Chapter 107 Returning
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, The general is so fierce
Zhu Han and the remnants of Tianxiong Army broke through the westward siege from Datong, especially knowing that behind all this was Xiao Linshi, the conspiracy behind the scenes of the Western Capital, and Cao Shixiong, Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue and others were all tightening.
"Wu Sanrong, Saluha and others are all Xiao Linshi's generals. Shi Li also caught some enemy soldiers and tortured and interrogated them when fighting in Datong City. When he learned that the tens of thousands of soldiers in Datong were commanding the battle, he vaguely guessed this, but he still didn't expect that all this was a trap set by Xiao Linshi from beginning to end!" Cao Shixiong sat behind the case, his expression was extremely ugly, and he said with emotion.
Cao Shixiong and Cao Shili were once generals under Xiao Linshi's command, so of course they knew Xiao Linshi's skills.
Xiao Linshi served as deputy defensive envoy of Xijing Road and defensive envoy. During the period when Xijing was left, Yin Chao and Wen Hengyue had already served as generals in the Tianxiong Army. Obviously, he had known about Xiao Linshi for a long time, and he didn't know how much better than Xiao Xinhan, Xiao Gan, Li Chulin and others.
"Zhu Hanwang led more than 10,000 troops to retreat, which must have shocked the enemy. This is indeed a good opportunity for us to retreat south, so we can no longer delay!" Cao Shixiong also insisted on going south immediately.
Even if the two brothers raised their butcher knives against the Khitan and the miscellaneous captives in Shuozhou, which was what Xiao Linshi expected to see, it could be said that everything was Xiao Linshi's plan, but it does not mean that the two brothers would be good when they fell into Xiao Linshi's hands.
Could it be that they can still expect to fall into Xiao Linshi's hands and not be cut alive, and Xiao Linshi also wrote a letter of praise to commend them for their contributions in massacre of the Khitan and the miscellaneous captives?
To be honest, if it weren't for Wang Bing and Wang Fan insisting, Cao Shixiong would not dare to stay in Shuozhou. He should have led the remnants of the Qingshun Army, who had less than 3,000 soldiers left, to retreat to Lanzhou with Ge Boyi.
He had no intention of taking care of the tens of thousands of Han people in Shuozhou City before.
Now Zhu Qing led the remnants of Tianxiong's army to retreat into Shuozhou City, and it was confirmed that Xiao Xinhan was very wary of Xiao Linshi, so Cao Shixiong still wanted to take away all the Han people in Shuozhou City.
On the one hand, the tribe's murders and axes were raised, and no one could just put them down. If the Han people in Shuozhou City did not withdraw and fell back into the hands of the Khitans, their fate would definitely not be much better.
On the other hand, Cao Shixiong only had three thousand remaining troops in the Qingshun Army, and could only be considered as a tree without roots.
The three thousand remaining soldiers of the Qing Shun Army mainly came from these tens of thousands of Han people. Now they can take away tens of thousands of Han people. If they make up their feet in Dayue, they will have more foundations that are valued by the imperial court.
At this time, the remnants of 10,000 Tianxiong Army retreated into Shuozhou City, and the key was that they came back with more than a thousand heads of the enemy soldiers. Yin Chao and Wen Hengyue also advocated that Wang Bing, Wang Fan first led Zhu Run and Lei Teng's troops to escort some of the Han people to Ningwu first and take over the defense there first.
Shuozhou City is less than fifty miles apart from the forts north of Ningwu. As long as you can take over Ningwu’s defense first and prepare for everything, there are enough soldiers and horses behind the palace on Shuozhou City, and the evacuation of the military and civilians will be smoother. Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue, Cao Shili and other troops will be arranged to evacuate in the second and third batches.
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The military agreement ended and the sky was already bright.
However, Shuozhou City has been in Wang Bing for three days
Under the pressure, the military and civilians were urgently prepared for the withdrawal of the south, so the final withdrawal decision could be implemented immediately after the final withdrawal of the south was made.
Of course, the first batch of tens of thousands of Han people took their families and their families to retreat south by Zhurun and Lei Teng's troops. No matter how well prepared they were, it seemed extremely sluggish and chaotic.
Xu Huai was too tired. Even when he evacuated from the South City Gate where he was responsible for the garrison, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to too many trivial details. When he returned to the South City Tower, he found a corner, and did not take off his armor, and curled up on the haystack and fell asleep with his eyes closed.
When he woke up, it was already at the height of the sky. He walked out of the city tower and looked down from the battlement. Only then did the first group of soldiers and civilians walk out of the city, surrounded by carriages and horses and winding south for several miles, as if there was a turbid torrent on the snow field.
Zhu Han, Cao Shixiong, Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue and others were seeing off Wang Bing and Wang Fan downstairs.
Xu Huai grabbed a handful of snow from the wall of the battlement and rubbed his face twice, walked down the city tower. Zhu Run and Lei Teng's two troops had already set out, walking on the snow on the left side of the Hanmin, to prevent enemy cavalry from appearing from the left wing. Lu Xiong, Zheng Shou, and Wang Kong were only seven or eight people wearing armor and holding sharp edges, protecting Wang Bing and Wang Fan's completeness.
Xu Huai walked down the city tower and said to Yin Peng: "Yin Peng, immediately order fifty cavalry to follow Master Lu to go south first, be sure to escort Wang Bing's grandpa, Wang Fan's son-in-law!"
"The enemy cavalry will appear around Shuozhou City at any time. Shuozhou is too short of cavalry, so we are not at hindrance." Wang Bing said.
Shuozhou City seems to be able to collect 20,000 troops, but the total elite cavalry is only more than 500, of which more than 300 are the personal guards of Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili, Yin Chao, Wen Hengyue and others.
In particular, Xu Huai decided to ask the palace queen to withdraw the last group from Shuozhou, with only 200 elite cavalry in his hands, which was even more difficult. Wang Bing did not want Xu Huai to waste his precious cavalry on their personal protection.
"Before the new imperial decree is coming, my husband must be wary of someone who will jump over the wall!" Xu Huai said, "When all the soldiers and civilians retreated, it was only fifty miles from Shuozhou to Ningwu. I led the soldiers and horses of the palace to marches at a storm in a windy and dark night, and then walked over, without any obstacles."
Although the future of Zhu Run and Lei Teng is already tied to Wang Bing, Wang Fan and Zhu Han, there are not many powerful subordinates under these two men.
Xu Huai still has to beware that some people will take the wrong steps and try to use extreme means to disrupt the situation. How dare they ignore the personal safety of Wang Bing and Wang Fan at this critical moment?
Xu Huai insisted on doing this, and Wang Bing stopped refusing it, so he asked Lu Xiong to support him and follow the team retreating south and slowly head towards Lanzhou.
Zhu Han also had to arrange subsequent evacuation matters, including Han officials in Shuozhou, Jie Zhong, Xu Wukun, Lu Wenhu, Zhu family generals, Zhu Zhi and Zhu Tong brothers, so Xu Huai didn't need to worry about anything.
"Why don't you advocate reorganizing the Tianxiong Army in Shuozhou?"
Pan Chenghu knew more secrets and expected that Xiao Xinhan was very alert to Xiao Linshi. Even if the Yingzhou troops were transferred back to Datong for personal control in a short time, it would be impossible for them to suddenly use troops in Shuozhou. They could not give up Shuozhou in a hurry, and they could even reorganize the Tianxiong Army in Shuozhou.
"How to reorganize?" Xu Huai looked at the vast snow outside the city from the battlement and said, "On the one hand, Wang Fanlangjun was only a military supervisor at this time.
The commander of the Tianxiong Army was temporarily taken in the name of the name, but the attacking Yan Army was not disbanded. Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou, as the chief and deputy chief envoy, always had the highest decision-making power in Hedong, and the Tianxiong Army was also controlled by them. We really want to reorganize the Tianxiong Army in Shuozhou, and they must first obtain their consent according to the regulations. We may not need to care about that much, but Wang Bing Gong, Wang Fan, will not ignore the court's regulations. In addition, the news of the Tianxiong Army's defeat and the remnants' return will be quickly whipped up, and it will be spread to Bianjing in three or five days. Bianjing may also send new envoys to replace Wang Fan Langjun and command the Tianxiong Army at any time. If the Tianxiong Army is still stranded in Shuozhou City and the new commander comes, do we have to follow orders?"
"It is certainly possible for the court to send someone to replace Wang Fan's Langjun, but Zhu Qiang's Langjun made such a great contribution, and all the generals also supported him. At this critical moment, it is unlikely that the court will send someone to replace Zhu Qiang's Langjun, right?" Pan Chenghu asked in confusion, "At the same time, don't you also judge that Zhu Qiang's chances of replacing Guo Zhongxiong with the magistrate of Lanzhou and being responsible for military and political affairs in the West Wing?"
"Old Pan, you still have to strengthen your studies," said Xu Huai, "The Great Vietnamese regulations, the battlefield command and military command are separated, and they are also divided into three yamen and the Privy Council in the court. The battle against Yan was like this shit, and it was no longer interesting. It is very likely that the matter would be done hastily. Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and Wang Fanlangjun were all going to Beijing to pay the order. Zhu Hanlangjun might stay and replace Guo Zhongxiong to take the command of Lanzhou and lead the military commander, responsible for the defense line on the west wing, and the ban army stationed in Lanzhou were all controlled by him. However, Zhu Hanlangjun had the power of control.
, and the imperial court will not tolerate Zhu Hanlangjun taking charge of the generals of the Tianxiong Army, the appointment of Du Yuhou, and the reorganization of the Tianxiong Army. Even if others agree, don’t forget that the Cai faction and the pro-war faction put all the blame on the Ge family father and son, and they will not lose power for the time being. As the Privy Councilor, Cai Ying has a greater voice in this regard than any prince or minister. Only when the main force of the Tianxiong Army retreats to Lanzhou and our small group of troops still insist on staying in Shuozhou to deal with the enemy can he follow power and 'the general is outside, and the king has no choice but to accept the order'!"
"Damn it, how do you have a brain? How can you calculate so many twists?" Pan Chenghu asked in surprise.
"I don't think so much, how can I fuck you in my palms?" Xu Huai said with a smile.
"Just fuck it! I'll go to Lao Guo to talk about my heart. He failed to go to Datong this time. Although he was completely unsuspecting, he didn't get many benefits..." Pan Chenghu said.
"There is one thing that needs to be done urgently next, and I also need to ask Mr. Pan and Mr. Guo to help!" Xu Huai said.
"What's the matter?" Pan Chenghu asked.
"regardless of whether the war is over or not, I think the court is unlikely to let Wang Fan or Zhu Qiang directly lead the Tianxiong Army commander, and it is likely to appoint a commander. Under the control of Wang Fan or Zhu Qiang, we will preside over the reorganization of the Tianxiong Army and command the troops. At that time, we will more or less symbolically hand over a part of the Tongbai Mountain soldiers," Xu Huai said. "We must rush to finish this and sort out the list of all Tongbai Mountain soldiers..."
Regardless of whether or not to hand over some of the Tongbai Mountain soldiers, Xu Huai must thoroughly sort out the existing Tongbai Mountain soldiers with varying quality. If this is not done, it is impossible to bring out a truly elite army!
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Chapter completed!