Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 297

[Chapter 297 Unwavering]

The battle in Hengshan City will soon end.

The soldiers who entered the city began to clear the remnants of the enemy, and at the same time took over the warehouses of the Xiliang army in the city.

Zhao Xu went all the way to the north gate again, and observed the battle outside the city with Chang Wei.

The Xiliang soldiers who fled in panic obviously did not expect that there were soldiers of King Yan here, and were caught off guard.

Facing the rampage of the cavalry, a large number of Xiliang soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered.

For the soldiers who resisted, the soldiers of the palace naturally did not spare any hands, and swung the swords in their hands at them.

However, a small number of Xiliang cavalry escaped from the ambush circle.

The fighting lasted from morning until noon.

At this time, Bai Shang, who was in charge of the ambush, escorted a Xiliang general into Hengshan City.

“Your Highness, this person is Ye Renrong, the deputy leader of Xiliang.” Bai Shang clasped his fists and said.

Two soldiers pushed the embarrassed Ye Renrong to Zhao Xu and pressed him to the ground.

Zhao Xu had never heard of this name.

But Chang Wei laughed. He fought against Ye Renrong when he was fighting Xiliang.

In the Xiliang Army, Ye Renrong was still a thoughtful general.

At that time, the Dasong Forbidden Army had suffered a lot under their subordinates.

I didn’t expect to be caught by him so easily now.

He said to Zhao Xu: “Your Highness, this person is a general under Murong Wuji’s command.”

Ye Renrong raised his head at this moment, staring fiercely at Zhao Xu, “You are King Yan?”

Zhao Xu Yiran Not afraid, he said coldly: “That’s right, I am the King of Yan.”

“Hehe, you have some skills, but it’s a pity that you can’t take back Jinzhou after all, and my Xiliang army will definitely let you come and go. Ye Renrong shouted.

The corner of Zhao Xu’s mouth was raised, and at that time there was a smile of Wang Zhi’s contempt.

The weak will be irritated by a few words, but the strong will just dismiss it.

He said indifferently: “Really? If that’s the case, I won’t kill you for the time being. I’ll save you. When I capture Murong Wuji, I’ll let the two of you kneel in front of me.”

“Daydreaming!” Ye Ren Rong yelled.

Zhao Xu didn’t bother to argue with him at all, and waved for the soldiers to take him down.

At this time, Chang Wei looked at King Yan, what King Yan said just now was really domineering, which made his blood boil.

He said: “His Royal Highness, now that Hengshan County is taken, the city of Xinjun is below. If you take it, you can point directly to Jincheng.”

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and said, “But if Hengshan County is lost, Xiliang must be Annoyed, the next battle may be even more brutal.” After a

pause, he continued: “And there are two counties on the road from Xincheng to Jincheng, and these two counties must be conquered.”

Wars in ancient times Often a city is conquered one by one.

He also cannot jump out of this rule.

The reason is that every city is a fortress and granary.

Continuing to march after taking down the city is equivalent to shortening the food road.

If you don’t fight, go around the city occupied by the enemy and attack the city farther away.

This becomes checkers, which is equivalent to breaking the middle point.

At that time, once the enemies in the middle city cut off the grain road, or attack from both sides, it will be very uncomfortable.

In history, there are many battles where dumplings were made because of bypassing the enemy city.

Chang Wei nodded as he recalled the distribution of cities on the sand table.

The battle in Jinzhou is not something he can rush.

The two continued to discuss.

It was decided to clean up the battlefield first, and at the same time let the follow-up folks transport the grain and grass to the granary in the city.

Finally, consolidate the defense of Hengshan City.

After all, this place has now become a bridgehead of war like Feihu Pass.

With this leap forward, they will continue to leap to the next step.

In the evening, Chang Wei told him the statistics of the battlefield.

“Your Highness, in this battle, 6,621 Xiliang soldiers were killed, 9,100 were injured, and 23,206 Xiliang soldiers surrendered. Then he rushed out of the encirclement and escaped, and according to the captured generals of Xiliang, there were more than 42,000 people in the city, and they mainly attacked the son.” Chang Wei said.

Zhao Xu is very satisfied with this number.

Basically, this battle destroyed the army led by Ye Renrong.

But what makes him regret is that Ye Renrong seems to be mainly leading a second-dog army like Gong Gongzi.

“Those who surrendered and bumped into your son will be dealt with according to the methods in the camp, and Xiliang soldiers will be escorted to Yanzhou and sent to the mine for mining.” Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei agreed, and then said: “Your Highness, there is one more thing. There are still many people in Hengshan City, and there are also some local wealthy families who are working for tigers. What should they do?”

Zhao Xu frowned, “Inside the city Do not disturb the common people, and the powerful families who do evil will be punished as collaborators and traitors.”

For him, it is useless for these powerful families to remain.

They represent a stubborn conservative force, a community of interests that hinders progress, and will surely be their enemy in the future.

In fact, when the Yuan family rebelled, he was aware of this problem.

Fighting against the rich by himself, the decree of dividing the land and acres certainly won the hearts of the people.

But this seriously hurt the interests of local wealthy families.

That’s why they were determined to follow Yuan’s family to rebel and get rid of him.

But now, as he sat firmly in the four northern counties day by day, he became the one who had the last laugh.

After that, it was logical for him to promote Yan County’s policy throughout the four northern counties.

Of course, on the issue of whether to stand on the opposite side of the wealthy family, he has weighed which one to choose.

After thinking about it, he still chose to stand on the opposite side of them.

Of course, like the Yuan family, he wins over the wealthy family and protects the interests of the wealthy family. He can make himself appear compatible with Da Song and have fewer enemies.

But this is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst, and the nature of the rich to use everything for their own profit will not change.

And in the face of powerful clans, they are inherently weak, and it is extremely easy to succumb to powerful clans.

If he adopts the strategy of emphasizing the use of powerful families, he is afraid that his iron-making and cannon-making skills are now used as wedding dresses for powerful families.

Maybe the army under his command can directly rebel.

But now, he chose the poor people who were opposed to the rich and powerful.

In order not to return to the dark age of being enslaved by the wealthy and powerful clans, they must be closely united by his side.

Even at this price, he may one day become the public enemy of the powerful and wealthy families.

Therefore, since you have chosen a side, you must stand firm.

In the face of the powerful family, you must not be soft-hearted.

Of course, he wouldn’t kill them all with one stick.

This is undoubtedly another extreme. He will also be lenient towards benevolent wealthy families that the common people think are good.

After making this decision, Zhao Xu asked Chang Wei to leave.

Think about the next strategy by yourself.

Taking Hengshan County this time, Xiliang will definitely increase its vigilance and strengthen the defense of the city on the road to Jincheng.

In particular, they will be on guard against night raids, which will weaken the advantage of the royal soldiers marching at night.

Therefore, he must find a way to maintain this advantage.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized something, smiled and nodded.

(end of this chapter)