After Pujin Pass, Xiao Magan'er Yuwen Chenglong, surrounded by a group of Jiehua guards, was facing the direction of the rebel camp, looking up into the distance without blinking an eye.
After all, it was the first time to lead an army on an expedition, and the first time to dispatch troops and generals, and to plot a night attack. It was impossible to say that I was not nervous!
It wasn't until the fire broke out in the rebel camp that it turned into a sea of fire, and Yuwen Chenglong's regret was finally swallowed from his throat and returned to his chest.
After a while, the Third Route Army sent back news that the Second Route Army had already entered the enemy camp, and the Third Route Army was dividing its troops to surround them, preparing to clean up the enemy's retreat.
At this point, Yuwen Chenglong has completely returned to his original position, and he calmly turned around and went back to the camp to rest!
This night attack started at the Yin hour, and it was not until after the Chen hour that the sky became bright, and then the battle finally basically stopped and entered the final stage of cleaning up the battlefield.
After more than two hours of fierce fighting, Yuwen Chenglong's left guard army won a complete victory.
The entire rebel camp was completely razed to the ground. The rebel leader Yu Gongzheng was defeated by Yuwen Chengdu. Yu Gongzhi's 50,000 people were killed and wounded more than 20,000. All the wounded soldiers and the other 20,000 defeated soldiers did not fall to the ground, and all the soldiers were killed.
took prisoners.
The Left Guards, on the other hand, only suffered less than a thousand casualties. Most of them were accidentally burned by fire. The actual number of wounded in the battle was less than a hundred, and the number of casualties was even less, just reaching ten figures.
This is also due to Yuwen Chenglong’s correct ideological guidance of focusing on impact and supplementing by killing enemies!
What's even more commendable is that none of the 50,000 war horses under Yu Zhengzheng's command were captured by the Sui army! It's a bit of a pity that more than half of the war horses were burned and burned to death in yesterday's fire. Basically, they can only
When the horse meat is processed.
After the war was over, the next step was to clean the battlefield and collect prisoners. Although the work was tedious, these things were implemented one by one by the marching commander Shi below.
However, Yuwen Chenglong's mind is no longer on these trivial matters, nor is he dazzled by the joy of victory. At this moment, Yuwen Chenglong is concerned about when the next battle will start and how to fight!
For this reason, before he had time to celebrate, Yuwen Chenglong summoned all his generals to the Chinese army commander's tent for a meeting!
"The victory in the first battle was all due to the concerted efforts of all the generals. The entire army fought bravely to kill the enemy. I will truthfully report everyone's contribution!"
"However, the reason why I called you here this time is not to repay merit, but to discuss with you how we should fight in the next battle. If you have any ideas, you might as well speak them out and let us discuss them.
Come on. If one person is short-term, two people will be long-term!"
After making great achievements in the first battle, although the generals were a little tired at the moment, their blood was gushing and their spirits were stimulated by the joy of victory. At this moment, they looked at Yuwen Chenglong with a little more respect.
However, after all, this was the first time I had worked with this tough manager, and I was still not very clear about Yuwen Chenglong’s temperament. Therefore, although I heard Yuwen Chenglong speak nicely, no one spoke up.
Looking around with stern eyes, he found that no one spoke. Yuwen Chenglong once again encouraged him, "Everyone can speak freely, as long as it has nothing to do with the war, no matter whether it is right or wrong, just speak. The speaker is innocent and the listener is a warning!"
There was another moment of silence. After a while, it was Yuwen Chenglong's third uncle Yuwen Zhiji who was the first to speak, "General Manager, I feel that it is a little early to discuss the deployment of the next battle. After all, our enemies are
Who will lead the army and how many troops there are, we don’t even have a clue.”
"Yes! That makes sense!" Yuwen Chenglong nodded and said, "However, no matter how many enemies come, there are still some things that are the same, and we must prepare in advance!"
"For example, outside the Pujin Pass is Puzhou! In order to prevent the enemy from using Puzhou as a base to raise war preparation materials nearby, I feel that it is necessary to move all the strategic materials in Puzhou into the pass as soon as possible!"….
"Well, what about this, Mai Tiezhang, you are a bandit, you should be quite good at ransacking houses. This time, you will be in charge of the 10th, 11th, and 12th divisions of the Left Guard Army.
The men and horses are responsible for this. I don’t care what means you use. I have only one request, that is, before the next wave of enemy troops arrives, all the materials that can be used for combat in Puzhou must be collected.
Transport it into Pujin Pass! If you really don’t have time to take it away, I allow you to dispose of it cheaply! In short, you can’t let the enemy get it!”
"The general has received his order!" Mai Tiezhang heard this and stepped forward with a happy face.
Although he was exposed by the manager, Mai Tiezhang didn't care much about it. Instead, he was always proud of it.
At this moment, hearing that the general manager allowed him to continue working in his old profession, and to do so openly and justifiably, leading the left guards to go out to rob, the wheat bandit felt happy in his heart!
Obviously, even though he is already a fifth-grade general, the Wheat Bandit still loves robbery!
"Dugu Lingyun, you have been a long history and have experience in handling complicated affairs. This time, you will be Mai Tiezhang's deputy. Do you have any objections?"
"The last general takes orders!" Dugu Lingyun heard this and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.
"The first purpose of your trip is to prevent the enemy from obtaining strategic supplies, and the second is to hoard supplies for Pujin Pass as much as possible. Once you encounter an enemy, you don't have to fight with them. Everything is to achieve the goal and protect the safety of the troops! You all understand.
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"I will finally understand!" Mai Tiezhang and Dugu Lingyun replied in unison.
"In this case, you two have to work hard for a while, so you can ignite your troops and set off as soon as possible!" With that said, Yuwen Chenglong took out a command arrow and handed it to Mai Tiezhang.
These two men were not polite, took the command arrow, turned around and strode out of the commander's tent.
When the two of them came out of the commander's tent, Yuwen Chenglong turned his eyes to the generals again and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"
At this time, Li Jing hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Commander, the general feels that it is not good for more than 30,000 prisoners to be kept in the pass like this! After all, there are too many people. If something unexpected happens,
The consequences are unpredictable!”
"Well! This is a problem! I wonder if you guys have any good ideas?"
"Kill the rebellious ministers and traitors!" Qu Tutong, an honest little old man on the other side, suddenly said.
"It's inappropriate. The number of prisoners killed since ancient times has not been known. Moreover, these people are all our subjects in the Sui Dynasty. Most of them were just deceived by traitors. They didn't know why they were coerced into rebelling. They should not be killed for their crimes!"
Zhang Xutuo said.
"Well, what you two said makes sense! In this way, some of these prisoners must be die-hard members of Yang Liang, and these people must be dealt with! As for the other innocent people, you can reason with them
, telling them that continuing to rebel will only lead to death. Only by bringing order to the chaos and making atonement can there be a glimmer of hope!"
"For those who have lost their way and come back, we must also provide a way to survive. In this way, the Third Route Army will arrive in two days. Incorporating them into the rear army will also add some strength to us!"
The boss spoke, and the people below were silent for a while. After a while, it was Gao Jian who said, "Master Manager, among those prisoners, which ones are die-hard members of Yang Liang, and which ones are innocent people? I'm afraid it's hard to identify them?"