Chapter 429: The War Ends
The sudden withdrawal of the pirates was estimated to be, and Xiang Yan, who planned to flee as soon as the city was broken, looked confused.
He didn't know what the pirates were up to, so he didn't react, and watched the pirates evacuate in a daze.
After a while, when he saw the Split Mountain Army and Yuezhou soldiers galloping in the distance, Xiang Yan's face changed instantly.
He realized that he had made a big mistake just now, and this mistake was likely to cause him a big disaster.
Xiang Yan did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the city gate to be opened, so that the Yuezhou soldiers defending the city could quickly attack.
At the same time, Xiang Yan hurriedly ran down from the city tower, and as soon as he walked out of the city gate, he met Su Kang and Xie Cang, who were galloping for reinforcements.
Xiang Yan stepped forward, and just as he wanted to say something, he looked at Su Kang and Xie Cang's faces were pale, as if he wanted to have a seizure, but he endured it.
The two did not dismount, and glanced at Xiang Yan coldly, and the Split Mountain Army and Yuezhou soldiers behind them did not enter the city, but immediately dispersed, chasing the whereabouts of the retreating pirates around.
The atmosphere on both sides was a little awkward, and this embarrassment did not last long, and immediately afterward, the heralds in the rear ran to report.
"Back to Your Highness, Xie Hou, encircling and suppressing the pirates in the third county city, we have pursued them with all our might, but they are very fast, and they have already scattered and broken through before we arrived, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to wipe them out."
Hearing the report, Xie Cang waved his hand and signaled to retreat.
The news brought by the herald seems to have nothing to do with Xiang Yan on the surface, but in fact, as high-level officials in Yuezhou, they all understand.
The herald was just to save some face for Xiang Yan, and some things were very vague.
Before they arrived, the pirates besieging the city suddenly withdrew and broke through, and for at least a quarter of an hour or so, Xiang Yan did not react at all.
Not to mention blocking, it was there that they watched in a daze, and this quarter of an hour of indulgence, when they reacted, was enough for these pirates to greatly increase their chances of survival in breaking through.
At this time, Xiang Yan's face was ugly, he wanted to justify, but he opened his mouth, and when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything.
If Xiang Yan had never experienced a war, was very unfamiliar with war, missed counterattacks, and did not have the sharpness of the battlefield, they would not have said anything.
But Xiang Yan's official position is that of a state lieutenant, commanding all military forces in the state.
And before Su Qi'an came, he was the commander-in-chief of the war in Yuezhou.
But this is how the old man, who has fought with pirates many times and is very familiar with the war in Yuezhou, actually made such a low-level mistake at a critical moment.
Stubbornly looked at the siege pirates, and left for a quarter of an hour in a grand manner, during which there was no intention of hindering.
This is a heavy penalty in war.
Xiang Yan was silent for a while, opened his mouth, and said, "His Royal Highness King Yue, Xie Hou, I..."
"Okay, Lord Xiang, you don't have to say anything, about this Yuezhou war, you made more mistakes than this, and now this king doesn't have time to listen to your explanation."
"When the war is over, I will naturally explain it to you, and as for how to punish you, there will be an explanation."
"The king ordered that only 5,000 defenders should be kept in the third county city, and the rest should be searched for the pirates who fled to the king."
"Remember to this king, at all costs, you must also count this group of pirates who invaded Yuezhou, one by one, and leave all of them in Yuezhou, so that they know that this is the price of invading Yuezhou!"
Su Kang's words ignited the fire in the hearts of many soldiers present.
After so many years of fighting with pirates, this is the first time that they can fight against all odds and without any worries.
The previous grievances were swept away, and now there is a strong excitement.
The soldiers gathered here shouted, and the next moment, under the leadership of their respective officers, dispersed to attack.
This time, it is necessary to completely eradicate all the pirates who invaded Yuezhou, and we will not stop until the goal is achieved.
As his soldiers moved, Su Kang and Xie Cang didn't even look at Xiang Yan, who was pale.
Surrounded by everyone, he turned and left.
There was only Xiang Yan left, who was a little messy in the same place.
At this time, Xiang Yan's mind was blank, and it could be said that it was a mess.
According to his plan, he can watch Su Qi'an fail, and he can take advantage of the fisherman without much effort, and when the time comes, he can get rid of Su Qi'an, the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou, on any charge.
But the facts surprised him, this Dongshan Marquis is not only bold, but also wise.
It seems that it was luck that took advantage of the pirates and conquered Black Wind Island in one fell swoop.
But in fact, the plan and risky style of play during this period are not people who can dare to take the risk of using Yuezhou City as a bait like Su Qi'an.
This plan, the entire Yuezhou high-level management, did not dare to take a risk, the risk and responsibility behind this is too great, if there is any accident, no one can afford it.
But Su Qi'an dared to do this, it was his kind of bait that made the pirates who invaded Yuezhou boldly attack, wanting to capture Yuezhou City, and finally come to the center to blossom.
It's just a pity that Su Qi'an was one step ahead of the pirates, took Black Wind Island ahead of schedule, and conquered their lair.
Black Wind Island was taken, and the entire war in Yuezhou was completely reversed.
One was originally at a disadvantage, with the worst plan of ceding half of Yuezhou, with Su Qi'an's changed style of play, the situation on the battlefield was reversed in an instant.
In this battle, they all knew that they not only won, but also recaptured Black Wind Island, which had been occupied by pirates for more than ten years, this small island that was vital to Yuezhou could be said to be the bridgehead of Yuezhou.
Now that it has been recaptured, Yuezhou will at least not be so passive in the face of the invasion of pirates and pirates in the future, and will be at ease.
The recapture of Black Wind Island is incalculable in terms of how many victories the pirates have won.
After this battle, Xiang Yan knew very well that from now on, no one could shake Su Qi'an's position as commander-in-chief in Yuezhou.
Su Qi'an's prestige will surpass them in one fell swoop, and he can already foresee that most of his state lieutenants will be at the top.
Even if he was lucky enough to retain the official position of state lieutenant, the rising Yue King Su Kang had already gained the upper hand, and he was no longer able to balance Su Kang.
This is the cruelty of reality, through this battle, it is foreseeable that the officialdom of Yuezhou will undergo earth-shaking changes in the future.
The news that Su Qi'an took Black Wind Island quickly spread throughout Yuezhou, and for a while, Yuezhou was quite shaken.
For so many years, under the blows of pirates, the people of Yuezhou have held their breath in their hearts.
Now that Black Wind Island, an important bridgehead, has been recaptured, it is now their turn to raise their eyebrows.
Under the orders of Su Kang and Xie Cang, whenever he saw the traces of pirates, one was counted as one, and none of them could escape, so they were killed with a knife.
With the actions of the Yuezhou soldiers and the Split Mountain Army, even the people of Yuezhou were inspired, and for a time, a wave of chasing pirates was set off in the entire land of Yuezhou.
Under this kind of siege of all the people, there are less than 20,000 pirates left to invade Yuezhou, and after half a month's pursuit.
Less than 1,000 people were able to escape from Yuezhou alive, and most of the pirates were either killed or taken prisoner.
Since the outbreak of the war in Yuezhou, more than 40,000 pirates have fled with their lives at the end of the war.
It can be said that the pirates suffered heavy casualties this time, and it is basically impossible to set off a large-scale invasion of Yuezhou in the future.
With the pirates killed and caught, this vigorous war in Yuezhou can be regarded as coming to an end.
When the Yuezhou soldiers counterattacked and pursued the pirates, a war did break out on Su Qi'an's side.
It's just that this time the war was not fought with the pirates who evacuated from Dongzhou, but with the three masters.
It's just that this three-in-command is not very strong, and there are not many people under him, only four or five thousand people.
As soon as he came into contact with Su Qi'an, it was basically a one-touch collapse, and even the recruits didn't have time to come out of the island to fight back, and the three masters fled with people.
Su Qi'an was a little surprised to see this scene, and later learned about it through the captives on the island.
Su Qi'an probably understands the thoughts of this three-in-command, this three
The head of the house, within the pirates, is the weakest.
Generally, they are the big bosses and the second masters who are engaged in logistics, and there are not many people in their hands, and their strength is not strong.
This time, I heard that there were unknown people who took Black Wind Island, and it is said that there were only two thousand people, which made the three masters interested.
I want to try it, can I fish in troubled waters.
But the intelligence work of the three masters was obviously too stretched, thinking that there were only about 2,000 people from Su Qi'an on the island, who knew that before he arrived, the 10,000 recruits who supported the departure had already arrived on the island.
Under this kind of comparison of troops, give the three masters hundreds of guts, and they don't dare to attack the island with thousands of people.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the three masters knew the strength of the island and ordered a retreat very decisively.
For this three-master who wanted to fish in troubled waters, Su Qi'an did not order the pursuit.
This kind of goods can't make any waves, and if they really have the strength, they won't always play a logistical role.
But as long as the big bosses and Japanese robbers from Dongzhou attacked the island this time, Su Qi'an said that he would leave them behind.
It's a pity that this time the island guard did not make Su Qi'an wait for the pirates who evacuated from Dongzhou.
After the end of the battle in Yuezhou, Su Qi'an learned the news from Xie Cang.
The pirates of Yuezhou were basically wiped out, and they did spread to Dongzhou.
And the pirates in Dongzhou quickly evacuated as soon as possible, but it was different from what Su Qi'an expected.
Instead of taking advantage of the instability on the island to counterattack southward, they retreated eastward.
Stopped at an archipelago a hundred and ten miles off the coast of Dongzhou.
The archipelago was desolate, uninhabited, an isolated island.
The Dongzhou pirates fled eastward, and did not let the Dongzhou high-level continue to pursue, but let it go, and at the same time announced that the Dongzhou war was over.
The high-level officials of Dongzhou did this, Su Qi'an couldn't say anything, it was not his turn to intervene in this matter, Dongzhou and Yuezhou were already at odds, and it was a good thing for the two states that the two sides could end the war in this way.
It just gave the Dongzhou pirates a chance to breathe, and as for what to do with these pirates in the future, Su Qi'an couldn't judge.
Anyway, at present, the recapture of Black Wind Island is of great significance to the defense of Yuezhou, and even if the Dongzhou pirates go south in the future, Yuezhou will be fully prepared to not fight so badly.
With the fall of the Yuezhou pirates and the retreat of the Dongzhou pirates, this war, which lasted for almost two months, finally ended.
Su Qi'an's hanging heart also landed.