Chapter 104 Empty City Strategy

Just as Zhao Yuan said, the Hu army had been completely defeated at this time.

Just like the army of Chongshan Town suffered a crushing defeat in Fushan City. Once the defeat began, it was total.

Even the Hu cavalry, which was known for its ferocity, could only flee in panic when faced with such a chaotic rout.

However, compared with the Chongshan Town army at that time, the defeat of the Hu army was relatively organized and orderly.

Yang Zhengshan had only one hundred cavalrymen, so it was impossible for him to rush into the center of the battlefield and engage the enemy head-on. Instead, they roamed around the periphery of the Hu army's defeated army, hunting down those who fell behind.

Although doing so would not bring them great merit, every little bit counts, and even a few heads would be worth running for a day.

What's more, what they got was not just a few heads, but hundreds.

When the sky brightened, each of the 100 cavalrymen behind Yang Zhengshan had at least three heads hanging on the back of their horses.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the spirited soldiers, and his smile deepened around the corners of his eyes.

He liked this kind of battle the most, as it was like a hunter hunting prey, easy and safe. After hunting for more than an hour, not a single person was killed in the battle.

Of course, this is also the reason why they only wander around the periphery.

Looking at the fleeing soldiers in the north gradually disappearing, Yang Zhengshan shook his head with some regret, "What a pity!"

"What a pity?" Zhao Yuan laughed so hard that his gapping teeth were exposed.

He cut off ten heads personally, and his men also reaped a rich harvest. Among the more than one hundred cavalrymen behind him, sixty percent were his men, so they killed at least two hundred heads this time.

He really didn't expect that they could achieve such a great achievement just to confirm their military achievements.

With such military achievements, there would be no problem for him to be promoted to the rank of Qian Hu.

"It's a pity that we have too few troops!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

Zhao Yuan did not feel regretful. He was already very satisfied with such a gain.

"It's almost time to finish, let's go back!"

Yang Zhengshan said again.

They were not the protagonists in this battle, the protagonists were the Fifth Battalion, the garrison commander of Chongshan Pass.

Speaking of which, Yang Zhengshan was very curious about how Liang Chu did it.

The five battalions of Zhenbiao were inside Chongshan Pass. How did he hide it from the Hu tribe camp and let the five battalions of Zhenbiao leave the city?

This question did not bother Yang Zhengshan for long, because the specific process of the battle spread throughout the city the next day.

Zhao Yuan was also curious, so he made a special trip to the city gate. Although he did not enter the city due to the strict restrictions, he talked to the scouts who were patrolling outside and learned about the matter.

If Zhao Yuan knew it, Yang Zhengshan would naturally know it too.

After listening to Zhao Yuan's story, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but admire: "The Marquis is really a man of courage and planning!"

It turned out that Liang Chu's plan was very simple. He had already received news of the Hu tribe's impending invasion before the Hu army arrived at the city gate.

So he transferred all five battalions of the town flag away from the city in advance.

That’s right, Liang Chu has been playing the empty city tactic in Chongshan Pass these past few days.

There are less than 10,000 defenders inside Chongshan Pass, and the real elite troops have been hiding in the mountains and forests in the east.

"I've long heard that our Marquis Changping is a military genius, and today I've finally proven that his reputation is well-deserved!" Zhao Yuan was also shocked.

The Empty City Scheme is not that easy to perform.

If the Hu people really attacked the city, the empty city plan would inevitably be exposed.

What Yang Zhengshan admired most about Liang Chu was not that he dared to use the empty city plan, but that he actually waited for more than half a month, until the Hu tribe camp completely relaxed its vigilance and until the Hu tribe camp believed that they would not come out to fight.

Half a month!

Every day should be extremely tormenting, but Liang Chu can still sit back and relax.

Yang Zhengshan really admires such courage and character.

If it were him, he might not be as patient as Liang Chu.

"You really can't underestimate the people of the world!"

Yang Zhengshan thought secretly in his heart.

As a time traveler, he has a natural sense of superiority and looks at everyone as if they were natives.

Especially since he also owns the Lingquan Space, this makes him feel even more arrogant, thinking that he will be the best in the world sooner or later.

Fortunately, he was still down-to-earth and did not let his superiority and arrogance turn into arrogance and ignorance.

Watching Liang Chu's operations in person made his mind become more calm and more focused.

The more experiences a person has, the more insights he will gain, and the calmer his mind will become.

Although Yang Zhengshan is a time traveler, he was just a young man under 30 years old in his previous life. As for his experience, most of it came from the bombardment of network traffic, and he had very few personal experiences of suffering and life and death.

Compared with the people in this world, he may be a little ahead in knowledge and thought, but when it comes to wisdom and character, he may be far inferior to some brilliant people.

This is not self-deprecation, but seeking truth from facts.

Times make heroes. Only by truly experiencing the times and witnessing the changes of the times can one have the foundation to become a hero.

How can you reach the summit if you haven’t walked there yourself and seen it with your own eyes?
Zhao Yuan stayed in Linguan Fort for another two days before leaving. After he left, Yang Zhengshan deployed all the cavalry in the fort. After making sure that the Hu army was completely defeated, he returned to Yinghe Fort.

While guarding Linguan Fort, his soldiers suffered heavy casualties, which brought sorrow to all the garrisons under the jurisdiction of the defense office.

But the dead are gone, and the living must continue to live.

On the third day of the third lunar month, a grand funeral was held in Yinghe Fort. Yang Zhengshan led all the officials in the government office to personally carry the coffins of the fallen soldiers to the burial place.

The cemetery of Yinghebao is on the hillside west of Tunbu. It is backed by green mountains and faces the vast river and mountains of Dayong. It is a Feng Shui treasure land.

But this cemetery is quite large, stretching from one side of the mountain to the other.

Looking at the countless graves, Yang Zhengshan felt heavy-hearted.

It is said that the success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of hundreds of soldiers, but how many soldiers are buried in this small garrison?
The funeral ended in mourning, and Yinghe Fort also gained new vitality in the midst of sorrow.

The main force of the Hu army was defeated, and the five camps of the Zhenbiao Army inside Chongshan Pass were free to clean up the incoming Hu cavalry.

In just half a month, there was continuous good news from the city walls. The Hu cavalry that entered the country were either surrounded and suppressed or driven out of the country.

After more than a year of war, the people of Chongshan Town finally regained their former peace.

In this battle, the Hu tribe was badly injured. Although they still retained some strength, they will not be able to invade the border of Dayong for at least three years.

The war was over and the busy spring plowing season began.

The common people and military households, still immersed in the grief of losing their loved ones, had to pick up farm tools and start farming.

Yang Zhengshan was also busy, organizing the military households to do spring ploughing and planning to recruit new men from the military households into the army.

There is no way around it. The missing troops must be replenished, and the replenished soldiers must receive training.

They still have to continue to guard Dayong's border and make sacrifices for the safety of Dayong's people.

Time passed day by day, and before we knew it, spring plowing was over.

Chongshan Town has also ushered in the best season. Spring is in full bloom, all things are reviving, and green mountains and clear waters cover the desolate land.

That day, after Yang Zhengshan finished his official business at the government office, he came to the horse farm.

The horse farm is the most important industry of his Yang family. Whether the Yang family can become rich in the future depends entirely on the horse farm.

"Your humble servant greets you, sir. You greet your lord. You greet Fourth Master Jiang!"

As soon as they entered the horse farm, Ma San came to meet them.

The sir was naturally referring to Yang Zhengshan, the uncle was referring to Yang Mingcheng, and the fourth master Jiang was referring to Jiang He.

That’s right, Jiang He has also been promoted to master!
After the war, Jiang He assisted Yang Mingcheng in managing the Yang family's business. He had been to the horse farm many times before, and Ma San was already very familiar with him.

"Come on, take me to see the newborn foal!" Yang Zhengshan walked straight towards the stable.

When spring comes and flowers bloom, Ma San no longer keeps the horses in the stable. The guys at the stable will take the horses out for a walk.

At this time, all the horses in the stable were foals, and one of them was born just two days ago.

When buying a horse last year, Yang Mingcheng bought a pregnant mare at the suggestion of Ma San.

There are now ten mares, six three-year-old foals, eight two-year-old foals, and ten inferior horses that have just reached adulthood on the farm.

Entering the stable, Yang Zhengshan came to the newborn foal and asked, "How is it?"

The foal followed the mare. When it saw Yang Zhengshan enter the stable, it leaned towards the mare uneasily.

"It's very healthy. If nothing goes wrong, it can become an excellent war horse!" Ma San looked at the foal with very gentle eyes, just like an old mother looking at her child.

As a horse herder, Ma San really loves horses.

He takes care of the horses with great care, even more attentively than he does his own children.

Yang Zhengshan turned his head to observe the foal, and seeing that it was indeed very energetic, he felt relieved.

This is the first foal born in the horse farm. He naturally hopes that the foal can grow up healthily and then be exchanged for silver.

Compared with Ma San, Yang Zhengshan's attitude towards Ma is somewhat unkind.

He raises horses to make money, and he doesn't have much affection for other horses except Hongyun.

Then Yang Zhengshan looked at the other foals and took a walk around the stable.

Of course, he was not just wandering around out of boredom, he took the opportunity to sprinkle a lot of spiritual spring water.

He even sprinkled some spiritual spring water on the grass of the horse farm. The grass would grow exceptionally lush after absorbing the spiritual spring water and would also have some of the effects of the spiritual spring water.

After eating the green grass, the horses will also be nourished by the spiritual spring water.

However, the area of ​​the horse farm is not small, and Yang Zhengshan just sprinkled two or three bowls of spiritual spring water.

"Take these three ponies back to me!"

Before leaving, Yang Zhengshan also took away three three-year-old foals.

This was what he prepared for Yang Yunxue, Wang Yunqiao and Lin Zhan.

This year Yang Yunxue is already twelve years old, Wang Yunqiao and Lin Zhan are already eleven years old, and they can learn horse riding.

"Teach Yunxue and the others how to ride when you have time!"

On the way back, Yang Zhengshan said to Yang Mingcheng.

"Dad, don't worry, I will teach them well!" Yang Mingcheng said honestly.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, and said to Jiang He: "Yunyan also wants to learn how to ride a horse, you teach her when the time comes!"

Jiang He had just learned horse riding from Yang Mingcheng.
"Okay, Dad!" Jiang He said shyly.

Although the young man is married and has children, he is still a shy young man.

Especially when facing Yang Zhengshan, he was too honest.

(End of this chapter)