The official barracks east of Jishui have now been occupied by the Yong army.
Zhao Yanxun's headquarters was temporarily set up in the camp.
After this great victory, all the troops had the idea of pursuing the pursuit, but they had to stop and rest, at least eat lunch first.
If the logistics supply is not sufficient, it is a very dangerous behavior to just pursue forward. This is especially true for infantry.
At this moment, in the military stronghold, all the guards sent people to attend the meeting, and the lowest level one was Qian Hu.
Looking at the people in the front, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "In the two previous battles, the cavalry had no chance to show off its skills..."
"Now that I have crossed Jishui, there is no more danger between me and the capital. It is time for the cavalry to gallop!"
Hearing this, the cavalry commanders at the front all showed excited expressions.
All along, there have been few opportunities for them to perform on the frontal battlefield.
At this time, Zhao Yanxun said with a serious expression: "The first, second, fourth, and fifth guards immediately set off and headed straight to the capital to cut off the city's communication with the outside world!"
"Do you understand?"
The four commanders who were named immediately kowtowed and said: "I will obey the prince's will!"
Zhao Yanxun then said: "You decide how to act!"
"But one thing... you must be strictly restrained. No one is allowed to disturb the people. Anyone who disobeys the order will be severely punished!"
"If the imperial army breaks out and harms the people, kill them directly!"
The common people have always been prone to disaster in wars. As a person with modern thinking, Zhao Yanxun naturally wanted to put an end to this phenomenon as much as possible.
What's more, his army can only be strong if he actually controls a large enough population.
Seeing Zhao Yanxun's serious instructions, several commanders did not dare to neglect at all and immediately replied: "Yes!"
"You go ahead!"
"yes!"
After these people left, Zhao Yanxun looked at the remaining people.
"Every guard station is fighting today. They are all resting at their current stations and taking action after receiving orders every day!"
Although today's battle was won, it was a great drain on the physical strength of the lower-level soldiers. Strictly speaking, half a day's rest is not enough.
Only because there is no tough battle ahead, Zhao Yanxun will allow the march tomorrow.
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Zhao Yanxun's prediction was correct. After the defeat of the army, except for some people who fled into Yongshun Mansion, more of the defeated soldiers were in a state of disorder.
These people formed large and small gangs, ranging from seven or eight to hundreds of people, fleeing across the land east of Jishui.
This has caused disaster to many villages, the worst of which is the place near Jishui, because they are too close to the battlefield.
In a certain village, more than a dozen knife-wielding soldiers broke in, went straight to the big family in the village, and then began to look for food and money.
There was no discipline among the defeated troops, even though there were Imperial Guards among them.
After eating and drinking, these people did not stay too long and fled with their "trophies", leaving the village in a mess.
On the east side of the village, several men were standing under a big tree, two of them were pressing a defeated soldier to the ground.
"Brother, we caught a lone man!"
Hearing this, the bearded man stepped forward and knelt down, and then asked: "Are you officers and soldiers of the imperial court?"
The person being held down was a young man, with a sinister look on his face and said, "What do you want?"
The next moment, he was punched in the face.
"Boy, if my elder brother asks you something, you should answer me honestly, otherwise your life will be worse than death!"
It must be said that this punch was very effective, at least the sinister look on the young man's face faded a lot.
"The imperial court was defeated?"
"That's right!"
"What is the arrangement of the imperial court's 200,000 troops now?"
"The two hundred thousand troops were defeated!"
Hearing this, the bearded man asked in disbelief: "What did you say? The 200,000-strong army was defeated?"
"That's right!"
"Hasn't the commander-in-chief been replaced by Lu Liqing? How could this be the case?"
There was fear on the face of the young man on the ground. After a few breaths of silence, he said, "Even if the King of Heaven is here, I can't stop Yong's army!"
"This...this is simply..."
For a moment, the bearded man didn't know what to say.
At this time, someone on the side asked: "Boy, are you lying to us? An army of 200,000 people was completely defeated in one day after the war started? Are you all made of paper?"
Unexpectedly, the young man on the ground replied: "It didn't take a day, it only took half a day to defeat!"
Well, these words left everyone present speechless.
Thinking of how the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out in one fell swoop in Hanshui, now this drama is happening again in Jishui.
This proves two problems, one is that the current imperial court has exhausted its power, and the other is that King Yong has his destiny.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the imperial court lost so quickly and why King Yong won so smoothly.
While everyone was thinking, the young man on the ground said: "Brother, I answered you honestly, can you spare my life?"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the bearded man waved his hand, and someone stabbed the young man to death, without any delay in the whole process.
If you let him go, you can't guarantee that he won't cause trouble, so naturally you'll just kill him with a knife.
Before the young man died, someone said: "Brother, we have to get the news back quickly!"
"Yes, brother!"
Hearing the reminder from his men, the bearded man turned around and said, "Let's explore the situation in detail and then send the message back!"
After a few people were silent, someone said: "That's fine..."
In fact, not only the defeated troops were fleeing, but also the people who did not want to be harassed were also fleeing.
On the official road, Fang Hongji's carriage was moving forward.
Because of his old age, his body couldn't handle traveling too fast, so he had only traveled more than a hundred miles back south.
At this time, his student's voice came from outside the carriage.
"My father-in-law, where are you going with your family?"
I heard an old voice reply: "Let's flee south..."
"Fleeing? What kind of disaster are you running from?"
"The imperial court went around killing people and robbing people. My son and daughter-in-law were killed by them..."
When he said this, the old voice was choked with sobs, and he continued: "My old life is hard enough, so I escaped with my little granddaughter!"
When he heard that the soldiers of the imperial court were rioting, Fang Hongji couldn't sit still.
So he opened the curtain of the carriage, leaned out and asked: "Old man, the soldiers of the imperial court are bound by military discipline, how can they kill innocent people indiscriminately?"
"Military discipline? Bullshit military discipline, these people who kill a thousand swords should all be struck to death by lightning!"
"Do you think I'm telling lies? It's not just our village, there are dozens of villages along the way, and that one has not been harmed by them..."
"If you don't believe it, go back and see for yourself..."
These words were scolded by the old man outside the carriage, which made Fang Hongji very embarrassed at being treated so rudely.
"Old man, I made a mistake. I give you these food as an apology from me!"
A few minutes later, the old man took his granddaughter and left with the food, but Fang Hongji was deep in thought.
In the following time, he saw more people who had fled their homes and fled, and after asking, he got more information.
In the end, he was truly convinced that the imperial court's 200,000-strong army had been completely routed two days ago.
Even though he was not familiar with military affairs, Fang Hongji knew that the imperial court was losing its battle and was unable to organize a defense line against Yong's army.
Fang Hongji was not surprised by this. After all, he personally went to the Yongjun military camp and knew how powerful this group of people was.
"Soldiers died in battle and people were displaced. It is truly a human tragedy..."
"This kind of thing can never happen in the south. I want to return south as soon as possible to persuade them not to be enemies of King Yong!"
Being an enemy of Zhao Yanxun will definitely lead to a miserable outcome, Fang Hongji is very sure of this.