Chapter 196: Thoughts on the Li River

Qu Shiyun saw Hao Shaoqi's head, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay." The victory on the Li River is the first martial art since the ascension of the saint. I will definitely uphold the Holy One, and you will reward you heavily. ”

"My lord, the sons and daughters have fought hard and won this great victory, if they are not rewarded in time, I am afraid that the morale of the army is a little unstable." Hu Yiqing said.

Hu Yiqing didn't want to say anything, because he knew that Qu Shiyun probably didn't have much in his hands. But he didn't get any benefits this time, all kinds of loot were divided between Jiao Lian and Chen Youlong, Hu Yiqing just took a sip of soup, but when Hao Shaoqi finally counterattacked, it was Hu Yiqing's department who suffered the biggest loss.

He didn't want to find a way to get something, and he had no way to explain to the people below.

Before Qu Shiyun could speak, Jiao Lian and Chen Youlong also said: "What General Hu said is exact. ”

Jiao Lian and Chen Youlong caught a lot of money in this battle, at least more than 1,000 war horses each. You must know that the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty has long been replenished without war horses. Every war horse is quite precious, not to mention a thousand, which is enough for them to expand their army.

This wealth is not insignificant.

But Hu Yiqing said this, they can't let Hu Yiqing stand cheap, they will suffer, and the two of them are even worried that Qu Shiyun will take the loot from the two of them to fill Hu Yiqing.

Qu Shiyun glanced over, and everyone's thoughts guessed a little.

It's just that now his descendants have suffered heavy losses, and there are only more than 1,000 people left, so they can only serve as his Chinese army guards, and if they want to go to the battlefield, they still need the generals below. He had to have a balance. Fortunately, Qu Shiyun was not without gains in this battle.

Qu Shiyun also got some loot from Zhang Xuan's side. There are only about a thousand taels of silver.

For Zhang Xuan, this money has probably been forgotten.

After all, no matter what Zhang Xuan does, he always has to have a little flexible expenditure around him. Reward the soldiers, and encourage the soldiers to have money, preferably cash. However, it's not that the silver is too heavy, Zhang Xuan still wants to bring more. Compared with Qu Shiyun, Zhang Xuan is too happy.

Zhang Xuan also has a financial gap, but his financial gap is a big money, at least 100,000 taels, 200,000 taels.

Specific to the expenses below 10,000 taels, Zhang Xuan can still take it out.

When the thousand taels of silver crossed the river, because it was a bit heavy, he had to get a raft and transport it with some documents, which was in charge of Zheng Lian. At that time, Zheng Lian only cared about running for his life, and these things fell into Qu Shiyun's hands.

Qu Shiyun said: "In this battle, General Hu worked hard, and he specially rewarded a thousand taels of silver. ”

Seeing this, Jiao Lian and Chen Youlong were just about to speak, when they saw Qu Shiyun's gaze sweeping over and said, "As for General Jiao and General Chen, all the horses on the battlefield belong to the two, how about it?" ”

Jiao Lian and Chen Youlong knew that Qu Shiyun was rewarding them with what they had gotten, so they immediately agreed and said, "Master Xie." ”

Without him, everyone likes horses. Although Jiao Lian and others intercepted the loot, although it was the norm, it was not in compliance if they really wanted to detain it. With Qu Shiyun's words, these horses are theirs.

Qu Shiyun said: "I know that the rewards for this battle are relatively small, but after the victory on the Li River, Zhang Thief is like a bird with a frightened bow, and a fish that has slipped through the net, it is the time of panic, our army only needs to follow behind them, just chase the north, and recover Pingle, Wuzhou and other prefectures and counties." At that time, you will all be heroes, and you will be rewarded. ”

"Please give me the order." The three generals said solemnly.

This battle established the prestige of Qu Shiyun. The three generals not only regarded Qu Shiyun as a civilian official, but a commander who could win battles.

Qu Shiyun was about to give an order, and suddenly one whispered a few words beside Qu Shiyun, Qu Shiyun raised his eyebrows, and said: "Let me tell you a good news, Zhang Xuan attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and he actually stayed on the east bank of the Li River and did not leave, it is a God-given opportunity, and he must not let it go." ”

"The generals obey orders."

The three of them immediately said, "The last will be there." ”

on the east bank of the Li River.

Also looking at the water of the Li River, Zhang Xuan leaned on a big stone.

However, after a while, Zhang Xuan's spirit and spirit changed greatly. The whole person was a little depressed.

Although the left and right have been persuading Zhang Xuan. But Zhang Xuan just refused to go first. Be sure to wait for news from Hao Shaoqi. At this time, the news of Hao Shaoqi finally came, and Zheng Lian led dozens of soldiers to Zhang Xuan's side and said, "General, there is news of General Hao." ”

Zhang Xuan's spirit was shocked, and he wanted to get up, but he didn't get up all of a sudden. Zheng Lian hurriedly stepped forward to help. But Zhang Xuan was set aside, and Zhang Xuan asked these dozens of people: "Where is General Hao?" ”

"General Hao is gone." A cry remembered.

Immediately, these people told Zhang Xuan about Hao Shaoqi's last scene.

Zhang Xuan didn't feel much sadness when he heard it. It's not that I'm not sad. But this result has long been expected by Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan had already been mentally prepared, but even so, it was a pain in his mind. said in a low voice: "It's not General Hao who bears me, but I who bears General Hao." ”

From the time Qu Shiyun cut off the Li River to the present, it has not been long. Although the sun is setting in the west, it is not yet evening. But Zhang Xuan didn't know how many times he had reflected in his heart.

Zhang Xuan thought about it and felt that the defeat in this battle was his own after all.

There is a huge Li River, didn't he see anything? When he bullied Longwu with a water master, why didn't he think about today's scene? He thought about it again and again, and felt that he still committed the word "underestimate the enemy". Before, he realized that under the repeated victories, the people below him had some signs of arrogance, and he didn't know that the person who was really proud was himself.

At the moment, he thought about it repeatedly. Reflecting on his own various things, and then looking at his Guangdong strategy, it is almost a military adventure that bets tens of thousands of soldiers.

This one won the bet, and he actually thought that winning the bet was the norm.

When he set out in Zhaoqing, although he had already listed the worst results, and felt that he was only losing more than 10,000 cavalry, he never took it seriously in his heart. Because he didn't count the most important weight, which was his own life.

If just now, he died in the Li River.

But there was nothing.

Gambling is needed on the battlefield. Because most of the time in war, it is impossible to summarize the complete battlefield situation, and it is necessary to make inferences and make decisions in the limited information. Decisions made in such uncertain conditions are often gambling.

But the battlefield is never a gamble.

Zhang Xuan's voice was a little hoarse and asked Zheng Lian, "Does General Hao have an heir?" ”

Zheng Lian said: "General Hao had an heir, but he died at the hands of the Qing army when the camp collapsed, I don't know whether he is alive or dead, and there are a few good ones in Changsha, but the heirs don't seem to have any?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Remember this matter, go back and check, how is the situation of General Hao's good friends, if you have children, you must stay." If General Hao really has no children, he will be among the generals in the army and have a child, and I will accept him as a righteous son. Raised in my house. His son is my son. ”

Zheng Lian said: "Yes." He sighed slightly in his heart, and said secretly: "Hao Shaoqi's death has left enough shade for his son." I also hope that Hao Shaoqi really has a son. ”

Zhang Xuan's sweep across the south, even Hunan and Guangdong, is enough for the Duke of Zheng Guo to be the top magnate of Great Xia in the future, not to mention that Zhang Xuan's wife is still the eldest princess of Great Xia. Many generals like to accept righteous sons, such as Zhang Xianzhong. However, in Cao Ying, this style is not prevalent. Probably because Luo Ru has a son, and he doesn't want to make a competitor for his son. But among the middle and lower-level generals, there are also many righteous sons. It's just that Zhang Xuan, like Luo Rucai, doesn't have this idea.

Scarcity is expensive. Zhang Xuan is now only this one righteous son, not only Zhang Xuan's righteous son, but also the eldest princess of Qin State. In the future, even if he cannot inherit the title of Duke Zheng Guo, with the help of Zhang Xuan's power, he will make some military achievements. It's also quite easy to fight for a knighthood.

It is almost certain that a few decades later, among the powerful people of Great Xia, one will have the surname Hao. Hao Shaoqi exchanged his life for these, in the eyes of many people, it is definitely worth it. The only regret is that Hao Shaoqi may not have a biological son, at most he is an adoptive.

However, from the perspective of succession, a step-son is also a son.