Chapter 159: The Two Armies Meet
On the land of Shandong, it has now come to the season of April.
The army of the Yuan Dynasty was hurriedly cleaning up the battlefield and gathering the rebels who had surrendered.
Groups of rebels laid down their arms and formed in long lines, under the watchful eye of the officers and soldiers.
All sorts of weapons and armor were also gathered away.
"Owner, the statistics of this war have come out." Zhou Weihang held a pamphlet and reported to Yuan Chao.
"Huh? How about this time. Let's hear it. At this time, Yuan Chao was sitting upright in a private house with his eyes closed and recuperating, and he did not rest for a long time, which made him a little unbearable.
"Owner, in this battle, in terms of human losses, we have suffered two or three hundred casualties, among which the old people of our Chen military camp have suffered about fifty casualties."
"But this time we captured nearly 4,000 rebels."
"In terms of results, Kong Youde committed suicide, Li Jiucheng was killed, and Geng Zhongming was captured alive."
"It's a pity that these people only care about running away, except for some weapons and armor, there is basically nothing else, according to them, artillery, food and so on, they have abandoned them along the road." Zhou Weihang showed a look of pity.
Yuan Chao closed his eyes while listening, these results were basically what he could expect, and there was nothing that surprised him in particular.
"yes, got it."
"Give the order to go down, take care of the prisoners, and the army will be repaired on the spot for half a day, the brothers have been running with me for so long, and they need a good rest." Yuan Chao didn't raise his eyes, and issued an order for the army to be repaired.
"Yes." Zhou Weihang looked at Yuan Chao's tired appearance and didn't want to bother any more. He exited the house.
So, after the whole army continued to attack for so long, it finally waited for the order to rest, and after the soldiers and horses from all walks of life were guarded and the prisoners were taken care of, they buried the pots to cook, eat and sleep, and the whole army was filled with a rare breath of life.
Here, the Yuan Dynasty and the army are repairing.
Over there, Xie Lian gradually caught up with his nearly 3,000 officers and soldiers.
Suddenly, they noticed that there was a village on the route in front of them.
And the reeds around this village are stationed with about seven or eight thousand troops.
And it looks like there has just been a fierce battle here, and you can still see blood stains and scattered dilapidated weapons everywhere.
"What's going on? How can there be such an army here? Xie Lian looked at the question.
It was only when his eyes saw a large number of rebels who were being watched that he made a bold guess.
"Could it be that there are already officials and troops who have blocked Kong Youde and destroyed Kong Youde?"
Who will they be? Didn't the army of the Yuan Dynasty always be behind him? If it weren't for the Yuan Dynasty, who else would there be? Xie Lian kept speculating.
Just when Xie Lian couldn't figure it out, several cavalrymen finally discovered them and began to approach them.
"Whose army is it?" When the cavalry arrived, they began to inquire about the victory.
"We are the defenders of Laizhou City, General Xie Lian led us out of the city to pursue Kong Youde, who are you? Have you ever seen Kong Youde? A small school next to him responded loudly after receiving Xie Lian's instructions.
"Oh. Sure enough, it's a brother army, I am a general of the Yuan Dynasty, and this time I also came to relieve the siege of Laizhou, as for Kong Youde's house, I have naturally seen it, but he has now been hunted down by us and committed suicide. ”
"Please General Xie Lian wait a while, and I will go back to tell General Yuan Chao." After understanding the situation, the cavalry also answered Xie Lian, and then two of them were divided into two horses and quickly rushed back to the village.
The cavalry that rushed back to the village hurried towards the house where Yuan Chao was resting.
The Yuan Dynasty was also awakened by the pro-soldiers.
Yuan Chao, who had just woken up from sleep, heard such a major news, and he was also completely sleepy.
"Where have they been?" Yuan Chao was dressed neatly and asked the messenger next to him.
"Owner, Xie Lian, they are waiting outside the Zhuangzi now." Xin'er Bing replied to Yuan Chao's words.
"Well, let's go, go and greet Lord Xie Lian." After Yuan Chao finished speaking, he also walked out of the house.
The officers and armies of the two sides finally met in the land of Shandong, far away from Laizhou.
"Are you the general of the Yuan Dynasty?" Xie Lian looked at Yuan Chao.
A young man who looks like he is not even thirty years old, such an age is indeed beyond Xie Lian's expectations.
After all, Xie Lian prides himself on being able to be literate and martial, and thinks very highly of himself, but now that he is in his forties, he has mixed a little fame, and he is surprised to find that he is so young when he treats people who have made such contributions.
"It was here that I met General Xie Lian." Yuan Chao also smiled in response, and then saluted Xie Lian.
"The afterlife is terrifying, heroic boy. Unexpectedly, the general who quelled the Denglai Rebellion this time turned out to be such a young general. Xie Lian said without a trace of compliment, everything was from the heart.
"General Xie Lian has won the award, and the Yuan Dynasty is just the light of the generals." Yuan Chao also replied modestly.
Xie Lian listened to Yuan Chao's answer, he had great achievements without being arrogant, and he was indeed a person with a bright future.
After the two sides are polite, it is also a place where soldiers are united.
"General Xie Lian, have you gained anything along the way?" Yuan Chao and Xie Lian sat back in the house and sat together and talked in detail.
"Harvest? Along the way, we killed and surrendered some of the fallen rebels, but we didn't catch any big fish. Xie Lian said with some embarrassment.
"Well, General Xie Lian, I mean weapons and equipment or something." Yuan Chao didn't look at Xie Lian as if he was pretending to be confused, so he asked directly.
"Oh, it turns out that this is it, the thief army was chased and beaten by us all the way, and it was indeed lost and unarmoured, and there were all kinds of weapons and equipment along the way."
"Don't say it, even the cannons, we have captured more than 20 guns, don't you know, when we were garrisoning Laizhou, we were badly injured by the artillery." Xie Lian remembered that he had gained a lot along the way, and he also said in 1510.
"More than twenty artillery pieces." When Yuan Chao heard this number, his eyes lit up.
"General Yuan Chao, I see that your harvest this time is also very large, can you tell me the specific situation of the harvest" Xie Lian also wanted to ask about the situation of Yuan Dynasty at this time.
When Yuan Chao heard Xie Lian's inquiry, he did not hide anything.
"General Xie Lian, this time we successfully intercepted Kong Youde, and now Kong Youde has committed suicide in fear of crime, Li Jiucheng was killed in front of the battle, and Geng Zhongming was captured alive by us."
"The rest of the rebels killed nearly 1,000 and captured 4,000 rebels." Yuan Chao said calmly about the results of his battle.
"Amazing, amazing. General Yuan Chao, conquered Dengzhou, and this time leveled the Kong Youde rebels, which is really a great achievement. ”
"It is foreseeable, General Yuan, you must be an official and a knight this time, and you will be famous all over the world." Xie Lian said a little sour, but also a little admiring, full of complicated feelings.
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