"Shao Hua..."
"Wu Ben is going north with me."
"Hurry up and send people to clean up the battlefield - with so many swords, guns and halberds, Quyang County will not be short of iron in a short time!"
Zhao Hua's head is full of black lines.
In the past, I knew that my young master had no good intentions.
Let me tell you, why is this guy who only wants to make money suddenly become eager to make meritorious deeds?
It turned out that he planned to drive away Wu Bi and take the spoils for himself!
But... Zhao Hua was suddenly tempted! The Yue people were beaten badly last night and lost their armor along the way. If all these things could be collected, it would be a big fortune!
The important thing is - this is iron material! Even money can’t buy it!
Zhao Hua once again had a new understanding of the unscrupulous limits of his master.
Whatever!
The battle was fought by friendly forces, and the spoils of war were accepted by our army - if there are such beautiful things, then it would be unscrupulous to be unscrupulous!
Following Zhong Hua and others, Zhao Hua also began to be gradually assimilated by the unscrupulous son...
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On the 4th day of May, Jianyang was victorious.
The rear army commander, Quyangjun Xiong Wuliang, and the former general Wu Bi joined forces. After taking into account the casualties of defending the city and night attacks, there were still 50,000 troops.
Xiong Wuliang strongly recommended Zhao Hua to lead 20,000 troops to continue to guard Jianyang City.
Then, Xiong Wuliang and Wu Ben led 30,000 troops, accompanied by their own troops, and went all the way north to pursue the remnants of King Shao!
Break [Guangbei] first.
Before King Yao's defeated troops could be gathered together, they were driven out by Xiong Wuliang and Wu Ben.
At this moment, many of the troops under King Yao were even unarmed - in last night's great escape, weapons and other objects had become a burden that hindered the speed of running.
King Yao did not put up any unnecessary resistance. After leaving more than a thousand soldiers to retreat, he continued to flee north.
[Guangbei] is not as strong as Jianyang City - Guangbei City is built entirely of rammed earth with low walls, somewhat similar to Quyang City before the old buildings were renovated. Of course, there was no suspense in this battle. The remaining soldiers behind them hardly resisted, so they knelt down and opened the door to surrender.
Xiong Wuliang and Wu Ben walked into Guangbei City in high spirits.
Because the Chu army advanced too fast, the Yue people had no time to escape. After the Chu soldiers entered the city, they began to plunder.
Xiong Wuliang glanced at Wu Bi.
Wu Bi didn't seem to have any intention of stopping it.
Xiong Wuliang sighed.
During the Warring States Period, with the exception of a very small number of professional armies, most of the armies including the current Chu State were under the conscription system - that is, they were farmers during peacetime and temporarily recruited as soldiers during wartime.
For such an army, there is no military pay to speak of - some poor countries even do not provide food and grass, and they have to bring their own lunch boxes when going into battle.
After the victory, the looting and plundering of the enemy's civilians were the only sources of income for these conscripted soldiers.
Moreover, plundering and looting is also conducive to maintaining the cohesion and high morale of the troops.
But these soldiers were not as particular as Xiong Wuliang when he was raiding Jianyang, and he was a thief. At that time, Xiong Wuliang only robbed rich households and officials, but these poor and crazy Chu soldiers robbed everything.
Seeing that the Chu soldiers were about to plunder, Xiong Wuliang coughed lightly: "General Wu Ben."
"It seems inappropriate to loot at this time."
Wu Bi raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiong Wuliang.
The kindness of women!
Without robbing things, how can we maintain the desire to win among these conscripts?
However, Xiong Wuliang fought alone to defend Jianyang, which was considered to have won eight points of respect from Wu Bi. Wu Bi said politely -
"The prince is leading an army on an expedition for the first time, but he is not familiar with the art of using troops."
"Plundering enemy towns and cities has always been a rule for expeditions to other countries. This is true for all countries in the world."
Xiong Wuliang looked serious——
"General Wu Ben, the Yue Kingdom is about to perish. It won't take long before it will be annexed by Chu. At this time, the people of Yue are the people of Chu, and the people of Yue are the people of Chu. Do you think so, general?"
Wu Ben was speechless.
What Xiong Wuliang said is really hard to refute.
"Besides, King Yao is fleeing in front, and our army is staying here to plunder. Wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity for the war!" Xiong Wuliang said plausibly.
"A mere [Guangbei] is not our army's goal. Our army's goal is to penetrate directly into [Langya]!"
Wu Ben nodded silently.
This statement makes sense.
"Instruct the three armies and the generals to restrain the troops and not to loot in the city or waste time."
"Zhang San, you lead a hundred-man team to garrison this city and replace all the flags with the flags of our country, Chu."
"The remaining armies pass through Guangbei City quickly and are not allowed to stay in the city! As long as King Yao is captured alive, the entire army will be rewarded heavily!"
Wu Ben has always taken the lead in charging into battle in the army, and has a high prestige in the hearts of the sergeants. As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers sighed in unison, but they also carried out the military order very quickly.
Thirty thousand Chu troops passed through the city without causing any harm to Minqiu.
The people of Yue were already prepared for a desperate resistance, but the expected looting, killing and rape did not happen. They couldn't help but look out through the gaps in the doors and windows.
Zhong Hua rode his horse and raised his whip, shouting loudly: "I am a general of Lord Quyang of Chu!"
"From today on, you are all my subjects of Da Chu!"
"The armies are fighting here. If you stay here, something unexpected might happen——"
"Quyang County can have enough to eat! Choose one of the tax rates!"
"You will go to Jianyang, tell me Zhao Hua's name, and ask him to lead you to Quyang County!"
After Zhong Hua shouted, he turned his horse's head and chased Xiong Wuliang's chariot.
Jianyang City at this time.
Zhao Hua sneezed loudly.
My day, what's going on?
Is the unscrupulous boss going to give me another job?
…
Mi Liang and Wu Ben's 50,000-strong army fought four battles and achieved four victories in five days, successively conquering three cities: [Guangbei], [Jiuping], and [Yunan].
The Chu army restrained the soldiers very well and maintained the momentum of pursuing and attacking the main force of King Yao.
This also caused King Yao's army to become more and more disorganized, and was never able to resist effectively.
On the ninth day of the fifth month, 30,000 Chu troops entered [Yu Mountain].
This is already the core area of northern Yue State. Geographically, it is very close to the border of Qi State.
As long as you cross Yushan, you will reach King Yao's lair [Langya].
Xiong Wuliang ordered Chu Junqiu to commit no crimes along the way, and at the same time asked Zhong Hua to publicize it, which deceived many Yue people to move to Quyang.
Watching carloads of Vietnamese people migrating with their families.
Xiong Wuliang’s eyes turned into slits from laughter!
My heart is as sweet as eating honey.
With the population, more land can be reclaimed and more food can be harvested. The industrial park in Quyang County can be expanded, and the Quyang Army and Shaohu Army can also expand their armies!
This trip to attack Vietnam really brought a lot of money to Quyang County!
Wu Bi also knew Xiong Wuliang's actions along the way, but he was too lazy to pay attention to it - as long as it did not affect the war, it had nothing to do with Xiong Wuliang's love to evacuate the country of Yue no matter how much he did.
At this moment, Wu Bi was in high spirits!
"Send orders to the three armies! Attack Yushan tonight!"
"Until tomorrow, the three armies will have a meal in Langya City! Try the skills of the Yue chefs!"
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