Luo Wenhu, who patrolled the night, was accompanied by Zhou Sheng and others, rode his horse up the hill to the west of the cross slope, looking at Tiesongxi and Pinglinbu at night, with the calm and tranquility after the war. Although several days have passed, Luo Wenhu still feels unrealistic about the great victory that took place in front of the cross slope on the 24th.

In the entire eastern Hubei region, except for Su Tingzhan, Yang Xiong, Zhong Rong, Wang Xian'er and others, a small number of soldiers and horses totaling about 20,000 people successfully escaped, almost a total of 140,000 enemies were killed or wounded, captured or escaped, and drowned in the areas south of Zaoyang and Xiaochang.

After comprehensively defeating the enemy's defense line in eastern Hubei Province, Lin Jian asked the whole army to take more prisoners and kill less: to block the nearly 100,000 defeated enemies at the southern foot of Dahong Mountain, and after seeing that the northern escape route was sealed, except for a few stubborn enemies to resolutely kill, the vast majority of the defeated enemies laid down their weapons and surrendered......

By the 29th, the total number of prisoners of war captured, including the families of a small number of enemy soldiers in Hanjin and Shicheng, was 80,000, not including a large number of enemy soldiers who had fled to the deep mountains and old forests without surrendering.

Speaking of the number of enemies killed, 13,400 enemies were killed on the Huangpi, Hanjin, Baita line, and Xiongjiagang lines; In the process of chasing and destroying, the number of enemies killed was actually not much, and he fell to the southern foot of Dahong Mountain to intercept and kill more than 5,000 enemies in various battles, blocking the way for the rout to flee north; In the battle of Tiesongxi, the number of enemies killed was only six or seven thousand; The battle of Baitan River was the most painful, killing 8,000 enemies, and the proportion of killed enemies exceeded 70%, of which more than 3,000 were drowned; Yue Zhi and Deng attacked the three divisions of Fengshan and Chen Han, and the enemy was only two or three thousand, and the enemies of Tiemen Mountain and Xiaochang, in addition to less than 10,000 people who fled north, nearly 20,000 enemy soldiers fled from the north and were captured——

In addition to capturing the enemy, more than 25,000 war horses have been captured as of today, and of course, there are quite a lot of enemy soldiers and more war horses scattered among Jingxiang, and further clearing and capture will be carried out.

Luo Wenhu couldn't estimate how much supply and pressure the Huaidong Army would put on so many prisoners of war, and it was even more difficult to understand that the Huaidong Army even used precious wounded medicine resources to treat the wounded prisoners......

But in any case, Luo Xiancheng died at the hands of the Hu people, and there are tens of thousands of prisoners of war on the southern front of Dahong Mountain who are his former colleagues in the Suizhou Army, and at this time, there is no need to worry that the Huaidong Army will be wiped out after the war - at least the behavior of the Huaidong Army at this time made Luo Wenhu feel much better, and there was not much psychological burden after surrendering, and he did not have to worry about pointing his nose at the old bureaucrats in the future, but he could say solemnly and justly that he led his troops to join the king's army, but he followed the trend.

In the battle of eastern Hubei Province, the total number of killed, wounded and captured enemies is likely to reach 150,000, with Wang Xiang, Luo Wenhu and Suizhou south of Chengcheng soldiers and horses, adding up to tens of thousands, plus Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, Huo Tong, Wang Xian'er and other troops who surrendered to Huaixi, Yanhu lost more than half of the soldiers and horses on the Western Front at the most, and Luo Wenhu thought that the battle of Jingxiang would end here, and the situation of the confrontation between the north and the south would be completely reversed, right?

Zhou Sheng came over and said, "Master Luo, you said that Zhong Rong's others all went to Huaixi, will we go to war with Huaixi in the future?" ”

Luo Wenhu can't see the fog in front of him clearly, Zhong Rong, Luo Jian, Wang Xian'er, and Huo Tong voted for Huaixi after Luo Xiancheng's death, it can only be said that people have their own aspirations, and when they meet in the future, they will naturally have their own masters, this may be their fate that they can't escape, but the general trend of the world is so easy to see clearly, it is his personal fate, he is still a little worried at this time.

According to the practice of the Huaidong Army, he should soon be transferred from Pinglinbu, and Cao Peng will take over his headquarters and be incorporated into the official sequence of the Huaidong Army. Liu Zhenzhi had already sent someone over last night to ask his opinion, and Luo Wenhu was also a little hesitant about whether to continue to stay in the army or transfer to politics.

"Whether to fight or make peace with Huaixi in the future, it's not our turn to worry about it now, but the battle of Jingxiang should be over soon, and it is estimated that there is no battle to fight," Luo Wenhu looked at Zhou Sheng, who had followed him for many years, and asked, "I will be transferred from his post soon, what do you plan to do after the war?" Do you want to go back to your hometown and divide the fields to beg for a small life, or do you want to continue to stay in the army and accumulate military merits? If you have any ideas, let me know as soon as possible, and I can help you while I haven't been transferred. Liu Zhenzhi's army also said that after the war, a group of people would retire and return to the fields; With your military exploits, you can divide a large piece of land. ”

Zhou Sheng's temperament is thick and fine, and he also knows that in the general trend of the world, a character like him is just an inconsequential pawn, standing on the top of the mountain and imagining the days of mother-in-law and farming girl in the hot pit, thinking about it and grinning, and said: "I'm used to touching the knife and bow, I'm afraid I can't get used to the hoe." ”

"Then let's go to the War Training Academy!" Luo Wenhu said, "If you want to be a sentry general and a battalion general in the Huaidong Army, you must be born in the War Training School, but fortunately, you have military merits, and it is not difficult to enter ......the War Training School."

"Listen to Commander Cao, you have to learn words when you enter the combat training school; Dog, day, basket of big characters, how can I recognize a few, to learn words is not embarrassing for me such a coarse? Zhou Sheng took a sip and said, "Where Luo Ye goes, I will follow him, and I will be a ......follower for Luo Ye for the rest of my life."

"You just have that little bit of interest and be a lifelong companion for others?" Luo Wenhu said with a smile, "There is nothing difficult about learning characters, and it is not for you to write a first-hand article." In the past, I wanted to hand over a few Chinese words to you in Lishan, but I didn't want to delay it again and again. If you can enter the war training school to learn the terrain and military affairs, how can you do it without learning words, and how can you have a great future without learning words? ”

At this time, a horse galloped up the mountain and said, "Master Pole has something to see Luo Shuai......

Liu Zhenzhi was stationed in Longzui Mountain, and Pinglinbu was still headed by Sun Zhuang, Luo Wenhu didn't know what Sun Zhuang had called in the middle of the night, so he was busy returning to the camp with Zhou Sheng to meet him.

When he returned to the camp, he saw that the cavalry camp on the west bank of Tiesong Creek had begun to set up camp, and it was like he was going to set off from the camp, Luo Wenhu rushed to see Sun Zhuang, and saw that Cao Peng, Chen Daozi and others had already summoned Sun Zhuang, and asked in surprise: "Do you want to go north to recover Nanyang?" ”

"Hmm!" Sun Zhuang nodded, didn't explain anything, and said, "You go and order down, your department will be taken over by Cao Peng, and you will be stationed in Pinglinbu for the time being, you can go with me, you can bring two followers ......"

Luo Wenhu knew that he would give the imperial power to the army, but he didn't worry that there was no way out in Huaidong, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, and he didn't think much about it. ”

Since Luo Wenhu surrendered, Cao Peng took command of the army, although the time was very short, but after the battle of Tiesongxi, another group of officers of the Huaidong Army came with Cao Peng, and Cao Peng now took over his department There is no problem, as long as the generals of the battalion and sentry are gathered and announced.

Zhou Sheng said: "I want to go with Luo Ye!" ”

Sun Zhuang glanced up at Zhou Sheng, and had a deep impression of him, a man with five big and three rough colors, and said with a smile: "You go to the combat training academy to roll meat and come back, you can be a sentry general and a battalion general; In the future, if you have made military achievements, it is possible to be a brigade commander, so you are willing to leave these? ”

"When I go to the combat training school, I have to learn words first, how can I do it?" Zhou Sheng grinned.

"Unproductive goods!" Sun Zhuang scolded, and then said to Luo Wenhu, "And that Tian Su, you can bring him with you!" ”

Although there is no fixed rank for the general position of the Huaidong Army, compared with the traditional military attache rank, the sentry general is already regarded as a military post of the in-stream product, and even if the battalion general will come to the local area to take up the military post, at least he is also a local military officer with the post of patrol inspection and warden, and it is more than enough for the brigade general to be reappointed as a lieutenant of the military academy of the government -- these are all military posts that are pardoned by the local government, and they are things that many peasant children dare not hope for in their lifetime.

Luo Wenhu didn't want to delay Zhou Sheng's future, but Sun Zhuang opened his mouth to allow Zhou Sheng to accompany him, and asked Tian Su to go with him, so he didn't say anything.

After handing over the military power, Luo Wenhu took Zhou Sheng and Tian Su, who had just recovered from his injuries, to march north with the cavalry camp in the early morning. After crossing the northern foot of Heishigou, Sun Zhuang made Chen Daozi lead the cavalry camp to continue to the northwest, and he was surrounded by more than 100 cavalry, turning to Hanshui and going to the direction of the Longzui Mountain garrison camp, Luo Wenhu followed Sun Zhuang, and wondered: What did Sun Zhuang do when he threw away the cavalry camp and rushed to Longzui Mountain alone?

Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng, and Tian Su just followed Sun Zhuang's cavalry team, walking very fast, and when they arrived in the middle of the day, they saw a camp at the northern foot of Longzui Mountain: several troops and horses were pulling north from the Longzui Mountain military camp, and they looked like they were going north to participate in the war.

Sun Zhuang read the military order and summoned Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng, and Tian Su from the cavalry team: "You untie the blades ......"

Luo Wenhu's heart tightened, and Sun Zhuang scolded with a smile: "Luo Xiucai, how bold you are!" If I want to kill you, just stop at random on the road, why do you need to bring you here for execution? Tell you to untie your swords and come with me, a long-winded chicken rake! ”

Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng and Tian Su untied their swords and bows, and galloped away with Sun Zhuang with the dozen horsemen who galloped over to the Han River, while Sun Zhuang's cavalry galloped towards the camp in the south, and did not go with Sun Zhuang and them.

Galloping three or four miles to the east, you can hear the sound of the Han River surging water, and you can see a large group of cavalry parked under a cliff mountain on the riverside.

Even if Luo Wenhu couldn't fully understand the armor of the Huaidong Army, he could guess that the cavalry in front of him was actually the cavalry of the privy envoy and the guard cavalry of the Duke of Chongguo, and he couldn't help but ask happily: "The privy envoy is in front?" ”

"There's a lot of nonsense," Sun Zhuang said, "and it's inconvenient to know in the past." ”

Luo Wenhu only then knew why Sun Zhuang didn't reveal anything all the way, the secrecy of Chongguogong's whereabouts after leaving Xingyuan was no less than the top secret of Huaidong, and it was absolutely impossible to tell the middle and lower-level generals in advance. The unhappiness and worry of being ordered to remove the blade were swept away just now, Luo Wenhu of course knew that he would have the opportunity to meet Lin Lian, and he secretly looked forward to it for a long time, but he didn't expect to meet the founder of the Huaidong Army so soon.

Riding a horse to the low mountain of the cliff, under the cliff is the Hanshui River beach, the river beach is very wide, almost three or four miles deep, the river water looks extremely thin, and there is shallow sand floating on the river surface. Luo Wenhu didn't have much experience in water warfare, but when he saw this water surface and saw a few points of silt and sand that surfaced, he also knew that this was not a place where the Huaidong Water Battalion could exert its combat power - there were dozens of people standing on the river beach, as small as ants from a distance.

The reeds on the river beach have long been set on fire, and they are scorched and black, Luo Wenhu, Zhou Sheng, and Tian Su went down to the river beach with Sun Zhuang, only to find that there is no road to go on the river beach, and the puddles on the mud beach are everywhere, and the silt is very deep, and dozens of people in the distance are also coming from the scorched reed roots at this time.

It is not difficult for Luo Wenhu to see that the young man who was surrounded by everyone and in the center was the prince of Chongguo and the privy envoy Lin Tie, who was surrounded by military and political power in one body, and saw him walking barefoot with his shoes, his shirt was pulled up to his belt, and his trousers were covered with mud.

Luo Wenhu didn't expect that Wang Xiang was also ordered to see Lin Tie today, seeing that he was also walking barefoot, the mud mud was very deep, Wang Xiang was a scribe, he walked hard, and from time to time he had to be hugged by Lin Tie next to him, surrounded by Huaidong's civil and military generals - Luo Wenhu was puzzled: Lin Tie should have just gone north from Shicheng, and he should be heading to Fancheng after experiencing Longzui Mountain, but he didn't expect him to stop and climb this mudflat......

Lin Jian walked to the shore, saw Sun Zhuang, and said with a smile: "You are not walking slowly, I thought you would wait for you to be in the afternoon!" He looked at Luo Wenhu again and said with a smile, "You are Luo Xiucai, Wang Xiang has repeatedly praised you, Tie Songxi fought beautifully!" ”

"Master Wuzhu, Liu Zhijun, and Cao command them, Tie Songxi is not something that Wen Hu can guard," Luo Wenhu saluted, "Wen Hu doesn't dare to take credit......

"It's not good to be too modest if you are meritorious, in the battle of Tiesongxi, the generals and soldiers are united is a factor, you command well, and you are indeed meritorious; I'll wait a while, with Song Gong, Hu Gong, Zong Ting, and Wang Xiang, I want to listen to your commanding experience. Lin Lian looked at Luo Xiancheng, the righteous son who was first reused, and then kicked aside because of his ambition to take over Luo Xiancheng's position, patted him on the shoulder, and then looked at Zhou Sheng and Tian Su beside Luo Wenhu, and said with a smile, "Zhou Sheng, Tian Su, Huaidong Yong is also a brave soldier, and he has killed twenty-one enemies in a row before the battle, and today is a simple banquet, I will award you medals!" ”

Zhou Sheng and Tian Su didn't expect to be able to follow Sun Zhuang and Luo Wenhu to meet the rumored Donghai Fox, the first minister of the Southern Dynasty, and their hearts drifted to the point of no shadow, and the excitement had not calmed down at this time, but they didn't expect Lin Jian to know their names, and they could recognize them without even meeting each other, and they trembled with excitement, Zhou Sheng stumbled and said: "I didn't kill as much as a bitter baby, so I picked up seventeen heads!" ”

"But you killed an enemy cavalry leader in front of the battle, and the enemy cavalry leader is an enemy general at the brigade general level, and this credit is not small." Lin Jian has a very good memory, and after reading the report of the Battle of Tie Songxi, many details can be explained by pinching his fingers.

Wang Xiang is also the first time to see Lin Bin, and he can also see the huge gap between the old master Luo Xiancheng and Lin Bin, the so-called soldier is the death of a confidant, for the middle and lower-level generals, it needs to be simpler, look at Zhou Sheng and Tian Su's excited appearance, will they fight to the death for the Huaidong Army in the future? It's that Luo Wenhu has seen the world, so he should be calmer, probably excited that Lin Lian met him so soon and was so sure of his ability to use soldiers!

For thousands of years, whether it is civil or military, there have been many capable people, and they have ambitions to pursue power, but when it comes to not living at all, they don't want their talents to be displayed?

Lin Jian sat down, washed his mud feet, put on his boots, and climbed ashore again.

Wang came to Longzui Mountain a day earlier than Luo Wenhu, and stood aside to introduce Song Fu, Hu Wenmu, Gao Zongting and others to Luo Wenhu.

Luo Wenhu didn't expect that Hu Wenmu, the former first person in Jinghu, would stand by Lin Lian's side at this time, and he was willing to live under him, thinking that this twilight was probably irreversible, right?

Walking to the top of the cliff and turning around to see Tang Tang Hanshui, Lin Jian also sighed.

If he simply wants to create the Lin Dynasty, maybe it will be simpler, and he will be able to stand on his own feet on behalf of the Yuan in a bloody place, and then raise the Northern Expedition, but thousands of years of history cannot break out of the old pattern, so what good is it for the Yuan to stand on his own? But in the face of tenacious thousand-year-old traditions, how difficult it is to jump out of the old pattern!

In addition, under the troubled times, ambitious people are like carp crossing the river, and many Huaidong can use it, but after the troubled times, whether it is "the death of a cunning rabbit and the cooking of a lackey", or "a glass of wine to release military power", and the closure of the field house to support its wealth and nobility, it is impossible to get out of the old pattern. And if a new pattern can come, simply engaging in a set of "constitutional monarchy" shells will only provoke more cruel and crazy blood.

Maybe after the first battle of Jingxiang, you will have to make some preparations in advance, Lin Jian thought secretly in his heart, but no matter what, it is better to recover Xiangyang and Nanyang first.

Thinking of this, Lin Jian turned his head and said to Luo Wenhu, who was following behind: "Luo Xiucai has a deep understanding of military affairs, and Zong Ting also said that you have a general, can you be wronged to temporarily serve as the commander of the Military Intelligence Department to join the army, so as to assist Zong Ting and them in formulating the overall military aircraft battle strategy?" ”

"The last general commands." Luo Wenhu said.

Luo Wenhu roughly knew that the Military Intelligence Department was actually the core military war staff organization around Lin Lian, and the careful plan for the Battle of Jingxiang came from the Military Intelligence Department, and almost all the middle and senior generals of the Huaidong Army had to go through the Military Intelligence Department before they were released.

"What about these two shitties?" Sun Zhuang pointed to Zhou Sheng and Tian Su and asked Lin Lian, both of whom were a bit wasteful to follow Luo Wenhu as followers. Sun Zhuang has a rough temperament, and the more he scolds, the happier Zhou Sheng and Tian Su are when they hear it.

Lin Jian smiled: "You look at it, but you have to send it to the combat training academy first." ”

The army was handsome, and Lin returned to the military base to set up a thin banquet to entertain Wang Xiang, Luo Wenhu and other attached generals; After the banquet, Tian Su and Zhou Sheng were ordered to go to Jiangxia to report to the War Training Academy, and they didn't even have time to say goodbye to Luo Wenhu. After the banquet, Lin Jian had to take time to discuss with Wang Xiang, Song Fu and others about the political affairs of governing Suizhou and restoring the people's livelihood after the war.

As soon as he entered the Military Intelligence Department, although he was only the commander of the army, he could also get in touch with the core military secrets of Huaidong, Luo Wenhu knew that Zhou Tong and Liu Zhenzhi had led their troops north to Fancheng, and it was Ao Canghai, another general in Huaidong who commanded the envoy level, and the main force of the Huaidong Army, including the naval army, had been going north with all their strength in the past two days.

Luo Wenhu had previously guessed that the Battle of Jingxiang would come to an end with Ye Ji Luorong leading his troops to the north to withdraw from Guanzhong, and the Huaidong Army taking advantage of the situation to recover Xiangyang and Nanyang......