After expressing his attitude, Sun Tu brought the topic back to the specific casualties of the extremely heavy Qingzhou Army. This time, Yang Zhilai made a further explanation: "In the past six months, the casualties of our Qingzhou Army have indeed been extremely heavy, and the casualties of the soldiers below alone are more than half.

"The soldiers and horses of the previous three battalions of A, B and C are now only about 500 people still in the city, the others are either killed in battle, or seriously injured and never returned, and some others fled elsewhere after the defeat and still do not know their whereabouts. There was also the scout battalion, which suffered even more heavy losses, and the original 423 people who had just filled up were now less than 100 people. ”

These numbers were brought together by him, even the other soldiers who knew the result were angry and gloomy, and Sun Tu was even more pale, his hands were clenched into fists, and even his breathing became a little short.

These casualties are all his cronies, and they are his most valued brothers. As a result, because of the misdeeds of Gao Xiang and others, it actually led to such a tragic consequence. As for the casualties of the scout battalion, he had already expected it, although the soldiers and horses there were the most elite, but the situation they had to face was often the most dangerous, and once the army was defeated, they would bear the brunt.

After being silent for a while, Sun Tu spoke again: "What about the casualties on the general's side?" "This is the most important part of an army, as the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, and one is hard to find.

Qi Desheng glanced at Yang Zhi, who was silent, and then he spoke: "The commander and captain of the three battalions of A, B, and C are no longer there......

Just this sentence made Sun Tu's eyelids jump wildly, his body trembled, and he immediately asked, "Were they all killed in the battle with the Liangshan bandits?" ”

Qi Desheng gritted his teeth and shook his head: "They were killed by Hormer!" A few months ago, we were forced to lead our troops to the Liangshan Bandits' Lair, only to have a slight encounter with the enemy and the thieves to retreat, which made Hormo think that he had a chance of victory, and he kept urging us to march as soon as possible. Results ......"

"As a result, I was ambushed by the elite of the Liangshan bandits?" Sun Tu immediately guessed the result and asked with a gloomy face.

Qi Desheng nodded: "We suffered heavy casualties in this battle, especially the brothers of the scout battalion who explored the way in front, and they didn't run back, and even Commander Shi lost his trace, and Deputy Commander Cao was found dead there after the battle......"

These words were simple, but they made everyone's hearts heavier and heavier, and then what he said made Sun Tu feel even more angry: "As soon as he was defeated, Hormer found an excuse to deal with those soldiers who did not obey his orders, so he gave several generals who had just escaped from the enemy's sword to their lives under the pretext that several commanders did not obey the orders and led to this defeat...... Kill them all! ”

"Bang......" Sun Tu smashed the coffee table in his hand with just one palm: "He is really bold!" At this time, he really regretted that he was in a hurry to kill Hormer yesterday in order to establish his authority, if he had known what he had done, this time he would have been able to relieve the hatred in his heart!

Sun Tu would certainly feel angry when he knew that the Qingzhou Army had suffered heavy casualties, but after all, it was just a number and a rough outline, and it was far from being comparable to the powerlessness and sadness when he was now bringing the details together. Those soldiers died so unjustly, they were really harmed by Hormer!

After a while, Qi Desheng continued to bite the bullet and tell the details of who was killed on the front line and who was killed by Hormo later. This incident also had a great impact on him, so even after so long, he could still clearly tell everything as it was, as if it had happened yesterday.

The atmosphere at the scene became more and more depressing, everyone knew that every time he reported his name, it meant that this general would never be able to be in front of everyone again, and they were all good brothers who had fought side by side with them and shared life and death. But in the end, he died such a wretch!

In the end, Lin Chong made the final summary: "So because of the perverse actions of Hormer and Gao Xiang, the casualties of our Qingzhou army reached nearly 3,000, and nearly 1,000 soldiers never returned." Now the old three battalions in the city and the soldiers and horses recruited after that together there are only about 800 people. In addition, in order to give an explanation to the imperial court, they recently wanted to force strong men, and forcibly recruited more than 200 people, but most of them were old and weak, and they were all useless. ”

"So that's all we can do now?" Sun Tu had slowly calmed down at this time, and asked with a cold face.

Everyone nodded bitterly, the Qingzhou Army was already large-scale, but it was only half a year before it was corrupted into such a state. It really corresponds to the saying of later generations that after decades of hard work, I returned to the pre-liberation period overnight.

Sun Tu took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality: "The matter has come to this, let's not think about the past anymore, since this is the situation in front of us, we should think of overcoming all difficulties." The top priority, the first is to stabilize the situation in Qingzhou City, which should not be a problem with me and Brother Huang. As he spoke, he glanced at Huang Wenbing, who was half-leaning on the couch, and the latter also nodded busily: "Although there are injuries in the humble position, it should not be difficult to deal with some official duties." ”

Sun Tu nodded: "In addition, it is to recruit those soldiers who have fled abroad." They fled because they didn't want to be harmed by Hormer, so naturally they were not guilty. Now that my grandson is back, it's time to call them all back. Their number should be in the thousands, and perhaps there are generals like Shi Qian. So the most important thing we should do next is to post the list everywhere and let them know the changes in Qingzhou as soon as possible. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, this point is indeed extremely crucial, if the Qingzhou Army, which has been greatly injured, can recruit these people back, its strength can be improved. In fact, it is also thanks to Sun Tu that he did not follow the laws of the Great Song Dynasty to stab the cheeks of the newly recruited soldiers, otherwise they may not be able to hide.

Sun Tu then said with a gloomy face: "There is one last point, and the first thing to do, that is, to announce the crimes of Gao Xiang, He Mo and others, and then behead them in public as soon as possible, and punish them in public." Only in this way can I restore the confidence of the military and civilians in Qingzhou! ”

Luda and the others were naturally happy when they heard this: "These guys all deserve to die, and killing them with just one knife is considered light!" ”

"Not only them, as long as it's their family and cronies, don't even think of escaping! In addition, I will go to the court to make their crimes public, so that their relatives in their hometown will also be punished! Sun Tu added that he was really angry this time, and he was already going to kill all these people!

These words attracted loud applause from Luda, but Huang Wenbing and Lin Chong had a worried face, as if they wanted to say something, but they didn't dare to defeat Sun Tu's enthusiasm for a while.

"Of course, the most important thing for you now is to heal your injuries as soon as possible, although this Qingzhou can't be separated from my grandson, but I can't do without your help." Sun Tu's face softened when he said this, and he brought a warm smile. The enemy deserves to die, but these brothers are all good, and he doesn't want any more accidents with these people.

After the next thing to do was decided, everyone got up and wanted to disperse, but at this time, Sun Tu stopped Huang Wenbing, and Wu Song, who had not spoken much, also gave him a look and stayed alone.

When only the three of them were left in the room, Sun Tu looked at Wu Song and said, "Is there anything else Erlang has to tell me?" ”

"One thing I always feel a little weird, Brother Lu and I were deliberately left behind by Tong Guan for a period of time when I was in Bianjing. He ostensibly wanted to recruit us to his staff, but in fact he seemed to have only one purpose, and that was to stumble us there so that we could not be driven back as soon as possible. Wu Song said with a solemn expression: "And as far as I think, if Brother Lu and I were here at the beginning, Gao Xiang and He Mo would definitely not be able to succeed!" ”

Sun Tu nodded emphatically: "What you said is right, with the temperament of the second brother and the eldest brother Lu, coupled with your prestige in the army, once you come forward to take the top up, it will be difficult for Na Hemo to seize military power no matter how much he uses official authority and intimidation." "What's more, with the courage of these two, once they perceive their thoughts, maybe they will directly slaughter these two guys, and then there will be no subsequent changes.

"So I always feel that Tong Guan is also one of the masterminds behind this matter, at least the conspirators." Wu Song quickly expressed his conjecture. Although he is a martial artist, he is thick and fine, and he quickly saw the inside story from Tong Guan's actions.

Sun Tu nodded: "Actually, I am also aware of this. If it weren't for his acquiescence, Gao Xiang and Gao Yu behind him wouldn't have dared to do such a thing in Qingzhou! ”

When Huang Wenbing heard this, the worry on his face became a little heavier: "Prisoner, so our situation will become more and more dangerous." "He is very clear about the relationship between Sun Tu and Tong Guan, if he loses Tong Guan's support, does Qingzhou really dare to argue with the imperial court?

After a pause, he said again: "And this time you killed the court officials again, once you really report the matter, even if they are guilty, I'm afraid your sin is not small......" This is what he is most worried about, Sun Tu is doing all this to challenge the authority and bottom line of the imperial court, if one is not good, it will inevitably lead to burning.

Sun Tu looked at the two of them and suddenly laughed: "Do you really think that I made such a decision out of anger and impulsiveness? Even in order to get out of this evil breath, he didn't care about anything? No, I dare to do this because I know that there is still a lot of room for things to turn around, at least Tong Guan is not really going to be my enemy. ”

"And how do you explain what he did before?" Wu Song still cares about this.

Sun Tu smiled again: "That's because he thought I had died in Liao, but now the situation is completely different!" ”