Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 869
The battle in Xiaxiang County did not last long. After encountering stubborn resistance and defeat outside the county government, the rebel army quickly collapsed, no longer able to fight again as a whole army, and scattered to flee to the countryside.

After the Huainan Army led by Liu Di defeated and frightened the surrounding rebellious soldiers, they fought with the elite of the rebellious army.Although the Huainan Army only has 600 people, they waited for work with leisure, and took the lead. The rebellious army was first crushed by the rout of the front line, and lost the unified dispatch and command on the battlefield. Gather together to resist.

However, Xiaxiang County is basically a flat terrain with open fields, and the surrounding houses have been demolished by the Huainan Army before, so there is no danger at all.Even if they gather temporarily, the formation changes are not as flexible as the Huainan Army.The Huainan Army has ten people as a combat unit. Whenever a resisting enemy is found, at least a few small teams around it will swarm up. Until the two teams continue to chase and kill, to prevent the chaos from gathering again.

On the battlefield, in chaotic fights, no matter how strong an individual's force can be, it will have very little effect.In addition to being brave and brave, the soldiers of the Huainan army used ten people as a combat unit. They either advanced sharply, lined up in rows, or embraced in circles. Facing various fighting environments, they flexibly changed their formations. There seems to be an invisible thread between the soldiers to unite them tightly, and they are indestructible no matter whether they advance or retreat.

Standing on a high platform, Chunyu An has a wide field of vision and can see the entire battlefield. He soon discovered this pattern in the chaotic fighting. The battlefield was crowded with people, and soldiers were running around. Out of a bloody killing flower.Such a flower can only last for a few breaths, and soon it will bloom again in another position on the battlefield.

Unscrewing and unscrewing, the battlefield soon melted and shrunk like snow under the scorching sun, leaving a messy and muddy land.And this whole process, apart from the blood, actually gave people a strange sense of beauty.

When those stubborn enemies were also defeated, the Huainan army gathered in the center of the original enemy line. After a fierce fight, the army's appearance was not as neat as it was at first. plasma.

At this time, most of the rebel army had already fled, and Chun Yu'an naturally could no longer stand on the sidelines.He led the county soldiers around the high platform into the battlefield. While ordering the soldiers to clean the battlefield, he stepped over the stumped limbs and broken arms on the ground and walked in front of Liu Di. He hesitated and said, "General Liu, although the rebel army is It is a big rout, but it is afraid of invading the villages in the wild, do we need to pursue it again?"

"The last general led the crowd here just to help the battle. If the Ming Palace is useful, just show it."

Liu Di scraped off the blood stained on his chest with the back of the knife, and replied.

After hearing this, Chun Yu'an couldn't help feeling even more ashamed.Although the Huainan Army was called to assist the battle, almost none of his county soldiers entered the field and ended the war. Although the Huainan Army won the battle with fewer strikes, he did not dare to underestimate the rebel army. It is clear that if the Huainan Army did not come to help, with the military strength in his hands, it would be really difficult to hold on in the turbulent charge of the chaos before.

Although Liu Di's attitude was still respectful, Chun Yu'an did not dare to be negligent, and he really used the Huainan Army as an ordinary soldier.Moreover, he didn't know what to do next. He was worried that after the rebel army retreated, they would anger and loot the countryside, and he was also afraid that there would be reinforcements preparing to counterattack. It can be said that he was very tangled for a while, not knowing what to do next.

"This battle was able to defeat the invading enemy and defend the county, all thanks to Huainan's heroic and heroic battle. I am really not a talent for commanding an army to fight for my life. I still need General Liu to teach me how to deal with it."

Soldiers are dangerous, and Chun Yu'an is not lacking in self-knowledge, and he dare not make up his own mind, so he decides to ask Liu Di for his opinion.

Hearing what Chun Yu'an said, Liu Di immediately lost his modesty. In fact, even if Chun Yu'an gave the order to pursue him, he would not obey.So he immediately ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and all the scattered corpses on the battlefield were collected and piled up, forming a bloody and hideous line of defense around the periphery of the county government.There were still many seriously wounded and howling rebel soldiers on the battlefield, and they were all killed one by one, ending this pitiful life.

Seeing this scene, Chun Yu'an also felt sad from the bottom of his heart. He is not a brave and bloodthirsty person, nor can he treat human life like nothing.Like animals, a gentleman cannot bear to see them die when he sees them alive; he cannot bear to eat their flesh when he hears their voices; so a gentleman stays away from the kitchen.He has been practicing benevolence for a long time, but the facts are not lacking in cruelty. In this troubled world, the so-called benevolence not only fails to achieve benevolent governance, but even fails to protect himself.

All he can do is stay away from this killing field and avoid seeing it.Benevolence does not mean pure appearance, more often it is just a kind of relative intolerance and self-deception.So a gentleman is different from a beast, not a hypocrite, but trying to maintain a bottom line even in the most critical moment. Even if this bottom line is ridiculous, it also means that there is still a persistence in human nature.

Although the fighting outside Xiaxiang County has ended, the riots have not stopped there.That night, a large number of rebel soldiers fled across the countryside, some simply ran away to survive, some reverted to viciousness after realizing that they were out of danger, and turned to kill the villagers gathering places, some The looting was successful, and some were defeated by the county soldiers who had previously returned to the countryside.

At dawn, news began to come back from the county, and Chun Yu'an also learned that the rebel army had only organized an attack and did not arrange a follow-up. There were even more than 200 township soldiers composed of Ding Zhuang in Nozawa. The landing site of the rebel army was discovered on the periphery, and many tools such as bamboo rafts and wooden rafts were seized.At the same time, the Xuzhou army defending Huai Shang also rushed to help the county, which can be regarded as a complete solution to the crisis of being a prime minister.

When the county soldiers and Xuzhou reinforcements took over the defense, Liu Di's Huainan army was able to withdraw and was arranged to rest in the few remaining civilian houses in the county government.

However, Chun Yu'an could not rest. In addition to cleaning the battlefield and counting the gains, he also had to communicate and report to all parties, and at the same time appease the villagers.More than 900 people were beheaded in this battle, but nearly 300 to 500 of them were killed after being seriously injured. As for the real death in the battle, only more than [-] people died.Although it doesn't look like much, but for the military level of the chaos army, it is enough to frighten them to a complete collapse.At the same time, the rebellious army was attacking from afar, and many of them were exhausted and did not run far, and were captured directly in the surrounding area.

In addition to the captives sent by the townships in the follow-up, nearly a thousand people were beheaded in this battle, and more than [-] people were captured.When the battle report was sorted out, even Chun Yu'an, who had witnessed the battle with his own eyes, couldn't help but click his tongue.Since the rebel army fled into Nozawa near Surabaya, except for a few large-scale encirclement and suppression campaigns, no regional war has achieved such brilliant results!
Therefore, this victory really made many Xuzhou military leaders, including Chun Yu'an, feel ashamed. In the process, it is actually not as good as the harvest of 600 people from the Huainan Military Region in one guest army battle!

Regarding this result, apart from marveling at the strength of the Huainan Army, Chun Yu'an also had mixed feelings.Although he is not lacking in benevolence and cowardice, he is by no means a stupid person. After a little rejoicing, he gradually noticed some hidden meanings in this matter.

Why did the Huainan army come to aid him?Why is it so timely?Did they really get Xi Gong's permission to fight across borders?If Xi Gong also knew that his prime minister was in danger, why did he invite the Huainan army to help instead of dispatching the Xuzhou army from elsewhere?
There are so many questions that make people dare not think carefully, and also make Chun Yu'an feel a kind of helplessness that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.After he became a prime minister, he seemed to be involved in an even bigger disturbance...

In addition to these confusions, there was another point that made Chun Yuan feel a little disappointed.That is, no matter whether he was captured or captured, he did not find the villager Wang Xue who had warned him earlier.Although right now he also understands that even if Wang Xue didn't report to him, according to the timing of the Huainan Army's arrival, he is very likely to get through this danger without any danger.But after all, it was a pity that he failed to rescue this countryman once after showing love.

In the morning, Xu Ning landed on the Huai River and arrived at the prime minister. After meeting Chun Yu'an, he expressed his condolences, and then directly asked why the Huainan Army came to help in such a timely manner?The implication is to ask Chun Yu'an if he has any connection with Huainan in private.

"Why Huainan came to help, the lower officials really don't know. But this battle report, probably can make Xu Duwei feel something?"

After Chun Yu'an gave a wry smile, he immediately handed the battle report that he had sorted out to Xu Ning.Before that, he had sent someone to copy two copies of the battle report, one was sent to Huaiyin where Xi Gong is now, and the other was sent to the Linhuai Prefect Mi Tong Office not far to the north of the garrison's Prime Minister.

After Xu Ning took the battle report, he glanced at it in a hurry. At first, his face was full of surprise, and then he sneered.He had a feud with Liu Zhengben, so he was quite disgusted with Mi Tong and other military leaders who had been unsuccessful in defending Surabaya.With such a battle report in front of him, he believes that the most embarrassing ones are definitely Mi Tong and others. Even if they are not at fault, they will definitely bear the reputation of inaction because of this.

Six hundred soldiers from the Huainan Military Region killed and captured thousands of rebels. As the prefect of Linhuai, Mi Tong was the main person in charge of suppressing the rebellion.In the past, there was no comparison and you could be patient, but now that such a battle report is in front of you, it simply shames the entire Xuzhou army!

Xu Ning's status in Xuzhou's army was much higher than Chun Yu'an's, and he had come into contact with more comprehensive personnel and affairs, so after pondering for a while, he gradually realized something.It's not that simple to lose face. Apart from the repelled rebels, there will definitely be others who will be implicated.

Not long after Xu Ning arrived, the envoy of Linhuai Prefect Mi Tong also arrived at the Prime Minister, summoning Chun Yu'an to come to see him as soon as possible, and explain the whole story of the battle in detail.

After Chun Yu'an accepted the order, his face immediately became extremely ugly. By now, he had probably guessed who wanted to put him to death.It was abnormal for the prefect's mansion to react so swiftly, as if they knew early on that the rebel army was going to attack the prime minister.So his going, I'm afraid it will be a blessing in disguise.

"I am an official in the same county as Mingfu. Since the lord of the government has called, and I also happen to meet him, I wonder if Mingfu is willing to go with me?"

After pondering for a while, Xu Ning said, and after Chun Yu'an agreed, he said again: "The war will be decided, and the wastes in the governance are waiting to be revived. It is inconvenient for soldiers to stay away from the county office. General Liu of Huainan is here to help. You might as well invite If you are with me, you can also explain the confusion to the Fujun in more detail."

　Chapter 1, there will be another chapter later, maybe after midnight. . .

　　
　
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