Dajin royal family

Chapter 452 Single Defeat and Death
The dark clouds gradually parted, and a soft light passed through the clouds from the east and shone on the ground.There were dead bodies all over the ground, armor stained red with blood, knives, swords, spears, and daggers lying on the ground in disorder, or stuck in the soldiers' chests.

The big banner with the word "Single" lay powerlessly on the ground, as if telling the end of this war.

Not far away, the cavalry of the Northern Jin Dynasty surrounded Shan Ding heavily. Shan Ding, who was exhausted in the battle, held the horse in one hand, barely stood up, and exhausted all his strength.His eyes stared unwillingly at a young general in front of him.

Han Su!

His armor was also damaged in many places, and his face was full of coldness and terror.

"You are very good. Since entering the customs, you are the only one who has survived under the general's command until now."

Han Su got on his horse, threw the spear in his hand to the guards, took one last look at Shan Ding, turned his horse's head and left.

As far as he is concerned, he did not kill Shan Ding, but because his own army was strong and horses were strong, and he won the battle with wheels. He does not need such credit.

The Northern Jin cavalry did not stab Shan Ding to death, but tied him up and took him away.

In this battle, the elite army led by Qu Rang and Shan Ding was wiped out.Qu Rang was shot to death by soldiers and horses led by Yu Chijing.

The army that was abandoned by Shan Ding and the others either surrendered or fled after meeting the army led by Jiang Chengxiao because they had no food.

Since then, Qu Rang and Shan Ding have been declared destroyed, and Qingzhou seems to have been captured.

In this battle, the Northern Jin Army also suffered heavy losses, with more than 4 soldiers killed and more than 2 seriously injured.

As far as the results of the battle are concerned, it is not a loss.

Camp of the Northern Jin Army.

Jiang Chengxiao knelt quietly in front of him.Li Yaoshi, Yu Chijing, Han Su, Wei Zhonghao, Zhao Feng and other generals are all here.

Yuchi Jing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, with this great victory, Qingzhou has no fighting power, we can take advantage of the situation to take Qingzhou."

Winning Qingzhou is not something for Jiang Chengxiao to brag about. He is in the opponent's camp. It can be said that every move of Qu Rang and others is under his control. Winning should not be too easy.

Not only Yu Chijing, but the rest of the generals wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to completely resolve the Qingzhou issue.

Jiang Chengxiao remained silent, but instead looked at Wen Yanfei who was kneeling beside him.

"How's the food?"

"My lord, it's barely enough for us to win Qingzhou."

The generals were overjoyed and looked at Jiang Chengxiao expectantly.

"Shan Ding, Shan Xin and others are still unwilling to surrender?"

Jiang Chengxiao indifferently asked Li Yaoshi.

Pharmacist Li nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, they don't want to surrender."

This time, Shan Ding and others were not killed, but captured, including the previous Shan Xin and Shan Zhen.

"Since that's the case, let's deal with it by military law."

He didn't intend to let Shan Ding and the others go, they were all local thugs, they were very popular in Qingzhou area, if they surrendered and rebelled, they would become troublesome at that time.

After the words fell, Jiang Chengxiao remembered something, and said: "I heard that there is a violent bandit named Cheng Zhijie, bring him up to Gu."

"Yes."

The generals looked at each other, not quite understanding what the king meant.Isn't it time to discuss the matter of continuing to attack Qingzhou? Why waste time for a few prisoners.

Wei Zhongzheng said: "Your Majesty, this side of Qingzhou"

Jiang Chengxiao glanced at him indifferently.

Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth.

Although he didn't know why this happened, Wei Zhonghao suddenly broke out in cold sweat, lowered his head and said nothing.

Jiang Chengxiao glanced at the generals, and slowly said: "I know you are all thinking, why not fight the remaining Chiju, as long as the Chiju is wiped out, Qingzhou will be taken."

The generals did not speak, but the silence at this time was equivalent to acquiescence, and they all believed that this was correct.

"The reason why Gu didn't attack Qingzhou is because we suffered heavy losses this time, and we were prepared to prevent possible attacks from Yu Wenshu. Second, you all heard what Wen joined the army just now, and the food is not enough to last for a long time. Qingzhou has been war-torn for a long time, and we can't get food locally, so it would be unwise to take the risk of attacking."

Han Su cupped his hands slightly, expressing what he wanted to say.

Seeing this, Jiang Chengxiao sighed in his heart, these two little guys are really full of killing.

"What did General Han say?"

"My lord, the general is willing to lead five thousand troops to Donglai County to intercept and kill Chiju. As long as Chiju can be killed, the bandits in Qingzhou will be leaderless, and they will definitely scatter and flee like the bandits broke camp not long ago."

"And then?" Jiang Chengxiao closed his eyes, "After the Chi Ju has been resolved, the bandits in Qingzhou have no leader, they are burning, killing and looting everywhere, what do you do?"

"Suppressing bandits, of course!" Han Su answered as it should.

"Where does food come from?"

"Naturally it is the imperial court."

"Hebei has just been unified, and there are starvation everywhere. Qingzhou is in war every year, and there are dead bodies everywhere. How much food do you have for disaster relief?" Jiang Chengxiao tapped the table with his fingers, suppressing the anger in his heart.

He has already taken Hebei this time, and the disaster relief materials in Hebei alone have become a big burden for the imperial court. If Qingzhou is added, all the grain reserves in the imperial court will be emptied.

If all the food is used for disaster relief, what will his army do?
Not to mention that Chiju is still his undercover agent, and it will be of great use in the future.

Han Su's face changed slightly, "The general didn't think carefully, and I hope the king will forgive me."

"You have made great contributions to this battle against Qingzhou. There is no need for atonement, but you disappointed Gu Ting." Jiang Chengxiao said indifferently.

He didn't just want to train Wei Zhonglan, Han Su and others into fierce generals, but also wanted to train them into handsome talents.

A fierce general, no one can stop the charge.

A handsome person, strategizing, winning thousands of miles, thinking ahead and planning the future, is by no means a fool whose brain has a cerebral hemorrhage at any time.

In comparison, Li Yaoshi is much smarter.

Han Su lowered his head in shame, said in a low voice, "I will know my mistake", and then said nothing.

After Jiang Chengxiao's narration, the generals finally understood why the king didn't take advantage of the situation to take Qingzhou, and they had nothing to say about it.

Seeing the sluggish atmosphere in the tent, Jiang Chengxiao said: "You don't have to pretend to be like this. Qu Rang and Shan Ding are both destroyed this time. Next time you come to Qingzhou, this place will definitely be pacified. All the soldiers of the three armies have made great contributions. Pass down the order to reward the three armies, and return to Taiyuan to reward meritorious deeds!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the generals looked happy and saluted one after another.

Afterwards, Jiang Chengxiao asked all the generals to go back and perform their duties, preparing to leave Qi County.

However, Yu Chijing, Li Yaoshi, Wei Zhonghao, Han Su, and Wen Yanfei stayed behind.

Yu Chijing looked at Jiang Chengxiao in shame, and said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, Meng Lang is the last general."

"It's good to know." Jiang Chengxiao gave him an annoyed look, Wei Zhonghao and Han Su's cerebral hemorrhage was fine, and Yu Chijing, who was the chief general of the first army, also proposed to win Chiju, which made him very speechless.

I don't know what to say to this uncle.

"Yan Fei, tell them the truth." Jiang Chengxiao got up and walked to the sand table on the west side of the tent.

Yu Chijing and the others looked at Wen Yanfei in puzzlement, not quite understanding what Shang Wang meant by 'the truth'.

Wen Yanfei bowed slightly, and explained: "The disaster relief in Hebei has not been completely stabilized. We have stayed in Qingzhou for more than a month. People eat horse chews, and the food is about to run out. The imperial court wants to provide relief to Hebei, and to provide food and grass for the army. , it’s a dilemma.”

All four were silent, the situation was even more serious than what the king said.

"Furthermore, if we win Qingzhou, where will we get food to help Qingzhou?" Wen Yanfei continued to ask.

Wei Zhonghao and Han Su were silent, they had nothing to say.

The Northern Jin Dynasty is different from the violent bandits. They are the orthodox court. If they win Qingzhou, they must appease the people and restore the people's livelihood in Qingzhou.

But the current imperial court is dealing with a Hebei, plus the supply of food and grass for the imperial court's army stationed in various places, it is already the limit.If Qingzhou is added, then Han Su and Wei Zhongzhen dare not think deeply about the situation.

Pharmacist Li didn't feel anything, he already knew this.

Yu Chijing shook his head and smiled wryly, then went inside and apologized to Jiang Chengxiao.

Li Yaoshi came over, looked at Qingzhou on the sand table, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although we can't take Qingzhou this time, we must defend Qi County, so that we can use Qi County as a springboard to take Qingzhou in the future. "

"You're right, I think so too. You can give up other places. After all, we don't have that many troops to defend, but Qi County must be in our hands. When the food and grass are sufficient, we will go south again and we will be able to take Qingzhou in one fell swoop. .”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Yaoshi gave a compliment, and immediately said: "My Majesty, actually it might be a good thing to keep the bare hands."

"Oh? Let's talk about it. What's the benefit?" Jiang Chengxiao waved to Wei Zhonghao and Han Su, asking them to come and listen.

Of course, Yu Chijing also followed.

(End of this chapter)