A few hours passed quickly and it was dawn.

After a night of cleaning, the battlefield had been cleaned up, and Lu Junyi and others immediately came to report the results of the battle to Hua Ju.

In the battle last night, the Song army annihilated a total of 36,324 rebels, captured 24,786 people, killed 11 generals, and captured Zhong Xun, among others.

Nine generals, more than 8,000 soldiers and four generals escaped.

A total of 4,473 people died in the Song army, including 357 cavalry guards. The rest were all infantry of the Forbidden Army. In addition, more than 2,000 people were injured, including 490 cavalry.

The three people suffered minor injuries, which did not affect their activities.

The infantry injured more than 2,200 people, of which more than 400 were seriously injured and needed to be carried, while the rest were only slightly injured.

In addition, they also seized 70,000 shi of grain, 291 horses, 563 carriages, and countless other supplies including weapons and medicinal materials.

"Have the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle been collected?" Hua Ju asked.

This is a question he must ask after every war, because the humane treatment of the remains of soldiers and the care of their families can make the living soldiers feel happy and improve their combat effectiveness and loyalty.

"All the bodies of our soldiers who died in the battle were collected, and the bodies of the rebel soldiers were also buried," Lu Junyi said.

Hua Ju nodded slightly and said: "The soldiers have worked hard all night last night. Let's not rush back first. Let them rest for three hours before setting off."

"Yes." Lu Junyi said.

Hua Ju then said to Liu Shun: "You ride your horse back and tell the military advisor that we will arrive in Wanzhou tomorrow."

"Yes." Liu Shun said.

"After you go, don't come back. Just wait for me in Wanzhou." Hua Biao then said.

"Yes." Liu Shun rode away on horseback.

Hua Ju called Zhang Qing, Si Xingfang, Li Tianrun, and Qin Donghao and asked the four of them to take charge of security matters.

Then Hua Ju said to Long Shou: "Go and persuade the captured soldiers to surrender, and tell them to join the imperial army to annihilate Wang Qing. After Wang Qing is pacified in the future, the imperial court will never treat them badly. If they refuse to surrender, then

There is only one way to die."

"Yes." Long Shou responded.

Less than half an hour after Long Shou left, the captured soldiers joined the imperial army under his persuasion to surrender.

Huaju divided these surrendered troops into forty-eight battalions, and let Lin Chong, Hua Rong, Qin Yang, Hu Yanzhuo, Yang Zhi, Xu Ning, Si Xingfang, and Li Tianrun each lead six battalions. This was not only for the convenience of leadership, but also for them to have

Keeping an eye on them separately can also prevent these troops from causing trouble.

Three hours passed quickly.

The soldiers regained their energy and physical fitness after resting, and Hua Ju then led the troops back to Wanzhou.

The place where they set out was only a hundred or so miles away from Wanzhou, but thinking that the soldiers had been working hard on the road these days, Hua Ju did not use a forced march back, but adopted a normal marching speed.

That night, they rested in the wild for another night, and then continued their journey early the next morning. They did not return to Wanzhou until the evening.

After welcoming Hua Ju back to the station, Wen Huanzhang said: "Congratulations, sir. Not only did you successfully wipe out the reinforcements sent by Wang Qing, but you also added a lot of troops to us."

Hua Ju smiled calmly and said: "This is the result of everyone's concerted efforts, not my own contribution."

Wen Huanzhang said: "If it hadn't been for your lord's careful planning, how could we have wiped out the tens of thousands of bandit troops so easily? Your lord should be credited with the first credit."

Hua Ju waved his hand gently, and then asked: "Nothing happened in Wanzhou in the past two days, right?"

"No, everything is safe." Wen Huanzhang said.

Hua Ju nodded slightly and said: "Now that Wanzhou has been captured, the reinforcements sent by Wang Qing have also been eliminated by us. Military advisor, what do you think we should do next?"

Wen Huanzhang said: "My lord has been away for the past two days. I have nothing to do in the city, so I thought about the march in advance."

Hua Ju smiled and said: "I think the military advisor must have a good idea. Come and tell me."

Wen Huanzhang asked someone to fetch a map, spread it on the table in front of Huaju, pointed at Wanzhou to the south, and said: "Wanzhou is Shannan to the south. Shannan is adjacent to Huxiang in the south and Huxiang in the north.

Guanluo is the chokepoint between Chu and Shu. If we capture it, it will make it difficult for Wang Qing’s rebel army to do anything, and we will have more offensive options."

Hua Ju stared at the map, nodded slightly, and said, "The military advisor is right, let's attack Shannan next."

They rested in Wanzhou for another two days and made proper arrangements for the remains of the dead soldiers and the wounded. Then Chai Jin, Liu Yun, and Jin Jie were left behind to garrison Wanzhou with 10,000 soldiers, and Wang Qing's counter-insurgents launched a surprise attack.

Two days later, Hua Ju led the army and dozens of generals and headed towards Shannan in a mighty manner.

In the south of Shannan and at the northern foot of Longzhong, there is a military stronghold, which was a garrison and defense point for Wang Qing's rebel army.

There are a total of 30,000 soldiers in this military stronghold. There are six generals leading the army, namely, He Ji, Guo Ge, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan. These six people are all highly skilled in martial arts and can conquer the entire battle.

Brave general.

Near noon, two generals entered the military camp from outside.

These two generals, one is nearly forty years old, eight feet tall, muscular, with a square face, a big beard, holding a big ax in his hand, looking rough and powerful.

Another general was also tall and held a large iron spear in his hand.

The general holding the big ax is none other than the chief general of the Longzhong Mountain military stronghold, and the general with him is his deputy general He Ji.

Because the Song army occupied Wanzhou, Duan Er, the guard of Shannan Prefecture, was worried that the Song army would attack Shannan next, so he sent people to find He Ji and Qian Ding in the morning, and told them to guard them.

here.

He Ji got off the horse and entered the front village hall. They saw that only the soldiers were there, but Guo Ge, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan were nowhere to be seen. They immediately asked the soldiers: "Guo, Chen, Geng, and Xue Zan"

Where did the four generals go? Why didn't I see them?"

"The four generals have all left the camp," the soldier said.

"Where did you go?" he asked again.

The soldier said: "I don't know, they didn't tell me, and the villain didn't dare to ask."

He Ji looked at him and said, "The Song army is about to attack, but they are still in the mood to go out."

He Ji sneered and said: "It's not like you don't know who the four of them are. Ever since I came to this Longzhong Mountain military stronghold, you have been keeping me in the stronghold and can't go out. I have already felt uncomfortable. It's rare."

If you are not here today, of course they will not miss this opportunity to do evil. Alas, I don’t know which family will suffer."

He Ji couldn't help but shook his head slightly as he spoke. Although he was ashamed of Guo Jin, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan for doing those things that were harmful to nature, he was unable to stop them because he himself was also

He had no choice but to turn to Wang Qing because he had little foundation and no power.

Guo Ji, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan were all confidants of Shannan guard Duan Er. Duan Er was not only a veteran hero who followed Wang Qing in the rebellion, but also Wang Qing's brother-in-law, known as Duan Guojiu.

This guy is narrow-minded and extremely protective of his shortcomings. He will retaliate like a mad dog against anyone who tries to deal with him.

Therefore, although Guo Jian was the boss of Guo Ji, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan, he could not deal with them at all.

Just as he said this, there was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and the village gate opened wide. Four generals came in with more than a hundred soldiers. These four generals were Guo Ji, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan.

, it can be seen from the smiles on their faces that they had a great time out.

The four people entered the Qianzhai Hall and saw that Gu Jian had returned. They immediately put away their smiles, stepped forward and saluted with clasped fists: "See you, General."

"Where have the four generals gone?" asked Dian.

Chen Yun smiled unnaturally and said, "I didn't go there, but I felt a little bored after staying in the village for a long time, so I went around for a walk."

Although he knew that what he was telling was a lie, he couldn't help but say: "Now is an extraordinary period. Today we went to Shannan Prefecture to see Uncle Duan. He repeatedly told us to guard this place.

We must not allow the Song Army to take another step forward. I hope the four generals can work together with me to defend this place. If there is even the slightest mistake here, none of us can escape responsibility."

"Don't worry, general, we will definitely help you defend this place and prevent the Song army from advancing further," Geng Wen said.

He Ji nodded slightly, and then left with He Ji. Guo Ge, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan saw that He Ji neither blamed them nor asked them and left. They were secretly happy and stayed.

Xue Zan was on duty in the hall, and the other three went back.

When Dian and He Ji returned to Houzhai, Dian said to He Ji: "Go find the soldiers who followed them out and find out what they did?"

"Okay." He Ji turned and left.

About twenty minutes later, He Ji came back and told Guiying an angry news. Guo Ge, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan had gone to the surrounding villages and killed dozens of people.

It harmed more than a dozen women.

"These damn beasts are so shameless." He slapped his hands on the table and cursed.

He Ji said: "These four damn things are relying on Duan Er's power to do more and more excessive things. I really don't want to be with them anymore."

He said: "I don't want to be with them, but now we have no way to turn back. If we leave here, we will die, so we can only endure it if we don't want to."

He Ji said: "They just took a fancy to this in us and knew that we didn't dare to do anything to them, so they became more and more reckless."

He sighed softly and said: "Forget it, the most important thing for us right now is to guard this place and not let the Song army pass. As for the four of them, we will find an opportunity to kill them quietly in the future. For those who

The people take revenge."

Turn around.

He Ji was sitting and talking in the hall of the front village. Suddenly a scout came in and reported: "General Qi, the Song Army is less than fifty miles away from us."

He asked: "How many people are there in the Song army?"

"The total strength of the Song Army is more than 200,000, but now only the vanguard is coming, only about 30,000," the spy said.

"Explore again."

Tan Ma waved his hand and asked Tan Ma to get down. Tan Ma saluted with clasped fists and went out.

"Go quickly and call the four generals Guo Ge, Chen Yun, Geng Wen, and Xue Zan to come to the hall to discuss matters." He said to the soldiers guarding the door of the hall.
Chapter completed!