"You're such a bear, how dare you be a flying dragon army?" In the streets and alleys, Xia Jun used fire as a unit, in groups of ten, to break open individual houses and pull out Liang Bing who was hiding inside.
When arresting people, his words were inevitably a bit sarcastic. Liang Bing's face was pale and he did not dare to refute, so he just surrendered and was arrested.
The city gate has been closed and no one is allowed to enter or exit. There are knights cruising outside, staring in all directions.
Going to Shangcai is like catching a turtle in an urn.
The less intense fighting continued until dawn. Most of the houses were cleaned up, and nearly two thousand Liang soldiers were found. All of them surrendered their equipment and were imprisoned in the military camp.
There are already quite a few people in the military camp. The number is probably close to 3,000, all of whom were captured in the battle last night. They are huddled together dejectedly, with mixed emotions.
The new soldiers recruited in Chenzhou were terrified. They didn't know what fate they would encounter. What if they were massacred?
Veterans who have been in the army for many years are not too panicked. They all work as soldiers to get food, and they don't have many opinions on who to fight for. As long as they can get paid on time, the requirements are not high. They just find it funny to talk about the new recruits, Xia
Do people kill prisoners?
War is just that. Killing comes and goes, the military leaders gain the most, and the small soldiers have little benefit or harm, so why go to all lengths?
Yes, many people say that the kings of Liang and Xia were very stingy and refused to delegate power to their subordinates. The soldiers had nothing to pursue except wealth. But to be honest, there are only so many official positions.
How about it? With more than 200,000 warriors, can everyone serve as governor, general, or county magistrate? As long as they have wealth, they should be satisfied.
Of course, Hebei is different from some other vassal towns. They only trust their own people, and the land is only in the hands of their own people. Unless you completely conquer them and prevent them from resisting, they will not be as easy to talk to as us.
At two o'clock in the morning, Qi Banzhang entered the city with the soldiers and horses camped outside the city.
The civil servants who accompanied the army came to report: 1,200 people were beheaded and more than 4,700 prisoners were taken. In addition, more than 10,000 horses, mules and donkeys were also seized, which greatly supplemented the losses caused by this high-intensity march.
"So many people captured?" Qi Banzhang didn't know what to say. He could only say that the raid was too successful. The drunken Liang soldiers had no intention of fighting. Without the officer organization, they failed without much resistance.
dropped.
Doesn’t it seem like a bad thing?
One of the major tasks of the Lingzhou Yuan and Shaanzhou Yuan of the Du Coach Command Yamen is to select the surrendered troops, break them up and retrain them, and then send them to various ministries as supplementary troops to complete the establishment. Even when forming a new army, a large number of surrendered troops are directly mobilized.
soldiers.
The basic quality of Dai Ji's Feilong Army is also good. They go to the Shaanzhou Academy for training and retraining, and after breaking up, they can be reorganized into various armies. This is a very good source of supplementary troops.
"Let's go see the prisoners." Qi Binzhang suddenly became interested and said.
Everyone tried to dissuade him, but Qi Bizhang waved his hand and said: "Just take a look at the prisoners. Don't wait idle. Dai Siyuan has prepared so many years of goods, mutton, chicken shreds, chickens, wontons, and Tusu wine. Let's eat and drink first."
.The scouts should be sent out for fifteen miles, and don’t make the same mistakes as the thieves.”
Back then, Zhu Zhen climbed over the wall and entered Huazhou on a snowy night. Taking advantage of the internal chaos among the thieves, he broke in in one fell swoop. An Shiru, the military governor of Zhiyi Chengjun, and Li Suzhou, who was further away, entered Caizhou on a snowy night. They were all surprise attacks. Due to the constant battles,
For various reasons, it was impossible for the sergeants to maintain high-intensity alert for a long time, which gave the attackers an opportunity.
Qibizhang had just taken advantage of Dai Siyuan in this regard, and he did not want to be attacked by the enemy again.
As for letting the sergeants eat and drink freely, it is also human nature. During the Chinese New Year, marching for 200 miles in the snow will not work if they do not let people relax and relax. Relaxation and relaxation are the way to control them.
The enemy barracks arrived soon.
There were officers and soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army guarding inside, wearing armor and holding spears, watching eagerly. The soldiers who surrendered were relatively honest, no one cried, and most of them looked numb, quietly waiting for the judgment of fate.
"You don't need to worry." Qibizhang looked across the fence for a while and said loudly: "They are all warriors who work hard. The food and rewards of King Xia are no less than those of King Liang. If you can be selected into the Yamen Army,
It’s not a good place to go.”
The soldiers were silent for a while, and suddenly a bold military officer said: "The general said it well. We are originally from Cai. We followed Qin Zongquan in the past, and later fought for the King of Liang. If the King of Xia can take care of our livelihood, then
So what if I fight for King Xia?"
"This general, that marshal, fighting back and forth, that's all."
"If King Xia can win the battle, my life will be more protected, which sounds good."
"It seems I have to give up my wife and children in Bianzhou. I finally raised a son, alas."
"Zhang Wulang, your mother-in-law looks shabby, what's there to miss about her?"
"Don't worry, Wulang Zhang. When you follow King Xia into Bianzhou, your mother-in-law may have given you a few more children and you will make a lot of money."
"Haha! I went on an expedition for a year, and I had a baby after I returned. Could it be that the pregnancy was caused by sympathy in the dream?"
The surrendered soldiers spoke vulgarly and laughed frequently, telling common jokes among sergeants, which sounded so relatable that even the Xia sergeant guarding them couldn't help but laugh.
Low-level warriors can also empathize.
Qi Bizhang also laughed.
He was relieved, this group of people were all old-timers. There were only a few die-hards, they were all just warriors who worked hard for money. After a good training in the future, they could solve their worries and they could still go into battle.
The old Feilong Army is gone, and today only Qi Bizhang’s Feilong Army is worthy of its name. How happy!
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Dai Siyuan ran for dozens of miles overnight and finally arrived outside Caizhou City after dawn.
Looking back, I saw that there were only a handful of four to five hundred people left who had fled with him. I suddenly felt sad and squeezed out a few tears.
This battle was so tragic!
I still remember that when the Weihan Valley Road was in turmoil a few years ago, King Liang rebuilt the Baosheng Army and built the Feilong Army. A few years later, the main force of the Baosheng Army was destroyed, leaving only a few remnants of defeated generals who were reorganized by the Longwu Army. There were eight thousand Feilong Army.
The crowd had all been wiped out by now, leaving only these hundreds of defeated soldiers who had abandoned their helmets and armor. It was an unspeakable misery.
"Military envoy..." someone reminded.
It was windy and cold in the wild, everyone was cold and hungry, and their horsepower was almost exhausted, so they had to find a place to take a breath first.
"When entering Caizhou, you cannot go to the Zhongwu Army." Dai Siyuan calmed down and made a decision.
Everyone had no objections and followed Dai Siyuan in a swarm towards Caizhou Central City.
Zhang Quanyi quickly received the news, and after confirming that the incoming general was indeed Dai Siyuan, he immediately let them in. At the same time, he sent cavalry to patrol the wild areas to collect any broken troops who might have become separated.
Yang Shihou even knew the news earlier than Zhang Quanyi, and he immediately summoned the generals for a meeting.
"I have made up my mind. Caizhou cannot stay any longer. I will break camp and set off immediately." Yang Shihou said with a serious face.
The generals looked at each other.
Yang Junfang, Yang Shihou's nephew and the Yuhou of the Zhongwu Army, couldn't help but ask: "Dutou, is the Feilong Army really over?"
"Is there any lie?" Yang Shihou glanced at his nephew and said, "The Xia thieves attacked Cai at night. Dai Siyuan was unprepared. The Feilong Army was probably wiped out. The village warriors gathered also dispersed overnight and returned to their respective villages. This matter is ninety-nine
It has become true. Without further ado, our troops will break out of camp immediately. If it is any later, the bandit army will outflank us, and I am afraid there will be nowhere to run."
Everyone was shocked when they heard it.
Dai Siyuan cannot be blamed for the outcome of the war. Once these six or seven thousand men left, the situation in Caizhou completely collapsed. What would King Liang think?
"Dutou, over there with King Liang..." Someone raised concerns.
"I can't control that much anymore. Is Zhe Zongben easy to fight? It's not easy to fight! Is Qi Binzhang easy to fight? It's also hard to fight! There are tens of thousands of them, how can we fight against the enemy? I'm afraid we will be surrounded and killed here.
Without further ado, withdraw the troops immediately. Let’s go to Yingzhou before the Xia thieves react."
"Why not go to Chenzhou?"
"Qi Bizhang is in Shangcai, so when he goes to Chenzhou, he throws himself into a trap. You don't want to be entangled on the way, right?" Yang Shihou asked: "Go to Yingzhou first. The thieves may have troops there and occupy some territory.
, but most of them are weak soldiers, I can defeat them with one blow. Besides, the Xia thieves may not have many soldiers and horses stationed in Yingzhou. His uncle Cong has sent troops from the west. After arriving in Yingzhou, he can also respond to the soldiers and horses camped in Suzhou.
, kill two birds with one stone.”
After saying this, everyone had no objections. Besides, Yang Shihou had been in charge of the army for many years and had a deep control over this army. Few people dared to oppose him, so it was decided like this.
The tone of the run has been set, and all that's left is to perfect the details.
Yang Shihou sent cavalry general Zhang You to lead a thousand cavalry out of the camp and dismounted not far outside Beiguan City. At the same time, he sent an envoy to inform Zhang Quanyi and invited him to attack Beiguan City together.
Zhang Quanyi, Zhang Quan'en and Dai Siyuan heard the news in the city and looked at each other, a little confused.
"Yang Shihou wants to run away!" Lao Dai was familiar with this thief. He slapped his thigh and gritted his teeth and said, "This thief is self-reliant and hateful. He must be trying to make us take chestnuts from the fire for him."
Zhang Quanyi nodded secretly and agreed.
Everyone present is a veteran warlord. Who is not a fox who has been practicing for thousands of years? You Yang Shihou will know what you are going to do when you poke your butt. You are going to attack Beiguan City together. How can you fight with such military morale? Lie three
What about the little one?
"Hit me, no!" Dai Siyuan said angrily: "Come here, send an order to Yang Shihou. The Zhongwu Army will enter the city immediately. There must be no mistake."
Dai Siyuan was the commander-in-chief of Caizhou. In theory, he could command Yang Shihou's Zhongwu Army. He asked the Zhongwu Army to enter the city and stop guarding the camps outside the city. Yang Shihou had to come. Otherwise, it would be a disloyalty and rebellion!
Zhang Quan'en also looked angry and furious.
Zhang Quanyi sighed and said: "General Dai, why bother? If Yang Shihou leaves, it is not a bad thing. In Caizhou City, there are not many thousands of people more than him, and there are not many thousands of people less than him. If Yang Bu is roaming around
It’s not a bad thing for us.”
"You!" Dai Siyuan glared at Zhang Quanyi and sneered, "It's too late! Thief Yang wants to leave, but it's not that easy in broad daylight. If he waits until night, haha, I'm afraid he won't dare to wait any longer."
Zhang Quanyi understood Dai Siyuan's mood very well, but was a little dissatisfied with his gloating attitude, and advised: "General, let's do this. Let's just show off and send troops out of the city. If the Wei Sheng army comes to fight, we will withdraw. That's it.
If Yang Shihou can seize the time, he will owe us a favor. If he cannot seize the time, there is nothing he can do. He will stay in Caizhou and wait for the army to rescue the siege."
"No! I don't want to see a villain succeed." Dai Siyuan gritted his teeth.
His Feilong Army was defeated by the Xia Feilong Army, and now there are only a few people left. If Yang Shihou disobeys orders and runs away again, what will King Liang think of him? Trash?
In today's world, a useless warrior is of no value. All that awaits him is death, and may also involve his family.
Zhang Quanyi didn't do anything and stopped trying to persuade him. He just kept sighing.