Chapter 144: Post-War Summary
At night, on the bank of the Yongji Canal, the Sui army camp.
In the dragon account, hundreds of civil and military officials of the Sui court gathered together, and they were reporting the battle losses of each department to Yang Guang one by one, while Yang Guang was sitting on the dragon pattern beard bed, with a smile on his face, and the general of the left prison gate, Yuwen Xie, and Qianniu Wei Zhonglang divided Yuwen Xuan on both sides.
First of all, Lai Hu'er, the head of the generals, took the lead in reporting: "Holy Lord, our army lost a total of 34,678 soldiers in this battle, including 13,631 killed and more than 3,000 seriously wounded, not counting minor injuries. From the Xiongwu Lang general Meng Jing down, a total of 36 generals were killed in the battle, and hundreds of people were wounded, which can be described as heavy casualties! β
Yang Guang stretched out his index finger as he spoke, and said: "This victory is extremely difficult, the soldiers are very hard, and I have seen it with my own eyes." As for the wounded soldiers, they must take good care of them, give them the best medical treatment, give them special treatment, and make their war wounds the best honor for soldiers! β
Henan Dao Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, and the Military Department Shangshu Pei Ju said: "Yes, most of the so-called sharp soldiers in the army are iron-blooded soldiers who have experienced the training of blood and fire and have been injured countless times, and these people are the treasures of my Great Sui Army!" β
Yang Guang nodded and said: "Yes, just like Hongdae's white beard and the vicissitudes of life, these are all your merits and honors, and your merits for the Great Sui will forever be recorded in history and praised by future generations!" β
Pei Ju said modestly: "The old minister is just doing his duty as a courtier, this battle is thanks to the marshal's deployment of troops and calm command, and the soldiers of the three armies all used their lives and killed the enemy bravely, so there was such a brilliant victory!" β
Yang Guang smiled and advised: "Hongdae doesn't have to be humble, the preparations and arrangements made by the Ministry of War are also indispensable for this battle!" After the war, the statistical results of the military merits of all departments, including the Ministry of War, should be submitted as soon as possible, and after I approve it, you must publish it as soon as possible, and Feng Lang will implement it as soon as possible, and it must be implemented in practice, neither let the soldiers wait for a long time, nor hurt the hearts of the soldiers! β
"No!" Pei Ju, Yu Shiji, and Feng Deyi all hugged their fists and promised.
Yang Guang asked: "Chongshan, the highest rank of the fallen general of our army in this battle is Meng Jing, the general of Xiongwulang, right?" β
Lai Hu'er replied: "Yes, General Meng Jing was ordered to organize soldiers to resist the enemy's attack at the critical moment of our army, and was raided by enemy cavalry and martyred heroically!" β
Mai Mengcai further added: "General Meng Jing was originally a tiger general, although he made a big mistake and was demoted, but on the battlefield was unambiguous, in the face of the enemy's cavalry raid, the situation that the front army was about to collapse still fought to the death, stubbornly blocked the enemy, played the prestige of our Great Sui soldiers, because of his desperate service, only to buy enough time for the Chinese army to establish a new line of defense, my army across the river was able to stabilize the front, laid the foundation for victory, can be described as outstanding meritorious service!" β
Yang Guangda waved his hand and said: "Put the body of General Meng under the military flag, organize the whole army to pay tribute, and three days later, bury it on the bank of the Yongji Canal, and posthumously crown him as the Duke of Liyang County, and give the county guard of Dongjun (from the third product), and his son Hanoi Tongshou Meng Shanyi is a knight." β
Hearing this, Lai Hu'er suddenly arched his hand and said solemnly: "The old minister bowed to Meng Jing for his holy grace!" β
Then, Su Wei, who was the head of the nominal official, stood up tremblingly, and said like a river: "Our army won a complete victory in this battle, not only annihilating tens of thousands of enemies, capturing countless ordnance, but also killing and wounding the thief commander Xu Shiji, greatly suppressing the arrogance of the thief army, embodying the majesty of the saint, and showing the prestige of our Great Sui army!" It made the princes of all countries at home and abroad and all parts of the country tremble, and once again deeply experienced the majesty of the saint and the might of our Sui army, and felt the invincible momentum of our Sui army! At this moment, I believe that there must be many rats huddled in the dark corners of the gutter trembling, they are afraid of the front of my Great Sui, afraid of the mighty γγγγγγ β
Seeing that Su Wei began to brag endlessly and pat himself on the back, Yang Guang interrupted with a smile: "Su Shangshu, Su Nayan, let's talk about the point!" β
Su Wei coughed dryly once or twice, and hurriedly said: "According to the statistics of various departments, summarized by Feng Changshi, our army won a complete victory in this battle, successfully killed and wounded the thief commander Xu Shiji, and annihilated more than 64,000 people in total, including more than 22,000 beheadings, killing dozens of thieves and generals, capturing a total of 37,663 soldiers below the enemy's adjutant general, capturing more than 2,000 war horses and 130,000 pieces of various ordnanceγγγγγγ β
"Well, let's talk about the battle damage of each department!" Yang Guang looked around at everyone and said.
The first to be listed is the Henan Provincial Ministry of Industry Shangshu, will be a master craftsman He Chou, he respectfully reported: "The Ministry of Industry's equipment damage is more serious, among which the catapult has broken down because of multiple launches, resulting in more than a dozen unusable units, the parts of the large crossbow bed such as the Wanjun Divine Crossbow and the Bashi Ox Crossbow placed on the naval warship are worn, and the small crossbow machines in the battalions are also damaged and lost, and the crossbow arrows are more damaged, and these things are in urgent need of replenishment and repair!" β
"I don't know much about this, you're an expert, so it's up to you to take care of it! If you have any questions or difficulties, please report them directly to me! Yang Guangyi stopped and said with a smile: "A large part of the reason for this victory is the excellent equipment of our Sui army, the sharpness of the bow and arrow of the crossbow machine, these are the efforts and achievements of your Ministry of Industry and blacksmith shop, you can draw up a list of awards, report to Shangshu Province, and give awards to those who have performed well and made meritorious contributions!" β
"Thank you, Holy Lord!" He Chou bowed his hand and retreated.
Then, Dugu Sheng, the general of the Right Tun Guard, came out and said: "In this battle, my Xiaoguo army suffered more than 30,000 casualties, most of which were the main attack of Mai Mengcai's department, his battalion was less than 40,000 people in total, and the battle loss ratio exceeded seventy percent, and the will to fight was commendable!" However, after that, I need to repair and replenish, and I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the battle for a while! β
Hearing this, Mai Mengcai hurriedly spoke: "Saint, although the casualties of our battalion are more than seventy percent, most of them are wounded, and there are still nearly 30,000 people, and we γγγγγγ β
Yang Guang interrupted with a smile: "Okay, Meng Cai, you are not tired, the soldiers are tired, look, you yourself are injured, let's recuperate in the camp these days!" It is not necessary to give other battalions a chance to make meritorious contributions! β
"No~!" Hearing this, knowing that Yang Guang was thinking about himself and his subordinates, Mai Mengcai had no choice but to hold back the fighting intent in his heart, and had no choice but to retreat with his fists.