Chapter 1808 The dragon slayer turns into a dragon
Summer rain always comes unexpectedly.
After the rain has passed and the sky has cleared, people will always feel at ease.
She Yue was indeed in a good mood at this time.
In a decisive battle involving life and death, Qin Xiao finally achieved a miraculous victory under his deployment.
Over the past few days, the continuous military reports had cheered up She Yue.
The Shence Army suffered heavy casualties. The Xuzhou Army took advantage of the power of victory and launched a pursuit of the Shence Army's defeated troops. In the end, although a very small number of the Shence Army's defeated troops escaped, the main force of the Shence Army brought by Tantai Xuanye was
It has been completely annihilated.
The Shence Army lost more than 4,000 to 5,000 people directly in battle. Most of the soldiers who lost their fighting spirit became surrendered soldiers. More than 10,000 soldiers were captured and became surrendered soldiers. In addition, a large number of war horses and weapons were captured.
The Shence Army's baggage train also fell into the hands of the Xuzhou Army, and the siege equipment and large quantities of grain and grass became the spoils of Xuzhou Army.
After the great victory, She Yue waited for Qin Xiao to return to the city.
However, Qin Xiao did not return to Xuzhou City immediately. Instead, he asked his young master's aunt to lead people to return Tantai Xuanye's body to the city. He gathered troops and horses, deployed elites, divided the troops and horses into two, and marched all the way through Yuzhou
The battalion commander Dong Cheng led the army, and the other group personally commanded the army and attacked Mount Tai and Pengcheng in a mighty manner.
Although the defense of these two cities was very weak, Qin Xiao still made proper arrangements and divided the siege equipment in Tantai Xuanye's baggage team into two. The civilian men of the baggage team who were recruited also transported grain and grass and turned around as logistics.
Supplies marched westward with the army.
After She Yue heard the military report, she knew that Qin Xiao wanted to take advantage of the high morale to regain Taishan and Pengcheng counties in one fell swoop.
In the past few days, the soldiers and civilians in the city naturally knew about God.
The news that Ce's army was defeated and Xuzhou's army had achieved a great victory made the whole city rejoice, sweeping away the atmosphere of depression and panic in the city.
But all the officials in the city, big and small, also breathed a long sigh of relief.
Most of these officials only received their salaries to support their families, and few of them really cared about Li Tang.
For them, supporting the princess to revive Li Tang was a last resort.
After all, the uprising in Xuzhou was ultimately due to Ye Chaoxuan. Ye Chaoxuan was in control of Xuzhou at that time, and the officials did not dare to object at all. They were all forced to join Ye Chaoxuan's rebellion.
Even when She Yue later took charge of Xuzhou, all the officials were worried, thinking that if She Yue and Ye Chaoxuan were to confront Kyoto in a corner, it would be a disaster.
Tantai Xuanye led his troops to attack, and the officials were even more frightened, thinking that a disaster must be coming.
Who knew that the situation would change suddenly, and a great victory would turn the situation around in an instant.
The current world situation is of course unprecedentedly favorable to Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Therefore, officials of all sizes in Xuzhou realized that if Her Royal Highness the Princess could really revive Li Tang, then rewards would be given based on merit. The officials in Xuzhou were the biggest contributors to following the princess in times of crisis, and the power of Xuzhou would definitely have a place in the court in the future.
Therefore, after the great victory, Xuzhou officials of all sizes came to see the princess one after another to express their congratulations.
She Yue naturally didn't care about the officials' praises. She just waited for Qin Xiao to return as soon as possible after conquering Mount Tai.
She came to Xuzhou to sit in charge originally for Qin Xiao. After learning Qin Xiao's true identity, she became even more determined to support Qin Xiao to ascend to the throne.
Tantai Xuanye’s body was sent to
After arriving, She Yue just took one look and ordered Tantai Xuanye's head to be chopped off and hung on the top of the city for public display.
This is not because she is cruel, but because she knows that she must demonstrate to the world in this way.
All the officials in every state in the Tang Dynasty knew about Tantai Xuanye's status. He was one of the few generals in the Xiahou Dynasty who had a high prestige in the army.
Although this general had kept a low profile before, in the past year or so he suddenly jumped onto the stage, becoming a general and becoming a general, and wielding great power.
This time, he personally led the Shence Army to attack Xuzhou, which attracted the attention of the world.
This is of course a direct confrontation with Princess Sheyue, who represents Li Tang.
After the defeat, hanging his head on the top of the city to show the public also showed an attitude.
Anyone who is Li Tang's enemy will surely end badly.
Even Tantai Xuanye and Shencejun couldn't challenge Princess Li Tang, who in the world can do it?
The most important thing is that this clearly explains to the world that Tantai Xuanye is one of the biggest pillars of Kyoto. Now that this pillar has collapsed, one is declining and the other is growing, and Kyoto's power will become even weaker. Should we continue to be loyal to Kyoto, or support it?
Li and Tang will be decided by each state.
She Yue knew very well that after the victory in the Battle of Xuzhou, there would be chaos in Kyoto, and the next step was the best time to go north to Kyoto.
As the saying goes, food and fodder must be prepared before troops and horses are deployed. Going north to Kyoto will inevitably require the preparation of a large amount of logistical equipment.
Although Xuzhou City has a large amount of food and grass stored in it, once troops are sent out, the more food and grass they have on hand, the better.
So while Qin Xiao was still recovering Taishan and Pengcheng, Sheyue had already summoned the officials in Xuzhou and ordered them to collect chariots and horses for logistical needs. In addition, he sent people to Jiangxi
Lin Hong was sent to the south to raise more money and food to ensure that the troops marching north would have no worries.
The three states in the south of the Yangtze River are Sheyue's logistics warehouse. After eliminating the dissidents in the south of the Yangtze River, the Princess Party has firmly controlled the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. This has also become a major source of confidence for the revival of Li Tang.
If they march to Kyoto successfully, they will inevitably face an unprecedented battle. She Yue has made the most difficult preparations in her heart, and will naturally do her best to make the greatest preparations in terms of soldiers, horses, money and food.
She had been running Jiangnan for many years and had always protected Jiangnan. Now when Jiangnan is needed, she will naturally not be polite.
She also knows that this is her greatest value to Qin Xiao.
The military reports from Taishan and Pengcheng were delivered within a few days.
Everything was as Qin Xiao had predicted. As long as the Shence Army was defeated in the first battle of Qiufengyuan, it would be impossible to continue to defend the two cities.
And from a strategic point of view, it makes no sense to continue to defend those two cities.
After some defeated troops of the Shence Army fled to Taishan City, the few defenders in the city learned that the main force was defeated and that the Xuzhou Army was about to attack, so almost no one hesitated. They burned, killed, and looted in the city, and then quickly moved towards Yuzhou.
direction to flee.
When Qin Xiao led his troops to Taishan City, the city gates were already wide open. Seeing the miserable scene of burning and killing in the city, Qin Xiao did not hesitate at all and ordered Hu Haibiao to lead the cavalry to continue the pursuit. He also showed no mercy to those deserters and killed them.
Kill them all.
When the Shence Army withdrew, they not only burned, killed, and looted Taishan City, but also set fires everywhere, just like a group of bandits with no military discipline at all.
A large number of houses were destroyed, many people were affected by the disaster, and food was scarce. Qin Xiao could only rely on logistics to
The baggage train team extracted part of the grain and used it to relieve the people.
When the Shence Army banned Xuzhou City, there was a lot of logistical food and grass, which could sustain tens of thousands of soldiers and horses for several months. This food and grass fell into the hands of Qin Xiao and was used to help the people of Taishan City to tide over the temporary difficulties.
Not difficult.
The situation in Pengcheng is much better.
After the defenders staying in Pengcheng learned that the main force was defeated, they obviously cared more about their lives and did not dare to stay in the city for a long time. Although some sergeants also looted the city, the casualties were very small and there were no casualties in the city.
He set fire to the city, so after Dongcheng led his troops into the city, order in the city was quickly restored.
Moreover, Dong Cheng also received military orders from Qin Xiao before entering the city, allowing the infantry who were advancing continuously to enter the city to rest and recuperate, but the cavalry still had to continue to pursue Shence and defeat the troops.
Qin Xiao has known a truth very early, either don't take action, once you identify the enemy, you can't be merciful. As long as there is a chance, you must kill the opponent to death, don't give the opponent a chance to breathe, let alone leave any future troubles.
He saw the miserable scene in Taishan City. Although he did not know the situation on the other side of Pengcheng, the Shence Army's bandit-like behavior made him angry in his heart. It was intended to punish such beastly behavior.
However, he actually understood in his heart that although Shence Army's behavior was cruel and shameless, it was not a bad thing for the revival of Li Tang.
What the Shence Army did in Qingzhou had already left a bad reputation, and now they are burning, killing, and looting in Xuzhou. Their reputation will only be further tarnished, and the people of the world must be indignant and unjust for what the Shence Army did.
And the Shence Army is the main force in Kyoto, and they hate the house and the enemy, even if the Shence Army's actions are not
It was Xiahou who ordered it, but people all over the world will definitely put this account on Xiahou. This will cause the prestige of Kyoto to decline rapidly, and the reputation of the troops and horses under the imperial court will also be even more disgraceful.
After handling the affairs of Taishan City, Qin Xiao knew that She Yue must have been waiting for him to go back and report. He also knew that there were still many things to deal with in Xuzhou City. After arranging some guards to garrison Taishan City, he immediately led the troops to withdraw to Xuzhou.
city.
Hu Haibiao's pursuers were still pursuing the enemy, and they had already pursued them to the territory of Yuzhou, where they wanted to kill the enemy completely.
Qin Xiao still trusts Hu Haibiao's ability and is not worried.
Returning to Xuzhou City, Jiang Ke, the commander of the Yangzhou Battalion who commanded the Jiangnan Army, was responsible for handling the post-war affairs of the Qiufengyuan Battle.
The weather started to get hot, and corpses were everywhere on the battlefield. There were not only the bloody corpses of soldiers, but also the corpses of many war horses. Naturally, these corpses had to be buried and disposed of as soon as possible, otherwise it would easily lead to the outbreak of plague.
After Jiang Ke sent someone to ask She Yue for instructions, he directly buried the bodies of people and horses on the battlefield of Qiufengyuan.
In fact, after this battle, the previously lush green Qiufengyuan was in dilapidated condition. Due to the power of fire and thunder, Qiufengyuan was filled with pits, some of which were used to bury corpses.
After that, there were countless tombs in Qiufengyuan.
The pitiful bones beneath the soil are like those in a spring boudoir dream.
In addition, tens of thousands of prisoners were disarmed. Jiang Ke allowed these prisoners to build their own prisoner-of-war camps. He temporarily arranged the prisoner-of-war camps for these prisoners and sent people to guard them day and night, waiting for Qin Xiao and Her Royal Highness the Princess to make final dispositions.
Qin Xiao arrived outside Xuzhou City at dusk
, when I arrived at the city gate, I looked up and saw the head hanging on the top of the city. I knew it was the head of Tantai Xuanye. I stared at it for a long time, silently, but my expression was very complicated.
It is actually not easy to judge Tantai Xuanye.
He was also a hero of the Tang Dynasty. He made great military exploits for the country. He had great prestige and excellent reputation among the Tang army. He could be said to be both wise and brave.
If Xiahou hadn't usurped the throne and caused chaos in the world, Tantai Xuan would probably have become a famous general.
He will become the pillar of the northern frontier army and will frighten all the grassland tribes.
However, the tragedy in Wuchuan Town made this young hero with a bright future gradually become enveloped by the desire for revenge, and even began to be corrupted by the desire for power in the end. The boy who slayed the dragon eventually turned into an evil dragon.
Frankly speaking, there is no blood feud between Qin Xiao and Tantai Xuanye. As Tantai Xuanye said, the two even miss each other unusually in some places.
But in the end, the two sides have different goals and different positions, and are destined to embark on the road of military confrontation.
Looking at Tantai Xuanye's shaking head hanging at the top of the city, Qin Xiao felt no satisfaction, and even felt a little regretful.
Tantai Xuanye finally chose to commit suicide, naturally knowing that he had no way out.
He could indeed choose to fight Qin Xiao again, but he had already been defeated once on the battlefield, and Tantai Xuanye, who was arrogant, certainly did not want to be defeated a second time.
Moreover, he killed the Taoist Master, killed the disciples of Sword Valley, and formed a deadly feud with the two holy places. Both Suzaku and the young aunt were willing to take their lives.
Tantai Xuanye didn't want to be defeated by Qin Xiao again, and he couldn't be willing to die in the hands of a woman, so he chose to commit suicide.
The only option left for him to retain his last dignity.