Chapter 1,262: A Great Victory

There was nothing wrong with the Tang Army's recruitment and surrender. Although this was a coalition of three armies, and there were some die-hard loyalists among them, in the end it was the fear of death that made most people make the right choice. After a small commotion broke out among the coalition forces, it quickly calmed down. Then, several generals stepped out, abandoned their weapons in public, and then walked towards the direction of the Tang army. starter

Then all the soldiers took turns to come out, put their weapons and equipment aside, and then returned to stand in their queues.

Soon, Tang soldiers sent all the coalition prisoners to Wubao for custody. The rest were busy cleaning the battlefield, counting the casualties on both sides, and sent all the wounded to Wubao for treatment. For treatment, the dead soldiers were first moved to the open space to the west of Wubao. After the battlefield was completely cleared, all the soldiers of the coalition army were buried together. However, the soldiers of the Tang army needed to be cremated, and then all the ashes were taken away. After returning home, the officials in each county would deliver them to their homes.

Thousands of Tang troops were busy until dark before getting everything done. All the war horses and weapons and equipment were gathered into the Wubao. All the prisoners were brought together for guarding, and the wounded on both sides were also arranged. Go to Wubao for treatment.

After arranging the defense of Fort Hollywood, Liu Shang summoned everyone to discuss matters. Soon, several people rushed to the meeting hall. When you look out, everyone is smiling. Everyone thought that today would be a tough battle, but they didn't expect that the best would win so easily.

After everyone sat down, Liu Shang said with a smile: "It seems that everyone is in a good mood. Well, today's war is over. However, our war is far from over. Don't forget our mission. What is it? Mr. Fu, you are responsible for the statistics after the war. Please tell us about our gains and losses in this battle!"

Hearing this, Fu Yang stood up quickly and said: "Several generals, I have been favored by you, so I left this matter to you. I am very grateful. According to statistics, we killed 648 Huns cavalry today and surrendered 352 people and obtained 1,864 horses; subsequently, we annihilated 1,684 coalition soldiers, captured 3,316 people, and harvested thousands of weapons and equipment."

"Yes, although this battle was not satisfying, we did gain a lot." Fang Ge said with a smile;

Liu Shang stretched out his hand to stop Fangge's words and said to Fu Yang: "Keep talking, [ ] what are the casualties of our army?"

At the mention of casualties, everyone suddenly became quiet.

Fu Yang cleared his throat and whispered: "Our army has a total of 852 casualties, including 496 killed or seriously injured and 356 slightly injured."

"How long will it take for these lightly injured soldiers to recover?"

"It is impossible to recover from these in the past few days. I have not included those with minor injuries." Fu Yang whispered;

"In other words, in the next time, the number of troops we can dispatch is more than 4,000, and we still have nearly 4,000 prisoners to guard." Yu Xin said after hearing this;

"Yes, I was just about to talk about this issue. There are more than 4,000 prisoners now. If they continue to be detained in Fujiabao, if the Dingyang army attacks in large numbers, they will be an unstable factor. You know "After today's battle, Dingyang City will definitely wake up. If we want to win easily now, it is basically impossible," Liu Shang said;

"Why don't we just kill him?" Fangge asked tentatively;

"No!"

"no!"

The others immediately objected: "At the beginning, we promised not to kill those who surrendered.

If this matter spreads, none of us can afford the infamy. "

"You can't kill or imprison, so what should I do?" Fang Ge said helplessly;

"Actually, we can lock him in another place!" Fu Yang said tentatively;

"where?"

"So that the general will know that there is a fort on the south bank of Linchuan River called Caojiabao. Caojiabao and I, Fujiabao, are related to each other. The eldest son of Caojiabao will marry my eldest sister. If the general agrees, If so, I am willing to cross the river overnight to convince Mr. Cao, and then we will send all these prisoners to Caojiabao overnight. As for the guards, our two families combined have nearly a hundred people, plus we have 400 injured. There should be no problem for soldiers who cannot recover for the time being.”

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. If so, it would kill two birds with one stone. The only question is whether this Caojia Fort is really safe.

After hearing Liu Shang's doubts, Fu Yang smiled and said: "General, you can rest assured. Caojiabao is different from Fujiabao. It is located on the south bank of Linchuan Water, but it is not next to Linchuan Water, but from a Nearly two miles further into the valley, it is built in a valley about several miles long and wide, surrounded by steep cliffs. There is no problem with safety, and if the general is worried, he can send one or two more soldiers. Go, then there will be nearly 500 soldiers, so there should be no problem."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Fu. Please cross the river to Caojiabao immediately. If possible, we will send all the prisoners away tonight. We will send a signal to the general in the east tomorrow, because today It's already the seventh day, and tomorrow will be the eighth day." After thinking for a moment, Liu Shang finally made a decision.

When Fu Yang heard this, he immediately took the order and left.

After Fu Yang left, Liu Shang discussed tomorrow's battle with several people. According to the original agreement, after they arrived at the west of Dingyang, they began to launch a feint attack on the west wall to disrupt the morale of the defenders in the city. Tian Yu would arrange a large army to attack the city in a big way, and strive to take it down in one fell swoop.

However, even the people of Liuyang did not expect that their luck would be so good. After successfully recruiting a local fortress, they used the strategy of luring the enemy to eliminate 6,000 soldiers and horses in Dingyang City.

Although it was unclear how many soldiers and horses there were in Dingyang City, Liu Shang and other generals knew that the total number of soldiers and horses of the three families in Shangjun was probably less than 50,000, and they had eaten more than 10% of the opponent's soldiers and horses in one battle, including 1,000 cavalry, which must have caused the coalition forces to suffer heavy losses.

Although it was not certain how many soldiers and horses were left in the city, they only knew that there should be not many, but even so, they only had 4,000 soldiers and horses in their hands. It was definitely unrealistic to rely on these soldiers and horses to attack Dingyang. After much deliberation, the few people finally decided to use a feint attack to attract the attention of some of the defenders in the city and give the army in the east a chance.