Long Ruijun made appropriate arrangements as quickly as possible.
In this battle, hundreds of high-quality war horses, nearly ten thousand stones of grain and grass, and countless ordnance were captured. However, the fighting between the two sides was not much. In fact, the losses of soldiers on both sides were not serious. Even the defeated Liaodong Army, although there were many soldiers in Changwu County,
It was a disastrous defeat, but the total number of casualties was only over 300.
Qin Xiao promised lenient treatment to the Liaodong officers and soldiers who abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Except for a few soldiers from western Liaoning who were willing to return home to farm the fields, nearly three thousand officers and soldiers from eastern Liaoning followed Han Ying and other generals back to Shunjin, but naturally all their weapons, armor and other equipment were left behind.
In addition, what surprised Qin Xiao was that there were actually thousands of people willing to stay and join Long Rui's army.
Qin Xiao knew that this was entirely because of the edict.
The edict has clearly informed everyone that Qin Xiao is the champion general and is in charge of military affairs in the Northeast. As a result, the Liaodong Army, which is hostile to Long Rui's army, is also suspected of being a rebel.
The appearance of the edict made the Liaodong soldiers understand that Long Ruijun was a serious official of the imperial court. If they continued to stay in the Liaodong Army, they would probably not end well.
Moreover, Long Ruijun has repeatedly assured that if he joins Long Ruijun, not only will his military salary be paid according to the previous amount, but his military status will also be guaranteed.
Military pay and military status are of course the two most important things for any soldier of the Tang Dynasty.
Many soldiers feel that joining the Long Rui Army guarantees their identity as an official soldier, so they don't have to worry about being deprived of their military status in the future. Ordinary soldiers don't have many ideas about protecting the few things they have.
Definitely the most important thing.
Moreover, the generals of the Liaodong Army have lived in a position of dignity for many years and only know how to seek benefits for their own families. They have long been unable to share the joys and sorrows with ordinary soldiers. Now that even Song Shixin has been captured by Long Rui's army, many soldiers do not care much about it.
Qin Xiao knew the power of this edict, and he also thought that some Liaodong soldiers would stay, but in the end, the statistics showed that there were thousands of people willing to be incorporated into the Long Rui Army, which was still beyond his expectation.
He naturally knew that compared to individual combat capabilities, most of the Long Rui Army's soldiers were actually not comparable to the Liaodong soldiers.
Only a very small number of Long Rui Army soldiers have rich battlefield experience, including the recruited Black Mountain Army soldiers. In fact, most of the soldiers have not received formal training, and their personal combat qualities cannot be said to be very good.
The Liaodong Army has had strict screening methods since it recruited soldiers. The soldiers who can be incorporated into the Liaodong Army are all very strong. Coupled with years of training, their combat effectiveness is among the best in the entire Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, although Qin Xiao was determined to overthrow the Liaodong Army, he did not do so as a last resort and did not want to cause too many casualties to the Liaodong Army.
He knows better than anyone else that the enemy of Long Rui's army is not the Liaodong soldiers, but the generals and generals in the Liaodong army who have long been corrupted.
In the long run, the more dangerous enemies than Wang Xingchao's people are the Bohai people who are waiting for opportunities like poisonous snakes.
Yuan Gaijian was very ambitious, and he was always ready to make a move.
If the Long Rui Army and the Liaodong Army consume each other and suffer heavy casualties in this war, the people of Bohai will be happiest.
With the drastic changes in Kyoto, the Tang Dynasty was already in danger. If the two armies in the Northeast fought and caused heavy casualties, Qin Xiao could almost conclude that Yuan Gaijian would seize this opportunity and launch a large-scale invasion. If this is the case, no matter whether the Liaodong Army or the Liaodong Army
Whoever wins the final victory of Long Rui's army will no longer have the strength to resist the Bohai people's invasion.
Therefore, Qin Xiao would never want to see bloodshed on both sides unless it was absolutely necessary.
If you can recruit Liaodong soldiers with extremely strong individual combat capabilities for your own use, that would be a dream come true.
For several days in a row, Qin Xiao stayed in Zhumapo.
After this great victory, Jiang Xiaochun had also withdrawn his troops from Yushu Gang. Gu Baiyi withdrew his troops from the grassland after discussing the deployment with Qin Xiao, while Chen Zhitai moved his troops from the other side of the river to garrison.
slope.
"You did a good job this time." Qin Xiao looked at the tall Chen Zhitai and said with a smile: "Second Master, you are very promising and you have lived up to my expectations."
Chen Zhitai grinned and said: "It's a pity that Han doesn't dare to fight, otherwise he could still have a good fight."
"I just praised you, and you showed your true colors." Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Let me ask you, what is the purpose of the war?"
Chen Zhitai was startled.
"The purpose of war is for peace." Qin Xiao sighed: "The purpose of bloodshed and sacrifice is to prevent more people from bleeding. Being able to subdue others without fighting is far better than winning in a bloody battle."
Chen Zhitai nodded hurriedly and said: "I will remember what the general said."
"Originally I wanted to give you an important task." Qin Xiao frowned and said, "But your attitude forced me to think about it differently."
Chen Zhitai asked hurriedly: "What mission?"
"You also know how important Zhumapo is to us." Qin Xiao said: "I am going to arrange for a tiger general to temporarily guard this place, but there will not be too many troops left behind. If there is any situation, I hope he can defend the place.
Mapo, waiting for reinforcements." Looking at Chen Zhitai, he shook his head and said: "But you like to fight and kill. If something happens, you don't know how to stick to it and lead people out to fight in a daze. Not only will it ruin my plan, but I will also kill your head.
It needs to be cut down...!"
Chen Zhitai was startled, but immediately said: "General, it is obvious that the tiger general you are talking about can only be me. There are so many people, and no one is more like a tiger general than me!"
"But don't you like to fight and kill?" Qin Xiao said: "If you can't control yourself and disobey military orders, I will kill someone."
Chen Zhitai hurriedly said: "General, don't worry. I will lead my men to guard Zhumapo. Without the general's military order, I will not leave even a step." He cautiously asked: "General, if I guard this place well and make contributions, I will
No...will you be promoted?"
From being a grassroots bandit to being named a school captain today, he already felt that the smoke coming out of his ancestral grave was a major event to honor his ancestors.
However, the second master was very ambitious and thought that it would be great if he could be promoted one step further and let the fireworks in his ancestral graves be bigger.
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "That's natural."
Chen Zhitai said firmly: "General, leave this job to me. I will never let you down."
"You are my confidant." Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Since you insist, I will give you this opportunity to make a contribution. Don't let me down." He added: "The camp here has been built very well.
, you can continue to reinforce it. I will leave you three hundred people. You must take good care of this bridge and protect the convoys coming and going."
Chen Zhitai felt happy when he heard Qin Xiao say that he was a confidant. He took a step closer and asked cautiously: "General, will the Liaodong Army come back again? They returned with a disastrous defeat this time. How dare they come here again?"
"Anything is possible." Qin Xiao said: "Your duty is to guard this place. I will leave you three months of food and grass. If you take action by then, that's it. Otherwise, I will have someone send you food.
"
Chen Zhitai said no more and said yes.
Although Huangfu Yunzhao is huddled in Shunjin City and should not dare to act rashly under the current circumstances, it is still necessary to leave soldiers and horses at Zhumapo to protect Songshui Bridge just in case.
Previously, the Liaodong Army could only control western Liaoning. There was only one stronghold in Yingping County, Songyang Caochang. However, after this battle, Changwu County had fallen under the control of Long Rui Army, forming a triangle with Songyang Caochang and Zhumapo.
This formed a solid defensive posture in the west of Yingping County. Naturally, the Liaodong Army did not dare to easily move west of Shunjincheng.
Under this situation, the trade routes to and from the Black Mountain Trade Center are guaranteed to be unobstructed, and the initiative is completely in their own hands.
Although Qin Xiao also wanted to capture Shunjincheng as soon as possible and then firmly hold the entire Yingping County in his hands, he also knew that he could not eat hot tofu in a hurry.
At this time, a forceful attack on Shunjin City will only encounter firm resistance, and it will also have to face reinforcements from Liaodong at any time. Once it cannot be attacked for a long time, it will consume a lot of money. With the current material reserves of Long Rui Army, it may not be able to withstand the long-term consumption.
war.
What Gu Baiyi said was not wrong. To conquer Jincheng, the most important thing is to attack the heart.
At the moment, we are not in a rush to attack Shunjin, but we need to prepare our troops carefully, especially to store sufficient strategic materials to ensure sufficient food and grass.
The autumn harvest season is approaching. We should take advantage of this opportunity to launch an offensive strategy against Shunjin's defenders, while preparing and storing supplies. When the time is right, we can launch an offensive against Shunjin City. By then, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Qin Xiao knew that if he dragged on, the situation would only become more and more favorable to him.
After arranging the defense in Mapo, Qin Xiao personally led his troops back to western Liaoning to rest and regroup. Among them were thousands of Liaodong soldiers who had just joined Long Rui's army.
Qin Xiao also knew that although these Liaodong soldiers had defected to the Long Rui Army, it did not happen overnight to truly integrate into it. After all, they had been in the Liaodong Army for so many years and there were traces of the Liaodong Army on their bodies. To let these people
It still takes some time to truly integrate into the Long Rui Army.
However, the eldest son Yuwen Chengchao was very good at rectifying the military training. He left this matter to Yuwen Chengchao and he felt at ease.
Although he is the commander-in-chief of the Long Rui Army, Qin Xiao sometimes feels that being the commander-in-chief of an army does not necessarily require him to do everything himself. Sometimes, if he is not capable enough and gets too involved in specific affairs, it will be counterproductive.
As long as you can know and employ people, and let the right people do the right things, many things will become much easier.
And the most important thing is that he has been thinking about the seven-day appointment with Zhuque Moying, so he has to make time. After all, Qin Xiao, who has seen the skills of those in the Great Heaven Realm, and is becoming more and more interested in martial arts, really hopes to get Zhuque as soon as possible.
With his help, his cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds. If he can break into the Great Heaven Realm as soon as possible, that would be really exciting.