Chapter 1092 Post-War Meeting!

Chapter 192 [Add Twelve]

In the art of war, night battles are the most taboo. You can launch local sneak attacks or small-scale harassment, but it is not conducive to large-scale army operations. In history, if you look carefully, you will find that the number of decisive battles at night is extremely rare. The reason is that at night, the vision, perception, and command of the general will be greatly disturbed.

It even happened that soldiers killed each other at night because of fear and confusion, and even soldiers took actions that were completely contrary to orders, chasing hundreds of miles out of the battlefield at night and getting lost in the enemy's hinterland.

"That's the only way to go. The Iron Wall Legion has suffered heavy losses, and their physical strength has been exhausted in all aspects. I am afraid they will not be able to pursue them."

Gao Xianzhi sighed. This opportunity is once in a thousand years, but unfortunately the time is not right, and the army has lost too much, even if he is unwilling, Gao Xianzhi can only give up.

"No matter when, Qutibo is always an obstacle!"

Cheng Qianli sighed. Without solving the huge threat of Qudibo, Datang will never be able to talk about victory. Fighting against a powerhouse of this level, just the power left, is enough to cause heavy losses to the now exhausted Datang.

Woo!

Soon, a horn sounded, and all the Tang/armies retreated like a tide. The Wushang Cavalry in the distance also separated from the Mamluk Cavalry, Mu Chi Cavalry, and Sirius Cavalry, and moved towards the first road. The steel defense line is coming.

——This battle, with fewer enemies and more enemies, also exhausted their physical strength.

And as Datang retreated, the Dashi cavalry in the distance also retreated like a tide. The Blood Beast Legion, Iron Blood Legion, Fearless Legion, Death Legion, and Tibbers Legion also completely left the battle under the cover of night.

Wang Chong stood side by side with Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, Wang Yan, the old man Xiedi and others, looking at the opposite side without moving. After a long time, Wang Chong finally withdrew his gaze, pulled the reins, and drove in the direction of Talas City.

"Command Xu Keyi to count the losses after the war!"

Wang Chong said.

...

Night fell quickly, and Xu Keyi quickly counted the casualties.

"Master Hou, we have suffered heavy losses in this battle. According to statistics, at least 40,000 people died in the battle, and 20,000 people were injured. The remaining troops that can fight, including the Tongluo cavalry, total only more than 60,000 people."

it's getting late,

The city of Talas was filled with bright lights, and Xu Keyi knelt on the ground with a very solemn expression.

There were originally more than 110,000 defenders in Talas, plus the troops trained by Luo Tieqi and Su Zhengchen, there were more than 120,000. Half of the people were lost in the battle, and it has to be said that the loss was extremely huge.

Faced with the impact of hundreds of thousands of cannibals, this is the price Datang paid.

"Where is Dashi?"

As the lights flickered, Wang Chong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Xu Keyi in front of him. In a word, Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli, and the old man Xiedi who were standing next to him looked over one after another, with expressions of concern in their eyes.

"The Dashi side has not yet obtained exact data, but according to preliminary estimates, the number of casualties should reach more than 200,000, of which more than 80,000 were shot by ballista troops!"

Xu Keyi said in a deep voice.

Since the founding of Datang, in any war, the crossbow has extremely powerful lethality and deterrence. Especially in the hands of Wang Chong and Su Hanshan, the tactics of the ballista have made a qualitative leap and have been greatly improved. A large-scale ballista troop is enough to make any army feel chilled and fearful.

All around, hearing Xu Keyi's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"In other words, the combined strength of Dashi, Uz Tibetans, and Western Turks is only 260,000 to 70,000!"

Gao Xianzhi said.

In this war, Datang lost a lot, but the bigger loss was the big food of the attacking side. The battle loss ratio of this battle is close to one to three, that is, for every Datang soldier killed in battle, three elite Dashi fighters are buried with him. In this way, the loss is still acceptable.

"yes!"

Xu Keyi knelt on the ground and said respectfully:

"The Xuanwu Army suffered the most casualties on our side, and most of them were caused by the Apocalypse Army under Qudibo's command. The total number of casualties in the army reached more than 20,000, and nearly 5,000 of the Xuanwu Army died in battle."

Hearing Xu Keyi's words, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became heavier. The Xuanwu Army has a total of 8,000 people, and it is one of the top elites of the Tang Dynasty. In just one meeting, 5,000 people died in the hands of the Tianqi Army, and the casualties were heavy.

40,000 people died in a war, and 20,000 of them died in the hands of the Apocalypse Legion, which made everyone feel chilling.

"...In addition, although the cannibals suffered more than 200,000 casualties, according to our observations, the casualties in the early stage were those troops that were not too strong. The remaining troops will only have stronger combat effectiveness, and their main force is still the same. Exist. In the future, the Blood Beast Legion, the Iron Blood Legion, the Fearless Legion, and the Death Legion will all be huge threats to us."

Xu Keyi lowered her head and added.

It is an undeniable truth that those who can survive on the cruel battlefield will always be the best of the best. In addition, the defense of the top army is always much stronger than that of other troops, so the death army, the fearless army and the iron-blooded army, although the wars between the army of the dead and the Tang Dynasty were fierce and cruel, but the losses after a war, On the contrary, it was not as tragic as imagined.

"Understood, get up."

A thoughtful look flashed in Wang Chong's eyes, and he quickly came back to his senses, and waved to Xu Keyi who was on the ground.

Although there are only more than 50,000 people left in the army, there are only 267,000 people in Dashi. The number of one to five is not unmanageable. Of course, the most important thing is that Datang's 50,000 people are almost the top elite, and more than 6,000 Datang crossbows have not been damaged at all. This will be the most critical weapon for Datang to fight against the big cannibals in the future.

"Su Hanshan, how is the situation of the ballista troops? How many arrows are left?"

Wang Chong turned his head and looked at Su Hanshan who was beside him.

"This time we spent a lot of crossbow arrows to deal with the big cannibals. Although we also sent soldiers to recover from the battlefield as much as possible, the remaining number is still not much. There are still about 70,000 arrows in total. On average, each ballista is about Capable of shooting fourteen times."

Datang's crossbow bolts are all made of the highest quality steel, which means they are extremely heavy, and the more crossbow bolts they carry, the slower the army will be. This is something Su Hanshan has to consider. practical problems. So in order to get to Talas to support Wang Chong as soon as possible, Su Hanshan did not bring mountains and seas of crossbow arrows as many people imagined. It's all about fit.

However, the battle with Daqin Ruozan and the cannibal on the road consumed a lot of Su Hanshan's crossbow bolts. There are more than 70,000 crossbow bolts, which is the result of Su Hanshan's efforts to recover them.

When Wang Chong heard Su Hanshan's words, his eyebrows twitched imperceptibly. Each crossbow is equipped with fourteen arrows, which means that the five thousand ballista troops need to be extremely cautious in the subsequent battles, correcting every arrow they shoot. However, as long as the method is appropriate, 70,000 crossbow arrows are enough to cause a devastating blow to Dashi.

These thoughts flashed through his mind, Wang Chong quickly turned his head and looked at Chu Luohu and several generals who were with Luo Tieqi:

"General, thank you very much!"

Wang Chong said sincerely.

"Hmph! You don't have to thank me, and we didn't come here for you. Everything is ordered by the emperor, just for Datang."

Chu Luohu snorted, raised his head, and said unceremoniously.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the hall changed color slightly.

After all, Wang Chong is now one of the top commanders of Datang in Talas, and he has made great contributions to Datang. If it weren't for him, Datang would have been defeated long ago. Chu Luohu and these Tongluo people are too arrogant.

"Lord Hou!..."

On the side, a cold light flashed in Li Siye's eyes, and when he was about to say something, he was stopped by Wang Chong.

"It's okay, let them go."

Wang Chong smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously.

Of course Wang Chong knew why Chu Luohu was so angry. In the Kunwu training camp back then, Wang Chong defeated Ah Budong, the son of General Luo's Albus, and tied him naked to a bamboo pole in the Zhigeyuan. Luo Tieqi was humiliated, it's no wonder Chu Luohu would have a good look at him. But to Wang Chong, Chu Luohu's personal prejudices are irrelevant in this war. As long as they carry the emperor's order and fight hard on this battlefield, everything is enough.

These thoughts flashed through his mind, Wang Chong smiled lightly and quickly regained his composure.

"Chu Luohu, General Wang, I don't care about your personal grievances. Datang must win this battle. This is His Majesty's will, and no one is allowed to disobey."

At this moment, a thick, muffled voice sounded in the hall, attracting everyone's attention instantly.

Following this sound, boom, a huge sole wrapped in thick armor stepped out from the corner. At the same time, a storm-like breath, containing strong dark energy, swept out and enveloped the entire hall. In an instant, everyone noticed the black-armored guard who looked like a giant spirit god, and the thin, ancient battle flag in his hand, which was red and black.

The slightly tense atmosphere suddenly eased a lot. Chu Luohu's expression froze, and he lowered his head, while Gao Xianzhi, Cheng Qianli and others beside him also showed expressions of respect.

Although no one knew this black-armored guard, and no one knew what he looked like under his monster-like armor, but for everyone, he had the holy emperor's mark on him, and that was enough.

Throughout Talas, the black-armored guard was undoubtedly the incarnation of the Holy Emperor.

"Wang Chong, the Holy Emperor's letter has been given to you, have you read it?"

The thick voice of the black-armored guard rang in everyone's ears without any emotion, but his gaze was always on Wang Chong.

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