A large group of defeated soldiers saw that the Perak Army ambush blocked the way into the mountain. Xiong Ben and his own soldiers were also killed by grenades and random guns. They were so frightened that they no longer dared to rush to the mountain pass. Instead, they turned around and fled to the east, but they just ran away. Not too far away, the path was cut off by a group of soldiers. This group of soldiers is the soldiers of the teaching company. They have already returned here on Cao Ergou's order to block the defeated soldiers' escape to Chongqing Fucheng and Qingcheng County. Seeing that there were obstacles in front of them and pursuers behind them, these defeated soldiers knew that they would be blown up by grenades if they resisted stubbornly, so they simply knelt on the ground and surrendered. Before that, the defenders in Yongkang City who had not yet escaped also surrendered.
Xiong Ben and his most elite soldiers were all killed, declaring the demise of his gang. Although there are still dozens of remnant soldiers who fled into the mountains and became bandits again, they have neither money nor food, and it is unknown whether they can survive the cold winter. Organize yourself to rob the mountain people of their food? Not to mention that if these dozens of people were to capture the strong stronghold in the mountain, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties. The mountain people will definitely rely on the stronghold to resist desperately in order to keep the food rations to survive. Not to mention that when these dissatisfied minions end their leaderless state and reorganize, they will inevitably fight among themselves, and their strength will definitely be greatly damaged by then.
After cleaning the battlefield, it was almost dusk, so Cao Ergou arranged for the soldiers to rest before heading to Hengyuan Village tomorrow morning. There were a total of 500 soldiers in Yongkang City. In addition to the dozens who escaped, 200 were killed and injured, and the remaining 200 were captured. This time, the Pili Army killed a family of soldiers and bandits from the Yongkang New Affiliated Army, killing and harassing the people everywhere, causing great anger among the people; on the other hand, Ouyang Xuan wanted to scare the traitors by killing them. These prisoners will first be escorted to Hengyuan Village and then transferred to the mountains for labor reform. Along with them will be all the civilians of Yongkang City. There are about 300 households and about 1,000 people in Yongkang City. In addition to farmers, there are also merchants, doctors, teachers, carpenters, blacksmiths, stonemasons, etc. After a short rest in Hengyuan Village, these civilians will be taken to various villages in the mountains for resettlement. These civilians had been killed and oppressed by Xiong Ben, and they had heard that the people in the mountains lived a stable life. Now that the Perak Army promised them food and clothing, they all went into the mountains happily.
As for the production and living materials in Yongkang City, all the production and living materials in Yongkang City were packed and taken away by the Yuzhu garrison camp. In these troubled times when supplies are scarce, the Pili Army will not let go of anything useful, and even corpses outside the city will be pulled into the mountains for fertilizer. As for the wounded soldiers, they were given three days' rations and then driven out of the city, leaving them to fend for themselves. This is not because Ouyang Xuan is cold-hearted, but because the Pili Army has no food left, so it is a mercy to let these wounded soldiers who have done many evil things a way out. Of course, the saltpeter on the walls of the houses in the city must be scraped off, but most of the saltpeter on the wall has been scraped away by Xiong Ben, and there is not much left.
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Ouyang Xuan took Cao Ergou and Huang Dagen to Chongqing Fucheng. The accompanying troops were the second, fourth, and sixth companies of the field battalion and the teaching company of the garrison battalion. One day before their departure, the two squads of scouts had already sneaked into Chongqing Fucheng by land and water, and Yu Laodou, the liaison officer of the Xinjin Navy, was also among them. Since most of the ships in Hengyuan Village were sunk or broken, and most of them were unusable, Yu Zhu had already ordered people to make rafts. Huang Dagen would lead the teaching company down on the rafts and be responsible for escorting food and other luggage. Ouyang Xuan and Cao Ergou took the three companies of the field battalion overland. Although the artillery is heavy, it does not travel by water. It is still transported by wheelbarrows by field battalions on land. The reason is that if the current Perak Army does not have artillery, it will be extremely passive when encountering the Mongolian cavalry in the plains, and will fall into the dilemma of being "forfeited to stand". ——You can only huddle up and defend, and the giant shield cannot protect everyone. Someone will always be hit by the Mongolian arrows from time to time. Even though they relied on their numerical advantage to fight the Mongolian army in the field, they were unable to catch up and were instead kited by the cavalry. Although marching with artillery is slower, once it is set up and paired with spears and giant shields, it is definitely a nightmare for any cold weapon army.
It was already noon when Ouyang Xuan and his party arrived in Yongqu Township, and the teaching team was already waiting here. The waterway was fast, but it also encountered a little trouble - there were dozens of water bandits following and causing nuisance. These water bandits operated light boats and followed far behind, looking for opportunities. Two of them were killed by muskets when they tried to make a surprise attack, and several more were killed by grenades when they tried to overturn the raft. They were so frightened that they never dared to approach again, but they still refused to give up. After all, the raft carried a large amount of precious food. and other supplies. The rampant water bandits really made Ouyang Xuan a little annoyed. These water bandits repeatedly attacked the ships and reconnaissance personnel of the Perak Army. Now many members of the Perak Army have died at the hands of the water bandits. Li Shuang was also disabled due to the water bandits' attacks, but he is still alive now. This is not the time to deal with them. Ouyang Xuan knew in his heart that a navy army was necessary to completely wipe out the water bandits. For this reason, he combined with the recent land reclamation and ordered people to cut down trees suitable for shipbuilding in the mountains. He also asked Le Quan'an and Liao Niluo to start selecting manpower to prepare a navy army. .
While resting in Yongqu Township, the forward scouts reported two pieces of information, one good and one bad. The good news was that the Mongolian Cavalry Hundreds had retreated to Chengdu the day before yesterday, and now only the new auxiliary troops were defending the city. After Yongkang City was captured, the newly attached soldiers in Chongqing Fucheng were panicked. The bad news is that there has been no trace of the Xinjin City navy, and no one has been sent to contact Yu Laodi.
In the evening, the Perak Army set up camp two miles outside the north gate of Fucheng. A deep trench was dug around the camp with engineering shovels, and the excavated soil was built into a parapet. The artillery position was placed behind the parapet. When the Perak Army was building their camp, the Mongolian army in the city did not come out to make a surprise attack. Instead, they fired at random with the ballistae and trebuchets set up on the top of the city. It's just that the arrows fired from the city's crossbow can't hit the Pili Army camp. Occasionally, the crossbow arrows drift to the camp along with the wind, but they have long lost their lethality. As for the trebuchet, although it is powerful, its range is really far behind. After the construction of the camp was completed, Cao Ergou sent people to move the food and other logistical materials escorted by the teaching team to the camp. The teaching team had arrived long ago, but they did not dare to dock for fear of a surprise attack by the defenders. Instead, they docked at an island in the middle of the river. After the field camp was set up, Huang Dagen ordered people to park the raft at the dock outside the west gate.
At nightfall, another fire was lit in the Perak Army camp. The Pili military belt does not bring much wood, but it does bring a lot of coke. This coal product is light in weight and generates a lot of heat. Its flames are blue. It is originally used for steelmaking, but it is really the best when marching and fighting. of fuel. The soldiers of the Perak Army used the charcoal to make a fire, and everyone felt warm all over. In addition, eating crispy baked flatbread and steaming rice, coupled with a large piece of roasted bacon, was extremely satisfying on a winter night. The aroma of barbecued meat spread to the nostrils of the defenders, making them salivate. Food is scarce in Chongqing Mansion City, and the defenders can only eat half full. Now standing at the top of the city on a cold winter night, smelling the aroma of meat in the cold wind, their stomachs are even more hungry and thunderous, and they feel inexplicably that even if they do Prisoners are not a bad idea.
