In the second half of the night, the rain gradually weakened, and the remaining people in the village were briefly comforted. The captured Taizhou soldiers were taken into custody, and the Huai army's cavalry also began to rest.
It is not easy for them to run for dozens of miles overnight to defeat the enemy.
Both the war horses and themselves need some rest to regain their strength.
After collecting the bodies of Zhang Shicheng and others, Yang Kan sent people to Yangzhou to report the news, and by the way made a plan to attack Taizhou.
In the morning, the sky cleared after the rain.
The faint morning light fell from the sky, washing away the blood stains from last night.
Just when Yang Kan was preparing to lead his troops to set off.
A cavalryman ran over and reported: "General, General Tang Shengzong led the cavalry to pursue Zhang Shicheng, and they have arrived twenty miles away.
Yang Kan frowned slightly.
"Please come over, General Tang!"
Yang Kan said in a deep voice.
Half an hour later, the roar of thousands of cavalry gradually emerged. Many people in the village who had been tortured looked frightened after hearing the sound of a large number of horse hooves.
They were afraid that the intruders would fight with the Huai army and turn the village into a battlefield.
Fortunately, their worries didn't happen.
Also coming were cavalry under the banner of the Huai Army.
Soon, Tang Shengzong hurried over with his cavalry. He first greeted Yang Kan, and then saw the restrained bodies of Zhang Shicheng and others.
"General Yang Kan is so fast. He killed Zhang Shicheng. This is a great achievement!"
Tang Shengzong's face trembled a little and he said.
There was obvious unwillingness and anger in his tone.
The king sent him to pursue Zhang Shicheng. This was to give him an opportunity to perform meritorious service and promote him to a higher position. Tang Shengzong understood this and was very grateful to Wang Jing.
Because military merit is the most important thing in the Huai Army, it is basically impossible to rise to the top without military merit.
Even those generals and colonels who joined us were dubbed guerrilla generals from the beginning. In the future, he will have to make contributions on the battlefield, only then can he be recognized by other generals.
Wang Jing's will was the Huai Army's will, and as time passed, his character and style evolved into the Huai Army's rules.
At present, Sui Ting and other princes in Huaidong have restrained their hands, and it is inevitable that the Huai army will sweep through Huaidong.
The Huai army's territory expanded twice in one go.
He ruled tens of millions of people and became the overlord of the southeastern part of the Chinese world. Correspondingly, the Huai army will expand again. The original 400,000 soldiers may directly expand to one million or even more.
With so many soldiers and horses, more generals are naturally needed.
Especially a general who can command an army of 100,000 or 200,000 people!
At present, the only generals Wang Jing can trust are Fu Youde and Li Kaifang. Zhang Yan and Zhang Guiba command 50,000 to 100,000 troops, which is basically the limit.
Apart from them, only Tang Shengzong, Lin Renzhao and others have the potential to become head coaches.
However, the rules in the military are that only those who have achieved military merit can be promoted.
Therefore, if Wang Jing wants to reuse Tang Shengzong and others, he must first give them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds... Although he did not express this clearly, Tang Shengzong could vaguely feel it.
It's a pity that Tang Shengzong missed this opportunity to easily perform meritorious service.
So he would naturally have some emotions in his heart. If it wasn't Yang Kan who killed Zhang Shicheng, Tang Shengzong would have even wanted to kill someone to gain credit.
Yang Kan glanced at him and pondered slightly.
"General Tang is here just in time. I am preparing to attack Taizhou, but the troops are somewhat insufficient. General Tang might as well join forces with me and go to Taizhou together. This can also increase the chance of victory!"
Yang Kan said slowly.
It was obvious that he wanted to make up for Tang Shengzong and ease the relationship between the two parties.
Although Tang Shengzong's current status is not high, he is very close to Fu Youde, Wang Bi and others, and even Lu Zhongheng and Fei Ju also have friendship with them.
These generals have formed a small group.
As Yang Kan was in the Huai army, he was close to Xiao Min and Xiao Yuanming, who were originally from Nanliang, and formed a small group in Nanliang.
Compared with the Huaixi generals faction, the Nanliang faction is too weak.
Neither talent nor authority can be compared.
Yang Kan is not a reckless man who does not understand the world. In the original history, he was valued by the monarchs in both the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Liang Dynasty, and he had his own problems in his heart.
What's more, he had already won the great achievement of killing Zhang Shicheng. Even if he had one more contribution to siege the city, he would not be able to go any further. Became the number one general of the Huai Army.
So he simply took a step back and shared the credit for attacking Taizhou with Tang Shengzong. This could ease the relationship and increase his reputation.
"Let's attack Taizhou together?"
Tang Shengzong was stunned for a moment, and then his expression softened a lot.
Although Yang Kan was much stronger than him, and his life level was about to break through to the seventh level, he had no fear in his heart and even dared to show a trace of dissatisfaction in front of the other party.
This is because he has confidence.
Yang Kan is known in history as a first-class general who can defeat ten thousand enemies, and Tang Shengzong is also the founding general of the Ming Dynasty in history. Apart from being slightly less brave, his ability to lead troops is not bad.
It also has the potential to enter the seventh level.
Give him a certain amount of time, Tang Shengzong is sure to catch up and become a master at the same level as Yang Kan.
certainly.
Yang Kan also knew this, so he was willing to ease the relationship with him. Otherwise, even if Fu Youde's biological son came, he would not care about what the other person thinks.
"Since the general of the town army has invited me, I should obey his orders!"
Tang Shengzong said.
When the Sui army and Zhang Shicheng's troops were defeated, Wang Jing stayed in Ailing City for two days. When the officials and supplies from Yangzhou were delivered, he returned to Yangzhou.
The only things left to do on the front line were to count the captured troops, organize and train the captured soldiers, and other chores.
Wang Jing does not need to handle these matters personally.
What he needs to focus on now is how to sweep across Huaidong after the victory, and then completely integrate this vast territory into the jurisdictional system of the central government and local prefectures and counties.
Strictly speaking, the newly incorporated territory can have eleven or more prefectures, and nearly a hundred county towns.
The local administrative system at the prefectural level is even somewhat inadequate.
Provinces must be set up above the government.
The establishment of provinces is a major event that requires the three central provinces and six ministries to come together to discuss it, and preparations must be made from now on. These matters all require the participation of the monarch Wang Jing.
Return to Yan Palace.
Wang Jing sat leisurely in a garden where many trees, flowers and plants were planted.
The trees in the Chinese world grew extremely fast under the care of the original world consciousness.
The trees that were transplanted when Guiyan Palace was originally built now have deep roots and lush leaves, and are covered with flowers and grass. The breeze blows, and the fresh air of the trees and the faint fragrance of the flowers spread throughout the surroundings.
In the center of the garden, a dozen graceful and pretty dancers in gauze were singing and dancing. There was also a female musician singing softly next to her.
Next to Wang Jing, there was a beautiful lady with a beautiful appearance and a graceful temperament.
After being admitted to the harem by Wang Jing, Xiao Yun seemed to have been appointed, and there was no longer the hidden unwillingness and awkwardness before.
"Your Majesty, there is urgent news!"
A eunuch came gently and delivered a military report.
Wang Jing straightened up slightly, opened the military newspaper and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, Zhang Shicheng is dead, and Taizhou has fallen into my hands! Yang Kan and Tang Shengzong did a good job!"
Xiao Yun next to her heard this, her starry eyes moved slightly, and a glimmer of brilliance flashed. She also knew what it meant for Taizhou to fall into the hands of the Huai army.
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