Chapter 56: The War Ends

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"Report to the marshal, General Pang is here to report that his troops have occupied all the gates of Shaanxi County and are besieging the rebels who are resisting!"

A sergeant rode quickly to Yang Xi, who was holding a telescope to check the situation on the hillside, and reported loudly.

"Good!" After hearing the sergeant's report, Yang Xi shouted excitedly, and immediately ordered: "Order General Pang, General Lu, and General Tian to end the battle in the city as soon as possible, and force the rebels to surrender as much as possible!"

"Order General Liu Guangting and General Wang Sili to intercept the fleeing rebels, and this commander will annihilate all these 100,000 horses in Shaanxi County!"

"Yes, Marshal!" Several waiting herald sergeants immediately responded to the order, and the horses ran away quickly, conveying Yang Xi's order.

Yang Xi's face was full of excitement, today's battle was going so smoothly, he had never imagined.

He and his generals did not expect that the siege battle would last less than an hour, and the rebels would be defeated on all fronts, scrambling to flee for their lives, and tens of thousands of Tang troops would enter the city of Shaanxi County, and soon control the situation in the city. There was no need to worry about the final outcome of this battle, and it was bound to end with a decisive victory for the Tang army, and the rebels in the city of Shaanxi were devastated.

Yang Xi had an unconcealed joy floating on his face, he had a sense of accomplishment. The 100,000 horses of Shaanxi County were wiped out in this way, just like the 200,000 Tang troops in the Battle of Lingbao a few months ago, which were wiped out from their respective formations. After the news spreads, it will definitely shock the world.

Yang Xi also knew that his fame would reach a new height with the Battle of Shaanxi, and everyone in the world would know him and know Yang Xi, who was very powerful in the war. At this time, Yang Xi didn't think about how many people's lives were lost in this battle, all he thought about was that the army he led won the battle.

Yang Xi was very glad that it seemed that it was a very correct decision to make gunpowder as soon as possible and use explosives in war.

The home-made "cannon without conscience", although the craftsmanship is simple, plays the greatest role in this siege battle, and the power of any arrow cannot be compared with the explosive pack. It is necessary to let the skilled craftsmen in Tongguan City increase their horsepower production and produce more gunpowder, explosives bags and "unconscionable cannons". He also had to give the "conscienceless cannon" a name that sounded pleasing to the ear and befitting the name of the era, and made it synonymous with "horror". "Mighty General Cannon", this name is quite good, it seems that it has been used in history.

The men and horses led by Pang Zhong, Lu Chongben, Tian Liangqiu and other generals continued to charge and kill in the city of Shaanxi County, encircling and annihilating the rebel soldiers who resisted or were unwilling to surrender. Liu Guangting's department then came with news that the rebels had indeed fled from the east and south gates, and his troops were already in the process of encircling and destroying the rebels. Wang Sili's department also caught up, and together with Liu Guangting's department, joined the camp of chasing and intercepting the rebels.

Yang Xi no longer has any worries, this battle is coming to an end, my Datang has won the final victory, and the Shaanxi County abandoned by Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing has returned to the hands of the Tang army.

The splendor and peculiarity of this battle will also be recorded in history in a special format that will amaze the world.

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The battle was basically over at dawn, but there were still occasional skirmishes in the city of Shaanxi County, and the smoke was rising everywhere. Pang Zhong, Lu Chongben, Tian Liangqiu and others will report that they have safely controlled the situation in the city of Shaanxi County, and Shaanxi County is under the control of our Tang army. Most of the rebels in the city of Shaanxi County surrendered, and those who did not want to surrender have been eliminated. The generals are leading their armies to search for the remaining rebels in the city, pacify the people, and restore order.

Liu Guangting's troops and Wang Sili's troops also sent back news that most of the rebels who had fled out of the city had been intercepted and killed by them, and they were sending men and horses to hunt down the remnants of the rebels who escaped from their interception circle at night.

Gao Shi, who has been standing with Yang Xi, personally assigning tasks and scheduling the actions of the troops from time to time, said to Yang Xi with emotion after hearing the battle reports sent back by the generals one after another: "Marshal, the last general really admires you, attacked the Shaanxi County City defended by 100,000 people with 100,000 horses, and it took only one night to break it. I believe that there is no other place in the world that can do this!"

Although Gao Shi also knew that Shaanxi County could be attacked so quickly because of the use of explosives and earth cannons, the terrifying explosion made the rebels lose resistance in an instant, and they rushed to flee to the city before it was quickly breached. But all this can be attributed to Yang Xi's head.

Without the men and horses sent by Yang Xi to detect that the enemy commander Cui Qianyou secretly left Shaanxi County and went to Luoyang, our army would not have launched an attack at this time. It was the quick attack ordered by Yang Xi that caught the rebels off guard, and if Cui Qianyou was in Shaanxi County, this battle would definitely not be so easy to fight. Knowing that after my Tang Dynasty left Tongguan, Cui Qianyou would definitely make arrangements, and it would be impossible for our army to arrive at the city of Shaanxi County so smoothly. The explosives bag that played a decisive role in this battle was also made by Yang Xi. There was no gunpowder invented and made by Yang Xi, and there was no such frightening weapon used in the war. It can be said that the credit for the victory of this battle is all Yang Xi's, and the outstanding performance of other generals is just the icing on the cake for Yang Xi's achievements.

Listening to Gao Shi's heartfelt praise, Yang Xi was also full of pride, but after he laughed twice, he said modestly: "General Gao praised it, this battle can achieve such brilliant results, all because the rebels are defenseless, and they didn't expect our army to have such powerful weapons, such a scene will only appear once, and it will never happen again." The rout of the rebels will definitely convey the battle situation in Shaanxi County to Cui Qianyou, An Qingxu and An Lushan, and they will definitely strengthen their defenses after knowing it, and it is basically impossible for our army to achieve such a result. ”

"Although what the marshal said is a little reasonable, but the victory is so brilliant this time, it is enough to prove that the marshal's leading ability is outstanding, and there are really few people in the world!" Gao Shi said, and respectfully saluted Yang Xi, "The marshal is so strategic, the general is very admired!" In the future, I hope that the marshal can give more guidance to the last general, I am very grateful!"

"Hey, General Gao is polite, now is not the time to say these polite words," Yang Xi smiled politely, and immediately ordered: "General Gao, the war in Shaanxi County has basically subsided, and this marshal orders you to immediately lead the personnel of the Marshal's Mansion to enter the Shaanxi County City and restore order in the city as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Marshal!" Gao Shi agreed loudly and immediately went to arrange!

After Gao Shi dealt with the situation in the city, Yang Xi also entered the Shaanxi County City, which was full of gunsmoke.

The results of the battle were quickly counted, with more than 3,000 rebels killed, more than 80,000 captured, and more than 10,000 rebels escaped. Thousands of people trampled on each other or drowned or fell to their deaths during the rout of the rebels.

Yang Xi also immediately reported the battle report to Chang'an at an expedited speed of 600 miles.