The eyes of everyone in the tent had long been focused on Chen Wang. Although they were already prepared, they were still shocked after hearing Gao Yingxiang's name.
Then two soldiers dragged one person from the left to the right and walked into the tent, and everyone's eyes moved.
Because the person the two soldiers were dragging was Gao Yingxiang's body.
Chen Wang pointed to the side with one hand and reported.
"When I saw that the enemy's army was empty, I led the armored cavalry to attack all the way and chased Gao Yingxiang to the bottom of Dongshan Mountain."
"Gao Yingxiang led his personal guards to occupy the high slope and defended it. The sergeants under his humble command braved the rain to attack the slope, fighting all the way, and finally killed the enemy chief Gao Yingxiang."
Hong Chengchou narrowed his eyes slightly, with a cold glow in his eyes, and leaned back on the chair.
Sun Chuanting looked solemn, placed his hands on the armrests of the seat, and leaned forward slightly.
Hong Chengchou's movements and expressions were much larger than Sun Chuanting's.
He leaned on the back of the chair, his heart was in confusion, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Hong Chengchou's mind was now in chaos and he was a little dizzy.
When he led his troops to the valley entrance, he saw the collapse of the invading army in Heishui Valley.
After entering the military camp and meeting Sun Chuanting, he learned from Sun Chuanting that shortly after Gao Yingxiang led his troops into Ziwu Road, Chen Wang actually followed him into Ziwu Road and followed him quietly. back.
The reason why the breaking army collapsed so quickly now is precisely because Chen Wang led the cavalry to attack at the most critical moment of the battle and forced Gao Yingxiang back.
I heard that Gao Yingxiang has been surrounded by Chen Wang's troops, and I'm afraid there will be news soon.
Hong Chengchou's first reaction at the time was that it didn't feel real, he just thought it was a fantasy.
He didn't believe it, not that he didn't believe it, but that he didn't dare to believe it.
Even though Gao Yingxiang's body was right in front of him, Hong Chengchou still couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Whether it was Wang Jiayin or Wang Ziyong, they were not active for long and caused much damage, but Gao Yingxiang was different.
Gao Yingxiang did something that Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyong had never done.
He led hundreds of thousands of people to flee everywhere, and repeatedly escaped from the traps he had set.
even……
They even broke through Fengyang, the central capital, and directly dug up the imperial tomb in Fengyang...
When he heard the news that the imperial mausoleum was destroyed, to be honest, Hong Chengchou felt that the sky was falling.
Although he was still the governor, the power in his hands was cut by more than half.
He and Gao Yingxiang fought in hundreds of battles, large and small. Although they won more and lost less, they could not do anything to Gao Yingxiang no matter what.
Victory is a small victory, but defeat is a big defeat.
Hong Chengchou wanted to kill Gao Yingxiang more than anyone else, but Gao Yingxiang escaped from his hands every time without exception.
This is why, as soon as he heard that Sun Chuanting had blocked Gao Yingxiang in Heishui Valley, he ordered his elite cavalry and personally led the Xingye troops to rush for reinforcements.
"After Yi Dou Gu Huang Long, Qian Rooster Zhang Er and others who broke into the military camp, they identified that this person is Chuang Ni Gao Yingxiang."
Hong Chengchou raised his eyes and looked at Gao Yingxiang's body which was being pulled by two soldiers in the tent.
He has a long beard, a broad face, a high nose and deep eyes, which are 70% similar to the portrait.
The indigo mountain-patterned half-armor, the dragon-patterned gold-red vermilion war skirt, and the plain-colored war robe are exactly as described by the captives.
There were wounds on Gao Yingxiang's chest and abdomen, which looked like puncture wounds caused by spears, but these injuries would not cause immediate death.
The real fatal injury was in the throat, where the fatal injury was.
The throat is sealed with one knife, clean and neat.
Hong Chengchou slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and finally regained his composure.
When he confirmed that this was Gao Yingxiang's body, he finally believed it all - Gao Yingxiang was really dead!
Compared to Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting was much calmer.
Unlike Hong Chengchou, who had been fighting with Gao Yingxiang, he didn't know much about Gao Yingxiang.
Although Gao Yingxiang was the leader of the 72nd Battalion and the co-leader recommended by the bandits, by killing Gao Yingxiang he just felt that he had solved a big trouble, and did not feel the relief that Hong Chengchou had.
He had just become the governor of Shaanxi. This was the first battle he fought under the leadership of Governor Biaoying after arriving in Shaanxi.
"If we can win this battle, I hope you, Chen, will be the first to do it."
Sun Chuanting looked at Chen Wang standing under the tent with a smile on his face and said with a smile.
"If it weren't for you leading the troops to attack from behind and striking high to welcome Xiang, I'm afraid this battle would be far from over."
Naturally, Chen Wang would not accept all of Sun Chuanting's compliments like this.
Military merit is military merit, but being a human being is a human being.
Getting first merit may not necessarily offend others, but being a bad person will definitely offend others.
If your behavior is higher than others, everyone will reject you.
"This battle can be won. I don't dare to take credit for my humble position. The reason why I can find opportunities and gaps is because the intruders have been unable to attack the entrance of the valley for a long time and sent all the troops to the entrance of the valley to rush for reinforcements."
"There were so many corpses piled up in the battlefield at Yukou, it was extremely tragic. I heard that General Li Shen was still seriously injured and unconscious at this time, and more than half of his battalion soldiers were killed or injured..."
"The first achievement in this battle should go to all the generals and sergeants in the entire army."
Chen Wang's words reminded Sun Chuanting of the situation on the Yukou battlefield, and he couldn't help but look dim.
"you are right……"
The fighting in the Yukou camp was extremely fierce, with less than 2,000 of the 3,000 guards left, and more than half of the 2,000 soldiers under Li Yuchun's command were lost.
The thousand Dubiao battalion he sent to rescue more than 200 people were killed in this battle.
Such casualties cannot be described as tragic.
Sun Chuanting's eyes glanced at the generals in the tent, and Li Yuchun was not present.
Li Yuchun was wounded several times and was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Now the army was preparing to celebrate the victory, but Li Yuchun, who was guarding the lower Yukou camp, was uncertain about his life or death.
Military battles are dangerous. On the battlefield, people are like ants and their lives are like grass...
While everyone was cheering, only the guards' camp and the camp of Li Yuchun's soldiers could hear bursts of crying.
Sun Chuanting fell into silence, and the eyes of the generals in the tent looking at Chen Wang became much gentler.
Regardless of whether it was a scene or not, Chen Wang's words brought him a lot of goodwill.
"The first achievement of this battle should indeed be earned by all the generals and sergeants of the entire army."
When Hong Chengchou saw Sun Chuanting's silence, he directly took over the conversation.
"After counting the gains in this battle, I will write a personal report to express my merits to you all. I will have the Ministry of War issue rewards justly. The pensions for the casualties in this battle will never be short of even half a cent."
Hong Chengchou's words broke the dull atmosphere in the tent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Hong Chengchou.
What is the purpose of fighting and suppressing bandits? Soon it is for military glory and money.
The meaning of Hong Chengchou's words couldn't be more straightforward. If he wrote the Tang newspaper in person, the Ministry of War would never dare to neglect it. No matter whether it is a reward or a pension, the money will not be withheld.
Hong Chengchou glanced at Sun Chuanting out of the corner of his eye, and then at Chen Wang.
Originally, my initial impression of Chen Wang was not good, but after Cao Wenzhao seemed to have said something to Chen Wang, Chen Wang has been keeping his peace.
Hong Chengchou also received the letter written by Chen Wang on Ziwu Road from Sun Chuanting.
It can indeed be said that he is bold, careful and insightful.
So much information can be analyzed just from the subtle changes in the marching ranks, and then they dared to enter the plank road and follow them all the way.
Then in the battle at Heishui Valley, Chen Wang did not attack based on the enemy's strength and hid very well.
Being able to calm down and seize opportunities, Chen Wang already has all the conditions that a good general should have.
Able to train troops, able to fight, observant, bold and careful.
The most important thing is to be a good person and know how to advance and retreat. Compared with the previous ones, these things are more important in today's officialdom.
If you don't know how to be a good person, how to advance and retreat, and you are isolated in the future when advancing and suppressing, I'm afraid the end will not be good.
Hong Chengchou waved his hand and signaled the soldiers to take Gao Yingxiang's body down.
After confirming that Gao Yingxiang was really dead, he felt much happier.
Hong Chengchou now feels that his decision to promote Chen Wang to Hanzhong Staff General and guard the Hanzhong Mansion is extremely correct.
First, he solved the crisis in Hanzhong City and relieved the danger of King Rui. This incident also earned him praise from Chongzhen.
Now he has killed Gao Yingxiang and eliminated his major worry.
"Take a seat."
Hong Chengchou raised his hand and pointed at Chen Wang to the empty seat next to him.
Chen Wang bowed again and then walked to his seat.
Next to the seat, there was He Renlong on one side and Gao Gui on the other. They were both acquaintances.
Chen Wang did not show any disrespect for etiquette, and saluted both He Renlong and Gao Gui with clasped fists, and then sat down.
Gao Gui smiled and clasped his fists in return. Gao Gui was Ningyuan's general and followed Zu Kuan south to put down the rebellion.
Gao Gui's smile was a little more reserved, while He Renlong was a lot more bold.
If Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were not here, they would have laughed loudly by now.
Chen Wang sat down, and in front of him was Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Chongzhen.
Beside Li Chongzhen are Zu Kuan and Cao Bianjiao.
When Chen Wang read the history book, he remembered that Zu Kuan was considered a domineering person and was arrogant.
The reason why Lu Xiangsheng asked Zu Kuan to rush north to aid Shaanxi was actually largely due to his difficulty in controlling.
However, Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen did not look arrogant and domineering now. On the contrary, they smiled at him.
Now that the Nine Borders have actually been split, the treatment between Liaodong and other military towns is extremely different.
It is common knowledge that the generals of the Liaodong Army have always been domineering, and they have always ignored the generals of other military towns.
Zu Kuan was a member of the ancestral family in Liaodong. He was originally Zu Dashou's servant. He made meritorious service in the war and was promoted to the rank of General Ningyuan, and then as the deputy commander-in-chief.
But now both Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen have shown goodwill towards him, which is somewhat unusual.
However, after only being stunned for a short time, Chen Wang figured out the reason.
Although he does not belong to the ranks of the Liaodong Army, he is from Liaodong and also from Guangning. The Wu family of Liaodong is also in Guangning.
He has the identity of a Liaodong native. Although he is not an official or general in Liaodong, in their eyes, he is still half of their own.
The ties between local clans in this era were much closer than those in later generations.
During Cao Wenzhao's tenure as an official in Liaodong, he was actually always in a marginalized position, rejected by the generals of Liaodong, and never really entered the core.
Battalions led by foreign generals such as Cao Wenzhao were mostly used by governors to contain the local camp generals in Liaodong.
But the good thing about Cao Wenzhao is that when he was in Liaodong, most of his troops were from Liaodong.
During this period, a large number of people from the Chen and Hu families joined his staff as servants, and some also served as officers.
Cao Wenzhao was modest, sociable, and capable of fighting, so he had a good relationship with other camp generals in Liaodong.
Facing the goodwill released by Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, Chen Wang naturally did not ignore it.
Although it is of no use now, if it can be done without offending, it will naturally not offend.
Chen Wang's eyes quickly swept over everyone, and he also saw Gao Jie sitting further back.
The temperament of Gao Jie at this time and that of Gao Jie in Chunhua had changed a lot.
Today, Gao Jie is more reserved and remains calm most of the time.
At this time, Gao Jie was sitting upright on the seat, his eyes were lowered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After Hong Chengchou saw everyone sitting down, he whispered to Sun Chuanting and then clapped his hands gently.
Following his clapping, several soldiers slowly entered the tent pushing a huge map.
Sun Chuanting is the governor of Shaanxi, and Hong Chengchou is still the governor of the three sides. His power and position are higher than that of Sun Chuanting.
"Although the bandit chief Gao Yingxiang has been executed this time, there are still rogue activities in various places, and the eradication is still urgent."
Hong Chengchou stood up and looked down at everyone.
"Now there are still four groups of bandits remaining in the world. Only by destroying these four groups of bandits can the world be stabilized and the world be cleansed."
All the generals in the tent set their sights on the map.
The map has already shown the locations of the four groups of bandits.
On the map, black and red colors are used to distinguish rogue bandits and local suppressive troops.
"The first and second wave of bandits are concentrated in Shaanxi today."
"The first wave of bandits was led by Li Zicheng, with about 100,000 people. They are now trapped in Yan'an Prefecture."
"The second group of bandits is led by Cao Cao and Luo Rucai, and there are 100,000 people. They are now operating in the Shangluo Mountain area in the south of Xi'an Prefecture, communicating with and relying on the bandits in the Xunyang Mountain Area."
"The third wave of bandits is mainly concentrated between Nanzhili and Henan, led by Geliyan He Yilong, Zuojin Wang Hejin, Gezuo Wuying and others, with about 200,000 people."
"The last group of rogue bandits was mainly concentrated in the land of Xunxiang in Huguang. It was dominated by the Eight Great Kings Zhang Xianzhong, Chuang Taotian Liu Guoneng and others. There were about 400,000 people, and they were the head of the current group of rogue bandits."
"The thief chief Gao Yingxiang is dead, and the rest of the people must be in panic."
Hong Chengchou stood at the top, his sharp eyes sweeping over everyone.
"I issued an order to the eight provinces and warned the bandits in the world that if there are those who are willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, they can still be exempted from the crime according to the imperial edict."
"In this campaign, we will unite eight provinces and gather hundreds of battalions of troops to quell Xiaoxiao and clear away the eight wastelands!"
