Chapter 1445: The Great War Ends with Death Penalty and Exemption
The 79th and 80th divisions, the main forces of this defensive battle, suffered the most casualties, and the two divisions had less than 7,000 soldiers left to fight, which cannot be said to be the worst in history, but it can also rank among the top ten in history.
The 111th, 112th, and 113th Divisions of the sub-main force ranked second in casualties combined, and suffered a lot of losses during the final siege of the 92nd Division, totaling more than 7,000 officers and men.
This was followed by reinforcements from the South and West Battalions, which mainly intercepted the fleeing enemy forces in the final stage at great cost, with more than 5,000 casualties.
The losses of the other troops were not much, all of them added up to less than three thousand.
Ding Kui used more than 100,000 horses in this battle, basically the most elite troops in his hands, in the preset battlefield, with a bright and dark ambush, but also to pay a quarter of the casualties, which shows the strength of the cavalry corps.
On the other hand, the troops brought by Shaodiantai suffered even more casualties.
The 91st Division, the whole formation was annihilated.
The 92nd Division, the whole formation was annihilated.
The 93rd Division, the whole formation was annihilated.
The 96th Division, the whole formation was annihilated.
99 Division, a third of the men remained.
In the 97th Division, less than half of the men remained.
95 divisions, less than three thousand people remained.
The naval and local armies were almost completely wiped out, and less than a thousand people escaped.
A total of more than 80,000 officers and soldiers were lost, many division commanders were killed in battle, Wu Mi was finally defeated and captured, not counting the naval army and the local army, the casualties of the Tenth Army Corps were twice that of the other side, and they were completely defeated by the Eighth Army Corps.
Of course, there are objective factors in Shaodiantai's defeat, there is no geographical advantage in the away battle, when it rains in the final stage, the special combat group that is hiding in the people is not found to have lost people, and the magician team is at a disadvantage.
His biggest defeat was to attack the fortified position with cavalry, completely giving up the advantage of cavalry, fighting in the opponent's favorite way, and being eaten to death by Ding Kui as soon as the battle began, and finally deciding to retreat is not unwise.
Including the 100th Division and the 10th Army Corps, there are more than 40,000 veterans, and they can be rebuilt with some time, but they can't be put into large-scale and high-intensity battles in a short period of time, and it has become a problem to lose the supplies of Nanjing City and stay in Nannuma Prefecture, but with the mobility of the cavalry, no one can keep them.
The rain became heavier and heavier, Ding Kui ordered the siege to be stopped, and the 71st and 74th divisions entered the Beidaying, the 75th Division entered the Nandaying, and the special operations regiment entered the Xidaying, and the whole army rested for one night.
With the addition of reinforcements, the siege force did not decrease but increased, and Shaodianxi lost sleep that night, and he couldn't sleep because of his extreme anxiety.
The Tenth Army Corps was beaten away, and the reinforcements of the Southern First Army and Gongsun Family led by Gongsun Mi had no hope, and the Southern Second Army was struggling to support in Dingxiang County and Yanling County, and self-protection was a problem, and Nanjing City became an isolated and helpless dead city.
The day of the city is Shao Dianxi's death, how do you let him sleep?
The siege of the city the night before had been stained red, and as long as people increased their efforts, it was only a matter of time before the city was broken, and he couldn't think of a way to tide over the difficulties in front of him.
Outside the city, Shao Dianxi's fate is also being discussed.
"Can you not kill Shao Dianxi? Let him surrender can reduce everyone's losses. Ding Kui offered to spare Zhoumu's life.
Fei rushed to the front-line battalion, responsible for the collection and transmission of intelligence, and also served as a military aircraft for Counselor Ding Kui. He reminded: "The state pastors of the whole country are staring here, and Shao Dianxi's fate will play an exemplary role, please think twice." ”
"In fact, not killing Shao Dianxi does not mean that he will not be punished, he first sent troops to attack the imperial court, then supported the army to stand on his own, and resolutely resisted the imperial army, and the crimes he committed are too numerous to mention, enough to kill him several times.
However, the lord was merciful and could not bear the constant infighting among the people, which would only increase the casualties, and the prison could pardon Shao Dianxi's death crime or his family's death crime for the sake of his own clan. "Jiang Zhi hopes to occupy the city of Nanjing without bloodshed.
"That's right! The capital crime can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, as long as Shao Dianxi helps me recover the entire Nannuma Prefecture, I can not kill him, imprison him forever, and then find a way to release him after the whole country is pacified. Ding Kui was inspired to come up with a solution.
"That's a good idea. Fei Ze clapped his hands and praised, "It is not enough to detain people, you can also confiscate family property and exile your family, and you must be more severe to deter the ill-intentioned state pastors and create favorable conditions for the pacification of the whole country in the future." ”
He was always worried that there would be state pastors who would follow Shao Dianxi and resolutely oppose Ding Kui.
"On the surface, you can be stricter, the specific conditions can be discussed privately with Shao Dianxi, and if the family property is confiscated, you can find an excuse to reward it, the life and death of his family is not hindered by the overall situation, and he can make some fuss in exile. Jiang Zhi's mind also opened.
"In this case, send someone to contact Shao Dianxi and ask him to send his henchmen out of the city to talk, I can spare him from dying. Ding Kui immediately made a decision.
There are still nearly 100,000 local troops in the city of Nanjing, and the food reserves and strategic material reserves are enough to fight a year's defensive war, and there are still seven or eight counties in Nanmara Prefecture that have not been included in the rule of the small imperial court, so it is not a good choice to kill Shao Dianxi.
The hatred between Ding Kui and Shao Dianxi did not reach the point where they had to share life and death, and the two had room to sit down and talk.
Fei Ze had a variety of ways to deliver the news, and Shao Dianxi soon knew that he had a glimmer of life, so he immediately rushed to the prison, personally released Lou Xiao, and secretly arranged for Lou Xiao to leave the city.
"Commander Ding is really kind to the people, and he can sit down with us and talk to us under such circumstances, and the officials admire him. Lou Xiao sighed heartily when he saw Ding Kui.
Now that Ding Kui is winning the game, it is a matter of time before he breaks through Nanjing City, and he can actually take the initiative to negotiate, which makes Lou Xiao and most people in Nanjing City unexpected.
"Beating one's own people will only make foreigners laugh, and it will not be of any benefit to the kingdom, and I will try my best to kill one less countryman, this is my principle......!
Ding Kui listed a large number of Shaodianxi's crimes, and then proposed to permanently detain Shaodianxi and his family, confiscate all property, and deprive future generations of the right to become officials.
"This matter is very important, the lower official does not dare to make the decision for the state pastor, can you allow the lower official to go back and discuss with him?" Lou Xiao felt that Ding Kui did this, Shao Dian Xi's life was better than death, and it was not necessarily better than death.
"In this way, it is better to go down and talk to the governor in person, save Minister Lou from running back and forth, and let the soldiers and civilians of Nanjing City get out of trouble as soon as possible. Fei Ze proposed to enter the city of Nanjing.
"This is very good, Mr. Fei's identity is suitable to talk directly to the state pastor. Lou Xiao knew that Fei could represent Ding Kui and have a certain right to speak.
"It's not right for you to be alone, I'll find you a guard. Ding Kui didn't worry about Fei Ze going into the city alone, "Summoned Qiao Meng, just say that I want someone from him, Xiang Ji." ”
He deliberately gave Xiang Ji a chance to make meritorious contributions, and with him following Fei Ze, he could avoid some difficulties.
Lou Xiao can accept that Fei Ze will bring one more person, even if a sixth-level combat power enters the city, it will not hurt Shao Dianxi, and there will be no problem.
"Imprison me and my family forever?What's the difference between killing us?I might as well let someone be buried with me!" Shao Dianxi really couldn't accept this condition.
"My lord, my subordinate brought Mr. Fei back, he is ......" Lou Xiao said about Fei Ze's situation.
"Okay, take him to the secret room, and the king will talk to him alone. Shao Dianxi chose to see Fei Ze in the secret room.
Fei Ze entered the secret room and came out after more than an hour, with a satisfied smile on his face.
"How is it?" Lou Xiao hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"Okay, the specific conditions are basically negotiated, and he wants to meet with the prison state for final confirmation. ”
"Is it possible to meet the eldest princess?"
"You can make an appointment to meet in the Southern Demon Branch, take me to the Southern Demon Branch, I'll arrange it. Fei Ze pulled Lou Xiao out.
The Southern Demon Branch is a neutral place, and the safety of Shao Dianxi and Shao Dianluan can be guaranteed, and the content of their conversations will not be leaked.
On the sixth day of the siege, Ding Kui announced a truce, and Shaodianluan, who was in Nanqiu County, got the news and immediately set off for Hengfu City.
Early the next morning, the portal of the Southern Demon Branch connected to the portal of Hengfu City, Shaodian Luan took Ding Kun to the Southern Demon Branch, and Shaodian Xi brought his eldest son to the Southern Demon Branch.
Fei Ze accompanied Shaodianluan to meet Shaodianxi's father and son, and reconfirmed the conditions for Shaodianxi's surrender.
Shaodian Xi publicly announced his surrender, and before the end of Shaodian's civil strife, he was confined to the county king's courtyard in Nanjing City, and declared that he was permanently imprisoned, but in fact he was waiting for the king's pardon; his family members were all exiled into the swamp and guarded by Hengfu City, waiting for the king's amnesty; he announced that he had confiscated all the family property of the king of Nannuma County, and privately kept one million gold coins and invested in the Wanguo Jinhui Trading Bank.
On the surface, Shao Dianxi and his vein are all finished, the captivity of the captivity, the exile of exile, the family property has been confiscated, and the person is still alive, but it is destined to decline in the future, and it would be good if he did not starve to death.
In fact, Shao Dianxi's descendants still have hope of recovery, even if they can't be knighted and become officials, they can keep their wealth and wealth, it can be said that Ding Kui gave very favorable conditions.
Shaodian Luan came to go through the motions, and by the way, accepted Shaodianxi's surrender and received the entire Nanjing City. Nominally, she is the supreme leader of the prison country and the small court, and her status in the Shaodian clan does not have to be low for Shaodianxi, and Shaodianxi can save a little face by surrendering to her.
On the seventh day of the siege, Nannuma Prefecture Mu announced his surrender, the defenders of Nanjing City laid down their arms and surrendered out of the city.
On the same day, the supervisor of the country Shaodian Luan announced that he would deprive the king of Nannuma County, and the original palace of Nannuma County was changed to the palace of the prison country.
On the same day, Anyang County, Yanling County, Dingxiang County, and Jinping County announced that they would return to the prison state and obey all the instructions issued by the city of Nanjing.
Nanjing City, Junwang Annex, Ding Kui sat in front of Shaodianxi, who was dressed in plain clothes, and asked, "What's going on with Changtai County, Qingdong County, and Chiba County, why don't you listen to your orders?"
Shao Dianxi said bitterly: "I am a sinner now, and it is not surprising that they do not listen to me. The guards of the three counties were appointed by the imperial court, and they were loyal to the capital, but they had no armed forces, and they could not resist when your army arrived. ”
"What about the situation in Guanhua County?"