Counting losses, wiping out remnant enemies, extinguishing fires and conducting inspections, assembling troops... After all the trivial aftermath matters were dealt with, the sky in the east turned white.
The soldiers and lower-level officers were arranged to take turns resting in the tents snatched from the fire scene. The core figures of the Qingzhou Army gathered in the Chinese army tent that originally belonged to Yuan Shao, summarizing the results of the battle, and discussing the next arrangements.
Overall, the Qingzhou Army achieved a brilliant victory in last night's battle.
Most of the 60,000 soldiers and 100,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians that Jizhou Army had before the war no longer exist.
The Jizhou Army left more than 8,000 corpses alone, and five or six times that number of prisoners. Because of Wang Yu's good reputation, even the auxiliary soldiers and civilians who encountered the Qingzhou Army chose to surrender at the first opportunity.
.Most of those who escaped did not know their circumstances and were carried away by the crowd. At this time of year, these people could not run very far, and it was completely impossible to form a fighting force again.
Because there were so many people, other than corpses and prisoners, other data could not be counted at all. According to Wang Yu's rough inference, the loss of Jizhou's soldiers should be close to 40,000, plus the plain siege troops who suffered a double blow in terms of combat strength and loyalty.
Yuan Shao's remaining troops should only be more than 10,000.
In terms of generals, only one civil servant, Jushu, died in the battle, but many were captured, including Shenpei's eldest son, Jushu's son Juhu.
There were many more military generals, including the personal guard general Han Meng, the chief and deputy generals of Dongying, Ma Yan, and Zhang Wei. There were more than a dozen famous generals killed by Huang Zhong and Xu Huang alone. They died in the chaos.
There were also a similar number of people who were killed or had their heads cut off by pawns.
Half of the Jizhou army's baggage was captured, and the other half was burned. Yuan Shao took away only the rations he carried with him when he retreated in a hurry.
Although he luckily escaped the annihilation of his entire army, he was also at the end of his rope.
In contrast, Qingzhou's losses were far less than those of its opponents. Only 800 soldiers were killed and more than 500 were seriously injured, but there were many minor injuries. Among the more than 3,000 people in the first five attack sequences, only 100 were slightly injured.
The ratio is more than four-fifths; if the scope is narrowed to the first three offensive sequences, everyone will lose.
The heaviest losses were caused by Xu Huang's 400 personal guards, followed by Huang Zhong's 400 personal guards.
According to Wang Yu's original plan, the ten attack sequences should launch attacks repeatedly, and there should be support for each other. However, this is a night battle after all, and the difficulty of mobilizing troops and generals is far greater than that of a day battle.
The combination of Xu Huang and Huang Zhong is also very sharp. They cut through the formation all the way with overwhelming momentum, leaving the follow-up troops far behind and always charging at the forefront.
In fact, if Ju Sue hadn't intervened, there would have been no problem with the second general's decision-making. With their skilled soldiers and powerful generals, it wouldn't have been difficult to pierce through the center of the Chinese army.
As a result, Ju Shuo came out, which not only delayed the second general's attack speed, but also caused several times the losses to the second general. After Wang Yu defeated Jizhou's heavy armor, Xu Huang's personal guards could no longer stand on their own, less than a hundred people.
, there were nearly a hundred seriously injured people who fell to the ground. Although the rescue was timely, more than 20 people still died of their injuries.
According to proportion, the losses suffered by the Guards Battalion were not as heavy as those of the Jizhou Army.
Huang Zhong's 400 personal guards were stronger, but the proportion of battle losses was also more than half. It can be said that the main losses of the Qingzhou Army were concentrated on them.
Wang Yu felt a little pain in his heart. Regardless of the Shesheng Battalion or the Urgent Battalion, the core guards of these two battalions were veterans who had been with him in his conquests since Luoyang.
The core troops of the Shesheng Battalion were still poor. Most of them were selected from the soldiers of the Northern Army after Xu Rong's defeat, but the four hundred guards of the Jifeng Battalion followed Wang Yu all the way from Hedong.
These former Bai Bo were the most loyal warriors under his command. They have never wavered in the battle so far. Only they can fight against an enemy army that exceeds them in equipment and numbers without any armor, and occupy an important position.
Advantage.
"Clean up the fallen brothers and carry them back another day... no, bury them here!" Wang Yu's tone was a little low: "Call Zini and ask him to give the family members of the fallen from the public fields that were reclaimed last year.
Each household will be allocated an additional fifty acres of land as tribute land. As long as the Qingzhou Army is here, these fields will be exempted forever!"
"Thank you, Lord!" The second half of Wang Yu's words caused a burst of cheers. The generals and commanders were not as sentimental as the Lord, but they were able to achieve such a glorious victory, preserve the foundation of Qingzhou, and receive land that would never have to pay taxes.
Even if we die in battle tomorrow, everyone still thinks it's worth it.
"Other meritorious soldiers, please record their merits first. After you have led the other two groups of Jizhou troops, they will be rewarded together based on their merits!" Wang Yu pressed his hand down and suppressed everyone's voices: "Medical Officer Zhang has passed.
The river is over, the seriously injured brother should be fine, let’s focus on dealing with Yuan Shao first.”
"Don't worry, my lord, Yuan Shao is at the end of his rope. The general is willing to lead his troops as pioneers to break through the enemy camp and capture this officer alive!" Xu Huang was also seriously injured, but he was in good spirits and strode out to fight.
"There is no need to fight to the death. Yuan Shao fled in a hurry. There is no danger to defend now, and there is no food to eat. In less than three days, his army will be defeated." Wang Yu shook his head. He did not intend to attack by force. Although Yuan Shao only had ten thousand left.
There were many people, and Mingshi Mountain was just a small hill. It was far from dangerous, but the trapped beasts were still fighting. If they really wanted to fight, the losses would probably be worse than a night attack, so he would not be willing to let it go.
"My lord is right, but..." Jia Xu reminded him solemnly: "My lord, you can't be careless. Yuan Shao didn't help Ju Sue, nor did he escape at night, but tried to rely on danger to defend himself. I'm afraid there is something mysterious in this.
of."
"Now that things have happened, what else can he rely on?" Because of Ju Shou's death, Huang Zhong despised Yuan Shao the most.
"Is this..." Jia Xu pondered slightly.
"Report..." Before he could speak again, someone outside the tent reported loudly: "Reporting to my lord, there are wolf smokes lit on Mingshi Mountain. The smoke is very thick, and it seems to be asking for help!"
"Asking for help? Who else can he ask for help at this time?" The generals looked at each other in confusion.
Where are the soldiers in Jizhou? In other words, there are still thousands of soldiers in Wei County, which can be regarded as guarding the back roads and maintaining the supply of money and food. Almost all other counties and counties have been mobilized, so where can there be soldiers to rescue them?
"Could it be that...he is asking for help from the troops under Pingyuan City?" Zhang Fei suddenly interrupted.
"Them? Huh!" Mi Heng snorted and said with disdain: "It's useless. General Tian's soldiers are no less than those people. What's more, the troops there have all been through Gaotang City.
After defeat, even if the leader wants to fight, who will listen? They are not retreating because they just want to save some capital and bargain with the lord."
What Mi Heng said doesn't sound good, but the truth is correct.
The reason why Yuan Shao, Zhang Jaw and others did not escape at night was to ensure that the troops would not collapse. Yuan Shao waited until dawn and sent out smoke to ask for help. He might have some tricks to make a comeback, but Zhang Jaw did not attack.
, and had no intention of considering Yuan Shao, obviously he had other plans.
Of course, the treatment you receive is different if you surrender with your team and if you surrender alone.
"Wenju, I have to make a trip to Beiying." Wang Yu nodded, agreed with Mi Heng's statement, and then turned to Kong Rong.
"You must obey your orders." Kong Rong bowed and accepted the order.
It would be best for Tian Feng to complete this matter. Unfortunately, Tian Feng went to help Xu Shu fight against Zang Ba, so Kong Rong had to go and find out first. After thinking about it, Wang Yu took away the letter from Ju Shou again.
He took it out and said, "Take this letter along with it to Zhang Zha. Since he has already made up his mind, after reading this letter, he will no longer have any doubts."
"Lord, is this not appropriate?" Kong Rong was surprised. He was also a core figure in Qingzhou, and of course he was qualified to read this letter. Showing this letter to Zhang Jia would indeed dispel all his doubts.
, but it will also have many side effects.
Just leaking secrets is already a big problem. Zhang Jia is now a fish on the chopping block. Apart from surrender, what other way out does he have? It is not worth spending such a price for such a person.
"There is nothing wrong with telling others everything." Wang Yu smiled faintly: "Perhaps Jugong had such an idea when he left the letter to this general, and used this letter to help convince the Jizhou general. At the same time,
Leveraging the power of the latter to ensure the implementation of the requirements and promises in the letter is a strategy that kills two birds with one stone."
"... Since my lord said so, Rong Zi should obey the order." Kong Rong couldn't figure out for a moment whether the lord was sympathetic to Ju Shou, or whether he valued Zhang Jia and others too much. Anyway, he was determined, and he couldn't do this.
They were entangled in matters. What's more, opening his jaw early would also be a heavy blow to Yuan Shao.
"Then what is this smoke for?" Zhang Fei and Zhang Jia also have some quarrels, but he has a rough temper, so he doesn't care about it. In battles on the battlefield, there are wins and losses. If you are defeated by others once, you will hold grudges.
If he doesn't let go, then what kind of military commander will he be? What he can't forget is Yuan Shao's misfortune.
"Ask for help." Wang Yu sneered and said: "Hebei generals, he can't count on him, but he still has two groups of allies..." There was a slight pause, and then his voice became colder: "Maybe there are three groups.
It’s unknown.”
"Allies? Cao Ren and Zhang Yang? But wasn't Zhang Yang blocked by Ziyi? Cao Ren hasn't shown up yet. Could it be that he retreated out of fear?" Xu Huang lost his voice.
The generals' attention turned to Wang Mo. He had been in Gaotang City and had the best knowledge of the Jizhou Army's pre-war movements.
Wang Mo was slightly embarrassed: "Cao Ren's banner has never appeared, but..." He hesitated slightly: "Yuan Shao's main force has never shown any sign of dividing its troops."
"You mean..."
"Cao Ren probably went north on the way and attacked General Ziyi with Zhang Yang." Wang Mo expressed his judgment.
"No, Ziyi is in danger!" Xu Huang was shocked. All the generals also looked at each other in shock.
Obviously, the two allied armies merged into one, and their strength increased to nearly 20,000. No matter how hard Taishi Ci fought, it was impossible to withstand so many enemies. After defeating Taishi Ci, these two partial armies took advantage of the victory.
If we come to help, the war situation will inevitably change again.
All eyes were focused on Wang Yu, and Qin Feng couldn't wait to stand up and ask for a fight.
Cao Ren turned around in the middle of the road, which probably happened shortly after Zhang Yang asked for help. It was probably too late to save Tai Shici now. Only Qingqi could come to the rescue and there was still a slim hope.
"You don't need to worry too much, Ziyi will be fine." Wang Yu looked serious and shook his head slowly. Although what he said was the conclusion that everyone expected, he did not put forward any arguments and could not completely eliminate the doubts in his heart. (To be continued. .Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)