Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 805 Post-War Summary
The gate of the city has been opened, and Qu Feng, who has been wandering outside, raised the painting halberd high first, "Come on!"

Two thousand Qingqi flooded into Xiangyang City like a tide.The Wei army's preparations were not insufficient, Xia Houshang's command was not incomplete, and the Wei army was not indomitable in combat. However, Xiangyang, with its high walls and thick walls, still could not stop the three-dimensional offensive of the Han army.

"General Boren, Xiangyang can't hold it anymore, let's retreat to Fancheng." Seeing that the situation was over, Sima Wang proposed to retreat.

Xia Houshang decisively adopted the suggestion and led the army to escape from the north gate. Xia Houxuan had already been prepared to evacuate at any time, and took his family and children with the army.Of the [-] Wei troops, only [-] escaped, nearly [-] were killed and injured, and [-] were captured.

Sha Meng led a hundred Wuxi warriors into the city. He followed Sha Zan to Xiangyang, knew Kuai's mansion, and went straight to Kuai's mansion. Poor Kuai's family of two hundred was slaughtered by the Wuxi tribe.

Two hours later, the sound of fighting in the city subsided, and Zhou Xin sent his troops into the city, taking Xia Houshang's mansion as his commander-in-chief.Sha Zan bound Sha Meng and pleaded guilty to Zhou Xin: "The general will not rule strictly and hurt innocent people. Please punish the crime by the pacifier."

Only killing people, not robbing wealth, and only killing Kuai's family, Zhou Xin didn't know that Sha Zan did it on purpose, Sha Zan was afraid that it would be difficult for him, so he wiped out Kuai's family!Knowing that Sha Zan was kind enough to take the blame for him, he had to give an explanation to the people of Xiangyang and the rich.

Zhou Xinhu ordered Sha Meng to be beheaded with a face.How could Duanmuling really kill Sha Meng? He hastily pleaded: "Wuxi tribe refuses to accept Wang Hua. Their nature is like this. They have just joined our army and don't know our army's military law. Please reassure me that the first offender will be punished lightly."

Qu Ping pleaded: "It's normal for the two armies to fight in a melee. This is normal. Please be lenient to the pacifier."

Feng Jian and other generals interceded one after another: "Those who don't know are not guilty. Sha Meng regretted the incident and took the initiative to plead guilty. Please forgive me."

With the steps, Zhou Xin ordered Li Hao to appease the people in the city, saying that the murderer was the Wuxi tribe, and the Wuxi tribe did not understand the rules to kill wantonly. It happened that the Wei army was stubbornly resisting, resulting in Kuai's being killed by mistake.Order Qu Ping to reward Sha Meng with fifty army sticks, and the other hundred warriors will each get twenty, which is an explanation.Those dozens of military sticks were naturally thunderous and rainy, and they looked amazing, but they didn't hurt the muscles.

Those who died were all Kuai's family members, and the rest were innocent, so what should I do?Although the big households were trembling with trepidation, they were no longer so panicked.

"My dear brother, why are you depressed?" Sha Zan asked Qu Fengxian.

There is no need to ask, if you don't kill it, you will be happy.Qu Fengxian was very dissatisfied: "The flying ladder and the car rushing are all powerful, but they make me and other generals useless."

These words are exactly the same as what Dianman said in Shouchun.This sentence has attracted great attention from Zhou Xin, Duanmu Ling and others, is that right?
Qu Ping said with a smile: "Brother, you know now, it's not time to rely on force, it's time to rely on this." After speaking, he pointed his head, "In the future, there is no need for brother to charge into the battle, once the catapult and the flying ladder come out, who will fight for the front?"

After speaking, I also felt that something was wrong, so he hissed: "It's just that the cost is too much. Not to mention the initial burning of the warship, which cost two thousand gold dollars. This is all money. By the way, there are hand crossbows, five hundred hand crossbows, all of which are useless! The cost of a hand crossbow is nearly ten silver dollars."

"Father has always said that money and food are what you fight in wars. Before that, you only knew a little bit about it, but today you know it's true." Zhou Xin sighed.

"I think it's worth spending a little more money, less damage to soldiers, and getting the biggest and fastest victory." Duanmu Ling shook his head.

Sha Zan's eyes widened, he couldn't be so capricious even if he had money. Wuxi had scarce resources and was always frugal. He didn't expect to spend so much, but from Duanmuling's point of view, it seemed that he wouldn't be at a disadvantage. If he didn't spend so much money, Xiangyang would not know When will it be taken down, and how many soldiers will be killed or injured.

There is no need to entangle too much on this issue, Sha Zan followed Qu Fengxian's train of thought and changed the topic: "I think my brother's worries are not unreasonable. This battle is mainly about weapons, and the effect will only be greatly different in the future." It will be small, but we must not give up the basics and chase the last, and rely too much on sharp weapons, which will make the soldiers lose their fighting spirit and morale."

Fengxian liked to listen to this song, and he didn't care about Sha Zan's calling himself a good brother, and nodded frequently in agreement.

Feng Jian said: "We must guard against the fact that the army thinks that it can be invincible with weapons, and then relax."

Duan Muling agreed that no matter how powerful the weapon is, it still depends on the person. When the weapon is always used up or damaged, it is the person who ultimately decides the outcome. Therefore, the training of soldiers cannot be relaxed, and the role of generals cannot be ignored.

Qu Fengxian waved his arms: "That's right, what to do when you don't have weapons, then rely on weapons, and if you don't have weapons, rely on fists and teeth! Is it possible to just sit and wait for death?"

To be honest, it's true.Zhou Xin was very happy. Although his subordinates had different opinions, they were united and working together, and finally reached an agreement. "Zifan, later on, you should write a letter to the Privy Council, summarize the battle, and report our opinions to the army for reference, and send a copy to General Shuzhi. Feng Jian and Su Li, pay attention In the army, one must not exaggerate the effectiveness of flying ladders, etc., and warn soldiers that although good weapons are only auxiliary, don't think that having a weapon will make you feel at ease, let alone be careless."

Sha Zan cupped his hands and said, "Peacemaker, in the battle of Xiangyang, the Wei army was already frightened. Fancheng is far less fortified than Xiangyang. It is impossible for Xia Hou to come up with a solution in a short time. Why not just march and take Fancheng?"

Zhou Xinlian said it was advantageous, and immediately sent Feng Jian, Su Li, and Qu Feng to attack Fancheng first.Duanmu Ling said: "It's been more than three months since we dispatched troops to Jingnan, we won't be able to enter after taking down Fancheng."

If you can't eat a fat man in one bite, you need to digest well to win Jiangling, Fancheng, and Xiangyang.I only have 5 horses, and it is not a good thing to rush forward, Zhou Xin nodded in agreement.

Just as Sha Zan expected, Xia Houfeng brought Xia Houshang into Fancheng and was still in shock. The Han army came again. As soon as the chariot and the flying ladder came out, Sima Wang asserted that Fancheng could not be defended. Divide the troops, one defends the city and the other sticks outside the city, looking for opportunities to fight the Han army in the field, making the Han army's siege equipment a burden.

Xia Houshang reluctantly abandoned Fancheng, and the Han army retreated the Wei army without bloodshed.Feng Jian and Su Li garrisoned on the spot, and Qu Fengxian returned to Xiangyang regretfully with the two cavalry.

On the second day of December, the Battle of Jingzhou ended.The south of Xiangfan was all owned by the Han Dynasty. Zhou Xin ordered Quping to drain the Han River and open up the waterway communication with Jiangxia. Although the water flow is not strong, it is already possible for boats to sail.After repeated consideration, Zhou Xin chose Li Hao as the governor of Jingbei temporarily to appease the people and develop production. Duanmuling stayed behind to assist him in making plans and reorganizing the frontier defense. north.

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