Chapter 17 The calculations of respective forces

Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 17 The calculations of respective forces

Just a moment of peace.

Zhang Jinyu returned to the general's mansion and called all the generals for a brief meeting.

"How much did we lose?"

Zhang Jinyu looked at the dull atmosphere and asked empathetically,

"Returning to the Marquis, 30,000 of our soldiers died in the battle today and 20,000 were injured."

Yongbyon also made a rough calculation after counting each battalion, and the expressions of the generals present also looked sad.

"In other words, nearly 30,000 people died in one day? What about the Jurchens?"

"Back to the Marquis, the number of dead in the war exceeded 50,000, with almost no injuries. The ratio of deaths is close to one for two."

"Very well, everyone, our brothers are very brave. I think Huang Jitai is in pain right now. We still have 50,000 cavalry and 100,000 infantry. The infantry will continue to defend tomorrow."

"Master Marquis, what should we do with the cavalry? Why don't we also go to the city to defend it?"

Zhang Junying asked eagerly. He had been very anxious these days.

"You are indispensable. Huang Jitai still has 90,000 cavalry and about 100,000 infantry. If he is exhausted again, you and Wenyuan will each lead 20,000 cavalry and attack."

"Junying, if Huang Jitai withdraws his troops, then follow him and see if there is a chance to bite him. Wenyuan, you should change into the Jurchens' clothes and take advantage of the night to surprise Pingliao City, capture the city and defend it on the spot.

"

After seeing today's siege battle, Zhang Jinyu did some calculations and came up with a bolder idea.

"Yes, Lord Marquis, I will honor your orders."

Zhang Wenyuan nodded vigorously,

"Also, Yingbian, Fei Ge sent an order to Pingyun City guard Gu Ning to bring 10,000 people to help, leaving 10,000 lieutenants to guard the city and set off immediately."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

"Everyone, the fate of the Northeast is at stake here. Let's encourage each other."

"I will obey the order of the Marquis!"

All the generals shouted in unison.

Pingyang County City, East,

Jurchen camp,

central sweat tent,

Huang Jitai sat gloomily on the main seat, and the generals around him sat on the sides with no courage to breathe.

"Hu Yanhan! How many personnel were lost?"

"Back to the Great Khan, more than 40,000 people were killed and more than 10,000 were injured!"

"Nearly 60,000 people were lost in the First World War. We are now in a dilemma."

Helianchen is also distressed, but retreating now will undoubtedly be a waste of all previous efforts.

"Khan, we can't retreat. It's already this time, and the enemy is also holding on."

"Yes, I'm sweating profusely and can't retreat."

The other generals were also unwilling to give in.

Huang Jitai's complexion improved now, and his military morale was ready.

"Everyone, from today's perspective, the enemy's combat effectiveness is still quite strong. We have all underestimated our opponents. And I guess who is taking command?"

"Who is the Great Khan? After entering the city, I have to tear him apart!"

Hu Yanhan said harshly.

"Do you still remember the Pingyang County garrison general that our vulture warriors shot and killed a few years ago? He should be the old general's son. I remember his surname is Zhang, but I don't know his specific name. It's a pity that he can't surrender.

!”

"Hey, it's true!"

Hu Yanhan was also stunned for a moment. It was very rare to kill an enemy general on the battlefield by such a coincidence.

"Also, I am considering and worrying about the Yuezhi people. What do you think of Huyanhan?"

"If he can't surrender, then fight him! As for the Yuezhi people, they won't attack us by chance! Besides, we don't have much money!"

"Helianchen, what do you think?"

Huang Jitai asked Helianchen again,

"Great Khan, this, this is going to be difficult. If the Yuezhi people really come, we can't fight, and we have to make peace with General Zhang of Pingyang County, or even offer Pingliao City in exchange."

Helianchen thought carefully before answering carefully.

"Helianchen, are you crazy?"

Hu Yanhan shouted at He Lianchen in disbelief, and the generals also looked like fools and forgot about the past.

"Everyone, it's not that I'm crazy, but if my opponent becomes crazy, we will be in trouble."

Hu Yanhan stood up and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Huang Jitai.

"Hu Yanhan, calm down and let Helianchen finish."

After hearing Dahan's scolding, Hu Yanhan sat down angrily.

"Everyone, the Little Yueshi have also encountered a severe drought. Although they have the Beihai freshwater lake in the north, the tribes in the south do not have it. They have to plunder and make up for the losses. To the south is the Tianbai Mountains, which cannot be crossed by birds. To the southwest is the territory of the Donghu people, and to the southeast is ours.

Jurchen territory.”

Helianchen paused for a moment,

"If they knew that we were attacking Dawu, or that we had suffered huge losses, who do you think the Yuezhi people would attack? They would definitely come from the east."

Following Helianchen's decisive words, all the generals fell silent.

Yes, this is inevitable!

When the Jurchen tribes were not unified, they plundered each other. Later, after they were unified, they built cities and learned to farm with slaves, and then they settled down.

But those Yuezhi people still have the previous customs,

There is no way to reason with them, let alone join forces. The Great Khan even tried to negotiate an alliance with them before.

Unexpectedly, he was directly kicked out by their queen. Unless he surrendered to the Yuezhi, there was no need to talk.

That crazy woman has no idea what she is talking about.

Dawu Empire, Beijing.

After yesterday's big court meeting, it seemed that the Northeast had become a taboo in the court, and almost no one wanted to mention it again.

However, Dai Quan, as the general manager of the palace, had to go out and arrange the tasks assigned to him by the emperor. He took the roster from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to see which houses in the capital were useless. When he opened it, he saw that they were all in the corners.

Places and good houses have long been obtained by the collusion of these nobles inside and outside.

Dai Quan also got a lot of benefits from it, but now he is in trouble. Who would have thought of this thing today? There are also so-called concubines, which are even more annoying. Those who can enter the harem have their own masters, such as Na Jia

Yuanchun, the Jia family had already asked someone to tell him not to send Yuanchun out, and the Liu family and the Zhen family had a headache.

After flipping through the list again, he suddenly saw the last big house, the abandoned house of Prince Yi Zhong, the prince back then. When Dai Quan saw this house, he didn't say anything for a long time when he thought of this name. He almost sat on the throne.

As a person, you can’t think, you can’t think.

Then can we kick it to Marquis Luo Yun to solve the problem of the two emperors? Dai Quan will keep this in mind.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A knock on the door interrupted Dai Quan's train of thought. As the general manager, few people dared to disturb him. Dai Quan asked with a hesitant look on his face;

"Who!"

"Eunuch Dai, why don't you recognize the Za family?"

As he spoke, he opened the door and walked in. He saw a man with a haggard face, wearing an ordinary chamberlain uniform, but with a particularly slim figure. At first glance, he looked like a member of the Lian family. It turned out to be Eunuch Zhou who was beside Concubine Zhen.

"Hey, let me tell you, this morning magpies came to my courtyard and screamed. I didn't expect that it was Eunuch Zhou who came. Come, please sit down."

When Dai Quan saw that it was the father-in-law who was in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Concubine Zhen, he did not dare to neglect her.

"There is no happy event, but a lot of trouble. Isn't this coming again?"

Eunuch Zhou also had something to say, but he was not in a hurry to say it out.

Dai Quan also squinted his eyes and thought about what Eunuch Zhou meant by coming over. What does this mean? Such interactions between the two palaces are taboo.

"Then as you said, things in this palace can still be difficult for us. Who without a long-sighted mind dares to attack you? I will help you educate him."

Dai Quan didn't ask, but asked tentatively.
To be continued...