The soldiers were in a coma, but the situation was not good.

Wei Dongsheng fainted, which frightened Xiao Siming. He quickly arranged for someone to carry Wei Dongsheng to his house, and then immediately found a doctor to treat Wei Dongsheng.

Fortunately, Wei Dongsheng's injury was not serious. Under the doctor's treatment, he woke up soon.

In Feihu Valley, Li Yichen brought Yang Zaixing, Wang Yue and others, and took Yu Xuankui back to the Qin army camp.

At this time, the battle was completely over. The Qin army killed more than 200,000 bandit soldiers in this battle, and 60,000 surrendered soldiers. There were also many lucky defeated soldiers who escaped from the battlefield in the chaos.

It was a hearty victory. The 300,000-man bandit-suppressing army, plus 80,000 elite soldiers of the East Palace Army and 50,000 cavalrymen of the Guangyuan Merchants, a total of 400,000 soldiers and horses, were still defeated in the decisive battle with the Qin army.

Among the 60,000 surrendered soldiers, some of the strong soldiers were incorporated into the Taiping Army and the Volunteer Army by Li Yichen, and the others were escorted back to Anshan Prefecture by Lu Zhishen. The salt mines of Anshan Prefecture, as well as the mountain opening and road construction and land cultivation in various places under its jurisdiction all needed manpower, and these people happened to be ready-made laborers.

In the tent, Gaoang looked at Li Yichen with some shame and said, "My lord, I am incompetent and let Wei Dongsheng escape to Yuquan City with some of the remaining soldiers."

Gao Changgong and Murong Ke also apologized. Li Yichen waved his hand and said, "My Qin army defeated 400,000 enemy troops with 100,000 troops. This great victory is rare in the world. It all depends on the desperate fight of all the generals. How can I bear to blame you generals?"

Han Qinhu said, "My lord, although Wei Dongsheng has fled to Yuquan City, his remaining soldiers and the remaining soldiers of the Mozhou Army are only 20,000. Our army can take advantage of the victory to pursue and directly take Yuquan City and settle in Mozhou."

The Qin army generals nodded and agreed with Han Qinhu's opinion. Although Yuquan City is strong, with the current strength of the Qin army, Wei Dongsheng can't defend it under a strong attack no matter how capable he is.

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "My Lord, I don't think it's appropriate. Although our Qin army won a great victory in this battle, our troops were also quite damaged. Although it is not a problem to attack Yuquan City, I am afraid that the Qin army will have to pay a huge price in casualties again to break through the sturdy Yuquan City."

Li Yichen pondered for a moment. This time, the Qin army relied on the more than 50,000 elite troops he suddenly deployed to win a great victory, but as Jia Xu said, his troops also suffered more than 30,000 casualties. It is not a good idea to attack Yuquan City.

Li Yichen said, "In Wenhe's opinion, how should our Qin army take Yuquan City?"

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Attack the heart first. Our army can send troops to surround the city without attacking. At the same time, we can activate the hidden troops buried in the city, burn the granary, and cut off their food and grass. After a long time, the morale of the defending army will be broken without attacking. With the demoralized people, our Qin army can take Yuquan City at a very small cost."

Gao Changgong interrupted, "The military advisor is worthy of being a famous scholar in the Three Kingdoms. This is true, but in the current situation, if Wei Dongsheng asks the court for help, there may be another change. Our army should respond quickly and take Yuquan City directly."

Jia Xu said confidently, "Now near Mozhou, the troops that the court can mobilize are nothing more than the Zhenxi Army and the garrisons in Lizhou and Xiazhou. In this battle, the garrisons in the two places suffered heavy casualties. The loss was heavy, and the Zhenxi Army also lost 80,000 elite soldiers. In a short period of time, it is difficult for the court to mobilize a large number of troops to support Mozhou. A small number of troops will fight against the Qin army in the wild, which is a dead end. As long as they dare to come, our Qin army will accept them all. "

After thinking for a while, Li Yichen also felt that Jia Xu's words made sense, and then made a decision: "According to the military advisor, Han Qinhu, Gao Gao, Murong Ke, Gao Changgong, Zhong Shidao, and Pei Xingjian will lead their troops to besiege Yuquan City. Ji Ling, Li Siye, Ju Yi, and Lu Zhishen will lead the Qin army to capture the entire Yihe Prefecture with the power of our great victory. "

"Hua Xiong, Li Jilong, and Gongsun Zan will lead their cavalry troops. If the court dares to send reinforcements, they will be directly annihilated. "

"Minister! Obey the order!"

The generals took the order and left.

Yihe Prefecture and the three counties under its jurisdiction do not have such a tall and majestic city defense as Yuquan City. It is just right to take advantage of the Qin army's victory to directly capture the entire Yihe area. After Yuquan City is also captured, the Qin army can become the king of Mozhou in one fell swoop.

In Yuquan City, Wei Dongsheng, who had awakened, struggled to get up. The generals guarding him hurriedly stepped forward and said, "General, you must take care of yourself now."

Wei Dongsheng shook his head and said, "In the current situation, how can I rest? Who is responsible for the defense of Yuquan City now?"

Wu Zhen beside him replied, "General, Yuquan City is now

The city defense is arranged by Governor Xiao himself. Governor Xiao is good at using troops and has extraordinary military strategies. With him in charge of the city defense, the general does not have to worry. "

Wei Dongsheng breathed a sigh of relief. Although Xiao Siming came from a prominent family, he was not an unlearned person. He was proficient in both civil and military strategies, and his battlefield command and layout were also outstanding. With him in charge of the city defense, it would not be foolproof, but at least there would be no loopholes.

Wei Dongsheng closed his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes: "Not good, quickly find a way to notify the 6,000 elite soldiers of the Tiger Camp to give up taking Linshan County and immediately evacuate to Yihe Prefecture to help the Yihe prefect guard Yihe City. ”

After abducting Gu Yunxi, Wei Dongsheng arranged for the Tiger Battalion, one of the elite troops of the East Palace Army, to go to Linshan County, ready to penetrate the heart of the Qin Army with the cooperation of Gu Yunxiao, waiting for a great victory on the main battlefield, cutting off the remnants of the Qin Army and wiping them out in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Wei Dongsheng thought he had considered everything, even the Qin Army's trump card, but he did not expect that the Qin Army still relied on a large number of elite troops that suddenly appeared, causing the Bandit Army to be almost annihilated.

Until now, Wei Dongsheng has not figured out how the Qin Army hid so many elite troops in the camp quietly without leaving any trace.

However, this defeat Later, Wei Dongsheng thought of a key problem. Guangyuan Commercial Bank had already sent troops to participate in the war, which meant that Mingyuexi could not provide him with false information, and he also confirmed the news from Gu Yunxiao.

Now there are only two possibilities. Either Li Yichen did not trust Gu Yunxiao either, so he did not get the real information about the deployment of Qin Jun’s troops, or Gu Yunxiao was controlled by him on the surface, but was actually loyal to Qin Jun.

If it is the latter, the 6,000 elite Tiger Battalion will probably be in danger.

Half an hour later, Wu Zhen returned to Wei Dongsheng’s room and reported: "General, now the Qin army has blocked the four city gates and besieged the entire Yuquan City. It may be difficult for us to pass on the news."

Wei Dongsheng thought for a moment and said: "Use the messenger bird to send a message to the Tiger Battalion, and the speed must be fast!"

Now the Tiger Battalion should have almost arrived in Linshan County. Wei Dongsheng prayed silently in his heart that this elite division must not have any problems again.

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