Han Shizu

Chapter 943
Because of the victory in the Battle of Yunzhong, the entire Han army camp was immersed in an atmosphere of joy. Many soldiers and civilians spontaneously relaxed and celebrated, and the generals also relaxed a little bit.Although the military law is still strict, it is necessary to achieve a certain degree of relaxation. After a long period of combat, now that the victory is won, it is appropriate for the soldiers below to relax some nerves and release some suppressed emotions.

Probably due to the influence of the atmosphere in the army, Liu Chengyou temporarily let go of his thoughts and walked out of the imperial tent.In the open space in front of the tent, stood a short figure, saying that he was short because of his young age.The fourth prince, Liu Fang, was standing upright, stretching his bow and drawing an arrow, aiming at a vertical target in the distance, with a "swish", the arrow shot out and hit the bull's-eye.

This time when they came to Yunzhou, the three princes also accompanied them. Liu Chengyou let them truly see a war and let them understand that war is dangerous and entrepreneurship is not easy.Although the three children are of no great benefit to the battle situation, they can still play a certain role on the spiritual level. Moreover, Liu Chengyou believes that let the princes experience more things from childhood, broaden their horizons, increase their knowledge, and take on some responsibility early on as the heirs of the royal family. The responsibilities that should be borne are conducive to their educational growth.

Liu Chengyou was behind, seeing the four sons practicing archery, a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, although he didn't expect him to become an enemy of ten people and beheaded by a hundred people, but this kind of diligent practice of martial arts is still very sacred.

"It's too close, it's too close! Move the target farther away!" Over there, after being hit by several arrows in a row, Liu Fang excitedly ordered the two guards who were waiting on him.

"Your Highness, how far away?" one of the guards asked.

"25 steps!" Liu Fang said immediately.

Liu Chengyou came forward at this time, and a group of people hurriedly saluted. Liu Fang also came up with a bow and arrow, smiling like a good boy.Touching his head, Liu Chengyou asked: "You are allowed to use the standard military bow, and you can practice it. It's such a joy!"

Originally, the prince practiced arrows with ordinary wooden bows.However, not long ago, Liu Fang told him that the kung fu used was weak and weak, and could only be used for playing, but not for killing the enemy.

But Liu Fang's strength was growing. At that time, Liu Chengyou became interested and gave him a half-stone army bow he used for trial shooting. As a result, he pulled it away.The emperor was overjoyed, and immediately gave it to him, and allowed him to use the imperial arrow.

"Daddy, if you let me go to the battlefield, I can shoot and kill the enemy!" Liu Fang said confidently.

"The tone is not small, the ambition is not short!" Liu Chengyou smiled, looked at the target placed 25 steps away, and said in surprise: "Can you shoot 25 steps away?"

"Why not?"

Liu Chengyou said: "25 steps, if you can hit the bull's-eye, I will reward you with something!"

"Daddy is optimistic!" Liu Fang became interested.

After finishing speaking, he immediately pulled the bowstring to aim, looking very serious, after a long time of deliberation, a sharp arrow flew out.As a result, the shot missed. Although it hit the target, it was still some distance away from the target.

Seeing this, the excitement on Liu Fang's face disappeared and he collapsed.Liu Chengyou couldn't help but smile: "What kind of expression do you have? If you missed the target, at least you hit the target!"

Liu Fang was obviously a little displeased, and immediately said: "I will definitely practice hard, and when Dad inspects his archery skills next time, then I will definitely be able to shoot!"

This kind of temperament won his favor, Liu Chengyou said: "Okay, I'll wait! But, my reward, I can't give it to you!"

"If you fail to shoot, how dare you ask for a reward!" Liu Fang shook his head.

"However, I see you, your archery skills are already better than mine!" Liu Chengyou said again.What he said is the truth. In terms of archery accuracy, it is not necessarily better than this kid. You know, he often misses his shots at a distance of thirty steps, and even misses the target.
"What I shoot is nothing but dead objects at the target, but what Dad shoots is the world, how can it be compared?" Liu Fang said suddenly.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou was a little surprised, and asked, "Who taught you this?"

Liu Fang scratched his head, thinking hard: "It seems that someone mentioned it before, but I forgot who said it?"

"It seems that I have to reward you!" Liu Chengyou smiled again: "I will reward you and accompany me to inspect the barracks!"

Riding his horse and walking in the huge Han camp, enjoying the cheers from the soldiers and civilians, Liu Chengyou felt particularly relaxed.After conquering Yunzhou and chasing Qiangliao in the north, his mood seemed to be relaxed again.Looking up at the sky, he felt that the blue sky was vast and boundless. The whole world seemed to be much wider, as if it had been included in his chest.

The cleaning of Yunzhong City did not end until the afternoon, that is, a certain amount of cleaning was simply carried out. The prisoners were moved out of the city for custody, and all the troops inside and outside the battle participated in the battle.

The remains of the corpses were housed and disposed of separately, and the roads were simply cleared out so that they could be used by the royal driver. After that, Liu Chengyou just entered the city, walked into the clouds, and trampled under his feet the largest city captured by the Northern Expedition.

Walking along the way, there was no cheering from the people, and the surrounding area was occupied by soldiers. The entire city was basically reduced to ruins, with broken walls, rubble and scorched earth everywhere, and the air was still filled with an unpleasant smell.

The two fires in the outer city and the inner city basically destroyed the Yunzhong City, which the Liao Kingdom painstakingly managed.From the complete destruction of a city, the only difference is that the foundation of the city is still there, and it has not been razed to the ground.

Standing in the devastated Nanyuan Dawang Mansion, Liu Chengyou couldn't help feeling: "What a beautiful city, it was destroyed once. All property was lost, all buildings were destroyed, and there was no living person. The severity of the war can be seen!"

As the chief culprit, Liu Chengyou's words actually revealed a little heartache, yes, it was heartache.Because the cloud is destroyed, its reconstruction should be put on the agenda again.The restoration of the city walls, the reconstruction of houses, and the filling of immigrants, the court still needs to pay a lot of energy and cost.

Of course, most of the generals present were still immersed in the magnificent martial arts of defeating the enemy in Kecheng, and only a few of them could understand his mood.

"Have you ever calculated the results of the battle?" Liu Chengyou looked at Chai Rong.

In the army at this time, Chai Rong was still the number one minister under the emperor, assisting in military affairs.When asked, Chai Rong reported: "In the inner city, 5745 Liao soldiers surrendered, and all the rest were wiped out. Most of the soldiers' armor and weapons were damaged, and more than [-] horses were seized. In addition, the Liao army was in In the city, a total of [-] shi of grain and grain were hoarded, and all of them were burned except for consumption.”

"Tell me, did we lose or gain in this battle?" Liu Chengyou looked around and smiled lightly.

Regarding the loss of soldiers, horses, money and food, these generals and military officials are well aware of it.Those who don't know logistics and supplies can't be a senior general of a big man.

In this regard, Zhao Kuangyin said: "If we only talk about consumption, the gain of this ruin is naturally not worth the loss. However, the military and state affairs, the debate of pros and cons, is far more than that. Not to mention the damage caused to the Liao army, it is to take down the cloud. This is an important place in the middle of the fortress, and around this city, the big Han can build a solid border defense. The value and significance of it, a little money and food consumption of soldiers and horses, is worth it. Therefore, this Northern Expedition, although it exhausted the treasury and drained the strength of the people , but it is worthwhile to win the battle and restore Guanshan, and it will benefit the country!"

Zhao Kuangyin's words were spoken in accordance with the emperor's mind. Liu Chengyou was obviously very satisfied, and other people also expressed their agreement. With the eyes of today's big Han generals, of course they can understand the great military significance.

"Tell me again, what's the most important thing next?" Liu Chengyou asked again.

"Rest in place!"

"Send troops to take down all the cities, passes, and important passes of the Great Wall around Yunzhou!"

"withdraw troops!"

"Send troops out of the fortress, continue to attack Khitan!"

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A group of people express their own opinions and are not unified, but they can express their thoughts to some extent.Liu Chengyou saw it in his eyes, remembered it in his heart, and said with a smile on his mouth: "Since the spring offensive, the soldiers have marched and fought repeatedly, and have worked hard for a month and a half. I think that at this time, they should be rewarded. Send orders, give out wine and meat, Let the soldiers have a good time to relax, the previous prohibition of alcohol, many people were overwhelmed."

"Yuan Long, have you ever been addicted to alcohol?" Liu Chengyou looked at Zhao Kuangyin.

"I've been thirsty for a long time!" Zhao Kuangyin laughed.

"I should also have fun with the soldiers!"

As soon as these words fell, the people present couldn't help being happy.

"However, the merits should be celebrated, and the wine should be drunk, but the basic defense must not be relaxed, Chai Qing, this is up to you to arrange." Liu Chengyou instructed Chai Rong again.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)