Battle of Qinhe
Almost all of Zheng Ziyu's troops were killed in battle, tens of thousands of horses, and only three to five thousand were captured. Most of them were still wounded, and no more than 1,500 people were captured alive and surrendered without injury. In such a large-scale battle, the number of wounded is less than one-tenth of the dead, which shows how tragic this battle is.
Fang Xie strictly ordered that the wounded under Zheng Ziyu's unit should be treated together with the wounded of the Black Banner Army, and after they recovered from their injuries, they could decide to stay or stay. The same is true for those surrendered soldiers who were not injured.
The troops of Yan Zeng and Li Tai at Lingmen Pass had already withdrawn, and the troops deployed by Zheng Ziyu at Lingmen Pass were trapped to death. Gao Jun, who was really trying to store water, was defeated by Yan Zeng and returned to Lingmen Pass. Tai's soldiers and horses patrolled the upper reaches of the river, and the defenders in Lingmen Pass were trapped to death, and they did nothing.
As soon as the fighting on Qinhe's side ended, Yan Zeng and Li Tai were ordered to retreat. There is no need to attack Lingmen Pass, the place is high in mountains and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so there is no need to spend troops on such a place. Almost all of Zheng Ziyu's soldiers and horses were killed in battle, and the Gao family army in Lingmen Pass became a lone army, and the thousands of troops would not do much. Perhaps, after the Black Banner Army moved out, these thousands of people would become bandits.
Fang Jie sent people to surrender, but the defenders in the pass closed their doors and did not see him, so Fang Jie simply ignored him.
After returning from the battlefield, Fang Jie summoned his generals to study the plan of advancing troops, and it was not over until nightfall. Xiang Qingniu came several times to discuss military affairs with his generals, and he didn't bother. He didn't come in until the meeting in the big tent was over, he yawned and seemed a bit bored.
"Is something wrong?"
Fang Jie asked.
"No big deal."
Xiang Qingniu sat down on the chair, stretched his waist and said: "It's not about the Moon Shadow Hall. I've been thinking about it these days, and I always feel a little uneasy."
"What did you think of?"
Fang Jiefang put down the brochure in his hand, it was a report from Zhuqueshan Camp. Every seven days, there will be such a report from Suzaku Mountain.
"If the Moon Shadow Hall is still there and has infiltrated the Martial Arts Academy, didn't my master notice it when he was there? With his old man's experience, mind, and cultivation base, if the heavenly monarchs of the Moon Shadow Hall are good at cultivation , should not be able to hide it from him. Another thing... Back then, the Ouchi Guards Office knew almost nothing about the affairs of Chang'an City. However, with the scheming of Luo Weiran and Hou Wenji, it seems impossible for Yueyingtang to hide in Chang'an City. After all, it is under the feet of the emperor, so it is not so easy to hide."
Fang Jie nodded his head: "According to what the swordsman I captured said, Tianjun's cultivation is stronger than the other, so the cultivation level of the strongest Jiutianjun will definitely alarm Mr. Wan. Besides, Mr. Zhuo was still at the Ouchi guard at that time, he is a perception type practitioner, much stronger than Xiao Yao, there are so many great practitioners hidden in the city, he must know."
"If the main hall of Moon Shadow Hall wasn't in Chang'an... where would it be?"
Xiang Qingniu frowned and said: "Yueyingtang has been living in the dark for more than two hundred years. If it is in the south of the Yangtze River, those old guys in Tonggu Academy must not know about it. It is also impossible to be in the southwest. You The southwest has been turned upside down. It is also impossible to be in the northwest, the rebellion in the northwest did not see their shadow... Could it be that they are in the northeast?"
Fang Jie asked: "Now you are so entangled in where the main altar of Moon Shadow Hall is, and what do you want to do?"
Xiang Qingniu picked up the corner of his mouth: "Damn it, these people have already bullied me on top of the Daoist. Even if their main purpose is not to kill you and me, we two are the ones who want to get rid of them incidentally." Right. If they can bully the door, can’t Master Dao bully them back? If Master Dao finds out where their main altar is, Master Dao will go over and step on it.”
"I killed a Heavenly Lord. Even the weakest and most ineffective Heavenly Lord is unacceptable to Yueyingtang. If there is no accident, someone will come to the door in a short time. Just wait a little longer. It's time to catch a high-status prisoner, and you'll know if you interrogate him. Besides, San Jinhou went to see the head of the Assassin sect, and he is expected to come back later. He should be able to bring back some useful news. "
"I suddenly thought..."
Xiang Qingniu took a look at Fang Jie: "Yueyingtang was picked by my master and his old man back then, and then was besieged by various sects. Even so, Yueyingtang did not collapse. It has been developing in secret for more than two hundred years and now it has recovered. It has a very strong strength... The Wanjian Hall created by my master was disbanded under his order, and it has not suffered the slightest trauma... Since there are people in the Moon Shadow Hall, will the Wanjian Hall..."
Fang Jie was moved by what he said, and took a look at Xiang Qingniu.
"You mean, the four of you are just your master's outer disciples? The ones who are the real direct disciples never showed up?"
"Pooh!"
Xiang Qingniu gave Fang a blank look: "The four of us are the direct disciples... But, is it true that my master and his old man really only have our four direct disciples in his entire life? Probably, no?"
He looked at Fang Jie, both of them felt that this matter seemed unreasonable.
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Suzaku Mountain Camp
After Fang Jie led the army to go out, the soldiers and horses staying in the Zhuqueshan camp had nothing to do except drill every day, and they were peaceful. A large village has formed near Daying. At the beginning, the people of Huangyang Road knew that it would be safe to rely on Zhuque Mountain, so they gradually moved here to live.
These people got food from the Black Banner Army at the beginning, and the village was also built with the help of the Black Banner Army soldiers, so the people feel kind to the Black Banner Army from the bottom of their hearts. The land was distributed to the common people, and they handed over half of the harvested food to the Black Banner Army and kept the other half for themselves. Compared with the previous days, they did not know how much better it was. Every family had surplus food and every household had surplus money. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Huangyang Road is the most comfortable place to live and work in the entire Central Plains.
During the slack season, the common people would go to Zhuque Mountain to find some work to do. The camp is still being improved, and the navy dock is also being remodeled. In order to ensure that larger warships go out in Xuanwu Lake, the river should also be widened. The Black Banner Army will never deduct the wages of the common people, and the meals are also good.
Not only the vicinity of Suzaku Mountain, but also the entire Huangyang Road.
You Enzhi, a hundred households of the Xiaoqi school, brought a dozen Xiaoqi schools out of the Zhuqueshan camp, and went for a walk in several nearby counties as usual. According to the rules laid down by Fang Jie, the people of Huangyang Road can directly go to the Xiaoqi School to complain about their grievances. The Xiaoqi School regularly patrols the counties, which has become a practice.
However, the current Huangyang Dao is very good in terms of both official and civilian governance. It was the period of starting a business, and Fang Jie's subordinates, both civil servants and generals, were very responsible.
In fact, You Enzhi also knew that nothing would happen during this inspection.
The team set off from the Zhuque Mountain camp, and a dozen fast horses traveled along the official road. At the beginning, Huangyang Dao didn't suffer any war disasters, so the official road was still very intact. After Fang Xie started to govern, he sent people to repair it.
"Baihu, where are you going first this time?"
A Xiaoqi School asked.
The patrol route of the Xiao Riding School is not fixed, and it is to prevent any evil officials from knowing the patrol route of the Xiao Riding School in advance and making preparations.
"Go to Dongxian County first, it's still the old rule, don't disturb the local government, just lay a case on the street and wait for the people to come to report their grievances. If there is no case, we will stay in Dongxian County for one day and rush to the city early the next morning. Xilai County."
You Enzhi thought for a while to answer, and then said in a dazed way: "The generals brought most of them. Brothers followed the lord to make contributions in the north. If those of us who stay at home slack off, we will be even more inferior. You must know that in the battlefield It’s a lot of military merits, and we can only make sure that nothing goes wrong. If we continue to slack off, those brothers who have made meritorious deeds will immediately occupy our current errands after returning.”
"What Baihu said makes sense."
Another Xiaoqi school said: "As long as we continue to do things conscientiously, the president will not dismiss us for no reason."
"So, even though you know that nothing will happen during this trip, you still don't relax, just do what you want. Wait until you come back after a round and rest."
"Here!"
More than a dozen Xiao riding schools won the battle at the same time, and then urged their horses to move forward. In the farmland along the way, the farmers in the field would all get up and say hello when they saw Xiaoqi School going out. Although those Xiaoqi schools would not return the gift, the common people would not blame anything. Because they also understand that the Xiaoqi School still has to maintain its due majesty, and besides, if they return the salutes one by one, they will not hurry.
When it was getting dark on the ninth day of going out, You Enzhi and the others stopped to rest at a place called Fangshanting Town. This place is not far from Dong Xian County, so I will rest here for the night, and I will go to the city for business early in the morning. You Enzhi asked someone to find an inn, and told the boss not to let people from the Xiaoqi school stay in.
The owner of the inn is a very talkative man in his fifties, with a dark complexion and a simple and honest look.
After arranging board and lodging for You Enzhi and the others, the boss will leave. According to the usual practice, You Enzhi warned the boss not to disclose their whereabouts to Dong Xian County. The boss smiled and said rest assured, you are here to do things for the common people, and we will not spoil your work.
When he was about to go out, the boss suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Lord Baihu."
The boss turned around and came back again, looked out, then lowered his voice and said: "There is a young man living in my inn, who arrived less than an hour earlier than you. He looks about seventeen or eighteen years old at most, and his skin is dark. It looks like he was exposed to the sun after a long journey. He was alone, carrying only a very small bag, and he was expected to only put down some money... People who travel far away don’t bring an umbrella or a few changes of clothes of?"
"That's not the most important thing."
The boss came over and lowered his voice: "When this young man was having dinner, he asked me a lot about the Zhuque Mountain camp, how far the Zhuque Mountain camp was from here, and who is in charge of the mountain now. I also asked if the family members of the Grand Duke are still on the mountain."
The instinctive reaction made You Enzhi's face change, he stood up abruptly and grabbed the boss's hand: "How do you answer?"
The boss was taken aback, and quickly explained: "I just asked three questions. I didn't feel any good intentions when I saw that guy. We have all been greatly favored by the Duke, so how dare we talk nonsense. I planned to wait for him After I sleep, I will go to Dong Xian County to report to the officials at night."
You Enzhi let go of his hand and nodded: "It's okay, which room does that person live in? Did he ever wear a weapon?"
"I didn't see any weapons with me. That package is so small..."
The boss thought for a while: "By the way, he came riding a very strange horse. I haven't seen it before. It's in the backyard. There seems to be a package on the horse's back, and he didn't take it down."
You Enzhi looked at his subordinates and smiled at the boss: "Well, you don't need to go to Dong Xian County to report this matter to the officials. We will investigate him in a while. Don't worry, nothing will happen with us."
The boss nodded quickly: "We respect and fear the Xiao Riding School, so I can rest assured that you are here. Who doesn't know the name of our Black Banner Army Xiao Riding School, and no one in Huangyang Dao dares to make trouble."
"Ha ha."
You Enzhi smiled and said: "Don't be afraid of us, as long as you keep yourself safe, we won't randomly look for you."
He waved his hand and ordered, "Go to the backyard first to see what's unusual about that horse."