Although only a few days have passed, the battlefields outside the west and north cities of Chunhua have been cleaned up.
However, the camp where the Chuang Army was originally stationed has not yet been cleared.
The Chuangjun camp stretched for nearly ten miles, and was complicated and messy.
It was burned by fire again, and now it is even more of a mess. It will not take ten days and a half to clean it up.
The farmland and houses outside Chunhua City have long been destroyed by the war. There is no farm work to do and there are few helpers.
There was still some manpower available in Chunhua City, and Wang Zhaolin, the county magistrate of Chunhua, did not change his colors when he saw the intruders retreating, and started killing donkeys.
He was still allowed to stay in the city, and there was no shortage of grain and rice, which was still supplied on time.
Although the specifications have been lowered a bit, this is actually a helpless move. After all, there are tens of thousands more mouths outside Chunhua City that need to eat.
A huge camp has been built outside the city. The main responsibility of this camp is to detain prisoners.
During the Battle of Chunhua, the Chuang army fell into a trap of luring the enemy in, and were panicked because of Gao Jie's betrayal.
In the last night battle, most of the casualties occurred in the initial offensive of the invasion force, about 60 people.
Chen Wang then led the cavalry to defeat the infantry of the invading army outside Xicheng City, driving the defeated troops all the way without encountering any resistance, with only seven casualties.
In addition to the more than 30 guardsmen who were casualties in the street fighting in Nancheng, there were also seven or eight battalion soldiers who were shot and wounded.
The total casualties were only one hundred and three.
Including the critical battles in the past few days, there were a total of 337 casualties.
The result of the battle was to defeat 100,000 intruders and capture more than 14,000 enemy soldiers.
They captured Gao Yigong, the general of the Chuang Army, and Gao Shi, the wife of Li Zicheng, and hundreds of other generals in charge.
Most of the defeated intruders were escorted back by Chen Gong and Liu Chenggong later, but a considerable number of them still fled to the mountains and forests, and it is unknown where they went.
Liu Chenggong was originally a deputy general. He joined forces with Ai Wannian to march into Qingyang, and was ambushed by Li Zicheng and others.
Ai Wannian and others died in the battle, and he and Wang Ximing led the remaining soldiers to break out of the tight siege.
After his death, Ai Wannian and others were given gifts and gifts, but Liu Chenggong was punished and almost imprisoned.
As long as there is military merit, the promotion of military attache can soar into the sky like a roc.
But the price is that once defeated, there will be no recovery.
Even after the defeat, he was lucky enough to be able to save his life.
But in the future, there will inevitably be the danger of being dismissed from office, or even being imprisoned or executed upon questioning.
Liu Chenggong was actually going to be imprisoned for accountability at first, but because of the critical nature of the war, someone came to help him.
Therefore, Liu Chenggong was finally demoted to the rank of staff general, and he led the more than a thousand remaining soldiers under Tian Yinglong's command to be reorganized into a battalion.
Liu Chenggong's status is now very embarrassing. Although he is a general, he only has a thousand people in his camp.
The military order given by Hong Chengchou was to assist in the defense of Chunhua, but the order given to Chen Wang was to take charge of the defense of Chunhua.
To be honest, Chen Wangzhen didn't know what kind of attitude he should take when meeting Liu Chenggong.
Although Chen Wang now temporarily leads the Liao military camp and is also the head of the first battalion, after all, he is only a thousand general, and his official status is no more than a thousand households.
Liu Chenggong was the deputy general of a town before, and the leaders of the third and third ranks all had the same rank of commander, and their status was much higher than him.
However, Chen Wang kept thinking about these problems. When he met Liu Chenggong, he found that he had been worrying too much.
Chen Wang greeted him at the east gate of Chunhua early, and the first thing he waited for was a large car.
Liu Chenggong's injury has not recovered, so he took a car all the way here.
The guard opened the curtain, and Chen Wang saw Liu Chenggong, who was pale and breathy.
Chen Gong, who was standing beside Chen Wang, took a step forward and reported Liu Chenggong's situation in a low voice.
Now there was really no one under Hong Chengchou to use, so Liu Chenggong, who had just recovered from his serious injury, was transferred back.
During Liu Chenggong's encounter with Li Zicheng, his old injury burst, which is why he is now in a state of deficient energy and blood.
Liu Chenggong is a veteran, almost the same age as Ai Wannian and Cao Wenzhao.
At this time, Liu Chenggong was sitting in the carriage, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and he looked very poor.
Seeing Liu Chenggong's situation, Chen Wang accelerated his pace a little.
"I, Chen Wang, have long admired Tongzhi's reputation. A few days ago, we fought with Li Zicheng outside Chunhua City."
"Li Zicheng escaped with his elite cavalry. The troops under my command were too few to take care of, and I was unable to deliver the message, which put my colleagues in danger. I hope you will forgive me."
Chen Wang lowered his head slightly and cupped his hands.
He thought about these words for a long time before he said them.
I even considered the title for a long time.
Liu Chenggong was originally a deputy general, but now he was demoted to a staff general.
If you call the general directly, it feels like you are directly exposing a scar. It is better to call him an official.
"The great victory at Chunhua greatly strengthened our army's momentum, and there is nothing wrong with it..."
Liu Chenggong shook his head slightly, looking slightly gloomy.
"It's a pity that we couldn't catch the absconding thief Li and let him escape into Guanzhong."
Liu Chenggong almost gritted his teeth in his last few words.
"I have sent people to pass the news back. Thief Li won't be able to escape for long."
After the defeat of Xiang Le, almost all his troops were lost. It is not an exaggeration to say that he and Li Zicheng had a blood feud.
Nothing that Chen Wang worried about happened, and Liu Chenggong had no idea of competing with him for power.
Afterwards, he handed over the military order issued by Hong Chengchou and expressed his assistance.
He was even asked for his opinion on where the troops should be stationed, and it was obvious that he was completely placed in a position of assistance.
The arrogance in Liu Chenggong's heart had long been completely lost in Xiangle. The only thing that supported him in continuing to lead the army was the hatred in his heart.
Liu Chenggong also knew Chen Wang's background very well. Chen Wang was a close servant under Cao Wenzhao.
Although he is only a Qian Zongzong now, with the support of Cao Wenzhao, he can still achieve a guerrilla position no matter how bad things happen.
This big victory will probably increase the progress a lot.
In the first battle, more than 100,000 intruders were defeated, and such a great victory was achieved with only more than 2,000 battalion soldiers.
Such a record is enough to be recorded in history, and it is also enough to help him ascend to the position of battalion general.
In terms of rewards based on merit, even if you don't award a general, you should at least award a guerrilla.
It is undoubtedly stupid to fight for power and profit with such a person who obviously has a bright future.
Liu Chenggong did not stay long. After seeing the ceremony and saying a few innocuous words, he led his troops to the predetermined station.
Chen Wang stared at the car driving Liu Chenggong away, and his heart slowly became cold.
Such is the sadness of being a military commander.
As a military general, no matter how many meritorious deeds and victories you accumulate.
As long as you experience a big defeat, all your achievements and all the fruits of victory will come to nothing and become vain.
