Chapter 573 : Chapter 276 Expansion of Influence (1)
Chapter 276: Power Expansion
After capturing Zhang Yun, Wenpin and other five generals alive, Lu Su led more than a thousand elite troops in ambush and returned to Fancheng.
When Lu Su returned, it had already been dawn for a long time. Zhao Yun had already gathered the soldiers he could and returned to Fancheng.
"How was the harvest?"[
When Lu Su arrived in the hall, Zhao Yun and Yi Ji were already waiting. Zhao Yun asked Lu Su first.
"The harvest was great. Zhang Yun, Wenpin and other five generals were all captured by me." Lu Su said with a smile. Then, Lu Su asked Zhao Yundao: "How was Zilong's harvest?"
"Except for the soldiers who died in the Battle of Fancheng, Liu Biao's seven-pronged army, I captured a total of 30,000 people." Zhao Yun said with a smile.
Historically, fighting has resulted in relatively few soldiers dying and many wounded. Zhang Yun led seven armies northward and fought bloody battles in Fancheng for three days. Nearly seven or eight thousand people died.
Zhao Yun captured 30,000 people. It is said that 4,000 to 5,000 of them were among the rebels and were either killed or ended up unknown.
"Okay, 30,000 soldiers, 20,000 elite soldiers are available. How is the situation of our army?" Lu Su smiled happily, stroking his hands.
"Of the 12,000 elite soldiers, 3,500 were killed in the battle. There were 4,500 who were seriously injured and could not recover. There are only 8,000 elite soldiers left." Zhao Yun said with a heavy expression on his face.
In this battle, he lost one-third of his elite troops.
Lu Su also felt pain in his heart when he heard this, but he was more open-minded after all. He smiled and said: "Zilong is more open-minded. We only lost four thousand people. It is better than total annihilation."
"When I return to Xinye, I will also ask for orders from His Highness to take care of those seriously injured and disabled people, as well as the families of the dead soldiers." Immediately afterwards, Lu Su said.
"Thank you Zijing."
Zhao Yun felt a little relieved after hearing this, raised his fist and said.
"The harvest is not only that, we also harvested one hundred and two thousand dan of grain." At this time, Yi Ji said beside him.
"Hahaha, now we even have food for the prisoners." Lu Su laughed when he heard this. Jingchu was so rich that Zhang Yun led his troops to fight. At such a short distance, he actually brought more than 100,000 stones.
of food.
"I immediately took Wenpin, Wang Wei, Zhang Yun and other generals back to Xinye to report the details to His Highness. Zilong first rested in Fancheng for half a day, and then immediately selected 6,000 relatively intact soldiers to go west to expand Dengcheng and Fucheng.
Nanxiang and more than ten cities were stationed in Fucheng to prevent Liu Biao from counterattacking."
After a while, Lu Su ordered.
The so-called war is the continuation of politics. Victory in the war is not only a victory, but the influence it brings is also very huge.
Now, with a force of 12,000, they defeated Zhang Yun's 42,000 soldiers. In addition, all seven armies were destroyed and almost all the soldiers were captured.
This means that their power has skyrocketed, and Liu Biao's Jingzhou soldiers have lost nearly one-third.[
Liu Biao's troops no longer have the strength to control the cities north of the Han River and Xiangjiang River. Those cities belong to them. Once the war is won, they will expand outward. This is Liu Feng's order.
And let Zhao Yun select 6,000 elite soldiers to form an army and garrison it in Fucheng. In other words, from now on, the more than ten cities in the west will be the cities defended by Zhao Yun's troops.
"Promise." Zhao Yun solemnly promised.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Su handed over many things in Fancheng to Zhao Yun, Yi Ji, and he led a small team of elite soldiers to escort six generals including Wenpin, Wang Wei, and Zhang Yun to Xinye to resume their duties.