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Although the battle just now did not last long, the damage caused to Qian Biao was extremely staggering, at least more than 2,000 people died on the spot under the sabers and iron hooves, and another 4,500 people were wounded and fell to the ground, and it is difficult to count the number of people who escaped in the night.

"Two generals, what to do with these wounded? Do you want to ......?" an officer approached and asked for instructions, gesturing with his hand to wipe his neck.

There were so many wounded prisoners that it was impossible to take them away, and they did not have so much time and not so much energy to guard these prisoners; It seems a little inappropriate to just let it go.

Hou Zan groaned: "It's better to kill all those who are lightly injured, and let go of those who are seriously injured, what does the general think?"

As soon as he said this, everyone next to him felt a chill, but they didn't expect Hou Zhan, a fighting man who was only war-minded, to come up with such a vicious plan.

To let go of the seriously wounded soldiers is to make trouble for Qian Biao, if he accepts these wounded, he will have a lot of burdens and will not be able to march quickly; If these people are abandoned, it will inevitably affect the morale of the soldiers under their command.

Shi Yan couldn't bear to look at it when he heard this, at least more than half of the people who were slightly injured here, and if they were all killed, two or three thousand people would fall to the ground. Although Shi Yan killed people on the battlefield, he had not done anything to slaughter prisoners after the war.

"Just put a knife on the leg of those who are lightly wounded, so that they can't march and hurry." After thinking about it, Shi Yan ordered.

"General Shi has a good idea, and the general also thinks that it is too cruel to kill all the lightly injured. But those officers don't have to. General Shi, the general felt that he could take away or kill all the officers above the captain of the captured squadron, so that even if Qian Biao was lucky enough to be able to retreat, but without these experienced officers, the combat strength of his army would definitely drop a lot. Hou Zan smiled.

"Okay, just do as you say."

The officer got the order to do it immediately, and at this time, several soldiers came over with a seriously wounded man on their backs and said: "General, this person seems to be Cheng Ji, the general of Qian Biao, who was seriously injured and fell into the river and was captured by our army!"

"Chengji?" Shi Yan was overjoyed, this was one of the first generals to follow Qian Biao, and even when Qian Biao was the commander of one of the eight capital soldiers under Dong Chang, Cheng Ji was also the commander of the other capital, and his qualifications were profound, and no one in Qian Biao's army could compare.

The capture of such a veteran is equivalent to the capture of Tai Meng and others in the Huainan Army.

He hurried over to take a look, only to see that the man had at least seven or eight wounds on his body, covered in blood, and was already unconscious, so he quickly ordered the medical officer accompanying the army to treat his injuries.

"You must heal his injuries, if he dies, Ben will ask you!"

……

Shi Yan didn't stay on the battlefield for long, and left after only a quarter of an hour.

However, when Qian Biao led the army across the river and returned to the battlefield, they were greeted by wounded soldiers all over the ground.

Previously, when he saw the Huainan cavalry attacking the prisoners, Qian Biao was furious and was ready to immediately lead the army to cross the river and fight, but who knew that the soldiers under his command had lost their hearts and did not dare to cross the river at all.

Qian Biao had no choice but to sigh in his heart: "The loyal ministers and good generals are gone, and the rest are all busy." ”

"Immediately search and rescue the two generals Cheng Ji and Fang Yongzhen, you want to see people in life and corpses in death!"

……

When the sky was completely bright, Qian Biao also learned the news that he least wanted to know, his old brother Cheng He was seriously injured and captured, which made him feel inexplicable grief.

"Ah......h

Du Jianwei died, Cheng He was captured, Gu Quanwu was imprisoned in Guangling, the only good news was that Fang Yongzhen was still alive, although he was a little injured, he still took advantage of the night to escape with a dozen guards, and waited until the Huainan army left before returning.

In addition, Cheng He was taken away with more than a hundred officers, who were the foundation of the army, without them, even if he recruited a new army, it would be difficult for him to train well in a short period of time.

"King, what about these wounded soldiers? They were all stabbed in the legs by the enemy and were unable to walk. At this time, we can't take them away, it will slow down our speed! Fang Yongzhen asked in a deep voice, but the meaning in his words was very obvious.

"Let's all stay! Leave the minor wounded in our army to take care of them! Qian Biao was a little calm and reluctantly replied.

At this time, even he himself can't guarantee whether he will be able to return to Hangzhou alive, so where can he take care of these injuries?

Fang Yongzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard his order, and then asked, "Then what should our army do next?"

"Let's rest first, the army has been fighting fiercely until now, and it has long been exhausted, and now the Huainan cavalry has retreated, if you don't rest and recuperate, how can you fight again?"

"My lord, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to rest now. The soldiers are indeed exhausted, but they have not collapsed until now, because everyone is holding on to it, and now if they relax and rest, I am afraid that this breath will be discharged, and then the enemy army will take the opportunity to attack, and the army will be in danger! Fang Yongzhen hurriedly persuaded.

Qian Biao frowned, if he stayed to rest, it was indeed possible to have a situation like what Fang Yongzhen said, but if he didn't rest and continue to march, it would be at least seventy or eighty miles away from Hangzhou, and with the current state of the army, if he was constantly harassed by the Huainan cavalry, it would be impossible to go back safely.

He thought for a moment, but it was still difficult to decide, so he said: "General Fang, Gu is already confused at this time, and it is difficult to make a judgment. You are a veteran in the army, and you have been following Gu for more than ten years, and at this moment, the lives of Gu and this army of 10,000 people are entrusted to you, and how to act is decided by the general! ”

At this time, Qian Biao could only trust Fang Yongzhen's judgment.

Fang Yongzhen couldn't help but be moved when he heard this: "The king's words are serious, and the last general dares not to die?" King, now that the army is tired and there is a strong enemy peeping on the side, the only way is to continue south. Twenty miles away from here, there is a county seat, Deqing County, where our army can withdraw first, relying on the city wall to guard against the surprise attack of the Huainan cavalry. Rest there for a day and then continue to retreat to Hangzhou! ”

"At the same time, send a messenger, we can let Hangzhou send troops to respond. It is only fifty miles from Deqing to Hangzhou, and if there is a response, the Huainan cavalry can't help us! ”

Qian Biao nodded and said, "Okay, everything is decided by the general!" ”

In the city of Huzhou.

The army led by Yang Wu marched all the way, and did not begin to rest until he arrived in Huzhou City last night.

Looking at the devastated city walls and the mottled blood stains that had not yet been washed, Yang Wu could tell how fierce the battle had been here before.

"How late is the reinforcement of the prince! If it's one day late, I'm afraid that Huzhou will be broken by Qian Biao! After seeing Yang Wu, Li Tao couldn't help but complain.

When he saw Zhang Kezong yesterday, he didn't complain, after all, he only had joy in his heart at that time, and he also knew that Zhang Kezong was just doing what he was ordered; But when I saw Yang Wu today, I couldn't help but vent my grievances these days.

"Li Yuanjun has worked hard! All the soldiers have worked hard......" Yang Wu sighed, and reassured again and again before the veteran calmed down.

The fierceness of Qian Biao's offensive really made him unexpected, but the more fierce he attacked, the greater the consumption, and it was easier to defeat him this time.

It's just that the enemy army has withdrawn overnight last night, although Zhang Kezong has already pursued it, but it is difficult to say whether he can entangle Qian Biao.

At this time, a guard hurriedly came to report: "Your Highness, there is a defeated army outside the city to report, General Zhang Kezong led the army to pursue the enemy, but after the pursuit of twenty miles, he was ambushed, the whole army was defeated, scattered and fled, and the whereabouts of General Zhang Kezong are unknown!" ”

Yang Wu was shocked, the worst thing happened, Zhang Kezong not only did not contain Qian Biao, but was defeated, if Qian Biao went south, could he still catch up with him?

Thinking of this, Yang Wu hurriedly ordered: "Order the army, prepare within a quarter of an hour, and immediately go out of the city to pursue the enemy army!" ”

"Your Highness, the soldiers of our army are hurrying again and again, and they only started to rest when they arrived in Huzhou last night, and it has only been two hours now, and if it continues like this, the soldiers will complain!" Wang Maozhang hurriedly persuaded, and Qin Pei and the others on the side also nodded again and again.

Yang Wu said in a deep voice: "Go and give orders!" Tell everyone that victory is just around the corner, let everyone grit their teeth and persevere, and then rest well after defeating Qian Biao! ”

Seeing that his tone was firm and unquestionable, Qin Pei and the others had no choice but to go to pass the order.

Yang Wu turned his head to look at Li Chengding and the others, only to see that their faces were also full of tiredness, and he couldn't help laughing: "You are all people who want to be generals, how can you look listless?" You see General Wang Maozhang and them, marching like you, but they are in good spirits, what about you? But they all looked tired. ”

Li Chengding smiled bitterly: "That's because General Wang, they have something to do, they are giving orders, and they are making all kinds of suggestions to you. ”

Zhou Ye also said: "That is, when I come with the son of the world, I can't do anything else along the way except march or march, so I naturally feel tired." If the prince of the world has something to do with us, everyone will be busy, and naturally they will not feel tired! ”

Several other sons also coaxed, but the ten captains who were originally selected from the army were still a little unable to let go in front of Yang Wu, and they rarely spoke, and they were even more nervous when they saw Yang Wu, and even when they were at a loss.

These ten people, Li Chengding and other nine sons from the generals, as well as Diao Yanneng, are usually two distinct factions in the new army, and the difference between them is even more obvious at this time.

Yang Wu couldn't help but sigh secretly, feeling that the ten people selected from the army, although brave and literate, but unfortunately after all, they have been at the bottom for too long, and their personalities and other aspects have been cultivated, and it is still possible to be a middle-level officer, but it is difficult to become a real general, compared with Li Chengding and them, they lack a kind of bearing, a kind of temperament that only a general has.

Maybe in the future, the academy of military schools should start from young children? Yang Wu couldn't help but think.

A quarter of an hour later, the army was ready and continued to set off in pursuit of the south.