Chapter 1036: Coming to an End
Capture the thief and capture the king, of course Tan Fei knows this truth, not to mention that Tuhuan is still the youngest son of Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of the former Mengyuan Dynasty, and the brother of the current Great Khan, the king of Zhennan who has pacified Jiangnan for many years. It is self-evident how meaningful it is to capture such a big man alive, not only will it add a strong stroke to the reigning career of the little emperor, but it will also leave a name in history. Even if its personal factors are excluded, it is also of significant practical significance to the Great Song Dynasty, which has been destroyed, which can boost morale and enhance the confidence of the government and the opposition, especially to block the mouths of those courtiers who have always opposed the Northern Expedition and change the direction of the wind in the court.
"Your Majesty, your subordinates will lead the army to intercept it, if you can't raise your head to see it!" Tan Fei said solemnly.
"Cut, don't you understand the truth of poor Kou Mo Chasing? Its head is not as useful as yours, and I will not make a loss-making deal! Zhao Yu turned his head and glared at Tan Fei, and then said, "Sai Weng doesn't know if it's a blessing, in fact, it doesn't matter to us to run out of happiness, but it's not necessarily a good thing for the Mengyuan Imperial Court, who knows what variables will be." But I warn you that what happened just now, you will rot in my stomach, or ...... Hum! ”
"Yes...... Subordinates understand! Tan Fei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he still replied habitually, but he immediately understood the meaning of what His Majesty said. In other words, just now he ordered the guards to forcibly control him, he will not pursue it, nor will he take it to heart, so it will end here. But if he doesn't pursue it, it doesn't mean that others will take the opportunity to make trouble after hearing about it, so you have to keep your mouth shut and don't talk nonsense and get into trouble.
"Hmm!" Zhao Yu nodded and focused his attention on the battlefield again.
The situation of the battle changed quickly, and reinforcements soon arrived to cooperate with the Guards Regiment to close the gap. Fortunately, the breakthrough was narrow, and the enemy troops who broke through the encirclement swarmed in, scrambling to rush out of it, and inevitably collided with each other, and even killed each other, just to be able to break through first. And the officer's order was no longer obeyed, especially when he saw that Tuohuan had escaped first, causing the dragons to be leaderless and unwilling to fight, making the troops in a state of loss of control. However, the detachment that broke out had no intention of turning back, and fled north as soon as he got out of trouble, and the remnants of the soldiers who responded to him also left.
In this way, the pressure on the pro-guard regiment was suddenly reduced, and the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy on the back and fighting on both sides was eliminated, and the enemy troops in the circle were concentrated on heavy firepower. Guan Hong also mobilized artillery to carry out indiscriminate bombardment of the enemy, and the Song army, which had captured the city wall, also condescendingly fired at the enemy soldiers under the city, stifling the momentum of the enemy's breakthrough, and the pro-guard regiment also took the opportunity to plug the gap.
"Those who descend will not be killed!"
"Those who descend will not be killed!" ……
The exit was blocked again, and the remnants of the enemy army scattered and fled under the bombardment of artillery fire, but at this time it was found that the Song army formed a formation from the west and south directions and pressed up with overwhelming momentum, and the road back to the city to the east had long been blocked, and the Song army's generals and flags on the city wall were waving in the wind. At this moment, they may be worried about accidentally injuring friendly troops, and the artillery fire is gradually thinning, looking at the approaching Song army, the encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, and they are oppressed to gather together, listening to the Song army chanting the cry of those who surrender will not be killed, they can't help but fall into a daze, not knowing what they are thinking.
The overall situation has been decided, and Zhao Yu breathed a long sigh of relief. He knew that according to the assessment standards of the current era, when the troops were lost by a tenth, they still had the strength to fight; When the casualties reach 20%, they lose their offensive ability; By the time the loss reaches 30%, it is already on the verge of collapse. Of course, this is the standard for the general army, and the Mengyuan army has strict military discipline and strict organization, even if it is not the same as the early stage, the combat effectiveness has decreased. But under heavy surrounding, they still showed their combat strength. But now that the city has been lost, the breakthrough has failed, and the morale has dropped to the extreme with more than half of the casualties.
"Hehe, Tuhuan has lost a lot this time, and the old book is thrown under the city!" Zhao Yu was in a better mood, and pointed to the pack horse roads scattered everywhere in the field with a horsewhip, no need to ask if this must be the family background that Tuhuan was going to take away, but he couldn't take care of it under his fate, and threw it here. At this moment, the battle was interrupted, and the living pack horses were gathered in a corner, but no one cared.
"Your Majesty, this guy has only been in Yangzhou for three years, but he has accumulated so much property, which shows the hardship of people's livelihood!" Tan Fei also looked at it and echoed.
"I don't know what good things are in it, how valuable it is!" Zhao Yu didn't pick up the stubble, but touched his chin and said with a green glow in his eyes.
"Your Majesty......"
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhao Yu heard that Tan Fei's voice was wrong, turned his face to see that his face was full of doubts, and scolded with a smile, "Do you know that in this war, our dynasty mobilized nearly 100,000 troops, and the service was basically the same, and it took two months to let Yuxi Timur enter the hub, and the cost was in the millions. And then the troops entered the two Huai, and the cost was even more fluid. Why not make up for them by finding something out of them? Besides, I have been away from Beijing for a few months, and the three concubines are all pregnant, and the queen mother still has to worry about state affairs. ”
"Huh...... Should, should! Tan Fei was stunned and said with a smile.
"Look at your kid's expression at this time, he is not smiling, he must be slandering in his heart!" Zhao Yu looked his eyes up and down and said hatefully, "Although Lao Tzu is the emperor, he is also a human being, with a wife and children, and children are long. I never wanted to be a holy king of Laoshzi, learn what to pass through the door three times without entering, and I also wanted to live a stable life, rather than pursuing something that will go down through the ages and leave a name in history! ”
"Your Majesty has worked hard for the country and the people!" Tan Fei was called out of what he thought in his heart, his face couldn't help but be embarrassed, and he gave a salute. However, he didn't think about it just now, but suddenly remembered that His Majesty was only fifteen years old this year, but everyone often ignored the fact that he was only a teenager, and he should have been carefree, but he took on the heavy task of recovering the country, managing the huge country, and leading the army to fight in the east and west.
"Your Majesty, the enemy army under the city is infighting, and the eldest son Lao Zhang and the second son of Tuhuan are captured, please surrender. How to deal with it, please show your majesty! As he spoke, Guan Hong, the commander of the three divisions, hurriedly came to see him and saluted upward.
Zhao Yu quickly learned from his mouth what had just happened, and the remnants of Meng Yuan, who were besieged, saw that there was no hope of breaking through, and they had no intention of fighting again. And when rescuing Huan Qi, Lao Zhang, who rushed into the encirclement, fell from his horse and was injured because his horse was killed, and he couldn't get out when he looked for the horse and fought again. The team responsible for escorting the pack team and the broken detachment did not succeed in breaking through because the pack team was slow and could not successfully break through, and they were also trapped in it.
The two brothers still wanted to fight again, but at this time there was a split. The heavy cavalry that broke through with them was originally incorporated by the remnants of Batu and Duge, and the chief officers were all replaced by cowardly Xue, which already made them dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to attack. In the breakout, they suffered extremely heavy losses as a vanguard, and they were no longer able to fight.
But Lao Zhang was unwilling to tie his hands, and wanted to fight to the death, and when he saw that the heavy cavalry did not obey the generals, he killed several people and wanted to establish his authority. And those who are the children of the proton Hanhou in the cowardly Xue do dirty work on weekdays, fight as cannon fodder, and get promoted and make a fortune but have no share, and they also have different hearts. The two groups of people thought of a piece at this time, and together they killed Lao Zhang and De Buhua's cronies, and tied the two to surrender.
"Okay, it's not bad to run the old one and catch the two small ones!" Zhao Yu nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "After you collect the weapons of the surrendered troops, quickly escort them to the camp for detention, and treat the wounded, don't abuse them." The two captured princes should be divided into custody and taken care of by life, and they will be of great use in the future. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Guan Hong Shili received the order, thought about it and leaned forward again, "Your Majesty, there are a lot of belongings left on the battlefield, and I think those soldiers are also indispensable on them, can they be searched?" ”
"The law of the country is like a furnace, and the warlords are like iron. How many of your heads are enough to cut off, and you dare to come and bewitch me! Zhao Yu suddenly turned his face and said.
Since the formation of the Shuaifu Army, all battlefield captures have been returned to the public and distributed in a unified manner. In addition, the discipline of killing and abusing prisoners at will was established, and ordinary prisoners of war were generally not allowed to plunder their property. In this battle, the third division undertook the task of preventing the enemy from breaking through, which was originally only an auxiliary task, but unexpectedly won the lottery, and caused casualties under a fierce battle. Its meaning is also very clear, the discussion is definitely not as good as the first division of the siege, and if you leave, you will definitely be punished. But in order to appease the morale of the army, he wanted to distribute more from the capture, or hide some privately.
Before attacking the city, in order to quickly break the city, Zhao Hao deliberately relaxed the intensity of the use of weapons, but these generals thought that there was a gap and wanted to take advantage of it. In terms of boosting morale and maintaining his own group, it is understandable to give small favors, but he knows that this evil example cannot be opened. Otherwise, they will see it as a common practice, and the opening will grow wider and wider until it is out of control. The seizure of private possession will also lead to corruption and bribery, internal strife caused by the competition for property, and the killing of good people and merit.
"Your Majesty, the last general will strictly abide by the holy order and strictly abide by military discipline." Although the little emperor's voice was not high, it was not easy for Guan Hong to hear the five thunders, and he felt a chill in his neck, cold sweat, and hurriedly saluted.
"Take these careful thoughts and do your own thing. I will not treat you badly when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds! Zhao Yu's face softened slightly, and there was no lack of warning in his words.
"Yes, the last general will remember His Majesty's teachings!" Guan Hong also stood up and saluted solemnly.
The effort was not large, and Chen Fenglin, the commander of the first army, also hurried over to inform His Majesty that the city had been broken. The first division entered from the northern city, seized the city wall first, and controlled the commanding heights. Then open the south and north gates, and receive the second division and the Marine Brigade into the city. After entering the city, the troops opened the road with artillery fire and advanced along the main streets of the city, controlling the main roads, bridges and commanding heights.
After the enemy army broke the city, they heard that Tuhuan had fled from the east gate, and their morale was low, and they retreated after a little resistance. The main force was led by Ma Shao and the five barbarians of Tuhuan to retreat to Yangzhou Mansion and Zhennan Wangfu to defend it, and now our army is clearing out the remnants of the army while advancing to two strongholds. Chen Fenglin thought that these two strongholds were located in a place where residences were concentrated, or in the middle of a warehouse, and if they were bombarded with artillery, they would inevitably harm the people......