Chapter 230 Military Market
On the west bank of Yingshui River, the last organized army of the Han army also retreated.
Half an hour ago, defeated troops from Huangfu Song's army swam across Yingshui and threw themselves into Zhu Jun's army. Zhu Jun and other generals finally knew the story of Huangfu Song's army.
Do you not know whether Huangfu Song is alive or dead? The Taishan Army on the other side is actually here?
After that, more and more defeated troops arrived, and more details of the battlefield were learned by Zhu Jun and others. In the end, the generals discussed it and admitted the battle. It was impossible for the Han army to fight against the Taiping army in Yingyang again.
However, fierce conflicts broke out among the generals regarding where to withdraw, especially the guard Fu Xie who was determined to get closer to General Zuo Zhonglang. But the other generals disagreed. It can be said that Huangfu Song's lieutenant Zhao Rong abandoned Zhu Jun's army alone, which made Sun Jian and other generals full of disbelief in General Zuo Zhonglang.
And Zhu Jun didn't want to return his troops, which would be a failure. Instead of retreating to the rear and receiving orders from the imperial court, it is better to continue to approach Runan. There, he connected with the local powerful forces and directly attacked the rear of the Yellow Turban Army. At that time, if we absorb the soldiers from counties and counties in Huaisi area, we can still kill them back.
None of the generals had objections to Zhu Jun's decision, especially Sun Jian, who knew the Huaisi area very well and supported it. As for Fu Xie, the guard of the army, even if he disagrees, the coach has decided to do so, so he can only obey the order.
Just like that, half an hour later, Zhu Jun broke out of camp and left without even cleaning the battlefield.
After that, everyone reacted, whether it was the Runan Yellow Turban on the west bank or the Yingchuan Yellow Turban on the east bank. The Han soldiers retreated, leaving the battlefield full of baggage.
So what are you waiting for? Grab it!
The battlefield baggage and prisoners on the east bank of Yingshui naturally belong to the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans. There is no doubt about this. But on the west bank of Yingshui, there is a bit of competition.
Although the Taishan Army swept across the Han Army in the rear, their numbers were small. On the one hand, they had to continue to pursue the enemy, so most of the baggage only stayed in place.
Originally, the Runan Yellow Turbans were still secretly competing for the position of Qu Kuai, but when He Man took Huang Shao out, there was no suspense.
Huang Shao originally had the last command of Peng Tuo, the commander of Ququ. Peng Tuo confessed this matter in front of all the soldiers before his death. It was very difficult to lie. He Yi, who was the first to arrive, had hinted at several guards and made a lot of promises, but in the end he gave up after knowing that all the guards knew about it.
As evidenced by numerous soldiers, Huang Shao was nominally the new commander-in-chief of the Runan Yellow Turban. And in terms of strength, Huang Shao is not weak. First, He Man stood firmly on his side, and then the two found Liu Pi and promised something, and Liu Pi also sided with Huang Shao.
He Yi and Gong Du were the ones who had ideas about Qu Shuai's position, but they were at odds with each other. As for the last warrior Wu Ba, he has not come back yet and is still staying on the east coast.
In this way, with the support of the old brothers left by Peng Tuo in the Chinese Army, and with the position of more than half the powerful commander, Huang Shao became the new Runan Qu Commander.
The first thing he did when he became the leader was to grab supplies from the Taishan Army. Of course, from the perspective of Runan Huangjin, these baggage items belong to them.
Millet, money, clothes, money, carts, war horses, the baggage left by the Han army piled up like a mountain on the battlefield. In order to secure his position, Huang Shao directly used this method to win over the soldiers. But what does Taishan Army think?
In Runan, the Yellow Turbans robbed dozens of war horses, and a conflict broke out between the Taishan Army and the Runan Yellow Turbans. These dozens of war horses were collected from the battlefield by a small team under Wang Zhang's command, because most of the people were still gathering the horses, and only one team was responsible for guarding them.
Then the Runan Yellow Turbans rushed up to grab these dozens of war horses. Instead of trying to collect them one by one, weren't these ready-made? Seeing the Yellow Turban Army rushing to seize the horse, a five-man team of the Taishan Army rushed to stop them, but they were all beaten.
In particular, their corps leader was slapped six times in the mouth by a rough yellow turban boy on the opposite side. The man slapped and cursed:
"Donkey Ball, I didn't just look at you because you were a match for Mount Tai, I just made a fool of you. This mouth is just to make you remember, and you dare to compete with us, Ru Nanan. You are going against the grain!"
The chaos here attracted Sun Yu, the Taishan army general who set up a flag nearby.
Sun Yu was driving back with a dozen people and a few captured war horses. Then he saw He Tie, the corps commander he had left behind to guard the horses, being whipped by the Runan Yellow Turban, while the others were still leading their horses.
The man's anger suddenly boiled up, and he ran over, and then whipped the young Runan yellow scarf general who was beating him to the ground with a whip.
This whip hit the man's skin to pieces, but the Runan yellow scarf behind him did not dare to protect him.
After all, these Runan Yellow Turbans still know that if the Taishan Army had not arrived on the battlefield in time, they might have died in this war. In other words, Taishan Army is their savior.
It turns out that following this young handsome man to seize the horse was a sneaky and lucky move. But now that the real owner is here, he doesn't just leave immediately, but also beats him up. That's really unjustifiable.
The young handsome man was so disfigured by the whip that he wanted to get it back again, but looking at the looks of his companions behind him, he knew in his heart that this was not going to work. In the end, he said a few harsh words and left in embarrassment.
Captain Sun Yu looked disdainfully at the group of Runan Yellow Turbans going away, spitting thick phlegm on the ground, then pulled up the beaten team leader He Tie and cursed:
"If you encounter this kind of thing, fight it back, you turtle, don't even think about becoming my soldier."
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At the edge of the battlefield, there was the original defensive barrier of the Han army.
The Taishan Army is here now. Small teams continued to lead prisoners into the camp, and then sent them into the newly fenced fence.
Because Zhang Chong decided to stay in Yingyang for a longer time, he wanted to meet with the Yellow Turban commanders in Yingchuan and Runan to discuss the next strategy.
Therefore, at this time, many military officials were commanding the original followers of the Han army to join the strong men and rebuild the damaged fortresses. It’s not that I want to guard against anyone, but it’s always right to do things on the prudent side.
At this time, Yan Zhuang, the chief secretary of the army, was inspecting the camp with Zhang Chong, the leader of the army.
Yan Zhuang has been a little proud of himself recently. His younger brother Yan Gang has repeatedly won military exploits in the Cavalry and has now become the deputy commander. It can be said that they are Yan brothers, one is on the inside and the other is on the outside, and both are blossoming.
But he was happy to try again. Yan Zhuang was still doing what he was doing seriously. He knew where his foundation was. At this time, he was meticulously reporting the latest statistics:
"Commander Qu, aside from the 800 Han cavalry captured in the previous battle, the number of prisoners currently inspected includes 400 cavalry, 1,400 Han soldiers, 600 halberd soldiers, and 12,000 soldiers. In addition, the most important war horses are still gathering. There are currently 600 horses in the stalls. In addition, the Han army has six camps and our army is fighting in three. Among them, there are 6,000 pieces of military uniforms and 100,000 shi of corn left. Countless money and silk.”
At this moment, Zhang Chongzheng walked to a larger fence, which was full of ragged people and all kinds of people.
Zhang Chong pointed to Yan Zhuang behind him and said:
"Are these the disciples of the Han army?"
Yan Zhuang nodded. Previously, the Han army had 40,000 soldiers, but there were 40,000 disciples accompanying the army alone. After several battles, many people fled one after another, but in the end, there were 12,000 people captured by the Taishan Army, which was a lot.
"How many people are in this column?"
"This column is five hundred people. There are twenty-four such fences in total, divided into four fields."
Looking at these skinny men and women, Zhang Chong couldn't bear it. These people were poor people who were forcibly recruited by the Han soldiers, and now they were locked up like animals.
So Zhang Chong said:
"These Dingkou are our greatest asset in this war. These people generally have hatred against the Han soldiers, and they can be on our side with a little propaganda. Therefore, we must not slack off in eating. We must calm these people's hearts as soon as possible."
Yan Zhuang hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Don't you send these people back to their hometowns like in the past?"
Obviously, Yan Zhuang did not want to support these people. After all, the daily cost of corn for more than 10,000 people was not a small amount.
Zhang Chong certainly understood what Yan Zhuang meant. Previously, all Han soldiers they captured were sent back to their hometowns with grains. Because at that time the army implemented a strategy of elite troops, bringing these people would only hinder the army's mobility.
But looking at the old and weak men and women in the column, Zhang Chong sighed and asked:
"Do you still think these people have a family?"
When Yan Zhuang heard this, he fell silent.
They came all the way from Fengqiu. The big and small dock walls in the middle were either destroyed by Han soldiers or looted by Taiping Road. How could there be any human habitation left.
Zhang Chong continued:
"We are different this time. We are going to stay near Yingchuan for a while. During this time, we can conduct further investigations on these twelve thousand people to see which of them are craftsmen, which are farmers, and which are There is craftsmanship. In short, people who are born must have their uses. We just want to put these more than 10,000 people to use.”
Yan Zhuang felt a pain in his heart, secretly thinking that this was not a simple job, but Qu Kui had made up his mind, and they could only do it with their heart.
At this time, the Taishan sergeants who had returned from the battlefield told Zhang Chong one after another about the tyrannical behavior of the Runan Yellow Turbans. All the soldiers were resentful, and they were the wolves of Zhongshan and were ungrateful.
Zhang Chong listened to these words that were not conducive to unity, but did not stop them. Although there is an old saying, "Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity." But if you don't use some means, how can others be willing to be united by you. They really want to unite you.
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July 24, the sixth year of Guanghe.
On the west bank of Yingshui River, the battlefield that was originally full of corpses has been cleared one after another, followed by a huge military market, where countless people are trading with each other.
This was Zhang Chong's suggestion. Zhang Chong wanted to use the captured baggage to exchange prisoners with the commanders from each battalion in Runan.
Two days ago, Zhang Chong met Ma Yuanyi, the envoy of the gods, and Huang Shao of the Runan Yellow Turban. In Ma Yuanyi's tent, Zhang Chong exchanged greetings with Ma Yuanyi for rescuing him many years ago, and Huang Shao also expressed his gratitude to Zhang Chong for traveling hundreds of miles to save him. The atmosphere was relatively relaxed and warm.
No matter how huge the damage to Taiping Road was, everyone in this big tent at this time was the winner of this war.
The main purpose of Zhang Chong's meeting with Ma Yuanyi and Huang Shao this time was to confirm their strategic views on the next step.
But the first thing happened, everyone broke down.
Does Ma Yuanyi want to lead his people to continue northward, or attack Luoyang, Kyoto as planned. After escaping from Luoyang, what he thought about all the time was to lead people back to Luoyang, massacre all the officials in the court, and avenge his comrades who died in vain.
But Huang Shao from Runan was unwilling to go north. Unlike the former leader Peng Tuo, Huang Shao and other young coaches generally do not have much identification with Hebei Taiping Road. Because they were all developed by their respective leaders in their hometowns, and their roots remain in the local area. It turns out that the first generation of Qu Kuai were still connected to each other because of the overall strategy of Taiping Dao. By the time Huang Shao's group was established, it was inevitable that they would fall apart.
Huang Shao ignored Ma Yuanyi's embarrassed expression and said directly that he would take his brothers back to Runan. The old brothers who had stayed behind were severely reduced in number under the attack of a powerful army led by Wang Yun, the shepherd of Yuzhou. Now, Zhu Jun, the right lieutenant general of the Han Dynasty, is heading south to Runan with more than 10,000 Han troops. If Huang Shao does not bring his men back, the old brothers in Runan will inevitably suffer a fatal blow.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Huang Shao. Huang Shao, who came from a lower class background, made a clear distinction between fighting for his children in his hometown or fighting for San Zhang who was far away in Hebei.
The huge split between the Runan and Yingchuan Yellow Turbans was placed directly in front of Zhang Chong. He originally wanted to suggest that the two armies march north with him to attack Aocang. As long as Beizhonglang General Lu Zhi's logistics are cut off, the three main forces of the Han army will really be either disabled or dead.
The current situation was something Zhang Chong never expected before the war. But at this point, Zhang Chong still made the suggestion.
Sure enough, not only Huang Shao shook his head, but even Ma Yuanyi, the divine envoy, rejected Zhang Chong after thinking again and again. Ma Yuanyi means that if the army must be divided. He was inclined to go to Nanyang, where there were still 100,000 Yellow Turban troops. Ma Yuanyi now only had more than 10,000 troops, so he was not very reassured. Moreover, many young marshals in Nanyang are his old subordinates. As long as he goes to Nanyang, no matter how much Zhang Mancheng has his own opinions, he will only be annexed by Ma Yuanyi.
That's right, it's a merger. In Zhang Chong's view, Ma Yuanyi's true intention is to annex friendly forces and restore strength.
Regarding the next step of the coalition's strategy, how important it is. Although everyone did not reach a consensus at the beginning, they still have to talk a few more times. And now that Yingyang has captured a large amount of Han army's corn, they can rest and digest their prisoners here while continuing to chat.
Finally, Zhang Chong suggested setting up such a military market. He just took a fancy to the prisoner ports in Runan and Yingchuan. Before, he didn't know much about the population quality of Runan and Yingchuan.
But when the chief registrar Yan Zhuang handed over a new batch of detailed investigation books to Zhang Chong, Zhang Chong realized how hidden dragons and crouching tigers there were in Runan and Yingchuan.
The combined population of Runan and Yingchuan is nearly 3.5 million. In addition to a large number of well-dressed and powerful people, there are even more people in Guizhou. The general quality of these Guizhou chiefs is very good. For example, among the more than ten thousand disciples who were surrendered by Zhang Chong, one out of ten men can understand Braille to some extent, which is very scary. You know, in the late Qing Dynasty, when literacy was so popular, the literacy rate was less than 20%.
This is actually because Zhang Chong doesn't know the origin of these disciples. They are not really just followers. Counting back several generations, they are more or less powerful. The population of these people has increased from generation to generation, and the social class has become lower and lower, but the flow from top to bottom has brought down the previous cultural literacy to some extent. This has created the terrifying literacy rates in Ying and Ru. And compared to other places where literacy is useless, Ruying area has developed commerce and literacy skills are more practical than those in other areas.
After obtaining this data, Zhang Chong made up his mind to establish a military market and attract these high-quality Guizhou leaders no matter how much it cost. Only then did he understand why later generations of Cao thieves said they should rely on the intelligence of the world, and then chose Yingchuan and Runan. These two places are the real think tanks in the world.
(End of chapter)