In Kaiyang after the war, the houses near the outer city were in ruins, and among the ruins and broken walls, one could see corpses one after another.
When Wang Zhengchi entered the city and saw this scene, even though it was not the first time, his expression still turned grim.
The pride and joy of shooting Wen Chou just now dissipated little by little.
As if affected by it, the horses under him and the soldiers behind them began to walk heavily.
The enemy was beheaded and the anger subsided, but he felt a little regretful.
In order to kill Yuan Jun, he led the army and watched helplessly as Yuan Jun advanced towards Kaiyang and beat him hard.
Of course, in the end, he accomplished his goal, avenged Gao Xiong and the Heavenly Army brothers who died in Yunting, and fulfilled his previous oath.
But the price... was that he sacrificed countless lives due to his deliberate actions.
The Heavenly Army that had been left behind to guard Kaiyang was now almost gone.
If he had attacked earlier, these would not have died.
In order to avenge the Heavenly Army, another group of Heavenly Army was sacrificed. Now that I think about it, is it still worth it?
While he was silent, the cavalrymen who were leading the way finally found Yu Jin in the melee outside the city wall and in the ditch, and brought him over.
Seeing Wang Zheng, Yu Jin let go of his supporting hands, forced himself to bow his hands, and said hoarsely:
"General, Kaiyang has not been lost. Fortunately, the last general has lived up to his command!"
This was the first time that Wang Zheng saw him in such a miserable state. He was covered in blood and mud, and his expression was even more dejected. He felt even more apologetic in his heart. He quickly stepped forward to help him up, took his hand and said solemnly:
"The difficulty of opening Yang is the urgency of government."
"The general remains undisturbed in times of danger, and builds strong bases when the situation is weak. There are certain things that cannot be moved, and he is truly my uncle!"
Geng Gong, Geng Bozong.
In the 18th year of Emperor Ming's reign in the Han Dynasty, the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu sent King Zuo Luli with 20,000 cavalry to invade the border. At that time, Emperor Ming died, and the Cheshi Kingdom in the Western Regions rebelled. The Han Dynasty had no time to send troops to rescue. At this time of internal and external difficulties, Geng Gong unexpectedly sent five hundred
The Han army resisted foreign enemies on its own and held on for four months!
Such a speechless achievement not only made him a well-known national hero in the Han Dynasty, with a reputation that has lasted for hundreds of years, but also left a mark in history. In the history of the thousand-year war of the Celestial Dynasty, he became one of the top ten famous generals known for defending the city.
Wang Zheng deliberately compared it with this, and there is another reason. When he attacked Linzi in the past, it was Yu Jin who proposed the strategy of Geng Yan, the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.
And Geng Gong is Geng Yan’s nephew.
Hearing Wang Zheng's praise, Yu couldn't help but be moved, and blood flushed on his pale face, and he said with shame, "How dare I compare myself to the sages."
"However," when he said this, he paused and said sincerely: "if Fufeng Lieutenant is not afraid of strong enemies, is not tempted by the Xiongnu's idea of "conferring a king and marrying a princess", and is always loyal to the monarch's manly behavior, it is forbidden to do so.
can do it!"
"I will be banned in the end, and I am willing to go through fire and water for the general of Heaven!"
Hearing these powerful words, Wang Zheng smiled, dusted him off, looked at the system screen, and solemnly said: "There will be no such battle, I am convinced of it."
"If there is a document, I will guard the rear, and I will have peace of mind."
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Shi Ling returned home to rest in the ban, and left five hundred infantry to suppress and guard the city. Wang Zheng once again arranged for everyone to leave the city, and in units of a hundred people, they continued to wander around the fields, and no Yuan army was allowed to escape.
What he had just surrounded and annihilated was Wen Chou's own troops, mainly cavalry, but at this time there were still many broken infantry fleeing away from Li Yang.
But Wang Zheng was not worried at all.
The Xuzhou Plain area has flat terrain, which to some extent is not only the most conducive to cavalry charges, but also the most suitable place for pursuit and annihilation.
If the cavalry still has a chance to survive, the infantry on the losing side will die or live, but only in the New Year of the victor.
As for Wang Zheng, he had already announced that he would kill them all!
He climbed to the top of the city, looked around, and could still hear faint shouts.
Countless Yuan troops were running in all directions, switching sides and disarming, and their flags were in chaos. When many people saw the Heavenly Army taking the initiative to pursue them, they even put down their weapons and begged for mercy, but they were still killed in groups.
Among the chasing Heavenly Army, the cavalry were running at the front, but they were not in a hurry to chop. They just ran to the outermost area. After reaching the Yuan Army's formation, they turned their horses' heads and spread out into a long line, chasing Yuan's soldiers like ducks.
Then run towards Kaiyang.
At this time, Yuan's soldiers had already lost sight of their officers, and the officers had no regard for their soldiers. They were like headless flies. They just ran away with the group. When they saw the enemy's sword, they ran back with their heads in their hands, seeking their own death.
There were a few people who were still unconscious and wanted to rush over, but no matter where they were, the opponents of these second-order cavalry lost their heads one after another.
The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and the sun is rising.
As Wang Zheng watched with cold eyes, the situation changed from chaos to order. There were fewer and fewer figures of Yuan Jun standing there, and the mountains and plains were filled with corpses.
When this one-sided massacre was finally coming to an end, Wang Zheng ordered the army to carry the ballistas and other equipment that Yuan Jun had left outside the city into the city. At the same time, he treated the wounded, buried the corpses, cleaned the battlefield, and inspected the results of the battle.
In fact, Wang Zheng already knew it well when he looked at the experience values appearing on the transparent frame.
Since entering Xuzhou, the Heavenly Army once again raised its sword high and achieved a long-lost total annihilation.
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When the sun was in the middle, everyone returned to camp one after another.
Fu Bo and Yu Zhong, who were sent before Yu Jin, also returned to the city at the same time.
Wang Zheng personally went down to the city tower to greet him. After some gentle words of encouragement, he even ordered a banquet in the city to celebrate the victory. At the same time, he sent people to Pengcheng to report the victory.
At the banquet, Wang Zheng offered the first glass of wine to Yu Ban:
"This battle was fought with a small number of enemies, and the major's clever tricks deceived the enemy, and his command was excellent. It is truly wonderful and remarkable."
"Even if I don't come to help, a mere ghost might not even be able to set foot in Kaiyang Lei Pond!"
"If you can annihilate Yuan's army and win a complete victory, you will be the first to do so!"
Hearing this, Yu Jin secretly screamed with shame.
If we say that in this game, he had defeated Wen Chou before, but at the last moment, because of his greed for success, he almost lost the whole game with one mistake.
But now that all the generals have arrived and the general is so complimentary, he can no longer speak. He can only drink it down with a red face, cupping his hands and saying, "Thank you, general."
"Kaiyang can survive to this day only because the general reported the news in advance, and our generals worked together and fought bloody hard to achieve this victory."
"Forbidden, don't dare to live alone."
Wang Zheng took the change in his expression into his heart, knowing that Yu Jin had been raised, so he smiled and nodded, picked up the wine, and paid homage to the ancient swords one by one, Yu Zhong and other soldiers:
"You all marched forward to defeat the enemy. Without you, there would be no victory..."
"Drink up!"
"Thank you, General!"
Seeing Wang Zheng toasting one cup after another to Kaiyang Guardsmen, Wu Sheng and others who followed him from Pengcheng couldn't help but feel a little bit disgusted. However, the Kaiyang Army did perform well in this battle, and they couldn't say the same thing.
After ten days of drinking, Wu Sheng seized the opportunity and shouted quickly: "General, since Yuan's army is destroyed and there are no external enemies, we can continue to expand!"
"Now that we've returned to Langya, let's just take over the remaining counties one by one, right?"
Hearing this, everyone on the field became energetic, and their eyes instantly focused on Wang Zheng.
Now that Langya and Pengcheng counties each have half of it, the development momentum of the Heavenly Army is becoming more and more vigorous. Everyone's heart is burning, and their minds are full of thoughts of killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds.
"What Major Wu said is true." Yu Jin nodded repeatedly and agreed: "Langya County still has Dongwu, and the counties, Xihai and Langya City are not in my hands."
"With our overwhelmingly victorious army and sharp front, we can capture this small town with ease!"
"General, please don't ever serve our heavenly army again!"
Thinking of Wang Zheng's praise in the daytime that "Wen Zhi guards the rear", while suppressing the proud message, I also felt a little panicked.
He was suddenly a little worried, otherwise General Tian Gong would keep asking him to defend the city!
How can defending a city have the majesty of attacking a city? How can it be a great achievement?
Looking around, he saw that everyone had fiery eyes and excited expressions. However, Wang Zheng shook his head: "We have two armies. One is defending the city for many days, and the other is rushing thousands of miles to rescue. Both of them are exhausted. Even if they are full of energy, they cannot fight continuously.
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"Every inch of Langya Kingdom is determined to be conquered, but there is no need to rush."
"Let's rest for a few days first, recuperate our energy, regain our strength, and then work on it slowly."
If a general has the ambition to open up a new territory, he will have the opportunity to use his troops. Thinking of this, although the generals were a little disappointed, they didn't have much opinion.
Of course, they dare not have it.
Now that he has said this, Wang Zheng thought for a moment, and simply changed the banquet to a military meeting for the time being, and said to everyone: "The key to holding on to Kaiyang so far is to show the enemy that we are strong and make Wen Chou hesitate.
, I haven’t attacked the city for several days.”
"Do you know the key to the success of this plan?" he asked.
After hearing this, everyone was silent and lost in thought.
It was a huge surprise to Wang Zheng, but it was Wu Sheng who asked the question first. Of course, this is normal. What was really unexpected was that Wu Sheng hit the nail on the head.
"General, is it because the commander-in-chief is Wen Chou?"
"That's right." Wang Zheng looked at him with surprise and approval: "Soldiers are also deceitful. It is never the strong who wins, but the winner who becomes stronger!"
"Major Yu's plan was actually quite risky. It could be described as taking an erroneous approach. This was not only because he was in a weak situation and had no other choice, but also because Wen Chou was suspicious by nature and thought too much."
"Therefore, these strategies can be used by the timid, the suspicious, and the wise." Wang Zhengdian said: "But they cannot be used consistently regardless of the general or the enemy."
He was also afraid that if Yu Ban's example was set, his own generals would imitate him in the future, seeking to take risks in any situation and playing tricks to show the enemy's weakness.
After hearing Wang Zheng's explanation, everyone was convinced and agreed with a loud voice.
They also chatted about ancient and modern military affairs. Since the army had become a labor force, Wang Zheng did not want to be too indulgent. Soon after, he broke up the banquet and ordered Wu Sheng to be responsible for the subsequent repairs of the city walls and the layout of city defenses. After that, he returned to the county.
Mansion.
As soon as I set foot on the verandah, I saw a beautiful figure running towards me like a flying bird, and a baby swallow came directly into my arms, bringing with it waves of fragrance that flowed into my nose with the wind.
Wang Zheng looked down and saw a bright and pretty face, staring at him happily.
The heroic ambitions and military ambitions of the previous moment disappeared immediately, leaving only tenderness in my heart:
"Sister Si, why are you walking so fast?"
Huo Si smiled and said: "Azheng, I want to see you earlier."
Wang Zheng held her hand and said softly: "I'm thinking of you too."
"really?"
"It's pure gold, no child can be deceived." While teasing, Wang Zheng directly pulled her towards the main house, feeling a burning sensation in his belly.
After walking a few steps, he felt that it was too slow, so he picked Huo Si up by the waist, threw off his shoes, and started striding.
Just when he was about to reach the door, he saw Huo Si tugging on his sleeve. Wang Zheng looked down and saw her staring at him with a pair of bright eyes, and suddenly said:
"Then let's not separate from each other."
"How about you take me with you when you go out to fight?"