When Yuan Yao arrived at Qinggou Stream, the overall situation had already been decided, the ambush soldiers on both sides of the strait were waiting for each other, Zhang Dingbian led the fleet to stop in front, Zheng Bao's defeated army also thought clearly at this time, even if they turned around, it was only a dead end, it was better to surrender directly here to save their lives, and the soldiers of the defeated army all honestly knelt on the boat and did not dare to move in the slightest.

Yuan Yao looked at the hundreds of large and small warships in the river, and was pleasantly surprised, this is the foundation for his own naval army, and now he has finally succeeded!

"Yes, yes! Zhang Dingbian really didn't disappoint me! Yuan Yao looked back at Yang Zaixing with a smile and ordered: "Zaixing, you lead the iron cavalry to monitor the shore, order the soldiers to dock the boats in the river upstream, and then let Zhang Dingbian bring people to the front to meet me!" ”

"No!"

Yang Zaixing led his iron cavalry to the shore to convey Yuan Yao's order, and the defeated army was even more frightened when he saw Yuan Yao's army arrive, and hurriedly rowed the boat according to the order, and came to a gentler place upstream to dock the fleet under the supervision of the iron cavalry.

"Subordinates meet the lord!" Zhang Dingbian ordered 50 sergeants to bring the 20 boats downstream back to Zhangjiazhai, and then led the remaining 250 sergeants to land to meet Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao nodded at him with a smile, and said: "I already know what happened, you have done a good job in this matter, I will double the compensation for the loss of ships in Zhangjiazhai, these things will be talked about tomorrow, first board the ship and escort the fleet back to fatten." ”

Zhang Dingbian bowed and said: "No, the last general received the order, thank the lord!" ”

"Zhang Sima, you divide the sergeants under your command into each ship to command the fleet, Zhang Zaixing, you lead a thousand horsemen to drive the war horses back to Hefei, and the remaining sergeants will board the ship with me to escort the fleet."

"No, I'll take the order!"

The group of men and horses should be on the boat, and after half an hour, they were finally all ready to set off.

After the fleet returned to Hefei, Yuan Yao ordered Zhang Dingbian to lead the headquarters of the men and horses and a thousand iron cavalry to guard the soldiers and ships, and hurriedly led the rest of the soldiers and horses to rush back to Hefei.

Yuan Yao's camp outside Hefei City, the Chinese army's big tent.

Yuan Yao was worried about the war situation in other places and did not dare to stay in Hefei for long, Chen Shi ordered the drumming to gather the generals to convene everyone to discuss the military, Pang Tong, Yang Zaixing, Huo Jun, Zhang Dingbian and others stood in the big tent, Yuan Yao sat on the top, and said: "In the battle yesterday, how were the casualties of our army?" ”

Pang Tongshan took two steps forward and replied: "Back to the lord, in yesterday's battle, our army lost more than 500 people, more than 600 people were seriously injured, and the minor injuries are not counted, but most of them are casualties of the Hefei county soldiers, and the army led by the lord only lost more than 200 people. ”

After Yuan Yao listened, he was also distressed in his heart, this battle not only lost more than 1,000 people, but also took the life of a beloved general, which can be described as a heavy loss!

But fortunately, there were a lot of beheadings and captures in this battle, and those ships alone were enough to make up for these battle losses, Yuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "How much is the beheading, how much is the prisoner, how much is the capture? ”

Pang Tong replied again: "Returning to the lord, more than 3,000 people were beheaded in this battle, more than 15,000 soldiers were collected and surrendered, and more than 500 large and small ships were captured, including one double-story ship and two single-story ships, and the rest of the ships were mostly small ships such as Chong, Xiandeng, and Chima, and the armor and ordnance were not counted. ”

Yuan Yao lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally his face turned fierce, and he said, "All the soldiers who go ashore and do the eleventh slaughter strategy,......"

As soon as Yuan Yao's words fell, Pang Tong immediately stepped forward and bowed: "The lord can't be, it's ominous to kill prisoners!" If ......"

"Shi Yuan doesn't need to persuade much!"

Yuan Yao waved his hand to stop Pang Tong, and then said: "Chaohu water thieves have robbed merchants and harassed the people for many years, and this time they have invaded my territory and killed my favorite generals. In troubled times, it is not enough to kill people who are unforgivable for such crimes, and it is not enough for the people to be angry; Not killing is not enough to understand the law; Not killing is not enough to show the majesty of our army! ”

"Besides, these soldiers are all long-standing bandits, if we don't let them see the cruelty of the law and the ruthlessness of military law, I'm afraid it will be difficult to tame the wildness in their hearts for my use!"

"But God has the virtue of a good life, since they have surrendered, the general can't help but give them a chance to mend their ways, and pass the order to go down, and the selected soldiers will be formed into a separate battalion, called the Dead Soldier Battalion, this battalion must be the first in every battle, and those who dare to hesitate and retreat will be killed! Those who have beheaded the dead soldiers of the Dead Soldier Battalion and completed the fifth level can enter the Rui Shi Battalion, and the Rui Shi Battalion will be incorporated into my personal guard army sequence for the elite of our army! ”

Pang Tong also retreated when he heard that Yuan Yao didn't really want to kill these soldiers, as for the rest of the generals, they had no problem, now that the big war is imminent, there is always a need for cannon fodder to charge into battle, and now that there is no need to damage the soldiers and horses under their command with the battalion of dead soldiers, they are naturally very happy.

The crowd bowed one after another: "The Lord is wise! ”

Yuan Yao waved his hand to make everyone get up, and then said: "Now the situation is critical, our army needs to rush to Xiquyang immediately to fight with Lei Bo Chen Lan and the two thieves, and the wounded soldiers in the army will stay in Hefei. ”

The more than 10,000 soldiers and horses led by Yuan Yao only lost more than 200 people, which is easy to replenish, and the generals have received orders: "No, we will receive the order!" ”

"Okay, everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and the rest is the reward."

Yuan Yao first looked at Zhang Dingbian and said: "Ben General said before, if you can cut off the river for me and stop the fleet, I will let you train the navy for me, and now that you have done it, I should also fulfill my previous promise." Zhang Dingbian listens to the order! ”

Zhang Dingbian'an didn't expect Yuan Yao to be the first to reward him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "The last general!" ”

The more Yuan Yao looked at Zhang Dingbian, the more satisfied he became, and said with a smile: "In this battle, you first reported the Chaohu military situation for the general, and then monitored the Chaohu bandit army day and night for the general, and last night cut off the river to block the retreat of the Chaohu bandit army, so that the general was able to capture more than 500 warships and destroy his army, which can be described as an outstanding meritorious service!" Ben will use this merit to move you to the rank of general in Hengjiang, and order you to select 10,000 elite training sailors from among the soldiers and the people, do you have the confidence to complete this order? ”

Zhang Dingbian bowed again, and replied loudly: "The last general will live up to the trust of the lord, and he will train 10,000 elite sailors for the lord!" ”

"Zheng Bao and other troops must have a nest in Chaohu Lake, you can send troops to clear the remnants of their army, and all the captured money, food, materials and shipbuilding equipment will be used as materials and manpower for the formation of the naval army, you only need to report their entries to me, as for the people of Zheng Bao and others who have been captive, they will all be sent back to Hefei to enrich the population of Hefei. Now that the time is not waiting, you must clean Chaohu Lake as quickly as possible and set up the shelves of the water army first. ”

Zheng Bao and the others are all Chaohu giants, I don't know how much food and materials have been piled up in the water village, and it is a fat job to clear the remnants of the Chaohu bandit army!

When Zhang Dingbian heard that Yuan Yao handed over this good errand to him, and asked him to leave money, food, materials and shipwrights equipment as materials and manpower for training the navy, he was immediately overjoyed, and he also had a heartfelt respect and gratitude for Yuan Yao, and there was quite a kind of emotion of dying for a confidant.

Zhang Dingbian bowed down again and said, "The last general thanks the lord for his trust, and is willing to die for the lord!" ”

Yuan Yao really has no other way, now that he has no one available and is in urgent need of a navy, it is better to completely delegate power than to procrastinate, so as to collect Zhang Dingbian's heart, he has to hand over all the power to Zhang Dingbian's hands.

Fortunately, he also knew that Zhang Dingbian was a loyal and righteous person, and now he saw Zhang Dingbian completely returned to his heart, so he was relieved, "I know that you are a loyal and righteous person with ability, and the matter of this naval army will be handed over to you in Dingbian!" Okay, you step back first. ”

After Zhang Dingbian retreated, Yuan Yao looked at Huo Jun and said, "Where is Zhong Miao?" ”

Huo Jun stepped forward and bowed: "The last general is here!" ”

"Zhong Miao, you first led the army to surround and kill the Chaohu bandit army, and then beheaded Zhang Duo Xu Qian and the two of them to strengthen the prestige of our army, and moved Hefei Zhonglang General with this merit, and led the army of 5,000 to garrison Hefei, rewarding 10,000 dollars!"

"No, the last general will take orders, and he will live up to the trust of the lord!"

"Now Jiangdong is eyeing my two counties, Hefei is both the gateway of Shouchun and the waist and abdomen of the two armies, Hefei is in the two counties of survival, Hefei is lost and the two counties are dead, Hefei is related to the life and death of my two counties, I hope the general will be cautious, and Jiangdong must not be given a chance!"

Huo Jun also knew that Hefei's location was critical, and when he heard Yuan Yao say so solemnly, he bowed down again and said: "The lord can rest assured that even if the last general dies in battle, he will not lose Hefei, and the people are in the city, and the people are in the city!" ”

"Okay, with Zhong Miao's words, I will be relieved." Yuan Yao nodded at Huo Jun, and then continued: "Dingbian, Zhongmiao, Chaohu and Hefei are quite close, the two of you must cooperate with each other and not have contradictions." ”

"No, I'll take the order!"

Yuan Yao waved his hand to order Huo Jun to retreat, looked at Yang Zaixing, and said: "Zaixing, you first led the iron cavalry to disperse the Chaohu bandit army formation, and then slashed Zheng Bao to frustrate the morale of the enemy army and raise the prestige of our army, which is also an outstanding achievement. ”

"No, the last general will take the order!"

"As for Shiyuan, your planning work, wait until after this battle to reward, the meritorious casualties of the soldiers are also recorded, and after the battle is over, the promotion of rewards and pensions can not be delayed, okay, go down and prepare, after noon, the army will camp and go to Xiquyang!"

"No, I'll take the order!"

After the generals retired, they went to the army camp first to read Yuan Yao's eleventh order to draw the unlucky eggs of the dead soldier camp, and the unlucky soldiers who were not selected saw Yuan Yao so fierce and ruthless, and immediately became much more honest for fear that they would also be dragged to the pit and killed; Those unlucky eggs who were chosen thought they were dead, but when they heard that Yuan Yao was going to put them into the camp of the dead, they had a glimmer of life, and the hope of survival was immediately ignited in their hearts, and they even had some gratitude to Yuan Yao.