There were a total of 20,000 Japanese troops stationed in Laizhou City.
In today's battle, only a few of the 20,000 people managed to escape by chance.
The rest basically died in the hands of Li Chengqian and his Liangzhou Army.
And this battle also lasted from early morning to evening.
By the time the Liangzhou Army completely captured Laizhou City and cleared out most of the Japanese troops in the city, it was already so dark that you couldn't even see your fingers.
And Li Chengqian did not go to the government office... .??.
While the soldiers outside were searching the city for Japanese soldiers who had slipped through the net, he moved a chair and sat on the main street in the middle of the city, watching everything quietly.
I quietly looked at the Japanese dwarfs who were captured from the common people's courtyard, dragged to the street and hacked to death.
Since the beginning of this war, Li Chengqian has never accepted a surrender.
As long as we fight, we will fight to the end, even if we surrender, we will all be killed.
There is of course national hatred, but also family hatred.
After all, it was the appearance of these beasts in front of him that caused Henan Road, which had just recovered from the rebellion, to plunge into darkness again.
I don't know how much time passed, but Luo Ding'an suddenly walked up behind Li Chengqian who was in a daze.
He interrupted Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, the bandits in the city have basically been eliminated."
"oh."
"That's good."
Li Chengqian's voice was very calm, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
And his eyes were always looking ahead, looking at the street covered with the corpses of Japanese dwarfs.
Following his gaze, Luo Ding'an immediately said: "In this battle, we annihilated a total of nearly 18,000 Japanese soldiers, which can be considered as revenge for those fellow villagers."
"No."
"not enough."
Li Chengqian's eyes suddenly narrowed and he said: "I said I would beat them to extinction, so I will make them pay a thousand times a hundred times the price."
"Right now, these are just some interest at most..."
Li Chengqian stood up slowly and said: "Tell brothers, today Anyone who beheads more than five heads a day can receive a reward of one more head."
This is really bringing benefits to everyone.
At that moment, Luo Ding'an also cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Go down."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about me, let me be alone for a while."
"good."
Luo Ding'an nodded in agreement, and then walked away.
He also knew that sometimes Li Chengqian needed time to think alone.
Especially when faced with the current situation...
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When the Japanese army lost Laizhou City, it meant that they lost one of their footholds and a base.
This also means that the Japanese army expanding southward on the other side has completely no backup and has become a lonely army.
Of course, a strategic and smart person like Li Ke would not let go of such a great opportunity.
At that moment, he also made a decisive decision and commanded the entire army to launch the final general attack on the Japanese army.
In this battle, not only the Shu army fought, but also Gao Zhixing's troops and Xue Li's troops cooperated to encircle and suppress the Japanese troops.
Under such a situation, how could the Japanese army still have a chance to resist?
In the end, all the Japanese troops who expanded southward surrendered after failing to escape.
Only this time, Li Ke did not send them to Chang'an City, but followed Li Chengqian's example and beheaded them all, and finally sent their heads to Chang'an.
Looking at the head that was pulled away, Zhuge Ying looked straight at Li Ke and said: "Your Highness, after this battle, His Majesty will be able to use you again."
"Won't."
"Even if my father wanted to, the ministers in the court would not allow it."
Li Ke shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile: "After all, you and I have committed the crime of treason.
People..."
Li Ke may not have others, but he only has self-knowledge.
The reason why he came out to fight this battle was not because Li Shimin would re-activate him or anything.
What he was doing was exactly what Li Shimin said: "You are all my sons, and you are all my pride..."
Speaking of which, he didn't want much.
I just thought that when my father looked at his brother, he could look back at me.
When you make achievements, you can praise yourself a few words.
When you make a mistake, you can scold yourself a few times and hit yourself a few times.
Yes, that's what he thought.
Because in his opinion, that is the only attitude a father should have towards his son.
He is also a father who shows his emotions when he truly cares about his son.
But Li Shimin didn't. Li Shimin and he had always been like friends, or monarchs and ministers.
The two have always been respectful to each other when they get along, and every word they say to me is polite.
He has never joked with Li Shimin like Li Chengqian did, nor has he pranked Li Shimin like Li Chengqian did.
Similarly, Li Shimin has never been as crazy about him as Li Chengqian.
He wanted Li Shimin to beat him up and scold him like he scolded Li Chengqian.
However, I have never been treated like that...
Thinking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but sigh and said: "However, the brothers are all innocent. I believe that the father will give the brothers the rewards they deserve."
"And we shouldn't need to worry about this."
"What we should be thinking about now is how to use our advantages to completely eliminate the remaining bandits."
Li Ke suddenly changed the topic and said: "I heard a few days ago that the Japanese army has come again, and now they are all gathered at sea."
"If our naval forces are no longer available, I'm afraid another large group of Japanese troops will land in a few days." "When that time comes, I'm afraid there will still be a fierce battle to fight..."
Li Ke squinted his eyes and looked at the soldiers in front of him who had just experienced several battles.
Although he also has artillery, he also has the same complete logistics supply line as Li Chengqian.
However, he was not as wealthy as Li Chengqian, and the Shu army was not as diverse as the Liangzhou army.
After entering Henan Province and encountering the Japanese army, the battles they fought were basically head-on.
Although the Japanese army could be defeated every time, even in the following wars, the Japanese army was completely wiped out.
But his own casualties were also very high, and the soldiers were also very tired.
So far, the number of casualties of the Shu army has soared to more than 15,000.
And this number continues to increase as the war deepens.
"Suppose an army reaches this point in a war."
"Basically, it means announcing that I am about to withdraw from the battlefield and return to the rear to recuperate."
Zhuge Ying also knew what Li Ke was thinking.
He immediately said: "If His Highness has no intention of continuing the war, why not write to His Majesty and implore him to let us withdraw our troops..."
"retreat?"
"Easier said than done..."
"But the war is not over yet, how can we withdraw?"
"Besides, we have already fought this battle to this point, how can we not persist until the end? And what reason is there for not persisting until the end?"
Li Ke narrowed his eyes and said with a deep breath: "So, this battle will continue."
Hearing this, Zhuge Ying pursed his lips, but didn't say much after all.
He also knew that if this battle was not continued, all the previous efforts of the soldiers would be in vain.
The rewards you will receive in the end will be much less.
"In that case..."
Zhuge Ying looked at Li Ke and said: "I will go and send an order to the whole army to set off tomorrow and rush to the seaside to fight the Japanese army..."