The first battle was defeated, and the peasant army retreated for 20 or 30 miles, and it was not until Yingshan County stopped.

The father and son of the Tan family and other soldiers guarding the city had already scattered, and before the Dashun Army arrived, they abandoned the city and fled, and rushed into the command of the barbarians who lived deep in the Dabie Mountains.

Although he seized Yingshan without any effort, Yuan Zongdi was not happy at all. Since his debut, he had never suffered such a big defeat. The army of 20,000 was beaten to pieces by two or three thousand people.

"General Yuan, the casualties have been counted. The brothers were killed and injured 3,000, captured 1,000, and more than 500 horses were lost..."

"Shut up!" On the tower of Yingshan County, Yuan Zongdi looked at Jiangxia City with wide eyes, "Send someone to find out this Yu Wan for me immediately. How dare you play tricks with me? I want to see how much he has!"

———

The war came to an end, and Huangjiawan returned to temporary silence. After the Anqing army packed up the battlefield and transported the prisoners, they built a defense line on the spot and set up camp in the bamboo forest.

This time, he captured 1,000 enemies, obtained hundreds of war horses, and achieved a good start in the war of resistance and obedience. Even Yu Wan went to Huangjiawan in person to celebrate their achievements.

At noon, the sun shone brightly, and all the soldiers were drinking and eating meat in big mouthfuls. Yu Wan and the others also formed a circle by the lake to drink happily.

"Brother Wan, Lao Zhao and I have greatly reduced the enemy's spirit this time..."

Before Xu Hu finished speaking, Yu Wan swallowed the mutton in his mouth and smiled, "Okay, okay, I know you are seeking credit and rewards. This time, you and his wife, Lao Zhao and Lao Qin, both of you and Lao Qin, are both awarded the third-class merit."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cheered. Xu Hu was so excited that Pei Yingying hugged her in her arms. If it weren't for being pushed away by the latter, he would have been kissed again.

After the implementation of the new policy, Yu Wan then clearly standardized the military reward system, dividing the military merit level into three levels, and each will receive corresponding rewards based on the level and number of meritorious service, including military supplies, food, money, and even official positions.

The promotion of officer titles of each battalion is linked to military merits, and this has further stimulated the generals' fighting enthusiasm.

After hearing that everyone was remembered for merit, Jiang Ning, who was sitting opposite Yu Wan, couldn't help but feel a little lost and drank alone.

Seeing him frowning, Yu Wan said, "Old Jiang, the strong enemy has just retreated. What do you think we should do next?"

Jiang Ning cheered up his spirits and said, "Although the bandit army was defeated in the first battle, it was not enough to damage its vitality. I expect them to launch a new offensive soon."

Yu Wan also nodded lightly, "I have a premonition that the peasant army will come to rob the camp tonight."

"Captain robbery?" Xu Hu opened his mouth, "What if the enemy is large and we are few and far away?"

Yu Wan put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, sorted out the navy blue armor on his body and sighed, "I don't have to worry about the robbery camp, I'm afraid that Li Zicheng's army will smuggle into Xishui and bypass Jiangxia and go straight to Hanjing!"

Xishui River is located at the junction of Yingshan, Jiangxia, and Hanjing. It has a steep terrain and congested traffic. It is one of the five major strategic throats of Hanjing.

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Ning nodded heavily, "Although this path is bumpy and steep, it is difficult to lead the army through here, it is indeed a shortcut to attack Kyoto. Before Deng Ai smuggled into Yinping in the past, who would believe that someone could do this!"

Jiang Ning is both wise and brave, and can always understand his own ideas quickly. Yu Wan smiled and said to him, "So Lao Jiang, I have a task to hand over to you."

"Marty Yu gave his orders and I will definitely do it!"

Yu Wan smiled mysteriously, walked to Jiang Ning and lowered his head and whispered a few times. After a while, Jiang Ning suddenly stood up and said with a firm face:

"Please rest assured that the Lord Yu is sure to be despised. Even if you twist your head off, you must do this job well!"

After saying that, he quickly turned over the horse, took more than ten personal soldiers and left, and before everyone could react, they disappeared.

Qin Boqiong looked at Jiang Ning's direction away and said in a daze, "What is this kid going to do? He can't be reincarnated."

After solving the worries on the flanks, Yu Wan then continued to arrange troops with confidence and boldness. "He will help me with a very important thing. The Tiger and Leopard Camp is temporarily led by me. It's time to talk about the main business. Let's talk about countermeasures to deal with the robbery."

Xu Hu blinked and said, "How to deal with it? We only have 5,000 people in total."

Yu Wan smiled at him and said, "Hu Zi, this matter will still fall on you."

"I?"

Xu Hu pointed at himself in surprise, and looked at Yu Wan's "malintentional" smile, and he suddenly had goosebumps!

———

However, Yuan Zong was the first to rectify the remnants of the army while waiting for the news. In the evening, the scout finally returned.

"General Yuan, you have found out clearly!"

The scout jumped under the horse, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead panting and said.

Yuan Zongdi asked Xun Qianhu to continue to reorganize the disabled army, and brought the scout to a corner of the school training ground before saying, "Where is the origin of the person surnamed Yu?"

The scout replied according to the information he had found, "This man was originally an ordinary guard beside Chongzhen, but later he rescued Zhu Youjian by chance and escorted him to the capital of Han. He was later promoted to Marquis of Zhenming for his merits, General Dingyuan and Governor of Anhui!"

Yuan Zongdi shouted angrily, "A little royal guard dares to go against me!"

The scout continued, "I heard from the people of Jiangxia that this guy repeatedly defeated the strong with his weak defeated the strong, and even the barbarians and the Dongming elite troops were defeated by him. He can be called the rising star in the commander of the Western Ming Dynasty, and his Yu family army was the direct troops that Chongzhen relied most!"

Yuan Zongdi sneered coldly, "It's just an opportunist."

In his opinion, today's defeat was entirely caused by his own carelessness. If a battle face to face would definitely kill Anqing's army without leaving any armor.

Emperor Dashun Mingye was about to lead his army here. He must clear all obstacles to the Hanjing before this. Otherwise, if even more than 5,000 people could not solve it, how could he be appreciated by Li Zicheng again and take charge of Dashun's troops?

"Call the entire army immediately. I will attack Huangjiawan at night and capture Zhenming Hou alive!"

———

In late autumn, the sky darkened very quickly, and soon the night sky enveloped the entire earth again.

The horse hooves of the peasant army war horses were covered with thick cotton cloth, so although thousands of horses were galloping, they did not make much noise.

"General Yuan, it seems that there is someone in the bamboo forest!"

Xun Qianhu stopped the army and quickly reported the discovery back to Ma Fei to his commander.

After hearing the news, Yuan Zongdi rushed forward, took out his monocular lens and looked at the bamboo forest two miles away.

Sure enough, the man Biaoyong, who called himself Xu Hu, was drinking and having fun with a beautiful young woman. Dozens of drunken soldiers were sitting next to him, throwing the flags he had received in the morning into the fire, and his mouth kept sending out various foul words to greet the ancestors of the Yuan family.

Yuan Zongdi looked deep in the forest again, and saw that An Qingjun was lying all over the place, already drunk and unconscious.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Zongdi decisively ordered, "The whole army obeys the order! The left army encircled from the official road, and the right army deviated from the right side of Linzi. The general personally led the central army to charge from the front, and after the war started, a siege was quickly formed. No thieves were allowed to let go, I would kill them all!"
Chapter completed!