Situ Tai was naturally overjoyed for his victory in this battle. For this reason, he rewarded the entire army. After all, in the short term, it would be impossible to pass through Sishui Pass and pursue the Qi army. Therefore, at this time and space,
In his spare time, he rewarded the whole army well, which also allowed him to gain a better foothold in the army.
In contrast, the Qi Army camp south of Sishui Pass is much bleak. At this moment, the entire camp is much lower than usual, not to mention compared with when Sishui Pass was captured. Think about it.
Yes, it was a big victory before, but now it has become a disastrous defeat. No one can bear it. Furthermore, their coach King Qi is also furious at the moment. They don't dare to lose their lives because of some trivial things. If that happens, it will be really serious.
It's so not worth it.
Murong Cheng lived alone in the commander's tent, feeling depressed. This battle took a lot of effort. In order to achieve the best effect, he attacked the city in Hulao Pass and everyone suffered heavy losses. However, in order to mobilize the tiger away from the mountain this time,
For the success of the plan, for the surprise
Victory, he still gritted his teeth and commanded his soldiers to attack. But what was the final result? Here he suffered a miserable defeat, which was unacceptable to him. His hard-working actions turned out to be in the enemy's sight. This time the loss was 100,000
The officers and soldiers have suffered a huge loss.
"My subordinates Zhang Tu, Zhong Yan, Han Dong, Xu Lei, and Wang Shuang have met the prince!" In the commander's tent, the five highest-ranking officers entered the commander's tent to pay homage to Qi King Murong, who had been nesting in the commander's tent.
become.
When these five people saw the appearance of King Qi Murongcheng, they were shocked. Normally, King Qi was gentle and elegant, with an imposing manner. But at this time, his head was hanging down, his eyes were red, and his face was tired and listless.
"Your Majesty, victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs. You cannot completely lose the confidence to fight back just because of one failure. If Your Majesty does not have the confidence to compete with Situ Lei, what ability, qualification and confidence do our subordinates have?
What about fighting?" Zhong Yan saw Murong Cheng like this,
He said urgently. Now is not the time to vent, the situation is urgent. There is a fire in the city, although the enemy troops cannot get through. However, if the fire is reduced or extinguished, the Yongwang army will definitely pass through the Sishui Pass.
The remnant troops in the south of the city went on an expedition. By then, the situation would really get bad.
Murong Cheng said bitterly: "I have not lost confidence, but I am really unwilling to lose at the hands of Situ Lei's son. Even if I lose, I can only lose at the hands of Situ Lei, not this kid.
generation."
Seeing Murong Cheng say this, Zhang Tu and others breathed a sigh of relief. This shows that although Murong Cheng was severely hit by the failure, he was not completely defeated yet.
"Your Majesty, what happened in the past when Situ Lei teamed up with the Yanzhou Prefecture Army, the Tang Army, and the Xuzhou Army to attack us? It was not our operation that turned the corner, but now it is our coalition's crusade against Situ Lei. Who will decide the victory or defeat?
Can you explain it clearly? Besides, in this battle at Bishui Pass, my subordinates believe that Situ Tai will not be the only one.
The credit for it. Or maybe it was Situ Lei's intention. Otherwise, without Situ Lei's permission, how could Situ Tai dare to mobilize the intelligence of our army and the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of troops? In other words, Situ Lei's body stiffened now.
It has gone downhill, so he is cultivating his own heir. Therefore, the prince does not need to worry about this matter."
"Your Majesty, since our allied forces launched a crusade against Situ Lei, it is said that Situ Lei suffered a big blow. In anger, his body began to gradually decline. Maybe, it won't be long before the prince's great enemy is gone.
As for these juniors, we will deal with them sooner or later." Zhang Tu said calmly, and then removed the depression in Murong Cheng's heart.
Murong Cheng heard this and said: "Really? Just wait a moment, I will come after freshening up. I will never be resigned to this failure, nor will I just admit defeat."
A moment later, Murong Cheng, who had changed his clothes and crown, came to the front tent again, but his face regained its former awe-inspiring aura. The only thing was that his face was a little ugly. It can be imagined that this failure made him
The blow was not small.
"What are the losses of our army?" Murong Cheng asked directly after asking everyone to sit down.
Han Dong, the general of the Chinese army, reported: "Reporting to the prince, there were 130,000 soldiers stationed in the city. In the end, only 12/10 of the 130,000 soldiers escaped successfully. In other words, less than 20,000 soldiers escaped. The rest...
There is no trace of the rest. I think they either died in the city or surrendered to the enemy. No.
However, let's use the fire in the city to open it, I am afraid that the possibility of being burned to death is greater. After all, it is difficult to find a way out among the fire and smoke..." As he said that, Han Dong couldn't help but sigh. One hundred thousand
No matter who it is, it is unacceptable for the soldiers to be wiped out like this overnight.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Murong Cheng's eyes were dull and he couldn't help but shed tears. One hundred thousand soldiers, this is half of the soldiers at Sishui Pass. If he fights with the enemy, he will have to pay at least one hundred thousand soldiers.
Only his life can be taken away. Even if he captures the city, he doesn't know where he can kill him. But now, it has been wiped out by flying ashes overnight.
"So, there are less than 100,000 soldiers in our army camp?" Murong Cheng said slowly after a long while.
Han Dong continued to report: "Yes, Your Majesty! There are still about 90,000 soldiers in the camp, and 10,000 of them are injured. The remaining 80,000 soldiers have also suffered a major drop in morale because of this battle. If they were in the city
After the flames disappeared, when the enemy troops came to attack, the soldiers in my camp were probably no match for the other side. Because the other side won a big victory, I think their morale will be greatly improved."
Murong Cheng murmured: "We are defeated, we are really defeated." Then someone asked urgently, "According to what you mean, that is to say, when the enemy comes to kill us, we are not their opponents, right?
"
Han Dong's face froze slightly, but he still reported the truth and said: "Reporting to the prince, it is indeed true. We were defeated and our morale dropped greatly, especially because hundreds of thousands of people were buried in the fire in one night. If the brothers don't have a little
reaction, this is simply impossible. In addition, our military strength is also compared to
The opponent has much less. In addition, many of our army's trebuchets, crossbows and other military supplies were also burned by the flames. On the other hand, if the opponent wins a big victory, their morale will definitely rise. They have been preparing for so long in the north of Sishui Pass, and they will definitely do something
There are a lot of preparations. If we really come to kill us, we..."
Murong Cheng waved his hand and said: "No need to say any more, I understand. What you said is the truth, but I was negligent. At the beginning, we should not have allowed so many soldiers to live in the city, nor should we have put most of the equipment
Put it in the city. As a result, the opponent took advantage of the loophole. Speaking of which, it is all my fault. By the way, Wang Shuang, one of the three generals in the city has returned, are you the only one?"
Right Army General Wang Shuang's hair was burned a lot and his arms were wrapped with bandages. He said bitterly: "Reporting to the prince, my subordinates escaped under the protection of personal guards. The other two generals are afraid...
…”
"Alas... It's a pity for them. They were supposed to be brave men on the battlefield, but they died in the sea of fire in the end. It's not worth it, it's not worth it. If I had known better, I would have led the army directly to fight with Situ Tai outside the city last night.
In the first battle, I think he was just trying to delay time and suppress our army. If we really fight with him, who will win and who loses, the outcome is still up for grabs." After listening to Wang Shuang's words, Murong
Cheng You sighed. To be honest, at this moment, he really regretted it.
"Forget it, let's not talk about the past, let's move forward. So, now, do you have any countermeasures? The situation at hand is not good, and we need to be fully prepared."
Zhong Yan said directly: "Your Majesty, we have discussed it. Now we need to do two things. One is to immediately increase the offensive at Hulao Pass. In any case, our troops at Hulao Pass are still far more than
The defenders. If necessary, you can continue to ask the Tang Army, Shanyang Army and Xuzhou Army to continue sending troops to participate in the war. Only in this way can the enemy forces here not dare to easily
Go south to pursue us. Of course, what we need to do is to slowly retreat a little. At the same time, let Yuzhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou prepare the grain and grass materials needed by our army. At the same time, let the reserve troops be dispatched to transport grain and grass materials and attack the city for us.
equipment, and at the same time not to fall into a disadvantage in terms of strength comparison, at least let the new soldiers stabilize the soldiers who are now a little panicked."
"Secondly, we need to continue to increase our regular soldiers and recruit regular soldiers who are good at fighting. Otherwise, we can only become a place of passive defense here. If the passive situation is programmed here, then we will not give Yongzhou the land
The enemy forces brought great oppression. In this way, Situ Lei also had time to sort out his own internal problems and train new soldiers."
Zhang Tu added: "I would like to add that we can also create rumors in Yongzhou and other places. Just say that Situ Lei's life is not long and we are ready to support a certain son. In this way, the generals and civil servants below have their own thoughts.
They will also have other thoughts, so they will have much fewer thoughts on external affairs. Secondly, we can also bribe and win over officials from various state capitals so that they can be used by us."
Murong Cheng clapped his hands and said: "That's it, let's do what you said. So, as for the first point Zhong Yan said, Zhong Yan, you send people to the states to deliver the order. As for the second point, this, where do you think you should be transferred?
The force is the most convenient and suitable."
Zhong Yan said: "Prince Qi, now, the regular soldiers in various places have unique tasks. Whether it is the land of Jiaozhou or the land of Jingzhou, they all have heavy responsibilities. Now, the only place that is easy to mobilize and relatively fast is Yanzhou.
If they stay there, they will not be able to attack the Shanyang Army and seize the land of Yanzhou, but they will also put a barrier between the Shanyang Army and us. Why not let the Wuwei troops withdraw and cooperate with the enemy here?"
After listening to Zhong Yan's words, Murong Cheng couldn't help but frowned and said: "The Wuwei Army? Withdraw them from the southern part of Yanzhou? In order to gain a foothold in Yanzhou, the leader of the Wuwei Army was killed in the battle, and most of the Wuwei Army were killed.
They died in battle one after another. The current armed guards can basically be said to have been formed while fighting. Are you going to withdraw like this now? Zhang Tu, do you mean the same thing?"
Zhang Tu replied: "Yes, when the Wuwei Army entered the Yanzhou Territory, there was no direct conflict with the Yanzhou Prefecture Army. The purpose was simply to defeat the Tang Army who had betrayed the master first, and then take advantage of the situation to seize the dominance of the Yanzhou Territory. However,
, following Situ Lei’s plan, the coalition forces of various princes around Yanzhou took action, causing
The Wuwei Army suffered heavy losses. In addition, the Shanyang Army is now in charge of Yanzhou. The Shanyang Army is much stronger than the Yanzhou Army in the past. We have lost the best opportunity to attack. Now that the Wuwei Army occupies a corner of Yanzhou, not only can we not
Whatever we do will cause conflicts between us and the Shanyang Army that are difficult to resolve."
"In addition, the land of Yanzhou and its surrounding princes are still on our side. No matter what, we can no longer push them to the Xiaoguo Army. Secondly, if the Shanyang Army becomes stronger and stronger, then the Tang Army and Xuzhou Army
The Yanzhou army will feel uneasy. At that time, the Tang army and the Xuzhou army will take corresponding measures against the Shanyang army. This Yanzhou army
There will be disputes in the land again. At that time, it will be the best time for my army to march eastward to the land of Yanzhou. Your Majesty, if you are willing to give up, you will have to give up. Besides, the situation here now is more dangerous than ever. If it is really
If we fail here again, then the great task of conquering Situ Lei may come to nothing."
Murong Chengdao: "I understand what you said. I am just a little pity. When Zhang Tu was negotiating with the Shanyang Army, if the area occupied by the Wuwei Army was returned, then we could better win over the Shanyang Army. But
Now, I'm just afraid
We can only passively give up here. Time is running out, so we should immediately send an order to Xu Dongming, the commander-in-chief of the Wuwei Army, asking them to say hello to the Shanyang Army before heading south. Since we want to evacuate, we should sell the Shanyang Army a favor and let them prepare to take over.
Bar."
"Zhang Tu, immediately send someone to Yongzhou to take charge of the rumor-making plan. No, it will be spread not only in Yongzhou, but also in every state capital. We need to make Situ Lei imminent and prepare him to choose his successor among his sons.
The news has spread completely. If for no other reason, it would be good for his sons to start fighting for power. You can call all our spies and secret rooms in the western states, and everything will be task-oriented."
"Your Majesty is wise! I will arrange for people to take action now." Zhang Tu responded.
"Han Dong, Xu Lei, and Wang Shuang immediately gathered the army and prepared to retreat. We retreat to Zhongmu County and defend it." Murong Cheng then ordered. Since we want to retreat and protect ourselves, we can't continue to delay here.
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At Hulao Pass, the fierce attack finally stopped for five days. During these five days, the Qi army outside the city had no intention of taking any major actions except for a slight siege posture. Not only did the Yongwang army defending the city
The soldiers were surprised when they arrived, and even the soldiers of Qi Army and the three allied forces were also surprised.
"Murong Cheng has gone to Sishui Pass. I don't know if Situ Wen has conveyed Master Feng's words back. If it is not accepted, then we will have to take action in Hulao Pass. By then, this will really happen.
There is a war between the three parties." Tang Bin said secretly as he looked at the successive camps that had become much calmer.
Because Zhao Xun's plan was to let Situ Lei and Murong Cheng continue the stalemate war under the two passes, rather than hoping that one of them would directly win. Therefore, Tang Bin, who was on the front line, knew some intelligence about the rear.
Tang Bin appeared here. In addition to checking the offensive of Hulao Pass, he also had to be ready to cooperate with the Xiaoguo Army in Jizhou at any time. According to Zhao Xun's plan, if Bishui Pass or Hulao Pass were breached, then,
Jizhou's Xiaoguo Army
It is necessary to take action instead of continuing to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. By then, Tang Bin's troops should play a role. But now it seems that Hulao Pass will not be broken for a while. Even if it is broken by the Qi army, then
It's also over there at Sishui Pass.
"Sir General...Sir General!" Just as Tang Bin was deep in thought, soldiers outside the tent hurriedly walked in.
Tang Bin took a look and said: "What? Is there something going on over there at Sishui Pass?" This soldier was the person he sent to contact the intelligence personnel outside Hulao Pass. Now that he is back, there must be certain results.
Appear.
"Reporting to the captain, intelligence came from flying pigeons. There was a fire the day and night before Sishui Pass. The Qi army lost more than 100,000 troops. Murong Cheng led the remaining troops to retreat and is now heading towards Zhongmou. Because the fire at Sishui Pass has not stopped,
We still don’t know the situation of King Yong’s army.” The soldiers hurriedly told the information they had obtained.
When Tang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but trembled, and said: "Has the intelligence been confirmed? What did the other party say?" This information is very important, and it is related to the direction of the next action. He cannot confirm it without caution. Otherwise, if there is any accident, he will be responsible for it.
Sorry.
The soldier said: "It has been confirmed, five stars!"
After Tang Bin asked his soldiers to retreat, he immediately wrote down the information in code and pinyin, and then immediately asked his personal guards to pass it back to Yanzhou City.
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Liaozhou, governor's office.
"Lord, the situation here is like this. Although we continue to move in Han people, there are still many people of all ethnic groups entering Liaozhou. They have different concepts from the Han people, and they are somewhat difficult to discipline." Yang Wangqing reported in a deep voice.
Zhao Xun has been touring various newly reorganized prefectures and counties in Liaozhou for more than ten days. He also knew these situations and said: "We can allow refugees of all ethnic groups to enter. However, we must tell all immigrants that entering our land of Liaozhou,
We, the people of Liaozhou, must adhere to our Liaozhou government as the main guideline for all conduct. Violators will be dealt with according to the law. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy."
"I have looked at the situation in various prefectures and counties. There are still too few people in Liaozhou. Therefore, we still need to increase the migration of people. I have already sent the second batch of Han slaves and captured Turks rescued from the Turkic grasslands.
People moved them here. Later, in addition to moving the people from the south, this
I will let the people who come back from the Turkic grassland settle here. Therefore, you officials must settle the prefectures and counties and let the local officials properly resettle these people. Even if there are foreign people entering the country, they must be naturalized and place them in our
Among the Han people, they cannot be allowed to live alone in groups."
Yang Wangqing said: "My lord, it seems to me that many of these Mohe people have accepted my lord and my Xiaoguo Army. Is it not necessary to relocate them?"
Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "No, continue to move. I am a little worried about them staying here. Since we regard this place as our own territory, we must thoroughly govern it and stabilize it. These Mohe people,
It must be moved to various state capitals to separate them and cannot be used as a tool by some people. You know, many times,
It is not because of our own will, but because of the instigation of some people, these people who once subjugated their country will be used by others. We cannot leave hidden dangers in these. In addition, even so, we still left many former slaves.
Mohe people. Therefore, we have increased local monitoring, and the inspection department needs to increase its intensity, preferably in a more intensive way."
Yang Wangqing said in a deep voice: "I'll give it a try!"
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At Sishui Pass, when the combustibles in the city finally burned out, the fire that raged for two days and three nights was finally extinguished. The entire city had been burned into a dark red ruin, and the entire city was pitch black. Except for the six thousand soldiers in the north city
In addition to surrendering to Situ Tai, the remaining 100,000 Qi soldiers who were trapped in the city were all buried in the sea of fire and turned into ashes. No one escaped! They were all turned into ashes in the city.
"Huh..." Situ Tai breathed a long sigh of relief and whispered to himself: "Fortunately, Situ Wen's information is correct. This time, the difficulty of Sishui Pass has been completely solved. Murong Cheng was finally defeated.
It’s in my hands.”
"Report... to General, the enemy troops in the south of the city have broken out of camp. Judging from the traces left on the ground, they have retreated to Zhongmou." Several riders rushed out from the dark city gate and reported to Situ Tai.
Report.
"Okay, okay, we finally won. So what about Murong Cheng, the result is not that he was defeated. What about the two hundred thousand troops, the result is not that they were buried here." Situ Tai laughed and said. You know, because the princes in the world
They all attacked Situ Lei. Not only Situ Lei was under great pressure, but also his son, his ministers, and the soldiers under his command. Now, having achieved an unprecedented victory here, Situ Tai could not be unhappy.
Su Yang also said excitedly: "Yes, Fourth Prince, we have won."
Situ Tai turned around slowly on horseback, raised his right arm towards the countless soldiers behind him, and suddenly looked up to the sky and howled: "Brothers... the Qi army has withdrawn, we have won!"
"We won..."
"Won..."
Su Yang and the generals were the first to roar, and then all the generals raised their arms and shouted loudly. These were the shouts from the hearts of the soldiers. You know, after the Qi army united with the princes' soldiers to force Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass, Yong Yong
Everyone in the royal army is under heavy pressure and they are not worried for a moment. Now that the overall situation of victory has finally been decided, they can't be unhappy.
Some of the noisy soldiers felt something different. They were the Qi soldiers who surrendered to the enemy. These Yongwang soldiers were cheering to defeat their former robes. How could they be happy? But the fact is the fact.
, no matter how much it is, it is meaningless. If you are defeated and the enemy is surrendered, the past can only be a memory.
"General Su, send civilians into the city immediately. We must completely rebuild this city. This city is very critical to Yongzhou and cannot be destroyed like this." Situ Tai ordered with a smile.
Su Yang said: "I understand, I will arrange for the civilian men in the camp who have been prepared to enter the city."
"Come here, please immediately send the good news here back to Luoyang and let your father know about it." Situ Tai said with a smile.
Subsequently, Situ Tai asked his detective horse to go south to investigate the movements of the Qi army. At the same time, he also assembled an army of 150,000 and began to move slowly southwest, with great intention of counterattacking the Qi army.