Chapter Ninety-Nine: Fire Everywhere

The rebels deliberately retreated, and naturally they couldn't escape Shen Chongming's eyes. It is really difficult to completely surround these nearly 50,000 rebels in such a hurry with the existing forces, but it is a little difficult for people to chase after them in the middle of the night, Shen Chongming is also a little relieved in his heart, in case the rebels set up some ambushes on the way, it will be bad.

And there were almost no cavalry on hand, the rebels were in a hurry to flee for their lives, and the soldiers also relied on how to catch up on two legs.

After thinking about it for a while, Shen Chongming made this account clear. It is basically impossible to completely annihilate Zhu Yiluan's 50,000 rebels in this battle, and his original intention is to beat the morale of the Guangdong soldiers and horses, and fiercely suppress the arrogance of Zhu Yiluan's rebels, and now that this goal has been achieved, there is no need to risk expanding the results of the battle.

"Pass the order, and each department will pursue and defeat the rebels on their own, and remember not to go beyond ten miles." Shen Chongming commanded to the herald behind him.

"My lord, this is General Lu." Just as Shen Chongming was visiting the wounded with a few guards, Chen Qingping hurriedly came with Lu Dengda. This guy ruined Lord Shen's plan in the battle in Shaoshi Mountain, although Lord Shen said that he would not be held responsible, but he should come to ask for guilt and not come, otherwise Lord Shen's heart will not be able to unravel, and sooner or later it will be a matter.

Shen Chongming frowned, and then stretched out, the two of them didn't see it clearly. "Oh, it turned out to be Lord Lu, and this official has admired his name for a long time."

Lu Dengda's face turned red for a while, and he said very embarrassedly: "Your Excellency, Xia Guan is the name that has admired you for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really a blessing for three lives." ”

"Hehe, don't talk about this, the rebels have attacked the city in the past two days, and your 30,000 horses have suffered casualties?" Shen Chongming looked at the wounded soldiers nearby and asked, The combat strength of this Guangdong soldier and horse is really debatable, after a sneak attack, there were such heavy casualties, if this is a frontal battle, wouldn't it have to fight the soldiers out?

Speaking of which, Ludenda came to the spirit. I still feel very good in this battle to defend the city, no matter how crazy the rebels attack, the soldiers did not take half a step back under their own supervision. "Lord Qiqi, in this battle to defend the city, the soldiers fought bravely from top to bottom, and did not let the rebels cross the thunder pool, and in two days, a total of more than 8,000 soldiers were killed and wounded."

Looking at Lu Dengda's head held high, Shen Chongming couldn't help but feel a little funny, nodded and asked, "What about the rebels' casualties?" ”

"This ...... It is not clear how many officials there are, but there are always 10,000 horses. Lu Dengda didn't dare to brag too much, and he knew the real number, in two days, the rebels collected more than 5,000 corpses under the city, and the wounded soldiers were probably more than 3,000.

Shen Chongming's face suddenly sank, he was really a waste, such a sharp siege, the soldiers defending the city killed 8,000 soldiers in battle to kill and wound 10,000 rebels, he had never heard of such a thing.

"It's not early, you go back to the city to arrange a meal for the soldiers, and rest early." Shen Chongming didn't dwell on this stubble anymore, in fact, he already had a plan in his heart. This Ludenda's talent is average, and it can't be reused.

"Yes, the next official will go." Lu Dengda was not stupid, and immediately saw Shen Chongming's dissatisfaction, but the war was like this, and he felt that it was not bad.

After resting in Shaozhou City for a night, Shen Chongming got up early in the morning, only to find that the generals were already waiting for him outside the door under the leadership of Chen Qingping.

"Is there anything?" Shen Chongming frowned and asked, a group of wine bags and rice bags, more and more unwilling to see these people.

"My lord, the results of yesterday's battle have been counted, and the subordinate has come to listen to your instructions with all his colleagues." Chen Qingping said with a smile.

"Let's talk as we go." Shen Chongming nodded, raised his feet and walked towards the front office. This guy is accustomed to the magpie's nest dove, and always likes to live in the government office everywhere. This main hall is big enough, and sitting in the position of the hall official is condescending, which is a great help to the momentum.

Seeing that Shen Chong's name was exciting, Chen Qingping, who originally wanted to say a few kind words for his generals, had to report the results of the battle concisely.

"In this battle, more than 8,000 enemies were annihilated, 10,300 were captured, and the remains of the rebels fled for dozens of miles, which can be described as a great victory. Now that the morale of the rebels is low, what to do next, please show me. ”

"How many casualties did our army have?" Shen Chongming asked without looking back, estimating that it was not much better.

"This ...... More than 6,000 were killed and more than 5,000 wounded. Chen Qingping said with some embarrassment, and he couldn't figure out why there were so many casualties in such a smooth battle.

"Tsk." Shen Chongming paused, sighed and didn't say anything, it seems that he has to put things in order, otherwise if he goes on like this, he doesn't wait to quell Zhu Yiluan's rebellion, and the Guangdong Metropolitan Division has to get all the people in.

Just as he was about to speak, a guard hurriedly came, "My lord, Lord Ma sent an urgent report!" ”

"Ma-sama, which Ma-sama?" Shen Chongming's brows furrowed into a pimple, he hadn't heard of the surnamed Ma among his colleagues.

"My lord, it's my second adult." The guard said with a smile, the adults call Master Ma Erdan all day long, but he almost forgot his surname.

Shen Chongming was embarrassed for a while, coughed dryly and said, "Someone will bring it in the future, but I want to see how this kid is doing." With that, he walked forward with his chest held high, hoping that this boy would give him a long face.

"My lord, Master Ma led his troops to take Changsha City!" The first thing people who came to say when they saw Shen Chongming was to tell the news of taking Changsha City.

Shen Chongming, who was holding a cup of tea and preparing to pretend, squirted out in one gulp. "What...... What did you say?! ”

"My lord, Master Ma led his troops to take Changsha City!" The person who came forced a smile and said, Master Ma had already said before leaving, this news had to scare Lord Shen's jaw to the ground.

"Took Changsha City?" Shen Chongming scratched his head, how could this take Changsha City?

The generals present were also dumbfounded and couldn't believe it, Changsha City is the location of King Ji's Mansion, which can be described as Zhu Yiluan's lair, after taking Changsha, those who are a little bold dare to say that the rebellion has been quelled, and only some remnants are left to be cleared and hurried.

"Hehe, the official underestimated him, yes, this thing is good." Shen Chongming rubbed his hands excitedly, and it was of great significance to take Changsha City.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Lord Ma, take Changsha directly, and the court will put down the rebellion just around the corner." Chen Qingping congratulated him, he knew the relationship between Brother Erdan and Shen Chongming. You must know that this Lord Ma is also a guard leader of Lord Shen, and this shot is extraordinary, and it will give him too long a face to say.

"What about the casualties on both sides?" Striking while the iron is hot, Shen Chongming feels that this is a good opportunity to spur the people of Guangdong.

The person who came smiled and said: "My lord, more than 2,000 enemies were annihilated, 6,000 were taken prisoner, and more than 600 people were killed in our army. But he said that this kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and when he entered the city, he had already seen the traces left by last night's war, and it was an opportunity to give the adults a boost in face.

The faces of the Guangdong generals present were white and red, and they originally thought that this battle was good, but they didn't expect that people would be able to achieve such results.

"Well, well done." Shen Chongming nodded, originally planning to pretend to criticize Brother Erdan, but he couldn't help but praise this achievement.

Arranged for someone to go down to rest, and Shen Chongming looked at the generals with sneering faces like a spring breeze. "Ladies and gentlemen, since Changsha City has been occupied by the army, this battle will be easy to fight. If the official's expectation is not bad, the traitor Zhu Yiluan will definitely return to the army in order to recapture Changsha City and boost morale, so the focus of the next enemy and us is Changsha City! ”

"What my lord said is very true, the loss of Changsha will be too big a blow to the rebels, if they are not recaptured, they will completely become rootless bandits." Chen Qingping followed Ying He Dao, you can't be embarrassed at the door of your home, let's go to Huguang to fight.

"Well, the army is repairing in the city for a day today, and you have to sum up the gains and losses of the enemy and us in this battle, and the results of the previous battles will not be seen again in the future."

Shen Chongming's face changed as soon as he said it, and Lu Dengda, who was behind Chen Qingping, instantly broke out in a cold sweat, always feeling that Shen Chongming was scanning him intentionally or unintentionally.

Shen Chongming was ecstatic here, but Zhu Yiluan on the other side almost vomited blood. "Liu Zhen Jinda hurt me, damn it!"

Yesterday was just defeated, and before he had time to catch his breath, he received the news of the fall of Changsha, which was tantamount to a blow to the arrogant Zhu Yiluan.

Cheng Jingye was also trembling with anger, and before leaving, he repeatedly instructed the two, but he didn't expect that after leaving for more than half a month, the two of them would lose Changsha City, these two rice buckets!

But things have become like this, Cheng Jingye also knows that it is useless to complain too much, and now what we have to worry about is how to recover Changsha as soon as possible, otherwise the impact on the morale of the army is immeasurable.

"The little prince is angry, and I will deal with these two people after my army recovers Changsha, and now we should think about how to arrange the next war." Cheng Jingye cautiously persuaded, at this time, Zhu Yiluan was angry, and it would be very bad to implicate himself.

Zhu Yiluan shook his head, and he burst into tears at some point, "Second brother Cheng, defeated, junior brother defeated." ”

"Little prince, ...... you" Cheng Jingye was anxious for a while, this person is used to smooth sailing, and he can't stand a little setback, where can this work.

"Little prince, those who have become great things since ancient times have all experienced setbacks, thinking about Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, wasn't he also killed by Xiang Yu and absconded for his life? But in the end, it was not the one who ruled the world and ascended to the throne. So little prince, you have to relax, a defeat may not be a good thing, at least the big waves are sweeping the sand, and the rest are talents, as long as the prince uses more, why worry about big things. ”

I have to say that Cheng Jingye is very good at persuading people, and when he said this, Zhu Yiluan's mood was much better. "Second brother, the younger brother only discovered today that you are the only one who can help me achieve great things, and you have to help the younger brother get ideas for major events in the future, and when the big things are completed in the future, the younger brother will enjoy the glory and wealth with you!"

"Thank you for the grace of the little prince, since this is the case, then the subordinates will arrange it, and the army will immediately set off for Changsha, and will definitely take back the treasure land." Cheng Jingye clenched his fists and said, he didn't bother to think about sharing glory and wealth, as long as he didn't learn from his ancestors.

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