It was getting daylight and the battle was over. The more than 20,000 people who escaped from the city were intercepted by Hu Yanlei's 30,000 cavalry. The soldiers of the Huaixi Army had no fighting spirit and knelt down to surrender. However, the more than 3,000 personal guards led by Li Jiming did not.
He refused to surrender and fought desperately to break out of the encirclement. He was surrounded and suppressed by eight thousand Western Army cavalry, and the entire army was destroyed. All Zhang Jun's descendants also died in the rebel army.
Although Li Jiming did not die in the battle, when he realized the stupid thing he had done, he couldn't help but feel extremely regretful, and he immediately drew his sword and killed himself as an apology.
Among the seven descendants, only the youngest grandson, only two years old, survived after being stuffed under the chair of the carriage by soldiers.
Of all the troops that escaped from the city, only more than 300 people led by Zhang Zongyan escaped, but they were nowhere to be found in the end. They probably could not cross the Yangtze River and fled back to their hometowns.
The Western Army implemented martial law in the city and no one was allowed to go to the streets. On the street, groups of prisoners of war were escorted out of the city. There was basically no decent battle last night. The Western Army soldiers entered the city. The defenders in the city either
After escaping from Beicheng, the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers surrendered.
In a night battle, the Huaixi Army suffered more than 6,000 casualties, and the Western Army also suffered more than 1,500 casualties. The Western Army's casualties mainly came from the 3,000 soldiers who surrounded and suppressed Li Jiming. The 3,000 soldiers were extremely ferocious, although they were all killed.
died, but also caused more than a thousand casualties of the Western Army.
At this time, Hu Yanlei came running on horseback, holding a young child in his arms. Chen Qing asked: "Where is the child?"
"I found it under the seat of a carriage when cleaning the battlefield. I asked the prisoners of war that this child should be Zhang Jun's youngest grandson. His two sons and several other grandsons died in the rebellion. Only this child survived.
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Chen Qing nodded and said to his own soldiers: "Send this child to the palace and give it to Mrs. Zhang Jun. Leave a piece of incense for Zhang Jun!"
The soldier left with the child in his arms. Fan Li, who joined the army as a recorder, stepped forward to report, "Your Highness, I have done an inventory of the warehouse. The property includes copper coins and cloth, which is probably consistent with the records in the account book. It will take at least ten days to complete the detailed inventory."
time."
"How many records are there in the ledger?"
"There were 5.2 million guan of copper coins, 1.2 million bolts of cloth and silk, 2.3 million shi of grain, millions of jins of copper ingots and iron ingots, and a large amount of other materials. No gold or silver was found.
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Chen Qing nodded. This record was similar to the information they had received before. No gold or silver was found because the gold and silver were stored in Zhang Jun's private treasury. As far as he knew, it was about 300,000 taels of gold and 80 taels of silver.
Ten thousand taels, as well as a large number of other treasures, Zhang Jun's personal treasury was counted by his soldiers and all went into the treasury, while the wealth and materials from the official treasury were divided into two, with one half going to King Yong's treasury and the other half going to the Internal Affairs Hall
temple treasury, which is also the practice of loot distribution.
Chen Qing then ordered: "Take a good inventory of all the money, food and materials in the official treasury, and compile two inventories. Give one to me, and send someone to Jingzhao to give the other to Counselor Zhou.
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"I humbly obey orders!"
At this moment, a messenger cavalry rushed from outside the south city. After a moment, he rushed to Chen Qing. The cavalry dismounted, knelt down on one knee and reported, "Your Highness, Liu Dutong's army has captured Hefei.
Annihilate 30,000 enemy troops!"
"How did you capture the city?" Chen Qing asked.
"Reporting to Your Highness, Liu Dutong only led 20,000 troops to challenge the enemy. He sent soldiers to insult the ancestors of the general Zhang Bao. Zhang Bao could not bear the insult and led 30,000 troops out of the city to fight. However, he was cut off by the 30,000 Western troops ambushing them.
On the way back, 50,000 troops attacked from both sides, and the Huaixi army was defeated. Zhang Bao was killed by Liu Du's unified arrows, and more than 25,000 people surrendered."
Chen Qing was overjoyed that Liu Cui's strategy was good. He figured out Zhang Bao's hot-tempered temper, used his character to provoke him into fighting out of the city, and then ambushed the army to cut off his retreat.
Chen Qing immediately came down and gathered all the prisoners of war in Shouchun, leaving Hu Yanlei to lead an army of 20,000 to guard the prisoners of war. He planned to send these prisoners of war to Huangzhou to mine copper and iron mines.
He led 80,000 troops to Yangzhou, preparing to cross the river from Yangzhou and annihilate Zhang Jun's army.
As for Yang Yuanqing's navy, Chen Qing is not worried at all. Zhang Jun's navy and the Western Navy's navy are completely different. It can be said that they will crush each other. The only uncertainty is whether the other side's warships will slip through the net.
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On Xishan Island in Taihu Lake, Zhang Jun's special fleet is parked here. It consists of thirty large ships and one thousand soldiers. The leader is a commander named Wang Jiong. This is a fleet sent based on Yang Shi's previous suggestion.
The surprise troops were preparing to attack the Song army's grain, grass and logistical supplies.
At this time, the battlefield of the confrontation between the two sides was in the Wuxi County area in the south of Changzhou. Although Zhang Jun's vanguard army of 20,000 entered Pingjiang Prefecture, Wu Zhang's army in Jinling County still dragged the Huaixi Army back. If it were not for Zhang Jun's 100,000
If the army is ready to fight, then the 100,000 Huaixi troops can march directly into Lin'an Mansion and march to the city gates. Wu Zhang's 15,000 troops will not be a concern.
But the imperial court sent Zhang Jun to lead an army of 100,000 to fight, so the battlefield should not be too southward or too southward. Wu Gao's army would cut off the Huaixi Army's logistics and grain fleet, and there would not be enough money and grain supplies for the Huaixi Army.
It will be defeated without a fight.
Therefore, Zhang Jun finally decided to place the main force in the south of Changzhou, so that he could monitor the Wu army and confront the main force of the Song army. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
At night, Wang Jong led thirty vehicles and ships and set off from Xishan Island. They went south to Jiaxing Prefecture, preparing to intercept and destroy the Song army's grain transport fleet.
Unexpectedly, not long after they set off, Wang Jiong suddenly heard a commotion behind him. He stood on the side of the ship and looked back. He couldn't help being stunned. Suddenly there were many ships behind him, not just thirty, but at least sixty or seventy.
They were all cars and boats, mixed in with his boats, and it was impossible to tell who was who?
What's going on? Wang Jiong is confused. Where do the extra ships come from?
At this moment, a large ship approached his ship, and dozens of black figures jumped out of the large ship in an instant. They moved skillfully and walked on the water as if they were on the ground.
"Who is he?" Wang Jiong asked sharply.
A burly black figure sneered, and a big stick swept towards him. Wang Jiong was taken aback and hurriedly backed away, taking several steps back. However, this was a ship after all, not flat ground. Wang Jiong's center of gravity was unstable and he stumbled.
Just as he was about to fall, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his legs. He heard a click and his legs were broken.
Wang Jong screamed and fell on the boat. Several dark figures rushed forward, pushed Wang Jong down and tied him up.
Soon, Wang Juan's men were either dead or injured, and were all controlled. Although their martial arts were good, they were no match for them on the uneven water. In less than a quarter of an hour, the battle was over.
The fleet sailed back to Xishan Island, but did not go ashore but pulled over. Wang Jong was lifted onto the ship by two strong men. His legs were broken and he could not walk, so he was lifted directly into the cabin.
The cabin was brightly lit, with several soldiers standing inside. A burly general sat on a wide chair, with a lion's nose and tiger's eyes, and a dignified appearance. Behind him stood an eight-foot-long iron rod, at least seven or eight feet tall.
Ten pounds.
Wang Jiong immediately realized that this person had broken his leg.
"Who are you?" Wang Jiong asked in a low voice.
The other party sneered, "We are the Jiaolong Camp of the Yellow River Navy. Have you heard of it?"
Wang Jiong had never heard of the Jiaolong Camp, but the Yellow River Navy made him react. His eyes widened and he asked, "Are you the Western Army?"
"That's right!"
The general smiled slightly and said: "Let me introduce myself first. I am Ruan De, the commander of the Jiaolong Camp of the Yellow River Navy."
