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By the river, tens of thousands of Qingtang troops surrendered.

On the banks of the river, the horses were singing and rustling, and the Song army couldn't believe it when they saw the large number of Qingtang soldiers surrendering. Is this surrender?

Xu Xi, who was in charge of accepting the surrender, looked at this scene and couldn't help thinking that the whole world could go.

From the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present, wars have never stopped. From a large nation to a small individual, there is a need to expand the living space.

When people get along with each other, there is still a struggle, and when it comes to the country, it turns into a war.

Refusing to go to war for fear of casualties is like giving in for fear of enmity with others. What's the difference?
The Song Dynasty is strong and the Fan tribe is weak, so it is expected to win.

However, the victors slaughtering Yingye Yingcheng can be found everywhere, which is really harmful to the peace of heaven, and the one who can subdue others without fighting like this is the one who is superior.

Of course I want to think so, but how many people can do it?
Xu Xi's chest was full of the emotion of making great achievements, and the morale of the left and right soldiers was also high.

But Xu Xi also had a first-class sense of emptiness. Before the war, he was busy and busy, but now Leng Jipu's unexpected surrender made everyone feel relieved, but at the same time, he also had a first-class sense of emptiness.

But the soldiers were still very happy. After a big victory, there must be a big reward. With the style of Zhang Yue's small achievements, I don't know how many people will get rewards this time.

Even Xu Xi thought to herself, no matter what, she must be moved to another level.

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But in the big tent, after hearing Zhang Yue's refusal to kill him, Bo Jie, the servant, was greatly surprised.

He lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "Master Jinglue is really good, I am convinced of the loss."

After finishing speaking, the servant Bo Jie was escorted back.

Zhang Yue looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "You must ask me why I didn't kill Bian Si Bo Jie? Although this man rebels against the Song Dynasty, he is not as good as his grandfather Gui Zhang, so we need to treat him differently. In addition, he still has important uses."

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, he looked at his family members and subordinates who were detained along with the servant Bojie.

Zhang Yue nodded to the Han counselor and said: "Except for this person, everyone else will be spared."

Immediately, the pale Han counselor was dragged out of the tent by two soldiers.

Zhang Yue said to the left and right: "Taozhou has been leveled, and our army should take advantage of this great victory to go north and break through Qingtang!"

As soon as Zhang Yue said this, no one in the tent expected it.

The generals couldn't help but wonder, would it be necessary to use five Shaanxi strategic strategies and 10,000 troops to pacify Taozhou?Do you need to collect 800 troops and [-]+ civil service?Do you want to spend so much money from the imperial court of [-] million guan?
Such a big commotion, such a thunderous momentum, is just to capture Leng Jipu and the side servant Bojie alive?
They really didn't think about it before the battle. They thought that Zhang Yue just used the power of thunder and the power of a lion to fight a rabbit, and then he gave everything he had to succeed.

Only now did they understand that there was a bigger plan behind this.

So why did Mu Zheng treat him so favorably and make him return to Xizhou and Hezhou?Why did Zhang Yue just say that there is another use for not killing while fighting?All of a sudden everyone understood.

It was vague at first, but as the answer to the mystery was revealed, everything became clear.

This was not the whim of seeing Leng Jipu and Bian servant Bojie easily defeated, but a premeditated move.

But the generals are all hesitant. They want to wait for the reward after winning this battle. Now they have won, but what if they lose the conquest of Qingtang?So what about the reward I'm waiting for?
Human nature is like that.

The generals were only thinking about finalizing the rewards, so when they heard Zhang Yue's call to send troops, the generals were a little inactive.On the contrary, Mu Zheng, Bao Shun, Xi Bawen and others expressed their willingness to be active.

First, they were in a place of suspicion, and second, to pacify the Qing and Tang Dynasties, the Song people still had to use the Tibetans to handle local affairs, so they could further win the trust of the Song Dynasty and gain power.

Zhong Er said: "Emperor Taizong was good at administration and short at military affairs. He broke the Northern Han Dynasty and then attacked Khitan again. That's why he suffered the loss of Gaoliang River. Now the situation is quite the same, please think twice!"

Kinder had wiped out more than a thousand enemies in the Battle of Iron City before, and later made great achievements in defeating the Lengjipu Department in the valley. His objection was that he was worried that Zhang Yue would be defeated if Zhang Yue failed to attack Qingtang. bilk.

As for being good at administration and short at military affairs, it is to persuade Zhang Yue, a civil official, not to force you.

Wang Hou objected: "The fault of the Gaoliang River lies in the exhaustion of the teachers and teachers. It has only been [-] days since our army broke through Taozhou, and most of the soldiers from all walks of life have never experienced fighting. , when will it be if we don’t take it now?”

The soldiers on both sides have their own opinions. Those who oppose it are mostly meritorious soldiers on one side, and those who agree are mostly those who have not made any meritorious service. This will level Taozhou. You let them go for nothing?
The Song army has always had the habit of making chaos and inviting rewards. The kind of objection is to let Zhang Yue give rewards first through the battle of Gaoliang River, and give him the rewards for the battle of Iron City and the reward for breaking Leng Jipu in the valley first. .

Rewards include pre-war rewards, wartime rewards, and post-war rewards.

The operation of the Song army is to reward the front, middle and back. If you don’t reward, I will invite rewards. In the Five Dynasties, the army supported a new emperor for rewards. The new emperor let these people rob the city in order to win over the army. Ten days.

But for Zhang Yue, of course, post-war rewards are easier to operate.

In short, it is necessary to ask for a reward face to face, which is a thorn in the end.Since ancient times, those who dare to be thorns have two brushes.

That's right, kindling is a miracle, but he knows that he can't enjoy it at this moment, otherwise the morale of the army will be messed up.Those who get rewards don't think about making progress, and those who don't get rewards feel resentful.

At this time Li Xian came to the big tent in the army and gave Zhang Yue a wink.

Zhang Yue took an edict from Li Xian and said: "The Son of Heaven has a decree!"

The generals were surprised and immediately bowed down to accept the order.

The content of the imperial decree seems to have anticipated today's military discussion.

"...After Pingtao Prefecture, Qingtang will be captured by breaking the bamboo, and the rewards of the three armies will be determined after the capture of Qingtang..."

The imperial decree lasted at least ten days from Bianjing to the Northwest Army. It can even be said that this imperial decree was issued before sending troops to Taozhou.

If it is true that Taozhou should be destroyed first, and then Qingtang should be taken, Zhang Yue and the imperial court had discussed it early in the morning. Now that we are here, no one would understand. Zhang Yue even predicted in advance that you generals would like to reward Taozhou for their achievements. arrive.

At this moment, Zhong Er retreated in embarrassment.

Zhang Yue looked at the generals and said, "It's not that I'm trying to hide it from you, but I'm just afraid to scare the snake. Once Qingtang City knows the intention, how can we take Taozhou so easily. Now that Taozhou has been broken, Qingtang can also do it." Take advantage of the trend, it depends on the first battle, if you delay, you will miss this great opportunity!"

After hearing Zhang Yue's words, all the generals said yes with a loud bang.

So Zhang Yue left some troops to guard Taozhou, while he sent his troops northward.

At this time, Aligu had dispatched troops to rescue Taozhou, and the [-] troops of the Qingtang Department had arrived in Kuozhou and were meeting the Song army's forward.

The Qingtang Department knew that Taozhou had been lost only when they saw the soldiers and horses of the Song army. Leng Jipu surrendered, and Bian Sibo was captured.

As pioneers, Miao Shou and Liu Changzuo were eager to win, and they were elite soldiers with the potential to win a big victory. Without the arrival of the main force, they preemptively defeated the [-] army of the Qingtang Department in one fell swoop.

After the victory, the Song army has already approached the city of Qingtang!