Running at the front were He Qizhou, Yuwen Lingyun and Helian Chenwu's reconnaissance cavalry, aiming directly at the rear camp of the Cullen Army ten miles away!
Three hours ago, after Lin Hu died, most of the hundreds of soldiers chose to surrender, and the few who were ready to break out were mostly eliminated.
After He Qizhou sent several teams of reconnaissance riders to check the direction of the goshawk, he returned to the shore of the lake to join the army.
The battlefield had long been cleaned up. Except for about 20% of Lin Hu's army who died in the battle, the rest all surrendered and only a few escaped.
Most people who surrender are not unable to escape. There are three main reasons for choosing to surrender:
First, in the severe winter in the North Sea, it is difficult for people and horses to find food, and the chance of surviving by escaping is definitely much lower than surrendering;
Secondly, Helian Chenwu was the orthodox emperor in their minds. The reason why he followed Lin Hu in rebellion was mainly because Lin Hu had been leading the army for too long. Those people did not even have the courage to resist Lin Hu, but Lin Hu was defeated like this.
, this level of concern was reduced, and when they saw Lin Hu's body brought back by He Qizhou, those people's determination to surrender became even stronger.
Thirdly, many of Lin Hu's troops also came from the Shengzhou tribe in the forest, and they were not very willing to fight. In addition, Helian Chenwu planted many nails in them, and they had already begun to look for opportunities to escape from Lin Hu.
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In three consecutive battles, about 200 people were lost in the blizzard. Helian Chenwu's army suffered more than a thousand casualties. Compared with the results of sweeping away Lin Hu's two armies and capturing 17,000 people alive, the losses were negligible.
After a long-distance attack and a hard fight on a cold night, both the Eastern Zhou army and the captured Lin Hu soldiers were exhausted, and their horses were unable to run any longer, so He Qizhou simply gave up the idea of continuing to advance south and challenge Goshawk.
Regarding what to do next, Helian Chenwu quickly calmed down from his ecstasy after the victory. The camp was not big, and the food reserves were not much. If there were more than seventeen thousand mouths, they would have to eat them all.
The cattle and sheep of the Shengzhou herdsmen cannot be fed. This will be a disaster for everyone's livelihood next year.
Helian Chenwu discussed with He Qizhou and others, and there was only one solution - attack!
While cleaning up the battlefield and resting the troops, Helian Chenwu asked many questions about the movements of the Northern Zhou army from the surrendered generals. Knowing that Helian Qingfeng was desperately besieging Shanhaiguan at this time, and also knowing about the Qi State, the Northern Zhou Dynasty jointly attacked Tuyuhun
The incident, coupled with the enemy situation that was originally grasped, strengthened the determination to "attack".
According to Helian Chenwu's idea, he would lead his army eastward over the Xing'an Mountains, recapture Baicheng, and then pass through the Bohai Sea. Finally, he would echo Shanhaiguan and join forces with Lingfeng to jointly fight against Helian Qingfeng. The Eastern Expedition not only solved the problem of eating and grazing
Questions can also make those surrendered soldiers return home faster. No one wants to be wandering away all the time. Promising to return to their hometown is the most effective way to win the hearts and minds of surrendered soldiers.
He Qizhou also agreed with this, but he still had different ideas. There were many enemy troops stationed in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, especially in Baicheng and Bohai, most of which were troops loyal to Helian Qingfeng. They would have to face hard battles after returning, and they could not
The foundation of Helian Qingfeng was shaken. If Helian Qingfeng captured Shanhaiguan in a short time and then sent his army northward, everyone would have to start their escape career again.
Therefore, He Qizhou believed that he must first relieve the siege of Shanhaiguan and protect Shanhaiguan! The method used was to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and attack Helian Qingfeng, which must be rescued! And this place pointed directly to Qingcheng, Zhongjing, two thousand miles away! In order to achieve this strategic goal, once again
One word must be achieved—quickly!
He Qizhou's idea was to have a two-pronged approach, letting Helian Chenwu integrate all the camps near Beihai and fight all the way back to Baicheng. Lin Hu's army had collapsed and the remaining small troops no longer posed a threat; he would lead an elite force and make a long-distance attack.
Qingcheng, forcing Helian Qingfeng to use the troops besieging Shanhaiguan to return to defense! If the troops stationed in the Bohai Sea, which is closer, can be transferred first, it will also help Helian Chenwu regain the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Another advantage of dividing the troops to attack is that the troops you take with you can grab them all the way without consuming Helian Chenwu's food.
Although He Qizhou always told himself that this was the most reasonable plan, he still had a lot of selfish motives in making such a strategy. Because he learned from the general that the young princess Jiang Xing of Qi State had been sent to Qingcheng.
After spring, she will become Helian Qingfeng's concubine.
He Qizhou clearly remembered that he told Concubine Yun at that time that even if he fought to the death, he would still make the little princess happy with her marriage. Marrying Helian Qingfeng, the emperor of an enemy country, was definitely not Jiang Xing's ideal marriage, so even if it was for Jiang Xing
, He Qizhou must also fight his way into Qingcheng to rescue this kind "sister"!
After some thought, Helian Chenwu agreed with He Qizhou's idea. The biggest problem in front of him now is Goshawk! If there is no rest and reorganization, it will be difficult to defeat the Kulun army that has not fought before, so he and He Qizhou
After discussion, he decided to rest on the spot for two hours. After classifying and reorganizing the surrendered troops, he led his troops back to the harbor from the back mountain and continued to hold on;
And if He Qizhou leads the army directly to the Culun Army granary on the south bank, Goshawk will retreat without a fight!
When the fighting here is over, he will consolidate several camps and head towards Baicheng. By then, he will be able to form an army of at least 30,000 people and attack Baicheng, which will be no problem at all!
The first one to complete the reorganization was He Qizhou's "Blizzard"! It seemed unrealistic to go straight to Qingcheng with a team of less than 3,000 people, so the team had to be expanded. According to Helian Qingfeng's intention, it was expanded to 10,000 people!
However, in order to advance quickly and increase the strength of the army, He Qizhou only recruited 4,000 men. All of these 4,000 men were recruited from Lin Hu's surrendered army. The recruitment method was also simple. He Qizhou sent more than 2,300 men to the army.
The woodland warriors in 'Blizzard' called over and asked them to find someone among the prisoners. As long as they agree, regardless of whether the other party is willing or not, they must be brought first!
In less than a quarter of an hour, more than 6,000 people were pulled out from the group of prisoners of war who had abandoned their weapons. The method of finding people by the Blizzard Soldiers who were sent out was also quite straightforward. They only looked at two things: whether they were Bohais like themselves.
The woodland tribesmen to the north? Are they fat and strong?
He Qizhou asked the more than 6,000 people to line up neatly on the ice and began his next step of screening. The method was to shout at the top of his voice: "You now have a chance to enter the most elite army of the Great Zhou Dynasty-'Blizzard'!"
After He Qizhou finished speaking, he pointed his finger at the nearly three thousand white-robed warriors who were lined up neatly. Everyone held their heads high and their chests high. It was these people who had defeated Lin Hu's army just now.
Seeing that the prisoners were indifferent, He Qizhou continued: "Only the strongest and most bloody men are qualified to join this army. We are going to face the strongest enemy, and we are likely to face the greatest casualties..."
"Master, I, I am a woman..." Luo Yu, who was holding a gun not far away, warned.
"And me!" Helian Qingqing also seemed unconvinced.
"You women are incompetent, please don't interrupt!" He Qizhou hurriedly addressed the two female generals and continued his speech: "Once you join this army, you are not allowed to fear battle, surrender, rob, or harm your comrades.
, Don’t oppress the people, don’t take the spoils for yourself!
You must be thinking, what is the benefit? The benefit is that after defeating Helian Qingfeng, your family will not need to pay so much tax! Your brothers and children will not need to fight so many wars! Your cattle and sheep will
Have a bigger pasture!
Of course, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to do this. What I can guarantee is that I will try my best to do this! Treat each of you as a brother! Let everyone live with dignity!
Next, our goal is to make a long-distance attack and invade Qingcheng! Turn Helian Qingfeng's palace upside down!
You now have a stick of incense to consider whether to return to the place where you were squatting just now and follow His Majesty to fight back to Baicheng; or join the "Blizzard" and let us ride together in the world! Don't worry, I will never force you, you can choose freely now
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He Qizhou finished speaking impassionedly and eloquently, leaving the prisoners stunned. Many wanted to go back to the original group of prisoners of war, but no one dared to take the lead in leaving.
"Don't worry, leave now, I will never punish you!" He Qizhou wanted to eliminate those with weak will.
Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, many people immediately left the queue. The expressions on the faces of those who left seemed to say: Such a small number of people still want to go to Qingcheng? Fighting for a vain painting? Do you think I am stupid? I want to
I tried my best not to surrender just now!
Ten, hundreds, hundreds... the queue soon became disorganized. Before even half a cup of tea, about a thousand people left, and many others seemed to be preparing to move. When He Qizhou saw something was wrong, he immediately said
Luo Yu whispered: "Hurry up and take the lead, just shout 'Hit Qingcheng'!"
"Hit Qingcheng!" Luo Yu understood and raised his arms and shouted loudly. The Blizzard soldiers lined up neatly behind He Qizhou won three battles in a row. It was a time when their morale was high. They suddenly shouted in unison: "Hit Qingcheng! Fight.
Go to Qingcheng!"
The excited emotions also infected the troops led by Helian Chenwu. Under the leadership of Emperor Helian Chenwu, almost all the Eastern Zhou troops shouted, and those prisoners of war who had just surrendered could only shout along, for fear that the other party would be suspicious.
What's wrong with me? As a result, those candidate 'Blizzard' warriors who were thinking about escaping from the queue shouted "Fight to Qingcheng" and did not dare to leave quickly.
The sky-shaking screams always stopped. Seeing many people starting to leave, He Qizhou shook his head and used his last resort: "Those who join our 'Blizzard' will receive a military salary of one hundred taels per person per month."
, those who have made great achievements in war will be rewarded!"
Something magical happened. As soon as he finished speaking, the remaining half of the team immediately returned to more than 4,000 people, and many prisoners of war who had wandered away returned to the queue in groups. This chapter has been completed!