Chapter 72 Return to Victory
Speaking of which, the king of Wan'an is really unlucky. On the day Yongning County was destroyed, he escaped from the Wan'an Palace under the escort of several bodyguards. While Xing Tianjun had not yet controlled the whole city, he hid in an inconspicuous outer house where his subordinates specialized in raising concubines in the city. After Xing Tianjun controlled Yongning County, in order to It disturbs the people, so he has not been searched and arrested throughout the city, but he has been strictly checking out the people of the city at various gates, and has never given Zhu Cai a chance to escape from the county.
After being trapped in the city for so many days, Zhu Cai's men finally caught Liu Yaoben and rushed to the bank of the Luo River to prevent the officers and troops crossing the river. The city lacked the opportunity. At night, he took Zhu Cai and his two sons to secretly dress up as refugees and touched the wall in the north of the city, trying to tie the rope and let them go. The city wall escaped from Yongning County. Unfortunately, it was found by several night sentries guarding the city wall and immediately alerted the generals of the Xingtian Army. Several bodyguards were also very loyal and fought hard to resist, but in the end, they were killed one by one, and Zhu Cai and his son were arrested on the spot.
Originally, Zhu Cai didn't have a chance to escape from the city, but this man and his two sons were used to being good. Each of them ate very fat. After a few steps, he was tired and gasped. He finally climbed up the city wall, but looking at the black wall, he did not dare to tie the rope down. After a delay for a while, he was found. As a result, he still could not run away, and finally became a prisoner of Xing Tianjun.
Listening to the huge cheers of the Xing Tianjun on the north coast, the expression on Wang Shaoyu's face was very beautiful. Seeing that this sneak attack had already been exposed, although the number of thieves on the other side was not large, the firearms were extremely sharp and powerful. The hard-won pontoon bridge was burned by the thieves and damaged. There are about 200 of the most powerful generals under his men. At this time, Wang Shaoyu has already had a little withdrawal.
But he was not willing to retract his head like this. He knew that the number of left-behind thieves in Yongning County was very small. If he didn't take this opportunity to forcibly cross the Luohe River to seize the city, then once Zu Kuan led his troops to rush over, he would not even get Mao's credit this time, but if he didn't retreat, The thief army on the opposite side was blocked on the north bank and did not give him a chance to cross the river at all. Although it is cold now, it will take at least a few days to step on the ice before the river is frozen. Can he wait?
When he was hesitating, there was a shocking cheer on the other side. A general ran to Wang Shaoyu with a panicked face and whispered to Wang Shaoyu, "Your excellency! The thieves on the other side just now seemed to be shouting that Lord Zu had been defeated! Now the soldiers below are in a panic! Please make a decision as soon as possible. If not, let's go back to Yiyang as soon as possible!"
After hearing this, Wang Shaoyu was shocked. He quickly climbed onto the embankment and listened carefully. He only heard all kinds of cheers from the other side. It seemed that someone was faintly shouting that Guan Ning's defeat.
Hearing this, Wang Shaoyu was really a little panicked. He couldn't believe how Zu Kuan could lose? When he was in Yiyang, he saw the Guanning iron riders under the command of Zu Kuan. It can be said that they are all noses facing the sky, and they are proud soldiers and soldiers. In the past two years or two, they have chased and suppress all kinds of people's troops everywhere. How can they be defeated by this criminal army? For example, last year, Zu Kuan only led more than 2,000 iron riders under his command. In Chuzhou and Gao Yingxiang, tens of thousands of people's war were killed and abandoned for dozens of miles under Gao Yingxiang's command. The bodies of the killed chaotic army were almost blocked by the river. I heard that this Xingtian Army was only about thousands of people, and most of them were marching troops. What about Zu Kuan Is it possible to be easily defeated by them?
Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Wang Shaoyu shouted in his heart, shook his cloak and strode down the embankment. He ordered a personal soldier and said to him, "Go quickly and check to see if the thief's shouts are true!" Lord Zu can't be defeated by this thief army so easily! It's a trick of the thief army. If you want to scare us, we dare not cross the river!"
The personal soldier immediately took the order, and then turned over and drove towards Yiyang. Along the way, he inquired about Zu Kuan's department, and several generals came to Wang Shaoyu's side and looked at Wang Shaoyu with an uncertain look, waiting for his instructions.
Wang Shaoyu looked at the thief army on the other side, shook his head and said, "Today, let's camp for a day off. Let's wait for the news!" ......”
After the frustrated officers and soldiers got the order, they immediately took action, driving away the captured people, cutting wood and building tents for them, camping on the spot, burying pots to make rice, and no longer thinking about crossing the river today...
With a smile on his face, Xiao Tianjian slowly rode his horse into Yongning County. At this time, the army returned to the division, and the left-behind soldiers in Yongning County were no longer afraid of the officers and soldiers coming to the city.
Therefore, the refugees who moved into the city were invited out of the county again in advance and returned to the refugee point outside the city for resettlement. At this time, the refugees also learned the news of Xing Tianjun's victory. Naturally, they also listened to the arrangement of Xing Tianjun and left the city again in advance and returned to their shacks, waiting for Xing Tian. The army helps them.
When they saw a male division singing on the official road in the east of the city, the left-behind soldiers immediately left the city and lined up outside the city to welcome Xiao Tianjian's return, and the people inside and outside the city also flocked to both sides of the official road one by one, looking at the male soldiers excitedly. When Xiao Tianjian approached them, The refugees all shouted loudly, and everyone involuntarily knelt on the ground, bowed down, and kowtowed to the Rebels who saved their lives.
Xiao Tianjian nodded slightly on his horseback to the refugees who thanked him along the way, with a proud smile on his face.
In such troubled times, if you want to win the hearts of the people, you can't win the war. Only when the people see that they are strong can they dare to rely on them. Otherwise, even if they follow them, they just want to make a living. Once they encounter the enemy, they will immediately become birds and beasts.
Now he has done this in Yongning County. First, he took over Yongning County, and then the Luoyang officers did not dare to attack Yongning easily. Then he defeated Guanning Tieqi under the command of Zu Kuan, so that he fled back to Yiyang. Such a record is enough to let the people in Henan know that he The Xingtian Army under his command is by no means a person with a false reputation, but an iron army that can really fight well. Only in this way can he really stand firm here.
And these soldiers of the Xingtian Army followed Xiao Tianjian's back, with a neat queue, each with their heads held high and a proud face, and marched neatly on the drums. The high-up guns were closely arranged into a jungle, and the blood-stained armor told the tragedy of their battle, dozens of miles. On the way, the soldiers were not tired. They moved forward like a steel wall. The whole team exuded a sense of murder. The glory after winning the battle showed no room on them, showing everyone the power of their Hundred War Divisions.
Feeling the sense of pressure from this mighty division, looking at these majestic soldiers of the Xingtian Army, the people all felt at ease and sincerely knelt on the edge of the road. Some timid people didn't even dare to lift their heads again, quietly waiting for this hero. The soldiers will decide their future fate.
This time, Xiao Tianjian led his triumphant and even some small gentry in the city were shocked. After thinking about it over and over again, they also put down their airs and followed the people to welcome the return of Xing Tianjun. After seeing the prestige of Xing Tianjun so full of Ma Teng, they all shook their heads and sighed. Originally, they thought that during this period of time Henan can be stabilized under Lu Xiangsheng's single-minded rectification, but I didn't think that Lu Xiangsheng walked forward, and there was such a terrible civil army in the back foot. Is the world really going to change? Fortunately, there are many differences between the behavior of this Xingtian army and other civilian army. Although it is equally rude to the officials, gentry and some powerful families, it does not harm these little rich families. The daily military discipline is also quite strict, and it does not affect their lives much after the capture of the city. On the contrary, it is a After controlling this place, they immediately issued a list of Anmin and gave porridge to help the disaster victims. On the contrary, doing this kind of thing was much better than the government, which gradually reassured them, the little rich people.
Everyone has different thoughts, but one mind is the same, that is, after looking at the military appearance of this Xingtian Army, I can't help marveling at the prosperity of this Xingtian Army, and the resistance is naturally much less.
Xiao Tianjian returned to Yongning County with great prestige. He was very satisfied with the result of this battle. Legend has it that the sharpest force of the Ming Dynasty was also defeated under the front of the Xingtian Army this time. Although this battle was very hard and fierce, in the end, he still led his troops to win the final victory and held Zu Kuan. The more than 1,000 Guanning army fought, and finally fled back to Yiyang County. In this battle, the army was the most powerful cavalry of Daming. The Xingtian Army paid less than 200 people, but it killed and injured 500 people of the Guanning army. At the same time, it also captured more than 200 horses in the battle, which is not counted as the Guanning army. The Luoyang soldiers and the Guanning army were defeated. These Luoyang soldiers were scattered immediately. More than 1,000 people were killed and hundreds of people, and most of the rest were captured under the pursuit of the Xingtian Army cavalry.
However, for the Xingtian Army, the loss of this battle is not small. The biggest loss is Jiang Cheng, the deputy battalion commander of the second battalion. In this battle, in order to stabilize the left wing that was disrupted by the Guanning army, he fought desperately and was seriously injured. Not long after the war, he was seriously injured and became the highest-level one since the Xingtian Army rose up. The officers who died in the war made Xiao Tianjian very sad, and at the same time, the second battalion all felt sorry for him.
However, since he has embarked on this road, Xiao Tianjian also knows that it is impossible for immortals. Although Jiang Cheng died in the battlefield, he set an example in Xing Tianjun, which completely embodies the slogan of Xing Tianjun's strong ambition. I believe that since then on, this style will be more in Xing Tianjun. It will continue to flourish.
After this battle, Xing Tianjun was more like a sharp blade re-refined in the fire, becoming more sharp and abnormal, almost making people dare not look directly. Xiao Tianjian also believes that in the future battles, as long as this tenacious style can be maintained, then Xing Tianjun will not be afraid of anyone blocking. Road.