Chapter 166: Pacifying Wanzhou
Hua Rong, Zhang Qing, Lu Junyi and others chased after each other, and went all the way south around the foot of Longzhong Mountain.
On the way, Mi Qi met Suo Chao, stopped and killed for a while, the two fought for more than a dozen rounds, Mi Qi looked back to see Hua Rong and others chasing closer and closer, and retreated with an axe.
Later, they met Qin Ming and Lei Heng one after another, and each fought for more than a dozen rounds, but Mi Qi saw that he could not win, and still fled all the way south; Qin Ming didn't guard against his flying axe when he chased after him, and he was also cut on his left rib.
Woo woo –
A horn sounded on the top of the mountain, Hua Rong, Lu Junyi and others looked at Mi Qiu's back, although they were unwilling, they could only give up.
This horn sound was issued by Zong Ze and Xu Guanzhong, who were watching the battle on the mountain, they had seen the battle situation under the mountain, and the bravery of the two of them exceeded their imagination, and they were a little disappointed that they could not stay.
But this war, can not be because of the pursuit of a certain person and affect the overall victory or defeat, although the boulder strategy can be 40,000 soldiers, this is a small half of the day The thief army died another 20,000 or 30,000, but after all, there are still 30,000 or 40,000 people, and the war is not over.
Therefore, when Li Yanxian heard the sound of the horn, he immediately commanded Lu Junyi and other generals to lead their troops to surrender the thief army.
The killing phase of this war has passed, and the next leitmotif is capture.
Mountains.
Zong Ze looked at the blood flowing down the valley, and his heart was very unbearable, but his eyes when he looked at Xu Guanzhong were very complicated.
"Guan Zhong, your plan has succeeded! But although you have achieved His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, your own reputation may not be very good! ”
Zong Ze said regretfully.
Xu Guanzhong was born with a calm face, as if he didn't take Zong Ze's worries to heart.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promoted me to the mountains, not to make me a strategist, nor to make me a general, but to make me a commander, then I have to take on the responsibility that a boss should bear!"
"The Great Song Dynasty has just undergone a change, although the national strength has increased, but it is only to nationalize the wealth of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and sooner or later it will be exhausted, so the current increase in national strength is only temporary, and it is also superficial."
"We don't have any extra national strength to waste on Wang Qing, this war must be resolved quickly! And if you want to fight quickly, you must defeat Wang Qing's main force, and at the same time, you must also establish national prestige, so that Hebei Tianhu and Jiangnan La, as well as people from all walks of life, also weigh the consequences when they have plans in their hearts. ”
"You have to kill someone!"
Speaking of this, Xu Guanzhong sighed and looked up in the direction of Nanfeng Mansion, his eyes shining with an inexplicable light.
"This killing power, of course, it is best for students to take on it, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must not be contaminated with the reputation of killing! And the teacher is getting older, so he has to think about the name behind him...... This kind of thing is best for me to do! ”
"Wanzhou's 60,000 soldiers have almost been wiped out, and Wang Qing has lost another 100,000 soldiers this time; If we surround Wanzhou, we will cut off the connection between Xijing and Nanfeng Mansion, so the 60,000 guards and 20,000 reinforcements in Xijing will be wiped out by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sooner or later! As a result, Wang Qing has lost 240,000 horses. ”
According to Dai Zong and others, Wang Qing's soldiers and horses totaled 400,000, and 50,000 were sailors. In other words, it is now basically certain that all the troops under Wang Qing who can defend the city are only **10,000 people! ”
"**10,000 people, there are still 30,000 Jishan troops whose intentions are unknown, and the remaining 50,000 or 60,000 people still have to defend Shannan, Jingnan, Yun'an, Dongchuan, Ande and other prefectures, I estimate that the defenders left in Nanfeng Mansion are only 20,000 at most, and His Royal Highness the Prince's surprise attack strategy will definitely succeed."
Xu Guanzhong looked into the distance, full of confidence.
Zong Ze sighed, "I know what you mean, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs to personally conquer Wang Qing's exploits...... It's just that you're going to be burdened by fame in the future! ”
Xu Guanzhong smiled indifferently: "Therefore, the battle of the good is no miracle victory, no wisdom and fame, and no bravery!" If Your Highness knows me, why should I care about the opinions of people in the world! ”
"Guan Zhong! I finally know how mysterious His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is! He hasn't met you, but he knows you so well and he's trying to make you a manager...... Throughout the ages, monarchs and ministers like you can only be compared to Liu Xuande's three visits to the thatched house! ”
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The sun went down, the battlefield at the foot of Longzhong Mountain was cleaned up, and Wanzhou City was also captured by Yang Cunzhong.
Two days later, the number of casualties on both sides was finally counted.
Wang Qingjun, the six generals stationed in Wanzhou killed four, half of the 60,000 defenders were killed, 30,000 were captured, and Liu Min was also captured.
Of the 150,000 horses that were urgently dispatched by Wang Qing to rescue Wanzhou, 120,000 were actually 120,000, 70,000 were killed in battle, 40,000 were captured, and less than 10,000 escaped.
Wang Qing's generals, except for the one who fled alone, were all killed in battle.
On the Song army's side, Xiang Yuanzhen, Mei Zhan, and Li Congji died in battle; Wang Huan, Li Kui, Qin Ming and other generals were injured to varying degrees, and they simply did not worry about their lives.
As for the sergeants, more than 20,000 people also died, and this is still when dozens of fierce generals are pressing the formation, otherwise there will be more casualties.
Next, the most important thing is to collect the 70,000 prisoners just gained, and select the elite among them, about 30,000 people, which is enough to make up for the losses of the Song army.
In addition, it is to solve Liu Min's problem.
If you want to really get Wanzhou, Liu Min can't kill it; Not only can't you kill, but you must surrender!
Liu Min, Wanzhou.
If Liu Min died, no matter how he died, the people of Wanzhou would count this account on Song Jun's head.
So when Yang Cunzhong heard that Zhong Jing had snatched Liu Min's knife at the last moment, Shen Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just that when Liu Min was brought to Zong Ze and Xu Guanzhong, he still looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and he was not convinced.
Without waiting for Zong Ze and Xu Guanzhong to speak, Liu Min shouted directly: "You don't have to waste your words for the eagle dog, I, Liu Min, am loyal to Da Chu, and I will never surrender, if you want to kill, you will kill!" ”
With that, he turned his head to look to the side.
Xu Guanzhong smiled freely and said something completely unexpected to Liu Min.
Xu Guanzhong said: "It doesn't mean much if you Liu Min don't die, and I don't care too much, after all, although you are known as Liu Zhibo, it turns out that you are just an ordinary person, at most, you just read a few more books!" ”
"The key now is that your attitude determines the life and death of the people of Wanzhou, which makes me have to pay attention to you."
"If you descend, the people of Wanzhou will descend, Wanzhou will return to the Great Song Dynasty, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment in the future!"
"If you don't surrender, I can only kill you! And after killing you, the people of Wanzhou will definitely rebel, and it is impossible for me to leave this hidden danger. Therefore, the original slaughter of the city was just to scare Wang Qing and you, but now it may have to be executed! ”
"What? You're going to slaughter the city? ”
Liu Min was shocked into a cold sweat.