I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 191
Li Zichun himself also waded through the water and fled back. He was not captured like Li Tuizhi, nor was he killed like Xue Jucheng.

Under the city of Shouzhou, the official army wiped out nearly 3 rebels in two days.

Among them, [-] people were beheaded and more than [-] enemies were captured.It can already be called a big victory.

Wang Linhuai fell into the battle nine times, broke the rebel formation head-on, and was praised by Fu Jinchuan for his "courage of ten victories and ten decisive battles".

With the arrival of reinforcements, the situation in Shouzhou has been reversed. The rebel army's immediate desire is not to capture Shouzhou, but to return to the south of the Yangtze River.

And after repeated defeats, fear of war inevitably spread to the rebel battalions, which is also expected.

Can't fight anymore.

This is the consensus of the rebel generals.

The officers and soldiers in Shouzhou City held a celebration banquet.

Fu Jinchuan came to the camp in person and drank a few bowls of wine with the victorious teacher, which made the soldiers extremely excited.

This is Marquis Wu'an!
Governor of Yangzhou!
After a few bowls of wine, the sergeants continued to revel, while Fu Jinchuan led a group of generals to discuss matters at the Sima Mansion.

"The trench filling has achieved initial results today, and tomorrow we will continue to send troops to fill the trenches. In addition, the enemy's corridors have been completed, and it seems that they are preparing to retreat. It is difficult to wipe out the main force of the rebel army, and the troops are still insufficient."

Fu Jinchuan's original plan was to eliminate the main force of the rebels in one go, but looking at it now, it is difficult to do this.

Although after two consecutive days of great victories, the rebel army still has tens of thousands of people, and when it comes to the strength of the army, it is even more than the army of less than [-].

On the official side, Zhengyang and Shouzhou originally had more than [-] troops.

Among them, the Zhengyang garrison lost about 2000 people in the two-day battle, and there were [-] infantry left.

In Shouzhou City, the defense of the city and the two-day battle also lost a lot of troops, leaving a total of more than [-] troops.

In the two-day battle, the cavalry also lost nearly [-] cavalry.

The total force is now less than 3 people. Although most of them are elites, the rebels are currently holding on to their camps, and they will not give the officers and soldiers a chance to fight in the field. There is a lot of troop consumption.

The elite cavalry are completely unable to intervene in operations such as attacking the camp.As for letting the cavalry dismount and fight on foot, that would be reckless.

However, relying on only [-] infantry troops and wanting to capture the rebel camp is even more idiotic.

Therefore, the plan based on the First World War failed.

Seeing this, Zhang Gao comforted him and said: "Your Majesty has already made great achievements in this battle. Even if the rebels can retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, they will only linger on their last days. It is nothing to worry about. You can take it slowly and don't act too hastily."

Lei Bo also said: "What Zhang Canjun said is very true. Lord Hou led the cavalry to detour Huaibei, relieved the siege of Shouzhou, and severely injured the rebels. .”

Fu Jinchuan smiled when he heard a few people admonishing him, knowing what they were thinking.

It was just because he was worried that he would order to storm the rebel camp regardless of the cost. After all, this kind of thing seemed like a decision made by a person his age.

Young and energetic.

Just brave and heroic.

Eight hundred iron cavalry dared to assault tens of thousands of troops head-on.

He dared to fight Tiger on a whim.

What kind of reckless decision such a person makes seems to be surprising.

However, these two people obviously don't understand enough about Fu Jinchuan's recent changes in mentality.

But he obviously didn't want to explain this. People around him thought he was impulsive, so wouldn't the enemy think so?
Just like Fang Jiao, he still wanted to use the complex terrain to set up an ambush to ambush him.
He wished that all his opponents had such an idea.

But his enemies, unfortunately, don't think so, at least not right now.

In the big tent of the rebel army, Zhao Deyu became more and more reticent.

Xue Julin was in the Anfeng camp, while Liu Taiqing and Li Zichun were in charge of military affairs at the Shouzhou camp.

"The terrain under Shouzhou City is extremely difficult for the cavalry of the official army to resist. Today, when Dudu Li was resisting the cavalry of the Northern Army outside the city, our army dug three trenches in a row, arranged horse-repelling antlers, and built corridors. As soon as the navy arrives, they can retreat to Luzhou and Chaoxian in batches."

Most of the rebel sailors are in Chaohu Lake. After all, if they all stay along the Feishui River, if the official navy sailors break into Chaohu Lake and seal the Feishui River and Chaohu Lake, the rebel navy will be trapped to death in Feishui River. among.

".Tomorrow, the Northern Army will continue to fill in the trenches, but with few infantry, it will not storm the camp. It only needs to guard the camp gate."

As soon as Liu Taiqing finished speaking, someone questioned her.

"Liu Dudu, Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an is brave and good at fighting, and has a resolute temperament. Wouldn't he let the cavalry dismount and fight on foot?"

The person who spoke was the former general Zhao Chengjun. He still had a fresh memory of Fu Jinchuan's bravery. If the guards around him hadn't rescued him in time during the Hezhou battle, he would have been shot through by that arrow.

That distance, that aim, and this archery technique can be said to be the only ones he has ever seen in his life.

There are also five riders charging into the formation, and he will never forget that scene in his life.

A person who can do such a thing dares to risk his life in such a way. If he said how much he would cherish the lives of soldiers, Zhao Chengjun would not believe it.

Liu Taiqing smiled and said, "Does the former general know how much it costs to train a cavalry soldier? How much does it cost to train a heavy armored cavalry soldier?"

"Even if the loss of military horses is excluded, a well-trained cavalry soldier still costs more than an infantry soldier!"

"Although Marquis Wu'an is young, when you look at his use of troops, although there are dangers, but since the battle of Hezhou, he has become more and more resolute. He can endure the extraordinary feat of taking troops under the city of Jianye and recovering Jianye. We must not go to attack the city, but send all the troops to take over the surrounding areas."

"Thinking about it, after the battle of Hezhou, there must be important people who persuaded Marquis Wu'an to be considered good-natured."

Liu Taiqing didn't say the next thing, it is good for Marquis Wu'an who won't force the officers and soldiers to attack his camp right now.

But such a person, a Fu Jinchuan who can listen to the opinions of others, is actually more difficult to deal with in the long run.

However, there is no need to think so much now. Being able to solve the urgent need is already a high-spirited incense for the rebels.

As for the long-term, whether there is a long-term is unknown.

Liu Taiqing's exposition reassured everyone a lot.

On the second day, the officers and soldiers still let the soldiers fill the trench with soil as usual.Then use crossbow bolts to suppress the rebel camp remotely.

However, no infantry was sent to storm the gate of the camp.

On the other side, the rebels in Anfeng City quietly withdrew from the city, and crossed the river in the dark to Anfeng camp to cooperate with Xue Julin's troops.

Having already learned that his brother, Xue Jucheng, had died in battle, Xue Julin had no time to grieve.

Although the tunnel was repaired, if the officers and soldiers attacked forcefully regardless of the casualties, the rebels would surely collapse.

The question is whether the officers and soldiers can, or are willing to bear such casualties.

The good news is that it seems that, as Liu Taiqing said, the official army is not willing to spend the elite cavalry.

The bad news is that reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived.

(End of this chapter)