Chapter Twenty-Six: A Pyrrhic Victory

Yang Wu took advantage of the chaos behind the enemy army and quickly launched an attack. In the chaos www.biquge.info he seemed to hear someone shouting "Yan Jian is dead", and his heart immediately moved, and he ordered everyone around him to shout together, "Yan Jian is dead!" ”

As soon as they shouted like this, the already somewhat chaotic Shengzhou Army became even more chaotic. Since they launched the attack, they have fallen too many people, and their morale has long since dropped to the extreme. If it weren't for Yan Jian's encouragement before, I'm afraid they would have collapsed long ago.

But now they heard the cry of "Yan Jian is dead", and when they looked back, they saw that their general had really fallen to the ground, and he immediately collapsed. Many soldiers turned around and ran, and some simply threw away all their weapons and armor so that they could run faster. Some soldiers were even too tired to run, so they knelt on the ground and asked Yang Wujun to surrender.

As the saying goes, "defeat is like a mountain", and the scene in front of us is exactly that.

The Shengzhou army, which was still showing off its might just now and launched a continuous attack on Yang Wu's side, has become a lamb to be slaughtered at this moment.

By the time Yang Wu woke up from the surprise of his sudden victory, there were not many Shengzhou troops still resisting. He hurriedly gathered everyone to encircle and suppress the remaining resisting enemy troops step by step. When the battlefield calmed down, he sent those who still had the strength to pursue the fleeing Shengzhou army. Although I know that the effect will not be great, it is a small credit to the number of prisoners I can capture.

When the sky gradually brightened, the heavy rain that had been falling all night had stopped, but the reinforcements on Li Shenfu's side had not yet seen a figure.

"Fortunately, the previous plan was successful, otherwise I don't know when it will be until the reinforcements arrive. I'm afraid that at that time, I will either have become a cold corpse, or I will be a prisoner of the Shengzhou Army. Yang Wu secretly rejoiced.

"What are the casualties of our army, have they all been counted?" He asked Chen Fan, who was in charge of counting the casualties.

"Childe, in a big battle last night, there were 273 dead in our army, 321 people who were slightly wounded, and 61 people who were seriously wounded. There are only about 340 people who are really intact. Chen Fan said with a heavy face.

Yang Wu was also in a very heavy mood, he commanded five hundred pro-army, all of them were elite, it took him several months to train, last night after a big battle, more than 100 people were killed, plus the number of casualties and those who had to quit the army because of disability, his pro-army may be left less than 300 people in the end.

This can't help but make him feel heartache, especially Zhu Siqing, who is still in a coma. The military doctor who accompanied the army had been killed in the chaos before, and Yang Wu had to ask Chen Yanqian, who knew some medical skills, to take a look, but Chen Yanqian told him that Zhu Siqing still had a chance to wake up, but the key was to see if he could carry it himself.

"Those who are wounded must be taken care of, so that they do not die on the battlefield but die in hospital beds. As for the dead soldiers," Yang Wu was slightly silent when he said this, and then said, "Those dead soldiers, write down their names and give twenty yuan to each of their families." Those officers who died in action added a little as appropriate on top of that. ”

"Isn't twenty dollars too much?" Chen Fan asked with some hesitation. In this era, human life is as cheap as a dog, and if a soldier dies, if the boss is benevolent, he will give his family a few dollars, and when he meets those greedy bosses, he will not give half a penny.

"Not much, not much at all. This is still my lack of financial resources now, so I can only give so much. Mr. Chen, you are personally responsible for this matter, and you must do it well. I'll be personally involved in this in the future. ”

In later generations, if a certain country on the other side of the ocean lost a soldier, it would give hundreds of thousands of dollars in pensions, which was also an important guarantee for the country's soldiers to maintain a high combat effectiveness.

For Yang Wu, his financial resources at this time are far inferior, but if he wants a soldier to die, he must be willing to spend money, and the key is to spend money in the right place. In his opinion, it is very necessary to pay these soldiers a higher pension.

"Yes, Childe. The subordinates will definitely handle this matter well. Chen Yanqian bowed and replied, after thinking about it, he asked in a low voice, "If Liu Dequan's soldiers in their battalion are killed, will they also be given twenty times?" And what about those who died under the knife of their own people? ”

Yang Wu had a headache and thought for a while, "As long as it can be confirmed that it is a soldier who died at the hands of the enemy, no matter which battalion it is, it will be issued twenty times." As for those who were killed by their own people, they should give each person ten pieces of money. ”

At this time, the soldiers who had gone out to pursue the enemy army also returned, and they not only brought back many enemy heads, but also captured a large number of enemy soldiers.

"Childe, in the battle last night, our army killed more than 400 enemy soldiers and captured thousands of others. What a rare victory! Fan Sicong said with a happy face.

"Yes, Childe, this is not counting Yan Jian, who was shot dead by Fan Yu on the spot last night. If it is counted, this credit is enough for the son to be promoted to the commander of the capital. The subordinates are here to congratulate the son in advance. On the side, Chen Fan was also full of joy. Anyway, he is Yang Wu's cronies, and Yang Wu has been promoted, will he forget his benefits?

Everyone said hello to Yang Wu, Yang Wu waved his hand, and said with a sad face, "Where does the joy come from?" Despite such a small achievement, so many loyal soldiers were lost last night. What's more, Commander Zhu is still lying in bed unconscious. If I can get back those loyal and brave soldiers, and let Commander Zhu recover quickly, I would rather not have these credits! ”

Yang Wu's words are not all to buy people's hearts, he really has that kind of thought. Many of those soldiers Yang Wu could name them, but now they all fell one by one. and Zhu Siqing, that silent man, no one can say at this moment whether he can wake up again.

Thinking of this, Yang Wu felt a little tired, he hurriedly greeted Chen Fan and the others, and asked them to deal with the aftermath, but he returned to the camp and lay on the bed to quietly recall the scene of last night.

By the time the sun had fully risen, reinforcements from Li Shenfu had finally arrived in a hurry. Li Shenfu personally led the army to help, and Qin Pei, Diao Yanneng and others also returned with the army.

Li Shenfu only saw Diao Yanneng before dawn. Last night, the road was completely washed away by heavy rain, Diao Yanneng could only walk along the muddy road, and encountered a flash flood in the middle, as a result, the token that Yang Wu gave him to prove his identity was also lost in the flood.

It took him a long time to get to Li Shenfu's camp. Li Shenfu governed the army strictly, and the patrol soldiers under him saw that Diao Yanneng was still a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, and he couldn't take out his identity token, so he didn't believe his identity at all. As a result, it took a long time to find Qin Pei again, which confirmed his identity as an uninvited guest and brought him to Li Shenfu.

When Li Shenfu heard that a messenger had arrived from the rear army overnight, he was shocked. Everything else in the rear army is easy to say, but Yang Wu is Yang Xingmi's eldest son, and as King Wu's confidant, he naturally knows the importance of Yang Wu in King Wu's heart. If something goes wrong with Yang Wu, he is afraid that he will not be able to escape heavy responsibility.

When he saw Diao Yan to ask about the situation, he was even more shocked.

"I only thought that the rear army was safe, so I specially arranged him in the rear army, who knew that this kind of thing would happen. If I knew this was the case, I might as well take him with me. Now I can only hope that God will bless me and the eldest son will be able to hold on until I come! Li Shenfu secretly regretted it.

Without much hesitation at the moment, he sent someone to inform the former army Lu Shizao to tell the other party about his actions, and then he personally led the Chinese army to the rescue in the rain. By the time he was about to arrive at Renjiazhuang, the sky was completely bright and the sun had risen. He listened intently, and found that the sound of fighting had long since ceased to be on the side of Renjiazhuang, and his face suddenly sank.

"Is the battle over? Did the enemy withdraw when he found out that our army was coming, or did the enemy already break through Zhuangzi? Li Shenfu thought to himself.

He is a confidant of King Wu and is loyal to King Wu, although if something happens to Yang Wu, King Wu may not do anything to him, but Yang Wu also grew up watching him, if there is really an accident under his hands, he will blame himself for the rest of his life.

Turning the hillside, there was Renjiazhuang in front of him, Li Shenfu raised his eyes and saw a group of prisoners outside Renjiazhuang digging a pit to bury the corpses under the guard's guard.

"Could it be that the Shengzhou army has captured Renjiazhuang and is supervising the burial of the corpses of the prisoners?" At this time, the Shengzhou Army was also part of the Huainan Army in the past, so it was impossible to tell which side they were from the way they were dressed.

"But that's not right, if these people are from the Shengzhou Army, how come they don't have any security after seeing our army arrive?"

was in doubt, Diao Yanneng next to him was overjoyed, "General, that's our army, it's our army that has won, and those prisoners are all Shengzhou Army." He didn't wait for Li Shenfu to answer, and rode his horse to Renjiazhuang.

This is Qin Pei is also overjoyed, "Yes, it is indeed our army that has won." General, please look, the commander who rode the black horse there is Fan Sicong, a close confidant of Yang Gongzi, I have seen him before, and I can't be wrong. ”

Li Shenfu was unbelievable and surprised. When he first met Diao Yanneng, Diao Yanneng said that the situation was so critical, he thought that something was wrong. Now that he found out that it was Yang Wu's side that won, he couldn't help but be surprised.

After entering Renjiazhuang, I saw that there were more prisoners here, and blood stains could be seen in many places on the ground, so it was obvious that last night's battle was indeed very critical.

"Where is the eldest son?" Qin Pei recognized Fan Yu from afar, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"General Qiyu, Gongzi fought all night last night, he was very tired, he had already gone to rest, and he just fell asleep."

"Lead the way, take me and see." On the side, Li Shenfu said.

When he came to Yang Wu's tent, Li Shenfu opened the curtain and saw that Yang Wu was lying on the bed and sleeping, although there were many blood stains on his body, it was obviously other people's blood, and he himself had no scars on his body. At that moment, Li Shenfu and Qin Pei also put their minds at ease, gently lowered the curtain, and stepped aside to talk.

"Sure enough, it's a tiger father without a dog!" Li Shenfu asked what had happened to last night's battle, and naturally understood the critical situation at that time, and couldn't help but praise.

"The eldest son of the king is also very wise, and he will definitely inherit the king's legacy in the future. This is God bless me Huainan. Qin Pei was also overjoyed, and glanced at Li Shenfu and said.

They are all veterans in the army, rich in experience, and loyal to Yang Xingmi. For the heir of King Wu in the future, they are also looking forward to being a master in their hearts. Now seeing Yang Wu's performance, they are overjoyed.

When there is chaos today, all forces are divided, just like at the end of the Han Dynasty. In the view of wise and resourceful people like Li Shenfu, if the world wants to be unified, it is very difficult to rely on the efforts of one generation alone, and it must be done through the efforts of several generations. Therefore, all forces must not only compete with the current lord, but also compete with the future heir.

As the saying goes, "If you can't compete with Lao Tzu, then compete with your son." ”

When Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan were alive, no one could help anyone, and it was not until after their deaths that their respective descendants came to power that the three countries decided the winner. Of course, it was Sima who finally picked the peach, which was not expected by people at that time.

Similarly, in this era, there are too many heroes in the world, Qian Biao, Ma Yin, Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, etc., none of them are easy to mess with. As this group of heroes gradually enters their twilight years, the future situation will obviously become an era of "competing sons". When the time comes, the heir of which family is more outstanding, the more powerful the power will be able to stand out in the future competition.

In the eyes of Li Shenfu and the others, Yang Wu, the eldest son of King Wu, is obviously qualified, and can even be said to be excellent, which naturally makes the two feel overjoyed.