Everything is settled under Gangneung Castle. The preliminary statistics of the battle results and the casualty report were also listed and sent to Zhou Huai'an, who was condoling and inspecting the wounded.

In the battle north of Gangneung City, 10,000 officers and troops of Shannan Dongdao were captured; In addition, more than 10,000 men and horses, who obviously belonged to the motley armed forces, resolutely killed all the generals and subordinates of the leading generals after being divided and surrounded, abandoned their weapons on the spot and surrendered.

Therefore, the 50,000 troops that Liu Jurong used to invade Jingnan by Shandong Jiedu can be declared wiped out from then on. Even if there is still a team of men and horses in charge of the siege in Jingmen County, it will not help the overall situation.

It's just that Liu Jurong is worthy of being an old opponent of the rebel army who was born in Pang Xun's old department and switched to the official army, and fought all the way; In the way of running away from the death of the oil under the feet, he also won three of them;

Although the sailors along the river intercepted and intercepted most of the fleeing officers and soldiers, there was no trace of Liu Jurong among them, only a set of honor guards carried by the soldiers who dared to die.

And for this war, in addition to the generals and defenders who took the initiative to fight under the leadership of Chai Ping; The Taiping army mobilized nearly three military orders to encircle and fight, and used relatively advanced equipment and weapons; But it still paid for the casualties figure of between 8,000 and 9,000.

Most of them were in the early stage of the battlefield under the city, in order to drag the footsteps of the officers and soldiers, and caused heavy casualties in the decisive counterattack of the other side; It is mainly reflected in the sequence of defenders who have been fighting for a long time and are tired.

Then the various units that were subsequently put into the battlefield were seized by relatively experienced officers and soldiers because of the uneven quality of equipment and personnel (many of them were newly formed units in local areas for temporary emergency response) and because of the negligence in mutual cooperation and connection.

By the time firearms such as artillery and flying rockets were put into the battlefield, it was basically one-sided and lackluster. However, there were still some troops and non-commissioned officers who were unprepared for this or were at a loss for a while, allowing the officers and soldiers who were originally suppressed and besieged to stand out.

It will take a little more effort to carry out a remedial pursuit. Liu Jurong, the enemy commander who was scattered by the Chinese army, disappeared during the period, which somewhat made this victory seem not to be a perfect end.

It also made the Taiping Army, who were originally a little complacent and optimistic, cool down and calm down a little and reflect afterwards; These are obviously different from those feudal towns in the south, which are generally slightly inferior, and the style and style of the northern official army.

Therefore, at this moment, the Yu Hou and the scribes in the battalions, regiments, and brigades are only busy counting the gains and writing down the various experiences and experiences, lessons and gains and losses after the war.

"It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and not to sell the name of the overlord."

After winning the second battle to defend Jiangling, when he recited this poem again, Zhou Huai'an was in a different mood and experience. Then he shouted to the subordinates gathered in front of him, covered in blood and dust:

"Let my generation make persistent efforts to fight to Xiangzhou to destroy this dynasty."

"May this morning food be extinguished."

"Go to Xiangzhou...

A wave of arms echoed the sound of a forest, and then spread into the entire battlefield, and even the Taiping soldiers standing on the head of Jiangling City.

In the midst of this call, he had already changed into a soldier's shabby robe, and Liu Fen, the marquis of Yu, the capital of Shandong Jieya, who was unkempt and lame and mixed in with the captives, could not hide his increasingly sad and draped expression.

And then the Taiping soldiers under the city escorted the crowds of prisoners and captures, and in front of the city wall heard the news, the city fathers and elders who heard the news were so unabashedly and directly covered with blood and scars, after a simple and solemn military parade; With high morale and high spirits, they continued to form in formation, and hurried north one after another to the new battlefield.

"Now, it's just morale available."

The teacher Sima Gao Jichang on the side couldn't help but sigh with some envy. And as subordinates, Lu Yan, Xuzhong, Yan She, Han Wu and others were even more shocked and speechless, or stunned and inexplicable.

After all, many people have seen this kind of scene for the first time. And newcomers like Li Shicheng, Zhou Ben, and Qian Gumei have really strengthened some kind of thoughts and demands in their hearts.

Subsequently, Zhou Huai'an met Chai Ping, the warden of Jiangling and the garrison officer of Jingzhou, who came to restore his life, in the battlefield full of heavy smoke and blood; I saw that his clothes and armor were full of gaps and wounds, and even the hair of the young white head was wrapped in bloody bandages.

It looks like you've been in a terrible battle.

"Brother Chai, it's really hard for you. If you hadn't taken the opportunity to go out and entangle most of the officers and troops, I'm afraid this big victory wouldn't have come so easily. You deserve to be the first to report your merits in the future. ”

Zhou Huai'an did not hide his joy and approval, and took the initiative to move forward emotionally.

"It's all the brothers' lives, and the result of the concerted efforts of the soldiers and civilians in the city. I'm just getting it at the right time. Collar. It's just a leader. ”

Chai Ping, who was grinning unintentionally, was also indifferent at the moment.

Originally, he still had some residual thoughts and thoughts about his failure to follow him to Jiangzhou and participate in the alliance and oath of various righteous armies held by the Yellow King. However, he still took care of the overall situation of the righteous army and took over the front-line responsibility of facing the Shannan official army.

However, I deeply realized the difficulty and grandeur of being a party leader. It is necessary not only to have the ability to kill the enemy and win the battle, but also to have the means to govern the local area and develop the people's livelihood. Gangneung, on the other hand, was different from the prefectures and counties in the rear that had been pacified, and it was a front line that was constantly tugging at the front line facing the officials and troops.

The situation is more complex here, and there are more problems and situations to face. With the complexity of waterway trade and the fierce confrontation between the enemy and the enemy, as a town guard, we must not only have the ability to defend the land and protect the territory, but also be able to sort out the upper and lower levels, so that the military and civilians can get their own place, and the insight and sharpness of the smooth operation of all levels of ownership.

Therefore, in the beginning, even if there was a ready-made structure and charter, and there were many skilled people, he still inevitably made all kinds of mistakes and subtleties in a hurry.

However, in this process of slowly maturing and growing, Chai Ping also began to gradually feel very convinced of the "monk brothers" who could create all the structures of the creator.

Later, the navy on the river brought what he cared about, and the righteous army under the command of King Huang swept through the southeast like a bamboo; There are not only those that make people's hearts stir and want to be fascinated by themselves, but also many results that make people sigh or regret.

Among them, there are many deeds of the Taiping Army who went to various places and shined in the center; Especially after the good news of defeating the Zhenhai Jiedu envoy came. He couldn't help but ask himself if he could do it himself, and if he could do it like this one, he would be able to do almost invincible and omnipotent things;

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Therefore, when he heard that the other party had become famous all the way in the righteous army, and since then he has become the object that the Yellow King also has to rely on and rely on, and even the result of marrying his adopted daughter, his heart has inexplicably become much more relaxed and relieved.

The kind of careful thinking that is hidden in the bottom of my heart to win for a long time has completely disappeared; Perhaps in addition to the Yellow King, only such a character can lead the big guys of the righteous army to the end all the way to the end and witness the day when the world will change for the better again.

"I'm going to have to bother Brother Chai even more."

Zhou Huai'an also continued with a heart.

"The leader of the army commands. I'm covered in flesh wounds, and it's out of the way. ”

Chai Ping said without hesitation.

"Now that the tension in Jinghu has been relieved, the next step is to dispatch a large number of competent and reliable manpower from the mountain to help carry out a more in-depth clean-up of the places along the road where there has been chaos."

Zhou Huai'an organized the language again.

"To this end, a temporary body for overall coordination and approval of corresponding actions has been set up - the Anti-Rebellion Association, and I hope that the Chai brothers can take on this burden at the same time."

"That's why I want it."

Chai Ping resolutely clasped his hands and received the order.

And his statement also made Zhou Huaian quite satisfied. Although Chai Ping was deeply influenced by the rebels as a child, he had a rough and direct style of behavior, limitations and lack of knowledge, but he was willing to learn and make positive changes.

This time, the invasion and chaos of the five routes from Hunan to Beijing have certainly caused great chaos and losses to the localities, but they have also released the remnants of the government, the gentry, the wealthy clans, and other unstable factors that originally chose to lie dormant and hide in the early years because of the great strength of the righteous army, from the dark corners of hiding filth and dirt.

Therefore, in the next Jingzhou, and even the entire Jingnan and Hunan, a thunderous post-war purge is needed. And Chai Ping, who was born in the Young Rebel Army of the Angry Wind Camp and is relatively determined and has not changed his original intention, is undoubtedly the best candidate at the moment.

As a subjugation into the city, it was a little good news. The strange monk Guan Xiu, who is unique in poetry and painting, has been found in Longhua Temple in Jiangling City;

In addition, several other monks and Confucian scholars in the opposition, such as Qi Ji, Shang Yan, and Gu Qichan, also accepted the recruitment of the Taiping Army one after another, and were rushing to the road.

As a welcome gift for this generation of strange monks, there is a new work of his "Persuasion of Cultivation", although it is in the traditional ink style, but it is quite a down-to-earth realistic sketch.

Among them, the main characters are the old peasants who support the plough with goosebumps, the peasant women with broken skirts, and the children who are naked and covered in mud, but are not innocent in the midst of hardship; There is no discomfort in portraying the wood, and it reflects the difficulties of the people's livelihood and the sadness of the times, which is almost overflowing on the paper.

At least as a propaganda illustration of the Taiping Army, this skill of observing the people's livelihood and people's feelings is enough to impress Zhou Huai'an. At random, he ordered it to be engraved into a printing engraving plate for illustrations, and tens of thousands of copies of him were printed first.

Next, Zhou Huai'an also wanted to reproduce all the scenes in Du Fu's "Three Guan Officials" and Li Shen's "Compassion for Nong" series, which are popular Tang poems that obviously pity the people's livelihood or sympathize with the working people, through his brush, and use them as materials for the propaganda department of the Taiping Army.

It's just that after nightfall, Zhou Huai'an didn't expect that another good news would arrive so soon.

"Sailor Wang Lang will report urgently that the sneak attack on Jingmen Jiangtou Village has been successful, and the local besieging officers and troops have surrendered nearby."

(End of chapter)