Han Shizu

Chapter 1010
The two cities of Hanyang and Jiangxia are separated by a river, standing tall and solid on the bank of the river. It was supposed to be a fierce battle, but it ended in a dramatic way.Deep ditches, high fortifications, and defense facilities are useless, and they will fall immediately. If Liu Renshan, who is under the nine springs, hears about it, he will be able to come back alive.

On the big river, there are warships of the Han army patrolling back and forth. Above the two cities, the battle flags of the great Han are flying. There is no trace of fierce fighting.

The Hubei army who surrendered had their weapons and armor confiscated, moved out of the city, and concentrated in the original Han camp. They were very honest, and they were not afraid that the Han army would kill prisoners or something.After all, this is the imperial army, the king of justice.

After arranging the garrison of the two cities to ensure safety, Cao Bin and Liu Guangyi also went out of the city to inspect the prisoner camp and comfort them.

"How is it? How is the surrender?" Cao Bin asked a young general who was welcoming him when he entered the camp.

The general in charge of the settlement of the surrendered army was named Gao Qiong. During the wars at the end of the Jin Dynasty, he was known as a ferocious rascal. Taking the opportunity to be good, he joined Zhao Hui, the Duke of Shan State at that time, and worked under his command.

He once participated in the counter-insurgency against the river, but he had no achievements, and he was young, so he was never well-known.Later, Emperor Liu gradually cut down the vassals and began to deprive the power of the local Jiedu town generals. Among them, there were measures to restore the county captains in all counties in the world, returning the power of thieves and lawsuits to the county captains, and controlling the towns and generals. The right is also with the county magistrate.Taking advantage of the fad, Gao Qiong was recommended by Zhao Hui as the county captain of Yuguo County. Gao Qiong was only then.

The terrain is complex, which provides a lot of convenience for the bandits, and the public security situation has not been good.When Gao Qiong took office, relying on his early experience, relying on bravery and good means, he quickly defeated the thieves and bandits in the surrounding area, and restored the people and law and order.

Later, a large-scale Shu rebellion broke out in Guanzhong, and there was a lot of movement. Gao Qiong also led the county soldiers and village braves to maintain law and order.Later, Wang Shun, the leader of the bandits, led the army across the Weishui River and entered Yulong. He wanted to cross the border and escape into the Qinling Mountains to escape. Gao Qiong made a keen judgment and led people to set up ambushes where they must pass, wiped out the remnant bandits and beheaded Wang Shun. Level, from which Gao Qiong ascended to Tianting.

Afterwards, Gao Qiong's official career became much smoother. He was transferred from Yugu County to Ankang Commander, and later moved to Dengzhou Governor.

Because he had heard of Gao Qiong's reputation, and admired his calmness and ability to manage troops, Cao Bin also had a good impression of this general who was a few years younger than himself.

Gao Qiong led the two into the camp, and briefly introduced the situation: "The southern army has too many people, but they are still honest, with the cooperation of several officers from the Xiongwu army, they all obeyed the arrangement. The expansion of the camp is basically completed, but there is a lack of tents. Firewood, charcoal and other things to keep out the cold! I have been hungry for a long time, and I am going to arrange food!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Cao Bin said: "Although it is a surrender, I am afraid that I am somewhat resentful in my heart if I move them out of the city. If they don't even have a stutter, I am afraid that there will be chaos. Let's provide food first, and give orders. For the time being, it will be rationed according to [-]% of our army!"

"Yes!" Gao Qiong replied.

Cao Bin then ordered: "As for the tents, let them huddle together for the time being to keep warm. For other things to keep out the cold, some will be allocated from the army, and the rest will be arranged for him to cut wood for salary!"

Listening to his words, Liu Guangyi was quite emotional, saying: "We have not yet had enough food, grass, and transportation, and the siege equipment is not complete, and the defenders have already surrendered. How do we report this kind of battle to the Jianghuai camp and the court?"

The victory came too easily and the progress was too smooth, which obviously made Liu Guangyi a little uncomfortable.In fact, judging from the results, the energy spent by the Han army on attacking the city and pulling out the village only accounted for a small part.

Listening to his words, Cao Bin calmly said: "Just report the truth!"

"What is the general's plan for the next step?" Liu Guangyi said.

"What do you think?" Cao Bin asked back.

Liu Guangyi said directly: "Conquering Ezhou does not consume a lot of food. Ezhou's stockpiles of grain, grass and ordnance are enough to relieve our supplies. The morale of the soldiers is high and the fighting spirit is still strong. We should take advantage of the victory and go to the east to attack Jiangzhou and control the lake. mouth!"

"I think so too!" Cao Bin nodded and said, "Our side is making rapid progress, which is also conducive to the development of the downstream war."

"What about after conquering Jiangzhou?" Cao Bin asked again.

From his tone, he could hear something unusual. Liu Guangyi thought for a while, then showed a smile on his face, and said: "There are heavy troops in the lower reaches, and there is no problem in taking down a Jinling. Instead of continuing to advance east and affecting Li Gong's layout , why not go south to attack Hongzhou and take the land of Jiangxi!"

"That's it!" Cao Bin smiled rarely.In fact, for the soldiers in Pingnan, it has been discovered that this credit seems to be a little insufficient, and if it is divided, it is also a little insufficient, because the battle was fought too easily.

"There are nearly [-] surrendered troops, and they need to be properly settled!" Liu Guangyi reminded.

With Cao Bin's prudence, he was naturally concerned about this issue.After pondering for a while, he said: "These [-] troops are actually mixed in good and bad. Many of them were recruited by force, or they were just for food and clothing. Those old and weak, all weeded out, stayed in Jiangxia for the time being, and were managed by special personnel until after the war. Make arrangements again, and the rest will be incorporated into the army and fight with the army!"

Obviously, it is very suitable to send pawns like this to fight. They are under surveillance at any time, easy to control, and can be used to reduce their own losses. It is a relatively small hidden danger.

"If you want to implement it smoothly, you have to rely on the cooperation of those surrendered generals!" Cao Bin said.

Hearing this, Gao Qiong said: "From the point of view of the generals, these surrendered generals are very active. If they have the opportunity to serve the imperial court, they will definitely be enthusiastic!"

Cao Bin still recognized Gao Qiong's knowledge and judgment, and immediately said: "In that case, let's go, let's see Zhu Yuhou again, and don't let him think that we deliberately neglected him!"

"Fighting" Ezhou, in addition to the tens of thousands of surrendered troops, there were also a large number of seizures. There were more than 20 shi of grain stored in the warehouse, all of which were packaged and sent to the Han army.It can be seen that Pingnan this time may be the highest economic rate of return in the imperial court's previous battles.

On September 15th, Qianyou 27 years, the Hubei army surrendered, and the Han army entered the city without bloodshed. On that day, Cao Bin personally wrote a battle report, submitted it to the Jianghuai camp, and described the next march plan.

After resting in Ezhou for two days, Cao Liu once again led the land and water army to advance eastward. This time, the Han army, the surrendered army and the recruited civilians were an army of [-] land and water.

This time the march was equally destructive. First, they captured Fuchikou without any effort, and then went straight to Jiangzhou City. They drove the surrendered army to attack for a day, and the city was broken and the army surrendered.

Until the reinforcements from Nanchang arrived, the two sides launched another water battle at Hukou. A total of [-] water troops and nearly [-] ships were used. This was also the most intense battle.The southern army used fire to attack, but the wind suddenly turned, and they set themselves on fire. As a result, they were defeated and fled to Pengli Water Village in embarrassment.

On October [-]th in winter, Cao Liu's army had taken control of Jiangzhou, and their troops were heading straight to Changchang, basically cutting off the connection between Jinling and Nanchang, and the hope of the Jiangnan king to move the capital to Nanchang was completely shattered. , but also dangerous.

Among the several armies in Pingnan, it was Cao Bin's army who made the fastest progress and the most glorious. It seemed a bit unexpected.

(End of this chapter)