And outside the Yanmen Pass where the dust has settled on Hedong Road, the valley crossing buried by the falling snow has been re-cleared into a simple passage that can pass. It's just that among the busy working people on both sides of the aisle, there are constantly frozen dead bodies, together with weapons, flag sticks and other things being cleared out.
Standing on the smoky and scorching wall that was frozen in with a layer of solid ice, and watching this scene, Lieutenant Yang Shihou, who was watching this scene, also asked Zhao Jingfan, Lieutenant Lieutenant, who was on his side again:
"I haven't found Li Keju's body yet?"
"All the corpses that have been dug up have been identified by the captives one after another. Among them, there are many characters from the Yan army, and there are also people who have discovered the flags and drums. But there is no existence of Li Keju himself..."
Zhao Jingfan replied repeatedly:
"Furthermore, the sons and daughters who came out of Fanguan and Yanmensai have already arrived at the Yanjun Camp on the Sanggan River dozens of miles away, but they have found that people have gone to the camp, and there is no room for abandoning food, grass, armor and weapons. Therefore, it has already sent more people to prepare mounts to expand the search range of the upper and lower reaches of the Sanggan River, and it will definitely pay off in the near future."
"That's the only thing. The first priority is to confirm Li Keju's whereabouts; this is about the army's final trend in the Hedong battle and the next offensive and defensive posture..."
Yang Shihou only slightly loosened his tight expression and said:
After all, only after confirming the life and death of Li Keju, can he decide to turn to the defensive after the big victory, or to further expand the results and advantages of the trend. In private, this is also related to whether he can seek better treatment and future opportunities within the new dynasty system.
However, he did not wait for a long time in the world. In the early morning of the next day, he received several batches of wandering horses who had hurried back before the freezing wind and snow. Surprised again:
"You mean, all the Yan army north of the Sanggan River are gone?"
"That's the case. The towns of Mayi and Datong north of the Sanggan River, and even the (Suo)zhou city of Shanyang (now Shuo County, Shanxi), have all been abandoned."
The outpost rider in charge of the transmission said:
"The brothers who came out in the past have inquired about the local scholars and people, saying that it was not long ago that they suddenly rushed to retreat; it is said that the walk was very hurried and hurried, and even there are still a lot of goods and grain in the camp, and some are taken away All of his children were left where they were..."
"Therefore, the cruise team that went out has initially taken over the gate defense, camp gates, etc. of the state city, and sent me back to ask for support and cooperation..."
"Okay... OK... It's amazing!"
When Yang Shihou heard the words, his heart was greatly moved, and he immediately shouted to Zhao Jingfan:
"Let you lead one group of Tuqie and two groups of riding steps, and then take the ten-day food and rush to the state city to pick up the defense, and wait for the opportunity to continue searching north along the Sanggan River Valley...
After seeing the pioneers galloping out of the customs, Yang Shihou, who had already had an abdomen case, continued to give orders:
"Immediately ask the Northern Capital for support and follow-up defense! It is said that after the Yanmen defeat, there may be a large-scale collapse in the Yan army. Yun, Shuo, Wei and other prefectures are therefore empty in defense. Please organize the attack sequence for more In-depth armed reconnaissance."
"At the same time, we will temporarily postpone the dispatching of those soldiers from Hedong to the south, and select some healthy soldiers who are willing to pay for themselves. According to special regulations, they will be rewarded with generous funding and safety food. Yun waits for the cities and towns of Yanbian prefectures..."
After all, he is currently in this Yanmen Pass, and he can only count on more than 5,000 paces as chasing and taking over troops. Putting it between the ravines and valleys of Daibei states is simply the result of a drop in the bucket. On the contrary, in Yanmen Pass, Yanmen County Road, there are still eight or nine thousand Hedong soldiers who are basically intact.
The families and relatives of most of them are now in Taiyuan Prefecture, which is controlled by the Taiping Army, or in Daizhou; as long as they can be used to a limited extent, they will not be afraid that they will fight with them in a short period of time. Yan Jun, who had been dead for several years and had a lot of grudges, re-collaborated, and risked reversal or reversal before the battle.
As a result, Yang Shihou slightly expressed a similar tentative attitude, and he received quite a fierce response and echoes among the local pawns who were supervised in disguised form. The reason is also very simple, because many of these soldiers were born in the northern states; for them, this is undoubtedly a chance to return to their hometown and fight for redemption in the new dynasty.
Then, Yang Shihou hesitated and worried. He raised the threshold of expectations and selected more than 3,000 people from them. After re-arming, he temporarily mixed into five advance camps on a one-to-one basis. Sent to the hinterland of Shuozhou to pick up and clear out the remnants of the Yan army that may exist in the place, and then he took over a thousand remaining soldiers to guard the remaining soldiers.
He was so cautious and sleepless, patrolling the camps day and night in armor until two days later; finally he waited for the northern capital to reinforce the six dissatisfied garrison camps, and the food and equipment allocated from the seized storage. The transport team has only temporarily handed over the defense to be able to close their eyes and rest for a while.
It’s just that he was extremely tired of this nap, but he didn’t know how long he was pushed to wake up again; then he saw his new entourage Yuguanwei puppy, as well as all the army lieutenant generals. Waiting in the Chinese army's big account, and brought him two good news and one bad news.
One of the good news is that the Zhao Jingfan Department who was in charge of going out of Shuozhou was much more radical and bold than he had imagined; therefore, it has successfully taken over the almost undefended Shuozhou area; and is heading northeast of the Sanggan River Valley by victory. The downstream advancement has already passed through the Yunzhong Shouchou and Cow Hide Pass in Yunzhou without blood, and has advanced to the Qingsai Army (town) in Yuzhou (now Yanggao, Shanxi);
Then they recruited local soldiers and divided them again, and continued eastward to the Tiancheng Army (town) (now Tianzhen, Shanxi) to occupy the western end of Duxing, one of the Taihang Eighth Army; all the way south to Anbian (now Yuxian, Shanxi) ), Yokoye Army and Lingqiu (now Lingqiu, Shanxi), tentatively attacked and seized another place, the entrance and exit of Feihuxing, one of the Taihang Eight Bridges, and the seat of Feihu County (now Laiyuan, Shanxi).
But the bad news is that as Zhao Jingfan’s aggressive light soldiers and military adventures, they also disrupted a series of follow-up subordinates and plans of the Taiping Army after the victory in Hedong; he was also hard to say as the chief officer leading this route. Take the blame for this pot. Therefore, Yang Shihou was directly dismissed from the post of deputy general of the Guanbei Army, and his military rank was lowered to the first level and he was recorded once.
The other good news is that he was re-appointed as a temporary commander of the Beibei army, according to the rumor from the Metropolitan Government. He is responsible for leading the new army reorganized in Yanmen Pass, which is the military aroused by him. Adventurism and strategic speculation, to carry out the corresponding aftermath and finishing work, that is, to reintegrate a broken and exhausted state of the North.
Therefore, although Yang Shihou’s new position is a second-class leader of the other army (partial division) relative to the commander and deputy general of the attacking army, but with the advance force sent out before, it is still in the reorganized Hedong of the Guan. The pawns and the sixth battalion of back-ups, the men and horses that can actually be commanded and mobilized under his command, have reached more than 20,000 in secret, and it can be said that the aspect that can be said to be the only one to attack all the way has to be responsibilities.
However, the assistance that the northern capital can provide him in a short period of time is limited to this. Next, in addition to the guarantee of some food, he must find a way to master and control the local situation; then relying on these firearms is quite limited and subsequent supplements are not easy, and there are a large number of "new troops" with cold weapons and equipment to face It may come from the counterattack and threats from the Yan army.
After all, Daibei has been a place where the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty are mixed and there is no shortage of poor mountains and rivers. Therefore, in addition to the Yan army scattered in various places, there are also a large number of various tribe settlements and the Wubaozhai of the Han family that exist depending on the terrain. base. Among them are horse athletes who ride well and shoot well, and mountain warriors who endure hardships and climb soaring.
At least in the absence of sufficient firearms to form a large-scale advantage bonus, in the face of such a complicated and turbulent situation, it is undoubtedly a huge test and training for the leader's handling skills and ability to respond. Especially during the winter season, there is a natural disadvantage and weakening of the foreign army in the weather and geography.
But no matter what, Yang Shihou, who was born as a former officer and soldier, still obtained the unique and further opportunities he wanted through his hard work and seizing the opportunity. And just as the dust settled in Hedong and the smoke of Beifeng reappeared, the chaos on the land of the Central Plains on the east side of Wei Wei Taihang also entered a new stage in the blizzard.
With the constant chasing and freezing of various people, the Wei Jun, who continued to lose his army and lose his generals, had to pay a considerable price, and was able to hurriedly retreat to the north of the Yellow River after Wei Wang Leyanzhen personally broke it; thinking that the battle was invading Weizhou’s nest The Heyang Army belongs to. However, most of the four states originally under the jurisdiction of the Tianping Army also declared the restoration of most of them.
However, the gathered Eastern Capital Army did not return the troops after the siege. Instead, after converging with the Tianping Army in Yunzhou City and rested for a short time, they continued to break through the obstacles of the wind and snow and attacked along Ohyeze. The territory of Yanzhou of Taining Army (Yanhai Jiedushi). Therefore, it also made a breakthrough unexpectedly. The Taining Army's western line Pinglu, Zhongdu, Gongqiu and other places that were somewhat slack due to years of fighting.
Then, he surrounded the city of Xiaqiu (now Yanzhou City, Shandong Province) where Yanzhou Prefecture City and Taining Military Institute were located. And when the Wuning Army (Xu Si) Jiedu Shipu, located in Xuzhou to the south, quickly sent troops north to rescue after hearing the news; Huainan Taiping was repairing and gathering the fugitives in Yongqiao Town (now Fuli City, Henan) in Suzhou. The Army Zhucun Department also suddenly showed a strong sense of existence.
Taiping Qingqi, who crossed the Caohe Ancient Road in groups, began to appear in Dinggongshan and Renshan outside Pengcheng, Xuzhou. At this time, the Pinglu Army (Ziqing Town), who was supposed to have reacted fiercely because the Taiping Army entered Haizhou through Surabaya, showed a rare silence and slowness. (End of this chapter)