For Zhang Yanfang, these rebels in front of him were not taken seriously at all.
With a ratio of three to one, and more than ten thousand of us, it would certainly not take much effort to defeat these people, not to mention that these people were defeated soldiers.
The men on his side are strong and well-rested, and they are well-equipped. Not all of them are good-for-nothings, so Zhang Yanfang is confident.
The fact was just as he thought, the battle was overwhelming from the very beginning.
The people led by Zhang Tong had no resistance at all. After the Ming army rushed forward, many people dropped their swords and knelt down to surrender.
Although Zhang Tong fought desperately and wanted to fight to the death, it was of no use and failure followed him everywhere.
When the last few personal guards around Zhang Tong were killed, he raised the knife in his hand and was about to slit his throat, but the Ming army chopped off his right hand. He was then brought in front of Zhang Yanfang and forced to kneel on the ground.
Glancing at Zhang Tong, whose face was pale and eyes were dim, Zhang Yanfang simply waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "Go ahead."
Zhang Yanfang had no desire to ask questions, nor did he want to, because it didn't make much sense. As long as he could catch him alive, he would have the credit, and the rest would be left to the governor and the chief judge.
In Zunyi City, Qi Yuangong walked out with an expressionless face.
His face didn't look very good. Although the battle was won, there were casualties, and they were very heavy. Two people from the Tiger Roar Battalion died and dozens were injured.
Some people were chasing too hard and didn't pay attention to the road, so they twisted their ankles; some people jumped off the wall and sprained their backs. This made Qi Yuangong very angry.
As for the two who died in the battle, they were also ambushed because they were greedy for merit and rushed forward rashly. Qi Yuangong felt that this was a shame and was simply too humiliating.
Qi Yuangong came to Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting with a dark face and said, "Sir, Zunyi City has been taken."
Looking at Qi Yuangong's expression, Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting were both stunned.
Isn't this beautifully done?
Zunyi City was captured very easily, and their side suffered no losses. Why did Qi Yuangong have this expression?
"Well done." Yuan Keli immediately realized what was happening and said with a smile, "I will commend you to His Majesty."
"Thank you, sir." Qi Yuangong said quickly.
Sun Chuanting, who was standing beside him, also spoke up at this time. He looked at Qi Yuangong puzzledly and asked, "This battle was fought beautifully. We captured Zunyi City so quickly. Why don't you look very happy?"
Qi Yuangong did not hide anything and told what had happened to him with a serious face.
Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting looked at each other, smiled bitterly and shook their heads, feeling somewhat helpless.
It may seem unreasonable that Qi Yuangong said this, but he did say it makes sense. This was indeed an avoidable loss, something that shouldn't have happened, but it did.
You could say he was being unreasonable, that seemed to be the case. He won such a big battle at such a small cost, and no matter where he was sent, he would be praised.
But what Qi Yuangong said was right. I couldn't agree with him, nor could I say anything about him.
If you agree with him, you feel uncomfortable; if you criticize him, he feels uncomfortable. Anyway, this feeling is very strange.
So Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting decisively changed the subject. The two did not continue to say anything on this issue. They directly ordered Qi Yuangong to withdraw his troops and set up camp.
After all, it was almost night, and the army had been marching and fighting all day, so they had to stay here for one night.
As for Zunyi City, it needed to be cleaned up again. Although the fighting had ended, there were corpses, broken limbs and blood everywhere, and it needed to be cleaned up before moving in.
In addition, the people in the city were also in a panic. They had suffered great disasters and trauma and needed to be comforted.
It would be easy for problems to arise if the army entered the city now, and it would also easily scare the common people, so they might as well camp outside the city.
Soon the camp was set up and dinner was prepared.
Especially from Qi Yuangong's military camp, the fragrance spread far away, causing the soldiers in other military camps to swallow their saliva.
Inside the general's tent, Yuan Keli felt somewhat helpless and asked Sun Chuanting, "Are they eating so well? Are they stewing meat?"
"Your Excellency, they are indeed stewing meat." Sun Chuanting nodded and said, "They bought it with their own money. Some of them simply exchanged food for the people. They paid for it themselves, so it's not for us to interfere."
Yuan Keli glared at Sun Chuanting unhappily.
They bought it themselves, how can I interfere?
Go and tell people not to eat?
I won't do such an offensive thing.
However, Yuan Keli was a little hesitant in his heart. Was His Majesty too fond of them?
But thinking about the day's victory, Yuan Keli didn't know what to say. Even if he went back to His Majesty to offer his advice, it probably wouldn't be of much use. Against the backdrop of such a victory, any words he said would be pale and powerless.
Soon the whole army had dinner, and Zhang Yanfang also came back with his men.
Zhang Tong was taken into custody, and this battle can be said to have been a complete victory.
The army was celebrating in the evening, but Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting were not so happy because they knew that things had just begun.
After dinner, several important military officials gathered in Yuan Keli’s tent.
In addition to Yuan Keli and Sun Chuanting, there are also Li Biao and Zhang Yanfang.
After several people sat down, Yuan Keli said, "Today's battle to recapture Zunyi is a good start. We can start the next step. This is just the beginning. We must restrain the entire army and not be complacent."
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