The generals and ministers who were in Yangzhou that night gathered in the camp, and Zhao Yu still failed to settle in Yangzhou City, mainly because of security issues. After the battle, there was chaos in the city, and although the situation was under control, it was difficult to keep the defeated soldiers still hiding in the city, and no one dared to take this risk until it was fully cleaned up. But there were many problems to be solved, and the little emperor still needed to make a decision, so he could only bother them to go out of the city. After some greetings and congratulations, Zhao Hao didn't say much, and asked everyone to report the situation after the war.

Chen Fenglin first reported the results of the rough statistics: in this battle, more than 30,000 enemies were destroyed, of which more than 6,000 were killed, more than 4,000 were wounded, and nearly 20,000 were captured; Countless armor and equipment were seized, and more than 50,000 war horses were seized. More than 500 officers and men below the commander of his own side were killed, and nearly 1,000 were wounded.

Then Wang Yinglin reported that after the war, a total of more than 200,000 taels of gold, more than 2 million taels of silver, 800,000 ingots of banknotes, and about 100,000 stones of grain were collected. There are also some jewelry and other property, the value of which is still being estimated. Most of these seizures belonged to the Zhennan Palace, which had only a small number of copper coins and paper money that had depreciated like waste paper. In addition, the residences of some officials have been seized, their property is being cleaned up, and whether the businessmen and wealthy families in Yangzhou have collaborated with the enemy is under investigation.

According to rough statistics, the casualties of the people in the city were relatively large, especially Ding Zhuang, who helped the enemy defend the city, at least 10,000 people. More than 2,000 houses were destroyed and tens of thousands of people were displaced. In addition, because Tuhuan ordered the expropriation of all the grain stocks in the city, the people were generally short of food. Under the siege, there was no way to collect wood, and materials from outside the city could not be imported into the city, so there was a shortage of firewood and grass to medicines, cloth, vegetables and various daily necessities. Others then reported on their responsibilities.

"The top priority is not these chores, what we need to do is to go north as soon as possible, not to waste time in Yangzhou!" Zhao Yu summed up that the problems that need to be dealt with urgently at present are mainly focused on how to deal with the surrendered and captured soldiers, how to pacify the people in the city, how to rebuild the regime, and how to deal with the collaborators. But he frowned.

"Your Majesty...... Tens of thousands of troops and 100,000 people, if they can't properly deal with the rush to the south, if they are not escorted to Jiangnan as soon as possible, leading to rebellion, I am afraid that the rear will be unstable. Wang Yinglin was stunned when he heard this, so as not to be surprised. He knew that the Song army in Yangzhou was not many at the moment, and Jiangdong was encircling and annihilating the Yuxi Timurid Department, and it was difficult to get out. Once they continue to advance northward, they will inevitably pour out, but if they leave so many troops in Yangzhou, if they take the opportunity to make trouble, it will be difficult to control the situation with only the remaining troops.

"Your Majesty, why don't your subordinates dispose of them at night!" Seeing His Majesty frowning, Chen Fenglin pondered for a while.

"Chen Dutong, don't kill and surrender, otherwise you will be punished by heaven." Without waiting for the little emperor to answer, Wang Yinglin said hurriedly.

"Governor Wang, in extraordinary times, do extraordinary things. There can be no woman's kindness, and all the Mongolian soldiers were executed in Quanzhou that day! Chen Fenglin immediately replied when he heard this.

"Don't fight anymore, for the time being, the Mongolian army will be escorted outside the city, and the generals will be detained separately. Strict supervision, but no abuse! Zhao Yu waved his hand to stop their quarrel and commanded.

He understood that what the two of them said was good, but they were wrong because they did not respond to the situation. When the Marshal's Mansion was first built, Zhao Yu attacked Guangzhou first, mainly to raise military expenses. At that time, they had less than 10,000 soldiers, and their future was uncertain, so they naturally had little to consider, so they killed all the captured Mongolian officials and soldiers in order to eliminate future troubles. Another purpose that is difficult to explain is of course to facilitate the 'extortion' of large households.

Later, he succeeded to the throne and attacked Quanzhou, under the banner of reporting the bloody night of Quanzhou and slaughtering the sons of Quanzhou, but in fact, the main purpose was for money. At that time, it was also a river of blood, which stained the river red. At that time, in addition to revenge, there was also the purpose of deterring the enemy army and winning a respite for the nascent regime, so he slaughtered all the captured Mongols and wiped out the Pu clan.

And then in the battle to defend Qiongzhou and recover Jiangnan, he was also merciless to the Mongols, and even killed the rebels and wealthy Han families who were implicated with the Mongols. However, the captured generals were open-minded, and they were reorganized into several baggage divisions, and even two brigades of the Imperial Front Protector Army were organized on the basis of the Ezhou surrender. The purpose is nothing other than to consolidate political power, eliminate internal troubles, and buy the hearts and minds of the people.

The policy of reducing troops in different periods was aimed at different situations and objectives. At that time, the main force of the Mengyuan army defending Jiangnan was the Zhenfu army composed of the Han army and the new annexed army. However, the main force of the Mongol and Yuan armies in Jiangbei was the cantonment garrison mainly composed of Mongols and Semu people, and the further north they went, the more Mongols there were, and it would be unreasonable to kill all the captured enemy soldiers.

Zhao Yu still wants to incorporate these Mongolian troops, one is to use the troops to fight the vanguard, as cannon fodder is the usual way of all dynasties; Both are also ways to digest these instability; The three can take advantage of their familiarity with the enemy's combat methods and fight against the forces that have old advantages and targeted operations; The four are also Zhao Yu's helplessness, because the lack of horses in Jiangnan also leads to a lack of skilled riders, and it is impossible to expand the cavalry in a short time. And these Mongol soldiers are all natural riders, if they are used for their own use, it is equivalent to an extra boost out of thin air.

However, at the moment, Zhao Hao had not thought of a way to properly dispose of the surrendered troops, so whether it was to escort Jiangnan for reorganization or execute them all, it was not in line with his ideas, so he could only put it on hold for the time being. However, the strategy of the enemy's army in the Lianghuai region to advance northward quickly was urgent, and it was impossible to spend both troops and time in Yangzhou, so Zhao Hao quickly made a decision on everything:

Wang Yinglin temporarily replaced Huaidong as an envoy and coordinated the affairs of Huaidong, although there are only three places in Yangzhou, Zhenzhou and Taizhou at present, no one will doubt that Huaidong will soon be in his own hands; Jiang Fangding, the Marquis of Yu, the first division of the First Army, was temporarily appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou, leaving a regiment to deal with the aftermath, and the required officials were transferred from the first division and supplemented after the arrival of officials sent by the imperial court.

Then the troops rested for three days, and at the same time, according to the promise of the previous time, the wounded soldiers and the captured Zhennan Wang's family were sent to Jiankang together; At the same time, the people were sent to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible and bury the dead bodies inside and outside the city, so as to avoid the epidemic after the weather warms; In addition, all kinds of materials hoarded outside the city were sent into the city, and the people were appeased, and the relief of the victims was opened, and the funds were allocated to help the displaced people build houses and stabilize the people's hearts......

The meeting lasted until late at night, when the details were finalized. When Zhao Yu returned to the sleeping tent, it was already past the time, and the time had reached the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and he pinched his fingers and counted that it was already the first day of the eleventh year of Xiangxing after three days. He couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of this, he was also unlucky to have an accident every New Year, and after being the emperor for eleven years, An Ansheng was born for the New Year, and this year must be spent in the battle.

Zhao Yu knew that with the current method of communication, three days would be enough to lose Yangzhou, and the news that the Yuxi Timur Department was trapped in Jiangdong also reached the ears of Dadu Zhenjin. According to his estimates, Meng Yuan has long since lost the mobilization ability of 10,000 troops when he was fighting in the Quartet, and this time it will take about ten days for them to go from learning the news to verifying and verifying, and then mobilizing the army to raise materials and send troops.

In other words, Zhao Yu wanted to use the little troops at hand to invade Zhanlianghuai in ten days before the arrival of enemy reinforcements, and prepare for battle. But after the war, it is necessary to recuperate, even if it is only for a few days, so if you have to exclude three days, then the time is very short. If this opportunity is missed, it will not be possible to complete the task of seizing the predetermined strategic objective with a limited force.

'Guarding the river must guard the Huai' has long been a consensus. The people who have defended the south of the Yangtze River in the past generations have a relatively in-depth understanding of the relationship between the Huai River and the Yangtze River, and the two great rivers are each other's surface and inside, playing a double barrier role, and the operation of the Huai River has two layers of strategic significance: defense and active attack. In order to occupy the two Huai and gain the strategic initiative, it is also necessary to control a series of important towns, mainly to hold the confluence of the tributaries of the Huai River and the Huai River.

In the south of the Huai River, there are a series of important towns. In Huaixi, it is mainly Zhongli and Shouchun; In Huaidong, it is mainly Shanyang and Xuyi. Shouchun is facing Yingkou, blocking the enemy in the upper reaches of the Yinghe River or Huai River; Zhongli is facing the mouth of the vortex, blocking the rush of the vortex river. The main tributary of the lower reaches of the Huai River is Surabaya, which flows from the southeast of the mountain at this time and joins the Huai River near Huai'an. Since ancient times, the Huai Surabaya Road has been the main road for north-south water transportation, and Shanyang and Xuyi control the way in the direction of Surabaya.

In the direction of Surabaya, if a more positive trend is taken, Pengcheng can also be operated to the north. As the strength of the north and the south changes, so does the momentum of their offense and defense. When the south is strong, you can go out of Huaibei and enter the Central Plains; When the south is weak, it tends to retreat to the Yangtze River; When the north and the south are evenly matched, they often use the Huai River as the front line of confrontation.

In order to achieve this strategic goal, Zhao Yu mobilized almost all his troops, and planned that Jiang Cheng would lead the Sixth Army in Ezhou and the Seventh Army in Jiangling to go north to seize a series of important towns in Huaixi; In the Jiangdong region, the Third Army, the Fourth Army, and part of the Imperial Protector Army were concentrated to encircle and annihilate the Yuxi Timur Department in Nandu, and the only troops that could be used for the time being were the troops of the Second Army stationed in Wuhu and the First Army and part of the Protector Army that had captured Yangzhou at the moment.

The most important thing to achieve this goal is to quickly occupy all the strategic channels of Lianghuai before the Mengyuan side completes the mobilization, cut off its southward road, and then turn to defensive operations to consolidate the newly occupied areas. Yangzhou, as the closest to the enemy, bore the brunt of the attack and had to arrive as quickly as possible, what worried Zhao Hao was how to get up quickly......