Chapter 508 The overall situation has been determined
As the Xiqiang elite outside Qingping Pass were defeated, the Song army guarding the pass finally breathed a sigh of relief. When the army was outside, no matter how dangerous the pass was, no matter how strong the defense was, no one could sleep.
The reputation of Demon General Ye An also spread rapidly among the army. Both the three thousand soldiers of the Anhua Army and the security forces guarding the pass privately believed that Ye An was a true god descending to earth, the Wuqu Star of the Song Dynasty, who destroyed the Western Qiang.
The devil general.
The military report of the victory at Qingpingguan was also sent out, but Chen Lin's reply was very angry, accusing Ye An of not letting the tiger return to the mountains and allowing the thousands of elite combat troops who moved westward to return to Qinggang Gorge.
Cheng Gongshou and Xu Yongzhang had genuine expressions on their faces, while Shi Xin handed the letter to Ye An after reading Chen Lin's handwritten letter, while looking at him with some worry.
Ye An shook his head helplessly and wrote a reply on the paper. The Qingping Pass at the moment was an important place for defense, and it was also an important place to intercept the Xiqiang people.
It is true to destroy the enemy's vitality, but you can't kill all the surrendered Xiqiang people, right?
In this way, even if he wins the war, he will still have to bear the charge of "bloodthirsty" and "indiscriminate killing". The imperial censor in Tokyo will be able to drown out the Tongjin Yintai Division with a memorial to impeach him!
As for what Chen Lin said about escorting the army, waiting for the war to calm down before asking the sage officials to make a decision is even more stupid.
Thousands of Western Qiang rebels were detained at Qingping Pass, not to mention the consumption of food alone, which the small Qingping Pass could not afford. The food and grass in the army was only enough to cover the cost of the army guarding the pass. As for these Western Qiang people,
It is even more impossible to reform and confiscate the army.
The best way is to send them away and let them return to Qinggang Gorge.
From the beginning to the end, Ye An never thought about completely wiping out the Xiqiang people. They were an important part of his plan, how could they be wiped out? Who would be the pawns of the Song Dynasty after wiping them out, and who would confuse the party members?
In Ye An's eyes, the Xiqiang people play more of a tool role, especially now that the situation in Huanzhou is stable.
From Chen Lin's letter, Ye An also got the news that Fan Yong had arrived in Qingzhou, but after arriving in Qingzhou, he did not continue northward. Instead, he had a pleasant conversation with Zhou Guozuo in Anhua City.
According to Chen Lin, every time Fan Yong visited a state capital along the way, he would talk freely with the local magistrate, either reminiscing about old times or traveling, which was very pleasant.
Ye An knows that this is delegating power to himself, but is this too comfortable for Fan Laoguan?
However, Fan Yong did not do anything. On the contrary, he collected a lot of military supplies along the way. Under his personal "escort", he had already traveled upstream from Anhua City, Gyeongju, along Malingshui River to Baekma River. There were even some
Some of them have reached Tongyuan City.
This shows that in terms of logistics, the three Chen Lins tied together are no match for Fan Yong. From Chen Lin's letters, Ye An even discovered that the supplies transported not only included consumables such as arrows, but also
The bed crossbow is an important weapon for defending the city.
However, the bed crossbow was placed on Tongyuan City. Chen Lin meant that Tongyuan City must be defended no matter what.
As for Cao Yi's Zhenrong Army, they have already set out and are heading towards Huanzhou from Qinfeng Road. It is said that they will attack Liujingbao in the "first battle" and march towards Xingping City.
If Xingping City is captured, Hongde Village, Suyuan Village, and Wulun Village will have no way to go west, and they can only go north to attack Qingping Pass.
Chen Lin also expressed her concerns in her letter. Tens of thousands of Xiqiang people have now completely become dogs behind closed doors. In contrast, the Dangxiang people are very quiet. Even though the war in Huanzhou is in full swing,
There was no involvement in it.
This was beyond the expectations of Ye An, Chen Lin and others. According to their predictions, the party members should take action when the current chaos was about to end, but Huanzhou was unusually quiet.
It seems that the Song Dynasty is showing signs of pacifying Huanzhou, but the source of the civil strife has not been eliminated. At least the Xiqiang people have not sent envoys to Tongyuan City or Anhua City to discuss surrender matters.
This proves that the Xiqiang people still intend to resist.
Ye An was still waiting. Taking advantage of the brief period of peace after defeating the Xiqiang elite, he took the time to train troops at Qingping Pass.
The quality and level of Anhua's army were far from meeting Ye An's standards and requirements for the army, which was considered too harsh by Cheng Gongshou and even Tieniu.
Early in the morning, he led an army of more than 3,000 people and rushed northward for nearly eight miles, which was more than ten miles back and forth! The ordinary frontier troops had already fallen down from exhaustion and even complained.
The Anhua Army was better. Although they were exhausted, they had almost no complaints. After all, Ye An's prestige in the army was extremely high. Even Zhou Wuyao, an army medical officer, was willing to follow him. What else could others say?
"Master Marquis, we...we are almost at the Qinggang Gorge. Running like this is really tiring."
Looking at Tieniu lying on the ground panting, Ye An raised his foot and kicked him up. He also kicked Cheng Gongshou and Xu Yongzhang and said, "Look at Zhao Hu, Li Ergeng and others.
, I have never had such complaints, this is the rule in my army!"
After speaking, he looked at the three people and sneered: "I can't bear it now?! There will be more tiring work in the future! Besides, how has it ever been that I wasn't with you?"
"You are riding a horse!"
"Um?!"
"The Marquis is worried about me and others, so he leads the way on horseback himself!"
Cheng Gongshou immediately echoed from the side and gave Tieniu a wild wink. Tieniu and Xu Yongzhang looked at each other. They felt that Ye An had only now shown the essence of a "devil general"...
It was dark at night, and the Qingping Pass was very quiet. There were snores in the barracks, but in the dark night, there was a faint sound.
"Master Hou, is this kind of trouble okay?"
Ye An looked at Zhao Hu who was holding up straw poles and fire sticks and frowned slightly: "What trouble? This is an emergency gathering. I have issued military orders before, and every team and battalion must conduct emergency gatherings from time to time.
During the training, if the enemy attacks at night, how can we give us time to respond? Today we have to check the results, stop talking, light the fire and blow the trumpet!"
"Here!"
Zhao Hu, Li Ergeng and others no longer hesitated and ordered the soldiers to disperse to various barracks...
Hula...
Toot toot…
Didi didi...
The smoke from the fire burning grass stalks, the brass whistles in the army, and the sound of bugles suddenly rang through the military camp, but this was not the most terrifying thing. The soldiers of the Anhua Army encountered such an "attack" for the first time, and they were panicked.
They rushed out of the tent, all of them disheveled, and some didn't even carry weapons. They simply stood outside the tent with blank faces.
Ye An's face became increasingly ugly, Tieniu stood there with a disgraceful face and said nothing, while Cheng Gongshou and Xu Yongzhang were cursing and looking for the "real culprit".
"Stop looking for it. It was someone who set the fire. Look at your appearance. You even lost your sword. If there is an enemy attack, you will be a fucking corpse! Everyone line up, I want to lecture you!"
A group of people remained silent, and 3,000 people slowly gathered on the school grounds, gradually starting to discuss in low voices.
"Do you think that you are the elite of the Song Dynasty after you have endured hardships, won battles, and achieved military exploits? No! Far from it! Tonight's emergency gathering is based on the battlefield. Do you think that if you encounter
How many chances do the Khitans or the Dangxiang people have to win? Are you complacent after defeating a mere Western Qiang people? Now that you have become a soldier, don’t think about being a soldier and eating food, just muddle along! From now on, I will not care about other frontier troops, but
Your Anhua Army must be the elite of my Song Dynasty! Why? Because you are the soldiers brought by my Yunzhong Junhou! You are the elite of my Song Dynasty wherever you go! Wan Sheng is not your cheering slogan, it is yours
The motto should be something engraved in the bones!”
Looking around and seeing no one speaking, Ye An shouted again: "Reply if you hear me!"