"King Han, a frontal siege is just a step, the minister already has a rough plan, but it will take two days to complete the plan to capture Chencang."

Deng Yulong didn't answer directly, and sold it first.

At this moment, Liu Bang's curiosity was aroused.

"Deng Aiqing, don't sell it to the widow, if you need to keep it secret, I will never disclose it!"

"King Han, look!"

Deng Yulong pointed to the distant mountains north of Chen Cang.

Liu Bang followed the direction he pointed to, the mountain was steep and steep, and it was impossible to climb it according to common sense. However, since Deng Xing pointed in that direction, perhaps the answer is there.

"Deng Aiqing, are you planning to send troops to raid Chen Cang from there?"

"Yes, it seems impossible, but there are no absolutes in many things. How to do it, the minister also needs to survey the nearby terrain before making a careful arrangement. ”

Surveying the terrain is not just for the purpose of making a detour to the north of Chencang, and to raid Chencang from the north by climbing through the mountains. Zhang Han is likely to send other troops to support, and he must first be familiar with the terrain before he can better respond. This is the basic work of being a commander-in-chief.

Liu Bang said kindly: "In terms of war, there is Lao Deng Aiqing!" ”

Continuing to observe the siege battle, the casualties of the Han army gradually increased, and there was still no progress.

At noon, Fan Xu returned with the cavalry, and the two went down together to meet them.

The warm sun shone on the faces of every young soldier, and everyone returned from a great victory, with a smile on everyone's face. Even the lightly wounded soldiers were excited about the victory.

"Haha! This time it was a pleasure! Fan Hao laughed and said, "It's a pity that Zhang Han ran away!" ”

Deng Yulong patted his broad shoulder and said, "I have already played well, and Zhang Han will have a bigger defeat sooner or later." What about General Kong? ”

Fan replied, "He cleared the battlefield and escorted the prisoners and horses. ”

It was only a small force that followed Fan Xu back, most of them were still behind, Fan Xu liked to charge into battle, and left the rest to Kong Ju to do.

Liu Bang said aloud to the soldiers: "Han warriors, thank you for your hard work!" ”

The soldiers responded enthusiastically.

About an hour later, the cavalry returned, led by Kong Ju, and behind him were the escorted prisoners, and there were unridden horses on foot on foot, and the seriously wounded were all sitting on the same horses as the unwounded.

Kong Ju rode his horse to Liu Bang, dismounted and said: "King Han, the end will clean up ......"

Liu Bang interrupted him and said, "The general is fully responsible for the Northern Expedition, and you should report to him." ”

Kong Ju walked quickly to Deng Yulong and said respectfully: "General, the last general and General Fan will capture the enemy's war horses as much as possible according to your military orders. According to statistics, in this battle, 453 people of our army were killed and 216 were seriously wounded. A total of 1,142 enemy troops surrendered, and it is certain that less than 1,000 escaped with Zhang Han. In addition to the mounts of the surrendered troops, our army also captured another 1,585 war horses. ”

Deng Yulong said: "Well done, good job." First take the wounded soldiers to the camp for treatment. ”

According to the battle report, in addition to the surrender of troops, Zhang Han's other losses should not be less than 3,000, which can be described as a heavy loss.

Kong Ju led the wounded soldiers to the barracks.

Deng Yulong came to the captive's side, although these people were defeated, they did not look sad or depressed, but seemed a little relaxed.

They didn't want to die for Zhang Han in the first place, many people joined the army for military salaries, and now they don't have to die if they surrender, which is a good thing in their opinion.

Surrendering to the enemy army is at risk of being slaughtered, for example, Zhang Han surrendered to Xiang Yu with 200,000 Qin troops, but all of them were killed by Xiang Yu. However, after Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, he practiced benevolence and righteousness, treated the Qin royal family and officials well, not only did not commit any offense against the people, but also made three chapters of the law to maintain the order of Guanzhong in accordance with the three laws. This left a good impression on the people of Guanzhong, and the surrenderers thought that the Han army would not kill the surrendered soldiers.

Deng Yulong said loudly: "Do you hate Qin traitor? ”

The soldiers looked at each other, and soon, someone responded.

"Of course I hate Qin Traitor!"

After the first person responded, the others responded one after another, and when it came to this, they all showed hatred.

Deng Yulong asked again: "Are Zhang Han, Dong Peng, and Sima Xin Qin traitors?" ”

"Yes..."

This time, more than 1,000 people answered almost in unison.

Deng Yulong said: "You are all originally Qin people, and the Han army welcomes you to join, follow the Han army to get rid of the Qin traitors, and defeat Xiang Yu, the great enemy of the Qin people." Those who are willing to join the Han army raise their hands. ”

When the words fell, most of them raised their hands.

However, there were dozens of people who did not raise their hands.

Deng Yulong said: "Why don't you want to join the Han army? ”

One person replied: "I don't want to fight anymore, I still have my mother, wife and children at home, I just want to go home and farm." ”

"It's okay if you don't want to join the army." This was Liu Bang's voice, and he walked from behind Deng Yulong. "Whether it is joining the army to fight a war, or diligently farming, the Han court welcomes it. You stay in the barracks first, and after the Han army captures Guanzhong, I will let you go home. ”

The dozens of people immediately cheered.

As the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty in history, Liu Bang still has basic means to win people's hearts.

Replaced by Deng Yulong, he will do the same, the ancient population is too small, population is the most important resource, and those who can not be killed should not be killed.

After returning to the camp, the soldiers cheered and welcomed the heroic soldiers back in triumph.

Deng Yulong arranged personnel to be responsible for the training of the surrendered troops, and they needed to be re-trained and qualified before they could become a member of the Han cavalry.

The captured horses were led into the stables and tended by the groom.

Subsequently, Liu Bang and Deng Yulong had dinner with the cavalry and celebrated for them.

Fan Xu smiled and said to Deng Yulong: "General, didn't you say that if you win a big victory, you can lift the prohibition of alcohol?" Today's defeat of Zhanghan's cavalry, you can drink, right? ”

Fan Xu loves to drink, he drinks a lot, he can only endure it and not drink, he personally led the troops to win a big battle, and he was happy, if he could still drink, it would be even more happy.

Deng Yulong said: "Although Zhang Han was defeated this time, this kind of victory is not big enough. ”

Fan Hao immediately complained: "General, is it possible that after taking the entire Guanzhong, you can only drink at that time?" ”

Deng Yulong said: "That's not necessary, although Zhang Han was defeated, we still have to take Chen Cang in order to gain a foothold in the Northern Expedition." He said aloud to the generals: "As long as you take Chen Cang, I will let everyone have a good drink." ”

"Good..."

The soldiers responded enthusiastically.