All he saw were old, weak, women and children. Liu Jing was not a bloodthirsty person, so he said to Chen Ming: "Take them into custody temporarily and bring them back to Yangzhai and hand them over to General Huangfu. General Zhu will take care of them together."
The soldiers began to clean the battlefield, leaving a group of troops to guard the three thousand prisoners.
The night soon faded away and was replaced by the rising sun.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing left on the mountain!"
After the battle, Liu Jing sent Chen Ming to lead another group of infantry up the mountain to find out if there were any more Yellow Turbans hiding in the mountain.
"Bo Cai was decisive. He wanted to overwhelm our army in one fell swoop. He was very courageous! It's a pity that he failed." Liu Jing sighed after hearing the situation reported by Chen Ming. If the secret sentry had not discovered this battle early, he would have been buried in Xingshan Mountain.
feet.
"Your Majesty, our army has won a great victory in this battle. More than 500 soldiers were killed in the battle, and more than 8,000 enemies were wiped out! More than 3,000 people were captured." Chen Ming then reported on the cleanup of the battlefield.
This was the second time Liu Jing faced the death statistics. He was no longer at a loss as he was last time. "Well done! Register and report the situation to General Zhu in detail when he returns to the division."
The Battle of Xingshan was a real hand-to-hand battle between the two armies. Unlike the Battle of Changshe, which had the power of water and fire, it was not easy to achieve such results.
A large number of figures appeared on the northeastern horizon, marching extremely fast.
Liu Jing heard the sound and looked towards the northeast. The fiery red flag with the word "Sun" fluttering in the wind.
"Your Majesty! I'm late!" Sun Jian also saw Liu Jing and ran over quickly.
"Brother Wentai, the thieves are smart and want to attack our military camp at night. Fortunately, I am smart, otherwise I would not have seen Brother Wentai!"
In fact, before the battle started, Liu Jing sent two people to notify Sun Jian who was camping in the northeast. They came back and forth, and only now did Sun Jian have to arrive and missed the entire battle.
"Where's Bocai? Have you caught him?" Sun Jian was very concerned about this issue. As long as Bocai died, he and Zhu Jun would always feel ashamed.
"No." Liu Jing replied with a little regret.
"Huh? Bocai ran away?" Sun Jian was slightly surprised. If Bocai had not died, the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans would probably come back.
Liu Jing shook his head and said nothing.
Sun Jian became even more confused when he saw it. He neither caught it nor ran away?
"By chance, I was able to behead the thief general Bo Cai." Liu Jing pretended to be calm and said with a smile on his lips.
Sun Jian was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! Your Majesty, you really know how to sell things! I thought Bo Cai had run away and was going to hunt him down!"
Sun Jian patted Liu Jing's shoulder vigorously, "I heard General Zhu say that Bo Cai's martial arts are not bad, and the Crown Prince was able to behead him. It seems that the Crown Prince still has some hidden strength when you and I competed a few days ago."
Liu Jing thought to himself that Bo Cai was just an ordinary general. Zhu Jun's [Martial Force] was only 63, and Bo Cai had a full 72. Of course he was praised for his good martial arts. If someone like Guan Yu met Bo Cai, then he would be sold with a proper price tag.
head!
"Brother Wentai is joking. I just beheaded Bo Caixiang by chance. It's nothing." Liu Jing said modestly.
Chen Ming interjected from the side: "Your Majesty, you can kill Bo Cai in a single fight, why are you so modest..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Jing turned around and interrupted: "I'm talking to Sun Sima, why are you interrupting! Go and organize the army for me!"
The angry shout made Chen Ming a little confused, but he still obeyed the order and went to rectify the army.
"This subordinate of yours is a bit cowardly." Sun Jian looked at Chen Ming's back and said. He was famous for his glaring anger and his fear of anger. Many soldiers looked at him in front of him and couldn't even finish his sentence, let alone
Interjected while the general was talking.
Liu Jing didn't want to scold Chen Ming. The world's hierarchical system was actually too strict. If Chen Ming's move made Sun Jian unhappy, it would be troublesome.
"Brother Wentai, don't blame me. Discipline in the army is generally loose, and I have raised them to be somewhat disrespectful." Liu Jing tried to smooth things over, blaming himself for the problem.
"Your Majesty, don't blame me for talking too much. Based on my many years of experience in leading the army, it would be better for the army to have stricter discipline."
"Yes, thank you Brother Wentai for your advice."
Liu Jing changed the topic and the two chatted for a while. The army was almost in order and set off back to Yangdi.
Two days later, before the food was exhausted, Liu Jing and Sun Jian's army returned to Yangzhai. There was a lively scene outside Yangzhai City! The civilians and livestock were everywhere, all originally prepared to deliver military food to them.
Later, after receiving information about the great victory in Xingshan, these civilians and livestock could not all be brought back to the city before they had time.
In the large tent of Huangfu Songzhong's army, the generals had already received news of the great victory at Xingshan and the annihilation of the remaining troops of Bo Cai. However, the battle report was limited and the specific situation was unknown. The generals were all waiting here for the triumphal return of the army.
The messenger entered the camp and reported loudly: "General Huangfu, Liu Sima and Sun Sima have returned and are now outside the camp!"
"Okay, okay!" Huangfu Song stood up excitedly, "Everyone, let's go out to greet him!"
The army led by Liu Jing and Sun Jian returned to the camp and had gone down to rest. At this moment, they were meeting with the generals outside the camp.
"Wentai, it took three days to break through the waves before the remaining troops were left. You are truly worthy of your reputation as a fierce general!"
The first thing Huangfu Song said when he came out was to praise Sun Jian. According to Zhu Jun's original strategy, Sun Jian should be the main force to defeat Bo Cai. The battle report did not record it in detail, but he subconsciously believed that it was Sun Jian who defeated Bo Cai.
Zhu Jun also nodded proudly. The plan for this battle came from him!
"General Huangfu, Sun Jian is not the one who can defeat the enemy!" Sun Jian said with a wry smile. Of course he wanted to accept this compliment. Huangfu Song was now also in the middle and high-level circles. If he praised his strong general, it would be basically recognized in the future.
But it wasn't him who defeated Bocai, so he really had no shame in accepting this compliment.
"No?" Huangfusong turned his head to Liu Jing in confusion. Seeing Liu Jing smiling and saying nothing, he suddenly understood, "Prince?"
Liu Jing restrained his smile slightly and pretended to be serious: "Lucky! Lucky!"
Zhu Jun and Cao Cao were stunned for a moment!
One was the person who made the overall plan, and the other was the person who gave Liu Jing advice before the war. They were both stunned.
"Why is this?" Zhu Jun couldn't help but ask. If the plan was not carried out as planned, he would definitely ask about the unexpected changes on the way.
"General Zhu, we can't talk here!" Liu Jing looked around and said, several people were standing at Dayingkou.
"I'm impatient. Come into the big tent quickly and tell us about this battle in detail." Zhu Jun also felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
Everyone entered the Chinese army's tent. After they sat down, Liu Jing took a sip of water and began to tell: "After the army moved to Xingshan, everything was in accordance with General Zhu's arrangements. I camped in the southwest to defend, and Brother Wentai camped in the northeast to attack."
"On the third day, I estimated that there should still be water in Bocai's army. Maybe he discovered that our army was stationed on both sides. Bocai was very courageous and decisive. That night, he led the entire army quietly down the mountain for a night attack.
If he really succeeds, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Fortunately, the soldiers under General Zhu's tent arranged well at the sentry posts and discovered the intentions of the rest of Bo Cai's troops in time. I then used the plan to move the army to the woods to the east, leaving the empty camp in place."
"When Bocai's army discovered the timing, the army surged out of the forest with great force, and luckily they were able to wipe out the rest of Bocai's troops."
After Liu Jing finished speaking, all the generals present could not help but praise him!
"The prince achieved great success twice when he led an army for the first time! He is indeed the pillar of the Han Dynasty and the pillar of the country!" Huangfu Song recognized Liu Jing more and more, and now he wished that this was his son and he would inherit the mantle of the general of the Huangfu family!
"My dear brother, you are truly a genius! A natural-born general!" This time, Cao Cao was also convinced. Without the power of water and fire, he was able to win with fewer enemies and more enemies.
"It's my fault! Fortunately, the prince has filled this hole for me." Zhu Jun did not hesitate to praise him.
"What the teacher said is true!" Fu Xie also sighed.
Liu Jing accepted everyone's compliments one by one and could not be blindly humble. In this situation, no matter how humble you are, it will give people a feeling of pride.
"Send the order, there will be a celebration banquet in Yangzhai City! The soldiers of the three armies will eat more meat tonight!" Huangfu Song gave the order with a wave of his hand.
The morale of the army has reached its peak. The successive great victories have allowed them to rest and recuperate in Yangzhai, and now they are gaining strength. All these things have made them temporarily forget the cruelty and bloodshed of war.
At the celebration banquet, all middle and high-level generals were present. Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Fu Xie, Liu Jing and others were at one table, while Liu Da, Chen Ming and others were at a separate banquet.
Everyone was chatting and laughing and had almost eaten. Cao Cao raised a topic: "General Huangfu, now that you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the remaining troops of Bo Cai have been executed. What should be the next step?"
After Cao Cao said this, everyone stopped chatting and returned their attention to business.
"I have considered it before. Now that the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan have been destroyed, there are still two places where the Yellow Turbans are rampant. One is Wancheng, and the other is Runan. The Wancheng Yellow Turbans have occupied Wancheng for more than a month or two. Wancheng is an important city. Is it difficult to Attack! If we go to Wancheng next, we are likely to fight a protracted battle with the enemy, and the surrounding military supplies may not be available."
Huangfu Song expressed what he was thinking.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jingzhou was actually not a wealthy place. Compared with the Central Plains, it was slightly barren. Wancheng was the seat of Nanyang County. The city was tall and difficult to attack. Moreover, bandits occupied Wancheng, and the surrounding small towns were not wealthy. Forty thousand to fifty thousand people There is likely to be a problem with the army's logistics supply, and the implication is that they want to move into Runan.
But he did not directly say that he would transfer to Runan. He wanted the generals present to express their thoughts before making a decision.
"I also have this plan. The terrain of Wancheng is complicated, and the bandits are occupying the city and defending it, so they have an inherent advantage." Zhu Jun said, he and Huangfu Song had the same view.
Entering Nanyang from Yuzhou, you can only enter through the narrow entrance of Hengshan Mountain and Lushan Mountain. After entering, the terrain is complicated and has different heights, which is extremely unfavorable for marching. The shape of the mountain is also not conducive to developing the advantage of cavalry.
From Yangzhai to Runan, it is a road of flat land for more than a hundred miles. From Yangzhai to Wancheng, it is a mountainous road of a hundred and sixty to seventy miles. The marching speed is very different. Tens of thousands of troops consume countless amounts of food every day.
"I also agree that we should go to Runan first. I am very familiar with the terrain here. We can also write a letter and send it to Chen State, asking my father to raise military supplies and meet our army at the border of Chen State!"
When he heard that he was going to Runan, Liu Jing had already made a plan!