Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 374
On June [-]th, during the Battle of Bagong Mountain, the actual commander of the Liang Army, Xiao Yuanming, was captured. It was too late to count the results of the battle. Liuhu Lujin continued to gather the defeated soldiers and civilian husbands of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Duan Shao, Peng Le, Gao Aocao and others captured the Liang Army They escorted him to the city of Shouyang, and ordered the knights to tie Xiao Yuanming to the horse and parade around the three walls of the city.

Before the arrival of the Northern Qi army, Xiao Huili opened the city gate to admit many soldiers who had fled back, but he also knew that when Gao Cheng's main force returned to Shouyang, he would definitely not be able to defend the city.

After all, no matter how much supplies there are, there must be enough sergeants to guard them. How can these fearful soldiers and the people in the city withstand the siege of Gaocheng's hundreds of thousands of troops day and night.

On June [-]th, Xiao Huili left General Zhao Bochao to defend the city, while he escaped from Shouyang by boat from Shuimen in the north.

Xiao Huili never expected that as soon as he left, Zhao Bochao wanted to sacrifice the city.

On the [-]th, Zhao Bochao summoned all the generals, including the general Hu Guisun who had fled from the foot of Bagong Mountain. Zhao Bochao said to the crowd worriedly:

"The Marquis of Zhenyang (Xiao Yuanming) defeated Bagong Mountain, and the King of Nankang (Xiao Huili) abandoned the city and left us to die. Now the army and the people are afraid, and the hearts of the people are shaken. What should we do if Emperor Qi leads his troops back to the west? ?”

Hu Guisun did not understand Zhao Bochao's thoughts from the choice of words. After all, everyone respected him as Emperor Qi, and those who were more intelligent knew that the other party was ready to surrender. Unfortunately, Hu Guisun was a rough man. He said bluntly: :
"A general should serve the country with his own body."

Zhao Bochao looked around at the generals and saw that no one agreed with Hu Guisun, so he winked at the guard, who understood, and chopped Hu Guisun to the ground from behind with a knife.

The enemy is at hand, the same room is fighting with each other, the generals in the hall are terrified, worried that Zhao Bochao will kill everyone without stopping, and when they are about to draw their swords, they hear Zhao Bochao say:

"The Qi army is powerful and the city cannot be defended. If we abandon the city and leave, we will be punished. If we resist in a corner, we will lose our lives. I would like to conquer the city and protect the army and people in the city. The generals want to follow me to save Shouyang People, please bare your left arm."

After finishing speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and exposed his left arm.

All the generals in the hall claimed to be good, so they all bared their left arms. Everyone knew that Xiao Huili was able to abandon the city and escape because he was Xiao Yan's most beloved grandson. They didn't have that luck to be reincarnated into Xiao's family.

Hu Guisun's body was carried out of the hall, dripping with blood, but the generals in the hall were already preparing to contact the Qi army.

The envoy of Shouyang came to the camp of the Qi army and said that as long as the wealth and honor of the generals in the city can be preserved, everyone is willing to sacrifice the city and surrender.

However, Gao Cheng did not arrange a person in charge in the army. After all, this was the main force of his cavalry, with a total of 5 people. Duan Shao, who could be trusted by him, did not have the qualifications to be a commander.

Gao Cheng would never have imagined that it would be so smooth. The enemy's commander was captured alive in the first battle, and Xiao Yuanming was captured alive by the Gao family in both time and space.

Some people in the camp advocated waiting for Gao Cheng to come back before discussing with the Shouyang garrison about accepting the surrender. However, Duan Shao believed that a delay would lead to changes. Taking Tuobagui, the Taizu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, who attacked Zhongshan as an example, he believed that Gao Cheng should not wait for Gao Cheng to return to the army. Agree to the envoy's request.

When Tuobagui attacked Zhongshan, the guards abandoned the city at night and fled. There was no owner in the city. Tuobagui took the opportunity to seize the east gate and wanted to conquer Zhongshan. Entering the city again, Tuobagui withdrew his troops.

But when they wanted to enter the city again on the second day, they found that the soldiers and civilians in the city supported Zhao Wang Muronglin, who had not had time to escape, and guarded behind closed doors. Tuobagui attacked the city for several days without breaking it.

At this critical moment, none of the Northern Qi generals dared to be Wang Jian. After all, because of Tuobagui's close relationship with Wang Jian, he was so angry that he spit on his face afterwards. He will draw his sword and chop them.

Everyone decided to accept the surrender of the Shouyang defenders, but who would accept the surrender was another problem. In the same sentence, Gao Cheng did not appoint the chief general, but appointed Duan Shao, Gao Aocao, and Peng Le as the chief inspectors, and they were in charge of all the governors. The main force of the cavalry.

In the end, the three of them had a discussion, and they and Hu Lujin, who had gathered the rout soldiers and civilian husbands, accepted the surrender together.

On June [-]th of the first year of Zhaode, after the Qi army agreed to their conditions, Zhao Bochao led his generals out of the city to ask for surrender. Positive.

Since Gao Cheng's army crossed the Huai River in the south on May 23, it took 27 days to occupy Shouyang, an important town in Huainan, and captured Xiao Yuanming, Marquis of Zhenyang in the Southern Liang Dynasty alive in the Battle of Bagong Mountain, killing more than 3 enemies. Almost all the remaining [-] people surrendered. After all, most of the defeated soldiers fled to Shouyang City and surrendered with Zhao Bochao.

However, the Qi army also lost a lot in this battle. Before the siege of Shouyang for five days, nearly [-] soldiers were killed or injured in the prefecture and county.

As for the peasants, tens of thousands were killed by being chased by the Liang army and drowned in the water. After all, the strategy must always be kept confidential. Gao Cheng didn't even tell the soldiers of the prefectures and counties. How did the peasants know the inside story? .

According to the inventory of Dendrobium and the previous filling of the moat, nearly 3 civilian husbands were lost. It is not known how many of them escaped back to Huaibei by chance.

However, for the Northern Qi Dynasty, even if the 1 civilians did not survive, occupying Shouyang and capturing [-] Liang troops at the cost of these people and [-] state and county soldiers would undoubtedly be a big victory.

When Gao Cheng learned the specific news of the victory at Bagong Mountain, he already knew that Shouyang was about to fall. When he was hesitating whether to continue the siege of Huaiyin or return to Shouyang, he also learned that Shouyang defender Zhao Bochao asked to surrender. There is no doubt about the sincerity of the other party's dedication to the city. After all, this brother can be hailed as a defeatist general in later generations.

Throughout his life, he has practiced a principle: the thieves are powerful, it is better to return to the army.

Gao Cheng immediately ordered Hu Lujin to lead [-] state and county soldiers to stay in Shouyang and guard the prisoners. Duan Shao and others led the rest to Huaiyin with Xiao Yuanming.

At the same time, he ordered people to open the treasury of Shouyang to appease the state and county soldiers who were used as bait and the cavalry soldiers who made great contributions. Chenliu Wang Peng Le was rewarded with 5000 pieces of silk for his achievements in capturing Xiao Yuanming and the Battle of Bagong Mountain alive.

Duan Shao and Gao Ao Cao were rewarded with 3000 pieces of silk, and Hu Lujin was also awarded 3000 pieces of silk for his meritorious service in luring the enemy.

As for the rest of the generals, according to the merits of the Battle of Bagongshan, they were awarded 1000 to 2500 pieces of silk.

All the cavalry who participated in the Battle of Bagong Mountain were rewarded differently.

When the edict was conveyed to Shouyang, all the soldiers cheered and encouraged.

According to the old habits of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they emptied the treasury on the day they entered Shouyang. However, after the Gao family took power to distribute military salaries, they often had to wait until after the war to reward them according to their merits, and they were not allowed to plunder privately. This is the rule.

　And at night

　　
　
(End of this chapter)