Chapter 287: Aftermath
Chen Yizhong left, Zhao Yu ordered him to go by himself, and the armies contacted and returned to the camp. The Queen Mother and Her Majesty still stayed www.biquge.info he felt that since this was the will of heaven, it was also done in accordance with God, and there was no need for him to be entangled in this, so he put down his mind for the time being. The departure of the court is over, but after the war, Zhao Yu stayed in the court, and the aftermath has been delayed until now. And in a few days is the New Year, and it should be the day of the seal, and today it is rare for all the chief officials in the palace to gather, just to finalize some unresolved matters.
In the Battle of Qizhouyang, the Shuaifu army won a complete victory. Gao Yingsong, as the punishment of the inspection of military merits, first reported the results of the battle, and the army of the commander's government captured a total of 213 warships, including 150 large warships, of course, the credit should be mainly credited to those surrendered troops; According to the statistics of each army, more than 400 enemy ships of all sizes were attacked, destroyed and sunk, and more than 40,000 enemy troops were annihilated, of which more than 19,000 enemy troops were captured and surrendered. The seized military equipment is not counted, and the total amount of gold and silver silk is more than 2 million yuan, which ****** made a great contribution, because they were all robbed.
And these belongings do not include Liu Shen's boat hidden, because His Royal Highness personally led the troops to take it, everyone discussed and left it to him to dispose of, Zhao Yu thought about it and felt inappropriate, didn't he take the lead in violating military discipline? How will I be royal in the future? So it was agreed that the ship would be repaired and transferred to his own use, and that the goods on it would be returned to the public as spoils of war. Gao Yingsong preliminarily calculated that in addition to rewarding the army and compensating for the casualties, the surplus of these captures could be used for a year's salary of the Shuaifu army.
It is inevitable that there will be casualties in the war, and the Shuaifu army does not have such a perverted defense as the Destroying Front Army, and the results are huge but there are only 100 casualties, and the war casualties are mainly concentrated in the final stage of the battle against Liu Shenzhong's army. According to statistics, more than 2,000 troops and volunteers participated in the battle, of which 743 were killed in battle and more than 500 were seriously injured and disabled.
Zhao Hao inquired carefully, and the casualties of the Shuaifu army mainly occurred in the broadside battle. The casualties of the enemy were mainly due to the fact that the ships were sunk, destroyed and drowned in the sea; The second is caused by ballistas and rockets and additional damage. This shows that his initial judgment was correct, the Song army's close-quarters combat capability was inferior to the Yuan army, and the choice to develop long-range weapons was correct.
How to reward and pension, the Shuai Fu Army has been customized, and it can be issued accordingly. However, Zhao Yu proposed to choose a place with good feng shui outside Qiongzhou City as a cemetery to bury the dead, and build a martyr's shrine to worship the spiritual seat for worship at four o'clock. At the same time, the Invalides Hospital was built for the recuperation and residence of disabled soldiers, and those with family members could provide accommodation and subsidize living expenses; Those who do not have family members must be paid for by the marshal government to hire special personnel to take care of their lives, and they must not be allowed to live on the streets and die of hardship. Everyone agreed with His Highness's proposal, which not only solved the worries of the disabled soldiers, but also stabilized the morale of the army and improved morale......
"Judge Chen, you are responsible for the implementation of this matter, and the required money and food will be reported to the General Bureau." Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zhao Yu immediately clapped his hand and said, "Director Zhuang, your total bureau must cooperate closely and must not be deliberately delayed." ”
"Subordinates obey!"
"The subordinate obeys!" The two of them gave the order in unison.
"Your Highness, it is the spring plowing season after the year, and I am afraid that the requisition of the people will delay the agricultural time, can it be postponed until after the spring ploughing?" Chen Zeweng hesitated and asked.
"Well, this is the king's negligence." Zhao Yu nodded and said, suddenly remembering something, "Eh, Lord Gao, can those captured enemy soldiers be placed?" ”
"Your Highness, the captured enemy troops are still locked up in the garrison of the Destroyer Army, and they have not been disposed of." Gao Yingsong replied.
"And what should I do with the captives as I face over?" Zhao Hao asked again.
"Captives are no better than surrendering armies, and they are generally incorporated into the armies to form a criminal army, and serve as dead soldiers. There are also those who are sent to various military states to serve hard labor, and even more are directly killed. Gao Yingsong replied.
"Oh, then can these surrendered troops be organized into an army and take on the task of building cities, building bridges, opening rivers and canals, and transporting baggage?" These captives of Zhao Yujue were incorporated into various armies without training, which would become a factor of instability, and it would be even worse if they defected on the battlefield. But they still have to provide food and clothing for nothing, and if they don't get it right, they will occupy the mountains as kings and robbers to harm the place, and if they form an army alone, they don't have to pay for their work.
"Your Highness's method is not impossible, the old man thinks that some of the best people can be selected to join the army, and most of them can be organized into a baggage army to undertake labor, and the local people can also be exempted from the pain of requisition." It should be strict and feasible.
"Well, now that the post roads need to be dredged, and canals must be opened everywhere, it is when manpower is needed, and these captives can come in handy." Jiang Xuan also agreed.
"Okay, then select a group of these captives and assign them to the management of the Transshipment Department to undertake daily labor. After the completion of the grouping, it will be reported to the General Bureau for allocation. Zhao Yu decided to do one more thing.
"The subordinates obey the order, and we will formulate a charter and report it to His Highness as soon as possible." Jiang Xuan commanded, this is also a good thing for the transfer department, of course he is happy.
"Lord Cai, can the people who fled here be resettled, and how is the search for the families of the soldiers to be contacted?" Zhao Hao turned to Cai Wanyi again. Because the people of Quanzhou accounted for the majority of the Shuaifu army, and he was familiar with the officials who had been there and were familiar with them, he entrusted this task to him.
"Your Highness, this matter is already underway. In recent months, more than 30,000 refugees have landed in Qiongzhou, and more than 10,000 have withdrawn from Guangxi to the island. Cai Wanyi replied.
"It was now quite difficult to find the families of the soldiers, and for fear of retaliation from the Tartars, many fled and went into hiding after the evacuation of Quanzhou. Only more than 2,000 households were contacted despite all the searches, but some people were not willing to come to Qiong, so only some of them smuggled to the island with the mobilization and assistance of the Shuai Fu. ”
"We have done a good job in the refugee resettlement sites, not only to build houses and houses, but also to set up schools to educate children, establish medical hospitals to diagnose and treat patients, and at the same time set up armor protection and organize village soldiers." Zhao Hao praised, "In addition, camps have been set up in the main prefectures and counties where the armies are stationed, so that families can be arranged to stay and visit and gather. ”
"The subordinates obeyed the order, and immediately started arranging!" Cai Wanyi obeyed the order.
"Deputy Envoy Pan, have all the necessary items for the New Year of the military been distributed?" Zhao Yu looked at Pan Fangdao.
"Your Highness, the meat, food, wine, vegetables and vegetables used by the various armies for the festival are being distributed to the armies in batches, and it is guaranteed to be completed within two days." Pan Fang replied.
"Zhao Dutong, all armies must arrange their shifts on vacation, and send additional patrols to patrol to prevent the soldiers from leaving the camp." Zhao Yu instructed, "Deng Ji Office, the Lian Visiting Division will also inspect all states, counties, and armies during this period to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity of the New Year to collect money!" ”…… (To be continued.) )