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Chapter 98 Post-War Summary
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Liu Yuanchang, the highest official in the Youzhou area, was also overjoyed at the moment.He thought it would be great if he could defend Youzhou City, but he never thought about defeating the Khitans.

But that night, the loud shouts of killing could be heard even in the state pastoral mansion in Youzhou city.Liu Yuanchang who was awakened hurriedly asked the guards to check what happened, whether the Khitans had entered the city.At the same time, he ordered his relatives to pack up the valuables, and he took the official seal and prepared to abscond.

When the state pastoral mansion was in chaos, Liu Yuanchang was relieved when the personal guard reported back.It turned out that it wasn't the Khitans who came in, but someone robbed the Khitan camp. Youzhou guerrilla Zhu Daguang led more than [-] cavalry to rush out of the city to help the friendly army.

After Liu Yuanchang heard the words, he suddenly burst into tears.He studied hard for more than ten years in the cold window, and once he was named on the gold list.After going through the officialdom, starting from a small official of the eighth rank, he finally got to the position of state herdsman in more than 51 years. It seems that there are only two years before he can be transferred back to the capital to serve as a minister or a senior official of the second rank.Unexpectedly, Khitan went crazy every year and committed crimes every year.Seeing that the little emperor's perception of him was getting worse and worse, he almost dismissed him.Liu Yuanchang had no hope of returning to Beijing to serve as a high-ranking official. He only hoped that he could finish the two years well and then be transferred from this ghost place without having to worry all day long.He is [-] this year, how long can he be an official?It is already an extravagant hope to retreat in peace.

Today's cup bow and snake shadow is also because of being scared by the Khitan people.Liu Yuanchang once thought that his official career had come to an end, and he felt sad.Seeing the ex-wife and the concubines fighting for the family property, and the children also joining in, it is even more sad.

He suddenly heard from the guards that it was not when the Khitans came into the city, but when someone robbed the Khitan camp and they were about to win.Liu Yuanchang was really mixed with sorrow and joy, and burst into tears all of a sudden, scaring the guards at a loss.

Liu Yuanchang, who cried for a while, finally remembered what he was going to do now.He is a veteran in the officialdom, so he naturally understands the principle of striving for maximum benefit.

So, there was a trip out of the city to meet this scene.In this way, Liu Yuanchang's memorial to Lu Chengqi can mention his own credit, which is to gain political capital for himself.

Liu Yuanchang was full of smiles, and greeted Zhu Daguang with greetings, but he did not neglect Wang Shao.He originally thought that Wang Shao was just an ordinary commander of the forbidden army, but after seeing the orderly formation of the forbidden army, he immediately changed his attitude.After asking about Wang Shao's position, he wished to praise Wang Shao to the sky, making the frontier soldiers on the side feel uncomfortable.

Wang Shao also frowned when he heard this, and said, "Master Liu, please prepare a place for these soldiers to live in. If not, please give us an open space that will not disturb the people, and we will camp by ourselves."

How dare Liu Yuanchang neglect?There are not many private houses in Youzhou City, but there are many open spaces.He didn't dare to confiscate private houses by force, otherwise the inspectors lurking in Youzhou City would take a copy of him, which would be enough for him.Liu Yuanchang has long known how powerful the inspectors are. The last time the Khitan committed crimes while attacking Caogu, his memorial was not handed over to Lu Chengqi, but the inspector's report had already been presented to Lu Chengqi.Wanting to play tricks under Lu Chengqi's nose, he also got a reprimand from Lu Chengqi, and said bluntly: "If you still dare to deceive the king, then your head, Liu Yuanchang, will have to move."

The lessons learned from the past made Liu Yuanchang dare not go one step further.After careful consideration, he arranged the forbidden army in the east gate urn city with the fewest frontier troops. Firstly, it enhanced the city's defensive capabilities, and secondly, it also prevented some frontier soldiers from being short-sighted and conflicting with the forbidden army.

After Wang Shao settled down, Liu Yuanchang happily returned to the state pastoral mansion, thinking: "Life's big ups and downs are too fast, I thought I would die today, but I didn't expect to make enough money for my future success!"

However, after the imperial army set up their tents, Wang Shao immediately held a post-war summary meeting, and officers at all levels were required to attend.For a moment, the small tent of the Chinese army was crowded with people, and there was no room to turn around. Some rude officers sat down on the ground, and many others followed suit.

The accompanying military documents also participated in the meeting, mainly to record the gains and losses of the attack on the camp, and provide reference for future operations.

Wang Shao took the lead in speaking and said: "This attack on the camp is generally a success. However, there are still many accidental factors for this success. We cannot treat the enemy lightly just because we have won a battle. This time the attack on the camp was successful, I think the greatest credit lies in the strict military discipline. When approaching the enemy camp, no one made a sound, otherwise they could only attack by force. The most important point is that they resolutely attacked the enemy's stables and used the enemy's war horses To disrupt the enemy's position, this is the best move."

Wang Shao paused for a moment, and said in a more emphatic tone: "But this does not mean that we have done it perfectly! As the commander-in-chief, I am the first to review my mistakes. I was killed in battle, and the entire army was leaderless, so this battle must have failed; second, I failed to order you to snipe and kill the enemy officers before the battle, which caused many Khitan generals to escape; third, without the reinforcements of General Zhu, our I am afraid it will not be so easy to finish this battle. As the coach, I have an unshirkable responsibility for this. From now on, I will keep in mind the mistakes I made today and avoid such mistakes from happening again!"

After the military secretary wrote down what Wang Shao said, the rest of the officers also broke the chatterbox.This kind of post-war summary was ordered by Lu Chengqi to stipulate that the Imperial Army must do so. After the squadron returned to Beijing, Lu Chengqi had to personally see the post-war summary recorded in the military documents.In this way, no officer dared to neglect.Lu Chengqi was also distressed. If every officer could read and write, then let them write out their own summaries and hand them over to Lu Chengqi.

Under the leadership of Wang Shao, many officers began to speak.Among them, the commander of the army who led Wudu's infantry to attack the stables said: "My subordinates made the mistake of underestimating the enemy and not responding enough. First of all, my subordinates underestimated the enemy's strength in defending the stables and only led Wudu's infantry. Attacking the stables resulted in a very long confrontation with the enemy. Some Khitan soldiers even joined the ranks of resistance. When the subordinates were commanding, they were conservative and did not know how to adapt. If you know how to use fire attack, I am afraid that the enemy's stables will not be able to break through so quickly. The mistakes made by the subordinates are enough to affect the direction of this battle. The subordinates must reflect on themselves and will never do it again in the future!"

Wang Shao nodded and said, "That's right, you can realize your mistakes. You can be a strong army without being arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat."

The rest of the officers began to scramble to speak, and the infantry commander who was in charge of lighting the fire said: "The subordinate made a big mistake, that is, there was no budget for the direction of the wind, and when the fire was lit, it almost burned one of his own people. Regarding this, the subordinate I am deeply ashamed and will definitely avoid this situation in the future!"

The commander of Ma Du said: "The mistakes committed by the subordinates are even more serious. They don't know how to lead the army to charge, but instead fight scatteredly, failing to display the power of the cavalry. If General Zhu hadn't arrived in time, the Khitan people would have Turning defeat into victory..."

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After listening to their post-war summaries one by one, Wang Shao finally said: "Yes, you all clearly realized your own shortcomings. It can be said that today's sneak attack would have been a fluke, if it hadn't been for the enemy's previous attack on the city. We have exhausted a lot of physical strength, and we may not be able to win the battle. We cannot be complacent because we have won the battle due to luck. We still have many shortcomings. If we face a head-on confrontation, our [-] soldiers may not be able to defeat Khitan Ten thousand cavalry. Only by recognizing the gap between ourselves and the enemy can we make progress. We must keep in mind the lessons learned with the blood of friendly troops!"

Nearly two hundred officers responded like thunder, "Don't be arrogant in victory, and don't be discouraged in defeat!"

Wang Shao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Disband!"

The officers, who had been exhausted all day, could not hold on immediately. They were already physically exhausted, but they were only supported by the joy of victory.After announcing their split, they couldn't wait to fill their stomachs and get a good night's sleep.

Little did they know that when most of them ate later, even the hands holding the chopsticks were trembling...

(End of this chapter)