Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 301 Defending Xianning! Zero Casualties
With Zhang Datong killed, the rebel army scattered like a pile of loose sand.

Wow——!
Next,
The remaining rebels fled in disarray into the distance.

Without wasting words, Chen Jie directly ordered Liu Ergou, the captain of the elite special operations team, to lead the team in pursuit.

At this point, it is imperative to expand the gains and annihilate these rebel forces.

If they escape, these people are likely to become bandits and harm the local area.

Led by Liu Ergou, the elite special operations team chased after the fleeing rebels.

The elite special operations regiment of Ximentang consists of top-notch fighters drawn from various departments.

They underwent very rigorous training, and almost every special operations reconnaissance soldier had broken through to the late stage of the initial stage of the Meridian Cleansing Realm in martial arts.

Everyone was determined to make a name for themselves in this battle and earn more merits.

Although it was only a pursuit of these already defeated rebel forces.

but,

Almost all the reconnaissance soldiers in the special operations regiments appeared to be highly motivated and were striving to catch up.

Chen Jie had given a death order: all these rebels must be annihilated.

According to the first principle of the special operations regiment, close combat is generally avoided unless absolutely necessary.

If you have a replica AK47 assault rifle in your hand, wouldn't it be asking for trouble if you then engage in hand-to-hand combat?

Shoot them as soon as they get close to the rebels.

Therefore,
As the special forces pursued them, the rebels were routed, falling to their deaths one after another.

this moment,
The rebels had lost all will to resist; all that remained in their minds was escape, hoping to get away from the guns of the Simon Hall Special Forces.

Liu Ergou led his troops in pursuit and soon discovered that these rebels had lost their will to fight.

then,

He created an encirclement around them, blocking their path.

The encirclement by the troops on both flanks was clearly effective.

Seeing that they had no way out, the rebels quickly lay down on the ground and surrendered.

They never had the courage to die. It was obvious they couldn't win, so how could they continue to resist?

At this time,

Chen Jie began arranging for people to clean up the battlefield.

A moment later, a special operations scout came to Chen Jie and reported that the second elite team of the special operations regiment had captured Xianning Prefecture.

Since there are no more rebels in Xianning Prefecture.

Therefore,
Xu Xiaodao of the Second Sharp Knife Brigade captured Xianning Prefecture without breaking a sweat.

original,

Chen Jie learned that Zhang Datong had actually led his army out of Xianning Prefecture to meet the enemy.

Therefore, he immediately ordered Xu Xiaodao to lead the Second Sharp Knife Brigade of the Special Operations Regiment to attack Xianning Prefecture.

Because Zhang Datong was crippled by Ximentang outside, the 5,000 elite rebel troops originally stationed inside actually came out to provide support.

Therefore,
The defenses of Xianning Prefecture were weak, and Xu Xiaodao led his troops into Xianning Prefecture, taking it easily with almost no effort.

After occupying Xianning Prefecture, Xu Xiaodao sent someone to inform the young master and report the situation.

Upon hearing that Xianning Prefecture had been captured, Chen Jie immediately ordered that only a small team be left to clean up the battlefield while waiting for Lin Rui from the Ministry of War of the Great Qian Dynasty to arrive.

other people,
They moved into Xianning City together.

Half an hour later.

Ximentang moved into Xianning Prefecture, and Chen Jie had people tally the battle losses.

Simultaneously,

He ordered someone to take over the defense of Xianning Prefecture and to settle the people in the city.

As long as the people behave themselves and obey commands and arrangements.

Therefore, Ximentang would never harm these innocent people.

However, if these people do not cooperate with Ximentang in investigating spies, they will be treated as rebels and executed on the spot.

By evening, the results of the cleanup were in.

In this battle, a total of 17,000 rebel soldiers were killed.

The rebel general Zhang Datong and his elite troops were killed on the spot.

They captured 4,162 prisoners and seized 200 Japanese field guns and 20 Japanese heavy machine guns.

Everything else was blown up and was no longer worth reprocessing.

in addition,

There were also several heavily armored soldiers, as well as 3,200 fast horses from within the city.

To Chen Jie's relief, Ximentang emerged unscathed after the battle.

Zero casualties!
That's right,

Despite annihilating so many enemies, they maintained zero casualties.

This shows that the rebels' fighting ability was significantly inferior to that of the Japanese and Westerners.

Although Chen Jie had always known that the rebel army under Prince Li Ben of Han was not very strong.

However, Chen Jie was still very satisfied with the current results achieved with zero casualties.

This time, Ximentang set off from Shandong to quell the rebellion in Hanzhong. They achieved a perfect start in their first battle and also gained their first stronghold in Hanzhong.

In the following period, Chen Jie had his men collect the meat from the warhorses that had died on the battlefield and station them in Xianning Prefecture.

Chen Jie ordered all the prisoners to be imprisoned.

Ximen Hall does not need prisoners; these people can only wait for the Ministry of War of the Great Qian Dynasty to come and incorporate them.

As for the spoils of war, apart from some warhorses, Chen Jie didn't even bother with the other firearms and such.

but,

These Japanese field guns and heavy machine guns, however, made Chen Jie more vigilant.

How could there be weapons from the Japanese?

It seems that Prince Li Ben of Han has gotten involved with the Japanese.

Perhaps this rebellion was supported by the Japanese.

They provided weapons, money, and other resources to Li Ben, the Prince of Han, which enabled his forces to grow so rapidly.

The weapons in Ximentang were all manufactured by the Shandong Arsenal, and all of them had serial numbers.

The key parts are made of the most advanced cold-forged steel. Even if someone obtains it, it will be difficult to imitate if the materials do not meet the requirements.

Therefore,
Chen Jie naturally looked down on the weapons in the hands of the rebels.

of course,

The materials used in these weapons are quite good. If they were taken to the Ximentang arsenal for remelting, their performance could be greatly improved.

He ordered the supply troops to pack up all the captured weapons and send them directly back to the Shandong Arsenal.

After everything was settled, Chen Jie sent a report on the battle to Li Qiong, the Grand General of Ezhou.

Then,

He began to strengthen the defenses of Xianning Prefecture and constructed various defensive fortifications.

Xianning Prefecture was one of the most important strongholds of Prince Li Ben of Han, and with an army of 200,000 under his command, he would definitely not give up easily. Therefore,
Chen Jie could foresee that a major battle was likely to break out in Xianning City in the coming days.

As for digging trenches and building fortifications, these tasks were naturally undertaken by prisoners of war.

Although Chen Jie had never been in the habit of dealing with prisoners of war, he couldn't let them eat idly.

The next day at noon,
Commanders Meng Ying and Lin Rui arrived in Xianning Prefecture with their troops.

Since they separated from Chen Jie.

The two of them didn't stop along the way, heading towards Xianning Prefecture.

To be honest, the two knew that Ximentang was very powerful in combat.

but,

They did not believe that Ximentang could take over Xianning Prefecture in such a short time.

Li Ben, the Prince of Han, is currently enjoying great power and influence.

It is said that they acquired a lot of weapons and equipment from the Japanese, which greatly increased their combat effectiveness.

The troops stationed by the Ministry of War of the Great Qian Dynasty were no match for the army of Prince Li Ben of Han.

Even Hong Yanchuan, the commander of the Hebei garrison, was very wary of the army of Prince Li Ben of Han.

With only a little over 10,000 men, Ximen Tang's ambition to take over Xianning Prefecture is simply a pipe dream.

Therefore,
Although the two were constantly on their way, they sent out scouts to Xianning Prefecture to gather information.

Deep down, they hoped that Simon would win, but that he would encounter setbacks along the way.

then,

Their combined 10,000 troops served as reinforcements, ultimately turning the tide of the battle.

In this way, the two of them felt a sense of triumph in front of Ximen Tang.

However, they soon received the news.

Ximentang has captured Xianning Prefecture, and it was a complete victory!
Not only did they completely crush the rebel army in Xianning Prefecture, but they also killed Zhang Datong.

Since Li Ben, the Prince of Han, raised the banner of rebellion, he had never suffered such a crushing defeat.

This battle extinguished the arrogance of Prince Li Ben of Han.

It seems that the rumors about Ximen Tang's fighting prowess are true.

For a moment, both commanders felt very depressed and even regretful.

If I had known, I should have followed Ximentang on a forced march and fought my way into Xianning City; the benefits would have been much greater.

Now all we can do is follow behind and clean up the mess.

Upon receiving news that Xianning City had been captured, Meng Ying and Lin Rui hurried towards Xianning City on horseback.

While we've just captured Xianning City, we can still catch up; we might even be able to get a taste of the spoils.

If we go any later, there might not even be any soup left.

then,

The two men led their troops to Xianning Prefecture as quickly as possible.

After the messenger was sent to inform them, Ximen Tang's personal guards soon led the two commanders into the city to see Chen Jie.

Xianning Prefecture is located in the heart of Hanzhong, in the triangle area of ​​Huanggang, Huangshi and Wuchang, and is a strategic location fought over by military strategists.

Although this place did not suffer from as many banditry problems as the Northwest and southern Sichuan, it was still ravaged by war.

After the siege by Prince Li Ben of Han, the population of Xianning Prefecture was less than half of its peak.

Much of the land outside the city was almost completely abandoned.

However, after capturing Xianning Prefecture, Li Ben, the Prince of Han, did not engage in the same massacres as when he captured Wuchang.

The entire Xianning Prefecture is considered to be very well preserved.

Perhaps it was because Li Ben, the Prince of Han, wanted to make Xianning City his base of operations.

Therefore,
The rebels did not cause widespread destruction within Xianning Prefecture, nor did they order their soldiers to burn, kill, or loot.

When Chen Jie led the troops of Ximentang into Xianning City.

At first, the people in the city were very scared and nervous.

Because after any siege ends, it is always the common people who suffer.

Once they started burning, killing, and looting, these soldiers were almost no different from bandits.

Some people even took advantage of the siege to act arrogantly and domineeringly.

Some soldiers even killed civilians to claim military merits.

If the people in the city dared to resist, they would immediately face death.

Prior to this, Zhang Datong had been stationed in Xianning Prefecture and, at the request of Prince Li Ben of Han, had not plundered the people in the city.

Therefore, the people of Xianning Prefecture's sense of identification with Prince Li Ben of Han skyrocketed.

therefore,

After Ximentang entered Xianning Prefecture.

Almost everyone felt uneasy.

Everyone was worried that these soldiers might burn, kill, and loot in the city.

Although Chen Jie had already issued a notice that no Ximen Hall soldiers were allowed to disturb the people in the city.

but,

No one dared to believe Chen Jie's announcement.

After all, the common people were unarmed, and even if Ximentang launched a massacre in the city, no one could stop him.

Chen Jie had been prepared for all of this.

After Ximentang stationed his troops in Xianning Prefecture, he strictly adhered to the contents of the announcement.

No one dared to offend the people in the city. Even the soldiers of Ximentang helped the people in the city rebuild their homes.

the most important is,

Ximentang directly opened the granaries of Xianning Prefecture and distributed grain to relieve the disaster.

People won't easily cause trouble as long as they have enough to eat.

Especially when they are starving, they will risk their lives for you as long as they have a bite to eat.

Chen Jie was fully aware of these matters.

After the granaries were opened and grain was distributed, the people of Xianning Prefecture quickly changed their attitude towards Ximentang.

Many ordinary people are even grateful to Ximentang.

In less than two days, after Chen Jie opened the granary and distributed the grain...

The people of Xianning Prefecture have returned to order.

Even the common people responded to Ximentang's call and spontaneously began to go with the prisoners of war to build fortifications outside Xianning Prefecture.

The reason is simple: because there is food to eat.

Ximentang only needed to provide food for these people.

They are very willing to put in their labor in exchange for food.

(End of this chapter)