Chapter 92: The aftermath (additional update for leader Long Zhanyuye)
The surrender negotiations actually lasted for some time. It was not until the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month that Ma Yin and his entire army opened the city gates and formally surrendered. At this point, the war to conquer Hunan that lasted for more than half a year was basically over, and what was left was
The tedious finishing work is over.
Shao Chengjie was riding a war horse, escorted by sergeant Cong Ma Zhi, watching from a distance.
There are more than 10,000 defenders in Changsha City. They are leaving the city in batches at the moment. After handing over their equipment and armor at the designated location, they go to the temporary camp outside the city to station themselves.
Among them, the temporarily recruited local villagers will be dismissed, and the rest are waiting for reorganization.
There are also some military towns near Changsha, where various numbers of soldiers and horses are stationed. For several months, they have been cooperating with the Changsha garrison, taking advantage of their familiarity with the geography to repeatedly harass the Xia army's flanks. At this time, they also received orders to go to
Heading towards Changsha to undergo reorganization.
The naval commander Huang Fan had just led more than 300 warships into Liuyangkou, intending to burn the Xia army's supplies. After receiving Ma Gu's order, although he did not understand it, he still carried it out and surrendered with 20,000 people.
Xu Dexun, the governor of Yongzhou, and Ouyang Si, the righteous commander of the capital, won two battles in the southern suburbs of Yongzhou. They first defeated Wang Shenzhi, Chu Shenyi, and Lu Shizhou, and then repelled a group of barbarians from central Guizhou that went south. They beheaded more than 4,000 people and captured 5,000 people.
, after receiving the order, he was so angry that he almost killed the messenger, but he still carried out the order - surrendering to his defeated generals. You can imagine how aggrieved he was.
Yang Dingzhen, the governor of Hengzhou, had just led his army out of the city and was preparing to ambush the Jin army moving south. After hearing the order, he rushed back to Hengzhou in a hurry. After hesitating for a day, he surrendered from Kaicheng.
The governor of Shaozhou, Yao Yanzhang from Runan, ordered more than a hundred wanderers to cover their heads with branches and leaves, floated down the water with long knives, invaded the summer camp at night, and raised fire. The Shu soldiers were disturbed, and Yanzhang attacked with a large army and won.
The pursuit lasted for more than twenty miles and then stopped.
Wei Wang Shao Mianren made a big appearance in Shaozhou. For the first time, he learned that the battlefield situation was complicated, the enemies were cunning and brave, and they were not all incompetent.
Yao Yanzhang surrendered in Juzhou on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month.
Following Ma Yin's order, the governors of various states and the commanders of the land, sea, and land forces almost did not delay and resolutely carried out the order. This performance made the civil servants who gathered around Shao Chengjie have uncertain expressions, and secretly made suggestions to prohibit it according to Ma Yin's orders.
, on the grounds of unity, he killed Ma Yinmanmen to eliminate future troubles.
Shao Chengjie was very disdainful of this and refused directly.
What do you mean by a manly man engaging in some dirty deeds? As long as they dare to rebel, they can just ask for justice. Anyway, he can't pull it off.
"Chu soldiers have been sorted and waiting for the general's orders. They are ready to go south at any time." Shao Chengjie flicked his whip and said, not intending to continue watching. "Wait a minute." Prince Shi Xiaoqing took the reins and asked, "Your Highness, what are you planning to do?
Go south to Wugui?”
Shao Chengjie looked at him and said nothing.
Xiao Qing also stared at each other with wide eyes, without giving in.
In the end, Shao Chengjie was defeated and said, "That's all, I'll just stay in Changsha. That's okay, right?" "Your Highness is wise," Xiao Qing said happily.
However, he did not intend to let King Qin off easily, and continued: "Your Highness bears the weight of the world, and he has made great achievements in the battle of Hunan, winning many battles.
When the saint sees it, his heart will be happy, so why bother going to the land of five diseases?"
Not to mention Wu Guan, he felt that the south of Changsha was very dangerous and he shouldn't go there. "Fu Cunshen fought the big battle, what does it have to do with me?" Shao Chengjie said.
"Fu Cunshen is the deputy envoy of the camp and the deputy marshal in His Highness's tent. His contribution is His Highness's contribution." Xiao Qing said: "This principle is absolutely justified no matter where it is."
Seeing Xiao Qing's righteous expression, Shao Chengjie had no choice but to say: "I'm afraid of you, so just do whatever you say." Of course, it's not that he doesn't know what to do, he's just used to speaking in this tone.
In fact, he has received a complete and high-quality education since he was a child, and he knows that people like Xiao Qing who can advise are better than sycophants. Besides, he can do things and is able to do things. He has a good reputation among the officials in the palace, and he is a former leader. Tang Jinshi had enough talent and learning, which would be put to great use in the future.
Besides, there is really no need for him to go south.
When his third brother Mianren was the governor of Zangzhou, he heard that he had done a good job and suppressed him again.
Manzhu also allocated land to the newly arrived people from Hebei, and often traveled over the mountains and ridges to visit various villages, and his political reputation was good.
As a result, when he went to the battlefield, his true colors were immediately revealed. He was attacked by Shaozhou Governor Yao Yanzhang and was greatly humiliated. This performance did not pose a threat to him, so there was really no need to be too anxious.
After saying goodbye to Xiao Qing, Shao Chengjie took Sergeant Cong Ma Zhi to patrol outside the defense areas of each battalion.
He had long heard rumors that the Jin and Yan people were a little unstable. Considering that the war was unlikely to end within a few months, he had sent people to various counties and villages to distribute donations and bring back a batch of goods, intending to reward the entire army.
The first one to inspect was the Boryeong Army located in the east of the city.
When the troops surrendered in Hedong, there were 18,000 people. After the two raids on Jiangxi, there were only 15,000 people left. Now there are only more than 11,000 people left. They are on the verge of rebellion.
The four main officers, Li Cunxian, Li Sihu, Li Chengyue, and Yuan Jianfeng, were naturally loyal to the imperial court. They had been working hard to stabilize the troops these days and did a lot of work. But to be honest, they themselves were also frightened because of the looks of the soldiers. This is obviously wrong. There is an undercurrent in the army and chaos may occur at any time.
There are only two options at this time.
The first is to give them a reward and then move them back to the east of the river to rest and relieve their nervousness. The second is to allow them to plunder, which can release negative emotions.
Generally speaking, military commanders like to use the second method, which is very effective in restoring morale. The more strict ones only allow looting, not wounding.
If you are not polite, I will allow you to burn, kill, and loot, but you can't go too far, let alone massacre the city.
There is also a completely laissez-faire system, such as "not sealing the sword for three days" and "not sealing the sword for five days". They are all products of this laissez-faire system, which often leads to massacres.
Among the founding armies of various dynasties, the Xia army maintained good discipline. Shao Chengjie definitely could not choose the second method.
"I have sent people to various counties to distribute donations. There is also wealth in Changsha City. I will ask Ma Yin to take the lead in spitting out a batch. You will announce to each camp soon that before the end of the month, they will give one piece of money and two pieces of silk.
All the troops are here." Shao Chengjie grabbed Li Cunxian who came forward to salute, and said: "After the announcement, if anyone makes weird remarks again, we will kill them directly without hesitation. At this moment, the men will not be in trouble with the rewards."
"Yes." Li Cunxian breathed a sigh of relief.
The troops are so fucking difficult to manage. If we had a little more indulgence in military discipline when fighting in the north, there wouldn't be so much trouble at all. The Jin soldiers are actually not that domineering.
But fighting in Hunan is different. You are not allowed to plunder money and play with women. It is certain that the soldiers are very resentful.
In fact, Li Cunxian didn't quite understand. In the ancient dynasties, from the Han to the Tang Dynasty, military discipline might have been maintained well during peacetime, but during the troubled times at the founding of the country, which military discipline was so strict? Isn't burning, killing, and looting commonplace? As long as the trouble is not excessive,
It won't be included in the history books at all, and it won't harm the monarch's reputation, so why bother with it so tightly?
Going back to this dynasty, is the military discipline of the Feilong Army good? Various Forbidden Forces also cause some "disturbing" incidents from time to time. For this purpose, sergeants are killed and morale is affected. Is it necessary?
Shao Chengjie doesn't think about those nonsense. It's not that he doesn't know, it's that he doesn't care.
His morale was low, so I led others to charge, and his morale suddenly rose again. In his past military career, he had done this trick more than once, and he had several scars on his body.
A real man should face the edge. This is highly admired by heroes in the army. This allows them to temporarily ignore other "unpleasant" things and increase their tolerance.
If the Jin soldiers dared to rebel, he would kill them. He was afraid of a bird!
Hengye's army was in the west of the city. When Shao Chengjie turned around, he only watched from a distance and did not enter the camp.
The foundation of the Hengye Army is very complicated. At first, the Jin troops from Yun, Wei and other places surrendered. Later, some Yi Ding and Chengde surrendered, and a large number of Youzhou and Fan tribes were mobilized. This is Ma Yin
The "Yan people" in my mouth.
The combat effectiveness and obedience of this army are worse than those of the Jin army. They have been stationed far away for a long time. They arrived earlier than the Baoning army. The originally full army of 20,000 soldiers passed through Yuezhou and Tanzhou after many battles.
, only fifteen thousand were left.
There are even deserters in the army, and I don’t know where they went. If we say
If someone rebels, they are most likely to do so.
The surrender of Ma Yin today should have a certain deterrent effect on them, and supplemented by military rewards, it can be slightly stabilized. But Shao Chengjie is not sure whether there will be a large-scale rebellion if he drives them south to Yongzhou again.
We can only let them temporarily garrison near Changsha first.
Crying children are fed by milk, troops that are prone to rebellion have greater united front value, and honest people suffer even more. This principle holds true even in the 21st century.
We can only wait for a while and then slowly deal with them.
At the end of the first month, various troops arrived in Changsha one after another. After some screening and dismissal, more than 40,000 troops were recruited.
Shao Chengjie ordered Xu Dexun, Yao Yanzhang, Ouyang Si, Yang Dingzhen, Huang Fan and others to divide the armies and march forward by land and water. One group would stay in Hunan, and the other group would join five troops and go south to put down the rebellion.
Wang Shenzhi and others have been defeated in consecutive battles. He should realize his true level. This time he goes south to quell the rebellion, which is a good opportunity for him to make meritorious service. The title has not been decided yet. If he still loses troops and territory, he will continue to consume the previous attacks.
If the merits accumulated in Guangzhou are lost, the county prince may not be able to protect them. Wang Shenzhi must also be very depressed. Wouldn't it be better to directly hand over the power and become an official in the court? That way the price will be at the highest point. You know, do more.
The more mistakes you make, the less you do, the less mistakes you make, and the less you do, the better.
But things were like this, and there was nothing he could do about it.
The sage knows the goods, and he only cares about your value. Wang Shenzhi's series of battles in Hunan greatly reduced his value, and he was no longer as glamorous as before.
While the troops and horses of various tribes were heading south, Ma Yin and the main military and political officials of Hunan also went north to Luoyang with their wives and children to meet the Holy Spirit. The messengers sent the news back earlier than them...