As Sun Dahai and Lu Zhan'ao chose to retreat one after another, the resistance that the bandits had finally built up in the camp suddenly collapsed and turned into ashes. Everyone was scrambling to escape, fearing that they would be chopped off by Fengzhou's sword if they were too late. Head.
Standing on the hillside and observing the enemy camp looking away from each other and fleeing in all directions, Ye Mingsheng, knowing that the overall situation had been decided, was completely relaxed. He might now consider what to do next... ·····
"Sir, the general has requested my third battalion to fight!"
Seeing the brothers' troops rampaging through the enemy camp and fighting fiercely, Liang Xuezhang, who was following Ye Mingsheng, couldn't sit still anymore and took the initiative to ask Ye Mingsheng for a fight:
Hearing Liang Xuezhang's words, Ye Mingsheng looked him up and down. Seeing his deep affection and sincere attitude, Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Go!"
After receiving Ye Mingsheng's permission, Liang Xuezhang was overjoyed. He bowed deeply to Ye Mingsheng, then got on his horse, waved his sword towards the enemy camp and shouted:
"Brothers of the Third Battalion, charge forward! It's time to make great achievements!"
As soon as these words came out, the more than two thousand officers and soldiers of the third battalion suddenly became excited and rushed towards the enemy camp like a tiger out of the fence.
As a warrior, the fastest way to get promoted and make a fortune is to go to war, plunder the enemy's wealth, get silver rewards from above, and use the enemy's head in exchange for merit!
Because of Liang Xuezhang, Ye Mingsheng has always regarded the third battalion as the general reserve team. The last time he attacked Qilipu, Ye Mingsheng asked Guo Zhiping, Ye Tie, Xun Ke and other troops to be sent out, but only The third battalion was left with him. If there was no battle, there would be no meritorious service, and there would be no silver reward. This also made the soldiers of the third battalion, who were eager to perform meritorious service, have some complaints.
Therefore, as the commander of the third battalion, Liang Xuezhang was also under great pressure. This time Ye Mingsheng kept the third battalion as a reserve team, so he wanted to tell Ye Mingsheng, but after thinking about it, he hesitated and finally gave up. ············
But now seeing more than 40,000 bandits being defeated and defeated, all the brother troops are trying to gain military exploits, and only his third battalion is watching on the sidelines, doing nothing. Liang Xuezhang really can't bear it anymore, so he took the initiative now. Ask Ye Mingsheng to fight!
Looking at Liang Xuezhang's charging back, Ye Mingsheng's eyes were a little complicated. Ye Dong, who was standing beside him, tried to figure out Ye Mingsheng's thoughts and said:
"Master, one is driving, and two are herding sheep. Why don't we take advantage of the opportunity to kill Liang Xuezhang and Yang Huai together, and completely dig out Chen Dechang's eyes in our place?"
Ye Mingsheng pondered for a moment after hearing this, but still shook his head and rejected Ye Dong's suggestion.
Seeing this, Ye Dong continued to persuade:
"Master, I think this Liang Xuezhang will be a disaster sooner or later. Get rid of him as soon as possible. Master, you can sleep peacefully!"
Ye Mingsheng glanced at him and said calmly:
"You don't need to say more. It's easy to get an army, but it's hard to find a general!"
"Liang Xuezhang still has some use for me. Sun Houhou is very capable. Can he jump out of Tathagata's palm?"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind, Ye Dong did not dare to persuade and said in a low voice:
"Young master, you are so open-minded and have the world in mind. I only hope that Liang Xuezhang can know some good and bad things and understand your hard work, young master..."
Seeing that Ye Dong only thought that he was eager because of love, Ye Mingsheng smiled slightly and said nothing. Although he appreciated Liang Xuezhang's ability, if it was just that, he would not leave this scourge rashly.
He had a hunch that with Shen Jianzhong's help, Chen Dechang would defeat Song Wenhui, and in this case Chen Dechang would definitely deal with himself in the next step. In this case, Liang Xuezhang would be valuable to both himself and Chen Dechang.
If by that time, Liang Xuezhang is still stubborn and goes astray, he can use him to convey some wrong information to Chen Dechang to confuse the audience and induce Chen Dechang to make wrong judgments.
With the addition of more than 2,000 people from Liang Xuezhang's third battalion, these bandits were even more defeated. Seeing that they could not fight again and again, and could not escape, many bandits chose to kneel down and surrender in order to survive.
Before this battle, Ye Mingsheng had already told the entire army that as long as the enemy was willing to surrender, then they should not cause too many killings. He, Ye, did not want to have a reputation of being bloodthirsty, so that in the future the enemy would fight to the death when they saw him. , no one dared to surrender.
Secondly, most of these bandits are young and strong labor force, and the post-war reconstruction work also requires their dedication. What Ye Mingsheng wants is a whirling mansion that can support him to continue the war, not a poor and broken country that has been beaten. The Whispering Mansion.
With Ye Mingsheng's order, the Fengzhou Army did not kill those bandits who were willing to lay down their weapons and surrender honestly. They could survive when they saw surrender. The attitude of some bandits who originally planned to resist and fight to the end also changed. softened and began to kneel down and surrender in droves···············
An hour later, the battle in the camp was completely over. Ye Mingsheng asked Guo Zhiping's cavalry battalion and Liang Xuezhang's third battalion to pursue them. The remaining troops began to clean the battlefield, collect prisoners of war, and count the spoils and losses.
Guo Zhiping and others who chased him out two hours later also returned victoriously with more than a thousand bandit heads and more than two thousand prisoners of war!
Although most of it is good news, there is also sad bad news, that is, Commander Yang Huai was shot in the vital part by a cold arrow during the battle and died on the spot!
In addition to Yang Huai himself who died in the battle, more than 2,000 of his troops also suffered heavy casualties due to their heroic fighting. In particular, half of the military attachés at all levels died in the battle. Although these people were not under Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng also showed grief.
Looking at the tearful Ye Mingsheng at Yang Huai's memorial service, the remaining military attachés under Yang Huai expressed their willingness to join Ye Mingsheng and join the Fengzhou Army after secret talks with Ye Dong.
After Ye Mingsheng repeatedly declined, it was really hard to refuse the generals' kindness, so he reluctantly took these people under his command and dispersed them into various camps of the Fengzhou Army.
After handling these things, such as cleaning the battlefield, counting prisoners of war, trophies, and losses, it was all over. Deputy Commander He Jingyun also summarized the data, and then reported to Ye Mingsheng:
"Sir, our army killed more than 8,600 enemies in this battle, captured 15,611 people, and seized a total of 70,000 shi of grain, 50,000 taels of silver, and more than ten other gold and silver treasures. According to a rough estimate, the box is worth at least 20,000 taels of silver. As for the other weapons, there are tens of thousands of armors!"
Although he had already foreseen that this great victory would be a great victory for his Fengzhou Army, the harvest was so huge that it exceeded Ye Mingsheng's expectations. He asked He Jingyun with some surprise and confusion:
"Why do these bandits carry so much money, food and property with them?"
"According to the accounts of the prisoners, Zhensanshan agreed to send troops to help Sun Dahai, Li Mang, Feng Erlunzi and other bandit leaders to deal with Ji Qiwei, and promised more than 100,000 taels of silver alone. In addition, there were another ten Millions of grain and grass, as well as other conditions.”
"Zhensanshan delivered half of it in advance. Suddenly, Sun Dahai and the others fled in a hurry during our fight, so they only took away a small part. Most of the rest were captured by our Fengzhou Army! Bandit leaders like Sun Dahai and the others, After working hard for a long time, all the wine was used to make wedding dresses for us." He Jingyun explained with a smile:
As the deputy commander-in-chief of Fengzhou and the de facto chief of general staff of the Fengzhou Army, although He Jingyun still had some resistance in his heart, he actually knew in his heart that no matter what he thought in his heart, in the eyes of others, he had fallen in love with Ye. Ming Sheng's pirate ship and the Fengzhou army were both prosperous and damaged.
Therefore, He Jingyun was encouraged and very happy to win such a beautiful victory.
Ye Mingsheng, who understood the reason for the matter, was happy, but there was a hint of greed in his eyes. The three mountains in Zhenshan were really rich after decades of accumulation. Just give it to Sun Dahai, Li Mang, Feng Erlu and the others. With so much money and food, wouldn't he have more money, food and goods hidden in Baihu Mountain?
If I kill him next and take his wealth as my own, then I can really compete with Chen Dechang!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng was even more motivated. He wanted to go to Baihu Mountain right away. After adjusting his emotions, Ye Mingsheng continued to give instructions:
"Send all the seized money and half of the grain and grass back to Fengzhou. Tens of thousands of immigrants have arrived recently, and there is a huge food shortage!"
"This food can just relieve the urgent need. As for the remaining food, I will keep some for my own use and send the rest to Qilipu. When we take Posuo Mansion, we need to use this food to help the people!
"In addition, I have sent an order to all the soldiers who participated in this battle. In addition to being rewarded based on their merits, each of them will be rewarded with one tael of silver when they return to Fengzhou. After such a great victory and so much property seized, I cannot allow the soldiers to do so. It chills my heart!”
"Your Excellency loves soldiers like sons and cares about the people. He is truly a good general in this world!" Hearing this, He Jingyun praised:
Ye Mingsheng smiled at He Jingyun's compliments and did not respond. Although he had worked very hard to learn the art of war, he was still hovering around the passing mark, and he was far from being a good general in the world... ···
However, this is not particularly important for those in power. Just like those company bosses in later generations, most people are not very proficient in the company's technology. Everyone only needs to know people well and assign them well, and clear rewards and punishments. As for The specific work can be left to professionals.
This can also avoid some mistakes such as laymen commanding experts and only looking at theory without starting from reality!
The combat plan of the Fengzhou Army was mainly decided by generals He Jingyun, Chen Huaiwu, and Xun Ke, who came up with a plan and then handed it over to Ye Mingsheng for final decision.
"Sir, in addition to the money and food seized, what should we do with these more than 15,000 prisoners of war? Are there more prisoners of war than our soldiers?" He Jingyun said with some worry:
Hearing He Jingyun talk about the issue of prisoners of war, Ye Mingsheng fell into deep thought. Although he had plans to invest these prisoners of war in production and construction, there were so many people that he could not treat them all...
Looking at Ye Mingsheng's face, He Jingyun suggested:
"Sir, the number of our army is still too small. Now our army is not short of money and food for the time being. Next, we may have to attack Baihu Mountain. This kind of attack has the greatest casualties. So, sir, can you see if we can put these People are integrated into our army?"
Regarding He Jingyun's suggestion, although Ye Mingsheng said nothing on the surface, he rejected the suggestion immediately in his heart.
Although Ye Mingsheng's commanding ability is not very good, he understands one truth - the number of soldiers is not as good as the quality!
In order to build a team with good work style, capable of fighting and winning, Ye Mingsheng has always paid great attention to the construction work of his Fengzhou Army.
In order to ensure the excellent military discipline and military style of the Fengzhou Army, Ye Mingsheng eliminated those idle social idlers in the recruitment of troops, and only recruited those honest farmers, miners, and hunters.
In addition, in order to prevent his soldiers from committing crimes against the common people and to enforce military discipline and law in a legitimate manner, Ye Mingsheng would rather live frugally and live a simple life, but also provide pensions to the soldiers and pay them in full.
It was all these things that Ye Mingsheng created today's Fengzhou Army. If those bandits with treacherous tricks and bad records are now expanded into the Fengzhou Army, although the problem of insufficient troops can be solved, there is no doubt that Ye Mingsheng has always insisted on Without military discipline, military style will suffer devastating damage...
But if you don't do what He Jingyun said, the lack of troops is indeed a big problem. If you don't make changes now and continue to develop as is, then even if Ye Mingsheng defeats Zhensanshan, he will not have enough troops to occupy Posuo Mansion. Throughout the territory, implement effective control over Posuo Mansion!
This is a choice that cannot have its cake and eat it too. If Ye Mingsheng insists on the military discipline of the Fengzhou Army, then he will lose control of the Posuo Mansion, and vice versa!
After thinking carefully for a while, Ye Mingsheng decided to compromise on He Jingyun's plan and said:
"You organize people to conduct a simple interrogation of these captured bandits, select some who are physically strong, not too bad in nature, and have not committed any serious crimes, and give them a chance to temporarily join our Zhenwu Army. Let’s see the effects!”
"In addition, you can select some heinous, vicious and hopeless bandits to come out and publicly execute them to kill people to establish their authority. Use the heads and blood of these people to make them feel awe and establish the military style and discipline of our Fengzhou Army! "
"As for the remaining people, the farmlands and mines in Fengzhou also need some laborers, so let them be taken to where they are and let them use their labor in exchange for their food rations to atone for the sins they have committed! "
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's explanation, He Jingyun nodded solemnly and said:
"I understand, sir, I know what to do!"
