fighting against the trapped beasts now. They must be waiting for reinforcements from the south. We have plenty of time to fight them, so we are not in a hurry."
"Your Highness is wise!"
"Your Highness is wise!"
"Your Highness is wise!"
"..."
Seeing what Guo Tianyi said, no one said anything. Now if Guo Tianyi said that the chaos would be solved tomorrow, they would all believe it.
The recent successive victories have all been with less and more, which no one expected.
On the same day, Guo Tianyi wrote a letter and ordered him to rush eight hundred miles to deliver the battle report to the court.
The other side.
Beijing.
Emperor Feng Jing looked at the snowflakes outside the window, feeling worried.
There is another heavy snowfall in Beijing.
As the auspicious snow heralded a good harvest, Emperor Fengjing should have been happy, but he couldn't be happy.
The king of Jin, the king of Pingxi, and the king of Pingnan combined 500,000 people to start an uprising.
This incident shocked the world.
Guo Tianyi also went to Shanxi Road for several days.
But there was no news at all.
Although the princes in the northwest may not rebel, Emperor Fengjing was still worried.
"Your Majesty, it's time to drink medicine." Wei An came in carrying a wooden tray. There was steaming hot soup in the bowl on the wooden tray.
"No more drinking."
"How can I be in the mood to take medicine?"
Emperor Feng Jing said with a sad face, "I wonder what's going on with Yi'er..."
"Your Majesty, the dragon body is important." Wei An immediately knelt down and said, "God bless you, the rebels will definitely fail."
"I hope so."
Emperor Feng Jing laughed at himself and immediately said, "Is there any news from Yu Wenyuan Zhen?"
Yuwen Yuanzhen led most of the elite troops to garrison Xiongguan, but so far there is still no news.
"Your Majesty, not yet..."
"Okay, let's go down, I'm tired."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wei An placed the wooden plate on the desk and exited the imperial study room with small steps.
"Eight hundred miles urgent..."
"Eight hundred miles urgent..."
Outside Xuanwu Gate, several soldiers came galloping on their horses with flags behind them.
In normal times, no one can ride a horse like Xuanwumen.
But during war, sergeants delivering messages could ride directly into the imperial city.
cabinet.
Prime Minister Yan Xiliang and Taiwei Wang Yuan were both handling government affairs.
When they heard the voice of "Eight Hundred Miles Urgent", they both stood up at the same time and rushed out quickly.
With a "bang" sound, the soldier responsible for delivering the message fell from his horse.
The corners of their mouths turned purple and their faces looked weak.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, after galloping all day and night, they finally couldn't stand it any longer.
"Quickly, get the person in quickly..." Yan Xiliang's pupils shrank, he picked up the package from the messenger soldier's arms and ordered to several minor officials.
"Master Wang, let's go in and talk."
Yan Xiliang looked solemn, took the package, looked at Wang Yuan, and entered the cabinet with him.
Although Yan Xiliang and Wang Yuan are enemies, in this special period, they have no intention of fighting.
To be continued...