Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 640: An unprecedented victory in ten years!
Listening to Chen Zhi put the search for Ruan Bao and the attack on Wang Quan together, Su Liao suddenly knew what was going on, and then reported: "When the enemy barracks outside the city were destroyed, what did the two generals Yang wait for?" The wind blew away the fog in the camp, so we sent people to search."

He briefly introduced the situation, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking about how shocked he was when he saw the report.

"Because the enemy's casualties were too heavy, it took a lot of time just to deal with the corpses, let alone identify them. After discovering that there was no Ruan Bao inside, General Xiao Yang immediately led people to pursue him. However, because the delay was too long, I'm afraid It’s hard to find Ruan Bao.”

When Su Liao said this, he looked a little regretful, but he was actually quite happy in his heart. If Ruan Bao was really captured, the situation would be a bit complicated, because although Ruan Bao was Wang Jun's subordinate general, But he is a famous general in the imperial court. Once he is caught in his hands, he will immediately become a hot potato.

This is no different than Duan Wenyang. Duan Wenyang also has the name of a general and a commander, but in the eyes of the court, he is just a general within a tribe. People above him will not pay attention because they are looking at Duan as a whole.

But Ruan Bao is different. His name is listed on the rolls of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War. If there is any mistake, he must register it and report it to the top, and then ask questions to the bottom. may be exploited.

Of course, Su Liao was even more fortunate that Ruan Bao was able to escape under such circumstances without being killed on the spot, otherwise the situation would have been more complicated.

When he thought of this, he felt emotion and fear in his heart. He couldn't help but said: "Although the results of this battle in Dangcheng were great, nearly ten thousand enemy soldiers died. It is really incredible. The poisonous fire killed them." The power is beyond imagination.”

Chen Zhi was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I will mention this to the Yang brothers when they return."

When Su Liao heard this, he understood, and then said: "After discovering that Ruan Bao had escaped, Mr. Yang did not immediately lead the troops to pursue him. Instead, he swept the battlefield and passed the news on, hoping to mobilize enough scouts to search for relevant information. area, see if you can find anything."

Chen Zhi said: "I have approved this matter. It is indeed a good idea to let the scouts search. Otherwise, even if all of his thousands of troops are sent out, it may not have much effect."

"In addition," Su Liao lowered his head and glanced at the pamphlet in his hand, "it's about reporting the results to the court. How to write this? But both Bo Zhen and Duan were fine. In this battle of Dangcheng, Ruan Bao came with his troops, so it's really hard to write." He raised his head and looked at Chen Zhi, "Do you want to mark it to show that this person is a traitor and should have led the army to pursue the Huns, but he was deceived by Wang Quan and attacked instead? Daijun?"

This rhetoric originated from Chen Zhi's remarks on the execution ground.

Chen Zhi simply shook his head and rejected the proposal, and then said: "This is just a famous saying of the master. There is no need to speak like this to the court. It is enough to write down the process of this matter clearly. Then there will be someone in the court to help Let’s put things into perspective.”

Su Liao's heart moved and he expressed his understanding.

Just as Chen Zhi said, when this record reaches the imperial court, it will of course alarm all parties. When some people question it, there will be people who support him. Those who question may not necessarily have any grudges against Chen Zhi, and those who support him may not necessarily be his friends. , nothing more than their own interests.

Thinking of this, Su Liao coughed lightly and said: "There is another matter, which is the issue of battle reports and achievements."

When Chen Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "I have also considered this. List all the original records and take one out of three, and then report again. Otherwise, it will be a lot more troublesome to come and go."

Su Liao couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this.

The so-called "taking one out of three" means hiding the original results and only reporting one third to the court.

"In this siege of the county, nearly 1 people were captured and the rest were scattered. But in the battle in the city, [-] enemies were wiped out and nearly [-] were captured! Many of them were poisoned and could not move or even escape. , even more unable to fight back, so they became prisoners! This number is unbelievable!" Su Liao shook his head and said with emotion, "If someone below suddenly reported such a record, I would not believe it! Even if it only reported three One percent, that would be a great victory that the dynasty has not had in ten years!"

"I have read the reports on border battles in recent years," Chen Zhi laughed. "There are many cases where one thousand or two thousand enemies were killed, and there were even those who beheaded five thousand people in that battle, but the number of prisoners was relatively small. gone."

"Your Majesty is asking this question knowingly," Su Liao smiled bitterly, "Now in this borderland, Youzhou in the north is controlled by Wang Jun. Almost all the tribes in this borderland have something to do with him. If there is a real fight, they can't really use it, so occasionally In the conflict, the actual beheading of the capital may not be more than a hundred people, but the results will be ten times higher. I heard that the same is true for the generation of Liangzhou in the northwest. How can I choose one out of three like you, the governor?"

"There is nothing we can do about it. To tell the truth, I am afraid that the DPRK and the Central Committee will not believe it and will inevitably ask too many questions. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of prisoners before and after, and they are of great use. It is not convenient to report them all." Chen Zhi revealed a little plan.

Su Liao naturally knew how to handle things.

Chen Zhi added: "In addition, I read the report and said that most of the prisoners in the city are weak due to the poisonous mist. They even have trouble standing?"

Su Liao nodded and said: "Most of these people are located at the edge of the barracks, or in the middle. Although they are not completely enveloped by the poisonous fog, the fog moves with the wind. Many people will not have time to escape until they recover. He came, he had no strength, and the poisonous mist was blown away by the wind, so he was captured where he was."

Chen Zhi said: "In that case, make a soup with herbal medicine and give it to them. Otherwise, after a long time, these people will be useless." Su Liao nodded to express his understanding.

So, after the two of them talked for a few more words, Su Liao left. He had to go down to prepare for the next two days.

There were two battles in succession, one in Dai County and one in Dangcheng. If you count the previous attack from Kebo Zhenbu, there would be three battles.

After these three battles, the recruits on Daijun's side miraculously did not suffer much damage. Even most of the wounded appeared during the surprise attack on Kebo Zhenbu. In the next two sieges, although the number of enemies More, but almost no wounded.

However, casualties were one thing, but material losses had to be taken into account. The enemy troops destroyed many villages and manors along the way, and even captured two forts.

Such a result also needs to be dealt with by the Daijun Yamen. Whether it is appeasement, disaster relief, or reconstruction work, it is a quite arduous problem.

In this regard, Chen Zhi left it to Chen Zi to coordinate, and Zhou Ao and others assisted, but this does not mean that Su Liao can just sit back and watch. On the contrary, his burden is equally heavy, and can even be said to be heavier. complex.

Every time after a war, the spies are most active. Those who try to incite the people are always in the minority. Besides, there are many people who want to take the opportunity to sneak in.

Even Chen Zhi is planning to take advantage of the chaos in the North to infiltrate spies into other camps. These other forces must also have general plans.

How to defend, screen, and even take advantage of the situation are all issues that Su Liao needs to consider.

After Su Liao left, Chen Zhi called Li Wei and Li Li over again.

"Prefect, I have been preparing that object these days."

As soon as Li Wei arrived, he knew what Chen Zhi's purpose was and quickly reported it clearly.

Chen Zhize said: "Now that the situation has improved, that thing can no longer be used for the time being, but now that it has been made, it needs to be reinforced. It happens that there are many flaws in the beginning. During the manufacturing process, you should have There are many things that need to be improved and perfected, and we will do it slowly."

Li Li nodded vigorously, expressing that he kept it in his heart.

"Okay, if you need anything, just tell me directly, and I won't miss out on what you need."

Li Wei and Li Li thanked each other for a while, and then Li Li said: "Prefect, as you said before, the papermaking technology will change. I don't know when it will start. I have already arranged the manpower."

"There is no need to worry about this. You can first tell me the key points so that people can get familiar with it. There is no rush to use this new paper art." Chen Zhi waved his hand and thought, "In addition, the existing paper mills, There is no need to continue to expand, just maintain the current scale.”

"Ah?" Li Li was very surprised when he heard this. "Then, wouldn't it mean that we can't keep up with what we need?"

After saying this, he felt that he had offended Chen Zhi and apologized repeatedly, but in the end he couldn't help but said: "Prefect, you are busy with everything, maybe you don't know the current situation. Although our Daijun has been fighting these days, because of the It is stable, so there are many merchants stranded, and many people, taking advantage of the gap between the two sieges, came directly and asked for our blank papers by name. The demand was huge, and thousands of them were asked for!"

Li Wei also added next to him: "These are all big buyers. The price of each leaflet is very high. They also say that they will swallow as much as they have. Wouldn't it be a good thing to sell more to them at this time? Why don't we expand production?" ?”

Hearing this, Chen Zhi shook his head and said with a smile: "Think about it, who is this paper sold to? Ordinary people can use hemp paper at most, and whiter ones can only be used by aristocratic or wealthy families. Now we are Daijun paper is famous because of Luoyang, it is expensive because of the classics, and it was found by famous artists to be convenient for calligraphy and painting, so everyone flocked to it..."

Listening to this, Li Li looked confused, while Li Wei was thoughtful.

Chen Zhi looked at the different expressions of the two brothers and continued: "Those merchants risked their lives to come here and have a huge appetite. Why is that? It's not that they can sell it at a higher price as soon as they change hands. The reason for the price It’s high because no other family in the Central Plains can get this kind of paper except this generation county, and the quantity is scarce, so others are willing to spend more to get it. Because of this, we can’t produce too much!”

"So that's it!" Li Wei's eyes lit up, "As a result, the hinterland of the Central Plains will never be satisfied, and that generation of county paper will always be expensive and sought after by others!"

(End of this chapter)