Chapter 847 846 [The waves sweep away all the heroes]

The Battle of Gangneung came to an end. After calculation and verification by the Military Justice Department all night, the battle losses of both sides came to a rough conclusion.

According to incomplete statistics, eight generals were killed in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Among them, Xia Fei, Fang Yunsong and Fang Huai died at the hands of Pei Yue. More than 60,000 soldiers were lost and countless others were injured. This battle severely damaged Fang.

The Chengbei Camp, led by Xie Xiao, and the Ningguo Camp to the west also suffered heavy losses. First, the Tibetan Front Guards devoured the 5,000 infantry led by Li Cunnian, and then Ye Qi led the troops to kill an extremely rare reverse-rolling bead curtain.

The casualty figures on the Daliang side are more accurate, with 12,473 killed, 2,605 seriously injured, and about 3,000 soldiers slightly injured but able to continue fighting.

Although the attackers had to pay more casualties from ancient times to the present, there is no doubt that Daliang won a hearty victory this time.

In the cool morning light, Pei Yue stood in the courtyard, his hands behind his back, his expression as cold as frost.

Deng Zai and others stood aside, not daring to express their anger.

After a long time, Pei Yue said sadly: "More than a thousand people..."

When he first left Kyoto, he was accompanied by a thousand men from the Beiwei Camp and five thousand men from the Tibetan Front Guard. After this battle, one thousand and forty-two good men rested forever in the southern land. After so many years of experience,

Through hard work and hard work, Pei Yue has long understood the principle of kindness but not of military strength. However, people are not ruthless, and there will always be a contradiction between understanding the truth and accepting the reality.

Deng Zai said in a deep voice: "Young Master, my condolences."

Pei Yue exhaled a breath and said slowly: "In addition to the pension from the court for these brothers who died in the battle, you inform Wang Yong to transfer the banknotes of the Xiangyun Hao and give each of them an additional two hundred taels, and send them directly to Lingzhou.

In the hands of their families, let Qi Min temporarily suspend Qinzhou Qin

Regarding the construction of the garden, we will first focus on Lingzhou, build a Qinyuan in Lingzhou, and open a third Xiangyun restaurant at the same time. When recruiting local people, we will give priority to our own relatives, and for those who are old, weak and sick who lack the ability to work.

If you are disabled, we will support you directly."

Deng Zai responded: "Yes, young master."

Pei Yue continued: "Those injured brothers will be given an additional fifty taels of silver each, and the rest will be rewarded according to military merit. This silver will also come from the account room of the Xiangyun No. and is not related to the rewards from the court. I don't care about other rewards.

How to behave in the military camp, as long as my brothers are following me to death, I must not let them bleed and shed tears."

Although according to rough calculation, the amount of money may exceed 500,000 taels, several people around him were not shocked. On the one hand, it is of course because Pei Yue's current family wealth is too strong, and on the other hand, the treatment of Zangfengwei and Wudingwei has always been extremely poor.

The best in the army.

Pei Yue raised his hand and patted Deng Zai on the shoulder and said: "Now go to the camp and tell the soldiers about this arrangement, then select a few people to cross the river and go north, go directly to Qinzhou to find Wang Yong, and then return to Kyoto to find Qi Min, and do your best to get this done.

thing."

Deng Zai hesitated slightly. He was certainly not afraid of the hardships on the journey, but as the commander of Beiwei Camp, his most important duty was to protect Pei Yue's safety. He said cautiously: "Master, the war is not over yet..."

Pei Yue shook his head and smiled: "The next step is just the final battle. I will not take action again. I have to give others a chance to show their faces."

At this moment, three young generals with impressive military skills walked in. The leader was Gu Jie, the commander of the Jingjiang Guards. He could not hide his excitement and said: "Pei Hou, the Nanwufeng Navy suddenly turned towards us.

Upstream, the river in the north has been cleared!"

Yesterday's battle is a foregone conclusion. With the defeat of the main force of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Wufeng Navy's control of the waterway has lost its meaning. However, their eagerness to rush back to the upper reaches only shows that Pei Yue's analysis last night has become a reality. Liang Jun on the north bank

While forcibly crossing the upper reaches, the peak of soldiers pointed directly at Hanyang.

Even Gu Jie, who had always been calm and low-key, was beaming with joy, and Li Jin and Tang Linfen behind him were even more excited.

Pei Yue said calmly: "Get the map."

Deng Zai quickly ran to the study to get a topographic map of the south bank of Tiancang River.

Pei Yue drew a dotted line on the map with his finger and said slowly: "The Wufeng Navy will not go upstream too fast, and I believe that the Dingzhou Navy Admiral Li Yuantong will not miss this god-given opportunity and follow behind to make a fortune."

Overall results

It's not a difficult task. I asked Qian Bingbei to send a letter before, specifically telling Li Yuantong that there is no need to expect to destroy the Wufeng Navy in one battle. We only need to use this opportunity to beat them so that they will not dare to do whatever they want on the Tiancang River in the future.

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Everyone listened attentively and nodded frequently.

Pei Yue took Jiangling City as the starting point, drew an area to the west, and continued: "Ningzhou in the Southern Zhou Dynasty is so vast that we do not have the ability to occupy it all for the time being, and of course there is no need. Hanyang City, which is a hundred miles away, has always been Tiancang.

The extremely important ferry crossing on the upper reaches of the river is almost as different from Jiangling. As long as we can capture Hanyang, we can connect this area to a line and create a strategic location that can be attacked, retreated and defended."

Gu Jie said in agreement: "Our navy can also expand the area under control."

Pei Yue smiled slightly, nodded and said: "This time you each lead three thousand people to march westward to cooperate with the army on the north bank to attack the city. You must attack with all your strength and do not give the other side time to breathe. Remember, there is only one chance.

Xie Xiao is not an idiot, and the Southern Zhou Dynasty is not all incompetent. When they react, they will definitely go on the defensive immediately and strengthen the border defense line."

The three of them bowed at the same time and said: "I only obey the command of the Marquis."

Pei Yue waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, I will prepare a celebration banquet for you in Jiangling, and everyone will drink the celebration wine together."

At Gujie, Li Jin and Tang Linfen bowed respectfully, then turned around and strode away.

Deng Zai also bowed and resigned. He knew better than anyone else the importance of the Zangfeng Guard to Pei Yue, and he also understood the awe of the elites who were born in Lingzhou for Pei Yue. Therefore, even though Pei Yue's arrangement seemed a bit awkward to outsiders,

If he is suspected of crossing the line and trying to win people's hearts, he will still execute it unswervingly.

Pei Yue turned to look at Feng Yi and Gai Ju, and said calmly: "Take two hundred cavalry and three hundred civilians to collect the remains of the fallen soldiers of the Zangfeng Guards and Beiwei Camp. After cremation, put the bones into boxes.

We need to take them back."

The two of them took the order and left.

In the next few days, Pei Yue stayed with Ye Qi wholeheartedly, greeting and asking questions in every possible way. Of course, there was also intimacy, but the details were not enough for outsiders to understand.

The defense of the city was still in charge of Baoding Bo Cai Qian, and Pei Yue had no interest or need to intervene. After all, he only had the power to decide the battle situation, not the southern army commander appointed by Emperor Kaiping.

Even though Cai Qian didn't mind Pei Yue's guidance, he didn't want to annoy others. The most important thing was that he just wanted to spend more time with Ye Qi.

The two of them visited Jiangling both inside and outside, but unfortunately it was an out-and-out military city without many places of interest, so the place they visited most often was at the top of the city in the north, looking across the mighty Tiancang River.

The vast land in the north.

On October 22, the sixth year of Kaiping, four days had passed since the Battle of Jiangling.

Pei Yue took Ye Qi's hand and climbed to the top of Jiangling City again, nestling together quietly and admiring the scenery of the river.

I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly there were rapid footsteps behind me, and then I heard Gu Fan shouting excitedly: "Brother Yue, urgent military report, we have taken Hanyang City!"

Pei Yue and Ye Qi looked at each other, smiled, and suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief.

Looking up, I saw the roaring waves of the river below the city lapping at the shore, rolling up thousands of piles of snow.
Chapter completed!