In the Battle of Yongcheng, the performance of Qiaojun's new army was actually quite average. Although the casualties were not very large, the real gains were not many. Even though Du Fuwei's troops had suffered heavy losses, they still did not seize the opportunity to completely defeat Du Fu.

The force allowed Du Fuwei to escape from the battlefield while retaining a certain amount of strength, but it did not achieve the tactical purpose Chen Yingliang expected, leaving Chen Yingliang very disappointed.

Of course, there are many reasons for this situation, and we cannot completely blame the Sui army for its incompetence in fighting. First of all, the Sui army's strength is insufficient. Chen Yingliang only has more than 2,000 soldiers in ten regiments, and one of them only received one

After many months of formal military training, the combat effectiveness of the new army is still very low; secondly,

The Sui army had no cavalry and lacked mobility; in the end, Du Fuwei commanded the troops well, was defeated without collapse, and retreated without chaos. He also decisively left elite soldiers and strong generals in the rear, which effectively contained the Sui army and weakened the Sui army.

The army was not a strong enough combat force to begin with, so it was logical that the Sui army could not completely defeat Du Fuwei.

But it was almost enough. The internal strife that raged for most of the night subsided, coupled with the Sui army's on-the-battle killings. After Du Fuwei and other thieves escaped from Qiao County in embarrassment, nearly 10,000 weapons were left on the battlefield.

Turning into the corpse of a civilian soldier makes the person thick-skinned

Chen Yingliang, who was very powerful, could brazenly claim to have beheaded tens of thousands of people in the memorial. At the same time, he also seized a large amount of military supplies and many valuable items that Du Fuwei's team had robbed thousands of miles away. Chen Yingliang, the real thief, also took advantage of them.

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These are not the only gains. Chen Yingliang also has two major gains. The first is, of course, that the New Army team has been trained in actual combat, allowing soldiers to see blood and kill people and win battles. This has not only allowed many soldiers to overcome their fear of war.

Pass, and build confidence on the battlefield. Such a gain is hard to exchange for. And the second huge gain is Kan

Colonel, a general like Colonel Kan who is so loyal, dares to fight and can lead troops is definitely a rare accomplice and lackey. Chen Yingliang subdued him, which undoubtedly added an arm in the military, and he can also

Don't worry when using it. You don't have to be careful like using Zhu Can. If you are not careful, you may get a bite.

In view of these huge gains, although he was not satisfied with the results of the war, Chen Yingliang basically accepted it. After withdrawing his troops and returning to the camp, the first thing Chen Yingliang did was to order rewards to the three armies, and reward the meritorious soldiers with the money and food that Xu Minlian finally plundered from the people.

, and arranged for Dong You to organize the common people to clean up the battlefield.

, taking advantage of the fact that the weather was still cold, he quickly buried the corpses to prevent the plague from breaking out when the weather got warmer. Then he quickly wrote down the results of the battle as a memorial, and sent people to the Eastern Capital day and night to tell Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty there that he had not let down the Sui Dynasty.

Emperor Yang's expectations made Emperor Sui Yang quickly get some more rewards to reward himself.

Because the combat effectiveness was indeed insufficient, the Qiaojun New Army still lost more than 300 soldiers in this battle. Fortunately, the Sui Army captured many prisoners on the battlefield, and the number was still more than a thousand, and there were also

Most of them are young soldiers, and some of them have been selected

Those who committed the most heinous crimes of indiscriminately killing innocent people and raping civilian women were put to death. He also sent a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people home, and then organized the prisoners into an army. Chen Yingliang not only immediately replenished the troops, but also had two more regiments of troops.

It can be used to form a team of Mo Dao soldiers for Chen Yingliang.

Of course, the newly surrendered prisoners could not be allowed to form an army alone. In order to use these recruits with confidence, Chen Yingliang had to break up the old and new troops and reorganize them. Then he went to the new army and told nonsense about being loyal to the army, patriotism, and the people.

, pointed out that the fundamental reason for the weak combat effectiveness of the militiamen was the lack of organization, emphasized the importance of organizational discipline, and then spent a lot of effort training these new army teams, and also allowed Shaoqing Yun to visit and learn his own training methods, and he was very busy.

At the same time, Du Fuwei's team, which had been defeated and escaped from Qiao County, also determined its direction. With the betrayal of his allies, Du Fuwei, who was severely injured, no longer had the courage to turn around and come back for revenge, so he chose to return to the lower road via Fuli.

Pi——Chen Yingliang estimated that it would be difficult for Du Fuwei to break through the Huai army of the Sui army at his own expense.

At the same time, the fierce man Wang Shichong also obtained approval from Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and was recruiting troops in the Huainan area. Going south was likely to encounter tough problems, so Du Fuwei chose to return to Xiapi, planning to fight in the chaos of the war.

Fishing in troubled waters in Pidonghai area, looking for opportunities to make a comeback.

As long as Du Fuwei doesn't come to Qiao County again, it doesn't matter where he goes. Chen Yingliang, who is just the general guard of Qiao County, naturally doesn't have to worry about Du Fuwei causing trouble for the unlucky county. The only thing Chen Yingliang is currently worried about is

Yes, Changsun Wuji is responsible for

The responsible spy discovered that Zhu Can, the future man-eating demon king, had been having a heated fight with Yun Da Shaoqing in the past few days, and it was very likely that he had hooked up and committed adultery under his own eyes. How to deal with Zhu Can, a huge hidden danger, turned into Chen Yingliang?

The biggest thorny problem at the moment.

No, on the morning of the seventh day after the war, after all the aftermath matters had been dealt with, Changsun Wuji sneaked up to Chen Yingliang again and reported furtively: "Brother, we have arranged for Zhu Can to

The informant around me came to report that Yun Dingxing held a banquet at the post house last night.

, hosted a banquet for Zhu Can alone, and the two of them didn’t know what they said during the dinner, but when our informant accompanied Zhu Can to leave, we heard Yun Dingxing say something to Zhu Can - don’t worry, everything will be taken care of by me.

, Ying Liang is my nephew, if I ask him for someone, he will not fail to give me face."

Chen Yingliang, who was signing official documents, stopped writing and his face became a little ugly. Changsun Wuji said again: "Brother, listening to Yun Dingxing's tone, I suspect that this shameless old man may want to take Zhu Can away."

Let's go, maybe someone will ask you for someone soon. How to deal with this Zhu Can, brother, it's best to be prepared and make plans in advance."

Chen Yingliang also had this suspicion, because Zhu Can was actually very talented, possessing both force and intelligence. He also performed exceptionally well in the Yongcheng battle. He was brave, resourceful and responsible. It would not be an exaggeration to list him as the top contributor. Yun, who was quite intelligent, had the same suspicion.

At the critical moment when the young prince was about to be promoted to General Zuo Yuwei, he set his sights on Zhu Can, an outstanding figure.

The talent is not surprising, but he has never promised any position to Zhu Can. It is natural for Zhu Can to collude with Yun Dashaoqing when there is no hope for success. After considering these circumstances, Chen Yingliang asked Changsun Wuji:

"In your opinion, how should we treat this Zhu Can?"

"My younger brother thinks that we should do our best to retain him." Changsun Wuji replied: "Like Ma Sanbao and Kan Xiao, Zhu Can is also a rare general. He is both brave and strategic and can fight with his head. In many places, he is still ahead of Ma Sanbao and Kan Xiao.

Above, such a talent is like

It would be a pity to let Yun Dingxing be taken away. I think it is best for you, brother, to arrange a formal and important position for Zhu Can as soon as possible so that he can stay under your command as a general with peace of mind. Find a way to find Yun Dingxing.

Just give it up with an excuse."

Of course, Chen Yingliang knew that talents were rare, and he had considered taking the risk of hiring Zhu Can on more than one occasion in order to practice his ability to control talents. However, considering the thick bone on the back of Zhu Can's head and his nature that was worse than a beast, Chen Yingliang did not.

He gave up this plan every time. This time was no exception. After thinking for a moment, Chen Yingliang shook his head and said: "Forget it, let him go. He was taken away by Yun Dingxing, which saved me a lot."

Things on my mind.”

"Brother, are you really so willing?" Changsun Wuji asked in astonishment.

"It would be a lie to say that I am sincerely willing to let go." Chen Yingliang replied calmly: "But I can't let go. Firstly, I really don't like and don't trust Zhu Can. Secondly, it's too late to retain him. Yun Dingxing will be promoted to the left soon.

The general of the imperial guard has promised Zhu Can to take him away. If I force Zhu Can to stay, it will only make Zhu Can more dissatisfied and unreliable. It is better to let him go directly and keep a line in his life so that we can meet him in the future.

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He felt that Chen Yingliang's analysis was very reasonable. Although Changsun Wuji still felt it was a pity, he did not insist on persuading Chen Yingliang to keep Zhu Can. He just nodded with great regret. But the matter was not over yet. Chen Yingliang said again: "However, we can't let it happen.

He just left like that, and we

You have to be a favor, and you have to find a thread to hold him. It may be of great use in the future. Wuji, go see Zhu Can now and ask him to come to my place after training the army. I want

See him." Changsun Wuji nodded and took the order to go to the military camp outside the city to deliver a message to Zhu Can.

Upon learning of Chen Yingliang's invitation, Zhu Can was of course proud and excited, but also a little regretful. The proud and excited thing was that Chen Yingliang, who had always remained calm, finally noticed him, but the regret was that he had already agreed to Yun Da Shaoqing's invitation.

Invitation, prepare to leave Qiaojun

After following Yun Da Shaoqing away, without daring to offend Yun Da Shaoqing, if Chen Yingliang were to be appointed to an official position, Zhu Can would really have to weigh the consequences before he dared to accept it. He might even be in a dilemma and be forced to offend Chen Yingliang.

Or one of Yun Da Shaoqing.

"If Chen Yingliang rewards me with a higher official position, I will stay. If it is the same as the level promised by Yun Dingxing, then I will go with Yun Dingxing and become a capital official. I will be promoted faster than a local official. I understand this.

With this idea in mind, after the training ended that afternoon, Zhu Can came to Tongshou Mansion to meet Chen Yingliang as ordered. Chen Yingliang also received him cordially and held a banquet to have dinner with Zhu Can. During the dinner, he also greeted Zhu Can.

Can is constantly asking questions, asking questions, and asking questions.

When Zhu Can finally got Chen Yingliang's attention, he was secretly happy. Chen Yingliang suddenly said: "Zhu Bantou, our army won a great victory in the Yongcheng battle this time. You have done the most great work, but I have not appointed you a formal official position so far."

, you didn’t blame me for unfair rewards and punishments, right?”

"How dare you take such a humble position?" Zhu Can said respectfully, as if his mouth had been wiped with honey: "This great victory in Yongcheng was mainly due to Chen Tongshou's well-organized tactics, his use of troops like a god, and his ingenious tactics to disrupt the enemy. Our army was able to defeat the powerful invaders in one fell swoop.

, In a humble position, only by taking advantage of the honor can one be lucky enough to perform meritorious service. After the war, Chen Tongshou, you also gave the humble position generous rewards. How dare you be greedy and insufficient in the humble position?"

"It's fine if you don't." Chen Yingliang nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Boss Zhu, do you want to know why I have always refused to appoint you to a formal official position?"

"Please give me some advice from Chen Tongshou." Zhu Can had long wondered about this question, so he naturally refused to miss the opportunity to learn the answer.

"There are two reasons." Chen Yingliang raised his two fingers and said solemnly: "The first reason is because I want to leave my mark on you and let people know that you are mine. The second reason

Reason, I want to give you a better future."

"What does Chen Tongshou mean by this? Why can't I understand it?" Zhu Can asked in surprise.

"Don't worry, I will let you know the answer." Chen Yingliang said with a smile: "Let me talk about the second reason first. In fact, I have already seen it. Zhu Bantou, you have outstanding talents and abilities, and you will become a great person in the future.

Achievements must also be in Ma Sanbao and Kan School

They think that keeping you under my command would be too much of a gift and would affect your career prospects, so I plan to recommend you to other high-ranking officials in the court so that they can promote you better and faster and give you a

A better future."

Glancing at Zhu Can who looked a little unbelievable, Chen Yingliang smiled again and said: "Originally, I planned to recommend you to Guanglu Doctor Pei Renji and Uncle Pei, but now there is a better opportunity. My old uncle Yun

Dingxingyun

Shaoqing happened to come to Yongcheng, and he also happened to witness your invincibility and bravery on the battlefield. He admires you very much, so I want to formally recommend you to him tomorrow and ask him to take you back to Daxing.

You reuse it.”

"What a coincidence?" Zhu Can was overjoyed, but he said hypocritically: "Chen Tongshou, in fact, I only want to serve under you despite my humble position, and I don't dare to covet others."

"Don't be so polite." Chen Yingliang said kindly: "Have you ever heard of the story of Qin Xiang Li Si? When he was a clerk, he saw rats in the toilet being frightened by dogs and men, and he also saw rats in the granary eating well.

Water slides are not disturbed by humans and dogs, and they realize that the environment determines destiny, so they resolutely resign from the post of clerk and arrive at the

Xianyang worked as Lu Buwei's disciple, and finally relied on his talents to become a famous prime minister, one person below one person, and above ten thousand people. So, if you stay under my command, you will probably be in a county position for the rest of your life, and you have arrived.

If Yun Shaoqing's subordinates serve in Daxingdongdu, their future achievements will most likely be higher than mine.

Looking at Zhu Can with a complicated expression, Chen Yingliang lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Let me tell you a secret, my old uncle Yun Dingxing is about to be promoted again, and he still wants to be promoted to General Zuoyuwei.

When you come under Yun Shaoqing's command, you not only have a future, but you also have the opportunity to show your talents. You can't miss this opportunity, and I can't let you miss it."
To be continued...