Chapter 634: A Thunderstorm Is Approaching (3/3)
(PS: This chapter is 4/10 for the alliance leader)
The icy iron rider rode through the entire canyon, trampling from one end of the canyon to the other.
I don't know how long it took, but the sound of the horses' hooves gradually disappeared, and the canyon was silent, except for the sound of the wind whistling from the mouth of the canyon.
Huang Ziwolf walked in from the end of the canyon with a spear, and Rao couldn't help but shrink his pupils when he saw the scene in the canyon with his heart.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hell on earth.
There is hardly an intact body in the entire canyon, and there are dead bodies and remnants everywhere.
The smell of blood permeates the entire canyon, which was named Secluded Gorge before the battle, but after the battle, it was renamed the Bloody Road Gorge.
Some people say that the mud at the bottom of this canyon is soft and sticky, but some people say that the bottom of this canyon is not covered with mud, but flesh, and walking on it is like walking in a quagmire of flesh and blood.
Taking a deep breath, Huang Ziwolf looked at the other end of the canyon in shock, which was the direction in which Xiliang Tieqi left.
After half a day, the battle situation was completely stable, and it didn't take much time to defeat the Zhuang army, but the follow-up cleanup of the battle situation occupied most of the time.
Collect the remnants of the defeated army, and send troops to block the escape direction of the rout of the Zhuang State army, and exterminate the remnants.
Only ferocious means can deter these soldiers.
The only way to deal with these enemies is when you are scared of them, show more ferocious methods, and let them know that you are a fierce and hungry tiger.
Below, a soldier began to sort out the battle situation and report the results of the battle at the same time.
The total number of enemy troops was 1.2 million, 400,000 enemy troops were annihilated, 700,000 enemy troops were captured, and another 100,000 enemy troops fled without knowing where to go.
Xu Da was not prepared to fight a war of extermination from the beginning, and Xu Da was not the kind of commander who was extremely murderous, as long as he could control the battle situation and control the battle situation within the scope of his control, he would not have to commit too much murder.
Killing is never an end but a means, this is Xu Da's creed.
To say that Chang Yuchun's murderous nature is much heavier than Xu Da, and he likes to kill prisoners the most, but this battle has Xu Da pressing on it, and Chang Yuchun did not kill prisoners.
The prisoners who were taken prisoners were out of order, and a joint system was set up, as long as someone dared to rebel, the whole team would be sentenced to death, of course, it would not be too harsh, and there was also a reward system, as long as it could be reported that other people in the team had the intention of rebelling, they would be rewarded heavily, and they would get a lot of rewards.
Although there is still a certain imperfect system in it, it is generally not much of a problem, at least it can save these captives from the idea that they should not be born.
Escorting the captured Zhuang soldiers back to the rear of the Xia State, ordering Ma Chao to lead the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to escort them, and at the same time reporting the results of the battle here to the rear, Xu Da led the remaining army to continue to advance, aiming directly at Peiyang, the capital of Zhuang.
Yao Chong, the prime minister in the rear, received Xu Da's results and couldn't help but admire: "Tiande is really powerful. At the same time, he handed out the battle report in his hand and showed it to all the ministers.
"General Xu Tiande has led a large army to annihilate the Zhuang army, killing 400,000 enemies and capturing 700,000 troops, and the captives are on their way back. Yao Chong shouted encouragement, his eyes shining.
When Xu Da led the Northern Expedition before, many ministers also reported different opinions, the prime minister of the Xia State in the Emperor Heaven Great World was Yao Chong, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department was Lai Junchen, while other positions were the use of talents promoted from the locals.
Although there are not many people from the family among these people, most of them are children of the Han family, but after all, they don't know much about the Xia Kingdom, and they are still a little worried about Xu Da's Northern Expedition, but they don't dare to refute Yao Chong's prestige.
The fact is like a big drum beating in the minds of these people, I didn't expect our Xia Kingdom to be so strong?
Then the good news from the front line came like snowflakes, and the cities of Zhuangguo were constantly breached, and Xu Da's army went all the way north, and all the troops gathered by Zhuangguo along the way were either defeated or captured.
It was only at this moment that these people had a general understanding of the military strength of their Xia Kingdom, that is, it was very strong.
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Peiyang, Zhuang Wang's Palace.
At the gates, some horse-drawn carriages were waiting to leave the city, and soldiers with spears guarded the gates, searching the gates sternly for visitors entering and leaving the gates.
"Eh, Captain Qin. A handsome white fat man stepped out of a carriage and greeted an officer at the city gate.
"Zhang Yuanwai. Captain Qin was stunned and recognized an acquaintance.
Speaking of which, there are distant relatives between the two families, and there are some contacts.
Zhang Yuanwai smiled bitterly, walked forward quickly and invited Captain Qin aside and whispered: "I didn't expect you to be on duty today, I would have looked for you directly if I knew it." ”
Captain Qin shook his head with a smile, and pointed to the line of carriages where Zhang Yuanwai was, a company of more than a dozen carriages in two columns side by side, the wheels of the carriage sank downward, obviously the carriage was loaded with a lot of things.
"Is Zhang Yuan preparing to move after bringing so many things outside?" Captain Qin quipped.
Zhang Yuanwai smiled bitterly, hugged his fists and arched his hands, "The front is some animal skins and other substances, in the middle is my family, your sister-in-law and sister-in-law are all in the car, and at the end are some valuable things." ”
Captain Qin frowned, "What big man have you offended?" I can help you find someone to talk to." ”
Zhang Yuanwai shook his head bitterly, "No, this ......" Speaking of this, Zhang Yuanwai sighed, "Captain Qin, although I know that it is not appropriate to say this, but they are all relatives, let me say it directly, Xia Guo is coming, not only me, but now almost most of the big families in the city are transferring assets." ”
Captain Qin was silent, and suddenly asked, "Zhang Yuanwai, I don't know if you can do me a favor." ”
Zhang Yuanwai said with a smile: "If you have something to say, just say it." ”
"I'll forget it, since I am the captain of Pei Yang's East Gate, I won't leave until Pei Yang is breached, but my wife and daughter at home ...... I hope to be able to help take care of one or two. Captain Qin pleaded.
Zhang Yuanwai wanted to persuade a few words, but he knew this person's temperament, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly and stopped persuading.
Soon, a woman reported that a little girl of three or four years old had boarded Zhang Yuanwai's carriage with some coils and left Peiyang together.
This is just a microcosm, not only the east gate, but also the west gate, the north gate, and the south gate, everywhere you can see horse-drawn carriages, ox carts, and animal carts pulling the carriages out of Peiyang, just like the ant colony scurrying before the rainstorm.
A thunderstorm is coming, and all kinds of beasts are moving.