During the entire period of being captured, the East Vietnamese did not attack again.
Mainly, the sudden appearance of Pixiu.
Make the East Vietnamese people feel afraid.
If it is one's own cavalry, it cannot defeat the opponent's Pixiu.
That would not be a simple defeat.
It is very likely that Jiayuguan will also be lost.
To be on the safe side, Bayar chose to continue observing.
Rather than going to war rashly.
Even so, he is not at a loss.
Except during the siege, tens of thousands of soldiers died.
His loss is considered small.
It's also completely acceptable.
On the contrary, he didn't know much about the habits and abilities of the other party's Pixiu.
Therefore, I chose to wait and see.
But in fact, Bayar's choice still seemed too cautious.
Even if you don't engage in battle with the opponent, you can still send out cavalry to test them.
It is a pity that he did not arrange a cavalry assault tactic this time, and his own horses saw the opponent's Pixiu.
They were all panic-stricken.
Bayar's caution still made him choose to give up.
This result has pros and cons.
He ensured that he would stop his losses in time, which was a decision that was difficult for ordinary people to make, but at the same time he also lost the opportunity to test Pixiu.
If he dared to test it, he might lose part of the cavalry, but he would not be able to let Zhao Xiaole accept a large number of defeated troops so easily.
The fundamental reason is that people are naturally in awe of things they have never seen before.
But the East Vietnamese would never have imagined it.
Pixiu was very tired after being shocked for so long.
It is impossible to take advantage of this opportunity to capture Jiayuguan in one fell swoop.
On Zhao Xiaole's side, after accepting tens of thousands of prisoners, he did not stop attacking.
The Jin Yiwei and Yulin troops were sent out respectively to march towards Liucheng and Xuewang Town along the east and west directions.
Continue to collect defeated troops, and at the same time look for opportunities to inquire about the whereabouts of Xing Zhang, Prince Rui and others.
It would be best if we could capture it.
If you can't find it, it would be a good idea to capture Liucheng or bring back some prisoners.
After a night of pursuit, news came back from both sides.
Prince Rui and Xing Zhang no longer knew where they had fled, and Liucheng and Xuewang Town were already empty of people.
Including their family members, they have also been moved away.
He must have fled to Jiayuguan.
Gathered together with Bayar's army.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Xiaole asked both of them to come back, while Liucheng left some people to guard and wait for further arrangements before making arrangements.
The most urgent task is how to distribute the prisoners in the city?
After leaving the city this time, the Jin Yiwei and the Royal Forest Army collected more than 10,000 defeated troops.
Now the number of defeated soldiers in the city has reached about 100,000.
In other words, Zhao Xiaole's men and horses have now reached 180,000.
This includes the private army, the Beijing army, and the Zhenbei King's extra troops. How to distribute them? It is definitely a big problem.
Currently, those whom Zhao Xiaole trusts the most are naturally Wang Chong's Jin Yiwei, Li Lin's Beijing army, and Feng Dachuan's 20,000 men.
As for Chang Kun's Royal Forest Army, everyone knows it very well, and they are only cooperating temporarily. One day, the two sides may part ways.
After some consideration, Zhao Xiaole made a decision.
He first selected a thousand strong men from all the troops in the capital and filled them into the imperial army.
The number of people was expanded to 3,000.
These one thousand people were just barely enough to satisfy Chang Kun.
However, Zhao Xiaole allowed the Royal Forest Army to expand, so he was naturally happy, and these thousand people were all elites in the army.
Then, Zhao Xiaole selected another 20,000 soldiers who were good at riding and shooting and added them to the Jinyi Guards.
After that, another 10,000 infantry were added, with Wang Chong as the commander, and went to Liucheng to garrison.
If the East Vietnamese attack the capital, Wang Chong needs to make his own judgment based on military orders on how to provide support?
Wang Chong was overjoyed when he heard this.
It's not that I'm happy to be the commander, but I'm happy that the Jin Yiwei actually has the opportunity to expand to 30,000 people.
His eyes were already slightly red, and he immediately nodded in agreement.
Subsequently, Zhao Xiaole increased the number of soldiers and horses led by Feng Dachuan to 60,000, named it Huben Camp, and went to Xuewang Town to station.
Lu Xun's 10,000 Pixiu Battalion was stationed between the capital and King Xue Town, and food was supplied from both sides at the same time.
Feng Dachuan and Lu Xun took orders at the same time.
Feng Dachuan never thought that he would be able to command an army of 60,000 people again so soon.
There are all kinds of feelings in my heart.
As a result, there are about 110,000 troops left in the capital.
Zhao Xiaole then clarified the divisions between the Shenji Battalion and the Scout Battalion. These personnel were very confusing before.
This time, Zhao Xiaole coordinated everything.
The old, weak and disabled were transferred out, and the strong and strong were added in. In the end, the Shenji Battalion reached more than 5,000 people.
They are responsible for the arrangement of artillery, as well as the firing and maintenance of muskets.
Among these prisoners, there are naturally some craftsmen who can perform repairs and maintenance.
Those craftsmen who had worked as carpenters or craftsmen were all selected from the army and deployed to the Shenji Camp.
In addition, there is the scout camp, which Zhao Xiaole also expanded to 5,000 people. These people are the eyes and ears during the war.
Not only must we detect the enemy's situation, but we must also adapt to circumstances and avoid danger.
At critical moments, we must fight again.
Therefore, scouts must be the best among the best.
During the selection process, those who can be selected into the Scout Battalion will only be inferior to the Guards Army in terms of soldier quality.
In the end, there were about 100,000 soldiers left, and Zhao Xiaole was all classified as the Imperial Guard, with Li Lin as the commander-in-chief and Wang Han as the deputy commander-in-chief.
These 100,000 imperial guards naturally stayed in the capital and were responsible for defending the capital.
And Liucheng and Xuewang Town are like Zhao Xiaole's right-hand men, any army that dares to attack the capital.
You have to worry about being raided by Jin Yiwei, Huben Camp and Pixiu Camp at any time.
On the contrary, if Liucheng and King Xue Town were attacked, the capital's 100,000 Imperial Guards would also come to the rescue.
Li Lin did not expect that he would be able to serve as the commander-in-chief of a hundred thousand imperial guards, so he immediately asked Zhao Xiaole to resign.
"Master Marquis, I am only a civil servant. I can command more than 10,000 troops at most. How can I command 100,000 people?"
"Please ask the Marquis to choose another worthy person!"
Zhao Xiaole smiled and said: "Master Li, everyone has seen your talent. Besides, I am still in the capital and will not let you bear all the pressure alone."
Li Lin heard this and accepted it with the persuasion of others.
Zhao Xiaole's meaning is very clear, and he also knows that Li Lin lacks experience, but with him here, what are you afraid of?
He just asked Li Lin to help him with chores.
Li Lin also understood this, so he stopped refusing.
Although Wang Han has surrendered for a long time, his loyalty has never been tested, and there are not many people that Zhao Xiaole can trust.
At present, apart from him, it is really not suitable for anyone else to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard.
