"What's the situation with the Western Chu Army?"
Wang Jing thanked Chen Gong for a few words, then turned around and asked.
Xie Hui said quickly: "This time the Western Chu army was almost completely wiped out. Most of the 8,000 cavalry were killed in the battle. There were also 30,000 Jiangdong cavalry. Less than 5,000 survived. The 400,000 army was dead and captured. Only a handful of defeated soldiers fled, and General Murong has sent people to pursue them!"
"As for the weapons and armor left on the battlefield, there are countless of them. In Lingbi City, there are 700,000 stones of food and grass, 12,000 war horses, and more than 100,000 armored weapons!"
Wang Jing nodded slightly and said: "The Western Chu Army still has some wealth. By the way, General Gao Shun has made great contributions in trapping the camp this time. Gu always rewards those who have merit, but General Gao Shun is a foreign general, so it is not easy for Gu. General Gao Shun was promoted to a higher rank..."
"Therefore, the grain and grass supplies, armor and weapons, bows and crossbow materials, gold, silver, coins and silk in Lingbi City all belong to Pizhou, as well as the 12,000 war horses, please share them equally between my two families!"
"What do you think, Mr. Gongtai?"
Chen Gong's face suddenly showed joy, and he immediately stepped forward to salute and thanked him: "Thank you so much, King Huai! I will bear in mind the kindness of King Huai, and I will never forget it!"
Wang Jing laughed.
These grain and grass supplies can make up for the losses of the Pizhou Army. For the Pizhou Army, these supplies are very important, but in the eyes of the Huai Army, these things are just useless.
After listening to the reports from his subordinates, Wang Jing began to issue separate orders to formally divide the territory of the Western Chu Army into two prefectures, namely Suzhou Prefecture and Lingbi Prefecture.
The two prefectures each have seven or eight counties under their jurisdiction. The civil affairs of the two prefectures are handled by the acting prefect Shen Yue.
By the way, the northwest camp was set up in Suzhou Prefecture.
Wang Jing planned to make Zhang Guiba the general in charge of the camp.
Based on his contribution in the battle here, he can be given the official position of General Siping and be in charge of one aspect of the Huai Army's defense, which can be regarded as an important use.
After Mai Tiezhang died in the battle.
Wang Jing had a glimmer of understanding in his heart.
In the future, as there are more and more powerful people at the eighth and ninth levels, the ninth-level generals will be the protagonists on the battlefield.
People like Mai Tiezhang and Zhang Guiba who had some reputation in history, but whose reputation and ability could not compare with the real historical generals, either died in battle or were pushed to the second line by ninth-level generals.
In the future, they can only become middle-level and high-level generals in the military, who can be responsible for certain tasks, but they must not be allowed to act as vanguards or lead troops on expeditions as the main generals.
With such strength, if you meet a ninth-level military general or a general like Xiang Zhuang who commands a special force, you will die.
There is also Zhang Guihou, Zhang Guiba’s brother.
This man is said to be unparalleled in bravery. In the original history, he was still an elite commander under Zhu Quanzhong. He had the potential to charge into battle with thousands of troops to overcome difficulties.
However, his potential is limited.
The upper limit is level eight. It would take a lot of time to break through to level nine. Wang Jing has no time to wait for them to grow.
In the future, Wang Jing will lead his troops to fight again. Their task is to guard various places, maintain order, and take advantage of this time to practice.
If they practice hard and grow quickly, Wang Jing can be reused.
But if you don't have such ambition and opportunity, you can only slowly gain qualifications and slowly get promoted through various achievements such as suppressing bandits and defending the city.
In the army, the strong are respected. Since the generals Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou and Zhang Lin are somewhat lost in the crowd, don't blame Wang Jing for doing this.
As a monarch, it is fundamental to know people through employing them.
Sending the wrong person to the wrong position will only lead to disaster.
…
"Where are you?"
When the battle in Lingbi City ended, Fu Youde was leading dozens of warships to sail eastward from Suzhou.
The waterway is swift.
After Fu Youde got off the ship, he led thousands of cavalry to the north of Lingbi.
Traveling all the way first by boat and then by horseback, these thousands of cavalrymen were also a little tired. Only Fu Youde was full of energy and energy.
"We've arrived at Beitang River, which is about two hundred and forty miles away from Lingbi!"
There were guards who were familiar with the terrain and came forward to report.
As a general, not only do you know a lot about astronomy and geography, but every time you go to a place, you must inquire about the surrounding terrain so that you know it well.
Fu Youde is an expert at using terrain to defeat enemy troops.
"More than two hundred miles away... I don't know what the situation is now with the King and the Western Chu Army!"
After taking Suzhou, Fu Youde marched as fast as thunder and lightning in order to reach Lingbi as soon as possible and complete the strategy set by the king before sending troops.
The thousands of cavalry he led were also elites selected from the best.
As long as they can appear on the battlefield, they will definitely cause a fatal blow to the morale of the Western Chu army. Let them know that they have no reinforcements and the only way to survive is to surrender.
Thousands of people can produce the effect of 100,000 people.
This is Fu Youde's strategy.
However, Fu Youde did not know at this time that the Western Chu army of 400,000 troops had collapsed.
"Report!"
At this time, Tan Ma came running quickly.
"General, the Western Chu army was found forty miles ahead... there are about four thousand people in number!"
Tan Ma reported.
The spies' investigation revealed that among the more than 4,000 Western Chu troops there were some old, weak, women and children, carrying thin packages on their backs. They looked less like the elites of the Western Chu troops and more like defeated soldiers fleeing for their lives.
"Pry more!"
Fu Youde frowned slightly and shouted softly.
"Could it be that the Western Chu army has been defeated by the king's army? This... is not impossible!"
Fu Youde thought of the achievements of King Huai after his rise.
Battles like those in which one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand soldiers were defeated were countless, and situations where we faced armies of more than three hundred thousand were not uncommon.
In every battle, King Huai was able to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible.
Although the Western Chu Army has a greater reputation, without Xiang Yu, it is only on the same level as the Sui Army. Far from being comparable to the Huai Army.
but.
No matter what Fu Youde guessed, as long as he led his troops to the front, surrounded and annihilated the defeated Western Chu army of more than 4,000 people, he would naturally get the latest news about Lingbi from the enemy.
Think of this.
Fu Youde immediately urged the war horses and shouted: "Send the order, everyone mounts the horse and sets off with the general!"
Boom!
Thousands of cavalry followed Fu Youde, and the dull sound of horse hooves immediately alarmed all directions. A large number of birds and animals were frightened by the murderous cavalry and fled one after another.
Forty miles away.
Thousands of Xichu soldiers protected hundreds of old, weak, women and children, and drove slowly with more than a dozen carriages.
The faces of these people showed the panic of fleeing for their lives and the fatigue of traveling long distances.
"General Yu, where are we going? Keeping going like this is not an option!"
A young general wearing armor frowned and said.
The person he called General Yu was Yu Ziqi who followed Fan Zeng's orders and left Lingbi with the Xiang family's children and the families of the generals.
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I stayed up until 3:30 yesterday. I am so tired today...
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