Of Sui Ting's 300,000-strong army, more than 100,000 were captured by Chen Baxian, and a large number of other casualties escaped.
The families of the soldiers who fled towards Yangzhou were all in Yangzhou City. So when he was defeated and fled, he also ran towards Yangzhou.
These soldiers are the elite of the Sui army, more powerful and well-trained than the Xiaoguo army recruited by Yang Guang.
After a little reorganization, they can form a powerful army.
"Recruiting nearly 50,000 elites, as well as a dozen third-level Sui generals... the harvest is pretty good. As for Pei Ju, among the core officials of the Sui court, he is the only one who returned to Yangzhou with hundreds of defeated troops!"
In addition to Pei Ju, Duan Wenzhen, Yang Yichen and other important officials and generals of the Sui Dynasty died in battle and disappeared.
There is also Yu Shiji.
He was born in Nanchen, and after Chen Baxian defeated the Sui army, he took a large part of his troops to join the Chen army.
Yang Guang and Duan Wenzhen disappeared in the rebellion.
The only thing Wang Jing was sure of was that Yang Guang was definitely not dead yet. As for where he had gone, he didn't know.
According to reports from Su Wei and the Military Intelligence Department, Yang Guang himself was quite strong. Unless he was targeted by a seventh-level expert, it would be difficult to find a master who wanted to hide deliberately in the chaotic battlefield.
Anyway, Sui Ting was about to be destroyed. Even if Yang Guang was alive, it would not have any impact, so Wang Jing put him down directly.
If Yang Guangming is stubborn and wants to imitate the assassins and cause trouble under the Huai army, then Wang Jing will definitely not tolerate it.
"I still have a few masters under my command who are good at fighting alone... If there are such talents defecting in the future, we must pay close attention to them!"
Wang Jing couldn't help but think of this when he was reading the information.
If there are such talents, they can serve as sword-carrying guards in front of the emperor, or join the inspection department.
There are still six doors... Such a government office specializing in maintaining law and order will definitely be established in the future to deal with those masters who do evil.
Of course these are things for the future.
The current theme of the world of China is the struggle for hegemony among princes, with hundreds of thousands of troops fighting back and forth at every turn. By the time it is time to consider maintaining public security, it must have already been the time to establish a dynasty and sort out internal affairs.
"Huh? After Chen Ba first defeated the Sui army and surrendered more than 100,000 elite soldiers, he actually did not take the initiative to march to Yangzhou like the Yuwen clan?"
The intelligence records how Chen Baxian conquered the remnants of the Sui army.
After marking Chen Baxian's victory in the end, he deliberately reduced his troops.
Even though the 50,000 remnants of the Sui army were gathered by the Huai army, they did not get angry and sent troops to provoke.
"Chen Baxian had many generals under his command. After taking down the Sui army, he had three to four hundred thousand troops. With so many soldiers and horses, he was able to keep calm and did not come to Yangzhou to take advantage. It is really unexpected!"
Wang Jing's thoughts swirled in his mind, and in the end he could only attribute this to Chen Baxian's tenacity and calmness. He was worthy of being the founding monarch who created a dynasty.
Since Chen Baxian kept calm, Wang Jing would not rashly start a fight with him.
According to Wang Jing’s idea.
The Huai army expanded too rapidly after defeating Sui Ting. Now he only needs to capture the boundaries of Yangzhou Prefecture in the source world, which is the vast area east of the canal and north of the river.
Like Liuhe, where Chen Baxian was entrenched, although it was an important place for conquering the south of the Yangtze River, the Huai army would not rush into it before they had a solid foundation.
and.
If the Huai army wants to invade Jiangnan in the future, it will not only take the route from Liuhe and Taipingfu, it can also go south from Tongzhou in Huaidong and directly take Suzhou... Taking Liuhe and Taipingfu is the route Zhu Yuanzhang took to attack Jinling. The one who took Tongzhou was Zhang Shicheng’s route from Suzhou to Hangzhou!
Both roads can lead to Jiangnan. When Jinling is occupied by the Ming army, taking Liuhe and Taipingfu will inevitably lead to a deadly fight with the Ming army.
It would be much easier to take Zhang Shicheng's route south.
Therefore, as long as Chen Ba does not come to attack Yangzhou first, Wang Jing can tolerate him and become a neighbor to him.
While Wang Jing was pondering.
The army approached Yangzhou, and the canal reached the east of Yangzhou City. The warships were connected in front and back, and the sides could not be seen at a glance. At this time, the common people and wealthy families in Yangzhou City had calmed down their panic when they saw that the Huai army did not burn, kill, or loot.
Accepted the result that Yangzhou City fell into the hands of the Huai Army.
The originally quiet streets and docks became lively again.
After hearing the news that King Huai led his navy to return to Yangzhou, these common people, as well as the scholars, scholars, and sons of wealthy families, all approached the dock and watched the warships of the Huai Navy from a distance.
Above the canal, the hill-like warships and the brave naval soldiers on board shocked their hearts.
I also understand why the Sui army was completely defeated when they met the Huai army.
Even if they didn't use any clever tricks to allow the Sui army and the Huai army to fight fairly on the plains, the Sui army would not be a match for the Huai army.
Groups of elite soldiers separated the dock.
Wang Jing disembarked from the ship surrounded by generals and guards.
Bu Zhi, Han Xizai and others came to greet him, including former Sui court officials headed by Su Wei.
"Yangzhou is a little different from before, not bad!"
Enter the city.
I saw many people on the broad street.
The shops, grain stores, butcher shops, cloth stores, and restaurants in the city all started to open for business, and Wang Jing had a smile on his face.
When Yangzhou was first captured, Yangzhou City was like a dead city. Although there were hundreds of thousands of people in the city, these people did not recognize the Huai Army.
Now Yangzhou City seemed to be alive. From the eyes of the people, Wang Jing could feel that they had already trusted the Huai Army.
Yangzhou City will inevitably become the core area of the Huai Army in the future, and its rapid recovery will be of benefit to the Huai Army.
"This is all the result of Mr. Su!"
Bu Zhi smiled and took the initiative to call Su Wei over.
He and Han Xizai were in the Privy Council, and were in charge of the Ministry of War, which was related to the army. It was not convenient to intervene in the civil affairs, so the civil affairs of Yangzhou were handed over to Su Wei.
Su Wei also tried his best in the past few days to mobilize Yangzhou officials who were originally from the Sui Dynasty, and quickly stabilized the people of Yangzhou.
There are also two to three hundred thousand young men and women released from Shaobo Lake.
He also led people to receive and place them, and there were no omissions.
"This is what I should do..."
Su Wei bowed slightly, looked humble when he heard this, and said quickly.
Wang Jing smiled and said: "Gu has always been rewarded for his merits. There is no need to be humble. Shi Lang Su has done a great job in stabilizing the hearts of the people of Yangzhou for Gu. I wonder what reward Shi Lang wants?"
A trace of cold sweat broke out on Su Wei's forehead, and he quickly bowed and said: "Don't dare, how can a minister take the initiative to ask for a reward from the king? I will listen to the king's arrangements!"
Wang Jing couldn't help but laugh.
His eyes swept over a dozen Sui Ting officials in the distance, nodded slightly, and said: "These Sui Ting officials have also made great contributions to stabilizing the people's hearts and sorting out internal affairs. In this case, I will give you extra favors. From these Sui Ting officials Twenty people will be selected from among the officials based on merit and appointed to the six departments of the palace!"
"As for you, you will be removed from the position of Minister of Household Affairs and transferred to the position of Magistrate of Yangzhou!"
Su Wei was overjoyed when he heard this. Regardless of the looks of many people on the street, he immediately paid homage and said, "My lord, thank you so much for your kindness!"
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