Chapter 10 Winning the Central Plains Section 45 Piles of bonfires were lit, and the flames rose into the air, illuminating the battlefield after the Great War.

......The desolate sound of the horn echoed in the dark night sky, and the teams of northern frontier iron cavalry returned to the battlefield that had gradually fallen silent.

In accordance with the orders of Ko Yi, the iron cavalry of all units were deployed in all directions of the battlefield, forming an impermeable encirclement with the infantry army, firmly encircling the Yuan army.

The soldiers were tired and tired, but the joy of victory thrilled them, and cheers came and went.

Nearly 100,000 people entered the battlefield with more than 2,000 baggage trucks and cleaned up the battlefield with some soldiers.

The weather is too hot, and the remains of our soldiers must be buried quickly, without the slightest delay, lest the plague break out.

Koji Yi urgently summoned the commanders of the various ministries to discuss the strategy of attacking Yuan's army. Koji sat barefoot on the grass barefoot, bleeding from the two wounds on his back.

Pang De, Huang Fu Li, Liu Bao, Bu Du Geng, Nie Xiao, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Duan Xuan and others sat around in twos and threes, all covered in blood and untidy clothes.

Everyone was eating and arguing fiercely.

"Han Sui was originally dead, but because Zhang Baiqi and Yang Ming on the right-wing battlefield failed to hold Han Yi and Yang Qiu back, I fell short." Koji Yi glared at Chen Wei and said sharply,

"You go back and tell Lord Taiwei that the failure to kill Han Sui in this battle and the total annihilation of the Xiliang Army are all their crimes, and they must be severely punished."

"My lord......" Chen Wei really couldn't help it, he had been scolded by Koji Yi for a long time while sitting here, he suspected that if he was Zhang Baiqi, it was estimated that he would have been beaten by the angry Koji Yi and his nose and face were swollen.

"My lord, the losses on the battlefield on the left flank are very staggering, I understand that. But please also understand Zhang Baiqi and Yang Ming, they have no advantage on the right-wing battlefield, and their losses are also very amazing. Moreover, after Han Yi and Yang Qiu withdrew their troops, it was Lord Taiwei who ordered them to stop the pursuit. Chen Wei's last sentence made the angry Liyi stunned for a moment.

"What do you say? Is it an order from Lord Taiwei? Didn't Lord Taiwei know that I was here to besiege and kill Han Sui? Chen Wei's face was ugly, and he even had an urge to take out Xu Rong's seal and warrant from his arms, but he held back.

Koji Yoshiki is known for his arrogance. The battle is like this, and Koji has a lot of responsibility. If he had followed Xu Rong's military orders and surrounded Gao Gan to defeat the rescue of the Xiliang army, the losses of the Northern Frontier Army would not have been so staggering, but Koji would never admit his mistake now.

Chen Wei lowered his head and stopped talking. He had already made it clear enough, and Koji should be able to understand what he meant.

"What are you doing here? Did Lord Taiwei ask you to give me an order to let Han Sui go? Isn't it? Lu Yi slammed the water bladder in his hand to the ground, stood up sharply, grabbed Chen Wei's collar, and yelled at him.

"Brother Yuntian, Brother Yuntian......" Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Pang De hurriedly rushed over and pulled Koyi away.

Koji was furious. Xu Rong actually asked Zhang Baiqi and Yang Ming to give up the pursuit at the last moment of the battle, which was obviously to set up the enemy, just to let himself encircle and annihilate Han Sui and fail.

The lives of thousands of soldiers were lost in vain. Koji opened his mouth and wanted to roar. Pound's eyes were quick, and he covered his mouth.

Pang De knew what Koji Yi wanted to scold, and as soon as he said this, things were out of control. No matter how deep the friendship between Xu Rong and Koji Yi was in the past, Xu Rong must not be able to endure Koji Yi's accusations.

Not only did the friendship between the two break down, but Koji Yi could not escape responsibility. Koji Yi was so angry that his face was red and he struggled hard.

Zhang He leaned into Lu Yi's ear and whispered: "Brother Yuntian, calm down, this is a victory, a big victory, don't turn this victory into a defeat because of your anger." Koji Huo Ran was frightened, and his mind suddenly calmed down.

Gao Ran dragged Chen Wei back two steps, and whispered: "The casualties are too great, Lord Koji's emotions are a little out of control, please understand Lord Chen." ”

"Of course I understand, otherwise I would have been gone a long time ago." Chen Wei touched the neck that was hurt by Koji Yi, and then looked at the few generals who were standing around at a loss, and shook his head in pain.

Standing here should have been a group of commanders, but now there are only a few people left.

"The losses are too big, too big." Lu Yi sat down on the ground again, and Chen Wei also sat opposite him.

"Please tell Lord Taiwei that although I killed Gao Gan and surrounded the Yuan army on the battlefield on the right flank, because of the failure to encircle and annihilate the Xiliang army, the whole army suffered heavy losses, and I am willing to bear all the blame."

"The imperial court's strategy for the battle of Guanzhong is to decide the outcome of the first battle, so as to stabilize Guanzhong as soon as possible and quickly encircle Luoyang, so no matter how big our losses are, the imperial court can accept them." Chen Wei said with a smile,

"Now Han Sui has been defeated, Gao Gan has been overturned, and Guanzhong has been completely controlled by us. The top priority at the moment was to quickly collect and surrender the remnants of Gao Gan, so as to replenish the troops, so that the army could capture Huayin and Tongguan as quickly as possible, and at the same time force Han Sui to take Chang'an, and take all three auxiliaries. ”

"The imperial court originally gave us three months to close the gates, but now it seems that we can solve all the problems in a month. In this way, we can save two months of food and grass. After these two months of grain and grass were transported to the Central Plains, they could help the general take Yingchuan. Chen Wei said confidently,

"It seems that we should have no problem encircling Luoyang before the end of this year." Koji nodded,

"I immediately made an appointment with the generals of Yuan's army and urged them to surrender as soon as possible."

"Agree to all the conditions you can give them, as long as they surrender immediately." Chen Wei said,

"Tomorrow morning, the army will march towards Chang'an. We need time now, we desperately need time. If we can move all 300,000 people to Guanzhong by September, we will be able to carry out autumn planting, so that we will receive grain in May next year, which will greatly ease the tension on the imperial court's financial resources. "Late at night, Ten Thousand Years City.

Chen Wei hurriedly returned. After seeing Xu Rong, he put Xu Rong's seal letter and warrant on the case, knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Xu Rong had already received a report on the situation on the battlefield, and he knew that Chen Wei had not conveyed his orders, and he also understood Chen Wei's thoughts.

He calmly put away the seal, put the warrant on the candlestick and burned it.

"My ......, my lord"

"You've been with me for ten years, and I still don't know you?" Xu Rong beckoned to him,

"Sit down. Did Yuntian guess that you went to the battlefield to give orders on my behalf? ”

"Of course he guessed." Chen Wei sighed and sat down opposite Xu Rong,

"The loss was too great, and in the end, Han Sui escaped, he was very painful, very painful."

"His temper ......," Xu Rong smiled bitterly.

"He's getting older and he's getting more tempered. If it weren't for the general......" Xu Rong paused for a moment and said slowly,

"At the beginning, I shouldn't have played the imperial court and transferred him to the battlefield in Guanzhong. The general did not agree to let him command the Battle of Guanzhong at that time. ”

"Adults have their own difficulties." Chen Wei said,

"At the beginning, the eldest princess was reluctant to let you leave Jinyang, worried that once the Guanzhong Battle was lost, it would be very unfavorable to the adults. However, the general repeatedly wrote and strongly recommended the lord as the commander of the army. Now it seems that the Great General was right. Koji-sama does not seem to be able to understand and faithfully carry out the intentions of the imperial court. ”

"Fortunately, the final result of this battle was to achieve our pre-war goal." Xu Rong said with relief,

"Now we must first seize Huayin and Tongguan, and at the same time wave our army to Chang'an to force Han Sui away, and then we can implement the strategy of stabilizing Guanzhong."

"Your Excellency......" Chen Wei said solemnly,

"Shouldn't my lord consider besieging Chang'an and forcing Han Sui to surrender?"

"We don't have time. Or negotiate peace with Han Sui and ask him to retreat to Xiliang as soon as possible. Xu Rong's tone was unquestionable.

"My lord, please weigh the benefits and disadvantages carefully." Chen Wei persuaded,

"Forcing Han Sui to surrender, we can control the western frontier, which is still beneficial for the imperial court to stabilize the frontier as soon as possible and make every effort to pacify the world."

"The imperial court has already thought about it, but the problem in Western Xinjiang is too complicated for us to solve for the time being. Rather than falling into the unfathomable quagmire of Western Xinjiang and unable to extricate himself, it is better to let Han Sui continue to control Western Xinjiang. When we conquer Luoyang and pacify the world, what else will Han Sui do to compete with the imperial court? Even if he were to fight us, he would not be able to defeat us. After all, today's Western Xinjiang is no longer the same as the Western Xinjiang more than ten years ago. More than ten years ago, there was still a bit of foundation in Western Xinjiang, Guanzhong was still rich, and Han Sui also had a lot of Qiang brothers, and he could still deal with us. But now that Western Xinjiang and Guanzhong were in ruins, and a new generation of Qiang people were constantly challenging his authority, Han Sui had nothing to rely on. Xu Rong shook his hand and said,

Now that Han Sui is old, he must first think about the future of Western Xinjiang, and secondly, he must think about his clan and his descendants. And the wealthy men and nobles in Western Xinjiang will no longer support Han Sui when their strength has plummeted and they are no longer able to protect their interests, and they will quickly take refuge in the imperial court to find a stronger and more reliable guarantee. Chen Wei was silent.

The main purpose of the imperial court is to pacify the world as soon as possible, so the eldest princess and the ministers of the court are unwilling to carry the heavy burden of Western Xinjiang at this time.

When the world is stable, Sheji begins to move towards Zhongxing, and the problem of Western Xinjiang will be solved.

The eldest princess's determination to set the capital of Chang'an is an expression of the imperial court's determination to solve and control the western frontier.

"Before the war, we don't know how much grain Yuan Shao gave to Han Sui, but one thing is certain, Han Sui still has at least 100,000 troops in his hands for a month's grain and grass. Now Han Sui only has 20,000 or 30,000 people left, and so much grain and grass is enough for him to hold on to Chang'an for more than three months. Xu Rong stretched out his hand and patted the case,

"Therefore, I will never surround Chang'an and cut off the back road of the Xiliang people."

"But ......," Chen Wei said after hesitating for a moment,

"Since your Excellency has agreed to your lordship to encircle and annihilate the Xiliang army on the battlefield, and we have suffered heavy losses for this, then your lord should continue to make a posture of encircling Chang'an and annihilating the Xiliang people. This can not only comfort the soldiers of the army, increase the authority of the adults, but also force Han Sui to evacuate Chang'an as soon as possible, why not? ”

"Are you worried that the soldiers will misunderstand me?"

"Koji-sama has misunderstood you." Chen Wei said,

"If the soldiers think that the adults would rather let thousands of soldiers lose their lives in vain, but also let Han Sui break through with the Xiliang people, this will definitely be a blow to the prestige of the adults." Xu Rong frowned, he obviously didn't take these details into account.

"My lord, if I were Han Sui, I would withdraw from Chang'an overnight and return to the western frontier as soon as possible." Chen Wei said with a smile,

"Han Sui is not a madman, he will not stick to Chang'an until he dies in battle. Western Xinjiang was his home, his foundation, and after his defeat, his first thought was to go home to heal his wounds so that he could come back again. ”

"Okay." Xu Rong waved his hand and said,

"Order Pang De, Nie Xiao, and Wei Jun to reorganize the army overnight, advance to Chang'an tomorrow, and return to the front line of Wugong, Yicheng, and Chencang, threaten the rear of the Xiliang army, and force Han Sui to withdraw as soon as possible." Han Sui slowly opened his eyes.

Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, and Cheng Yin hurriedly surrounded them.

"Ziwei (Han Yi) ......" Han Sui trembled his lips and shouted with difficulty,

"Ziwei ......"

"Sir, he has just left, leading his army to hold back the enemy in the rear." Yang Qiu whispered,

"The pursuers are behind us."

Meng Qi...... Meng Qi ......"

"He was wounded and lying in the carriage behind." Cheng Yin said,

"I'll send someone to carry him at once." Han Sui shook his head weakly,

"I'm going to die. After I died, Xiliang was handed over to Meng Qi. Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, and Cheng Yin looked at each other with extremely shocked expressions.

Cheng Yi exclaimed,

"Sir, why is that?" Yang Qiu patted Cheng Yi lightly and motioned for him not to ask. Han Sui was about to lose his breath, and what he said at this time naturally would not be wrong.

"After this battle, our vitality was greatly damaged, and we were no longer able to defend the western frontier, so we could only rely on the strength of Hebei to resist the invasion of the Qiang people." Han Sui looked at Yang Qiu and the others, his voice getting smaller and smaller,

"If I die, Ziwei will definitely swear to the death, and sooner or later Western Xinjiang will become a ranch for the Qiang people. You must help Meng Qi, and you must help him defend the western frontier. Han Sui took one last look at them, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face,

"I'm leaving, I can finally leave......" Han Sui slowly closed his eyes and died of anger. Late at night, Zheng Baiqu battlefield.

Koji Yi sent people to shoot at the enemy formation several times, asking for an appointment to meet Xinbi. Xin Bi and Zi led to convene the commanders of the various departments to discuss whether to surrender or fight to the death.

The commanders of the various departments had different opinions, and there were still many people who demanded to fight to the death, because after surrendering, they might still be able to avoid death.

But now morale is low, food and grass are cut off, the army will soon collapse, and there is no condition to fight to the death. Xin Bi went out to meet Koji Yoshi.

The conditions proposed by Koji Yoshishi were very lucrative. Surrender before dawn, no one will be killed, no one will be killed before dawn, all of them will be killed, and no one will be left.

In the early morning, Xin Bi and Zi led another meeting of the generals and decided to surrender. Jump to