Chapter 132: Return
Regarding Yang Ming's loss, Yang Yun can still fully understand it in his heart. He has led the troops for many years and won countless battles, but this piece actually fell for the strategy of this unknown Yu Xian, and almost wiped out the whole army, how can this make the arrogant Yang Ming not uncomfortable?
However, although Yang Ming was defeated this time, he still gained something from his invasion of the Chu State. Because he caught his eldest brother, the former Dafu prince Yang Yue.
At this time, Yang Yue had no use value in the Chu State. Therefore, neither Yu Xian nor the king of Chu sent anyone to protect him. In this case, it is normal for him to be caught by the Dafu army.
The Dafu army rested in Fufeng City for a few days, and Yu Xian did not send anyone to attack the city. This situation is also relatively normal, although he has some advantages in his forces at present, but with this advantage, it is almost impossible to capture the city guarded by Yang Ming himself.
And Yang Ming also chose to defend the city, this time he lost so many people, and the morale of the soldiers was seriously hit, and it was obviously not a good thing for the Dafu army to fight at this time.
Under these circumstances, the commanders of the two armies reached a tacit understanding, and there was a brief lull on the battlefield, with both sides restraining their soldiers without any friction.
This situation lasted for five or six days, and in these five or six days, Yang Yun relied on his superb medical skills to recover quickly, and he was already able to walk outside the camp tent for a short time with the help of the guards.
On the sixth day, Yang Yun suddenly issued an order, all the soldiers were ready, abandoned Fufeng City, and the army withdrew to the territory of Dafu.
Yang Yun didn't feel strange about Yang Ming's decision.
Because he had already discussed with Ju Yuanguang, Guo Long and others before this, Fufeng City at this time was like an isolated island, and it was very inconvenient to supply in the rear. If the Dafu army wants to garrison, this city must always maintain sufficient troops.
In this case, it will cause a huge loss of materials, and in this case, it is definitely not a wise choice to stick to a lonely city.
Therefore, Yang Ming, who has been in the war for a long time, will definitely choose to withdraw his troops. When the Dafu army withdrew from Fufeng City, Yu Xian, the generalissimo of the Chu army, not only did not stop it. He also asked his soldiers to make way for a passage, and the soldiers of Enlarged Fu returned to the territory of Dafu through Xunyang Pass.
Yu Xian's choice is also expected by everyone, because this battle has been fought so far, the losses on both sides are relatively serious, the morale of the soldiers is very low, and the war-weariness has been constantly breeding among the soldiers of the two countries, and it is not a good thing for both sides to provoke war at this time.
The Dafu army passed through Xunyang Pass and soon returned to Golan City, and did not stay in Golan City for a few days, after the team replenished grain and grass. Yang Ming ordered the leading generals to take their headquarters and withdraw to their original stations.
Leaving Golan City with his subordinates, looking back at the high city wall, Yang Yun's heart was heavy. This time, he brought out 3,000 soldiers from Wu County who could fight well, and after this battle, there were more than 2,000 soldiers buried on the border between the two countries.
Before coming to the battlefield, Yang Yun knew that since he was fighting, he would definitely die. However, when he really looked at these subordinate brothers who got along with him day and night, and couldn't go back, Yang Yun's heart was still extremely uncomfortable.
On the eve of leaving, Zhao Hu quietly found Yang Yun and told Yang Yun a piece of news, which made Yang Yun feel 100,000 regrets.
Zhao Hu told Yang Yun that when Yang Ming was defending Fufeng that day, in fact, Yang Ming's troops had returned to the west bank of the Chu River a day earlier.
However, Yang Ming, who returned, did not command the army to return to Fufeng City as soon as possible, but took advantage of the repair of the army to rest for a day dozens of miles outside Fufeng City.
But as one of Yang Ming's most trusted subordinates, Zhao Hu learned of Yang Ming's true intentions. Yang Ming hoped that on the basis of not losing Fufeng City, he wanted to lose Yang Yun's soldiers to the greatest extent, and it was best that Yang Yun could die in the battle to defend the city.
He Ju Yuanguang and others analyzed Zhao Hu's words and believed that what Zhao Hu said was very true. Because, Yang Ming, who has always publicly expressed his thoughts about the throne, is for this thirteen princes who are becoming more and more important in the heart of Emperor Fu and among the ministers of the court. It's normal to feel jealous.
What's more, this time the Dafu army was not completely annihilated, to a large extent, thanks to the fact that Yang Yun took 20,000 Dafu soldiers to desperately defend Fufeng City.
Although this matter is reasonable. But Yang Yun's heart still felt heavy.
In the case that all the princes in the court are indifferent to him, Yang Yun has always hoped that there will be a true brotherhood. But now it seems that this royal child, before the huge temptation of the throne, family affection is indeed a luxury.
In fact, before this, Yang Yun also received news that a few years ago, the person who attacked Yang Yun outside the Prince Yang Yue's Mansion was actually not the prince's person, but Yang Ming's subordinates.
It's just that this time, Yang Ming didn't really want to take his own life, but wanted to blame the prince Yang Yue in this way.
In the process of returning to Wu County, the whole team lost the high-spirited momentum when they went out, and everyone's mood was relatively low, obviously sad for the death of some brothers.
When the team returned to Wu County, many ordinary people came to greet them, but today's scene is very different from the scene of sending their relatives to the battlefield that day.
The whole family was happy for the soldiers who returned home safely, and the sad scenes of the more than 2,000 soldiers who could never go home again made Yang Yun feel heavy.
In the wars of this era, the mortality rate on the battlefield was very high. Therefore, when the common people send their relatives to the battlefield, they are ready to sacrifice.
Therefore, although these people of Wu County who lost their relatives were full of sadness in their hearts, they did not mean to blame Yang Yun. But look at more than two thousand. When he left, his life was still very fresh, and his bones were buried on the battlefield like this, and Yang Yun's heart was full of guilt.
Chi Li is an empathetic girl who knows what is in her husband's heart when she sees his expression. Sitting in the carriage with her husband, she didn't say anything, just gently leaned on her husband's arms, and used her gentleness to help the sadness in her husband's heart.
Back in the county office, when bathing and changing clothes for her husband, Chi Li looked at the deep wounds on Yang Yun's body, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
This night, the couple stayed up almost all night. Although she already knew the story of the battle from the war report, she still listened to her husband with relish when she heard the stories of what happened on the battlefield this time.
She rejoiced at the victories won by the soldiers. In order to protect the city, even if the soldiers were scarred and even corpses were all over the field, no one was willing to take a step back, which made Chi Li feel great admiration for this group of ordinary soldiers.
During the period when he first returned to Wu County, Yang Yun and the gang of the county government were almost always busy. For the soldiers who made meritorious contributions on the battlefield this time, in addition to the praise given by the imperial court, the county government also took out silver taels or grain to reward.
For this group of Wu County children who died in the war, the county government immediately sent the pensions to their relatives, and also gave corresponding tax reduction and exemption policies.
Outside the county seat of Wu County, there is a small mountain that is not very high, and the peak is surrounded by a river, and the scenery is very beautiful.
On the top of this mountain peak, a huge stone monument was erected, and several bright characters were carved on the stone tablet, "Monument to the Heroes of Wu County." ”
This is the one thing that Yang Yun planned to do on the way back to Wu County. Many soldiers died in this battle, and they didn't even have time to send their bones back to their hometowns.
Yang Yun asked them to bury their personal belongings on the picturesque mountain peak of this station. Let them rest here in peace and rest in the mountains and rivers of their homeland.
In addition, Yang Yun also asked people to erect countless small stone tablets on this mountain peak. The names of the soldiers who died in this war are recorded on the stele, and for some particularly outstanding individuals or groups, their heroic deeds are also recorded on the stele, so that the people of Wu County will always remember them.
During this period of time, among some tea houses in Wu County. The business was very good, and Yang Yun personally recorded some touching people and events in this war and wrote wonderful stories.
"Surprise Attack on Xunyang Pass", "Capture the City", "Bloody Battle of Fufeng City" ...... It's a wonderful story. Let the common people listen to it with great fascination, because these heroes who sacrificed their lives to defend their families and the country felt incomparably reverent.
Some ordinary people who lost their relatives in this battle felt a heartfelt sense of pride when they heard of their relatives' contributions in this battle and the heroic spirit on the battlefield that was not afraid of life and death.
These stories spread everywhere among the common people of Wu County, making many young people enthusiastic, and took the initiative to join the army, but also to dedicate their strength to defending their homes and the country.
Guo Long told Yang Yun that these veterans who experienced life and death on the battlefield were treasures in the army. They have experienced life and death and have become fearless.
At the same time, having accumulated a wealth of experience in countless battles, they know how to inflict maximum trauma on the enemy while preserving themselves.
Regarding Guo Long's proposal, Yang Yun felt that it was true. He asked Liu Yuan, the county lieutenant, to disperse these veterans into the army, and let most of them become captains, chiefs, and centurions......
Let them make good use of their experience and learn the role of helping and guiding them in the army. Through this battle, Yang Yun and his soldiers have deeply experienced the cruelty on the battlefield.
Therefore, in the training of the troops in the future, whether it is generals at all levels or ordinary soldiers. They are all more involved, because they know deeply that only by making themselves stronger can they save their lives in the brutal battle.
Under the impetus of this series of policies, the number of county soldiers in the county seat has quickly increased a lot, and at the same time, their combat effectiveness has also been significantly improved.