Xiao Jingxuan rested in Hengzhou for three days. As for Yu Wenyue's traces, the scouts finally tracked down Yu Wenyue's traces after thousands of efforts.
It turned out that at this time, Yu Wenyue had returned to Bingzhou due to lack of troops.
Hearing this news, Xiao Jingxuan also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he knew the trend, it would be easier to handle.
Xiao Jingxuan appointed Zhou Tong as the temporary commander-in-chief of Hengzhou, and he returned to Yizhou with the Ye Xiong and Yang Xiong battalions.
Now that the military strength has been greatly reduced, the plan to attack Yunzhou City has been scrapped. However, this trip has greatly weakened Zhao's military strength, which will be beneficial in the future.
When Xiao Jingxuan led the army back to the Yizhou camp, the situation in Yizhou was still calm. There was no major battle between the two sides, and there was not even a small-scale friction.
The first thing Xiao Jingxuan did when he returned to the camp was to hold a military meeting. The first thing was to expand the army. During this battle, Xiao Jingxuan finally felt the lack of troops, so the army expansion plan began.
At the same time, while expanding the army, Xiao Jingxuan also took the opportunity to promote a group of generals and make some adjustments to some of the original generals.
Among the generals, Huangfu Song, Hu Yanzhuo, Gongsun Sheng, and Lei Ben had the highest merit, followed by Ye Xiong and Yang Xiong, and the rest of the generals followed suit.
So Xiao Jingxuan appointed Huangfu Song as the general manager of the newly established Hengzhou Camp, and Hu Dewei as the deputy general. The remaining generals were promoted from the generals who had made meritorious service.
The total strength of the Hengzhou camp is 50,000. In addition to the original two troops from the headquarters, 30,000 new soldiers will be transferred into it.
Hu Yanzhuo was transferred to the general manager of the Pingcheng camp, responsible for the town's defense area. The total force was 40,000, with Chu Liang serving as deputy general. Except for Hu Yanzhuo's own troops, the rest of the troops were transferred from new recruits.
Zhang Changning was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, in charge of all armies of the Navy. The total strength is 10,000, and the army will not be expanded for the time being.
Tiao Leiben was appointed as the general manager of the Shenzhou camp, mainly guarding Shenzhou and Baicheng, with a total force of 30,000 troops, with Zhou Tong as deputy general. In addition to the two men's own troops, another 10,000 new soldiers were allocated.
He appointed Yang Xiong as the general manager of the Youzhou camp, with 50,000 troops under his command. His deputy general Qiurong was appointed Zhan Ming. In addition to his own troops, the rest of the troops were mobilized from new recruits.
Ye Xiong's tiger and leopard cavalry expanded to 20,000 men, with Xiao Yuan serving as deputy general. Xiao Ran was promoted to commander of the pro-army, and the pro-army expanded to 3,000 men.
Pan Hu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Guards Battalion, responsible for training middle- and lower-level officers for the army.
Wang Xuan served as the commander-in-chief of Yingzhou and was responsible for guarding Yingzhou, while Niu Gai was the commander-in-chief of Yizhou and was responsible for guarding Yizhou.
At the same time, Xiao Jingxuan transferred Gongsun Sheng, who was not outstanding in strategy, to the position of minister of the Ministry of War, Tang Wanyi was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of War, and Qi Biao and Qu Qingshan were transferred to the cabinet.
Xiao Jingxuan's adjustment was not without mercy. Almost half of the generals who originally came from Xiaowei were reduced to military power by Xiao Jingxuan.
In fact, Xiao Jingxuan had no choice but to do this. These generals were too deeply involved with the powerful families.
At the same time, it is also to prevent the generals in the army who were born as warriors from joining forces and forming an interest group.
Although the current general managers of the four camps are still from Xiaowei, most of the generals under his command are rookies in the military. They have nothing to do with Xiaowei. They are also loyal to Xiao Jingxuan.
Although they are still on the front line now, with the issuance of Xiao Jingxuan's military orders, the garrison troops in various places have begun to mobilize one after another... I believe that soon the battalions will complete the expansion and deployment.
In the next few days, Xiao Jingxuan did not launch an attack on Yizhou, but instead surrounded it without attacking.
This situation lasted for a month, and a month later, Xiao Jingxuan's army also completed the adjustment.
Now, in addition to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, pro-army, and pro-guard battalions, the army besieging Yizhou is the 80,000-strong army of the Hengzhou Camp and the Youzhou Camp.
In other words, the total number of troops besieging Yizhou reached an unprecedented 110,000.
On this day, after Xiao Jingxuan sent a letter of persuasion to surrender to Yuwen Tuo in Yizhou, he began to prepare to launch an attack on Yizhou.
During this period of rest, Xiao Jingxuan was not idle, and a large number of siege equipment was manufactured.
A large number of arrow towers, trebuchets, and siege engines began to be pushed to the front of the formation.
As long as Xiao Jingxuan gives an order, these weapons will launch a fierce attack on Yizhou.
Not surprisingly, Yu Wentuo rejected Xiao Jingxuan’s persuasion to surrender.
Following the news sent by the messenger, Xiao Jingxuan issued the order to attack.
As the military order was issued, thousands of trebuchets launched an attack on Yizhou at the same time, followed by arrow towers and siege vehicles at the same time.
The overwhelming boulders flew towards the city wall of Yizhou, and the defenders of the city tower couldn't even raise their heads under the heavy rain of arrows. For a while, there was a bloody storm.
Xiao Jingxuan did not go to the battle in person to supervise the battle, because there are more important things now.
At this time, in the Chinese army's tent, Xiao Jingxuan was sitting on the commander's seat, watching the memorial, while Zhao Gang and Xiao Yuan were kneeling below.
Xiao Jingxuan's brows furrowed more and more tightly, and the murderous aura in his body became stronger and stronger.
Soon, Xiao Jingxuan finished reading the memorial. The memorial explained in detail the two men's investigation into the previous appearance of Yingzhou Iron Armor in Youzhou.
Xiao Jingxuan looked at Xiao Yuan, gritted his teeth and asked: "Are you sure?"
Xiao Yuan immediately said: "Go back to the king, it's true."
After hearing Xiao Yuan's confirmation, Xiao Jingxuan suppressed his anger and said to Xiao Yuan: "Well, thank you for your hard work. You have now been transferred to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry as the deputy general. So, go down and rest first, and then go to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry tomorrow.
Take office."
"Yes, I will obey your orders."
After Xiao Yuan retreated, Xiao Jingxuan looked at Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang said immediately after feeling Xiao Jingxuan's gaze.
"Back to the king, Wei Chen has taken down all fifty-nine officials involved in the case, and no one has been missed."
Xiao Jingxuan said angrily: "It's not enough. Kill all these officials and spread the news throughout the world. All the families of the prisoners, including the female relatives, will be sent to the Jiaofang Division, and all the men will be sent to Baicheng as slaves."
"Yes, Wei Chen will do it immediately."
When Zhao Gang withdrew, Xiao Jingxuan finally calmed down the anger in his heart. However, this incident also gave Xiao Jingxuan a wake-up call.
That was Liu Xiu. As the commander-in-chief of Pingzhou at the time, it was impossible for Liu Xiu not to know about such a large-scale weapons shipment.
It seems that Liu Xiu is hiding quite deeply. Liu Xiu's position must be moved.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingxuan said something to the side.
"Here comes someone."
"The end will be here."
"It is passed down that Liu Xiu has worked hard and made great achievements. He was specially named Anlebo and ordered to be raised in Yizhou. The Ministry of Industry was ordered to build an Anlebo Mansion immediately."
"yes."
After these things were dealt with, Xiao Jingxuan focused on this battle.
At this time in Yizhou City, Yuwen Tuo was extremely depressed.
Yuwen Tuo sat in the commanding position and listened to the complaints of his generals one by one.
As the party defending the city, logically speaking, the casualties should be much smaller than those of the attacking party.
However, now the situation is reversed. The Yan army did not launch a strong attack, but only continued to use long-range weapons.
The arrow rain and powerful crossbows fired by the soldiers on the city tower could not harm the Yan army. On the contrary, many of their own defenders died under the rain of boulders and arrows.
The Yan army that besieged the city didn't seem to be in a hurry. They had been besieging the city for more than a month before launching an attack.
The most critical thing is that there is not much food and grass in the city. Now Hengzhou has fallen, and the reinforcements have been destroyed.
If the decision isn't made sooner, the results could be ugly.
Listening to the nagging of his generals, Yuwen Tuo's face became more and more ugly. Now, what can Yuwen Tuo do?
He ran away without fighting in Youzhou. Should Yizhou still run away? If Yizhou is lost, even if he returns to Zhao, he will probably die.
The war did not end with Yuwen Tuo's troubles. Instead, as time passed, the attacks became more and more fierce.
The Hengzhou camp is in the east, and the Youzhou camp is in the west. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are divided into two, guarding in front of the two camps to protect their own siege equipment.
Xiao Jingxuan's military order is that as long as Yizhou City is not breached for a day, all remote equipment cannot be stopped for a moment.
This situation lasted for twenty days, and gaps finally appeared in the city wall. Some places had collapsed.
Xiao Jingxuan knew that the time had come to attack the city.
The weather was sunny and cloudless that day. As Xiao Jingxuan's military orders were issued to all battalions, the general offensive soon began.
A large number of infantry began to fight towards the city along the gap. At the same time, a large number of ladders were also erected.
This time, Xiao Jingxuan did not charge at the front, but asked Xiao Ran to lead the charge with his own troops.
Because the overall situation has been decided at this time, Xiao Jingxuan cannot compete with his subordinates for credit.
As a Yanjun soldier rushed into the city and stepped onto the tower, shouts of killing began to ring out throughout Yizhou.
Unfortunately, the Zhao army guarding the city blocked all four city gates with huge rocks. For a while, the army could not enter the city quickly.
The battle lasted from morning until sunset. The Yan army slowly took control of the situation.
Soon, the flag on the city tower was replaced by the national flag of Yan, and the shouts of death in the city finally disappeared into the night.
Xiao Jingxuan did not rush into the city, but waited until the next day. After the soldiers cleared the city gate, Xiao Jingxuan entered the city under the escort of his own troops.
Looking at the dilapidated Yizhou City and the numb-looking people on the streets, Xiao Jingxuan didn't know whether he was right or wrong for a moment.
After arriving at the general's mansion, Xiao Jingxuan listened to the battle reports from his soldiers.
In this battle, Zhao Jun's resistance was relatively tenacious. In addition to the more than 5,000 surrendered, almost 4,000 Zhao troops were exhausted and captured. The rest of the 40,000 Zhao troops had died on the battlefield.
Xiao Jingxuan knew that the reason why Zhao Jun resisted so fiercely was related to his more than 20 days of long-range strikes.
Looking at the generals around him, Xiao Jingxuan began to issue his own military orders, leaving Zhang Siming to temporarily patrol Yizhou.
All the prisoners were sent to serve in the garrison and no one was pardoned. As for all the generals above the rank of captain, no one was spared and all were killed.
Xiao Jingxuan's order is not cruel, but after such a cruel battle, the two sides have already formed a deadly feud, so it is better to end it once and for all.