Alright, let's run! It's not all your fault. I asked Zhang He not to attack the city. Just pay more attention in the future. How many troops do you have now? Zhang Jie said.

The last general still has 5,000 soldiers and horses, and he has just taken White Horse City. Pei Yuanshao said.

Okay, you go back. Just let your 5,000 men garrison White Horse City and wait for orders!

Remember not to harass the people. Zhang Jie said.

Promise!

It's late afternoon. The generals returned to the camp one after another. Everyone's bodies are basically very bloody and dirty. Some of them still have wounds. It's good that it's not serious.

Ju Yi, what's wrong with your hand? Zhang Jie asked.

It's okay, let the arrow hurt the painting, a small injury, and it won't get in the way. Ju Yi replied.

There was no joy of winning on everyone's face. Maybe there are too many dead, maybe it's the death of comrades around me that makes people uncomfortable.

Zhang Jiedao: Fortunately, although our casualties are a bit large, after all, we have won. Go down and eat first. Rest after eating! We'll talk about it tomorrow.

Promise!

After everyone dispersed. There are only a few military advisors left.

Jiang Wan also returned. Dao: My lord, the preliminary statistics are out.

Our army was killed, nearly 60,000 people, and more than 30,000 wounded. Minor injuries accounted for the majority. There were also nearly 5,000 serious injuries. More than 90,000 casualties were lost. More than 10,000 horses were lost.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, there are nearly 50,000 corpses left in the position. More than 2,000 people were seriously wounded, and no minor injuries were left, and they were all evacuated.

I reckon they were wounded. At least twenty or thirty thousand.

After listening to Jiang Wan's report, everyone did not speak. The big tent was very quiet and depressing.

Zhang Jie's army of 210,000 crossed the river and 60,000 died in the first battle. Thirty thousand wounded. I don't know how many of these 30,000 will be alive.

Yuan Cao's allied army was only 120,000 horses in Baima. In the First World War, 50,000 people were killed and no less than 20,000 or 30,000 were wounded, which is equivalent to a reduction of half.

Miserable! The two sides combined got off the white horse, and 100,000 people died, which is really full of corpses. In the words of later advertisements, the corpses are connected and can surround White Horse City several times.

After a long time, Zhang Jie said: Gongyan, send someone back to hand over the list of the dead to Zheng Zhengnan, and ask him to hand over all the pensions of the fallen soldiers to their families. All pensions must be paid on time. Tell him that whoever dares to embezzle and withhold the pension will be killed on the spot. In addition, the injured soldiers should also do their best to recover from their injuries, and the disabled should also be given a pension. Tell him that the soldiers will leave blood in front of them and not let them shed tears again.

Promise!

Zhang Jie said: I didn't expect our casualties to be bigger than Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's!

Jia Xu said: It's not surprising that most of the soldiers and horses that Cao Cao brought to the white horse were veterans. Yuan Shao is the same. In addition, we are attacking from the back, although the breakage of White Horse Mountain is not high, but we still suffer some losses. With the addition of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao was on the defensive side. It is understandable that there will be fewer casualties.

This is mainly because the lord attaches great importance to weapons and armor. If it had been replaced by another army, the casualties would have been even greater.

I thought our cavalry would have an absolute advantage. You can easily rush up and defeat enemies. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao actually had heavy infantry and dug a trap for horses. and spears and shields. It seems that they have long been well prepared for our cavalry.

We are still a little underestimated, and I am responsible for not thinking about it.

Zhang Jie waved his hand and said: Don't talk about responsibility. Now let's do what we do next.

Tian Fengdao: The lord just arranged for Bodao to send all the wounded soldiers back to Jizhou. We have no worries, and we should immediately march into Xu County.

Frustrated: Judging from the intelligence, Cao Cao should still have heavy troops in Guandu. When we march into Xuchang, we must pass through Guandu. Cao Cao's retreating soldiers and horses should all return to Guandu. Cao Cao should have planned to have another decisive battle with our army in Guandu.

Yang Hong also wanted Zhang Jiegao to take a look. Dao: Can we take a detour? Directly bypass Guandu and attack Xuchang?

Tian Fengdao: No.

Zhang Jie also felt that what Yang Hong said made some sense.

Dao: Yuan Hao tell me the reason?

Lord, Cao Cao has been running Yanzhou for many years, and most of his subordinate counties are his henchmen, let's detour to Xuchang, we will inevitably be discovered, if Cao Cao set up an ambush on the way to the march, it is not good for our army.

Moreover, we have the advantage of strength, and we should be upright and upright, and use good to suppress evil. Find Yuan Cao's main force for a decisive battle. If you can eliminate Yuan Cao's main force, the Central Plains Seal, it will be decided! How can you take a risk and go off the rails?

Moreover, the main force of Cao's army is in Guandu, and Xuchang is an empty city, even if we go around and occupy Xuchang, but Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are still there, and the strength is still there, so what's the use of us occupying Xuchang? Is it just to catch Cao Cao's family members? And it doesn't always get caught.

After listening to Tian Feng's words, Zhang Jie felt that he was also on the tip of the horns. Now Xuchang is not as good as in history, in history, the Son of Heaven was in Xuchang and renamed Xudu. The occupation of Xuchang is equivalent to the occupation of the national capital. Political significance is great.

It really doesn't make much sense to occupy Xuchang now. Cao Cao's main force is still there, and it is useless to occupy the city. Just like the great men of later generations said. If people lose land, people and land will survive. If people are lost, people and land are lost. If you don't destroy Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, what's the use of just occupying his city?

And Tian Feng is also right, the strong side, there is no need to take risks, and defeating Cao Cao's main force in a dignified manner is the right way. Only by overcoming the weak will we find ways to go off the rails.

Zhang Jie nodded and said: Yuan Hao is reasonable. We should fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao's main force.

In this way, let's rest here for two days, and tomorrow I will personally go to White Horse Mountain to pay tribute to the dead soldiers. Two days later, he marched to the military officer's crossing. What do you guys think?

Everyone nodded in agreement. Good! So be it! Just as everyone was about to disperse.

Zhang Jiedao: Have you received any news from Wen You?

Tian Fengdao: Not yet, Gao Ran They set off from Taiyuan much farther than us, although they acted in advance, but it will not be too fast. But they're all cavalry, so they should be in Hanoi at this time!

Well! Hopefully, they'll be able to take the Tiger Pass quickly.

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhang Jie personally came to Baima Mountain, where dozens of large graves were already piled high.

After the sacrifice began, Zhang Jie offered incense and knelt down.

Then Zhang Jie stood on the high platform and saw that most of the soldiers were a little sad, after all, it was his comrades who died, and maybe he would be the one who died next time. Zhang Jie wants to boost morale. To buy people's hearts, of course, you have to give a speech.

Yang Hong, Jiang Wan, and the two of them prepared a long memorial speech. Let Zhang Jienian read it! Zhang Jie took a look, it was all in classical Chinese. Zhang Jie threw it directly. Most of the soldiers were illiterate, how many of them could understand this language? It's really a waste of effort.

Tens of thousands of soldiers under the grave watched.

Zhang Jie shouted loudly:

Ladies and gentlemen. From the Yellow Turban Rebellion, to Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and now, the world is in chaos, starving for thousands of miles, the people are struggling to make a living, and all the people from all over the country support the army and respect themselves. Regardless of the lives of the people.

However, since the new policy of Hebei, we have reduced rents and taxes, never increased taxes, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Every family has a surplus of food.

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