Chapter 80: Guanzhong Plain (Ask for Collection, Ask for Red Tickets)
With the help of the cover of night, Anxi was rushing to the east, when he suddenly heard a movement at the city gate behind him, and wanted to wait for the return army to inquire, but he was so startled by the sound of gongs and drums on both sides that he almost fell off his horse: Yuan Chonghuan's Yaowu camp cut off his way back.
The soldiers of the Yaowu battalion shouted while slashing and killing: "Feng Luoxi has been killed in battle, and the bandits surrendered early, so as not to be a ghost under the sword." ”
Anxi's soldiers were ambushed by Yuan Chonghuan, and the morale of the army was already unstable, and now they heard the "rumors" that the main general had been ambushed, although they could not be convinced, but the soldiers were already very panicked.
In the dark, no one can know how many Jingshi troops came, but judging from the sound of shouting and killing, the Jingshi army will definitely not be less than Anxi's army.
"Brothers, don't be nervous, the officers and soldiers were attracted by General Feng, there won't be many people here, they are just bluffing." Anzai gathered the soldiers around him and personally supervised the battle on the front line. Seeing that Anxi was calm, the bandits felt a little relieved, and they picked up the swords and guns in their hands to fight fiercely with the Jingshi army.
When the melee was being fought, Ning Xianlong and Wang Bo's cavalry rushed over from behind, which was the last straw that overwhelmed the hearts of the Anxi army. The bandits were surrounded by the Jingshi army on both sides of the east and west, and they were suddenly in chaos, scattered and fled, and Anxi was also alone in the dark, and he couldn't restrain these soldiers who had not been trained much at all.
The speed of the cavalry was too fast, and the bandits couldn't escape the chase of the two cavalry guards, especially the stragglers running on the periphery, who happened to have a close contact with the cavalry. If you don't surrender on your knees, you will become a dead soul under the sword of the cavalry.
Anxi has not heard Feng Luoxi's message until now, the Jingshi army can divide so many soldiers to sneak attack, he knows that Feng Luoxi is already more auspicious, and the combined army may have no hope, so he has to desperately fight a way out, with a few personal soldiers, ready to return to the city, but Ning Xianlong's cavalry is in hot pursuit.
Seeing that he was about to come to the city gate, Anxi suddenly realized that it was not his own subordinates who were guarding the city gate under the firelight, but the Mingguang armor of the Jingshi army.
He was shocked: Could it be that Weinan City has been lost?
Just as he was stunned, the pursuers behind him arrived. Ning Xianlong took the lead, and behind him was the sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground. There was another scuffle between the two sides, and all Anthy's own soldiers were killed, and he was alone in a heavy encirclement.
Just as Anzay held his spear against the broadsword that slashed at the top of his head, a spear stabbed him in the soft underbelly with unpredictable speed under the cover of night.
Anxi fell headlong from his horse, and Ning Xianlong's spear was still hanging in his soft underbelly.
Blood spurted from the wound and mouth...... In the last consciousness, Anxi could no longer speak, and could only silently muttered in his heart: I said it earlier, and I can't go out of the city...... With the last breath of resentment exhausted, he tilted his head and lay on the ground, not moving.
Ning Xianlong withdrew his spear and ordered the soldiers to tie up Anxi. Although he didn't know Anxi, if Anxi was in command and had his own soldiers to follow, he must be the general of the bandits. By the time the soldiers came up to check on Anxi's wounds, he would have already been dead for three thousand miles.
Zhu Youzhen and Zu Dashou gradually gathered all the surrendered soldiers, the ground was full of bound bandits, the battlefield had stopped killing, and the recruits who went to the battlefield for the first time vomited at the surrendered soldiers, and vomited the surrendered soldiers with a face......
The pre-dawn darkness had passed, the sky had begun to really brighten, and the smell of blood in the air diffused over the vast grass in the east of Weinan City under the morning breeze, and extended to Weishui. The bloody qi and the thin mist of Weishui converged, and it was infiltrated by the mist before it slowly faded.
Zhu Youzhen entered Weinan City after dawn, when the bloody qi was almost exhausted.
Reassuring the people and maintaining order in the city is now a top priority. However, when the Fenwu Battalion was in Shandong before, some soldiers raped the people's daughter and were beheaded, and the soldiers of the Siwu Battalion knew about it, and none of them dared to disturb the people.
Yang Du's martial arts training battalion was sent to pacify the people in the city and clear the remnants of the bandits in the city.
On the one hand, Yang Du organized people to write and post notices for the people, and on the other hand, he organized six propaganda teams, and in the opening sound of Qingyue with six gongs, the local officials shouted over and over again:
"The officers and soldiers have entered the city, and the bandits have been exterminated."
"The officers and soldiers are clearing out the remaining bandits in the city, and anyone who takes in the bandits will be guilty of the same crime as the bandits."
"The city is strictly forbidden for a day, and the people should not go out into the streets if they have nothing to do, so as not to be attacked by the remnants of the bandits."
"Tomorrow, the ban will be lifted, and the merchants in the city will be able to operate normally, and the people will be able to enter and exit the city gate normally."
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The results of the battle of Weinan have already been counted. Of the 35,000 bandits in Weinan City, all the rest were wiped out, except for 3 or 4,000 soldiers who stayed in the city. More than 4,000 soldiers were killed in the battle, including the main general Feng Luoxi and the deputy general Anxi, and more than 25,000 bandits were captured.
There were only 40,000 soldiers in the Siwu Battalion, of which Li Hongjun's infantry guards were stationed at Tongguan, and Liu Yuxuan's cavalry guards were far away in Luochuan, plus hundreds of soldiers killed and wounded in the Battle of Weinan, Zhu Youzhen's actual available soldiers were only more than 32,000.
There are still a large number of bandit troops in front, and the number of bandit troops may increase at any time, so Zhu Youzhen's strength is a little thin because he wants to suppress the bandits and occupy the areas where they have reclaimed. Finally, as the prince, he ordered the Xi'an Left Guard to send 10,000 soldiers to garrison Weinan to guard the captured bandits, and at the same time to deal with Li Hongjun in Tongguan.
The army rested in Weinan City for two days.
Originally, Zhu Youzhen planned to immediately cross Weishui north and enter northern Shaanxi, but the soldiers who went to the battlefield for the first time were very uncomfortable with the smell of blood on the battlefield, and were even so terrified that they couldn't eat or sleep.
There was no way, Zhu Youzhen asked the officers of each battalion to appease the soldiers, especially the veterans who had battlefield experience, and they were all mobilized at this time, using their battlefield experience to enlighten those recruits who had just experienced blood.
In the afternoon of the next day, Zu Dashou, the pioneer of the Four Martial Arts Battalion, began to cross Weishui north. Weishui is an important tributary of the Yellow River, originating in the Bird and Mouse Mountains in Gansu Province. In the upper reaches of Weishui, because of the high terrain on both sides, most of them are deep river canyons, but after entering the Guanzhong Plain from Fengxiang (now Baoji), the river valley widens, the water flow slows down, and the terrain on both sides is relatively flat, which is very suitable for crossing the river.
Zu Dashou's Yaowu camp only took half an afternoon to cross Weishui and assemble and camp on the north bank of Weishui.
Beginning in the morning of the third day, the Fenwu Battalion, the Lianwu Battalion, and the Xianwu Battalion began to cross the river, and by the evening, more than 30,000 soldiers of the Fourth Martial Arts Battalion had all crossed the Weishui, and the bandits did not garrison heavy troops on the north bank of the Weishui.
Autumn in the Guanzhong Plain rarely rains, and the pleasant climate is very suitable for soldiers to move, and the flat terrain of Guanzhong is also suitable for cavalry marching. Zhu Youzhen was in a good mood, and after dark, he walked out of the barracks, bathed in the soft moonlight alone, followed by the soldiers of the special combat team far behind.
The brilliance is like water, quietly pouring #In this five hundred miles of Qinchuan land, it seems that the atmosphere before the war is too depressing, and even insects don't come to make fun, only the sound of Weishui flowing not far away. In this quiet night, the rushing water and the sound of the wind can easily arouse the thoughts of a walker in the moonlight.
Zhu Youzhen looked up at the moon, Wu Gang was cutting down his osmanthus tree alone, Chang'e was holding her little white rabbit that would never leave her hand, and in the corner where Wu Gang couldn't see, she was silently watching Wu Gang's strong arms.
is a foreign general, just like the eternally tireless Wu Gang, who is Chang'e in his heart? Wan'er or Feng'er?
Feng'er is quiet, has no quarrel with the world, was born in a small family of jasper, reads poetry and books, and is proficient in medical science, just like the science students of later generations, there are more rational components; Wan'er knows a few words, is capable, a little impatient, but also does not see recklessness, every time she does things for herself, like a cute little sister next door who is always in love.
If Feng'er is a hidden orchid that can be stored in a quiet room, Wan'er is a large green mountain chrysanthemum that blooms on the slope. Feng'er is demure and graceful.
And what about the light rain? What is light rain?
Xiaoyu's plain clothes are as light as catkins that can fly in the air at any time, when you are inadvertent, a little water knocks your atrium, when you want to follow the trajectory of her flight, she has already floated high in the sky, comfortable and light out of your sight.
In his heart, who is his Chang'e? Who is heavier in their hearts? Zhu Youzhen can't say clearly, maybe every woman in him needs his own protection, love, and care.
"Your Highness, it's late at night, and this autumn weather is easy to hurt people." Wang Mujiu's untimely reminder interrupted Zhu Youzhen's contemplation. Yes, now the bandits have not been eliminated, but I am thinking about the private affairs of my children. If the bandits are not eliminated, not to mention whether they will die in Shaanxi, even if they return to Beijing, or they may be the fate of hanging Wanshou Mountain, what kind of personal affairs will they talk about at that time? What else to talk about protecting and cherishing?
"Hmm. Mu Jiu, let's go back! Zhu Youzhen slowly paced back to the barracks, he had to think carefully about the next bandits.
Wang Er, a native of Baishui County, became the leader of the bandits in this area after pulling up a group of peasants who opposed the government. But where the bandits are, it is not to save the local people, but to kill and loot to the fullest, without the presence, deterrence, and protection of the government, the people are innocent lambs.
Because Baishui County is the birthplace of Wang Er, the destruction of the bandit army is the most complete, and now it is ten rooms and nine empty. Without the temptation of food, strong men, and beautiful women, the bandit army gradually withdrew from Baishui, and this hometown and the earliest place of fortune of Wang Er has now almost become a ghost town.
Since there are no bandits, Zhu Youzhen can't take care of it for the time being, and the most important thing for him now is to exterminate the bandit army as soon as possible and reduce the losses on the land.
The soldiers who had rested for a few days began to refresh again, the bloodshed of Weinan was a thing of the past, and it was believed that the next time they faced bloodshed and killing, their immunity would be much stronger.
Zhu Youzhen began to count troops:
"Yuan Chonghuan led the Xianwu battalion to attack Fuping in the northwest, and Zu Dashou led the Yaowu battalion to attack Pucheng in the north."
Yuan and Zu each led their troops and horses to the camp, and Zhu Youzhen led the army behind the palace.
The Guanzhong Plain, the richest land in the Han and Tang dynasties, is about to set off the bloody storm of the Ming Dynasty.