Chapter 1,268 Post-War Arrangements

In the official office, Tian Yu summoned Yang Gan again: "Captain Yang, can you tell me about the situation when the coalition forces retreated?"

Yang Gan was stunned when he heard the words and hesitated for a moment. Just when he was about to speak, Tian Yu said again: "Of course, if the captain feels there is some inconvenience, I will not force it, and I will not erase your contribution to the city. "

"Even if the general doesn't say anything, the general should wait and get the news from the soldiers of the main army. Moreover, the general promised General Xu Huang to conceal the news of the army's evacuation until dawn. This condition has been fulfilled. Now the general is waiting. Since you have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, you can be considered a Tang person, so the future path is to make your own destiny," Yang Gan said in a low voice;

Then, he carefully described to Tian Yu the situation of the army when the coalition forces left. After listening to him, Tian Yu looked at him and said: "In other words, when the coalition forces retreated, there were only four thousand elite infantry and three thousand The remaining 5,000 Xiongnu cavalry are all newly reorganized soldiers and horses? Of course, the more than 10,000 craftsmen’s families and hundreds of baggage vehicles cannot be counted. "

Yang Gan nodded and stopped talking. Here again, Hua Xiong led a few soldiers into the government office and said with a happy face: "General Tian, ​​good news, the five thousand partial division army has been found. They are at Fujiabao, ten miles west of the city. Good guy, Relying on 5,000 infantry, they actually annihilated the coalition's 6,000-strong army, killing and wounding more than 1,000 people, capturing more than 4,000 people, and gathering nearly 2,000 war horses. However, their losses were only a few hundred people, which can be said to be There is almost no loss.”

Everyone in the hall was shocked when they heard this. After a long time, Pang Tong finally laughed and said: "No wonder everyone in Jiangshan is so anxious now that they evacuated overnight. The six thousand army was completely destroyed. They didn't dare to bet on how many soldiers and horses we sent around." When they got behind them, I don’t know what they would think if they learned that there were only five thousand soldiers and horses behind them.”

"Soldiers are deceitful!" Tian Yu said with a smile;

"General Tian, ​​now that the partial army has been found, shouldn't it be time to send troops to pursue the fleeing coalition forces?" Hua Xiong said with a smile;

"Wait a moment!" Tian Yuxiao replied, then turned to look at the soldiers who came in with Hua Xiong and said: "Now the soldiers and the captured coalition forces are still in Fujiabao. You should return to Fujiabao immediately and tell Liu Shang asked him to lead all the soldiers to the county town immediately."

"As for General Hua, you can lead the Xiliang cavalry to pursue the coalition forces, but you must be careful and do not fight with them. You only need to hold them back. General Shegan will then lead 10,000 infantry to follow. Wait for you two After the armies are reunited, it will depend on the situation on the battlefield. If thousands of coalition forces can be annihilated, it will be fine. However, if the coalition forces already have reinforcements, remember not to waste the battle with them and have to return to Dingyang before making plans. "

"Captain Yang, please go down and rest first. As for your arrangements, I will make them after I have carefully considered them."

After hearing this, several people took orders and left.

After everyone left, Tian Yu looked at Pang Tong and said, "In the opinion of the military advisor, what will be the harvest of General Hua's pursuit?"

"Better than nothing!" Pang Tong said with a smile;

With the capabilities of Fazheng and Xu Huang, since they were evacuating, there must have been arrangements. Qi made it easy for the Tang army's pursuers to succeed.

Just as Pang Tong and Tian Yu expected, since Fazheng was preparing to retreat, Qi Hui was not prepared. When preparing to retreat, Jiangshan had already sent people to rush forward and sent an order to Jiang Jian in Gaonu City, ordering him to lead four thousand cavalry to quickly come to meet him. .

At this time, one night had passed, and the four thousand cavalrymen under Jiang Jian's command had joined Jiangshan's army. With the support of these four thousand cavalrymen, Xu Huang discussed with Fazheng and was fifty miles west of Dingyang. Waiting for the Tang army's pursuers.

At this time, Hua Xiong, who was full of joy, was leading his 10,000 Xiliang cavalry to chase in the direction where the coalition forces fled to the west. He did not expect that the coalition forces at this time would actually want to ambush him. Come to think of it, it's too late for them to escape now.

Less than an hour after Hua Xiong left with his cavalry, General Liu Shangji led more than 4,000 Tang soldiers.

Escorting more than 4,000 coalition prisoners and a large amount of supplies, they rushed to the west of Dingyang City. After handing over all the prisoners, supplies and horses to the soldiers who came to meet them, Liu Shang and the five men, under the guidance of the soldiers, arrived at where Tian Yu was. Official office.

Soon, Tian Yu ordered the five people waiting at the door to enter the yamen.

"Last General Liu Shang and others pay their respects to General An Yi!"

"Five generals, please rise!"

Looking at the five people, Tian Yu said with a smile: "It was a helpless move to arrange for the partial army to detour to the west of Dingyang. Fortunately, you did not disappoint me, and you also made such a great contribution. I will understand. Report your merits to the great king."

"This matter all depends on the strategy of King Hongfu and the general. The subordinates are just acting according to the plan." Liu Shangdao;

"Okay, you don't need to praise me. However, you are indispensable for this battle to go so smoothly. From now on, all your troops and horses will be returned to their respective headquarters. At least if the lost troops and horses are replaced, the troops and horses lost will be replaced soon. The guards need to return to Luoyang before making a decision. If you want to supplement the military camp, you will first report it to your respective commanders, and then let the general and the military advisor discuss it before making arrangements. "

"The last general takes command!"

"Okay, just wait."

The five people then took the order and left.

Watching the men leave, Tian Yu smiled and said, "Military Advisor, I plan to select suitable soldiers from the garrison to supplement the lost soldiers, and then select suitable soldiers from the captured and surrendered soldiers of Yang Gan's army to supplement the garrison. In addition, I will appoint Yang Gan as the temporary county lieutenant of Dingyang. As for the temporary county magistrate, I plan to temporarily recommend the eldest son Fu Yang of Fujiabao. What do you think, military advisor?"

"Okay, these two are both locals in Dingyang. If they serve as the temporary county magistrates and county lieutenants, it will be easier for the people of Dingyang to accept them, which will be beneficial to the stability of Dingyang. The situation is favorable. General, just submit your memorial. I will sign and second the motion. "Pang Tong said with a smile;

"I thought that communication with Luoyang would have to wait until after the peach flood. I didn't expect Hukou Town to come up with such a solution, but it is also a good solution. "Tian Yu said with a smile;

What Tian Yu said was the news that came last night. Originally, if you need to send a message from Shangjun to Luoyang, you need to cross the river from Hukou to Hedong, and then send a pigeon letter from Hedong to Luoyang. However, during this period of time, the peach flood broke out in the river, which cut off the communication between the two sides.

However, a few days ago, at the suggestion of an old boatman, a high platform was built on both sides of the river, and then the two high platforms were connected with a thick cable, and a small basket was added on it. Then the items to be delivered were placed in the basket and fixed, and then the cable was pulled to lift it from one side to the other. Although this method cannot transport large objects or people, it is completely no problem to transport some small objects or memorials.

At that moment, Tian Yu wrote his memorial, read it carefully again, and then gave it to Pang Tong for him to check and confirm. Pang Tong signed his name on it, and the two of them stamped their seals respectively. After sealing it, it was handed over to a team of guards, who rushed to Hukou Town, crossed the river as soon as possible, and then sent it to Anyi and handed it to Zhang Chao, the governor of Hedong. Zhang Chao would first open the memorial, and then send the important contents back to Luoyang by pigeon. As for the original, he would reseal it and then find a way to send it back to Luoyang. Although this was very slow, it could ensure that the communication between Luoyang and the Shangjun front would not be interrupted.