si-mexico Chapter 443: Troops Arrive at the Capital
Chapter 443: Troops Arrive at the Capital
Fortunately, his attitude of admitting his mistakes was pretty good. If he had really been stubborn and insisted that those unruly people attacked him and tried hard to defend himself, the King of the South might really have killed him.
The Southern King snorted coldly.
"An accomplice? What does it mean to be an accomplice? Those soldiers put knives to the necks of the people and looted their houses to use as ambushes. Is this also called an accomplice?
You are indiscriminate, disregarding military discipline, and killing innocent people!
What a crime! "
Now it's everyone's turn to perform.
Zhang Han, Li Bohan, Jiang Shun and others all urged the King of the South to spare his life, and Yuhuatian, Nie Bei and others also interjected a few words to plead for mercy.
After everyone's pleading, Ma Ling's expression improved a little, and then he looked at Shen Changgong and asked,
"Prince Lanling, what do you think about this matter?"
Shen Changgong was stunned when he heard this.
I'm just sitting there watching, and it's none of my business if you punish your men. Are you trying to drag me into this? Or do you want me to speak up for you so you can get away with it?
If I plead for him, will I still punish anyone who indiscriminately kills innocent people in the future?
"Brother Nan Wang has the final say. You are the one who will punish your people."
Shen Changgong kicked the ball back again.
King Nan also knew that so many people were watching.
If Qi Feng is not severely punished this time, the military discipline of the Yan army will be completely destroyed.
After thinking it over, he said,
"Come here, drag Qi Feng away, give him fifty lashes, strip him of his military rank, and demote him to a commoner!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and said that the punishment was too severe.
Isn't it just killing some civilians from the enemy country? Lanling King killed hundreds of thousands of people on the grassland.
Besides, there are bound to be accidental casualties in a war, especially when it is fought in enemy territory.
Civilians cannot be harmed, so if the enemy army hides in civilians’ homes, we won’t attack them?
At this time, Shen Changgong also lost no time to speak,
"Nan Wang, that's too serious. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. I suggest that you give him a chance to atone for his sins.
"Don't give him the credit for conquering Yanggu County this time. When we attack Wanliang City next time, let him lead the charge. If he can conquer the city within a day, I'll forgive his sins."
Shen Changgong had to give Ma Ling some face. Although Qi Feng was impulsive, he was really brave in combat, and the King of the South also wanted to train him.
If he was really dismissed from office and became a commoner, the King of Nan would definitely feel very sorry.
Just now, when King Nan looked at him, he raised his eyebrows. How could he not know what it meant?
Oh, forget it, forget it, let the King of the South handle it.
Sure enough, the Southern King said,
"No, that's too light. Atonement is a point. I'll give you another twenty strokes of the cane. After that, you will charge the king tomorrow. You are not allowed to return until the city is taken!"
"I obey your command. Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Carry out the execution in public, let everyone see. This will only happen once. If you massacre civilians again, you will be executed without mercy!"
Qi Feng was dragged out and beaten with a stick.
As the deputy commander of the Pingnan Army, Qi Feng is also a highly respected and extremely brave general with a high prestige in the army.
It can be said that executing an execution in public is not very harmful but extremely insulting.
This time, we must teach him a severe lesson and let those generals who care about their reputation see that the price of doing something wrong is not only being beaten, but also being humiliated.
If the case is more serious, the person may even be beheaded.
After beating Qi Feng, he let him go back and lie down to recuperate.
Tomorrow, he has to lead the troops to attack Wanliang City.
The next morning, the Yan army set out.
The Pingnan Army, led by Li Bohan and Qi Feng, attacked Wanliang City, while the Feiying Army, led by Nie Bei and Nie Yang, attacked Buxin City.
These two cities are the last barrier for the capital area facing the north.
And in these two cities, there were armies of 50,000 to 60,000 people each.
If nothing unexpected happens, the mysterious Qi army commander Tong Xuan is hiding in these two cities.
If something unexpected happens, then we'll just run away.
Two hundred thousand soldiers were dispatched to attack the two cities, while Shen Changgong and King Nan led the main force and stationed between the two cities, ready to help whichever side was at a disadvantage in the war.
Now Shen Changgong and Ma Ling have also learned to delegate power, and they will directly hand over the tasks that should be commanded by the commanders below.
In the past, the Yan army had few soldiers and their generals were not mature, so Shen Changgong and Ma Ling had to personally command the battles in everything.
Now, after many wars, these generals have learned enough and have gained a lot of experience, so the two kings have appropriately delegated power to them and allowed them to train.
Although there are some born famous generals in this world, there are more ordinary people. They have talent, but they also need to learn and train.
The army went to fight, while Shen Changgong and Ma Ling were both in the general's tent, discussing what to do next.
We are about to arrive in Gyeonggi Province, and it’s time to learn more about the terrain here.
Linzi is located on a plain, but to the east of Linzi, it is all mountainous. The famous Mount Tai is just to the east of Linzi.
(It’s just a fantasy, don’t take it too seriously)
In other words, there are mountains to the east of Linzi, and plains to the west, south and north. This terrain is easy to attack but difficult to defend.
Gongsun Wan'er reported,
"Right now, the local army in the southern border of Qi State is gathering. There are about 400,000 of them, all newly recruited men, temporarily conscripted. However, they have just gathered and have not yet headed north. It is said that the Emperor of Qi has been urging them to do so.
The capital also has 100,000 local troops gathered. Counting the 200,000 central troops that stayed behind, there are a total of 300,000 troops. Their strength should not be underestimated."
Shen Changgong also sighed.
This is the advantage of fighting on home soil, as we can always call on the people to defend our country.
As the invading party, they can only mobilize the army and stretch the supply lines. Unless they have an absolute advantage in both military strength and national strength, it will be difficult to fight a war of annihilation.
"It doesn't matter. We will take action. As long as we can destroy their imperial court and emperor, we can easily defeat the local armies.
If they don't know the current situation, we will attack them south.
After we conquer Qi, the next step will be to attack Wei, so we'll have to station troops on the southern border."
The Southern King also nodded and said,
"The local army's combat effectiveness is indeed not strong. As long as we can destroy them, there are 200,000 central troops. The rest are not a concern."
This was their plan, but the enemy could not deploy as they had intended.
The enemy cannot sit idly by and wait for death.
With the help of artillery, the siege became particularly simple. In addition, the battle between the main force of the central army and the local army of able-bodied men to attack the two cities was particularly smooth.
It was all taken down in just one day.
As the King of the South expected, the Qi army commander Tong Xuan was still nowhere to be found in these two cities.
No one knows where this person went.
I guess he ran away.
No one cared. After settling the two cities, they looted the treasury for food and money and continued their march to the southeast.