Chapter 474: The Battle of Zhaoqing Ends

The recovery of Tianshuang County marked the end of the Battle of Zhaoqing.

On the day when Tianshuang County was captured, Lin Yi led the first and second brigades of the Imperial Guard Division and continued southward.

On August 25th, the Second and Fourth Divisions of the Longchamp Army suddenly stepped in from the east and west wings respectively, blocking the Allied forces' northward retreat.

The allied forces, who were still arguing endlessly, were completely fooled by Shanhai City's move.

On August 26, Zhang Han led a temporarily reorganized division to join Bai Qi. Bai Qi immediately ordered that the army press down across the board and complete the encirclement of Yun'an County.

In the next few days, the Allied forces tried to break out of the siege several times, but all failed.

On August 27th, Lin Yi led his troops and formally joined forces with the two master regiments of the Longchamp Army.

The way for the Allied forces to retreat northward was completely blocked.

On August 29, the second division and the fourth division of the Huben Army led by Sun Bin traveled day and night, marching all the way in a hurry, and finally arrived at the Zhaoqing battlefield one day earlier.

In this way, the entire Zhaoqing County gathered the Imperial Guard Division, two divisions of the Longxiang Army, two divisions of the Huben Army, one division of the Baotao Army, one garrison division, and a temporary reorganization division. , a total of eight divisions, with a total strength of nearly 110,000 troops.

One hundred and ten thousand allied troops were trapped in Yun'an County, with no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside.

Surrender became the only option for the Allies.

The [SAARC] members are stubborn and refuse to surrender.

When Ouyang Shuo heard the battle report from the front line, he immediately ordered that the Imperial Guard Division cooperate with the Luo Shixin Division to mop up the northern part of Zhaoqing County, leaving no city or pool behind.

At this time, in the northern part of Zhaoqing County, there are only a few remnant soldiers left in all the territories, which is nothing to worry about.

In less than a week, the northern part of Zhaoqing County was completely suppressed. The lords of Zhaoqing County who lived in Yun'an County were sent to Quanzhou by God Gaia one by one.

On September 5th, Xiao He led a group of officials to transmit from Wulong County and began to receive Zhaoqing County.

The last hope of increasing troops has been cut off, and [Southern Alliance] is completely desperate. Ruan Ping and others, knowing that there was no hope of escape and unwilling to be captured, committed suicide one by one in the city and returned to the territory to reincarnate.

As soon as they returned to the territory, dozens of [Southern Alliance] members all announced to expand the army by 10,000 to deal with the threat of Shanhai City in the future. Ruan Ping also formally replaced He Fo and ascended the throne of [Southern League] leader.

On September 10, Hefo, the only one among the lords, led his troops out of the city and surrendered. Along with He Fu, the famous general Di Qing and the 100,000 allied troops also surrendered.

At this point, the Battle of Zhaoqing, which lasted for a month and a half, officially came to an end.

With the end of the battle, Gaia's blockade of channels and forums was officially lifted. Gossip about the Battle of Zhaoqing immediately spread all over the forum.

Everyone knows that Shanhai City has won another crucial victory.

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September 14, Wulong County.

Bai Qi, Han Xin and other generals left the army and rushed to Wulong County to meet the princes. Along with Bai Qi and other generals, Song Wen, He Fo and Di Qing also arrived.

Ouyang Shuo held a military and political meeting in Wulong County.

In addition to the generals, Xiao He and the four directors of the Protectorate were present at the meeting.

In this campaign, except for the Tianshuang County Division, they were beaten to the point of revoking their titles. The other divisions also suffered losses, and the total number of casualties exceeded 20,000.

Of course, the number of soldiers captured is also an astronomical number.

In the battle in the south of Zhaoqing County, more than 40,000 people were captured, and Zhang Han has reorganized them into a temporary division.

Outside Wulong County, Qu Yi's army of 50,000 captured more than 35,000 people.

Outside Genglou County, 80,000 Allied Left Route Army captured more than 40,000 people.

In Tianshuang County, 30,000 allied troops defended and captured more than 20,000 people.

In Yun'an County, 100,000 allied troops surrendered.

The number of prisoners of war who need to be reorganized is close to 200,000, which is more than the total army of Shanhai City.

How to reorganize such a huge army is a big problem.

In the Battle of Zhaoqing, the shortcoming of Shanhai City's insufficient army was undoubtedly exposed. Therefore, this time, Ouyang Shuo is determined to carry out a large-scale military expansion.

Although it is said that the reorganization of the army is the responsibility of the Military Affairs Department, everyone knows that in terms of the framework of the reorganization of the army, it is still up to the prince and marquis to decide.

Even Du Ruhui would not make a sound at this time and remained silent.

As early as when He Fu left the city and surrendered, Ouyang Shuo was already planning the reorganization of the army.

At this military and political meeting, Ouyang Shuo officially presented his reorganization plan.

First, the title of the Tianshuang County City Guards Regiment was officially revoked, and the 2,000 remnants waited for reorganization.

Song Wu's position as division commander was naturally dismissed.

The Song family's imprint on Tianshuang County City Guard Division is too deep. Many officers in the army are children of the Song family. Even though the Song family was Ouyang Shuo's in-law family, they were not tolerated by Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo just took this opportunity to completely eliminate this hidden danger.

At this time, it was the time when the Song family needed to rely on Ouyang Shuo the most, even if they were dissatisfied, they dared not say anything, it was the most suitable time.

When the Song family regained their composure, it would be difficult for Ouyang Shuo to strike hard.

Second, more than 12,000 people were added to the battle losses of various ministries.

In order to make up for the battle losses of the master regiments, Ouyang Shuo made a rule that from now on, whenever there is a big battle, the field division regiments will get priority, and the elite soldiers will give them priority.

After the master regiments replenished the battle damage, the remaining prisoners of war began to be reorganized. It is equivalent to adding the most elite prisoners of war to the master regiments.

In this way, the combat power of the master regiments will not be significantly reduced due to battle damage.

Third, set up a garrison division.

In addition to the previously designated Zhaoqing County Security Division and Lianzhou County Security Division, Ouyang Shuo also formed two additional security divisions.

One of the guard divisions was added to the Shanhai City City Guard Division.

As the center of the territory, Shanhai City is close to a city guard regiment, which seems a little thin, which made Ouyang Shuo somewhat restrained when mobilizing the guard division.

Therefore, taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo expanded the city guard division into two divisions. In this way, even if the Imperial Guard Division is not in Shanhai City, the base camp can be worry-free.

In the future, Ouyang Shuo's goal is to promote the city guard division to the city guard army and send down four divisions.

Right now, there are two divisions, no worries for the time being. If the one-time expansion is in place, the number of soldiers is sufficient, but Shanhai City's finances may not be able to afford it.

Although Shanhai City is becoming more and more prosperous, its fiscal revenue is also very considerable. But generally speaking, it is still in a stage of rapid development and requires continuous financial investment.

Ouyang Shuo didn't want to cause too much military expenditure burden to Shanhai City by fishing in the dry lake.

Another garrison division was prepared for Yufo County.

Jade Buddha County is a nail embedded in Jiaozhou County by Ouyang Shuo. In order to keep this nail and prevent it from being pulled out by the [Southern Alliance], it is natural to need heavy guards.

The candidates for the division heads of the four major security divisions were also selected one by one.

The head of the Lianzhou County Garrison Division is Hu Yibiao, who has been appointed before. The head of the Zhaoqing County Garrison Division is the young general Su Wang.

As for the candidates for the division commanders of the remaining two garrison divisions, Ouyang Shuo handed over to the Military Affairs Department to draw up.

In any case, Ouyang Shuo still had to respect Du Ruhui, the director of military affairs, and give him limited power to appoint and dismiss generals.

Otherwise, in the long run, Du Ruhui's life will be difficult.

Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo also arranged Wu Song's duties together. Song Wu was appointed by Ouyang Shuo as the deputy division head of the Leizhou County Garrison Division, which was equivalent to being demoted by half a level.

If Song Wu behaved competently in the future, it would not be impossible for Ouyang Shuo to promote him to division head.

In this campaign, the performance of the Leizhou County Garrison Division was affirmed by Bai Qi. The head of the division, Zhao Yan, naturally returned to Ouyang Shuo's sight.

At the right time, Ouyang Shuo was going to transfer Zhao Yan, a strong general, back to the field army.

Fourth, expand the Leopard Tao Legion.

This time Ouyang Shuo will reorganize the Leopard Tao Army in one go.

Zhang Han succeeded Wei Zhang as the head of the first division of the Leopard Army. Wei Zhang took over the temporary division reorganized by Zhang Han, and the designation was determined to be the second division of the Baotao Army.

In the legion, the first division to the fourth division seem to be all divisions with equal levels, but in fact there are still some differences. The higher the ranking, the higher the status.

The candidates for the division commanders of the first divisions of the major legions are the most powerful contenders for the candidates for the future division commanders. This is true whether it is Shi Wansui of the Longxiang Legion or Fan Lihua of the Huben Legion.

Zhang Han became the third person.

After all, with Zhang Han's ability, even if he is the commander of the army, it is more than enough. At the right time, Zhang Han can be promoted again.

In addition, from the prisoners of war, two master regiments were reorganized, and they were given the designations of the third division and the fourth division of the Leopard Army.

The general Di Qing served as the commander of the third division of the Baotao Corps.

Di Qing's ability, in the battle of Zhaoqing, had already shown its edge. Compared with Wei Zhang, he is naturally superior, but he is a new general, so he can only be inferior to Wei Zhang.

Under Luo Shixin's tent, there were two young generals, Shaobu and Sun Chuanlin, both of whom were first-class cavalry generals. In this campaign, the performance of both of them was excellent.

Sun Chuanlin, a general with riding and archery expertise, was brave and calm in battle, was favored by Ouyang Shuo, and was promoted to the division commander of the fourth division of the Leopard Army.

After Lin Yi, this is another commander of the general field division trained in Shanhai City.

Coincidentally, both Lin Yi and Sun Chuanlin had worked under Luo Shixin's account before. Together with Schaub and Sun Tengjiao, it is the previous four teenagers.

The Luo Shixin Division, the First Cavalry Division in the Territory, the first division to pass the legion trial, the field ace division whose status is second only to the Imperial Guard Division, is it worthless reputation.

The two major cavalry divisions can be described as having double walls in their territories.

Luo Shixin, a young general, was more and more recognized by Ouyang Shuo. Luo Shixin's potential has not been exhausted, and there is still a possibility to go further.

Ouyang Shuo was looking forward to the day when Luo Shixin was promoted to the rank of imperial general.