"If I lead the army to attack, break through the defense line of Qiyang Mountain. Take Yingchuan, slaughter tens of thousands of people, and cut off the root cause. Although this is a one-time move, it may not be without problems in the future. And with the current strength of our army, it may not be possible to completely break through the defensive position of Qiyang Mountain. ”

Li Zhong pondered: "The people are the root of the country, and the soldiers are the foundation of the country. In the future, the Purple Emperor Wei Mingjun was born, and he still had to rely on the people. If I kill the people at this moment, how can I serve the world in the future? How can I stand under the account of Mingjun? ”

After thinking for a moment, he had a plan in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Han De, Gongsun Ce." We will put aside the matter of Yingchuan leaving the people for the time being, and the two of you can lead 2,000 troops tomorrow morning, and then go to Qiyang Mountain to call for battle. It is important to drag Chen Chong and not let him escape. Wait for me to send an order to Wancheng, so that the soldiers of Wancheng can come to encircle it, so that they can be destroyed in one fell swoop. ”

"Yes, sir!" Han De clenched his fists, and he couldn't wait for tomorrow to go to Qiyang Mountain to call Chen Chong.

However, it was said that Wang Mang returned with a great victory in the first battle, and the generals and soldiers under his account were all full of joy, saying joy to each other, and they were peaceful.

Especially those strong men who have never been on the battlefield, after the baptism of war this time, the whole person has also undergone great changes. In addition, in the first battle, many enemies were destroyed and many were captured, and they eliminated all the fear in their hearts, and their fighting spirit was high.

Wang Mang sat in the military tent camp, and there were city lord Chen Chong, generals Zhang Gen, Li Sheng, Yuan Qing, Xiang Wei, and thousands of households Gao Ming, strategists He Jin, and Wang Xun.

In the middle of the tent there were two wooden boxes, and in the boxes were two heads.

At a glance, it was the heads of Xiahou Dun and Li Yi.

Although the generals were full of joy, Wang Mang did not have the slightest joy, but hung a little sadness.

Next to Wang Mang, Wang Jingyan and Qiu Tong were seated.

Although it is said that the place where the army is discussed, it is not suitable to have female dependents.

But at the moment, all the generals did not see it and did not think so.

After all, Wang Mang suddenly led his family to Yingchuan, and he was not really a commander.

If Wang Mang was the commander of the army from the beginning, he would naturally not bring his female dependents to the big tent.

Wang Jingyan knows Wang Mang's temperament very well and knows what Wang Mang is worried about.

She didn't say a word, but looked at Wang Mang with affection in her eyes.

After being silent for a while, Chen Chongyan said: "Lord Wang, this battle is the first victory, and our army has won a complete victory. Kill thousands of enemies and capture hundreds. All the soldiers asked for their lives, and they wanted to take advantage of the situation to break through Li Zhong's camp in one fell swoop, I don't know what arrangements the adults have? ”

Wang Mang shook his head and replied, "This matter will be discussed later." Lord Chen, although our army won, the casualties were not small, and they were quite tragic. Have you counted the number of dead and wounded? Who is the dead soldier? Can all the family members be registered? ”

Yuan Qing got up on the side and said, "Lord Wang, it is the so-called bloody battle battlefield horse leather shroud. Between the rush of ten thousand armies, it is inevitable that there will be casualties, and adults do not need to grieve. If the soldiers had spirits in heaven, they would surely be gratified. Because they all died to protect their wives and children's families, they are worthy of admiration. ”

Chen Chong said: "Lord Wang, after statistics. Seven hundred and fifty-six officers and men of our army were killed and wounded, and one thousand eight hundred and forty-two men were killed and wounded. A few hours ago, I had checked the circumstances of the deceased. Of these, three hundred and four were not homeless, but were single. The names of the rest of the people and their families are registered. ”

"Well, it's good that the statistics are out!" Wang Mang nodded and said, "Chen Chong, wait for the war to end." For the deceased who have family members, priority must be given to bereavement benefits. Be kind to their family and don't chill them.

You can find out what friends they have in the army, and then give them the pension. If not, then the pension can be used to help the suffering people. And when they return to Yuzhou, they will erect inscriptions for them and build heroic tombs. It is necessary to make them worship with incense, and the people will worship them.

In our army, all those who died in battle must be investigated one by one, and no one should be omitted. No one is allowed to desecrate the souls of the surviving soldiers and generals, and those who violate the order will be beheaded.

Also, don't mistreat your captives. If they are willing to join our army, they can be incorporated and still inquire about their own families. If they do not want to join our army, they will also wait until the war is over and let them go home. Of course, if there is a prisoner with bad intentions who tries to cause trouble, he can be executed according to the military order. ”

"This ......"

General Zhang Gen got up and said, "Lord Wang, this move is a little inappropriate, right?" If we let them go home, there is no guarantee that they will not continue to take refuge in the thief in the future. Otherwise, we will imprison them, and when they are brought to Yuzhou, we will order them to build a military camp for us, reclaim wasteland, and atone for their mistakes. ”

"Don't do that!" Wang Mang said in a deep voice: "Ordinary soldiers are just temporarily bewitched and embarrassed by others, and it is not their original intention. The people we will kill are the generals and the ruffians.

Zhang Gen, you have to remember that none of the ordinary people and soldiers are willing to start a war, and they all hope to be stable. We can kill captives, we can even enslave them. But in doing so, they will inevitably resent.

As the so-called retribution is time. When they understand who is righteous and who is a thief, they will naturally turn their hearts to justice. And we can free the captives, spread the virtues, and win more hearts and minds.

When the two armies are fighting, you kill me, I kill you, this is forced helpless. After the war is over, there is naturally no need to fight. Everyone is a man with a father, a mother, a wife and children, and if they die, will not the wives and children be sad?

Everyone is the people of the Han nationality in Kyushu, why bother killing each other? Destroy the leader of the thieves. ”

Chen Chong and the others still had to persuade one or two, but when they saw that Wang Mang's mind could not be changed, they agreed to it.

Qiu Tong, who was sitting on Wang Mang's right, was surprised when he heard Wang Mang's order. His eyes rolled, and he felt a lot of ambivalence in his heart.

"Doing benevolence in troubled times? Is this person pedantic and ignorant of life and death, or does he really have the benevolence to care about the world and not bear the suffering of the people? Qiu Tong was puzzled.

Wang Mang's arrangements have never been made since ancient times.

Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who always attached great importance to military merits, only erected inscriptions for those military marquis, and did not build heroic tombs on a large scale for ordinary soldiers. Not to mention finding out the situation of each soldier's family one by one, to ensure that after the soldier's death, his family can receive accurate compensation.

At this moment, Qiu Tong couldn't help but ask himself. Thinking that if the queen wants to kill Wang Mang and kill Wang Jingyan by herself in the future, can she be ruthless? If such a righteous man is killed, will it not be a disaster for the people?

After Wang Mang finished talking about the death of the soldier, he spoke again: "Everyone, I think that Li Zhong is arrogant. This time he has fought a defeated battle, and he will hate us to the core, and he wants to annihilate us all.

I know a little bit about this person's situation. I don't think he will march in a big way at this moment, and he will not dare to lead the remaining remnants of the army to fight us to the death, lest he lose his prestige. So he's going to try to hold us back and trap us here. Then lead other reinforcements to help.

We must break through this situation, we must not fall into a passive situation, and we must hold the initiative in the battle situation. Otherwise, when his reinforcements arrive, we will surely die. ”

(End of chapter)