To the south of the Qinling Mountains, the glow shines on the vast Hanzhong Plain.

The continuous sound of artillery is gone, the sound of iron hooves galloping of thousands of horses is gone, the explosion of earth-shattering thunder is gone, the earth-shattering sound of fighting is gone, the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and blood is gone, and the sky is quiet, the clouds are light and the wind is light, as if nothing had happened.

To the west of the Yangzhou defense line, south of the Han River, until the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, tens of thousands of corpses of men and horses were stacked on top of each other, scattered across the wilderness, silently.

Broken cars and broken flags, iron balls and iron pellets, feather arrows, knives and guns, and even scattered gold, silver and copper coins, silk and cloth, are scattered like this, mixed with the dirty blood all over the ground, and messy.

After five or six days of cleaning up the battlefield, there were still people around Yangzhou Chenggu to help, even so, there were still so many corpses that were not buried, which shows the cruelty of the war and the heavy casualties.

As for the corpses on the mountain road on the plank road, because the mountain road is steep and rugged, too far away, and the mountain is too cold, they can only give up first, and maybe they have become the rations of the beasts in the mountains.

The fire was blazing on the field, and in the middle of a huge fire, there were corpses of fallen soldiers, and on the field, all the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty saluted together, and everyone was solemn. Even the people who carried the corpses stopped what they were doing and stood up straight one by one to pay tribute and pay a silent tribute.

Zhao Hong's face was solemn, he stood up straight, raised his hand lightly in front of the blazing fire, and gave a military salute.

A national war, 30,000 young lives, just like that. These fearless warriors, they are the ones who will decide the victory of this national war.

They will go to the martyrs' shrine to worship, hoping that people, and those who come after them, will remember them.

returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhao Hong was still frowning, and it was difficult to see a happy face.

After a hearty victory, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty in the big tent were all solemn.

"Your Majesty, the officers and men of our army went deep into the plank road mountain road to pursue the remnants of the Tatar soldiers, and killed about a thousand people. However, the terrain of the plank road is complicated, and our army has also suffered hundreds of casualties! ”

Xu Sheng came in to report, and Zhao Hong frowned slightly.

"Poor Kou Mo chase, let the soldiers come back!"

Five or six hundred miles of mountain roads, a thousand twists and turns, not a month or two, I'm afraid I can't go out. Ice and snow, wild beasts are infested, there are no supplies, and when the Qinling Mountains are out, who knows how many people will be left.

For the defeat of these remnants, there is no need to take the lives of the soldiers.

"Your Majesty, in the first battle of Hanzhong, our army lost more than 26,000 casualties, more than 7,000 seriously wounded, and countless minor injuries. In particular, the Yangzhou defense line suffered huge losses, with more than 25,000 casualties. ”

The military department is still in the army, and it is difficult to see a happy face.

This was the first large-scale crushing victory since the new dynasty used its troops, and the number of casualties was too huge for everyone to bear.

"Your Majesty, one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, not to mention that this is a national war."

Cui He, the Sichuan envoy who had just arrived, also comforted the king softly.

Annihilate 70,000 Mongol troops! He was very sorry to miss such a tragic battle, but he was also secretly glad.

If he is there, I don't know if he can withstand the tragedy of this war?

Zhao Hong nodded lightly, and his heart was also related.

Kill 1,000 enemies and injure yourself 800. The Battle of Wuxiu Pass, the Battle of Xingyuan Mansion, the two Mongolian cavalry attacks, and the tragic Battle of Yangzhou. The Song army took precautions, waited for work, and firearms, and actually had more than 30,000 casualties, which shows the cruelty of the war.

"In the Yangzhou defense line, our army of 40,000 troops, except for the 5,000 soldiers and horses of the southern battalion south of Hanshui, did not participate, and the northern battalion of 35,000 people, with 25,000 dead and wounded, and more than seventy percent of the casualties. The soldiers of our army are not afraid of death, regard death as home, and can be a strong army in the world! ”

Cui He stroked his white beard and sighed.

The strongest army in the world!

Zhao Hong nodded slightly.

Just like the Korean War in later generations, after this war, the Song army became a real strong army, and there was no longer any "fear of Mongolia" and "fear of war".

Perhaps, this is the biggest gain of the Great Song Border Army.

Everything has to look forward, Zhao Hong immediately changed the topic.

"What about the casualties of the Tatar army? What about the seizure? ”

The Mongol army retreated from Hanzhong to Guanzhong's plank roads and mountain roads, and the Song army pursued and killed countless people, and he was very much looking forward to the outcome of this battle.

"Your Majesty, on the Yangzhou line alone, as well as on the Fu Luo Plank Road, more than 27,000 Tatar army corpses have been collected, and more than 8,000 have been captured; More than 20,000 horses were captured, and countless arrows and weapons were captured. Combined with the previous casualties of the Tatar army outside the city of Xingyuan Mansion and the defense line from Xingyuan Mansion to Yangzhou, the casualties and prisoners of the Tatar army were at least more than 60,000. The statistics of the armies are not yet complete. It can be said that Torre's army of 70,000 on the West Road was largely wiped out. ”

Xuan Xuan's excitement was in his eyes, and Zhao Hong's heart was also excited.

The Western Route Army of the Torre Department was completely annihilated, and it may not be easy for the Mongolian iron cavalry to go south, and the offensive and defensive situation between the Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia will also change unconsciously.

"I knew that I would set up an ambush on the plank road and the mountain road, so that none of the Tatar soldiers could escape!"

The pacification of Lizhou West Road made Guo Zhengsun hateful.

It seems that the Song army suffered such a large casualty, and he was angry.

Zhao Hong shook his head slightly.

He could expect that the Northwest Frontier Army would be able to gather and annihilate Torre's 70,000 Mongol troops. He was impressed by the perseverance and endurance of the Song soldiers, as well as their ability to fight in the field.

In other words, he overestimated the impact of the Mongol army and underestimated the field capabilities of the Song army.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is little hope for next year's winter wheat harvest. If you can't keep the enemy out of the country, you have to endure the trauma of war. ”

Chen Longzhi, the appeasement envoy of Lizhou East Road, interjected without a look.

"Your Majesty is worry-free. Hanzhong's grain storage can still last until next summer. If it really doesn't work, you can transfer grain and grass from Sichuan to Hanzhong. ”

Several courtiers spoke one after another, Zhao Hong nodded, and said:

"After the cremation of the fallen soldiers, they were arranged to enter the martyrs' shrine. Arrangements will be made for the wounded officers and men to recuperate, those with minor injuries will return to the army as soon as possible, and those with serious injuries will be properly accommodated. Have the soldiers' pensions and rewards been drawn up? ”

The casualties of 30,000 elite troops of the multilateral army really made him unhappy.

"The armies have been counted, Your Majesty, please see."

Xuan Xuan waved his hand, and the forbidden army brought up the rosters of the statistics of each army.

Zhao Hong picked up a roster, which turned out to be the cavalry battalion of the Yangzhou Defense Line, and many soldiers were marked with red crosses behind them. Needless to say, these soldiers have already died.

Carefully watching the list of rewards for the generals, after a while, Zhao Hong closed the roster.

"For all the fallen soldiers, the bereavement allowance for each person has been doubled, from 100 guan to 200 kan and 20 stones; The number of severely injured and disabled persons increased to 100 meters and 10 stones; All the rest of the soldiers participating in the battle, the Yangzhou defense line and the defenders of Xingyuan Fucheng, were rewarded with 50 guan rice and 5 stones, and the rest of the army was paid 30 guan rice and 3 stones. There are three days left to be New Year's Day, and the reward money must be sent to every soldier or their home before the New Year's Day. ”

"200 times! Your Majesty, will it be too much? ”

Cui You's heart was shocked, and he said a word.

25,000 soldiers were killed, and the bereavement compensation alone was 5 million. Add 700,000 yuan of serious injuries, which is 5.7 million yuan.

In addition, the army rewarded more than 2 million guan, for a total of 9 million guan.

And that's not counting the reward of grain.

"Not much! This is a national war, which is enough to change the national fortunes of the Great Song Dynasty. This is called breaking the momentum, breaking the offensive and defensive momentum between the Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia. ”

Zhao Hong insisted, and Cui smiled bitterly.

Fortunately, the Sichuan Preparation and Development Division has been prepared. Otherwise, this reward alone will empty the Sichuan treasury.

However, the emperor gave such a generous gift and won the hearts of the soldiers, which was of great benefit to the Great Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, what to do with the eight thousand Tatar captives? There seem to be quite a few Tatar tribal nobles in it. ”

The military department is still in the book, and then it is played.

"What a nobleman, a slave owner! As before, we will screen and designate, and except for the first evil, the rest of the people will be scattered and sent to various places overseas, so let's do a good job of labor reform. ”

He had no penchant for torturing captives. Overseas colonization requires a lot of labor, and these 8,000 captives are only a drop in the bucket.

"Those captured war horses were incorporated into the Great Song Border Army. As for the rest, let the military department dispose of it. ”

In addition to the war horses, other seizures do not seem to be very useful for the Great Song Dynasty border army, which uses a large number of firearms and armor.

As for the more than 20,000 dead horses, they can only be eaten as horse meat.

"Cao Youwen, is there any military intelligence?"

When Cao You heard that the troops had entered Shaanxi, Zhao Hong was very looking forward to it.

Cao Youwen and Yu Jue divided their troops in Qinzhou, and Cao Youwen led an army of 20,000 and Wang Shixian's 10,000 subordinates to the east into Shaanxi to attack Fengxiang Mansion. Calculate the time, and there should be results.

"Back to Your Majesty, Cao Youwen has just reported the military situation from Shaanxi, our army has occupied Fengxiang Mansion, and Wang Shixian's 5,000 soldiers and horses are stationed there. Cao Youwen has already gone east, wanting to take Jingzhao Mansion before the Yuan Xi Festival. The military newspaper said that Shaanxi was dilapidated and uninhabited for hundreds of miles. If you want to hold on, you need to transport grain and grass. Your Majesty, the Tatar army of Hanzhong has suffered a crushing defeat, and Ogedai may reinforce Jingzhao Mansion at any time. His Majesty should quickly send a large army into Shaanxi to transport grain and grass, thinking that Cao You heard about the Austrian aid. ”

Before and after, Xuan Xuan said it all in one breath.

Took Jingzhao Mansion?

Zhao Hong couldn't help but be stunned and laughed.

Cao Youwen heard that Cao was bold, and he was really full of guts, and his reputation was well deserved.

Wasn't he afraid of the defeat of Hanzhong, and the Song army was besieged and beaten by the Mongol army in Shaanxi?

"Your Majesty, the Tatar Western Route Army has been defeated, and the Central Route Army and the Eastern Route Army are fighting a fierce battle with the Jin soldiers, and there is no time to separate. There were no soldiers stationed in Guanzhong, so they just took advantage of the situation to enter. However, Guanzhong was dilapidated and the supply was inconvenient, so another 30,000 troops could be sent into Shaanxi, and Jingzhaofu was captured first, and 50,000 troops were enough to resist Wokotai from Shaanxi. ”

Chen Longzhi followed along.

He, the emperor's pacification envoy of Shaanxi, was afraid that he would soon take office. He didn't want to be frightened and carry a big burden to take office.

"Don't you think it's pathetic? When did the people become a burden to the imperial court? ”

Zhao Hong shook his head helplessly.

"First transfer 10,000 soldiers and horses from Lizhou West Road and enter Fengxiang Mansion as soon as possible. A decree was sent to Fan Zhong, the pacification envoy of Hexi Road, and asked him to transfer 300,000 stones of grain and grass from Hexi Road to Shaanxi as soon as possible. ”

The population lost in the war, coupled with the relocation of the people of Guanzhong to Henan by the Jin State, and the number of people in Shaanxi, 100,000 or 200,000, is embarrassing.

During the Han and Tang dynasties, the population of Shaanxi was more than 3 million, and even during the Northern Song Dynasty, the population of Shaanxi was about 3 million. The current population is extremely scary to think about with the destructive power of the Mongol army.

"Your Majesty, is this too hasty? Cao Youwen If he can't take Chang'an City, wouldn't it be empty joy. ”

Choi hurriedly dissuaded him.

"Torre's 70,000 army goes south, how many people can be left in Chang'an City, 10,000 or 5,000? I'm afraid it's all a rabble. Cao Youwen has more than 20,000 troops, complete firearms, and thousands of cavalry, if he can't even break the city of Chang'an, then he will be too vegetable! ”

For Cao Youwen, Zhao Hong seems to be full of confidence.

The Mongol army has been ruined and has never defended the city, and even if there are defenders in Chang'an City, I am afraid that they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and their combat strength is not strong.

"As for the use of troops in Shaanxi...... Let's come in, generals. ”

After a hearty national battle, rewarding the six armies is natural and cannot be delayed.