What Zhiyao did was to send people everywhere to spread the news of Qi's rebellion, while the other side began to consider withdrawing from the siege.
It's not an anticlimax. Zhiyao had never thought about killing Fu Cha. How many Wu troops could be eliminated was purely based on how cooperative the other party could be.
The Wu army fought with the Qi army. The Wu army suffered losses of thirty to forty thousand, while the Qi army lost seventy to eighty thousand. The losses of soldiers on both sides were actually very heavy, not to mention the loss of other supplies.
There was no such thing as the Jin State sending troops. In fact, the Qi State was once again weakened to a crippling level, and the Wu State also ended up with a serious loss of vitality.
"The number of Wu troops we destroyed here is about 10,000. The number of Wu troops we destroyed on the outside is about 20,000." Zhiyao has been keeping statistics, but the data cannot be accurate.
In this case, including the losses suffered by the Wu army in the battle with the Qi army, the 100,000-strong Wu army had already lost more than 60,000 troops in just half a year after marching north.
It had been more than a month since Zhiyao led his army to arrive at "Ailing". How could he wipe out about 10,000 Wu troops on the battlefield here? In fact, this is the benefit of Fu Chai's stronghold.
Because of the existence of the stronghold, the Jin army only took advantage of its unpreparedness in the early stage. Later, the biggest loss for the Wu army was that Zhanru's three thousand Wu army were wiped out. In spite of the fact that they continued to fight for the rest of the time, the casualties on both sides were actually not
Not big.
Zhiyao had the casualty data of Zhishi's troops participating in the war at hand. Three hundred and nine people were killed in the battle, and 27 were seriously injured. There was no serious statistics on minor injuries.
In fact, after Zhiyao trained a group of battlefield first aid personnel, Zhishi soldiers, unless they were killed on the spot and were not fatally injured, could still receive relatively good treatment, and the death rate was greatly reduced.
Of course, it is also related to the excellent protective gear, and it must also be related to the sharpness of the weapons. If there are heavy casualties every time, what is the use of Zhiyao's efforts for more than ten years.
Not only did the Wei family not send Zhiyao a casualty report from their headquarters, but the Hu family didn't either. In fact, they should report to Zhiyao every day to prevent Zhiyao from miscalculating the number of combatable soldiers they had on hand and sending out some wrong messages.
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The key to the problem is that the Jin State is like this, and other countries are like this. Unless the general asks, he will not take the initiative to mention it.
"Go to the Lord and tell him to break camp and head north." Zhiyao was instructing Taihu.
There were other people in the tent, and if there were others, Zhiyao would not have said that.
This is Zhi Yao's feeling that there is really no need to continue fighting, and it will be her last attempt to fight this battle. She must ensure Zhishen's safety before doing anything.
What's the last attempt? It's just that Zhiyao is more family-oriented and doesn't want Qi to regain the land of "Tan", so she wants to withdraw her troops to seduce Fucha one last time.
The order from Zhiyao reached the Wei family.
"Withdraw troops?" Wei Ju was surprised after hearing the order.
They still don't know what's happening on the Qi side, but they only know that the situation of the Wu army here is getting worse and worse, and they think that if they continue to besiege, they have a chance to annihilate this group of Wu troops.
Jian Bo said: "Maybe something has changed."
Regarding the fact that the Qi army in "Ai Ling" escaped and was partially destroyed by the Zhi family, the Wei family still knew.
Combined with the fact that the Zhi family occupied the "Tan" land from Qi State, after sorting it out, Wei Ju's face became a little ugly.
They promised to fight for the restoration of Jin's hegemony, but when it came to their own interests, the national interests were put aside!
Just as Wei Ju's anger was building up little by little, suddenly Zhiyao came over in person.
"Why withdraw the troops?" Wei Ju asked with a smile.
Zhiyao showed a dumbfounded smile and said, "Ju must have thought that Yao was withdrawing his troops for the sake of Tan. Ju thought so, and Fu Cha must have thought the same."
Wei Ju: "..."
Isn't it to protect the "Tan" land?
So, Zhiyao said it herself, which made Wei Ju a little suspicious.
Next, Zhiyao told Wei Ju a lot, first of all, the Wu army would pay heavy casualties if they really tried to attack the Jin army. Secondly, Qi's unclear attitude would put them in a more dangerous situation.
"Luring the Wu army out of the stronghold and looking for an opportunity to return and fight?" Wei Ju understood.
Zhiyao said: "Yao thought that Wu Jun must still stay in the camp, so he surrounded Wu Jun's partial division. If Wu Jun doesn't rescue him, he won't leave the camp? This is the end of this battle."
Wei Ju thought about it and didn't want to admit it, but he understood that Zhiyao's decision was the right one.
This has something to do with whether Zhishi wants to protect the newly acquired "Tan". The problem is that if Wu Jun is too stupid, they really don't need to pay a heavy casualty price for a hard fight.
"In this battle, Wu lost more than 60,000 troops, and Qi's 100,000-strong army was almost wiped out." Zhiyao still did not mention the Lu army.
It's not that they looked down upon the Lu army, it was simply that there was nothing in Lu that made Jin look down upon.
Although Wei Ju still felt that Zhiyao looked out for Gu Zhi's interests, he had been convinced by Zhiyao.
"To be honest, there is nothing to blame for Zhiyao being able to do this. He already cares about the interests of the country far more than any previous 'Yuanrong' or even the heads of each family." Wei Ju admitted this in his heart.
Wei Ju's view can be regarded as a comparison of bad people. There are too many bad people, so Zhi Yao is not the worst one.
So, if the Zhi family wanted to keep the land of "Tan", how could they take care of the interests of the Jin State?
Do they want to withdraw their troops, right? The Jin army definitely did not withdraw immediately. They even stepped up their attacks on the Wu army's camp from three directions before retreating to ensure that the dispatch and preparations were not spied by the Wu army.
Facing the sudden intensification of the Jin army's offensive, everyone in Wu, including Fu Chai, felt that something was obviously wrong.
"Reinforcements must be approaching!" Ru Cao said the most likely guess.
External news has not been sent to them for a long time, and the Jin army has not seen any obvious reduction in strength. It is not yet clear that several partial divisions have been wiped out by the Jin army.
Feng Tong said with a confused expression: "Your Majesty, if there are reinforcements, they will arrive ten days ago. Why..."
In fact, if there were reinforcements, given the distance between them and the various divisions, they should have arrived twenty days ago if possible.
However, the Wu army was originally at war with the Qi army. If they wanted to retreat, they needed to make relevant preparations in advance, so they would be delayed for some time.
Fu Chai said nothing.
However, the faces of many Wu Jun generals suddenly became a little ugly.
Do you think that everyone is a fool, and only when they meet the same person can they be wise? They just think that at times like this, they should say less depressing words.
"Qi will take advantage of the situation to seize 'Tan'?" Fu Cha asked thoughtfully.
Although the "Tan" land is vast and sparsely populated, it is extremely important to Qi State in terms of geographical location. Once the "Tan" land is lost, the upper reaches of Jishui River will become an enclave.
The upper reaches of Jishui River is where the textile industry of Qi State is concentrated, not to mention the place where raw silk is produced. Without the upper reaches of Jishui River, Qi State will suddenly change from a giant walking on two legs to jumping on one leg.
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Legs? Textile and salt production are the two legs of Qi. Losing one of them will cause a fatal blow to Qi's finances.
Fucha had already thought about how to get along with Qi after this battle, and he also knew how difficult it would be to challenge Jin.
"After returning home, we must immediately form an alliance with the Qi State, and then exploit the Yue, Ju, and Song States as much as possible..." Fu Cha thought.
Currently, the State of Yue is a vassal state of the State of Wu, the State of Ju relies on the State of Wu, and the State of Song has to move closer to the State of Wu because it is afraid of the attack of the State of Jin.
Early one day.
Fu Chai was woken up in a daze. He had not heard much in detail before, but when he heard that the Jin army did not attack the camp as usual, and that there seemed to be many birds rising and falling in the camp, he suddenly woke up completely!
"Zhiyao is my biggest enemy!" Fu Chai said with a gloomy face.
That "I" refers to the state of Wu.
Seizing the opportunity, he brought the army to the battlefield between Wu and Qi. Wu's plan to annihilate Qi was ruined. During this period, he swallowed Qi's "Tan" land, increased Wu's bloodletting, and saw the situation.
Youyi made a decisive decision and retreated without any hesitation. Such a person is not the enemy of Wu State, who is?
Now, what Fu Cha needs to think about is whether to withdraw his troops and return home, or to gather the remaining troops and find a place to hide, waiting to see whether the Qi National Congress will fight the Jin army immediately.
Recruiting a new army from within the country? The Wu Kingdom still has fifty thousand reserve troops, and it is possible to squeeze out another hundred thousand or so.
Later, Fu Chai received another report that the Jin army was fighting a large army of his own twenty miles away.
Fu Chai originally wanted to continue to camp and look for opportunities. When he heard about the incident, he did not hesitate and ordered: "Abandon the camp immediately and withdraw the troops!"
They didn't even clean up the camp. They also used some of the facilities they had previously arranged to trap the Jin army. They threw some torches here and there. The camp area that was already piled with fuel wood immediately burst into flames, and then spread to other camps.
Zhiyao, who was controlling the rhythm of the battlefield, suddenly saw the black smoke rising in the distance. He visually measured the distance and then identified the direction. It was a pity but also a blessing.
"Yao!" Wei Ju bowed ninety degrees towards Zhi Yao.
What is this for?
"Fortunately, Yao is there to prevent the enemy's evil plan from succeeding. If Yao gives instructions in the future, Ju will not be suspicious!" Wei Ju was really scared.
During the three-sided attack, Wei's troops were controlled repeatedly by Zhiyao so they didn't act recklessly. When they saw the black smoke in the distance and how dense the black smoke was, they couldn't guess that they would be burned if they entered recklessly.
But Zhiyao was thinking: "As expected of a Wu man, you can play with fire attacks in the camp if you want, and you're not afraid of getting out of it!"
On the other hand, Zhiyao was thinking about whether to send out Hu's single cavalry to try to bite Wu Jun, but gave up after a second thought.
In this battle, Hu's troops suffered the greatest loss.
Furthermore, if Fu Cha dared to do that, it was clear that he had a follow-up plan. Unless the Jin army could catch up with the whole army at a marching speed, food would definitely be sent if the number was small.
Of course, Zhiyao still feels that this battle is enough. Proper preservation of Wu's army will be conducive to local balance.
The reality is that once the Wu army is really wiped out here, or Fu Chai is accidentally killed, it is impossible for the Jin army to send troops to Wu at this stage, and it will become a new opponent for Jin to cultivate for itself.
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This time, the Zhi family has obtained the maximum benefit. How could Zhi Yao let other families take advantage? Otherwise, who would be willing to play happily with the Zhi family in the future?
"I should continue to explore Qi State. The Wei family, Hu family and other families can go to Lu State to have fun." Zhiyao thought to herself.