Chapter 120                                                                                                                             

If it was just the beginning, the lower-level officers spontaneously massacred, on the one hand, it was for hatred, but on the other hand, it was for military merits.

After all, although the Ming army's military system was somewhat changed, one thing still did not change, that is, the number of people was calculated using heads.

Since this is the case, naturally the more people there are, the more military merits there will be.

In this way, how could the lower-class soldiers be interested in prisoners? What they are interested in is the head.

This is not the same situation.

When the information from all parties was transmitted to Guo Deng, the matter became more and more intense.

The main force of Annan's army was collapsed, and there was not much room for maneuver on several peaks. Guo Deng also understood that if he did not stop him, he might not have caught many people, Annan would have captured them.

But Guo Deng hesitated.

To be honest, Guo Deng didn't want to kill prisoners.

It’s not that Guo Deng is so kind, but that people in this era believe in destiny and retribution, especially Bai Qi’s words before his death, and Li Guang’s last words, which even more correspond to this.

Bai Qi believed that his crime was to kill prisoners. Li Guang also felt that the reason why he could not be appointed as a marquis was to kill prisoners.

But the specific situation is analyzed.

First of all, from a political level.

This is related to Zhu Qizhen's opinion.

The reflection on the abandonment of Annan during the Xuande period was that all parties had their own ideas, but the emperor believed that it was not that he was too strict with Annan, but that he was too tolerant.

Because of this, the middle and upper classes of Annan retained a lot of opposition, so that there were some repetitions afterwards. If they were like Xu Youzhen, they would beat all the nobles of the Goryeo class in one go, even if they wanted to rebel, they would not be able to rebel.

And the emperor's personal will is national policy.

Between leniency and strictness, Guo Deng had to consider the emperor's opinions.

Secondly, it is the strategic situation.

He had probably suffered casualties in this battle.

It is certain that this war is in full swing, but at least tens of thousands of soldiers were lost, not to mention that the army fought in the rain. Guo Deng was sure that there would definitely be a large-scale epidemic after the war.

Not to mention the Annan Army in the south, which claimed to be a million people, made Guo Deng a little nervous. Of course, Guo Deng knew that the Annan Army would definitely not have a million people, and these million people were empty.

But Guo Deng didn't know how much water these millions had.

So after a big battle, Guo Deng is likely to face another war.

As for the casualties and epidemics in the army, where can we divide the troops to see the prisoners?

Not to mention that the number of these prisoners is likely to be quite large.

At least one hundred thousand.

With so many people under custody, there are many troops and materials needed.

If they go south to fight with Li Sicheng, these prisoners will also be a hidden danger.

What Guo Deng thought about in the last part of the Ming army was the emotions of the grassroots soldiers.

To be honest, Annan fought for too long in this battle, and the soldiers below were too hard. From the twelfth lunar month last year to now, more than 100,000 soldiers died of battle and injuries.

Of course, the number of casualties in Annan's army was several times that of the Ming Dynasty. However, the atmosphere in the army was extremely depressed. The morale of the army was much lower.

Now that there is an important victory, how can Guo Deng come against the morale of the army? I am afraid that the morale of the army will be even more unusable.

For the generals, they can tell some long-term plans and national strategies, but for the soldiers at the bottom, they are all nonsense, they only recognize money.

If the previous war was not hard, Guo Deng could still suppress it now.

However, Lang Son's offensive and defensive battle can be regarded as the flesh and blood mill for both sides.

The previous heavy rain battle caused heavy losses, and the soldiers' resentment was not easy to use.

With emotion, reason and power, even if Guo Deng was unwilling to do so, he could only pretend to be invisible, but just sent 20,000 soldiers to support Wang Yue.

Guo Deng suddenly felt a little sad and said to himself: "Three generations have been generals, and I know the taboos of military strategists today."

A massacre came on stage quietly.

The specific number of people killed was not counted and was not mentioned in the end, but in this battle, it can be said that the corpses were everywhere.

Even though many years later, Annan has become Jiaozhou Province, and from Pingxiang to Langshan and then heading south, it has become a major transportation route, but it still has not dared to stay in this twenty-mile blood valley.

It is even known as a place of great danger.

Guo Deng’s killing of prisoners this time is both beneficial and harmful.

The advantage is that Annan has exhausted his vitality, and almost a whole generation has died around Lang Son. More importantly, Annan’s most elite officers and generals have died here.

The re-established Annan Army cannot be compared with the previous Annan Army, and it has even fallen to a point that is slightly stronger than the Chameng Army.

Therefore, although the Ming Dynasty destroyed Annan, although there were several major battles, it was not as difficult as this one, and it was not as devastating as it was, but it was also dull and natural.

The disadvantage is that the people of Annan have a great grudge against the Ming army.

The Annan people held high the slogan of rebelling against Ming and Yue for decades and served as governors of Jiaozhou Province. The primary task was to suppress bandits, not only bandits but also sea pirates.

These are all the remains of the remnants of the Vietnamese army. It can be said that the real battle to tackle the Vietnam War lasted for decades. It was only after the last bandit holding the Li Yue flag high.

This is the story later.

Li Sicheng didn't know what was going on here. But even if he knew, he wouldn't make any other choice.

Because he chose another one, he had no choice at this moment.

Li Sicheng looked at the mountains in the north and could only order a retreat.

Ruan Chi's entire army was defeated and the general Ding Lie was killed in battle. The morale of the army was fluctuating and could not bear to fight again. Now, fighting again can only lead to death.

I can only withdraw from Shenglong Mansion first and then make a decision.

But he wanted to retreat, how could Guo Deng let him retreat sadly? Liu Ju led the cavalry to pursue him. If he was placed in the Central Plains, he would definitely be able to chase him for hundreds of miles.

However, during the rainy season, although Liu Ju defeated the Annan army, he did not dare to pursue and retreated early.

The reason why Annan's army collapsed was because its quality was too poor. Liu Ju did not fight with him at all. Just the situation of galloping horses would collapse.

The reason why Liu Ju didn't chase him was because he found that on the muddy road, the horse could not run fast at all, and it was not even much faster than the human race.

There are not many other troops in Annan, but there are many people.

Think about it, when the cavalry that lost speed is surrounded by countless people and horses, what is the outcome of Liu Jue? Liu Ju naturally has to retreat first.

If the cavalry loses speed, it means losing combat effectiveness. In addition, there may be heavy rains, muddy land, and various factors that may be seen in the rainy season, no matter how you look at it, you will not order the pursuit. Liu Ju's approach cannot be wrong.

But it may not be right.

When we talk about this matter later, we all have their own opinions.

Liu Ju's pursuit shocked Li Sicheng because when he retreated, all the Annan army was in chaos. The essence of the mob was completely exposed.

Except for the tens of thousands of old teams around him who followed him to fight the Battle of Baitengjiang, Li Sicheng could no longer control it.

If Liu Ju pursued him desperately at this time, he might be able to kill Li Sicheng and destroy Annan in advance. But it may also be that Liu Ju's entire army was wiped out in the Annan army. The battle of Annan that lasted for more than a year would end early.

However, it was Liu Ju's retreat that gave Li Sicheng a breath of breath. Only by reorganizing the army and reorganizing order can the high-difficulty military task of retreat be completed.

Even so, after he arrived at Shenglong City, he reorganized his troops. There were only more than 200,000 soldiers, and many soldiers fled back to their hometown. Li Sicheng clearly felt that the government orders were not so smooth.

Although these places have not surrendered to the Ming army, it is already a foregone conclusion depending on the situation.

After all, although the Annan people have many hard bones, they are definitely not everyone. From the Lang Son offensive and defensive battle to the subsequent annihilation battle, it was considered that one battle broke Annan's backbone.

No matter how stubborn a person is, he or she should consider his or her future.

Even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your family and relatives.

When the Ming army headed south, they would definitely be fighting to the foot of Shenglong City with unstoppable momentum.

After Li Sicheng returned to Shenglong, he immediately began to strengthen Shenglong City and prepare for the upcoming Shenglong offensive and defensive battle.
Chapter completed!