Thirty miles west from Chizhou, there are scattered banners and weapons of the left army everywhere, Wang Yan led the cavalry to chase all the way, broke through the camp of the left army, Huang Degong's army then covered up, the left army was unable to support on the south bank, Zuo Mengeng had to give up the defeated army on the south bank, cross the river and return to Anqing.

After this defeat, Zuo Mengeng's elite lost nearly half, the materials on the south bank were abandoned, and he was no longer able to attack eastward, so he could only sit in Anqing and face the Ming army across the river.

Wang Yan killed to the riverside, looking at the warships of the Left Army shuttling back and forth on the river, and could only look at the river and sigh. He felt extremely sorry that he couldn't kill Zuo Mengeng and solve the threat of the Western Front of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.

At this time, Wang Yan was by the river, hastily bandaged the terrifying wound on his face, and led the cavalry to join Wang Wei's infantry army.

As the old saying goes, if you kill a thousand enemies, you will lose 800 yourself.

The left army was defeated, but the Zhongyi battalion also lost more than 100 of its 2,204 men, including 10 infantry soldiers and more than 100 cavalry on the hill.

When Wang Yan learned that so many brothers had died in battle, and most of them were old brothers he had brought out from Shandong, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.

He asked Wang Wei to deal with the aftermath, register the dead brothers, and then report to the military department, and wait for him to recover the rivers and mountains in the future, and then find the brothers' families to pay for them.

Lee Tae-jeong led his brothers to clean up the battlefield, record their exploits, and count supplies.

In the first battle of Xiaoshan, almost all the 1,000 cavalry of the left army were folded in the hands of the Zhongyi battalion, so in addition to the war horses that were killed or ran away, they got more than 500 war horses.

At this time, it was already dark, so Wang Yan asked the army to feed on dead horses and settle down on the hill first.

The deceased is long gone, and the living are like Sifu.

Piles of bonfires dotted the darkness of the night, and the soldiers of the Loyal Battalion leaned together, around the oily barbecue, talking about today's battle.

The old pawn forgot his dead brother for the time being, and his bragging, the foot soldiers in the infantry camp, also seemed extremely excited because of today's outstanding achievements.

In this battle, the loyal battalion killed more than 2,000 people of the left army, and also cut off the flag of the left army and turned the tide of the battle.

When Wang Yan was thinking about how to reward his subordinates, Li Taizhen, who went to the city to ask for military tents and other camping materials, happened to come back and brought the envoy from the city.

Wang Yan saw that after a big victory, Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo held a banquet in the city and invited him to the meeting.

At that moment, Wang Yan handed over the matter of camping to Wang Wei, and then followed the military envoy and hurried to the city.

The banquet was held in the Guoan Mansion of the Chizhou General Army, and when Wang Yan arrived, everyone had already drunk three rounds and the atmosphere was harmonious.

There were three tables in the hall, full of people, but Wang Yan didn't know anyone, so he only stood aside first.

"But what about General Wang, who cut off the flag of the left thief?" Huang Degong was very happy to win today, so he drank a little more, and when he was slightly drunk, he saw the guard leading a young general in, put down the wine glass and asked.

"The last general Sizhou garrison Wang Yan, meet the Hou Ye." When Wang Yan heard this, he hurriedly saluted, and then said to many officials: "Meet all the lords." ”

At this time, Huang Degong had already left the table and walked in front of Wang Yan, seeing that he was a talent, and the bloodstained bandages on his face added a bit of heroism, and he couldn't help but rejoice in his heart: "What a good general!" ”

After speaking, Huang Degong personally held Wang Yan's hand, pulled him to his side and sat down, and then introduced everyone in the hall to him.

Huang Degong's attitude towards Wang Yan obviously had one of the solicitations, and the generals in the hall couldn't help but change their faces when they saw this.

In today's battle, Chizhou almost fell, if it weren't for Wang Yan's sudden killing, Huang Degong might have died to thank His Majesty, so Wang Yan is not only the first person to make today's achievements, but also his benefactor of Huang Degong.

Huang Degong witnessed the battle outside the city today, and he was very appreciative of Wang Yan's ability to grasp the opportunity, and he was also very satisfied with the combat strength of his loyal battalion.

"General Wang's talent, it's a pity to be a garrison, it's better to come to the army, and this candidate will definitely ask the court for you to be appointed as the chief soldier." Huang Degong looked at Wang Yan with a smile and said, "General Wang is willing?" ”

After Gao Jie's death in February, Huang Degong had the intention of annexing his subordinates, which almost triggered a war between the two armies.

Liu Liangzuo, who was sitting on Huang Degong's left, couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, obviously not wanting Huang Degong to take over Wang Yan's men.

Although Huang Degong was loyal to the Ming Dynasty and fought bravely when encountering foreign enemies, once the crisis was resolved, he wanted to expand the strength in his hands. For Da Ming, I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse.

"Master Hou is in love by mistake!" The position of the chief soldier is indeed very attractive to Wang Yan, but he wants the general army of the imperial court, not the general soldier of any feudal town, so he refused: "The prince of Qingyu Duoduo has sent a large army through Shangqiu and approached Sizhou, and the last general has the responsibility of defending the territory, and he is anxious to return to the north, I am afraid that he will not be able to serve under the account of the Hou Ye." ”

"Oh~" Huang Degong couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard this, he really admired Wang Yan very much, and couldn't help but sigh at the moment: "Even so, that candidate is not embarrassed by General Wang." ”

Hearing this, Wang Yan didn't have to breathe a sigh of relief, and on the other table, Huang Degong's generals Tian Xiong, Ma Degong and others couldn't help but feel relieved, and Wang Yan had a full view of this.

"In this battle, General Wang has made a great contribution!" Huang Degong continued: "Although you don't want to be under the account of Ben Hou, but the credit you deserve, Ben Hou will not be less than you. ”

"It's a reward for meritorious deeds, but I have a word, I don't know if I should say it!" Liu Liangzuo on the side listened to Huang Degong's words, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and said quietly.

Wang Yan saw that Huang Degong was not annoyed by his refusal, but was willing to record his military exploits truthfully, and his heart was immediately happy, but when he heard Liu Liangzuo's words, he couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart.

"Whatever Guangchangbo says, you can say it directly." Huang Degong took a sip and said.

"Since it is a reward for meritorious deeds, shouldn't the seized materials also be concentrated, and then distributed according to merit?" Liu Liangzuo smiled slightly, and then suddenly looked at Wang Yandao.

Hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately reacted, it turned out that Liu Liangzuo had taken a fancy to the more than 500 war horses of the Left Army captured by the Zhongyi Battalion.

There is a shortage of horses in the south, a good horse can be sold for a hundred taels of silver, and there is no market, five hundred war horses is a great fortune, no wonder Liu Liangzuo will be tempted.

When Huang Degong heard this, his face couldn't help but change, Liu Liangzuo was obviously not only targeting the war horse in Wang Yan's hands, but also the materials in Huang Degong's hands.

When the battle of Chizhou began, Liu Liangzuo guarded the north gate and the east gate, so when the left army was defeated and retreated, his men and horses could not capture Huang Degong's army that was killed directly from the west gate.

The materials in Zuo Mengeng's camp on the south bank almost fell into the hands of Huang Degong, and looking at his face, he obviously had no intention of giving them to others.

Just after the war, the threat of the left army has not been fully lifted, and the Qing army in the north is coming to attack again, but the Ming army looks like they are separated, each for their own selfishness, Wang Yan saw it, and his heart couldn't help but chill.