Chapter 108: Wuhuan retreats
Yanbei didn't like this feeling very much, that is, knowing that he had won the battle, he updated .
The Battle of Yishui was an accident, he assigned the Wuhuan army to outflank Gongsun Zhan's back road to meet the enemy's strange soldiers on the frozen Yishui River, and less than 20,000 Wuhuan people forced nearly 40,000 White Horse troops into a desperate situation, and finally won a complete victory.
When Yan Bei, who was stationed in Fangcheng, saw the battle report sent back by Jiang Jinbu, he only felt a chill down his spine. First, Sun Qing found more than 50,000 enemy troops outside Wuruan Pass, followed by another 40,000 on the Yishui River, not counting the soldiers and horses sent by Gongsun Zan to contain Lu Yi...... How many people did Gongsun Chan incite to beat him?
Could it be that it is really like what he claimed, an army of 100,000?
He has less than 100,000 soldiers in the entire Youzhou who can raise spears to fight, and Gongsun Chan can gather 100,000 troops?
However, this doubt was easily solved a few days later when Jiang Jin and Badun returned to Xiangping with a large group of prisoners...... Gongsun Zhan did levy 100,000 troops, although the captured Zou Dan did not say a word, but he could not control the soldiers after the defeat, the number of soldiers on the East Road was fully revealed, a battalion of white horses rode less than 2,000, more than 6,000 veterans who participated in the raid on Yuan Shao, and more than 10,000 new pawns who practiced throughout the winter constituted all the soldiers and horses in the 40,000 soldiers; The remaining 20,000 people are all young and strong cavalry scattered in the central township of Jizhou this spring.
The 100,000 soldiers and horses of the ordnance Gongsun Zan could not be gathered, and these low-level villagers who did not know the battle formation were reorganized into an army after being issued with rotten spears and clubs, and were placed in the rear formation.
Yan Bei smiled heartily, raised his hand and pointed at Zou Dan and said, "Brother Bogui, this is planning to use the mighty military momentum to scare Yan!" ”
In the first battle of Yishui, Gongsun Zhan's 40,000 soldiers and horses were lost, and the battle on the north bank caused Zou Dan to lose more than 1,000 elite veterans, and then slowly retreated to the river with more than 1,000 casualties; The battle really ended when the fragile ice in the middle of the Yishui River suddenly collapsed, tens of thousands of sharp men fell into the river, and finally more than 1,000 people were killed and injured in the fierce battle near the ice crevice.
After the war, more than 6,000 people were captured by Jiang Jin and others, and several small groups fled after the collapse of the riverbank...... Whether it was Jiang Jin, who waited for work but had no intention of fighting to the death, or Badun, who was dragged ashore by his troops, he had no intention of pursuing again, and let the rout flee.
The water and fire are ruthless, and it is not only the white horse riders of Zou Dan's subordinates who fell into the river, but also many Wuhuan soldiers, although after the war, Jiang Jin's subordinates who know how to water endure the cold and continue to go down to the river to rescue, but they only snatched back the lives of more than 2,000 people...... The four Wuhuan troops of Youdong sent 20,000 troops, and only 5,000 returned to Fangcheng after the first battle of Yishui, and the Wuhuan Lord Nanlou was also drowned in the Yishui River, which is embarrassing.
Nanlou is not a good person for the Han people, a lifetime of scimitar horses only know how to rob, in the early years, often led the troops to plunder the Han land, until the second Zhang chaos Wuhuan soldiers for the Han army defeated a little stopped, but do not want such a horse to fight all his life Wuhuan male did not die in the fight, but was drowned by Yi Shui.
For Yan Bei, before this battle really began, he had to plan for the pension first.
Jiang Jin couldn't avoid the gazes of Badun and the others looking at him, and then pouted and said to Yanbei: "Brother, the Youdong Tribes, this battle has suffered great damage, why don't you let them return to their country?" ”
In the past battles, the Wuhuan people fought for the Han people, even if they fought as the main force, they would fight if they could fight, and they would run away if they couldn't beat them. But this battle is different, this is worthy of a fight, and seventy percent of the tribe is young, where do Bandun and others dare to continue fighting?
In this war to support the Yan clan, nearly half of the four divisions were lost in the first battle, but the four Wuhuan of Youdong were broken. Without four or five years, Youdong Wuhuan will not be able to recover.
Yan Bei glanced at Shan Dun too much and asked, "Is this what Shan Yu meant?" ”
In all fairness, Yan Bei can understand Badun's concession at this time, if he is Wuhuan Shan Yu, I am afraid he will make the same choice.
He lowered his head and didn't speak, and it took a long time to raise his eyes to look at Yan Bei, his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and nodded: "General Yan, it's not that I'm disloyal, it's really ...... All the sons and daughters of the ministry are dead! ”
The scene of floating corpses everywhere in the ice cave of the Yishui River made this majestic Wuhuan Daishan almost cry in front of everyone, and more than 10,000 Wuhuan warriors drowned in the Yishui River so aggrieved!
Even though he knew it was war.
But it was irretrievable, which made Badun feel even more aggrieved.
After all, Jiang Jin is the Sima of Wuhuan Protector, and he knows that he is now the leader of the Han people of Badun and the others, so he wants to speak for them, and said, "Brother, Yi Shui is too miserable. ”
"Needless to say...... As far as I know, I'm afraid there aren't many young people left in the four parts of Youdong. Yan Bei paused and asked Jiang Jin: "What are the gains in this battle, I remember that you said in the battle report to me that those military rations and armor would be given to the four departments of Youdong as a pension?" ”
"Yes, Yi Shui obtained more than 30,000 stone of soldier food, 1,000 cattle and horses, more than 400 armor, more than 5,000 armor, more than 100 ring knives, and more than 10,000 spears." When it comes to the war profits, Jiang Jin feels a little regretful, the armor has floating corpses and floats up, and the spears are mostly floating on the water, but most of the really valuable ring knives sink into the water and are difficult to salvage. Thinking of this, Jiang Jin said: "The river water is too cold at the moment, if you go to the bottom of the water to salvage in summer, there should still be nearly a thousand ring knives." ”
These armors are not counting those who died in battle, they fought such a tragic battle for the Yan clan, even Jiang Jin, who has always been greedy, was moved by compassion and was unwilling to work on it.
"Well, Shan Yu, now that the Gongsun army is coming, Yan's soldiers are indeed not enough. But a certain also knows the difficulties of the four parts of Youdong, it doesn't matter if the warriors of the various tribes return to the subject country, can these soldiers and horses be left to Yan. Yan Bei explained to the Wuhuan leaders such as Badun: "Yan is willing to buy money and grain, five hundred yuan for knives and armor, and one hundred yuan for armor and spears; In addition, the four warriors who died were fighting for Yan, and the bereavement was also given to Yan, with 500 catties of corn and 4,000 yuan per person...... Do you think it's okay? ”
After that, Yanbei let him think about it, and then said to Jiang Jin: "Ah Jin, Lord Wuhuan is not in the battle, you go to the subject country with Shan Yu and the others, and select the brave and strong among the sons of the difficult building, and set up him to take charge of the tribe, and do not allow others to harm his tribe, with all kindness." ”
Hearing Yanbei say such an arrangement, Bun Dun was overjoyed in his heart, with the Wuhuan people's own ability, he really couldn't come up with such a pension as Yanbei, and immediately learned the appearance of the Han people and bowed to Xie Yanbei, and after agreeing to the conditions, he retired to Yanbei.
The Wuhuan soldiers of Youdong are gone, but the war in Yanbei has just begun!