Although Yuan Song is a strong tough guy, he also feels very tired in the face of these internal and external pressures. Fortunately, Ye Mingsheng stands behind him to support him, otherwise he may be forced to fight Xu Zhaojie head-on.

, in that case, the outcome of this battle will be unpredictable...

But now that the Zhennan Army was defeated, Xu Zhaojie fled back to Huainan, and the Fengwu Army won a complete victory. The situation in the Hebei-Henan War was finally settled, and Yuan Song felt that his pressure had finally dissipated.

Ye Mingsheng also nodded happily when he heard such a victory, although since Zhang Meng defeated Zhao Daqi at the gate of Anqing City, the balance of victory has tilted towards the Fengwu Army.

But Xu Zhaojie is Xu Zhaojie after all. If you relax your vigilance, he will bite you hard in the throat like a poisonous snake.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng never dared to relax these days. Although he failed to kill Xu Zhaojie as he wished, he was satisfied with the fact that he had just been able to force Xu Zhaojie to abandon his car to save his commander and abandon more than 20,000 elite Zhennan Army troops.

In addition, Zhang Meng's command in Anqing City has just sent news that the Fengwu Army has captured Anqing City. Next, they will clear out the remnants of the Zhennan Army in various counties and towns in Anqing. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Meng will

The headquarters will gradually control the entire Anqing in the next half month to one month.

After encouraging the generals, Ye Mingsheng asked:

"Have you calculated the number of casualties our army suffered in this battle?"

Although Xu Zhaojie was defeated in this battle, the war was far from over for the Fengwu Army. Shangguan Hongyuan, who was more powerful and more difficult than Xu Zhaojie, was still eyeing Yunbing, so the Fengwu Army could not rest yet.

It is necessary to gather troops and go north to Yunbin...

Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, the generals looked at each other, and then Yuan Song stood up and reported:

"At present, the specific number of casualties of our army has not yet been calculated, but there were probably about 5,000 casualties in this battle. The specific number of casualties may not be calculated until tomorrow!"

Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly when he heard this. Although the enemy Zhennan Army's elite troops of more than 20,000 were almost wiped out in this battle, and Xu Zhaojie was beaten so hard that he threw away his helmet and armor and fled, the Fengwu Army's overall advantage was not small.

Under the circumstances, the casualties of five thousand people are really high!

After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng seemed to realize something and then said:

"How many casualties were there in the Ninth Division?"

As soon as these words came out, the shame on Ye Dong's face undoubtedly deepened, but he still took the initiative to stand up and said:

"Report to the commander-in-chief that our troops suffered more than 3,000 casualties in this battle. In addition, Commander Liu Yi was ambushed and killed by Xu Zhaojie's troops while supporting Yangliu Township!"

As soon as he said this and realized that most of the casualties were from the Ninth Division, Ye Mingsheng's expression became serious and he immediately spoke:

"Tell me something carefully!"

"yes!"

After a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng figured out the entire direction of the war. Seeing Ye Mingsheng's serious expression, Yuan Song stood up and advised:

"Commander Xu Zhaojie is a thief as cunning as a fox and cruel and despicable. No one could have imagined that he would give up more than 20,000 troops to suppress the South. Ye Dong was tricked by him because of his carelessness...

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"Furthermore, the Ninth Division was established in less than half a year. Most of the soldiers were newly recruited. This battle was also the first time that the Ninth Army participated in the battle. As soon as they joined the battle, they were responsible for such an important task as blocking Xu Zhaojie's breakout. In terms of experience,

It’s understandable if it’s lacking a little bit!”

"Although the Ninth Division lacked some experience in this battle, it was full of courage from top to bottom. Even though the enemy army captured the city of Yangliu Township, General Ye Dong led the soldiers of the Ninth Division and still used the houses in Yangliu Township to fight tenaciously.

Resist, stick to the enemy, and buy precious time for my large force to arrive!"

"This is why I believe that General Ye Dong and the Ninth Division have made more merit than fault!"

After listening to Yuan Song's explanation, Ye Mingsheng also felt that he could not be too harsh on Ye Dong. He immediately looked at Ye Dong and said nothing.

After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng opened his mouth and gave instructions:

"This time Xu Zhaojie did not let the 10,000 Zhennan Army from Chengfeng County participate in the battle. He probably wanted to preserve his strength so that he could return to Huainan to stabilize the situation. Since this is his idea, we cannot let him succeed easily!

"

"Send an order to Zhang Meng and ask him to send troops to block the enemy's retreat in Chengfeng County. We will never allow them to return to Huainan comfortably!"

"yes!"

"How to arrange the prisoners of the Marshal's Zhennan Army?" Yuan Song asked Ye Mingsheng for instructions:

Ye Mingsheng heard this and asked:

"How many of these prisoners are from Anqing?"

Yuan Song thought for a moment and replied:

"Many of these prisoners are from the old army where Xu Zhaojie started, so at least 60 to 70% of them are from Anqing..."

Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and then said:

"Later, I will ask the Military Affairs Office and the Coordination Office to follow up and set up a joint working group. You hand over these prisoners to them and let them identify the die-hard elements who follow Xu Zhaojie among these prisoners. Don't waste any money on these die-hard elements!

"

"Hebei Yu will build several canals and dams next. These people are very good laborers. As for the others, our army has captured Anqing, so we can put them all back and let them go home to live their lives.

!”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals praised:

"The commander is really kind and kind!"

"The prisoners will shed tears of gratitude for such a righteous act by the commander-in-chief, and appreciate the commander-in-chief's benevolence and righteousness!"

"From now on, Anqing will be prosperous, peaceful and prosperous under the rule of the commander-in-chief. The people of Anqing will be blessed!"

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Although he knew that everyone was trying to flatter him, Ye Mingsheng still felt somewhat grateful. He immediately promised the generals that when the Luoan Forbidden Army was defeated, he would give everyone the rewards they deserve based on their merits, etc.

When Ye Mingsheng made his promise, all the soldiers were even more satisfied and grateful to Ye Mingsheng, and they all clamored to follow Ye Mingsheng north to attack Shangguan Hongyuan.

After the meeting, Ye Mingsheng sat alone on a chair, lost in thought again. Although he had not received a battle report from Jinzhong, based on previous judgments, the situation in Jinzhong would not be very good, but fortunately the situation of Fengwu Army

Not good, Shangguan Hongyuan’s place isn’t that good either...

On the battlefield of Yunbin, the material supply of the Luo'an Forbidden Army was already in an intermittent state. Now the Luo'an Forbidden Army is doing its best to ensure the supply of food. It is said that in order to collect enough food for the frontline army, the Luo'an Imperial Court sent troops to Sichuan, Shu and other places

, is no longer satisfied with collecting taxes in advance, and has begun to rob them openly!

All evidence shows that the offensive of the Luo'an Forbidden Army is about to reach a bottleneck period. Shangguan Hongyuan needs to take a breath now, and Ye Mingsheng also needs to take a breath.

In order to repel Xu Zhaojie this time, the Fengwu Army suffered more than 20,000 casualties in total, half of which belonged to the First Army. After several months of fighting, the First Army was very tired and in urgent need of rest. In this situation

Under the circumstances, and for the sake of Jiyu's safety and stability, it was impossible for Ye Mingsheng to transfer them to Yunbin.

Then the remaining three troops are the Fourth Army, Zhang Meng's 7th Division, and Ye Dong's 9th Division!

The Fourth Army is the former Qi Army soldiers and horses of Yin Biao. Its combat effectiveness is not very high, but its victory is due to its number of more than 30,000 people. Although it is nominally a veteran of the Qi Army as its commander, the actual command has been handed over to Zhang Meng.

hands.

In order to attack Anqing as soon as possible, Ye Mingsheng had accepted all the Qi troops as ordered and integrated them into the Fengwu Army, no matter how good or bad they were. When the situation stabilized completely, Ye Mingsheng planned to reorganize them in a deeper way and eliminate them.

Removing some weapons that do not meet the standards of the Fengwu Army will reduce financial pressure on the one hand, and it will also help to better control the troops...

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If Zhang Meng had not stood up and changed the situation in this battle, even if his side could defeat Xu Zhaojie, it would never have been so easy. Adhering to the principle that the Fengwu Army must win if it has meritorious service, and must punish those who have committed mistakes, Ye

Mingsheng is also planning to put an extra burden on Zhang Meng!

Zhang Meng was appointed as the general of the 7th Division only last year. Now directly promoting him to the commander of the 1st Army would be a bit too hasty and could easily backfire. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng planned to appoint Zhang Meng as the commander of the 4th Army and merge the 7th Division into the 1st Army.

Among the Fourth Army, Zhang Meng will be promoted to commander in a few years.

As for Zhang Meng and the Fourth Army, they still need to stay in Anqing during this period. Although the Fengwu Army has already captured Anqing, Xu Zhaojie will definitely not just watch. He will definitely cause trouble, so Anqing needs a strong general.

Taking charge, Zhang Meng is undoubtedly the best choice right now!

Therefore, all Ye Mingsheng could bring back was Ye Dong's Ninth Division to Yunbin. This is why Ye Mingsheng looked serious when he knew that the Ninth Division had suffered such heavy casualties.

To be honest, Ye Mingsheng was very clear about the reasons Yuan Song said, so he did not intend to use the Ninth Division to undertake such a major task at first. However, Ye Dong came over and asked for a fight, saying that Ye Mingsheng would not hand over this task.

Give them the Ninth Division, and the morale of the Ninth Division will suffer a heavy blow. For this reason, Ye Mingsheng gave this task to them!

Looking at this task now, Ye Dong's performance can only be regarded as passing, not a screw-up...

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June 2nd, fifty miles north of Yujing, Dazhang Town

Under the warm hospitality of Dazhang Town Lizheng, Murong Yuliang and his party also stayed at the Xiangfu Inn, the only inn in the town.

Because it is just an inn in a town, there are only nine guest rooms in Xiangfu Inn. Therefore, Murong Yuliang reserved the room, and there was no room for everyone. Therefore, only Murong Yuliang's family members and maidservants stayed in the hotel. Originally, they were responsible for guarding the hotel.

Ding Hao, the leader of the military army, was responsible for guarding more than a hundred Fengwu army brothers, so he set up a tent near the inn and spent the night there.

But Murong Yuliang watched as Ding Hao and his gang escorted him all the way. They lived in the open air and had no good news. In addition, it was very peaceful along the way, not even a small thief was seen, and it was only a few meters away from Yujing.

It’s fifty miles away. We’ll set off tomorrow morning and we’ll probably arrive at Yujing in the evening.

Therefore, Murong Yuliang sympathized with the hard work of Ding Hao and others, and just asked Ding Hao to arrange for a few people to be responsible for keeping vigil at the inn. As for the others, they went to stay with fellow villagers in the town for one night, and had a good sleep. Everyone will travel together tomorrow morning, and wait until everyone arrives in Yujing

You can all make business...
To be continued...