In this battle of Ningling, a total of 20,000 enemies were wiped out, and more than 20,000 people were captured, with no more than 2,000 self-losses. It was a great victory.
Yingchang's side did not have such good results. The Wuwei and Liu'an armies led by Han Yu did not have advanced firearms, so it was very difficult to attack the city. However, all this was within Song Che's expectation. As long as the forces of Yingchang Mansion could be contained, If the enemy does not interfere with the Northern Expedition's westward advance, it will be considered a success. Furthermore, the Han family and his son have selfish motives. There is no harm in them not winning the war.
As for the Navy, due to the long distance, the battle report has not yet been transmitted, but with the combat effectiveness of the Daliang Navy, victory will be a matter of time.
"Brother Song, what should we do with these prisoners of war?"
"Why do you ask me about such a cruel thing? I am a humanitarian!"
"Oh! I understand!" If people of the same clan are fighting, the prisoners of war can be included and comforted, but the so-called
"Those who are not of my race must have different hearts." Keeping them here will only be a disaster. The army rested for a day in Ningling. After disposing of the prisoners of war, a thousand soldiers were left to defend the city. Then they continued to advance westward and attacked Suixian, the next Dijon stronghold.
The good news is that when the army approached the county, Dijon had already withdrawn from Sui County. Suixian is just a small county town and cannot withstand artillery bombardment. It is a wise move to withdraw troops in time to retain effective forces.
The cruel thing is that Suixian County has been plundered, all the men and even the children have been slaughtered, leaving only the women who were bullied into disgrace, holding the bodies of their relatives and crying in pain... war.
Brutal war. A real and cruel war. On the seventh day of November, troops arrived at Chenliucheng. On the same day, good news came from the Bohai Bay. The Daliang Navy defeated the Dijon Navy and had seized the coastal port of Dijon.
As Song Che planned, Dijon urgently mobilized the main force stationed in Beijing and returned to the mainland from Hebei to support Laizhou.
The Navy's local combat capability is not strong, but as long as it relies on the port and relies on artillery and warships, it will be able to firmly contain Dijon.
Now, the main force of Dijon in Hebei has been called back to the mainland, and Yingchang's army has been restrained by the Han family and his sons. Only Bianliang, Luoyang, and Taiyuan are left, with an active force of about 200,000, half of which are stationed in Chenliu.
Chenliu is less than thirty miles away from Bianliang, and is the real gate of the capital. Dijon stationed 150,000 troops here, widened and thickened the city wall, and sealed the city gate with huge stones, intending to defend it tightly.
Song Che did not rush to attack the city, but camped fifteen miles outside the city, using the long-range advantage of artillery to bombard Chenliu City indiscriminately.
"Military advisor, they sent people to repair the city wall again!"
"There is no need to report such trivial matters from now on. Whenever I see them building a wall, I will continue to fire!"
"Yes!" That's it, bombing from morning to night, and from night to morning, the purpose is to prevent the enemy from rest, disturb their military morale, and break their psychological defense line.
Anyway, Daliang was protected by Xuzhou, the canal was very smooth, and gunpowder and artillery shells were continuously transported to the front line. The fighting could not be finished, it could not be finished at all.
In this way, after three days and three nights of continuous bombardment, Dijon finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent envoys out of the city for peace talks.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Jiang Yuntian and Song Che took their seats, and the rest of the troops stood on both sides. The Dijon envoy standing in the hall was a familiar face - Ao Gui.
"Messenger Ao, before we talk, Song has a question to ask you, but don't worry, it's definitely not a mentally retarded question like 'How many stars are there in the sky?'" Song Che asked with a smile: "Chen Liuliu All the city gates are sealed, how did you get down? How will you go back later?" Jiang Yuntian answered from the side: "According to my guess, you should sit in the basket and use a rope to lift it. Are you letting it go a little bit? Hahaha..."
"Hahaha..." causing the whole room to burst into laughter. Ao Gui's face turned red with anger. The last time he was sent to Xuzhou as an envoy, he had never seen him so embarrassed. He shouted: "The Liang Dynasty has always claimed to be a country of etiquette. Is this your demeanor?"
"Demeanor is only for those who have demeanor. You barbarians who are barbaric and vulgar and don't understand etiquette, justice and shame, why do you need to talk about demeanor?" Song Che said coldly: "Moreover, if our army doesn't have demeanor, you won't even be able to connect this tent." You can’t even enter through the door.”
"Then don't forget that your emperor is still in our hands, as well as tens of millions of people in the north!" Ao Gui shouted angrily.
"Pah!" Jiang Yuntian slapped the table and stood up, yelling: "You bastards, you are so stubborn even when you are about to die!"
"Hey." Song Che pulled Jiang Yuntian down.
"We, Daliang, are a country of etiquette after all. We might as well listen to their demands for peace talks first," he glanced at Ao Gui coldly.
"Dijon Envoy, I have given you a chance, but please don't make any more unreasonable demands."
"Okay! This time, let's do it in one step!" Ao Gui said: "Two million taels of gold, twenty million taels of silver, ten thousand cattle, sheep and horses, five hundred thousand silks, and then cede Yanyun Sixteen Zhou, the bargaining chips this time are several times less than before, and there is no need for Liang to surrender to Dijon again... If you can agree to these conditions, we will immediately release your emperor and withdraw troops from the Central Plains and Hebei! Song Che smiled coldly: "Is that all?" Ao Gui said forcefully, "That's all!"
"This is not to your liking. You want so little. Are you afraid?" Song Che asked.
"Afraid?" Ao Gui raised his head,
"How can I, with millions of soldiers in Dijon, be afraid of you? It's just that our Khan is merciful and doesn't want to cause more killings!"
"A group of robbers broke into your home, robbed your property, insulted your wife, and asked you to compensate when they finally left. But you call it mercy?" Song Che took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. , continued: "I also have a proposal here, please listen carefully - from now on, all Dijon will withdraw outside the customs, return all the treasures plundered from the north, and compensate 100,000 cattle, sheep and horses, and I, Daliang, can forget the blame. , otherwise, I will destroy your Dijon and slaughter your entire clan!"
"Hahaha..." Ao Gui looked up to the sky and laughed,
"It's one thing to have backbone, but it's another thing to have no ability. What a pity. Your tone is not worthy of your strength!" He waved his sleeves and said
"Farewell" means leaving the military camp.
"Wait a minute." Song Che said coldly, and the guard stopped Ao Gui.
"What? Do you still want to kill me?" Ao Gui said coldly: "I told you as early as when we were in Xuzhou, if you dare to kill me, I will slaughter your whole city and bury you with me!"
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I will keep you and go back to convey my proposal, but... to convey the proposal, you only need a mouth, don't you think so?" Song Che waved his hand slightly and said softly: "Drag him down, cut off his hands and feet, gouge out his eyes and ears, remember to use the knife quickly, don't let it bleed to death."
"Yes!" The guard held down Ao Gui and dragged him outside the tent.
"The two armies are fighting and will not kill the envoy! If you dare to kill me, the people of Chenliu will be buried with them! Let me go, let me go..."
"Pull out his teeth too."
"yes!"
