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Chapter 176 Battle report, thank you Marshal for your grace!

February [-]th, Xiangyang City.

In the palace of the former governor Yang Sichang.

Liu Sheng was reading the battle report sent by Helianyue's people who traveled day and night——

"In the battle at Longtan Ferry, Li Dingguo, commanded by the Second Battalion of the Knight Cavalry, charged into the camp with a hundred cavalry, set fire to the camp, and rioted with three thousand bandits from the Xiao family on the east bank of the Tang River!"

"In the battle of Liao Gang, eight hundred horsemen defeated nearly 3000 Xiao bandits! 470 three bandits were killed on the spot, and 27 leaders were captured. Xiao Yingxun, the leader of the Xiao bandits, was captured alive by Li Dingguo!

In this battle, nine members of the Cavalry Guard were killed, five were seriously injured, and 37 were slightly injured.

In addition, 88 war horses, weapons and armor, as well as a certain amount of food, grass and baggage were seized..."

"The battle at Guowan Mound should be the most brutal battle since the rebellion started!
Therefore, the battle was a defensive battle, and the number of enemy casualties could not be counted. According to reports from the military and political officers of the two battalions, there were approximately 600 enemy casualties.

Among them, the enemy cavalry suffered nearly 300 casualties, and the Ming army infantry suffered about [-] casualties.

The Second and Third Battalions of our Second Regiment of the Rebel Army had a total of 150 killed, 76 seriously injured, and [-] slightly injured!

Deputy Lin Zhanfei of the Third Battalion was hit by a cannonball in his left arm and was seriously injured and disabled.

In addition, eleven generals, including Huang Cheng, a military and political officer at the sentinel level, and Li Dong, a deputy sentry officer, were killed, and eight generals below the sentinel level were seriously injured..."

"The Ming army retreated, and the cavalry guards pursued and attacked them, killing another 75 enemies, capturing 57 people, and capturing [-] horses..."

After reading this battle report, Liu Sheng couldn't help but sigh.

Since he established the Yibu Rebel Army, he has indeed experienced some difficult battles.

In the battle at Guowan Mound in Tanghe, even excluding the slightly injured, the two battalions suffered more than 200 casualties, and the battle losses were close to [-]%!

It seemed that the damage was similar to that of the Wuyang siege.

But at that time, the rebel army was attacking the city, but in this battle, the rebel army was defending on the spot. Whether it was the mentality or the intensity of the battle, it was definitely incomparable.

According to the battle report, there were more than 3000 people besieging 1000 to [-] rebels at that time!

While Liu Sheng felt sorry for the soldiers who died in the battle, he was also pleased with the performance of the standing army in this battle.

Faced with three times the enemy's siege on the plains (the Ming army was motivated by money and food rewards in this battle, their combat effectiveness was not weak), and being able to hold on without retreating and suffering [-]% ​​battle damage is not something that any army can do.

Moreover, in this battle, the proportion of generals' losses was quite high, which shows that the rebel generals should have played a significant leading role in the battle.

Only after experiencing such fierce battles can the Yibu rebels gradually transform into true elites.

Liu Sheng was sighing with emotion when the personal guards came in after reporting.

"Commander Qi, Zhang Xianzhong's troops are breaking up camp and leaving!"

"Oh? Is Zhang Xianzhong finally leaving?"

Liu Sheng did not make a conclusion prematurely, but went to the Xicheng Gate Tower in person and watched with a telescope.

I saw that Zhang Xianzhong's troops were indeed breaking out of camp and heading towards the official road where Yin Ji was.

Although the Cavalry Guards were sent to escort the fleet, Liu Sheng still left a team of scouts in Xiangyang City.

After Zhang Xianzhong's troops disappeared from sight, Liu Sheng sent ten scouts to follow them from a distance to understand their whereabouts.

It was not until the next day that the ten scouts came back.

The report said that Zhang Xianzhong's troops crossed the Han River near Yujia Lake and headed northeast.

Liu Sheng was too lazy to continue sending people to investigate the specific whereabouts of Zhang Xianzhong - as long as Zhang Xianzhong left the Xiangyang City area, it was none of his business where he went and what he did.

As for the situation that "Zhang Xianzhong coveted the capture of the Wei tribe in Xiangyang City and set up an ambush in Nanyang", Liu Sheng also considered it.

If Zhang Xianzhong really had this idea, he would have come. He and the Yibu rebels were not timid in fighting.

On February [-], the transport fleet and the escorting seven battalions of standing troops, knightly cavalry guards and more than [-] civilians came to Xiangyang City again.

On February [-], after the rebels loaded the gold and silver treasures seized in Xiangyang and other important supplies, they all left Xiangyang City.

Of course, Liu Sheng did not forget to forcibly recruit the craftsmen of Xiangyang City this time.

There is also a weapons bureau in the Ming Dynasty here in Xiangyang City. In addition to many blacksmiths, there are also many other types of craftsmen.

In the end, there were about 8000 craftsmen of various types who were forcibly recruited by the rebels. Counting the families of these craftsmen, there were more than [-] people!

The Yi tribe's rebels had only been away for three days, and Zuo Liangyu's [-] to [-] troops arrived outside Xiangyang City.

Finding that there were only more than 1000 rural soldiers guarding Xiangyang City, Zuo Liangyu immediately led his troops into the city without ceremony and temporarily took over this important capital.

Zuo Liangyu's military discipline is notoriously corrupt.

Because in addition to the officers and soldiers he brought from Liaodong, Zuo Liangyu's subordinates also had a considerable number of surrendered bandits and bandits. There were many and mixed officers and soldiers from such backgrounds, and it was difficult for even Zuo Liangyu to restrain them.

What's more, the military discipline of Zuo Liangyu's headquarters is not good, so how can we restrain the subordinate military leaders?

For a time, the people in Xiangyang City complained.

Both the gentry, wealthy merchants and ordinary people felt that their lives were far worse than when the Yibu rebels were in charge of the city.

If we only talk about military discipline and urban public security, even the Ming government could not do as well as the Yibu rebels.

Therefore, a few days after Zuo Liangyu's tribe entered the city, a small number of people sold their property and prepared to go to Runing to join the Yi tribe's rebel army...

February [-]th.

The county seat of Tang County.

After taking a bath, Liu Sheng drank tea in the backyard of the county government office.

Soon a personal guard came to report, "Commander, Xiao Yingxun has been brought to the front office."

"Bring him here."

"Yes." Soon, Xiao Yingxun was brought to Liu Sheng.

"Grassman Xiao Yingxun pays homage to Marshal Liu!"

Seeing Liu Sheng, Xiao Yingxun fell down and prostrated.

He had been captured by the rebels for seven or eight days.

At first, he thought about becoming a strong-willed man who would be beheaded by the rebels of the Kueibe tribe. Eighteen years later, he became a hero again, and he did not lose the great reputation he had achieved in the past six or seven years.

But the longer he was imprisoned, the less he wanted to die.

Even in the past two days, I couldn't bear the thought of dying like this.

Therefore, when he learned that he was being brought to see Liu Sheng, he seized the opportunity and bowed to Liu Sheng, hoping to save his life.

Liu Sheng looked at Xiao Yingxun.

I saw that this big bandit leader, who was famous in Nanyang and Runing Prefectures, was a little over 1.7 meters tall. In the late Ming Dynasty when most civilian men were 1.6 meters tall, he was already considered tall.

He was about 40 years old. Apart from a slightly hooked nose and a tall, thin beard, there was nothing unusual about his appearance.

Withdrawing his gaze, Liu Shengcai said calmly and calmly: "We are not in the mood to kneel down and pay homage. Mr. Xiao, please get up."

Xiao Yingxun did not get up, but kowtowed and said: "Please Marshal Liu, please spare the lives of the common people. The common people are willing to work as cattle and horses to repay the kindness of not killing!"

Liu Sheng took a sip of tea and said, "You said you wanted to make cows and horses for me, but you didn't even listen to my words. Isn't this contradictory?"

When Xiao Yingxun heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly stood up and said, "I'm sorry for the offence, please forgive me, Commander!"

Liu Sheng said: "In our Wei tribe, prisoners like you who commit heinous crimes can only be beheaded.

Even those who were spared death had to do hard labor for at least one year and undergo labor reform.

As for you, we have already investigated and found that the crime cannot be called extremely heinous, but the number of lives wasted at your hands was quite a lot.Logically speaking, I have to sentence you to ten years of hard labor no matter what! "

Hearing this, Xiao Yingxun felt secretly happy to be alive at first, and then felt relieved.

He is already 34. If he is sentenced to ten years of hard labor, even if he survives it, he will be an old man.

By then, any big things you want to do will become a luxury, and whether you can make ends meet after you come out is a question.

But listening to Liu Sheng's words, the matter seems to be turning around.

Sure enough, Liu Sheng continued: "I heard that in the past you led thousands of bandits under your command to conquer the four counties of Tongbai, Biyang, Queshan and Tangshan. So was your home base in Tongbai Mountain or somewhere else?"

Xiao Yingxun did not dare to lie and said: "We have two bases, one is in Tongbai Mountain, and the other is the mountains in Dahebao with a radius of twenty to thirty miles."

"Is it the mountain range between Tongbai and Biyang?"

"Yes."

Liu Sheng said: "Give you a chance to persuade your local bandits to submit to our tribe. I can reduce your hard labor to five years."

Xiao Yingxun gritted his teeth after hearing this and said, "I have 10,000+ taels of treasure hidden away, and I am willing to dedicate all of it to the commander!"

"Then I will punish you with hard labor for three years, and it cannot be reduced any more." Liu Sheng said calmly, "Don't be afraid of hard labor - hard labor is not a slave, and our army generally does not use people to death."

Hearing this, Xiao Yingxun was about to prostrate himself again. After he realized what he was doing, he bowed and said, "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your kindness!"

After Xiao Yingxun was taken away, Liu Sheng was still in the hospital.

Thinking while drinking tea.

He will still be in charge in Tang County for a few days, because money and food still need to be transported to Biyang.

Tang County is too deep into the Nanxiang Basin and is only a hundred miles away from Nanyang City, so it is easily besieged by the Ming army.

Biyang is located on the eastern edge of Nanxiang Basin, only ten or twenty miles away from the nearest mountainous area.

It also happened to be at the western end of an important land route connecting Runing and Nanyang. It was an important military location. If Runing attacked Nanyang, it would be most convenient to go to Biyang.

Therefore, Biyang Weibu must be occupied.

It is much easier for the Wei tribe to guard only one Biyang than to guard Tangxian and Biyang at the same time.

At the same time, Liu Sheng also planned to send people to build a city in Magutian Town in later generations!
For one thing, from a military perspective, the geographical location there is more dangerous than Biyang.After building the city, they can rely on each other with Biyang.

Secondly, Liu Sheng learned that not only Tongshan to the north of Magutian produces copper and iron ores, but there are also many small iron ores in the mountains to the west.

In addition, there are also various types of stone mines, such as granite, marble, limestone, quartz stone, clay, etc.

Most of them are good building stones, and quartz stone is a raw material for refining glass, which has high development potential...

Three days later.

After the civilians worked day and night to transfer the grain and grass that were originally stored in Tang County, they were all transferred to Biyang County.

It is connected to the Bihe River. In fact, it is not that hard for the people, it is just a few more trips on the plains.

As for the gold and silver treasures and some valuable materials, Liu Sheng planned to escort them back to Queshan with the army.

I will definitely not throw away the boats that carry money and grain.

A small part of them were forcibly expropriated from the people of Tang County and Biyang. Now, not only have they been returned to their original owners, they will also be given a reasonable rent.

As for the boats purchased from Xiangyang Qiang, they were sent along Bishui to Tongshan Lake for temporary storage.

In the future, when the rebel army comes to Nanyang and goes to Huguang, even if these boats cannot be used as warships, they can be used as transport ships.

By February 24, Xiao Yingxun successfully persuaded thousands of local bandits under his command, with the Xiao clan as the core, to surrender.

Liu Sheng had to stay in Biyang for another two or three days to organize the Xiao bandits himself.

　Second more.

　　Thanks to [Hongmeng Taichu Taoist Master] for the 100 starting coin reward!
　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)