That night, the generals and officials in Yangzhou gathered in the camp, but Zhao Bing still failed to settle in Yangzhou City, mainly because of the security issue. After the war, the city was in chaos. Although the situation was under control, it was difficult to keep the defeated soldiers hidden in the city. Before the complete cleaning was completed, no one dared to take this risk. However, there were many problems that needed to be solved urgently and the young emperor decided, so he could only trouble them to leave the city. After some greetings and congratulations, Zhao Bing did not speak much and asked everyone to report the situation after the war.

Chen Fenglin first reported the rough statistics of the results: in this battle, more than 30,000 enemies were killed, more than 6,000 enemies were killed, more than 4,000 enemies were injured, and nearly 20,000 enemies were captured; countless armor, equipment, and more than 50,000 war horses were seized. More than 500 soldiers were soldiers below the command commander of his side, and nearly 1,000 injured. Now the injured have been properly treated, and the bodies of the dead have been restrained.

Then Wang Yinglin reported that after the war, he collected more than 200,000 taels of gold, more than 2 million taels of silver, 800,000 ingots of paper money, and about 100,000 stones of grain. Some jewelry and other goods were still under estimates. Most of these seized belonged to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and the treasury had only a small amount of copper coins and paper money that depreciated like waste paper. In addition, the residences of some officials were sealed, and the property was being cleaned up. In addition, whether the merchants and wealthy families in Yangzhou had colluded with each other was under investigation.

According to rough statistics, the people in the city suffered heavy casualties, especially the number of young men who helped the enemy defend the city, were at least 10,000. In addition, the houses were destroyed and tens of thousands were displaced. In addition, it was because Tuohuan ordered the collection of all the stored grains in the city, and the people were generally short of food. The siege could not be harvested under the siege, and the materials outside the city could not be imported into the city, so there was a shortage of firewood, medicines, cloth, vegetables and various daily necessities. Others also reported on their own affairs.

"The top priority is not these chores. What we need to do is to advance north as soon as possible, rather than wasting time in Yangzhou!" Zhao Bing summarized that the issues that need to be dealt with urgently urgently at the moment are mainly focused on how to deal with surrendered and captured soldiers, how to appease the people in the city, how to rebuild the regime, and deal with collusion with enemies. But he frowned and said.

"Your Majesty... Tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers, 100,000 people, if they cannot be properly handled, and if they are not escorted to Jiangnan as soon as possible, they may be unstable in the rear." Wang Yinglin was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise. He knew that the Song army in Yangzhou was not very strong at present, and Jiangdong was encircling and annihilated Yuxi Timuer's troops, and it was difficult to withdraw. Once the northward advance would inevitably lead to a full out, but so many surrendered soldiers were left in Yangzhou. If they took the opportunity to cause trouble, it would be difficult to control the situation with the remaining troops.

"Your Majesty, why don't you deal with them at night!" Chen Fenglin said in a moment of thought when he saw His Majesty frowning.

"Tong Chen, you must not kill and surrender, otherwise you will be punished by God." Wang Yinglin said anxiously without waiting for the little emperor to answer.

"The King of Governors, when they are extraordinary, they should do extraordinary things. They should not be kind to women. They would execute all the Mongolian soldiers surrendered in Quanzhou that day!" Chen Fenglin immediately replied and fought back.

"Don't argue anymore. Let's escort the Mongolian army to the outside of the city for the time being, and detain the soldiers and generals separately. Take strict supervision, but no abuse is allowed!" Zhao Bing waved his hand to stop their quarrel and ordered.

He understood that both of them were right, but they were wrong because they did not have a corresponding situation. When the General's Mansion was first established, Zhao Bing first attacked Guangzhou, mainly to raise military expenses. At that time, their soldiers were less than 10,000, and their future was uncertain, so he naturally took little care of them. In order to eliminate future troubles, they would kill all the Mongolian officials and soldiers. Another purpose that is difficult to explain is of course to facilitate the "extortion" of the big families.

Later, he succeeded to the throne to attack Quanzhou, and fought for the bloody night of Quanzhou. The main purpose of massacre of Quanzhou clan was actually money. At that time, the blood was also killed, and the river was dyed red. In addition to revenge, there was also the purpose of shocking the enemy and winning a breathing opportunity for the new regime. Therefore, all the captured Mongols were killed and the Pu family was destroyed.

In the battle to defend Qiongzhou and recover Jiangnan, he was merciless to the Mongols, and even killed the rebel officials and wealthy Han families who were involved with the Mongols. However, he opened the trap of the captured soldiers and generals, reorganized them into several baggage divisions, and even organized two brigades of the imperial guards based on the surrendered troops in Ezhou. The purpose was nothing more than to consolidate the regime, eliminate internal troubles, and win over the hearts of the people.

The policy of surrendering troops in different periods was aimed at different situations and purposes. At that time, the main force of the Mongolian Yuan army defending Jiangnan was a garrison composed of the Han army and the new affiliated army. In essence, everyone had the same clan and ancestor, and they were still a family. There were no obstacles to collecting them for themselves, and it was also easy to be accepted by others. However, the main force of the Mongolian Yuan army in Jiangbei was a garrison mainly composed of Mongols and Semu people, and the more Mongolians went north, the more it became. If you kill all the captured enemy soldiers, it would be harmful to the law of nature.

Zhao Bing still wanted to incorporate these Mongolian surrendered soldiers. One was to use surrendered soldiers to fight vanguards. Being cannon fodder was a common method in all dynasties; the other was also a way to digest these unstable factors; the third was to use them to know the enemy's combat methods and have old advantages and targeted combat with various forces; the fourth was Zhao Bing's helplessness, because the lack of horses in Jiangnan also led to the lack of skilled riders and the inability to expand cavalry in a short period of time. These Mongolian surrendered soldiers were born riders. If they were used for themselves, it would be equivalent to adding a support out of thin air.

However, Zhao Bing had not thought of a way to properly deal with the surrendered troops, so it was not in line with his idea whether it was to escort Jiangnan to reorganize or execute them all, so it could only be put on hold for the time being. However, the enemy's troops in the two Huaihe area were empty and the rapid advance north was urgent, and it was impossible to spend both troops and time in Yangzhou. So Zhao Bing quickly made a decision on everything:

Wang Yinglin temporarily took over the position of Huaidong Commander and coordinated Huaidong government affairs. Although there are only Yangzhou, Zhenzhou and Taizhou at present, no one would suspect that Huaidong would soon take over. He ordered Jiang Fangding, the capital of the First Army's First Division, to be appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou, and to leave a regiment to handle the aftermath. The officials needed will be transferred from the First Division and will be supplemented after the officials sent by the court arrive.

Then the troops were rested for three days, and at the same time, they rewarded the army in accordance with the previous promise, and sent the wounded soldiers and the captured Zhennan Wang family to Jiankang together; at the same time, they recruited civilians to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible and buried dead bodies inside and outside the city to prevent the epidemic from spreading after the weather became warmer; in addition, various materials hoarded outside the city were sent into the city, and the list was given to appease the people, opening warehouses to provide relief to the victims, allocating funds to help refugees build houses, and stabilizing people's hearts...

The meeting was held until late at night before all the details were finalized. When Zhao Bing returned to the tent, it was already past midnight, and it was already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. After pinching his fingers and calculating for three days, it was already the first day of Xiangxing's 11th 11th. He couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of this. He was also unlucky. He had been the emperor for the 11th year. It was not too long for the New Year. He was the emperor of Ansheng and had not had much time for the New Year, and this year he would definitely spend the battle again.

Zhao Bing knew that with the current communication method, three days would be enough to lose Yangzhou. The news that Yuxi Timuer's troops were trapped in Jiangdong also reached the ears of Dadu Zhenjin. According to his estimates, the Mongolian Yuan side no longer had the ability to mobilize the troops when they were fighting in all directions. This time, it took about ten days for them to get the news to verify and verify, and then mobilize the army to raise materials to send troops.

In other words, Zhao Bing had to use the troops at hand to take advantage of the opportunity to invade Lianghuai within ten days before the enemy reinforcements arrived, and be prepared to fight. However, after the war, it was necessary to rest and recuperate, even if only a few days were only needed, so three days were still needed, so time would be very urgent. If this opportunity was missed, then the limited troops would not be able to complete the task of seizing the predetermined strategic goals.

"Defending the river must guard the Huai River" has long become a consensus. Those who have protected the Jiangnan in the past dynasties have a deeper understanding of the relationship between the Huai River and the Yangtze River. The two rivers are indirect and play a dual barrier role. Moreover, operating the Huai River has both strategic significance for defense and active offense. To occupy the two Huai Rivers to gain strategic initiative, we must also control a series of important towns, mainly to guard the intersection of the Huai River tributaries and the Huai River.

A series of important towns are arranged on the south side of the Huai River. In Huaixi, it is mainly Zhongli and Shouchun; in Huaidong, it is mainly Shanyang and Xuyi. Shouchun is opposite Yingkou, blocking the enemy from the Ying River or the upper reaches of the Huai River; Zhongli is opposite Wokou, blocking the rush of Wohe River. The main tributary of the lower reaches of the Huai River is Sishui. At this time, the Sishui flows southeast from Shandong and merges into the Huai River near Huai'an. The Huai-Si Shui Road has been a major water transportation route in the north and south since ancient times, and Shanyang and Xuyi control the origin of the Sishui direction.

In the direction of Sishui, if you take a more positive situation, you can also manage Pengcheng to explore the north. As the forces of the north and south change, their offensive and defensive momentum will also change accordingly. When the south is strong, you can go forward to Huaibei to advance to the Central Plains; when the south is weak, you often retreat to the Yangtze River; when the north and south are evenly matched, you often use the Huaihe line as the frontline for the confrontation.

In order to achieve this strategic goal, Zhao Bing mobilized almost all the troops, and planned to lead the Sixth Army stationed in Ezhou, and the Seventh Army stationed in Jiangling to the north to capture a series of important towns in Huaixi; while the Jiangdong area concentrated the Third Army, the Fourth Army and the Imperial Guardians partly surrounded and annihilated the Yuxi Timur troops who crossed the south. The only troops that can be used temporarily are the Second Army stationed in Wuhu and the First Army and some of the Guardians who seized Yangzhou.

The most important thing to achieve this goal is to be fast. Before the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty completed its mobilization, it first occupied all strategic channels of the Huaihe River, cut off its way south, and then switched to defensive operations and consolidate the newly occupied area. Yangzhou, which is closest to the enemy, was the first to be hit and must arrive first at the fastest speed. What makes Zhao Bing worried about is how to get up quickly...
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