bookcurios Chapter 305 Continue to March
Chapter 305 Continue to March
Two days after the battle of Guangning City, corpses were still scattered outside the city.
After the battle two days ago, the Yan army achieved an unprecedented victory, killing and capturing tens of thousands of Chen troops.
But even so, Chen Jun still did not give up and still chose to attack Guangning City, as if they wanted to play all the cards in their hand. However, every time they attacked Guangning City, they returned empty-handed.
It took three days for the war to finally subside completely.
The soldiers of the Yan army began to leave the city and clean up the battlefield.
Jiang Zuo stood on the high city wall, overlooking the entire Guangning City.
After several days of fighting, Guangning City finally calmed down.
Chen Jun's determination to capture Guangning City was far more resolute than Jiang Zuo had imagined.
The more than 100,000-strong Chen army troops once seized the South Tower of Guangning City. Fortunately, reinforcements from outside the city rushed out from the flank in time and rescued the defenders in the city.
No matter what, the current result is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the Yan army.
Now, of the hundreds of thousands of Chen troops, only 80,000 are left, and they have retreated to Changzhou City and Zhucheng area. As long as Jiang Zuo leads the Yan army to launch a fierce attack, the Chen army will definitely not be able to resist.
After the battles in the past few days, Jiang Zuo's strategy has changed from being prudent at the beginning to being radical.
The most important reason is that the Chen army is now severely damaged, and almost half of its elite troops were killed or wounded in the battle of Guangning City. Now is a good time for the Yan army to pursue the victory.
And for Jiang Zuo, there are several very critical points.
If they could seize the opportunity to destroy the Chen army and then merge the two countries, Jiangzhou's locational advantages would be fully demonstrated. Moreover, Jiang Zuo had already invested many times in Jiangzhou City, and it would soon be time to reap the rewards.
Just as I was thinking about that, I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. Looking from afar, I saw an army heading towards the Guangning city gate.
Jiang Zuo didn't pay much attention at first, thinking that it was the Yan army outside the city returning.
After a while, a soldier came to report: "Sir, Xue Yao and his men are back."
Upon hearing the news, Jiang Zuo quickly put down what he was holding and went to meet them immediately.
In the military camp, the returning soldiers of the Anding Army were sorting their equipment.
After several days of fighting, they were already exhausted.
Jiang Zuo arrived at the military camp and saw Xue Yao at a glance. He stepped forward and said, "Xue Yao, you are finally back."
Seeing Jiang Zuo coming to greet him personally, Xue Yao was flattered and quickly leaned forward to say, "Sir, the Anding Army has fulfilled its mission and successfully blocked Chen's army's four attempts to go north."
This time, under the leadership of Qin Yu, the Anding Army occupied an advantageous terrain and continuously harassed the Chen Army with long-range weapons. Although they did not kill too many Chen Army soldiers, they did delay the speed of tens of thousands of troops moving north.
The Anding Army definitely deserves a share of the credit for this victory.
Jiang Zuo patted Xue Yao on the shoulder and said, "You did a great job. How are the casualties?"
Xue Yao reported truthfully: "Your Excellency, our army has lost sixteen brothers, and more than forty brothers are injured."
The casualties were actually not that great, but for Jiang Zuo, he felt extremely sorry even if only one brother was killed or injured.
"We need to take good care of their affairs after death."
Jiang Zuo instructed.
"I understand."
Xue Yao nodded repeatedly.
"Where's Qin Yu?"
Jiang Zuo suddenly asked.
I looked around just now, but didn't see Qin Yu. Could it be that she really returned to Qishan and returned to the Qin family?
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yu walked out of the crowd, smiling a little, and said, "Look, Jiang Zuo, this time I have made a great contribution to your Yan army."
"Well, it can be considered as..."
Jiang Zuo smiled faintly.
Although this blocking force did not play a decisive role, it was precisely because they constantly harassed the Chen army from the rear and flanks and disrupted their logistical supply lines that the Yan army won the battle.
Qin Yu came here to ask Jiang Zuo for credit, but he didn't expect Jiang Zuo's reaction to be so calm. He couldn't help but ask: "Since I have made contributions, can I officially join your Anding Army?"
The previous battle experience made Qin Yu extremely excited. At this moment, the battle scene not long ago still appeared in her mind. As long as she held the flintlock rifle in her hand, she felt that she could do anything.
This novel weapon seemed to have become Qin Yu's life weapon.
"Let's not talk about this matter anymore."
Jiang Zuo shook his head decisively and refused.
After all, Qin Yu is a Chen citizen, and a woman at that, so it is naturally impossible for her to join the Anding Army.
"why?"
There was a hint of anxiety on Qin Yu's face.
Jiang Zuo said: "After the crusade against Chen State is over, the Anding Army will return to the northern border of Yan State. It is so far away from your Qin family. Do you want to follow the Anding Army back to Anding County?"
In the final analysis, the Anding Army is still composed of officers and soldiers under Jiangzhou. Whether Qin Yu can join depends on Jiang Zuo's expression. If Jiang Zuo says no, then it means no.
Qin Yu still insisted: "It's not impossible to go back with you. As long as your Yan army can destroy the State of Chen, it will be revenge for our Qin family. Then I can repay you and join the Anding Army to serve your Yan State for a period of time."
Her wishful thinking was actually working out perfectly.
How could Jiang Zuo not know her purpose? He still shook his head and said, "Yesterday, your brother sent someone to tell you that the situation in Qishan has stabilized. You can return to the Qin family at any time and you don't need to follow our Yan army anymore."
In fact, there was no message at all. Jiang Zuo just left to fool Qin Yu.
Although this Miss Qin was not a big deal, Jiang Zuo always felt that the atmosphere was a little weird when he was with her. In order to avoid other plots, he had to stay away from her.
After all, Jiang Zuo is still thinking about Miss Siyue who is in the capital.
It has been a while since I last wrote to Siyue.
Jiang Zuo felt a wave of longing and melancholy in his heart.
"Ah, it seems that this difficult task of destroying the State of Chen must not be delayed any longer."
Jiang Zuo said secretly in his heart.
In order to make money, Jiang Zuo had stayed in Guangning City and Jiangzhou City for a period of time. After counting, it seemed that he had not seen Siyue in the past few months, from the cold winter to the early summer.
Qin Yu, for some reason, had a complex expression on his face when Jiang Zuo mentioned the Qin family. He said, "As for the Qin family, I will naturally go back, but now I want to follow your Anding Army and go all the way south until the war is over. Is that okay?"
Qin Yu hated the Chen court so much that he wished he could kill the incompetent old emperor with his own hands. If he could join the Anding Army, he could also play with muskets.
Jiang Zuo looked at her serious expression, thought for a moment and then said, "It's up to you."